JPH08811A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pinball game machine capable of suppressing the production cost of a game control base and performing the complicated operation of display equipment provided in a frame member. CONSTITUTION:The game control base 56 which controls the operation of the game device of a game panel, and an electrical ornamental base plate 61 which controls the operation of the display equipment such as fluorescent tubes 6a, 6b, speakers 8a, 8b, a LED 12, an information display 19 and a handle operation display 20, etc., provided on the frame member that is the constituent of the pinball game machine other than the game panel are provided separately. Since only a driving data program to drive the game device is required to generate in the game control base 56, the production cost of the game control base 56 can be reduced, and also, since the driving data program to drive the display equipment provided on the frame member can be housed in a ROM in the electrical ornamental base plate 61, the operation of the display equipment provided in the frame member can be performed more complicatedly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball comprising a game board on which various game devices are arranged, and a frame member to which the game board is detachably attached and which is provided with various informing devices. It relates to a gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a ball game machine, for example, a pachinko game machine, the operation of a game machine such as a variable display device or a variable winning ball device provided on a game board is constituted by a game control circuit board constituted by a microcomputer. The mainstream is controlled by. In a pachinko game machine whose game operation is controlled by such a game control circuit board, it is configured to raise the atmosphere of the game by using a notification device such as a decorative light source or a sound effect generator.
Since these notification devices are related to the game operation, the operation is controlled by the above-mentioned game control circuit board, and the arrangement position is not limited to the game board, but a part thereof is other than the game board. It was provided on the frame member.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional pachinko game machine, the game control circuit board drives and controls the game device arranged on the game board and the notification device provided on the frame member. Therefore, it is uneconomical to store the drive data of the notification device provided in the frame member in the game control circuit board that is replaced at the same time when the game board is replaced, because the cost of creating the game control circuit board is high. However, there is a problem that the program for realizing the complicated operation of the notification device is insufficiently stored within the limited storage capacity of the game control circuit board. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the manufacturing cost of a game control circuit board and realize a complicated operation of a notification device provided in a frame member. To provide a ball game machine capable of playing.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a game board in which various game devices are arranged, and the game board is detachably attached and for various notifications. In a ball game machine comprising a frame member provided with a device, a game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game device of the game board, and a frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of the notification device of the frame member. , And are separately provided.

The notification device is one or both of a decorative light source and a sound effect generator, and the frame control circuit board is provided with a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device. Storage means for storing, selection means for selecting one of the plurality of drive data programs according to the type of external input signal, and the notification device according to the drive data program selected by the selection means By forming the drive control means for controlling the drive, it is advantageous in that it can be applied to the models having different game contents by sharing the signal inputted from the outside.

[0006]

Since the game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game device of the game board and the frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of the informing device of the frame member are separately provided, the game control circuit is provided. Since only the drive data program for driving and controlling the game device provided on the game board needs to be created on the board, the cost for creating the game control circuit board can be reduced accordingly, and the notification provided on the frame member Since the drive data program for driving the appliance for use in the frame control circuit board can be stored in the storage means having a sufficient margin, the operation of the alarm device provided in the frame member can be made more complicated.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine. As the ball game machine in the present embodiment, a pachinko of a type in which a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on a winning opening in which a hitting ball that is fired is formed in a game board 32 or a winning ball device. Although the gaming machine 1 is shown in the figure, a shot ball is shot into a plurality of entrances provided on the game board, and a score is given according to the combination of the entrances. It may be a ball game machine of a type in which a prize ball is paid out (generally called an arrangement game machine). Then, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is installed island 150
A frame base 2 which is rotatably supported on one side of an outer frame (not shown) fixed to (not shown) and is provided with all of the main components of the pachinko gaming machine 1 collectively, and the frame base 2. Of the glass plate holding frame 3 which is openably and closably provided on the upper part of the front of the frame, the upper plate 17 which is attached to the upper plate mounting plate 4 which is openably and closably provided on the lower part of the front of the frame base 2, and which is attached to the lowermost front of the frame base 2. The lower plate 25 and the operation handle 29 are provided.

The frame base 2 which is openably and closably attached to the outer frame is integrally molded of synthetic resin, and the game board 32 is detachably accommodated and fixed on the back side thereof, and the game board 32 is attached. A glass plate holding frame 3 covers the front of the. The glass plate holding frame 3 is provided with a window frame decoration member 5 around the opening facing the game area of the game board 32.
The window frame decoration member 5 is provided with fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b that use a high voltage inside, and the display is driven according to the gaming state. Further, the window frame decoration member 5 includes an upper decoration member 7 having speakers 8a and 8b built therein, an LED cover 11 which is an upper portion of the upper decoration member 7 and has an LED lamp built therein, and left and right decoration members 14a and 14b. , The lower lower decorative member 15 is provided in a laminated manner. The fluorescent tubes 6a, 6 provided inside the window frame decoration member 5
Since b uses the high voltage as described above, in order to cancel the danger when an accident such as an electric leakage occurs, a ground wire (not shown) is drawn out from the back surface of the glass plate holding frame 3 and the ground wire is not drawn. The wire is grounded by the third kind.

