JPS60199487A - Control apparatus of pinball hole - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Ru.

First, a conventional management device will be explained.

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view schematically showing a general pachinko pole. (10) is a pachinko machine, which, as shown in Fig. 3, consists of a pachinko machine main body (1), an upper tank (12) provided on the back of the machine, and a lower tank (13) located at the bottom. It is equipped with The front side of the main body (11) has a playing surface with a safe hole and an out hole, and when a customer plays a game and the ball hits the safe hole, a predetermined number of pachinko balls will be released from the upper tank (2) into the arrow (2). As shown in A), the out balls that are supplied to the customer and do not enter the safe hole are marked by the arrow (B).
), the ball is received as a shot ball in the lower tank (13). When there are no pachinko balls in the upper tank (12), the replenishment gutter (1
A certain number of pachinko balls are supplied from 4) via the supply counter (l5), and when the balls received in the lower tank (13) flow down the downflow gutter (l6), they are supplied to the counter (17).
It is now counted as .

The pachinko machines tJll (10) as described above are arranged in several rows as shown in FIG. 1, and one row (20) is called an island.

Further, (30) is a counter used for exchanging prizes, etc. Behind the counter is a management room, in which a management machine (31) (see FIG. 2) is provided.

A computer is mainly used for management 1 (31), which receives and stores signals from the supply ball counter (15) and shot ball counter (17) of each pachinko machine (10);
It is designed to perform calculations and comprehensively manage the operation of the pachinko machine. In other words, the main purpose is to issue a stop signal to the pachinko machine to stop the operation of the pachinko machine when the difference between the number of balls to be supplied (A> and the number of balls to be played (B)) reaches a preset stop value. The function is to display and print the operating status of the pachinko machine, such as the number of balls supplied and the number of balls played. That's what we're doing.

However, as shown in FIG. 2, the conventional pachinko hall management device as described in
) are connected to the management machine (31) from inside the island (20) through the ceiling etc. with separate wiring (33), and each wiring (33) is connected to the control machine (31) at least for the supply ball counter (15). For example, if the pachinko pole is to accommodate 200 pachinko machines, all of the pachinko poles are required. As many as 600 wires were required, and the wiring work was difficult, and the wiring inside the island and on the ceiling were complicated. This was also the cause of the long construction period when constructing a new hall.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the conventional management device as described above and to simplify the wiring between each pachinko machine and the management device.

In order to achieve this objective, the pachinko hall management device of the present invention is provided in each pachinko machine, and includes a control unit that controls the pachinko machine based on various data such as the number of balls to be supplied and the number of balls played in the pachinko machine. It has a bar f-n machine controller having a communication part controlled by the control part, and a communication part that receives various data from the pachinko machine controller, and manages the pachinko machines in the entire hall based on the data. A repeater comprising a data management machine, a communication unit that is located between the data management machine and the pachinko machine controller and that receives and transmits the various data, and a memory that stores data from the communication unit for each machine. A pachinko hall management device is constructed.

Since the pachinko hall management device of the present invention has the above-described configuration, the number data from the pachinko machine controller is stored in the repeater, the number control by the pachinko machine controller is performed based on the data, and the number data is stored in the repeater. The data is transmitted to the data management machine by the communications department as needed, so the function equivalent to the entire wiring for each unit that was conventionally required can be shared with one line or a small number of lines, and therefore, it is much simpler than before. This has the effect of significantly simplifying the wiring work.

Moreover, since the data of each pachinko machine is stored in the repeater, there is no need to provide memory in each pachinko machine controller, and the data management machine can be used to relay data without having to manage each pachinko machine in the entire hall. By managing the machines, it is possible to easily manage the pachinko machines in the entire hall as a result.

The illustrated embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing one embodiment of the pachinko ball management device of the present invention, in which (10) is a pachinko machine, (40) is a pachinko machine controller provided in each pachinko machine (10), ( 50) is a data management machine, and (80) is a repeater. Pachinko machine (10) and its controller (
40), although only four are shown in the figure, there are actually as many as the number installed in the hall, and the repeater (80) is located on the island (
20) (Fig. 1).

The data management machine (50) is connected to all the controllers (40) by a line (100) via each repeater (80). The line (100) is divided into two for sending and receiving.
It can also be used as a book.

