JP2000014903A - Ball removal control device of pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily remove pachinko balls in a ball tray by utilizing means for electrical control and for opening and closing. SOLUTION: A ball removal control device 50 includes an opening/closing member 70 capable of being displaced to a closing position and an opening position for the ball exit portion 33 of a ball tray E, a control input means 93 mounted so as to be controllable at the front of the ball tray E and connected to an electric control board as necessary, and a motor-driven opening/ closing means installed within the ball tray E and connected to the electric control board while being appropriately linked with the opening/closing member 70. As the motor-driven opening/closing means 95 is driven or stopped according to the set time limiting condition of the electric control board in response to an input to the control switch 102 of the control input means 93, the opening/ closing member 70 is set to close the ball exit portion 33 after opening it, thereby executing the removal of pachinko balls from within the ball tray E. A solenoid is employed as the motor-driven opening/closing means 95.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-pulling control device for a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko game machine using pachinko balls, which can accommodate a considerable number of pachinko balls and, when necessary, outside a dish. The present invention relates to a ball ejection control device provided on the ball outlet side of a ball dish that can be discharged to a ball tray.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general pachinko machine, which is a typical example of this type of gaming machine, an upper ball receiving tray is used in an operation related to a hit ball launching device and a ball feeding device based on a game start operation.
The game balls in the (upper bowl) are sent one by one to the launch site in the machine, and are launched into the game surface so that the game can be executed. Then, as a prize for the safe ball generated during the game, a predetermined number of pachinko balls (also referred to as prize balls) are discharged from the prize ball discharge unit disposed on the mechanism set board on the back side of the machine and returned to the player side. It has become. For this reason, the pachinko machine is installed as a ball receiving member required for receiving and storing pachinko balls, as the upper ball plate installed for storage and delivery at the center of the front of the fuselage, and for storage at the lower end. And a lower ball tray (lower ball tray). Then, the prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharge unit is preferentially discharged from the main discharge path on the back side of the machine to the upper ball tray and sent or stored as a game ball, and after the upper ball tray is filled. The surplus prize balls overflowing into the ball are discharged from the main discharge path to a lower ball plate through a sub discharge path branched and connected and stored.

In addition, the above-mentioned upper and lower ball dishes include:
A ball punching device is provided so that the player can release the ball with his fingertips as needed. For example, with regard to the ball punching device attached to the upper bowl, even if there is a difference in the installation site or type in the pachinko machine of each manufacturer, as a basic form, it is exposed to the outer shell of the upper bowl. When the on-off valve member is opened and displaced in accordance with the operation of the operating member, the ball outlet and the ball ejection path at the downstream end of the upper ball tray are openly communicated with each other, and the stored ball of the same ball tray is moved to the lower ball tray. It can be pulled out to the side. In addition, another ball punching device is provided on the lower ball tray, and when the operation member of the ball punching device is operated, the opening / closing valve member is opened and displaced, so that the ball hole on the bottom of the plate portion is opened. Then, the storage ball on the lower ball tray side and the ball from the upper ball tray side are extracted and discharged to a ball receiving box prepared below. That is, when the player finishes the game in the pachinko machine, first, the pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray are discharged to the lower ball tray using a ball punching device provided in the upper ball tray. Then, the ball is pulled out of the machine using a ball pulling device provided on the lower ball tray.

[0004]

By the way, in the upper and lower bowls, approximately 500 pachinko balls can be stored in each bowl. However, in the conventional ball punching device, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing valve member by the operating member is a manual ball punching mode in which the operating member is exclusively operated by a fingertip. For about 30 seconds to 1 minute), the player must wait while holding the operating member in the operating state with the fingertip. However, since the ball-pulling operation at the end of the game is unexpectedly troublesome and cumbersome, the operation member is fixedly held at the ball-pulling position using a match stick, a toothpick, a coin, or the like,
Many players pulled out pachinko balls without using their fingertips. However, the reality is that, as far as such a player is concerned, when the removal of all the pachinko balls has been completed, it is extremely likely that the player will urgently take a seat without releasing the fixed holding of the operation member. For this reason, in a gaming machine in which the ball removing device is held in a ball removing state, when the next player throws the game ball into the upper ball tray without noticing this, the game ball is moved to the ball feeder side. There was an inconvenience that it was discharged to the lower ball dish side without being sent. That is, the next player:
The operation of returning the operation member to the normal position and the work of re-entering the game ball discharged to the lower ball plate into the upper ball plate are forced to make the next player extremely unpleasant. Was inherent.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been newly proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and easily utilizes a means for electric operation and opening / closing to easily extract a pachinko ball from a ball dish. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ball-pulling control device for a pachinko gaming machine.

[0006]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS]
In order to suitably achieve the intended purpose, the ball-pulling control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention can accommodate a considerable number of pachinko balls at the front side of a gaming machine that uses pachinko balls and discharges them out of the plate. An opening / closing member that can be shifted to a closed position and an open position with respect to the ball exit portion of the ball dish, and an operation that is attached so as to be operable on the front side of the ball dish and appropriately connected to the electric control board side. Input means, and an electric opening / closing means which is installed in the bowl and connected to the electric control board, and which is appropriately connected to the opening / closing member, and for extracting a pachinko ball in the bowl, the operation input means In response to the input, the electric opening / closing means is driven / stopped based on the set time limit condition in the electric control board, so that the opening / closing member is set to close after opening the ball outlet portion. Features and That.

[0007]

The electromagnetic solenoid (electric opening / closing means) appropriately connected to the opening / closing member is kept in a non-excited state before the fingertip operation of the operation switch (operation input means) arranged on the front side of the ball tray. Since the opening / closing member is stopped at the closed position of the ball outlet portion, the pachinko balls in the ball dish are kept in the stored state. When the operation switch is operated with a fingertip, the opening / closing member is moved and displaced to the open position of the ball exit portion under the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid, so that the automatic removal of the pachinko ball in the ball plate is performed. The operation switch is connected to a timer circuit of an electric control board installed in the ball dish, while the electromagnetic solenoid is connected to a drive circuit connected to the timer circuit. Therefore, the opening / closing member holds the ball exit portion in the open state for a predetermined time based on the set time limit condition of the timer circuit in response to the instantaneous fingertip operation of the operation switch, so that the ball of the pachinko ball in the ball dish can be removed. Easy and easy to do. By operating the reset switch (operation input means), the electromagnetic solenoid is demagnetized and the opening / closing member is returned to the closed position of the ball outlet, so that the ball can be removed from the ball plate. When the electromagnetic solenoid is in the non-excited state, manual ball removal using an operation unit facing the front side of the ball dish can be performed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a ball-pulling-out control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, a case of a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the front of the front frame is mainly shown.

The pachinko machine (game machine) P of this embodiment uses a connecting support means and a locking means on the front side of the opening of an outer frame A as schematically shown in FIG. Each part of the front frame B, which can be opened and closed and attached and detached, is provided with a window frame C with a glass door D, upper and lower ball trays E and F, a hitting ball firing device G, etc.
A required game board H is set inside the front of the front frame B so as to be detachable and replaceable, and a mechanism set board (not shown) having out ball, safe ball, and prize ball processing units on the back side of the front frame B. ) Is detachably equipped. The outer frame A is an example in which the upper, lower, left and right frame members 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to each other by a frame, and at least the right and lower frame members 3, 4 are made of synthetic resin. By exchanging them, it is possible to change to a type that is generally referred to as "Kanto frame, Kansai frame".

