JP2649658B2 - Hitting ball drive control device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hit ball driving control device for a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to a game machine capable of playing a pachinko game having both a solenoid-driven ball feeder and a hit ball launcher. The present invention relates to a hit ball drive control device for controlling the electric drive of both devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a game machine of this type typified by a pachinko machine, a window is provided at each of the front and rear portions of a front frame which is openably and closably attached to and detachable from an opening front side of an outer frame. Frame (also called metal frame) and glass window, ball feeder,
Basic common game members such as a hit ball launching device, a mechanism set board on the back side, and upper and lower ball trays are installed, and a game board for a required game content is set, and is constituted by one unit. Then, in the implementation in the game hall, the entire front frame is assembled and set on the outer frame fixed and held in a required backward inclined standing state on the installation frame base commonly called “island”, It is used for games as a vertical ball game machine.
By starting the ball feed hitting game operation under this,
The required game is played by hitting the game balls in the upper ball tray one by one into the game board surface from the launch position and playing the prize balls paid out from the mechanism set board side for the winning (safe ball) during the game. It can be received in the upper ball tray, and can be stored (stored) in the lower ball tray after filling.

[0003] The hitting ball launching device in such a gaming machine includes a hitting ball operating section arranged on the front surface of a front frame, a hitting ball driving section arranged on the back side of the front frame, and a hitting ball driving section. And a drive control unit disposed on the back side of the drive unit for controlling the driving of the hit ball driving unit. A variable resistor, a switch, and a touch sensing ring that adjust the exciting force (ball jumping force) of the rotary solenoid that drives the hitting rod are incorporated in the hitting ball operation section, and the wiring derived from each part corresponds to the drive control section In addition to being connected to the circuit section, the wiring derived from the rotary solenoid and the electromagnetic solenoid of the ball feeder is also connected to the circuit section of the drive control section. Then, the game ball in the upper ball tray is brought into the in-flight machine by the detection condition of the touch sensing ring by the gripping of the hit ball operation unit by the player and the detection condition of the switch by the rotation of the operation handle arranged in the hit ball operation unit. The ball feeder that sends one ball at a time to the launch site of the launch rail, and the ball launcher that launches the game ball sent to the launch site into the game area in the guide rail of the game board cooperate to play the game. It can be done.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the hitting ball launching device of the above-mentioned conventional game machine, a variable resistor of a hitting operation section,
A drive control unit to which a switch and a touch sensing ring are connected, and to which a rotary solenoid of a hit ball driving unit and an electromagnetic solenoid of a ball feeder are connected, is configured separately from the hit ball driving unit. The hit ball driving unit and the drive control unit are arranged separately on the back side of the front frame, but are separately mounted. That is, the hit ball driving unit is mounted at an appropriate position of the starting end of the firing rail (the lower left part of the game auxiliary board as viewed from the back side) so that the game ball at the firing position of the firing rail can be hit on the game board. The drive control unit was mounted at an appropriate position on the back side of the game auxiliary board of the front frame (for example, at the lower right of the game auxiliary board viewed from the back side). Therefore, in the production of pachinko gaming machines, it is necessary to perform wiring for connecting the respective components after separately mounting the hit ball driving unit and the driving control unit, which is a time-consuming and complicated operation.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been newly proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and comprises an electromagnetic solenoid of a ball feeder, an electric input means of a hit ball launching device, and a drive control system relating to a rotary solenoid. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hit ball drive control device for a pachinko game machine that can be collectively and easily handled and implemented as one control tool.

[0006]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS]
In order to appropriately achieve the intended purpose, the hit ball drive control device in the pachinko game machine according to the present invention is a game machine in which a game ball sent one by one to a firing portion of a front frame attached to an outer frame is played.
A game machine that can play a pachinko game by punching it into the board
I, ball feed, which is both related to each other by a solenoid-driven
Hitting operation of the ball feeder and hitting launcher that perform hitting action
Connection and control of electrical parts with the ball and hitting ball drive
In the drive control unit to achieve your, the power supply unit and the appropriate connection means
An electromagnetic solenoid of the ball feeder is mounted on one circuit board to be connected.
A solenoid and one of the internal parts mounted on the hitting ball operation part
Excitation force adjustment connected collectively to multi-pole connectors
Variable resistor, energizing start switch and touch feeling
To the knowledge member and the rotary solenoid of the hitting ball drive unit
The respective control circuit portions are formed, and the respective connecting devices
And connect the circuit board to the back side of the hit ball driving unit.
It is housed in a case member that is detachably
At the lower part of the back side of the front frame in an integrated state with the ball drive side
Once installed, the rotary solenoid and electromagnetic
When the solenoid is connected separately to the relevant
Then, the multi-pole connector is connected to a connection device for a variable resistor.
Front and rear of the front frame with connectors for touch and touch sensing members
Direct connection through collective connectors and wiring that can be inserted
It is characterized by being able to continue .

[0007]

The hitting control section has a built-in circuit board in which a required circuit and a total of five connecting devices are provided in a case that can be opened, and a hitting operation section provided on the front of the machine can be changed. A resistor, a switch, a touch sensing ring, a rotary solenoid of a ball driving unit, and an electromagnetic solenoid of a ball feeder are connected to the connector via respective wires. Then, the ball driving unit is mounted on the front side of the support board, and the drive control unit is mounted on the back side to form an integrated unit. The unit is then positioned and fixed to the installation seat on the lower back side of the front frame.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a preferred embodiment of a hit ball driving control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The case where the hit ball driving control device according to the embodiment is mainly applied to a general pachinko machine in which a game board for pachinko balls is set inside the front of a front frame is shown.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is opened and closed by using a connecting support means and a locking means on the front side of the opening of the outer frame A as schematically shown in FIGS. A window frame C with a glass door D and upper and lower ball trays E and F, which will be described later, are mounted on each part of the front frame B which is removably assembled.
And hitting ball launcher G, etc., while the front frame B
The required game board H is set to be detachable and replaceable inside the front of, and the out ball, the safe ball,
A mechanism set board I having each processing unit of the prize ball is detachably mounted. The outer frame A is an example in which the upper, lower, left and right frame members 1, 2, 3, 4 are connected to each other by a frame, and at least the right and lower frame members 3, 4 are made of synthetic resin. By exchanging them, it is possible to change to a type that is generally referred to as "Kanto frame, Kansai frame".

(Front Frame) The front frame B, which is a mounting frame of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, is entirely made of synthetic resin, and is basically formed as shown in FIGS. A frame body 5 formed into an outer frame size suitable for the front area of the opening of the outer frame A and having a vertically open window frame opening 6 on the inside, and a window frame opening integrally formed on the back side of the frame body 5; An inner / outer double frame configuration is provided in which an accommodation holding frame 13 formed with an opening surface area 14 slightly narrower than 6 is provided in front and rear. In the frame body 5, a window frame C can be installed around the inside of the window frame opening 6, and a lower ball receiving tray F, a hit ball launching device G, and the like are installed below the window frame opening 6. A front part 7 having setting ports 8 and 9 for forming is formed, and a lightning decoration part 10 is installed over an upper edge part and a right edge part of the window frame port 6. On the other hand, in the storage holding frame 13, a game auxiliary panel 15 located inside the lower portion of the window frame opening 6 is integrally formed, and a game panel set surface area 16 is opened with reference to an upper edge of the auxiliary panel 15. ing.

