JPH1099537A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] The number of obtained usable balls can be immediately and accurately calculated and displayed, and can be recorded on a card at the time of completion, so that there is no need to carry a large heavy ball storage box. SOLUTION: The ball receiving portion 23 has ball receiving portions 14, 23.
The ball falling from the ball drop opening is stored in the lower ball storage box 31. The balls in the winning holes and out holes are stored in the lower ball storage box 31 via the collection ball guide passage. The winning ball detection device 10 detects the ball that has entered the winning hole, and generates a winning ball detection signal. Collected ball detection device 1 detects balls passing through the collected ball guide passage
31 detects and generates a recovered ball detection signal. The reading device 40 reads the number of usable balls from the card C. The balls in the upper ball storage box 11 are supplied with a prize ball supply device 18 and a ball return device 4.
3 supplies the ball receiver. The arithmetic and control unit 21 calculates the number of remaining usable balls based on the number of usable balls from the reading device 40, the winning ball detection signal, and the collected ball detection signal, displays this on the display device 45, and ends the process. Sometimes, recording is performed on the card C by the recording device 41.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a player launches a ball into a pachinko machine with a ball hitting device and puts the ball into a plurality of winning holes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a pachinko machine, a plurality of winning holes are provided inside a pachinko machine, and when a ball is hit into the win hole by a ball hitting device, the ball is provided below the surface of the pachinko machine. It is known to put out a predetermined number of balls in a given ball receiving portion. As this kind of pachinko machine, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
What is described in 236767 is known.
This pachinko machine is a game machine island in which a plurality of game machines are juxtaposed, a game ball is lent by receiving cash or a card-shaped recording medium, and then the remaining amount and the game ball are received in response to a player's settlement instruction. This is a game ball lending payment device that pays out a card-shaped recording medium that records the number of balls held, and receives various cash or card-shaped recording media including high-value bills or receives a game ball held ball counting signal and inserts it. Increase or decrease the registered value of the remaining amount or the number of balls, and, according to the player's payout operation, a lending machine that pays out game balls within the range of the registered value and issues a card-shaped recording medium in which the registered value is registered. A game ball counting machine which is disposed adjacent to each game machine and transmits a ball counting result of thrown game balls to the rental machine as the ball counting signal. Machine captures game balls The fit of the inlet is made by arranging the front below each game machine. This pachinko machine can record the number of balls (number of usable balls) on a card. When exchanging the number of balls for a prize, the card can be taken to a prize exchange, so a large number of balls can be stored. It has the advantage that it is not necessary to carry the heavy large ball storage box that has been stored.

[0003]

However, in this conventional pachinko machine, the number of balls (number of usable balls) is obtained by taking the balls falling from the ball receiving portion into an inlet and counting them with a ball counting machine. Is displayed on the display device, so the actual number of balls is the sum of the number of balls displayed on the display device and the number of balls accommodated in the ball receiving portion. Since the player does not know the exact number of balls contained in the club, the exact number of balls possessed (the number of usable balls) is not immediately known during the game, and for this reason a short time (for example, several seconds to several minutes) However, there is a problem that the increase or decrease in the number of possessed balls (the number of usable balls) cannot be determined.

In this conventional pachinko machine,
At the end of the game, a high-speed ball counting machine for dropping and counting a large number of balls accommodated in the ball receiving portion is required, so that there is a problem that the pachinko machine becomes expensive.

[0005] Furthermore, in this conventional pachinko machine, there is a problem that a game can be played using a stolen ball.

A first object of the present invention is to eliminate the necessity of carrying a large and large ball storage box containing a large number of balls when exchanging the number of usable balls (the number of balls or the number of obtained balls) for a prize. Can immediately and accurately know the number of balls that can be used during a game, and for a short time (for example, several seconds to several minutes)
The present invention provides a pachinko machine that can increase or decrease the number of usable balls in a pachinko machine.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost pachinko machine.

[0008] A third object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of preventing playing using a stolen ball.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface, and a pachinko machine which is disposed substantially at the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine and has A game board in which a plurality of nails for changing the moving direction of the ball are protruded to form a plurality of winning holes, and an out hole is formed at the bottom, and a predetermined distance is provided in front of the game board. A transparent plate arranged in front of the pachinko machine and defining a ball passing internal space through which balls pass in cooperation with the game board, and provided at a lower portion of the pachinko machine so as to be located below the game board. A ball hitting device that hits each ball, a ball hitting passage that guides a ball hit by the ball hitting device to an upper part of the ball passing internal space, and a ball that is detected when a ball enters the winning hole. Winning ball detection device that generates a winning ball detection signal And an upper ball storage box arranged on the backside upper part of the pachinko machine and capable of accommodating a large number of balls, and a ball placed on the back side of the pachinko machine and entering the winning hole and a ball entering the out hole. A collected ball guide passage for guiding the collected ball guide passage downward, a collected ball detection device for detecting a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generating a collected ball detection signal, and a surface below the game board and at the surface of the pachinko machine And a ball drop-out port at the bottom of the ball-supply port, which has a ball-inlet at the top and a ball-bottom at the bottom at the bottom. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening, which receives and accumulates a ball supplied through the ball inlet portion, and discharges each ball from the hit ball supplying portion by its own weight, and the ball of the ball receiving portion. The ball drop port is movably arranged at the drop port and opens and closes The ball drop opening / closing member, which is a noble ball, is disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and is connected to the winning ball detecting device to receive the winning ball detection signal to use the ball of the upper ball housing box for winning. A prize ball supply device for supplying each possible ball, and a ball entrance portion of the ball receiving portion which is provided below the prize ball supply device and receives a ball from the prize ball supply device to guide the ball downward. A ball supply passage that guides the ball to the ball pachinko machine, a ball guide passage that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to the lower rear side of the pachinko machine, and a periphery of the pachinko machine. Card that has information about the number of usable balls that can be used by a player and that can change the recorded information. Can be inserted A card insertion unit that can be inserted into the card insertion unit and detects a card inserted into the card insertion unit to generate a card insertion detection signal;
The card inserted into the card insertion portion when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device which is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion, moves the card into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance, and reads the card. A card moving device which is arranged at a recording position, and which returns the card from the reading / recording position when a card return signal is received, thereby protruding a front portion of the card from the card insertion portion; And a card arrival detection device that detects that the card has reached the reading and recording position and generates a card arrival detection signal, and is disposed near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device. An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded on the card when receiving a card arrival detection signal; A ball return switch provided in the surrounding portion for generating a ball return instruction signal; and a return ball disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and corresponding to the ball return signal when receiving information on the ball return signal and the number of remaining usable balls. When the number is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, the number of returned balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the number of returned balls. When the number of remaining usable balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, a ball return device that returns the balls of the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the winning ball detecting device. And the collected ball detection device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball return device and the ball return switch are connected to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the ball return signal. Return the card And an operation control device that generates a use end signal that is provided around the game board and that is connected to the operation control device and that generates a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine and provides the operation control device with the operation control device. An end switch, which is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and is arranged at the reading and recording position when receiving information on the remaining usable number of balls from the arithmetic and control unit; Recording the information on the number of remaining usable balls on a card, and generating a usable ball number recording end signal when the recording of this information is completed and giving the usable ball number recording device to the arithmetic and control unit; A ball number display device arranged around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control unit for receiving and displaying information on the remaining available ball number from the arithmetic and control unit; The arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read from the card by the usable ball reading device in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and stores the winning prize from the winning ball detection device. Each time a ball detection signal is received, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is one or more. The ball return signal The generated ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information of the remaining usable ball number is used for the use. It is provided to the number-of-possible-balls recording device, and upon receiving the usable-number-of-balls recording end signal, to generate the card return signal and to provide the card return signal to the card moving device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails disposed at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine for changing the moving direction of the ball on the surface. A game board protruding and formed with a plurality of winning holes, and having an out hole formed at the lowermost part; and a play board arranged at a front portion of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board. A transparent plate defining a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with a ball-hitting device which is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board and shoots each ball one by one; A hit ball passage for guiding a ball to be shot by the hitting device to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space, and a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal. And placed on the upper back side of the pachinko machine An upper ball storage box capable of storing a large number of balls, and a collection ball guide passage that is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the winning holes and the balls entering the out holes downward. A collected ball detection device that detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generates a collected ball detection signal; and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top. The ball has a ball feed port at the bottom at the bottom of the ball feeder, which has a ball dropout at the bottom of the ball supply port. The ball receiving portion of the upper opening which receives and accumulates the balls supplied by the ball and feeds out the balls one by one from the hitting ball supply port by its own weight, and is disposed movably at the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member capable of opening and closing the first ball drop opening; A prize ball supply device which is arranged on the backside upper portion of the pachinko machine and is connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball number when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A pachinko machine provided below the prize ball supply device, and a ball supply passage for receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. In the machine, a falling ball guide passage that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion to the lower rear side of the pachinko machine, and a player provided around the pachinko machine and used by a player. A card insertion portion capable of recording information on the number of usable balls that can be recorded, and a card having a usable ball number recording portion capable of changing the recorded information, into which a card can be removably inserted; card A card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the insertion portion and detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal; and a card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and connected to the card insertion detection device. The card to be inserted into the card insertion portion when receiving the card insertion detection signal from now on is moved a predetermined distance inside the pachinko machine and arranged at the reading / recording position, and when the card return signal is received, the card is inserted. A card moving device for returning the card from the reading / recording position to the front and projecting the front of the card from the card insertion portion, and detecting that the card has been located near the reading / recording position and has reached the reading / recording position. A card arrival detection device for generating a card arrival detection signal; and a card arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device. An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded on the card when receiving the arrival detection signal, and a ball return switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball return instruction signal; Returning the number of balls returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage when the first ball return signal is received and disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine; A ball return device that returns the balls of the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage when receiving the ball return signal and the information of the number of remaining usable balls of 2; The winning ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device and the ball returning switch are connected to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and The first and second An arithmetic and control unit for generating a return signal and the card return signal, and a generation end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine which is provided around the game board and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and ends the use of the pachinko machine. A use end switch to be given to the arithmetic and control unit;
The card which is arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit and which receives the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit and which is arranged at the reading and recording position, Information on the number of usable balls, and, when the recording of this information is completed, a usable ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal and gives it to the arithmetic and control unit; And a ball number display device connected to the arithmetic and control unit and connected to the arithmetic and control unit for receiving and displaying information on the remaining available ball count from the arithmetic and control unit, wherein the arithmetic and control unit is configured to The number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detecting device. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit for each of the remaining usable ball numbers, and the remaining usable ball number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the detected ball detection signal is received from the detecting device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. If the number of available balls is equal to the number of available balls, the first ball return signal is generated and supplied to the ball return device. When there are more than the number of usable balls When the second ball return signal is generated and the second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball count storage section are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, The information on the number of remaining usable balls is provided to the usable ball number recording device, and the card return signal is generated upon receiving the usable ball number recording end signal, and is provided to the card moving device. And

