JPH11179028A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent illegal alteration and also to make the illegal alteration easily discoverable by dividing a control means for controlling an electric means on the game machine main body side or game board side into plural substrates of respective control function sections and permitting one of them to be a common substrate which is commonly used in plural kinds of game machines. SOLUTION: The control means for the whole of a PACHINKO (Japanese pin ball game) machine is divided into plural substrates such as a main control substrate 62, a special pattern display substrate 44, a voice generating circuit substrate 63, a shooting substrate 19, a discharge substrate 81, etc., of respective control function sections. Then, a peculiar part for every kind of the PACHINKO machine is constituted of the main control substrate 62, the special pattern display substrate 44 and the voice generating circuit substrate 63. The common part being common in plural kinds of PACHINKO machines is constituted of the shooting substrate 19, a distributing substrate 79, a first external connecting terminal substrate 80, the discharge substrate 81 and an interface substrate 82. An integrated circuit chip including CPU for reading ROM and RAM data so as to process data in effective sound generation, etc., is mounted on the voice generating circuit substrate 63.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and other ball and ball game machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-2181, a signal generated from a game board side of a game machine body is received to control electric means on the game machine body or the game board side. In a ball-and-ball game machine such as a pachinko machine having a control means, the control means is divided into a common part that can be used in common by a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific part unique to each type of gaming machine. In some cases, a common portion is mounted on a common substrate and a type-specific portion is mounted on a type substrate, so that data can be transmitted between the common substrate and the type substrate.

[0003]

Conventionally, a common substrate has a CP.
U and an integrated circuit chip including a RAM, an integrated circuit chip including a ROM, an integrated circuit chip for a sound generation circuit, and an input / output interface for adjusting an input / output signal to / from a CPU on a type substrate. Necessary control circuits specific to a specific pachinko machine, such as an integrated circuit chip, are mounted. As described above, if the control unit is divided into a common part and a type-specific part, and the common part is mounted on the common substrate, and the type-specific part is mounted on the type-specific substrate, the common substrate can be divided into a plurality of types. Since it can be used also as a pachinko machine, there is an advantage that the manufacturing cost on the control means side can be reduced and the manufacturing can be performed at low cost. However, conventionally, the control means is simply divided into a common portion and a type-specific portion, and a plurality of types of integrated circuit chips having different functions are mounted on a common substrate or a type-specific substrate, or one integrated circuit is provided. Since multiple types of data with different functions are programmed on the chip, it is easy for unauthorized modification such as changing the ROM data of a part of those integrated circuit chips to illegally change the contents of the game. The disadvantage is that it is very difficult to find out if a modification has been made.

Further, in the current pachinko machine, various character images are displayed on the liquid crystal display means of the game board in accordance with a change in the game situation, and sound effects are generated from speakers, and both the image and the sound are displayed. I direct the game. However, the conventional control means inputs program data such as a character image and sound effects to one or a plurality of integrated circuit chips, so that the amount of program data of the integrated circuit chips becomes very large.
It takes time to process data when displaying a complicated image and generating sound effects according to the game situation, data processing may not be in time for the progress of the game, or other data may be read incorrectly during data processing etc. This is disadvantageous in that abnormalities in the processing tend to occur and processing errors and the like tend to occur.

Further, game components including electric components, such as mounting an audio integrated circuit chip programmed with sound effect generation data together with other integrated circuit chips on a type-specific substrate,
Since the control function part on the control means side related thereto is completely separated, it is not possible to unitize a game component such as a speaker and a control function related thereto in units of the game component. For this reason, when a failure occurs in the electric component of the game component, the game component cannot be replaced for each game component unit, trouble repair of the game component is troublesome, and when replacing the board on the control means side, Even if other control function parts are normal, it is necessary to replace the whole. The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described conventional problems, and can prevent unauthorized modification on the control means side as much as possible, and can easily detect the fact that unauthorized modification has been performed, and can easily and reliably perform data processing according to a game situation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which can be quickly operated, simplifies repair of component failures, and can easily achieve reduction in costs for replacing components.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a gaming machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a gaming board side of a gaming machine body and controlling electrical means on the gaming machine body or the gaming board side. , The control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function section, and at least one of the plurality of boards is a common board that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings illustrate an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko machine. In FIG. 1 to FIG.
A pachinko machine body (game machine body) includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally connected to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A glass door 4 and a front plate 5 are mounted on the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and a game board 6 is removably mounted on the back side of the front frame 3 corresponding to these. The game board 6 is detachably fitted from the back side to a gate-shaped three-sided frame 7 fixed to the back side of the front frame 3, and a receiving plate fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 between lower ends of the three-sided frame 7. 8 supported from below. The front plate 5 is arranged in front of the receiving plate 8, and the upper plate 9 is mounted on the front plate 5. A speaker 10 (see FIG. 7) for generating a sound effect is fixed to the receiving plate 8 corresponding to the upper plate 9.
The front frame 3 is provided with a jackpot lamp 11 on an upper portion thereof, a game lamp 12 on a side key side, and a lower plate 13 and a firing means 14 on a lower portion.

