JPH1043363A - Device for controlling, detecting and displaying for motor-driven instrument for driving in playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform early investigation of causes such as impossibility of working and stopping of a ball hitting and discharging device and to cope with an appropriate restoration processing by judging visually and promptly whether electric voltage is proper. SOLUTION: A light emitting and displaying tool 36 which can emit properly classified lights under conditions corresponding to changing in electric voltage is connected to one end of an electric voltage detecting circuit 35 which is constituted in a control base of a control circuit part in a ball hitting and discharging device and can detect the change in electric voltage inputted into the base and this light emitting and displaying tool 36 is faced to a visible outer surface site in a playing machine so as to visually check the classified light emitting condition. This light emitting and displaying tool 36 is a two-color light emitting LED lamp or two mono-color light emitting LED lamp which can emit classified light in accordance with energized condition of inputted electric voltage and electric voltage lowered condition and is faced to the outer surface part of the playing machine or the outer surface part of the control circuit part under a visually checkable condition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control and display device for controlling a driving electric device in a game machine, and more particularly, to a firing and symbol rotation in a pachinko game machine or a symbol combination game machine. The present invention relates to an apparatus for performing drive control and voltage detection display for an electric device used for paying out prizes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko machines, arranging ball machines, and slot machines (spindle-type design combination machines) are used in this type of game machines for driving sources that are easily affected by input voltage from a power supply. Electrical components, mainly motors and electric devices having solenoids, such as ball launchers, rotary design variable display devices, large variable winning devices, and prize balls
A prize payout device for (coins) is provided as an essential component. Each of these electric devices can perform normal driving and proper operation under a set voltage range, that is, under a condition that a set input voltage is maintained in an appropriate allowable range. When powering on the machine, starting and continuing the game, and during the special game state,
Inoperability or malfunction stoppage sometimes occurred, resulting in game inability. By the way, the main causes related to the inoperability of the electric equipment, etc. are, in addition to the malfunction of the gaming machine itself or the failure of the electric equipment itself, as well as external factors such as a decrease in the voltage of the commercial power supply in the gaming hall, A voltage drop due to insufficient capacity of one transformer connected to a gaming machine and used is known.

[0003]

By the way, with respect to gaming machines such as pachinko machines which have been used in the past and are newly manufactured, regardless of the types of many manufacturers, there are usually gaming halls. It is designed and set to operate at a low voltage of 24 VAC with respect to the commercial power supply of 100 VAC, but there is no proposal or technology for voltage sensing (detection) display means or technology related to the driving electric device, and this is implemented. There were no (added) gaming machines yet. For this reason, as a reality, in the case of a player and a manager (employee) of a game hall, if the electric equipment cannot be operated or stopped in the installed gaming machine or the selected gaming machine, the cause is failure or It is placed in a situation where it cannot be determined at all which of the voltage drops. For this reason, the hall side seems to have left the gaming machine unusable for a long time until the cause investigation and recovery measures, and while continuing to play the game while feeling distrust of the manufacturer, There was a problem that caused great trouble with the missing player.
In past game machines, there was a technology to turn on the pilot lamp for informing the energization of the drive source when operating the launching device, but it was impossible to detect and display the appropriate / unsuitable change in voltage (change in height). I couldn't do it, nor could I expect it.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem suitably, and to appropriately and appropriately change the voltage of a drive control circuit for a motor-driven device used in a game machine. Control to detect and display light emission as appropriate, to determine the appropriateness of the voltage as soon as possible, to quickly investigate the cause of inoperability, stop, etc. of the electric equipment, and to take appropriate recovery measures It is an object to provide a detection display device.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the desired object, a control and display device for controlling a driving electric device in a game machine according to the present invention is connected to a required power supply voltage. In addition, a gaming machine that includes an electric device including an electric component for a driving source and is capable of developing a game based on a predetermined operation, and is configured in a control board for driving the electric device, One end of a voltage detection circuit capable of detecting an appropriate / unsuitable change in the voltage input to the same board is connected to a light emitting display capable of appropriately emitting light under conditions corresponding to the appropriate / unsuitable change in voltage, and the light emitting display is connected to the light emitting display. Is arranged so as to face a visible outer surface portion of the gaming machine so that the divided light emission state can be visually inspected.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a voltage condition for a game machine used for a game and an electric device for a drive source is displayed by connecting a display lamp having a light-emitting portion for a normal power-on lamp and a light-emitting portion for voltage drop lighting. Just by watching the lamp display,
The presence / absence of the energized state and the presence / absence of voltage shortage / drop can be clearly distinguished, and the determination can be made quickly and accurately. In response to an appropriate / unsuitable change of the input voltage to the electric device for the drive source, one two-color light emitting LED lamp or two single-color light emitting LED lamps are displayed by light emission of each color, and the energized state and the voltage drop state are immediately determined. Color can be determined. Regardless of the light-emitting display, determine the shortage of voltage and the state of voltage drop based on grasping and confirming the energized state, and investigate the cause related to the inability to stop or stop the electric equipment for the drive source at an early stage. Can be.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko machine using a pachinko ball such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine (hereinafter also referred to as a pachinko machine) is used as an amusement machine for convenience. Will be described.

