JPH11128494A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reconcile the easiness of finding a remodeling and the easiness of inspection. SOLUTION: All game function parts for expressing a game content in such a manner as to be visually confirmable are divided into units by function which individually hold control circuit boards consisting of a game control unit 1 as a master unit; a display unit 2 as a slave unit; a voice unit 3 as a slave unit; a shooting unit 4 as an independent unit; a dispensing unit 5 as a slave unit; and a prepaid card unit 6 as an independent unit. Each of slave units 2, 3, 5 is operated by a one-way instruction from the master unit 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which all game function components for visually expressing game contents are divided according to functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko machine, various control circuit boards have been incorporated in addition to a game control circuit board for electrically controlling the game content with the improvement of the game performance.

[0003]

Pachinko machines are sold to pachinko parlors after receiving permission from the pachinko machines for the size and function of the pachinko machines as well as the type and arrangement of various control circuit boards. Then, the local public safety commission inspects whether the structure and arrangement of the pachinko machines installed in the pachinko parlors match the application form. If the inspection passes, the pachinko parlor can start operating. In addition, although pachinko machines that have passed inspections are equipped with various means of preventing fraud, after pachinko parlors have begun operations, as reported in the media such as newspapers and television, In some cases, the electrical components and wirings mounted on various control circuit boards may be modified so as to be advantageous to oneself. However, the configuration of the control circuit board in the pachinko machine is such that control circuits corresponding to a plurality of game function components are mixed, and the game control circuit and other control circuit boards exchange control signals with each other. It has a structure. In addition, the control circuit board is constructed so as to be operated by software of computer technology, and wiring is complicated. For this reason, the inspection conducted by the local public safety committee when a new model of a pachinko machine is licensed, a business license of a pachinko parlor is found, or a remodeling is discovered, checks for side effects due to interaction between multiple control circuit boards. Because of the necessity, it is undeniable that the inspection is complicated and difficult.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine which can easily find a remodeling and can easily inspect it.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the game function component constituting the pachinko machine is divided into a plurality of function units, and each of the function units is connected to an electrical unit corresponding to the function unit. It is characterized in that the control circuit boards are provided individually. According to the configuration of the first aspect,
Since the game function parts are separated and configured as functional units having an electrical control function, installation at the local public safety committee unit, which places importance on appearance inspection, can be performed visually and easily. Can be found in According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of functional units according to the first aspect are formed as a master unit that controls game contents and a slave unit that operates according to a one-way instruction from the master unit. It is characterized by. According to the configuration of the second aspect, the function-specific unit for controlling the game content is set as the master unit, and the other function-specific units are set as the slave units subordinate to the master unit. Therefore, the independence of the master unit is ensured. The most important functional units can be accurately inspected. Also, with respect to the slave units, by giving an instruction corresponding to a one-way instruction from the master unit to each slave unit by the function inspection device,
Since it is only necessary to check the consistency of the operation of each slave unit in response to a one-way instruction from the master unit,
Function inspection can be performed accurately and easily. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of functional units according to the first aspect include a master unit that controls the game content, a slave unit that operates according to a one-way instruction from the master unit, and a master unit. Are formed as independent units that operate independently. According to the configuration of the third aspect, the functional unit for controlling the game content is the master unit, and the other functional units are the slave unit subordinate to the master unit and the independent unit independent of the master unit. In addition, the consistency of the operation of the independent unit can be checked accurately and easily. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the slave unit according to any of the second and third aspects provides a payout unit for paying out a ball corresponding to a prize ball or a lending ball, and changes information according to the progress of a game. One of a display unit to be displayed, a launch unit that launches a game ball according to a player's operation to the game area of the game board, and a sound unit that emits a sound such as music or voice according to the progress of the game. It is characterized by being formed as a plurality or all. According to the configuration of claim 4, the slave unit is one or more or all of the payout unit, the display unit, the firing unit, and the audio unit.
This makes it easy to find a modified pachinko machine and inspect it easily.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 10 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows an entire configuration of a pachinko machine generally called a CR machine which can use a prepaid card, and FIG. 2 shows a game control unit as a master unit. 1, FIG. 3 shows a display unit 2 which is one of the slave units, FIG. 4 shows an audio unit 3 which is one of the slave units, and FIG. 5 shows a launch unit 4 which is one of the independent units. 6 shows a payout unit 5 which is one of slave units, FIG. 7 shows a prepaid card unit 6 which is one of independent units, and FIG. 8 shows a game control unit 1, a payout unit 5 and a prepaid card unit. FIG. 9 shows the relationship with FIG.
10 shows the timing of the winning ball payout process in FIG.

