JP2000135357A - Fixed number of balls paying-out device for pachinko balls - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small and cheap fixed number of balls paying-out device for pachinko balls for precisely paying out reserved balls flowing down within a ball supplying passage at a unit of a fixed number of pieces (N pieces, n<N) by restricting a rotation of a ball transferring body for discharging n pieces per one rotation at every time of a ball paying-out operation. SOLUTION: A second ball sending body 58 for discharging 10 pieces per one rotation begins to rotate when a second restriction member 59 is separated from a retention section 73 of a first cam 62 after a solenoid 60 is excited according to a lending-ball paying-out order, and reserved balls within a second ball supplying passage 15b are discharged one by one. After the solenoid 60 is demagnetized corresponding to a discharge of a second piece of the discharging balls by a lending-ball sensor 39, and after a pushing return to the first can 62 of the second restriction member 59 is interfered restraining on restraining circular arc edge of a second cam, the pushing return is released at a linear cutting section at a twenty-fourth discharging. The second restriction member 59 is engaged again to the retention section 73 at discharging the last twenty-fifth piece and the second ball sending body 58 stops rotating.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a constant ball dispensing device for pachinko balls, and more particularly, to a pachinko ball stored on the back side of a pachinko game machine capable of developing a pachinko game in a vertically-oriented game board. ) Can be paid out in fixed number units.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this kind represented by a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine, a ball is fed from an upper ball tray to a firing position by a ball-feeding / launch control operation for each ball started based on a game operation. A required pachinko game can be played by launching the inserted game balls into the game board. Then, in response to winning conditions during the game (such as generation of a safe ball and establishment of a score of a symbol combination by entering the ball, etc.), the stored balls supplied from the stored ball supply unit on the back side of the machine each time the payout operation of the ball payout device is performed. As a prize ball of a predetermined number (for example, in a range of 5 to 15), the ball is paid out to an upper ball plate and a lower ball plate via a predetermined ball supply path. In such a pachinko gaming machine, generally, the ball payout device pays out prize balls while controlling rotation of a ball feeder facing the ball supply path by drive control of an electric tool (solenoid or motor) for each winning condition. An electric type that detects the count is used.

On the other hand, in recent pachinko gaming machines, in addition to paying out the stored balls on the back side of the machine as prize balls as described above, it is required that they can be paid out as rental balls for games. . That is, in a pachinko game machine (also referred to as a card type pachinko machine) to which a ball lending system is also used, a ball lending operation is performed by inserting a predetermined card into a card unit installed on the side of the machine. In this case, the storage balls on the back of the machine are paid out as a rental ball in a predetermined number of units (for example, 25 for 100 yen). Therefore, in order to cope with the request for loaned ball payout, in many cases, the above-described electric type ball payout device is also used for paying out the loaned ball, and the respective ball payout commands for the prize ball and the loaned ball are issued. In accordance with the prize ball and loaned ball was paid out separately.

[0004]

By the way, in the electric type ball dispensing apparatus as described above, when dispensing a stored ball as a rental ball, the ball is fed through a ball feeder (rotary body).
The number of ejected balls is determined by counting the number of ejected balls by detecting means (in most cases, using a photosensor), or by controlling the number of solenoids to be excited or demagnetized for each ball. When the count number is reached, the stop control of the solenoid is performed to stop the rotation of the ball feeder (rotator). For this reason, in the operation of dispensing the loaned ball, not only the control related thereto becomes very complicated, but also in a case where the detecting means breaks down, there is a possibility that an incorrect dispensing may be performed.

[0005] Also, as a dispensing technology form for a rental ball, 1
A predetermined number N by rotation (for example, 25 for 100 yen)
It is also proposed to use a ball feeder (rotator) that can discharge the balls. However, in such a form, the ball feeder (rotating body) becomes very large (large diameter), and the entire mechanism is enlarged and drastic design specifications are related to other device configurations on the back side of the machine. Was forced to change, which was one of the factors that increased the manufacturing cost of pachinko machines as a whole.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem.
A small, inexpensive small and inexpensive fixed number (N) of stored balls can be accurately dispensed by regulating the rotational state of a ball feeder having a predetermined number (n) of discharge conditions per rotation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a constant ball payout device for pachinko balls.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a constant ball payout device for a pachinko ball according to the invention of claim 1 of the present application is a backside of a gaming machine capable of developing a pachinko game in a vertically oriented gaming board. In a constant ball dispensing device for a pachinko ball for dispensing a fixed number (N pieces) of the stored balls flowing down in the ball supply path by a single ball dispensing operation at each time, the ball can be rotated to a position adjacent to the ball supply path. A ball feeder that discharges a predetermined number (n, n <N) per rotation while receiving stored balls in a ball supply path by a plurality of ball receivers formed on the outer circumference and supported by the electric control unit; An electromagnetic solenoid that is driven and controlled based on an output signal, and a switching position that can be switched between a restrained position where rotation of the ball feeder is stopped and a release position where the rotation is permitted with the excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid. Always on the restraint position side A biased regulating member, and a rotation regulating unit that integrally rotates with the ball feeder and regulates the rotation state of the ball feeder based on the engagement of the regulation member at the restrained position or the release at the release position. At the time when the restricting member is shifted from the restrained position to the release position by the excitation operation of the solenoid and separated from the rotation restricting means, the ball feeder rotates and proceeds to discharge the stored ball, while the In the demagnetized state of the solenoid, when the regulating member is locked to the rotation regulating means after returning from the release position to the restraining position,
The ball feeder stops the N / n rotation and stops for a certain number (N
), The payout of individual balls is terminated.

