JPS60145171A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine equipped with so-called electric accessories.

Pachinko machines, which use pachinko balls to play games, are commonly mentioned and are widely popular as a convenient form of leisure. .

As is well known, pachinko machines have multiple winning holes on the board, and when a player hits a purchased pachinko ball along the board, there is a certain probability that the pachinko ball will land in the winning hole. A predetermined number of prize balls will be refunded. In such pachinko machines, the only operation that the player has to do is to put the purchased pachinko balls into the supply tray and hit the ball with the ball hitting handle, so the lively game tends to become more and more simple, and there are a large number of prize balls. A high degree of skill is required to obtain a prize ball, and it is extremely rare for an ordinary player to receive a large number of prize balls.

Therefore, various electric accessories have been developed in order to change the game content and improve the service.

In general, pachinko machines equipped with electric accessories have a relatively low occurrence rate, but they have a common feature that the winning rate increases rapidly when a specific game state called a jackpot occurs, so it is difficult to play a game with a low level of skill. It has gained the support of many gamers who sometimes have the opportunity to win a large amount of prize balls.

This type of pachinko machine changes the player's profit status in response to the ever-changing gaming conditions in traditional pachinko games. Certain rules must be established between the game states that occur as a result, and these rules must be followed correctly.

For example, if the pachinko machines are exactly the same type but have different prices or different rules applied to each gaming parlor, it can be imagined that unnecessary troubles will occur between the players and the gaming parlors. It's not difficult.

By the way, in this type of pachinko game machine, the resulting game state is derived in response to the detection of the game state that causes the problem that occurs from moment to moment, so in order to correctly follow the above rules, it is necessary to detect the game state that causes the problem. It must be ensured that the gaming state can be detected accurately.

However, some gaming parlors are considering intentionally modifying the sensors used to detect the gaming conditions that cause the above-mentioned problems in order to stimulate the gambling spirit of players, or for the convenience of setting up machines such as service machines and collection machines. As mentioned above, if this kind of intentional manipulation is done, it will lead to distrust among players and cause unnecessary trouble.

The present invention was made in view of the current situation, and
The purpose is to prevent troubles with players by preventing the entire gaming machine from operating normally if there is an abnormality in a sensor that detects the occurrence of the gaming state that is the cause.

The main structure and other objects of the present invention will become clearer from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a pachinko game machine 100 showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. In the game section 102 surrounded by the guide rail 101 of the pachinko game machine 100 of this embodiment, there are a tulip 103, a Tenjin prize hole 104, and a winning chatka 105.
, specific ball winning area 12 that triggers the start of the slot game
0 is provided, and a red flag 106 is also provided for collecting pachinko balls that have not won in any of the winning areas.

Also, below these are the pachinko balls purchased by the players.
Supply tray 1 that sequentially guides the balls to the batting position and returns the prize balls
50, a receiving tray 160 for dispensing surplus prize balls that cannot be returned to the supply tray 150, a speaker 171 for generating sound effects, and a ball hitting device 180 are provided.

Further, in the center of the gaming section 102, a display area 110 and a variable winning device 130, which are one of the features of the present invention, are provided.

First, the main purpose of the display area 110 is to play a slot/throat game in conjunction with a pachinko game.
The opening mode of the variable prize winning device 130 is determined in accordance with the game result.

Specifically, the display area 110 includes 4-digit, 7-segment numerical display sections 111a-b-c as shown in FIG.
-d, a time display section 215 whose lighting position moves every 3 seconds when the opening time of the variable prize winning device 130 elapses, and a memory table base section 128 which stores and displays the number of game rights. When a prize is entered in the winning area 120, the numerical display section III starts operating and its display is updated.

Then, at the timing when the player presses the stonops jinnochi 141, the update is stopped and the slot/throat game ends. Then, the opening mode of the variable prize winning device 130 is determined in accordance with the display mode of the numerical display unit 111 at the end of the slot game.

In this embodiment, the result of the slot No. 1 game on the numerical display unit 111 is a jackpot where all four digits are displayed as [7], the bottom three digits are [7] G, or the four digits are all [7]. [7] Three types of winnings are assumed, including winnings other than those listed above, and misses other than those listed above.In the case of a jackpot, the variable prize winning device 130 is opened for a relatively long time, and in the case of a winning, the winnings are relatively short. Six short-time variable winning devices 130 are opened, and in the case of a loss, the variable winning device 130 is instantaneously opened.

In this way, in the present invention, winning in each specific ball winning area 120 is the trigger G for starting the slot game, so the specific placement position is not shown (G) is inside each specific ball winning area @ 120. It is necessary to install a specific ball detector that detects winnings inside the ball.This specific ball detector is configured by, for example, a micro switch, but it is necessary to ensure that each specific ball enters the winning area 120. Any structure may be used as long as it can be detected.

Further, in this embodiment, the variable winning device 130 is internally divided into a plurality of winning areas, and some of the winning areas inside are defined as a special ball winning area 402. If a prize is won in the special ball winning area 402 while the variable winning device 130 is open for a long time, the variable winning device 130 repeats the long opening again after the long time winning is completed.

Details regarding the variable winning device 130 will be described later, but to summarize, the variable winning device 130 is configured such that when opened, the winning rate to the inside increases, and when closed, the winning rate to the inside decreases. It is a winning ball device.

