JP2003325787A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for providing a return mechanism for game balls staying in a lifting route. <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine has a ball shooting device 500 provided in the upper side of a pachinko game machine 2 and intended for shoot a game ball into a game area 207 formed on a game board 206, a ball supply tray 203 provided in the lower position of the pachinko game machine and intended to store game balls used for a game, and a lifting means 400 to lift and supply game ball stored in the ball supply tray 203 independently without being pushed up by subsequent balls to the shooting device 500, linked with the shooting of game balls in the shooting device 500. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine for launching a game ball in a game area formed on a board surface of a game board by launching a game ball from an upper side position of the game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a ball game machine for launching a game ball in a game area formed on the board surface of the game board from a position on the upper side of the game board, a Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-58 is disclosed. −
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 163388, a launching device is provided at a position on the upper side of the game board (on the left side toward the left), and a game ball stored in a hitting ball supply tray with respect to the launching device is lifted by a sprocket. There is one that is pumped and supplied by sending it in a state of connecting beads in a pipe.

A ball-ball game machine which launches a game ball from the upper side position of these game boards to play a game is installed with a launch rail, etc., as compared with a ball-ball game machine having a launcher near a handle below the game machine. The size of the game board, especially the size in the vertical direction, can be increased because it is not restricted by the above, and in recent years it has been possible to increase the size of the liquid crystal panel, which is a variable display device provided at almost the center of the game board. Therefore, it becomes possible to eliminate the restriction on the game board formation due to the increase in the size of the liquid crystal panel, and therefore its usefulness is increasing.

[0004]

However, in the ball game machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-163388, the game balls stored in the hitting ball supply tray are located on the upper side of the game board. Since the hoisting device for supplying to the launching device provided in the above-mentioned one sends out the game balls with the sprocket into the hoisting pipe in a state of being connected in a string, the player's possession in the hoisting pipe and inside the sprocket is Many game balls will be accumulated, and at the end of the game, etc., it is necessary to return the game balls retained in the pumping pipe and the sprocket to the player. Therefore, these game balls retained in the pumping pipe and the sprocket are retained. It becomes necessary to provide a mechanism for returning, which complicates the mechanism of the gaming machine,
There was a problem that the cost would be high.

Therefore, the present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for returning the game balls staying in the pumping path, and the cost increase due to the complexity of the mechanism. The purpose is to provide a ball game machine that can be suppressed.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the ball game machine of the present invention is provided on the upper side position of the ball game machine and is formed on the board surface of the game board. A launching device for launching a game ball into the area, a ball hitting tray provided at a lower position of the ball game machine, for storing the game ball for use in the game, and a hit ball feeding tray The game ball is provided with a pumping means for interlocking with the launch of the game ball in the launching device and for lifting and supplying the game ball in a single state without being pushed up by the following game ball. Is characterized by. According to this feature, the game ball that is intermittently supplied in association with the launch of the game ball in the launching device is fed to the launching device without being pushed up by the succeeding game ball, in a single state. Therefore, since the game ball staying inside the lifting means can be minimized like the current ball game machine, for returning the game ball staying inside the lifting means Since it is not necessary to provide a mechanism, it is possible to suppress an increase in cost due to the complicated mechanism.

In the ball game machine of the present invention, it is preferable that the lifting means is provided inside a glass door frame provided so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the game board. By doing this, the lifting means can be installed without being restricted by the flow path members and the like arranged and formed on the back surface side of the game board,
It is possible to quickly and simply carry out the handling and maintenance of the trouble of the lifting means by opening the glass door frame.

In the ball game machine of the present invention, the lifting means is
A hoisting path for hoisting the game ball in a single state, and a hoisting ball supply unit for intermittently supplying the game ball to the hoisting path in association with the launch of the game ball in the launching device, It is preferable that the power of the lifting path and the power of the lifting ball supply section are supplied from the same power source. With this configuration, the number of power sources is reduced, so that the cost can be reduced, and the synchronous control of the hoisting path and the hoisting ball supply section can be easily and reliably performed.

In the ball game machine of the present invention, it is preferable that at least a drive motor for supplying power of the lift path is provided at a lower end portion of the lift path. If you do this,
It is possible to simplify the discharge mechanism and connection form of the game balls from the hoisting route to the launching device.

The ball-and-ball game machine of the present invention is a ball-pulling-out means for guiding a game ball supplied to the above-mentioned ball-and-ball supply section to a surplus ball tray provided at a lower position of the ball-and-ball game machine. It is preferable to provide it at a position closest to the supply unit. In this way, the number of game balls that stay in the lifted ball supply unit and are not removed can be reduced as much as possible.

In the ball game machine according to the present invention, the hoisting path has a screw member rotatably rotatably supported on the outer periphery of the screw member, and the spiral protrusion of the screw member. Is preferably configured so as to be exposed so as to engage with the game balls to be pumped. If you do this,
By using the lifting mechanism with a screw member, not only the space occupied by the lifting path can be made relatively small, but also the structure is simple and errors due to malfunctions or ball catching are less likely to occur.

In the ball-ball game machine of the present invention, it is preferable that the spiral convex portion of the screw member is formed of an antistatic resin. By doing so, it is possible to significantly reduce the generation of static electricity due to friction between the screw member and the game ball at the time of lifting.

In the ball game machine of the present invention, it is preferable that the case member forming the hoisting passage is a transparent member. By doing so, the condition inside the pumping path can be easily confirmed visually.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Example) Pachinko machine 2 which is a ball game machine of this example
Are used side by side with a card unit 3 which is a gaming device arranged one-to-one at a side position of the pachinko machine 2 and are arranged in parallel on the front and rear surfaces of a game island (not shown).

Inside the gaming island where the pachinko machine 2 and the card unit 3 are arranged in parallel, each of the pachinko machines 2
Supply gutters for supplying pachinko balls to each pachinko machine 2
Is provided with a pumping device and the like (not shown) for collecting and discharging the discharged pachinko balls to the supply gutter, and at the center of the height direction, each card unit 3 is provided.
A banknote transport path (not shown) capable of transporting the banknotes discharged from the banknote to a collection box (not shown) provided at an island edge in a predetermined direction.
Similarly, there is provided a mixing conveyance path (not shown) capable of mixing and conveying the coins and the prepaid card discharged from each of the card units 3 into the collection box at the island end in the predetermined direction.

Pachinko machine 2 which is the ball game machine of this embodiment
Referring to FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 2 has a glass door frame 202 formed in a frame shape as shown in FIG. 1, and a lent ball is provided on a lower surface of the glass door frame 202. In addition, there is a hit ball supply plate 203 for storing the paid prize balls. At a predetermined position on the upper surface of the hit ball supply plate 203,
The operation unit 14 shown in FIG. 4 is provided, and a surplus ball receiving tray 204 for storing prize balls overflowing from the hitting ball supply plate 203 and a hitting ball operation handle for firing the hitting ball (hereinafter, An operation knob) 205 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation section 14 has
A frequency display section 17 for displaying a frequency, which is a game value, read from a prepaid card, which is a recording medium for game, inserted into a card insertion slot 314, which will be described later, provided in the card unit 3 by a player, and a game. Or a lending for lending a predetermined number of pachinko balls when the number of balls in the hitting ball supply plate 203 is reduced or lost and the remaining number is present in the frequency display section 17. A button 16 and a return button 15 that is pressed when the game is finished to record a new remaining number on the prepaid card inserted in the card unit 3 and return it are provided. These units are mounted on the operation board 18 provided inside the operation unit 14.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a game board 206 is detachably attached to the inside of the glass door frame 202, and at the upper left side position toward the game board 206, A launching device 500 for launching a pachinko ball toward the game board 206, and the hitting ball supply tray 20.
3 is provided with a hoisting unit 400 for intermittently hoisting the pachinko balls stored in 3 into the launching device 500, and the pachinko balls stored in the batting ball supply plate 203 are Lifting unit 4 below
00 is supplied to the lifting unit 400 through a guide slant gutter 283 provided so as to incline toward the lower end position of 00.
The game area 2 formed on the front surface of the game board 206 by being pumped and supplied to the launcher 500 by the lifting unit 400.
It is launched in 07.