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine for changing the moving direction of the ball on the surface. A game board protruding and formed with a plurality of winning holes, and having an out hole formed at the lowermost part; and a play board arranged at a front portion of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board. A transparent plate defining a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with a ball-hitting device which is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board and shoots each ball one by one; A hit ball passage for guiding a ball to be shot by the hitting device to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space, and a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal. And placed on the upper back side of the pachinko machine An upper ball storage box capable of storing a large number of balls, and a collection ball guide passage that is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the winning holes and the balls entering the out holes downward. A collected ball detection device that detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generates a collected ball detection signal; and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top. The ball has a ball feed port at the bottom at the bottom of the ball feeder, which has a ball dropout at the bottom of the ball supply port. The ball receiving portion of the upper opening for receiving and storing the balls supplied by the ball and supplying one ball by its own weight from the hitting ball supply port portion, and the ball receiving portion is disposed movably at the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening, A prize ball supply device which is arranged on the back side upper portion of the cockstand and is connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box with the number of prize usable balls when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A pachinko machine having a ball supply passage provided below the prize ball supply device for receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. In the above, a falling ball guide passage for guiding a ball dropped from the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion to a lower portion on the back side of the pachinko machine and a peripheral portion of the pachinko machine can be used by a player. It has an available amount recording unit that can record information on the available amount and an available number of balls recording unit that can record information about the available number of balls that can be used by the player, and The recorded information And a card insertion portion that is removably inserted with a card capable of changing information, and detects a card inserted in the card insertion portion which is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal. The generated card insertion detection device, and the card inserted into the card insertion portion when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device, which is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion, inside the pachinko machine. The card is moved to the reading and recording position by a predetermined distance, and when the first and second card return signals are received, the card is returned from the reading and recording position to the front and the front of the card is inserted into the card insertion section. A card moving device that protrudes from the read / record position, and detects that the card has reached the read / record position and generates a card arrival detection signal. A card arrival detection device, an available device which is arranged near the reading / recording position and is connected to the card arrival detection device and which is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the card when the card arrival detection signal is received; An amount reading device for reading the amount information; and an amount reading device arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device and recording the usable ball number recording portion of the card when receiving the card arrival detection signal. A number-of-usable-balls reading device that reads information on the number of available balls that have been used;
A ball lending switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball lending instruction signal, and is connected to the ball lending switch and the amount reading device and receives information on the available amount from the amount reading device. Each time the ball lending instruction signal is stored from the ball lending switch as the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit, a ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0 to correspond to the ball lending signal. The ball of the upper ball storage box is supplied to the ball receiving unit for each lending ball number to be subtracted and the amount corresponding to the lending ball number of balls is subtracted from the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit to calculate the remaining amount, and the remaining amount is calculated. A ball feeding device stored in the amount storage unit, a ball detecting device that detects a ball supplied from the ball feeding device and generates a ball detection signal, and a ball return provided around the game board. Issue an instruction signal A ball return switch to be placed, the number of return balls corresponding to the ball return signal when receiving a ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine, or less than the number of remaining usable balls. If this is the same, the number of balls returned is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and
When the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, a ball return device that returns the balls of the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage,
The number of remaining usable balls connected to the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch. And an arithmetic and control unit for calculating the ball return signal and the first card return signal; and a ball rental unit arranged around the game board and connected to the ball supply unit. An amount display device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining amount from a supply device, and a remaining number of balls from the operation control device which are arranged around the game board and connected to the operation control device. The number of balls display device that receives and displays the information of the pachinko machine, and the end of the pachinko machine that is provided around the game board and that is connected to the ball feeding device and the arithmetic and control unit to end the use of the pachinko machine A use end switch that generates a signal and gives it to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit, and is disposed near the reading and recording position and connected to the ball feeding apparatus and the When the information on the remaining amount is received, the information on the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording section of the card at the reading and recording position, and an amount recording end signal is generated when the recording of the information on the remaining amount is completed. And a money amount recording device to be provided to the ball lending supply device, which is disposed near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit, and receives information on the remaining usable number of balls from the arithmetic and control unit. At the time, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording section of the card at the reading and recording position, and when the recording of this information is completed, the usable ball number recording end signal is output. An available ball count recording device which is generated and provided to the arithmetic and control unit, wherein the ball lending supply device is further connected to the card moving device and receives the use end signal from the use end switch, and the remaining ball supply device remains The information of the remaining amount in the amount storage unit is provided to the amount recording device, and when receiving the amount recording end signal from the amount recording device, the second card return signal is generated to the card moving device. The arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device in a remaining usable ball number storage unit as a remaining usable ball number and stores the winning ball from the prize ball detecting device. Each time a detection signal is received, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball-detection signal is received from the ball-detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the remaining usable ball number of the remaining usable ball number storage unit each time the collected ball detection signal is stored from the collected ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. When the value is 1 or more, the ball return signal is generated, the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball count storage unit are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, Number of remaining usable balls Information to the usable ball number recording device, and when receiving the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device, generates the first card return signal to the card moving device. It is characterized by giving.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails disposed at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine for changing the moving direction of the ball on the surface. A game board protruding and formed with a plurality of winning holes, and having an out hole formed at the lowermost part; and a play board arranged at a front portion of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board. A transparent plate defining a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with a ball-hitting device which is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board and shoots each ball one by one; A hit ball passage for guiding a ball to be shot by the hitting device to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space, and a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal. And placed on the upper back side of the pachinko machine An upper ball storage box capable of storing a large number of balls, and a collection ball guide passage that is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the winning holes and the balls entering the out holes downward. A collected ball detection device that detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generates a collected ball detection signal; and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top. The ball has a ball feed port at the bottom at the bottom of the ball feeder, which has a ball dropout at the bottom of the ball supply port. The ball receiving portion of the upper opening which receives and accumulates the balls supplied by the ball and feeds out the balls one by one from the hitting ball supply port by its own weight, and is disposed movably at the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening, A prize ball supply device which is arranged on the back side upper portion of the cockstand and is connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box with the number of prize usable balls when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A pachinko machine having a ball supply passage provided below the prize ball supply device for receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. In the above, a falling ball guide passage for guiding a ball dropped from the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion to a lower portion on the back side of the pachinko machine and a peripheral portion of the pachinko machine can be used by a player. It has an available amount recording unit that can record information on the available amount and an available number of balls recording unit that can record information about the available number of balls that can be used by the player, and The recorded information Card insertion section into which a card capable of changing information can be removably inserted, and a card placed behind the card insertion section and inserted into the card insertion section to detect card insertion A card insertion detection device that generates a signal, and a card inserted into the card insertion portion when the card insertion detection device receives a card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and receives the signal. The card is moved inside by a predetermined distance and placed at the reading / recording position, and when receiving the first and second card return signals, the card is returned forward from the reading / recording position, and the front part of the card is inserted into the card. A card moving device that protrudes from the unit, and a card that is arranged near the reading and recording position and detects that the card has reached the reading and recording position and generates a card arrival detection signal. A card arrival detection device, and the usable amount which is arranged near the reading / recording position and which is connected to the card arrival detection device and which is recorded in the usable amount recording section of the card when the card arrival detection signal is received. An amount reading device for reading the amount information; and an amount reading device arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device and recording the usable ball number recording portion of the card when receiving the card arrival detection signal. An available ball number reading device for reading information on the number of available balls, a ball lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball lending instruction signal, the ball lending switch and the amount reading device, When the information of the usable amount is received from the amount reading device, the information is stored in the remaining amount storage unit as the remaining amount, and the ball is switched from the ball lending switch to the ball. Each time an instruction signal is received, a ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the balls in the upper ball storage box are replaced by the ball receiving unit for each lending ball number corresponding to the ball lending signal. A ball-lending supply device that calculates the remaining amount by subtracting the amount corresponding to the number of lending balls from the remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit and stores the remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit; A ball detection device that detects a ball supplied from the game machine and generates a ball detection signal, a ball return switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball return instruction signal, and a back upper portion of the pachinko machine. When the first ball return signal is received, the number of balls returned is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the second ball return signal and the remaining use This remaining use when receiving information on the number of possible balls A ball return device for returning a possible number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the winning ball detection device, the lending ball detection device, the collected ball detection device, and the card The number of available balls is connected to a moving device, the available ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch, and the remaining available ball number is calculated, and the first and second ball return signals and the first And an arithmetic and control unit that generates a card return signal, and is disposed on the periphery of the game board and connected to the ball feeder and receives and displays information on the remaining amount from the ball feeder. An amount display device, a number-of-balls display device disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining available number of balls from the arithmetic and control device; Around the play board A use end switch which is connected to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit, generates a use end signal for terminating the use of the pachinko machine, and gives the signal to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit; It is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the ball feeding device and receives the information on the remaining amount from the ball feeding device. The information of the remaining amount is recorded, and when the recording of the information of the remaining amount is completed, an amount recording end signal is generated and provided to the ball feeding apparatus, and the amount recording device is disposed near the reading and recording position. And when the information on the number of remaining usable balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit and received from the arithmetic and control unit, the number of usable balls of the card at the reading and recording position is recorded. A recording unit for recording the information on the number of remaining usable balls in the unit, and generating an available ball number recording end signal when the recording of the information is completed and giving the signal to the arithmetic and control unit. The ball feeding apparatus further supplies the remaining amount information of the remaining amount storage unit to the amount recording device when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch connected to the card moving device, and When receiving the amount recording end signal from the amount recording device, the second card return signal is generated and given to the card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit is read by the usable ball number reading device. The remaining usable ball count is stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit as the remaining usable ball count, and the remaining usable ball count storage unit is stored each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and each time the received ball detection signal is received from the ball rental detection device. Is added to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable balls storage unit to calculate the number of remaining usable balls, and stores the calculated number in the remaining usable balls storage unit. Each time a detection signal is received, the remaining usable ball count is calculated by subtracting 1 from the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. When the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal each time the ball returned instruction signal is received from Generates the first ball return signal at It applied to said ball return device Te,
If the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal, the second ball return signal is generated to generate the second ball returned signal. And the information of the remaining usable ball count storage unit is provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information of the remaining usable ball count is supplied to the usable ball count recording device. The first card return signal is generated when the usable ball number recording end signal is received from the usable ball number recording device, and is given to the card moving device.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine for changing the moving direction of the ball on the surface. A game board protruding and formed with a plurality of winning holes, and having an out hole formed at the lowermost part; and a play board arranged at a front portion of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board. A transparent plate defining a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with a ball-hitting device which is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board and shoots each ball one by one; A hit ball passage for guiding a ball to be shot by the hitting device to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space, and a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal. And placed on the upper back side of the pachinko machine An upper ball storage box capable of storing a large number of balls, and a collection ball guide passage that is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the winning holes and the balls entering the out holes downward. A collected ball detection device that detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generates a collected ball detection signal; and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top. The ball has a ball feed port at the bottom at the bottom of the ball feeder, which has a ball dropout at the bottom of the ball supply port. The ball receiving portion of the upper opening which receives and accumulates the balls supplied by the ball and supplies the balls one by one by its own weight from the hitting ball supply port portion, and is arranged so as to be movable by finger at the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion. Ball opening / closing part which can be opened and closed And a prize ball that is arranged on the backside upper portion of the pachinko machine and that is connected to the prize ball detection device and that supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A supply device, and a ball supply passage provided below the winning ball supply device for receiving a ball from the winning ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. In the pachinko machine, a falling ball guide passage for guiding a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to a lower rear portion of the pachinko machine, and a player provided around the pachinko machine for use by a player. It has an available amount recording unit that can record information on available amount that can be used,
In addition, a first card capable of recording information on the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the used amount from the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit into the available amount recording unit is removably inserted. A first card insertion portion that can be used, and a usable ball number recording portion that is provided around the pachinko machine and that can record information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player. And a second card insertion portion into which a second card capable of changing information recorded in the usable ball number recording portion can be removably inserted, and a first card insertion portion. A first card insertion detecting device disposed on the back side for detecting a first card inserted into the first card insertion portion and generating a first card insertion detection signal; The first camera is disposed on the back side. Connected to said de-insertion detection device when receiving therefrom the first card insertion detection signal first
The first card to be inserted into the card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and arranged at the first reading / recording position, and when the first card return signal is received, the first card is received. A first card moving device for returning a card forward from the first reading and recording position and projecting a front portion of the first card from the first card insertion portion; A first card arrival detection device arranged to detect that the first card has reached the first reading / recording position and to generate a first card arrival detection signal; And information on the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit of the first card when the first card arrival detection signal is received and connected to the first card arrival detection device. An amount reading device for reading A second card insertion detecting device that is disposed on the back side of the second card insertion section and detects a second card inserted into the second card insertion section to generate a second card insertion detection signal; A second card which is disposed on the back side of the second card insertion portion and which is connected to the second card insertion detection device and which is inserted into the second card insertion portion when receiving the second card insertion detection signal therefrom; Is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and is arranged at the second reading / recording position, and when the second card return signal is received, the second card is moved forward from the second reading / recording position. A second card moving device for returning the front portion of the second card from the second card insertion portion, and a second card arranged near the second reading / recording position and the second card being placed in the second reading position Detecting that the recording position has been reached A second card arrival detection device for generating a card arrival detection signal; and a second card arrival detection signal which is arranged near the second reading and recording position and is connected to the second card arrival detection device. An available ball number reading device for reading information on the number of available balls recorded in the available ball number recording section of the second card when received, and a ball lending instruction signal provided around the game board. And a ball lending switch that generates the remaining amount when connected to the ball lending switch and the amount reading device and receives the information on the available amount from the amount reading device. Each time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the switch, a ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the upper ball collection is performed for each lending ball number corresponding to the ball lending signal. A lending ball that supplies a ball of a box to the ball receiving unit, subtracts an amount corresponding to the number of lending balls from the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit, calculates a remaining amount, and stores the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit. A supply device, a ball detection device that detects a ball supplied from the ball supply device and generates a ball detection signal, and a ball return switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball return instruction signal. And, if the number of returned balls corresponding to the ball return signal is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls when receiving the ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls arranged on the backside upper portion of the pachinko machine, When the number of returned balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and when the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the remaining usable balls are used. Number balls from the upper ball storage box A ball returning device that returns the ball to the ball receiving portion via a supply passage, the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the second card moving device, and the usable ball number reading device; An arithmetic and control unit connected to the ball return device and the ball return switch for calculating the number of remaining usable balls, and generating the ball return signal and the second card return signal; and A money amount display device that is arranged in the periphery and connected to the ball supply device and receives and displays information on the remaining amount from the ball supply device, and is arranged in the periphery of the game board. A ball number display device connected to the arithmetic and control unit for receiving and displaying information on the remaining available ball number from the arithmetic and control unit, and a ball lending supply device provided around the game board and The arithmetic system An end-of-use switch that is connected to the apparatus and generates a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine, and is provided to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit; and a use end switch disposed near the first reading and recording position. And the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the first card at the first reading and recording position when the information on the remaining amount is connected to the ball supplying device and received from the ball supplying device. And a money amount recording device which generates a money amount recording end signal when the information of the remaining money amount is recorded and gives the signal to the ball lending device, and which is arranged near the second reading and recording position. Connected to the arithmetic and control unit, and when the information on the remaining usable number of balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit, the usable number of balls recording unit of the second card at the second reading and recording position is stored in the usable number of balls recording unit. Remaining Recording the information of the number of available balls, and, when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal and gives it to the arithmetic and control unit, The ball lending supply device is further connected to the first card moving device, and provides the remaining amount information of the remaining amount storage unit to the amount recording device when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch, and Receiving the money amount recording end signal from the money amount recording device, generating the first card return signal and giving the signal to the first card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit transmits the first card return signal from the second card. The number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the number of remaining usable balls, and the remaining number is stored each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls in the number of usable balls storage unit, and the calculated number of remaining usable balls is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time a lending ball detection signal is received, 1 is added to the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the remaining usable ball number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the ball detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the ball return signal is output when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is 1 or more. Generating this ball return signal and the remaining Giving the information of the available ball number storage unit to the ball return device, when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch, giving the information of the remaining available ball number to the available ball number recording device, and When receiving the usable ball count recording end signal from the usable ball count recording device, the second card return signal is generated and given to the second card moving device.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails disposed at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine for changing the moving direction of the ball on the surface. A game board protruding and formed with a plurality of winning holes, and having an out hole formed at the lowermost part; and a play board arranged at a front portion of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board. A transparent plate defining a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with a ball-hitting device which is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board and shoots each ball one by one; A hit ball passage for guiding a ball to be shot by the hitting device to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space, and a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal. And placed on the upper back side of the pachinko machine An upper ball storage box capable of storing a large number of balls, and a collection ball guide passage that is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the winning holes and the balls entering the out holes downward. A collected ball detection device that detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generates a collected ball detection signal; and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top. The ball has a ball feed port at the bottom at the bottom of the ball feeder, which has a ball dropout at the bottom of the ball supply port. The ball receiving portion of the upper opening which receives and accumulates the balls supplied by the ball and feeds out the balls one by one from the hitting ball supply port by its own weight, and is disposed movably at the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening, A prize ball supply device which is arranged on the back side upper portion of the cock stand and is connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box with the number of prize usable balls when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A pachinko machine having a ball supply passage provided below the prize ball supply device for receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. In the above, a falling ball guide passage for guiding a ball dropped from the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion to a lower portion on the back side of the pachinko machine and a peripheral portion of the pachinko machine can be used by a player. It has an available amount recording unit capable of recording information on the available amount, and uses the information on the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the used amount from the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit. Possible amount A first card insertion portion into which a first card that can be recorded in a recording portion can be inserted and removed, and a usable ball provided around the pachinko machine and used by a player; A second card having a usable number of balls recording unit capable of recording information of the number and capable of changing information recorded in the usable number of balls recording unit, to be removably inserted; A second card insertion portion, and a first card insertion portion disposed on the back side of the first card insertion portion.
A first card insertion detection device for detecting a first card inserted into the card insertion section of the first card insertion section and generating a first card insertion detection signal; and the first card insertion detection apparatus disposed on the back side of the first card insertion section. The first card inserted into the first card insertion portion when the first card insertion detection signal is received from the first card insertion detection device is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance, and 1 at the reading and recording position,
And receiving the first card return signal, returning the first card from the first reading and recording position to the front and projecting the front portion of the first card from the first card insertion portion. A card moving device, and a first card which is arranged near the first reading and recording position, detects that the first card has reached the first reading and recording position, and generates a first card arrival detection signal. A card arrival detecting device, which is arranged near the first reading / recording position and is connected to the first card arrival detecting device and receives the first card arrival detection signal, An amount reading device for reading information on an available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit; and a second card arranged behind the second card insertion unit and inserted into the second card insertion unit And insert the second card A second card insertion detection device for generating an outgoing signal; and a second card insertion detection signal which is disposed on the back side of the second card insertion portion and connected to the second card insertion detection device and receives the second card insertion detection signal therefrom. When the second card inserted into the second card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and arranged at the second reading / recording position, and when the second card return signal is received, The second
Card is returned from the second reading / recording position to the second position.
A second card moving device for projecting a front portion of the second card from the second card insertion portion, and a second card arranged near the second reading / recording position, wherein the second card reaches the second reading / recording position And a second card arrival detection device for detecting the occurrence of the second card arrival detection signal and generating a second card arrival detection signal. The second card arrival detection device is arranged near the second reading / recording position and connected to the second card arrival detection device. An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded in the available ball number recording unit of the second card when receiving the second card arrival detection signal; A ball lending switch that is provided in a peripheral portion and generates a ball lending instruction signal, and is connected to the ball lending switch and the money amount reading device, and remains as a remaining amount when receiving information on the usable amount from the money amount reading device. Amount Every time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch, the ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the lending number corresponding to the ball lending signal is generated for each lending ball. The ball of the upper ball storage box is supplied to the ball receiving unit, and the amount corresponding to the number of balls to be lent is subtracted from the remaining amount of the remaining amount storage unit to calculate the remaining amount and store the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit. A ball-feeding device, a ball-detection device that detects a ball supplied from the ball-feeding device and generates a ball-detection signal, and a ball that is provided around the game board and generates a ball-return instruction signal. A return switch, when the first ball return signal is disposed on the backside upper portion of the pachinko machine and returns the number of balls returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage;
In addition, when receiving the second ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls, the number of remaining usable balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage. Device, the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the second card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch. An arithmetic and control unit for calculating the number of remaining usable balls and generating the first and second ball return signals and the second card return signal; and a processor disposed around the game board. An amount display device connected to the ball feeding device and receiving and displaying information on the remaining amount from the ball feeding device; and an amount display device disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control unit. Before this arithmetic and control unit A number-of-balls display device for receiving and displaying information on the number of remaining usable balls; and a peripheral device provided around the game board and connected to the ball-lending device and the arithmetic and control unit to end use of the pachinko machine. A use end switch for generating a use end signal for giving to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit, and disposed near the first reading and recording position and connected to the ball feeding apparatus. When the information on the remaining amount is received from the ball lending device, the information on the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording section of the first card at the first reading and recording position, and the remaining amount is recorded. When the information recording is completed, a money amount recording end signal is generated and given to the ball feeding apparatus, and the money amount recording apparatus is arranged near the second reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit. Upon receiving the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording section of the second card at the second reading and recording position. ,And,
An available ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal when the recording of this information is completed and gives the available ball number recording end signal to the arithmetic and control unit.
When the use end signal is received from the use end switch and connected to the card transfer device, the information on the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is provided to the amount recording device, and the amount recording is ended from the amount recording device. When receiving the signal, the first card return signal is generated and given to the first card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit is read from the second card by the usable ball number reading device. The number of usable balls is stored as a remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball storage unit, and each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device, the remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit are stored. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of balls, and the remaining usable balls are calculated and stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the number of usable balls storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit. Each time it is received, subtract 1 from the remaining available ball number in the remaining available ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining available ball number and store it in the remaining available ball number storage unit,
Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. If the number is equal to the first
The ball return signal is generated and given to the ball return device, and when the return ball number is larger than the remaining available ball number in the remaining available ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal, the second The second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are given to the ball return device, and the remaining use signal is received when the use end signal is received from the use end switch. The information of the number of available balls is given to the available ball number recording device, and the second card return signal is generated when the usable ball number recording end signal is received from the available ball number recording device, and the second card return signal is generated. It is provided to a second card moving device.

In the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, the arithmetic and control unit is supplied from the prize ball supply device instead of the prize ball detection signal from the prize ball supply device. The number of remaining usable balls may be calculated using a supply ball detection signal from a supply ball detection device that detects a ball and generates a supply ball detection signal. In this case, the arithmetic and control unit adds 1 to the remaining available ball number of the remaining available ball number storage unit each time the supplied ball detection signal is received from the supplied ball detection device, and The number is calculated and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Other configurations are the same as the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine according to the present invention includes a pachinko machine 1 having a concave portion on a surface portion thereof, and a game board 2 disposed substantially at the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine 1.
Is provided. A plurality of nails (not shown) for changing the moving direction of the ball are provided on the surface of the play board 2 and a plurality of winning holes 3a to 3i are formed on the surface thereof.
An out hole 4 is formed at the bottom. The winning hole 3i
Is a size that allows a plurality of balls to enter at the same time.
The winning holes 3a to 3h other than the winning hole 3i are each 1
It is large enough to hold individual balls.

The play board 2 has a variable display device 5.
And a variable winning device 6. The variable display device 5 indicates that the playing state is a predetermined first playing state (special winning state), a second playing state (moving state), or a third playing state (out-of-line state). is there. As is well known, the variable display device 5 displays, for example, a plurality of numbers and pictures in three columns. When a ball enters a specific winning hole 3f, the plurality of numbers and pictures move in three rows. A moving state is displayed, and when the moving state is completed and the same number or picture is completed in three columns, the special winning state is displayed. When the number or picture is not completed, a deviation state is displayed. The variable display device 5 changes to the moving state when a ball enters a specific winning hole 3f when a predetermined condition is satisfied or when a special winning state is displayed after the special winning state is displayed. When displaying the special prize state, the variable display device 5 generates a special prize state signal indicating that the special prize state is established, and gives the special prize state signal to the variable prize apparatus 6.

The variable winning device 6 changes the difficulty of the winning state of the ball according to the display state of the variable display device 5. For example, the variable prize device 6 includes the prize hole 3i.
And a plate opening / closing device (not shown) for rotating the opening / closing plate 6a. This plate opening / closing device is connected to the variable display device 5 and receives a special winning state signal.

The variable prize device 6 opens and closes the open / close plate 6a only when the display state of the variable display device 5 is in the special prize state, that is, only when a special prize state signal is received from the variable display device 5. By turning the opening / closing plate 6a forward or intermittently a plurality of times to open the prize hole 3i, the ball can be received with a high probability. When the display state is not the special prize state, that is, when the special prize state signal is not received from the variable display device 5, the variable prize apparatus 6 rotates the opening / closing plate 6a backward to close the prize hole 3i and win the ball. It is in a state where it cannot be inserted into the hole 3i.

A speaker 7 of a sound generator (not shown) is provided below the pachinko machine 1. This sound generator generates a sound effect when receiving a special winning state signal. A plurality of lamps (not shown) are provided at predetermined positions and around the play board 2. These lamps are turned on, for example, in a special winning state.

A transparent plate 8 is provided at the front of the pachinko machine 1 at a predetermined interval in front of the game board 2 so as to be openable and closable. The transparent plate 8 defines a ball passing internal space through which the ball passes in cooperation with the game board 2.

A ball hitting device 9 is provided below the pachinko machine 1 so as to be located below the game board 2. The ball hitting device 9 is for hitting balls one by one. A ball path 91 is formed in the pachinko machine 1 on the ball driving device 9. The ball path 91 guides the ball launched by the ball striking device 9 to an upper portion of the ball passing internal space. The boring device 9 is, for example, shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, an electric ball hitting handle 9a arranged on the front side of the pachinko machine 1 and an electric motor arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 for hitting the ball by rotating the hitting handle 9a. It comprises an expression ball striking mechanism 9b (FIG. 2). In this electric ball striking mechanism 9b, a ball striking force is determined by the rotation angle of the ball striking handle 9a. As shown in FIG. 2, the electric balling mechanism 9b includes a motor 9c,
A beating cam 9d rotated by the rotating force of the motor 9c
And a ball 9e that is moved by the rotation of the ball cam 9d to hit the ball, and a spring 9f that urges the ball 9e in a predetermined direction. The boring device 9 may be constituted by another known device.

As shown in FIG. 2, winning ball detectors 10a to 10k are arranged near the winning holes 3a to 3i on the back side of the game board 2, respectively. Each of the winning ball detectors 10a to 10k is configured by a light detector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The winning ball detectors 10a to 10k may be constituted by limit switches or micro switches. Winning ball detector 10
a to 10k are a prize-ball detecting device 1 which detects a ball and generates a prize-ball detection signal when the ball enters the prize holes 3a to 3i.
0.

As shown in FIG. 3, an upper ball storage box 11 is disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine 1. The upper ball storage box 11 has an open upper surface and a large number of balls B.
Can be accommodated. The upper ball storage box 11 is fixed to the pachinko machine 1. In addition, the upper ball storage box 11
It may be supported by a support member (not shown). The upper ball storage box 11 has a ball outlet 11a for discharging a ball B at the bottom.
Are formed. The ball outlet portion 11a is provided with a ball outlet tube 12 for sending the ball B coming out from below.
A collection ball guide passage 13 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The collected ball guide passage 13 guides the balls entering the winning holes 3a to 3i and the balls entering the out holes 4 downward.

The collection ball guide passage 13 is configured to drop balls one by one from the lower end. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, at the lower end of the collection ball guide passage 13,
A collection ball detection device 131 is provided. The recovered ball detection device 131 is configured by a light detector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. Note that the collected ball detection device 131 may be configured by a limit switch, a micro switch, a proximity switch, or the like. The collected ball detection device 131 detects a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage 13 and generates a collected ball detection signal. When the collection ball guide passage 13 is configured to drop a plurality of balls at the same time, a plurality of balls are divided and passed one by one at the lower end or below the collection ball guide passage 13. Ball branch guide tubes, and the collected ball detection device 13 is provided at the lower end of each of these ball branch guide tubes.
1 may be arranged.

As shown in FIG. 1, a first ball receiving portion 14 having an upper opening is provided below the play board 2 so as to protrude from the surface of the pachinko machine 1. The first ball receiving portion 14 has a first ball entrance portion 14a at the top.
And a ball feed port (not shown) at the bottom of the ball feeder for discharging balls one by one in the direction of the ball hitting device 9. A first ball drop port is provided at the bottom of the ball feed port. (Not shown),
In addition, the ball supplied through the first ball inlet 14a is received and accumulated, and the balls are discharged one by one from the hit ball supply port by its own weight.

The first ball receiving portion 14 has a first
And the second stored ball amount detection device 16
Are arranged at predetermined intervals. The second stored ball amount detection device 16 is disposed above the first stored ball amount detection device 15. The first accommodated ball amount detection device 15 includes:
It detects that the number of balls accommodated in the first ball receiving portion 14 has reached an intermediate value within the range of approximately 50% to 90% of the number of accommodated balls, and generates an accommodated ball intermediate value detection signal. The second stored ball amount detection device 16 detects that the number of balls stored in the first ball receiving portion 14 has reached an upper limit value of approximately 100% of the number of balls that can be stored, and detects a stored ball upper limit value. Generate a signal. First
And the second stored ball amount detection device 16
Is composed of a photodetector or a limit switch each including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

A first ball drop opening / closing member 17 is arranged at the first ball drop opening of the first ball receiving portion 14 so as to be movable by a finger. The first ball drop port opening / closing member 17 can open and close the first ball drop port section. The first ball falling port portion is plural (for example, 5 to 10).
) Balls are formed in such a size that they can be dropped simultaneously.

As shown in FIG. 3, a winning ball supply device 18 is disposed below the upper ball storage box 11 and the ball outlet tube 12 on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine 1. Between the prize ball supply device 18 and the first ball receiving portion 14, a common ball supply passage 19 for guiding the ball from the prize ball supply device 18 downward, And a first branch ball supply passage 20 for guiding the ball to the ball entrance 14a. The prize ball supply device 18 supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box 11 to the common ball supply passage 19 together with the number of prize usable balls (for example, five) when the prize ball detection device 10 detects a ball. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the winning ball supply device 18 includes a ball supply device 18a, a drive control device 18b,
It has a supply ball detection device 18c and a ball supply control device 18d. The drive control device 18b and the supply ball detection device 1
8c is connected to the ball supply control device 18d. The supply ball detection device 18c is configured by a light detector or a limit switch including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The supply ball detection device 18c detects a ball B supplied to the common ball supply passage 19 by the ball supply device 18a and generates a supply ball detection signal. The ball supply control device 18d is configured by a microcomputer.

