JPH01295392A - Pinball lending device for pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the accurate sales data on each pinball machine by discharging the lent pinballs directly to the machine which is specified by a pinball machine specifying/detecting means. CONSTITUTION:The detection switches 32a and 32b with which a game player can specify a right or left pinball machines P1 and P2 are set under a coin slot 30 of a pinball lending device A set between both machines P1 and P2. A pilot lamp 33a or 33b is turned on for confirmation of the switch 32a or 32b that is selected by the player. While a coin guiding route follows the slot 30 at the inside of the device A. A coin deciding device 37 is connected to said guiding route to decide whether the thrown coins are proper or not. If so, the lent pinballs are discharged directly to a supply dish 10 of the machine P1 and P2 that is selected by the layer. In such a way, the accurate sales data can be obtained for each pinball machine.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a ball lending device for a game machine that uses pachinko balls for playing games, and in particular, to which gaming machine the balls lent by the ball lending device are lent. This relates to a ball lending device for a game machine that allows you to accurately know whether the ball has been played or not.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, pachinko balls used in gaming machines, for example, pachinko gaming machines, are placed between so-called intermission balls on an island stand where a large number of pachinko gaming machines are arranged. The equipment was lent to players. However, since it is not possible to determine which pachinko machine the balls rented by such intermission ball lending devices were used for, the problem is that it is not possible to accurately provide sales data for each pachinko machine. there were. For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 149184/1984, coin slots are provided separately for left and right pachinko machines, and the coins inserted into the respective slots are identified. This was recorded and processed as sales data for the pachinko machine corresponding to that input slot.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, the ball rental device having the above structure has a structure in which the player receives the rented balls and throws them into the ball supply tray provided at the front of the pachinko game machine. There is a risk that the received rented balls may be used in another pachinko game machine, and this poses a problem in that even if separate coin slots are provided, accurate data cannot be output. Furthermore, if the player accidentally inserts coins into adjacent coin slots, there is a problem in that it becomes more difficult to obtain accurate data.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a ball lending device that can accurately display sales data for each gaming machine, such as a pachinko gaming machine. It is about providing.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ball lending device for a gaming machine according to the present invention detects that any one of a plurality of gaming machines has been identified. A game machine specific detection means for
a display means for displaying the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine identification detection means; a value object reception means activated based on the output of the gaming machine identification detection means; and a value object reception means that is activated by the value object reception means. a value object suitability determination means for determining whether or not a value object is appropriate; and a game machine that is activated when the value object suitability determination means determines that the value object is appropriate and is specified by the game machine identification detection means. and a rental ball payout means for paying out rental balls.

[Operation] When the player specifies the gaming machine on which he or she intends to play, the gaming machine identification detection means is activated and the value object receiving means is activated. In response to this, the player can insert valuable objects such as coins and cards into the slot. Then, whether or not the inserted value object is appropriate is determined by the value object appropriateness determining means, and when it is recognized as appropriate, the rented balls are directly paid out to the supply tray of the gaming machine specified by the player.

As mentioned above, in this ball lending device, the paid balls are not put into the supply tray after being received by the player, but are instead lent directly to the specified gaming machine. The correspondence between balls and gaming machines is accurate, and therefore the sales data for each gaming machine is accurate.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, there are ball lending devices according to the embodiments from the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment, so each will be explained separately.

Figures 1 to 14 show a first embodiment of the ball lending device according to the present invention. First, the configuration of a pachinko game machine as an example of a game machine will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Pachinko gaming machines PI and P2 have an outer frame 2 fixed to an island stand 90 (see FIG. 2), which will be described later.
and a front frame 1 provided on the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.

The front frame 1 is formed into a picture frame shape, and a glass door support frame 3 is provided around the opening thereof, and the glass door support frame 3 includes: a glass door 4 containing glass and a front plate; A game board 6 is disposed on the back side of the front frame 1 and behind the glass m4 to which a glass plate 5 is attached so as to be openable and closable.

The game board 6 is provided with a variable display device 7 and a variable winning ball device 8 that opens when the display mode of the variable display device 7 becomes a predetermined display state and generates a large amount of winnings. It is being Furthermore, the game board 6 has a regular prize opening,
Display lamps, windmills, obstacle nails, etc. are arranged, and an out port 9 is formed into which balls hit that do not win a prize are introduced.

A ball supply tray 10 is attached to the surface of the front plate 5 for storing pachinko balls paid out as prize balls and pachinko balls lent to players. This batted ball supply tray 10 stores the pachinko balls described above, and supplies the stored pachinko balls one by one to a firing position (not shown) as a batted ball. A speaker 11 for enlivening the game effect is installed in the internal space on the upstream side of the batted ball supply tray 10, and a discharge port 12 is provided in the front plate 5 on the upstream side. This discharge port 12 is
Prize balls paid out from a prize ball dispensing device 24, which will be described later, are released, and rental balls lent out from a ball lending device A are also released. The front panel 5 is also provided with a stop button 13 for stopping the variable display of the variable display device 7.

Further, an operating handle 14 for adjusting the repulsion force of the ball is provided below the front frame 1. On one side of the operating handle 14, surplus prizes overflowing from the ball supply tray 10 are provided A surplus ball tray 15 for storing balls is provided.

Next, the back structure of the pachinko game machines P, P2 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. A game board fixing frame 16 to which the game board 6 is removably attached is fixed to the back surface of the front frame 1. The game board fixing frame 16 is provided with a fixture 17, whereby the game board 6 is detachably attached to the game board fixing frame 16.

