JPH0523426A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute the prize ball discharge operation conforming to a new game board by changing only the part for executing a control operation of the game board, in an electrical controller for taking charge of operation control of the whole game board, at the time of changing the game board for determining the game contents in a game machine. CONSTITUTION:A main control part 130 is constituted of a game board controller 132 for executing game control of a game board 5 of a game machine 1, and also, sending out a prize ball data signal corresponding to a classification of a prize ball, and a discharge controller 133 for executing a prize ball discharge operation of the number corresponding to the prize ball data signal by executing operation control of a first and a second discharge solenoids 104a, 104b of a game medium discharge device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a single game medium discharging device for renting out balls as game media in a game machine (ball-renting operation) and discharging prize balls in the game machine (prize ball discharging operation). Regarding game machines performed in.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, which is a specific example of a game machine using small balls as a game medium, a game board on which various prize devices and game devices (variable prize device, variable display device, etc.) are arranged is replaced. By doing so, another pachinko game can be played without replacing the entire pachinko machine.

[0003]

However, since game control of various game boards is performed by the electric control device, when exchanging the game board, a new electric control device compatible with the game board is required. It will need to be replaced. For this reason, the game board and the electric control device must be replaced at the same time, but the electric control device also includes a discharge control portion for causing the game medium discharge device to perform the discharge operation of the ball that is the game medium, As for the discharge control part, the electric control device as a whole is replaced at the same time as the game board is replaced, although it is not necessary to replace it. Such replacement of the entire electric control device results in a large amount of waste, which is a serious problem in terms of current waste treatment.
The game shop side, which is forced to replace the entire electric control device, is forced to pay an excessive price when replacing the game board. However, if the game board control part and the discharge control part are simply divided, it is not possible to deal with the change in the number of discharged prize balls based on the winning of various prizes according to the game contents of the game board. Further, in recent game stores, there is a structure in which a game medium is rented by a prepaid card, and it is not possible to separately provide a game medium ejecting device for ball lending and a game medium ejecting device for ejecting prize balls. In addition to requiring a separate installation space for the device, providing two game media installation devices will have a large impact on the price when introducing a game media lending system using prepaid cards. Further, if the electric control device is also provided with an excessive control part for controlling the operation of ejecting the game medium by this prepaid card, it is unavoidable that the game board will have to be replaced, which is very uneconomical. is there. Therefore, when exchanging the game board of the game machine, the game control by the new game board can be performed in the game machine without exchanging the ejection control part and the card control part of the electric control device. It has been desired to develop a game machine capable of performing a ball lending operation and a prize ball discharging operation by the game medium discharge control device.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention (for example, a pachinko machine 1) is provided with various winning tools provided in a game section (21) of a game board (5). (22 ...) Or a variable winning device (28) and the like, a plurality of winning ball detection means (for example, first winning ball detector 53, second winning ball detecting means for issuing a winning ball detection signal based on detecting game balls winning)
A winning ball detector 142, a third winning ball detecting means 143),
Various game devices (for example, the variable display device 25 and the variable winning device 28) provided on the game board (5) are controlled according to the game contents, and each winning ball detecting means (53, 142, 14).
3) The game board control device (132) that determines the prize ball type corresponding to each winning ball detection signal supplied and outputs the prize ball type signal corresponding to the prize ball type, and valuable data equivalent to currency Valuable data is read from the game prepaid card (131) in which is recorded, and a ball lending request signal corresponding to the number of ball lending selected by the player within the range of the valuable data is issued, and the ball lending request signal is also issued. A card control device (9) equipped with a card control means (215) for rewriting valuable data of a prepaid card (131) based on the fact that a ball corresponding to the above is lent to a player, and a game ball capable of providing a game medium for a game. And a predetermined number of prize ball discharging operations according to the prize ball type signal input from the game board control device (132) and the card control device (9). Allowance spheres request signal to perform a credit sphere discharging operation of a predetermined speed corresponding to that, the game media discharge device (6
And a discharge control device (133) for controlling 4).

[0005]

[Function] A game ball wins various prizes and prize devices,
When a winning ball detection signal is input from any of the winning ball detecting means that has detected the winning ball, the game board control device determines the preset winning ball type according to the winning ball detecting signal, A prize ball type signal corresponding to the prize ball type is output to the discharge control device. When the prize ball type signal is input from the game board control device as described above, the discharge control device determines the preset number of prize balls according to the prize ball type signal and controls the driving of the game medium discharge device. Then, the game balls for the determined number of prize balls are discharged from the game medium discharging device. Also, with the insertion of the prepaid card used by the player using the gaming machine into the card control device, the card control device reads out valuable data of the prepaid card. Then, a ball lending request signal corresponding to the number of ball lending selected based on the player's will is output to the emission control device. When the ball lending request signal is input from the card control device as described above, the discharge control device determines the preset number of ball lending balls according to the ball lending request signal, and drives and controls the game medium discharging device. Then, the game balls for the determined number of lent balls are discharged from the game medium discharging device.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment in which a game machine according to the present invention is a pachinko machine will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a frame-shaped front frame 3 rotatably provided on the front side of a hollow box frame-shaped machine frame 2 and a window portion 4 opened in the front frame 3. A game board 5 is arranged so as to be closed from the rear, and a game ball, which is a game medium, is shot on the game board 5, and various prize tools (described in detail later) are awarded to win a prize ball. You can do it. Further, an operation handle 6 for operating a ball launching mechanism for hitting a ball, a ball supply tray 7 for storing balls to be supplied to the ball launching mechanism, and a ball supply tray 7 provided below the ball supply tray 7 at appropriate places below the front frame 3. The ball receiving tray 8 and the like are appropriately provided.

A card controller 9 is provided on the side of the ball tray 8.
(Detailed later) is provided, and this card control device 9 is a prepaid card (a pachinko game card that is pre-sold at a predetermined amount and is equivalent to a currency, inserted through the card slot 10). The valuable data (which means that the data is stored in the magnetic recording unit) is read and, for example, the first to fourth selection switches 11a to 11 provided on the ball supply tray 7 are read.
The player lends a predetermined number of game balls in response to the player selecting any one of the ball lending buttons 11 consisting of d, rewrites the valuable data of the prepaid card to a value obtained by subtracting the currency corresponding to the loaned game ball, and returns it. When the player selects the button 12 or when the remaining number of valuable data on the prepaid card becomes "0", the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 10 is ejected.

It should be noted that, in the vicinity of each of the first to fourth selection switches 11a to 11d constituting the above-mentioned ball lending button 11,
A ball lending button press display section 13 including the first to fourth selection display sections 13a to 13d is provided. By displaying the ball lending button press display section 13 in a lit state, the player selects the selection switch 11a. ~ 11d can be confirmed.

By selecting the ball lending button 12, the ball supply tray 7 is provided so that the player can grasp the balance based on the remaining valuable data in which the valuable data recorded in the magnetic storage portion of the prepaid card is reduced. A balance display unit 14 (for example, composed of first to third display units 14a, 14b, 14c) is provided at a proper place visible to the player. In addition, an insertion balance display unit 15 (for example, composed of first to third display units 15a to 15c) for displaying the balance of the prepaid card at the time of insertion is provided at a proper place above the card insertion / ejection slot 10, and The balance at the time of insertion is continuously displayed until the inserted prepaid card is ejected. By doing so, it is possible to grasp how much the ball lending request is made after the player inserts the prepaid card into the pachinko machine 1.

On one side of the insertion balance display section 15 (on the right side in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1), it is displayed that a prepaid card is inserted in the card control device 9. In addition to providing a card holding display unit 16 for the purpose, a ball rental possible display unit 17 for displaying to the player that the ball game operation is possible in the pachinko machine 1.
Is provided at an appropriate position of the pachinko machine 1 (for example, the upper portion of the front frame 3). Furthermore, for example, above the ball supply tray 7, a ball rental discharge display section 18 for indicating that the pachinko machine 1 is in a ball rental operation by using a prepaid card, the pachinko machine 1 is based on a winning ball. A prize ball discharge display portion 19 for indicating that the prize ball discharge operation is being performed is provided, for example, above the ball supply plate 7 as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 5 has a game section 21 surrounded by a guide rail 20 on the front side, and various prizes 22 ... The nails 24, ... Are properly arranged, and the game portion 21
A variable display device 25 is disposed substantially in the center, and a variable display device 26 provided on the variable display device 25 and a stop display unit 27 are provided.
Is to be visually recognized by the player well.

Further, a variable winning device 28 is appropriately provided below the variable display device 25, and a first starting port 30 having a first starting switch 29a therein is provided between the variable winning device 28 and the variable display device 25. The right and left wings of the variable winning device 28 are respectively provided with a second starting port 31 and a third starting port 32 having a second starting switch 29b and a third starting switch 29c therein, respectively, and a lower center part of the game part 21. Various prize tools 2
2 and the first to third starting ports 30 to 32 are provided with an out port 33 for guiding the game balls that have not won to the back side of the game board 5.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the above-mentioned variable display device 25 is provided with a variable display device 26 at substantially the center of the front surface of a mounting board 34 for mounting on the game board 5, and this variable display device 26 is provided. The armor portion 35 is formed in a protruding shape at a position appropriately higher than the armor portion 35, and the upper winning port 36 is provided on the upper portion of the armor portion 35, and the hitting display portion 27 is provided on the front side of the armor portion 35. The stop display unit 27 causes the stop display light emitter 27b ... to emit light from the back side of the translucent display plate 27a so that the characters such as "stop" written on the display plate 27a are illuminated. Is configured.

Further, for example, four memory display light-emitters 37 ... Are arranged in parallel below the variable display 26, and the number of winning balls won in the first to third starting ports 30 to 32 is determined. The pachinko machine 1 is in the auxiliary game state or the special game state by appropriately displaying or blinking the appropriate number of decorative lamps 38 provided at required positions while displaying and storing up to four pieces. It is designed to inform the player.

The variable display 26 is, for example, the first variable display section 2.
6a, the second variable display portion 26b, and the third variable display portion 26c are constituted by three variable display portions. By appropriately turning on or off the variable display light emitters 39 ..., it is possible to display desired symbols, alphanumeric characters, etc. on the variable display sections 12a to 12c.

As shown in FIG. 5, the variable winning device 28 is provided with a ball receiving member 41 whose upper portion is opened at a substantially central position on the front side of the first substrate 40 attached to the game board 5, and the ball receiving member 41 is provided. A horizontally long ball passage opening 42, which is an upper open portion of the ball passage opening 42, is opened, and ball receiving doors 43, 43 capable of closing a ball flow down path to the ball passage opening 42 are rotatably provided on the left and right edges of the ball passage opening 42. The ball receiving doors 43 are axially mounted, and are connected to a drive source 45 formed of a solenoid or the like attached to the second substrate 44 by a desired crank mechanism.

When the driving source 45 is not driven, the ball passage port 4
A pair of ball receiving doors 4 in the first state that prevent the ball flow down path to 2.
When the driving source 45 is driven, the motors 3, 43 are rotated right and left by a predetermined angle to open a ball flow down path to the ball passage port 42, and are converted into a second state in which a prize can be won in the ball passage port 42. To be done. That is, by appropriately driving the drive source 45, the variable winning device 28 is converted and driven from the first state, which is disadvantageous to the player, to the second state, which is advantageous to the player.

Further, a light-transmitting member 46 is provided at an appropriate position on the front surface side of the ball receiver 41, and the continuous frequency display is constituted by a 7-segment variable display arranged on the back surface side of the light-transmitting member 46. The display contents of the device 47 and the winning number display device 48 are made visible from the front side of the pachinko machine 1. Then, the continuation number indicator 47 displays the continuation number as the number of cycles which is continuously updated by the continuation winning ball detector 49 provided in the central portion of the ball passing port 42 detecting the winning ball during the special game, The winning number display device 48 displays the winning number detected by the winning number detector 50 which detects the winning ball in the ball passing port 42 when the variable winning device 28 is converted into the second state, and the player receives a special prize. The game state during the game can be grasped.

On the other hand, on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 (shown in FIG. 6), the balls (safe balls and out balls) bounced into the game section 21 of the game board 5 are collected and appropriately treated. In addition, the back mechanism board 5 provided with various mechanical parts so that the discharge control of prize balls according to each winning ball and the ball lending discharge control by the player's selection based on the use of the prepaid card can be performed.
1 is provided and the main mechanical parts provided on the back mechanism board 51 will be described below.

On the back surface of the game board 5, there is provided a winning ball collecting gutter (not shown) for collecting winning balls which are safe balls guided from various winning openings to the back side, and flows down from the winning ball collecting gutter. The first winning ball detector, which is a first winning ball detecting means composed of a magnetic sensor or the like, collecting the winning balls from the game board 5 by the winning ball guide gutter 52 whose upper surface is opened at a required position where the winning balls can be received. Adjusting gutter 5 to lead to 53
4, the winning spheres are supplied in an aligned state, and one winning sphere is detected by the first winning sphere detector 53 while passing through the adjusting flume 54, and from the deriving gutter 55 connected to the adjusting flume 54. It is discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine 1.

A safe ball payout mechanism 56 is provided at an appropriate position on the downstream side of the first winning ball detector 53 in the adjusting trough 54, and the safe gutter 54 flows down unless the safe ball payout mechanism 56 operates. The winning ball that has been played cannot reach the outflow gutter 55. That is, based on the first prize ball detector 53 detecting the prize ball, until the discharge operation of the prize ball to the prize ball is performed, the safe ball payout mechanism 56 stores the safe ball,
When the prize ball discharging operation is completed, one safe ball is paid out.

In the safe ball payout mechanism 56, the arcuate portion, which is the free end side, of the substantially fan-shaped first flow-down preventing member 57a rotatably attached to the shaft faces the flow control trough 54 to prevent the first flow-down. A safe solenoid 58 for pulling up the member 57a from the inside of the diversion trough 54 is connected to the first downflow prevention member 57a through an appropriate crank mechanism, and the first downflow prevention member 57a is pulled up from the inside of the diversion trough 54. The second downflow blocking member 5 that faces the inside of the flow adjustment trough 54 and blocks downflow of the ball located immediately above the first winning ball detector 53.
7b is rotatably attached to the shaft (see FIG. 7).

That is, since the plunger of the safe solenoid 58 is normally hung by the urging force of the spring, the first downflow preventing member 57a projects into the diversion trough 54 to prevent the downflow of the ball ( In this embodiment, the most upstream ball stays in the first winning ball detector 53), and the second downflow blocking member 57b is blocked by the biasing force of the weight or the like in the downflow trough 54. The part is rotated upward (see FIG. 7A).
On the other hand, when the safe solenoid 58 is turned on, the plunger is pulled up against the urging force of the spring ring, so that the first flow-down prevention member 57a is pulled out from the diversion trough 54 and stays in the state where the safe solenoid 53 is turned on. While allowing the prize-winning ball located on the most upstream side to flow down, and the second flow-down blocking member 57b entering into the flow control trough 54, it is immediately above the prize-winning ball opened to the first flow-down blocking member 57a. The state in which the winning ball positioned at is prevented from flowing down (see FIG. 7B). Then, after the time necessary and sufficient for the winning ball to flow down, the safe solenoid 58
Is turned off, the first downflow blocking member 57a is returned and the second downflow blocking member 57b is pulled out from the diversion trough 54. By doing so, the safe ball payout mechanism 5
Every time 6 operates once, one winning ball is surely paid out.

The safe ball payout mechanism 56 is not limited to the above-mentioned structure, and for example, the second downflow prevention member 57b may be omitted.
The first downflow preventing member 57a may be returned to the flow control trough 54 when a time equal to the time during which only one winning ball flows down has elapsed.

Thus, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment.
In the above, the number of prize balls to be discharged according to the winning prize 22 provided on the game board 5 and the winning prize to the variable prize winning device 28 is made different. When any of the winning ball detecting means (for example, the first to third starting switches 29a to 29c, the continuous winning ball detector 49, the winning number detector 50, etc.) detects the winning ball, the first winning ball is detected. The number of prize balls based on the prize balls detected by the prize ball detecting means 53 is changed. That is, the first
After the winning ball detecting means other than the winning ball detecting means 53 (the second winning ball detecting means or the third winning ball detecting means which will be described in detail later) detects the winning balls, all the winning balls are collectively detected. When the first winning ball detecting means 53 detects the winning ball, the winning ball can be specified as a special winning ball (the second winning ball or the third winning ball), and the specified winning ball is identified. It is possible to control the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls based on the type.

It should be noted that, without providing a winning ball detecting means for each winning device 22 or the variable winning device 28, for example, a plurality of winning ball collecting gutters divided according to each winning ball type are provided on the back side of the game board 5. (For example, 3 systems) are provided, and each prize ball guide gutter connected to each prize ball gathering gutter is configured, and 3 corresponding to each prize ball guide gutter
It is assumed that a system flow path is provided, and the winning balls passing through the respective flow paths are separately detected by different winning ball detecting means (for example, first to third winning ball detecting means), and the winning ball detecting the winning ball is detected. The winning ball type may be specified according to the means.

On the other hand, the out ball guided to the back side of the game board 5 through the out port 33 is discharged from the pachinko machine 1 through the out ball outflow path 59 and the out ball downflow path 60.
Incidentally, the out-ball flow-down path 60 is provided with appropriate irregularities so as to reduce the force of the out-ball falling and to reduce the impact of the out-ball falling on the collecting gutter. Further, an out sensor 61 is arranged at an appropriate position on the out-ball flow-down path 60 so that the number of balls collected as out-balls can be counted.

A ball storage tank 62 for storing balls as a game medium is provided on the upper part of the back mechanism board 51. The balls in the ball storage tank 62 are discharged through the guide trough 63. Is supplied to the game medium ejecting device 64. The balls are supplied to the ball storage tank 62 from a ball supply gutter of an island facility composed of a pachinko machine row. To be replenished to. A supply sensor 65 for detecting that the number of balls in the ball storage tank 62 is insufficient is provided, for example, in the ball inflow portion of the guide gutter 63, and the supply sensor 65 detects the ball shortage, When the management device receives the detection information, the balls are supplied to the ball storage tank 62 of the pachinko machine 1.

Further, the guide trough 63 is provided with two ball passages, and a discharge standby ball is detected on the upstream side of the ball outlets 66a, 66b for supplying the balls to the game medium ejecting device 64 from the respective passages. A mechanism portion 67 is provided, and when the balls are not replenished due to the damage of the replenishment sensor 65, the damage of the ball replenishment mechanism, or the like, a large amount of game media is ejected in the pachinko machine 1 in an extremely short time. When the ball supply is not in time, the number of game media for discharge is extremely reduced by the discharge standby ball detection mechanism section 67 (for example, a state in which there are not enough discharge balls for the ball lending request). Or
The state in which the balls for prize balls do not remain sufficiently for the winning balls) is detected.

The discharge standby ball detection mechanism section 67 shown in FIG.
Discharge standby ball detector 6 composed of limit switches, etc.
8 and an action member 69 that acts on the discharge standby ball detector 68
And a ball shortage detecting member 70 that acts on the acting member 69 based on the fact that there is no ball in the guide trough 63. The discharge standby ball detector 68 detects whether the remaining amount of the game medium that can be discharged as the game balls from the game medium discharging device 64 has become equal to or less than a predetermined amount, and whether the discharge of the game medium is restricted or not. Is used for the emission control of.

The ball shortage detecting member 70 includes a ball receiving piece 72 and a first acting piece 73 extending in a direction opposite to the shaft 71.
The ball receiving piece 72 and the first action piece 73 are in a swingable state with respect to the shaft 71 attached to the attachment board 74 of the guide gutter 63. In addition, the first action piece 73 has a first
A weight 75 is provided so that the first action piece 73 is normally urged downward and the ball receiving piece 72 is moved upward. In addition, detection holes 77a and 77b are provided at appropriate positions of the ball flow paths 76a and 76b of the guide trough 63, and the upwardly moved ball receiving piece 72 is inclined upward from the upstream side of the ball flow paths 76a and 76b to the downstream side. In such a state, the mounting positions and dimensions of the respective members are set so that the detection holes 77a and 77b slightly project into the spherical flow paths 76a and 76b of the guide trough 63 (see FIG. )reference).

Further, the spherical flow paths 76a, 76 of the guide gutter 63 are provided.
When the ball flows down in b, the ball rides on the ball receiving piece 72, and the weight of the falling ball resists the urging force of the first weight 75 provided on the first action piece 73 and the ball receiving piece. 72 is pushed down, and the pushed ball receiving piece 72 moves to a position where it can smoothly close the detection holes 77a, 77b of the ball flow down passage 47 (see FIG. 8B). Therefore, the falling ball is the ball flow path 76.
It is possible to smoothly flow down in the spherical flow-down passage 47 without dropping from the detection holes 77a and 77b of a and 76b.

Further, the acting member 69 has a second acting piece 79 and a switch pressing piece 80 extending in a direction opposite to the shaft 78, and the second acting piece 79 is the first of the ball shortage detecting members 70. The switch pressing piece 80 has the above-described discharge standby ball detector 68 in a required shape capable of contacting the lower end of the first working piece 73.
Are formed in required shapes capable of pressing the operating protrusions.
The switch pressing piece 80 is provided with a second weight 81 that is lighter than the first weight 75, and the second operating piece 79 is not pressed downward by the first operating piece 73 of the ball shortage detection member 70. During the interval, the urging force of the second weight 81 pushes the second action piece 79 upward (see FIG. 8B), but the urging force of the first weight 75 pushes the second action piece 79 downward. Then, the switch pressing piece 80 is pushed upward, and the discharge waiting ball detector 68 is turned on by the switch pressing piece 80 (see FIG. 8A).

Therefore, the spherical flow path 76a of the guide gutter 63,
When a ball exists on the detection holes 77a and 77b in the 76b, the ball receiving piece 72 of the ball shortage detection member 70 is pushed downward by the ball, so that the first action piece 73 of the ball shortage detection member 70 is removed. Second action piece 79 of action member 69
Since it does not act on the switch pressing piece 80 of the operating member 69.
Is pushed downward by the urging force of the second weight 81, and the switch pressing piece 80 of the acting member 69 does not act, so the discharge standby ball detector 68 is turned off.

On the other hand, the spherical flow paths 76a and 76b of the guide trough 63.
When there is no sphere on the detection holes 77a and 77b in the inside, the sphere receiving piece 72 of the sphere shortage detecting member 70 is the first acting piece 7.
3 is pushed upward by the urging force of the first weight 75 provided on the third weight 75, so that
Since the action piece 73 acts in the direction of pushing down the second action piece 79 of the action member 69, the switch pressing piece 80 of the action member 69 is pushed upward, and the switch pressing piece 80 of the action member 69 acts, thereby ejecting. Standby ball detector 6
8 is turned on.

Thus, according to the discharge standby ball detecting mechanism section 67 configured as described above, the ball flow path 76 of the guide gutter 63.
When there is no sphere on the downstream side of the detection holes 77a and 77b provided in a and 76b, it can be detected as a sphere shortage state, and based on the detection output, the game medium ejection device 64
It is possible to determine whether or not the sphere supplied as the game medium for discharge is sufficient.

The spherical flow paths 76a and 76b of the guide gutter 63 are provided.
A ball leveling member 82 is pivotally mounted at a proper position above the detection holes 77a and 77b in the above, and the ball leveling member 82 is a ball of an arc-shaped ball leveling piece 83 slightly protruding downward. The leveling portion 83a (upstream side of the ball leveling piece 83) is provided with a shaft 84 at a proper position which is longer than the ball inflow blocking portion 83b (downstream side of the ball leveling piece 83). The sphere smoothing member 82 acts so as to supply the spheres flowing down from the upstream side of the sphere flow paths 76a and 76b to the single ball outlets 66a and 66b. 83
By rotating a upward, the ball inflow blocking portion 83
b is rotated downward to extend to the ball flow paths 76a and 76b so as to prevent the ball from flowing down.
The ball is prevented from reaching the ball receiving piece 72 of the ball shortage detecting member 70 located in the detection holes 77a and 77b of the a and 76b.

As described above, the two ball passages 76a, 76b are provided.
The game medium ejecting device 64, to which the ball which is the game medium is supplied from the guide gutter 63 configured as described above, is the first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a.
And a second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b. For example, the ball outlet 66a of the ball passage 76a to the first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a, and the ball outlet 66b of the ball passage 76b to the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b. Each is provided with a ball, which is a game medium.

The first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a and the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b of the game medium ejecting device 64 are provided in two systems in the front-rear direction of the unit substrate 86 attached to the back mechanism board 51 of the front frame 3. , Its outline is shown in FIG.
And an inflow trough 87a, 87b inflow trough 87b communicating with the ball passages 76a, 76b provided in the guide trough 63 in two rows, and a discharge lock mechanism 88 installed in the inflow trough 87a, 87b. Discharge stopper mechanisms 90a, 9 installed on the flow control troughs 89a, 89b following the inflow troughs 87a, 87b.
0b and a first discharge sensor 91a serving as a discharge ball detecting means,
It is composed of a second discharge sensor 91b.

In this embodiment, the inflow gutter 87a,
The flow control trough 89a is integrally formed on the back side of the unit board 86 (front side of the pachinko machine 1), and the inflow trough 87b and the flow control trough 89b are integrally formed on the front side of the unit board 86 (back side of the pachinko machine 1). It is assumed that the inflow trough 87a, the flow adjustment trough 89a, the discharge stopper mechanism 90a, with the unit substrate 86 interposed therebetween.
The first discharge sensor 91a is located on the rear side of the rear surface of the back mechanism board 51 of the front frame 3, and the inflow trough 87b, the flow adjusting trough 89b, the discharge stopper mechanism 90b, and the second discharge sensor 91b are on the rear surface of the back mechanism board 51 of the front frame 3. It will be in the state of being located on the front side.

The inflow troughs 87a and 87b are passages through which the pachinko balls can pass one by one, and the ball channel 76 of the guide trough 63.
a and 76b, a first inclined portion 92 that gently inclines to the right in FIG. 9, and a first bent portion 93 that follows the downstream end of the first inclined portion 92 and that reverses the passage direction by approximately 180 degrees, Following the first bent portion 93, a second inclined portion 94 that gently inclines downward to the left side in the figure, and a second bent portion that reverses the passage direction again by approximately 180 degrees following the downstream end of the second inclined portion 94. 95
It is formed from.

In addition, by making the cross section of the passage of each of the inflow gutters 87a, 87b a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, the pachinko ball is passed through at approximately the center of each passage, and the passage is inverted by about 180 degrees. The first bent portion 93
By providing the second bent portion 95, the falling speed of the pachinko ball flowing down in the passage is reduced, and the discharge stopper mechanism 90a, 90b guides the pachinko ball in the passage when the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down (detailed later). It is possible to reduce the ball pressure received by the balls in the first and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85a, 85b from the balls retained in the ball passages 76a, 76b of the gutter 63.

Each of the flow control troughs 89a and 89b is a passage through which pachinko balls can pass one by one, and a vertical portion 96 which is vertically downward with the passage direction reversed by about 90 degrees following the second bent portion 95, The guide portion 9 continuing to the side of the end of the vertical portion 96
7 and the flow adjusting section 9 following the guiding section 97 at an inclination angle of about 45 degrees.
8 and a falling portion 99 that continues perpendicularly to the flow regulating portion 98.

The cross section of the passage of the vertical portion 96 is formed in a square shape slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball passes through the center of the passage, and the bottom wall 100 at the end of the vertical portion 96 is formed.
Is formed in a downward slope that gently inclines toward the guide portion 97 side,
The wall portion 101 of the vertical portion 96 on the side opposite to the guiding portion 97 is formed so as to slightly extend to the guiding portion 97 side. As described above, the center of the pachinko ball riding on the bottom wall 100 of the vertical part 96 is positioned closer to the guide part 97 than the center of the succeeding pachinko ball by pushing the guide part 97 and the wall surface 101 on the opposite side. Therefore, the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 100 of the vertical portion 96 is guided by the succeeding pachinko ball to the guiding portion 9
A ball pressure is generated that pushes it to the 7 side. This allows
The pachinko balls in the vertical portion 96 flow into the guiding portion 97 without causing a ball clogging at the end portion.

The upper wall 102 of the guiding portion 97 is formed to incline downward by about 45 degrees, and the pachinko ball in the guiding portion 97 does not go above the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 100 of the succeeding vertical portion 96. In addition, while the direction of the bottom wall 100 of the vertical portion 96 is changed, the pachinko ball flowing into the guiding portion 97 is applied to the upper wall 102 inclined by about 45 degrees, so that the pachinko ball is kept constant in the guiding portion 97. The flow rate of the pachinko balls is adjusted at the intervals of.
As a result, the pachinko ball that has entered the guide portion 97 from the vertical portion 96 flows down the guide portion 97 at a predetermined speed and at a predetermined interval, and smoothly flows into the flow regulating portion 98. Further, by providing the guide portion 97 connected to the vertical portion 96, the ball pressure received by the pachinko ball in the flow adjusting portion 98 from the following ball is reduced in the flow-down prevention state by the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b described later. be able to.

Further, the flow regulating portion 98 is formed in a straight path shape and has a predetermined length (for example, two pachinko balls), and the flow passage of the flow regulating portion 98 is a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball. The pachinko ball is formed so as to pass through the center of the passage, and the falling portion 99 is formed in a larger passage cross section than the flow regulating portion 98 so that the pachinko ball from the flow regulating portion 98 can be quickly dropped.

In the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b, the flow regulating section 98 is provided from above the flow regulating troughs 89a and 89b on the side of the flow regulating section 98.
Stopper pawls 103a and 103b that enter the inside to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down in the respective flow paths, and a first discharge solenoid 104a that is a driving means for driving the stopper pawls 103a and 103b, respectively. Second discharge solenoid 104b A second discharge solenoid 104b is provided. The stopper locking claws 103a and 103b are fan-shaped members having arcuate portions facing the inside of the flow path, and both stopper locking claws 103a and 103b are attached to the unit substrate 86 on the downstream side of the flow regulating portion 98. It is supported swingably by a protruding support shaft 105, and when the stopper claws 103a and 103b for both stoppers rotate around the support shaft 105 as a fulcrum, a fan-shaped outer peripheral portion that becomes a ball blocking portion. Are formed so as to match the swing locus.

The stopper claws 103a, 103 for the stopper
03b is pin-connected to the plungers of the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b via a link 106. Further, an appropriate slit is provided on the side wall of the flow regulating portion 98 corresponding to the stopper locking pawls 103a and 103b, and the flow regulating portion is in a state where the stopper locking pawls 103a and 103b enter the flow regulating portion 98. Stopper pawls 103a for stoppers are arranged so that the two pachinko balls that have been prevented from flowing down are aligned in the 98.
The arrangement position of 103b, the position of the slit, and the like are set.

Incidentally, these first and second discharge solenoids 1
04a and 104b are fitted to a fitting frame (not shown) of a required shape provided on the unit board 86, and fixed to the unit board 86 by appropriate means such as bolting to a mounting piece erected on the fitting frame.

First and second discharge solenoids 104a, 10
In the non-energized state of 4b, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the ball blocking portions of the stopper claws 103a and 103b are in the first state in which they have entered the flow regulating portion 98 by a predetermined amount. The pachinko ball in the portion 98 is a stopper claw 103 for a stopper.
Downflow is blocked by the ball blocking portions of a and 103b. Then, by energizing the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b, the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b
4b is driven, the link 10 is moved as shown in FIG.
6, the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b rotate upward, and the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b move.
The ball blocking portion of the second state is retracted into the slit to be in the second state. Therefore, the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 98 is locked by the stopper pawl 1
It is released from 03a and 103b and falls on the falling portion 99. Then, the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 10a
When the energization of 4b is cut off, the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b return to their original positions (the first state) by the urging force of the return spring, and the flow regulating section 98 is moved by each ball blocking section.
The pachinko balls inside are prevented from flowing down.

Therefore, the stopper claws 103a, 1 for the stopper
03b is swingably supported by a support shaft 105, and each ball locking portion is formed in a fan shape that coincides with the swing locus. Therefore, each ball locking portion includes a pachinko ball and a locking pawl for a stopper. The contact points 103a and 103b always rotate in the tangential direction, and the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b.
When the second state returns from the second state to the first state, the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b bit the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 98, and the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b move to the first state.
When the state changes from the second state to the second state, the ball pressure of the pachinko ball that blocks the flow-down does not change excessively, and the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b are connected to the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b. It can be operated smoothly according to on / off of.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10A, the contact points between the stopper engaging claws 103a and 103b and the pachinko ball and the shaft center of the support shaft 105 are placed on a horizontal plane passing through the center point of the pachinko ball. If the pachinko ball is used, the stopper pawls 103a and 103b for the stopper can be provided.
Since the ball pressure applied to the shaft can be received by the support shaft 105, the discharge stopper mechanism 90 having extremely excellent mechanical strength.
a, 90b.

The first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b
Is composed of a proximity switch or the like having a through hole through which a pachinko ball can pass, and the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b.
In the first state where the pachinko balls are prevented from flowing down by the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b, the proximity troughs 89a and 89b are arranged so that the respective proximity switches are located substantially in the center of the second pachinko ball following the head. It is installed in the storage section 107 provided in the flow regulating section 98. In addition, the pachinko ball is the first
The first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b output an ON signal when they are inside the second discharge sensors 91a and 91b, and an OFF signal when they are not present.

