JP2588855B2 - Ball punching control device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-pulling control device for a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to a pachinko ball stored in a ball receiving member in a game machine capable of playing a game using a pachinko ball. The present invention relates to a ball removal control device for extracting a (prize ball).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a typical example of this type of gaming machine, in a generally implemented pachinko machine, a pachinko ball for a game (a pachinko ball for a game) is used in a related operation between a ball launching device and a ball feeding device by game operation. (Also referred to as game balls) are sent one by one to the launch site in the aircraft, and the balls are launched into the game surface to execute the game. As a reward for the safe ball generated during the game, a predetermined number of pachinko balls (also referred to as prize balls) are discharged from the prize ball discharge device on the back side of the machine and returned to the player side. For this reason, as a ball receiving member required for receiving and storing pachinko balls, an upper ball tray for storing and sending at a lower center portion of a front surface of the fuselage and a lower bowl for storing at a lower end portion are generally installed. At the same time, the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device are always preferentially discharged to the upper bowl plate side through the main discharge path on the back side of the machine, and are sent out or stored exclusively for game balls. Then, after the ball is filled on the upper ball tray side, the surplus spilling ball is discharged from the main discharge path to the lower ball tray via a branch discharge path that is branched and connected, so that it is exclusively stored. Has become.

[0003] In any of the above-mentioned ball dishes, ball removal means is provided so that the player can perform an opening operation with a fingertip as needed. Regarding each ball removing means, even if there is a difference in the installation place and the type in the pachinko machine of each maker, as a basic form, the operation of the operating member exposed on the front side on the upper ball plate side is performed. As a result, the opening and closing of the on-off valve member is changed to open, so that the delivery port at the downstream end of the ball tray and the ball removal path are openly communicated with each other, so that the stored balls on the tray side can be drawn out to the lower ball tray side. On the other hand, on the lower bowl side, the on-off valve member is opened and changed with the operation of the operation member,
The ball extraction port on the bottom of the dish portion is opened, so that the stored balls on the dish side and the balls from the upper ball dish side are extracted and discharged to a ball receiving box prepared below.

Further, in a normal pachinko machine, aside from the above-mentioned ball removing means, a prize ball fullness detecting means is provided in the middle of the auxiliary discharge path on the back side of the machine. This detection means, even if there is a difference in the form, etc., as a basic form, when the prize ball is filled from the lower ball dish to a predetermined portion of the auxiliary discharge path, the sensing member fluctuates due to the pressure of the prize ball. At this time, a switch is operated to detect and, based on this, the driving unit of the hit ball firing device is stopped and stopped, that is, the game is forcibly interrupted. The hitting is released when the detecting means is returned to the original pre-detection state by discharging the stored ball on the lower ball tray side, and the game is performed in accordance with the normal operation of the hitting ball firing device again. Can resume. It should be noted that the halt will automatically act to maintain the configuration and performance of the gaming machine irrespective of the player's intention, but during this time the game will be interrupted and the player will be shunned. is there.

[0005] Therefore, in the current pachinko machine, the best way to avoid the above-mentioned hitting that is activated during the game is as follows.
It is important to occasionally withdraw the captured ball stored in the lower ball dish side. A player who knows such a situation prepares a ball receiving box to be rented from the pachinko hall side at the beginning of the game or at the time of establishment of a special game state commonly called a big hit, and We are facing the game with the ability to pull out. Actually, when the special game state is established, many safe balls are easily generated in a short time, but a large number of prize balls can be obtained, so during this state, the ball removing means of the lower ball plate is always kept open And occasionally release the ball by opening it. In this way, it is possible to avoid hitting during the special game state beforehand, and to eliminate disadvantageous situations. At the end of the game, both the upper ball tray and the lower ball tray are opened, and the ball is finally pulled out from the ball hole of the lower ball tray.

[0006]

In the above-mentioned current pachinko machine, although ball removing means is provided on the upper and lower bowls, there is still an inconvenience in extracting the stored balls. That is, on the premise that the hitting during the game is avoided beforehand, while maintaining the proper hitting operation for a considerable time related to the establishment of the special game state, the ball on the lower ball tray side Whenever the pulling means is kept open or when a predetermined amount of the obtained ball has accumulated, it must be operated each time. Therefore, even a used player may be troublesome and tired, and may be unaware of the overflow of the ball from the ball receiving box due to the attention of the hitting operation and the ball removing operation. For this reason, in many players, the operating member of the ball removing means and the on-off valve member are sometimes restrained in an open state by a pin-shaped foreign matter. In this case, each member is damaged or the ball is removed. This could lead to premature failure of the means itself.

[0007] In the above-mentioned ball-pulling, particularly inexperienced players cannot concentrate on hitting-ball operations and games, because it is troublesome to search for the position of the ball-pulling means, the operation mode, and the like, and to be distracted by the operation. As a result, the hitting operation during the special game state of the special angle may be neglected and the chance of generating many safe balls may be impaired.
Actually, such situations occur frequently in the case of beginners, and the number of prize balls that should be properly obtained is small, the game is still interrupted by hitting, and the dissatisfaction and interest in pachinko games decrease. Was also the cause.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem suitably. In a ball receiving member capable of storing award balls obtained during a pachinko game, a ball can be released by manual operation at any time. In addition, when a ball receiving box for prize balls is prepared in advance, the ball can be released and released by electric operation with priority when detecting the fullness of prize balls, making it impossible to launch hit balls and throw game balls. To provide a ball-pulling control device for a pachinko game machine, which can avoid the hitting of the game machine in advance and eliminate the disadvantageous situation due to the interruption of the game and can also eliminate the trouble of the ball-pulling operation during the game. Aim.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the desired object, the present invention enables a game using a game ball to be developed by a game start driving means, and the game is discharged when a prize is established. In a gaming machine in which the game start driving means is capable of controlling hitting when a predetermined amount of the winning ball is filled, a lower ball plate capable of storing the awarded ball discharged and opening and removing the ball removing mechanism, and A prize ball fullness detection mechanism attached to a required portion of the prize ball discharge path communicated to the back side of the lower ball plate, and a detection means capable of confirming a ball receiving box prepared below the lower ball plate, An electric control unit having a necessary circuit unit and capable of performing a stop command control for the game start driving unit according to the hitting control, wherein an opening / closing member in the ball removing mechanism of the lower ball tray is manually operated by a player. At the open position of the ball opening While being connected to electric operation means which is movably controlled via a drive circuit section of the electric control section, the detection section of the prize ball filling detection mechanism and the detection section are connected to an input circuit section of the electric control section. Respectively, and in the electric control unit, under a detection input condition of the detection means, a game start related to the hitting control based on control of a comparison priority determination circuit unit with respect to a detection input of the detection means. At an appropriate time earlier than the stop control of the driving means, the electric operation means is set to be preferentially movably controlled, and a prize ball reaching the discharge path and the lower ball dish is opened by opening the opening / closing member. It is characterized in that it is set so that it can be pulled out.

[0010]

In the above-described ball-pulling control device, when a ball stored in the lower ball tray is filled to a predetermined position during the game, the player manually opens the opening / closing member to store the ball from the ball-pulling hole. Ball can be pulled out. This allows a player to manually pull out the ball to partially withdraw the ball during the game and to pull out all of the ball at the end of the game. On the other hand, separately from this, the detection means of the prize ball filling detection mechanism was activated under the condition that the ball receiving box prepared in advance (prepared) under the lower ball tray was detected as an automatic ball removal. In this case, at an appropriate time before the hitting control, by opening the opening / closing member by the electric operation means of the ball removing mechanism, the stored balls can be extracted from the opened ball removing port and discharged to the lower ball receiving box. As a result, the interruption of the game due to the hit related to the award ball full state is avoided. However, if the detection means of the prize ball fullness detection mechanism operates in a state where the ball receiving box has not been detected, the opening / closing member is not opened, and the game is interrupted by hitting control.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a ball-pulling control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of a preferred embodiment. In this embodiment, a general pachinko machine is taken as an example of a gaming machine, and a case where a ball punching device is applied to a ball receiving member described later is mainly shown.

First, a brief description will be given of the pachinko machine P, which is schematically shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as a whole. That is, on the front surface of the opening of the outer frame 1 for the shell holding frame held vertically,
A front frame 2 for mounting various game components and the like, which will be described later, is removably assembled and opened and closed. This front frame 2
As shown in FIG. 3, a frame body 3 having an external size suitable for the front surface of the opening of the outer frame 1 and having a rectangular window 4 opened inside is shown in FIG. A set opening 6 for a game board, which is located inside the front of the frame 3;
Is formed integrally with a game auxiliary board 7 positioned below the set opening 6 and aligned with the game board.

Although the detailed description of the structure of the front frame 2 is omitted, various components and accessories for the game are provided on the frame 3, the housing frame 5, and the game auxiliary panel 7. An installation part, an opening part, etc. are formed. Further, as a portion related to the passage of the pachinko ball, an opening 8 used as a prize ball outlet is formed in a support plate 3a below the frame 3 and a portion of the game auxiliary plate 7 is provided with a prize ball. Exit 9
A ball receiving path 10, a return port 11, and an outgoing path 12 for an out ball are formed respectively for a spilled ball and a foul ball. A cover (not shown) is attached to the ball receiving path 10.

Regarding the game components installed in each part of the front frame 2 described above, as schematically shown in each figure, a window frame 13 attached around the opening of the window 4 of the frame 3 has a glass frame. Door 1
4 and the front opening and closing plate 15 is assembled to be laterally opened, a sphere feeder 16 are respectively set an upper ball dish D ₁ and sphere processing unit to be described later before and after the front closing plate 15. Also the support plate portion 3a of the frame 3, hitting launcher 17 is below ball dish D ₂ and the game start drive means to be described later is installed respectively. On the other hand, a game board 18 constituting a required game surface is detachably set in the set opening 6 of the housing frame 5 and is aligned with the upper surface of the game auxiliary board 7. In the game board 18,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an out port 20 communicating with the passage 12 is formed in a circular rail 19,
Various winning tools 21, 22 and the like are arranged, and a protection guide cover 23 is set on the back side so as to be detachable and openable.
A firing rail 24 and the like are installed on the front of the game auxiliary board 7.

