JP2000254331A - Gaming equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] Discharge operation of pachinko balls lent to a player,
A pachinko machine that performs a prize ball discharging operation based on the generation of a prize ball by a single ball discharging device can grasp the total number of balls discharged as prize balls. SOLUTION: When a ball discharge device control unit 112 of an electric control device 110 receives a discharge control signal from an accessory control unit 111 or a ball rental signal from a ball rental control unit 108, the ball discharge device control unit 112 By operating the ball discharging device to discharge a required number of prize balls or lending balls, the accessory control unit 111 that has transmitted the discharge control signal adds and stores the number of prize balls discharged, and the stored value is constant. Each time the number reaches the number, a prize ball discharge signal is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine provided with a game medium providing means for providing a prize game medium to a player based on the establishment of a prize.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game store in which a large number of gaming devices are installed, a management device for comprehensively managing these gaming devices has been introduced. Counting the number of game media replenished from the replenishment mechanism to the game medium storage tank of each gaming device, and the number of times a prize has been established in the gaming device and a prize that is predetermined to be awarded for prize establishment. It is common to obtain information on the number of prize game media provided to a player as a prize game medium by the gaming device, for example, by calculating from the number of game media and performing a business based on such information. It has become.

[0003]

However, in recent gaming machines, those capable of exchanging game boards are widely used, and if the types of the game boards are different, the number of game media provided based on the establishment of a prize is increased. Are different, or different numbers of prize game media are provided according to the types of prizes to be established. Calculating the total number of prize game media awarded to a player by the gaming machine by a simple calculation from the total number of prize establishment detection signals transmitted from the game device and the number of prize game media provided for each prize establishment. Can not.

[0004] For this reason, in a game store in which such a gaming device is introduced, unless a means such as transmitting a signal to the management device for each type of the number of prize game media according to the established prize is taken, the management device is required. Cannot calculate the number of awarded game media to be provided, a large number of signal lines are required between the management device and each of the gaming devices, and the wiring becomes complicated.

[0005] Further, the game board of the gaming machine is replaced, and the type of the number of prize game media (the type of prize mode) given based on the establishment of a prize in the replaced game board is changed to the prize game medium of the previous game board. If the number of types exceeds the number of types, it is necessary to newly add a signal line to the management device, and further, the number of prize game media of the game board replaced with the number of prize game media of the previous game board is changed. If they are different, it is necessary to change the setting of the number of prize game media to be awarded for the prize establishment used for the calculation in the management device.

[0006] As described above, the management device can manage the number of awarded game media provided by each gaming device from the number of times a prize has been established in each gaming device and the number of awarded game media awarded for each award established. Very difficult.

There is also a management device that counts the number of prize game media provided based on the number of game media supplied to the game medium supply tank of each game device. However, the management device is provided in the game device for the purpose of providing prize game media. If the used game medium discharging device is also used to provide a rented game medium, the game medium in one game medium supply tank is discharged as a prize game medium and a rented game medium. The correlation between the number of game media to be supplied to the tank and the number of award game media provided is lost, and the management device cannot grasp the number of award game media provided.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine according to the present invention (for example, a pachinko machine 1) is provided.
Is a game medium providing means (for example, a ball discharging device 25, a ball lending control device 106, and an electric device) capable of providing a prize game medium based on establishment of a prize and a lending game medium based on a lending operation by a player. Game device providing means, the player medium lending operation is performed when a storage medium storing required information capable of specifying an amount is inserted and a lending operation is performed by the player. Lending game medium providing control means (for example, ball lending control device 106, ball discharging device control unit 12, etc.) for providing a predetermined number of lending game media based on the game, and a predetermined number of prize game media corresponding to a prize established in the game. Game medium providing control means (for example, the accessory control section 111,
Ball discharge device control section 112, etc.), addition storage means (for example, ball discharge device control section 112) for adding and storing the number of prize game media provided by the prize game medium provision control means, and addition of the addition storage means. Signal generating means (for example, a ball discharging device control unit 112) for generating a count signal relating to the number of prize game media each time the stored value reaches a predetermined value.

In the gaming machine thus configured, when a storage medium storing required information for specifying the amount of money is inserted and a lending operation of the player is performed, the lending game medium providing means of the gaming medium providing means is provided. A predetermined number of rental game media based on the lending operation of the player is provided by the control means, and when a prize is established in the game, the predetermined number of rental media corresponding to the established prize is determined by the prize game medium provision control means of the game medium provision means. The addition storage means adds and stores the number of prize game media to which a prize game medium is provided, and each time the addition storage value reaches a predetermined value, the signal generation means generates a count signal relating to the number of prize game media. .

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A pachinko machine 1, which is a specific example of a gaming device capable of playing a game using a game medium, uses a pachinko ball as a game medium, and as shown in FIG. In addition to providing a supply tray 3 and the like, a game board 4 is provided so as to block a window penetrating the front frame 2 from front to back from the rear.
And a display lamp 5 for displaying the operating state of the pachinko machine 1 and the like at an appropriate position above the front frame 2.

For example, a ball lending mechanism 6 is provided on the side of the display lamp 5, and the ball lending mechanism 6 stores required information for specifying the amount of money from the card insertion / ejection opening 7. When a prepaid card (a pachinko game card that is sold in advance for a predetermined amount and stores valuable data equivalent to the amount, for example, in a magnetic recording unit or the like) is inserted as a storage medium, The information (for example, valuable data equivalent to the amount) stored in the prepaid card is read, and a predetermined number of game balls are selected in response to the player selecting one of the first to third selection switches 8a to 8c. And rewrites the information of the prepaid card (for example, valuable data equivalent to the amount) to a value obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to the lent game ball, and determines whether the player selects the card payout switch 9. Ku if the number of remaining amount of the prepaid card (valuable data) is set to "0", is to discharge the pre-paid card that is inserted into the card insertion and ejection port 7.

Further, in addition to the various switches described above, the remaining lending display section 10 is provided in the ball lending mechanism section 6 at a required position.
A card usable state display unit for allowing the player to grasp valuable data recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the prepaid card and for notifying the player that the pachinko machine 1 is in a usable state of the prepaid card. 11
Is provided.

The position of the ball lending mechanism 6 is not limited to the upper part of the front frame 2 but may be provided on the game ball supply plate 3 or a dedicated housing separately from the pachinko machine 1 main body. It may be stored in the body.

In the present embodiment, the pachinko machine 1 using a pachinko ball as a game medium is shown, so that the ball lending mechanism section 6 is provided. However, a game in which a medal such as a pachislot is lent as a game medium is provided. The media lending mechanism may be added to the gaming device, or the gaming media may be handled as intangible data without renting tangible gaming media such as real balls or real medals to the player, and enclosed in the gaming machine. A game medium lending mechanism using a storage medium may be applied to a game machine (a so-called enclosed pachinko machine) that performs an actual game by circulating and using a given amount of game media.

The schematic structure of the pachinko machine 1 is as shown in FIG. 2, and the openable and closable glass is provided on the front side of the game board 4 supported by the back mechanism board 12 provided on the back side of the front frame 2. A frame 13 is provided, and a cover glass 14 supported by the glass frame 13 covers the front of the game board 4, and the front frame 2 having such a structure is stored in a box-shaped machine frame 15. is there.

It is assumed that the game board 4 is locked in the rear mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2 by locking portions 16a and 16b, and the front frame 2 is fixed to the machine frame 15 by hinges 17a and 17b.
The locking hooks 18a and 18b for controlling the opening and closing are provided.

The gaming section on the surface of the gaming board 4 collects prize-winning tools having various prize holes, electric game machines such as a variable prize device and a variable display device, and game balls that did not win each of the above-mentioned prize holes. Out mouth and a large number of game nails are arranged,
On the back surface of the game board 4, there are formed prize ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b for guiding the prize balls which have won each prize port. Gaming board 4
In recent pachinko machines having a variable prize apparatus (not shown), special prize ports for starting the variable prize apparatus and the like are provided in addition to general prize ports such as a natural prize port. Two systems of gutters are formed on the back surface of the game board 4 so that the number of prize balls can be changed between a prize in a mouth and a prize in a specific prize port. For example, a prize ball communicating with a general prize port The collecting gutter 19a is formed on the back side (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), and the winning ball collecting gutter 19b communicating with a specific winning opening is formed on the front side (the back side of the pachinko machine 1).

The winning ball collecting gutter 19b and a specific winning opening are connected by a flow path 19c and a flow path penetrating the inside of the winning ball collecting gutter 19a.
The lower portions of 9a and 19b are opened, and the winning balls that have won various winning ports are guided to a winning ball processing device described later.

A predetermined opening is formed at the rear of the back mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2 according to the back structure of the game board 4 so that the game board 4 can be attached to the front frame 2 as described above. An opening / closing cover 20 of a required shape capable of covering the back surface of the game board 4 is attached to the rear of the opening in order to prevent intrusion of dust and the like.

For example, a ball supply mechanism (not shown) for supplying game balls from the game ball supply plate 3, a firing rod 21, a motor 22, and the like are provided at a lower left portion of the front frame 2 (in FIGS. 2 and 3). And a hitting ball launching device 23 composed of the above-mentioned winning ball collecting gutters 19a, 1
A winning ball processing device 24 is provided from the upper portion to the right and lower portions so as to communicate with the ball 9b.

The prize ball processing device 24 processes the prize balls flowing down the prize ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b on the back surface of the game board 4 for each system. Two channels are provided in the front-rear direction similarly to the winning ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b. Although only one of the two systems (for example, the back side) is shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball guide gutter 26 connected to the winning ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b is shown.
a, 26b, adjusting gutters 27a, 27b following the winning ball guide gutters 26a, 26b, leading gutters 28a, 28b following the adjusting gutters 27a, 27b, and stopper mechanisms (shown in the drawings) installed on the adjusting gutters 27a, 27b. (Omitted) and safe sensors 29a and 29b as safe ball detecting means. The winning ball guide gutter 26a, the flow control gutter 27a, and the outlet gutter 28 are provided.
a, the front side stopper mechanism, the safe sensor 29a is located behind the winning ball processing device 24 (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), the winning ball guide gutter 26b, the flow control gutter 27b, the outlet gutter 28b, the back side stopper mechanism, the safe The sensor 29b is a winning ball processing device 2
4 (the back side of the pachinko machine 1).

The winning ball guide gutters 26a, 26b are formed such that the upper opening shape is substantially the same as the lower opening shape of the winning ball collecting gutters 19a, 19b, and the game board 4 is mounted on the frame 3 of the front frame 2. Winning ball gathering gutter 19
a, 19b connected to the lower opening, and a bottom 31 which is gently downwardly inclined toward the center following the curved portion 30 on the left side in FIG. 3 of the opening, and gently from the right to the center of the opening in the figure. A guide portion 32 inclined downward to form a predetermined step with respect to the bottom portion 31;
Aligning part 33 for aligning and passing pachinko balls toward the end of
And a dropping portion 34 that can pass pachinko balls one by one vertically following the end of the bottom portion 31.

The flow control gutters 27a and 27b are connected to the winning ball guide gutter 2
Following the falling portions 34 of 6a and 26b, the guiding portion 35 gently and downwardly inclined so as to allow the pachinko balls to pass one by one, and the pachinko sphere following the introducing portion 36 at the end of the guiding portion 35 at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees. It is formed of a flow adjusting part 37 that can pass one by one, and a falling part 38 that vertically falls on the flow adjusting part 37 and drops a pachinko ball.

The upper wall of the guiding portion 35 is inclined upward so that the passage cross section becomes somewhat larger toward the introduction portion 36 at the terminal end, and the upper wall of the introduction portion 36 has a pachinko ball at the introduction portion 36 where a pachinko ball succeeds. The pachinko balls entering the guiding portion 35 are smoothly formed into the flow regulating portion 37 without clogging in the introduction portion 36 by being formed so as to incline forward to the guiding portion 35 so as not to go upward. Inflow, safe sensor 2
9a and 29b are detected one by one. In the present embodiment, the winning ball is detected when passing through the safe sensors 29a and 29b due to free fall. However, a safe ball stopper mechanism similar to the conventional pachinko machine is provided, and the safe sensor 29a is provided. , 29b may be configured to discharge prize balls with respect to the prize balls detected and sequentially pay out the prize balls for each discharge operation.

The flow regulating portion 37 is formed in a straight passage shape and has a predetermined length, and the passage cross section of the flow regulating portion 37 is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball passes through substantially the center of the passage. Similarly, the falling section 38 is formed in a passage cross section larger than the flow regulating section 37 so that the pachinko ball from the flow regulating section 37 quickly falls.

The outflow gutters 28a, 28b are provided with flow control gutters 27a,
The downflow portion 40 is formed of an inclined portion 39 following the falling portion 38 of 27b, and an outlet of the downflow portion 40 communicates with a collection gutter provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1.

As in the above-described embodiment, each of the prize ball guide gutters 26a and 26b, the flow control gutters 27a and 27b, and the outlet gutters 28a and 28b are connected to the back side and the near side of the back of the prize ball processing device 24. Instead of being formed in two, it may be formed integrally. In addition, the hitting ball firing device 23 is operated by a player appropriately turning an operation handle 41 provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

The first prize ball discharging mechanism 42a of the ball discharging device 25
And the second prize ball discharging mechanism 42b is provided on the back mechanism board 1 of the front frame 2.
2 are provided in two systems in the front-rear direction of the unit board 43 mounted on the guide trough 44. The outline thereof is as shown in FIG.
Gutters 46a, 46b communicating with the
6b, an outlet lock mechanism 47, an inflow gutter 46a,
It comprises discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b installed in the flow control gutters 48a and 48b following the 46b, and a first discharge sensor 50a and a second discharge sensor 50b as detectors of discharge balls.

In this embodiment, the inflow gutter 46 is used.
a, the flow control gutter 48a is integrally formed on the back side of the unit substrate 43 (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), and the inflow gutter 46b and the flow control gutter 48b are integrally formed on the front side of the unit substrate 43 (the back side of the pachinko machine 1). Inflow gutter 46a, flow adjustment gutter 48a, discharge stopper mechanism 49 with unit substrate 43 interposed therebetween
a, the first discharge sensor 50a is located on the back side of the back mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2, and the inflow gutter 46b, the regulating gutter 48b, the discharge stopper mechanism 49b, and the second discharge sensor 50b is located on the back mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2. It is in a state of being located on the near side of the rear surface.

The inflow gutters 46a and 46b are passages through which pachinko balls can pass one by one.
a and 45b, a first inclined portion 51 gently inclined downward to the right in FIG. 4, a first bent portion 52 that reverses the passage direction by approximately 180 degrees following the downstream end of the first inclined portion 51, 1
A second inclined portion 53 gently inclined downward to the left side in the drawing following the bent portion 52, and a second bent portion 54 that reverses the passage direction by approximately 180 degrees again following the downstream end of the second inclined portion 53. I have.

The passage cross section of each part of the inflow gutters 46a and 46b is made to be a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, so that the pachinko ball passes through almost the center of each passage, and the passage is inverted by approximately 180 degrees. The first bent portion 52
By providing the second bent portion 54, the falling speed of the pachinko balls flowing down in the passage is reduced, and the pachinko balls are guided in a state where the pachinko balls in the passage are prevented from flowing down by the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b (described in detail later). The ball pressure received by the balls in the first and second prize ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b from the balls that are parked in the ball passages 45a and 45b of the gutter 44 can be reduced.