The discharge lock mechanism 88 is composed of a fan-shaped member that can enter into the first inclined portion 92 through slits provided in the upper walls of the downstream portions of the first inclined portions 92 of the inflow troughs 87a and 87b. Locking claws 108a, 108b
And a lock solenoid 109 which is a driving means of the locking claws 108a and 108b.
2. The support shaft 11 provided on the unit substrate 86 above the downstream portion of 2.
The lock engaging claws 108a and 108b are swingably supported by 0, and the stopper engaging claw 10 described above is provided.
Similar to 3a and 103b, the fan-shaped outer peripheral portion serving as the sphere blocking portion coincides with the swing locus. The locking claws 108a and 108b are pin-connected to the plunger of the lock solenoid 109 via a link 111. Further, the lock solenoid 109 is fitted to, for example, a fitting frame (not shown) provided on the front surface side (the back surface side of the pachinko machine 1) of the unit substrate 86 above the locking pawl 108b, and It is fixed to the unit substrate 86 by bolting it to the upright mounting piece.

In the energized state of the lock solenoid 109, the ball blocking portions of the locking claws 108a and 108b are in the first state in which they are retracted out of the ball passage of the first inclined portion 92,
When the energization of the lock solenoid 109 is cut off, the locking claws 108a,
8b pivots downward and both locking pawls 108a, 10
The second state in which the ball blocking portion 8b enters the first inclined portion 92 and blocks the flow of the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 92 (FIG. 9).
(See). Note that the locking claws 108a, 108
Since the ball blocking portion of b is formed so as to coincide with the swing locus, it bites the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 92 when changing from the second state to the first state, or from the second state. When changing to the first state, the ball pressure received from the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 92 does not excessively change, and the locking pawls 108a and 108b are turned on / off the lock solenoid 109.
It can be operated smoothly depending on the off state.

Next, the movement of the pachinko ball in the first and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85a and 85b configured as described above will be described in detail.

The stopper engaging claws 103a and 103b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b are adjusted to the flow control troughs 89a and 89b.
In the first state in which the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down into the flow regulating portion 98 (the discharge lock mechanism 88 is turned on), the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b are provided.
The pachinko balls that are in contact with the heads are stationary with the pachinko balls aligned in the adjusting flumes 89a and 89b and the inflow troughs 87a and 87b without any gap.

At this time, the ball pressure from the pachinko ball on the side of the guide gutter 63 is the first bending portion 93 and the second gutter of the inflow gutters 87a and 87b.
Since it is alleviated by the bent portion 95, the flow adjustment troughs 89a, 89
From the group of spheres located on the upstream side of 9b, the flow control troughs 89a, 89b
Prevents excessive ball pressure from being applied to the side. Therefore, the stopper locking claws 10 of the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b.
The ball pressures applied to 3a and 103b are close to the ball pressures received from the pachinko balls located in the diversion section 98 of the diversion troughs 89a and 89b and the guiding section 97.

Then, the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b
By turning on the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 104b of the stopper locking claws 103a, 10b
When 3b is changed from the diversion section 98 to the second state retracted, the leading pachinko ball in the diversion section 98, the diversion section 98 following the head, and the pachinko ball in the guiding section 97 start to flow down quickly, Following this, the pachinko balls in the vertical portion 96 enter into the guiding portion 97, and the velocity from the upper wall 102 of the guiding portion 97,
The space is adjusted, the liquid falls in the guiding portion 97, and quickly flows down in the flow regulating portion 98.

Further to this, inflow gutters 87a, 87
The pachinko ball in the second bent portion 95 of b is in the vertical portion 95,
The pachinko ball in the first bent portion 93 is in the second inclined portion 94,
The pachinko balls in the first inclined portion 92 quickly flow into the first bent portion 93, respectively. At this time, the stopper pawl 103
Due to the retreat of a and 103b, the leading pachinko ball and the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 98 following the head flow down in the flow regulating portion 98 while almost contacting each other, and the pachinko ball from the guiding portion 97 adjusts at an angle of 45 degrees. Since the flow portion 98 continues, the direction of the pachinko ball is gradually separated from the front pachinko ball while changing the direction and flows down in the flow regulating portion 98, and the pachinko ball from the vertical portion 96 is further moved to the upper wall 10 of the guiding portion 97.
Since the speed and the interval are adjusted by 2, the particles flow down in the flow regulating portion 98 at each predetermined separation distance.

Then, the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a, 90b
When the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b are turned off to convert the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b into the first state in which the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b have entered the flow regulating portion 98, the flow is down in the flow regulating portion 98. Pachinko ball on the way is stopper claw for stopper 1
03a, 103b to prevent the flow down, and subsequently, the flow regulating portion 98, the guiding portion 97, the vertical portion 96, the second bent portion 95, the second inclined portion 94, the first bent portion 93, the first inclined portion. Part 9
The pachinko balls in 2 are also prevented from flowing down, and the discharging operation of the pachinko balls is completed and the pachinko balls return to their original rest state.

At this time, the stopper claws 103a, 1
Since the ball blocking portion of 03b is made to coincide with the swing locus, the pachinko ball is locked by the stopper pawls 103a, 103.
The supporting shaft 105 can receive the impact force when it collides with b, the pachinko ball can be favorably locked against the impact force of the pachinko ball, and the ball blocking portion moves tangentially to the pachinko ball. Therefore, the stopper claws 103a, 10 for the stopper
Even if 3b collides with a pachinko ball when it enters the flow regulating portion 98, the stopper pawls 103a and 103b do not bite the pachinko ball, and the stopper pawl 103 is provided.
The a and 103b smoothly enter the flow regulating section 98.

In this way, the spherical flow path 76a of the guide trough 63,
First and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85a, 85 following 76b
b inflow gutters 87a, 87b with two bent portions 93, 95
The vertical portion 96 is provided subsequent to the second bent portion 95, the wall portion 72 of the vertical portion 96 is pushed out, and the guide portion 97 in which the upper wall 102 is inclined is provided on the opposite side. Since the flow regulating portion 98 inclined at a degree is provided and the discharge stopper mechanisms 90a and 90b are arranged in the flow regulating portion 98, the pachinko ball in the second state when the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b are on. Smoothly flow down, and the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 104b
In the first state, which is when the switch is off, the stopper pawl 10
The ball pressure applied to 3a, 103b and the like can be sufficiently reduced, and the reliability of the first and second game medium ejection mechanisms 85a, 85b can be greatly improved.

Also, the first and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85
Since a and 85b have a unit structure, when a failure occurs in each component, the failed part can be easily replaced on a unit-by-unit basis, and a failure or the like can be dealt with quickly. Moreover, the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 1
By arranging 04b and the lock solenoid 109 in the vertical direction, it is possible to effectively prevent dust from entering the solenoid through the insertion hole of the drive plunger and the plunger being worn down due to friction between the plunger and the insertion hole. The life of each mechanism can be extended.

Reference numeral 83 designates a ball removal sensor 112 which is a switch which can be turned on and off by inserting a tool such as a pin or a wire through an operation hole formed on the front surface of the front frame 3 as appropriate. It is for operating the gate.

The first and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85a and 85b configured as described above are individually controlled, and for example, when performing "13" ball ejecting operations, the first game By ejecting "7" prize balls from the medium ejecting mechanism 85a and ejecting "6" prize balls from the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b, a total of "13" prize balls can be obtained in a short time. It is discharged. That is, by discharging the prize balls into two lines, even if a large number of prize balls are generated due to the occurrence of a special game, or if a large number of ball lending requests are generated, the game medium is quickly discharged. Since it can be performed, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable due to the delay of the ball discharging operation. In addition, the number of balls discharged from each of the game medium discharging mechanisms 85a and 85b is the first and the second.
The discharge sensors 91a and 91b are used for counting, and an accurate ball discharging operation without excess or deficiency in the number of discharged balls is possible.

First and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 85a, 85
The ball discharge gutter 113 following b is composed of one system as shown in FIG. 6, and has first and second game medium discharge mechanisms 85a and 8a.
5b is formed by an inflow part 114 connected to both falling parts 99, 99 of the flow control gutters 89a, 89b, and a discharge ball part 116 provided with a flow down gutter 115 connected to the ball supply tray 7 on the front face of the front frame 3. The pachinko balls that have flowed in from both falling portions 99, 99 of 89a, 89b are dropped onto the downflow trough 115 while hitting the projecting wall or the like, and discharged to the ball supply tray 7.

The distribution gutter 117 connected to the lower part of the downflow gutter 115 is connected to the ball receiving pan 8 at the lower front part of the front frame 3, and when the ball supply pan 7 is filled with pachinko balls, the downflow gutter 115 is connected.
The pachinko ball overflowing from the ball is discharged to the ball tray 8. Further, the distribution gutter 117 is provided with an overflow switch 119, which is a switch interlocking with the detection piece 118 which also functions as a gutter wall, just below the downflow gutter 115. When the distribution gutter 117 is filled with pachinko balls, , The pressing force causes detection piece 118
Is pressed, and the overflow switch 119 outputs an ON signal.

At the inflow portion of the ball discharge trough 120 branched from the middle of the ball discharge gutter 113, for example, a plate-shaped ball discharge gate 121.
Is rotatably arranged by a support shaft 122, and by rotating the ball removing gate 121, the ball removing gutter 1
The branch path to 20 can be opened and closed as appropriate. This ball removal gate 121 connects the support shaft 122 and the ball removal solenoid 123 via an appropriate link 124 outside the gutter wall, and turns the ball removal solenoid 123 on and off to open the ball removal gate 121. It can be rotated by a desired angle (a state in which the inlet to the downflow gutter 115 can be closed and a state in which the inlet to the ball drop gutter 120 can be closed).

Then, when the ball removal solenoid 123 is energized, the plunger of the ball removal solenoid 123 is pulled up so that the link 124 moves upward, and the ball removal gate 121 is rotated toward the downflow gutter 115 to remove the ball removal. Gutter 1
Open 20 inlets. The ball removal gate 121 is rotated to a position where the ball discharge gutter 113 is closed (a position where a pachinko ball cannot pass). Also, when the energization of the ball-throwing solenoid 123 is cut off, the ball-stripping gate 121 quickly returns to the position where the ball-storing gate 121 closes the inflow port of the ball-storing gutter 120 by an appropriate restoring force composed of a spring or the like.

When the ball removal gate 121 returns,
When the plunger of the ball removing solenoid 123 is lowered to a predetermined position, the ball removing gate 121 cannot be further rotated, so that the ball removing gate 121 does not retreat largely into the ball removing trough 120. Further, by providing an appropriate stopper or the like that comes into contact with the ball-removing gate 121 when it is returned to the predetermined position, it is possible to prevent the ball-removing gate 121 from swinging, and the ball-removing solenoid is restored by the restoring force of a spring or the like. 123
The risk of breakage can also be reduced.

Moreover, a gate sensor (not shown) for detecting the position of the ball removal gate 121 is provided on the side of the link 124, and the ball removal gate 121 allows the ball removal gutter 120 to operate.
If it is in the closed position, the gate sensor outputs an off signal, and the ball removal gate 121 opens the ball removal gutter 120 in the open position (ball discharge gutter 1
13), the gate sensor outputs an ON signal. Thus, when the ball-exiting gate 121 is not operating normally due to damage to the ball-extracting solenoid 123 or the link 124, the position of the ball-extracting gate is detected by this gate sensor, thereby It is possible to know the information and to respond promptly.

The flow path of the discharged balls in the prize ball discharging operation or the ball rental discharging operation has been described above.
The downstream side of 20 is merged with the out-ball flow down path 60,
It guides to a recovery gutter (not shown), returns it to the game ball circulation mechanism of the island facility consisting of a pachinko machine row, polishes and cleans the collected game balls, and supplies them again to the ball storage tank 62.

Further, a frame sensor 125 is provided as a detection means for detecting that the front panel 3a provided on the front frame 3 of the pachinko machine 1 so as to be openable and closable is in a state of being opened from the front frame 3 (open state). The information detected by the frame sensor 125 is used for game medium ejection control. That is, when the prize ball discharge operation or the ball rental discharge operation is performed while the front panel 3a provided with the ball supply tray 7 is in the open state, the discharged balls are not supplied to the ball supply tray 7. Since the spillage occurs, the information as to whether the frame sensor 125 detects the open state of the front panel 3a is collected for the purpose of avoiding such a situation.

Further, a speaker 126 is provided at an appropriate position of the pachinko machine 1 (upper surface of the back surface in this embodiment),
A sound effect during a game, a voice expression during a prize ball discharge control, a rental ball discharge control, and the like can be appropriately performed.

The above has described the embodiment in which the card controller 9 is integrally provided in the machine frame 2 of the pachinko machine 1, but the arrangement of the card controller 9 is not limited to this. .

For example, as shown in FIG. 11, an auxiliary frame 127 is provided on one side of the machine frame 2 (on the left side in the drawing), the card control device 9 is housed in the auxiliary frame 127, and a card insertion / ejection slot is provided. 10, insertion balance display unit 15, card holding display unit 16
May be a pachinko machine 1 ′ configured to be positioned on the front surface of the auxiliary frame 127. If this auxiliary frame 127 is set to be approximately equal to the height of the machine frame 2 and configured in a vertically long shape with a relatively narrow width, when the pachinko machine 1'is installed in the island facility, each auxiliary frame 127 ... ... also serves as a separating plate (see FIG. 12).

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, various display parts (ball lending button pressing display part 13, balance display part 14, etc.) and operation parts (cards) related to card control are provided in a frame similar to the auxiliary frame 127. A card control frame 128 in which the insertion / ejection opening 10, the ball lending button 11 and the like) are integrated may be provided on one side of the machine frame 2 as a pachinko machine 1 ″. Card control frame 128
The arrangement is similar to that of a conventional ball lending machine (see FIG. 14), and the player can receive the ball lending by using the prepaid card without feeling uncomfortable. Moreover, by integrating various display units and operation units related to the ball lending card control into the card control frame 128 and making them independent of the machine frame 2 related to the game control, the player can use the prepaid card. It is possible to prevent an erroneous operation as much as possible, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the player accidentally operates the operation unit provided on the ball supply tray 7 or the like during a long-time game.

When the card insertion / ejection slot 10 is provided separately from the ball tray 8 as in the above-mentioned pachinko machine 1'and pachinko machine 1 ", it is customary to provide the ball tray 8 with an ashtray. It is possible to prevent the accumulated ash from causing a problem in the card control device 9. Further, by disposing the card control device 9 between the pedestals, the card insertion and ejection port 10 in the card control device 9 of the adjacent pachinko machine can be prevented. Although there is a risk of misidentification, if a prepaid card insertion guide plate 129 is installed upright on one side of the card insertion / ejection slot 10 as shown in FIGS. By 129, it is possible to let the player recognize that the card control device 9 in which the card insertion / ejection opening 10 is not visible is not the one provided in the pachinko machine.

Next, the configuration of the control device for performing game control, prize ball discharge control, ball rental discharge control, etc. of the pachinko machine 1 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 15, the pachinko machine 1 performs a prize ball discharging operation based on winning various prizes 22 ..., etc. provided on the game board 5, a variable prize winning device 28 and a variable display device 25. A card that enables a player to borrow a ball as a game medium from the game medium ejecting device 64 of the pachinko machine 1 by using a main control unit 130 that controls the operation of a large game device such as the like and a prepaid card 131. It is composed of a controller 9. In this way, by distributing the game board control function, the ejection control function, and the card control function to the three control devices (the game board control device 132, the ejection control device 133, and the card control device 9), each control function is Can be exchanged.

The main control section 130 is a game board control device 1 mainly for controlling various game devices provided on the game board 5.
32 and an ejection control device 133 that mainly controls the ejection of game balls, which are game media, from the game medium ejection device 64. The game control in the pachinko machine 1 is independent from the card control device 9. Can be done by Further, various information is appropriately sent from the game board control device 132 and the discharge control device 133 to the management device 134 installed in the game store. Various control information is sent from the management device 134 to the main control unit 13.
0 is input to the main control unit 130 based on the control information.
May be configured to control the pachinko machine 1.

The game board control device 132 has various detecting means (for example, first to third start switches 29a to 29c) provided on the game board 5 for specifying the second type winning balls and the third type winning balls. , The measurement winning detector 49, the winning number detector 50, etc.) are input, and the game board control device 132 displays the first to third variable displays of the variable display device 25 based on these input information. The parts 26a to 26c are converted and displayed, and the ball receiving doors 43, 43 of the variable winning a prize device 28 are displayed.
Is rotated right and left at a predetermined timing to be converted into the second state.

Further, the game board control device 132 causes the speaker 126 to output a sound effect corresponding to the game contents of the pachinko machine 1, a sound effect during the prize ball discharging operation or the ball rental discharging operation, and also to make a big hit. "Big hit information" is output to the management device 134 via the information output signal line L1, "start information" is output via the start information output signal line L2, and "error information" is output via the error information output signal line L3. To do.

On the other hand, the discharge control device 133 has a "prize ball signal 1" (for example, a signal for discharging a prize ball for a second type winning ball) from the game board control device 132 and a "prize ball signal 2". "(For example, a signal for ejecting a prize ball for a third type winning ball) is a prize ball signal 1 output signal line L
4 and the prize ball signal 2 output signal line L5. In addition, when the game board control device 132 does not make the variable display device 25, the game board control device 1
The discharge control device 133 is based on the input of the "characteristics ready signal" from the character 32 through the characteristics ready signal line L6.
By outputting the "prize ball signal request signal" to the game board control device 132 via the prize ball signal request signal line L7, the above-mentioned prize ball signal 1 or prize ball signal 2 can be output.

Further, the discharge control device 133 is adapted to receive the detection information of the first winning ball detector 53 which detects all safe balls, and the game board control device 132 outputs the prize ball signal 1 or the prize. If the ball signal 2 is not input,
The first winning ball detector 53 is the type of winning ball that is differently detected.
Processed as a winning ball, the first and second discharge solenoids 104
a, 104b to drive the first and second discharge sensors 91
The number of discharged balls is counted by a and 91b, and a predetermined number of prize balls is discharged in advance. When the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 is input from the game board control device 132, the prize ball detected by the first prize ball detector 53 is processed as the second prize ball or the third prize ball. , Discharge a predetermined number of prize balls set in advance. Thus, when the prize ball discharging operation based on the winning balls is completed, the discharge control device 133 drives the safe solenoid 58 to pay out the safe balls.

As described above, the award ball signal 1 or the award ball signal 2 from the game board controller 132 is used as the award ball type for specifying the number of award balls in the award ball ejecting operation performed by the ejection control device 133. The game is configured so that the discharge control device 133 can send a prize ball signal that can be read by supplying it to the 133 and discharging a predetermined number of game balls based on the prize ball signal as a prize ball. When the board control device 132 is replaced with the game board 5, mutual compatibility between the discharge control device 133 and the game board control device 132 is guaranteed. Therefore, even when exchanging a plurality of types of balls according to the contents of the game with the game board 5 configured to discharge as prize balls, the game board control device 132 corresponding to the game board 5 is replaced. As a result, the game contents on the pachinko machine 1 can be exchanged easily and inexpensively without any inconvenience. Moreover, when the number of prize balls based on all prize balls is set to a constant value, the prize plate signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 is not output from the game board control device 132, so that all prize balls are the first prize. It becomes possible to process it as a sphere.

In addition, the discharge control device 133 sends a "prize ball discharge sound request signal" via the prize ball discharge sound request signal line L8.
The "ball rental sound request signal" is sent via the ball rental sound request signal line L9, the "card insertion sound request signal" is sent via the card insertion sound request signal line L10, and the card discharge sound request signal line L11.
The "card ejection sound request signal" is output to each of the game board control devices 132 via, and the game board control device 132 outputs an appropriate sound from the speaker 126 based on these request signals.

Further, in the discharge control device 133, the opening / closing information of the front frame 3a from the frame sensor 125, the overflow detection information from the overflow switch 119, the discharge standby ball detection information from the discharge standby ball detector 68, and the replenishment sensor 6 are provided.
5, the stored ball shortage detection information and the out sensor 61 output the out-ball detection information, respectively. At the same time, a ball-rentable display display 17 outputs a ball-lending possible display output, and a ball-lending discharge display 18 outputs a ball-lending discharge display output. To the prize ball discharge display section 19, respectively.

Further, the discharge control device 133 sends the "prize ball number signal" to the buy signal line L13 via the prize ball number signal line L12.
The "buy signal" is output to the management device 134 via the replenishment signal line L14, the "replenishment signal" via the replenishment signal line L14, and the "out number signal" via the out number signal line L15. In the present embodiment, the award ball number signal is 1 pulse for 10 discharged balls, the buy signal is 1 pulse for the minimum ball rental unit (for example, 100 yen: 25), and the out number signal. Is designed to output one pulse for each of 10 out balls, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, each time one discharged ball or out ball is detected, a prize ball number signal or an out ball is output. It may be configured to output one pulse of several signals, or may be configured to output one pulse of a buy signal when a predetermined ball rental unit (for example, 1000 yen) is reached.

Further, when the ON signal is input from the ball removal sensor 112, the discharge control device 133 receives the ball removal solenoid 1
23 is driven to switch the flow path to the ball removing trough 120, and the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b are appropriately driven to perform the ball removing operation.

The card control device 9 uses the ball lending request signal line L16.
A "ball lending request signal" is output to the discharge control device 133 through the discharge control device 133, and the discharge control device 133 sends a "P device ready signal" to the card control device 9 through the P device ready signal line L17. The "payout completion signal" is sent via the completion signal line L18, and the "card signal" is sent via the card signal line L19.
Are input respectively.

This card control device 9 reads the card balance which is valuable data of the prepaid card 131 and inserts it based on the player inserting the prepaid card 131 into the card control device 9 through the card insertion / ejection slot 10. The card balance when the card is inserted is displayed and output to the balance display unit 15, and also displayed and output to the card holding display unit 16 to indicate that the card control device 9 holds the card. Note that the card balance at the time of card insertion is also displayed on the balance display unit 14 until the ball rental discharge operation based on the use of the prepaid card 131 is performed.

Next, the first to fourth selection switches 13a-
When the player operates the ball lending button 11 composed of 13d,
The display is output to the ball lending button press display unit 13 corresponding to the operated ball lending button 11. Then, based on the operation of the ball lending button 11, the card control device 9 outputs a ball lending request signal to the discharge control device 133 via the ball lending request signal line L16, and based on the ball lending request. When the payout completion signal based on the completion of the ball lending operation is input through the payout completion signal line L18, valuable data corresponding to the number of paid game balls is subtracted from the card balance, and the balance display unit 14 displays the value. Change the display of the contents to the balance of valuable data at this point.

Further, when the player operates the return button 12, the prepaid card 131 is supposed to be ejected from the card insertion / ejection slot 10. At this time, the card controller 9 displays the card balance of the prepaid card 131 in the balance display section. In addition to rewriting to the balance displayed in 14, the punching process is performed at a predetermined position of the prepaid card 131 when the card balance is below the predetermined balance. It should be noted that the rewriting of the card balance and the punching of holes are not limited to be performed collectively at the time of card ejection, and may be performed at any time. Even when the return button 12 is not operated, the prepaid card 131 is forcibly ejected from the card insertion / ejection slot 10 when the card balance of the prepaid card 131 becomes “0”. Good.

The card control device 9 uses the management device 1 to obtain information such as the number of lent balls discharged based on the use of the prepaid card 131 (or valuable data corresponding to the number of lent balls).
34 is output to the card management device 135 provided separately. Then, the information appropriately processed by the card management device 135 is the prepaid card 13
It is sent to the issuing company, etc.

As described above, there are three control devices (a game board control device 132 and a discharge control device) that have a game board control function, a discharge control function, and a card control function in the electric control device that controls the operation of the pachinko machine 1. 133, the card control device 9) is configured to be distributed, so that the load on each control device (processing speed, the range to read the detection information of various detectors, etc.) can be reduced, and various control operations can be simultaneously processed. Moreover, it is possible to prevent a failure that occurs in only some control functions from affecting other control functions. For example, even when a problem occurs in the card control device 9, other small balls that are game media are not used. By supplying from the above, the pachinko game in the pachinko machine 1 can be performed as usual.

Next, the game board control device 132 will be described in detail. The game board control device 132 controls the game devices such as the variable display device 25 and the variable winning device 28 provided in the game board 5 according to the game content, and also sets various winning a prize holes (for example, first to first). An award for processing a winning ball that has won a prize in the third starting opening 30 to 32, etc. as a second winning ball or a third winning ball, and specifying a winning ball type corresponding to the second winning ball or the third winning ball. Sphere signal emission control device 13
3, the game board control means 136 for sending to 3 is provided on a single substrate.

In addition to the above game board control means 136, the big hit information output means 13 is provided in the game board control device 132.
7, start information output means 138, error information output means 139, and voice output means 140 are provided, and each information from the game board control means 136 to the big hit information output means 137, start information output means 138, and error information output means 139. When an output request is made, jackpot information output means 137
The jackpot information is output via the jackpot information output signal line L1.
Start information is output via the start information output signal line L2.
The error information is output to the management device 134 via the error information output signal line L3.

The big hit information output means 137 outputs to the management device 134 that a "big hit" in which a predetermined display mode of the variable display 26 of the variable display device 25 is displayed is generated in the pachinko machine 1. Therefore, the start information output means 138 uses the first to third start switches 29a to 29b.
The number of times conversion display of the variable display 26 is actually performed based on winning the 9c (first to third starting ports 30 to 32).
Since the number of winning prizes stored in is up to 4, the number of occurrences of starting winnings may differ from the actual number of startings. ) Is output to the management device 134, and the error information output means 13
Reference numeral 9 is for outputting error information of various gaming devices and an illegal state made to the pachinko machine 1 to the management device 134.

In this way, by outputting various game information from the game board control device 132 to the management device 134, the game state in each pachinko machine 1 ... Is managed by the management device 13.
4 can be managed comprehensively. Moreover, since it is possible to supply the jackpot information and the start information for calculating the jackpot occurrence rate, which is a useful judgment material in estimating the sales balance of the pachinko machine 1, to the management device 134, these information It is possible to avoid a situation in which the game shop side requiring the illegal modification of the control board of each pachinko machine 1 causes an unnecessary failure.

In addition, in the voice output means 140 of the game board control device 132, the prize ball discharge sound request signal from the discharge control device 133 via the prize ball discharge sound request signal line L8, the ball rental discharge sound request signal line L9. When the rental ball discharge sound request signal is input through the card insertion sound request signal line L10, the card insertion sound request signal is input through the card discharge sound request signal line L11, and the card discharge sound request signal is input through the card discharge sound request signal line L11. The output means 140 outputs a predetermined sound effect preset according to each request signal from the speaker 126. In addition, in order to emit the game sound related to the game control performed by the game board control means 136, the game sound request signal line L2 is also output from the game board control means 136.
The "game sound request signal" is input to the voice output means 140 via 0.

As described above, by collectively providing the voice output means 140 for outputting various voices in the game board control device 132, it becomes possible to output all voices with a single voice generating member. Space saving and cost reduction can be achieved. Moreover, by providing the sound output means 140 in the game board control device 132 which is replaced every time the game board 5 of the pachinko machine 1 is replaced, various sounds such as a card insertion / ejection sound can be appropriately changed. It is possible to change the sound effect to a novel one along with the game contents that change the fashion in a relatively short period.

The game board control means 136 is provided with game control means 141 for directly controlling the operation of the game board 5. The game control means 141 has first to third start switches 29a to 29c. Based on the detection of the starting winning ball, an auxiliary game for converting and displaying the variable display 26 of the variable display device 25 at an invisible speed is performed, and a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of this conversion display, or a game. The conversion display is stopped based on the person operating the stop switch (not shown), and only when the stop symbol corresponds to the preset special symbol, the variable winning device 28 is in the second state at the predetermined timing for the predetermined time. The special game to be converted to is started.

Further, in addition to the first winning ball detecting means 53 which is a first winning ball detecting means which functions as a safe sensor for detecting all winning balls, it is a second winning ball detecting means provided in a predetermined winning opening. The second winning ball detector 142 and the third winning detector 143 (for example, the first to the third) which is the third winning ball detecting means.
The starting switches 19a to 19c, the continuous winning detector 49, the winning number detector 50, and the like are distributed to the second winning ball or the third winning ball according to the winning ball type. ) Is input to the game control means 141 of the game board control means 136, the detection output of the second winning ball detector 142 is detected by the second winning ball detecting means 144 and the third winning ball detector 143. The outputs are respectively detected by the third winning ball detecting means 145, and the second winning ball detecting means 144 which has detected the detection output of the second winning ball detector 142 outputs the second winning ball detecting signal to the third winning ball detector 143. Third winning ball detecting means 1 detecting the detection output of
Reference numeral 45 designates the third winning ball detection signal, respectively, and the winning ball type determining means 14
Send to 6.

The prize-ball type determining means 146, to which the second prize-ball detecting signal or the third prize-ball detecting signal is input as described above, outputs the second prize-ball type signal based on the second prize-ball detecting signal to the second prize-ball type signal. The third winning ball type storage means 147 outputs the third winning ball type signal based on the third winning ball detection signal to the third winning ball type storage means 148, respectively. Then, the second winning ball type storage means 147 stores the second winning ball type based on the second winning ball type signal, and the third winning ball type storing means 148 stores the third winning ball type based on the third winning ball type signal. The winning ball type signal is stored and supplied to the winning ball signal transmitting means 149.

The prize ball signal transmitting means 149 comprises a priority control means 150 and a memory subtraction means 151.
The priority control means 150, to which the second winning sphere type storage signal or the third winning sphere type storage signal is input from the second and third winning sphere number storage means 147 and 148, is based on the second winning sphere type storage signal. The winning ball signal 1 or the winning ball signal 2 based on the third winning ball type storage signal is output to the discharge control device 133. When both prize winning memory signals are simultaneously input, the priority control means 150 outputs one of the prize memory signals according to a preset priority order.

The game control means 136 is provided with an operation state detecting means 152 for detecting that the game board control device 132 itself is operating. The operation state detecting means 152 is provided in the game board control device 132. The accessory ready signal is output to the emission control device 133 through the accessory ready signal line L6 in association with the operation itself. Then, based on the input of the accessory ready signal, the discharge control device 133 determines that the game board control device 132 is in a state capable of outputting the prize ball signal, and the discharge control device 133 requests the prize ball signal. The prize ball signal request signal is output via the signal line L7. This award ball signal request signal is an award ball signal transmitting means 1
The priority control means 150 outputs the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 by inputting the prize ball signal request signal. Therefore, if the prize ball signal request signal is not input from the discharge control device 133, the transmission of the prize ball signal is restricted.

In this way, the priority control means 150 supplies the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 to the discharge control device 133 via the prize ball signal 1 output signal line L4 or the prize ball signal 2 output signal line L5. And the predetermined number of prize balls preset for the second prize ball or the third prize ball is the discharge control device 1
It is discharged based on the operation control of the game medium discharging device 64 by 33.

In the present embodiment, the first winning ball, the second winning ball and the third winning ball are set, but only the second winning ball detector 142 is provided in a predetermined winning hole in the game board 5. May be provided so that two different numbers of prize balls can be discharged. Of course, four or more prize ball discharge numbers may be set. In addition, if the award ball signal is not output from the game board control device 132, the discharge control device 133 processes all the award balls as the first award ball based on the ON signal of the first award ball detector 53. Therefore, it is extremely easy to set the same number of discharged prize balls based on all the prize balls.

The voice output means 140 is provided with a priority control means 153, and the voice output means 1 is provided via each signal line.
Prize ball discharge sound request signal, ball rental discharge sound request signal, card insertion sound request signal, card discharge sound request signal,
The game sound request signal is once input to the priority control means 153, and the priority control means 153 determines the priority order when a plurality of sound request signals compete with each other. For example, in the case where there is a ball lending request based on the player's will during the output of the game sound, and the ball lending discharging operation is performed by the ball lending request,
Since priority is given to the player to recognize that the ball rental discharge operation has been performed accurately, the output of the game sound is temporarily stopped and the ball rental discharge sound is output.

Then, the priority control means 153 outputs a signal to the game sound output means 154 based on the game sound request signal,
Prize ball discharge sound output means 15 based on the prize ball discharge sound request signal
5, a signal is output to the rental ball discharge sound output means 156 based on the rental ball discharge sound request signal, a signal is output to the card reception sound output means 157 based on the card insertion sound request signal, and a card discharge sound request is issued. A signal is output to the card ejection sound output means 158 based on the signal. When a signal is input from the priority control unit 153, a preset predetermined voice is output from each sound output unit and is supplied to the speaker 126 via the first OR circuit 159.

Next, the discharge control device 133 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 18, the discharge control device 133 is based on the detection output of the first winning ball detector 53 (if the detected ball is the second winning ball or the third winning ball, the game board control device 13).
In order to perform a prize ball discharging operation (based on the prize ball signal 2 or the prize ball signal 3 from 2) or a ball rental discharging operation based on a ball lending request from the card control device 9, a game medium discharging device 64 The first and second discharge solenoids 104a,
A single board is provided with discharge control means 160 for appropriately driving the game balls 104b to discharge a predetermined number of game balls.

Further, the discharge control device 133 is provided with a discharge start condition confirmation means 161, and it is confirmed whether or not the discharge start condition confirmation means 161 is in a discharge controllable state, and the discharge start condition confirmation means is provided. Only when the “ejection start enable signal” from the control unit 161 is supplied to the ejection control means 160 via the ejection start enable signal line L21, is the ejection control means 160.
Therefore, the game medium discharging operation can be performed.

The discharge start condition confirmation means 161 is adapted to receive the detection outputs of the frame sensor 125, the overflow switch 119 and the discharge standby ball detector 68, and the detection output from the frame sensor 125 is the frame. The detection output generated by the overflow switch 119 is supplied to the closed state confirmation unit 162, and the detection output generated by the discharge standby ball detector 68 is supplied to the discharge standby ball detection unit 164. .. And the front panel 3
When the frame sensor 125 detects a state in which a is opened (for example, outputs a high-level detection signal), the frame closed state confirmation means 162 outputs the first discharge enable signal in accordance with the input of the detection signal. To stop. Further, when the overflow switch 119 detects a state in which the sphere overflows into the distribution gutter 117 (for example, outputs an H level detection signal), the overflow sphere accumulated amount confirmation means 163 is accompanied with the input of the detection signal.
Stops outputting the second discharge enable signal. Furthermore, when the discharge standby ball confirmation means 164 detects a shortage of discharge standby balls that can be supplied to the game medium discharge device 64 (for example, outputs a detection signal of H level), the discharge is performed in accordance with the input of the detection signal. The standby ball confirmation means 164 stops outputting the third discharge enable signal.

