JP2014068823A - Method for managing control board for game machine, and control board for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use a control board in a plurality of game machines.SOLUTION: From among existing management information 100 displayed on a main control board 42, non-conformance information not conforming to a Pachinko machine to be installed on the main control board 42 is deleted by a laser. Conformance information conforming to a Pachinko machine to be installed corresponding to the non-conformance information is given onto a surface-side board surface 43 by the laser. Thus, the management information 100 conforming to the Pachinko machine to be installed is displayed on the surface-side board surface 43 of the main control board 42.

Description

  The present invention relates to a control board management method for gaming machines that matches management board management information to an installation target, and a control board for gaming machines corresponding thereto.

  Game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are equipped with various control boards on which electronic parts such as CPU, ROM and RAM are mounted, and various operations such as game effects and payout of game media such as balls are performed by this control board. Is controlled. For this reason, the control board may be used for unauthorized modification (fraud) for the purpose of obtaining illegal profits, such as replacing electronic components with unauthorized products, or removing wiring connected to the control board and connecting to unauthorized control circuits. Be targeted. Therefore, management information such as a manufacturer name of a gaming machine or a predetermined management symbol may be engraved on control boards that are likely to be subject to fraudulent actions such as a main control board, a payout control board, a launch control board, and a power supply board. According to the regulations, it is possible to confirm whether the product is genuine or not by this management information.

  Here, if the electronic components mounted on the control board differ depending on the model of the gaming machine, the contents of the management information such as the control symbol stamped on the control board will change. A kind of control board must be prepared. In addition, even if the control board has the same configuration, if the manufacturer of the gaming machine to which the control board is attached is different, a control board with the manufacturer's name stamped must be prepared for each manufacturer. I must. Therefore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of management numbers corresponding to combinations of electronic components that can be mounted on the control board are engraved in advance, unnecessary management numbers are deleted, and electronic components that are actually mounted The management number that matches the specification is left. Thus, in Patent Document 1, the basic configuration of the control board is shared among a plurality of game machine models.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310979

  In Patent Document 1, as the number of shared models increases, the number of management numbers that must be engraved in advance increases, and the time and effort required for engraving is increased. It takes time and effort to erase.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed to solve these problems in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art, and a management board management method for a gaming machine that matches management information with a control board installation target. It is another object of the present invention to provide a control board for a gaming machine.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a management method for a control board for a gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present application is as follows:
A management method in which the control board (42) on which the management information (100) including at least information related to the manufacturer or seller of the gaming machine (10) is displayed on the board surface (43) can be shared by a plurality of gaming machines. There,
In the existing management information (100), non-conforming information that does not conform to the gaming machine (10) to be installed on the control board (42) is deleted by the laser, and the gaming machine to be installed corresponding to the non-conforming information ( The compliance information conforming to 10) is applied to the substrate surface (43) by a laser,
The gist is that management information (100) suitable for the gaming machine (10) to be installed is displayed on the board surface (43).
According to the first aspect of the invention, the non-conforming information that does not conform to the installation target in the management information is deleted, and only the conforming information corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is displayed on the board surface, so that the management information is displayed. Space can be saved. In addition, the minimum necessary management information only needs to be given first, and when the management information is rewritten, only the compliance information corresponding to the deleted non-conformance information needs to be displayed.

The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that the corresponding conformity information is provided adjacent to the nonconformity information to be deleted.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, it can be easily understood which management information is newly assigned to the deleted management information.

The gist of the invention according to claim 3 is that the management information (100) that is initially formed on the control board (42) is provided by means other than a laser.
According to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to easily distinguish between the management information displayed first and the management information given later.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, a control board for a gaming machine of the invention according to claim 4 of the present application,
A control board for a gaming machine installed in the gaming machine (10),
A first display unit (74) on which management information (100) including at least information related to a manufacturer or a seller of the gaming machine (10) is displayed, and management information (100) displayed on the first display unit (74). ) And a second display section (76) capable of displaying the same type of management information by laser printing on the substrate surface (43),
The non-conforming information that does not match the game machine (10) to be installed is deleted from the management information (100) displayed on the first display unit (74) by laser printing, and the installation target corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is displayed. The gist is that the conforming information suitable for the gaming machine (10) is displayed on the second display section (76) by laser printing.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, it has control by having a 1st display part and the 2nd display part which can display the management information of the same kind as the management information displayed on this 1st display part by laser printing In accordance with the gaming machine on which the board is installed, the non-conforming information can be deleted from the first display unit, and the conforming information corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information can be displayed on the second display unit. It spreads and can be installed on various gaming machines.

