JP2005065834A - Ball refilling system of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball refilling system of a Pachinko machine surely eliminating ball jamming occurring in a bellows part of the ball refilling system. <P>SOLUTION: This ball refilling system of the Pachinko machine supplying Pachinko balls from a supply passage to a Pachinko machine body is provided with an vibrating means (a vibrating motor 21) vibrating the bellows part (a bellows part 103 in this figure and Fig.2 (not shown)) constituting the ball refilling system of the Pachinko machine and, when jamming the balls in the bellows part, the vibrating means directly vibrates the bellows part to resolve the ball jamming. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine, and more particularly, to a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine that reliably eliminates the clogging that has occurred in the bellows portion of the ball replenishment system.

In a pachinko machine, a prize ball is issued in accordance with a player's winning, so it is necessary to always be able to supply pachinko balls to the pachinko machine.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a conventional ball replenishment system 100 provided in a pachinko machine.
As shown in FIG. 6, the ball replenishment system 100 includes a supply path 101, a bellows 103, a replenishment counter 110, a ball receiving tray 104, and the like.

The supply path 101 is disposed in the upper part of the pachinko machine, and is provided with a supply pipe 102 that projects and supplies the pachinko balls to individual pachinko machine bodies 120.
The supply pipe 102 is configured to send a pachinko ball PB to the ball receiving tray 104 via a bellows (relay pipe) 103 and a supply counter 110 described below. The replenishment counter 110 is small (for example, about 20 cigarette boxes) and is often attached directly above or integrally with the pachinko machine body 120.

  Here, the “distance and head” between the supply pipe 102 and the supply counter 110 varies depending on the building conditions of the pachinko hall. The distance and head have a length and a curve (bend), and the distance and head are different for each pachinko machine body even in the same pachinko hall. Therefore, a bellows 103 for adjusting the distance and head is often provided between the supply path 101 and the supply counter 110.

  As described above, the bellows 103 needs to be adapted to the distance, the length of the head and the curve, and the pachinko balls frequently pass through the inside, so that the strength is high and the pachinko machine in the pachinko hall is installed. A material that can be easily cut and bent is preferred. Since there is such a demand for the bellows 103, a spiral tube is generally used in which a stainless steel wire is closely wound in a cylindrical coil shape to a length of about several tens of centimeters.

  The downstream outlet of the bellows 103 is connected to the inlet of the drop tube 111 of the supply counter 110. The supply counter 110 counts the number of balls while controlling the fall of the pachinko balls PB to be supplied to the pachinko machine body 120 (described later).

Below the replenishment counter 110, a ball tray 104 for receiving the falling balls is arranged, and the pachinko balls PB are replenished from the ball tray 104 to the pachinko machine main body 120 through the supply holes 104a.
An empty tray switch 105 that detects that the pachinko ball PB is empty is disposed on the ball receiving tray 104. The empty plate switch 105 is turned on when an empty plate state is detected, and is turned off when the pachinko ball PB is supplied.

  Here, when the empty pan switch 105 is turned on, it means that “clogged up” has occurred. That is, the empty plate switch 105 is also a “ball jam detection switch”. The reason is that the pachinko balls PB always flow in the supply path 101, and the ball receiving tray 104 is always filled with the pachinko balls PB unless "ball clogging" occurs.

  The replenishment counter 110 is housed in a resin case. Inside the resin case, a drop tube 111 into which a pachinko ball PB falls, a sprocket 112, a solenoid 113, a lever 114, and a fulcrum 115 are arranged. It is installed.

  For example, ten claws 112a project from the outer periphery of the sprocket 112, and the falling pachinko balls PB engage with the claws 112a to rotate the sprocket 112 (when the sprocket is freely rotating). Each time the sprocket 112 rotates, a counter (not shown) detects the number of rotations.

  The solenoid 113 includes a movable iron piece (plunger) 113a. This movable iron piece 113a is driven up and down by a control pulse from a control unit (not shown). When the movable iron piece 113a is in the suction state, the lever 114 rotates clockwise (in FIG. 6) about the fulcrum 115, and the locking state between the claw 112a of the sprocket 112 and the locking claw 114a of the lever 114 is changed. Canceled. This release allows the sprocket 112 to freely rotate. For this reason, if the rotation speed of the sprocket 112 is counted, the pachinko balls PB that have fallen can be counted.

