JPH05146548A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Correction) [Structure] Winning detection means 55 for detecting winning of hit balls hit on the game board and generating a winning detection signal for each winning ball.
And a control means 50 for determining that the number of discharged balls has reached a predetermined number on the basis of a signal from the means 45 for detecting the discharged state in the prize ball discharging device 40 and stopping the discharging operation, and a prize for winning in the winning area. The winning state holding means for holding the state is provided, and the winning states are subtracted one by one based on the discharge end signal output from the control means 50.
When the discharge abnormality of the prize ball is detected, at least the operation related to the discharge of the prize ball is stopped. [Effect] Even if a ball hits a plurality of winning areas at the same time, this is individually detected and stored, and electronically processed, so that accurate payout is performed and the prize ball discharging device 4
The flow-out abnormality of the discharged ball at 0 is detected 57 as soon as possible, and the operation related to the discharge of the prize ball is stopped after the discharging operation is completed to discharge the prize ball more accurately and surely.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a back mechanism board of a pachinko gaming machine, a prize ball discharging device and its discharge control related to the back mechanism board, and particularly when a hit ball hit in a game section enters a winning area. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine which is electrically detected and holds the winning state, and a predetermined number of prize balls can be paid out by a control system using a microcomputer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known in pachinko game machines, when a player hits a ball into the game section one by one with a launching device provided at the bottom of the game board, it collides with an obstacle nail and drops while randomly changing direction. A predetermined number of prize balls are given to the player by entering the prize winning area with a certain probability on the way. Conventionally, such payout of prize balls is generally carried out by a mechanical prize ball discharging device as shown in FIG. 1, which is attached to the back surface of the game board and operates by transmitting the physical force generated by the prize balls. It was supposed to be.

That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, a reserve ball storage tank 224 is provided above the back set board 21 attached to the back side of the game board, and the reserve ball is connected to the storage tank 224 and has a S-shaped U shape. A ball chute 225 is provided to allow the balls to flow down and be aligned while being turned, a prize ball discharging mechanism section and a prize ball collecting gutter 222 are provided at the center of the back surface of the game board, and simultaneous prize balls are stocked at the bottom to separate them one by one. , A flow controller 260 and an operating lever 265 which is rotated by the weight of the separated winning balls are provided, and the interlocking rod 266 and the link mechanism 2 connected to the end of the operating lever 265 are provided.
The physical force generated by the winning ball via 67
Prize ball case 268 provided at the end of the ball chute 225
To operate it to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls onto the damper 269 disposed therebelow, and further to flow down the prize ball discharge path 236 to discharge the prize balls to the front tray. I was doing.

Therefore, in the conventional pachinko machine, the mechanical structure of the back mechanism board attached to the back surface of the game board becomes complicated, assembly and positioning adjustment are troublesome, and the space occupied by the components of the back mechanism board becomes large. Therefore, it is not possible to have a sufficient space in the back of the game board. That is, there is a disadvantage that the effective use space of the back of the game board is narrowed and the maintenance and inspection of the back mechanism board are difficult. On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, those that have a large variable winning device that uses an electric drive source that creates a state in which a large amount of prize balls called so-called lucky seven are popular among players, and most of them are A large-scale variable prize winning device is being attached to the model.

[0005]

With the adoption of such a large-scale variable winning device, the chances of simultaneous or continuous winning balls increasing extremely. However, in the conventional mechanical prize ball discharging mechanism, one discharging cycle takes about 1.5 seconds because the discharging operation is the mechanical link motion as described above, but with the current electric launching device, 100 discharging balls per minute. A batted ball is fired. That is, since the hit balls are launched into the game board every 0.6 seconds, a large number of prize balls are generated in a short time, the discharge of the prize balls cannot be caught up, and the prize balls may be accumulated one after another. Therefore, a high-speed prize ball discharging device is desired.

Further, with the speeding up of the prize ball discharging device and the increase in the number of times of discharging as described above, there is a demand for a discharging device capable of sufficiently withstanding repeated frequent discharging operations. The conventional mechanical ejector operated by transmission of physical force has a limit in speeding up due to wear of each mechanism and the like, and also has poor durability. Moreover, in a conventional pachinko machine equipped with a mechanical ejector,
Discharging operation occurs due to friction or deformation of each part causing inoperability, or so-called ball clogging due to foreign matter mixed in the prize ball case or misalignment of balls, causing problems such as stop of discharge function or defective discharge. Was inaccurate and uncertain. In addition to eliminating such weaknesses, electrical prize ball discharge control with speeding up of the prize ball discharging device and increase in the number of discharged balls, in particular, detects the discharged prize balls or the prize balls immediately before discharge, Means for monitoring emission status will be needed.