The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment has a basic structure as a whole, which is openably / closably and detachably mounted on the front side of an opening of an outer frame 1 as schematically shown in FIGS. Each part of the front frame 2 includes, as various main components, a window frame 3 in which a glass door 4 is mounted on the front side, an open / close type upper ball tray 5 in which a solenoid-driven ball feeder 6 is set inside, and A fixed lower ball tray 7 is provided, and an electric hit ball launching device 8 is provided in the front right lower portion of the front and back. On the other hand, a game board 10 in which various game parts and the like corresponding to each game content are arranged in a holding frame 9 inside the front of the front frame 2 and a discharge port 11 for a game end ball is opened can be replaced. Power supply AC2 on the back side of the front frame 2.
A mechanism set board 14 including a 4V connection section 15 and a processing section for an end ball and a prize ball is detachably set. As one of the game components of the gaming machine 10, a rotary symbol variable display device 12 incorporating a stepping motor (not shown) and an electric open / close winning device 13 incorporating an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown). An example of the arrangement is shown.

[0009] In such a pachinko machine, the hit ball launching device 8 is mentioned as one of typical examples of a driving electric device. In the hit ball launching device 8, the ball feeding device 6 described above is used.
In the example of a rotary solenoid driving mode in which a game ball is hit in cooperation with the ball feed of the above, basically, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. An operation handle portion 8A in which an operation lever 22, a touch sensor 23, a solenoid switch 24, and an exciting force adjuster 25 using a variable resistor are incorporated into a grip body 21 to be operated;
A hitting operation section 8B in which a firing solenoid 27 and a hitting rod 28 are mounted on a base 26 mounted and set on the back side of the front frame 2.
And a control circuit unit 8C for controlling the ball feeding operation and the firing operation based on the operation input condition of the operation handle unit 8A. Then, based on the pulse drive control of the solenoid 33 of the ball feeder 6 and the firing solenoid 27, the hitting operation of the hitting rod 28 is performed once each. Have been. In the control circuit section 8C, a single circuit board 30 is accommodated and set in a case 29 detachably attached to the back side of the base 26 of the hit ball operating section 8B. Connectors 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 for the power supply, for the ball feed solenoid 33, for the exciting force adjuster 25, and for the touch sensor 23 and the switch 24, respectively.
Are connected in order from the right side in the figure, and a touch sensitivity adjuster 31 and a ball fly adjuster 32 using a variable resistor are arranged on the same base 30.

In the pachinko machine described above, the control detection display device of the present embodiment is intended for an electric device which is likely to cause the greatest trouble in a game function under the influence of the generated voltage drop. An example is shown in which the circuit is attached to the circuit board 30 of the control circuit unit 8C of the hitting ball launching device 8, and an appropriate / unsuitable change of the voltage related to the launching solenoid 27 and the ball feed solenoid 33, that is, a height change (magnitude change of exciting force) is detected. To display light. In such a control detection display device, a voltage detection circuit 35 newly formed and added to the power supply circuit section 37 of the circuit board 30 as shown in FIGS. A light emitting display 36 connected to one end of the circuit 35 and capable of being arranged at a required position of the gaming machine, and is manufactured substantially by the circuit board 30 unit or the case 29 unit,
It can also be used as a control base for ball feeding and firing drive. In addition, as for the light-emitting display device 36, one LED lamp that can be illuminated for each color (specifically, turned on or blinked by the green light-emitting portion G and the red light-emitting portion R) by the two-color light-emitting portion.
An example in which a light emitting diode lamp is used to dispose it at one end of the circuit board 30 is shown, and the illumination state for each color can be visually observed from the outer surface of the case 29 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

