JP2700917B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention detects a winning ball that has won a winning opening provided on a game board with a winning ball detector and stores numerical information based on the detected output. Further, the present invention relates to a ball game machine provided with a prize ball payout device that drives an electric drive source based on the stored numerical information and pays out prize balls.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a winning ball that has won a winning opening provided on a game board is detected by a winning ball detector, and numerical information based on the detected output is stored, and based on the stored numerical information, A ball game machine provided with a prize ball payout device for driving a prize ball by driving an electric drive source has been provided on the market. In such a ball game machine, the prize ball is paid out by driving the prize ball payout device as long as the numerical information is stored in the storage means. When there is a shortage of prize balls in the prize ball tank for storing prizes or the ball alignment gutter for guiding the prize balls to the prize ball payout device continuously to the prize ball tank, there is numerical information stored in the storage means. Nevertheless, the payout of prize balls has been stopped.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned normal mode in which prize balls are insufficient in the prize ball tank or the ball arrangement gutter, the prize balls are simply generated and the prize balls are insufficient. Since a predetermined number (for example, in units of 400) of prize balls are replenished in accordance with a command from the installed management device, the prize ball payout operation is performed based on the numerical information stored again. Predetermined number of prize balls (for example,
(3000 pieces), in the stop mode, since the prize ball is not replenished even if the prize ball is insufficient in the prize ball tank or the ball guiding gutter, even if the numerical information is stored in the storage means,
The game had to be ended without paying out the prize ball corresponding to the stored value. Then, when the supply command is derived from the management device and the prize ball is supplied in order to release the stop of the ball game machine stopped in such a state and enable the game again, the numerical information stored in the storage means is obtained. There is a problem that a prize ball is paid out to the next player based on the game.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a prize ball from being erroneously paid out when the stopped state is released after the stopped state. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a prize port provided on a game board, and a prize ball detector for detecting a prize ball winning the prize port Numerical information storage means for adding and storing the numerical information based on the detection output of the winning ball detector and subtracting and storing the numerical information based on the payout detection output of the prize ball, wherein the numerical information information is stored in the numerical information storage means. A prize ball payout device that pays out prize balls by driving an electric drive source that operates based on the fact that the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage means is forcibly obtained. The present invention is characterized in that reset means for resetting is provided on a back surface of the ball game machine, and is provided in payout control means for driving and controlling the prize ball payout apparatus.

[Operation] When a hit ball wins the winning opening provided on the game board, the winning ball detector operates and predetermined numerical information is stored in the numerical information storage means. Then, the electric drive source is driven based on the numerical information, and the prize ball is paid out from the prize ball payout device. However, if the prize ball to be paid out in the knocking mode is insufficient and the numerical information is stored in the numerical information storage means, the game ends with the numerical information being stored. When the reset means operates, the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage means is reset. For this reason, even if the supply command is derived from the management device and the prize ball is replenished to release the hitting mode and make the game available, the prize ball is not paid out to the next player. The reset means may be operated manually or automatically.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, a frame-shaped front frame 3 is pivotally supported on an outer frame 2 (see FIG. 2) of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a door holding frame 4 is provided around the front frame 3, A glass door frame 5 having a glass plate and a front door plate 6 are pivotally supported on one side and attached to the door holding frame 4 to be freely opened and closed. Glass door frame 5
Of the game board holding frame 44 on the back of the front frame 3
(See FIG. 2), the game board 12 is detachably provided by mounting members 45a to 45c (45c is not shown). On the surface of the front door plate 6, a hit ball supply tray 7 that stores discharged prize balls and supplies one hit ball to a firing position is fixed. On the upstream side of the hit ball supply tray 7, there is formed a prize ball outlet 8 through which a prize ball paid out from a prize ball payout device 90 described later flows out. The speaker 9 for generating the sound is built in. On the back side of the front door plate 6 and downstream of the hitting ball supply tray 7, a hitting ball supply device (not shown) for supplying hitting balls one by one to the firing position is attached.

At the lower part of the front frame 3, there are provided an operation handle 11 which constitutes a part of a hitting ball firing mechanism, and an excess ball receiving tray 10 for storing premium balls which could not be stored in the hitting ball supply tray 7. I have. A hit ball launching device 79 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 3 so as to correspond to the operation handle 11, as shown in FIG. Ball launcher 79
Are provided collectively on the mounting substrate 80, a ball-hitting motor 81 as a driving source, a ball-hitting rod 82 that reciprocates by the rotation of the ball-hitting motor 81, and hits the ball, and a ball-hitting rod 82. The ball feed sliding rod 83 moves up and down in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation, and operates the ball feed member of the hitting ball supply device (not shown).