The firing means 14 includes a firing handle 15 projecting to the front side of the front frame 3 and a hammer 16 pivotally supported on the back side of the front frame 3.
And a firing motor 18 fixed to the back side of the front frame 3 via a mount 17 and the like and driving a hitting hammer 16, and a firing motor 18 operated when a player grips and operates the firing handle 15. And a launch substrate 19 to be controlled. Launch board
Numeral 19 is housed in the housing case 20 and is detachably fixed to the mounting base 17 of the firing motor 18 and the like. The storage case 20 is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside can be seen through. On the back side of the front frame 3, a back mechanism plate 21 is attached to be openable and closable so as to press and fix the game board 6 from behind. An opening window 22 is formed in the back mechanism plate 21, a prize ball tank 23 and a prize ball tank rail 24 are provided on the upper side, a ball payout means 25 is provided on one side, and a passage unit 26 and the like are provided on the lower side. Have been. Ball dispensing means 25 is a dispensing case
A rotator 28 for feeding a ball incorporated in 27, a payout motor 29 for driving the rotator 28, a detection switch for detecting a game ball fed by the rotator 28, and the like,
When there is a payout command, the payout motor 29
Drive 28 to pay out a specified number of game balls.

As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 6 has a launching means.
A guide rail 30 for guiding the game ball fired by 14 is provided. The inside of the guide rail 30 of the game board 6 is a game area, a liquid crystal type special symbol display means 31 is arranged substantially at the center of the game area, a variable winning means 32 is arranged at a lower part, and ordinary symbols are arranged at other parts. Display means 33, prize winning means 3
4, winning prize means 35, opening and closing prize means 36 of the tulip type,
Lamp windmill 37, passing start gate 38, corner lamp
41 and the like are arranged, and lamp covers 39 and 40 are arranged on the left and right outside the guide rail 30. Special symbol display means
31 displays three special symbols which fluctuate for a predetermined time when the opening and closing winning means 36 detects a winning of the game ball, and displays various images related to the game. Is provided with a liquid crystal display unit 43 and a special symbol display board 44, and a normal symbol display means 33 and a prize winning means 34 are provided above a display case 42 thereof.

The normal symbol display means 33 includes a 7-segment type display element 45 and a normal symbol display board 46 for driving the same. When the game ball passes through the starting gate 38, the display element 45 is displayed.
At 45, a normal symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time is displayed. The variable winning means 32 has a large winning opening 48 which can be freely opened and closed by an opening and closing plate 47, and a lateral winning opening 4 is provided on both left and right sides of the large winning opening 48.
The second terminal board 51, the lamp board 52, etc. are provided at the center on the back side, and the lamp boards 53, 54
Are installed respectively. The second terminal board 51 includes terminals connected to a 10-count switch, a specific area detection switch, and the like on the variable winning means 32 side, and the lamp boards 52 to 54.
Has a lamp that emits light at the time of winning and other timely.

The open / close winning means 36 includes a pair of open / close claws 55 which can be opened and closed by a solenoid, a start switch for detecting a winning of a game ball, and a lamp board 56 including a lamp which emits light when the game ball wins. The opening / closing claw 55 is opened for a certain time when the ordinary symbol after the change of the symbol display means 33 becomes a symbol, and the special symbol of the special symbol display means 31 is changed by a signal from a start switch when a game ball is won. Has become. The starting gate 38 includes a gate switch that detects the passage of a game ball, a lamp substrate 57 including a lamp that emits light when the game ball passes, and a signal from the gate switch when the game ball passes. Normally, symbols are changed. The lamp windmill 37 and the corner lamp 41 include lamp substrates 58 and 59 including a lamp that emits light at the time of a big hit or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, an assembly board 60, a relay board 61, a main control board 62, a sound generation circuit board 63, a second external connection terminal board 64 and the like are mounted on the back side of the game board 6. At the same time, a back cover 65 that covers the collecting board 60, the relay board 61, the special symbol display means 31 and the like from the back side, and a winning ball that has won each of the winning means 32, 34, to 36 and passed to the back side of the game board 6, The winning ball tank 66 to be stored is mounted vertically, and the back cover 65 and the winning ball tank 66 are fitted into the opening windows 22 of the back mechanism plate 21 and protrude rearward. The collecting plate 60 includes the winning prize means 34 and the winning prize means.
35, open and close prize means 36 game ball won prize ball tank 66
It is for guiding to. The relay board 61 has a rectangular shape elongated in the horizontal direction, is disposed below the special symbol display means 31, and is detachably fixed from the back side to a plurality of protrusions 67 formed integrally with the collecting plate 60. .

The main control board 62 is housed in a transparent synthetic resin housing case 68 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and is locked so as to close an inspection opening of the back cover 65. It is detachably attached to the back side of the back cover 65 via a structure. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the sound generation circuit board 63 is housed in a transparent synthetic resin housing case 69, and is detachably mounted on the back side of the winning ball tank 66. Second
External connection terminal board 64, jackpot information at the time of occurrence of a jackpot in special symbol display means 31, symbol determination information when the special symbol of the special symbol display means 31 is determined, special symbol display means 31
This is for taking out probability variation information or the like when the occurrence probability of the jackpot at the time varies, and is removably stored in a storage portion 70 formed on the upper portion of the back cover 65. The storage unit 70 includes an opening / closing lid 71.

As shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball tank 66 has ball dropping means 72 for dropping and discharging game balls in the winning ball tank 66 one by one, and game balls discharged by the ball dropping means 72. And a winning ball confirmation switch 73 for detecting a prize ball is provided on the lower side. On the back side of the receiving plate 8 of the front frame 3, a three-way frame substrate 74 is detachably mounted near the lower part of the ball payout means 25. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, the back mechanism plate 21 has a ball out indicator lamp 75, a payout indicator lamp 76, a lower plate full indicator lamp 77, and a first terminal board as shown in FIG.
A delivery board 81 and an interface board 82 for a CR machine are detachably mounted on the left and right sides of the lower part of the distribution board 79 and the first external connection terminal board 80, respectively.

Ball out indicator lamp 75, payout indicator lamp
76 corresponds to the upper left lamp cover 39 of the game board 6, and the lower plate full display lamp 77 corresponds to the upper right lamp cover 40 of the game board 6, and these are connected to the first terminal board 78. Note that the ball out indicator lamp 75 is used when the prize ball in the prize ball tank 23 is exhausted, and the payout indicator lamp 76 is used when the game ball is paid out by the ball payout means 25.
Reference numeral 77 indicates that each of the lower plates 13 is lit when the game balls are full. The first external connection terminal board 80 is a prize ball tank.
Information on the out-of-ball information when 23 game balls have expired, supply information when refilling game balls into the prize ball tank 23, and frame information such as ball lending information during ball lending operation when the pachinko machine is a CR machine are externally provided. And is stored in the case 83 of the back mechanism plate 21. Dispatch board 81, interface board
Reference numeral 82 is housed in transparent synthetic resin storage cases 84 and 85 and is detachably mounted on the back mechanism plate 21.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the connection relationship of the electric system. A power cord 86 for an external commercial power supply is connected to the three-way frame board 74, and the speaker 10 and the launch board are connected.
19. The interface board 82 is connected. The launch board 19 has a launch control function, the touch switch of the launch handle 15, the stop position detection switch, and the launch motor 18 are connected, and when the player grips the launch handle 15, the launch motor 18 is activated by a signal from the touch switch. It operates so that the firing motor 18 is stopped at the detection position of the stop position detection switch when the firing handle 15 is released. The distribution board 79 has a power supply function of supplying power from the three-sided frame board 74 to the main control board 62, the payout board 81, and the like, and a signal relay function of relaying various signals, and the main control board via lead wires.
62, a first terminal board 78, a payout board 81, a first external connection terminal board 80, and the like, as well as detection switches such as a ball out display switch and a lower plate full switch. The first external connection terminal board 80 has a function of extracting frame information, and is provided with external connection terminals according to each information so as to connect external lead wires.