The first discharge possible signal output from the frame closed state confirmation means 162, the second discharge possible signal output from the overflow ball storage amount confirmation means 163, and the third discharge possible output from the discharge standby ball confirmation means 164. The signals are supplied to the three-input first AND circuit 165, respectively. Only while the first to third discharge enable signals are being input, the first signal is supplied.
As the gate output of the AND circuit 165, the discharge start enable signal is sent via the discharge start enable signal line L21 to the discharge control means 16
0 is supplied. That is, the overflowed ball storage amount confirmation means 16
3. When any of the overflow switch 119, the discharge standby ball detector 68, and the discharge standby ball detector 68 detects an unfavorable state for discharging the game medium, the first AND circuit 165 does not output the discharge start enable signal, thereby controlling the discharge. The game medium ejecting operation based on the control of the means 160 is regulated.

While the discharge start condition confirmation means 161 is inputting the discharge start enable signal, the detection output is input from the first winning ball detector 53 (the winning ball is the second or the second winning ball). In case of 3 winning balls,
Based on the award ball signal 1 or the award ball signal 2 being input from the game board control device 132 via the award ball signal 1 output signal line L4 or the award ball signal 2 output signal line L5), the discharge control means 160 is While driving the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b of the game medium discharge device 64,
The number of discharged balls is counted based on the detection signals from the first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b, and a predetermined number (first to third number of winning balls) of game balls are discharged.

When the ball lending / discharging is possible, the discharge control means 160 outputs a P-unit ready signal to the card controller 9 through the P-unit ready signal line L17, and outputs the signal. When a ball lending request signal is input from the card control device 9 through the ball lending request signal line L16, the requested predetermined number of game balls are discharged to the game medium discharging device 64 in the same manner as the above prize ball discharging operation. To be discharged from. In addition,
In this embodiment, when the discharge control means 160 performs the ball rental discharge operation, one of the operable conditions is that the card signal is input from the card control device 9 through the card signal line L19. Since the card signal has been set and the card signal is stopped, the discharge control means 160 invalidates these ball rental requests even if there are undischarged ball rental requests.

Further, the discharge control means 160 is also for controlling the ball discharge operation, and the ball discharge sensor 112.
When the detection signal is input from the discharge control means 160, the discharge control means 160 drives the ball-extracting solenoid 123 to switch the flow path of the discharge ball, and the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 104a.
04b is driven to set the discharge standby ball to the game medium discharging device 64.
It will be discharged more. If the ejection lock mechanism 88 is driven in association with the ball removing operation, the upstream side of the ejection lock mechanism 88 (the first bent portion 93, the second inclined portion in the embodiment shown in FIG. 9). 94, second bent portion 9
5, only the standby balls located in the vertical portion 96, the guiding portion 97, and the flow regulating portion 98) can be discharged from the game medium discharging device 64.

In addition to the discharge control means 160, the discharge control device 133 has a voice output request means 166, a winning ball payout means 167, an information output means 168, and a display drive means 16.
9. A ball rental discharge confirmation signal output means 170 is provided, and these are also formed on the same single substrate as the discharge control means 160.

As shown in FIG. 20, the voice output requesting means 166 is provided with a prize ball discharge sound requesting means 171, a ball rental discharge sound requesting means 172, a card insertion sound requesting means 173, and a card discharge sound requesting means 174. Discharge control means 16
0 is a "Prize ball discharging signal" or "Private ball discharging signal" that is output in connection with performing a prize ball or ball rental discharging operation.
Is input to the prize ball discharging sound requesting means 171 or the ball rental discharging sound requesting means 172 via the winning ball discharging signal line L22 or the lending ball discharging signal line L23, and the card control device 9 holds the prepaid card 131. The card signal output in connection with this is transmitted through the card signal line L19 to the card insertion sound requesting means 173 and the card ejection sound requesting means 1
74 is input.

Then, the prize ball discharge sound requesting means 171 sends the prize ball discharge sound request signal to the game board control device 132 via the prize ball discharge sound request signal line L8 based on the input of the prize ball discharge signal. The rental ball discharge sound requesting means 172 outputs the rental ball discharge sound request signal to the game board control device 132 via the ball rental discharge sound request signal line L9 based on the input of the rental ball discharge sound signal. .. Thus, the voice output means 140 of the game board control device 132 described above outputs a predetermined voice signal to the speaker 126.

Further, the card insertion sound requesting means 173 detects the rising edge of the card signal input from the card control device 9 and sends the card insertion sound request signal through the card insertion sound request signal line L10 to the game board control device. The card ejection sound requesting means 174 detects the falling edge of the card signal, and outputs the card ejection sound request signal to the game board controller 13 via the card ejection sound request signal line L11.
It outputs to 2. Thus, prepaid card 1
When the card 31 is inserted into the card control device 9, a card insertion sound signal is output, and when the prepaid card 131 is ejected, a card ejection sound signal is output to the speaker 126 by the audio output unit 140, respectively. It is possible to output a predetermined sound at the time of insertion / ejection.

The winning sphere payout means 167 pays out one safe sphere detected by the first winning sphere detector 53 based on the discharge control means 160 having completed a predetermined number of winning sphere discharging operations. When the prize ball discharge operation is completed, the "prize ball discharge end signal" output from the discharge control means 160 is input via the prize ball discharge end signal line L24, thereby paying out the prize ball. The means 167 outputs a drive command to the safe solenoid 58 to release the safe ball and stop the safe solenoid at a predetermined timing.
When a plurality of safe balls are staying, they are prevented from flowing down to the following safe balls.

As shown in FIG. 21, the information output means 168 is provided with prize ball information output means 175, sales information output means 176, replenishment request output means 177, and out information output means 178. The "prize ball discharge number signal" output from the discharge control means 160 in connection with the ball discharge operation is sent to the prize ball information output means 175 via the prize ball discharge number signal line 175. The "ball rental discharge end signal" output from the discharge control means 160 in connection with the execution is sent to the sales information output means 176 via the ball discharge end signal line L26, and the detection output of the supply sensor 65 is the supply request. The output of the out sensor 61 is supplied to the output means 177, and is supplied to the out information output means 178.

Then, the award ball information output means 175 is
The signal of the number of discharged prize balls, which is information on the number of discharged prize balls performed by the discharge control means 160, is counted, and the count value is a predetermined number (for example, 10).
Based on the fact that the number of winning balls reaches 1, the one-pulse prize ball number signal is output to the management device 134 via the prize ball number signal line L12. The sales information output means 176 counts the rental ball discharge end signal, which is information on the number of discharged ball rental balls performed by the discharge control means 160, and discharges a predetermined number (for example, 25 units, which is the minimum unit for renting game media). Is set as one unit, and a buy signal of one pulse per one unit is output to the management device 134 via the buy signal line L13. The replenishment request output means 177 uses the replenishment sensor 65.
On the basis of receiving the detection output of, the supply signal is output to the management device 134 through the supply signal line L14. The OUT information output unit 178 counts the detection output of the OUT sensor 61, and based on the count value reaching a predetermined number (for example, 10), outputs an OUT number signal of 1 pulse through the OUT number signal line L15. It outputs to the management apparatus 134 via the.

In this way, by outputting various game information and the like to the management device 134, the management device 134 can acquire the game status of the pachinko machine 1. For example, the number of prize balls actually ejected from the prize ball information output means 175 by the pachinko machine 1 is hit by the out information output means 178 in the game part 21 of the game board 5 in the pachinko machine 1 by the hit information. Since the number of balls is respectively supplied to the management device 134, it is possible to perform stop management in the pachinko machine 1 based on these pieces of information, and replenish the ball storage tank 62 of each pachinko machine 1 ... It is not necessary to perform stop management based on the number of balls played or the number of balls discharged from the game medium discharging device 64. Further, since the number of replenishments and the number of discharges include the number of balls provided for the player's voluntary ball-renting discharge operation, the adverse effect of simply using the number of replenishments and the number of discharges for stop management is eliminated. be able to. Further, it is not necessary for the gaming shop side to illegally modify the various detection mechanism units in order to obtain these pieces of information.

The prize ball information output means 175 and the sales information output means 176 count the prize ball discharge number signal or the rental ball discharge end signal supplied from the discharge control means 160, and the count number becomes a predetermined number. The present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration in which a signal is output every time it reaches. For example, the discharge control means 160 counts the number of game media discharged by performing the prize ball discharging operation or the ball rental discharging operation, and the count value is a predetermined number (for example, the number of discharged prize balls is 10, the ball discharging ball is discharged). Every time the number reaches 25), a unit prize ball number discharge completion signal or a unit rental ball number discharge completion signal is output.
75 or the sales information output means 176, and one pulse of the prize ball number signal or the buy signal may be output every time these completion signals are input. Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of outputting the prize ball number signal or the buy signal each time a predetermined number of discharged prize balls or discharged loan balls are detected. Information output means 17
5 or the sales information output means 176 may be configured to output a discharge prize ball detection signal or a discharge loan ball detection signal.

As shown in FIG. 22, the above display driving means 1
69 is provided with a ball rental possible display means 179, a ball rental discharge display means 180, and a prize ball discharge display means 181. The ball loan possible display means 179 is related to holding a prepaid card 131. Then, the card signal issued from the card control device 9 is output to the ball rental discharge display means 180 through the card signal line L19 in association with the discharge control means 160 performing the ball rental discharge operation. The ball renting discharge signal is output to the prize sphere discharging display means 181 via the ball renting discharge signal line L23 in association with the discharge control means 160 performing the prize ball discharging operation. Are respectively supplied through the signal line L22 during the discharge of prize balls.

Then, the ball lending possible display means 179 continues the ball lending available display section 17 while the card signal is being input.
A ball rental possible display is output to the ball rental discharge display means 180.
Continuously outputs the ball rental discharge display to the ball rental discharge display unit 18 while the ball rental discharge signal is being input. The prize sphere discharge display unit 19 continuously outputs the prize sphere discharge display. Thus, when the card controller 9 holds the prepaid card 131 and the ball can be rented, the rentable ball display unit 17
However, during the ball rental discharge operation based on the ball loan request based on the use of the prepaid card 131, the ball rental discharge display unit 18 displays the prize ball discharge operation based on the winning of various prizes 22 ... The display unit 19 is turned on, and each state is visually displayed to the player. In this embodiment, when the balance of the prepaid card 131 becomes “0” (state in which the ball cannot be loaned), the prepaid card 131.
Prepaid card 131
While the card is being inserted into the card control device 9, the ball can be loaned.

Further, the ball rental discharge confirmation signal output means 17
0 is the minimum unit of game media lending, as the ball rental discharge end signal output based on the completion of the ball rental discharge operation by the discharge control means 160 is input via the ball rental discharge end signal line L26. The number of discharges (for example, 25) is set as one unit, and a payout completion signal is output to the card control device 9 via the payout completion signal line L18 every time the one ball rental discharge operation is completed.

Next, the discharge control means 160 which controls the main function of the discharge control device 133 will be described in detail. The main part of this discharge control means 160 is a prize ball discharge means 182, a power failure control means 183, a ball rental discharge means 184, a discharge ball discharge means 1
It is composed of 85. Further, the discharge control means 160 has the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104a of the game medium discharge device 64 based on the control outputs of the prize ball discharge means 182, the ball rental discharge means 184, and the ball discharge means 185.
The discharge solenoid drive means 186 for driving output to b, and the detection output of the first and second discharge sensors 91a, 91b for detecting the game medium discharged with the driving of the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 104b. Prize ball discharging means 182,
Based on the detection information input from the ball lending discharge means 184, the discharged ball detection means 187 supplied to the discharged ball discharge means 185, and the first winning ball detection means 53, a "safe ball detection signal" is sent to the prize ball discharge means 182. A first winning ball detecting means 188 for supplying via the ball detecting signal line L27 is separately provided.

As shown in FIG. 24, the prize ball discharging means 1 described above.
Reference numeral 82 refers to the safe ball detection signal input from the first winning ball detection means 188 via the safe ball detection signal line L27 and the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 input from the game board control device 132. The prize ball type of the winning ball is determined, and a predetermined number of winning ball discharging operations according to the winning ball are performed.
A first discharge solenoid drive command signal line L28 for outputting a first discharge solenoid drive command signal for performing a prize ball discharge operation from the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a of the game medium discharge device 64.
The second discharge solenoid drive command signal line L28b for transmitting the prize ball discharge operation from the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b to 184 via a
It is to be separately supplied to the discharge solenoid drive means 186 via the.

By doing so, when the number of discharged prize balls is an odd number (for example, when 13 balls are discharged), etc., the number of balls discharged from the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a (for example, 7 balls) and the second game The number of balls ejected from the medium ejecting mechanism 85b (for example, 6
When the operation of the game medium ejecting device 64 is forced to stop during the ejection due to a power failure, fraud, error, etc. It is also possible to control the number of balls to be ejected from each of the game medium ejecting mechanism 85a and the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b.

Also, the prize ball discharging means 182 according to this embodiment.
Is provided with a prize ball signal requesting means 189, and priority control is performed based on an accessory ready signal being input from the operating state detecting means 152 of the game board control device 132 via the accessory ready signal line L6. An award ball signal request signal (call signal) that enables the means 150 to output the award ball signal 1 or the award ball signal 2 is output to the award ball signal transmitting means 149 via the award ball signal request signal line L7. The prize ball signal request signal is, for example, an on / off pulse of 50 milliseconds, and the priority control means 150 of the game board control device 132 provides on / off inversion for the output timing of the prize ball signal.

As described above, the priority control means 150 of the game board control device 132 to which the award ball signal request signal is input.
Only when the prize ball type storage signal is input from the second prize ball type storage means 147 or the third prize ball type storage means 148, the prize ball signal 1 or the prize based on any prize ball type storage. The emission control device 1 sends the ball signal 2 through the award ball signal 1 output signal line L4 or the award ball signal 2 output signal line L5.
Output to 33. Then, the prize ball signal 1 input through the prize ball signal 1 output signal line L4 is input to the prize ball signal 1 storage means 190 of the prize ball discharging means 182, and the prize ball signal 2 output signal line L5.
The prize ball signal 2 input via the above is input to the prize ball signal 2 storage means 191 of the prize ball discharge means 182, respectively.

Thus, the award ball signal 1 storage means 190 with the award ball signal 1 storage set or the award ball signal 2 storage means 191 with the award ball signal 2 storage set is detected by the first winning ball detection means 188. The prize sphere number determination means 192 to which the safe sphere detection signal is input via the safe sphere detection signal line L27.
On the other hand, the "award ball signal 1 storage signal" or the "award ball signal 2 storage signal" is supplied via the award ball signal 1 storage signal line L29 or the award ball signal 2 storage signal line L30.

On the other hand, when the winning ball type storage is not set in any of the second winning ball type storing means 147 and the third winning ball type 148 of the game board control device 132, the priority controlling means 150 gives the winning ball. Since the signal 1 and the award ball signal 2 are not output, the award ball signal storage is not set in either the award ball signal 1 storage means 190 or the award ball signal 2 storage means 191, and the award ball number determination means 192 is set. The award ball signal 1 storage signal and the award ball signal 2 storage signal are not input.

The prize sphere number determining means 192 is a safe sphere detection signal and a prize sphere number signal 1 from the first winning sphere detecting means 188.
Based on the award ball signal 1 storage signal from the storage means 190 and the award ball signal 2 storage signal from the award ball signal 2 storage means 191, the first award ball number setting storage means 193 and the second award ball number setting storage means 194. , The award ball number data stored in advance from any of the third award ball number setting storage means 194,
Any one of the read first to third prize ball number data is output to the prize ball discharge number storing / calculating means 196 as prize ball number data.

Although the safe sphere detection signal is input from the first winning sphere detecting means 188, the winning sphere signal 1 storing means 19
0, when no prize ball signal storage signal is input from any of the prize ball signal 2 storage means 191, the prize ball number determination means 192 determines that the detected ball detected by the first prize ball detection means 53 is Assuming that the winning ball is one winning ball, the “first winning ball number data request signal” is output to the first winning ball number setting storage means 193 via the first winning ball number data winning ball signal line L31, and
When the safe sphere detection signal and the prize sphere signal 1 storage signal are input from the winning sphere detection means 188 and the prize sphere signal 1 storage means 190, the prize sphere number determination means 192 is determined by the first prize sphere detection means 53. Assuming that the detected detected ball is the second winning ball, the second prize ball number setting storage means 194.
The "second prize ball number data request signal" is output to the second prize ball number data request signal line L32 to the first prize ball detecting means 1
When the safe sphere detection signal and the prize sphere signal 2 storage signal are inputted from the 88 and the prize sphere signal 2 storage means 191, the prize sphere number determining means 192 is the first winning sphere detection means 5
Assuming that the detected ball detected by No. 3 is the third winning ball, the "third winning ball number data request signal" is sent to the third winning ball number setting storage means 195 as the third winning ball number data request signal line L33.
Output via.

As described above, the prize ball number determining means 192.
The first award ball number setting storage means 193 to which the first award ball number data request signal is input from the first award ball number data output signal line L34 to the award ball number determining means 192. Second prize ball number setting storage means 19 to which the second prize ball number data request signal is input from the prize ball number determining means 192.
4 outputs the "second prize ball number data" to the prize ball number determining means 192 via the second prize ball number data output signal line L35, and the third prize ball number requesting signal from the prize ball number determining means 192. The third prize ball number setting storage means 195, to which the above is input, outputs the “third prize ball number data” to the prize ball number fixing means 192 via the third prize ball number output signal line L36.

The second award ball number data request signal and the third award ball number data request signal output from the award ball number determining means 192 are respectively the second award ball number data request signal line L32.
And the memory subtraction means 197 through the third prize ball number data request storage signal line L33, and the memory subtraction means 19 to which any prize ball number data request signal is input.
7 is a prize ball signal storage corresponding to the inputted award ball number data request signal (“award ball signal 1 storage” of the award ball signal 1 storage means 190 or “award ball signal 2 of the award ball signal 2 storage means 191.
Either the prize ball signal 1 memory subtraction signal or the prize ball signal 2 memory subtraction signal for resetting the memory ") is ready to be output, and the prize ball discharging operation based on the prize ball number data signal is completed. When the prize ball discharge end signal is input to the memory subtraction means 197 via the prize ball discharge end signal line L24, either the prize ball number signal 1 memory subtraction signal or the prize ball number signal 2 memory subtraction signal is received. , Award ball signal 1 storage means 190 or award ball signal 2 via the award ball signal 1 stored subtraction signal line L37 or the award ball signal 2 stored subtraction signal line L38.
It is supplied to the storage means 191.

That is, the prize ball signal 1 storage means 190 or the prize ball signal 2 storage means 191 is awarded based on the completion of the prize ball discharging operation based on the prize ball (the second prize ball or the third prize ball). Sphere signal 1 memory or prize ball signal 2
The memory is subtracted. And these prize ball signals 1
When another award ball signal memory is set in the storage unit 190 or the award ball signal 2 memory unit 191, the award ball number data is determined based on the award ball signal memory, and a new award ball ejection operation is performed. Let it start.

The number of signals that can be stored in the award ball signal 1 storage means 190 and the award ball signal 2 storage means 191 is "1".
By limiting only to this, when the signal storage is set in the prize ball signal 1 storage means 190 or the prize ball signal 2 storage means 191, another prize ball signal is input from the game board control device 132. May be regulated.
If another prize ball type memory is stored in the second prize ball type storage means 147 or the third prize ball type storage means 148 of the game board control device 132, the prize ball signal 1 storage means 190 or Prize ball signal 2 storage means 19
When the signal storage number of 1 becomes "0", either the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2 is selectively input under the control of the priority control means 150 of the game board control means 136. It is.

From the award ball number determining means 192, the award ball number storing / calculating means 19 is provided via the award ball number data signal line L39.
When the prize ball number data is input to 6, the prize ball discharge number storage / calculation unit 196 stores the prize ball number data, and when the prize ball discharge operation is started, the first discharged ball detection signal is output. Line L
Since the first discharged ball detection signal and the second discharged ball detection signal input via the 40a and the second discharged ball detection signal line L40b are set to "1" respectively, the number of prize balls based on the prize ball data signal is sequentially reduced. is there. Then, the remaining number of prize balls to be discharged is used as a prize ball discharge remaining number signal, and the prize ball discharge remaining number signal line L4.
It is supplied to the prize ball discharge operation control means 198 via 1.

The award ball remaining number signal is also supplied to the power failure control means 183 so that the award ball remaining number is stored and held at the time of forced stop due to a power failure or the like. When the power of the pachinko machine 1 is restored, the power failure control means 1
The prize ball remaining number storage signal is input from 83 to the prize ball remaining number storage / calculation means 196 via the prize ball remaining number storage signal line L42, and based on the input of the signal,
The prize ball discharging means 182 can restart the prize ball discharging operation.

The prize ball discharge operation control means 198 to which the prize ball discharge remaining number signal is supplied from the prize ball discharge number storing / calculating means 196 via the prize ball discharge remaining number signal line L41, the discharge start condition confirming means 161. In the case where the discharge start enabling signal is input via the discharge start enabling signal line L21, and the ball rental discharging signal input from the ball discharging device 184 via the ball rental discharging signal line L22 and Ball discharge device 1
The first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals are output to the discharge solenoid drive means 186 only when neither of the discharge-bulk discharge signals input from the 85 through the discharge-bulk signal line L43 is input. To do.

The prize ball discharging operation control means 198 in this embodiment performs the same number of ball discharging operations from both game medium discharging mechanisms 85a and 85b when the number of discharged prize ball balls based on the prize ball data signal is an even number. When the number of discharged prize balls is an odd number, one of the game medium discharging mechanisms discharges one more. This way, the first
It is not necessary to preset the number of discharged balls of the second game medium discharge mechanism 85a, 85b, and the prize ball discharged number storage / calculation means 196
When the award ball remaining number signal supplied from the device becomes "1", either one of the ejecting solenoids is stopped and only one fractional award ball is ejected from the other game medium ejecting mechanism. It is possible to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls.

On the other hand, the prize ball discharging operation control means 198 continuously outputs the prize ball discharging signal to the display driving means 169 and the voice output requesting means 166 via the prize ball discharging signal line L22. The fact that the prize balls are being discharged is displayed on the prize ball discharge display portion 19, and a predetermined sound based on the control of the game board control device 132 is output from the speaker 126. The prize ball discharging signal is also supplied to the ball rental discharging unit 184, the ball discharging unit 185, and the power failure control unit 183, and the prize ball discharging operation based on the control of the prize ball discharging unit 182 is performed. In the meantime, the ball rental discharge operation and the ball discharge operation are regulated, and the backup in the event of a forced down of the system due to a power outage or the like is enabled.

Further, the prize ball discharging operation control means 198 sends the prize ball discharging end signal to the prize ball discharging means 1 through the prize ball discharging end signal line L24 when the prize ball discharging operation is completed.
67 and the memory subtraction means 197, and pays out the first winning ball which is a safe ball whose prize balls have been discharged, and when the winning ball is the second winning ball or the third winning ball, the memory subtracting The award ball signal 1 storage subtraction signal or the award ball signal 2 storage subtraction signal is sent from the means 197 to the award ball signal 1 storage means 1.
90 or the prize ball signal 2 memory subtraction means 191 to output the prize ball signal memory subtraction.

Further, at the end of the prize ball discharge operation, the total number of prize balls discharged by the prize ball discharge operation is output to the information output means 168 via the prize ball discharge number signal line L25 as the prize ball discharge number signal. To do. Note that, as described above, the number of discharged prize balls is not limited to the one in which the number of discharged prize balls is output from the prize ball discharge operation control unit 198 in the prize ball discharge unit 182 to the information output unit 168. Alternatively, the reduced ball discharge completion signal for each ball may be output every time.

In addition, when the remaining number of prize balls is stored in the power failure control means 183 at the time of forced stop due to a power failure or the like, the power failure control means 18 is restored when the pachinko machine 1 is restored.
3 receives a prize ball discharge remaining number storage signal from the prize ball discharge number storage / calculation unit 196 via the prize ball discharge remaining number storage signal line L42, and also receives prize ball discharge continuation signal line L44. The discharge continuation signal is supplied to the prize ball discharge operation control means 198, whereby the prize ball discharge number storage / calculation means 196.
The prize ball discharge operation control means 198, to which the prize ball discharge remaining number signal is supplied, outputs the first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals to the discharge solenoid drive means 186. Thus,
The prize ball discharging operation is continued.

As shown in FIG. 25, the ball rental discharge means 1 described above.
Reference numeral 84 is for performing a number of ball rental discharge operations according to the ball rental request signal based on the ball rental request signal being input from the card control device 9 via the ball rental request signal line L16. First game medium ejecting mechanism 85 of game medium ejecting device 64
The first discharge solenoid drive command signal line L for causing the ball rental discharge operation to be performed from a.
28a to the discharge solenoid drive means 186
A second discharge solenoid drive command signal for performing a ball rental discharge operation from the game medium discharge mechanism 85b is separately supplied to the discharge solenoid drive means 186 via the second discharge solenoid drive command signal line L28b. ..

By doing this, when the number of discharged balls is odd (for example, when 25 balls are discharged), the number of balls discharged from the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a (13, for example)
And the number of balls to be ejected from the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b (for example, 12) can be command-controlled, and if the operation of the game medium ejecting device 64 has to be stopped during ejection due to power failure, fraud, error, etc. Even when the number of balls to be discharged is again discharged, command control of the number of balls to be discharged from each of the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a and the second game medium discharging mechanism 85b can be performed.

The above-mentioned ball rental request signal is, for example, a pulse signal having a predetermined time width, and the minimum ball rental unit is output as one pulse. Therefore, the first selection switch 11a corresponding to the minimum value unit (eg, 100 yen) that can be lent a ball
Is selected, the 1-pulse ball rental request signal corresponds to 2 units. When the second selection switch 11b corresponding to 2 units is selected, the 2-pulse ball rental request signal corresponds to 3 units.
When the selection switch 11c is selected, the 4-pulse ball rental request signal corresponds to 5 units.
When d is selected, the 5-pulse ball rental request signal is supplied from the card control device 9, respectively.

Then, the rental ball discharging means 1 is operated as described above.
The ball rental request signal supplied to 84 is first supplied to one input side of the two-input second AND circuit 199. This second
On the other input side of the AND circuit 199, a lent number storage signal is input from the lent number storage means 200, and every time a lent request signal is input via the lent request signal line L16. As a gate output of the second AND circuit 199, a rental ball discharge number signal is input to the rental ball discharge number storage / calculation unit 201. That is, a ball rental discharge number signal equal to the number of pulses of a ball lending unit in response to a ball loan request is input to the above-mentioned ball loan discharge number storage / calculation means 201, and the number of ball loan discharges is calculated based on the signal. The storage / calculation means 201 stores the number of balls to be discharged.

Further, the number of discharged balls for rent / storage means 20
1 indicates the first discharged ball detection signal line L40a and the second discharged ball detection signal line L when the ball rental discharge operation is started.
The first discharged ball detection signal and the second discharged ball detection signal input via 40b are set to "1", respectively, and are sequentially reduced from the number of balls to be discharged. Then, the remaining number of balls to be discharged is supplied to the rental ball discharge operation control means 202 via the remaining ball discharge number signal line L45 as a remaining ball discharge signal.

The number of remaining ball rental balls is also supplied to the power failure control means 183 so that the remaining number of ball rental balls can be stored and retained when forced stop due to a power failure or the like. When the power of the pachinko machine 1 is restored, the power failure control means 1
A remaining ball-rented ball number remaining storage signal is input to the rental-ball-out-remaining-number storage / calculation means 201 from 83 via the remaining ball-unlipped ball remaining number storage signal line L46, and based on the input of the signal,
The ball rental discharging means 184 can restart the ball rental discharging operation.

The ball rental discharge operation control means 202 to which the ball rental discharge remaining number signal is supplied from the ball rental discharge number storage / calculation means 201 via the ball rental remaining number signal line L45, the discharge start condition confirmation means 161. When the discharge start enabling signal is input via the discharge start enabling signal line L21, and the prize ball discharging signal output from the prize ball discharging means 182 via the prize ball discharging signal line L22 and Ball discharge device 1
The first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals are output to the discharge solenoid drive means 186 only when neither of the discharge-bulk discharge signal output from the 85 through the discharge-bulk signal line L43 is input. Then, the game medium ejecting device 64
Allow more game balls to be ejected.

However, in the present embodiment, when there is a ball lending request that exceeds the upper limit value set in advance, the ball lending above the upper limit value can be made based on the preset upper limit value. In order not to perform the operation, a ball rental upper limit determination unit 203 and a ball rental upper limit storage unit 204 are provided. The ball rental upper limit determination unit 203 is supplied with a ball rental request signal input via the ball rental request signal line L16, and the number of ball rental discharge requests based on the ball rental request signal is the ball rental upper limit storage unit 204. It is determined whether or not the upper limit of the available ball rental value stored in is exceeded. And, if the upper limit of the available ball rental is exceeded,
The ball rental discharge regulation signal is output to the ball rental discharge number storage / calculation unit 201 and the ball rental operation control unit 202 via the ball rental discharge regulation signal line L47. The rental ball emission number storage / calculation unit 201, to which the ball rental emission control signal is supplied from the ball rental upper limit determination unit 203, calculates a loan out of the accumulated stored value of the ball rental emission numbers based on the input ball rental emission number signal. The portion exceeding the sphere upper limit value is invalidated, and the renting ball discharge operation control means 202 to which the renting ball discharge control signal is input does not perform the renting ball discharge operation based on the remaining ball renting amount signal.

By doing so, it is possible to regulate the number of consecutive ball rental discharges based on the ball rental request made in a short time, and it is common sense that the player operates the ball lending button 11 by mistake. When a request for an unimaginable amount of balls is made, it is possible to prevent the player from suffering a disadvantage due to the request, and by continuously discharging a large amount of balls, It is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation that interferes with other operation control such as the prize ball discharging operation. In addition, by discharging a large amount of balls,
It is also possible to prevent the overflow switch 119 from turning on.

The number-of-lending-balls storage / calculation means 201 in the present embodiment described above outputs when the upper-limit of leasing-ball determining means 203 determines that the upper-limit of leasing-ball storage of the upper-limit of leasing balls storage means 204 is exceeded. Based on the ball rental emission control signal, only the portion exceeding the ball rental allowable upper limit value is invalidated. For example, it is supplied from the second AND circuit 199 immediately before the ball rental emission control signal is input. It may be configured such that only the ball rental discharge number signal is invalidated. In addition, when the ball rental request signal becomes invalid, the ball rental request completion signal based on the invalidated ball loan request signal is not input, so that the ball rental request signal is invalid so that a discharge error does not occur. May be sent to the card control means 9.

On the other hand, the renting ball discharging operation control means 202 continuously outputs the renting ball discharging signal to the display driving means 169 and the voice output requesting means 166 through the renting ball discharging signal line L23. The fact that the prize balls are being discharged is displayed on the prize ball discharge display unit 19 and a predetermined sound based on the control of the game board control device 132 is output from the speaker 126. The ball rental discharging signal is also supplied to the prize ball discharging means 182, the ball discharging means 185 and the power failure control means 183, and the ball discharging operation is performed based on the control of the ball discharging means 184. During this period, the prize ball discharging operation and the ball discharging operation are restricted, and the backup in the event of a forced down of the system due to a power failure or the like is enabled.

In addition, the ball rental discharge operation control means 202 sends a ball rental discharge end signal to the information output means 16 via the ball rental discharge end signal line L26 when the ball rental discharge operation is completed.
8 and output to the ball rental discharge confirmation signal output means 170 to enable sales information to be output to the management device 134, and to notify that the ball discharge operation for the ball rental discharge request supplied as the ball loan request signal is completed. A payout completion signal, which is meant, is output to the card control device 9. Note that, as described above, the number of lent balls discharged is not limited to the one in which the rented ball discharging operation control unit 202 in the rented ball discharging unit 184 outputs the number of discharged lent balls to the information output unit 168. You may make it output as one unit.

When the number of remaining ball rental discharges is stored and retained in the power outage control means 183 at the time of forced stop due to a power outage or the like, when the pachinko machine 1 is restored, the power outage control means 18 is restored.
3, the remaining number of balls left to be stored / calculated to the means 201 for storing and calculating the number of remaining balls left to be stored is stored in the signal line L46. The discharge continuation signal is supplied to the rental ball discharge operation control means 202 to store the number of discharged balls and store / calculate means 201.
The ball rental discharge operation control means 202, to which the ball rental discharge remaining number signal is supplied, outputs the first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals to the discharge solenoid drive means 186. Thus,
The ball rental operation is continued.

A card signal is input from the card control device 9 to the rented ball discharge amount storage / calculation means 201 and lented ball upper limit determination means 203 via the card signal line L19. Based on the input, the number-of-lending-balls storage / calculating means 201 and the maximum-lending-ball-judging determination means 203 are in a state in which each control operation related to the ball lending discharge operation is possible. When the prepaid card 131 is ejected during the ball lending operation, and the prepaid card 131 does not exist in the card controller 9, a card signal is output from the card controller 9. In order to eliminate it, the rental ball upper limit determination means 2
For 03, the memory of the number of lent balls based on the lent request signal is deleted,
The rental ball discharge number storage / calculation unit 201 ends the discharge operation by the ball rental discharge operation control unit 202 without performing all the ball rental discharge operations.

