JPS61187882A - Game data detector of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Purpose of the Invention (Field of Industrial Application) This invention relates to a pachinko machine, and particularly to a game data detection device that detects and analyzes the flow of pachinko balls in a pachinko machine as game data. It is.

(Conventional technology) Conventionally, the game data of a pachinko machine is calculated by detecting the number of safe balls and the number of out balls of each pachinko machine while the pachinko machine is in operation. A detection and analysis device that can calculate detailed game data based on differences in gauge configurations such as the number, position, and slope of nails, the number and position of windmills, and the type and condition of winning devices has not yet been developed. Ta.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional technology as described above, it is possible to detect the number of safe balls and the number of out balls while the pachinko machine is in operation, but if these pachinko balls are not on the game board. Since it is not possible to detect the position of the ball, for example, which winning device the ball entered to become a safe ball, it was not possible to collect detailed game data. Furthermore, since gaming data can only be collected while the pachinko machine is in operation, it is not possible to examine the gaming data of the pachinko machine when purchasing the machine. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to collect detailed game data of a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls ejected changes over time while the machine is in operation, and to collect the data from a position on the game board of the pachinko machine. By making it possible to easily change the position to any desired position, it is possible to easily collect detailed game data that changes over time for the pachinko machine even if, for example, the gauge configuration is changed during the prototype production of the pachinko machine. It's about doing.

Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, this invention provides a pachinko machine 4
A plurality of pachinko ball detectors 7 are each removably provided at a desired position on a glass plate 6 provided opposite to the game M5.

(Function) With the above means, the movement of the pachinko balls on the game board 5 is detected by the detection body 7 attached at an arbitrary position.

(Embodiment) An embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
A large number of pachinko machines 4 are supported between the pachinko R installation stand 2 and the curtain plate 3. In the pachinko machine 4, a double transparent glass plate 6 is fixed to the front surface of a game board 5, and a large number of sensors 7 as pachinko ball detectors are attached to appropriate positions on the glass plate 6. The sensor 7 includes a light emitting section 7a and a light receiving section 7b. For example, as shown in FIG. It is removably adhesively fixed to an outer glass plate 6a facing the board 5 using double-sided tape or the like. When the light emitted from the light projecting section 7a is reflected by a pachinko ball passing in front of the sensor 7, the light receiving section 7b receives the reflected light. Further, the special winning device located at the center of the game board 5 is provided with a sensor (not shown) or a sensor 7 similar to the above for detecting the open state of the winning device. Fourteen sensors 7 are arranged on the glass plate 6, excluding those at the front of the special prize winning device S. (Only six are shown in FIG. 1.) At the top of the curtain plate 3, above each pachinko machine 4, an input device 8 as an input terminal for a central processing device described later is provided. is detachably connected to the fiber cable 9 and the connector 9a. The doujin device 8 counts the number of pachinko balls passing in front of each sensor 7 by amplifying the optical signal sent from each sensor 7 via the fiber cable 9 and converting it into a digital signal for counting. It is designed to output to a central management device, which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, a ball tank 10 is provided at the upper part of the back side of the pachinko machine 4, and a backing @ is provided below the ball tank 10.
(Prize ball ejection device) 11 is provided. The back device 1
A safe ball passage 12 and an out ball passage 13 for pachinko balls are provided downward from 1, and the lower portions of both passages 12 and 13 are connected to a discharge gutter 14.

The safe ball passage 12 and the out ball passage 13 are provided with a safe ball detection microswitch 15 and an out ball detection microswitch 16. Both microswitches 15 and 16 are configured to detect pachinko balls flowing within each passage 12 and 13 and output the detected information to the input device 8.

Next, the sensor 7 and microswitch 1 as described above are
The central control device for processing the output signals from the sensor 5.16 as game data of the pachinko machine 4 will be explained based on the block diagram shown in FIG. The input device 8 amplifies the signal, converts it into a digital signal, and outputs it to a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as a computer) 17.

An operation panel 18 equipped with a large number of operation keys is connected to the computer 17, and the setting conditions of each pachinko machine 4, such as the position, number, and slope of the nails, the condition of the /il wheel, etc. (usually referred to as gauge), Type and condition of winning device such as tulip, etc.
Alternatively, the sensor 7 and the microswitch 15.1
This is used when specifying or saving the content to be analyzed based on the input signal from 6.

A storage device 19, which is also connected to the computer 17, is an external storage device that stores data on a floppy disk, magnetic tape, or the like, and programs for operating the computer 17 are stored in advance. Then, when the setting conditions for each pachinko tla4 are input on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 stores the contents in the storage device 19, and when a processing command is also input on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 Predetermined processing is performed based on data from the sensor 7 and microswitches 15 and 16 and a preset program.

