JPS62378A - Pinball supply and stop apparatus of pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to stopping the supply of balls to a pachinko game machine.

Conventional Technology In conventional pachinko gaming machines, the nails are adjusted based on the diameter of the pachinko ball, and if a fraudulent act is carried out using an illegal ball with a diameter smaller than this diameter, the illegal ball will not meet the nail. Since the entanglement is good, it is possible to increase the number of winnings, but even if a large number of employees constantly wander around the store and monitor fraudulent activities, it is extremely difficult to visually detect the use of illegal balls. Met.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention It is an object of the present invention to address the above-mentioned drawbacks by detecting an illegal ball on the ball path, stopping the supply of the illegal ball to the ball supply device, and preventing the illegal ball from being used. The present invention relates to a ball supply stop device for a pachinko game machine that can prevent fraudulent acts aimed at increasing winnings.

Means for Solving the Problems The ball supply stop device for a pachinko game machine of the present invention includes an illegal ball detecting means in the hitting ball path, and an opening/closing body that closes in response to an illegal ball detection signal from the illegal ball detecting means. The structure is characterized in that it is provided in a passageway.

An illegal ball is detected by the illegal ball detecting means provided in the ball hitting path, and an illegal ball detection signal from the illegal ball detecting means is used to close the ball hitting path with an opening/closing body, thereby stopping the supply of illegal balls to the ball hitting device. , to prevent fraudulent acts caused by the use of illegal balls.

Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a pachinko game machine, and on the top of the base frame 2 there is a glass m4 that allows the game board surface 3 to be seen through.
A mounting plate 5 that covers the lower part of the game board surface 3 is attached to the lower part of the glass rn4 so as to be freely openable and closable. Reference numeral 6 denotes a batted ball waiting gutter having a prize ball payout lower attached to the mounting plate 5, 8 a batting ball handle attached to the lower right corner of the base frame 2, 9 a ball tray, and K a key for locking the glass 114. , L is a stop indicator lamp, and SP is a speaker.

As shown in FIG. 2, the ball-hitting handle 8 is attached to the front end of an operating shaft 10 that is pivotally supported at the lower right corner of the base frame 2, and a resilient force adjustment pulley 11 is attached to the rear end of the operating shaft 10. A lantern shaft 13 is pivotally supported on a bracket 12 fixed to the back side of the base frame 2, a lantern rod 14 is fixed to the front end of the lantern shaft 13, and a lantern rod 14 is fixed to the rear end of the lantern shaft 13. A driven lever 16 with a cam follower 15 pivoted to its tip is fixed, and by rotating the ball hitting handle 8, the elastic force of the ball can be adjusted and the ball hitting motor M can be started and stopped. A cam 18 is attached to the front end of the motor shaft 17 of the ball hitting motor M.
is fixed so that it can collide with the cam follower 15, and is configured to make the lantern rod 14 spring by reciprocating the driven lever 16. The other end of the spring 19, which has one end attached to the lantern rod 14, is connected to the spring force adjustment pulley 11 via a rope, and an intermediate pulley 21 on which the spring 19 and the row 120 are hung A reverse spring 23 for reducing the rotational force of the ball hitting handle 8 is connected between the adjusting member 22 and the adjusting member 22 provided therein.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a firing rail fixed to the lower part of the game board surface 3, and the tip of the lamp rod 14 is provided at the position of the lamp at the base end, and a ball is placed above the base end of the firing rail 24. A ball stopper mounting member 26 with a stopper 25 mounted thereon is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, a passage 27, which is a part of the ball hitting path, is located downstream of the ball waiting gutter 6 fixed to the front surface of the mounting plate 5.
are connected to the passage 27 of the batted ball waiting gutter 6, and a ball height detection sensor S1 and an original position detection sensor are connected to the passage 27 of the batted ball waiting gutter 6 and serve as an irregular ball detection means consisting of a photocoupler or the like for detecting irregular balls with a diameter smaller than that of a normal pachinko ball. S2 is provided.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a ball feeding box, which is supported between the mounting plate 5 and the firing rail 24 by a support member 29 behind the mounting plate 5 so as to be detachable and openable. It is locked so that it can be attached and detached and rotated to open and close, and its left end is removably engaged with the left end of the support member 29.

The forward feed box 28 has a diagonal ball 1i which communicates with the outlet 31 which is a through hole to the passage 27 of the protector 816 bored in the mounting plate 5 and the connection passage 32 of the support member 29.
133 is formed, and a pachinko ball, which will become a hit ball, flows down from the passage 27 to the method 6133. On the rear surface of the mounting plate 5, there is an outlet 3 which is a part of the ball hitting path of the ball waiting gutter 6.
1, a W1!1 solenoid 8011 that operates the outlet opening/closing body 34, and a pachinko ball supply stop indicator 35 that operates in conjunction with the exit opening/closing body 34.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a ball launch position see-through section that is fitted with a transparent plate formed on the mounting plate 5.

37 is a ball feeding swing lever, which is connected to the ball feeding box 2.
It is swingably supported by a support shaft 38 on the center shaft of 8, and a weight 39 is fixed to one end thereof, as shown in FIG.
A ball stopping portion 4o is formed at a position corresponding to the ball 8i33, and a reversing portion 41 is formed below the ball stopping portion 40 for receiving and reversing the ball hit from the ball type 33. A linear ball feeding path 42 is formed extending from the reversing section 41, and at the same time when one batted ball is received in the reversing section 41, the reversing section 41 is moved by the weight of the batted ball due to the weight of the weight 39. The reversing part 41 is f! It is swung downward against the weight of the weight 39, and the ball type 33 is rotated by the stopper 40.
It has an intermittent feeding function in which the next ball is stopped, and the ball received in the reversing section 41 is sent to the tip through the ball feeding path 42 over a predetermined period of time.

A diagonal ball standby piece 43 is protruded from the ball feeding box 28 in correspondence with the tip of the ball feeding swinging lever 37 in the lowered position.
To the right of the ball holder piece 43, a ball sending swing lever 44 is swingably supported by the ball sending box 28 by a support shaft 45. A roller 46 for transmitting motion that also serves as a weight is pivotally attached to the right end of the ball sending swing lever 44, and a substantially S-shaped ball receiving portion 47 is formed at the left end facing the guard piece 43. ing. The ball receiving part 47 has a slope that descends toward a ball supply hole 48 formed in the ball feeding box 28 at the rear thereof, and the ball supply hole 48 has a lower edge 48a that is tilted downwardly of the ball receiving part 47. The position is higher than when the ball receiver 47 is tilting upward, and slightly lower than when the ball receiver 47 is tilting upward. When the ball receiver 47 lifts the batted ball due to the weight of the roller 46 serving as a weight, the ball in the ball receiver 47 passes over the lower edge 48a of the ball supply hole 48 and reaches the original position of the launch rail 24. It is designed to be sent to

49 is the game board surface 3 so as to support the side part of the launch rail 24.
A support plate fixed to the lower part of the support plate, an interlocking member 50 is swingably supported at the lower right end of the support plate, and the interlocking member 50 has a roller contact piece 51 supported pivotally on the front surface of the support plate 49; A linking piece 52 is pivotally supported on the rear surface of the support plate 49, and the roller abutting piece 51 is connected to the roller 46 of the ball sending swing lever 44.
The linking piece 52 is engaged with the hook rod 53 fixed to the lantern rod 14, and the lantern rod 14 is pushed against the spring 19 by the cam 18, as shown in FIG. When pulled, the linking piece 52 is hooked by the hooking rod 53 and the linking member 50 is swung, and the roller abutting piece 51 swings the roller 46 to tilt the ball receiver 47 downward. It is designed to move.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The pachinko ball P, which is fixed to the ball stopper extraction member 26 with a screw and sent from the ball supply hole 48 by the ball sending swing lever 44, is transferred due to the inclination of the launch rail 24 and hits the ball stopper piece 25 to the ball launch position. is locked.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the outlet opening/closing body 34 for opening and closing the outlet 31 bored in the mounting plate 5 has one end of a long main body 57 rotated to the rear surface of the mounting plate 5 by a support shaft 58. A ball locking portion 59 that protrudes from the lower end of the main body 57 and closes the outlet 31 is formed on the lower end of the main body 57 so as to be movable. A display operating section 60 is formed adjacent to and protruding. An engagement pin 61 is protruded from the lower end of the display operating section 60, and a stopper 63 protrudes from the upper part of the main body 57 near the other end, which abuts an engagement protrusion 62 protruding from the rear surface of the mounting plate 5. It is formed by One end of the main body 57 of the outlet opening/closing body 34 is connected to the tip of a plunger 64 of an electromagnetic solenoid 5OL1 operated by a ball diameter detection sensor provided in the passage 27 of the ball waiting gutter 6. Reference numeral 65 denotes an opening/closing body connecting rod for operating the outlet opening/closing body 34 whose upper end is attached to the approximate center in the longitudinal direction of the main body 57 via a shaft 66, and a connecting part 68 having a continuous connecting hole 67 is formed at the lower end. A connecting rod 69 is integrally inserted into the connecting hole 67, and when the pachinko game machine is in a stopped state or a situation where the pachinko ball P in the ball tank (not shown) is insufficient, the connecting rod 69 is inserted into the connecting rod 69. By moving the opening/closing body connecting rod 65 downward, the outlet 31 is closed by the ball-hitting locking portion 59 of the outlet opening/closing body 34.