Also, at the lateral position of the hoisting path 402 which constitutes the hoisting unit 400, the launching device 500 has been launched, but the launching momentum is weak, so the game area 2
A foul-sphere flow path 295 is provided for flowing down a foul-ball that has not reached 07, and a foul-ball inlet 288 connected to a prize-ball passage 273, which will be described later, is provided at the lower end of the foul-sphere flow path 295. The foul sphere is provided with the foul sphere flow path 295 and the foul sphere inflow port 2
88, and is returned to the hit ball supply tray 203 or the surplus ball tray 204 through the prize ball passage 273.

In addition, the guide slant gutter 28 which is located in the immediate vicinity of the lower unit 401 which serves as a lifting ball supply section for supplying pachinko balls to the lifting path 402 which constitutes the lifting unit 400.
At the terminal end of 3, the guide slant gutter 283 and the pachinko balls existing in the hitting ball supply plate 203 are connected to the surplus ball receiving plate 2
A waiting ball returning unit 285 for making the ball flow down to 04 is provided, and as shown in FIG. 1, a returning ball provided at a lower left position of the hit ball supply tray 203 at a position corresponding to the waiting ball returning unit 285. By operating the operation button 296, a shutter (not shown) provided in the standby ball returning unit 285
The pachinko ball is made to flow down to the surplus ball tray 204 through the surplus ball passage 271 described later from the communication port 298 provided below the standby ball returning section 285.

Here, the lifting unit 4 used in this embodiment
00 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 12, the lifting unit 400 mainly includes a lifting path formed of a lifting path case 402 that houses a lifting screw 403 for lifting a single pachinko ball inside, and a lifting path. A drive motor 410 that is provided at a lower position of the feeding path and drives the lifting screw 403,
The lower unit 401 has a ball supply sprocket 413 for supplying pachinko balls to the lifting screw 403.

The lower unit 401 is connected to the end of the guide slant gutter 283 and has a disc-shaped ball supply sprocket 413 for supplying the pachinko ball that has flowed down the guide slant gutter 283 into the pumping path. Is provided coaxially with a passive gear 412 that meshes with a drive gear 411 driven by the drive motor 410, and is provided on the outer periphery of the ball supply sprocket 413 at a position facing each other by 180 degrees. Semicircular sphere accommodating portion 414 capable of accommodating a pachinko ball
Is provided.

As described above, the provision of the sphere supply sprocket 413 to supply the lifting balls into the inside of the lifting passage allows the lifting balls supplied into the inside of these lifting passages to receive the ball pressure due to the succeeding lifting balls. However, it is preferable because the pumping can be carried out stably by eliminating the adverse effect of these ball pressures on the pumping. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration does not have these ball supply sprockets 413. Also good.

The gear ratio between the passive gear 412 and the drive gear 411 is lifted by the lift screw 403 which is rotated coaxially with the drive gear 411, and the lifted ball is lifted to a substantially intermediate position in the lift path. When the pachinko ball is lifted to an intermediate position in the lifting path, that is, the gear ratio is set such that the passive gear 412 makes a half turn at the number of rotations (three rotations in this embodiment). Every time a pachinko ball that has already been pumped to the intermediate position is supplied to the launching device 500, one pachinko ball is supplied to the lifting screw 403, and in the lifting path, The supply of pachinko spheres is controlled so that there are at most two spheres.

As shown in FIG. 12 (b), the hoisting path through which the pachinko balls are intermittently supplied by these ball supply sprockets 413 is, as shown in FIG. The lifting screw 403 includes a screw housing portion 405 in which the lifting screw 403 is inserted and arranged.
The outer periphery 403a of the spiral projecting portion of the No. 03 is the ball passage portion 40.
4, which is axially supported so as to be exposed at 4, and is located between the ball passage portion 404 and the screw accommodating portion 405 along the outer circumference of the lifting screw 403 at a portion on the rotation direction side of the lifting screw 403. As described above, the step portion 406 is formed, and the pachinko ball supplied by the ball supply sprocket 413 is sandwiched between the inner wall of the ball passage portion 404 connected to the step portion 406 and the outer circumference 403a of the lifting screw 403. Then, as the lifting screw 403 rotates, it is lifted up inside the ball passage portion 404.

The hoistway case 402 is made of a transparent resin (acrylic resin). Using such a transparent resin means that the inside of the ball passage portion 404 and the screw accommodating portion 405 are used. The state is preferable because it can be easily confirmed without visually disassembling, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these feeding case 4
02 may be formed of an opaque resin or metal.

Further, the lifting passage case 402 of this embodiment.
Has a tubular structure without an opening mechanism, but the present invention is not limited to this, and an opening mechanism is provided in each of these hoisting passage cases 402 so that the hoisting passage case 402 can have the same structure.
It may be possible to easily remove and clean foreign matter inside.

The spiral protrusion of the lifting screw 403 used in this embodiment is made of conductive polypropylene resin having low friction and excellent antistatic ability. In the lifting of the pachinko balls, static electricity is prevented from being generated by the sliding of the pachinko balls and the lifting screw 403, and the lifting screw 403 is appropriately grounded, so that the pachinko balls are already grounded. Even if the sphere is charged, it is preferable because the charge of the pachinko sphere can be removed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these lifting screws 403 have excellent conductivity. It may be formed of a metal or a normal resin having no antistatic ability.

Further, in this embodiment, as described above, both the lifting screw 403 and the ball supply sprocket 413 are driven by the drive motor 410 which is the same drive source. Since the number of power sources can be reduced as compared with the case where a drive motor is individually provided, the cost can be suppressed and the synchronization (interlocking) of the lifting screw 403 and the ball supply sprocket 413 can be as described above. It is preferable because it can be easily and reliably performed by mechanically adjusting the gear ratio etc.
The present invention is not limited to this, and each power source may be an individual drive motor.

The operation of the drive motor 410 is interlocked with the launch of the pachinko ball from the launching device 500 by the launch / eject control board 291 and the ball supply port 415 formed at the upper end of the ball passage portion 404. The pachinko balls that have been pumped from are controlled so as to be supplied to the launching device 500.

Next, the launcher 500 used in this embodiment is used.
12 to 14, a ball lift arm 502 and a launch arm 503 pivotally supported by a common swing shaft are provided inside the outer case 510 of the launch device 500. There is.

One ends of the ball lift arm 502 and the firing arm 503 are rotatably driven by a cam drive motor 511 fixed to the upper back surface of the firing device 500.
Sliding contact with 01 allows the ball lift arm 502 and the launch arm 503 to individually swing with the rotation of the cam 501, and the ball lift arm 502 and the launch arm 503 are separated from each other. A firing rail 508 is arranged below the firing device 500 so as to be circumscribed by the swinging arcs of the lift arm 502 and the firing arm 503.
It is urged by a lift spring 506 and a firing spring 504 which are stretched so as to be substantially parallel to each other.

The other end of the firing spring 504, which is not connected to the firing arm 503, is connected to a slide piece 505 slidable in the tension direction of the firing spring 504. Is slid by a firing strength adjusting motor 512 fixed to the back surface of the launching device 500, whereby the biasing force of the launching arm 503 is adjusted, and the launching strength of the pachinko ball shot by the launching arm 503 is adjusted. It is possible to adjust the launch intensity by the ball hitting handle 2
This is performed by the operation of the firing intensity adjusting motor 512 being controlled by the launch and delivery control board 291 based on the operation of 05.