When forcibly ending the ball rental discharge operation, at the time when the ball rental discharge control signal is output from the ball loan discharge operation control means 202 (ball rental discharge for an integral multiple of the minimum value unit that can be rented. At the time of completion), the rental ball discharge number storage / calculation unit 201 causes the ball rental discharge operation / control unit 202 to stop the first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals from the ball rental discharge operation control unit 202 to the discharge solenoid driving unit 186. Adjust the residual signal. By doing so, the prepaid card 131
It is possible to prevent the remaining number of the above from becoming odd. Further, the card signal is configured to be supplied to the ball rental discharge operation control means 202, and after the card signal is stopped,
The ball rental discharge operation may be continued only until the ball rental discharge end signal is output.

As shown in FIG. 26, the power failure control means 1
When the power supply required for the operation of the discharge control device 133 is cut off due to a power failure or the like, 83 is the prize inputted from the prize ball discharging means 182 which is discharging the prize balls through the prize ball remaining number signal line L41. The remaining number of winning balls discharged based on the remaining number of remaining balls signal, or the remaining number of remaining balls signal based on the remaining number of remaining balls signal which is input from the remaining number of remaining balls discharging signal 184 from the remaining number of remaining balls signal line L45. By storing and retaining the remaining number of discharged balls, the system is backed up for system down during the discharging operation, and when the power is restored, the prize ball discharging means 182 stores the signal for storing the number of remaining discharged balls and the signal to continue discharging the prize balls. To send the winning ball discharging operation, or to the rental ball discharging means 184 to send the remaining ball rental amount storage signal and the continuous ball discharging signal to allow the ball discharging operation to continue. Of.

In order to enable the above control, the power outage control means 183 has a discharge ball number storage data backup means 205 and a discharge mode backup means 20.
6, a power failure detection means 207, a discharge continuation control means 208, and a power failure recovery detection means 209 are provided.

The prize ball remaining number signal supplied from the prize ball discharging means 182 to the power failure control means 183 through the prize ball remaining number signal line L41 is supplied to one input side of the two-input third AND circuit 210. The prize ball discharging signal supplied from the prize ball discharging means 182 to the power failure control means 183 via the prize ball discharging signal line L22 is input to the other input side of the third AND circuit 210, respectively. With the input of both of these signals, the discharged ball number storage signal is input to the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205 as the gate output of the third AND circuit 210. Then, the number of discharged balls based on the discharged ball number storage signal is stored and held in the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205.

Further, the number of remaining balls to be supplied to the power failure control means 183 from the remaining balls to be discharged from the rental ball discharging means 184 is one input side of the two-input fourth AND circuit 211. In addition, it is assumed that the ball-renting-being-discharging signal supplied from the power-outage controlling means 183 to the power-outage-discharging controlling means 183 via the ball-discharging-being-discharging signal line L23 is input to the other input side of the fourth AND circuit 211, respectively. With the input of both of these signals, the discharged ball number storage signal is input to the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205 as the gate output of the fourth AND circuit 211. Then, the number of discharged balls based on the discharged ball number storage signal is stored and held in the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205.

Also, the winning ball discharging signal inputted from the winning ball discharging means 182 via the winning ball discharging signal line L22 and the rental ball discharging inputted from the loan ball discharging means 184 via the loan ball discharging signal line L23. The medium signals are also supplied to the discharge mode backup means 206, respectively. In this discharge mode backup means 206, the discharge ball number stored and held in the discharge ball number storage data backup means 205 is
The discharge mode for determining whether it is the remaining number for prize ball discharge or the remaining number for ball rental discharge is stored. That is,
If a power failure occurs while the prize ball discharging signal is being input, the “ball prize discharging mode” based on the prize ball discharging signal is stored and retained, and while the ball rental discharging signal is being input. When a power outage occurs, the "ball rental discharge mode" based on the ball rental discharge signal is stored and held. By doing so, the restart command of the ball discharging operation to be restarted at the time of power failure recovery can be surely sent to the prize ball discharging means 182 or the ball rental discharging means 184.

As described above, without providing the discharge mode backup means 206 for storing and holding the discharge mode, for example, the signal output from the third AND circuit 210 is used as the first discharge ball number signal and the fourth discharge number signal. The signal output from the circuit 211 is used as a second discharged ball number storage signal, and a memory area for storing and holding the first and second discharged ball number storage signals is separately provided in the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205. Alternatively, the backup means dedicated to the first discharged ball number storage signal and the backup means dedicated to the second discharged ball number storage signal may be separately provided. Further, the discharge ball number storage data backup means 205 and the discharge mode backup means 206 may be anything as long as they can store and retain the data even after the power supply is stopped. For example, a backup battery or the like is separately provided and These memories may be configured to be retained, or only the discharged ball number storage data backup means 205 and the discharge mode backup means 206 use a non-volatile memory,
The discharge ball number signal and the discharge mode when the power failure signal is input from the power failure detection means 207 via the power failure signal line L49 may be written in the memory.

As described above, after the backup for the discharging operation at the time of power failure is completed, the power failure recovery detecting means 2
The discharge continuation control means 20 outputs the power failure recovery signal via the power failure recovery signal line L50 based on the detection of the power failure recovery by 09.
8, the discharge continuation control means 208 outputs the discharge remaining number signal supplied from the discharge ball number storage data backup means 205 via the discharge remaining number signal line L51, and the discharge mode signal line from the discharge mode backup means 206. Based on the discharge mode signal supplied via L52, a prize ball discharge remaining number storage signal and a prize ball discharge continuation signal are output to the prize ball discharging means 182, or a ball rental discharge remaining number storage is stored in the ball rental discharging means 184. It outputs a signal and a ball rental discharge continuation signal. Thus, the prize ball discharging operation by the prize ball discharging means 182 or the ball rental discharging operation by the ball rental discharging means 184 is continued.

As shown in FIG. 27, the above-mentioned ball discharge device 1
Reference numeral 85 is a ball supplied to the pachinko machine 1 by discharging the game medium into a ball collecting trough provided inside the island equipment by switching the discharge channel of the game medium based on the sensor output of the ball removing sensor 112. In order to perform this control, the ball discharge control means 21 is provided in the ball discharge means 185.
2. A discharge operation control means 213 and a ball-extracting solenoid drive means 214 are provided.

The detection output generated by the ball removal sensor 112 is supplied to the ball removal control means 212 of the ball removal discharge means 185. Based on this detection output, the ball removal control means 212 connects the discharge operation command signal line L53. The discharge operation command signal is supplied to the discharge operation control means 213 via the discharge operation control means 213, and the flow path conversion command signal for switching the discharge flow path for the ball discharge is supplied via the flow path conversion command signal line L54. Two
14 is supplied. Then, the discharge operation control means 213, to which the discharge operation command signal is input, sends the first and second discharge solenoid drive command signals to the discharge solenoid drive means 184, whereby the inside of the game medium discharge device 64 and its downstream side ( The balls retained in the ball storage tank 62 and the guide gutter 63) are made to flow down. On the other hand, the ball removal solenoid drive means 214 to which the flow path conversion command signal is input drives the ball removal solenoid 123 to convert the ball removal gate 121, and removes the ball discharged from the game medium ejection device 64. It leads to the gutter 120.

The ball removing process is started as described above,
When the balls are discharged from the game medium discharging device 64, the discharge ball detecting means 185 outputs the first and second discharge ball detection signal lines L40.
The discharged ball detection signal is sent through the a and 40b to the ball removal control means 21.
Entered in 2. Then, the ball removal control means 212 considers the state in which the detection signal from the discharge ball detection means 185 is not continuously input for, for example, 3 seconds as the completion of the ball removal processing, and outputs the discharge operation command signal to the discharge operation control means 213. At the same time as the stop, the flow passage conversion command signal to the ball-extracting solenoid driving means 214 is stopped, and the ball-extracting process is completed.

At the end of this ball removal processing, the ball removal control means 212 sends a short pulsed flow path conversion command signal to the ball removal solenoid drive means 214 twice, and the ball removal gate 121.
The opening / closing operation is performed twice. By doing so, when there is a ball that has stayed near the ball removal gate 121, the ball is caught by the ball removal gate 121, and a state in which the flow path to the ball removal trough 120 cannot be completely closed occurs. Can be prevented. In addition, when the ball removal process is requested in the absence of the ball, such as when the ball removal sensor 112 outputs a detection output again immediately after the ball removal process is performed, the ball removal process is continued for 1 second from the start. Since no detection output is obtained from the discharged ball detection means 185, the ball removal processing is immediately terminated.

When a detection output is input from the ball removal sensor 112, a prize ball discharging signal is input from the prize ball discharging means 182 via the prize ball discharging signal line L22, or a ball rental discharge is performed. When a ball-leaving-ball discharge signal is input from the means 184 through the ball-ball-leaving signal line L23, the ball-pulling-out control unit 212 invalidates the detection output of the ball-pulling sensor 112, thereby performing the ball-pulling operation. Regulate start. Further, during the ball removal operation, the ball removal control means 212 outputs a ball removal discharging signal to the prize ball discharging means 182 and the ball rental discharging means 184 through the ball discharging signal line L43 to discharge the prize ball. The means 182 or the ball rental discharging means 184 restricts the ball discharging operation.

Next, the card control device 9 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 28, the card control device 9 reads the valuable data from the prepaid card 131 for pachinko game in which valuable data equivalent to currency is recorded, and the ball lending button selected by the player within the range of the valuable data. Based on the fact that the ball lending request signal corresponding to the number of ball lending corresponding to 11 is sent to the emission control device 133, and the ball corresponding to the ball lending request signal is lent by the emission control device 133 to the player, the prepaid The card control means 215 for rewriting the valuable data of the card 131 is provided on a single substrate.

Further, the card control device 9 is provided with a ball lending button press display drive means 216, and the selection switch 11a judged by the card control means 215 that there is press selection.
To 11d, the push button type signal indicating the type of the selection switch corresponding to any one of 11 to 11d is input through the push button type signal line L55, and the ball lending button press display drive means 216 selects the push button type. Any one of the first to fourth selection display portions 13a to 13d corresponding to is lit and displayed. The drive output to the ball lending button press display unit 13 performed by the ball lending button press display driving means 216 is, for example, while the ball lending request signal is input from the card control means 215 via the ball lending request signal line L16. It is supposed to be continued.

Further, the card control device 9 is provided with a card holding display driving means 217 and an amount display means 218, and in connection with the insertion and holding of the prepaid card 131 in the card control device 9. Control means 2
Based on the supply of the card signal output from the card signal line L19 from the card 15, the card holding display driving means 217 lights up the card holding display section 16 and the amount display means 218 is in the inserted state. The valuable data read by the card control means 215 from the prepaid card 131 is visually displayed to the player. The amount display means 218 is provided with an insertion balance display drive means 219 and a balance display drive means 220, and the insertion balance display drive means 219 causes the card control means 215 to insert the insertion balance signal line L5.
An insertion balance display drive signal based on the insertion balance signal input via 6 is output to the insertion balance display unit 15, and the balance display drive unit 220 is sent from the card control unit 215 to the balance signal line L.
The balance display drive signal based on the balance signal input via 57 is output to the balance display unit 14.

Next, the card control means 215 will be described in detail. The card control means 215 discriminates between the card reading / rewriting control means 221 for directly reading and rewriting the prepaid card 131 and the selection switch of the ball lending button 11 selected by the player to judge the number of ball lending. The number control means 222, and a ball lending request signal based on the ball lending signal input from the ball lending determination means 222 via the ball lending signal line L58, via the ball lending request signal line L16.
3 and a ball lending requesting means 223 for outputting to B.

The card reading / rewriting control means 221 is provided with a card balance reading / storing means 224. The card balance reading / storing means 224 is a prepaid card 131.
Card balance is read, the card balance when inserted is stored and held, and the insertion balance signal is sent through the insertion balance signal line L56 until the prepaid card 131 is ejected. 225
Output to. The balance storage means 225 supplied with the balance storage as described above sends a balance signal to the balance display drive means 220, the card balance determination means 226 and the punch hole processing means 227 via the balance signal line L57.

Also, based on the fact that the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card control device 9, the card holding control means 228 causes the ejection control device 133, the ball lending determination means 222, and the card through the card signal line L19. The card signal is output to the holding / display driving means 217 and the punch hole processing means 227. When the card balance based on the balance signal issued from the balance storage means 225 is "0" and the zero balance signal is input from the card balance determination means 226 via the zero balance signal line L59, the card The holding control means 228 forcibly ejects the prepaid card 131, and outputs a storage clear signal to the card balance reading / storing means 224 and the balance storing means 225 via the storage clear signal line L60 to read the card balance reading / storing means. The inserted balance memory 224 and the balance memory of the balance memory means 225 are cleared.

The ball lending number determination means 222 activated by the card signal input from the card holding control means 228 of the card reading / rewriting control means 221 can determine the selection information from the ball lending button 11. , The ball lending signal based on the selection of any one of the first to fourth selection switches 11a to 11d is output to the ball lending requesting means 223 via the ball lending signal line L58, and the selected switch A push button type signal indicating the type is supplied to the ball lending button push display driving means 216 via the push button type signal line L55.

Then, the ball lending request means 223 to which the ball lending number determination means 222 is supplied with the ball lending number signal 223 indicates that the emission control device 133 is in a state in which the ball lending can be discharged. When input through the signal line L17, the ball lending request signal based on the ball lending signal is sent through the ball lending request signal line L16 to the emission control device 133, the ball lending button pressing display driving means 216, and the ball lending number. The data is sent to the judgment means 222 and the card reading / rewriting control means 221. On the basis of the input of the ball lending request signal, the discharge control device 133 performs the ball lending discharging operation, and the ball lending button pressing display driving means 21.
6 outputs a push button display based on the push button type signal (turns on any one of the first to fourth selection display portions 13a to 13d), and the ball lending number determination means 222 invalidates another ball lending request.

Further, the card holding control means 228 of the card reading / rewriting control means 221 to which the ball lending request signal is inputted from the ball lending request means 223 invalidates the card return request signal from the return button 12 and sets the ball lending button. The discharging operation of the prepaid card 131 is restricted until the ball rental discharging operation based on the selection of 11 is completed. The card return request signal of the return button 12 is also supplied to the ball lending request means 223. For example, before all the pulse lending request signals of 1 pulse are sent for each minimum value unit that can be lent. When the card return request signal is input, the subsequent ball lending request signal transmission is stopped. Therefore, if the player originally intends to make a "3 times" ball lending request and selects the "5 times" ball lending button, he / she can operate the return button 12 unwillingly. It is possible to cancel a part of the demand for ball lending.

When the discharge control device 133 completes a predetermined number of ball rental discharge operations based on the ball lending request made by the card control device 9 as described above, the discharge control device 133 ball rental discharge operation confirmation signal. A payout completion signal is supplied from the output means 168 to the card reading / rewriting control means 221 of the card control device 9 via the payout completion signal line L18. The emission control device 1 receives the ball lending request signal having the above-mentioned predetermined signal level.
In the case where the ball lending request signal is sent to 33, the ball lending request signal is output by arranging the payout completion signal to be supplied also to the ball lending request means 223 (a signal line indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2). It can be used for stop timing and the like.

The payout completion signal is input to the money amount subtracting means 229 of the card reading / rewriting control means 221, and accordingly, the money amount subtracting means 229 calculates the amount of money dispensed from the balance storage means 225. Only the amount is subtracted and the balance of the prepaid card 131 is rewritten. Note that the balance rewriting operation of the prepaid card 131 is not performed every time the ball lending operation is completed, but the prepaid card 131
You may make it carry out collectively at the time of discharge operation of. Also,
The payout completion signal is also input to the payment information output means 230, and the payment information output means 230 manages the payment information equal to the number of balls lent by the emission control device 133 through the payment information signal line L60. Output to the device 135.

As described above, the emission control device 13
Since the timing at which the payout completion signal is output from 3 is output each time the amount of ball rental is discharged equal to the minimum value unit that can lend the ball, the amount is subtracted each time the payout completion signal is input. The means 229 subtracts the balance storage from the balance storage means 225, and when the balance storage becomes “zero”, the card balance determination means 226 sends a zero balance signal to the card holding control means 228, and the signal is inputted. Accordingly, the card holding control means 228 forcibly ejects the prepaid card 131, outputs a storage clear signal, and stops the output of the card signal. Therefore, when a ball lending request that exceeds the balance storage of the prepaid card 131 is made, the card signal is stopped at the time when the ball discharge operation for the balance storage of the prepaid card 131 is performed. No more than the balance of cards is discharged.

Further, as described above, the ball rental operation for the minimum value unit that can be rented is completed so that the next ball rental operation is not started before the card signal is stopped. After that, an appropriate interval time is provided, and after the interval time, the ball rental operation for the next minimum value unit is performed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the card holding control means 228 stops the output of the card signal, so that the punch hole processing means 227 causes the prepaid card 13 to operate.
1 is to be perforated. For example, the positions where the punch holes are punched are set in advance at several positions for each predetermined card balance, and the punch holes are punched when the number is below the card balance. The punching process is not limited to be performed collectively at the time of card ejection, and may be performed every time the card balance falls below a predetermined frequency.

The specific configuration examples of the game board control device 132, the ejection control device 133, and the card control device 9 have been described above, but the configuration of each control device is not limited to the above embodiment, and the predetermined control is performed. It only needs to be operable.

For example, the ball lending request signal output from the card control device 9 to the discharge control device 133 is not limited to a pulse signal having a predetermined time width, but a predetermined signal level is continuously maintained until a predetermined ball rental discharge operation is performed. It may be configured to request the ball lending. In such a case, the ball rental discharging means 184 of the discharge control device 133 has a fixed cycle (for example, 400 ms).
If the ball discharge operation for the minimum value unit in which the ball can be lent is performed with, the operation of the return button 12 and the balance storage of the balance storage means 225 become "0" during the ball discharge operation. The ball lending discharging operation after the ball lending requesting unit 223 no longer outputs the ball lending request signal becomes invalid, and the ball lending request can be canceled or the ball lending discharging operation above the card balance can be restricted.

Further, in the case of the above configuration, the ball lending request signal continuously reaches a predetermined potential level (for example, "H level" at normal time to "L level") for a predetermined time (for example, 5 ms). Based on the above, the emission control device 133 outputs a P unit ready signal (for example, changes from a normal “H level” to “L level”), and a P unit ready signal is input while the ball lending request signal is input. In the case where the ball lending request signal is not stopped even after the ball lending request operation is configured to be continuously output to the card control device 9 and the ball lending discharging operation for the preset upper limit number of ball lending (for example, 5 times) is continuously performed. Stops the P unit ready signal (returns to the normal "H level"),
Based on this P unit ready signal returning to the normal state,
By stopping the ball lending request signal and invalidating another ball lending request, the card control device 9 can perform a ball lending discharge prohibition process for regulating the number of consecutive ball lending discharging operations.

Note that this release of the ball rental discharge prohibition process is automatically performed when the ball rental request signal continuously reaches a normal potential level (high level) for a predetermined time (for example, 5 ms). ..

The game board control device 13 described above is also used.
2, the signal transmission / reception between the ejection control device 133 and the card control device 9 is performed by a negative logic / photocoupler insulation method. As an example, FIG. 30 shows a signal transmission / reception configuration between the ejection control device 133 and the card control device 9. It will be explained based on.

The payout completion signal output from the discharge control device 133 is a pair of signal lines (hereinafter referred to as the first signal line L).
18a and the second signal line L18b. ) Is sent to the card control device 9 via the payout completion signal line L18. Then, the first signal line L18a
Is connected to the discharge control device 133 side of the second power line L
The collectors of the first switching elements 231 (for example, grounded emitter NPN transistors) are connected to the discharge control device 133 side of 18b, respectively, and the second signal and the card control device 9 side of the first signal line L18a are connected. The photodiode 232a of the first photocoupler 232 is connected in the forward direction to the card control device 9 side of the line L18b. Then, the payout completion signal is input to the base of the first switching element 231, and the power supply voltage is applied to the collector of the phototransistor 232a of the first photocoupler 232.

With the above structure, the first switching element 2
In the normal state in which the payout completion signal is not input to 31, the potential level of the payout completion signal line L18 becomes a high level equal to the power supply potential on the discharge control device 133 side, and when the payout completion signal is input, the first switching is performed. Element 23
When 1 is turned on, the potential level of the payout completion signal line L18 becomes a low level lower than the power source potential. On the other hand, in a normal state in which the photodiode 232a is not turned on, the payout completion signal on the card control device 9 side is at a high level equal to the power supply potential, but a current flows through the payout completion signal line L18, so that the photo diode in the forward direction is connected. Diode 232a
When the light is emitted, the phototransistor 232
When a is turned on, a low-level payout completion signal is obtained.

A second photocoupler 233 is provided on the side of the ejection control device 133 of the card signal line L19 consisting of the first signal line L19a and the second signal line L19b, and a second switching element 234 is provided on the side of the card control device 9. The first signal line L16a and the second signal line L1 are connected to each other.
Emission control device 13 of ball lending request signal line L16 composed of 6b
The third photo coupler 235 is provided on the third side, and the card control device 9
A switching element 236 is connected to each side, and a P including a first signal line L17a and a second signal line L17b is connected.
On the side of the discharge control device 133 of the stand ready signal line L17, the fourth
The switching element 237 can be connected to the fourth photo coupler 238 on the card control device 9 side, respectively, to form a signal transmitting / receiving configuration similar to that of the above-mentioned payout completion signal line.

As described above, by setting the communication signal to the negative logic, it is possible to prevent each device from malfunctioning due to the disconnection of the connector connecting the ejection control device 133 and the card control device 9. In addition, since signals are transmitted and received by photocoupler insulation, when one device is damaged, an excessive current flows to the other device via the signal line, so that both devices go down. Can be avoided.

Next, the flow of the control outline of each of the above control devices will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in the drawings.

First, the control of the game board control device 132 will be described. As shown in the general flow of FIG. 31, when starting the game board control, first, an initialization process for resetting each output and initializing a flag when the power is turned on is performed. When the game board control device 132 has been executed, it is assumed that the game board control device 132 has risen to a state in which normal control operation is possible. Changes the signal level to "L").

When the game board control device 132 is activated as described above, a "switch" for determining the presence / absence of detection information of various detectors (second prize ball detector 142, third prize ball detector 143, etc.) Input processing "is performed, and the gaming device (variable display device 25 or variable winning device 28 in the pachinko machine 1 is executed.
Etc.) is performed appropriately to perform a "feature object control process", and the second prize ball or the third prize ball is detected in the switch input process. The prize ball signal transmission process of transmitting the ball signal to the emission control device 133 is performed.

Next, when a voice output request is made in association with a predetermined voice output related to the game control or the discharge control device 133 discharges the prize balls or the rental balls, a predetermined voice is output from the speaker 126. "Voice output processing" is performed to perform the operation, the display of each gaming device is operated in connection with the game control, and "lamp display processing" is performed to perform display output when a discharge error or the like occurs. Then, when these series of processes are completed, the processes are sequentially performed again from the switch input process.

Next, the switch input processing described above will be described in detail. In this process, first, the level status of each switch at the start of the process (whether it is high level or low level) is read, and among these read switch levels, whether or not the start switch is "rising" If there is a rise of the start switch, the start memory is confirmed. For example, if the number of start memories is less than 4, "1" is added to the start memory, and if the start memory is 4. In this case, the start memory is not added. When reading this switch, read the switch twice (in order to judge whether or not the switch continues to maintain the level for a predetermined time or longer) to prevent erroneous detection output detection. can do.

[0209] Next, the second winning ball detector 142, the second
It is determined whether or not the "rising" of the third winning ball number detecting sensor, which is the award ball detecting sensor or the third winning ball detector 143, is detected. If the rising of these detection levels is detected, the "1" is added to the memory for winning two prize balls or the memory for winning third prize balls. In the above block diagram, the second and third winning ball detectors 14
The second winning ball detecting means 144 or the third winning ball detecting means 145 of the play control means 141 detects the detection information of 2, 143, and these second and third winning ball detecting means 144, 145.
Based on the detection output of the award ball type determination means 146
The number of detected balls of each prize ball type is stored by selectively outputting the prize ball type signal to the prize ball type storage means 147 or the third prize ball type storage means 148.

In the accessory control process, first, a fraud process is performed when the pachinko machine 1 is fraudulent.
Next, it is determined whether or not it is in an unauthorized state. If it is not in an unauthorized state, it is determined whether or not it is in digital processing. If it is in digital processing, digital processing is performed. The presence / absence of the starting memory is determined, and if the starting memory is present, the digital start processing is performed and "1" is subtracted from the starting memory. After performing the digital processing as described above, after subtracting "1" from the start memory, after determining that there is no start memory, or after determining that the state is illegal, the game state transmission process is performed, and then The random number is updated, and the accessory control process ends.

In the fraudulent processing performed in the accessory processing, it is first determined whether or not the winning number detector 50 is fraudulent. Here, the winning number detector 50
Is a detector that constantly sends a high level signal to the game board control device 132 and sends a low level detection signal to the game board control device 132 only when a winning ball is detected. In 132, since the signal inputted from the winning number detector 50 is inverted to determine the input, the state in which the game balls are stopped in the winning number detector 50 or the winning number detector 50 and the game board control Device 1
When the disconnection of the connection cord connecting with 32 or the disconnection of the connector occurs, the high level (“H” level) detection signal is continuously supplied to the game board control means 136.

Therefore, it is determined whether or not the input signal from the winning number detector 50 is at the "H" level, and if the detection signal is at the "H" level, the open fraud flag (described in detail later) is set. It is determined whether or not the open fraud is in the open state, and if it is not the open fraud, the open fraud timer for open fraud determination is set. Then, when the time counted by the open fraud timer exceeds, for example, 2 seconds, it is determined that there is an abnormality in the winning number detector 50, and the open fraud flag for determining that the open fraud is in progress is set, and fraud occurs. Set the flag. It should be noted that, in connection with the fact that the fraud occurrence flag is set, it is determined whether or not the fraud state is in the fraud state, and in the gaming state transmission process described later, the fraud signal is indicated by the management device 1
It is transmitted to 34.

If the input signal from the winning number detector 50 goes low after the open fraud timer is set, the open fraud timer is initialized, and if the open fraud flag is set, the open fraud flag is reset. To do.

Next, it is determined whether or not the passing fraud monitoring flag set in the special game processing described later is set, and if the passing fraud monitoring flag is not set, a NO set in the special game processing described below is set. It is determined whether the incorrect count flag is set.

When the continuous fraudulent winning ball detector 49 is turned on during the special game to set the passage fraud monitoring flag, it is first determined whether or not the winning number detector 50 has detected the winning ball, If no winning ball has been detected, a passing fraud timer is set. Then, if there is no input from the winning number detector 50 within 2 seconds counted by the passing fraud timer, the passing fraud flag and the fraud occurrence flag are set as the passing fraud has occurred.

That is, the passing fraud is an fraud detected when the winning ball with the continuous winning ball detector 49 turned on does not reach the winning number detector 50 within, for example, 2 seconds,
The state of the pachinko machine 1 is detected when the continuous winning ball detector 49 is turned on by a fraudulent act such as radiating an electromagnetic wave of a specific frequency without depending on a valid winning ball.

If the winning number detector 50 detects a winning ball within 2 seconds measured by the passing fraud timer, the passing fraud monitoring flag and the passing fraud flag are reset and the passing fraud timer is initialized. To do.

If the no-count fraud flag is set, it is determined whether or not the winning number detector 50 detects a winning ball, and if the winning ball is detected, the no-count fraud flag is reset. To do.

[0219] This no-count injustice is that no game balls have been won in the variable winning device 28 in which the ball receiving doors 43 and 43 are continuously opened for a predetermined time with the start of a special game process described later. Is an illegal state detected when
The fraud flag is also set together with the no count flag.

If the fraud occurrence flag is set by the above fraud determinations, it is determined that the pachinko machine 1 is in the fraud state and fraud is displayed. It should be noted that, as for the illegal display, a specific illegal display lamp is turned on or blinks, various decorative lamps are turned on or off,
By appropriately performing visual display means such as converting and displaying a display member or the like displaying a predetermined display content, an employee at a pachinko point can clearly identify the pachinko machine 1 in which the fraud occurred. There is. Further, it may be configured such that an illicit sound is emitted instead of the illegitimate display so as to be audibly discriminable.

When the pachinko machine 1 is in the fraud state by the fraud detection by the fraud processing, it is assumed that other processing is not performed until all the fraud causes are removed, and when all the fraud causes are removed. Returns to the gaming state when the cause of fraud occurred.

Next, the first to third start switches 29a-2
The digital processing which is an auxiliary game started based on 9c detecting the start winning ball will be described in detail.

When the digital processing is started, it is determined whether or not the special game processing is being performed and whether or not the variable display 26 is in the stopping operation. When it is determined whether or not the auto stop specified time has elapsed, the first to third variable display portions 26a-2
The random number reading process for determining the stop symbol of 6c is performed, and the stop operation of the variable display 26 is started. In the random number reading process, for example, a random number updated every 2 mS is read, and the stop symbols of the first to third variable display portions 26a to 26c of the variable display 26 are determined by a predetermined calculation method based on the random number. To do.

When the stop operation of the variable display 26 is started as described above, it is determined that the stop operation is in progress, and the digital stop processing is performed. In this digital stop processing, first, it is determined whether or not the first variable display section 26a is stopped. If the first variable display section 26a is not in the stopped state, the display content of the first variable display section 26a at the time of the determination is a random number read. It is determined whether or not it matches the stop symbol determined by the process, and if the display content being displayed is not the stop symbol, the digital stop process is further continued, and the display content of the first variable display section 26a becomes the stop symbol. When they match, the first variable display unit 2
6a is stopped.

When the first variable display portion 26a stops, the second variable display portion 26a
It is determined whether or not the variable display portion 26b has stopped, and the first
The second variable display portion 26b is stopped and then the third variable display portion 26c is stopped in the same manner as the stop operation of the variable display portion 26a.

Since the display contents of the variable display 26 are sequentially updated by the timer processing, in the digital stop processing, when the updated display contents and the stop design match, the design is stopped. And, the time required until the display content and the stop design match is the first to third
The delay time is set to the stop timing of the variable display portions 26a to 26c. With such a configuration, an unpredictable unspecified delay time can be simply provided, and the interest in pachinko games can be enhanced. In addition to the delay times described above, if an appropriate fixed time is set for each variable display unit and the stop timing is set by combining the auto stop specified time, the fixed time, and the delay time, the Therefore, it is possible to prevent each variable display unit from stopping with an extremely small time difference.

By performing the above processing, when all three digits of the display contents of the variable display 26 constituted by the first to third variable display sections 26a to 26c are stopped, the digital stop processing is ended and the first stop ~ It is determined whether or not the stop symbols of the third variable display portions 26a to 26c are "big hits" configured in a predetermined manner.

When the symbol determination result does not correspond to the "big hit", the digital processing is terminated, and it is determined whether or not there is a safe memory which is a winning memory for the first to third starting switches 15a to 15c. Then, if there is a safe memory, the digital processing is started again.

On the other hand, if the result of the symbol determination is "big hit", the special game start flag is set and the special game process is started. The special game start flag set here functions as special game occurrence information, and by setting this flag, the special game signal transmission process in the game state transmission process is executed, and the special game start data is stored in the management device. It is sent to 134.

When starting the special game process, first, by driving the drive source 45 of the variable winning device 28,
The ball receiving doors 43, 43 that close the ball passing port 42 are opened to the left and right, and are converted and driven to the second state where the winning of the ball passing port 42 is possible.

[0231] Then, the "elapse of the operation time (for example, 30 seconds) which is a predetermined predetermined time" or "the winning number detected by the winning number detector 50 is 10" which is the condition for ending one cycle in the special game. Of these, the variable winning device 28 is held in the second state until the earliest condition is satisfied.

When the above-mentioned earliest condition is satisfied, the cycle ends, but if the continuous winning ball detector 49 detects a winning ball during this cycle, the cycle during the special game is restarted. Is updated, and continuation by this cycle update is possible up to 16 times, for example.

[0233] Below, 1 in the above special game processing
The outline of processing during the cycle will be described in detail. With the start of the cycle, it is determined whether or not the drive source 45 of the variable winning device 28 is in the ON state, and immediately after the start of the cycle, the drive source 45 of the variable winning device 28 in the first state is driven. Then, it is converted into the second state in which the winning of the ball passing opening 42 is possible. Then, the winning number detector 50 that detects the winning ball that has won the ball passing opening 42 determines whether or not the winning ball is detected, and if there is an input to the winning number detector 50, the winning number is counted. "1" for the count number of the counter
Is added.

Then, it is judged by the count number of the continuation counter whether or not the cycle currently being executed corresponds to the 16th continuation number. If the continuation count is not "16",
It is determined whether or not the continuous winning ball detector 49, which is a condition for continuously updating the cycle, detects a winning ball. Here, if there is an input to the continuous winning ball detector 49, "1" is added to the count number of the continuous number counter, and a continuous lamp (not shown) is turned on to operate the continuous winning ball detector 49. The pass fraud monitoring flag for detecting the fraud that was made is set.

Since only one continuous winning ball is valid in one cycle and the privilege for the continuous winning ball cannot be carried over to the next and subsequent cycles, the continuous winning ball detector 49 indicates "2". Even if the above winning balls are detected, for example, it is determined whether the continuous lamp is in the ON state so that the processing at the time of detecting the continuous winning ball is not performed, and it is determined that the continuous lamp is in the ON state. In this case, the determination of the input of the continuous winning ball detector 49 is not performed.

Then, it is determined whether or not the operation time has ended, and if the operation time has not yet elapsed, it is determined whether the number of winning balls detected by the prize number detector 50 has reached 10. Then, it is determined whether or not the end condition of the cycle is satisfied. If the ending condition is not satisfied, the winning number display by the winning number display 48 and the continuation number display by the continuation number display 47 are updated, and the special game process similar to the above is performed.

