JP2617718B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine, a coin game machine, and the like. More specifically, a game is performed by hitting a ball into a game area. The ball game machine to be performed.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a game arcade has a plurality of ball game machines and a power supply for supplying electric power to the plurality of ball game machines, and an electric hitting ball provided in the ball game machine Power has been supplied from the power supply to an electric drive source of the launching device and a control board used for game control. Then, at the time of hitting or when detecting illegality of the player, the supply of power from the power supply to the electric drive source of the ball game machine is stopped in order to prevent the player from playing any more. In addition, the electric hit ball launching device operated by the electric driving source is controlled to be stopped. For the stop control, it is necessary to provide a switch for stopping the supply of power in the middle of the wiring between the power supply and the electric drive source. However, since such stop control is not performed in all game arcades,
The mechanism required for stop control is not assembled in advance in the ball game machine, so after installing the ball game machine in the amusement park, perform work to enable stop control as necessary. I was

In this construction, as shown in FIG. 12, a part of the electric wiring 304 is cut off between the power supply 300 and the electric hitting / launching device 302 having a built-in electric driving source (broken line portion), and there is a stop control. The wiring for inputting the signal from the switching means 306 is connected, and the control of the switching means 306 enables the electric hit ball launching device 302 to be controlled to stop.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the construction for the stop control, a very complicated operation of temporarily cutting off a part of the wiring and further connecting the wiring is performed by a ball game to be constructed. This has to be performed for each machine, which not only complicates the work, but also has the drawback that high voltage current due to wiring mistakes etc. flows into the electric drive source, causing accidents such as failure of the electric drive source. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to enable control of power supply stop without performing complicated work.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is a ball game machine in which a game is played by hitting a ball into a game area, and a plurality of external connection terminals and power are supplied to the ball game machine. A connection terminal device having a power supply connection unit for performing the operation, a hit ball launching device capable of firing a hit ball into the game area using a driving force of an electric drive source, and input through the external connection terminal. A switching unit that operates to supply or not supply electric power from the power supply connection unit to the electric drive source based on an external input signal, wherein the electric power is supplied to a storage space formed in the connection terminal device. It is characterized by storing parts.

According to the present invention, a connection terminal device having a plurality of external connection terminals and a power supply connection portion for supplying power to a ball game machine is provided, and the driving force of an electric drive source is provided. There is provided a hit ball firing device capable of firing a hit ball into a game area by utilizing the ball. Then, by the operation of the switching means operating based on the external input signal input through the external connection terminal, a state of supplying the electric power supplied through the power supply connection portion to the electric drive source or not supplying the electric power. State. The electrical components are stored in a storage space formed in the connection terminal device.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a game arcade 1 is provided with a ball game machine island 2 on which a plurality of ball game machines 3a, 3b, 3c are arranged. Further, a power supply 4 for supplying a current to the plurality of ball game machines 3a, 3b, 3c is provided. Ball game machines 3a, 3b,
Above 3c, a pachinko ball supply gutter 6 is provided,
The supply ball supply pipes 12a, 12b, 12c from the pachinko ball supply gutter 6
Through each ball game machine prize ball tank 8a, 8b, 8c
The pachinko ball is configured to be supplied. Each of the supply ball supply pipes 12a, 12b, 12c is provided with a supply ball counter 14a, 14b, 14c, which is an example of a supply ball counting device, and detects the number of supply balls of pachinko balls, and the detection result is obtained. Are supplied to the central control device 28 via the supply number transmission lines 30a, 30b, 30c, respectively.

In addition, each of the ball game machines 3a, 3b, 3c has a power connection portion.
40a, 40b, and 40c are provided, and the electric power from the power supply 4 is supplied to the ball game machines 3a, 3b, and 3c. 10a, 10b, 10c in the figure are driving ball tanks for receiving and storing pachinko balls discharged from the winning ball outlets 16a, 16b, 16c and the out ball outlets 18a, 18b, 18c. If the amount of driving balls stored in the driving ball tanks 10a, 10b, 10c becomes too large, the surplus balls in the driving ball tanks 10a, 10b, 10c are discharged by the discharge gutters 21a, 21b, 21c. Each of them is discharged to the driving ball guiding gutter 26. In the discharge gutters 21a, 21b, 21c,
A hit ball counter 20a, 20b, 20 which is an example of a hit ball counting device.
c is provided, and the amount of the driving ball discharged to the driving ball guiding gutter 26 is detected, and the detection output is input to the central control device 28 through the driving number transmission lines 32a, 32b, 32c. Is configured.

