JP3032066B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine provided with control means for controlling electric components provided in a ball game machine including a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in many ball game machines, L
It has electrical components such as an ED, a lamp, a display, a motor, a solenoid, and a speaker, and the game itself can be advanced by controlling these electrical components by a control circuit incorporated in a control circuit board. ing. For this reason, whether or not the electric components operate normally is a very important matter in the ball game machine.

[0003]

By the way, it goes without saying that when the ball-and-ball game machine is manufactured, when the ball-and-ball game machine is installed in a game arcade or when a store is opened, the electric equipment provided in the ball-and-ball game machine is used. Whether or not the target component operates normally, the player must actually hit the ball or put the ball into a predetermined winning opening or the like to drive a gaming device having electric components, There was a problem that the check was extremely troublesome and troublesome. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a ball-and-play game machine capable of extremely easily and easily checking whether or not electric components operate normally. Is to provide.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a ball game machine having control means for controlling electric components provided in a ball game machine including a game board. The control means includes a collation drive control means for driving and controlling the electric component for a predetermined period when a predetermined input is made in order to collate whether or not the electric component operates normally. It is characterized by the following.

[0005]

In accordance with a predetermined input, for example, an input signal for turning on the power supply, the collation drive control means operates to drive the electric components provided in the ball game machine for a predetermined period. Therefore, during the predetermined period, by checking the driving state of the electric component or the device driven by the electric component, it is easy to determine whether the electric component operates normally.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the outline of the ball game machine will be described. Pinball game machine First, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the configuration of the entire ball-shooting game machine according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball game machine, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the ball game machine. In the figure, a ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 provided to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2, and a main part of the ball game machine 1 is concentrated on the front frame 3. . That is, a door holding frame 4 is provided around the frame-shaped front frame 3 of the ball game machine 1, and the door holding frame 4 has a glass door frame 5 having glass plates 5 a and 5 b (see FIG. 5). And a front door plate 6 having a hitting ball supply tray 7 which is pivotally supported on one side and is attached to be freely opened and closed. A game board 30 is detachably provided behind the glass door frame 5 and on the back surface of the front frame 3. The hit ball supply tray 7 fixed to the surface of the front door plate 6 stores the discharged prize balls and supplies the stored prize balls to the firing position (not shown) as hit balls. ,
A speaker 8 for generating a sound effect related to the game is built in a lower internal space on the upstream side.

[0007] The front door plate 6 is also provided with a start switch 9 for starting a game in the ball game machine 1. If the first player presses the start switch 9 after turning on the power, there is no need to press the start switch 9 unless the power is turned off thereafter. Then, during the game, it works as an adjustment switch for adjusting the score for each game. In this ball game machine 1, the score of the previous game is automatically settled at the same time as the end of the game and the start of the next game. Therefore, when the start switch 9 is used as a settlement switch, it is only necessary to settle the previous game without proceeding to the next game. Note that the game may be performed immediately after the power is turned on without providing the start switch 9. Further, on the rear surface of the front door plate 6, a hit ball supply device (not shown) for supplying a hit ball guided from the hit ball supply tray 7 to a firing position is fixed.

Below the front frame 3, there are provided an operation handle 10 relating to a hit ball launching device 28, which will be described later, and a surplus ball tray 11 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the hit ball supply tray 7. Is provided. Operation handle 1
A main switch (not shown) for rotating and driving a hitting motor 29 provided in the hitting ball launching device 28 is provided inside 0, and a touch for detecting that the player has touched the outer periphery thereof is provided. A plate is formed. In addition, a game effect lamp 25 for notifying that a big hit game state is described later is provided at an upper portion of the front frame 3. Further, on the open side of the front frame 3, there is provided an operation lamp 26 which is turned on when the hit ball firing device 28 is operating.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a mechanism plate 12 is arranged on the back surface of the ball-and-ball game machine 1, and this mechanism plate 12 is established when the one game is completed. Predetermined number corresponding to the score (for example, 16 points per point)
Various mechanisms for discharging the prize ball are provided. Thus, the mechanism plate 12 is formed by assembling various mechanisms on a substantially rectangular mechanism plate body molded of a synthetic resin, and on the front side thereof, a ball guided to the back surface of the game board 30 is provided. A ball collecting path is formed that collects and discharges the ball game machine 1 to the outside (collection gutter of the installation island).

On the rear side of the mechanism plate 12, there are provided various mechanisms for paying out prize balls to a player from a replenishment mechanism (not shown) of the ball and ball game machine installation stand. These mechanisms will be described below. A prize ball tank 13 is fixed to an upper portion of the mechanism plate 12. The prize ball tank 13 is supplied with a large amount of prize balls from the supply mechanism described above. Below the prize ball tank 13,
A prize ball guiding rail 14 for arranging and guiding prize balls is provided. The prize ball guide rails 14 are attached so as to be inclined such that the prize balls line up in two rows and flow naturally. Further, on the bottom surface on the upstream side of the prize ball guiding rail 14, a prize ball out switch 15 for detecting shortage of the prize ball is provided, and when the prize ball out switch 15 is operated, it is provided on the front of the gaming board 30. The prize ball out lamp 78 (see FIG. 1) is turned on to notify that effect, the hit ball motor 29 is stopped, and a signal is sent to a management computer installed in the game hall to operate the replenishment mechanism (not shown). Prize ball tank 1
Replenish prize balls to 3.