The pachinko machine controller (40) can control the pachinko machine in cooperation with the repeater, and as shown in FIG. 5, it includes a CPU (41), an input interface (43)
, an output interface (44), a communication controller (45) and a transceiver (46) that constitute a communication section (47).
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The repeater (80) is a pachinko machine controller (40).
・It is located between the data management machine (50) and stores and relays the data of both sides.For example, as shown in FIG. A communication controller (83) and a transceiver (84) that constitute the section (87)
(85). The transceiver (84) is connected to the line (
100a) is connected to each repeater or data management machine (50), and the transceiver (85) is connected to the line (100b).
It is connected to each pachinko machine controller (40) on that island through the pachinko machine controller.

The input interface (43) of the pachinko machine controller (40) inputs various data (CD) such as the number of balls to be supplied and the number of balls to be hit issued from the pachinko tM (10), and the input data is sent to the CPU (41). Communication department (4
7) to the repeater (80) at the timing obtained by the IM controller (45), and the communication section (80)
7) to the interface (86), CPU (8
1) to be stored in the memory (82).

Data from pachinko l (10) includes, in addition to the number of balls to be supplied and the number of balls driven, counting data such as the number of safe balls, number of out balls, number of balls loaned, number of prize balls, etc. There are ball signals, magnet detection signals, push button switch signals, customer presence detection signals, etc. Specifically, the number of balls to be replenished is obtained as a pulse signal emitted from the replenishment counter (15) shown in FIG. The number of safe balls and the number of out balls are obtained as pulse signals from counters provided in each passage.

The number of balls rented is the number of pachinko balls rented out by a thin ball rental machine installed between pachinko machines, and the number of balls rented is 1. f
It is input as a pulse signal from a detector (for example, a microswitch installed in the coin lending machine or on the coin conveyor on the island) of the coin inserted into the t&. The number of prize balls is the number of man-hours counted when a customer exchanges pachinko balls. Generally, these prize balls are sent to the counter (30) (
Jet counter (high-speed ball counter) equipped with Figure 1)
Normally, it is counted as an island, but some holes have an island (
20) may also be provided with a jet counter, so the number of man-hours counted by the jet counter is also input into the pachinko machine controller located at the end. The number of prize balls is detected by a counter at the end of the island, so it can be input directly to the repeater (80) without going through the pachinko machine controller (40), and the number of balls to be rented is also detected at the end of the conveyor on the island. In case, a repeater (80
) can be entered directly.

Next, the discrimination data will be explained. The medium ball signal is input by the [1] switch which is activated when there are no more pachinko balls on the upper tray (12) (Fig. 3) of the pachinko machine.

A magnet detection signal is generated by a magnetic sensor provided on the gaming surface of a pachinko machine when a player commits a fraudulent act using a magnet. The push button switch Shingetsu is activated when a player presses the push button (22) (Fig. 1) [to (75) described below] provided at the top of the pachinko machine when a problem occurs. It will be done. A detection signal indicating the presence or absence of a customer is emitted by an infrared sensor or the like provided at a suitable location on the front side of the Pachinko machine (10) when a player is in front of the Pachinko machine. This signal can also be obtained by determining whether the automatic ball hitting device of the pachinko machine is operating or not, or by determining whether the out ball signal is being issued continuously.

As described above, various data from the pachinko machine (10) are transferred from the input interface (43) to the CPU (41).
) is transmitted from the communication unit (47) to the repeater (80) and stored in its memory (82). The memory (82) of the repeater (80) also includes:
”In addition to the data from the second pachinko machine, data management 1m
The initial data transmitted from (50) is stored. Initial data includes stop setting value, absorption setting value, number of supplied balls setting value, automatic release value, number of the island where the repeater is installed, and pachinko machine controller (40
) is the installation number of the pachinko machine, the type, the ratio of each count data explained above, etc.

The "stop setting value" is a numerical value for stopping the pachinko machine when the difference between the number of supplied balls and the number of balls hit reaches the stop setting value.

The "absorption setting value" means that when (number of balls driven) - (number of balls supplied) exceeds this absorption setting value while the pachinko machine is in operation, the number of balls driven that exceeds this value is considered to be 0. , is a value to secure that amount as a profit for the ball. In other words, if we decide to stop the pachinko machine when the above-mentioned stop setting value reaches (number of balls struck) - (number of supplied balls) - stop setting value, how many balls are struck during the game? Even so, when hitting IL, all of this will be expelled.

Dirt is undesirable because it throws away everything that once benefited the hall. Therefore, during the game, any ball hit that exceeds the absorption set value is regarded as an O, and the profit of the pole is secured.