On the surface of the game board 12, a game ball guiding rail 13a for guiding a shot ball fired, and a game area 14 for dividing a game area 14 for a ball shot guided by the ball shooting guide rail 13a to fall The area forming rail 13b is planted in a substantially circular shape. At a substantially center of the game area 14, a variable display device 15 having a plurality of drum-shaped variable display portions 16a to 16c is provided. The variable display device 15 is provided with an opening number display 18 for displaying the opening number of the opening / closing plate 24 described later, and the variable display portions 16a to 16c are variably displayed on the left and right sides of the opening number display 18 or open or closed. During the opening of the plate 24, there is provided a start winning prize storage display 17 for displaying (up to a maximum of four) hit prize holes 28a to 28c to be described later. Furthermore, a normal winning opening is provided at the top of the variable display device 15.
19 are also provided. The variable display units 16a to 16c
Are variably displayed by the corresponding drum drive motors 20a to 20c (not shown; shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. 4).
1c (not shown; shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. 4).

A variable winning ball device 22 having a winning space 23 is provided below the variable display device 15. Winning space 23 is a game board
The surface of 12 is covered by an opening / closing panel 24 which can be freely opened with its lower end as an axis, and the inside thereof is divided into three, a central special winning opening 25 and left and right normal winning openings 26a, 26b. .
The open / close plate 24 of the variable prize ball device 22 enters the specific game state when the combination of the identification information of the variable display portions 16a to 16c of the variable display device 15 is in the predetermined specific display state, and is in the predetermined game state for a predetermined period ( For example, until 20 seconds elapse, or 10
(Until the winning balls are generated)
While the door is open, the ball hitting the game area 14 is received. Then, when the player wins the specific winning opening 25 provided in the winning space 23, the above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and it is possible to repeat up to ten times on condition that a winning ball is generated in the specific winning opening 25. ing. Below the prize space 23, there is provided a prize quantity indicator 27 for displaying the number of prize balls won during one opening of the open / close plate 24. The opening and closing plate 24 is driven by a solenoid 39 as shown in FIG.
The 25 is provided with a special winning ball detector 40 for detecting a hit ball. Further, a winning number detector 41 is provided to detect all the hit balls that have won the winning space 23 of the variable winning ball device 22.

In addition, below the variable winning ball device 22, the variable display section
Starting winning ports 28a to 28c that allow variable display of 16a to 16c are provided. When a ball is won in the starting winning opening 28a provided in the middle of the starting winning openings 28a to 28c, the number of prize balls to be paid out thereby becomes a prize to be paid out when a ball is hit in another winning area. It is set to be less than the number of balls. In addition, the start winning openings 28a to 28c have the second
As shown in the figure, start winning prize ball detectors 42a to 42c are provided integrally, and detect a hit ball which has won a prize in the start winning prize openings 28a to 28c. Then, generally, the above-mentioned starting winning openings 28a to 28c
Of them, the ball is the easiest to win in the center starting winning opening 28a,
Next, a ball is likely to be won in the left starting winning opening 28b on the left side, and the starting winning opening 28c on the right side is the position where the winning is hardest. This is because a large winning ball device is generally arranged on the center line of the game board 12, so that obstacle nails and the like are planted so that a hit ball is guided to the winning ball device of the center. That's why. Therefore, only the number of prize balls paid out by the hit ball winning the central starting winning opening 28a, which is the easiest to win, is set to be smaller than the number of prize balls paid out by the hit ball winning the other winning opening. doing.

Further, in the game area 14, normal winning ports 29a, 29b, 30a, 30b are provided on the left and right sides and the lower side of the variable display device 15.

In this embodiment, when a ball is hit in the starting winning opening 28a, seven prize balls are paid out, and when a ball is hit in another prize area, 13 prize balls are paid. It is to be paid out. Of course, the setting of the number of prize balls to be paid out may be changed according to the probability of winning in the starting winning opening 28a.

In addition, the game area 14 is provided with a windmill and a number of obstacle nails for changing the falling speed and direction of the falling ball, and is lit or blinked when the player enters the above-mentioned specific game state. Game effect lamps 32a, 32 that notify the effect
b is provided. Frame lamps 33a, 33b provided on the upper portion of the front frame 3 have the same effect as the gaming effect lamps 32a, 32b. In addition, the lamps are lit or flashed in different modes not only when the variable display device 15 is operating, but also in a specific game state, to excite the atmosphere of the game. I have. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 14, an outro 31 is provided for guiding a ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas to the rear of the game board 12.

Also, outside the game area 14 and on one side (the left side in the figure) of the game board 12, ball-out indicator lamps 35 and 1 for notifying that a prize ball is running short on a ball alignment gutter 55 described later.
A payout display lamp 34 is provided to notify that a prize ball corresponding to each prize ball has been paid out, and a payout unprocessed ball number display for displaying the number of unpaid prize balls is provided on the other upper side (right side in the figure). A vessel 36 is provided.

