JP2001104595A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the situation that the discharged number of game balls becomes less than the normal number of balls and to surely and smoothly provide the game balls. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a discharge device 20 where 1 and 10 are set as a discharge unit number T. In a main substrate 17, the number of demand balls is increased by 15 per winning signal at the time of the winning signal from a large winning port 9 and by 5 for the other winning signal based on the reception of the winning signals generated by game ball detection switches SWs at the back of the various kinds of winning ports 7-9 and the increase is reported to a discharge board. The number of demand balls, on the other hand, is reduced by 1 for each reception of a confirmation signal generated every time the confirmation switch CSW1 of the discharge device 20 of the discharge board 18 and the main board 17 detects payout ball. The discharge board 18 commands discharge within the maximum discharge unit number T within the number of demand balls to the discharge device 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine such as a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko machines are one example of gaming machines.
explain. A conventional pachinko machine has a normal winning port that provides five prize balls to a player in one game on a game board,
It has a special winning opening that provides 15 prize balls. The provision of the prize ball is executed by a payout device provided in the middle of a pair of game ball passages from the upper game ball tank to the upper plate via a main board for performing a main control of the pachinko machine.

As shown on both sides in FIG. 9, a dispensing device 90 comprises six ball cutting claws 91, 91... For feeding game balls by dividing them one by one, and a plunger 9 driven by a solenoid 92.
There are a pair of rotating bodies 95 provided with stop claws 94, 94... Disengaged at 3 at equal intervals, each of which protrudes into the game ball passage 96. Each rotator 95 is locked by the plunger 93 when not paying out, and supports the game ball array in the passage 96. At the time of payout, the plunger 93 moves up and down instantaneously, and the stop claw 94 that was supported by the plunger 93 moves up and down. At the same time, the player is allowed to rotate due to the weight of the game ball array up to the next stop claw 94. Here, one of the rotating bodies 95 has two stop claws 94.
Each time the plunger 93 is disengaged, it rotates half a turn to send out three game balls below the game ball passage 96.
The other rotating body 95 has three stop claws 94, 94.
It rotates 120 degrees per drive and pays out two game balls.

[0004] The game balls that have won the normal winning opening are collected in a winning ball tank on the lower rear side of the game board, and are discharged one by one from a discharge path extending further downward. At the entrance of the discharge path, a game ball detection device electrically connected to the payout device 90 via the main board (hereinafter simply referred to as connection) is provided. When the main board receives the detection signal from the game ball detection device, it energizes both the solenoids 92 of the payout device 90 instantaneously once. This energization causes the plungers 93, 93 to move up and down once, and pay out two or three game balls. In this way, five prize balls are eventually provided by winning the ordinary winning opening.

Immediately behind the big winning opening, another game ball detecting device connected to the payout device 90 is installed, and the main substrate receiving the detection signal of this detection device is attached to the payout device 90. The plungers 93 and 93 are moved up and down three times to pay out 15 game balls. In addition, the closing member 97 linked with each plunger 93 is provided so as to be able to support the upper game ball. Each closing member 97 instantaneously pops out during the payout operation, divides the game ball row to form a slight gap, and applies a pressure exerted when the subsequent game ball row flows down and comes into contact with the rotating body 92. It is dispersed and relieved at each point on the wall of the passage 15 through the contact point of the supported game ball row.

[0006]

If the winning signal is continuously generated within a very short time or is cleared before reaching the payout device due to an error such as a power failure, some of the winning signals are not processed. And the number of payouts is insufficient from the number of game balls to be provided to the player based on the winning. No security is provided for the shortage in the above case or the rare shortage of mechanical payouts. Also, in the payout of the prize ball for the normal winning opening, a predetermined number of payout operations are performed each time a prize ball held in the prize ball tank is detected, so there is an advantage that a common detection device may be used. There is a disadvantage that a time lag occurs from winning to payout.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to prevent a situation in which the number of paid out game balls is less than a regular number, and to provide a game ball quickly, reliably and smoothly.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, claim 1 is provided.
The invention described in is increased by a predetermined value based on the reception of various winning signals or legitimate ball lending signals,
Request ball number calculation means for calculating the number of requested balls to be paid out, which is reduced by one each time a confirmation signal issued by detection of a game ball actually paid out, and two types of payout units are set in advance. If the number of payout means and the number of requested balls are present and the number is greater than or equal to the large number of payout units, select a large number of payout units; if less than the large number of payout units, select a small number of payout units and instruct payout. And selecting means for performing the selection.

The invention described in claim 2 is the first invention.
In the invention described in (1), the number of payout units is switched according to the payout operation time.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
Description will be given based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a partial internal configuration diagram of the pachinko machine. The pachinko machine 1 has a glass frame 2 in front of an upper half. The game board 3 is held on the back side. On the front surface of the game board 3, a circular game area 4 is formed. In the game area 4, an obstacle nail 5, a symbol display device 6, a normal winning opening 7, 7,. Various winning ports such as the grand winning port 9 are provided. Grand Prize Winner 9
Is predetermined to provide 15 prize balls per prize, and the other prize openings 7, 8,... Are predetermined to provide 5 prize balls per prize. .

A game ball detection switch SW1 is provided immediately behind the big winning opening 9 after being connected to the main board 18. Similarly, a switch SW2 is provided immediately behind the symbol starting port 8. SW3, SW for normal winning openings 7, 7 ...
4 are provided (FIG. 2). Each switch SW is
A coil is provided around a hole (not shown), and an induced voltage generated when the game ball passes through the hole, that is, a winning signal is transmitted to the main board 18.

Further, an upper plate 11 is provided below the glass frame 2.
And a lower plate 12 are vertically arranged side by side in a protruding state, and a handle 13 used for driving a game ball from the upper plate 11 into the game area 4 is provided on the right side of the lower plate 12. I have.

On the other hand, on the rear side of the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 3 with the display unit omitted, a main board 17 for controlling the pachinko machine 1 via various sub-boards and a payout which is one of the sub-boards is provided. The board 18 is connected and juxtaposed. The main board 17 and the payout board 18 are each composed of an EEPROM 3 as a rewritable nonvolatile storage device.
1 and 32 are provided. Further, the payout board 18 is connected to a ball lending switch RSW (FIG. 2) beside the pachinko machine 1 and a cash insertion detecting device or a card reader (not shown).

A game ball tank 14 for storing game balls from the game ball circulation device on the island is provided in the upper portion on the back side. From the lower portion of the game ball tank 14, a passage 15 having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the game ball is provided. , 15 are juxtaposed and extend to the back side of the upper plate 11. In addition, the game ball passage 16
An overflow ball passage (not shown) starting from the lower end of the lower edge of the upper plate 11 is included, and a game ball that has run backward from the upper plate 11 is guided to the lower plate 12.

A payout device 20, which is a main part of the payout means, is provided in the game ball passage 16. The payout device 20 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is provided with a payout mechanism for each passage 15 symmetrically on both sides of the housing 21. The dispensing mechanism raises the plunger 25 by energizing a rotating body 24 around which six ball cutting claws 22 and stop claws 23 are provided and rotatably supported, and a connected dispensing board 18. Solenoid 2
6, a closing member 27 mounted on the upper end of the plunger 25 and pivotally supported, and a swinging member supported on the lower end of the plunger 25 so as to be pivotably engaged with the stop claw 23 by the swing. And the like.

In a portion of each passage 15 immediately downstream of the rotating body 24, a confirmation switch CSW1 for generating a confirmation signal as an induced voltage when a game ball passes through the hole 29 has a main board 17 and a payout board 18 respectively. (See FIGS. 2 and 6). Note that the rotating body 24 is in contact with a hammer-shaped rotation restricting member 36, which weighs a little more than one game ball and can swing outward, and has a cover 37.
Above, just outside the rotating body 24, a game switch separated by the rotating body 24 is detected through the cover 37 due to a change in the electric field on the inside, and is turned ON, and when turned OFF, a kill switch 38 (FIG. 5 only).

Further, on the payout device 20, a ball rental device 30, which is one of payout means not shown in FIG. 3, is mounted. The ball lending device 30 receives supply of game balls from a ball lending passage that branches off from the upper portion of the game ball passage 16 and unifies the passages 15, 15.
Other than the above, the game ball is sent out to the upper plate 11 by the same configuration as the payout device 20. In addition, the ball rental device 30
Confirmation switch CSW2 similar to confirmation switch CSW1
Are connected to only the payout substrate 18.

