JP2003190395A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately keep track of information of the number of shot balls. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is equipped with a game ball putting-out section and a game ball waiting section in which game balls put out wait, in which game balls waiting in the game ball waiting section are launched for playing of a game. An overflowing game ball passage through which game balls overflowing from the game ball waiting section and those put out from the game ball putting-out section when the game ball waiting section is filled up pass, an overflowing game ball detection means detecting game balls passing through the overflowing game ball passage, an addition and updating means adding and updating the number of game balls detected as the number of game balls that can be used for a game on the basis of the detection of game balls in the overflowing game ball detection means, a storage section storing the sum of game balls, a shot ball recovery passage recovering game balls used for a game. The overflowing game ball passage and the shot ball collection passage are independently provided. The outlet of the overflowing game ball passage and the outlet of the shot ball collection passage are provided, separated by a clearance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine, a sparrow ball gaming machine, an arrange ball type pachinko gaming machine, or the like, which is installed in an appropriate place where a game can be played, such as a gaming hall. In particular, the present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of significantly reducing the amount of gaming balls required for one gaming machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a game arcade has been installed in the game arcade from the viewpoint of increasing the number of game machine models accompanying the diversification of tastes of game players and improving the operational efficiency of the game arcade. The number of gaming machines is increasing.

On the other hand, in these installed gaming machines, gaming machines such as card reader (CR) type pachinko machines, which have a higher gambling level than conventional cash machines, have become the mainstream. ..

[0004]

With the improvement in the gambling property of these gaming machines, the number of pachinko balls, which are gaming balls discharged and stocked outside the gaming machine, tends to increase, and as described above. Since the number of gaming machines installed in the amusement hall tends to increase, it is necessary for the amusement hall to prepare and manage a huge amount of pachinko balls, which are huge numbers of gaming balls. There is a problem that purchasing and managing a large amount of game balls requires a great deal of cost.As a game machine that can solve these problems, credit the game balls obtained by the game once. In addition, a credit-type gaming machine has been considered which can be used for a game by paying out a credited game ball again if necessary.

Among these credit type game machines, game balls are paid out to a storage dish (game ball standby section) by winning a prize.
There is one that credits the overflowing game balls by filling the storage trays with the paid-out game balls, and the overflowing game balls are discharged to the outside of the game machine through the overflowing game ball passage. If the balls are mixed with the hit balls, there is a problem that the information about the hit balls may not be accurately grasped.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of accurately grasping the information on the number of hit balls.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the gaming machine of the present invention has a gaming ball payout portion for paying out a gaming ball based on the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and the gaming ball payout portion. A game machine including: a game ball standby unit for waiting a game ball paid out from the game ball, which shoots a game ball on standby in the game ball standby unit toward a game area to perform a game. Overflowing game ball passage and the overflowing game ball passage through which the game ball dispensed from the game ball dispensing unit passes when the game ball overflowing from the game ball and the game ball waiting unit is full of waiting game balls Overflow game ball detection means for detecting the game ball passing through the ball passage, and based on the detection of the game ball by the overflow game ball detection means, the detected number of game balls is added and updated as the number of game balls usable for the game. And the addition and update means for The overflowing game ball passage and the driving unit are provided with a storage unit that stores the added number of game balls and a driving ball collection passage that collects the game balls that are launched toward the game area and used for the game. The ball collection passage is provided independently, and the discharge port of the overflow game ball passage and the discharge port of the driving ball collection passage are provided separately from each other. According to this feature, the overflow game ball passage and the hit ball collection passage are provided independently of each other, and the discharge ports of the respective passages are provided separately from each other. It becomes possible to accurately grasp only the number of hit balls without mixing the hit balls, and it is possible to use the existing island facility for counting the hit balls.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the discharge port of the driving ball collection passage is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction of the game machine, and the discharge port of the overflow game ball passage is provided at a lateral position of the game machine. Is preferably provided. By doing so, it is possible to form the passages and the discharge ports of the passages so as not to project to the rear of the gaming machine.

The gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a ball removing passage for discharging the game ball inside the gaming machine to the outside, and guiding the game ball passing through the ball removing passage to the overflow game ball passage. Is preferred. By doing this, it is possible to avoid mixing of the gaming ball with the ball removed and the driving ball.

The gaming machine of the present invention has a game ball payout unit for paying out a game ball based on the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and a game ball standby unit for waiting the game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit. A game machine including a game machine that is provided with a game ball that waits in the game ball standby section toward a game area to perform a game, the game ball overflowing from the game ball standby section and the game ball. When the standby unit is full of waiting game balls, the overflowing game ball passage through which the game balls dispensed from the game ball dispensing unit pass and the overflowing game ball passing through the overflowing game ball passage are detected. By the game ball detecting means, the addition updating means for adding and updating the detected number of game balls as the number of game balls usable for the game based on the detection of the game balls by the overflow game ball detecting means, and the addition updating means. Memory to store the number of added game balls A driving ball collection passage for collecting the game balls that have been launched toward the game area and used for the game; and a driving ball detection means for detecting the game balls collected by the driving ball collection passage, The present invention is characterized in that a driving ball information external output unit for externally outputting driving ball information capable of specifying the number of driving balls detected by the driving ball detection means is provided. According to this feature, the hitting ball collecting passage, the hitting ball detecting means for detecting the hitting ball collected in the hitting ball collecting passage, and the hitting ball information external output unit are provided. so,
Based on the hit ball information from the hit ball information external output unit, the number of hit balls can be accurately grasped without the number of hit balls from the overflowing game ball passage being mixed with the hit ball number.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the external output from the hitting ball information external output unit is 1 for detection of 10 hitting balls.
It is preferable to output a pulse signal. With this configuration, by using the same output form as the hitting ball information that is mainly used in the related art, the existing management device or the like can be used without any special change.

The game machine of the present invention is a game ball payout means for paying out the game balls within the range of the number of game balls stored in the storage unit from the game ball payout unit to the game ball standby unit. Based on the payout game ball detection means for detecting the game ball paid out from the game ball payout part to the game ball standby part by the game ball payout means, and the detection of the game ball by the payout game ball detection means, the memory It is preferable to include a subtraction update unit for subtracting and updating the number of game balls stored in the unit. By doing so, the number of game balls once added to the storage unit can be paid out again to the game ball standby unit and used again for the game.

The gaming machine of the present invention preferably comprises an award ball information external output unit for externally outputting award ball information indicating the number of award balls paid out based on a winning. In this way, the number of prize balls paid out by winning can be accurately grasped.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the award ball information external output section includes an award ball information output terminal for outputting the award ball information, and the award ball information output terminal is for connecting and relaying to the outside. It is preferably provided on the information terminal output circuit board. With this configuration, the connection for causing the management device or the like to output the prize ball information can be performed on the information terminal output circuit board, and the connection can be easily performed.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the driving ball information external output unit includes a driving ball information output terminal for externally outputting the driving ball information, and the driving ball information output terminal is the information terminal. It is preferably provided on the output circuit board. With this configuration, the connection for causing the management device or the like to output the hit ball information can be performed on the information terminal output circuit board, and the connection can be easily performed.

The gaming machine of the present invention preferably comprises a ball lending information external output unit for externally outputting ball lending information indicating the number of balls to lend to the player. By doing so, it is possible to accurately grasp the number of lent balls lent to the player.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the ball lending information external output section includes a ball lending information output terminal for externally outputting the ball lending information, and the ball lending information output terminal is the information terminal output circuit board. Is preferably provided in the. With this configuration, the connection for causing the management device or the like to output the ball lending information can be performed on the information terminal output circuit board, and the connection can be easily performed.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, a credit payout information external output unit for externally outputting credit payout information indicating the number of game balls paid out by the game ball payout means from the number of game balls stored in the storage unit. Is preferably provided. By doing this, it is possible to accurately grasp only the number of game balls returned from the number of game balls (credit number) stored in the storage unit.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the credit withdrawal information external output unit includes a credit withdrawal information output terminal for externally outputting the credit withdrawal information, and the credit withdrawal information output terminal is provided on the information terminal output circuit board. It is preferably provided. With this configuration, the connection for outputting the credit withdrawal information to the management device or the like can be performed on the information terminal output circuit board, and these connections can be easily performed.

The gaming machine of the present invention preferably comprises a game ball number display unit for displaying the number of game balls stored in the storage unit. With this, the number of game balls stored in the storage unit can be visually confirmed.

The game machine of the present invention is provided separately from the game ball standby section, and detects an external take-out section for taking out the game ball to the outside of the game machine and a game ball discharged to the external take-out section. An external take-out game ball detection means, and a subtraction update means for subtracting and updating the number of game balls stored in the storage section based on the detection of the game ball by the external take-out game ball detection means, and a predetermined operation Thus, it is preferable that the game balls within the range of the number of game balls stored in the storage unit can be paid out to the external extraction unit. By doing this, the player can pay out the game balls within the range of the number of game balls stored in the storage unit to the outside of the game machine by performing the predetermined operation from the external take-out unit.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a state in which a plurality of pachinko machines 2 which are game machines of this embodiment are provided on a game island 1, and FIG. 2 is a game machine of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an external front view showing a pachinko machine 2, FIG. 3 is a top view showing a hitting ball waiting tray 220 of the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, and FIG.
[Fig. 4] is a rear view showing a circulation route of a game ball used in the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment.

A pachinko machine 2 which is a game machine in this embodiment and a card unit 3 which is a recording medium processing device.
2 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 2, and like the conventional pachinko machine, by inserting a prepaid card or a membership card, which is a recording medium for games, corresponding to the pachinko machine 2, 2 is provided with a card unit 3 in which a pachinko ball, which is a game ball, can be lent out and a game can be executed.

First, the gaming island 1 provided with the pachinko machine 2 which is the gaming machine of the first embodiment will be explained. On the gaming island, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are arranged in parallel, At the center of the island 1, there is provided a hoisting device 12 for collecting and storing pachinko balls used in the game in a hoisting tank 13, polishing and hoisting the collected game balls, and hoisting them. The sent game balls are temporarily stored in the upper tank 10, and then the pachinko balls that have been pumped for each of the units are supplied.

The balls pumped to the upper tank 10 by the lifting device 12 flow down the supply gutter 4 and pass through the tributary gutter 5 provided for each table, and the upper storage tank 2 as shown in FIG.
It is stored in 60 and is used for games.

After being used for the game, the game balls are carried to the hit ball collection tank 284 and stored therein, then flow down to the lower tank 9 and are stored in the pumping tank 13 before the game. The game island 1 is collected by the lifting device 12 provided in the central part of the island, and is collected by the lifting device 12.
It is pumped up to the pachinko machine 2 provided in the and is used again for the game.

Next, the pachinko machine 2 used in this embodiment
2 will be described with reference to FIG. 2, the number of big hits on the pachinko machine 2, the number of start-ups from the end of the last big hit, and the number of game balls obtained by the player in the upper position of the pachinko machine 2. The information display device 228 for displaying the number of credit balls, the interruption time of the game, and the like is provided, and the size of the number of credit balls is turned on at a position above the information display device 228. An analog display 600 for displaying is provided at a side position of the information display device 228 with a settlement card or a suspension recording medium which is a settlement recording medium in which the number of credit balls is recorded at the time of settlement or suspension. A card issuing port 523 to which a certain suspended card is issued, and a ticket issuing LED 5 for notifying that the settlement card or the suspended card can be issued at the time of settlement or game interruption. 4 and a ticket issuing button 525 for a player to operate to issue a card, and a card reader / writer for issuing the settlement card and the interruption card at an inner position of the card issuing slot 523. 224 are arranged in series.

The analog display 60 used in this embodiment
0 has a structure in which five independent display units that can be individually turned on are connected in series, each display unit has an LED housed therein, and the credit sphere count is a predetermined value. In this embodiment, 1 out of 1000 on the left display unit
It is designed to be turned on one by one, and all the display parts are turned on, which means that 5000 or more credit balls have been credited. Not only the player but also other players and staff can grasp the approximate number of credit balls that the player playing the game has acquired. Further, during a special game state, that is, a big hit, which will be described later, all of the five display portions are blinked to notify that the special game state is in effect.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the predetermined numerical value at which one display unit is turned on is 1000, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these predetermined numerical values are appropriately set. It may be determined, and it is optional to provide a setting unit for setting these predetermined numerical values so that the setting can be variably set.

Further, in the present embodiment, the order of lighting is such that the left-side display is turned on in order, but the lighting mode is not limited, and conversely the lighting is performed from the right direction. Alternatively, or if the analog display has a configuration in which a display unit is arranged in a vertical direction, the display may be turned on from below.

In addition to the display of the number of credit balls, the information display device 228 can selectively display the number of big hits on the pachinko machine 2, the number of starts from the end of the previous big hit, the interruption time of the game, and the like. However, only the number of credit balls may be displayed on a separate display device.

Next, the pachinko machine 2 has a glass door frame 201 formed in a frame shape, and a hitting ball waiting tray 220 is provided in a projecting manner at a substantially central position of the gaming machine.
In addition, below the hitting ball waiting tray 220, the hitting ball waiting tray 2
A ball hitting operation handle 240 for shooting a pachinko ball waiting on 20 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are temporarily stored as standby balls on the upper surface of the ball hitting standby plate 220, and the lower position of the standby balls in the downflow direction is made narrower. A tray portion 221 that aligns and transfers the standby balls to a standby ball supply trough that supplies the standby balls to the swing hammer 293 ′ that shoots a pachinko ball by operating the ball operation handle 240 is provided, and the upper surface of the plate portion 221 is , A transparent lid 22 that can be opened and closed by a hinge 226.
The state of the pachinko balls that are covered by 5 and are waiting in the dish portion 221 can be visually confirmed, and the pachinko balls taken out by opening the opening / closing lid 225. Etc. can be directly input. In this embodiment, the opening angle of the opening / closing lid 225 is regulated to about 45 degrees in order to make it easy to take out the pachinko ball from the opening / closing lid 225.
The present invention is not limited to this.

A standby ball detection sensor 222 for detecting the presence of the standby ball is provided at a central position of the tray 221 in the flow-down direction of the standby ball.
Based on the detection information by 2, the pachinko balls from the credit number will be automatically refunded preferentially, and the pachinko balls will be automatically lent out from the prepaid frequency, which is the gaming value with a prepaid card or a membership card. A shutter 245 is provided in the flow path leading to the standby ball supply gutter.
4 is provided, and the shutter 245 is opened by the solenoid 245 ′, so that the standby ball on the dish 221 is moved to the standby ball discharge port 244 as shown in FIG. Further, it flows in and is sent to the credit ball switch 283 provided on the lower part of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 through the standby ball discharge passage 277 and detected, and the standby ball is added to the number of credit balls. The pachinko ball detected by the credit ball switch 283 is
It is designed to be directly discharged and collected in the lower tank 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, a player inserts the dish portion 221 into a card insertion slot 305, which will be described later, provided in the card unit 3, on the upper surface of the hitting ball standby dish 220. The card balance display unit 227 for displaying the prepaid frequency which is the value of the game remaining in the card specified by the recorded information of the prepaid card or the membership card, and the information display device 228, which is used for the game. A credit display unit 223 for displaying the number of credit balls, which is the number of possible pachinko balls, and the number of credit balls displayed on the credit display unit 223 when the start of a game or the automatic ball lending mode described later is not set. When the remaining balance number is present in the card balance display portion 227 by a pressing operation such as when the number becomes “0”, a predetermined number (12 in the present embodiment). Sphere) a ball lending button 231 operated to receive a pachinko ball for lending, and a preferential automatic refund of the pachinko ball from the credit number based on the standby ball detection state of the standby ball detection sensor 222. An automatic ball lending button 232 for setting / releasing an automatic ball lending mode in which pachinko balls are automatically lent out, and an automatic ball lending that is turned on when the automatic ball lending is set by the automatic ball lending button 232. A lamp 233, an interruption button 235 that is operated at the time of interruption to perform a predetermined interruption process, an interruption lamp 236 that is turned on when interruption is performed by operating the interruption button 235, and the card unit 3
The return button 234 that is operated when returning the prepaid card or the membership card that is inserted in the card, and the pachinko balls that are operated when performing the settlement and are stored in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 are counted as credit balls. A counting button 238 for adding and a counting button 238 are provided, and each of these parts is a first operation board 229 provided inside the hitting ball waiting tray 220.
Implemented on.

Further, in the present embodiment, the counting button 23
When 8 is operated, the number of pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is counted and added to the credit balls, and the number of stored credit balls can be settled by operating the ticket issuing button 525. Therefore, after the count button 238 is operated, the game based on the number of credit balls cannot be played.

In addition, at the lower center position of the pachinko machine 2,
As shown in FIG. 10, an external outlet 249 for taking out the credit ball obtained in the game to the outside of the pachinko machine 2.
By operating the external payout button 239 provided on the upper right side of the hitting ball waiting tray 220, the credit display section 223 is displayed while the external payout button 239 is being operated. The displayed credit ball is ejected from the external outlet 249. An extraction preparation detection sensor 250 for detecting that a storage box 251 for storing the pachinko balls discharged from the external outlet 249 is arranged at a lower position of the external outlet 249 is provided. However, when the storage box 251 is not detected by the extraction preparation detection sensor 250, the pachinko balls are not discharged from the external outlet 249.

The extraction preparation detection sensor 250 used in the present embodiment is a magnetic proximity sensor, and a detection portion 250 'made of a permanent magnet is provided at the upper center of the storage box 251 in the longitudinal direction.
By providing the detection target portion 250 ′ at a predetermined position below the external outlet 249 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 10, the extraction preparation detection sensor 250 detects the detection target portion 250 ′. 250 'is detected. In the present embodiment, a proximity sensor that detects magnetism is used as the extraction preparation detection sensor 250, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, these extraction preparation detection sensors may be irradiated with infrared rays. Such as detecting the reflection,
So-called photosensors can be used, and as these extraction preparation detection sensors, any sensor can be used as long as it can confirm whether or not the storage box 251 is arranged at a predetermined position.

At the left end of the upper end of the pachinko machine 2, there is provided an out-of-ball lamp 242 for notifying the out-of-ball caused by the out-of-ball detection by the out-of-ball sensor 263, which will be described by a staff member. It is possible to confirm from the outside that the ball is running out in the pachinko machine 2.

A game board 202 is detachably attached to the rear of the glass door frame 201. Also, game board 2
A game area 203 is provided on the front surface of 02. In the vicinity of the center of the upper part of the game area 203, a first variable display section 204 on which a plurality of types of identification information called “special symbols” are variably displayed is provided. In the vicinity of the center of the lower part of the game area 203, a specific winning opening 213a and a normal winning opening 2
13b is formed, and a distribution device 212 having a rotating disk 213 that constantly rotates when power is turned on is provided. Further, in the game area 203, a plurality of normal winning openings 20
9, a passing gate 206, a starting winning opening 207, a first variable winning ball device 210 are provided, and a game area 2
In the lower part of 03, an out port 217 for collecting the pachinko balls that have not won any of the winning ports is formed.

The game board 202 in the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment uses a larger-diameter game board than the game board in a general pachinko machine, and thus the large-diameter game board 202 is used. Thus, in the present embodiment, the starting winning opening 207 and the first winning prize are provided as the accessory for enabling the first type game to be executed.
Along with the variable display unit 204 and the like, a distribution device 212 and the like, which is an accessory for enabling the execution of the third type game, are provided.
Both the seed game and the third type game can be played. This is preferable because the player can play the game in a plurality of game processes and the interest of the player can be greatly improved, but the present invention is not limited to this. .

When the hitting ball operation handle 240 is operated, a hitting ball launching motor 293, which will be described later, provided on the lower portion of the back surface of the gaming machine is driven as shown in FIG. The waiting balls that move and stand by in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 are sequentially shot into the game area 203.
At this time, the firing speed is the same as that of the hit ball operating handle 240.
The amount of rotation can be adjusted by the player. These launched pachinko balls enter the game area 203 by being guided by the guide rail 247 ′ through the hitting ball launching rail 247, and then flow down in the game area 203. On this occasion,
As shown in FIG. 7, the pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the game area 203 are collected in the foul mouth 248, and the foul balls collected in the foul mouth 248 stand by in the hitting ball waiting tray 220. Stand-by ball outlet 24 into which the stand-by ball flows when counting existing balls as credit balls
4 to the opening 500 'formed on the back side through the communication hole 500 from the standby ball merging port 278 connected to the No. 4, and flows down from the foul ball merging port 248' to the credit sphere passage 275 and is detected by the credit sphere switch 283 to be credited. After being added, without being collected in the hitting ball collection tank 284 provided at the lower position on the back side of the pachinko machine 2,
It flows directly to the lower tank 9.

In this way, the path of the foul ball is merged with the path where the standby ball overflows, and the credit ball switch 28 is connected.
In order for 3 to be detected, it is not necessary to provide a separate detection switch for counting foul balls or counting standby balls,
This is preferable because the number of switches can be reduced, the configuration of the game device can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, but the present invention is not limited to this, and A detection switch for counting spheres may be provided separately from the credit sphere switch 283.

Further, in the present embodiment, the path of the foul ball and the path of the standby ball overflowing are combined, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the path of the foul ball is not limited to this. Alternatively, the passage for discharging the standby ball may be provided separately.

In this embodiment, the waiting ball merging port 27 is used.
In addition to the foul ball and the waiting ball, as shown in FIG. 7, the balls dropped from the ball inflow opening 243 when the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is opened to the front also pass through the opening 243 ′ to the waiting ball merging port 278. Join the credit ball switch 283
Is detected and credit is added.

Also, it is driven into the game area 203,
Pachinko balls that have not won any of the winning openings are collected in the out opening 217, and as shown in FIG.
The hit ball detection switch provided on the hit ball collection path 258, which is collected together with the prize balls that have won the prize holes of No. 3 by the hit ball collection path 258 located in the center of the back side of the pachinko machine 2. After being detected by 279, it is flown down to the hit ball collection tank 284 provided on the game island 1 side, and detected by the hit ball counting switch 286 connected to the hit ball collection tank 284. After being discharged, the lower tank 9 collects the discharged balls, and in the first embodiment, a discharge port of the hit ball collecting path 258 to the hit ball collecting tank 284,
A discharge port through which the pachinko balls detected by the credit ball switch 283 are discharged is provided separately, and only the hit balls collected in the hit ball collection path 258 are the hit ball collection tank 284. It is designed to be discharged to.

Further, when the pachinko ball hit in the game area 203 wins the normal winning opening 209, the winning pachinko ball is the normal winning ball detection switch SW3 shown in FIG.
After being detected in the same manner as the out ball collected at the out port 217, the ball flows down into the hit ball collection path 258 shown in FIG. 4 and is detected by the hit ball detection switch 279.
The hit ball counting switch 28 discharged to the hit ball collection tank 284 and connected to the hit ball collection tank 284.
After being detected in 6, all the pachinko balls (striking balls) used in the game are collected in the lower tank 9, and the striking ball detecting switch 279 and the number of striking balls are counted. The number of hit balls is detected by the switch 286 and is counted.

When the pachinko ball driven into the game area 203 passes through the passage gate 206, the gate switch SW1 detects the passage of the pachinko ball, and the variable display section (not shown) starts variable display.

When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display section becomes a predetermined specific display result, it is provided in the starting winning opening 207 formed substantially in the lower left part of the game area 203. The movable piece 208 is opened for a predetermined time and the pachinko ball is in an advantageous state for the player who easily wins the start winning hole 207.

When a pachinko ball is won in the starting winning hole 207, the winning pachinko ball is detected by the starting winning ball detection switch SW2, and all special symbols are variably displayed (variable display) on the first variable display section 204. . Then, after that, the left, middle, and right special symbols are stopped, and the stop display result is a predetermined display mode (for example, 777).
When it becomes, the first type specific game state (big hit state) occurs. When a big hit situation occurs like this,
The opening / closing plate 211 provided in the first variable winning ball device 210 is opened to enter the first state advantageous to the player. The first state ends when a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) elapses or when a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, 10) wins, whichever comes first, whichever comes first. The disadvantageous second state, that is, the opening / closing plate 211 is closed. A normal winning opening and a specific winning opening (V pocket) are provided inside the first variable winning ball apparatus 210, and enter the first variable winning ball apparatus 210 in the first state. When the pachinko ball that has been won enters the specific winning opening and is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch (V count switch) SW5, the first state from the second state is waited for until the first state is finished. The repetitive continuation control for controlling the state is performed. The upper limit number of times of this repeated continuation control is set to 15 times, for example.

Also, the pachinko balls that enter the starting winning opening 207 and are detected by the starting winning ball detection switch SW2 are the same as the normal winning opening 209 and the hitting ball collecting path 2
It is collected at 58, detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, discharged to the hit ball collection tank 284, and detected by the hit ball counting switch 286. In addition, the pachinko ball that enters the first variable winning ball device 210, wins the normal winning hole, and is detected by the normal winning ball detection switch SW4 is the same as the other winning balls. Two
It is collected at 58, detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, discharged to the hit ball collection tank 284, and detected by the hit ball counting switch 286. Further, the first
The pachinko ball that enters the variable winning ball device 210, wins the specific winning opening, and is detected by the specific winning ball detection switch SW5 is the same as the other winning balls.
8 is collected, is detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, is discharged to the hit ball collection tank 284, and is detected by the hit ball counting switch 286.

When the pachinko ball hit in the game area 203 enters the distribution device 212 and wins the normal winning opening 213b of the rotary disc 213, the winning pachinko ball is the normal winning ball detection switch SW7. When the specific winning hole 213a of the rotary disc 213 is detected, the winning pachinko ball is a specific winning ball detection switch SW.
6 is detected. After being detected by each of these detection switches, each winning ball is the same as the other winning balls, and the hit ball collecting path 2
After being collected at 58 and detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, it is discharged to the hit ball collection tank 284 and detected by the hit ball counting switch 286.

The specific winning ball detection switch SW6
Based on the detection of the pachinko ball by, the third type specific game state (big hit state) occurs.

When the third type specific game state occurs,
Similar to the first type specific game state described above, opening and closing of the opening / closing plate 211 provided in the first variable winning ball device 210 is repeated, and the upper limit number of times of this repeated continuation control is, for example, 15 times. It is set.

The pachinko balls detected by the specific winning ball detecting switch SW6 are also collected in the hitting ball collecting path 258 in the same manner as the respective winning balls, and the hitting ball detecting switch 27.
9 is discharged to the hitting ball collection tank 284 and detected by the hitting ball counting switch 286. The hitting ball collecting path 258 hits the game area 203. All the pachinko balls that have been ejected are collected and collected, and all the pachinko balls that have been hit are detected by the hit ball detection switch 27.
9 and the driving ball counting switch 2
The number of hit balls in the pachinko machine 2 is grasped by integrating the number of balls detected by the hit ball detection switch 279 or the hit ball counting switch 286. You can do it. Further, when the pachinko balls are detected by the SW2 to SW7, the pachinko balls corresponding to the number of prize balls set in advance for each detection switch are paid out toward the hitting ball waiting tray 220 by the ball cut-out device 265 described later. To be done.

The winning balls (safe balls) collected by the hitting ball collecting path 258 and detected by the hitting ball detection switch 279 and the out balls collected from the out port 217 are shown in FIG. As shown in, pachinko machine 2
Is transferred to and collected in the hit ball collection tank 284 provided on the side of the gaming island 1 so as to be located at the lower position on the back surface of the. The hit ball collection tank 284 is temporarily used for the hit ball collection path 25.
When a large number of pachinko balls are discharged from 8, a large number of these pachinko balls are temporarily stored, and each winning ball (safe ball is discharged into the hit ball collecting tank 284). ) And out balls are detected by the driven ball counting switch 286 on the way to the lower tank 9 and collected in the lower tank 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the upper surface of the back side of the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, prize balls based on a prize to be described later are provided in the form of being arranged on a ball flow path to be described later and the various lottery described above. The game control board 296 for carrying out the operation, etc., and connected to the game control board 296 at a side position of the game control board 296 to pay out prize balls, calculate the number of credit balls, and pay back credit balls. A point holding control board 291 for performing various processing such as settlement processing and interruption processing is provided, and at a substantially central position of the pachinko machine which is an upper position of each of these boards, a rear side of the first variable display section 204 is provided. A display control board 297 is provided so as to be located at.

Further, between the display control board 297, the game control board 296, and the holding point control board 291, the game control board 296 is connected to control the lighting of the game effect lamps, the out-of-ball lamps 242 and the like. A lamp control board 298 to be executed and a voice control board 299 for controlling voice output from a speaker are provided, and the game control board 2 is provided at a side position of the display control board 297.
Every time a jackpot signal (special prize signal) output from 96, a start winning signal that a signal is output again when a pachinko ball is won in the starting winning opening 207, or a variable display of the first variable display unit 204 is determined. A second information terminal board 255 is provided for outputting the rotation confirmation signal output to the external to the hall computer 102, which will be described later, outside the gaming machine.

At the upper position of the pachinko machine 2, a prize ball signal (prize ball information) output from the holding point control board 291 in accordance with the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls or a predetermined number of balls to be lent. A ball lending signal (ball lending information) output according to the payout, and a ball output used each time a predetermined number of ball hits used for a game detected by a ball hit detection switch 279 described later are output. A hall signal 102, which will be described later, is provided outside the gaming machine, and an input signal (drive-in information) and a credit return signal (credit return information) that is output in response to the return of a predetermined number of credit balls.
Is provided with a first information terminal board 253 which is externally output.

On the first information terminal board 253, the prize ball information terminal 253a for outputting the prize ball information, the ball lending information terminal 253b for outputting the ball lending information, and the driving information are output. Input information terminal 253c and the credit withdrawal information terminal 25 to which the credit withdrawal information is output.
3d are provided, and respective information is output to the hall computer 102.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
With respect to the hall computer 102 connected to 255 of the pachinko machine 2, the credit ball number data recorded on the settlement card in the settlement process and the I of the settlement card.
D data is transmitted, registered, and managed, and a POS for exchanging prizes is sent to the hall computer 102.
Since the cash register 101 is connected, the credit card number issued in the payment process can be brought to the POS cash register 101 so that the credit number can be used for the gift exchange.

