JP3068911B2 - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control technique for a card-type gaming machine, and more particularly, to a method for renting out a game medium using a prepaid card.
The present invention relates to a novel control technique for preventing an operation of a useless game medium lending button.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a card-type game system in which a game is played using a magnetic card as a medium has been proposed. Among these card systems, the common prepaid card system is compatible with the prepaid card itself, cards issued at one game store can be used at other game stores, and restrictions are set by the expiration date of the card There is a merit that it is not done. When using the prepaid card, after inserting the prepaid card into a ball lending machine equipped with a card reader, a card lending machine, for example, a pachinko gaming machine, a ball lending device arranged near the supply tray. A player operates a button to obtain a game ball as a game medium to be lent, that is, a ball to be lent.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional card-type gaming machine, when the player removes the ball from the supply tray or the receiving tray after the game is over, carelessness and operation of the player are required. In some cases, the player may touch the ball lending button arranged near the supply tray of the pachinko gaming machine due to unfamiliarity with the player. There are also a large number of earned balls,
In the middle of the game, when the obtained ball is removed from the saucer and the ball is transferred to the ball box, the player sometimes inadvertently operates the ball lending button due to carelessness, inexperience in operation, or the like. No matter how careless the player is, the ball that is discharged as a result is essentially a useless ball for the player, and obtaining a ball lending in spite of the large number of balls gained is a monetary task. Loss. Therefore, to provide a card-type gaming machine in which, when a player removes a game ball from a supply tray or a saucer, a ball lending operation is not performed even if the ball lending button is pressed by carelessness of the player. With the goal.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a card reader for reading and writing valuable data from a prepaid card on which valuable data equivalent to currency is recorded, and lending game media. The game medium lending means for lending a game ball as a game medium within the range of valuable data read by the card reader based on the operation of the game medium lending request operation means operated when requesting In a card-type gaming machine equipped with the same, a supply tray removal operation means for detecting that a supply tray removal operation unit for removing game balls in a supply tray has been operated, and a saucer removal operation unit for removing game balls in a saucer Is detected based on the output from the tray removal detecting means and the supply tray removal detecting means,
A timer is started based on an output from the game medium lending deactivating means for detecting that the game medium lending means is in a deactivated state, and an output from the supply tray dropout detecting means or the tray dropout detection means. Control means for controlling the game medium lending means not to be operated based on the output of the timer means for causing the game medium to be inactivated, and control so that the game medium lending means can be operated based on the output of the time counting means. Game medium lending drive means.

[0005]

According to the present invention, at the stage when the player operates the receiving tray ball removing operation section or the supply tray ball removing operation section, the game medium lending means is controlled so as not to operate, and the game medium lending request operating means is operated. No ball lending operation is performed. Then, based on a signal output by the timer means at a point in time when a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation of the saucer ball removal operation unit or the supply tray ball removal operation unit, the game medium lending means is automatically controlled to be in an operable state, The ball lending operation is performed when the game medium lending request operation means is operated.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a card-type gaming machine according to the present invention. The card-type gaming machine according to the present invention includes a pachinko gaming machine 100 and a ball rental machine 200. A front frame 102 forming a front portion of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is attached to a base frame 101 of the pachinko gaming machine 100 via an opening / closing means 101a. Inside the front frame 102, a metal frame 104 surrounding a game area 103 covered with a glass plate is attached, and below the metal frame 104, a panel 105 is attached.
The front frame 102 is configured to be openable and closable by the opening / closing means 101a.
5 are also mounted so as to be freely opened and closed by predetermined opening / closing means, so that the pachinko gaming machine 100 can quickly respond to troubles such as malfunctions and failures.

Inside the front frame 102 and on the right side of the game area 103, a metal frame open detector 106 for detecting whether the metal frame 104 is open or closed, Panel open detector 10 for detecting whether panel 105 is open or closed
7 are provided respectively. The front frame 102
A front frame open detector 10 for detecting whether the front frame 102 is in an open state or a closed state is provided below the inside of the front frame.
8 are provided.

An operation panel 12 is provided on an upper surface of a supply tray 120 provided on a panel 105 of the pachinko gaming machine 100.
1 is formed. On the operation panel 121, a balance display 122 for displaying the balance of the prepaid card 210A inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 211 described later, and a game medium lending request operated when the player requests the lending of game balls. A ball lending button 123 as operation means, a selection operation switch 124 for activating or deactivating a game medium discharge device (described later) as game medium lending means, and a card for instructing discharge (return) of the prepaid card 210 A return button 210B is provided. Further, on the left side of the operation panel 121, there is provided a supply tray ball removing operation section 120A which is operated when extracting the game balls stored in the supply tray 120. The supply tray 12
When the game ball is removed from the supply tray by operating the supply tray ball removal operation unit 120A, the lending operation of the game ball as the game medium is performed even if the ball lending button is pressed. In order to prevent such a situation, a supply dish removal detector 120B is provided as a supply dish removal detection means.
The supply tray emptying detector 120B detects that the supply tray emptying operation section 120A has been operated, and outputs a detection signal to a game medium lending inactivation means 310 described later.