Further, among the above-mentioned decorative members, a ball break indicator 9 (three LEDs are built in) and a prize ball indicator 1 are provided below the speakers 8a and 8b of the upper decorative member 7.
0 (which also has three built-in LEDs) is provided. The ball break indicator 9 is a ball break switch 4 described later.
It is turned on when 8 is turned on, and notifies that the amount of balls stored is insufficient to be paid out as prize balls. The prize ball display 10 displays a predetermined number of prizes based on the occurrence of prize balls. It informs that the ball has been paid out. In addition, inside the LED cover 11, a large number of LEDs 12 are provided on an LED substrate 13, and the large number of LEDs 12 are divided into 15 areas as will be described later, and these LEDs are placed in each game state. The display is driven accordingly. The door switch 16 (not shown; shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3) for detecting whether or not the glass door holding frame 3 configured as described above is opened to the frame base body 2 is a glass door holding frame. It is provided on the frame base 2 corresponding to the open side of 3.

Further, since the glass plate holding frame 3 has substantially the same width as the frame base body 2, when viewed from the front,
Although the frame base 2 corresponding to the glass plate holding frame 3 cannot be visually recognized, the horizontal width dimension of the upper plate mounting plate 4 on which the upper plate 17 is mounted is formed to be shorter than the horizontal width dimension of the frame base 2. A part of the frame base 2 can be visually recognized at the open end. Then, the visible frame base body 2 is provided with a locking member 24 for locking the glass plate holding frame 3 and unlocking the glass plate holding frame 3.

Further, the upper plate mounting plate 4 is provided with an upper plate 17 which stores the purchased game balls and prize balls and supplies them one by one to the firing positions of the hit balls. Is provided with a punching lever 18 for causing the stored prize balls and the like to flow down to a lower plate 25 described below, and an information display 19 and an operation handle 29 for displaying character information and the like according to a game state. A steering wheel operation indicator 20 is also provided to display that the operation is being performed. The handle operation indicator 20 is also configured by providing a large number of LEDs 21 on an LED board 22 as described later in detail, and the large number of LEDs 21 are divided into three regions to perform display drive according to a game state. It is also becoming. The upper plate 17
The speaker 23 can be built in the lower part of the upstream side, but the speaker 23 may be provided instead of the speakers 8a and 8b or in combination.

The lower portion of the front frame portion of the frame base 2 is formed in a plate shape, and the lower plate 25 and the operation handle 29 are assembled and fixed to the front surface thereof. The lower plate 25 is set in a state where a plurality of members are assembled and fixed and fixed to the center of the lower portion of the frame base 2. The balls stored in the lower plate 25 are downwardly attached to the front surface of the lower plate 25. A ball drop lever 26 for removing a ball is provided, and a filling switch 5 described later is provided.
A fullness indicator 27 that lights up when 3 is turned on is provided. An ashtray 28 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 25.

A card unit 30 used when borrowing a game ball is adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine 1 described above. This card unit 30 has a card insertion port 31
And the pre-paid card in which the rental ball information is recorded is inserted into the card insertion slot 31,
A predetermined game ball is automatically paid out to the upper plate 17 by operating an operation unit (not shown) provided in the. A ball lending switch and a return switch are provided as an operation unit provided on the upper plate 17, and a frequency display LED is provided between the ball lending switch and the return switch (neither is shown). Ball lending switch
It is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit 30, and the return switch is for returning the card inserted in the card insertion slot 31 of the card unit 30 at the end of the game. Also, the frequency display LE
D shows the balance of the card inserted in the card insertion slot 31 of the card unit 30. The card unit 30 may be built in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Next, the structure of the game board 32 that is detachably housed and fixed to the back surface of the frame base 2 will be described. A variable display device 33 is provided in the center of the game area of the game board 32. The variable winning ball device 3 is provided below the variable display device 33.
5 are provided. The variable display device 33 has three rotating drums 34a to 34c. In addition, the variable winning ball device 35 has an opening / closing plate 36 that is driven to open and close by a solenoid, and has start winning holes 39a to 39c in the center of the upper part and the left and right sides of the opening / closing plate 36. The start winning holes 39a to 39c are for starting rotation of the rotary drums 34a to 34c of the variable display device 33 when a hit ball is won. Further, the variable winning ball device 35 has a specific winning ball detector 37 for detecting that a hit ball has been won in a specific winning area formed in the opening / closing plate 36, and all winning balls to be won in the opening / closing plate 36. It has a winning ball detector 38 for detecting. Further, in the game area of the game board 32, windmill lamps 40a and 40b, sleeve winning openings 41a and 41b, side lamps 42a and 42b, an outlet 43, and a backflow prevention member 44 are arranged at predetermined positions.

The game devices such as the variable display device 33 and the variable winning ball device 35 are the game control circuit boards 56 described later.
The operation is controlled by the following. Briefly explaining the operation content, the hitting ball is one of the starting winning holes 39
When the a-39c is won, the rotary drums 34a-34c of the variable display device 33 start to rotate and stop sequentially when a predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the display result at the time of stop becomes a combination of predetermined big hit symbols, the big hit game state is entered and the opening / closing plate 36 of the variable winning ball device 35 is controlled to be opened. Opening control of the opening / closing plate 36 is performed for a certain time (for example,
It is designed to be closed when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are generated after 25 seconds have passed or before the fixed time has passed. However, when the batting ball wins the specific winning area during opening and closing and the specific winning ball detector 37 is turned on, the continuation right is established and the above-mentioned open state is repeated again. It is permitted a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the specific winning ball detector 37 is turned on.

As described above, the variable display device 33 and the variable winning ball device 35 provided on the game board 32 are drive-controlled by the game control circuit board 56, but frame members other than the game board 32 (specifically, , The frame base 2, the glass door holding frame 3, and the upper plate mounting plate 4) are provided as notification devices (specifically, fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b, speakers 8a and 8b, a ball break indicator 9, and a prize ball display). Device 10, LED 12, information display device 1
9, the operation of the steering wheel operation indicator 20, the filling indicator 27) is driven and controlled by a frame control circuit board 61 described later. Note that this point will be described in detail later.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 45 provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. In the figure, the mechanism plate 45 has a plurality of rows of award balls 46 which store a large number of award balls on the upper rear surface thereof and a plurality of award balls supplied from the award ball tank 46 (two rows in the case of the present embodiment). Award ball guide rails 47 that are aligned with each other and flow down, and the award ball guide rails 47
A curve gutter 49 for turning the prize balls guided by the direction toward the prize ball payout device 50, and a prize ball payout device 50 for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls sent from the curve gutter 49 by dividing the prize balls by a predetermined number. A prize ball payout passage 51 for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 50 toward the upper plate 17,
When the upper plate 17 is full of prize balls, the prize ball payout passage 51
An award ball overflow passage 52 for guiding the award ball overflowing from the lower tray 25 to the lower tray 25 is formed. A filling switch 53 is provided at one side of the downstream end of the prize ball overflow passage 52, and is turned on when the lower plate 25 is filled with prize balls to turn on the fill indicator 27 and to be described later. The driving of the ball striking motor 65 of the ball striking device 64 is stopped. Further, a winning ball processing device (not shown) for processing the generated winning balls one by one is provided on the lower side of the mechanism plate 45, and the prize ball payout switch 54 is provided in the vicinity of the winning ball processing device. Is provided, and the prize ball display 10 is turned on when the prize ball payout switch 54 is turned on. Furthermore,
Below the prize ball tank 46, a prize ball guide rail 47
An out-of-ball switch 48 is provided at the upstream end of the award ball, and when a prize ball runs short in the award ball tank 46, a prize computer supply request signal is derived to a management computer (not shown) provided in the game hall, and the game is played. The ball break indicator 9 facing the board 32
Is to be turned on. In addition, ball break switch 4
The wiring extending from 8 is connected to the terminal box substrate 55, which will be described below, and then the signal line is connected to the management computer from the disconnection information terminal provided on the terminal box substrate 55. In addition to the function of paying out prize balls based on winning balls, the prize ball payout device 50 also pays out a predetermined number of balls even when there is a request signal for lending a game ball based on a card inserted into the card unit 30. A payout function is added.

Various control circuit boards are detachably attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 45 and the back surface of the frame base 2 formed as described above. First, the mechanism board 45 is supplied with power from the outside to supply power to other control circuit boards and electric parts provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1, or various kinds of communication with a management computer in a game hall. A terminal box substrate 55 provided with an information terminal to which a signal line for exchanging information is connected is provided on an upper portion of the terminal box substrate 55, and a game control circuit substrate 56 for controlling the operation of the game device of the game board 32 is slightly a little from the central portion. A prize ball payout control circuit board 57 that is provided below and controls the operation of the prize ball payout device 50 is provided below the prize ball payout control circuit board 57. Further, a frame control circuit board 61 for controlling the operation of the notification device provided on the frame member is attached to the lower rear surface of the frame base 2. It should be noted that the game control circuit board 56 and the game device are not directly connected except for a part, and are mostly indirectly connected via the game relay board 60 attached to the back surface side of the game board 32. To be done. Further, the card unit 30 and the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 are connected via a card unit relay board 58 attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 45. Further, each of the above-mentioned substrates 55, 56, 5
7, 58 and 61 are housed and attached to a substrate box made of metal or synthetic resin that has been subjected to a conductive treatment. It should be noted that, of these board boxes, those housing the frame control circuit board 61 will be described in detail later.

In addition to the various control circuit boards described above, a ballast 63 for stabilizing the lighting of the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b is attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 45, and the frame base 2
A hitting ball launching device 64 for shooting a hitting ball is attached to one side of the lower part of the. The hitting ball launching device 64 has a hitting ball motor 65 for intermittently driving the hitting rod. A motor control circuit board 66 for controlling the driving of the ball hitting motor 65 is attached to the back surface of the ball hitting motor 65.

