JP4722066B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine (pachinko machine), and in particular, power to an accessory device for performing effects through blinking of a light emitting element that illuminates the board surface body or movement of a movable part provided on the board surface body, and It relates to the supply of control signals.

  A ball ball game machine (a so-called pachinko machine) installed in a game machine installation store (hall) or the like uses a game ball (also called a game medium) to play a game. The borrowed game balls are launched on the board surface (the surface of the game board) provided on the game board of the ball game machine, and a predetermined number of game balls are paid out each time the game balls enter a predetermined winning opening. It has become. The game balls to be paid out are called prize balls.

  In recent years, pachinko machines are known that generate special benefits for players by the display screen of a variable display device (center accessory) provided in the center of the game board. For example, when the symbol displayed on the variable display device (center accessory) fluctuates and stops, an operation called “winning” starts, and a large winning device provided below the game board surface continues. In some cases, a large number of prize balls are paid out to the player because a large number of winnings are obtained during that time.

  In addition, an electric decoration board using light emitting diodes (LEDs) is provided for decorating the board surface. The illumination board is for intriguing the player by performing predetermined light emission at a predetermined timing.

JP 2004-283234 A "LED lamp display system" Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-313349 “Amusement Parts of Gaming Machine”

  Conventional electric decoration boards are arranged on the board surface with the light emitting surface facing the front surface (front surface). The electric circuit board is used for controlling power necessary for light emission and light emission of the light emitting element (LED) through a wire harness from a control unit (sub control unit) provided on the back surface of the game board so as not to be visible to the player. A control signal was received. Currently, there are also ball game machines that use a transparent board surface (for example, made of acrylic), but even with such a game machine, it is necessary to place an electrical board on the back side of the transparent board surface, The point of connecting to the control unit does not change.

  Where the electrical board is attached and what action is performed is determined at the game machine design stage (relatively upstream stage), and the control part is designed and manufactured, and the harness is produced accordingly. Is called. Therefore, after the design is completed, the mounting position of the electric decoration board and the operation content thereof cannot be changed.

  The illumination board is not directly related to the central operation of the gaming machine such as the winning lottery process and the winning determination process. Even if the arrangement of the electrical decoration board is changed as appropriate, or the operation content is slightly changed, there is no problem. Rather, since the electrical decoration board is intended to increase the interest of the player, it is preferable if the arrangement and operation of the electrical decoration board can be changed while watching the player's reaction. For example, by changing the arrangement and operation of the lighting board for each hall, each customer segment, or each gaming machine, it is possible to provide a variety of effects and attract the player's interest. It is possible to provide an optimal production according to the player's preference.

  However, as described above, as long as the harness is used, it is not possible to change the mounting position of the electric decoration board and the operation content after the design is completed. It was not possible to have a variety of effects by changing the arrangement and operation of the illumination board.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that is more attractive to a player by increasing the degree of freedom of arrangement and operation of an electric decoration board in a ball game machine. And

This invention is a bullet ball game machine that launches a game medium to a game board having a winning opening on the front surface and receives award balls for winning.
The game board includes a board surface in which a game area for receiving the game medium is formed, a thin-film power sheet that is affixed to the back surface of the board surface and includes a coil, and a base portion that holds at least the power sheet. One or a plurality of actors provided on the board surface body, supplied with electric power and a control signal through the coil of the power supply sheet, and performing at least one of a predetermined light emission operation and a variable operation based on the control signal An apparatus,
The power supply sheet is divided into a plurality of regions in advance, and the control signals different from each other are supplied to the coils in the plurality of regions.

A power conversion unit that receives a direct current and converts it into a predetermined alternating current, a control unit that generates the control signal, and the control signal from the control unit to the alternating current output by the power conversion unit An accessory device control unit including a superimposing synthesis unit;
The coil of the power sheet is supplied with the output of the combining unit,
The accessory device includes a coil that receives the control signal superimposed on the alternating current from the coil of the power sheet, a conversion unit that converts the alternating current received by the coil into a direct current, and the coil A separation unit that extracts the control signal received from the AC current separately, a light emitting element or a movable unit that receives the direct current to perform a light emission operation or a variable operation, and a light emitting element or a movable unit based on the control signal. A drive unit that performs drive control.