Therefore, the control detection display device of this embodiment will be specifically described. However, in the circuit board 30 of the hitting ball launching device 8 connected to the power supply AC24V, since it is designed to be used by converting to DC voltage, in the following description, for convenience, the DC voltage unit value converted theoretically is used. Is mainly described. That is, in the voltage detection circuit 35 illustrated in FIG. 6, an input voltage V (DC 33.9 V as a reference voltage) from the power supply circuit unit 37 is input to a first input terminal (pin 1) of a comparator (voltage comparison circuit) 35a. In addition, a preset comparison voltage V ₂ (DC 5 V as a reference voltage) is set to be input to the second input terminal (the second pin). Under this condition, as a connection example of the light-emitting display device 36 to the same circuit 35, a green light-emitting portion G for a normal power-on lamp is connected to a line (hereinafter also referred to as a "supply line") 35b to which an input voltage is always supplied, On the other hand, the comparator 35a
A red light emitting portion R for a voltage drop lamp (abnormal lamp) is connected to a line (hereinafter also referred to as a "transformation line") 35c connected to the output terminal (3rd pin)
Shows an example where is connected. In the circuit 35, R7 to R11 denote resistors, and C4 and C5 denote capacitors.

The voltage detection circuit 35 configured as described above
, The input voltage V from the power supply circuit section 37 is
The voltage is divided by 7 and R8 and input to the first input terminal of the comparator 35a. Then, this input voltage V ₁ (V ₁ <
When V) is the comparison voltage V ₂ or more, which is input to the second input terminal of the comparator 35a, to the output terminal of the comparator 35a is changed to "L level", the transformer line 3
5c decrease the voltage V ₃ that is supplied to the red light emitting unit R through (about DC0.6V position) is, the light emitting unit R emission stops, i.e. is quenched. As a result, in the light emitting display device 36, only the green light emitting portion G for the ordinary lamp which receives the voltage from the supply line 35b always emits light, and the input voltage V in the energized state is reduced by the green lighting. normal,
That is, it is displayed that the voltage condition is appropriate and can be visually checked. In other words, when the firing solenoid 27 and the ball-feeding solenoid 33 are normally driven (hitting operation and ball-feeding operation) under appropriate voltage conditions, they are displayed in green. When the display is lit in green, the firing solenoid 27 and the ball feeding solenoid 33 are both normally driven (ball hitting action and ball feeding action) under appropriate voltage conditions.

On the other hand, when the voltage V ₁ input to the first input terminal of the comparator 35a becomes lower than the comparison voltage V ₂ , the output terminal of the comparator 35a is changed to “H level”. is increased to the red light-emitting portion should value the voltage V ₃ that is supplied to the R through the transformer line 35c, the light emitting unit R is emitted. As a result, the light emitting display 3
In 6, the light-emitting portions G and R receive the voltage from the respective supply line 35b and the transforming line 35c and are kept lit, and the input voltage V is increased by the orange lighting that combines green and red. An abnormality, that is, an improper voltage drop condition equal to or less than a required value is displayed and can be visually observed. In other words, when the firing solenoid 27 and the ball feed solenoid 33 are abnormally driven (inoperable or malfunctioning) under inappropriate voltage conditions, they are displayed in orange. When the display is lit in orange, the firing solenoid 27 and the ball feed solenoid 33 are both abnormally driven due to an improper voltage condition.
(Inability to operate or delay operation)

Regarding the light emission condition for each color by the control detection display device of the present embodiment, the drivable allowable voltage (rated voltage AC 24 V) for each of the solenoids 33 and 27 used in the ball feeding and launching devices 6 and 8 is described. A obtained experimentally from
C20V range). On the basis of this, as a specific light emission example of the light emitting display 36, the green light emitting portion G for the energized ordinary lamp always receives the input voltage V from the power supply circuit portion 37 and emits light (lights ON). hand,
The red light emitting section R for the abnormal light is D based on the input voltage V as a reference.
Light emission under the condition of C28.4V (converted value AC20.1V) or less
(Lighting ON), and the condition that light emission is not performed at the same voltage value or more (non-lighting OFF) is maintained.

[0015]

The operation of the above-described pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is installed vertically on an installation frame (usually an "island") in a game hall which draws in and uses a commercial power supply of AC100V.
It is used for the game in the state of 4V input). Under this condition, the solenoid 33 of the ball feeder 6 and the ball operating section 8 are operated by a basic game operation with the operation handle 8A of the ball launching device 8.
When the launching solenoid 27 of B is operated at the set timing based on the control of the control circuit unit 8C, the game ball in the upper bowl 5 is sent to the base of the launching rail 34, and then the hitting ball is hit. The ball 28 is hit into the game area of the game board 10 and the ball is continuously hit one ball at a time to develop a predetermined game. The end balls (out ball and safe ball) used in the game are set on the back of the mechanism set board 1.
For each safe ball that is ejected from each ejection processing unit of No. 4 to the outside of the machine and detected by the safe ball processing unit 16 one by one, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout unit 17. Then, the ball is finally discharged to the upper ball tray 5 and the lower ball tray 7 sequentially.

On the other hand, in a pachinko machine which has been used for a game and has no trouble, proper power supply conditions (for example, AC 24 V to AC
If it is not maintained (the range up to about 20 V), the game may be hindered in many cases and may not be able to continue. That is, as an external cause of the power supply failure, (a) the voltage of the power supply connected to the pachinko machine on the installation frame is reduced for some reason (for example, about AC80V to AC85V),
(b) When a voltage drop or the like occurs due to a shortage of the capacity of each transformer connected to a plurality of pachinko machines and used, even though the pachinko machines are certainly energized and connected, The solenoids 33 and 27 of the ball feed device 6 and the hitting ball firing device 8 become inoperable or drive failure / stop,
Further, the motor of the symbol variable display device, the solenoid of the winning device, the solenoid of the prize ball payout section and the like may cause a serious trouble such as malfunction or malfunction. The administrator may determine when the voltage drop occurs when the hall is first opened, when the power is turned on, during a game, when a special game is established, and the like.
(Employees) and players are in a situation that is unpredictable and unpredictable, and it is not possible to immediately judge the cause of the inability to drive or stop the electric equipment, so it takes a long time to investigate the cause. I will.

Therefore, the control detection display device of the present embodiment can perform appropriate color-based light emission display based on the voltage detection in the circuit board 30 of the hitting ball launching device 8 regarding the appropriateness of the energization voltage of the pachinko machine as described above. . That is, in the above-described voltage detection circuit 35 of FIG. 6, the input voltage V from the power supply circuit unit 37 is within an appropriate range [for example, DC 33.9 V to DC 2
8.4V (converted value AC24V to AC20.1V)], the input terminal V is always supplied to the supply line 35b. ) very low voltage V ₃ is supplied to a transformer line 35c side from. As a result, in the light-emitting display device 36, only the green light-emitting portion G for the normal power-on lamp is always lit (lighting ON), and the red light-emitting portion R is quenched (non-lighting OFF). Is displayed. On the other hand, the input voltage V drops due to the above items (a) and (b) [for example, DC 28.4 V (converted value AC 20.1 V)
The case of less], the voltage V ₃ elevated required value to a transformer line 35c from the output terminal of the comparator 35a is supplied. As a result, in the light-emitting display device 36, the red light-emitting portion R is newly illuminated (lighted ON) with respect to the light emission of the green light-emitting portion G, so that even if it is in the energized state with the orange display of both composite colors It indicates that it is a voltage.

Therefore, according to the control detection display device of the present embodiment, it is possible to quickly and accurately determine the cause of the inability to stop and stop the ball feeding / firing device in the pachinko machine used for the game. As a specific example, even if the above-mentioned voltage change (voltage drop) occurs at any time which cannot be predicted by the manager and the player, the original ball feeding / ball hitting operation by the ball feeder 6 and the ball launcher 8 is performed. Is disabled or stopped, the manager who has received the notification (report) from the player concerned unlocks the entire front frame 2 and visually checks the control circuit unit 8C on the back side in order to investigate the cause. I do. When the above-mentioned green display or orange display is confirmed on the light-emitting display device 36 facing the case 29 of the circuit portion 8C, the normal state can be confirmed, and the cause of the inability and stop of the entire machine and the ball feeding / ball hitting operation can be confirmed. Can be determined immediately. Appropriate recovery measures for the causes (a) and (b)
After the processing is performed, the pachinko machine is maintained at the normal energizing voltage condition, and the original pachinko machine including the ball feeding and hitting operation is performed with the entire front frame 2 set in the original closed state. The game can be resumed and continued. By the way, under the normal energization voltage condition of the pachinko machine, the green light emission display is performed.