On the back side of the housing frame 5, a mechanism set board 25 having various ball processing units and the like is set so as to be detachable or openable. In the set board 25, as schematically shown in FIG. 2, a window 27 capable of opening and closing the protection guide cover 23 is opened at the center of the main body 26. Discharge passage 28 communicating with
A collective discharge path 29 and the like for the safe balls entering each of the prize-winning tools 21 and 22 are sectioned, and a safe ball processing device 30 is mounted downstream of the collective discharge path 29. Also, from the upper part of the main body 26 to the lower part, the storage tank 3 for the prize ball.
1, a straightening gutter 32, a sending gutter 33, a prize ball discharge device 34, and the like are provided.
A main exhaust passage 35 communicating with the ₁ side of the outlet 9, the sub discharge path 36 communicating with the mouth 8 of the lower ball dish D ₂ side than this are branched continuously provided
Is defined. The sub-discharge passage 36 and the return port 11 are collectively communicated by a single ball container 37 attached to the back side of the frame 3 of the front frame 2 so as to match the port 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, a prize ball filling detection mechanism 38 is attached to a predetermined portion of the sub-discharge path 36. The mechanism 38 includes a sensing member 39 which is changed by receiving the pressure (weight) of the stored ball in the sub-discharge path 36, and first and second detection switches 40 which are activated when the sensing member 39 is changed.
A, 40B are provided as examples of the format. Under this condition, the detection operation of the first switch 40A is performed to control the driving of the driving unit 17b of the hit ball launching device 17 (cut off the current).
Used as Further, a signal at the time of the detection operation of the second switch 40B is used as a ball removal control signal for a ball removal operation electromagnetic solenoid 98 described later. Incidentally, the first switch 40A is a normally closed contact, the second switch 4
0B is set to a normally open contact type, and both control conditions will be described later.

[0017] The lower the ball receiving member according to the game ball and Shodama implemented in pachinko machines P described above is that is the upper ball dish D ₁ is mainly as for the spherical rectification delivery, exclusively the for the spherical reservoir A ball dish D ₂ is used, and each of these ball dishes D ₁ and D ₂ is provided with a ball removing mechanism. Therefore, each ball plate will be described.

[0018] (for the upper sphere dishes and sphere venting mechanism) for the upper sphere dish D _1, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a disc body 41 which is a substantial Tamasara member is a synthetic resin molding ,
An outer protective body 48, which is a reinforcing outer member for a ball tray, is combined with the inner and outer sides, and is attached and set on the front surface of the front opening / closing plate 15 with screws tightened from inside.
In the dish main body 41, a storage portion 42 having a substantially semicircular shape in a plane is formed in the upstream portion on the left half side from the front center, and a rectifying portion 43 having a tapered shape is formed in the downstream portion on the right half side. 43
Are connected continuously at the same delivery gradient. One strip-shaped rail 44 is laid on the bottom surface extending from the center of the storage section 42 to the downstream end of the rectification section 43, and a delivery path 45 for delivering the balls in a single row is formed.

[0019] Then, in this upper sphere dish D _1, the rectifying section 4
A discharge port 46 having an opening area suitable for one ball is formed at the downstream end of 3, and is aligned and communicated with the inlet of the ball feed device 16. On the other hand, the storage section 42 of the dish main body 41 is connected to the exit 9 for the prize ball through the communication port 49. This communication port 49
Is integrally formed on the back of the front left portion of the synthetic resin molded decorative plate 48 attached to the front upper portion of the front opening / closing plate 15 and is aligned with the outlet 9, and the front opening faces the storage portion 42. I have. In addition, each part of the front opening / closing plate 15 has an opening for each of the above-mentioned outlets.

[0020] predetermined region corresponding to the rectifying section 43 and the reservoir portion 42 of the upper ball dish D ₁ described above, the first and second spheres venting mechanism that can be opened with finger operated from the outside of the outer protector 47 5
1,61 are equipped respectively. First ball removing mechanism 51
Is defined inside the dish body 41 and has an upstream end at the outlet 46
The contact downwardly, the ball release passageway 52 to face the downstream end down ball dish D ₂ side will be described later, dishes body 41 front guide frame portion 53A
An opening / closing body 54 which is movably inserted in the left / right direction and is always urged in a closing direction (right side in the drawing) by a spring 56, and is formed on the upper inside of the opening / closing body 54 and slides the dish body 41. An opening / closing valve 55 extending from the opening 57 to a communicating portion between the delivery port 46 and the ball emptying passage 52, and an operation which is located on the front side of the guide port frame 60A below the outer protective body 47 and is assembled and connected to the opening / closing body 54 And a tool 58. In a normal state, the on-off valve 55 of the on-off body 54 is held in a state in which the bottom surface of the outlet 46 and the upper end of the ball emptying passage 52 are closed.
By retracting from the bottom surface of the ball and the upper end of the ball emptying passage 52, the ball emptying state can be obtained. The opening / closing body 54 is held by a lid 59 attached to the guide frame 53A.