Next, the structure of the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. On the back surface of the gaming board 12, a winning path aggregate cover body 37a, in which a guiding path for guiding the downward direction while allocating the winning balls winning in each of the winning areas to the left and right, is formed.
37b is fixed. This winning ball set cover body 37a, 37b
Is divided into two parts, upper and lower, and is fixed.
An opening is opened so that a drive unit storage box for storing the drive mechanism projects rearward, and a solenoid 39 for opening and closing the opening and closing plate 24 of the variable winning ball device 22 is fixed below the opening. I have. On the back side of the variable prize ball device 22, a specific prize ball detector 40 for detecting that a hit ball has won the specific prize port 25, and a prize for counting the prize ball that has won the prize space 23. A number detector 41 is also provided. In addition, a relay terminal board 38 for relaying wiring extending from the above-mentioned switches, lamps, drive sources, and the like provided on the game board 12 is attached to the upper portion of the rear surface of the winning ball aggregate cover body 37a.

In addition, a guide member 43 is provided at a position corresponding to the center starting winning opening 28a so as to penetrate the lower winning ball collecting cover body 37b in the front-rear direction. The guide member 43 is a starting winning opening 28.
The hit ball that wins a is guided to the rear of the winning ball collecting cover body 37b, and is dropped on a second winning ball collecting gutter 51 described later.

A mechanism plate 46 is attached to the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. This mechanism plate 46 is provided on the game board.
Various mechanisms are provided for processing a prize ball from the prize port provided in the unit 12 and discharging a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the prize ball. As described above, the mechanism plate 46 is fixedly supported by the game board holding frame 44 by the fixing member 47ae47c that locks the mechanism plate 46 in the closed state as described above. Further, a window opening 48 is opened substantially at the center of the mechanism plate 46, and a first winning ball collecting gutter 50 and a second winning ball collecting gutter 51 are provided before and after a partition wall 49 located below the window opening 48. Is formed. The first prize ball collecting gutter 50 is for guiding a prize ball that has won a prize port other than the above-described various prize ports except the start prize port 28a, and is formed on the front side of the mechanism plate 46. The second winning ball collecting gutter 51 corresponds only to the starting winning port 28a, and guides the winning ball that has won the starting winning port 28a. The second winning ball collecting gutter 51 is formed on the rear side of the mechanism plate 46 along the partition wall 49 which is the lower edge of the window opening 48. The winning balls guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 50 and the second winning ball collecting gutter 51 are the first winning ball detectors provided at the downstream end thereof.
52 and the second winning ball detector 53 respectively. The detection signals detected by the first winning ball detector 52 are stored, and a number of prize balls obtained by multiplying the number of detection signals by "13" are paid out. Further, the detection signals detected by the second prize ball detector 53 are also stored, and the number of prize balls obtained by multiplying the number of detection signals by "7" is paid out.

On the rear side of the mechanism plate 46, various mechanisms for paying out prize balls supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown) of the pachinko gaming machine installation stand to the player are provided. These mechanisms will be described below. A prize ball tank 54 is fixed above the mechanism plate 46. This premium ball tank 54 has
A large amount of prize balls are supplied from the above-mentioned supply mechanism.

Below the prize ball tank 54, a ball alignment gutter 55 for arranging prize balls is provided. This ball alignment gutter 55
The prize balls are inclined and mounted such that they are arranged in two rows and flow naturally. A prize ball amount sensing plate 56 is provided on the bottom surface on the upstream side of the ball alignment gutter 55 so as to be swingable, and a detector 57 provided to swing below the prize ball when the prize ball is not placed.
Turn on a and 57b. The detector 57a is provided with
When the prize ball is operated, the prize ball tank 54 and the ball alignment gutter 55 are notified of a shortage of prize balls to the player. In addition, detector 57b
Is connected to a management computer (management device) (not shown), and when the computer is operated, issues a supply command of a prize ball in the prize ball tank 54 from the replenishment mechanism (not shown). Furthermore, the link mechanism 58a,
It is linked to the hit ball supply device that supplies the launch ball to the hit ball launch position via 58b, so that the supply of the hit ball is stopped by swinging the prize ball amount sensing plate 56, and the game is interrupted. Has become. The control for interrupting the game is not always necessary, but when performing this control, the interrupt of the game is released by supplying the prize ball to the prize ball tank 54. It should be noted that when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, supply of prize balls is not performed even if there is a signal from the detector 57b.