The payout board 81 has a payout control function of controlling the payout motor 29 of the ball payout means 25 to pay out a specified number of game balls when a payout command is issued from the main control board 62. Are connected to the main control board 62 and are connected to the payout motor 29, the payout detection switch, the ball dropping means 72 of the winning ball tank 66, and the like. The interface board 82 has a signal transfer function and is connected to the payout board 81, the ball lending operation section such as the upper plate 9 side and the automatic ball lending machine, and the automatic ball lending machine, the ball discharging means 25 and the upper plate 9 side. Signals are exchanged with the ball lending operation unit, etc., and when a ball lending command is issued from the ball lending operation unit, the ball payout means 25 is operated to pay out a predetermined number of game balls to the upper plate 9 side. The necessary control elements are mounted to perform the control.

The main control board 62 has a game operation control function for controlling a game in accordance with a game configuration according to a combination of the special symbol display means 31, the variable winning means 32, and the like on the game board 6 side. As shown in FIG. 8, the jackpot random number data, special symbol display random number data, game control data, switch reading data, and lamp display data are provided on the board 62 as shown in FIG. An integrated circuit chip 90 including a ROM in which various data related to a game such as a game are programmed, an integrated circuit chip 91 including a RAM for storing data related to a control operation at the time of a game, and a ROM corresponding to a signal from each detection switch ,
Various electronic components such as an integrated circuit chip 92 including a CPU that reads data from the RAM to perform data processing and other control operations in game execution, a stabilized power supply 93, and the like are mounted. The main control board 62 is connected to each lamp board 5 via the relay board 61.
2,53,54,57,58,59 indicator lamps 94 and open / close prize winning means 36
Detection switch 95 such as a start switch of the starting gate and a gate switch of the starting gate 38, a variable winning means 32 and an opening / closing winning means 36.
And the like, and is connected to the second terminal board 51 of the variable winning means 32 and the like. The second terminal board 51 is unique to the variable winning means 32, and is connected to a 10-count switch and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, the special symbol display board 44 has a special symbol display control function for displaying a special symbol on the special symbol display means 31, and includes a drive unit 87 for driving the liquid crystal display unit 43, and a character unit. Etc., a symbol integrated circuit chip 88 including a ROM in which symbol data is programmed, an integrated circuit chip 89 including a RAM for storing data related to symbol display control, and ROM, R in response to signals from the main control board 62.
An integrated circuit chip 97 including a CPU for reading data of AM and performing data processing on symbol display and other control operations.
And other necessary electronic components, and are connected to the main control board 62 so that the special symbol display means 31 displays a special symbol or the like according to a change in the game situation.

The normal symbol display board 46 is a normal symbol display means.
33 has a normal symbol display control function to display normal symbols,
The game element is connected to a main control board 62 via a relay board 61 so as to display a normal symbol that fluctuates for a predetermined time on a display element 45 when the game ball passes through the starting gate 38. The relay board 61 has a relay function of relaying a signal by relaying the special symbol display means 31, the variable winning means 32, the ordinary symbol display means 33, and the like of the game board 6 and the main control board 62, and has a relay function. A number of connectors corresponding to the special symbol display means 31 and the like are mounted, and each of the electric components on the game board 6 side and the main control board 62 side are electrically connected via lead wires. The sound generation circuit board 63
As shown in FIG. 8, a voice generation control function for generating a sound effect or the like according to a change in the game situation according to a signal from the main control board 62 is provided. An integrated circuit chip 98, an integrated circuit chip 99 including a RAM for storing data related to speech synthesis control, and a ROM in accordance with a signal from the main control board 62.
An integrated circuit chip 100 including a CPU for reading data from the RAM to perform data processing for sound effect generation and other control operations, and other necessary electronic components are mounted.

