JP2012228394A - Pinball game machine, and game ball shooting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent fraud due to a game ball with a thread.SOLUTION: When a ball feed solenoid 41 is turned off from a state of Fig.(b), a ball feed lever 43 is returned to its original position as shown in Fig.(c), the positions of a recess of the ball feed lever 43 and a ball discharge hole 49 match each other, and a game ball 15 rolls toward the front in the figure, flows out from the ball discharge hole 49 and is placed on a shooting mount not shown. When the ball feed solenoid 41 is off, a thread cutting solenoid 42 is turned on, and a cutter 45 is lowered. The cutter 45 is located on the right edge of the ball discharge hole 49 and, if the game ball 15 has the thread attached thereto, the thread is cut by the lowering cutter 45. This constitution can prevent fraud due to the game ball with a thread.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine and a game ball launching device used for the game machine.

  Conventionally, in a ball game machine (also referred to as a pachinko game machine, a pachinko machine, or simply a game machine), when a game ball that has been launched enters a winning opening, a prize ball is paid out. By exploiting this, an illegal act using a game ball with a thread (referred to as a ball with thread) may be performed. This is an act of fixing one end of the thread to the game ball, holding the other end in the left hand, etc., and firing the game ball as usual. Then, when this game ball with a thread enters the winning opening, and this gaming ball is detected by the ball sensor provided in the winning opening (the winning ball is paid out), the other end of the thread is pulled, and the ball sensor When the game ball is pulled out to a position where it is not detected, the thread is loosened again, and the game ball is detected by the ball sensor (the prize ball is paid out). As a result, the ball sensor misrecognizes that a plurality of game balls have entered the winning slot, and gives a prize ball to the fraudster.

  In order to prevent such illegal acts, in Patent Document 1, a step is provided in the ball passage, and when the game ball descends the step (the normal flow direction of the game ball), the game ball is detected. When climbing (an abnormal flow direction of the game ball; suspected of fraud), the sensor detects that the game ball has hit the lever that protrudes from the wall part that constitutes the step and has displaced the lever. Thus, a technique for detecting fraud is disclosed. In addition, although the apparatus of patent document 1 is not a game machine but a pachinko ball counter, it is an invention related to measures against fraud similar to a game machine.

JP-A-10-85441

  However, there are other illegal acts using the threaded ball other than those described above. For example, another game ball is guided to a so-called warp route by positioning a ball with thread at a predetermined location in the game area. The warp route usually has an entrance formed on the left side surface of the center case surrounding the liquid crystal display device, and the game ball entered here is guided to a portion called a stage formed below the liquid crystal display device. The ball enters the starting port provided below the door with high probability. When the game ball enters the starting port, a random number is generated, and whether or not it is determined is determined based on the value of the random number. If the result of the determination is a win, a big hit game is generated, and a large number (for example, 1000 or more) prize balls are given to the player. Therefore, when the game ball is guided to the warp route, the random number is likely to be generated, and thereby a big hit game is also likely to be generated. A specific example of the “predetermined position” is the left side of the entrance of the warp route. By positioning the ball with the thread here, the game ball colliding with the ball with the thread is directed toward the entrance of the warp route. To do.

Further, as other illegal acts, a ball with a thread is used to obstruct the flow of the game ball in the game area, and a stay of game balls called grapes is generated. There is also an act of guiding other game balls to the starting port).
In any of these frauds, even if the ball with thread is detected by the ball sensor, it does not reciprocate before and after the ball sensor. Therefore, it is possible to prevent these frauds from being detected by the technique described in Patent Document 1. It is also difficult to do.
This invention is made | formed in view of the subject which concerns, and it aims at preventing the cheating using a ball | bowl with a thread | yarn.

  A bullet ball game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, has a tray portion for holding game balls for launching into the game area, and directs the game balls one by one to the game area. A game ball launching device, and a game ball passage for guiding a game ball from the plate portion to the game ball launching device, wherein the game ball passage and the game ball launching are provided. At least one of the devices is provided with a cutter for cutting the yarn.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the ball game machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball game machine according to the first aspect further includes a cutter driving unit that drives the cutter, and the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit, whereby the yarn is It is characterized by cutting.

  The present invention described in claim 3 is a game ball launching device that is used in a ball game machine and launches a game ball into a game area, and an introduction port through which the game ball flows into the game ball launching device, A launch pad on which a game ball to be launched into the game area is placed; a hammer for hitting the game ball placed on the launch board and launching it into the game area; and driving the hammer A hammer drive unit for hitting a game ball, a ball supply mechanism for supplying game balls that have flowed into the game ball launcher from the introduction port one by one to the launch pad, and driving the ball supply mechanism The ball supply mechanism driving unit that supplies the game balls one by one to the launch pad, and the driving of the ball supply mechanism by the ball supply mechanism driving unit and the driving of the hammer by the hammer driving unit are synchronized. The game balls supplied to the launch pad A game ball launcher comprising: a launch control unit that launches into a game area; and a cutter for cutting a thread in a path of the game ball from the introduction port to the launch pad And

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game ball launcher according to the third aspect, further comprising a cutter driving unit that drives the cutter, and the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit, whereby the yarn is It is characterized by cutting.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming ball launching device according to the fourth aspect, the cutter driving unit is synchronized with the ball supply mechanism driving unit and the hammer driving unit by the firing control unit. The cutter is driven.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game ball launching apparatus according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, a cutting detection means for detecting whether or not the cutting of the thread has failed by the cutter, When it is detected by the cutting detection means that the yarn has failed to be cut, it has a firing stop means for stopping the firing of the game ball.
It should be noted that a situation in which the thread could not be cut even if the cutter was driven because the game ball was not threaded would not be said to be "failed to cut the thread" (also in claim 7) The same). Further, the present invention described in claim 6 may be applied to the ball game machine described in claim 1 or 2.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game ball launching apparatus according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, a cutting detection unit that detects whether or not the cutting of the thread has failed by the cutter; When it is detected by the cut detection means that the yarn has failed to be cut, there is provided an unauthorized notification means for notifying that the yarn has failed to be cut.