On the downstream side of the ball alignment gutter 55, prize balls flowing down in two rows are rectified into one row, and a bent gutter 59 is attached to the end thereof. The bent gutter 59 is for changing the flowing direction of the prize balls flowing down the ball alignment gutter 55 by 180 degrees and weakening the ball pressure of the prize balls flowing continuously. Further, the downstream side of the bent gutter 59 is a vertical gutter 60, which is a vertical gutter.
A ball shortage detection lever 61 formed in a “<” shape is swingably provided in a horizontal portion immediately before 60. When a prize ball is placed, the rear end of the ball shortage detection lever 61 is flipped up and presses the actuator of the ball-out detector 62 which comes into contact with the rear end. The trailing end hangs and the pressing of the actuator of the broken-out detector 62 is released. When the actuator of the out-of-ball detector 62 is not pressed, the drive of the prize ball payout motor 103 (configured with a stepping motor) of the prize ball payout device 90 described later is stopped, and the prize ball payout operation is stopped. It is supposed to be. After the pachinko gaming machine 1 is stopped, the ball-break detector 62
Is turned off, the game by the player ends. At this time, if there is a memory of the winning ball,
That is, when there is a prize ball that has not been paid out yet,
The payout of the prize ball is not performed, but the stored numerical information can be forcibly reset by operating a reset switch 109 described later. Therefore, when canceling the stop mode, first, the store clerk of the game hall opens the front frame 3 and operates the reset switch 109 provided near the prize ball dispensing device 90, and then issues a supply command from the management computer. Giveaway gift tank
54 must be replenished.

Further, at the bent portion of the bent gutter 59, a ball removal device 63 is provided for extracting the prize ball remaining in the prize ball tank 54 and the ball alignment gutter 55 at the time of business closing or the like, and the ball removal device 63 is operated. The prize ball is discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 through a ball ejection passage 64 formed so as to be connected to the bent portion when the game is performed.

A prize ball payout device 90 is connected to the downstream side of the bent gutter 59. The prize ball payout device 90 pays out prize balls guided from the bent trough 59 in units of one, based on detection signals of the first prize ball detector 52 and the second prize ball detector 53,
The calculated premium balls are paid out continuously.
The structure of the prize ball payout device 90 will be described later in detail.

The prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 90 is discharged to the prize ball discharge passage 65. A guide opening 66 is opened at the lower end of the prize ball discharge passage 65, and the guide opening 66 communicates with the hit ball supply tray 7. Further, a communication gutter 67 for communicating with the surplus ball passage 68 is provided on one side of the guide opening 66 so as to guide surplus prize balls into the surplus ball passage 68. The surplus ball passage 68 has a lower end connected to a connection gutter 73 attached to the back surface of the front frame 3, and guides surplus prize balls to the surplus ball tray 10. Further, a first full tank sensing plate 69 is provided on one side wall of the surplus ball passage 68 so as to be swingable about the lower end. When the surplus ball passage 68 is filled with the prize ball, the first full tank sensing plate 69 is pushed by the prize ball and swings, and the hit ball (not shown) is moved through the slide wire rod 70. The operation of the ball feeding member of the supply device is fixed so that the hit ball is not supplied to the hit ball firing position. Also, a second full tank detecting plate 71 is provided on the upstream side of the connecting gutter 67 so as to be swingable about its upper end, and a full tank detector 72 is provided at a position facing the second full tank detecting plate 71. Have been. Then, the second full tank detection plate 71
When the is swung, the full tank detector 72 is turned ON, and the drive of the prize ball payout motor 103 of the prize ball payout device 90 is stopped. Therefore, when the paid-out prize balls fill the surplus ball passage 68, first, the first full tank detection plate 69
Is activated and the hit ball cannot be fired, and when the prize ball paid out based on the memorized prize ball also fills the contact gutter 67, the second full tank detecting plate 71 operates to pay out the prize ball. Will not be performed. The first full tank sensing plate 69 may not be provided.

Further, to the mechanism plate 46, an out ball guiding gutter 74 for guiding an out ball discharged from the out port 31 is attached,
The out ball guided to the out ball guiding gutter 74 joins the ball ejection passage 64 from the out ball discharge port 75, which is the lower end of the out ball, and is discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 1.
The mechanism board 46 also controls the relay terminal board 76 that relays the wiring from the prize ball dispensing device 90 and the wiring of the full tank detector 72 and the like, the variable display device 15 and the variable winning ball device 22. A circuit board housing case 78 for housing a circuit board including a gaming machine control circuit and a payout device control circuit for controlling a prize ball payout device 90 to be described later, and a terminal box 77 for supplying power to the pachinko gaming machine 1 are attached. ing. In this embodiment, both the game device control circuit and the payout device control circuit are included in the circuit board storage case 78. It may be attached to.