In addition, a winning ball collecting cover integral 18 that guides the winning upper collecting cover 18 downward is attached to the back surface of the game board 6, and a mechanism plate 27 ( (see Fig. 7) is provided so as to be openable and closable. As is well known, the mechanism board 27 processes the winnings generated from the winning opening or the winning ball device of the game board 6 one by one, and delivers a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls corresponding to the winning balls. Various mechanisms are provided for dispensing. Specifically, on the front side of the mechanism plate 27, as shown by the dashed line in FIG. There are provided a winning ball processing device 20 for processing winning balls one by one, and a winning ball discharging passage 21 through which the winning balls processed by the winning ball processing device 20 are discharged while operating an operating lever (not shown). Note that an operating lever (not shown) operates a prize ball dispensing device 24, which will be described later. In addition, the mechanism plate 27
An out ball discharge passage 22 corresponding to the out port 9 is also provided on the front side of the ball.

On the other hand, on the rear side of the mechanism plate 27, a replenishment device 92 (described later) is provided.
a prize ball tank 23 for storing prize balls supplied from;
A prize ball dispensing device 24 is provided to which a predetermined number of prize balls are supplied from the prize ball tank 23 and which is operated by the operation lever (not shown). In addition, mechanism plate 2
7 is also formed with a prize ball discharging path (not shown) that guides the prize balls paid out from the prize ball dispensing device 24 to the batted ball supply tray 10 and surplus ball receiving tray 15. Furthermore,
On the back of the pachinko gaming machines p, , p2, there is a ball firing mechanism 25 that fires balls at the back of the front frame 1, and a connection that is connected to the prize ball discharge path (not shown) and communicates with the surplus ball tray 15. A gutter 26 is attached.

Two pachinko gaming machines p, , P configured as above
2, the ball lending device A is disposed so as to be sandwiched therebetween. Therefore, the configuration of this ball lending device A is shown in Figures 1 to 9.
This will be explained with reference to the figures. First, on the front of the ball lending device A,
As shown in FIG. 1, a coin slot 30 is provided into which a player can insert coins. A ball out indicator lamp 31 is provided above the coin slot 30 to indicate that balls to be lent are being supplied to the ball lending device A. Furthermore, detection switches 32a and 32b are provided below the coin slot 30 for the player to specify either the left or right pachinko game machine PI or P2. The P1 detection switch 32a is provided to point to the left side in order to identify the pachinko machine P, and the P2 detection switch 32b is provided to point to the right side to identify the pachinko machine P2 on the right side. It is now compatible. Further, when the player presses the P1 detection switch 32a and the P2 detection switch 32b, display lamps 33a and 33b provided inside thereof are turned on. Thereby, the detection switch 32a or 32b selected by the player can be clearly confirmed. Note that the detection switches 32a and 32b are the switch 32a as shown in FIG. 3(a).

A partition protrusion 34 may be provided between 32b, or a third
As shown in Figure (b), it is preferable to provide the detection switches 32a and 32b on the inclined surface of the raised inclined plate 35 so that the player does not accidentally press the different detection switch when pressing the button. . Of course, instead of the configuration shown in FIG. 3, for example, two detection switches separated in the vertical direction may be provided to produce the same effect as described above.

Further, a coin return port 39 is provided below the ball lending device A to refund the coin when an incorrect coin is inserted from the coin slot 30.

On the other hand, the inside of the ball lending device A is as shown in FIG.
A coin guide path 36 is provided continuously to the coin input port 30, and a coin discriminating device 37 is connected to the coin guide path 36 to determine whether or not the inserted coin is proper. As is well known, the coin discrimination device 37 has the function of distinguishing between proper coins and improper coins based on the thickness, diameter, magnetic absorption characteristics, etc. of the coins. Therefore, the coins determined to be inappropriate by the coin discrimination device 37 are
The coins are returned to the return port 39 via the coin return path 38.

If the coin is determined to be proper by the coin discriminating device 37, the coin is flown down the coin recovery path 41 after activating the proper coin detection switch 40, and placed at one place on the island platform 90 by the coin recovery device (not shown). be made to gather.

In addition, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned detection switch 32a,
The coins are not accepted unless the player presses the coin slot 32b, but this can be prohibited by closing the coin slot 30 with a shutter or by blocking the coin slot 30 with a shutter. This can be achieved by configuring the system so that all coins are returned to the return port 39.

On the other hand, the ball lending device A is supplied with balls to be lent to players. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, pachinko balls flow down in a line into a rental ball replenishment path 42 connected to a replenishment device 92, which will be described later. A ball-out detection switch 43 that lights up the ball-out indicator lamp 31 is arranged at the top of the rental ball supply path 42 so as to face it, and is normally activated when pressed by pachinko balls to light up the ball-out indicator lamp 31. It is designed to let you do so. Furthermore, when there are no more pachinko balls to be pressed, the ball-out indicator lamp 31 is turned off and the coin slot 30 is closed, or the inserted coins are returned from the coin slot 30. ing.

Further, at the lower end of the rental ball supply path 42, a rental ball payout mechanism 44 is provided.
is connected. This ball rental mechanism 44 is composed of a ball rental device 45 and a path switching mechanism 51. First, the ball rental device 45 will be explained with reference to FIG.
A sprocket 48 is fixed to a motor shaft 47 of the motor 46, and a plurality of semicircular pawls 49, which are slightly smaller in diameter than the pachinko balls, are provided on the outer periphery of the sprocket 48. A part of the pawl portion 49 is arranged so as to face the rental ball replenishment path 42, so that pachinko balls flowing down the rental ball replenishment path 42 are prevented from flowing down by the pawl portion 49. ing. In addition, a payout ball detection switch 5o for detecting pachinko balls that can pass through is arranged in the rental ball supply path 42, and the payout ball detection switch 5o detects the rental balls paid out one by one by the rotation of the sprocket 48 and controls as described below. Circuit ll3 (see FIG. 11; this control circuit 113
sends the signal to a device (not shown, provided in the ball lending device A). Therefore, in the ball payout device 45 configured as described above, the motor 46 starts rotating and the sprocket 48 rotates when the appropriate coin detection switch 4o is activated.
The pachinko ball engages with the pawl 49 of the sprocket 48
The balls flow down the rental ball supply route 42 one by one. Ball rental supply route 42
The pachinko balls flowing down are detected by the payout ball detection switch 50, and the number of detected pachinko balls reaches a predetermined number (for example, 25
When the number of balls is reached, a stop signal is sent from the control circuit 113 to the motor 46, and the payout of the rented balls is stopped. In addition, when the inserted coin is a high-value coin (for example, a 500 yen coin), the rotation of the motor 46 described above is as follows.
It does not stop until the number of balls detected by the payout ball detection switch 50 is detected by a corresponding multiple of the unit coin (for example, a 100 yen coin).

