JP2602693B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a game board in which a game area including a winning area is formed, a hit ball firing device for shooting a hit ball in the game area, and a hit ball firing device. A hit ball supply tray that supplies a hit ball to the hit ball launch position, a surplus prize ball tray that stores an extra prize ball when the hit ball supply tray is full of prize balls, and a prize ball that has won the prize area. A sphere including a prize ball dispensing device for dispensing a predetermined number of prize balls, and a prize ball guiding path for guiding the prize ball dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device to the hitting ball supply tray and the surplus prize ball receiving tray. For gaming machines,
When a predetermined amount of prize balls are stored in the prize ball guidance route,
The present invention relates to a ball game machine for interrupting a game.

[Prior Art] As is well known, in a ball game machine such as a pachinko game machine that plays a game by bouncing pachinko balls, a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls is paid out by generated prize balls. However, when a large number of winning balls are generated, the paid-out prize balls fill the hit ball supply tray and the surplus prize ball tray, and further guide the prize ball to the hit ball supply tray and the surplus prize ball tray. Prize ball guide path, and finally, the operation of the prize ball payout device that has reached the prize ball payout device is adversely affected. In order to prevent such an adverse effect, in the conventional ball game machine, a prize ball amount detection plate is provided on the prize ball guide path on the surplus prize ball tray side, and the prize ball amount detection plate is stored. When activated by the prize ball, the supply of the hit ball to the firing position is stopped, or the hit ball firing motor is stopped so that the hit ball cannot be fired. However, if only the firing operation of the hit ball is stopped, if a large number of unprocessed winning balls at that time remain, further prize balls are paid out and stored in the prize ball guiding path, finally As a result, the prize ball dispensing device reaches the prize ball dispensing device, which adversely affects the operation of the prize ball dispensing device. Therefore, when the prize ball amount detection plate is activated, the firing operation of the hit ball is stopped, and at the same time, the unprocessed prize ball is not supplied to the prize ball processing device, and the prize ball payout operation is stopped. Such a configuration is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-56-57463.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in recent ball game machines, when the gaming state becomes a predetermined specific gaming state, a large number of winning balls are generated in a short time, so that the winning balls are gathered. As a result, a large amount of winning balls are stored on the winning ball collecting gutter which is guided to one winning ball processing device. However, in the above-described ball game machine that simultaneously stops the launching operation of the hit ball and the supply operation of the winning ball, a specific game state occurs and a large amount of winning balls are generated, thereby causing the prize ball guiding path. When a predetermined amount of prize balls are filled and the prize ball amount detection plate is activated, a large number of prize balls are still left on the prize ball collecting gutter. In such a state, the player removes the prize ball from the surplus prize ball tray and restarts the game, and immediately after that, when the specific game state occurs again, the unprocessed prize ball and the newly generated large amount With the prize ball of the prize ball on the prize ball collecting gutter, a larger amount of the prize ball will be stored, and finally, the prize ball flows backward from the prize port or the prize device provided at the bottom of the game area, or There has been a problem that a winning ball is stuck in a winning opening or a winning device, which hinders the operation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
The aim is that when the prize ball amount detection plate is activated, unprocessed winning balls do not remain in a large amount on the prize ball collecting gutter, and even if the prize ball amount detection plate is operated and left unattended. Another object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that does not adversely affect the operation of a prize ball payout device due to the prize balls paid out.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a ball game machine of the present invention provides an extra prize ball on a prize ball guide path for guiding a prize ball to a hit ball supply tray and an extra prize ball tray. First prize ball amount detection means provided on the receiving side and detecting that a predetermined amount of prize balls are filled, and further prize balls are further provided on a prize ball guide path on the upstream side of the first prize ball amount detection means. The second to detect that it is full
Prize ball amount detecting means, hitting ball firing stopping means for stopping an operation related to firing of a hit ball based on actuation of the first prize ball amount detecting means, and second prize ball amount detecting means Prize ball payout stopping means for stopping the operation related to the prize ball payout based on the operation of the prize ball.

[Operation] When the paid-out prize ball fills a predetermined amount in the prize ball guide path, the first prize ball amount detecting means operates to stop firing of the hit ball. At this time, if a winning ball remains on the winning ball collecting gutter, the prize ball payout device is operated by the remaining winning ball to pay out the prize ball. In other words, the winning ball is continuously processed even while the hitting ball firing operation is stopped. Then, when the prize ball paid out by the remaining winning prize ball is further filled, the second prize ball amount detecting means operates to stop paying out the prize ball. The balls are not stored and do not reach the prize ball dispensing device.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, a frame-shaped front frame 2 of a pachinko gaming machine 1 includes:
A glass door holding frame 3 is provided around the glass door holding frame 3, and a glass door frame 4 having glass and a front plate 5 are pivotally supported on one side and attached to be openable and closable. A game board 6 is detachably provided on a game board fixed frame 32 (see FIG. 3) which is fixed to the back of the front frame 2 behind the glass door frame 4. On the surface of the game board 6, a guide rail 8 for guiding a hit ball guided from a firing rail (not shown) is planted in a substantially circular shape. The area surrounded by the guide rail 8 constitutes the game area 7. Near the center of the game area 7, a plurality of rotating drums 10
A variable display device 9 having a to 10c is provided. The variable display device 9 is provided with a normal winning opening 11 at an upper portion thereof, a continuous number display 12 for displaying the number of opening and closing of the opening / closing plate 15 described later, and a memory for winning a starting winning opening 19a to 19c described later. A start storage display 13 for displaying the number (up to four) is provided.

