JPS61103463A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Field of Application> The present invention relates to a pinball game machine equipped with a storage device that sequentially stores play states.

<Prior art> The pinball game machine is equipped with an RA that stores the game status sequentially in order to allow the game to proceed smoothly even with a complicated flow.
There are some that are equipped with storage devices such as M (for example, Jikko 5
8-8286). In this storage device, when a high voltage is applied from the power supply terminal, a signal is inputted from the write terminal to sequentially store the game state, and the memory is erased by applying a low voltage to the power supply terminal. For this reason, conventionally, in order to prevent the memory of the storage device from disappearing in the event of a power outage and making it impossible to continue playing, an auxiliary power source such as a battery is provided, and in the event of a power outage, this auxiliary power source is used instead of the commercial power source to connect the power terminal of the storage device. I was trying to supply power to the

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> Therefore, in the past, an auxiliary power source such as a battery was required, making the entire pinball game machine larger and heavier, and the manufacturing cost increased.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is designed to allow games to continue even after a power outage without requiring an auxiliary power source such as a battery, to be smaller and lighter, and to be manufactured at low cost.

<Means for Solving the Problem> The technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem is that when a high voltage is applied from the power supply terminal 11oo, the write terminal (WR
) to input signals and sequentially memorize the playing state,
In a pinball game machine equipped with a storage device 98 that erases memory by applying a low voltage to the power supply terminal 11oo, the game machine is charged by the power supply that supplies power to the power supply terminal ADD, and when the power supply is turned off, a high voltage is applied to the power supply terminal ADD. capacitor 1
02, a discharge amount '#71Fr103 that operates to rapidly discharge the capacitor 102, and a timer circuit 107 that operates the discharge circuit 103 when the power is turned off for a certain period of time. .

<Function> When the power is turned on, the power supply terminal of the storage device 98 is connected to the power supply.
A high voltage is applied to DD, and when it is off, a high voltage is applied from the capacitor 2 to the power supply terminal /looo.

When the power has been turned off for two predetermined time periods, the application of high voltage from the capacitor 102 to the power supply terminal 11oo is stopped, and the memory in the storage device 102 is erased.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained according to the illustrated example.
In the drawings to FIG. 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular machine frame, which is attached to a box-shaped base 2 so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 3 denotes a front plate, which is attached to the machine frame 1 through a spacer 4, and has an obstacle nail 6 on the front side of the front plate 3 to prevent the ball 5 from falling uncontrollably.
A large number of these are planted, and a board surface 7 with nails is formed.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a mounting window that opens below the panel surface 7 of the front plate 3, and a mounting frame 10 is mounted to the mounting window 9 so as to penetrate inside and outside. 11 is the stadium entrance provided at the upper end of the mounting frame lO,
16 balls are formed in horizontal rows below the board surface 7, and when a predetermined number (12 balls) of balls 5 are hit in the waiting path 13 with the ball hitting handle 12, the balls 5 are placed at the top of the board surface 7. Currency is now available at entrance 11 of the stadium. Also, the mounting frame 1
0, a pair of upper and lower partition plates are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction corresponding to the stadium entrance 11.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a large number of display units arranged horizontally corresponding to each stadium entrance 11, and the above-mentioned upper and lower specifications of the mounting frame 10.
It is removably fitted between the two cutting plates. Each display unit 14 includes a case body 15 and a cover/switch board 16 that closes the case body 15, and the case body 15 has display sections 17 arranged in five stages in the vertical direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the display units 17 are provided in 16 pieces in the horizontal direction and 5 pieces in the vertical direction, including display units 14 at the left end and the display unit 14 adjacent to the right, and display units 14 at the right end and the display unit 14 adjacent to the left. Each display section 17 is provided with a pattern 18 of the same type in the vertical direction up to the third row, and characters 19 indicating "OUT" are provided on the fourth and fifth rows. In addition, each display section 17 corresponding to the display unit 14 from the 3rd row to the 144th row counting from the left end has 1
Numbers 20 from 12 to 12 are placed in increasing numbers starting from the left end and the same number is displayed in the vertical direction, and the character 19 for OUT is placed in the fifth row. Further, behind the display section 17, a floor receiving section 21 corresponding to each stadium entrance 11 is formed in the vertical direction, and the floor receiving section 21 receives the balls 5 launched onto the upper part of the board surface 7 and sequentially stores them in the vertical direction. Between the display section 17 and the floor support section 21, five horizontal shafts 22 are provided to protrude at equal intervals in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a swinging member provided in five stages in each display unit 14. The rear part of each swinging member 25 is pivotally supported on the horizontal shaft 22 of each corresponding stage, and under normal conditions, the front part is rotated due to its own weight. 25a
is swung to a position covering the front surface of the display section 17 of each corresponding stage,
When the balls 5 fall onto the floor support portion 21, the rear end portions of the balls 5 are pushed down, and the front portions 25a of the swinging members 25 on the lowest stage touch the front surface of the display portion 21 in order according to the number of balls 5 that have fallen. It is designed to swing to open. 27 is a magnet fixed to each of the swinging members 25 in the third or fourth row from the bottom (swinging members 25 that cover the display section 17 with the pattern 18 or the number 20).

