JP2001161912A - Ball discharge disorder alarm for pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball discharge disorder alarm for Pachinko machine, which can immediately inform a player of the disorder when a ball discharge disorder happened, by equipping an alarm actuated by a sensor to detect a ball discharge disorder. SOLUTION: An alarm (emitting means 15) to inform of ball discharge disorder is equipped on a discharge handle 8, which is actuated based on detection by a ball jamming sensor 42 set on a ball feeding passage to the discharge position and a full space sensor 49 set on a ball feeding passage 47b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for informing a game ball of a pachinko machine of an abnormal launch of a game ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a pachinko machine, a game ball flowing from an upper tray is supplied one ball at a time to a firing position at a starting end of a firing rail by a ball feeding means, and the game at the firing position is performed by rotating a firing handle. By hitting the ball with the firing rod, game balls are sequentially hit on the game board surface through the guide action of the firing rail. When a game ball wins a winning opening on the game board surface, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. The paid game balls are sent to the upper tray, but when the upper tray is full, they automatically flow to the lower tray side, so that the lower tray receives most of the large amount of game balls paid out by "big hit" or the like. It has become.

[0003]

By the way, according to the conventional construction, a game ball is supplied from the ball leveling member of the upper tray to the inside of the ball launching device and supplied to the launching position via the ball feeding means. If foreign matter such as dust or dirt enters the flow path,
The game ball does not reach the firing position, causing so-called ball clogging. Then, if such a ball clogging occurs, a firing abnormality occurs in which the game ball is not fired even if the firing handle is rotated.

[0004] Further, since the lower receiving tray has a small capacity for receiving game balls, when a large amount of game balls are paid out due to a "big hit" or the like, it is necessary to sequentially transfer the lower receiving tray to a ball box so that the lower receiving tray does not become full. is there. However, if the player does not notice that the lower tray is full and can continue to launch game balls on the game board surface, the payout processing of the game balls accompanying the winning is not performed, so the number of winning balls that are not processed is increased. Abnormally increased,
Various problems may occur due to stagnation in the dispensing device.
In order to prevent this, a fullness detection sensor is disposed in the payout path to the lower tray, and when the fullness detection sensor detects a full state of the lower tray, the driving of the firing motor is stopped to launch the game ball. Will stop. Also in this case, a firing abnormality occurs in which the game ball is not fired.

[0005] In the case where an abnormal launching of the game ball occurs due to the clogging of the supply flow path to the firing position or the filling of the lower tray as described above, in the conventional configuration, this is given to the player. Since there is no notification means to notify, the player tries to avoid the trouble by himself without knowing the cause. That is, the firing handle is turned all the way, a quick turning operation is repeated, or finally, the firing handle, the upper tray, etc. are violently hit. All of these methods have problems that the pachinko machine is broken or damaged, which is not preferable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and has been attempted to improve the situation. In the event that an abnormal launch of a game ball has occurred, a pachinko machine capable of promptly notifying the user of the fact is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for notifying the abnormal launch of a game ball.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a ball launching device for launching a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by rotating a launch handle, and a payout of a game ball to a winning opening of the game board surface. A pachinko machine provided with a lower tray for receiving a game ball to be played, wherein the firing handle is provided with a notifying means for notifying a firing error of the game ball; It is.

With this configuration, the operation of the notifying means can promptly notify the player that the abnormal launch of the game ball has occurred. Here, since the notification means is provided on the firing handle for performing the operation of launching the game ball, the player is notified that the launch operation must not be performed without eliminating the cause of the abnormal launch of the game ball. Can be done.

Further, the present invention provides a ball launching device for launching a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by rotating a launch handle, and a game ball paid out by winning a game ball into a winning opening of the game board surface. In a pachinko machine including a lower receiving tray for receiving a ball, a ball clogging detection sensor that is disposed in a supply flow path of a game ball to a firing position and detects a ball clogging state of the supply flow path, and is provided on a firing handle. And a notifying means for notifying the abnormal launching of the game ball based on the detection of the ball clogging state of the supply flow path by the ball clogging detection sensor.

[0010] In this configuration, similarly to the above, the operation of the notifying means can promptly notify the player of the occurrence of an abnormal firing of the game ball, and the notifying means emits the game ball. By being provided on the firing handle that performs the operation, in addition to being able to let the player know that the firing operation must not be performed without eliminating the cause of the abnormal launch of the game ball, It can be specified that the cause of the abnormal firing is caused by clogging of the supply channel.

In the above configuration, a configuration in which the ball clogging detection sensor is disposed at the launch position of the game ball can be proposed as a preferred embodiment. By arranging the ball clogging detection sensor at the launch position of the game ball in this way, the game ball supplied by the supply flow path finally reaches the launch position, and the presence or absence of the game ball at the launch position Is detected, it is possible to reliably detect whether or not ball clogging has occurred in the supply flow path.

Further, the present invention provides a ball launching device that launches a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by a rotating operation of a launch handle, and a game ball paid out by winning a game ball into a winning opening of the game board surface. In a pachinko machine having a lower tray for receiving a ball, a full detection sensor is provided in a flow path for paying out game balls to the lower tray and detects a full state of the lower tray, and a full detection sensor is provided on a firing handle. And a notifying unit for notifying an abnormal launch of the game ball based on the detection of a full state of the lower tray by the pachinko machine.

[0013] In this configuration, similarly to the above, by operating the notifying means, it is possible to promptly notify the player that the abnormal firing of the game ball has occurred, and the notifying means emits the game ball. By being provided on the firing handle that performs the operation, in addition to being able to let the player know that the firing operation must not be performed without eliminating the cause of the abnormal launch of the game ball, It can be specified to inform that the cause of the abnormal firing is due to the under tray being full.

Further, in each of the above structures, the notifying means may be a light emitting means which generates a warning operation mode such as blinking light emission, continuous light emission, discolored light emission, and extinction. This makes it possible to clearly and visually confirm the abnormality notification by the notification unit.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 3 which is openable and closable on the front of the machine frame 2. The front frame 3 has a glass door 4 for covering a game board surface, and an upper tray 5.
And an upper receiving tray panel 6 provided with a shaft. A lower tray 7 is disposed below the upper tray 5 below the front frame 3, and a firing handle 8 is disposed on the right side of the lower tray 7.

The firing handle 8 has a gripping portion composed of a base cover 9 covering the base portion and a handle cover 10 covering the front portion, and a portion between the base cover 9 and the handle cover 10 is shown in FIG. As described above, the firing motor switch 11, the firing lever 12, and the touch sensor 1 are sequentially arranged from the base side.
3 are interposed. The firing lever 12 is supported by a connecting shaft 14 fitted at the center so as to be reversibly rotatable in the circumferential direction, and is continuously urged to a standby position by being connected to a coil spring 21 described later. Also, the handle cover 10
It is formed of a transparent or translucent material, and has a single or a plurality of light emitting means 15 including a light emitting diode, a light bulb, and the like. The light emitting means 15 constitutes a notifying means for notifying a firing abnormality of a game ball, which will be described later. The light emission of the light emitting means 15 is controlled by a light emission control device (not shown).

On the back side of the front frame 3 corresponding to the mounting position of the firing handle 8, a support substrate 16 provided with a firing motor 17, a firing motor control board 18, a firing rod 19 and the like is arranged. The firing rod 19 is, as shown in FIG.
To be rotatable in the front-rear direction.
The lower end is brought into contact with the stopper 22 so as to define a forward rotation position on the upper end side. The forward turning position is set as a pressing position where the resilient portion 19 'provided at the upper end of the firing rod 19 presses the game ball. A cam follower 24 is attached to a support arm 23 projecting rearward from a shaft support portion of a support shaft 20 on the firing rod 19.
The rotation of the cam follower 2
A wing cam 26 that can engage with the wing cam 4 is mounted.

When the player touches the firing lever 12 with his or her hand, the firing motor switch 11 is energized from the firing motor control board 18 through the detection of the touch sensor 13,
When the firing lever 12 is turned clockwise from the standby position against the urging force in this state, the firing motor switch 11 is turned ON,
The firing motor 17 is started. And the firing motor 1
7, the wing cam 26 rotates with the cam follower 24 to rotate the firing rod 19 rearward against the bias of the coil spring 21 as shown in FIG. When the cam 26 further rotates and disengages from the cam follower 24, the firing rod 19 is momentarily pulled back to the pressing position by the urging force of the coil spring 21. By repeating this operation, the firing rod 19 continuously performs a pressing operation at regular intervals. Thereby, the firing handle 8 by the rotation of the firing lever 12
The game ball is fired by the turning operation of
9 ′, and the firing rail 28
A ball launching device that launches a game ball onto a game board through the guide action of the game device is configured.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a ball feed case 27 is mounted on the back side of the upper tray panel 6, and a firing rail 28 is provided at the rear of the ball feed case 27.
Are arranged in an inclined state. Inside the ball feed case 27, game balls flowing in a line from the ball leveling member 29 (see FIG. 5) of the upper tray 5 are sent out one by one from the ball supply port 30 opened on the back side to the firing rail 28 side. Ball feed member 31
Are arranged. The ball feed member 31 has a U-shaped ball receiving portion 32 at its front end which is large enough to receive only one game ball.
The rear end is rotatably supported by a support shaft 33 so that the ball receiving portion 32 can move up and down with the shaft 33 as a fulcrum. As shown in FIG. 3, the ball feed member 31 is normally held at a position where the ball receiving portion 32 descends by its own weight and faces the ball supply port 30, and the ball feed member 31 engages with the upper edge of the ball receiving portion 32. The stop portion 34 can stop the game balls flowing in a line from the ball leveling member 29 in a line. As shown in FIG. 4, when the ball receiving section 32 is raised, the leading game ball is received in the ball receiving section 32.

The lifting and lowering of the ball feeding member 31 is performed by a link mechanism that is linked to the pressing operation of the firing rod 19. That is, the link mechanism includes a swing link 36 having an arm 35 extending downward and a wire arm 37 fixed to the firing rod 19, and the firing rod 1 is moved from the steady position shown in FIG.
9 rotates backward, the connecting portion 38 of the wire arm 37 is rotated.
Is engaged with the front edge of the arm 35, and the swing link 36 is
9 is rotated backward. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressing portion 40 of the swing link 36 is
1 is pushed down to push up the ball feed member 31. As a result, the ball receiving section 32 rises, and the ball receiving section 3
One game ball flows into 2. After that, when the firing rod 19 is pulled back to the pressing position by the urging force of the coil spring 21, as shown in FIG.
Is disengaged from the arm 35, and the swing link 36 rotates by the weight of the arm 35 and returns to the old position. As a result, the pressing action of the rocking link 36 by the pressing portion 40 is released, the ball receiving portion 32 is lowered by the game ball and its own weight, and the game ball in the ball receiving portion 32 is released from the ball supply port 30 by the firing rail. 28. This game ball is firing rail 2
8 rolls downward and is sent to the firing position at the beginning of the firing rail 28. Thereby, a supply flow path of the game ball from the ball leveling member 29 of the upper receiving tray 5 to the firing position is configured.

At the firing position at the start end of the firing rail 28, a locking member 41 for locking a game ball is provided. The locking member 41 includes a ball clogging detection sensor 42 comprising a U-shaped photo sensor. Is installed. The locking member 41 is
As shown in FIG.
By contacting the upper part of the upper surface of the game ball, the game ball can be held at the firing position. The ball clogging detection sensor 42 is attached to the lower part of the locking member 41 with its U-shaped opening facing downward, and is held by the locking member 41 between the left and right side rods 43. The game ball is inserted and detected. The game ball held by the locking member 41 is launched onto the game board surface through the guide action of the firing rail 28 by the pressing operation of the firing rod 19. Then, in a state where the firing handle 8 is rotated and the firing motor switch 11 is turned ON, the presence of the game ball at the firing position is detected by the ball clogging detection sensor 42, and the detection signal is transmitted to the light emitting means. 15 light emission control devices. When the detection signal of the game ball by the ball clogging detection sensor 42 is not input even after a predetermined standby time, for example, a standby time of about 5 seconds, the light emission control device determines that the supply flow path is clogged and fires. The light emitting means 15 incorporated in the handle cover 10 of the handle 8 is operated in a warning operation mode.

On the back side of the pachinko machine 1, as shown in FIG.
4 is opened, and a ball channel 45 for guiding game balls downward from the payout port 44 is formed. The ball channel 45 is branched into two branches in the middle, one of which is a discharge channel 47a communicating with the ball outlet 46 of the upper tray 5, and the other is a discharge channel 47b communicating with the ball outlet 48 of the lower tray 7. It has become. The game balls flowing down from the payout port 44 through the ball flow path 45 initially flow out of the ball outlet 46 through the payout flow path 47a to the upper tray 5 shown in FIG. Is full and overflows to the payout flow path 47a, it automatically flows to the payout flow path 47b side, and the ball outlet 4
8 to the lower tray 7. Also,
A fullness detection sensor 49 is disposed in the discharge channel 47b at an upper portion of the rim of the ball outlet 48. The full detection sensor 49 is constituted by a microswitch 51 having a movable arm 50 extending into the payout flow path 47b. When staying in the lower part of the path 47b, the staying game ball presses the movable arm 50 to turn on the microswitch 51, and the detection signal stops the driving of the firing motor 17 and the firing rod 19
Pressing operation stops. At the same time, the detection signal is sent to the light emission control device of the light emission means 15, and the light emission means 15 of the firing handle 8 is operated in a warning operation mode.

In this configuration, when the firing handle 8 is rotated as described above, the firing rod 19 continuously performs a pressing operation at a constant interval, and flows from the ball leveling member 29 of the upper tray 5. The game balls are supplied one by one to the firing position at the start end of the firing rail 28 via the raising / lowering operation of the ball feed member 31 which is linked to the single pressing operation of the firing rod 19, and the locking member 4
1 locks in the firing position. The game balls at this firing position are struck by the projecting portion 19 ′ of the firing rod 19 and are sequentially punched out on the game board surface. If a ball is clogged due to foreign matter such as dust or dust being mixed in, the game ball does not reach the firing position, and even if the firing handle 8 is turned, the game ball will not be fired, resulting in a firing abnormality.

In the case where a game ball is abnormally fired due to such a ball clogging in the supply flow path, a ball clogging detection sensor provided on the locking member 41 while the firing handle 8 is being rotated. By detecting the presence or absence of a game ball at the firing position, if the detection signal of the game ball by the ball clogging detection sensor 42 is not input to the light emission control device even after a predetermined standby time has elapsed, the supply flow path It is determined that the ball is clogged, and the light emitting means 15 provided on the firing handle 8 operates in the warning operation mode. Here, as the warning operation mode of the light emitting means 15, various operation modes such as blinking light emission, continuous light emission, discolored light emission, and extinction are exemplified.
As the blinking light emission, besides simply blinking the single light emitting means 15, a plurality of light emitting means 15 which individually emit light of two colors such as red and blue may be alternately blinked. In the continuous light emission, when the supply flow path is not clogged with a ball, the light emitting means 15 is set to the extinction state, and is controlled so as to emit light continuously when a clogged ball occurs. In addition, the discolored light emission uses, for example, a plurality of light emitting units 15 that individually emit light of two colors such as red and blue, and when the supply flow path is not clogged, the blue light emitting unit 15 emits light. , Is switched to the red light emitting means 15. Further, the quenching is performed when the supply flow path is not clogged with a ball, the light emitting unit 15 is set in a light emitting state, and when a clogged ball occurs,
It is controlled to extinguish. Further, these operation modes may be appropriately combined. For example, when the ball is not clogged, the light-emitting means 15 may emit light continuously in blue, and when the ball is clogged, the light-emitting means 15 may emit light blinking in red.

On the other hand, the payout channel 4
When the lower tray 7 becomes full due to a large amount of game balls paid out via 7b, a full detection sensor 49 including a micro switch 51 detects this, stops driving the firing motor 17, and hits the firing rod 19. Stop pressure operation. For this reason, even if the firing handle 8 is rotated, a firing abnormality occurs in which the game ball is not fired. In the case where an abnormal launching of the game ball due to the fullness of the lower tray 7 occurs, a detection signal from the fullness detection sensor 49 is input to the light emission control device, and the light emission means 15 of the firing handle 8 is turned on. The warning operation such as blinking light emission, continuous light emission, discolored light emission, and extinction is performed. In this case, the light emitting means 15 is controlled to operate in a warning operation mode different from the warning operation mode when the supply flow path is clogged with a ball. That is, for example, in the case where the flashing light is emitted when the supply flow path is clogged with a ball, when the lower tray 7 is full, the warning operation such as continuous light emission, discolored light emission, and extinction other than the flashing light emission is performed. Further, even if the same flashing light is emitted, the interval is changed, or even the same continuous light emission is caused to emit light of different colors. In this way, the abnormal location is specified, and the firing abnormality is caused by the clogging of the supply flow path or the lower tray 7
It is clear that it is due to the fullness.

In the case where the ball is clogged in the supply flow path to the firing position or the game ball is abnormally fired due to the fullness of the lower tray 7 as described above, the notifying means including the light emitting means 15 is activated. In addition, it is possible to promptly notify the player that the abnormal launch of the game ball has occurred. Further, since the informing means is provided on the firing handle 8 for performing the operation of launching the game ball, the player is notified that the launch operation must not be performed without eliminating the cause of the abnormal launch of the game ball. Can be done. In addition, since the notification unit is a light emitting unit that generates a warning operation mode, it is possible for a player to clearly and visually confirm the abnormality notification by the notification unit in a noisy game store.

In the above-described embodiment, the notifying means including the common light emitting means 15 is operated both when the supply flow path is clogged with a ball and when the lower receiving tray 7 is full. Instead of the above, a notification unit that operates based on the detection of a ball clogging state of the supply flow path by the ball clogging detection sensor 42 and a notification unit that operates based on detection of the full state of the lower tray 7 by the fullness detection sensor 49 Alternatively, the shooting handle 8 may be provided separately.

Further, in the embodiment, the ball clogging detection sensor 42 is arranged at the firing position at which the game ball at the start end of the firing rail 28 is pressed. Ball clogging can be detected at any position of the supply flow path portion between the position 30 and the firing position. Here, if the ball clogging detection sensor 42 is disposed at the firing position where the game ball is pressed as in the embodiment, the game ball supplied by the supply flow path finally reaches the firing position. By detecting the presence or absence of a game ball at a position, it is possible to reliably detect whether or not a ball is clogged in the supply flow path.

In the embodiment, the light emitting means 15 for individually emitting light of, for example, red and blue is used. Instead, a light-transmitting handle colored red, blue, or the like is used instead. The cover 10 may be used.

The light emission control device of the light emission means 15 may be incorporated in the firing motor control board 18.

Further, in the embodiment, the ball launching apparatus which hits and launches the game ball at the launching position with the firing rod 19 has been described. However, a pachinko machine equipped with a ball launching apparatus which launches the game ball by other launching means is provided. The present invention can be applied to a machine.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the launching handle is provided with the notifying means for notifying the abnormal launching of the game ball, the operation of the notifying means indicates that the abnormal launching of the game ball has occurred. Can be promptly notified. Further, since the notification means is provided on the firing handle for performing the operation of launching the game ball, the player is notified that the launch operation must not be performed without eliminating the cause of the abnormal launch of the game ball. be able to.

Further, the present invention provides a ball clogging detection sensor provided in a supply channel of a game ball reaching a firing position and detecting a ball clogging state of the supply channel, and a ball clogging detection sensor provided in a firing handle. Notifying means for notifying the abnormal launch of the game ball based on the detection of the ball clogging state of the supply flow path by the sensor, in addition to the above effects, in addition to the above effect, the abnormal location is identified, It can be notified that the cause is a clogged ball in the supply flow path. As a result, the player can immediately stop the game, and the game store can confirm the clogging of the supply flow path with the notification means and take a quick response.

In the above structure, a ball clogging detection sensor is provided at a firing position where the game ball is pressed, and by detecting the presence or absence of the game ball at the firing position, the ball is supplied by the supply flow path. Since the game ball finally reaches the firing position, it is possible to reliably detect whether or not the ball is clogged in the supply flow path.

Further, the present invention provides a fullness detection sensor disposed in a flow path for paying out game balls to the lower tray and detecting a full state of the lower tray, and a fullness detection sensor provided on the firing handle and detecting the fullness of the lower tray by the fullness detection sensor. Since it is configured to include a notifying unit for notifying the abnormal launch of the game ball based on the detection of the full state, it is possible to promptly notify the player of the abnormal launch of the game ball, and In addition to notifying the player that the operation should not be performed, the abnormal portion can be specified, and the fact that the firing abnormality is caused by the lower tray being full can be notified.

In addition, the notifying means includes blinking light emission, continuous light emission,
Since the light emitting means generates a warning operation mode such as discoloration light emission and extinction, there is an excellent effect that an abnormality notification by the notification means can be clearly and visually confirmed in a noisy game store.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lower half of a pachinko machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball launching device in which a launching handle is shown.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a ball launching device and a ball feeding case.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an upper receiving panel.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a locking member provided with a ball clogging detection sensor.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine showing a payout channel portion of a game ball.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 pachinko machine 7 lower tray 8 firing handle 15 light emitting means (notifying means) 19 firing rod 28 firing rail 42 ball clogging detection sensor 47b payout channel 49 fullness detection sensor

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball launching device for launching a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by a rotating operation of a launch handle, and a lower receiving tray for receiving a game ball paid out by winning a game ball into a winning opening of the game board surface. A pachinko machine comprising: a pachinko machine; and a launching handle provided with a reporting means for reporting a gaming ball launching abnormality. 2. A ball launching device for launching a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by a rotating operation of a launch handle, and a lower receiving tray for receiving a game ball paid out by winning a game ball into a winning port of the game board surface. A ball-jamming detection sensor disposed in a supply channel of a game ball reaching a firing position and detecting a ball-clogging state of the supply channel; and a ball-jam detection device provided in a firing handle. A notification device for notifying a gaming ball of an abnormal launch based on detection of a clogged ball in a supply flow path by a sensor. 3. The apparatus for notifying a game ball of a pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the ball clogging detection sensor is disposed at a position where the game ball is fired. 4. A ball launching device for launching a game ball at a launch position to a game board surface by a rotating operation of a launch handle, and a lower receiving tray for receiving a game ball paid out by winning a game ball into a winning port of the game board surface. In a pachinko machine comprising: a fullness detection sensor disposed in a flow path of game balls to the lower tray and detecting a full state of the lower tray; A notifying device for notifying an abnormal launch of a game ball based on detection of a full state, and a device for notifying an abnormal launch of a game ball in a pachinko machine. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the notifying means is a light emitting means for generating a warning operation mode such as blinking light emission, continuous light emission, discolored light emission, and extinction. Anomaly launching device for game balls.