The main control board 62, the special design display board 44, and the sound generation circuit board 63 constitute a type-specific portion specific to the type of the pachinko machine.
79, the first external connection terminal board 80, the payout board 81, the interface board 82, and the like all constitute a common part common to a plurality of types of pachinko machines. In the pachinko machine having the above structure, when a game ball passes through the starting gate 38, a starting signal for a normal symbol is inputted from the main control board 62 to the ordinary symbol display board 46 of the ordinary symbol display means 33, and the ordinary symbol display board 46 is provided.
By the control operation on the side, the ordinary symbol displayed on the display element 45 fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops. If the ordinary symbol of the ordinary symbol display means 33 at the time of the stop is a specific winning symbol, an opening signal is input to the open / close winning means 36 by a signal from the main control board 62, and the open / close winning means 36 is opened for a predetermined time.

When a game ball wins in the winning prize means 34, the opening / closing prize means 36, the variable prize means 32, etc., the winning prize is converted to the game board 6.
And is stored in the winning ball tank 66. When a winning ball is accumulated in the winning ball tank 66, the winning ball confirmation switch 73 detects the winning ball, and the detection signal is transmitted to the main control board.
Enter 62. The discharge signal from the main control board 62 activates the ball dropping means 72 to discharge the winning balls one by one downward, and the payout signal from the main control board 62 is sent to the payout board 81, and the ball payout means 25 operates in synchronization with the discharging operation of the ball dropping means 72 and pays out a specified number of game balls to the upper plate 9 as prize balls.

When the game ball wins the open / close winning means 36, the special symbol display board of the special symbol display means 31 is sent from the main control board 62.
The start signal for the special symbol is input to 44 and the main control board 62
When the three special symbols displayed on the special symbol display means 31 are stopped, one of the jackpot, the reach and the detachment is determined, and the special jackpot, the reach and the detachment are instructed to the special symbol display board 44. As a result, on the special symbol display means 31 side, the three special symbols start to fluctuate according to the symbol data on the special symbol display board 44 side, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, a predetermined hit is performed according to a jackpot, a reach or a detachment instruction. Stop at the jackpot symbol, reach symbol or off symbol in order.

When the stop symbol of the special symbol display means 31 becomes a specific big hit symbol, the variable prize means 32 from the main control board 62.
The signal enters the terminal board 51, and the opening and closing plate of the special winning opening 48
47 is opened, and it becomes easy for game balls to enter the large winning opening 48. Then, when ten game balls are awarded in the special winning opening 48 or a predetermined time has elapsed, the opening and closing plate 47 closes the special winning opening 48. During the opening of the special winning opening 48, if the game ball winning this passes through the specific area, a specific area passing signal enters the main control board 62 via the relay board 61, and the signal from the main control board 62 The special winning opening 48 repeats the opening and closing operation up to 16 times.
For example, when a start signal, a jackpot signal, a reach signal, or the like is input from the main control board 62 to the special symbol display means 31 side, a signal of sound effect generation is also input to the sound generation circuit board 63 side, and the sound generation circuit board 63 side receives the signal. A sound effect synthesizing process is performed according to the voice synthesis data, and a sound effect is generated from the speaker 10 to produce a change in the game situation.

As described above, in this embodiment, the control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function section, and at least one of the plurality of boards is commonly used for a plurality of types of gaming machines. Since the board is used, unauthorized modification on the control means side can be prevented as much as possible, and when unauthorized modification is performed, the fact of the unauthorized modification can be easily found, and data processing according to the game situation can be performed easily, reliably and quickly. Can,
In addition, there is an advantage that simplification of failure repair by unitization of parts, reduction of costs for replacement of parts, and reduction of manufacturing cost of the entire gaming machine can be easily achieved. That is, the control means of the entire pachinko machine is divided into a plurality of boards such as a main control board 62, a special symbol display board 44, a sound generation circuit board 63, a launch board 19, a payout board 81, etc. for each control function category, and for example, The main control board 62 has integrated circuit chips 90, 91, 92 for controlling the game according to the game configuration, and the special symbol display board 44 has integrated circuit chips 88, 89, 97 for controlling the display control for the special symbols.
Since the integrated circuit chips 98, 99, and 100 that control the sound generation control function are mounted on the sound generation circuit board 63, respectively.
Compared to a case where an integrated circuit chip that controls a plurality of types of control operations having different functions is mounted on the main control board 62 or the like, or a case where data for a plurality of types of control operations having different functions is programmed in one integrated circuit chip, The number of integrated circuit chips mounted on the main control board 62 or the like or the capacity of program data to be stored in the integrated circuit chips can be reduced.