Next, the structure of the prize ball payout device 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the prize ball dispensing apparatus 90 includes a mounting plate 91 for mounting on the mechanism plate 46 and a motor mounting plate 97 for mounting a prize ball discharging motor 103 as an electric drive source. The mounting plate 91 is formed with a supply passage 92 that is continuous with the vertical gutter 60, and a flow passage changing unit 93 that changes the direction of the prize ball toward a ball mounting unit 99 described later on the downstream side of the supply passage 92. (See FIG. 3C). Channel change unit 93
Further below, is formed a ball support portion 101b that supports a lower point of the most advanced pachinko ball in the supply passage 92, and a sprocket storage portion 94 in which a sprocket 105 is stored is formed below the ball support portion 101b. Is formed. Further, on one side of the sprocket storage portion 94, a prize ball entrance / exit passage 95 is also formed. A payout prize ball detector 96 (for example, a proximity switch) that detects a prize ball that is extruded and discharged by the sprocket 105 is provided upstream of the discharge passage 95.

On the other hand, a guide portion 98 for projecting the pachinko balls flowing down the supply passage 92 downward is protruded above the motor mounting plate 97, and one pachinko ball is placed below the guide portion 98. The ball mounting portion 99 is configured. The ball mounting portion 99 is a ball receiving wall formed on the lower side surface of the guide portion 98.
100, below the ball receiving wall 100, and the ball support portion 101b
A ball supporting portion 101a which is positioned so as to correspond to the lower end of the pachinko ball, and which supports one lower end of the pachinko ball;
And the ball support portion 101b for supporting a point.
That is, the ball mounting portion 99 has a function of receiving the ball pressure of the prize ball waiting in the supply passage 92 and a function of supporting the lower part of the most advanced pachinko ball at two points. The motor mounting plate 97 and the mounting plate 91 have respective ball supporting portions 10.
An arc-shaped guide rib 102 extends from 1a, 101b toward the discharge passage 95.
a, 102b (102a is not shown) are protrudingly provided, and guide the downward movement of the pachinko balls placed on the ball placing portion 99 until the pachinko balls are discharged to the discharge passage 95. . Also,
On the rear surface of the motor mounting plate 97, a prize ball dispensing motor 103 composed of a stepping motor that rotates a predetermined angle every time there is a pulse signal is mounted, and its motor shaft 104 is positioned to penetrate the front surface of the motor mounting plate 97. A sprocket 105 having a plurality of claw portions 106 on the outer periphery is fixed to the tip. The claw 106 of the sprocket 105 is formed in a concave shape so as to engage with the outer peripheral surface of the pachinko ball.
Are located at positions inserted between the ball support portions 101a and 101b. At this time, as shown in FIG.
Since the concave low portion of 106 is located lower than the ball support portions 101a and 101b, the pachinko balls mounted on the ball mounting portion 99 are supported by the ball support portions 101a and 101b, Ball pressure is not applied to the sprocket 105. The prize ball payout motor 103 may be a normal motor instead of the stepping motor.

In the vicinity of the prize ball dispensing device 90 described above, a relay terminal board is provided.
A payout prize ball detector 96 and a prize ball payout motor 103 are connected to the relay terminal board 107.
Further, the relay terminal board 107 is provided with relay terminals (male connectors) 108a and 108b, and the dispensing device control is constituted by the relay terminals 108a and 108b and the circuit board housed in the circuit board housing case 110. The male connector for the circuit is connected by a wiring as a connecting member. Also, the relay terminal board
107 includes storage means provided on the circuit board (in this case,
A reset switch 109 is provided for resetting a stored value of numerical information related to a winning prize stored in a RAM 123 described later. This is because, when the gaming machine is stopped and the function of the gaming machine is stopped, and when the gaming machine is to be released from the stopped state again, if the numerical information remains in the storage means, the prize ball is based on the information. Is provided to prevent this from being paid out. Therefore, in order to release the stopping of the gaming machine, it is necessary for the clerk of the game arcade to open the front frame 3 and press the reset switch 109. However, in this embodiment, when the reset switch 109 is operated, the numerical value information is cleared when the burnout detector 62 is turned off. This is because, for example, when a failure occurs in the mechanism plate 46 during the game and the front frame 3 is opened for repair, the numerical information is not cleared even if the reset switch 109 is pressed by mistake. The reset switch 109 may be operated from the front of the front frame 3 without opening the front frame 3. For example,
A pin insertion hole may be formed in the front frame 3, and a pin may be inserted through the insertion hole to operate the reset switch 109.

The storage board 110 of the prize ball dispensing device 90 may be provided with a storage indicator 110 which is turned on when there is numerical information stored in the storage means. This is for notifying whether it is necessary to press the reset switch 109 or not. When the front frame 3 is opened, the memory display is displayed.
If 110 is lit, the numerical information is stored in the storage means, so that the reset switch 109 may be pressed, and if the storage indicator 110 is not lit, the numerical information is stored in the storage means. There is no need to press the reset switch 109 because it is not stored. However, in the case of this embodiment, if numerical information is stored in the storage unit,
Since the numbers are displayed on the number-of-payout-unprocessed-balls display 36, it is possible to make a determination based on the numbers. Therefore, the storage display 110 is not always necessary. The point is that there is only one of the number-of-payout-unprocessed balls display 36 and the storage display 110.