Next, the passage switching mechanism 51, which is another mechanism of the ball rental mechanism 44, will be explained with reference to FIG. The passage switching mechanism 51 connects the two-pronged passages 70a and 7 of the paid ball payout path 52 through which the paid balls paid out from the paid ball payout device 45 flow down.
It is placed in the 0b section and distributes the paid out rental balls to the two-pronged passages 70a and 70b. In this structure, a passage switching solenoid 53 is fixed to the side of the ball rental path 52, and a connecting member 56 and an arm member 57 are connected to the plunger 54 of the passage switching solenoid 53 by a support shaft 55. has been done. The arm member 57 is
It is held in a horizontal direction, and has an engagement pin 58 protruding from its tip. Further, the connecting member 56 is
It is held vertically downward, and at its lower end,
Through the link member 59, the two-pronged passages 70a, 70b
The switching valve 60 is connected to a switching valve 60 disposed at a branch portion of the valve.

The switching valve 60 is rotatably supported around a rotation shaft 61 . Further, a stopper solenoid 62 is disposed diagonally above the passage switching solenoid 53. An inverted "L"-shaped stopper member 65 is connected to the plunger 63 of the stopper solenoid 62 by a support shaft 68. The stopper member 65 is connected to the rotation shaft 6
6, and a hook-shaped retaining portion 6 that engages with the engaging pin 58 is provided at the lower end of the retaining portion 6.
7 is formed. Further, an abutting inclined portion 69 is formed below the engaging portion 67 until it reaches the engaging portion 67 . Therefore, the passage switching solenoid 53 and the stopper solenoid 62 have their plungers 54 and 6
3 (the spring provided around the plunger 54 is not shown), the plunger 54 of the passage switching solenoid 53 is in the lowered position. At times, the switching valve 60 is in a state where the two-pronged passage 70b on the right side of the drawing is closed.

Further, when the passage switching solenoid 53 is energized and the plunger 54 is in the raised position, the switching valve 60 is in a state in which the two-pronged passage 70a on the left side in the drawing is closed. Then, when the plunger 54 rises, the arm member 57 also rises, so that the engagement pin 58 engages with the engagement portion 67 while being guided by the contact slope portion 69. Therefore, even when the passage switching solenoid 53 is in a non-energized state, the plunger 54 does not descend and is held in the raised position. Therefore, the switching valve 60 remains closed to the left two-pronged passage 70a. Further, in this state, when the stopper solenoid 62 is excited, the stopper member 65 is rotated counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 66, so that the engagement pin 58 and the engagement portion 67 are engaged with each other. The combined state is released, and as a result, the plunger 54 is lowered by a spring (not shown), so that the switching valve 60 rotates and closes the right two-pronged passage 70b.

The passage switching mechanism 51 having the above-described configuration operates in correspondence with the detection switch 32b. That is, the passage switching solenoid 53 is energized when the P2 detection switch 32blJ (ON) is turned on.The stopper solenoid 62 is automatically activated when the payout operation of a predetermined number of rental balls is completed. Therefore, the passage switching mechanism 5
No. 1 normally closes the right two-pronged passage 70b, and only when the P2 detection switch 32b is pressed, the passage switching solenoid 53 is energized to close the other two-pronged passage 70a.

Further, on the side of the ball rental device A, guiding members 72a and 72b are provided.
is detachably attached with screws 73. The guide members 72a, 72b are connected to the two-pronged passages 70a, 7
It includes rental ball guide paths 71a and 71b communicating with the ball rental guide path 71b, and the other end thereof is connected to a rental ball receiving portion 74 provided on the back surface of the mechanism plate 27, as shown in FIG. This rental ball receiving portion 74 is connected to the discharge port 1 of the batted ball supply tray 1o.
It is designed to communicate with 2. In addition, ball rental guide route 7
Of 1a and 71b, the left ball rental guide path 71a corresponds to the pachinko game machine PI located on the left, and the right ball rental guide path 71b corresponds to the pachinko game machine P2 located on the right.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, eight conductive members 72a, 72
b is attached to the ball lending device A, but it may also be attached to the mechanism plate 27 side.

The ball payout mechanism 44, which includes the ball payout device 45 and the passage switching mechanism 51 as described above, is configured to operate a pachinko gaming machine P specified by the player in response to coins inserted into the coin slot 30 by the player. , , P2 is configured to pay out a predetermined number of rental balls.