The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that the second display section (76) is provided adjacent to the first display section (74).
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the first display unit and the second display unit are adjacent to each other, it is easy to understand the correspondence between the deleted non-conforming information and the added conforming information.

In the invention according to claim 6, the display unit (74, 76) is configured so that the control board (42) is stored in the board case (41) and installed in the gaming machine (10), and the board surface (43) The management information (100) displayed on the display unit (74, 76) via the substrate case (41) covering the substrate is provided at a position that can be seen from the outside.
According to the invention of claim 6, the management information displayed on the board surface of the control board can be confirmed without removing the control board from the board case or removing the control board from the gaming machine.

In the invention according to claim 7, component information (110) corresponding to the electronic component (70) is adjacent to the electronic component (70) mounted on the substrate surface (43) on the substrate surface (43). ) Is displayed,
The summary is that the management information (100) is displayed in a color different from that of the component information (110).
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 7, it can be made easy to distinguish management information and component information.

  According to the present invention, when the management information is adapted to the gaming machine on which the control board is to be installed, it is possible to reduce the effort required to give the management information, and the same control board can be easily installed on various gaming machines. be able to.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the pachinko machine of an example. It is a control block diagram of the pachinko machine of an example. It is a rear view of the board | substrate case of an Example. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the board | substrate case of an Example. It is a schematic rear view which shows the main control board of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the display part of an Example, (a) shows the state as which the management information suitable for a pachinko machine was displayed, (b) shows the management information formed initially.

  Next, preferred embodiments of the control board management method for gaming machines and the control board for gaming machines according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball is taken as an example of a game machine to which a control board is installed. In the following description, front / rear and left / right are designated when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified.

(Pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) of the amusement shop. The middle frame 12 as a main body frame on which the game board 20 is detachably held is assembled so as to be openable and detachable. In addition, on the back side of the game board 20, a symbol display device capable of variably displaying symbols for various effects is detachably disposed. On the front side of the middle frame 12, a front frame 14 as a decorative frame provided with a glass plate 15 that transparently protects the game board 20 is assembled to be openable and closable, and a lower sphere that stores pachinko balls below the front frame 14 The dish 16 is assembled so that it can be opened and closed. An upper ball tray 17 for storing pachinko balls is assembled to the lower portion of the front frame 14 and is located above the lower ball tray 16. The upper ball tray 17 is also integrated with the opening and closing of the front frame 14. Configured to open and close automatically. Further, the middle frame 12 is provided with an operation handle 18 that can be rotated so as to be positioned on the right side of the lower ball tray 16, and is provided at a lower portion of the middle frame 12 by the rotation operation of the operation handle 18. The pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 17 are launched toward the game area of the game board 20 by the hit ball launcher 24 (see FIG. 3). The upper ball tray 17 may be formed separately from the front frame 14 and assembled to the middle frame 12 so as to be openable and closable.

  The front frame 14 is provided with a lamp device 26 so as to surround the outer periphery of the window 14a, and a speaker 28 capable of outputting sound and sound effects is provided at an upper position. That is, a light emitting body (not shown) such as an LED provided in the lamp device 26 is turned on and blinking, or an appropriate sound is output from the speaker 28, so that the symbol change display on the symbol display device 13 is performed. It is comprised so that a light emission effect and a sound effect can be performed.

(Game board 20)
The game board 20 has a graphic display on which a variety of symbols can be variably displayed on an installation member 22 called a back unit disposed on the rear side of a plate-like main body made of a veneer board or a transparent acrylic board with a game area provided on the front surface. A device 13 is arranged (see FIG. 2). The game board 20 has a display opening (not shown) that opens back and forth at a position corresponding to the display section of the symbol display device 13, and is also referred to as a center accessory having a required decoration on the display opening. The display portion is surrounded by a decorative member (not shown). Also, at the required position of the game board 20, a start winning device that starts changing the symbol of the symbol display device 13 by winning a pachinko ball, a special winning device that is released when a big hit occurs (none of which are shown), etc. are arranged. It is installed. Further, at a required position of the game board 20, there is a movable effect device 30 (see FIG. 3) provided with a movable object that operates by driving of a driving means such as a motor or a solenoid, or a light emitting body (not shown) such as an LED. A light-emitting device 32 (see FIG. 3) that performs a light-emitting effect by lighting and blinking is provided. Here, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, as the symbol display device 13, a liquid crystal type that displays various effects on a display unit including a liquid crystal screen is employed. The symbol display device 13 is not limited to the liquid crystal type, and various conventionally known display devices capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a drum-type symbol display device and a dot matrix-type symbol display device. Can be adopted.

(Control configuration of pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 2, a main control device 40 including a main control board 42 that controls the entire pachinko machine 10 is disposed at a substantially central portion on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. On the rear surface of the symbol display device 13 detachably disposed on the rear surface of the game board 20, the movable effect device 30 and the light emitting device 32 provided on the game board 20 are controlled and the lamp device 26 provided on the front frame 14. And an overall control device 44 including an overall control board 46 for controlling the speaker 28 and the like. Further, on the rear surface of the symbol display device 13, display control is provided with a display control board 50 for controlling the symbol display device 13 on the left side of the overall control device 44 installed on the right side (left side in FIG. 2). A device 48 is provided. Further, on the rear surface of the ball exit guide portion 34 provided at the lower portion of the middle frame 12, a power supply device 52 including a power supply board 54 that controls the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 and a launch control that controls the hitting ball launcher 24. Connected to a launch control device 56 provided with a substrate 58, a payout control device 60 provided with a payout control substrate 62 for controlling a ball payout device 38 disposed in a ball passage unit 36 provided in the inner frame 12, and an external terminal Various substrates such as the interface substrate 64 are disposed. The control devices 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60 are accommodated in transparent substrate cases 41, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63 with control substrates 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62. The control boards 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62 are configured to be visible from the outside through the board cases 41, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63.

  In the main control board 42, various processes are executed based on detection signals from various detection sensors (detection means) such as a winning sensor 66 (see FIG. 3) of the winning device provided in the game board 20, and the processing results are obtained. Various control signals (control commands) according to the above are output to the overall control board 46. Then, the overall control board 46 controls the display control board 50 based on the control signal (control command) output from the main control board 42, and turns on and off the lamp device 26 and the light emitting device 32 and the light emission intensity. Etc., and the timing and size of the sound output from the speaker 28 are controlled so that various game effects (symbol variation effect, light emission effect, sound effect) executed by the pachinko machine 10 are integrated. Can be controlled. Here, the display control board 50 controls the display contents of the design variation effect such as the design and the background image displayed on the design display device 13 based on the control signal (control command) output from the overall control board 46. It is configured as follows. The launch control board 58 plays a pachinko ball with a strength corresponding to the turning operation of the operation handle 18 from the hit ball launching device 24 based on the control signal output from the main control board 42 by the turning operation of the operation handle 18. Control is performed so as to fire toward the game area of the board 20. The payout control board 62 is a ball payout device 38 based on a control signal output from the main control board by a detection signal of the winning sensor 66 or an operation signal of a lending ball button 68 provided on the upper ball tray 17. Control to pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls. Here, for control boards that are subject to fraudulent actions such as the main control board 42, the power supply board 54, the launch control board 58, and the payout control board 62, management suitable for the pachinko machine 10 to which the control board is to be installed. Information 100 is displayed on the substrate surface 43. The main control board 42, the power supply board 54, the launch control board 58, and the payout control board 62 are boards that are indispensable for the game execution in the pachinko machine 10, and may be referred to as main boards.

(Main control board 42)
The control board on which the management information 100 is displayed will be specifically described by taking the main control board 42 as an example. The main control board 42 will be described below as an example, but the configuration relating to the management information 100 includes a power supply board 54 other than the main control board 42, a launch control board 58, a payout control board 62, an overall control board 46, and the like. It is also applicable to the control board.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the main control board 42 includes a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, a plurality of electronic components 70 such as transistors, resistors, and diodes, and the main control board 42. A socket (not shown) or the like to which a connector for wiring to be connected can be attached and detached is mounted. 6 and 7, only two electronic components 70 and 70 are displayed, and a plurality of other electronic components mounted in the mounting region J are omitted. The main control board 42 is provided with a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the electronic component 70 and the socket. Then, on the substrate surface 43 of the main control board 42, display portions 74 and 76 are provided in regions outside the mounting region J (see FIG. 7) where the electronic components 70 and the wiring patterns are provided. The management information 100 suitable for the pachinko machine 10 to be installed on the main control board 42 is displayed at 76. In the embodiment, in the main control board 42 formed in a rectangular shape that is long to the left and right, display parts 74 and 76 are provided on the left side of the lower edge part of the board surface 43 (the right side of the lower edge part in FIG. 7 in rear view). Yes. Further, as will be described later, the main control board 42 housed and held in the board case 41 is formed with a positioning hole 42a for fixing to the board case 41 at each corner.