In connection with the above-mentioned ball-pulling mechanism 51, a ball-pulling detection switch 70 is additionally provided (see FIG. 8). The switch 70 is for detecting the ball removal state of the mechanism 51, that is, the open state of the on-off valve 55, and is installed at a predetermined position on the plate body 41 side with respect to the opening and closing body 54 as shown in the figure. Under this condition, a signal at the time of the detection operation is used as an operation control signal for an electromagnetic solenoid 98 for a ball release operation described later. The switch 70 may be installed at any predetermined position with respect to the on-off valve 55 or the operating tool 58.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second ball removing mechanism 61 includes a ball removing hole 62 formed in the bottom of the central portion of the storage section 42 of the dish body 41, and a ball removing port 62 of the dish body 41. It is defined inside and communicates the upstream end below the ball outlet 62,
A ball emptying passage 63 having a downstream end facing the return port 11,
It is inserted into the guide frame portion 53B on the front side of the plate body 41 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is always closed by the spring 66 in the closing direction (right side in the figure).
Opening / closing member 64 urged toward the opening / closing member 64, an opening / closing valve 65 formed inside the upper portion of the opening / closing member 64 and extending from the slide opening 67 of the plate main body 41 to the lower surface of the ball extraction opening 62,
An operating tool 68 is disposed on the front side of the lower guide opening frame 60B and is assembled and connected to the opening / closing body 64. Normally, the opening / closing valve 65 of the opening / closing body 64 is connected to the ball outlet 62.
Is held in a closed state, and the opening / closing valve 65 can be retracted from the ball hole 62 by operating the operation tool 68 to be in a ball-open state. The opening / closing body 64 is held by a lid 69 attached to the guide frame 53B.

The opening / closing members 54, 64 and the operating tools 58, 68 of the ball removing mechanisms 51, 61 are connected in a similar fitting engagement form as shown in FIGS. That is, in each of the opening / closing members 54 and 64, elastically deformable connecting pieces 72 projecting outward from a substantially triangular hook portion 73 are formed on the left and right sides of a lower fitting portion 71 formed forward. . On the other hand, each operating tool 5
8, 68, a fitting opening 74 formed inside the central portion thereof.
Engaging ports 75 are formed on both left and right sides of the inside. When the opening / closing members 54 and 64 and the operating tools 58 and 68 are assembled, the fitting portions 71 and the fitting openings 74 are closely fitted to each other, so that the hook portions 73 of the connecting pieces 72 on both sides are engaged. The opening 75 is elastically engaged and connected. By the way, at the time of disassembly of both, the needle-like tool or the like is inserted into each engagement opening 75, the hook portion 73 of the connecting piece 72 is disengaged from the engagement opening 75, and the operating tools 58, 68 are pulled out to the front side to open and close the opening / closing body. 54, 64 can be removed.

The above-mentioned two ball removing mechanisms 51 and 61
They are linked based on a right operation left interlocking mode as each other's opening operation conditions. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 and FIG.
7 is movably supported in the horizontal direction, and a connecting member 78A at the right end of the connecting rod 77 is engaged and connected to a support 79 of the opening / closing body 54 on the first side in the opening and closing direction. A connecting tool 78B at the left end of 77 is in contact with the support 80 of the opening / closing body 64 on the second side so as to be engageable in the opening direction.
Thereby, the second mechanism 61 can perform the opening operation by itself, and is opened in a synchronously interlocked state in association with the opening operation of the first mechanism 51. In addition, the supporting pieces 79, 80 of the opening / closing bodies 54, 64 on each side are provided with the escape ports 59a, 6
9a, each connecting member 78A, 78 is extended forward.
B can be linked.

[0025] For (lower sphere pan and the ball venting mechanism) the lower ball dish D _2, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 10, the synthetic resin molded lower pan body 81 and the upper tray frame The body 82 is vertically coupled to each other, and
Are fixed by screws tightened from the inside on the surface of the body, and a storage portion 83 is formed inside the two bodies 81 and 82. The contact plate 8 serves as a discharge portion for the balls extracted from the first ball extracting mechanism 51 side of the above-mentioned upper ball dish D ₁ .
The discharge gutter 84 attached to the front right side of the front surface 8 and the passage 85 formed from the right part of the plate frame 82 to the side of the storage part 83 allow the storage part 83 to be formed from the downstream end of the ball emptying passage 52. Are in communication. The backing plate 88 is provided on the support plate 3 of the front frame 2.
It is attached with screws from the inside at the front of a. The discharge trough 84 and the passage 85 is covering with a cover 86 which is fitted over the contact plate 88 and the lower ball tray D _2. More front left lower ball dish D _2, ashtray 87 is attached rotatably to the front and rear directions.

The central portion of the lower surface of the lower ball tray D ₂ mentioned above, FIG. 4
As shown in the figure, a ball removing mechanism 91 is provided which can be opened by fingertip operation from the outside. The ball removing mechanism 91 includes a ball removing port 92 formed at the center of the bottom of the storage section 83 and a dish main body 8.
The ball outlet 94 is horizontally attached to the lower surface of the
And the opening / closing member 95 which is interposed movably to the left and right between the holding body 93 and the lower surface of the plate body 81 and is always urged in the closing direction (right side in the figure). It is configured. In a normal state, the opening / closing member 95 is held in a state where the ball opening 96 is closed by the valve portion 96. Under this condition, the ball 95 can be opened by operating the member 95. As shown in FIG. 11, a valve section 96 and an operation section 97 are integrally formed with each section of the opening / closing member 95.

The ball releasing mechanism 91 is provided with means for electrically opening the opening / closing member 95 described above.
This means includes, as exemplified in FIGS. 10 and 11,
An electromagnetic solenoid 98 is employed and is installed in the accommodating frame 93A of the guide holder 93, and the rod 99 operated by the solenoid 98 is always forward (rightward in the figure) by a spring 100 wound around its outer periphery. And the front end thereof is connected to the opening / closing member 95 so as to be engageable. Regarding an example of the connection between the two, the front end of the rod 99 is connected to the opening 9 of the connection piece 95 a formed at the rear end of the opening / closing member 95.
5b, the ring 99a attached to the front end of the rod 99 is engaged with the inside of the same piece 95a, and the opening / closing member 95
Are linked so as to allow a single movement. The opening / closing member 95 is always urged in the closing direction by a spring 100, and a relief port 93a for the connecting piece 95a is opened on the bottom surface of the guide holding body 93.

The switches 40A, 40B, 70 and the electromagnetic solenoid 98 are controlled by an electric control unit C as shown in FIG. In the control section C, basically, the input circuit section 10 of each of the switches 40A, 40B, 70
1 and a comparison priority determination circuit section 102 having a delay circuit and the like.
And a drive circuit section 103 for the solenoid 98. Then, under the condition that the detection signals of the respective switches are subjected to the comparison priority determination control, in the synchronization detection operation of the first and second switches 40A and 40B, the ball removal signal of the second side 40B is prioritized and the first side At a point earlier than the stop control of the hitting ball launching device 17 by the hitting control (interruption of current) of the 40A, the solenoid 9
8 is movably controlled. When the ball-pulling switch 70 is synchronously detected with respect to both switches 40A and 40B, the ball-pulling signal is given priority and the solenoid 9 is turned on.
8 is movably controlled. However, as an example of the setting pattern of the movable control of the solenoid 98, it is desirable to set the required time and the number of times suitable for the ball removal and a plurality of times for the signal of the ball removal switch 70.

In the present embodiment As one of conservation measures for the sphere disconnect from the lower ball dish D ₂ side described above, as shown in FIG. 5, switch 104 of the check detecting means at a lower portion of the outer frame 1 Is attached. This switch 10
4, before the automatic ball vent by electrical operation, for the purpose of ball receiving box 110 to check whether it is available to the lower bottom ball dish D _2, the lower frame portion 1a front surface of the outer frame 1 When the appropriately exposed sensing piece 105 senses the ball receiving box 110, it is set to the detection (ON) state, and under the condition that this detection signal is input to the input circuit unit 101 of the electric control unit C,
The electromagnetic solenoid 98 is made movable (see FIG. 12). By the way, the ball receiving box 110 is lent from the pachinko hall, and the height of the ball receiving box 110 interferes with the lower edge of the front frame 2 so as to be compatible with all the pachinko machines P regardless of the size. On the premise that it is not performed, it is set to be equal to or less than the upper surface of the lower frame portion 1a of the outer frame 1. And when its use, is placed on the lower shelf 106 of the installation frame stand pachinko machine (called "islands"), the lower ball dish D ₂ spheres vent port 92
To the pachinko machine side so as not to fall down. Therefore, in all cases, the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the opening of the ball receiving box 110 is brought into contact with or close to the front surface of the lower frame portion 1a.

[0030]

Next, the operation of the ball emptying control device of the pachinko game machine according to the present embodiment will be described. That is, in the pachinko machine P, by performing a required game operation in a state provided for a game, based on the relationship between the operation of the hit ball firing device 17 and the operation of the ball feed device 16, which are game starting means, The pachinko balls (game balls) in the upper ball dish D ₁ are sent one by one to the firing rail 24 via the ball feeder 16, and are hit into the game surface of the game board 18 from the same rail 24 to execute the game. Be expanded. And during this game,
The game ball which entered the out mouth 20 and each of the prize-winning tools 21 and 22
The ball is finally discharged out of the machine from each of the discharge paths 28 and 29 of the mechanism set board 25 as an out ball and a safe ball. On the other hand, as a reward for the safe ball, on the assumption that each safe ball is detected and confirmed by the safe ball processing device 30 one by one, based on the setting operation of the prize ball discharging device 34 in the set board 25, A predetermined number of prize balls are ejected.

The prize ball is always preferentially discharged to the upper ball dish D ₁ , and the surplus overflowed is discharged to the lower ball dish D.
It is discharged to _two sides. That is, the prize ball discharged toward the main discharge path 35 by each operation of the prize ball discharge device 34 flows down in the path 35 as shown in FIG. It is released into the reservoir 42 of the upper ball dish D ₁ through the communication port 49 of the front opening and closing panel 15 side from. Next, the prize ball moves downstream along the gradient of the ball dish D ₁ and moves to the rectifying unit 4.
3 and sequentially pass through the delivery path 45 in one row while being aligned, and in the above-described game continuation state, pass through the delivery port 46 as a game ball in order of precedence, and open and close the valve in the first ball removal mechanism 51. It passes into the ball feeder 16 via 55.

In this state, if a large number of safe balls are ejected in a short period of time while a large number of safe balls are ejected while the game balls are launched one by one with the continuation of the game, spheres later stored in the respective sections of the upper sphere dish D _1, successively filled over the communication port 49 and the outlet 9. And thereafter was filled to the downstream portion of the main exhaust passage 35, it is discharged from the sub-discharge path 36 as excess prize balls to the ball container 37 overflows from the department, the lower ball tray D ₂ eventually reservoir 83 Is released and stored as it is. However, when the ball in the upper sphere dish D ₁ is decreased, winning balls is preferentially discharged onto ball dish D ₁ through the outlet 9 and the communication port 49 as described above. Incidentally, the foul ball generated during the game is discharged from the ball receiving path 10 to the ball container 37 via the return port 11.