Therefore, once a jackpot occurs as a result of a slot game, an extremely large amount of pachinko balls will be distributed to the variable winning device 130.
There is a possibility of winning a prize, and it is difficult to determine the number of winning balls during this jackpot period due to various variables.

Therefore, in the present invention, the end of the per-person period is controlled by the number of winning balls to the variable winning device, which makes it easier for the game parlor to manage the machines, and also allows the game to accommodate a large number of players. It becomes possible to provide fair and appropriate services.

In addition, the 3rd rl! An example of the above-mentioned variable prize winning device is shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the variable winning device 130, and the illustrated variable winning device 130 has an interior divided into three winning areas, the center of which is the special ball winning area 402 explained above, and the special ball winning area 402 on both sides thereof. are defined as general winning areas 105a-b, and these winning areas penetrate the game board surface and communicate with the winning ball collection gutter. Although omitted from the drawing in FIG. 3 to show the internal configuration, the special ball winning area 402 and the general winning area 105a-b are covered with doors that are opened and closed by driving means such as solenoids. When this door opens and closes, the variable winning device 13
0 is open or closed.

In this embodiment, when the slot game becomes a jackpot and the variable winning device 130 is in the open state for a long period of time, if a predetermined number of batininon balls (for example, 101) enter the variable winning device 130, a predetermined sheet metal Although the variable winning device 130 may be closed even if no time has elapsed, if a pachinko ball hits the special ball detector 1a402 while the variable winning device 130 is in the open state for a long time, the variable winning prize bag rff l After the pachinko ball 30 closes due to the elapse of a set time or a predetermined number of pachinko balls winning, it opens again for a long time, etc., or when entering the special ball winning area 4.02 or entering the variable winning device 130. Since winning is one of the conditions for controlling the variable winning device 130 itself, a sensor is required to detect winning to the special ball winning area 402 and winning to the variable winning device 130.

By the way, winning in the variable winning device 130 is one of the control conditions of the variable winning device 130 itself as described above, so the effect on the player's profits is more noticeable, and the detection accuracy of the sensor is also higher. However, since the variable prize winning device 130 is normally provided below the game board surface, it is susceptible to temporary ball jams and the like. Therefore, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned sensor arrangement locations are devised as shown in FIG. 4.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 401 indicates a special ball detector composed of a microswitch for detecting winning in the special ball winning area 402, and 405 and 406 indicate a variable winning device 130.
A winning ball detector similarly composed of microswitches is shown for detecting winning balls entering the general winning areas 105a and 105b.

And to mention the characteristic point here, the special sphere detector 40
1 and winning ball detectors 405 and 406 are special ball winning areas 40
2 and the general winning area 105a-b, and are provided immediately after the ball exits of the winning ball collecting areas 105a-b, so as not to be affected by the pachinko balls accumulated in the winning ball collection gutter.

The special ball detector 401 and the prize detectors 405 and 406 are configured not only by microswitches but also by, for example, photoelectric sensors whose optical path is interrupted by the passage of a pachinko ball, but they cannot reliably detect the passage of a pachinko ball. The structure itself may be of any type as long as it is possible.

And the specific sphere detector and special sphere detector 401
Alternatively, various detection signals generated by the winning ball detectors 405, 406, etc. are applied to the control system shown in FIG.

This control system mainly includes a control system for controlling the start and end of the 7-note game based on a specific ball detection signal from a specific ball detector and a stop signal from the strike knob switch 141,
A control system for controlling the display contents of the display area 110, a control system for driving the variable winning device 130, and a control system for controlling the '9' winning state of the variable winning device 130 according to the winning state in the variable winning device 130. It includes a control system for the control system and 11 other control systems.If these various control systems were shown in a single circuit diagram, the drawing would be complicated, so Figure 5A
・FIG. 5 13 ・FIG. 5 C ・The various control systems mentioned above are shown divided and shown in FIG.

First, FIG. 5A shows a specific ball detector for detecting a winning ball 20 in order to control the start and end of the slot game using a specific ball detection signal from the specific ball detector and a stop signal from the stop switch 141. ~122: a phase-shifted pulse generator that generates a pulse whose phase is shifted from the clock φl, 1
23a-b and 23C are synchronous differentiation circuits that differentiate the specific ball detection signal in synchronization with the pulse applied from the phase shift pulse generator 122 when the signal is applied; 124 is an OR gate; 125
is an AND gate, 126 is a shift register capable of right-shifting and left-shifting, 127 is a synchronous differentiation circuit, 128a-b-
129 is a driver for driving the memory display sections 128a-b-c-d, 134 is an OR gate, and 131 is the starting slot game. Flip-flops 132a-b-c-d are AND gates that conduct the clock φ2, and L33a-b-c-d are AND gates 13
Flip flap 1'l for controlling conduction of 2a-b-c-d
Shows '7zo.

Also, I 4. I is a stop switch that generates a stop signal, I42 is a timer counter that generates a stop signal when the player does not press the stop switch 14 even after a predetermined period of time has passed, and 143 is an or game that passes the stop signal.
4 is a flip-flop that stores the occurrence of a stop signal; 14;
5 indicates the occurrence of a stop signal in 1. 146 is an AND gate that controls the conduction of the clock applied to the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145, and 147 is used to control the effectiveness of the slot game. A timer counter that provides a predetermined pause period; 148 is a flip-flop; 149 is 150;
152 represents ORGATE, and 152 represents ANTOGUE-1.