On the back side of the set port 8, there is provided a ball receiving container 17 capable of guiding a prize ball discharged from a prize ball discharging device (not shown) of the mechanism set board I to a lower ball receiving tray F and storing the prize ball. Is being worn. In addition, the lightning decoration unit 10 includes:
On the front surface of the installation concave portion 11 formed at each edge of the frame body 5, a colored transparent molding 12 also serving as a lens for the lamp 28 is provided.
Is detachably attached. On the other hand, the game auxiliary board 15
Is formed with a discharge port 18 for a prize ball, a recovery path 19 for spilled balls and foul balls, and a collection case 21 incorporating a firing rail 20 and a speaker 29 at the front side of the board. Have been. In the lower end of the window frame opening 6, a ball return path 22 is formed at a continuous step portion between the frame body 5 and the game auxiliary board 15, and is connected to an outlet of the collection path 19. And at the four corners of the set surface area 16,
Each of the game board holding units 23 is provided.

The remaining configuration of the front frame B is as follows.
The front surface of the front plate 7 is a flat seating surface for setting a lower ball tray, and engagement openings 24 for temporary attachment are formed on both left and right sides thereof,
Engaging grooves 25 for positioning are formed on both left and right edges and a lower edge. A discharge port 26 for an out ball is formed on the back side of the center of the game auxiliary board 15, while a through hole 27 for wiring is formed at the bottom of the left side of the ball return path 22, and on the right side of the through hole 27. Prevention wall 27a for preventing falling ball
Is erected. A switch 180 for detecting the open (closed) state of the opening glass door D is provided on the upper front side of the holding frame 13.

(Regarding the upper ball tray) An upper ball tray (also simply referred to as an upper tray) E provided on the lower front side of the front frame B is provided with a window frame C.
Is set in such a manner that it can be opened and closed and detachable in accordance with the lower surface area of the glass door D. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 8 to 12, the upper plate E has a trapezoidal box frame-shaped outer protective body 31, which is a basic constituent member formed of a synthetic resin, as a basic configuration. The dish main body 32 fitted and set inside the opening of the body 31 is assembled and aligned with screws or the like, and the whole is unitized into a flat trapezoidal shape with the lower surface horizontal and both ends oblique. , 32, an opening / closing set plate 39 made of a thin metal mold and having an auxiliary member 37 for reinforcement decoration attached to the front surface thereof is unified by being attached with screws or the like. And the outer shell 31 and the auxiliary member 3
Reference numerals 7 are both aligned to the same length, the right ends of which extend from the right end of the opening / closing set plate 39.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a horizontal rectangular size that matches the lower surface area of the window frame C, the necessary openings are formed in each part, and its horizontal lower edge is formed on the lower bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate part 31a in the outer protective body 31. It is aligned at a slightly lower parallel position.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 15, as a connecting and supporting means for attaching and detaching the upper plate E, a supporting member 41 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the front panel 7 of the front frame B is exemplified. A shaft cylinder portion 44 of a receiving member 43 fixed to the front surface of the left end portion of the opening / closing set plate 39 can be fitted and connected to the shaft 42 through a shaft hole 45 so as to be vertically removable. . As a locking means, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 12, the lifting / lowering locking rod 4 of the locking tool 46 installed inside the lower right of the window frame C is used.
A hook 48 attached to the right-side back surface of the opening / closing set plate 39 can be detachably engaged with 7.
The above-described portion including the shaft cylinder portion 44 of the receiving tool 43 is
It is located in a planar U-shaped relief opening 49 formed at the left end of the outer shell protection body 31 and the dish main body 32.
(See FIGS. 11 and 12), and the shaft cylinder portion 44 and the support shaft 42 are fitted with an appropriate fitting tolerance.

Another configuration of the upper plate E is that the height difference between the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a of the outer protective body 31 and the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39 is taken into consideration. Support seats 50 for maintaining a horizontal posture are formed on the periphery and on the lower right bottom surface of the horizontal bottom plate 31a, respectively (see FIGS. 8, 10, and 14). However, both seats 50 may be at the same height or slightly lower than the lower end edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39, or may be formed at the center of the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a. In the dish main body 32, as a dish formed in the frame 33, a ball receiving portion 34 and an alignment sending portion 35 on which a metal rail 35a is laid are formed with a series of gradients. The ball outlet 36 opened at the downstream end is provided with a ball punching portion 61 described later. On the other hand, the auxiliary member 37 includes an opening / closing set plate 39.
The prize ball is connected to the left edge of the main body 37A to connect the prize ball discharge port 18 on the front frame B side and the ball receiving section 34 of the dish main body 32 to the left end of the main body 37A. A connecting cylinder 38 for supply is formed. In the opening / closing set plate 39, an engagement rail portion 40 formed along the upper edge thereof is provided.
Can be aligned with the lower edge of the glass door D in a meshing state.

The left and right and lower edges of the outer protective body 31 can be positioned and engaged with the respective engaging grooves 25 of the front plate 7. 3
On the left side of 1a and on the left side of the opening / closing set plate 39, a sound transmission opening for the speaker 29 (see FIG. 11) is formed. Further, a stopper 60 which is also used as a wiring holder is disposed on each part of the back surface of the opening / closing set plate 39 (see FIG. 9).

The auxiliary member 37 is of a standard type shown in FIG. 8 for a general pachinko machine, and FIGS. 16 and 17 for a ball-lending pachinko machine.
The different types provided with the ball lending operation unit 51 shown in FIG. The auxiliary member 37 of either of these two types is basically configured in the same manner except for the presence or absence of the ball lending operation unit 51, and uses the respective stoppers 60 for the opening / closing set plate 39. And they are wearing screws.
Then, when the upper plate E is attached to the front frame B, the right outer end of the main body 37A of the auxiliary member 37 can cover the lower right side of the window frame C together with the right outer end of the outer protective body 31. I have. The connecting cylinder 38 of the auxiliary member 37 is
This may be separately formed and attached to the main body 37A. As the opening / closing set plate 39 for the different type of auxiliary member 37, as shown in FIG. 17, an opening 59 for the ball lending operation unit 51 is used.
The standard type set plate 39 may also be replaced by replacing only the auxiliary member 37 as a common one similar thereto.

