JPH08276062A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain detailed data on control of pachinko machines, comparing data from other pachinko machines, by collecting data on occurrence of certain playing conditions such as a big hit sent from each machine to a control device, and indicating the data visually on a display. CONSTITUTION: CPU 211, controlled in the prescribed process, receives detection signals from each detector or signals concerning occurrence of special playing conditions, makes operations, collects data, and sends the collected data to an aggregation device 300. The aggregation device 300 processes the data from a data collection controller 200, makes operations by itself for probability of hits or slump ratio, etc., or makes a line graph or bar graph which are to be shown on a CRT display, and prints out the data with a printer. In this way, data on occurrence of certain playing conditions including a special playing condition can be easily obtained from each pachinko machine, and such data sent to the control device can be correctly grasped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine and other ball game machines, and in particular, when a special game state occurs, a signal for notifying it is output to the outside as a data totalizing signal. Regarding gaming machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in recent pachinko game stores, endless devices such as pachinko game machines and ball lending machines are connected to a computer system via a transmission line.・ Collecting information indicating winning ball salvage, replenishment ball salvage, out ball count, etc., centralized management of all store systems such as replenishment instructions and termination instructions for devices not at each end, and business aggregation processing etc. . Then, the amusement store makes a business policy decision such as nail adjustment based on the information thus aggregated.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, many pachinko game machines, such as electric ones, are incorporated in order to improve the service to the players. A pachinko gaming machine equipped with this type of accessory has a large change in the winning rate per unit time depending on whether the accessory is in the so-called jackpot state or in a state other than the jackpot, and it is extremely gambling. Therefore, it is true that many players have the support, but on the other hand, as a game store, the number of winning balls and out ball training (only the profit and loss calculation based on the number of supply balls etc. It is also a fact that decisions made by other parties, such as those outside the business, are becoming difficult due to the following reasons.

That is, this kind of gaming machine with accessory is controlled so that a so-called big hit occurs with a certain probability, but this probability is considered in a long-term cycle such as monthly or yearly. It has a considerable deviation when it is considered in a short cycle of, for example, about 10 hours, such as within the business hours of one day. However, in the conventional system that aggregates only information related to profit and loss calculation, it is not possible to grasp the factors involved in changes in the gaming state such as the occurrence of jackpots, so it is assumed that the probability of jackpot occurrence is uniquely determined. Based on the sales policy,
Alternatively, we have no choice but to set the sales policy by relying entirely on the intuition of the coordinator.

Therefore, for example, even in the case of considering the nail adjustment of the hitting table as an example, the nail adjustment is performed when the hitting occurs due to the occurrence of the big hit and when the hitting occurs regardless of the occurrence of the big hit. Despite the fact that the method is completely different, this distinction cannot be made at all by the conventional aggregation of profit and loss calculation, so it was said that big hits occurred too much even for pedestal hits regardless of the occurrence of big hits. It is fully conceivable to adjust the nails based on your judgment. Also, considering the case where the stoppage occurs due to a fraudulent act such as artificially opening the variable winning device with a piano wire or the like, not only the fraudulent act cannot be found with the conventional system, but also the nail is open. It may be possible to tighten the nail further based on this judgment. The present invention has been made in view of such a current situation, and an object of the present invention is, for example, an electric ball game machine in which a player's profit sharply fluctuates due to a change in state, such as an electric accessory. In a game store that is not a device, information related to the occurrence of a predetermined gaming state such as the occurrence of a big jackpot can be easily taken out from each gaming machine and sent to the management device to be collected, and this information can be displayed visually. By visibly displaying, detailed management data can be obtained while comparing with each ball game machine, and at the same time, it is possible to improve the convenience of the player.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arranges a winning area and an outlet in a game area, and an auxiliary game is performed based on a preset game condition, In a ball game machine having a game board provided with an auxiliary game means capable of generating a special game state corresponding to the game result mode of the auxiliary game, provided in association with the game board including the auxiliary game means. An input device and an output device, a game control circuit that receives an input signal from the input device and drives and controls the output device, a wiring of the input device and the output device, and a wiring of the game control circuit can be attached and detached respectively. A relay board to be connected is provided, the game control circuit is detachably mounted on the back side of the ball game machine, and the relay board is arranged on the back side of the game board to electrically conduct the game. When a specific mode is generated in the auxiliary game which is connected as described above and at least the game is controlled, it is visually displayed to the player by the output of the specific mode generation signal generated in the game control circuit, and as a data totalization signal. It is designed to be output to the outside of the aircraft.

According to the above-mentioned means, for example, a jackpot is generated in a game store where a ball game machine in which the profit of a player fluctuates rapidly due to a change in state like an electric accessory is used as an end device. Information related to the occurrence of a predetermined gaming state can be easily retrieved from each gaming machine, sent to the management device, accurately grasped, and used for data such as nail adjustment, etc. Based on this, it is possible to accurately calculate the special game state occurrence probability for each game machine on the day of business as actual operation data, and it is possible to easily obtain extremely effective information when deciding the business policy and at the game control circuit. Since the player visually recognizes the occurrence of the specific mode by the output of the generated specific mode generation signal, the player immediately knows the occurrence of the specific mode and changes the target location of the hit ball, for example. It is possible to achieve the convenience of the player can Rukoto.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a main part of an embodiment of a pachinko gaming facility to which the present invention is applied.

On the front surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 3 for guiding a hit ball launched by a hit ball launching device 2 driven by a lower operation dial 2a to an upper portion of the game board 1.
Is provided, and a game area is formed in a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 and the glass plate on the front surface of the game board 1.
A variable display device 4 as a game device is formed in the center of the game area, and a part of the game area is normally formed below the variable display device 4. A special variation winning device 5 for converting into a region is provided.

A first specific winning opening 7 is provided on both sides of the variable display device 4, and a second specific winning opening 8 is provided between the variable display device 4 and the special variable winning device 5. It is provided. Of these, the first specific winning opening 7 is a so-called diving type winning device having a concave portion penetrating the game board 1 in this embodiment, and the concave portion is the specific winning opening 7. The opening of this penetrating recess, that is, the specific winning opening 7 existing on the same plane as the game board surface is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a diameter of about twice the diameter of the sphere when viewed from the front surface, and its bottom portion. A winning hole (not shown) for winning balls is provided at the back of the. The second specific winning opening 8 is composed of a winning device called a winning chucker that opens upward in the game area.

Above the variable display device 4, a so-called "heaven" is provided.
"Left in heaven" and "Right in heaven" Three winning holes 6a, 6b, 6c
Are provided integrally. In this embodiment, it is provided integrally with the variable display device, but it may be provided separately above the variable display device. In addition, tulip-type hitting ball winning devices 9 are arranged obliquely below and outside the first specific winning opening 7.

Further, in the lower part of the game board 1, each of the above-mentioned winning areas 6a to 6c, 7, 8, 9 while falling from the upper side.
An out port 10 is provided for collecting hit balls that could not be won in the back of the game board. Furthermore, at appropriate positions on the surface of the game board 1, a large number of obstacle nails 11 that randomly change the direction of the hit ball that is falling from above and a rolling guide member 12 that controls the flow rate and direction of the hit ball are played. They are provided almost symmetrically with respect to the vertical centerline of the region.

Illuminating means 25 is provided on both sides of the center of the game board 1 to be blinked or turned on when a specific mode occurs due to the variable display operation of the variable display device 4 being stopped. In addition, at the upper part of the game board 1, the heavenly prize holes 6a to 6
c or the tulip ball hitting device 9 or the like is lit up when a hitting ball hits a winning opening, the prize ball lamp 21 or the variable display device 4 is turned on when a specific mode occurs due to a variable display operation stop or Blinking turbo lamp 2
2. A segment type display 23 that displays the number of hit balls that have won when the special variation winning device 5 is opened, and a completion lamp 24 that notifies the end of the game when all the predetermined number of winning balls have been paid out. The display member 20 provided is provided.

Further, on the upper part of the holding frame 100 of the pachinko gaming machine which holds the gaming board 1 having the above structure, a launcher driving lamp 26 which is turned on when the operation dial 2a of the hitting launcher is operated is provided. There is. Also, the holding frame 10
On the opening / closing panel 101 attached to the lower part of 0, a supply tray 102 for retaining the hit balls to be supplied to the hit ball launching device is attached, and below that, there is a tray 103 for storing the prize balls overflowing from the supply tray. It is provided. A variable display stop means 30 for stopping the variable display device 4 driven by winning a specific winning opening is provided on a side portion (left side in the drawing) of the holding frame 100.

In the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, when the hit ball hit in the game area by the hitting ball launching device wins the specific winning opening 7 or 8, the display means of the variable display device 4 is driven and four The numbers respectively displayed on the windows 4b are changed. Then, when the player presses the variable display stop means 30 provided in the holding frame 100 or when a certain time elapses, the variable display is automatically stopped by the timer, and the specific mode is determined by the combination of the numbers displayed at that time. Is generated.

When a specific mode occurs, the special variable winning device 5 is converted into an open state, and the probability of winning the prize is shifted from zero to a very high state. As a result, a large number of prize balls are generated within a relatively short time, and a lot of prize balls are given to the player.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the entire back mechanism to which the variable display device 4 and the special variation winning device 5 having the above-described configurations are attached. That is, the back mechanism plate 110 is formed of, for example, a transparent plastic plate, and is attached to the back side of the holding frame or the game board storage member so as to be openable and closable. Also, there is a fixed interval on the back of the game board (at least one ball)
A collecting gutter 111 is attached at. The collecting gutter 111 has an opening 110a provided in the back mechanism plate 110.
It is designed to face. At a position corresponding to the lower part of the collecting gutter 111, a guide shelf 111a provided on the back mechanism plate 110 and a winning ball controller 112 are provided.

The guide rack 111a is for collecting prize balls that are guided to the back side of the game board 1. It has a front-rear width (interval) that allows the prize balls to flow down, and the left-right width corresponds to the game board. It is widened, and it inclines slightly toward the center. A winning ball controller 112 for receiving and collecting one of the collected winning balls is arranged in the lower opening of the guide shelf, and a winning ball flowing down from the winning ball controller 112 is provided below the opening. An inlet of an operating trough 114 that guides one end of the lower operating lever 113 is opened.

Therefore, when a hit ball hit into the game board enters any of the winning ports while flowing down in the game section, the hit ball is led out to the back side of the game board 1 and the guide rack 111
It is collected as a winning ball by a. Then, the winning ball is moved from the opening at the lower end of the guide shelf 111a to the winning ball controller 112.
When it flows into the inside, the prize winning ball controller 112 tilts due to the weight of the prize winning ball, and causes the prize winning ball to flow down to the individual operating trough 114 and stop.

The winning ball flowing down from the winning ball controller 112 passes through the base plate of the back mechanism plate and is placed on the ball mounting portion at one end of the operating lever 113. When the winning ball is placed on the ball mounting portion, the operating lever 113 tilts due to the weight of the ball, and the prize winning device 116 above is operated via the interlocking rod 115 and the like.

On the other hand, a prize ball tank 117 for storing prize balls is provided above the back mechanism plate 110, and below the prize ball outlet 118 opened at the bottom of the prize ball tank 117, for example, The inlets of a U-shaped guide gutter 119 for guiding the balls while aligning them in two rows are opposed to each other, and the other end of the guide gutter 119 is connected to the prize ball discharging device 116.

At the bottom of the guide gutter 119 near the entrance, a tread lever 120 is pivotally mounted such that the free end is located upstream and the pivot end is located downstream, and the tread lever 120 is also located. A ball shortage detector 121 is provided opposite to. Therefore, when there is not enough balls in the prize ball tank 117, the tread lever 120 rises and the stop device (not shown) provided in the opening / closing panel on the front of the game board is operated, and the ball shortage detector 31 is Turns on. Then, the completion lamp 24 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine is turned on to notify the player of the hit state, and a hit signal is transmitted to the management room.

The prize ball discharging device 116 operates when the hit ball enters the winning opening to form a prize mode, and the number of prize balls corresponding to the prize mode is provided on the supply tray 102 or the receiving tray 103 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine. A case that can store a certain number of balls inside is pivotally attached to the back surface of the back mechanism so as to be tiltable, one side faces the exit of the guide gutter 119, and the other side of the prize ball lead-out path 122. It faces the entrance and is connected to the interlocking rod 115 via the operating rod 123.

The prize ball discharge path 122 is provided with the prize ball discharging device 1 described above.
The prize balls discharged by 16 are guided to the supply tray 102 or the receiving tray 103, and in the middle thereof, the tread plate 124 for returning the winning ball controller 112 to communicate with the guide rack 111a by the flowing down prize balls is tilted. A bell 125 for generating a prize ball discharging sound effect is provided in a bent portion that is pivotally mounted and bent forward, and further, through a prize ball communication passage 126 that penetrates the game board 1 and opens in a forward direction. Feeding plate 1
It is connected to 02. Further, on the bottom surface on the upstream side of the bent portion of the prize ball lead-out path 122, an outlet of a branch gutter 127 that is branched and extended from the outlet is opposed to an inlet of a guide gutter 128 communicated with the tray 103. There is.

Therefore, when the reserve balls are sufficiently stored in the prize ball tank 117, the reserve balls flow down from the outlet 118 into the guide trough 119 and are aligned in the middle of the flow to the prize ball discharging device 116. Inflow. The top of the balls that have flowed into the prize ball discharging device 116 hits a stopper 129 located at the outlet of the prize ball discharging device and stops, and a certain number (for example, 13) of balls are stored in the prize ball discharging device 116. stand by. When a prize ball is generated and the operating lever 113 is tilted due to the weight of the guided prize ball, the first ball in the prize ball discharging device 116 is disengaged from the stopper 129, so that the prize ball is stopped in the gutter. The falling ball flows down into the prize ball derivation path 122 as a prize ball.

The prize balls that flow down into the prize ball lead-out path 122 are
The winning ball controller 112 is returned by pressing the tread plate 124 by the downward force (inertial force) while flowing down, and then the bell 125 is hit to generate a winning ball discharging effect sound, and the prize ball communicating path 126 feeds the tray. It flows to 102. When the supply tray 102 is filled with balls, the prize balls flowing down from the prize ball discharging device 116 flow into the diversion gutter 127 to guide the gutter 1.
It is discharged to the tray 103 via 28.