The "set value for the number of balls to be replenished" is a value of the number of man-hours to replenish the pachinko machine at one time when the upper tray (12) of the pachinko machine runs out of balls.

The "automatic release value" is calculated as follows: (Number of balls struck) - (Number of balls supplied) when a player drives more Pachinko balls into the Pachinko machine, regardless of whether the Pachinko machine has stopped hitting one pass or not. ) is a numerical value for automatically canceling the stopped state and allowing more games to be played when the game reaches a certain number of points.

"The number of the island to which the repeater is installed" is used to express what island number the repeater is in charge of. For example, if the island number is number 2, "2 "No."

[The machine number J of a pachinko machine to which a pachinko machine controller is installed indicates what number of pachinko machine that controller is in charge of.For example, if the machine number of the pachinko machine is R256 J. If it is the number, it will be "No. 256". Furthermore, the term "type" is used to represent the type of pachinko machine as there are various types.

The "count data ratio" is a ratio set corresponding to each count data input from the pachinko machine described above. That is, all counting data from a pachinko machine is input as a pulse signal, but each pulse has a different value. For example, the supply counter (I5), the driving counter (17), and the out ball counter are 1 for 10 pachinko balls.
A pulse is emitted, and the safe ball counter is 1 for each pachinko ball.
emit a pulse. Further, the number of balls to be borrowed is emitted as one pulse for one coin, and one coin corresponds to 25 pachinko balls. Since the value of one pulse is different, in order to convert this into a pachinko ball, a ratio is set according to each data, and when calculating, one pulse is multiplied by this ratio by 3 t.

The CPU (41) of the pachinko machine controller is connected to the line (
100b), the memory (82) of the repeater (80)
Various calculations and comparisons are performed based on the above initial data stored in the above and various data from the pachinko machine, and as a result, various borrowing periods are issued to the pachinko Ia (10) via the output interface (44), and the pachinko tN (10) ) performs various operations in response.

As a result, each pachinko machine is controlled individually, while the CPU (41) communicates with the repeater (80) via the communication controller (45) and transceiver (46) through the line (100b) as explained earlier. The necessary output signals are transmitted to the repeater (80).

The repeater (80) manages all the pachinko machines installed on the island, and transmits data and words from each pachinko machine controller (40) on the island to the transceiver (80).
5) can be stored in the memory (82), and the line (]0Oa) to the data management ta (50) can be used by the communication controller (83) controlled by the CPU 4 (81) as needed. Data management i
1M (50) can also be transmitted. It is also possible to receive various data and commands from the data management machine (50), which are input from the transceiver (84) and stored in the memory (82), and the commands are sent to the communication controller (83). At the same time, a specific pachinko machine controller (40
) will be issued.

That is, data management 11 (
50) via the repeater (80).
10). In this case, the pachinko machine controller (40) and the repeater (80)
Communication between the repeater (80) and the data management machine (50) is carried out by the communication unit (47) of each pachinko machine controller (40), the repeater (80), and the data management machine (50).
(87) According to (60''), a large number of repeaters and pachinko machine controllers share the line at a predetermined timing.

The explanation will be given sequentially based on the signals output from the downstream output interface (44).

Output signals include a replenishment instruction signal, a replenishment stop signal, a stop instruction signal, a replenishment failure signal, an illegal signal, a remaining amount signal in the upper pan tank, a table operating time signal, a data output signal to a push button, and the like.

For convenience, the "replenishment instruction signal", "replenishment stop signal", and "replenishment failure signal" will be explained by referring to the flowchart of replenishment control shown in Figure 7, and for the "stop instruction signal", please refer to the flowchart in Figure 8. I will explain as I go along.

The replenishment control is to control the replenishment of so-called additional balls, and first, it is determined whether 4-blood (12) is a medium ball or not based on the presence or absence of a medium ball signal IJJi (130). If it is not a medium ball, no action is taken. In the case of a medium ball, the replenishment instruction signal (
131) is issued, and if the replenishment device is normal, is there an additional ball? ili supply and its count 5 (132) is started. Then the delay timer (133
), the replenishment count value becomes 0 after a certain period of time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed.
A judgment (134) is made as to whether or not.

