JP3252215B2 - Card type pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a card type pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game using a pachinko machine is performed by renting a game ball and then firing the game ball on a game board by operating a ball launching device. When the number of game balls on hand decreases, a desired number of game balls are newly borrowed and supplied to the tray of the pachinko machine as appropriate. During the game, the current game may be interrupted for reasons such as meals and breaks, and may leave the pachinko machine 4, and such interruption is often triggered by an operation such as replenishing a game ball.

[0003] By the way, there is a card-type pachinko machine in which a game ball is lent out by a card instead of a bill or a coin, and a conventional example of the card-type pachinko machine will be described below.

In FIG. 35, reference numeral 1 denotes a prepaid card for a pachinko game, and the card 1 is provided with a writing section (see a broken line) 2 for writing game information described later. Game information is magnetically recorded in the writing section 2 as binary information such as a bar code.

[0005] The game information includes a rentable amount data of a game ball corresponding to a prepaid amount, identification data of a game hall,
It comprises ID code data unique to the card 1 and date / time data.

FIG. 36 shows a mounting section 3 corresponding to a ball rental machine and a pachinko machine 4. The mounting unit 3 includes an insertion unit (see a broken line) 5 including a card transport device 6 and a card data read / write device 7, a ball rental switch 8, and a card control circuit 9, and the mounting unit 3 and the pachinko machine 4 communicate. Connected as possible. The ball rental switch 8 is a pachinko machine 4
It is provided on the side.

The insertion section 5 is for mounting the card 1 on the mounting section 3. The card 1 inserted from the insertion section 5 is transported to a predetermined position by the card transport device 6, and is ejected from the insertion section 5 at the end of the game. Is done.

The card data read / write device 7 comprises a read / write head, and has a function of reading game information from the writing section 2 and writing game information to the writing section 2. The card transport device 6 reads the card 1 inserted into the insertion portion 5 at a position where the card data read / write device 7 can read the game information of the writing portion 2 and can write the game information to the writing portion 2 (hereinafter, referred to as a position). Read-write location)
For transporting the card 1 at the readable / writable position to the discharge position.

The ball lending switch 8 converts the rentable amount data into the number of game balls data at a predetermined rate, and rents the game balls based on the calculated value. The operation is valid when the issued game information is determined to be the valuable card 1 and the lendable amount data is not zero. And ball rental switch 8
, A lending signal is generated, and the lending signal is input to the card control circuit 9.

The card control circuit 9 is a part of the pachinko machine 4,
This is for controlling the card transport device 6 and the card data read / write device 7 and performing a ball conversion operation of the rentable amount data written in the writing section 2 into game ball number data at a predetermined rate.

For this purpose, the card control circuit 9 has a function of generating a carrier operation signal for controlling the card carrier 6, and a game medium lending enable signal based on the game information read from the writing section 2. Function to generate and ball rental switch 8
A function of converting the available lending amount data into game ball number data at a predetermined rate based on the generation of a lending signal by the operation of (i), and generating a ball lending signal (lending request signal) representing the calculated value of the converted ball Is provided. As a result of the ball changing operation, the game balls are lent out by the amount converted at a predetermined rate, and when the lending process is completed, the available amount data is subtracted.

The transfer device operation signal comprises a take-in signal and a discharge signal. The take-in signal is used by the card data read / write device 7 to read game information from the writing section 2 of the card 1 inserted into the insertion section 5. The card 1 is used to convey the card 1 to a writable position by the card conveying device 6, and the ejection signal is used to convey the card 1 from the readable / writable position to the ejection position.

[0013] The game medium lending possible signal is generated when the lending amount data among the game information written in the writing section 2 is not zero. When the rentable amount data among the game information written in the writing unit 2 is not zero, the card 1 is referred to as a valuable card 1. The ball lending signal generated by the card control circuit 9 is input to the pachinko machine control circuit 10. This ball lending signal is an activation signal for allowing the player to convert the lendable amount data written on the valuable card 1 into game ball number data (conversion).

Each part of the pachinko machine 4 is a pachinko machine control circuit.
Controlled by 10.

The ball-for-lending prize ball discharging device 11 is for paying out game balls and prize balls to a tray (not shown), and the game balls and prize balls are stored in a tank in advance. When a ball lending signal is input via the card control circuit 9, the ball-lending prize ball discharging device 11 pays out game balls for lending, while a winning ball detection signal is directly input from the pachinko machine control circuit 10. When you pay out the prize ball.

A card return switch 12 is operated to operate the card return switch 12 when requesting the return of the card 1, so that a card return signal is input to the card control circuit 9.

Thereafter, the card data read / write device 7
After the game information is written in the writing section 2, the card control circuit 9 conveys the card 1 at a position where the card can be read and written by the card conveying device 6 to the discharge position. The card return switch 12 is provided on the pachinko machine 4 side, and constitutes a part of the mounting section 3.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a ball launching device. By operating the ball launching device 13, a game ball can be launched onto a game board (not shown).

When the card-type pachinko machine having the above-described structure is used, when the valuable card 1 is inserted into the insertion section 5, the card control circuit 9 generates a take-in signal and activates the card transport device 6 to activate the card transfer device 6. The valuable card 1 is conveyed to a readable / writable position.

Next, the card control circuit 9 reads the game information of the card 1 via the card data read / write device 7. If the card 1 has no inconvenience, the card control circuit 9 generates a game medium lending enable signal.

Next, when the ball lending switch 8 is operated, when the lending amount data of the valuable card 1 is not zero,
The lending signal is input to the card control circuit 9. The card control circuit 9 converts the rentable amount data into game ball count data at a predetermined rate based on the lending signal, and generates a ball lending signal indicating the calculated value.

The ball lending signal is input from the card control circuit 9 to the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 via the pachinko machine control circuit 10, and the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 lends a predetermined number of game balls. To the saucer. This allows the player to advance the game by operating the ball launching device 13.

During the game, a prize ball detection signal corresponding to the progress of the game is input to the pachinko machine control circuit 10 based on the output signals from the respective sensors, and based on the prize ball detection signal, a ball lending prize is provided. Since the ball discharging device 11 is operated, the prize ball is paid out to the tray.

By the way, at the time of the ball change operation from the rentable amount data to the game ball number data, the rentable amount data and the game number data written in the writing unit 2 are updated as described above. For this reason, JP-A-63-102783 and JP-A-64-34390 disclose that the game information of the writing section 2 is rewritten by the card data read / write device each time the above-mentioned ball changing operation is performed. Has been proposed in which a card is transferred from a readable / writable position to a discharge position by a card transfer device.

However, the above-mentioned JP-A-63-10278
In the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 3 and JP-A-64-34390, the card can be read and written by the card transport device every time the game information calculated by the above-mentioned ball conversion is updated in the writing section. Since the card is conveyed from the position to the discharge position, the use frequency of the card conveying device becomes extremely large. For this reason, it is easy to shorten the life of the drive source and the drive mechanism of the card transport device, and when an operation failure occurs in the card transport device, there is a problem that the card data read / write device cannot read and write the game information correctly. .

In order to solve such a problem, the present applicant updates the game information of the card only at the end of the game as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 2-150854 and discharges the card. Has been proposed.