  Incidentally, the configuration of the ball replenishment system system 100 shown in FIG. 6 is a common configuration in each pachinko hall. However, as described above, the bellows 103 has various sizes and degrees of curve depending on the installation state of the pachinko machine main body in each pachinko hall. For this reason, the occurrence of clogging is often the bellows 103.

  When a clogging occurs due to a bellows or the like, the pachinko balls are not supplied, and the player cannot continue the game. In this case, a warning that clogging has occurred is issued. Then, pachinko hall employees can eliminate the clogging by shaking the bellows of the pachinko machine that issued the alarm, so that the game can be resumed.

  However, whenever a clogged ball occurs, employees go to the pachinko machine one by one and the clogging is resolved manually, so it may take some time for the employees to go to the service side. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of safety (for example, crime countermeasures). Moreover, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of suppressing the labor cost of pachinko halls.

As a measure for improving this inconvenience, a technique has been proposed in which a vibration motor or the like is provided to vibrate a ball passage, a supply tank, or a chute in order to prevent clogging.
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the transmission member 1630 is moved up and down by the vibration operation of the vibration motor 1700 as a single vibration source to eliminate clogging at the chute 1510 and the ball passage 1620 is vibrated. In some cases, the supply of a game ball to a desired part inside the gaming machine is performed smoothly (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the figure, PB is a pachinko ball, 1500 is a supply rod (supply path), 1600 is a bellows, and 1610 is a supply tank (supply counter).
JP 2002-219264 A

  However, most of the clogging occurs as shown in FIG. 6 at the bellows arranged so as to be slightly inclined. Therefore, in the conventional clogging elimination technology that vibrates the chute, vibration is indirectly applied to the bellows from the vibration motor 1700, and thus it cannot be said that it is effective as a countermeasure against clogging.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine that reliably eliminates the clogging that has occurred in the bellows portion of the ball replenishment system.

  In order to achieve this object, a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine that supplies a pachinko ball from a supply path to a main body of the pachinko machine. (Vibration bellows 103 in FIGS. 1 and 2) is provided with a vibration means (vibration motor 21 in FIG. 2). When clogging occurs in the bellows part, the vibration means directly vibrates the bellows part. In addition, it is configured to eliminate clogging.

  In this way, even if clogging occurs in the bellows portion (for example, several tens of centimeters), the clogging portion is directly vibrated by the vibration means, so that clogging is reliably eliminated.

  Further, the ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is the ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the first ball clogging detecting means (FIG. 2 and a light passage gap 103a), and when the first clogging detection means detects clogging, the vibration means (vibration motor 21 in FIG. 2) vibrates the bellows part. This is a configuration to be made.

  In this way, since the first clogging detection means is attached to the bellows part, the clogging of the bellows part can be reliably detected, and the vibration means is vibrated reliably by this clogging detection. To eliminate clogging.

  Further, the ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is the ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein a part of the bellows portion is constituted by a pipe material (pipe 106 in FIG. 5), and the first pipe material is used. When the clogging detection means (ball clogging detection unit 10 and light passage gap 103a in FIG. 5) is arranged and the first clogging detection means detects clogging, the vibration means (vibration in FIG. 5) The motor 21) is configured to vibrate the bellows part or the pipe material.

In this way, since the first clogging detection means is attached to the pipe material, it is possible to reliably detect clogging in the inside of the pipe material or in the bellows portion. The vibration means can be vibrated reliably to eliminate clogging.
Even when the bellows portion is formed of a tightly wound coil, a pipe material is provided in the middle thereof, so that the light passage gap 103a can be easily formed in the pipe material.

  In addition, the ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is a ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine according to claim 2 or claim 3, which may be a clogged ball occurring in any part of the ball replenishment system for the pachinko machine. Detectable second clogging detection means (empty plate switch 105 in FIG. 2) is provided, and the first clogging detection means (clogging detection unit 10 and light passage gap 103a in FIG. 2 or FIG. 5) is clogged. Is not detected, the vibration means (vibration motor 21 in FIG. 2 or FIG. 5) is changed to the bellows part or the pipe material (FIG. 5) according to the detection result of the second clogging detection means. The pipe 106) is configured to vibrate.