A control board 130 on which a control device is mounted is detachably attached to the rear side of the prize ball lead-out path 122. A relay board 140 that connects the control board 130 to various prize detectors is detachably attached to the collecting gutter 111. Further, a speaker 106 is detachably attached below the guide gutter 128.

The configuration up to this point is the same as that of a gaming machine installed in a pachinko gaming store. Thus, in the system of this embodiment, the ball rental device 40 is arranged along one side (hinge side) of the gaming machine targeted for data collection (see FIG. 1). The ball lending device 40 has a ball discharging device built in, for example, a sprocket having a game ball engaging concave portion on the outer periphery and a rotation driving device thereof, and the game balls in the supply tray 102 on the front of the game machine are likely to disappear. Then, the sprocket is rotated by a command from a collection controller (described later), and a predetermined number (for example, 75) of game balls are discharged.
The discharge port 41 of the ball rental device 40 is opened at a position slightly higher than the supply plate 102, and a flexible discharge nozzle 42 is attached to the discharge plate 41, and its tip is located on the upstream side of the supply plate 102. It is coming. by this,
The game balls (balls) discharged from the ball rental device 40 are automatically flown down onto the supply plate 102.

The game balls discharged from the ball lending device 40 onto the supply plate 102 are supplied in a drooping manner from a supply gutter 141 which also serves as a spare ball supply device 60 arranged above the pachinko game machine. It has become. A detector for detecting the number of rental balls is provided in the ball rental device 40.

The ball rental device 40 having the above-mentioned structure has the same structure as a ball rental machine called a hamburger which is usually arranged between a gaming machine and a gaming machine in a pachinko game store, or utilizes the same. It can be easily constructed by attaching the nozzle 42 to the discharge port instead of the shutter.

The tray portion 103 of the saucer 103 at the bottom of the game machine
A solenoid 51 constituting the ball punching device 50 is fixed on a, and one end of a wire 54 wound around guide rollers 52, 53 attached to a holding frame 100 is engaged with a distal end of an operating rod of the solenoid 51. It has been stopped. The other end of the wire 54 is locked to an operation knob 103b of a slide type opening / closing plate (not shown) provided at the bottom of the tray. The open / close plate is normally closed by a return spring built in the pan. When the solenoid 51 is excited, the knob 103b is pulled to the left to open the open / close plate, and the pan 10 is opened.
The prize balls in 3 are ball drop processing devices 55 arranged below.
It flows into the house.

As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the ball removal processing device 55 has a two-step inclined guiding surface 5 that is inclined in the opposite direction.
5a and 55b, and the ball drop detector 32 is provided at the lower end of the flow.
a to 32c are provided. The balls dropped from the tray 103 are aligned in three rows while flowing along the inclined guide surfaces 55a and 55b, and are arranged in three detectors 32a to 32a.
In 2c, one address is detected for each column.
As a result, even if a large number of prize balls are extracted at one time, it is possible to process them in a short time and know the accurate number.

Further, a foul ball detector 33 is provided in the middle of the foul ball flow passage 105 which is provided so as to return the struck ball missed by the struck ball launching device from the guide rail 3 to the supply tray 102. .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a replenishing device for replenishing the spare balls into the prize ball tank 117 is provided above the prize ball tank 117 for storing the spare balls of the prize balls provided on the upper rear surface of the gaming machine. 60 is provided. This replenishing device 60
It has the same structure as a replenishing device arranged above an island facility to which a plurality of game machines are attached in a pachinko game store, and when the prize ball tank 117 becomes empty, it is arranged facing the prize ball outlet 118. The provided tread 120 rises. The ball shortage detector 31 detects this, the detection signal is sent to the collection controller, the replenishing device 60 is operated by a command from the collection controller, and a predetermined number (for example, 400) of spare balls are awarded. Supply to tank 117. In the replenishment device 60,
There is a built-in detector for counting the supply balls.

In addition, the prize ball derivation gutter 122 and the diversion gutter 127
As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 4, a branch portion A of the shutter 72 has one end rotatably supported by a shaft 71.
The prize ball path switching device 70 is provided with a solenoid 73 for opening and closing the shutter 72, and an operating member 74 for transmitting the driving force of the solenoid 73 to the shutter 72 to rotate the shutter 72. The switching device 70 is provided with a prize ball communication passage 126 that communicates with the supply tray 102.
It is controlled so that the flow path to the flow path is blocked as shown by the solid line in the figure, or the inlet of the diversion gutter 127 is blocked as shown by the broken line in the figure. As a result, a part of the prize balls dispensed like a normal pachinko game machine flows out to the saucer 103 via the diversion gutter 127, and the remaining prize balls flow out to the supply plate 102 via the prize ball communication passage 126. In order to prevent such a situation, all the prize balls discharged at one time are allowed to flow out only to either the supply tray 102 or the receiving tray 103. This makes it possible to always keep track of the number of balls on each dish.

Further, in the lower rear portion of the gaming machine, the out balls collected from the out opening 10 and the winning balls after winning the prizes from the respective winning openings and operating the winning ball controller 112 are detected as the collected balls. Collected ball processing device 8 with a built-in vessel 34
0 is provided. The collected ball processing device 80 may have a configuration similar to that of the drawn ball processing device 55. Below the lower end of the working trough 114, the winning ball controller 112 is provided.
There is provided a safe ball detector 35 for detecting a winning ball operated by.

An interface box 90 having a control status informing function for each gaming machine, corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine constructed as described above and its auxiliary equipment, is provided in the gaming machine as shown in FIG. The interface boxes 90 respectively provided above are connected to a collection controller 200 (described later) for controlling a plurality of gaming machines, and perform an interface of signals between the corresponding pachinko gaming machines and the collection controller 200. .

Next, FIG. 5 shows an outline of a system capable of collecting data to which the present invention is applied.

The pachinko gaming machines P ₁ ,
P ₂ and ΔPn are respectively set in the interface box 90
Is placed under the control of the collection controller 200 via the, and the collection controller 200 is connected to the totalizer 300 using a personal computer or the like, and receives the start signal from the totalizer 300 and is under its own control. Data generated by the operation of a plurality of pachinko gaming machines is collected for each machine, and is periodically (for example, every one minute) passed to the counting machine.

Input to the aggregator 300 like a keyboard for inputting the number of coins to be bought once, the number of prize balls by one payout operation, and other initial values to be preset prior to the operation of the system. An operation device 310, a program for operating the system, an external storage device 320 such as a floppy disk device for storing and storing data sent from the collection control device 200, and a result obtained by collecting and processing the obtained data. A CRT display device 330 for displaying and a printer 340 for printing out the same are connected.

The collection controller 200, the totalizer 300, the input operation device 310, the external storage device 320, the CRT display device 330, and the printer 340 constitute a management device 400.

Although not particularly limited, in this embodiment, the collection controller 200 is configured so that up to 16 pachinko game machines can be installed under the control of one collection controller 200. .

FIG. 6 shows the structure of an interface box 90 for interfacing between the corresponding pachinko gaming machine Pi and the collection controller 200.