A variable winning ball device 14 having an opening / closing door 15 is provided below the variable display device 9. The opening and closing door 15 of the variable winning ball device 14 is connected to the rotating drums 10a to 10c of the variable display device 9.
Is in a predetermined display state (for example, “7” in the horizontal direction).
When the numbers are aligned, the game is set to the specific game state, and is opened for a predetermined period (for example, until 30 seconds elapse or until ten winning balls are generated). When the player wins a V winning opening provided in the door 15 and operates the V detection switch 16, the door 15 is opened.
After opening for a predetermined time, repeat the above open state again,
Each time a winning ball is generated in the V winning opening, it can be repeated up to 10 times. Therefore, in the specific game state, a large number of winning balls are generated in a short time.
It is noted that a maximum of 10 winning balls are generated during one opening of the opening / closing door 15, but this is detected by a 10-count detecting switch 17, and the detected number is displayed as a winning number display.
Displayed by 18.

In addition, starting winning ports 19a to 19c that allow the rotation of the rotating drums 10a to 10c are provided on the upper portion and on the lower left and right sides of the variable winning ball device 14. This starting winning opening 19a-1
When a hit ball wins at 9c, it is detected by a start winning ball detection switch (not shown), and a detection signal is sent to a game control circuit (not shown) to rotate the rotating drums 10a to 10c. The rotation of the rotating drums 10a to 10c is started when a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed from the start of rotation or when a stop switch 28 provided on the front plate 5 is turned on.
When it is pressed, it stops.

Further, in the game area 7, winning prize holes with windmills 20a, 20b are provided on the left and right sides of the variable prize ball device 14, and normal prize holes 21a, 21b are also provided on both left and right sides of the variable display device 9. ing. In addition, windmills 22a to 22d are also provided to change the flowing direction of the hit ball falling in the game area 7. Of these, the windmills 22a and 22b are so-called windmills with lamps, and are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 7 when the combination of the variable display devices 9 is in a predetermined game state in a predetermined mode. The game effect lamps 23a and 23b and the game effect lamps 24a and 24b provided on the upper part of the front frame 2 are lit or flashed to notify the user.

At the bottom of the game area 7, an out port 25 through which a hit ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas is guided to the rear of the game board 6 is provided.

Also, on the surface of the front plate 5, a hit ball supply tray 25 for storing discharged prize balls and supplying one to the firing position of the hit ball.
Has been fixed. A speaker 27 is provided in the space on the upstream side of the hit ball supply tray 26 to notify a player when a specific game state is established or when the variable display device 9 is rotating. It is designed to generate sound effects.

At the lower part of the front frame 2, there are provided an operation handle 29 which constitutes a part of the hit ball launching device, and a surplus prize ball tray 30 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the hit ball supply tray 26. ing.

Next, the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. In the drawing, the inside of an outer frame 31 on which the front frame 2 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and
On the back surface of the front frame 2, a game board fixing frame 32 to which the game board 6 is detachably attached is fixed. That is, the game board 6 is fixed to the game board fixing frame 32 by the game board fixing tools 33a and 33b (actually, there is another one not shown) provided on the game board fixing frame 32.

Also, on one side of the game board fixed frame 32, support brackets 35a, 35b
A mechanism plate 34 is provided so as to be openable and closable. The mechanism plate 34 is provided so as to cover substantially the entire back surface of the game board 6, and at normal times, the mechanism plate fixture 36a
36c, the game board is fixed to the game board fixing frame 32. Then, as is well known, the mechanism plate 34 processes one winning ball that has won a winning port, a winning ball device, or the like provided in the gaming board 6 and processes a predetermined number (for example, a predetermined number) corresponding to the winning ball (for example, , 13) are provided with various mechanisms for paying out prize balls. In other words, on the front side of the mechanism plate 34, a winning ball collecting space for the winning balls to fall is formed, and at the bottom of the winning ball collecting space, a winning ball collecting gutter 37 for collecting the winning balls on one side is inclined. It is provided. In the illustrated embodiment, two prize ball collecting gutters 37 are provided by overlapping in the front-rear direction, and the prize ports and prize ball devices provided on the game board 6 are divided into two groups.
The number of prize balls to be paid out differs depending on the winning prize ball winning one group and the winning prize ball winning the other group. For example, the number of prize balls paid out by the winning prize balls winning the starting winning prize ports 19a to 19c is set to 7, and the number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls winning other prize ports and the prize ball device is set to 13 pieces. ing. Thus, the winning ball collecting gutter 37 shown in the drawing is for seven on the front side, but actually, the winning ball collecting gutter 37 for thirteen is formed on the back side. I have.