Further, FIG. 5B is a circuit diagram of a control system for controlling the display contents of the display area 110.

In the figure, ll]a-b-c-d are 7 segment LE I)
The numerical display part of IL2a-b-c-d is the numerical display part 1.
i] a decoder driver that drives a-b-c-d; l l3 a-b-c-d are ring counters that instruct the display contents of the numerical display sections 111a-b-c-d, respectively; 114b-c- d is the decoder driver 112b-
The selectors for selecting the content to be displayed on c-d are shown respectively.

Further, FIG. 5C is a circuit diagram showing a control system for controlling the variable prize winning device 130 and other controls.

In the figure, 201 is an AND logic discrimination circuit, 2゜2 is a timer counter that sets the opening time of the variable prize winning device 130, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, and 208 are each ant game 1, and 209・210 is an OR gate, 211 is a driver, 212 is a solenoid for driving the variable winning device, 213 is the variable winning device 13
A shift register that counts the opening time of 0 is set to 214.
is a driver that amplifies the output of shift register 2I3,
Reference numeral 215 indicates a time display section provided in the display area 110, and reference numeral 216 indicates an effect that generates sound effects corresponding to when the slot game is being played, when the game result of the slot game appears, when the slot game is stopped, etc. Sound generation circuit, 217
171 is the driver that amplifies the sound effect signal, 219 and 220 are the respective drivers, 221 is the jackpot display section that displays when a jackpot has been won, and 222 is the jackpot display section that displays when a jackpot has been won. Shows the warning display section that displays this when the jackpot is won. q++ 221
A warning display section 222 is provided near the gaming machine.

Further, the fifth diagram is a circuit diagram showing a control system and other control systems for controlling the operating state of the variable winning device 130 according to the winning state in the variable winning device 130.

In the figure, 401 is a special ball detector that detects winning in the special ball winning area 402, and 405 and 406 are variable winning devices 130.
240 is an AND gate that passes the special ball detection signal; 241 is a flip-flop that stores the generation of the special ball detection signal; 242 is a flip-flop that stores the occurrence of the special ball detection signal; Anne 1-gate, 243
is an anime game-1-203 for passing the jackpot signal (
244 flip-flops for opening and closing (see Figure 5C).
245 is a timer counter that sets the time interval when the variable winning device is continuously opened; 245 is a continuous number counter that stores the number of times that the variable winning device has been in the opening mode for a long time; 246 and 2461 is orgate, 247
・248 and 249 are synchronous differentiation circuits, 250 is an OR gate, 251 is a phase shift pulse generation circuit, 252 is a counter that counts the number of winning balls into the variable winning device 130, 2
Reference numerals 61, 262, 263, and 264 indicate switch oven detectors that detect when the corresponding break contact type sensors are destroyed by unauthorized acts, and 265 indicates an OR gate.

Next, the operation of this embodiment when a player plays a game using the pachinko game machine according to this embodiment will be explained.

First, the player puts the purchased pachinko balls into the supply tray 150, and the pachinko balls are guided one by one to the ball hitting position. Next, the player operates the ball hitting device 180 to hit a pachinko ball with an appropriate force.

The launched pachinko balls flow into the gaming section 102 along the guide rail 102 and fall through the gaming section 102.

In this way, in the process of falling along the gaming section 102, some pachinko balls land in some winning area, and
Some items are collected into the out hole 106 without winning a prize. In addition, since the variable winning device 130 is closed in the initial state, no pachinko balls will be won there.

In the process of continuing the game in this way, when one pachinko ball enters a prize in any of the specific ball winning areas 120, the specific ball detector 121 in the specific ball winning area 120 where the pachinko ball won detects a specific ball detection signal. Occurs.

This specific ball detection signal is transmitted to the corresponding synchronous differentiation circuit 123a-
b-c, and the synchronous differentiating circuits 123a-b-C pulse the specific ball detection signal in synchronization with the pulse applied from the phase shift pulse generation circuit 122. Then, from the phase shift pulse generation circuit 122, each synchronous differentiation circuit 123a-b-
Since the phases of the pulses applied to c are all shifted, even if winning balls hit multiple specific ball winning areas 120 at the same time,
All of these winning balls are accepted by the shift register 126, which will be described later, as valid balls.

The pulses generated by the synchronous differentiation circuits 123a-b-c pass through the OR gate 124 and are applied to the ζ ant game 1.125, but since the AND gate 125 is open in the initial state, the synchronous differentiation is performed by the generation of the specific ball detection signal. The pulse generated by the circuit passes through the AND gate 125 and is applied to the shift register 26.
Shift right. This shift register 126 has a 4-bit output, and when the output of the 4th bit reaches level 4, the AND gate 125 is closed. Therefore, the shift register 126 can continuously receive up to four specific ball detection signals.

The outputs of each stage of the shift register 126 are amplified by the driver 129, and the outputs of each stage of the shift register 126 are amplified by the memory display section 128a-b-C-.
d to let the player know how many times he or she currently has the right to play the slot game. Note that the shift register is shifted to the right by the generation of the specific ball detection signal, and shifted to the left by the output of the synchronous differentiation circuit 127 every time a slot game starts, so that each storage display section 128a-b-c-d
When is lit, each slot 7) game is played once, twice,
This will show that you have the right to do it three or four times.