[0007]

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems as described above, and it is eccentric to one side and vacated in the center on a back surface set board attached to the back surface of the game board. The prize ball discharging device is attached so as to form a part, a spare storing part for the prize ball is provided above the prize ball discharging device, and the spare ball in the spare storing part is automatically rectified and guided. A guideway is provided in series, the lower end of the flow path is connected to the inflow port of the biased prize ball discharging device, and the discharge port of the prize ball discharging device is placed in the saucer storage section provided below the prize ball discharging device. In order to communicate with each other, the saucer storage section is provided with an auxiliary storage section that communicates with the auxiliary saucer, and a winning detection of a hit ball hit on the game board is detected to generate a winning detection signal after the winning ball. Means and the prize ball based on the winning detection signal Control means for operating the dispensing device and stopping the discharging operation by determining that the number of discharged balls has reached a predetermined number based on the signal from the means for detecting the discharging state in the prize ball discharging device, and to the winning area. The winning state holding means for holding the winning state is provided, and the winning state in the winning state holding means is subtracted one by one based on the discharging end signal output from the control means, and the discharge abnormality of the prize ball is detected. In this case, at least the operation related to the discharge of the prize balls is stopped.

[0008]

According to the above-mentioned means, even if a hit ball is simultaneously won in a plurality of winning areas, it is individually detected and stored, and since it is electronically processed, accurate payout is performed, and
Abnormality of the discharge of the prize balls is detected promptly and the operation related to the discharge of the prize balls is stopped after the discharge operation is completed.Therefore, the malfunction of the prize ball discharge device such as idling and halfway prize ball discharge is prevented. Therefore, more accurate and reliable prize ball discharge can be performed.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. 2 to 4 show the overall configuration of an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a frame-shaped front surface that is attached to a machine frame 2 (see FIG. 3) whose front and rear surfaces are open in a substantially vertical posture and is rotatably attached by the hinges 3 shown in FIG. A frame 4, a glass storage frame 5 that is openably and closably attached to the front frame 4, an openable and closable panel 6 that is also openably and closably attached to the lower side of the glass storage frame 5, and the rear side of the front frame 4 has the above-mentioned configuration. Glass storage frame 5
It is composed of a glass plate held inside and a game board 8 fixed at a constant interval.

On the front surface of the opening / closing panel 6, there is provided a tray 9 for temporarily accommodating a large number of elastic balls (so-called pachinko balls), and on the lower rear surface of the front frame 4, one tray is provided from the tray 9. A hitting ball launching device 10 for flipping elastic balls supplied one by one is provided, and an operation dial 11 and an auxiliary saucer 12 thereof are provided on the lower front surface of the front frame 4. Since the hitting ball launching device 10 has the same structure as that of a known hitting ball launching device, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the front surface of the game board 8, a guide rail 13 for guiding the hit balls launched by the hit ball launching device 10 to the upper part of the game board 8 and the direction of the hit ball falling from above are randomly. A large number of obstacle nails 14 to be changed are fixed, a prize chucker 15 as a prize area, a prize opening 16, a rotary prize 17 and a variable prize device 18 are provided at appropriate positions on the board and held by the front frame 4. A game part surrounded by the guide rails 13 is formed in the space between the glass plate and the glass plate. In addition, in the lower part of the game section, the winning areas 15 to 18 are accidentally formed while falling from above.
Out holes 19 are provided for collecting hit balls that could not be won in the rear of the game board 8.

Then, on the back surface of the game board 8, the back surface setting board 2 is formed so as to form a first space portion A1 having an interval allowing the hit balls won from the winning areas 15 to 18 to flow down.
1 is entirely attached, and various mechanisms constituting the back mechanism board 20 are superposedly set on the back surface of the back surface setting board 21. A collecting shelf 21a is provided below the first space portion A1 of the back surface setting board 21, and a winning ball discharge passage 22 is formed in a substantially central portion thereof so as to be continuous with the first space portion A1. The prize balls that have entered the space A1 flow down here and are discharged to the outside of the machine.

The collecting rack 21a, which is formed so as to incline downward toward the central portion, rectifies the generated winning balls one by one in sequence and guides them to the winning ball discharging passage 22. Then, the prize winning ball separator 60 (see FIG. 12 and FIG. 13) provided in the middle of the prize winning ball discharging path 22 temporarily stores the prize, which is stored based on the completion of the payout of the predetermined number of prize balls. The balls are separated one by one and allowed to flow down, one by one is detected by the internal winning ball detector 55, and sequentially stored in the memory circuit in the control device 50 set above the back surface setting board 21.