Accordingly, in the invention of claim 1 of the present application,
When the solenoid is excited based on an output signal from the electrical control unit, the regulating member shifts from the restrained position to the released position to allow the ball feeder to rotate. Then, the ball feeder rotates while receiving the stored balls in the ball supply path, and discharges a predetermined number (n, n <N) of stored balls per rotation. And meanwhile,
In the demagnetized state of the solenoid, when the regulating member is returned to the restrained position from the release position and locked to the rotation regulating means, the ball feeder stops rotating, and at the time of the stop, the ball feeder rotates N / n. At the end, the payout of a fixed number (N) of balls is completed.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a constant ball dispensing apparatus for pachinko balls according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In the present embodiment, a game ball is launched into a game board one by one to develop a game ball winning game (separated into an out ball and a safe ball). A case of a pachinko machine which can be separately discharged into an award ball for establishment (generation of a safe ball) and a rental ball for a game ball using a ball rental system and supplied to a ball tray side will be mainly exemplified.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment has various types of gaming components as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 on the front side of an opening of an outer frame 1 forming an outline of the machine. A vertically rectangular front frame 2 on which members are set is assembled so as to be openable and removable, and a window frame 4 for protecting the game board 3 through see-through and an upper ball plate 5 are provided on the front side of the front frame 2 together. At the lower part of the front frame 2, a lower ball tray 6, a hit ball launching device 7, and the like are mounted.
Note that a card unit 8 used in a ball lending system is provided on one side edge of the outer frame 1.

On the other hand, on the back side of the front frame 2, a mechanism set board 9 having various ball paths, processing units, and the like is detachably set. In the mechanism set board 9, a game board inspection window 1 is provided.
Around 0, a discharge path 11 for the out-ball and a processing path 12 for the safe sphere are defined. A ball dispensing device 16 to be described later is detachably attached to a downstream end of a ball supply path 15 through which stored balls are supplied from a ball tank 13 as a stored ball supply unit via a straightening gutter 14 by screws or the like. The stored balls dispensed as prize balls or rental balls from the ball dispensing device 16 are discharged in the same manner as in the related art (not shown).
Is supplied to the upper ball tray 5 via the
The rectification gutter 14 is not shown, but is
A type in which a row of prize ball paths and a row of lending ball paths are sectioned in parallel,
A type in which two rows of prize ball paths and one or two rows of lending ball paths are sectioned and arranged in parallel is proposed. In the latter two-row type, a prize ball is lent from the straightening gutter 14 toward the ball supply path 15. It is desirable to provide alignment means for arranging the spheres in one row.

Another configuration of the mechanism set board 9 described above is that a switch for detecting stored balls (also referred to as a 25-piece confirmation switch) is provided at a predetermined position on the rental ball side of the rectifying gutter 14.
19 are installed. On the other hand, at the downstream end of the processing path 12, a safe ball detection processing device 20 is detachably set so that the safe balls are stopped and detected one by one, and after the predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, the safe balls are released. It has become. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes an external connection terminal plate connected to a power supply unit (AC 24 V), reference numeral 22 denotes a main board for controlling the game content, and reference numeral 23 denotes safe ball detection processing and stored ball discharge processing (for prize ball payout). Ball dispensing control board as an electrical control unit for controlling the ball dispensing), 24 is a relay board for electrically connecting the ball dispensing device 16 to the ball dispensing control board 23, and 25 is the card unit 8 and ball dispensing. Control board 2
3 is an interface board that electrically connects the control board 3 with the control board 3.

Although not shown, such a pachinko machine of the present embodiment is installed together with the card unit 8 in each section frame of an installation frame base commonly called an "island" in a game hall, and is provided with a vertically oriented game. To be served. Then, a considerable amount of pachinko balls supplied from the ball distribution unit in the replenishing equipment (not shown) is received in the ball tank 13 and stored in the straightening gutter 14, and the safe balls generated during the pachinko game are removed from the safe ball. Each time the ball processing device 20 detects one ball at a time, a predetermined number (in this embodiment, a small number of 5 to 8, a large number of 10 to 15) of award balls can be paid out. On the other hand, in the ball lending system, when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 26 of the card unit 8 and the ball lending operation section 27 provided on the upper front surface of the upper bowl 5 is operated, the ball lending of a card reader (not shown) is performed. In accordance with the interpretation control condition, a predetermined number (in this embodiment, 25 for 100 yen) of lending balls for a fixed amount unit within the effective amount of the card under the ball presence detection condition of the stored ball detection switch 19 is determined. Can pay out.

On the other hand, the ball payout device 16 in this embodiment is controlled by an output signal from the ball payout control board 23, and receives a prize ball payout command signal or a loan ball payout command signal from the board payout control board 23. Is output, a prize ball for winning and a rental ball for a game can be separately discharged in accordance with each of these signals. In the ball dispensing device 16, as a basic configuration, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, a passage gutter having a substantially H-shaped cross section is formed in a synthetic resin case body 28 unitized in a rectangular box shape. 29, a first sphere supply path 15a and a second sphere supply path 15b, which form a part of the sphere supply path 15, are formed in the front-rear direction (a direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 3). ,
A portion facing 15b is provided with a first payout portion 32 for paying out a prize ball, a second payout portion 33 for paying out a loaned ball, a ball emptying operation portion 34 described later, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the ball dispensing device 16, the case body 28 includes a pair of front and rear lid-shaped first cases 28a and a bottomed box-shaped second case 28b.
Are combined with screws or the like, and these two cases 28a,
The passage gutter 29 is mounted between 28b. First and second notches 35 and 3 are provided at right central portions of the passage gutter 29 corresponding to the first and second ball supply passages 15a and 15b, respectively.
6, a first sensor substrate 38 having a prize ball sensor (light emission side) 37 described below is installed near the first notch 35 on the first ball supply path 15a side, while the second ball supply Road 1
In the vicinity of the second notch 36 on the 5b side, a second sensor substrate 40 provided with a rental ball sensor (light emission side) 39 described later as detection means is installed.

Each ball supply path 1 in the passage gutter 29
The payout driving board 4 is provided on the left side portion corresponding to 5a, 15b.
The sensor 41 on the light emitting side is provided on the substrate 41.
Each sensor 37, 39 on the light receiving side is located at a position corresponding to 7, 39.
And a connector 42 connected to the ball payout control board 23 and the like via wiring (not shown). Each of the sensors 37 and 39 has a detection hole 43 formed in the wall of the passage gutter 29 such that the light-emitting side and light-receiving side tips face the corresponding ball supply paths 15a and 15b, respectively.
Has been inserted. 8, reference numeral 44 denotes a wiring insertion groove, 45 denotes an opening through which wiring is inserted when connected to the connector 42, and 46 connects the ball supply path 15 outside the case body 28 to the first ball supply path 15a. A first communication port 47 is a second communication port connecting the ball supply path 15 and the second ball supply path 15b, and a stopper 48 is for holding the ball removing operation section 34 in a normal state.

The first payout portion 32 of the ball payout device 16 is incorporated on the front side (the back side in FIG. 3 and the upper side in FIG. 4) of the case body 28 and stores the prize ball from the ball supply path 15. It detects passing in and out of balls one by one, and functions as a ball payout unit for winning balls. As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 7, the first payout unit 32
8, first and second cases 28a, 28
a first wheel feeder 50 in the form of a ratchet wheel rotatably supported on a first support shaft 49 provided between the first and second shafts b, and a first regulating member 51 for restricting rotation and stop of the first ball feeder 50. A first electromagnetic solenoid 52, which is a switching operation source, and a prize ball sensor 37 including an upper sensor 37a and a lower sensor 37b for detecting the presence or absence of a stored ball in the first ball supply path 15a are provided.

The first ball feeder 50 is made of a hard resin such as Duracon or polyacetal.
In the case of 0, each ball receiving portion 54 partitioned by a plurality of (ten in this embodiment) partitioning claws 53 formed on the outer periphery is connected to the first ball supply passage 15a from the first cutout 35 of the passage gutter 29.
And the first ball supply path 15 by the ball receiving portion 54.
The storage spheres flowing down in a are rotated while receiving the ball pressure one by one, and the storage spheres can be discharged as prize balls. Further, the electromagnetic solenoid 52 is connected to the ball payout control board 2.
The operation is controlled based on the prize ball payout command signal from 3
An electromagnetic flapper type solenoid that can generate a magnetic force in accordance with the excitation signal while the magnetic force generating unit 55 generates the magnetic force in accordance with the demagnetizing signal. The first regulating member 51 is supported on the frame 56 so as to be tiltable. Have been.

The first regulating member 51 is made of a metal lever, and in the operating state when the power is turned on, the first ball feeder 50 is always operated by a tension spring 57 as an urging member.
The first ball feeder 50 is urged and held in a direction in which the first ball feeder 50 is locked with the section claw portion 53 to stop (restrict) the rotation. On the other hand, when the magnetic force generating portion 55 is energized in accordance with the excitation operation of the solenoid 52, the magnetic force generates a rotation of the first ball feeder 50 by separating from the claw portion 53 against the urging force of the tension spring 57. Is allowed (released). The upper sensor 37 constituting the prize ball sensor 37
a and the lower sensor 37 are arranged at a detection interval of one ball in the vertical direction, face the first ball supply path 15a, and detect the presence or absence of a stored ball that can be paid out as a prize ball by the pair of left and right upper sensors 37a. On the other hand, a pair of left and right lower sensors 37b
Thus, the presence / absence of stored balls paid out as prize balls is detected (count detection). The prize ball sensor 37 outputs the detection signal to the ball payout control board 23 via the relay board 24 or the like each time the discharged stored ball is detected one by one by the lower sensor 37b. .

On the other hand, the second in the ball payout device 16
The payout portion 33 is incorporated in the rear side (the front side in FIG. 3 and the lower side in FIG. 4) of the case body 28, and detects the passage of the stored balls from the ball supply path 15 of the stored ball for lending one by one. It functions as a ball dispensing unit for a rental ball.
As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 7, the second payout portion 33 has a ratchet-shaped second wheel rotatably supported on the first support shaft 49 as a common axis similarly to the first ball feeder 50. A two-ball feeder 58, a second electromagnetic solenoid 60 that is a switching operation source of a second regulating member 59 that controls rotation and stop of the second sphere feeder 58, and a second solenoid at a downstream side of the second sphere feeder 58. A rental ball sensor 39 for detecting the presence or absence of a stored ball in the two-ball supply path 15b is provided.

Further, in the second payout section 33, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the first gear 61 is rotated so as to rotate integrally with the second ball feeder 58 with respect to the first support shaft 49.
(10 teeth) and a first cam 62 as a rotation restricting means are supported. These second ball feeder 58 and first gear 61
The first cam 62 and the first cam 62 may be integrally connected so as to be integrally rotatable, or may be integrally formed. Further, at a position above the first support shaft 49, the first
A second support shaft 63 is provided between the second cases 28a and 28b, and the second support shaft 63 meshes with the first gear 61 and the second gear 64 (teeth) as an interlocking member that rotates interlockingly. Equation 25) is rotatably supported. Further, a second cam 65 as a regulating interference unit that rotates integrally with the second gear 64 so as to be positioned within the tilting range of the second regulating member 59 is rotatably supported on the second support shaft 63. In addition, a rotation braking member having a balance weight 66 on the rear side (the front side in FIG. 3 and the lower side in FIG. 4) of the second gear 64 so as to be located above the second ball feeder 58. 67 is rotatably supported.

In such a second payout section 33, the second ball feeder 58 has substantially the same configuration as the first ball feeder 50, and a plurality of (ten in the present embodiment) partitioning claws 6 are provided.
Each of the ball receiving portions 69 partitioned by 8 faces the second ball supply passage 15b from the second notch 36 of the passage gutter 29, and the stored balls flow down in the second ball supply passage 15b by the ball reception portion 69. Are rotated one by one while receiving the ball pressure, and the stored balls can be discharged as lending balls. The electromagnetic solenoid 60 is operated and controlled based on a lending ball dispensing command signal from the ball dispensing control board 23, and can generate a magnetic force in the magnetic force generating unit 70 in accordance with the excitation signal, but disappears in accordance with the degaussing signal. An electromagnetic flapper type solenoid, whose frame 71 is provided with the second regulating member 5
9 is tiltably supported.

The second restricting member 59 is made of a metal lever similarly to the first restricting member 51, and always operates as a biasing member when the power is turned on.
As a result, the first and second cams 62 and 65 are biased and held in a direction in which they engage with each other. On the outer peripheral cam surface of the first cam 62, two locking portions 73 capable of locking the tip of the second regulating member 59 are formed at an angle of 180 degrees with each other,
A position (restraint position) for locking to one of the locking portions 73
The rotation of the second ball feeder 58 is stopped by returning the second regulating member 59 to the urging force of the tension spring 72, and the distal end of the second regulating member 59 is separated from each of the locking portions 73. The rotation of the second ball feeder 58 is allowed. On the other hand, the outer peripheral cam surface of the second cam 65 is brought into contact with and engaged with the second regulating member 59 so that the regulating member 59 is separated from the first cam 62 (release position).
Arc edge 74 having a constant radius for interference constraint
Is formed over an angle range of about 270 degrees as an example, and does not interfere with the second regulating member 59 that attempts to return to the restrained position after the solenoid 60 is demagnetized. A linear cutout 75 for allowing engagement with the engagement portion 73 is formed over an angle range of about 90 degrees as an example.

The rental ball sensor 39 detects the presence or absence of a stored ball that has been dispensed as a rental ball along with the rotation of the second ball feeder 58. In the present embodiment, the stored ball is, for example, 2 balls. When the count of the discharged balls is detected, the detection signal is output to the ball payout control board 23 via the relay board 24 and the like. Further, the rotation braking member 67 is supported on the second support shaft 63 via a substantially U-shaped support concave portion 76 so as to be attachable / detachable and rotatable,
An engagement projection 77 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the section claw 68 of the second ball feeder 58 is formed at the distal end. Accordingly, the rotation braking member 67 is always properly rotated and biased in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 by the weight of the weight 66, and the engaging projection 77 of the rotation braking member 67 Part 6
8 and the ball receiving portion 69.

The ball removing operation section 34 includes first and second
This is for discharging stored balls from inside the ball supply paths 15a and 15b. In the ball removing operation section 34, an operation lever 78 made of a synthetic resin capable of being moderately elastically deformed is attached to the first support shaft 49 with respect to the first support shaft 49. It is rotatably supported so as to be located between the first ball feeder 50 and the first cam. The operation lever 78 is always locked and held by the stopper 48. During operation, the lever 78 moves over the stopper 48 by appropriate elastic deformation, and rotates clockwise in FIG. I have. The operation lever 78 has a first operation portion 78a and a second operation portion 78b which are branched from a boss portion thereof, and the operation lever 78 is manually operated.
When the rotary operation is performed, the operation portions 78a and 78b abut and engage with the corresponding regulating members 51 and 59, respectively. Accordingly, each of the solenoids 52, 60
When the operating lever 78 is rotated in the demagnetized state, the first operating portion 78a separates the first regulating member 51 from the partitioning claw 53 of the first ball feeder 50, and the second operating portion 78b (2) The locking member 7 of the first cam 62 is
Since the ball feeders 50 and 58 are rotatable (free state), the ball feeders 50 and 58 rotate continuously by receiving the ball pressure of the stored balls, and continuously discharge a large number of stored balls.

Here, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 23, various switches 80, various solenoids 81 and various ball detection switches 82 on the game board are provided on the main board 23. The connection is performed, and a control process related to the game and the prize ball discharge is performed. Further, an interface board 25 to which the card unit 8 and the ball lending operation board 27a are connected and a 25-piece confirmation switch 19 as a stored ball detection switch are connected to the ball payout control board 23, and an operation process of the ball lending system is performed. You. A firing control device 83 is connected to the output side of the ball dispensing control board 23, and based on the output of the firing stop signal, various electric components 84 in the device 83, a firing / ball feed solenoid 85, and an operation control of a firing stop lamp 86. Is made. Further, the relay board 24 and the payout driving board 4
1 is connected to perform each control process of the prize ball payout and the loan ball payout, while the prize ball lamp 87 and the ball rental lamp 88, which are blinked or turned on and off on the front side at the time of each payout, are connected. The prize ball information signal and the ball lending information signal are output to an external computer or the like (not shown) via the external connection terminal board 21.

Next, the operation of the constant ball dispensing device for pachinko balls of the present embodiment will be described. Now, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 26 of the card unit 8 and the button operation of the ball lending operation unit 27 on the front side of the machine is performed by the second payout unit 33 of the ball payout device 16 on the back of the machine. A predetermined number of loaned balls (25 for 100 yen) are supplied to the upper ball tray 5. Under this condition, a required game can be developed by launching the game balls one by one into the game board 3 based on the operation of the hit ball launching device 7. The out ball generated during the game is discharged out of the machine from the discharge path 11 of the mechanism set board 9, and the safe ball is introduced into the safe ball detection processing device 20 from the processing path 12. Each ball is detected to be stopped, and the ball is ejected outside the machine at the same time as the prize ball payout. In the ball payout device 16, a predetermined number (including a small number and a large number) of prize balls are supplied from the first payout portion 32 to the safe ball as described later. Is discharged to On the other hand, based on the ball payout operation, a predetermined number of loaned balls are paid out from the second payout unit 33 as described later.

In the ball dispensing device 16 provided in the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, a ball dispensing control board is transmitted through a control command from the main substrate 22 based on a safe ball signal from the safe ball detection processing device 20. When the prize ball payout signal is output from 23, the following prize ball payout processing can be performed. That is, in the first payout section 32 for paying out prize balls, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, first, when the first electromagnetic solenoid 52 is excited under the condition that the upper sensor 37a detects the presence of a ball, a magnetic force is generated in the magnetic force generating unit 55. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
The first ball feeder 50 is moved away from the partitioning claw 53 to the release position against the urging force of the tension spring 57. Then
As shown in FIG. 13, the first ball feeder 50 includes a ball receiving portion 54.
As a result, it rotates (36 degrees for one ball) while receiving the pressure (weight) of the upstream sphere including the stored sphere detected by the upper sensor 37a, and discharges the stored sphere to the downstream side. Then, one discharged ball is discharged to the lower sensor 3.
The presence of a ball is detected by 7b, and the detection signal based on the detection of the presence of the ball by the lower sensor 37b is output to the ball payout control board 23, so that the electromagnetic solenoid 52 is demagnetized. Therefore, the first motor released from the magnetic force generation unit 55
The regulating member 51 is urged and returned in the direction of engagement with the first ball feeder 50, and is again locked on the partition claw 53, whereby the rotation of the first ball feeder 50 is stopped. Thereafter, in the same manner,
A predetermined number of times are set by repeating the excitation control of the solenoid 52 according to the detection of the presence of the ball by the upper sensor 37a and the demagnetization control of the solenoid 52 according to the detection of the presence of the ball (count detection) by the lower sensor 37b. (Small and many) prize balls are discharged according to the excitation / demagnetization control for each ball of the solenoid 52.

On the other hand, in the ball lending operation, when a lending ball dispensing signal is output from the ball dispensing control board 23 via a lending ball dispensing command from the card unit 8 side, the ball dispensing device 16 generates a lending ball for the lending ball. The two payout units 33 can perform the following rental ball payout processing (for example, 25 payouts). That is, in the second dispensing section 33, first, since the magnetic force is generated in the magnetic force generating section 70 when the second electromagnetic solenoid 60 is excited, the second regulating member 59 is attracted to resist the urging force of the extension spring 72. And the locking portion 73 of the first cam 62
And moves to the release position (see FIGS. 14 to 16). Then, the second ball feeder 58 rotates (36 degrees for one ball) while receiving the ball pressure of the stored ball by the ball receiving portion 69, and continuously moves the stored ball received by each ball receiving portion 69 to the downstream side. Discharge. Then, the continuously discharged stored balls are counted and detected one by one by the lending ball sensor 39, and based on the detection (count detection) of the presence of the second ball by the lending ball sensor 39, the detection signal is transmitted to the ball payout control board. 23. Then, the ball payout control board 23 receives the second detection signal from the rental ball sensor 39 and outputs a degaussing signal to the payout drive board 41, whereby the solenoid 60
Is demagnetized, the second regulating member 59 is moved to the first cam 6.
It is attempted to return to the direction of engagement with the second position, that is, the bias position.

However, in the second ball dispensing section 33, the second cam 65 is brought into contact with the first gear 61 and the second gear 64 as shown in FIG. It is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle. Therefore, the second restricting member 59 that is about to return to the urging state is brought into contact with the restraining arc edge 74 of the second cam 65 and is temporarily restrained by interference. Therefore, even after the solenoid 60 is demagnetized, the rotation state of the second ball feeder 58 is allowed in the second payout unit 33, and the continuous discharge of the stored balls as lending balls is continued. Here, regarding the relative rotational relationship between the two cams 62 and 65, in the example where the first and second gears 61 and 64 have a tooth ratio of 10:25,
When the cam 65 rotates once (360 degrees) together with the second gear 64, the first cam 62 rotates 2.5 times (900 degrees) together with the first gear 61 and the second ball feeder 58 during that time. Incidentally, the state of FIG. 16 corresponds to the first cam 62 and the second cam 6.
Assuming that both the rotation angles of No. 5 are 0 degrees, in the state of FIG. 17 in which two storage balls are discharged as lending balls, the rotation angle of the first cam 62 is 72 degrees of two balls, The rotation angle of the second cam 65 is 28.8 degrees of 72 degrees / 2.5.

In such a state, when the second ball feeder 58 is further rotated to discharge the twenty-fourth stored ball with respect to the preset 25 loaned ball payout schedule,
As shown in FIG. 18, the second regulating member 59 is provided with a second cam 65.
From the constraining arc edge 74 to the straight notch 75. Incidentally, in the state of FIG. 18, the rotation angle of the first cam 62 is 864 degrees, while the rotation angle of the second cam 65 is 345.6 degrees. First cam 6 in this case
FIG. 19 is an enlarged view showing the relative positional relationship between the second cam 65 and the second cam 65 and the second regulating member 59. As is apparent from FIG. Since the boundary with the notch 75 is round,
The second regulating member 58 smoothly comes into sliding contact with the boundary portion.
When the rotation further proceeds from the state shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the urging return force of the second regulating member 59 (the urging force of the tension spring 72) is in the same direction as the clockwise rotation of the second cam 65. The last (25th) stored ball is discharged as a rental ball, and the rental ball payout ends. In this state, the second regulating member 59 is locked by the locking portion 73 of the first cam 62 to stop the rotation of the second ball feeder 58, and the loaned ball payout is completed. In this way, if there are few stored balls for rental balls,
For example, even if the number of stored balls is 25 or 26,
Stable and accurate dispensing is performed by the above-mentioned moment function irrespective of the insufficient ball pressure of the stored balls just before the ball dispensing ends.

In the above-described ball payout, the second
The rotation of the second ball feeder 58 is permitted from the time when the regulating member 59 is separated from the locking portion 73 of the first cam 62 (release time), but appropriate braking is applied to the rotation speed. The rotation braking member 67 suitably functions as much as possible. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, the engagement projection 77 of the rotation braking member 67 is lightly pressed and engaged with the ball receiving portion 69 of the second ball feeder 58 based on the weight of the weight 66. When the second ball feeder 58 starts to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, the engagement convex portion 77 gets over the partitioning claw portion 68 while giving an appropriate frictional resistance to the ball receiving portion 69, and moves to the next ball receiving portion. By moving the engaging portion to the portion 69, the rotation speed of the second ball feeder 58 can be always braked while the second ball feeder 58 is rotating in the same manner. Accordingly, the second ball feeder 58 can maintain a stable payout rotation, and can perform a preferable payout without generating an overrun or noise of the rotation.

According to the constant ball dispensing device for pachinko balls of the present embodiment configured as described above, the second regulating member 5 is provided.
9 returns to the restraining position where the rotation of the second ball feeder 58 is stopped, and the locking portion 7 of the first cam 62 as the rotation restricting means.
Since the rental ball payout control operation is terminated at the timing of locking with 3, the count detection timing of the set number of discharges and the demagnetization timing of the solenoid 60 do not need to be matched as in the related art, and the control configuration is simplified. Can be something.

The second operation is performed by the excitation operation of the solenoid 60.
After the restricting member 59 is separated from the locking portion 73 of the first cam 62, the second ball feeder 58 and the like rotate by a preset number of revolutions, and the second restricting member 59 is again moved to the locking portion 73. And stop rotation by locking, so that a sensor for counting and detecting the number of stored balls corresponding to the set number of discharges as in the related art can be eliminated, and the overall configuration of the apparatus is simplified to reduce costs. It is also possible. That is, compared to a configuration in which excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid are repeated each time one ball is ejected, there is no need to perform complicated solenoid on / off control even with a large number of set payouts. Can be done. Furthermore, since frequent excitation demagnetization is not involved, there is also an effect that aging of the device due to thermal damage or the like can be prevented.

The number of balls to be paid out is the second ball feeder 58
More than the number of discharges per rotation (10) (25)
), The first as the rotation restricting means
By adjusting the relative relationship between the cam 62 and the second regulating member 59 from the separation timing to the locking timing between the two, 62 and 59, the small ball receiver 58 having a small ball receiver 69 can be appropriately changed a plurality of times. (2.5 rotations in this embodiment) If rotated, it is possible to respond to a large number of loaned ball payout requests, and it is not necessary to use a large ball receiver having a large number of ball receivers. Can contribute to the miniaturization of the device. In addition, a request to change the set number of payouts in the future,
For example, a change request such as 24 or 22 for 100 yen can be flexibly dealt with.

Furthermore, as described above, a small ball can be used as the second ball receiver 58 for paying out a loaned ball, so that the second payout unit 33 provided with the ball receiver 58 for paying out a loaned ball can be replaced with a prize ball. The first payout unit 32 for paying out can be installed in the mechanism set board 9 having a limited small space, so that the use of the mechanism set board 9 need not be changed drastically, and the manufacturing cost of the entire pachinko machine is reduced. Can be prevented from rising. When necessary, the operator manually operates the operation lever 78 of the ball-pulling operation section 34 to release the stored balls in the supply paths 15, 15a, 15b under the release conditions of the first and second payout sections 32, 33. Since all the stored balls in the ball supply passages 15, 15a, and 15b can be easily and promptly discharged, since they can be discharged to the outside.

The constant ball dispensing device for pachinko balls in the above embodiment may be modified as follows. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the respective regulating members 51 and 59 are tiltably supported by abutting engagement of the base end side surfaces with the frame frames 56 and 71 of the corresponding solenoids 52 and 60 (see FIG. 10). ), As shown in FIG. 11 (illustrating the second regulating member 59 as an example), the second regulating member 5
A shaft 89 is provided at the base end of the frame 9 and the shaft 89 is
It may be inserted and supported in the shaft hole 90 formed in the first hole.

In the above embodiment, the first support shaft 49 has the first
The cam 62 is provided so as to rotate integrally with the second ball feeder 58 and the first gear 61.
The first cam 62 in a snail shape is
It may be provided so as to rotate integrally with the gear 64. In this case, after the distal end of the second regulating member 59 is separated (released) from the locking portion 73 in accordance with the excitation operation of the solenoid 60, the second regulating member 59 which is about to return to the energized state in accordance with the demagnetizing operation of the solenoid 60. Are the arc portions 62a of the first cam 62
(Corresponding to the constraining arc edge 74 in the above embodiment) and slidably contact. When the first cam 62 has completed one rotation, it again engages with the locking portion 73 and rotates the second ball feeder 58. To stop. Therefore, in the case of this modified example, the second cam 65 can be omitted, so that the configuration can be further simplified.

In the above-described embodiment, the first payout portion 32 and the second payout portion 33 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, but they are arranged in a left-right combination as shown in FIGS. Is also good. In this case, the first ball feeder 50 of the first payout section 32 is supported by the newly provided shaft 79. It is possible to cope with a case where the arrangement of the first payout unit 32 and the second payout unit 33 has to be changed in this way in relation to other ball paths and the like in the mechanism set board 9. Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the first payout portion 32 and the second payout portion 33 may be individually housed in separate case bodies 28 and combined front and rear. Also in this case, the first ball feeder 50 of the first payout section 32 is supported by the newly provided shaft 79.

In the above embodiment, the ball dispensing device 16 is used.
Is unitized for each case and is configured to be detachable from the mechanism set panel 9, but may be formed integrally with the mechanism set panel 9. In the above embodiment, the first and second gears 6 are used.
The first cam 62 and the second cam 65 are interlocked with each other.
Although the difference in the number of rotations is provided, the difference in the number of rotations may be provided by winding a belt between pulleys having different diameters.

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According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the regulating member shifts to the release position in accordance with the excitation operation of the solenoid, the rotation of the ball feeder is allowed and the discharge of the stored balls is started. Since the rotation of the ball feeder is stopped by returning to the release position where the restricting member is locked to the rotation restricting means, unlike the related art, the count detection timing of the set number of discharges and the demagnetization timing of the solenoid are different from the related art. There is no need to make the same or the like, and the control configuration including the detection means and the solenoid related to the ball payout control can be simplified. If the set number of ball payouts is N on the premise that the number of discharges per rotation of the ball feeder is n, the corresponding configuration is made by rotating the ball feeder N / n times. It is possible to flexibly cope with a large number of discharge requests while using a small device, and it is possible to contribute to a reduction in size and cost of the entire apparatus.

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FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine provided with a card unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing a pachinko machine also having a card unit.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the ball payout device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a case body and the like of the ball dispensing device in an exploded state.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the first payout section and the second payout section, with a part thereof broken away.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an arrangement relationship between a first payout unit and a second payout unit.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing another example of the first and second regulating members in the first and second payout units.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the rotation of the ball feeder of the first payout unit is stopped.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a rotation permissible (ball feed) state of the ball feeder of the first payout unit.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the rotation of the ball feeder of the second payout unit is stopped.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a rotation permissible (ball feed) state of a ball feeder of a second payout unit.

FIG. 16 shows the state before the second payout section pays out (the ball feeder stops).
Explanatory drawing which shows a state.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the second payout unit is in the middle of payout (rotation of the ball feeder).

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a state immediately before the end of the payout (rotation of the ball feeder) of the second payout unit.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view in which main parts in FIG. 18 are enlarged.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the rotation braking member in the second payout unit.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of a state before a ball removing operation in the ball payout device.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory view of a state after a ball removing operation in the ball payout device.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram schematically showing an electrical configuration mainly related to payout of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing another example of the rotation restricting means in the second payout unit.

FIG. 25 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another example of the ball payout device.

26 is a plan sectional view taken along line XXVI-XXVI in FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another example of the ball dispensing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... Game board, 8 ... Card unit, 13 ... Ball tank, 15 ... Ball supply path, 15a ... First ball supply path, 15
b: second ball supply path, 16: ball dispensing device, 20: safe ball detection processing device, 23: ball dispensing control board (electric control unit), 26: card insertion slot, 27: ball lending operation unit, 28 ... Case body, 29: passage gutter, 32: first payout part for prize ball, 33: second payout part for rental ball, 34: ball removal operation part, 37: sensor for prize ball, 39: sensor for rental ball, 58 ... Second ball feeder, 59 ... second regulating member,
60: second electromagnetic solenoid, 61: first gear, 62
... First cam (rotation restricting means), 64 ... Second gear, 65
... second cam (regulation interference means), 67 ... rotation braking member,
68: Partition claw portion, 69: Ball receiving portion, 72: Tension spring, 73: Locking portion, 74: Restricted arc edge, 75: Straight notch, 78: Operation lever.

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 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuaki Mizugai 3-56 Karasumori-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi F-term in Newgin Co., Ltd. (reference) 2C088 BA02 BA17 BA30 BA57

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A fixed number (N) of stored balls flowing down in a ball supply path on the back side of a gaming machine capable of developing a pachinko game in a vertically-oriented gaming board by a ball dispensing operation each time. A constant ball dispensing device for a pachinko ball to be dispensed, comprising: a plurality of ball receiving portions (69) rotatably supported at adjacent portions to the ball supply passage (15b) and formed on the outer periphery; Ball feeder (58) that discharges a predetermined number (n, n <N) per rotation while receiving stored balls
An electromagnetic solenoid (60) that is driven and controlled based on an output signal from the electric control unit (23), and stops the rotation of the ball feeder (58) with the excitation and demagnetization of the solenoid (60). The restricting member (59), which is switchable between a desired restraining position and a release position permitting its rotation and is always urged toward the restraining position, and rotates integrally with the ball feeder (58). The ball feeder (58) based on the engagement of the regulating member (59) at the restrained position or the release at the release position.
A rotation restricting means (62) for restricting the rotation state of the solenoid (60), wherein the excitation member (60) excites the restricting member (59) from the restrained position to the release position and separates from the rotation restricting means (62). At the time when the ball feeder (5
8) rotates to advance the discharge of the stored balls, and while the solenoid (60) is in the demagnetized state, the regulating member (59) is locked to the rotation regulating means (62) after returning from the release position to the restraining position. At this point, the ball feeder (58) is N
A constant ball dispensing device for pachinko balls, wherein a fixed number (N) of balls are dispensed by terminating / n rotations.