JP2002325929A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine which allows the operation of putting out prize balls as much as possible to counter with the shortage of replenishing balls. SOLUTION: When the shortage of the replenishing balls to refill a ball discharge device for dispensing balls and a ball discharge device for prize balls is detected with a ball exhaustion detector, the period of forbidding the putting out of prize balls attributed to the shortage of the replenishing balls is delayed from the period of forbidding the putting out of dispensing balls attributed to the shortage of the replenishing balls.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for refining a ball when a shortage of replenishment balls is detected by a ball-out detecting element. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which either a payout of a ball or a payout of a prize ball is stopped under the control of a payout control device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a shortage detector detects a shortage of replenishment balls to be supplied to a ball discharge device for a ball rental and a ball discharge device for a prize ball, a ball is paid out or a prize ball is detected. There is a pachinko gaming machine in which either one of the payout operations is stopped based on the control of the payout control device. Then, the number of rented balls (for example, 25 pieces) paid out by the ball-ejecting apparatus for lending at one time is larger than the number of prize balls (for example, 15 pieces) paid out by the sphere-for-prize ball discharging apparatus at one time. ) Often.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to set a prize ball payout prohibition time when a shortage of balls occurs, later than a prohibition time of a loaned ball due to a shortage of replenishment balls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine that can tolerate the problem.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine which has a shortage of replenishing balls supplied to a ball discharging device for lending balls and a ball discharging device for prize balls. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, when one of the payout of the lent ball and the payout of the prize ball is stopped based on the control of the payout control device, when the ball is detected by the ball out detecting body. In addition, the prize ball payout prohibition time due to the shortage of the replenishment balls is set later than the prohibition time payout period of the lending balls due to the shortage of the replenishment balls.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the ball-out detecting body supplies the replenishing ball to the ball-ejecting device for the ball rental. And a prize ball out-of-ball detector provided in a ball guiding gutter for supplying the replenishing ball to the ball discharge device for the prize ball. The position at which the prize ball out-of-ball detector is disposed relative to the prize ball discharge device is set to be greater than the position at which the ball-out ball detector is disposed relative to the ball-release device. The ball discharge device for use is disposed near the ball discharge device.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a winning prize port 2 composed of a chucker is disposed at the upper center of the game board surface 1, and a symbol display unit 3 is disposed immediately below the prize opening port 2. A normal symbol display device 4 is assembled below the unit 3.

[0007] Immediately below the symbol display unit 3, a gate 5 as a symbol operating port for causing a symbol to be changed in the ordinary symbol display device 4 is provided.
A ball exit 6 for returning the pachinko balls entering the gate 5 to the game board surface is provided, and a lower winning port 7 constituted by a chucker is provided below the game board surface 1 below the ball exit 6. .

At the left shoulder of the game board 1 on the left side of the symbol display unit 3, there is provided a left shoulder winning opening 8 constituted by a chucker having an accessory shape, and a game board on the lower left side of the symbol display unit 3. 1 is provided with a left-sleeve winning opening 9 made of chucker, and a first winning device 10 is provided on a left-falling portion of the game board 1 below the left-sleeve winning opening 9. ing.

A second prize device 11 is disposed on the right shoulder of the game board 1 on the right side of the symbol display unit 3, and is provided on the right sleeve of the game board 1 on the lower right side of the symbol display unit 3. , A right-sleeve winning port 12 constituted by a chucker is provided, and a third winning device 13 is provided in a portion of the game board 1 below the right-sleeve winning port 12 to the right.

Next, the symbol display unit 3, the first prize device 10, the second prize device 11, and the third prize device 13 provided on the game board 1 will be described in order.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the symbol display unit 3. The symbol display unit 3 is provided with a plate-like flange portion 15 for attaching the symbol display unit 3 to the game board surface 1 on the front surface of the unit frame 14, and a protrusion projecting forward at the upper part of the symbol display unit 3. A portion 16 is provided, and a window hole portion 17 is provided in the lower part of the symbol display unit 3 below the protrusion 16 in the left-right direction.

The symbol display device 4 is normally mounted on the window 17 so that the player can visually recognize the rectangular display surface through the window 17. Note that the display surface of the ordinary symbol display device 4 includes a left symbol display section 18 and a middle symbol display section 19.
And the right symbol display section 20. A gate 5 is provided along the left and right side edges of the display surface of the normal symbol display device 4.
Number display LED 21a, 21b, 21c, which displays the number of storages related to the design change according to the pachinko ball entering the ball
21d are arranged side by side two by two on the left and right, and these stored number display LEDs 21a to 21d are assembled so that the player can visually recognize the LEDs 21a to 21d through the side of the window hole 17.

The projection 16 of the symbol display unit 3 is provided with a fitting hole 22, and an information display unit 23 is incorporated in the fitting hole 22. Information display unit 2
3 has a design indicator 24 on the left side of the front, a release indicator 25 on the right side of the front, and a square decorative display 26 at the center of the front.

The hit symbol display 24 displays a symbol corresponding to the hit symbol when a hit occurs in the normal symbol display device 4. Opening times indicator 25
Indicates the number of times the large winning opening of the third winning device 13 is opened in response to the winning of the pachinko ball into the winning opening of the second winning device 11 described later.

The decorative display 26 has four square-shaped display surfaces inside, and the inside of each of the four display surfaces is further divided up and down. The decorative LED 27 is built in a portion adjacent to the decorative display 26 and a portion adjacent to the lower edge of the decorative display 26, and a decorative LED 28 is built in a portion adjacent to the center of the decorative display 26.
Further, adjacent to the left and right side edges and the upper edge of the information display unit 23, the decoration LED 29 and the decoration LE
D30 are alternately arranged.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the first winning device 10,
FIG. 4 is a rear view of the first winning device 10, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first winning device 10. The first winning device 10 is constituted by an attacker-type winning device provided with a movable door 31 that is opened and closed by an open solenoid SOL1.

A mounting substrate 33 mounted on the game board surface 1 is integrally formed on the front surface of the device housing 32. A pair of projecting pieces 34, 34 facing each other are formed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the mounting substrate 33.
Is provided along the up-down direction, and a winning opening 3 having an opening is provided at the center of the device housing 32 between the pair of projecting pieces 34, 34.
The movable door 3 is provided in accordance with the lower edge of the winning opening 35.
The lower part of both sides of the movable door 31 is rotatably supported by the apparatus housing 32. FIG.
Indicates that the movable door 31 is open.

A ball guide for guiding a pachinko ball that has entered through the winning opening 35 to a ball guide gutter, which will be described later, provided on the back of the game board, is provided at the rear of the device housing 32, which is the back of the mounting board 33. A frame 36 is detachably attached to the device housing 32, and a ball outlet 37 is formed below the ball guide frame 36. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an open solenoid S for opening and closing the movable door 31 is provided on the rear right side of the ball guiding frame 36.
OL1 is mounted with its plunger 38 facing downward, and an operating rod 40 for opening and closing the movable door 31 is connected to a lower end of the plunger 38 that operates upward by excitation of the open solenoid SOL1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a movable ball receiving member 41 is disposed at the center of the inside of the winning hole 35 and can receive and stop only one pachinko ball. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable ball receiving member 4
1 is moved up and down by a solenoid SOL2.
The plunger 42 is detachably mounted with the solenoid SOL2 facing downward, and operates upward by excitation of the solenoid SOL2.
An operating rod 44 for vertically moving the movable ball receiving member 41 is connected to a lower end of the movable ball receiving member 41.

The first winning device 10 includes an open solenoid SO.
When L1 is excited, the plunger 38 is sucked upward and moves, and the operating rod 40 connected to the plunger 38 acts to move the movable door 31 forward, and the winning opening 35 is opened. When the excitation of the open solenoid SOL1 is released, the attraction force to the plunger 38 disappears, so that the plunger 38 moves downward by the return force of the return spring 39, and the operating rod 40 connected to the plunger 38 acts to move. The door 31 rotates toward the mounting board 33, and the winning opening 35 is closed.

When the winning opening 35 is opened, the winning opening 3 is opened.
In this state, only one pachinko ball can be parked in the movable ball receiving member 41 arranged at the center of the inside of the ball 5. The movable ball receiving member 4
1 moves up and down 3.0 seconds after the winning opening is closed. When the solenoid SOL2 is excited, the plunger 42 is attracted upward and moves, and the operating rod 44 connected to the plunger 42 acts to lower the movable ball receiving member 41,
If the pachinko ball is parked in the movable ball receiving member 41, it passes through a specific winning opening 45 described later and is discharged to a ball guiding gutter. When the excitation of the solenoid SOL2 is released, the attraction force to the plunger 42 disappears, and the plunger 42 moves downward by the return force of the return spring 43, and the operating rod 44 connected to the plunger 42 acts to move the movable ball. Receiving member 4
1 moves upward and returns to the original position.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the second winning device 11.
The second prize device 11 has a game board surface 1 on a front surface of the device housing 46.
A mounting substrate 47 is integrally formed, and a front cover 48 made of a transparent material is provided on the front surface of the mounting substrate 47.
Is installed. A winning opening 50 is opened in the top plate 49 of the front cover 48, and a sound effect switch 95 composed of a proximity switch is provided in the winning opening 50.