  In addition, you may apply this invention of Claim 7 to the game ball | bowl launching apparatus of Claim 6. In that case, the disconnection detection means may have a common configuration, or may have separate configurations for firing stop and fraud notification. Further, the present invention described in claim 7 may be applied to the ball game machine described in claim 1 or claim 2.

  The gist of the present invention described in claim 8 is a bullet game machine including the game ball launching device described in any one of claims 3 to 7.

  According to the ball game machine of claim 1, since the cutter is provided in at least one of the game ball passage and the game ball launching device, even if the game ball has a thread, it can be cut by this cutter. it can. Therefore, it is possible to prevent not only the illegal act of reciprocating the game ball before and after the ball sensor to obtain a prize ball, but also the illegal act of guiding the game ball to the warp route described above and the illegal act of generating grapes. .

  According to the ball game machine of the second aspect, since the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit, even when the yarn attached to the ball hardly moves for some reason, the yarn can be cut. it can.

  According to the game ball launching apparatus of the third aspect, since the cutter is provided, even if the game ball has a thread, it can be cut by this cutter. Therefore, it is possible to prevent not only an illegal act of repeatedly reciprocating the game ball before and after the ball sensor to obtain a prize ball, but also an illegal act of guiding the game ball to the warp route and an illegal act of generating grapes.

  According to the game ball launching apparatus of the fourth aspect, since the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit, the thread can be cut even when the thread attached to the sphere hardly moves.

  According to the game ball launching apparatus of claim 5, since the cutter is driven in synchronization with the hammer and the ball supply mechanism, the cutter is driven at an appropriate timing (for example, immediately before the game ball is launched by the hammer. Conversely, the cutter is driven after the game ball is launched by the hammer, the ball supply mechanism drives the cutter immediately before supplying the game ball to the launch pad, and conversely, the ball supply mechanism places the game ball on the launch pad. It is possible to cut the yarn by, for example, driving the cutter after feeding.

  According to the game ball launching apparatus of the sixth aspect, when the cut detecting means detects that the thread has failed to be cut, the launch stop means stops the game ball launch. It can prevent amusement halls from suffering disadvantages. However, it cannot be expected to be effective against fraud in which a ball with a thread is repeatedly detected by a ball sensor at a prize opening. In order to deal with the case where the yarn fails to cut against such injustice, the following method is preferable.

  That is, according to the game ball launching device of claim 7, when it is detected by the cutting detection means that the thread cutting has failed, the fraud notification means notifies that the thread cutting has failed. It is also possible to prevent the game hall from suffering disadvantages due to fraud in which the ball with thread is repeatedly detected by the ball sensor at the prize opening.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the eighth aspect, the same effect as the game ball launching apparatus of any one of the third to seventh aspects is obtained.

Front view of the pachinko machine 50 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Front view of game board 1 of pachinko machine 50 Rear view of pachinko machine 50 Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine 50 Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the game ball 15 of the top plate 55 is supplied to the launcher 19. Explanatory drawing of launch handle 64 External view of launcher 19 Rear view of ball feed cassette 44 Operation explanatory diagram of the thread cutting device Time chart showing operation of thread cutting device and ball feeding device Operational explanatory diagram of the thread cutting device of the second embodiment Electrical configuration diagram of pachinko machine 50 of the third embodiment Flow chart of fraud detection process with thread Operational explanatory diagram of the thread cutting device of the third embodiment Explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the thread cutting device of 4th Example

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention, and the contents described in the respective examples are appropriately combined. It goes without saying that it is possible.
[Example 1]

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pachinko machine 50, which is a kind of ball game machine, has a structure in which each part of the configuration is held by an outer frame 51 that forms a vertically long fixed outer frame. A hinge 53 is provided on the left and upper sides of the outer frame 51, and an inner frame 70 shown in FIG. 3 is attached to the other side of the hinge 53. The inner frame 70 opens and closes with respect to the outer frame 51. It has a possible configuration. A plate glass 61 is detachably provided on the front frame 52, and the game board 1 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the inner frame 70 at the back of the plate glass 61.

  Speakers 66 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front frame 52, and the game sound generated from the pachinko machine 50 is output to improve the player's preference. In addition, in order to improve the player's preference, a plurality of frame side decorative lamps 65 that emit light according to the gaming state are provided in the front frame 52. An upper plate 55 and a lower plate 63 are integrally formed below the front frame 52. A launch handle 64 is attached to the right side of the lower plate 63, and a launch device (described later) is operated by rotating the launch handle 64 in a clockwise direction, so that a game ball supplied from the upper plate 55 is played. Fired towards the game board 1.

  An effect button 67 that can be operated by the player is provided in the approximate center of the upper plate 55, and this effect button 67 has a jog dial 68 around it. When the player operates the effect button 67 and the jog dial 68 during a predetermined period, the content displayed on the effect symbol display device 6 to be described later changes, or the game sound output from the speaker 66 changes. The pachinko machine 50 is a so-called CR machine and includes a prepaid card unit (CR unit) 56 for reading and writing a prepaid card. The pachinko machine 50 includes a ball rental switch 57, a checkout switch. A CR settlement display device having 58 and a balance display 59 is provided.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 1 of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment. In addition, since the whole structure of this pachinko machine is based on a well-known technique, illustration and description are abbreviate | omitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 is provided with a substantially circular game area 3 surrounded by known guide rails 2a and 2b. A large number of game nails 4 are nailed in the game area 3.