  When the substrate case 41 containing the main control board 42 is installed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10, the display units 74 and 76 have a board surface (front side) facing the rear side opposite to the back side of the pachinko machine 10. (Substrate surface) 43. Further, the display units 74 and 76 are installed in the pachinko machine 10, and the rear side of the front side substrate surface 43 is covered with the transparent rear wall surface of the substrate case 41. Further, the display units 74 and 76 are printed on the front side substrate surface 43 such as a model name provided on the rear wall surface covering the front side substrate surface 43 in the substrate case 41, a sticker attached to the rear wall surface, It is arranged at a position that does not overlap the front side of a pattern such as a mark formed on the rear wall surface. That is, the main control board 42 is displayed on the display units 74 and 76 from the rear through the board case 41 with the board case 41 containing the main control board 42 installed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. The management information 100 is configured to be visible. A rear pack (not shown) that covers the rear side of the substrate case 41 is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 so that it can be opened and closed, and the management information 100 can be viewed from the rear via the transparent rear pack. The management information 100 may be visible when the rear pack is opened. The electronic component 70 is mounted on the front side substrate surface 43. At least two display units 74 and 76 are provided on the front side substrate surface 43 of the main control board 42, and the display unit 74 on which the management information 100A formed first on the main control board 42 is displayed, and the first management When the information 100A is not compatible with the pachinko machine 10 to be installed on the main control board 42, another display unit 76 for displaying the management information 100B that matches is provided (see FIGS. 7 and 8). In addition, at least the display units 74 and 76 of the main control board 42 can be laser processed, and the existing management information 100A can be deleted by the laser, or the management information 100B adapted by the laser can be written.

(Management information 100)
The management information 100 includes at least one of a manufacturer name 102 (see FIG. 8) or a seller name of the pachinko machine 10 as essential information. Both the manufacturer name 102 and the seller name are included. May be included. Here, the essential information is displayed in a notation form and size in which the information can be visually discerned by hiragana characters, symbols such as katakana, kanji, and alphabets, and combinations thereof. Further, the management information 100 may include not only the essential information but also other arbitrary information as necessary. The optional information includes the name of the manufacturer of the main control board 42, the notation of the type indicating the main control board 42, the revision information of the main control board 42, the date of manufacture date, the board management number 104 (see FIG. 8). ) Etc. can be included. Here, the optional information is represented by an identifier that is read by a reading device, such as a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, a matrix or a stack type two-dimensional code, even if the information is represented by characters and symbols as in the essential information. Also good.

  The management information 100B initially formed on the main control board 42 is displayed by laser printing or printing other than laser printing. Examples of printing other than laser printing include those using ink such as silk printing. In addition, in the existing management information 100A attached to the main control board 42, the non-conforming information that does not match the installation target of the main control board 42 is deleted by laser printing, and the main control board 42 corresponding to the non-conforming information is stored. Management information 100B suitable for the installation target is displayed by laser printing. Here, “deletion” of the management information 100 means that non-conforming information that is not compatible with the pachinko machine 10 on which the main control board 42 is installed is scraped off by a laser, or a cancellation line 106 is applied to the non-conforming information by a laser (see FIG. 8). This means that the non-conforming information cannot be discriminated by laser printing, such as subtracting, or that the non-conforming information can be discriminated so that it can be recognized that it has been canceled by laser printing.

  The main control board 42 of the embodiment includes a first display unit 74 on which management information 100A is displayed, and a second display unit 76 capable of displaying the same type of management information 100B as the first display unit 74 by laser printing. A second display unit 76 is provided adjacent to the lower side of the first display unit 74 (see FIG. 7). When the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74 is not compatible with the pachinko machine 10 to be installed, the main control board 42 determines the pachinko machine 10 to be installed from the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74. The non-conforming information that does not conform to the information is deleted by laser printing, and the management information 100B that conforms to the installed pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is displayed on the second display unit 76 by laser printing. (See FIG. 8).