The winning balls assembled by the winning ball collecting gutter 37 are
A winning ball guideway 38 provided continuously with the winning ball collecting gutter 37
And are guided to the winning ball processing device 39. The prize ball processing device 39 processes one prize ball and operates a prize ball payout device 71 which will be described later.
One is provided. However, in the following description, the seven winning ball processing devices 39 on the near side will be described, and the winning ball processing device 39 on the far side has the same structure, and therefore, the description thereof will be omitted. Thus, in the winning ball processing device 39, a ball placing portion 40 is formed at a position corresponding to the exit of the winning ball guiding path. An “L” -shaped push-out member 41 is provided on one side of the ball mounting portion 40 so as to be swingable about a support shaft 42. A spring 43 is engaged with the push-out member 41, and is constantly urged in a direction away from the ball placing portion 40, and a contact roller 44 is provided at an upper rear end thereof. A rotating cam 46 that is rotated by a drive motor 45 is engaged with the contact roller 44, so that the pushing member 41 is caused to spring by rotation of the rotating cam 46.
It rotates against the urging force of 43 and acts to push the winning balls placed on the ball placing portion 40 to the other side. In addition, the rotating cam drawn by the broken line shown in FIG.
This is a drive motor that changes phase with the rotary cam 46 on the near side.
Fixed to 45 output shafts. This allows the drive motor 45
To reduce the load.

On the other hand, a substantially “T” -shaped rotating member 47 and a substantially inverted “te” -shaped stopper member 48 are rotatably supported on the other side of the ball mounting portion 40. I have. Stopper member 48
The tip of the ball faces the exit of the winning ball taxiway 38,
When the winning prize ball in 40 is pushed out by the pushing member 41, it is slightly rotated to release the engagement with the rotating member 47 to enable the rotating member 47 to rotate, and further, when the prize ball is pushed out. Then, it is rotated in the opposite direction by the rotating member 47 to act to lock the next winning ball at the exit of the winning ball guiding path 38. When the winning ball in the ball mounting portion 40 is pushed out by the pushing member 41, the rotating member 48 comes into contact with the winning ball and is rotated in the pushing direction. As described above, the connecting rod 49 connected to the upper portion is moved upward, and the stopper member 48 is rotated in the opposite direction to prevent the next winning ball from dropping to the ball mounting portion 40 as described above. . The connecting rod 49 is connected to an operating member 88 of the prize ball dispensing device 71 described later.

The winning ball placed on the ball placing portion 40 and pushed out by the pushing member 41 moves while rotating the rotating member 47, and finally,
The ball falls off the ball mounting portion 40 and falls into the winning ball discharging passage 50. When the winning ball falls into the winning ball discharge passage 50, the rotating member 47
The connecting rod 49 is rotated downward to lower the connecting rod 49 downward. The next winning ball is placed on the ball placing portion 40 when the push-out member 41 is disengaged from the rotating cam 46 and returns to the original position.

On the one side of the winning ball discharge passage 50, a winning ball sensing member 51 is swingably provided, and when the winning ball passes, the winning ball sensing member 51 swings and is positioned behind the winning ball sensing member 51. The actuator 53 of the winning ball detection switch 52 is operated. When the prize ball detection switch 52 is operated, a payout lamp (not shown) provided on the game board 6 is turned on to notify that the prize ball has been paid out, and the prize ball is paid out to the player. Notify. The winning ball sensing member 51
Is formed in an “L” shape in order to lengthen the connection time with a winning ball. Further, the winning ball which has swung the winning ball sensing member 51 operates a detection signal switch 54 for sending a winning ball signal to a management computer (not shown), and then from a discharge port 55 to a ball removal passage 67 described later. It is discharged and discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

In addition, among the above-mentioned winning ball processing devices 39, the driving motor
Each component except 45 is provided two each in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, on the rear side of the mechanism plate 34, various mechanisms for discharging premium balls are provided. That is, a prize ball tank 56 for storing a large number of prize balls supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown) is provided at the uppermost portion of the mechanism plate 34. Below the prize ball tank 56, there is provided a prize ball guiding gutter 57 for arranging the stored prize balls in a plurality of rows (three rows) to flow down. On the upstream side of the prize ball guiding gutter 57, a prize ball shortage detection plate 58 for detecting that the prize ball is short in the prize ball tank 56 is swingably provided.
When the shortage detection switch 59 for detecting the swing of the camera is activated, a signal is sent to a management computer (not shown), a supply command signal is sent from the management computer to a supply mechanism (not shown), and the prize ball is sent to the prize ball tank 56. It has become. In addition, the prize ball shortage detection plate 58 includes a link member 60a.
60c are connected, and the ball feed fixing member 115 is fixed by engaging with an engaging projection 116 (see FIG. 5) of a ball feed fixing member 115 described later with the swinging operation of the prize ball shortage detecting plate 58. Then, the ball feeding member 118 of the hitting ball supply device 117 is made unrotatable to make it impossible to fire a hitting ball. Thereby, the game is interrupted until the prize ball is stored in the prize ball tank 56.