The ball lending operation section 51 of the different type of auxiliary member 37 is provided in a pachinko machine having a ball lending function, using a required card (not shown) as a ball lending medium. This is for renting pachinko balls (also used as prize balls) stored in the back side to the player side as game lending balls, and is operated on the right side of the main body 37A of the auxiliary member 37 as shown in the figure. The board 52 is integrally formed, and the control board 5 is attached to the back side with screws or the like.
5, a display device 56 for displaying the ball lending holding amount (including the balance) of the card, a lending switch 57 for a ball lending operation,
Return switches 58 for card return operation are provided, respectively, and face the see-through window 53 of the operation panel 52 and the ports 54 on both sides. The control panel 55 is protected by a cover 181 attached to the back of the opening / closing set plate 39 (see FIG. 17). Incidentally, in the display device 56, in a case where the amount of money held by the card is up to 10,000 yen, a segment form that can be variably displayed in units of 100 yen in a condition range of "from 1 digit of 100 to 3 digits of 10000" , And both switches 57 and 58 are in the form of push buttons.

In the above-mentioned upper plate E, the ball punching portion 61 is provided.
Is a form in which the pachinko ball in the dish main body 32 is directly drawn out to the lower ball receiving tray F, and is incorporated in the right space between the dish main body 32 and the outer protective body 31. That is, in the ball punching portion 61, FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a ball-extraction path 62 formed on the back side of the frame body portion 33 of the dish main body 32 and vertically passing through the ball outlet 36;
3 has a turning type opening / closing operation tool 63 horizontally supported by a support tool 68 on the front surface, and in this opening / closing operation tool 63, a plane “ku” pivotally supported by a support shaft 69 of the support tool 68. An opening / closing tongue 65 that can open and close a communication portion between the ball outlet 36 and the ball removing path 62 and guide out the game balls is formed at the inner end of the arm-shaped arm 64, while the front end of the arm 64. In addition, an operation panel 66 facing the operation port 70 opened at the right inclined portion of the outer protective body 31 is integrally formed and protruded. Then, under the condition that the opening / closing operation tool 63 is normally held in a state in which the ball release path 62 is closed by the opening / closing tongue piece 65 using the spring 67,
When the opening operation is performed by using the operation panel 66, the opening / closing tongue piece 65 is displaced, so that the ball outlet 36 and the ball ejection path 62 can be opened and communicated.

As a further configuration in the above-mentioned ball-hole portion 61, a slit opening 71 for allowing the opening displacement of the opening / closing tongue piece 65 is formed at a position adjacent to the ball outlet 36, and the opening of the ball-hole passage 62 is formed. Outer protective body 31 according to the lower surface
The outlet 72 is opened in the horizontal bottom plate portion 31a. The operation panel 66 of the opening / closing operation tool 63 is formed in an arc shape based on the radius from the support shaft 69 so as to cover the inside of the operation port 70, and the front of the operation panel 70 is provided at the front center thereof. While a knob 66a protruding from the opening is protruded, a stopper edge 66b formed at the inner edge of the knob 66a can be locked to the inner edge 70a of the operation port 70, and the opening operation amount of the opening / closing operation tool 63 is suitably regulated. It is possible to do. The support member 68 is attached to the lower portion of the front surface of the frame portion 33 of the plate main body 32 with screws or the like, and receives the arm portion 64 of the opening / closing operation tool 63 at one horizontal portion thereof and is supported by the support shaft 69. The operating tool 63 can be opened and closed in a stable horizontal posture.
(See FIGS. 13 and 14). Reference numeral 73 in FIG. 14 denotes a pressing piece protrudingly formed on the upper front side of the frame body 33, and the pressing piece 73 can prevent the opening / closing operation tool 63 from floating.

A ball feeder 75 is set on the back surface of the open / close set plate 39 of the upper plate E configured as described above. This ball feeder 75 is of an electric control type capable of performing a ball feed operation in synchronism with a ball hitting operation of the hitting ball firing device G described later.
As shown in FIG. 18 and as a basic configuration, an electromagnetic solenoid 78 having a magnetically-attached portion 78a as a magnetic force-concentrating portion is provided in one case 76 defining a game ball passageway 77, and a magnetically-attached portion. A magnetic piece 79a corresponding to 78a is provided, and a vertically movable ball feeder 79 supported by a support shaft 80 is assembled, so that the whole can be configured and handled in a cassette format. And on the back of the opening / closing set plate 39,
The case 76 connects the entrance of the feed passage 77 with the ball outlet 3 of the upper plate E.
6, the outlet of the feed passage 77 faces the base side of the firing rail 20. As spheres feeding operation of the device 75, by Moto the electromagnetic solenoid 78 is energized, it deenergized every set time based on the pulse control of the drive control unit G ₃ below, the magnetically attracted portion 78a and the magnetic piece 79
a, the ball feeder 79 changes up and down in accordance with the condition of the magnetic force acting to receive and send out the game balls that have passed through the ball outlet 36 into the feed passage 77, and send the ball to the firing rail 20 one by one. It can be sent to the side.

(Regarding Lower Ball Receiving Plate) The lower ball receiving plate (simply referred to as a lower plate) F provided on the lower front side of the front frame B has a function of storing the above-mentioned upper plate E in addition to the original prize ball storing function. As a device that can also perform a holding function, the device is installed on the front surface of the front plate 7 under conditions that match the lower surface of the upper plate E. This lower plate F
As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 8, FIG. 9, FIG. 19 and FIG. 20, a trapezoidal box frame-shaped outer protective body 81, which is a basic constituent member made of synthetic resin, 81, a dish body 87 fitted and set inside the opening of 81;
A horizontal rectangular set plate 91 which is set in contact with the back surface of the opening 87 is assembled and aligned to form a unit. The entire outer frame is configured as a holding table having a substantially trapezoidal shape (substantially the same shape as the flat outer shape of the upper plate E) having a flat upper and lower surface and an opening at the inside of the front surface. As a component part, a set holding part for a hit ball operating part, a ball-penetrating insertion part 101, a ball-penetrating part 106, a switch operating part 121, an ashtray 129, and the like, which will be described later, are respectively assembled.

In the lower plate F, the outer protective body 81 is positioned with respect to the front surface of the front plate 7 by the engagement groove 25, and
The connecting cylinder 92 is inserted into the setting opening 8 and is temporarily fixed by directly abutting the set plate 91, and is fixed horizontally by tightening a screw 117 as a fixing means from the back side. In this set state, the outer protective body 81 vertically exposes the support shaft 42 of the support shaft 41 from the escape opening 49 of the horizontal upper plate portion 81a (see FIGS. 5 and 8). The upper edge portion 91 covers the lower rod portion of the window frame C and is located on the front side of the ball return path 22 of the front frame B.
(See FIG. 10). On the other hand, the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the outer protective body 81
There upper tray is a table surface mounting for E, also the required upper (Y = 10 mm position front edge J ₁ of the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b of the protector 81 relative to the lower edge J ₂ of the frame 5 of the front frame B ) And forward
(X = approximately 100 mm), both of them (J ₁ , J ₂ ) can be used as abutment edges for the floor surface FL (see FIG. 3).

