JPH0144345B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine, in particular, when a ball hit by a player wins a prize, the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning zone of the gaming section is sequentially ejected. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine having an electronically controlled prize ball ejecting device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional pachinko machine prize ball discharging devices use the principle of levering a long actuating lever to drive a counting gutter (commonly known as a tamazaya) that stores prize balls using the weight of one winning ball to produce a fixed number of prizes. One that ejects the balls, one that uses a solenoid to pull and tilt the counting gutter to eject the prize ball.
Alternatively, there is one in which solenoid claws are made to appear above and below the prize ball flow path, and a certain number of prize balls are ejected between the claws. In any of the above prize ball ejecting devices, it is difficult to easily and arbitrarily adjust the number of prize balls ejected at one time, and even if it were possible, it would take time and effort to attach other parts or increase the number of claws. The disadvantages are that it takes a lot of time and the device has a large structure.

This is even more so when the number of prize balls to be ejected is changed depending on which winning device out of multiple types of winning devices has won a prize, that is, it is possible to eject multiple types of prize balls corresponding to winning zones. It is.

In addition, in recent pachinko machines equipped with auxiliary game devices, when a special prize mode is formed in this auxiliary game, a large amount of winning balls are generated in a short period of time, and the prize ball discharge control corresponding to these winning balls is controlled. There is a demand for rapid processing.

[Purpose of the invention]

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and it is possible to easily set the number of prize balls to be discharged at one time, and also to enable discharge of multiple types of prize balls corresponding to each winning zone. Furthermore, when a large number of winning balls are generated in a short period of time, the winning balls become like a stone wall and can be quickly memorized and the winning balls can be ejected at high speed without causing clogging or stopping of the balls. The company aims to provide pachinko machines.

〔Example〕

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings to clarify the purpose and characteristics of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 1 to which an electronically controlled prize ball ejecting device according to the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a structure in which when a game ball at a firing position is fired along a guide rail 4 using an operation dial 3 in a firing device 2, the game ball flows down a game section 5. The game section 5 is equipped with a large number of obstacle nails (partially shown) that change the direction and speed of the falling ball, a specific winning opening 6, a center winning device 7, a variable winning device 8, an out hole 9, etc. It is being When the player operates the firing dial 3, the game balls in the supply tray 10 are supplied one by one to the firing position and are fired one by one from the firing device 2. A game ball that enters the game section 5 via the guide rail 4 and flows down while hitting an obstacle nail enters the specific winning hole 6, the center winning device 7, the variable winning device 8, or directly flows down to the out hole 9. enter.
The game balls that have entered the specific winning opening 6, center winning device 7, and variable winning device 8 are delivered to the front of the pachinko machine 1 by activating the prize ball ejecting device 84 via the control device 40 provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. The prize ball is discharged to the provided supply tray 10 or saucer tray 11.

Figure 2 shows the back side of the pachinko machine according to the present invention, showing the upper tank 1 for storing a large number of prize balls.
2. A chute 13 that guides the prize balls from the upper tank 12 while aligning them; a prize ball discharge device 84 that causes a fixed number of prize balls to flow down from the chute 13 for each winning;
The prize balls flowing down from the prize ball discharge device 84 are fed to the supply tray 1.
It is composed of a prize ball gutter 14 that guides the balls to zero or the receiving tray 11, a collection gutter 17 that collects winning balls and out balls in each winning zone and guides them to winning ball detectors 52, 53, 54, and the like.