Further, in the middle of the prize ball guiding gutter 57, a ball leveling member 61 for releasing vertical stacking of prize balls for flowing the prize ball guiding gutter 57 is rotatably provided, and further downstream thereof. Is
A prize ball stopping member 62 used in the test mode is provided. This prize ball stopping member 62 is used when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is to be tested without discharging the prize ball,
Alternatively, when the failure of the mechanism plate 34 is corrected, the prize ball can enter the prize ball guiding gutter 57 so as not to flow. As described above, the prize ball guiding gutter 57 is configured to make the prize balls flow down in three rows, one of which is connected to the prize ball dispensing device 71 for seven pieces and the remaining row is provided. The two rows are connected to a prize ball dispensing device 71 for thirteen pieces.
The same applies to the bent gutter 63 described below.

The bent gutter 63 changes the ball pressure of the prize ball by changing the flowing direction of the prize ball flowing down the prize ball guiding gutter 57 by 180 degrees. A boring device 66 is provided which is operated by an operation from the above, and a boring passage 67 is formed below the boring device 66 in a continuous manner. Then, after the store closed, pachinko machine 1
When a ball is removed from the pachinko machine, the store clerk operates the ball removal device 66 to discharge the premium balls stored in the premium ball tank 56 and the premium ball guiding gutter 57 to the outside of the pachinko machine 1 through the ball extraction passage 67. It has become. Further, a ball deficiency sensing member 68 is provided on the downstream side of the bent portion so as to be swingable. The ball deficiency sensing member 68 pays out the prize ball when the prize ball is not replenished from the replenishment mechanism and the game is continued and the prize ball is generated despite the operation of the prize ball shortage detection plate 58. When this is done, it is finally detected whether or not there is a prize ball immediately before a prize ball payout device 71 described later. Thus, the ball deficiency sensing member 68 is provided with a deficiency sensing unit 69 facing the bent trough 63.
And an engagement piece 70 that engages with an engagement section 85 of an operation projection 83 described later when no prize ball is present on the deficiency sensing section 69. Then, when the engaging piece 70 and the engaging portion 85 are engaged, the prize ball payout device 71 is restricted so as not to operate, and acts so as not to pay out any more prize balls. In addition, on the downstream side of the curved gutter 63, a vertical portion for storing a predetermined number (slightly larger than the number of payouts at one time) of prize balls is provided.
64 is formed, and a step portion 65 for reducing ball pressure is formed at the lower end of the vertical portion 64.

Downstream of the bent gutter 63, there is provided a prize ball payout device 71 which is a device for paying out a predetermined number (7 and 13) of prize balls. The prize ball payout device 71 includes a prize ball storage tube 72 for storing prize balls in a row, and a prize ball entrance 75 of the prize ball storage tube 72.
An upper ball stopper 77 and a lower ball stopper 79 for opening and closing the prize ball discharge port 76; a sliding member 82 for controlling the operation of the upper ball stopper 77 and the lower ball stopper 79;
The other end of the connecting member 49 is connected to the operating member 88 for operating the sliding member 82. The other components except the operating member 88 described above are integrally provided on the mounting board 73, and are detachably attached to the mechanism plate 34 by the fixture 74.

The prize ball storage cylinder 72 is provided so as to overlap three in the front-rear direction.
A prize ball storage cylinder 72 that stores seven prize balls and six prize balls is arranged on the back side. And the above-mentioned upper ball stopper 77, lower ball stopper 79, sliding member 82,
The two operating members 88 are provided in the front-rear direction corresponding to the prize ball storage cylinder 72 on the near side and the two prize ball storage cylinders 72 on the rear side, respectively. Here, only the configuration on the near side will be described, and the configuration on the back side is completely the same, and therefore the description will be omitted.

The upper ball stopper 77 is provided rotatably about a support shaft 78, and its rear end engages with a contact recess 84 of an operating projection 83 that is integrally provided on the sliding member 82. The tip end is made to protrude and disappear at the prize ball entrance 75. Therefore, when the sliding member 82 moves up and down, the tip of the upper ball stopper 77 opens and closes the prize ball entrance 75 to control the flow of the prize ball into the prize ball storage cylinder 72.