The central management device 28 takes in the supply ball counters 14a to 14n provided in each of the plurality of ball game machines 3a to 3n, and the count values of the hit ball counters 20a to 20n as input information,
The difference between the number of refill balls and the number of hit balls is calculated, and when the value of the difference reaches a certain number, a hitting motor stop signal for stopping the hitting motor 76 is output. The hitting motor stop signal is given to external signal connecting sections 38a, 38b, 38c which are examples of the external signal input section of each ball game machine through the hitting motor stop transmission lines 34a, 34b, 34c. When the difference between the number of supply balls and the number of hit balls reaches a certain value, the hitting motor 76 of the ball game machine is stopped to stop the hitting. Each of the ball-and-ball game machines is provided with fraud detecting means 22a, 22b, 22c composed of magnetic sensors and the like, which are examples of fraud detecting means. Is detected, and the detection output of the fraud is input to the fraud detecting devices 24a, 24b, and 24c, respectively, and the hitting motor 76 is output from the fraud detecting devices 24a, 24b, and 24c.
Is configured to be input to the external signal connection portions 38a, 38b, 38c of the ball-and-ball game machine, respectively, and the ball motor 76 of the pachinko game machine that has been tampered with by the magnet. Is stopped so that the game cannot be performed after that is stopped. In addition, the fraudulent activity to be detected is not limited to fraud using a magnet, but detects unauthorized opening of a door frame such as a glass door frame or a front door frame, and outputs the detection signal to the external signal connection unit 38a, The motor for hitting the ball may be controlled to stop by inputting it to 38b, 38c.

Next, the operation of the central management device 28 will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG.

The detection output pulse 1 from the supply ball counter 14 and the detection output pulse m from the collection ball counter 20 shown in FIG. 1st counter 2
00 counts each detected output pulse individually and calculates both output pulses (calculates the difference between the number of replenished balls and the number of collected balls). The calculation result output b, the supply ball detection pulse number output c, and the recovered ball detection pulse number output d are provided to the display circuit 216. Also, when the prize ball capacity detection circuit 208 on which the supply ball supply device 212 is activated is to derive the detection output e, ie, the supply ball counter of FIG.
The detection output when 14 is opened activates the constant supply command signal generation circuit 210 and clears the second counter 202. In response, constant supply command signal generation circuit 210 activates subsequent supply control circuit 214. The constant supply command signal generation circuit 210 derives a command signal f in response to the input of the signal e,
The command signal f is continuously derived until a predetermined number of balls are supplied. The predetermined fixed number is set by the second counter 202, and the setting is free. Second counter 202
Is cleared by the signal e and counts the output pulses from the supply ball counter 14 until the set number is reached. When the count reaches the set number, the second counter 202 derives the signal g and inhibits the derivation of the command signal f from the constant supply command signal generation circuit 210. In summary, the second counter 202 and the constant supply command signal generation circuit 210 cooperate to determine a certain number to be supplied. The constant supply command signal generation circuit 21
0 generates a signal (pulse) for activating the replenishment control circuit 214 in response to the signal e and replenishment control circuit in response to the signal g.
A circuit that generates a signal (pulse) for inactivating or resetting 214 may be used.

The supply control circuit 214 is activated to derive the control signal a while the supply command signal f is being derived. In response to the control signal a, the supply ball supply device 212 is energized, and the balls are supplied to the prize ball tanks 8a, 8b, 8c (see FIG. 1). Also,
The replenishment control circuit 214 is disabled by the stop command signal h from the stop command circuit 204. The term “stop” means that when the number of supply balls exceeds a certain number or more than the number of collected balls, the ball game machine is made unusable. Therefore, the hitting command circuit 204 receives the output b of the first counter 200 indicating the difference between the number of refilled balls and the number of collected balls, accumulates the output, and
In addition, a certain constant of the difference is set in the circuit 204 in advance. First
When the accumulated number of outputs b of the counter 200 reaches the set constant number, a stop command signal h is derived. Therefore, if the stop command signal h is derived, the control signal a is not derived no matter how the supply command signal f is derived. This signal h is also supplied to the display circuit 216, and a stop display is performed as appropriate. Also, in order to reset the hitting command circuit 204 and make the ball game machine usable again, an opening command circuit
An opening command signal (reset signal) is derived from 206.