  According to the present invention, since an accessory device such as an electric decoration board can be supplied with electric power and a control signal from a power sheet without using a wire harness, the arrangement of the accessory device and the degree of freedom of its operation can be reduced. It is possible to provide a more attractive gaming machine for the player.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
An outline of the structure of the ball game machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
First, the external structure of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The outer frame 50 is a wooden frame member having a vertical rectangular shape for fixing to an installation location (island facilities or the like) provided in a gaming machine installation sales shop.
The main body member 51 is a member that is provided inside the outer frame 50 and serves as a longitudinal rectangular gaming machine base body that is rotatably attached to the outer frame via a hinge portion 51a. The main body member 51 is formed in a frame shape and has a space portion inside thereof.
The opening frame door 52 is mounted on the front surface of the main body member 51 on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be openable and closable, and is configured in a frame shape so that the inside is an opening. It is a door member.
A transparent plate member made of glass or resin is provided at the opening of the opening frame door 52, and an electrical decoration 52a, a speaker 52b, and the like are attached in the vicinity of the opening.
A game board (not shown in FIG. 1), which will be described later, is detachably attached to the main body member 51 using a predetermined fixing member so as to face the space of the main body member 51. After the game board is mounted on the main body member 51, the game area can be observed from the opening.

The door 53 with a ball tray is a door member that has at least a ball tray for storing a game ball that is attached to the lower side of the main body member 51 on the front side of the gaming machine so as to be locked and openable. In addition, the following members are attached to the door with a ball tray in the present embodiment.
(1) A ball tray in which a plurality of game balls can be stored and a passage for guiding the game balls to the firing drive device 48 is provided.
(2) A rotary operation handle 48b for performing an operation of launching the stored game ball guided to the launch drive device 48 to a game area provided on the board surface 11 of the game board 10. In general, the “board surface” means the surface of the game board 10 in which a game area is formed, but in the embodiment of the present invention, it is made of a member constituting the game board 10 (for example, acrylic or the like). It also means a transparent plate that includes an electrical decoration substrate 102 to be described later. In the following description, when it is not necessary to distinguish between the two, it will be described as “board surface”, and when referring to the entire member rather than the surface of the game board 10, it will be described as “board surface”.
(3) A ball lending-related operation unit provided with buttons for instructing a read-in related to reading a paid card and a lending process related to a borrowed game ball.
(4) A storage ball discharge operation button for a ball tray for releasing the game ball stored in the ball tray into a game ball collecting container (common name, dollar box).

Next, an internal configuration of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As described above, reference numeral 40 denotes a control unit that is provided via the main body member 51 or the game board 11 or a support member attached thereto, and performs electrical game control processing to generate main processing information.
40b is provided through the main body member 51 or the game board 11 or a support member provided to the main body member 51, or a sub member that performs control to perform predetermined output mode processing by obtaining processing information generated by the control unit 40. It is a control device.
A payout control unit 42 performs payout control of prize balls.
43 is a game ball payout device for paying out game balls.
Reference numeral 44 denotes a lamp control unit that controls a lamp and an electric decoration 52a (not shown) (a combination device control unit 55 described later).
An acoustic control unit 46 generates sound by controlling and driving the speaker 52b.
49 is a control device for controlling the firing drive device 48, which is a launch device for controlling the launching of a game ball to a game area provided on the board surface (the surface of the game board) via a rotary operation handle 48b. It is a control device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board of the gaming machine.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a board surface (board body) of the game board 10. Reference numeral 100 denotes a power supply sheet, and reference numeral 101 denotes a base plate (base). The power supply sheet 100 and the base plate 101 will be described in detail later.
The board surface 11 changes the direction of the guide rail 12, the discharge port (out port) 13 that guides the game ball that has fallen through the substantially circular game area defined by the guide rail 12, and the direction of the game ball that moves in the game area. It is a rectangular board surface provided with a plurality of obstacles such as the nailing 14 and the windmill 14a.

  The game area of the board surface 11 described above is partitioned and formed into a substantially circular shape by the guide rail 12 (including a sliding part for sliding the game ball and a regulation part for regulating the game ball), and the movement of the game ball that has been launched It is an area that regulates the range. A restricting portion is provided to follow the sliding portion. The sliding portion is arranged on the board surface 11 in a spiral as a whole.

  The discharge port (out port) 13 is a collection opening provided at a position where the game balls thrown into the game area converge.

  The game nails as the obstacles 14 are a plurality of rod-shaped members that are driven into appropriate positions on the board surface 11 in order to make the movement direction irregular by contacting with the game ball or to restrict the movement direction.

Reference numeral 30a denotes a variable display device (center accessory) that is provided at the center or slightly above the game area and has one or more variable display sections such as an effect display lamp and an LCD (liquid crystal display device).
30b is a through chucker (winning chucker) as a winning part.
30c is a normal winning device having a normal winning opening.
30d is a start chucker (start winning device) having a start winning opening.
30e is an attacker having a big prize opening.
In the following description, 30b to 30e may be collectively referred to as a winning opening 30 or the like.
31 is an electrical decoration apparatus which consists of light emitting elements, such as LED. The illumination device 31 is provided alone on the board surface 11, and is also provided along with the normal winning device 30 c and the outlet 13. The electrical decoration device 31 is a subordinate concept of the accessory device 56 described later.
Although not shown, the ball passage detectors 20b, 20c, 20d, and 20e are provided inside the 30b, 30c, 30d, and 30e (the symbols in parentheses in the figure mean that). ).

The start winning device of the start chucker 30d is also called a specific winning device, and the big winning device of the attacker 30e is also called a special winning device.
The start chucker (start winning device) 30d is provided with movable pieces on both sides for expanding and contracting the opening range of the winning opening, and a winning display that allows a player to acquire a winning ball while performing variable display by winning a gaming ball. Device. When a game ball passes through the through chucker 30b, a lottery is made, and when it becomes a win, the movable piece of the start chucker 30d is opened and the winning opening is expanded. .
The attacker (large winning device) 30e is driven and controlled by a movable door that exposes the winning port and closes the winning port, and is compared with other winning devices by winning game balls. This is a winning device that allows more prize balls to be obtained. When a game ball enters the start chucker 30d, a lottery is made, and when it becomes a win, the movable door of the attacker 30e is in an open state in order to remarkably facilitate the winning.
The variable display device 30 a, the start chucker 30 d, and the attacker 30 e are movable accessories that can move on the board surface 11. The movable accessory is a subordinate concept of the accessory device 56 described later. It should be noted that the movable combination includes a movable directing combination such as a figure that moves back and forth, and rotates. (For ease of understanding, the variable display device 30a is shown in FIG. 4)
In the following description, the electrical decoration device 31 and the movable accessory 30a, 30d, 30e are collectively referred to as the accessory device 56. When it is necessary to distinguish between the illumination device 31 and the movable accessory 30a, the fact is described.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the display of the sub-control unit is omitted.
Reference numeral 40 denotes a control unit that performs electrical game control processing and generates main processing information. The control unit 40 moves (flows down) the game area and receives signals from the ball passage detectors 20b to 20e that detect the game balls that have passed through the winning ports 30b to 30e, respectively, and passes the gaming balls through the winning ports 30b to 30e. A winning determination unit 40a for performing a lottery / determination in accordance with the selection.

Reference numeral 56 denotes an accessory device including the electrical decoration device 31 and movable accessories 30a, 30d, and 30e. Some of the accessory devices include a light emitting element (such as an LED) and some include a movable part (such as a solenoid).
Reference numeral 55 denotes an accessory device controller that causes the accessory device 56 to perform a light emission operation and / or a variable operation. The light emitting operation is to blink a light emitting element (LED or the like) built in the accessory device 56, and the variable operation is to move a movable device (solenoid or the like) (a pair of movable pieces of a so-called electric tulip is moved). For example, opening the winning opening by moving, opening the open door of the attacker 30e, etc.). That is, the accessory device control unit 55 turns on the effect display lamp of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a based on the control signal from the control unit 40, or the image related to the effect on the LCD (liquid crystal display device). Is displayed, the movable piece of the start chuck 30d is opened, and the movable door of the attacker 30e is opened.
In other words, the accessory device control unit 56 performs an electronic pass / fail lottery based on establishment of a predetermined condition in the winning determination unit 40a provided in the control unit 40 (for example, winning of a game ball to the start winning device 30d). It is also a display control device that performs stop display after variably displaying the identification display information (displayed on the LCD of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a) according to the result. Further, the accessory device control unit 56 performs the identification lighting according to the result of the electronic winning / losing lottery based on the establishment of a predetermined condition in the winning determination unit 40a (for example, the passage of a game ball to a predetermined passing port). It is also a display control device that performs stop display after variably displaying information (lighted and displayed on the effect display lamp of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a).

  The LCD (not shown) of the variable display device (center accessory) 30a is a device that variably displays a specific symbol related to the big hit state and also displays a background image and various characters in an animated manner. When it is detected that the game ball has passed through the start chucker (start winning device) 30d, the displayed symbol fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the lottery is drawn when the game ball start chucker (start winning device) 30d passes. The stop symbol determined by the random number for lottery is displayed on the LCD and stopped. The attacker 30e includes an opening / closing plate that can be opened forward. When the symbol after the LCD fluctuation stops is a winning symbol such as “777”, a special game called “big hit” is started, and the opening / closing plate of the attacker 30e is opened a predetermined number of times. After the opening / closing plate of the attacker 30e is opened, the opening / closing plate is closed when a predetermined time elapses or when a predetermined number of game balls are won.

42 is a payout control unit that receives the signal of the winning determination unit 40a and controls the game ball payout device 43 according to the game balls passing through the winning holes 30b to 30e and / or according to the lottery / determination result. .
43 is a game equipped with a drive source for paying out a predetermined number of game balls according to the passing of game balls of the winning openings 30b to 30e and / or the results of lottery / determination as a result of achieving the winning conditions. A ball dispensing device.
An acoustic control unit 46 generates sound effects / sounds through a speaker 52b provided in the gaming board 10 or the gaming machine casing.

  The winning devices 30b to 30e in which game balls are provided in the game area are provided with ball passage detectors (for example, switches) 20b to 20e, respectively, so that the passage of the game ball can be detected. When the position of any of the winning devices 30b to 30e passes, the ball passage detectors 20b to 20e detect this, and the winning determination unit 40a performs a predetermined lottery / determination process. For example, when the ball passage detector 20b detects a game ball that has passed through the through chucker (winning chucker) 30b, a predetermined lottery is performed, and when winning, the start chucker (starting winning device) 30d is released for a predetermined time. That is, a pair of movable pieces provided opposite to each other on both the left and right sides of the start chucker (start winning device) 30d are opened outward. At the same time, the effect of winning is displayed on the variable display device (center accessory) 30a. Then, when it is detected that the game ball has passed the start chucker (starting winning device) 30d, a predetermined lottery is performed, and when winning, the big winning device of the attacker 30e is released.

FIG. 5 is a diagram (schematic diagram on the right side surface) showing the structure of the game board 10 according to the embodiment of the invention.
In addition, in the following description, an explanation will be given by taking, as an example, an electric decoration board 102 including a light emitting element (LED) as the accessory device 56, but it can be similarly applied to a movable device such as an attacker 30e (the description is omitted). ). Although the electrical decoration board | substrate 102 is the electrical decoration apparatus 31, in the following description, the electrical decoration board | substrate 102 is used as a vocabulary which points out the said whole apparatus including not only a light emitting element but the board | substrate which is not visible to a player, and its components.
The game board 10 is provided with a board surface (board body) 11 on the front surface (player side). The board surface body 11 according to the embodiment of the invention is made of a transparent member such as acrylic, for example, and light from the light emitting element of the electric decoration board 102 embedded in the board body 11 travels to the player through the board surface body 11. It is like that. A graphic sheet 103 with a pattern or an illustration is attached to the back side of the board 11 (inside the gaming machine). Since the board 11 is transparent, the player sees the design of the graphic sheet 103 through the board 11. The graphic sheet 103 does not need to be transparent. A combination of the transparent board 11 and the graphic sheet 103 corresponds to the conventional board 11. In FIG. 5, the display of the guide rail 12, the discharge port (out port) 13, and obstacles such as the nail 14 and the windmill 14 a provided on the board surface 11 is omitted.