Therefore, a part of the RO is added to the integrated circuit chip.
In the case where unauthorized modification to change the M data is made, it is possible to easily detect the unauthorized modification by inspecting the integrated circuit chip with an inspection machine or the like, and the data of the integrated circuit chip can be easily compared with the conventional one. Unauthorized remodeling, such as making changes, can be minimized. The main control board 62 includes integrated circuit chips 90 to 92 for storing and processing data related to the control operation of the game according to the game configuration, and a special symbol display board.
Reference numeral 44 denotes integrated circuit chips 88, 89, and 97 for storing and processing data relating to display control for special symbols, and sound generating circuit board 63 stores and stores data relating to control for sound generation and the like. Since each of the integrated circuit chips 98 to 100 for controlling the processing is provided, the main control board 62 exclusively controls the game, and the special symbol display board 44 which is different from the main control board 62.
The data can be read out and processed individually by the sound generation circuit board 63. Therefore, compared to the conventional case where all data is stored and processed by the main control board 62, the program for each integrated circuit chip on the main control board 62, the special symbol display board 44 and the sound generation circuit board 63 side is compared. The data amount is reduced, and as a result, even when a complicated image is displayed and a sound effect is generated according to a change in the game situation, the data can be easily and reliably processed quickly as the game progresses. It is possible to prevent a processing error such as reading other data by mistake during processing.

Further, the control means of the entire pachinko machine is provided with a main control board 62, a special design display board 44, a sound generation circuit board 63, a launch board 19, a payout board 81 and the like for each control function category. If an abnormality such as a failure occurs in the control function of the unit, it is only necessary to replace the board of the abnormal function part, simplifying the repair of the failure and easily reducing the cost of replacing parts. Can be achieved. Also, a special symbol display board 44 is provided for the special symbol display means 31, and a normal symbol display board 46 is provided for the ordinary symbol display means 33. If the unit 43 fails, the liquid crystal display unit 43
The entire special symbol display means 31 including the special symbol display board 44 and the like may be replaced collectively, and the unitization of the entire game component facilitates its assembly and replacement, especially simplification of failure repair and component replacement. Time simplification is possible.

In addition, the control means includes a main control board 62, a special symbol display board 44, etc., a unique portion of each type specific to the pachinko machine, a firing board 19 for the firing means 14, a payout board 81 for the ball payout means 25, and the like. Therefore, when manufacturing control means corresponding to the type of each pachinko machine, the control means may be configured by appropriately combining them. Therefore, it is not necessary to manufacture all the control means for each type of pachinko machine, and the control means can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, and the manufacturing cost can be greatly reduced. Divided into main control board 62, audio generation circuit board 63, interface board 82, etc.
Since these are housed in transparent storage cases 68, 69, 85 and provided detachably, the main control board 62, the sound generation circuit board 63
In combination with the reduction in the number of electronic components to be mounted on the main control board 62, the sound generation circuit board 63, etc., the presence or absence of unauthorized modification can be easily inspected. Easy.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
For example, in dividing the control means into a plurality of boards for each control function section, in this embodiment, the main control board 62,
Special symbol display board 44, normal symbol display board 46, launch board 1
9. Although it is divided into the payout board 81 and the like, it may be divided according to other large control function divisions or fine control function divisions. When the control means is divided into control function sections, the control means is not only divided directly or actively into a board having a control function, but also provided with a board such as a relay board 61 which does not directly control the board. Is also good. Main control board 62, special design display board 44, normal design display board 46, launch board 19,
On the payout substrate 81 and other substrates, integrated circuit chips, connectors, and other necessary electronic components are mounted by printed wiring or the like in accordance with their functions. It goes without saying that it is only a part.