The out hole 1 is formed in the first space A1.
Corresponding to No. 9, an out ball gutter 23 is provided to discharge the out ball out of the machine. A backup storage section 24 for storing backup balls supplied from the outside is attached above the front surface of the back surface setting board 21. As shown in FIG. It is structured so that it can withstand the weight of the spare ball by being fixed. An outlet 24a is provided on one side of the tip of the descending slope of the preliminary storage part 24, and below the outlet 24a, the back set board 21 is tilted to the right from the left to the right so that the balls roll under their own weight. A guide path 25 that bends downward at the right end and then descends substantially vertically is provided continuously.
The end of 5 is connected to the inlet of the prize ball discharging device 40.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide path 25 is provided on the rear surface of the rear surface setting board 21 and has a gutter-shaped second space portion A2.
A foot plate lever 26 is tiltably provided at the bottom facing the outlet 24a, one end of which projects into the guide path 25, and the other end of which is provided with a weight 27. Further, in association with the tilting movement of the tread lever 26, a ball shortage detector 56 is exposed. This is to detect the presence or absence of balls in the preliminary storage unit 24, issue a ball shortage signal when there is no more, notify the general control room (not shown), and encourage ball replenishment. Further, the guide path 25 is provided with a partition wall 25a so that the spare balls are automatically aligned and guided in one row and two rows.
Are provided so as to gradually rise, and are completely in two rows at the above-mentioned substantially vertically descending portion.

In the middle of the guide path 25, the ball pressure in the guide path 25 slightly changes due to the amount of balls stored in the preliminary storage part 24, and the balls overlap in two or three steps to cause a ball stop phenomenon. In order to prevent this, a swingable ball seal 28 is suspended, and a tilting ball retainer plate 29 is provided by pivotally attaching one end. Bent portion 2 of the guide path 25
5b is provided with a ball drop mechanism 30 and a ball drop path 31
Is facing the entrance. The bent portion 25b is provided with a peripheral wall portion 32 capable of opening and closing a part of the outer peripheral surface, a swinging rod 33 for swingably holding the peripheral wall portion 32, and a tiltable operating rod 34 above the swinging rod 33. The engaging portion 33a of the swing rod 33 and the convex portion 34a of the actuating rod 34 are configured to engage with each other, and the engagement is released by an operation from the outside so that the peripheral wall portion 3
2 is opened to guide the spare ball to the ball drop passage 31.

The ball drop path 31 is provided in parallel with the guide path 25, and the lower part of the flow path is bent and buried toward the first space A1 and extends to the lower part of the pachinko machine 1. The auxiliary ball is configured to be pulled out of the machine. Then, in the middle of the portion of the guide path 25 that descends substantially vertically, the detection plates 57 facing the inside of the flow path are addressed to each row.
A downflow abnormality detector 57 including a and a microswitch 57b is installed to monitor a ball abnormality in the guideway 25 due to mixing of dust or the like and an abnormality in the flow of the spare ball and output a command signal to the control device 50. I am doing it.

That is, the downflow abnormality detector 57 is connected to the guideway 2
Since the detection plate 57a and the microswitch 57b are exposed to the inside of the vehicle 5, the detection plate 57a is pressed by the falling ball when the spare sphere normally flows down, and the microswitch 57b outputs a regular detection signal. But taxiway 2
If an abnormality such as a ball stop or the mixture of foreign matter occurs in 5, the detection signal of the micro switch 57b does not change even during the discharge of the prize ball, or the detection signal of the micro switch 57b changes irregularly. It is possible to detect the abnormal flow-down phenomenon of the spare sphere. Further, in this embodiment, since the micro switch 57a is arranged at the bent portion of the guide path 25, the spare ball 1 flowing down in the guide path 25 is provided.
If the actual transit time becomes longer than that, check the transit time at normal times, and if the actual transit time becomes longer than that, the run-off due to the ball stain adhering to the reserve ball itself or the ball stain adhering to the wall of the guideway 25. It can be detected as an abnormality.

The electric prize ball discharging device 40 connected to the guide path 25 is composed of a sprocket 42 and a drive source pulse motor 41 as will be described later in detail as an embodiment, and the rear surface of the rear set board 21. Moreover, the size is reduced so that it can be arranged on one side. The prize ball discharging device 40 is a device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls to a player when a hit ball is won in the prize area, and a signal from a prize ball detector 55 in the prize ball discharging path 22 is sent to the player. Based on the drive command signal formed on the basis of the above, the sprocket 42 is rotated one by one until the predetermined number is reached.

