JPH04357974A - Managing device of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prohibit the game executed by using pinballs brought in from other place in a pinball game machine by automatically detecting it and generating an alarm signal. CONSTITUTION:In a game state in a pinball game machine 1, a numerical signal N8 for showing the number of hit-in pinballs, and a numerical signal N12 for showing the number of discharge pinballs prize balls are outputted from a ball number counter 47, and an auxiliary subtracting circuit 52, respectively. A subtracting circuit 53 outputs a numerical signal N13 for showing the number of difference balls, based on a difference of the numerical signals N8, N12, and when its numerical signal N13 is more by a prescribed value Nx than a numerical signal N11 for showing the lending amount of pinballs, that is, at the time of a state that a game executed by pinballs brought in from other place, a comparing circuit 56 outputs an alarm signal Sx.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides management of a pachinko game machine, a safe ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls of the pachinko game machine, and a pachinko ball shot during play on the pachinko game machine. The present invention relates to a management device for a pachinko game machine that performs management based on a signal indicating the number of balls out.

0002

[Prior Art] Various pachinko game machines are usually installed in pachinko halls, and some of them are so-called machines that increase the winning rate extremely when certain conditions are met during the game. This also includes pachinko game machines that have a special prize status. However, with this type of pachinko game machine, if a game is played by bringing in pachinko balls obtained from another pachinko game machine, the profit margin of the pachinko hall side will drop significantly. For this reason, pachinko halls only allow players to play with newly loaned pachinko balls on specific pachinko game machines, and do not allow players to bring in pachinko balls that they have acquired from playing on other pachinko game machines. The game is prohibited.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In order to prohibit playing with pachinko balls brought in as described above, it is necessary to monitor whether or not there are players who bring pachinko balls acquired from other pachinko game machines into a specific pachinko game machine. There is a need to. However, such monitoring not only has the disadvantage of requiring a large amount of manpower, but also has the problem that it is difficult to always reliably detect pachinko balls being brought into the system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to automatically output an alarm signal when a pachinko game machine is used to play games with pachinko balls brought in from elsewhere. To provide a management device for a pachinko game machine which can easily and reliably find the player using the pachinko balls brought in and has the beneficial effect of simplifying the equipment in the pachinko hall. .

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention releases pachinko balls as prize balls in response to the pachinko balls entering the winning holes, and also provides rental balls in response to payment of consideration. A pachinko game machine is provided with a release mechanism for ejecting pachinko balls as prize balls, and a first signal generating means for outputting a lending amount signal indicating the amount of consideration paid; a second signal generating means for outputting a safe ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls released;
a third signal generating means for outputting an out ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls driven in during play on the pachinko game machine; subtracting means that sequentially calculates as follows and initializes the calculation contents each time the loan amount signal is output;
The fourth signal generating means is provided for outputting an alarm signal when the difference in the number of balls obtained by the subtracting means exceeds a predetermined limit value.

[0006] In addition, in a similar management device for a pachinko game machine, the above-mentioned first signal generating means, second signal generating means, and third signal generating means are provided, and the above-mentioned out ball number signal and safe ball number signal are A subtraction means for sequentially calculating the difference between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls indicated by the number signal as the number of difference balls, and the difference number of balls obtained by this subtraction means is indicated by the rental high signal from the first signal generation means. It is also possible to provide a fourth signal generating means that outputs an alarm signal when the number of pachinko balls exceeds the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the loan amount by a predetermined value or more.

Furthermore, in a similar management device for a pachinko game machine, the above-mentioned first signal generation means, second signal generation means, third signal generation means, and subtraction means are provided, and
Driving state detection means for outputting a driving signal when the difference in the number of balls obtained by the subtraction means is greater than or equal to a predetermined driving setting value;
A measuring means that is initialized every time the lending height signal is output and measures the output time of the out ball number signal in a state where the hitting signal is output, and the measuring time by the measuring means is equal to or longer than a set time. It is also possible to provide a fourth signal generating means that outputs an alarm signal when .

[0008]

[Operation] When playing a game on a pachinko game machine, pachinko balls are lent out through the release mechanism of the pachinko game machine by paying a price through the pachinko game machine. The generation circuit outputs a loan amount signal indicating the amount of consideration paid. Further, when a game is being played on the pachinko game machine, the second signal generating means outputs a safe ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls, and the third signal generating means outputs a safe ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls. An out ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls is output, and the subtraction means calculates the difference between the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls and the number of pachinko balls driven into the game as indicated by each of the above ball number signals. The calculation is performed sequentially as a number, and the contents of the calculation are initialized each time a lending amount signal is output (that is, each time a lending operation is performed through the discharging mechanism).