  Inside the board 11, one or a plurality of electrical boards 102 are supplied with electric power and a control signal through a coil (not shown) of a power supply sheet 100 described later, and perform a predetermined light emission operation based on the control signal. Is embedded. The illumination board 102 includes a large number of light emitting elements (LEDs), and the light reaches the player through the transparent board 11.

  A thin-film power supply sheet 100 including a coil (not shown) is laminated (attached) to the back surface of the board body 11. Lamination is to stack thin plates in close contact with each other. In FIG. 5, the power supply sheet 100 is in close contact with the graphic sheet 103 and stacked. The power supply sheet 100 is a well-known one, and can be applied anywhere, and power can be supplied simply by placing a load thereon. The power supply sheet 100 is, for example, 1 mm thin and weighs about 50 grams if it is A4 size. A soft plastic film that can be bent is used as a base, and small coils are embedded in it. When a current flows from the power source to the coil, a magnetic field is generated, and the current passes through the coil built in the electronic device even if the terminal is not in contact. The power sheet is characterized in that the sheet itself determines the position where the electronic device to be loaded is placed and causes electromagnetic induction only at that position, and can be used wherever a load is placed over a wide area. Power transmission efficiency is also good (60% or more), and relatively large power (about 30 W) can be sent.

  The board body 11 and the power supply sheet 100 are attached to a base plate (base) 101 having sufficient rigidity such as a veneer plate. The base plate 101 is merely for maintaining the structural strength of the game board 10. Since the operation of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the invention is mainly performed by the power supply sheet 100 and the electric decoration board 102, the following description will be made focusing on these.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of disposing the electric decoration board 102 on the power supply sheet 100. FIG. 6 shows a state (front view) of the board 11 viewed from the front, but the display other than the power supply sheet 100 and the illumination board 102 is omitted. The central opening is for attaching a variable display device (center accessory) 30a having one or more variable display portions such as an LCD (liquid crystal display device). The power supply sheet 100 is not attached to this portion (therefore, the power supply sheet 100 has a square shape in FIG. 6).

  FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram of divided areas of the power supply sheet 100. The power supply sheet 100 is provided with many small coils (not shown). If an alternating current is applied to all of them, a current can be generated in the receiving coil placed at an arbitrary position on the power supply sheet 100. However, in the embodiment of the invention, the power supply sheet 100 is divided into a plurality of regions in advance, and the supply of the alternating current to the coil is turned on or off or more advanced control is performed for each of the divided regions. Various controls such as turning on and off the plurality of illumination boards 102 provided on 100 individually and changing the blinking of LEDs are made possible. In FIG. 6A, the power supply sheet 10 is divided into four areas from A to D. An alternating current and a control signal are independently supplied to each of the coils in the areas A to D. Therefore, on / off and blinking control can be performed independently for the electric decoration board 102 arranged in each of the areas A to D. In addition, although the same alternating current is supplied about each coil of area | region (a)-(d), you may make it supply a control signal respectively. Even in this case, it is possible to perform specific blinking control for each of the illumination boards 102.