The inside of the front cover 48 is formed in a winning space, and a ball receiving rotator 51 that always rotates clockwise six times per minute is provided immediately below the winning opening 50. The ball receiving rotating body 51 has a cylindrical shape, and a ball receiving concave portion 52 is formed at one position on the peripheral surface thereof. A ball outlet 53 is provided below the ball receiving rotator 51 on the mounting substrate 47, and a decorative LED for decoration is provided near the ball outlet 53. A rotating body drive motor M1 for driving the ball receiving rotating body 51 is provided on the back surface of the mounting board 47. As shown in FIG. 6, the signal line of the sound effect switch 95 provided for the device housing 46, the signal line required to drive the rotating body drive motor M1, the power supply line, and the signal line of the decorative LED And a connector 55 for connecting to a main control device described later is provided at an end of each of the signal lines 54.

The pachinko ball that has entered the winning opening 50 is held by the winning opening 50 and rests on the peripheral surface of the ball receiving rotating body 51, and the ball receiving ball provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating ball receiving rotating body 51 is rotated. When the concave portion 52 coincides with the winning opening 50, the ball enters the ball receiving concave portion 52, and is carried to the ball outlet 53 as the ball receiving rotating body 51 rotates.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the third winning device 13.
FIG. 8 is a rear view of the third winning device 13, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the third winning device 13. The third winning device 13 is constituted by an attacker-type winning device provided with a movable door 56 that is opened and closed by an open solenoid SOL3.

As shown in FIG. 9, the first prize device 10 and the third prize device 13 all have the same shape in the visible portion mounted on the game board surface 1, but the configuration inside the prize port, that is,
The configuration on the back side of the mounting board mounted on the game board surface is different.

A mounting substrate 58 mounted on the game board surface 1 is integrally formed on the front surface of the device housing 57, and a pair of projecting pieces 59, 59 facing each other are formed on the left and right sides of the front surface of the mounting substrate 58.
Are provided along the up-down direction, and a large winning opening 60 having an opening is provided at the center of the device housing 57 between the pair of projecting pieces 59, 59, and is movable along the lower edge of the large winning opening 60. The door 56 is arranged, and lower portions on both sides of the movable door 56 are rotatably supported by the apparatus housing 57. 7 and 9 show a state where the movable door 56 is open.

A ball guide for guiding a pachinko ball that has entered through a special winning opening to a ball guide gutter, which will be described later, provided on the back of the game board is provided at the rear of the device housing 57, which is the back of the mounting board 58. A frame 61 is detachably attached to the device housing 57, and a sorting piece 62 slightly upwardly provided in the center of the ball guiding frame 61 is provided in the horizontal direction (FIG. 7).
The ball guide frame 61 has ball outlets 63 and 64 formed at the lower center and lower left side, respectively (see FIGS. 7 and 8). Further, as shown in FIG. 8, an open solenoid SOL3 for opening and closing the movable door 56 is provided on the rear right side of the ball guiding frame 61.
The plunger 65 is attached with the plunger 65 facing downward, and an operating rod 67 for opening and closing the movable door 56 is connected to a lower end of the plunger 65.

The third winning device 13 is provided with an open solenoid SO.
When L3 is excited, the plunger 65 is sucked upward and moves, and the operating rod 67 connected to the plunger 65 acts to move the movable door 56 forward, so that the large winning opening 60
Opens. When the excitation of the open solenoid SOL3 is released, the attraction force to the plunger 65 disappears, and the plunger 65 moves downward by the return force of the return spring 66, and the operating rod 67 connected to the plunger 65 acts to move. The door 56 rotates toward the mounting substrate 58, and the big winning opening 60
Closes.

In FIG. 1, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the natural winning opening 2, the lower winning opening 7, the left shoulder winning opening 8, the left sleeve winning opening 9, and the right sleeve winning opening 12 are the normal winning opening. Is set. Further, below the movable ball receiving member 41 provided inside the winning opening 35 of the first winning device 10, a specific winning opening 45 is set, and the pachinko ball entering the winning opening 35 passes through the specific winning opening 45. Then, a special device by a main control device described later is operated. During the operation of special equipment, the second
When a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 50 of the winning device 11, the third
The winning device 13 is operated, and the special winning opening 60 is opened.

In the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment, each of the winning ports 2, 7, 8, 9, 12 and the winning port 50 of the second prize device 11 has a prize ball payout number of seven for the prize. Is set. In the winning opening 35 of the first winning device 10 and the large winning opening 60 of the third winning device 13, the number of prize balls to be paid out is set to 15.

As shown in FIG. 1, the chucker constituting the left shoulder winning opening 8 mounted on the left shoulder portion of the game board surface 1 is disposed on the right shoulder portion of the game board surface 1 which is symmetrically located therewith. The second winning device 11 and the visible portion mounted on the game board 1 have the same shape. In addition, the first prize device 10 disposed on the left-fall portion of the game board surface 1 and the third prize device 13 disposed on the right-fall portion of the game board surface symmetrically located therewith are mounted on the game board surface 1. The visible part has the same shape.

The functions of the two roles (the chucker forming the left shoulder winning opening 8 and the first winning device 10) arranged on the left side of the game board surface 1 are arranged on the right side of the game board surface 1. The two roles (the second prize device 11 and the third prize device 1)
Although it is different from the game function of 3), by making the appearance the same on the left and right, it is felt as if the characters with the same game function are arranged on both the left and right, and the player gained Inspiration and interest like that.

Next, the display lamps and the display LEDs provided on the game board 1 will be described. FIG. 10 is a front view of the game board 1 showing the arrangement of the display lamps and the display LEDs. As shown in FIG. 10, a decoration LED 68 is provided behind the chucker constituting the left shoulder winning opening 8.
A decoration LED 69 is provided behind the second prize device 11 disposed on the right shoulder portion of the game board surface 1.

Display lamps 70 are provided behind the chucker forming the left sleeve winning opening 9 and behind the chucker forming the right sleeve winning opening 12. In addition, a decoration LED 71 is provided behind the third winning device 13, and the first winning device 10 is provided.
A decorative LED 72 is provided behind the.

On the left side of the game board 1, a left decorative LED is provided.
While the device 73 is provided, the right decorative LED device 74 is provided on the right side of the game board surface 1, and the left decorative LED device 7 is provided.
3, four decorative LEDs (G1, G3, G5, G7) are provided, and the right decorative LED device 74 has four decorative LEDs.
(G2, G4, G6, G8).

A plurality of decorative LEDs 76 are arranged at predetermined intervals along the outside of the ball rail 75 above the game board 1, and a payout lamp 77 is provided at the upper left corner of the game board 1. In the upper right corner of the lamp, a ball cut lamp 78 is provided. The various LEDs provided in the symbol display unit 3 have already been described, and will not be described here.

On the game board surface 1, a windmill 7 with a lamp is provided.
9, 79, and an out port 80 are provided, but detailed description of these components is omitted because they are known.

Next, a winning detection mechanism at each winning opening on the back of the game board will be described. FIG. 11 is a rear view of the game board showing the arrangement of various winning detection switches and various solenoids. On the back of the game board, a ball guiding gutter and a winning detection switch are provided corresponding to various winning ports.

As shown in FIG. 11, the gate 5 shown in FIG.
A ball guiding gutter 81 is provided to guide the pachinko ball entering the gate 5 to the ball outlet 6 below. In addition,
The pachinko ball that has entered the gate 5 falls down the ball guiding gutter 81,
The ball is returned to the game board surface 1 from the ball exit 6 again. The ball exit 6 is provided with a gate entry detection switch SW1 for detecting a pachinko ball that has flowed down the gate 5.

A ball guiding gutter 82 is provided for a specific winning opening 45 set below the movable ball receiving member 41 disposed at the center of the first winning device 10, and an upper end of the ball guiding gutter 82 is provided at the upper end of the ball guiding gutter 82. A specific winning opening detection switch SW2 for detecting a pachinko ball entering the specific winning opening 45 is provided.

A ball guiding gutter 83 is provided for the ball exit 37 provided in the ball guiding frame 36 of the first winning device 10 of FIG. 10
A winning detection switch SW3 for detecting a pachinko ball that does not win the specific winning opening 45 among the pachinko balls entering the winning opening 35 is provided. In addition, the lower end of the ball guiding gutter 82 and the lower end of the ball guiding gutter 83 face a collection gutter (not shown) for collecting and collecting pachinko balls that have won the winning opening.