Further, in the present embodiment, the hit ball counting switch 286 is connected to the hall computer 102, and the detection signal associated with the detection of the hit ball by the hit ball counting switch 286 is the hall computer 102. Is output to the hall computer 102 so that the number of hit balls can be calculated. The hole computer 102 outputs the hit information output from the hit information terminal 253c and the hit ball counting switch. The number of hit balls can be grasped more accurately by comparing with the hit balls of 286.

Further, at the lower back position of the pachinko machine 2 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, a ball cut-out device 265, which is a game ball discharging part, is provided in the plate part 221 of the hitting ball standby plate 220. When the discharged and supplied pachinko balls are full, the credit ball flow channel 275 through which the overflowed pachinko balls cannot flow into the dish portion 221 from the ball inlet 243 is connected, and The pachinko ball that cannot flow into the plate portion 221 and overflows flows down the upper credit ball passage 275 ′ to the partition 503 from the opening 502 to the lower credit ball passages 275 a and 275 b.
Then, it is divided into two sections and flows down. Here, after being detected by the credit ball switch 283 and added to the number of credit balls, it is directly discharged and stored in the lower tank 9 as described above.

The lower credit ball passage 27 of this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 8, 5a and 275b have a gentle inclination, and the credit ball switch 283 is provided at the end position of the inclination, and extends vertically from below the credit ball switch 283. ing.

Lower credit ball passages 275a, 275b
A ball leveling pendulum 504 composed of a pivot 504a and a weight 504b is provided on the upper part of the
The weight 504b of the sphere pendulum 504 swings in the traveling direction of the sphere.
04b and lower credit ball passages 275a, 2
The interval with 75b is such that one pachinko ball can pass through, and the ball-leveling pendulum 504 restricts the flow of a large number of pachinko balls at one time.

A sphere smoothing piece 505 is provided at a position downstream of the sphere smoothing pendulum 504 so as to be directed obliquely upward, and the sphere flowing down from the opening 502 has two slopes. Lower credit ball passage 275a,
When flowing down the 275b, the sphere pendulum 504 and the sphere smoothing piece 505 flatten the spheres so that the spheres can flow down. Therefore, even if a large number of spheres flow in at one time, the spheres can be aligned. The switch 283 allows reliable counting and is designed so as not to cause a ball clogging in the middle of the passage.

In the present embodiment, the lower credit ball passage is composed of two sections 275a and 275b, but this may be one section, and the ball leveling pendulum 504, which is a ball leveling mechanism, and The ball smoothing piece 505 may not be provided.

Further, in the first embodiment, as described above, the hitting ball recovery path 258 is provided at the center of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2, and the credit ball path 275 is located at the lateral position of the pachinko machine 2. By being provided independently of the hitting ball recovery passage 258, the discharge ports of the passages are provided separately from each other.
The balls discharged from the respective discharge ports are not mixed with each other, and only the hit balls discharged from the hit ball collecting path 258 can be accurately detected and grasped, and the existing hit balls are counted. The existing existing island equipment for this purpose can be used as is.

At the lower position of the upper storage tank 260,
An annular flow path 259 for guiding the stored pachinko balls to the ball cutting-out device 265 provided on the right side of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2.
In addition, a ball removal valve 262 for causing the pachinko balls stored in the upper storage tank 260 to flow down to the discharge port of the credit ball passage 275 is provided in the path of the circulation channel 259. At the same time, the ball cut-out device 26 is located directly above the ball cut-out device 265.
5 is provided with a ball break sensor 263 for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball to be supplied to No. 5, and when no pachinko ball is detected by the ball break sensor 263, the pachinko ball is paid out by the ball cutting and dispensing device 265. While the ball is being reserved, the ball-out lamp 242 is informed by lighting the ball-out lamp 242.

In the first embodiment, as described above,
The credit ball passage 275 is provided so as to merge with the ball passage 273 at its downstream position, and by doing so, it is possible to prevent the game ball from the ball removed from being mixed with the driving ball. Although it can be avoided, the present invention is not limited to this.
It is also possible to separately provide the discharge ports of the third tank 3 to the lower tank 9.

The ball cutting and dispensing device 265 used in this embodiment.
In addition, the flow path around the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 is shown in FIGS. The ball cutting and delivering device 265 of the present embodiment has a ball cutting portion (not shown) having a notch portion capable of accommodating a pachinko ball formed on one surface thereof, and a driving motor 450 via a transmission gear 451. The sprocket 452 capable of ejecting three balls to the downstream side by one rotation by rotating the sprocket 452 and the path of the pachinko ball ejected from the sprocket 452 are operated by the solenoid 269 to operate the payout path 266 or the takeout ball. A path switching valve 268 for switching to the passage 276, and a payout ball detection switch 2 provided immediately below the path switching valve 268 for detecting a pachinko ball flowing down the payout path 266.
81 and a subtraction switch 270 for detecting a pachinko ball flowing down the take-out ball passage 276, and the drive motor 450 drives the sprocket 45.
2 rotation is controlled appropriately, and the solenoid 26
By appropriately controlling the operation of No. 9, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are discharged to either the payout path 266 or the takeout ball passage 276. In addition, 453 in FIG. 5 is a case of the ball cutting and dispensing device 265.

The sprocket 452 is provided on each of the two articles into which pachinko balls flow in from the upper part of the ball cutting and ejecting device 265, and the sprocket 452 of each article is provided by shifting by 60 degrees so that the two articles are provided. By alternately letting down the balls that flow down to the ball cutting and delivering device 265, the pachinko balls that have flowed in in the two rows are merged into one row at the downstream position of the sprocket 452, and the delivery path 266 or the removal ball passage 276. It is possible to surely make it flow down.

The ball that has flowed down to the payout path 266 is paid out to the hitting ball waiting tray 220, and when the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is full, the credit ball passage 275.
After passing through, the credit ball switch 283 detects and credits are added, and then flows down to the lower tank 9. On the other hand, the balls that have flowed down into the extraction ball passage 276 flow down to the external extraction port 249 and are extracted outside.

The payout status of the pachinko balls by the ball cutting and paying-out device 265, particularly the path switching status will be described with reference to FIG. 6. First, in FIG. 6A, the credit ball is paid back to the hitting ball waiting tray 220. It shows the situation, the pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452 (the prize ball and the ball lending is also paid out in the same situation) flows down the payout route 266 without changing its course,
After the number of credit balls is subtracted and updated by being detected by the payout ball detection switch 281, it flows into the plate portion 221 of the hitting ball waiting tray 220 from the ball inlet 243, or if the plate portion 221 is full. For example, the credit ball channel 27
5 is flowed down, is detected by the credit ball switch 283, credits are added, and the credits are stored in the lower tank 9.

FIG. 6 (b) shows the situation when the credited ball is taken out. The pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452 is routed by the path switching valve 268. It is changed to the take-out ball passage 276, is detected by the subtraction switch 270 while flowing down the take-out ball passage 276, and the number of credit balls is subtracted and updated. It is supposed to be done.

As described above, the pachinko balls discharged to the hitting ball waiting tray 220 are used for the game and discharged to the hitting ball collecting tank 284 through the hitting ball collecting path 258 while being used for the game. The unfilled foul balls join the credit ball flow path 275, are detected by the credit ball switch 283, and credits are added.
It is stored in the lower tank 9.

As in the present embodiment, the path switching valve 268 is provided to appropriately switch the path of the pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452. 1
However, the present invention is not limited to this.
A payout device for paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls may be provided for each individual path.

In the present embodiment, the payout passage 266 leading to the hitting ball waiting tray 220 through the payout passage and the external payout outlet 24.
It is divided into a take-out ball passage 276 leading to 9 and by doing so, only one passage can be switched, and the configuration of the game machine can be simplified, which is preferable. Is not limited to this.

Further, in this embodiment, the sprocket 4 is used.
Although the ball cut-out device 265 capable of discharging a predetermined number of pachinko balls by the rotation control of 52 is used, the present invention is not limited to this, and these game ball pay-out units have a predetermined number of balls. Any item can be used as long as it can pay out the pachinko balls.

Here, the take-out ball passage 276 when taken out from the outside will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The upper ejection ball passage 276a and the lower ejection ball passage 276b are provided with a plurality of positioning protrusions 515 provided in the lower ejection ball passage 276b when the front frame is closed. 27
By being inserted into the positioning hole 514 provided in 6a, the communication ports 516 and 517 are communicated with each other. By thus forming the take-out ball passage 276,
It will be easier to assemble.

Further, the positioning protrusion 5 is inserted into the positioning hole 514.
Although it is possible to position the upper take-out ball passage 276a and the lower take-out ball passage 276b by inserting the fifteen, by doing so, it is possible to position the upper take-up ball passage 276a and the lower take-up ball passage 276b as compared with the case where no positioning is performed. It is possible to prevent ball clogging as much as possible at the connecting portion between the take-out ball passage 276a and the lower take-out ball passage 276b.

Further, in this embodiment, the take-out ball passage 276 is positioned by the positioning hole 514 and the positioning projection 515, but the shape of the positioning portion is not particularly limited.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a ball clogging sensor 519 for detecting a ball clogging of the lower ejection ball passage 276b is provided at a position below the lower ejection ball passage 276b with a locking claw 520.
It is locked by and is detachably provided. In addition, 522 in FIG. 9 is a set screw for fixing the lower take-out ball passage 276b, and 521 is a screw receiving portion fixed by the set screw.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card reader / writer 224 used in this embodiment is provided at an upper left position of the pachinko machine 2 so as to stand obliquely downward. As shown in FIG. 11, a card issuing slot 523, a ticket issuing LED 524, and a ticket issuing button 525 are provided on the front surface. When the card reader / writer 224 is provided upright so as to face obliquely downward as in the present embodiment, the card reader / writer 224 does not project rearward and the rear space is effectively provided. The present invention is not limited to this, although it is preferable because it can be used. Further, the payment card is ejected downward and the ticket issuing button 525 is provided downward so that the player can easily press the ticket issuing button 525 from the lower side, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the card reader / writer 224 may be provided sideways, and the ticketing button 525 does not have to face downward so as to face the player.

Next, the structure of the card reader / writer 224 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The card reader / writer 224 is mainly composed of a main body portion 89 and a cover portion 90, and the main body portion 89 and the cover portion 90 are combined. A conveyance path 92 is formed therebetween, and a conveyance roller 87 driven by a timing belt 98 and a drive gear 99 for transmitting a driving force from a drive motor 96 so as to face the conveyance path 92, and a rotatable free roller. 88, rewrite card 3 issued as the settlement card or the suspension card
7, a sensor including a light emitting unit 97a and a light receiving unit 97b for detecting the rewrite card 37 for controlling the insertion, placement, discharge, and the like, and communication for recording data in the memory of the rewrite card 37 without contact. A head 91, a thermal head 94 for performing printing and erasing on a printing portion as a display portion provided on the rewrite card 37 by heat generation, and a platen arranged so as to sandwich the IC card 37 with the thermal head 94. A roller 93 is provided so that information can be recorded on the issued rewrite card 37 and the information recorded on the interrupted card inserted can be read, and printing can be performed on the printing unit provided on the rewrite card 37. , Erasing is possible, and the transport path 92 is arranged so as to communicate with the card issuing slot 523.

Further, the card reader / writer 22 of the present embodiment.
A storage box 80 capable of storing a rewrite card 37 issued as a settlement card or an interruption card is provided at the end side position of the conveyance path 92 of No. 4, and the rewrite card 37 of the rewrite card 37 can be stored by exchanging the storage box 80. Replenishment can be performed easily.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 of the present embodiment include a management computer 100, a POS cash register 101, and a hall computer 1.
It is connected to 02, and information such as the number of payout balls and the number of lent balls from the pachinko machine 2 is managed.

The configuration of the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment will be described below in more detail with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. A mechanism plate on which various substrates are mounted is installed above various passages formed on the back surface of the pachinko machine 2, and the pachinko machine 2 is controlled on the mechanism plate. Various boards are mounted. As these boards, a game control board 296 for giving prize balls based on winning and performing the various kinds of lottery, a display control board 297 for performing display control of the first variable display section 204, a game effect lamp, A lamp control board 298 that controls the lighting of the out-of-ball lamp 242 and the like, a voice control board 299 that controls the sound output from the speaker, and a game area 203 of a pachinko ball at a launch speed based on the operation of the hit ball operation handle 240.
Control board 292 for controlling the hitting ball firing motor 293 so that the ball is fired to the credit ball switch 28.
3 and calculation of the number of credit balls based on detection of a pachinko ball by the subtraction switch 270, various types of credit ball withdrawal processing, settlement processing, interruption processing, etc. corresponding to input of various switches provided on each operation board. A holding point control board 291 for controlling the driving of the drive motor 450 and the solenoid 269 for processing and paying out the pachinko balls in the ball cutting and paying-out device 265 is provided, and these various boards are shown in FIG. Are connected as.

Explaining the structure of these various boards, the game control board 296 is provided with a game control microcomputer (not shown), and the game control microcomputer is provided at each winning port of the game board 202. Based on the detection of the pachinko balls by the various switches SW1 to SW7, prize balls are given and various lottery is performed, and the display control board 297 and the lamp control board 2 are provided.
98, various instruction signals are output to the voice control board 299, and effect control according to the game state is performed on each board. Further, the game control microcomputer, the various switches SW1 to SW7
The prize ball signal indicating the number of prize balls given based on the detection of the pachinko ball in FIG.
And various signals such as a ball payout prohibition signal due to non-detection of a pachinko ball by the ball break sensor 263 are sequentially output to the holding point control board 291.

In this embodiment, as described above, the ball burnout sensor 263 is connected to the game control board 296, and based on the non-detection of the pachinko ball by the ball burnout sensor 263, the lamp control board 298 is detected. A bulb out lamp 2
The lighting instruction signal of 42 is output, and the out-of-ball lamp 242 is output.
Is lighted to notify that the ball has run out, and based on the detection of the pachinko ball by the ball burn sensor 263, the lighting instruction signal output of the ball burn lamp 242 is canceled and the ball burn lamp 242 is turned off. There is.

Further, the firing control board 292 is connected to the hitting ball operation handle 240 and the hitting ball launching motor 293, and is provided with a launching control microcomputer (not shown). In a state where the launch permission signal output from the holding point control board 291 is output, the operation of the hit ball operation handle 240 is validated, and the pachinko ball is launched at a launch speed corresponding to the rotation amount of the hit ball operation handle 240. The hitting ball launching motor 293 is controlled so as to launch the ball into the game area 203.

Returning to FIG. 13, the holding point control board 291 of the present embodiment will be described. On the holding point control board 291, various controls and calculation processing and data communication processing executed in the holding point control board 291 are described. ROM 29 which stores various control programs such as a ball control microcomputer 291a for performing the above, and a credit ball number calculation program executed by the point control microcomputer 291a.
1b, RAM 291c used as work memory, etc.
(Memory unit) and the like are provided.

In the RAM 291c, a frequency register for storing the prepaid frequency read from the prepaid card or the membership card accepted by the corresponding card unit 3 and the number of credit balls usable for the game are updated and stored. The number of pachinko balls to be paid out by the ball payout / payout device 265 is additionally stored based on the credit ball number register as a storage unit and the prize ball signal from the game control board 296, and the ball cutout is paid out. The number of pachinko balls that have been paid out in the device 265 is subtracted and stored, and the unpaid ball register in which the number of unpaid prize balls from the ball cutting and paying device 265 is updated and stored is detected by the hit ball detection switch 279. The number of struck balls is added and updated and the number of struck balls detected by the subtraction switch 270 is added and updated. A game information register for updating and storing game information based on various signals such as a remembered supply ball number register, a big hit signal output from the game control board 296, and a start signal of the first variable display section 204, and a game. An interruption register or the like for storing interruption information or the like output to the card unit 3 at the time of interruption is provided.

