JPH08182807A - Controller of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily take out an illegal act information if an illegal act such as the opening of the front glass door of a game board is done during a game. CONSTITUTION: This pinball game (pachinko) machine 1 is equipped with a game board which has playing components and a shooting means 45 which shoots pinballs to the upper side of the game board and is provided with an illegal act detection switch which detects an illegal act, an external connection terminal 81 which sends an illegal act information from the illegal act detection switch to the outside, and a shooting control means which stops the shooting means 45 when the illegal act detection switch detects the illegal act.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine or the like, which is provided with an external connection terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball-playing machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine is provided with an outer frame and a front frame which is pivotally supported on the outer frame via a hinge on one end in the left-right direction. , The front frame is provided with a game board having various game parts, an upper plate, a lower plate and a firing handle arranged on the lower side of the game plate, and a prize ball tank and this prize ball are provided on the rear side of the front frame. A ball payout means for paying out the game balls of the tank as prize balls on the upper plate, and a launching means for launching one game ball from the upper plate to the upper side of the game board when the launch handle is operated, and a game board. It has a game ball collection means for collecting the game balls that have passed.

Then, the game board has a variable symbol display means having a plurality of symbol display portions, and a symbol of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means when a game ball falling from the upper part of the game board enters or passes. A starting opening that changes the, a game ball that drops from the top of the game board enters when the game ball enters the back side of the game board, this is a static or actuation type winning means, or the inside is divided into multiple distribution areas. Various game parts such as winning means in which any one of them becomes a specific area are appropriately selectively combined and arranged, and the combination provides a complicated and exciting game content.

On the other hand, in a game hall in which a large number of ball game machines such as pachinko machines are installed, information from each ball game machine is transmitted to an external device such as a computer, and information from an external device such as a computer is transmitted to each device. The state of each ball game machine, for example, the necessity of replenishing the game ball to the prize ball tank, the number of game balls paid out as prize balls by the ball payout means, etc. are all transmitted to the ball game machine, etc. Therefore, it is considered that the information is centrally grasped and used for business management or management of each ball game machine.

Therefore, conventionally, jackpot information when the display symbols of the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means match, replenishment information when the game ball of the prize ball tank has run out of supply, and the launching means is stopped. An external connection terminal for transmitting and receiving firing control information and the like is provided on a distribution board or the like of the back mechanism plate, and a lead wire from an external device such as a computer is connected to the external connection terminal.

[0006]

Some players insert a flexible member such as a thin plate through the gap between the front frame and the glass door, and unlock the glass door with the member.
There are some persons who engage in illegal activities such as opening the glass door slightly during the game, inserting the game balls into the winning means, and illegally receiving the balls from the ball paying means. Then, if there is an illegal act, an alarm lamp of the ball game machine or the like is used to give an alarm.

Such cheating tends to occur frequently in a ball game machine installed in a specific time zone or a specific place of business hours in a game hall. Therefore, if it is possible to fully understand the presence or absence of misconduct for all ball game machines, it is possible for the gaming hall side to take appropriate preventive measures against misconduct, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of misconduct. It is very convenient for managing the ball game machine, and at the same time, each player can enjoy the game without feeling any discomfort due to cheating.

However, in the conventional ball game machine, the external connection terminal for exchanging the jackpot information, the supply information, and the launch control information is provided, but the external connection terminal for fraudulent activity is not provided. Therefore, in the current ball game machine, it is not possible to take out the misconduct information to the outside. For each ball game machine, external devices such as a computer are used to uniformly manage the presence or absence of misconduct and It is virtually impossible to get a complete picture. In view of such conventional problems, the present invention controls a ball-playing machine capable of easily taking out the misconduct information to the outside if there is a misconduct such as opening a front glass door of a game board during a game. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0009]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a game machine body 1 has a game board 7 having game parts, and a launching means 45 for launching a game ball to the upper side of the game board 7. In a ball game machine equipped with, the fraud detection switch 4c for detecting fraud, the external connection terminal 81 for transmitting fraud information from the fraud detection switch 4c to the outside, and the fraud detection switch 4c are fraudulent. Launching means when an action is detected
The firing control means 157 for stopping the 45 is provided.