[0019]

[Modification] The control and display device for controlling a motorized driving device in a game machine to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and other embodiments utilizing the same are also preferably recommended. For example, in the voltage detection circuit 35 illustrated in FIG. 6, the light emitting display 36 includes a supply line 35b and a transformation line 35c.
To the front side of the gaming machine, for example, the front frame 2, the upper and lower ball trays 5, 7, the operating handle 8A of the hitting ball firing device 8 and the like, and may be exposed to the required surface (FIG. 1
In this case, for the light emitting display 36 itself, for example, two single-color LED lamps that are divided into green and red may be arranged. In a voltage detection circuit configured separately from FIG. 6, as one example of light emission conditions of the light emitting display device, one LE
Use a D lamp, fluorescent lamp or pea lamp to switch the display between lighting and blinking, or use an inappropriate voltage
One lamp that emits monochromatic light may be connected for detection of (voltage drop). Further, for a circuit capable of detecting a change in the voltage level in a stepwise manner, a lamp of the same color or a multicolor may be arranged at each level position to display light, or a liquid crystal display may be used. In any of these embodiments, in addition to the symbol variable display device 12 of the pachinko machine, a ball feed / launch device of an arrange ball machine, a symbol variable display device of a slot machine, and a prize payout device of each gaming machine, etc. , And can be easily incorporated (added) into each drive control base, and can be effectively used as a single (one) control detection display circuit.

[0020]

As described above, according to the control detection display apparatus for driving electric equipment in a game machine of the present invention, the game is developed and continued based on the operation by various driving electric equipment. If the predetermined power supply voltage required for the gaming machine to be obtained changes appropriately or inappropriately, it can be detected and displayed in a divided light-emitting manner. The appropriateness of the voltage state of the gaming machine can be quickly and easily determined. Therefore, at the time of turning on the power to the gaming machine (energization), at any time such as during the progress of the game or at the time of the special game condition being established, even if the electric motor for driving cannot be driven or stopped and the game continues to be defective, While the energized state can be confirmed by visual inspection of the light emitting display state, it can be quickly and accurately determined that the cause is a shortage or drop of voltage. Then, the original game can be resumed under the condition that the gaming machine and the electric device are returned to the appropriate voltage condition by quickly performing appropriate recovery measures processing by early investigation of the cause, and troubles with the player can be reduced. it can. In addition, the device itself can be configured simply and inexpensively in units of a control board relating to the target electric device for driving, and can be easily handled and stored.

Further, according to the control detection display device of the electric motor for driving in the game machine of the present invention, specifically, the input of the voltage condition for the pachinko-type game machine and the hit ball launching device used in the game is input. For the appropriate / unsuitable change of the voltage, just by visually observing the light emission display of each color by one two-color light emitting LED lamp or two single-color light emitting LED lamps
Since the energized state and the voltage drop state can be immediately judged by color, based on grasping and confirming the energized state, the voltage shortage / drop state is visually judged, and the cause of the impossibility / stop of the hit ball launching device at an early stage You can try to find out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a ball feeding / firing device as an electric device for driving in a disassembled state from the front side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view mainly showing a control circuit unit side of the ball feeding and launching apparatus in a disassembled state, viewed from the back side.

FIG. 5 is a rear view schematically showing a hitting ball working unit and a control circuit unit of the hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram schematically showing a control detection display device (circuit and light-emitting display device) configured in a circuit board of the control circuit unit according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 hitting and launching device (electric device) 8C control circuit section 30 circuit board (control board) 35 voltage detection circuit 36 light emitting display

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine connected to a required power supply voltage and having an electric device (8) including an electric component for a driving source and capable of developing a game based on a predetermined operation. One end of a voltage detection circuit (35) that is configured in a drive control board (30) related to the electric device (8) and that can detect an appropriate / unsuitable change of a voltage input to the board (30), Light-emitting display device (3) that can appropriately emit light separately under conditions corresponding to appropriate / unsuitable voltage changes.
6), and the light emitting display device (36) is arranged so as to face a visible outer surface portion of the game machine so that the divided light emission state can be visually inspected. Device control detection display device. 2. The electric machine is a hit ball launching device (8) mounted on a pachinko game machine, and is configured on a control board (30) of a control circuit (8C) in the device (8). The light-emitting display having one two-color light-emitting LED lamp or two single-color light-emitting LED lamps at one end of the voltage detection circuit (35) capable of separately emitting light in accordance with an input voltage conduction state and a voltage drop state. A driving device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a tool (35) is connected, and the light-emitting display device (35) faces the outer surface of the gaming machine or the outer surface of the control circuit unit (8C) so as to be visually inspectable. Control display device for electric equipment.