(Regarding Front Frame) The front frame B, which is a mounting frame for various constituent members, is an example in which the whole is formed of a synthetic resin. Basically, as shown in FIG. A frame body 5 formed into an outer frame size suitable for the front area of the opening and having a window frame opening 6 of a front vertical rectangle opened inside, and an opening formed integrally with the back side of the frame body 5 to be slightly narrower than the window frame opening 6 It has an inner / outer double frame configuration in which a storage holding frame 8 having a formed surface area is continuously provided in front and rear. In the frame 5, the window frame 6
A window frame C can be installed around the inside of the window frame, and a front plate 7 for installing a lower ball tray F, a hit ball launching device G, and the like is formed below the window frame opening 6, and a window is formed. A lightning decoration 9 is provided over the upper edge and the right edge of the frame opening 6. In the holding frame 8, a game auxiliary panel 10 located inside the lower part of the window frame opening 6 is integrally formed.
In addition, a discharge port 11 for a prize ball and a recovery path 12 for spilled balls and foul balls are formed, and a collection case 15 and the like incorporating a firing rail 13 and a speaker 14 and the like on the front side of the board. Is set.

(On the upper ball tray) An upper ball tray (also simply referred to as an upper ball tray) E mounted on the lower front side of the front frame B is opened and closed and detached in accordance with the lower surface area of the glass door D in the window frame C. It is assembled and set as possible. This upper ball dish E is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, as a basic configuration, a box frame-shaped outer body 20 which is a basic constituent member formed of a synthetic resin,
Dish main body 21 fitted and set inside the opening of the outer shell 20
Are assembled and aligned with screws 19, and the whole is unitized in a streamline shape with the lower surface horizontal and both ends curved.
An opening / closing set plate 23 made of a thin metal molding (or made of resin) having an auxiliary member 22 for reinforcement and decoration attached to the front surface thereof is attached to the back surfaces of the both 20 and 21 with screws 18 to be unitized. ing. The outer shell 20 and the auxiliary member 22
Are aligned at the same length, and their right ends extend from the right end of the opening / closing set plate 23.
Is formed in a horizontal rectangular size that matches the lower surface area of the window frame C, the necessary openings are formed in each part, and the horizontal lower edge of the opening is formed with respect to the lower bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate portion 20a in the outer shell 20. It is aligned in a parallel position (see FIG. 4).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support 16 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the front plate 7 of the front frame B serves as a connecting and supporting means for attaching and detaching the upper ball tray E. The shaft cylinder portion 25 of the receiving member 24 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the opening / closing set plate 23 can be inserted and connected to the support shaft 16a through the shaft hole 26 so as to be vertically removable. ing. As a locking means, as shown in FIG. 1, a hook 2 attached to the right-side back surface of the opening / closing set plate 23 with respect to a lifting / lowering locking rod of a locking tool 17 installed inside the right center of the window frame C.
7 can be detachably engaged. The above-mentioned portion including the shaft cylinder portion 25 of the receiving member 24 is the outer shell 2.
0 and a flat U-shaped relief opening 28 formed at the left end of the dish main body 21 (see FIG. 2).
Then, the shaft cylinder portion 25 and the support shaft 16a are fitted with an appropriate fitting tolerance.

The dish main body 21 is formed as a dish formed on the frame body 29, in which a ball accommodating section 30 and an alignment sending section 32 on which a metal rail 31 is laid are formed with a series of gradients. A ball ejection control device 50 to be described later is attached to a ball outlet (ball outlet portion) 33 opened at the downstream end of the sending portion 32. On the other hand, the auxiliary member 22
The main body 34 is detachably attached to the upper edge of the opening / closing set plate 23, and is provided at the left end of the main body 34 with the prize ball discharge port 11 on the front frame B side and the ball housing 30 of the dish main body 21. And a connecting cylinder portion 35 for supplying the prize ball. In addition, in the opening / closing set plate 23, as shown in FIG.
The lower edge can be engaged with the lower edge. In addition, as the remaining configuration of the above-mentioned upper ball dish E, support seats 37 for maintaining a horizontal posture are formed around the bottom surface of the escape opening 28 in the outer shell 20 and the lower right bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate portion 20a, respectively. (See FIG. 4).

The auxiliary member 22 is of a standard type in the case of a general pachinko machine, and as shown in FIG. 1 in the case of a ball-lending pachinko machine, as shown in FIG.
8 are selectively used. Regardless of the auxiliary member 22 of these two types, the configuration is basically the same except for the presence or absence of the ball lending operation section 38, and a stopper (not shown) is provided on the opening / closing set plate 23. It is screwed using. And the upper bowl D against the front frame B
In the assembled state, the right outer end of the main body 34 of the auxiliary member 22 can cover the lower right part of the window frame C together with the right outer end of the outer shell 20.

(Regarding the Ball-Punching Portion) The ball-pulling portion 40 in the above-mentioned upper ball tray E is a type in which the pachinko balls in the tray body 21 are directly drawn out to the lower ball tray F.
And the outer shell 20 are incorporated in the right space. That is, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the ball removing portion 40 includes a ball removing path 41 formed on the back side of the frame portion 29 of the dish main body 21 and vertically passing through the ball delivery port 33, and a frame removing portion 41. And a ball removal control device 50 fixed to the front surface.
Then, a tongue piece 72 (described later) of the ball removal control device 50 is attached to the attachment set portion 45 formed at a position adjacent to the ball outlet 33.
Is formed, and an outlet 44 is opened in the horizontal bottom plate portion 20a of the outer shell 20 in accordance with the lower end of the opening of the ball emptying path 41. The outlet 44 is adapted to be aligned with the upper end opening 143a of the ball insertion port 143 communicating with the lower ball tray F.

(Regarding Ball Removal Control Device) The Ball Removal Unit 4
0, the opening / closing member 7 having a tongue piece 72 capable of opening and closing the ball outlet 33 of the dish main body 21.
0, an operation member 80 connected to the opening / closing member 70 and operated by a fingertip via an operation portion 84, an operation input means 93 attached so as to be operable on the front side of the outer shell 20, and the operation member Basically, there is provided an electromagnetic solenoid 95 or the like as an electric opening / closing means appropriately connected to the opening / closing member 70 via 80. Then, the case body 51 incorporating the opening / closing member 70, the operating member 80, the electromagnetic solenoid 95, and the like is
The operation unit 8 of the operation member 80 is detachably attached and fixed to the attachment set unit 45 formed on the dish main body 21.
4 is assembled between the dish main body 21 and the outer shell 20 in a state where it faces the operation port 90 formed on the surface side of the outer shell 20 (see FIG. 3). In this embodiment,
In addition to the basic components described above, a position detecting means 105 for detecting the position of the opening / closing member 70;
The ball-pulling control device provided with the notifying means 110 that operates based on the detection condition described above will be described.

(Case Body) The case body 51 is
The opening / closing member 70, the operating member 80, and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 have openings 52a and 52b which are open upward.
And a cover member 53 formed in a shape that can be aligned with the openings 52a and 52b of the body member 52 and covering the openings 52a and 52b from above. I have. The main body member 52 defines a first housing portion 54 in which the opening / closing member 70 and the operating member 80 are installed, and a second housing portion 55 in which the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is installed. The two housing sections 55 are separated by a wall 56. In the first accommodating portion 54, a sliding chamber 5 for the opening / closing member 70 is provided on the inner right side.
7, a support portion 58 for the operating member 80 is formed in the left rear corner on the inner left side. And the sliding chamber 5
An opening 59 having a size that allows the tongue piece 72 of the opening / closing member 70 to move is formed in the rear wall aligned with the opening 7, and an operating member is provided at the center of the upper edge of the wall 56 and to the right of the upper edge of the front wall. 80 second
Slit openings 60, 6 that allow pivoting movement of arm 83
1 is formed. In addition, the first
Screw holes 62 that are open upward are formed at the left front corner and the right rear corner of the housing portion 54, respectively, and the screw holes 62 are formed at the left front corner and the right rear corner of the lid member 53. Aligned through holes 63
The main body member 52 and the cover member 53 are aligned and set, and the screws 49 inserted through the through holes 63 are tightened into the screw holes 62, thereby forming the hollow body-shaped case body 51. . At the rear end of the lower surface of the main body member 52, mounting pieces 64, 64 extending vertically downward are integrally formed with the main body member 52, and the rear end of the upper surface of the lid member 53 extends vertically upward. The protruding mounting piece 65 is integrally formed with the lid member 53, and the entire case body 51 is formed using the screws 66 that engage with the recesses 64a and 65a formed on the mounting pieces 64 and 65, respectively. It is designed to be attached to the attachment set part 45 of the body part 29. A boss 67 for positioning is formed on the back surface of the mounting piece 65. An installation portion 68 for an electric control board 104 (130, 131), which will be described later, is formed inside the right wall of the main body member 52, and a light emitting lamp 112 implemented as a notification means 110 on the right rear portion of the lid member 53. Cylindrical installation part 69
Are formed.

(Regarding Opening / Closing Member) The opening / closing member 70 is
As shown in FIG. 7, a gutter-shaped main body 71 having a U-shaped cross section, a tongue piece 72 extending substantially horizontally rearward from a rear end surface of the main body 71, and a right side of the main body 71. A locking piece 73 formed rightward from the surface is integrally formed. When the opening / closing member 70 is housed in the sliding chamber 57, the left side of the main body 71 abuts a guide rib 74 formed on the left side of the sliding chamber 57, and the guide formed on the right side. The lower end of the right side surface of the main body 71 is in contact with the rib 75, and only sliding movement in the front-rear direction is possible along the guide ribs 74, 75. In addition, a regulating rib 76 is formed on the lower surface of the lid member 53 (see FIG. 6), and the upward and downward movement of the opening / closing member 70 is regulated. When the opening / closing member 70 slides to the rearmost position in the sliding chamber 57, the tongue piece 72 projects to the rear side of the case body 51, and slides to the frontmost position in the sliding chamber 57. The tongue piece 72 is housed in the case body 51. A boss 77 projecting rearward is provided inside the wall 56 facing the sliding chamber 57.
The boss 77 and the main body 7 of the opening / closing member 70 are integrally formed.
A coil spring (biasing means) 78 is arranged in a compressed state between the rear wall and the rear wall, whereby the opening / closing member 70 is constantly biased to the rear side of the sliding chamber 57 and the tongue piece 72 Is extended to the rear side of the case body 51.

(Regarding Operation Member) The operation member 80 is
A cylindrical fulcrum 81 that is externally fitted to the boss-shaped support portion 58 that protrudes upward, a first arm 82 that extends horizontally right outward from the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the fulcrum 81, and the fulcrum. The second arm portion 8 extending outward from the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the portion 81 at a required angle (approximately 80 degrees) with respect to the first arm portion 82 from the upper end of the outer peripheral surface.
3 and the operating portion 84 at the end of the second arm portion 83 are integrally formed, and the fulcrum portion 81 is fitted into the supporting portion 58 from above, so that the pivoting movement around the supporting portion 58 is performed. It is possible. Then, the first arm portion 8
A pin 85 protruding vertically downward is integrally formed on the lower surface of the tip of the second member 2. The pin 85 is engaged from above with an engaging hole 86 formed on the upper surface of the locking piece 73 of the opening / closing member 70. It is supposed to. The second arm portion 83 is formed so as to be bent in the horizontal direction at a substantially central portion thereof, and extends outward of the case body 51 through the slit openings 60 and 61. The engagement hole 86 is a long hole having a predetermined length in the left-right direction so as to allow an arc movement of the pin 85 accompanying the turning movement of the operation member 80. In order to prevent the operation member 80 from rattling in the vertical direction, a screw may be fastened to the support portion 58 from above the fulcrum portion 81.

The operating portion 84 of the operating member 80 includes a cover plate 87 formed at the tip of the second arm 83 with a required radius of curvature centered on the supporting portion 58.
And a finger hook 88 projecting forward at the left and right center of the cover plate 87 is integrally formed with the second arm portion 83. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, this operation unit 84
The rear side of a horizontally-long rectangular operation port 90 formed on the front right side of the outer shell 20 when the dish main body 21 to which the unitized ball punching control device 50 is attached and fixed and the outer shell 20 are assembled. It is configured to face. And the cover plate 87
Means that the operation port 9 is always
0 is entirely covered, and is formed to have the above-mentioned radius of curvature, so that the operation port 90 is always kept almost in close contact with the opening edge of the operation port 90 to form a gap. Is not done. In addition, the finger hook 88
Is formed in a curved surface to which a fingertip is easily fitted at the time of a ball removing operation. The left and right edges of the cover plate 87 are formed with protruding edges 89, 89 protruding forward, and are provided on the left protruding edge 89 and the left edge of the operation port 90 when the ball is not operated. The projection 91 formed so as to project rearward is aligned with the projection 91 (see FIG. 3), and the projection 91 on the right side and the projection 91 formed at the right end edge of the operation port 80 and projecting rearward during the ball removing operation. (See FIG. 5), whereby it is possible to prevent the entry of ultrafine foreign matter such as wire from between the cover plate 87 and the outer shell 20.

(Electromagnetic Solenoid) In the ball removing control device 50 of this embodiment, an electromagnetic solenoid 95 mechanically connected to the opening / closing member 70 and electrically connected to an electric control board 104 (130) described later. The opening and closing member 70 is slid under the drive control of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 to open and close the ball outlet 33, thereby automatically removing the ball by operating a switch on the front surface of the upper bowl E. An operation can be performed. The electromagnetic solenoid 95 is, for example, a plunger type as shown in FIG. 7, and is incorporated in the second accommodating portion 55 of the main body member 52 in a posture in which the rod 96 is directed rightward in front. A movable portion 98 having an upwardly extending engaging rod 97 is provided at the distal end of the rod 96, and a coil spring 99 is inserted between the solenoid body and the movable portion 98 in an appropriately compressed state. In the non-excited state, the rod 96 is pushed by the elastic force of the coil spring 99.
Is kept in the state of maximum forward movement. The movable part 9
8 is provided on the second arm portion 8 of the operation member 80.
3 is detachably engaged with an engagement groove 92 recessed in the front end side portion.

The operating member 80 and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 are linked by the engaging groove 92 and the engaging rod 97 in the following manner of engagement. For example, when the opening / closing member 70 is retracted and the ball outlet 33 is completely closed, that is, the operating member 80 pivots counterclockwise around the support portion 58 and the second arm portion 83 When the distal end side of the rod 96 (the operation unit 84) is located to the right, the rod 96
The engagement rod 97 and the engagement groove 92 are engaged with each other in a state where is advanced to the maximum (see FIG. 3). When the opening / closing member 70 moves forward and the ball outlet 33 is fully opened,
That is, when the operation member 80 is rotated clockwise about the support portion 58 and the distal end side (the operation portion 84) of the second arm portion 83 is located to the left, the rod 96 is maximized. The engaging rod 97 and the engaging groove 92 engage with each other in a retracted state (see FIG. 5). The engagement groove 92 is formed in an appropriate long groove shape so as to always allow the engagement of the engagement rod 97 in the turning movement of the operation member 80, and is opened to the right. When the operating member 80 is turned clockwise in a plane in the closed state, the engaging groove 92 and the engaging rod 9 are rotated.
7 can be released. As another configuration, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 and the electric control board 10 are provided on the left side wall of the main body member 52 and the upper end of the wall 56.
4 (130) and the insertion groove 10 for the lead wire 100
1 is recessed.

(Regarding Operation Input Means) The electromagnetic solenoid 95 is, as described later and shown in FIG. 10, an operation input means electrically connected to a later-described electric control board 104 (130) via a lead wire 116. Excitation by 93
The demagnetization control is performed. This operation input means 9
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a push type 3 is provided as an example on a mounting board 117 which is screwed from the back side to a substantially central position on the front surface of the outer body 20 of the upper bowl E as shown in FIGS. An operation switch 102 for controlling the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 and a reset switch 103 for controlling the demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 are provided. When the mounting board 117 is attached to the shell 20, the pressing portions of the operation switch 102 and the reset switch 103 appropriately protrude to the front side of the shell 20, and a pressing switch by a fingertip from the front side of the pachinko machine P. Operation is possible.

In the ball-pulling control device 50 of this embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is not excited, the rod 96
Is held in the forward state, and the opening / closing member 70 is held in a state where the ball outlet 33 is closed by the elastic force of the coil spring 78. When the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled to be excited by a fingertip operation on the operation switch 102, the engagement between the engagement rod 97 and the engagement groove 92 is performed.
In conjunction with the retreat of the rod 96, the operating member 80 turns clockwise in a plane, and the opening / closing member 70 moves forward in the sliding chamber 57 to open the ball outlet 33, and the upper ball tray E Is automatically performed for the stored balls. When the reset switch 103 is operated with a fingertip in this state, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is demagnetized, and the rod 96 advances (extends) under the elastic force of the coil spring 99 and engages with the engaging rod 97. As the engagement of the groove 92 is appropriately released, the opening / closing member 70 retreats under the elasticity of the coil spring 78 to completely close the ball outlet 33, and the ball removing operation is stopped and released. On the other hand, the operation unit 84 facing the operation port 90
Is slid to the left with the fingertip using the finger hook 88, the engagement between the engagement groove 92 and the engagement rod 97 is released, and only the operation member 80 turns clockwise in a plane. As a result, the opening / closing member 70 moves forward in the sliding chamber 57 to open the ball sending port 33, so that a manual ball removing operation can be performed as in a conventional ball removing device.

(Regarding the position detecting means) In the ball-pulling control device 50 of the present embodiment, the tongue piece 7 is
2 is provided with a position detecting means 105 for electrically detecting the case of being in a half-open state or a fully-open state. The position detecting unit 105 is, for example, a known magnetic reed switch as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, and the electric control unit is attached to the installation portion 68 formed on the main body member 52 with a screw or the like. A contact portion 106 having a detection element 107 directly connected to the substrate 104 (130);
And a magnet unit 108 having a detection element 109 which is embedded in the locking piece 73 and exposed on the right side surface. As shown in FIG. 9, when the opening / closing member 70 slides back and forth in the sliding chamber 57, the detecting element 107 in the contact portion 106
When the ball 2 is located within the range between the half-open state and the fully-open state with respect to the ball discharge port 33, the length is set such that the element to be detected 109 can detect the proximity of the element. That is, when the ball outlet 33 is fully closed by the tongue piece 72 (the opening / closing member 70 is located behind the sliding chamber 57), the detected element 109 is separated from the detecting element 107. The contact of the detection element 107 is "open",
Also, when the ball outlet 33 is located between the half-open state and the fully open state by the tongue piece 72 (when the opening / closing member 70 is
7 is located between the center and the front side), the element to be detected 109 is close to the detection element 107 and both elements 107, 1
A magnetic circuit is formed during the period 09, and the contact of the detection element 107 is closed.

(Notification means) Further, in the ball-pulling control device 50 of this embodiment, it is electrically connected to the electric control board 104 (130) through the lead wire 111, and the detection signal of the position detecting means 105 or A notification unit 110 that operates based on an operation signal from the operation switch 102 is provided. The notifying means 110 is, for example, a light emitting lamp 112 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 and is fitted and set from above to the installation portion 69 formed on the lid member 53 to direct the light emitting portion upward. So that it can be mounted in the upright position. When the contact of the detecting element 107 of the position detecting means 105 becomes "closed" or the like, power is supplied to control the light emission. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, an opening 1 is provided at a position corresponding to the light-emitting lamp 112 on the upper surface of the outer body 20 in the upper ball dish E.
13 and a lamp lens 11 attached to the opening 113
The lamp 112, which emits light when the ball removing control device 50 is in the ball removing state, can be visually recognized from the outside. An insertion hole 115 for the lead wire 111 is formed at the upper edge of the right wall of the main body member 52.

(Electrical Control Board) As described above, the ball removal control device 50 of the present embodiment is provided with the electromagnetic solenoid 95, the operation input means 93, the position detection means 105, and the notification means 110. The electromagnetic solenoid 95, the operation switch 10
2, the reset switch 103, the detection element 107, and the light-emitting lamp 112 are electrically connected to the electric control board 104 via the lead wire or the like as described above. As shown in FIG. 10, for example, the electric control board 104 includes a power supply circuit 124 connected to an external power supply (24 VAC) 119, an input circuit 120 connected to the position detecting means 105, and the operation switch. An input circuit 121 connected to the reset switch 102 and the reset switch 103; a driving circuit 122 and a timer circuit 125 for the notification unit 110;
A drive circuit 123 for the electromagnetic solenoid 95 and a timer circuit 126 are provided. That is, the operation switch 1
02 and the operation signal from the reset switch 103
The signal is output to the drive circuit 123 for the electromagnetic solenoid 95 via the input circuit 121 and the timer circuit 126, and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled to be excited or demagnetized. On the other hand, the detection signal from the position detecting means 105 is sent to the notifying means 110 (the light emitting lamp 1) through the input circuit 120 and the timer circuit 125.
12) to the driving circuit 122 for the light-emitting lamp 1
12 is configured to perform light emission control.

The timer circuit 126 is for setting the demagnetization control timing of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 which is energized and controlled in response to an operation signal from the operation switch 102. The timer circuit 126 sets a set time N based on a preset time limit condition. It is controlled so that the time is up after _one elapse. Thus, in the electromagnetic solenoid 95, when the operation signal by a fingertip operation of the operation switch 102 is input to the input circuit 121, the fingertip operation and simultaneously excited, is controlled to Sho励after the set time N ₁ elapsed from the excitation start the ball outlet 33 is held open over a set time N _1. Meanwhile the timer circuit 125 is for setting the operation timing of the broadcast unit 110 for detecting signals from the position detecting means 105 is controlled so that the time is up after the set time N ₂ passed based on the time conditions set in advance You. In this way the notification means 110, detecting the light emission control lamps 112 simultaneously position detection unit 105, and set to quench controlling the light-emitting lamp 112 after the set time N ₂ passed, also on the contrary, the At the time of detection by the position detecting means 105, the light-emitting lamp 112 is kept in the extinction state, and the setting time N
_For example, it is possible to set the light emission of the light emitting lamp 112 after _two lapses. The light-emitting display by the light-emitting lamp 112 can be continuously turned on or flashed at appropriate intervals depending on the setting contents of the drive circuit 122, so that the display function can be diversified and the effect can be improved. The electric control board 104 is configured to be able to output a signal from the timer circuit 126 to the timer circuit 125, and to control the excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 and the light emitting lamp 112.
The emission control of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 can be displayed by the light emission lamp 112 in conjunction with the light emission control.

In the position detecting means 105 using the reed switch, since the light emitting lamp 112 can be directly connected without using the electric control board (drive circuit 122), for example, as shown in FIG. The input circuit connected to the detection means 105, the drive circuit and the timer circuit for the notification means 110 may be omitted, and the electric control board 130 functioning as the drive board for the electromagnetic solenoid 95 may be implemented. In the electric control board 130, an operation signal for a fingertip operation of the operation switch 102 and the reset switch 103 is transmitted to the drive circuit 123 for the electromagnetic solenoid 95 through the input circuit 121 and the timer circuit 126, similarly to the electric control board 104. And the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled to be excited or demagnetized. On the other hand, since the position detecting means 105 and the light emitting lamp 112 are directly connected, the opening / closing member 7 by the excitation control of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled.
Only when the position detecting means 105 is displaced to the “closed” state with the sliding movement of the light emitting lamp 112,
Is controlled in a continuous lighting state, and the position detecting means 1
When 05 returns to the "open" state, the light emission lamp 112 is simultaneously extinguished.

Further, if it is only assumed that easy removal of the pachinko balls stored in the upper bowl D is realized, the position detecting means for detecting whether the ball outlet 33 is fully open or half open. It is possible to omit the light-emitting lamp 112 for displaying the full-open or half-open state of the ball outlet 33 and the light-emitting lamp 112. Such a ball removal control device 5
0, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, a simple configuration based on the electric control board 130 is provided.
02, an operation signal for a fingertip operation of the reset switch 103 is output to the drive circuit 123 for the electromagnetic solenoid 95 via the input circuit 121 and the timer circuit 126, and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled to be excited or demagnetized. As indicated by a broken line in the figure, a drive circuit 122 and a notifying unit 110 may be added so that the excitation state of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is displayed by the light emitting lamp 112.

(Attachment of Ball Removal Control Device) In the ball removal control device 50 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the opening / closing member 70 provided with the element 109 to be detected, the coil spring 78 and the operating member 80, The case body 5 unitized by assembling and setting the solenoid 95, the electric control board 104 (130) on which the detecting element 107 is disposed, and the light emitting lamp 112.
1 is a tongue piece 72 of the opening / closing member 70 as described above.
Is fixed to the attachment set portion 45 in the dish main body 21 with a screw 66 in a state where it is aligned with the ball outlet 33 through the slit opening 43. Further, the operation switch 102 and the reset switch 103 electrically connected to the electric control board 104 (130) by the lead wire 116 are assembled and fixed from the back of the front surface of the outer body 20 via the mounting board 117. Then, by assembling the dish main body 21 to which the ball removal control device 50 is attached and the outer body 20, the operating portion 84 of the operating member 80 faces the operation port 90 formed in the outer body 20, and the light emitting lamp 11
2 is in a state of being aligned below the lamp lens 114 of the outer shell 20.

(About the Ball Feeding Device) A ball feeding device (ball processing device) 135 is set on the back surface of the open / close set plate 23 of the upper bowl D configured as described above (FIGS. 2 and 3). reference). The ball feeding device 135 is of an electric control type capable of performing a ball feeding operation at the same timing as the hitting operation of the hitting ball firing device G, and can be configured and handled as a cassette as a whole. On the back surface of the opening / closing set plate 23,
A screw (not shown) is set by screwing the inlet of the upper ball tray E to the ball outlet 33, and the outlet of the feed passage faces the base of the firing rail 13.

(Regarding the lower ball tray) The lower ball tray (also simply referred to as a lower ball tray) F mounted on the lower front side of the front frame B has an original prize ball storing function and also has a function of the upper ball tray E. It is installed under conditions that match the lower surface of the upper bowl E on the front surface of the front plate 7 so as to also be able to perform the placing and holding function. As shown in FIG. 1, the lower ball dish F has a box frame-shaped outer protective body 1 which is a basic constituent member made of synthetic resin.
40, a plate body 141 fitted and set inside the opening of the protection body 140, and a horizontal rectangular set plate (not shown) set in contact with the back surfaces of the openings of both 140 and 141, and assembled and aligned. Unitized. Further, between the set plate and the outer shell protector 140, the outlet 44 of the ball emptying path 41 formed in the upper ball dish E and the storage dish portion 142 of the dish body 141 in the lower ball dish F communicate with each other. A ball emptying portion 143 is provided, and the upper end opening 143 a of the ball emptying portion 143 is aligned with the outlet 44 as described above. Therefore, the stored balls of the upper ball tray E which have been discharged from the ball outlet 33 by the ball removing operation in the ball removing controller 50 are stored in the lower ball tray E via the ball removing path 41 and the ball removing passage 143. It is configured to pass through the plate portion 142.

As an additional configuration to the lower ball tray E, an engaging rail portion 144 is formed along the inside of the upper surface of the horizontal upper plate portion 140a of the outer protective body 140, and the upper ball tray E is formed.
Can be aligned in a meshing state with the lower edge of the opening / closing set plate 23 (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 3, the hit ball operating unit 145 of the hit ball launching device G is installed on the right slope of the outer protective body 140 so as to face out of the plane and at a required angle on the side of the side. It is designed so that a person can easily and easily hold the body without getting tired. In addition, a ball removing portion 146 for extracting a prize ball in the storage plate portion 142 is provided at the bottom of the storage plate portion 142 in the plate body 141.
Is installed, and an ashtray 147 is installed to the left of the storage tray 142. Further, on the left side of the outer protective body 140, a switch operation unit 1 which is appropriately selected and used for controlling a game in a pachinko machine, resetting an electric member or an electric control device, or communicating an abnormality by a player, etc.
48 are installed.

[0035]

The operation of the pachinko machine P according to the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is such that a front frame B attached to an outer frame A has a window frame C with a glass door D, a game board H, and a mechanism set board. In addition, the upper and lower ball dishes E and F and the hitting ball launcher G are provided.
It is set and configured in units of one. Then, the entire front frame B is mounted on the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hall with a predetermined inclination and standing posture, so that the game is performed as a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine. Can be provided. Under this condition, a normal hitting ball firing operation is performed, whereby the game balls in the upper ball tray E are sent one by one to the firing rail 13 by the ball feeding device 135, and the hitting ball driven by the hitting ball firing device G is driven. And the required pachinko game can be developed in the game board H. Then, a prize ball paid out from the prize ball discharging device of the mechanism set board with respect to the safe ball generated during this game is preferentially discharged to the upper ball plate E side through the discharge port 11 and the communication tube portion 35. Then, after being filled in the upper ball tray E, the ball is discharged to the lower ball tray F and stored in the storage tray 142.

In such a pachinko machine, assembling of the ball removing control device 50 and assembling to the upper ball tray E, first, in the first accommodating portion 54 of the main body member 52 of the case body 51, the sliding chamber is provided. Coil spring 7 in 57
8 and the opening / closing member 70 are set, and the operating member 80 in which the pin 85 is engaged with the engaging hole 86 of the opening / closing member 70 is disposed on the support portion 58. Further, an electromagnetic solenoid 95 is assembled and fixed to the second housing portion 55, and the engaging rod 97 of the movable portion 98 is engaged with the engaging groove 92 of the operating member 80. 95 and the opening / closing member 70 are connected. Further, the electric control board 104 (130) to which the contact portion 106 of the position detecting means 104 is disposed and the light emitting lamp 112, the operation switch 102, and the reset switch 103 are connected is mounted on the mounting portion 6 of the main body member 52.
8, and a magnet portion 108 is provided on the locking piece 73 of the opening / closing member 70. Further, the light emitting lamp 112
Is fitted and set to the installation portion 69 formed on the lid member 53. Then, the cover member 53 is set on the main body member 52 and the screws 49 are tightened to form the ball punching control device 50 unitized for each case body 51. Then, the case body 51 assembled in this manner, the tongue piece 62 extending rearward is attached to the frame body 2 in the plate body 21.
9 is positioned so as to be aligned with the slit opening 43 formed at a predetermined position, and assembled and fixed to the attachment set portion 45 of the frame body portion 29 using a screw 58. On the other hand, the operation switch 1
The mounting board 117 on which the 02 and the reset switch 103 are disposed is screwed to a predetermined position on the front surface of the outer body 20 from the back side.

The dish main body 21 and the outer body 20 to which the ball removing control device 50 is attached and fixed are fitted and set inside the opening of the outer body 20 and the screws 19 are tightened to form streamlines. It is integrated into a shape. In addition, both 20 and 2
At the time of assembling, the operation unit 84 comes to face the operation port 90 of the outer body 20 and the light emitting lamp 11
2 is aligned below the inside of the lamp lens 114 of the outer shell 20. Next, the opening / closing set plate 23 having the auxiliary member 22 for reinforcing decoration attached to the front surface is attached to the back surface of the dish main body 21 by using a screw 18,
A single-unit upper bowl E is formed. As described above, with the simplification of the configuration of the ball removing control device 50, it is possible to manufacture the entire upper bowl E very easily. Moreover, the ball removal control device 50 is assembled in advance and its operation is confirmed, and the dish main body 21 is simply provided with a screw 66.
Therefore, it is possible to suitably prevent the occurrence of assembly failure and the like.

The upper ball tray E assembled as described above is attached to the front frame B after the lower ball tray F is fixedly set on the front surface of the front plate 7 in a horizontal posture. It can be easily performed with the glass door D of the installed window frame C opened. That is, while the left end of the upper bowl E is in a required direction not interfering with the glass door D, the support shaft 16a of the support 16 exposed above the lower bowl F is received by the opening / closing set plate 23. By inserting the upper ball tray E into the shaft hole 26 of the shaft cylinder portion 25 of the tool 24, the upper ball tray E is connected and supported under a condition with little play, and the lifting and lowering locking rod of the locking tool 17 on the window frame C side is
The hook 27 of the opening / closing set plate 23 is engaged and locked.
In this assembled state, the upper bowl E is stably mounted on the horizontal upper plate portion 140a of the lower bowl F in a horizontal posture in which the support seat 37 is in contact. Thereby, a good ball flow can be achieved by maintaining the ball flow gradient relating to the plate portion of the plate body 21 as set, and the ball feeder 135 can be connected to the firing rail 13.
It is possible to maintain an appropriate position and posture with respect to the shooting position of the ball and the hitting point position of the hitting rod in the hitting ball firing device G, thereby achieving accurate ball feeding.

In the upper ball tray E, the glass door D is opened and the locking device 17 is unlocked to open and close the upper ball tray E.
While a is used as a mounting table surface, it can be smoothly opened and closed while being horizontally held based on the connection fulcrum of the support tool 16 and the receiving tool 24. In addition, since the upper ball tray E is oriented so as not to interfere with the glass door D, it can be easily detached and assembled by utilizing the attachment and detachment of the support 16 and the receiver 24 described above. When exchanging the old ball tray E for a new or old one, even an unskilled person can quickly and easily attach and detach it in a comfortable posture. In addition, in the setting state of the upper bowl E, the engagement rail portion 36 of the opening / closing set plate 23 is aligned with the lower edge of the glass door D in a meshing state, and both right outer end portions of the outer body 20 and the auxiliary member 22 are provided. Covers the lower right portion of the window frame C, and the engagement rail portion 144 on the lower ball tray F is aligned with the lower edge of the opening / closing set plate 23 in a meshing state, so that foreign objects such as wires and strips can be removed from the game board H. It is possible to positively prevent fraudulent acts that attempt to infiltrate inside.

In the ball-pulling control device 50 equipped and implemented as described above, the stored ball and the prize ball in the upper ball tray E can be quickly reduced by the simple fingertip operation.
Can be pulled out to the side. That is, by operating the operation switch 102 disposed on the front surface of the upper bowl E with the fingertip momentarily once with the fingertip, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited and the opening / closing member 70 is moved forward of the sliding chamber 57. Slide to
When the tongue piece 72 in the closed position is displaced, the ball sending port 33 and the ball removing path 41 are kept in contact with each other for the set time N ₁ of the timer circuit 126. Thereby, the dish main body 21
All the stored balls and the prize balls housed in the inside and further in the communication tube portion 35 and the discharge port 11 are transferred to the ball outlet 33.
Can be quickly circulated to the ball removal path 41, and can be immediately passed into the ball removal passage portion 143 of the lower ball dish F, and finally extracted to the storage dish portion 142 of the lower ball dish F. By operating the reset switch 103 as needed to demagnetize the electromagnetic solenoid 95 at any time, the tongue piece 72 of the opening / closing member 70 is closed and displaced to remove the ball from the upper bowl E. Can be interrupted. The timer circuit 126 is reset by operating the reset switch 103.

(Control Mode of Ball Removal Control Apparatus by Electric Control Board 104) Then, as described above, FIGS.
The ball removal control mode will be described for each configuration illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. First, in the ball removal control device 50 to which the electric control board 104 is mounted (see FIG. 10), the electric control board 1
As the control condition of 04, the drive circuit 123, while set to simultaneously de-energized to the time-up of the set time N ₁ after starts the start simultaneously with the energization of the timer circuit 126, the drive circuit 122, on start-timer circuit 125 to set to start simultaneously energization time settings without energization _{N 2 (N 1 <N 2} ) time-up after a lapse of a. When the operation switch 102 is operated with a fingertip under such control conditions, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited at the same time as the operation, and the ball outlet 3
3 is released, and an automatic ball-pulling operation is started. On the other hand, the sliding movement of the opening and closing member 70 causes the detection element 10 to move.
7, the detection signal from the position detection means 105 is output to the input circuit 120 of the electric control board 104, and the timer circuit 125 starts almost simultaneously with the start of the timer circuit 126. Reference numeral 112 is maintained in the extinction state. And the operation switch 10
When the time set from the fingertip operation N ₁ for 2 has elapsed, the drive circuit 122 by the time preset by the timer circuit 126
Is stopped, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is demagnetized, and the opening / closing member 70 slides back to the original closed state of the ball outlet 33 by the elastic force of the coil spring 78.

Under the above setting conditions, the ball outlet 33 is kept open for the set time N ₁ by only one momentary fingertip operation on the operation switch 102. The ball can be easily and easily extracted. Further, when the opening / closing member 70 returns to the sliding state by the normal ball-pulling operation, the detection element 107 of the position detecting means 105 is displaced to the “open” state before the timer circuit 125 times out. The light emission of the light emitting lamp 112 is not controlled regardless of the time-up. By However for some reason, the timer circuit 1 after the time of opening and closing member 70 despite the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is demagnetized did not return to the fully closed state of the sphere outlet 33, the set time N ₂ passed
Since the light emission lamp 112 is controlled to be turned on or off by the time 25, this is visually recognized from the outside via the lamp lens 114, and it is notified that the ball removal control device 50 of the pachinko machine P is in a ball removal state. Is done.

[0043] As another control condition of said electric control board 104, the driver circuit 123, simultaneously stops the energization to the time-up of the set time N ₁ after starts the simultaneous energization and start the timer circuit 126 On the other hand, the drive circuit 122 is set to start energization at the same time as the start of the timer circuit 125 and to stop energization at the same time as the elapse of a set time N ₂ (N ₁ <N ₂ ). When the operation switch 102 is operated with a fingertip under such control conditions, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited at the same time as described above, the ball discharge port 33 is opened, and an automatic ball removing operation is started. . On the other hand, since the detecting element 107 is brought into the “closed” state by the sliding movement of the opening / closing member 70, the position detecting means 1
05 is the input circuit 1 of the electric control board 104
20 and the timer circuit 125 is started, the drive circuit 122 is energized, and the light emitting lamp 112 is turned on.
Is controlled to emit light. Then, when the set time N ₁ has elapsed from the operation of the fingertip on the operation switch 102, the energization of the drive circuit 122 is stopped by the time-up of the timer circuit 126, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is demagnetized, and the opening and closing member 70 is opened by the elastic force of the coil spring 78. Slides back to the original closed state of the ball outlet 33.

Even under the above setting conditions, the ball outlet 33 is kept open for the set time N ₁ by a single momentary fingertip operation on the operation switch 102. The stored spheres can be easily and easily extracted.
Further, when the opening / closing member 70 returns to the sliding state by the normal ball-pulling operation, the detection element 107 of the position detecting means 105 is displaced to the “open” state before the timer circuit 125 times out. Before the time-up, the light emitting lamp 112 is controlled to extinguish. By However for some reason, the timer circuit 12 electromagnetic solenoid 95 is in the opening and closing member 70 despite being demagnetized did not return to the fully closed state of the sphere outlet 33, passes the set time N ₂
The light-emitting lamp 112 remains lit or flashed until the time 5 has elapsed, and this is visually recognized from the outside via the lamp lens 114, and the ball-pulling control device 50 of the pachinko machine P is in a ball-pulling state. Be informed. Note the set time N ₂ of the timer circuit 125 in this case is preferably set in a few hours units.

The timer circuit 125 is connected to the timer circuit 126 and the signal A from the position detecting means 105.
The lighting control of the light emitting lamp 112 may be performed by setting the ND condition. That is, if the detecting element 107 of the position detecting means 105 remains in the “closed” state at the time when the timer circuit 126 has timed out, the open / close member 70 has not returned to the fully closed state of the ball outlet 33. At this time, the abnormality may be notified by starting the timer circuit 125 and turning on the light emitting lamp 112 until the circuit 125 times out.

Next, the position detecting means 105 and the notifying means 11
In the ball-pulling control device 50 which is directly connected to 0 and equipped with the electric control board 130 (see FIG. 11), the drive circuit 123 controls the electric control board 130 by starting the timer circuit 126. At the same time set to stop energization to the time-up after a lapse of a set time N ₁ with simultaneously starts energizing. When the operation switch 102 is operated with a fingertip under such control conditions, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited at the same time as this operation, the ball discharge port 33 is opened, and an automatic ball removing operation is started.
On the other hand, the sliding movement of the opening and closing member 70 causes the detection element 1 to move.
Since 07 is in the “closed” state, the light emitting lamp 112 is controlled to emit light continuously. When the set time from the fingertip operation N ₁ has elapsed for the operation switch 102, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 by the time-up power supply to the drive circuit 122 is stopped in the timer circuit 126 is deenergized, opening and closing member 7 by the elastic force of the coil spring 78
0 slides back to the original closed state of the ball outlet 33.

[0047] In such a setting condition, since in instantaneous fingertips over the set time N ₁ sphere outlet 33 of the operation switch 102 is opened retained, easy retention balls in the upper ball pan E and Can be easily pulled out. Further, when the opening / closing member 70 returns to the slid state by a normal ball removing operation, the detecting element 107 of the position detecting means 105 is displaced to the “open” state, so that the light emitting lamp 112 is quenched. However, when the opening / closing member 70 does not return to the fully closed state of the ball outlet 33 for some reason, the light emitting lamp 11
2 remains in the lighting or blinking control state and is visually recognized from the outside via the lamp lens 114, so that the ball-pulling control device 50 of the pachinko machine P is informed that the ball-pulling-off device is in a ball-pulling state.

Further, in the ball-pulling control device 50 in which the electric control board 130 is mounted without the position detecting means 105 (see FIG. 12), the drive circuit 123 timeout of the set time N ₁ after together simultaneously with the start of the timer circuit 126 starts energization at the same time set to stop the energization. Under such control conditions, the operation switch 1
When the fingertip 02 is operated by a finger, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited at the same time as this operation, the ball outlet 33 is opened, and an automatic ball removing operation is started. Then, the operation switch 102
When the time set from the fingertip operation N ₁ has elapsed for the energization to the driving circuit 122 by the time preset by the timer circuit 126 is deenergized electromagnetic solenoid 95 is stopped, the opening and closing member 70 by the elastic force of the coil spring 78 is feeding the original sphere The outlet 33 is slid and displaced to the closed state.

[0049] Even in the sphere vent control apparatus 50 is not equipped with such a position detecting means 105 and notifying means 110, in instantaneous fingertips over the set time N ₁ sphere outlet 33 of the operation switch 102 is opened Since the ball is held, the stored ball in the upper bowl E can be easily and easily extracted. In the case where the drive circuit 122 is formed on the electric control board 130 and the light emitting lamp 112 is connected to the drive circuit 122,
Only when the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is excited (until the timer circuit 126 times out), the light emitting lamp 112 is controlled to emit light, and this is visually recognized from the outside via the lamp lens 114 (indicated by a broken line in FIG. 12). So that
It is possible to notify that the ball removing control device 50 of the pachinko machine P is in a ball removing state.

As described above, in the ball removing control device of the pachinko game machine according to the present embodiment, the opening / closing member 70 for opening and closing the ball sending port 33 is attached to the electric control board 104 (130) equipped with the timer circuit 126. The slide operation is performed by an electromagnetic solenoid 95 that is electrically connected, and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is controlled to be excited by a fingertip operation on an operation switch 102 disposed on the front surface of the upper bowl E, thereby performing an automatic ball-pulling operation. It was configured to obtain. Therefore, the operation switch 10
The ball outlet 33 can be kept open for a predetermined period of time based on the timed condition set by the timer circuit 126 by only one momentary fingertip operation on the second ball tray E.
It is possible to preferably extract the stored sphere. In addition, there is no need to maintain the ball-pulling state while placing a finger on the finger-holding piece 88 of the operation unit 84, and the player can easily and easily perform ball-pulling. Note that, in the ball-pulling control device 50 of the present embodiment, as described above, it is also possible to perform a manual ball-pulling operation while putting a finger on the finger hook 88 of the operation unit 84.

In the ball removing control device 50 in the above embodiment, the operating member 80 and the electromagnetic solenoid 95 are connected,
The opening / closing member 70 is connected to the ball outlet 33 through the operating member 80.
However, the electromagnetic solenoid 95 and the opening / closing member 70 may be directly connected to each other. Further, the operating member 80 and the electromagnetic solenoid 95
Although the connection with is illustrated in the form in which the engagement groove 92 and the engagement rod 97 opened to one side can be engaged only in one direction,
The engagement groove 92 and the engagement rod 97 may always be in an engaged and connected state. Even when the engagement groove 92 and the engagement rod 97 are always engaged, the urging is released and the rod 96 of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is released when the rod 96 of the electromagnetic solenoid 95 is not excited (demagnetized). A manual ball-pulling operation that directly slides and displaces the operation unit 84 can be allowed.

In the above-described embodiment, the light emitting lamp 112 is exemplified as the notifying means 110. However, a device that generates a sound such as a buzzer or a speaker may be used. In this case, the drive circuit 122 implemented on the electric control board 104 suitably controls the corresponding device to be implemented.

On the other hand, in the ball removing control device 50 in the above embodiment, the opening / closing member 70 is urged in the closing direction of the ball discharge port 33 by the coil spring 78 which directly applies an urging force to the opening / closing member 70. The opening and closing member 70
Is not limited to this. That is, a torsion spring that is mounted on the fulcrum portion 81 of the operation member 80 and locked on either the first arm portion 82 or the second arm portion 83 is attached, and the operation member 80 is rotated counterclockwise. Even when biased, the opening / closing member 70 is connected to the ball outlet 3 under the connection between the pin 85 and the engagement hole 86.
3 in the closing direction. Further, a coil spring may be provided between the first arm portion 82 and the wall surface of the main body member 52.

In the above-described embodiment, the stored balls drawn out from the ball outlet 33 are transferred to the lower ball tray F via the ball removal path 41 and the ball removal passage 143 formed on the front side of the front frame B. An example in which a slide lever type ball punching control device 50 is assembled to the upper ball tray E in a form of direct extraction is illustrated, but the ball pulling control device 50 is not limited to the upper ball tray of such a shape. Instead, for example, the present invention can be suitably applied to an upper ball dish of a back side discharge type in which a stored ball is once discharged to the rear side of the front frame B and then is drawn out to a lower ball dish via a prize ball auxiliary discharge path.

Further, in the present embodiment, the slide lever type ball-pulling control device in which the operating member 80 turns is exemplified.
It is also possible to equip a push-button type ball punching device in which the operating member moves directly with an electric opening / closing means (electromagnetic solenoid 95) and operation input means 93 to implement the ball pulling control device.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the ball removing control device 5 is attached to the attachment set portion 45 formed in the frame portion 29 of the dish main body 21.
Although the fixing device 50 is configured to be attached and fixed, a mounting set portion may be formed on the back surface side of the outer body 20, and the ball removing control device 50 may be attached and fixed to the outer body 20.

[0057]

As described above, according to the ball-pulling control device for a pachinko game machine according to the present invention, the opening / closing member for opening and closing the ball exit portion of the ball plate is mounted on the electric control board equipped with the timer circuit. By automatically sliding the storage ball in the ball dish by sliding the electromagnetically connected electromagnetic solenoid and controlling the electromagnetic solenoid by fingertip operation on an operation switch disposed on the front surface of the ball dish. It was configured to be able to perform the punching operation. Therefore, the ball outlet portion can be kept open for a predetermined time based on the time limit condition set in the timer circuit by only one momentary fingertip operation on the operation switch, and the stored ball of the ball dish can be stored. It becomes possible to extract it suitably. In addition, there is no need to maintain the ball-pulling state while putting a finger on the finger-holding piece of the operation unit, so that there is an advantage that the player can easily and easily perform ball-pulling. By operating the reset switch as needed to demagnetize the electromagnetic solenoid at an arbitrary time, the opening / closing member can be returned to the closed position of the ball exit portion, and the ball can be removed from the ball plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine to which a ball removal control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an exploded state of each constituent member of an upper ball tray to which the ball removing control device of the embodiment is mounted.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part of an upper ball tray to which a ball removal control device is assembled.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the upper ball tray broken at a mounting position of the ball removing control device.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway cross-sectional plan view of the ball-pulling control device assembled to the upper ball tray.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the ball removal control device broken at a predetermined position.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing the components of the ball removal control device in an exploded state.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a position detecting unit and a notifying unit provided in the ball emptying control device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a detecting element and a detected element in the position detecting means.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example in which an operation input unit, a position detection unit, a notification unit, and an electromagnetic solenoid are connected to an electric control board.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which an operation switch and an electromagnetic solenoid are connected to an electric control board, and a position detecting means and a notifying means are directly connected.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which an operation switch and an electromagnetic solenoid are connected to an electric control board.

[Explanation of symbols]

 33 ball sending port (ball exit portion) 70 opening / closing member 84 operating section 93 operation input means 94 electric opening / closing means 95 electromagnetic solenoid 98 movable section 102 operation switch 103 reset switch 104, 130 electric control board 123 drive circuit 126 timer circuit E upper ball Plate P Pachinko machine (game machine)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ball exit (E) of a ball tray (E) capable of storing a considerable number of pachinko balls and discharging the ball out of the tray at the front side of a gaming machine (P) using pachinko balls. An opening / closing member (70) that can be shifted to a closed position and an open position with respect to the part (33),
Operation input means (93) attached so as to be operable on the front side of the bowl (E) and appropriately connected to the electric control board (104, 130) side
And an electric opening / closing means (95) installed in the bowl (E) and connected to the electric control boards (104, 130) and appropriately connected to the opening / closing member (70). In pulling out the pachinko ball in), the electric opening / closing means (95) responds to the input of the operation input means (93) by the electric control board (104, 13).
The pachinko gaming machine is characterized in that the opening / closing member (70) is set to close after opening the ball exit portion (33) with being driven / stopped based on the set time limit condition in (0). Ball emptying control device. 2. A fingertip operation using an operation unit (84) facing the front side of the bowl (E) under the condition that the opening / closing member (70) is always biased and held in the closing direction. The ball-pulling control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball-pulling-off control device according to claim 1, wherein the ball-pulling-out control device is capable of being connected to or engaged with a movable portion (98) of the electric opening / closing means (95). 3. An operation input means (93), wherein:
It has an operation switch (102) and a reset switch (103) with an operation portion facing the front side of the front side, and is provided on the timer circuit (126) side of the electric control board (104, 130) installed in the bowl (E). 2. The ball-pulling-out control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, which is connected. 4. The electric opening / closing means is an electromagnetic solenoid (95) installed in the ball dish (E), and includes an electric control board (104, 130) installed in the ball dish (E). Timer circuit
The movable circuit (98) of the electromagnetic solenoid (95) is connected to the drive circuit (123) connected to the open / close member (70) and can be engaged in one direction with the open / close member (70). Or the ball removal control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to 2.