On this holding point control board 291, there is provided an information display device 228 provided at the central position of the upper portion of the pachinko machine 2 via the first operation board 229 provided on the hitting ball waiting tray 220 and the communication section 602. The ball-holding control microcomputer 291a is connected as shown in FIG.
Indicates the credit sphere count stored in the credit sphere count register of the RAM 291c by the information display device 2.
28 and the credit display unit 223 provided on the first operation board 229, and controls the information display device 228 via the communication unit 602 to display the game stored in the game information register. Information is transmitted, and the information display device 228 can selectively display game information such as the number of jackpots and the number of start-ups together with the number of credit balls.

When a ball out signal indicating that the pachinko ball is not detected by the ball out sensor 263 is output from the game control board 296, the ball control microcomputer 291a causes the launch control board 292 to operate. On the other hand, by not stopping the output of the launch permission signal, the standby ball remaining in the hitting ball standby dish 220 can be used for the game.

As shown in FIG. 13, the holding point control board 291 receives signals from the credit ball switch 283, the subtraction switch 270, the hitting ball detection switch 279, the payout ball detection switch 281, and each switch. It is adapted to be input, and the ball control microcomputer 291a carries out addition update to the credit sphere number stored in the credit sphere number register based on the signal from the credit sphere switch 283, and The credit ball number stored in the credit ball number register is subtracted and updated based on the signal from the payout ball detection switch 281, and the hit ball detection switch 27
9 based on the signal from 9, the addition and updating of the number of hit balls in the number of hit balls register is performed, and based on the signal from the subtraction switch 270, the subtraction update of the number of credit balls stored in the number of credit balls register And the addition and update of the supply ball number register to the external payout ball number.

Further, the holding point control board 291 is connected with the take-out preparation detecting sensor 250, the ball clogging sensor 519, and the waiting ball detecting sensor 222 provided in the hitting ball waiting tray 220. Computer 2
91a outputs the payout signal to the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 when there is a signal input from the takeout preparation detection sensor 250 and the pachinko ball is not detected by the ball clogging sensor 519, so that the external takeout port The pachinko balls are delivered to the 249, the pachinko balls are prevented from being inadvertently discharged from the external outlet 249, and the pachinko balls are detected by the standby ball detection sensor 222. When the detection signal is not input, the credit ball is paid out by outputting the payout signal to the ball-cutting-out / paying device 265 in a situation where the credit ball remains.

Further, the shutter 2 is provided on the holding point control board 291 so as to close the standby ball discharge port 244.
A solenoid 245 ′ for opening and closing 45 is connected, and the holding ball control microcomputer 291a excites the solenoid 245 ′ based on the operation of the counting button 238 to open the shutter 245. The pachinko ball waiting on the hitting ball waiting tray 220 flows down to the credit ball switch 283 through the waiting ball discharge port 244, is detected by the credit ball switch 283, and is added to and updated in the credit ball register.
When the standby ball is not detected by the credit ball switch 283 for a predetermined time (3 seconds in this embodiment), the solenoid 245 'is deenergized to release the shutter 2.
After performing control to close 45, by transmitting the settlement information including the number of credit balls stored in the credit ball register to the card reader / writer 224, the number of credit balls is calculated based on the operation of the ticket issuing button 525. A settlement card is recorded that records information that can identify

As described above, the shutter 245 is opened by the operation of the counting button 238, the waiting ball remaining on the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is transferred to the credit ball switch 283, and the credit processing is performed after the credit addition. To carry out, that is, to make it impossible to issue the settlement card without the ticketing button 523 being validated unless the counting button 238 is operated, the player must wait for the hitting ball waiting tray at the time of settlement. This is preferable because it is possible to prevent forgetting to settle the standby ball remaining in 220, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, the holding ball control microcomputer 291a of the present embodiment, in a situation where a pachinko ball is detected by the out-of-ball sensor 263, outputs the prize ball signal output from the game control board 296 and the award ball signal. The input detection of the ball lending button 231 provided on the first operation board 229, the non-detection of the pachinko ball by the standby ball detection sensor 222 when the automatic ball lending button 232 is set, and the second operation board 237 are provided. External payout button 23
Based on the input detection of 9, the pachinko ball route instruction signal to be paid out (actually, the direction information of the route switching valve 268).
In addition, by outputting a payout signal including information on the number of payout balls to the ball cutting and paying device 265, the pachinko balls are paid out by the ball cutting and paying device 265.

The ball control microcomputer 291a operates the firing control board 292 based on the operation of the interruption button 235 provided on the first operation board 229.
To stop the operation of the ball hitting handle 240, and transmit predetermined interruption information to the corresponding card unit 3,
It invalidates the return of the prepaid card and member card being accepted, and invalidates the operation of each operation button provided on the first operation board 229 and the external payout button 239 provided on the second operation board 237. hand,
It is designed to immobilize the processing of refunds and settlements.

Further, the holding ball control microcomputer 291a determines the first operation board 22 based on the setting / non-setting of the automatic ball lending mode and the interruption mode by the operation of the automatic ball lending button 232 and the interruption button 235.
In the suspend mode in which the lighting control of the automatic ball lending lamp 233 and the suspending lamp 236 provided in FIG. 9 is performed and the suspending lamp 236 is illuminated, the suspend standby routine shown in FIG. The interruption standby process is performed, and control is performed to display the interruption time display on the information display device 228 provided at the upper center position of the glass door frame 201.

As shown in FIG. 13, the holding point control board 291 has a first communication unit (COM1) 254 for data communication with an external device such as the card unit 3 and an external device such as a hall computer. Connected to the external device such as a hall computer, award ball signal (award ball information), a ball lending signal (ball lending information), a driving signal (driving information)
In addition, an information terminal board 253 for outputting a credit withdrawal signal (credit withdrawal information) is connected, and when the hall computer 102 is interrupted by the operation of the interrupt button 235 together with the above-mentioned information, the information is suspended. The in-progress information indicating that is and the elapsed interruption time are output.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the holding point control board 291, a ticket issuing control board 601 provided at an inner side position of the information display device 228 is provided with a communication section 603.
And is capable of sending and receiving various data to and from the ticket issuing control board 601.

A ticket issuing control board 601 used in this embodiment.
Includes a ticket issuing control microcomputer (MPU) 601a for performing ticket issuing processing of a suspended card or a settlement card executed in the ticket issuing control board 601, various controls such as lighting control of the ticket issuing LED and lighting control of the analog display 600, and the like. A ROM 601b in which a control program of the ticket issuing control microcomputer (MPU) 601a and the like are stored, and the holding point control board 291.
A RAM 601c, which is used as a work memory for storing the number of credit balls used to control the lighting of the analog display 600 transmitted from the computer, writing information to the interruption card or the settlement card, and the like are provided.

Further, on the ticket issuing control board 601, the card reader / writer 224 shown in FIG. 11 and the ticket issuing LED 524 which is turned on when the settlement card can be issued.
Also, a ticket issuing button 525 operated when issuing a settlement card while the ticket issuing LED 524 is lit, and the analog display 600 for displaying the approximate number of credit balls are connected, and the operation and display control of these are connected. Is a ticket-issuing control microcomputer (MP
U) 601a.

Further, the first communication unit (COM1) 254
The card unit 3 is connected to the card unit 3 as shown in FIG. 13, and the prepaid card received by the card unit 3 and the prepaid frequency read from the member card are read from the card unit 3. The game value information, the ID data of the card, the usage frequency data used by the input of the ball lending button 231 and the like, the interruption information and the like are exchanged.

The ball cut-out device 265 is connected to the holding point control board 291.
5 is the ball cutting and dispensing device 2 based on a route instruction signal included in a dispensing signal output from the holding point control board 291.
The solenoid 269 provided at 65 is energized or released, and switching control is performed to appropriately switch the discharge path of the pachinko ball discharged from the ball cutting and discharging device 265 to the discharge path 266 or the discharge ball passage 276. Pachinko balls of the number based on the payout ball number information included in the payout signal are paid out by appropriately driving the drive motor 450 provided in the ball cutting and payout device 265.

Here, the card unit 3 used in this embodiment will be briefly described. Card unit 3 of this embodiment
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a bill insertion slot 303 into which a bill can be inserted, the bill insertion slot 303, and a card insertion into which a prepaid card or a membership card as a game recording medium can be inserted. The port 305, the coin slot 306 into which coins can be inserted, and the coin return slot 3
A coin return button 307 for returning 10 and the coin return port 310 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 13, the construction of the card unit 3 of this embodiment is for identifying the authenticity and type of the banknotes that are connected to the banknote insertion slot 303 and are inserted from the banknote insertion slot 303. Banknote identification unit 311 of
The card insertion opening 305 is connected to the card insertion opening 3
Card reader / writer 312 that accepts a prepaid card or a member card inserted from 05 and reads and writes recorded information recorded on the prepaid card or the member card, and the coin slot 3
06 and a coin identification unit 313 for identifying the authenticity and type of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 306, and a control microcomputer connected to each of these units to perform control. MPU) 318 is provided, and the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 stores the ROM 314 in which a control program executed by the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 is recorded and the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 in various processes. Available RAM
315 is connected.

Further, the control microcomputer (MPU) 318
Includes a first communication unit (COM1) 25 of the pachinko machine 2.
12, and a second communication unit 3 for performing data communication with the management computer 100 connected to each card unit 3, as shown in FIG.
16 is connected, and when a prepaid card or a membership card is accepted in the card insertion slot 305, the record information of the prepaid card or the membership card accepted by the card reader / writer 312 is read out, and In the management computer 100, the card ID and the residual number data individually given to the prepaid card or the membership card together with the unit ID given in advance to the card unit 3 are transmitted to the management computer 100. The remaining frequency is checked. If the result of the collation does not match, the accepted card is returned, and if the result of the collation matches, the card ID and the remaining count data are sent to the pachinko machine 2 through the first communication unit 317. By transmitting to the point control board 291, a card ID is registered at a predetermined address of the RAM 291c, and the remaining count data is registered in the count register and displayed on the card balance display unit 227. The frequency can be used for games.

From the second communication section 316, as described above, the card ID, the frequency data and the unit I recorded in the prepaid card or the membership card are recorded.
Data such as D is transmitted, and the management computer 100 manages the remaining number of each card.

As described above, the card unit 3 of this embodiment can accept bills and coins which are currency and identify them.
When the bill or coin is accepted while accepting the prepaid card or the membership card in 05, the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 sets the remaining prepaid frequency at that time to the first communication unit 317. Via the point control board 291 of the pachinko machine 2 via the above, add the prepaid frequency, which is a gaming value, of a size corresponding to the received monetary amount to the remaining prepaid frequency at that time, and after the addition The new prepaid frequency is recorded on the prepaid card or member card being accepted by the card reader / writer 312.

The information on the new prepaid frequency is used for the unit I which is given to the card unit 3 in advance.
Along with D and the card ID of the prepaid card or member card being accepted, the remaining prepaid frequency data of the corresponding card ID that is transmitted to the management computer 100 through the second communication unit 316 is updated, and the new prepaid frequency information. Is transmitted to the holding point control board 291 via the first communication unit 317, and the holding point control board 2
The remaining prepaid frequencies of the frequency register provided in the RAM 291c of 91 are updated, the new prepaid frequencies are displayed on the card balance display portion 227, and these new prepaid frequencies can be used for the game. There is.

In this embodiment, in order to update the prepaid frequency recorded in the prepaid card or the membership card, the bill insertion slot 303 or the bill insertion slot 303 is inserted when the prepaid card or the membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 305. When the amount of money is inserted from the coin slot, it is possible to write the amount of money inserted into a prepaid card or a membership card.For example, a card unit dedicated to a prepaid card or a prepaid card or a membership card The card unit may be configured so that the amount of money cannot be added, and the specifications of the card unit used are not limited in any way.

The processing operation of the ball-holding control microcomputer 291a of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

First, the ball-holding control microcomputer 291a determines whether or not there is a signal input based on the operation of the ball lending button 231 (Sa1). If the determination results match, the process proceeds to Sa2. In the case where the card balance display portion 227 has a remaining count, the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending operation is paid out, for example, when paying 5 times in the ball lending operation, 25
The ball cutting and dispensing device 2 receives a payout signal including information on the number of balls to be paid out and a route instruction signal such that the path of the discharged pachinko balls becomes the payout path 266 as shown in FIG. 6A.
When the 25 pachinko balls output to 65 and paid out are detected by the payout ball detection switch 281, a process of subtracting 1 from the remaining number of the card balance display unit 227 and updating is performed 5 times in total. So 125, which is equivalent to 5 times
The individual pachinko balls are discharged from the ball inflow port 243 to the hitting ball waiting tray 220 through the payout path 266, and after the balls have been paid out based on the ball lending operation, the ball lending signal (ball (Lending information) is output from the ball lending information terminal 253b of the first information terminal board 253 (Sa
3) Return to Sa1 again.

If the determination result in Sa1 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa4, it is determined whether or not a prize ball signal based on a winning is output from the game control board 296, and the determination is matched. In the case of doing, the process proceeds to Sa5 and the payout number information of the number of balls based on the prize ball signal output from the game control board 296 and the route of the discharged pachinko ball are the payout route as shown in FIG. 6 (a). By outputting a payout signal including a path designating signal such as 266 to the ball cutting and paying-out device 265, a prize ball based on a winning is discharged from the ball inlet 243 to the hitting ball waiting tray 220 through the payout path 266. Alternatively, when the waiting ball is full in the tray portion 221 of the hitting ball waiting tray 220, the credit ball switch 283 is caused to flow down the credit ball passage 275.
After finishing paying out the number of balls based on these award ball signals, the process proceeds to Sa6, and the award ball signal (award ball information) corresponding to the number of award balls paid out is given to the first information terminal board 25.
It is output from the prize ball information terminal 253a of No. 3 and the process returns to Sa1 again.

If the determination result in Sa3 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa7, in which it is determined whether or not the pachinko ball is detected by the credit ball switch 283, and the payout is made in Sa5. Of the prize balls
The pachinko ball flowing down through the credit ball passage 275 and detected by the credit ball switch 283 is
It is detected at a7. When a pachinko ball is detected in Sa7, the process proceeds to Sa8, the addition of the credit ball number register to the credit ball number is updated based on the detection, and then the process returns to Sa1 again.

If the determination result in Sa7 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa9 to determine whether there is a signal input based on the operation of the external payout button 239, and if the determination is matched. 15, the process proceeds to the external payout routine shown in FIG. 15, and the interrupt by the interrupt processing routine is set to be valid.