As a result, if the needle value is 0, it means that no replenishment has been made even though the certain period of time has elapsed.
Replenishment failure and therefore replenishment failure signal (135a)
emits. If the counted value is not O, the counted value is compared with the set value for the number of balls to be supplied (x) (136). If the counted value does not reach the set value for the number of balls to be replenished, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the replenishment instruction (137). Cents for a predetermined time α (for example, 60 seconds) are counted by the delay timer (13
Use a different timer from 3). If the predetermined time α has not been reached, the process returns to the replenishment instruction (131) and repeats the same operation. When the counted value reaches the replenishment number set value, a replenishment stop signal (139) is issued, and then it is determined whether the counted value and the replenishment number set value are equal or not (13B). If the two are equal, the replenishment work has been carried out properly, and the replenishment work is thus completed. If the two values are not equal, it means that the supply exceeds the set value, and this is a supply failure, so a supply failure signal (
135b). Also, regardless of whether the count value has not reached the set value in the judgment (136), the judgment (137)
If the predetermined time α has elapsed, it means that the predetermined replenishment operation has not been completed within the predetermined time, and since this is also a replenishment failure, a replenishment failure signal (135c) is generated. And the replenishment failure signal as above (]35a to C)
When this is issued, the inspection lamp (71) of the push button device (70) lights up to that effect. At the same time, a replenishment failure signal (13
5a-c) are connected to the data management machine (80) via the repeater (80).
50) and a message to employees (140)
will also be done. In this case, even during a replenishment failure, replenishment is not performed at all, or for a predetermined period of time (for example, 5 seconds or more - 1
=) When it is delayed (135a), when it is done beyond the set value for the number of replenishing balls (135b) (for example, overflow due to a failure of the on-off valve operated by the solenoid of the replenishment device), within a predetermined time (for example, 60 seconds) ), there are three states (135c) where the number of replenishments is less than the set value because the replenishment is not completed (135c), and these states can also be displayed.

Next, the stop control will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, the calculation of (number of balls hit) = (number of balls supplied) is CPt1
(41), and a stop judgment 1#i (60) is made every moment to determine whether the value has reached the set stop value. If the stop set value is not reached, no action is taken. When the stop set value is reached, a stop signal (60a) is issued to stop replenishment (6I), and thereafter the operation of the replenishing device is stopped until the stop state is released. Next, it is determined whether the ball is a medium ball or not (62). If it is not a medium ball, no further action will be taken. For medium balls, use a repeater (
80), the information is sent to the data management ill (50), predetermined display and printing (63) is made as necessary, and the operation of the table is stopped (64) by turning off the power to the automatic ball hitting device. [Stop lamp J (
72) lights up. Furthermore, the termination signal (60a) is also transmitted to the data management tJll (50) via the repeater (80), and a message (65) is sent to the employee.

When the magnet detection signal is received from the pachinko machine, the "improper signal" is immediately sent to the data management Ia (50) via the pachinko machine and the repeater (80), which causes the inspection lamp of the push button device to lights up and sends a message to employees.

"-L blood tank remaining amount signal" is (last replenished?N
It is obtained as i (number of balls fed) - (safe balls x number of compensated balls from the end of the supply), and this is displayed on the display section (73) of the push button device.

"Machine operating time" is determined by (number of balls hit) ÷ (~
pcs/min), and this is also displayed on the push button mounting surface (70).

The ``remaining amount of the upper tank'' and the ``operating time of the machine'' are provided for reference by the players, thereby improving the service to the players.

9. “Data output to the push button” is performed through the output terminal (74) of the push button device (70). In general, at pachinko poles, after the store closes, each pachinko machine's data, i.e., the number of balls replenished, the number of balls struck, and the difference between them (so-called machine balance)
Based on this, the nails of the board are adjusted. At this time, it would be convenient if the data could be output for each pachinko machine.

[Data output to push button] answers this request. In other words, a separate display device for the data is prepared,
The display device is given to the person who adjusts the nails (the so-called nailer). When adjusting each pachinko machine, the nailer inserts the input plug of the display device into the output terminal (74) of the push button device, and transfers the data for that pachinko machine stored in the memory (82) of the repeater to the display device. The nails on the stand can be adjusted based on this information.

As described above, the pachinko machine controller (40) cooperates with the repeater (80) and stores various data such as the number of balls to be supplied and the number of balls to be hit for the installed portion in the memory (82) of the repeater 10. Based on this, the pachinko machine is independently controlled, and the repeater (80) is capable of transmitting various data of any pachinko machine on the island to the data management machine (50) as necessary. be.

The pachinko machine controller (40) can be formed as a single box, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, and can be attached to a suitable location of the pachinko machine, for example, on the back side. It can also be incorporated into the pachinko machine itself without being made into a box.