  A center case 5 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 3. The center case 5 is provided with a warp entrance, a warp passage, a stage, a window for directing the screen of the effect symbol display device 6 (which is a liquid crystal display device and displays a pseudo symbol), and the like, as in the known case. Under the center case 5, a composite winning device in which the first start port 11 and the second start port 12 are unitized is disposed. The second starting port 12 includes a normal electric accessory provided with a wing piece that can be opened and closed. The game ball cannot enter the second starting port 12 unless the wing piece is opened. In the lower right part of the game area, a normal symbol display device 7 composed of a plurality of LEDs, a normal symbol reservation number display device 8, a special symbol reservation number display device 18, and a special symbol display device 9 consisting of a 7-segment display device. And are arranged. The wing pieces are released when a specific normal symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display device 7 (also referred to as “normal symbol hit”). The normal symbol starts to change when the game ball passes through the gate 17 provided on the left side of the effect symbol display device 6, and is stopped after a predetermined time. The fluctuation time and the normal symbol to be stopped are determined based on a random number extracted when the gate passes, and the normal symbol changes depending on the case where the normal symbol is changing when the game ball passes through the gate 17. If the random number cannot be started, these random numbers are stored, and the number is displayed on the normal symbol hold number display device 8.

  An attacker-type large winning opening 14 is arranged below the composite winning device. Further, on the left side of the first start port 11, a first left winning port 31, a second left winning port 32, a third left winning port 33, and a fourth left winning port 34 are provided. Note that the first left winning port 31, the second left winning port 32, the third left winning port 33, and the fourth left winning port 34 are normal winning ports in which the winning rate does not always change.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inner frame 70 to which the gaming board 1 described above is detachably attached is housed in the outer frame 51 described above on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 50. The inner frame 70 is provided with a ball tank 71, a tank rail 72, and a dispensing device 73 from above. With this configuration, if there is a winning game ball at the winning slot on the game board 1, a predetermined number of gaming balls can be discharged from the ball tank 71 via the tank rail 72 to the above-described upper plate 55 by the payout device 73. . Also, on the back side of the pachinko machine 50 (see also FIG. 4), a main control device 80, a payout control device 81, a production symbol control device 82, a sub integrated control device 83, a launch control device 84, and a power supply board 85 are provided. It has been. The production symbol control device 82 and the sub integrated control device 83 correspond to the sub control device.

  The main control device 80, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 are provided on the game board 1, and the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84, and the power supply board 85 are provided on the inner frame 70. In FIG. 3, the launch control device 84 is not drawn, but the launch control device 84 is provided below the payout control device 81. Further, an external connection terminal board 78 is provided on the right side of the ball tank 71, and a signal indicating a game state and a game result is sent from the external connection terminal board 78 to a hall computer (not shown).

  As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 is configured with a main controller 80 as a center. In this block diagram, a so-called relay board and power supply circuit for merely relaying signals are not described. Although not shown in detail, all of the main control device 80, the payout control device 81, the production symbol control device 82, and the sub integrated control device 83 include a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an input port, an output port, and the like. However, in this embodiment, the launch controller 84 is not provided with a CPU, ROM, or RAM. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the launch control device 84 may be provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like.

  The main controller 80 includes a first start port switch 11a that detects a game ball that has entered the first start port 11, a second start port switch 12a that detects a game ball that has entered the second start port 12, and a gate. A normal symbol operation switch 17a for detecting a game ball that has entered 17; a first count switch 14a for counting game balls that have entered the grand prize opening 14, a first left prize opening 31, a second left prize opening 32; Detection signals such as a left winning port switch 31a for detecting a game ball that has entered the third left winning port 33 and the fourth left winning port 34 are input.

The main control device 80 operates in accordance with the installed program, generates various commands related to the progress of the game based on the above-described detection signals and outputs them to the payout control device 81 and the sub integrated control device 83.
Further, the main control device 80 includes a display of the special symbol display device 9 and the normal symbol display device 7 connected via the symbol display device relay terminal board 90, the special symbol hold number display device 18, and the normal symbol hold number display device. 8 is controlled.

  Further, the main controller 80 controls the opening / closing of the special winning opening 14 by controlling the special winning opening solenoid 14b, and controls the ordinary electric accessory solenoid (denoted as a general electric accessory solenoid in FIG. 4) 12b. Thus, the opening and closing of the second start port 12 is controlled. The output signal from the main controller 80 is also output to the test signal terminal, and management signals such as symbol fluctuations and big hits (also called special games) are sent to the back relay terminal board 75, the payout controller 81 and the external connection. It is sent to the hall computer 87 via the terminal board 78. The main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 can perform bidirectional communication.

  The payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 in accordance with a command sent from the main control device 80 and pays out a prize ball. In the present embodiment, the detection signal of the payout sensor 21 for counting game balls to be paid out as prize balls is input to the payout control device 81, and the payout control device 81 counts the prize balls. In addition, it is also conceivable to use a configuration in which the detection signal of the payout sensor 21 is input to the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 and the main control device 80 and the payout control device 81 count the prize balls.

  The payout control device 81 receives signals from the glass frame opening switch 35, the inner frame opening switch 36, the full switch 22, and the ball break switch 23, and a signal indicating that the lower plate 63 is full by the full switch 22. And when a signal indicating that there are few or no game balls in the ball tank is input by the ball break switch 23, the payout motor 20 is stopped and the payout operation of the prize ball is stopped. Note that the full switch 22 and the ball break switch 23 are also configured to continue outputting signals until the state is cleared, and the payout control device 81 causes the payout motor 20 to stop being output. Restart the drive.