In FIG. 1, for example, all the game function components that express and operate the game contents are a plurality of function units 1, 2, 3, 4, as game function components constituting a pachinko machine.
5 and 6. In this embodiment, 1
One function unit 1 is a game control unit as a master unit for controlling the game content, and the other function unit 2 is one of slave units for displaying information such as symbols according to the progress of the game. The other functional unit 3 is an audio unit as one of the slave units that generates sounds such as music and voice according to the progress of the game, and the other functional unit 4 is The launch unit as an independent unit, another functional unit 5 is a payout unit as one of slave units for paying out balls corresponding to prize balls or ball rentals, and the other functional unit 6 is a payout unit. It is a prepaid card unit as an independent unit. The display unit 2, the audio unit 3, and the slave units such as the payout unit 5 operate according to a one-way command from the game control unit 1, which is the master unit. However, communication between the slave units is not possible. So isolated. The launch unit 4 and the prepaid card unit 6, which are independent units, operate independently of the game control unit 1, the display unit 2, and the audio unit 3, but operate independently.
Is a mode for outputting a command to the payout unit 5. That is, the payout unit 5 pays out a ball corresponding to a prize ball according to a command from the game control unit 1 or pays out a ball corresponding to a lending ball according to a command from the prepaid card unit 6. By the form in which the prepaid card unit 6 issues a command to the payout unit 5, the independence of the game control unit 1 can be secured, and when the prepaid card unit 6 is built in the pachinko machine, the prepaid card unit 6 is paid out. Because it can be configured as a part of the unit 5,
In general, the payout unit 5 and the prepaid card unit 6 can be treated as the same unit. Also, in a normal pachinko machine in which the prepaid card unit 6 is not connected, the simple structure is such that the prepaid card unit 6 is deleted.

In FIG. 2, a game control unit 1 includes a game control circuit board 1a, a plurality of winning sensors 1b, and an accessory 1
c, a light emitting component 1d, an external information board 1e, a relay board 1f, and the like. The game control circuit board 1a mounts electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input / output interface, and a drive circuit component on a wiring board such as a printed board, and includes a display unit 2, an audio unit 3, and a payout unit 5. Has a function to output a one-way instruction to the game and to perform the game, so that the game control can be executed by itself. Note that C
The PU, ROM, and RAM may be built in one IC as a one-chip CPU.

The prize sensor 1b detects a prize ball which has entered a prize port such as a general prize port, a starting port or a large prize port provided on a game board (gauge board), and converts the electric signal into a game control circuit board. This is sent to the CPU via the input / output interface 1a. The winning sensor 1b may be provided one by one corresponding to each winning opening, or may be provided one by one for each of a plurality of winning openings with the same set prize ball payout number. When one prize hole is provided for each prize hole, a form in which the prize sensor 1b is provided in the prize hole and a form in which the prize sensor 1b is provided in a path for guiding a prize ball can be adopted. When one set prize ball payout number is provided for each of the plurality of winning ports having the same number, the prize sensor 1b is recognized as the set prize ball payout number series prize sensor 1b.
The form provided in the system passage for guiding the winning ball to a plurality of winning openings and the form provided separately for the winning opening and the system passage can be adopted, but in a group of one set winning ball payout number, The winning sensor 1b is not mixed in both the winning opening and the system passage. When the prize sensor 1b detects a prize ball to a starting opening, a grand prize opening, or the like, a detection signal from the prize sensor 1b is used to display a display unit 2, a center role, an electric tulip, or an attacker (large). The winning sensor 1b corresponds to each of the starting port and the special winning port, since it is a trigger to start a game particularly advantageous to the player, such as a winning game or a continuation of the winning game or a probability variation due to an operation such as a winning port. Are provided one by one.

The accessory 1c is a center accessory having an electric opening / closing opening, an electric tulip, an attacker having an electric opening / closing opening, a distribution rotator for distributing winning game balls by a rotator, and includes a solenoid and a motor. Such as an actuator, a light-emitting source such as a filament light bulb or an LED, a pass sensor for detecting the passage of a game ball into the accessory, a count sensor for detecting a winning, and a sensor for a motor origin position sensor. Then, components such as an actuator and a light emitting source are operated by the power supplied from an actuator driver which is one of the drive circuits by the operation of the CPU of the game control circuit board 1a, and the sensor outputs a detection signal to the game control circuit board 1a. It is sent to the CPU via the input / output interface.

The light emitting component 1d is provided on a wiring board such as a printed board by a side lamp, a prize ball lamp, a stop lamp,
This is a mode in which a light emitter such as a top lamp is mounted, and is turned on, turned off, and blinked by power supplied from a lamp driver which is one of drive circuits by the operation of a CPU of the game control circuit board 1a.