Reference numeral 125 denotes a prize ball discharge indicator lamp which is lit when a prize ball is discharged by winning a game ball.
Is a ball-lamp discharge indicator lamp that is lit when a ball-lump is discharged, 127
Is a completion lamp that is turned on when a hitting state occurs in the pachinko game machine, 140 is a receiving tray for storing a prize ball that has overflowed inside when the supply tray 120 is full, and 142 is a downflow from the supply tray 120. It is an operation dial of a hit ball launching device that launches balls to be played into the game area 103 one by one. On the front side of the tray 140, there is provided a tray ball removing operation unit 140A which is operated when extracting game balls stored in the tray 140, and detects an operation of the tray ball removing operation unit 140A. A saucer removal detector 140B as a saucer removal detection means is provided inside the saucer 140. By detecting the operation of the bowl removing operation unit 140A by the bowl removing detector 140B, the ball lending operation is not performed even if the ball lending button 123 is operated.

The ball rental machine 200 includes a pachinko gaming machine 10.
0 is provided adjacent to the base frame 101. The ball rental machine 2
00, a card reader 210 (to be described later) is built in, and a card insertion / ejection slot 211 corresponding to the card reader 210, an effective display lamp 212 for displaying that the card reader 210 is in operation, that is, in a card insertion enabled state. Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2 showing another embodiment according to the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine may be constructed by incorporating a ball rental machine. In this case, the card reader 210 is built in the pachinko gaming machine 100A. A card insertion / ejection slot 2 corresponding to the card reader 210 is provided on the front left side of a tray 140C provided below the front frame 102A of the pachinko gaming machine 100A.
11A and an effective display lamp 21 for displaying that the card reader 210 is in operation, that is, in a card insertable state.
2A is provided. In addition, this pachinko gaming machine 10
Other configurations of 0A are the same as those of the pachinko gaming machine 100.

The configuration of the gaming area 103 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 100 is the same as that of the conventional game machine, and can take any configuration. Although not shown, in the case of this embodiment, a variable display device for performing a variable display game is provided at the center of the game area 103, for example, on condition that a game ball wins a starting winning opening attached to a predetermined position. Is provided. Below the variable display device, when a big hit occurs in the variable display game, a variable prize that allows the player to perform a special game, which is a game mode that gives the player a greater chance of acquiring a prize ball than a normal game. A device is provided.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of the back mechanism of the pachinko gaming machine 100. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 170 denotes a game medium discharging device which discharges a predetermined number of balls for lending based on a signal from the ball lending machine 200 or discharges a prize ball by a signal from the pachinko gaming machine 100, and 151 denotes a device before discharging. Is a storage tank for storing the balls, and 152 is a storage tank 151.
The balls in the game media are aligned in a line and the
The guide path 152 is not particularly limited, but is formed into two strips so that a large amount of balls can be supplied in a short time. And a ball shortage detector 160 are provided.

A discharge gutter 155 for guiding the discharged balls to the outlet 129 of the supply tray 120 on the front of the game machine, and a lower receiving tray for the balls overflowing from the supply tray 120 are provided below the game medium discharge device 170. An overflow gutter 156 leading to the discharge gutter 140 is provided continuously, and the ball drain gutter 1 branched from the middle of the discharge gutter 155.
57 is disposed in parallel with the overflow gutter 156, and a flow path switching valve 158 is provided at a branch portion between the ball gutter 157 and the discharge gutter 155. Reference numeral 159 denotes a collecting gutter for collecting the winning balls flowing into the winning opening provided in the gaming area 103 at one place, and reference numeral 180 denotes a winning ball separation detecting device provided at the lower end of the collecting gutter 159.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the game medium discharging device 170. The game medium discharge device 170 is provided with the guiding gutter 1 for guiding the reserve sphere stored in the storage tank 151.
52 is provided with a guide gutter 710 configured to be continuous with 52. The guide gutter 710 is formed in two lines corresponding to the guide gutter 152, and stoppers 745A and 745B (not shown) as flow-down preventing means corresponding to the passage of each line.
And two sets of discharge means 740A and 740B, each of which comprises discharge solenoids 741A and 741B (not shown) for driving the same.
Are provided respectively. In the following, one set of discharging means 7
The description will focus on 40A.

The guide gutter 710 is composed of three parts according to its function, and is a pressure reducing section 711, a rim section 712, and a discharge section 713 in order from the top. Decompression section 7
Numeral 11 reduces the pressure of the reserve sphere sent from the storage tank 151 via the guide gutter 152, and has a structure in which the U-turn is performed in a gentle inclination state as shown in FIG.
The edge cutting portion 712 is provided to make the distance between the balls passing through the discharging portion 713 thereunder larger so as to easily stop the outflow of the balls by the lower discharging means 740A.
11 and a later-described discharge unit 71.
3 and a direction changing passage portion 722 leading to the third direction.

A ball clogging prevention projection 723 is provided at the lower end of the vertical passage portion 721 so as to protrude forward. By the ball clogging prevention protrusion 723, the center position of the lowest ball among the balls vertically stopped in the vertical passage portion 721 is always positioned ahead of the center position of the ball above it. As a result, the downward moving pressure of the upper sphere acts so as to always press the lowest sphere forward, thereby preventing clogging of the sphere.

In the middle of the discharge portion 713 of each guide gutter 710, non-contact type discharge ball detection sensors 730A and 730B (not shown) for detecting flowing balls are provided. A notch 703A is provided in the middle of the discharge section 713, immediately after the discharge ball detection sensor 730A, and in which a stopper 745A constituting the discharge means 740A can come and go. The stopper 745A is rotatably supported by a support shaft 705, and has connection pins 746 protruding from one side of the stopper 745, respectively. The lower ends are connected by connecting plates 747, respectively.