Further, as other examples of the ball rental mechanism, there are those shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. To explain this, this rental ball dispensing mechanism 75 has a rental ball storage section 76 that is provided upright and stores a predetermined number of pachinko balls (however, this rental ball storage section 76 stores pachinko balls in two rows). ), and the rental ball storage section 76 rotates!
T! It is able to swing freely in the left and right directions around ll77. Further, the upper part of the rental ball storage section 76 constitutes a receiving lower 8 that communicates with the rental ball supply path 42, and
6 has a two-pronged passageway 70a formed in the same manner as described above;
It constitutes a discharge lower 9 that communicates with 70b. however,
When the rental ball storage section 76 does not swing and stands upright, the ejection lower 9 is in a position corresponding to the ejection ball stopper part 80 formed between the two-pronged passages 70a and 70b. As a result, the pachinko balls stored in the rental ball storage section 76 are stopped while being stored. Further, replenishment pressure stopper portions 81 are protrudingly provided on both the left and right sides of the receiving lower 8 to prevent rental balls from spilling out from the rental ball supply path 42 when the rental ball storage section 76 is tilted. It is designed to block the exit of the Furthermore, on the approximately central side of the rental ball storage section 76, there are arm sections 82a on the left and right,
A solenoid 85 is provided in the connecting elongated holes 84a and 84b formed at the ends of the arm portions 82a and 82b.
Plunges of a and 85b v86a and 86b are connected @83a
, 83b. solenoid 85a,
85b is fixed to the side wall of the ball lending device A. Also,
Spring locking portions 87a, 87b are formed approximately in the center of the arm portions 82a, 82b, and the spring locking portions 87
One ends of springs 88a and 88b are locked to a and 87b.

The other ends of the springs 88a and 88b are locked to the side wall of the ball lending device A.

To explain the operation of the paid ball dispensing mechanism 75 having the above-mentioned configuration, in a normal state, the spring 8
Due to the balance of the biasing forces of 8a and 88b, the rental ball storage section 76 is in an upright state. For this reason, the rental balls are
The ball is stored in the rental ball storage section 76 from the rental ball supply path 42 and is brought into contact with the ball release stopper section 80. In such a state, for example, when the right solenoid 85a is energized, the rental ball storage section 76 swings clockwise, bringing the release lower 9 into a position communicating with the fork passage 70a. A predetermined number of rental balls stored in the rental ball storage section 76 are paid out to the two-pronged passageway 70a. At this time, since the replenishment pressure stopper part 81 closes the exit of the rented ball supply path 42, the rented balls do not flow into the rented ball storage section 76 or fall outside. On the other hand, when the solenoid 85b on the left side is energized, the rental ball storage section 76 similarly swings counterclockwise and releases a predetermined number of stored rental balls into the two-pronged passageway 70b on the right side. Therefore, when this ball lending mechanism 75 is used in the ball lending device A, the detection switches 32a and 32b are provided corresponding to the solenoids 85a and 85b, and when the proper coin detection switch 40 is activated, The configuration may be such that the solenoid 85a or 85b corresponding to the detection switch 32a or 32b pressed by the player operates.

The pachinko game m P r , P 2'P explained above
The ball lending devices A are arranged in rows in the horizontal direction on the island stand 9o, as shown in FIG. This island stand 90 has 4 distributions on its top! !
191 is provided, and a replenishment device 92 is suspended from the distribution gutter 91 to each pachinko game machine PI, P2 . . . , ball lending device A, etc. Of the replenishment devices 92, those provided for the pachinko gaming machines P, P2, . . . are provided with a replenishment ball counting switch 93 at the outlet thereof. This replenishment ball counting switch 93 generally derives a one-pulse signal every time ten pachinko balls pass, and this signal is sent to a management device 106, which will be described later.

In addition, the replenishment balls supplied from the replenishment device 92 are stored in the prize ball tank 23 in the case of pachinko gaming machines P, P2, etc., and in the case of the ball rental device A, they are stored in the rental ball replenishment route 42.

Further, a ball collection gutter 94 is provided below the island stand 90 to collect the pachinko balls ejected from each pachinko game machine PI, P2, . . . into one place. In addition, the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko gaming machine P,, P2, .
Once the balls are collected in the ball collecting tank 95, a ball counting switch 96 provided at the outlet of the ball collecting tank 95 is activated, and then the balls are discharged into the collecting trough 94.

The ball counting switch 96 is the same as the supply ball counting switch 9.
3, one pulse signal is derived every time ten pachinko balls pass, and this signal is sent to a management device 106, which will be described later.

A lifting mechanism 97 is provided between the distribution gutter 91 and the ball collection gutter 94.
is provided. This lifting mechanism 97 is configured to move the discharge balls collected by the ball collection gutter 94 to the upper part and re-supply them to the distribution gutter 91, and also to polish dirty discharge balls in the process of movement. It is. That is, the lifting mechanism 97 has a lifting pipe 98, and a spiral wire ring 99 is housed within the lifting pipe 98. This spiral ring 99 is constantly rotated by a drive motor 100. In addition, a ball collection gutter 9 is provided at the bottom of the lifting pipe 98.
A storage section 1 that stores the discharge balls collected by 4.
01 is provided, and the spiral wire ring 99 is provided in the storage portion 101.
A second spiral wire wheel 102 that rotates together with the second spiral wire wheel 102 is housed therein.

This second spiral wire ring 102 is formed into an inverted conical shape, and collects the stored discharge balls in the center so that the discharge balls can be easily scooped up to the upper part by the spiral wire ring 99. Furthermore, the storage section 101 and the lifting vibrator 98 are filled with the abrasive that is scooped up at the same time as the ejected balls so that they are almost full. For this reason, there is a separation line 103 at the top of the lifting pipe 98 that separates the pachinko balls from the abrasive.
is provided at an angle, and an abrasive recovery pipe 104 for returning the separated abrasive to the storage section 101 is provided below the separation line 103. Furthermore, the separation line 10
3 is connected to the distribution gutter 91, and when the distribution gutter 91 is full of pachinko balls, the upper part of the distribution gutter 91 is connected to the lower part of the ball collection gutter 94 to collect surplus balls. A surplus ball return pipe 105 is provided to guide the ball.

Since the lifting mechanism 97 is configured as described above, the spiral wire ring 99 and the second spiral wire ring 102 are rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 100, and the discharge balls and the abrasive are simultaneously transported.

During this lifting, dirt on the ejected balls is absorbed by the abrasive and polished, and when the pachinko balls are ejected to the separation line 103, they are clean and polished.