Further, an image device (hereinafter referred to as CRT) 20 and a printer 21 are connected to the computer 17 for displaying the processing results of the computer 17, and a timer is built inside, so that when the operation panel 18 is operated, , the computer 17 records the processing result based on the input signal from the operation panel 18 as well as the month, day, and time at that time.
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The information is displayed on the screen or printed by the printer 21.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine game data analysis device as described above will be described below in the case where game data of a prototype pachinko machine is collected.

Now, each sensor 7 is attached to a desired position on the glass plate 6 of each pachinko machine 4, and with the sensors 7 connected to the input device 8, the computer 17, CRT
20 and the printer 21, and when a predetermined key on the operation panel 18 is operated, the computer 17 sequentially reads out the programs stored and fixed in the storage device 19 in advance and operates based on the programs. Display the processing menu as shown on the CRT 20. In this state, 11 types of processing menus are displayed on C as shown in the figure.
The date and time are displayed on the RT 20 at the upper right corner of the screen.

From this state, when the processing code of "1: Pachinko machine setting mode" is selected using the operation panel 18, the computer 17 selects the pachinko machine setting mode shown in FIG.
Display on T20. As shown in the same figure, this state B T" is, for example, "
1. It is possible to select one of five types of processing codes from "Initial" to "E Owari", and also sets a switching time (hereinafter referred to as a block) as a break time for data collection in each pachinko machine 4. It is possible. That is, when "1. Initial" is selected in operation 118, the computer 17 outputs a signal to the input device 8 on the upper part of the pachinko machine 4 to initialize data consisting of the count number of pachinko balls. Furthermore, when the position, number, and slope of the nails, the type and state of the winning device, etc. are input using the operation IM 18, the computer 17 stores the contents in the input device 8, and further uses the operation panel 18 to input 10 blocks as one block.
After setting the time in minutes, the computer 17 outputs a block called rloMJ to the input device 8 and causes it to be displayed on the CRT 20, as shown in FIG. When the processing code "4. Timer set" is selected and a desired time is set in operation W18, the computer 17 causes the input device 8 to collect basic data from the pachinko machine 4 until the set time elapses, If one block time passes during that time, the system automatically moves to the next block and collects the basic data of many blocks.

In addition, when the above setting work is not performed, the computer 17 displays "Mishori" in parentheses to the right of the pachinko machine number shown in FIG. When the process is completed, the computer 17 displays "Initial Success" in parentheses.

After performing initial settings for each pachinko machine 4 as described above, a test operation of each pachinko machine 4 is started in order to collect basic data of each pachinko machine 4. In this state,
When "2. Start" in FIG. 6 is selected on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 outputs a signal to start data collection to the input device 8, and a message "Test Chew" is displayed on the CRT 20 instead of the above-mentioned [Initial Success]. Display. Then, each sensor 7 of each pachinko machine 4 sequentially detects pachinko balls passing in front of it, and at the same time, the microswitches 15 and 16 sequentially detect safe balls and out balls, and output the signals to the input device 8. The input device 8 counts its output signals. Also, in this state, control panel 1
When the processing code of "3. Stop" is selected by 8,
The computer 17 outputs a signal to the input device 8 to temporarily stop counting the output signals from the pachinko machine 4,
After this, when the processing code "2. Start" is selected again, the computer 17 causes the input device @8 to restart counting.

After operating the device in this way, when the time set by the timer ends or a stop operation is performed,
The computer 17 collects data from each sensor 7 every 10 minutes per block and controls the microswitches 15 and 16.
completes the data collection, collects and records the data in the time series for each block, and displays the message "Test Successful" on the CRT 20 instead of "Test Chew".

As described above, we were able to collect the basic data of the first or multiple blocks of the 10 prototype pachinko machines, but after this we changed the setting conditions such as the gauge and winning device of each prototype pachinko machine 4, and in some cases, Along with this change, change the position of each sensor 7, and make the same initial settings as above on the operation panel 18.
If the test operation is started again after performing this test, the desired number of blocks of basic data of the prototype machine with changed setting conditions can be collected, and comparison data based on the difference in the gauge configuration of the pachinko machine can be collected.

After the collection of basic data of the prototype pachinko machine 4 of multiple blocks has started in this way, when the processing code "E, Owari" shown in FIG. 6 is selected on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 erases the above display. Then, the processing menu shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the CRT 20 again, and the next command is available.