In this embodiment, the interface box 90 comprises an interface circuit section 91 and a drive circuit section 92. The interface circuit section 91 level-converts a total of nine types of detection signals such as the detectors 31 to 35 provided in the pachinko gaming machine and a signal notifying the occurrence of a specific mode in the control device (130) to perform the collection control device 200. And converting the drive signals of the ball rental device 40, the ball drop device 50, the preliminary ball replenishing device 60, and the prize ball path switching device 70, which are output from the collection control device 200 to the respective pachinko gaming machines, into respective levels. Hand it over to a game machine. On the other hand, the drive circuit unit 92 based on the signal supplied from the acquisition controller 200, an abnormality display lamp L ₁ indicating the supply abnormality of the preliminary balls provided in the main body case of the interface box 90, the current The game display lamp L ₂ for displaying the game state of the gaming machine (which can be obtained from the difference between the cumulative number of purchased balls and the prize ball, and when there are more prize balls, is shown as “win”), the prize ball is displayed in advance. Stop indication lamp L ₃ indicating that the set number of strikes has been reached.
The number display CNT and the replenishment abnormality display lamp L _1, which indicate the number of balls to be purchased by the ball lending device 40 by several digits.
Or driving a buzzer -B provided to inform the Datome display lamp sound which at the same time lighting of L _3.

Further, the interface box 90 is provided with switches SW ₁ and SW _2. By turning on the switch SW ₁ , all the collected data relating to the corresponding gaming machine in the collection controller 200 is cleared. it is possible to, by turning on the switch SW _2, and is capable of initiating the counting of the various detection signals coming from the corresponding pachinko machine.

The interface box 90 allows
The electrical connection between the gaming machine side and the collection control machine described later can be centralized and the interface box 9
0, the notification means L _{1 to} L ₃ and the setting switch S
With W ₁ and SW ₂ , free data collection and management for each gaming machine can be easily performed.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a block configuration of the collection controller 200. A portion surrounded by a broken line C in the drawing is a collection controller, and the collection controller 200 has timings in the controller and auxiliary devices (40, 5) around the pachinko gaming machine.
0, 60) operation control and data collection C
PU board 210 and the interface box 9
An input board 220 which receives an input signal supplied from each gaming machine and an auxiliary device via 0 and passes it to the CPU board 210 in response to a request from the CPU, and an auxiliary device (40, 50, 60) around the gaming machine. And interfaces
It is composed of an output board 230 that outputs various drive signals for the box 90 at appropriate timing, and a power supply unit 240. These CPU board 210, input board 220 and output board 230
Are connected to each other via a bus 205, and the power supply unit 2
The power supply voltage generated at 40 is also supplied to each board via the power supply line in the bus 205.

Of the above boards, the input board 22
An 8-bit x 8 signal can be input to 0, and the input signal supplied from the interface box 90 is
First, they are respectively input to the photocouplers 222 and are held in the latch circuits 224 via the photocouplers 222.
By using the photo coupler 222, electrical noise on the cable connecting the interface box 90 and the collection controller 200 can be removed, and erroneous data collection can be prevented.

The input signals held in the latch circuit 224 are supplied to the buffer 226, respectively, and the address signal output from the CPU board 210 to the bus 205 at an appropriate timing is output by the decoder 228. Only one corresponding buffer 226 is driven by the selection signal formed by decoding, and a desired input signal is output onto the bus 205 and taken into the CPU board 210.

In this embodiment, the above 8 bits ×
3 input boards 220 that can receive 8 inputs
A maximum of 16 pachinko game machines can be placed under their control.

The output board 230 has 8 bit × 4 latch circuits 232 for taking in the drive signals output from the CPU board 210 onto the bus 205.
Similarly, the corresponding one latch circuit 232 is operated by the selection signal formed by decoding the address signal output from the CPU board 210 onto the bus 205 by the decoder 234, and is output onto the bus 205 at that time. Capture and hold signals. Latch circuit 23
The signal captured by 2 is supplied to the driver 238 via the photocoupler 236, and is output to the outside by the driver 238.

[0052] Out signal output from the output board 230 is supplied to the interface box 90, an auxiliary device, such as the interior of the lamp L ₁ ~L ₃ and number display CNT or Kashitama device (40, 50, 60) in Is operated. In this embodiment, four output boards 230 as described above are used, whereby a pachinko game machine requiring eight types of drive control signals per unit and auxiliary devices (including an interface box) are provided. ) Can be controlled up to 16 units.

The CPU board 210 includes a microprocessor (CPU) 211 such as Z80, and a read-only ROM (read-only ROM that stores a system control program).
Only memory) 212 and RAM (random access memory) 2 for storing various collected data
13 and the like, which are connected to each other via a bus 215 on the board. The bus 215 is connected to the bus 205 which connects boards via a buffer 214. In this embodiment, the RAM 213 has a counter function, and the ball drop detectors 32a to 32c and the foul ball detector 3 provided in the pachinko gaming machine.
3, the detection signals from the safe ball detector 35, the collected ball detector 34, etc. are counted for each detector and the results are held. Further, in the RAM 213, initial setting values such as the number of prize balls and the number of purchased balls set at one time by the totalizer 300 when starting the data collection are stored.

The bus 215 on the CPU board 210 is connected to a serial interface circuit 216 for interfacing the data communication with the aggregator 300 outside the collection controller, which is periodically (for example, 1 minute). Every second), the data collected so far is converted into a serial signal and sent to the aggregator 300. The operation start / end signal and the initial setting value supplied from the aggregator 300 also enter the CPU board 210 via the serial interface circuit 216.

An interrupt generation circuit 217 is provided on the CPU board 210, and the interrupt generation circuit 217 is based on a signal (clock) sent from a timer circuit 218 provided on the board. CPU211
On the other hand, for example, an interrupt is made once every 100 ms,
A program is executed according to the flow shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. As a result, the CPU 211 scans various detectors by sequentially accessing the buffer 216 on the input board 220 to sequentially read various signals held in the latch circuit 214, and forms corresponding control signals. The data obtained from various detectors is stored in the RAM 213.

The timer circuit 218 also forms a reference clock for determining the baud rate (transfer rate) when serial communication is performed between the serial interface circuit 216 and the external aggregator 300, and the serial interface circuit 216. It is designed to be supplied to.

An example of the control procedure for the data collection of the pachinko gaming machine by the CPU 211 in the collection controller 200 is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, by which all the data collection will be performed automatically. However, this system requires the following preparatory work before starting the data collection by the collection controller 200. This work is the minimum required for automatic data collection.

That is, first, all the balls in the gaming machine such as the supply tray 102, the receiving tray 103, the prize ball tank 117, the collected ball processing device 80, etc. of the pachinko gaming machine which is the object of data collection are removed. Then, the collection control machine 200 is turned on, and the measurement start switch SW of the interface box 90 provided corresponding to the game machine to be subsequently operated.
Turn on ₂ . As a result, the collection controller 200 can know the gaming machine from which data is to be collected. That is, even if 16 gaming machines are installed under the control of the collection controller 200, data can be collected only for a desired gaming machine, and for other gaming machines as described above. The ball cutting work can be omitted.

Next, the power of the totalizing machine 300 is turned on, and the floppy disk storing the program for initial value setting and data totaling is set in the external storage device 320.
Then, the program is read and executed, and the operation procedure is first displayed on the screen of the display 330. According to this, the number of prize balls, the number of balls purchased, etc. using the keyboard 310 for each gaming machine for which data is to be collected. Set the initial value of. If the operator does not make any setting, the number of prize balls is set to 13 and the number of coins purchased is set to 75 (corresponding to the average number of coins purchased by a player once). then,
CPU 211 in the collection controller 200 when a start command is given
Starts the control according to the program in the ROM 212.