[0009] Therefore, the difference in the number of balls calculated by the subtraction means which is initialized at the above-mentioned timing is determined when the game in the pachinko game machine is accompanied by a ball lending operation through the discharging mechanism provided in the pachinko game machine. If the game is played with pachinko balls, the value will remain close to zero, but if the game is played with pachinko balls brought in from another party, the value will increase by the number of pachinko balls brought in. Then, when the difference in the number of balls obtained by the subtraction means exceeds a predetermined limit value, the fourth signal generation means outputs an alarm signal, and the game using pachinko balls brought in from other places is started. This makes it possible to reliably find the person without requiring much manpower.

In the apparatus according to claim 2, when a game is being played in the pachinko game machine, an out ball number signal and a safe ball number signal are output in the same manner as described above, and the subtraction means is configured to output each of the ball number signals. The difference between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls shown by is sequentially calculated as the difference number of balls.

[0011] When the difference in the number of pachinko balls obtained by the subtraction means is greater than the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the rental amount indicated by the rental amount signal from the first signal generating circuit by a predetermined value or more, it is possible to This corresponds to a state in which pachinko balls are brought in from outside, and in such a state, the fourth signal generating means outputs an alarm signal. Therefore, in this case as well, it is possible to reliably find a player using pachinko balls brought in from another place without requiring any manpower.

[0012] Also, in the apparatus according to claim 3,
When a game is being played in the pachinko game machine, the out ball number signal and the safe ball number signal are output, and the subtraction means sequentially calculates the difference number of balls based on each of the ball number signals. When the difference in the number of balls obtained by such calculation is greater than or equal to the predetermined driving setting value, that is, when the pachinko game machine is in a driving state where the number of out balls is greater than the safe balls by the driving setting value or more, the driving state is detected. A drive signal is output from the means.

On the other hand, the measuring means measures the time during which the out ball number signal is output while the driving signal is output as described above;
In other words, the duration of the game on the pachinko game machine in the playing state is measured. At this time, if the game on the pachinko game machine is being played with a lending operation through the release mechanism provided on the pachinko game machine, each time the lending high signal is output from the first signal generating means. Since the measuring means is initialized, the measuring time by the measuring means becomes relatively short and does not reach the set time in the fourth signal generating means.

On the other hand, when a game is played with pachinko balls brought in from another person in a pachinko game machine, the measuring means is not initialized by the lending amount signal, so the measuring time is The set time will be reached. Then, the fourth signal generating means outputs an alarm signal, thereby making it possible to reliably find a player using pachinko balls brought in from elsewhere without requiring much manpower.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

In FIG. 2, a pachinko game machine 1 is configured to fire pachinko balls in an upper tray 2 onto a board 4 through an electric firing mechanism 3. On the board 4 above,
Roulette 5 with a 3-digit number string in addition to the out hole 4a
, a normal winning hole 6, a special prize winning hole 7 equipped with an electric accessory 7a, and a starting winning hole 8 are provided. in this case,
The roulette 5 starts operating when a pachinko ball enters the start winning hole 8, and then stops operating when a predetermined period of time has elapsed. The configuration is such that a special prize state occurs when a specific combination is achieved, and in such a special prize state, the special prize winning hole 7 is opened for a predetermined time by the electric accessory 7a, and the winning rate of the pachinko game machine 1 is increased. become extremely high. In addition, the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning of pachinko balls in the normal winning hole 6 and the special prize winning hole 7 is set to 13, for example.
The number of prize balls corresponding to the winning of pachinko balls in the starting winning hole 8 is set to, for example, seven balls.

A storage tank 9 provided at the upper part of the back side of the pachinko game machine 1 temporarily stores pachinko balls supplied from a ball supply path (not shown) through a supply ball counter 10, and also stores the stored pachinko balls. Pachinko game machine 1
The discharge mechanism 11 is provided on the back side of the camera. The release mechanism 11 is provided to release the pachinko balls in the storage tank 9 into the upper tray 2, and uses, for example, a step motor (not shown) as a drive source, and the rotation of the step motor By controlling the amount, the number of pachinko balls released can be arbitrarily controlled. The replenishment ball counter 10 counts the number of pachinko balls supplied to the storage tank 9, and every time the counting result reaches "10", a pulse-shaped discharge ball number signal P is output.
It is configured to output a. Therefore, by counting the output number of the released ball number signal Pa, the number of pachinko balls released by the release mechanism 11 can be determined.

Pachinko balls hit on the board surface 4 flow into an out ball tank 12 provided at the lower part of the back side of the pachinko game machine 1, and the pachinko balls are sent to the third signal generating means. The balls are collected through a barrel out ball counter 13. The out ball counter 13 counts the number of recovered pachinko balls as described above, and is configured to output a pulsed out ball number signal Pb every time the counting result reaches "10". There is. Therefore,
By counting the output number of the out ball number signal Pb, the number of pachinko balls driven in can be determined.