26 is a reed switch, which is attached to the outer surface of the switch board 16 in three or four stages corresponding to the magnets 20 of each swinging member 25, and when the swinging member 25 covers the display section 17; It is in an off state at a position apart from the magnet 27, and is configured so that when the swinging member 25 swings to open the display section 17, the magnet 27 approaches and turns on.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a ball ejecting means provided below the display unit 14, including a ball ejecting plate 31 covering the entire display unit 4, and the ball ejecting plate 31! A large number of ball stoppers 32 are arranged corresponding to each floor receiving part 21 to close the lower end opening thereof, and each floor 11 is integrated with 3.
An operating body 35 is rotatably supported on the front end of 2 on a horizontal axis 337/M and is biased forward by a spring 34,
When the operating body 35 is pushed against the spring 34, the ball stopper 32 moves backward on the ball removal plate 31 and removes the balls 5 in the corresponding floor receiver 21 one by one in the direction of arrow a through the ball hole 36. can be eliminated,
Further, the ball exclusion plate 31 is lockable in a horizontal state and is rotatable around the support shaft 37, and when the solenoid 38 is activated, the pressing rod 40 moves downward via the swinging rod 39, so that the ball exclusion plate 31 is locked. 31 is pulled down from the horizontal state to the support shaft 371p as shown by the chain line in FIG. Open the opening and remove all the balls 5 in each floor holder 21.
can be removed in the direction of the arrow.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a front door, which includes a rectangular mounting frame 44, a closing plate 45 attached to the lower part of the mounting frame 44, and a front door placed on the closing plate 45 and held by the mounting frame 44 via a support frame 46, etc. The front door 43 is pivoted on the left end side of the machine frame 1 so as to be openable and closable about a vertical axis 49.
7.48 integrally covers the front surface of the board surface 7 and the display section 17. 50 is a push button for re-hitting the ball 5, which is arranged in rows in the horizontal direction on the closing plate 45 in correspondence with each operating body 35;
Each push button 50 is held through the closing plate 45 so as to be movable back and forth, and is biased forward by a spring 51. By pressing the push button 50 forward, the ball stopper 32 is activated via the operating body 35. At the same time, when the push button 50 is released, the push button 50 and the ball stopper 32 are moved backward by the bias of the spring 34.51, and the ball stopper 32 is returned to its original position.

53 is a display board provided between the transparent glasses 47 and 48, and the display board 53 has a pattern 18 or a number 2 corresponding to the floor support part 21.
0's are placed in rows in the horizontal direction.