Another configuration of the lower plate F is that the outer shell 81 has a central opening chamber 82.
A protection part 83 on the left side, which is aligned with the front left lower part of the front frame B and covers the lower left part of the window frame C, and a concave part 84 for installing an ashtray
In addition, an installation seat 85 for a hitting operation section, which will be described later, and the like are formed, and an engagement rail 86 formed along the inner side of the upper surface of the horizontal upper plate 81a is provided with an opening / closing set plate 39 in the upper plate E. Can be aligned with the lower end edge 39a of the first member. In the tray main body 87, a prize ball storage tray 88 having a circular ball outlet 89, a recess 90 for ashtray installation, and the like are formed. On the other hand, in the set plate 91, the connecting cylinder portion 92 is protruded rearward at the center thereof, and a decorative reinforcing plate 93 is attached to the front surface of the upper central portion so as to be inserted into the opening chamber 82 of the outer protective body 81. Alignment is also provided, and locking claws 94 for temporary attachment are provided on the left and right back surfaces so as to be able to be locked in the engagement openings 24 of the front plate 7. Note that a porous decorative plate 9 is provided on the front surface of the decorative reinforcing plate 93.
3a is attached (see FIGS. 8, 10, and 19).

[0025] Then as a set holding means for mounting the hitting operation unit G ₁ below, 19, 20, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 24, molded on the right slant portion of the outer protector 81 A support plate 96 having a circular hole 97 is attached to the front side of the installation seat portion 85 by using a screw, a locking claw, or the like, while the installation frame portion 9 formed on the right front side of the set plate 91.
At 8A, a holder 98 having a connecting tube 99 protruding is attached and set. The connecting cylinder 99 projects forward and obliquely, is exposed from the circular hole 97 of the support panel 96 in front of the outer protective body 81, and has a partition lid 9 formed inside its rear end.
An insertion port 100 for a connector is opened in 9a, and is aligned with the insertion hole 95 for wiring formed in the installation frame 98A and the through hole 30 in the front panel 7 of the front frame B. Before the attachment of the holder 98, the insertion port 100
A wiring connector 170 described later is inserted and fixed in advance under detachable conditions, and is held in the connecting cylinder 99 in a forward direction (see FIGS. 24 and 26).

The above-mentioned ball removal passage portion 101 in the lower plate F is configured to pass a ball extracted from the upper plate E side into the storage plate portion 88, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, a through gutter 102 having a front “U” shape is attached to a seat portion 91 a formed on the right front surface of the set plate 91 by using screws, engaging claws, or the like. The upper end of the passage 103 in the passage gutter 102 is aligned with the entrance 104 opened in the horizontal upper plate 81 a of the outer protective body 81, and the lower end of the passage 103 is connected to the storage tray of the plate body 87. It is aligned with the outlet 105 opened to the right of the part 88.
In addition, the inlet 104 is aligned with the outlet 72 of the ball removing path 62 in the ball removing portion 61 on the upper plate E side, and the outlet 105 faces above the right inner surface of the storage tray 88.

In addition, the ball removing portion 106 in the lower plate F
Is for extracting a prize ball in the storage dish portion 88, and is attached below the dish main body 87 by using an installation recess 119 formed at the center of the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b of the outer protective body 81. I have. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 10, FIG. 22, and FIG.
A supporting plate 107 screwed to the lower portion of the bottom and fitted in the installation recess 119 so as to be substantially flush with the horizontal bottom plate portion 81b; and a slide-type opening / closing operation tool 111 held on the supporting plate 107. In the center of the support board 107, a circular ball hole 108 aligned below the ball outlet 89 and a guide frame 109 having a guide hole 110 are formed.
On the other hand, in the opening / closing operation tool 111, the opening / closing tongue piece 1 for the ball outlet 89 is attached to the board body 112 fitted to the guide frame portion 109.
13 and an operation knob 114 located in an operation port 120 opened from the guide port 110 of the guide frame 109 to the lower front side of the outer protective body 81 are integrally formed.

While the opening / closing operation tool 111 is normally held by the use of a spring 115 so that the lower surface of the ball outlet 89 is closed by the opening / closing tongue 113, the operation knob portion 14 is provided.
4 is used to open and close the tongue 113.
Is displaced so that the ball outlet 89 and the ball outlet 108 can be opened and communicated. At the front right side of the opening / closing operation tool 111, a protection piece 116 for covering (blinding) the guide opening 110 is provided in a protruding manner. The right end engaging portion 114a and the guide frame portion 109 right end wall engaging portion 109
The opening / closing operation tool 111 can be held in an open state without a ball by appropriately sandwiching an intervening object (for example, a 500-yen coin) 118 between the opening and closing a (see FIG. 23).

On the other hand, the switch operating section 1 in the lower plate F
Reference numeral 21 denotes a game control (for symbol stop, game settlement) in the pachinko machine, and a reset for an electric member or an electronic control device (as one specific example, the strength of the exciting force of the rotary solenoid 152 in the hit ball firing device G). Switching adjustment setting), or as switch means for communication of abnormalities by the player, etc., which can be selectively used as necessary. As shown in FIGS. 8, 19 and 20, the outer protective body 81 A cover 123 for holding a push button made of synthetic resin is attached to the front surface of a switch holding base 122 formed on the front left end side of the opening chamber 82 with an engaging claw or the like. Then, by pushing the push button 126 assembled using the operation port 124 and the pin portion 125 of the cover 123 to the rear side with a fingertip, the required switch 128 held on the locking claw 127 on the back side of the base portion 122 is operated. It is configured to be operable. The wiring of the switch 128
The lower plate F is pulled out to the back side of the front frame B through the opening at the left of the set plate 91. The switch 128 can be detached from the locking claw 127 when it is unnecessary.
In accordance with this, the push button 126 is replaced with a pseudo button 126A for the same shape decoration (FIG. 19).
reference). Reference numeral 130 in FIGS. 19 and 20 denotes a heat-resistant protective sheet attached around the ashtray 129 on the upper surface of the concave portion 90 of the tray main body 87.

(About the hitting ball launching device) The hitting ball launching device G mounted on the lower right portion of the front frame B was sent from the upper plate E to the launching rail 20 via the ball feeder 75 based on the hitting operation. This is a rotary solenoid drive type for hitting a game ball, and as a basic configuration, as shown in FIG. 24, a ball operation unit unitized in a spherical cylindrical grip shape.
(Also referred to as a handle portion) with G _1, and hitting driver G ₂ for performing the basis of the operation input conditions in the hitting operation unit G ₁ (referred to simply as solenoid) rotary solenoid 152 is driven by hitting operation, the drive parts comprises a G ₂ back to detachably set in the drive control unit G ₃ and the like, and on the right side of the hitting operation unit G ₁ is lower tray F, also hitting driver G ₂ is front panel portion of the front frame B 7 are assembled and set, respectively, and connected to the back side.