The flow control gutters 48a and 48b are also passages that can pass the pachinko balls one by one, and the second bent portion 54 is followed by a vertical portion 55 having a passage direction reversed by approximately 90 degrees and directed vertically downward. Guiding part 56 following the side of the end of vertical part 55
And a flow regulating section 57 that follows the guiding section 56 at an inclination angle of about 45 degrees.
And a falling part 58 perpendicular to the flow regulating part 57.

The cross section of the passage of the vertical portion 55 is formed into a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so as to pass the pachinko ball substantially at the center of the passage, and the bottom wall 59 at the end of the vertical portion 55 is located on the guide portion 56 side. The guide portion 56 of the vertical portion 55 and the wall surface 60 on the side facing the guide portion 56
Formed with some protruding to the side.

As described above, the guide portion 56 and the wall surface 6 on the opposite side
By causing 0 to protrude, the center of the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the vertical portion 55 is located closer to the guiding portion 56 than the center of the subsequent pachinko ball (the center of the two pachinko balls). 4 (d) in FIG. 4), a ball pressure is generated on the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the vertical portion 55 such that the ball is pushed toward the guiding portion 56 by the subsequent pachinko ball. As a result, the pachinko ball in the vertical portion 55 flows into the guiding portion 56 without clogging the ball at the end portion.

FIG. 13 shows a conventional structure in which the wall surface 301 is not protruded. In this case, the clearance on the bottom wall 303 must be provided between the passage of the vertical portion 302 and the pachinko ball. The center of the pachinko sphere subsequent to the center of the pachinko sphere may come to the guiding portion 304 side, and it is unavoidable to block the ball.

The upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56 is formed so as to be inclined downward by approximately 45 degrees, so that the pachinko ball does not go above the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the succeeding vertical portion 55 in the guiding portion 56. And the bottom wall 5 of the vertical portion 55
By hitting the pachinko balls flowing into the guiding portion 56 while changing the direction at 9 to the upper wall 61 inclined at approximately 45 degrees, the pachinko balls flow down at regular intervals in the guiding portion 56 and the flowing speed of the pachinko balls is reduced. Govern. As a result, the pachinko balls that have entered the guiding portion 56 from the vertical portion 55 flow down the guiding portion 56 at a predetermined speed and at an interval, and flow smoothly into the flow regulating portion 57. In addition, by providing the guide portion 56 connected to the vertical portion 55, the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b described later are provided.
, The ball pressure received by the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 57 from the following ball can be reduced.

The flow regulating portion 57 is formed in a straight path shape and has a predetermined length (for two pachinko balls). The passage cross section of the flow regulating portion 57 is a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and has a substantially passage shape. It is formed so that a pachinko ball passes through the center,
Numeral 8 is formed to have a passage cross section larger than that of the flow regulating portion 57 so that the pachinko ball from the flow regulating portion 57 falls quickly.

The discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b are connected to the flow control parts 57 from above the flow control parts 57 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b.
Stopper pawls 62a and 62b which enter the inside and prevent the pachinko balls in the flow paths from flowing down, and first discharge solenoids 63a which are driving means for driving the stopper pawls 62a and 62b, respectively. Second discharge solenoid 63b
Is provided. The stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are formed of a fan-shaped member having an arc-shaped portion facing the inside of the flow path, and the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are attached to the unit substrate 43 at the downstream side of the flow regulating portion 57. The stopper 64 is swingably supported by a protruding support shaft 64. When the stopper pawls 62 a and 62 b rotate about the support shaft 64,
The fan-shaped outer peripheral portion serving as a ball blocking portion is formed so as to coincide with the swing locus.

The stopper pawls 62a, 62
b is a first and second discharge solenoid 63 via a link 65
The pins are connected to the plungers a and 63b. Further, an appropriate slit is provided on the side wall of the flow regulating portion 57 in correspondence with the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b.
The positions of the stopper pawls 62a and 62b and the positions of the slits are arranged such that the two pachinko balls whose flow-down has been prevented from flowing into the flow adjusting portion 57 when the a and 62b have entered the flow adjusting portion 57. And so on.

The first and second discharge solenoids 63a,
63b is fitted to a fitting frame (not shown) of a required shape provided on the unit board 43, and is fixed to the unit board 43 by an appropriate means such as bolting to a mounting piece standing upright on the fitting frame.

First and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63b
5A, the ball blocking portions of the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are in the first state in which the ball blocking portions have entered the flow regulating portion 57 by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. The pachinko balls inside are prevented from flowing down by the ball blocking portions of the stopper pawls 62a and 62b. Then, when the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b are driven by energizing the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
a, 62b are pivoted upward, and the stopper pawls 62
A second state is obtained in which the ball blocking portions a and 62b are retracted into the slit. For this reason, the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portion 57 are locked by the stopper pawls 62a. It is released from 62b and falls into the falling part 58. Then, the first and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63
When the energization of 3b is cut off, the stopper pawls 62a, 62b return to the original position (first state) by the urging force of the return spring, and the ball blocking portion causes the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portion 57 to flow down. Will be blocked.

Thus, the stopper pawls 62a. 62
b is swingably supported by a support shaft 64,
Since each ball locking portion is formed in a fan shape that coincides with the swing locus, each ball locking portion includes a pachinko ball and a stopper locking claw 62.
When the stopper pawls 62a, 62b return from the second state to the first state, the stopper pawls 62a, 62b always rotate in the tangential direction at the contact points a, 62b.
When the ball 62b bites the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 57, or when the stopper pawls 62a, 62b change from the first state to the second state, the ball pressure of the pachinko ball that prevents the ball from flowing down becomes excessive. The stopper locking claws 62a, 6
2b can be smoothly operated in accordance with ON / OFF of the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (a), the contact points between the stopper pawls 62a and 62b and the pachinko balls and the axis of the support shaft 64 are positioned on a horizontal plane passing through the center point of the pachinko balls. In this configuration, the ball pressure applied to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b from the pachinko balls can be received by the support shaft 64, so that the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b have extremely excellent mechanical strength. be able to.

The first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b is
In the first state in which the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down by the stopper pawls 62a, 62b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b, the proximity switch has a through hole through which the pachinko ball can pass. It is installed in the storage section 66 provided in the flow control section 57 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b so that each proximity switch is located substantially at the center of the pachinko ball. It should be noted that the pachinko balls are used for the first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b, the first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b outputs an ON signal, and outputs an OFF signal when there is no signal.

The discharge lock mechanism 47 comprises a fan-shaped member which can enter the first inclined portion 51 through a slit provided in the upper wall of the inflow gutter 46a, 46b downstream of the first inclined portion 51, respectively. Locking pawls 67a and 67b and a lock solenoid 68 as a driving means of the locking pawls 67a and 67b are provided, and a support shaft 69 provided on the unit board 43 above the downstream portion of the first inclined portion 51. As a result, the locking pawls 67a and 67b are swingably supported, and similarly to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b, the fan-shaped outer peripheral portion serving as the ball blocking portion coincides with the swing locus. It is. The locking pawls 67a, 67b
Is pin-connected to a plunger of a lock solenoid 68 via a link 70. Further, the lock solenoid 68 is connected to the unit board 4 above the locking pawl 67b, for example.
3 is fitted to a fitting frame (not shown) provided on the front side (the back side of the pachinko machine 1), and is fixed to the unit substrate 43 by bolting to a mounting piece standing upright from the fitting frame.

In the energized state of the lock solenoid 68, the ball blocking portions of the locking pawls 67a and 67b enter the first state in which they are retracted out of the ball passage of the first inclined portion 51, and the energization of the lock solenoid 68 is cut off. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking pawls 67a, 67
7b is pivoted downward, and the locking pawls 67a, 67b
Of the ball enters the first inclined portion 51 and the first inclined portion 5
The second state is a state in which the pachinko ball in 1 is prevented from flowing down.

Since the ball blocking portions of the locking pawls 67a and 67b are formed so as to coincide with the swing trajectory, the first inclined portions 5 are required when changing from the second state to the first state.
The ball pressure received from the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 51 does not change excessively when the pachinko ball in the first pawl is bitten or changes from the second state to the first state.
The a and 67b can be smoothly operated according to the ON / OFF of the lock solenoid 68.

Next, the movement of the pachinko balls in the first and second prize ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b configured as described above will be described in detail.

The first state in which the stopper locking claws 62a, 62b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b enter the flow adjusting section 57 of the flow adjusting gutters 48a, 48b to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down (this state). Is set to the ON state of the discharge lock mechanism 47), the pachinko balls are aligned in the flow control gutters 48a, 48b and the inflow gutters 46a, 46b without gaps, with the pachinko balls abutting on the stopper locking claws 62a, 62b. It is stationary in a state.

At this time, the ball pressure from the pachinko ball on the guide gutter 44 side is applied to the first bent portion 52 of the inflow gutter 46a, 46b and the second bending portion.
The flow control gutters 48a, 4
From the ball group located on the upstream side of 8b
This prevents excessive ball pressure from being applied to the side. Accordingly, the stopper pawls 62 of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b are provided.
The ball pressure applied to the a and 62b is similar to the ball pressure received from the pachinko ball located in the flow control section 57 and the guide section 56 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b.

The discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b
By turning on the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, the stopper pawls 62a and 62b are changed to the second state in which the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are retracted from the flow regulating portion 57, and the first pachinko machine in the flow regulating portion 57 is rotated. Spherical part following the ball and the head 5
7. The pachinko ball in the guiding portion 56 starts flowing down quickly,
Subsequently, the pachinko ball in the vertical portion 55 enters the guiding portion 56, the speed and the interval of which are adjusted from the upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56, falls in the guiding portion 56, and quickly flows through the flow regulating portion 57. Flow down to

Subsequently, the inflow gutters 46a, 46
b, the pachinko ball in the second bent portion 54 is in the second bent portion 54, the pachinko ball in the first bent portion 52 is in the second inclined portion 53, and the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 51 is the first. Each flows into the bent portions 52 quickly.

At this time, the stopper pawls 62a, 62b
Retreat, leading pachinko ball and head 5
The pachinko ball in 7 flows down in the flow adjusting portion 57 while almost touching, and the pachinko ball from the guiding portion 56 is continued by the flow adjusting portion 57 at an angle of 45 degrees. And flows down the flow regulating section 57, and furthermore, the vertical section 55.
Pachinko ball from the speed by the upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56,
Since the distance is adjusted, the air flows down the flow adjusting part 57 at a predetermined distance.

Then, the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b
By turning off the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b
When the pachinko ball is changed to the first state in which the pachinko ball has entered the flow regulating portion 57, the pachinko balls 62a, 6
2b, the flow is prevented from flowing down.
7, the guiding portion 56, the vertical portion 55, the second bent portion 54, the second inclined portion 53, the first bent portion 52, and the pachinko balls in the first inclined portion 51 are also prevented from flowing down and return to the original stationary state.

At this time, the stopper pawls 62a, 62
Since the ball stopping portion b coincides with the swing locus, the impact force when the pachinko ball collides with the stopper pawls 62a and 62b can be received by the support shaft 64, and the impact of the pachinko ball can be obtained. Since the pachinko ball can be satisfactorily locked against the force and the ball blocking portion moves in a tangential direction with respect to the pachinko ball, when the stopper locking claws 62 a and 62 b enter the flow regulating portion 57, the pachinko ball is stopped. Even if the ball collides with the ball, the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b do not bite the pachinko ball, and the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b smoothly enter the flow regulating portion 57.

As described above, the ball passages 45a of the guiding gutter 44,
Two bent portions 76 and 78 are provided in the inflow gutters 46a and 46b of the first and second prize ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b following the 45b, and a vertical portion 55 is provided following the second bent portion 54. A guiding portion 56 having an upper wall 61 inclined on the opposing side by protruding 60 is provided, and a flow regulating portion 57 inclined approximately 45 degrees below the guiding portion 56 is provided, and the flow regulating portion 57 is provided with a discharge stopper mechanism 49a. , 49b, the pachinko balls smoothly flow down in the second state when the first and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63b are on, and the first,
In the first state where the second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b are off, the ball pressure applied to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b can be sufficiently reduced, and the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42 are provided.
a, 42b can be greatly improved in reliability.

Further, the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a, 42
Since b has a unit structure, when each component fails, the failed portion can be easily replaced in units of a unit, so that a failure can be quickly dealt with. In addition, by arranging the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b and the lock solenoid 68 in the vertical direction, dust may enter the solenoid through the insertion hole of the driving plunger, or the plunger may be rubbed by friction between the plunger and the insertion hole. Can be prevented from being reduced.

Reference numeral 71 denotes a ball-pulling sensor which is a switch which can be turned on and off by inserting a device such as a pin or a wire through an operation hole appropriately formed in the front surface of the front frame 2. Is to operate.

The first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b configured as described above are individually controlled. For example, when performing "13" prize ball discharging operations, the first ball discharging mechanism 42a, 42b is used. By discharging "7" prize balls from the discharge mechanism 42a and discharging "6" prize balls from the second ball discharge mechanism 42b, a total of "13" prize balls are discharged in a short time. It is. That is, by discharging the prize balls in two systems, even when a large amount of prize balls are generated due to the occurrence of the special game, the prize ball discharge process can be performed quickly. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

The number of prize balls discharged from each of the ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b is determined by the first and second discharge sensors 50a and 50b.
The prize ball discharging operation can be accurately performed without excess or deficiency in the number of discharged prize balls.

The ball discharge gutter 72 following the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b is composed of one system as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and includes the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b.
The flow control gutters 48a, 48b are formed from an inflow portion 73 connected to both falling portions 58, 58, and a discharge ball portion 75 provided with a flow down gutter 74 connected to a ball supply tray for pachinko balls on the front surface of the front frame 2. The pachinko balls that have flowed in from the falling portions 58, 58 of the downspouts 48a, 48b fall on the downspout 74 while hitting the projecting wall or the like, and are discharged to the game ball supply tray 3.

The distribution gutter 7 connected to the lower part of the downflow gutter 74
6 is connected to a ball tray 77 at the lower front of the front frame 2, and when the game ball supply tray 3 becomes full of pachinko balls, the downflow gutter 74 is provided.
The pachinko balls overflowing from the container are discharged to the ball tray 77. Also,
The distribution gutter 76 is provided with an overflow switch 79 which is a switch linked to a detection piece 78 also serving as a gutter wall immediately below the falling gutter 74, and when the inside of the distribution gutter 76 is full of pachinko balls, the The detection piece 78 is pressed by the pressing force, and the overflow switch 79 outputs an ON signal.

At the inflow portion of the ball draining gutter 80 branching from the middle of the ball discharge gutter 72, a plate-shaped ball draining gate 81 is rotatably provided by a support shaft 82 as shown in FIG. Yes,
The ball-extraction gate 81 allows the branch path to the ball-extraction gutter 80 to be opened and closed appropriately.

As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the ball removing gate 81 engages a crank 83 fixed to a support shaft 82 outside one of the gutter walls with one end of a lever 84 and at the other end of the lever 84. A spring 85 for urging the ball ejection gate 81 to the closed position of the ball ejection gutter 80 (the ball discharge gutter 72 is open) is engaged. Further, the lever 84 is rotated upward against the urging force of the spring 85. A link 86 is provided. The upper end of this link 86 is connected to a ball-pulling solenoid 87,
By turning on and off the ball removing solenoid 87, the ball removing gate 81 can be rotated by a desired angle.