When the drive discharge solenoid 741A is in the demagnetized (off) state, the operating rod 742 is lowered and the tip of the stopper 745A is cut out 703A.
Further, the game balls enter the discharge portion 713 of the guide gutter 710 to prevent the game balls in the discharge portion 713 from flowing down. On the other hand, when the drive discharge solenoid 741A is excited (turned on), the operating rod 742 is raised and the stopper 745A is rotated in the upward direction to come out of the notch 703A of the discharge portion 713 and to be removed from the discharge portion 713. Is released, and the spare sphere in the guide gutter 710 is discharged to the lower discharge gutter 155.

As described above, the game medium discharging device 170 of the above embodiment detects the balls flowing down by the discharging sensors 730A and 730B one by one and operates the stoppers 745A and 745B when the number reaches the predetermined number to discharge the balls. As described above, it is possible to discharge prize balls and lending balls having different numbers of discharged balls by the same ball discharging device as described above. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 750 denotes a ball removal sensor 750 for detecting that a ball removal rod has been inserted from an operation hole (not shown) provided in the front frame 102 of the pachinko gaming machine 100. When the ball removal sensor 750 is turned on, the discharge solenoids 741A and 741B are continuously excited to discharge the spare sphere in the guide gutter 710 and to drive the switching valve 158 in the discharge gutter 155 (solenoid). When the ball is operated, the discharged ball is discharged to the outside of the machine through the ball drain gutter 157.

FIG. 5 shows a pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the present invention.
One embodiment of a game ball discharge control system which controls the operation of discharging the game ball based on the operation of the ball lending button 123 of 00 or the winning of the game ball is shown as a block diagram. The game ball discharge control system includes a ball lending operation control unit that controls a ball lending discharge operation performed when the ball lending button 123 is operated, and a start winning hole provided in the game area 103. A prize ball discharge operation control unit that controls a prize ball discharge operation that is performed when a game ball wins a winning prize port or a large prize port of a variable prize winning device, and a request and discharge of a game ball by the prize ball discharge operation control unit A discharge order control unit that controls the discharge order in response to a request for discharging a game ball from the lending operation control unit, and a discharge operation control unit that controls the discharge operation of the game balls based on a signal output by the discharge order control unit. And can be divided into

Here, the ball lending operation control unit reads the data written on the prepaid card 210A, and writes the data on the prepaid card 210A.
Is connected to the tray removal detector 140B to supply the tray removal detector 120B or the tray removal detector 14B.
A timer for activating a timer based on the signal output from the counter OB to measure the time;
B, the game medium discharge based on signals output from the tray removal detector 140B, the panel opening detector 107, the selection operation switch 124, the front frame opening detector 108, and the metal frame opening detector 106, respectively. Device 170
When the game medium discharge device inactivation detection means 310 as the game medium lending inactivation means for detecting that the state is to be inactivated and the signal output by the ball lending button 123 are inputted, Means 300, the game medium ejection device inactivation detection means 310, or the special game state detection signal delay means 450 constituting the prize ball ejection operation control section.
Detects whether the player is in the state of lending a ball based on the signal output from each, and when detecting that the player is in the state of lending a ball, requests ball lending based on the signal output by the card reader 210. A signal is generated to output the ball lending request signal to the priority discharge control means 500 described later, and further, a game medium discharge device drive control means 6 described later.
On the basis of the signal from the control unit 20 and the signal from the priority discharge control means 500, the number of discharged game balls is counted, and the ball discharge end signal indicating that the discharging operation of the game ball by the ball lending is completed according to the result is generated. It comprises a ball lending control means 320 which generates and outputs the signal to the priority discharge control means 500 and a game medium discharge control means 650 which will be described later. Note that a card return button 210B is connected to the card reader 210. The ball lending control means 320 outputs the ball lending request discharge signal to the priority lending control means 500 so that the priority discharge control means 500 can control the discharge order based on the ball lending request discharge signal. That's why.

The prize ball discharging operation control section detects a prize ball in a prize port by detecting a prize ball.
And outputting a prize ball discharge request signal indicating that the prize ball is requested to be discharged by the prize to the priority discharge control means 500 based on the signal output by the prize ball detection means 400. The number of game balls discharged is counted based on the signal from the means 500 and the signal from the game medium discharge device drive control means 620, and the priority discharge control means 500 and the game medium discharge control means 65 are determined based on the result.
A prize ball discharge control means 420 for outputting a prize ball discharge end signal indicating that the discharge by the prize ball has ended, a special game state detection means 410 for detecting that the pachinko game is in a special game state, Special game state detection means 41
A special game state detection signal delay means 450 is provided for controlling the discharge of balls by a special game state when a predetermined time has elapsed based on the signal output from the special game state.

Further, the discharge order control unit determines whether or not a signal (L level signal) indicating that the operation of discharging the game ball is not being performed is output from the game medium discharge control means 650. The ball lending control means 320
A discharge request signal indicating a request to discharge a game ball is output to the game medium discharge control means 650 based on the ball lending request signal output by the ball lending request signal. On the other hand, when the L level signal is input, the prize ball discharge is performed. The game medium discharge control means 65 based on the prize ball discharge request signal output by the control means 420.
By outputting the discharge request signal to 0, the discharge relationship between the prize ball discharging operation control unit and the ball lending operation control unit is controlled, and the special game state detection signal delay unit 450
Priority discharge control means 500 for restricting the discharge of game balls due to ball lending requests based on signals from the player, and a prize ball discharge display lamp 125 which is lit and displayed based on a signal output by the priority discharge control means 500 during discharge of award balls. And a ball lending discharge indicator lamp 126 that is lit and displayed based on a signal output by the priority discharge control means 500 during ball leasing discharge.

