JP2004081265A5

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Publication number: JP2004081265A5
Application number: JP2002242972A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2002-08-23
Publication date: 2005-03-17

Description

【００１１】
【課題を解決するための手段】
第１の発明は、遊技球が流下可能な案内通路と、前記案内通路の終端部に臨み、遊技球を外周に嵌入可能な複数の切欠部を等間隔に設けてなるスプロケットと、前記スプロケットを回転させるパルスモータと、前記スプロケットの回転により前記複数の切欠部に嵌入された遊技球を排出流下させる排出通路と、前記スプロケットの回りに形成され、前記案内通路と前記排出通路とを結ぶ搬送路と、前記スプロケットの回転により排出された遊技球を１個宛検出可能な球検出手段と、を具備した球排出装置と、前記球排出装置を駆動して遊技球を所定個数排出制御する排出制御装置と、を備える遊技機において、前記球排出装置は、前記案内通路の終端通路部を、遊技球が前記スプロケットの軸側に向かって進行するように形成し、前記排出通路を、前記スプロケットの第１の切欠部が前記案内通路の終端通路部の遊技球収納位置にあるときに、該第１の切欠部の対称位置にある第２の切欠部が遊技球を当該排出通路に解放する位置となるように形成し、前記第１の切欠部と前記第２の切欠部との間であり、かつ前記搬送路内に臨む切欠部に遊技球を収納させて、該切欠部の遊技球の重みによって前記スプロケットの回転方向に力が働くように構成し、前記排出制御装置は、所定個数の遊技球を排出する場合に前記パルスモータに対して所定の複数のパルス信号を所定回数連続して出力することで前記スプロケットの回転制御を行う回転制御手段を備え、前記回転制御手段は、前記スプロケットを回転状態から停止する場合は、最後の遊技球の排出における複数のパルス信号の出力時間を長くして、スプロケットの回転方向への慣性を抑制してスプロケットを停止状態とし、その後パルスモータを非励磁状態とする。[0011]
[Means for solving problems]
The first invention comprises a guide passage through which a game ball can flow down, a sprocket having a plurality of notches facing the end of the guide passage and allowing the game ball to be fitted on the outer periphery at equal intervals, and the sprocket. A rotating pulse motor, a discharge passage for discharging game balls fitted in the plurality of notches by rotation of the sprocket , and a transport path formed around the sprocket and connecting the guide passage and the discharge passage. And a ball ejection device provided with a ball detecting means capable of detecting one game ball ejected by the rotation of the sprocket, and an ejection control for driving the ball ejection device to control ejection of a predetermined number of game balls. In a game machine including the device, the ball ejection device forms a terminal passage portion of the guide passage so that the game ball advances toward the axis side of the sprocket, and the discharge passage is formed of the sprocket. When the first notch is in the game ball storage position of the terminal passage of the guide passage, the position where the second notch at the symmetrical position of the first notch releases the game ball to the discharge passage. The game ball is stored in the notch between the first notch and the second notch and facing the transport path, so that the game ball can be stored in the notch. The weight is configured to exert a force in the rotation direction of the sprocket, and the discharge control device continuously outputs a predetermined plurality of pulse signals to the pulse motor when discharging a predetermined number of game balls. A rotation control means for controlling the rotation of the sprocket by outputting the sprocket is provided, and the rotation control means increases the output time of a plurality of pulse signals in the final discharge of the game ball when the sprocket is stopped from the rotation state. Then, the inertia of the sprocket in the rotation direction is suppressed to put the sprocket in the stopped state, and then the pulse motor is put into the non-excited state.

【００１３】
【発明の効果】
第１の発明によれば、排出通路を、スプロケットの第１の切欠部が案内通路の終端通路部の遊技球収納位置にあるときに、第１の切欠部の対称位置にある第２の切欠部が遊技球を排出通路に解放する位置となるように形成し、第１の切欠部と第２の切欠部との間であり、かつ搬送路内に臨む切欠部に遊技球を収納させて、該切欠部の遊技球の重みによってスプロケットの回転方向に力が働くように構成し、回転制御手段は、スプロケットを回転状態から停止する場合は、最後の遊技球の排出における複数のパルス信号の出力時間を長くするので、スプロケットを回転状態から停止する場合に、スプロケットは切欠部に嵌入されている遊技球やスプロケット自身の回転慣性に抗して、確実に停止される。したがって、球の高速の払い出しを行えると共に、払い出しを終了するときに、球の過払い出しを生じてしまうことを防止できる。0013
【The invention's effect】
According to the first invention, the discharge passage is provided with a second notch at a symmetrical position of the first notch when the first notch of the sprocket is in the game ball storage position of the terminal passage of the guide passage. The portion is formed so as to be in a position to release the game ball to the discharge passage, and the game ball is stored in the notch portion between the first notch portion and the second notch portion and facing the transport path. The weight of the game ball in the notch is configured to exert a force in the direction of rotation of the sprocket, and the rotation control means, when the sprocket is stopped from the rotating state, has a plurality of pulse signals in the final ejection of the game ball. Since the output time is lengthened, when the sprocket is stopped from the rotating state , the sprocket is surely stopped against the rotational inertia of the game ball inserted in the notch and the sprocket itself. Therefore, it is possible to pay out the ball at high speed, and it is possible to prevent the ball from being overpaid at the end of the payout.

Claims

Guide passage where game ball can flow down,
A sprocket having a plurality of notches at equal intervals facing the end of the guiding passage and in which game balls can be fitted on the outer periphery;
A pulse motor for rotating the sprocket;
A discharge passage for discharging and flowing the gaming balls inserted into the plurality of notches by rotation of the sprocket;
A transport path formed around the sprockets and connecting the guide path and the discharge path;
Ball detecting means capable of detecting one game ball discharged by rotation of the sprocket;
A ball discharge device equipped with
A discharge control device which controls the discharge of a predetermined number of game balls by driving the ball discharge device;
In a gaming machine provided with
The ball discharging device is
The end passage portion of the guide passage is formed such that the gaming ball travels toward the shaft side of the sprocket,
When the first notch of the sprocket is at the gaming ball storage position at the end passage of the guide passage, the second notch at the symmetrical position of the first notch is the game ball. To be positioned to release to the discharge passage,
A game ball is accommodated between the first notch portion and the second notch portion and in the notch portion facing the inside of the transport path, and the weight of the game ball in the notch portion rotates the sprocket in the rotation direction. To make the force work
The discharge control device
In order to discharge a predetermined number of gaming balls, rotation control means is provided to control the rotation of the sprocket by continuously outputting a plurality of predetermined pulse signals to the pulse motor a predetermined number of times,
The rotation control means
When stopping the sprocket from the rotation state, the output time of a plurality of pulse signals at the discharge of the last gaming ball is extended to suppress inertia in the rotation direction of the sprocket and stop the sprocket, and then the pulse motor A game machine characterized by deenergizing.