[0027]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 2-1 has been disclosed.
In the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 50854, since the game information is updated only at the end of the game, the card is inserted into the insertion portion of the mounting portion even when the game ball is lent during the game continuation. Although the frequency of use of the card transport device as described above can be suppressed because it has been kept, when the pachinko machine leaves the pachinko machine for a reason such as a break at the time of replenishing the hand-held game balls, the card is in the insertion part of the mounting part Since the card remains attached, it is easy to forget the valuable card in the attachment section.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a card-type pachinko machine which prevents a valuable card from being left behind as described above.

[0029]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game comprising rentable amount data of game balls.
Gaming card having a writing section for writing information
In front of the card inserted in the card reader / writer
The game information is read from the writing section and
Card data read / write device for writing technique information
To convert the rentable amount data into gaming balls.
A ball lending switch for generating a lending signal;
The game information of the writing section is read by a read / write device.
Conveys the card to a write-in / write-out position and a discharge position
And a card transport device for performing the lending signal.
At the predetermined rate to the rentable money data
Performing a conversion operation to generate a lending request signal indicating the operation value
Card control circuit and the card reader / writer
The standby detection signal is generated when the card is waiting.
The card standby detection switch for
Generation of the lending request signal or a winning ball
Game balls for rent or game balls for prizes based on the detection of
Pachinko machine with pachinko machine control circuit
Machine, the pachinko machine control circuit is playing a game
Game detection from the steering wheel touch detection switch
A touch signal is input to the card control circuit based on the signal.
The card control circuit determines whether the touch signal is present or not.
A standby detection signal generated from the card standby detection switch;
To the card transporter provided on the mounting section side.
Card is waiting, and the card control circuit
Cards are placed by indicators and speakers connected to the
The feature is to notify the user of forgetting.

The pachinko machine of the present invention has
A card having a writing section of game information composed of rentable amount data of a game medium and a card data read / write device read and write the game information of the card. The lending switch provided on the pachinko machine generates a lending signal for converting the settable lending amount data into game media. Further, a card transport device for transporting the card is provided at a predetermined position of the card data read / write device. The settable lending amount data based on the generation of the lending signal generates a lending request signal for conversion into a game medium by a card control circuit, and generates the lending request signal or a game medium by a pachinko machine control circuit. The game medium is controlled to be discharged based on the detection of.

[0031]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same members as those in FIGS. 35 and 36 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 shows a part of the configuration of the card-type pachinko machine of the present invention,
This card-type pachinko machine has a card 1 shown in FIG. 35, a black box (hereinafter referred to as BB) 14 as a mounting portion,
The main configuration is a pachinko machine 15 and a management device 16 as a host computer. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the BB 14 is installed between the two pachinko machines 15 and 15, so that each pachinko machine 15 and the BB 14 correspond to each other one by one and are connected so that they can communicate with each other. Have been. Therefore, in the present embodiment, one unit is configured by integrally providing two sets of BBs 14, 14. The BB 14 and the pachinko machine 15 and the management device 16 are communicably connected to each other.

Returning to FIG. 1, BB14 is a ball rental switch 8,
Card reader / writer as insertion part (see broken line) 1
7, BB control circuit 18 as a card control circuit, card standby display / card forgotten alarm display (hereinafter, referred to as display) 19, speaker 20, a plurality of mode switches 21, 22, 23, 24 described later, residual frequency An indicator 25 and a card return switch 26 are provided. In this embodiment, the ball lending switch 8, the remaining number indicator 25, and the card return switch 26 are arranged on the pachinko machine 15 side, and the description thereof will be described later. The card reader / writer 17 is for mounting the card 1 on the BB 14, is connected to the BB control circuit 18, and has a card transport device 6, a card data read / write device 7, a card insertion detection switch 27, and a card standby detection switch.
It has 28.

The card insertion detection switch 27 and the card standby detection switch 28 each include a pair of light emitting / receiving elements and are connected to the BB control circuit 18. The card insertion detection switch 27 and the card standby detection switch 28 are arranged with a card insertion path and a conveyance path (both not shown) separated. Therefore, the card insertion detection switch 27
The card standby detection switch 28 can detect the presence / absence of the card 1 based on the fact that transfer of light beams between the light emitting / receiving elements forming each pair is blocked by the card 1.

The BB control circuit 18 has a CPU as a main configuration and sequentially executes the programs shown in FIGS. B
The B control circuit 18 controls the card transport device 6 and the card data read / write device 7 and converts the rentable amount data written in the writing section 2 into game ball data at a predetermined rate. The BB control circuit 18 includes, in addition to the card transport device 6 and the card data read / write device 7, a ball rental switch 8, a display 19, a speaker 20, mode switches 21, 22, 23, 24, and a residual frequency display 25. , A card return switch 26, a card insertion detection switch 27, and a card standby detection switch 28 are connected. The BB control circuit 18 has a function of generating a transport device operation signal for controlling the card transport device 6 and a function of generating a game medium lending enable signal based on the game information read from the writing unit 2. A function of converting the available lending amount data to game ball number data at a predetermined rate based on the generation of a lending signal by operating the ball lending switch 8, and generating a ball lending signal representing the calculated ball calculation value; Is provided.

The transport device operation signal comprises a take-in signal and a discharge signal. The take-in signal is for transporting the card 1 inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 29 to a readable / writable position. The signal is for transporting the card 1 waiting at a position where reading and writing can be performed to a position where the card 1 is ejected from the card insertion / ejection opening 29. The card insertion detection switch 27
When the card 1 is inserted in the vicinity of the opening of the card insertion / ejection opening 29 shown in FIG. 2 and the card 1 is inserted into the card reader / writer 17, an insertion detection signal is input to the BB control circuit 18. On the other hand, when the insertion detection signal is input from the card insertion detection switch 27, the BB control circuit 18 generates a capture signal and then inputs the signal to the card transport device 6. As a result, the card transport device 6 transports the card 1 inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 29 to a readable / writable position.

The card standby detection switch 28 is located near the card data read / write device 7 so that the card 1 can read / write.
When waiting at a writable position, a standby detection signal is input to the BB control circuit 18. When a standby detection signal is input from the card standby detection switch 28 and a card return switch (described later) 26 is operated, the BB control circuit 18 generates a discharge signal and inputs the discharge signal to the card transport device 6. I do. Based on the generation of the ejection signal, the card transport device 6
Transports the card 1 waiting at the position where reading and writing can be performed to the discharge position of the card insertion / ejection opening 29. When the card standby detection switch 28 inputs a standby detection signal to the BB control circuit 18, the BB control circuit 18 inputs the standby detection signal to the display 19.

The card return switch 26 is for returning the card 1, and the card return switch 26 inputs a card return signal to the BB control circuit 18 based on the operation of the player.
Then, the BB control circuit 18 generates the ejection signal after writing the game information in the writing section 2, and transports the card 1 from the card insertion / ejection port 29 to the ejection position by the card transport device 6. The game medium lending possible signal is generated from the BB control circuit 18 when it is determined that the lending amount data is not zero, that is, the pachinko machine control circuit
Entered in 30. The ball lending signal is generated from the BB control circuit 18 by operating the ball lending switch 8. The ball rental switch 8 generates a rental signal when operated,
The lending signal is input to the BB control circuit 18. This gives B
The B control circuit 18 performs a pitching operation on the game information written in the writing section 2, and a ball lending signal representing at least the game ball number data among the pitching calculation values is input to the pachinko machine control circuit 30. Is done.

