JPH0751432A - Operation normalizing method for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a method by which speed of a ball and a ball line, etc., do not go out of order, even if a commercial voltage drops or power consumption in facilities is fluctuated, etc., and game machines such as many pachinko stands, etc., are always operated normally. CONSTITUTION:This method is constituted so that a load current of a transformer 5 of an AC stabilized power supply outputted to a pachinko stand 2 is monitored by a detecting part 6, and by correcting a voltage supplies to the transformer 5 in accordance with the monitor concerned, a rated voltage is supplied to the pachinko stand 2 and the operation of the game machine is stabilized.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for normalizing the operation of a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in pachinko machines and the like, a large number of electric parts and electric decoration parts are used in order to improve the game and increase the player's interest visually. Conventionally, the electric parts such as this pachinko machine and the electric decoration parts have a voltage lower than the commercial voltage, for example, AC24V rated, so after receiving the power from the cubicle, the transformer directly connected to the switchboard
The voltage of C100V is transformed into AC24V and supplied to the pachinko machine. The transformers are arranged at key points on the island, and are provided so as to supply electric power to a plurality of pachinko machines.

[0003]

However, in the conventional power supply system, since the commercial voltage received is only stepped down by the transformer and supplied to the pachinko machine, it is necessary to use the cooling system in each home or commercial building. The voltage drop of the commercial power supply at the peak of power consumption due to external factors, the cooling load in the hall, the simultaneous big hit of multiple pachinko machines, etc.
Due to a voltage drop due to an increase in power consumption due to an internal factor, the power supply voltage supplied to each pachinko machine is below the rated voltage and has fluctuated.

Therefore, in the electric launching section of the pachinko machine, the ball striking force and the like fluctuate due to voltage fluctuations, and even if the player intends to set the handle at the optimum position, the ball momentum and ball streak There was a problem that it was a cause of disorder and disorder. In recent pachinko machines, there is a tendency for power consumption to increase due to mounting of LCD displays, etc., but normally, even when the new machine is replaced, the transformer and power line are not replaced, so the power supply system is in a state of full use. In many cases, the voltage drop easily occurs. It is thought that this voltage drop has a slight influence on the cause of sudden drop of balls, which is commonly called slump.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above conventional problems, and its purpose is to reduce the commercial voltage due to external factors and to change the power consumption after the transformer. Another object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of always operating a gaming machine such as a large number of pachinko machines normally without causing a situation in which the result of the game is influenced suddenly such as the momentum of a ball or a ball line being suddenly disturbed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the operation normalizing method of the gaming machine of the present invention, the load current of the transformer output to the gaming machine is monitored and supplied to the transformer according to the monitor. It was decided to correct the voltage to supply the rated voltage to the game machine.

[0007]

In the present invention, since the rated voltage is supplied to the game machine, the electric launching section always hits the ball with the same force and the same interval. Therefore, the balls are always fired with the same momentum and the same ball line as the player adjusted the steering wheel toward the desired target. The transformer that supplies a voltage to the gaming machine is such that the supplied voltage is corrected in accordance with the fluctuation of the load current, and the rated voltage can always be supplied even if there are various factors causing a voltage drop.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a pachinko machine using the AC stabilized power supply of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an outline of the whole.

In this embodiment, a unit of an AC stabilized power source is connected as a power source for the pachinko machine, and this AC stabilized power source A is arranged between the switchboard 1 and the pachinko machine 2 and is rectified. Part 3, inverter 4, transformer 5
And the detection unit 6 are the main components.

The rectifying unit 3 full-wave rectifies the commercial voltage (AC100V) supplied from the switchboard to generate a DC voltage (DC).
145V).

The inverter 4 converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage, and has a switching section, an AC filter section, etc. inside, and the switching section chops the DC voltage (DC145V) into an AC voltage. After conversion, the AC filter section shapes this waveform.

The transformer 5 steps down the AC voltage formed by the inverter 4, and in the case of the embodiment, AC2.
It is output at 4V.

The detection unit 6 monitors the load current of the transformer 5 on its primary side and feeds back a control signal based on the data to the inverter 4. The switching unit receives this and controls it to adjust the AC voltage to a constant value.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a cubicle 8 of a game hall 7 receives commercial power and transmits the commercial power from the cubicle 8 to a switchboard 1 in the store, and the stabilized AC power supply A is the switchboard. It is provided between the 1 and the pachinko machine 2. And the transformer 5 in this AC stabilized power supply A
About ten pachinko machines 2 are connected to the output taps. In the figure, 2a is an electric launching part of the pachinko machine 2.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. When the pachinko machine 2 receives a constant voltage of 24 V and is operating, the commercial voltage on the power receiving side of the cubicle 8 drops, and if the jackpots of the pachinko machines 2 overlap each other and the load current of the transformer 5 changes, By the detection unit 6 feeding back the control signal to the switching unit and controlling it to the normal voltage side,
The output voltage of the transformer 5 is constantly adjusted to 24V.

Since the pachinko machine 2 is always supplied with the rated voltage of 24 V which is the rated voltage of the pachinko machine 2 by the AC stabilizing power source A, the electric launching section 2a always hits the ball with the same force. Become. The balls hit with the same force are all fired with substantially the same momentum, so that all the balls extend with substantially the same ball line.

As described above, in the method for normalizing the operation of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, if the player first adjusts the handle so that the ball extends to his or her target position, The pachinko machine then operates in a constant condition, and unless the steering wheel is changed, the momentum of the balls and the ball line are not disturbed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention includes a design change and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention. For example, the specific configuration of the AC stabilized power supply A can be set arbitrarily. Also,
The arrangement position is also arbitrary.

[0019]

As described above, in the method for normalizing the operation of the gaming machine of the present invention, since the method is adopted, it depends on the gaming machine or the like that the commercial voltage drops or a constant voltage is supplied from the transformer. Even if a factor such as a change in power consumption that changes the voltage supplied to the gaming machine occurs, the constant voltage is always supplied, so the gaming machine can always perform a constant operation without changing. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a pachinko machine using an AC stabilized power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of the entire embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A AC stabilized power supply 2 Pachinko machine (game machine) 3 Rectifier 4 Inverter 5 Transformer 6 Detector (monitor)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation of a gaming machine, which monitors a load current of a transformer output to the gaming machine, corrects a voltage supplied to the transformer according to the monitor, and supplies a rated voltage to the gaming machine. Normalization method.