Downstream of the prize ball guide rail 14, there is provided a prize ball payout device 16 for storing a predetermined number (for example, 16) of prize balls and dispensing the predetermined number of prize balls in a divided manner. . The prize ball payout device 16 is linked via a link to a prize ball payout solenoid 17 that is excited corresponding to each score, and excites the prize ball payout solenoid 17 by the number of points obtained in one game. The payout ball corresponding to the score is paid out. A prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 for detecting that the prize ball payout solenoid 17 is excited is provided on a side of the prize ball payout solenoid 17. When an abnormality of the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 is detected when the prize ball payout solenoid 17 is excited, an error message is displayed on a score display device 73 described later.

The prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 16 are:
The hit ball supply tray 7 or the surplus ball tray 11 is guided through the prize ball payout path. The prize ball discharge path communicating with the surplus ball tray 11 has an overflow switch 1.
9 is at work. This overflow switch 19
It is turned on when the prize ball is filled in the prize ball discharge passage, and when it is turned on, the prize ball discharge solenoid 1
7 and the driving of the hit ball motor 29 of the hit ball firing device 28 is stopped, so that the game is temporarily stopped. However, when it is turned on during the payout or the pop-up, stop control is performed after the payout operation or the game is finished. The prize ball is scraped out from the surplus ball tray 11 and the overflow switch 19 is turned off.
By doing so, the game can be resumed.

Further, a control circuit board 20 for controlling a game content and a firing operation of a hit ball is attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 12. On the control circuit board 20, a control circuit including a microcomputer 90 (see FIG. 7) described later in detail is formed. The control circuit board 20 includes a relay terminal board 21 provided at the center of the mechanism board 12 and the mechanism board 12.
Is connected to a terminal board 23 provided below the central portion by a centralized wiring. The relay terminal board 21 is connected with wiring from each of the electrical components provided on the game board 30, and is provided with a prize information terminal 22 for outputting prize information indicating that the game is in a jackpot game state to the outside. I have. On the other hand, the wiring from the tentacle circuit board provided in the prize ball payout solenoid 17, the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18, and the hit ball launching device 28 is connected to the terminal board 23. A reset switch 24 is provided which is depressed at the time of restoration to restore the normal state. It should be noted that the control circuit board 20 checks whether electric components such as LEDs, lamps, indicators, motors, solenoids, and speakers provided in the ball game machine 1 including the game board 30 operate normally. A check switch 27 operated at the time of the operation may be provided.

On the back surface of the ball game machine 1, a ball shooting device 28 for shooting a ball at one lower side of the front frame 3 is fixed. In the hit ball firing device 28, a fixed number (16) of hit balls fired in one game are fired toward the game board 30 by the rotation force of the hit ball motor 29.

The game board Next, FIGS. 1, 2, a game board on the basis of FIGS. 5 and 6 30
Will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of the game board 30, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of the game board 30. FIGS. 5 and 6 show the passing entrance 64 arranged in parallel at the lower part of the game board 30.
It is sectional drawing of the passage entrance 64a of one of a-64p.

In FIG. 1, on a surface of the game board 30, a guide rail 31 for guiding a ball guided from a firing rail (not shown) is planted in a substantially circular shape. The area surrounded by the guide rail 31 constitutes the game area 32. In the game area 32, a variable display device 33 having a plurality (two) of variable display devices 37a and 37b, a winning ball device 41 having a rotating body 45, a pair of variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b, and related items. Passing ports 57a and 57b and passing ball entrances 64a to 64p
, Decorative lamps and the like. Hereinafter, each gaming machine will be described.

The variable display device 33 is provided at a slightly upper portion of the center of the game area 32 and has a mounting board 34 mounted on the surface of the game board 30.
The winning opening 35 is formed in the upper part of. This winning opening 35
As shown in FIG. 2, the winning prize ball is finally received by a guide plate 81 (only a part of the guide plate is denoted by a reference numeral) formed on the front surface of the prize ball collecting cover plate 80. To the eighth passing ball entrance 64h among the passing ball entrances 64a to 64p.