Then, as a result of the ball changing operation, the game balls are lent out from the ball letting device 11 by the amount changed at a predetermined rate, and when the lending process is completed, the lending available amount data is subtracted. When a game ball is lent out from the ball-for-lending and prize-ball discharging device 11 as described above, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 generates a discharging operation signal described later (see FIG. 9 or FIG. 11). The mode switches 21, 22, 23, and 24 are used to set a lending amount per unit (hereinafter referred to as a set mode amount) in the BB control circuit 18 when the lending amount data is converted into game ball number data. In this embodiment, the setting mode amount is 100 yen, 20
The price is set in four stages of 0 yen, 300 yen and 500 yen. The remaining number display 25 is located on the right side of the ball lending switch 8 and the card return switch 26 in front of the pachinko machine 15.
It consists of a seg or dot matrix LED or LCD. The remaining number display 25 is the writing unit 2 of the card 1
Of the game information written in the game mode, the rentable amount data is displayed in the frequency of the predetermined setting mode amount. In the present embodiment, a case where 100 yen is equivalent to 1 degree will be described.

The card return switch 26 is operated when the card 1 is returned. After a card return signal is input to the BB control circuit 18 by this operation, the BB control circuit 1
8 inputs the game information at that time to the card data read / write device 7 and BB14. The display 19 and the speaker 20 constitute notification means.This notification means is provided when the standby detection signal is generated from the card standby detection switch 28 and the pachinko machine 15 is not playing.
A card forgetting alarm signal for notifying that the valuable card 1 is mounted on the BB 14 is generated as a notification signal.

Whether or not a game is in progress is determined based on a later-described game detection signal input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 to the BB control circuit 18. Pachinko machine control circuit
30 and the BB control circuit 18 are communicably connected to each other. The display 19 includes a CRT, an LCD, or an LED. The speaker 20 has a built-in notification sound source. Both the display 19 and the speaker 20 do not show a driver. When the standby detection signal generated from the card standby detection switch 28 is input through the BB control circuit 18, the display 19 displays the valuable card 1 on the card reader / writer 17.
Indicate that you are waiting in Then, when the above-mentioned card forgetting alarm signal is generated, the display 19 turns on or blinks the light, and the speaker 20 generates a notification sound.

The pachinko machine 15 has a pachinko machine control circuit 30,
A winning ball detection switch 31, a handle touch detection switch 32 as a game detection switch, a ball lending discharge indicator 33, a prize ball discharge indicator 34, and a speaker 35 are provided. When the standby detection signal from the card standby detection switch 28 and the card return signal from the card return switch 26 are generated, the BB unit control circuit 18 sets the time T3 set in advance to a card return guarantee timer (not shown). Start measurement. As shown in FIG. 4, the card return guarantee timer starts BU after the pachinko machine 15 receives the ball buying signal from BB14.
The time T1 required for outputting the SY signal and the time T2 required for the BB 14 to receive the BUSY signal from the pachinko machine 15 are set to be longer (T3> T1 + T2). By providing such a card return guarantee timer, the timing of exchanging signals or codes between the pachinko machine control circuit 30 and the BB control circuit 18 is aimed at, and the separate CPUs constituting the control circuits 18 and 30 are provided. This eliminates the inconvenience caused by the waiting time.

When the card return guarantee timer expires, the BB control circuit 18 inputs a game information signal to the card data read / write device 7 for writing the game information to the writing section 2 to the card data read / write device 7. After that, the ejection signal is input to the card transport device 6. The winning ball detection switch 31 is provided in the winning opening 38 and can detect a safe ball (see FIG. 3). Winning ball detection switch
Since the pachinko machine control circuit 31 is connected to the pachinko machine control circuit 30, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 outputs a winning ball number signal to a winning ball detection switch.
Calculation can be performed based on the output signal from 31. This winning ball number signal is directly input to the ball-lending award ball discharging device 11.
The rental ball prize ball discharging device 11 is for paying out game balls and prize balls to the receiving tray 39 shown in FIG. 2, and the game balls and prize balls are stored in a tank 40 shown in FIG. 3 in advance. When a ball lending signal is input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 via the BB control circuit 18 to the ball rental prize ball discharge device 11, the game ball is paid out for lending, while the payout of the prize ball is indicated. When the winning ball number signal is directly input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30, a prize ball is paid out.

The handle touch detection switch 32 is a handle of the ball launching device 13 based on the change in capacitance (see FIG. 2).
It is determined whether or not 41 has been operated, and if it is determined that the handle 41 has been operated, the pachinko machine 15 is considered to be playing a game, and a game detection signal is generated. The game detection signal is input to the pachinko ball control circuit 30, and based on this, the pachinko ball control circuit 30 drives the ball firing device 13 to fire the game ball to the game board 36, and simultaneously transmits the touch signal to the BB control circuit. Enter in 18. Thereby, when the game detection signal and the touch signal are generated, a game possible state is formed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the steering wheel 41 is not operated, the steering wheel touch detection switch 32 stops generating the game detection signal, whereby the pachinko ball control circuit 30 stops driving the ball launching device 13 and the game is possible. No state is formed. The ball lending discharge indicator 33 and the prize ball discharge indicator 34 are made up of lamps. The ball lending discharge indicator 33 lights or blinks when a ball lending is discharged to the saucer 39, and displays the prize ball discharge. When the prize ball is discharged to the saucer 39, the device 34 lights or blinks to that effect. These drivers are not shown.

The speaker 35 is for generating a sound effect according to the progress of the game, and the driver is not shown. Next, a procedure of using the pachinko machine 15 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. The procedure for using the pachinko machine 15 is stored in a memory (not shown) in advance. In this memory, in addition to the above-mentioned use procedure, various data required when executing the use procedure are stored, and furthermore, the calculated value when the use procedure is executed is temporarily stored in the memory. Can be. First, the processing on the BB14 side, in other words, B
The instructions executed by the B control circuit 18 are shown in FIGS.
This will be described below. S1 to s8 shown in FIG.
, The minimum unit of the ball lending amount per game ball which is lent out when the ball lending switch 8 is operated once, in other words, is set. Hereinafter, the minimum unit of the set ball lending amount is referred to as a set mode amount. To set the setting mode amount, the mode switch 21 for 100 yen is set in s1.
Is determined, and if it is determined that the mode switch 21 is operated, the set mode amount for 100 yen is set in s2, otherwise, the mode switch 22 for 200 yen is set in s3. The presence or absence of an operation is determined.

If it is determined that the 200 yen mode switch 22 has been operated, then at s4 200
The setting mode amount for the yen is set, and if not, s5 and below are executed. Similarly, after determining whether the mode switches 23 and 24 are operated in s5 and s7, the set mode amount for 300 yen is set in s6, and the set mode amount for 500 yen is set in s8. It is to be noted that the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 is set so as to pay out game balls to the saucer 39 in units of 100 yen (for example, 25 balls), and in the present embodiment, the set mode amount is set to 500 yen. That is, in the setting mode amount for 500 yen, when the ball lending switch 8 is operated once, the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 receives the game ball for 100 yen five times.
To pay out. Similarly, when the setting mode amount is set at 300 yen, the ball-lending prize ball discharging device 11 pays out the game balls for 100 yen to the receiving tray 39 three times.