In the figure, (100) constitutes a line connected to the transceiver (46), and specifically, a coaxial cable, optical fiber, or the like is used. Also, connectors (1,01) (102) are provided at the tip, and the connector (101) is connected to the connector (102) of the adjacent controller.
2''), and the connector (102) is connected to another adjacent connector (101''), and so on, and a line is formed.

This makes the wiring work even easier.

In addition to the line (100), there is also a line (103) as a backup in case the line breaks, and a power line (103).
4) can be provided. (110) indicates an input line for various data connected to the input interface (43), and (120) indicates an output line from the output interface (44). The input line (110) and output line (120) are
Each is connected to a corresponding part of the pachinko machine, such as a replenishment counter, push button, etc.

The controller (40) further includes, as shown in FIG.
It can also be integrated with a push button device (70).

In this way, the wiring for the push button device can be formed simultaneously during the mass production process at the factory, and the wiring can be further simplified.

In the figure, (75) indicates the push button, (76) its indicator lamp, and (77) the machine number. Also, repeater (80)
Like the pachinko machine controller (40), it can be made into a box or can be directly incorporated into the island end.

Next, the data management machine (50) will be explained.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example thereof. The data management machine (50) manually inputs various data from the repeater (80) to the pachinko machine controller (40) by managing the repeaters (80) of each station, and based on this data, finally manages the data of the entire hall. It manages the pachinko machine as a whole.

The ones shown are CPU (51), memory (52)
, CRT display (53), printer (54)
), an external memory (55), a modem (56), a keyboard (5T), a communication controller (58) and a transceiver (59) constituting a communication section (60').

This data management IJI (50) inputs the number of the pachinko machine controller (40) requesting data using the keyboard.
57), the specified pachinko machine data is input from the transceiver (59) via the communication controller (58) through the line (]00a) and from the repeater (80), and is displayed on the CRT display (53). be able to. By operating the keyboard (57), data for all pachinko machines installed in the hall can be obtained from each repeater and displayed in sequence. In this case, if necessary, the data is printed by a printer (54).

3 If you wish to keep the data, you can store it in an external memory (55) such as a floppy disk. Furthermore, a pachinko machine controller (40
) If a termination signal, unauthorized signal, etc. from
(53), and the person operating the management machine (50) notifies the staff via public address system, etc. Public broadcasts, etc. can also be made to be performed automatically. Further, by operating the keyboard, a stop command, a replenishment command, a replenishment stop command, etc. can be issued to a specific pachinko machine through the repeater (80). The modem (56) is for communicating with other pachinko balls, thereby allowing information exchange with other pachinko halls.

As explained above, according to this management device, each pachinko machine is controlled independently by its controller (40), all pachinko machines on each island are managed by each repeater, and all repeaters are managed by each repeater. By managing with a data management machine, it is possible to ultimately manage all 5-4 ball pachinko machines, and communication between each pachinko machine controller and the repeater, and between the repeater and the data management machine is carried out at a predetermined timing by each communication unit. Since the lines can be shared by using a single line, the number of lines or a small number of lines can be reduced, and the wiring work is therefore significantly simplified. Since the data of each pachinko machine is recorded in the repeater 1a, there is a great advantage that there is no need to provide a memory in each pachinko machine controller.

Note that the pachinko machine controller (40) is not limited to the case where it is provided for each pachinko machine, but for example, one pachinko machine controller (40) is provided for every second or third machine.
Accordingly, two to three pachinko machines in charge can be individually controlled, and repeaters can also be provided for every 2.3 islands. Even in this case, the above-mentioned effects of the device of the present invention are not impaired, but rather the cost can be reduced.

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[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial perspective view of a general pachinko hall. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional device. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a general pachinko machine. Schematic block diagram FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a pachinko machine controller FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a repeater FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of supply control FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a pachinko machine controller FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a pachinko machine controller; FIG. 1O is a perspective view of another example of the same as the above; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an example of a data management machine. (10)...Pachinko machine 7 (40)...Pachinko machine controller (50)...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A pachinko machine controller that is installed in a pachinko machine and has a control section that controls the pachinko machine based on various data such as the number of balls to be supplied and the number of balls driven in the pachinko machine: rtl131, and a communication section that is controlled by this control section. a data management machine that has a communication unit that receives various data from the pachinko machine controller and that manages the pachinko machines in the entire hall based on the data; and a data management machine that is located between the data management machine and the pachinko machine controller. , a pachinko hall management device comprising a repeater having a communication unit that receives and transmits the various data, and a memory that stores data from the communication unit for each machine.