The wiring relationships among the terminal box board 55, the game control circuit board 56, the prize ball payout control circuit board 57, and the frame control circuit board 61 are as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a block-type wiring diagram of the pachinko gaming machine 1. That is, the terminal box board 55 (displayed as a terminal box board) is connected to an external power supply of 24 V DC and also connected to the ball break switch 48, and the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 (displayed as a prize ball control board). , Game control circuit board 56 (displayed as a game control board),
A power supply line and a signal line are also connected between the frame control circuit board 61 and the frame control circuit board 61 (displayed as an illumination board), and further, a terminal box board 55 and a frame control circuit for sending an error signal and a door opening signal to the management computer. The connector 10 of the board 61 is connected. Further, on the prize ball payout control circuit board 57,
The card unit 3 via the card unit relay board 58
0 is connected, the charge switch 53 and the prize ball payout switch 54 are also connected, and is also connected to the ball striking motor 65 of the ball striking launcher 64 (displayed as the launcher motor) via the motor control circuit board 66 (displayed as the motor control circuit). And then
It is also connected to the connector 3 of the frame control circuit board 61 by a signal line. This signal line includes a ball break signal line DA including a control signal common line, a prize ball signal line DB, and a lower dish full signal line D.
C, a handle operation signal line DD, and a firing stop signal line DE. The ON signal of the ball break switch 48 is connected to the ball break signal line DA by the terminal box substrate 55.
Also, the ON signal of the prize ball payout switch 54 is input to the prize ball signal line DB via the prize ball payout control circuit board 57. The ON signal of the filling switch 53 is input to the lower plate filling signal line DC via the prize ball payout control circuit board 57, and the operation signal of the operating handle 29 is input to the handle operation signal line DD. It is inputted via the motor control circuit board 66 and the prize ball payout control circuit board 57, and the hitting ball forced stop signal sent from the management computer is sent to the terminal box board 55 and the prize on the firing stop signal line DE. It is input through the ball payout control circuit board 57.

In the frame control circuit board 61, the connector 1 is connected to the power supply line from the terminal box board 55, and the connector 2 is derived from the game control circuit board 56. A signal line for inputting a signal is connected, a signal line from the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 is connected to the connector 3, a door switch 16 is connected to the connector 4, and a connector 5 is connected to the connector 5.
A voice signal line for inputting a voice signal derived from the game control circuit board 56 is connected, and a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the information display 19 (display and display) is connected to the connector 6. A signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the LED 12 is connected to the connector 7, and a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the ball break indicator 9 and the prize ball indicator 10 is connected to the connector 8. Is connected and the connector 9
A signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the steering wheel operation indicator 20 and the filling indicator 27 is connected to the connector 10, and the connector 10 is a terminal box for sending the error signal and the door opening signal to the management computer. A signal line connected to the substrate 55 is connected, a signal line for outputting a display signal for driving the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b is connected to the connector 11 via a ballast 63, and a speaker 8a is connected to the connector 12. , 8b are connected to signal lines for outputting audio signals. Further, the frame control circuit board 61 is provided with a volume switch 62 for switching the volume of the speakers 8a and 8b. The signal line connected to the connector 2 will be described in detail later.

Now, the structure of the board box in which the frame control circuit board 61 is housed will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a board box for housing the frame control circuit board 61, and FIG. 5 is a frame control circuit board 6
1 is a perspective view showing a state in which 1 is attached to a box support base 67. FIG. In the figure, the board box is a frame control circuit board 61.
And a box cover 67 for covering the upper surface of the frame control circuit board 61.

First, the box support base 67 will be described. The box support base 67 is provided with a standing wall having a low height around the box support base 67, and a mounting hole 70 is formed at an upper end of one side portion of the standing wall. The mounting support piece 69 is bent inward,
The mounting support piece 71 and the sandwiching support piece 7 are provided on the upper end of the other side of the standing wall.
2 are each bent inward. These supporting pieces 69, 71, 72 are for fixing the frame control circuit board 61 made of a printed wiring board on which various electronic elements are mounted. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the other side of the frame control circuit board 61 is mounted on the mounting support piece 71 and is clamped from above by the sandwiching support piece 72. The frame control circuit board 61 is fixedly attached to the box support base 67 by screwing a screw 79 from above with the portion mounted on the mounting support piece 69. In addition, at one end of the box support 67, the insertion protrusion 73
And a box mounting hole 74 is formed in the standing wall on the other side. The insertion protrusion 73 and the box mounting hole 74 are for fixing the box cover member 68, and after the insertion protrusion 73 is inserted into the insertion holes 81 formed at the left and right ends of the box cover member 68. , The box cover member 68 can be fixed to the box support base 67 by aligning the box mounting hole 74 with the fastening hole 85 formed in the side wall of the box cover member 68 and screwing the screw 86. Has become. A fastening piece 75 for fastening the entire substrate box to the back surface of the frame base 2 is provided on the bottom surface of the box support base 67 so as to project outward.

The frame control circuit board 61 fixedly fixed to the box support 67 is constructed by mounting electronic elements such as MPU, ROM, RAM, etc. on a printed wiring board, and at both ends thereof. The connector group 76 of the connectors 1 to 12 is also mounted. In the illustrated embodiment, the front side of the frame control circuit board 61 (front side in FIG. 4).
A heating element group 77 that generates high heat is provided.
Therefore, in the box cover member 68, the heat dissipation hole forming region 84 is formed on the upper surface of the position corresponding to the heating element group 77.
Is especially formed. Further, the frame control circuit board 61 is provided with a stop hole 78 at a position corresponding to the attachment hole 70 of the attachment support piece 69, and an earth print portion 80 is formed around the stop hole 78 to stop the attachment. Screw 79 in hole 78
The noise that has entered the frame control circuit board 61 is conducted to the box support 67 through the earth print section 80, the screw 79, and the mounting support piece 69, and finally to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1. It is designed to be grounded. The box cover member 68 corresponding to the position where the connector group 76 is provided is the frame control circuit board 6
The connector connection opening 88 is provided so as not to cover 1 but to facilitate connection of wiring.