In this way, s2, s4, s6 or s
If the set mode amount is set in any of the steps 8, the program jumps to s9. On the other hand, when it is determined that the mode switch 24 for 500 yen has not been operated in s7, it is determined that none of the mode switches 21, 22, 23 and 24 has been operated, and the mode jumps to s1.
S1 to s until one of 21,22,23,24 is operated
Loop 7 Next, in s9, it is determined whether or not the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29 based on the card insertion detection switch 27 (see FIGS. 8 and 10A), and it is determined that the card 1 is inserted. In s10, the BB control circuit 18
Generates a capture signal (see FIGS. 8 and 10A).
As a result, the card transport device 6 transports the card 1 inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 29 in s9 to a position where reading and writing can be performed. Then, the card standby detection switch 28
When a standby state is established at a position where reading and writing are possible, a standby detection signal is generated and input to the BB control circuit 18 (FIG. 8).
And c in FIG. 10), and stops the generation of the capture signal generated in s10 (see d in FIGS. 8 and 10).

On the other hand, if it is determined in s9 that the card 1 has not been inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 29, s9 is looped until the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 29. Thereafter, at s11, the card data read / write device 7 reads the game information written in the writing section 2 of the card 1 and stores the game information in the memory (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 10E). A security check is executed based on the game information (s12). In the security check in s12, if there is any inconvenience in the game information, the process jumps to s43 described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game information is good, the BB control circuit 18 generates a game medium lending enable signal. After the residual frequency is displayed on the residual frequency indicator 25, s13 is executed. In s13, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining number of the rentable amount data in the game information, and if it is determined that there is no remaining number, the process jumps to s42 described later, while if it is determined that there is a remaining number, After the residual frequency data is displayed on the residual frequency display 25 (see FIG. 8 and FIG.
S14 shown in FIG. 6 is executed. In s14, it is determined whether or not the player is operating the steering wheel 41 based on the presence or absence of the game detection signal, that is, during the game.

When the pachinko machine control circuit 30 does not generate a touch signal (ie, outputs an L signal), as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
Since the standby detection signal is generated at 10 and input to the BB control circuit 18, the BB control circuit 18 generates a card forget alarm signal at s16 as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. As a result, the display 19 and the speaker 20 are driven to generate a notification signal, and thereafter, jump to s17. On the other hand, when a game detection signal is generated from the steering wheel touch detection switch 32 in s14 and a touch signal is generated from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 based on the game detection signal (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 11F), in s15 As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the BB control circuit 18 stops outputting the card forgetting alarm signal or does not output the card forgetting alarm signal. Display 19 and speaker
If the device 20 is already driven as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the notification is stopped, while if not, the indicator 19 and the speaker 20 are driven as described above. Never. Thus s14
The steps from s16 to s10 and the step of generating the standby detection signal of the card standby detection switch 28 in s10 allow the player to interrupt the operation of the handle 41 when the player interrupts the operation of the handle 41 while the valuable card 1 is mounted in the BB 14. Since the generation of the game detection signal from the touch detection switch 32 is interrupted and the display 19 and the speaker 20 generate the notification signal, it is possible to prevent the player from leaving the valuable card 1 in the pachinko machine 15 while leaving.

Next, in s17, it is determined whether or not the card return switch 26 has been operated. If the card return switch 26 has been operated as shown in FIGS. If not, s18
It is determined whether or not the ball lending memory is zero.
When it is determined that the ball lending memory is zero in s18, s
At 19, it is determined whether or not the ball lending switch 8 has been operated. If not, the process jumps to s23. If it is determined in s19 that the ball lending switch 8 has not been operated, the process jumps to s13. If it is determined that the ball rental switch 8 has been operated (see keys in FIGS. 8 and 10), s20 is executed. . At s20, it is determined whether or not the remaining credit number (or rentable amount) written in the memory is smaller than the set mode amount (500 yen) set by operating the 500 yen mode switch 24 at s7. If the remaining frequency is smaller than the set mode amount, s21 is executed, while if the remaining frequency is equal to or larger than the set mode amount, the process jumps to s22.

At s21, the quotient of the lending amount written in the memory for 100 yen is calculated, and the calculated value is stored in the memory (not shown) (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 10). By this calculation, a predetermined number of game balls can be lent to the player based on the quotient even when the lending amount written in the memory has not reached the set mode amount. The calculated value is set in the memory as a ball rental storage. On the other hand, in s22, the quotient of the lending amount written in the memory for 100 yen is calculated, and the calculated value is set in the memory as the ball lending storage (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 10). In this embodiment, since the setting mode amount is set at 500 yen, the quotient is “5”. When the above s21 or s22 is executed,
Next, in s23, it is determined whether or not the rising edge of the BUSY signal generated from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 is detected by the BB control circuit 18. 9 and FIG.
When the rising of the BUSY signal is detected as shown in FIG. 9B, the generation of the ball lending signal from the BB control circuit 18 based on the operation of the ball lending switch 8 is stopped in s24 (FIGS. 9 and 11).
Jump to s13.

On the other hand, if the rising edge of the BUSY signal is not detected in s23, the process jumps to s25, where
It is determined whether or not the falling of the Y signal has been detected by the BB control circuit 18. Then, when the falling edge of the BUSY signal is detected at s25 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, at step s26, "1" is subtracted from the value of the ball lending storage stored in the memory (FIG. 8 and FIG. (See FIG. 10).
On the other hand, if the fall of the BUSY signal is not detected in s25, it is determined in s29 whether the BUSY signal is output. Then, in s27, a predetermined frequency (100 yen in this embodiment) from the remaining frequency stored in the memory.
Is subtracted as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10. Next, in s28, a sales signal indicating the sales amount is input to the settlement institution and the management device 16 of the (prepaid) card (not shown) (see FIG. 8 and FIG. 10).
Jump to If the BUSY signal is output at s29, the process jumps to s13. If not, at s30, as shown in FIG. 9, FIG. 11, FIG. After the signal is output, jump to s13. Also, in s17 described above, the card return switch 26
Is determined to have been operated, the process jumps to s31, and the time T3 is set and started in the card return guarantee timer.

At s32, it is determined whether or not the ball lending signal is output. If it is determined that the ball lending signal is not output, the process jumps to s34. On the other hand, when it is determined that the output of the ball lending signal is present, the output of the ball lending signal is stopped in s33 as shown in FIGS. The measurement related to the time T3 of the card return guarantee timer in s31 is B
This is for timing related to transmission and reception of a signal between the B control circuit 18 and the pachinko machine 30. When the card return switch 12 is operated when a ball lending signal is generated, the ball lending signal is output in s33. Is stopped until the card return guarantee timer times out, so that even though the ball lending switch 8 is operated, the card 1 can be used before the subtraction processing is performed on the remaining number stored in the memory. This is to prevent the player from being returned from the insertion / ejection opening 29 to the player. Next, in s34 of FIG.
It is determined whether the falling edge of the SY signal has been detected by the BB control circuit 18. Then, as shown in FIG.
When the falling of the USY signal is detected, the process jumps to s35, where "1" is subtracted from the number of stored ball rentals (see "m" in FIG. 12), and the remaining number is subtracted in s36 (see FIG. 12). After the sales signal is input to the card clearing house and the management device 16 in s37 (see FIG.
Jump to s39.