The present invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein an open / close detection for detecting opening / closing of a glass door 4a which is openably / closably arranged on the front side of the game board 7 as a fraud detection switch. The switch 4c is provided.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, if there is a player's cheating during the game, the cheating detection switch 4c detects the cheating. And this fraud detection switch
If the misconduct is detected by 4c, the misconduct information can be taken out from the external connection terminal 81. When the cheating detection switch 4c detects a cheating by the player, the firing control means 157 sends a stop signal to the firing means 45 to stop the firing operation of the firing means 45.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a glass door disposed on the front side of the game board 7 as a fraud detection switch.
An open / close detection switch 4c for detecting the open / close of 4a is provided.
When the player opens the glass door 4a during the game, the opening / closing information can be taken out from the external connection terminal 81.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate the case where the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, 1 is a pachinko machine body (gaming machine body), and this pachinko machine body 1 is a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame.
2 and a front frame 4 rotatably supported on the outer frame 2 via a pair of upper and lower hinges 3 on the left end side. The front frame 4 is a glass door corresponding to the window hole for mounting the game board
The front plate 5a and the front plate 5 are openably and closably mounted, and the game board 7 is detachably mounted on the rear side of the front plate 5 and a gate-shaped three-way frame 6.

The glass door 4a is arranged on the front side of the game board 7, the left side of which is rotatably supported by the front frame 4 and is locked by the locking means 4b on the right side in the closed state. Also, on the front frame 4 side, the locking means 4 corresponds to the right side of the glass door 4a.
The open / close detection switch 4c is attached to the bottom of b.
The opening / closing detection switch 4c is adapted to detect opening / closing of the glass door 4a.

An upper plate 8 for storing game balls for shooting is attached to the front plate 5, and a ball paying lever 9 is attached to a front edge portion of the upper plate 8.
Is provided. At the top of the front frame 4 is a jackpot indicator light 10
In addition, a lower plate 11 for receiving a game ball overflowing from the upper plate 8 and a launch handle 12 for launching operation are provided in the lower part.

On the front of the game board 7, as shown in FIG.
A guide rail 13 for guiding the launched game ball is provided, and a variable symbol display means 14 is attached to the substantially central portion thereof. In addition to a large number of obstacle nails around the variable symbol display means 14, a lamp windmill 15 is provided. , A winning entrance 16, starting openings 17 to 19, tulip-type actuating means 20,21, opening-and-closing type big winning means 22, an outlet 23, and corner lamps and other game parts are mounted respectively. .

The variable symbol display means 14 is an LED display type having three dot type symbol display portions on the left and right and in the center in the lateral direction, and a game ball enters any of the starting ports 17-19. At this time, the symbols on the respective symbol display portions are adapted to vary for a predetermined time, and a sky entrance 16 is provided above the varying symbol display means 14.

As shown in FIG. 4, the big winning means 22 is provided with an opening / closing plate 24 which is pivotally supported about the horizontal axis so as to be openable and closable and which guides game balls falling from the upper side of the game board 7 when opened. A solenoid 25 that drives the opening / closing plate 24 to open and close, and a specific area 26
With a specific area detection switch 27 for detecting the game ball entered, when the stop symbol of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 is a combination of predetermined hit symbols, the solenoid 25 is excited to open and close the plate. 24 is open.

Inside the big winning means 22, when the opening / closing plate 24 opens to the front side, three game balls enter through the opening / closing plate 24.
The inside is divided into three parts so as to be distributed to the individual distribution regions 26a, and the center is the specific region 26. A specific area detection switch 27 is provided on the back side of the special winning means 22 corresponding to the specific area 26. The special winning means 22, while the opening and closing plate 24 is open, if the specific area detection switch 27 detects the game ball that has entered the specific area 26 inside,
After the opening is completed, the opening / closing plate 24 is opened again.