The lower ball stopper 79 is provided rotatably about the support shaft 80, a stopper portion which is provided at the lower end of the lower case in the prize ball storage cylinder 72 and slightly protrudes from the prize ball discharge port 76.
81 are protruding. Above the support shaft 80, a contact roller 90 is rotatably provided. The contact roller 90 also has a function of a weight, and the lower ball stopper 79 always holds the prize ball. It is urged in a direction to enter the cylinder 72. Thus, the lower ball stopper 79 has a direction in which the stopper portion 81 is pressed by the prize ball and retracts from the prize ball storage tube 72 when the prize ball is stored in the prize ball storage tube 72, that is, the contact roller 90 When the sliding member 82 is in the lowered position, the sliding member 82 comes into contact with the contact convex portion 86 protruding from the sliding member 82 to restrict the rotation. I have. For this reason, the prize ball is a prize ball storage cylinder
It is housed in 72. At this time, the upper ball stopper 77 is at a position retracted from the prize ball entrance 75, and thus the bent trough 63 and the prize ball storage cylinder 72 are in communication.

On the other hand, when the sliding member 82 is at the raised position, the contact state between the contact convex portion 86 and the contact roller 90 is released, so that the premium ball in the premium ball storage cylinder 72 presses the stopper portion 81. Then, the lower ball stopper 79 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the stored prize ball is discharged from the prize ball discharge port 76. In addition,
At this time, since the upper ball stopper 77 has entered the prize ball entrance 75, the prize ball has been stopped immediately before the prize ball entrance 75.

Therefore, the prize ball is guided into the prize ball storage cylinder 72 at the position where the sliding member 82 is lowered and is stopped by the lower ball stopper 79, and first, at the position where the sliding member 82 is raised, by the upper ball stopper 77. Premium ball storage cylinder 72
Is stopped, the restriction by the lower ball stopper 79 is released, and the stored prize ball is discharged from the prize ball discharge port 76. The number of prize balls stored in the prize ball storage cylinder 72 is set by raising and lowering the position where the stopper portion 81 of the lower ball stopper 79 protrudes as shown in FIG.

Further, an engagement portion 85 is formed at the uppermost portion of the operation protruding piece 83. The engagement portion 85 operates the ball-deficient sensing member 68 and raises the sliding member 82 as described above. When the position is set, the engaging member 70 of the ball-deficient sensing member 68 is engaged to hold the sliding member 82 at the raised position. As a result, the state in which the upper ball stopper 77 closes the prize ball entrance 75 is maintained, and the payout operation of the prize ball is stopped.

Upper ball stopper 77 and lower ball stopper as above
The sliding member 82 for controlling the operation with the 79 is moved up and down by an operating member 88 supported by a support shaft 89. That is, the operating member 88 has its rear end pivotally supported by the support shaft 89, and its front end is engaged with the engaging concave portion 87 formed in the sliding member 82. Further, the connecting rod 49 is connected to substantially the center thereof. Have been. Therefore, when the rotating member 47 of the winning ball processing device 39 is rotated by the winning ball to raise the connecting rod 49, the tip of the operating member 88 raises the sliding member 82, and thus a predetermined number of prizes Balls are paid out and prize balls are discharged
When it flows down to 50, it descends due to the weight of the sliding member 82 and the connecting rod 49, returns to the original position, and stores the next prize ball in the prize ball storage cylinder 72.
To be stored.

The prize ball dispensing device 71 pays out prize balls by the above-described configuration, and the discharged prize balls flow down the prize ball discharge passage 91 which is a part of the prize ball guide path. Prize ball discharge passage
Below 91, a guide opening 93 is opened, and a prize ball discharge passage
The prize balls falling down 91 are guided to the hit ball supply tray 26. In the middle of the prize ball discharge passage 91, there is provided a bell 92 that collides with a falling prize ball and generates a payout sound.

On one side of the guide opening 93, a partition wall 94 is protruded, and on a side of the partition wall 94, a part of a prize ball guiding path,
A communication part 95 communicating with the surplus prize ball tray 30 is formed. For this reason, when the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 71 fills the hit ball supply tray 26 and further fills the guide opening 93, further prize balls pass through the partition wall 94 and the communication portion 95.
Down and is guided to the surplus prize ball tray 30.

A second premium ball quantity sensing plate 96 is provided on the upstream side of the communication portion 95 and opposite to the partition wall 94 so as to be swingable with its upper end pivotally supported by a support shaft 97. This second premium ball quantity sensing plate 96
Is biased by a spring 98 in the middle of the
It is urged in the direction of. Further, a pressing portion 99 is formed at the lower end, and a stopper operating member 10 located thereunder is provided.
It comes into contact with the zero contact part 101. The stopper actuating member 100 has a substantially "L" shape, and has a sliding elongated hole 102 formed in a horizontal side thereof,
A spring locking portion 104 is formed. In addition, the stopper operating member 100 is also integrally formed with a stopper 106 for closing the exit of the winning ball guide path 38. Since the stopper member 100 is disposed so as to be located on the front side of the mechanism plate 34, the stopper 106 is provided to penetrate the front side and the back side of the mechanism plate 34. Thus, the stopper member 100 is provided with the sliding elongated hole 102 in the mechanism plate.
By engaging the guide pins 103a and 103b protruding from 34 and locking the spring 105 to the spring locking portion 104, the stopper 106 always opens the exit of the winning ball guide path 38. ing. On the other hand, when the second prize ball amount sensing plate 96 is pressed by the ball pressure of the stored prize balls, the pressing portion
Since the 99 moves the contact portion 101, the stopper member 100 moves in the direction opposite to the biasing direction of the spring 105, and the stopper 106 blocks the exit of the winning ball guide path 38.
For this reason, no prize ball is supplied to the prize ball processing device 39, so that no prize ball is paid out.

A first prize ball quantity sensing plate 108 is rotatably provided downstream of the communication portion 95 and upstream of a connection gutter 107 fixed to the back surface of the front frame 2. The first prize ball amount sensing plate 108 has its lower end pivotally supported by a support shaft 109, and a spring 110 provided near its upper portion to constantly communicate with the communication portion 95.
It is urged to rush inside. Also, at the top,
A guide piece 111 for guiding the rotation operation is provided, and a connecting portion 112 is formed in the middle thereof. One end of an operating rod 113 is connected to the connecting portion 112, and the operating rod 113 is supported at its middle by an operating rod support member 114 provided on the mechanism plate 34 so as to be movable in a substantially horizontal direction. Is provided. The other end of the operating rod 113 is, as shown in detail in FIG.
It is arranged so as to correspond to the ball feed fixing member 115 for fixing the 18.

Here, the configuration of the hitting ball supply device 117 will be described. The hitting ball supply device 117 is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 5, receives the hitting balls from the hitting ball supply tray 26 one by one, and supplies the hitting ball launch position. It is configured in.
That is, the ball feed member 118
The ball feed member 118 is rotatably supported in a vertical direction about a support shaft 119. And below the ball feed member 118, an interlocking rod 128 that moves up and down in conjunction with the turning operation of the hitting rod 123 constituting the hitting ball firing drive unit 122 is arranged. The hit ball firing drive unit 122 includes a hitting rod 123 for hitting a hit ball, an operating arm 124 that rotates integrally with the hitting rod 123, a contact roller 125 attached to a tip end of the operating arm 124, An engaging cam 127 that engages with the contact roller 125, and a hitting motor 126 that rotates the engaging cam 127 at a constant rotation speed, rotates the hitting rod 123 with a predetermined amplitude width by the rotation of the hitting motor 126. The ball is flipped to make the ball hit. The upper end of an interlocking rod 128 that moves up and down in conjunction with the operation of the hit ball firing drive unit 122 is
The ball feed member 118 is rotated in the up-down direction by contacting the lower contact surface portion 129. Thus, when the ball feeding member 118 rotates, the hit balls supplied from the hitting ball supply tray 26 are sent out one by one from the hitting ball supply port 121, sent to the hitting ball firing position, and hit.

In order to stop the operation of the hitting ball supply device 117 having such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the turning operation of the ball feeding member 118 or to stop the rotation of the hitting ball motor 126. Although it is possible, in this embodiment, the former configuration in which the rotation operation of the ball feeding member 118 is stopped is shown. That is, when a predetermined amount of prize balls are stored in the communication portion 95 and the first prize ball amount sensing plate 108 is rotated by the ball pressure of the prize balls, the operating rod 113 moves in the horizontal direction and the ball feed member 118 The ball feed fixing member 115 disposed on the side of the ball feed member 115 is rotated, and the ball feed is fixed via the contact surface 120 formed on the lower side surface of the ball feed member 118 by the rotation operation of the ball feed fixing member 115. The member 118 is fixed at the raised position. For this reason, even if the ball driving motor 126 rotates and the interlocking rod 128 moves up and down, the upper end of the interlocking rod 128 does not contact the lower contact surface 129 of the ball feed member 118, so that the supply of the hit ball is not performed. Therefore, the game is interrupted.

The rotation of the ball driving motor 126 is stopped by the operation of the first premium ball amount sensing plate 108, or the ball feed fixing member 115 is operated by using an electric drive source, and the supply port of the ball is The game may be interrupted by blocking the game. In this case, a switch may be provided in place of the operating rod 113, and the switch may be operated by the first premium ball quantity sensing plate 108.

Note that a bell 130 is disposed in the communication section 95, and the communication section 95
The prize balls flowing down the road collide to generate a sound effect. Further, in addition to the above-described configuration, the mechanism plate 34 includes
An out ball passage member 131 connected to the out port 25 is attached. The out ball passage member 131 guides the out ball discharged from the outlet 25 to the rear of the mechanism plate 34, and finally joins the merging gutter 13 to merge with the ball ejection passage 67.
2 to be discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