When the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is energized, the plunger of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is pulled up, so that the link 86 moves upward, and the ball-pulling gate 81 is moved toward the downspout 74 against the urging force of the spring 85. By rotating, the inflow port of the ball drain gutter 80 is opened. Note that the ball ejection gate 81 is rotated to a position where the ball discharge gutter 72 is closed (a position where the pachinko ball cannot pass).

When the energization of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is cut off, the ball-pulling gate 81 quickly returns to the position where the ball-pulling gutter 80 is closed by the restoring force of the spring 85.
If the plunger of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is lowered to a predetermined position when the ball-pulling gate 87 returns, the ball-pulling gate 87 cannot rotate any further. I will not do it.
Providing an appropriate stopper or the like that comes into contact with the ball-pulling gate 87 in a state where the ball-pulling gate 87 has returned to a predetermined position can prevent the ball-pulling gate 87 from oscillating, and can also be used with a spring 85.
The risk of breakage of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 due to the return force can be reduced.

A gate sensor 89 is provided on the side of the link 86 for detecting the position of the ball removal gate 81 based on the position of the ball removal detection piece 88 projecting from the side of the link 86. The gate sensor 89 outputs an off signal if the ball drain gutter 80 is at the closed position, and the ball drain gate 8
1 is the open position of the ball discharge gutter 80 (the closed position of the ball discharge gutter 72)
In this case, since the ball drop detecting piece 88 enters the gate sensor 89, the gate sensor 89 outputs an ON signal. Reference numeral 90 denotes a sensor cover for the gate sensor 89, which is fixed to a gutter wall by, for example, screws, and holds the gate sensor 89 at a predetermined position.

The discharging operation of the prize balls and the flow path of the discharging balls have been described above. The guiding gutter 44 for supplying the discharging balls to the ball discharging gutters 42a and 42b is provided on the upper rear surface of the back mechanism panel 12. The ball is supplied from the stored ball storage tank 91, and the ball storage tank 91 is discharged by discharging a large amount of the ball.
When the ball runs out, the ball-out sensor appropriately provided detects this state as a "completed state", and stops the prize-ball discharging operation by the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b. Such processing is appropriately performed.

The downstream side of the ball drain gutter 80 is connected to the game board 4
3 is connected to an out ball lead-out gutter 93 for guiding out balls collected from an out port 92 (shown in FIG. 3) of the pachinko machine. The game balls are returned to the game ball circulation mechanism, and the collected game balls are polished and cleaned, and then supplied to the ball storage tank 91 again. In addition, an out sensor 94 serving as an out ball detection means is provided at an appropriate position of the out ball lead-out gutter 93 so that all out balls guided to the collection gutter from the out port 92 can be detected.

The pachinko machine 1 configured as described above is connected to a management apparatus 95 for a hall serving as a pachinko parlor, and stores various data (such as data for controlling game machines and data relating to ball lending) required by the management apparatus 95. This is transmitted to the management device 95.

Next, an outline of the data transmission system of each pachinko machine 1 and the management device 95, the hall in which the management device 95 is installed, the card issuing company, etc. through the prepaid card will be described with reference to FIG. .

The electric control device (to be described in detail later) provided for each pachinko machine 1 and the hall computer 96 of the management device 95
Means that two-way communication can be performed by, for example, the control line 97, and various game data is transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 to the management device 95 via the control line 97, and the management device 95 sends the game data to the pachinko machine. 1, various game machine control data and the like are transmitted.

The ball lending mechanism 6 provided in each pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending data collection computer 98 of the management device 95
Is connected by a ball rental data transmission line 99,
The number of balls obtained by the player using the prepaid card, currency data equivalent to the number of balls, and the like are appropriately transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 to the management device 95 as ball lending data.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a repeater 100 is provided for each island facility, and ball lending data output lines 101a, 101b, 1d drawn from each pachinko machine 1 are provided.
01c... Are collectively transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98.
Further, each transmission line is configured by an optical fiber, and each ball lending data is transmitted to the ball lending mechanism unit 6 of each pachinko machine 1 after being replaced with an optical signal. By doing so, the wiring between the management device 95 and each of the pachinko machines 1 can be simplified, the laying work can be easily performed when introducing the ball lending data transmission system, and the ball lending data can be easily obtained. The aesthetic appearance of the interior of the amusement shop where the transmission system is introduced is not significantly impaired. Moreover,
Since the occurrence of disconnection due to complicated intertwining of transmission lines can be prevented, and highly reliable data transmission can be performed, an extremely practical ball rental data transmission system can be provided.

Further, ball lending data output lines 101a, 101b, 10 for connecting each pachinko machine 1 to the repeater 100.
1c may be eliminated and light may be directly emitted from each pachinko machine 1 to the repeater 100. By doing so, wiring using optical fibers can be eliminated, and interior construction work associated with the introduction of the system can be simplified, and the aesthetic appearance of the interior at the game store can be further improved. In addition, since each pachinko machine 1 of the island facility and the repeater 100 are relatively close to each other, the reliability in data transmission is not significantly impaired, and a failure such as disconnection of a transmission line or disconnection of a connector does not occur. Therefore, data transmission with higher reliability can be performed.

Further, the ball lending data collection computer 98 of the management device 95 is connected to a card issuing machine 102 installed in the hall via an issuing data transmission line 103 and issued by the card issuing machine 102. The prepaid card issuance data can be collected by a ball lending data collection computer 98. It should be noted that the issued data transmission line 103 in the present embodiment transmits data via the repeater 100 in the same manner as the ball rental data transmission line 99.

Further, A in which the management device 95 is installed
The hall and the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company are connected by a signal communication line 105 such as a telephone line.
The various data stored by the ball lending data collection computer 98 at the hall A are added to and stored in a lump to the card issuing company after one business day. The timing of data transmission and the transmission data between the card issuing company and the hall are not limited to those described above. The management device 95 of the hall A receives a “data request” issued from the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company. At this time, the requested data is transferred from the management device 95 to the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company.
May be transmitted to the management device 9 in addition to the data collected by the ball lending data collection computer 98.
The processing data which has been appropriately processed in step 5 may be transmitted to the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company.

The head office computer 104 of the card issuing company
Is connected to not only the A-hole but also the B-hole, the C-hole, and the D-hole via the signal communication line 105 so that desired issuance data can be collected from each of the holes where a prepaid card of the card issuing company is introduced. Has become. In addition, each hall and the card issuing company are provided by a predetermined bank (BAN
K) are also connected on-line.

As described above, since the hall computer 96 and the ball lending data collection computer 98 in the management device 95 are different from each other in the types of data to be handled and the control functions, they are housed in separate housings. An independent device configuration may be adopted. In this way, when introducing a more sophisticated system of the hall management function, only the hall computer 96 is newly replaced, or when there is a change in the transmission item or transmission format relating to the ball rental data, the ball rental data is changed. There is an advantage that it can be dealt with by newly replacing only the collection computer 98.

Next, an outline of a system for data collection and data transmission processing in each pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

The ball lending control device 106 in the ball lending mechanism section 6 reads out the data written in the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion / ejection slot 7 and rewrites the data. A card reader / writer 107 as rewriting means;
7 supplies ball lending data such as “security information”, “serial number”, and “ball lending remaining information” read from the prepaid card to the ball lending control unit 108 and the ball lending control unit 10
The ball lending information of the prepaid card is rewritten on the basis of the control signal inputted from 8.

The ball lending control unit 108 reads on / off information of first to third selection switches 8a to 8c and card payout switch 9 as ball lending ball number selection means provided on the front upper portion of the pachinko machine 1. The process according to the state is executed. For example, when the first selection switch 8a is selected by the player, the number of game balls corresponding to "100 yen" is set, and when the second selection switch 8b is selected by the player, "300 yen" is set. When the third selection switch 8c is selected by the player, the number of game balls corresponding to "5" is discharged to the game ball supply plate 3 and the card payout switch 9 Is selected by the player, the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 7 is ejected.

When the ball lending control unit 106 can perform a normal control operation, the ball lending control unit 108 turns on the card usable state display unit 11 and reads the data in the prepaid card by the card reader / writer 107. ,
The ball lending control unit 108 displays the remaining frequency information based on the remaining ball lending information on the remaining frequency display unit 10.

Further, the ball lending control device 106 is provided with a signal converter 109. For example, the ball lending data output as an electrical signal from the ball lending control unit 108 is converted into an optical signal, and the ball lending control unit 106 controls the ball lending. The data is transmitted to the lending data collection computer 98 and the ball lending data collection computer 98 is transmitted.
The data request signal or the like input as an optical signal is converted into an electric signal and supplied to the ball lending control unit 108.

Note that the ball lending control unit 108 sends the management device 95
The transmission timing when the ball lending data is transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98 may be configured such that the ball lending data is transmitted to the management device 95 every time the ball lending operation is performed by the ball lending mechanism unit 6, or the ball lending data may be transmitted. The control unit 108 is configured to transmit the ball lending data counted and stored continuously for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) to the management device 95 at regular intervals (every 10 minutes), or to collect ball lending data of the management device 95. When the data request signal is transmitted from the computer 98 to the ball lending control unit 108, the ball lending data counted and stored by the ball lending control unit 108 is transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98. Well, it is not particularly limited.

The operation control of various electric game machines provided on the game board 4 of the pachinko machine 1 and the ball discharging mechanisms 42a, 42
An electric control device 110 for controlling the operation of b is provided separately from the ball lending control device 106, and is variably displayed based on the game device control data input from the management device 95 or the preset game device control data. It controls the operation of gaming machines such as devices and variable prize devices, and provides safe sensors 29a,
29b, discharge sensors 50a, 50b, out sensor 94
The “prize ball discharge data” and “collected ball data” obtained from the above are transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95.

The electric control device 110 is the accessory control unit 1
11, a ball discharge device control unit 112, a collection ball collection unit 113, and the like. The accessory control unit 111 controls the operation of various electric game machines based on predetermined game machine control data, and controls the operation. Various data obtained from various sensors as a result of the above are appropriately processed. Then, based on the safe signals detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b, the accessory control unit 111 transmits a discharge control signal to the ball discharge device control unit 112, which is a ball discharge device control unit, and discharges the ball based on the discharge control signal. The device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform a prize ball discharging operation. In addition, collected ball counting section 11
3 is a safe sensor 29a, 29b and an out sensor 94
The total number of recovered balls is obtained by totalizing the detected game balls, and the total number of recovered balls is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 as a recovered ball signal.

Although not shown in FIG. 8,
The various data collected by the accessory control unit 111 and the calculation results and the like calculated by the accessory control unit 111 based on the collected data are transmitted to the management device 95 as game data. And a stop control command are transmitted to the accessory control unit 111. Also,
The ball discharge device control unit 112 may be an independent device separate from the electric control device 110, and may be provided, for example, near the ball discharge device 25.

The ball discharging device control unit 112 and the ball rental control unit 108 of the ball rental control device 106 are configured to enable two-way communication. The “ball lending signal” for performing the lending ball discharging operation is sent from the ball discharging device control unit 112 to the ball lending control unit 10.
A “ball lending control signal” for controlling the transmission of the ball lending signal is transmitted to 8.

In the present embodiment, the ball lending control unit 108 sends a pulse having a predetermined time width a predetermined number of times to the ball discharging device control unit 112 in accordance with the first to third selection switches 8a to 8c selected by the player. Then, the ball discharging device control unit 112 discharges a predetermined number of balls in response to the “1” pulse. It is also possible to transmit a pulse corresponding to the amount of money corresponding to the first to third selection switches 8a to 8c, and control the ball discharging device control unit 112 to discharge the number of balls corresponding to the amount of money. However, in the present embodiment, when the player selects the first selection switch 8a, the ball lending control unit 108 transmits five pulses to the ball discharge device control unit 112,
The ball discharging device control unit 112, which is set in advance so that five balls are discharged per "1" pulse, discharges 25 balls from the ball discharging device 25, and the player selects the second selection switch 8b. In this case, the ball lending control unit 108 transmits 15 pulses to the ball discharging device control unit 112, and based on the pulse, the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge 75 balls. When the selection switch 8c is selected, the ball lending control unit 108 sends a 2
Five pulses are transmitted, and the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge 125 balls based on the pulses.

That is, in the present embodiment, since the accessory control unit 111 and the ball ejection device control unit 112 of the electric control device 110 function as a prize game medium provision control means in cooperation with each other, When the discharge control signal is input from the unit 111, the ball discharge device control unit 112 causes the ball discharge device 25 to discharge the prize ball based on the safe ball, and gives the player a prize game medium corresponding to the established prize. A ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control unit 108 because the ball lending control unit 106 and the ball discharging device control unit 112 of the electric control device 110 cooperate to function as a lending game medium giving control unit. In this case, the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge balls for lending based on the use of the prepaid card, and attaches a predetermined number of lending game media based on the lending operation of the player. It can be. Thus, the ball discharging device 25, which is the only ball discharging means in the pachinko machine 1, can perform the prize ball discharging operation based on the safe ball and the ball discharging operation based on the ball lending signal.

Therefore, even when the player tries to borrow a large amount of game balls, the game balls can be supplied to the game ball supply plate 3 of the pachinko machine 1, so that the pachinko machine can be supplied from the separately provided ball rental machine. In addition to eliminating the inconvenience of transferring game balls to the game ball supply tray 1 of the first embodiment, the player does not need to transfer the game balls from the ball rental machine to the ball supply plate of the pachinko machine, and the player can borrow the game balls. You can concentrate on pachinko games.

When the ball discharging device control section 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform a prize ball discharging operation based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b, the prize ball discharging operation is prioritized. The ball discharging device control unit 112 transmits a ball lending control signal to the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106. That is, while the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform the prize ball discharging operation, the ball lending signal transmitted from the ball lending control unit 108 to the ball discharging device control unit 112 becomes invalid. To prevent the player from being disadvantaged. Also, based on the ball lending signal input from the ball lending control unit 108, the ball discharging device control unit 11
If the safe sensors 29a and 29b detect a safe ball while the ball discharge device 25 performs the ball lending ball discharging operation of the ball discharging device 25, the ball lending control signal is immediately sent to the ball lending control signal 108.
By transmitting the ball lending signal to the ball lending control unit 108, the ball lending control unit 108 controls the ball lending signal to be emitted. This is done by the device 25.

Further, the number of prize balls discharged to the ball discharging device 25 based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b is added and stored in a counting counter as addition storage means of the ball discharging device control section 112. The number of discharged prize balls counted by the counter is counted as a count signal (prize ball discharge signal).
The signal generating means is the hall computer 96 of the management device 95.
It is sent to. In the present embodiment, when the count number of the counting counter exceeds, for example, “100”, the “prize ball discharge signal” is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 and the “prize ball discharge signal” is transmitted. Is transmitted to the hall computer 96, "100" is subtracted from the count number of the counter, and the number of award balls becomes "1" again.
Although the counting is continued until the number exceeds "00", the above operation may be performed every time the number exceeds "10", or the ball discharging device control unit 112
May be configured to transmit the number of ejected prize balls to the hole computer 96 of the management device 95 each time the player performs an operation of ejecting prize balls based on the safe ball.

As described above, the ball discharging device control unit 112
The hall computer 96 of the management device 95 “stops” the pachinko machine 1 based on the prize ball discharge signal output by
In addition to calculating the “stop calculation value” for determining whether or not to make the determination, whether to change the setting of the game device control data for causing the accessory control unit 111 to perform the game device control is determined. Calculate the "fraction" to perform.

The hit calculation value is obtained, for example, by subtracting the total number of collected balls counted by the collected ball counting unit 113 from the total number of prize balls ejected based on the safe balls. Can estimate the number of balls obtained by pachinko games.

[0098]

(Equation 1)

If the calculated hitting value obtained by the above equation exceeds a predetermined hitting set value, the pachinko machine 1 is set in a hitting state, and a specific player is allowed to win a predetermined number of prizes. Make sure you don't get the ball.

The dividing number is a numerical value obtained by the ratio of the number of awarded balls ejected to the number of game balls (total number of collected balls) hit into the game section of the game board 4, and the number of awarded balls obtained by the player and the pachinko ball. From the ratio of the number of balls collected by the machine 1
The pachinko parlor can comprehensively control the operating balance of the pachinko machine 1. Then, in order to realize a preset dividing factor set for each pachinko machine as a desired dividing factor, for example, the management device 95 transmits a gaming probability as gaming machine control data to the electric control device 110 of the pachinko machine 1. , The accessory control unit 11 of the electric control device 110
1 adjusts the conversion drive time of the variable winning device based on the game probability or adjusts the probability that a special mode is formed on the display unit of the variable display device.

[0101]

(Equation 2)

However, even if the pachinko machines 1 are of the same type, the operation control of the electric game machine is performed at the same set division number because a slight difference in nail arrangement affects the winning rate. However, different game results occur for each pachinko machine. Accordingly, the pachinko machine is determined by comparing the divided number calculated based on the actual data obtained as a result of actually controlling the various electric game machines with the divided game number and the set divided number. It can be used as a criterion for determining whether or not to change the setting of the gaming probability as the gaming machine control data of No. 1,
The management device 95 can appropriately control the gaming machine independent of the personality of each pachinko machine.

As described above, the ball discharging device control section 11 for causing the ball discharging device 25 to discharge the prize ball and the ball lending ball.
2 is provided with a counting counter, which is a means for counting the number of prize balls to be ejected, so that the number of balls for prize balls and the number of balls for lending can be clearly identified from among the ball discharges performed by the ball discharge device 25. Is possible. In addition, since the number of discharged prize balls counted by the counting counter is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95, the management device 95 outside the pachinko machine 1 is used.
Can know the exact number of prize balls ejected, and can properly manage and control each pachinko machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric control device 110, and includes a variation data storage means (RAM),
Fixed data storage means (ROM), arithmetic control means (CP
U) and the like are provided in a single base material in an integrated manner, and the one-chip microcomputer 114 performs the main function. The one-chip microcomputer 114 is connected to the one-chip microcomputer 114 via first to seventh connectors CN1 to CN7 and the like. It performs input and output of signals and a variable display 115 provided in a variable display device, for example.
The various functions of the accessory control unit 111, the ball discharge device control unit 112, and the collected ball counting unit 113 are realized by outputting the display to the display.

The first discharge sensor 50a serving as various detectors,
Second discharge sensor 50b and safe sensors 29a, 29
The detection signal of b is transmitted from the first connector CN1, the second connector CN2, and the fifth connector CN5 to the electrical control device 110, respectively.
Is input to The high-level signal, which is the detection signal of each detector, is transmitted to the one-chip microcomputer 11.
4, the one-chip microcomputer 114 detects a high-level signal in the off state of each detector, and when a disconnection of a signal line or disconnection of a connector occurs, the one-chip microcomputer 114 detects a high-level signal. Since the duration of the low level detected by the one-chip microcomputer 114 is different from the detection signal emitted from each detector, the state can be accurately detected.

The first discharge solenoid 63a, the second discharge solenoid 63b, the ball-pulling solenoid 87, and the motor 22 for driving the firing rod 21, which are various driving sources, are a first connector CN1, a second connector CN2, and a fourth connector, respectively. CN
4. Connected via the third connector CN3, the switching element is turned on by outputting a signal from the one-chip microcomputer 114, and a desired drive source is driven. Similarly, the completion lamp for displaying the stop state can be turned on and displayed by turning on the switching element by a signal output from the one-chip microcomputer 114.

The electric control device 110 is connected to the sixth connector CN.
6, a ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control device 106 to the electric control device 110, and the ball lending control device 10 is sent from the electric control device 110 to the ball lending control device 10.
A ball lending control signal is output to 6. Note that a photocoupler is interposed between the one-chip microcomputer 114 and the sixth connector CN6 so that electrical insulation therebetween can be achieved.

Further, the electric control device 110 and the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 are connected via a seventh connector CN7, and the electric control device 110 transmits a prize ball discharge signal and a collected ball signal to the hole computer 96. You can send it. A photocoupler is also provided between the one-chip microcomputer 114 and the seventh connector CN7 to achieve electrical insulation.
When the switching element is turned on by the signal output from the one-chip microcomputer 114, the photodiode in the photocoupler is turned on, and the phototransistor in the photocoupler is turned on.

The electric control device 110 includes a one-chip microcomputer 114 in addition to the above-described components.
Control means for generating a basic clock to be supplied to the pachinko machine, sound signal generating means for sounding a speaker to output a desired sound, and appropriately supplying power supplied from a power terminal 116 provided on the upper rear surface of the pachinko machine 1. There is provided a drive power generation means, a logic power generation means, and the like for generating a drive power for driving various drive sources and a logic power as a power source of the one-chip microcomputer 114 by transforming the power to a power.

Next, the operation control of the pachinko machine 1 by the electric control device 110 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

When the pachinko machine 1 is started in response to power-on or the like, the electric control device 110 is initialized and rises to a normal state, and an input process for reading detection information of the safe sensors 29a and 29b and a ball removal process are performed. If one of the safe sensors detects a safe ball, "1" is added to the safe memory, which is the safe ball detection storage, and a prize ball discharging process based on the safe ball is performed. Even if it is not detected, if a ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control unit 108, a ball lending discharge process is performed.

Then, it is determined from the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b of the ball discharging device 25 whether or not the prize ball discharging or the ball lending discharge is properly performed, and these first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b are determined. If the fraud has been performed on 42b, the discharge fraud processing is performed.

In a prize ball / ball lending discharge process for discharging a prize ball based on a safe ball or a ball lending ball based on a ball lending signal, a ball lending signal is first sent from the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control unit 106. It is determined whether or not the “ball lending signal flag” set by the transmission is set. If the ball lending signal flag is set, the ball lending control unit 108
When the input of the ball lending signal is read and the reading of the ball lending signal is completed, the ball lending signal flag for the ball lending signal input determination is cleared, and the "ball lending discharge flag" is set to set the award ball / ball lending. The discharging process ends.

When the prize ball / ball lending discharging process is performed again, the ball lending signal flag is reset, so that it is determined whether or not the ball lending discharge flag is set as the next determination process. If the ball lending discharge flag is set, the ball lending discharge processing is executed. When a predetermined number of ball lending balls have been discharged by the ball lending discharge processing, the ball lending discharge flag is cleared and the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing is terminated.

If the ball lending signal is not input from the ball lending control unit 108, but the safe memory is added by either of the safe sensors 29a and 29b detecting the safe ball, the safe ball is added. Sets the number of prize balls set based on the number of prize balls set in advance according to the winning tool that has won,
The ball lending control signal transmitted to the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106 is set to a high level, and the “prize ball discharge flag” is set.

When the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing is performed again, the prize ball discharge flag is set, so the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe ball is executed, and the prize discharged by the prize ball discharge processing is executed. The number of balls is added to the counter. Then
It is determined whether or not the count number of the counter has exceeded “100”. If the count has exceeded “100”, a “counter counter 100 signal flag” is set, and “100” is subtracted from the count number of the count counter.

When a predetermined number of prize balls set as the prize ball set number have been discharged, the ball lending control signal transmitted to the ball lending control unit 108 is returned to a low level, and the safe ball having completed the prize ball discharge operation is detected. In order to store the current number, "1" is subtracted from the safe memory, and the prize ball discharge flag for performing the prize ball discharge processing is cleared. If the count counter 100 signal flag is set, the count counter 100 signal, which is a prize ball discharge signal, is sent to the hall computer 9 of the management device 95.
Output to 6. If a large number of safe balls are detected in a short time, the prize balls are discharged based on the safe balls until the number of safe memories that can store up to four safe balls becomes “0”, for example. There are things.

By performing the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing as described above, while performing the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b, etc.
By transmitting a high-level ball lending control signal to the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106, the ball lending control unit 108 restricts the ball lending signal from being transmitted to the electric control device 110, The ball lending signal transmitted from the lending control unit 108 can be prevented from being invalidated, and the prize ball discharge based on the safe ball can be preferentially performed.

That is, the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe memory, which is the detection and storage of safe balls, is quickly performed, and the safe memory for which a predetermined number or more of safe balls cannot be stored is changed from the safe memory to the safe ball that has been subjected to the prize ball discharge processing. By subtracting the memory, even when a large number of safe balls are detected in a short time, safe balls that are invalid without being safe-stored can be reduced as much as possible.

The prize ball discharge processing and the ball rental discharge processing performed during the prize ball / ball rental discharge processing have the same processing contents, but the number of discharged balls is different.
2 will be described.

In the discharging process, the first ball discharging mechanism 4 is first driven by driving the first discharging solenoid 63a.
2a is operated, and the number of ejected balls is counted by the first ejection sensor 50a for counting the number of prize balls ejected from the first ball ejection mechanism 42a. Note that the number of ejected balls counted by the first ejection sensor 50a differs between the prize ball ejection process and the ball lending process. In the prize ball ejection process, a predetermined number of balls determined by the prize ball set number are counted. In the ball lending process, a predetermined number of balls according to the number of pulses input as a ball lending signal from the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106 are counted.

When the counting of the predetermined number of discharge balls by the first sensor 50a is completed, the first discharge solenoid 63
By turning off a, the first ball discharging mechanism 42a is stopped, and a "first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag" is set.

Next, the second ball discharge mechanism 42b is operated by driving the second discharge solenoid 63b, and the second ball discharge mechanism 4b is driven by the second discharge sensor 50b.
The number of ejected balls ejected from 2b is counted. When the counting of the predetermined number of ejected balls by the second sensor 50b is completed, the second ejecting solenoid 63b is turned off to stop the second ejecting ball mechanism 42b, and the “second ejecting mechanism operation end flag” is set. set.

When a predetermined number of balls have been discharged by the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b, the first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag and the second ball discharging mechanism operation end flag are cleared. In the process of determining whether or not the discharging process has been completed, it is determined whether the first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag and the second ball discharging mechanism operation end flag that are individually set are both set. If is set, it is determined that the ball discharging process has been completed. That is,
When the number of ejected balls is different between the first ball ejecting mechanism 42a and the second ball ejecting mechanism 42b, the time required for ejecting balls differs between the first ball ejecting mechanism 42a and the second ball ejecting mechanism 42b. Even after only one ball discharging mechanism has completed the ball discharging process and the discharging mechanism operation end flag has been set, the ball discharging process by the other ball discharging mechanism in which the discharging mechanism operation end flag is not set is continued, The discharge process is terminated when the ball discharge processes of both discharge mechanisms are completed.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments unless the structure described in the claims is changed. Can also be implemented.

[0126]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a storage medium storing required information for specifying an amount of money is inserted and a lending operation of a player is performed, a game medium providing means is provided. The predetermined number of rented game media based on the renting operation of the player is provided by the rented game medium providing control means, and when a prize is established in the game, the prize established by the prize game medium providing control means of the game medium providing means is assigned to the established prize. A predetermined number of corresponding prize game media is provided, and the addition storage means adds and stores the number of prize game media to be provided. Each time the added storage value reaches a predetermined value, the signal generation means determines the number of prize game media. Generate a counting signal.

That is, even in a gaming machine in which a prize game medium and a lending game medium can be provided by the game medium providing means, the number of award game media is added and stored independently of the number of the provided lending game media. The management device manages the total number of award game media provided in the gaming device based on a signal generated based on the addition storage value reaching a predetermined value and a predetermined value of the addition storage determined to generate the signal. Can be calculated.

Accordingly, a gaming machine equipped with a game board having a different number of prize game media provided according to the established prize, or the number of prize game media provided based on establishment of a prize by exchanging the game board. Even if the gaming device has changed or the type of the number of prize gaming media has changed, the gaming machine management device is assigned to each gaming device without changing or increasing the wiring between the gaming device and the management device. It is possible to grasp the number of awarded game media that have been played.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine including a ball rental mechanism.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view schematically showing a ball discharging mechanism.

FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a ball discharge mechanism showing a state in which a discharge stopper mechanism prevents a ball from flowing down.
(B) is a schematic sectional view of the ball discharge mechanism showing a state in which the discharge stopper mechanism allows the ball to flow down.

FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a ball discharge gutter. (B) is a perspective view which shows the outline of the operation mechanism of a ball-drawing gate.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a data transmission system between the management apparatus and each pachinko machine group in the pachinko parlor and a data transmission system between the pachinko parlor and the card issuing company.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram showing an example of an electric control device provided in each pachinko machine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a main routine of operation control by the electric control device of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a prize ball / ball lending discharge process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a discharging process.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a conventional structure in which a wall surface of a vertical portion of a ball discharging mechanism is not protruded.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 6 Ball rental mechanism part 25 Ball discharge device 106 Ball rental control device 110 Electrical control device 111 Character object control unit 112 Ball discharge device control unit

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 4, 2000 (200.4.4)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Full text

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Document Name] Statement

[Title of the Invention] Gaming device

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game system having a predetermined game condition.
Generate a special game state advantageous to the player based on the establishment
Ball discharge based on required discharge conditions
Ball discharge control hand that can discharge a predetermined number of balls by operating the device
The present invention relates to a gaming device having a step .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko game has been applied to a game machine.
A game board with a game area for execution and the required number
Equipped with a discharge device capable of discharging a game ball to a player.
Are well known. In such a game machine
A winning port provided on the game board by executing the game,
When a prize is established, such as when a game ball wins a prize device,
A certain number of prize balls are ejected from the ejector
Was. And recently, it corresponds to the type of winning opening
To change the number of prize balls ejected by the ejector.
And is commonly done. In addition, such a winning opening
The number of prize balls set correspondingly is the same for all gaming devices.
No, different settings are made for each type (model) of gaming device.
It is not rare that

In recent gaming machines, ball rental machines
Without putting money into the card
There is also a system that can rent game balls based on information
It is considered.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, cards
Lending game balls based on the amount information stored in the game
System of pachinko ball discharge equipment to discharge ball rental
It is provided separately from the main unit that performs the game, and
The player can use the ball rental equipment discharged from the
Had to transfer them to the storage tray of the main unit. You
That is, a discharge device for discharging prize balls and a discharge device for discharging rental balls.
It is a wasteful configuration such as providing the output device separately,
Moreover, a plurality of gaming devices and ball-ejecting devices are arranged in a row.
In the island facilities, each game device and the game ball
It is necessary to provide a separate supply route, and this is also a waste
There will be many configurations. In addition to this, the ball rental equipment
When the rental ball discharged to the receiving tray of the main unit is moved to the storage tray of the main unit,
Whether the player also had to perform such troublesome work
Therefore, it was not always said that the convenience of the player was high.

[0005] In recent gaming machines, new models have been introduced.
At the time of replacement, those that can only exchange game boards are widely used
However, when the game board is replaced,
Awarded to a player when a prize, such as a game ball prize, is established.
The number of prize balls that are different from each other
Is assigned, so in addition to the game board,
All control mechanisms, including ball ejection control, must be changed.
Sometimes it didn't.

[0006] Further, a special game state is generated in the game device.
The part that performs game control such as raw has a particularly important function.
Noise is mixed into the input signal to this game control means.
By doing so, incorrect game control is performed, or
Fraud in game control intentionally using input signals
May be performed. In particular, the special game state
Controls that affect the incidence may cause malfunctions or
It is not desirable that the operation be caused.

[0007] In addition, a prize ball discharging operation and a rental ball discharging operation are performed.
Since the number of balls discharged is directly related to the player's profit,
Whether a large number of balls are received or not is a big question for a player.
Title, so that it does not distrust the player
Ball discharging operation is desired, and prize ball discharging control function and
High reliability is required for the emission control function.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems.
Prize ball and loan ball
Island equipment that has a simple device configuration and incorporates the gaming device.
Of the replenishment path of
In both cases, the mechanism to discharge the ball is efficient for replacing the game board.
And input signals to the game control unit.
Effectively prevent malfunctions and intentional misconduct caused by
Can be suppressed, and based on the prize ball emission control and the ball rental emission control.
High reliability without disturbing players by discharging balls
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sexual gaming device.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION, game according to claim 1 unit (pachinko machine 1) is given
Special game advantageous to the player based on the establishment of the game conditions
It is configured to be able to generate the skill state, and to meet the required discharge conditions
The ball discharge device (25) is operated based on the predetermined number of balls to discharge.
Ball discharge control means (ball discharge device control unit 112)
In a gaming device equipped with
Lending of a player on condition that an id card is inserted
When the operation is performed, a predetermined number of lending based on the lending operation
Ball lending control means that can output signals related to ball discharge (ball
Lending control unit 108) and a system for generating the special game state.
Performs game control, etc., and wins prizes in games
When this is done, it is related to the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the prize.
Game control means capable of outputting signals (gear control unit 111)
And the ball discharge control means comprises a ball lending control means.
Tier and the game control means.
And a signal relating to the discharge of the rented ball from the ball rental control means.
The ball discharge device is activated based on the input of the
The ball is ejected and the prize from the game control means is released.
Based on the input of the signal related to the discharge of the ball, the ball discharge device is created.
Moving a predetermined number of prize balls,
Prize between the ball discharge control means and the game control means
The communication relating to the discharge of the ball is performed by the game control means.
While the ball discharge control is performed in one direction to the control means,
For discharging the rented ball between the step and the ball rental control means
The communication involved is electrically insulated by optical communication using a photocoupler
The state is maintained and it is performed in both directions, and the prize ball is discharged.
And the signal related to the discharge of the loaned ball are input
Priority was given to signals related to the emission of borrowed balls.
It is characterized by the following .

[0010] In thus constructed gaming device, the prepaid card gold Gakujo <br/> paper is stored is inserted
When the player rents out the ball on the condition
From the stage, the discharge of a predetermined number of borrowed balls based on the lending operation.
Is output to the ball discharge control means,
A predetermined number of rented balls are discharged by the ball discharge control means,
When a prize is established in the game control means,
The signal related to the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the
By being output to the ball discharge control means, the ball discharge control
A predetermined number of prize balls are discharged by the control means. Also the sphere
Prize ball between the discharge control means and the game control means
The communication related to discharge is performed by the game control means from the ball discharge control.
Since it is performed in one direction to the means direction, the ball discharge control means
No signal is input to the game control means from the
Lending between discharge control means and the ball lending control means
Communication related to the ejection of the sphere is optical communication using a photocoupler
It will be performed in both directions while maintaining electrical insulation.
The signal related to the discharge of the prize ball and the discharge of the loaned ball.
When a related signal is input, the ball discharge control means
A signal related to the emission of Dedama Ru give priority.

[0011]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 1, which is a specific example of a game machine capable of playing a game using a ball , includes a frame-shaped front frame 2, a game ball supply plate 3 and the like, and the front frame 2 Game board 4 so as to block the windows that pass through before and after
And a display lamp 5 for displaying the operating state of the pachinko machine 1 and the like at an appropriate position above the front frame 2.

For example, a ball lending mechanism 6 is provided on the side of the display lamp 5, and the ball lending mechanism 6 stores required information for specifying the amount of money from the card insertion / ejection slot 7. When a prepaid card (a pachinko game card that is sold in advance for a predetermined amount and stores valuable data equivalent to the amount, for example, in a magnetic recording unit or the like) is inserted as a storage medium, with reading information stored in the prepaid card (gold amount equivalent valuable data), a predetermined number of game balls according to any one of the first to third selection switch 8a~8c is gaming customer selects lending,
Lent to the value obtained by subtracting an amount equivalent to the value of the game ball rewriting the prepaid card information (gold amount equivalent to valuable data), or the card payout switch 9 game customers to select,
Alternatively, the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 7 is ejected when the remaining amount of the prepaid card (valuable data) becomes “0”.

Further, the ball lending mechanism unit 6 is provided with a remaining number display unit 10 at a required position in addition to the various switches described above.
A card usable state display unit for allowing the player to grasp valuable data recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the prepaid card and for notifying the player that the pachinko machine 1 is in a usable state of the prepaid card. 11
Is provided.

The schematic structure of the pachinko machine 1 is as shown in FIG. 2, openable glass on the front side of the game board 4 is supported by the back mechanism plate 12 which is provided on the back side of the front frame 2 A frame 13 is provided, and a cover glass 14 supported by the glass frame 13 covers the front of the game board 4, and the front frame 2 having such a structure is stored in a box-shaped machine frame 15. is there.

It is assumed that the game board 4 is locked in the rear mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2 by locking portions 16a and 16b, and the front frame 2 is fixed to the machine frame 15 by hinges 17a and 17b.
The locking hooks 18a and 18b for controlling the opening and closing are provided.

The gaming portion on the surface of the gaming board 4 collects prize-winning tools having various prize holes, electric game machines such as a variable prize device and a variable display device, and game balls that did not win the above-mentioned prize holes. Out mouth and a large number of game nails are arranged,
On the back surface of the game board 4, there are formed prize ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b for guiding the prize balls which have won each prize port. Gaming board 4
In a recent pachinko machine having a variation winning device (not shown), although other winning hole general such top winning openings are provided a specific winning hole, such as for starting the variation winning device, these general Two systems of gutters are formed on the back surface of the game board 4 so that the number of prize balls can be changed between a winning in a winning opening and a winning in a specific winning opening. For example, a winning opening communicating with a general winning opening. The ball collecting gutter 19a is formed on the back side (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), and the winning ball collecting gutter 19b communicating with a specific winning port is formed on the front side (the back side of the pachinko machine 1).

The winning ball collecting gutter 19b and a specific winning opening are connected by a flow path 19c and a flow path penetrating the inside of the winning ball collecting gutter 19a.
The lower portions of 9a and 19b are opened, and the winning balls that have won various winning ports are guided to a winning ball processing device described later.

A predetermined opening is formed at the rear of the rear mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2 according to the back structure of the game board 4 so that the game board 4 can be attached to the front frame 2 as described above. An opening / closing cover 20 of a required shape capable of covering the back surface of the game board 4 is attached to the rear of the opening in order to prevent intrusion of dust and the like.

For example, a ball supply mechanism (not shown) for supplying game balls from the game ball supply plate 3, a firing rod 21, a motor 22, and the like are provided at a lower left portion of the front frame 2 (in FIGS. 2 and 3). And a hitting ball launching device 23 composed of the above-mentioned winning ball collecting gutters 19a, 1
A winning ball processing device 24 is provided from the upper portion to the right and lower portions so as to communicate with the ball 9b.

The prize ball processing device 24 processes the prize balls flowing down the prize ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b on the back of the game board 4 for each system. Two channels are provided in the front-rear direction similarly to the winning ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b. Although only one of the two systems (for example, the back side) is shown in FIG. 3, the winning ball guide gutter 26 connected to the winning ball collecting gutters 19a and 19b is shown.
a, 26b, adjusting gutters 27a, 27b following the winning ball guide gutters 26a, 26b, leading gutters 28a, 28b following the adjusting gutters 27a, 27b, and stopper mechanisms (shown in the drawings) installed on the adjusting gutters 27a, 27b. (Omitted) and safe sensors 29a and 29b as safe ball detecting means. The winning ball guide gutter 26a, the flow control gutter 27a, and the outlet gutter 28 are provided.
a, the front side stopper mechanism, the safe sensor 29a is located behind the winning ball processing device 24 (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), the winning ball guide gutter 26b, the flow control gutter 27b, the outlet gutter 28b, the back side stopper mechanism, the safe The sensor 29b is a winning ball processing device 2
4 (the back side of the pachinko machine 1).

The winning ball guide gutters 26a, 26b are formed such that the upper opening shape is substantially the same as the lower opening shape of the winning ball gathering gutters 19a, 19b, and the game board 4 is mounted on the frame 3 of the front frame 2. Winning ball gathering gutter 19
a, 19b connected to the lower opening, and a bottom 31 which is gently downwardly inclined toward the center following the curved portion 30 on the left side in FIG. 3 of the opening, and gently from the right to the center of the opening in the figure. A guide portion 32 inclined downward to form a predetermined step with respect to the bottom portion 31;
Aligning part 33 for aligning and passing pachinko balls toward the end of
And a dropping portion 34 that can pass pachinko balls one by one vertically following the end of the bottom portion 31.

The flow control gutters 27a and 27b are connected to the winning ball guide gutter 2
Following the falling portions 34 of 6a and 26b, the guiding portion 35 gently and downwardly inclined so as to allow the pachinko balls to pass one by one, and the pachinko sphere following the introducing portion 36 at the end of the guiding portion 35 at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees. It is formed of a flow adjusting part 37 that can pass one by one, and a falling part 38 that vertically falls on the flow adjusting part 37 and drops a pachinko ball.

The upper wall of the guiding portion 35 is inclined upward so that the cross section of the passage becomes somewhat larger toward the introduction portion 36 at the terminal end. The pachinko balls entering the guiding portion 35 are smoothly formed into the flow regulating portion 37 without clogging in the introduction portion 36 by being formed so as to incline forward to the guiding portion 35 so as not to go upward. Inflow, safe sensor 2
9a and 29b are detected one by one .

The flow regulating portion 37 is formed in a straight path shape and has a predetermined length, and the cross section of the flow regulating portion 37 is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball passes through substantially the center of the passage. Similarly, the falling section 38 is formed in a passage cross section larger than the flow regulating section 37 so that the pachinko ball from the flow regulating section 37 quickly falls.

The outflow gutters 28a, 28b are provided with the flow control gutters 27a,
The downflow portion 40 is formed of an inclined portion 39 following the falling portion 38 of 27b, and an outlet of the downflow portion 40 communicates with a collection gutter provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1.

As in the above-described embodiment, each of the prize ball guide gutters 26a and 26b, the flow control gutters 27a and 27b, and the lead-out gutters 28a and 28b are connected to the rear and front sides of the rear surface of the prize ball processing device 24. Instead of being formed in two, it may be formed integrally. In addition, the hitting ball firing device 23 is operated by a player appropriately turning an operation handle 41 provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the pachinko machine 1.

First prize ball discharging mechanism 42a of ball discharging device 25
And the second prize ball discharging mechanism 42b is provided on the back mechanism board 1 of the front frame 2.
2 are provided in two systems in the front-rear direction of the unit board 43 mounted on the guide trough 44. The outline thereof is as shown in FIG.
Gutters 46a, 46b communicating with the
6b, an outlet lock mechanism 47, an inflow gutter 46a,
It comprises discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b installed in the flow control gutters 48a and 48b following the 46b, and a first discharge sensor 50a and a second discharge sensor 50b as detectors of discharge balls.

In this embodiment, the inflow gutter 46 is used.
a, the flow control gutter 48a is integrally formed on the back side of the unit substrate 43 (the front side of the pachinko machine 1), and the inflow gutter 46b and the flow control gutter 48b are integrally formed on the front side of the unit substrate 43 (the back side of the pachinko machine 1). Inflow gutter 46a, flow adjustment gutter 48a, discharge stopper mechanism 49 with unit substrate 43 interposed therebetween
a, the first discharge sensor 50a is located on the back side of the back mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2, and the inflow gutter 46b, the regulating gutter 48b, the discharge stopper mechanism 49b, and the second discharge sensor 50b is located on the back mechanism board 12 of the front frame 2. It is in a state of being located on the near side of the rear surface.

The inflow gutters 46a and 46b are passages through which pachinko balls can pass one by one.
a and 45b, a first inclined portion 51 gently inclined downward to the right in FIG. 4, a first bent portion 52 that reverses the passage direction by approximately 180 degrees following the downstream end of the first inclined portion 51, 1
A second inclined portion 53 gently inclined downward to the left side in the drawing following the bent portion 52, and a second bent portion 54 that reverses the passage direction by approximately 180 degrees again following the downstream end of the second inclined portion 53. I have.

By making the passage cross section of each part of the inflow gutters 46a and 46b a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, the pachinko ball passes through almost the center of each passage, and the passage is inverted by approximately 180 degrees. The first bent portion 52
By providing the second bent portion 54, the falling speed of the pachinko balls flowing down in the passage is reduced, and the pachinko balls are guided in a state where the pachinko balls in the passage are prevented from flowing down by the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b (described in detail later). The ball pressure received by the balls in the first and second prize ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b from the balls that are parked in the ball passages 45a and 45b of the gutter 44 can be reduced.

The flow control gutters 48a and 48b are also passages that can pass pachinko balls one by one, and the second bent portion 54 is followed by a vertical portion 55 which turns the direction of the passage approximately 90 degrees and turns vertically downward. Guiding part 56 following the side of the end of vertical part 55
And a flow regulating section 57 that follows the guiding section 56 at an inclination angle of about 45 degrees.
And a falling part 58 perpendicular to the flow regulating part 57.

The cross section of the passage of the vertical portion 55 is formed in a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so as to pass the pachinko ball substantially at the center of the passage, and the bottom wall 59 at the end of the vertical portion 55 is located on the guide portion 56 side. The guide portion 56 of the vertical portion 55 and the wall surface 60 on the side facing the guide portion 56
Formed with some protruding to the side.

As described above, the guide portion 56 and the wall surface 6 on the opposite side
By causing 0 to protrude, the center of the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the vertical portion 55 is located closer to the guiding portion 56 than the center of the subsequent pachinko ball (the center of the two pachinko balls). 4 (d) in FIG. 4), a ball pressure is generated on the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the vertical portion 55 such that the ball is pushed toward the guiding portion 56 by the subsequent pachinko ball. As a result, the pachinko ball in the vertical portion 55 flows into the guiding portion 56 without clogging the ball at the end portion.

FIG. 13 shows a conventional structure in which the wall surface 301 is not protruded. In this case, the clearance on the bottom wall 303 must be provided between the passage of the vertical portion 302 and the pachinko ball. The center of the pachinko sphere subsequent to the center of the pachinko sphere may come to the guiding portion 304 side, and it is unavoidable to block the ball.

The upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56 is formed so as to be inclined downward by approximately 45 degrees, and the pachinko ball does not go above the pachinko ball on the bottom wall 59 of the succeeding vertical portion 55 in the guiding portion 56. And the bottom wall 5 of the vertical portion 55
By hitting the pachinko balls flowing into the guiding portion 56 while changing the direction at 9 to the upper wall 61 inclined at approximately 45 degrees, the pachinko balls flow down at regular intervals in the guiding portion 56 and the flowing speed of the pachinko balls is reduced. Govern. As a result, the pachinko balls that have entered the guiding portion 56 from the vertical portion 55 flow down the guiding portion 56 at a predetermined speed and at an interval, and flow smoothly into the flow regulating portion 57. In addition, by providing the guide portion 56 connected to the vertical portion 55, the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b described later are provided.
, The ball pressure received by the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 57 from the following ball can be reduced.

The flow regulating portion 57 is formed in a straight passage shape and has a predetermined length (for two pachinko balls). The passage cross section of the flow regulating portion 57 is a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and has a substantially passage shape. It is formed so that a pachinko ball passes through the center,
Numeral 8 is formed to have a passage cross section larger than that of the flow regulating portion 57 so that the pachinko ball from the flow regulating portion 57 falls quickly.

The discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b are connected to the flow control parts 57 from above the flow control parts 57 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b.
Stopper pawls 62a and 62b which enter the inside and prevent the pachinko balls in the flow paths from flowing down, and first discharge solenoids 63a which are driving means for driving the stopper pawls 62a and 62b, respectively. Second discharge solenoid 63b
Is provided. The stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are formed of a fan-shaped member having an arc-shaped portion facing the inside of the flow path, and the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are attached to the unit substrate 43 at the downstream side of the flow regulating portion 57. The stopper 64 is swingably supported by a protruding support shaft 64. When the stopper pawls 62 a and 62 b rotate about the support shaft 64,
The fan-shaped outer peripheral portion serving as a ball blocking portion is formed so as to coincide with the swing locus.

The stopper pawls 62a, 62
b is a first and second discharge solenoid 63 via a link 65
The pins are connected to the plungers a and 63b. Further, an appropriate slit is provided on the side wall of the flow regulating portion 57 in correspondence with the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b.
The positions of the stopper pawls 62a and 62b and the positions of the slits are arranged such that the two pachinko balls whose flow-down has been prevented from flowing into the flow adjusting portion 57 when the a and 62b have entered the flow adjusting portion 57. And so on.

The first and second discharge solenoids 63a,
63b is fitted to a fitting frame (not shown) of a required shape provided on the unit board 43, and is fixed to the unit board 43 by an appropriate means such as bolting to a mounting piece standing upright on the fitting frame.

First and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63b
5A, the ball blocking portions of the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are in the first state in which the ball blocking portions have entered the flow regulating portion 57 by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. The pachinko balls inside are prevented from flowing down by the ball blocking portions of the stopper pawls 62a and 62b. Then, when the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b are driven by energizing the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
a, 62b are pivoted upward, and the stopper pawls 62
A second state is obtained in which the ball blocking portions a and 62b are retracted into the slit. For this reason, the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portion 57 are locked by the stopper pawls 62a. It is released from 62b and falls into the falling part 58. Then, the first and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63
When the energization of 3b is cut off, the stopper pawls 62a, 62b return to the original position (first state) by the urging force of the return spring, and the ball blocking portion causes the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portion 57 to flow down. Will be blocked.

The stopper pawls 62a. 62
b is swingably supported by a support shaft 64,
Since each ball locking portion is formed in a fan shape that coincides with the swing locus, each ball locking portion includes a pachinko ball and a stopper locking claw 62.
When the stopper pawls 62a, 62b return from the second state to the first state, the stopper pawls 62a, 62b always rotate in the tangential direction at the contact points a, 62b.
When the ball 62b bites the pachinko ball in the flow regulating portion 57, or when the stopper pawls 62a, 62b change from the first state to the second state, the ball pressure of the pachinko ball that prevents the ball from flowing down becomes excessive. The stopper locking claws 62a, 6
2b can be smoothly operated in accordance with ON / OFF of the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 (a), the contact points between the stopper pawls 62a and 62b and the pachinko balls and the axis of the support shaft 64 are positioned on a horizontal plane passing through the center point of the pachinko balls. In this configuration, the ball pressure applied to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b from the pachinko balls can be received by the support shaft 64, so that the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b have extremely excellent mechanical strength. be able to.

The first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b is
In the first state in which the pachinko ball is prevented from flowing down by the stopper pawls 62a, 62b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b, the proximity switch has a through hole through which the pachinko ball can pass. It is installed in the storage section 66 provided in the flow control section 57 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b so that each proximity switch is located substantially at the center of the pachinko ball. It should be noted that the pachinko balls are used for the first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b, the first and second discharge sensors 50a. 50b outputs an ON signal, and outputs an OFF signal when there is no signal.

The discharge lock mechanism 47 is composed of a fan-shaped member which can enter the first inclined portion 51 through a slit provided in the upper wall of the downstream portion of the first inclined portion 51 of the inflow gutter 46a, 46b. Locking pawls 67a and 67b and a lock solenoid 68 as a driving means of the locking pawls 67a and 67b are provided, and a support shaft 69 provided on the unit board 43 above the downstream portion of the first inclined portion 51. As a result, the locking pawls 67a and 67b are swingably supported, and similarly to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b, the fan-shaped outer peripheral portion serving as the ball blocking portion coincides with the swing locus. It is. The locking pawls 67a, 67b
Is pin-connected to a plunger of a lock solenoid 68 via a link 70. Further, the lock solenoid 68 is connected to the unit board 4 above the locking pawl 67b, for example.
3 is fitted to a fitting frame (not shown) provided on the front side (the back side of the pachinko machine 1), and is fixed to the unit substrate 43 by bolting to a mounting piece standing upright from the fitting frame.

When the lock solenoid 68 is energized, the ball blocking portions of the locking pawls 67a and 67b are retracted out of the ball passage of the first inclined portion 51, and the energization of the lock solenoid 68 is cut off. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the locking pawls 67a, 67
7b is pivoted downward, and the locking pawls 67a, 67b
Of the ball enters the first inclined portion 51 and the first inclined portion 5
The second state is a state in which the pachinko ball in 1 is prevented from flowing down.

Since the ball blocking portions of the locking pawls 67a and 67b are formed so as to coincide with the swing trajectory, the first inclined portion 5 is required when changing from the second state to the first state.
The ball pressure received from the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 51 does not change excessively when the pachinko ball in the first pawl is bitten or changes from the second state to the first state.
The a and 67b can be smoothly operated according to the ON / OFF of the lock solenoid 68.

Next, the movement of the pachinko balls in the first and second prize ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b configured as described above will be described in detail.

A first state in which the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b enter the flow adjusting portion 57 of the flow adjusting gutters 48a and 48b to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down (this state). Is set to the ON state of the discharge lock mechanism 47), the pachinko balls are aligned in the flow control gutters 48a, 48b and the inflow gutters 46a, 46b without gaps, with the pachinko balls abutting on the stopper locking claws 62a, 62b. It is stationary in a state.

At this time, the ball pressure from the pachinko ball on the side of the guide gutter 44 is applied to the first bent portion 52 of the inflow gutter 46a, 46b and the second bent portion.
The flow control gutters 48a, 4
From the ball group located on the upstream side of 8b
This prevents excessive ball pressure from being applied to the side. Accordingly, the stopper pawls 62 of the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a and 49b are provided.
The ball pressure applied to the a and 62b is similar to the ball pressure received from the pachinko ball located in the flow control section 57 and the guide section 56 of the flow control gutters 48a and 48b.

Then, the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b
By turning on the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, the stopper pawls 62a and 62b are changed to the second state in which the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b are retracted from the flow regulating portion 57, and the first pachinko machine in the flow regulating portion 57 is rotated. Spherical part following the ball and the head 5
7. The pachinko ball in the guiding portion 56 starts flowing down quickly,
Subsequently, the pachinko ball in the vertical portion 55 enters the guiding portion 56, the speed and the interval of which are adjusted from the upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56, falls in the guiding portion 56, and quickly flows through the flow regulating portion 57. Flow down to

Subsequently, the inflow gutters 46a, 46
b, the pachinko ball in the second bent portion 54 is in the second bent portion 54, the pachinko ball in the first bent portion 52 is in the second inclined portion 53, and the pachinko ball in the first inclined portion 51 is the first. Each flows into the bent portions 52 quickly.

At this time, stopper locking claws 62a, 62b
Retreat, leading pachinko ball and head 5
The pachinko ball in 7 flows down in the flow adjusting portion 57 while almost touching, and the pachinko ball from the guiding portion 56 is continued by the flow adjusting portion 57 at an angle of 45 degrees. And flows down the flow regulating section 57, and furthermore, the vertical section 55.
Pachinko ball from the speed by the upper wall 61 of the guiding portion 56,
Since the distance is adjusted, the air flows down the flow adjusting part 57 at a predetermined distance.

Then, the discharge stopper mechanisms 49a, 49b
By turning off the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b, the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b
When the pachinko ball is changed to the first state in which the pachinko ball has entered the flow regulating portion 57, the pachinko balls 62a, 6
2b, the flow is prevented from flowing down.
7, the guiding portion 56, the vertical portion 55, the second bent portion 54, the second inclined portion 53, the first bent portion 52, and the pachinko balls in the first inclined portion 51 are also prevented from flowing down and return to the original stationary state.

At this time, the stopper pawls 62a, 62
Since the ball stopping portion b coincides with the swing locus, the impact force when the pachinko ball collides with the stopper pawls 62a and 62b can be received by the support shaft 64, and the impact of the pachinko ball can be obtained. Since the pachinko ball can be satisfactorily locked against the force and the ball blocking portion moves in a tangential direction with respect to the pachinko ball, when the stopper locking claws 62 a and 62 b enter the flow regulating portion 57, the pachinko ball is stopped. Even if the ball collides with the ball, the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b do not bite the pachinko ball, and the stopper locking claws 62a and 62b smoothly enter the flow regulating portion 57.

As described above, the ball passage 45a of the guiding gutter 44,
Two bent portions 76 and 78 are provided in the inflow gutters 46a and 46b of the first and second prize ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b following the 45b, and a vertical portion 55 is provided following the second bent portion 54. A guiding portion 56 having an upper wall 61 inclined on the opposing side by protruding 60 is provided, and a flow regulating portion 57 inclined approximately 45 degrees below the guiding portion 56 is provided, and the flow regulating portion 57 is provided with a discharge stopper mechanism 49a. , 49b, the pachinko balls smoothly flow down in the second state when the first and second discharge solenoids 63a, 63b are on, and the first,
In the first state where the second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b are off, the ball pressure applied to the stopper pawls 62a and 62b can be sufficiently reduced, and the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42 are provided.
a, 42b can be greatly improved in reliability.

Further, the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a, 42
Since b has a unit structure, when each component fails, the failed portion can be easily replaced in units of a unit, so that a failure can be quickly dealt with. In addition, by arranging the first and second discharge solenoids 63a and 63b and the lock solenoid 68 in the vertical direction, dust may enter the solenoid through the insertion hole of the driving plunger, or the plunger may be rubbed by friction between the plunger and the insertion hole. Can be prevented from being reduced.

Reference numeral 71 denotes a ball-pulling sensor which is a switch which can be turned on / off by inserting a device such as a pin or a wire through an operation hole appropriately formed in the front surface of the front frame 2. Is to operate.

The first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b configured as described above are individually controlled. For example, when performing the "13" prize ball discharging operation, the first ball discharging mechanism 42a, 42b is used. By discharging "7" prize balls from the discharge mechanism 42a and discharging "6" prize balls from the second ball discharge mechanism 42b, a total of "13" prize balls are discharged in a short time. It is. That is, by discharging the prize balls in two systems, even when a large amount of prize balls are generated due to the occurrence of the special game, the prize ball discharge process can be performed quickly. It is possible to prevent the player from feeling uncomfortable.

The number of prize balls discharged from each of the ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b is determined by the first and second discharge sensors 50a and 50b.
The prize ball discharging operation can be accurately performed without excess or deficiency in the number of discharged prize balls.

The ball discharge gutter 72 following the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b is composed of one system as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and includes the first and second ball discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b.
The flow control gutters 48a, 48b are formed from an inflow portion 73 connected to both falling portions 58, 58, and a discharge ball portion 75 provided with a flow down gutter 74 connected to a ball supply tray for pachinko balls on the front surface of the front frame 2. The pachinko balls that have flowed in from the falling portions 58, 58 of the downspouts 48a, 48b fall on the downspout 74 while hitting the projecting wall or the like, and are discharged to the game ball supply tray 3.

The distribution gutter 7 connected to the lower part of the downflow gutter 74
6 is connected to a ball tray 77 at the lower front of the front frame 2, and when the game ball supply tray 3 becomes full of pachinko balls, the downflow gutter 74 is provided.
The pachinko balls overflowing from the container are discharged to the ball tray 77. Also,
The distribution gutter 76 is provided with an overflow switch 79 which is a switch linked to a detection piece 78 also serving as a gutter wall immediately below the falling gutter 74, and when the inside of the distribution gutter 76 is full of pachinko balls, the The detection piece 78 is pressed by the pressing force, and the overflow switch 79 outputs an ON signal.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), a plate-shaped ball-extraction gate 81 is rotatably provided by a support shaft 82 at an inflow portion of a ball-extraction gutter 80 branching from the middle of the ball discharge gutter 72. Yes,
The ball-extraction gate 81 allows the branch path to the ball-extraction gutter 80 to be opened and closed appropriately.

As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the ball removing gate 81 engages a crank 83 fixed to a support shaft 82 outside one of the gutter walls with one end of a lever 84 and the other end of the lever 84. A spring 85 for urging the ball ejection gate 81 to the closed position of the ball ejection gutter 80 (the ball discharge gutter 72 is open) is engaged. Further, the lever 84 is rotated upward against the urging force of the spring 85. A link 86 is provided. The upper end of this link 86 is connected to a ball-pulling solenoid 87,
By turning on and off the ball removing solenoid 87, the ball removing gate 81 can be rotated by a desired angle.

When the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is energized, the plunger of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is pulled up, so that the link 86 moves upward and the ball-pulling gate 81 is moved toward the downspout 74 against the urging force of the spring 85. By rotating, the inflow port of the ball drain gutter 80 is opened. Note that the ball ejection gate 81 is rotated to a position where the ball discharge gutter 72 is closed (a position where the pachinko ball cannot pass).

When the energization of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is cut off, the ball-pulling gate 81 quickly returns to the position where the ball-pulling gutter 80 is closed by the restoring force of the spring 85.
If the plunger of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 is lowered to a predetermined position when the ball-pulling gate 87 returns, the ball-pulling gate 87 cannot rotate any further. I will not do it.
Providing an appropriate stopper or the like that comes into contact with the ball-pulling gate 87 in a state where the ball-pulling gate 87 has returned to a predetermined position can prevent the ball-pulling gate 87 from oscillating, and can also be used with a spring 85.
The risk of breakage of the ball-pulling solenoid 87 due to the return force can be reduced.

On the side of the link 86, a gate sensor 89 for detecting the position of the ball-pulling gate 81 based on the position of the ball-pulling detecting piece 88 protruding from the side of the link 86 is provided. The gate sensor 89 outputs an off signal if the ball drain gutter 80 is at the closed position, and the ball drain gate 8
1 is the open position of the ball discharge gutter 80 (the closed position of the ball discharge gutter 72)
In this case, since the ball drop detecting piece 88 enters the gate sensor 89, the gate sensor 89 outputs an ON signal. Reference numeral 90 denotes a sensor cover for the gate sensor 89, which is fixed to a gutter wall by, for example, screws, and holds the gate sensor 89 at a predetermined position.