Each of the prize ball detectors 10a to 10k of the prize ball detection device 10 is connected to a ball supply control device 18d via a prize usable ball number converter 22. The prize usable ball count converter 22 converts a prize usable ball number signal indicating the number of prize usable balls (for example, 5) each time a prize ball detection signal is received from the prize ball detectors 10a to 10k to control ball supply. To the device 18d. In addition, the winning ball detectors 10a to
10k is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21. The arithmetic and control unit 21 is constituted by a microcomputer and is held on the back side of the pachinko machine 1 (FIGS. 2 and 3).

The ball supply control device 18d first stores the number of prize usable balls corresponding to the first prize usable ball number signal in the prize usable ball number storage section when receiving the first prize usable ball number signal. Next, each time a prize usable ball number signal is received, the corresponding number of prize usable balls is added to the number of usable balls in the prize usable ball storage section to calculate a new usable ball number. The number of available balls is stored in the available ball number storage unit, and the number of remaining available balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of available balls in the winning available ball number storage unit each time the supplied ball detection signal of the supplied ball detection device 18c is received. Then, when the number of usable balls in the winning usable number storage unit becomes 0, the subtraction is stopped. The information on the number of balls that can be used for winning is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the ball supply control device 18d in advance.

The ball supply control device 18d generates a ball supply control signal when the number of usable balls in the prize usable ball storage section is not 0 and gives it to the drive control device 18b, and stores the number of prize usable balls. No ball supply control signal is generated when the number of available balls of the unit is zero.

The ball supply device 18a includes a ball drop guide passage tube 18e for passing balls from the upper ball storage box 11 in a line in a vertical direction, and a ball drop guide passage tube 18e having a plurality of teeth on an outer peripheral portion. The gear member 18f having one tooth inserted into the ball drop guide passage tube 18e through the opening at the side of the gear member 18f
A pin ring 18g coaxially integrated with the gear member 18f and having a plurality of pins formed radially; a lever member 18h arranged to be engageable with the pins; and a tip of the lever member 18h. A spring 18j for urging the portion 18i in the direction of the pin and an electromagnet 18k provided as a driving device for swinging the lever member 18h are provided. The electromagnet 18k is connected to the drive control device 18b.

A common shaft 18l of the gear member 18f and the pin ring 18g is rotatably supported by a support plate 18m. The lever member 18h is swingably supported by a support plate 18m. The electromagnet 18k is mounted on the support plate 1
It is fixed at 8 m. The actuator 18n of the electromagnet 18k can be engaged with the rear end of the lever member 18h.

The plurality of teeth of the gear member 18f are formed so that one ball B enters between adjacent teeth. When the gear member 18f cannot be rotated, the teeth inserted into the ball drop guide passage cylinder 18e stop the ball B thereon from falling.

The drive control device 18b supplies a drive current to the electromagnet 18k during the time when the ball supply control signal is received from the ball supply control device 18d. This electromagnet 18
k indicates that the actuator 1
8n is moved to the lowermost position of the movable range, the tip 18i of the lever member 18h is disengaged from the pin of the pin ring 18g, and the ball B is rotated by its own weight to make the ball member 18f rotatable. To be able to fall.

The drive control device 18b does not supply a drive current to the electromagnet 18k during the time when the ball supply control signal from the ball supply control device 18d is not received. The electromagnet 18k moves the actuator 18n to the uppermost position of the movable range and presses and moves the rear end of the lever member 18h during a period in which the driving current is not received, thereby moving the lever member 18h.
Is engaged with the pin of the pin ring 18g so that the gear member 18f cannot be rotated. When the gear member 18f cannot rotate, the ball B is stopped from falling as described above.

The drive control device 18b and the ball supply control device 18d may be configured as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-32694. That is, the drive control device 18b and the ball supply control device 18d stop the continuously falling balls just before the expected number of balls, and drop the remaining balls one by one. The supply device 18a may be controlled.

The ball supply device 18a rotates the gear member 18f with a driving device (not shown) to drop the ball while the driving current is being received from the drive control device 18b. The rotation of the gear member 18f may be stopped at a time when the drive current is not received from the drive control device 18b. Further, a plurality of winning ball supply devices 18 may be arranged.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first ball receiving portion 1
In the lower position of 4, the second ball receiving portion 23 of the upper opening is provided so as to protrude from the surface of the pachinko machine 1. The second ball receiving portion 23 has a second ball entrance 23a at the top and a second ball dropping portion 23b (FIG. 6) at the bottom, and the second ball entrance 23a is provided with the second ball entrance 23a. The ball supplied through the tank is stored. As shown in FIG. 3, below the ball passage branch portion 24 which is a connection portion between the common ball supply passage 19 and the first branch ball supply passage 20, a ball to be supplied is inserted into the second ball inlet portion. A second branch ball supply passage 25 that guides the branch ball supply passage 23a is formed. A ball supply direction switching plate 26a of a ball supply direction switching device 26 is disposed in a ball passage branching portion 24 between the second branch ball supply passage 25 and the first branch ball supply passage 20. The ball supply direction switching device 26 includes a ball supply direction switching plate 26a movably disposed in the ball passage branching portion 24, a plate driving device 26b that moves the ball supply direction switching plate 26a, and a plate driving device. And a switching control device 26c for controlling the device 26b. As shown in FIG. 5, the switching control device 26c
Are connected to the stored ball amount detecting device 15 and the second stored ball amount detecting device 16 to receive the stored ball upper limit value detection signal and the stored ball intermediate value detection signal.

As shown in FIG. 3, the switching control device 26
c, from the start of use of the pachinko machine to the reception of the stored ball upper limit value detection signal, the ball drive direction switching plate 26a is moved to the second branch ball supply passage without supplying a drive signal to the plate driving device 26b. The ball from the common ball supply passage 19 is advanced to the first branch ball supply passage 20 at the ball passage branch portion 24 above the first ball supply passage 25. In addition, the switching control device 26c provides a driving signal to the plate driving device 26b during the ball direction switching time from when the received ball upper limit value detection signal is received to when the received ball intermediate value detection signal is received. The ball supply direction switching plate 26a is separated from the ball passage branching portion 24 to advance the ball from the common ball supply passage 19 toward the second branch ball supply passage 25. Further, the switching control device 2
6c is a ball supply direction switching plate 2 which is not provided with a driving signal to the plate driving device 26b during a time other than the ball direction switching time.
6a is positioned in the ball passage branching portion 24, and the ball from the common ball supply passage 19 is advanced in the direction of the first branch ball supply passage 20.

That is, the ball supply direction switching device 26
The ball from the common ball supply passage 19 is supplied to the second branch ball supply passage 25 only for the ball direction switching time from the time when the received ball upper limit value detection signal is received to the time when the received ball intermediate value detection signal is received. The ball from the common ball supply passage 19 is advanced in the direction of the first branch ball supply passage 20 at times other than the ball direction switching time.

As shown in FIG. 1, a first drop ball guide passage 27 is provided below the first ball drop opening of the first ball receiving portion 14 of the pachinko machine 1. The first falling ball guide passage 27 guides a ball dropped from the first ball falling port to the second ball receiving section 23 via a second ball entrance 23a. The first ball drop opening is opened and closed by the first ball drop opening / closing member 17. As shown in FIG. 6, the second ball receiving port 23b is formed at the bottom of the second ball receiving section 23. The second ball drop opening 23b is formed in a size that allows a plurality of (for example, 20) balls to be dropped simultaneously. In the second ball drop opening 23b, a second ball drop opening and closing member 28 is arranged so as to be movable by finger. The second ball drop opening 23b is opened and closed by the second ball drop opening and closing member 28. The second ball drop opening / closing member 28 may not be provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a second drop ball guide passage 2 is provided below the second ball drop port 23b.
9 are arranged. This second falling ball guide passage 29
Guides the ball B dropped from the second ball drop port 23b to the lower rear portion of the pachinko machine 1. Note that the second falling ball guide passage 29 may be configured to extend from the second ball falling port portion 23b to below the lower end of the pachinko machine 1 and enter the back side of the pachinko machine 1. In this case, it is not necessary to form a hole for inserting the second falling ball guide passage 29 into the pachinko machine 1. Further, the second ball falling port 23b
The second falling ball guide passages 29 may be arranged at a predetermined interval below, and a ball storage box (not shown) having a large upper surface opening may be arranged between them. The ball storage box receives and stores the ball falling from the second ball drop port 23b of the second ball receiving section 23, and has a ball drop port provided at the bottom and a ball drop port. And a ball drop opening / closing member which is movably arranged on the portion by a finger and is capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening. When the ball drop opening / closing member is moved to open the ball drop opening of the ball drop box, the ball of the ball drop box drops from the ball drop drop and the second drop ball guide passage 29 is formed. to go into.

As shown in FIG. 3, a lower ball storage box 31 is disposed on the lower rear side of the pachinko machine 1. The lower ball storage box 31 is open at the upper surface and the rear side surface, and stores the balls that pass through the second falling ball guide passage 29 and the collection ball guide passage 13. Lower ball storage box 31
Is fixed to the pachinko machine 1. Note that the lower ball storage box 31 may be supported by a support member (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball returning device 32 is disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The ball return device 32 moves the balls of the lower ball storage box 31 to the upper ball storage box 11 and returns them. The ball return device 32
For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lower ball storage box 31 is disposed from the lower ball storage box 31 to the upper ball storage box 11. An endless transport belt 32a vertically arranged to be positioned, a plurality of transport pockets 32b rotatably provided outside the transport belt 32a at predetermined intervals, and the upper ball storage box. 11 and a drive roller 32c on which the transport belt 32a is mounted and which moves the transport belt 32a in a predetermined direction (the direction of arrow A). A guide roller 32d on which a belt 32a is set and which guides the transport belt 32a.
And a motor 32e for rotating the drive roller 32c.
And a motor control device 32f for controlling the motor 32e.
Consists of The transport pocket 32b has a ball accommodation hole 32h having a ball entrance 32g on the outer surface thereof, and is rotatably connected to the transport belt 32a by a connector 32i provided at the center.

When the transport belt 32a moves in the direction of arrow A, the transport pocket 32b integral therewith also moves in the direction of arrow A. A plurality of balls B inside the lower ball storage box 31
Is lifted by its own weight into the ball receiving hole 32h through the ball entrance 32g of the transport pocket 32b located at the opening on the side surface of the lower ball receiving box 31. When the moving direction is changed downward, the ball B inside the transport pocket 32b falls by its own weight and is stored in the upper ball storage box 11.

At the bottom of the lower ball storage box 31, a stored ball detection device 33 that detects the ball B stored in the lower ball storage box 31 and generates a stored ball detection signal is disposed. The stored ball detection device 33 includes a limit switch or a photodetector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The stored ball detection device 33 is connected to a motor stop signal generation device 34. The motor stop signal generator 34 is connected to the motor controller 32f.
The motor stop signal generator 34 generates a motor stop signal when the stored ball detector 33 does not detect a ball for a predetermined time (for example, 20 to 30 seconds) or more and rotates the drive roller 32c. This is given to the control device 32f. When the motor control device 32f receives the motor stop signal, the drive roller 32c
The operation of the motor 32e for rotating the motor is stopped. Further, the stored ball detection device 33 includes a motor control device 32f.
Is connected to the motor control device 3
2f. The motor control device 32f drives the motor 32e during a time period from when the received ball detection signal is received to when the motor stop signal is received.

As shown in FIG. 1, a card insertion portion 35 is provided around the pachinko machine 1. The card C can be removably inserted into the card insertion section 35. The card C can record information on the number of available balls, which is the number of balls that can be hit by the player with the ball hitting device 9 (that is, the number of balls that can be used by the player). Further, it has a usable ball number recording section Ca that can change the recorded information. The card C
The number-of-usable-balls recording section Ca is composed of a magnetic recording medium that can record information by, for example, a magnetic field of an electromagnet and can change the recorded information. The usable ball count recording section Ca of the card C is formed of an optical recording medium capable of recording information with a light beam such as a laser beam or an infrared ray and changing the recorded information. Alternatively, an integrated circuit capable of recording information with an electric signal and changing the recorded information may be used. When the usable ball number recording section Ca of the card C is formed of an optical recording medium or an integrated circuit, a corresponding information reading and recording device is required. On the surface of the card C, symbols and characters indicating the insertion direction and the upper and lower positions are printed. A card insertion portion 35 is provided around the pachinko machine 1.
, A card insertion display device 36 is provided. The word “insert” is written on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the card insertion display device 36.

As shown in FIG. 9, the card insertion portion 35
A card moving device 37 is disposed on the back side of the card. The card moving device 37 moves the card C to be inserted into the card insertion section 35 by a predetermined distance to the inside (back side) of the pachinko machine 1 and arranges it at the reading / recording position. The card C is returned to the front from the reading and recording position, and the front portion of the card C is projected from the card insertion section 35.

For example, the card moving device 37 is arranged along the insertion direction of the card C and transports the card C by two pairs of transport rollers 37a and 37b, and rotates these transport rollers 37a and 37b forward and backward. Motor 37 for
c, a motor control device 37d for controlling the rotation of the motor 37c, a transmission device (not shown) for transmitting the rotational force of the motor 37c to the transport rollers 37a and 37b, and a card transported by the transport rollers 37b. Card stopper member 37e for stopping C at the reading and recording position
And a card guide member (not shown) for guiding the card C
It is composed of Each pair of transport rollers 37a,
37b are elastically pressed by elastic members (not shown).

On the back side of the card insertion section 35, a card insertion detection device 38 is arranged near the card insertion section 35. The card insertion detecting device 38 is configured by a light detector or a limit switch including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The card insertion detection device 38 detects that the card C has been inserted into the card insertion section 35 and generates a card insertion detection signal. The card insertion detection device 38 is connected to the motor control device 37d, and supplies a card insertion detection signal to the motor control device 37d. Upon receiving the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device 38, the motor control device 37d drives the motor 37c to rotate the conveyance rollers 37a and 37b in the normal direction, and conveys the card C in the direction of the card stopper 37e. Let it.

A card arrival detecting device 39 is arranged near the reading and recording position. The card arrival detection device 39 includes a photodetector or a limit switch including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The card arrival detection device 39 detects that the card C has reached the reading / recording position, generates a card arrival detection signal, and gives the signal to the motor control device 37d. When the motor control device 37d receives the card arrival detection signal (when the card C comes into contact with the card stopper member 37e), it stops the transport rollers 37a and 37b and places the card C at the reading and recording position. Let it. The card insertion detection device 38 and the card arrival detection device 39 are connected to a card insertion display device 36 as shown in FIG. The card insertion display device 36 is turned on (lights up) only during the time from when the card C is received back to when the card C is returned and the card insertion detection signal is received.

Upon receiving the card return signal, the motor control device 37d drives the motor 37c to rotate the transport rollers 37a and 37b in reverse to return the card C from the reading and recording position to the front of the card C. From the card insertion portion 35. The player can pull out the card C sandwiched between the transport rollers 37a by holding the front part of the card C protruding outside from the card insertion portion 35 by the player.

In a pachinko parlor, an employee may lend a card C in which the number of usable balls corresponding to the amount is recorded in the usable ball number recording section Ca to a player in exchange for coins or bills. Alternatively, in exchange for coins or bills inserted by the card lending machine, the card C in which the number of usable balls corresponding to the amount is recorded in the usable ball number recording section Ca may be lent to the player.

Near the reading and recording position, a usable ball number reading device 40 is arranged. The available ball number reading device 40 is connected to the card arrival detection device 39 and the arithmetic and control unit 21 and is recorded in the available ball number recording unit Ca of the card C when receiving the card arrival detection signal. Reads the information on the number of usable balls and calculates the arithmetic and control unit 2
Give to 1. A usable ball number recording device 41 is arranged near the reading and recording position. The usable ball number recording device 41 records new information of the usable ball number in the usable ball number recording unit Ca of the card C at the end of use,
Further, when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording end signal is generated and given to the arithmetic and control unit 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, a ball return switch 42 is provided around the pachinko machine 1. On the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the ball return switch 42,
The character "ball return" is written. The ball return switch 42 is, as shown in FIG.
1 connected. The ball return switch 42 generates a ball return instruction signal when the player presses the ball return switch 42 and supplies the signal to the arithmetic and control unit 21. When receiving the ball return instruction signal, the arithmetic and control unit 21 performs a later-described calculation and generates a ball return signal in a predetermined case.

As shown in FIG. 3, a ball return device 43 is disposed between the upper ball storage box 11 and the ball outlet pipe 12 and the common ball supply passage 19 on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine 1. The ball returning device 43 is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 as shown in FIGS. When the ball return device 43 receives the ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, the number of available balls corresponding to the ball return signal is the return ball number from the arithmetic and control unit 21. If the number of remaining usable balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, the number of returned balls is transferred from the upper ball storage box 11 to the common supply ball guide passage 19.
Then, it is returned to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 (FIG. 1) via the first or second supply ball guide passages 20 and 25 (FIG. 3). When the ball return device 43 receives the ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, and when the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, The number of usable balls is transferred from the upper ball storage box 11 to the common supply ball guide passage 1.
9 and first or second supply ball guide passages 20, 25
Return to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 (FIG. 1) via (FIG. 3).

For example, when the ball return device 43 receives the ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls, the number of returned balls that can be acquired at 500 yen is smaller than the number of remaining usable balls or the number of remaining usable balls. When the number of usable balls is equal to the number of usable balls, the balls are returned to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 together with the number of balls returned so that the balls in the upper ball storage box 11 can be acquired for 500 yen. When the ball return device 43 receives the ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls, if the number of returned balls that can be obtained for 500 yen is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the remaining usable ball is used. The number of balls is returned to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 (FIG. 1).

The ball return device 43 has the same configuration as the winning ball supply device 18. The ball return device 43 includes:
As shown in FIG. 10, the ball supply device 43a, the drive control device 43b, the return ball detection device 43c, the ball return control device 4
3d. The drive control device 43b and the return ball detection device 43c are connected to a ball return control device 43d. The ball return control device 43d is configured by a microcomputer, and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21. The return ball detection device 43c includes a photodetector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a limit switch, a proximity switch, and the like. The return ball detection device 43c detects the ball B supplied to the common ball supply passage 19 by the ball supply device 43a and generates a return ball detection signal.

Each time the ball return control device 43d receives the ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, the ball return control device 43d compares the number of returned balls with the number of remaining usable balls to compare the number of returned balls. Is smaller than or equal to the remaining available ball number, the returned ball number is stored in the returned ball number storage unit, and the returned ball number is detected from the ball number stored in the returned ball number storage unit. Each time a return ball detection signal is received from the device 43c, the number of remaining balls is calculated by subtracting 1 and recorded in the return ball number storage unit, and the number of balls in the return ball number storage unit becomes zero. Sometimes stop subtraction. When the ball return control device 43d receives the ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, if the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the ball return control device 43d returns the number of remaining usable balls. Each time the return ball detection signal from the return ball detection device 43c is received, the number of remaining balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of balls stored in the number storage unit. The number is recorded in the number storage section, and the subtraction is stopped when the number of balls in the return ball number storage section becomes zero. The information of the number of returned balls is stored in advance in a storage device (not shown) of the ball return control device 43d.

The ball return control device 43d generates a ball supply control signal when the number of balls in the return ball number storage section is not 0 and gives it to the drive control device 43b. , No ball supply control signal is generated.

The ball supply device 43a includes a ball drop guide passage tube 43e for passing the balls B from the upper ball storage box 11 in a line in a vertical direction, and a ball drop guide passage tube having a plurality of teeth on an outer peripheral portion. A gear member 43f having one tooth inserted into the inside of the ball drop guide passage tube 43e through the opening at the side of 43e.
A pin ring 43g coaxially integrated with the gear member 43f and having a plurality of pins formed radially; a lever member 43h arranged to be engageable with the pins; and a tip of the lever member 43h. A spring 43j for urging the portion 43i in the direction of the pin and an electromagnet 43k provided as a driving device for swinging the lever member 43h are provided. This electromagnet 43k is connected to the drive control device 43b.

A common shaft 431 of the gear member 43f and the pin ring 43g is rotatably supported by a support plate 43m. The lever member 43h is swingably supported by a support plate 43m. The electromagnet 43k is connected to the support plate 4
It is fixed at 3 m. The actuator 43n of the electromagnet 43k can be engaged with the rear end of the lever member 43h.

The plurality of teeth of the gear member 43f are formed such that one ball B enters between adjacent teeth. When the gear member 43f is not rotatable, the teeth inserted into the ball drop guide passage cylinder 43e stop the drop of the ball B thereon.