Also, in order to display the number of times constant replenishment has been performed,
The signal k from the constant supply command signal generation circuit is displayed on the display circuit 216.
May be given to

In addition, stoppage of the electrical drive unit and release of the stoppage
In addition to the automatic control, the pachinko game arcade may be configured to be able to perform the operation arbitrarily (for example, when a fraudulent activity is detected or a malfunction is detected). In this operation, enter the unit number using the numeric keypad,
This is performed by pressing the stop command key.

Next, the electric wiring between the power supply connecting portion 40 and the external signal connecting portion 38 (see FIG. 1) and the electric hit ball launching device 48 having a built-in electric driving source will be described with reference to FIG. I do.

The power supply connection portion 40 in the external relay terminal 94 as an example of the connection terminal device provided in the ball game machine 3 has a power source 4 (one for a plurality of ball game machines) set in advance in the game arcade. The commercial power supply AC100V is transformed to AC24V by the transformer provided by the power supply line 36). And
The power supply connection section 40 is connected to an electromagnetic relay 42 as a switching means, and is configured so that electric power from the power supply 4 can be supplied to the electric hitting and firing apparatus 48 via the electromagnetic relay 42. I have. The electromagnetic relay 42 is a CO
An M terminal, a NO terminal, and an NC terminal are provided, and an operating piece 46 that swings between the NO terminal and the NC terminal around the COM terminal is provided, and the operating piece 46 is swung. An electromagnetic coil 44 is provided for moving the switch ON and OFF. In the normal state where the electromagnetic coil 44 is not excited, the operating piece 46 is in a state of a solid line shown in contact with the NC terminal, and the electric power from the power source 4 is electrically driven in the electric hitting ball firing device 48. It is configured to be supplied to a source. When a stop signal from the central control device 28 (see FIG. 1) is input to the external signal connection portion 38 via the hitting motor stop transmission line 34, the electromagnetic coil
44 is energized, the operating piece 46 is drawn to the NO terminal side, and the electromagnetic relay 42 is switched to the OFF state, as shown by the broken line in the figure. In this state, the electric power from the power supply 4 is not supplied to the electric hitting / launching device 48,
Operation of 48 is stopped.

Next, based on the control circuit diagram of FIG. 4, ON / OFF control of power supply to the ball motor 76, which is an example of an electric drive source, will be described.

The control circuit diagram shown in FIG. 4 shows a circuit provided in the ball game machine. The power supply 4 is connected to the terminal plate body 118 of the external relay terminal 94 attached to the ball game machine. A power supply connecting section 40 connected via a power supply line 36 is provided, and a hitting motor stop transmission line 34 for inputting a stop signal from the central control device 28 (see FIG. 1).
The external signal connection part 38 to which the.

A game control board 98 is connected to the power supply connection section 40 via connection couplers 112 and 114. Then, the power of the power supply 4 is supplied to the game control board 98, and the game control board 98 derives the following control signals and the like according to various game states. First, if the hit ball wins a predetermined winning area, the detection output from the winning ball detection switch 100 is applied to the game control board 9.
Given to 8. The game control board 98 outputs a control signal for variably displaying the variable display member 104 based thereon. Then, when the symbol of the variable display member 104 after the variable display is a specific symbol combination, the game control board 98 supplies electric power to the solenoid 102 for opening the variable winning ball device, and the solenoid 102 is excited for a certain time. When the solenoid 102 is energized and the variable prize ball device is in a big hit state in which the variable prize ball device is open for a certain time, the game control board 98 turns on the lamp 106 to notify the fact that the big hit state is in effect, and to provide an effect from the speaker 108. Generate a sound. In the figure, 110 is a fuse.

The hitting motor 76 and the touch detection circuit 49 are connected to the power supply connection section 40 via an electromagnetic relay 42 as a switching means. This electromagnetic relay 42 is usually
The operating piece 46 is in contact with the NC terminal side as shown by the solid line, and the COM terminal and the NC terminal are in the ON state. In this state, the power from the power supply 4 can be supplied to the touch detection circuit 49 and the hit ball motor 76. Further, as described above, when a stop signal from the central control device 28 (see FIG. 1) is input to the external signal connection unit 38, the electromagnetic coil 44 of the electromagnetic relay 42 is excited, and
Since 46 is drawn to the NO terminal side and the electromagnetic relay 42 is turned off, power supply to the touch detection circuit 49 and the ball hitting motor 76 is not performed.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 62 denotes a rotation state detection switch which is turned on / off by rotation of the rotation link 60 based on operation of the operation handle, and 64 denotes a single shot which is switched by a push button 63 provided near the operation handle. It is a hit switch. Reference numeral 77 denotes a capacitor for generating a current phase difference. The hitting motor 76 generates a rotating magnetic field because it is driven by a single-phase AC power supply.