An upper bell gutter 15 is connected to the lower end of the prize ball gutter 14. The upper bell gutter 15 has a bell housed therein, and the prize balls flowing down from the prize ball gutter 14 hit this bell and ring it. The prize balls passing through the upper bell gutter 15 flow into the supply tray 10 described above. At this time, if the supply tray 10 is full of game balls, the prize balls flowing down from the prize ball gutter 14 flow into the receiving tray 11 through the lower bell gutter 16. Here, the lower bell gutter 16 has the same structure as the upper bell gutter 15, and is designed to ring a bell when the prize ball flows out into the saucer 11.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the collecting gutter 17. Inside the collecting gutter 17, winning zones are formed for each of the specific winning hole 6, the center winning device 7, and the variable winning device 8, and winning balls are placed in the winning zone. Partition plates 19 each have a slight inclination to guide the guide smoothly to a certain location,
20 and 21 are provided. The partition plate 19,2
A plurality of winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 as winning ball detecting means for detecting winning balls are provided at the end of each zone formed by 0 and 21. The winning balls that have passed through the winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 and the batted balls that have entered the out hole 9 are either directly ejected to the outside of the pachinko machine 1, or are sent to the ball transport machine ( (not shown) and is transported to the upper tank 12 and stored there.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the prize ball discharging device, which is controlled by a control device 40 which will be described later with reference to FIG. From upper tank 12 to chute 13
The prize balls aligned and guided by the shot 1
3 and the prize ball gutter 14 is normally prevented from falling by a blocking piece 33 of a prize ball ejecting device 84 consisting of a solenoid. The ejection of the prize balls is performed after the state of preventing falling is released by energizing the drive source of the prize ball ejecting device 84 by the control device 40 and pulling the blocking piece 33. After ejecting a certain number of prize balls, the prize ball ejecting device 84 from the control device 40
Excitation to the drive source is stopped, and the blocking piece 33 protrudes again due to the returning force of the return spring 34 to prevent the prize ball from falling. The ball breakage detector 51 is connected to the upper tank 1.
2 and the chute 13 when there are no spare prize balls left, this is detected and an output thereof is given to the control device 40. The out-of-balls detector 51 can be configured with, for example, a micro switch, and is configured to prevent the prize ball ejecting device 84 from operating when the number of prize balls that can be ejected by the operation of the prize ball ejecting device 84 does not reach a predetermined number. Control device 4
This is for sending to 0.

FIG. 5 shows a prize ball number setting device 7 incorporated in the control device 40 so that the number of prize balls ejected from the prize ball ejecting device 84 can be arbitrarily set within a specific range.
7, 78, and 79 are shown. As the prize pitch number setting devices 77, 78, 79, for example, a DIP switch can be applied. Three winning zones, namely A zone corresponding to the specific winning hole 6, B zone corresponding to the center winning device 7,
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 in which C zone prize ball number setting devices 77, 78, and 79 corresponding to the variable prize winning device 8 are provided, the A zone has 30 balls and the B zone has 30 balls.
The number of prize balls is set as 15 balls and 5 balls in the C zone.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing each component of an embodiment of the present invention.

The control device 40 that stores, processes, scans, and commands data includes registers 55 and 5 as storage means.
6, 57, AND gate 6 as drive control means
7, 68, 69, flip-flop 82, OR gate 70, scan counter 8 as scanning means
7. AND gate 88, pulse oscillator 89, and counters 74, 75, 7 which together with the aforementioned prize pitch number setting devices 77, 78, 79 constitute prize pitch number setting storage means.
6, AND gates 71, 72, 73, a comparator 81, etc. as main elements. The winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 detect the winning ball when the shot ball wins, and send the winning ball detection pulse to the control device 40. The winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 are composed of, for example, a photoelectric element using a phototransistor, a switch element such as a micro switch, or a magnetic element that utilizes changes in magnetic flux. Any type of pass detector configuration that generates a pulse signal may be used. The prize ball ejecting device 84 is connected to the register 55 of the control device 40,
The pulses stored in 56 and 57 are validated in time series by scanning by a scan counter 87, and a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the stored signals are sequentially ejected.

Next, the operation from winning a prize to ejecting a prize ball will be explained based on the block diagram of FIG.

The number of prize balls when game balls win in the specific winning hole 6, center winning device 7, and variable winning device 8 is arbitrarily and individually set within a specific range by prize ball number setting devices 77, 78, and 79. However, in the following explanation, the number of prize balls ejected when winning in the specific winning hole 6 is 30, the center winning device 7 is 15, and the variable winning device 8 is 5.

After the power of the control device 40 is turned on, one ball hit by the player enters the specific winning hole 6, and one ball hits the center winning device 7.
It is assumed that two prizes are consecutively won to the winning machine and one prize is consecutively won to the variable winning device 8. Therefore, the prize balls will be ejected four times in total. Each winning ball is collected in each winning zone of a collecting gutter 17 provided on the back side of the game board, and guided to winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 provided at the ends of the collecting gutter 17.

A winning ball detection pulse generated each time the ball passes through the winning ball detectors 52, 53, 54 is stored in the corresponding registers 55, 56, 57. Here, since the winning ball detector 53 generates two pulses, the stored content of the register 56 is "2", and the stored content of the other registers 55 and 57 is "1".