The external information board 1e is a form in which a connector is mounted on a wiring board such as a printed board, and is used for business management of a pachinko parlor sent from the CPU of the game control circuit board 1a via an input / output interface. This is a functional component that transfers necessary information to the hall computer.

The relay board 1f is a form in which a connector is mounted on a wiring board such as a printed circuit board, and relays signals and the like between and within functional units. It is a functional component that relays commands from the control unit 1 to slave units such as the display unit 2, the audio unit 3, and the payout unit 5, and relays commands from the prepaid card unit 6 to the payout unit 5.

In FIG. 3, the display unit 2 includes a display control circuit board 2a and a display panel 2b. The display control circuit board 2a includes a one-chip computer, an image processor, and an image RO on a wiring board such as a printed board.
M, electrical components such as a panel driver are mounted. The one-chip computer has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM built in one IC. Then, in the display unit 2, the one-chip computer performs the game contents such as turning on the power of the pachinko machine, winning the start port, starting the symbol change, determining the combination of the stopped symbols, determining the reach, etc., transferred from the game control unit 1. A display image is determined by judging corresponding various instructions, a signal indicating the determined display image is instructed to the image processor, and the image processor receives the signal and selects image data stored in the image ROM. Transfer to the panel driver and the panel driver will display panel 2
In b, a symbol corresponding to the command from the game control unit 1 is displayed statically or variably.

In FIG. 4, the audio unit 3 includes an audio control circuit board 3a and a speaker 3b. The voice control circuit board 3a is a one-chip computer, a voice processing processor, a voice RO
Electrical components such as M and amplifier are mounted. A one-chip computer has a CPU, ROM, and RAM as one IC.
Built in. Then, in the audio unit 3, the one-chip computer performs the game contents such as turning on the power of the pachinko machine, winning the start port, starting the symbol change, determining the combination of the stop symbols, determining the reach, etc., transferred from the game control unit 1. The output sound is determined by discriminating the corresponding various commands, a signal indicating the determined output sound is instructed to the audio processor, and the audio processor selects the audio data stored in the audio ROM and transfers it to the amplifier. The amplifier supplies power to the speaker 3b, and the speaker 3 emits sound such as music or voice. That is, the game control circuit board 1a of the game control unit 1 selects a tune according to the progress of the game, and outputs a command corresponding to the selected tune to the voice control circuit board 3a when the tune is switched with the progress of the game. . Then, the voice unit 3 plays the music corresponding to the command from the game control unit 1 by the function of the voice control circuit board 3a.
Sound is emitted from b. In this embodiment, the audio ROM is
A medium block having a storage capacity of 4 Mbits and divided into four in units of 1 Mbit storage capacity,
It is divided into divided small blocks, and 6 as the minimum unit
Sound data for each song is stored in each of the four small blocks. The command output from the game control unit 1 is an 8-bit control signal, and includes a 1-bit reset signal, a 1-bit strobe signal, and a 6-bit sound selection signal. The sound selection signal includes a 2-bit medium sound data block selection signal,
And a 4-bit small sound data block selection signal. Then, in the voice control circuit board 3a, selection of music starts at the rising edge of the reset signal transferred from the game control unit 1 at the time of music change. That is, the middle block is selected by the middle sound data block selection signal, and the small block is selected by the small sound data block selection signal. The sound data of the selected small block is latched at the rising edge of the strobe signal, converted into sound from the speaker 3b, and output.

In FIG. 5, the launch unit 4 includes a launch control circuit board 4a, a launch mechanism 4b, a handle 4c, and a payout ball overflow sensor 4d, and has no CPU and is independent of the game control unit 1. As a single unit, the game control unit 1 is configured to prevent synchronization with random numbers for controlling game contents. The emission control circuit board 4a has mounted thereon a firing cycle pulse generation unit, an input signal processing unit, and an electric driver such as an actuator driver on a wiring board such as a printed board. The handle portion 4c has a touch sensor, a handle volume, and a stop switch. The touch sensor emits a touch input while the player touches the steering wheel.
Output to The steering wheel volume outputs a firing intensity input corresponding to the operation amount of the steering wheel by the player to the firing control circuit board 4a. When the player operates the stop switch, the stop switch outputs a stop input corresponding to the stop of the launch of the ball to the launch control circuit board 4a.
The payout ball overflow sensor 4d is set at a predetermined limit or more so that the balls paid out from the payout unit 5 to the upper plate set and the lower plate set do not disturb the payout operation in the payout mechanism 5b of the payout unit 5. Upon detection of the arrival, an overflow signal is output to the emission control circuit board 4a. In the firing unit 4, when the connection confirmation signal from the prepaid card unit 6 has not been input, in the payout overflow state, when the firing stop signal has been input from the hall computer, when the touch input has not been detected, the stop has occurred. Except for any case in the input detection state, the firing cycle pulse generator of the firing control circuit board 4a outputs a drive signal having a width of 20 msec every 607 msec to the actuator driver as a cycle not exceeding 100 shots per minute.
Then, the actuator driver outputs power corresponding to the input of the firing intensity to an actuator such as a solenoid or a motor of the firing mechanism 4b. Thereby, the firing mechanism 4
b fires the game ball to the game area of the game board with the firing intensity according to the operation amount of the player.

In FIG. 6, the payout unit 5 includes a payout control circuit board 5a, a payout mechanism 5b, and a payout ball storage sensor 5.
c, a payout ball count sensor 5d, and a payout overflow sensor 5e. The dispensing control circuit board 5a is a one-chip computer on a wiring board such as a printed board.
Electrical components such as input / output interfaces are mounted.
The one-chip computer has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM built in one IC. The input / output interface includes an actuator driver for driving an actuator of the payout mechanism 5b and signal processing for processing signals from a plurality of sensors such as a payout ball storage sensor 5c, a payout number count sensor 5d, and a payout ball overflow sensor 5e. Section. Then, in the payout unit 5, the one-chip computer receives a command corresponding to winning in a winning opening, which is one of the game contents of the pachinko machine transferred from the game control unit 1, or is transferred from the prepaid card unit 6. The payout mechanism 5b drives the payout mechanism 5b via the input / output interface according to the command, and pays out balls as prize balls or balls as rental balls to the upper plate set and the lower plate set.

In FIG. 7, the prepaid card unit 6 includes a ball lending control circuit board 6a, a card balance display 6b,
It includes a ball lending button 6c, a lending possible state display 6d, a card return button 6e, and a card insertion / return processing mechanism 6f. The card balance display 6b, the ball lending button 6c, the lending possible state display 6d, and the card return button 6e are provided as operation units on the front side of the pachinko machine. As the prepaid card unit 6, any one of a form separate from the pachinko machine and a form integrated with the pachinko machine can be adopted. In any of the forms, the card insertion / return processing mechanism 6f is provided to the player. It has a card slot and a card return port on the corresponding front side, and has a card transport section, an information reading section and an information erasing section built in between the card slot and the card return port. The input port and the return port may be the same. When the player inserts the prepaid card into the card slot, the card transporter carries the prepaid card into the card insertion / return processing mechanism 6f through the card slot, and the information reading section carries the prepaid card. Is read and output to the ball lending control circuit board 6a. Further, the card transport section carries out the prepaid card carried in according to an instruction from the ball rental control circuit board 6a toward the card return slot. The ball rental control circuit board 6a includes a card insertion / return processing mechanism 6f.
Electrical components such as a one-chip computer and an input / output interface are mounted on a wiring board such as a printed circuit board incorporated in the computer. One-chip computer is CPU
And a ROM and a RAM in a single IC, execute card processing and ball lending processing in accordance with commands from the ball lending button 6c, the card return button 6e, the information reading section and the payout unit 5, and obtain a card balance. A command is output to the display 6b, the lending possible status display 6d, the card insertion / return processing mechanism 6f, and the payout unit 5. The card processing includes an operation of outputting information corresponding to the effective amount stored in the inserted prepaid card to the card balance display 6b to display the card balance, and an operation in which the effective amount stored in the inserted prepaid card is zero. In this case, there are an operation of driving the card loading unit to carry out the prepaid card, an operation of carrying out the inserted prepaid card by an ON signal from the card return button 6e, and the like. As the ball lending process, a lending possible state display 6d is issued by a command from the ball storage sensor 5c of the payout unit 5.
, An operation corresponding to the ball lending amount from the ball lending button 6b within the range in which the effective amount is displayed on the card balance display 6b to the payout unit 5, and an instruction corresponding to the ball lending amount. The operation includes an operation of changing and displaying the effective amount of the card balance display 6b, an operation of operating the information erasing unit in accordance with an instruction corresponding to the ball lending amount, and subtracting and erasing the effective amount of the prepaid card.

Referring to FIG. 8, the relationship between the game control unit 1, the payout unit 5, and the prepaid card unit 6 will be described. In the game control unit 1, a plurality of winning openings 1g,
1h, 1i, 1j, and 1k are penetrated through the front and back of the gaming board 1m, and the balls that have won the winning holes 1g to 1k are the winning holes 1g to 1k.
By 1k, it is led from the front side to the back side of the gaming board 1m. A game control circuit board 1a and a ball shift cover 1n are attached to the back of the game board 1m. Game control circuit board 1a
Has tamper-proof means hermetically sealed in a transparent manner. The ball shift cover 1n includes one set prize ball payout number sequence passage 1n-1 in which the prize holes 1g and 1h are put together, and the prize port 1
Another set prize ball payout number sequence passage 1n-2 in which i and 1j are combined, one further set prize ball payout number sequence passage 1n-3 corresponding to winning opening 1k, and each set prize ball payout number sequence 1
a collecting passage 1n-4 for collecting and discharging all the winning balls passing through n-1 to 1n-3, and discharging the balls downward to each of the set winning ball payout number passages 1n-1 to 1n-3 as a winning sensor 1b. Prize ball payout number series prize sensors 1b-1, 1b-2,
1b-3 is provided, and a winning confirmation sensor 1b-4 as the winning sensor 1b is arranged in the collective passage 1n-4. The set prize ball payout number sequence winning sensor 1b-1 detects a winning ball falling on the set prize ball payout number sequence path 1n-1 one by one and converts the signal via a signal line 1p-1 into a game. It is sent to the control circuit board 1a. The set prize ball payout number sequence winning sensor 1b-2 detects a winning ball falling on the set prize ball payout number sequence path 1n-2 one by one and converts the signal into a game control circuit via a signal line 1p-2. It is sent to the substrate 1a. The set prize ball payout number sequence prize sensor 1b-3 detects a winning ball falling on the set prize ball payout number sequence path 1n-3 one by one and converts the signal into a game control circuit via a signal line 1p-3. It is sent to the substrate 1a. The winning confirmation sensor 1b-4 detects a winning ball falling on the collective passage 1n-4 one by one and converts the converted signal via the signal line 1p-4 into the game control circuit board 1.
a.

Each set prize ball payout number series prize sensor 1b-1
Game control circuit board 1 having received the detection signals from .about.1b-3
a, the detection result is counted and stored in the RAM for each set prize ball payout number sequence. Further, the game control circuit board 1a performs error detection by comparing the total number of those count storages with the total count of the detection signals from the winning confirmation sensor 1b-4. If there is no error detection and the count memory exists in the RAM, the game control circuit board 1a uses the prize ball payout request signal and the prize ball payout number pulse signal corresponding to the set prize ball payout number in the count memory as an instruction. The data is transferred to the payout control circuit board 5a of the payout unit 5 via the signal line 7 in one direction. When there are a plurality of count memories, the game control circuit board 1a
After a certain interval time, instruction transfer is continuously performed. Further, the game control circuit board 1a repeatedly and appropriately processes the count storage and the instruction transfer independently of the timing. The corresponding count storage and the total count are decremented each time the instruction is transferred.

The payout control circuit board 5a, which has received the instruction transfer from the game control circuit board 1a, counts and stores the prize ball payout number pulse signal transferred from the game control circuit board 1a in the RAM for each set prize ball payout number. I do. If the count memory exists in the RAM, the payout control circuit board 5a activates the payout mechanism 5b by the set prize ball payout number signal according to the count memory. Thereby, the payout mechanism 5b pays out the prize balls of the set prize ball payout number. When there are a plurality of count memories, the payout control circuit board 5a continuously issues an instruction to the payout mechanism 5b after a fixed interval time. When a ball lending request is instructed by the prepaid card unit 6, the payout control circuit board 5a gives priority to the award ball payout processing and gives a predetermined number of ball lending processing, for example 25. I do. However, when a ball lending request is issued from the prepaid card unit 6 during one prize ball payout process, the payout control circuit board 5a executes
The ball lending process is started from the point in time when the prize ball payout process ends. In addition, the payout control circuit board 5a appropriately repeats the prize ball payout and the ball rental payout independently in terms of timing.
Also, the prize ball payout process, which is a command from the master unit, may be prioritized.

The processing operation of the game control circuit board 1a and the processing operation of the payout control circuit board 5a will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 9A, when the winning ball passes through the N winning sequence sensors in one set winning ball payout number sequence, the game control circuit board 1a counts up (stores) the corresponding set winning ball payout number counter by one. I do. In FIG. 9, when the prize ball of item a passes the prize confirmation sensor 1b-4, the game control circuit board 1a counts up the total number counter by 1 using the detection signal from the prize confirmation sensor 1b-4 for error detection. (Remember. In FIG. 9, when the winning ball passes through another M winning sequence sensor in another set winning ball payout number series, the game control circuit board 1 a counts up (stores) the corresponding set winning ball payout number counter. ). In the symbol d in FIG. 9, when the winning ball of the item c passes through the winning confirmation sensor 1b-4, the game control circuit board 1a counts up the total number counter by 1 using the detection signal from the winning confirmation sensor 1b-4 for error detection. (Remember. Then, the error detection in the game control circuit board 1a compares the total count value in the item (a) and the item (d) with the total count value in the item (a) and the item (c). If they match, it is determined to be normal, and if the integrated value and the count total value do not match after a predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined to be abnormal and an error is detected. However, the error between the integrated value and the total count value due to the staying time until the winning ball reaches the winning confirmation sensor 1b-4 from the N or M winning series sensor is taken into consideration of the game control circuit board 1a. It is defined in the program stored in the ROM. The processing of the above items A to D is performed in parallel with the instruction transfer processing in the game control circuit board 1a. Next, the contents relating to the instruction transfer of the game control circuit board 1a and the prize ball payout processing of the payout control circuit board 5a will be described. 9, the game control circuit board 1
First, in order to perform the instruction transfer based on the storage of the item a, first, the SKRQ signal (prize ball payout request signal) is set to 100 msec.
Turn on c. The reason why the SKRQ signal is ON for 100 msec or more is that the SKRQ signal is a request for prize ball payout until 100 msec, and serves as an enable signal of the SKPL signal (set prize ball payout number pulse signal) after 100 msec. 9, the payout control circuit board 5a includes:
When the SKRQ signal is detected for 50 msec or more, the counting of the number of SKPL signals transferred from the game control circuit board 1a is started. This SKPL signal is repeatedly turned on and off at intervals of 4 msec. For example, in the case of a SKPL signal corresponding to ten set prize ball payouts, a total of 80 msec is obtained.
Becomes 9, the game control circuit board 1a
Outputs the SKPL signals for the set number of payout balls (N) corresponding to the storage of the item a to the payout control circuit board 5a. FIG.
The payout control circuit board 5a counts the number of pulses of the SKPL signal in the SKPL signal counting period of the code. 9, the payout control circuit board 5a is a SKRQ from the game control circuit board 1a.
When the signal is turned off for 50 msec or more, the counting of the number of pulses of the SKPL signal ends. In the code of FIG.
When the game control circuit board 1a finishes outputting the number of pulses of the SKPL signal for the current time, the SKRQ signal is turned off.
It has an interval time of 100 msec or more before the start of the next instruction transfer. 9, the game control circuit board 1a starts the next instruction transfer based on the storage of the item c. Hereinafter, the same repetition is performed.

According to the first embodiment, the display unit 2, the audio unit 3, and the payout unit 5 are formed as slave units that operate according to one-way instructions from the game control unit 1, which is the master unit, and are fired. Since the unit 4 and the prepaid card unit 6 are formed as independent units that operate independently of the game control unit, the function inspection of the display unit 2, the audio unit 3, the firing unit 4, the payout unit 5, and the prepaid card unit 6 is performed. It can be done easily.

That is, in FIG.
Are input devices such as a keyboard 8c and a mouse 8d, a display unit 2, an audio unit 3, a firing unit 4, a payout unit 5, and one inspection target unit among a prepaid card unit 6, a CRT 8b and a liquid crystal display. An output device such as a printer 8e is connected. Various function test data necessary for the function test of the unit to be tested are installed in the personal computer 8a. The various types of function inspection data include list data defining the relationship between various instructions for display output from the game control unit 1 to the display unit 2 and image data stored on the control circuit board 2a, game control, List data defining the relationship between various instructions for sound output from the unit 1 to the audio unit 3 and audio data stored in the audio unit 3, and firing and stopping stored in the firing unit 4 List data defining the relationship between various instructions for paying out prize balls output from the game control unit 1 to the payout unit 5 and the number of prize balls paid out by the payout unit 5, the prepaid card unit 6 , List data for card processing and ball lending processing.

For example, when the function inspection of the display unit 2 is performed, the connection line between the game control unit 1 and the display unit 2 is disconnected, the function inspection device 8 is connected to the display unit 2, and the function inspection device is connected. 8 is activated, and the list data for the display unit 2 is displayed on the CRT 8b by operating the keyboard 8c, the mouse 8d, and the like. Then, when the user operates the keyboard 8c or the mouse 8d to select a portion of the image data to be displayed from the displayed list data, the function inspection device 8 outputs the selected image data from the game control unit 1. The command having the same signal format as the command to be transmitted is transferred to the display control circuit 2a of the display unit 2. As a result, it is possible to check whether or not an image based on the image data of the location selected by the display unit 2 is displayed on the display panel 2b. In other words, if an image based on the image data of the location selected by the display unit 2 is displayed on the display panel 2b, the display unit 2 correctly and subordinately performs a display operation in response to a command from the game control unit 1. The function test can be visually confirmed. Conversely, if an image other than the image data at the location selected by the display unit 2 is displayed on the display panel 2b, the display unit 2 performs an incorrect display operation dependently in response to a command from the game control unit 1. Thus, it is possible to visually check the functional inspection that the display unit 2 has been subjected to an illegal operation such as remodeling.

When the function test of the voice unit 3 is performed, the connection line between the game control unit 1 and the voice unit 3 is disconnected, the function test device 8 is connected to the voice unit 3, and the function test device 8 is started. By operating the keyboard 8c, the mouse 8d, etc., the audio unit 3 is displayed on the CRT 8b.
Display list data for. Then, when the user operates the keyboard 8c or the mouse 8d to select a portion of the audio data from which the user wants to make a sound out of the displayed list data, the function inspection device 8 causes the game control unit 1 to respond to the selected audio data. Is transferred to the voice control circuit 3a of the voice unit 3. As a result, it is possible to check whether or not a sound such as a music or a sound is generated from the speaker 3b by the sound data of the location selected by the sound unit 3. That is, when the sound based on the sound data of the location selected by the sound unit 3 is emitted from the speaker 3b, the sound unit 3
It is possible to visually confirm the function test that the correct sounding operation is performed subordinately in response to a command from the user. Conversely, if a sound other than the sound data at the location selected by the sound unit 3 is emitted from the speaker 3b, the sound unit 3 performs an incorrect sounding operation dependently in response to a command from the game control unit 1. In addition, a functional test that the audio unit 3 has been tampered with, such as remodeling, can be confirmed by ear.

When performing a function test of the firing unit 4, the connection line between the prepaid card unit 6 and the hall computer and the firing unit 4 is disconnected, and the function test device 8 is connected to the fire unit 4. Is activated, and the list data for the firing unit 4 is displayed on the CRT 8b by operating the keyboard 8c, the mouse 8d, and the like. Then, when the user operates the keyboard 8c or the mouse 8d to select a location of data indicating either the prepaid card unit 6 or the hall computer from the displayed list data, the function inspection apparatus 8 selects the selected location. Prepaid card unit 6 for data
Alternatively, a command having the same signal format as a command output from any of the hall computers is transferred to the firing control circuit 4a of the firing unit 4. As a result, it can be checked whether or not the firing unit 4 stops the firing operation based on the data at the selected location. In other words, if the firing mechanism unit 4b stops the firing operation based on the data at the location selected, a functional test is performed to confirm that the firing unit 4 operates correctly in response to a command from the prepaid card unit 6 or the hall computer. You can check it. Conversely, if the operation other than the data at the location selected by the firing mechanism unit 4b is performed, the firing unit 4 performs an incorrect operation in response to a command from the prepaid card unit 6 or the hall computer,
It is possible to visually confirm a functional test that the firing unit 4 has been subjected to tampering such as modification.

When performing a function test of the payout unit 5, the connection line between the game control unit 1 and the payout unit 5 is disconnected, and the connection line between the payout unit 5 and the prepaid card unit 6 is disconnected. Is connected to the dispensing unit 5, the function inspection device 8 is started, and the CR is operated by operating the keyboard 8c and the mouse 8d.
At T8b, list data for the payout unit 5 is displayed. Then, when the user operates the keyboard 8c or the mouse 8d to select a portion of the inspection content for which the payout operation is to be performed from the displayed list data, the function inspection device 8 controls the game control unit for the selected game content. 1 or a command in the same signal format as the command output from the prepaid card unit 6 is transferred to the payout control circuit 5a of the payout unit 5. As a result, it can be checked whether or not the payout unit 5 pays out the prize balls of the set prize ball payout number based on the inspection contents of the selected location. In other words, if the payout mechanism 5b pays out the prize balls of the set prize ball payout number or the number of the lent balls corresponding to the ball lending amount according to the game content of the location selected by the payout mechanism unit 5b, the payout unit 5 becomes the game control unit 1 and the prepaid card unit 6 Function can be confirmed and confirmed that the dispensing operation is correctly and subordinately performed in response to a command from the user. vice versa,
If the payout mechanism unit 5b does not pay out the prize balls of the set prize ball payout number or the number of rented balls corresponding to the ball lending amount in the game content at the location selected by the payout mechanism unit 5b, the payout unit 5 sends out the game control unit 1 and the prepaid card unit 6 In response to the instruction, the dispensing operation is incorrectly performed, so that the dispensing unit 5 can be checked and checked for the function that the dispensing unit 5 has been tampered with.