As described above, in a situation where many prize balls are discharged and stored in the upper ball dish D ₁ and the lower ball dish D ₂ , respectively, these stored balls are used as a general manual ball puller. When the user himself / herself removes the ball at any time or as needed, the ball removing mechanism in each dish is opened. In first lower ball dish D ₂ side, as shown in FIG. 10, by press operation a closing member 95 of the ball vent mechanism 91 into the drawing fingertips left, sphere with the transition of the valve portion 96 vent opening 92 Is opened and communicated with the ball outlet 94. As a result, the required amount of the stored balls in the dish and the ball container 37 can be extracted from both the openings 92 and 94 and discharged to the ball receiving box 110 prepared below (see FIG. 5). In this ball removal, the rod 9 of the electromagnetic solenoid 98 has not yet been operated with respect to the movement of the opening / closing member 95.
Nine springs 100 are compressed and deformed. Then, when the finger is released from the opening / closing member 95, the member 95 is returned to the original position by the spring 100.

[0034] In contrast upper ball dish D ₁ side, both balls venting mechanism 51 and 61 for opening operation in accordance with the situation. For example, if you want to withdraw all the stored balls at the end of the game,
In synchronization with the opening operation of the first ball removing mechanism 51, the second ball removing mechanism 61 is also released. That is, by pushing the operation tool 58 on the first side to the left in FIG. 6 by a fingertip operation, the bottom surface of the outlet 46 is opened with the displacement of the opening / closing valve 55 of the opening / closing body 54, and Communicated. In addition, the opening and closing body 6 on the second side is arranged in comparison with the opening and closing body 54 on the first side.
4 is pushed through the connecting rod 77, whereby the on-off valve 6 is opened.
With the displacement of 5, the lower surface of the ball hole 62 is opened to communicate with the ball hole passage 63. Downstream portion and an upstream portion of the upper ball dish D ₁ is a result, it is held together in spheres vent open.

Accordingly, the storage balls 42 of the upper ball tray D ₁ and the ball of the ball straightening portion 43 flow through the ball drain passage 52 from the outlet 46 and pass through the discharge gutter 84 on the lower ball tray D _2. The liquid is discharged to the storage section 83 through 85. For storage sphere extending from the top sphere dish D ₁ of the reservoir 42 and the communication port 49 to the outlet 9 also a ball vent passage 63 from ball vent port 62 flows, and is discharged from the return port 11 to the ball container 37 It is finally released into the reservoir 83 of the lower ball dish D ₂ Te. As a result, all of the stored sphere above sphere dish D ₁ side is discharged rapidly in a short time. If you release your finger from the operating tool 58,
The first and second opening / closing members 54, 64 are returned to the original closed position by the corresponding springs 56, 66.

When a part of the stored ball is to be withdrawn during the game as needed, only the second ball pulling mechanism 61 described above is independently opened as needed. That is, by pushing the operating tool 68 to the left in the figure by operating the fingertip, the ball opening 62 is opened as the opening / closing valve 65 of the opening / closing body 64 shifts as described above, and the ball opening passage 63 is communicated with the ball opening passage 63. . Therefore, the upper ball dish D ₁
The storage sphere reaching the storage part 62 and the communication port 49 side of the ball is connected to the ball extraction port 62, the ball extraction passage 63, the return port 11, and the ball container 3.
It is discharged to the lower ball tray D ₂ and distributed in the order of 7. At the time of removing the ball, the game can be normally continued for a proper time by using at least the storage ball reaching the storage unit 42 and the rectification unit 43.

In particular, in the above-described second ball removing mechanism 61,
Since it is a partial sphere vent reservoir bulb by its occasional operation, likely adverse effects occur on ball plates D _1, for example delivery path with increasing sphere clogging and storage bulb pressure between the reservoir 42 and the rectifier 43 The poor ball flow at 45 and the stoppage of ball clogging near the outlet 46 are preferably eliminated. Moreover, this mechanism 6
1 can be easily operated with the left hand in a free state of the player operating the hit ball launching device 17 even if the game is to be operated during the game in many cases. Can concentrate on

[0038] Apart from the general manual ball vent described above, under ball dish D ₂ side and Moto the ball receiving box 110 is pre Ji because prepared, sphere vent mechanism 91 on the basis of the setting condition electric An opening operation can be performed to perform automatic ball emptying. That As shown in FIG. 5, by the ball receiving box 110 to the lower lower ball tray D ₂ are prepared, "Yes box 'detection switch 104 for confirmation of the outer frame 1 side holding the detection operation state confirmation The detection signal is input to the electric control unit C in FIG.
Is movable. If the winning balls, which is stored under ball dish D ₂ side in this original is, was filled to a predetermined portion of the sub-discharge path 36, the winning balls fill detection mechanism 38, the sensing member 39
Is changed by the ball pressure, the first and second detection switches 40A and 40B are both detected and operated. Then, the signal relating to the power cutoff (the signal for opening the normally closed contact) and the ball removal signal are input to the electric control unit C and are compared and determined. The ball removal signal of the second side 40B is prioritized and the first side is removed. The 40A stop control (power interruption) is temporarily suspended.