Therefore, when detecting the above-mentioned preliminary ball flow abnormality in the guide path 25, the control device 50 stops the discharge of the prize ball at that time, but until the discharge operation of that time is completed, that is, After waiting for the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball to stop the discharge from the next time, the controller 50 turns on the alarm lamp 58 (see FIG. 14) such as an LED display element. The cause of the function stop can be immediately known, and quick action can be taken, and the ball can be surely prevented from being caught in the sprocket 42 due to lack of prize balls due to incorrect discharge operation or deviation of discharge timing. It is designed to let you.
Below the prize ball discharging device 40, a saucer storage part 36 formed so as to extend the second space portion A2 to a position below the prize ball discharging device 40 is connected to the back surface of the back surface setting board 21. .. The saucer storage portion 36 is formed in an S shape so that the prize balls can be rectified and flow down, and the falling ball collides with a bell 37 provided below to generate a refreshing sound. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the saucer storage section 36 is a flow in which a passage of about 90 degrees is converted to communicate with the saucer 9 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the bell 37. The prize ball that has the path converting portion 38 and flows down from the second space portion A2 of the saucer storage portion 36 penetrates the first space portion A1 and the game board 8 to reach the surface of the game board. There is. From the game board surface, as shown in FIG. 7, connection is made by a connection gutter 39 integrally attached to the tray 9. Then, when a hit ball is won during the game, the prize ball discharging device 40
Is driven to collect a predetermined number of prize balls into the saucer storage section 3
6, the prize balls flow down, collide with the bell 37, generate a refreshing sound, and immediately flow out to the tray 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flow path converting portion 38 of the saucer storage portion 36 is formed so as to further extend the second space portion A2 toward the diagonally lower left side, and at the lower front portion of the game board 8. Large auxiliary reservoir 47 communicating with the auxiliary tray 12 provided
Are continuously provided, and when the saucer 9 and the saucer storage section 36 are filled with the prize balls, the prize balls automatically overflow and flow downward, whereby the player's hand You can store a lot of prize balls without bothering you, and you can deal with the currently popular lucky-spot pachinko machine. That is, the second space A
A restriction piece 48 is provided so as to project from the connection part between the flow path conversion part 38 and the auxiliary storage part 47 in 2 to normally prevent discharged prize balls from getting over, but as the saucer 9 becomes full, the saucer 9 When the flow path converting portion 38 is filled up as it is stored toward the upstream side of the storage portion 36, the discharged prize balls automatically pass over the restriction piece 48 and flow out to the auxiliary storage portion 47. There is.

Further, the auxiliary storage portion 47 converts the flow path of the second space portion A2 to the front side of the pachinko machine 1 by about 90 degrees, passes through the lower portion of the game board 8, and further penetrates the front frame 4. It is connected to the auxiliary tray 12. As described above, the preliminary storage section 24 and the guide path 25 are arranged above the back surface of the back surface setting board 21 so as to form the second space A2, and the guide path 25 is continuous to one side. A prize ball discharging device 40,
By attaching the saucer storage part 36 and the auxiliary storage part 47 and providing the ball drop path 31 side by side, the back mechanism board can be further integrated and a relatively wide space C can be formed in the central part. The empty portion C may be formed in the back portion of the back surface setting board 21 by forming the first space portion A1 by integrally forming the back surface setting board 21 as in the above embodiment, or The collecting plate 49 may be detachably attached to the rear surface of the rear set board 21 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. In this way, as shown in FIG. 3, the projecting openings of the variable winning device 18 projecting to the rear of the back surface setting board 21 may be formed in the separable collecting plate 49, which facilitates the punching process. ..

FIG. 8 shows the electric prize ball discharging device 40.
It is an expansion perspective view which shows one structural example. As shown in the drawing, the terminal end portion of the guide path 25 is bent obliquely downward and provided with two outlets 25c1 and 25c2. A sprocket 42 for separation is disposed so as to face the outlets 25c1 and 25c2, the sprocket 42 is fixed to the rotary shaft of the pulse motor 41, and the motor 41 is provided with a blocking plate at an appropriate distance from the sprocket 42. 43
Is stuck. In addition, for example, six recesses 42 with which a pachinko ball can be engaged are provided on the outer periphery of the sprocket 42.
a and six claws 42b are formed. The outlet portions 25c1 and 25c2 at the end of the guide path 25 are configured such that when one faces the recess 42a of the sprocket 42, the other faces the claw portion 42b.

The blocking plate 43 and the outlet 25c
It is positioned so as to have a space for one sphere from the ends of 1, 25c2, and a discharge gutter 44 connected to the upper end of the saucer storage part 36 is provided below it, and hits the claw part 42b. The prize ball B that has come into contact is locked so as not to flow out, and the recess 42
The prize ball B ′ engaged with a comes into contact with the blocking plate 43 and is sandwiched between the prize ball B ″ and the succeeding prize ball B ″, and when the sprocket 42 rotates, the prize ball B ′ is separated by the claw portion 42b, and the prize gutter 44 is provided below. It is designed to be run down.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show the discharging action of the prize ball discharging device 40. As shown in FIG. 10, the ball B1 engaged with the recess 42a1 of the sprocket 42 is the claw 42b1 accompanying the rotation of the sprocket. When the sphere B3 following the sphere B1 comes into contact with the claw portion 42b1 as shown in FIG. 11, the sphere B2 engages with the recess 42a3 and is downwardly moved by the claw portion 42b2. It is sent out and separated. Then, when the sphere B4 subsequent to the sphere B2 comes into contact with the claw portion 42b2, the sphere B3 moves into the recess 4
2a2 is engaged and separated by the claw portion 42b2. In this way, the prize balls aligned in the outlets 25c1 and 25c2 are alternately taken out one by one and discharged to the discharge gutter 44 by the separating action accompanying the rotation of the sprocket 42.

Further, an L-shaped cutout is formed in the blocking plate 43, and this cutout is formed as shown in FIG.
Discharge ball detector 4 including a plurality of sensors 45a to 45d
5 are provided. Of the sensors 45a to 45d, 45a and 45b detect whether or not there is a ball to be discharged next in the outlets 25c1 and 25c2, and the sensors 45c and 45d confirm whether or not the ball has been discharged. Any of them can be configured using an optical sensor or a proximity switch. When the prize detection signal output from the prize ball detector 55 is supplied to the control device 50, the prize ball discharging device 40 causes the motor 41 to be driven by the drive command signal output from the control device 50 to discharge the prize ball. Start. At this time, the control device 50 generates a drive command signal after confirming that the spare ball exists at the exit of the guide path 25 based on the detection signal from the discharge ball detector 45, and also from the discharge ball detector 45. Upon receiving the discharge confirmation signal output for each prize ball, the discharge state is detected, it is determined that the number of prize balls has reached a predetermined number, and a discharge end signal is output to the prize ball discharging device 40 to rotate the motor 41. It is supposed to stop.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the prize ball discharging device 40 by the control device 50. The winning detection signal (pulse) generated from the winning ball detector 55 corresponding to each winning ball is supplied to a storage circuit 51 as a storage unit such as a counter and counted to store the number of winning balls. To be done. In addition, a detection signal from a discharge ball detector 45 in the prize ball discharging device 40 is input to a control circuit 52 including a microcomputer (CPU) and the storage value of the storage circuit 51 is "1".
In the above case, the drive command signal for driving the motor 41 of the prize ball discharging device 40 is output. Then, the motor 41 rotates to start the discharge of the prize balls, and the detection signal (pulse) is sent from the detector 45 to the control circuit 52 for each prize ball. The control circuit 52 counts this detection signal with, for example, an internal counter. When the count value reaches a value preset in the internal setting device, it is determined that a predetermined number of prize balls have been discharged, and the discharge is completed. Output the signal,
Alternatively, the output of the motor drive signal is stopped to end the discharge.

When the discharge ball detector 45 detects that there is no ball discharged to the exits 25c1 and 25c2 at the end of the guideway 25 due to a ball jam or the like during discharge, the output is detected. Upon receipt, the control circuit 52 immediately stops the motor 41, holds the value of the counter as it is, and when the prize balls enter the outlets 25c1 and 25c2, operates the motor 41 again to discharge the remaining prize balls. .. When one discharge is completed, the control circuit 52 sends a signal to the storage circuit 51 to decrement (decrease) the stored content.
Let It should be noted that the control circuit 52 is made to input the signal from the ball shortage detector 56, and the motor 41 is driven when the detection signal is sent to the control circuit 52 because there are no spare balls in the preliminary storage section 24. May be stopped and the discharge of the prize ball may be stopped.

In this case, even if the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, the number of prize balls is held in the memory circuit 51, and if there is a new prize in the meantime, it is detected, counted up and stored. Then, when the reserve balls are supplied to the reserve reservoir 24, it is preferable to start the discharge of the prize balls again by the control signal from the control circuit 52. On the other hand, the control circuit 52
When the abnormal signal comes in while monitoring the abnormal flow-down of the sphere based on the signal from the down-flow abnormality detector 57 provided in the middle of the guide path 25 where dust or foreign matter is likely to enter and cause a ball jam. The discharging device 40 is stopped. The downflow abnormality detector 57 is provided for each row of the preliminary balls that are aligned in two rows in the guide path 25 and flow down.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, an out ball detector 7 provided in the middle of the out ball gutter 23.
The detection signal output from 1 is input to the control circuit 52. Then, a signal from the number-of-stops setting device 72 is input to the control circuit 52, and the number of prize balls and the number of out balls are based on the winning detection signal or the discharge detection signal and the out ball detection signal. The profit / loss state is monitored by calculating the difference between the number and the number, and when it reaches the number of stops set in advance by the setter 72, a stop signal is generated. The hitting signal causes, for example, the electric hitting ball launching device 10 to be stopped. In this case, a display device 73 for displaying the above-mentioned profit / loss state may be provided on the front surface of the game board so as to be displayed by a digital number by a signal from the control circuit 52.