  In this way, even when the clogging occurs at the location of the first clogging detection means (light passage gap 103a) and the clogging detection by the first clogging detection means becomes impossible, By detecting clogging by the second clogging detection means (empty plate switch 105), the vibration means can be vibrated to eliminate clogging.

  Moreover, the ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is the ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ball replenishing system for the pachinko machine is just before reaching the main body of the pachinko machine. The ball receiving tray (ball receiving tray 104 in FIG. 1) for temporarily storing pachinko balls is provided, and the maximum time from the start of the ball replenishment command until the pachinko balls reach the ball receiving tray is determined in advance. When the time has passed, the vibration means (vibration motor 21 in FIG. 2 or 5) vibrates the bellows part or the pipe material.

  For example, in FIG. 1, the pachinko ball PB flows through the ball supply system BS, reaches the ball receiving tray 104, and the ball constituted by the mechanical device until the empty tray switch 105 is turned off (with a ball). There is a time lag because it flows inside the replenishment system BS. Therefore, after the ball replenishment command is issued, the vibrating means is vibrated with a certain time margin.

  In this way, when the maximum delay due to the time lag of the pachinko balls flowing through the ball replenishment system is exceeded, the vibration means is vibrated, and unnecessary vibration (while the pachinko balls are flowing) It is possible to prevent power consumption due to (vibration) and giving the player an uncomfortable feeling.

  The ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to the present invention is the ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine according to claim 5, wherein the vibration is applied to the bellows part or the pipe material by the vibration means (vibrating motor 21 in FIG. 2 or FIG. 5). The maximum number of times to be added is determined in advance, and a warning is issued when the maximum number of times is exceeded.

  In this way, even when the clogging cannot be eliminated by a single vibration of the vibration means, for example, the clogging can be eliminated by the second vibration. Also, if the number of vibrations is increased too much (for example, 10 times), the player will feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable. Therefore, if the maximum number of times is exceeded, an alarm is sounded and the employee manually To eliminate clogging.

According to the present invention, even if clogging occurs in the bellows portion, the bellows portion is directly vibrated by the vibration means, so that clogging is reliably eliminated.
Further, since the first clogging detection means is attached to the bellows part, the clogging of the bellows part can be reliably detected, and the vibration means is vibrated reliably by this clogging detection, and the clogging is detected. Can be eliminated.

  Further, since the first clogging detection means is attached to the pipe material constituting a part of the bellows part, the clogging of the bellows part can be reliably detected, and the vibration means is detected by detecting this clogging. Can be reliably vibrated to eliminate clogging.

  Further, when a clogging occurs at the location of the first clogging detection means and the clogging detection by the first clogging detection means becomes impossible, the clogging detection by the second clogging detection means is performed. Thus, the vibration means can be vibrated to eliminate clogging.

  Moreover, when the delay due to the time lag of the pachinko balls flowing through the ball replenishment system is exceeded, the vibration means is vibrated, so that it is possible to prevent power consumption due to unnecessary vibrations and an uncomfortable feeling to the player.

  Further, even when the clogging cannot be eliminated by one vibration of the vibration means, for example, the clogging can be eliminated by the second vibration. Also, if the number of vibrations is increased too much, the player may feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable, so if the maximum number of times is exceeded, an alarm is sounded and the employee manually resolves the clogging. .

  The clogging occurred in the bellows was detected, and the detection result was used to vibrate the bellows with a vibration motor directly connected to the bellows to eliminate the clogging.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a clogging detection / removal device in the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a clogging detection / removal device in the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation example 3 in the same embodiment.
In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the already demonstrated part and duplication description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ball replenishment system BS of the present embodiment is formed by externally fitting a clogging detection / removal device DD at a substantially central portion of the bellows 103, and the other parts are conventional examples (FIG. 6). Are identical.
The clogging detection / removal device DD includes a clogging detection unit 10 and a clogging elimination unit 20 as shown in FIG.