A card unit 14 is provided at the lower front side of the pachinko game machine 1. This card unit 14 has a prepaid card (not shown) on its front side.
an insertion slot 15 into which the prepaid card is inserted, an eject switch 16 that is operated when taking out the prepaid card inserted into the insertion slot 15, and a balance display section 17 for displaying amount information M stored in the prepaid card. , is equipped with a ball lending switch 18 for discharging pachinko balls within the range of amount information M displayed on the balance display section 17 through the discharging mechanism 11, and has a card reader/writer (numeral 19 in FIG. 3) inside. ). The prepaid card is a magnetic card, and in addition to a predetermined security code CX, monetary information M corresponding to the sales price is stored, for example, in units of 100 yen.

A control circuit 20 serving as a first signal generating means is provided on the back side of the pachinko game machine 1. The control circuit 20 is configured by a microcomputer, and the general function and peripheral circuit configuration of the control circuit 20 will be described below with reference to FIG. 3.

That is, in FIG. 3, a group of winning detection switches 21 provided corresponding to the winning hole 6, a winning detecting switch 22 provided corresponding to the special prize winning hole 7, and the starting winning hole 8 are shown. The winning detection switch 23 provided correspondingly is configured to generate detection pulses P1, P2, and P3, respectively, in response to a winning of a pachinko ball, and these detection pulses P1, P2, and P3 are sent to the input circuit 24. The signal is applied to the control circuit 20 via. At this time,
The control circuit 20 drives the ejection mechanism 11 through the output circuit 25 every time the detection pulses P1, P2, P3 are input, thereby ejecting pachinko balls as prize balls onto the upper tray 2. In this case, the detection pulse P1
, P2 are inputted, 13 pachinko balls are released, and when the detection pulse P3 is inputted, 7 pachinko balls are released.

The slot machine 5 is configured to supply numerical signals S1 to S3 indicating the numbers of each digit when the slot machine 5 is stopped to the control circuit 20 via the input circuit 24. In the control circuit 20, the numerical signals S1 to S3 are
When the numbers indicated by become a specific combination, the electric accessory 7a is operated through the output circuit 25, thereby switching the pachinko game machine 1 to the above-mentioned special prize state,
A special prize signal Sf (
high level signal).

The eject switch 16 and the ball lending switch 18 apply each on signal to the control circuit 20 via the input circuit 24, and the card reader is provided to exchange data with the control circuit 20. The writer 19 is configured to generate an insertion detection signal when a prepaid card is inserted into the insertion slot 15.

The control circuit 20 is configured to perform control as shown in FIG. 4 based on the above-mentioned ON signal, insertion detection signal, and read information from the prepaid card. Explain the outline of the content.

■...When a prepaid card is inserted, the inserted state is maintained, and the stored information of the prepaid card is read and latched (steps A1 to A3).

[0026] ■...The security code CX in the readout information is checked to determine whether the prepaid card inserted into the insertion slot 15 is valid or not. If it is invalid, the prepaid card is Card reader writer 1
9 and initializes the latch information (steps A4 to A6).

[0027] ■...If the inserted prepaid card is a valid one, 100
The amount information M stored in yen units is displayed on the balance display section 17 (step A7).

■...If the displayed amount information M is less than 100 yen (actually, this corresponds to the case where the displayed amount information M is zero), or in response to the release of pachinko balls as described below, the displayed amount information is changed. If M becomes less than 100 yen, the prepaid card is returned through the card reader/writer 19, and the latch information is initialized (steps A8 and A5).
, A6).

■...When the ball lending switch 18 is turned on with the amount information M of 100 yen or more being displayed on the balance display section 17, a number of pachinko balls equivalent to 100 yen are released as lending balls on the tray through the discharging mechanism 11. At the same time, the stored amount information M of the prepaid card is rewritten through the card reader/writer 19 to decrease the amount by 100 yen, and accordingly, the display on the balance display section 17 is decreased by 100 yen (step A9). ~A12).

■...Each time a number of pachinko balls equivalent to 100 yen are released in this way, a pulse-like rental high signal Pm is outputted through the transmitting circuit 26 (step A13). Therefore, by counting this lending amount signal Pm, the amount paid for the consideration via the prepaid card can be determined.

■...When the eject switch 16 is turned on, the prepaid card is inserted into the card reader/writer 19.
At the same time, the latch information is initialized (steps A14, A16, A17). However, if the rewriting of the amount information M in (2) has not been completed when the eject switch 16 is turned on, the above card return and initialization operation is performed after the rewriting is completed (step A1).
5).