The configurations of the ball lending device A and the pachinko gaming machines p, p2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 have been explained above.
In the above-described configuration, the driven ball counting switch 96 and the supply ball counting switch 93 provided in connection with the pachinko gaming machines PI and P2, and the P detection switch 32a and the P2 detection switch 32b provided in the ball lending device A. As shown in FIG. 2, the proper coin detection switch 40 is connected to a management device 106 placed in the game parlor, and each detection signal is processed within the management device 106 to determine whether the pachinko game machine p, , p, and the data of the ball lending device A.

The control of the first embodiment described above will be explained based on FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the control circuit configuration. In the figure, the management device 106 includes a calculation section 107 as a control center, a storage section 108, and an input/output interface 109. The input/output interface 109 is connected to the pachinko game machine PL, P2 described above.
... Receiving signals from Pn and ball rental device A, calculation unit 107
send to Further, the data processed by the calculation unit 107 is stored in the storage unit 108. The storage unit 108 includes storage counters corresponding to the individual pachinko gaming machines PL, P2 . . . Pn and the ball lending device A.

Specifically, a ball counter U that stores data sent from the ball counting switch 96 of the pachinko game machine P1.
l, a supply ball counter H1% that stores data sent from the supply ball counting switch 93, and an appropriate coin detection switch 4 of the ball lending device A1 sandwiched between the pachinko gaming machines P1 and P2.
Data from 0, including 1 in the ball rental counter that stores data converted to pachinko balls when P and the detection switch 32a are pressed; hereinafter, each pachinko game machine P2
, P3 '・-P, ball lending device AI, A2 ,”
' Contains each counter corresponding to An/2. However, the ball rental counter 2 in the pachinko game machine P2 stores data from the appropriate coin detection switch 40 of the ball rental device A1, which is converted into pachinko balls when the P2 detection switch 32b is pressed. be done. In other words,
Ball lending counters Kn-1 and Kn in pachinko gaming machines Pn-1 and Pn (n is an even number of 2 or more) are ball lending devices A. /2.

The calculation unit 107 includes a display device 110 and a keyboard 1.
11 and a printer 112 are connected. In response to the signal from the human output interface 109, the calculation unit 107 stores the processed data in the storage unit 108 according to a predetermined procedure, or
The data stored in the storage unit 108 is retrieved based on a command from the display device (CRT) 110 or printer 112.
to display the data contents. Of course, the data displayed on the display device 110 or the printer 112 is not only the data stored in the storage section 108, but also various data calculated by the calculation section 107 based on the data. There is a lot of trouble.

A control circuit 113 is also provided within the ball lending device A. This control circuit 113 includes the detection switch 32a,
32b and the appropriate coin detection switch 40, the passage switching solenoid 53 of the passage switching mechanism 51, the stopper solenoid 62, the P1 indicator lamp 33a and the P
2 display lamp 33b and the motor 46 of the ball rental mechanism 44
is now working. In addition, the control circuit 113
A coin counter 114 that counts signals from the proper coin detection switch 40 and a ball payout counter 115 that counts detection signals from the ball detection switch 50 of the ball payout device 45 are provided inside. This ball rental counter 1
15, the motor 46 is stopped when a predetermined number of pieces are counted.

Next, the operations of the management device 106 and the control circuit 113 shown in FIG. 11 will be explained with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 12 and 13. First, the operation of the management device 106 will be explained based on FIG.
1) In some cases, the number of balls hit is entered manually on the ball counter UI (step S2). In addition, the presence or absence of a hitting ball is
This is done by a detection signal from the ball count switch 96. Further, in step S+, pachinko game machine P1
If it is determined that there are no balls to be hit, it is determined whether or not there are balls to be hit in the other pachinko game machine P2 (step S3), and if there are, there are balls to be hit into the ball counter U2. The number of balls is input (step S4). Hit ball counter U,,
If the number of balls to be hit is input to U2, or if there are no balls to be hit, it is then determined whether or not there are replenishment balls in the pachinko machine P1 (step S5), and if there are, the replenishment is performed. The number of balls to be supplied is input to the ball counter H1 (step S6
). The presence or absence of supply balls is determined by a detection signal from the supply ball counting switch 93. Further, in step S, if it is determined that the pachinko game machine P1 has no supply balls, it is determined whether or not the other pachinko game machine P2 has supply balls (step S7). , the number of balls to be hit is input into the supply ball counter H2 (step S
a).

As mentioned above, when the processing of the balls and replenishment pressure is completed, next the P1 detection switch 32 provided in the ball lending device A
It is determined whether a is ONL/or not (step S9).

P. When it is determined that the detection switch 32a is ON, it is determined whether or not the proper coin detection switch 40 is ONL/(step S1゜), and when it is determined that it is ON, the rental ball is The counter is incremented by "+1" (step 511). As a result, the number of rental balls lent to the pachinko gaming machine P1 is recorded. Note that if it is determined in step SIO that the appropriate coin detection switch 40 is not turned on, the process returns to the first step S1. Further, when the process of step Sl+ is completed, the management device 106
14(a) on the display device 110 or printer 112 automatically or by operating the keyboard 111.
) to display the sales data of the pachinko machine P1 as shown in step S+2), and to display the cumulative total of paid balls in step 5.
13), calculate and display the divisor (step 514).

Here, the number of balls struck in the sales data is calculated by adding up the number of out balls and the number of safe balls and is counted by the number of balls struck switch 96, but the pachinko machine is equipped with a return machine etc. The number of balls ejected from the pachinko machine is counted and displayed. Moreover, although the number of replenishment balls is counted by the replenishment ball counting switch 93 of the replenishment device 92, the number counted based on the number of safe balls may be displayed. Further, the inserted amount is the amount inserted into the coin insertion slot 30 of the ball rental machine A, and the amount of sales at the pachinko gaming machine P1 is the amount by which the P1 detection switch 32a corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine P1 is pressed. .