The drive control device 43b supplies a drive current to the electromagnet 43k during the time when the ball supply control signal is received from the ball return control device 43d. This electromagnet 43
k indicates that the actuator 4
3n is moved to the lowermost position of the movable range to disengage the distal end 43i of the lever member 43h from the pin of the pin ring 43g, and the ball B is rotated by its own weight so that the ball B can rotate the gear member 43f. To be able to fall.

The drive control device 43b does not supply a drive current to the electromagnet 43k during the time when the ball supply control signal from the ball return control device 43d is not received. The electromagnet 43k moves the actuator 43n to the uppermost position of the movable range and presses and moves the rear end of the lever member 43h during a period in which the driving current is not received, thereby causing the lever member 43h to move.
Is engaged with the pin of the pin ring 43g so that the gear member 43f cannot rotate. When the gear member 43f cannot rotate, the ball B is stopped from falling as described above.

The drive control device 43b and the ball return control device 43d may be configured as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-32694. That is, the drive control device 43b and the ball return control device 43d stop the falling balls continuously before the expected number of balls, and drop the remaining balls one by one. The supply device 43a may be controlled.

Further, the ball supply device 43a rotates the gear member 43f by a driving device (not shown) to drop the ball while the driving current is being received from the drive control device 43b. The configuration may be such that the rotation of the gear member 43f is stopped during a time when no drive current is received from the drive control device 43b.

A plurality of ball return switches may be provided around the pachinko machine 1. In this case, the plurality of ball return switches are configured to generate ball return instruction signals having different numbers of ball return by the ball return device 43. For example, first and second ball return switches for returning the number of balls that can be acquired for 100 yen and 500 yen may be provided. In this case, the first ball return switch for returning the number of balls that can be obtained for 100 yen
When the ball return instruction signal is received, the signal is converted into a signal indicating the number of usable balls that can be used for 100 yen, and is given to the arithmetic and control unit 21. Also, when a second ball return instruction signal is received from a second ball return switch for returning the number of balls that can be acquired for 500 yen, a signal indicating the number of usable balls that can be used for 500 yen. And gives it to the arithmetic and control unit 21.

A plurality of ball returning devices 43 may be arranged. In addition, the ball returning device 43 and the winning ball supply device 18 may not be configured separately from the winning ball supply device 18 and may be configured by the same device. When the ball return device 43 and the winning ball supply device 18 are configured by the same device, one of them may be operated with priority.

As shown in FIG. 11, the winning ball detecting device 10, the collected ball detecting device 131, the card moving device 37, the usable ball number reading device 40, the ball returning switch 42, and the ball returning device 43 Means the arithmetic and control unit 21
It is connected to the. The arithmetic and control unit 21 calculates the number of remaining usable balls, stores the calculated number in the remaining usable ball storage unit, and generates the card return signal. A use end switch 44 (FIG. 1) is provided around the play board 2. The character “End” is written on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the use end switch 44. The use end switch 44 is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 as shown in FIG. The use end switch 44 generates a use end signal for ending use of the pachinko machine when the player presses the switch, and gives the signal to the arithmetic and control unit 21.

The usable ball number recording device 41 is provided in FIG.
Is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 as shown in FIG. The available ball number recording device 41, when receiving the information on the remaining available ball number from the arithmetic and control unit 21, stores the information on the remaining available ball number in the remaining available ball number recording section Ca of the card C at the reading and recording position. Is recorded, and when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording end signal is generated and given to the arithmetic and control unit 21. In the upper part of the game board 2,
A ball number display device 45 (FIG. 1) is provided. The ball number display device 45 is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 and constantly receives and displays the information on the remaining available ball number from the arithmetic and control unit 21. On the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the ball number display device 45, a character "ball number" is written.

The arithmetic and control unit 21 stores the number of usable balls read from the card C by the usable ball number reading device 40 in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and Each time the winning ball detection signal from the ball detecting device 10 is received, the remaining usable ball count is added to the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball count to calculate the remaining usable ball count. The remaining usable balls stored in the available balls storage unit and subtracted from the remaining usable balls in the remaining usable balls storage unit each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device 131. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated and stored in the remaining available balls storage unit, and each time the ball return instruction signal from the ball return switch 42 is received, the remaining usable balls number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal Surviving When the number of available balls is one or more, the ball return signal is generated, and the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit are given to the ball return device 43. When the use end signal is received, the information on the remaining usable ball number is given to the usable ball number recording device 41, and the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device 41 is received. At times, the card return signal is given to the card moving device 37.

After receiving the use end signal, the arithmetic and control unit 21 gives the information on the number of remaining usable balls to the usable ball number recording device 41, and then stores the remaining usable ball number storage unit. The number of usable balls is set to 0. The information on the number of returned balls is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the arithmetic and control unit 21 in advance.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 is a schematic front view showing the second embodiment of the present invention. A second embodiment of the present invention is:
As shown in FIGS. 12 to 17, components having the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are provided. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the second embodiment of the present invention, as a card C, an available ball number recording unit Ca capable of recording information on the available ball number that can be used by a player is provided. A card is used which has an available amount recording section Cb capable of recording information on an available amount that can be used by a player, and that can change the recorded information. The usable ball number recording section Ca and the usable amount recording section Cb of the card C can record information by, for example, a magnetic field of an electromagnet, and can change the recorded information from a magnetic recording medium. Become. The usable ball number recording section Ca and the usable amount recording section Cb of the card C can record information with a light beam such as a laser beam or an infrared ray, and can change the recorded information. It may be constituted by an optical recording medium capable of being used, or may be constituted by an integrated circuit which can record information by an electric signal and can change the recorded information. The number of usable balls recording section Ca and the usable amount recording section Cb of the card C
In the case where is composed of an optical recording medium or an integrated circuit, a device for reading and recording information corresponding to this is necessary. On the surface of the card C, symbols and characters indicating the insertion direction and the vertical position of the card C are printed.

When the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention is used, at a pachinko parlor, an employee records the amount in the available amount recording section Cb in exchange for coins or bills, and 0 is set in the number of usable balls recording section Ca.
May be lent to the player,
In exchange for coins or bills inserted by the card lending machine, the amount is recorded in the usable amount recording unit Cb, and the card C having 0 recorded in the usable ball number recording unit Ca is lent to the player. Good.

The second embodiment of the present invention is different from the first embodiment of the present invention in that a money amount reading device 46 (FIGS. 15 and 16) and a money amount display device 47 (FIGS. 12, 13,
14 and 16), an amount recording device 48 (FIGS. 15 and 16), and a ball feeding device 49 (FIGS. 14 and 1).
6) is added.

As shown in FIG. 15, the money amount reading device 46 is disposed near the reading and recording position, and the card arrival detection device 39 and the ball lending control device 4 of the ball lending supply device 49 are provided.
9d (FIG. 16). Amount reading device 46
Is the card C when the card arrival detection signal is received.
The information of the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit Cb is read and given to the ball lending control device 49d. The money amount display device 47 is provided in the game board 2 (FIG. 12).
And a ball lending control device 49d
(FIG. 16). The amount display device 47 is connected to the ball lending control device 49d (FIG. 16), and always receives and displays information on the remaining amount that can be used by the player. On the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the money amount display device 47, the letters "money" are written.

The amount recording device 48 is arranged near the reading and recording position (FIG. 15) and is connected to a ball lending control device 49d (FIG. 16). When the information on the remaining amount is received from the ball lending controller 49d at the end of use, the available amount recording unit Cb
, And when the recording of this information is completed, an amount recording end signal is generated and given to the ball lending control device 49d.

As shown in FIG. 12, a ball lending switch 490 is provided around the pachinko machine 1.
The character “ball rental” is written on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the ball rental switch 490. The ball lending switch 490 is connected to the ball lending control device 49d of the ball lending supply device 49, as shown in FIG.
The ball lending switch 490 generates a ball lending instruction signal when pressed by a player, and the ball lending control device 49d.
Give to.

As shown in FIG. 14, the ball lending supply device 49 is disposed between the upper ball storage box 11 and the ball outlet tube 12 and the common ball supply guide passage 19. When receiving the ball lending instruction signal from the ball lending switch 490, the ball lending supply device 49 generates a ball lending signal when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the number of lending balls corresponding to the ball lending signal. Each of the balls of the upper ball storage box 11 is transferred to the common ball supply passage 19 and the first or second branch ball supply passage 2.
It is supplied to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 (FIG. 12) via 0, 25 (FIG. 14). The ball lending supply device 49 is a first ball receiving unit 14 for each number of lending balls that is the number of usable balls that can acquire the balls of the upper ball storage box 11 at, for example, 500 yen when the ball lending signal is generated. Alternatively, it is supplied to the second ball receiving portion 23 (FIG. 12).

The ball feeding device 49 has the same configuration as the ball returning device 43. That is, the ball lending supply device 49
Has a ball supply device 49a, a drive control device 49b, a ball lending detection device 49c, and a ball lending control device 49d, as shown in FIG. The drive control device 49b and the ball lending detection device 49c are connected to a ball lending control device 49d. The ball lending control device 49d is configured by a microcomputer. The coin lending detection device 49C is configured by a light detector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a limit switch, a proximity switch, and the like. The supply ball detection device 49C detects the ball B supplied to the common ball supply passage 19 by the ball supply device 49a and generates a ball lending detection signal.

The ball lending control device 49 d stores the available amount information from the amount reading device 46 as the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit, and receives a ball lending instruction signal from the ball lending switch 490. When the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, a ball lending signal is generated, and the amount corresponding to the number of lending balls, which is the number of available balls corresponding to the ball lending signal, is calculated as the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit. The remaining amount is calculated and stored in the remaining amount storage unit. The ball lending control device 49d is connected to the use end switch 44, and when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch 44, gives the information on the remaining amount to the amount recording device 48, and Amount recording device 4
When receiving the amount recording end signal from 8, a first card return signal is generated and given to the card moving device 37. The ball lending control device 49d sets the value of the remaining amount storage unit to 0 after providing the information on the remaining amount to the amount recording device 48. The ball lending control device 49d stores the number of lending balls corresponding to the ball lending signal in the lending ball number storage unit every time the ball lending signal is generated, and uses the lending ball number from the number of balls stored in the lending ball number storage unit. Each time the detection device 49c receives a lending ball detection signal, it subtracts 1 to calculate the number of remaining balls and stores it in the lending ball number storage unit, and when the number of balls in the lending ball number storage unit becomes 0, Stop subtraction. The information on the number of balls to be lent is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the ball lending control device 49d in advance. The ball lending control device 49d generates a ball supply control signal when the number of balls in the lending ball number storage unit is not 0 and gives it to the drive control device 49b. No ball supply control signal is generated.

The ball supply device 49 includes a ball drop guide passage tube 49e through which the balls from the upper ball storage box 11 pass in a line in the vertical direction, and a ball drop guide passage tube 49e having a plurality of teeth on the outer peripheral portion. A gear member 49f having one tooth inserted into the inside of the ball drop guide passage tube 49e through an opening at the side of
A pin ring body 49g coaxially integrated with the gear member 49f and having a plurality of pins formed radially, a lever member 49h arranged to be engageable with the pins, and a distal end 49i of the lever member 49h. A spring 49j for urging the lever member in the direction of the pin, and an electromagnet 49k provided as a driving device for swinging the lever member 49h. This electromagnet 49k is connected to the drive control device 49b.

The common shaft 49l of the gear member 49f and the pin ring 49g is rotatably supported by a support plate 49m. The lever member 49h is swingably supported by a support plate 49m. The electromagnet 49k is mounted on the support plate 4
It is fixed at 9 m. The actuator 49n of the electromagnet 49k can be engaged with the rear end of the lever member 49h.

The plurality of teeth of the gear member 49f are formed such that one ball B enters between adjacent teeth. When the gear member 49f cannot rotate, the teeth inserted into the ball drop guide passage tube 49e stop the ball B thereon from falling.

The drive control device 49b supplies a drive current to the electromagnet 49k during the time when the ball supply control signal is received from the ball rental control device 49d. This electromagnet 49
k indicates that the actuator 4
9n is moved to the lowermost position of the movable range to disengage the tip portion 49i of the lever member 49h from the pin of the pin ring 49g, and the ball B rotates the gear member 49f by its own weight in a state where the gear member 49f can be rotated. To be able to fall.

The drive control device 49b does not supply a drive current to the electromagnet 49k during the time when the ball supply control signal from the ball rental control device 49d is not received. The electromagnet 49k moves the actuator 49n to the uppermost position of the movable range and presses and moves the rear end of the lever member 49h during a period in which the driving current is not received, so that the lever member 49h is moved.
Is engaged with the pin of the pin ring 49g so that the gear member 49f cannot be rotated. When the gear member 49f cannot rotate, the ball B is stopped from falling as described above.

The drive control device 49b and the ball lending control device 49d may be configured as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-32694. That is, the drive control device 49b and the ball lending control device 49d stop the falling balls continuously before the expected number of balls, and drop the remaining balls one by one. The fall supply device 49a may be controlled.

The ball supply device 49a rotates the gear member 49f with a driving device (not shown) to drop the ball while the driving current is being received from the drive control device 49b. The rotation of the gear member 49f may be stopped during a time when no drive current is received from the drive control device 49b.

Further, a plurality of ball lending supply devices 49 may be arranged. Further, at least two of the ball feeding device 49, the ball returning device 43, and the winning ball feeding device 18 may be configured by the same device. The ball lending supply device 4
The operation order of the ball return device 9, the ball return device 43, and the winning ball supply device 18 may be determined in advance.

As shown in FIG. 17, the arithmetic and control unit 2
1 is the winning ball detection device 10 and the collected ball detection device 1
31; the card moving device 37; the ball return device 43; the available ball number reading device 40; the available ball number recording device 41; the ball return switch 42; the use end switch 44; And connected to.

The arithmetic and control unit 21 sets the number of usable balls read from the usable ball number recording unit Ca of the card C by the usable ball number reading device 40 as the remaining usable ball number as the remaining usable ball number. Each time a winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detecting device 10, the remaining usable balls in the remaining usable balls storage unit are added to the number of winning usable balls to store the remaining usable balls. The number of balls is calculated and stored in the remaining available balls storage unit, and each time the received ball detection signal from the ball rental detection device 49c is received, the number of remaining available balls in the remaining available balls storage unit is calculated. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1, and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the collected ball detection signal from the collected ball detection device 131 is received, the remaining usable ball number storage unit Remaining usable balls The remaining usable ball count is calculated by subtracting 1 from the above and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. Each time the ball return command signal from the ball return switch 42 is received, the ball return command signal is received. The ball return signal is generated when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage section is 1 or more, and the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are stored in the ball return device 43. Given to
When the use end signal is received from the use end switch 44, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is provided to the usable ball number recording device 41, and the usable ball number recording device 41
When the end of the usable ball count recording signal is received from the
Is generated and given to the card moving device 37.

After receiving the use end signal, the arithmetic and control unit 21 gives the information on the number of remaining usable balls to the usable ball number recording device 41, and then stores the remaining usable number of balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. The number of balls is set to 0. The information on the number of returned balls is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the arithmetic and control unit 21.
Is stored in advance. In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the card moving device 37 receives the first and second card return signals, the card moving device 37 returns the card C from the reading and recording position to the front of the card C. To the card insertion section 3
5

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 18 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
It is a schematic front view which shows the form of. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 23, the third embodiment of the present invention has components provided with the same reference numerals as those of the second embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment of the present invention, a first card C1 and a second card C
2 is used. The first card C1 can record information on a usable amount that can be used by a player, and records (changes) information on a remaining amount obtained by subtracting the used amount from the recorded usable amount. ) Is provided. The second card C2 has an available ball number recording unit C2a that can record information on the number of available balls that can be used by a player and can change the recorded information. I have. The usable amount recording unit C1a and the usable number of balls recording unit C2a of the first and second cards C1 and C2 can record information by, for example, a magnetic field in an electromagnet and change the recorded information. Consisting of a magnetic recording medium that can be used. In addition, the first and second cards C1,
An available amount recording unit C1a and available number of balls recording unit C2a of C2 can record information with a light beam such as a laser beam or an infrared ray, and can change the recorded information. Or an integrated circuit capable of recording information with an electric signal and changing the recorded information. The usable amount recording unit C1a and the usable number of balls recording unit C2a of the first and second cards C1 and C2.
When the device is constituted by an optical recording medium or an integrated circuit, a device for reading and recording information corresponding to this is necessary. On the surface of the first card C1, symbols and characters indicating the insertion direction and the vertical position of the card, and characters "money" are printed. On the surface of the second card C2, symbols and characters indicating the insertion direction and the vertical position of the card and a character "number of balls" are printed.

When the pachinko machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention is used, at the pachinko parlor, the employee records the amount in the available amount recording section C1a in exchange for coins or bills. The card C1 and the second card C2 in which 0 is recorded in the usable ball number recording unit C2a may be lent to the player, and the money can be used in exchange for coins or bills inserted by the card lending machine. The first card C1 recorded in the money amount recording unit C1a and the second card C2 recorded with 0 in the available ball number recording unit C2a may be lent to the player.

The third embodiment of the present invention is different from the second embodiment of the present invention in that first and second cards C1 and C2 are used instead of the card C;
First and second card insertion portions 50 and 51 (FIGS. 18 to 20) for inserting these first and second cards C1 and C2, and first and second card insertion portions 5
0, 51, the first and second cards C1, C
2 and 1st and 2nd card moving devices 52 and 5
3 (FIGS. 21 and 22) are provided.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 20, first and second cards C1 and C2 into which the first and second cards C1 and C2 can be removably inserted are provided around the pachinko machine 1 as shown in FIGS. Two card insertion portions 50 and 51 are provided. As shown in FIG. 18, the first card insertion portion 50
On the surface near is the word "money card". On the surface near the second card insertion part 51, the character "ball number card" is written. Behind the first and second card insertion portions 50 and 51 of the pachinko machine 1, first and second card moving devices 52 and 53 are arranged. The first and second card moving devices 52 and 53
Has the same configuration as the card moving device 37.

The first card moving device 52 is arranged behind the first card insertion section 50. The first card moving device 52 includes the first card insertion unit 5.
0, the first card C1 inserted into the pachinko machine 1 is moved by a predetermined distance to the first reading and recording position,
When the first card return signal is received, the first card C1 is returned from the first reading and recording position to the first
Is made to protrude from the first card insertion portion 50.

As shown in FIG. 21, for example, the first card moving device 52 is provided along a direction in which the first card C1 is inserted, and is provided with two pairs of conveying rollers 52a for conveying the first card C1. , 52b and these transport rollers 52
a and a motor 52c for rotating the motor 52c forward and reverse, and a motor control device 52d for controlling the rotation of the motor 52c.
And the rotational force of the motor 52c is
a, 52b for transmitting the first card C1 conveyed by the conveying roller 52b to the first card C1.
And a card guide member (not shown) for guiding the first card C1. The pair of transport rollers 52a and 52b are elastically pressed by elastic members (not shown).

On the back side of the card insertion section 50, a first card insertion detection device 54 is arranged near the card insertion section 50. The first card insertion detecting device 54 is constituted by a photodetector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element or a limit switch. First card insertion detection device 54
Detects that the first card C1 has been inserted into the first card insertion section 50, and generates a first card insertion detection signal. The first card insertion detecting device 54 is connected to the motor control device 52d.
A first card insertion detection signal is given to 2d. Upon receiving the first card insertion detection signal from the first card insertion detection device 54, the motor control device 52d
By driving c, the transport rollers 52a and 52b are rotated forward to transport the first card C1 in the direction of the card stopper 52e.

Near the first reading and recording position, the first
Card arrival detection device 55 is disposed. This first
The card arrival detection device 55 of this example is configured by a photodetector or a limit switch including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The first card arrival detection device 55 detects that the first card C1 has reached the first reading and recording position, generates a first card arrival detection signal, and provides the first card arrival detection signal to the motor control device 52d. This motor control device 52d
When the first card arrival detection signal is received (when the first card C1 comes into contact with the card stopper member 52e), the transport rollers 52a and 52b are stopped, and the first reading and recording position is moved to the first reading and recording position. The card C1 is placed. The first card insertion detection device 54 and the first card arrival detection device 5
5 is connected to the first card insertion display device 56 (FIG. 23). This first card insertion display device 56
As shown in FIG. 18, it is provided on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the first card insertion part 50. The first card insertion display device 56 is turned on (lights up) only during a period from receiving the first card arrival detection signal to returning the first card C1 to the first card insertion detection signal. Becomes The word “insert” is written on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the first card insertion display device 56.