A ball guiding gutter 84 is provided for the ball exit 53 of the second winning device 11, and in the middle of the ball guiding gutter 84,
A winning detection switch SW4 for detecting a winning pachinko ball in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 is provided.

A ball guiding gutter 85 is provided for a ball outlet 63 provided at the center of the ball guiding frame 61 of the third winning device 13 in FIG. 7, and a ball outlet 6 provided on the ball guiding frame 61 to the left.
4, a ball guiding gutter 86 is provided. At the upper end of the ball guiding gutter 85 and the upper end of the ball guiding gutter 86, a pachinko ball that has entered the special winning opening 60 of the third winning device 13 is detected. Winning detection switches SW5 and SW6 are provided. The lower end of the ball guiding gutter 85 and the ball guiding gutter 86
The lower end faces a collection gutter (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls that have won the winning openings.

The ball guiding gutter 87 is used for the prize hole 2 in FIG.
And a winning detection switch SW7 is provided in the middle of the ball guiding gutter 87. A ball guiding gutter 88 is provided for the left shoulder winning opening 8, and a winning detection switch SW8 is provided below the ball guiding gutter 88. In addition, left sleeve winning prize mouth 9
Is provided with a ball guiding gutter 89, and a winning detection switch SW9 is provided below the ball guiding gutter 89. Lower end of ball guiding gutter 87, lower end of ball guiding gutter 88 and ball guiding gutter 89
The lower ends of the ball guiding gutters 90 face each other, and the lower ends of the ball guiding gutters 90 face the collecting gutters.

Further, a ball guiding gutter 91 is provided for the right sleeve winning opening 12, and a winning detection switch SW10 is provided below the ball guiding gutter 91. The lower end of the ball guiding gutter 84 and the lower end of the ball guiding gutter 91 provided for the ball outlet 53 of the second winning device 11 face the ball guiding gutter 92, and the end of the ball guiding gutter 92 is the ball. It joins in the middle of the guide gutter 90.

The lower winning opening 7 is provided with a ball guiding gutter 93, and the ball guiding gutter 93 is provided with a winning detection switch SW11. The lower end of the ball guiding gutter 93 faces the collection gutter. Reference numeral 94 denotes a sound effect switch provided in the lower winning opening 7. The detection signal from the sound effect switch 94 is used for sound effect output not related to the payout of the prize ball.

As described above, the detection of a prize ball for starting the payout of a prize ball is performed separately for each prize port provided on the game board surface or separately for the ball guiding gutter provided on the back surface of the game board (prize prize). (A detection switch) is provided, and a winning detection is performed on the back of the game board for all winning ports.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a main part of a control system provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment. The main control device 100 is provided on a main control board (not shown). A main CPU as processing execution means for performing control relating to the entire pachinko game, a ROM storing a control program relating to the entire pachinko game to be executed by the main CPU, and a RAM which can be read and written at any time. And a communication interface for the main CPU to perform data communication with peripheral devices. Illustration of the specific configuration of the main control device 100 is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, the main control device 10
Reference numeral 0 denotes a one-way communication from the main control device 100 to the payout control device 101 to the payout control device 101 provided on a payout control board (not shown). It should be noted that the main control device 100 switches the payout control device 10
The communication data transmitted toward 1 is a prize ball command including a payout command and the number of payouts.

As shown in FIG. 12, the main controller 10
0 is connected to the various winning detection switches SW1 to SW11 through the switch input circuit 102.
In addition to the sound effect switches 94 and 95 connected via the switch input circuit 103, the switch input circuit 10
4, a full tank detector 105 for detecting a full state of the prize ball discharge path to the lower plate via the lower tray 4, and a ball discharge device 12 described later.
8 and a ball out detector 106 for detecting a ball out state in a ball tank for supplying a pachinko ball to the ball discharging device 129.
Are connected (see FIG. 22).

Further, the ordinary symbol display device 4 is connected to the main control device 100 via a display driver 96.
The decorative LED 68 described above via the display driver 97,
A display lamp 70 and a windmill 79 with a lamp are connected, and a storage number display LED 21 and various decorative LEDs 27, 28, 29, 30, 69, 71, 7 are displayed via a display driver 98.
2, decoration LEDs G1 to G8, a payout lamp 64, and a ball cut lamp 65 are connected.

Further, an opening solenoid SOL1 that operates when the movable door 31 of the first winning device 10 is opened via the driver 107 is connected to the main control device 100, and the opening of the first winning device 10 is controlled via the driver 108. Solenoid SOL2 that operates when moving the movable ball receiving member down
Is connected to the third winning device 13 via the driver 109.
Solenoid S that operates when the movable door 56 is opened
OL3 is connected.

Further, a speaker 110 for generating a sound effect and an alarm is connected to the main controller 100 via a sound driver 99. Although not shown, the main controller 100 includes a power source (not shown) and the main controller 1.
A clock circuit (not shown) that defines the 00 processing cycle is connected.

Next, the game contents of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. At power-on, Figure 2
The left symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4 arranged in the symbol display unit 3 of FIG. 3 stops displaying “7”, the middle symbol stops displaying “5”, and the right symbol stops displaying “3”. The hit symbol display 24 displays “0”, and the number-of-openings display 25 displays “0”.

In FIG. 1, when the pachinko ball hitting the game board 1 enters the gate 5 substantially at the center of the game board 1, the pachinko ball is guided downward by the ball guiding gutter 81 as shown in FIG. When the ball is returned to the game board surface 1 from the ball exit 6 and passes through the ball exit 6, it is detected by the gate entry ball detection switch SW1. The detection signal of the gate entry detection switch SW1 is input to the main control device 100,
The main controller 100 determines whether or not the symbol change can be started at the ordinary symbol display device 4 at present.

The main control device 100 enables the normal symbol display device 4 to start the symbol change when the normal symbol display device 4 is not currently changing the symbol and when the hit is not occurring in the normal symbol display device 4. Determine. In addition, the main control device 100 controls the normal symbol display device 4 when the normal symbol display device 4 is currently changing symbols and when a hit occurs in the normal symbol display device 4.
It is determined that the symbol variation cannot be started in this case. In this case, the main control device 100 counts and stores up to four symbols of the symbol variation related to the entry of the pachinko ball into the gate 5 and corresponds to the number of stored symbols. The storage number display LED 21 (FIG. 2)
) Is lit. Note that payout of a prize ball for entering the gate 5 is not performed.

When a pachinko ball enters the gate 5, the normal symbol display device 4 starts symbol variation. FIG. 13 is a timing chart at the start of the symbol change of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4. As shown in FIG. 13, 0.0% from the time point of detection by the gate entry ball detection switch SW1.
The left symbol starts to fluctuate when 01 seconds have elapsed, and the middle symbol has started to fluctuate when 0.203 seconds have elapsed since the detection by the switch SW1, and 0.408 seconds have elapsed since the detection by the switch SW1. At this point, the right symbol starts to change. The fluctuation speed is 0.01 per dot.
One second. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the types of the ordinary symbols are eleven types from symbol number 0 to symbol number 10 for each of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol, and the symbol transition order is 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 → 8 → 9 →
10 → 0. FIG. 16 shows how the symbols change.

In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment,
Regarding the determination of the stop symbol and the timing of the stop of the ordinary symbol display device 4, an A counter, a B counter, and a reach counter are provided by software processing in order to make the stop symbol and the stop timing random.

The A counter is a counter for judging the hit of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol. The counter starts from "0" when the power is turned on, and is incremented by one every interruption (1.6 ms).
It is a counter that is updated every time and is cyclically updated within the range of 0 to 209.

The B counter is composed of 3 bytes.
The byte is set to the left symbol, the second byte is set to the middle symbol, and the third byte is set to the right symbol, and is a counter for determining the stop symbol when the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol come off. Starts from "0" when the power is turned on, and interrupts (2.731m
For each s), the first byte (left symbol) is updated one by one and cyclically updated in the range of 0 to 10, and the second byte becomes 1 each time the first byte changes from 10 to 0. The third byte is updated by 1 every time the second byte changes from 10 to 0, and the third byte is updated cyclically within the range of 0 to 12. I do.

Since the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol have different creation periods, combinations in which the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol all have the same value are created in the processing. The main controller 100 determines the combination of the B counter at each interruption (2.731 ms), stores the created combination of the missing symbols for the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol in the unlosing symbol storage area. Is stored in the hit symbol storage area.

The reach counter is used to determine the number of middle symbols to be replaced and the right symbol stop pattern at the time of the reach (when the stopped left symbol and the stopped middle symbol are the same symbol, including a hit). The counter starts at “0” when the power is turned on, and is interrupted (2.731 m
This counter is updated by one every s) and is cyclically updated within the range of 0 to 127.

When the detection signal of the gate entry detection switch SW1 is input, the main control device 100 stores the value of the A counter at that time. In addition, the number of storages related to the start of the symbol change by the gate entry ball detection switch SW1 is stored up to a maximum of five including the case where the symbol is currently changing.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart schematically showing a symbol stop in a symbol change of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4. The main control device 100
When a time T (approximately 5.32 seconds) elapses after the symbol starts to change, a determination is made as to whether or not the value of the A counter stored in relation to the currently performed symbol change is out of order, and a stop symbol is determined. In the embodiment, the hit determination includes a low-probability mode and a high-probability mode. In the case of the low-probability mode, a hit is determined when the stored A counter value is “3”, and the other values are determined. If it is, it is determined that it is a deviation. When the mode is the high probability mode, the stored value of the A counter is “3, 7, 29, 71, 101, 127, 151, 1”.
73, 181, or 199 ", it is determined to be a hit. If the value is any other value, it is determined to be a deviation.

When the result of the hit / miss determination is a hit, the contents stored in the hit symbol storage area at that time are set as the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stop symbol number, while the hit / miss determination is performed. If the result is a loss, the contents stored in the loss symbol storage area at that time are set as stop symbol numbers of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol.

Further, only in the low probability mode, the main control device 100 determines whether or not the stop symbol number of the left symbol and the stop symbol number of the middle symbol are the same. When the stop symbol number of the left symbol and the stop symbol number of the middle symbol are the same, the stop symbol number of the left symbol and the stop symbol number of the middle symbol are a variable symbol that causes a reach in the symbol symbol. In the case where is different, the normal fluctuation stop which does not generate the reach is performed.

In the case of a normal fluctuation stop in which no reach occurs in the low probability mode and in the case of the high probability mode,
From the determined stop symbol number, the left symbol is replaced by 3 symbols before, the middle symbol is replaced by 4 symbols, and the right symbol is replaced by 5 symbols. The shifting speed of the symbols is fluctuated by 1 dot 0.043 seconds for all symbols. The symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stop sequentially when they match the stop symbol (the variation pattern 1 in FIG. 15). The middle symbol stops when 0.476 seconds have elapsed since the left symbol stopped, and the right symbol stops when 0.476 seconds have elapsed since the middle symbol stopped.

In the case of a fluctuation stop in which the reach occurs in the low probability mode, the left symbol is 3 based on the determined stop symbol number.
The symbol before the middle and the symbol in the middle are replaced 3 to 6 before the symbol, and the right symbol is not replaced. How many symbols are replaced before the middle symbol,
According to the value of the lower 2 bits of the reach counter, if the bit value of the reach counter is 0, 3 symbols before, if the bit value is 1, 4 symbols before, if the bit value is 2, 5 symbols before, When the bit value is 3, it is 6 symbols before. After replacing the left symbol and the middle symbol, the transition speed of the symbol fluctuates at 0.043 seconds per dot for all symbols,
It stops sequentially when the middle symbol matches the stop symbol. In the case of the fluctuation that causes the reach, at this time, the stopped left symbol and the middle symbol are the same. The time from when the left symbol stops to when the middle symbol stops is 0.001 seconds to
1.427 seconds.

In the right symbol, a variation pattern is divided depending on a combination of the value of the reach counter at the time when the middle symbol stops and a symbol determined in advance. In the embodiment, the fluctuation pattern 2
~ Fluctuating pattern 5 into four types.
The dot fluctuates in 0.083 seconds per dot from two symbols before the stopped symbol number of the middle symbol to one symbol after the stopped symbol number of the middle symbol.

When the combination of symbols determined in advance is the same as the stop symbol number of the left symbol and the stop symbol number of the middle symbol,
And when the stop symbol number of the middle symbol is different, it is the outreach.

In the case of out-of-reach reach, when the determined stop symbol number of the right symbol is other than one symbol before and one symbol after the stop symbol number of the middle symbol, it is determined to be the variation pattern 2.
In addition, when the determined stop symbol number of the right symbol is one symbol before or after the symbol symbol of the middle symbol and one symbol after, and the value of the reach counter is 0 to 2, it is determined as the variation pattern 3. Is done. Furthermore, the stop symbol number of the determined right symbol is one symbol before or one symbol of the stop symbol number of the middle symbol.
After the symbol and the value of the reach counter is 3 to 127
Is determined as the fluctuation pattern 4.

When the combination of the symbols determined in advance is the same as the stop symbol number of the left symbol, the stop symbol number of the middle symbol, and the stop symbol number of the middle symbol, the winning reach is achieved.

In the case of the hit reach, when the value of the reach counter is 0 to 50, the variation pattern 5 is determined, and when the value of the reach counter is 51 to 101, the variation pattern 3 is determined. When the value of the reach counter is 102 to 127, the variation pattern 4 is determined.

The stop operation of the right symbol in the above-mentioned variation patterns 2 to 5 is as follows. In the case of the fluctuation pattern 2, after 4.576 seconds elapse from the time of stopping the middle symbol, it stops when it coincides with the stopped symbol. In the case of the fluctuation pattern 3, after 13.499 seconds have elapsed since the middle symbol stopped,
Stop when it matches the stop symbol. In the case of the fluctuation pattern 4, after a lapse of 7.779 seconds from the time of stopping the middle symbol, it stops at the time when it matches the stopped symbol. In the case of the fluctuation pattern 5, after 13.499 seconds have elapsed since the middle symbol was stopped, the symbol after one symbol of the stop symbol was temporarily stopped for 0.408 seconds, and then changed again in 0.011 second for one dot, and coincided with the stop symbol. Stop when you do.

As shown in FIG. 15, the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern 4 has a fluctuation time longer than the fluctuation time of the normal reach represented by the fluctuation pattern 2.
Is referred to as “long reach”. Further, the fluctuation time of the fluctuation pattern 3 and the fluctuation pattern 5 has a fluctuation time longer than the fluctuation time of the long reach represented by the fluctuation pattern 4, and is therefore referred to as “extremely long reach”.

In FIG. 2, the ordinary symbol display device 4
When reach occurs in the main control device 100,
Is the normal reach (if the variation pattern is 2), the decoration LED 27 and the decoration LED 28 are set to 410 ms
Blink alternately at the cycle of
Blinks in the cycle of, to notify the player of the occurrence of the normal reach.

When a long reach occurs (in the case of the fluctuation pattern 4), the main controller 100 blinks the decoration LED 27 and the decoration LED 28 simultaneously at a cycle of 102 ms, and sets the decoration LED 29 and the decoration LED 30 to 102 ms. Blinks alternately in the cycle of, to notify the player of the occurrence of long reach.

Further, the main control device 100 blinks the left symbol and the middle symbol which have been fixed and stopped at a cycle of 102 ms, and also notifies the player of the occurrence of the long reach by the ordinary symbol display device 4.

As described above, the decoration LED 27 and the decoration LED 28 blink alternately when a normal reach occurs, whereas when the long reach occurs, the decoration LED 27 and the decoration LED 28 have a shorter period than the blink cycle when the normal reach occurs. And decoration LED2
8 are blinked at the same time, and when the normal reach occurs, the decorative LED 30 is blinked at a cycle of 102 ms.
Is blinked, and the decoration LED 29 and the decoration LED 30 are blinked alternately at a period of 102 ms. It is possible to distinguish between the time and the time when long reach occurs.

If the super long reach has occurred (if the fluctuation pattern is 3 or 5), the main controller 100 sets the left and middle symbols that have been fixed and stopped to 51.
The blinking display is performed at a cycle of ms, and the occurrence of the super long reach is notified to the player by the ordinary symbol display device 4. At the same time, the decorative LED 68 provided on the back of the accessory-shaped chucker constituting the left shoulder winning opening 8 in FIG. 10 is blinked at a cycle of 62 ms. The decorative LED 68 operates only when an extremely long reach occurs.

When the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stopped and displayed on the ordinary symbol display device 4 all have the same symbol, a hit occurs. When a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4, the main control device 100 blinks the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol stopped at the combination of the hits at 410 ms.

Then, the main control device 100 activates the opening solenoid SOL1 of FIG. 11 to open the winning port 35 of the first winning device 10 for 5.8 seconds, thereby enabling the pachinko ball to win. Further, the main control device 100 displays the symbol number of the symbol which has caused the hit in the ordinary symbol display device 4 this time on the hit symbol display 24 arranged in the symbol display unit 3 of FIG. At the stop symbol number 10 in FIG. 14, the symbol "F" is displayed as a corresponding display symbol. Then, when the winning symbol number is displayed on the winning symbol display 24, the main control device 100 displays “↓” for the left symbol, “V” for the middle symbol, and “↓” for the right symbol.
Switch to.

If the combination of the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol that has stopped changing does not match any of the combinations of the hit symbols, the symbol variation of the ordinary symbol display device 4 is incorrect. In the case of the above-mentioned loss, the operation of the first winning device 10 is not performed.

When the pachinko ball wins in the open winning opening 35, as shown in FIG. 5, when the pachinko ball wins near the center of the winning opening 35, it is received by the movable ball receiving member 41 and stopped. Probability is high. When a pachinko ball wins on the left and right of the winning opening 35, the ball is guided by the ball guiding frame 36 as shown in FIG. 3, enters the ball guiding gutter 86 shown in FIG. After being detected by the prize detection switch SW3 during the fall, it is dropped and collected on the collection gutter. The detection signal of the winning detection switch SW3 is input to the main control device 100.

The opening and closing solenoid SOL of the first winning device 10
When 5.8 seconds elapse from the time of the operation of No. 1, the main control device 100 closes the winning opening 35 by stopping the excitation of the opening / closing solenoid SOL1. Further, the main control device 100 operates the solenoid SOL2 shown in FIG. 11 to move down the movable ball receiving member 41 at the time when three seconds have elapsed from the time when the winning opening 35 is closed.

When the pachinko ball is parked on the movable ball receiving member 41, the pachinko ball is released from the stationary state, so that the pachinko ball enters the ball guiding gutter 85, and a specific prize is given while falling down the ball guiding gutter 85. After being detected by the mouth detection switch SW2, it is collected by the collection gutter. Specific winning opening detection switch SW
The detection signal of No. 2 is input to the main control device 100. The main control device 100 includes a specific winning opening detection switch SW2
When the detection signal is inputted, the special device is operated (the special game flag is turned on), and the winning of the pachinko ball into the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 is made effective.

When the special device is operated, the main control device 100 changes the display of the left symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4 to “→”,
The display of the middle symbol is switched to “→” and the display of the right symbol is switched to “→” to notify the player of the operation of the special device.

When the pachinko ball enters the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 during the operation of the special device, the pachinko ball is
The ball outlet 5 which is carried by the ball receiving recess 52 of the ball receiving rotating body 51
3 enters the ball guiding gutter 84 of FIG. 11 and is detected by the winning detection switch SW4 while falling down the ball guiding gutter 84,
Furthermore, it flows down the ball guiding gutter 92, enters the ball guiding gutter 90, falls from the lower end of the other ball guiding gutter 90 to the collection gutter, and is collected.
The detection signal of the winning detection switch SW4 is transmitted to the main controller 1
00, the counting of up to 16 defined winning numbers set in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 is started.

Then, the main control device 100 wins the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 on the opening number display 25 provided in the symbol cover unit 2 in FIG. 2 in accordance with the detection signal of the winning detection switch SW4. The number of pachinko balls is displayed as numbers. In addition, the numbers are lit and displayed when the number of prizes is 1 to 9, and the last digit is blinked at a cycle of 205 ms when the number of prizes is 10 to 16. Next, the main control device 100 operates the open solenoid SO shown in FIG.
8. Activate L3 to set the big winning port 60 of the third winning device 13 to 9.
Open for 8 seconds to enable the winning of pachinko balls.

When a pachinko ball wins in the open special winning opening 60, as shown in FIG.
After being sorted left and right by 2, the ball is guided to the back side of the game board from one of the ball outlet 63 and the ball outlet 64. FIG.
As shown in the figure, when the pachinko ball passes through the ball outlet 63, it is guided by the ball guiding gutter 85, is detected by the prize detection switch SW5 in the middle of the ball guiding gutter 85, and then falls into the collection gutter. Collected. When the pachinko ball passes through the ball outlet 64, the ball is guided by the ball guiding gutter 86, detected by the prize detection switch SW6 in the middle of the ball guiding gutter 86, and then dropped and collected by the collecting gutter. .

The detection signal of the prize detection switch SW5 and the detection signal of the prize detection switch SW6 are input to the main control device 100, respectively, and the counting of up to ten prescribed prizes set in the third prize device 13 is started.

When ten pachinko balls are awarded in the large winning opening 60 of the third winning device 13 being opened, the time elapsed since the opening of the large winning opening 60 has not reached 9.8 seconds. In both cases, the main control device 100 has the open solenoid SO
The excitation of L3 is stopped, and the special winning opening 60 is closed. Also,
If the elapsed time from the opening of the special winning opening 60 reaches 9.8 seconds before the number of the pachinko balls winning in the open special winning opening 60 reaches the specified number 10, the main control device 100 Stops the excitation of the open solenoid SOL3 and closes the special winning opening 60.

If the special device is operating, the special winning opening 60
When the pachinko ball wins again in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 after the closing, the pachinko ball is detected by the winning detection switch SW4 and the detection signal is sent to the main control device 1.
00, the third winning device 13 is again input.
Is opened for 9.8 seconds.

As described above, during the operation of the special device, after the opening operation of the special winning opening 60 is completed, every time a pachinko ball wins the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11, a new special winning opening 60 is newly created.
Is started. The opening operation of the special winning opening 60 is up to 16 times corresponding to the prescribed winning number 16 set in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11.

During the opening of the special winning opening 60, a pachinko ball wins in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11, and the pachinko ball is detected by the winning detection switch SW4, and a detection signal is sent to the main control device 100. When the number is entered, the prescribed number of prizes 1 set in the prize port 50 of the second prize device 11
Only the counting of the winning numbers for the six winning devices is performed, and the opening of the large winning opening 60 of the third winning device 13 for 9.8 seconds in accordance with the winning in the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 this time is not performed. I can't.

Further, the condition for ending the operation period of the special device is as follows.
The number of pachinko balls that have won the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11 reaches the prescribed winning number 16, or the special winning opening 45 provided in the center back of the first winning device 10 again during the operation of the special device. This is the case where the pachinko ball wins.
When the operation period of the special device satisfies the above-mentioned termination condition, the main control device 100 stops the special device (turns off the special game flag), and thereafter, the pachinko ball is transferred to the winning opening 50 of the second winning device 11. Invalidate winning (main control device 10
0 is invalid even if the detection signal of the winning detection switch SW4 is input).

As shown in FIG. 15, the normal symbol display device 4
Is the case where the stop result of the symbol fluctuation at
When there is a memory related to the start of the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display device 4, when 1.6 ms elapses from the time of the hit determination,
The symbol change of the ordinary symbol display device 4 is newly started.

When the stop result of the symbol change in the ordinary symbol display device 4 is a hit and the memory relating to the symbol variation start of the ordinary symbol display device 4 is stored, the movable ball receiving member 41 described above is used. Solenoid SOL2 to be lowered
1.6 ms has elapsed since the excitation was stopped, the symbol change of the ordinary symbol display device 4 is newly started.

As a result, since the left symbol, the middle symbol, and the right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4 are changed and displayed, the hit symbol that has been fixed and stopped disappears from the ordinary symbol display device 4. Since the symbol number corresponding to the hit symbol is continuously displayed, the player can confirm the hit symbol on the hit symbol display 24. The hit symbol displayed on the hit symbol display 24 is
Next, it is continuously displayed until a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4.

Next, a low probability mode relating to the occurrence of a hit in the ordinary symbol display device 4 (the probability of occurrence of a hit is 1/21
0) and high probability mode (hit probability is 10/210)
Will be described. FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the transition of the probability mode regarding the occurrence of a hit in the ordinary symbol display device 4 and the operation of the special device.
When the power is turned on, the mode is set to the low probability mode. Normally, a hit occurs in the symbol display device 4, and the pachinko ball wins in the specific winning opening 45 at the back of the first winning device 10, and the special device operates (that is, the first special device operates after the power is turned on). ), When the operation of the special device is completed, the main control device 100 switches from the low probability mode to the high probability mode.

Then, in the high probability mode, when a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4 and the pachinko ball wins in the specific winning opening 45 at the back of the first winning device 10, and the special device is activated (power supply). At the time of the second activation of the special device (from the time of activation), the mode is switched from the high probability mode to the low probability mode.

Further, the low probability mode is maintained even after the operation of the special device is stopped for the second time since the power was turned on. If a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4 before the operation of the special device is stopped, the high probability mode is not continued.

If the pachinko ball is not stopped in the movable ball receiving member 41 while the winning opening 35 of the first winning device 10 is open, the solenoid SOL2 is closed after the closing of the winning opening 35.
Even if the movable ball receiving member 41 moves down due to the excitation, the detection signal by the specific winning opening detection switch SW2 is not input to the main control device 100. For this reason, the special device does not operate even if a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4. In this case, the mode shifts from the low probability mode to the high probability mode three seconds after the excitation of the solenoid SOL2.

In the high probability mode, when a hit occurs in the ordinary symbol display device 4 and the pachinko ball wins in the specific winning opening 45 at the back of the first winning device 10, the special device is activated (at this time). In this case, the mode is switched from the high-probability mode to the low-probability mode (at the time of the first operation of the special device counted from the power-on).

Also, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, in the low probability mode, the left symbol of the
The middle symbol and the right symbol are displayed by "green" and "orange" in the symbols from symbol number 0 to symbol number 9, and are displayed by "orange" and "red" in the symbol of symbol number 10.

When the mode is switched to the high probability mode, the left symbol, the middle symbol and the right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device 4 are displayed as "green" in the low probability mode in symbols from symbol number 0 to symbol number 9. The part that was displayed is switched to "red", and the part displayed in "orange" in the low probability mode remains as it is. In the symbol of symbol number 10, the portion displayed in "orange" in the low probability mode remains as it is, and the portion displayed in "red" is switched to "green". In this way, the player is notified by switching the color for displaying the symbol corresponding to each probability mode.
With the above-described probability switching control method and display function, a configuration is achieved that achieves the objective effect of realizing probability control and information notification that have not existed before.

FIGS. 18 to 20 are tables showing lighting modes of various display lamps / LEDs corresponding to different game states. FIG. 21 is a table showing sound display modes of sound effects and sounds corresponding to different game states. Decorative LEDs 27, 2 provided in the symbol display unit 3 described above.
Lighting modes of various display lamps / LEDs and sound display modes of sound effects provided on the game board surfaces other than 8, 29, and 30 are shown only by drawings, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

Next, a mechanism for discharging a prize ball and a mechanism for discharging a lending ball provided on the back of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment is a card-type pachinko gaming machine. FIG.
It is a rear view of the gaming machine showing a mechanism for discharging a prize ball and a mechanism for discharging a lending ball in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

[0110] A ball tank 112 is attached to the upper portion of the back surface of the base frame 111 of the gaming machine. Pachinko balls for discharging as prize balls or lending balls are stored in the ball tank 112. At the lower part of the ball tank 112, a supply ball guiding rail 1 inclined diagonally downward toward the right side of the base frame 111.
An opening 114 is provided at a lower end on the left side of the ball tank 112 so as to face the supply ball guide rail 113. Reference numeral 115 denotes an attachment angle adjusting hole for adjusting the inclination angle when attaching the supply ball guide rail 113 to the back of the game board.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged plan view of the ball tank 112 and the supply ball guide rail 113. Supply ball guide rail 1
13 is provided with four ball guiding gutters 116, 117, 118, 119 separated from each other by a partition in the front-rear direction. In addition, near the left side of the supply ball guide rail 113, a position facing the opening 114 of the ball tank
Ball break detector 1 corresponding to the ball guiding gutters 116 and 117 of the strip
20a is provided, and a broken ball detector 120b is provided corresponding to the two ball guiding gutters 118, 119 (FIG. 22).
, Only one indicated by reference numeral 120 is shown).

Each of these ball-break detectors 120 is rotatably supported at the lower right end thereof, and has a projection 121 provided at the lower left lower portion of the ball-break detector 120 as an actuator of a ball-break detector described later. Is urged toward the opening 114 by the urging force.

Further, these two broken ball detectors 120
23, two ball-out detectors 106 are disposed below these two ball-out detectors 120 (in FIG. 23, only one of them corresponds to the ball-out detector 120a). Illustrated). Note that the ball out detector 106
Is constituted by a microswitch.

In a state where the pachinko balls are stored in the ball tank 112, the pachinko balls in the ball tank 112 pass through the openings 114 to the four ball guiding gutters 116, 117, 118, and 119 of the supply ball guiding rail 113, respectively. It is led to. The four ball guiding gutters 116, 117, 118, 11 of the supply ball guiding rail 113 depend on the weight of the pachinko ball.
9 corresponding to the two pieces of the broken ball detectors 120a and 120, respectively.
b is pressed against the bottom plate side of the supply ball guide rail 113,
The protrusions 121 respectively provided on the lower surfaces of the two ball cut detectors 120a and 120b press the corresponding actuators of the two ball cut detectors 106 to turn them on.

When one of the ball guide gutters 116 and 117 and the ball guide gutters 118 and 119 of the supply ball guide rail 113 is cut off, the ball cut detector 120 provided on the ball guide gutter having the ball cut out is used. Is rotated toward the opening 114 by the bias of the actuator, and the pushing of the ball-out detector 106 into the actuator by the protrusion 121 provided on the lower surface of the ball-out detector 120 is released. Ball break detector 106 corresponding to the raised ball guiding gutter
Is turned off, and a broken ball is detected.

As shown in FIG. 22, the supply ball guiding rail 1
13 has four ball guiding gutters 122, 123, 12 connected to the ball guiding gutters 116 to 119, respectively.
4,125 are provided. FIG. 24 is an enlarged side view as viewed from the direction of arrows aa in FIG. 22.

As shown in FIG. 22, the supply ball guiding rail 1
Ball guiding gutter 1 connected to thirteen ball guiding gutters 116 to 119
After reaching the right side of the base frame 111, 22 to 125 are bent obliquely downward to the left and further downward toward the upper right edge of the opening 126 greatly opened at the center of the base frame 111. Has been tuned. It should be noted that a ball extraction path 127 is provided which branches off from the bent portion of the ball guide paths 122 to 125 on the right side of the base frame 111 and extends downward.

In the vicinity of the upper right edge of the opening 126, four ball cutout detectors 180a, consisting of microswitches, each having an actuator facing each of the ball guiding gutters 116 to 119 of the supply ball guiding rail 113, are provided. 180b, 1
80c and 180d are provided, and the ball guiding troughs 116 to 119 are configured to detect a broken ball state again at the upper part. These ball break detectors 180a to 180d
Is input to the main control device 100.

The ball discharging device 1 for lending a ball is provided on the back surface of the base frame 111 adjacent to the middle of the right edge of the opening 126.
A ball discharge device 129 for prize balls is disposed below the ball discharge device 128 and spaced from the lower right edge of the opening 126 below the ball discharge device 128. In the present embodiment, the ball discharging device 128 for renting balls and the ball discharging device 129 for prize balls are the same device, and the ball discharging drive motor M2
And a screw-type discharge mechanism that rotates.

The front and rear two ball guiding gutters 124 and 125 are
After hanging down along the upper right edge of the opening 126, it is bent obliquely downward and to the right above the ball discharge device 128 for lending balls, and further downwardly above the right portion of the ball discharge device 128. Bent toward the two ball guide gutters 12
The ends of the 4,125 are respectively connected to the ball discharge device 128.

In addition, two ball guiding gutters 122, 12
3, after hanging down along the upper right edge of the opening 126,
It is bent obliquely downward and to the right above the ball guide gutters 124 and 125, further bent downward to the right side of the base frame 111, and downward along the right side of the ball discharge device 128. After hanging down, it is bent to the left, and the ends of the two ball guiding gutters 122 and 123 are respectively connected to a ball discharging device 129 for a prize ball.

[0123] These ball cut detectors 120a, 120b
When a shortage of replenishment balls to be supplied to the ball discharging device 128 for ball lending and the ball discharging device 129 for prize balls is detected, either one of paying out a lending ball and paying out a prize ball is performed. The objective effect of stopping the payout operation based on the control of the payout control device 101 is to be achieved.

Also, in consideration of the fact that the number of balls to be paid out at one time is 25, but the number of prize balls is at most 15 (13 depending on the model), there is a shortage of replenishing balls. In order to allow the payout control device 101 to control the payout control device 101 by permitting the prize ball payout operation as much as possible, the payout prohibition time of the prize ball is set later than the prohibition time of the lending ball due to the shortage of the replenishment ball. The ball guide troughs 124 and 125 for supplying the replenishing balls to the ball discharge device 128 are provided with a second ball out detecting member (not shown), while the ball discharge device 12 for the prize ball is provided.
The ball guiding gutters 122 and 123 for supplying the replenishing balls to the ball 9 are provided with a third ball cut detector (not shown).
4 and 125, the ball guiding gutter 12 is located at a position higher than the position at which the second ball cut detector is disposed with respect to the ball discharge device 128 for ball rental.
The ball is arranged by disposing the third ball out detecting member with respect to the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls in a position closer to the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls. It is possible to achieve the objective effect of setting the prize ball payout prohibition time at the time of shortage of the prize ball later than the lending ball payout prohibition time at the time of the ball shortage.

A ball discharge gutter 130 is connected to a lower portion of the ball discharge device 128 for lending a ball.
6 hangs down along the lower right edge of the opening 6 and reaches the lower right edge of the opening 126 and is connected to a discharge ball collecting gutter 131 provided below the opening 126.

A ball discharge gutter 132 is connected to a lower portion of the ball discharge device 129 for a prize ball. The ball discharge gutter 132 is inclined toward the lower right edge of the opening 126, and the end of the ball discharge gutter 132 is a discharge ball assembly. It is connected to the gutter 131. Behind the ball discharge gutter 132, a bell 181 for generating a prize ball payout sound is attached so as to face the ball discharge gutter 132, and the pachinko ball discharged from the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls discharges the ball. When flowing down the gutter 132, it collides with the bell 181 to generate a prize ball payout sound.

Thus, when the prize ball is paid out, the prize ball collides with the bell 181 to generate a prize ball payout sound effect. On the other hand, no bell is provided in the ball discharge gutter 130 provided below the ball discharge device 128 for ball rental, so that no sound effect is produced by the bell when dispensing a ball for rental, and the bell 181 is used only when distributing a prize ball. The payout effect sound of the prize ball is generated to identify the payout time of the prize ball, thereby achieving the purpose effect of providing the player with special information.

Further, a discharge ball path 133 is provided, which faces the outlet of the discharge ball collecting gutter 131 and leads to a ball receiving plate (not shown) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine. Separated by a partition 134 provided on the side,
A discharge ball path 135 leading to a ball receiving tray (not shown) is provided.

Further, a bell mounting portion 136 is provided in the middle of the discharge ball path 135, and one end of the discharge ball path 135 is provided on the left side by a pachinko ball when the ball receiving tray becomes full. Operation piece 13 for detecting full tank rotating toward
7 is supported, and a full tank detector 105 is disposed with the operation piece 137 facing from the left.

FIG. 25 shows a ball discharge device 138 constituting the ball discharge device 128 for lending balls and the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls.
26 is a plan view of the ball discharge device 138, FIG. 27 is a side view of the ball discharge device 138, and FIG.
8 is an exploded perspective view of the ball discharge device 138.

The ball discharge device 138 is generally composed of a case body 146, a bearing member 147, a bearing cover member 148,
A screw 149 and a ball discharge drive motor M2 are provided. The case main body 146 includes a flat mounting portion 150 on the upper surface, and a right side wall 151 and a rear wall 152 that stand upward from the right side edge and the rear side edge of the case main body 146 are integrally formed. And the left side is open.

A ball discharge drive motor M2 is disposed on the mounting portion 150 of the case body 146 with its drive shaft 153 facing downward, and a screw 149 constituting a ball feed member is fixed to the drive shaft 153. . The screw 14
Reference numeral 9 includes a shaft portion 155 coupled to the drive shaft 153, and a screw portion 156 formed from an intermediate portion to a lower end of the outer periphery of the shaft portion 155. Reference numeral 157 denotes a connector connection socket for electrically connecting the ball discharge drive motor M2.

Outside the right side wall 151 of the case body 146, two ball guiding gutters 124, 125 provided on the base frame 111 are provided.
The two ball guide paths 158 and 159 connected to the ends of (122, 123) are provided side by side in the vertical direction, and the lower part of the two ball guide paths 158 and 159 is the upper part of the screw 149. Bent toward the shaft 155, 2
The ends of the ball guiding paths 158 and 159 are guided to the screw portion 156 so as to sandwich the screw 149 back and forth.

Also, the bearing member 147 is used as the bearing cover member 1.
The case bearing 160 is formed by being integrally fitted to the inside of the case 48, and the case bearing 160 is attached to the lower surface of the case main body 146.

A concave screw housing 161 is provided at the center of the bearing member 147, and the screw housing 161 of the screw 149 inserted from above is housed in the screw housing 161.

In the lower part of the center of the bearing member 147, two ball discharge paths 162, 163 are formed in the front and rear direction in front of and below the lower end of the screw 149, respectively. , 163 are formed at ball discharge ports 164, 165, respectively. The two ball discharge paths 162 and 163 are connected to ball discharge gutters 130 (132) formed on the base frame 111.

Furthermore, on the right side of the upper surface of the bearing member 147,
Two ball guide paths 158, 1 formed in case body 146
Guidance fins 166 and 167 each having an upper end formed in an arc shape are protrudingly provided in the front and rear direction in the left and right direction corresponding to 59. The guide fins 166 and 167 are formed so that the right end side is higher than the left end side, and are bent to guide the shaft 155 on the upper part of the screw 149 into two ball guide paths 15.
8, 159 are formed below.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Discharge ball sensors 168 and 169 (photo sensors) are attached to the lower front surface and the lower rear surface of 7, respectively.
The discharge ball sensors 168 and 169 are provided with two ball discharge paths 16.
The pachinko balls discharged to 2,163 are detected respectively.

The operation of discharging the pachinko ball by the ball discharging device 138 will be described. When the ball discharge drive motor M2 is driven,
The drive shaft 153 and the screw 149 rotate integrally, and with the rotation of the screw 149, the screw 14
The pachinko ball guided by the shaft portion 155 of No. 9 is sent downward while engaging with the screw portion (groove) 156,
When the end of the screw part 156 faces the ball discharge path 162, one pachinko ball falls into the ball discharge path 162, and subsequently the screw 149 rotates to rotate the screw part 15
When the end of 6 faces the ball discharge path 163, one pachinko ball falls into the ball discharge path 163. In this way,
The rotation of the screw 149 causes the two ball discharge paths 16
Pachinko balls are discharged alternately one ball at a time to 2,163.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a main part of a pachinko ball payout apparatus provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment is a card-type pachinko gaming machine.

The payout control device 101 includes a sub CPU as a control processing executing means, a ROM storing control programs executed by the sub CPU, a RAM from which data can be read and written at any time, and a communication with the main control device 100. And a communication interface for performing the operation. The illustration of the internal configuration of the payout control device 101 is omitted.

The payout control device 101 is communicatively connected to the main control device 100 as shown in FIG. 12, and the above-mentioned screw mechanism type ball discharge device 129 and ball discharge device 129 for paying out prize balls. A ball discharging device 128 that discharges 25 balls for lending having the same structure as that described above, a card unit 170 that sends a ball lending request signal to the payout control device 101 in response to a ball lending operation, and a pachinko ball to bounce toward the game board surface 1. Are respectively connected to the launching motors 171 of the camera.

The card unit 170 connected to the payout control device 101 inserts the prepaid card, subtracts the amount corresponding to the ball lending operation from the amount stored in the prepaid card, and responds to the ball lending operation. A ball lending request signal corresponding to the amount is output to the payout control device 101. For one ball lending operation, 100 yen is subtracted from the amount stored in the prepaid card, and 25 lending balls are defined as one unit. A ball lending request signal is output to the payout control device 101.

In the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment, the number of prize balls is set to 13 for the winning opening 35 of the first winning device 10 and the large winning opening 60 of the third winning device 13, except for the winning opening 35 and the special winning opening 60. Since the number of prize balls is set to seven for the winning ports 2, 7, 8, 9, 50, and 12 in FIG. 29, in FIG. 29, the main controller 100 differs for each of a plurality of types of winning ports provided on the game board surface. The configuration is such that the number of prizes (for example, two kinds of payout ports, 7 payout ports and 13 payout ports) is set. That is, the first winning detection means 172 provided for the winning opening set to the first winning ball number, and the winning set to the second winning ball number different from the first winning ball number. The second winning detection means 173 provided for the mouth is connected to the main control device 100 via the switch input circuit 102.

The payout control device 101 is the main control device 1
In response to the payout command and the prize ball command including the payout number transmitted from 00, the ball discharge drive motor M2 of the ball discharging device 129 is rotationally driven in accordance with the commanded payout number, and the commanded payout number of pachinko balls. Is performed. Further, upon receiving the ball lending request signal sent from the card unit 170, the payout control device 101 rotationally drives the ball discharging drive motor M2 of the ball discharging device 128 in accordance with the ball lending number of 25, and The payout control of the pachinko ball for discharging the individual is performed.

In the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment, a prize ball and a lending ball are detected separately. That is, the discharged ball detection sensor 1 provided in the ball discharging device 129 for the prize ball.
68, 169 (see FIG. 28), and the detection signals of the discharged ball detection sensors 168, 169 are input to the main controller 100 via the switch input circuit 174, and the discharged ball is detected, for example, every 2 ms. Sensors 168, 16
9 to detect the presence or absence of the detection signal,
If there are 8,169 detection signals, they are counted, and the number of pachinko balls actually discharged is monitored with respect to the commanded number of payouts.

The detection signals of the ejected ball detection sensors 168 and 169 are also input to the payout control device 101. The payout control device 101 counts the detection signals of the ejected ball detection sensors 168 and 169, and counts the number of payouts. Upon reaching, the ball discharge drive motor M2 is stopped.

At the time of discharge of a ball for sale, the detection signals of the discharge ball detection sensors 168 and 169 provided in the ball discharge device 128 for a ball rental are input to the payout control device 101 (see FIG. 28). The presence / absence of the detection signals of 168 and 168 is monitored, and if there is a detection signal of the ejection ball detection sensors 168 and 169, the counting is performed, and the number of pachinko balls ejected is substantially monitored with respect to the commanded number of lending balls. .

Also, the discharge ball path 13 of the prize ball reaching the lower plate
5 (see FIGS. 12 and 22), when the pachinko ball becomes full, the full detector 105 is turned on. When the full tank detector 105 is kept on for about 200 ms, the main controller 100 determines that a full tank detector error has occurred, and issues a full tank detector error command to the payout controller 1.
Send to 01. When receiving the full-battery detector error command, the payout control device 101 displays an error display (not shown) and stops the ball discharge drive motor M2 and the firing motor 171 of the ball discharge device 129.

The main control device 100 includes the
When 05 turns off, it is determined that the full detector error has been released,
Dispensing control device 101 for full tank detector error release command
Send to Upon receiving the full tank detector error release command, the payout control device 101 turns off the display of the error indicator (not shown) and enables driving of the ball discharge drive motor M2 and the discharge motor 171 of the ball discharge device 129.

The ball discharging device 128 and the ball discharging device 1
When the pachinko ball in the ball tank 112 for supplying the pachinko ball to the ball 29 is out of ball, the ball out detector 106 (FIG. 1)
2 and FIG. 22) are turned off. Note that the main control device 100 detects the out-of-ball detection signal of the out-of-ball detector 106 by negative logic. When the out-of-ball detector 106 is kept off for about 696.5 ms, the main controller 100 determines that the ball is out of ball, and transmits a ball out prevention error command to the payout controller 101. The ball breaking lamp 78 (see FIG. 10) is turned on. Upon receiving the ball-out prevention error command, the payout control device 101 displays the error on a not-shown error indicator and stops the ball discharge drive motor M2 of the ball discharge devices 128 and 129.

The main control device 100 includes the ball-out detector 1
When 06 is turned on, after about 1999 ms, it is determined that the ball-out prevention error has been released, and a ball-out prevention error release command is transmitted to the payout control device 101. When the payout control device 101 receives the ball out prevention error canceling command, the payout control device 101 turns off the display of the error indicator (not shown) and the ball ejection device 12.
8,129 ball discharge drive motors M2 can be driven.

[0152]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the timing of prohibiting the payout of prize balls due to the shortage of replenishment balls is made later than the timing of prohibiting the payout of lending balls due to the shortage of refill balls. Therefore, the payout operation of the prize ball can be permitted as much as possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board provided in a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a symbol display unit arranged on a game board.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a first winning device.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the first winning device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first winning device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second winning device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a third winning device.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the third winning device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a third winning device.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a game board showing arrangement of display lamps and display LEDs.

FIG. 11 is a rear view of the game board showing an arrangement state of various winning detection switches and various solenoids.

FIG. 12 is a main part block diagram of a control system provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart at the start of symbol change of a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing types of ordinary symbols in the ordinary symbol display device.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart schematically showing a symbol stop in a symbol change of a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol of the ordinary symbol display device.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a variation mode of a symbol in a normal symbol display device.

FIG. 17 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the transition of the probability mode regarding the occurrence of a hit in the ordinary symbol display device and the operation of the special device.

FIG. 18 shows various display lamps L corresponding to different game states.
Table showing ED lighting modes

19 is a continuation of the table in FIG. 18.

20 is a continuation of the table in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a table showing sound display modes of sound effects and sounds corresponding to different game states.

FIG. 22 is a back view of the gaming machine showing a prize ball discharging mechanism and a lending ball discharging mechanism in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged plan view of a ball tank and a supply ball guide rail.

FIG. 24 is an enlarged side view as viewed from the direction of arrows aa in FIG. 22;

FIG. 25 is a front view of a ball discharge device that constitutes a ball discharge device for a prize ball and a ball discharge device for a lending ball.

FIG. 26 is a plan view of the ball discharging device of FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a side view of the ball discharge device of FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the ball discharge device of FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a main part block diagram of a pachinko ball payout apparatus provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 gaming board surface 2 winning prize opening 3 symbol display unit 4 ordinary symbol display device 5 gate 6 ball exit 7 lower winning prize opening 8 left shoulder winning prize opening 9 left sleeve winning prize opening 10 1st prize winning device 11 2nd winning prize opening 12 right sleeve winning opening 13 Third winning device 14 Unit frame 15 Flange 16 Projection 17 Window hole 18 Left symbol display 19 Medium symbol display 20 Right symbol display 21 Memory number display LED 22 Fitting hole 23 Information display unit 24 Per symbol Display 25 Opening times display 26 Decorative display 27 Decorative LED 28 Decorative LED 29 Decorative LED 30 Decorative LED 31 Movable door 32 Device housing 33 Mounting board 34 Projection 35 Winning hole 36 Ball guide frame 37 Ball exit 38 Plunger 39 Return Spring 40 Operating rod 41 Movable ball receiving member 42 Plunger 43 Return spring 44 Operating rod 45 Specific winning opening 46 Equipment Mounting case 47 Mounting board 48 Front cover 49 Top plate 50 Winning hole 51 Ball receiving rotator 52 Ball receiving recess 53 Ball outlet 54 Signal line 55 Connector 56 Movable door 57 Device housing 58 Mounting board 59 Projection piece 60 Large Winning port 61 Ball guide frame 62 Distributing piece 63 Ball outlet 64 Ball outlet 65 Plunger 66 Return spring 67 Operating rod 68 Decorative LED 69 Decorative LED 70 Display lamp 71 Decorative LED 72 Decorative LED 73 Left decorative LED device 74 Right decorative LED device 75 Ball rail 76 decoration LED 77 payout lamp 78 ball cutout lamp 79 windmill with lamp 80 out receiving port 81 ball guiding gutter 82 ball guiding gutter 83 ball guiding gutter 84 ball guiding gutter 85 ball guiding gutter 86 ball guiding gutter 87 ball guiding gutter 88 ball Guide gutter 89 Ball guide gutter 90 Ball guide gutter 91 Ball guide gutter 92 Ball guide gutter 93 Ball guide Gutter 94 sound effect switch 95 sound effect switch 96 display driver 97 display driver 98 display driver 99 sound drive unit 100 main control device 101 payout control device 102 switch input circuit 103 switch input circuit 104 switch input circuit 105 full tank Detector 106 Ball out detector 107 Driver 108 Driver 109 Driver 110 Speaker 111 Base frame 112 Ball tank 113 Supply ball guide rail 114 Opening 115 Mounting angle adjustment hole 116 Ball guide gutter 117 Ball guide gutter 118 Ball guide gutter 119 Ball guide gutter 120 Ball break detector 121 Projecting part 122 Ball guiding gutter 123 Ball guiding gutter 124 Ball guiding gutter 125 Ball guiding gutter 126 Opening 127 Ball removing path 128 Ball discharging device (for lending ball) 129 Ball discharging device (for prize ball) 130 balls Discharge 131 Discharge Ball Collecting Gutter 132 Ball Discharge Gutter 133 Discharge Ball Path 134 Partition Wall 135 Discharge Ball Path 136 Bell Attachment 137 Working Piece 138 Ball Discharge Apparatus 140 Ball Discharge Gutter 141 Discharge Ball Collecting Gutter 142 Ball Discharge Gutter 143 Discharge Ball Path 144 Separator 145 Ejection ball path 146 Case body 147 Bearing member 148 Bearing cover member 149 Screw 150 Placement part 151 Right side wall 152 Rear wall 153 Drive shaft 155 Shaft part 156 Screw part 157 Socket 158 Ball guide path 159 Ball guide path 160 Case bearing 161 Screw storage Part 162 Ball ejection path 163 Ball ejection path 164 Ball ejection port 165 Ball ejection port 166 Induction fin 167 Induction fin 168 Ejected ball detection sensor 169 Ejected ball detection sensor 170 Card unit 171 Launching motor 172 First prize detection Step 173 Second winning detection means 174 Switch input circuit 180a-180d Ball out detector 181 Bell SOL1 Open solenoid SOL2 Solenoid SOL3 Open solenoid M1 Rotating body drive motor M2 Ball discharge drive motor SW1 Gate entry ball detection switch SW2 Specific winning port detection switch SW3 Win detection switch SW4 Win detection switch SW5 Win detection switch SW6 Win detection switch SW7 Win detection switch SW8 Win detection switch SW9 Win detection switch SW10 Win detection switch SW11 Win detection switch G1-G8 Decoration LED

Claims (2)

[Claims] When a shortage detecting unit detects a shortage of replenishing balls to be supplied to a ball discharging device for lending a ball and a ball discharging device for a prize ball, a lending of a lending ball or a prize ball is performed. In a pachinko game machine in which either one of the payout operations is stopped based on the control of the payout control device, the prohibition time of the prize ball due to the shortage of the replenishment ball, the payout of the lending ball due to the shortage of the replenishment ball. A slingshot machine characterized by being delayed from the ban. 2. The ball-break detector for ball-for-lending provided on a ball-guiding gutter that supplies the replenishing ball to the ball-ejecting device for ball-lending, and a ball-break detector for the prize ball. A prize ball out-of-ball detecting device provided in a ball guiding gutter for supplying the replenishing ball to the ball discharging device, and the ball out-of-ball detecting device for the ball discharging device for a lending ball. The arrangement position of the prize ball ball exhaustion detector with respect to the prize ball discharge device is disposed closer to the prize ball discharge device than the arrangement position of the prize ball discharge device. The pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1.