JPH0331342Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention is designed to centrally manage a large number of pachinko game machines, and the difference between the total number of balls hit and the total number of prize balls per pachinko game machine is determined in advance. The present invention relates to a centralized control device for a pachinko game machine that discontinues the pachinko game machine when a set value is reached.

Conventionally, a pachinko game machine in which a player has finished playing with a profit ball close to a set stop value (i.e., a pachinko game machine in which a so-called take-or-run has occurred) is immediately canceled by the next player. This often happens, and in this case, as a matter of course, the player after the replacement will complain, so instead of accepting this as a termination, additional pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko game machine in question and the same player continues to play. Allowing the continuation of the game is performed. However, in the past, when deciding whether or not to continue playing, each time a pachinko game machine was discontinued, an employee would go to the vicinity of the pachinko game machine and check whether the game could be continued at that time. It is necessary to determine whether or not the customer is a player who has been replaced, and if it is a player who has been replaced, to cancel the cancellation, which increases the workload of the employees accordingly. There was a problem.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent players from playing the pachinko game machine in the event that the player ends the game with a profit ball close to the stop value. It is possible to forcibly discontinue the pachinko game machine by deeming it a pachinko game machine that should be discontinued, thereby eliminating the possibility of complaints from players that there are few profit balls even though the pachinko machine has been discontinued. It is an object of the present invention to provide a centralized management device for pachinko game machines that can reduce the workload of employees.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

In Fig. 1, 1 is one of the many pachinko game machines, and it has a prize ball counter 2.
and a batted ball counter 3. The prize ball counter 2 counts the pachinko balls supplied to the pachinko game machine 1 as prize balls, and sequentially outputs a number of counting pulses Ps corresponding to the counted value. The batted ball counter 3 counts the number of balls batted into the pachinko game machine 1, and generates a number of counting pulses corresponding to the counted value.
Output Po sequentially. 4 is an arithmetic circuit that receives each of the counting pulses Ps and Po, and calculates the number of prize balls by subtracting the number of balls hit by the pachinko game machine 1 based on each of the inputted counting pulses Ps and Po, and subtracts the calculated value. Outputs sequentially as signal Sd. Therefore, the difference signal Sd corresponds to the difference between the number of balls hit by the pachinko game machine 1 and the number of balls won, that is, the number of balls won and lost by the pachinko game machine 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes a comparison circuit that compares the difference signal Sd with a stop setting value M (for example, -300) stored in advance in the storage section 6. In other words, when the relationship Sd≦M is established, the pachinko game machine 1 When the number of pitches gained and lost reaches a set stop value M, a stop signal Sa is generated and given to line _L1 . Although not shown, when the stop signal Sa is given to the line _L1 as described above, the pachinko game machine 1 is stopped based on the stop signal Sa, and a series of events related to the stop are performed. An action is taken. 7 is a discontinuation preparation value N that is less than the discontinuation setting value M and close to the discontinuation setting value M;
(e.g. -2500), a storage section 8
is a comparison circuit which is a signal generating circuit that compares the stopping preparation value N and the difference signal Sd, and when the relationship Sd≦N is established, in other words, the number of balls won and lost by the pachinko game machine 1 is close to the stopping setting value M When the state is reached, a termination preparation signal Sb is generated. Now, 9 is an auxiliary stop circuit, which will be described below. That is, 10 is an oscillator that generates clock pulses Pc at regular intervals, for example, 1 minute intervals, and 11 is this clock pulse Pc.
This counter 11 has a ternary structure that generates a carry signal every time the count value reaches "3", and outputs the carry signal as the non-operating signal Sc. Furthermore, 12 receives each output from the comparison circuit 8 and the counter 11.
This is an AND circuit, and when both the stop preparation signal Sb and the non-operating signal Sc are input, the stop signal Sa
is output and applied to line L1. Furthermore, counter 9
is provided to receive the counting pulse Po from the batted ball counter 3 at its clear terminal CL.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. Now, if the player ends the game on the pachinko game machine 1 with 2,500 or more profit balls corresponding to the stop preparation value N and less than 3,000 balls corresponding to the stop setting value N, for example, 2,700 balls. In this case, when the number of profit balls reaches 2,500 or more, the relationship Sd≦N holds and the comparator circuit 8 outputs the stop preparation signal Sb. On the other hand, the counting pulse Po from the batted ball counter 3
In other words, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in the operating state, the counter 11 is continuously cleared by the counting pulse Po, so that the counter 1 outputs the non-operating signal.
Sc is never output. Therefore, during the game of the player, the stop preparation signal Sb is activated as described above.
is output, the AND circuit 12 outputs the stop signal Sa
is not output, and the pachinko game machine 1 will not be stopped during the game. After the player has finished the game with 2,700 profit balls as described above, the pachinko game machine 1 remains inactive for more than 3 minutes and the oscillator 10 generates 3 clock pulses.
When Pc is output, the ternary counter 11 that counts this outputs a carry signal, that is, a non-operation signal Sc, so a stop preparation signal is sent to the AND circuit 12.
Both Sb and non-operating signal Sc are input and the corresponding
A stop signal Sa is output from the AND circuit 12, thereby stopping the pachinko game machine 1.