  Also, the payout control device 81 operates the payout motor 20 by communicating with the CR unit 56 via the CR unit terminal plate 24, and discharges the rental balls. The paid-out lending ball is detected by the payout switch 21, and the detection signal is input to the payout control device 81. The CR unit terminal board 24 is also connected to the settlement display device 25 so as to be capable of two-way communication. The settlement display device 25 has a ball switch 57 for requesting a game ball to be rented, and a request for payment. A settlement switch 58 and a balance display 59 (see FIG. 1) are connected.

  Also, the payout control device 81 transmits information relating to the prize ball, information indicating the open / closed state of the frame (inner frame, front frame), etc. to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal board 78, and also to the launch control device 84. In response to this, a fire stop signal is transmitted.

  The launch control device 84 controls the launch solenoid 30 to launch the game ball into the game area 3. Further, the launch control device 84 controls the ball feed solenoid 41 to supply game balls one by one to a launch pad (described later), and drives the thread cutting solenoid 42 (described later) in synchronization with this. In addition to the payout control device 81, the launch control device 84 receives a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 64 (see FIG. 1), a touch signal from the touch switch 28, and a launch stop signal from the launch stop switch 29.

  The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 64, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 64, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 29. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the firing control device 84, the game ball cannot be fired. If the fire stop switch signal is input, the game ball cannot be fired even if the player touches the launch handle 64. It is like that.

  The sub-integrated control device 83 corresponds to the sub-control device, receives data and commands transmitted from the main control device 80, distributes them to data for effect display control, sound control and lamp control, The display control command and the like are transmitted to the effect design control device 82, and the sound control and lamp control are distributed to each control part (function unit as a sound control device and a lamp control device) included in the display control command 82. Then, the function unit as the sound control device controls the sound output from the speaker 66 by operating the sound LSI based on the data for sound control, and the function unit as the lamp control device converts the data for the lamp control. Based on the operation of the lamp driver, various LEDs and the lamp 26 are controlled. In addition, an effect button 67 and a jog dial 68 are connected to the sub integrated control device 83, and when the player operates these 67 and 68, a signal is input to the sub integrated control device 83.

Bi-directional communication is possible between the sub integrated control device 83 and the production symbol control device 82.
The effect symbol control device 82 displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 83 (both those transmitted from the main control device 80 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 83). The device 6 is controlled to display an effect image such as a pseudo symbol on the screen 6 a of the effect symbol display device 6.

  FIG. 5 shows how the game balls on the upper plate 55 are supplied to the launching device. FIG. 5A is a view of the upper plate 55 as viewed from above. The game ball 15 that has been on the upper plate 55 flows from the middle of the bottom surface of the upper plate 55 to the front right, turns left, flows in the back direction (upward in this figure), and further turns left to enter the upper plate 55 from the inlet 55a. Is guided below the bottom surface (in the drawing, in the back direction). FIG. 5B is a view of the pachinko machine 50 as viewed from the right side of the upper plate 55 with a partial cross section. The game ball 15 guided as shown in FIG. 5 (a) enters the launching device 19 provided in the back direction of the upper plate 55 (to the right in this figure), and the launching handle 64 (see FIG. 1 and the like). When operated, one by one is fired into the game area 3.

  An explanatory view of the firing handle 64 is shown in FIG. 6A shows a state where the firing lever 37 is not rotated, and FIG. 6B shows a state where the firing lever 37 is rotated. The launch handle 64 is provided with a launch lever 37 so as to be rotatable around a dome-shaped touch portion 38 fixed to the pachinko machine 50. The firing lever 37 is provided with a rib 39 (usually covered with the touch portion 38 and cannot be seen). When the firing lever 37 shown in FIG. 6A is not rotated, the rib 39 is fired. The stop button 40 is pressed. Thereby, the firing stop switch 29 is in the ON state, that is, the game ball 15 is not fired. When the firing lever 37 is rotated, the rib 39 is separated from the firing stop button 40, the firing stop switch 29 is turned off, and the firing solenoid 30 and the ball feed solenoid 41 start operating. When the firing solenoid 30 and the ball feed solenoid 41 are operated, the thread cutting solenoid 42 is also operated in synchronization with them.

  An appearance of the launching device 19 is shown in FIG. FIG. 7A is a view of the launching device 19 as viewed from the front side of the pachinko machine 50, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view of the launching device 19. The ball feed solenoid 41 is provided inside the ball feed cassette 44 together with the ball feed lever 43, and when the ball feed solenoid 41 is operated (also referred to as “ON”), the ball feed lever 43 is pivoted around P. It is swung around. The thread cutting solenoid 42 is also provided in the ball feed cassette 44, and when the thread cutting solenoid 42 is operated, the cutter 45 fixed to the plunger of the thread cutting solenoid 42 is lowered (FIG. 7A). The state where the cutter 45 is raised). The cutter 45 is a plate-like member perpendicular to the left-right direction in the figure, and has a blade at its lower end. The firing solenoid 30 is provided on the back side of the launching device 19 as shown in FIG. 7B. When the firing solenoid 30 is operated, the hammer 46 is swung and placed on the launch table 47. Fire a game ball. Reference numeral 48 denotes an introduction port through which the game ball 15 guided from the upper plate 55 enters the ball feed cassette 44.

  The operation of the ball feed solenoid 41 and the thread cutting solenoid 42 is shown in FIG. 8A is a rear view of the ball feeding cassette 44 (viewed from the opposite direction to FIG. 7A), and FIGS. 8B and 8C are views of the front surface of FIG. 8A. FIG. 8B shows a state where the ball feed solenoid 41 is operating and the thread cutting solenoid 42 is not operating, and FIG. 8C shows that the ball feed solenoid 41 is not operating (“OFF state” or simply This is also referred to as “OFF”), and shows a state in which the thread cutting solenoid 42 is operated.