  Here, when the management information 100A initially formed on the first display unit 74 and the management information 100A of the first display unit 74 are not compatible with the pachinko machine 10, the management information 100A is displayed on the second display unit 76 according to the pachinko machine 10. The management information 100B to be formed can be easily distinguished from the non-conforming information that has been deleted and the conforming information by changing each other's mode, such as changing the color, changing the font, or changing the printing method. ing. In the main control board 42 of the embodiment, the management information 100A that is initially formed on the first display unit 74 (for example, when the main control board 42 is manufactured) is formed in white by silk printing, and the first control information 42A is formed by laser printing. The management information 100B formed on the second display unit 76 is formed in yellow, and the management information 100B displayed on the second display unit 76 and the first management information 100A are different in color. Further, the nonconformity information of the management information 100A of the first display unit 74 is deleted by two cancel lines 106 formed so as to extend on the nonconformity information, and this cancel line 106 is also formed in the same yellow color as the conformance information. Thus, the cancellation line 106 and the first management information 100A are made different colors.

  The management information 100 displayed on the display units 74 and 76 is displayed in a color different from the component information 110 displayed adjacent to each electronic component 70 on the front side substrate surface 43 of the main control board 42. The component information 110 is information displayed corresponding to each electronic component 70 for management of the electronic component 70 mounted on the main control board 42. For example, “IC01”, “CN05”, “R10” is displayed. Or the like, a combination of an alphabet and a number indicating the type of the electronic component 70 is used. The component information 110 of the embodiment is formed in black on the front side substrate surface 43 by silk printing, and has a color different from the management information of the first display unit 74 formed in white, and the second display unit 76 formed in yellow. The management information 100B is different in color.

  In the first display section 74 of the embodiment, the horizontal writing manufacturer name (“ΔΔΔ” in FIG. 8) 102A and the horizontal board management number (“XX-2012” in FIG. 8) 104A are displayed as management information 100A. Are displayed side by side. In the management information 100 </ b> A of the first display unit 74, the manufacturer name 102 </ b> A and the board management number 104 </ b> A that are not suitable for the pachinko machine 10 to be installed on the main control board 42 are deleted by the cancel line 106. In the second display section 76 provided below the first display section 74, as the management information 100B suitable for the pachinko machine 10 to be installed on the main control board 42, the horizontally written manufacturer name (of FIG. "XXX") 102B and horizontally written board management number ("YY-2012" in FIG. 8A) 104B are displayed side by side in a vertical relationship. The management information 100B assigned to the second display unit 76 includes information such as the notation direction of the items such as the manufacturer name 102 and the board management number 104, the arrangement order of the items, the arrangement in the second display unit 76, and the like. The display unit 74 is configured to correspond to the management information 100A formed first. In other words, if the nonconforming information to be deleted is written horizontally, the conforming information added corresponding to the nonconforming information is also written horizontally. In addition, when there are a plurality of items of non-conforming information to be deleted, the conforming information added corresponding to the non-conforming information arranged on the upper side in the existing management information 100A is arranged on the upper side in the new management information 100B. The conforming information added corresponding to the nonconforming information arranged in the lower side in the existing management information 100A is arranged in the lower side in the new management information 100B. This makes it easy to understand the correspondence between the item of management information 100A deleted from the first display unit 74 and the item of management information 100B added to the second display unit 76.

(Substrate case 41)
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the main controller 40 is configured by housing a main control board 42 in a board case 41. The substrate case 41 is basically composed of a base member 80 disposed on the installation member 22 side and a cover member 84 assembled on the rear side of the base member 80, and between the base member 80 and the cover member 84. The main control board 42 is accommodated in the storage space 41a defined in FIG. Each of the base member 80 and the cover member 84 is a transparent synthetic resin molded product, and can see through the main control board 42 stored and held in the storage space 41a from the outside of the substrate case 41. The substrate case 41 is fitted with a positioning boss 85 protruding from the inside of the cover member 84 into the positioning hole 42 a of the main control board 42 and positioning ribs 81 protruding from the positioning boss 85 and the base member 80. The main control board 42 is configured to be positioned in the storage space 41a (see FIG. 5). The substrate case 41 is formed at the right edge of the base member 80 while inserting a protruding piece 82 formed on the left edge of the base member 80 into an insertion hole (not shown) formed on the left wall of the cover member 84. By fastening the base side crimping portion 83 and the cover side crimping portion 86 formed on the right edge of the cover member 84 with a one-way screw 88 that can be rotated only in the fastening direction, the both crimping portions 83 and 86 are separated. It is fixed impossible (see FIG. 6). That is, once the base side crimping portion 83 and the cover side crimping portion 86 are fastened with the one-way screw 88, the base member 80 and the cover member 84 cannot be separated unless both the crimping portions 83 and 86 are destroyed. Unauthorized opening of both 80 and 84 is extremely difficult. The cover member 84 has a socket opening 84a corresponding to a socket (not shown) of the main control board 42, and a wiring connector (a connector (on the socket) facing the outside of the board case 41 through the socket opening 84a). (Not shown) are connected.