Next, the box cover member 68 has a cover shape having a side wall so as to cover the mounting surface of the frame control circuit board 61.
The portion corresponding to is a connector connection opening 88. Therefore, although the length is shorter than the box support base 67, both ends of the box support base 67 are extended to form the insertion holes 81 for fixing to the box support base 67, and the volume switching of the other end is performed. The portion corresponding to the switch 62 is also extended to form one fastening hole 85.
A switch operating hole 87 is formed in the upper surface of the extension of the volume changeover switch 62, and the box cover member 68 is provided.
When the cover is covered, the change-over switch portion of the volume change-over switch 62 projects outward. In addition, a large number of heat dissipation holes are formed on the upper surface and the side wall of the portion that covers the mounting surface of the box cover member 68.
It is 84. Particularly, the heat dissipation hole forming region 84 on the upper surface is
As described above, since the heat-dissipation elements 77 are concentratedly formed corresponding to the mounting portion of the heat-generating element group 77, the heat-dissipating effect can be enhanced and the heat-dissipating holes are not formed more than necessary.
The shield effect and dustproof effect can be maintained.

The frame control circuit formed on the frame control circuit board 61 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a frame control circuit formed on the frame control circuit board 61, FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit diagram of an input signal circuit 96 which constitutes a part of the frame control circuit, and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a detailed circuit diagram of a decoration signal circuit 97 which constitutes a part of the frame control circuit, and FIG. 9 is a detailed circuit diagram of a watchdog circuit 99 which constitutes a part of the frame control circuit. In the figure, the frame control circuit has an MPU 90 as a control center, and the MPU 90 has a sound generation circuit 91, a switch circuit 93, a ballast drive circuit 94, an information signal circuit 95, an input signal circuit 96, and a decoration signal circuit. 97, LED drive circuit 9
8. An initial setting watchdog circuit 99 is connected. The MPU 90 has a built-in ROM 90a, and the sound effect data program output from the speakers 8a and 8b and the LEDs 9, 10, and 1 are included in the ROM 90a.
A plurality of display data programs for driving and displaying 2, 20, 27, 19 are respectively stored, and one predetermined data program is selected according to an input signal from the outside, and a sound effect is generated according to the program. Or the display is driven by the LED.

The sound generating circuit 91 receives the sound effect data from the MPU 90 and supplies it to the sound amplifying circuit 92 to generate sound effects from the speakers 8a and 8b via the volume changeover switch 62. Note that the sound amplification circuit 92 is directly supplied with sound effect data from the game control circuit board 56 to generate sound effects from the speakers 8a and 8b. The switch circuit 93 includes a door switch 1
The operation signal of No. 6 is input to the MPU 90 and the ballast drive circuit 94. The signal input to the MPU 90 is displayed on the ballast drive circuit 94 based on predetermined display data when the input signal is present. A signal is sent, this display data signal is sent, and when there is an input signal from the switch circuit 93, an output signal is sent from the ballast driving circuit 94 to the ballast 63 to drive the fluorescent tubes 6a, 6b for display. Is. Therefore, when the glass door holding frame 3 is opened and the door switch 16 is turned off, the input signal from the switch circuit 93 to the ballast drive circuit 94 is not supplied, so that the ballast drive circuit 94 is not supplied. Fluorescent tube 6
The signal for driving the display of a and 6b is not output. In addition, the input signal from the door switch 16 is the MPU 9
When it is not supplied to 0, a door opening signal (b) is derived from the information signal circuit 95, and the door opening signal is supplied to the management computer of the game arcade and the warning light (not shown) of the installation island 150 to hold the glass door. It is designed to notify that the frame 3 is open.

The input signal circuit 96 is for inputting various signals supplied from the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 to the MPU 90. When the signal DA is input, the MPU 90 outputs a lighting display signal to the ball break indicator 9. Is output and the replenishment request signal (a) is output from the information signal circuit 95 to the management computer, and when the signal DB is input, the MPU 90 outputs a lighting display signal to the prize ball display 10 and a signal DC is input. Then, the blinking display signal is output from the MPU 90 to the filling indicator 27, and when the signal DD is input, the MPU 9 is output according to the signal input from the decoration signal circuit 97 described below.
A display signal is output from 0 to the steering wheel operation display 20,
When the signal DE is input, the ball striking operation is forcibly stopped, so that the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b and the handle operation display 2
An error display signal based on predetermined display data is output to each of the 0, the LED 12, and the information display device 19. Since the input signal circuit 96 is composed of a rectifier 101 (bridge diode) and a photocoupler 102 as shown in FIG. 7, it can accept an AC input signal or a DC input signal. At the same time, noise that has entered the signal lines DA to DE is not transmitted to the MPU 90, and the runaway of the MPU 90 can be prevented.

The decoration signal circuit 97 is the game control circuit board 5
Various signals supplied from 6 are input to the MPU 90. Various signals supplied from the game control circuit board 56 are input to the MPU 90 as 4-bit signals according to various game states as shown in FIG. Therefore, the decoration signal circuit 97
Five signal lines D0 to D4 including common lines are connected. Since the decoration signal circuit 97 is composed of the photo coupler 103 as shown in FIG.
The noise that has entered 0 to D4 is not transmitted to the MPU 90, and the MPU 90 can be prevented from running away.