Finally, the discharge operation control section will be described.
The discharge operation control unit includes the discharge solenoids 741A and 741A.
1B, a game medium discharge device 170 including the discharge sensors 730A and 730B, a game medium discharge device drive control unit 620 as a game medium lending drive unit for controlling the drive of the game medium discharge device 170, and A signal output by the special game state detection signal delay means 410;
The discharging operation of the game ball is prohibited based on the signal output from the ball shortage detector 160, the signal output from the overflow detector 160A (not shown), and the signal output from the panel opening detector 107, respectively. A discharge prohibition unit 670 for generating a discharge prohibition signal; a signal output from the game medium discharge control unit 650;
07, a discharge interrupting means 680 for generating a discharge interrupting signal for interrupting the discharging operation of the game ball, based on the signal output from the control unit 07.
The emission request signal output by the priority emission control means 500, the emission inhibition signal output by the emission inhibition means 670, the emission interruption signal output by the emission interruption means 680,
Controlling the game medium discharge device drive control means 620 based on the ball discharge end signal output by the ball rental control means 320 or the prize ball discharge end signal output by the prize ball discharge control means 420; The priority discharge control means 500 includes a game medium discharge control means 650 for outputting a discharge operation in-progress signal indicating that the game ball is being discharged.

FIG. 6 shows that when a player removes a game ball from a supply tray or a saucer, the player inadvertently uses the ball lending button 1.
FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram showing the configuration of the ball lending control means 320 configured to achieve the object of the present invention of performing a control such that a lending operation of a game medium is not performed even if 23 is pressed. The ball lending control means 320 includes a ball lending button 1
23, a ball lending number setting unit 321 for setting the number of game balls to be lent by a single operation, and a card balance signal calculated based on a card balance signal (described later) and a ball lending number set by the ball lending number setting unit 321. The card balance comparison / determination unit 322 that determines whether or not the requested lending ball number can be lent within the range of the card balance, and the number of game balls to be lent out when the ball lending operation is performed. Ball rental number counting unit 323 to count
And

A card balance signal output from the card reader 210 and indicating the card balance is input to the card balance comparison / determination section 322. The ball lending button 1
The ball lending button signal generated when 23 is operated is output to AND gate 320A. At this time, the flip-flop 3 in the reset state is supplied to the AND gate 320A.
An "H" level signal (reset signal) is output from the output terminal Q bar of the 20B, and the special game state detection signal delay occurs when no big hit occurs in the variable display game and the special game state is not set. When the normal game state signal is output from the means 450, the AND gate 320A outputs an "H" level signal (a ball lending enable signal) to the AND gate 320C. That is, AND gate 32
By inputting the ball lending button signal, the reset signal, and the normal game state signal, 0A detects that the ball lending is being performed and outputs the "H" level signal to the AND gate 320C. It is supposed to.

The AND gate 320C is adapted to output a ball lending signal to the card balance comparison / judgment unit 322 based on the signal from the ball lending number setting unit 321 and the "H" level signal. The card balance comparison / determination unit 322 based on the lending ball number signal and the card balance signal.
Outputs a determination signal to the flip-flop 320D when comparing the card balance with the number of lending balls and determining that the requested number of lending balls can be lent within the range of the card balance. The flip-flop 320D to which the determination signal is input changes to the set state, and the ball lending request signal is output from the output terminal Q to the priority discharge control means 500.

However, when the special game state signal is output from the special game state detection signal delay means 450, or when the "L" level signal is output from the output terminal Q bar of the flip-flop 320B. The AND gate 320A does not output the ball lending enable signal. The case where the flip-flop 320B is set and its output terminal Q outputs an "L" level signal is as follows. That is, a detection signal output to the game medium ejection device inactivation detection means 310 based on the detection of the operation of the supply tray removal operation unit 120A by the supply tray removal detection unit 120B, and Based on one of the detection signals output to the game medium discharge device inactivation detection means 310 based on the detection of the operation of the saucer ball removal operation unit 140A by the saucer ball removal detection unit 120B and the detection thereof. In this case, the game medium ejection device inactivation detection means 310 outputs an inactivation signal to the flip-flop 320B. By such an operation, the supply tray removing operation unit 120A
Alternatively, in the case where the bowl removing operation unit 140A is operated, the ball lending operation is not performed even if the ball lending button 123 is erroneously pressed. Therefore, even if the ball lending button 123 is pressed due to the carelessness of the player trying to end the game, unnecessary ball lending is not performed. In addition, when the flip-flop 320B is set and the output terminal Q bar outputs an “L” level signal, the panel open detector 107 detects that the panel 105 has been opened and detects the state. A detection signal output to the game medium ejection device inactivation detector 310 based on the above, a switch-on signal output to the game medium ejection device inactivation detector 310 when the selection operation switch 124 is operated, and the front surface The front frame opening detector 108 detects that the frame 102 has been opened, and a detection signal output to the game medium ejection device inactivation detector 310 based on the detection, or the metal frame 104 is opened. The metal frame opening detector 106 detects that a state has been entered, and a detection output to the game medium discharge device inactivation detector 310 based on the detection. Based on any of the signals of items, the game medium discharge device deactivation detecting means 310 is the flip-flop 32
This is a case where an inactivation signal is output to 0B. On the other hand, when the flip-flop 320B changes to the reset state and an “H” level signal is output from the output terminal Q bar of the flip-flop 320B, the timer 300 measures the time by the timer (for example, this time). In the embodiment, 6
This is a case where a clock signal output at the time of measuring (0 seconds) is introduced to the reset terminal of the flip-flop 320B. By such control, the ball lending operation can be automatically performed a predetermined time after the ball is removed from the supply tray 120 or the tray 140.