(Attachment structure of substrate case 41)
A structure for attaching the substrate case 41 to the installation member 22 will be briefly described. The substrate case 41 is provided on the left side edge of the base member 80, and is provided on a claw part (not shown) that hooks on a receiving part (not shown) provided on the rear surface of the installation member 22 and on the upper right side edge of the cover member 84. Mounting portion 84b (see FIG. 4) in which a positioning hole (not shown) provided on the rear surface of the installation member 22 is inserted, and a fixing portion 84c (see FIG. 4) provided at the center of the left edge. Reference). An attaching tool 89 such as a ny latch is attached to the fixing portion 84c. Then, the substrate case 41 hooks the claw portion on the receiving portion of the installation member 22 and inserts the positioning pin of the installation member 22 into the positioning hole of the mounting portion 84b, so that the mounting tool is attached to the fixing portion 84c. By engaging 89 with a holding hole (not shown) provided in the installation member 22, the assembly is detachably assembled to the installation member 22 (see FIG. 2).

  Next, a management method for making the above-mentioned main control board 42 on which the management information 100 is displayed on the board surface 43 shared by a plurality of pachinko machines 10 will be described. In the main control board 42, first management information 100A including a manufacturer name 102A and a board management number 104A is printed by silk printing at the time of manufacturing the main control board 42 with respect to the first display portion 74 provided on the front side board surface 43. Is formed (see FIG. 8B). Here, on the first display unit 74, the horizontally written manufacturer name “ΔΔΔ” and the substrate management number “XX-2012” are formed side by side in a vertical relationship and displayed on the front side substrate surface 43. The management information 100A is formed in a white color different from the black component information 110. Here, the main control board 42 on which only the first management information 100A is displayed is manufactured by the manufacturer “XXX” and manages the main control board 42 with the board management number “YY-2012”. It cannot be used. Another pachinko machine that is manufactured by the manufacturer “ΔΔΔ” and that manages the main control board 42 with the board management number “XX-2012” that conforms to the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74. Can be used.

  The pachinko machine in which the manufacturer “XXX” manufactures the main control board 42 on which the management information 100 suitable for the other pachinko machine is displayed and manages the main control board 42 with the board management number “YY-2012”. When used in the machine 10, non-conformance information that does not match the pachinko machine 10 in the existing management information 100A attached to the first display unit 74 of the main control board 42 is deleted by a laser. In the embodiment, since both the manufacturer name 102A and the board management number 104B given to the first display unit 74 are not compatible with the pachinko machine 10, the manufacturer name 102A and the board management of the first display unit 74 are used. A cancellation line 106 is drawn on the number 104A by a laser. Then, the conforming information suitable for the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the deleted nonconforming information is given to the second display unit 76 by a laser. Specifically, in response to the deletion of the manufacturer name “ΔΔΔ” given to the first display unit 74, the manufacturer name “XXX” that matches the pachinko machine 10 is displayed in the second display unit 76. In response to the deletion of the board management number “XX-2012” attached to the first display unit 74, the board management number “YY-2012” that matches the pachinko machine 10 is displayed in the second display. The portion 76 is written with a laser (see FIG. 8A). As a result, the management information 100A for the other pachinko machine is deleted and the management information 100B suitable for the pachinko machine 10 is displayed on the main control board 42, so that it is displayed on the second display unit 76. It can be used for the pachinko machine 10 that is manufactured by the manufacturer “XXX” that conforms to the management information 100B and that manages the main control board 42 with the board management number “YY-2012”.

  Here, the newly provided conformance information is formed adjacent to the nonconformity information to be deleted. That is, the conformity information (manufacturer name 102B) corresponding to the nonconformity information (manufacturer name 102A) displayed on the upper side on the first display unit 74 is displayed on the upper side on the second display unit 76, and the first display unit 74 is displayed. The conforming information (substrate management number 104B) corresponding to the nonconformity information (substrate management number 104A) displayed on the lower side in FIG. In this manner, the conformance information corresponding to the nonconformity information to be deleted is written so that the correspondence relationship such as the positional relationship and the notation order in the management information 100 of the plurality of items is not lost. Furthermore, the conformity information given by the laser to the second display unit 76 is formed in a color (yellow in the embodiment) different from the existing management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74, and the nonconformity information is deleted. The cancellation line 106 to be formed is formed in a color (yellow in the embodiment) different from the existing management information 100A. In the embodiment, the management information 100A first formed on the main control board 42 is given by silk printing, while the non-conforming information is deleted and the conforming information is given by a laser. Note that either the non-conformance information may be deleted or the conformity information may be given in order.