Further, at the lower inclined end position of the launch rail 508, an inflow port 294 to the foul ball passage 295 is formed.
Is provided with a foul ball passage valve 507 that opens and closes in accordance with the swing of the ball lift arm 502. The foul ball passage valve 507 is opened by a spring (not shown) so as not to close the inflow port 294. Is urged to become.

In the firing operation of the firing apparatus 500, as shown in FIG. 13 (a), the rotation of the cam 501 causes both of the ball lift arm 502 and the firing arm 503 to move the lift spring 506 and the lift spring 506. It is swung to the position of the lower corner of the launching device 500 against the biasing force of the launching spring 504, and in this state, the drive motor 410 of the lifting unit 400 is driven to drive the ball supply port. The pachinko balls pumped from 415 are supplied to the launcher 500.

As shown in FIG. 13 (b), the pachinko ball supplied to the launching device 500 is such that only the ball lift arm 502 starts swinging with the rotation of the cam 501. The ball lift arm 502 guides the launch rail 508 to a predetermined launch position. During this guidance, the foul ball passage valve 507 is brought into sliding contact with the lower end of the ball lift arm 502 as the ball lift arm 502 swings, so that the inflow port 294 is closed.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13C, the pachinko ball guided to a predetermined firing position on the firing rail 508 is subjected to a force against the firing spring 504 as the cam 501 rotates. By being released, the launch arm 503 swings in the direction of the arrow in the drawing with a force proportional to the biasing force of the launch spring 504, and the game is run to the game area 207 through the launch path 509 on the launch rail 508. Be hammered out.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the pachinko ball whose launch momentum is weak and has not reached the game area 207 is inclined downward on the launch rail 508 as shown in FIG. 14 (b). The ball lift arm 502 and the launch arm 503 both resist the springs 504 and 506 as shown in FIG. 14C as the cam 501 rotates after the launch. And start swinging,
The foul ball passage valve 507, which has been configured to block the inflow port 294 of the foul ball passage 295 by slidingly contacting the lower end of the ball lift arm 502, is shown in FIG. By returning to the standing state by the spring, the inlet 294 is opened and the foul ball flowing down on the firing rail 508 flows into the foul ball flow passage 295. It is possible to prevent the foul ball flowing down on 508 from colliding with the lifting ball supplied to the ball supply port 415.

Next, the game area 207 formed on the front surface of the game board 206 will be described. Near the center of the game area 207, as shown in FIG. 3, plural kinds of identification information called "special symbols" A variable display device 208 including a variable display unit 209 for variably displaying and a variable display 210 that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information called “ordinary symbols” is provided. In the present embodiment, the variable display section 209 is formed of an LCD display (liquid crystal display) so that the special symbol can be variably displayed. Specifically, in the display area of the variable display unit 209, three variable display areas are formed on the display in a manner arranged in the horizontal direction, and in these areas, "left symbol", "middle symbol", "right symbol" The three special symbols can be individually and variably displayed.

The variable display 210 is composed of 7-segment LEDs and has one symbol display area. The special symbol displayed on the variable display unit 209 is variably started based on the ball hitting the starting winning opening 214 as described later. On the other hand, the normal symbol displayed on the variable display unit 210 is variably started based on the hitting ball passing through the passage gate 211 as described later.

At the lower part of the variable display section 209, a start winning prize memory display 218 having four display sections (LEDs) for storing and displaying the number of starting prize winning balls won at the starting winning hole 214.
Is provided. In this embodiment, with four as the upper limit,
Each time the winning a prize is stored, the starting award memory display 218
One additional LED lights up. Then, each time the variable display of the special symbol is started in the variable display portion 209,
One LED goes out.

On the side of the variable display device 208, a passage gate 211 for guiding a hit ball is provided. Transit gate 21
1 has a gate switch 212 for detecting a ball hitting the passage gate 211.

A movable piece 215 is attached to the start winning port 214.
Is provided and is opened by the solenoid 216, and the starting winning ball that entered the starting winning port 214 is guided to the back surface of the game board 206 and detected by the starting switch 217.

A variable winning ball device 219 having an opening / closing plate 220 is attached below the starting winning port 214. When the game state becomes a big hit state (specific game state), the opening / closing plate 220 is opened by the solenoid 221 and the big winning opening of the variable winning ball device 219 is opened. Among the balls that have entered the special winning opening, the winning balls that have entered the specific winning area (V pocket) are detected by the V count switch 222. On the other hand, the winning switch that has won the regular winning area other than the specific winning area in the special winning opening is detected by the count switch 223.

The game board 206 has a plurality of winning openings 224a.
~ D are provided. Around the left and right of the game area 207, decoration lamps 225 that are lit and displayed during the game are provided, and at the bottom, an outlet 226 for collecting hit balls that have not won is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a sound effect is emitted to the upper left and right outside the game area 207.
Two speakers 227 are provided, and game effect LEDs 228a and game effect lamps 228b and 228c are provided on the outer periphery of the game area 207.

In this embodiment, one speaker 2 is used.
In the vicinity of 27, a prize ball lamp 251 that lights up when the prize ball is paid out
Is provided, and in the vicinity of the other speaker 227, an out-of-ball lamp 252 that is turned on when the replenishing ball runs out is provided.

The ball hit from the launching device 500 by the operation of the hit ball operating knob 205 enters the game area 207 and flows down the game area 207. When the hit ball is detected by the gate switch 212 through the passage gate 211, the normal symbol that is stopped and displayed on the variable display 210 starts variable. If the ball hits the passage gate 211 while the variable display 210 is displaying the variable, the passing is stored, and the variable display 210 is stopped and it becomes possible to start the fluctuation again. The variable display 210 is subjected to variable display control by subtracting "1" from the memory. The upper limit of this passing memory is set to "4", for example, and the number of passing memories at the present time is displayed by a passing memory display (not shown).

In addition, the ball hits the start winning port 214,
When it is detected by the starting winning opening switch 217, if the fluctuation of the special symbol can be started, the special symbol displayed on the variable display unit 209 starts scrolling. For example, if it is not in a state where the variation of the special symbol can be immediately started due to the reason that the variable display has already been started and the special symbol is changing, the start winning memory is increased by one.

When the display result after the variable display operation of the variable display 210 becomes a predetermined specific display result (for example, 7), the movable piece 2 provided at the start winning port 214.
15 is opened for a predetermined time, the pachinko ball is the starting winning opening 2
This is an advantageous state for the player who can easily win the 14th prize.

When a pachinko ball enters the starting winning opening 214 and is detected by the starting winning opening switch 217, if the variation of the special symbol can be started, the variable display device 20
In the variable display portion 209 of 8, all special symbols start variable display (variable display). Then, after that, the left, middle, and right special symbols are stopped, and when the stop display result becomes a predetermined specific display mode (for example, 777), a specific game state (big hit state) occurs. A specific display mode in which such a big hit state occurs is called a big hit symbol, and in this example, a plurality of types are predetermined. When such a big hit state occurs, the variable winning ball device 21
The first opening and closing plate 220 of 9 is opened, which is advantageous for the player.
It becomes the state of. The first state is the lapse of a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 1
(0) winning, whichever comes first, is satisfied, and then the second state is disadvantageous to the player. Variable winning ball device 21 in the first state
When a ball hitting into the special winning opening of 9 wins in the specific winning area (V pocket) and is detected by the V count switch 222, the opening / closing plate 2 waits for the end of the first state at that time.
20 is opened and becomes the first state again. The repeat continuation control in the first state can be executed up to 15 times in this embodiment. The period in which the state is the first state in which the process can be executed up to 15 times is referred to as a repeat continuation control round. In this example, the repetition continuation control can be repeatedly executed from the first round to a maximum of the fifteenth round.