When a ball lending operation is started by the game medium discharging device 170 based on the ball lending request signal, a ball discharging signal is output from the priority discharge control means 500 to the AND gate 320E and the AND gate. A discharge ball detection signal output to the AND gate 320E is also output to the AND gate 320E, and is output by the game medium discharge device drive control means 620 each time the discharge sensor 730A, 730B of the game medium discharge device 170 detects a discharge ball. Is done.
As a result, a subtraction signal is output from the AND gate 320E to the ball count unit 323.

When the number of discharged balls reaches the number set by the ball lending number setting unit 321 as a result of the counting by the ball lending number counting unit 323, the ball lending number counting unit 323 outputs a zero signal to the AND gate 320F. As a result, the AND gate 320F outputs the lending discharge signal to the priority discharge control means 500 and the game medium discharge control means 650, respectively.

The zero signal is supplied to an AND gate 320G.
And the zero signal and the AND gate 32
The AND gate 320G outputs a ball-lending-number set signal to the ball-lending-number counting unit 323 based on the ball-lending-number signal output by the OCC and the determination signal output by the guard balance comparison determining unit 322. Ball lending counter 32
3 is reset.

Also, the ball-lending discharge signal is output to a reset terminal of the flip-flop 320D.
The flip-flop 32 based on the lending discharge signal
0D is changed to the reset state, and the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped. Further, the ball lending discharge signal is also output to the card reader 210.

The operation of the thus constructed pachinko gaming machine 100 according to the present invention will be described along with the progress of the game. First, when the player inserts the prepaid card 210A into the card insertion / ejection slot 211, the card reader 210 determines the presence or absence of the card balance, and if there is a balance, outputs the result to the card balance comparison determination unit 322. When the player operates the ball lending button 123, a ball lending button signal is output to the AND gate 320A. At the start of the game, the special game state signal is not output to the AND gate 320A, and if an H level signal is output from the output terminal Q bar of the flip-flop 320B, the flip-flop 320D is issued a ball lending request. A signal is output to the priority discharge control means 500. At this time, the game ball has not won the winning opening, and therefore the prize ball discharge control means 420 does not output the prize ball discharge request signal. Therefore, the priority discharge control means 500 outputs the discharge request signal to the game medium discharge control means 650 based on the ball lending request signal, and the game medium discharge control means 650 outputs the discharge request signal based on the discharge request signal. A discharge drive signal for driving the discharge of the game ball is output to the game medium discharge device drive control means 620 to drive the discharge solenoids 741A and 741B. When the ejection sensors 730A and 730B detect ejection of the game ball, the game medium ejection device drive control unit 620 outputs an ejection ball detection signal to the AND gate 320E of the ball lending control unit 320. As a result, the ball lending control unit 320 counts the number of lending balls being discharged based on the discharged ball detection signal, and when the counted number reaches a predetermined number, the priority discharge control unit 500 terminates the lending of the lending balls. Output a signal.

In this manner, the game ball is placed on the supply tray 120.
Is supplied to the player, the player can start a pachinko game. The game area 10 by the operation dial 142
When the game ball hit in the third prize wins the starting winning opening, the prize is detected by the prize ball detection means 400, and the prize ball detection means 400 sends the prize ball detection signal to the prize ball discharge control means 420. Output. The prize ball discharge control means 420 outputs a prize ball discharge request signal to the priority discharge control means 420 based on the winning ball detection signal.
Then, in the same manner as the ball lending discharge operation described above, the priority discharge control means 420 switches the game medium discharge control means 65
The ejection request signal is output to 0, and the game medium ejection control means 650 outputs the ejection drive signal to the game medium ejection device drive control means 620 based on the ejection request signal. The game medium discharge device drive control means 620 drives and controls the discharge solenoids 741A and 741B, and outputs the discharge ball detection signal based on the signals output by the discharge sensors 730A and 730B to the prize ball discharge control means 420.
Output to The prize ball discharge control means 420 counts the number of discharge balls by the prize ball operation based on the discharge ball detection signal, and when a predetermined number of prize balls is reached, the priority discharge control means 500 gives the prize ball discharge end. Output a signal.

In this way, the prize ball discharging operation is repeated as many times as the number of game balls winning the winning opening. As a result of the repetition of the prize ball discharging operation, the player who has obtained many prize balls receives the saucer 1
When the bowl receiving operation unit 140A is operated to transfer the game balls stored in the ball 40 to the ball box, the bowl receiving detector 140B detects the operation and the detection signal is deactivated to disable the game medium discharging device. Output to the detection means 310. The game medium ejection device inactivation detection means 310 generates an inactivation signal based on the detection signal, and transmits the signal to the ball lending control means 32.
0 is output to the flip-flop 320B. as a result,
An "L" level signal is introduced to the AND gate 320A, which detects that the AND gate 320A cannot lend a ball.
The ball lending operation is controlled so that the ball lending operation is not performed even if 23 is operated.