Thus, in the ball removing mechanism 91, the electromagnetic solenoid 98 is energized in a set pattern based on the above described ball removing signal, and the opening / closing member 95 is automatically opened with the pulling of the rod 99. Then, as the solenoid 98 is returned to the power-off state by the subsequent time-up, the opening / closing member 95 is returned to the original closed position. Thereby, while the opening / closing member 95 is held open,
A significant amount of storage ball down ball dish D ₂ side can be discharged from both the mouth 92, 94 to the ball receiving box 110. In this automatic ball removal, it is possible to remove all the stored balls within the operating time of the solenoid 98.

Then, in the above-mentioned automatic ball emptying state,
In the prize ball filling detecting mechanism 38, the sensation member 39 is released from the ball pressure and returned to the original position and held and held by the decrease of the prize ball in the sub-discharge path 36 immediately after the start of the ball removal, and both switches 40A and 40B are set to the same position. It is released from the member 39 and returned to the non-detection state. Thereby, in the control by the electric control unit C, the hitting ball launching device 17 is operated by the first switch 40A.
Is maintained. Thereafter, this mechanism 38
Each time the prize ball filling is detected, the ball removing mechanism 91 is preferentially opened based on the electric operation, and the ball is automatically removed. As a result, in a game in which a large amount of prize balls can be acquired, manual ball unplug by the player under sphere dish D ₂ side all becomes unnecessary, it is possible to eliminate the hassle and hand floor plan of the operation, sphere Without delay and winning balls It is possible to avoid the hitting control in the case of being left unfilled or the like, that is, to stop the hitting ball launching device 17 as the game start driving means beforehand, and to basically suppress the occurrence of the hitting control.

However, the automatic ball removal based on the electric control unit C described above can be performed under the detection condition that the ball receiving box 110 is prepared in advance, and the ball receiving box 110 is not prepared. If the game beginner does not know that the ball is prepared, that is, if the detection switch 104 is not detected, even if the prize ball fullness detection mechanism 38 detects and operates, the ball removal mechanism 91
Is kept closed without any actuation of the electromagnetic solenoid 98. This or stored balls freely automatic release from the lower ball dish D ₂ by, things like scattered around is avoided in advance. Also, the ball receiving box 110 is not prepared
In the (undetected state of the detection switch 104), the second
When the electromagnetic solenoid 98 is not actuated in response to the detection signal of the detection switch 40B, the stop control is performed after a predetermined time based on the signal regarding the cut-off of the energization interrupted by the first detection switch 40A. The hit ball firing device 17 is stopped. As a result, it is possible to prevent various troubles and failures caused by leaving the filled prize balls as they are, as well as inconvenience in management, and to appropriately maintain the pachinko machine.

Further as the operating mode of one more automatic ball vent, in conjunction with the opening operation condition of the first ball venting mechanism 51 of the upper ball dish D _1, it is automatically sphere venting mechanism 91 of the lower ball dish D ₂ Be released. That is, as described above, when the ball receiving box 110 is prepared and the detection switch 104 for confirmation is held in the detection state, the electromagnetic solenoid 98 is made movable. Under this condition, the first ball removing mechanism 51
As described above, the manual release operation is performed as described above, so that the detection switch 70 for removing balls is activated in response to the movement of the opening / closing member 54, and the removal signal is input to the electric control unit C and the priority is given to the electrical control unit C. Will be done. This allows the upper plate D ₁
Side reservoir ball at one discharged to the lower ball tray D ₂ side is withdrawn by each sphere vent mechanisms 51 and 61 as described above, the electromagnetic solenoid 98 under the sphere venting mechanism 91 of the detection switch 70 The opening / closing member 95 is automatically opened in accordance with the set pattern based on the ball-pulling signal.

[0043] Thus during the opening of the closing member 95, all of the upper ball dish D ₁ side and the lower ball dish D ₂ side of the reservoir bulb can be withdrawn from the sphere vent port 92. And the electromagnetic solenoid 9
Based on 8 operating time and the number of, since it is possible automatically discharge the global, in the sphere vent at the end of the game, the operating tool 58 of the first ball venting mechanism 51 of the upper ball dish D _1, one of simply opening operation with one hand as spheres vent operating member, while holding-open the lower ball dish D _2, it may withdrawn comfortably all storage sphere. Moreover both mechanisms the reservoir bulb above sphere dish D ₁ side 51,6
Including one that can be discharged, the entire ball can be promptly discharged in a short time by one ball removing operation.

[0044]

[Modification] The ball removing device presented in the above-described embodiment is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and another example in which the application is changed as appropriate is also proposed and suitably recommended. That may be modified first upper ball dish D ₁ side, a second sphere venting mechanism 51, 61 from the slide operation form button operation mode and turning lever operation forms and both the mechanisms 51 and 61 comrades May be a left operation right interlocking mode. In any release operation mode, the operating tool or the opening / closing body of one of the mechanisms on the interlocking operation side may be restrained at the release position by using an appropriate engagement holding unit. The spheres vent passage 52 shown first ball vent mechanism 51 is formed inside the center of the dish body 41 of the upper ball dish D _1, second sphere venting mechanism 61
May be merged with the ball-passing passage 63.