In addition, the variable display section 2 of the variable display device 208.
When the special symbols on the left, middle, and right that are variably displayed at 09 are stopped and displayed with a combination of big hit symbols that match the same symbol type, a big hit occurs as described above, but the big hit symbol is a plurality of big hits. In the case of a jackpot pattern of a predetermined type among the symbols (a symbol in a special display mode), the probability variation state in which the jackpot is highly likely to occur compared to the normal gaming state has changed (hereinafter, the probability variation state also Say). The jackpot pattern in a special display mode that triggers the occurrence of such a probability variation state is called a probability variation pattern. Hereinafter, the jackpot generated by the probability variation pattern is referred to as a probability variation big hit, and is distinguished from the normal jackpot which is a big hit generated by a jackpot pattern (non-probability variation pattern) other than the probability variation pattern.

Once the probability variation big hit occurs once during the normal game state, the probability variation state is, for example, until at least a predetermined number of probability variation continuation times (for example, once or twice). It is continuously controlled in a stochastic state. If a probability variation big hit occurs during the probability variation state, the probability variation continuation number is newly counted after the probability variation big hit, and then the probability variation state continues until at least the probability variation continuation number of big hits occurs. Then, when the big hit that has reached the probability variation continuation number is due to the non-probability variation symbol other than the probability variation symbol, the normal game state in which the probability variation does not occur is returned.

In the variable display section 209 of the variable display device 208, a reach state may occur. here,
The “reach state” is a specific display mode even when the variable display unit 209 of the variable display device 208 is variably started and then the display control progresses to the stage before the display result is derived and displayed. The display mode does not deviate from the display condition. In other words, the reach means the variable display device 2
The display state for making the player think that the variable display mode in which the combination of the specific display modes is easily displayed is displayed when the display result of 08 is not derived and displayed.
Then, for example, the reach display state includes a state in which the variable display is performed by the plurality of variable display units 209 while maintaining the state in which the combination of the specific display modes is complete. Furthermore, some of the reach, when it appears, is more likely to cause a big hit than the normal reach (normal reach). Such a specific reach is called super reach.

The reach state means the variable display device 20.
8 is a display state at the time when the display control of 8 has progressed to the stage before the display result is derived and displayed, and the plurality of variable display areas 209 determined before the display result is derived and displayed. It also refers to the display state when at least a part of the display result of <1> satisfies the condition of the specific display mode.

Next, the structure of the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 will be described with reference to FIG. A mechanism plate 236 is provided on the back side of the game board 206 of the pachinko machine 2, and the mechanism plate 236 has a display control board 280 for controlling the display of the variable display unit 209 and the like. Unit 22
9. Game control board 23 covered with game control board box 232 and equipped with a game control microcomputer, etc.
1. A prize ball control board 237 on which a payout control microcomputer for controlling payout of pachinko balls is mounted is installed. Further, at a corner position on the right side of the upper position of the mechanism plate 236, a launch / eject control board 291 equipped with a microcomputer or the like for controlling the operation of the launch unit 400 and the launch device 500, and a game effect LED.
A lamp control board 235 for sending a signal to the game effect lamps 228b, 228c, and a voice control board 270 on which a microcomputer for performing voice control output from the speaker 227 and the like are mounted are provided.

Numeral 290 in FIG. 2 is provided in the flow-down path to the surplus ball receiving tray 204, and the surplus ball receiving tray 20 is provided.
4 full tank switch 213 for detecting full tank 4,
From various switches such as a ball break switch 233 provided at an upstream portion of the ball payout device 297 for detecting a ball break, a count switch 223, a V count switch 222, a prize ball count switch 248a, and a loan ball count switch 248b. It is a frame switch relay board for relaying the signal of the above to the game control board 231.

A ball tank 23 is provided above the mechanism plate 236.
8 is provided, and a pachinko ball is supplied to the ball tank 238 from a supply pipe (not shown) led out from the supply gutter of the game island. The pachinko balls in the ball tank 238 are guided gutters 2.
It is supplied to the ball payout device 297 through 39.

At the downstream end portion of the guide gutter 239, two ball supply passages 245 are continuously provided via a curve gutter 243 and a ball supply gutter 244, and the ball supply passage 2 is provided.
The lower end portion of 45 is connected to a payout device 297 that pays out prize balls and ball rental balls provided by the occurrence of a prize, and the pachinko ball flowing down the guide trough 239 supports the mounting boss as a fulcrum. As a ball leveling member 249 that is hung so as to swing freely, the balls that flow down in two steps in the upper and lower directions are brought to one step by the action of the weight embedded by the ball leveling member 249 and guided. After being divided into two lines by the gutter 239, the downward direction is changed from the left-right direction to the downward direction by the curve gutter 243 and is supplied to the dispensing device 297 via the ball supply gutter 244 and the ball supply passage 245. ing.

Further, in the path of the ball supply passage 245, a ball break switch 233 is provided corresponding to each row, and the ball break switch 233 indicates the number of balls to be lended at one time in the payout device 297. 25 pachinko balls are ball supply passages 24
Whether or not it is prepared within 5 is detected.

A ball vent valve 247 is provided at the bent portion of the curve gutter 243, and an operating lever (not shown) for operating the ball vent valve 247 is operated from the front side of the pachinko machine 2. , The ball standing by in the guide trough 239 and the ball tank 238 upstream of the bent portion is provided with a ball removal passage 24 provided substantially parallel to the ball supply passage 245.
It is discharged to the above-mentioned out-ball tank of the game island via 6.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the dispensing device 297 is provided with sprockets 606 for ball cutting corresponding to each line of the ball supply passage 245. Three cutouts (see FIG. 11) are formed on the outer circumference of the sprocket 606. When the sprocket 606 is rotated by the driving of the payout motor 601, the pachinko balls that have entered the cutouts move downward one by one. It is supposed to be discharged. In addition, the sprocket 60 corresponding to each article
6 is arranged so that the positions of the notches are displaced from each other,
Pachinko balls are alternately ejected by synchronously rotating both sprockets 606.

Below the sprockets 606, a prize ball count switch 248a and a loan ball count switch 248b for detecting passage of a pachinko ball paid out from the payout device 297 are paid out for prize balls. The pachinko ball and the pachinko ball paid out for lending are detected independently, and the prize ball count switch 248a and the lending ball count switch 248 are detected.
At the upstream position of b, the descending path of the pachinko ball that is swung by the excitation or cancellation of the distribution solenoid 602 and discharged by the rotation of the sprocket 606 is the detection path of the prize ball count switch 248a or the rental ball count. A flow path switching valve 607 for switching to either one of the detection paths on the switch 248b side is provided.

In this payout device 297, when the prize balls are paid out, the flow path switching valve 607 is set to the state shown in FIG. 11A so that the pachinko balls discharged by the rotation of the sprocket 606 are the prize ball count switches 248a. After being detected at, the ball is discharged to the prize ball passage 273.
Further, when the ball lending is paid out, the flow passage switching valve 607 swings due to the excitation of the distribution solenoid 602, and the state shown in FIG. 11B is reached, and the pachinko ball discharged by the rotation of the sprocket 606 is the lending ball. Count switch 248b
After being detected at, the ball is discharged to the prize ball passage 273.