  The ball discharge port 49 is an outlet of the game ball 15 that flows out from the ball feed cassette 44 to the launch pad 47 (see FIG. 7B and the like), and has a substantially rectangular hole. The game ball 15 that has entered the ball feed cassette 44 from the introduction port 48 is swung counterclockwise around the position P as shown in FIG. 8B when the ball feed solenoid 41 is in operation. The ball feed lever 43 enters the recess (see also FIG. 9 and the like). This is because the concave portion of the ball feed lever 43 and the position of the introduction port 48 are aligned. In addition, in the state of FIG.8 (b), although another game ball 15 may flow into the inlet 48 from the top plate 55, it is not illustrated in order to avoid a figure becoming complicated. This state occurs when the upper plate 55 is empty. Further, a distance a (referred to as a distance a) is set between the left edge of the introduction port 48 and the right edge of the ball discharge port 49. In FIG. 8B, the ball feed lever 43 is in the raised state, but even when the ball feed lever 43 is in the lowered state, a part of the ball feed lever 43 (for example, the right edge) is located at this interval a. Never get in.

  When the ball feed solenoid 41 is turned off from this state, the ball feed lever 43 returns to the original position as shown in FIG. 8C (specifically, swings clockwise around the position P), The concave portion of the ball feed lever 43 and the position of the ball discharge port 49 are aligned, and the game ball 15 rolls forward in the figure and flows out of the ball discharge port 49 and is placed on a launch pad 47 (not shown). In the state of FIG. 8C, the positions of the recess of the ball feed lever 43 and the ball discharge port 49 are shifted, so that even if the game ball 15 flows out of the ball discharge port 49, another game ball 15 The ball feed lever 43 does not enter the recess and only one game ball 15 is placed on the launch pad 47. When the ball feed solenoid 41 is OFF, the thread cutting solenoid 42 is ON (exactly, there is a period during which this state does not occur. This will be described later), and the cutter 45 lowers the interval a described above. If the thread is on the game ball 15, the thread a surely passes through the space a, so that the thread can be cut by the lowering cutter 45. 8B, in the state of FIG. 8B, the thread cutting solenoid 42 is turned off and the cutter 45 is in the raised state, and the cutter ball 15 enters the recess of the ball feed lever 43 from the introduction port 48. 45 does not disturb. In the following description, the state that the ball feed lever 43 is in the posture of FIG. 8B (regardless of whether or not the game ball 15 is in the concave portion) is “up”, FIG. Being in a posture (whether or not the game ball 15 is in the recess) is also referred to as a “down state”.

  FIG. 9 shows the ball feeding operation and the thread cutting operation as seen from different directions. 9A shows the ball feed solenoid 41, the thread cutting solenoid 42, the ball feed lever 43, the introduction port 48, the launch pad 47, etc. taken out from the state immediately after FIG. 8C. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing the state of FIG. 9A in the AA cross section (see FIG. 7A). The “immediate state” is a state in which the game ball 15 that has been in the recess 43a flows out to the launch pad 47, the recess 43a becomes empty, and the cutter 45 is raised. In this state, the ball feed solenoid 41 described above is in an OFF state, and the thread cutting solenoid 42 is also in an OFF state. Then, “another game ball 15” (hereinafter simply referred to as “game ball 15”) is supplied from the upper plate 55 to the introduction port 48. In FIG. 9B, the game ball 15 that has flowed out to the launch pad 47 is not shown.

  9 (a) and 9 (b), the ball feed lever 43 is in a lowered state, so that the positions of the introduction port 48 and the recess 43a are shifted, and the game ball 15 in the introduction port 48 is a ball. It abuts on the upper part of the feed lever 43 and cannot enter the recess 43a. FIG. 9C shows a state in which the ball feed solenoid 41 is operated from this state, and FIG. 9 (c) and 9 (d), the ball feed lever 43 is raised, the positions of the introduction port 48 and the recess 43a are aligned, and the game ball 15 in the introduction port 48 is moved into the recess 43a. Get in. Although not depicted in FIG. 9C, even if the game ball 15 is present at the introduction port 48, the recess 43 a of the ball feed lever 43 is large enough to receive only one game ball 15. Two or more game balls 15 enter the recess 43 a and are not sent to the launch pad 47 by the ball feed lever 43.

  FIG. 9E shows a state in which the ball feed solenoid 41 is turned off from this state, and FIG. It should be noted that the ball feed solenoid 41 that has been operated is turned off, and at the same time, the thread cutting solenoid 42 is turned on. That is, in the state of FIGS. 9 (e) and 9 (f), the ball feed lever 43 is lowered, and the positions of the recess 43a and the ball discharge port 49 are aligned as shown in FIG. (See also c)), and the game ball 15 that has entered the recess 43a in FIG. 9C is discharged to the launch pad 47 (see FIG. 9F). If the game ball 15 has a thread, the cutter 45 lowered by the operation of the thread cutting solenoid 42 cuts the thread.

  FIG. 10 shows a time chart showing the operations of the yarn cutting device and the ball feeding device. When the player turns the firing handle 64 clockwise, the firing stop switch 29 (see FIG. 6) is turned off and the firing is turned on (time t1). Although it is conceivable that the launch handle 64 is rotated in a state where there is no game ball 15 in the upper plate 55 and the launch device 19, in the following description, there are plenty of game balls 15 in the upper plate 55. It is assumed that the game ball 15 is supplied to the launching device 19 without delay. When the firing is turned on, the firing control device 84 operates the ball feed solenoid 41. Then, the ball feeding lever 43 is raised, and the game ball 15 of the introduction port 48 is received in the recess 43a (see FIGS. 8B and 9C). In FIG. 10, the ball feed solenoid 41 and the ball feed lever 43 are collectively referred to as “ball feed device”. Similarly, the thread cutting solenoid 42 and the cutter 45 are collectively referred to as a “ball feeder”. At time t2, the firing control device 84 turns off the ball feed solenoid 41 and turns on the thread cutting solenoid 42. As a result, the game ball 15 in the recess 43a is discharged to the launch pad 47, and if the game ball 15 has a thread, it is cut by the lowered cutter 45. The lowered cutter 45 is raised by turning off the thread cutting solenoid 42 at time t3.