The prize ball dispensing device may be operated by an electric drive source, for example, a type in which a sprocket is unlocked by a solenoid and the prize ball is dispensed by natural fall control, or a relative is operated by a solenoid. It may be of a type in which a storage unit for storing a few (for example, two or three) prize balls is driven to pay out, or a type in which a stopper for changing the number of payouts is driven by a solenoid to pay out.

The pachinko gaming machine 1 described above is controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram shown by a block configuration, and includes a microcomputer 120 as a control center. The microcomputer 120 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 as described below. For this purpose, the microcomputer 120 is constituted by, for example, an LSI of several chips, in which an MPU 121 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure, and a ROM 122 storing operation program data of the MPU 121. And a RAM 123 that can write and read necessary data. Furthermore, microcomputers
Reference numeral 120 denotes an input circuit 124 that receives an input signal and provides input data to the MPU 121, an output circuit 125 that receives output data from the MPU 121 and outputs it to the outside, a sound generator 126 that receives sound data from the MPU 121, Power-on reset circuit 127 that applies a reset pulse to MPU 121
And a clock generation circuit 12 that supplies a clock signal to the MPU 121
8, a pulse divider (periodic reset circuit) 129 for dividing the clock signal from the clock generator 128 and periodically giving a reset pulse to the MPU 121, and an address decode circuit 130 for decoding address data from the MPU 121. Including. The MPU 121 can execute the operation of the interrupt control routine according to the interrupt pulse periodically given from the pulse dividing circuit 129. The address decode circuit 130
Decodes the address data from the MPU 121,
A chip select signal is given to each of the RAM 123, the input circuit 124, the output circuit 125, and the sound generator 126. In this embodiment, the ROM 122 is used for rewriting its contents,
That is, if necessary, the MP stored in the
A programmable ROM is used so that the program data for U121 can be changed. Further, it is desirable that the stored value is backed up so that the stored value in the RAM 123 is not erased in case of a power failure. And MPU121 is ROM1
In accordance with the program data stored in 22 and in response to the input of each control signal described below, the variable display device 1
5. A control signal is given to the variable winning ball device 22, the prize ball payout device 90, and the like.

The microcomputer 120 receives the following signals as input signals. First, the starting winning openings 28a-28c
Start winning ball detector 42a provided corresponding to each of
The detection signals of .about.42c are given to the detection circuit 131, and the microcomputer 120 is given a starting winning ball detection signal. The detection signal detected by the special winning ball detector 40 is a detection circuit 132
To the microcomputer 120 as a repetition determination signal. The detection signal detected by the winning number detector 41 is supplied to the detection circuit 133, and is supplied to the microcomputer 120 as a winning ball number counting signal. The detection signals of the drum position detectors 21a to 21c provided in the variable display device 15 are given to a detection circuit 134, and the microcomputer 1
20 is provided as a signal for resetting a step counter for determining the absolute position of each drum. The detection signals of the winning ball detector 52 (hereinafter referred to as a winning ball detector A) and the winning ball detector 53 (hereinafter referred to as a winning ball detector B) are provided to a detection circuit 135 and are sent to the microcomputer 120 as score signals. Given. The signal of the payout prize ball detector 96 is provided to the detection circuit 136, and is provided to the microcomputer 120 as a prize ball number signal paid out to the player. The signal from the broken-out detector 62 is supplied to the detection circuit 137, and is supplied to the microcomputer 120 as a stop signal for the prize-ball discharging motor 103. The signal of the full tank detector 72 is provided to the detection circuit 138, and is provided to the microcomputer 120 as a stop signal of the prize ball payout motor 103.
The detection signal of the reset switch 109 is supplied to the detection circuit 147.
To the microcomputer 120 as a reset signal for resetting the numerical information related to the number of winning balls stored in the RAM 123.

In addition, the microcomputer 120 provides control signals to the following circuits or devices. First, a drive signal is given to the prize ball payout motor 103 via the motor drive circuit 139. A display drive signal is given to the payout unprocessed ball number display 36 via the segment LED drive circuit 140. A lighting signal is given to the payout display lamp 34 or the burnout display lamp 35 via the lamp drive circuit 141. Drum drive motors 20a-2 for rotating the variable display sections 16a-16c of the variable display device 15 via the motor drive circuit 142
A drive signal is given to 0c (stepping motor). The game effect lamps 32a and 32b and the frame lamps 33a and 33b are turned on or flashed through the lamp drive circuit 143. A lighting signal is given to the starting winning storage display 17 or the winning number display 27 via the LED drive circuit 144. Segment LED drive circuit 145
The display drive signal is given to the opening number display 18 via the. A drive signal is given to the solenoid 39 of the opening / closing plate 24 of the variable winning ball device 22 via the solenoid drive circuit pusher 146. Further, the sound effect is notified from the speaker 9 via the amplifier 148.
Note that a predetermined DC voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 149 to each circuit having the above configuration.