Further, an upper plate communication port 274 communicating with the hit ball supply plate 203 of the glass door frame 202 is provided at the downstream position of the prize ball passage 273, and the pachinko ball paid out from the payout device 297 is a prize. Ball passage 273 and upper plate communication port 2
The ball is discharged to the ball hitting supply plate 203 through 74 and stored. Further, on the side of the upper plate communication port 274, a surplus ball passage 27 whose lowermost end communicates with a surplus ball receiving plate 204 provided below the glass door frame 202.
1, the pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball supply plate 203 are full, so that the upper plate communication port 274 is connected.
The pachinko ball overflowing from the bottom flows down through the surplus ball passage 271 and into the surplus ball receiving tray 204. Further, in the present embodiment, a foul ball inflow port 288 into which a ball flowing down the foul ball flow channel 295 flows is provided in the path of the prize ball passage 273, and the foul ball inflow port 288 flows in. The pachinko ball that has been returned is returned to the hitting ball supply plate 203 from the upper plate communication port 274, or when the hitting ball supply plate 203 is full, like the pachinko ball paid out from the payout device 297. Is flown down through the surplus ball passage 271 to the surplus ball receiving tray 204 and returned to the surplus ball receiving tray 204.

In the route of this surplus sphere passage 271, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a full tank switch 213 is provided for detecting that the pachinko balls flowing down to the surplus ball tray 204 are full in the surplus ball tray 204, and these full tank switches 213 are turned on. In this case, the driving of the payout motor 601 of the ball payout device 297 is stopped, and the payout operation of the prize balls and the rental balls is disabled.

The driving of the cam driving motor 511 of the launching device 500 and the driving motor 410 of the lifting unit 400 may be stopped if necessary. In the full tank switch 213, the upper end of the full tank switch 213 is pivotally supported by a shaft protrusion, and the full tank switch 21 is provided behind a detection lever provided swingably.
The actuator constituting the third position is positioned to detect the swing motion of the detection lever.

In the path of the surplus sphere passage 271, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the guide slant gutter 28 is provided.
3 and a communication port 298 for allowing the standby balls stored in the hit ball supply plate 203 to flow in, and the guide inclined trough 283 and the hit ball supply plate 203 which have flowed into the communication port 298 by operating the return operation button 296. The pachinko balls existing in the above are flowed down and returned to the surplus ball tray 204 through the surplus ball passage 271.

The structure of the mechanism plate 236 on the inner surface side will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 6, the winning ball guiding passage 2 for guiding the winning balls.
An out-ball passage 277 for guiding the out-ball is formed. Above the prize winning ball guide passage 276 is a prize winning ball drop entrance 278, and a prize is collected and released by a prize winning ball guide cover body (not shown) formed so as to cover the back surface of the game board 206. It is designed to accept a ball, and the accepted prize ball is a prize ball guide passage 276.
Is guided toward one side, guided from the communication port 279 formed in the mechanism plate 236 to the back side of the mechanism plate 236, and further joins the communication port 279 and the downstream portion of the ball removal passage 246. It leads to the passage 286. The ball removing passage 246 is bent in an inverted L shape along the outer peripheral edge of the mechanism plate 236 at the upstream position of the joining portion with the joining passage 286, and is formed substantially on the back side of the center of the mechanism plate 236. The merging and discharging passage 287 formed on the right side of the surplus sphere passage 271 is finally joined.

Therefore, the winning ball drop entrance 278 discharged from the game board 206 and passing through the winning ball guide cover body.
The winning ball received from the winning ball is a winning ball guiding passage 276,
The pachinko machine 2 via the communication port 279, the merging passage 286, the most downstream portion of the ball removing passage 246, and the merging discharge passage 287.
It is designed to be guided outside. In addition, in the space between the winning ball dropping inlet 278 and the winning ball guiding passage 276, the winning ball dropping from the winning ball dropping inlet 278 is supported so as to vibrate, and the winning ball guiding passage 27 is provided.
A guide member for aligning the winning balls rolling on 6 in a line is provided.

The out-ball passage 277 is formed below the concave portion 281 formed on the side of the winning ball drop entrance 278 so as to vertically overlap with the winning-ball guiding passage 276, and the mechanism at the lower end of the passage. Communication port 282 for main body of plate 236
Is opened to communicate with the merge and discharge passage 287. In addition, the above-mentioned recess 281 is the game board 20.
It is for accommodating a game board locking lever which is attached to approximately the center of the lower part of the game board storage frame for fixing the lower part of 6 from the back surface.

Then, the outlet 226 of the game board 206
The out ball taken in from is led to an out ball discharge passage (not shown) formed by engraving on the back surface of the game board 206, and the out ball communication formed in the lower plate-shaped portion of the game board storage frame. Out ball passage 2 mentioned above via the mouth
After being guided to 77, it is guided to the outside of the pachinko machine 2 through the communication port 282 and the merge discharge passage 287. That is, in the above-mentioned merge discharge passage 287, the ball removing passage 24
The ball-extracting ball from 6, the out-ball from the out-ball passage 277, and the winning ball from the winning-ball guiding passage 276 are all merged and guided to the outside of the pachinko machine 2, and the merge-discharging passage 2
It is discharged from 87 to the outside of the pachinko machine 2.

A power supply unit box 272 for accommodating a power supply unit substrate for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages is provided inside the merge discharge passage 287 on the left side. A power supply connector to which a power supply line is connected is mounted on the power supply unit board. The power line connected to the power connector is drawn to the lower part of the mechanism plate 236 along a wiring processing groove (not shown) formed on the back surface side of the mechanism plate 236, and each opening provided in the main body of the mechanism plate 236. From the main body to the front side and connected to the power connector. The voltage supplied by the power supply line is a voltage of AC24V, and the plurality of voltages generated by the power supply unit substrate (power generation substrate) are DC30V, DC21V, DC1.
There are four types, 2V and DC5V. (However, AC24V is also supplied to other substrates.)

Further, the power supply unit board backs up (holds) the stored contents of the RAM provided in each board while the driving power is not supplied to each CPU of the game control board 231 and the prize ball control board 237. Therefore, backup power is supplied to each board. It should be noted that the game control board 231 and the prize ball control board 237 are adapted to perform processing for backing up by outputting a power-off signal from the power supply unit board (power generation board).

On the back side of the power supply unit box 272 described above, a game control board box 232 for accommodating the game control board 231 for controlling the game operation is detachably attached. The mounting is performed by the mechanism plate 236.
It is attached to a horizontal projecting plate 284 which is bridged over the lower side of the opening window 240. The horizontal projecting plate 284 is a game control board box 232.
When attached, the back surface of the game control board box 232 is the power supply unit box 272 and the game board 20.
The height of the L-shaped protruding plate is set so as not to abut on the control board box that houses the lamp control board 235 and the voice control board 270 attached to the back side of the L-shaped projecting plate 6. It is almost the same height as.

Here, FIG. 7 shows an example of the circuit configuration of the game control board 231 of the pachinko machine 2 of this embodiment.
The game control board 231 is a basic circuit 253 for controlling the pachinko machine 2 according to a program, and a gate switch 21.
2, start winning opening switch 217, V count switch 2
22, count switch 223, winning ball detection switch 2
99a-d, full tank switch 213 (excess ball tray 204
Switch circuit 258 for giving a signal from the full tank switch 213) for detecting the full tank of the basic circuit 253, the solenoid 216 for opening and closing the movable piece 215, and the opening / closing plate 22.
The solenoid circuit 259 that drives the solenoid 221 that opens and closes 0 according to a command from the basic circuit 253 and the start winning award memory indicator 218 are lit and blinked, and
It includes a lamp / LED circuit 260 for driving the variable display 210 and the decorative lamp 225.

Further, the game control board 231 is the basic circuit 2
According to the data given from 53, big hit information indicating the occurrence of a big hit, start information indicating the number of start winning balls used for the variable display of the variable display device 208, probability variation information indicating that a probability change has occurred, and the like. A first information output circuit 264 for outputting to a management computer or the like is included.

