JP2001327661A - Pachinko game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the original real attraction of pachinko game to a player by eliminating the troublesomeness of treatment of gained balls in the pachinko game and visually appealing the increasing and decreasing state of balls. SOLUTION: This device comprises a ball housing box part 30 covered with a transparent synthetic resin 31 and a ball passing sensor, so that the balls overflowing a ball upper tray 20, when the balls in hand are increased, appear within the ball housing box after counted by the ball passing sensor. This device further comprises a slope provided so that the balls overflowing the ball housing box flow to a circulating machine by the slope, a display part 25 of the number of balls in hand for adding and displaying the counted number of balls, and a coin paying out button 29. When the player presses this button, or the number of coins in hand reaches a prescribed number, game coins of the number displayed in the display part 27 are paid out, and the game is ended.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is different from a pachinko game machine currently used in a so-called pachinko parlor, and is often used in a game hall or an amusement park.
One independent pachinko game device relates to a pachinko game device in which a player cannot take a pachinko ball away.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a so-called conventional pachinko game device, a player borrows a ball, plays a game, and obtains a large number of pachinko balls as a result of the game, as is installed in a so-called pachinko store. There is a system to exchange for prizes. In addition, there was a game machine installed in a place such as a game arcade or an amusement park, in which only medals and game coins were paid out instead of paying out pachinko balls.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional amusement device, if it is installed in a pachinko parlor,
For example, when a pachinko ball is continuously paid out in a jackpot state, the pachinko ball is configured to overflow from the ball top plate of the pachinko board and flow to the ball under plate, but the ball under plate is full Sometimes the player had to manually transfer this to another ball storage box. Regarding those installed in amusement arcades and amusement parks, even if it hits a jackpot, the pachinko balls are not actually paid out and the points are added, and the player manually puts pachinko balls in another storage box Although he did not have to say that he would change the game, he could not enjoy the original thrill of the pachinko game machine, where balls were paid out and increased. Therefore,
In the present invention, one or more ball storage boxes are provided, and when the balls obtained by the player overflow from the ball upper plate, the balls increase in the ball storage box, and when the number of the balls held by the player decreases, the balls are reduced. Visually appeal to the pachinko game that the ball in the storage box is gone, which is the real pleasure of the pachinko game, and make it possible for the player to play without touching the pachinko ball, to further enjoy pachinko playing It is an object of the present invention to provide an amusement device capable of performing a game.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to provide a pachinko board 1
1. Ball on plate with pachinko balls immovable
0, and the ball launching unit 21, the device operates under the condition that at least one game coin is inserted, and reaches a certain number of balls within a certain period of time or until the player runs out of balls. In a pachinko game device capable of playing until a certain end condition is satisfied, such as until a pachinko ball is played, a ball storage box 30 is provided, a large number of pachinko balls are obtained, and pachinko balls overflow from the ball upper plate 20. When the pachinko ball is sent out of the ball tray 20 to the inside of the apparatus main body 10 by using the operating means such as the ball-pull lever 71 or the like, the pachinko ball is stored in the ball storage box 3.
The ball passage is formed so as to flow to zero, the ball storage box 30 stores the pachinko balls, and the state inside the storage box can be visually recognized. In a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect,
The ball storage box 30 is driven by a driving means such as a motor.
From the outside or stored inside the apparatus main body 10. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, when the ball storage box 30 is stored inside the apparatus main body 10, the pachinko balls stored in the ball storage box 30 are installed inside the apparatus main body 10. It is configured to be collected by the ball reduction machine 63. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, the pachinko balls further overflowing from the ball storage box 30 are collected by a ball reducing machine 63 installed inside the apparatus main body 10. It is composed. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a pachinko board 11, a ball tray 20 in which a pachinko ball is immovably formed, a ball launching portion 21, an upper ball tank 64, a ball discharging means 66 for award balls, a ball reducing machine. 63
The device operates under the condition that at least one game coin is inserted, and the device operates within a certain period of time or until the number of balls held by the player reaches a certain number, or the like. In the pachinko game device which can play until the end condition is satisfied, the pachinko ball overflowing from the ball tray 20 and the player can move the ball from the ball tray 20 to the inside of the device main body 10 using operating means such as a ball pull lever 71 or the like. The pachinko balls sent out to the device body 1