The power supply to the hitting motor 76 is controlled to be ON / OFF by the touch detection circuit 49. This touch detection circuit 49 is for determining whether or not the player is actually playing the game by touching the operation handle, and after adjusting the operation handle, fixing the operation handle with a match stick or the like. When the player moves away from the gaming machine, the driving of the hitting motor 76 is prohibited.

The touch detection circuit 9 includes an oscillation circuit 242, a flip-flop 244, a transistor circuit 246, and an electromagnetic relay 24.
Includes 8 and.

Further, a touch detection plate 57 is provided on the operation handle so as to be touched by the player's hand.
57 is connected to the input side of the flip-flop 244.

 The operation of the touch detection circuit 49 is as follows.

The output voltage of the oscillation circuit 242 is E _O , the input voltage to the set terminal R of the flip-flop 244 is V _S , the input voltage to the reset terminal R is V _R , and the output voltage of the flip-flop 244 is V _0.
Consider the state of each voltage.

First, by adjusting the variable resistor 252 is set to be V _S <V _R. That is, the resistance value R _S of the variable resistor 252 is
The resistance is set to be larger than the resistance value R _R of the serial connection of 54 and 256.

Here, NOR gate 2 constituting flip-flop 244
58S, 258R, for example consists of a C-MOS, when viewed from the input side of the flip-flop 244, they can each capture an electrostatic capacitance C _S and C _R. So, now, oscillation circuit 242 voltage of E ₀ from the flip-flop 2
When given 44, a constant when the capacitance is charged, if tau _S and tau _R respectively, and _{τ S = R S C S τ} R = R R C R. Here, if C _S = C _R , then τ _S = τ _R (R _S > R _R ). Therefore, the relationship between E ₀ , V _S , and V _R is illustrated in consideration of the time constant, as shown in FIG. More specifically,
When a voltage E ₀ is applied from the oscillation circuit 243, a reset terminal R of the flip-flop 244 becomes high level. Subsequently, the set terminal S goes high after a predetermined time delay (the delay of the predetermined time is caused by a difference in time constant). Then, when the voltage E ₀ disappears, the voltage levels of the set terminal S and the reset terminal R fall at a predetermined time constant. In FIG. 5, V _TH represents the threshold level of the input terminal of the flip-flop 244.

Next, the case where the hand touches the touch detection plate 57 will be considered. At this time, when viewed from the input side of the flip-flop 244, that is, the output terminal side of the oscillation circuit 242, it can be considered that a capacitor 260 is connected in parallel to the NOR gate 258R at the connection point between the resistors 254 and 256. Therefore, the time constant τ _R for charging the NOR gate 258R considering the capacitor
Is τ _R ′, delayed by the amount of time required to charge the capacitor 260. At this time, the capacitor is set so that τ _R ′> τ _S
If the value of 260 is selected, the voltage waveform of the reset terminal R
As indicated by a dotted line in FIG, lags behind the rising V _S.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing changes over time of the output voltage E ₀ output from the oscillation circuit 242, the reset terminal voltage V _S , the reset terminal voltage V _{R of} the flip-flop 244, and the output terminal voltage V ₀ . Referring mainly to FIG. 6, regarding (i) the case where the player's hand does not touch the touch detection plate 57, and (ii) the case where the player's hand touches the touch detection plate 57,
In each case, how the output voltage level of the flip-flop 244 changes and how the transistor circuit 246 operates by the change will be described.

(I) When the player's hand is not touching the touch detection plate 57: When the pulse voltage output from the oscillation circuit 242 changes at regular intervals as shown in FIG.
The voltage of the set terminal S changes as shown in FIG. That is, the voltage of the set terminal rises with a time constant τ _S in response to the rise of the pulse voltage E ₀ , and exceeds the threshold value V _TH at time t ₂ . When the threshold value _VTH is exceeded, the set terminal S of the flip-flop 244 goes high. Further, in response to the falling of the voltage E _0, V _S falls with a time constant tau _S.