Upon receiving the first card return signal, the motor control device 52d drives the motor 52c to rotate the transport rollers 52a and 52b in the reverse direction to move the first card C1 forward from the first reading / recording position. Return to the first card C1
Is projected from the first card insertion portion 50.
The player holds the front part of the first card C1 protruding outside from the first card insertion part 50 by hand, and the transport roller 52
The first card C1 sandwiched by a can be pulled out.

An amount reading device 46 is arranged near the first reading and recording position. This amount reading device 46
Is connected to the first card arrival detection device 55 and the ball lending control device 49d (FIG. 23) of the ball lending supply device 49 (FIG. 23), and when the first card arrival detection signal is received, the first card C1 The available amount information recorded in the available amount recording unit C1a is read and given to the ball lending control device 49d. Further, a money amount recording device 48 is arranged near the first reading and recording position. The money amount recording device 48 is arranged near the first reading and recording position (FIG. 21) and is connected to a ball lending control device 49d (FIG. 23) of the ball lending supply device 49. The amount recording device 48 stores the ball lending control device 49d at the end of use.
The first card C1 when receiving the information of the remaining amount from
The information on the remaining amount is recorded in the available amount recording unit C1a, and when the recording of the information on the remaining amount is completed, an amount recording end signal is generated and the ball lending control device 49d
Give to. The ball lending control device 49 d generates the first card return signal when receiving the money amount recording end signal from the money amount recording device 48 and gives it to the first card moving device 52. The ball feeding apparatus 49 (FIG. 23) according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as that described above.

As shown in FIG. 22, a second card moving device 53 is arranged behind the second card insertion section 51. The second card moving device 53 moves the second card C2 inserted into the second card insertion portion 51 into the pachinko machine 1 by a predetermined distance and arranges the second card C2 at the second reading and recording position. When the second card return signal is received, the second card C2 is returned to the front from the second reading / recording position, and the front portion of the second card C2 projects from the second card insertion portion 51. Let it.

For example, the second card moving device 53
Are arranged along the direction of insertion of the second card C2, and two pairs of transport rollers 53a, which transport the second card C2,
53b, a motor 53c for rotating these transport rollers 53a and 53b in the forward and reverse directions, a motor control device 53d for controlling the rotation of the motor 53c,
c) a transmission device (not shown) for transmitting the rotational force c to the transport rollers 53a and 53b, and a card stopper for stopping the second card C2 transported by the transport rollers 53b at the second reading and recording position. It comprises a member 53e and a card guide member (not shown) for guiding the second card C2. Each pair of transport rollers 53a, 53
b are elastically pressed by elastic members (not shown).

On the back side of the second card insertion portion 53,
A second card insertion detecting device 57 is arranged near the device. The second card insertion detecting device 57 is configured by a photodetector including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a limit switch, or the like. Second card insertion detection device 5
7 detects that the second card C2 has been inserted into the second card insertion section 51 and generates a second card insertion detection signal. The second card insertion detection device 57 is connected to the motor control device 53d, and supplies a second card insertion detection signal to the motor control device 53d. The motor control device 53d receives a second signal from the card insertion detection device 57.
When the card insertion detection signal is received, the motor 53c is driven to rotate the transport rollers 53a and 53b in the forward direction to transport the second card C2 in the direction of the card stopper 53e.

Near the second reading and recording position, the second
Card arrival detection device 58 is disposed. This second
The card arrival detection device 58 is composed of a light detector or a limit switch including a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The second card arrival detection device 58 detects that the second card C2 has reached the second reading and recording position, generates a second card arrival detection signal, and provides the second card arrival detection signal to the motor control device 53d. This motor control device 53d
When the second card arrival detection signal is received (when the second card C2 comes into contact with the card stopper member 53e), the transport rollers 53a and 53b are stopped and the second reading and recording position is moved to the second reading and recording position. The card C2 is placed. The second card insertion detection device 57 and the second card arrival detection device 5
8 is connected to the second card insertion display device 59 (FIG. 24). This second card insertion display device 59
As shown in FIG. 18, it is provided on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the second card insertion part 51. The second card insertion display device 59 is turned on (lights up) only during a period from receiving the second card arrival detection signal to returning the second card C2 to the second card insertion detection signal. Becomes The word “insert” is written on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 near the second card insertion display device 59.

Upon receiving the second card return signal, the motor control device 53d drives the motor 53c to rotate the transport rollers 53a and 53b in the reverse direction, thereby causing the second card C2 to rotate.
Is returned from the second reading and recording position, and the front portion of the second card C2 is projected from the second card insertion portion 51. The player can pull out the second card C2 sandwiched between the transport rollers 53a while holding the front part of the second card C2 protruding out of the second card insertion portion 51 by the player.

An available ball number reading device 40 is arranged near the second reading and recording position. This usable ball number reading device 40 is provided with the second card arrival detection device 5.
8 and the arithmetic and control unit 21 (FIG. 24), the second card C2 when receiving the second card arrival detection signal.
The information on the number of usable balls recorded in the usable ball number recording unit C2a is read and given to the arithmetic and control unit 21. Further, a usable ball number recording device 41 is arranged near the second reading and recording position. The usable ball count recording device 41 stores the remaining usable ball count in the usable amount recording unit C2a of the second card C2 when receiving the information on the remaining usable ball count from the arithmetic and control unit 21 at the end of use. Is recorded, and when the recording of the information on the number of remaining usable balls is completed, an available ball number recording end signal is generated and given to the arithmetic and control unit 21 (FIG. 24).

The first card C1 is formed of a thin plate that can be easily punched, and the usable amount recording unit C1
The information of the maximum amount is recorded when there is no recording hole in a, and the information of the amount smaller than the maximum amount is recorded depending on the position of the recording hole formed in the usable amount recording unit C1a. The money reading device 46
Is the usable amount recording unit C of the first card C1.
The amount information is read by detecting the position of the recording hole 1a. When the amount recording device 48 receives the information on the remaining amount from the arithmetic and control unit 21, the first card corresponding to the remaining amount is read. The remaining amount information is recorded by drilling the recording hole at the position of the usable amount recording unit C1a in C1, and the amount recording end signal is generated when the recording of the remaining amount information is completed. May be configured. In this case, the amount reading device 46
Has a photodetector or limit switch composed of a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element, and is configured to detect a recording hole using a hole detection signal of the photodetector or limit switch. Further, in this case, the first card C1 has no position detection hole for detecting whether or not the first card C1 is correctly placed at the first reading and recording position, and there is no recording hole in the usable amount recording unit C1a. An amount identification hole for identifying information of the maximum amount of money in the case (for example, 2,000 yen, 3,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen) may be formed. A barcode indicating the information of the maximum amount of money when there is no recording hole in C1a may be printed on the first card C1.

As shown in FIG. 24, the arithmetic and control unit 2
1 is the winning ball detection device 10 and the lending ball detection device 49
c, the collected ball detecting device 131, the second card moving device 53, the ball returning device 43, the usable ball number reading device 40, the usable ball number recording device 41, the ball returning switch 42, and the use. It is connected to the end switch 44.

The arithmetic and control unit 21 stores the number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device 40 from the usable ball number recording unit C2a of the second card C2 as a remaining usable ball number. The number of available balls is stored in the available balls storage unit, and each time the winning balls detection signal is received from the winning balls detection device 10, the number of available balls is added to the remaining available balls of the remaining available balls storage unit. The remaining available ball count is calculated and stored in the remaining available ball count storage unit,
Each time the lending ball detection signal from the lending ball detection device 49c is received, the remaining usable ball count is calculated by adding 1 to the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. The collected ball detection device 131 is stored in a number storage unit.
Each time the collected ball detection signal is received, the remaining usable ball count of the remaining usable ball count storage unit is subtracted by 1 to calculate the remaining usable ball count and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch 42, the ball return signal is output when the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is 1 or more. And gives the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section to the ball return device 43. When the use end signal from the use end switch 44 is received, the remaining usable ball number is calculated. The second card return signal is generated by providing information to the usable ball number recording device 41 and receiving the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device 41 to generate the second card return signal. 2 cards Give to the dynamic device 53.

After receiving the use end signal, the arithmetic and control unit 21 gives the information on the number of remaining usable balls to the usable ball number recording device 41, and then stores the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. The number of usable balls is set to 0. The information on the number of returned balls is stored in a storage device (not shown) of the arithmetic and control unit 21 in advance.

Note that, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the arithmetic and control unit 21 does not generate the second card return signal when the value of the remaining usable ball count storage unit is 0. May be configured. In this case,
It is necessary to provide a card ejection switch (not shown) for generating a card ejection signal for ejecting the second card C2 when necessary. The card removal signal from the card removal switch is provided to the motor control device 53d of the second card moving device 53. This motor control device 53d
When the card removal signal is received, the motor 53c is driven to rotate the transport rollers 53a and 53b in the reverse direction to return the second card C2 from the second reading and recording position to the front of the second card C2. From the second card insertion part 51.

Also, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the winning ball supply device 18 and the lending ball supply device 49 are provided.
At least two of the ball return devices 43 may be constituted by the same device as described above. In the third embodiment of the present invention, the prize ball supplying device 1 is also provided.
8, the ball feeding device 49, and the ball return device 43,
Operation priorities may be determined in advance. Also, in the second and third embodiments of the present invention, the second ball drop opening / closing member 28 may not be provided.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the above embodiment of the present invention in that the winning ball detecting device 10 is not connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the supply ball detection device 18c is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 and a supply ball detection signal of the supply ball detection device 18c is provided to the arithmetic and control unit 21. The device 21 calculates the number of remaining usable balls. Specifically, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the embodiment, the supply ball detection device 10c is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 as shown in FIG. 25 without connecting the winning ball detection device 10 to the arithmetic and control unit 21 and the supply ball of the supply ball detection unit 18c In the fourth embodiment of the present invention in which a detection signal is provided to the arithmetic and control unit 21, the arithmetic and control unit 21 reads the available number of balls from the available number of balls recording unit C 2 a of the second card C 2. The number of usable balls read by the device 40 is stored in the remaining usable ball storage unit as the number of remaining usable balls, and each time the supply ball detection signal of the supply ball detection device 18c is received, the number of remaining usable balls is stored. The remaining usable ball count is calculated by adding 1 to the remaining usable ball count of the unit, stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit, and the collected ball detection signal from the collected ball detection device 131 is received. The remaining usable ball count is calculated by subtracting 1 from the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit for each time, and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received, the ball return signal is generated when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is 1 or more, and this ball return signal and Giving the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit to the ball return device 43,
When the use end signal is received from the use end switch 44, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is provided to the usable ball number recording device 41, and the usable number of balls from the usable ball number recording device 41 is provided. The card moving device 3 generates the card return signal when receiving the ball number recording end signal.
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In the second and third embodiments of the present invention, the prize-ball detecting device 10 is not connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 and the supply-ball detecting device 18c is connected as shown in FIG. In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, which is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 and supplies the supply ball detection signal of the supply ball detection unit 18c to the arithmetic and control unit 21,
The arithmetic and control unit 21 determines the number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device 40 from the usable ball number recording unit C2a of the second card C2 as the remaining usable ball number. Each time the supply ball detection signal of the supply ball detection device 18c is received, the remaining available ball count of the remaining available ball count storage unit is incremented by 1 to calculate the remaining usable ball count. The number of remaining usable balls is stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit, and each time the received ball detection signal is received from the ball usable detection device 49c, 1 is added to the remaining usable balls in the remaining usable balls storage unit, and the remaining usable balls are stored. The number of available balls is calculated and stored in the remaining available balls storage unit, and each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the recovered balls detection device 131, the number of remaining available balls in the remaining available balls storage unit Subtract 1 from The number of available balls is calculated and stored in the remaining available ball storage unit, and each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch 42, the number of remaining available balls before receiving the ball return instruction signal When the number of remaining usable balls in the storage unit is 1 or more, the ball return signal is generated, and the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit are provided to the ball return device 43, and the use end switch is used. 4
When the use end signal is received from 4, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is given to the usable ball number recording device 41,
When receiving the usable ball count recording end signal from the usable ball count recording device 41, the second card return signal is generated and the card moving device 37 or the second
To the card moving device 53. Otherwise, the fourth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the above-described embodiment of the present invention.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. A fifth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the above embodiment of the present invention, except that the ball cleaning device 6 is provided between the upper end portion of the ball return device 32 and the upper ball storage box 11.
0 is arranged. This ball cleaning device 60
The ball sent from the upper end of the ball return device 32 is cleaned and sent to the upper ball storage box 11.

For example, the ball cleaning device 60 has a
As described in Japanese Patent No. 3344, a ball position regulating member that regulates the position of a ball, an ultraviolet lamp that irradiates ultraviolet rays to the ball regulated by the ball position regulating member, and an ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet lamp It is composed of a cleaner and an adhering substance from the irradiated ball. The ball cleaning device 60 may be arranged between the lower end of the ball return device 32 and the lower ball storage box 31.

The ball cleaning device 60 includes a ball return device 32.
And may be configured integrally. Such a ball cleaning / restoring device is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-59-80276. A polishing machine for polishing balls by stirring while raising the abrasive, a separator for separating the balls and the abrasive polished by the polisher, and polishing the abrasive separated by the separator. Abrasive transport path to return to the material intake, and a cutting machine that cuts the surface layer of the abrasive in the middle part of the abrasive transport path,
It is configured to have a sorting machine for sorting abrasives and shavings shaved by the cutting machine, and a collector for collecting shavings sorted by the sorting machine.

Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The sixth embodiment of the present invention is different from the above-described embodiment of the present invention in that an alarm device 61 and a ball stopping device 62 connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21 are further provided. The alarm device 61 receives information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21 and generates an alarm sound when the number of remaining usable balls becomes a negative value, or displays an alarm display. I do. The boring stop device 62 is connected to the boring device 9 and the arithmetic and control unit 21, receives information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit 21, and calculates the number of remaining usable balls. When the value becomes a negative value, the operation of the ball hitting device 9 is stopped. For other configurations, the sixth embodiment of the present invention is the same as the above-described embodiment of the present invention.

Further, in the above embodiment of the present invention,
The operation control device 21 does not compare the number of returned balls with the number of remaining usable balls in the ball return control device 43d of the ball return device 43.
In each of the ball return instruction signals, the number of returned balls is compared with the number of remaining available balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal, and the number of returned balls is smaller than the number of remaining balls. If the number of usable balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, a first ball is returned instead of the ball return signal.
The ball return signal is generated and given to the ball return control device 43d,
When the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, a second ball return signal is generated in place of the ball returned signal to generate a second ball returned signal and the number of remaining usable balls. Information may be provided to the ball return control device 43d. In this case, when the first ball return signal is received, the ball return control device 43d stores the number of returned balls in the return ball number storage unit, and stores the second ball return signal and the remaining available ball number. When the information is received, the number of remaining usable balls may be stored in the return ball number storage unit. The configuration of the ball return device 43 other than this configuration is the same as that of the embodiment of the present invention.

That is, in this case, when the first ball return signal is received, the ball returning device 43 transfers the number of returned balls from the upper ball storage box 11 to the common ball supply passage 19 and the first or second ball. When returning to the first ball receiving portion 14 or the second ball receiving portion 23 via the two branch ball supply passages 20 and 25, and receiving the second ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls. The remaining usable number of balls is transferred from the upper ball storage box 11 to the first ball receiver 14 or the second ball receiver via the common ball supply passage 19 and the first or second branch ball supply passages 20 and 25. Return to section 23.

Further, in the above embodiment of the present invention,
When receiving the use end signal, a ball collection device (not shown) is provided which moves the first ball drop opening / closing member 17 of the first ball receiving portion 14 to open the first ball drop opening. You may.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second ball receiving portion 23 may not be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment of the present invention,
Information on the date of use is recorded on the cards C and C2, and information prohibiting use on pachinko machines other than the pachinko machine used is recorded, or the remaining usable information recorded on the cards C and C2 is used. Information that requires the number of balls to be exchanged for a prize may be recorded. Further, another large ball number display (not shown) for displaying the remaining usable ball number is connected to the arithmetic and control unit 21, and this ball number display is provided around the surface of the pachinko machine 1. The number-of-remaining-use balls may be displayed by the ball number display every thousand or every thousands.

When the pachinko machine according to the above embodiment of the present invention is used, in a pachinko parlor, a player may exchange the remaining number of balls recorded on the cards C and C2 for a prize. When the card C, C2 is given to the employee, the employee reads the number of remaining usable balls in the usable ball number recording unit of the card C, C2 and prints it on printing paper. Cards C and C2 in the reading printer for setting the remaining usable ball count of the usable ball count recording unit to 0
You only have to attach. In this case, the information of the usable amount recording unit Cb of the card C in the second embodiment is retained.
Therefore, the cards C and C2 in the first, second and third embodiments can be reused, and when the card C1 is also formed of a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium or an integrated circuit, the card C1 can be reused. Can be used.

In the embodiment of the present invention, one pachinko machine excluding the ball return device 32 is used.
One ball return device (not shown) may be provided. The ball return device in this case is a lower ball storage box 3 of a plurality of pachinko machines.
Balls from 1 are collected in a ball collecting section via a ball collecting passage, and the balls in the ball collecting section are raised and stored in a ball storing section. Through the upper ball storage boxes 11 of a plurality of pachinko machines. In this case, one ball cleaning device is arranged in a ball passage from the lower ball storage box 31 to the upper ball storage box 11.

[0132]

The pachinko machine according to any one of the first to eighteenth aspects of the present invention calculates and displays the number of available balls (the number of possessed balls or the number of acquired balls) immediately and accurately during a game and uses it at the end of the game. Since the number of available balls can be recorded on the card, there is no need to carry a large large ball storage box containing a large number of balls when exchanging the number of available balls for prizes, and the player can immediately and accurately Know the number of balls that can be used,
In addition, for this reason, the increase / decrease of the number of usable balls in a short time (several seconds to several minutes) can be understood.

The pachinko machines according to the first to eighteenth aspects of the present invention are inexpensive because a high-speed ball counter is not required.