In short, according to this embodiment, when a player ends a game on a pachinko game machine 1 with a profit ball close to the stoppage setting value M, the pachinko game machine 1 is originally supposed to be a stoppage. It is assumed that there is a pachinko game machine and it is forcibly discontinued, thereby eliminating the possibility of complaints from players that there are few profit balls even though the pachinko game machine is discontinued. Employee workload will no longer increase as in the past.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention, and only the differences from the previous embodiment will be described below. That is, in this embodiment, the oscillator 10 and the counter 1 in the auxiliary stop circuit 9 in the previous embodiment are
1 is characterized in that a timer 13 and an OR circuit 14 are provided instead of the timer 13 and the OR circuit 14. The timer 13 is configured to restart the timer operation from the beginning by inputting an input to the reset terminal R, and outputs a non-operation signal Sc when the timer operation is continuously executed for 3 minutes, which can be set arbitrarily. do. The reset terminal R of the timer 13 receives the above-mentioned non-operating signal.
Sc and counting pulse Po from batted ball counter 3 are OR
It is adapted to be applied via circuit 14.

According to this embodiment having such a configuration, when the pachinko game machine 1 is in a non-operating state, the timer operation of the timer 13 is continuously reset by the counting pulse Po from the batted ball counter 3. Therefore, the non-operating signal Sc is never output from the timer 13, and when the pachinko game machine 1 continues to be non-operating for more than 3 minutes, the timer operation of the timer 13 continues without being reset. timer 1
3 outputs the non-operating signal Sc,
Therefore, in this embodiment as well, the same effects as in the above embodiment can be achieved.

In each of the above embodiments, for convenience of explanation, the signal processing is performed for only one pachinko game machine 1, but in reality, the signal processing is performed for a large number of pachinko game machines, and the configuration is similar. Signal processing is performed by a microcomputer.

According to the present invention, as is clear from the above explanation, when there is a pachinko game machine in which the player ends the game with a profit ball close to the stop setting value, this is considered as a stop. It is possible to forcibly discontinue the pachinko game machine by deeming it to be a pachinko game machine, which eliminates the possibility of complaints from players that there are few profit balls even though the pachinko machine has been discontinued. Therefore, it is possible to provide a centralized management device for pachinko game machines that can reduce the workload of employees.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko game machine, 3 is a batted ball counter, 4 is an arithmetic circuit, 8 is a comparison circuit (signal generation circuit), and 9 is an auxiliary stopping circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has an arithmetic circuit that calculates the difference between the total number of balls hit and the total number of prize balls for each of the many pachinko game machines, and when the calculated value by this arithmetic circuit reaches a predetermined stop setting value, the pachinko game In the machine configured to stop the machine, a stop preparation signal is generated when the calculated value of the arithmetic circuit reaches a stop preparation value that is less than the stop setting value and close to the stop setting value. A signal generation circuit, a batted ball counter that is installed in a pachinko game machine and generates a counting pulse in response to the batted ball, and counting pulses from the batted ball counter and preparation for stopping from the signal generating circuit. The pachinko game machine is provided with an auxiliary stop circuit that is provided so that the signal is input and stops the corresponding pachinko game machine when the counting pulse is not continuously input for a certain period of time with the stop preparation signal being input. A centralized control device for pachinko game machines, which is characterized by: