JPH01148290A - Game ball feed-out apparatus for pattern type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To accurately feed normal pachinko balls as game medium on a pattern type game machine to match game conditions in terms of the regular number thereof by containing a ball feeding body which halts game balls within a path during the stoppage thereof while the game balls are fed in terms of the regular number during the rotation thereof and a regulating member to regulate the rotation and stoppage at each specified angle each time. CONSTITUTION: In this feeder F implemented for a game machine, one regulating pin 56 of a ball feeding body 53 is retained on a lock part 61 of a regulating member 58 resting at the original position to lock the ball feeding body 53 at the stopping position. Under such a condition, game balls fed into an upper ball tray of the game machine runs into a path 46 through an inlet 44 of the body 41 from a port 35 of a support plate 7 to be sequentially housed. Then, a switch 51 detects 'presence of balls' to hold an electromagnetic solenoid 68 movable. When a player operates an operation button to match the contents of a game desired, the solenoid 68 is actuated at a regular timing by the frequency of the operation and the ball feeding body 53 is released to feed the game balls at each a half rotation in terms of the regular number.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a game ball sending device for a symbol-type game machine, and more specifically, a game ball delivery device for a symbol-type game machine, and more specifically, a game ball that can play a symbol combination game each time by inserting game media. The present invention relates to a game ball delivery device capable of delivering a specified number of pachinko balls as the game medium in a machine.

[Technical background]

As one of the representative examples of this type of symbol-type gaming machine, the gaming machine that has traditionally been called a "slot machine"
As is well known, medals or coins are used as the game media required for each symbol combination game, and the medals are inserted in single coins according to the game conditions (maximum of 3 points and 3 coins). By starting the operation, the symbol display W
(usually a rotating drum) can be variably activated to play the game. Then, in the determination result of the combination of symbols fixedly displayed on the device, a preset "design combination" is determined.
When it matches, it is considered as winning and you can get the predetermined reward related to the score line, i.e., the set number of medals, etc. mentioned above. When compared to pachinko machines, which are easy to play,
Although there are large differences in the gaming methods and contents of the two, as well as in many aspects such as form and structure, in relation to the differences in the gaming media (medals etc. and pachinko balls) used by each other, the external size (width and height) of the two is very different. ) are considered to be equivalent, and they are interchangeably installed on the same installation frame as pachinko machines in the game parlor. For this reason, there is a growing demand for a new type of gaming machine that can play a symbol combination game unique to this machine using pachinko balls as the game medium.

[Conventional technology]

Existing gaming machines of this type only use medals, etc., so in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, in recent years, a type of "slot/noto machine" that uses pachinko balls as the playing medium and the reward medium for winning a prize has been proposed. It has been done. According to such a gaming machine, it can be installed in the same installation frame in a gaming parlor in the same way as a pachinko machine, and various existing equipment related to pachinko balls, such as a ball replenishing device, a counting device, a management device, etc., can be shared, and It would be possible to play games with completely different contents using common game media on both gaming machines.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with the preceding "slot machine" mentioned above, although a technical outline has been proposed that allows the use of pachinko balls used in regular pachinko machines instead of medals, the amount of money required for each game is 1 medal. No specific ball feeding device has been proposed to accurately send a specified number of pachinko balls into the machine. Therefore, it is still difficult for such gaming machines to be put into practical use, and even more ingenuity is required.

In particular, with this type of gaming machine, it is possible to play up to a "3-score game" depending on the player's selection in each game, so for the above-mentioned method feeding device, the game balls are always thrown in units of a specified number, An absolutely essential condition is to be able to accurately perform 41 consecutive ``specified number of feeds'' that meet the game selection conditions each time.

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a game ball delivery device that can accurately send out regular pachinko balls as game media in a symbol-type game machine in a specified number of units according to game conditions, and to develop this type of game machine. The objective is to make the game easier and to improve the interest of the game.

[Technology for solving problems]

The present invention provides a main body that is installed inside a gaming machine that is equipped with a symbol display device, a ball tray, etc., and passes game balls, which are game media necessary for a symbol combination game, from the ball tray to the discharge section side. a gear-shaped ball feeder that is rotatably installed in the middle of this path and can stop the game balls in the path when stopped and send out the game balls in a specified number of units when rotating; A regulating member installed near the ball sending body to restrict the rotation and stopping of the ball feeding body at each predetermined angle each time, and a regulating member installed on the gaming machine side when the game ball detection means detects the presence of a ball. A pattern comprising an electromagnetic operating tool that is operated under the operating conditions of the ball throwing operating means to release the regulating member one time at a time, and a ball return mechanism that returns the game balls in the passageway to the player side. This is a game ball sending device for type game machines.

[Effect]

The game balls in the ball tray installed on the front of the game machine are passed through the passageway from the entrance of the main body, and the ball sending body, which is restrained by a regulating member at a stop position before sending out the balls, is used to advance the game balls. When the player operates the game ball input operation means on the front of the game machine while the game balls in the passage have been detected since the game ball has stopped, the electromagnetic operation tool is activated once according to the operating conditions. The regulating member is activated instantaneously to release the regulating member, and the law feeding body released from the member rotates once every predetermined angle while receiving pressure from the game balls to release a specified number of game balls. It can be sent.

〔Example〕

Prior to explaining the embodiments of the game ball sending device according to the present invention,
To summarize the gaming machine M to which this device is suitably applied, this machine has the same basic configuration as the previous "token-based slot machine", and as shown schematically in FIG. A window frame 3 is attached to the front of a front frame 2 which is attached to an outer frame l of the same size as the frame of the machine so as to be openable and closable, and a pattern transparent window 4 is formed in the center of this window frame 3. A start lever 5 and a button 6 for manually stopping each symbol drum are arranged at the bottom. It is assumed that on the display section 3A at the top of the window frame 3, various conditions and contents necessary for the game, including the gaming machine and the device of this example, are displayed using lamps and the like. In addition, multiple types of scoring lines (also called winning lines) for "combinations of symbols" are set on both sides of the transparent window 4, and the horizontal line in the center is for one score,
The upper and lower horizontal lines are for 2 points, and the diagonal lines that intersect with each other are for 3 points, and each is lit up and displayed with a lamp.

A horizontal rectangular support plate 7 is attached to the lower part of the window frame 3 so as to be openable and closable, and an upper ball tray 8 for pachinko balls (also called game balls), which is a game medium, is set on the front of the support plate 7, and an upper ball tray 8 for pachinko balls (also called game balls), which is a game medium, is set in front of the support plate 7. A horizontally rectangular mounting plate 13 is attached to the lower end of the front surface of the frame 2, and a lower ball plate 14 is set on the front surface thereof. The support plate 7 can be opened by operating a key through the play hole 12 of the locking device 10 (see Figure 3.4) mounted on the side opposite to the opening/closing fulcrum, and the pachinko ball (prize ball) which is the prize medium is placed on the opening/closing fulcrum side. A supply port 9 is formed. Further, the mounting plate 13 has a supply opening 15 for prize balls formed in the center thereof. By the way, both ball plates 8
．． As for 14, it is possible to use one with a ball ejecting mechanism that is already used in pachinko machines.

On the other hand, within the outer frame 1, three symbol drums 16 as shown are arranged. Each drum 16 has a predetermined pattern (for example, a number or a picture) arranged on its outer circumferential surface, and is started to rotate via the drive device 17 by operating the start lever 5 and stopped after a predetermined time. Furthermore, each drum 16
Regarding the stopping mode, in the automatic stopping example, the symbols are stopped sequentially from the left after a set time period, and in the manual stopping example, they are stopped in the order in which the player operates each stop button 6, and each symbol is displayed through the transparent window 4.
It can be displayed fixedly.

Regarding the feeding route for the prize balls, as schematically shown in FIG. The awarded prize balls are stored in the prize ball case 21 of the prize ball feeding device P in units of a predetermined number. Then, each time the electromagnetic solenoid 22 of the device P is activated when a winning is established, the prize ball is ejected from the corresponding case 21, and from then on, the prize ball is ejected from the vertical feed gutter 23 through the outlet 25 of the first horizontal feed gutter 24 and the feed outlet 9. The upper ball plate 8
After the tray 8 side is full, the first horizontal supply gutter 24
Packet 27 from the second horizontal supply gutter 26 connected to the lower part of the
and is supplied to the lower spherical tray 14 through the supply port 15. In the prize ball feeding device P, two prize ball cases 21 that can accommodate a prescribed number of prize balls (5, 10) are equipped with individual electromagnetic solenoids 22, etc. that can be activated according to winning conditions. It can be connected to and operate independently, ■ 5 points, 10 2 points,
15 prize balls for 3 points will be given out to each player.

In the figure, reference numeral 28 denotes a ball extraction gutter for prize balls that is vertically installed from the folding gutter 20 and communicates with a collection gutter 29 in the outer frame 1. 30 is a discharge gutter for used game balls, which is connected to the ball removal gutter 28. Reference numeral 31 denotes a ball return path, which communicates with the lower ball tray 14 through the packet 27. Reference numeral 32 denotes a full prize ball detection switch installed at the lower end of the second horizontal feed gutter 26. 33 indicates a detection switch for used game balls installed at the entrance of the discharge gutter 30.

Game ball sending device W of this example implemented in the game 11M described above
F is capable of sending out the game balls received from the upper ball tray 8 in a specified number of units, and is detachably set on the inner surface of the support plate 7 opposite to the opening/closing fulcrum as shown in FIGS. 3 to 10. A rectangular main body 41 and a lid 49 of the same shape that is detachably covered by the main body 41 constitute one cassette type, and game balls in a passage 46 are delivered into the main body 41 in specified numbers. A ball feeding body 53 in the form of a rotary gear that can be rotated, a regulating member 58 that regulates the amount of rotation of the ball feeding body 53 each time and restrains it at a predetermined stop position, and a regulating member 58 that is activated by a game ball insertion operation. An electromagnetic operating tool 68, etc., which is released one time at a time, is incorporated.

The main body 41 has one engagement edge 42 engaged with the base 11 of the locking device 10 of the support plate 7 and the other engagement edge 43 engaged with the base plate 7.
It is held in a predetermined position by a locking lever 34 attached to the upper spherical plate 8, and an inlet 44 is formed on one side to communicate with the outlet 8a side of the upper spherical plate 8 through the opening 35 of the support plate 7, and the other side is An outlet 45 communicating with the discharge gutter 30 is formed therein. The passage 46 is defined by a partition wall 47 between the entrance 44 and the exit 45, and in this passage 46, there is a turning path 46a communicating with the entrance 44 to reduce the pressure acting on the game balls. Upper road 46b and exit 45
A series of lower passages 46c are formed in communication with the lower passage 46c. The lid body 49 engages with an engaging opening 50 on each of the elastically deformable hook pieces protruding from each part of the main body 41. 51
A detection switch is attached to the lower part of the main body 41, and its detection piece 52 is extended to a predetermined position in the lower passage 46c of the passage 46 to detect the presence or absence of game balls (see Fig. 5.6).

The method feeding body 53 has a plurality of pieces (10 pieces shown in the figure) on its outer periphery.
The ball bearing is shaped like a gear in which portions 54 and ball stopper portions 55 are arranged alternately, and is inserted into and supported by a support shaft 57 supported between the main body 41 and the lid 49 so as to be freely rotatable. The ball receiver has a portion 54 and a ball stopper portion 55 that protrude into the lower passage 46c of the passage 46, and a ball feeder 53 is provided on the side surface.
regulation pin 56 for regulating the rotation angle and stop position of
are protruding from each other at 180 degrees. The ball stopper part 54 is formed continuously in the circumferential direction of the ball feeder 53 in an approximately semicircular concave shape that receives a part of the game ball, and the ball stopper part 55 holds a part of the game ball between each part 54. It is formed into a nearly triangular shape that can be effectively locked.

The regulating member 58 for this ball sending body 53 is
It is formed into a bar shape and its central part is supported by a support shaft 64 fixed to the main body 41, and the horizontal piece 59 extending toward the ball feeder 53 has an arc-shaped shape corresponding to each regulating pin 56. A guide portion 60 and a lock portion 61 are formed. The member 58 is always biased toward the restraining position r of the ball feeder 53 using its own weight or a spring (not shown), and the main body 41
The amount of variation is regulated by a stopper 65 inside. Before operation, the member 58 is stopped by a lower stopper 65, as shown in FIG. 5, to position the locking portion 61 on the rotation trajectory of the regulating pin 56. 66 is the ball feeder 5
3, it is supported like a cantilever by the support shaft 57 and extends toward the ball feeder 53, and its locking end 67 locks the regulating pin 56 from the counter-rotation direction side. It is possible to lock it. Note that the prevention piece 66 is normally locked to the locking piece 62 of the locking member 58, and can rotate in the same direction together with the member 58, while each pin 56 comes into contact with the lower edge of the free end. When it does, it can tilt upward independently.

The electromagnetic solenoid 6 is attached to the upper part of the main body 41, and when activated (energized), a spring-equipped loft 69 is extended to directly push the vertical piece 63 of the regulating member 58. Then, the member 58 can be operated in the direction of release from the ball feeder 53 (counterclockwise in FIG. 6). This solenoid 68 is controlled by a control circuit board (not shown) in the outer frame 1 together with various electrical means in the gaming machine M, and its operating conditions are as follows.
The operation button 77 for inserting game balls, which is held in a movable state when the presence of balls is detected, and which is then placed at an appropriate location on the game machine (the operation button 77 installed at the center right of the window frame 3 in FIG. When the button 77 is operated by the player, the button 77 is instantaneously activated once at a time according to the memory in the operation count storage means (not shown) attached to the button 77. Then, when the detection switch 33 on the discharge gutter 30 side is detected (ON), the next operation is enabled, while when the detection switch 32 of the second lateral feed gutter 26 is detected (ON), it is in a dormant state. It is set to be retained. It is assumed that the button 77 is set to be operable under the following conditions: "1 point game, 2 point game, 3 point game".

In addition, in the present example delivery device F, a ball return lower 0, which is formed in the middle of the lower passage 46c of the passage 46 and communicated with the above-mentioned return passage 31 as shown in the figure, is opened and closed by an opening/closing piece 71 as a ball extraction means. obtain. This opening/closing piece 71 also serves as a game ball guide forming a part of the bottom surface of the lower path 46c.
A knob 74 is inserted into a chamber 72 formed at the lower part of the support plate 7 so as to be freely retractable, and is normally biased and held in the closed position of the ball return lower 0 by a spring 73.
The opening operation can be performed using the . However, the knob 74 is screwed onto the opening/closing piece 71 using a long hole 75 formed in the main body 41 and a long hole 76 formed in the support plate 7.

Now, in the delivery device WF of this example configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 5, the ball sending body 53
By locking one of the regulating pins 56, the ball feeder 53 is locked at the stop position. After this, the game balls thrown into the upper ball tray 8 pass from the opening 35 of the support plate 7 to the passage 46 via the entrance 44 of the main body 41, and the ball feeder where the preceding ball faces the inside of the passage 46. After being received by the ball receiving part 54 of the body 53 and being stopped by the ball stopping part 55, it is sequentially accommodated in each part of the passage 46. As a result, the feeding body 53
is held in a ball-stopped state by the regulating member 58 while constantly receiving pressure from a considerable number of game balls. When the detection piece 52 of the detection switch 51 is pushed by a game ball in the passage 46 (indicates the fifth game ball from the preceding ball in the lower path 46c stopped by the ball feeder 53), the switch 51 detects "the presence of a ball" and the electromagnetic solenoid 68 is held in a movable state. It is assumed that such a state is displayed on the display section 3A of the window frame 3 using various lamps and the like.

Therefore, when the player operates the operation button 77 according to the desired game content (up to 3 times), the electromagnetic solenoid 6
8 is operated at regular intervals, the ball sending body 53 is released, and game balls are sent out in a specified number of units every 172 rotations. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the rod 69 of the solenoid 68 is momentarily advanced and pushes the vertical piece 63 of the regulating member 58, so that the member 58 is rotated counterclockwise to its horizontal position. The lock portion 61 of the piece 59 is released from the regulating pin 56 of the ball feeder 53. As a result, the ball sending body 53 is continuously pushed clockwise in the figure while constantly receiving the pressure of the game balls, and receives the game balls one by one in each ball receiving part 54 from the downstream part of the lower path 46c to the exit 45. Send it towards. Note that the solenoid 68 is stopped (turn off T61) immediately after the release operation on the 5th day of the regulating member, and the rod 69 is retracted.
After the ball feed starts, the regulating member 58 released from the regulating member 58 is returned to its original position by its own biasing force, and as a result, the reversal prevention piece 6
6 will also be restored.

Then, when the other regulation bin 56 of the regular feeder 53 is restrained by the regulation member 58, the ball feeder 53 finishes feeding the ball for the current round. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 11, while the ball feeder 53 is rotating, the bin 56 is
In the illustrated transition process, when it comes into contact with the lower edge of the reversal prevention piece 66 in the original position, the prevention piece 66 is pushed up, and then the regulation member 58 in the original position is displaced along the guide portion 60 of the horizontal piece 59. It is engaged with the rear lock part 61. As a result, the feeding body 53
is locked at the stop position where it has completed 172 rotations and has finished sending out the prescribed number (5) of game balls, and is restrained and held while receiving the pressure of the game balls in the passage 46. Further, the reversal prevention piece 66 returns after the pin 56 has passed and is held in its original position by the locking piece 62 of the regulating member 58, with its locking end 67 facing the opposite rotational direction of the regulating pin 56. This prevents the feeder 53 from reversing (see FIG. 5).

The specified number of game balls sent out by the 1/2 rotation of the ball sending body 53 described above are thereafter disposed of as used balls in the discharge gutter 3 inside the machine.
0 and is collected in the collection gutter 29. and discharge gutter 3
At the time when the detection switch 33 detects a used ball, the game can be started, while the electromagnetic solenoid is kept in a movable state. Therefore, depending on the player's game selection, if the operation button 77 is operated once, a one-score game can be started as is, while if the operation button 77 is operated twice or three times, the next set operation of the solenoid 68 is performed.
The ball sending body 53 is rotated at fixed angles as described above to send out a specified number of game balls, and the game can be started under the detection conditions of the detection switch 33. In addition, even in such a state, necessary lamps are lit on the display section 3A and on each score line.

Thereafter, in the gaming machine M, it is possible to play games in which 5 game balls score 1 point, 10 game balls score 2 points, and 15 game balls score 3 points, and each symbol drum 16 starts rotating by operating the start lever 5. Then, according to automatic stop or manual stop by operating the button 6, it is stopped based on set conditions and each pattern is fixedly displayed on the see-through window 4. If a winning is achieved on each "scoring line" as a result of the "symbol combination", the in-machine prize ball feeding device P is activated in accordance with the scoring conditions, and the specified number of balls are dispensed from the corresponding prize ball case 21. The prize ball is delivered and each gutter is 23.24°26
It is fed to the spherical plate 8.14 side through the spherical plate 8.14.

In the device F of this example, when the operation button 77 is operated, for example, twice or three times while the detection switch 51 is in the "ball present" detection state, the specified number of game balls for one or two times are sent out. After the switch 51 is in the undetected state a (OF
F), the solenoid 68 is rendered inoperable. Therefore, the subsequent two or three game balls will not be sent out, and only the game corresponding to the specified number of game balls sent out can be played.

Further, if the switch 51 goes into an undetected state as the number of game balls decreases, the solenoid 68 will not be activated even if the button 77 is operated, and subsequent ball feeding will not be performed.

On the other hand, in addition to pulling out the ball on the upper ball tray 8 side at the end of the game, when pulling out the game ball in the device F of this example, pull the knob 74 on the front side of the support plate 7 to the left in FIG. By operating
The opening/closing piece 71 inside the main body 41 is moved against the spring 73 to open the ball return lower 0. As a result, the game balls in the passage 46 are ejected from the lower ball 0 and passed through the ball return path 31 to the lower ball tray 1.
It can flow out to the 4th side. Also, regarding the fractional number remaining in the passage 46, that is, the game balls (1 to 4) remaining in the lower passage 46c while being stopped by the ball feeder 53 and not being detected by the detection switch 51, the above-mentioned Pick 74 in the same way as
The ball can be returned from the ball return lower 0 to the lower ball tray 14 by the operation.

In any ball extraction, all game balls can be ejected from the stop position of the ball feeder 53.

In particular, in the device F of this example, the detection switch 51
By accurately detecting the number of game balls in a specified number of balls, and by activating the solenoid 68 when the switch 51 detects the presence of balls, it is possible to insert fewer than the specified number of game balls and prevent games due to lack of balls. This can be avoided in advance, and furthermore, malfunction of the solenoid 68 depending on the number of times the operation button 77 is operated can be avoided. In addition, in the example in which the solenoid 68 is enabled for the next operation when the detection switch 33 on the side of the discharge gutter 30 detects a used game ball, it is possible to prevent a game caused by not putting in a game ball, and to ensure stable ball feeding operation at all times. The game can be continued properly.

[Example of change]

In the game ball sending device which is the subject of the present invention, other technical examples other than the illustrated embodiments may also be recommended.For example, the ball sending body 53 is
It may have the ability to send out a specified number (5) of game balls every rotation or every 173 rotations.

The position regulating means of the ball feeder 53 may be provided with a windmill instead of the illustrated regulating pin 56, to which a regulating member for forward rotation and a movable claw piece for preventing reverse rotation may be locked. A plurality of detection switches 51 may be arranged at each detection position "in units of specified number" or "in units of specified number + N." Further, regarding the electromagnetic solenoid 68 for releasing the regulating member 58 with respect to the ball feeder 53, the operation button 7
In an example where three 7's are arranged for each score, it may be set to be activated when each button is operated. The ball return mechanism may be of a type in which an opening/closing member for the ball extraction opening can be operated using an electromagnetic solenoid activated by a button operation by the player.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As can be understood from the above-mentioned embodiments, the game ball sending device of the present invention replaces medals and the like with regular pachinko balls as a game medium for a symbol-type game machine in a prescribed scattering unit that meets the game conditions of each game. It can be accurately transmitted, and can be suitably implemented for this type of gaming machine that is planned to be newly developed in the future, for example, a gaming machine equipped with a digital display device that can variably display numbers, etc. in place of a symbol drum etc. This may be a major contributor to the disadvantages of various symbol-based gaming machines.And by allowing the use of pachinko balls with this device, it is possible to add even more novelty to the game content of this type of gaming machine, thereby increasing the interest of the game. At the same time, it is also possible to enjoy games with completely different contents between this type of gaming machine and a regular pachinko machine by using a common game ball.

In addition, the device of the present invention forms a passage for game balls in the main body which is removably installed inside the ball tray or at a predetermined part on the body side of the game machine, and also includes a ball feeder, a regulating member, an electromagnetic operating tool, etc. Since the necessary parts can be assembled into a single cassette type, the device itself can be made extremely compact and easy to handle, and inspection and replacement can be done easily. Moreover, in this device, in addition to removing balls on the ball tray side, the game balls in the passage can be returned to the player side, that is, the ball receiver on the front side of the game machine, using the ball return mechanism. As for such ball return, if the ball is returned from the stopping position of the preceding game ball stopped by the ball sending body as shown in the figure, less than the specified number of game balls that remain in the passage and cannot be used for the game can be removed.
All items can be returned to the player.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a gaming machine according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing the inside of the gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the inside of the gaming machine. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view showing an embodiment of the device, FIG. 5 is a rear view, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the start of operation of the device. The rear view, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 9, and FIG.
FIG. 11, which is a sectional view taken along the D-line, is an explanatory view showing the process of ball feeding operation. M, gaming machine 1. Outer frame 2, front frame 4. i3 Viewing window 5, start lever 61 manual stop button 8.14 ball tray 161 symbol drum P, ball feeding device
30. Discharge gutter F, delivery device 419 main body 44, inlet 45. Exit 46, passage 51. Detection switch 53, ball feeder 548 ball receiver 55, ball stopper
56. Regulation pin 58, regulation member 61. Lock part 68, electromagnetic solenoid 69. Rondoor 7, operation button patent applicant: Toyomaru Sangyo Co., Ltd. Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 3Δ Spontaneous writing of procedural amendments) Display of 16 cases Patent Application No. 308353, filed in 1988 2, Title of invention: Game ball delivery for graphic game machines Device 3, Relationship with the case of the person making the amendment Patent applicant address: 3-12-5 Nagatoimachi, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Specification to be amended, Section ``Detailed Description of the Invention'' and Drawing 6, Contents of the amendment 1 Part 1, ■, Specification 1) "Up to 3 sheets required for -m" on page 4, line 16 to line 18) is replaced with "up to 3 sheets required for -m". Use medals or coins as the medium, and adjust the medals, etc. to the game conditions (up to 3 coins for a maximum of 3 games). 2) “Pattern combinations and 11
19000. ``Predetermined reward'' is corrected to ``predetermined reward'' when the winning pattern matches the ``pattern combination mode''. 3) "Games, 900. Possible" written in lines 18 and 19 of page 6 is corrected to "Up to 3 games are possible depending on the player's selection during game operations." 4) Change "00 is displayed on window 4" written in lines 13 to 18 of page 9 to "On the surface of window 4, multiple numbers of game balls corresponding to the conditions for throwing in the specified number of game balls are displayed." ``The Onuki line for the symbol combination mode (also referred to as the prize winning line)'' is set. By the way, when inserting 1 unit of game balls, only one line in the center, when inserting 2 units, up to 3 lines in the center and above and below, and when inserting 3 units, each symbol combination covers all lines including diagonal lines that intersect with each other. The mode is considered to be the winning target. In addition, in the area adjacent to the transparent window 4, multiple types of "symbol combination modes" required for winning a prize and their scores (for example, 1 to 15 points) are displayed, and a score display etc. is installed.'' do. 5) Linked to [etc. 00016. pay. '', ``, etc. can operate independently, and for each score when a prize is won, 1 point, 5 pieces, 2
10 points, maximum 1 with 15 units of 3 points as standard example
5 points and 75 prize balls will be given out. ” he corrected. 6) "Button 7" described on page 16, line 10 and line 11
For 7, ++0. +8th article" is corrected to "For button 77, !1 game, twice for 2 games, and 3 times for 3 games.'' 7) Corrected "1 point as it is for one time" written in line 8 of page 20 to "1 point in one time, symbol combinations are made by operating the start lever 5" and "Each score" written in line 14. "Lie" is corrected to "Each winning lie" and line 16 and line 17
"Game balls 11049.Each game" written in the row is corrected to "Each game with 5, 10, and 15 game balls." 8) Change the "score line" written on page 21, line 3 to "
Correct it to "winning line". 9) "For each score" written on page 23, line 17 is corrected to "for each game." 10) "Ball extraction port" written in the first line of page 24 is corrected to "ball return port", and "digital display device" written in line 10 is changed to "digital type, liquid crystal type, etc.""Displaydevice". ■0 Drawing Figure 1 will be newly corrected as shown in the attached sheet. that's all

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[Scope of Claims] 1) A game ball, which is a game medium necessary for a symbol combination game, is passed from the ball dish into a main body that is installed inside a gaming machine that is equipped with a symbol display device, a ball dish, etc. and a gear-shaped ball feeder that is rotatably installed in the middle of this path and can stop the game balls in the path when stopped and send out the game balls in a specified number of units when rotating. and a regulating member installed near the ball sending body to restrict the rotation and stopping of the ball sending body at each predetermined angle, and a regulating member installed on the gaming machine side when the game ball detecting means detects the presence of a ball. an electromagnetic operation tool that is activated under the operating conditions of a game ball insertion operation means attached to the player to release the regulating member one time at a time, and a ball return mechanism that returns the game balls in the passageway to the player side. A game ball sending device for a symbol type game machine, characterized by comprising: 2) The main body is removably installed inside a base plate equipped with the ball tray that can be opened and closed or on the machine body side of the gaming machine, and is communicated with the exit portion of the ball bowl through a hole in the base plate on one side. The game ball delivery device for a symbol-type game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that an inlet is formed, and an outlet is formed on the other side to communicate with a discharge section within the game machine. 3) The game ball delivery device for a symbol-type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the passage is formed with an appropriate slope across the entrance and exit of the main body. 4) The ball feeder has at least one of a ball receiving portion and a ball stopper formed around its entire circumference always facing into the passage, and a portion thereof is configured to determine the rotation amount and stop position of the ball feeder. The game ball sending device for a symbol-type game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a position regulating means for regulating the ball. 5) The regulating member is tiltably installed at a corresponding part of the ball sending body and is always biased by a spring or its own weight in a direction to restrain the ball sending body, and has a position regulating means for the ball sending body at one end. A game ball delivery device for a symbol-type game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that a locking portion is formed for a symbol-type game machine. 6) The detection means is a switch installed at a predetermined position in the passageway, and is set to be able to detect a specified number of game balls from the preceding ball stopped at the stop position of the ball feeder. Claim 1 characterized in that
A game ball sending device for a symbol-type game machine as described in 2. 7) The electromagnetic operating tool is an electromagnetic solenoid installed opposite to the regulating member, and is held in a movable state when the detecting means detects the presence of a ball, and is configured to operate according to the operating conditions of the game ball insertion operating means. The game ball sending device for a symbol-type game machine according to claim 1, wherein the device is set to be activated once at a time to release the regulating member with the movable member. . 8. The ball return mechanism forms a ball return port that communicates with the ball receiver side of the game machine at the position where the preceding ball is parked in the passageway, and has an opening/closing piece that can guide the game ball at the bottom of the passageway. The symbol-type game according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening/closing piece is movably incorporated, and the opening/closing piece is always kept in a closed state of the ball return opening and can be opened by the player's operation. Game ball sending device for machines.