[0031] For the hitting operation unit G ₁ First, FIG. 2
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 27, as a grip member molded of synthetic resin, a support cylinder _{1 serving as} a fixed base of the operation portion G1 is formed.
31, a substantially hemispherical cap 134 detachably fixed to a support disk 133 attached to the front surface of the opening of the support cylinder 131, the support cylinder 131 and the cap 134
Ring-shaped operating lever 13 rotatably supported between
5 are assembled into a unit. And for the lower tray F, the cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylinder 131, by securing with screws 147 fitting inserted directly into the connecting tube 99 of the holder 98, the entire operation unit G ₁ shown It is installed at a required angle, such as a plane outward (approximately 75 degrees outward with respect to the front frame B) and a side rearward descending (approximately 5 degrees with respect to the horizontal height), The player can perform the gripping operation easily without getting tired for a long time. Screw 147
Is at a position where it can be attached and detached on the front side of the lower plate F (the lower side in FIG. 26).

[0032] Then as its remaining main component, on the front side of the cylinder portion 132 of the support cylinder 131, (also referred to as a volume switch) variable resistor to the solenoid 152 of the ball drive unit G ₂ 137 is incorporated, its While the engagement groove 138a of the adjustment shaft 138 and the engagement piece 136 at the center of the operation lever 135 are inserted and connected, the switch 139 for the solenoid 152 and the outside of the support cylinder 131 can be operated in front of the opening of the support cylinder 131. Lever-like operation piece 1
40, and a touch sensing ring 141 made of metal or surface-plated on the outer periphery of the support cylinder 131 on the opening side.
Is attached. And these members 137, 139,
Reference numeral 141 denotes a 6-pole cylindrical relay connector 142 which is previously assembled and fixed to the rear side of the cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylindrical body 131 using a locking claw or the like via individual wirings. It is connected to the. In the state where the operation unit G ₁ is positioned attached to the holder 98, the connector 142 is fitted and connected with the connector 170 through the connection port 142a (see FIG. 24, FIG. 26). By the way, touch sensing ring 14
The combined touch circuits in one and the drive control unit G ₃ (not shown), referred to for convenience also with the touch switch.

The support disk 133, the cap body 13
The operation lever 135 and the operation lever 135 are positioned and connected using the fitting portions 133a, 134a, and 135a at the center of each other. The operation lever 135 is provided with a plurality of shaft cylinders (support disc 13) projecting forward of the support cylinder 131.
The rotation direction and the operation amount are regulated by fitting an arc-shaped guide port 144 to the connection boss 143), and the torsion spring 145 always applies the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Under the bias, the volume of the variable resistor 137 can be adjusted according to the amount of rotation operation. On the other hand, the operation piece 140 can be changed in and out by a regulating pin 146 protruding inside the operation lever 135. Before the operation of the lever 135, the switch 139 is in a retracted state restrained by the pin 146. Is turned off, and when the lever 135 is operated, the switch 139 is turned on in a protruding state released from the pin 146. Based on the state switching operation of the operation piece 140, the switch 139 is turned on and off. Is switched to

As described above, the main part of the hit ball operation unit G ₁ is as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, the support cylinder 131, the operation lever 135, the support disk 133, and the cap 134 can be sequentially combined on the same axis to form a unit as an operation tool. As an example of an assembling mode of this main part, the front and rear direction of the axis center of the variable resistor 137 on the front side of the opening of the support cylinder 131 in which the connector 142 and the rotation-adjustable variable resistor 137 are incorporated. The operating levers 135 are uniformly engaged on the same center of rotation by using the engaging portions 136 and 138a that directly fit into the operating levers 135 and 138a. Next, the support disk 133 is aligned and supported on the operation lever 135 using the fitting portions 133a and 135a at the center portions of the shafts.
The support disk 133 is screwed and fixed to each shaft tube 143 of the support tube 131. Then, the cap body 134 fitted on the support disk 133 is fitted with the fitting portions 133a,
134a is fitted and rotated appropriately in the circumferential direction to lock the engaging portions 133b and 134b.
47 (shown on the lower side in FIG. 26). Reference numeral 148 in the figure indicates a disc-shaped decorative component that is fitted to the center of the outer surface of the cap body 134.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 24 and FIG. 28, the hit ball driving unit G ₂ is pulse-controlled to the front side of a metal-made support board 151 serving as a set base of the driving unit G _2. The rotary solenoid 152
Is installed, and a hitting rod 154 is connected to the rear end of the rotating shaft 153 of the solenoid 152, and the whole is constituted by a support board 151 unit. The drive unit G ₂ is, by the combined count on the support plate 151 to screw fixing to the installation seat of the front board portion 7 back, the solenoid 152 is the set port 9
And is covered with a holder 98 on the lower plate F side. Under this condition, the hitting rod 154 is capable of hitting a game ball at the firing position of the firing rail 20 by rotating and shifting the range from the starting end of the hitting ball to the end of the hitting ball every time the solenoid 152 is energized with a pulse. A circular hole 155 is formed in the support board 151 so as to be aligned with the through hole 30 of the front board 7. On the back side of the support board 151, as a means for adjusting the respective positions of the hitting ball start end and the hitting end of the hitting rod 154, a stopper 156 on the starting end side of a rotation adjustment type using an eccentric circle is provided. ingredients are disposed a stopper 157 of the slide adjusting the form of the end side by using the a, also synthetic resin molding made of holder 158 for setting a drive control unit G ₃ of the case 161 is screw wear.

Further for the drive control unit G ₃ are the aforementioned rotary solenoid 152 and the electrical components 13
7, 139, 141 and the general input / output control (hardware control, software control) of the electromagnetic solenoid 78 of the ball feeder 75. As shown in FIGS. 24 and 29, the cover can be opened. A circuit board 164 having a required circuit is built in a case 161 made of synthetic resin, and the case 161 is attached to a holding base 158 on the back side of the support board 151.
It is set to be removable. And the circuit board 164
Five connecting devices 165, 166, 167,
The power supplies are sequentially used from the right side in FIG.
(24 VAC), the ball feeding solenoid 78, the rotary solenoid 152, the variable resistor 137, the switch 139, and the touch sensing ring 141 are connected via respective wirings. However, the wirings (three wires for each system) 176 connected to the connectors 168 and 169 for the variable resistor 137 and the switch 139 and the touch sensing ring 141 have one end of all the wires integrated into one connector 170. It is connected to the. The connector 170 is detachably fitted and fixed to the insertion port 100 from the inside of the holder 98 by using the locking claws 170a on both sides and the locking portion 170b on the rear end.
(See FIGS. 24 and 26).

The case 161 is provided with a circuit board 164.
And a box-shaped cover 163 that covers and protects the circuit board 164 with screws and the like.
The upper locking shaft 171 and the lower shaft support 172 formed on the back side of the receiving board 162 are engaged with the locking claw 159 and the lower shaft 160, respectively, which are formed on the bottom surface. Have been. Note that a wiring stopper 173 is integrally formed on the right outside of the cover 163 (see FIGS. 28 and 29).
reference). Although not shown, the circuit board 164 includes
A power supply circuit, a drive circuit for a ball feed solenoid, a drive circuit for a rotary solenoid, a circuit for volume adjustment, and a circuit section for a switch and a circuit for a touch are respectively configured.
Rotary adjusters 174 and 175 for adjusting the excitation force of the rotary solenoid 152 and the contact sensitivity of the touch sensing ring 141 are also provided.