On the other hand, the output of each stage of the shift register 126 is output from the OR gate 1.
34 to the flip-flop 131. Therefore, if the shift register 126 is shifted to the right by one stage or more by the specific ball detection signal, the flip-flop 13
The D input of 1 becomes H level. Therefore, the flip-flop 131 is set at the timing when the pulse is applied from the phase shift pulse generating circuit 127 via the antagonal gate, and the flip-flop 131 commemorates the generation of the specific ball detection signal.

The rising edge of the Q output of this flip-flop 131 is added as a clock to the flip-flops 133a-b-c-d.
Since the D input of d is pulled up by the power supply,
Flip-flops 133a-b-c-d are sent and their Q outputs cause AND gates 132a-b-c-d
open all at once.

A clock φ2 is applied to the other input of the AND gates 132a-b-c-d, and the clock φ2 passes through the AND gates 132a-b-c-d to the ring counter 113a shown in FIG. 5B. - It is added to bc-d, and the ring counters 113a-bc-d are updated all at once.

The count output of the ring counter 113a is directly applied to the decoder driver 112a, and the count output of the ring counter 113b is directly applied to the decoder driver 112a.
The count output of -c-d is applied to the selectors 114b-c-d, but the selectors 114b-c-d select the A person example in the normal state, so the ring counters 113a, b-c- All counting outputs of d are added to decoder drivers 11'2a-b-c-d, and decoder drivers 112a-b-c-d are applied to ring counters 113a-
The numerical display section 111a- decodes the counting output of b-c-d.
Display on b-c-d.

Therefore, the numerical values displayed on the numerical display sections LL1a-b-c-d are updated at high speed in synchronization with the clock φ2.

= 7j, the output of the flip-flop Q in FIG. 5A is applied to the sound effect generating circuit 216 shown in FIG. 5C via connection point 7 to drive it. Therefore, the sound effect generation circuit 216
generates a sound effect signal indicating that a slot game is in progress, this signal is amplified by driver 217, and a sound effect signal indicating that a slot game is in progress is generated from speaker 171.

Also, at this time, the flip-flop 131 (see Figure 5C)
The Q output of the flip-flop 131 is applied to the synchronous differentiation circuit 127, and the Q output of the flip-flop 131 is applied to the synchronous differentiation circuit 127.
] level, the shift register 126 is shifted to the left in synchronization with the pulse applied from the phase shift norm generation circuit 122, and accordingly, the memory display section 128a-b-c-d
The number of slot/nodo game rights indicated by is also reduced.

After the slot game has started in this way, when the player presses the stop switch 141 at an arbitrary timing, a stop signal passes through the OR gate 143 and is applied to the clock terminal of the flip-flop 144. The D input of this flip-flop 144 is connected to the Q of the flip-flop 13].
Since this signal is at H level when the output is applied and a slot game is being played, the flip-flop 144 is set and the reset state of the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is released. A clock φ2 is applied to the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 via an AND gate 146, and upon release of the reset state, the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 sequentially applies a reset signal to the flip-flops 133a-b-c-d. In addition, therefore, AND gates 132a-b
-c-d are closed sequentially, ring counters 113a-b-c
・Since the count-up clock cannot be added to d (see FIG. 5C), the numerical display parts 111a, b-c-d
The display also stops here. At this time, since the AND gate 146 closes at the timing when the Q4 output of the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 rises, the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145
The clock is no longer applied to the phase shift pulse generating circuit 145, so that the Q4 output is maintained in a raised state until the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is turned on.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the stop means 140 is provided with a timer counter 142 for ending the slot game when the player forgets to press the stop switch 141.

That is, the timer counter 142 is released from the reset state when the Q output of the flip-flop 131 rises at the start of the slot game, and the clock φ2 is turned off.
- to do. If the player does not press the stop switch +41 even after a predetermined period of time (for example, 4 seconds) has elapsed, the carryover signal of the timer counter 142 will be reset to OR gate 1.
43, is added to the flip-flop 144,
Thereafter, flip-flop 144 operates in the same manner as described above.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, even if the sheet metal player forgets to press the stop switch 141, the slot game will automatically end after 4 seconds have elapsed after the start of the slot game.

When the slot game ends in this way, the signal for resetting the flip-flop 133d is sent to the connection point E.
The signal is added to the determination circuit 201 (see FIG. 5C) via the circuit 201, thereby activating the determination circuit 201.

The determination circuit 201 is basically configured with AND logic, and determines the result of the slot game when it becomes active. The counting outputs of the ring counters 113a-b-c-d shown in FIG. Make it.

As already mentioned, the specific criteria for judgment are (11.4
When the numerical outputs of the 4-digit ring counters 113a-b-c-d all indicate [7], a signal a is generated as a jackpot, and (2), the numerical outputs of the 4-digit ring counters 113a-b-c-d When all of the numbers other than [7] are completed, or when the ring counters 113a-b- except for the ring counter 113d
When only the output of c becomes [7], the signal b-t- is generated as a pass, and the signal C is generated as t3+.