The control circuit 20 also receives a stop signal Sz from a management device 27 (see FIG. 1), which will be described later. The pachinko game machine 1 is configured to be switched to a non-playable state by cutting off the power supply.

Now, in FIG. 1, only the portions of the electrical configuration of the management device 27 that are related to the gist of the present invention are shown by combinations of functional blocks. However, although the management device 27 is actually composed of a computer and centrally manages a large number of pachinko game machines 1, in FIG. Only relevant functional blocks are shown.

That is, the management device 27 receives the released ball number signal Pa and the out ball number signal P output from the pachinko game machine 1.
b, a lending amount signal Pm, and a special prize signal Sf are received via an input circuit 28.

The ball number counter 30, which receives an out ball number signal Pb indicating the number of pachinko balls driven into the game through the input circuit 28 and transfer gate 29, is initialized through a reset terminal R. , the input number-of-out-balls signal Pb is sequentially added, and the addition result is converted into a numerical signal N indicating the number of pachinko balls entered after the above-mentioned initialization.
Output as 1. In addition, the transfer gate 29 is
Passage of a signal is allowed only when a high level signal is applied to the gate terminal.

The ball number counter 31, which receives a released ball number signal Pa indicating the number of pachinko balls released by the releasing mechanism 11 via the input circuit 28, is initialized through the reset terminal R, and The ball number signal Pa is added sequentially and the addition result is output as a numerical signal N2 indicating the number of pachinko balls to be replenished after the above-mentioned initialization (and thus the total number of pachinko balls released by the release mechanism 11).

The amount counter 32 receives, via the input circuit 28, the lending high signal Pm that is output every time a pachinko ball worth 100 yen is lent through the card unit 14 and the discharging mechanism 11, and is initialized through the reset terminal R. The input rental amount signal Pm is added sequentially, and the addition result is output as a numerical signal N3 indicating the rental amount of pachinko balls after the above-mentioned initialization. Storage part 3
3 stores a numerical signal N4 corresponding to the number of pachinko balls (for example, 25) rented out for 100 yen.

The conversion circuit 34 is configured to multiply the rental amount indicated by the numerical signal N3 and the unit number of pachinko balls indicated by the numerical signal N4, and converts the multiplication result into a numerical signal N5 indicating the number of pachinko balls rented out. Output as .

The auxiliary subtraction circuit 35 subtracts the total number of rental pachinko balls indicated by the numerical signal N5 from the total number of pachinko balls released by the dispensing mechanism 11 indicated by the numerical signal N2, and transmits the subtraction result to each counter 30 to 32. A numerical signal N6 is output as a safe ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls after initialization.

The subtraction circuit 36 subtracts the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls indicated by the numerical signal N6 from the number of pachinko balls driven in indicated by the numerical signal N1, and initializes each counter 30 to 32 using the subtraction result. It is then output as a numerical signal N7 indicating the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1.

[0041] The storage unit 37 stores an arbitrarily changeable stop setting value Nz (a negative value, for example, "-2000"). The comparator circuit 38, which is a stopping means, compares the stopping setting value Nz with the numerical signal N7 from the subtracting circuit 36, and when the relationship Nz≧N7 is established, that is, the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 is When the stop set value Nz is reached, a pulsed stop signal Sz is output.

The signal holding unit 39 receives the stop signal Sz through the transfer gate 40, and holds the stop signal Sz for a period from when the stop signal Sz is output until it is initialized through the reset terminal R. It is configured to maintain the output state of the stop signal Sz. The stop signal Sz outputted from the signal holding section 39 is given to the control circuit 20 of the pachinko game machine 1 through the output circuit 41, thereby causing the pachinko game machine 1 to stop playing. Switched to a possible stop state.

The transfer gate 40 allows a signal to pass only when a high level signal is applied to its gate terminal, and the special prize signal Sf( high level signal)
is applied via the input circuit 28 and the inverter 42. Therefore, during the period when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the special prize state, the transfer gate 40 prevents the stop signal Sf from passing, and the pachinko game machine 1
The switching to the discontinued state is postponed until the end of the special prize state.

The memory unit 43 stores a driving setting value Ny that can be changed arbitrarily, and in this embodiment, the driving setting value Ny is set to zero. A comparison circuit 44 for detecting the driving state compares the driving setting value Ny with the numerical signal N7 from the subtracting circuit 36, and when N7 ≧Ny (=0), that is, the pachinko game machine 1 is in a driving state (a state in which the number of pachinko balls driven in is greater than the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls) and the difference in the number of balls is greater than zero, outputs a driving signal Sy consisting of a high level signal. exhibiting a condition,
In other states, a low level signal is output. The output of the comparison circuit 44 is
After being inverted by an inverter 45, it is applied to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 29.