The operation of discharging the prize balls and the flow path of the discharged balls have been described above. The guide gutter 44 for supplying the balls for discharge to the ball discharge gutters 42a and 42b is provided on the upper rear surface of the back mechanism panel 12. The ball is supplied from the stored ball storage tank 91, and the ball storage tank 91 is discharged by discharging a large amount of the ball.
When the ball runs out, the ball-out sensor appropriately provided detects this state as a "completed state", and stops the prize-ball discharging operation by the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b. Such processing is appropriately performed.

The downstream side of the ball drain gutter 80 is connected to the game board 4
3 is connected to an out ball lead-out gutter 93 for guiding out balls collected from an out port 92 (shown in FIG. 3) of the pachinko machine. The game balls are returned to the game ball circulation mechanism, and the collected game balls are polished and cleaned, and then supplied to the ball storage tank 91 again. In addition, an out sensor 94 serving as an out ball detection means is provided at an appropriate position of the out ball lead-out gutter 93 so that all out balls guided to the collection gutter from the out port 92 can be detected.

The pachinko machine 1 configured as described above is connected to a management device 95 of a hall serving as a pachinko parlor, and stores various data (such as data for controlling game machines and data relating to ball lending) required by the management device 95. This is transmitted to the management device 95.

Next, an outline of each of the pachinko machines 1 and the management device 95 via the prepaid card, the hall in which the management device 95 is installed, and the data transmission system of the card issuing company will be described with reference to FIG. .

The electric control device (to be described in detail later) provided for each pachinko machine 1 and the hall computer 96 of the management device 95
Means that two-way communication can be performed by, for example, the control line 97, and various game data is transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 to the management device 95 via the control line 97, and the management device 95 sends the game data to the pachinko machine. 1, various game machine control data and the like are transmitted.

The ball lending mechanism 6 provided in each pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending data collection computer 98 of the management device 95
Is connected by a ball rental data transmission line 99,
The number of balls obtained by the player using the prepaid card, currency data equivalent to the number of balls, and the like are appropriately transmitted from the pachinko machine 1 to the management device 95 as ball lending data.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a repeater 100 is provided for each island facility, and ball lending data output lines 101a, 101b, 1d drawn from each pachinko machine 1 are provided.
01c... Are collectively transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98.
Further, each transmission line is configured by an optical fiber, and each ball lending data is transmitted to the ball lending mechanism unit 6 of each pachinko machine 1 after being replaced with an optical signal. By doing so, the wiring between the management device 95 and each of the pachinko machines 1 can be simplified, the laying work can be easily performed when introducing the ball lending data transmission system, and the ball lending data can be easily obtained. The aesthetic appearance of the interior of the amusement shop where the transmission system is introduced is not significantly impaired. Moreover,
Since the occurrence of disconnection due to complicated intertwining of transmission lines can be prevented, and highly reliable data transmission can be performed, an extremely practical ball rental data transmission system can be provided.

Further, ball lending data output lines 101a, 101b, 10 for connecting each pachinko machine 1 and the repeater 100.
1c may be eliminated and light may be directly emitted from each pachinko machine 1 to the repeater 100. By doing so, wiring using optical fibers can be eliminated, and interior construction work associated with the introduction of the system can be simplified, and the aesthetic appearance of the interior at the game store can be further improved. In addition, since each pachinko machine 1 of the island facility and the repeater 100 are relatively close to each other, the reliability in data transmission is not significantly impaired, and a failure such as disconnection of a transmission line or disconnection of a connector does not occur. Therefore, data transmission with higher reliability can be performed.

The ball lending data collection computer 98 of the management device 95 is connected to a card issuing machine 102 installed in the hall via an issuing data transmission line 103, and is issued by the card issuing machine 102. The prepaid card issuance data can be collected by a ball lending data collection computer 98. It should be noted that the issued data transmission line 103 in the present embodiment transmits data via the repeater 100 in the same manner as the ball rental data transmission line 99.

Further, A in which the management device 95 is installed
The hall and the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company are connected by a signal communication line 105 such as a telephone line.
The various data stored by the ball lending data collection computer 98 at the hall A are added to and stored in a lump to the card issuing company after one business day. The timing of data transmission and the transmission data between the card issuing company and the hall are not limited to those described above. The management device 95 of the hall A receives a “data request” issued from the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company. At this time, the requested data is transferred from the management device 95 to the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company.
May be transmitted to the management device 9 in addition to the data collected by the ball lending data collection computer 98.
The processing data which has been appropriately processed in step 5 may be transmitted to the head office computer 104 of the card issuing company.

The head office computer 104 of the card issuing company
Is connected to not only the A-hole but also the B-hole, the C-hole, and the D-hole via the signal communication line 105 so that desired issuance data can be collected from each of the holes where a prepaid card of the card issuing company is introduced. Has become. In addition, each hall and the card issuing company are provided by a predetermined bank (BAN
K) are also connected on-line.

Next, a description based on a system schematic of the data collection and data transmission processing in the pachinko machine 1 in FIG.

The ball lending control device 106 in the ball lending mechanism section 6 reads out the data written in the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion / ejection opening 7 and rewrites the data. A card reader / writer 107 as rewriting means;
7 supplies ball lending data such as “security information”, “serial number”, and “ball lending remaining information” read from the prepaid card to the ball lending control unit 108 and the ball lending control unit 10
The ball lending information of the prepaid card is rewritten on the basis of the control signal inputted from 8. In addition, this ball rental system
The control unit 108 reads “a prepaid car in which amount information is stored.
Lending operation of the player is performed on the condition that the
Is released, a predetermined number of borrowed balls are discharged based on the lending operation.
Function as "ball lending control means that can output related signals"
It is provided with.

The ball lending control unit 108 reads on / off information of first to third selection switches 8a to 8c and card payout switch 9 as ball lending ball number selection means provided on the front upper portion of the pachinko machine 1, The process according to the state is executed. For example, when the first selection switch 8a is selected by the player, the number of game balls corresponding to "100 yen" is set, and when the second selection switch 8b is selected by the player, "300 yen" is set. When the third selection switch 8c is selected by the player, the number of game balls corresponding to "5" is discharged to the game ball supply plate 3 and the card payout switch 9 Is selected by the player, the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 7 is ejected.

When the ball lending control unit 106 can perform a normal control operation, the ball lending control unit 108 turns on the card usable state display unit 11 and reads the data in the prepaid card by the card reader / writer 107. ,
The ball lending control unit 108 displays the remaining frequency information based on the remaining ball lending information on the remaining frequency display unit 10.

Further, the ball lending control device 106 is provided with a signal converter 109. For example, ball lending data output as an electrical signal from the ball lending control unit 108 is converted into an optical signal, and the ball lending control unit 106 controls the ball lending. The data is transmitted to the lending data collection computer 98 and the ball lending data collection computer 98 is transmitted.
The data request signal or the like input as an optical signal is converted into an electric signal and supplied to the ball lending control unit 108.

Note that the ball rental control unit 108 sends the management device 95
The transmission timing when the ball lending data is transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98 may be configured such that the ball lending data is transmitted to the management device 95 every time the ball lending operation is performed by the ball lending mechanism unit 6, or the ball lending data may be transmitted. The control unit 108 is configured to transmit the ball lending data counted and stored continuously for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) to the management device 95 at regular intervals (every 10 minutes), or to collect ball lending data of the management device 95. When the data request signal is transmitted from the computer 98 to the ball lending control unit 108, the ball lending data counted and stored by the ball lending control unit 108 is transmitted to the ball lending data collection computer 98. Well, it is not particularly limited.

The operation control of various electric game machines provided on the game board 4 of the pachinko machine 1 and the ball discharge mechanisms 42a, 42
An electric control device 110 for controlling the operation of b is provided separately from the ball lending control device 106, and is variably displayed based on the game device control data input from the management device 95 or the preset game device control data. It controls the operation of gaming machines such as devices and variable prize devices, and provides safe sensors 29a,
29b, discharge sensors 50a, 50b, out sensor 94
The “prize ball discharge data” and “collected ball data” obtained from the above are transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95.

[0086] The electric control device 110 "special game-like
Game control such as control to generate
When a prize is established in, a predetermined number of prizes corresponding to the prize
Game control means that can output signals related to ball ejection "
All of the accessory control units 111, based on the establishment of the required discharge conditions.
A ball discharger that can discharge a predetermined number of balls by operating the ball discharge device
It is composed of a ball discharge device control unit 112, a collected ball counting unit 113, and the like as "outgoing control means", and the accessory control unit 111 controls the operation of various electric game machines based on predetermined game machine control data. At the same time, various data obtained from various sensors as a result of the operation control are appropriately processed. The safe sensor 29a, 29b transmits the Tamahai Desei discharge control signal to the control means serving spherical discharge device control unit 112 in the character object control unit 111 one-way communication based on the safe signals detected, the outlet control signal Discharge device control unit 112 based on
Causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform a prize ball discharging operation.
Further, the collected ball counting section 113 includes the safe sensors 29a, 29
The total number of collected balls is obtained by totalizing the game balls detected by the b and the out sensor 94, and the total number of collected balls is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 as a collected ball signal.

Although not shown in FIG. 8,
The various data collected by the accessory control unit 111 and the calculation results and the like calculated by the accessory control unit 111 based on the collected data are transmitted to the management device 95 as game data. And a stop control command are transmitted to the accessory control unit 111 .

The ball discharging device control unit 112 and the ball rental control unit 108 of the ball rental control device 106 are configured to be able to perform bidirectional communication, and the ball rental control unit 108 sends a ball to the ball discharging device control unit 112. The “ball lending signal” for performing the lending ball discharging operation is sent from the ball discharging device control unit 112 to the ball lending control unit 10.
A “ball lending control signal” for controlling the transmission of the ball lending signal is transmitted to 8.

In the present embodiment, the ball lending control unit 108 sends a pulse having a predetermined time width a predetermined number of times to the ball discharging device control unit 112 in accordance with the first to third selection switches 8a to 8c selected by the player. transmitted, a sphere discharge device control unit 112 is "1" Ri Citea as to discharge a predetermined number of balls the pulse, when the first selection switch 8a player has selected, a ball lending controller 108 spheres discharged The sphere ejection device control unit 112 that transmits five pulses to the device control unit 112 and discharges five balls per “1” pulse is set in advance.
The five balls are discharged from the ball discharging device 25, and the player
When the selection switch 8b is selected, the ball lending control unit 108 transmits 15 pulses to the ball discharging device control unit 112, and the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge 75 balls based on the pulse. The player selects the third selection switch 8
When c is selected, the ball lending control unit 108 transmits 25 pulses to the ball discharging device control unit 112, and based on the pulse, the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge 125 balls. .

That is, in the present embodiment, the accessory control section 111 of the electric control device 110 serves as a game control means.
Involved in the discharge of prize balls Te signal (discharge control signal) and send the one-way communication to the ball discharging unit controller 112, the character object control unit sphere discharge device control unit 112 for discharging control signal is inputted from the 111-safe ball Ball discharge device 2 based on prize ball discharge
5, the award ball corresponding to the established award can be given to the player, and the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106
A predetermined number based on the lending operation through bidirectional communication to the ball discharging device control unit 112 of the electric control device 110 as a dispensing control means
When you send a signal (ball lending signal) related to the discharge of rental balls
Signals related to the result of lending balls are both sent to the ball discharge device controller
When the ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control unit 108 by receiving the ball lending signal from the ball lending control unit 112, the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to discharge the ball for lending based on the use of the prepaid card. Used for ball lending on the ball lending control device 106 side
Deducted from a prepaid card only, based on a predetermined number of lending sphere based lending operation of the player to use the prepaid card
Hazuki can be granted. Accordingly, the sole ball discharging device 25 in the pachinko machine 1 can perform the prize ball discharging operation based on the safe ball and the ball discharging operation for ball lending based on the ball lending signal.

Therefore, even when the player tries to borrow a large amount of game balls, the game balls can be supplied to the game ball supply plate 3 of the pachinko machine 1, so that the pachinko machine can be supplied from the separately provided ball rental machine. In addition to eliminating the inconvenience of transferring game balls to the game ball supply tray 1 of the first embodiment, the player does not need to transfer the game balls from the ball rental machine to the ball supply plate of the pachinko machine, and the player can borrow the game balls. You can concentrate on pachinko games.

When the ball discharging device control section 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform the prize ball discharging operation based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b, the prize ball discharging operation is prioritized. The ball discharging device control unit 112 transmits a ball lending control signal to the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106. That is, while the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform the prize ball discharging operation, the ball lending signal transmitted from the ball lending control unit 108 to the ball discharging device control unit 112 becomes invalid. To prevent the player from being disadvantaged. Also, based on the ball lending signal input from the ball lending control unit 108, the ball discharging device control unit 11
If the safe sensors 29a and 29b detect a safe ball while the ball discharge device 25 performs the ball lending ball discharging operation of the ball discharging device 25, the ball lending control signal is immediately sent to the ball lending control signal 108.
By transmitting the ball lending signal to the ball lending control unit 108, the ball lending control unit 108 controls the ball lending signal to be emitted. This is done by the device 25.

Further, the number of prize balls discharged to the ball discharging device 25 based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b is added and stored in a counting counter as addition storage means of the ball discharging device control section 112. The number of discharged prize balls counted by the counter is counted as a count signal (prize ball discharge signal).
The signal generating means is the hall computer 96 of the management device 95.
It is sent to. In the present embodiment, when the count number of the counting counter exceeds, for example, “100”, the “prize ball discharge signal” is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 and the “prize ball discharge signal” is transmitted. Is transmitted to the hall computer 96, "100" is subtracted from the count number of the counter, and the number of award balls becomes "1" again.
Each time the ball discharging device control unit 112 causes the ball discharging device 25 to perform the prize ball discharging operation based on the safe ball , the ball discharging device control unit 112 sends the number of discharged prize balls to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95. May be transmitted.

As described above, the ball discharging device control unit 112
The hall computer 96 of the management device 95 “stops” the pachinko machine 1 based on the prize ball discharge signal output by
In addition to calculating the “stop calculation value” for determining whether or not to make the determination, whether to change the setting of the game device control data for causing the accessory control unit 111 to perform the game device control is determined. Calculate the "fraction" to perform.

The hit calculation value is obtained by, for example, subtracting the total number of collected balls counted by the collected ball counting unit 113 from the total number of prize balls ejected based on the safe balls. Can estimate the number of balls obtained by pachinko games.

[0096]

(Equation 1)

When the calculated hitting value obtained by the above equation exceeds a predetermined hitting set value, the pachinko machine 1 is set in a hitting state, and a specific player is allowed to win a predetermined number of prizes. Make sure you don't get the ball.

The dividing number is a numerical value determined by the ratio of the number of awarded balls ejected to the number of game balls (total number of collected balls) hit into the gaming section of the game board 4, and the number of award balls acquired by the player and the number of pachinko balls. From the ratio of the number of balls collected by the machine 1
The pachinko parlor can comprehensively control the operating balance of the pachinko machine 1. Then, in order to realize a preset dividing factor set for each pachinko machine as a desired dividing factor, for example, the management device 95 transmits a gaming probability as gaming machine control data to the electric control device 110 of the pachinko machine 1. , The accessory control unit 11 of the electric control device 110
1 adjusts the conversion drive time of the variable winning device based on the game probability or adjusts the probability that a special mode is formed on the display unit of the variable display device.