Further, in the above embodiment, by changing the set value of the setter in the control circuit 52, it is possible to pay out an arbitrary number of prize balls per one time. The setting device is not limited to the inside of the control circuit 52, and may be provided outside. Moreover, a plurality of setters are provided in the control circuit 52 of the above-mentioned embodiment to set different set values, and a prize detector is provided for each of the winning regions 15 to 18, and the type of prize is distinguished and stored in the memory circuit 51. Let
It is also possible to change the number of prize balls discharged according to the type of winning. Further, as in the embodiment, instead of the prize ball discharging device 40 configured to drive the separating sprocket 42 by the motor 41 to separate and discharge the prize balls, a solenoid and a downflow prevention member are used. You may use what was comprised so that a prize ball might be isolate | separated and discharged | emitted one by one. The control circuit 52 and the storage circuit 51 are backed up by a battery in order to detect the power failure and retain the information on the number of winning balls in the storage circuit 51 so as not to be lost.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this embodiment, instead of the memory circuit 51 which electrically holds the number of winning balls in response to the winning detection signal, physically or simultaneously stocking the winning balls which are won simultaneously or continuously, and the prize ball is ejected every time. A winning ball separating device 60 configured to receive a control signal output from the control circuit 52 and pass one subsequent winning ball to one of the winning balls is provided in a part of the winning ball discharging trough 22. The prize separator 60 is configured, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, the winning ball discharging passage 22 is bent laterally at the entrance to form an opening 22a, and a movable piece 61 is rotatably provided below the opening 22a. A micro switch 55 for detecting a winning ball is arranged below the movable piece 61, and a separating operation rod 63 rotatably attached by a pin 62 is provided below the micro switch 55. The tip of the separation actuating rod 63 is bent upward, and a bending piece 63a is formed which can project into the winning ball discharge passage 22 from the opening of the tip of the movable piece 61. A blocking piece 63b is formed at a position separated by one.

The separating operating rod 63 is rotated by a solenoid 64 disposed therebelow to separate the winning balls one by one. That is, before the winning ball enters the discharge path 22, the separation actuating rod 63 is rotated upward so that the bent piece 63 a at the tip projects into the discharge path 22. Therefore, in the normal state in which the solenoid 64 is demagnetized, the winning balls, which are the same or continuous, come into contact with the bent pieces 63a and stop and are aligned in a line, as shown in FIG. 61 is rotated downward and the micro switch 55 is turned on. Also,
When the solenoid 64 is excited, the separation actuating rod 63 is rotated downward, and the leading winning ball is moved to the discharge gutter 22 as shown in FIG.
It is made to flow into the inside, and the winning ball that follows is a blocking piece 6
Flowing is blocked by 3b. And solenoid 6
When the electricity to 4 is cut off, the separation operating rod 63 is rotated upward by the repulsive force of the spring 64a. Then,
The blocking piece 63a is disengaged and the next winning ball moves to the movable piece 61, and the winning ball detector (micro switch) 55
Turn on. In this way, the winning ball separator 60 is configured to separate winning balls one by one and output a detection signal for each winning ball.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical control system for the prize ball discharging device 40 and the prize ball separating device 60. Prize winning ball detector (micro switch) 5
Winning detection signals (pulses) generated from 5 corresponding to individual winning balls are supplied to the control circuit 52. A drive signal is formed based on the winning detection signal and is supplied to the motor 41 in the prize ball discharging device 40 to start discharging.
At this time, if there is no spare ball in the guide path 25, a drive signal is not formed even if a winning detection signal is input, and the motor 41 and the solenoid 64 in the winning ball separator 60 are not driven. You can also

On the other hand, when the motor 41 is driven to start discharging, a pulse signal is output from the discharged ball detector 45 for each discharged ball and is supplied to the counter 52 for counting.
The count value of the counter 52 is supplied to the comparison circuit 54 together with the set value in the setter 53 for comparison. The number of prize balls to be paid out for one winning ball is set in the setter 53, and when the count value of the counter 52 matches the set value, the comparison circuit 54 outputs a discharge end signal. .. With this end signal, the motor 41 of the prize ball discharging device 40 is stopped, the solenoid 64 in the prize ball separator 60 is excited, the separation actuating rod 63 is rotated, and one prize ball is separated and flows down. .. When the winning ball detector 55 is turned off by separating and flowing down the winning ball, the solenoid 64 is demagnetized, the separating actuating rod 63 is returned, and the next winning ball is taken in and detected by the winning ball detector 55. ..

