JP2002224295A - Combination type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a combination type game machine capable of easily recovering the preset number of game balls for every game from a supply tray in each game and having a reduced manufacturing cost and a reduced cost for replacing a board out of order. SOLUTION: This combination type game machine in which the game is played by hitting the prescribed number of the game balls to the game area 17 of a game panel 7 by a hitting means 10 for each game is provided with a recovery means 80 for recovering the stipulated number of the game balls for each game, a recovery control means 123 for controlling the recovery means 80 and a main control means 114 for controlling mainly the game operation of the game panel 7. The recovery control means 123 is provided on a board different from that on which the main control means 114 is mounted, on a hitting control board 124 for instance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combination game machine such as an arrangement ball machine and a sparrow ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are two types of combination gaming machines, for example, an arrangement ball machine, of a ball insertion type and a medal insertion type. In any of these types of arrangement ball machines, at the time of a game, sixteen game balls are fired into the game area of the game board by the firing means for each game, and the game balls are arranged in a horizontal line at the bottom. When one of the winning means of the mouth means wins a prize, and when four prize mouths adjacent to the winning means win a prize and a predetermined winning combination is realized, a score is given according to the difficulty of the formation. Thus, a predetermined number of medals or game balls are paid out to the player as prizes.

[0003] In a ball throw-in type arrangement ball machine, game balls are thrown into an upper plate in front of a game machine main body, and the game balls are fed one by one by a feeding means in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means. In addition, a medal insertion type arrangement ball machine has a game ball enclosed in a circulation path including a game board side and a launch means side, and a predetermined medal is inserted into a medal insertion slot on the front side of the game machine main body. Is inserted, the game balls are supplied one by one to the firing rail by the feeding means in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means.

[0004]

In the arrangement ball machine, it is necessary to drive 16 game balls per game into the game area. Therefore, if the lending amount of one game ball is assumed to be, for example, 4 yen, a special medal is required. If the lending amount of one piece is set to 64 yen, the player can play the game with the same burden regardless of the ball insertion type or the medal insertion type.

However, the absolute number of arranged ball machines is smaller than other medal-inserted game machines such as slot machines, and there is a problem that the medal manufacturing cost is increased if dedicated medals are used. Also, when there is an arrangement ball machine and a slot machine in a game hall, a game can be played on the slot machine using the medal for the arrangement ball machine, or conversely, an arrangement ball machine using the medal for the slot machine There is a problem that you can not play games.

[0006] Therefore, a medal for a slot machine can be used in an arrangement ball machine, and four medals are inserted so that 16 game balls can be fired until the game ball enters the game area. In order to equalize the player's burden for one game in both the medal insertion type and the ball insertion type, the number of game balls required for one game in the ball insertion type arranged ball machine is reduced to twenty. It is considered to be set.

That is, if the medal for the slot machine can be used for the arrangement ball machine, the production cost of the medal can be greatly reduced, and the player can use the medal to connect the slot machine with the arrangement ball machine. There is an advantage that any game can be played freely.

In this case, assuming that the lending amount of one medal for a slot machine is 20 yen, one game can be performed by inserting four medals in a medal insertion type arrangement ball machine. The burden per game of the player is 80 yen. Therefore, by setting the number of game balls required for one game in a ball-insertion type arrangement ball machine to 20 pieces, the burden per player on each game in both the medal insertion type and the ball insertion type is set. The amount can be matched.

By the way, in the conventional ball throw-in type arrangement ball machine, game balls are thrown into the upper plate, and the feeding means moves the game balls one by one on the firing rail in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means. Supply. Therefore, when the number of game balls required for one game is set to 20 and 16 of them are fired by the firing means and shot into the game area, four game balls are used for each game. It is necessary to collect the game balls, and it is necessary to provide a collecting means for collecting the game balls and a collecting control means for controlling the collecting means.

Here, if the collection control means is provided on, for example, the main control board, the number of control boards can be reduced. There is a concern that manufacturing costs will increase. Further, when a failure occurs in some of the control functions on the main control board, it is necessary to replace the main control board as a whole, including parts unrelated to the failure, which causes a cost increase. .

In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it possible to easily collect a specified number of game balls per game from a supply tray for each game, and to reduce manufacturing costs, board replacement costs in the event of a failure, and the like. An object is to provide a combination gaming machine.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a combined gaming machine in which a predetermined number of game balls are shot into a game area 17 of a game board 7 by a firing means 10 for each game to play a game. A collection unit 80 for collecting a specified number of game balls per game, a collection control unit 123 for controlling the collection unit 80, and a main control unit 114 for mainly controlling a game operation of the game board 7; The means 123 is provided on a separate substrate from the main control means 114.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 12 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a ball-in-type arrangement ball machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the arrangement ball machine has a game machine main body 3 having an outer frame 1 and a front frame 2.
Is pivotally connected to the front side of the outer frame 1 via a hinge 4 so as to be freely opened and closed. A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are mounted on the front frame 2 of the gaming machine body 3 on the front surface thereof so as to be openable and closable by a hinge on the same side as the hinge 4. Is detachably mounted.

The game machine main body 3 has an upper plate (supply plate) 8 for storing game balls, a lower plate 9 for receiving surplus balls, and a firing handle 11 of a firing means 10 provided on the front side. A main part 10, a sending means 12 for sending a game ball from the upper plate 8 to the launching means 10, and a sound generating means 13 such as a speaker are provided on the back side. The upper plate 8 is mounted on the front surface of the front plate 6, the feeding means 12 is mounted on the back surface of the front plate 6, and the lower plate 9 and the firing handle 11 are arranged on the front side of the front frame 2 below the front plate 6. . On the firing handle 11 side, a contact detection switch (not shown) for detecting the player's grip is provided.