When the end condition of the cycle is satisfied, the drive source 45 of the variable winning device 28 is turned off to restore the variable winning device 28 to the first state and the prize number counter. Clear the count number of. If the end condition of the cycle is “end of operation time”, it is determined whether or not the number of winning balls which is the number of winning balls detected by the winning number detector 50 is “0”,
If the winning number is "0", the no-count fraud flag and the fraud-occurrence flag are set so as to detect the no-count fraud in the above fraud processing.

Next, as a judgment condition of the cycle update during the special game, it is judged whether or not the continuation lamp which is turned on by the continuous winning ball detector 49 detecting the winning ball is in the on state, and the continuation is continued here. If the lamp is in the on state, the continuation lamp is extinguished along with the cycle update, and the winning number display and the continuation number display are updated. However, if the continuation lamp is not on, the cycle is not updated during the special game, the count number of the continuation counter is cleared, and the special game process itself is ended.

If the continuous winning ball detector 49 detects a continuous winning ball for each cycle and the number of continuous update of the cycle during the special game reaches 16 times, "1" is added for each update of each cycle. Since the count number of the continuation number counter is “16”, the input determination of the continuous winning ball detector 49 is not performed, only the winning ball is detected by the winning number detector 50, and the first cycle end condition is satisfied. When the above condition is satisfied, the driving source 4 is set so as to return the variable winning device 28 to the first state.
5 is turned off, and if the winning number, which is the number of winning balls detected by the winning number detector 50 during the cycle, is not "0", the count number of the continuation counter is cleared and the special game process is ended.

The game process described above is a specific example, and when the symbols of the variable display 26 are determined by digital processing, the adjacent variable display units (eg, the first variable display unit 26a and the second variable display unit 26b) are adjacent to each other. When the display contents of) are coincident with each other, the game is different from the special game (for example, the variable winning device 28 is driven to be converted to the second state for an extremely short time) so that the special winning game is performed. Once configured,
The interest in pachinko games can be further enhanced.

In the illegal processing or digital processing described above, in the game status transmission processing performed when data to be transmitted occurs, the auxiliary game is started in the digital processing, and for example, the first variable display of the variable display section 26. A start signal is transmitted to the management device 134 from the time point when the conversion operation is started by the unit 26a until the conversion display is stopped. When the special game is started by transmitting an illegal signal to the management device 134 and shifting from the auxiliary game to the special game in the digital processing, the special game signal is continuously transmitted to the management device 134 during the special game. Of.

In the embodiment of the game state transmission process shown in FIG. 42, the conversion start and the conversion stop of the first variable display portion 26a are used as the reference when transmitting the start signal, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, the conversion start and the conversion stop of the second variable display portion 26b, or the third
The conversion start and conversion stop of the variable display portion 26c may be used as a reference. In addition, the first to third variable display portions 26
The start signal may be transmitted when all of a to 26c are stopped.

Next, based on the detection of the second prize ball or the third prize ball, a prize ball signal for specifying the prize ball type of the prize ball (in the embodiment of the above block configuration, The prize ball signal transmission process of transmitting the prize ball signal 1 or the prize ball signal 2) to the discharge control device 133 will be described.

At the start of the prize ball signal processing, first,
It is determined whether or not the prize ball flag or the third prize ball flag is set, and if neither of the prize ball flags is set, it is determined whether or not the call signal is at the low level. That is, the prize ball signal request signal (call signal) output by the discharge control device 133 based on the reception of the accessory ready signal output when the game board control device 132 rises to a normal operating state is a prize. Sphere signal request signal line L7
It is determined whether or not the signal level is inverted (in negative logic, the signal level is inverted to "L"). And
When the signal level of the call signal is "H", the emission control device 133 determines at this point that the prize ball signal is not in a receivable state, and once ends the prize ball signal transmission process. The same process as above is repeated again.

Here, when the call signal is inverted to "L" in the prize ball signal transmission process which is restarted, the second prize ball number winning memory or the third prize ball number is stored in the switch input process. It is determined whether or not the winning memory is set. If the second prize ball number winning memory is set, the prize ball signal level of the second prize ball signal (prize ball signal 1 in the embodiment having the above block configuration) is "L".
Inversion (corresponding to the signal output state in non-logic),
The second prize ball timer (for example, 300 milliseconds) and the second prize ball flag are set, and "1" is subtracted from the second prize ball number winning memory. Further, when the third prize ball number winning memory is set, the prize ball signal level of the third prize ball signal (the prize ball signal 2 in the embodiment of the above block configuration) is inverted to "L" (not shown). In the logic, this corresponds to the signal output state), the third prize ball timer (for example, 20 milliseconds) and the third prize ball flag are set, and “1” is subtracted from the third prize ball number winning memory.

As described above, in the prize ball signal transmission process started after the second prize ball flag is set,
It is determined whether or not the second prize ball off flag is set, and if the second prize ball off flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball timer has counted a predetermined time, and the second prize ball is still in the second position. If the prize ball timer has not timed out, the prize ball signal processing is ended as it is. Here, when the second prize ball timer has timed out, the signal level of the second prize ball signal is inverted to "H" (output is stopped in the negative logic), and the second prize ball timer (for example, 150 ms) and the second prize ball off flag is set.

Then, in the award ball signal transmission processing which is started with the second award ball off flag set,
It is determined whether or not the prize ball timer has timed out. When the second prize ball timer has timed up, the second prize ball flag is reset and the second prize ball off flag is reset. That is, when the second prize ball signal is transmitted in the prize ball signal transmission processing, after the second prize ball signal is transmitted (the signal level is “L”), the wait time of a fixed time (for example, 150 milliseconds) is reached. Will be provided.

On the other hand, in the prize ball signal transmission processing started in the state where the third prize ball flag is set, it is determined whether or not the time of the third prize ball timer is up, and the time of the third prize ball timer is set. If it is not up, the prize ball transmission process is once ended and the same process is repeated. Then, in the award ball signal transmission process that is restarted, if the third award ball timer has timed out, the third award ball signal is inverted to "H" (in the negative logic, the third award ball signal is returned). Output is stopped) and the third prize ball flag is reset.

When either the second prize ball flag or the third prize ball flag is set, the prize ball transmission process is ended without performing the above-mentioned signal level determination process of the call signal. Therefore, until the transmission of the award ball signal based on the award ball number winning memory is completed, the presence / absence determination process of another second award ball number winning memory or a third award ball number winning memory is not performed.

In the present embodiment, the second prize ball signal transmission time is 300 milliseconds, and the second prize ball signal transmission regulation time immediately after the completion of transmission is 150 milliseconds. This is to ensure compatibility with the prize ball discharging operation system in the mechanism, and the reason will be described below.

For example, a motor is started by detecting a winning ball, and the rotational force of the motor is transferred to a so-called ball sheath (sheathed ball storage for storing prize balls for discharging) through an appropriate crank mechanism. In the normal state, the discharge sphere is supplied from one open end of the storage body in the normal state, and the storage body rotatable in a seesaw shape is rotated to one side, so that the storage ball is stored from the other open end. In the prize ball discharge mechanism configured to mechanically rotate the second prize ball detector, the second prize ball detector detects the second prize ball. The number of prize balls to be discharged can be changed by turning on the prize ball switching solenoid for exposing the ball sheath hook, which is a discharge ball stopper, inside the ball sheath, and discharging only the standby ball located on the downstream side of the ball sheath hook. The two-system prize ball discharge mechanism There are things.

In the two-system prize ball discharging mechanism thus constructed, the crank cam forming a part of the crank mechanism for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the rotational force of the ball sheath makes one rotation, A crank cam switch is provided for detecting that the crank cam is rotated by an angle necessary and sufficient for the prize ball discharging operation. Then, the crank cam switch, which detects the ON state until the crank cam reaches a rotation angle necessary and sufficient for discharging a prize ball, continuously turns ON for 320 milliseconds at the rotation speed of the motor, and further,
170 ms until the crank cam returns to the initial state is detected as an off state (see the timing chart of FIG. 47. In this figure, on / off of each signal is shown by positive logic).

Also, the prize ball switching solenoid for actuating the ball sheath hook when the prize ball is the second prize ball is turned on at the timing when the crank cam switch is turned on, and the ball sheath is substantially The prize ball switching solenoid is turned off at the time of returning to the normal state (at the time of 300 milliseconds at the rotation speed of the motor).
However, when the second prize balls are continuously generated, the safe switching solenoid may be continuously turned on, and the ball-sheath hook may be released before sufficient balls are stored in the ball-sheath. In order to prevent the inconvenience of intervening in the ball sheath, a wait time of 150 milliseconds is set as the regulation time of the safe ball switching solenoid (see FIG. 47).

Therefore, by setting the second prize ball signal to the on-time of 300 milliseconds and the off-time of 150 milliseconds, compatibility with the drive timing of the safe switching solenoid of the two-system prize ball discharging mechanism having the above-mentioned configuration. It becomes possible to have. Further, by setting the call signal, which is the prize ball request signal output from the discharge control device 133, to the on time of 320 milliseconds and the off time of 170 milliseconds, it has compatibility with the on / off timing of the crank cam switch. It becomes possible to make it. Since the compatibility between the conventional two-system prize ball discharging mechanism and the third prize ball signal is not required, it may be set to an appropriate time (for example, 20 milliseconds) shorter than the on time of the call signal. If compatibility with the conventional machine is not required, the second prize ball signal may be set to be similar to the third prize ball signal. Of course, the same applies when the fourth prize ball signal, the fifth prize ball signal, etc. are set.

Next, a voice output process performed after the award ball signal transmission process described above will be described.

In the audio output process, first, it is determined whether or not a card insertion sound request input from the card control device 9 via the ejection control device 133 is made. The card insertion sound data is set, and the speaker 126 outputs sound based on the setting of the card insertion sound data. In the same manner, determine whether there is a card discharge sound request or a ball rental sound discharge request, and if these requests are made, set the card discharge sound data or the ball rental sound discharge data, and set these data. A predetermined voice output based on

Further, in the fraud processing, if various fraud flags are set, it is determined to be fraud, and fraudulent operation sound data is set, and a predetermined voice indicating that fraud has been made in the pachinko machine 1 is set. Is output.

Further, the variable display device 2 of the variable display device 25.
When digital processing for converting and displaying 6 is in progress,
Digital operation sound data is set, and a predetermined sound is output from the speaker 126.

On the other hand, in each of the determination processes described above, when each sound request is stopped and each state is released, each set sound data is reset. Thus, after the sound data is reset, the sound data to be output is not set, so that the sound output is not performed.

The lamp display process performed after the above-described voice output process will be described.

In the lamp display process, it is determined whether the pachinko machine 1 is in an illegal state, whether it is in the special game process, or whether it is in the digital process. (For example, a decorative lamp is appropriately turned on). However, if it is in an illegal state, an illegal state is displayed, and if a special game is being processed, a special game is displayed.
If digital processing is in progress, a digital operation display is displayed. In addition, in these displays, the fraudulent state display has the highest priority, and when the pachinko machine 1 is fraudulent, the special game display or the digital operation display is not performed.

After performing the above-described series of processing, it is determined whether or not the payout error processing is being performed, and if the payout error processing is started based on the fact that the safe balls are not paid out normally, the payout is performed. A payout error is displayed while the error is being processed.

Next, the control performed by the discharge control device 133 will be described in detail.

When the discharge control device 133 is started by turning on the power, it is first determined whether or not the power failure flag is set. If this power failure flag is not set, initialization processing of RAM is performed. Initialization such as clearing, setting various flags, resetting various outputs, and setting the process number to "0" which is the initial state is performed. Further, if the power is cut off while the discharge control device 133 is operating the game medium discharge device 64, the processing number is set to "5" based on that the power failure flag is set.

After the above processing, although the discharge control device 133 has not issued a game medium discharge control command, the game medium discharge device 64 determines whether or not the ball has moved. The fraud monitoring process is performed, and it is determined whether or not the ejection fraud flag is set in the ejection device fraud monitoring process. If the flag is set, the ejection device fraud cancellation process is performed.

If the incorrect discharge flag is not set, the set process numbers are sequentially checked.
If the process number is set to "5", the power failure recovery process is performed, if the process number is set to "4", the ball removal process is set, and the process number is set to "3". If the processing number is set to “2”, the ball lending discharge processing is performed. If the processing number is set to “1”, the prize ball starting processing is performed. Do each one.

If the processing number is set to "0", it is first determined whether or not the ball removal flag is set. The ball removal flag is a flag that is set when the sensor output of the ball removal sensor 112 is read at regular intervals and the sensor output is detected. If the ball removal flag is set, the processing number is set. Set to "4". Then, when the above process is performed again, the ball removal process is started based on the process number being set to "4".

If the ball removal flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the ball lending request signal is input from the card control device 9. If the ball lending request signal is input, the ball lending request signal is input. Perform start processing.

When there is no ball lending request, the safe sensor input processing of the interrupt processing, which will be described in detail later, is based on the fact that the detection output of the first winning ball detector 53, which is a safe sensor, is input. It is determined whether or not the rising flag is set, and if the safe rising flag is set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball signal or the third prize ball signal is input from the game board control device 132. Based on this, the type of the winning sphere is specified as either the first winning sphere, the second winning sphere, or the third winning sphere, and the number of discharged winning spheres according to the specified winning sphere type is determined and the processing number Is set to "1". Then, when the above process is performed again, based on the process number being set to “1”,
Prize ball start processing is performed.

After the series of processes described above is performed, the replenishment process and the information output process are performed. When the replenishment sensor 65 detects the shortage of the stored spheres, the management device 134 is replenished with the spheres. If the output data based on the information to be output is set, the data is appropriately output to the game board control device 132, the card control device 9 or the management device 134. Then, the above-described processing for the discharge device fraud monitoring process and the subsequent processes are performed again in the same manner.

Next, the discharge device fraud monitoring process will be described.

In the improper ejecting device monitoring process, the first ejecting mechanism 85a and the second ejecting mechanism 85a of the ejecting device 64 are used.
The game medium ejecting mechanism 85b is to be monitored respectively. First, it is determined whether or not the drive output is made to the first ejecting solenoid 104a of the first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a, and if the ejecting solenoid 104a is turned on, First
Clear the discharge fraud monitoring counter (count number is "0")
Then, it is determined whether the second discharge solenoid 104b of the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b is drivingly output, and if the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned on,
The second discharge fraud monitoring counter is cleared. Then, the discharge device fraud monitoring process is once ended, and in the discharge device fraud monitoring process to be performed again, the first and second discharge solenoids 104
If a and 104b are on, the first and second discharge fraud monitoring counters are continuously cleared in the same manner as above.

On the other hand, when the drive output is not performed to the first discharge solenoid 104a, the first game medium discharge mechanism 8
First ejection sensor 91a for detecting balls ejected from 5a
It is determined whether or not the rising flag of 1 is set, and if it is set, "1" is added to the count number of the first discharge fraud monitoring counter and the first discharge sensor rising flag is reset. Next, it is determined whether or not the count number of the first ejection fraud monitoring counter has reached "3", and if the count number has not yet reached "3", fraud monitoring of the second game medium ejection mechanism 85b is performed. To do.

In the illegal discharge monitoring of the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a described above, when the discharging solenoid 104a is ON, when the discharging solenoid 104a is ON but the first discharging sensor rising flag is not set,
Alternatively, the second game medium ejection mechanism 8 to be executed when the count number of the first ejection fraud monitoring counter is “2” or less
In the discharge fraud monitoring of 5b, the first discharge solenoid 10
When the drive output is not performed to 4b, it is determined whether or not the rising flag of the second discharge sensor 91b that detects the ball discharged from the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b is set, and it is set. In this case, "1" is added to the count number of the second emission fraud monitoring counter, and the second
Reset the emission sensor rising flag. Then the second
It is determined whether or not the count number of the discharge fraud monitoring counter has reached "3", and if the count number has not yet reached "3", the discharge device fraud monitoring process is once terminated.

When the illegal discharge monitoring process is repeated as described above and the count number of the first discharge monitoring counter or the second discharge monitoring counter reaches "3",
It is considered that the game medium ejecting device 6 has been tampered with, and the ball-removal solenoid 123 is turned on to disconnect the ball-removal gate 12.
1 is faced into the downflow gutter 115, the downflow path of the discharge ball is switched to the ball removal gutter 120 side, and the discharge incorrect flag is set. Further, based on the fact that the ball removal flag is set, the ball lending and discharging display section 18 and the prize ball discharging and displaying section 19
The blinking operation of is performed and the pachinko machine 1 visually displays that the ejection device has been fraudulent.

As described above, in the ejecting apparatus irregularity canceling process performed based on the setting of the ejection irregularity flag, it is first determined whether the ejection 1 error cancellation flag or the ejection 2 error cancellation flag is set. Until the determination is made and both error release flags are set, no other process is performed in this ejecting device illegal release process.
The discharge 1 error cancel flag and the discharge 2 error cancel flag are set in the discharge sensor 1 level input process and the discharge sensor 2 level input process which are performed every predetermined time in the interrupt process described in detail later. First and second ejection sensors 91a, 9 of the medium ejection device 64
When 1b is in a ball-presence state for a predetermined time (for example, 50 milliseconds), the illegal factor acting on the game medium ejecting device 64 is properly indexed.

If both the discharge 1 error cancel flag and the discharge 2 error cancel flag are set, the discharge incorrect flag is reset and the ball-elimination solenoid 123 is turned off. At the same time, the blinking display operation of the ball lending and discharging display section 18 and the prize ball discharging and displaying section 19 is stopped.

As described above, after the illegality of the ejecting device is released, each process is performed according to the process number attached before the illegality of the ejecting device is detected. The ball removing process performed when the value is "4" will be described.

In this ball removal processing, it is first determined whether the forced termination flag is set. The forced termination flag does not mean that the ball removal processing is properly performed and is terminated. This flag is added when set, and when the forced termination flag is set, processing (detailed later) for interrupting the ball removal processing is performed.

If the forced termination flag is not set, it is judged whether or not the ball removal execution flag is set and whether or not the ball removal start flag is set, and if neither flag is set, The ball removal flag is reset, a ball removal start timer (for example, 1000 ms) is set, and the ball removal solenoid 123 is turned on. The ball removal start timer is a ball removal process, in which the ball is ejected from the game medium ejecting device 64, and the time necessary for switching the flow path of the ball is changed (ball removal solenoid 123 is turned on and the ball removal gate is turned on). It is for measuring the necessary and sufficient time to be converted.

After the ball removal timer set and the ball removal solenoid 123 are turned on as described above, the ball removal start flag is set, and it is determined whether or not the ball removal flag is set. Here, the ball removal flag for determining the presence / absence does not mean the ball removal flag reset in the above process (the flag used when the process number is set to "4"), but the execution of the ball removal process. Ball sensor 123 inside
When is turned on, it is determined whether or not a new ball removal flag is set. When the ball-slotting flag is set, a process (detailed later) for forcibly ending the ball-slanting process is performed. In addition, in the above-described determination processing of presence / absence of the removal flag, if the removal start flag is set, the process skips to determination processing of the presence / absence of the removal flag.

If the ball removal flag is not set, it is judged whether the ball removal start timer set at the same time when the ball removal solenoid 123 is turned on has counted a predetermined time, and if the time is not up, the ball is once released. After the punching process is completed, the above-mentioned ball punching process is performed again.

After the ball removal start timer counts up after repeating the above processing, the first discharge solenoid 104
The a and the second discharge solenoid 104b are turned on to start the actual ball removal operation, and the ball removal execution flag is set along with the execution of this ball removal operation.

If the ball removal flag is not set, it is again determined whether or not the ball removal flag is set based on the ball removal sensor 112 being turned on during the ball removal processing. If the flag is not set, it is determined whether the discharge 1 end flag or the discharge 2 end flag is set. In addition, in the above-mentioned determination processing of presence / absence of the ball removal execution flag, when the removal ball execution flag is set, the process skips to the determination processing of the presence / absence of the ball removal flag.

If the ball discharging operation from the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a is not completed and the discharge 1 end flag is not set, the discharge sensor 1 no flag is set in the discharge sensor 1 input process described later. It is determined whether or not it is set. Then, if the no-emission-one-ball flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the first ejection sensor 91a is not detecting a sphere, and the first ejection sensor 91a is not detecting an ejection sphere. If so, the 1-ball non-discharge flag is set and the 1-ball non-discharge timer (for example, 3 seconds) is set. This no-ball timer is for confirming that no balls remain in the game medium ejecting device 64.

As described above, in the ball removing process which is restarted after the one discharge none ball flag is set,
Based on the fact that the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 1 no ball flag are set, it is determined again whether or not the first discharge sensor 91a is not detecting a ball. Here, when the first discharge sensor 91a detects the ball, it is determined that there is a remaining ball, and the no-discharge 1 ball flag is reset. On the other hand, if the first discharge sensor 91a does not detect a ball here, it is determined whether or not the discharge ball non-timer has counted a predetermined time, and if the predetermined time is measured, The discharge 1 end flag is set and the discharge ball no flag is reset.

As for the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b,
Ejection 2 in the same manner as the first game medium ejection mechanism 85a
Set the end flag. That is, the ball discharging operation from the second game medium discharging mechanism 85b is not completed, and the discharging 2
If the end flag is not set, it is determined in the discharge sensor 2 input process described later whether or not the two-discharge two-ball no flag is set. Then, if the no-discharge two-ball flag is not set, the second discharge sensor 91b
Determines whether the sphere is not detecting a sphere,
When the discharge sensor 91b is not detecting the discharge balls, the discharge two-ball non-flag is set and the discharge two-ball no timer (for example, 3 seconds) is set.

[0288] As described above, in the ball removing process which is restarted after the two-ball discharge none flag is set,
Based on the fact that the discharge 2 end flag and the discharge 2 no ball flag are set, it is determined again whether or not the second discharge sensor 91b is not detecting a ball. Here, when the second discharge sensor 91b detects a ball, it is determined that there is a remaining ball, and the two-ball non-discharge flag is reset. On the other hand, if the second discharge sensor 91b is not detecting a ball here as well, it is determined whether or not the discharge ball no timer has counted a predetermined time. If the second discharge sensor 91b has counted the predetermined time, discharge is performed. 2 Set the end flag and reset the no discharge ball flag.

The above processing is repeated until the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are set. For example, a predetermined time (3 seconds) has elapsed after the discharge 1 end timer or the discharge 2 end timer is set. If the balls are detected by the first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b before the passage of time, the discharge 1 end timer or the discharge 2 end timer is set again, and the counting of 3 seconds is started again. Further, similar processing is repeated until the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are set.

When the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are set as described above, the ball removal execution flag,
The ball removal start flag, the discharge 1 end flag, and the discharge 2 end flag are reset together, and the first and second discharge solenoids 104
The driving of the a and 104b and the ball removing solenoid 123 is stopped, the process number is set to "0", and the ball removing process is completed.

Next, a case will be described in which the ball removal process is forcibly terminated based on the detection output from the ball removal sensor 112 during the ball removal process.

After the ball removal execution flag is set, the first and second game medium ejecting mechanisms 82a and 82b have already started to operate. Therefore, it is assumed that this ejecting operation is completed and the eject 1 end flag or It is determined whether or not the discharge 2 end flag is set. If each end flag is set, the first discharge solenoid 104a or the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned off. Then, after performing the above determination process, the first and second discharge sensors 91a, 9a
In order to confirm that 1b continues to be in the off state for a predetermined period of time, the discharged 1-ball no flag and the discharged 2-ball no flag are reset.

When the no-ball flag is reset as described above or when the ball-exiting flag is set after the ball-exiting start flag is set, the ball-exiting flag is reset, and the forced end flag and the forced end timer are set. (For example, 1 second). Then, after the forced termination flag is set as described above, it is determined whether or not the forced termination timer has counted up, and if the forced termination timer has not counted the predetermined time (1 second), the discharge is completed. The presence or absence of the 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag is determined.

When the discharge 1 end flag is not set, it is judged whether or not the discharge sensor 1 rising flag attached based on the detection of the ball by the first discharge sensor 91a is set, If the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is set, the first discharge solenoid 104 is activated at the timing when the first discharge sensor 91a detects a ball.
A is turned off and the discharge 1 end flag is set.

As described above, after the discharge 1 end flag in the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a is set, or when the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is not set, the game medium discharge mechanism 85b is described above. Perform the same processing as. That is, when the discharge 2 end flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the discharge sensor 2 rising flag attached based on the detection of the ball by the second discharge sensor 91b is set. If the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is set, the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned off and the discharge 2 end flag is set at the timing when the second discharge sensor 91b detects the ball. Thus, before the forced termination timer measures the predetermined time, the first and second discharge solenoids 104a, 104a,
When 104b is turned off and the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are set, the forced end timer is reset and the forced end flag is reset.

On the other hand, if the forcible end timer measures a predetermined time period before both the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are set, the force is forced regardless of whether the discharge sensor 1 rising flag or the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is present. After turning off the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b, the forced termination flag is reset. In the present embodiment, since the forced termination flag is set to measure 1 second by the forced termination timer, when the ball remains, the first and second ejection sensors once during this period. Since the discharge sensor 1 rising flag and the discharge sensor 2 rising flag are not set because it should pass through 91a and 91b, it is considered that ball removal has already been completed, and the first and second discharging solenoids 104a and 104
04b is turned off.

When the forced termination flag is reset as described above, the ball removal execution flag and the ball removal start flag are reset, the discharge 1 end flag and the discharge 2 end flag are reset, and the ball removal solenoid 123 is turned off. The ball removal gate 121 is restored to the normal state. Then, the process number is set to "0" to end the ball-slotting process.

Next, the ball lending start processing performed based on the ball lending request signal being input from the card control device 9 in the processing number "0" will be described.

In the ball lending start process, first, the discharge start condition confirmation process is performed. If the discharge possible flag is set in this discharge start condition confirmation process, the discharge start condition is checked according to the number of discharge balls requested by the card control means. Set the ball lending number data in the discharge register 0 and display the ball lending discharge display 1
Turn on 8. Further, the ball lending request flag is set so that the ball lending request is made to the game board control device 132, and it is suggested that the ball lending discharge operation is possible from the discharge control device to the card control device. P unit ready flag for transmitting the P unit ready signal is set.

When the above processing is completed, the first and second game medium discharging mechanisms 85a and 85b are appropriately driven to perform discharge start processing for actual ball rental discharge operation, and the processing number is "3". To end the ball lending start process. In the discharge start condition confirmation process, if the discharge possible flag is not set, the P unit ready flag is not set, so the P unit ready signal is not transmitted to the card control device, and the ball lending request is based. The rental ball discharge operation is not performed.

In the discharge start condition confirmation processing, whether the discharge sensor 1 ball existence flag is set, whether the discharge sensor 2 ball existence flag is set, and the half-end sensor ball existence flag is set. Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the overflow ball non-existence flag is set, and the discharge possible flag is set only when all the flags are set. However, if any flag is not set, the dischargeable flag is reset to disable the ball lending start process.

Also, in the discharge start processing performed based on the discharge start possible flag being set in the discharge start condition confirmation processing, first, is the ball lending data set in the discharge register 0 "1"? Determine whether or not, "1"
If it is, one discharge flag is set and the alternate discharge flag is reset. Then, a one-piece discharge timer for measuring the time for turning on the first discharge solenoid 104a or the second discharge solenoid 104b to discharge only one ball is set.

On the other hand, the ball lending data of the discharge register 0 is 1
If not, it is determined whether or not the ball lending number data in the discharge register 0 is equal to or less than "8", and if it is equal to or less than "8", the one-piece emission flag is reset and alternate discharge is performed. Set the flag.

As described above, when the single discharge timer is set and the alternate discharge flag is set, the reversal flag process is performed, and then the reversal flag is set ("1"). Or it is in the reset state (“0”). In the inversion flag processing, it is determined whether or not the inversion flag is set (“1”). If the inversion flag is set, the inversion flag is reset, and if the inversion flag is reset,
The inversion flag is set.

Then, depending on the setting / resetting of the inversion flag inverted in the inversion flag process, the first exhaust solenoid 104a or the second exhaust solenoid 10
By driving one of the 4b, it is possible to alternately discharge the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a and the second game medium discharging mechanism 85b. Next, the discharge weight flag and the discharge end flag are reset, and a discharge monitoring timer (for example, 3 seconds is counted) is set.

When the ball lending data in the discharge register 0 is larger than "9", the number of balls discharged from the first game medium discharging mechanism 85a and the number of balls discharged from the second game medium discharging mechanism 85b. The discharge number division process for setting is set, the one-piece discharge flag, the alternate discharge flag, the discharge 1 end flag, and the discharge 2 end flag are reset, and the first and second discharge solenoids 104a and 104b are turned on. .. Next, the discharge weight flag and the discharge end flag are reset, and a discharge monitoring timer (for example, 3 seconds is counted) is set.

In the above-mentioned emission number division processing, first, it is judged whether or not the ball lending number data set in the emission register 0 is "9", and if it is "9", the emission register 1 Is set to "5" and the discharge register 2 is set to "4", and the discharge number division process is ended. Next, it is judged whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is "10", and if it is "10", the discharge register 1
Is set to "5" and the discharge register 2 is set to "5", and the discharge number division process is ended.

Thereafter, similarly, it is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is "11", and "1" is set.
If it is "1", the discharge register 1 is set to "6", the discharge register 2 is set to "5", and the discharge register 0 is set.
It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set to "12" is "12", and if it is "12", "6" is set in the discharge register 1 and "6" is set in the discharge register 2, respectively. It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is "13", and if it is "13", the discharge register 1 is set to "7" and the discharge register 2 is set to "6". The ball lending data set in the discharge register 0 is set to "1.
If it is "14", it is set to "7" in the discharge register 1 and "7" in the discharge register 2, respectively, and the number of ball lending set in the discharge register 0 is determined. It is determined whether or not the data is "15", and if it is "15", "8" is set in the discharge register 1, "7" is set in the discharge register 2, and the discharge register 0 is set. It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data is "16". If it is "16", "8" is set in the discharge register 1 and "8" is set in the discharge register 2, and the discharge register 0 is set. It is determined whether the set ball lending number data is "17", and "1" is set.
If it is "7", the discharge register 1 is set to "9", the discharge register 2 is set to "8", and the discharge register 0 is set.
It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set to is "18", and if it is "18", the discharge register 1 is set to "9" and the discharge register 2 is set to "9". It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is "19". If it is "19", the discharge register 1 is set to "10" and the discharge register 2 is set to "9". It is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is “20”, and if it is “20”,
"10" is set in the discharge register 1 and "1" is set in the discharge register 2.
0 "is set respectively, and it is determined whether or not the ball lending number data set in the discharge register 0 is" 21 ". If it is" 21 "," 11 "is set in the discharge register 1 and the discharge register 1 is set. 2 is set to "10", and it is determined whether or not the ball lending data set in the discharge register 0 is "22".
If it is 2 ”, set“ 11 ”in the discharge register 1,
The discharge register 2 is set to "11", and it is determined whether the ball lending number data set to the discharge register 0 is "23". If it is "23", the discharge register 1 is set to "12". "," And "11" are set in the discharge register 2, respectively, and the ball lending data set in the discharge register 0 is "2".
If it is "24", it is set to "12" in the discharge register 1 and "12" in the discharge register 2, respectively, and the number of ball lending set in the discharge register 0 is determined. It is determined whether or not the data is "25". If it is "25", "13" is set in the discharge register 1 and "12" is set in the discharge register 2, and the discharge number division process is ended. ..

In the above-mentioned ball lending start processing, the ball lending discharge processing which is started by setting the processing number to "3" will be described.

In the ball lending and discharging process, it is first judged whether or not the discharge weight flag is set, and if the discharge weight flag is not set, the discharge process is carried out. Then, after the discharge process is completed, it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag that is set based on the completion of the discharge of the predetermined number of balls is set, and if the discharge end flag is not set yet, The ball lending and discharging process is once ended. When the discharge end flag is set after repeating the above processing, the discharge weight flag is set and the discharge weight timer (for example, 400 ms) is set. Further, the payout end flag is set, display output to the ball rental discharge display unit 18 and the like is stopped, and the ball loan discharge display is turned off.

Further, "1" is added to the count number of the continuous ball lending counter together with the above-mentioned processing which is carried out when the discharge end flag is set. This continuous ball lending counter
For example, the ball lending upper limit determining means 203 of the ball lending discharging means 184
The upper limit value (for example, 5 times) of the continuous ball lending counter is set in the ball lending upper limit storage means 193.
Supplied by. Then, when the count value of the ball lending continuous counter is the storage upper limit value, the ball lending request signal input from the card control means 9 is invalidated, so that the number of consecutive ball lending (the number of discharged balls) can be increased. ) Is regulated.

As described above, when the discharge weight flag is set, it is determined whether or not the discharge weight timer has counted a predetermined time. If the predetermined time has not yet elapsed, the ball lending discharge process is once performed. To finish. When the wait timer times out after repeating the above process, the process number is set to "0" and the ball lending and discharging process is ended.

Next, in the above-mentioned ball lending and discharging process, the discharging process which is continuously performed until the discharge weight flag is set in association with the completion of the predetermined number of ball lending operations based on the ball lending request will be described. ..

In the discharging process, first, it is judged whether or not the discharging error flag (detailed later) is set,
If this discharge error flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag, which is set based on the proper ball discharge operation being performed by the game medium discharge device 64, is set. Then, it is determined whether or not the discharge monitoring timer (3 seconds) set in the discharge monitoring process has timed up, and if the discharge monitoring timer has not counted up, it is determined whether or not the single discharge flag is set. judge.