[0038]

The operation of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, which is constructed as described above, includes a front frame B with respect to an outer frame A, a window frame C with a glass door D, a game board H, and a mechanism set board I. The above-mentioned upper and lower ball trays E and F and the hitting ball firing device G are equipped and set, and are configured in a unit. Then, on the outer frame A installed on the installation frame base in the game hall with a predetermined inclination and standing posture,
By assembling the entire front frame B, it can be used for a game as a vertical ball game machine similar to a conventional pachinko machine. By performing a normal hitting ball firing operation under this condition, the upper plate E
The game balls in the ball are sent to the firing rail 20 one by one by the ball feeder 75, and are hit by the hitting rods 154 driven by the driving of the rotary solenoid 152 of the hitting ball firing device G, and the required pachinko balls are set in the game board H. The game can be developed. And
A prize ball paid out from the prize ball discharging device of the mechanism set board I with respect to the safe ball generated during the game is discharged from the discharge port 18.
And, it is preferentially discharged to the upper plate E side via the connecting tube portion 38 and stored in the plate portion, and after the upper plate E side is filled, the lower plate F is connected via the ball receiving container 17 and the connecting tube portion 92. It is discharged to the side and stored in the dish part.

The following is an explanation of such a pachinko machine assembling the upper and lower ball trays E and F and the hitting ball launching device G with respect to the front frame B, the state of implementation, and the like.

First, with respect to the lower plate F configured as described above, each edge of the outer protective body 81 is positioned and engaged with the engaging groove 25 of the front plate 7 of the front frame B, and the set plate 91 is moved. The connecting cylinder 92 is set against the front of the front plate 7
The engaging claws 94 are engaged with the engaging holes 24 and are temporarily attached. Under this condition, the screws 117 are fastened to the protection portion 83 of the outer protective body 81 and the respective portions of the set plate 91 from the rear side of the front plate portion 7 so that the entire lower plate F is fixedly set in a horizontal posture. In this set state, the outer shell protector 81 exposes the support shaft 42 of the support 41 for opening and closing the upper plate in an upright manner, while the upper edge of the set plate 91 is connected to the ball return path 22 of the front frame B. Positioned on the front side, a ball rolling on the same path 22 can be prevented from falling outside the machine (see FIGS. 8 and 10). The upper plate E can be placed and held in a stable horizontal posture with the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the outer protective body 81 serving as a mounting table surface. Moreover, the opening chamber 82 defined in front of the outer shell protector 81 makes it easier to see the storage state of the prize balls in the dish main body 87, allows the prize balls to be easily taken out, and further facilitates maintenance of the ashtray 129. be able to. When the lower plate F is set, the wiring 176 of the connector 170 fitted and fixed in the insertion opening 100 of the holder 98 is inserted into the insertion hole 95 and the insertion opening 30.
Through to the rear side of the front frame B.

In the lower plate F, the outer shell 81
The underside front edge J ₁ is a predetermined position (upper Y, forward X) with respect to the lower edge J ₂ of the front frame B by being set to the level surface on the FL in the factory or a game hall such as,
When the entire front frame B side before assembly is placed alone on the outer frame A,
Both edges J ₁ and J ₂ serve as direct support edges, so that the entire front frame B side can be stably stood and held in a forwardly inclined posture (about 85 degrees), and can particularly preferably prevent forward fall. (See FIG. 3). Therefore, it is also possible to inspect each game component member mounted and set on the front frame B and replace and install the mechanism set board I in the front tilted upright state. Then, in the game hall, the entire front frame B side can be stably and stably held on the floor FL of a required portion during the operation of positioning and installing the outer frame A when installing and replacing the pachinko machine.

On the other hand, for the upper plate E configured as described above, the glass door D of the window frame C installed on the front frame B
Can be easily assembled and set under the condition of opening. That is, the support 4 exposed above the lower plate F while the left end of the upper plate E is in a required direction not interfering with the glass door D.
By inserting the shaft cylinder portion 44 of the receiving member 43 of the opening / closing set plate 39 into the first support shaft 42 through the shaft hole 45, it is possible to support the connection under a condition with little backlash, and to lock the window frame C side. Tool 4
The lifting / lowering locking rod 47 of FIG.
Can be engaged to lock. Then, in this assembled state, the upper plate E is placed on the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the lower plate F,
50 is stably placed and set in a horizontal posture in contact with 50.
As a result, a good ball flow can be achieved by maintaining the ball flow gradient relating to the plate portion of the plate body 32 as set, and the ball feeding device 7
5 can be held in an appropriate position and posture with respect to the firing position of the firing rail 20 and the hitting point position of the hitting rod 154 in the hitting ball firing device G, so that accurate ball feeding can be achieved.

In such an upper plate E, the horizontal upper plate portion 81a of the lower plate F is opened and closed by opening the glass door D and unlocking the locking means 46, 47 and 48. Can be smoothly opened and closed while being horizontally held based on the connection fulcrum of the support tool 41 and the receiving tool 43 while using the as a mounting table surface. Incidentally, the upper plate E has a range (the glass door D) until the left oblique portion contacts the inner edge of the protection portion 83 of the lower plate F.
(About 120 degrees, which is equivalent to the case of (1)). On the other hand, when attaching / detaching, the upper plate E is oriented so as not to interfere with the glass door D, and the connection support means 41, 4 described above is attached.
Since it is possible to easily remove and assemble the upper plate E by using the attachment / detachment of the plate 3, even an unskilled person can quickly and easily attach / detach the upper plate E in a comfortable posture. Moreover, in the setting state of the upper plate E, the engagement rail portion 40 of the opening / closing set plate 39 is aligned with the lower edge of the glass door D in a meshing state, and the outer protective body 31 and the auxiliary member 37
The right outer ends of the opening cover cover the lower right portion of the window frame C, and the engagement rail 86 on the lower plate F side is the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39.
Since it is aligned in a meshing state, it is possible to positively prevent a fraudulent act of trying to cause a foreign substance such as a wire or a strip to enter the gaming board H.

Upper plate E equipped and implemented as described above
The prize ball can be quickly withdrawn from the lower plate F by a simple ball removing operation. That is, in the upper plate E, the opening / closing tongue piece 65 in the closed position is opened and displaced by opening / closing the opening / closing operation tool 63 of the ball removing portion 61 so that the ball outlet 36 and the ball removing path 62 are held in communication. . As a result, all the prize balls accommodated in the dish main body 32 and further in the communication tube portion 38 and the discharge port 18 can be quickly circulated from the ball outlet 36 to the ball removal path 62, and the lower plate F The ball can pass through the gutter 102 of the ball-penetrating passage 101, and finally be drawn out to the storage plate 88 of the lower plate F. Further, in the lower plate F, the opening / closing tongue piece 113 in the closed position is opened and displaced by the slide opening operation of the opening / closing operation tool 111 of the ball removing portion 106, and the ball outlet 89 and the ball removing port 108 are held in communication. As a result, the inside of the storage tray 88 and the connecting cylinder 92
And all the prize balls stored in the ball receiving container 17 can be pulled out of the dish from both the ports 89 and 108.