On the rear side of the game board 7, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, enter the sky winning opening 16, starting openings 17 to 19, winning means 20, 21 and pass to the back side of the playing board 7. A plurality of guide passages 28 to 33 for guiding the game balls downward, a relay board 34, and a back cover 35 for covering these are mounted, and the back cover 35 is internally mounted on the game board board 36 and the protective case 37. A control board 38 is attached.

The guide passages 29 to 31 are provided with start detection switches 39 to 41 for detecting the game balls that have entered the starting ports 17 to 19 and have passed behind the game board 7. Further, in the guide passage, winning detection switches 42, 43 for detecting the gaming balls that enter the winning means 20, 21 and have passed to the back side of the game board 7 are attached. The control board 38 is mounted with an IC for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine and other electric parts by printed wiring.

On the rear side of the front frame 4, a back mechanism plate 44 for detachably pressing the game board 7 fitted to the three-way frame 6 from the rear side, and on the lower side of the back mechanism plate 44 and on the opposite side of the hinge 3 And a three-way frame substrate 46 disposed on the hinge 3 side opposite to the launching means 45 at the lower part of the three-way frame 6.

The firing means 45 comprises a hammer 46, a firing motor 48 for driving the hammer 47, and a firing control board 49 for controlling the firing motor 48 when the firing handle 12 is operated. When it does, the firing motor 48 operates to drive the hammers 47, and the game balls supplied from the upper plate 8 to the launching portion one by one are hit by the hammers 47 to be launched to the guide rail 13 side of the game board 7. It is like this.

The back mechanism plate 44 has a prize ball tank 50 for storing game balls to be paid out as prize balls, a distribution board 61, a ball payout means 51 for paying out game balls as prize balls, and a prize ball tank.
Tank rail that guides 50 game balls to the ball payout means 51
52, a guide duct 53 for guiding the game balls paid out by the ball payout means 51 to the upper plate 8, an overflow duct 54 for guiding the game balls overflowing from the upper plate 8 to the lower plate 11, and each guide Passage 28
A ball collection case that collects winning balls falling from ~ 33 and out balls that have passed from the outlet 23 to the back side of the game board 7.
55, a recovery chute 56 for collecting out balls from the ball collection case 55 to the island side, a three-sided frame substrate 46, and a power transformer 57 and the like arranged so as to correspond to each other in the front and rear.

The prize ball tank 50 is provided with an out-of-supply detection switch 58 for detecting out-of-supply of game balls, and below the tank rail 52 is provided with an out-of-ball detection switch 59 for detecting out-of-ball of the game balls. There is. The ball payout means 51 includes a rotating body 60 having a payout recess formed on the outer periphery thereof, a payout motor 161 for driving the rotating body 60, and a prize ball detection switch 62 for detecting a game ball paid out by the rotation of the rotating body 60. Is equipped with. The payout motor 161 is composed of a stepping motor.

The ball collection case 55 receives the winning balls falling from the guide passages 28 to 33 and the big winning means 22.
63 and a winning ball detection switch for detecting a winning ball falling from the winning ball receiving portion 63 to the collecting chute 56 side below
64 and are provided. The overflow duct 54 is provided with a fullness detection switch 65 for detecting the fullness of the game balls of the lower plate 11.

At the lower end of the recovery chute 56, game balls falling downward from the recovery chute 56, that is, a ball collection case
An out-ball detecting switch 66 for detecting an out-ball from 55 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the back cover 35 has a protective case so as to close the rear opening 35a.
37 is detachably attached by the engaging portion 67 and the engaging claw 68,
A board housing case 69 is integrally formed near the upper side of the protective case 37. The board storage case 69 has a game board board 36
Is accommodated and fixed, and an opening / closing lid 70 is attached by a pivot 71 and a locking claw 72 so as to be freely opened and closed.

On the rear side of the game board substrate 36, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, external connection terminals 73 for operation information, external connection terminals 74 for jackpot information, and start detection switches 39 to 41 are provided. External connection terminals 75-77 for starting information (ball entry information), external connection terminals 78,79 for prize information (ball entry information) from each prize detection switch 42,43, and identification from specific area detection switch 27 External connection terminals 80 for area information (passage information) are provided in an appropriate array.