Therefore, we will first explain the operation in case (3) above,
Next, the operation will be explained regarding the case (1) above. In case (2), the operation is the same as in case (1) except that the opening time of the variable prize winning device 130 is 8 seconds, so a redundant explanation will be omitted.

First, the C output of the '1 (1 constant circuit 201 is the OR gate 20
9 to the driver 211, and the driver 211
amplifies this and drives the solenoid 212, so the variable prize winning device 130 is opened.

= On the other hand, the C output of the determination circuit 201 is the sound effect generation circuit 21
6, so from speaker 171
A sound effect is generated indicating that the outcome of the game is a loss.

In addition, the output of the 0 point of the judgment circuit 201 is sent to the ant gate 204.
It is also added to Open Ant Gate 204.

On the other hand, when the output of the OR gate 209 rises, the timer counter 202 is released from the reset state, and the timer counter 202 counts the clock φ2. Then, when 0.4 seconds have elapsed, the output of the timer counter 202 is as follows: Ant games 1 to 204, OR gate 210, connection point K,
The signal is applied to the clock input terminal of flip-flop 148 via OR gate 150 (FIG. 5A), and is sent to the clock input terminal of flip-flop 148, and further resets flip-flop 144 and flip-flop 131 via OR gate 149.

First, the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is reset by resetting the flip-flop 144, and its Q.
4. Lower the output to L level. This Q4 output is applied to the determination circuit 201 (C in Figure 5) via connection point E to activate it, so when this signal goes to the L level, the determination circuit lowers its C output and the solenoid 212 closes the variable prize winning device 130. Further, at this time, the output of the OR gate 209 rises, so that the timer counter 202 is reset, and the sound effect generation circuit 216 also stops generating sound effects.

Also, since the flip-flop 148 (to Fig. 5) is set, its 0 output causes ant game 1.15.
2 is closed, and no clock is transmitted to the flip-flop 131 for a predetermined period of time. Therefore, even if two or more specific ball detection signals are generated, the next slot game is not played immediately, but after the flip-flop 148 is reset to 1 by the timer counter 147, the next slot game is played.

That is, the timer counter 147 is released from the reset state by the cent of the flip-flop 148, and counts the clock φ2.Then, after a predetermined period of time (for example, 2 seconds) has elapsed, the flip-flop 148 is reset by the output of the timer counter 147. The AND gate 152 is opened and the clock is transmitted from the phase shift pulse generation circuit 122 to the flip-flop 131, so if the shift register 126 stores two or more specific ball detection signals, the flip-flop 131 is set again. Repeat the above operation again.

Next, the case (1) above, that is, the case where the slot game ends at [7-7-7-7] will be explained.

To summarize the operation when the slot game ends with the displayed content being (7, 7, 7, L), (a) 6 Basically, the variable prize winning device 13 is activated by the action of the timer counter 202.
0 is open for 30 seconds.

(b) Also, if there is a winning of, for example, 10 or more pachinko balls in the variable winning device 130 during this 30 second opening period, this long opening period will be continued even if the 30 second period has not elapsed. finish.

(C) Also, if a pachinko ball wins in the special ball winning area 402 during the above-mentioned period of 30 seconds or until the 10 four-person prize, this long winning period is repeated continuously, for example, up to 10 times.

(d) Furthermore, when the game is in the open state for a long time, the display contents of the display area 110 are changed to notify the player of the winning state, etc.

It would be redundant to explain these at once, so each content will be explained separately below.

First, at the end of the game, the Q4 output of the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is logic 1, and the determination circuit 201
is active. The result of Slosotochem is [
7, 7, 7, 7), the determination circuit 201 sets the signal a to logic 1. At this point, the other input of AND gate 203 is logic 1, so signal a is
03, actuates the solenoid 212 to open the variable winning device 130, and also activates the timer counter 202.
Nosu Nanano 1 - Cancel the condition. Also, a of the determination circuit 201
The output is added to the pleasant sound generation circuit 216 and the speaker 17
1, a sound effect indicating a jackpot is generated.

When 30 seconds have elapsed since the reset state was released, the timer counter 202 turns on the AND gate 206,
The pulse that passed through the AND gate 206 is connected to the connection point
ANDGATE 2 via MUTRI NO OR GAME 1-2461
Added to 42.

This point will be explained in detail later, but if no pachinko balls are won in the special ball winning area 402 during the 30 second period, the flip-flop 241 is in a seven-shot state, and therefore,
AND gate 242 is turned on. The output of this ant gate 242 is applied to the clock input terminal of the flip-flop 148 via the connection point J and the OR gate 150 in FIG. I'm going to play P131.

Thereafter, the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is reset in the same manner as described above, so that the determination circuit 201 is released from the active state and stops the signal a. Therefore, the drive current is no longer applied to the solenoid 21, and the variable prize winning device 130 finishes opening for 30 seconds.

Further, since the drive signal is no longer applied to the sound effect generation circuit 216, the sound effect indicating the jackpot state is also stopped.

Also, while the variable winning device 130 is open for 30 seconds in this manner, there is a certain probability that a pachinko ball will be won in the variable winning device 130. Since this probability varies depending on various factors, it is difficult to provide fair services to all players.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the number of winning balls to the variable winning device 130 reaches a predetermined number (10 balls in this embodiment), the variable winning device 130 is closed even during a period of 30 seconds.