[0099]

(Equation 2)

However, even if the pachinko machines 1 are of the same type, the operation control of the electric game machine is performed at the same set division number because a slight difference in nail arrangement affects the winning rate. However, different game results occur for each pachinko machine. Accordingly, the pachinko machine is determined by comparing the divided number calculated based on the actual data obtained as a result of actually controlling the various electric game machines with the divided game number and the set divided number. It can be used as a criterion for determining whether or not to change the setting of the gaming probability as the gaming machine control data of No. 1,
The management device 95 can appropriately control the gaming machine independent of the personality of each pachinko machine.

As described above, the ball discharging device control section 11 for causing the ball discharging device 25 to discharge the prize ball and the ball lending ball.
2 is provided with a counting counter, which is a means for counting the number of prize balls to be ejected, so that the number of balls for prize balls and the number of balls for lending can be clearly identified from among the ball discharges performed by the ball discharge device 25. Is possible. In addition, since the number of discharged prize balls counted by the counting counter is transmitted to the hall computer 96 of the management device 95, the management device 95 outside the pachinko machine 1 is used.
Can know the exact number of prize balls ejected, and can properly manage and control each pachinko machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram of the electric control device 110, and includes a variation data storage means (RAM),
Fixed data storage means (ROM), arithmetic control means (CP
U) and the like are provided in a single base material in an integrated manner, and the one-chip microcomputer 114 performs the main function. The one-chip microcomputer 114 is connected to the one-chip microcomputer 114 via first to seventh connectors CN1 to CN7 and the like. It performs input and output of signals and a variable display 115 provided in a variable display device, for example.
The various functions of the accessory control unit 111, the ball discharge device control unit 112, and the collected ball counting unit 113 are realized by outputting the display to the display.

The first discharge sensor 50a serving as various detectors,
Second discharge sensor 50b and safe sensors 29a, 29
The detection signal of b is transmitted from the first connector CN1, the second connector CN2, and the fifth connector CN5 to the electrical control device 110, respectively.
Is input to The high-level signal, which is the detection signal of each detector, is transmitted to the one-chip microcomputer 11.
4, the one-chip microcomputer 114 detects a high-level signal in the off state of each detector, and when a disconnection of a signal line or disconnection of a connector occurs, the one-chip microcomputer 114 detects a high-level signal. Since the duration of the low level detected by the one-chip microcomputer 114 is different from the detection signal emitted from each detector, the state can be accurately detected.

The first discharge solenoid 63a, the second discharge solenoid 63b, the ball-pulling solenoid 87, and the motor 22 for driving the firing rod 21, which are various driving sources, are a first connector CN1, a second connector CN2, and a fourth connector, respectively. CN
4. Connected via the third connector CN3, the switching element is turned on by outputting a signal from the one-chip microcomputer 114, and a desired drive source is driven. Similarly, the completion lamp for displaying the stop state can be turned on and displayed by turning on the switching element by a signal output from the one-chip microcomputer 114.

The electric control device 110 is connected to the sixth connector CN.
6, a ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control device 106 to the electric control device 110, and the ball lending control device 10 is sent from the electric control device 110 to the ball lending control device 10.
A ball lending control signal is output to 6. Note that a photocoupler is interposed between the one-chip microcomputer 114 and the sixth connector CN6 so that electrical insulation therebetween can be achieved. like this
The ball discharging device control unit 112, which is a ball discharging control means,
For the discharge of the lending ball between the ball lending control unit 108 as the control means
Communication related to the electrical insulation state of light by photo coupler
Holding and performing in both directions allows one controller to be damaged.
Breaking and excessive current flow to the other control device via the signal line.
Danger can be avoided.

Further, the electric control device 110 and the hall computer 96 of the management device 95 are connected via the seventh connector CN7, and the electric control device 110 transmits a prize ball discharge signal and a collected ball signal to the hole computer 96. You can send it. A photocoupler is also provided between the one-chip microcomputer 114 and the seventh connector CN7 to achieve electrical insulation.
When the switching element is turned on by the signal output from the one-chip microcomputer 114, the photodiode in the photocoupler is turned on, and the phototransistor in the photocoupler is turned on.

The electric control device 110 includes a one-chip microcomputer 114 in addition to the above.
Control means for generating a basic clock to be supplied to the pachinko machine, sound signal generating means for sounding a speaker to output a desired sound, and appropriately supplying power supplied from a power terminal 116 provided on the upper rear surface of the pachinko machine 1. There is provided a drive power generation means, a logic power generation means, and the like for generating a drive power for driving various drive sources and a logic power as a power source of the one-chip microcomputer 114 by transforming the power to a power.

Next, the operation control of the pachinko machine 1 by the electric control device 110 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

When the pachinko machine 1 is started upon power-on or the like, the electric control device 110 is initialized and rises to a normal state, and an input process for reading the detection information of the safe sensors 29a and 29b and a ball removal process are performed. If one of the safe sensors detects a safe ball, "1" is added to the safe memory, which is the safe ball detection storage, and a prize ball discharging process based on the safe ball is performed. Even if it is not detected, if a ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control unit 108, a ball lending discharge process is performed.

Then, it is determined from the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b of the ball discharging device 25 whether or not the prize ball discharging or the ball lending discharge is properly performed, and these first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b are determined. If the fraud has been performed on 42b, the discharge fraud processing is performed.

In the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing for discharging the prize ball based on the safe ball or the ball lending ball based on the ball lending signal, first, the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control unit 106 receives the ball lending signal. be transmitted (it is determined that the ball lending signal ants
It is determined whether set by Rukoto) "ball lending signal flag" is set, if it is set a ball lending signal flag, reads the input target lens rental signals from the ball lending controller 108, When the reading of the ball lending signal is completed, the ball lending signal flag for ball lending signal input determination is cleared,
The “ball lending discharge flag” is set, and the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing ends.

Since the ball lending signal flag is reset when the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing is performed again, it is determined whether or not the ball lending discharge flag is set as the next determination processing. If the ball lending discharge flag is set, the ball lending discharge processing is executed. When a predetermined number of ball lending balls have been discharged by the ball lending discharge processing, the ball lending discharge flag is cleared and the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing is terminated.

In the case where no ball lending signal is input from the ball lending control unit 108, but the safe memory is added by either of the safe sensors 29a and 29b detecting a safe ball (the safe memory ant). If it is determined) , the set number of prize balls is set based on the number of prize balls set in advance according to the prize-winning tool in which the safe ball has won, and the ball lending control device 10
In step 6, the ball lending control signal to be transmitted to the ball lending control unit 108 is set to a high level, and the "prize ball discharge flag" is set.

When the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing is performed again, the prize ball discharge flag is set, so the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe ball is executed, and the prize discharged by the prize ball discharge processing is executed. The number of balls is added to the counter. Then
It is determined whether or not the count number of the counter has exceeded “100”. If the count has exceeded “100”, a “counter counter 100 signal flag” is set, and “100” is subtracted from the count number of the count counter.

When the predetermined number of prize balls set as the prize ball set number have been discharged, the ball lending control signal transmitted to the ball lending control unit 108 is returned to a low level, and the safe ball having completed the prize ball discharge operation is detected. In order to store the current number, "1" is subtracted from the safe memory, and the prize ball discharge flag for performing the prize ball discharge processing is cleared. If the count counter 100 signal flag is set, the count counter 100 signal, which is a prize ball discharge signal, is sent to the hall computer 9 of the management device 95.
Output to 6. If a large number of safe balls are detected in a short time, the prize balls are discharged based on the safe balls until the number of safe memories that can store up to four safe balls becomes “0”, for example. There are things.

By performing the prize ball / ball lending discharge processing as described above, while performing the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe balls detected by the safe sensors 29a and 29b, etc.
By transmitting a high-level ball lending control signal to the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106, the ball lending control unit 108 restricts the ball lending signal from being transmitted to the electric control device 110, The ball lending signal transmitted from the lending control unit 108 can be prevented from being invalidated, and the prize ball discharge based on the safe ball can be preferentially performed.

That is, the prize ball discharge processing based on the safe memory, which is the safe ball detection and storage, is quickly performed, and the safe memory for which the prize ball discharge processing has been completed is removed from the safe memory in which a predetermined number or more of safe balls cannot be stored. By subtracting the memory, even when a large number of safe balls are detected in a short time, safe balls that are invalid without being safe-stored can be reduced as much as possible. On the other hand, prize ball and ball rental discharge processing
In the case of the
Request to discharge ball rental and prize ball discharge
When the ball ejection device controller 112 receives the exit request almost simultaneously
If the player has used a prepaid card for ball lending,
Requests can be prioritized. In addition, "prize based on winning"
The number of balls "and" the number of balls for the minimum unit that can be requested for ball lending "
Prize ball emission control is given priority because
, If a relatively small number of prize balls are released
May be mistaken by the player for distrust of the player.
Could be given.

The prize ball discharging process and the ball lending discharging process performed during the prize ball / ball lending discharging process have the same processing contents, but differ in the number of discharged balls.
2 will be described.

In the discharge process, the first ball discharge mechanism 4 is driven by first driving the first discharge solenoid 63a.
2a is operated, and the number of ejected balls is counted by the first ejection sensor 50a for counting the number of prize balls ejected from the first ball ejection mechanism 42a. Note that the number of ejected balls counted by the first ejection sensor 50a differs between the prize ball ejection process and the ball lending process. In the prize ball ejection process, a predetermined number of balls determined by the prize ball set number are counted. In the ball lending process, a predetermined number of balls according to the number of pulses input as a ball lending signal from the ball lending control unit 108 of the ball lending control device 106 are counted.

When the counting of the predetermined number of discharge balls by the first sensor 50a is completed, the first discharge solenoid 63
By turning off a, the first ball discharging mechanism 42a is stopped, and a "first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag" is set.

Next, the second ball discharge mechanism 42b is operated by driving the second discharge solenoid 63b, and the second ball discharge mechanism 4b is driven by the second discharge sensor 50b.
The number of ejected balls ejected from 2b is counted. When the counting of the predetermined number of ejected balls by the second sensor 50b is completed, the second ejecting solenoid 63b is turned off to stop the second ejecting ball mechanism 42b, and the “second ejecting mechanism operation end flag” is set. set.

When the predetermined number of balls have been discharged by the first and second ball discharging mechanisms 42a and 42b, the first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag and the second ball discharging mechanism operation end flag are cleared. In the process of determining whether or not the discharging process has been completed, it is determined whether the first ball discharging mechanism operation end flag and the second ball discharging mechanism operation end flag that are individually set are both set. If is set, it is determined that the ball discharging process has been completed. That is,
When the number of ejected balls is different between the first ball ejecting mechanism 42a and the second ball ejecting mechanism 42b, the time required for ejecting balls differs between the first ball ejecting mechanism 42a and the second ball ejecting mechanism 42b. Even after only one ball discharging mechanism has completed the ball discharging process and the discharging mechanism operation end flag has been set, the ball discharging process by the other ball discharging mechanism in which the discharging mechanism operation end flag is not set is continued, The discharge process is terminated when the ball discharge processes of both discharge mechanisms are completed.

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments unless the structure described in the claims is changed. Can also be implemented.

[0124]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the required information for specifying the amount is stored.
The lending operation of the player is performed on condition that the medium is inserted.
When the operation is performed, the ball lending control means performs a
A signal related to the discharge of a fixed number of loaned balls is sent to the ball discharge control means.
Is output as a predetermined number by the ball discharge control means.
Ball is discharged and a prize is established in the game
A predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the established prize from the control means.
Output signal to the ball discharge control means
As a result, a predetermined number of prize balls are generated by the ball discharge control means.
One ball discharge device and one ball discharge control means
The discharge mechanism of the ball can be a prize ball discharge and lending ball
The ball discharge device can be shared for both discharge and discharge, so
It is possible to discharge both spheres with an efficient device configuration
It becomes possible. In addition, there are islands where gaming devices are arranged in rows.
The replenishment route for game balls in Binnai is compatible with the conventional structure
And it can simplify the island facilities.
Useful.

Also, a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the prize can be discharged.
About the discharge from the game control means
Because the ball discharge control means discharges, the game control
The step and the ball discharge control means can have different configurations.
For example, when exchanging for a gaming board with a changing number of prize balls,
Only game control means that controls the game content according to the game board
Because it is possible to change the configuration,
Up to ball discharge control means and ball discharge device with replacement of the board
Games with various prize ball grants without changing
A configuration corresponding to a board can also be adopted.

Further, the ball discharge control means and the game control
Communication related to the discharge of the prize ball between the
It is performed in one direction from the control means to the ball discharge control means.
Signal from the ball discharge control means to the game control means
Since no power is applied, it is related to the occurrence of special game state
Game control means that perform important controls, other control means
The noise is mixed in the input signal from the
Operation control or use input signals
Fraud that intentionally causes the game control means to malfunction
Actions can be effectively deterred. Moreover, the ball discharge control means
For discharging the rented ball between the step and the ball rental control means
The communication involved is electrically insulated by optical communication using a photocoupler
It will be performed in both directions while maintaining the state,
One of the exit control means or ball lending control means is damaged and
A large current does not flow to the other through the signal line
The risk of damage to both control means can be avoided and the device
Reliability can be increased.

In addition, the signal related to the ejection of the prize ball and the signal
When a signal related to the discharge of the loaned ball is input, the ball
The emission control means gives priority to the signal related to the emission of loaned balls
So, the lending ball according to the ball lending request based on the player's initiative
The discharging operation will be performed without delay, and the player will be distrusted.
It does not give a feeling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine including a ball rental mechanism.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view schematically showing a ball discharging mechanism.

FIG. 5A is a schematic cross-sectional view of a ball discharge mechanism showing a state in which a discharge stopper mechanism prevents a ball from flowing down.
(B) is a schematic sectional view of the ball discharge mechanism showing a state in which the discharge stopper mechanism allows the ball to flow down.

FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a ball discharge gutter. (B) is a perspective view which shows the outline of the operation mechanism of a ball-drawing gate.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram showing an outline of a data transmission system between the management apparatus and each pachinko machine group in the pachinko parlor and a data transmission system between the pachinko parlor and the card issuing company.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram showing an example of an electric control device provided in each pachinko machine.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a main routine of operation control by the electric control device of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a prize ball / ball lending discharge process.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a discharging process.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pachinko machine 25 Ball ejection device 108 Ball rental control unit 111 Accessory control unit 112 Ball ejection device control unit

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] FIG.

[Correction method] Deleted

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A game medium providing means capable of providing a prize game medium based on establishment of a prize and a lending game medium based on a lending operation by a player, wherein the game medium providing means includes: When a storage medium in which necessary information that can be specified is stored is inserted and a lending operation of the player is performed, a lending game medium granting control means for granting a predetermined number of lending game media based on the lending operation of the player; A prize game medium provision control means for providing a predetermined number of prize game media corresponding to the prize established in the game; an addition storage means for adding and storing the number of prize game media provided by the prize game medium provision control means; Each time the addition storage value of the addition storage means reaches a predetermined value,
A game device comprising: signal generation means for generating a count signal relating to the number of prize game media.