On the rear side of the distribution board 61, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, an external connection terminal 81 for opening / closing information (misconduct information) from the opening / closing detection switch 4c and a firing motor of the firing means 45.
External connection terminal 82 for launch control information to 48, external connection terminal 83 for out-of-ball information from the out-of-ball detection switch 59, external connection terminal 84 for winning-ball information from the winning-ball detection switch 64,
External connection terminals 85 for out-ball information from the out-ball detection switch 66 and external connection terminals 86 for prize-ball information from the prize-ball detection switch 62 are provided in an appropriate arrangement.

The distribution board 61 is detachably fixed to the rectangular board mounting frame portion 87 formed on the back mechanism plate 44 from the rear side by screws 88, and is protected by a protective cover 89 which can be opened and closed. . The board mounting frame portion 87 is displaced to the hinge 3 side at substantially the same height as the prize ball tank 50 on the upper end side of the back mechanism plate 44,
Further, it is located above the ball discharging means 51 and is arranged at a corner of the back mechanism plate 44, and is integrally formed by projecting to both front and rear sides of the separating wall portion 91 of the back mechanism plate 44 so as to surround the wiring hole 90 inside thereof. Has been done. A front cover 92 is detachably fixed to the front side of the board mounting frame portion 87 with screws 93.

That is, the back mechanism plate 44 is the game board 7 and the three-sided frame.
6 is provided with a separating wall portion 91 that is separated rearward from the game board pressing surface 94 for pressing the game board 7 by abutting against the rear surface of the gaming board 7, and the wiring hole 90 and the wiring hole 90 at the corner of the separating wall portion 91. And a frame-shaped substrate mounting frame portion 87 that surrounds the. The board mounting frame portion 87 is integrally formed by protruding from the separating wall portion 91 to both front and rear sides, and mounting boss portions 95 having screw holes on both front and rear sides are formed at four corners.

The board mounting frame 87 has a notch 96 on the lower front side thereof. The distribution board 61 and the front cover 92 are detachably attached to the board mounting frame portion 87 from both front and rear sides by screws 88 and 93 screwed to the attachment boss portion 95.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the protective cover 89 has a hook 98 that engages with a pair of hinges 97 in a disengageable and rotatable manner, and an engaging claw 99 that engages in a disengageable manner. Engaging part 100
And is detachably attached to the separating wall portion 91 of the back mechanism plate 44. The hinge portion 97 and the locking claw 99 are the back mechanism plate 44.
Is formed integrally with the separating wall portion 91.

The substrates 34, 36, 38, 46, 49, 61 are wired as shown in FIG. That is, the power plug 101 and the speaker 102 are connected to the three-sided frame substrate 46. The three-sided frame substrate 46 is connected to the firing control substrate 49 via the connector 103, the lead wire 104 and the connector 105. The firing control board 49 has a firing motor 48 and a firing detection switch 106.
And are connected via a lead wire and a connector.

On the relay board 34, the start detection switches 39-
41, each prize detection switch 42, 43, specific area detection switch
27, solenoid 25, etc. are connected via a connector and a lead wire. The relay board 34 is connected to the connector 107.
, Board 108 through the lead wire 108 and the connector 109
6 is connected to each of the external connection terminals 73 to 80, and is also connected to the control board 38 via the connector 110, the lead wire 111 and the connector 112, and each start detection switch 39 to 41, each prize detection switch 42, 43, the information of the specific area detection switch 27 is sent to the external connection terminals 73 to 80 and the control means on the control board 38 side, respectively.

Each of the external connection terminals 73 to 80 of the game board substrate 36 has a connector structure, and each of the external connection terminals 73 to 80 is connected to an external device such as a computer through the connectors 113 to 120 and the lead wires 121 and 128. 155 is connected to the computer 155, the symbol operation information when each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 is changed, the stop symbol of each symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 is a predetermined hit combination The big hit information at the time of big hit, the start information when the game ball enters each starting opening 17 to 19, the winning information when the game ball enters each winning means 20,21, the big winning means 22 The specific area passing information when the game ball passes through the specific area 26 is transmitted, respectively.