In the case where the ball can be removed as described above, when many prize balls obtained at the end of the game or the like are to be removed, the opening and closing operation tools 111 and 63 on the lower plate F side and the upper plate E side are both opened. By holding the operation, the prize balls in both plate portions can be quickly discharged out of the plate from the ball outlet 89 and the ball outlet 108 with the prize balls in the storage plate portion 88 gathered. Note that, in the case of removing the ball, the respective opening / closing operation tools 111 and 63 can be easily opened by a fingertip operation using the respective knobs 114 and 66a exposed on the front side of the dish, and in the lower dish F, The opening / closing operation tool 111 can be held open by the intervening object 118 and easily pulled out.

On the other hand, in the hitting ball launching device G configured as described above, the main parts G ₁ ,
G ₂ is, will be installed separately on the installation portion of each.
Therefore, first the hitting operation unit G _1, the lower tray F side retainer 98
The cylindrical portion 132 of the support cylindrical body 131 is inserted into the connecting cylinder 99 by using mutual positioning means (for example, a concave groove and a ridge), and the both 99, 132 are connected by screws 147. Thus, the connector 142 in the tubular portion 132, by Moto connected inlaid with the connector 170 of the wiring in the coupling tube 99, flat outward the operation unit G ₁ is the front of the right oblique portion in the lower tray F It is set in a state where it is protruded obliquely and can be easily gripped with the right hand of the player for a long time (see FIGS. 20, 24, and 26).

On the other hand, in the hit ball driving section G ₂ ,
While equipped sets a drive control unit G ₃ to 1 back, front frame B
The support plate 151 is applied to the installation seat portion on the back surface of the front plate 7, and the rotary solenoid 152 is accommodated in the set port 9, and is fixed by screws. And for circuit board 164 of the drive control unit G _3, power (AC24
V), the electromagnetic solenoid 78 and the rotary solenoid 152 of the ball feeder 75 are connected to the connecting members 165, 16
6,167 while being connected through the wiring, the variable resistor 137 and a switch 139 and a touch sensitive ring 141 of the ball-hitting operation unit G ₁ is a connector for relay 142,17
Under the communication of “0”, they are connected to the respective connectors 168 and 169 via the wiring 176.

With respect to the connection in the hitting ball launcher G, when the lower plate F is installed, the wiring connector 170 is connected to the insertion port 10 in the holder 98.
0 and the connector 17
The wiring 176 connected to 0 is drawn to the back side through the insertion hole 95 and the through hole 30. Passing in after installation Therefore aforementioned hitting operation unit G _1, is a connector 142 in the support cylinder 131 is connected to the connector 170, also during the installation of the ball drive unit G _2, the wiring 176 to the circular hole 155 Then, each connecting member 168, 169 of the circuit board 164 is
Can be connected quickly and easily. In addition, the wiring 176 can be connected to the connector 142 by connecting the wiring 176 to the connector 170, so that the variable resistor 137 and the switch 139 can be connected.
In addition, the connection between the touch sensing ring 141 and the circuit board 164 is simplified.

[0049] Note that although the hitting operation unit G ₁ described above, if coupled set予Jime the retainer 98 is connected to each other of the connectors 142,170, is a form that can handle integrally with the lower tray F There is also. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the lower plate F is fixedly set on the front surface of the front plate 7, the operation unit G ₁ is positioned in front of the right-side oblique portion of the lower plate F so as to face out of a plane for easy operation. It will be set protruding obliquely. Incidentally upon screwing fixation Shitasara F is clamped a plurality of screws 117, including the peripheral portion of the holder 98 in the set plate 91, the hitting operation unit G ₁ is being firmly fixed set. Regarding drive control unit G ₃ described above, under the case 161 units incorporating sets the circuit board 164, relative to the holder 158 in the support plate 151 back hitting driver G ₂ after installation, the mutual engagement Means 159, 16
It can also be retrofitted using 0,171,172.

In the hitting ball firing device G equipped as described above, the hitting ball operation section G _{1 is used} as the hitting ball firing operation by the player.
(Touch) of the touch sensing ring 141 and the operating lever 1
By the rotation of 35, based on the pulse output control of the drive control unit G _3, it is operated at an appropriate timing as the ball feeding apparatus 75. That is, as schematically shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, and the touch detection condition of the touch sensing ring 141, the detection condition of the switch 139 by projecting the return of the operation piece 140 is released from the operation lever 135 of the drive control unit G ₃ Based on the input to each part of the circuit board 164,
In response to the first pulse P ₁ output from the pulse output unit 4, first, the electromagnetic solenoid 78 of the ball feeder 75 is excited in units of one ball to operate the ball feeder 79. On the other hand, based on the fact that the volume adjustment condition of the variable resistor 137 according to the operation amount of the operation lever 135 is input to the circuit board 164 in addition to the above two detection conditions, the second output from the pulse output unit is performed. A pulse (pulse whose duty ratio has been adjusted for each cycle (S)) P ₂ generates a ball driving unit G ₂
The rotary solenoid 152 is driven by excitation in units of one ball to operate the hitting rod 154.

As a result, the game ball is sent to the firing position of the firing rail 20 by the above-mentioned ball feeding operation for each ball and seated, and the game ball is launched by the hitting operation synchronized with the ball. It is driven into the board H. Thereafter, based on the same ball feeding and hitting operations, the game balls are continuously and regularly shot, and the pachinko game is continued.
However, the pulse output control in the drive control unit G ₃ described above, the first pulse P ₁ of the spherical feeding operation, and a second pulse P ₂ according to the hitting operation the combined appropriately timing (time difference) to In total, one basic cycle S per ball unit
Is set as control. Based on this pulse setting,
The ball feeding / hitting operation for each ball is stabilized stably, and the switch 139 is turned on / off via the operation piece 140 as appropriate under the condition that the operation lever 135 is kept rotating.
By switching to the condition, the game ball can be hit in a single shot based on the ball feeding and hitting operation in accordance with the switching condition. Note that the adjustment operation of the adjustment tool 174 of the circuit board 164 involves a constant change based on the volume adjustment of the variable resistor of the tool 174. As a result, the duty ratio adjustment is performed in the same manner as in the case illustrated in FIG. Thereby, the exciting force (ball flying force) of the rotary solenoid 152 is adjusted and set.