A ball passage detecting means 61 is provided in the ball passage 60 until the ball is returned to the ball reduction machine 63 installed inside the ball return machine 63 so that the number of balls passed through the ball passage 60 can be counted.
The pachinko balls that have entered the round holes 15, 16, 17 and the hole 18 are collected by the ball reduction machine 63 through a different flow path from the ball path 60. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, a possessed ball number display means 25 is provided, and the number of balls counted by the ball passage detection means 61 can be displayed on the possessed ball number display means 25. It was done. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the coin number display means 2 is provided.
7, conversion means 78 for converting the counted balls into coins,
Coin conversion rate setting means 79 for deciding how many pachinko balls are to be converted as one game coin each time
, A coin payout button 29, and a game coin payout means 48. Each time the number of pachinko balls counted by the ball passage detection means 61 reaches the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means 79, the coin is held. The value of 1 is added to the number of coins and displayed on the number-of-coins display means 27. When the player presses the coin payout button 29 or when the number of coins has increased to a certain number or more, the number-of-coins display means 27 is displayed. Are paid out by the coin payout means 48. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the game coin payout means 48, the conversion means 78 for converting the counted balls into coins, and A coin conversion rate setting means 79 for determining whether or not to convert as one game coin is provided. Each time the number of pachinko balls counted by the ball passage detection means 61 reaches the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means 79, , One game coin is paid out. In the ninth embodiment of the present invention, the conversion button 3
3, a coin conversion rate setting means 79 for determining how many pachinko balls are to be converted as one game coin, and a game coin payout means 48. When the player presses the conversion button 33, The entire numerical value displayed on the possessed ball number display means 25 is converted into the number of coins possessed by the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means 79, and immediately after the completion of the conversion, or the possessed coin number display means 27 and the coin payout button After the conversion result is displayed on the coin number display means 27 and the coin payout button 29 is pressed by the player or when the number of coins has increased to a certain number or more, the same number of games as the number of coins held is provided. In this configuration, coins are paid out by coin payout means 48. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh, eighth and ninth aspects, a coin conversion rate display means 26 is provided, and a player checks the conversion rate set by the coin conversion rate setting means 79. It is configured to be displayed where possible. First of the present invention
According to a first aspect, in the first, second, and fifth aspects of the present invention, the ball payout means 66 for award balls attached to the pachinko board.
Separately, a ball lending ball payout means 65 configured to be able to pay out pachinko balls in units of one for the purpose of ball lending is installed inside the pachinko game device main body 10, and the ball lending ball payout means 65 is provided. It is configured to be operated by operating means such as a push button.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. All the accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view and a side view of the entire pachinko game device according to the present invention. A pachinko board 11 is fitted in an upper front portion of the box-shaped apparatus main body 10. This pachinko board 11
Is similar to a pachinko board used in general pachinko parlors. That is, the guide path 12 of the launched ball,
The rotating wheel 13 and the nail 14, which change the direction of the ball falling, the plurality of hit holes 15, the hit holes 16 for matching the three numbers and the pattern of the display part 19 such as the center number, and the fact that the numbers and the patterns match In a so-called jackpot state, a hit hole 17 or the like is provided in which a normally closed large opening remains open. Reference numeral 18 denotes a hole into which a ball that has not entered the hit hole enters.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a ball tray, the upper surface of which is covered with a transparent synthetic resin so that the pachinko ball P inside cannot be taken out.
When the handle 1 is rotated by an appropriate amount, the ball can be shot continuously. At the start of use of the game apparatus, a certain number of balls are given to the player, and the balls are first discharged into the ball tray 20. Then, the balls are launched one after another by the operation of the ball launching unit 21. The possessed ball number display section 25 can display the number of possessed balls of the player by a 5-digit digital display. 28 indicates a coin slot. The possessed ball count display section 25 can be implemented without necessarily providing the possessed ball possessed by the player, but the player cannot acquire the possessed ball, and visually grasps the total number of possessed balls. Therefore, it is preferable to provide the possessed ball number display section 25.

Further, in the present invention, a ball storage box 30 is provided below the pachinko board 11. This ball storage box 30
As in the case of the ball top plate 20, the outer periphery is covered with a transparent synthetic resin 31, so that the internal pachinko ball P cannot be taken out and the presence of the internal pachinko ball P can be seen. I can do it. The circulation path of the balls discharged into the ball storage box 30 communicates with the ball tray 20 described above. Usually, a path is configured so that the ball overflowing from the ball upper plate 20 flows to the ball lower plate 22,
In the present invention, the ball storage box 3 is newly used without using the ball lower plate 22.
That is, 0 is provided. That is, in the ball storage box 30,
The pachinko ball P appears when the ball that cannot be completely contained in the ball top plate 20 overflows. A ball passage sensor 61 that detects the passage of the overflowing pachinko ball P is provided in the ball passage 60 that leads from the ball tray 20 to the ball storage box 30. This is configured so that when one pachinko ball P passes, one signal is sent to the CPU 90, so that the CPU 90 can count how many pachinko balls P have passed by sequentially counting the signals. Has become.

Next, a description will be given of a game method. First, a game coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 28 to activate the apparatus. A start button or the like may be provided at an appropriate position of the apparatus, and the apparatus may be operated by pressing the start button after inserting a coin. When the operation of the device is started, the number of initially owned balls of the player is displayed on the possessed ball number display section 25. When the player presses the ball lending button 70, a fixed number of balls are paid out into the ball tray 20 by the ball lending ball payout mechanism 65, and at the same time, the display of the ball number display unit 25 is the ball tray 20. Decreases by the number of balls that came out. Or a ball is placed on the ball at the same time as coin insertion 2
You may make it pay to 0. The player launches the pachinko ball P by rotating the handle of the ball launching section 21 by a required amount. The shot ball is pachinko board 11
If you fall inside from below and enter the hit hole 15,
The prize ball payout mechanism 66 pays out a fixed number of balls, and the player can increase the number of balls. If the ball falls to the bottom without entering the hit hole, the ball will later enter the hole 18 and the number of balls will decrease. When a large number of balls are acquired and the pachinko balls P are no longer able to enter the ball upper plate 20, the overflowing pachinko balls P flow to the ball passage 60, and the ball passing sensor 6
1 and accumulates in the ball storage box 30. When one pachinko ball P passes through the ball passing sensor 61, 1 is counted up and displayed on the possessed ball number display section 25.

When the pachinko ball enters the hitting hole 16, the three numerals or symbols on the display portion 19 such as the central numeral rotate separately and then stop automatically. When the same three figures or symbols appear and stop, a so-called jackpot state is established, and a large opening of the hit hole 17 is opened, and pachinko balls coming from above are hit one after another. The state is entered into the hole 17. In this state, the prize ball payout mechanism 66 is in a state of continuously paying out balls, and many balls overflow from the ball upper plate 20 and the ball storage box 3
0. In this way, the player can recognize that balls are increasing in the ball storage box 30,
You can enjoy the real pleasure without actually picking up pachinko balls.

On the other hand, since the capacity of the ball storage box 30 is also limited, if a certain number is stored, the balls overflow. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the ball storage box 30 as viewed from the side. Pachinko balls P overflowing from the ball storage box have slope 6
2 and is collected by the reduction machine 63. The reducing machine 63 has a function of returning the collected pachinko balls to the upper ball tank 64 existing on the back upper portion of the pachinko board through the reducing machine pipe 69. Similarly, the balls overflowing from the ball storage box 30 also return to the upper ball tank 64. The pachinko balls returned to the upper ball tank are paid out again by the ball lending ball payout mechanism 65 and the prize ball payout mechanism 66. In this way, since the pachinko balls P are repeatedly circulated, there is no need to newly supply payout balls.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view seen from the side when the ball storage box 30 is stored in the pachinko game machine main body 10. A spur gear 41 is provided at the bottom of the ball storage box 30, and a gear 42 is provided so as to mesh with the spur gear 41. Gear 4
2 is driven by a motor 43 (not shown), and when viewed in FIG. 3, when the gear 42 is rotated clockwise, the ball storage box 30 moves into the pachinko game apparatus main body 10. ing. Movable slope 44 in ball storage box
Exists, and the pachinko ball P is on this. The movable slope 44 is configured so that the angle can be changed using the slope fulcrum 45 as a fulcrum. When the roller 47 fixed to the pachinko game device main body 10 comes into contact with the tilt adjusting body 46 installed on the bottom surface of the movable slope 44,
In a state where the gear 42 is rotated counterclockwise and the ball storage box 30 is taken out of the apparatus main body, the movable slope 44 is inclined to the left side in the drawing as shown in FIG. 2, and the gear 42 is rotated clockwise. When the ball storage box 30 is stored in the main body of the apparatus, the ball storage box 30 is tilted rightward in the figure as shown in FIG. That is, ball storage box 3
When the ball 0 is outside and the player can visually recognize the ball, the ball is stored on the movable slope 44 inclined toward the player, and when the ball storage box 30 is stored inside the device, the movable slope is at the back of the device. The balls are collected to the reduction machine 63 because they are inclined to the side.

The timing of collecting pachinko balls from the ball storage box 30 is not limited to the timing in the above embodiment. For example, each time the number of balls reaches a multiple of a certain number, the balls are temporarily removed from the ball storage box 30. May be collected and guided to the reduction machine 63, or a plurality of conditions may be set, and any timing can be set.

The number of possessed balls displayed on the possessed ball number display section 25 is displayed by adding the number of balls overflowing from the ball top plate 20. Therefore, for example, when the so-called jackpot state ends and a certain amount of time passes before the jackpot occurs again despite the player continuing to play, the player can press the ball lending button 70 anew for lending a ball. By operating the ball payout mechanism 65, the ball is loaded into the ball upper plate 20, and the game is continued. Then, the possessed ball number display section 25 counts down and displays the number of balls lent, and the numerical value gradually decreases. Even if the value of the possession ball number display section 25 decreases, the number of balls in the ball storage box 30 does not decrease as it is. This is because when the number-of-balls display unit 25 is, for example, zero, the ball storage box 30 contains many balls. In order to solve this, when the number displayed on the possessed ball number display section 25 becomes a certain number or less, the ball storage box 30 is stored inside the apparatus main body 10 and stored in the ball storage box 30. What is necessary is just to comprise so that the pachinko ball P may be collected and guided to the reduction machine 63.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the distribution channels of pachinko balls collectively as viewed from the back of the pachinko board. Dotted line shows the top plate 20 seen through from the back
It is. A large number of pachinko balls P are stored in the upper ball tank 64, and the balls passing through the prize ball supply passage 50 are guided to the prize ball discharge mechanism 66, and when the pachinko balls enter the hit hole, the prize ball discharge passage. It is paid out to the ball tray 20 through 51. On the other hand, when the ball lending button 70 is pressed, the ball led from the upper ball tank 64 through the ball lending supply passage 52 is moved by the ball lending ball dispensing mechanism 65 from the ball lending payout passage 53 to the ball upper plate 20. Is paid out. The ball lending ball payout mechanism includes a rotating body 54, a motor 55 (not shown), and a ball passage sensor 56. For example, when 50 balls are paid out each time the ball lending button 70 is pressed, the motor is used. 55 is driven counterclockwise in the figure,
A control is performed such that the upper ball is sent downward by the rotating body 54 and the motor 55 is stopped when the ball passage sensor 56 detects the passage of the ball 50 times. The prize ball payout mechanism 66 is not originally designed to be sufficient for lending balls, for example, the form is different depending on the manufacturer of the pachinko board itself, or, for example, ten payouts are always made in one payout. In addition, another ball dispensing mechanism 65 for lending a ball is provided. For example, when the ball lending button 70 is pressed while "1" is displayed in the possession ball number display section 25, it is necessary to be able to pay out one ball, and the ball is paid out in units of ten. This is not possible with such a mechanism.

The pachinko balls P which have not overflowed the ball tray 20 and overflowed pass through a ball passage sensor 61 through a ball passage 60 and are guided to a ball storage box 30. In addition, a lever 71 for pulling out the balls accumulated in the ball tray 20 is usually added to the pachinko machine, and when the lever 71 is operated, the ball passes through the ball passing passage 57 and passes through the ball passing sensor 61, It is led to the ball storage box 30. Such a configuration is convenient when the player wants to end the game in a state where a large number of balls are present on the ball plate 20, for example. Because the lever 71 is operated, the ball is
If the value goes out of 0, the ball passes through the ball passing sensor 61, and the number of balls is counted up and displayed on the possessed ball number display unit 25.

On the other hand, the pachinko balls entering the hit holes 15, 16 and 17 are collected in a hit ball collecting tray 81, collected through a hit ball discharge passage 82 to a ball reducing machine 63, and then entered into a hole 18. The pachinko balls are in the missing ball discharge passage 8
It is configured to be collected into the ball reduction machine 63 through the zero. This is because the pachinko ball that has entered the hit hole and the hole has not been obtained by the player, and therefore needs to be collected by the ball return machine 63 through a path different from the ball path 60. As long as the ball that has entered the hit hole and the hole does not pass through the ball passage 60, a flow path other than the above configuration may be used.

When the player finishes the game, the numerical value displayed on the ball number display section 25 is the number of balls obtained by the player, but how this numerical value is processed is completely free. is there. For example, a coin payout means is provided, and according to the number of obtained balls, for example, one game coin is paid out to a player for five balls, or an article payout means is provided, and when 2000 or more, a commemorative prize is provided. For example, a payout is provided, or a high score display section is provided, and the number of balls obtained by that player is permanently displayed until another player obtains more balls.

Normally, in the implementation of this type of game apparatus installed in an amusement park or a game arcade, a player inserts a game coin into the coin insertion slot 28 to play a game, and in accordance with the result, a coin payout mechanism 48. A game coin is paid out from the company. The game coins that the player inserts at the beginning of the game and the game coins paid out according to the result of the game are of the same kind, and when the paid out game coins are inserted into the coin slot 28 again, Can be started. Since the installer of the game device has a business method of renting the game coins to the player for a fee, the side of the installer is that it is better that the number of game coins inserted is greater than the number of game coins to be paid out. have. Also, since the game coins are not actually refunded to the currency, depending on the situation, there are times when it is desired to pay out more game coins to the player than the number of coins to attract the players. In the following embodiment, the number of pachinko balls that can be launched by inserting one game coin is
The number of pachinko balls when converting the acquired pachinko balls into game coins is configured to be changeable, thereby improving the convenience of the installer of the game apparatus.

An embodiment of the seventh aspect of the present invention is as follows.
It has the following form. First, a four-digit coin count display unit 27 capable of digital display and the like, a coin conversion routine 78 for converting the counted balls into coins, and the installer of the amusement apparatus asks the player how many pachinko balls are counted. A coin conversion rate setting switch 79 for setting whether to convert as one game coin, a coin payout button 29, and a game coin payout mechanism 48 are provided. The installer of the game apparatus operates the coin conversion rate setting switch 79 so that, for example, when five balls can be hit with one game coin, six balls are obtained and converted into one game coin. Set. The coin conversion rate setting switch 79 is configured to be capable of setting, for example, a dip switch constituted by a set of eight toggle switches, a 4-bit code switch operated in a dial type, or a keyboard. The form is not limited to the switch type, and any form may be used. When set as described above, the ball passing sensor 61
Each time six pachinko balls are counted, the value of 1 is added to the number of coins held and displayed on the number-of-coins display unit 27. In other words, instead of adding the number of possessed balls, the number of coins possessed is directly added. Later, when the player presses the coin payout button 29, the same number of game coins as the numerical value displayed on the number-of-coins-displayed portion 27 is transferred to the coin payout mechanism 4.
8 to pay out to the coin payout exit 49.
Alternatively, in combination with the above conditions, the number of coins may be determined so that the game is completed with, for example, 1,000 coins, and the game coins may be paid out even when the number of coins in hand reaches 1,000 or more. . In this way, when five pachinko balls can be launched with one game coin, the difference is created here and the payout can be adjusted by converting six acquired balls into one game coin. It becomes.

An embodiment of the eighth aspect of the present invention is as follows.
It has the following form. First, a payout mechanism 48 for playing coins, a coin conversion routine 78 for converting the counted balls into coins, and a coin conversion for determining how many counted pachinko balls are converted to one playing coin. A rate setting switch 79 is provided. The coin conversion rate setting switch 79 is not limited to a switch as long as it can be set, similarly to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. The installer of the amusement apparatus operates the coin conversion rate setting switch 79 to set, for example, six balls to convert to one game coin. When set as described above, every time the ball passing sensor 61 counts six balls, the coin payout mechanism 48
Pays out one game coin to the coin payout exit 49. When configured as described above, the coin display unit 2
7 is not necessary.

An embodiment of the ninth aspect of the present invention is as follows.
It has the following form. First, the number of coins display section 2
7, a conversion button 33, a coin conversion rate setting switch 79 for determining how many counted pachinko balls are to be converted into one game coin, a coin payout button 29, and a game coin payout mechanism 48. Provide. The coin conversion rate setting switch 79 is not limited to a switch as long as it can be set, similarly to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. The installer of the amusement apparatus operates the coin conversion rate setting switch 79 to set, for example, six balls to convert to one game coin. The number of balls counted by the ball passing sensor 61 is sequentially added and displayed on the possessed ball number display section 25.
Later, when the number of possessed balls is, for example, 6003, and the player presses the conversion button 33, if the above setting is made, a value obtained by dividing 6003 by 6 is added to the possessed coin number display section 27 and displayed. Is done. In this case, 6003
Is divided by 6 to obtain a result of 1000 sheets and 3 remaining pieces. That is, 1000 coins are added and displayed on the possessed coin count display section 27, and the remaining ball count display section 25 displays three extra balls. Although it is not possible to convert the three remaining balls into coins, the player can pay out the coins to the ball tray 20 by operating the ball lending button 70 or the like and hit the coins. Thereafter, when the player presses the coin payout button 29, 1000 game coins are paid out to the coin payout exit 49 by the coin payout mechanism. However, if the player does not press the coin payout button 29, the game can be continued. Alternatively, in combination with the above conditions, for example, 2000
The number of coins may be determined so that the game ends with the number of coins, and the game coins may be paid out even when the number of coins has reached 2,000 or more. Alternatively, the number-of-coins display unit 27 and the coin payout button 29 are not particularly provided, and the game coins may be paid out immediately after the above conversion is completed.

The tenth embodiment of the present invention is as follows. In the seventh, eighth and ninth aspects, the coin conversion rate display section 26 is provided, and the number set by the coin conversion rate setting switch 79 is displayed at a place where the player can confirm. If it is possible to refund the game coins to the player by the above conversion method, the number of coins to be paid out can be adjusted to some extent even if the jackpot is excessive, so there is an advantage for the player of the game device. But in that case,
It is preferable to display to the player how many acquired balls are to be converted into one game coin and refunded. Since the coin conversion rate itself may be constant at least while the player is playing, the display means 26 is not limited to a numerical display means such as a digital display or a liquid crystal display screen. Alternatively, it is also possible to display the information on the display and affix it to the apparatus main body.

[0023]

The present invention having the above configuration has the following effects. In the first aspect of the present invention, when the number of obtained balls increases to a certain number or more, or when the ball enters a so-called fever state and continuously enters a specific hit hole, the ball The ball is discharged into the storage box, and it can be visually confirmed that the number of balls has increased. In the second, third and fourth aspects of the present invention, the ball stored in the ball storage box, the ball overflowing from the ball storage box, the hitting hole of the pachinko board and the ball entering the hole are used for the reduction machine. By collecting, the ball can be raised again to the upper ball tank of the pachinko machine, and the ball can be circulated endlessly. In the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, the number of balls obtained by the player is counted without making it possible for the player to actually take the ball by counting the number of balls obtained by the player and displaying the number. Can now be recognized numerically. In the seventh, eighth, and ninth aspects of the present invention, the number of balls to be obtained by a player is converted into the number of game coins at a fixed rate that can be changed and paid out,
This has made it possible to contribute to the management coordination of the game equipment installer. In the tenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to explain a rule to a player by displaying a rate at which the obtained number of balls is converted into the number of game coins. In the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the ball payout mechanism for lending a ball is built in the pachinko game machine main body, and the lending of the ball by one unit becomes possible. As described above, the present invention has dramatically increased the interest and convenience of the pachinko game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the appearance of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front and right side.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a ball path from a ball tray to a reduction machine of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a main part thereof as viewed from a right side surface, in which a ball storage box is exposed to the outside; It shows the state where it is.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of a ball path from a ball tray to a reduction machine of a device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a main part thereof viewed from a right side surface, in which a ball storage box is stored. It shows the state where it is.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the ball distribution route when the upper side of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is seen through from the back.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a control system of a main part according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a coin conversion routine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Apparatus main body 11 Pachinko board 15, 16, 17 Contact hole 18 Outer hole 20 Ball upper plate 21 Ball launching unit 22 Ball lower plate 25 Number of held balls display unit 26 Coin conversion rate display unit 27 Number of held coins display unit 28 Coin slot 29 coin payout button 30 ball storage box 31 transparent synthetic resin 33 conversion button 41 spur gear 42 gear 43 motor 44 movable slope 45 slope fulcrum 46 tilt adjuster 47 roller 48 coin payout mechanism 49 coin payout exit 50 prize ball supply path 51 prize ball Dispensing passage 52 Ball lending supply passage 53 Ball lending dispensing passage 54 Rotating body of ball lending ball dispensing mechanism 55 Motor 56 Ball passing sensor of ball lending ball dispensing mechanism 57 Ball removing passage 60 Ball passage 61 Ball counting sensor for ball counting 62 Slope 63 Reduction machine 64 Upper ball tank 65 Ball dispenser for lending 66 prize balls for ball dispensing mechanism 69 reducing machine pipe 70 ball rental button 71 ball vent lever 78 coins converted routine 79 coin conversion factor setting switch 80 off ball discharge passage 81 per ball collecting dish 82 per ball discharge passage 90 CPU