On the other hand, if the falling edge of the BUSY signal is not detected in s34, the process jumps to s38 to jump to the BU
It is determined whether the SY signal is output from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 or not. If it is determined that the BUSY signal is being output, the process jumps to s34. If not, the process jumps to s39. In s39, it is determined whether or not the time of the card return timer set and started in s31 described above has expired. If it is determined that the time has expired, s40 is executed. In this case, jump to s34. s40
In it is determined whether or not the remaining number of ball rental memories is "0",
If it is determined that the remaining number of ball rental memories is “0”, s
While jumping to 42, otherwise, the remaining number of the ball lending memory is cleared to "0", that is, cleared in s41 (see FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12). Then, at s42, the BB control circuit 18 writes game information including the remaining number to the card 1 by the card reader / writer 17 (see nu in FIG. 8, nu in FIG. 10, and YA in FIG. 12). When the writing of the game information to the card 1 is completed, the card 1 is ejected to the card insertion / ejection opening 29 by the card transport device 6 in s43. (See FIG. 8, FIG. 10, and FIG. 12).

Then, the transport device 6 is driven by the BB control circuit 18 until the card insertion detection switch 27 is once turned on and then turned off by detecting the card 1 (No in FIG. 8 and No in FIG. 10). And FIG. 12). When the operation of the transport device 6 is stopped, it is determined in s44 whether a card forgetting alarm signal is output. If it is determined that the card forgetting alarm signal has not been output, s46 is executed after the card forgetting alarm signal is output in order to display that the card 1 has been ejected in s45. If not, s46
Jump to

Next, after setting and starting the card forgetting alarm timer for determining the output time of the card forgetting alarm signal in s46 (see la in FIG. 7, la in FIG. 9 and la in FIG. 12), in s47, the process proceeds to s46. It is determined whether or not the started card forget alarm timer has timed out. Then, while waiting for the time-out of the card forgetting alarm timer while looping s47, when it is determined that the card forgetting alarm timer has timed out, s48
Then, the output of the card forget alarm signal is stopped (see FIG. 7, FIG. 9, and FIG. 12). Next, the processing executed by the pachinko machine 15 in other words, the instructions executed by the pachinko machine control circuit 30 will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, in s101 of FIG. 14, the pachinko machine control circuit 30
Determines whether or not the ball and prize ball discharge device 11 has completed the preparation for discharging game balls based on the discharge preparation signal shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. If it is determined, s102 is executed. If not, the process jumps to s101. In s102, it is determined whether or not a ball lending signal is output from the BB control circuit 18 (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 11). While the BUSY signal is output as shown in FIG. 11A, if not, the process jumps to s108. Next, in step s104, the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 is driven to discharge the ball lending, and a discharging operation signal indicating execution of the discharging process is output (see FIGS. 9 and 11). Then s10
In step 5, it is determined whether or not the discharge processing operation in s104 is completed based on the fall of the discharge operation signal output in s104 (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 11). When it is determined that the discharge processing operation is completed, the output of the BUSY signal output in s103 is stopped in s106 (see FIGS. 9 and 11).
If it is determined that the discharge processing operation has not been completed, the process jumps to s104. Next, at s107, a sales signal is generated as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.

In s108, the ball launching device 13 determines whether or not a game ball fired on the game board 36 has won a prize. If it is determined that the game ball has won, in s109 a prize ball is sent to the ball lending prize ball discharge device. While the discharge processing is performed by step 11, the processing jumps to step s101 if not. In s110, it is determined whether or not the completion of the prize ball discharging process in s109 has been completed. If it is determined that the discharging process has been completed, the process jumps to s101. Jump to s109. Figure 14
In the main processing of the pachinko machine control circuit 30 shown in (1), the pachinko machine control circuit 30 constantly executes the interrupt processing of FIG. Has been determined. First, in s201, whether or not the player is in contact with the steering wheel 41 is determined based on the variation of the capacitance of the player if the presence or absence of the game detection signal is determined, and if it is determined that the player is in contact with the steering wheel 41 , S202, a touch signal is generated as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
In 3, the output of the touch signal is prohibited (see FIG. 9 and FIG. 11C). This allows the BB 14 to determine whether or not it is in a game state based on the presence or absence of a touch signal. Therefore, based on the determination of the presence or absence of the card 1 by the card standby detection switch 28, the valuable card 1 is attached to the BB 14 at the end of the game. When this is detected, the notification means 19 and 20 can be driven, and the card transport device 6 can be driven to transport the card 1 to the discharge position.

In the embodiment described above, the BB14 side, ie, B
The B control circuit 18 determines whether the player has left the valuable card 1 based on the presence / absence of a game detection signal (touch signal) generated from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 and the presence / absence of the card 1.
The case where the notification is made from the B control circuit 18 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the pachinko machine 15 side, that is, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 may notify the player of the misplacement of the valuable card 1 based on the occurrence of the game detection signal and the presence or absence of the card 1 described above. Good. Next, a case will be described in which the pachinko machine 15 notifies the player that the valuable card 1 has been left on the basis of the presence / absence of the game detection signal and the presence / absence of the card 1. In this embodiment, the same components and procedures as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, the notification means is constituted by the card forgetting alarm indicator 43 shown in FIG. 16 and the speaker 35 shown by a broken line in FIG. When using the card-type pachinko machine configured as described above, first, in s1, whether or not the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29 is determined based on the card insertion detection switch 27, and the card 1 is inserted. Is determined, the BB control circuit 18 generates a capture signal in s2. As a result, the card transport device 6 reads and inserts the card 1 inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 29 in s1.
It is transported to a writable position. When the card 1 stands by at a position where the card 1 can be read and written, the card standby detection switch 28 generates a standby detection signal and inputs it to the BB control circuit 18, and at the same time, generates the capture signal generated at s2. To stop. On the other hand, when it is determined in s1 that the card 1 is not inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29, the processing loops through s1 until the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29.

Thereafter, in s3, the card data read / write device 7 reads the game information written in the writing section 2 of the card 1, stores the game information in the memory, and performs a security check based on the game information. Is executed (s4). If there is any inconvenience in the game information in the security check in s4, s33 to be described later is used.
On the other hand, if it is determined that the game information is good, the card control circuit 9 generates a game medium lending enable signal, and the remaining number display 25 displays the remaining number, and then s5 is executed. Is done. In s5, it is determined whether there is a remaining number of the rentable amount data in the game information, and if it is determined that there is no remaining number, the process jumps to s30 described later, while if it is determined that there is a remaining number, s9 is executed. In s9, it is determined whether or not the card return switch 26 has been operated. If the card return switch 26 has been operated, the process jumps to s21 shown in FIG. 20. If not, s10 is executed.