In the above determination process, when the one discharge flag is set, the first game medium discharge mechanism 85
a or a second game medium discharging mechanism 85b, one game discharging process for discharging only one game ball is performed, and if the one discharging flag is not set, whether the alternate discharging flag is set or not. To judge. Then, if the alternate discharge flag is set, the alternate discharge process of discharging "8" or less game balls from one of the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a and the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b is performed, and the alternate discharge is performed. If the flag is not set,
Both the first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a and the second game medium ejecting mechanism 85b are used to perform a combined ejecting process of ejecting "9" or more game balls, and the ejecting process is ended.

In the discharge process, when the discharge monitoring timer counts a predetermined time, the first discharge solenoid 1
04a and the second discharge solenoid 104b are turned off, and the discharge error flag is set. Then, it is confirmed whether the processing number when performing the discharging processing is “2” or “3”, and when the processing number is “2”, the prize ball discharging display portion 19 is displayed. If the processing number is "3", the ball rental discharge display section 18 is made to blink respectively, and it is visually displayed that the pachinko machine 1 has an error during ball loan discharge or an error during ball prize discharge. Let them do it.

Ejection error recovery processing is performed based on the fact that the ejection error flag is set as described above. In this discharge error recovery process, it is first determined whether or not the discharge 1 error cancel flag and the discharge 2 error cancel flag are set. When both flags are set together based on the fact that the first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b continuously detect the ball presence state for 3 seconds, it is determined whether or not the ball discharge operation is possible. In order to confirm, the discharge start condition confirmation process described above is performed.

In the discharge start condition confirmation processing, if the discharge start possible flag is not set, the discharge error recovery processing is ended as it is. However, if the discharge start possible flag is set, the value of the discharge register 1 is set. Is larger than "1", and if "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 2 is set in the discharge register 0. When the value of the discharge register 1 is larger than "1", it is determined whether the value of the discharge register 2 is larger than "1", and the value of the discharge register 2 is "1". In the following cases, the value of the discharge register 1 is set in the discharge register 0. Further, when the value of the discharge register 2 is also larger than “1”, the addition value of the value of the discharge register 1 and the value of the discharge register 2 is set in the discharge register 0.

When the prize ball data or the ball lending data is set in the discharge register 0 as described above, it is determined whether the processing number is "2" or "3", and the processing number is "2". If the processing number is “3”, the winning ball discharge display unit 19 is changed from the blinking operation to the normal lighting operation. Then, the discharge error flag is reset. By doing so, it is possible to continue the prize ball discharge or the ball rental discharge operation which is interrupted by the occurrence of the discharge error.

In the above discharge error recovery processing, when the value of the discharge register 1 or the discharge register 2 is "1" or less without simply adding the values of the discharge register 1 and the discharge register 2, , Only the value of the other discharge register is set to the discharge register 0,
The reason is as follows.

The first and second game medium ejecting mechanism 8 of this embodiment
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, 5a and 85b are stopper locking claws 103 in the first state in which the balls are prevented from flowing down by the stopper locking claws 103a and 103b.
The second sphere that abuts the sphere on the most upstream side that is prevented from flowing down by a and 103b is the first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91.
It is configured to be in the state detected by b. Therefore, in the present embodiment in which the passing spheres are detected based on the rising edges of the detection outputs of the first and second discharge sensors 91a and 91b, for example, when "6" balls are discharged, the discharge process is performed. At the time when the fifth rising edge detected by the first discharge sensor 91a or the second discharge sensor 91b is detected, the first and second discharge solenoids 1
04a and 104b are turned off, and the stopper pawl 10
By returning 3a and 103b, a predetermined number of ball discharging operations can be performed. That is, when the value of the discharge register 1 or the discharge register 2 is "1", it means that the predetermined number of ball discharging operations on the discharge register side are completed.

From the above, even if the value of the discharge register is "1", if the sum of these values is set in the discharge register 0, an extra ball discharging operation will be performed. is there. Further, since the discharge end flag which is set based on the completion of all the ball discharge operations is not set, when one discharge register is "1" or less, the value of the other discharge register is "1". Since it means that the value of the discharge register 1 is less than “1”, the value of the discharge register 2 is set to the value of the discharge register 0.
If the discharge register 2 is "1", the value of the discharge register 1 is set in the discharge register 0.

If a predetermined number of balls can be discharged before the discharge monitoring timer expires (when no balls have run out or balls have clogged), the first discharge solenoid 1
04a or the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned off, the ball whose rising edge for detecting the timing of the discharging operation is detected (the 7th ball at the 5th rising edge) is the stopper locking claw 103a, 103b
After being stopped by the first discharge sensor 91a or the second discharge sensor 9
Since it stops in the state detected by 1b, the value of the discharge register 1 or the discharge register 2 becomes "0" by detecting the rising edge based on the detection of the following sphere.

Next, in the discharge start process, the one-discharge process which is started based on the one-discharge flag being set when the number of discharged balls is one will be described. In this one-piece discharge process, first, it is determined whether or not the one-piece discharge timer (35 ms) set in the above discharge start process has timed up. If it has, the reversal flag is set / reset. To judge. Then, according to the state of the inversion flag, the discharge solenoid driven in the discharge start process is turned off. That is,
If the reversal flag is set, the second discharge solenoid 104b turned on in the discharge start process is turned off,
If the reversal flag is not set, the first discharge solenoid 104a that was turned on in the discharge start process is turned off. Then, after the discharge end flag is set, the one-piece discharge process is ended.

Further, in the above-mentioned discharge start processing, when the number of discharged balls is larger than 1 and smaller than 8,
In the alternate discharge process performed based on the setting of the alternate discharge flag, first, the reversal flag is set.
The reset state is determined, and the detection state of the discharge sensor on the discharge solenoid side driven in the discharge start process is determined according to the state of the inversion flag.

That is, if the reversal flag is not set, the ball detection output from the first discharge sensor 91a of the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a driven by turning on the first discharge solenoid 104a in the discharge start processing. It is determined whether the discharge sensor 1 rising flag, which is set based on the input of, is set, and if the reverse flag is set, the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned on in the discharge start process. It is determined whether or not the discharge sensor 2 rising flag, which is set based on the detection output of the ball being input from the second discharge sensor 91b of the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b driven by, is set. .. If the flag is not set, the alternate discharge process is once terminated and the above process is repeated again.

Here, when the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is set, the value of the discharge register 0 becomes "1".
Subtract and subtract the discharge sensor 1 rising flag. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 0 is "1". If the value is not "1", the alternate discharge process is once terminated and the above process is repeated again. If the value of the discharge register 0 is "1", the predetermined number of balls have been discharged, as described in the discharge error recovery process. The ball discharge operation is ended by turning off the flag, the discharge end flag is set, and the alternate discharge processing is ended.

On the other hand, when the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is set, similarly, "1" is subtracted from the value of the discharge register 0 to reset the discharge sensor 2 rising flag. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 0 is "1". If the value is not "1", the alternate discharge process is once terminated and the above process is repeated again. When the value of the discharge register 0 is "1", the second discharge solenoid 104b is turned off to end the ball discharging operation, set the discharge end flag, and end the alternate discharge processing. Of.

Next, the combined discharge process performed in the discharge process by resetting the single discharge flag and the alternate discharge flag in the discharge start process will be described. In this combined discharge process, it is first determined whether or not the discharge 1 end flag is set, and if the discharge 1 end flag is set, the ball discharge operation from the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a ends. Therefore, the control process on the side of the first game medium ejecting mechanism 85a is skipped, and it is determined whether or not the eject 2 end flag is set.

However, if the discharge 1 end flag is not set, it is judged whether or not the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is set, and if the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is set, discharge is performed. The sensor 1 rising flag is reset and “1” is subtracted from the value of the discharge register 1. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 1 is "1", and if the value is not "1", the process skips to the control process on the side of the second game medium discharging mechanism 85b. Here, if the value of the discharge register 1 is "1", it means that a predetermined number of balls have been discharged, as described in the discharge error recovery process, and therefore the first discharge solenoid 104a is set. Turn off to end the ball discharge operation, set the discharge 1 end flag, and determine whether the discharge 2 end flag is set based on the end of the control process on the second game medium discharge mechanism 85b side. judge.

When the discharge 2 end flag is set as a result of the determination as to whether or not the discharge 2 end flag is set after the control processing on the side of the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a is completed as described above. Therefore, the ball discharging operation of both the game medium discharging mechanisms 85a and 85b is completed, the discharge completion flag is set, and the combined discharge processing is completed.

However, if the discharge 2 end flag is not set in the above determination process, and if the discharge 1 end flag is not set yet, it is determined whether or not the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is set. If the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is set, the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is reset and “1” is subtracted from the value of the discharge register 2. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the discharge register 2 is "1", and if the value is not "1", the combined discharge process is once terminated and the same process is performed again. Here, when the value of the discharge register 2 is "1", it means that a predetermined number of balls have been discharged, as described in the discharge error recovery processing, and therefore the second discharge solenoid 104b is set. The ball discharge operation is ended by turning it off, and the discharge 2 end flag is set.

Then, it is judged whether or not the discharge 1 end flag is set based on the end of the control processing on the side of the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a. If the discharge 1 end flag is not set, it is once judged. The combined discharge process is ended, and the control process on the side of the first game medium discharge mechanism 85a is performed again. On the other hand, when the discharge 1 end flag is also set, it means that the ball discharging operation of both the game medium discharge mechanisms 85a and 85b has ended, the discharge end flag is set, and the combined discharge process is ended.

Next, the number-of-prize-balls determination process performed based on the setting of the safe start flag will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the third award ball winning memory is set, and if the third award ball winning memory is set, the preset award number for the third award ball is stored. The number of prize balls read from the stored third prize ball number setting memory is taken out as prize ball data. If the third prize ball winning memory is not set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball winning memory is set, and if the second prize ball winning memory is set, The number of prize balls read out from the second prize ball number setting memory in which the preset number of prize balls for the second winning ball is stored is taken out as prize ball data.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the first winning ball detector 5 for detecting all winning balls without being detected by either the second winning ball detector 142 or the third winning ball detector 143.
Since the safe ball detected only in No. 3 is processed as the first winning ball, if neither the second winning ball number winning memory nor the third winning ball number winning memory is set, the winning ball is the first winning ball. As prize balls, the number of prize balls read out from the first prize ball number setting memory in which the preset number of prize balls for the first prize balls is stored is taken out as prize ball data.

After any number of prize balls corresponding to the first to third prize balls is set as prize ball data, the safe start flag is reset and the process number is set to "1". The prize ball start processing is performed. In the embodiment shown in the above block diagram, the first prize ball number setting storage means 193, the second prize ball number setting storage means 194, and the third prize ball number setting storage means 197 are respectively the first to the first prize balls. It functions as a first to third prize ball number setting memory that stores and holds the three prize ball numbers.

Next, the prize ball start processing which is started based on the processing number being set to "1" as described above will be explained. In this prize ball discharge start processing, first,
If the discharge start condition confirmation process is performed and the discharge possible flag is not set in the discharge start condition confirmation process,
Since the ball discharging operation by the game medium discharging device 64 is restricted, the prize ball discharging process is ended as it is. On the other hand, when the dischargeable flag is set, the prize ball data fetched in the prize ball number determination process is set in the discharge register 0, and the prize ball discharge display unit 19 is turned on. Then, the discharge start process for starting the discharge process described above is performed, and when the predetermined number of prize ball discharge operations are completed,
The process number is set to 2 and the prize ball start process is ended.

In the prize ball starting process described above, the prize ball discharging process started by setting the process number to "2" will be described.

In the prize ball discharge processing, it is first determined whether or not the safe ball payout flag is set, and if the safe ball payout flag is not set, then it is determined whether or not the discharge weight flag is set. However, if the discharge weight flag is not set, the above-described discharge process is performed. Then, after the discharge process is completed, it is determined whether or not the discharge end flag that is set based on the completion of the discharge of the predetermined number of balls is set, and if the discharge end flag is not set yet, The prize ball discharge processing is once ended. When the discharge end flag is set after repeating the above processing, the safe solenoid 58 is turned on to open the safe ball after the prize balls have been discharged, and the safe payout flag and safe for shifting to the safe ball payout process. A safe ball payout error timer (for example, 200 ms) for monitoring the occurrence of a ball payout error is set. Further, the discharge weight flag is set, the discharge weight timer (for example, 400 ms) is set, the display output to the prize ball discharge display unit 19 and the like is stopped, and the prize ball discharge display is turned off. The discharged prize ball number data is added to the prize ball discharge number counter and used as the prize ball number data to be output to the management device 134.

As described above, in the safe ball payout process performed on the basis of the safe payout flag being set, it is first judged whether or not the payout error process is being executed, and if the payout error process is not being executed. , Safe solenoid
It is determined whether the off-timer is operating, and if the safe solenoid off-timer is not operating, it is determined whether the safe fall flag is set and the safe ball has passed the safe sensor 53. Based on this, it is determined whether or not the safe fall flag attached in the safe sensor input process is set. Immediately after the safe solenoid 58 is turned on, the safe fall flag is not set because the safe ball still turns on the safe sensor 53. Then, the safe ball is set in the prize ball payout process. It is determined whether the safe ball payout error timer that has been performed has counted up. Then, when the predetermined time counted by the safe ball payout error timer has not elapsed, the safe ball payout process is once ended.

After repeating the safe sphere payout process similar to the above, when a certain period of time has passed, the safe sensor detection output disappears based on the drop of the safe sphere, and the safe fall flag is set in the safe sensor input process. Is set. Then, after the safe fall flag is set, a safe solenoid off timer (for example, 100 ms) for turning off the safe solenoid 58 is set, the safe fall flag is reset, and the discharged safe ball is In the case of being processed as 2 winning balls or 3rd winning balls, it is determined that the discharge of the 2nd winning balls or the discharging of the 3rd winning balls is finished, and the memory of the 2nd winning balls or the 3rd winning balls The winning memory is decremented by "1".

After the safe solenoid off timer is set, it is determined that the safe solenoid off timer is operating and whether or not the time counted by the safe solenoid off timer has expired, and the safe solenoid off timer counts. When it goes up, it turns off the safe solenoid.

On the other hand, when the safe fall flag is not set when the safe ball payout process as described above is repeated, when the predetermined time (200 ms) counted by the safe ball payout error timer elapses, the payout is paid out. Error handling starts. Based on the start of the payout error process, it is determined in the safe ball payout process performed again that the payout error process is being performed and the safe sensor 53 no longer detects the safe ball. That is, when the safe ball is not normally paid out due to a ball clogging or the like, in this safe ball payout process, other processes are not performed until the ball-free information of the safe sensor 53 is obtained,
It is possible to prevent the prize balls from being discharged based on the unprocessed safe balls.

When the safe ball is discharged by returning to the normal state and the safe fall flag is set in the safe sensor input process, the payout error process is canceled in the safe ball payout process to be started again, and the safe ball is released. Reset the fall flag and set the safe solenoid off timer. Also, the safe sphere is the second, third
In the case where the prize ball discharge operation based on the prize ball number winning memory is performed, “1” is subtracted from each prize ball number winning memory. Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the safe payout flag is reset, the safe solenoid 58 is turned off, and the safe ball payout process is ended based on the count up of the safe solenoid off timer.

When the safe payout flag is reset based on the completion of the safe ball payout process, it is determined whether or not the discharge weight timer has counted a predetermined time based on that the discharge weight flag is set. If it is determined that the predetermined time has not yet elapsed, the prize ball discharging process is once terminated. When the wait timer times out after repeating the above processing, the processing number is set to "0" and the prize ball discharging processing is ended.

Next, it starts when the power failure flag is set and the processing number is set to "5" based on the detection of power-off during the prize ball discharging operation or the ball rental discharging operation. The power failure recovery processing that is performed will be described.

In this power failure recovery processing, first, the above-mentioned discharge start condition confirmation processing is performed in order to confirm whether or not the ball discharge operation is possible. In the discharge start condition confirmation processing, if the discharge startable flag is not set, the power failure recovery processing is ended as it is, but if the discharge startable flag is set, the value of the discharge register 1 is "1". To determine if it is greater,
If it is "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 2 is set in the discharge register 0. Moreover, the value of the discharge register 1 is "1".
If it is larger, the value of the discharge register 2 is "1".
It is determined whether or not it is larger, and if the value of the discharge register 2 is "1" or less, the value of the discharge register 1 is set in the discharge register 0. Further, when the value of the discharge register 2 is also larger than “1”, the addition value of the value of the discharge register 1 and the value of the discharge register 2 is set in the discharge register 0.

When prize ball data or ball lending data is set in the discharge register 0 as described above, for example, it is determined whether or not there is a ball lending / draining memory. , The ball lending request flag and the P unit ready flag are set, and the ball lending ball discharge display unit 18 is turned on,
The above discharge start processing is performed. On the other hand, when there is no storage during ball lending and discharging, the prize ball discharging display portion 19 is turned on and the discharging start process is performed.

[0349] In the above process, whether the ball discharging operation executed when the power failure flag is set is the prize ball discharging operation or the ball lending discharging operation, based on the presence / absence of the storage during ball lending / discharging. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the discharge operation is restored based on the memory of whether the discharge operation is a ball lending request or a prize ball discharge request. do it.
For example, in the power outage control means 183 provided in the above-mentioned discharge control device 133, the discharge mode backup means 20
It is assumed that the discharge continuation signal is transmitted to the prize ball discharging means 182 or the ball rental discharging means 184 based on the discharge mode (prize ball discharging mode or ball rental discharging mode) stored and held by No. 6.

When the discharge start process is performed as described above,
If it is based on the ball lending discharge memory, after deleting the ball lending discharge memory and setting the processing number to "3", if it is based on the absence of the ball lending discharge memory, set the processing number to "2". After the setting, the power failure flags are reset respectively, and the power failure recovery processing is ended. In this way, the ball lending discharge processing or the prize ball discharge processing based on each processing number is performed.

The replenishing process performed after each process with the process number described above is completed will be described. In this replenishment process, first, it is judged whether or not the replenishment sensor rising flag is set in the switch input process,
If the supply sensor rising flag is not set,
In the switch input process, it is determined whether or not the replenishment sensor fall flag is set. If the replenishment sensor fall flag is not set, the replenishment process is once terminated and the same process is repeated again.

While the above processing is repeated, the supply sensor 6
When the supply sensor start-up flag based on the detection output of No. 5 is set, the pachinko machine 1 is used to visually display that the ball is out of the ball storage tank 62.
The completion lamp provided at an appropriate position (for example, the upper portion of the front frame 3) is turned on, the supply request flag is set to send a supply signal to the management device 134, and the supply sensor rising flag is reset.

As described above, the replenishment request is issued to the management device 13
4, the ball supply is performed based on the control of the management device 134, and the supply sensor falling flag is set based on the supply sensor 65 detecting the supply ball.
The completion lamp is turned off, the supply request flag and the supply sensor fall flag are reset, and the supply process is ended.

The information output process performed after the above-described replenishment process outputs various data to the management device 134, and information on the number of discharged prize balls (for example, 1 for 10 balls).
(Pulse) award ball information processing, P unit ready signal and payout completion signal output ball rental information processing, replenishment signal, out number signal, etc. output to gaming machine information processing, discharge control device Game board control device 13 from 133
2 includes voice request processing for requesting various voice outputs, and error information processing for outputting information on occurrence of a discharge error or discharge device fraud.

Prize ball information processing in the above information output processing will be described.

In this award ball information processing, first, it is determined whether or not the signal level of the award ball number signal is "L", and if the signal level of the award ball number signal is high, the award is given. It is determined whether or not the ball transmission prohibition flag is set.
The prize ball transmission prohibition flag regulates the signal output so that the interval between each prize ball number signal becomes a constant time interval (for example, 100 ms) when the prize ball number data is transmitted. It is set to do.

If the prize ball transmission prohibition flag is not set, the prize ball discharge counter count value is "1".
It is determined whether or not it is "0" or more, and if the count value of the prize ball discharge counter has not reached "10", the process is once terminated and the same process as above is restarted. here,
With the completion of the ball discharging operation in the prize ball discharging process, the prize ball data for the number of discharged balls is added to the prize ball discharging counter, and the count value of the prize ball discharging counter is "1.
When it reaches "0" or more, the prize ball number signal is inverted to "L" and the prize ball number timer is set.

As described above, when the prize ball number signal is inverted to the low level, it is determined whether or not the prize ball number timer has timed out, and if the predetermined time is not yet counted, the process is once performed. After that, the same processing as above is performed again. Here, when the prize ball number timer has timed out, the prize ball number signal is inverted to "H", and "10", which is the value corresponding to the number of prize balls already transmitted as the prize ball number data, is awarded. Subtract from the count value of the sphere counter. Then, the prize ball transmission prohibition flag is set, and the prize ball number timer (for example, 1
00 ms) is set, and prize ball data transmission to be performed thereafter is regulated for a certain period of time.

On the basis of the prize ball transmission prohibition flag being set, in the subsequent prize ball information processing, it is determined whether or not the prize ball number timer is up, and the prize ball number timer is up. If not, the award ball information processing is ended as it is, and if the award ball number timer has timed out, the award ball number prohibition flag is reset to restore the state in which the award ball number signal can be transmitted again. Of.

In the ball lending information processing, first, it is determined whether or not the ball lending request from the card control device 9 is set, and if it is not set, the P unit ready flag is reset and then set. For example, it is determined whether or not the payout completion signal is "low level". The payout completion signal is output to the card controller 9 (inverted from "H" to "L" in negative logic) when the ball discharging operation based on the ball lending request is completed. Is.

When the signal level of the payout completion signal is "H", it is determined whether or not there is a payout end flag set in the above-mentioned ball lending / discharging process. If the payout end flag is set, payout is completed. The signal and the buy signal are inverted to "L", the payout completion timer (for example, 10 ms) is set, and the payout end flag is reset. In this way, the payout completion signal is inverted to the low level to determine whether or not the payout completion timer is counting up, and if the payout completion timer is up, the payout completion signal and the buy signal The signal level is inverted to "H". Since the payout completion signal is sent to the card control device 9 and the buy signal is output to the management device 134, the signal sending time is different so that the output times are different (for example, the buy signal is 100 ms). You may make it separately provide the timer for clocking.

After performing the above processing, it is determined whether or not there is a P unit ready signal which is set when the ball lending and discharging is started, and if the P unit ready flag is set,
If the signal level of the P-unit ready signal is inverted to "L" and the P-unit ready flag is reset, the P-unit ready signal is set to "H" and the ball rental information processing is ended.

In the gaming machine information processing, first, it is determined whether or not the replenishment request flag is set in the replenishment request process, and if the replenishment request flag is set, the replenishment signal is inverted to "L". If the supply request flag is reset, the supply request signal is returned to "H". Next, it is determined whether or not there is a frame opening flag set in relation to the front panel 3a being in the open state. If this frame opening flag is set, the frame opening signal is inverted to "L" When the opening flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the frame closing flag attached in association with the return of the front panel 3a to the closed state is set,
When the frame closing flag is set, the frame opening signal is returned to "H".

After the replenishment signal and the frame opening signal are transmitted as described above, the out number signal is transmitted. First, it is determined whether or not the out number signal is "L". However, if the out number signal is not yet output, it is determined whether the out transmission prohibition flag is set. If the out transmission prohibition flag is not set, based on the detection output of the out sensor 61. The counter value of the out counter that counts the number of out balls is "10".
It is determined whether or not, and if the count value has not yet reached “10”, the gaming machine information processing is ended once and the same processing as above is repeated.

When the count number of the out counter reaches "10", the out number signal is inverted to "L" and the out number timer (for example, 100 ms) is set. Thus, after the out number signal is inverted to the low level, it is determined whether or not the out number timer has timed up, and if it is timed out, the out number signal is returned to the “H” level and the out counter “10” is subtracted from the count value of “1”, the out transmission prohibition flag is set, and the out number timer is reset.

As described above, in the gaming machine information report process which is restarted after the out transmission prohibition flag is set and the out number timer is reset, based on the fact that the out transmission flag is set, It is determined whether the out number timer has timed out. Here, if the out number timer has counted up, the out transmission flag is reset and the gaming machine information processing is once ended. In addition, in this gaming machine information processing, a timer used for measuring the transmission time of the out signal and a timer for measuring the time for regulating the transmission of the out signal after the transmission of the out signal are used together by the out timer. However, these may be separately provided so that the transmission time of the out number signal and the regulation time of the out number signal may be different.

In the sound request processing, first, it is determined whether or not the insertion sound request signal is output to the game board control device 132 (because of the negative logic, the signal level is "L"), and it is not output. In this case, is the card falling flag attached based on the fall of the signal level of the card signal input from the card control device 9 (the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card control device 9)? Determine whether or not. If the card falling flag is set, the card insertion sound request signal is inverted to "L", the card sound timer (for example, 5 ms) is set, the card falling flag is reset, and the sound request is issued. The processing is ended once. As described above, when the sound request processing is started after the card insertion sound request signal is inverted to "L", it is determined whether or not the card sound timer has counted up, and the card sound timer times out. If you are
The card insertion sound request signal is returned to "H", and the card insertion sound request signal output processing in the sound request processing ends.

Next, it is judged whether or not the rental ball discharge sound request signal is output to the game board control device 132 (because of the negative logic, the signal level is "L"), and if not output, The presence or absence of the ball lending sound request flag set in the ball lending start process is determined. If the ball loan sound request flag is set, the ball loan sound discharge request signal is set to "L".
In addition to turning it over, the rental ball discharge sound timer (for example, 5 m
s) is set, the ball sound lending request flag is reset, and the sound request processing is once terminated. As described above, when the sound request processing is started after the rental ball discharge sound request signal has been inverted to “L”, it is determined whether or not the ball rental sound discharge timer has counted up, and this ball discharge sound is discharged. If the sound timer has timed up, the rental ball discharge sound request signal is returned to "H", and the rental ball discharge sound request signal output processing in the sound request processing is ended.

Also, it is determined whether or not the discharge sound request signal is output to the game board control device 132 (because of the negative logic, the signal level is "L"), and if not output, the card control is performed. It is determined whether or not the card rising flag attached based on the rise of the signal level of the card signal input from the device 9 (the prepaid card 131 is discharged from the card control device 9) is set. Then, if the card rising flag is set,
The card discharge sound request signal is inverted to "L", the card sound timer (for example, 5 ms) is set, the card rising flag is reset, and the sound request process is once ended.
As described above, when the sound request processing is started after the card discharge sound request signal is inverted to "L", it is determined whether or not the card sound timer has counted up, and the card sound timer times out. If so, the card ejection sound request signal is returned to "H", and the card ejection sound request signal output processing in the sound request processing is ended.

In the error information processing, first, it is judged whether or not there is a discharge error flag which is set based on the fact that the discharge ball is not detected despite the lapse of a predetermined time from the operation of the game medium discharge device 64. If the discharge error flag is not set, it is determined whether or not there is a discharge incorrect flag that is set when the movement of the ball is detected even though the discharge solenoid is not operating, and if neither flag is set. , The signal level of the error signal is returned to “H”, and the error information processing is ended. However, if either the discharge error flag or the discharge incorrect flag is set, the error signal is inverted to “L”, and it is determined that an error has occurred in the discharge system of the pachinko machine 1 concerned. To inform.
When transmitting this error signal, the discharge error signal that is output when the discharge error flag is set and the discharge incorrect signal that is output when the discharge incorrect flag is set so that the content of the error is clear It may be divided into two and transmitted.

Next, the first prize sphere signal or the second prize sphere signal output from the game board control device 132 is used as a second, third prize sphere signal detection process and second, third prize interrupt process which will be described later. The prize ball signal processing for performing on / off control of the call signal as the prize ball request signal according to the prize ball signal detected in the prize ball signal level detection processing will be described.

When starting the prize ball signal processing, first, it is determined whether or not the accessory ready flag which is set based on the accessory ready signal input from the game board control device 132 is attached. If the accessory-ready flag is not set, it is determined that the game board control device 132 is not activated in a normal state, other processing is not performed, and the prize ball signal processing is temporarily ended. Then, if the accessory ready flag is set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball falling flag based on the input of the second prize ball signal is set, and the second prize ball is not yet formed. Since the detector 142 does not detect the second winning ball, the second winning ball signal is not input (in negative logic, the signal level is inverted from "H" to "L"), and the second winning ball is not detected. If the falling flag is not set, it is subsequently determined whether or not the third safe ball detection flag is set.

If the safe 3 detection flag is not set in the third prize ball signal level detection processing because the third prize ball detector 133 has not yet detected the third prize ball, the second prize is obtained. The presence or absence of the safe 2 flag which is set based on the setting of the ball falling flag is determined,
If the safe 2 flag is also not set, it is determined whether or not the call timer has timed up. If the call timer has not timed up, the prize ball signal processing is once terminated and the same processing is repeated again. is there. This call timer is a timer that is set in the initial setting, and the time is up when a certain time has elapsed since the emission control device 133 was started. Therefore, the call reversal processing is performed by the call timer expiring while the above processing is repeated.

As shown in FIG. 92, the call reversal process is as follows.
First, determine whether the call flag is set,
If the call flag is set, the call flag is reset, and if the call flag is not set, the call flag is set to reverse the setting / resetting of the call flag.

After the call inversion processing is performed, it is determined whether the call flag is set or reset. If the call flag is set, the signal level of the call signal is "L" (in negative logic, (Call signal output status)
If the call flag has been reset, the signal level of the call signal is set to "H" (call signal stop state in negative logic). Then, the call timer (for example, 50 milliseconds) is set again, and the prize ball signal processing is ended. That is, the call reversal process is performed every time the call timer times up, so that the call flag is reversed, and the signal level of the output call signal is reversed every 50 milliseconds by reversing this call flag. It becomes a pulse wave. As mentioned above, this call signal rises (or falls).
Are provided for the output timing of the prize ball signal in the game board control device 132.

On the other hand, when the second prize ball falling flag is set, the safe 2 flag is set and the safe 2 timer (for example, 320 milliseconds, in the conventional two-system prize ball discharging mechanism, This is set to match the off time of the cam switch), and the second prize ball falling flag is reset. Then, in the prize ball signal processing that is started thereafter, it is determined whether or not the safe 2 flag is set based on the setting of the safe 2 flag, and the safe 2 off flag must be set. For example, it is determined whether or not the safe 2 detection flag is set. This safe 2 detection flag is set in the second prize sphere signal level detection processing based on the fact that the second prize sphere signal is continuously input for a certain period of time or longer, and the safe 2 detection flag is set. If so, “1” is added to the second prize ball winning memory and the safe 2 detection flag is reset.

Then, it is determined whether or not the safe 2 timer has timed up. If the safe 2 timer has timed up, the signal level of the call signal is set to "H".
(Call signal is stopped in negative logic). Furthermore, while setting the safe 2 off flag,
The safe 2 off timer is set again (for example, in 170 milliseconds, in the conventional two-system prize ball discharging mechanism, it is made to coincide with the on time of the crank cam switch).

As described above, in the prize ball signal processing started after the safe 2 off flag is set, it is judged whether or not the safe 2 timer set together with the safe 2 off flag has timed out, and the safe 2 When the 2 timer is up, the safe 2 flag is reset, the safe 2 off timer is reset, the call signal is inverted to low level, and the call timer (50 milliseconds) is set.

If the safe 3 detection flag is set, "1" is added to the third prize ball winning memory and the safe 3 rising flag and safe 3 detection flag are reset. The safe 3 signal input time based on the third winning ball is the fall time of the call signal (50 milliseconds).
Since it is set shorter (20 milliseconds in the above embodiment), it is not necessary to adjust the cycle time of the call signal as in the case of setting the second prize ball winning memory.

[0380] Next, an interrupt process for inputting detection information of various detectors at fixed intervals will be described.

This interrupt processing is performed, for example, every 1 ms. First, the timer used for various controls is updated, and then the ball lending request input from the card control device 9 via the ball lending request signal line L16. A ball lending request detection process for detecting a signal is performed, then a safe sensor input process for inputting a detection signal of the first winning ball detector 53, which is a safe sensor, is performed, and then a prize ball signal 1 from the game board control device 132. The second prize ball signal detection process of detecting the second prize ball signal which is the prize ball signal 1 input through the output signal line L4 is performed, and then the prize ball signal 2 output signal line L5 from the game board control device 132. The second prize ball signal detection process of detecting the prize ball signal 2 input via the second prize ball signal detection process is performed, and then the signal level of the second prize ball signal input from the game board control device 132 is detected. The award ball signal level detection process is performed, then the third award ball signal level detection process is performed to detect the signal level of the third award ball signal input from the game board control device 132, and then the game board control device 132. The accessory-ready signal detection process is performed to detect the accessory-ready signal input further.

Subsequently, a card insertion detection process for detecting a card signal input by the card control device 9 when the card is inserted and ejected is performed, and then a frame sensor 125 for detecting the open state of the front panel 3a. A frame sensor input process for inputting the input detection signal is performed, then an ejection sensor 1 input process for inputting the detection signal of the first ejection sensor 91a of the first game medium ejection mechanism 85a is performed, and then a second game medium. Second ejection sensor 91 of ejection mechanism 85b
The discharge sensor 2 input processing for inputting the detection signal of b is performed.

Subsequently, the discharge 1 level input processing for detecting the change in the signal level of the detection signal of the first discharge sensor 91a is performed, and then the change in the signal level of the detection signal of the second discharge sensor 91b is detected. The discharge 2 level input process is performed, then the ball removal sensor input process that inputs the detection signal of the ball removal sensor 112 is performed, and then the replenishment sensor input process that inputs the detection signal of the replenishment sensor
Next, an overflow switch input process for inputting the detection signal of the overflow switch 119 is performed, then a half-end sensor input process for inputting the detection output of the discharge standby ball detector 67, and finally, a detection output of the out sensor 61 is performed. Input processing Out-sensor input processing is performed, and the interrupt processing ends.

