JP2007020747A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (7)

A take-in passage for taking in a game ball, ball receiving means for blocking the passage of the take-in passage by receiving the game ball passing through the take-in passage, and the game ball in the take-in passage A driving means for driving the ball receiving means; and a detecting means provided on the downstream side of the position of the ball receiving means in the take-in passage and detecting a game ball passing through the take-in passage. In a gaming machine that is allowed to start a game when it is confirmed that a predetermined number of game balls have passed through the take-in passage based on the detection result,
Drive control means for driving and controlling the drive means so that the game ball passes through the intake passage at a specific period;
Comparison means for comparing the detection period of the detection means and the specific period;
A gaming machine comprising an abnormality process executing means for executing an abnormality process based on a comparison result of the comparison means. The comparison unit includes a measurement unit that enables measurement of time after the detection unit detects the passage of the game ball, and the detection period measured by the measurement unit is predetermined with respect to the specific period. Compare whether it is within range,
  2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality process execution unit executes the abnormality process when the detection period is a comparison result that is not within a predetermined range with respect to the specific period. . The drive control unit includes a specific cycle storage unit that stores a plurality of patterns of the specific cycle, and drives and controls the drive unit so that a game ball passes through the take-in passage in one specific cycle of the plurality of patterns. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. Comprising a take-in start operation means operated to start taking in a game ball through the take-in passage;
The drive control means includes a selection means for selecting which of the specific cycles of the plurality of patterns to control the drive means when the capture start operation means is operated, and the specific selected by the selection means 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the driving means is controlled so that a game ball passes through the take-in passage at a cycle. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a setting unit configured to set which of the specific patterns of the plurality of patterns controls the driving unit. The abnormal process execution means does not allow the start of a game even when it is confirmed that the predetermined number of game balls have passed through the take-in passage as the abnormal process. The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 5. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the abnormal process execution means notifies the occurrence of an abnormality to the outside of the gaming machine as the abnormal process.