At s10, it is determined whether or not the ball lending switch 8 has been operated. If it is determined that the ball lending switch 8 has been operated, the value of the ball lending storage stored in the memory is set to s11 at s11. While "1" is added, if not, the process jumps to s12 to determine whether or not the value of the ball lending storage stored in the memory is zero. If it is determined in step s12 that the value of the ball lending storage is zero, the process jumps to step s5. Otherwise, the process jumps to step s13. At s13, the rising edge of the BUSY signal generated from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 corresponds to the BB control circuit.
It is determined at 18 whether or not it has been detected. And BU
When the rise of the SY signal is detected, the generation of the ball lending signal from the BB control circuit 18 based on the operation of the ball lending switch 8 is stopped in s14, and then the process jumps to s5. On the other hand, when the rising of the BUSY signal is not detected in s13,
Jumping to s15 shown in FIG. 19, it is determined whether or not the falling edge of the BUSY signal has been detected by the BB control circuit 18. If the fall of the BUSY signal is detected in s15, "1" is subtracted from the value of the ball lending storage stored in the memory in s16. On the other hand, BUSY at s15
If the falling of the signal is not detected, BUSY in s19
It is determined whether a signal is being output. In s19, if the BUSY signal is output, the process jumps to s5 shown in FIG. 18. If not, the process jumps to s5 after the ball lending signal is output in s30.

In step s17, a predetermined frequency (100 yen in this embodiment) is calculated from the remaining frequency stored in the memory.
Is subtracted, and at s18, a sales signal representing the sales amount is input to the settlement institution of the card and the management device 16,
Thereafter, the process jumps to s5. S9 in FIG. 18 described above
20 jumps to s21 shown in FIG. 20, after the above-described time T3 is set and started in the card return guarantee timer, it is determined in s22 whether a ball lending signal is output. When it is determined in s22 that there is no output of the ball lending signal, the process jumps to s24, while when it is determined that the output of the ball lending signal is present, the output of the ball lending signal is stopped in s23. At s24, it is determined whether or not the BB control circuit 18 has detected the fall of the BUSY signal. Then, when the falling of the BUSY signal is detected, the process jumps to s25, where "1" is subtracted from the stored ball lending number, and then the remaining frequency is subtracted in s26 shown in FIG. Next, after the sales signal is input to the settlement institution and the management device 16 of the card in s27, s29 is executed.

On the other hand, in s24 of FIG.
If the falling of the Y signal is not detected, the process jumps to s28 to determine whether the BUSY signal is output from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 or not. If it is determined that the BUSY signal is being output, the process jumps to s24. If not, the process jumps to s29 shown in FIG. In s29, it is determined whether the card return timer set and started in s21 described above has timed out. If it is determined that the time has been completed, s30 is executed, but not so. In this case, the process jumps to s24 shown in FIG. Returning to FIG.
In it is determined whether or not the remaining number of ball rental memories is "0",
If it is determined that the remaining number of ball rental memories is “0”, s
While jumping to 32, otherwise, the remaining number of the ball lending memory is cleared to "0", that is, cleared in s31. Next, at s32, the BB control circuit 18 writes game information including the remaining number of cards to the card 1 by the card reader / writer 17, and when the writing of the game information to the card 1 is completed, at s33, the card 1 is transferred by the card transport device 6. It is discharged to the card insertion / ejection opening 29. That is, the card slot
The game information is written to the writing section 2 of the card 1 only immediately before being ejected to 29.

The transport device 6 is driven by the BB control circuit 18 until the card insertion detection switch 27 is turned on once by detecting the card 1 and then turned off. When the operation of the transport device 6 is stopped, a card forgetting alarm signal indicating the ejection of the card 1 is output in s35, and then s36 is executed. In s36, after the card forget alarm timer for determining the output time of the card forget alarm signal is set and started, it is determined in s37 whether the card forget alarm timer started in s36 has timed out. And s37
When the card forget alarm timer times out, it is determined that the card forget alarm timer has timed out. In step s38, the output of the card forget alarm signal is stopped, and the process jumps to step s1 shown in FIG. . Pachinko machine 15 In other words, pachinko machine control circuit
Since the main processing executed by 30 is the same as the procedure shown in FIG. 14, the description thereof is omitted, and the interrupt processing executed by the pachinko machine control circuit 30 at predetermined time intervals will be described with reference to FIG. This will be described below. This interrupt processing
This is mainly for the pachinko machine control circuit 30 to determine whether or not the valuable card 1 is waiting in the card reader / writer 17 of the BB 14 via the BB 14 when the playable state is not formed.

First, in s301, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 determines whether or not the player is in contact with the handle 41 based on a game detection signal generated from the handle touch detection switch 32, and determines whether or not the player is in contact with the handle 41. When it is determined that there is no
The pachinko machine control circuit 30 returns the valuable card 1 in s302.
Is determined via the BB control circuit 18 based on the card standby detection switch 28 as to whether or not is mounted on the BB 14. When the valuable card 1 is mounted on the BB 14 in s302, the card standby detection switch 28 generates a standby detection signal and inputs it to the BB control circuit 18, so that the BB control circuit 18 outputs the card standby signal in s303. The information is input to the pachinko machine control circuit 30, and the pachinko machine control circuit 30 inputs the card forgetting alarm signal to the speaker 35 and the card forgetting alarm indicator 43, so that the notification means 35 and 43 generate a notification signal (s303). . As a result, valuable card 1 becomes B
The player can be notified that the player is attached to B14. On the other hand, if it is determined in s301 that the player is in contact with the handle 41, and if it is determined in s302 that the valuable card 1 is not mounted on the BB 14, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 is determined in s304. Does not output the card forget alarm signal to the notification means 35 and 43.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 18 to 22 described above, when the player operates the card return switch 26 or when the remaining number of the valuable card 1 returns to zero, the card 1 mounted on the BB 14 is removed. Although the case where the card is ejected from the card insertion / ejection port 29 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of ejecting the card 1 when the card return switch 26 is operated or when the valuable card 1 is returned, for example, the game is stopped. Alternatively, the card 1 may be ejected when interrupted. An embodiment having such a configuration will be described below with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the same members as those in the above-mentioned embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the pachinko machine control circuit 30 in the present embodiment, the handle touch switch 32 does not generate a game detection signal,
The game information is input to the BB control circuit 18 when the card standby detection switch 28 is generating a standby detection signal. Simultaneously with the input of the game information to the BB control circuit 18, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 generates a card return signal and inputs the card return signal to the BB control circuit 18. Next, the operation of the card-type pachinko machine according to the present embodiment thus configured will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same reference numerals are given to the same procedures as those in the embodiment according to FIGS. 18 to 22 described above, and description thereof will be omitted.