8 and 9 show a control procedure of the CPU 211 when the present invention is applied to a data totaling system in a pachinko machine maker. The control of the CPU 211 when applied to the system of a pachinko game store is performed by replenishing the prize ball tank in steps S1 and S11 of FIG. 8, collecting processing of various data described later, and processing of transmitting collected data to the totalizer 300. However, the complicated control after step S2 is unnecessary.

In the control of FIG. 8, the CPU 211 outputs an appropriate address and sequentially drives the buffer 216 on the input board 210 to take in signals from the respective detectors, of which the prize ball tank 117 is loaded. It is determined whether or not the prize ball tank 117 is empty based on a signal from the corresponding ball shortage detector 31 (step S1).

When the prize ball tank 117 is empty, the process jumps to step S11 to output a drive signal for the replenishing device 60 to replenish the prize ball tank 117. This replenishment is performed 400 times at a time, and the replenishment device 60
This is confirmed by a signal from a detector in the box. If replenishment normally takes 30 seconds due to clogging or the like and the number of replenished balls does not reach 400 after 90 seconds, for example, the interface box 90 is used. an abnormality display lamp L ₁ of the upper is turned, and is adapted to sound the alarm buzzer B.

When the supply to the prize ball tank 117 is completed,
In step S2, it is determined whether the number of game balls on the supply plate 102 is 260 or more. Supply plate 102
The number of balls above is the number of balls initially discharged by the ball rental device 40 onto the supply plate 102 (the number of balls bought) and the cumulative number of prize balls paid out for the winning balls (safe balls) generated during the game. And, it can be known from the number of hit balls shot in the game board, and the number of balls bought is from the drive signal from the CPU 211 to the ball rental device 40, and the cumulative number of prize balls is the detection signal from the safe ball detector 35 in advance. From the set number of prize balls for one winning ball (for example, 13 balls), the number of hit balls can be easily calculated from the detection signals of the collected ball detector 34 and the foul ball detector 33.

As described above, the number of balls on the supply plate 102 is 26.
It is determined whether or not the number is 0 or more because if the number of balls on the supply tray 102 increases, the balls overflow from the supply tray and spill out, and accurate data cannot be collected.

In step S2, the number of balls on the supply plate 102 is 2
If it is determined that the number of balls has not reached 60, the shutter 72 in the middle of the prize ball lead-out path 122 on the back surface of the game board (see FIG. 4)
Are switched as indicated by the broken line so that all the dispensed prize balls flow out onto the supply tray 102 (step S).
3).

However, if it is determined in step S2 that the number of balls on the supply plate 102 has reached 260 or more, the shutter 72 in the middle of the prize ball lead-out path 122 on the back surface of the game board is switched as shown by a solid line to be paid out. All of the prize balls are allowed to flow out onto the saucer 103 (step S12).

The shutter 72 is switched by driving the solenoid 73 about 0.8 seconds after the safe ball detector 35 detects the safe ball. This is because when the shutter 72 is rotated while the prize balls discharged by the prize ball discharging device 116 are passing through the branch point of the prize ball lead-out path 122, the shutter bites the ball and completely passes the passage. This is to prevent the door from closing. On average, after the winning ball (safety ball) that operates the winning ball controller 112 is detected by the safe ball detector 35, it is about 0. It takes 6 seconds. Therefore, by switching the shutter 72 0.8 seconds after the safe ball is detected as described above, it is possible to prevent the ball clogging at this portion.

The number of balls in the tray 103 can be calculated as the sum of the safe ball detection signal and the foul ball detection signal after switching the shutter 72.

After switching the shutter, the process proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether the number of balls in the tray 103 is 250 or more.

In step S4, the number of balls on the pan 103 is 25.
If it is determined that the number has not reached 0, the shutter for punching provided at the bottom of the tray 103 is closed (step S5). However, in step S4, the saucer 10
When it is determined that the number of balls on 3 is 250 or more, the ball pulling device 50 is operated to open the shutter provided at the bottom of the tray 103, and the balls in the tray 103 are removed (step S13).

Thus, in step S13, the pan 103 is received.
By pulling out the ball inside, the overflow on the saucer
Can be prevented. In addition, when the ball is removed by the ball removing device 50, the balls 32 are detected by the internal detectors 32a to 32c, counted, and stored in the RAM 213.

After step S5 or S13, the process proceeds to step S6, and it is determined whether or not the number of balls on the supply tray 102 is more than 20, and if it is more than 20, the process jumps to step S1. Repeat the action. Then
When it is determined that the number of balls on the supply tray 102 has become 20 or less, the process proceeds to step S7, where it is determined whether the number of balls on the tray 103 is 25 or more. This is a determination as to whether or not there are enough balls to be transferred from the receiving tray 103 when the number of balls on the supply tray 102 becomes small.

When it is determined in step S7 that the number of balls in the tray 103 is 25 or more, the process proceeds to step S14, the ball drop device 50 is operated to remove all the balls in the tray 103, and then the process proceeds to step S15. Then, the ball rental device 40 is operated here to replenish 25 balls at a time onto the supply tray 102. As a result, it is possible to prevent the supply tray 102 from becoming empty and the hitting ball launching device from spinning idle.

The operations of steps S7 → S14 → S15 replace the work in which the player moves the balls to the supply plate 102 if there are balls on the receiving plate 103 when the balls on the supply plate 102 are exhausted during the game. In the present embodiment, since there is no device for performing such work, this is simulated by the ball drop device 50 and the ball rental device 40.

Therefore, in this case, even if the ball rental device 40 is operated to replenish the supply plate in step S15, R
The number of coins bought in the AM 213 is not increased, and instead, the number of coins drawn from the tray 103 is decreased by 25. After step S15, the process returns to step S1 to repeat the above operation.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S7 that the number of balls in the saucer 103 is not more than 25, the process proceeds to step S8, in which the remaining number of balls removed from the saucer 103 and the current number of balls in the saucer 103 are determined. It is determined whether there are 25 or more sums. The fact that this sum is 25 or more means that there are 25 or more remaining prize balls (including foul balls) already paid out in the actual game, so the player returns it to the supply plate, This means that it is not necessary to buy a ball from the ball rental device again. Therefore, if it is determined in step S8 that there are 25 or more balls, the process proceeds to step S15, 25 balls are replenished from the ball rental device 40 to the supply tray 102, and 25 is subtracted from the remaining number of coins drawn instead. Hereinafter, this is referred to as a reducing sphere.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S8 that the sum of the number of remaining coins and the number of balls in the receiving tray 103 is not 25 or more, the process proceeds to step S9 to operate the ball rental device 40 to supply the balls. A ball rental device drive signal for supplying balls to the plate 102 is output. Then, in response to this, as shown in FIG. 6, from the pachinko gaming machine Pi to the interface circuit 91.
Is output to the collection controller 200 via the control unit 200, and the number of purchased balls is calculated based on the detected signal, and the accumulated number of purchased balls is increased by that number. At this time, the number of coins to be bought once is determined based on the first set value, and when the setting is not made, the purchase of 75 coins is automatically performed. After step S9, the process returns to step S1 to repeat the above operation.