  FIG. 6B shows a state in which one electric decoration substrate 102 is arranged in each of the areas A to D in FIG. Each of the illuminated substrates 102a to 102e is smaller than each of the regions A to e. Since the same alternating current and control signal can be received at any part within each area A to D, it can be arranged at an arbitrary position within an arbitrary area. Since the energy and signal are obtained by electromagnetic induction through the coil, no harness is necessary for the electric decoration board 102. As for the basic function (for example, a simple function of blinking the LED regardless of the number and type of LEDs), it is possible to provide compatibility between the respective electric decoration boards 102. For example, FIG. Each of them can be operated even if the electric boards 102a and 102d (or 120a and 120c) of 6 (b) are replaced. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the invention, not only the degree of freedom of arrangement of the electric decoration board 102 can be increased, but also the interoperability (interoperability) can be increased, which is very convenient practically.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram for explaining power supply and control signal transmission of the electrical decoration board according to the embodiment of the invention. Although FIG. 7 shows what has the light emitting element (LED) 1025 as the accessory device 56, what also has movable parts, such as a solenoid, is the same structure. FIG. 7 is conceptual and shows only elements necessary for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the invention, and other displays are omitted (for example, the board 11 is omitted). FIG. 7 shows one of the areas A to D shown in FIG. In practice, the power supply and control signal transmission system of FIG. 7 is provided for each region (note that the sub-control unit 40b as the control signal generation unit can be used in common).

  A description will be given of each element in FIG.

  Reference numeral 110 denotes a power converter that receives a direct current such as + 5V or +/− 15V and converts it into a predetermined alternating current. The frequency of a general alternating current that is a commercial power supply is 50/60 Hz, but the power converter 110 converts it into an alternating current having a higher frequency (for example, several kHz). By using a coil (not shown) provided in the power supply sheet 100, it is converted into an alternating current having a frequency that enables efficient power supply and control signal transmission. In general, since the efficiency is improved when the frequency is increased, the power conversion unit 110 converts the current into such an alternating current using an inverter.

  Reference numeral 40 b denotes a control signal generation unit (sub-control unit) that controls the electric decoration board 102. In the sub control unit 40b, the blinking control of the LED 1025 is performed with the on / off of the illumination board 102.

  Reference numeral 111 denotes a combining unit that superimposes the control signal from the sub-control unit 40 b on the alternating current converted by the power conversion unit 110. The synthesizer 111 is realized by, for example, a circuit combining a resistor R or a coil L and a capacitor C, a transformer, and an amplifier (operational amplifier) having a signal addition function. The control signal from the sub-control unit 40b is, for example, a signal of about several tens to several hundreds of kHz (specifically, an on / off signal modulated with a signal of about several tens to several hundreds of kHz), and the power conversion unit Since the frequency component differs from that of the alternating current 110, they can be easily separated after synthesis.

  An output of the combining unit 111 is supplied to a coil (not shown) of the power sheet 100. As described above, the output of the synthesis unit 111 is supplied for each region.

The electrical decoration board | substrate 102 is provided with the following elements, for example.
Reference numeral 1021 denotes a coil that receives the output of the combining unit 111 (a control signal superimposed on an alternating current) from a coil (not shown) of the power sheet 100. The coil 1021 is a multi-turn coil made of a thin wire or a thin film conductor formed on the bottom surface of the plate-shaped electric decoration substrate 102. The thickness of the coil 1021 itself is negligible. Therefore, the thickness of the electric decoration board 102 is not different from the conventional one.

  Reference numeral 1022 denotes an AC-DC converter (converter) that converts an alternating current received by the coil 1021 into a direct current. The AC-DC converter 1022 is a rectifier circuit including a diode D and a capacitor C, for example.

  Reference numeral 1023 denotes a separator (filter) that extracts the control signal received by the coil 1021 separately from the alternating current. The separation unit 1023 is a high-pass filter including a coil L and a capacitor C, for example.

  Reference numeral 1024 denotes an LED drive unit that operates by receiving a direct current from the AC-DC conversion unit 1022 and that drives and controls the light emitting element (LED) 1025 based on a control signal received from the separation unit 1023. The LED driving unit 1024 includes a drive circuit that drives the LED and a control circuit that performs on / off / flashing control individually or collectively. A demodulator for demodulating the control signal and a decoder for decoding the demodulated control signal may be provided.