A ball supply stop indicator 35, which is a stop 1 indicator that moves on the outlet opening/closing body 34, is swingably supported by a support shaft 70 on the surface of the mounting plate 51, and the right end thereof is provided in the longitudinal direction of the exit opening/closing body 34. A bulging protrusion 72 is formed at the other end and has an elongated hole 71 that bulges downward and engages with an engagement bin 61 provided in the display operating section 60 of the outlet opening/closing body 34, and the left side has an extended tip. A display section 73 is formed to display the stoppage of ball supply.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, in which a ball height detection sensor S1 consisting of a photocoupler etc. and a ball position confirmation sensor 82 consisting of a photocoupler etc. are connected to a judgment circuit 81.
The judgment circuit 81 communicates with the command circuit 82, and the command circuit 82 activates the warning means 8 by lighting a lamp provided in the pachinko game machine or by making a sound from a speaker.
3, an electromagnetic lens 5OL1 of a notification means 84 provided in the control room of the game hall, and a ball feeding restraining means 85 for stopping the feeding of pachinko balls.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When pachinko balls P are put into the ball waiting gutter 6 provided on the mounting plate 5, the pachinko balls P line up one after another, flow down the passage 27, pass through the outlet 31 and the connection path 32 provided on the mounting plate 5, and then pass through the ball passage 32. It enters within the normal line 33 of the sending box 28 and transfers on its inclined surface. At the same time as the first pachinko ball P passes through the reversing part 41 of the ball feeding swinging lever 37 which has been raised by the weight 39, the ball feeding swinging lever 37 is moved by the weight of the pachinko ball P. The ball feeding path 42 swings downward against the weight of the weight 39, and the ball feeding swing lever 37
The ball stopper part 40 locks the second pachinko ball P of the ball part 33 at its terminal end, and the subsequent pachinko balls P are lined up following the second pachinko ball P.

The first pachinko ball P is moved by the method feed swing lever 37
The pachinko ball moves along the slope on the ball feeding path 42, and when it gets on the speed machine piece 43, it is stopped by the tip of the ball receiving part 47 of the ball sending swing lever 44, and the pachinko ball is moved on the ball feeding path 42. As soon as the ball P disappears, the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37
is lifted up about the support shaft 38 by the weight of the weight 39, the second ball P is released from the ball stopper 40, and the second ball P is moved to the inversion part. 41, at the same time, the ball feed path 42 is pushed up again against the weight of the weight 39, and the first ball moves on the ball feed path 42 along the inclination and is placed on the timer piece 43. , the second pachinko ball P locks the tip of the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37, and two pachinko balls P are lined up on the speed machine piece 43. becomes stable.