That is, the prize ball separating device 60 detects the prize balls and the prize ball discharging device 40 starts the discharging operation. When the number of discharged balls reaches a predetermined number, the prize ball discharging device 40 finishes discharging and the prize ball separator 60. At, the winning balls are separated and detected, and the above operation is repeated again to discharge the prize balls according to the number of winning balls. Further, the control circuit 52 causes the exits 25c1 and 25c at the end of the guideway 25 due to a ball jam or the like during the discharge of the prize balls.
When the discharge ball detector 45 detects that there are no balls to be discharged to c2, the control device 50 immediately stops the motor 41 in response to the output, and holds the counter value as it is. Outlet 25c1, 25
When the prize ball enters c2, the motor 41 is operated again to discharge the remaining prize balls. When one discharge is completed, the control circuit 52 sends a signal to the prize winning ball separator 60 to separate one prize winning ball and let it flow down.

The control circuit 52 includes a ball shortage detector 56.
When the detection signal is sent to the control device 50 because there are no spare balls in the spare storage section 24, the drive of the motor 41 is stopped and the discharge of the prize balls is stopped. You can Also in this case, the control device 50 may stop the next discharge after the discharge operation of the current time is completed, that is, after the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball is completed. .. In the above case, the game is continued even if the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, the generated prize balls are stored in the prize ball separator 60, and when the reserve balls are replenished to the reserve storage unit 24, the game is performed again. Control circuit 5
It is preferable to start the discharge of the prize balls by the control signal from 2. On the other hand, the control device 50 monitors the flow-down abnormality of the ball on the basis of a signal from the flow-down abnormality detector 57 provided in the guideway 25 where dust or foreign matter is likely to enter and cause a ball jam, and the abnormality signal is input. When it comes, the prize ball discharging device 40 is stopped.

[0039]

As described above, in the present invention, the back mechanism board of the pachinko gaming machine and the prize-class discharge device and its discharge control related thereto are changed from the conventional pure mechanical type by the prize-winning class itself to A simple winning ball detector and a small-sized, high-speed electric prize ball discharging device that uses a motor or the like as a driving means, and these devices and the control device that controls them are provided on the rear set board. Since the integrated arrangement is effectively performed, various new effects that are not available in the past can be obtained.

For example, the entire apparatus can be made compact as compared with the conventional prize ball discharging mechanism, and when a plurality of prize balls are generated at the same time, these are stored in the memory circuit. Therefore, the prize balls are temporarily stocked. , A complicated mechanism for separating and discharging each discharge once to perform the discharge operation becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the structure of the back mechanism board is simplified, and assembly, positioning adjustment, and the like are facilitated. Moreover, the prize winning ball discharging device is attached so as to be offset to one side of the back surface setting board, a spare storing part for the prize balls is provided above the prize ball discharging device, and the spare balls in the spare storing part are self-contained. A guide path for rectifying by operation is provided in series, and the lower end of the flow is connected to the inflow port of the biased prize ball discharging device, and is connected to a saucer storage part provided below the prize ball discharging device. A wide space can be formed at the center of the back surface setting board by connecting the discharge port of the prize ball discharging device and connecting the auxiliary storage part connected to the auxiliary pan to the receiving pan storage part.
As a result, maintenance and inspection of the back side set board becomes easy, and using this empty part, for example, a variable prize winning device or display called a large annoyance that largely protrudes toward the back side set board side in the center of the game board. The device can be attached.

In the conventional pachinko machine, there is a limitation in the size even when the variable winning device is attached to the game board because a sufficient empty part cannot be formed in the center of the back set board, but the present invention is not limited to this. According to this, it becomes possible to attach a large-scale variable prize device, which allows the addition of a highly variable variable prize device that can fully satisfy the player, and the pachinko machine's entertainment value. It is possible to raise the price and improve the commercial value. In addition, the back set board has a structure that overlaps the first and second spaces to improve its strength and widen the effective use space, so that a large amount of winning balls can be generated due to the adoption of a large variable winning device. As a result, the saucer storage section and the auxiliary storage section can be increased in size.

Further, in the present invention, since the winning balls are individually detected and electronically processed, even if a plurality of winning balls occur at the same time, the discharge of the prize balls due to the ball clogging is stopped. In addition to disappearing, accurate payout is performed, and if the flow of spare balls or prize balls is monitored and shortage of spare balls or abnormalities such as ball clogging due to the inclusion of foreign matter is detected, the specified number of balls are discharged. Since the operation related to the discharge of the prize ball is stopped after the operation is completed, the empty discharge and the halfway prize ball are prevented, which does not give an unfair result to the player and the single discharge operation. Since it is not stopped in the middle of the process, it is possible to prevent a trouble from occurring with the game shop.