55 is a ball passage provided below the floor receiving part 21, and the ball passage 5
5 is formed to have a length spanning all the floor receivers 21, and receives the balls 5 removed from the floor receivers 21 in the direction of the arrow by pulling down the ball expulsion plate 31, from the outlet 56 in the center in the left-right direction. It is configured to cause transfers to fall. Reference numeral 57 is a floor receiving plate that receives the balls 5 that have been transferred and fallen from the ball passage 55 in a horizontal row, and is pivotably supported below the ball passage 55 about a front-rear axis 581. Reference numeral 59 denotes a holding member that holds the free end side of the floor receiving plate 57 so as to restrict downward rotation thereof, and is rotatably supported below the floor receiving plate 57 about a longitudinal axis 600i.
It is freely movable between a horizontal holding position P1 where it is held horizontally and an inclined holding position P2 where it is held in a downward tilted state to the left. 6
Reference numeral 2 denotes a driving means for moving the holding member 59 from the horizontal holding position e1 to the inclined holding position P2, which includes a solenoid 64 having an operating rod 63, a connecting rod 65 connected to the operating rod 63, and a connecting rod 65 attached to the left side. The lower end of the holding member 59 is connected to the middle part of the connecting rod 65, and when the solenoid 64 is actuated, the connecting rod 65 is moved back in the direction of arrow C when the solenoid 64 is activated. It is configured to move the holding member 59 from the horizontal holding position P1 to the inclined holding position P2 by moving in the direction. Reference numeral 68 denotes a guide plate provided at the free end of the floor receiving plate 57, which integrally includes a standing portion 69 projecting upward from the front end of the floor receiving plate 57 and a guiding portion 7o bent rearward from the standing portion 69. . 71 is a floor dispensing passage provided on the front plate 3, and the floor receiving plate 57 is in an inclined state.
An opening is formed in the front plate 3 in a front-back penetrating manner corresponding to the lower end thereof, and the ball 5 is received from the floor receiving plate 57 by the inclination of the floor receiving plate 57.
The ball 5 is delivered to the waiting path 13 in front of the front plate 3.

74 is a rasoki display device, which includes a display window 75 formed at the upper left end of the board surface 7, and a pattern 18 or numbers 19 on the display section 17.
It comprises a display body 76 with a display similar to that shown in FIG. Note that the display body 76 can be replaced with another display body 76 provided with another pattern 18 or a number 19.

78 is a central chatka provided at the center of the board surface 7, 79 is a side chatka provided on both sides of the board surface 7, and these chatkas 7
8.79 is formed into a box shape with an open top end, receives the ball 5 falling from the front surface of the board surface 7, and introduces the ball 5 to the back surface side of the board surface 7. 80 is a ball return port provided below the chatka 78.79 of the board 7, through which the ball 5 introduced from the chatka 78.79 to the back side of the board 7 is dropped onto the front side of the board 7.

A ball detection switch 81 (shown in FIG. 8) for detecting the ball 5 entering the center chatka 78 is provided on the back side of the board 7.

Reference numeral 84 denotes display lamps arranged in horizontal rows corresponding to each floor receiver 21, and are mounted horizontally at equal intervals on a printed circuit board 85 arranged horizontally slightly below the stadium entrance 11. The lamp 84 is attached to the mounting frame 10 as shown in FIG.
It can be seen from the front through a through hole 86 opened in the front wall 10a and an opening window 87 formed in the display board 53.

8B is a tachometer, which displays the number of times the ball 5 is re-hit, and also displays the number of times the ball 5 is re-hit, and the arrow Ella
Returning the ball 5 ejected in the direction to the waiting path 13 is limited to a certain number of times (six times), and then the ball 5 is returned from the floor receiving part 21 to the arrow a.
It is configured to send out the balls 5 discharged in the direction from the discharge passage 89 onto the floor receiving plate 57.