In this case, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the clock means 300 outputs the clock signal to the reset terminal of the flip-flop 320B. As a result, the flip-flop 320B changes to the reset state, its output terminal Q outputs an "H" level signal to the AND gate 320A, and conditions for resuming the ball lending operation are set.

By the way, the player may operate the ball lending button 123 immediately after winning without knowing the winning of the game ball. In this case, the prize ball discharge control means 4
20 priority discharge control means 500
Then, a ball lending request signal is output from the ball lending control means 320 to the priority discharge control means 500. The priority discharge control means 500 gives priority to the prize ball discharging operation. Control. As a result of the variable display game, when a special game is started due to a big hit, a special game state signal is output to the priority discharge control means 500 by the special game state detection signal delay means 450 after a predetermined time has elapsed. In addition, the discharging operation by ball lending is restricted.

When the player operates the supply tray removal operation unit 120A, for example, at the time when the player wants to end the game, the operation is performed by the supply tray removal detector 140A.
B, the supply tray removal detector 140B outputs a detection signal to the game medium discharge device inactivation detection means 310. As a result, based on the detection signal, the game medium ejection device inactivation detection means 310 generates the inactivation signal, and outputs the signal to the flip-flop 320B of the ball lending control means 320. As a result, the flip-flop 32
An "L" level signal is introduced into the AND gate 320A from the output terminal Q bar of the AND gate 320A.
Will detect that the ball lending cannot be performed even if the player inadvertently operates the ball lending button 123. Thereafter, control is performed so that the ball lending operation can be automatically performed after a predetermined time (60 seconds). That is, when the clock means 300 outputs the clock signal to the reset terminal of the flip-flop 320B after 60 seconds, the flip-flop 320B changes to the reset state, and the "H" level signal is output from the output terminal Q bar to the AND gate 320A. Is controlled so that a ball lending operation can be performed for the next player.

Next, based on FIGS. 7 to 11, the card reader 210 and the prize ball discharge control means 42 related to the present invention will be described.
0, the respective configurations of the special game state detection signal delay means 450, the priority discharge control means 500, and the game medium discharge control means 650 will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 is a detailed block diagram of the card reader 210. The card reader 210 determines from the data written in the pre-bay card 210A when the pre-bay card 210A is inserted
Card balance reading means 211 for reading the balance of 0A, storing the card balance based on the signal output from the card balance reading means 211, and also outputting the card balance signal to the card balance judgment means 213 and the card lending control means 320 Card balance storage means 21 for outputting to balance comparison / judgment unit 322
2, a card balance determination unit 213 for determining the presence or absence of a card balance based on a card balance signal from the card balance storage unit 212, and the ball lump discharge output by the priority discharge control unit 500 while holding the card 210A. When the middle signal is not input, a card return signal output when the card return button 210B is pressed, a detection signal output from the supply tray emptying detector 120B, or a balance output by the card balance determination means 213 The card holding control means 214 which returns the card 210A based on the zero signal and returns the card 210A after the game ball is discharged when the ball lending discharging signal is input.
And a punch for controlling the punching of a guide hole of a balance according to the card balance based on the card holding signal output from the card holding control means 214 and the card balance signal output from the card balance storage means 212. Hole control means 215
And the balance of the card 210A is rewritten based on the ball lending discharge signal output by the ball lending control means 320 and the card balance signal output by the card balance storage means 212, and the result is stored in the card balance storage means. 212 and a card balance rewriting means 216 for outputting to the card 210A, respectively. In the card reader 210 having such a configuration, the card holding control means 214 ejects the card based on the detection signal of the supply tray removal tool 120B, so that the game is ended by operating the supply tray removal operation section 120A. A player who does not forget to bring back the prepaid card 210A.

Next, the configuration of the prize ball discharge control means 420 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The prize ball discharge control means 420
Is a prize storage unit 421 for storing a prize in a winning opening of a game ball based on a prize ball detection signal output by the prize ball detection means 400, and a prize ball number setting unit 422 for presetting the number of prize balls.
And a prize ball number counting unit 423 for counting the number of game balls to be awarded when the prize ball is being executed.

The prize storage unit 421 transmits a prize ball discharge request signal to the priority discharge control unit 50 based on the storage of the prize.
0 and output to the AND gate 420A, respectively. When a request for prize ball discharge based on the prize ball discharge request signal is recognized by the priority discharge control means 500, the priority discharge control means 500 introduces a prize ball discharge signal to the AND gates 420A and 420B. The AND gate 420A sends an H level signal (award ball number setting) to the award ball number counting section 423 based on the award ball discharging signal, the award ball discharging request signal, and the setting signal output from the award ball number setting section 422. When the signal is output, the prize ball number counting unit 423 clears the storage of the previous prize ball count and stores a new prize ball count. The AND gate 420B, which inputs the signal indicating that a prize ball is being discharged and the discharge ball detection signal output by the game medium discharge device drive control means 620, receives the prize ball count unit 423 every time the discharge ball detection signal is input. Outputs an H level signal (subtraction signal). Based on the subtraction signal, the prize ball count section 423 subtracts the number of ejected balls from the number of prize balls, and outputs a zero signal to the AND gate 420C when the subtraction value becomes “0”. Based on the zero signal and the prize ball discharging signal, the AND gate 420C outputs the prize ball discharge end signal to the priority discharge control means 500. The zero signal is also output to the winning storage unit 421, and the winning storage unit 421 subtracts the number of winnings stored based on the zero signal.