Next, a specific operation of the control circuit will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C. First, in Figure 5A,
A main routine showing the entire operation of the embodiment is shown. First, when the power is turned on, the microcomputer 120 determines whether or not an error has occurred in the RAM 123 (step S1), and if it determines that there is a RAM error, sets the initial data (step S1). S2). Since the processing in step S1 is always performed, an error is determined even when the microcomputer runs out of control, and the initial data in step S2 is set. Further, if no error is determined in step S1 or if the initial data is set in step S2, an alarm flag that is set when a plurality of winning ball detectors are fraudulent or broken down is set. Is determined (step S3), and if it is determined that the alarm flag is not set, a game control process for controlling the game is performed (step S4). Then, step S3
When it is determined that the alarm flag is set in step S4, or after the game control process is performed in step S4, a prize ball payout control process based on the score generated by the game control process is performed (step S5). After outputting the data processed in the game control process and the prize ball payout control process (step S6), the process waits for a periodic reset signal from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 129.
The process from step S1 is repeated again. Therefore, the main routine is performed once each time there is a reset signal generated from the pulse dividing circuit 129. And
Generally, the pulse divider circuit 129 generates a reset signal once every 4 msec.
This will be done once for c.

By the way, the contents of the game control processing in step S4 are as shown in FIG. 5B. That is, a sound / love control process related to the game is performed (step
S7). Next, control processing of the display such as the start winning memory, the winning number, the number of times of opening and the like is performed (step S8), and thereafter, due to the failure of the specific winning ball detector 40 and the winning number detector 41, the V-10 alarm flag is set. It is determined whether or not is set (step S9).
The process proceeds to step S15 without performing the following steps S10 to S14 to interrupt the game. On the other hand, V.10
If it is determined that the alarm flag has not been set, control processing of the drum drive motors 20a to 20c of the variable display device 15 is performed (step S10), and the solenoid 39 of the open / close plate 24 of the variable winning ball device 22 is controlled. A control process is performed (step S11), and a check process is performed to check the operation of each detector, that is, the specific winning ball detector 40, the starting winning ball detectors 42a to 42c, and the drum position detectors 21a to 21c. (Step S12 to Step S14). Then, thereafter, a check process for checking the operation of the winning number detector 41 is performed (step S15), the game control process ends, and the process returns to the subroutine.

Further, the content of the prize ball payout control process in step S5 is as shown in FIG. 5C. That is, first, a sound / lamp control process relating to prize ball payout is performed (step S16). Subsequent to the sound / lamp control processing, control processing of the number-of-payout-unprocessed-balls indicator 36 is performed (step S17). Hereinafter, the control processing of the prize ball payout motor 103 (step 18), the prize ball detector 96
(Step S19), the check process of the winning ball detector A (step S20), and the check process of the winning ball detector B (step S21) are sequentially performed. Then, after the check processing of the winning ball detector B is completed, it is determined whether or not the reset switch 109 is turned on (step S2).
2) If it is not turned on, the prize ball payout control process ends, and the process returns to the subroutine. Also, the reset switch 109
Is turned on, it is determined whether or not the burnout detector 62 is turned off (step S23). If it is not turned off, the prize ball payout control device is terminated and the process returns to the subroutine. This is because if the ball-out detector 62 is not OFF, that is, if the prize ball is stuck in the bent gutter 59, it can be determined that all the prize balls based on the stored numerical information have been paid out. That is, “0” is stored as numerical information in the RAM 123 serving as storage means. On the other hand,
If it is determined to be OFF, the numerical information stored in the RAM 123 (unpaid ball counter) is cleared (step S24), and then the prize ball payout control process ends, and the process returns to the subroutine.

As described above, the configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described.
When a hit ball wins the winning ball device provided on 12, the first winning ball detector 52 or the second winning ball detector 53 operates and predetermined numerical information is stored in the RAM 123 as numerical information storage means. Then, based on the numerical information, the prize ball payout motor 103 is driven and the prize ball payout device 90 pays out the prize ball.
Then, when the prize ball to be dispensed is insufficient in the stop mode and the burnout detector 62 is turned off, the RAM
When the numerical information is stored in the 123, the game ends with the numerical information being stored, but when the reset switch 109 is pressed, the reset means is activated and the numerical information is stored in the RAMA123. Numeric information is reset. For this reason, even if a supply command is derived from the management device to release the stop mode and make the game available, the prize ball is supplied to the prize ball tank 54, the prize ball is incorrectly paid out to the next player. Never.