Therefore, the numerical signal N7 from the subtraction circuit 36
is zero or more, that is, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the input state, the comparison circuit 44 outputs the input signal Sy(
The input signal Sy is inverted to a low level signal by the inverter 45 and applied to the gate terminal of the transfer gate 29. Therefore, the transfer gate 29 outputs the out ball number signal P.
Therefore, during the period when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the playing state, the addition operation of the out ball number signal Pb from the pachinko game machine 1 is stopped, and as a result, the pachinko game machine 1 Regarding the number of pachinko balls entered into the hitting state by the player, this is the subtraction circuit 36.
It will no longer be reflected in the calculation result of the difference in the number of balls. As a result, when the pachinko game machine 1 is discontinued after being played by two or more players, a situation in which the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player becomes greater than the discontinuation setting value Nz is prevented. This eliminates the possibility that losses on the pachinko hall side will increase inadvertently.

The open key 46 is configured to output a reset pulse RP as an open command signal when operated externally, and the reset pulse RP causes the number of balls counters 30 and 31 and the amount counter 32 to be reset. and the signal holding section 39 are initialized via each reset terminal R. Therefore, the pachinko game machine 1 can be released from the stopped state as desired by operating the release key 46.

Now, the ball number counter 47 which receives the out ball number signal Pb through the input circuit 28 is initialized through the reset terminal R, and sequentially adds up the input out ball number signal Pb. and the addition result is sent to a numerical signal N8 indicating the number of pachinko balls driven after the above-mentioned initialization.
Output as . The input circuit 2 receives the ball release signal Pa.
The ball number counter 48 received via the reset terminal R
The input ball number signal Pa is sequentially added and the addition result is output as a numerical signal N9 indicating the number of pachinko balls to be replenished after the initialization.

The amount counter 49, which receives the loan amount signal Pm through the input circuit 28, is initialized through the reset terminal R, and sequentially adds the input loan amount signal Pm and calculates the addition result. is output as a numerical signal N10 indicating the rental amount of pachinko balls after the above-mentioned initialization. Similarly to the storage unit 33, the storage unit 50 stores 10
A numerical signal N4 corresponding to the number of pachinko balls (25) rented out for 0 yen is stored.

The conversion circuit 51 multiplies the loan amount indicated by the numerical signal N10 and the unit number of pachinko balls indicated by the numerical signal N4, and outputs the multiplication result as a numerical signal N11 indicating the number of pachinko balls to be rented. The auxiliary subtraction circuit 52, which is a second signal generating means, subtracts the total number of rental pachinko balls indicated by the numerical signal N11 from the total number of pachinko balls released by the discharging mechanism 11 indicated by the numerical signal N9, and applies the subtraction result to each After the counters 47 to 49 are initialized, the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls is outputted as a numerical signal N12 which is a safe ball number signal.

The subtraction circuit 53 serving as subtraction means receives the numerical signal N
Numerical signal N1 from the number of pachinko balls driven in indicated by 8
The number of pachinko balls released as prize balls indicated by 2 is subtracted, and the subtraction result is converted into a numerical signal N1 indicating the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 after initialization of each counter 47 to 49.
Output as 3.

The storage unit 54 stores a predetermined alarm limit value Nx.
is stored, and in this embodiment, a numerical value indicating the number of pachinko balls equivalent to 50 yen, for example, is set as the limit value Nx. The adding circuit 55 receives the numerical signal N11 indicating the total number of rental pachinko balls and the limit value N from the storage unit 54.
x and outputs the addition result as a numerical signal N14.

The comparison circuit 56, which is the fourth signal generating means,
The numerical signal N14 is compared with the numerical signal N13 from the subtraction circuit 54, and the state of N13≦N14 (however, N1
4=N11+Nx), that is, the subtraction circuit 54
It is configured to output an alarm signal Sx when the difference in the number of balls obtained is greater than the limit value Nx than the number of pachinko balls lent out through the discharge mechanism 11.

Signal holding section 57 receiving the above-mentioned alarm signal Sx
is configured to maintain the output state of the alarm signal Sx for a period from the time when the alarm signal Sx is input until it is initialized through the reset terminal R by the reset pulse RP from the release key 46. In addition, in a state where the alarm signal Sx is output from the signal holding unit 57, playing on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited by, for example, cutting off the power to the pachinko ball firing device of the pachinko game machine 1, and at the same time, The machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 is displayed and a notification sound is generated, so that the pachinko game machine 1 can be easily identified.

Further, the alarm signal Sx from the comparator circuit 56 is delayed by a delay circuit 58 for a predetermined short time, and then is applied to the reset terminal R of each of the counters 48 to 50 via an OR circuit 59. It has become. Therefore,
The numerical signal N13 output from the subtraction circuit 54 becomes data indicating the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 after the time when the alarm signal Sx is output.