The initialization watchdog circuit 99 is shown in FIG.
According to this circuit configuration, a reset signal is output to the MPU 90 by the charge currents of R10 and C6 when the power is turned on. Also, when the MPU 90 runs out of control, the watchdog clock signal turns off,
Also at this time, MP is generated by the charge current of R10 and C6.
Since a reset signal is output to U90, MPU90
Will return to normal. Even if the watchdog circuit 99 is provided on the frame control circuit board 61 in this way, the frame control circuit board 61 does not control the ones directly involved in the game, so that no trouble occurs with the player. Further, since the high-voltage fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b are used, it is for avoiding a risk that occurs when the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b fail due to runaway of the MPU 90.

Next, a specific example of the operation controlled by the control circuit of the frame control circuit board 61 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows a large number of L's among the notification devices controlled by the frame control circuit board 61.
L of the LED 12 having the ED and the handle operation display 20
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the ED divided into respective sections, and FIG.
1 is a signal list diagram corresponding to a plurality of game states sent from the game control circuit board 56, FIG. 12 is a time chart showing an example of the operating time of the notification device in the plurality of game states, 13 is a list showing a specific operation program of the notification device in a part of the plurality of gaming states, and FIG. 14 is a part of the plurality of gaming states in the gaming state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the concrete operation | movement of the notification apparatus. In the description of FIG. 11, the corresponding models are “A”, “B”, and “C”, but “A” is a pachinko game machine of the game content embodied by the game device provided in the game board 32 of FIG. Yes, “B” is a pachinko game machine having the game contents realized by the game device provided on the game board shown in FIG. 15, and “C” is realized by the game device provided on the game board shown in FIG. 16. It is a pachinko game machine with game contents. Therefore, FIGS. 15 and 16 will be described first.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device which realizes a game content different from that shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, a variable winning ball device 110 is arranged at approximately the center of the game area of the game board. The variable winning ball device 110 includes a pair of ball receiving members 111a and 111a.
b, a winning space, and a specific winning ball detector 112 that detects a winning ball that has won in a specific winning area defined on the downstream side of the winning space. Further, below the variable winning ball device 110, the starting winning ball detectors 114a to 114 are provided.
Starting winning openings 113a to 113c having c are arranged in parallel.

The game contents realized by such a game device are as follows. That is, when the hit ball wins any of the starting winning prize holes 113a to 113c and turns on the starting winning prize detectors 114a to 114c, the ball receiving member 1
11a and 111b perform opening for a short time (for example, 0.9 seconds) once or twice. When the ball is received by the ball receiving members 111a and 111b and guided to the winning space during the one or two times of opening, and if the specific winning area is lucky and the specific winning ball detector 112 is turned on, the big hit game It becomes a state.
When the big hit game state, ball receiving members 111a, 111b
Open a predetermined number of times (for example, 18 times) for a short time, or perform an opening / closing operation (hereinafter referred to as an opening / closing cycle) until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of prize balls are generated during opening / closing. During the opening / closing cycle, the ball receiving member 111a,
When the prize-winning ball accepted by 111b again wins the specific prize-winning area and the specific prize-winning ball detector 112 is turned on, the opening / closing cycle is immediately ended and a new opening / closing cycle is newly started. The repetition of such an opening / closing cycle is allowed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that a winning ball is won in the specific winning area.

Next, referring to FIG. 16, FIG.
FIG. 16 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device that realizes game contents different from those shown in FIGS. 1 and 15. FIG.
In 6, the special variable winning ball device 120 is arranged almost in the center of the game area of the game board. This special variable winning ball device 120 is a variable display device 121, a specific winning ball detector 122, a distribution member 123, and a ball receiving member 124.
It has a and 124b and a winning ball detector 125.
The variable display device 121 has a special variable winning ball device 12 for hitting balls.
When the passage switches 129a and 129b are turned on after passing through the passage openings 128a and 128b arranged on the left and right of 0, the display result is derived, and when the display result matches a predetermined winning symbol combination, Variable winning ball device 120
127 of the electric accessory 126 provided on the upper part of the
Is opened for a predetermined time. The winning balls received during the opening of the electric accessory 126 are guided to the winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120. The distribution member 123 is provided in the winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120, and the winning balls guided to the winning space are processed as a mere winning with the right generation winning area in which the specific winning ball detector 122 is provided. It is divided into areas. The specific winning ball detector 122 is for generating or extinguishing a right generation gaming state, which is a kind of a big hit gaming state, by detecting a winning ball. Ball receiving members 124a, 124
The symbol b is provided below the special variable winning ball device 120 so as to be openable and closable, and the starting winning opening is arranged on one side of the special variable winning ball device 120 while the ball is in the right-generating game state. Win 130 and start the winning ball detector 131 O
When it is set to N, it is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) or until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls are detected by the winning ball detector 125 before the predetermined time passes. To do.

The game contents realized by such a game device are as follows. That is, the hitting ball passes through either of the passage openings 128a and 128b, and the passage switch 12
When 9a and 129b are turned on, the variable display device 121 derives a display result, and when the display result is a combination of winning symbols (for example, 7/7/7 as shown in the drawing), the electric accessory 126 is operated for a predetermined time. Open (for example, 4 seconds). When a hit ball wins while the electric accessory 126 is open, the winning ball that has won is guided to the winning space of the special variable winning ball device 120 and distributed by the distribution member 123. Sorting member 123
When the prize-winning balls distributed by are fortunately guided to the specific prize-winning area and the specific prize-winning ball detector 122 is turned on, the right generation game state is entered. In the right generation game state, a ball hits the starting winning opening 130 and the starting winning ball detector 131 is turned on to open the ball receiving members 124a and 124b for a predetermined period. And the ball receiving members 124a, 124b
Is allowed a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the start winning prize ball detector 131 is turned on.
However, even before a predetermined number (16) of hit balls are won in the starting winning opening 130, the special variable winning ball device 12
When the winning ball guided to 0 turns on the specific winning ball detector 122, the right generation game state is set to disappear.