A ball turning plate 36 formed in a mortar shape is provided below the winning opening 35. The ball turning plate 36 receives a ball hitting from obliquely above the variable display device 33 and wins and turns, and when it loses momentum, drops from a central ball drop opening (not shown). However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a large number of obstacle nails are planted diagonally above the variable display device 33, and only a gap is left open diagonally above the variable display device 33. Therefore, the hit ball that reaches the ball turning plate 36 only comes from the diagonally upper left.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the ball hit from the ball drop hole formed in the center of the ball turning plate 36 passes through the back surface of the game board 30 and is located below the variable display device 33. It reaches the discharge port 40 and is again guided to the front of the game board 30 and is discharged to the game area 32. The hit ball discharged from the ball discharge port 40 into the game area 32 is, as shown in FIG.
It is guided by obstacle nails erected in parallel below it and guided to the entrance 43 of the winning ball device 41.

The ball turning plate 3 of the variable display device 33
A pair of variable indicators 37a and 37b are provided so as to face the lower front of 6. This variable display 37a, 3
7b is composed of 7-segment LEDs, so that a symbol consisting of 10 numbers from 0 to 9 and five letters of A, J, F, U and P can be sequentially displayed. Has become. Thus, the variable indicators 37a and 37b have a ball hitting the entrance 43 of the winning ball device 41 and the winning ball detector 4
When 4 is turned on, the fluctuation starts and stops after a predetermined time has elapsed. When the display at the time of stop is a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter, this symbol combination is referred to as a symbol), for example, “7, 7”, the rotating body 45 of the winning ball device 41 is rotated clockwise. When it is rotated, and in the case of a combination of other symbols (hereinafter, this combination of symbols is referred to as a symbol), the rotating body 45 is rotated counterclockwise.

The variable display device 33 has a decoration LED 3 (not shown) behind the upper rear wall of the ball turning plate 36.
8 (indicated by reference numeral in FIG. 7; hereinafter, it may be referred to as decorative LED-A).
The decorative LED 39 (hereinafter referred to as decorative LED)
−B). These decorative LEDs A and B are driven to be displayed in various modes depending on the game state. The details will be described later.

The winning ball device 41 is provided at a slightly lower portion of the center of the game area 32 and is attached to a surface of the game board 30.
have. A ball entrance 43 is formed in the upper part of the mounting substrate 42, and a winning ball detector 44 faces the ball entrance 43. In addition, just below the entrance 43, the entrance 4
A rotating body 45 having a receiving recess 46 for receiving the ball that has entered 3 is provided. The rotating body 45 is connected to a motor 48 (not shown in FIG. 7).
The motor 48 rotates when driven. The motor 48 is rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, and is provided with a stop position detector 47 (indicated by a reference numeral in FIG. 7) to detect a stop position (a position where the receiving concave portion 46 faces rightward). I have. Thus, the rotating body 45 is stopped in a state where the receiving concave portion 46 is directed to the right side in a normal state, and when the variable indicators 37a and 37b hit and become a symbol,
When the rotator 45 is rotated one turn clockwise when viewed from the front, and conversely, when it comes off, the rotator 45 is rotated one turn counterclockwise.

When the rotating body 45 makes substantially one clockwise rotation so that the receiving recess 46 is in the inclined position, the ball received in the receiving recess 46 is discharged to the specific area 49,
Thereafter, the specific winning ball detector 51 is turned on, and the ball is guided to the passing ball entrance 64h. On the other hand, when the rotating body 45 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction and the receiving concave portion 46 is in the inclined position, the ball received in the receiving concave portion 46 is moved to the normal region 50.
And then guided to the passage entrance 64h. Then, when the specific winning ball detector 51 is turned on, a big hit game state is set. This big hitting game state is continued until the predetermined number of games (for example, 14 times) is completed, or until the specific winning ball detector 51 is turned on again before reaching the predetermined number of games. In the big hit game state, the variable winning ball devices 54a, 54 described in detail later.
The variable winning ball device 54b disposed on the right side of b is opened when a predetermined condition is satisfied. This will be described in detail later.

Further, although not shown, a decoration LED 52 (hereinafter referred to as decoration LED-C)
May be provided), and the rotating body 4
5, a decoration LED 53 (hereinafter, also referred to as decoration LED-D) is provided. These decorative LEDs
-C and D are driven for display in various modes according to the game state. The details will be described later.

Variable Winning Ball Device The variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b are
3 are disposed in the game area 32 slightly below both sides, and a pair of opening and closing members are controlled to be opened and closed by solenoids 55a and 55b. However, conditions for opening and closing the left and right solenoids 55a and 55b are different. The variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b have built-in winning ball detectors 56a and 56b for detecting a hit ball.

First, the variable winning ball device 5 disposed on the left side
Reference numeral 4a denotes an opening / closing operation performed twice at short time intervals when a hit ball passes through a passing port 57a disposed diagonally below and turns on a passing ball detector 58a. Then, when the hit ball hits the variable winning ball device 54a during the two opening / closing operations, the winning ball detector 56a is turned on, which is equivalent to the hit ball hitting a later-described seventh passing ball inlet 64g. Has the effect of Also, the ball that has won the variable winning ball device 54a is
As shown in FIG. 2, the guide plate 81 is guided to the eighth passage entrance 64h. That is, the variable winning ball device 54a
When the hit ball wins, it is considered that the hit ball has won the seventh and eighth passing entrances 64g and 64h.