In addition, the total amount of coins to be paid is calculated by adding a predetermined number of coins to the number of coins inserted (for example,
25 pieces) is calculated by adding them together, or is displayed by integrating the number counted by the paid-out ball detection switch 50. In the case of this embodiment, the cumulative ball rental total is calculated by the former method. Furthermore, pachinko game machine P! The divisor is as follows: When the cumulative total of balls to be paid is xl, the number of balls played is Y, and the number of balls to be supplied is Z, the divisor = 10x (x, -(Y+ -Z+ )): X+
This is what is displayed by. In addition, 'the percentage for each model and the percentage for all machines are based on the total of the total amount of paid balls for each model or all machines, the total number of balls driven, and the total number of balls to be supplied.
It is obtained in the same way as the above formula.

When it is determined in step S9 that the P1 detection switch 32a is not turned on, the same processing as in steps 39 to S14 is performed on the pachinko game machine P2 in steps SIR to 320.

When the processing in step S+4 or step S20 is completed, next step S2 is to display sales, percentage data, etc. for each model as shown in FIG. 14(b).
□), and furthermore, the sales of all units as shown in Figure 14 (C),
The division calculation data etc. are displayed (step 522).
Thereafter, the process returns to step S1 and the above-described process is repeated.

Next, the operation of the control circuit 113 will be explained with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether or not the payout operation is in progress (step s2). This is the ball rental device 45
This is determined by the presence of a signal from the paid-out ball detection switch 5o. If it is determined that the payout operation is not in progress, it is determined whether or not the detection switch 32a is turned on (step 524), and if it is determined that the detection switch 32a is turned on, then the The display lamp 33a is turned on to display the pachinko game machine P1 specified by the player (step 525). On the other hand, P1 detection switch 32a J! l<
If it is determined that the P2 detection switch 32b is not ON, it is determined whether or not the P2 detection switch 32b is ON (step S26), and if it is determined that the P2 detection switch 32b is ON, the P2 display lamp 33b is turned ON. The pachinko game machine P2 specified by the player is displayed (step 527), and the passage switching solenoid 53 is turned ON to display the pachinko machine P2 specified by the player.
The switching valve 60 is switched so as to guide the rented balls paid out from the pachinko game machine P2 side (step 528).
).

When the processing of steps S25 and S28 is completed, the detection switches 32a and 32b are disabled (step 529), and thereafter, coin insertion is enabled. When it becomes possible to accept the insertion of coins, the player
A coin can be inserted into the coin slot 30, but it is determined whether the inserted coin is a proper coin and therefore the proper coin detection switch 40 is turned on (
Step S3゜). If it is determined that it is turned on,
Add “+1” to the value of the coin counter 114 (step 5
31). Thereafter, the motor 46 of the ball rental device 45 is driven (step S3). Note that the step S. In the case where it is determined that the proper coin detection switch 40 is not turned on, the value of the coin counter 114 is "0".
It is determined whether or not it is (step 532), and if it is not "0", it is determined that the predetermined number of rental balls has not been paid out yet and the process proceeds to step S33. If it is determined that the value is "0", the process returns to the first step S23.

When the motor 46 is rotated in step S33, pachinko balls flowing down the rental ball supply path 42 are detected by the payout ball detection switch 50, and the rental ball payout counter 11 counts the signal from the payout ball detection switch 50.
It is determined whether the value of 5 is "25" (step 5).
34), If it is not 25, return to the first step S23 again and repeat the above process.
25", the coin counter 11
step 53S), the motor 46
is stopped (step S31!l), and the value of the rental ball payout counter 115 is cleared (step 537). and,
After that, it is determined again whether the value of the coin counter 114 is "0" or not (step 538), and if it is determined that it is not "0", the paid ball corresponding to the inserted coin has not yet been paid out. If not, the process returns to the first step 523 and the above-described processes are repeated. On the other hand, if it is determined that the coin is OJ, the P1 display lamp 33a or the P2 display lamp 33b is turned off as the paid ball corresponding to the inserted coin has been paid out (step 539), and the passage switching mechanism 51 Turn on the stopper solenoid 62 of the switch valve 6.
0 is always rotated to a position where it communicates with the pachinko game machine P (step S4). After that, the detection switch 32
In order to activate the operations of 32a and 32b, a process of canceling the prohibition process is performed (step S4), and the process returns to the first step S23.

As explained above, in this first embodiment, when a player wants to play a game by obtaining rental balls, first,
In order to specify the pachinko gaming machines P1 and P2 located on the left and right, the p+ detection switch 32a or the P2 detection switch 32
b must be pressed, and the coin insertion into the coin insertion slot 30 becomes effective only after it is specified. In addition, by specifying the pachinko game machines PI and P2, the paid out balls can be changed to the pachinko game machine P, which is specified for automatic fishing.
Or, since the ball is paid out to the batted ball supply tray 10 of P2, the pachinko game machine PI, P2 where the rental balls are used
data can be obtained accurately.

Next, referring to FIG. 15, a ball lending device according to a second embodiment will be described. The ball lending device B of the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a card is used instead of a coin as an object of value to be inserted. This card records information such as the number of balls lent to the player, the card number, and the gaming hall number. However,
When the player first presses the detection switches 32a and 32b to identify one of the pachinko machines PI and P2, the card is allowed to be accepted into the card insertion slot 116, and the accepted card is transferred to the card processor 117. Various information is read by the ball paying mechanism 4 based on the information.
4 is operated, and the rented balls are paid out to either the pachinko gaming machine PI or P2 specified by the player. The ball rental device B is provided with a ball rental information display 118 that displays the ball rental information recorded on the card, and within the range of the number of rental balls displayed on the ball rental information display 118. A selection button 119 is provided for selecting the number of balls to be rented. At this time, if the number selected with the selection button 119 is small, the remaining number of rental balls is recorded on the card again by the card processor 117.