Each of the external connection terminals 81 to 85 of the distribution board 61 has a connector structure, and each of the external connection terminals 81 to 85 is connected to the computer 155 through connectors 129 to 134 and lead wires 135 to 140. , The computer 155, supply information when the supply of game balls to the prize ball tank 50 has run out, firing control information to stop the firing motor 48 of the launching means 45, balls when the game ball of the prize ball tank 50 runs out Out-of-information, ball collection case 55
Winning ball information when the winning ball drops from the, recovery chute 56
The out-ball information when the out-ball falls from the island to the island side, and the ball-discharging means 51 sends the prize-ball information to be paid out as the prize ball.

On the distribution board 61, in addition to the external connection terminals 81 to 85, a winning ball indicator light 141, a ball out indicator light 142, a lower plate full indicator light 143, an open / close detection switch 4c, and a ball out detection switch 5 are provided.
9, a full detection switch 65, a big hit indicator light 10, a game indicator light 144 and the like are connected via lead wires, connectors and the like. The distribution board 61 includes connectors 145, 146 and lead wires 14
7, 148 and connectors 149, 150 are connected to the control board 38 and the three-sided frame board 46.

On the control board 38, a payout motor 161, a prize ball detection switch 62, and a prize ball detection switch 64 are lead wires,
The variable symbol display means 14 is connected via a connector 151, the lead wire 152, the connector 153 and the relay board 34.

Lead wires 121 to 12 to the external connection terminals 73 to 86
Computer 155 connected via 8,135-140
In addition to the function of processing each information, as shown in FIG. 10, when there is an illegal act of opening the glass door 4a during the game,
Misconduct discriminating means 156 for discriminating fraudulent activity based on the opening / closing information from the external connection terminal 81, and this fraudulent behavior discriminating means 156.
External connection terminal for launch control when it is determined to be cheating
A firing control means 157 for outputting a firing stop command is provided to 82, and when a fraudulent act occurs, the firing motor 48 of the firing means 45 of the pachinko machine that has the fraudulent act is immediately stopped.

Each connector is composed of a removable male connector and a female connector, and the male connector is fixed to each substrate 34, 36, 38, 46, 49, 61, etc. Is provided on the lead wire side. Also each connector,
The external connection terminal and the lead wire can be changed in color or the like to easily determine the correspondence. In addition, each board 34,36,3
Conductor foils are printed on 8,46,49,61 to connect the connectors.

In the pachinko machine having the above-mentioned structure, when a game is played, the firing handle 12 is rotated about the front-rear axis, and the firing motor 48 of the firing means 45 is actuated to drive the batting mallet 47 to drive the upper plate. Hit the game balls supplied to the launcher one by one from 8 to launch. Then, this launched game ball is guided to the upper side of the game board 7 along the guide rails 13, then flies from the upper end of the guide rails 13 to the upper side of the game board 7, and then the While colliding with obstacles such as nails, it falls downward along the game board 7.

When a game ball falling downward along the game board 7 enters one of the starting ports 17-19, the starting port 17-19
It passes from the back of the game board 7 and is collected as a winning ball in the ball collecting case 55 from the guide passages 29 to 31. Then, since the start detection switches 39 to 41 detect the game balls when passing through the guide passages 29 to 31, the display symbols of the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means 14 fluctuate for a fixed time.

When a game ball enters each of the starting ports 17 to 19 and the start detection switches 39 to 41 detect the game ball, the start information from each of the start detection switches 39 to 41 is displayed on the outside of the game board substrate 36. It is individually sent to the computer 155 via the connection terminals 75 to 77, and the computer 155 counts the number of balls entered at each of the starting ports 17 to 19.

When the variable symbol display means 14 is activated and the symbol of each symbol display part is changed, the symbol operation information is sent to the computer 155 through the control board 38, the external connection terminal 73 of the game board board 36, The computer 155 counts the number of symbol operations of the variable symbol display means 14.