When the processing code "2. ENTRY" is selected, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display the data display field shown in FIG. Select a specific pachinko machine number from among them, select a specific block number, such as a blower 4 number that has changed the gauge of pachinko machine 4, the type of winning device, etc., and select the "D" block number shown in the same figure.
, the number of pachinko balls detected by the 14 sensors 7 and microswitches 15 and 16 installed in the selected pachinko machine 4 during the time up to the selected block. The sensors 7 are read from the connected input device 8 and displayed respectively, and the ratio of the number of safe pitches to the number of out pitches and rTOTALJ as the sum of the number of pitches detected by the 14 sensors 7 are displayed. do.

Also, if you select "P, print" instead of "D, print", the computer 17 prints the same content to the printer 2.
1 to print, and when "M, mix" is selected, the computer 17 displays the same content on the CRT 20 and at the same time causes the printer 21 to print.

By sequentially selecting desired numbers and block numbers of the pachinko machines 4 to which the 14 sensors 7 are attached as described above on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 performs similar processing for each of the selected pachinko machines 4. Do, CRT20
or print it out using the printer 21. Further, when a predetermined key on the operation panel 18 is operated, the computer 17 calculates the sum or difference of the number of balls detected in each block for each sensor 7 of each pachinko machine 4 and displays it in the column corresponding to each sensor 7. The sum or difference between safe pitches and out pitches is calculated and displayed in the corresponding column.

After performing the desired processing as described above, the “E” shown in FIG.
, If you select the processing code "Owari", computer 1
7 causes the CRT 20 to display the processing menu shown in FIG. 5 again.

Next, select the processing menu "5." from the processing menu in Figure 5.
When this is selected, the computer 17 displays a column for displaying the number of balls detected by each sensor 7 in each block for the designated pachinko machine 4, as shown in FIG. That is, when a desired pachinko machine number is selected using the operation panel 18 and one of the processing codes rDJ to rMJ is selected as described above, the computer 17 calculates the number of detections of each sensor 7 for the specified pachinko machine 4. Also, the number of safe pitches and the number of out pitches are read out from the input device 8 for every 10 blocks and displayed on the CRT 20 or printed by the printer 21. Further, when a predetermined key on the operation panel 18 is operated, the computer 17 reads out the remaining blocks of game data from the input device 8 for each 10 blocks each time the predetermined cursor key is operated, and displays or prints the game data.

In this way, after outputting the detected ball count data for each block for each sensor 7 of the desired pachinko machine 4, when the processing code of "E, Owari" is selected, the computer 17 again returns as shown in FIG. Processing menu on CRT20
to be displayed.

From the above state, next select the processing menu "3." on the operation panel 18.
When this is selected, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display a column for displaying the number of times the special winning device S in each pachinko machine 4 has been ONL, as shown in FIG. From this state, when the rDJ processing code on the same screen is selected using the operation panel 18, the computer 17 reads out the ON number data for the special winning device S of each pachinko machine 5 from the input device 8. It is displayed in each column on the CRT 20. At this time, if the number of ONs is 0, select rON from the messages displayed at the bottom of the screen.
A message from "Shiteimasen" is displayed in each column, and a message from "Mishori" is displayed if basic data has not been collected. Further, if the processing code rPJ or rMJ is selected, the processing result is printed by the computer 17 by the printer 21 or displayed by the CRT 20 and printed by the printer 21 in the same manner as described above.

As mentioned above, the special winning device S of each pachinko machine 4 is turned on.
After outputting the number of times data, when the processing code "E, End" is selected on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display the processing menu shown in FIG. 5 again.

Next, select the processing menu "4." from the processing menu in Figure 5.
When the computer 17 selects the specified pachinko machine 4 as shown in FIG.
The time from N to OFF is considered as one block, and the time when it becomes ON and the number of detected pitches, number of out pitches, and number of safe pitches of the other 14 Sen'j-7 within the time of each block are displayed. Display a column for In other words, the operation panel 18
When you select the desired pachinko machine number and select one of the processing codes rDJ to rMJ similar to the above,
The computer 17 calculates the time from ON to OFF of the special winning device S based on the output of a sensor (not shown) that detects whether the special winning device S is open for the specified pachinko machine 4. 1 by timer
14 blocks during that block time for a large number of blocks that occur due to such a setting.
The number of pitches, the number of safe pitches, and the number of out pitches detected by each of the sensors 7 are read out from the input device 8 for every 10 blocks and displayed on the CRT 20 or printed by the printer 21. Further, when a predetermined key on the operation panel 18 is operated, the computer 17 reads out the remaining blocks of game data from the input device 8 for each ten blocks each time the predetermined cursor key is operated, and displays or prints the game data. In addition, 1
The setting of the block time is the sensor 7 of the special winning device S.
The computer 17 program may be set so that a built-in timer defines one block time as the time it takes for the ball to detect 10 balls or 10 minutes after the first special winning ball is detected.