Specifically, when a jackpot occurs, the winning ball counter 25
2 (see the fifth diagram) has been released from the reset state.

Further, when a pachinko ball wins in the variable winning device 130, either the special ball detector 401 or the winning ball detectors 405 and 406 generates a detection signal.

This detection signal is transmitted to the corresponding synchronous differentiating circuits 247 and 24.
8.249, but this synchronous differentiation circuit 247.
Pulses having different phases are applied to the pulses 248 and 249 from the phase-shifted pulse generating circuit 251, and the synchronous differentiating circuits 247, 248, and 249 output pulses in synchronization with these pulses.

In this way, in this embodiment, the detection signals are received using pulses with different phases, so even if the detection signals are generated at the same time, no detection will be missed.

Then, the pulses generated by the synchronous differentiating circuits 247, 248, and 249 are applied to the winning ball counter 252 via the OR gate 250, and the winning ball counter 252 is counted up. The most significant digit output of this winning ball counter 252 is added to the above-mentioned or game) 2461. Therefore, if there are, for example, 10 winning balls in the variable winning device 130, and the winning ball counter 252 carries, the carryover occurs. The signal is applied to AND gate 242 via OR game 1-2461 and 246.

As mentioned above, when the special ball detection signal is not generated (i.e.,
When a pachinko ball wins only in the general winning area IQ5a-b in the variable winning device 130), the flip-flop 241
is in a reset state, so AND gate 242 is turned on. The output of this AND gate 242 is applied to the clock input terminal of the flip-flop 148 via the five-point OR gate 150 in FIG. 131 is reset.

Thereafter, the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 is reset in the same manner as described above, so that the determination circuit 201 is released from the active state and stops the signal a. Therefore, no driving current is applied to the solenoid 212, and the variable prize winning device 130 finishes opening even if the 30 second period has not elapsed. Further, since the drive signal is no longer applied to the sound effect generation circuit 216, the sound effect indicating the jackpot state also stops.

Also, as described above, the variable winning device 130 wins for 30 seconds.
Alternatively, if the pachinko ball is opened until there are 10 winning balls inside, there is a certain probability that a pachinko ball will also win in the special ball winning area 402. When a pachinko ball wins in the special ball winning area 402, the above 30.
Repeat the opening for up to 10 seconds or until there are 10 winning balls inside.

When the result of the slot game is (7, 7, 7, 7), the output of the AND gate 203 becomes logic 1, and this level is connected to one control input (positive logic) of the AND gate 240 via the connection point W. control input). Furthermore, the most significant digit signal of the continuation counter 245 is applied to the other control input (negative logic control input) of the AND gate 240, but the output of the continuation counter 245 is at L level at this point. , AND gate 240 is in a state where it can receive a special ball detection signal.

Now, when a pachinko ball enters the special ball winning area 402 and the special ball detector 401 generates a special ball detection signal, this detection signal is applied to the clock input of the flip-flop 241 via the game 1240. Since the D input of the flip-flop 241 is always pull-amplified, the flip-flop 241 is sent to the center. Therefore, that d
The output becomes a logic 0 and AND gate 242 closes.

As already mentioned, the variable prize winning device 130 was opened in 30 years ago.
When the time of seconds has passed or 10 six dick balls have been entered in the variable entry charge device 130, the or gate 246
A pulse is applied to the clock terminals of the AND gate 242 and the flip-flop 243 via the TO-OR gate 246, but since the AND gate 242 is closed at this time,
This pulse does not pass through AND gate 242. Therefore, since the phase shift pulse generation circuit 145 of FIG. 5A is not reset, the determination circuit 201 continues to output the signal a.

On the other hand, the D input terminal of the flip-flop 243 has the C output of the flip-flop 241 (at this point, the L] level).
is added, so the flip-flop 243 is set when the clock is applied, and its C output becomes logic O, so that the flip-flops 243 and 1 to 203 (FIG. 5C)
is temporarily closed to temporarily cut off the signal a of the determination circuit 201. Therefore, the drive current of the solenoid 212 is temporarily cut off, and the variable prize winning device 130 is also temporarily closed.

Further, since the flip-flop 243 is set, the timer counter 244 is also released from the reset state and counts the clock φ2. Then, when the set time (for example, 2 seconds) has elapsed, the timer counter 244 resets the flip-flop 243. Therefore, and gate 20
The output of No. 3 rises again, and the variable winning device 130 opens again for 30 seconds or until 10 pachinko balls enter the variable winning device 130. Since the control input terminal of the AND gate 240 is at logic 1 during this opening period of 30 seconds or until 10 pachinko balls are won in the variable winning device 130, the flip-flop 241 receives the special ball detection signal. Therefore, if a pachinko ball wins in the special ball winning area 402 during this period, the above operation is repeated, and the variable winning device 130 repeats opening for a maximum of 30 seconds.

By the way, the output of the AND gate 203 rises every time the variable prize winning device 130 repeats opening for a maximum of 30 seconds.
This rising edge is applied to the clock terminal of the continuation counter 245 via the connection point W, and is counted and amplified. When the opening for a maximum of 30 seconds is repeated 10 times in a row, the continuation counter 245 carries over and closes the AND gate 240. Therefore, even if a prize is won in the special ball winning area 402 during this period, the special ball detection signal will not be accepted by the flip-flop 241.