In any of the technical examples, the upper bowl D ₁
A gaming machine that can be handled as one ball receiving member equipped with a ball removing mechanism on the upstream and downstream portions, and that can perform a symbol combination game using a pachinko ball other than a pachinko ball, for example. It can also be suitably implemented. Incidentally, in the case of this type of gaming machine, the first ball-pulling mechanism is provided on the side of the processing unit for capturing and using a constant unit of the gaming ball,
The second ball removing mechanism may be provided on the prize ball discharge unit side. Of course, the detection means for removing the ball may be of a photoelectric type, and may be appropriately attached to the movable member of the second removal mechanism.

Meanwhile electric operating means in the lower sphere dish D ₂ spheres vent mechanism 91 may be in the form of opening in setting patterns in tandem with the opening and closing member by using a rotary solenoid or a motor or the like for example a crank form . The prize ball fullness detection mechanism 38 includes first and second detection switches 40.
A, 40B may be independently displaced up and down as appropriate, and may be set so that a ball-pulling signal is generated earlier than the energization cutoff control. It is also possible to adopt a mode in which the ball-pulling control is performed in a timely and prioritized manner before the stopping control.

The detecting means for confirmation is one of effective measures for a novice player who does not know the necessity of removing the ball, and may be provided on the installation frame base for the gaming machine. may be any form of receiving box detects whether the automatic ball vent beneath ball dish D ₂ side to check whether it is available, it can be adopted as the photoelectric sensor format.
For each of the above-described detection means, display means (a lamp, a sound generator, a display guide plate, etc.) may be attached to each part of the gaming machine or the installation frame. The hit control system for the hit ball launching device 17 of the embodiment serving as the game start means may be different from the above-described electric control unit C relating to each switch and solenoid.

[0048]

As described above, according to the ball-pulling control device of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the prize-ball fullness detection mechanism is provided at a predetermined portion of the prize-ball discharge path connected to the lower ball tray, When the detection switch for the ball receiving box is arranged below the lower ball tray, and when the detecting means of the detecting mechanism by the prize ball filling is controlled in the state where the ball receiving box is prepared, the hitting control is performed. At an appropriate time earlier than the stop control of the game start driving means according to the above, the opening / closing member is automatically opened and the surplus prize balls are set to be able to be removed, so that the game interruption due to the filling of the lower ball plate with the prize balls is performed. It can be avoided beforehand. That is, it is possible to eliminate the disadvantageous situation caused by the interruption of the game, and it is possible for the player to concentrate on the game without having to perform a troublesome ball-pulling operation during the game.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view schematically showing a pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a front frame.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the upper and lower ball receiving members of the present embodiment, partially cut away.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing upper and lower ball receiving members and a discharge path of award balls.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an upper ball receiving member partially broken away.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the upper ball receiving member.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing the first and second ball removing mechanisms and their related states, with a part thereof being omitted.

FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view showing a connecting portion between an opening / closing body and an operating tool in the first and second ball removing mechanisms.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a lower ball receiving member partially broken away.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball removing mechanism of a lower ball receiving member.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram exemplifying a control system of electric components in an upper and lower ball removing mechanism and a prize ball filling detecting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

C control unit D ₂ lower ball tray 17 hitting ball launching device 36 auxiliary discharge path 38 prize ball filling detection mechanism 40A first detection switch 40B second detection switch 91 ball removal mechanism 92 ball removal port 95 opening / closing member 98 electromagnetic solenoid 101 input circuit unit 102 Comparison priority judgment circuit section 103 Drive circuit section 104 Switch 110 Ball receiving box

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A game using driving balls can be developed by a game start driving means, and the game start driving means can be controlled to stop when a predetermined amount of prize balls discharged at the time of winning is filled. In the gaming machine, the ejected prize balls can be stored and a ball removing mechanism (91)
Bottom plate (D ₂ ) that can be extracted by releasing the sphere, and prize ball fullness detection attached to the required part of the prize ball discharge path (36) connected to the back side of the lower ball plate (D ₂ ) A mechanism (38) and a detecting means (104) capable of confirming a ball receiving box (110) prepared below the lower ball tray (D ₂ )
And an electric control unit (C) having a necessary circuit unit (101, 102, 103) and capable of performing a stop command control for the game start driving means (17) according to the hitting control, wherein the lower ball dish (D ₂ ) Opening / closing member (95) of the ball punching mechanism (91)
Can be displaced to the open position of the ball outlet (92) by a manual operation of the player, and the drive circuit unit (10) of the electric control unit (C) can be displaced.
3) While being linked to the electric operation means (98) that is movably controlled through the detection means (40A, 40B) of the prize ball filling detection mechanism (38)
And the detection means (104) is an input circuit section of the electric control section (C).
(101), in the electric control unit (C), under the detection input conditions of the detection means (104), a comparison priority determination circuit for the detection input of the detection means (40A, 40B) Based on the control of the unit (102),
At an appropriate time earlier than the stop control of the game start driving means (17) related to the hit control, the electric operation means (98) is set to be preferentially movably controlled, and the opening / closing member (95) is opened. A ball-pulling-out control device for a pachinko gaming machine, wherein a setting is made such that prize balls reaching the discharge path (36) and the lower ball tray (D ₂ ) can be pulled out to a ball receiving box (110).