Next, the configuration of the special game state detection signal delay means 450 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The special game state detection signal delay means 450 is connected to the special game state detection means 4.
Based on a special game state detection signal that is output when the special game has occurred, a special game occurrence storage unit 451 that stores the occurrence of a special game, and the elapse of a predetermined time from when the special game occurs. It includes a timer 452 and a special game state detection storage unit 453 that stores detection of a special game state after the predetermined time based on a signal output by the timer 452 when the predetermined time has elapsed.

The special game state detection signal is output as a reset signal to the special game state detection storage section 453, and the special game state detection storage section 453 is output.
Is output as a reset signal to the special game occurrence storage unit 451. From the special game occurrence storage section 451 of the special game state detection signal delay means 450 configured as described above, a delay state signal for delaying the output of the special game state signal when a special game occurs is output from the discharge prohibition means. 670
Is output to the AND gate 670A. As a result, an L level signal is output from the AND gate 670A, thereby restricting the operation of the discharge prohibiting means 670. Then, the special state signal output after the predetermined time is output to the priority discharge control means 500, and controls so as to limit the ball lending operation.

Next, the specific structure of the priority discharge control means 500 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The priority discharge control means 500 enters a set state based on a signal output from the AND gate 500A, maintains the set state until the ball lending operation is completed, and outputs the ball lending discharge output by the ball lending control means 320. Ball discharging request signal holding means 501 that changes to the reset state based on the end signal
And the set state is maintained based on the signal output from the AND gate 500B. The set state is maintained until the prize ball operation is completed, and based on the prize ball discharge end signal output from the prize ball discharge control means 420. A prize ball discharge request signal holding unit 502 that changes to a reset state; a driving unit 503 that controls and drives the ball discharge indicator lamp 126;
Driving means 504 for controlling the display of the prize ball discharge display lamp 125.

When the game medium discharge control means 650 does not output the signal during the discharging operation, and when the ball rental request signal is output from the ball rental control means 320 to the AND gate 500C, the H level signal becomes The AND gate 5
Output to 00A. At this time, if no special game has occurred, and if the H level signal based on the prize ball discharge request signal has not been output from the prize ball discharge control means 420, an H level signal will be output from the AND gate 500D. The AND gate 500A outputs an H level signal (set signal) to the ball discharge request signal holding unit 501, and the ball discharge request signal holding unit 501 is set. The discharge request signal output from the lending ball discharge request signal holding means 501 is output to the game medium discharge control means 650 via the OR gate 500E.

On the other hand, when the game medium discharge control means 650 does not output a signal during the discharging operation, the prize ball discharge request signal is output from the prize ball discharge control means 420 to the AND gate 5.
When the signal is output to 00F, an H level signal is led to the AND gate 500B. At this point, if no special game has occurred and the ball lending request signal has not been output from the ball lending control means 320, the AND gate 500G switches to H
A level signal is output, and the AND gate 500B outputs an H level signal (set signal) to the winning ball discharge request signal holding means 502. As a result, the award ball discharge request signal holding means 502 is set. The discharge request signal output from the prize ball discharge request signal holding means 502 is output to the game medium discharge control means 650 via the OR gate 500E.

It should be noted that if a signal indicating that the game medium is being discharged is output from the game medium discharge control means 650, an H level signal is not output from the AND gate 500C, and an H level signal is not output from the AND gate 500F. No, the ball lending request takes precedence if the ball lending request signal outputs a discharging operation signal, and conversely, the prize ball discharging request takes priority if a discharging operation signal caused by the prize ball discharging request signal is output. Will be done.

When a special game state signal is output to the AND gate 500D and an H level signal is output to the AND gate 500D via the AND gate 500F, the AND gate 500D is connected to the AND gate 500A by an L level. It will output a level signal. Therefore, at such a time, an L level signal is output from the AND gate 500A. This means that the special game state signal is output from the special game state detection storage section 453 of the special game state detection signal delay means 450 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the special game state has occurred. This means that a ball lending request is not accepted after a predetermined time has elapsed from the occurrence of the state. In such a case, an H-level signal is output from the AND gate 500G, and the prize ball discharge based on winning in the large winning opening of the variable winning device has priority. This is because the opening time of the large winning opening of the variable winning device is limited, so that more prize balls are given to the player within the opening time.

The above described ball discharge request signal holding means 50
1 is output to the driving means 503 via an AND gate 500H.
Controls the lighting of the ball discharge indicator lamp 126. On the other hand, the discharge request signal output from the prize ball discharge request signal holding means 502 is output to the driving means 5 via an AND gate 500I.
The driving means 504 controls the lighting of the prize ball discharge display lamp 125.

Next, a detailed configuration of the game medium discharge control means 650 will be described with reference to FIG. The game medium discharge control means 650 converts the discharge state into a set state based on the discharge request signal output from the priority discharge control means 500, and maintains the set state. A drive means 652 for controlling the operation of each of the discharge solenoids 741A and 741B of the game medium discharge device 170 based on the signal to be performed.