In addition, the electric prize ball discharging device is more durable than a mechanical prize ball discharging device, and a high speed and reliable discharging operation is possible. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a large number of consecutive winning balls. Moreover, there is an effect that the prize balls can be paid out smoothly. Moreover, the control means for determining that the number of discharged balls has reached a predetermined number based on the signal from the means for detecting the discharged state in the prize ball discharging device and stopping the discharging operation,
The winning state holding means for holding the winning state to the winning area is provided, and the winning state in the winning state holding means is subtracted one by one based on the discharge completion signal output from the control means, and the prize ball At least when the discharge abnormality is detected, the operation related to the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, so if an abnormality such as a ball jam due to a shortage of spare balls or the mixing of foreign matter occurs,
The operation related to the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, and the empty discharge and the halfway prize balls are prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a configuration example of a back set board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a back surface setting board showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the back set board.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of mounting a discharge ball detector.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing a discharging operation in the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a discharging operation in the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a back mechanism panel control system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged explanatory view showing an example of a winning ball separator used in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the winning ball separator.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control system for the back mechanism board in the embodiment using the winning ball separator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Gaming Board 9 Sauce 12 Auxiliary Sauce 14 Obstacle Member 15-18 Winning Area 21 Back Set Board 24 Spare Reservoir 25 Taxiway 26 Sauce Reservoir 40 Prize Ball Discharge Device 41 Motor 42 Sprocket 45 Discharge Ball Detector 47 Auxiliary Storage 51 Storage circuit 52 Control circuit 55 Winning detector (signal generating means) 57 Downflow abnormality detector (flow monitoring means) A1 first space part A2 second space part C empty part

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 27, 1992

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Claims]

[Procedure Amendment 2]

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[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0008]

According to the above means, the prize ball discharging device is compact.
Because it is a game machine, there are few restrictions on the installation location
It can be used, and it can be discharged to one piece, so it is a winning area
The number of prize balls can be arbitrarily changed according to
It is possible to configure various types of gaming machines and enhance the fun of gaming.
it can. In addition, a detector is provided for each winning area
Do not provide winning status holding means for each prize area.
Can eject two or more prize balls
It Furthermore , in order to stop the operation related to the prize ball discharge after the discharge ball abnormal detection of the prize ball discharge device is detected promptly and the operation related to the prize ball discharge is stopped, the malfunction of the prize ball discharge device such as idling or halfway prize ball discharge may occur. It is possible to prevent the ball from being discharged more accurately and reliably.

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0041

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

In the conventional pachinko machine, there is a limitation in the size even when the variable winning device is attached to the game board because a sufficient empty part cannot be formed in the center of the back set board, but the present invention is not limited to this. According to this, it becomes possible to attach a large-scale variable prize device, which allows the addition of a highly variable variable prize device that can fully satisfy the player, and the pachinko machine's entertainment value. It is possible to raise the price and improve the commercial value. That is, the prize
Since the ball discharge device is compact, there are few restrictions on the installation location.
Not only can it be applied to various game machines, it can also be delivered to one
No. of prize balls can be changed depending on the winning area
It is possible to configure a wide variety of gaming machines,
The interest of can be raised. Also, for each winning area
A prize detector is provided for each prize area and a detector is provided.
Eliminates two or more prize balls without providing
Can be made

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prize ball discharging device is attached to a back set board mounted on the back surface of a game board so as to be displaced to one side so as to form an empty portion in the center, and above the prize ball discharging device. Is provided with a spare storage portion for prize balls, and a guide path for continuously guiding and guiding the spare balls in the spare storage portion is continuously provided, and the lower end of the flow path of the biased prize ball discharging device is The outlet of the prize ball discharging device is connected to the saucer storage part provided below the prize ball discharging device, and the auxiliary storage part communicating with the auxiliary saucer is continuously connected to the saucer storing part. , A prize detecting means for detecting a prize of a hit ball hit on the game board and generating a prize detection signal for each prize ball, and operating the prize ball discharging device based on the prize detection signal and discharging the prize ball Detects the discharge state in the device Based on a signal from the means for determining the number of discharged balls has reached a predetermined number, the control means for stopping the discharging operation, and the winning state holding means for holding the winning state in the winning area, the above-mentioned control The winning state in the winning state holding means is subtracted one by one based on the discharge end signal output from the means, and at least the operation relating to the discharging of the prize ball is stopped when the discharge abnormality of the prize ball is detected. A pachinko gaming machine characterized by being configured as described above.