Therefore, the flip-flop 24 and gate 242.
The flip-flop 243 is the special ball winning area 40 mentioned above.
The situation will be similar to the case where the player did not win in 2. Therefore, if a period of 30 seconds passes after the variable winning device 130 is opened, or if 10 pachinko balls win in the variable winning device 130, the same situation will occur as in the case where no prize is won in the special ball winning area 402 described above. The entire device is initialized.

By the way, as mentioned above, in this embodiment, when the result of the slot game is a jackpot, the opening time of the variable winning device 130 is not constant, and the variable winning device 130 is open for up to 30 seconds.
Even if a pachinko ball wins in the special ball winning area 402 during the opening for seconds, the variable winning device 130 does not necessarily repeat the opening for a maximum of 30 seconds. Therefore, there is a possibility that troubles may occur between the player and the player, and in order to prevent this trouble, in this embodiment, changes in the gaming state can be notified to the player in the display area 110.

For example, the specific content of the notification is: ■Variable prize bag W13
The opening time of 0, ① the number of winning balls to the variable prize winning device 130 within the opening time of 30 seconds at maximum, and the number of times the opening is repeated for 30 seconds at maximum, etc. are assumed. - First, when the determination circuit 201 generates the signal a, the shift register 213 is released from the recent state and counts the clock φ2. This shift register 213 is configured to shift its output by 1 bit every 3 seconds, and the -driver 214 amplifies this and displays it on the time display section 2.
Add to 15.

This time display section 215 is composed of a light emitting diode or the like, and numerical values 1 to 10 are displayed on its surface as shown in FIG. Therefore, this time display section 2150
The lighting position moves every three seconds after the variable winning device 130 has been in the open state for a long time, and shows the player how many seconds the variable winning device 130 has been open.

In addition, the signal a generated by the determination circuit 201 when the jackpot state is reached is passed through the point P to the data selector 114b-
It is added to the select terminal A/H of c-d. As a result, data selectors 114b-C-d select the B-side input and apply it to decoder drivers 112b-c-d.

First, the B side input of the data selector 114b-C is connected to the winning ball counter 25 shown in the fifth diagram via the connection point N.
2 output is added, and this is decoder driver 1
12b-C decodes and amplifies the numerical value display section 111b.
- added to c.

Therefore, when a jackpot state occurs, the number of pachinko balls that have won on the variable winning device 130 during the period of the jackpot state is displayed on the numerical display section 111b-c, and before a period of 30 seconds has elapsed, the number of pachinko balls that have won on the variable winning device 130 is displayed. Even if it closes,
Since the player can understand the reason why the variable prize winning device 130 is closed, troubles with the player can be prevented.

In addition, the connection point O is connected to the B side input of the data selector 114d.
The counting output of the continuation number counter 245 shown in the fifth diagram is added through the decoder driver 11.
2d is decoded and amplified and added to the numerical display section 111d. Therefore, when a jackpot state occurs, the number of times the jackpot state continues due to winnings in the special ball winning area 402 during that period is displayed on the numerical display section 111d, and the player is informed of how many jackpots have occurred, and 1° When a pachinko ball wins a prize in a special ball winning area 402 during the jackpot state for the second time, even if the jackpot state is canceled, the player can understand the reason, and troubles with the player can be prevented.

As is clear from the above description, the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment derives a new gaming state in response to the occurrence of the causative gaming state, and also has means for notifying players of changes in the gaming state. Smooth gaming will only be possible if there is a relationship of trust between the players and the gaming parlor.

Therefore, if a sensor that detects the occurrence of a gaming situation caused by a gaming parlor is intentionally modified in order to increase the gambling spirit of players or to easily set up machines, the relationship between the players and the gaming parlor may be affected. The relationship of trust between players will be seriously damaged, and the premise of pachinko games will be overturned.

Therefore, in the present invention, if a game parlor intentionally modifies the sensor that detects the occurrence of a game state that is the cause of deriving a new game state, the game is prevented from playing normally. This is to ensure a relationship of trust between the store and the players.

The type and location of the sensor that detects the occurrence of the gaming state that causes this varies depending on the type of pachinko machine, but
When considering this embodiment, the specific ball detector 121 that causes the slot game to start, the stop switch 141 that causes the slot game to stop, and the variable winning device 130 that cause the slot game to end after a long time. Possible winning ball detectors 4°5, 406, special ball detectors, etc. that cause the variable winning device 130 to end the long-time opening and also cause the variable winning device 130 to repeat the long opening.

Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the stop switch 141
, winning ball detectors 405 and 406 and special ball detector 401
An example will be shown in which if a game is tampered with, it will no longer be possible to continue playing normally.

Generally, these sensors are routed from their respective locations to a control board using lead wires, and the lead wires and the control board are connected to each other using connectors. Since it is difficult to tamper with the control board in general game parlors, when the above-mentioned fraudulent activity is carried out, the contact point of the sensor is usually destroyed.

■, Cut the lead wire.

■Remove the connector.

It is expected that the following methods will be adopted.

Regardless of which of the above modifications is performed, a common feature that occurs is that the connector on the control board becomes an open loop.

Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to be able to detect any of the above cases, the sensors such as the winning ball detectors 405 and 406 and the stop switch 141 are configured so that they are normally closed loops and become open loops when a signal is generated. At the same time, switch open detectors 261, 262, 263, 264
If the sensor in charge is in an open loop for a predetermined period of time or longer, it is determined that the sensor has been tampered with in some way.

To explain the specific function, for example, in order to further increase the gambling spirit of players, a game parlor uses the winning ball detector 405.4.
Suppose that the lead of No. 06 is disconnected from the connector of the control board, and the variable winning device 130 is opened until a predetermined time elapses, regardless of how many winning balls there are in the variable winning device 130.

If such manipulation is done, the connector assigned to the sensor on the control board will always be in an open loop. However, since the loop becomes open only when a winning ball passes through the spot, it is normally impossible for the open loop to continue for more than a few seconds. Therefore, when the open loop continues for more than a predetermined time, the switch open detectors 261 and 262 change the output abnormality detection signal to logic 1.
This abnormality detection signal is sent to the OR gate 265.
It is applied via connection point I to OR gate 149 of FIG. 5A. Therefore, the output of OR gate 149 becomes logic 1, resetting flip-flops 131 and 144 and, via node H and OR gate 246, resetting flip-flops 241 and 243.

First, when the flip-flop 131 is reset, reception of the specific ball detection signal is refused, and the flip-flop 1
If the flip-flops 241 and 243 are reset, the reception of the stop signal will be refused, and if the flip-flops 241 and 243 are reset, the reception of the special ball detection signal will be refused, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5. The control circuit becomes unable to perform all operations.

Further, the output of the OR gate 265 is applied via the connection point Y to the AND gate 208 shown in FIG. 5C. Therefore, the clock φ2 passes through the AND gate 208, is amplified by the driver, and is displayed on the warning display means 222. Therefore,
Players can learn that the pachinko game machine has been modified in some way.

Further, at this time, in conjunction with the display on the warning display means 222, a warning sound by a buzzer or the like may be used to notify that some kind of tampering has been carried out, or it may be communicated to the control room.

As explained above, according to the present invention, game parlors cannot take palliative measures such as adding tricks to the internal circuits of pachinko machines, so all pachinko machines of the same type are identical. Control operations are carried out to ensure a relationship of trust between the gaming parlor and the players.

It goes without saying that the location of the switch open detector is not limited to the above.

In addition, the above example shows an example in which the control means is reset when the switch open detector detects tampering, but another method to prevent normal gaming is to reduce the driving current of the motor of the firing device. Various methods may be considered, such as cutting off or turning off the power to the control circuit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the display area, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the variable prize winning device, and Fig. 4 shows the installation of various sensors. Explanatory diagram showing the position, go to Figure 5, Figure 5 B, Figure 5 C, Figure 5
The figure is a circuit diagram 100 showing an example of a control circuit...Pachinko game machines 261, 262, 263, 264...Switch open detector Patent applicant Sophia Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Hikari Murakami's drawing 111-( (No change in internal details) Figure 1 Figure 2 Kazuo Wakasugi, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office 1. Display of the case 1982 Patent Application No. 2464.41
No. 2, Name of the invention Pachinko game machine 3, relation to the case of the person playing the sleeve 11 Patent applicant I 1 Address 7-201, RLI Sakaino-cho, Gunma Prefecture Name Sophia Co., Ltd. Co-representative Yamayoshi Taira Arata Co. Representative: Hiroshi Ito 4, Ishi Embedded A: 1-6 Arai 1-9-3, Nakano-ku, Tokyo Drawing subject to amendment 7 Details of the amendment As shown in the attached sheet, however, the engraving on one side of the area Shishofu ＼ Spearless.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) In a pachinko gaming machine equipped with a control device that derives a gaming state that becomes a result in response to the occurrence of various gaming states that become the cause, A pachinko game machine, comprising sensor monitoring means for monitoring the operating state of a sensor that detects the occurrence of a problem, and preventing the pachinko game machine from operating normally unless the sensor operates normally. (2. In the pachinko game machine according to claim 1, the display contents are updated due to a winning in a specific winning area, and when the player presses a stop switch. a display area in which the update of display contents is stopped due to the above, and a variable winning device having a plurality of modes each having different winning efficiency and whose mode changes in relation to the display in the display area, the sensor monitoring means (3) In the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 2, the variable winning device is configured to monitor the operating state of the stop switch. The mode changes in accordance with the number of winning balls into the variable winning device when the mode is advantageous for the customer, and the sensor monitoring means monitors the operating state of a sensor that detects the winning balls into the variable winning device. A pachinko game machine characterized by: (4) In the pachinko game machine according to claims 1 to 3, when the sensor monitoring means discovers an abnormality in the operating status of the sensor to be monitored. , a machinko gaming machine characterized in that the display area is initialized. (5) In the pachinko game machine according to claims 1 to 4, when the sensor monitoring means detects an abnormality in the operating status of the sensor to be monitored, the sensor monitoring means cuts off the drive power of the control device. A pachinko game machine characterized by: (6) In the pachinko game machine according to claims 1 to 5, the sensor monitoring means stops the operation of the ball hitting device when a field lightning is detected in the operating status of the sensor to be monitored. A pachinko game machine characterized by: