JP2003010481A - Ball output counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the ball detection accuracy. SOLUTION: The wall surface of a ball path 7 at a portion where a ball detector is disposed, namely, that facing a ball output body 5 outside in the diametrical direction of the ball output body 5 is so formed as to make slopes 14 and 15 gathering balls 6 to the center in the longitudinal direction of the ball path 7 and the balls flowing down the ball path 7 flows down without bouncing along the slopes 14 and 15 at the center in the longitudinal direction of the ball path 7. This formation eliminates deviation in position between a detection part 16 of the ball detector 11 and the balls 6 to enable proper detection of the balls 6 with the ball detector 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball payout counting device in a gaming machine that uses balls as a game medium, and particularly,
The present invention relates to a structure that improves sphere detection accuracy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a cross section of a part for detecting a ball in a ball payout counting device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2779358. When the ball payout body 101 rotates in the direction of arrow X,
The spheres 102 are cut out one by one by the sphere dispenser 101, and are delivered to the downstream side from the sphere passage 103.
Detects a ball 102 released from the ball dispensing body 101 and falling, and outputs an electrical signal.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, as shown in FIG. 7, the portion of the sphere passage 103 corresponding to the sphere detector 104 forms a gap 105 between the sphere and the sphere. The presence of the gap 105 may cause the sphere 102 to dance, and when the sphere 102 dances, the position of the sphere 102 is displaced with respect to the sphere detector 104. Such a sphere detector 104
If the position of the sphere 102 is displaced with respect to, there is a problem that the accuracy of sphere detection by the sphere detector 104 deteriorates.

Therefore, the present invention provides a ball payout detecting device capable of improving the ball detection accuracy by making the position of the ball relative to the ball detector accurate.

[0005]

In the present invention, the wall surface of the sphere passage corresponding to the sphere detector is formed as an inclined surface so that the sphere flows down along a wall surface of the sphere passage, or , The sphere passage structure is installed in an inclined manner, or the cross section of the sphere passage is formed in such a size that the sphere does not dance, so that the relative position of the sphere detector and the sphere becomes accurate and Can be accurately detected.

[0006]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment, FIG. 1 shows a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 shows a ball payout counting device 1. The ball payout counting device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When the electromagnetic solenoid 2 is demagnetized and the pawl 3 is engaged with the ratchet wheel 4 to stop the ball delivery body 5 such as a sprocket, the ball delivery body 5 retains the ball 6 in the ball passage 7. Then, when a control device (not shown) excites the electromagnetic solenoid 2 and the plunger 8 of the electromagnetic solenoid 2 is attracted upward, the drive lever 9 moves up with the lever shaft 10 as a fulcrum, and the pawl 3 and the ratchet wheel 4 are separated. The engagement is released, the ball dispensing body 5 rotates by the weight of the ball 6 to dispense the ball 6 to the downstream side of the ball passage 7, and the ball detector 11 dispenses to the downstream side to detect the ball 6 falling by its own weight. And outputs an electrical signal to the control device. When the control device counts up the detection signal received from the ball detector 11, and when the count value reaches a predetermined number corresponding to the ball payout signal, the control device demagnetizes the electromagnetic solenoid 2 and the plunger 8 causes the return spring 12 to move. The claw 3 moves together with the drive lever 9 by the spring force of the claw spring 13, the claw 3 engages with the claw wheel 4, the ball payout body 5 stops, and the ball 6 passes the ball path. Retain at 7.

A portion for detecting the sphere 6 will be described with reference to FIG. The wall surface of the sphere passage 7 in the portion where the sphere detector 11 is arranged, that is, the wall surface facing the sphere delivery body 5 on the radially outer side of the sphere delivery body 5 gathers the sphere 6 at the center of the sphere passage 7 in the front-back direction. Formed at 15. As a result, the sphere 6 flowing downstream in the sphere passage 7 flows down the center of the sphere passage 7 in the front-rear direction along the slopes 14 and 15 without dancing, so that the position of the detection unit 16 of the sphere detector 11 and the sphere 6 can be reduced. The sphere detector 11 can appropriately detect the sphere 6 without any deviation.

FIG. 3 shows a cross section of a portion for detecting the sphere 6 according to the second embodiment, and the wall surface of the sphere passage 7 is formed into an inclined surface 21 that collects the sphere 6 in front of or behind the sphere passage 7.
As a result, the sphere 6 flowing downstream in the sphere passage 7 flows down along the slope 21 while offsetting to the front or the rear of the sphere passage 7 without dancing, so that the detector 16 of the sphere detector 11 and the sphere 6 are separated from each other. The position does not shift and the sphere detector 11 moves the sphere 6
Can be properly detected.

FIG. 4 shows a cross section of a portion for detecting the sphere 6 according to the third embodiment. The passage structure forming the sphere passage 7 so that the sphere 6 flows down along a wall surface of the sphere passage 7. 22 is installed so as to be inclined with respect to the gaming machine frame 23 as the other side to which the ball payout counting device 1 is attached. by this,
Since the sphere 6 flows down to the front or rear of the sphere passage 7 without dancing in the sphere passage 7, the position of the detection unit 16 of the sphere detector 11 and the sphere 6 do not shift, and the sphere detector 11
Can properly detect the sphere 6.

FIG. 5 shows a cross section of a portion for detecting the sphere 6 according to the fourth embodiment, and a sphere passage 24 corresponding to the sphere passage 7 is shown.
Is formed to have a size substantially the same as the diameter of one sphere 6. As a result, the sphere 6 flows down in the sphere passage 7 without dancing, so that the detection unit 16 of the sphere detector 11 and the sphere 6 do not shift in position, and the sphere detector 11 can detect the sphere 6 appropriately. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a first ball payout counting device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a sphere detection portion of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a sphere detection portion of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a sphere detection portion of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a sphere detection portion of a conventional example.

7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

5 ball dispenser 6 balls 7 ball passage 11 ball detector 14 slopes 15 slopes 21 slope 22 passage structure 23 Amusement machine frame 24 ball passage

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ball payout counting device, wherein a ball detector detects a ball paid out to the downstream side of the ball passage by allowing the ball payout of the ball payout body, wherein the ball is along a wall surface of the ball passage. A ball payout counting device characterized in that a wall surface of a ball passage corresponding to the ball detector is formed in an inclined surface so as to flow down. 2. A ball payout counting device, wherein a ball detector detects a ball paid out to the downstream side of the ball passage by allowing the ball payout of the ball payout body, and the ball is along a wall surface of the ball passage. A ball payout counting device, in which a ball payout counting device is installed so as to flow down. 3. A ball payout counting device in which a ball detector detects a ball paid out to the downstream side of the ball passage by allowing the ball payout body to pay out the ball so that the ball does not dance in the cross section of the ball passage. A ball payout counting device characterized in that it is formed in a size that allows it to flow down.