The operation of the above-described pachinko gaming machine will be described. When the player operates the operation handle 29 to drive the hit ball firing drive unit 122, one hit ball in the hit ball supply tray 26 is hit and the game is played. Launched into area 7. When the hit ball hits the start winning prize holes 19a to 19c, the variable display device 9
The rotation drums 10a to 10c start rotating and the stop switch
28 or press the rotating drum
The rotation of 10a to 10c stops. And the rotating drums 10a-1
When the display mode of 0c is a predetermined combination, a specific game state is set, and the opening and closing door 15 of the variable prize ball device 14 is set.
Is released for a certain period of time or until there is a certain number of winning balls.
When the opening / closing door 15 is opened, the ball falling in the game area 7
A prize ball is won in the opening / closing door 15 to be a prize ball, and is collected in a prize ball collecting gutter 37 formed on the mechanism plate 34 to be a prize ball processing device.
The processing is carried out by 39, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball payout device 71, respectively. The paid-out prize ball flows down the prize ball discharge passage 91 and is guided to the hitting ball supply tray 26.However, since a large number of winning balls are generated in the specific game state, the hitting ball supply tray is instantly provided. 26, the surplus prize balls flow down the communication section 95 and flow down to the surplus prize ball tray 30. When the surplus prize ball tray 30 is further filled with prize balls, the first prize ball amount sensing plate 108 is rotated by the ball pressure of the prize ball to move the operating rod 113 and operate the ball feed fixing member 115. Thus, the ball feeding member 118 of the hit ball supply device 117 is fixed. Therefore, the game is interrupted because the hit ball is not supplied to the hit ball firing position. However, even if the game is interrupted, the prize balls gathered in the prize ball collecting gutter 37 continue to be processed by the prize ball processing device 39, so that the prize ball is still discharged from the prize ball payout device 71. ing. For this reason, the prize balls gathered in the prize ball collecting gutter 37 gradually decrease and decrease, but when the paid-out prize balls are further stored in the communication section 95, the second prize ball amount is detected. The plate 96 operates to move the stopper operating member 100,
The stopper 106 closes immediately before the winning ball processing device 39, that is, closes the exit of the winning ball guiding path 38, so that the winning ball is not supplied to the winning ball processing device 39. For this reason, even if the drive motor 45 of the winning prize ball processing device 39 continues to rotate, the rotating member 47 does not operate, so that the prize ball payout device 71 does not operate and the prize ball payout is stopped. Therefore, no further prize balls are stored in the communication section 95, and thus no harmful effect on the prize ball dispensing apparatus 71 due to the storage of the prize balls appears.

As described above, in this embodiment, even if a specific game state appears and a large amount of prize balls are paid out, first, the first prize ball amount sensing plate 96 is activated and a hit ball cannot be fired. In this way, the winning balls stored in the winning ball collecting gutter 37 are continuously processed, so that the winning balls remain reliably in the winning ball collecting gutter 37 even while the game is interrupted. The number of winning balls is decreasing. For this reason, even if the player scrapes the prize ball from the surplus prize ball tray 30 and restarts the game, and immediately afterwards enters the specific game state again, the number of the prize balls remaining in the prize ball collecting gutter 37 is a certain number. Since the newly generated prize ball is started to be stored in the prize ball collecting gutter 37, the start prize port 19 located at the lowermost part of the game area 7 is reduced.
b, 19c, so that the operation of the start winning ports 19b, 19c is not disturbed, or the winning ball does not flow backward from the starting winning ports 19b, 19c.

On the other hand, even if the player leaves the game in a suspended state, the paid-out prize ball activates the second prize ball amount sensing plate 96 and no more prize ball is paid out. Therefore, it does not reach the prize ball dispensing device 71 and adversely affect the operation of the device 71.

In the above-described embodiment, the one that is operated by the second premium ball amount sensing plate 96 is the stopper operating member 100, but may be a different one. For example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the second premium ball quantity sensing plate 14
0, the lower end thereof is pivotally supported by a support shaft 141, and when it is swung by the ball pressure of the stored prize ball, the detection switch 143 is operated by a contact portion 142 formed at the upper end thereof. It has become. The detection switch 143 is electrically connected to a solenoid 144 provided on one side of the vertical portion 64 of the bent gutter 63. The operating member 146 is fixed to the plunger 145 of the solenoid 144, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), and the spring locking portions 147a,
The lower ends of the two springs 148a, 148b are locked to 147b. The upper ends of the springs 148a, 148b are locked by spring locking portions 152a, 152b formed at the rear ends of the engaging members 149a, 149b rotatably supported by the support shaft 150. At the tip of the engaging members 149a, 149b, engaging portions 151a, 151b are formed,
The engagement portions 151a and 151b are formed on a side of the operation projection 83 opposite to the engagement portion 85 when the solenoid 144 is excited.
And the engaging portions 153a and 153b. That is, when the prize ball is stored in the communication portion 95 and the second prize ball amount sensing plate 140 swings to activate the detection switch 143, the solenoid 144 is excited to rotate the engagement members 149a and 149b. Let it. In such a state, when the sliding member 82 rises and pays out the prize ball stored in the prize ball storage cylinder 72, the operating projection 83 also rises, so that the second engagement portions 153a and 153b also To rise. At this time, the engaging portions 151a, 151b of the engaging members 149a, 149b
Are engaged with the second engaging portions 153a and 153b, and thus are engaged with each other so that the sliding member 82 is locked at the raised position. When the sliding member 82 is locked at the raised position, the operating member 88 engaged with the sliding member 82 and the connecting rod 49
Hold the raised position, and the rotating member 47 is also kept rotated. When the rotating member 47 is kept rotated, as described above, the rotating member 47
Presses the stopper member 48 so that the tip of the stopper member 48 is held at a position that closes the exit of the winning ball guide path 38, so that the winning ball does not fall on the ball mounting portion 40, As a result, the prize ball payout operation is not performed. That is, the prize ball payout operation is stopped by the operation of the second prize ball sensing plate 140. The two engaging members 149a and 149b correspond to the prize ball dispensing device 71 for seven pieces and the prize ball dispensing device 71 for thirteen pieces.