  Although not shown in the figure, the firing solenoid 30 is also operated by the firing control device 84 in conjunction with the operations of the ball feed solenoid 41 and the thread cutting solenoid 42. The timing is intermediate between the time point t2 and the time point t3, and more specifically, it is fired at a time point that is longer than the time required for the game ball 15 in the recess 43a to move to the launch pad 47 from the time point t2. The solenoid 30 is turned on. As a result, the hammer 46 is swung, the game ball 15 placed on the launch pad 47 is hit and fired into the game area 3. Thereafter, the ball feeding, thread cutting, and firing are repeated until the firing stop switch 29 is turned on (time t12). The driving cycles of the ball feed solenoid 41, the thread cutting solenoid 42, and the launch solenoid 30 are all 601.125 ms, which allows the specification to launch approximately 99.8 game balls 15 per minute. Yes.

  According to the launching device 19 configured as described above, even if the game ball 15 has a thread, the cutter 45 driven by the thread cutting solenoid 42 cuts the thread. Can be prevented. Since the thread is cut, not only the illegal act of repeatedly reciprocating the game ball 15 before and after the ball sensor to obtain a prize ball, but also the illegal act of guiding the game ball 15 to the warp route described above, and the illegal act of generating grapes Action can also be prevented. In addition, the cutter 45 operates in synchronization with the ball feeding operation, and operates at a position between the ball feeding lever 43 and the introduction port 48 where the gaming ball 15 does not stop at a timing at which the gaming ball 15 does not exist at the position. Therefore, damage to the blade and the game ball 15 caused by the blade of the cutter 45 coming into contact with the game ball 15 can be minimized.

Here, the correspondence between the configuration of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The upper plate 55 corresponds to the “dish portion” of the present invention, the launching device 19 corresponds to the “game ball launching device” of the present invention, and the flow path from the inlet 55a to the launching device 19 is the “game ball” of the present invention. The thread cutting solenoid 42 corresponds to the “cutter drive unit” of the present invention, the firing solenoid 30 corresponds to the “hammer drive unit” of the present invention, and the ball feed lever 43 corresponds to the “ball supply” of the present invention. The ball feed solenoid 41 corresponds to the “ball supply mechanism drive unit” of the present invention, and the firing control device 84 corresponds to the “launch control unit” of the present invention.
The ball supply mechanism of this embodiment is described as follows: “A ball feeding lever that swings between the introduction port and the launch pad, and a game ball that is provided on the ball feeding lever and can hold only one game ball. A holding part, and the ball feeding lever is swung by the ball supply mechanism driving part, and the ball feeding lever is swung to the position of the introduction port. A game ball that has flowed into the game ball launching device is held in the game ball holding unit, and when the game ball is swung to the position of the launch pad, the game ball held in the game ball holding unit is discharged to the launch pad. Can be expressed. The recess 43a corresponds to a game ball holding unit. The cutter 45 cuts the yarn by moving in a space set between the introduction port 48 and the ball feed lever 43.
[Example 2]

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 11 (a), 11 (b), and 11 (c) are drawings corresponding to FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (c), and 9 (e) of the first embodiment, respectively. In the second embodiment, the thread cutting solenoid 42 is eliminated, and the cutter 45 is provided on the ball feed lever 43. Other configurations are the same as in the first embodiment, and operate in the same manner as in the first embodiment. When the ball feed solenoid 41 is in an OFF state, the ball feed lever 43 is lowered, and the game ball 15 in the introduction port 48 contacts the side surface of the cutter 45 and cannot enter the recess 43a. The position of the cutter 45 is aligned with the position of the right edge of the ball discharge port 49 (see FIG. 8). When the ball feed solenoid 41 is operated from this state, the ball feed lever 43 is raised as shown in FIG. 11B, and the game ball 15 at the introduction port 48 enters the recess 43a. When the ball feed solenoid 41 is turned off from this state, as shown in FIG. 11C, the game ball 15 that has entered the recess 43 a is discharged to the launch pad 47. If the game ball 15 has a thread, the thread comes into contact with the cutter 45 and is cut when the game ball 15 is fired. 11 (c), one end of the thread that is not fixed to the game ball 15 is held by the player's hand through the inlet 48, the inlet 55a of the upper plate 55, and the like. . Since the game ball 15 is fired toward the game area 3 located above the upper plate 55, the thread is caught at the position of the right edge of the ball discharge port 49. The yarn is brought into contact with the blade, and the yarn is pulled obliquely upward with a firing force, so that the yarn slides with respect to the blade and the yarn is cut.

Even with the launching device configured as described above, the thread attached to the game ball 15 can be cut, so that an illegal act using the threaded ball can be prevented. Further, since the thread cutting solenoid 42 is unnecessary, both the configuration and control can be realized more simply than in the first embodiment.
In the second embodiment, the ball feed solenoid 41 corresponds to the “ball supply mechanism driving unit” and the “cutter driving unit” of the present invention. Other configurations are the same as the corresponding relationship of the first embodiment.
[Example 3]

  A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the present embodiment has much in common with the second embodiment, only different points will be described mainly. First, FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 50 of the present embodiment. The first point is that the launching device 19 is provided with a yarn fraud detection sensor 74 and its output signal is input to the payout control device 81. Different from the embodiment. The yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is a photo interrupter for detecting that the ball feed lever 43 is in a lowered state, and is provided at a position as shown in FIG. The ball feed lever 43 of the third embodiment is provided with a projection 76 at the bottom of the recess 43a. When the ball feed lever 43 is lowered, the projection 76 blocks the optical path of the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 ( FIG. 14 (a)). When the ball feed lever 43 is raised, the protrusion 76 is detached from the optical path of the yarn fraud detection sensor 74, and the output voltage of the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 changes (see FIG. 14B).