According to the configuration of this embodiment described above, the difference in the number of balls indicated by the numerical signal N13 from the subtraction circuit 54 is equal to the lending amount indicated by the numerical signal N11 from the conversion circuit 52 (through the discharging mechanism 11). N from the number of pachinko balls (indicated by numerical signal N11) corresponding to the loan amount)
When the number exceeds x, an alarm signal Sx is output from the comparison circuit 56, and in response to this, playing on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited, and at the same time, the display of the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 and The operation of generating the notification sound is now performed.

[0056] In this case, as mentioned above, if the difference in the number of balls of pachinko game machine 1 is more than Nx than the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the rental amount, it means that more than Nx pachinko balls were brought in from another pachinko game machine. Therefore, based on the display of the machine number and the generation of the notification sound as described above, it is possible to securely prevent players using pachinko balls brought in from elsewhere without requiring much manpower. It will be possible to find it.

Furthermore, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the ejection mechanism 11 of the pachinko game machine 1 is used both for renting out pachinko balls and for ejecting pachinko balls as prize balls. This eliminates the need for a lot of equipment, unlike when a ball rental machine is provided separately.

A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described below.

In FIG. 5, from the pachinko game machine 1, an out ball number signal Pb, a rental high signal Pm, and a special prize signal Sf are transmitted.
is outputted and given to the management device 27' in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the released ball number signal P in the first embodiment is
A pulse-shaped safe ball number signal Pc is output in place of signal a and given to the management device 27'.

In this case, the safe ball number signal Pc is determined by the control circuit 20 (see FIG. 2) in the pachinko game machine 1 as shown in FIG.
It is designed to be output in response to repeated execution of a control like this in a short period of time.

That is, the control circuit 20 releases 13 pachinko balls as prize balls through the release mechanism 11 in response to winnings in the normal winning hole 6 and the special prize winning hole 7, and releases them into the start winning hole 8. It is configured to control the release of 7 pachinko balls as prize balls through the release mechanism 11 in response to winnings, but when the release control of 13 pachinko balls is performed, the internal prize ball register is On the other hand, the numerical data "13" is accumulated and stored, and when the release control of seven pachinko balls is performed, the numerical data "7" is accumulated and stored in the prize ball register.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the control circuit 20 reads out the numerical value ΔD stored in the prize ball register, and then determines whether the read numerical value ΔD is "10" or more. 10'' or more, one pulse of the safe ball number signal Pc is outputted through the transmission circuit 26 (see FIG. 2) (steps B1 to B3). Next, control circuit 2
0, the stored numerical value ΔD in the prize ball register is decremented by "10" (step B4), after which other control routines are executed, and steps B1 to B4 are repeatedly executed. Note that the control circuit 20 executes step B if the read numerical value ΔD in step B1 is less than "10".
3.Jump B4.

As a result of the above control, the pachinko game machine 1 outputs one pulse of the safe ball number signal Pc every time ten pachinko balls are released as prize balls.

Now, in the management device 27' shown in FIG. It is initialized through the reset terminal R by the reset pulse RP, and the input safe ball number signal Pc is sequentially added and the addition result is calculated as the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls after the above initialization. It is output as a numerical signal N15 indicating , and is applied to the subtraction circuit 36. In this case, the subtraction circuit 36 subtracts the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls indicated by the numerical signal N15 from the number of pachinko balls driven in indicated by the numerical signal N1, and applies the subtraction result to the initial value of each counter 30, 54. It is output as a numerical signal N7 indicating the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 after the conversion.

On the other hand, the ball number counter 61 which receives the out ball number signal Pb through the input circuit 28 is initialized through the reset terminal R, and sequentially adds up the input out ball number signal Pb. Then, the addition result is outputted as a numerical signal N16 indicating the number of out balls after the above-mentioned initialization. The ball number counter 62, which receives the safe ball number signal Pc via the input circuit 28, is initialized through a reset terminal R, and sequentially adds the input safe ball number signal Pc to calculate the addition result. is output as a numerical signal N17 indicating the number of safe balls after the above-mentioned initialization.

The subtraction circuit 63 serving as subtraction means receives the numerical signal N
A calculation is performed to subtract the number of safe balls shown by the numerical signal N17 from the number of out balls shown by 16, and the calculation result is converted into a numerical signal indicating the difference number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 after initializing each counter 61, 62. Output as N18.

Each reset terminal R of the ball number counters 61 and 62 receives a rental high signal Pm from the pachinko game machine 1.
is input through the input circuit 28 and the OR circuit 64, and each counter 61, 62 is initialized every time a pachinko ball lending operation is performed through the release mechanism 11 of the pachinko game machine 1. Become. Therefore, the calculation contents of the subtraction circuit 63 are initialized each time the lending amount signal Pm is input, and the numerical signal N18 outputted from the subtraction circuit 63 indicates that the pachinko ball lending operation through the discharging mechanism 11 is This data indicates the difference in the number of balls of the pachinko game machine 1 after the time when the game was played.