On the other hand, a variable winning ball device 5 arranged on the right side
The ball 4b is opened when a ball hits a passing hole 57b arranged diagonally below and turns on a passing ball detector 58b. However, such an operation is performed only in the big hit game state, and the variable prize ball device 54b is not opened even if the hit ball passes through the passage opening 57b in the normal game state. Thus, if a hit ball is won while the variable winning ball device 54b is open, the winning ball detector 56b is turned on to close the variable winning ball device 54b, and eleventh to thirteenth passing ball inlets 64k, described later.
It has the same effect as hitting a ball at 64l, 64m. In addition, the ball that has won the variable winning ball device 54b is shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the guide plate 81 guides the player to the fifteenth passage entrance 64o. That is, when the hit ball is won in the variable winning ball device 54b, the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth balls are won.
Th and fifteenth passage entrances 64k, 64l, 64m,
It is considered that the hit ball has won at 64o.

When three consecutive games have not been hit in the open variable prize ball device 54b even after the predetermined number of hit balls have been fired in one game, the variable prize ball device is opened. 54b is automatically closed. Further, a further significant feature based on the winning of a hit ball to the variable winning ball apparatus 54b is that the score in the game is doubled in addition to the deemed winning balls to a plurality of passing entrances. However, if the result of doubling exceeds “10” points, the excess is truncated and suppressed to a maximum of 10 points. The fact that the score is doubled is described in 2 below.
The notification is made by turning on the double display 74.

The winning ports 59a and 59b, which are not included in the variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b but are arranged in the game area 32 below the passing ports 57a and 57b, will be briefly described. , 59b receive a ball falling in the game area 32 and guide the ball to the back of the game board 30. On the back of the game board 30, the guide plate 81 guides the third passage entrance 64c and the 14th passage entrance, respectively. Mouth 6
4n. Therefore, it is considered that the hit ball has won the winning opening 59a, and the hit ball has won the winning opening 59b. It is deemed that the hit ball has won the ball opening 64n.

Next, the passing entrances 64a to 64p will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 5 and 6. FIG. 5 and 6
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of one passing entrance 64a. In the figure, a plurality (16 in the embodiment) of passing entrances 64a to 64p are provided in a row in the lowermost part of the game area 32, and cover the front surfaces of the passing entrances 64a to 64p. The entrance opening decorative cover 63 includes each passing entrance 6
Winning symbol indicators 65a to 65p corresponding to 4a to 64p
Is provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the entrance entrance numbers 64a to 64p are assigned entrance entrance numbers "1 to 16".

The hit ball has a plurality of passing entrances 64a.
６４64p, the corresponding winning symbol displays 65aｐ65p light up, and when four of the winning symbol displays 65a〜65p light up in succession, the score is 1
Points. However, four passage entrances 64b-64e, 6 respectively arranged in 2-5, 7-10, 12-15
When 4g to 64j and 64l to 64o are continuously turned on, three points are set. These four successive entrances are called jackpots. Therefore, in this embodiment, three sets of jackpots are set. When five or more lamps are turned on in succession, one point is added each time one lamp is turned on. The winning symbol indicators 65a to 65p are lit at the time of turning on the power or until a predetermined period elapses after the reset output is derived.

In this embodiment, each passing entrance 64a
Although it depends on the degree of adjustment of the obstacle nails planted on the upper part of ~ 64p, it is difficult not only to establish a combination of jackpots, but also to make it difficult to turn on four lights in succession. , It is unlikely that a score will be achieved.

However, when the big hitting game state is reached and the variable winning ball device 54b is opened and a hit ball is won, when the hit balls are hit, the balls 13 and 15 including the passing ball openings 64m and 64o of No. 13 and No. 15 are difficult to win. 13th and 15th pass entrances 64k, 6
The ball is deemed to have won the ball at 41, 64m, 64o, and thereafter, the 14th passing ball entrance 64n, which is relatively easy to win.
, Winning the right jackpot and 1
Since the number 1 is also lit, 3 points + 1 point can be obtained. Furthermore, since a ball is easily won at the No. 16 passing ball entrance 64p, one point is added if the ball is won. In this case, five points are obtained, but since the ball has passed through the variable winning ball device 54b, it is doubled and the highest 10
Points. Therefore, when the big hitting game state is reached, a maximum of 14 games can be continuously performed to obtain the above-mentioned high score, so that a large amount of prize balls can be obtained.

By the way, the passing entrances 64a to 64p are
It has a structure as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views of one passing ball entrance 64a, but the other passing ball entrances 64b to 64p have the same structure, and a description thereof will be omitted. Thus, the passing entrance 64
a falling portion 66a is formed at the rear end of the
An operating member 67a pivotally supported by a support shaft 68 faces below the 6a. The operating member 67a is formed in a disk shape, a weight 69a is buried in a lower portion thereof, and a mounting portion 70a for receiving a hit ball falling from a drop portion 66a is formed in an upper rear portion thereof. Further, the operating member 67a has a light shielding plate 71a protruding between the weight 69a and the mounting portion 70a. Also, the operating member 67a
Below this, there is arranged a light-emitting / receiving type passing port switch 72a which is normally ON.