  FIG. 13 shows an outline of the fraud detection process with a thread executed by the payout control device 81. When this process is activated, it is first determined in S5 whether or not the yarn fraud flag is 0. The yarn fraud flag will be described later. If the determination is negative (S5: no), the process is terminated (returned) as it is. If the determination is affirmative (S5: yes), it is determined whether the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is off. That the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is off is a state where the optical path of the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is not blocked (for example, the state shown in FIG. 14B). If the determination is affirmative (S10: yes), an illegal timer update process is performed (S15). In subsequent S20, it is determined whether or not 1 second has elapsed as a result of the update by the illegal timer. If the determination is negative (S20: no), the process is terminated. If the determination is affirmative (S20: yes), the yarn illegal flag is set to 1 in S25. That is, the yarn fraud flag is set to 1 when the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is turned off for 1 second or longer, and is set to 0 in other cases. When the yarn fraud flag is set to 1, the firing stop control process (S30) is performed. The firing stop control process is a process for issuing a command to the launch control device 84 and prohibiting firing regardless of the state of the launch stop switch 29. Then, the yarn fraud detection signal is transmitted to the hall computer 87 via the external connection terminal board 78 (S35), and the process is terminated. The threaded fraud detection signal is a signal for notifying the outside that a threaded fraud has occurred.

If it is determined in S10 that the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is ON (S10: no), the process proceeds to S40, where it is determined whether the fraud timer is being updated. If the determination is negative (S40: no). This process is finished as it is. If the determination is affirmative (S40: yes), the fraud timer is cleared (S45), and the process ends.
In other words, in the thread fraud detection process, when the thread fraud detection sensor 74 is continuously turned OFF for 1 second or longer, the launch of the game ball 15 is stopped and the hall computer 87 is informed that the thread fraud has occurred. It is a process to notify. As described in the first embodiment, the activation period of the ball feed solenoid 41 is 601.125 ms, which is shorter than 1 second. Therefore, if the yarn fraud detection sensor 74 is turned off for 1 second or longer, it is considered that some abnormality has occurred in the launching device. One reason is that the game ball 15 is threaded. This is illustrated in FIG.

  If the game ball 15 has a thread 77 attached thereto and cannot be cut by the cutter 45, the thread 77 that has not been cut will not move down the ball feed lever 43. In FIG. 14C, the game ball 15 is placed on the launch pad 47. If the game ball is fired from this state and the thread 77 is not broken, the ball feed lever 43 is It does not fall down (If the thread 77 breaks, the threaded ball can be prevented). In this state, since the protrusion 76 does not block the thread fraud detection sensor 74 for 1 second or longer, the launch of the game ball 15 is stopped, and a thread fraud detection signal is transmitted to the hall computer 87.

  According to the launching device 19 configured as described above, if the game ball 15 has a thread and if it fails to cut the thread, the launch can be stopped. It is possible to prevent a disadvantage from occurring. Further, since the fraud detection signal with thread is transmitted to the hall computer 87, it can be used for detecting fraud. Even when the person who has performed the cheating escapes, the launching device 19 that is in an abnormal state (a state where the ball feed lever 43 cannot be fully lowered) can be quickly restored to a normal state.

Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration of the third embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. Note that the description of the correspondence relationship common to that of the second embodiment is omitted. The yarn fraud detection sensor 74 and the protrusion 76 correspond to the “cut detection means” of the present invention, the process of S30 corresponds to the “launching stop means” of the present invention, and the process of S35 corresponds to the “fraud notification means” of the present invention. Equivalent to.
[Example 4]

  A fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Since the present embodiment has much in common with the first embodiment, only different points will be described mainly. FIG. 15A is a rear view of the ball feeding cassette 44 of the launching device 19 of the fourth embodiment. In this embodiment, the cutter 45 is provided between the ball feed lever 43 and the introduction port 48, not the ball feed lever 43, and on the launch pad 47 side with respect to the ball feed cassette 44. The width of the cutter 45 is slightly wider than the width of the ball discharge port 49. A substantially L-shaped rod 91 is fixed to the cutter 45, and the other end of the rod 91 is connected to a plunger of a thread cutting solenoid 42 (not shown) through a long hole 93 formed in the ball feeding cassette 44. . When the thread cutting solenoid 42 is operated, the rod 91 is lowered together with the plunger, and the cutter 45 is lowered as shown in FIG. The movable range of the cutter 45 is a position where the lower end of the cutter 45 (the portion where the blade is formed) substantially overlaps the upper edge of the ball discharge port 49, and the position where the lower end of the cutter 45 substantially overlaps the lower edge of the ball discharge port 49. It is up to. That is, the blade of the cutter 45 cuts vertically from the upper edge to the lower edge of the ball discharge port 49, the width of the cutter 45 is slightly larger than the width of the ball discharge port 49, and the cutter 45 and the ball discharge port 49 Since the positions in the left-right direction are almost the same, the blade of the cutter 45 moves almost entirely within the ball discharge port 49.