The discharge request signal output from the priority discharge control means 500 is output to the AND gate 650A. If the discharge inhibition signal is not output from the discharge inhibition means 670 at this time, the AND gate 650A is set to H level.
The level signal is output to the discharge operation storage unit 651. As a result, the discharge operation storage unit 651 changes to the set state, and a drive command signal is output from the output terminal Q to the drive unit 652 via the AND gate 650B. The drive means 652 outputs a drive signal to the game medium discharge device drive control means 620 based on the drive command signal, and outputs the two signals in the game medium discharge device 170 based on the drive signal.
A pair of stoppers 7 provided in the middle of the strip guide gutter 710
Discharge solenoid 741 for operating 45A, 745B
A, 741B is excited. Then, the discharge sensor 730
A predetermined number of spare balls in each guide gutter 710 are discharged based on the respective detection signals of A and 730B. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the detection signal is output to the game medium discharge device drive control means 620, and the discharge ball detection means 620A provided in the game medium discharge device drive control means 620 outputs a discharge ball detection signal based on the detection signal. Is generated, and the signal is sent to the prize ball discharge control means 420 or the ball lending control means 320.
Respectively.

The discharge operation storage section 651 outputs a discharge operation signal to the priority discharge control means 500, and also outputs a discharge operation signal to the AND gate 680A of the discharge interruption means 680. When the AND gate 680A outputs a discharge interruption signal to the AND gate 650B of the game medium discharge control means 650 based on a detection signal output when the panel open detector 107 detects the open state of the panel 105, The output of the drive command signal from AND gate 650B is stopped. The driving means 652 demagnetizes the discharge solenoids 741A and 741B to interrupt the discharge operation.

The ball lending discharge signal output by the ball lending control means 320 or the prize ball discharge end signal output by the prize ball discharge control means 420 is sent to the reset terminal of the discharging operation storage section 651 via the OR gate 650C. When output, the discharge operation storage unit 651 is reset.
As a result, the output terminal Q of the discharge operation storage unit 651 outputs an L level signal to the AND gate 650B, and the discharge operation is controlled to be stopped.

The discharge prohibiting means 670 of the discharge operation control section includes an AND gate 670A and an OR gate 670.
B. And the discharge prohibiting means 67
0 is output to the game medium discharge control means 650 is a detection signal output when the ball shortage detector 160 detects the ball shortage, the overflow detector 160
A is formed based on a detection signal output when A detects an overflow or a detection signal output from panel open detector 107. Note that since the special game state detection signal delay means 450 does not output the delay state signal before the special game occurs, the ball shortage detector 1
The 60 detection signals will be output to the OR gate 670B. However, after the special game occurs, the delay state signal output until the time set by the timer 452 of the special game state detection signal delay means 450 elapses is output to the AND gate 670A, and the ball shortage occurs. It is controlled so that the discharge prohibition signal based on the detection signal of the detector 160 is not output. This is because even if the ball shortage occurs immediately after the occurrence of the special game and the ball shortage detector 160 detects the ball shortage, the game medium discharging device 17
So that only the game balls remaining in 0 are discharged,
It is intended to continue the special game.

In the present invention, a timer is provided to control the ball lending operation automatically after the ball is removed from the supply tray or the tray. The device may be controlled to allow the ball lending operation.

[0058]

According to the present invention, the game medium lending deactivating means is activated when the player operates the receiving tray ball removing operation section or the supply tray ball removing operation section operated when ending the game. The medium lending means is controlled to be immobile, and the ball lending operation is not performed even if the game medium lending request operation means is operated. Therefore, when the player removes the game ball from the supply tray or the saucer, the lending operation of the game medium is not performed even if the player inadvertently presses the game medium lending button, and the player loses unnecessary loss. Will not be affected. In addition, even when the player removes the game ball from the saucer during the game, unnecessary ball lending is not performed, so that the game can be continued comfortably. Further, the ball lending operation can be performed after a lapse of a predetermined time after the operation of the supply tray ball removing operation unit by the timing unit. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of management at the game store side, and it is possible for the next player to smoothly enter the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a card-type gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the card-type gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view illustrating a configuration example of a back mechanism of the card-type gaming machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional front view showing one embodiment of a game medium discharging device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a game ball discharge control system of the card-type gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of ball lending control means constituting a game ball discharge control system.

FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram of a card reader constituting a game ball discharge control system.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a prize ball discharge control means constituting a game ball discharge control system.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a special game state detection signal delay means constituting a game ball discharge control system.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of priority discharge control means constituting a game ball discharge control system.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game medium discharge control means constituting a game ball discharge control system.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 card-type gaming machine 120 supply tray 120A supply tray ball removal operation unit 120B supply tray ball removal detection unit 123 ball lending button as game medium lending request operation means 140 saucer 140A bowl removal operation unit 140B bowl removal detection unit 170 game Game medium discharging device as medium lending means 210 Card reader 300 Clocking means 310 Game medium discharging device inactivation detecting means as game medium lending deactivating means 620 Game medium discharging device driving control means as game medium lending driving means

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game media lending request operating means comprising a card reader for reading and writing valuable data from a prepaid card on which valuable data equivalent to a currency is recorded, and operated when requesting a lending of a gaming medium. Is operated within the range of the valuable data read by the card reader, a card-type gaming machine provided with a game medium renting means for renting a game ball as a game medium. A supply tray ball removal detecting means for detecting that the supply tray ball removal operation unit for extracting the ball has been operated, and a saucer ball removal detection means for detecting that the saucer ball removal operation unit for removing the game ball in the tray has been operated. A game for detecting that the game medium lending means is in a deactivated state, based on an output from the supply dish removal detection means or the saucer removal detection means; Medium lending deactivation means, based on the output from the supply tray dropout detection means or the tray dropout detection means, a time counting means for starting a timer, and based on the output of the game media lending deactivation means A game medium lending drive means for controlling the game medium lending means not to operate and controlling the game medium lending means to operate based on the output of the timing means. Machine.