Register 5 that stores the winning ball detection pulse
The outputs of 5, 56, and 57 are the respective subsequent AND
Connected to one input of gates 67, 68, 69.
The AND gates 67, 68, and 69 further receive the detection output from the ball breakage detector 51 and the scanning output from the scan counter 87. As described above, the ball-out detector 51 detects when there are no spare prize balls in the upper tank 12 and provides a condition signal to the control device 40 so that the prize ball ejecting device 84 does not perform the ejecting operation. It is something.

There is a spare prize ball in the upper tank 12, and the signal from the out-of-ball detector 51 is sent to the AND gates 67, 68, 6.
9 as a condition signal, when the control device 40 is powered on, the AND gate 67,
If the scan output of the scan counter 87 which is sequentially scanning 68 and 69 is applied to the AND gate 67, the AND gate 67 is activated because the winning ball detection pulse is stored in the register 55. Derive the output. At this time, the scan counter 87 stops the scanning operation at the same time as the output is derived from the AND gate 67, and continues to send out the scanning output that was being sent out when it stopped.

The output from AND gate 67 is applied via OR gate 70 to the set input terminal S of flip-flop 82. The flip-flop 82
When the set input is applied, the flip-flop 82 sends out an ejection command signal, which activates the subsequent driver 83 to drive the prize ball ejecting device 84 to start ejecting the first prize ball.

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation from when 30 prize balls are discharged to when the first prize ball discharge is stopped.

The output from AND gate 67 on the other hand
This becomes an open signal to the AND gate 71, and is applied to a counter 74 as a corresponding storage means via the AND gate 71 that receives this open signal. The counter 74 outputs a digital output containing the scheduled number of balls to be ejected (for example, 30 balls) set by the prize ball number setting device 77 to a comparator 81 provided in common to the counters 74, 75, and 76. output as reference value input.

On the other hand, the passing ball detection pulses obtained by the passing ball detector 50 installed near the prize ball ejecting device 84 are added and counted by the comparison counter 80, and the count contents are sent to the comparator 81 as a comparison input. Added.

The passing ball detector 50 sequentially detects balls flowing down from the upper tank 12 one by one, and is of the contact type, photoelectric type, magnetic type, etc., like the winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 described above. It may be of a passing detector configuration.

Comparator 81 derives an output when both inputs match. The output of the comparator 81 is connected on the one hand to the reset input terminal R of a flip-flop 82, which inverts the output of the flip-flop 82 and stops the operation of the subsequent driver 83;
Further, the driving of the prize ball ejecting device 84 is stopped, and the first prize ball ejecting is completed.

In addition to being used as a reset signal for the flip-flop 82 as described above, the output of the comparator 81 is also used as a reset signal for the scan counter 87.
Also used as an open signal for AND gate 88. That is, the AND gate 88 is the comparator 8
scan counter 87
A shift pulse is applied to The scan counter 87, which had stopped its scanning operation, scans the next AND gate 68 by applying the shift pulse.

Since the winning ball detection pulse generated and sent out by the winning ball detector 53 is stored in the register 56, the AND gate 68 is activated and derives an output. On the other hand, the output of the AND gate 68 is applied to the OR gate 70 to start ejecting the second prize ball through the process described above, and the prize ball is ejected through the path of the AND gate 72, the counter 75 as a storage means, and the comparator 81. Stop the discharge.

At this time, if the prize ball number setting device 78 that sets the number of prize balls for the counter 75 is set to a different value (for example, 15) from the aforementioned prize ball number setting device 77, it is possible to Since the counter 75 outputs different reference value inputs to the comparator 81, a plurality of types of prize balls are ejected.

As described above, a shift pulse is applied to the scan counter 87 via the AND gate 88 at the same time as the second prize ball discharge is stopped, so the scan counter 87 scans the next AND gate 69. In this case as well, since the winning ball detection pulse generated and sent out by the winning ball detector 54 is stored in the register 57, the AND gate 69 is activated and derives an output. On the other hand, the output of the AND gate 69 is applied to the OR gate 70 to start ejecting the prize ball for the third time through the process described above, and also to the AND gate 73, the counter 76 as a storage means, and the comparator 81.
The prize ball ejection is stopped by this route. At this time, if the prize ball number setting device 79 that sets the number of prize balls for the counter 76 is set to a different value (for example, 5 balls) from the aforementioned prize ball number setting devices 77 and 78, it is possible to set the number of prize balls for the first and second balls. Since the counter 76 outputs a reference value input to the comparator 81 that is different from that at the time of prize ball ejection, a total of three types of prize balls have been ejected.