[0052]

[Modification] As a pachinko gaming machine to which the hit ball drive control device to be applied to the present invention is applied, an arrangement in which a symbol combination pachinko game can be developed by using a specified number of effective gaming balls in addition to the pachinko machine. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, including a ball, and other examples appropriately changed are also recommended. For example, (a) For the front frame B, the window frame 6 disclosed and described in the embodiment is used.
, A game auxiliary board 15 and a set surface area 1
And a holding and holding frame 13 having the same 6 as a separate and separate molding type in advance and being assembled back and forth with each other. It is optimal that at least the frame 5 is made of synthetic resin. (b) Regarding the lower ball receiving tray F, an outer shape having a substantially U-shaped cross section on the longitudinal center side is a basic example, and the lower base is designed to have any outer shape in which the lower bottom surface is inclined forward or backward. At the upper end surface, a horizontal mounting table surface 81 for the upper ball tray is provided.
a is essential that it has been formed, the front edge J ₁ of the bottom surface is formed long as possible right and left in parallel relative to the lower edge J ₂ of the front frame B, the positional relationship X as described above, Y It is desirable to set to. (c) Regarding the upper ball tray E, it is essential that any outer shape can be placed and held in a horizontal posture on the lower ball tray F, and the upper ball tray E can be horizontally held over a required range of the lower bottom surface. May be formed. And its outer shell 31
Is set lower than the lower edge 39a of the opening / closing set plate 39, the outer protective body 81 of the lower ball tray F
A pedestal may be formed on at least the left and right sides of the mounting table surface 81a. (d) Regarding the connection support means for mounting and dismounting the upper ball tray E, the support having the support shaft 42 disclosed and described in the embodiment is basically based on a rotational form capable of connection and separation using a shaft and a shaft hole. The tool 41 is attached to the front side of the game auxiliary board 15 of the front frame B or the lower ball receiving tray F side, and the support shaft 42 is mounted on the mounting table surface 8 of the same plate F.
1a, the receiving tool 43 having one axial hole 45 may be attached to the upper ball tray E side, and the axial hole 45 may be opened from the lower bottom surface of the plate E in the vertical direction. In addition, both tools 4
1, 43 are attached in the opposite direction to allow the support shaft 42 to protrude downward from the lower bottom surface of the upper ball tray E,
May be opened in a hanging direction from the mounting table surface 81a of the lower ball receiving tray F. Further, it is recommended that a sleeve made of, for example, a synthetic resin is interposed between the support shaft 42 and the shaft hole 45 so as to eliminate rattling between the two. Furthermore, the support member 41 is formed in a U-shape, and the support shaft 42 protruding from the lower horizontal portion is penetrated through the upper horizontal portion and extended upward to support the support shaft 42 at two points. In this case, the strength may be improved.

[0053]

As described above, according to the hit ball driving control apparatus for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the power supply section
Connected, a variable resistor and a switch of the hitting operation unit and the touch and the sense element in engagement Ru control circuit unit, rotary solenoid for hitting rod driving of the ball drive unit, and the engaging Ru system to the electromagnetic solenoid of the sphere feeder, The circuit board constituting the control circuit section is detachably built in the case member so that it can be handled in case units. Then, the case member and to be integrated with the hitting driver detachably mounted on the back surface of the ball drive unit installed in the lower rear side of the front frame. That is,
The hit ball drive unit and the drive control unit can be easily handled as one unit, and both can be positioned and set on the front frame in an integrated state, so that the production of the pachinko gaming machine can be simplified. In addition, a variable resistor and a switch
And the touch-sensing member and the corresponding connector on the circuit board
Are connected via a multi-pole connector and a collective connector.
With this configuration, there is an advantage that the connection work is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an entire pachinko machine in which a hit ball launching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is employed.

FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically showing the entire pachinko machine in a partially opened state.

FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the entire front frame side.

FIG. 6 is a front view mainly schematically illustrating a front frame.

FIG. 7 is a rear view showing a main part of the front frame.

FIG. 8 is a front view mainly showing a ball tray portion and a hit ball operation portion.

FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the upper and lower ball trays in an aligned state.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view based on line KK in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing an upper ball receiving tray.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the upper ball tray partially broken away.

FIG. 13 is a plan cross-sectional view showing a ball punching portion.

FIG. 14 is a side cross-sectional view showing a ball blank portion.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing the connection support means.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing a changed portion of another type of upper ball tray.

FIG. 17 is a rear view showing a modified part of another type of upper ball tray.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the ball feeding device viewed from the inside.

FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing a lower ball receiving tray.

FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the lower ball tray partially broken away.

FIG. 21 is a front view showing a partially cut-out portion and a partially-inserted passage portion.

FIG. 22 is a side sectional view showing a storage dish portion.

FIG. 23 is a plan view showing a ball blank portion.

FIG. 24 is a plan sectional view showing a hit ball firing device.

FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view showing a hit ball operation unit.

FIG. 26 is a side sectional view showing a hit ball operation unit.

FIG. 27 is a front view showing the inside of the hit ball operating unit.

FIG. 28 is a rear view mainly showing the hitting ball drive unit side.

FIG. 29 is a front view of the drive control unit, partially cut away and shown from the back side.

FIG. 30 is a graph illustrating an example of pulse control in a drive control unit.

FIG. 31 is a graph showing an example of pulse control in which the exciting force of a rotary solenoid is adjusted and set.

[Explanation of symbols]

20 launch rail, 75 ball feeder, 78 electromagnetic solenoid 137 variable resistor, 139 switch, 141 touch sensing ring, 151 support board 152 rotary solenoid, 158 holder, 161
Case 164 Circuit board, 165 Connector, 166 Connector, 167
Connector 168 connector, 169 connector, A outer frame, B the front frame, E upper ball pan F under ball pan, G hitting launcher, G ₁ hitting operation unit, G ₂
Hitting driver G ₃ drive controller, H game board

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-245253 (JP, A) JP-A-6-304301 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. The front frame (B) attached to the outer frame (A)Firing unit
Hit the game balls sent to the position (20) one by one into the game board (H)
In a pachinko / pachislot machine that can play pachinko games.
Ball drive linked to each other by solenoid drive ・ Hitting action
Operation of ball feeder (75) and ball launcher (G)
(G ₁ ) And hitting ball drive (G _Two ) And electrical components in
Connection ・ Drive control unit (G _Three )AtOne circuit board that is connected to the power supply unit by appropriate connection means (165)
On the board (164), the electromagnetic solenoid (78) of the ball feeder (75)
And the hitting ball operation unit (G ₁ ) Assembled inside one multi
Excitation force adjustment connected collectively to the pole connector (142)
Variable resistor (137) and switch (139)
And a touch sensing member (141), and the hit ball driving section (G _Two B)
Control circuits associated with the tally solenoid (152).
And connect each connector (166, 167, 168, 169).
Connected The ball driving unit (G _Two )
Housed in case members (161, 162) that can be engaged and set
And hit ball drive (G _Two ) Side and assembled with the front frame
(B) with the rotary
Connect the solenoid (152) and the electromagnetic solenoid (78)
(166, 167) and the multi-pole connector
Connector (142) and the connector (168) for the variable resistor and the switch
Before and after the front frame (B) with the connector (169) for the touch sensing member
Connector (170) and wiring (176) that can be inserted in
Can be connected separately Characterized by a crack
A hit ball drive control device for Nko game machines.