90 is a coin slot, 91 is a coin return push button, 92 is a coin return slot, 93 is a coin tray, 94 is a payment switch,
95 is a start switch. In addition, coin slot 9
Up to 7 coins can be inserted into 0, and the inserted coins are stored in the RAM 98, which will be described later, as stored coins. 96 is a coin receiver 1
This is a coin dispensing device that does not pay out at 1T193.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of the control system. In the figure, reference numeral 97 denotes a control device mainly composed of a microcomputer, including a reading means 77 for the rasoki display device 74, a coin detection switch 99 for detecting coins inserted from the coin slot 90, a ball detection switch 81, and a payment switch 94. , the start switch 95, the reed switch 26, etc., and the game state is sequentially stored in the RAM 98 shown in FIG.

Then, the control device 97 operates the solenoid 3B by turning on the settlement switch 94 having the following processing functions, and also operates the coin dispensing device 96 to dispense the stored coins to the coin tray 93. If there are stored coins that have been inserted from the coin slot 90 but have not yet been used for play, turning on the start switch 95 turns on the solenoid 3B.
At the same time, the solenoid 64 is operated a little later than the solenoid 38, and the 12 balls 5 are delivered to the waiting path 13. During the game, the ball 5 is the center chatka 7
8, each indicator lamp 84 is turned on one by one from the left end, and after cycling, the cyclic lighting is stopped at a randomly selected specific indicator lamp 84, and that indicator lamp 84 is turned on. Hold. At this time, if the randomly selected indicator lamp 84 is already lit, after the indicator lamp 84 is lit in a cycle, the next indicator lamp 84 is kept lit together with that indicator lamp 84. In addition, when the payment switch 94 or the start switch 95 is turned on, 12
When an uphill combination is formed by the combination of the floor receivers 21 containing the balls 5 due to the launch of the balls 5 or the re-hitting of the balls 5, in other words, when the launched balls 5 enter the floor receivers 21, the display section 17 All of the 12 patterns 18 or numbers 20 displayed on the screen are three of the same pattern or the same number or 3
If the numbers are aligned in consecutive numbers, it is determined that an up winning combination has been formed, and the coin payout device 96 is activated to pay out one coin to the coin receiver ] 93. At this time, if there are three silks with the same pattern 18, the number of silks added together is the number of coins to be paid out, and if the pattern 18 or number 20 is the same as the pattern or number displayed on the rasoki display device 74, If it is displayed on the display section 17, the number is added to the number of coins to be paid out, and the pattern 1 corresponding to the lit display lamp 84 is added.
If B or the number 20 is displayed on the display section 17, the sum of the numbers is set as the number of coins to be paid out, and the coin paying out device 96 is operated to pay out that number of coins to the coin tray 93. Furthermore, if there are three sets of three identical numbers 20 or the same pattern 18 on the display section 17, or if there are three sets of three consecutive numbers 20, the number of coins to be paid out is the sum of 2,
If there are four sets of the same number 20 or the same pattern 18, or if there are four sets of three consecutive numbers 20, the number of coins to be paid out is the sum of 3, and the payout device 96 is activated to dispense that number of coins. Payout to coin tray 93. In other words, ball 5
Even if the combination of floor supports 21 containing balls 5 is the same, if special conditions such as the display lamp 84 corresponding to the floor support 21 containing balls 5 are lit, the upward winning combination will be increased. Coins are paid out according to the winning hand.

FIG. 9 shows a circuit diagram of the RAM 98 part of the control device 97, and in the same figure, RAM 9B is connected to the call terminal OE.
, a write terminal l, a power supply terminal VOO, and an operating terminal CS, and T? AM98 is configured so that when a high voltage is applied from the power supply terminal VOO, a signal is input from the write terminal l to sequentially store the game state, and the memory is erased by applying a low voltage to the power supply terminal VOO. There is. Also RAM98
When a low voltage (approximately OV) is applied to the operating terminal CS, the RAM 98 is in an operating state in which input and output are possible, and can be written and read, and can sequentially store the game state. Furthermore, when a high voltage (approximately 5 V) is applied to the operating terminal CS, the RAM 98 is configured to no longer input or output, retaining its stored state, and reducing power consumption at this time. 101 is a power input terminal, to which direct load IE (approximately 5V) is supplied from a commercial power source. A capacitor 102 is charged by the power supply and applies a high voltage to the power supply terminal VOO when the power supply is turned off. 103 is a discharge circuit that operates to rapidly discharge the capacitor 02;
It comprises a transistor 104, resistors 105° to 1106, and the like. A timer circuit 107 activates the discharge circuit 103 when the power is turned off for a certain period of time (approximately one hour), and includes a resistor 108, a capacitor 109, a resistor 110, a diode 111, and the like. 112 is a transistor.