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko board (11), a ball plate (20) in which a pachinko ball is immovably formed, and a ball launching portion (21), wherein at least one operation of inserting coins for play is performed. As a condition, the device is activated, and pachinko games can be played until a certain end condition is satisfied, such as during a certain period of time or until the player's balls are exhausted or until a certain number of balls are reached. In the device, a ball storage box (30) is provided, and many pachinko balls are
When the pachinko ball overflows from 0) and the player uses the ball-pull lever (71) or other operating means to remove the pachinko ball
When the pachinko balls are sent out from (20) to the inside of the device body (10), the path of the balls is configured so that the pachinko balls flow to the ball storage box (30), and the ball storage box (30) is A pachinko game device, wherein a ball is stored and a state inside the storage box can be visually recognized. 2. A ball storage box (30) emerges from the apparatus main body (10) to the outside thereof by a driving means such as a motor, or the apparatus main body (10).
The pachinko game device according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko game device is stored inside. 3. When the ball storage box (30) is stored inside the apparatus main body (10), the pachinko balls stored in the ball storage box (30) are returned to the ball set inside the apparatus main body (10). The pachinko game device according to claim 2, wherein the pachinko game device is configured to be collected by the machine (63). 4. The ball reduction machine according to claim 1, wherein the pachinko balls further overflowing from the ball storage box (30) are collected into a ball reduction machine (63) installed inside the apparatus main body (10). The described pachinko game device. 5. A pachinko board (11), a ball top plate (20) in which a pachinko ball cannot be removed, a ball launching part (21), an upper ball tank (64), a ball discharging means for award balls (66). ), A ball reduction machine (63), the device is operated with at least one operation condition of insertion of a game coin, etc., within a certain time or until the player's possession is exhausted or to a certain number of possession balls. In a pachinko game device capable of playing until a certain end condition is satisfied, such as until the player reaches the ball, the pachinko ball overflowing from the ball-top plate (20) and the player can use operating means such as a ball-pull lever (71). The pachinko balls sent out from the ball plate (20) to the inside of the device body (10) using the
A ball passage detection means (61) is provided in the ball passage (60) until it is collected by the ball reduction machine (63) installed inside, so that the number of balls passing through the ball passage (60) can be counted. And the other pachinko board (11)
The pachinko balls that have entered the round holes (15), (16), (17) and the hole (18) are collected by the ball reduction machine (63) through a different flow path from the ball path (60) A pachinko game device configured as described above. 6. A possessed ball number display means (25) is provided so that the number of balls counted by the ball passage detection means (61) can be displayed on the possessed ball number display means (25). The pachinko game device according to claim 5. 7. A means for displaying the number of coins in possession (27), a converting means (78) for converting the counted balls into coins, and for each number of pachinko balls obtained, the number of coins to be converted as one game coin is determined. A coin conversion rate setting means (79), a coin payout button (29), and a game coin payout means (48),
Each time the number of pachinko balls counted by the ball passage detection means (61) reaches the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means (79), a value of 1 is added to the number of coins held to display the number of coins held. Displayed on the means (27), and when the player presses the coin payout button (29) or when the number of coins possessed increases to a certain number or more, the number of game coins displayed on the coin number display means (27) is displayed. 6. A structure for paying out by coin payout means (48).
A pachinko game device according to item 1. 8. A game coin payout means (48), a conversion means (78) for converting the counted balls into coins, and converting the number of obtained pachinko balls into one game coin for each number of pachinko balls obtained. A coin conversion rate setting means (79) for determining whether or not pachinko balls counted by the ball passage detection means (61) reach the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means (79). The pachinko game device according to claim 5, wherein one coin is paid out. 9. A conversion button (33), a coin conversion rate setting means (79) for determining how many pachinko balls are to be converted as one game coin, and a game coin payout means (48). When the player presses the conversion button (33), the whole number displayed on the possessed ball number display means (25) is converted into the number of coins possessed by the number set by the coin conversion rate setting means (79) when the player presses the conversion button (33). Immediately after the above conversion, or the number of coins displayed (27) and coin payout button
(29), having the above conversion result and displaying the number of coins (27)
When the player presses the coin payout button (29) after the display, or when the number of coins possessed increases to a certain number or more, the same number of game coins as the number of coins possessed is paid out by the coin payout means (48).
The pachinko game device according to claim 6, wherein the pachinko game device is configured to be paid out. 10. A coin conversion rate display means (26) is provided, and the conversion rate set by said coin conversion rate setting means (79) is displayed at a place where a player can check. Or the pachinko game device according to 8 or 9. 11. A ball-lending ball dispensing means (65) configured to be capable of dispensing pachinko balls one by one for the purpose of lending balls, separately from the prize ball dispensing means (66) attached to the pachinko board. )
The ball is provided inside the pachinko game device main body (10), and the ball dispensing means (65) for lending the ball is operated by operating means such as a push button. The described pachinko game device.