Similarly, the voltage of the reset terminal S changes as shown in FIG. The only difference from the set terminal voltage V _S is that the rise and fall time constants τ _R are different. Therefore, the voltage of the reset terminal R is
It becomes a high level at t _1. When the voltage V _R of the voltage V _S and the reset terminal R of the set terminal S at the timing as described above is changed, the output V ₀ which flip-flop 244 is changed as shown by (D). That is, the power voltage V ₀ rises at time t _1, falls at time t _2, the a very narrow pulse voltage of the pulse width. This pulse voltage is applied to the transistor circuit 24
When applied to 6, the voltage is absorbed by the CR circuit 264 provided in parallel with the base of the switching transistor 262, and the switching transistor 262 does not turn on.
Therefore, no current flows through the electromagnetic relay 248, and the hitting motor 76
Is inoperable.

(Ii) In the case where the player's hand is touching the touch detection plate 57: In this case, as shown in (B '), the voltage change of the set terminal S is different from the case where the hand is not touching the touch detection plate 57. Similar, but different in voltage state of reset terminal R. That is, as shown in (C '), the voltage of the reset terminal R, but rises with the rise of the pulse voltage E _0,
The time constant increases to τ _R ′ and rises slowly. Therefore, the flip-flop 244 first has its set terminal S at a high level, and subsequently has its reset terminal R at a high level. If the set terminal S and the reset terminal R change in such an order, the output level of the flip-flop 244 changes as shown by (D '). That is, the output voltage of the flip-flop 244 is
Rises in response to the falling edge of the set signal S, and falls in response to the rising edge of the set terminal S. This pulse voltage is applied to the transistor circuit
Switching transistor that cannot be absorbed by the 246 CR circuit 264
A voltage is applied to the base of 262, and the switching transistor 262 is turned on. Therefore, the electromagnetic relay 248 operates, and the hitting motor 76 can operate.

In the figure, reference numeral 290 denotes a rectifier circuit for supplying a rectified current to the electromagnetic coil 270 of the electromagnetic relay 248.
The power from the power supply 4 is supplied to a rectifier via an electromagnetic relay 42.
272, and the rectifier 274
The current rectified by the electrolytic capacitors 274 and 2
The voltage is further smoothed by a resistor 278, is made constant by a constant voltage diode 280, and is supplied to the electromagnetic coil 270 with a constant DC current. Further, the touch detection plate 57 has been described as a type that detects a change in capacitance, but the touch detection plate 57 is not limited thereto, and a type using a photoelectric sensor disclosed in JP-A-53-83839, A type that detects infrared rays emitted from a player as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-14688 may be used.

Next, a schematic structure of the ball game machine 3 provided in the ball game arcade will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing the internal structure of the ball game machine 3. In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes a prize tank for storing a predetermined amount of prize balls to be paid out in accordance with a prize of a pachinko ball being played. A hitting ball firing mechanism 52 includes a hitting ball motor 76 and a hitting rod 86 driven by the hitting motor 76, and is configured to hit balls one by one into the game area by intermittent swinging of the hitting rod 86. Have been. In the figure, reference numeral 16 denotes a winning ball exit, 96 denotes an out port, and 18 out ball exits. In the figure, reference numeral 77 denotes a capacitor for giving a predetermined phase difference to the hitting motor 76 as described in the description of FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 94 denotes an external relay terminal plate.

Next, an explanation will be given of an electric hit ball firing device 48 for hitting a hit ball into a game area by a player's operation with reference to FIG.

The electric hit ball firing device 48 includes an operation handle 50 and a hit ball firing mechanism 52. The operation handle 50 has a grip portion 56 configured to be easily gripped by the player, a touch detection plate 57 as a tentacle state detecting means for detecting a tentacle state of the player, and a rotation operation by a finger of the player. And a pivot lever 58. The rotation of the rotation lever 58 causes the rotation of the rotation ring 60, thereby turning the rotation state detector 62 ON and OFF and rotating through the motion transmission wire 68. The transmission link 66 is rotated. Engagement holes 70a, 70b, 70c are formed in the rotation transmission link 66 so as to engage with the engagement protrusions 74a, 74b, 74c of the rotation link 73 provided on the hitting ball firing mechanism 52 side. Is configured.
In the figure, reference numeral 54 denotes a handle cover member, and reference numeral 64 denotes a single-shot switch described in the description of FIG. Further, when the turning state detector 62 is turned on, as described in the description of FIG. 4, the state is such that electric power can be supplied to the ball hitting motor 76.