Upon completion of the third prize ball ejection, a shift pulse is applied to the scan counter 87 via the AND gate 88.
7 returns to the original state and scans the AND gate 67. In this case, unlike the case where the scan counter 87 first scans the AND gate 67, the winning ball detection pulse is no longer stored in the register 55, so the AND gate 67 is not activated and does not produce an output. Therefore, the scan counter 87 immediately shifts to the operation of scanning the next AND gate 68 without stopping the scanning operation.

Since the register 56 still stores the second winning ball detection pulse that was generated and sent out after successively passing through the winning ball detector 53, the AND gate 68
is activated and derives an output. The AND gate 6
The output of No. 8 starts the fourth prize ball ejection through the process described above, and stops the prize ball ejection through a path including the AND gate 72, the counter 75, and the comparator 81.

Simultaneously with this fourth stop of prize ball ejection, a shift pulse is applied to the scan counter 87 via the AND gate 88, so that the scan counter 87 scans the next AND gate 69. At this time, since the winning ball detection pulse is not currently stored in the register 57, register 55, and register 56, until the next winning ball occurs and the winning ball detection pulse is stored in any of the registers,
Scan counter 87 is AND gate 67→68
The scanning operation is repeated in the order of →69 →67.

The explanation so far is based on the winning ball detectors 52, 53,
54 continuously generates and sends out one, two, and one winning ball detection pulses, respectively, and the pulses are stored in the corresponding registers 55, 56, and 57, but other cases are possible. It is also easy to understand that the operation is the same even when winning balls occur at time intervals.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the number of prize balls ejected when winning into the specific winning hole 6, center winning hole 7, and variable winning device 8 was explained as 30, 15, and 5, respectively, but the number of prize balls set By resetting the devices 77, 78, and 79, other combinations can be easily obtained. Furthermore, by adding a prize ball detector, a register, a counter, a prize ball number setting device, etc. in parallel, it is possible to further increase the types of prize balls discharged.

As is clear from the above explanation, in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the series of processes from winning the game ball to ejecting the prize ball are all controlled by electric signals, so the conventional mechanical configuration is not possible. It is easier to install various display devices such as lamps and LED (light emitting diode) displays than in the case of a pachinko machine with a prize ball ejecting device. It has the effect of giving people a sense of security. This is particularly effective when discharging multiple types of prize balls.

Hereinafter, various display means provided on the surface of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 and associated circuits will be explained.

The winning display device 60 lights up for a relatively short time (approximately 2 seconds) when a game ball shot by a player wins a prize, and notifies the player that he has won a prize.

The winning ball detection pulses generated by winning ball detectors 52, 53, and 54 are applied to an OR gate 58, and the output of the OR gate 58 operates a driver 59 to drive a winning display device such as a lamp. ing.

The winning number display devices 64, 65, and 66 are for displaying to the player the number of winning balls and the number of winning balls when a game ball that has been fired wins a prize. The lighting is continued until the player receives the prize balls, so that the player can clearly see at a glance the number of winning balls and the number of prize balls that have not yet been ejected. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the lamp marked "30" (number of winnings display device 64) lights up momentarily. At this time, if game balls continue to win in the specific winning hole 6, the winning display device 64 marked with "30" until the discharge of 30 winning balls corresponding to the first winning ball is completed.
lights up, informing the player that 30 prize balls will be released after this. Registers 55, 56, 5
7, drivers 61, 62, and 63 receive signals and drive corresponding winning number display devices 64, 65, and 66.

Prize ball number display device 86 as winning ball display means
is a display device such as a 7-segment LED display that informs the player how many prize balls are currently being ejected, and in this embodiment, it displays the numbers 30, 15, and 5 and It will return to zero when the prize balls are ejected. The prize ball number display device 86 is connected to the counters 74 and 7.
5, 76 to the comparator 81
The BCD code output is driven through a decoder driver 85.