Next, the operation will be explained. When the ball 5 is launched by the handle 12, it falls into the floor support part 21 of the display unit 14 located from the stadium entrance 11, and the swinging member 25 at the lowest stage moves toward the horizontal shaft 22.
The lowest display section 1 corresponds to the rotation by swinging in the direction of arrow d.
7 is exposed, and at the same time, the slider tip 26 corresponding to this swinging member 25 is turned on. In addition, the second one on the same floor support part 21
When the third ball 5 falls, the swinging members 25 of the second stage, third stage, etc. from the bottom also swing in the direction of the arrow d, overlapping the ball 5 that fell on the work machine. , the corresponding display section 17 is exposed to display that the ball 5 is in the floor support section 21, and at the same time the corresponding reed switch 26 is turned on.

When the ball 5 launched during play enters the central chatka 78,
The ball 5 passes through the back side of the board 7 and is dropped from the old -180 onto the front side of the board 7 and enters a certain floor receiver 21.
1 At this time, by turning on the ball detection switch 81,
The control device 97 turns on the indicator lamps 84 sequentially starting from the left end, and then turns on a specific indicator lamp 84.

When the push button 50 corresponding to the floor holder 21 on which the ball 5 has fallen is pressed, the ball stopper 32 is pressed via the operating body 35 as shown by the chain line in FIG. I (one ball 32 moves back and forth, and as a result, one ball 5 in the receiving part 21 is ejected from the ball hole 36 in the direction of arrow a. If the number of times the ball 5 has not been hit six times, the ball is returned to the waiting path 13 and the ball 5 can be hit again.If the number of times the ball 5 is hit six times, the tachometer 8
8, the ball 5 is sent out from the discharge passage 89 to the floor receiving plate 57.

- If a winning combination of 1 is not formed, when the settlement switch 94 is turned on, the solenoid 38 is activated and the ball removal plate 31 is turned on.
is pulled down as shown by the chain line in FIG. 3, and all the balls 5 in each floor holder 21 are removed in the direction of the arrow, and the removed balls 5 are moved from the ball passage 55 to the horizontal floor holder plate 57. ''-, and if there are coins stored at this time, the stored number of coins is paid out to the coin tray 93. When the start switch 95 is turned on, if there are coins stored, the solenoid 38 is activated to send out all the balls 5 in the floor tray 21 onto the horizontal floor tray 57, and then the solenoid 64 is activated to send out all the balls 5 in the floor tray 57 onto the horizontal floor tray 57. The holding member 59 moves from the horizontal holding position P1 to the inclined holding position P2 as shown by the chain line in FIG. The ball 5 is delivered to the waiting path 13 through the floor delivery path 71. This makes the next pinball game machine possible.

Then, when a -F hand is formed by launching a predetermined number (12) of balls 5 or by re-hitting the balls 5,
When the settlement switch 94 is turned on, the solenoid 38 is operated to send out all the balls 5 in each floor tray 21 onto the floor tray 57, and the coin dispensing device 96 is activated to dispense the number of coins corresponding to the winning combination. The number of coins added to the number of stored coins is paid out to the coin tray 93. When the start switch 95 is turned on, the solenoid 38 is operated to send out all the balls 5 in each floor receiver 21 onto the floor receiver plate 57.
By the operation of the solenoid 64, the balls 5 on the floor receiving plate 57 are sent out to the waiting path 13, and the number of coins corresponding to the upward winning combination is paid out to the coin receiving tray 93.