Next, when the ball hitting handle 8 is gripped and rotated by hand, the ball hitting motor M is activated by a switch (not shown), and the cam 18 fixed to the motor shaft 17 is rotated.
The driven lever 16 rotates via the cam follower 15 in conjunction with the rotation of the cam 18 and the cam follower 15, and the lamp rod 14 is pulled against the spring 13 via the lamp shaft 13. When the lantern rod 14 is released, the spring 19 returns the lantern rod 14 to its original position and performs the original movement. When the ball-hitting handle 8 is appropriately rotated to the right by hand, the spring force adjustment pulley 11 attached to the rear end of the operating shaft 10 winds up the lobe 20 and adjusts the other end of the spring 19 to the spring 19 via the intermediate pulley 21. Release spring 1
9 can be pulled in a direction to increase the elasticity, and adjusted in a direction to increase the rebound strength when hitting the ball.

The ball hitting motor M rotates and the cam 18 and cam follower 16
When the lantern rod 14 is pulled to the lantern position against the spring 19, the hook rod 53 fixed to the lantern rod 14 is pulled.
hooks the interlocking piece 52 to swing the interlocking member 50, and the roller abutting piece 51 of the interlocking member 50 lifts the roller 46 of the ball delivery swinging lever 44 about the support shaft 45, as shown in FIG. As shown, the ball sending swing lever 44 is tilted to the left to receive one pachinko ball P on the speed machine piece 43 into the ball receiving part 47, and the spring 19 of the lantern rod 14 returns it to its original position. As the ball returns to the position, the ball sending swing lever 44 tilts to the right about the support shaft 45 due to the weight of the roller 46 stacked with weights, thereby lifting the pachinko ball P and forming the ball sending box 28 at that position. Lower edge 4 of ball supply hole 48
8a, the pachinko ball P falls through the ball supply hole 48 due to the inclination of the ball receiving part 47 and is supplied to the hoto firing position formed by the base end of the firing rail 24 and the ball stopper piece 25, and is fed to the hoto rod. 14 performs the original motion and the pachinko ball P on the guard model 43 advances to the ball receiving part 47 of the ball sending swing lever 44, the pachinko ball P at the tip of the ball feeding path 42 advances onto the guard model 43, The ball sending swing lever 44 tilts to the left to receive the pachinko ball P.

If a player commits a fraudulent act by inserting an illegal ball with a diameter smaller than the normal diameter into a pachinko ball P, when the player hits the ball, 11ti1
The ball height detection sensor S1 and ball position detection sensor S2, which serve as irregular ball detection means provided in the passage 27 of
7, and at the same time as the ball height detection sensor S1 and the ball position detection sensor S2 detect the illegal ball, a detection signal of the illegal ball is sent to the command circuit 82 via the determination circuit 81. A signal is sent to the command circuit 82.
Immediately notify the manager and employees of any fraudulent activity using a warning means 83 provided in the pachinko game machine 1 by lighting a lamp L or making a sound from a speaker SP, and a notification means 84 provided in the management room of the game hall. The electromagnetic solenoid 5OL1 serving as the ball feeding restraining means 85 is energized and integrally attached to the rear surface of the mounting plate 5.
The plunger 64 protrudes in the direction of arrow a in FIG.
By pushing up one end of the outlet opening/closing body 34 about the support shaft 58, the ball locking portion 59 provided below the other end of the exit opening/closing body 34 swings in the direction indicated by the arrow in the drawing, and the ball locking portion 59 is moved upwardly. 59 is drilled into the mounting plate 5 to wait for the ball! i
Since the outlet 31 of the passage 27 of 6 is closed, the supply of the pachinko balls to be hit from the ball waiting 616 to the hit ball supply device is stopped.

Further, as the outlet 31 of the outlet opening/closing body 34 is closed, the display operating section 60 of the exit opening/closing body 34 moves downward,
A ball supply stop display body 35 having a long hole 71 that engages with an engagement bin 61 provided in the display body operation section 60 moves in the direction of arrow C in the drawing about a support shaft 70, and is formed on the mounting plate 5. - The ball supply stop indicator 35 is displayed on the ball launch position transparent section 36.
The display section 73 moves and appears to inform the player that it is impossible to hit the ball.

In addition, when the pachinko balls P in the ball tank provided in the pachinko game machine 1 become insufficient or stopped, the opening/closing body connecting rod 65 moves in the direction of the arrow d in the drawing by the continuous connecting rod 69 to close the exit opening/closing body. 34 is oscillated in the same manner as when the electromagnetic solenoid 5OL1 is activated, the outlet 31 is closed by the batting ball locking part 59, and at the same time, the ball supply stop indicator 35 is oscillated via the outlet opening/closing body 34 to display the display section. 73, the player is informed that it is impossible to hit the ball.