  According to the management method, not only the two manufacturers and the like share the main control board 42 but also delete the non-conformance information and give the conformance information so that the management information 100 is installed on the main control board 42. By adapting to the pachinko machine 10, the main control board 42 can be shared by three or more manufacturers. The manufacturer “□□□” manufactures the main control board 42 in which the management information 100A adapted to the other pachinko machine is deleted and the management information 100B is adapted to the pachinko machine 10, and the main control board 42 is In the case of sharing with another pachinko machine managed by the board management number “ZZ-2012”, the non-conforming information that is not compatible with another pachinko machine is deleted from the existing management information 100 by the laser. That is, since both the manufacturer name 102B and the board management number 104B given to the second display unit 76 are not compatible with another pachinko machine, the manufacturer name 102B and the board management number 104B are canceled by the laser. Lines 106 are drawn respectively. Conformance information compatible with another pachinko machine corresponding to the deleted nonconformity information is given to the third display unit by a laser. Thereby, the main control board 42 deletes the management information 100B of the pachinko machine 10 and displays management information suitable for another pachinko machine, so the management information displayed on the third display unit It can be used in yet another pachinko machine manufactured by a suitable manufacturer “□□□” and managing the main control board 42 with the board management number “ZZ-2012”.

(Operation of Example)
As described above, the main control board 42 includes the first display unit 74 and the second display unit 76 capable of displaying the same type of management information 100B as the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74 by laser printing. In accordance with the pachinko machine 10 on which the main control board 42 is installed, the non-conforming information is deleted from the first display unit 74 and the conforming information corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is displayed on the second display unit 76. Therefore, the installation targets of the main control board 42 are widened, and the main control board 42 can be installed in various pachinko machines. That is, the same main control board 42 can be easily installed in various pachinko machines by simply deleting the non-conformance information in the management information 100 and displaying the compliance information, and the main control board 42 among a plurality of pachinko machines. The cost can be reduced by sharing the.

  Then, in the existing management information 100A, only non-conforming information that does not match the pachinko machine 10 to be installed on the main control board 42 is deleted, and only the conforming information corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is displayed on the second display unit 76. Therefore, the management information 100B to be newly added can be minimized. Thereby, even if the main control board 42 is shared among a plurality of pachinko machines, a space for displaying the management information 100 can be suppressed, and an increase in the size of the main control board 42 can be avoided. Further, instead of forming a plurality of management information 100 on the substrate surface 43 in accordance with a plurality of pachinko machines to be shared, the minimum necessary management information 100 may be given first, and also when the management information 100 is rewritten. Since only the conformance information corresponding to the deleted nonconformity information is displayed, it is troublesome to give the management information 100 both when the management information 100A is first formed and when the management information 100B adapted to the installation target is formed. It does not take. Here, by using laser printing to give the management information 100, it is difficult for a third party to similarly delete or rewrite, and the management information 100 is deleted or rewritten in a manner other than laser printing. In this case, it is easy to determine unauthorized alteration of the management information 100.

  In addition, the main control board 42 is provided with a second display unit 76 adjacent to the first display unit 74 and adjacent to the second display unit 74 in a relationship corresponding to the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74. Since the management information 100B suitable for the pachinko machine 10 is displayed on the display unit 76, it can be easily understood which conformance information is newly given to the deleted nonconformity information. That is, it is easy to understand that the management information 100B displayed on the second display unit 76 is formed adjacent to the management information 100A of the deleted first display unit 74, thereby rewriting the management information 100B. . Moreover, the conformity information is the same as the nonconformity information deleted, and the positional relationship between the manufacturer name 102B and the board management number 104B is the same as the nonconformity information. Accordingly, the manufacturer name 102B suitable for the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the deleted manufacturer name 102A is displayed, and the board management number 104B suitable for the pachinko machine 10 corresponding to the deleted board management number 104A is displayed. It can be determined at a glance that the message has been displayed.