As described above, in the ball rental device B in the second embodiment, when a player wants to play a game by obtaining rental balls,
First, it is necessary to press either the p+ detection switch 32a or the P2 detection switch 32b in order to identify the pachinko machines P, P2 located on the left and right, and only after that identification can the card be inserted into the card insertion slot 116. It becomes effective. Furthermore, by specifying the pachinko machines PI and P2, the paid balls are automatically paid out to the batted ball supply tray 10 of the specified pachinko machine P+ or P2. It is possible to accurately obtain data on the pachinko gaming machines PI and P2 used.

Third Embodiment Next, a ball lending device according to a third embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 16. The ball rental device C of the third embodiment does not have a built-in device equivalent to the rental ball payout mechanism 44, but instead has a prize ball payout device 120 provided in the pachinko gaming machines P and P2. is also used. That is,
The player identifies the pachinko game machine by pressing the detection switches 32a and 32b, and then presses the coin slot 3 of the pachinko game machine.
When a coin is inserted into the slot 0', the appropriate coin detection switch 40 is activated and the electric prize ball dispensing device 120 is operated. This electrical prize ball dispensing device 120 includes a motor 121, a conveyor belt 122 that is rotated by the motor 121 and conveys pachinko balls one by one, and pachinko balls that fall from the conveyor belt 122 into a prize ball guide path 124. It has a detection switch 123 for detecting balls. Therefore, when the appropriate coin detection switch 40 is turned on, the motor 121 rotates and the conveyor belt 122 operates to drop the pachinko balls one by one onto the prize ball guide path 124.
When the detection switch 123 counts a predetermined number (for example, 25) of pachinko balls, the rotation of the motor 121 is stopped to end the supply of rental balls. In addition, a ball extraction mechanism 125 is provided in the middle of the prize ball guide path 124.

As described above, in the ball rental device C according to the third embodiment, when a player wants to obtain rental balls and play a game,
First, it is necessary to press the p+ detection switch 32a or the P2 detection switch 32b in order to identify the pachinko gaming machines P, , P2 located on the left and right, and only after that identification can the coins be inserted into the coin slot 30. It becomes effective. In addition, by specifying the pachinko gaming machine PI or P2, the paid balls are transferred from the electric prize ball dispensing device 120 of the specified pachinko gaming machine P1 or P2 to the batted ball supply tray 10.
Therefore, it is possible to accurately obtain data on the pachinko gaming machines P, , P2 in which the rental balls are used.

Fourth Embodiment Next, a ball lending device according to a fourth embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19. The ball lending device according to the fourth embodiment includes a discharge pipe 126 that is tiltable in order to guide the rented balls discharged from the rented ball dispensing mechanism 44 to the batted ball supply tray 10. At the base of the discharge tube 126, a P1 detection switch 127a and a P2 detection switch 127b are arranged to specify either the left or right pachinko game machine p, , p2.

As shown in FIG. 19, the discharge pipe 126 includes a first discharge pipe 128 which is rotatably fixed to the ball rental device, and a first discharge pipe 128 which is rotatably fixed to the ball lending device.
It consists of a second discharge pipe 129 that is slidably provided with respect to the discharge pipe 128, and arc-shaped detection switch actuation cams 130a and 130b are formed at the base of the first discharge pipe 128. These detection switch operating cams 130a, 130
b is for operating the detection switches 127a and 127b, and by tilting the discharge pipe 126, one of the detection switch operating cams 130a or 130b operates one of the detection switches 130a or 130b. That is, in the illustrated case, when the discharge tube 126 is tilted toward the left side of the pachinko game machine Pl, the detection switch actuation cam 130a moves to the P1 detection switch 127a.
When the discharge tube 126 is tilted toward the right side of the pachinko game machine P2, the detection switch operating cam 130b turns on the P2 detection switch 127b.
It is designed to let you do so. Further, a falling force reducing member 131 is fixed to the tip of the second discharge pipe 129 to weaken the force of the rental balls flowing down inside the discharge pipe 126, and a falling force reducing member 131 is fixed to the tip of the second discharge pipe 129. Eight balls are guided from the drop opening 132 to the batted ball supply tray 10. Thereby, rental balls can be prevented from flying out from the batted ball supply tray 10.

As explained above, in this fourth embodiment, when a player wants to play a game by obtaining rental balls, first,
In order to identify the pachinko machines P1 and P2 located on the left and right, it is necessary to tilt the discharge tube 126 and press the P1 detection switch 127a or the P2 detection switch 127b. Inserting coins becomes valid. Furthermore, by specifying the pachinko gaming machine P, , P2, the paid out rental balls can be
6, the ball is automatically paid out to the batted ball supply tray 10 of the specified pachinko game machine P1 or P2, so that the data of the pachinko game machine PI or P2 in which the rented balls are used can be accurately obtained. I can do it.

Fifth Embodiment Next, a ball lending device according to a fifth embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21. The ball lending device E of the fifth embodiment has discharge pipes corresponding to the left and right pachinko machines PI and P2, respectively, that is, the left pachinko machine P
A long discharge pipe 133 corresponding to the pachinko game machine P2 on the right side and a short discharge pipe 134 corresponding to the pachinko game machine P2 on the right side are provided so as to be freely tiltable. However, this ball rental device E is
．． Rather than specifying the pachinko game machine P or P2 by tilting 134, P
The player selectively presses the P1 detection switch 32a and the P2 detection switch 32b to specify the P2 detection switch.

Engagement cams 135a and 135b are formed at the bases of the discharge pipes 133 and 134, as shown in FIG.
A tilting position recess 136a and an upright position recess 136b are formed at positions approximately 90 degrees different from each other on the engaging cams 135a and 135b. Also, stopper springs 137a and 137b are formed at the lower part of the discharge pipes 133 and 134 to elastically engage with the recesses 136a and 136b.