As shown in FIG. 14, this interrupt processing routine includes a step W-1 for determining whether the storage box 251 is not detected ("OFF") by the take-out preparation detection sensor 250, and the W-1 step. When the non-detection (“OFF”) of the take-out preparation detection sensor 250 is confirmed in the −1 step, the operation of the external payout button 239 is invalidated, and the payout from the number of credit balls is stopped W
-2 step, and when the determination in the W-1 step does not match, the process returns to the W-1 step again to not detect the storage box 251 in the extraction preparation detection sensor 250 ("OFF"). It is designed to monitor the W-
By executing the two steps, it is possible to prevent the credit balls from being continuously paid out in a state where the storage box 251 is not located at the lower position of the external outlet 249, and the execution of the W-2 step. After that, the process returns to Sa1.

In this external payout routine, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, first, in Sg1, the ball clogging sensor 519 provided at the upstream position of the external outlet 249 is turned off, that is, it is determined whether or not a pachinko ball is detected, and the ball is clogged. If it is determined that it is not, the process proceeds to Sg2, and if it is determined that the ball is clogged, the process returns to Sa1.

In Sg2, the credit display section 223
In addition, it is determined whether or not the number of credit spheres in the credit sphere count register displayed on the information display device 228 is present, and when the determination result does not match, that is, when the number of credit spheres is "0", When the determination result matches, that is, when the number of credit balls is present, the process proceeds to Sg3.

In Sg5 executed when the number of credit balls is "0" in the judgment of Sg2, the shutter 245 is opened and the ball waiting on the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is discharged from the waiting ball discharge port 244. It is made to flow down to the credit sphere passage 275, and it is determined in Sg6 whether or not a credit sphere is detected by the credit sphere switch 283 within a predetermined time.

When a ball is present on the ball hitting standby plate 220, the standby ball is detected by the credit ball switch 283 and credit is added in Sg7, and then the process returns to Sg3, and the path of the pachinko ball is changed from the payout path 266. The ball is changed to the take-out ball passage 276 so that the ball is paid out to the external take-out port 249. Further, in Sg6, if the credit ball switch is not detected within the predetermined time, that is, if the ball does not remain on the hitting ball standby dish 220, S
Go to g4.

Further, in Sg3 executed when the number of credit balls is not "0" in the determination of Sg2,
The path of the pachinko ball paid out to the ball cut-out device 265 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the payout path 266 is taken out from the payout path 266.
After outputting the route instruction signal so that the route is changed to 6, the route is switched, and then the process proceeds to Sg4.

Next, in Sg4, the external payout button 239.
Is off, that is, whether or not the external payout button 239 is operated, and the external payout button 239 is determined.
Is not detected, that is, if the operation of the external payout button 239 is continued, the process proceeds to Sg10, it is determined whether or not the ball clogging sensor 519 is detected, and the ball clogging sensor 519 is detected. Is detected, that is, if the ball is clogged, the process proceeds to Sg8. If the ball clogging sensor 519 is not detected, that is, if it is determined that the ball is not clogged, the process proceeds to Sg11. Then, after outputting a payout instruction to the ball cutting and paying-out device 265 and carrying out the payout, the process proceeds to Sg12, and it is determined whether the payout ball is detected by the subtraction switch 270, and the subtraction switch 270 detects the pachinko ball. If there is a detection, the process proceeds to Sg13, the subtraction is performed from the credit sphere count, and the process proceeds to Sg14.

Next, in Sg14, in case that the credit ball switch 283 detects a pachinko ball flowing from the hitting ball standby plate 220, it is judged whether or not the pachinko ball is detected by the credit ball switch 283, and the credit is judged in the judgment. If there is a pachinko ball detected by the ball switch 283, the detected pachinko ball number shown in Sg15 is added to the credit ball number and updated, and then S
Returning to g4, it is determined again whether the external payout button 239 is off, that is, whether the external payout button 239 is operated.

When it is determined in Sg4 that the external payout button 239 is off, that is, when the operation of the external payout button 239 is released, Sg8
Then, the payout instruction output to the ball-cutting and paying-out device 265 is stopped to end the payout, and the shutter 24
When 5 is released, the shutter 245 is closed, the pachinko ball path is returned from the withdrawal path 276 to the payout path 266, and then the process proceeds to Sg9 where the credit withdrawal signal corresponding to the number of credited balls ( (Credit withdrawal information) is output from the credit withdrawal information terminal 253d to return to Sa1, and while the player is operating the external payout button 239, withdrawal from the number of credit balls is carried out. It has become so.

Further, returning to the flow chart of FIG. 14 again, when it is determined that the external payout button 239 is not operated in Sa9, the process proceeds to Sa10 and it is determined whether or not the counting button 238 is operated. If the count button 238 is operated in the determination, the process shifts to the upper dish counting routine shown in FIG.

In this upper ball counting routine, as shown in FIG.
As shown in 6, first at Se1, the external payout button 2
After the operation of 39, the withdrawal of the number of credit balls by the automatic payout mode, the invalidation of the ball lending, and the invalidation of the operation of the interruption button 235 are set, the process proceeds to Se2, the shutter 245 is released, and the ball waiting tray 220 waits. The flowing ball is made to flow down from the standby ball discharge port 244 to the credit ball passage 275, and a timer count for a predetermined time (3 seconds in this embodiment) is started (Se3).

Next, in Se4, it is determined whether or not a pachinko ball is detected by the credit ball switch 283. If a pachinko ball is detected, the process proceeds to Se5 to add credits, and then 3 seconds at a predetermined time. Is reset and timer counting is started (Se6), and the process returns to Se4.

Further, if the pachinko ball is not detected by the credit ball switch 283 in the determination of Se4, the process proceeds to Se7, and the timer count started in Se3 or Se6 is up.
That is, it is determined whether or not 3 seconds have elapsed, and if the time is not up, the process returns to Se4 to determine whether or not a pachinko ball is detected by the credit ball switch 283, and if the time is up. Proceeds to Se8 and transmits settlement information including the number of credit balls stored in the credit register at that time, a lighting command of the ticket issuing LED 524, and a valid command of the ticket issuing button 525 to the ticket issuing control board 601. The payment card can be issued from the card reader / writer 224.

After transmitting the settlement information in Se8,
In Se9, when the credit number clear signal returned from the ticket issuing control board 601 upon completion of the payment of the settlement card is in a waiting state, and the credit number clear signal is returned from the ticket issuing control board 601 and input, Going to Se9, the credit sphere number stored in the credit sphere number register is reset (initialized) to "0", and the operation of the external payout button 239 is invalidated, or the payout of the credit sphere number is invalidated by the automatic payout mode. After releasing the ball lending invalidation and the invalidation of the operation of the interruption button 235 to make the game possible, the process returns to Sa1.

The ticket issuing control microcomputer (MPU) 601a mounted on the ticket issuing control board 601 receives the payment information and executes the payment card issuing process in a simple manner based on the flowchart of FIG. 19 (a). To explain, first, the ticket issuing LED 52 from the ball holding control board 291.
It is judged whether or not the settlement information including the lighting command of No. 4 and the validity command of the ticketing button 525 is received (Sf1), and if there is the reception in the judgment, the process proceeds to Sf2 to turn on the ticketing LED 524 and issue the ticket. Button 5
25 operation is validated, the process proceeds to Sf3 and the ticket issuing button 52
Wait for operation 5

When the ticket issuing button 525 is operated, the process proceeds to Sf4, the number of credit spheres is recorded on the issued settlement card, and after printing in the printing area of the settlement card, The settlement card is issued from the card issuing port 523.

After the issuance of the settlement card, the process proceeds to Sf5, a credit ball number clear signal is transmitted to the ball holding control board 291, the operation of the ticket issuing button 525 is invalidated, and the ticket issuing LED 524 blinks and lights.

Next, it is judged whether or not the issued settlement card has been removed (Sf6), and when the removal of the settlement card is detected, the blinking ticket-issuing LED 524 is turned off (Sf7). ).

Further, returning to the flow chart of FIG. 14 again, when it is determined that the count button 238 is not operated in Sa10, the process proceeds to Sa11, and it is determined whether or not the interruption button 235 is operated, If the interruption button 235 is operated in the determination, the process proceeds to Sa12, and it is determined whether or not the credit sphere count exists in the credit sphere count register. If the determination result does not match, that is, the credit sphere. If the number is “0”, the process proceeds to Sa17, and if the determination results match, the process proceeds to S17.
Proceed to a13.

At Sa13, the suspension information including the credit sphere count of the credit sphere count register and the predetermined information indicating the suspension at that time is transmitted to the ticket issuing control board 601, and the suspension is indicated. Predetermined information is transmitted from the card unit 3 by transmitting predetermined information to the card unit 3 and causing the card reader / writer 224 to issue an interrupted card in which the number of credit balls is recorded from the card issuing slot 523, and by operating the return button 234. Disable the return of your card or membership card. At this time, when issuing the suspension card,
The card ID previously given and recorded on the interrupted card to be issued is read out, and the RAM 6 of the ticket issuing control board 601 is read.
Stored in 01c.

In Sa13, when the receipt of the interruption information is properly performed by the ticket issuing control board 601 and the card unit 3, the receipt waiting data for the reply from the ticket issuing control board 601 and the card unit 3 is waited for. (Sa14) If the reception completion data is not returned within the predetermined time, the process returns to Sa13, the interruption information is transmitted again, and if the reception completion data is returned within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sa15. Advance,
The operation of the counting button 238 and the external payout button 239 and the payout of the number of credit balls and the ball lending by the automatic refund are invalidated, and the process proceeds to Sa16, where the suspended lamp 23
6 is turned on and a predetermined display (in this embodiment, "H" is displayed in all digits) indicating that the information display device 228 is suspended is displayed on the information display device 228 from the first information terminal board 255a to the hall computer 102. On the other hand, after transmitting the interruption information and the machine number previously given to the pachinko machine 2,
The process proceeds to the interruption standby routine shown in 7.

Next, the interruption standby routine shown in FIG. 17 will be described. Upon completion of Sa16, the ball control microcomputer 291a starts time counting by an internal timer provided therein (Sc1), Sc2. Go to and go to the card issuing slot 52
Monitor whether there is a card inserted from 3.

If the determination result in the determination of the card insertion does not match, that is, if the card is not inserted, the process proceeds to Sc8 and the elapsed time which is the time counted is the preset interruption time. If the judgment result does not match,
In other words, if the interruption time has not yet been exceeded, Sc1
After progressing to 0, the elapsed time that is the time counted is updated and displayed on the information display device 228, and then the S
Returning to c2, if the determination result in Sc8 above matches, that is, if the interruption time has already been exceeded, Sc
After proceeding to 9 and displaying a predetermined display (in this embodiment, all digits “E” display) indicating that the interruption time has already been exceeded on the information display device 228, the process returns to Sc2.

If the determination result in Sc2 is matched, the process proceeds to Sc3 and the interruption information and the card ID including the number of credit balls read from the inserted card, and the RAM 601c when the interruption card is issued.
The interruption information and the card ID stored in are acquired, the data of both of them are compared, and the process proceeds to Sc4.

If the comparison result does not match, the process proceeds to Sc7, and an instruction to return the inserted card is issued to the ticket issuing control board 6
After sending to 01, the process returns to Sc2, and if the comparison result is a coincidence, the process proceeds to Sc5 to stop the time count and proceeds to Sc6, the suspending lamp 236 is turned off, and the information display device 228 The predetermined information indicating the suspension is released, the suspension release information and the unit number are transmitted from the first information terminal board 255a to the hall computer 102, and the operation of the counting button 238 and the external payout button 239 and the automatic operation are automatically performed. After paying out the number of credit balls by refund and validating the ball lending, S shown in FIG.
Returning to a1, the normal processing is performed again.

Here, in response to the transmission from the holding point control board 291 in the interruption processing, the ticket issuing control board 60 is sent.
Ticket issuing control microcomputer (MPU) 601
The issuing and receiving (returning) process of the interruption card executed by a will be briefly described based on the flowchart of FIG. 19B. When the transmission of the interruption information (data) in the Sa13 is detected (Sh1), the operation goes to Sh2. Going forward, the card ID of the interrupted card to be issued is read, the card ID is stored in the RAM 601c, the number of credit balls at that time is recorded, and a predetermined interrupting display including the unit number etc. is printed. Is issued from the card issuing port 523.

After the suspension card is issued or when the suspension information (data) is not received, the process proceeds to Sh3, and it is determined whether or not there is a card insertion (acceptance) from the card issuing slot 523. If the card is inserted, the credit sphere number and the card ID recorded in the inserted card are read, and the read data and the credit sphere number at the time of issuing the interrupted card stored in the RAM 601c. In addition, the card ID, the interruption data (verification)
Is transmitted to the holding point control board 291 (Sh4).

In the collation by transmission in Sh4, when the collation result does not match, the card return instruction returned from the holding point control board 291 is received in Sh5.
When it is determined that the card return instruction is present in Sh5, the process proceeds to Sh6, and the accepted card is returned from the card issuing port 523.

Further, returning to the flow chart of FIG. 14 again, if it is determined that the count button 238 is not operated in Sa10, if the determinations in Sa11 and Sa12 do not match, the process proceeds to Sa17. It is determined whether or not the automatic ball lending button 232 has been operated, and if the determination does not match, that is, the automatic ball lending button 232.
If the operation is not performed, the process directly proceeds to Sa18, and if the determination is matched, that is, if the automatic ball lending button 232 is operated, the process proceeds to Sa19 and the setting of the automatic ball lending is changed to the setting. After turning on or off the automatic ball lending lamp 233 according to the situation, the process proceeds to Sa18.

At Sa18, the waiting ball detection sensor 2
When it is determined whether the detection of the standby ball by 22 is “OFF” and the determination result does not match, that is, when there are sufficient standby balls in the hitting ball standby plate 220, Sa20 If the determination result is matched, that is, if there are not enough waiting balls in the hitting ball waiting tray 220, the automatic mode routine shown in FIG. 18 is entered.

In this automatic mode routine, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, first, in Sd1, it is determined whether or not the number of credit balls remains, and when the number of credit balls does not exist in the determination, that is, when the number of credit balls is “0”, If the number of credit balls is present, the process proceeds to Sd4, and the process proceeds to Sd2.

At Sd4, which is executed when the number of credit balls is "0", it is determined whether the automatic ball lending mode is set, and it is determined that the ball lending mode is not set in the determination. In case, return to Sa1,
When the automatic ball lending mode is set, the process proceeds to Sd5, and it is determined whether the credit frequency remains. If the credit frequency does not remain in the determination, the above Sa
When the credit frequency remains, the process returns to Sd6 to perform the same ball lending processing as Sa2, and then S
Proceeding to d7, the ball lending information is output from the ball lending information terminal 253b similarly to Sa3, and then the process returns to Sa1.

In Sd2, which is executed when the number of credit balls is present in the determination of Sd1, the predetermined number based on the payout signal is output by outputting the predetermined number of the payout signals to the ball-cutting / dispensing device 265. After the payout of the pachinko balls is performed, the paid-out pachinko balls are detected by the payout ball detection switch 281, and a credit refund process is performed in which the number of credit balls is subtracted, and then a credit based on the number of payouts. A refund signal (credit refund information) is output from the credit refund information terminal 253d (S
d3), the process returns to Sa1. In the present embodiment, even if the automatic ball lending mode is set by operating the automatic ball lending button 232, withdrawal from the credit sphere is prioritized and the remaining number of the credit spheres remains. It will be implemented when there is no longer any.