The detection switch 143 shown in FIG.
Instead of the drive motor 45 of the winning ball processing device 39, in this case, the detection switch
The rotation of the drive motor 45 may be stopped when the 143 operates.

In the above-described embodiment, the mechanical prize ball amount sensing plate 108 is used as the first prize ball amount detection means, but all of them are electrically detected. You may. Of course, an electrical detection means may be used as the second premium ball quantity detection means. Further, in the present embodiment, the second prize ball amount detection means is provided on the upstream side of the communication section 95, but further upstream of the communication section 95, that is, on the prize ball guidance path immediately below the prize ball discharge device 71. It may be provided. Further, the second prize ball amount detection means may detect that the prize ball payout operation has been performed a plurality of predetermined times during the period when the output of the first prize ball amount detection means is being output. A predetermined time (in this case, a time during which the operation of the prize ball discharging device 71 is performed a predetermined number of times) has elapsed since the output of the first prize ball amount detecting means has been output. It may be a means for detecting the fact. Further, a notification means (a lamp, a speaker, or the like) may notify the player to that effect based on the operation of the first and second prize ball amount detection means.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the ball game machine of the present invention is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball guiding path for guiding prize balls to the hit ball supply tray and the surplus prize ball tray. First prize ball amount detecting means for detecting that a predetermined amount of prize balls have been filled, and second prize ball amount detecting means for detecting that a prize ball has been further filled upstream of the prize ball guiding path. When,
When the first prize ball amount detecting means operates, first, the firing of the hit ball is stopped and the game is interrupted. During that time, the prize ball is processed as it is and the prize ball is paid out, so that the prize ball is There is no large amount of prize balls remaining on the prize ball collecting gutter, and therefore, even if a large number of prize balls are generated next, the operation of the prize port and the prize device provided at the bottom of the game area is obstructed, or The winning ball does not flow backward. Further, even if the prize ball is further stored in the prize ball guiding path after the game is interrupted, the second prize ball amount detecting means operates to stop the prize ball payout operation. The prize ball is not stored in the prize ball guide path, and does not adversely affect the operation of the prize ball payout device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic rear view showing a main part of a mechanism plate arranged on the back of a ball game machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic rear view of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of a main part of the same mechanical plate as in FIG. 1, showing a state in which prize balls are stored in the communicating portion.
FIG. 5 is a schematic rear view showing the relationship between the first prize ball quantity sensing plate and the hit ball supply device, and FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the second prize ball quantity sensing plate. FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view showing a main part of a mechanism plate, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of a solenoid. 1 ... Pachinko gaming machine (ball game machine) 6 ... Game board, 7 ... Game area 26 ... Ball supply tray 30 ... Extra prize ball tray 71 ... Gift ball payout device 91 … Gift ball discharge passage 95… Communication part As a prize area, 11… Normal prize opening, 15… Opening / closing doors 19a-19c… Start-up prize opening 20a, 20b… Winning opening with windmill 21a, 21b …… Normal Winning opening As a hit ball launching device, 29... Operating handle 122... Hitting ball launch drive unit, as first premium ball quantity detecting means, 108... First premium ball quantity sensing plate, as second premium ball quantity detecting means, 96,140… Second prize ball quantity sensing plate As a means for stopping hitting ball 115… Ball feed fixing member As prize ball payout stopping means 106… Stopper 144… Solenoid

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game board in which a game area including a winning area is formed, a hit ball firing device for shooting a hit ball in the game area,
A hitting ball supply tray for supplying a hitting ball to the hitting ball firing position of the hitting ball launching device, a surplus prize ball receiving tray for storing an extra prize ball when the hitting ball supply tray is full of prize balls, and a prize winning in the prize area. A prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the balls, a prize ball guiding path for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device to the hitting ball supply tray and the surplus prize ball tray. , A first prize ball amount detecting means provided on the surplus prize ball tray side of the prize ball guide path and detecting that a predetermined amount of prize balls have been filled, the first prize A second prize ball amount detecting means for detecting that the prize ball guiding path on the upstream side of the ball amount detecting means is further filled with a prize ball, based on the fact that the first prize ball amount detecting means is operated, A shot launching stop that stops motion related to launching a shot Means, and a prize ball payout stop means for stopping an operation related to paying out prize balls based on activation of the second prize ball amount detection means. .