While the CPU 211 performs control according to the above procedure, it receives detection signals from various detectors and special game mode generation signals, performs arithmetic operations to collect various data, and collects the data every minute. Hand over to 300. The data collected by the collection controller 200 and passed to the totalizer 300 is
For example, the number of balls purchased, the number of foul balls, the number of safe balls, the number of out balls, the number of collected balls, the number of replenished balls, the number of balls in the prize ball tank (remaining amount),
The number of balls in the supply tray, the number of balls in the saucer, the number of reduction balls, the number of balls removed, the number of balls delivered (the number of balls in the supply tray + the number of balls in the saucer + the number of balls removed), the number of stops, etc.

The above-mentioned number of payouts is a predetermined number (for example, 300
0), even if there is a replenishment request signal from the ball shortage detector 31, the prize ball tank 117 is not replenished, the display lamp L ₃ of the interface box 90 is turned on, and the buzzer B is turned on. It sounds to let you know that it is "stopped". When it is stopped, the collection controller 2
00 will stop the collection of data, then the operator interface box 90 by operating a clear switch SW ₁ on the to clear the collected data, the switch SW of measured again start from the removal of all of the gaming machine of the ball ₂ By turning on, data collection is resumed. In the above case, the collection controller 200 knows Uchidome number by counting the number of operations clear switch SW _1, can pass it to the aggregation device.

The aggregator 300 processes the above-mentioned various data received from the collection controller 200, and further calculates the divisor (payout / buy * 10) and the slump degree (the number of safe balls per minute). By calculating the data, for example, a line graph as shown in FIG. 10 or a bar graph as shown in FIG. 11 is created,
The image is displayed on the CRT display device 330 and printed by the printer 340.

As described above, according to the data collection system of this embodiment, not only the ball supply to the prize ball tank 117 but also the supply tray 102 to the prize ball tank 117 for each gaming machine placed under the control of the collection controller 200 is performed. All operations such as replenishment and withdrawal of prize balls from the tray 103, which conventionally required manpower, and data collection such as the number of prize balls are all automatically performed. In addition, when applied to a pachinko machine maker's data aggregation system, it is no longer necessary for each gaming machine to have an operator to collect data, replenish balls, and remove the balls, so long-time operation tests are almost manually performed. It can be performed continuously without requiring. As a result, highly reliable data can be obtained. Further, in the above-described embodiment, since the game machine itself is provided with almost no special device for the test except the switching shutter 72, it is possible to collect extremely accurate data with a slight cost increase.

Further, according to this embodiment, since the special mode generation signal is transmitted from the pachinko gaming machine to the management device,
It is possible to collect game data by distinguishing between the special game state and the normal game state. Therefore, it is possible to grasp the progress of the game during the special game, and for example, it is possible to know whether or not the game machine is prone to a phenomenon called so-called puncture in which the right disappears before the special game is completely finished. Moreover, according to this embodiment, the number of types of data that can be collected is increased as compared with the conventional method that relies on human power, and various types of data are collected, and based on this, easy-to-understand materials such as graphs are spread over a wide range. Not only can it be created, but it can be displayed not only after the system is running but also while the system is running.
Therefore, it becomes possible to grasp the gaming state of each gaming machine in real time. In addition, the pachinko machine manufacturer can improve the arrangement of obstacle nails in the game machine based on the collected data to rationalize the process until the final commercialization and develop an efficient new model.

Further, since various kinds of data can be collected as described above, it is possible to easily know the change in characteristics due to adjustment by performing different nail adjustments for each table. As a result, those data can be printed out in the form of graphs and tables, which can be used as reference materials when determining the final gauge (nail arrangement), so that better game machines can be developed. In addition, the characteristics of each gaming machine and the nail adjusting method can be explained in an easy-to-understand and highly reliable manner while showing the above materials to the gaming shop side. As a result, the characteristics of each model can be fully understood, adjustments suitable for various conditions can be quickly executed, and the gaming shop can perform management utilizing the characteristics of each gaming machine.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be considered. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the hit balls that have won in the respective winning openings provided in the game area are collectively detected by the detector 35 as safe balls, but a detector is provided for each winning opening to detect each winning opening. The ease of winning a ball may be collected as data.
In addition to the winning opening, a detector is provided at an appropriate position in the game area and the back mechanism plate (for example, in the middle of a guide gutter or a prize ball lead-out path) to detect a ball passing through a specific flow path. It is also possible to check the flow situation.

In any of the above cases, a non-contact type sensor that senses metal is used as a detector and is attached to the glass plate on the front of the game board with a suction cup or the like, so that the detector is relatively simple. Can be mounted and the mounting position can be changed. It is also possible to provide a sensor for detecting the position at which the batted ball launched by the batted ball launching device 2 first jumps, and collect data based on the difference in the batted position. Further, in the operation test, conditions other than the game machine, such as temperature and humidity during the test and the polishing condition of the ball can be input to the totaling machine and printed together with the collected data.

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention, the winning area and the outlet are arranged in the game area, and the auxiliary game is performed based on the preset game condition, and the game result of the auxiliary game is obtained. In a ball game machine having a game board provided with auxiliary game means capable of generating a special game state corresponding to an aspect, an input device and an output device provided in association with the game board including the auxiliary game means. , A game control circuit for receiving the input signal from the input device to drive and control the output device, and a relay board for detachably connecting the wiring of the input device and the output device and the wiring of the game control circuit, respectively. In addition to providing the game control circuit detachably on the back side of the ball game machine, the relay board is arranged on the back side of the game board and connected so as to be electrically conductive. Also, when a specific mode occurs in the auxiliary game to control the game, it is visually displayed to the player by the output of the specific mode generation signal generated in the game control circuit, and is output outside the machine as a data totalization signal. Therefore, for example, in an amusement store with a ball game machine in which a player's profit fluctuates sharply due to a change in state, such as an electric accessory, the sales and profit of the game store are affected. Information related to the occurrence of a specific gaming state such as the occurrence of a special gaming state (big hit) can be easily retrieved from each gaming machine and sent to the management device to be accurately grasped so that nail adjustment etc. can be used as data. At the same time, it is possible to accurately calculate the special game state occurrence probability for each gaming machine on the business day based on the number of special game state occurrences as actual operation data. , It is possible to easily obtain highly useful information in determining the business policy.
Moreover, since the specific mode generation signal generated in the game control circuit is displayed visually to the player, the player can immediately know the occurrence of the specific mode and change, for example, the target location of a hit ball. It has the effect of being convenient because it can.

Furthermore, since the discharge balls from the ball discharge device capable of variably setting the number of balls to be lended according to the setting command provided for each gaming machine are made to flow down to the respective supply plates, Since the game balls are automatically supplied when the remaining amount of the game balls falls below a predetermined amount, it is not necessary to transfer the game balls from the ball rental device to the supply plate when supplying the game balls. It is possible to save labor, obtain a very desirable result from the viewpoint of hygiene, and reduce the cause of dirt on the game ball. In addition, since a ball purchase signal is generated based on the discharge balls being supplied to the supply tray from the ball discharge device and output to the outside of the machine as a data totalization signal, sales data for each gaming machine is also collected. This makes it possible to obtain more effective information when adjusting nails and determining a business policy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration example of a pachinko gaming machine for which data is collected by a data totaling system according to the present invention and auxiliary devices provided around the pachinko gaming machine;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine and an auxiliary device,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a ball ejection processing device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by a chain line A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a data aggregation system according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an interface box,

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a collection controller.