The main part of the firing means 10 is the firing rail 1
4. A hammer 15 for hitting a game ball on the firing rail 14 toward the game board 7, and a cam mechanism (not shown) for connecting the hammer 15
And a firing motor 16 that is driven intermittently via the player. The firing motor 16 is operated by the player's operation of the firing handle 11, and the feeding means 12 moves one by one on the firing rail 14 in conjunction with the firing operation. Hammer 1 to hit the supplied game ball
The player hits the ball 5 and hits a predetermined number, for example, 16 game balls into the game area 17 of the game board 7. The firing rail 14 is mounted, for example, on the front face of the game board support plate 21 and the hitting hammer 15 and the firing motor 16 are mounted on the back side of the front frame 2. A firing board case 19 for accommodating the control board 18 is detachably mounted.

On the back side of the front frame 2, a gate-shaped game board mounting frame 20 for detachably supporting the game board 7 is provided.
The lower part of the game board mounting frame 20 is connected to a game board support plate 21 provided at the lower rear side of the front frame 2.
1, the game board 7 is supported from below. On the back side of the front frame 2, a back mechanism plate 22 is pivotally attached to the game board mounting frame 20 so as to be openable and closable.
2, the game board 7 in the game board mounting frame 20 is pressed from the back side and fixed detachably. The back mechanism plate 22 is fastened to the game board mounting frame 20 by a plurality of fastening means 23 in the closed state.

On the front of the game board 7, as shown in FIG.
The guide rail 30 is mounted in an annular shape, a winning opening means 31 is disposed below the game area 17 inside the guide rail 30, and a guide symbol display means 32 and a specific winning means 33 are provided above the winning opening means 31. , Score increasing means 34,
Each game component such as the operating means 35 and 36 and the normal winning means 37 and 38 is arranged. In addition, display lamps 39 are provided at various places in the game area 17. In addition, a number of game nails (not shown) are provided between the winning opening means 31 and each game component.

The winning opening means 31 includes a plurality of, for example, 16 winning openings 40 appropriately arranged in a horizontal row or the like, and a winning detection switch (not shown) provided corresponding to each winning opening 40. A game ball falling along the game board 7 wins one of the winning ports 40, and the winning detection switch detects the game ball. The game balls that have won each of the winning ports 40 are guided to the back side of the game board 7 and discharged outside the machine via a predetermined discharge passage.

The winning opening means 31 is covered from the front side by a winning opening cover 41 mounted on the game board 7,
The winning opening cover 41 is provided with a winning display means 43 provided with a plurality of, for example, 16 winning display portions 42 corresponding to the respective winning openings 40. Each of the prize display sections 42 is such that when a game ball wins one of the prize ports 40, the corresponding prize display section 42 emits light and displays a prize by other means. In each of the winning display sections 42, a number is displayed in order from one end side corresponding to each of the winning ports 40. The prize display means 43 may be arranged by combining a predetermined number (for example, four) of the prize display sections 42 vertically and horizontally in a central portion or the like of the game area 17 above the prize port means 31.

The guide symbol display means 32 is capable of variably displaying one or a plurality of, for example, three guide symbols 32a, game information at the time of a power failure in the event of a power failure, advance notice of a game to be resumed after the power failure is restored, The liquid crystal display means 44 for notifying the player of the game conditions at the time of return and other various game information is also used.

Each of the guide symbols 32a fluctuates for a predetermined time on condition that the operating means 35 detects a game ball.
Stops in a specific mode such as "7" or other non-specific modes. It is to be noted that an appropriate symbol such as a numeric symbol is used for the guide symbol 32a. Guidance symbol display means 3
On the back side of 2, a design board case 46 containing a design control board 45 is detachably mounted.

The specific prize winning means 33 is a guide symbol displaying means 3
The guide symbol 32a after the fluctuation of 2 is provided with an opening / closing body 33a that opens for a predetermined time after being stopped and fixed in a special mode,
The inside thereof is divided into a plurality of (for example, three) regions, and a part (for example, the center) is a special operation region 33b. The special operation area 33b is for generating a special game state described later based on a predetermined condition when the game ball passes, and for terminating the special game state when the game ball passes again.

The score increasing means 34 is for increasing the score when a game ball is won, and is provided for a predetermined time (for example, about a predetermined time) on condition that the operating means 36 detects the game ball when a special game state occurs. Opening / closing body 34 that opens for 3.4 seconds)
The score is increased (for example, doubled) when a game ball wins in the score increasing means 34.

The specific winning means 33 and the score increasing means 3
4. The normal prize winning means 37, 38 are configured to guide a game ball won on the front side of the game board 7 to the back side of the game board 7, and when a game ball wins on these, one or The game balls are handled in the same manner as the winning of the game ball to the plurality of winning ports 40. For example, the specific winning means 33 corresponds to the eleventh and fourteenth of the winning opening 40, the score increasing means 34 corresponds to the eleventh to thirteenth, and the fifth, and the like. ,
Alternatively, when a game ball wins in response to a winning opening 40 in which a winning combination is difficult to be formed, a winning display portion 42 corresponding to the winning opening 40 is displayed in the same manner as when a game ball wins in the corresponding winning opening 40. Is to display the winning.

The specific winning means 33 and the score increasing means 3
4. The game balls that have won the normal winning means 37 and 38 and are guided to the back side of the game board 7 are discharged out of the machine through a predetermined discharge passage, similarly to the game balls that have won the winning opening means 31. .

On the back side of the game board 7, a back cover 51 that covers game parts such as the guide symbol display means 32 from the back side is mounted. On the back side of the back cover 51, the main control board 5
2, a lamp display board case 55 for housing a lamp display control board 54, and a sound board case 57 for housing a sound control board 56 are detachably mounted.

An opening 58 into which the back cover 51 is fitted is formed substantially in the center of the back mechanism plate 22.
A game ball tank 59 and a ball supply passage 60 are arranged on the upper side, a payout means 61 is arranged on one side of the opening 58, and a passage unit 62 and a setting section 63 are detachably arranged below the opening 58, respectively. I have.