When the respective symbol display portions of the variable symbol display means 14 fluctuate for a fixed time, after that, for example, they are stopped in the order of left, right, center and the like. Then, if the stop symbol at this time is a combination of predetermined predetermined winning symbols, the solenoid 25 of the special winning means 22 is excited to open the opening / closing plate 24 to the front side for a certain period of time. Therefore, since the opening and closing plate 24 guides the game balls falling from above along the game board 7, it becomes easy for a large number of game balls to enter the big winning means 22 and is returned to the player as a great profit. Will be.

When a big hit state occurs in which the symbol display portion of the variable symbol display means 14 hits and stops and the opening / closing plate 24 of the special winning means 22 opens, the variable symbol display means 14 controls the control board.
38, jackpot information is sent to the computer 155 through the external connection terminal 74 of the game board substrate 36, and the computer 155 counts the number of jackpots of the variable symbol display means. At this time, the big hit information is sent from the control board 38 to the three-sided frame board 46 via the distribution board 61, the big hit indicator lamp 10 blinks, and the speaker 102 produces a sound effect or the like.

When the opening / closing plate 24 of the big winning means 22 is in the open state, the game balls guided by the opening / closing plate 24 pass through any of the distribution areas inside the big winning means 22 and are collected on the rear side of the game board 7. It is sent to the ball case 55. At this time, when the distributed game ball passes through the central specific area 26, the specific area detection switch 27 detects the game ball and the opening / closing plate 24 is opened again,
The same operation is repeated. When the specific area detection switch 27 detects a game ball, the specific area passage information is sent to the computer 155 via the external connection terminal 80 of the game board substrate, and the computer 155 indicates the number of the game balls passing through the specific area. Count.

When a game ball enters one of the winning means 20 or 21, the game ball passes through the game board 7 and goes through the guide passage 3
From 2,33, it is collected as a prize ball in the ball collection case 55. Then, when passing through the guide passages 32, 33, the winning detection switches 42, 43 detect the game ball, and the starting information from the winning detection switches 42, 43 is the external connection terminals of the game board board.
It is individually sent to the computer 155 via 78 and 79, and the computer 155 counts the number of balls entered for each winning means.

The game balls that enter the starting ports 17 to 19, the winning means 20, 21, and the big winning means 22 and pass to the rear side of the game board 7 fall on the winning ball receiving portion 63 of the ball collecting case 55. After gathering,
From the winning ball receiving portion 63 to the collecting chute 56 side, the balls are collected one by one on the island side. And the winning ball receiving section
When falling from 63, the winning ball detection switch 64 detects the winning ball. Therefore, each time the winning ball detection switch 64 detects the winning ball, the launch motor of the ball payout means 51 is launched.
48 operates and drives the rotating body 60, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls supplied from the prize ball tank 50 through the tank rail 52 to the upper plate 8 as prize balls for each prize ball. go.

When the winning ball detecting switch 64 detects the winning ball, the winning ball information is obtained from the external connection terminal 84 of the distribution board 61.
Via computer to computer 155
To count the number of winning balls. When the game ball of the prize ball tank 50 runs out, the ball breakage detection switch 59 detects the ball breakage and turns on the ball breakage indicator lamp. In addition, the out-of-ball information is transferred to the computer 155 via the external connection terminal 83 of the distribution board 61.
Sent to

When the player illegally opens the glass door 4a during the game, the opening / closing detection switch 4c detects the opening of the glass door 4a, and the opening / closing information is sent to the computer 155 via the external connection terminal 81 of the distribution board 61. Therefore, the computer 155 collects and stores the pachinko machine that had the misbehavior, the time when the misbehavior was performed, and the like, and stores it for the purpose of preventing the misbehavior thereafter.

At the same time, the fraudulent behavior discriminating means 156 of the computer 155 discriminates the fraudulent opening of the glass door 4a and sends a fraudulent activity signal to the firing control means 157. For this reason, the firing control means 157 to the external connection terminals 82 of the distribution board 61.
A firing stop command is sent to the firing control board 49, and a stop signal is sent to the firing motor 48 via the firing control board 49, so that the firing motor 48 immediately and automatically stops. Therefore, even if the glass door 4a is illegally opened during the game, the subsequent game cannot be continued on the pachinko machine.