  Management information 100A initially displayed on the main control board 42 is formed by silk printing, while management information 100A that is given when the management information 100A is not compatible with the pachinko machine 10 is applied. 100B is formed by laser printing. That is, it is possible to easily distinguish the first management information 100A that is non-conforming information in the pachinko machine 10 and the management information 100B that is compatible with each other according to the printing mode. In addition, the first control information 100A is formed by ink printing such as silk printing, which is more efficient than laser printing, so that the main control board 42, which is the basis for sharing with a plurality of pachinko machines, can be efficiently manufactured. can do. Further, since the management information 100 is displayed in a color different from that of the component information 110 displayed adjacent to the electronic component 70, it is possible to prevent confusion with the component information 100, and to distinguish between the management information 100 and the component information 110. It becomes easy.

  The management information 100 displayed on the display units 74 and 76 is obstructed by printing or the like on the rear wall surface of the substrate case 41 in a state where the main control substrate 42 is stored in the substrate case 41 and installed in the pachinko machine 10. Without being visible from behind via the transparent rear wall surface of the substrate case 41. That is, when confirming the management information 100, it is not necessary to remove the substrate case 41 from the pachinko machine 10 or take out the main control substrate 42 from the substrate case 41, and the management information can be confirmed easily.

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The configuration of the gaming machine is not limited to that shown in the above-described embodiment, and various changes can be made.
(1) The management information 100 is not limited to horizontal writing, and other distinguishable notation forms such as vertical writing can be selected. Further, instead of arranging the conforming information in the vertical positional relationship with respect to the nonconforming information, the conforming information may be disposed in the left and right positional relationship with respect to the nonconforming information. Furthermore, it is not limited to displaying the conforming information adjacent to the nonconforming information, but the conforming information may be displayed at a position separated from the nonconforming information.
(2) In the embodiment, the example in which all items of the management information 100 displayed on the first display unit 74 are deleted has been described. However, the management information 100 displayed on the first display unit 74 is included in the installation target. If there is conformance information, this conformance information is not deleted.
(3) The position where the display units 74 and 76 are provided is not limited to the edge of the control board, but may be the center.
(4) The example in which the management information 100 is formed on the front side substrate surface 43 visible from the outside with the control board 42 attached to the pachinko machine 10 has been described. However, the management information is formed on the board surface on the pachinko machine 10 side. May be.
(5) Either one of the management information 100A displayed on the first display unit 74 and the management information 100B displayed on the second display unit 76 may have a color different from that of the component information. At this time, it is preferable to set the management information 100 suitable for the gaming machine 10 to a color different from the part information.
(6) A control board may be shared among four or more gaming machines.
(7) In the embodiment, the pachinko machine 10 has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the control board used in various gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine, a pinball machine, and a slot machine machine. And can be employed in its management.

10 Pachinko machines (game machines)
41 Substrate case 42 Main control board (control board)
43 Front side board surface (board side)
74 1st display part 76 2nd display part 100 Management information 110 Parts information

Claims (7)

A management method for enabling a plurality of gaming machines to share a control board on which management information including at least information relating to a manufacturer or seller of a gaming machine is displayed on the board surface,
In the existing management information, the non-conforming information that does not match the gaming machine to be installed on the control board is deleted by the laser, and the conforming information that matches the gaming machine to be installed corresponding to the non-conforming information is obtained by the laser. Applied to the substrate surface,
A management board management method for a gaming machine, wherein management information suitable for the gaming machine to be installed is displayed on the board surface.   2. The management method for a control board for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the corresponding conformity information is provided adjacent to the nonconformity information to be deleted.   The management method of a control board for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein management information that is initially formed with respect to the control board is provided by means other than a laser. A control board for a gaming machine installed in a gaming machine,
A first display unit displaying management information including at least information related to the manufacturer or seller of the gaming machine, and a second type capable of displaying the same type of management information as the management information displayed on the first display unit by laser printing A display unit on the substrate surface,
The non-conforming information that does not match the installation target gaming machine is deleted by laser printing from the management information displayed on the first display unit, and the conforming information that matches the setting target gaming machine corresponding to the deleted non-conforming information is laser. A control board for a gaming machine, wherein the control board is configured to be displayed on the second display unit by printing.   The control board for a gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the second display section is provided adjacent to the first display section.   The display unit is a position where the management information displayed on the display unit is visible from outside through the board case covering the board surface in a state where the control board is housed in the board case and installed in the gaming machine. The control board for gaming machines according to claim 4 or 5, provided on the board. On the substrate surface, adjacent to the electronic component mounted on the substrate surface, component information corresponding to the electronic component is displayed,
The control board for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the management information is displayed in a color different from that of the component information.

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