The basic circuit 253 includes a ROM 254 and a RAM.
255, CPU 256, I / O port 257, and
The clock generator 250 is included. The ROM 254 is for storing various information (data) such as a game control program. The RAM 255 is used as a work memory. The CPU 256 performs a control operation such as a game control operation according to various control programs such as a game control program. The I / O port 257 has a plurality of ports provided for input / output of various information such as data and signals. Clock generator 25
0 is an operation clock that is a reference timing when the basic circuit 253 operates.
It is given to each part in.

Further, on the game control board 231, an initial reset circuit 266 for resetting the basic circuit 253 when the power is turned on, a regular reset circuit 265 for periodically resetting the basic circuit 253 after the power is turned on, and a basic Address decode circuit 2 that decodes the address signal provided from circuit 253 and outputs a signal for selecting one of I / O ports 257.
67 are provided.

The basic circuit 253 has the following features when the power is turned on.
Initial reset is performed by the initial reset circuit 266. After the power is turned on, the basic circuit 253 is reset by the regular reset circuit 265 at regular intervals (for example, every 2 ms), and interrupt processing is executed. As a result, each time the interrupt processing is executed, the game control program is executed again from the predetermined position.

The launching device 500 for launching a ball and the lifting unit 400 for feeding the ball to the launching device 500 are
A circuit on the launching / lifting control board 291 controls the launching unit 400 to intermittently pump up a pachinko ball and supply the launching ball to the launching device 500 in synchronization with the launching of the launching device 500. To be done. The launching force of the launching ball by the launching device 500 is controlled by the operation of the launching intensity adjusting motor 512 provided inside the launching device 500 according to the operation amount of the operating knob 205, and the urging force of the launching spring 504. Is adjusted, the operation knob 2
It is adjusted according to the manipulated variable of 05. That is, the circuit on the launch-and-lift control board 291 controls the hit ball to be launched at a speed according to the operation amount of the operation knob 205.

Further, from the game control board 231 to the display control board 280, the variable display section 209 of the variable display device 208 is provided.
Display control command data and an interrupt signal as a strobe signal (hereinafter, also referred to as a display control signal INT) are transmitted as command information relating to the display control. On the display control board 280 side, the display control of the variable display section 209 is performed according to the instruction content of the display control command data CD.

From the game control board 231 to the lamp control board 2
35 includes a game effect LED 228a, a prize ball lamp 251, an out-of-ball lamp 252, and game effect lamps 228a, 228 controlled by a lamp control board 235.
Information such as a lamp control signal is transmitted as command information regarding control of b.

From the game control board 231 to the voice control board 27
To 0, information such as voice control command data as command information relating to voice control of sound effects output from the speaker 227 by the voice control board 270 is transmitted.
In response to the voice control command data, the voice control microcomputer provided in the voice control board 270 performs voice control such as generation of a sound effect from the speaker 227.

Further, the basic circuit 253, the winning ball detection switch 299a ~ d detection signal and the starting winning opening switch 217.
Based on the detection signal of the V count switch 222, the detection signal of the V count switch 222, and the detection signal of the count switch 223, a prize ball signal for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls is output to the prize ball control board 237. The prize ball control board 237 controls the ball payout device 297 based on the outputted prize ball signal to perform control for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls.

Specifically, for the winning balls that have won the special winning opening of the variable winning ball device 219, one winning ball is detected by the count SW and, for example, 15 winning balls are paid out, and the starting winning prize is given. With respect to the winning balls that have won in the mouth 214, for example, five winning balls are paid out when one winning ball is detected by the starting winning hole SW, and the winning balls that have won any of the other winning holes 224a to 224d. About one winning ball detecting SW 299a ~ d provided corresponding to each winning opening
When any one of the above is detected, it is controlled so that, for example, five prize balls are paid out.

In order to control the payout of such two kinds of prize balls, the game control board 231 performs a control operation as follows. When the detection signal from the start winning opening switch 217, the V count switch 222 or the count switch 223 is input, the detection signal is used as the payout amount determination data used when determining the payout amount of the prize ball, and the prize corresponding to the switch. It is temporarily stored internally according to the number of balls paid out. After that, if a detection signal of any of the winning ball detection switches 299a to 299d is input, it is determined whether or not there is a detection signal from the starting winning opening switch 217 before the input by referring to the payout amount determination data. If so, the game control board 231 outputs a prize ball command signal for instructing the prize ball control board 237 to pay out the number of prize balls of "5". When there is a detection signal from the count switch 223 or the V count switch 222,
A prize ball command signal for issuing a payout command for the number of prize balls of "15" is output. On the other hand, when there is a detection signal from any of the winning ball detection switches 299a to 299d, the starting winning opening switch 217 and the count switch 22 are set before that.
When the detection signal is not input from either the 3 or the V count switch 222, the game control board 231 outputs the prize ball command signal for the number of prize balls of “5” to the prize ball control board 237. . In the prize ball control board 237, the payout control microcomputer executes control for paying out the prize balls from the ball payout device 297 based on the prize ball command signal.

Further, when the detection signal from the full tank switch 213 indicates the full tank state, a prize ball prohibition command signal is sent to the prize ball control board 237 according to the situation, and the ball payout device 297 is used. Stop paying out prize balls.

A second information output circuit section 268 is provided on the prize ball control board 237 so that information on the number of payouts of prize balls controlled by the prize ball control board 237 can be output to the outside. It has become.

The prize ball control board 237 is connected to the I / O port 319 provided on the card unit control board (not shown) of the card unit 3 with the connection cable 262 and the connection connector 263 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). And a lending completion signal (EXS) and a pachinko machine ready signal (PRDY), which will be described later, are provided in the card unit 3 and a microprocessing unit (MP) described later.
U) 321 and a card unit ready signal (BRDY) and a lending request completion confirmation signal (BRQ), which will be described later, output from the MPU 321 of the card unit 3 are input. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the operation board 18 is connected to the I / O port 319 of the card unit 3 through the connection cable 262 and the connection connector 2.
A lending input signal, which is output when the lending button 16 is operated and the player lends a ball, and a return button 15 is operated to insert a card described later by the player. A return input signal that is output when the return operation of the prepaid card inserted in the mouth 314 is performed is output to the MPU 321 of the card unit 3, and from the MPU 321 the frequency display unit 17 The frequency signals for performing the display control are input, and the display control of the frequency display unit 17 is performed by the output signal from the MPU 321 of the card unit 3.

Next, the card unit 3 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8. On the front surface of the card unit 3, as shown in FIG. 1, the operation of the card unit 3 is notified by lighting. Operation lamp 301
And an available indicator 302 for displaying whether or not the prepaid card is ready for use, and the card unit 3 in question.
A connection stand direction indicator 303 for displaying which side of the pachinko machine 2 corresponds and a card insertion slot 314 into which a prepaid card can be inserted are provided.

The structure of the card unit 3 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, in addition to the operation lamp 301, the usable indicator 302, and the connecting stand direction indicator 303, the card unit 3 is connected to the card insertion slot 314. The identification information (I), which will be described later, recorded on the prepaid card installed and inserted.
D) and a card reader / writer 317 that reads out a frequency that is a game value and writes a new frequency updated by a game, and stores the frequency that is read and written from the inserted prepaid card, and will be described later. The connection cable 262 is connected to the storage unit 318 that stores a control program or the like in which the control content executed by the MPU 321 is described, and various signals of the prize ball control board 237 and the operation board 18 of the pachinko machine 2 are transmitted. An I / O port 319 for input / output, a communication unit 325 for performing data communication with a management computer (not shown) via a communication cable, and a frequency display unit 17 mounted on these units and the operation board 18. The MPU 321 that performs display control, input detection, and the like are provided, and these respective units are as shown in FIG. It is connected.