9 and 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a firing rail 24 and a ball stopper piece 25 that occupies a part of the ball hitting path are provided with a rail mounting member 56 protruding from the side of a fixed plate 55 and a ball stopper. Pachinko balls P are fixed to the single stepped member 26 with screws and sent from the ball supply hole 48 by the ball sending swing lever 44.
rolls due to the inclination of the firing rail 24, and the stopper piece 2
5 and is locked in the batted ball firing position, and the above-mentioned law stopper piece 2
A ball height detection sensor S1 is mounted at a predetermined position on the end surface of the firing rail 24, and an original position confirmation sensor S2 is mounted at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the base end of the launch rail 24.

Next, to explain the operation of this second embodiment, the pachinko balls P are moved into the ball supply hole 4 by the ball delivery swing lever 44 shown in FIG.
The ball is sent from 8 and transferred along the slope of the firing rail 24, hits the ball stopper piece 25, and is locked at the ball hitting position at the base end of the release rail 24, and the ball size detection device attached to the ball stopper piece 25 detects the ball height. The height of the pachinko ball P is detected by the detection sensor S1, the center position of the pachinko ball P is detected by the fast position detection sensor S2 mounted on the firing rail 24, and the pachinko ball P is fired by the lamp rod 14.

When an incorrect ball with a diameter smaller than the regulation is locked at the firing position on the base end of the firing rail 24, the ball height detection sensor S1 attached to the ball stopper piece 25 does not receive the correct reflected light, so the sensor S1 sends an irregular ball detection signal to the command circuit 82 via the determination circuit 81, and the command circuit 82 operates the alarm means 83 and the notification means 84 as in the previous embodiment, and also excites the electromagnetic solenoid 5OL1 to control the exit. The opening/closing body 34 is operated to open the exit 31 which is a part of the ball hitting path.
to stop conveying the pachinko balls.

FIG. 11 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and is similar to that shown in FIG. A ball height detection sensor S1 and a speed position detection sensor S2, which serve as a ball size detection device, are installed in the connection path 32, which is a part of the ball hitting path that connects the 1133.
is provided.

FIG. 12 shows a fourth embodiment of the invention, in which the method configuring the ball hitting path in FIG. A ball height detection sensor S1 and an original position confirmation sensor S2, which serve as pachinko ball size detection means, are mounted inside the end of the i33.

Further, a guide piece 74 whose tip is bent downward is formed in the ball feed path 42 of the ball feed swing lever 37.
A magnetic body 75 is fitted and fixed at the tip, and an electromagnet 76 serving as a ball feeding restraining means that is activated by detection of an irregular ball is provided adjacently below the magnetic body 75.

In this embodiment, when a player commits a fraudulent act by inserting an illegal ball with a diameter smaller than the normal diameter into a pachinko ball P, the ball placed inside the ball feed box 28 High detection sensor S1 and original position detection sensor S2
The ball size of the illegal ball is detected, and at the same time as the ball height detection sensor S1 and the original position detection sensor S2 detect the illegal ball, a detection signal is sent to the command circuit 82 via the determination circuit 81, and the command circuit 82 turns on the lamp L provided in the pachinko game machine 1 or the speaker SP.
The electromagnet 7 serves as an alarm means 83 with audible sound, etc., and a notification means 84 provided in the management room of the game hall to immediately notify the manager and employees of any fraudulent activity.
6 is excited, the magnetic body 75 attached to the guide piece 74 formed at the tip of the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37 moves to the i!
! The ball feeding swing lever 3 is attracted by the magnet 76.
7, the ball feeding path 42 is in a lowered state, and the ball stopping portion 4 is in a lowered state.
At 0, the illegal ball is stopped at the end of the base line 33 to close the ball hitting path and not be sent to the ball feeding path 42, making it impossible to play the game.

FIG. 13 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and since the structure of the hit ball supply device is the same as that of the first embodiment, only a part of the drawing is shown and the explanation will be omitted.