In addition, a light passage gap 103a is formed in a part of the bellows 103 (a portion where the clogging detection unit 10 is provided).
The light passage gap 103 a can be formed, for example, by providing a needle-like projection in the ball clogging detection unit 10 and inserting the needle-like projection between the wires of the closely wound coil constituting the bellows 103 to create a gap. is there.

The clogged detector 10 is connected to an empty tray switch 105 that detects the absence of the pachinko ball PB in the ball receiving tray 104 described above.
The clogging detection unit 10 includes a light emitting unit (for example, a light emitting diode) 11 disposed on one side of the light passage gap 103a and a light receiving unit (for example, light receiving transistor) 12 disposed on the other side.

That is, in the state where no clogging occurs in the ball replenishment system BS, the pachinko ball PB always passes through the bellows 103, so that the light from the light emitting unit 11 is blocked by the pachinko ball PB, and the light receiving unit 12 cannot be reached.
However, in a state where clogging has occurred (assuming that clogging has not occurred in the light passage gap 103a), the pachinko ball PB does not exist inside the bellows 103, so light from the light emitting unit 11 Reaches the light receiving unit 12 through the light passage gap 103a.

The clogging detection unit 10 is intended to detect clogging occurring inside the bellows 103, and when a clogging occurs inside the bellows 103, the pachinko ball PB passes near the exit of the bellows 103. Therefore, the clogging detection unit 10 and the light passage gap 103 a can be provided near the exit of the bellows 103.
In addition, when the clogging occurs at the position of the light passage gap 103a, the empty tray switch 105 detects the clogging. Can be detected.

The clogging eliminating portion 20 is formed by closely fixing the side surface portion of the vertically long cylindrical vibration motor 21 along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical bellows 103 in the central axis direction. The vibration motor 21 has an unbalanced weight 21b attached to the tip of the output shaft 21a.
When the clogging detection unit 10 detects a clogged state, a clogging detection signal is transmitted to the clogging elimination unit 20, the vibration motor 21 rotates, and vibration is transmitted to the bellows 103. By this vibration transmission, the bellows 103 is shaken, and the internal clogging is eliminated.

  Further, in a state where the clogging detection unit 10 does not detect clogging (a state where the pachinko ball PB is flowing normally), naturally, the clogging state is not detected, and the vibration motor 21 does not vibrate. .

Next, a specific example of the circuit system of the clogging detection / removal device DD (clogging detection / canceling circuit DDC) will be described with reference to FIG.
When an alternating current (AC) 24V is applied to the terminals Т1 and Т2, the current is rectified by the diode D1 and smoothed by the capacitor C. The smoothed DC voltage is applied to the light emitting unit 11, the light receiving unit 12, and the vibration motor 21.

The light emitting unit 11 includes a light emitting diode LED and a current limiting resistor R1.
The light receiving unit 12 includes a current limiting resistor R2, a light receiving transistor TR1, a voltage generating resistor R3, and a switching transistor ТR2.
The excitation motor 21 is connected in parallel with a diode D2 for absorbing sparks.

  Further, for example, an empty tray switch 105 having a relay make contact (turned on in an empty tray state) is connected to the base of the transistor TR2. Thus, when the make contact of the empty plate switch 105 is turned on, the transistor TR2 is turned on, and the vibration motor 21 can be rotated to generate vibration.

<Operation description 1>
Next, the operation of the clogging detection / elimination circuit DDC will be described.
This operation explanation 1 is a case where the clogging occurrence location is inside the bellows 103 excluding the location of the light passage gap 103a.

  In a state where no clogging occurs (ball flow state), the pachinko ball PB constantly flows inside the bellows 103 as described above, so that the light emitted from the light emitting diode LED reaches the light receiving transistor TR1. do not do. Accordingly, since the light receiving transistor TR1 is not turned on, the vibration motor 21 does not rotate and no vibration is generated.

  In a state where clogging occurs inside the bellows (excluding the light passage gap 103a), the light passage gap 103a is in a state where light can pass through, so that the light emitted from the light emitting diode LED reaches the light receiving transistor TR1. Accordingly, since the light receiving transistor TR1 is turned on, the vibration motor 21 rotates and the vibration motor body vibrates due to the action of the unbalance weight 21b. The vibration of the vibration motor 21 causes the bellows 103 to vibrate, eliminating clogging.