In addition to the above, this processing menu can also be implemented as follows. That is, when the sensor 7 of the special winning device S detects a winning ball within each preset block time, the detection time is displayed and each of the 14 sensors 7 in the block containing the ball at the time of detection is displayed.
The number of detected pitches, the number of safe pitches, and the number of out pitches may be read out from the input device 8 for every 10 blocks and displayed.

In this way, after outputting the detected ball count data for each block for each sensor 7 of the desired pachinko machine 4, when the processing code of "E, Owari" is selected, the computer 17 again returns as shown in FIG. Processing menu on CRT20
to be displayed.

Next, when the processing menu "6." is selected on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display a graph as shown in FIG. That is, when a desired pachinko machine number is selected on the operation panel 18, the computer 17 reads the number of safe balls and the number of out balls for each block of the pachinko machine 4 from the input device 8, and inputs the number of safe balls and the number of out balls for each block. The operator of Pachinko machine 4 is the same Pachinko machine 4.
Calculate the difference between the number of pitches supplied, that is, the number of out pitches, and the total number of safe pitches (a value converted to the number of prize balls ejected due to the occurrence of one safe pitch), and CRT2 with the difference in pitches as the vertical axis and the block number as the horizontal axis.
0 as a bar graph.

Furthermore, when the processing menu "rii" is selected from the processing menus shown in FIG. 5, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display a menu for data saving shown in FIG. Then, by using the operation panel 18 to select, for example, the processing code "1゜Tan Itsudai Data Save" from among the processing codes on the same screen, and then selecting the desired pachinko machine number, the computer 1゛7 Basic data is read from the input device 8 of the selected pachinko machine 4 and stored in the storage device 19. Also, “2.” or “3.”
．． Processing of ``-'' is also selected, and if a desired pachinko machine number is selected, the basic data of the selected pachinko machine 4 is similarly stored in the storage device 19. After storing the desired data, when the rEJ processing code on the same screen is selected, the computer 17 causes the CRT 20 to display the processing menu shown in FIG. 5 again.

As mentioned above, this game data analysis device is used for each pachinko machine 4.
An appropriate number of sensors 7 are attached to desired positions on the front glass plate 6, and it is possible to detect the number of pachinko balls passing through a desired position such as the upper part of each accessory pocket.
Based on the detection signal of the sensor 7, the computer 17 can calculate the movement data of the pachinko ball on the game board 5 of the desired pachinko machine 4 by dividing it into preset times, and these data can be set in advance. The information can be displayed on the CRT 20 in various formats based on the program, and printed using the printer 21.

Therefore, by connecting this game data analysis device to the pachinko machine 4, it is possible to collect detailed game data based on the differences in the gauges of nails, windmills, winning devices, etc. over time. It is possible to collect detailed game data of a pachinko machine whose number of prize balls changes over time during operation, and the data collection position can be easily changed to any position on the pachinko machine's game board. By doing so, even if the gauge configuration is changed during the prototype production of a Pachinko machine, detailed game data that changes over time of the Pachinko machine can be easily collected.

In addition, the computer 17 and the operation panel 1 in the above embodiment
8. The storage device 19, CRT 20, printer 21, and input device 8 may be fixed to the island 1, or may be detachably attached to the island 1, or may be movable on a cart or the like.

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, in this invention, since an appropriate number of pachinko ball detectors 7 are provided at desired positions on the glass plate 6 on the front surface of the pachinko machine 4, movement of the pachinko balls on the game pA5 is prevented. It has an excellent effect in collecting data.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko machine equipped with the pachinko ball detector of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a rear view of the machine.
The figure is a sectional view showing the mounting state of the detection body, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the electric circuit of the gaming data analysis device, and Figures 5 to 1.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing part of the contents displayed on the CRT. Pachinko machine 4, glass plate 6, sensor 7, game board 5°

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of pachinko ball detectors (7) are placed at desired positions on the glass plate (6) opposite to the game board (5) of the pachinko machine (4).
A game data detection device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that each of the devices is detachably provided. 2. The pachinko machine (4) is provided with a safe ball detection switch (12) in its safe ball path and an out ball detection switch (13) in its out ball path. The game data detection device for a pachinko machine described in .