Thus, the upright position of the discharge tubes 133, 134 is accurately maintained by engagement between the upright position recess 136b and the stopper springs 137a, 137b. Also, by engaging the tilting position recess 136a and the stopper springs 137a, 137b,
The tilting state of the discharge tubes 133, 134 is maintained accurately.

As explained above, in this fifth embodiment, when a player wants to play a game by obtaining rental balls, first,
Pachinko gaming machines P8 located on the left and right. In order to specify P2, either the P+ detection switch 32a or the P2 detection switch 32
b must be pressed, and the insertion of coins into the coin slot 30 becomes effective only after this is specified. Further, by specifying the pachinko game machine p,, p2 and tilting the ejection pipe 133 or 134 on the specified side, the paid balls are automatically specified via the ejection pipe 133 or 134. Hit ball supply tray of pachinko game machine P1 or P2'
Since the payout is set to be at P0.10, the pachinko machine where the rental balls are used is P0. P2 data can be obtained accurately.

Note that in the embodiment described above, the detection switch 32a.

When 32b is pressed, the discharge tube 133.134 is automatically released.
It may also be configured so that it tilts.

The ball lending devices A to E according to the present invention have been described above based on the first to fifth embodiments. If this is not specified, coins or cards will not be accepted into the coin slot 30 or the card slot 116 for obtaining rental balls. Furthermore, when coins or cards are accepted, the rented balls are automatically paid out to the pachinko machine that the player has specified to play the game, so there is no difference between the rented balls and the pachinko machine where the rented balls were used. Correspondence can be accurately grasped, and as a result, accurate data on each pachinko game machine, such as sales data and percentage data, can be obtained.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiments, in any case,
Although the configuration does not produce a payout sound when a rented ball is paid out, a sound effect may be generated from the speaker 11 by placing a bell or a switch in front of the player. In addition, although the display lamps 33a and 33b for specifically displaying the specified pachinko game machine are provided integrally with the detection switches 32a and 32b for specifying either the left or right pachinko game machine, they may be provided separately. For example, the display lamps 33a and 33b may be placed not on the ball lending device but on the front of the pachinko game machine and near the ball lending device. In addition, the display lamps 33a, 3
3b may be an LED lamp, a liquid crystal display, or something else that can be identified by the player.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a pachinko game machine that plays a game by shooting pachinko balls was exemplified as a game machine, but
For example, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a throttle machine that uses pachinko balls to play games.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above explanation, the ball lending device according to the present invention requires that when a player wants to play a game by obtaining balls to be rented, the player must first identify a plurality of gaming machines. The game machine identification detecting means must be operated to ensure that the game machine is identified, and the value object accepting means becomes effective only after the identification.
Since the system is configured to pay out rented balls directly to the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine identification detection means, it is possible to accurately determine the correspondence between the rented balls and the gaming machine in which the rented balls are used. Therefore, accurate data on each gaming machine, such as sales data and percentage data, can be obtained.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 14 show a first embodiment of a ball lending device for a gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 shows a pachinko game machine as an example of a gaming machine and a ball lending device mounted on an island. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the installed state, FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the state where the pachinko game machine and the ball rental device are installed on the island stand, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the game machine specific detection switch. 4 is a schematic side view of the ball rental device, FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the ball rental device, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the passage switching mechanism, and FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of the ball rental device.
A plan view showing the relationship between a pachinko game machine and a ball rental device, FIGS. 8 and 9 are a schematic front view and a perspective view showing other examples of the ball rental mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a configuration of the entire island stand. 10 is a control circuit configuration block diagram showing the control circuit of the management device and the ball lending device, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are flow diagrams showing the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 11. be. FIG. 15 shows a second embodiment of the ball lending device, and is a front view showing a state in which the pachinko game machine and the ball lending device are installed on an island stand. FIG. 16 shows a third embodiment of the ball lending device, and is a rear view showing a state in which the pachinko game machine and the ball lending device are installed on an island stand. 17 to 19 show a fourth embodiment of the ball lending device, FIG. 17 is a front view showing the state where the pachinko game machine and the ball lending device are installed on the island stand, and FIG. 18 is the FIG. 19, a rear view showing the state in which the pachinko game machine and the ball rental device are installed on the island stand, is a schematic cross-sectional view of the discharge pipe that guides the rental balls to the pachinko game machine. 20 and 21 show a fifth embodiment of the ball rental device, FIG. 20 is a front view showing the state where the pachinko game machine and the ball rental device are installed on the island stand, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a fixing device for a discharge tube that guides rented balls to a pachinko game machine. PI, P2...Pachinko gaming machine (gaming machine) A-E...
32a, 32b...Detection switches 127a, 127b...As detection switch display means, 33a, 33b...Specific lamp value object reception means, 30...Coin slot 116... As a card insertion slot value object appropriateness determination means, 37. Coin determination device 117. Card processing machine Rental ball dispensing means, 44. Rental ball dispensing mechanism 45. Rental ball dispensing device 51. Passage switching mechanism 71a. 71b...Ball rental guide path 126...Ejection pipe 133...Long release pipe 134...Short release pipe Patent applicant Sankyo Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a ball lending device that pays out balls to a plurality of gaming machines, the ball lending device provides a game machine that detects that any one of the plurality of gaming machines has been identified. machine identification detection means; display means for displaying the gaming machine specified by the gaming machine identification detection means; and value object reception means activated based on the output of the gaming machine identification detection means; a value object appropriateness determining means for determining whether the value object received by the value object receiving means is appropriate; and the gaming machine identification detecting means which is activated when the value object appropriateness determining means determines that the value object is appropriate. A ball lending device for a gaming machine, characterized in that the ball lending device is equipped with a playing ball dispensing means for paying out rented balls to a gaming machine specified by.