In addition, the pachinko ball PB may bounce inside the bellows 103, and in this case, the light receiving unit 12 may receive light from the light emitting unit 11. As a result, the vibration motor 21 is operated to vibrate the bellows 103 even though no clogging has occurred.
Therefore, in order to eliminate such a malfunction, the clogging detection / removal device DD has a timer (not shown) for measuring time and the time measured by the timer using the timer. It is also possible to provide a motor control unit (not shown) that measures the light reception time and activates the vibration motor 21 when the light reception time has passed a predetermined time.

With such a configuration, even if the light receiving unit 12 receives light because the pachinko ball PB bounces in the bellows 103, the vibration motor 21 does not operate. For this reason, it is possible to avoid a malfunction such that the vibration motor 21 operates when no clogging occurs.
In addition, the predetermined time (threshold value) with which the light reception time is compared by the motor control unit can be set to 0.5 seconds, 1.0 seconds, or the like, for example.

<Description of operation 2>
The operation explanation 2 is a case where clogging occurs at the position of the light passage gap 103a and the light passage gap 103a is blocked by the pachinko ball PB.

  In this case, as described in the prior art, the empty tray switch 105 detects that there is no pachinko ball PB in the ball receiving tray 104 and continues to output a signal indicating that the ball is clogged (signal indicating that it is an empty plate). . For example, an ON signal is output from an empty tray switch 105 having a make contact. The transistor TR2 is turned on by this ON signal, and the vibration motor 21 rotates to transmit the vibration to the bellows 103, so that the pachinko balls PB blocking the light passage gap 103a are eliminated.

<Operation description 3>
The operation explanation 3 is treatment when the pachinko ball PB is not replenished even after a predetermined time has elapsed after the ball replenishment command is issued from the ball receiving tray 105 or the like. That is, there is a time lag (time delay) before the pachinko ball PB flows through the ball replenishment system BS and reaches the ball receiving tray 104 and the empty tray switch 105 is turned off (with a ball). Therefore, after the ball replenishment command is issued, it is necessary to take a certain time allowance and determine whether or not the ball clogging has been resolved.
A flowchart of the treatment is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the empty tray switch 105 detects that the ball receiving tray 104 has run out of balls, a ball supply command (ball supply command signal) is issued to the supply counter 110 (step S1). Then, the solenoid 113 is turned on, the sprocket 112 becomes free to rotate, and ball replenishment is started (step S2).

If the empty tray switch 105 detects that there is a pachinko ball PB on the ball receiving tray 104 (step S3: Yes), it is confirmed that the ball replenishment has started smoothly.
On the other hand, even if there is no ball in the ball receiving tray 104 (step S3: No), if within a predetermined time (for example, within 10 seconds (maximum time)) (step S4: Yes), step S3 Return to.

  In step S4, when the predetermined time has passed (step S4: No), the clogging eliminating unit 20 is vibrated (for example, the vibration time is 5 seconds. These 5 seconds are set in advance. (Step S5). The number of vibration times for 5 seconds is defined in advance and set as a limit number (for example, 3 times (maximum number)). If this limit number is increased too much (for example, 10 times), the player will be kept waiting during that time, which is not preferable from the service aspect.

  If the number of vibrations is within the limit number (step S6: Yes), the process returns to step S3. If it is outside the limit number (step S6: No), an alarm (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine body is sounded. The employee who hears this alarm (alarm) rushes to the main body of the pachinko machine and stops the alarm, and then manually eliminates the clogging (step S8).

<Modification>
FIG. 5 shows a modification of the clogging detection / elimination apparatus according to this embodiment.
As shown in the figure, in this modification, the middle of the bellows 103 is cut, and a metal or plastic pipe (pipe material) 106 is disposed here.
And the light emission part 11 and the light-receiving part 12 of the clogging detector 10 are each arrange | positioned so that this pipe 106 may be pinched | interposed from a side surface.