Therefore, when the hit ball enters the passing ball entrance 64a and falls downward from the dropping portion 66a and rides on the placing portion 70a, the operating member 67a is moved to the weight 69a as shown in FIG.
Pivots against the biasing force of. Then, when the operating member 67a rotates, the light shielding plate 71a changes the passing port switch 72a from ON to OFF, and detects that there is a passing ball. Thereby, the corresponding winning symbol display devices 65a to 65a
5p lights up. In addition, since the passage opening switch 72a is a light emitting and receiving system, there is a possibility that a malfunction is caused by detecting the light from the winning symbol display 65a, so the winning symbol display 65a is covered with a cylindrical cover. I have. Also,
The support shaft 68 is provided commonly to all the operating members 67a to 67p. In addition, when a ball is continuously won at the passing ball entrance 64a, as shown in FIG. 6, a subsequent ball is hit between the upper portion of the mounting portion 70a of the operating member 67a and the step portion of the rear wall. It is stopped and waits. Therefore, passing balls are accurately counted.

A score display device 73 and a double display 74 are provided at the lower center of the winning opening decorative cover 63 provided with the above-mentioned winning symbol displays 65a to 65p. The score display device 73 composed of one digital display is
Although the score obtained in the game is displayed, in the present embodiment, the upper limit of the score is limited to “10”. Therefore, when the highest score is displayed on the score display device 73, “F” is displayed. May be displayed. Further, the score display device 73 blinks the score established in the previous game at the start of the game, subtracts the score display every time a prize ball is paid out, and when the score becomes "0", If a score has been generated in the game, the score may be displayed by lighting, and the score obtained in each game may be distinguished by the display mode. In this case, the distinction may be made by using one digital display that emits two colors. Further, a display for displaying the score generated during the progress of the game and a display for displaying the score to be paid out may be separately provided. The double display 74 is provided with the winning ball detector 56b.
Is turned on when is turned on. Further, in the present embodiment, the score display device 73 also serves as an error display. In this case, the character "E" and the number determined by the type of error are displayed by blinking alternately.

As shown in FIG. 1, decorations L are provided on the right and left of the passing ball entrances 64a to 64p.
An ED 75 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as decoration LED-E) is provided, and decoration lamps 76 are provided on the left and right sides of the score display device 73 and the double display 74, and are displayed and driven in various modes according to the game state. Things. The details will be described later. Further, the passing entrances 64a to 64p
As shown in FIG. 2, a lower collecting cover plate 82
Are attached, and the balls that have passed through the respective passage entrances 64a to 64p are collected at one place and guided to an out ball passage (not shown) formed in the mechanism plate 12.

Decorative Lamps Next, the configuration of the decorative lamps provided on the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a windmill lamp 60 is provided in a game area 32 on the left and right sides of the variable display device 33.
a, 60b are provided, and at both ends of the center of the game area 32,
Side lamps 61a and 61b are provided, and rail decoration lamps 6 are provided on the right side outside from the upper part of the guide rail 31.
2 are provided. These are controlled to be displayed in a predetermined manner mainly while the variable display device 33 is changing or during the big hit game state. In this embodiment, the side lamp 6
Winning symbol indicators corresponding to the left and right jackpots which may be relatively well established among the three sets of jackpots are integrally provided in 1a and 61b. Therefore, the player naturally sees the side lamps 61a and 61b even while looking at the front without looking at the winning symbol indicators 65a to 65p below the game area 32,
Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not a score has been established, while looking at the variable display device 33 and the winning ball device 41.

Outside the game area 32 and on the upper left side of the game board 30, a prize ball payout lamp 77 which lights up when the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 is turned on, and a prize ball ball out switch 15 are provided. A prize ball out lamp 78 which is turned on when is turned on is provided, and each state is notified to the player. In addition, when the shot ball does not belong to the decorative lamps, but returns to the guide rail 31 without reaching the game area 32, the return ball is located between the leading end of the firing rail and the rear end of the guide rail 31. The surplus ball tray 11 is returned to the surplus ball tray 11 from a foul opening (not shown) formed therebetween. When the ball is returned, the return ball detection sensor 79 (FIG. 7)
(Only the sign is displayed). In this case, the number of balls detected by the return ball detection sensor 79 is arithmetically controlled so as not to be included in the fixed number of shots.