In the ball lending request detection process performed in the above-described interrupt process, first, it is determined whether or not the count value of the continuous ball lending counter has reached "5".
If the count value of the ball lending counter has not reached "5" yet, it is determined whether or not the prize balls are being discharged. If the prize balls are being discharged, the ball lending discharge request is reset, and Prevent the ball lending request made during ball ejection from being made. on the other hand,
If the prize balls are not being discharged, it is determined whether or not the ball lending is being discharged. If the ball lending is being discharged, the ball lending discharge request detection processing is once ended.

If neither the prize balls are discharged nor the balls are discharged, the ball lending request (ball lending request signal line L16
It is determined whether or not the signal level of the ball lending request signal input via is “L” (is output).
Then, when the signal level of the ball lending signal is "L", it is determined whether or not the ball lending request continuously holds the same level for 5 ms. Then, when the ball lending request is continuously input for 5 ms or more, it is determined that the ball lending request is made, and the ball lending request is set. In this way, the ball lending process is performed based on the ball lending request being set.

On the other hand, if the signal level of the ball lending request is "H", and if the ball lending request keeps the same level for 5 ms or longer, it is considered that the ball lending request is temporarily stopped. , The continuous ball lending counter is cleared, the ball lending request is reset, and the P-unit ready flag is reset.

However, when the signal level of the ball lending request continues to be "L", the ball lending request is input, so that the ball lending request is input again. Since the lending request is set, the count value of the continuous ball lending counter is increased in the above-described ball lending discharge process. Then, when the count value of the ball lending continuous counter exceeds "5", it is determined whether or not the signal level of the ball lending request continues to be the "H" level, and the "L" level is still maintained. In this case, the ball lending request is no longer set, the ball lending request detection process is terminated, and the same process is performed in the ball lending discharge process that is performed again. By doing so, the number of consecutive rental ball discharging operations is, for example, 5
Can be limited to.

When the signal level of the ball lending request returns to "H", it is determined whether or not the signal level is continuously maintained for 5 ms or more. When the "H" level is continuously maintained for 5 ms. , The continuous ball lending counter is cleared, assuming that the ball lending request has been temporarily stopped.

Next, when the detection output is input from the safe sensor 53, this detection output is appropriate based on the detection of the safe sphere, or is a temporary level change due to the inclusion of noise or the like. The safe sensor input process for determining whether or not the safety sensor 53 is read twice will be described in detail. In this safe sensor input processing, it is first determined whether or not the safe sensor 53 is in the on state (the signal level is “H”), and when the safe sensor 53 is in the on state, the safe rising change flag is set. It is determined whether it has been done.

If the safe rising change flag is not set, it is further determined whether or not the safe falling change flag is set. If this safe falling change flag is not set, then the safe L level flag is set next. It is determined whether or not the safe L level flag is set, and if the safe H level flag is finally set, it is determined whether or not the safe H level flag is set. , Safe H
The level flag is set, and the safe sensor input processing ends. Then, in the safe sensor input processing that is performed again, the processing loop similar to the above is repeated based on the setting of the safe H level flag.

When the safe sensor 53 is turned off (when the safe balls are paid out based on the completion of the prize ball discharging operation), the safe fall change flag is set. If the safe falling change flag is not set, it is further determined whether or not the safe rising change flag is set, and if the safe rising change flag is not set,
Next, it is judged whether or not the safe H level flag is set. Since the safe H level flag is set by the above processing, the safe fall change flag is set and the safe H level flag is reset to set the safe H level flag. The sensor input processing is once ended.

As described above, when the safe sensor 53 is in the OFF state even in the safe sensor input process which is restarted after the safe fall change flag is set, the safe fall change flag is set. Based on the fact that the safe fall flag is set,
The safe rising flag is reset, the safe falling change flag is reset, and the safe L level flag is set. Thus, based on the safe fall flag being set, the prize ball discharging operation in the safe ball payout process is stopped.

Also in the safe sensor input processing which is restarted with the safe L level flag set, when the safe sensor 53 is in the off state, both the safe falling change flag and the safe rising change flag are safe. Since the H level flag is not set either, the processing loop for exiting the safe sensor input processing is repeated in the processing for determining whether or not the safe L level flag is set.

On the other hand, a new safe ball is the safe sensor 53.
When the safe sensor 53 is turned on by being detected by, the safe rising change flag is set in the safe sensor input process started with the safe falling change flag set. After the determination processing, the determination processing whether or not the safe fall change flag is set is reached. Here, since the safe falling change flag is set, the safe rising change flag is set, the safe falling change flag is reset, and the safe sensor input process is once ended.

Even in the safe sensor input process which is restarted with the safe rising change flag set as described above, if the safe sensor is in the ON state, the safe rising change flag is set. When it is determined that the safe rising flag is set, the safe falling flag is reset, the safe rising change flag is reset, the safe H level flag is set, and the safe sensor input process is once ended.
As described above, when the safe start flag is set, the prize ball number determination process is performed.

As described above, the safe sensor 53 is turned on.
The safe rising change flag or the safe falling change flag is set at the time when the off state changes, and the safe sensor on / off state is maintained even in the safe sensor input processing performed 1 ms after the flag is set. Only when the safe sphere detection signal rises or falls, the safe rising flag or the safe falling flag is set. As described above, by causing the detection output of the safe sensor 53 to be read twice, a malfunction caused by erroneously recognizing a temporary change in the signal level caused by mixing of noise as an ON / OFF operation of the safe sensor is performed. It can be prevented.

When the safe sensor 53 changes to the ON state after the safe L level flag is set, the safe rising change flag is set and the safe L level flag is reset in the reverse of the above process. ,
In the subsequent safe sensor input process, when the safe sensor 53 has changed to the off state, the safe falling change flag is set and the safe rising change flag is reset.

In the second prize ball signal detection processing, it is first judged whether or not the second prize ball change flag is set,
If the second prize ball change flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball H level change flag is set. If the second prize ball H level change flag is not set, the signal level of the second prize ball signal, which is the prize ball signal 2 input from the game board control device 132, is “H” (in the negative logic, it is not input. ), And if the second prize ball signal is at a high level, the second prize ball H level flag is set, and the second prize ball signal detection process is once terminated.

Then, in the second prize ball signal detection processing which is started in the state where the second prize ball H level flag is set, it is determined whether or not the signal level of the second prize ball signal is inverted to "L". If it is determined that the second prize ball signal remains at the high level, the second prize ball signal detection process is terminated and the same process as above is repeated.

If the signal level of the second prize ball signal is inverted to "L", the second prize ball change flag is set and the second prize ball H level flag is reset. In the second prize ball signal detection processing started in the state where the second prize ball change flag is set, it is determined whether or not the second prize ball signal is L ″, and the second prize ball is still detected at this time. If the signal remains at the low level, the second prize ball falling flag is set and the second prize ball change flag is reset, while the second prize ball signal remains at the low level at this time. If not, the second prize ball H level flag is set again, and the second prize ball change flag is reset so that the level of the second prize ball signal is monitored. By causing the second prize ball signal to be read twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary change in the signal level from being mistakenly recognized as the input of the second prize ball signal.

In the third prize ball signal detection processing, it is first judged whether or not the third prize ball change flag is set,
If the third prize sphere change flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the third prize sphere H level change flag is set. If this third prize sphere H level change flag is not set, the signal level of the third prize sphere signal, which is the prize sphere signal 3 input from the game board control device 132, is "H" (in a non-input state in negative logic). ), And if the third award ball signal is at a high level, the second award ball H level flag is set, and the third award ball signal detection process is temporarily terminated.

Then, in the third prize sphere signal detection processing started when the third prize sphere H level flag is set, it is determined whether or not the signal level of the third prize sphere signal is inverted to "L". If it is determined that the third award ball signal remains at the high level, the third award ball signal detection process is terminated and the same process as above is repeated.

Here, when the signal level of the third prize ball signal is inverted to "L", the third prize ball change flag is set and the third prize ball H level flag is reset. In the third prize ball signal detection processing started in a state in which the third prize ball change flag is set, it is determined whether or not the third prize ball signal is L ″, and at this point also, the third prize ball is detected. If the signal remains low, the third prize ball falling flag is set and the third prize ball change flag is reset, while the third prize ball signal remains low at this point. If not, the third prize ball H level flag is set again, and the third prize ball change flag is reset so that the level of the third prize ball signal is monitored. By reading the third prize ball signal twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary change in the signal level from being erroneously recognized as the input of the third prize ball signal.

In the second prize ball signal level detection processing,
First, it is determined whether or not the signal level of the second prize ball signal is "L" (a signal output state in negative logic). If the second prize ball signal is not at the low level, the safe 2 detection flag and safe The second monitoring flag is reset, the second prize ball signal level is once ended, and the same process is repeated in the second prize ball signal level detection process which is restarted.

Here, when the signal level of the second prize ball signal input from the game board control device 132 changes to "L",
It is determined whether or not the safe 2 monitoring flag is set. If the safe 2 monitoring flag is not set, then it is determined whether or not the second prize ball falling flag is set in the second prize ball signal detection process. If it is determined that the second award ball falling flag is not set, the second award ball signal level detection process is ended as it is.

Then, the second prize ball falling flag is set in the second prize ball signal detecting process, and the safe 2 is detected in the second prize ball signal level detecting process started in this state.
The monitoring flag and the safe 2 monitoring timer (for example, 10 milliseconds) are set, and the second prize ball signal level detection processing is ended. In the second prize ball signal detection processing performed after the second safe monitoring flag is set, it is determined whether or not the safe 2 monitoring timer has timed out. The 2 detection flag is set and the safe 2 monitoring flag is reset.

In the third prize ball signal level detection processing,
First, it is determined whether or not the signal level of the third prize ball signal is "L" (a signal output state in negative logic). If the third prize ball signal is not at the low level, the safe 3 detection flag and safe The same process is repeated in the third award ball signal level detection process which resets the 3rd monitoring flag, temporarily ends the third award ball signal level, and restarts.

Here, when the signal level of the third prize ball signal input from the game board control device 132 changes to "L",
It is determined whether or not the safe 3 monitoring flag is set, and if the safe 3 monitoring flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the third prize ball falling flag is set in the third prize ball signal detecting process. If it is determined that the third award ball falling flag is not set, the third award ball signal level detection process is ended as it is.

Then, the third prize ball falling flag is set in the third prize ball signal detection process, and the safe 3 is detected in the third prize ball signal level detection process started in this state.
The monitoring flag and the safe 3 monitoring timer (for example, 10 milliseconds) are set, and the third prize ball signal level detection processing is ended. In the third prize ball signal detection process performed after the third safe monitoring flag is set, it is determined whether or not the safe 3 monitoring timer has timed out. The 3 detection flag is set and the safe 3 monitoring flag is reset.

In the accessory product ready signal detection processing, it is first determined whether or not the signal level of the accessory product ready signal is "L" (a signal output state in negative logic), and the accessory product ready signal is at a low level. If not, the accessory ready flag and the accessory ready monitoring flag are set, and the accessory ready signal processing is temporarily terminated.

Then, in the accessory product ready signal detection process that is restarted, the signal level of the accessory product ready signal is "L".
If it is reversed, it is determined whether the accessory ready flag is set, and if the accessory ready flag is not set, it is determined whether the accessory ready monitoring flag is set. Perform processing. When the accessory ready monitoring flag is not set either, the accessory ready monitoring flag is set and the accessory ready timer (for example, 100 milliseconds) is set, and the accessory ready signal detection process is ended. ..

As described above, in the accessory product ready signal detecting process performed after the accessory ready flag is set, it is determined whether or not the accessory ready timer has timed out, and the accessory ready timer indicates whether or not the timer is ready. The same process is repeated until it is uploaded. At this time, if the accessory ready signal is inverted to a high level before the accessory ready timer is up, the accessory ready flag is reset, the accessory monitoring flag is reset, and the accessory ready signal is again signaled. Perform level monitoring. On the other hand, when the accessory ready signal is kept at the low level until the accessory ready timer expires, the accessory ready flag is set and the accessory ready signal detection processing is ended. That is, the game board control device 1
The accessory ready flag is set when the accessory ready signal input from 32 is kept at the low level for a certain time (for example, 100 milliseconds).

In the card insertion detection process, first, the signal level of the card signal input from the card control device 9 through the card signal line L19 is "H" (the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card control device 9). If the card signal is at "H" level, it is determined whether the card rising change flag is set.

If the card rising change flag is not set, it is further judged whether or not the card falling change flag is set. If this card falling change flag is not set, then the card L level flag is set next. It is determined whether or not this is set, and if this card L level flag is not set, it is finally determined whether or not the card H level flag is set, and if this card H level flag is not set either. , Card H
The level flag is set, and the card insertion detection process ends. Then, in the card insertion detection processing that is performed again, the processing loop similar to the above is repeated based on the setting of the card H level flag.

Here, the signal level of the card signal is "L".
When the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card control device 9, it is determined whether the card falling change flag is set, and if the card falling change flag is not set. Further, it is determined whether or not the card rising change flag is set. If this card rising change flag is not set, then it is determined whether or not the card H level flag is set, and by the above processing, the card H Since the level flag is set, the card falling change flag is set, the card H level flag is reset, and the card insertion detection processing is once ended.

As described above, when the card signal is at the "L" level even in the card insertion process which is restarted after the card falling change flag is set, the card falling change flag is set. Based on this, the card falling flag is set, the card rising flag is reset, the card falling change flag is reset, and the card L level flag is set. Thus, the card discharge sound request based on the card falling flag being set is made in the sound request processing.

Also, in the card insertion detection processing which is restarted with the card L level flag set, if the card signal holds the "L" level state, the card falling change flag also changes to the card rising change. Since neither the flag nor the card H level flag is set, the card L
In the process of determining whether the level flag is set,
The processing loop for exiting the card insertion detection processing is repeated.

On the other hand, in the card insertion detection process which is restarted after the card falling change flag is set based on the change of the card signal from "H" level to "L" level, the card signal is again "H". When the level has returned to the level, the process proceeds to the process of determining whether the card rising change flag is set, and then the process of determining whether the card falling change flag is set. Here, since the card falling change flag is set, the card rising change flag is set, the card falling change flag is reset, and the card insertion process is once ended.

Even in the card insertion detecting process which is restarted with the card rising change flag set as described above, when the card signal is kept at the "H" level, the card rising change flag is set. Is set, the card rising flag is set, the card falling flag is reset, the card rising change flag is reset, the card H level flag is further set, and the card processing is temporarily ended. To do.

As described above, the card rising change flag or the card falling change flag is set at the time when the signal level of the card signal changes, and even in the card insertion detection process which is performed 1 ms after the flag is set, Only when the card signal holds the same level, the card rising flag or the card falling flag is set as the rising or falling of the card signal. Thus, the card signal 2
The prepaid card 1 can measure the temporary change in the signal level caused by the mixing of noise, etc.
It is possible to prevent a malfunction due to misidentification of insertion and ejection of 31.

When the card signal changes to "H" level after the card L level flag is set,
Contrary to the above processing, the card rising change flag is set, the card L level flag is reset, and if the card signal is inverted to the "L" level in the card insertion detection processing performed thereafter, the card The falling change flag is set and the card falling change flag is reset.

Next, the frame sensor input processing will be described. When starting the frame sensor input processing, it is first determined whether or not the frame sensor 125 is in the ON state (a state in which the front panel 3a is detected), and when the frame sensor 125 is in the OFF state (the front panel 3a is in the open state). If so, it is determined whether the frame opening flag is set, and if this frame opening flag is not set, it is determined whether the frame opening monitoring flag is set. If the frame opening monitor flag is not set either, the frame opening monitor flag based on the open state of the front panel 3a is set, and the frame closing monitor flag is reset.
Start the frame open timer (1000 ms).

As described above, after the frame opening monitoring flag is set, it is judged whether or not the frame opening timer has timed up. If the frame opening timer has not timed up, the frame sensor input processing is performed as it is. Then, the same processing is repeated again. When the frame opening timer times out, the frame opening flag is set and the frame closing flag is reset. Thus, after the frame opening flag is set, the processing loop of repeating the frame sensor input processing through the determination processing based on the presence or absence of the frame opening flag is repeated until the frame sensor 125 detects the closed state of the frame.

Further, when the frame sensor 125 detects the closed state of the front panel 3a, it is judged whether or not the frame closed flag is set, and immediately after the frame open state is changed to the frame closed state, Since this frame closing flag is not set, it is then determined whether the frame closing monitoring flag is set. Then, if the frame closing monitoring flag is not set either, the frame closing monitoring flag based on the front panel 3a being in the closed state is set, the frame opening monitoring flag is reset, and the frame closing timer (1000
ms) is started.

As described above, after the frame closing monitoring flag is set, it is determined whether the frame opening timer has timed out. If the frame closing timer has not timed up, the frame sensor input processing is performed as it is. Then, the same processing is repeated again. When the frame closing timer times out, the frame closing flag is set and the frame opening flag is reset. Thus, after the frame closing flag is set, a processing loop for ending the frame sensor input processing through the determination processing based on the presence or absence of the frame closing flag is repeated until the frame sensor 125 detects the open state of the frame.

Next, the discharge sensor 1 input processing relating to the input processing of the detection information of the first discharge sensor 91a will be described. In this discharge sensor 1 input process, it is first determined whether or not the discharge 1 change flag is set, and if this discharge 1 change flag is not set, then it is determined whether or not the discharge 1L level flag is set. Then, this discharge 1L
If the level flag is also not set, or if the detection output of the first discharge sensor 91a is not input (the signal level is "L"), the discharge 1L level flag is set,
When the detection output of the first discharge sensor 91a has been input, the discharge sensor 1 input processing is ended as it is.

After the discharge 1L level flag is set as described above, it is determined whether or not the first discharge sensor 91a is turned on based on the fact that the discharge 1L level flag is set. When the 1st discharge sensor 91a does not detect a sphere, the discharge sensor 1 input processing is ended as it is, and the same processing loop is repeated. On the other hand, when the first discharge sensor 91a detects a ball, the discharge 1 change flag is set and the discharge 1L level flag is reset.

In the discharge sensor 1 input process performed after the discharge 1 change flag is set, it is determined whether or not the first discharge sensor 91a is in the ON state, and if it is in the ON state, the discharge sensor 1 rising flag is set. And set
The discharge 1 change flag is reset. However, in the discharge 1 input process performed immediately after the discharge 1L level flag is set (1 ms later), if the first discharge sensor 91a is already in the OFF state, the discharge 1L level flag is set and the discharge 1L is set. Reset the change flag. That is,
By reading the detection output of the first discharge sensor 91a twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to noise or the like from being mistaken as the detection output of the first discharge sensor 91a. It should be noted that the emission sensor 1 rising flag set here is reset in the process (emission process, fraud monitoring process, etc.) in which the flag is used.

Next, the discharge sensor 2 input processing relating to the input processing of the detection information of the second discharge sensor 91b will be described. In this discharge sensor 2 input processing, it is first determined whether the discharge 2 change flag is set, and if this discharge 2 change flag is not set, it is determined whether the discharge 2L level flag is set. And this discharge 2L
If the level flag is also not set, or if the detection output of the second discharge sensor 91b is not input (the signal level is "L"), the discharge 2L level flag is set,
When the detection output of the second discharge sensor 91b has been input, the discharge sensor 2 input processing is ended as it is.

After the discharge 2L level flag is set as described above, it is determined whether or not the second discharge sensor 91b is turned on based on the fact that the discharge 2L level flag is set. If the 2nd discharge sensor 91b does not detect a sphere, the discharge sensor 2 input process is terminated and the same processing loop is repeated. On the other hand, when the second discharge sensor 91b detects a sphere, the discharge 2 change flag is set and the discharge 2L level flag is reset.

In the discharge sensor 2 input processing performed after the discharge 2 change flag is set, it is determined whether or not the second discharge sensor 91b is in the ON state. If the discharge sensor 2 is in the ON state, the discharge sensor 2 rising flag is detected. And set
The discharge 2 change flag is reset. However, in the discharge 2 input process performed immediately after the discharge 2L level flag is set (after 1 ms), if the second discharge sensor 91b is already in the off state, the discharge 2L level flag is set and the discharge 2L is set. Reset the change flag. That is,
By reading the detection output of the second emission sensor 91b twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to noise or the like from being mistaken as the detection output of the second emission sensor 91b. It should be noted that the emission sensor 2 rising flag set here is reset in the processing (emission processing, fraud monitoring processing, etc.) in which the flag is used.

Next, a discharge error occurs because the first discharge sensor 91a cannot detect a discharge ball for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), or the first discharge sensor 91a has a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds).
The discharge sensor 1 level input processing for recovering the error state by continuously detecting the ball presence state will be described.

In this discharge sensor 1 level input processing, first, it is determined whether or not the first discharge sensor 91a detects a ball (the signal level is "H"), and the dischargeable ball is the first game. Since the first ejection sensor 91a is in the ball detection state in the normal state in which the medium ejection mechanism 85a is being supplied, it is determined whether or not the ejection sensor 1 ball presence flag is set, and the initial state immediately after the power is turned on. In the state, since the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the discharge 1 ball presence monitoring flag is set. In this case as well, the discharge 1 ball existence flag is not set, so the discharge 1 ball existence monitoring flag is set and the discharge 1 ball existence timer (for example, 50 ms) is set.
Set.

Then, it is judged whether or not the discharge 1 error cancellation flag is set. Since the discharge 1 error cancellation flag is not set in the initial state, it is judged whether or not the discharge 1 error monitoring flag is set. If the discharge 1 error monitoring flag is not set, the discharge 1 error monitoring flag is set and the discharge error timer (for example, 3 seconds) is set to once perform the discharge sensor 1 level input processing. finish.

As described above, in the discharge sensor 1 level input processing performed after the discharge 1 ball existence monitoring flag and the discharge 1 error monitoring flag are set, the discharge 1 ball existence timer or the discharge 1 error timer is timed up. At the point when the discharge sensor 1 ball is present or discharge 1
The error clear flag is set. After the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge 1 error release flag are set, the presence / absence of the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge 1 error release flag are set until the first discharge sensor 91a is turned off. The processing loop for determining the presence / absence is repeated.

If the first discharge sensor 91a no longer detects a ball, all the discharge 1 ball presence monitoring flag, the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag, the discharge 1 error monitoring flag, and the discharge 1 error release flag are reset. To do. Then, when the first ejection sensor 91a detects the sphere again, the same processing as described above is performed based on the fact that each flag is reset by the above-described processing, and the one-ejection ball existence timer or the one ejection error occurs. When the state is continuously maintained while the timer measures the predetermined time, the discharge sensor 1 ball presence flag and the discharge 1 error release flag are set again.

Next, the discharge sensor 2 level input processing will be described.

In the discharge sensor 2 input processing, similarly to the discharge sensor 1 level input processing, first, it is determined whether or not the second discharge sensor 91b detects a ball, and the dischargeable ball is the second game. In the normal state in which the medium discharge mechanism 85b is being supplied, the second discharge sensor 91b is in the ball detection state, so it is determined whether or not the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag is set, and the initial state immediately after the power is turned on. In the state, since the discharge sensor 2 ball existence flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the discharge 2 ball existence monitoring flag is set. Also here, since the discharge 2 ball existence flag is not set, the discharge 2 ball existence monitoring flag is set and the discharge 2 ball existence timer (for example, 50 m) is set.
s) is set.

Next, it is judged whether or not the discharge 2 error cancellation flag is set. Since the discharge 2 error cancellation flag is not set in the initial state, it is judged whether the discharge 2 error monitoring flag is set or not. If the discharge 2 error monitoring flag is not set, the discharge 2 error monitoring flag is set and the discharge error timer (for example, 3 seconds) is set to once perform the discharge sensor 2 level input processing. finish.

As described above, in the discharge sensor 2 level input processing performed after the discharge 2 ball existence monitoring flag and the discharge 2 error monitoring flag are set, the discharge 2 ball existence timer or the discharge 2 error timer is timed up. At that point, the discharge sensor 2 ball flag or discharge 2
The error clear flag is set. After the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag and the discharge 2 error release flag are set, the presence / absence of the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag and the discharge 2 error release flag are set until the second discharge sensor 91b is turned off. The processing loop for determining the presence / absence is repeated.

If the second discharge sensor 91b no longer detects a sphere, all the discharge 2 sphere presence monitoring flag, the discharge sensor 2 sphere presence flag, the discharge 2 error monitoring flag, and the discharge 2 error release flag are reset. To do. Then, when the second discharge sensor 91b detects the ball again, the same process as described above is performed based on the fact that each flag is reset by the above process, and the discharge 2 ball existence timer or the discharge 2 error is generated. When the state is continuously maintained while the timer measures the predetermined time, the discharge sensor 2 ball presence flag and the discharge 2 error release flag are set again.

Next, description will be made regarding the ball removal sensor input processing for setting the ball removal flag for performing the ball removal processing when there is a sensor output from the ball removal sensor 112. In this ball removal sensor input process, it is first determined whether the process number is "0" or "4", and the process number is "1""2".
In the case of "3" and "5" (that is, when the prize ball discharging operation, the prize ball discharging operation, and the power failure recovery process are performed in the pachinko machine 1), the ball discharging sensor change flag and the ball discharging The sensor L level flag is reset, and the ball removal sensor process ends. By doing so, the detection output of the ball removal sensor 112 is valid only during the normal game operation of the pachinko machine 1 or while the ball removal operation is already being executed, and in other states, the ball removal is performed. It is possible to regulate that the flag is set and control so that the ball removing process is not started.

In the above determination process, the process number is "0".
Alternatively, if "4", it is determined whether or not the ball-extraction sensor change flag is set. In the initial state when the power is turned on or the like, the ball-extracting sensor change flag is not set, so it is determined whether or not the ball-extracting sensor L level flag is set. If the ball removal sensor L level flag is also not set, it is determined whether or not the ball removal sensor 112 is in the off state, and if the detection output is input from the ball removal sensor 112, the ball removal sensor 112 detects it as it is. If no output has been input, the ball removal sensor L level flag is set, and the ball removal sensor processing is once terminated. If the ball drop sensor 112 is turned on before the ball drop sensor L level flag is set, the above processing loop is repeated without setting the ball drop sensor L level flag. This ball removal sensor output becomes invalid.

After the ball drop sensor L level is set, it is judged whether or not the ball drop sensor 112 is in the ON state, and if the detection output of the ball drop sensor 112 is not input, the ball drop sensor input is performed as it is. The process ends. On the other hand, when the detection output of the ball drop sensor 112 is input, the ball drop sensor change flag is set, the ball drop sensor L level flag is reset, and the ball drop sensor input processing is once terminated. Then, in the ball removal sensor input process restarted after 1 ms has elapsed, it is determined whether or not the ball removal sensor 112 is in the ON state based on the setting of the ball removal sensor change flag. In the ON state, the ball removal flag is set, the ball removal sensor change flag is reset, and the ball removal sensor input processing is ended.
Based on the fact that this ball-removal flag is set, the ball-removal process is executed when the process number is "0", and the ball-removal process being executed is executed when the process number is "4". The processes for forced termination are performed respectively.

However, in the ball removal sensor input process performed after the ball removal sensor change flag is set, if the ball removal sensor 112 is in the OFF state, the ball removal sensor L level flag is set and The ball removal sensor change flag is reset. Therefore, when setting the ball removal flag based on the detection of the ON state of the ball removal sensor 112, by reading the ON state of the ball removal sensor 112 twice, an instantaneous level change due to noise mixing or the like is detected. It is possible to prevent the output from being mistakenly recognized.

Next, as the detection output from the replenishment sensor 65 is input, the replenishment sensor detection output for sending the replenishment signal for requesting the management device 134 to replenish the sphere to the ball storage tank 62 is input. The replenishment sensor input process to be performed will be described in detail. In this replenishment sensor input process,
First, the replenishment sensor 65 is turned on (the signal level is "H")
If the supply sensor 65 is in the ON state, it is determined whether the supply rising change flag is set.

If the supply rising change flag is not set, it is further determined whether the supply falling change flag is set. If this supply falling change flag is not set, then the supply L level flag is set next. It is determined whether the supply L level flag is not set, and if the supply H level flag is finally set, it is determined whether the supply H level flag is set. , The supply H level flag is set, and the supply sensor input processing is ended. Then, in the replenishment sensor input process that is performed again, the same processing loop as above is repeated based on the fact that the replenishment H level flag is set.

Here, when the supply sensor 65 is in the off state (when the number of balls stored in the ball storage tank 62 is insufficient), it is determined whether or not the supply falling change flag is set, and the supply standing change flag is set. If the down change flag is not set, it is further determined whether or not the supply rising change flag is set. If this supply rising change flag is not set, then it is determined whether the supply H level flag is set next. Since the replenishment H level flag is set by the above process, the replenishment falling change flag is set, the replenishment H level flag is reset, and the replenishment sensor input process is once ended.

As described above, if the replenishment sensor is in the OFF state in the replenishment sensor input processing which is restarted after the replenishment fall change flag is set, the replenishment fall change flag is set. Based on
The supply sensor falling flag is set, the supply sensor rising flag is reset, the supply falling change flag is reset, and the supply L level flag is set. Thus, the supply request flag based on the supply sensor falling flag being set is set in the supply processing, and the supply signal output based on the setting of the supply flag is performed in the game machine information processing.

Also in the replenishment sensor input process restarted with the replenishment L level flag set, if the replenishment sensor 65 is in the off state, the replenishment falling change flag and the replenishment rising change flag are replenished. Since the H level flag is not set either, the processing loop for exiting the supply sensor input processing is repeated in the determination processing as to whether the supply L level flag is set.

On the other hand, when the replenishment sensor 65 is turned on by replenishing the sphere in the sphere storage tank 62, the replenishment sensor input process is started with the replenishment falling change flag set. At, the process proceeds to a process of determining whether the supply rising change flag is set, and then a process of determining whether the supply falling change flag is set. Here, since the supply falling change flag is set, the supply rising change flag is set and
The supply fall change flag is reset, and the supply sensor input process is once ended.

Even in the replenishment sensor input process which is restarted with the replenishment rising change flag set as described above, if the replenishment sensor is in the ON state, the replenishment rising change flag is set. It is determined that the replenishment sensor rising flag is set, the replenishment sensor falling flag is reset, the replenishment change rising change flag is reset, the replenishment H level flag is set, and the replenishment process is once ended. .

As described above, when the on / off state of the replenishment sensor 65 changes, the replenishment rising change flag or the replenishment falling change flag is set, and the replenishment sensor input process is performed 1 ms after the flag is set. Also in the above, the replenishment sensor rising flag or the replenishment sensor falling flag is set only when the on / off state of the replenishment sensor is held, as if the replenishment signal has risen or falls. As described above, by causing the detection output of the replenishment sensor 65 to be read twice, a malfunction caused by erroneously recognizing a temporary change in the signal level caused by the mixing of noise or the like as the on / off operation of the replenishment sensor. It can be prevented.

If the supply sensor 65 changes to the ON state after the supply L level flag is set, the supply rise change flag is set and the supply L level flag is reset, contrary to the above process. If the supply sensor 65 has changed to the OFF state in the subsequent supply sensor input processing, the supply falling change flag is set and the supply rising change flag is reset.

Next, the overflow switch input processing will be described. When the overflow switch input processing is started, it is first determined whether or not the overflow switch 119 is in an on state (a ball overflowing in the distribution gutter 117), and when the overflow switch 119 is in an off state. Determines whether or not the overflow ball non-existence flag is set, and when this overflow ball non-existence flag is not set, determines whether or not the overflow ball non-existence flag is set. If the overflow sphere non-monitoring flag is not set, the overflow sphere no-monitoring flag is set, the overflow sphere no-monitoring flag is reset, and the overflow sphere no-observation timer (for example, 2 seconds) is started.

As described above, after the overflow ball non-monitoring flag is set, it is determined whether or not the overflow ball no timer has timed up. The switch input processing is ended, and the same processing is repeated again. When the overflow ball nonexistence timer times out, the overflow ball nonexistence flag is set and the overflow ball nonexistence flag is reset. Thus, after the overflow ball non-existence flag is set, the overflow switch input processing is completed through the determination processing based on the presence or absence of the overflow ball non-existence flag until the overflow switch 119 detects the overflow ball non-existence state in the distribution gutter 117. Repeat the processing loop.
In addition, after the overflow ball non-existence flag is set, it becomes possible to perform the discharging operation of the ball, which is the game medium, on condition that other discharging start conditions are satisfied.

When the overflow switch 119 detects the overflow ball state in the distribution gutter 117, it is determined whether the overflow ball existence flag is set,
Whether or not the overflow sphere presence monitoring flag is set is determined based on that the overflow sphere presence flag is not set. If the overflow ball existence monitoring flag is not set, the distribution gutter 117
An overflow ball existence monitoring flag is set based on the fact that the inside is in an overflow ball state, the overflow ball existence monitoring flag is reset, and an overflow ball existence timer (for example, 2 seconds) is started.

As described above, after the overflow ball existence monitoring flag is set, it is determined whether or not the overflow ball existence timer has timed up. The switch input processing is ended, and the same processing is repeated again. Then, when the overflow sphere presence timer times out, the overflow sphere presence flag is set and the overflow sphere absence flag is reset. Thus, after the overflow ball existence flag is set, a processing loop for ending the overflow switch input processing through the determination processing based on the presence or absence of the overflow ball existence flag is repeated until the overflow switch 119 is turned off.