Further, returning to the flow chart of FIG. 14 again, in Sa20, it is judged whether or not the hitting ball is detected by the hitting ball detection switch 279, and the judgment result does not match. In the case, that is, when the hitting ball is not detected, the process returns to Sa1 and when the determination results match,
In other words, if a hit ball is detected, the process proceeds to the information output routine shown in FIG.

In this information output routine, FIG.
First, as shown in FIG.
After the addition, and then in Sj2, the hit ball counter has reached 10, that is, the hit ball detection switch 27
It is determined by 9 whether or not 10 hit balls have been detected, and if the determination results do not match, that is, if 10 hit balls are not detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, While returning to Sa1,
When the determination results match, that is, when 10 hit balls are detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, a 1-pulse hit ball signal is output from the hit information terminal 253c, and is output to Sa1. I'm supposed to come back.

As described above, by outputting one pulse of the hitting ball signal by detecting 10 hitting balls, the same output form as the hitting ball information mainly used in the prior art can be obtained. However, the existing management device or the like can be used without any special modification, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an output form such as one pulse per pulse may be used.

As described above, normally, Sa1 → S
a4 → Sa7 → Sa9 → Sa10 → Sa11 → Sa17
By performing each determination at high speed sequentially such as → Sa18 → Sa20 → Sa1, detection and operation of various switches and buttons are detected without delay, and processing corresponding to the detected detection and operation is performed. It is like this.

The flow when the player plays a game on the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment will be described below. First, the player uses a prepaid card issuing machine (not shown) provided at a predetermined location in the game hall. The prepaid card purchased or the membership card issued from the game hall in advance is inserted into the card insertion slot 305.

By this card insertion, the remaining frequency of the inserted card is displayed on the card balance display portion 227 of the corresponding pachinko machine 2 as described above. After the player confirms that the frequency remains on the card balance display portion 227, the ball lending button 231 or the automatic ball lending button 2 is displayed.
32 is pressed.

As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 14, the operation is carried out by the ball control microcomputer 291a.
When the ball lending button 231 is operated, the predetermined number of pachinko balls (125 pieces) corresponding to 5 times from the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 are the dishes of the hitting ball waiting tray 220 as described above. By being discharged and supplied to the portion 221, the player operates the hitting ball operation handle 240 to hit a standby ball into the game area 203 and play a game.

When the automatic ball lending button 232 is operated, the automatic ball lending setting is set to "ON" as described above, and the standby ball detection sensor 222 does not detect the standby ball at first. (“OFF”), and since there are no credit balls, a predetermined number of 125 pachinko balls are discharged and supplied to the plate portion 221 of the hitting ball standby plate 220, whereby the ball lending is performed. , The player can play the game, and when the waiting balls decrease due to the game and the detection of the waiting balls by the waiting ball detection sensor 222 becomes non-detection (“OFF”) again, it is automatically performed. Similar to the above, 125 pachinko balls are paid out from the prepaid frequency. In addition, these automatic ball lending buttons 23
Even if the automatic ball lending mode is set by the operation of 2, if the number of credit balls is present in the credit display unit 223, the payout of the number of credit balls is prioritized over the payout by the ball lending. It has become. In addition, when the number of credit balls present in the credit display portion 223 is less than 125, the total number of the credit balls is paid out.

When a prize or a big hit is caused by these games, a prize ball corresponding to the prize is paid out from the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 to the ball striking standby plate 220 through the ball inlet 243, and the ball inlet 243. The pachinko balls that could not flow into the dish portion 221 are the credit ball flow path 27.
5 is flowed down and detected by the credit ball switch 283, and is added to the number of credit balls present in the credit display section 223.

When the number of waiting balls in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is reduced by the game and it is desired to pay back the number of credit balls to the hitting ball waiting tray 220, the waiting ball detecting sensor 222 in Sa18 detects the waiting ball. "OF
On the basis of the detection of "F", the automatic mode routine shown in FIG. 18 is carried out so that the predetermined number of pachinko balls can be refunded uniquely.

In this embodiment, as described above, the refund of the number of credit balls can be executed only automatically. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the refund of the number of credit balls can be performed. A credit return button or the like for the player to carry out may be provided.

In addition, the number of credit balls is set to the pachinko machine 2
The external outlet 249 provided at the central position of the lower part of the
When it is desired to take it out of the pachinko machine 2 more, after the storage box 251 is arranged in advance at a position below the external outlet 249, the external payout button 239 is pressed to bring up the flow chart of FIG. As shown, when the operation is detected in Sa9, the external payout routine shown in FIG. 15 is executed, and the credit number remains, the external payout button 239 is pressed. A refund from the number of credit balls is carried out, and the player can receive a refund of the pachinko balls including the waiting balls remaining in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 through the external outlet 249.

When it is desired to use the pachinko balls once discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine again in the game, the opening / closing lid 225 which covers the upper surface of the plate portion 221 of the hitting ball waiting tray 220 is opened. It can be used for games by throwing in.

Further, when the player wants to interrupt the game due to his need, he presses the interrupt button 235 to detect the operation at Sa11 as shown in the flow chart of FIG. By executing the processing of Sa12 to Sa16 described above and the interruption standby routine shown in FIG. 17, the interruption card is issued, the operation of the hit ball operation handle 240 and the counting button 238,
The operation of the external payout button 239 and the payout of the number of credit balls by automatic refund and the ball lending are invalidated so that a third party cannot play the game using the standby balls remaining in the hitting ball waiting tray, and the credit is given. It is made impossible to perform the payout, the takeout and the settlement of the balls, and the interruption lamp 236 is turned on, and the information display device 2 is also provided.
At 28, the elapsed time of interruption is displayed.

To cancel this interruption, the player inserts the issued interruption card again into the card issuing slot 523, and after the card ID of the interruption card and the number of credit balls are collated, Hit ball operation handle 24 like
With 0 being activated, the operation of the counting button 238 and the external payout button 239 and the payout of the number of credit balls by automatic refund and the ball lending are enabled so that a game using the number of credit balls and the frequency can be carried out. become.

When the player wants to end the game, he or she presses the counting button 238,
As shown in the flow chart of FIG. 14, the operation is Sa
The upper plate ball counting routine shown in FIG. 16 is carried out after being detected by 10, and the upper plate ball (standby ball) remaining in the hitting ball standby plate 220 is sent to the credit ball switch 283 to add credits. After being played, the upper plate ball (standby ball)
The number of credit balls to which is added is the ticket issuing control board 601.
The ticket issuing LED 524 is turned on to validate the operation of the ticket issuing button 525, and the player operates the ticket issuing button 525 to issue the settlement card in which the number of credit balls is recorded.

The player can bring the issued settlement card to the prize exchange counter in which the POS cash register 101 is installed, and use the credit sphere number in exchange for a desired prize.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. Although the pachinko machine 2 is provided in the game island 1 in which the lifting device 12 that collects the pachinko balls of each island and lifts the pachinko balls is installed in the first embodiment, The pachinko machine 2'of the second embodiment is provided with a hoisting device 288 for each pachinko machine 2 ', so that the pachinko balls used in the game can be hoisted in each pachinko machine 2'and used in circulation. It has become.

The flow path of the pachinko machine 2'applied in the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 21, which is almost the same as the flow path of the pachinko machine 2 described in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment. Out balls and safe balls that have been driven into the game area 202 during the game are guided to the driven ball collection path 258 and flow down, and by the driven ball detection switch 279 provided in the middle of the driven ball collection path 258. A hit ball is detected and flows down into the lower tank 271.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21, a lower tank 271 for collecting and storing the pachinko balls used for the game and collected at the lower position on the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 '.
Is provided in the lower part of the pachinko machine 2 ', and in this lower tank 271, as shown in FIG. When the discharged and supplied pachinko balls are full, a credit ball channel 275 is connected to which the overflowed pachinko balls that cannot flow into the plate portion 221 from the ball inlet 243 flow down, and the plate is connected. The pachinko ball that cannot flow into the portion 221 and overflows flows down the upper credit ball passage 275 ′ and is divided into the lower credit ball passages 275 a and 275 b from the opening 502.
It is divided into two sections at 3'and flows down. Here, after being detected by the credit ball switch 283 and added to the number of credit balls, it is stored in the lower tank 271.

Lower credit ball passages 275a, 27
5b is bent at a gentle inclination in the middle portion, and a credit ball switch 283 is provided in the middle portion.

Lower credit ball passages 275a, 275b
Similar to the first embodiment, a ball leveling pendulum 504 'composed of a pivot shaft 504a' and a weight 504b 'is provided in the upper part of the ball leveling pendulum 50.
At 4 ', it is regulated that a large number of pachinko balls flow down at once. This ball-made pendulum 504 '
A ball leveling piece 505 'is provided at a downstream position of the ball so as to face obliquely upward, and the ball flowing down from the opening 502 has two lower credit ball passages 275a, 275b having a gentle slope. When flowing down, the sphere pendulum 504 ′ and the sphere smoothing piece 505 ′ flatten the spheres so that the spheres can flow down. Switch 2
The 83 allows for reliable counting and is designed so as not to cause ball clogging in the middle of the passage.

In the present embodiment, the lower credit ball passage is composed of two sections 275a and 275b, but this may be one section, and a ball leveling pendulum 504 'which is a ball leveling mechanism. Alternatively, the ball flattening piece 505 'may not be provided.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lower credit ball passages 275a and 275b are formed to be bent at their intermediate portions, but they may be formed linearly.

Further, the balls that have flowed down the driven ball recovery path 258 and the credit ball path 275 finally flow down to the lower tank 271, but FIG. 22 is used for the receiving part of the recovered balls to the lower tank 271. In other words, the collected ball tank 271 is provided with a storage portion 513, a cover 509 is provided on the upper portion thereof, and the hit ball collection path 258 and the credit ball passage 275 are provided on the cover 509.
There is a ball entrance 508 connected from the.

The hit ball collection path 258 and the credit ball path 275 are near the ball entrance 508, and the hit ball collection path 258.
It is erected vertically in two steps so that the ball is on top,
The end of 58 is slightly projected from the end of the credit ball passage 275.

An opening 507 is formed at the end of the hit ball recovery path 258.
However, an opening 506 is provided at the end of the credit ball passage 275, and the openings 506, 507 and the ball entrance 508 communicate with each other, so that the balls collected from the hit ball collection path 258 and the credit ball path 275 can be collected. It can be made to flow into the lower tank 271.

Inside the ball entrance 508, there is an inclined surface 511.
a and 511b are provided to prevent the collected spheres that have flowed in from the sphere inlet 508 from being unevenly stored in one location of the storage section 513. Inclined surface 511a,
The recovery ball that has passed through 511b falls from the drop ports 512a and 512b to the storage section 513 and is stored in the storage section 513.

Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the collected ball tank 27 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper side of the collected ball tank 271.
1 full-collection-ball detection sensor 285 for detecting that the number of pachinko balls stored in 1 reaches a predetermined upper limit amount
Is provided, and when the collected sphere full tank detection sensor 285 detects a pachinko ball, the pachinko ball discharge from the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 is reserved and provided in the upper storage tank 260. When the pachinko ball is detected by the upper tank full tank detection sensor 261 that is operated, the operation of the hit ball operation handle 240 is invalidated and controlled so that the hit ball cannot be shot, so that the inside of the lower tank 271 is further increased. The pachinko balls are stored and are prevented from stopping at the credit ball switch 283 or the like.

The pachinko balls stored in these lower tanks 271 are, as shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 23, a hoisting device that constitutes a circulation path provided continuously to the hoisting ball passage (not shown). 288. This lifting device 28
8 is connected to a two-way hoisting path 289 that constitutes a game ball recirculation path erected so as to be connected to an upper storage tank 260 provided at an upper position of the pachinko machine 2.
Sprockets 402 provided in the lifting device 288
21 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 401 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 21, so that the pachinko balls supplied from the lifting ball passage (not shown) are sent out to the lifting path 289, pass through the polishing device 290, and sequentially. It is transferred to the circulation channel 259 and stored in the upper storage tank 260 provided on the path of the circulation channel 259.

Next, the pachinko machine 2'of this embodiment is used.
24 will be described with reference to FIG.

The pachinko machine 2'has almost the same structure as the pachinko machine 2 described in the first embodiment, but the lifting device 288, the polishing device 290, etc., which are not attached to the pachinko machine 2, are used. Lifting device 288, polishing device 2
A lifting control board 295 for controlling the 90 and the like is newly provided, and the lifting control board 295 will be described below.

On the lifting control board 295, a door opening / closing for detecting the open / closed state of the full tank detecting sensor 261, the lifting ball detecting sensor 287 and the glass door frame 201, including the lifting apparatus 288 and the polishing apparatus 290. A detection switch 282, a full tank notification lamp 241 for notifying that the upper storage tank 260 is full, and the lower tank 271.
A collected ball full tank detection sensor 285 for detecting that the pachinko balls collected inside are full is connected as shown in FIG. 24, and a lifting control microcomputer (not shown) is provided. ing.

When a signal indicating that a pachinko ball is detected by the full tank detection sensor 601 is output to the lifting control board 295, that is, when the upper storage tank 260 is full of balls, a full tank notification is given. Lighting control of the lamp 241 is performed, and in order to prevent the pachinko balls pumped to the upper storage tank 260 from overflowing, the pumping device 288 is stopped so that pumping is not performed.

When a signal indicating that the collected ball full tank detection sensor 285 detects a pachinko ball is output to the lifting control board 295, that is, when the lower tank is full of pachinko balls. In order to prevent the ball from being clogged in the flow path, the lifting control microcomputer outputs the motor stop signal to invalidate the operation of the hit ball operation handle 240, and by continuing the game, It is possible to prevent the collected pachinko balls from overflowing into the lower tank 271 and prevent the firing motor 293 that swings the swing hammer 293 ′ from being driven unnecessarily. There is.

In the first embodiment, as described with reference to FIG. 4, the game ball 1 is provided with the hit ball counting switch 286 to count the hit balls and hit the counted hit ball information. Although the information is transmitted from the information terminal 532c, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 21, a driving ball detection switch for detecting the flow of the driving ball in the middle of the driving ball collection path 258 is shown. 279 is provided, and the driving ball flowing down through the driving ball collection path 258 is referred to as the driving ball detection switch 2
By detecting by 79, the hit ball information is output to the hit ball information terminal 253c, as in the first embodiment.
By being transmitted from the hitting ball information terminal 253c to the hall computer provided in the game arcade, the hitting ball information of each pachinko machine 2'can be collectively managed by the hall computer. There is.

As described above, by providing the hit ball detection switch 279 in the hit ball collection path 258, the hit ball is collected in the lower tank 271 together with the credit ball after being detected by the hit ball detection switch 279. By sending the detection of the hitting ball to the hitting ball information terminal 253c,
The hit ball information can be accurately output to the outside such as a hall computer.

Further, when the 10 hit balls are detected by the hit ball detection switch 279, a 1-pulse hit ball signal is output to the outside from the hit ball information terminal 253c. In this way, by using the same output form as the hitting ball information that has been mainly used in the past, the existing management device or the like can be used without any special modification. Is not limited to this, and an output form such as one pulse per pulse may be used.