The structure for controlling the number of shots (16 shots) of one game in the ball game machine 1 configured as described above will be briefly described. The hitting ball motor 29 starts to rotate, hits the hitting ball at the firing position, and supplies the balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray 7 to the firing position one by one by the hitting ball supply device. When the ball is supplied to the firing position by the hitting ball supply device, the ball is counted and detected by the ball counting sensor 84 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 7). When 95 is added and the value of the firing counter 95 becomes the same value as the predetermined number required for one game, the driving of the ball hitting motor 29 is stopped for a certain period of time to set a break for one game. In the present embodiment, the hammer position detecting sensor 83 (only the sign is shown in FIG. 7) is used to keep the position of the hitting rod (no sign) of the hitting ball firing device 28 when the hitting motor 29 stops.
Is provided.

Operation of the ball game machine The ball game machine 1 including the game board 30 described above is controlled by a control circuit formed on the control circuit board 20. The control circuit is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. That is, the control circuit includes the microcomputer 90 as a control center. Microcomputer 90
Is an MP that can execute a control operation in a predetermined procedure.
It includes a U91, a ROM 92 for storing operation program data of the MPU 91, and a RAM 93 for writing and reading necessary data. In the RAM 93, a passing determination unit 94 that determines whether or not a hit ball has passed through the passing port switches 72a to 72p, and a count from a signal from the ball counting sensor 84, and the return ball detection sensor 79 And a game counter 96 that counts the number of games that can be continuously performed when the big hitting game state is reached. Further, the microcomputer 90 receives an input signal, provides input data to the MPU 91, and receives an output data from the MPU 91 and outputs it to the outside.
O) 97.

The input / output circuit (I / O) 97 includes various detection switches included in the ball game machine 1, specifically, a hammer position detection sensor 83, a ball counting sensor 84, a return ball detection sensor 79, Prize ball out switch 15, payout confirmation switch 18, overflow switch 19, start switch 9, reset switch 24, passage opening switches 72a-7
2p, signals from the winning ball detectors 44, 56a, 56b, the specific winning ball detector 51, and the passing ball detectors 58a, 58b are input. When the check switch 27 is provided, a signal from the check switch 27 is also input.

On the other hand, from the MPU 91, the input / output circuit 97
The prize information on the big hit is output to the prize information terminal 22 via the display, and a display, a solenoid, etc. included in the ball game machine 1, specifically, the speaker 8 and the prize ball payout lamp 7 are provided.
7, prize ball out lamp 78, prize ball payout solenoid 17, game effect lamp 25, variable prize ball device solenoid 55a,
55b, score display 73, variable display (variable display) 37a, 37b, double display 74, rail decoration lamp 62, side lamps 61a, 61b, windmill lamp 60
a, 60b, decorative lamp 76, decorative LED 38, etc. (3
9, 52, 53, 75), a stop position detector 47,
Winning symbol display device (winning symbol display) 65a to 65p,
Driving signals are output to the hitting motor 29 and the motor 48, respectively.

The above-described control circuit includes a circuit for controlling the game and a circuit for controlling the firing mechanism of the hit ball in one control circuit, which are formed on separate control circuit boards. May be. In this case, these control circuit boards may be housed in one board box, or may be housed in separate board boxes.

Among the operations controlled by the above-described control circuit, an operation for checking whether or not the electric components included in the gaming machine provided in the ball game machine 1 including the gaming board 30 operate normally is described. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is determined in step 10 whether the power is turned on. If the power is not turned on, the subroutine is terminated without executing the following processing.
On the other hand, when the power is turned on, the processing of steps 20 to 40 is executed. First, at step 20, the motor 48 included in the winning ball device 41 performs an operation of rotating forward for T1 and reversely rotating for T2, and at step 40, the solenoid 55 included in the variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b.
a and 55b perform ON twice for T3 time and T4 time, respectively. Therefore, if the rotating body 45 rotates after the power is turned on, it is known that the motor 48 included in the winning ball device 41 is normal, and the variable winning ball device 5 is turned on after the power is turned on.
When the opening and closing members 4a and 54b open and close, it can be understood that the solenoids 55a and 55b included in the variable winning ball devices 54a and 54b are normal.

In step 30, the game board 3
Almost all the lamps included in the gaming device provided at 0 and the LEDs including the display are turned on. This detailed description will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. The lighting state of each lamp and LED is kept until the start switch 9 is determined to be turned on in step 50, or until the predetermined time is determined in step 60 without the start switch 9 being turned on. To be continued. The predetermined time in step 60 is set to a time sufficient to confirm that all lamps and LEDs are turned on after the power is turned on. Thus, when the start switch 9 is turned on or when a predetermined time has elapsed, as shown in step 70, each lamp and LED is turned on or off or turned off according to the game state.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the electric components included in the gaming machine are driven for a predetermined time based on the input signal of power-on, the electronic components are related to the electric components during the predetermined time. By looking at the gaming device, it can be easily understood whether or not the electrical components operate normally. In the case without the start switch 9,
As a matter of course, the lighting state may be terminated when a predetermined time elapses. Conversely, when the start switch 9 is provided, the start switch 9 is turned on.
The lighting state may be maintained until it is turned on.