The installation section 63 is for installing frame-side control means for controlling frame-side devices including the front frame 2 and the like, and is constituted by a mounting plate 64 provided on the back side of the back mechanism plate 22. I have. The mounting control board 6 is provided on the mounting plate 64.
5 and a power supply board 67.
And a power supply board case 68 for accommodating the same are detachably attached from the back side. The back side of the passage unit 62 attached to the back mechanism plate 22 may be used as the installation portion 63 as it is.

The game ball tank 59 is for storing game balls supplied from the game ball supply device on the island side, and communicates with the ball supply passage 60 at one end in the left-right direction, for example.
The ball supply passage 60 is for supplying the game balls in the game ball tank 59 to the payout means 61, and the game ball tank 5
The game ball is gently inclined so as to gradually decrease from the 9 side toward the payout means 61 side, so that the game ball naturally flows down toward the payout means 61 by its own weight.

The payout means 61 is for paying out game balls in accordance with a prize of the game balls or the like, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls to the passage unit 62 side based on a payout request from the payout control board 65. It has become.

The passage unit 62 includes a payout passage 69 for guiding the game balls paid out from the payout means 61 to the upper plate 8 and a payout passage 69 when the upper plate 8 is full.
An overflow path (not shown) for overflowing the subsequent game ball from the player to the lower plate 9 is provided.

The upper plate 8 is constructed as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 and has a feeding means 12 and a collecting means 8 downstream thereof.
0 is connected, and a visual recognition unit 81 and a collection display unit 82 are provided near the collection unit 80. That is, the upper plate 8
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the front plate includes a storage portion 83 having a volume capable of storing a large number of game balls, and an alignment portion 84 for aligning the game balls from the storage portion 83 in a line. 6 is detachably attached to the front side of the container 6 together with an upper plate cover 85 that covers the upper plate 8, and a bottom wall 86 of the lower plate 6 is provided so that the game balls move from the storage portion 83 to the alignment portion 84 along the front plate 6. It is inclined. As shown in FIG. 4, the alignment portion 84 of the upper plate 8 is covered from above so as to prevent dust and the like from entering from a downstream end to a required range on the upstream side.

The feeding means 12 is for supplying the game balls in the upper plate 8 one by one to the firing rail 14 of the firing means 10 in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 10, and is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper plate 8 is detachably attached to the rear surface of the front plate 6 corresponding to the downstream end of the alignment portion 84 of the upper plate 8. The feeding means 12 includes a feeding case 88 whose ball receiving port communicates with the downstream end of the alignment portion 84 via a firing guide hole 87 formed in the front plate 6, and is provided in the feeding case 88. And a feed operator 89 that is operated in conjunction with the firing operation of the firing means 10. The operation of the operator 89 causes the hammer 15 to hit the game ball on the firing rail 14 and then feed the ball. The game ball in the case 88 is fired by the rail 1
4.

The collecting means 80 is for collecting a specified number of game balls in the upper plate 8 for each game, for example, four, for each game. It is detachably attached to the front of the front plate 6 inside the dish cover 85. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the collecting means 80 includes a standby passage 90 having a volume capable of accommodating a specified number (four) of game balls, and a receiving body that receives the game balls in the standby passage 90 on the downstream side. 91, a regulating body 92 that regulates a game ball following the alignment section 84 on the upstream side of the waiting passage 90, a driving unit 93 that drives the receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92 to be able to move back and forth with respect to the waiting passage 90. And a recovery game ball detection switch 94 for detecting a game ball flowing into the standby passage 90.

The standby passage 90 is arranged vertically or obliquely on the front surface of the front plate 6, and its upstream side is near the lower side of the guide hole 87 for firing so that the game balls of the alignment portion 84 flow down naturally. , Through the guide hole 95 for collection formed at the downstream end of the bottom wall 86 of the aligning portion 84, the connecting portion 84 communicates with the aligning portion 84, and four game balls are placed between the receiving body 91 and the guide hole 95. It is designed to accommodate.

The standby passage 90 is communicated with a discharge passage 97 on the back side of the game machine main body 3 through a relay passage 96, and the game balls in the standby passage 90 are transferred from the relay passage 96 to the island facilities through the discharge passage 97. And discharge it outside the machine. The discharge passage 97 is vertically mounted on the back side of the front frame 2. The relay passage 96 extends from the lower end of the standby passage 90 to the front panel 6.
, And projects to the rear side. The rear end of the relay passage 96 is connected to the upper end side of the discharge passage 97 when the front panel 6 is closed.

The receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92 are provided above and below an interlocking arm 100 whose intermediate portion is pivotally attached to a forming body 98 of the standby passage 90 or the like by a pivot 99 so as to be swingable.
The interlocking arm is arranged such that the regulating body 92 retreats from the standby passage 90 when the first member 1 projects into the standby passage 90 and the regulating body 92 projects into the standby passage 90 when the receiving body 91 retreats from the standby passage 90. By the swing of 100, the upper and lower sides of the standby passage 90 can be freely moved back and forth. The driving means 93 is constituted by an electric means such as a solenoid, and is interposed between the interlocking arm 100 and the support shaft 101 on the front plate 6 side.

The restricting body 92 is plate-shaped or the like, and as shown in FIGS.
A guide portion 102 such as an inclined surface having a lower guide hole 87 is formed on the upper surface so as to close the guide hole 95 of the bottom wall 86 of the alignment portion 84 and guide the subsequent game ball to the guide hole 87 side. I have.

6 and 7, the collecting means 80 is normally in a state where the receiving body 91 protrudes and the regulating body 92 retreats, so that the game balls can wait in the standby passage 90 (hereinafter, referred to as a standby state). (Referred to as a recovery-side guidance state). From this state,
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the receiving body 91 is moved backward by the driving of the driving means 93 and the regulating body 92 is projected (hereinafter, referred to as a firing-side guidance state), the guide hole 9
5 is closed, the game balls on the alignment portion 84 are guided to the guide hole 87 side, and the game balls waiting in the standby passage 90 flow down to the relay passage 96 side. Further, the receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92 do not need to be integrally formed via the interlocking arm 100, and may be separately provided separately. In this case, the driving means 93 is also provided separately corresponding to the receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92, and the driving body 93 causes the receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92 to move in and out of the standby passage 90 in reverse. It may be configured as follows.

The recovered game ball detection switch 94 constitutes an example of a recovered game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball which can be recovered, and detects a game ball flowing into the standby passage 90. As described above, it is provided on the upstream side of the standby passage 90, for example, near the lower side of the regulating body 92. The collection display means 82 is for displaying the number of game balls that can be collected by the collection means 80, that is, the number of game balls waiting in the standby passage 90 of the collection means 80. The display unit 110 is provided on the front side of the upper plate cover 85 in the vicinity of the visual recognition unit 81 so that the player can easily check the display unit 110. On the inner surface side of the upper plate cover 85, a collection display control board 111 for controlling display of the collection display means 82 is detachably mounted.

The visual recognition section 81 includes the upper plate 8 including the collecting means 80.
This is for making it possible to visually recognize whether or not a specified number of game balls are waiting in the waiting passage 90 of the collecting means 80, in particular, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. It is provided on the upper plate cover 85 so that the game balls in the standby passage 90 of 80 can be easily seen through. This viewing part 81
Is a transparent window 112 formed in the upper cover 85 corresponding to the standby passage 90, and a transparent body 113 such as a convex lens attached to the upper cover 85 so as to close the transparent window 112.
And The formed body 98 of the standby passage 90 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the game balls in standby can be seen through the formed body 98. Note that the visual recognition unit 81 does not need to make all the game balls waiting in the waiting passage 90 visible, and it is sufficient that at least one game ball on the most upstream side is visible.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a control system of the arrangement ball machine. As shown in FIG. 11, the control system includes a main control board 52, a firing control board 18, a collection display control board 1,
11, a symbol control board 45, a payout control board 65, a voice control board 56, a lamp display control board 54, and a power supply board 67.

The main control board 52 mainly controls the game operation on the game board 7 side.
2 is provided with main control means 114. The main control unit 114 includes a prize processing unit 115, a random number generation unit 116,
The game device includes a game state determination unit 117, a guidance increasing device 118, a settlement processing unit 119, a collection processing unit 120, a control command transmission unit 121, and the like, and is configured by electronic components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.

The prize processing means 115 is for performing prize processing related to the prize of a game ball to the prize port means 31 and the like. It has a function of displaying a prize on the prize display section 42 of the prize display means 43 corresponding to each prize port 40 after the prize is determined, and a function of determining whether or not a prize is won after the prize is determined. The random number generation means 116 is configured to repeatedly generate a random number for determining a game state and other predetermined random numbers.

The game state judging means 117 is for judging the game state of the special game or not based on the lottery random number value from the random number generating means 116, provided that the operating means 35 detects a game ball. The random number value of the game state determining random number of the random number generating means 116 is randomly selected, and if the random number value is a special game determination random number value, it is determined to be a special game. It is determined to be a game.

The guidance increasing device 118 constitutes a special game state generating means 122 for generating a special game state advantageous to the player. When the result of the determination by the game state determination means 117 is a special game, the guidance symbol is increased. After the guide symbol 32a after the change of the display means 32 is stopped in a special mode such as "7.7.7", a special game state is generated for a predetermined number of games (a plurality of games), for example, 14 games, and the operation means 36 is enabled, and the score is increased (for example, doubled) on condition that the game ball wins in the score increasing means 34.

The settlement processing means 119 is for performing settlement processing such as giving a game value such as a score for each game, and gives a score when the winning processing means 115 determines that a winning combination is established. If a game ball enters the score increasing means 34 when a special game state occurs, the score up to that point is 2
It is designed to increase by a factor of two.

The collection processing means 120 is for performing processing relating to the collection of game balls, and based on a detection signal from the collection game ball detection switch 94, the collection display control board 11
(1) a function of causing the collection display means 82 to display the number of waiting game balls in the waiting passage 90 on the collection display means 82, and that the number of game balls detected by the collection game ball detection switch 94 reaches a specified number (four); Alternatively, on the condition that the number of game balls detected by the recovered game ball detection switch 94 reaches a specified number (four) and that the player operates the firing handle 11 of the firing means 10, the collecting means is started before the start of each game. A function of causing a specified number of game balls to be collected at 80 and restricting subsequent game balls until one game after the collection is completed is provided. Note that the recovered game ball detection switch 94 is
It is directly electrically connected without any other substrate.

The control command transmitting means 121 is for transmitting a control command to each of the control boards 45, 65, 56, 54, 18, and 111 by one-way communication, and is based on the determination result of the game state determining means 117. Symbol control board 45
Side, a function to transmit a symbol fluctuation control command to the side, a function to transmit a prize ball payout control command to the payout control board 65 based on the score of the settlement processing means 119, and a game state such as occurrence of a special game state. Voice control board 56
Side, a function of transmitting a control command of lamp display to the lamp display control board 54 side based on a game state such as occurrence of a special game state, and a request of the collection processing means 120. Collection display control board 1
It has a function of transmitting a collection display control command to the 11 side and a function of transmitting a collection request control command (an example of a predetermined signal) to the collection control unit 123 described below based on a request from the collection processing unit 120.

The symbol control board 45 is provided with the game state determining means 1.
In order to control the fluctuation of the guide symbol 32a of the guide symbol display means 32 in accordance with the determination result of step 17, the main control board 5
The guide symbol 32a starts to fluctuate for a predetermined time due to the detection of the game ball by the actuation means 35, and when the judgment result of the game state judgment means 117 is a special game, "7. 7.7, etc., and in the case of a non-special game, in order to stop in the non-special mode, the guide symbol 32a after the predetermined time fluctuation is changed to the special mode or the non-special mode based on the judgment result of the game state judgment means 117 To stop.

The payout control board 65 controls the payout of premium balls based on the score.
An OM, a RAM and the like are provided, and when a payout command is issued from the main control board 52 side, the payout means 61 is operated to pay out a prize ball.

The sound control board 56 is for controlling sounds such as sound effects generated by the sound generation means 13 based on the game state, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When the control command is issued, the voice generating means 13 generates a predetermined voice.

The lamp display control board 54 controls the display of the display lamps 39 provided on the game board 7 and the like based on the game state, and includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. When there is a control command from the controller, the display lamp 39 emits light or blinks.

The collection display control board 111 includes a collection unit 80
For controlling the display of the collection display means 82 for displaying the number of game balls on standby in the standby passage 90 of the game. When a control command is issued from the main control board 52 side, the game is displayed on the collection display means 82. The number of balls is displayed or updated.

The firing control board 18 includes the firing control means 12.
4 and a collection control means 123 are provided. The firing control means 124 is for controlling the firing operation of the firing means 10 with an appropriate pause time for each game, and the collecting means 80 collects game balls and the player controls the firing means 1.
The firing means 10 is operated on condition that the shooting handle 11 of 0 is operated, and the operation is continued until the firing means 10 hits a predetermined number (16) of game balls into the game area 17. In addition, the number of game balls hit into the game area 17 can be determined by subtracting the number of foul balls from the number of shots on the firing means 10 side by providing a firing ball number checking means, or by setting the winning opening means 31 and the specific winning means. What is necessary is just to obtain from the number of game balls which won 33 etc.

The collection control means 123 is for operating the collection means 80 before the start of the game to perform a collection process of a specified number of game balls, and a collection game ball detection switch 94 detects a specified number of game balls. Or the recovery game ball detection switch 94 detects a specified number of game balls and the player operates the firing handle 11 of the firing device 10, the recovery game ball detection switch 94 detects the predetermined number of game balls. A number of game balls are collected, and subsequent game balls are regulated until one game after the collection is completed.

The power supply board 67 is provided with a main power supply unit for supplying power to each unit, a backup power supply unit for retaining the memory of the game state of the main control unit 114 when a power failure occurs during a game, and the like.

Next, the operation of the arrangement ball machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. At the start of the game, the specified number (4
) Or more, preferably 20 or more game balls, which is the required number for one game. The game balls put into the upper plate 8 move downstream along the front plate 6 while being aligned in a line from the storage unit 83 via the alignment unit 84.

When the game ball moves to the downstream end of the aligning portion 84, the regulating member 92 of the collecting means 80 retreats to open the collecting guide hole 95 as shown in FIG. Projecting into the standby passage 90 (in the recovery-side guiding state), the game ball flows down into the standby passage 90 via the recovery guide hole 95, and from the receiving body 91 of the standby passage 90. Four game balls are waiting on the upper side for collection. The game balls flowing down into the standby passage 90 are detected by the recovered game ball detection switch 94, and the detection signal is directly input to the recovery processing unit 120 of the main control unit 114 without passing through another substrate. Is done. Collection processing means 120
Is used to recognize the number of waiting game balls in the waiting passage 90 based on the number of game balls detected by the recovered game ball detection switch 94, and to display a collection display every time the number of waiting game balls increases, for example. A request to display the number of waiting game balls in the waiting passage 90 is output to the control board 111. This allows
The collection display means 82 displays the waiting number of game balls (the number of game balls in a state in which the game balls can be collected) at that time under the control of the collection display control board 111. Therefore, the player sees the display of the collection display means 82 and determines whether or not the game balls required to start the game have been inserted, and if the game balls need to be additionally inserted, the shortage number thereof. And other information can be easily confirmed.

The number of game balls waiting in the waiting passage 90, that is, the number of game balls detected by the recovered game ball detection switch 94 reaches a specified number (four) (S1 → Yes), and the player operates the shooting handle. 11 and operate it (S2 → Ye
s), the collection processing unit 120 outputs a game ball collection request command to the collection control unit 123. The collection control unit 123 drives the receiving body 91 and the regulating body 92 via the interlocking arm 100 by operating the driving unit 93 of the collection unit 80, and the collection unit 80 changes from the collection-side guidance state to the emission-side guidance state. The process proceeds to (S3). As a result, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the receiving body 91 retreats, and the waiting game balls are placed in the standby passage 90 in the relay passage 96 and the discharge passage 97.
And is discharged out of the machine to the island facility side, and the collection of the specified number of game balls is completed. On the other hand, since the regulating body 92 projects into the standby passage 90 in synchronization with the retreat of the receiving body 91, the guide hole 95 for collection is closed, so that the subsequent game balls do not flow into the standby passage 90. Be regulated. The collection means 80 maintains this firing-side guidance state until one game after the collection of the game balls ends.

After the game balls are collected, the player can use the firing handle 1
1 is continuously operated, the firing means 10 is operated under the control of the firing control means 124 based on the collection completion signal from the collection control means 123, and the firing rail is moved from the alignment portion 84 of the upper plate 8 via the feeding means 12 to the firing rail. The game balls supplied on the ball 14 are hit with a hitting hammer 15 and the game balls are successively hit on the guide rail 3.
After that, the player hits the game area 17 through 0, and the normal game proceeds (S4).

The game ball hit into the game area 17 wins one of the winning openings 40 of the winning opening means 31 or wins the special winning means 33 or the like, and is guided to the back side of the game board 7. After that, it is discharged outside the machine through a predetermined discharge passage to the island facility side. When a game ball passes from the winning opening 40 to the back side of the game board 7, the winning detection switch detects the game ball, and the winning processing of the winning processing means 115 causes the corresponding winning display of the winning display means 43. The unit 42 displays the winning.

When a game ball wins in four adjacent winning openings 40 of the winning openings 40 of the winning opening means 31 and a winning combination is established, the winning processing means 115 determines the establishment of the winning combination. Settlement processing means 1 according to the difficulty level of winning combination
19 performs a settlement process for giving points.

When the operating means 35 detects a winning of a game ball, the game state judging means 117 draws a random number value generated by the random number generating means 116 and judges whether or not to make a special game from the random number value. By the control of the symbol control board 45, the guide symbol 32a of the guide symbol display means 32 starts to change. The guide symbol 32a is in a special mode when the determination result is a special game based on the determination result of the game state determination means 117 after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the change,
In the non-special game, the game is stopped in the special mode or the non-special mode of the type determined on the symbol control board 45 side so as to be in the non-special mode.

When the guide symbol 32a is stopped and fixed in a special mode, the opening / closing body 33a of the specific winning means 33 is opened. Then, when the game ball that has won the specific winning means 33 passes through the special operation area 33b therein, the guidance increasing device 118 constituting the special game state generating means 122 is operated, and the operating means 36 is activated. Each time a game ball wins in the operating means 36, the score increasing means 34 is opened for a predetermined time. Then, when a game ball is won by opening the score increasing means 34, the settlement processing means 119 performs processing to double the score obtained during the game, so that the player can play the game in an advantageous state.

Therefore, when the result of the determination is a special game,
Operating means 36 until the end of 14 games from that game
Remains valid. For this reason, the score is doubled over the 14 games, and once in the special game state, the player can enjoy great profit thereafter.

When the driving of the sixteen game balls is completed (S5 → Yes), the firing means 10 is stopped by the control of the firing control means 124, one game is completed, and the game is suspended for a predetermined time until the next game. The payout control means 6
5 controls the payout means 61 based on the score calculated by the settlement processing means 119. Thereby, a prize ball corresponding to the score of the game is paid out to the upper plate 8 (S6). Further, under the control of the collection control unit 123, the collection unit 80 shifts from the collection-side guidance state to the firing-side guidance state (S7), and thereafter, the processing from step S1 onward is repeated for the next game. Steps S6 and S
Regarding the process 7, which may be performed first or in parallel.

As described above, if there is no specified number (four) of game balls in the waiting passage 90, even if the firing handle 11 is operated, neither the collecting means 80 nor the firing means 10 operate. Therefore, in this case, the shortage of the game balls may be confirmed on the display of the collection display means 82, and the short game balls may be inserted into the upper plate 8.

With this configuration, the required number of game balls (for example, 20) obtained by adding a prescribed number (for example, 4) to the number of game balls (for example, 16) to be played in the game area 17 is required for one game. The number of balls is set as one unit, and the specified number of balls are automatically selected from the balls of the upper plate 8 for each game, although the number of balls to be shot is used for firing. The game can be played sequentially while easily and reliably collecting the game.

Further, since the collection control means 123 is provided on the emission control board 18 different from the main control board 52 provided with the main control means 114, the structure of the main control board 52 becomes complicated and large. Thus, it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost due to the above-mentioned factors, and also possible to suppress a cost at the time of replacing a board in case of a failure or the like. Furthermore, since the collection control means 123 is provided on the same emission control board 18 as the emission control means 124 whose control operation is closely related to the control operation of the collection control means 123, further cost reduction is achieved by simplifying the device configuration. Is possible.

Since the structure is such that the game balls are guided from the upper plate 8 to the collecting means 80, the game balls can be easily collected and the structure of the collecting means 80 can be simplified.
In addition, the player only has to throw the game balls for collection and the game balls for launch into the upper plate 8 without distinction, which is convenient. Further, on the downstream side of the aligning portion 84, a guide hole 87 for launching a game ball to the feeding means 12 and a collecting means 8 are provided.
Since the guide holes 95 for guiding the game balls to 0 are provided, the feeding means 12 and the collection means 80 can be arranged intensively. In this case, the entire structure can be simplified.

Further, since the number of retrievable game balls waiting in the waiting passage 90 is displayed on the retrieving display means 82, the player needs to know what to do to start the game. It is possible to easily confirm information such as whether or not to insert a plurality of game balls.

Furthermore, in order to collect a prescribed number of game balls from the required number (20) of game balls in one game before starting the game, a number of game balls equal to or more than the number of shots and less than the required number are placed on the upper plate 8. Even in the case of playing a game by throwing in, a specified number of game balls can be reliably collected, and unfairness between players can be prevented.

FIGS. 13 to 15 illustrate a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the collection means 80, the feeding means 12, and the launch guide passage 1
30, a collection guide passage 131 is provided. The collection means 80 includes a collection case 132 mounted on the back surface of the front plate 6, and a plurality of collection units 132 disposed in the collection case 132 so as to be rotatable forward and backward around a rotation shaft 133 in the front-rear direction, and to be arranged circumferentially on the outer peripheral side. The rotating body 13 having the ball feed recess 134 formed therein
5 and a drive means 136 such as a drive motor for rotating the rotating body 135 in the forward and reverse directions.

The collection guide 132 has a guide passage 130 for ejection and a guide passage 131 for collection connected at the lower portion on both sides thereof. The launch guide passage 130 is provided by the feeding means 1.
Second, the collection guide passage 131 is located below the discharge passage 97.
Connected to each other. The rotator 135 receives the game balls sent from the downstream end of the alignment portion 84 through the guide holes 137 of the front plate 6 one by one into the ball sending recesses 134,
A guide ball 130 for launching a game ball by its forward or reverse rotation.
From the feeding means 12 or the recovery guide passage 131 to the discharge passage 97. Further, the collecting means 80 includes a collected game ball detection switch 138 for detecting the passage of the game ball on the collection guide passage 131. The signal of the collected game ball detection switch 138 is transmitted to the main control means 1.
The counting is performed by 14 collection processing means 120. The recovered game ball detection switch 138 is directly electrically connected to the main control board 52 without passing through another board. The recovered game ball detection switch 138
Is an example of a recovered game ball detecting means for detecting a recovered game ball.

The upper plate cover 85 is provided with a visual recognition portion 81 corresponding to the downstream side of the alignment portion 84. Viewing part 81
Is a see-through window 112 formed long along the alignment portion 84.
And a transparent body 113 such as a convex lens for closing the transparent window 112.
Is provided. It should be noted that the alignment section 84 includes a viewing section 81.
Is provided with a transparent portion 139.

Further, the collection display means 8 is provided on the upper plate cover 85.
2 are provided. The collection display means 82 displays the number of game balls collected by the collection means 80, that is, the number of game balls detected by the collection game ball detection switch 138 on the collection guide passage 131, and includes seven segments. Is provided on the front side of the upper plate cover 85 in the vicinity of the viewing portion 81 so that the player can easily check the numeral. On the inner surface side of the upper plate cover 85, a collection display control board 111 for controlling display of the collection display means 82 is detachably mounted.

In this embodiment, when a game ball is thrown into the upper plate 8, one of the lowermost game balls enters the ball feed recess 134 of the rotator 135 via the guide hole 137, and the subsequent game ball. Are arranged in a line in the alignment section 84. Then, when the player grips the firing handle 11 at the start of the game, the collection unit 80 is controlled by the collection control unit 123 based on a collection request command (an example of a predetermined signal) from the collection processing unit 120 of the main control unit 114. The rotating body 135 rotates forward by the driving means 136 to guide the game balls to the collection guide passage 131 side, and collects and discharges the game balls through the discharge passage 97 to the outside of the machine. Then, when the game balls pass through the collection guide passage 131, the game ball detection switch 138 detects the game balls, and the collection processing means 120 counts the number. The counting result is sequentially transmitted to the collection display control board 111 and displayed on the collection display means 82. Collection processing means 1
20 transmits a collection request command to the collection control means 123 until the number of game balls detected by the game ball detection switch 138 reaches a specified number (four).

When the specified number of game balls have been collected, the driving means 136 rotates the rotating body 135 in the reverse direction to send the subsequent game balls to the feeding means 12 side. The launching means 10 operates under the control of, and the game is started. As described above, the specified number of game balls
It is also possible to adopt a configuration of an individual collection type in which individual collection is performed individually.

FIG. 16 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein a recovered game ball detection switch 94 (or 138) is provided.
Is electrically connected to the main control board 52 indirectly via a predetermined relay board 140. Relay board 140
What is necessary is just to be detachably mounted on the front frame 2, the game board 7, the back mechanism board 22, the game board mounting frame 20, etc. at appropriate places on the front frame 2 side.

FIG. 17 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the collection display means 82 displays the number of game balls collected by the collection means 80 (or the collection means 8) on the number display section 110.
An example is shown in which the number of game balls that can be collected by 0 is displayed as a shortage of the specified number (four), and a display lamp 141 that notifies completion of collection is provided. . On the numeral display section 110 of the collection display means 82, a specified number "4" is displayed in an initial state,
Each time a game ball is detected by the recovered game ball detection switch 138, the count is decremented by one.

When the collective collecting means 80 for collectively collecting a specified number of game balls is provided as in the first embodiment, when the display of the numeral display section 110 becomes "0", A specified number of game balls in the waiting passage 90 are collectively collected, and the display lamp 141 is turned on to notify completion of the collection. In the case where the collecting means 80 of the individual collecting type for individually collecting the specified number of game balls one by one as in the second embodiment is provided, when the display of the numeric display section 110 becomes “0”, Since the collection of the specified number of game balls has been completed, the display lamp 141 is lit at that time to notify the completion of the collection.

An indicator lamp 1 for notifying the completion of the collection
The number 41 may be combined with the number display section 110 configured to display the number of game balls in a retrievable state as in the first and second embodiments or the number of recovered game balls. Further, the number display section 110 may be omitted, and only the display lamp 141 for notifying the completion of the collection may be mounted. Further, instead of the display lamp 141, for example, the number display section 11
The completion of the collection may be notified by displaying a special display, for example, "-" at 0. Further, the completion of the collection may be notified by sound together with the lamp display or the like or instead of the lamp display. In addition, the number display section 110 displays either the number of game balls in a recoverable state, or the number of recovered game balls, and the shortage of the specified number (four) simultaneously or by switching. It may be.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, the collecting means 80 collectively collects a specified number of game balls in a lump (the first embodiment)
And an individual collecting type (a second embodiment) for individually collecting a specified number of game balls one by one.
For 0, it is also possible to adopt another structure regardless of the collective collection type or the individual collection type.

Further, for example, in the case of the first embodiment, only the recovered game ball detection switch 94 for detecting a game ball in a recoverable state is provided, but a detection switch for detecting the recovered game ball is further provided. May be provided, for example, in the relay passage 96 or the like. In this case, both the number of game balls that can be collected and the number of collected game balls may be displayed on the collection display unit 82, or either one of them may be displayed. Good. In addition, instead of the recovered game ball detection switch 94 for detecting a game ball in a recoverable state, only a detection switch for detecting a recovered game ball may be provided.

In the third embodiment, an example is shown in which the recovered game ball detection switch 94 is electrically connected to the main control board 52 indirectly via the relay board 140. However, instead of the relay board 140, other existing boards are used. For example, the recovered game ball detection switch 94 and the main control board 52 may be electrically connected via the firing control board 18.