Further, a light passage gap 103 a for allowing the light to pass through the pipe 106 is formed so that the light emitted from the light emitting part 11 reaches the light receiving part 12 through the inside of the pipe 106. The light passage gap 103a can be formed, for example, by cutting the pipe 106 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, or can be formed by drilling a through hole having a diameter of about 3 [mm]. .
In consideration of the degree of convergence of light and the strength of the pipe 106, the light passage gap 103a is preferably a through hole.
A vibration motor 21 is attached to the pipe 106 so that the pipe 106 can be vibrated.

In this way, even if the bellows 103 is constituted by a tightly wound coil, since the bellows 103 is partly constituted by the hard pipe 106, the clogging detector 10 can be easily It can be attached to a part of the bellows 103.
Although FIG. 5 shows the case where the vibration motor 21 is attached to the pipe 106, the vibration motor 21 may be attached to the bellows 103.
In FIG. 5, the pipe 106 has such a size that both ends thereof are exposed to the outside of the clogging detection / removal device DD, but is not limited to such a size. Only the vicinity of the portion 10 (or the vicinity where the light passage gap 103 a is formed) can be formed by the pipe 106, and the others can be formed by the bellows 103.

  A device that has a bellows part and allows the non-transparent material of the individual body to pass through the bellows part at all times (for example, legume inspection device, steel ball inspection device). The present invention can be applied.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram of the clogging detection / removal device in the same embodiment. It is a circuit diagram of the clogging detection / removal device in the same embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart diagram of an operation example 3 in the same embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the modification of the clogging detection and elimination apparatus in the same embodiment. It is a whole block diagram of the conventional ball replenishment system system. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the principal part of the conventional clogging detection / resolution apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

BS Ball Replenishment System DD Ball Clogging Detection / Clearing Device PB Pachinko Ball DDC Ball Clogging Detection / Clearing Circuit C Capacitor D1, D2 Diode LED Light Emitting Diode R1, R2, R3 Resistor Т1, Т2 Terminal TR1 Light Receiving Transistor ТR2 Transistor 10 Clogging Detection unit 11 Light emitting unit 12 Light receiving unit 20 Ball clogging elimination unit 21 Excitation motor 21a Output shaft 21b Unbalance weight 100 Ball replenishment system system 101 Supply path 102 Supply pipe 103 Bellows 103a Light passage gap 104 Ball tray 104a Replenishment hole 105 Empty plate Switch 106 Pipe 110 Replenishment counter 111 Fall pipe 112 Sprocket 112a Claw 113 Solenoid 113a Movable iron piece 114 Lever 114a Locking claw 120 Pachinko machine main body 1500 Replenishment rod 1510 Chute 1600 Bellows 162 Ball passage 1630 transmission member 1700 vibration motor

Claims (6)

In the pachinko machine ball replenishment system that supplies pachinko balls from the supply path to the pachinko machine body,
A vibration means that vibrates the bellows part constituting the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine; A ball replenishment system for pachinko machines, which is characterized by eliminating In the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine according to claim 1,
1st clogging detection means for detecting clogging of the bellows part, and when the first clogging detection means detects clogging, the vibration means vibrates the bellows part. A ball supply system for pachinko machines. In the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine according to claim 2,
A part of the bellows portion is made of a pipe material, the first clogging detection means is disposed on the pipe material, and the vibration excitation is detected when the first clogging detection means detects clogging. A ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the means vibrates the bellows part or the pipe material. In the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine according to claim 2 or claim 3,
When the second ball clogging detection means that can detect any ball clogging occurring in any part of the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine is provided, and the first ball clogging detection means cannot detect the ball clogging. The pachinko machine ball replenishing system, wherein the vibration means vibrates the bellows part or the pipe material in accordance with a result of detecting the clogging of the second clogging detection means. In the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine is equipped with a ball tray that temporarily stores pachinko balls immediately before reaching the main body of the pachinko machine, and it is the maximum from the start of the ball supply command until the pachinko ball reaches the ball tray. A ball replenishing system for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the time is set in advance and the vibration means vibrates the bellows part or the pipe member when the maximum time is exceeded. In the ball replenishment system of the pachinko machine according to claim 5,
A ball replenishment system for a pachinko machine, wherein a maximum number of times that vibration is applied to the bellows part or the pipe material by the vibration means is determined in advance, and an alarm is issued when the maximum number of times is exceeded.

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