When exchanging the game board 7, the front frame 4 is opened around the hinge 3, the back mechanism plate 44 on the rear side is removed, and the game board 7 is removed from the three-way frame 6 to another game board. Wear 7. At this time, on the rear side of the game board 7, the relay board 34, the back cover 35, the game board board 36, the control board 38, etc. are all integrally assembled, so these should be detached together with the game board 7. You can

After mounting a new game board 7, lead wires 121 are attached to the external connection terminals 73 to 80 of the game board board 36.
Connect ~ 113 connectors to ~ 120 and control board 38
The distribution board 61 and the distribution board 61 may be connected by a lead wire 147 or the like. When changing the game content, only the game board 7 side is replaced, and the launching means 45, the ball payout means 51, etc. on the front frame 4 side of the pachinko machine body 1 are used as they are.

Therefore, the firing means 4 attached to the front frame 4 side
5, external connection terminals 81 to 86 related to the ball dispensing means 51, etc.
And the external connection terminals 73 to 80 related to each game component such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side,
The former external connection terminals 81 to 86 are connected to the distribution board 61 of the back mechanism plate 44.
The latter external connection terminals 73 to 80 are provided on the game board substrate 36 of the back cover 35, respectively. Therefore, when exchanging the game board 7, there is no need to attach and detach the external connection terminals 73 to 80 relating to the game parts, and the exchanging work can be performed easily and quickly.

External connection terminals 73 to 80 relating to game parts such as the variable symbol display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side,
Since it is on the game board substrate 36 fixed to the back cover 35, even if the number of terminals of the external connection terminals 73 to 80 changes depending on the game content, the required number of external connection terminals 73 to 80 are provided on the game board. It may be provided on the substrate 36, and there is no problem. Therefore, it is very convenient when the number of external connection terminals 73 to 80 changes according to the game contents and the like.

Further, since the game board board 36 having the external connection terminals 73 to 80 is provided on the back cover 35 mounted on the rear side of the game board 7, each lead between the relay board 34 and the control board 38 is provided. There is an advantage that the work of connecting the lines 108 and 111 can be easily performed.

It is not necessary to attach or detach the connectors 129 to 134 of the lead wires 135 to 140 when exchanging the game board 7 by simply attaching or detaching the pachinko machine for replacement or maintenance or inspection. The external connection terminals 81 to 86 are arranged at the corners on the hinge 3 side above the back mechanism plate 44. Therefore, even when the front frame 4 is opened and closed around the hinge 3, the lead wires 135 to 140 do not interfere with the opening and closing, inspection, etc.
It is possible to easily open and close the front frame 4 or inspect the rear side of the front frame 4. Further, it is not necessary to make the lengths of the lead wires 135 to 140 longer than necessary, and problems such as disconnection can be prevented.

Moreover, external connection terminals 81 to 86 related to the ball discharging means 51, the launching means 45 and the like mounted on the front frame 4 side.
And external connection terminals 73 to 80 related to game parts such as the variable pattern display means 14 mounted on the game board 7 side are separated, and the former external connection terminals 81 to 86 are distributed to the back mechanism board 44. To 61,
The external connection terminals 73 to 80 of the latter are connected to the game board board 36 of the back cover 35.
Since the entire pachinko machine is replaced, each of the external connection terminals 73 to 80, 81 to 86 has its own lead wire 12 on the island side.
Even when connecting connectors 113 to 120,129 to 134 of 1 to 128,135 to 140, external connection terminals 73 to 80,81 to 86 and connectors 113 to 120,12 of lead wires 121 to 128,135 to 140
Correspondence with 9 to 134 can be easily determined and connection mistakes can be prevented.