First, in s1, the card 1 is inserted into the card slot 29.
31 is determined based on the card insertion detection switch 27 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33A), and when it is determined that the card 1 is inserted, the BB control circuit 18 outputs the capture signal in s2. (See FIGS. 31 and 33A). As a result, the card transport device 6 transports the card 1 inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 29 in the above s1 to a position where the card 1 can be read and written. When the card 1 stands by at a position where the card 1 can be read and written, the card standby detection switch 28 generates a standby detection signal and inputs the signal to the BB control circuit 18 (see c in FIGS. 31 and 33). The generation of the capture signal generated at s2 is stopped (see FIGS. 31 and 33D). On the other hand, when it is determined in s1 that the card 1 is not inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29, the processing loops through s1 until the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion / ejection opening 29. Thereafter, in s3, the card data read / write device 7 reads the game information written in the writing section 2 of the card 1 and stores the game information in the memory (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33E). A security check is performed based on the game information (s4). In the security check in s4, if there is any inconvenience in the game information, the process jumps to s33 described later. If it is determined that the game information is good, the card control circuit 9 generates a game medium lending enable signal. After the residual frequency is displayed on the residual frequency indicator 25, s5 is executed.

At s5, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining number of the rentable amount data in the game information. If it is determined that there is no remaining number, the process jumps to s30 described later. On the other hand, s5
When it is determined that there is a residual frequency, the residual frequency data is displayed on the residual frequency indicator 25 (FIGS. 31 and 33).
S501 is executed. In s501, it is determined whether a card return signal is input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 to the BB control circuit 18, and the card return signal is
If it is determined that it has not been input to the control circuit 18, s
9 is executed. In s9, it is determined whether or not the card return switch 26 has been operated, in other words, whether or not a card return signal has been input from the card return switch 26 to the BB control circuit 18. When it is determined in step s9 that the card return switch 26 has been operated,
If it is determined in 501 that the card return signal has been input to the BB control circuit 18, the process jumps to s21. On the other hand, when it is determined in step s9 that the card return switch 26 has not been operated, step s10 is executed. In s10, it is determined whether or not the ball lending switch 8 has been operated. If it is determined that the ball rental switch 8 has not been operated, the process jumps to s12, whereas if it is determined that the ball rental switch 8 has been operated (FIGS. 31 and 33).
In step s11, “1” is added to the number of stored ball rentals (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33), and the calculated value is stored in the memory (not shown). Jump.

In s12, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of the ball lending memory is "0". If it is determined that the remaining number of the ball lending memory is "0", the process jumps to s5, If not, the process jumps to s13 in FIG. 25, and it is determined whether or not the rising edge of the BUSY signal has been detected by the BB control circuit 18. Then, in s13, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 34, when the rising edge of the BUSY signal is detected,
After the output of the ball lending signal is stopped at s14 (see FIG. 32 and FIG.
Jump to s5. On the other hand, if the rise of the BUSY signal is not detected in s13, it is determined in s15 whether or not the fall of the BUSY signal is detected by the BB control circuit 18. FIG. 32 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 34, when the falling of the BUSY signal is detected, "1" is subtracted from the value of the ball lending stored in the memory in s16 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33). reference). Then, in s17, the predetermined frequency (100 yen in this embodiment) is calculated from the remaining frequency stored in the memory.
Is subtracted as shown in FIGS. 31 and 33. Next, in s18, a sales signal is input to the settlement institution and the management device 16 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33), and thereafter, the process jumps to s5 in FIG. On the other hand, BUSY
If the falling of the signal is not detected, BUSY in s19
It is determined whether the signal is output (ON). If it is determined in step s19 that the BUSY signal has been output, the process jumps to step s5. If not, the ball buy signal is output in step s20 (refer to FIGS. 31 and 33). Then, the process jumps to s5.

Returning to FIG. 24, when it is determined in step s9 that the card return switch 26 has been operated, and in step s50,
If it is determined at 1 that the card return signal has been input to the BB control circuit 18 as shown in FIGS.
At 21, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 sets the card return guarantee timer to time T3 (T3> T1 + T2... T1; BUSY).
A time required for outputting a signal, T2; a time required for the BB 14 to receive the BUSY signal from the pachinko machine 15) is set and started. This allows the card return guarantee timer to time the exchange of signals or codes (or signals) between the pachinko machine control circuit 30 and the BB control circuit 18, and to operate the ball rental switch 8, Separate CPUs constituting both control circuits 18 and 30, such as card 1 being returned before frequency subtraction
The time inconvenience caused by the waiting time has been resolved.
Next, in s22, it is determined whether or not the ball lending signal has been output. When it is determined that the ball lending signal has not been output, the process jumps to s24 in FIG. 26. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ball lending signal has been output, s23. In, the output of the ball lending signal is stopped. At s24 in FIG. 26, it is determined whether or not the fall of the BUSY signal has been detected by the BB control circuit 18. If the fall of the BUSY signal has been detected as shown in FIG. Is executed. In s25, after "1" is subtracted from the current ball loan storage number stored in the memory (see "m" in FIG. 31), the remaining number is subtracted in s26 (see "m" in FIG. 31), and in s27. After the sales signal is input to the card clearing house and the management device 16 (see FIGS. 31 and 32), s29 is executed.

On the other hand, if the falling edge of the BUSY signal is not detected in s24, the process jumps to s28 to skip the BUY signal.
It is determined whether the SY signal is output from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 or not. If it is determined that the BUSY signal is being output, the process jumps to s24. If not, the process jumps to s29. In s29, it is determined whether or not the card return timer set and started in s21 described above has timed out. If it is determined that the time has been completed, s shown in FIG.
While 30 is executed, if not, the process jumps to s24. In s30 of FIG. 27, it is determined whether or not the remaining number of ball lending storages subjected to the subtraction processing in the above s25 is “0”. If it is determined that the remaining number of ball lending storages is “0”, While jumping to s32, otherwise, the remaining number of the ball lending memory is cleared to "0", that is, cleared in s31 (see FIG.
See 31 d).

Next, at s30, the BB control circuit 18 writes game information including the remaining number to the card 1 by the card reader / writer 17 (see nu in FIGS. 31 and 33). When the writing of the game information to the card 1 is completed, s33
The card 1 is ejected to the card insertion / ejection opening 29 by the card transport device 6. (See FIG. 31 and FIG. 33).
That is, the game information is written into the writing section 2 of the card 1 only immediately before being discharged to the card insertion / ejection opening 29. The transport device 6 turns on the card insertion detection switch 27 once the card 1 is detected and detects the card 1 until the card insertion detection switch 27 is turned off.
It is driven by the B control circuit 18 (see No in FIGS. 31 and 33). Eventually, when the operation of the transfer device 6 is stopped, s35
Is executed after the card forgetting alarm signal is output in order to indicate that the card 1 has been ejected, otherwise jump to s36. Then s
After setting and starting the card forget alarm timer for determining the output time of the card forget alarm signal in 36 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33a), the above s is executed in s37.
It is determined whether the card forget alarm timer started at 36 has timed out. Then, while waiting for time-out of the card forgetting alarm timer while looping s37, when it is determined that the card forgetting alarm timer has timed out, the output of the card forgetting alarm signal is stopped in s38 (see FIG. 31 and FIG. 33). Jump to s1).