The above-described winning number display device and prize ball number display device have the effect of giving the player a sense of kindness and security and increasing the interest of the game, especially when there are multiple types of prize ball output.

So far, we have described the case where the number of prize balls discharged at one time is determined by individually setting the prize ball number setting devices 77, 78, and 79 installed in each pachinko machine, but The pachinko machine of the present invention can also be applied when centrally controlled by a computer. FIG. 7 shows the electronically controlled pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention being connected to a management room 90 via a data line 92.
It is a schematic diagram in the case where the number of prize balls discharged is centrally controlled by a comprehensive management computer 91 that centrally manages the entire game parlor installed in . Control methods include methods for controlling each pachinko machine individually, methods for controlling each pachinko machine block by block, and methods for centrally controlling the entire machine at once.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eject a predetermined number of prize balls in multiple types corresponding to each value of the number of prize balls, so it is possible to diversify the game by setting complex winning zones. I can figure it out. In addition, since the scanning means performs high-speed scanning, prize balls can be ejected almost in the order in which the balls hit the prizes, making it easier to understand the game content and giving players a sense of security as they can easily check the number of prize balls ejected. You can play with it.

Furthermore, everything is processed and controlled electrically by the winning ball detection means, storage means, scanning means, and drive control means, so that once the winning balls are stored on the back of the game board like in the past, they can be released one by one. Compared to a prize ball ejection mechanism that causes the prize balls to flow down in conjunction with the prize ball ejection operation, the problem of clogging and stopping of prize balls is eliminated, and
By electrically presetting the optimum prize ball discharge cycle, it is possible to speed up and smoothly discharge the prize balls. Therefore, it is suitable for a pachinko machine that is equipped with the recently popular auxiliary game device, generates a large amount of winning balls in a short time by forming a special prize mode, and must discharge prize balls at high speed.

The winning display means makes it easy to see the storage status of winnings, making it easy to check the number of stored winnings, giving a sense of security, and making it easier to plan a game strategy.

Furthermore, the prize ball number display means allows the player to see at a glance the number of prize balls being ejected during the operation of the prize ball ejecting device that operates continuously, making it possible for the player to confirm the number of prize balls that are continuously ejected. It can give you a sense of security.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an example of a pachinko machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back side of the pachinko machine, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the back side of the pachinko machine.
The figure is a schematic diagram showing an example of a collecting gutter, Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a prize ball discharge device, Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a prize ball number setting device, and Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a prize ball number setting device. A block diagram showing an example of the device, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the case of a centralized management system using a comprehensive management computer. In the figure, 1... Pachinko machine, 2... Launching device,
4... Guide rail, 6... Specific winning opening, 7... Center winning device, 8... Variable winning device, 9... Out hole,
12... Upper tank, 13... Chute, 17... Collection gutter, 40... Control device, 50... Passing ball detector, 51
...Ball out detector, 52,53,54...Winning ball detector, 55,56,57...Register, 59,61,
62, 63...driver, 60...winning display device, 6
4, 65, 66...Winning number display device, 67, 68,
69...AND gate, 70...OR gate, 71,7
2,73...AND gate, 74,75,76...Counter, 77,78,79...Prize ball number setting setting, 80
...Comparison counter, 81...Comparator, 82...Flip-flop, 83...Driver, 84...Prize ball discharge device, 85...Decoder/driver, 86...Prize ball number display device, 87...Scan counter, 88...
AND gate, 89...pulse oscillator, 90...management room, 91...general management computer, 92...data line.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of winning balls detecting means capable of individually detecting winning balls having different winning values, and a prize ball ejecting device capable of ejecting a predetermined number of winning balls corresponding to the winning values of each winning ball. and a prize ball number setting storage means that can individually preset the number of prize balls discharged corresponding to the winning value of each of the winning balls, and a plurality of memories that can individually store detection signals from each of the winning ball detection means. means, a plurality of winning number display means for visually displaying the stored values of each of the storage means to the player, a scanning means for chronologically validating the stored signals of the plurality of storage means, and activation by the scanning means. a drive control means for activating the prize ball ejecting device based on the stored signal and ejecting a predetermined number of prize balls preset in the prize ball number setting storage means; and a memory activated by the scanning means. A pachinko machine comprising: a prize ball number display means for visually displaying the number of prize balls ejected corresponding to the memory signal to the player when the prize ball ejecting device operates based on the signal. .