In the above embodiment, the reset switch 109
Although the burnout detector 62 is set to OFF as a resettable condition, the resettable condition may be set to be resettable under other conditions or resettable at any time without any condition. In this case, other conditions may include, for example, that a strike signal has been derived, and a ball-break detector after the strike signal has been derived.
It is possible that 62 has been turned off. In addition, although the operation of the reset means is activated when the reset switch 109 is manually operated, it may be activated automatically. For example, the automatic operation is performed based on the fact that the ball-break detector 62 is turned off after the stop signal is derived, or a fixed time after the ball-break detector 62 is turned off (for example, 5 minutes). ) May be automatically activated. Further, the operation of the reset means may be performed by remote control.

Further, the position of the ball break detector 62 is not limited to the embodiment, and may be a position further upstream, or may be shared by the detector 57a provided in the ball alignment gutter 55.

In addition, the following can be considered as modified examples of the above embodiment.

In the above embodiment, two types of winning ports having different payout prize balls are shown. However, the payout prize balls may be all the same, or may be three or more. Further, the number of payout prize balls may be changed according to the game state. For example, the number of prize payout balls during the jackpot control period may be increased from that in the normal state based on the fact that the variable display device 15 has displayed a predetermined display (big hit state).

In the payout control of the prize ball, after the predetermined number of payouts is completed, the next predetermined number of payouts may be started at a fixed time interval, or without a time interval,
The payout unprocessed ball counter may be continuously paid out until it becomes “0”. In this case, even if the number of payout prize balls is plural, the payout-unprocessed ball counter may be constituted by one common counter.

When an abnormality occurs in the prize ball payout control, the game control may be interrupted and the gaming state at that time may be stored.

The winning ball detector used for the game control may be used also for the prize ball payout control. For example, if the starting winning ball detector 42a is used for the prize ball payout control in the above embodiment, the second winning ball detector 53 becomes unnecessary. In addition, if the winning number detector 41 is used also for the prize ball payout control, the illegality regarding the winning number detector 41 (pulling out,
Shift) can be more effectively prevented.

When an abnormality occurs in the winning ball detectors 52 and 53, the winning balls collected by the winning ball collecting gutters 50 and 51 may be stored. Further, when an abnormality occurs in the payout prize ball detector 96, the prize ball discharge passage may be switched so that the prize ball is not paid out to the player.

In the above embodiment, the number of unprocessed payout balls, that is, the number of prize balls that have not been paid out is stored and displayed. However, instead of the number of prize balls, the number of winning balls is cumulatively added and the value is stored and displayed. You may make it do.

The winning ball detectors 52 and 53 are located at the lower ends of the winning ball detectors 52 and 53.
A stop device for stopping the winning ball when OFF is provided, and each time the winning ball detectors 52 and 53 are turned ON and the payout operation of the predetermined number of prize balls from the prize ball payout device is completed, the stop device is stopped by the stop device. The winning balls may be discharged one by one.

A so-called arranged ball type pachinko gaming machine in which a score is generated based on a combination of winning in a plurality of winning openings provided on the gaming board may be used. In this case, it is only necessary to accumulatively add the points awarded in accordance with the establishment of the combination, to store and display the points.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the ball game machine according to the present invention is provided with the reset means for forcibly resetting the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage means. When the number of prize balls to be paid out in the mode is insufficient and the numerical information is stored in the numerical information storage unit, the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage unit is reset by operating the reset unit. Is done.
For this reason, even if the supply command is derived from the management device and the prize ball is replenished in order to release the stop mode and make the game available, the prize ball is not erroneously paid out to the next player.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a ball game machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of a pachinko gaming machine, FIG.
3C are front or side sectional views of the prize ball dispensing device, FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a block configuration of a gaming device control circuit and a payout device control circuit formed on a circuit board, and FIGS. 5A to 5c.
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation of the gaming device control circuit and the payout device control circuit. 1 ... Pachinko game machine (ball game machine) 12 ... Game board 51, 52 ... Winning ball detector 90 ... Gift ball payout device 103 ... Gift ball payout motor (electric drive source) 109 ... Reset Switch 120 Microcomputer 122 RAM (Numerical information storage means) As a winning port, 19: Winning port, 22: Variable winning ball device 28a-28c: Starting winning port 29a, 29b, 30a, 30b ... Winner

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A prize port provided on a game board; a prize ball detector for detecting a prize ball that has won the prize port; and numerical information based on a detection output of the prize ball detector. Numerical information storage means for subtracting and storing numerical information based on the ball payout detection output, and paying out prize balls by driving an electric drive source which operates based on the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage means. And a prize ball dispensing device, wherein a reset means for forcibly resetting the numerical information stored in the numerical information storage means is provided on a back surface of the ball game machine, and the prize ball is provided. A ball game machine provided in a payout control means for driving and controlling a payout device.