FIG. 8 is a first half of a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure of a CPU in the collection controller,

FIG. 9 is a latter half of a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure of the CPU in the collection controller;

FIG. 10 is a graph showing a representation example of data obtained by the data totaling system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing a representation example of data obtained by the data collection system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 2 hitting ball launching device 3 guide rail 4 variable display device 5 special variation winning device 7,8 specific winning port 10 out port 31-35 detector 40 ball rental device 50 ball removing device 60 replenishing device 72 switching shutter 90 interface / Box 102 Supply tray 103 Sauce 117 Prize ball tank 122 Prize ball outlet 200 Collection controller 210 CPU board 220 Input board 230 Output board 300 Aggregator

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 23, 1996

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Claims]

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0001

[Correction method] Change

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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine and other ball game machines, and particularly enables connection of an input device and an output device, a game control circuit, and a relay board provided in association with a game board. Along with this, the present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine in which ball rental devices from a ball discharging device are directly discharged to a supply tray.

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[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game area on the front side of a game board of a pachinko game machine is provided with an auxiliary game means such as a winning opening, a variable winning device, a variable display device and a display device for decoration or display. On the back side is provided a collecting gutter that guides the winning balls that have won various winning openings or variable winning devices to a predetermined path, and a detection switch for detecting the balls winning from the above winning openings, the above-mentioned variable winning device, and auxiliary game means. An electric drive device for driving the motor is provided. Therefore, a large number of wirings are attached to the back side of the game board in correspondence with the above-mentioned detection switch, electric drive device and display device.

[Procedure amendment 4]

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Further, a player who plays a game on a pachinko gaming machine, when he or she throws money into a ball lending machine to purchase a ball rental,
It was necessary for the player himself to hold the balls lent out from the ball lending machine and transfer them to the supply tray of the pachinko gaming machine.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

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[Correction target item name] 0004

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[0004]

In order to control the operation of the above-mentioned detection switch, electric drive device and display device, it is necessary to connect each wiring directly to the game control circuit mounted on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine. However, if the number of detection switches, electric drive devices, and display devices is large, the number of wires is correspondingly large. Therefore, when assembling a pachinko game machine or when exchanging the game board, the wiring connection work is very troublesome and requires a lot of work time.

[Procedure correction 6]

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Furthermore, when purchasing a ball lending machine from a ball lending machine or the like, the player himself had to hold the ball and move it to the supply plate of the pachinko gaming machine. It may be dropped and lost, or the hand may become dirty due to ball rental, and there is also a possibility that the board surface of the pachinko gaming machine may become dirty due to the use of ball rental with clinging to the game.

[Procedure Amendment 7]

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[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a winning area (for example, a second specific winning opening 8 etc.) and an outlet (10) in a game area. , An auxiliary game is performed based on a preset game condition, and an auxiliary game means (variable display device 4 as a game device) capable of generating a special game state corresponding to a game result mode of the auxiliary game is provided. In a ball game machine having a game board, the ball game machine is provided with an input device (for example, a detection switch of specific winning openings 7 and 8) provided in association with the game board including the auxiliary game means, and An output device (for example, a drive source of the variable winning device 5, a lighting unit 25, etc.), a game control circuit (control board 130) for driving and controlling the output device by receiving an input signal from the input device, and the input device And output device And provided the relay substrate (140) to connect the wiring and the removably each said game control circuit,
The game control circuit is detachably mounted on the back side of the ball game machine, and the relay board is arranged at a predetermined portion on the back side of the game board so as to be electrically connected to the game control circuit. When a special game mode is generated in the auxiliary game means which is connected and at least game-controlled, a special game mode generation signal is generated in the game control circuit, and the player is output by outputting the special game mode generation signal. On the other hand, while visually displaying the occurrence of the special game mode, while transmitting to the outside of the ball game machine as a data aggregation signal, based on the ball rental request signal for each ball game machine, the ball discharge device (ball rental device 40) The ball lending from the ball is discharged to the supply tray (102) of each ball game machine, and a betting signal is generated based on the fact that the discharge ball is supplied to the supply tray from the ball discharge device. It is obtained so as to output to the pinball game machine out as data aggregation signal.

[Procedure Amendment 8]

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[Correction target item name] 0007

[Correction method] Change

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[0007]

According to the present invention, the wiring extending from the input device such as the detection switch and the output device such as the drive source provided on the game board is once connected to the relay board, and further connected to the relay board from the game control circuit. Since the wiring can be connected, if you connect the wiring from each device to the relay board in the process of manufacturing the game board, after the game board is assembled to the ball game machine body, the relay board and the game control The operation state of each device can be reliably ensured by a simple work of simply connecting with a circuit. Furthermore, based on the ball rental request signal, the balls from the ball discharging device can be directly discharged to the supply tray of the ball game machine, so that the player himself holds the balls and transfers them to the supply tray. This work is unnecessary, and it is possible to improve convenience when purchasing balls, without bothering the player.

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[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a main part of an embodiment of a game facility using a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied.

[Procedure Amendment 10]

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[Correction target item name] 0009

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

On the front surface of the game board 1, a guide rail 3 for guiding a hit ball launched by a hit ball launching device 2 driven by a lower operation dial 2a to an upper portion of the game board 1.
Is provided, and a game area is formed in a space surrounded by the guide rail 3 and the glass plate on the front surface of the game board 1.
In the center of the game area, a variable display device 4 as a game device which is an auxiliary game means, and below the variable display device 4, which normally forms a part of the game area, a special display in the variable display device 4 is provided. A special variation winning device 5 is provided which converts into a winning area when a specific aspect as a game aspect occurs.

[Procedure Amendment 11]

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[Correction target item name] 0014

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Further, at the upper part of the holding frame 100 of the pachinko game machine as a ball game machine that holds the game board 1 having the above-mentioned structure, a launcher drive which is turned on when the operation dial 2a of the hitting launcher is operated. A lamp 26 is provided. Further, on the opening / closing panel 101 attached to the lower part of the holding frame 100, a supply plate 102 for holding the hit balls to be supplied to the hit ball launching device is attached, and below that, in order to store the prize balls overflowing from the supply plate. Is provided with a tray 103. A variable display stop means 30 for stopping the variable display device 4 driven by winning a specific winning opening is provided on a side portion (left side in the drawing) of the holding frame 100.

[Procedure Amendment 12]

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[Name of item to be corrected] 0027

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

Further, on the rear side of the prize ball lead-out path 122, a control board 130 as a game control circuit on which a control device is mounted is detachably attached. In addition, the control board 130
A relay board 140 for connecting the above-mentioned to various prize detectors is detachably attached to the collecting gutter 111. Further, a speaker 106 is detachably attached below the guide gutter 128. In addition, the relay board 140 may be detachably attached to the rear side of the game board other than the collecting trough 111.