As described above, each of the card units 3 is connected to a management computer (not shown), and when the prepaid card is inserted or when the prepaid card is inserted, the storage unit is read. 31
When the frequency stored in 8 is changed, or when the inserted prepaid card is returned or collected, the identification information (ID) (to be described later) recorded in the prepaid card is recorded. ), Frequency data, new changed frequency data, etc. are output to the management computer.

The prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 312 is provided with and recorded with identification information (ID) for identifying each prepaid card.
In the management computer, the IDs of these prepaid cards and the corresponding frequency of the corresponding prepaid card are registered in association with each other, and the prepaid card is used based on the identification information (ID) recorded in the prepaid card. The possible frequency is specified by the management computer, notified to the card unit 3 and stored in the storage unit 318, so that the pachinko machine used for the game of the pachinko machine 2 is based on the stored frequency. It is possible to carry out a lending process for lending balls.

The control status of the lending process will be described with reference to FIG. 9. First, the prize ball control board 23 of the pachinko machine 2 will be described.
When the balls are supplied to the ball tank 238 (see FIG. 2) of the pachinko machine 2 and the pachinko balls can be paid out, the stand-by device 7 enters the standby state, and outputs the PRDY as LOW to the MPU 321 of the card unit 3 ( S1).

When the lending button 16 is operated in the state where PRDY is LOW in this way, the MPU 321 of the card unit 3 LOWs BRDY.
Is output to the prize ball control board 237 (S2), and in this state, the BRQ is further output to the prize ball board 237 as LOW (S3).

Next, when the prize ball control board 237 detects BRQ while detecting BRDY output from the MPU 321, the EXS is set to LO.
It is output to the MPU 321 as W (S4).

MPU 321 which detected the LOW of the EXS
Sets the output of the BRQ to HIGH and sets the HI of the BRQ to
The prize ball control board 237 which has detected GH is the ball payout device 29.
A ball payout signal is output to 7, and based on this, the number of balls corresponding to one time (25 balls in this embodiment) is paid out, and based on the end of the payout, the output of the EXS is HI.
GH (S5).

MPU32 which detected the HIGH of the EXS
1 is subtracted from the frequency read from the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion section 314 of the card unit 3 and stored in the storage section 318, and is displayed on the frequency display section 17. The display is updated by subtracting 1 degree from the frequency (S6).

The MPU 321 uses these (S3)-(S
The control of 6) is repeated for the number of times of lending based on one operation of the lending button 16 (5 in FIG. 9).
After this control, BRDY goes HIGH.
As a result, the lending process is completed (S7).

Thus, the MPU 32 of the card unit 3
Based on the number of times BRQ is output from 1, the award ball substrate 237 is adapted to rent out pachinko balls in a quantity corresponding to one time (25 balls). The player can play a game on the pachinko machine 2 using the balls.

As described above, according to the pachinko machine 2 which is the ball game machine of the present embodiment, the pachinko balls are intermittently supplied to the pumping path in association with the firing of the pachinko balls in the launching device 500. Since the pachinko balls that are to be pachinko balls are hoisted and supplied to the launcher 500 in a single state where the pachinko balls are not in a state of connecting beads, the number of game balls that stay inside the hoisting path is minimized (this embodiment. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a mechanism for returning the pachinko balls staying inside the hoistway, and it is possible to suppress the cost increase due to the provision of these returning mechanisms. it can.

The respective elements in the above embodiment correspond to the present invention as follows. Claim 1 of the present invention
The game board 206 is provided at the upper side position of the ball game machine 2.
A launching device 500 for launching a game ball into a game area 207 formed on the board surface of the board, and a ball supply for storing a game ball for use in a game, which is provided below the ball game machine 2. The plate 203 and the game ball stored in the hit ball supply plate 203 are interlocked with the launch of the game ball in the launching device 500, and the launching device 500 is independently operated without being pushed up by the subsequent game ball. A hoisting means (hoisting unit 400) for hoisting and supplying to

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the hoisting means 400 is provided inside the glass door frame 202 which is openably and closably provided so as to cover the front surface of the game board 206.

The third aspect of the present invention provides the lifting means 400.
Is a hoisting path for hoisting the game ball in a single state, and a hoisting ball supply unit (ball) that intermittently supplies the game ball to the hoisting path in association with the launch of the game ball in the launching device 400. Supply sprocket 413), and the power of the lifting path and the lifting ball supply unit (ball supply sprocket 413) is supplied from the same power source (drive motor 410).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, at least a drive motor 410 for supplying power to the lifting path is provided at the lower end of the lifting path.

[0107] Claim 5 of the present invention relates to the game ball supplied to the lifting ball supply section (ball supply sprocket 413),
Surplus ball saucer 204 provided at the lower position of the ball game machine 2
Ball removal means for guiding to (waiting ball returning section 28
5) is provided at a position closest to the lifting ball supply unit (ball supply sprocket 413).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the hoisting passage has a screw member (hoisting screw 403) rotatably supported by a spiral convex portion on the outer periphery thereof, and the screw member ( It is composed of a lifting passage (ball passage portion 404) in which the spiral convex portion of the lifting screw 403) is exposed so as to engage with a game ball to be fed.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the spiral convex portion of the screw member (lifting screw 403) is formed of an antistatic resin (conductive polypropylene).

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the case member (lifting path case 402) forming the lifting path is a transparent member.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and changes and additions are made within the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that even if there is, it is included in the present invention.

For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pachinko balls are individually pumped by the pumping screw 403 as the pumping means, but the present invention is limited to the pumping unit 400 by these pumping screws 403. However, as these lifting means, those capable of lifting pachinko balls in a single state, such as a linear lifting device,
A lifting device such as a lift lifting device in which a pachinko ball is lifted by sequentially moving the magnetizing position or a holding bucket for holding the pachinko ball is provided on a rotating belt may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, in the launching device 500, the ball lift arm 502 is used to guide the lifted ball to a predetermined launch position, but the present invention is not limited to this. , These ball lift arms 50
The configuration without 2 may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the lifting unit 400, which is the lifting means, is opened so that the lifting unit 400 is exposed by opening the glass door frame 202.
6 is provided on the front side, and by doing so, the lifting means can be installed without being restricted by the mechanism plate 236 or the like which is a flow path member arranged and formed on the back side of the game board 206, It is preferable that the handling and maintenance of the trouble of the lifting means can be carried out quickly and simply by opening the glass door frame 202, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the lifting means can be used as a game. Board 206
It may be arranged and formed on the back surface side.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the game board mounting plate exposed below the game board 206 is provided with the guide slant gutter 283, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, these guide inclined troughs 283 may be formed integrally with the hitting ball supply tray 203 to reduce the cost.

Further, in the above embodiment, the number of pachinko balls existing in the hoisting passage is two, but the present invention is not limited to this, and if a sufficient hoisting speed can be obtained, these may be used. The number of pachinko balls existing in the hoisting path may be one or zero.

[0117]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, the game ball intermittently supplied in conjunction with the launch of the game ball in the launching device,
As it is not pushed up by the succeeding game ball, it will be lifted in a single state and supplied to the launching device, so the game ball staying inside the lifting means is the same as the current ball game machine. Since it is possible to limit the number, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for returning the game balls staying inside the lifting means, and it is possible to suppress the cost increase due to the complexity of the mechanism.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lifting means can be installed without being restricted by the flow path members and the like arranged and formed on the back surface side of the game board, and the malfunction of the lifting means can be prevented. Correspondence and maintenance can be performed quickly and simply by opening the glass door frame.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of power sources, and the synchronous control of the hoisting path and the hoisting ball supply section can be performed easily and surely. it can.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, it is possible to simplify the discharge mechanism and connection form of the game ball from the hoisting route to the launching device.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, it is possible to reduce the number of game balls that are retained in the lifted-ball supply section and are not removed from the ball as much as possible.