  Reference numeral 1025 denotes a light emitting element (LED) that emits light by the LED driving unit 1024. The LED 1025 receives a direct current from the AC-DC conversion unit 1022 via the LED driving unit 1024, and emits light using this as an energy source.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of arrangement and operation of the accessory device (the electric decoration board 102 exemplified above) used on the board surface of the ball game machine, and it is easy to design and manufacture. At the same time, it becomes possible to provide a gaming machine that is more attractive to the player by enabling the arrangement of the accessory device according to the preference.

  In recent years, a very thin sheet (power sheet) with a built-in coil has been developed. By attaching this power supply sheet to the entire surface of the board of the ball game machine, the accessory device can be driven and blinked without using a harness. In addition, since the power sheet is a thin sheet, it can be attached directly on the board surface or placed directly behind the transparent board surface, so that it is in close contact with the board for electrical decoration to be controlled. Since the arrangement can be taken, it is possible to reduce power transmission loss due to electromagnetic induction.

In addition, by dividing the area (region) on the power supply sheet, superimposing a control signal different for each area on the power carrier wave (alternating current), performing modulation, demodulating and controlling by the controlled accessory device In addition, the accessory device can be arranged at any place in the same area, and different effects can be performed between the accessory devices in different areas. Specifically, the following effects are exhibited.
(1) It is possible to arrange the accessory device at an arbitrary position within an arbitrary area predetermined on the board surface.
(2) Even if the positions of a plurality of accessory devices can be exchanged, they can be operated, and the interoperability of the accessory devices can be improved, which is very convenient practically.
(3) By changing the control signal for each region, it is possible to drive and blink the accessory device in a different manner for each region.

  According to the embodiment of the invention, since the harness connection to the accessory device is not necessary, the design and work are simplified. Moreover, since the number of harnesses can be reduced, the harness connection form of the entire pachinko gaming machine can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

It is a perspective view which shows the surface structure of a game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface structure of a game machine. It is a figure (front view) which shows the mode of the board body seen from the player. It is a functional block diagram of a gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing (right side view) of the laminated structure of the game board which concerns on embodiment of invention. It is a figure (schematic front view of a board body) for demonstrating the relationship and area division | segmentation of the arrangement | positioning of a power supply sheet and an electrical decoration board | substrate which concern on embodiment of invention. It is a block diagram of the electric power supply of an electrical decoration board | substrate which concerns on embodiment of invention, and control signal transmission.

Explanation of symbols

10 Game board 11 Board (board face)
31 Lighting device 40b Sub-control unit (control unit)
55 Accessory Device Control Unit 56 Accessory Device 100 Power Supply Sheet 101 Base Plate (Base)
102, 102 A to 102 d Illuminated board 103 Graphic sheet 110 Power converter (inverter)
111 Synthesizer 1021 Coil 1022 AC-DC Converter (Converter)
1023 Separation part (filter)
1024 LED drive unit 1025 LED (light emitting element or movable unit)
A ~ D Area divided on the power sheet

Claims (2)

In a ball game machine that launches game media to a game board with a winning opening on the front and receives award balls for winning,
The game board includes a board surface in which a game area for receiving the game medium is formed, a thin-film power sheet that is affixed to the back surface of the board surface and includes a coil, and a base portion that holds at least the power sheet. One or a plurality of actors provided on the board surface body, supplied with electric power and a control signal through the coil of the power supply sheet, and performing at least one of a predetermined light emission operation and a variable operation based on the control signal An apparatus,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the power supply sheet is divided into a plurality of areas in advance, and the control signals different from each other are supplied to the coils in the plurality of areas. A power conversion unit that receives a direct current and converts it into a predetermined alternating current, a control unit that generates the control signal, and the control signal from the control unit to the alternating current output by the power conversion unit An accessory device control unit including a superimposing synthesis unit;
The coil of the power sheet is supplied with the output of the combining unit,
The accessory device includes a coil that receives the control signal superimposed on the alternating current from the coil of the power sheet, a conversion unit that converts the alternating current received by the coil into a direct current, and the coil A separation unit that extracts the control signal received from the AC current separately, a light emitting element or a movable unit that receives the direct current to perform a light emission operation or a variable operation, and a light emitting element or a movable unit based on the control signal. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a drive unit that controls driving.

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