The storage unit 65 stores an alarm limit value Nx (a numerical value indicating the number of pachinko balls equivalent to 50 yen) similar to the storage unit 54 in the first embodiment. A comparison circuit 66, which is a fourth signal generation means, compares the limit value Nx with the numerical signal N18 from the subtraction circuit 63, and determines that Nx≦N1.
8, that is, when the pachinko ball lending operation through the release mechanism 11 is not performed and the difference in the number of balls in the pachinko game machine 1 exceeds the limit value Nx, the alarm signal Sx is output. The configuration is such that the signal is applied to the signal holding section 57.

According to the present embodiment described above, the subtraction contents of the subtraction circuit 63 that calculates the difference in the number of balls accompanying the game on the pachinko game machine 1 as the numerical signal N18 are as follows:
The rental high signal Pm is output from the ball number counters 61, 6.
2 is initialized (that is, each time a lending operation is performed through the discharge mechanism 11). Therefore, the numerical signal N18 from the subtraction circuit 63, which is initialized at the above-mentioned timing, is used when the game on the pachinko game machine 1 is accompanied by a ball lending operation through the discharging mechanism 11 provided in the pachinko game machine 1. In the state in which the number of pachinko balls is brought in, the value remains close to zero, but if a game is played with pachinko balls brought in from another party, the number increases by the number of pachinko balls brought in. When pachinko balls worth more than 50 yen are brought in from another party, the numerical signal N18 increases to more than the limit value Nx, and when such a state is reached, the comparison circuit 66 sends an alarm signal. Sx starts to be output, and in response to this, the game on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited, and at the same time, the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 is displayed and the notification sound is generated.

As a result, also with the configuration of this embodiment, it is possible to reliably find a player using pachinko balls brought in from another place based on the above-mentioned alarm signal Sx without requiring much manpower. It is what it is.

A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 7, and only the parts different from the first embodiment will be described below.

In FIG. 7, an AND circuit 67 which receives a drive signal Sy from a comparison circuit 44 serving as a drive state detection means at one input terminal has a monostable multivibrator (MM) at its other input terminal. 68 outputs are provided. This monostable multivibrator 68 is
It is a retrigger type that operates every time it receives the number of out balls signal Pb through the input circuit 28. During its operation, the signal that rises to a high level is output for a certain period of time (slightly longer than the output cycle of the number of out balls signal Pb). ) is output. Therefore, in a state where the counting pulse P1 is continuously output from the pachinko game machine 1 during a game, a high level signal is continuously output from the monostable multivibrator 68.

The time measuring section 69, which is a measuring means that receives the output of the AND circuit 67, is initialized through the reset terminal R, and measures the time during which a high level signal is input from the AND circuit 67, and calculates the time. The measurement result is output as a time value signal T1. At this time, the rental high signal Pm from the pachinko game machine 1 is applied to the reset terminal R of the clock section 69 through the input circuit 28 and the OR circuit 70. It is initialized every time the high signal Pm is output.

The time value storage section 71 stores a preset upper limit time value Tx. A comparison circuit 72, which is a fourth signal generating means, compares the upper limit time value Tx with the time value signal T1 from the clock section 69, and when Tx≦T1, that is, the time measured by the clock section 69 is The alarm signal Sx is outputted and given to the signal holding section 57 when the set time is exceeded. Also, the comparison circuit 7
The alarm signal Sx from 2 is delayed for a predetermined short time by a delay circuit 73 and then applied to the reset terminal R of the clock section 69 via the OR circuit 70.

According to the present embodiment described above, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the input state, the input signal S is output from the comparator circuit 44.
When y is output, pachinko game machine 1
During the period in which the out ball number signal Pb is being outputted, a high level signal is continuously outputted from the monostable multivibrator 68, and the AND circuit 67 comes to output a high level signal. Therefore, during the above period,
That is, during the period in which the game is continued on the pachinko game machine 1 in the typing state, the timer section 69 starts to perform a time measurement operation, and outputs the measurement result as a time value signal T1.

[0076] At this time, if the game on the pachinko game machine 1 is being played with a lending operation through the discharging mechanism 11 provided on the pachinko game machine 1, the lending high signal Pm is emitted from the pachinko game machine 1. Since the timer 69 is initialized each time the timer 69 is output, the time measured by the timer 69 becomes relatively short, and the time value signal T1 is stored in the time value storage 7.
The upper limit time value Tx stored in 1 is never reached.