(F) According to the invention of claim 6, by using the lifting mechanism by the screw member, not only the space occupied by the lifting path can be made relatively small, but also the structure is simple and the failure occurs. It is also difficult for errors to occur due to ball biting or the like.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, the condition inside the pumping path can be easily confirmed visually.

(H) According to the invention of claim 8, it is possible to significantly reduce the generation of static electricity due to the friction between the screw member and the game ball at the time of lifting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine and a card unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a ball game machine and a card unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the glass door frame is removed in the ball game machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top view of an operation unit of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a pachinko ball flow path by a mechanism plate in the pachinko machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mechanism plate in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a connection state between a pachinko machine and a card unit and a configuration of the card unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an output state of each signal output from the prize ball control board and the card unit of the pachinko machine in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a dispensing device used in the pachinko machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

11 (a) and 11 (b) are explanatory views of a payout situation in the pachinko machine of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 (a) is a detailed side sectional view showing a lifting device and a launching device used in an embodiment of the present invention. (B) is
It is a figure which shows the bb cross section of the lifting device used for the Example of this invention.

13 (a) to 13 (c) are views showing a firing operation of the firing device used in the embodiment of the present invention.

14 (a) to 14 (c) are diagrams showing a situation in which a foul ball is taken in by the launching device used in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Pachinko machine (ball game machine) 3 Card unit 14 Operation section 15 Return button 16 Lend button 17 Frequency display section 18 Operation board 201 Frame base 202 Glass door frame 203 Hitting ball supply tray (upper tray) 204 Excess ball saucer (lower tray) ) 205 ball operation handle (operation knob) 206 game board 207 game area 208 variable display device 209 variable display unit 210 variable display 211 passing gate 212 gate switch 213 full switch 214 starting winning opening 215 movable piece 216 solenoid 217 starting switch 218 Start-up winning prize memory indicator 219 Variable winning ball device 220 Opening / closing plate 221 Solenoid 222 V count switch 223 Count switch 224a Victory port 224b Victory port 224c Victory port 224d Victory port 225 Decorative lamp 226 Out port 227 Speaker 228a Game effect LED 228b Game effect lamp 228c Game effect lamp 229 Variable display control unit 231 Game control board 232 Game control board box 233 Ball out switch 235 Lamp control board 236 Mechanism plate 237 Prize ball control board 238 Ball tank 239 Induction trough 240 Open window 243 Curve gutter 244 Ball supply gutter 245 Ball supply passage 246 Ball removal passage 247 Ball removal valve 248a Prize ball count switch 248b Rental ball count switch 249 Ball leveling member 250 Clock generator 251 Prize ball lamp 252 Ball burnout lamp 253 Basic circuit 254 ROM (read-on memory) 255 RAM (random access memory) 256 CPU (central processing unit) 257 I / O port 258 switch circuit 259 solenoid circuit 260 run LED circuit 262 connection cable 263 connection connector 264 first information output circuit 265 regular reset circuit 266 initial reset circuit 267 address decoding circuit 268 second information output unit 270 voice control board 271 surplus ball passage 272 power supply unit box 273 prize ball passage 274 Upper plate communication port 276 Winning ball guide passage 277 Out ball passage 278 Winning ball drop entrance 279 Communication port 280 Display control board 281 Recess 282 Communication port 283 Guidance inclined trough 284 Horizontal protruding plate 285 Standby ball returning part 286 Confluence path 287 Confluence Discharge passage 288 Foul ball inflow port 290 Frame switch relay substrate 291 Launch / eject control board 292 Lamp module 294 Inlet port 295 Foul ball flow path 296 Return operation button 297 Ball payout device 298 Communication port 299a Winning ball detection switch 2 99b prize-winning ball detection switch 299c prize-winning ball detection switch 299d prize-winning ball detection switch 301 operation lamp 302 usable indicator 303 connection platform direction indicator 314 card insertion port 317 card reader / writer 318 storage unit 319 I / O port 321 microprocessing unit ( MPU) 325 Communication unit 400 Lifting unit 401 Lower unit 401 ′ Base plate 402 Lifting passage case 403 Lifting screw 403a Outer peripheral portion 404 Ball passage portion 405 Screw housing portion 406 Step portion 410 Drive motor 411 Drive gear 412 Passive gear 413 Ball Supply sprocket 414 Sphere accommodating portion 415 Sphere supply port 500 Launching device 501 Cam 502 Ball lifting arm 503 Launching arm 504 Launching spring 505 Slide piece 506 Lifting spring 507 Fur Lu ball passage valve 508 Firing rail 509 Firing path 510 Exterior case 511 Cam drive motor 512 Firing strength adjusting motor

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[Submission date] February 14, 2003 (2003.2.1
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Wherein said lifting sending passage is game ball of a screw member which is rotatably supported with a spiral convex portion on its outer periphery, the spiral protrusion of the screw member is pumped The ball-ball game machine according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the ball-ball game machine is configured to be exposed so as to be engaged with.

Wherein said spiral convex portion of the screw member, ball-shooting game machine according to claim 5, which is formed by antistatic resin.

7. A casing member for forming the lifting sending passage is ball-shooting game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 6 which is a transparent member.

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According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the hoisting passage has a screw member (hoisting screw 403) rotatably supported by a spiral convex portion on the outer periphery thereof, and the screw member ( It is composed of a lifting passage (ball passage portion 404) in which the spiral convex portion of the lifting screw 403) is exposed so as to engage with a game ball to be fed.

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According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the spiral convex portion of the screw member (lifting screw 403) is formed of an antistatic resin (conductive polypropylene).

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According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the case member (lifting path case 402) forming the lifting path is a transparent member.

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(E) According to the invention of claim 5, the use of the screw member for the lifting mechanism not only makes it possible to make the space occupied by the lifting path relatively small, but also simplifies the structure and causes a malfunction. It is also difficult for errors to occur due to ball biting or the like.

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(F) According to the invention of claim 6 , the condition inside the pumping path can be easily confirmed visually.

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(G) According to the invention of claim 7, the generation of static electricity due to friction between the screw member and the game ball at the time of lifting can be significantly reduced.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine is provided at an upper lateral position,
A launching device for launching a game ball into a game area formed on the board surface of the game board, and a hitting ball supply plate for storing the game ball for use in the game, which is provided below the ball game machine. And, the game ball stored in the hit ball supply tray is interlocked with the launch of the game ball in the launching device, and is pumped to the launching device alone without being pushed up by the following game ball. A ball game machine comprising a pumping means for supplying. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the lifting means is provided inside a glass door frame which is openably and closably provided so as to cover the front surface of the game board. 3. The hoisting means is a hoisting path for hoisting the game ball in a single state, and the game ball is intermittently linked to the hoisting path in association with the launch of the game ball in the launching device. The ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a lifting-ball supplying section that supplies the power, and the power of the lifting path and the lifting-ball supplying section is supplied from the same power source. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein a drive motor for supplying power to at least the lifting path is provided at a lower end portion of the lifting path. 5. A ball removing means for guiding a game ball supplied to the lifting ball supply unit to a surplus ball tray provided at a lower position of the ball game machine is provided at a position closest to the lifting ball supply unit. The ball game machine according to claim 3 or 4. 6. The hoisting path has a screw member rotatably supported with a spiral convex portion on the outer periphery thereof, and a game ball to which the spiral convex portion of the screw member is hoisted. The ball-ball game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5, which is configured to include a lifting passage that is exposed so as to engage with. 7. The ball game machine according to claim 6, wherein the spiral convex portion of the screw member is formed of an antistatic resin. 8. The ball game machine according to claim 3, wherein the case member forming the hoisting passage is a transparent member.