The timing at which the cutter 45 operates is the same as in the first embodiment (see FIG. 10). Thereby, when the game ball 15 placed on the launch pad 47 has a thread, it can be cut by the cutter 45. Moreover, in the fourth embodiment, the blade of the cutter 45 moves almost entirely within the ball discharge port 49, so that if the game ball 15 placed on the launch pad 47 has a thread, it can be cut by the cutter 45. The nature is extremely high. In the fourth embodiment, the cutter 45 cuts the yarn by moving in a space set between the ball discharge port 49 and the launch pad 47.
[Other embodiments]

  The cutters 45 described above are all driven (moved or oscillated) by the thread cutting solenoid 42 and the ball feed solenoid 41. However, the cutter 45 may be configured not to be driven at all. For example, in FIG. 15A, the rod 91, the long hole 93, and the thread cutting solenoid 42 (not shown) are eliminated, and the cutter 45 is slightly lowered (the blade protrudes downward from the upper edge of the ball discharge port 49). The ball 15 is fixed at a position that does not hinder the passage of the ball 15 through the ball discharge port 49. As a result, although the certainty of cutting the yarn is inferior to that of the fourth embodiment because the cutter 45 cannot move, the yarn 77 pulled obliquely upward can be cut as shown in FIG. A possible launcher 19 can be obtained. Since the mechanism for driving the cutter 45 is not provided, neither the thread cutting solenoid 42 nor the control for driving the thread cutting solenoid 42 is required, so that the simple launcher 19 can be obtained.

  In any of the above-described embodiments, the game ball 15 has a firing period of 601.125 ms. However, the game ball 15 may be fired at a period other than this. Further, the fraud detection signal with thread in the third embodiment may be configured to be transmitted to an external facility other than the hall computer 87 (for example, a police agency, a company that operates a pachinko hall, etc.). In this way, it is possible to know that an illegal act by a ball with a thread has occurred even outside the pachinko hall. When it is detected that a ball with a thread is used, the firing is stopped by a firing stop control process (S30), and further, the outside (hall computer 87) is performed by a threaded fraud detection signal transmission process (S35). However, only one of the firing stop control process and the thread fraud detection signal transmission process may be performed.

  The time when the cutter is raised (t3, t6, t9, etc. in FIG. 10) is a time before the time when the ball feed solenoid 41 is operated (t4, t7, t10, etc. in FIG. 10). It is good. In the embodiment described above, the game ball 15 is received in the recess 43a by raising the cutter 45 (for example, time t3) and then raising the ball feed lever 43. In this state, the cutter 45 is raised after the ball feed lever 43 is raised. In this way, each time the game balls 15 are sent one by one, the thread attached to the game balls 15 can be cut.

  Further, the game ball 15 is hit by the hammer 46, but is fired with a configuration other than this (for example, hitting the game ball 15 by the action of a plunger of a direct acting solenoid, You may apply to the thing which hits a game ball with the elastic force of a spring. In such an aspect, the member that strikes the game ball 15 corresponds to the hammer of the present invention. Further, the cutter may cut the yarn by moving in a space between the ball discharge port 49 and the ball feed lever 43. Further, the ball supply mechanism may be configured to supply the game balls 15 one by one to the launch pad 47 by a configuration other than that described above.

1: Game board 3: Game area 19: Launch device 26: Lamp 28: Touch switch 29: Launch stop switch 37: Launch lever 38: Touch unit 39: Rib 40: Launch stop button 41: Ball feed solenoid 42: Yarn cutting solenoid 43: Ball feed lever 44: Ball feed cassette 45: Cutter 46: Hammer 47: Launch platform 48: Introduction port 49: Ball discharge port 50: Pachinko machine 55: Upper plate 55a: Inlet 63: Lower plate 64: Launch handle

Claims (8)

A tray part for holding game balls for launching into the game area, a game ball launching apparatus for launching game balls one by one toward the game area, and a game ball from the dish part to the game ball launching apparatus In a ball game machine with a game ball passage for guiding,
A ball game machine comprising a cutter for cutting a thread in at least one of the game ball passage and the game ball launcher. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a cutter driving unit that drives the cutter, wherein the yarn is cut when the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit. A game ball launcher that is used in a ball game machine and launches a game ball into a game area,
An inlet for a game ball to flow into the game ball launcher;
A launch pad on which game balls to be launched into the game area are placed;
A hammer for hitting a game ball placed on the launch pad and firing it into a game area;
A hammer driving unit for driving the hammer and hitting a game ball;
A ball supply mechanism for supplying game balls that have flowed into the game ball launcher from the introduction port one by one to the launch pad;
A ball supply mechanism driving unit that drives the ball supply mechanism to supply game balls to the launch pad one by one;
By synchronizing the driving of the ball supply mechanism by the ball supply mechanism driving unit and the driving of the hammer by the hammer driving unit, the game balls supplied to the launch pad are launched into the game area one by one. A launch control unit;
And a cutter for cutting a thread in a path of the game ball from the introduction port to the launch pad. The game ball launching device according to claim 3, further comprising: a cutter driving unit that drives the cutter, wherein the yarn is cut when the cutter is driven by the cutter driving unit. 5. The game ball launch according to claim 4, wherein the cutter drive unit drives the cutter in synchronization with the ball supply mechanism drive unit and the hammer drive unit by the launch control unit. apparatus. Cutting detection means for detecting whether or not the cutting of the yarn has failed by the cutter;
6. A firing stopping means for stopping firing of the game ball when the cutting detecting means detects that the yarn has failed to be cut. The game ball launching device according to Item. Cutting detection means for detecting whether or not the cutting of the yarn has failed by the cutter;
6. An unauthorized notification means for notifying that the yarn has failed to be cut when the cut detection means detects that the yarn has failed to be cut. The game ball launcher according to any one of the preceding claims. A bullet ball game machine comprising the game ball launcher according to any one of claims 3 to 7.

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