When performing a function inspection of the prepaid card unit 6, the prepaid card for inspection is inserted and returned in the card input / return processing mechanism while the connection line between the payout unit 5 and the prepaid card unit 6 which have been already checked and checked is connected. 6f. In this state, if the lendable state indicator 6d is turned on, it can be visually confirmed that the lendable display system is normal. Thereafter, the ball lending button 6c and the card return button e are operated. As a result, it can be checked whether or not an operation corresponding to the button operated by the prepaid card unit 6 is performed. That is, when the inspector operates the ball lending button 6c, the display balance of the card balance display 6b is subtracted and displayed, and if the payout unit 5 pays out a predetermined number of ball lending, the ball lending processing system operates properly. It is possible to visually check the function test to determine that Further, when the inspector operates the card return button 6e, the prepaid card for inspection is returned from the card insertion / return processing mechanism unit 6f, and when the display balance of the card balance display unit 6b becomes zero, the card processing system is operated. You can visually check the function test to see if it works correctly. If an operation other than the above-mentioned normal operation is performed, it is possible to visually check the function test that the prepaid card unit 6 has been subjected to fraud such as remodeling.

That is, since the display instruction from the game control unit 1 changes in accordance with the progress of the game content, when the function test of the display unit 2 is performed, the game control unit 1 and other units transmit control signals. It is difficult to perform an inspection in the middle of one block of the game content with an electrical structure that exchanges the game contents with each other. On the other hand, as in the present embodiment, the display unit 2, the audio unit 3, and the payout unit 5 are configured as slave units that operate according to a one-way instruction from the game control unit 1. By their slave units 2, 3, 5
Can be accurately and easily performed alone even in the middle of one block of the game content.

Second Embodiment In the first embodiment, the firing unit 4 is formed as an independent unit, but in the second embodiment, the firing unit 4 is formed as a slave unit subordinate to the game control unit 1 as shown in FIG. It is characterized by being formed.
That is, in FIG. 11, the firing cycle pulse generating unit is removed from the firing control circuit board 4e corresponding to the firing control circuit board 4a of the first embodiment, and the firing cycle pulse generating unit is replaced with the game control circuit board 1a of the game control unit 1. And a driving signal of a 607 msec cycle not exceeding 100 shots per 20 msec width is output from the game control circuit board 1a to the firing control circuit 4e of the firing unit 4 as a one-way command. The firing cycle pulse generating unit mounted on the game control circuit board 1a may have a form including a crystal oscillator and a frequency dividing circuit, but the function of the game control circuit board 1a for generating a clock signal necessary for computer operation is provided. Therefore, a clock signal generating source such as a crystal oscillator is omitted, and a frequency divider circuit for converting a clock signal required for computer operation originally provided in the game control circuit board 1a into a cycle of 607 msec is provided in the game control circuit board 1a. If added, the number of clock signal generation sources can be reduced and the structure of the entire device can be simplified. In the second embodiment, when performing a function test of the firing unit 4, the connection line between the game control unit 1 and the firing unit 4 is disconnected, and the same as the drive signal transferred from the game control unit 1 to the firing unit 4. By supplying the drive signal from the function test device 8 to the firing unit 4, the function test of the firing unit 4 can be performed.

In each of the above embodiments, the handle portion 4c is a part of the firing unit 4, but the handle portion 4c may be included as a part of the game control unit 1.
In this case, it is necessary to instruct the firing unit 4 from the game control unit 1 such as touch input, firing intensity input, and stop input.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entirety of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a game control unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a display unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a voice unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a firing unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a payout unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a prepaid card unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between a plurality of functional units according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart of award ball payout processing according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a function inspection device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a firing unit according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game control unit (functional unit, master unit) 2 display unit (functional unit, slave unit) 3 audio unit (functional unit, slave unit) 4 launch unit (functional unit, independent unit) 5 payout unit (function) Separate unit, slave unit) 6 Prepaid card unit (functional unit, independent unit) 8 Function inspection device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine wherein a game function component constituting a pachinko machine is divided into a plurality of functional units, and an electrical control circuit board corresponding to each of the functional units is provided separately. Machine. 2. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of functional units are formed as a master unit for controlling the contents of the game and a slave unit which operates according to a one-way instruction from the master unit. . 3. A plurality of functional units are formed as a master unit for controlling game contents, a slave unit that operates according to a one-way instruction from the master unit, and an independent unit that operates independently of the master unit. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A payout unit in which a slave unit pays out a ball corresponding to a prize ball or a lending ball, a display unit for variably displaying information according to the progress of a game, and a game ball according to an operation of a player. 3. A launch unit for launching into a game area of the board, and one or more or all of a voice unit for generating a sound such as a song or a voice according to the progress of the game. 3. The pachinko machine according to any one of 3.