Next, the above-mentioned ball game machine 1 and game board 3
The operation of a display, a lamp, and the like provided at 0 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 are list display diagrams showing the operation of the decorative lamp, the display, and the like according to each game state. In the drawings, a double circle indicates a variable display state or a lighting movement state. Indicates a blinking state, and a single circle indicates a lighting state.

First, when the power is turned on, almost all the lamps except for some lamps and the LEDs including the display are turned on for a predetermined time as described above. More specifically, the game effect lamp 25 except the prize ball cut-off lamp 78 and the prize ball payout lamp 77, the rail decoration lamp 62, the side lamps 61a and 61b, the windmill lamps 60a and 60b, and the decoration lamp 76 are turned on. Double display 74, decoration LE
The D-A to E and the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p also light up, and the variable display 37 composed of 7-segment LEDs
a, 37b and the score display device 73 also indicate "8" in which all the segments are driven for display. Therefore, by checking the lamps and LEDs that are not turned on, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the electrical components are normal. Further, since the sound effect K is generated from the speaker 8, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the speaker 8 is normal by discriminating whether or not the sound effect K is generated. The lamps, LEDs, indicators and the like may be sequentially turned on without being turned on at the same time. Thus, it is possible to prevent an overcurrent when the power is turned on, and to identify a short-circuited portion due to a mistake in soldering of each electric component.

Next, after the power is turned on, when the player is operating the operation handle 10 to fire a hit ball, the decoration L
Only the ED-C and D are lighted and moved in one cycle of 1024 ms, and the other decorative lamps and indicators are not driven for display at all, and no sound effects are generated. However, when the shot ball hits or passes through various winning ports, winning ball devices, or the like provided in the game board 30, the display is controlled as described below.

When the shot ball hits the winning opening 35 of the variable display device 33 (displayed as a natural ball opening), the decoration L
The ED-C and D are controlled in the manner described above, and the eighth one of the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p.
h is lit. In addition, a sound effect A is generated when the ball enters. The hit balls similarly fired are winning holes 59a and 59b.
When the player wins (lower left entrance and lower right entrance), the decorative LEDs-C and D are controlled in the above-described manner, and the third and fourteenth winning symbols out of the winning symbol indicators 65a to 65p. The symbol indicators 65c and 65n are respectively lit and displayed, and a sound effect A is generated when the ball is entered.

Further, the shot ball that has been fired is in the left passage opening 57a.
When passing through (displayed as a left gate), the decoration LED-E provided on the entrance entrance decoration cover 63 blinks at intervals of 200 ms and generates a sound effect B. In addition, when a hit ball fired at the left variable winning prize ball device 54a (indicated as a left role operating port) related to the left passing port 57a wins,
Out of the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p, the seventh and eighth winning symbol indicators 65g and 65h are respectively lit and displayed, and a sound effect C is generated when a ball is hit.

Although the decorative lamp and the display are not specially controlled for display even if a hit ball passes through the right passage 57b, the right variable winning ball device 54 associated with the right passage 57b is used.
When the ball fired at b (displayed as the right actor working port) wins, a score increase indicator (double indicator) 74 composed of four LEDs lights and moves in 480 ms in one cycle, and a prize symbol. 11-13 among the displays 65a-65p
The fifteenth and fifteenth winning symbol displays 65k, 65l, 65
m and 65o are illuminated and displayed.
Is generated.

Further, when the hit balls fired at the passing entrances 64a to 64p win, the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p are displayed.
Among them, the winning symbol indicators 65a to 65p corresponding to the winning ball entrances 64a to 64p are lit and displayed, and the sound effect A is generated when the ball is entered.

Next, the display control during the variable display of the variable indicators 37a and 37b will be described. First, when a hit ball enters the entrance 43 (shown as a specific entrance) of the winning ball device 41, The side lamps 61a and 61b and the windmill lamps 60a and 60b blink at intervals of 384 ms, and the decorative LEDs A and B provided on the variable display device 33 are lit and moved in one cycle of 192 ms, and the decorative LEDs C and D are turned.
Illuminates and moves in a faster cycle of 128 ms. In addition, the variable indicators 37a and 37b also start the variable display in one cycle of 360 ms. Further, among the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p, the eighth winning symbol display 65h is lit and displayed, and a sound effect D is generated when a ball is hit.

When the state of the variable display 37a, 37b in the variable display becomes the reach state, the rail decoration lamp 62 blinks at faster intervals of 64 ms in addition to the side lamps 61a, 61b and the windmill lamps 60a, 60b. The decoration LED-B blinks at a faster interval of 32 ms, and the decoration LED-A lights and moves at a faster period of 64 ms than during the fluctuation. In addition, the left variable display 37a
Illuminates and displays 7, while the right variable display 37b fluctuates and displays in one cycle of 3600 ms. In addition, a sound effect E is generated.

When the variable indicators 37a and 37b are stopped,
When the symbol at the time of stoppage is off, the decorative LEDs-A and B are turned on, and the stop symbol corresponding to the value extracted from the random number is displayed on the variable indicators 37a and 37b, and the sound effect F is generated. .