During play, when the commercial power supply is in the power input terminal 101, a high voltage is applied by the power supply to the power supply terminal VOO of the RAM 9B, and the capacitors 102 and 109 are charged. Also, at this time, since the transistor 112 is turned on, the operating terminal C8 becomes a low voltage, and the RAM 9
8 inputs a signal from the write terminal WR and sequentially stores the game state. When the commercial power supply is turned off due to a power outage or the like, a high voltage is supplied from the capacitor f102 to the power supply terminal VOO due to discharge of the capacitor f102, and the memory in the RAM 98 is not erased. At this time, since the transistor 112 is turned off, the operating terminal CS becomes a high voltage, the RAM 98 stops operating, the memory of the RAM 98 is maintained as is, and the power consumption of the RAM 98 is reduced. Then, after a certain period of time (about 1 hour) has passed since the power was turned off,
The discharge of capacitor 109 increases the voltage at the point,
Transistor 104 is turned on, and as a result, capacitor 102 is rapidly discharged by operation of discharge circuit 103, and at this point, high voltage is no longer supplied from capacitor 102 to power supply terminal VOO, and the memory in RAM 9B is erased.

In the embodiment described above, coins are paid out to the coin tray 93 according to the winning combination, but if the number of stored coins inserted is less than 7, the coins to be paid out are replaced with 7 stored coins. It is also possible to add the coins to the stored coins until the number of coins reaches 1, and then pay out only the remaining coins to the coin tray 93.

In the above embodiment, the RAM 98 is used as a storage device, but the storage device is not limited to the RAM 9B, and other storage devices having similar functions may be used.

<Effects of the Invention> According to the present invention, the power supply terminal 11o is charged by the power supply that supplies power to the power supply terminal +1oo and when the power supply is turned off.

Since a capacitor 102 is provided to apply a high voltage to the storage device, high voltage can be supplied from the capacitor to the power supply terminal of the storage device when the power is turned off.Therefore, play can be continued after a power outage without the need for an auxiliary power supply such as a power supply, and it is possible to continue playing after a power outage. To make a ball game machine as small and lightweight as possible, and to manufacture it at low cost. Also,
If the capacitor 102 is simply provided, if the power outage continues for a long time, the charging voltage of the capacitor 102 will gradually decrease, and the memory in the storage device 98 will be partially erased, allowing the game to be resumed. When this occurs, the memory of the previous game state remains in the memory device 98, which may cause trouble in the next game.However, in the present invention, the capacitor 102 is operated to rapidly discharge. Since the discharging circuit 103 is provided with a timer circuit 107 that activates the discharging circuit 103 when the power is turned off for a certain period of time, if the power outage continues for a certain period of time, the discharging circuit 103 rapidly discharges the capacitor 102. , storage device 98
The entire memory in the storage device 98 can be forcibly erased before the memory in the storage device 98 is partially erased, and the above-mentioned trouble does not occur, and the effect is significant.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pinball game machine showing an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear view with the frame side of the aircraft open, Figure 3 is a side sectional view with the display unit removed, Figure 4 is a side sectional view with the display unit fitted, and Figure 5 is a side sectional view with the display unit fitted. The figure is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a partial back sectional view of the same bed dispensing mechanism.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of the display section, FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control system, and FIG. 9 is a circuit diagram of the control system. 98-RAM (storage device), 102-content, 103-discharge circuit, 107-timer circuit, ADD"
-Power terminal, -R-Write terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When a high voltage is applied from the power supply terminal A_D_D, the memory device 98 inputs a signal from the write terminal (WR) to sequentially memorize the game state, and erases the memory by applying a low voltage to the power supply terminal A_D_D. In the pinball game machine, a capacitor 102 is provided which is charged by the power supply supplied to the power supply terminal A_D_D and applies a high voltage to the power supply terminal A_D_D when the power is turned off, and the capacitor 102
A pinball game machine characterized by being provided with a discharge circuit 103 that operates to rapidly discharge the water, and a timer circuit 107 that operates the discharge circuit 103 when the power is turned off for a certain period of time.