The payout operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described. The main board 17 generates an interrupt every 2 ms (milliseconds) and controls the pachinko machine 1 by repeating the main program within each interrupt. On the other hand, the payout board 18 repeatedly operates the payout program based on an interruption every 1 ms which is half of the main board 17. In order to prevent the inflow of unauthorized information, the main board 17
Are performed in one direction.

The player twists the handle 13 to play the game area 4
When the game ball hit into the normal winning opening 7, 7,... Or the symbol starting opening 8, a unique detection switch SW2... Emits a winning signal for each winning opening 7 (8). Then, the unique winning signal flows into the main board 17. Main board 17
When the winning signal is received, the subroutine of the main program (FIG. 7 (a)) determines which winning opening is detected from the detection switch SW. Requested number of balls to be paid out as P
Is increased by 5 and stored in the EEPROM 31 of the main board 17 (step 41). Note that the initial value of the number of requested balls P is 0.

Similarly, the main board 17 receives a winning signal from the detection switch SW1 of the special winning opening 9 (step 4).
2) The request ball number P is increased by the set value 15, and the EEPR
It is stored in the OM 31 (step 43). The main substrate 1
7 receives the winning signal from the switch SW2 of the symbol starting port 8, performs a jackpot determination, and the symbol display device 6
In the above, the stop display after the change display of the symbol based on the jackpot determination is performed, and if the stop display symbol is the jackpot symbol, the special winning opening 9 with various effects is intermittently opened. Also,
The grand prize opening 9 cannot be won unless it is opened.
Since a large number of payouts of 15 is determined in advance for each prize, when a big hit symbol is displayed, a big win state is obtained which is more advantageous to the player.

In the latter half of the main program, the main board 17 sends to the payout board 18 a signal containing information on the increase in the number of request balls P generated within the same interrupt. The payout board 18 uses its own EEPR based on the signal.
The value of the requested ball number P storage area in the OM 32 is increased.

At the time of calling the subroutine of FIG. 8 in the payout program, if the number of requested balls P is 1 to 9 (steps 53 and 54), the payout board 18 issues a payout unit 20 as a selection command for the payout unit number T = 1. The operation timer D for the plunger 25 is set to 40, and the wait timer W is set to 200 (step 55).
On the other hand, if the requested ball number P is 10 or more, the operation timer D is set to 850 as a selection command of the payout unit number T = 10,
Also, the wait timer W is set to a large value of 1500 (step 56). After each setting, the payout flag F is set to store that the payout command is issued (step 57). Each timer D, W, flag F
Is 0.

However, these settings are not made while the number of requested balls P is 0 (step 53). The setting is also avoided while the wait timer W is remaining, that is, when the payout operation is in standby based on the previous payout command (steps 50 and 58). Further, the interruption process by the kill switch 38 is also performed here (step 51). In order to prevent malfunction, the payout flag F is cleared before the setting (step 52).

On the other hand, at the time of non-payout,
The plunger 25 is in a lowered state, the rotating member 24 is fixed by the stop member 28 via the stop claw 23, and the game balls supplied from the game ball tank 14 and aligned in the passage 15 are fixed. It is supported by the ball cutting claw 22 of the rotating body 24. The blocking member 27 is also lowered, so that it does not interfere with the passage 15 (FIG. 6).
(A)).

In the subroutine shown in FIG. 9, the payout board 18 sets the payout buffer B based on the setting of the operation timer D (step 61) (step 63). The payout board 18 supplies a voltage to the plunger 25 of the payout device 20 when the payout buffer B is set in the latter half of the payout program. This energization causes the solenoid 26 to move the plunger 2
When the member 5 is raised, the stop member 28 is pulled up, and the locking of the rotating body 24 via the stop claw 23 is released. Then, the rotator 24 is rotated by the gravity of the game ball, and the ball is sent by the ball cutting claw 22 while separating the game balls one by one. In order to prevent a malfunction, in the payout buffer B process, reset is first performed (step 60). However, as long as the operation timer D exists, the payout substrate 18 continues to be energized so that the plunger 25 is kept in the raised state. .

On the other hand, the closing member 27 is pushed up by the plunger 25 and enters the passage 15 in front of the eleventh game ball, and the game ball after the game ball having the large payout unit number T. (FIG. 6B). Therefore, the operation timer D is set so that the number of payout units T is set to 10.
During the period of 850 ms in which = 850 is digested, only the first 10 unsupported game balls are sent to the end of the rotating body 24 (FIG. 6C). In addition, in step 62 of FIG. 9 in the payout program, the operation timer D is set to 1
Since 1 is subtracted for each interrupt, 1 ms x 850 = 85
The plunger 25 keeps rising for 0 ms. In addition, in the payout device 20, 850 ms is a time period in which ten game balls flow, with some allowance.

When the operation timer D is exhausted, the setting process of the payout buffer B (step 63 in FIG. 9 and the timer D subtraction process 62) is not executed (step 61), so that the energization command to the solenoid 26 is stopped. Then, the plunger 25 is lowered by gravity, and the stopped member 28, which has been lowered together, fixes the rotating body 24, and the closing member 27 retreats to flow the game ball downward (FIG. 6D).

On the other hand, when the number of units T is set to 1, the payout substrate 18 supplies current to the solenoid 26 for 40 ms via writing in the payout buffer B. The stop member 28 of the plunger 25 rises instantaneously, and the stopped claw 2
Next, the stop claw 23 that came down and was sent down immediately
Engages. Since the same number of stop claws 23 and ball cutting claws 22 are provided so as to correspond to each other, only one game ball is paid out. The closing member 27 also pops out instantaneously, but the top ten of the game balls are not supported, so there is no effect on the payout of one, and the effect of reducing the ball pressure is exerted as in the prior art. And the stop member 28 are protected.

Further, the game ball sent from the rotating body 24 passes through the hole 29 of the confirmation switch CSW1 for each passage 15, and the confirmation switch CSW1 sends a confirmation signal to the main board 17 and the payout board 18 each time it passes. Emit to Upon receiving the confirmation signal, the payout board 18 reduces the number of requested balls P by 1 (steps 44 and 47 in FIG. 7B), and
31. The main board 18 also subtracts the requested ball number P in the EEPROM 32 based on the confirmation signal received by itself. It should be noted that the request ball number P can be set to a negative number. However, even if the request ball number P is not provided, the prize ball is merely provided extra to the player, and the extra provision amount can be enormous. Since the property is extremely low, on the other hand, the control can be simplified without introducing a negative number, when the requested ball number P becomes 0, it is not further reduced (step 46).

Also, the required ball number P on the payout substrate 18 side
In the subtraction process, the payout flag F, which should be set when the number of payout units T is set (execution setting of the payout operation), is checked to determine the payout operation command and the request ball number P to be reduced as a result of the payout operation. Matching is attempted (step 45). In the case of inconsistency, the payout operation is stopped, and the main board 17 determines that the payout operation is continuously stopped, and performs error processing such as displaying an error on the symbol display device 6 (step 48).

By repeating such operations, the main board 17 and the payout board 18 calculate the requested ball number P as a main part of the requested ball number calculating means, and as the main part of the selecting means, the maximum number within the requested ball number P is obtained. The payout unit number T is selected, and the payout device 20 is controlled.

For example, immediately after the power is turned on, an ordinary winning opening 7, 7
When there are three prizes almost at the same time, the main board 17 receives three normal prize signals in a short time, sets the requested ball number P to 15 and stores it in the EEPROMs 31 and 32, while firstly, the number of units T
Sets and instructs 10 payouts, 10 prize balls are sequentially detected, the requested ball number P becomes 5, and the unit number T of 1 is selected for payout, and the requested ball number P is set to 0. Repeat 5 times so that However, there will be no prizes or errors during this time. Also, if only nine units are actually paid out in the payout instruction of the unit number T = 10, the requested ball number P becomes 6, so one shortage is paid out of the unit number T = 1. Guaranteed by additional operation. Further, even if the power is cut off during the above operation, the EE
Since the PROMs 31 and 32 store the number P of requested balls,
The game balls to be paid out can be paid out after the power is restored. In addition, since the two EEPROMs 31 and 32 are provided, even if one of them generates an error such as a failure, the payout can be guaranteed by using the other memory.

The wait timer W which waits for the setting of the unit number T until the end of the previous payout is provided separately from the operation timer D, and is set to a value sufficiently higher than the operation timer D. Ensure operation. Although not shown, any value is cleared when the requested ball number P is subtracted in the unit number T selection setting subroutine.
A monitoring timer having the above set value (always 2000) and avoiding continuous setting of the number of units T as in the case of the wait timer W, and a monitoring timer which has been cleared similarly and has expired a predetermined number (five times) or more. Further, a retry counter for performing error processing is provided, and multiple protection functions for preventing malfunction and performing processing when an error occurs are implemented.

On the other hand, the lending of the game balls is performed as follows. When the ball lending switch RSW (FIG. 2) beside the pachinko machine 1 is pressed by the player, a ball lending signal is transmitted to the payout board 18. Upon receiving the ball lending signal, the payout board 18 refers to the cash input detection device or the card reader and determines whether the input signal exists and satisfies the lending condition. The payout board 18 also has a storage area for the number of requested balls Q relating to ball lending, and if the conditions are satisfied, it is regarded as a regular ball lending signal, and the number of requested balls Q is increased by 25 per signal number, It is stored in the EEPROM 32.

If the requested ball number Q is not 0, the payout board 18 directly controls the ball lending device 30 and sends out the game balls with the payout unit number being 10 or 1, as in the case of the payout device 20. . That is, in the case of renting out game balls, the payout board 18 is a main part of the request ball number calculation means. The rented game balls are detected by the confirmation switch CSW2 of the ball lending device 30, a confirmation signal is issued to the payout board 18 by the number of detections, and the requested ball number Q is subtracted.

The above-mentioned pachinko machine 1 has a payout unit number T
In addition to having the payout device 20 in which 1 and 10 are set, the number of requested balls P on the main board 17 is determined based on the reception of a winning signal issued by the game ball detection switches SW behind the various winning ports 7 to 9. In the case of a winning signal from the big winning opening 9, the number is increased by 15 per winning signal and by 5 in other winning signals, while the confirmation switch CSW1 of the payout device 20 is increased.
When the number of requested balls is 10 or more, 10 is selected as the number of payout units T, and 10 is selected.
If the number is less than 0, a payout command in which 1 is selected as the payout unit number T is instructed. Therefore, even if a game ball continuously wins or an error such as a power failure or failure occurs, the number of requested balls to be paid out immediately. Is finally paid out and a prize ball corresponding to a predetermined value is paid out.
They can be provided collectively one by one, or the actual number of payouts can be confirmed and fed back to subsequent payout operations. Therefore, a predetermined number of game balls can be provided reliably and smoothly, the number of game balls paid out is backed up, and a regular number is guaranteed. Note that the number of units T
By using two types, the payout mechanism can have a simple configuration while exhibiting the above effects.

Similarly, the payout board 18 is issued when the ball lending switch RSW is depressed, and receives a ball lending signal which is authorized by a cash or card insertion signal or unit, and detects passage of the lending ball. Check switch CS
The request ball number Q is calculated based on the reception of the confirmation signal issued by W2, and the maximum number of payout units is selected, and the ball lending is instructed. Therefore, the lending of the game balls does not become insufficient from the regular number. Can be performed reliably and smoothly.

Further, the payout device 20 (ball rental device 3)
0), the closing member 27 and the stopping member 2
8 are provided so as to be interlockable up and down. The opening of the rotating body 24 by the stop member 28 and the temporary support of the game balls outside the number of payout units are simultaneously performed, and the power is supplied for a sufficient time. Since a larger number of units can be delivered and a smaller number of units can be delivered with a short period of energization, the number of units can be easily switched and the operation can be reliably performed.

The rotation restricting member 36 is pushed by the ball cutting claws 22, 22,... Of the rotating body 24 feeding the game balls and swings, and when the game balls disappear between the ball cutting claws 22, 22. Since the gravity opposes the rotation of the rotating body 24, the dispensing device 20
When the game balls are not supplied to the (ball lending device 30) and a large gap is generated in the game ball row, the rotating body 24 idles, causing an inconsistency between the operation of the solenoid 26 and the payout confirmation, and the sent game balls. To prevent shortages from what to provide. In addition, the kill switch 38 stops the operation of the payout mechanism when the game ball is not detected, while maintaining the requested ball number P. Similarly, the payout shortage caused by the payout operation without the game ball being introduced is also reduced. Can be prevented.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified as partially shown below.

The number of requested balls may be finally calculated on the basis of the number of winning signals, ball lending signals and confirmation signals. For example, the confirmation switch has a storage unit for the number of detections, When the number of detections is notified to the main board, the main board can subtract the number of detections from the number of requested balls. In this case, the storage unit also becomes a part of the requested ball number calculation means. Conversely, the number of requested balls is calculated in cooperation with the main board and the payout board, and there is no need to store them in both, and the calculation and storage can be performed only on the main board side. In this case, the payout substrate may be omitted. Further, the storage location of the number of requested balls can be three or more. On the other hand, a signal may be emitted only a predetermined number of times for each winning, and the number of requested balls may be added by the number of signals. In this case, a signal of a predetermined number of times becomes a winning signal as a set.

Further, when the number of requested balls is equal to or more than the small number of payout units and less than the large number of payout units, it is a principle to select a small number of payout units. 1 with a smaller number
In this case, the payout command may be issued by allowing the number of balls to be provided to increase slightly or by making the requested ball number a negative number. In addition, it is better to provide a detection switch for each of the winning ports, since a time lag does not occur. However, the present invention can be applied even if a certain range of the winning ports is detected by the same switch.

In the payout board, the number of payout units is not changed by changing the energizing time via a buffer,
A signal representing the rise time of the plunger may be sent to the dispensing device. In addition, by arranging the rotating body and the closing member side by side on the plunger, there is no need to interlock to support the game balls after the number of payout units. A plate can be provided.

On the other hand, the rotation for each payout command of the rotating body is
It is not necessary to perform a predetermined angle by engaging and disengaging the stop claws arranged at equal intervals and the stop member of the plunger of the solenoid. Only may be done. Further, the shape and size of the dispensing mechanism, the manner of installation with respect to the housing and the cover, and the like are not limited to the embodiment, and the number of ball cutting claws is reduced or the interval is increased so as to receive two or more game balls. Alternatively, the stop member and the closing member can be fixed to the plunger without being pivotally supported, or a pawl can be provided on the housing or the cover to lock the dispensing mechanism. In addition, the shape of the housing and the cover itself can be similarly changed.

The initial value / set value, the increase / decrease / storage method of the timer, the variable and the flag, and the use / combination method in the control can be omitted or changed as appropriate. The configuration of the subroutine and the configuration and execution method of the main program can be changed as appropriate. And the present invention is a different kind of pachinko machine, such as a predetermined value of the prize ball and the number of types thereof are different, or a method of generating a jackpot is different, or
Applicable to other gaming machines.

[0046]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of required balls is quickly calculated, and the largest possible number of payout units of the two types is selected to pay out or lend the ball. In addition, it is possible to perform rational feedback control and impart error resistance, and it is possible to reliably and smoothly pay out a proper number of game balls with certainty.

Further, the invention described in claim 2 is the same as that in claim 1.
Since the overhang unit is switched according to the payout operation time in the invention described in (1), in addition to the effect of the invention described in (1), there is an effect that a smooth operation can be performed with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory front view of a pachinko machine.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an internal configuration of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory rear view of the pachinko machine in which a display unit is omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective explanatory view in which a part of a payout device is cut away.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of the payout device.

6 (a) to 6 (d) are cross-sectional explanatory views of the game ball payout device, and are explanatory diagrams of a payout operation.

FIG. 7A is a high-level flowchart showing a process of increasing the number of required balls of the main board. (B) is a high-level flowchart showing the required ball count subtraction processing of the payout board.

FIG. 8 is a high-level flowchart for selecting the number of payout units.

FIG. 9 is a high-level flowchart for payout control.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory side view of both sides of a conventional payout mechanism.

[Description of Signs] 1. Pachinko machine, 7 ... Normal winning opening, 8 ... Design starting opening, 9 ... Big winning opening, 15 ... Passage, 16 ... Game ball passage, 17 ... Main board, 18. Dispensing board, 20 ...
Dispensing device, 22..Claw cutting, 23..Stopping claw, 2
4. Rotating body, 25 plunger, 26 solenoid, 27 blocking member, 28 stopping member, 30 ball rental device, 31, 32 EEPROM, D operation timer, P , Q: Number of request balls, T: Number of payout units,
SW detection switch, CSW confirmation switch, RS
W ... Ball rental switch.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. While being increased by a predetermined value based on the reception of various winning signals or a legitimate ball lending signal, it is calculated by being decreased by 1 each time a confirmation signal issued by detection of a game ball actually paid out is received. Request ball number calculating means for calculating the number of requested balls to be paid out; payout means in which the number of payout units is set in advance to two types, large and small; Select the number of payout units, and if it is less than the larger number of payout units, select the smaller number of payout units,
A gaming machine including: a selection unit that issues a payout. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of payout units is switched according to the payout operation time.