Next, the hitting ball firing mechanism 52 will be described. An operating member 80, a driving blade 78, and a rotating link 73 are mounted on the mounting board 72, and the driving blade 78 is rotated by a driving force of a ball-hitting motor 76. The actuating member 80 is provided with a striking force urging spring 82 outside the rotation center axis, and the actuating member 80 is rotated in the direction of arrow A by the restoring force of the striking force urging spring 82. Has a torsional force. One end of the rotation center axis of the operating member 80 is fixed to the operating member 80, and the other end is fixedly attached to a hitting rod 86. An engaging pin 84 is fixed to the operating member 80, and the engaging pin 84 is configured to abut on the blade of the driving blade 78. pin
The intermittent pin 84 is intermittently pushed down, and at the time when the contact is released, the engaging pin 84 is returned to the original position by the restoring force of the hitting force urging spring 82, and the engaging pin 84 It is configured to swing intermittently about a moving center axis. As the engagement pin 84 swings, the engagement pin 84
The hitting rod 86 formed integrally with the swinging lever 86 is configured to swing. The rotation link 73 has an engagement protrusion 74
By the engagement of the a, 74b, 74c with the engagement holes 70a, 70b, 70c,
The rotation of the rotation transmission link 66 is configured to be transmitted, and the rotational power is transmitted via the gear 75 in the direction of twisting the hitting force urging spring 82. And, the larger the rotation angle of the rotation lever 58 is operated, the larger the amount of torsional deformation of the hitting force urging spring 82, and the greater the restoring force to twist the operating member 80 in the direction of arrow A. Therefore, the hitting force of the hitting rod 86 increases. Then, with each swing of the hitting rod 86, one ball is supplied to the hitting position 92, and the ball is hit by the hitting tip 88 of the hitting rod. A ball is driven into the game area.

Next, the structure of the external relay terminal 94 will be described with reference to FIG.

The external relay terminal 94 includes a terminal plate body 118 and a terminal plate cover 182.
It is composed of The terminal plate body 118 is provided with a plurality of terminal mounting plates 122, and is formed with lamp insertion holes 124a and 124b and a power supply connection terminal 176.

The terminal mounting portion 122 is provided with a mounting screw portion 134, and the terminal mounting portion 122 has one terminal 132 as an example of an external connection terminal.
In this state, the tightening members 140 are assembled in a state where the screw insertion holes 142 of the tightening members 142 are externally fitted to the mounting screw portions 134, and tightened by the tightening screws 146. The terminal 132
Is composed of a pair of wire holding portions 135a and 135b, a bent wire fastening portion 138 and a wire connecting piece 136. The wire is inserted into the wire holding portions 135a and 135b, and the tip of the wire is formed. The position is set so as to be deeper than the wiring fastening portion 138.
In this state, it is set on the terminal mounting portion 122 and tightened with the tightening screw 146 with the tightening member 140 attached,
The fastening portions 144a and 144b protruding from the fastening member 10 press the terminal 132 against the terminal mounting portion 122, and the wiring is sandwiched by the wiring holding portions 135a and 135b and bent by the wiring fastening portion 138. A state is established, and a reliable connection that does not easily come off is enabled. The tightening screw 146 is formed with a screw driver 148 having a large number of non-slip grooves, so that it can be easily screwed by a finger and a driver insertion groove 150 is formed. Therefore, the driver can surely and firmly tighten. Terminal 13
The second wiring connection piece 136 is attached to the terminal attachment portion 122,
The terminal board body 118 projects to the rear surface side, and the protruding engagement piece 136 is connected by soldering an electric wiring.

The lamp insertion holes 124a and 124b are formed with a pair of engagement pieces 126a and 126b at upper and lower positions on the outer periphery of the holes, respectively, and the engagement pieces 126a and 126b are respectively formed with engagement recesses 128. Are formed. And the lamp holder 152
A pair of engagement protrusions 154a, 154b are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the, and an engagement protrusion 156 is formed on each of the engagement protrusions 154a, 154b. When the lamp holder 152 is inserted into the lamp insertion holes 124a and 124b and twisted in the direction of arrow A, the engagement projections 156 of the engagement protrusions 154a and 154b are engaged.
As a result, the lamp holder 152 is fixed to the terminal plate main body 118 without coming off.

The lamp holder 152 has a lamp fixing tube 162 inserted therein, and the terminals 164a and 164b are inserted into the terminal insertion holes 160 in the inserted state.
a, 160b, and protrudes from the terminal 164.
a, 164b is bent to prevent falling off. A spring 168 is provided inside the lamp fixing tube 162, and a front-rear sliding pin 166 is attached to an end of the spring 168. In addition, fitting grooves 170a and 170b are formed at the ends of the lamp fixing cylinder 162 by cutting out a part thereof. On the other hand, a pair of engaging pins 174 is provided on the side of the lamp 158 so as to protrude therefrom.
By pressing it into the lamp fixing tube 162 in a state where it is pressed against the
4 fits into the fitting grooves 170a and 170b, and the restoring force (extension force) of the spring 168 is combined with the lamp 158 so that the lamp fixing cylinder 1
It is fixedly held at 62. In addition, the lamp 158
In order to remove from the 62, the lamp 158 is pressed against the extension force of the sprig 168 and rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow B to release the engagement between the engagement pin 174 and the engagement grooves 170a, 170b and remove it. Becomes possible. With such a configuration, the lamp 158 can be easily attached to and detached from the lamp holder 152 while being attached to the terminal plate main body 118.

A power supply connector 178 is configured to be insertable into the power supply connection terminal 176, and the power supply terminal 176 is configured to be connected to a power supply provided in a game arcade via a power supply wire 180 in the inserted state. Have been.

The terminal plate cover 182 has engaging projections 184a, 184b, 184c,
184d is provided, and is configured to be lockable with the locking grooves 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d formed on the terminal plate body 118 side, and by locking each, the terminal plate cover is formed. 182 is fixedly attached to the terminal plate main body 118. In the figure
Reference numeral 188 denotes a fastening screw insertion hole, which enables a fastening operation of the fastening screw 146 in a state where the terminal plate cover 182 is attached to the terminal plate body 118. 186 is a wiring insertion hole,
When the terminal plate cover 182 is attached to the terminal plate main body 118, the wiring is inserted into the terminal 132 so that the connection can be performed. In the figure, reference numerals 190a and 190b denote heat release holes, which release heat generated by the lamp 158. In addition, 1 in the figure
Reference numerals 20a, 120b, and 120c are mounting pieces for mounting and fixing the external relay terminal 94 to the ball game machine. The terminal plate main body 118 has rising walls 118a to 118d formed on the upper, lower, left and right sides, and the lamp 158 and the lamp holder 152 are provided in a concave storage space 326 formed by the rising walls 118a to 118d and the bottom surface 118e. Since the electric components made of such as are stored, the electric components are easily protected from the collision of foreign matters.
In particular, in the present embodiment, since the electric components are covered by the terminal plate cover 182, the protection function is further ensured, and an electrically illuminating operation such as a lamp or an electrically switching operation such as an electromagnetic relay is performed. This has the advantage that the inconvenience of impairing the electrical operation function of electrical components such as components due to failure can be minimized. Although the plug-in type power supply connection terminal 176 is shown in FIG. 9, even if a cord is extended from the external relay terminal 94 like a general plug and the power supply connection terminal 176 is provided at the end thereof, The effect that the wiring connection work is easy to perform is not impaired.

In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the stop control of the ball hitting motor 76 is performed by specially providing the electromagnetic relay 42 that is turned on and off based on a stop signal from the central control device 28. Instead, as shown in FIG. 10, an external stop signal is supplied to the touch detection circuit 49.
Instead of providing a new electromagnetic relay, the electromagnetic relay 42 which is already provided, that is, the ON / OFF control is performed by the touch detection plate 57, is also used as a stop signal from the central control device 28. Based electric ball launcher
Forty-eight stop control may be performed. That is, the electromagnetic relay 42 is also configured as an external signal response switching unit that responds to an external signal from the central control device 289. Specifically, the control circuit shown in FIG. 11 is used. In other words, when the central control device 28 and the rectifier 272 are connected in series to the power supply 4, the stop control of the hitting motor 76 at the time of hitting is controlled by the stop control of the central control device 28.
No longer flows through the hitting motor stop transmission line 34, and no current flows through the rectifier 272. Therefore, no current is supplied to the electromagnetic coil 44 of the electromagnetic relay 42, the excitation of the electromagnetic coil 44 is released, and the operating piece 46 is connected to the NO terminal side indicated by a solid line regardless of the presence or absence of the detection output of the touch detection plate 57. State, the electromagnetic relay 42 is turned off,
The supply of power to the hitting motor 76 is stopped and controlled.

On the other hand, when the central control device 28 is not controlled to stop, the rectifier 272 is being supplied with current, so that the rectified DC current is supplied to the electromagnetic coil 44, which will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, based on the detection output by the touch detection plate 57 as the tentacle state detection means, the touch detection circuit 49 operates, and the electromagnetic relay 42 is ON / OFF controlled.

The supply of electric power to the game control board 98, the control method by the game control board 98 based on the power supply, and the operation states of the rotation state detector 62 and the single hit detector 64 are the same as those described in FIG. Therefore, a specific description is omitted here.

Further, in the above embodiment, when playing a game, a ball is borrowed, and not only a game played by the ball, but also a data recording medium such as a magnetic card or an optical card on which ball-lending data is recorded is used. The medium may be applied to a ball-and-ball game machine so that a player can play a game with a ball in the ball-and-ball game machine so that the player does not carry the ball.
Also, in this case, instead of paying out the prize ball due to a hit ball or the like, the prize ball score to which the points are sequentially added is displayed and the score, that is, the prize ball data is recorded on the recording medium. Alternatively, it may be configured in place of the possessed ball.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, a switching unit is operated based on an external input signal input through an external connection terminal, and power supplied through the power supply connection unit is supplied to the electric drive source. Since the state can be switched to a state or a state in which the supply is not performed, it is possible to perform stop control of the electric drive source without performing complicated works such as cutting and connecting wiring, and
Accidents such as equipment failure due to wiring mistakes caused by the construction work can be prevented as much as possible. Further, since the plurality of external connection terminals and the power supply connection portion are provided in the connection terminal device, the wiring connection performed between the external connection terminal and the power supply connection portion when the ball game machine is installed in the game arcade. The work only needs to be performed on the external connection terminals and the power supply connection unit integrated in the connection terminal device, which facilitates the connection work. In addition, since the electric components are stored in the storage space formed in the connection terminal device, the electric components are more easily protected than when the electric components are provided to protrude outside the connection terminal device, for example. .

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FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory view showing the overall configuration of a ball game facility using a ball game machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electronic circuit incorporated in the central control device 28. FIG. 3 shows a state of supply of electric power from the outside to the ball game machine 3 and switching means for stopping and controlling the supply.
FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram for explaining 42 in FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a control circuit provided in the ball game machine. FIGS. 5 and 6 are waveform diagrams for explaining the operation of the touch detection circuit 49. FIG. FIG. 7 is an overall rear view for explaining the internal structure of the ball game machine 3. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the electric hit ball firing device 48. FIG. 9 is an assembly view showing the internal structure of the external relay terminal 94. FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the present invention and is an explanatory diagram for explaining stop control of the electric hit ball firing device 48 based on a stop signal from the outside. FIG. 11 is a circuit diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention and showing a circuit provided in a ball and ball game machine. FIG. 12 shows a conventional example, and is an explanatory diagram for explaining stop control of the electric hit ball firing device 302 based on an external stop signal. In the figure, 1 is a game arcade, 3a, 3b, 3c is a ball game machine, 4 is a power supply, 14a, 14b, 14c is a replenishing ball counter as an example of a replenishing ball counter, 20a, 20b, 20c is a driving ball Driving ball counter as an example of a counter, 22a, 22b, 22c is fraud detecting means, 28 is a central control device, 38a, 38b, 38c are external signal connection parts, 40a, 40
b, 40c are a power supply connection part, 42 is an electromagnetic relay as an example of a switching means, 48 is an electric hit ball launching device, 57 is a touch detection plate as an example of a tentacle detection means, 76 is an example of an electric drive source It is a hit ball motor.

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball game machine in which a game is played by hitting a ball into a game area, comprising: a plurality of external connection terminals; and a power supply connection portion for supplying power to the ball game machine. A connection terminal device having: a hitting ball firing device capable of firing a hitting ball into the game area using a driving force of an electric drive source; based on an external input signal input via the external connection terminal, A switching unit that operates to supply or not supply the electric drive source with power from a power supply connection unit, wherein electric components are stored in a storage space formed in the connection terminal device. A ball game machine. 2. The ball game machine further includes tentacle state detection means for detecting a tentacle state of the player, wherein the switching means operates in response to a detection output of the tentacle state detection means, The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball game machine operates to supply electric power to the electric drive source. 3. An external input signal input via the external connection terminal is a control output based on a difference number which is a difference between profit information which is profitable for the player and disadvantage information which is disadvantageous for the player. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ball game machine is a signal. 4. The ball game machine further comprises fraud detecting means for detecting fraud of the player, wherein the external input signal inputted through the external connection terminal is:
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control signal is a control signal output in accordance with a detection output from the fraud detecting means.