In the pachinko gaming machine having the above-mentioned "A", "B", and "C" game contents, similar gaming states are made to appear, so that even if the models are different, the same signal is given in this similar gaming state. By sending from the game control circuit board to the frame control circuit board 61, it is possible to drive the notification device provided in the frame member in the same manner. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the signal line D0 is normally used.
~ Send a 4-bit signal of "0000" to D3, similarly send "0001" at the time of start winning, and in the case of a model having a variable display device, at the time of reach (the last symbol row in the three-row symbol row) "0010" is sent to the state where the combination of the two symbol strings stopped earlier in the state where is fluctuating is the same combination as the hit), and at the time of super reach (reach state with a higher probability of hitting), "0011" is sent, and at the time of a small hit (a hit with a lower game value than a big hit), "010
"0" is sent, at the time of a big hit, "0101" is sent, at the time of winning a specific area, "0110" is sent, when the variable winning ball device is opened, "0111" is sent, and when the variable winning ball device is closed, "1000". Send, the probability fluctuation pattern reach (probability fluctuation pattern is a combination of winning, when a big hit in a specially defined combination, so that the probability of winning in the fluctuation of the variable display device thereafter becomes high , "1001" is sent, probability fluctuation symbol big hit is sent "1010", high probability (during change with high probability), "1011" is sent, and right is being generated. "1100" is sent to the glass door holding frame when it is opened (in this embodiment, the door switch 16 is the game control circuit board 56).
It is not possible to derive such a signal because it is not connected to, but it can be derived by connecting the door switch 16 to the game control circuit board 56), "1
101 "is sent, when a failure occurs in the gaming device," 1110 "is sent, and when an illegal act is performed (for example, when the prize winning ball detector is turned on when the variable winning ball device is not open), Send "1111". In addition,
In FIG. 11, the fact that a circle is not described in the gaming state of the corresponding model means that in many cases, the one that makes such a gaming state appear is not the mainstream. For example, in the model "B", there are very few games that have a game content that appears in the super-reach state, and this is not certain.

When the above 4-bit signal is sent from the game control circuit board 56 to the frame control circuit board 61, the MPU 90 of the frame control circuit board 61 is in the ROM 90a.
The sound effect data and the display data corresponding to the type of the 4-bit signal are selected from the plurality of sound effect data and the display data stored therein, and are output to each notification device. For example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the "A" type pachinko gaming machine 1, when the start winning signal "0001" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 7 seconds and the reach signal "0010" is sent. The display drive signal is output for about 10 seconds, and the super reach signal “001
When the "1" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 5 seconds, and when the big hit signal "0101" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 2 seconds and the specific area winning signal "0110" is output. Is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 1 second. When the variable winning ball device opening signal "0111" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 15 seconds, and the variable winning ball device is closed. Signal "10
When "00" is sent, the display drive signal is output for about 8 seconds. However, the sound effect data and the display data based on the display drive signal corresponding to each gaming state are stored in advance in the ROM 90a.

For example, the signal "001
0 "is sent, the MPU 90 reads the ROM 9
0a, the LED 12 and the fluorescent tube 6 are selected based on the display data as shown in FIG.
Display driving of the steering wheel operation display 20 is carried out. In the table of FIG. 13, LEDs 1 to 9 are type numbers when a large number of LEDs 12 are classified into 9 types as shown in FIG. 10, and LEDs a to c are LEDs of the steering wheel operation display 20.
This is a type number when 21 is classified into three types as shown in FIG. In addition, "0" in the table indicates that the light is off, and "1"
Indicates lighting. Then, at the time of reach,
For example, the LED 1 is driven to display with a turn-off / light-up pattern of “001001001” in one cycle of T1 (for example, 5 seconds) / time, and the fluorescent tube 6b (right) is T1 time /
In one cycle, display driving is performed with a light-off / lighting pattern of "011011011". Similarly, when the variable winning ball device opening signal "0111" is sent, the MPU
90 is the T2 shown in FIG. 13 stored in the ROM 90a.
The LED 12, the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b, and the steering wheel operation indicator 20 are driven to display based on the turn-off / light-on pattern data of time (for example, 3 seconds) / one cycle. Therefore, FIG.
According to the time chart of No. 2, the pattern of the T1 time period is repeated twice at the reach, and the pattern of the T2 time period is repeated five times at the time of opening the variable winning ball device.

When the reach signal "0010" is sent, the MPU 90 selects the display data "reach!" Shown in FIG. 14A from the plurality of display data stored in the ROM 90a. Information display 1
9, the voice data "reach, reach, soreike" is selected from the plurality of sound effect data and output from the speakers 8a and 8b. Similarly, when the jackpot signal “0101” is sent, the MPU 90
The display data "Lucky." Shown in FIG. 14B is selected from the plurality of display data stored in the ROM 90a and displayed on the information display 19, and at the same time, from the plurality of sound effect data. The voice data "Lucky / Did you hit big" is selected and output from the speakers 8a and 8b.