The external connection terminals 73 to 80, 81 to 86 and the lead wires 121 to 128, 135 to 140 or the connectors 113 to 12 thereof.
Although 0,129 to 134 are arranged such that the correspondences can be easily judged and distinguished by changing the colors and the like, since they are divided into the distribution board 61 side and the game board board 36 side, when distinguishing by the color etc. The number of types can be reduced.

The prize ball tank 50 is provided on the upper part of the back mechanism plate 44.
Ball delivery means 5 to the hinge 3 side on one side of the back mechanism plate 44
1 is arranged respectively, and the ball payout means 5 is provided on the side of the prize ball tank 50.
Since the wiring hole 90 and the board mounting frame portion 87 are provided in the back mechanism plate 44 above the 1 above, so to speak, as compared with the case where the board mounting frame portion 87 is provided at another portion of the back mechanism plate 44, 44 dead spaces can be effectively used.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the embodiment, the case where the glass door 4a is opened and closed during the game is illustrated as an example of the cheating, but a cheating other than the opening and closing of the glass door 4a may be performed. For example, in the case of a fraudulent act of illegally operating the ball payout means 51 to receive the payout of the game ball, when the prize ball detection switch 62 detects the game ball despite the absence of the payout command, Should be detected as cheating.

When a mischievous act such as inserting a fired paper or the like into the payout opening of the game balls to the upper tray 8 and the lower tray 11 is made into a fraudulent act, a temperature detection sensor or the like is provided at the payout opening. A detection switch may be provided and an external connection terminal connected to the detection switch may be provided on the distribution board 61.

Further, as the mounting structure of the distribution board 61 and the game board board 36, a structure other than the embodiment can be adopted. The protective cover 89 and the front cover 92 may be omitted. The board mounting frame portion 87 has a shape other than a frame shape, for example, a mounting boss portion.
You only need to provide multiple 95. In the embodiment, the pachinko machine has been described, but it can be similarly implemented in various ball game machines other than the pachinko machine.

[0066]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the gaming machine main body 1 is provided with the gaming board 7 having the gaming parts, and the launching means 45 for launching the gaming ball to the upper side of the gaming board 7. In the ball game machine, since the fraud detection switch 4c for detecting fraud and the external connection terminal 81 for transmitting the fraud information from the fraud detection switch 4c to the outside are provided, the game can be played during the game. When a person acts cheating, the cheating information can be taken out from the external connection terminal 81, and the cheating that occurs for each ball game machine can be easily grasped. It is very convenient.

Further, a firing control means for stopping the firing means 45 when the fraud detection switch 4c detects fraud
Since 157 is provided, it is possible to automatically stop the firing operation of the firing means 45 when the game board engages in a fraudulent act, so that the subsequent game cannot be continued.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, a glass door 4a which is openably and closably arranged on the front side of the game board 7 as a fraud detecting switch.
Since the open / close detection switch 4c for detecting the open / close state is provided, when the player commits an illegal act of opening / closing the glass door 4a during the game, the open / close information can be easily taken out from the external connection terminal 81.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the rear side of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the rear side of the game board showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a distribution board mounting portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of a distribution board mounting portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a wiring system diagram of each board showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine body (gaming machine body) 2 Outer frame 3 Hinge 4 Front frame 7 Game board 8 Upper plate 11 Lower plate 12 Firing handle 14-22 Game parts 4a Glass door 4c Fraud detection switch (open / close detection switch) 44 Back mechanism Board 45 Launching means 50 Prize ball tank 51 Ball dispensing means 81 External connection terminal 157 Launching control means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A ball-ball game in which a game machine main body (1) is provided with a game board (7) having game parts and a launching means (45) for launching a game ball on the upper side of the game board (7). In the machine, a fraud detection switch (4c) that detects fraud, an external connection terminal (81) that transmits fraud information from this fraud detection switch (4c) to the outside, and a fraud detection switch (4c) A control device for a ball-and-ball game machine, comprising: a firing control means (157) for stopping the firing means (45) when the cheating is detected. 2. A game board as a fraud detection switch
The control device for the ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an open / close detection switch (4c) for detecting opening / closing of a glass door (4a) arranged to be openable / closable in front of (7).