In the embodiment, the ROM, R,
Although the integrated circuit chips 90, 91 and 92 for the AM and the CPU are separately mounted, the integrated circuit chip 91 for the RAM and the integrated circuit chip 92 for the CPU may be integrally formed. , RAM and CPU may be provided on one integrated circuit chip. Note that this is not limited to the main control board 62, and the same applies to the special symbol display board 44, the sound generation open circuit 63, and the like. In the case of a normal machine, the interface board 82 may be omitted. The storage cases 68, 69, 85 may be made of transparent or translucent synthetic resin, or when using an opaque synthetic resin, a transparent hole such as a small hole is provided so that the inside can be seen through. May be. Pachinko machine 1 or game board
The electrical means on the 6 side is the speaker 1 exemplified in the embodiment.
0, special symbol display means 31, ordinary symbol display means 33, etc. The present invention can be similarly applied to a ball-and-ball game machine such as an arrangement ball machine, a torso-type game machine, and the like, in addition to a pachinko machine.

[0031]

According to the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a gaming board side of a gaming machine body and controlling electrical means on the gaming machine body or the gaming board side. Since the control means is divided into a plurality of boards for each control function section, and at least one of the plurality of boards is a common board that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines,
Unauthorized alteration on the control means side can be prevented as much as possible, and when an illegal alteration is performed, the unauthorized alteration can be easily detected, and data processing according to the game situation can be easily and reliably promptly performed. Simplification, cost reduction at the time of parts replacement, and reduction of the manufacturing cost of the entire gaming machine can be easily achieved. In addition, since the board is divided into a common part that can be used in common with a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific part unique to each type of gaming machine, by appropriately combining the common part and the type-specific part, Control means can be configured easily and inexpensively.

Further, a control board for sending and receiving signals to and from the electric means on the game board side to control the game components, a symbol display board for controlling symbol display means by signals from the control board, A payout board that controls ball payout means by a signal from the board, a launch board that controls launching means for launching a game ball to the game board side, and a sound generation circuit that generates a sound effect or the like by a signal from the control board. With the board, the number of electronic components to be mounted on each control board, symbol display board, payout board, launch board, and sound generation circuit board can be reduced. A ROM in which sound data such as sound effects are programmed on the sound generation circuit board side.
And a CPU that reads audio data from the ROM in accordance with a signal from the control board and performs audio generation processing, so that data can be stored and processed on the audio generation circuit board side. Processing can be performed easily, reliably and quickly. Furthermore, the board is housed in a storage case that allows the inside to be seen through, and this storage case is detachably attached to required places, so that it is easy to check for unauthorized modification on the board side, and it is easy to find unauthorized modification It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

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

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing the embodiment of the present invention, with a back mechanism plate removed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the game board side showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a main part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

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 1 Pachinko machine body (game machine body) 6 Game board 10 Speaker 14 Launch means 19 Launch board 20,68,84,85 Storage case 25 Ball payout means 31 Special symbol display means (electrical means) 33 Normal symbol display means (electric Means) 44 Special symbol display board 46 Normal symbol display board 61 Relay board 62 Main control board 63 Sound generation open circuit board 81 Dispatch board

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game machine having a control means for receiving a signal generated from a game board side of the game machine body and controlling electric means on the game machine body or the game board side, wherein the control means is a control function section. A gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is divided into a plurality of substrates, and at least one of the plurality of substrates is a common substrate that can be used in common for a plurality of types of gaming machines. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is divided into a common portion that can be used in common by a plurality of types of gaming machines and a type-specific portion unique to each type of gaming machine. . 3. A control board which sends and receives signals to and from the electric means on the game board side and controls a game component, a symbol display board which controls symbol display means by a signal from the control board, A payout board that controls ball payout means by a signal from the control board, a launch board that controls a launching means for launching a game ball to the game board side, and a sound generation that generates a sound effect or the like by a signal from the control board. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a circuit board. 4. A sound generation circuit board comprising a ROM in which sound data such as sound effects are programmed, and a CPU which reads sound data from the ROM in accordance with a signal from the control board and performs sound generation processing. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is housed in a storage case whose inside can be seen through, and the storage case is detachably attached to a required portion.