Further, the pachinko machine according to the nineteenth and twentieth aspects of the present invention has the above-mentioned effect, and can prevent playing with a stolen ball.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view showing a main part of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway rear view showing another main part of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a winning ball supply device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a ball supply direction switching device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a second ball receiving portion and a second falling ball guide passage according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a ball return device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway side view showing a main part of the ball return device of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a card moving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a ball returning device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an arithmetic and control unit and a device connected to the arithmetic and control unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic front view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic rear view showing a main part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway rear view showing another main part of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a card moving device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram showing a ball lending supply device and a device connected thereto according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an arithmetic and control unit and a device connected to the arithmetic and control unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a schematic front view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a schematic rear view showing a main part of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a partially cutaway rear view showing another main part of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a first card moving device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a second card moving device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram showing a ball feeding apparatus and a device connected thereto according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing an arithmetic and control unit and a device connected to the arithmetic and control unit according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing a main part according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a schematic view showing a main part according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing a main part according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko stand 2 Game board 3a-3i Winning hole 4 Out hole 5 Variable display device 6 Variable winning device 7 Speaker 8 Transparent plate 9 Balling device 10 Winning ball detection device 11 Upper ball storage box 12 Ball exit passage 13 Collecting ball guide passage Reference Signs List 14 first ball receiving portion 15 first stored ball amount detecting device 16 second stored ball amount detecting device 17 first ball drop opening / closing member 18 winning ball supply device 19 common ball supply passage 20 first Branch ball supply passage 21 Arithmetic control unit 22 Winning available ball number converter 23 Second ball receiving unit 24 Ball passage branch unit 25 Second branch ball supply passage 26 Ball supply direction switching device 27 First falling ball guide passage 28 second ball drop opening / closing member 29 second drop ball guide passage 31 lower ball storage box 32 ball return device 33 stored ball detection device 34 motor stop signal generation device 35 card insertion portion 36 Card insertion display device 37 Card moving device 38 Card insertion detection device 39 Card arrival detection device 40 Usable ball number reading device 41 Usable ball number recording device 42 Ball return switch 43 Ball return device 44 Use end switch 45 Ball number display device 46 Amount reading device 47 Amount display device 48 Amount recording device 49 Ball lending supply device 50 First card insertion unit 51 Second card insertion unit 52 First card moving device 53 Second card moving device 54 First card Insertion detection device 55 First card arrival detection device 56 First card insertion detection device 57 Second card insertion detection device 58 Second card arrival detection device 59 Second card insertion display device 60 Ball cleaning device 61 Alarm device 62 Ball stopping device 131 Collected ball detecting device 490 Ball lending switch B Ball C Card C1 First Card C2 Second card