[Procedure Amendment 13]

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[Correction target item name] 0028

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The configuration up to this point is the same as that of a gaming machine installed in a pachinko gaming store. Thus, in the system of this embodiment, the ball rental device 40 is arranged along one side (hinge side) of the gaming machine targeted for data collection (see FIG. 1). This ball rental device 40 has a ball discharging device built in, for example, a sprocket having a game ball engaging concave portion on the outer periphery and its rotation drive device, and the game balls in the supply tray 102 on the front of the game machine are likely to disappear. Then, for example, the sprocket is rotated by a ball rental request command from a collection controller (described later), and a predetermined number (for example, 75) of game balls are discharged. The discharge port 41 of the ball rental device 40 is opened at a position slightly higher than the supply plate 102, and a flexible discharge nozzle 42 is attached to the discharge plate 41, and its tip is located on the upstream side of the supply plate 102. It is coming. As a result, the game balls (balls for purchase) discharged from the ball rental device 40 are automatically flown down onto the supply plate 102. In this embodiment, the ball rental device 40 discharges the ball rental onto the supply tray 102, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any ball discharging device can be used for ball rental discharge. The player can output the ball rental request signal by operating a predetermined switch.

[Procedure Amendment 14]

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[Correction target item name] 0044

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In this embodiment, the interface box 90 comprises an interface circuit section 91 and a drive circuit section 92. The interface circuit unit 91 level-converts a total of nine types of detection signals such as the detectors 31 to 35 provided in the pachinko gaming machine and a signal notifying the occurrence of a specific mode in the control device 130, and transfers the level-converted signals to the collection control device 200. With
The ball rental device 40, the ball drop device 50, and the spare ball supply device 60 output from the collection control device 200 to each pachinko gaming machine.
And the drive signal of the prize ball switching device 70 is level-converted and passed to each gaming machine. On the other hand, the drive circuit unit 92, based on a signal supplied from the collection controller 200, an abnormality display lamp L ₁ provided in the main body case of the interface box 90 for notifying the abnormality of the supply of the spare ball, and the current indicator Game machine game status (can be calculated from the difference between the cumulative number of balls purchased and the prize balls, and if there are more prize balls, it is indicated as "win")
, A winning indicator lamp L ₂ for displaying, a batting indicator lamp L ₃ for notifying that the number of prize balls has reached a preset number of hits, and a number indicator CNT for indicating the number of coins purchased by the ball rental device 40 by a digit. At the same time when the supply abnormality display lamp L ₁ or the stoppage display lamp L ₃ is turned on, a buzzer B provided to notify the sound is driven at the same time. The number-of-times display unit CNT counts the ball rental request signal as a ball purchase (ball rental) and displays the output frequency of the ball rental request signal. Further, the number-of-times indicator CNT may be provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

[Procedure Amendment 15]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0060

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

8 and 9 show a control procedure of the CPU 211 when the present invention is applied to a data totaling system in a pachinko machine maker. Of course, it can also be applied to a normal pachinko game shop, and when applied to the system of a pachinko game shop, the control of the CPU 211 is the replenishment processing to the prize ball tank in steps S1 and S11 of FIG.
Only the collecting process of various data and the transmitting process of the collected data to the aggregator 300, which will be described later, are not necessary, and complicated control after step S2 is unnecessary.

[Procedure Amendment 16]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0086

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0086]

As described above, according to the present invention, the winning area and the outlet are arranged in the game area, and the auxiliary game is performed based on the preset game condition, and the game of the auxiliary game is performed. In a ball game machine having a game board provided with auxiliary game means capable of generating a special game state corresponding to a result mode, the ball game machine is provided in association with the game board including the auxiliary game means. An input device and an output device,
A game control circuit that receives an input signal from the input device and drives and controls the output device, and a relay board that detachably connects the wiring of the input device and the output device and the wiring of the game control circuit are provided. , The game control circuit is detachably attached to the back side of the ball game machine, and the relay board is arranged at a predetermined portion on the back side of the game board to electrically connect with the game control circuit. When a special game mode is generated in the auxiliary game means which is connected to at least the game control, a special game mode generation signal is generated in the game control circuit, and a player is output by outputting the special game mode generation signal. While visually displaying the occurrence of the special game mode, while transmitting to the outside of the ball game machine as a data aggregation signal, based on the ball rental request signal for each ball game machine The ball balls from the ball discharge device are discharged to the supply plate of each ball game machine, and a ball purchase signal is generated based on the discharge balls being supplied from the ball discharge device to the supply plate, and the data is aggregated. Since the signal is output to the outside of the ball game machine, the wires extending from the input device such as the detection switch and the output device such as the drive source provided on the game board are once connected to the relay board, and further the relay board. Wiring from the game control circuit can be connected to. Therefore, if the wiring from each device is connected to the relay board in the process of manufacturing the game board, it is only necessary to connect the relay board and the game control circuit after the game board is assembled to the ball game machine body. There is an effect that the operating state of each device can be reliably ensured by a simple operation.

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Further, since the ball rental device can directly discharge the ball rental device from the ball discharging device to the supply tray of the ball game machine based on the ball rental request signal, the player himself holds and supplies the ball rental ball. There is an effect that the work of transferring to a plate is not necessary and the convenience at the time of purchasing a ball rental can be achieved without bothering the player.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration example of a pachinko gaming machine for which data is collected by a data totaling system according to the present invention and auxiliary devices provided around the pachinko gaming machine;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a pachinko gaming machine and an auxiliary device,

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration example of a ball ejection processing device.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by a chain line A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a data aggregation system according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an interface box,

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a collection controller.

FIG. 8 is a first half of a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure of a CPU in the collection controller,

FIG. 9 is a latter half of a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure of the CPU in the collection controller;

FIG. 10 is a graph showing a representation example of data obtained by the data totaling system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a graph showing a representation example of data obtained by the data collection system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of reference symbols] 1 game board 4 variable display device (auxiliary game means) 5 special variation winning device 7,8 specific winning opening 10 out opening 31-35 detector 40 ball rental device (ball discharging device) 90 interface box 102 Supply tray 103 Receiving tray 200 Collection controller 210 CPU board 220 Input board 230 Output board 300 Aggregator

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A winning area and an outlet are provided in a game area, and an auxiliary game is performed based on a preset game condition, and a special game state is set according to a game result mode of the auxiliary game. In a ball game machine having a game board provided with auxiliary game means that can be generated, an input device and an output device provided in association with the game board including the auxiliary game means, and an input signal from the input device. A game control circuit for receiving and controlling the output device is provided, and a relay board for detachably connecting the wiring of the input device and the output device and the wiring of the game control circuit, and the game control circuit is provided. While being detachably attached to the back side of the ball game machine, the relay board is disposed on the back side of the game board and connected so as to be electrically conductive, and at least the auxiliary for controlling the game. When a specific mode is generated in the game, it is visually displayed to the player by the output of the specific mode generation signal generated in the game control circuit, and is output outside the machine as a data totalization signal. A ball game machine. 2. A configuration in which discharge balls from a ball discharging device capable of variably setting the number of ball rental discharges are made to flow down to respective supply trays by a setting command provided for each ball game machine. The ball game machine according to claim 1. 3. A ball buying signal is generated based on the fact that the ball discharging device supplies the discharged balls to the supply tray, and the signal is output outside the machine as a data totalization signal. The ball game machine according to 1 or 2.