Each element in the above embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
Game balls (pachinko balls) based on the establishment of predetermined payout conditions
A game ball payout unit (ball cutout payout device 265) for paying out the game ball, and a game ball standby unit (hit ball standby plate 220) for waiting the game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit, the game ball standby unit A game machine 2 that shoots a game ball on standby to a game area 203 to perform a game, wherein the game ball overflows from the game ball waiting section (hit ball waiting dish 220) and the game ball waiting section (hit ball). When the standby tray 220) is full of game balls in standby, the game ball payout unit (ball cutout payout device 2)
65) overflow game ball passage (credit ball flow path 275) through which the game balls paid out from 65) and overflow game ball detection means (credit ball switch 283) for detecting a game ball passing through the overflow game ball passage, Addition update means (point holding control microcomputer 291a) for adding and updating the detected number of game balls as the number of game balls usable for the game based on the detection of the game balls by the overflow game ball detecting means, and the addition update A storage unit (RAM 291c) for storing the number of game balls added by the means, and a driving ball collection passage (a driving ball collection path 258) for collecting the game balls that have been launched toward the game area 203 and used for the game. And, the overflow game ball passage (credit ball passage 275) and the driving ball collection passage (driving ball collection passage 258) are provided independently, and the overflow game Ball passage (credit sphere flow path 27
5) discharge port and the above-mentioned driven-ball collecting passage (driving-ball collecting passage 25)
The discharge port of 8) is provided separately.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the discharge port of the driving ball collecting passage (driving ball collecting passage 258) is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction of the gaming machine 2, and the overflowing gaming ball passage (credit). The discharge port of the ball passage 275) is provided at a lateral position of the gaming machine.

A third aspect of the present invention is provided with a ball removing passage 273 for discharging a game ball inside the game machine 2 to the outside,
The game balls passing through the ball removing passage 273 are guided to the overflowing game ball passage (credit ball passage 275).

According to claim 4 of the present invention, a game ball payout unit (ball cutout payout device 265) for paying out a game ball based on the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and a game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit. A game ball waiting unit (a ball hitting waiting plate 220) that waits is provided, and a game ball that waits in the game ball waiting unit is a game area 203.
A game machine 2 that shoots toward and plays a game, in which the game ball that has overflowed from the game ball standby unit (hit ball standby plate 220) and the game ball standby unit (hit ball standby plate 220) are on standby An overflowing game ball passage (credit ball flow passage 275) through which the game balls paid out from the game ball payout unit (ball cutting and paying-out device 265) pass when the ball is full, and the overflowing game ball passageway is passed. Overflowing game ball detection means (credit ball switch 283) for detecting the game balls, and based on the detection of the game balls by the overflowing game ball detection means, the detected number of game balls is set as the number of game balls usable for the game. Addition update means for performing addition update (point control microcomputer 2
91a), a storage unit (RAM 291c) for storing the number of game balls added by the addition update means, and a ball striking path for collecting the game balls that have been launched toward the game area 203 and used for the game ( A hit ball collection path 258), a hit ball detection means (a hit ball detection switch 279) for detecting a game ball collected by the hit ball collection path (a hit ball collection path 258), and the hit. A hitting ball information external output unit (information terminal board 253, hitting information) for externally outputting hitting ball information capable of specifying the number of hitting balls detected by the hitting ball detection means (hitting ball detection switch 279) Terminal 253c).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the driving ball information external output unit (information terminal board 253, driving information terminal 253c).
The external output from 1 outputs a 1-pulse signal for detecting 10 hit balls.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is the storage section (RAM).
291c) a game ball payout means for paying out a game ball within the range of the number of game balls stored in the game ball from the game ball payout unit (ball cutting out device 265) to the game ball standby unit (hit ball waiting tray 220). (Point control microcomputer 2
91a), and the payout game ball detecting means (payout) for detecting the game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit (ball cutting payout device 265) to the game ball standby unit (hit ball waiting plate 220) by the game ball payout means. Based on the detection of the game ball by the ball detection switch 281) and the payout game ball detection means (payout ball detection switch 281), the storage unit (RAM291c)
And a subtraction update means (point holding control microcomputer 291a) for subtracting and updating the number of game balls stored in.

According to claim 7 of the present invention, an award ball information external output section (information terminal board 253, award ball information terminal 253a) for externally outputting award ball information indicating the number of award balls paid out based on a winning is provided. Prepare

According to claim 8 of the present invention, the award ball information external output section (information terminal board 253, award ball information terminal 253a).
Includes an award ball information output terminal (award ball information terminal 253a) for outputting the award ball information, and the award ball information output terminal is an information terminal output circuit board (information terminal board 253) for connecting and relaying to the outside. ) Is provided.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the driving ball information external output unit (information terminal board 253, driving information terminal 253c).
Includes a driving ball information output terminal (driving information terminal 253c) for externally outputting the driving ball information, and the driving ball information output terminal is the information terminal output circuit board (information terminal board 25).
It is provided in 3).

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a ball lending information external output unit (information terminal board 253, ball lending information terminal 253) for externally outputting ball lending information indicating the number of balls to lend to a player.
b).

According to claim 11 of the present invention, the ball lending information external output section (information terminal board 253, ball lending information terminal 253b).
Includes a ball lending information output terminal (ball lending information terminal 253b) for externally outputting the ball lending information, and the ball lending information output terminal is the information terminal output circuit board (information terminal board 253).
It is provided in.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the storage unit (RA
M291c) a credit payout information external output unit (information terminal board) for externally outputting credit payout information indicating the number of game balls paid back by the game ball payout means (point holding control microcomputer 291a) from the number of game balls stored in M291c). 253, credit refund information terminal 253d).

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the credit withdrawal information external output unit (the information terminal board 253, the credit withdrawal information terminal 253d) outputs the credit withdrawal information to an external terminal (credit withdrawal information output terminal (credit withdrawal information). The credit payout information output terminal including a terminal 253d) is provided on the information terminal output circuit board (information terminal board 253).

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the storage section (RA
M291c) a game ball number display unit (credit display unit 223, information display device 2 that displays the game ball number stored in M291c).
28).

A fifteenth aspect of the present invention is provided separately from the game ball standby unit (hit ball standby plate 220), and an external take-out unit (external take-out port 2) for taking out the game ball to the outside of the gaming machine.
49), an external take-out game ball detection means (subtraction switch 270) for detecting a game ball discharged to the external take-out portion (external take-out port 249), and the external take-out game ball detection means (subtraction switch 270) Based on the detection of the game ball,
A subtraction update unit (point control microcomputer 291a) for subtracting and updating the number of game balls stored in the storage unit (RAM 291c) is provided, and by a predetermined operation, to the external extraction unit (external extraction port 249). The storage unit (RA
The game balls within the range of the number of game balls stored in M291c) can be paid out.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings in the above examples, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and changes and modifications within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention are possible. Needless to say, the addition is included in the present invention.

In each of the above embodiments, the storage unit RA is used.
When the automatic ball lending mode is set, the credit number stored in M291c is refunded to the dish portion 221 based on the non-detection of the standby ball by the standby ball detection sensor 222, thereby crediting once. Although the number of credit balls can be used again in the game, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of credit balls stored in the RAM 291c is not refunded to a settlement card, a membership card, or the like. It may be possible to record and issue it and only exchange it for a free gift. Further, the membership card may be temporarily stored as a ball, and the ball may be replayed, and the payout for the replay may be paid out from the pachinko machine as in the ball lending.

In the second embodiment, the upper storage tank 260
Although the lower tank 271 and the lower tank 271 are provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and when these are used as a single tank or when the lifting device 12 has a sufficient lifting capacity, The game ball storage unit may be omitted.

Further, in the first embodiment, the driven-ball collecting path 258 is arranged in the central portion of the pachinko machine 2, and the credit ball passage 275 is arranged on the side end side of the pachinko machine, and the discharge ports of the two machines are discharged. Are separated from each other in the width direction of the pachinko machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the discharge portions may be separated from each other in the depth direction of the pachinko machine 2.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the opening / closing lid 225 is provided on the plate portion 221 which is the game ball standby portion, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening / closing lid 225 may not be provided. good. Although the opening / closing lid 225 is entirely transparent in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening / closing lid 225 may be an opaque member, or a part thereof may be transparent, or the plate may be made transparent. Part 221
It is optional to provide a scale or the like so that it can be confirmed how much game balls remain.

Further, in the second embodiment, an upper tank full tank detection sensor 261 for detecting whether or not the number of pachinko balls stored inside the upper storage tank 260 has reached a predetermined upper limit is provided. The operation of the lifting device 288 is controlled according to the state of the pachinko balls detected by the upper tank full tank detection sensor 261 so that a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are constantly stored in the upper storage tank 260. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

Although not carried out in the first embodiment, if both the upper storage tank 260 and the hit ball recovery tank 284 are empty, it is judged as abnormal,
These sky notifications may be output by the hall computer 102, an abnormal lamp, or the like for notification.

In each of the above embodiments, the second
The operation board 237 is provided with an external payout button 239 so that the player can arbitrarily take out the number of credit balls from the external outlet 249 by his / her own operation, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, the external payout button 239 may not be provided.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the opening / closing lid 225 is provided above the hitting ball waiting tray 220 so that the pachinko ball can be put in from the outside of the pachinko machine 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is not limited to this, and the upper surface of the hitting ball waiting unit 220 may be covered so as not to be opened and closed so that the pachinko ball cannot be thrown in from the outside.

Further, the opening / closing lid 225 is provided in the above-mentioned embodiment as a portion for inserting these pachinko balls from the outside, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the form and installation position of these inserting portions, etc. May be appropriately selected, and may have a structure in which a pachinko ball is guided to the hitting ball waiting tray 220.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, by providing the ejection preparation detection sensor 250, the external dispensing button 239 is erroneously operated when the storage preparation for the discharged pachinko balls is not completed. Even though the pachinko balls are prevented from being discharged from the external outlet 249, the present invention is not limited to this.

In each of the above embodiments, the automatic ball lending button 232 and the waiting ball detection sensor 222 are provided to automatically lend a pachinko ball when the number of waiting balls on the hitting ball waiting tray 220 becomes small. Although it is preferable to do so, the complexity of the player's lending operation can be eliminated, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In each of the embodiments, the automatic ball lending button 232 is provided so that the player can set the automatic ball lending, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the ticket issuing control board 601 and the card reader / writer 224 are provided so that the account issuing card 523 issues a payment card on which payment information such as credit ball data is recorded. However, the present invention is not limited to this,
The settlement information may be recorded in a member card or a prepaid card accepted by the card unit 3 and returned, or the destination to which the settlement information is transmitted may be transmitted to another external device such as a dedicated settlement device or You may issue the card which recorded the information of the number of credit balls with the computer for settlement.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, as described above, the card unit 3 accepts cash and can carry out the additional deposit processing of the input cash, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, it may be a normal card unit that cannot receive cash.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the ticket issuing control board 6 is used.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ticket issuing control board 601 and the holding point control board 291 may be integrated. Furthermore, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the holding point control board 291 directly executes the payout control of the ball payout device 265, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these ball cutout devices 265 are provided. The payout control board for performing the payout control may be separately provided.

Further, in each of the embodiments, a ball clogging switch 519 is provided in the lower take-out ball passage 276b, and when the ball clogging switch 519 causes a ball clogging, the ball is not dispensed to the outside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball clogging switch 519 may not be provided. Further, when the ball clogging switch 519 is detected, the occurrence of the ball clogging is prevented. For example, the notification may be made at Sg9 in the external payout routine shown in FIG.

Further, in each of the embodiments, in the upper dish ball counting routine of FIG. 16 which is carried out based on the operation of the counting button 238, the hitting ball waiting dish 220 is operated by one operation.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and waits in the hitting ball waiting tray 220 only while operating the counting button 238. You may make it perform the counting of the upper plate ball (standby ball) which exists.

In addition, in the upper plate ball counting routine of each of the above-described embodiments, all balls of the upper plate ball (standby ball) waiting in the ball hitting waiting plate 220 are detected when no ball is detected for a predetermined time of 3 seconds. Although it is determined that the counting is completed, the present invention is not limited to this.
In order to judge the completion of these total ball counts, a separate switch for detecting the end ball of the upper plate ball (standby ball) is provided,
You may make it detect that the upper bowl ball (standby ball) which counts these has run out.

In the upper bowl counting routine of each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the settlement information including the number of credit balls, the lighting command of the ticket issuing LED 524, and the valid command of the ticket issuing button 525 is transmitted. The number of credit balls is not limited to this, and the number of credit balls received in almost real time for displaying the number of credit balls of the information display device 228 at the time of receiving the settlement information is used as the number of credit balls. Alternatively, the number of credit balls of both of these may be compared and confirmed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the interruption cards are issued, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the game cannot be played for a predetermined time without issuing these interruption cards. Alternatively, the end of the interruption time may be notified when these times have elapsed.

Although not carried out in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, when the predetermined interruption time ends (elapses), the credit sphere number data in the interruption is stored and managed together with the unit number on the side of the hall computer 102. Any card may be accepted so that the game can be played again.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, in the automatic ball lending mode, the payout from the number of credit balls is prioritized, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the above-mentioned payout is performed. The payout from the prepaid frequency may be prioritized.

Further, in the above embodiment, each function such as external payout is invalidated at the time of interruption, but among these functions, the function such as counting of the credit sphere can be valid even during interruption and can be counted. However, you may not be able to issue a payment card, or you cannot return the membership card or prepaid card, but you may enable the ball lending function so that you can lend the ball.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a path switching valve 268 is provided as a flow path switching unit capable of switching the path of the pachinko ball discharged to the ball cutting and discharging device 265 to the payout path 266 or the takeout ball path 276. Therefore, the number of the ball cutting and dispensing device 265 is only one, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the ball cutting and dispensing device for paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls is provided with the dispensing path 266 and the removal ball passage. It may be provided in each of the 276.

[0232] In addition, an individual payout device may be provided for each of lending a game ball, paying out a game ball by winning a prize, and paying out a credit, or the payout mechanism of the payout device may be different, or any one of them may be provided. A common dispensing device may be used, or a mechanism for switching the flow path may be combined in any manner.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the full-tank notification lamp 241 and the out-of-bulb lamp 242 are provided on the glass door frame 201 of the pachinko machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. By providing a signal output unit linked to the lighting of the full tank notification lamp 241 and the out-of-bulb lamp 242, the external device, for example, the calling lamp or the hall computer can perform lighting or notification of the lamp based on these signals. Is also good.

Although not carried out in each of the above embodiments, the credit ball count is automatically calculated by the external outlet 24.
It may be possible to set a real ball payout setting such as payout to 9, so that a game can be played like a conventional gaming machine without a credit function.

Although not carried out in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, when the card inserted in the card unit 3 is a membership card, the settlement card is accepted from the card issuing slot and recorded on the settlement card. By acquiring the number of credit balls that are present and registering in the credit register,
The player may be allowed to play by using the number of credit balls acquired by another pachinko machine 2. In addition, when using the number of credit balls obtained with these other pachinko machines, it is optional to carry out a subtraction of a predetermined percentage of the number of balls as a commission and to be able to use the number of credit balls after the subtraction. It is said that

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the rewrite card is used as the recording medium (card) issued as the settlement card and the interruption card, but the present invention is not limited to this and is issued. The recording medium may be an ordinary magnetic card or a receipt printed with a bar code, which is an information recording symbol on which credit sphere count data is recorded. The recording medium to be issued may have a large credit sphere count. Any information can be used as long as it can record the information that can specify the height. Further, the shape of these recording media is not limited to the card shape, and may be a coin shape or a spherical shape. The shape of the membership card or the visitor card, which is the game recording medium inserted in the card unit 3, is not limited to the card shape, and may be a coin shape or a spherical shape.