On the other hand, when a game is played in the pachinko game machine 1 with pachinko balls brought in from another source, the timer 69 is not initialized by the rental high signal Pm, so the measurement The time becomes longer and the time value signal T
1 reaches the upper limit time value Tx. Then, the comparator circuit 72 outputs an alarm signal Sx, and in response to this, playing on the pachinko game machine 1 is prohibited, and at the same time, the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 is displayed and a notification sound is generated. The action begins to take place.

As a result, with the configuration of this embodiment as well, it is possible to reliably find a player using pachinko balls brought in from elsewhere without requiring much manpower based on the above-mentioned alarm signal Sx. It is what it is.

In the third embodiment, the timer 69 is provided as a measuring means, but instead of this, a counter may be provided as the timer. In this case, the counter is While the hitting signal Sa is being output, the out ball number signal Pb is counted, and the lending high signal P is counted.
In addition to the configuration initialized by m, a configuration may be adopted in which a numerical value storage section is provided in place of the time value storage section 71.

[0080]

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, when a game is played with pachinko balls brought in from another place in a pachinko game machine, an alarm signal can be automatically output. This has the advantageous effects of being able to easily and reliably find players using the pachinko balls they bring in, while reducing manpower, and simplifying the equipment in the pachinko hall.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Front view of pachinko game machine

[Figure 3] Functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a pachinko game machine

[Figure 4] Flowchart showing the main functions of a pachinko game machine

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 6] Flowchart showing the main functions of a pachinko game machine

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts of the electrical configuration of the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine, 3 is a firing mechanism, 6, 7, and 8 are winning holes, 10 is a supply ball counter, 11 is a discharge mechanism, 13 is an out ball counter (third signal generation means), and 14 is a card. 15 is an insertion port, 20 is a control circuit (first signal generating means), 27 and 27' are management devices, and 44 is a comparison circuit (
52 is an auxiliary subtraction circuit (second signal generation means), 53 is a subtraction circuit (subtraction means), 56 is a comparison circuit (fourth signal generation means), 57 is a signal holding section, 63
66 is a comparison circuit (fourth signal generation means), 69 is a clock section (measurement means), and 72 is a comparison circuit (fourth signal generation means).

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1: A pachinko game machine equipped with a release mechanism that releases pachinko balls as prize balls in response to the pachinko balls entering a prize hole and also releases pachinko balls as rental balls in response to payment of consideration. a first signal generating means for outputting a lending amount signal indicating the payment price of the consideration; and a safe ball number indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls in the pachinko game machine. a second signal generating means for outputting a signal; a third signal generating means for outputting an out ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls driven in during playing with the pachinko game machine; a subtraction means for sequentially calculating the difference between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls as the number of difference balls, and initializing the calculation contents each time the rental high signal is output; 1. A management device for a pachinko game machine, comprising: fourth signal generating means for outputting an alarm signal when a predetermined limit value is exceeded. Claim 2: A pachinko game machine equipped with a release mechanism that releases pachinko balls as prize balls in response to the pachinko balls entering the winning hole and also releases pachinko balls as rental balls in response to payment of consideration. a first signal generating means for outputting a lending amount signal indicating the payment price of the consideration; and a safe ball number indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls in the pachinko game machine. a second signal generating means for outputting a signal; a third signal generating means for outputting an out ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls driven in during playing with the pachinko game machine; a subtraction means for sequentially calculating the difference between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls that are received as the number of difference balls, and the difference number of balls obtained by the subtraction means is equal to the loan amount indicated by the loan amount signal from the first signal generating means. A management device for a pachinko game machine, comprising: fourth signal generating means for outputting an alarm signal when the number of pachinko balls exceeds the corresponding number by a predetermined value or more. 3. A pachinko game machine equipped with a release mechanism that releases pachinko balls as prize balls in response to the pachinko balls entering the winning hole and also releases pachinko balls as rental balls in response to payment of consideration. a first signal generating means for outputting a lending amount signal indicating the payment price of the consideration; and a safe ball number indicating the number of pachinko balls released as prize balls in the pachinko game machine. a second signal generating means for outputting a signal; a third signal generating means for outputting an out ball number signal indicating the number of pachinko balls driven in during playing with the pachinko game machine; a subtraction means for sequentially calculating the difference between the number of out balls and the number of safe balls to be used as the number of difference balls; and a driving device that outputs a driving signal when the difference number of balls obtained by the subtraction means is equal to or greater than a predetermined driving setting value. a state detecting means; a measuring means that is provided to be initialized each time the lending amount signal is output and measures the output time of the out ball number signal in a state where the hitting signal is output; A management device for a pachinko game machine, comprising: fourth signal generating means for outputting an alarm signal when the time measured by the measuring means exceeds a set time.