The recovered game ball detection switches 94 and 13
A counting means for counting the number of game balls in a retrievable state or the number of collected game balls based on the detection signal of 8, and the counting means is directly or indirectly connected via the relay board 140. It may be electrically connected to the control board 52.

The collection control means 123 is provided for the emission control board 18.
For example, it may be provided on the payout control board 65 or the like, or may be provided independently of the other boards.

Also, less than the prescribed number of game balls waiting in the waiting passage 90 before collection (in the case of the first embodiment) or less than the prescribed number of game balls collected by the collection means 80 ( (In the case of the second embodiment) may be paid back to the player by operating a predetermined button, for example.

The timing of collecting the game balls can be performed after each game or during the game, that is, while the 16 game balls are being fired. Also,
It is also possible to provide a dedicated input port for inputting a game ball for collection, and connect the collecting means 80 to this input port.

In the embodiment, a ball-insertion type in which a game ball is thrown into the upper plate 8 and a game is played while using the game ball in the upper plate 8 for firing is described. Panel 7
A game ball is enclosed in a circulation path including the side and the launching means 10, and the enclosed ball is fired toward the game board 7 by the launching means 10 during a game. After a specified number of game balls are collected by the collection means 80, each time one game ball is collected and spent on the upper plate 8, the launching means 10 may shoot the enclosed balls one by one to play the game.

The viewing portion 81 can be constituted by an opening such as a slit formed in the upper plate cover 85 corresponding to the standby passage 90. The viewing portion 81 may be provided above the alignment portion 84 of the upper plate 8. The collection display means 82
Any portion other than the upper plate cover 85 may be provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body 3 as long as the portion can be easily confirmed by the player. Further, the collection display means 82 may be shared by another display means, for example, the liquid crystal display means 44. That is, the guide symbol display means 32 and the collection display means 82 are displayed on the liquid crystal display means 44.
May be provided together, and may be displayed simultaneously or switched and displayed. Either the viewing portion 81 or the collection display means 82 may be provided, or both may be omitted.

In each of the embodiments, the arrangement ball machine is exemplified. However, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly applied to various combination game machines such as a sparrow ball game machine in addition to the arrangement ball machine.

[0094]

According to the present invention, the launch means 10 is provided for each game.
In a combination game machine in which a predetermined number of game balls are driven into the game area 17 of the game board 7 to play a game, a collection means 80 for collecting a specified number of game balls per game, and a collection means 80 Collection control means 12 to control
3 and main control means 114 for mainly controlling the game operation of the game board 7, and since the collection control means 123 is provided on a separate substrate from the main control means 114, the supply control means 1 A prescribed number of game balls can be easily collected per game, and the manufacturing cost, the cost of replacing a board in the event of a failure, and the like can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an arrangement ball machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the arrangement ball machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the arrangement ball machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of the upper plate side showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan cross-sectional view of the upper plate showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of a collecting part showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front cross-sectional view of a collection part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan cross-sectional view of a recovery part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view of a collection portion showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front cross-sectional view of a collection part according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a control system showing a first (second) embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the operation of the arrangement ball machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan cross-sectional view of a recovery part according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front cross-sectional view of a collection part according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a side cross-sectional view of a collection part according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control system showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of a collecting and displaying means according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 gaming board 8 upper plate (supply plate) 10 launching means 17 game area 80 collecting means 82 collecting display means 94 collecting game ball detecting switch (collecting game ball detecting means) 114 main control means 123 collection controlling means 124 firing controlling means 138 collecting Game ball detection switch (recovery game ball detection means)

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A combination game machine in which a predetermined number of game balls are shot into a game area (17) of a game board (7) by a launch means (10) for each game to play a game. Collection means (80) for collecting a specified number of game balls,
A collection control means (123) for controlling the collection means (80); and a main control means (1) for mainly controlling the game operation of the game board (7).
14), wherein the collection control means (123) is provided on a separate substrate from the main control means (114). 2. The collection control means (123) controls the collection means (80) based on reception of a predetermined signal from the main control means (114). 2. The combination gaming machine according to 1. 3. The combination gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein said collection control means (123) is provided on the same substrate as said emission control means (124) for controlling said emission means (10). 4. The collecting means (80) comprises recovered game ball detecting means (94) (138) for detecting at least one of the recovered game ball and a game ball in a recoverable state, The recovered game ball detection means (94) (138) is provided with the main control means (114).
The combination gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the combination gaming machine is directly electrically connected to the game machine without interposing another substrate. 5. The collecting means (80) includes a recovered game ball detecting means (94) (138) for detecting at least one of a recovered game ball and a recovered game ball. The recovered game ball detection means (94) (138) is provided with the main control means (114).
The combination gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the combination gaming machine is indirectly electrically connected to the game machine via another substrate. 6. A supply plate (8) for supplying a game ball to the launching means (10), wherein the supply ball (8) is configured to supply the game ball to the collecting means (80). The combination game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein 7. The collecting means (80) before starting each game.
7. The combination game machine according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined number of game balls are collected per game. 8. A combination game according to claim 1, further comprising a collection display means (82) for displaying predetermined information relating to the collection of the game balls by said collection means (80). Machine. 9. The collection and display means (82)
The combination game according to claim 8, wherein the number of at least one of the game balls collected by the collecting means (80) and the game balls retrievable by the collecting means (80) is displayed. Machine. 10. The collecting and displaying means (82) is configured to determine the number of game balls collected by the collecting means (80) and the collecting means (80).
The combination game machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the number of the game balls in a state in which the number of the game balls is recoverable is displayed for a predetermined number. 11. The collection display means (82) for displaying that the collection of the game balls by the collection means (80) is completed. Combination gaming machine.