Also, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the opening / closing lid 22
Since a game can be performed even if no card is inserted in the card unit 3 from here where a pachinko ball can be inserted from 5, the card unit 3 is controlled in order to restrict the game when these cards are not inserted. When a card is not inserted in the ball, the hit ball operation handle 240
The operation of may be invalidated.

In each of the above embodiments, the information display device 22
8 is provided, and the number of credit balls at that time is displayed on the information display device 228 similarly to the credit display unit 223. By doing so, the appeal to other players can be enhanced. It is preferable because it can be improved, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, the display data displayed on the information display device 228 may be output to an external device having a display function, such as a calling lamp.

Further, it is optional to provide an operation unit or the like which can be selected and operated by the player so as not to display the number of credit balls on the information display device 228.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the analog display 600 which is lit and displayed according to the size of the number of credit balls.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the analog display 600 may not be provided.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the second operation board 237 is provided separately from the first operation board 229. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these are provided as one body. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that
Arrangement positions of the operation board 229 and the second operation board 237 may be appropriately selected in consideration of operability.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, in the information output routine shown in FIG. 20, which is executed by the holding point control microcomputer 291a, the driving information is input to the driving information terminal 253.
Although the information is output from c to the hall computer 102, prize ball information, ball lending information, and credit withdrawal information may be output from the information terminal board 253. Moreover, you may make it output the information required when managing other game arcades. In addition, an information output board is provided separately from the information terminal board 253,
The various information may be output.

The information terminal board 253 is preferably provided on the mechanism plate, but the place where the information terminal board 253 is provided is not particularly limited.

The prize ball information, the hitting information, the ball lending information, and the credit withdrawal information are output from each information terminal provided on the information terminal board 253. Instead of providing each information terminal on the information output board 253, each information terminal may be directly provided on the mechanism plate.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the prize ball information, the hitting information, the ball lending information, and the credit withdrawal information are output to the hall computer 102 through the information terminals provided on the information terminal board 253. However, only the driving information may be output.

In each of the embodiments, the prize ball information, the hitting information, the ball lending information, and the credit withdrawal information are output from the information terminals provided on the information terminal board 253. However, each of these information terminals,
You may make it independently provided as a communication part which outputs information.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the information terminal board 253 has prize ball information, hit information, and ball lending information.
Although each information terminal for outputting credit withdrawal information is provided, it may be specified which information is to be output at the position of each information terminal of the information terminal board 253.

Further, it goes without saying that the processing contents according to the flow charts shown in the respective embodiments can be appropriately changed depending on the performance of the microcomputer to be used, the capacity of the memory, the capacity of each connected device and the like.

[0249]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, since the overflow game ball passage and the driving ball collection passage are provided independently, and the discharge ports of the passages are provided separately from each other. ,
It becomes possible to accurately grasp only the number of hit balls without mixing the balls discharged from each discharge port, and the existing island facility for counting the hit balls can be used.

(B) According to the second aspect of the invention, the passages and the discharge ports of the passages can be formed so as not to project to the rear of the gaming machine.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to avoid mixing of the gaming ball with the ball removed and the driving ball.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the driving ball collecting passage, the driving ball detecting means for detecting the driving ball collected in the driving ball collecting passage, and the driving ball. By providing the ball information external output unit, the number of balls to be driven without mixing the number of game balls from the overflowing game ball passage with the number of balls to be driven based on the information on the balls to be driven from the external output unit of information to be driven balls. You can know exactly.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the output form is the same as the hitting ball information which has been mainly used in the past, so that the existing management device and the like are not specially changed. Can be used.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, the number of game balls once added to the storage unit can be paid out again to the game ball standby unit and used again for the game.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible to accurately grasp the number of prize balls paid out by winning.

(H) According to the invention of claim 8, the connection for causing the management device or the like to output the prize ball information can be carried out by the information terminal output circuit board, and the connection can be facilitated. Can be implemented.

(I) According to the invention of claim 9, the connection for outputting the hitting ball information to the management device or the like can be carried out by the information terminal output circuit board, and these connections are easy. Can be carried out.

(J) According to the invention of claim 10, it is possible to accurately grasp the number of lent balls lent to the player.

(K) According to the invention of claim 11, the connection for causing the management device or the like to output the ball lending information can be performed by the information terminal output circuit board, and the connection can be facilitated. Can be implemented.

(L) According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, it is possible to accurately grasp only the number of game balls returned from the number of game balls (credit number) stored in the storage unit.

(M) According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the connection for outputting the credit withdrawal information to the management device or the like can be performed by the information terminal output circuit board, and these connections can be easily performed. Can be implemented.

(N) According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the number of game balls stored in the storage section can be visually confirmed.

(O) According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the player performs a predetermined operation to play the game balls within the range of the number of game balls stored in the storage section from the external take-out section. It can be paid out of the aircraft.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a pachinko machine according to each embodiment of the present invention and a gaming island in which the pachinko machine is installed.

FIG. 2 is an external front view showing a pachinko machine and a card unit of each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing a hitting ball waiting tray of the pachinko machine of each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a back surface of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a ball cutting and dispensing device used in each embodiment of the present invention and a flow path around the device.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are cross-sectional views showing a path switching state of a ball cutting and dispensing device used in each embodiment of the present invention and a flow path around the ball cutting and dispensing device.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the foul mouth of the pachinko machine of each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flow path from the ball inflow port to the credit ball passage of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing details of a take-out ball passage of the pachinko machine of each example of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how a pachinko machine according to each embodiment of the present invention is taken out.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the installation status and details of a payment card and a card reader / writer 224 for issuing an interruption card used in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a system diagram of a game hall in which a pachinko machine and a card unit of each embodiment of the present invention are installed.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing configurations of a pachinko machine and a card unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a process flow chart executed by the holding point control microcomputer 291a in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a process flow chart of an external payout routine executed by the score holding control microcomputer 291a in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a processing flow chart of an upper dish ball counting routine executed by the holding point control microcomputer 291a in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a process flow diagram of an interruption standby routine executed by the point control microcomputer 291a according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a processing flow chart of an automatic mode routine executed by the holding point control microcomputer 291a in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a process flow chart executed by the ticket issuing control microcomputer in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a process flow chart of an information output routine executed by the holding point control microcomputer 291a in each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a back surface of the pachinko machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a view showing a manner in which a credit ball passage and a driving ball passage are erected in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a pachinko machine provided with a game ball circulation device used in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing configurations of a pachinko machine and a card unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a flow path from the ball inflow port to the credit ball passage of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game island 2 pachinko machines 3 card units 4 supply gutter 5 tributary gutters 9 Lower tank 10 Upper tank 12 Lifting device 13 Lifting tank 37 rewrite card 57 Lifted ball gutter 80 Storage Box 87 Conveyor roller 88 Free Roller 89 Main body 90 Cover 91 Communication head 92 Conveyor path 93 Platen roller 94 thermal head 96 drive motor 97a light emitting unit 97b light receiving part 98 Timing belt 99 drive gear 100 management computer 101 POS cash register 102 hall computer 201 glass door frame 202 game board 203 game area 204 first variable display section 206 Passage gate 207 Start prize hole 208 Movable piece 209 Regular prize holes 210 First variable winning ball device 211 Open / close plate 212 Sorting device 213 rotating disk 213a Special prize hole 213b Regular prize hole 217 Out mouth 220 ball waiting tray 221 plate 222 Standby ball detection sensor 223 Credit display 224 card reader / writer 225 Open / close lid 226 Hinge 227 Card balance display 228 Information display device 229 First operation board 231 ball lending button 232 Automatic ball lending button 233 Automatic ball rental lamp 234 Return button 235 Stop button 236 Suspended lamp 237 Second operation board 238 Count button 239 External payout button 240 ball hitting handle 241 Full tank information lamp 242 Out of Lamp 243 ball inlet 243 'aperture 244 Standby ball outlet 245 shutter 245 'solenoid 247 ball launch rail 247 'guide rail 248 foul mouth 248 'foul ball confluence 249 External outlet 250 Extraction preparation detection sensor 250 'detected part 251 Storage Box 253 Information terminal board 253a Award ball information terminal 253b Ball rental information terminal 253c Input terminal 253d credit refund terminal 254 1st communication part (COM1) 255 information terminal board 257 Driving ball confluence gutter 258 Hit Ball Recovery Path 259 circular flow path 260 upper storage tank 261 Upper tank full tank detection sensor 262 Ball valve 263 Ball out sensor 265 ball cutting and dispensing device 266 withdrawal route 268 path switching valve 269 solenoid 270 Subtraction switch 271 lower tank 273 ball passage 275 credit ball passage 275 'upper credit ball passage 275a Lower credit ball passage 275b Lower credit ball passage 276 ball passage 276a Upper extraction ball passage 276b Lower extraction ball passage 277 Standby ball discharge passage 278 Standby ball confluence 279 Driven ball detection switch 281 Payout Ball Detection Switch 282 Door open / close detection switch 283 credit ball switch 284 Driven ball collection tank 285 Collected ball full tank detection sensor 286 Driven ball counting switch 287 Lifting ball detection sensor 288 Lifting device 289 Lifting route 290 polishing machine 291 Ball control board 291a Point control microcomputer (MPU) 291b ROM 291c RAM 292 Fire control board 293 ball firing motor 293 'swing hammer 295 Lifting control board 296 Game control board 297 Display control board 298 Lamp control board 299 Voice control board 303 banknote insertion slot 305 Card slot 306 coin slot 307 coin return button 310 coin return slot 311 Banknote recognition unit 312 card reader / writer 313 coin identification unit 314 ROM 315 RAM 316 Second communication unit 317 First communication unit 318 Control microcomputer (MPU) 410 polishing cassette 500 communication port 500 'aperture 502 opening 503 Partition 503 'partition 504 Ball pendulum 504 'sphere pendulum 504a Pivot 504a 'pivot 504b weight 504b 'weight 505 ball flat piece 505 'ball-in 506 opening 507 opening 508 ball entrance 509 cover 511a inclined surface 511b inclined surface 512a drop port 512b drop port 513 Reservoir 514 Positioning hole 515 Positioning protrusion 516 communication port 517 communication port 519 Ball clogging sensor 520 locking claw 523 card issuing port 524 Ticketing LED 525 ticketing button 600 analog display 601 Ticketing control board 601a MPU 601b ROM 601c RAM 602 Communication unit 603 Communication unit SW1 Gate switch SW2 Start winning ball detection switch SW3 Normal winning ball detection switch SW4 Normal winning ball detection switch SW5 Specific winning ball detection switch SW6 Specific winning ball detection switch SW7 Normal winning ball detection switch

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A game ball payout unit for paying out a game ball based on establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and a game ball standby unit for waiting a game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit, the game being provided. A game machine that shoots a game ball waiting in a ball standby section toward a game area to perform a game, and the game ball overflows from the game ball standby section and the game ball on standby in the game ball standby section. In the case of a full state, the overflowing game ball passage through which the game balls paid out from the game ball paying portion pass, an overflowing game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the overflowing game ball passage, and the overflowing game. Based on the detection of the game ball in the ball detection means, the addition and update means for adding and updating the detected number of game balls as the number of game balls usable in the game, and the number of game balls added by the addition and update means is stored. Fired toward the storage unit and the game area And a striking ball collecting passage for collecting the gaming balls used in the game, and the overflowing gaming ball passage and the striking ball collecting passage are provided independently of each other, and A game machine characterized in that a discharge port and a discharge port of the hit ball collection passage are provided separately from each other. 2. The discharge port of the driving ball collection passage is provided at a substantially central position in the width direction of the game machine, and the discharge port of the overflow game ball passage is provided at a side position of the game machine. The gaming machine described in 1. 3. A ball removing passage for discharging a game ball inside a gaming machine to the outside, and a game ball passing through the ball removing passage is guided to the overflowing game ball passage. The game machine described. 4. A game ball payout unit for paying out a game ball based on the establishment of a predetermined payout condition, and a game ball standby unit for waiting a game ball paid out from the game ball payout unit, the game being provided. A game machine that shoots a game ball waiting in a ball standby section toward a game area to perform a game, and the game ball overflows from the game ball standby section and the game ball on standby in the game ball standby section. In the case of a full state, the overflowing game ball passage through which the game balls paid out from the game ball paying portion pass, an overflowing game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball passing through the overflowing game ball passage, and the overflowing game. Based on the detection of the game ball in the ball detection means, addition and update means for adding and updating the detected number of game balls as the number of game balls usable for the game, and the number of game balls added by the addition and update means is stored. Fired toward the storage unit and the game area The hit ball collection path for collecting the game balls used in the game, the hit ball detection means for detecting the game balls collected by the hit ball collection path, and the hit ball detection means A gaming machine, comprising: a driving ball information external output unit for externally outputting driving ball information capable of specifying the number of driving balls. 5. The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the external output from the hitting ball information external output unit outputs one pulse signal for detecting 10 hitting balls. 6. A game ball payout means for paying out a game ball within the range of the number of game balls stored in the storage section from the game ball payout section to the game ball standby section, and the game ball payback means. By the payout game ball detection means for detecting the game ball paid out from the game ball payout part to the game ball standby part, and the game ball detected by the payback game ball detection means, stored in the storage part. The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: subtraction update means for subtracting and updating the number of game balls that are present. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising an award ball information external output unit for externally outputting award ball information indicating the number of award balls paid out based on a winning. 8. The prize ball information external output unit includes a prize ball information output terminal for outputting the prize ball information, and the prize ball information output terminal is an information terminal output circuit board for connecting and relaying with the outside. The gaming machine according to claim 7, which is provided in the game machine. 9. The hit ball information external output unit includes a hit ball information output terminal for externally outputting the hit ball information,
The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the driven-ball information output terminal is provided on the information terminal output circuit board. 10. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a ball lending information external output unit for externally outputting ball lending information indicating the number of balls to lend to a player. 11. The ball lending information external output unit includes a ball lending information output terminal for externally outputting the ball lending information, and the ball lending information output terminal is provided on the information terminal output circuit board. The gaming machine according to claim 10. 12. A credit withdrawal information external output unit for externally outputting credit withdrawal information indicating the number of game balls withdrawn by the game ball withdrawing means from the number of game balls stored in the storage unit. Gaming machine described in. 13. The credit withdrawal information external output unit includes a credit withdrawal information output terminal for externally outputting the credit withdrawal information, and the credit withdrawal information output terminal is provided on the information terminal output circuit board. Item 12. A gaming machine according to item 12. 14. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game ball number display unit that displays the number of game balls stored in the storage unit. 15. The game ball standby section is provided separately,
An external take-out part for taking out the game ball to the outside of the gaming machine, an external take-out game ball detecting means for detecting a game ball discharged to the external take-out part, and a detection of the game ball by the external take-out game ball detecting means. And a subtraction update unit for subtracting and updating the number of game balls stored in the storage unit based on the above, and within a range of the number of game balls stored in the storage unit to the external extraction unit by a predetermined operation. 15. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which is capable of paying out the game ball.