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at a substantially central portion of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change a moving direction of a ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the prize hole and the balls entering the out hole downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion is movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back side of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal while being connected to the prize ball detection device. A ball supply passage provided below and receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device and guiding the ball downward to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, A falling ball guide passage that guides the ball dropped from the ball drop opening to the lower back side of the pachinko machine, and information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player provided around the pachinko machine. And a card insertion section that can insert and remove a card having a usable ball number recording section that can change recorded information, and a card insertion section that is disposed on the back side of the card insertion section. card A card insertion detection device that detects a card inserted into the insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal; and a card insertion detection device that is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion and is connected to the card insertion detection device and receives the card insertion detection signal therefrom. When the card inserted into the card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and arranged at the reading and recording position, and when a card return signal is received, the card is returned from the reading and recording position to the front. A card moving device for projecting a front portion of the card from the card insertion portion; and a card arrival detection device arranged near the reading / recording position for detecting that the card has reached the reading / recording position and generating a card arrival detection signal. And a device which is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the card arrival detecting device and receives the card arrival detecting signal. The number of usable balls reading device that reads information of the number of usable balls recorded in the game, a ball return switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball return instruction signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. If the number of returned balls corresponding to the ball return signal is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls when the arranged ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls are received, the number of balls returned is equal to the number of returned usable balls. When the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the number of remaining usable balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage. A ball returning device for returning the ball from the storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the winning ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, and the ball returning device. And the ball return sui And an arithmetic and control unit connected to the game controller to calculate the number of remaining usable balls, and to generate the ball return signal and the card return signal, and the arithmetic and control unit provided around the game board. A use end switch for generating a use end signal for terminating the use of the pachinko machine and giving it to the arithmetic and control unit; and a use end switch arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit. When the information of the remaining usable number of balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit, the information of the remaining usable number of balls is recorded on the card arranged at the reading and recording position, and when the recording of this information is completed. An available ball count recording device for generating an available ball count recording end signal to be provided to the arithmetic and control unit; and an available ball count recording device disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control unit. A ball number display device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining usable ball number from the control device, wherein the arithmetic and control unit is configured to read the usable ball number from the card by the usable ball number reading device. Is stored in the remaining available ball count storage unit as the remaining available ball count, and each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device, The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls, stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit, and each time the collected balls detection signal is received from the collected balls detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated. Subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the storage unit to calculate the number of remaining usable balls and storing it in the remaining usable ball number storage unit;
Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the ball return signal is generated when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is 1 or more. A lever return signal and information on the remaining usable ball number storage unit are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information on the remaining usable ball number is used as the usable ball. A pachinko machine wherein the card return signal is generated and supplied to the card moving device upon receiving the usable ball number recording end signal. 2. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at a substantially central portion of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change a moving direction of the ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls in the winning holes and the balls in the out holes downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. And a ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the first ball falling port portion movably disposed at the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion to open and close the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member that is possible, and on the upper back side of the pachinko machine A prize ball supply device which is placed and connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal; and a prize ball supply device. A ball supply passage provided below the device for receiving a ball from the winning ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. A falling ball guide passage for guiding a ball dropped from the ball drop opening portion to the lower rear side of the pachinko machine, and information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player provided around the pachinko machine. And a card insertion portion capable of inserting and removing a card having a usable ball number recording portion capable of changing recorded information, and a card insertion portion disposed behind the card insertion portion. This A card insertion detection device that detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal; and a card insertion detection signal that is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion and connected to the card insertion detection device. When the card is received, the card inserted into the card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and arranged at the reading and recording position, and when the card return signal is received, the card is moved forward from the reading and recording position. A card moving device for returning the front of the card from the card insertion portion by returning the card to the card, and generating a card arrival detection signal by detecting that the card arrives at the reading / recording position and is located near the reading / recording position. A card arrival detection device, which is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the card arrival detection device and receives the card arrival detection signal; An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded on the card, a ball return switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball return instruction signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine When the first ball return signal is received and the number of balls returned is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the second ball return signal and the remaining A ball return device that returns the balls of the remaining usable ball number from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage when receiving information on the number of usable balls; The number of remaining usable balls is connected to the collected ball detection device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch, and calculates the remaining usable ball number. Ball return signal and card return signal And an operation control device that generates a use end signal that is provided around the game board and that is connected to the operation control device and that generates a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine and provides the operation control device with the operation control device. An end switch, which is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and is arranged at the reading and recording position when receiving information on the remaining usable number of balls from the arithmetic and control unit; The information of the number of remaining available balls is recorded on a card, and, when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal and gives it to the arithmetic and control unit,
A ball number display device arranged at the periphery of the game board and connected to the arithmetic control device to receive and display information on the remaining usable ball number from the arithmetic control device;
The arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read from the card by the usable ball number reading device in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and the winning ball detection device Each time a prize ball detection signal is received, the remaining usable ball number is added to the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the remaining usable ball number storage unit is calculated. Each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of return balls is stored in the remaining available ball number storage unit before the ball return instruction signal is received. Less When the number of remaining usable balls is equal to the number of remaining usable balls, the first ball returning signal is generated and supplied to the ball returning device, and the number of remaining usable balls before the returning ball number receives the ball returning instruction signal. If the number of remaining usable balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls in the storage unit, the second ball return signal is generated to generate the second ball return signal.
The ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information of the remaining usable ball number is used as the available ball number. A pachinko machine wherein the card return signal is generated and supplied to the card moving device upon receiving the usable ball count recording end signal. 3. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at a substantially central portion of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change a moving direction of the ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the prize hole and the balls entering the out hole downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion is movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back side of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal while being connected to the prize ball detection device. A ball supply passage provided below which receives a ball from the winning ball supply device, guides the ball downward, and guides the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. Ball detecting device that detects a ball supplied from the ball generator and generates a supplied ball detection signal, and a falling ball guide that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to a lower rear side of the pachinko machine. A passage and an available ball number recording unit provided at the periphery of the pachinko machine that can record information on the number of available balls that can be used by a player and that can change the recorded information. Card with A card insertion portion that can be removably inserted; a card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion to generate a card insertion detection signal; The card inserted into the card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device which is arranged on the back side of the insertion portion and moves to the reading / recording position. A card moving device for arranging and returning the card from the reading and recording position when a card return signal is received so that a front portion of the card projects from the card insertion portion; and a card moving device arranged near the reading and recording position. A card arrival detection device for detecting that the card has reached the reading / recording position and generating a card arrival detection signal, and disposed near the reading / recording position A number-of-usable-balls reading device that is connected to the card-arrival detecting device and reads information on the number of available balls recorded on the card when receiving the card-arrival detection signal, and provided at a peripheral portion of the game board. A ball return switch for generating a ball return instruction signal, and a ball return signal disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine, the number of return balls corresponding to the ball return signal when receiving information on the ball return signal and the number of remaining usable balls. When the number of usable balls is less than or equal to the number of usable balls, the balls of the number of returned balls are returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the number of returned balls is the remaining used number. When the number of available balls is larger than the number of available balls, a ball return device for returning the balls of the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the recovered ball detection device, and the supply balls. Inspection The number of remaining usable balls is connected to the payout device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch, and the ball return signal and the card return signal are calculated. And an end of use which is provided around the game board and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit to generate a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine and to give to the arithmetic and control unit A switch and a card arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit and arranged at the reading and recording position when receiving information on the remaining usable number of balls from the arithmetic and control unit. Information on the number of remaining usable balls, and when the recording of this information is completed, a usable ball number recording end signal is generated to be given to the arithmetic and control unit. A recording device, and a ball number display device disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control unit to receive and display information on the remaining usable ball number from the arithmetic and control unit, The arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read from the card by the usable ball number reading device in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and stores the available ball number from the supply ball detection device. Each time a supply ball detection signal is received, the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit is incremented by 1 to calculate the remaining usable ball count, and the remaining usable ball count is stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. Each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the ball detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Memorize and return the ball Remaining usable piece count of the remaining usable piece count storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal every time it receives an instruction signal back the ball from switch 1
When the above is the case, the ball return signal is generated, the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are given to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the remaining The information of the number of usable balls is provided to the usable ball number recording device, and the card return signal is generated when the usable ball number recording end signal is received, and is provided to the card moving device. Pachinko machine. 4. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at a substantially central portion of the concave portion of the pachinko machine and projecting a plurality of nails on the surface to change a moving direction of the ball to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the prize hole and the balls entering the out hole downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion is movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back side of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal while being connected to the prize ball detection device. A ball supply passage provided below which receives a ball from the winning ball supply device, guides the ball downward, and guides the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. Ball detecting device that detects a ball supplied from the ball generator and generates a supplied ball detection signal, and a falling ball guide that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to a lower rear side of the pachinko machine. A passage and an available ball number recording unit provided at the periphery of the pachinko machine that can record information on the number of available balls that can be used by a player and that can change the recorded information. Card with A card insertion portion that can be removably inserted; a card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion to generate a card insertion detection signal; The card inserted into the card insertion portion is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device which is arranged on the back side of the insertion portion and moves to the reading / recording position. A card moving device for arranging and returning the card from the reading and recording position when a card return signal is received so that a front portion of the card projects from the card insertion portion; and a card moving device arranged near the reading and recording position. A card arrival detection device for detecting that the card has reached the reading / recording position and generating a card arrival detection signal, and disposed near the reading / recording position A number-of-usable-balls reading device that is connected to the card-arrival detecting device and reads information on the number of available balls recorded on the card when receiving the card-arrival detection signal, and provided at a peripheral portion of the game board. A ball return switch for generating a ball return instruction signal; and a ball return switch disposed at an upper portion on the back side of the pachinko machine, for returning the number of balls returned from the upper ball storage box when receiving the first ball return signal. When the second ball return signal and the information on the number of remaining usable balls are received, the number of remaining usable balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving section via the ball supply passage. Ball return device for returning to the ball receiving portion, the supply ball detection device, the recovery ball detection device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch. The remaining An arithmetic and control unit for calculating the number of available balls and for generating the first and second ball return signals and the card return signal; and A use end switch for generating a use end signal for terminating the use of the pachinko machine and giving it to the arithmetic and control unit; and a use end switch arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control unit and When the information on the number of remaining usable balls is received from the control device, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded on the card arranged at the reading and recording position, and the information is used when the recording of this information is completed. An available ball number recording device that generates a possible ball number recording end signal and supplies the signal to the arithmetic control device; and an arithmetic control device that is disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic control device. And a ball number display device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining usable ball number from the card, wherein the arithmetic and control unit calculates the usable ball number read from the card by the usable ball number reading device. The number of remaining usable balls is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and each time the supply ball detection signal is received from the supply ball detection device, 1 is added to the remaining usable ball number of the remaining usable ball number storage unit. The remaining usable ball count is calculated and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit, and each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device, the remaining usable ball count of the remaining usable ball storage unit is calculated. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the returned ball number indicates the ball return instruction. Before receiving the signal When the number of remaining usable balls is smaller than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, the first ball return signal is generated and provided to the ball returning device, and the number of returned balls is reduced. If the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the second ball return signal is generated to generate the second ball return signal and the remaining use. The information of the available ball number storage unit is provided to the ball return device, and the information of the remaining available ball number is provided to the available ball number recording device when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch, and A pachinko machine wherein the card return signal is generated upon receiving a usable ball count recording end signal and is provided to the card moving device. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein said prize ball supply device and said ball return device are constituted by the same device. 6. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change a moving direction of the ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls in the winning holes and the balls in the out holes downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supplying port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion are movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal while being connected to the prize ball detection device. A ball supply passage provided below and receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device and guiding the ball downward to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, A ball drop passage that guides a ball dropped from a ball drop opening to the lower rear side of the pachinko machine, and information on an available amount of money that can be used by a player provided around the pachinko machine. Having a usable amount recording unit that can record information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player and a usable amount recording unit that can record information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player, and changing the recorded information. Mosquito A card insertion portion capable of removably inserting a card, and a card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal. Moving the card inserted into the card insertion unit by a predetermined distance into the pachinko machine when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device and is arranged on the back side of the card insertion unit. A card moving device which is arranged at a reading / recording position, and which, when receiving first and second card return signals, returns the card forward from the reading / recording position to project a front portion of the card from the card insertion portion; A card arrival detection device arranged near the reading and recording position to detect that a card has reached the reading and recording position and to generate a card arrival detection signal; Amount reading that is arranged near the reading and recording position, and is connected to the card arrival detection device and reads information on an available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit of the card when receiving the card arrival detection signal. Device and the number of usable balls recorded in the usable ball number recording unit of the card when the card is disposed near the reading and recording position and is connected to the card arrival detection device and receives the card arrival detection signal. A number-of-uses-reading device for reading the information of the game, a ball-lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball-lending instruction signal, and the amount-reading device connected to the ball-lending switch and the amount-reading device. When the information of the usable amount is received from the server, the remaining amount is stored in the remaining amount storage unit and the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch. A ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the balls in the upper ball storage box are supplied to the ball receiving unit for each lending number corresponding to the ball lending signal, and the lending ball is supplied. A ball lending device that calculates the remaining amount by subtracting the amount corresponding to the number of balls from the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit and stores the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit, and a ball supplied from the ball lending supply device. A ball-detection device that detects and generates a ball-detection signal, a ball-return switch that is provided on the periphery of the game board and generates a ball-return instruction signal, and a ball-return signal that is disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and When the number of returned balls corresponding to the ball return signal is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls when the information on the number of remaining usable balls is received, the balls of the number of returned balls are removed from the upper ball storage box. Through the ball supply passage When the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the balls of the remaining usable number of balls are transferred from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage. The return ball returning device, the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch are connected. An arithmetic and control unit for calculating the number of remaining usable balls and for generating the ball return signal and the first card return signal; and a ball lending supply device arranged around the game board and provided. And an amount display device for receiving and displaying the information on the remaining amount from the ball feeding apparatus, and an amount display device disposed around the game board and connected to the operation control device. The remaining usable A ball number display device for receiving and displaying information on the number of balls, and a use device provided at the periphery of the game board and connected to the ball supply device and the arithmetic and control unit to end use of the pachinko machine. A use end switch for generating an end signal to be provided to the ball feeding device and the arithmetic and control unit, and a switch arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the ball feeding device and provided from the ball feeding device. When the information on the remaining amount is received, the information on the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the card at the reading and recording position, and when the recording of the information on the remaining amount ends, an amount recording end signal is sent. An amount recording device that is generated and provided to the ball feeding apparatus; and a remaining usable from the arithmetic control device which is arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic control device. When the information on the number of noble balls is received, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording section of the card at the reading and recording position, and the number of usable balls when the recording of this information is completed. A number-of-usable-balls recording device for generating a recording end signal and giving the signal to the arithmetic and control unit, wherein the ball lending supply device is further connected to the card moving device and receives the use end signal from the use end switch. At the same time, the remaining amount information of the remaining amount storage unit is provided to the amount recording device, and the second card return signal is generated when the amount recording end signal is received from the amount recording device. Given to the card moving device, the arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read by the usable ball number reading device as a remaining usable ball number in a remaining usable ball number storage unit, and detects the winning ball. Each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the device, the remaining usable ball number is added to the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the remaining usable ball number is calculated. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit each time the received ball detecting signal is received from the ball-detecting device. The number of remaining usable balls is stored in a remaining usable ball number storage unit, and is subtracted from the remaining usable ball number of the remaining usable ball number storage unit by 1 each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device. Is calculated and stored in the remaining available ball count storage unit, and each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the remaining use of the remaining available ball count storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is performed. Before when the number of possible balls is 1 or more A ball return signal is generated and the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are given to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the remaining usable ball number is calculated. Information is provided to the usable ball number recording device, and the first card return signal is generated when the usable ball number recording end signal is received from the usable ball number recording device, to the card moving device. A pachinko machine characterized by giving. 7. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at a substantially central portion of the concave portion of the pachinko machine and projecting a plurality of nails on a surface thereof for changing a moving direction of the ball to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the prize hole and the balls entering the out hole downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion is movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back side of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal while being connected to the prize ball detection device. A ball supply passage provided below and receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device and guiding the ball downward to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, A ball drop passage that guides a ball dropped from a ball drop opening to the lower rear side of the pachinko machine, and information on an available amount of money that can be used by a player provided around the pachinko machine. Having a usable amount recording unit that can record information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player and a usable amount recording unit that can record information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player, and changing the recorded information. Mosquito A card insertion portion capable of removably inserting a card, and a card insertion detection device that is arranged on the back side of the card insertion portion and detects a card inserted into the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal. The card inserted into the card insertion unit when the card insertion detection device receives the card insertion detection signal from the card insertion detection device which is disposed on the back side of the card insertion unit and moves the card into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and reads the card. A card moving device arranged at a recording position, and when receiving first and second card return signals, returning the card from the reading and recording position to the front to project a front portion of the card from the card insertion portion; A card arrival detection device arranged near the read / record position to detect that a card has reached the read / record position and to generate a card arrival detection signal; A money amount reading device arranged near a recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device for reading information on available money recorded in the available money recording unit of the card when receiving the card arrival detection signal And the number of usable balls recorded in the usable ball number recording unit of the card when the card is arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device and receives the card arrival detection signal. A number-of-usable-balls reading device for reading information, a ball-lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball-lending instruction signal, and a ball lending switch connected to the ball lending switch and the amount reading device. When the information of the available amount of money is received, it is stored in the remaining amount storage unit as the remaining amount and every time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch, A ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the balls in the upper ball storage box are supplied to the ball receiving unit for each number of lending balls corresponding to the ball lending signal, and the number of lending balls is supplied. The amount of money corresponding to the ball is subtracted from the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit to calculate the remaining amount and store the ball in the remaining amount storage unit, and the ball supplied from the ball supply unit is detected. And a ball return switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball return instruction signal, and a first ball return that is disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine. When a signal is received, the number of balls returned is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving section via the ball supply passage, and a second ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls are received. The remaining number of usable balls when A ball returning device for returning the ball from the box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collecting ball detecting device, the card moving device, and the usable ball number reading device And the ball return device and the ball return switch are connected to calculate the number of remaining usable balls, and the first and second ball return signals and the first
And an arithmetic and control unit that generates a card return signal, and is disposed on the periphery of the game board and connected to the ball feeder and receives and displays information on the remaining amount from the ball feeder. An amount display device, a number-of-balls display device disposed around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining available number of balls from the arithmetic and control device; The ball feeding device and the arithmetic control device are provided around the game board and are connected to the ball feeding device and the arithmetic control device to generate a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine. And a use end switch provided near the reading and recording position and connected to the ball feeding device, and when the information on the remaining amount is received from the ball feeding device, The remaining amount information is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the card at the position, and when the recording of the remaining amount information is completed, an amount recording end signal is generated to record the amount to be given to the ball feeding apparatus. A device which is disposed near the reading and recording position and which is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and which is capable of using the card at the reading and recording position when receiving information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit. The number-of-remaining-usable-balls information is recorded in the number-of-balls recording unit, and an available-ball-number recording device which generates an available-ball-number recording end signal when the recording of this information is completed and which is provided to the arithmetic and control unit. The ball lending supply device further includes the remaining amount information in the remaining amount storage unit when the use end signal is received from the use end switch connected to the card moving device. To the amount recording device, and when receiving the amount recording end signal from the amount recording device, generates the second card return signal and provides the signal to the card moving device. The number of usable balls read by the ball number reading device is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the number of remaining usable balls, and the remaining usable balls are received each time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls in the number storage unit, and the calculated number of remaining usable balls is calculated and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time a signal is received, 1 is added to the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the calculated remaining usable ball number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. From the recovered ball detection signal Each time the number of remaining usable balls is subtracted from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball storage unit, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received, the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining available balls in the remaining available ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. A first ball return signal is generated and provided to the ball return device, and when the return ball number is larger than the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal, A second ball return signal is generated and the second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball count storage section are provided to the ball return device. When the use end signal is received from the use end switch, Number of remaining usable balls Information to the usable ball number recording device, and when receiving the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device, generates the first card return signal and provides it to the card moving device. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 8. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on the surface thereof, and a plurality of nails arranged at substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change the moving direction of the ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls in the winning holes and the balls in the out holes downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. And a ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the first ball falling port portion movably disposed at the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion to open and close the ball receiving portion. A ball drop opening and closing member that is possible, and on the upper back side of the pachinko machine A prize ball supply device which is placed and connected to the prize ball detection device and supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal; and a prize ball supply device. A ball supply passage provided below the device for receiving a ball from the prize ball supply device, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. A supply ball detection device that detects a ball supplied from a supply device and generates a supply ball detection signal, and a drop that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to a lower rear portion of the pachinko machine. A ball guide passage, an available amount recording unit provided around the pachinko machine and capable of recording information on an available amount that can be used by a player, and an available ball that can be used by the player. Number information A card insertion portion having a recordable number of balls recording section capable of recording, and capable of removably inserting a card capable of changing the recorded information; and a back side of the card insertion section A card insertion detection device that detects a card inserted in the card insertion portion and generates a card insertion detection signal, and a card that is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion and is connected to the card insertion detection device and is to be connected to the card insertion detection device. When a card to be inserted into the card insertion portion when receiving the insertion detection signal is moved to the inside of the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and arranged at the reading and recording position, and when the first and second card return signals are received, A card moving device for returning the card from the reading / recording position to the front and projecting a front portion of the card from the card insertion portion; and a card disposed near the reading / recording position. A card arrival detection device that detects arrival at the read / record position and generates a card arrival detection signal; and a card arrival detection device that is arranged near the read / record position and connected to the card arrival detection device. An amount reading device for reading information on an available amount recorded in the available amount recording section of the card when the card is received, and a card arranged near the reading and recording position and connected to the card arrival detection device; An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded in the available ball number recording unit of the card when an arrival detection signal is received, and a ball lending instruction provided around the game board; A ball lending switch that generates a signal, and is connected to the ball lending switch and the amount reading device and receives information on the available amount from the amount reading device. When the ball lending instruction signal is stored from the ball lending switch in the remaining amount storage unit, the ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the ball lending signal is generated. The remaining amount is calculated by supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion for each lending ball number corresponding to the number of lending balls and subtracting the amount corresponding to the lending ball number from the remaining amount of the remaining amount storage portion. A ball lending supply device that is stored in the remaining amount storage unit, a ball lending detection device that detects a ball supplied from the ball lending device and generates a ball lending detection signal, and a ball lending detection device that is provided around the game board. A ball return switch for generating a ball return instruction signal, and the number of return balls corresponding to the ball return signal when the information on the ball return signal and the number of remaining usable balls is disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Less than possible balls When the number of returned balls is equal to or more than the number of returned balls, the number of returned balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls. In such a case, a ball return device for returning the number of remaining usable balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the supply ball detection device, the ball lending detection device, and the collection The ball detection device, the card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch are connected to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the ball return signal and the first And an arithmetic and control unit that generates a card return signal, and is disposed on the periphery of the game board and connected to the ball feeder and receives and displays information on the remaining amount from the ball feeder. An amount display device and the game And a ball number display device connected to the arithmetic and control unit for receiving and displaying the information on the remaining usable ball number from the arithmetic and control unit, and a peripheral portion of the game board. A use end switch which is connected to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit, generates a use end signal for terminating the use of the pachinko machine, and gives the signal to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit; It is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the ball lending supply device, and when the information on the remaining amount from the ball lending supply device is received, the usable amount recording unit of the card at the reading and recording position is An amount recording device for recording information on the remaining amount, and generating an amount recording end signal when the recording of the information on the remaining amount is completed and giving the signal to the ball feeding apparatus; When the information of the number of remaining usable balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit and received from the arithmetic and control unit and is located near the position and the information of the remaining usable number of balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit, the number of usable balls of the card at the reading and recording position is stored in the usable number of balls recording unit Recording the information of the number of remaining available balls, and, when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal and gives it to the arithmetic and control unit, The ball lending supply device is further connected to the card moving device, and when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch, gives the information on the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit to the amount recording device, and Upon receiving the amount recording end signal from the recording device, the second card return signal is generated and given to the card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit is controlled by the usable ball number reading device. The obtained number of usable balls is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and each time the supply ball detection signal is received from the supplied ball detection device, the remaining usable ball number storage unit The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls, stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and the remaining usable ball is counted each time the ball usable detection signal is received from the ball usable detection device. Each time the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the number-of-balls storage unit and stored in the remaining available ball number storage unit, and the collected ball detection signal is received from the collected ball detection device. The remaining usable ball count is calculated by subtracting 1 from the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. This ball return instruction signal every time a signal is received The ball return signal is generated when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving is 1 or more, and the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit are returned to the ball return. Feeding equipment,
When the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is given to the usable ball number recording device, and the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device. A pachinko machine which generates the first card return signal upon receiving the card return signal and gives the signal to the card moving device. 9. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface portion, and a plurality of nails arranged on substantially the center of the concave portion of the pachinko machine to change a moving direction of a ball on the surface to form a plurality of winning holes. And a game board having an out hole formed at the lowermost portion, and a ball through which a ball is disposed in front of the game board at a predetermined interval in front of the pachinko machine and cooperates with the game board. A transparent plate that defines a passing internal space, a balling device that is provided below the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the game board, and launches one ball at a time, and a ball that is launched by the balling device. A hit ball passage that guides to the upper part of the ball passing internal space, a prize ball detecting device that detects a ball when the ball enters the prize hole and generates a prize ball detection signal, and an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Can be arranged and accommodate a large number of balls An upper ball storage box, a collection ball guide passage which is arranged on the back side of the pachinko machine and guides the balls entering the prize hole and the balls entering the out hole downward, and balls passing through the collection ball guide passage. And a collected ball detection device for detecting a collected ball detection signal, and a ball entrance provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and at the top and having one ball at the bottom. It has a ball supply port for discharging the ball in the direction of the ball driving device, and has a ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port to receive and store balls supplied through the ball inlet. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening for discharging balls one by one from the hit ball supply port portion by its own weight, and the ball falling port portion of the ball receiving portion is movably disposed and can open and close the ball falling port portion. A ball drop opening / closing member and an upper side back side of the pachinko machine. And a prize ball supply device that is connected to the prize ball detection device and that supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal. A ball supply passage which is provided below and receives the ball from the winning ball supply device, guides the ball downward, and guides the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiving portion. Ball detecting device that detects a ball supplied from the ball generator and generates a supplied ball detection signal, and a falling ball guide that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion to a lower rear side of the pachinko machine. A passage, an available amount recording unit provided around the pachinko machine and capable of recording information on an available amount that can be used by the player, and a usable number of balls that can be used by the player. Record information It has a usable piece count recording unit that can, and,
A card insertion part into which a card capable of changing the recorded information can be inserted and removed, and a card which is arranged on the back side of the card insertion part and which is inserted into the card insertion part and detects a card to be inserted; A card insertion detection device for generating a detection signal, and a card inserted into the card insertion portion when the card insertion detection device is disposed on the back side of the card insertion portion and is connected to the card insertion detection device and receives the card insertion detection signal therefrom. The card is moved to the inside of the table by a predetermined distance and arranged at the reading and recording position, and when receiving the first and second card return signals, the card is returned from the reading and recording position to move the front of the card to the A card moving device that protrudes from the card insertion portion, and a card arrival detection device that is disposed near the reading and recording position and detects that the card has reached the reading and recording position. A card arrival detection device that generates a signal, and is arranged in the vicinity of the reading and recording position and is connected to the card arrival detection device and is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the card when the card arrival detection signal is received. An amount reading device for reading information on an available amount of money, and the number of usable balls of the card which is arranged near the reading and recording position and is connected to the card arrival detection device and receives the card arrival detection signal. An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls recorded in a recording unit, a ball lending switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball lending instruction signal, a ball lending switch, and the ball lending switch. It is connected to a money amount reading device and when the information of the usable amount is received from the money amount reading device, it is stored as a remaining amount in a remaining amount storage unit and the ball lending is performed. Each time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the switch, a ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is not 0, and the number of lending balls corresponding to the ball lending signal is set to the balls in the upper ball storage box. A ball lending supply device that supplies the ball receiving unit and subtracts the amount corresponding to the number of the lending balls from the remaining amount of the remaining amount storage unit to calculate a remaining amount and stores the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit; A ball-detection device that detects a ball supplied from the ball-feeding device and generates a ball-detection signal, a ball-return switch that is provided around the game board and generates a ball-return instruction signal, and the pachinko machine When the first ball return signal is received at the rear upper portion of the ball, the number of balls returned is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the second ball return is performed. Receives signal and information on remaining available balls A ball return device that returns the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion through the ball supply passage when the ball is returned, the supply ball detection device, the ball lending detection device, and the collection ball. The number of remaining usable balls is connected to a detecting device, the card moving device, the usable ball reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch, and the first and second ball returning are performed. An arithmetic and control unit for generating a signal and the first card return signal; and information on the remaining amount from the ball feeding apparatus which is arranged around the game board and is connected to the ball feeding apparatus. And an amount display device for receiving and displaying the remaining available number of balls which are arranged around the game board and connected to the arithmetic and control unit and receive the information on the remaining usable number of balls from the arithmetic and control unit. A display device; It is provided on the periphery of the board and is connected to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit to generate a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine to generate the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit. A use end switch to be given and the card of the reading and recording position which is arranged near the reading and recording position and which is connected to the ball feeding device and receives information on the remaining amount from the ball feeding device. The remaining amount information is recorded in an available amount recording section, and when the recording of the remaining amount information is completed, an amount recording end signal is generated and given to the ball feeding apparatus, and the reading is performed. The card at the reading and recording position, which is arranged near the recording position and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and receives the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit. The information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording unit, and when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording end signal is generated and the available balls to be given to the arithmetic and control unit. A number recording device, wherein the ball lending supply device is further connected to the card moving device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the remaining amount storage section of the remaining amount storage section stores the information on the remaining amount. And the second card return signal is generated upon receiving the money amount recording end signal from the money amount recording device and is provided to the card moving device. The number of usable balls read by the number reading device is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the number of remaining usable balls, and the remaining usable ball number is received each time the supplied ball detection signal is received from the supplied ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the number of usable balls storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable balls number storage unit. Each time it is received, 1 is added to the remaining usable ball number in the remaining usable ball number storage unit to calculate the remaining usable ball number, and the calculated remaining usable ball number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time a collected ball detection signal is received, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the return switch, the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining available balls in the remaining available ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. If the values are equal, the first ball return signal is issued. The second ball return signal is generated when the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. Then, the second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage unit are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information of the remaining usable ball number is obtained. The first card return signal is provided to the usable ball number recording device, and when the usable ball number recording end signal is received from the usable ball number recording device, the first card return signal is generated and provided to the card moving device. A pachinko machine characterized by the following. 10. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface portion,