An electromagnetic solenoid 77 is provided at the lower part of the ball feeding box 28 and serves as a ball feeding restraint means for locking the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37 in a downwardly descending state.
A guide piece 74 formed at the tip of the ball feeding path 42 when the ball 7 is lowered.
is engaged with a locking rod 79 provided on the plunger 78 of the electromagnetic solenoid 77. The linking piece 52 of the interlocking member 5° that interlocks with the ball sending swing lever 44 that sends the pachinko ball P to the ball hitting position has a hook rod provided on the plunger 86 of the 'R magnetic solenoid 80, which serves as another ball sending restraint means. 87 is engaged.

To explain the operation of this embodiment, similar to the third embodiment,
At the end of the original line 33, when the ball height detection sensor S1 and the original position detection sensor S2, which are the means for detecting irregular balls provided inside the original line 33, detect an irregular ball based on the ball size, the command circuit 82 detects the irregular ball via the determination circuit 81. A signal is sent and alarm means 83
At the same time, the electromagnetic solenoid 7
A guide piece 74 formed at the tip of the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37 which is in the downward yielding state when the electromagnetic solenoid 7 is excited is connected to the electromagnetic solenoid 7.
7 is locked by the locking rod 79 to hold the ball feeding path 42 of the ball feeding swing lever 37 in a downwardly falling state, and the ball stopping portion 40 locks the irregular ball in the original line 33. Close the ball passage.

In addition, the command circuit 82 excites the electromagnetic solenoid 80, which serves as another ball feeding restraint means, so that the hooking rod 87 moves the moving member 5.
0 is locked, the ball sending swing lever 44 is held in a state in which the pachinko ball P is received in the ball receiving part 47, and a part of the ball supply hole 48 of the hitting ball passage is closed; Pachinko ball P
To prevent a pachinko ball P from being sent to a ball hitting position and to prevent a pachinko ball P from being ejected by a lantern rod 14. In addition, in this embodiment, 'R magnetic solenoids 77 and 8
Only one of the values may be 0.

FIG. 14 shows a block diagram of a sixth embodiment of the present invention,
In the determination circuit 81 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
The magnet detection sensor S6, which is composed of a magnetic force switch that detects the use of a magnet, and the unauthorized opening detection sensor S7, which is composed of a microswitch and the like that detects the unauthorized opening of a glass door, were recently contacted.

To explain the operation of the fifth embodiment, if a player uses a small-diameter irregular ball for the pachinko game machine 1, uses a magnet for the pachinko game machine 1, or uses the above-mentioned pachinko game machine 1, When an illegal act of opening the glass door 4 is performed, the illegal ball detection sensor S5, the illegal magnet use sensor S6, or the illegal opening detection sensor S7 detects the illegal act, and sends the detection signal to the determination circuit 81. The command circuit 82 activates the alarm means 83, the notification means 84, and the ball feeding restraint means 85, and the alarm means 83 and the notification device M84 notify managers and employees of the fraudulent act. At the same time, the ball feeding restraining means 85 restrains the linking piece 52 of the interlocking member 50 that operates the ball feeding rocking lever 37 and the ball feeding rocking lever 44 using an electromagnetic solenoid serving as a ball feeding restraining means to stop ball feeding. do.

In addition, the ball height detection sensor S is included in the irregular ball detection sensor S5.
1 and a speed position detection sensor $2 are used, and a ball height detection sensor 81° consisting of a photo coupler.The speed position detection sensor S2 and the irregular ball detection sensor S5 receive reflected light whose ball diameter satisfies a predetermined height and position. When the ball is not played, the illegal act of using an illegal ball is detected as the occurrence of an illegal ball being thrown.