Next, the half-sensor input processing will be described. At the start of the half-end sensor input processing, first, the discharge standby ball detector 68, which is a half-end sensor for detecting that the remaining amount of the balls used for the game medium discharging operation is half-valued (the game medium discharging device 64 is a prize). (A state in which enough balls are waiting for the ball discharging operation or the ball rental discharging operation)
If the discharge standby ball detector 68 is in the ON state, it is determined whether or not the half-end sensor ball no flag is set, and the half-end sensor ball no flag is also set. If not, it is determined whether or not the hemisphere non-monitoring flag is set. If the hemisphere non-monitoring flag is also not set, the hemisphere non-monitoring flag is set, the hemisphere existence monitoring flag is reset, and the hemisphere no timer (for example, 2 seconds) is started.

As described above, after the hemisphere non-monitoring flag is set, it is judged whether or not the hemisphere non-timer has timed out. The sensor input processing is ended, and the same processing is repeated again. When the half-end ball non-existence timer times out, the half-end sensor ball non-existence flag is set and the half-end sensor ball non-existence flag is reset.
Thus, after the half-end sensor ball non-existence flag is set, the half-end sensor ball input process is ended until the discharge waiting ball detector 68 detects the standby ball, through the determination process based on the presence or absence of the half-end sensor ball non-existence flag. The processing loop is repeated.

Further, when the discharge standby ball detector 68 detects a standby ball, it is determined whether or not the half-end sensor ball existence flag is set, and it is based on the fact that the half-end sensor ball existence flag is not set. Then, it is determined whether or not the hemisphere presence monitoring flag is set. If the hemisphere monitoring flag is not set, the hemisphere monitoring flag is set, the hemisphere non-monitoring flag is reset, and the hemisphere timer (for example, 2 seconds) is started.

As described above, after the half-end sphere existence monitoring flag is set, it is judged whether or not the half-end sphere non-existence timer has timed up. The sensor input processing is ended, and the same processing is repeated again. Then, when the timer with half-end sphere has timed up, the flag with half-end sensor sphere is set and the flag without half-end sensor sphere is reset.
Thus, after the half-end sensor ball presence flag is set, it is possible to eject the ball, which is a game medium, on condition that other ejection conditions are satisfied.

Next, the out-sensor input processing relating to the input processing of the detection information of the out-sensor 61 will be described. In this out sensor input processing, it is first determined whether or not the out change flag is set, and if this out change flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the out L level flag is set. If the out L level flag is not set either, the out sensor 61
When the detection output of is not input (OFF state),
If the detection output of the out sensor 61 is input after the out L level flag is set, the out sensor input processing is ended as it is.

After the out L level flag is set as described above, it is determined whether or not the out sensor 61 is turned on based on that the out L level flag is set. If no sphere has been detected, the out-sensor input processing is terminated and the same processing loop is repeated. On the other hand, when the out sensor 61 detects a sphere, the out change flag is set and the out L level flag is reset.

In the out sensor input processing performed after the out change flag is set, the out sensor 6
It is determined whether or not 1 is in the on state, and if it is in the on state, the out change flag is reset and "1" is added to the out counter for counting the number of out balls. However, immediately after the out L level flag is set (1ms
In the out sensor input processing performed later), if the out sensor 61 is already in the off state, the out L
The level flag is set, and the out-sensor input processing ends. That is, by making the detection output of the out sensor 61 read twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to noise or the like from being mistaken as the detection output of the out sensor 61. In addition, when the value of the number of out balls counted by the out counter becomes “10” or more, it is output to the management device 134 in the gaming machine information processing.

Next, description will be given of the power interruption interrupt process performed when the voltage supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is lowered.

In the power outage interruption process, first, it is determined whether or not the discharging process (during the prize ball discharging or the rental ball discharging operation) is performed. If the discharging process is not being performed, the process is not performed as it is. However, if the discharge process is in progress,
Discharge solenoid 104a and second discharge solenoid 104
The driving of b is stopped, and the contents of the discharge register 1 and the discharge register 2 are stored in a back-up memory. Next, it is determined whether or not the ball lending is being discharged. If the discharging operation is based on the ball lending, the ball lending number data and the state of “ball lending is being discharged” are stored, and the power failure flag is set. ,
Closed loop until power is restored. If the discharge processing is based on the prize ball discharge operation and the ball is not being rented out, only the prize ball discharge number data is stored and the power failure flag is set.

Next, the flow of the control outline of the card control device 9 will be described.

The control performed by the card control device 9 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the main flow of FIG. 18, first, initialization is performed to reset each output and initialize flags when the power is turned on, and after the initialization is normally performed, the prepaid card 131 is inserted. It is determined based on the fact that the card-in flag attached is set, and if the card-in flag is not set, it is determined whether the prepaid card 131 has been inserted into the card slot 10. To do. If it is determined that the card has been inserted, after the card insertion process is performed, if it is not the card insertion, the display process and the information transmission process are performed as they are, and the loop returning to the above-described card-in flag presence / absence determination process is repeated.

Then, while the above processing is repeated, the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card control device 9 to perform the card insertion processing. When the card-in flag is set in the card insertion processing, the card-in flag is set. Based on that, it is determined whether or not the ball lending request flag is set, and the ball lending request flag is set in the ball lending request start process performed based on the operation of the ball lending button 11. If so, the ball lending request process for making a ball lending request to the emission control device 133 is performed, and the display process and the information transmission are performed while the ball lending discharge process is performed based on the ball lending request process. After processing
The loop for returning to the ball lending request processing after the presence / absence determination of the card-in flag and the presence / absence determination of the ball lending request flag is repeated.

When the ball lending request flag is reset by the completion of the ball lending discharge operation based on the ball lending request, it is determined whether or not the card return flag is set, and the return button 12 is operated. If the return flag is set based on the above, the card return processing is performed, and if the card return flag is not set, it is determined whether the ball lending switch rising flag is set or not. If the ball lending switch rising flag is set, after performing the ball lending request start processing for setting the ball lending request flag or the like for performing the above-mentioned ball lending request processing,
Display processing and information transmission processing are performed, and the same processing is repeated again.

[0472] In the card insertion process which is carried out along with the card insertion, first, the card balance stored in the prepaid card 131 is read, and it is judged whether or not the card balance is "0". If it is "0", the card return flag is set and the card-in flag is set, and the card insertion process is ended. Thus, when the card balance is “0” (zero valuable data that can be lent to the ball), the card return processing is performed as described above based on setting the card-in flag and the card return flag. The unusable prepaid card 131 is forcibly ejected.

If the card balance of the prepaid card 131 is not "0", the insertion balance is written in the "insertion balance storage section" and the "balance storage section", and then the card-in flag is set. The card insertion process ends. In the above card control means 154,
Read card balance in the card read / rewrite control means 221
The storage unit 224 functions as an insertion balance storage unit, and the balance storage unit 225 functions as a balance storage unit.

Next, the ball lending request start processing which is started based on the setting of the ball lending request switch rising flag will be described. In this ball lending request start processing, first, the number of ball lending determined by which of the first to fourth selection switches 13a to 13d is operated is set.
When setting the ball lending number, the minimum unit (for example, 100 yen) that can be loaned to the ball may be set as "one frequency", and the frequency corresponding to the selection switch may be set as the ball lending number. In the case where the selection switch is provided as a ball lending button, a preset number of ball lending (actual number of balls or frequency) may be set every time the switch is selected. Good. Then, the ball lending request flag is set, the ball lending switch rising flag is reset, and the ball lending request timer (for example, 3 seconds) for determining whether or not the emission control device 133 can control the ball emission is set. The ball lending request start process ends.

In the ball lending request process performed by setting the ball lending request flag as described above, first,
In connection with the start of the ball rental discharge operation in the discharge control device 133 (P unit ready signal is the discharge control device 133.
It is determined whether or not the ball lending flag to be set is set, and if the ball lending flag is not set yet, it is determined whether or not the P unit ready fall flag is set. To judge. It should be noted that this P unit ready falling flag is input with a P unit ready signal supplied in negative logic from the discharge control device 133 (the signal level is “L”).
Is reversed to P) in the interrupt processing described later.
It is set in the stand ready signal reception process.

At this point, if the P unit ready fall flag is not set yet, it is next determined whether or not the ball lending request timer set in the above ball lending request start processing has timed out, and the ball lending is determined. If the request timer has not yet counted the predetermined time, the ball lending request processing is temporarily terminated,
The same process as above is started again. Here, when the ball lending request timer has timed up (3 seconds have elapsed) before the P unit ready fall flag is set, the emission control device 1
Assuming that 33 is not in a state in which the ball rental discharge operation cannot be performed,
The ball lending number is reset and the ball lending request flag is reset. In addition, by setting the card return flag so that the card return process is performed, and the card return is forcibly performed, the player is informed that the ball lending request made by the player has not been executed. Inform.

If the P unit ready fall flag is set before the ball lending request timer expires,
The ball lending flag is set and the P unit ready falling flag is reset.

In the ball lending request processing performed after the ball lending flag is set as described above, it is determined whether or not the payout completion flag is set, and if the payout completion flag is not set yet, The ball lending request process is once terminated, and the same process is performed again. The payout completion flag is output (the signal level is “L”) in association with the discharge control device 133 executing the predetermined number of ball rental discharge operations (the signal level is “H”). Is set in the payout completion signal receiving process of the interrupt process described later.

When the payout completion flag is set, the payout completion rising flag is reset and valuable data for the number of balls provided for discharging the balls is subtracted from the balance memory. Then, it is determined whether or not the balance resulting from the subtraction is "0", and if the balance is not "0", the ball lending from the ball lending number requested by the player based on the operation of the selection switch. Decrease the number of bulbs that have been discharged. Next, it is determined whether or not the card return flag is set. When the card return flag is set and when the balance is "0" in the above determination process, the ball lending number is reset and Set the card return flag. That is, when the balance of the prepaid card 131 becomes “0” and the ball lending request cannot be received, or when the player operates the return button 12 after the ball lending request is made, the player returns the ball lending request. When the flag is set, the ball lending request is canceled as described above.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the card return flag is not set after the subtraction of the number of lent balls, it is determined whether or not the requested number of lent balls has become "0", and the discharge is still made. When it is determined that the number of lent balls is not "0" because there is a remaining number of lent balls, the ball lending request process is once terminated and the same process is repeated. But,
When the number of ball lending becomes "0" by exhausting all the requested ball lending requests, the ball lending flag and the ball lending request flag are reset, and the ball lending request processing is ended. When the number of ball lending becomes “0”, the card return flag is set together with the ball lending flag and the ball lending request flag, and when the ball lending discharge operation for the ball lending request is completed. Then, the prepaid card 131 may be once discharged.

Next, the card return processing performed by setting the card return flag when the return button 12 is operated will be described. In this card return processing, first, the valuable data recorded on the prepaid card 131 is rewritten based on the balance storage after the ball lending request processing, and as a guideline according to this balance, the appropriate place of the prepaid card 131. A punch hole is punched in (if the balance does not fall below a certain balance, this punch hole processing is not performed). Note that the rewriting of the card balance and the punching of the balance reference hole may not be collectively performed when the prepaid card 131 is ejected, but may be sequentially performed when the prepaid card 131 falls below a predetermined balance. Next, the insertion balance storage unit and the insertion balance storage and balance storage set in the balance storage unit are erased, and the prepaid card 131 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 1
Eject from 0. In addition, the card-in flag and the card return flag are reset when the prepaid card 131 is ejected, and the card return process ends.

In the display processing for performing the display related to the ball lending control, first, it is determined whether or not the card-in flag is set, and if the card-in flag is set, the card holding display unit is displayed. When the card-in flag is not set, the card holding display section 16 is turned off. Then, the insertion balance storage set in the insertion balance storage unit and the balance storage set in the balance storage unit are stored in the insertion balance display unit 15 and the balance display unit 1.
4 are displayed visually. Next, it is determined whether or not the ball lending amount based on the player operating the ball lending button 11 is "0". If the ball lending number is not "0", the first number selected by the player Based on the use of the prepaid card 131, one of the first to fourth selection display sections 13a to 13d corresponding to one of the fourth selection switches 11a to 11d is lighted to display any one of the ball lending button press display sections 13. If it is displayed that the ball lending operation has not ended, and the number of ball lending is "0", the display of the ball lending push button display unit 13 is stopped.

Next, an information transmission process for transmitting various information to the ejection control device 133 or the card management device 135 will be described. In this information transmission process, first,
It is determined whether or not the ball lending flag attached in the ball lending request start processing is set, and if the ball lending request flag is set, a ball lending request signal is output (a negative logic signal level is set). When "H" is inverted to "L" and the ball lending request signal is not set, the ball lending request signal is stopped (the signal level is inverted from "L" to "H"). Next, it is determined whether or not the card-in flag attached when the prepaid card 131 is inserted is set, and if the card-in flag is set, a card signal is output (negative logic The signal level is inverted from "H" to "L", and the card signal is stopped (the signal level is inverted from "L" to "H") when the card-in flag is not set.

After the information is output to the discharge control device 133 as described above, the information output process to the card management device 135 is performed. First, the ball rental discharge operation by the discharge control device 133 is completed. Judgment whether the payment flag attached in connection with the setting is set,
If the settlement flag is not set yet, the payout completion falling flag attached based on the fact that the payout completion signal output when the discharge control device 133 has completed the ball rental discharge operation is input is set. It is determined whether or not the payout completion flag is not set, and the information transmission process is once terminated and the same process as above is performed again.

Then, when the payout completion flag is set, the payment flag is set and a payment timer (for example, 10 ms) for determining the time (pulse width of the signal) for outputting the payment information is set, Payment information signal line L
The signal level of the payment information signal output to the card management device 135 via 60 is set to "L" (a signal output state in negative logic), and the payout completion falling flag is reset.
The information transmission process is once ended.

As described above, in the information transmission process performed after the settlement flag is set, it is determined whether or not the settlement timer has timed out. The output level of the information signal is returned to "H" (output stop state in negative logic), the settlement flag is reset, and the information transmission process is ended.

Next, description will be made of an interrupt process which is activated at regular intervals to input various signals and the like, and sets various flags used in the above-mentioned processes based on the input information. This interrupt process is performed, for example, every 1 ms. First, after updating each timer used in the card control device 9, a ball lending switch input process, a return switch input process, a payout completion signal reception process, After sequentially performing the P unit ready signal reception process, the interrupt process is ended.

In the ball lending switch input process performed in the interrupt process, whether or not the card-in flag attached based on the prepaid card 131 being in the card control device 9 is set. Or
Each condition of whether or not the ball lending request flag attached based on the operation of the ball lending button 11 is reset and whether or not the card return flag is reset are determined,
When each of the above conditions is not satisfied, the ball lending switch input processing is ended as it is. That is, if the prepaid card 131 is not in a usable state, if a ball lending request has already been made, or if a return request has been made to the prepaid card 131 in the inserted state, the ball lending is temporarily made. Even if a request is made, the ball lending request will not be accepted. If the card return flag is set, the ball lending change flag based on the ball lending request that has already been input and processed is reset.

If the ball lending request can be accepted, it is determined whether or not the ball lending change flag is set. If the ball lending change flag is not set, then the ball lending L level is set. Determine if the flag is set,
If the ball lending L level flag is also not set, it is determined whether or not the ball lending button 11, which is a ball lending switch, is in the off state. If the ball lending switch is not in the off state, the ball lending switch is in the off state. If so, the ball lending L level flag is set, and the ball lending switch input processing ends. If the ball lending switch is operated before the ball lending L level flag is set, the processing loop is repeated if the ball lending switch is in the ON state. The ball rental discharge operation based on is not performed and is invalidated.

In the ball lending switch input process which is restarted after the ball lending L level flag is set as described above, the ball lending switch is turned on / off based on the ball lending L level flag being set. In the ball lending switch input processing that is performed based on the judgment processing and the ball lending switch being in the OFF state also here, the ball lending switch input processing is ended as it is and the interrupt processing is started again. Also, the same processing as above is repeated.

Here, when the ball lending switch is turned on, the ball lending change flag is set, the ball lending L level flag is reset, and the ball lending switch input processing is ended. Then, in the ball lending switch input processing that is started after that, the ball lending switch is turned on / off again based on that the ball lending change flag is set, and the ball lending switch is turned on at this point as well. When the state is held, the ball lending switch rising flag is set, the ball lending change flag is reset, and the ball lending switch input processing is ended. The ball lending request start process described above is performed based on the setting of the ball lending switch rising flag.

On the other hand, in the ball lending switch on / off determination processing based on the fact that the ball lending L level flag is set, if the ball lending switch has changed to the off state, the ball lending L level flag is set. Reset and end the ball lending switch input process. In this way, by performing the ON / OFF determination process of the ball lending switch by reading the detection output twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to mixing of noise from being mistakenly recognized as a switch input.

In the return switch input process performed in the interrupt process, whether the card-in flag attached based on the prepaid card 131 being inserted in the card control device 9 is set or not. ,
Each condition of whether or not the card return flag is reset is determined, and when the above conditions are not satisfied, the return switch input process is ended as it is. That is, if the prepaid card 131 is not in a usable state, and if a return request is made to the prepaid card 131 in the inserted state, even if there is a return request, the return request is not accepted. Of. In addition,
If the card return flag is set, the return change flag based on the card return request that has already been input is reset.

[0494] If the card return request can be accepted, it is determined whether the return change flag is set. If the return change flag is not set, the return L level flag is set next. If the return L level flag is not set, it is determined whether or not the return button 12, which is a return switch, is in the OFF state. If the return switch is not in the OFF state, the return is returned as it is. If the switch is off, the return L level flag is set, and the return switch input process ends. When the return switch is operated by operating the return switch before the return L level flag is set, the above processing loop is repeated, and this return request is invalidated. It

In the return switch input process which is restarted after the return L level flag is set as described above, the return switch on / off determination process based on the return L level flag being set is performed. , Again, if the return switch is in the OFF state, the return switch input process is terminated as it is, and the same process is also performed in the return switch input process performed based on the restart of the interrupt process. repeat.

Here, when the return switch is turned on, the return change flag is set, the return L level flag is reset, and the return switch input process ends. Then, in the return switch input process that is started after that, the return switch is again judged to be on or off based on the fact that the return change flag is set, and the return switch remains in the on state at this point as well. If so, the card return flag is set, the return change flag is reset, and the return switch input process ends. The card return processing described above is performed based on the setting of the card return flag.

On the other hand, in the ON / OFF determination processing of the return switch based on the setting of the return L level flag, if the return switch is changed to the OFF state, the return L level flag is reset and returned. The switch input processing ends. As described above, by performing the on / off determination processing of the return switch by reading the detection output twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to the mixing of noise or the like from being mistaken as a switch input.

In the process of receiving the payout completion signal, first, the signal level of the payout completion signal line input from the discharge control device 133 through the payout completion signal line L17 is "H" (ball discharge operation based on the ball lending request). Is in a state in which the discharge control device 133 is not completed), and when the payout completion signal is at the “H” level, it is determined whether or not the payout rising change flag is set.

If this payout rising change flag is not set, it is further determined whether or not the payout falling change flag is set. If this payout falling change flag is not set, then the payout L level flag is set. Is set, and if this payout L level flag is not set, it is finally determined whether or not the payout H level flag is set, and this payout H level flag must also be set. For example, the payout H level flag is set, and the payout completion signal reception process ends. Then, in the payout completion signal reception process that is performed again, the processing loop similar to the above is repeated based on the fact that the payout H level flag is set.

Here, when the signal level of the payout completion signal changes to "L" (when the ball rental discharge operation by the discharge control device 133 is completed), whether or not the payout falling change flag is set. If the payout falling change flag is not set, it is further judged whether or not the payout rising change flag is set. If the payout rising change flag is not set, then the payout H
It is determined whether or not the level flag is set, and the payout H level flag is set by the above process. Therefore, the payout falling change flag is set and the payout H level flag is set.
The level flag is reset, and the payout completion signal receiving process is once ended.

As described above, when the payout completion signal is "L" level even in the payout completion signal receiving process which is restarted after the payout falling change flag is set, the payout falling change flag is set. Based on the fact that is set, while the payout completion falling flag is set,
The payout completion rising flag is reset, the payout falling change flag is reset, and the payout L level flag is set. Thus, the payment information output process is performed based on the setting of the payout completion falling flag.

Further, in the payout completion signal receiving process which is restarted with the payout L level flag set, when the payout completion signal holds the "L" level state,
Both payout falling change flag and payout rising change flag are paid out H
Since the level flag is not set either, the processing loop for exiting the payout completion signal reception processing is repeated in the processing for determining whether or not the payout L level flag is set.

On the other hand, in the payout completion signal reception process which is restarted after the payout falling change flag based on the change of the payout completion signal from the “H” level to the “L” level is set, the payout completion signal is reset again. If it has returned to the "H" level, the process proceeds to a process for determining whether or not the payout rising change flag is set, and then to a process for determining whether or not the payout falling change flag is set. here,
Since the payout falling change flag is set, the payout rising change flag is set, the payout falling change flag is reset, and the payout completion signal reception process is once ended.

Even in the payout completion signal receiving process which is restarted with the payout rising change flag set as described above, if the payout completion signal remains at the “H” level, the payout rising signal is received. It is determined that the change flag is set, the payout completion rising flag is set, the payout completion falling flag is reset, the payout rising change flag is reset, and the payout H level flag is set. The process ends once. As described above, a new ball lending request can be made by the ball lending request process based on the fact that the payout completion rising flag is set.

As described above, at the time when the signal level of the payout completion signal changes, the payout rising change flag or the payout falling change flag is set, and in the payout completion signal receiving process performed 1 ms after the flag is set. Also, only when the payout completion signal holds the same level, the payout completion rising flag or the payout completion falling flag is set as if the payout completion signal has risen or has fallen. In this way, by causing the payout completion signal to be read twice, the temporary change in the signal level caused by the mixing of noise or the like is output (signal level “L”) or stopped (signal level) of the payout completion signal. It is possible to prevent a malfunction due to the false recognition of "H").

When the payout completion signal changes to "H" level after the payout L level flag is set,
Contrary to the processing described above, when the payout rising change flag is set, the payout L level flag is reset, and the payout completion signal is inverted to the “L” level in the payout completion signal reception processing performed thereafter, The payout falling change flag is set and the paying falling change flag is reset.

In the P unit ready signal reception process performed in the interrupt process, it is first judged whether or not the P unit change flag is set. If the P unit change flag is not set, then the P unit change flag is set. It is determined whether or not the platform H level flag is set, and if this platform H level flag is not set, whether or not the platform P ready signal is at "H" level (output stop state in negative logic). If the P unit ready signal is not "H" level, the P unit H level flag is set if the P unit ready signal is "H" level, and the P unit ready signal receiving process is ended.

[0508] In the P unit ready signal reception process which is restarted after the P unit H level flag is set as described above, the level of the P unit ready signal based on the P unit H level flag being set Judgment processing is performed, and when the P unit ready signal is also at the “H” level, the P unit ready signal reception process is ended and the interrupt process is started again. Also in the ready signal reception processing, the same processing as above is repeated.

Here, when the P unit ready signal changes to the "L" level, the P unit change flag is set and the P unit H level flag is reset, and the P unit ready signal reception process ends. Then, in the P unit ready signal reception process started thereafter, the level of the P unit ready signal is judged again based on the P unit change flag being set, and at this point, the P unit ready signal is When the "L" level is held, the P unit ready signal falling flag is set, the P unit change flag is reset, and the P unit ready signal receiving process is ended. This P
Based on the stand ready signal falling flag being set, in the above-mentioned ball lending request processing, the ball lending discharge operation is performed without invalidating the ball lending request.

On the other hand, in the level determination process of the P unit ready signal based on the setting of the P unit L level flag, when the P unit ready signal has changed to the “H” level, the P unit L level is set. The flag is reset and the P unit ready signal reception process ends. In this way, by performing the ON / OFF determination process of the P-unit ready signal by reading the detection output twice, it is possible to prevent a temporary level change due to noise mixing or the like from being mistaken as a switch input.

[0511]

As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, a game ball is won in various winning tools and various winning devices, and one of the winning ball detecting means that detects the winning ball wins the winning ball. When the detection signal is input, the game board control device determines a preset prize ball type according to the winning ball detection signal, and outputs a prize ball type signal corresponding to the prize ball type to the discharge control device. Since it is configured, even if the game content is changed by exchanging the game board, and the number of discharged prize balls based on winning in various winning tools is changed, the game is compatible with the game board. By exchanging with the board control device, it becomes possible to send the prize ball type signal that the emission control device can recognize.
Compatibility with the emission control device can be maintained. Further, since the player using the gaming machine makes a ball lending request using a prepaid card, a ball lending request signal is input from the card control device to the discharge control device. According to the preset ball lending number discharge control device is determined, the game medium discharging device is driven and controlled, and the determined number of ball lending balls are discharged from the game medium discharging device. Therefore, when exchanging the game board control device accompanying the exchange of the game board, it is not necessary to replace the ejection control device, and the prize for performing the prize ball ejecting operation and the ball lending ejecting operation by controlling the game medium ejecting device. Since it becomes possible to continuously use the discharge control device having both the ball discharge control function and the ball lending discharge function, it is possible to reduce the cost associated with the replacement of the game board and reduce the burden on the game store. .. Moreover, only the game board control part of the electric control device is rejected when the game board is replaced, and effective use of resources can be expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine which is an example of a game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game board.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a variable display device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the variable display device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a variable winning device.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 7A is a schematic view of a safe ball payout mechanism and a flow control trough in a state where a safe ball is prevented from flowing down. (B) is a schematic diagram of a safe ball payout mechanism and a diversion gutter in a released state of a safe ball.

FIG. 8A is a schematic view of a discharge standby ball detection mechanism portion in an ON state. (B) is a schematic view of the discharge standby ball detection mechanism portion in the off state.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a game medium ejection device.

FIG. 10A is a schematic view of a game medium ejection mechanism portion in an off state. (B) is a schematic view of the game medium ejection mechanism section in the ON state.

FIG. 11 is a first example of a pachinko machine having an auxiliary frame.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko machine is incorporated in an island facility.

FIG. 13 is a second example of a pachinko machine having an auxiliary frame.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pachinko machine is incorporated in an island facility.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control mechanism for performing game control / discharge control / ball lending control in a pachinko machine.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game board control device.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a voice output unit.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an emission control device.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of discharge start condition confirmation means.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a voice output requesting unit.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of information output means.

FIG. 22 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a display driving means.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a discharge control means.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a prize ball discharging means.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a ball rental discharging means.

FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a power failure control means.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a ball ejection device.

FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card control device.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card reading / rewriting control means.

FIG. 30 is a circuit diagram of a signal output unit and a signal input unit for transmitting / receiving a signal by negative logic / photocoupler insulation.

FIG. 31 is a general flowchart showing a control outline of the game board control device.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a switch input process.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an accessory control process.

FIG. 34 is a flow chart showing the first stage of the fraudulent process.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing the middle stage of fraud processing.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the fraudulent process.

FIG. 37 is a flowchart showing digital processing.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart showing random number reading processing.

FIG. 39 is a flowchart showing a digital stop process.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart showing a former stage of special game processing.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of special game processing.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart showing a game state transmission process.

FIG. 43 is a flowchart showing the former stage of the prize ball signal transmission processing.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the prize ball signal transmission process.

FIG. 45 is a flowchart showing a voice output process.

FIG. 46 is a flowchart showing a lamp display process.

FIG. 47 is a time chart of a call signal, a second prize ball signal, and a third prize ball signal in positive logic.

[Fig. 48] Fig. 48 is a general flowchart showing a first stage of the control outline of the emission control device.

FIG. 49 is a general flow chart showing a latter stage of the control outline of the emission control device.

FIG. 50 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the discharge device fraud monitoring process.

FIG. 51 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the ejection device fraud monitoring process.

FIG. 52 is a flowchart showing a discharge device illegal release process.

FIG. 53 is a flowchart showing a first stage of the ball removing process.

FIG. 54 is a flowchart showing a second stage of the ball removing process.

FIG. 55 is a flowchart showing a third stage of the ball removing process.

FIG. 56 is a flowchart showing a fourth stage of the ball removing process.

FIG. 57 is a flowchart showing a fifth step of the ball removing process.

FIG. 58 is a flowchart showing a sixth step of the ball removing process.

FIG. 59 is a flowchart showing a ball lending start process.

FIG. 60 is a flowchart showing a discharge start condition confirmation process.

FIG. 61 is a flowchart showing a discharge start process.

FIG. 62 is a flowchart showing inversion flag processing.

FIG. 63 is a flowchart showing a first stage of a discharge number division process.

FIG. 64 is a flowchart showing the second stage of the discharge number division processing.

FIG. 65 is a flowchart showing a third stage of the discharge number division processing.

FIG. 66 is a flowchart showing a fourth stage of the discharge number division processing.

FIG. 67 is a flowchart showing a ball lending and discharging process.

FIG. 68 is a flowchart showing a discharging process.

FIG. 69 is a flowchart showing a discharge error recovery process.

FIG. 70 is a flowchart showing a single piece discharge process.

FIG. 71 is a flowchart showing alternate discharge processing.

FIG. 72 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the combined discharge processing.

FIG. 73 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the combined discharge process.

FIG. 74 is a flowchart showing a prize ball number determination process.

FIG. 75 is a flowchart showing a prize ball start processing.

FIG. 76 is a flowchart showing prize ball discharging processing.

77 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the safe ball payout process. FIG.

FIG. 78 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the safe ball payout process.

FIG. 79 is a flowchart showing a power failure recovery process.

FIG. 80 is a flowchart showing a supply process.

FIG. 81 is a flowchart showing an information output process.

FIG. 82 is a flowchart showing a former stage of prize ball information processing.

FIG. 83 is a flowchart showing ball rental information processing.

FIG. 84 is a flowchart showing a former stage of information processing on a gaming table.

FIG. 85 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of information processing on the gaming table.

[Fig. 86] Fig. 86 is a flowchart showing the preceding stage of the sound request processing.

FIG. 87 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the sound request process.

FIG. 88 is a flowchart showing error information processing.

FIG. 89 is a flowchart showing a former stage of the prize ball signal processing.

FIG. 90 is a flowchart showing the middle stage of prize ball signal processing.

FIG. 91 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the prize ball signal processing.

FIG. 92 is a flowchart showing call reversal processing.

FIG. 93 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process in the discharge control process.

FIG. 94 is a flowchart showing a ball lending request detection process.

FIG. 95 is a flowchart showing a preceding stage of safe sensor input processing.

FIG. 96 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the safe sensor input process.

97 is a flowchart showing a second award ball signal detection process. FIG.

FIG. 98 is a flowchart showing third prize ball signal detection processing.

99 is a flowchart showing a second award ball signal level detection process. FIG.

FIG. 100 is a flowchart showing third prize ball signal level detection processing.

FIG. 101 is a flowchart showing an accessory ready signal detection process.

FIG. 102 is a flowchart showing the first stage of the card insertion detection process.

FIG. 103 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the card insertion detection process.

FIG. 104 is a flowchart showing a frame sensor input process.

FIG. 105 is a flowchart showing an ejection sensor 1 input process.

FIG. 106 is a flowchart showing an ejection sensor 2 input process.

FIG. 107 is a flowchart showing a preceding stage of the discharge sensor 1 level input processing.

FIG. 108 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the discharge sensor 1 level input process.

FIG. 109 is a flowchart showing a preceding stage of the discharge sensor two-level input processing.

FIG. 110 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the discharge sensor two-level input processing.

FIG. 111 is a flowchart showing a ball extraction sensor input process.

FIG. 112 is a flowchart showing a former stage of the replenishment sensor input processing.

FIG. 113 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the supply sensor input process.

FIG. 114 is a flowchart showing overflow switch input processing.

FIG. 115 is a flowchart showing half-end sensor input processing.

FIG. 116 is a flowchart showing out sensor input processing.

FIG. 117 is a flowchart showing a power outage interruption process.

FIG. 118 is a general flowchart showing a control outline of the card control device.

FIG. 119 is a flowchart showing a card insertion process.

120 is a flowchart showing a ball lending request start process. FIG.

FIG. 121 is a flowchart showing a first stage of a ball lending request process.

122 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the ball lending request process. FIG.

FIG. 123 is a flowchart showing a card return process.

FIG. 124 is a flowchart showing display processing.

FIG. 125 is a flowchart showing information transmission processing.

FIG. 126 is a flowchart showing an interrupt process in the card control process.

FIG. 127 is a flowchart showing a ball lending switch input process.

FIG. 128 is a flowchart showing return switch input processing.

FIG. 129 is a flowchart showing a former stage of a payout completion signal reception process.

FIG. 130 is a flowchart showing a latter stage of the payout completion signal reception process.

FIG. 131 is a flowchart showing P unit ready signal reception processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine as a game machine 5 Game board 9 Card control device 21 Game part 22 Prize winning device 28 Variable winning device 58 1st prize ball detector 64 Game medium discharging device 131 Prepaid card 132 Game board control device 133 Emission control device 142 second 2 winning ball detector 143 third winning ball detector 158 ejection control means 203 card control means

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Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A plurality of winning balls for issuing a winning ball detection signal based on detecting game balls that have won a prize in various winning tools, a variable winning device, etc. provided in a game section of a game board. While performing the operation control of the detection means and various game devices provided on the game board, the prize ball type corresponding to each prize ball detection signal supplied from each prize ball detection means is determined, and according to the prize ball type. The game board control device that outputs the prize ball type signal, and the valuable data is read from the game prepaid card in which the valuable data equivalent to the currency is recorded, and the ball rental ball selected by the player within the range of the valuable data. A card control device including a card control means for issuing a ball lending request signal according to the number and rewriting the valuable data of the prepaid card on the basis of lending the ball according to the ball lending request signal to the player; A game medium discharge device capable of discharging a medium as a game ball that can be used for a game, and a predetermined number of prize ball discharge operations according to the prize ball type signal input from the game board control device, or input from a card control device A gaming machine, comprising: a discharge control device that controls the game medium discharging device so as to perform a predetermined number of ball rental discharging operations according to a ball lending request signal.