A game in which a plurality of nails for changing the moving direction of the ball are protrudingly formed on the surface of the pachinko machine, and a plurality of winning holes are formed, and an out hole is formed at the bottom. A board, a transparent plate disposed in front of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board and defining a ball passing internal space through which balls pass in cooperation with the game board; A ball-hitting device provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the ball-hitting machine, and a ball-hitting passage for guiding a ball launched by the ball-hitting device to an upper portion of the ball-passing internal space; A winning ball detection device that detects a ball when a ball enters the winning hole and generates a winning ball detection signal, and an upper ball housing box that is arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and can accommodate a large number of balls. On the back of the pachinko machine A collected ball guide passage for guiding the ball entering the winning hole and the ball entering the out hole downward, and a collected ball detection for detecting a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generating a collected ball detection signal. A ball feeding port provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and having a ball inlet at the top and discharging balls one by one at the bottom at a position toward the ball hitting device; A ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port, receives and accumulates balls supplied through the ball inlet, and collects one ball from the ball supply port by its own weight. A ball receiving portion of an upper opening to take out, a ball drop opening portion opening / closing member which is movably disposed by a finger in the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion and is capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening portion, and It is located on the back side and is connected to the winning ball detection device. And a prize ball supply device for supplying the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize usable ball when receiving the prize ball detection signal, and a prize ball supply device provided below the prize ball supply device. A ball supply passage for receiving the ball from the ball guide and guiding the ball downward to the ball inlet of the ball receiver, wherein the ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiver is It has a falling ball guide passage for guiding to the lower back side of the pachinko machine, and an available amount recording unit provided around the pachinko machine and capable of recording information on an available amount that can be used by a player. And a first card capable of recording the remaining amount information obtained by subtracting the used amount from the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit into the available amount recording unit. Insert into A first card insertion portion, and a usable ball number recording portion provided around the pachinko machine and capable of recording information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player; and A second card insertion portion into which a second card capable of changing information recorded in the usable ball number recording portion can be removably inserted; and a back side of the first card insertion portion. A first card insertion detecting device that is arranged and detects a first card inserted into the first card insertion portion and generates a first card insertion detection signal; and a back side of the first card insertion portion. The first card inserted into the first card insertion portion when the first card is inserted and is connected to the first card insertion detection device and receives the first card insertion detection signal from the first card insertion detection device is inserted into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance. Only move to the first reading The first card is placed at the recording position, and when the first card return signal is received, the first card is returned to the front from the first reading / recording position, and the front of the first card is moved to the first card.
A first card moving device protruding from the card insertion portion, and a first card moving device disposed near the first reading and recording position, detecting that the first card has reached the first reading and recording position, and A first card arrival detection device that generates a card arrival detection signal; and a first card arrival detection signal that is arranged near the first reading / recording position and connected to the first card arrival detection device. An amount reading device for reading information on an available amount recorded in the available amount recording section of the first card when received, and a second card insertion section disposed on the back side of the second card insertion section. A second card insertion detection device that detects a second card inserted into the unit and generates a second card insertion detection signal; and a second card insertion device that is disposed on the back side of the second card insertion unit. Connected to the detector When receiving the second card insertion detection signal from now on, the second card inserted into the second card insertion portion is moved into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and placed at the second reading / recording position. And when the second card return signal is received, the second card is returned from the second reading and recording position to the front so that the front portion of the second card projects from the second card insertion portion. A second card moving device, which is arranged near the second reading and recording position and detects that the second card has reached the second reading and recording position, and generates a second card arrival detection signal. And a second card arrival detecting device, the second card being arranged near the second reading and recording position and being connected to the second card arrival detecting device and receiving the second card arrival detection signal. In the number of usable balls recording section An available ball number reading device for reading information on the number of available balls, a ball lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball lending instruction signal, the ball lending switch and the amount reading device, Connected to the remaining amount storage unit when receiving the information on the available amount from the amount reading device and storing the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit each time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch. A ball lending signal is generated only when the amount is not 0, and the balls of the upper ball storage box are supplied to the ball receiving portion for each lending number corresponding to the ball lending signal, and the amount corresponding to the number of lending balls is determined. A ball-lending apparatus for calculating a remaining amount by subtracting the remaining amount from the remaining-amount storage unit and storing the calculated remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit; Occur A ball-lending detector, a ball-return switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball-return instruction signal, and a ball-return signal arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and received information on the number of remaining usable balls. Sometimes, when the number of returned balls corresponding to the ball return signal is smaller than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, balls of the returned number of balls are transferred from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage. When the number of returned balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the number of the remaining usable balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage. Device, the winning ball detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the second card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch. Number of remaining usable balls An arithmetic and control unit for calculating and generating the ball return signal and the second card return signal; and a ball supply provided at the periphery of the game board and connected to the ball supply device. An amount display device for receiving and displaying the information on the remaining amount from the device, and a display device for displaying the remaining available number of balls from the operation control device, which is disposed around the game board and connected to the operation control device. A ball number display device for receiving and displaying information; and a use end signal provided around the game board and connected to the ball feeding device and the arithmetic and control unit to end use of the pachinko machine. A use end switch which is generated and provided to the ball feeding apparatus and the arithmetic and control unit; and a ball feeding apparatus which is arranged near the first reading and recording position and connected to the ball feeding apparatus. When the information of the remaining amount is received from the first card, the information of the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording section of the first card at the first reading and recording position, and the information of the remaining amount is recorded. And a money amount recording device that generates a money amount recording end signal to give to the ball lending device when the processing is completed, and a money amount recording device arranged near the second reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic control device. Receiving the information on the number of remaining usable balls, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording section of the second card at the second reading and recording position; And an available ball number recording device that generates an available ball number recording end signal when the recording is completed and gives it to the arithmetic and control unit.
Further, when the use end signal is received from the use end switch connected to the first card transfer device, the information of the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is provided to the amount recording device, and The first card return signal is generated when the money amount recording end signal is received and given to the first card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit reads the usable ball number reading device from the second card. Is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit as the remaining usable ball number, and the remaining usable ball number storage unit is stored every time the winning ball detection signal is received from the winning ball detection device. The number of remaining usable balls is added to the number of remaining usable balls to calculate the number of remaining usable balls, and the calculated number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and the ball-lending detection signal is received from the ball-lending detecting device. At the same time, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time a ball detection signal is received, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by subtracting 1 from the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit, and the calculated number is stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the switch, the ball return signal is generated when the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal is 1 or more, and this ball is returned. A return signal and information of the remaining available ball count storage unit are provided to the ball return device, and when the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information of the remaining available ball count is stored in the available ball count recording device. And this Pinball machine, characterized in that applied to the second card moving device from a use can piece count recording apparatus generates the second card return signal when receiving the usable piece count recording end signal. 11. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface portion,
A game in which a plurality of nails for changing the moving direction of the ball are protrudingly formed on the surface of the pachinko machine, and a plurality of winning holes are formed, and an out hole is formed at the bottom. A board, a transparent plate disposed in front of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board and defining a ball passing internal space through which balls pass in cooperation with the game board; A ball-hitting device provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the ball-hitting machine, and a ball-hitting passage for guiding a ball launched by the ball-hitting device to an upper portion of the ball-passing internal space; A winning ball detection device that detects a ball when a ball enters the winning hole and generates a winning ball detection signal, and an upper ball housing box that is arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and can accommodate a large number of balls. On the back of the pachinko machine A collected ball guide passage for guiding the ball entering the winning hole and the ball entering the out hole downward, and a collected ball detection for detecting a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generating a collected ball detection signal. A ball feeding port provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and having a ball inlet at the top and discharging balls one by one at the bottom at a position toward the ball hitting device; A ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port, receives and accumulates balls supplied through the ball inlet, and collects one ball from the ball supply port by its own weight. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening, a ball drop opening portion opening / closing member movably disposed in the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion and capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening portion, and a rear upper portion of the pachinko machine. And connected to the winning ball detection device, A prize ball supply device that supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving a prize ball detection signal, and a prize ball supply device provided below the prize ball supply device. A ball supply passage for receiving a ball, guiding the ball downward, and guiding the ball to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, wherein the ball dropped from the ball drop opening of the ball receiver is provided by the pachinko machine. A falling ball guide passage that guides to the lower back side of the table, and an available amount recording unit that is provided around the pachinko table and that can record information on an available amount that can be used by a player, In addition, a first card capable of recording information on the remaining amount obtained by subtracting the used amount from the available amount recorded in the available amount recording unit into the available amount recording unit is removably inserted. can do 1 card insertion portion, and a usable ball number recording portion provided around the pachinko machine and capable of recording information on the number of usable balls that can be used by a player. A second card insertion unit into which a second card capable of changing the information recorded in the possible ball number recording unit can be removably inserted; and a second card insertion unit disposed behind the first card insertion unit. A first card insertion detection device that detects a first card inserted into the first card insertion portion and generates a first card insertion detection signal; and a first card insertion detection device that is disposed on the back side of the first card insertion portion. When the first card inserted into the first card insertion portion is connected to the first card insertion detection device and receives the first card insertion detection signal from the first card insertion detection device, the first card is moved into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance. To the first reading / recording position. And when the first card return signal is received, the first card is returned from the first reading / recording position to move the front of the first card to the first card.
A first card moving device protruding from the card insertion portion, and a first card moving device disposed near the first reading and recording position, detecting that the first card has reached the first reading and recording position, and A first card arrival detection device that generates a card arrival detection signal; and a first card arrival detection signal that is arranged near the first reading / recording position and connected to the first card arrival detection device. An amount reading device for reading information on an available amount recorded in the available amount recording section of the first card when received, and a second card insertion section disposed on the back side of the second card insertion section. A second card insertion detection device that detects a second card inserted into the unit and generates a second card insertion detection signal; and a second card insertion device that is disposed on the back side of the second card insertion unit. Connected to the detector When receiving the second card insertion detection signal from now on, the second card inserted into the second card insertion portion is moved into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and placed at the second reading / recording position. And when the second card return signal is received, the second card is returned from the second reading and recording position to the front so that the front portion of the second card projects from the second card insertion portion. A second card moving device, which is arranged near the second reading and recording position and detects that the second card has reached the second reading and recording position, and generates a second card arrival detection signal. And a second card arrival detecting device, the second card being arranged near the second reading and recording position and being connected to the second card arrival detecting device and receiving the second card arrival detection signal. In the number of usable balls recording section An available ball number reading device for reading information on the number of available balls, a ball lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball lending instruction signal, the ball lending switch and the amount reading device, Connected to the remaining amount storage unit when receiving the information on the available amount from the amount reading device and storing the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit each time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch. A ball lending signal is generated only when the amount is not 0, and the balls of the upper ball storage box are supplied to the ball receiving portion for each lending number corresponding to the ball lending signal, and the amount corresponding to the number of lending balls is determined. A ball-lending apparatus for calculating a remaining amount by subtracting the remaining amount from the remaining-amount storage unit and storing the calculated remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit; Occur A ball-lending detector, a ball-return switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball-return instruction signal, and the number of returned balls when a first ball-return signal is disposed on an upper rear side of the pachinko machine. Is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and when the second ball return signal and the information on the remaining usable ball number are received, the number of remaining usable balls is reduced. A ball return device for returning a ball from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, the winning ball detection device, the lending ball detection device, the collected ball detection device, and the second card movement Connected to a device, the available ball number reading device, the ball return device, and the ball return switch, to calculate the remaining available ball number, and to output the first and second ball return signals and the second An arithmetic and control unit for generating a card return signal; An amount display device disposed around the game board and connected to the ball supply device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining amount from the ball supply device; and a money display device disposed around the game board. A ball number display device which is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and receives and displays the information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit; and A use end switch that is connected to the ball supply device and the arithmetic and control unit, generates a use end signal for ending use of the pachinko machine, and gives the use end signal to the ball lending supply device and the arithmetic and control unit; and the first reading record A position of the first card at the first reading and recording position when the information on the remaining amount is received from the ball feeding apparatus and is connected to the ball feeding apparatus. An amount recording device for recording the information on the remaining amount in the available amount recording unit, and when the recording of the information on the remaining amount is completed, generates an amount recording end signal to give to the ball lending supply device; 2 and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit and is connected to the arithmetic and control unit when the information on the number of remaining usable balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit. The information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the usable ball number recording unit, and when the recording of this information is completed, an available ball number recording end signal is generated and the available balls to be given to the arithmetic and control unit. A number recording device, wherein the ball lending supply device is further connected to the first card moving device, and receives the use end signal from the use end switch, and receives information on the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit. The gold To the amount recording device, and when receiving the amount recording end signal from the amount recording device, generates the first card return signal and provides the signal to the first card moving device, the arithmetic and control unit, The number of usable balls read from the second card by the usable ball number reading device is stored as a remaining usable ball number in a remaining usable ball number storage unit, and the winning ball detection signal is output from the winning ball detecting device. Each time the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding the number of winning usable balls to the number of remaining usable balls of the remaining usable ball number storage unit, the remaining usable ball number is calculated and stored in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the lending ball detection signal is received from the lending ball detection device, the number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit. And retrieve the collected ball Each time the collected ball detection signal is received from the device, the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball storage unit is subtracted by 1 to calculate the remaining usable ball count, and the remaining usable ball count is stored in the remaining usable ball count storage unit. Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. When the number of balls is equal to the number of balls, the first ball return signal is generated and supplied to the ball return device, and the number of remaining balls available in the remaining usable ball number storage unit before the number of returned balls is received by receiving the ball return instruction signal. When the number of balls is larger than the number of balls, the second ball return signal is generated, and the second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable number of balls storage unit are provided to the ball return device. End signal received The information of the remaining usable piece count applied to said usable piece count recording apparatus,
And a pachinko machine wherein the second card return signal is generated and provided to the second card moving device when the usable ball number recording end signal is received from the usable ball number recording device. 12. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on a surface portion,
A game in which a plurality of nails for changing the moving direction of the ball are protrudingly formed on the surface of the pachinko machine, and a plurality of winning holes are formed, and an out hole is formed at the bottom. A board, a transparent plate disposed in front of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board and defining a ball passing internal space through which balls pass in cooperation with the game board; A ball-hitting device provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the ball-hitting machine, and a ball-hitting passage for guiding a ball launched by the ball-hitting device to an upper portion of the ball-passing internal space; A winning ball detection device that detects a ball when a ball enters the winning hole and generates a winning ball detection signal, and an upper ball housing box that is arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and can accommodate a large number of balls. On the back of the pachinko machine A collected ball guide passage for guiding the ball entering the winning hole and the ball entering the out hole downward, and a collected ball detection for detecting a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generating a collected ball detection signal. A ball feeding port provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and having a ball inlet at the top and discharging balls one by one at the bottom at a position toward the ball hitting device; A ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port, receives and accumulates balls supplied through the ball inlet, and collects one ball from the ball supply port by its own weight. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening, a ball drop opening portion opening / closing member movably disposed in the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion and capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening portion, and a rear upper portion of the pachinko machine. And connected to the winning ball detection device, A prize ball supply device that supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving a prize ball detection signal, and a prize ball supply device provided below the prize ball supply device. A pachinko machine having a ball supply passage for receiving a ball and guiding the ball downward to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, wherein a ball supplied from the winning ball supply device is detected to detect a supplied ball. A supply ball detection device that generates a signal, a drop ball guide passage that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop port of the ball receiving portion to a lower portion on the back side of the pachinko machine, and a peripheral portion of the pachinko machine. It has an available amount recording unit that can record information on the available amount that the player can use, and subtracts the amount used from the available amount recorded in this available amount recording unit. Information on the remaining amount A first card insertion portion into which a first card that can be recorded in the recordable money amount recording portion can be removably inserted; and a first card insertion portion provided around the pachinko machine and used by a player. A second card that has an available ball count recording section that can record information on the available ball count and that can change the information recorded in the available ball count recording section can be inserted and removed A second card insertion portion which can be inserted into the first card insertion portion, and a first card which is arranged on the back side of the first card insertion portion and which detects a first card to be inserted into the first card insertion portion. A first card insertion detection device that generates a detection signal, and a first card insertion detection signal that is arranged on the back side of the first card insertion portion and connected to the first card insertion detection device and receives the first card insertion detection signal from the first card insertion detection device Sometimes the first card is inserted The first card inserted into the unit is moved into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and placed at the first reading / recording position, and when the first card return signal is received, the first card is inserted into the pachinko machine. A first card moving device for returning the first card from the first reading / recording position and projecting a front portion of the first card from the first card insertion unit; and a first card moving device disposed near the first reading / recording position. The first card is the first
A first card arrival detection device that detects that the recording position has reached the read recording position and generates a first card arrival detection signal;
It is arranged near the first reading and recording position and is connected to the first card arrival detection device, and when the first card arrival detection signal is received, the usable amount recording unit of the first card is An amount reading device for reading information on a usable amount of money stored therein, and a second amount reading device disposed on the back side of the second card insertion portion and inserted into the second card insertion portion.
A second card insertion detection device for detecting a second card insertion detection signal and generating a second card insertion detection signal; and a second card insertion detection device disposed behind the second card insertion portion and connected to the second card insertion detection device. A second card inserted into the second card insertion portion when the second card insertion detection signal is received, moved by a predetermined distance into the pachinko machine and arranged at a second reading / recording position; A second card for returning the second card from the second reading / recording position when receiving a second card return signal, and for projecting a front portion of the second card from the second card insertion portion; A moving device and a second card arranged near the second reading and recording position for detecting that the second card has reached the second reading and recording position and generating a second card arrival detection signal An arrival detection device and the second reading record And the number of usable balls recorded on the usable number of balls recording section of the second card when the second card arrival detection signal is received and connected to the second card arrival detection device. An available ball number reading device that reads information on the number of available balls, a ball lending switch that is provided around the play board and generates a ball lending instruction signal,
When the ball lending switch is connected to the amount reading device and the information of the available amount from the amount reading device is received, the ball lending switch stores the ball lending instruction signal from the ball lending switch as the remaining amount when the information of the available amount is received. A ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount of the remaining amount storage unit is not 0 each time the ball is received, and the balls of the upper ball storage box are supplied to the ball receiving unit for each lending number corresponding to the ball lending signal. A ball-supply device that calculates the remaining amount by subtracting the amount corresponding to the number of balls to be lent from the remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit and stores the calculated remaining amount in the remaining-amount storage unit, and is supplied from the ball-supply unit. A ball detection device that detects a ball and generates a ball detection signal,
A ball return switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball return instruction signal, and a ball return signal disposed on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and receiving the information on the ball return signal and the number of remaining usable balls. When the corresponding number of returned balls is less than or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, the number of returned balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and the return is performed. When the number of balls is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, a ball return device for returning the balls of the remaining usable number of balls from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage; The remaining number of usable balls connected to a detecting device, the lending ball detecting device, the collected ball detecting device, the second card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, the ball returning device, and the ball returning switch. Is calculated, and An arithmetic and control unit for generating a ball return signal and the second card return signal; and an arithmetic and control unit disposed around the game board and connected to the ball supply unit and the remaining from the ball supply unit. An amount display device for receiving and displaying information on the amount of money; and an information display device arranged around the game board and connected to the operation control device for receiving information on the number of remaining usable balls from the operation control device. A number-of-balls display device which is provided around the game board and is connected to the ball supply device and the arithmetic and control unit to generate a use end signal for ending the use of the pachinko machine to generate the lending. A use end switch to be provided to the ball supply device and the arithmetic and control unit; and a remaining switch disposed near the first reading and recording position and connected to the ball supply device and connected to the ball supply device. When the information of the amount is received, the information of the remaining amount is recorded in the usable amount recording unit of the first card at the first reading and recording position, and when the recording of the information of the remaining amount is completed. A money amount recording device for generating a money amount recording end signal to be provided to the ball lending device; and a remaining amount disposed near the second reading and recording position and connected to the arithmetic and control device. When the information on the number of available balls is received, the information on the number of remaining usable balls is recorded in the available ball number recording section of the second card at the second reading and recording position, and the recording of this information is completed. And an available ball number recording device for generating an available ball number recording end signal to be given to the arithmetic and control unit when the operation is performed, wherein the ball lending supply device is further connected to the first card moving device and Use the end switch to When receiving a use end signal, the information on the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit is provided to the amount recording device, and the first card return signal is received when the amount recording end signal is received from the amount recording device. Is generated and given to the first card moving device, and the arithmetic and control unit determines the number of usable balls read from the second card by the usable ball number reading device as a remaining usable ball number. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the remaining usable ball number of the remaining usable ball number storage unit each time the supplied ball detection signal is stored from the supplied ball detection device. The remaining usable ball count storage unit stores the remaining usable ball count in the remaining usable ball count storage unit, and adds 1 to the remaining usable ball count in the remaining available ball count storage unit each time the ball lending detection signal is received from the ball lending detection device. Calculate the number of possible balls The remaining usable balls stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit, and each time the collected balls detection signal is received from the collected balls detection device, the remaining usable balls stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit are subtracted from the remaining usable balls. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated and stored in the remaining available balls storage unit, and each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the remaining usable balls number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal When the number of usable balls is 1 or more, the ball return signal is generated, the ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are given to the ball return device, and the use end signal is output from the use end switch. Receiving the information on the number of remaining usable balls to the usable ball number recording device, and receiving the usable ball number recording end signal from the usable ball number recording device, the second card. Return signal Pinball machine, characterized in that applied to the second card moving device occurred. 13. A pachinko machine having a concave portion on its surface,
A game in which a plurality of nails for changing the moving direction of the ball are protrudingly formed on the surface of the pachinko machine, and a plurality of winning holes are formed, and an out hole is formed at the bottom. A board, a transparent plate disposed in front of the pachinko machine at a predetermined interval in front of the game board and defining a ball passing internal space through which balls pass in cooperation with the game board; A ball-hitting device provided at the lower part of the pachinko machine so as to be positioned below the ball-hitting machine, and a ball-hitting passage for guiding a ball launched by the ball-hitting device to an upper portion of the ball-passing internal space; A winning ball detection device that detects a ball when a ball enters the winning hole and generates a winning ball detection signal, and an upper ball housing box that is arranged on the upper rear side of the pachinko machine and can accommodate a large number of balls. On the back of the pachinko machine A collected ball guide passage for guiding the ball entering the winning hole and the ball entering the out hole downward, and a collected ball detection for detecting a ball passing through the collected ball guide passage and generating a collected ball detection signal. A ball feeding port provided at the top of the pachinko machine at a position below the game board and having a ball inlet at the top and discharging balls one by one at the bottom at a position toward the ball hitting device; A ball drop port at the bottom of the ball supply port, receives and accumulates balls supplied through the ball inlet, and collects one ball from the ball supply port by its own weight. A ball receiving portion having an upper opening, a ball drop opening portion opening / closing member movably disposed in the ball drop opening portion of the ball receiving portion and capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening portion, and a rear upper portion of the pachinko machine. And connected to the winning ball detection device, A prize ball supply device that supplies the balls of the upper ball storage box for each prize available ball when receiving a prize ball detection signal, and a prize ball supply device provided below the prize ball supply device. A pachinko machine having a ball supply passage for receiving a ball and guiding the ball downward to the ball entrance of the ball receiver, wherein a ball supplied from the winning ball supply device is detected to detect a supplied ball. A supply ball detection device that generates a signal, a drop ball guide passage that guides a ball dropped from the ball drop port of the ball receiving portion to a lower portion on the back side of the pachinko machine, and a peripheral portion of the pachinko machine. It has an available amount recording unit that can record information on the available amount that the player can use, and subtracts the amount used from the available amount recorded in this available amount recording unit. Information on the remaining amount A first card insertion portion into which a first card that can be recorded in the recordable money amount recording portion can be removably inserted; and a first card insertion portion provided around the pachinko machine and used by a player. A second card that has an available ball count recording section that can record information on the available ball count and that can change the information recorded in the available ball count recording section can be inserted and removed A second card insertion portion which can be inserted into the first card insertion portion, and a first card which is arranged on the back side of the first card insertion portion and which detects a first card to be inserted into the first card insertion portion. A first card insertion detection device that generates a detection signal, and a first card insertion detection signal that is arranged on the back side of the first card insertion portion and connected to the first card insertion detection device and receives the first card insertion detection signal from the first card insertion detection device Sometimes the first card is inserted The first card inserted into the unit is moved into the pachinko machine by a predetermined distance and placed at the first reading / recording position, and when the first card return signal is received, the first card is inserted into the pachinko machine. A first card moving device for returning the first card from the first reading / recording position and projecting a front portion of the first card from the first card insertion unit; and a first card moving device disposed near the first reading / recording position. The first card is the first
A first card arrival detection device that detects that the recording position has reached the read recording position and generates a first card arrival detection signal;
It is arranged near the first reading and recording position and is connected to the first card arrival detection device, and when the first card arrival detection signal is received, the usable amount recording unit of the first card is An amount reading device for reading information on a usable amount of money stored therein, and a second amount reading device disposed on the back side of the second card insertion portion and inserted into the second card insertion portion.
A second card insertion detecting device for detecting a card of the second type and generating a second card insertion detecting signal; and A second card inserted into the second card insertion portion when the second card insertion detection signal is received, moved by a predetermined distance into the pachinko machine and arranged at a second reading / recording position; Receiving a second card return signal, returning the second card forward from the second reading and recording position, and projecting a front portion of the second card from the second card insertion portion. A card moving device;
A second card arrival detection device arranged near the read / record position of the second card to detect that the second card has reached the second read / record position and generate a second card arrival detection signal; 2 and is connected to the second card arrival detection device and is recorded in the usable ball count recording section of the second card when the second card arrival detection signal is received. A number-of-usable-balls reading device for reading information on the number of available balls, a ball-lending switch provided on the periphery of the game board to generate a ball-lending instruction signal, the ball-lending switch, and the amount reading device. And when the information on the available amount is received from the amount reading device, the remaining amount is stored in the remaining amount storage unit as the remaining amount, and each time the ball lending instruction signal is received from the ball lending switch, the remaining amount storage unit is used. A ball lending signal is generated only when the remaining amount is not 0, and the ball of the upper ball storage box is supplied to the ball receiving portion for each lending ball corresponding to the ball lending signal, and the amount corresponding to the ball of the lending ball number Is calculated by subtracting the remaining amount from the remaining amount storage unit to calculate the remaining amount and store the remaining amount in the remaining amount storage unit. And a ball return switch that is provided around the play board and generates a ball return instruction signal. The ball return switch is disposed on an upper rear side of the pachinko machine and receives a first ball return signal. The number of returned balls is returned from the upper ball storage box to the ball receiving portion via the ball supply passage, and when a second ball return signal and information on the number of remaining usable balls are received, the remaining usable balls are used. The ball of the number of balls is A ball return device that returns the ball to the ball receiver via a passage, the supply ball detection device, the lending ball detection device, the collection ball detection device, the second card moving device, the usable ball number reading device, An arithmetic and control unit connected to the ball return device and the ball return switch for calculating the number of remaining usable balls, and for generating the first and second ball return signals and the second card return signal; An amount display device disposed around the game board and connected to the ball supply device for receiving and displaying information on the remaining amount from the ball supply device; and a peripheral portion around the game board. A ball number display device which is arranged and connected to the arithmetic and control unit and receives and displays information on the remaining available ball number from the arithmetic and control unit; and Ball rental equipment and A use end switch that is connected to the arithmetic and control unit, generates a use end signal for ending use of the pachinko machine, and gives the use to the ball feeding device and the arithmetic and control unit; and a use end switch near the first reading and recording position. When the information of the remaining amount is placed and connected to the ball lending supply device and the information of the remaining amount is received from the ball lending supply device, the available amount recording unit of the first card at the first reading and recording position is stored in the available amount recording unit. The information recording device is arranged near the second reading and recording position, and an amount recording device which generates an amount recording end signal to give to the ball feeding apparatus when the recording of the information of the remaining amount is completed. Connected to the arithmetic and control unit, and when the information on the remaining available number of balls is received from the arithmetic and control unit, the remaining available number of balls recording unit of the second card at the second reading and recording position is stored in the available number of balls recording unit. An available ball count recording device for recording information on the number of available balls, and generating an available ball count recording end signal when the recording of this information is completed and giving the signal to the arithmetic and control unit; The ball supply device is further connected to the first card moving device and, when receiving the use end signal from the use end switch, gives the information on the remaining amount of the remaining amount storage unit to the amount recording device, and When receiving the amount recording end signal from the amount recording device, the first card return signal is generated and the first card return signal is generated.
The arithmetic and control unit stores the number of usable balls read from the second card by the usable ball number reading device as a remaining usable ball number in a remaining usable ball number storage unit. Each time the supply ball detection signal is received from the supply ball detection device, the number of remaining useable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining useable balls in the remaining useable ball count storage unit. The number of remaining usable balls is calculated by adding 1 to the number of remaining usable balls in the remaining usable ball number storage unit each time the number of stored balls is stored in a number storage unit and receiving the detected ball lending signal from the ball lending detection device. The remaining usable balls stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit and each time the collected balls detection signal is received from the collected balls detection device, the remaining usable balls stored in the remaining usable balls storage unit are subtracted by 1 to obtain the remaining usable balls. Calculate the number and use the remaining Each time the ball return instruction signal is received from the ball return switch, the number of return balls is stored in the remaining available ball number storage unit before receiving the ball return instruction signal. When the number is smaller or equal to the number of remaining usable balls, the first ball return signal is generated and supplied to the ball return device, and the remaining usable balls before the return ball number receives the ball return instruction signal. When the number of remaining usable balls in the number storage section is larger than the number of remaining usable balls, the second ball return signal is generated, and the second ball return signal and the information of the remaining usable ball number storage section are provided to the ball return apparatus, When the use end signal is received from the use end switch, the information on the remaining usable ball number is given to the usable ball number recording device, and the usable ball number recording end signal is sent from the usable ball number recording device. When I received Pinball machine, characterized in that applied to the second card moving device generates a serial second card return signal. 14. The pachinko machine according to claim 6, wherein at least two of the prize ball supply device, the ball return device and the lending ball supply device are constituted by the same device. Pachinko machine characterized by the fact that 15. The pachinko machine according to claim 6, wherein the prize ball supply device and the lending ball supply device are constituted by the same device, and the supply ball detection device and the supply ball detection device A pachinko machine characterized by comprising the same device as the ball lending detection device. 16. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball is disposed between the ball receiving portion and the falling ball guide passage and drops from the ball drop opening of the ball receiving portion. The ball storage box has an upper surface opening for receiving the ball, and the ball storage box is provided with a ball drop opening provided at the bottom and a ball that is movably disposed at the ball drop opening and is capable of opening and closing the ball drop opening. A pachinko machine having a falling port opening / closing member. 17. The pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein a ball disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine and falling from the collection ball guide passage and the falling ball guide passage is provided in the upper ball storage box. A pachinko machine having a ball returning device for moving and returning. 18. The pachinko machine according to claim 17, further comprising ball cleaning means for cleaning balls in the ball path from the collection ball guide path and the falling ball guide path to the upper ball storage box. Pachinko machine characterized by the fact that 19. The pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 18, further connected to the arithmetic and control unit, receiving information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit, and further including the remaining use number. A pachinko machine characterized by having an alarm device for generating an alarm sound or displaying an alarm when the number of possible balls becomes a negative value. 20. The pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 19, further connected to the ball hitting device and the arithmetic and control unit, receiving information on the number of remaining usable balls from the arithmetic and control unit, A pachinko machine comprising a ball stopping device for stopping the operation of the ball driving device when the number of remaining usable balls becomes a negative value.