Note that since the pachinko ball P has a predetermined diameter, the distance between the ball hitting position between the upper surface of the base end of the reflective rail 24 and the lower surface of the ball stopper piece 25 is made slightly smaller than the predetermined diameter.
A micro switch for detecting irregular balls is provided below the base end side of the firing rail 24, and an irregular ball smaller than the diameter of the pachinko ball P is detected by the ball stopper piece 25. It is also possible for the ball to move along the slope on the launch rail 24 without being stopped by the ball, fall downward from its base end and activate a microswitch, and the activation of the microswitch causes the irregular ball to be detected. It is possible.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the ball supply stop device for a pachinko game machine of the present invention is equipped with an illegal ball detection means in the ball path, so that a player can avoid pachinko balls with a diameter smaller than the normal diameter. When an illegal act is performed using an illegal ball, the illegal ball detecting means detects the illegal ball in the passage, and an opening/closing body is operated by an illegal ball detection signal from the illegal ball detecting means to close the batted ball passage. , it is possible to stop the supply of illegal balls to the batted ball supply device, and it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts in which illegal balls are used to increase winnings.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exploded rear perspective view of the automatic batted ball supply device as above;
Fig. 3 is an enlarged cutaway plan view of the main parts of the automatic ball supply device, Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view when the ejection rail and interlocking member are attached, and Fig. 5 is the main part showing the ejection rail and ball stopper attached. Perspective view,
FIG. 6 is a rear view of the batted ball supply stop device, FIG. 7 is a front view of the main parts when the automatic batted ball supply device is in operation, FIG. 8 is a block circuit diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is the second aspect of the present invention.
A perspective view of the main part of the embodiment, No. 10 is a front view of a part of the same as above, and Fig. 11 is a plan sectional view of the main part of the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a front view of the main parts of the fourth embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a front view of essential parts of a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a circuit block diagram of a sixth embodiment of the present invention. 1... Pachinko game machine, 2... Base frame, 3... Game board surface, 4... Glass door, 5... Mounting plate, 6... Batted ball waiting gutter, 7... Prize ball Payout port, 8...Ball handle, 9...Ball receiver, 10...Operation shaft, 11...Resilient force adjustment pulley, 12...Bracket, 13...Lampshaft, 14... ...Lampshaft, 15...Cam follower, 16
...Followed lever, 17...Motor shaft, 18...Cam, 19...Spring spring, 2o...Lobe,
21... Intermediate pulley, 22... Adjustment member, 23...
・Reverse spring, 24... Launching rail, 25... Ball stopper piece, 26... Ball stopper mounting member, 27... Passage, 28... Ball feeding box, 29... Support member, 3
0... Axis, 31... Exit, 32... Connection path, 33
...Normal line, 34...Exit opening/closing body, 35...Ball supply stop indicator, 36...Ball launch position transparent part, 37...
Ball feeding swing lever, 38... Support shaft, 39... Weight,
40...Ball stopping part, 41...Reversing part, 42...Ball feed path, 43...Ball holding machine piece, 44...Ball sending swing lever, 45...Spindle, 46 ...Roller, 47...Ball receiving part, 48...Ball supply hole, 48a...Lower edge, 49...
... Support plate, 50... Interlocking member, 51... Roller contact piece, 52... Linking piece, 53... Hooking rod, 55...
Fixed plate, 56...Rail mounting member, 57...Main body,
58... Support shaft, 59... Hitting ball locking part, 60... Display body operation part, 61... Engagement bottle, 62... Engagement protrusion, 63... S1 collar 164...Plunger, 65
... Opening/closing body connecting rod, 66... Shaft, 67... Continuous hole, 68... Connecting part, 69... Continuous connecting rod, 70... Support shaft, 71... Long hole , 72...bulging protrusion, 73...
Display section, 74... Guide section, 75... Magnetic material, 76.
... Electromagnet, 77 ... Electromagnetic solenoid, 78 ... Plunger, 79 ... Locking part, 80 ... Electromagnetic solenoid, 81 ... Judgment circuit, 82 ... Command circuit, 83 ...
... Alarm means, 84 ... Notification means, 85 ... Ball feeding restraint means, 86 ... Plunger, 87 ... Hook rod,
M...Ball motor, P...Pachinko ball, L...
Stop display lamp, K...key, SP...speaker, sl...ball height detection sensor, S2...ball position detection sensor, S5...improper ball detection sensor, S6...
・Magnet detection sensor, S7... Door unauthorized opening detection sensor, 5OL1... Electromagnetic solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A ball supply stop device for a pachinko game machine, characterized in that an illegal ball detection means is provided in a ball hitting path, and an opening/closing body that is closed by an illegal ball detection signal from the illegal ball detecting device is provided in the ball hitting path.