Thus, in the embodiment of the present invention,
A game control circuit board 56 for controlling the operation of the game device such as the variable display device 33 of the game board 32 and the variable winning ball device 35,
A frame for controlling the operation of a notification device such as the speaker 8a, 8b, the LED 12, the information display 19, the handle operation display 20 provided on the frame member such as the frame base 2, the glass door holding frame 3, the upper plate mounting plate 4 and the like. Since the control circuit board 61 and the control circuit board 61 are separately provided, only the drive data program for controlling the drive of the game device provided on the game board 32 needs to be created on the game control circuit board 56. The cost for creating the game control circuit board 56 can be reduced, and the drive data program for driving the notification device provided in the frame member is a ROM with a sufficient margin in the frame control circuit board 61.
Since it can be stored in 90a, the operation of the notification device provided on the frame member can be made more complicated. Further, the frame control circuit board 61, a ROM 90a for storing a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device,
Selection means for selecting one from the plurality of drive data programs according to the type of input signal from the outside, and drive control means for drive-controlling the notification device according to the drive data program selected by the selection means. By forming the and, it is possible to easily deal with models having different game contents by sharing the signals input externally. That is, the frame control circuit board 61 can be used as it is even if the game boards 32 having different game contents are replaced.

In the above-described embodiment, the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 and the frame control circuit board 61 for controlling the operation unrelated to the game are housed in different board boxes on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and are located at different positions. Although shown in FIG. 17, the prize ball payout control circuit board 57 and the frame control circuit board 6 are provided in one board box 140 as shown in FIG.
By storing 1 and 1, the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be simplified and can be effectively used. Further, the frame member in the present invention may be any member as long as it is a front constituent member of the ball game machine that can be visually recognized by a player other than the game board, and the concept of the frame member is further expanded. Then, for example, the installation island 150 shown in FIG.
Alternatively, the chair 151 on which the player sits may be part of the frame member. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 18, it is displayed that the light emitting source 152 made of a fluorescent tube is provided around the leg of the chair 151 and the light emitting source 152 is controlled by the frame control circuit board 61 for notification drive. Further, it may be movable as a notification device whose notification drive is controlled by the frame control circuit board 61. For example, the jackpot display signboard provided on the installation island 150 corresponding to each pachinko gaming machine 1 can be moved from the parallel state to the vertical state or in the opposite direction based on the control signal of the frame control circuit board 61. Can be considered.

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As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game device of the game board, and the frame control for controlling the operation of the informing device of the frame member. Since the circuit board and the separate structure are provided, only the drive data program for driving and controlling the game device provided on the game board needs to be created on the game control circuit board. It is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the frame, and since the drive data program for driving the notification device provided in the frame member can be stored in the storage means with a sufficient margin in the frame control circuit board, The operation of the notification device provided on the member can be made more complicated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine which is an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing wiring of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a board box that houses a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit diagram of an input signal circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 8 is a detailed circuit diagram of a decoration signal circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 9 is a detailed circuit diagram of a watchdog circuit formed on a frame control circuit board.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing, among the notification devices controlled by the frame control circuit board, an LED having a large number of LEDs and an LED of a steering wheel operation display divided into respective sections.

FIG. 11 is a signal list diagram corresponding to a plurality of game states sent from the game control circuit board.

FIG. 12 is a time chart showing an example of operation times of the notification device in a plurality of gaming states.

FIG. 13 is a list showing a specific operation program of the notification device in a part of the plurality of game states.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific operation of the notification device in a part of the plurality of game states.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device that realizes a game content different from that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a front view of a game board provided with a game device that realizes a game content different from those shown in FIGS. 1 and 15.

FIG. 17 is a front view and a cross-sectional view of a board box capable of accommodating a prize ball payout control circuit board and a frame control circuit board at the same time.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an installation island and a chair shown as another example that is drive-controlled by a frame control circuit board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 2 Frame base (frame member) 3 Glass door holding frame (frame member) 4 Upper plate mounting plate (frame member) 6a, 6b Fluorescent tube (informing device) 8a, 8b Speaker ( Information device 12 LED (information device) 17 Upper plate (frame member) 19 Information display (device for notification) 20 Handle operation display (device for notification) 25 Lower plate (frame member) 32 Game board 33 Variable display Device (gaming device) 35 Variable winning ball device (gaming device) 40a, 40b Windmill lamp (gaming device) 42a, 42b Side lamp (gaming device) 45 Mechanism plate 50 Prize ball payout device 55 Terminal box board 56 Game control circuit board 57 Prize ball payout control circuit board 61 Frame control circuit board 62 Volume changeover switch 90 MPU (including selection means and drive control means) 90a ROM (storage means) 101 adjustment Vessel 102 photocoupler 103 photocoupler

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game board on which various game devices are arranged,
In a ball game machine including a frame member to which the game board is detachably attached and various notification devices are provided, a game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game device of the game board, and the frame member. And a frame control circuit board for controlling the operation of the informing device, and a ball game machine provided separately. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification device is one or both of a decorative light source and a sound effect generator. 3. The frame control circuit board includes a storage means for storing a plurality of drive data programs for driving the notification device, and a plurality of drive data programs among the plurality of drive data programs according to the type of an input signal from the outside. 2. A selection means for selecting one of the above, and a drive control means for driving and controlling the notification device according to the drive data program selected by the selection means are formed.
Alternatively, the ball game machine according to claim 2.