On the other hand, when the symbols when the variable indicators 37a and 37b are stopped are hit, the side lamps 61a and 61b
In addition to the windmill lamps 60a and 60b and the rail decoration lamp 62, the game effect lamp 25 blinks at intervals of 296 ms,
The decorative LEDs B and A also blink at intervals of 296 ms. The variable indicators 37a and 37b display a winning symbol "7.7", and a sound effect G is also generated.

Next, when the special winning ball detector 51 is turned on to enter a big hit game state (indicating that the guidance increasing device is operating), the side lamps 61a and 61b and the windmill lamp 6 are turned on.
0a, 60b, the rail decoration lamp 62, and the game effect lamp 25 are shifted from each other and turned on for 192 ms.
Flashing at 384 ms interval, decoration LED-B, A is 57
The light moves in 6 ms. In addition, the variable indicators 37a, 37
b represents the number of remaining games in the jackpot gaming state as 512.
It blinks at ms intervals and generates a sound effect H.

When a score is achieved as a result of the game, the winning symbol displays 65a to 65p blink at intervals of 64 ms, and a numerical value corresponding to the obtained score is lit on the score display device 73. In addition, a sound effect I is generated.

At the time of prize ball payout, the prize ball payout lamp 7
7 is turned on, and the decoration lamp 76 and the decoration LED-E provided on the winning opening decoration cover 63 are blinked at intervals of 96 ms. When the prize ball runs out, only the prize ball run out lamp 78 blinks at an interval of 512 ms. In any case, no sound effect is generated.

Further, when an error occurs, the side lamps 61a and 61b and the windmill lamps 60a and 60b are turned on, and at the same time, "E" and the numerical value corresponding to the error are blinked alternately on the score display device 73. Further, a sound effect (warning sound) J is generated.

Although the configuration and operation of the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to the present embodiment, the electric components provided in the ball game machine 1 based on the input signal of power-on. Is driven for a predetermined time, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the electric component operates normally by looking at the gaming device related to the electric component during the predetermined time.

In the above-described embodiment, the checking of whether or not the electrical parts are normal is performed at the time of turning on the power. However, in the case where the check switch 27 is provided, the check switch 27 is operated. It may be possible to check for a predetermined time from when it is done. If you do this,
Checks can be made at any time. When the check switch 27 is operated, not only the above-mentioned check is executed, but also the management computer is caused to derive an output relating to predetermined information (for example, jackpot information and start winning number information), whereby the management computer and the control circuit are output. It is also possible to check the connection state with the substrate 20 at the same time.

In the above embodiment, almost all the electric parts are driven when the power is turned on. However, at least the electric parts necessary for progressing the game can be checked. As described above, the selection may be made. In addition, as a device including electrical components,
A device provided other than the game board such as a hit ball launching device, a prize ball device, a ball feeding device, a ball removing device, and a winning ball discharging device may be used. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, as the ball-and-ball game machine, the one in which a score (prize ball) is obtained by a combination of the entrance holes 64a to 64p, that is, the arrangement type pachinko game machine is shown. It may be a card-type pachinko game machine in which an enclosed ball circulates.

[0066]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when a predetermined input is made, the electrical components of the game machine provided in the ball-and-ball game machine including the game board are provided with predetermined values. Since the drive is performed for a period, during the predetermined period, whether or not the electrical component operates normally can be easily understood by checking the drive state of the electrical component or the device driven by the electrical component.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the gaming board.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of one passing entrance as a gaming device provided on the gaming board.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of one passing ball entrance.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game operation.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation at the time of power-on.

FIG. 9 is a list display diagram showing operations of a decoration lamp, a display, and the like according to each game state.

FIG. 10 is a list display diagram showing operations of a decorative lamp, a display, and the like according to a game state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 8 Speaker (electric part) 20 Control circuit board 27 Check switch 30 Game board 33 Variable display device 37a, 37b Variable display (electric part) 38 Decorative LED (electric part) 39 Decorative LED (electric) 41) Winning ball device 48 Motor (electrical component) 52 Decoration LED (electrical component) 53 Decoration LED (electrical component) 54a, 54b Variable winning ball device 55a, 55b Solenoid (electrical component) 60a, 60b Windmill Lamps (electrical parts) 61a, 61b Side lamps (electrical parts) 62 Rail decoration lamps (electrical parts) 64a to 64p Passing entrances 65a to 65p Winning symbol display (electrical parts) 73 Score display device (electrical) 74) 2x display (electrical parts) 75 Decorative LED (electrical parts) 76 Decorative lamp (electrical parts) Specific parts) 90 microcomputer (control means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball game machine provided with a control means for controlling an electric component provided in a ball game machine including a game board, wherein the control means determines whether or not the electric component operates normally. A ball-and-ball game machine including a collation drive control means for driving and controlling the electric component for a predetermined period when a predetermined input is made in order to collate.