Next, the instructions (main processing) executed by the pachinko machine control circuit 30 in other words, the processing of the pachinko machine 15 will be described below with reference to FIG. First, s101 in FIG.
In the pachinko machine control circuit 30, the ball rental prize ball discharge device 11
32 is determined based on the discharge preparation signal shown in FIG. 32 and FIG. 34, and whether s102 is executed when it is determined that the discharge preparation is completed. If not, the process jumps to s101. In s102, it is determined whether or not a ball lending signal is output from the BB control circuit 18 (see FIG. 32 and FIG. 34). If it is determined that the ball lending signal is output, s102
In FIG. 103, as shown in FIGS.
While the signal is output, jump to s108 if not. Next, in step s104, the ball lending prize ball discharging device 11 is driven to perform a ball lending discharging process, and a discharging operation signal indicating execution of the discharging process is output (see FIGS. 32 and 34). Subsequently, in s105, it is determined whether or not the discharge processing operation in s104 is completed based on the falling edge of the discharge operation signal output in s104 (see FIG. 32 and FIG. 34). If it is determined that the discharge processing operation has been completed, the output of the BUSY signal output in s103 is stopped in s106 (FIG.
If it is determined that the discharge processing operation has not been completed, the process jumps to s104. Next, at s107, a sales signal is generated and input to the management device 16 as shown in FIG. 32 and FIG.

At s108, the ball launching device 13 determines whether or not the game ball fired on the game board 36 has won a prize. When it is determined that the game ball has won, at s109, the prize ball is sent to the ball lending prize ball discharge device. While the discharge processing is performed by step 11, the processing jumps to step s101 if not. In s110, it is determined whether or not the completion of the prize ball discharging process in s109 has been completed. If it is determined that the discharging process has been completed, the process jumps to s101. Jump to s109. FIG. 28
In the main processing of the pachinko machine control circuit 30 shown in (3), the pachinko machine control circuit 30 executes the interrupt processing of FIG. 29 and FIG. 30 every time a predetermined time elapses to determine whether or not the playable state is formed. 30 always judges. First, in s401 of FIG. 29, whether or not the player is in contact with the handle 41 is determined based on the occurrence of a game detection signal, in other words, based on the variation in the capacitance of the player. If it is determined, the process jumps to s411 in FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined in s401 that the player is not in contact with the handle 41, it is determined in s402 whether the touch flag is set.

If it is determined in s402 that the touch flag has not been set, it is determined in s403 whether or not the card return signal output timer has expired, and if it has been determined that the time has not elapsed, , S
At 404, after the card return signal is input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 to the BB 14, the process jumps to s410. Thereby, in s404, the valuable card 1 is dispensed from the card insertion / ejection slot 29 by the card transport device 6, and at the same time, the notification means 1
9 and 20 notify the player that the valuable card 1 has been paid out. On the other hand, if it is determined in S403 that the card return signal output timer has expired, then in S405, as shown in FIGS.
After stopping the output of the card return signal, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 jumps to s410. If it is determined in step s402 that the touch flag is set, s40
In step 6, it is determined whether or not the card return signal output timer has expired. If it is determined that the time has expired, s407 is performed after the card return signal output timer is set and started. Be executed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step s406 that the card return signal output timer has not expired, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 inputs a card return signal to the BB in step s408 (see FIGS. 32 and 34). A). As a result, the valuable card 1 is dispensed from the card insertion / ejection port 29 by the card transport device 6, and at the same time, the notification means 1
9 and 20 notify the player that the valuable card 1 has been paid out. Then, after the touch flag is reset in s409, the output of the touch signal is stopped in s410. When it is determined in step S401 that the player is in contact with the steering wheel 41 and the process jumps to step s411 in FIG. 30, it is determined in step s411 whether or not the card return signal output timer has expired. If it is determined that the card has not been raised, the card return signal is input to the BB14 from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 in s413, and then jumps to s414. On the other hand, if it is determined in S411 that the card return signal output timer has expired, then in S412, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 34B, the pachinko machine control circuit 30 outputs the card return signal. Is stopped, a touch signal is input from the pachinko machine control circuit 30 to the BB 14 at s414. Next, in s415, it is determined whether or not the touch flag is set. If it is determined that the touch flag is set, the interrupt processing ends, and
Is executed. On the other hand, after the touch flag is set in s415, the flow shifts to the main processing.

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As described above, according to the present invention, the fact that a valuable card is loaded in the loading section at the end of the game is detected by either the pachinko machine side or the card loading section side. The notification means notifies the player to that effect, so that it is possible to prevent the valuable card from being left in the pachinko machine. In addition, the game detection switch can determine whether or not the game is in a game state based on the presence or absence of a game detection signal when the ball shooting device is operated. Further, when the game is stopped or interrupted, the card is ejected to the ejection position by the card transport device, and the notification signal notifies that effect, so that it is possible to prevent the valuable card from being left in the pachinko machine when the game is stopped or interrupted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the pachinko machine of FIG. 1 and a mounting portion.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the pachinko machine of FIG. 2 and a mounting portion.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a part of timing of a signal generated from the pachinko machine and the mounting unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the BB control circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another part of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another part of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example different from FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another part of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example different from FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a view showing another part of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the pachinko machine control circuit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a view showing another part of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an example different from FIG. 1;

FIG. 17 is a front view showing the pachinko machine and the mounting section of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the BB control circuit of FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the pachinko machine control circuit of FIG. 16;

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an example different from FIG. 16;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the BB control circuit of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 26;

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a part of an instruction executed by the pachinko machine control circuit of FIG. 23;

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 28;

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing another part of FIG. 29.

FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a part of the timing of a signal generated from the pachinko machine and the mounting unit in FIG. 23.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing another part of FIG. 31;

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example different from FIG. 31;

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing another part of FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a plan view showing a card for operating the mounting section and the pachinko machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 36 is a block diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card 2 ... Writing part 6 ... Card transport device 7 ... Card data read / write device 13 ... Ball launching device 14 ... Mounting part (BB) 15 ... Pachinko machine 17 ... Card reader / writer 18 ... Card control circuit (BB control circuit) 19, 20, 35: Notification means (card standby display / card forgotten alarm display, speaker) 26 ... card return switch 28 ... card standby detection switch 30 ... pachinko machine control circuit 32 ... game detection switch (handle touch detection switch) )

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game card having a writing section for writing game information comprising rentable amount data of a game ball, and reading the game information from the writing section of the card inserted into a card reader / writer. A card data read / write device for writing game information to the writing unit; a ball lending switch for generating a lending signal for converting the lendable amount data to gaming balls; A card transport device for transporting the card to a position where the game information of the loading section can be read and written and a discharge position, and the rentable amount data is converted into a game ball at a predetermined rate based on the generation of the lending signal. A card control circuit for performing a calculation and generating a lending request signal indicating the calculated value, and the card standing by in the card reader / writer And a card standby detection switch for generating a standby detection signal when the player is connected, and a lending game ball or a prize game ball based on the generation of the lending request signal or detection of a winning ball. In the pachinko machine provided with a pachinko machine control circuit for controlling discharge, the pachinko machine control circuit touches the card control circuit based on a game detection signal from a steering wheel touch detection switch indicating that a game is being played. enter the signal, the card control circuit, the mosquitoes and the presence or absence of the touch signal
A card standby detection signal generated from a card standby detection switch determines whether or not a card is waiting in a card transport device provided in the mounting section, and connects to the card control circuit.
A pachinko machine characterized in that a card misplacement is notified by a continuous display and a speaker .