JP2739268B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball rental machine unit installed in a pachinko game hall or the like and paying out pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money inserted by a player, and a game machine unit using pachinko balls as a game medium. In particular, the present invention relates to a game machine comprising a pachinko ball-type slot machine) and a control unit for centrally managing the ball lending machine unit and the game machine unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pachinko ball-type slot machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachislot machine) is a game machine in which money is put into a ball-lending machine unit mounted beside a pachi-slot machine and ball-lending machines mounted inside the ball-lending machine unit. The game has been started by paying out the coins inserted by the counter, and the player manually moves the coins to a bowl provided on the front side of the pachislot machine.

In recent years, balls (so-called lending balls) have been poured from a ball lending machine section to a ball plate of a pachislot machine with a pipe member which can be swung from the outside. Balls could be automatically supplied. A prize ball counter for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls is provided inside the game machine section separately from the ball lending counter.

[0004] In addition, a certain number of balls are supplied to an upper plate attached to the upper back side of the game machine section for balls to be used for the game.
The ball is used as a prize ball. The supply of prize balls is made by arranging the supply gutter balls installed on the gaming machine island in a line with a chute, and using a so-called bellows-like pipe-shaped member through a supply counter mounted on the island above the game machine unit. When the upper plate of the game machine section becomes empty, a signal is issued to supply balls to the upper plate under the control of the hall computer. Then, the balls are sent out again from the upper plate to the prize ball counter in the game machine section.

[0005] In the case of a ball-counter, a ball lined up with a chute from a supply gutter is sent to the ball-counter by a bellows connecting the chute and the ball-counter, and is directly charged according to the amount of money. The ball is to be thrown out.

[0006]

However, in the prior art as described above, the ball counter and the prize counter are separately provided, so that each counter is provided with a ball from a supply gutter. It is necessary to arrange chutes and bellows to supply the product, and it is necessary to mount another supply counter together with the upper plate on the upper side of the pachinko machine, which increases the number of assembling man-hours and increases the cost. There was a problem.

When paying out pachinko balls using a prize ball counter, pachinko balls that have been once aligned in a line with a chute from a supply gutter are stored in a separate state in the upper plate, and then the pachinko balls are again aligned in a line. Since it is sent to the prize ball counter, paying out pachinko balls requires double labor, increasing the number of troubles such as ball jamming, and the efficiency of dispensing a large number of balls is not efficient. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The payout of pachinko balls is performed by a single ball counting means, so that the cost can be reduced and the pachinko balls can be removed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device that can pay out efficiently.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is: (1) a ball lending machine (30) for instructing the payout of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money inserted by a player; Machine unit (40) using pachinko balls as a game medium, and the ball lending machine unit (3)
0) and a control unit (5) for centrally managing the game machine unit (40).
0), the ball lending machine section (30) identifies the inserted amount and sends an amount signal or a ball signal corresponding to the inserted amount to the control section (5).
0), and the control unit (50) of the game machine unit (40) controls the identification unit (3).
A lending signal output based on the amount signal from 1), and a payout based on a predetermined rule by the control unit (50).
Receiving the award signal output in accordance with the winning rate, counting the number of pachinko balls corresponding to each signal and counting the number of pachinko balls (1
And ball counting means paid out in 1) (60),該玉counting means
Digitize the number of prize balls paid out by (60) externally
A prize ball number display unit for Le Show and (81), the ball count
In the means (60), pachinko balls are fitted one by one on the outer periphery.
The gear (61) having the concave portion (62) is pachinko balls.
Arranged rotatably facing the passing ball passage (64)
And is supplied from above into the ball passage (64) and has its own weight.
The falling ball is engaged with the recess (62) of the gear (61).
It is configured to fall with the continuous rotation of the gear (61).
When the number of paid out pachinko balls approaches the command value,
The rotation of (61) corresponds to one of the concave portions (62).
Switching to intermittent rotation where minute angle rotation and stop are alternately repeated
When the number of payouts reaches the command value, the gear (6
1) Pachinko balls equivalent to the command value by stopping intermittent rotation
In the game device.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

The payout of pachinko balls from the ball counting means (60) is performed by a signal from the control section (50). That is, when the ball counting means (60) receives the lending signal from the control unit (50), the ball counting means (60) counts a corresponding number of pachinko balls based on the signal and pays out the pachinko balls to the player's ball tray (11). .

The number of pachinko balls to be paid out by the ball counting means (60) based on each signal can be arbitrarily set by the control section (50). For example, the ball rental unit (3
When the amount signal from the identification means (31) of (0) is equivalent to 1000 yen, 250 shots are generated, and when the amount signal is equivalent to 500 yen, 1 is generated
In the case of 25 shots and 100 yen, 25 shots are paid out, and the number of pachinko balls to be paid out in response to a winning signal based on a predetermined rule according to the game result is 5, 10, 1
It can be arbitrarily set to 5 shots, 20 shots, or the like.

[0015] Thus, the ball rental unit (30) is provided with a pachinko ball to be lent to the player and a pachinko ball as a prize ball based on a predetermined rule by one ball counting means (6).
0), the ball can be counted and paid out, so that it is not necessary to separately provide a ball counting means (60) and a member for supplying balls in the ball lending machine section (30) and the game machine section (40).

The bowl (11) is full of pachinko balls
When, pachinko balls not Hairikira to Tamasara (11), even if
For example, it is detected by the overflow detection unit (70). The overflow detection unit (70) sends a quantitative detection signal to the control unit (50) when the ball tray (11) is full of pachinko balls, and the ball counting means via the control unit (50). The payout of the pachinko ball by (60) is stopped.
In addition, the number of prize balls paid out by the ball counting means (60) is sent to the outside.
A prize ball number display section (81) for digital display is provided.
So the prize ball fills the bowl (11)
In the case of overflow, it is detected by the overflow detection unit (70).
Stop paying out balls by the ball counting means (60)
The remaining number of balls is added and displayed on the indicator (80). At this time, a prize
The number of prize balls paid out is digitally displayed on the ball number display section (81).
You. This eliminates the flow of extra pachinko balls
And reduce the number of troubles such as clogging
Pachinko balls can be paid out efficiently,
Can play the game smoothly.

The ball counting means (60) is provided for paying pachinko balls.
Until the number approaches the command value, continuously discharge pachinko balls.
Rotate continuously depending on the weight of the pachinko ball to put out,
When the discharge number approaches the command value, the rotation of the gear (61) is
A minute angle corresponding to one of the concave portions (62) of the gear (61)
Switching to intermittent rotation where rotation and stop are alternately repeated
When the number of payouts reaches the command value, the gear (61)
Stop intermittent rotation and pay pachinko ball equivalent to command value
Counting because the inertial force is reduced
Accurate calculations are performed without excessive force such as impact force acting on the device.
As a result, the number of pachinko balls according to the command value can be paid out .

In the case where the game device has the recording medium issuing section (90), when the player finishes the game, the number of pachinko balls displayed on the holding ball display section (80) by the recording medium issuing section (90) is reduced. The total number of balls held by the player to which the number of pachinko balls in the bowl (11) has been added is recorded on a recording medium such as a card or a receipt, and the recording medium is paid out to the player. Thereby, the player does not need to carry around the pachinko ball.

When the pachinko balls are supplied to the game machine section (40) by the supply gutter (1) provided on the gaming machine island, the supply gutter (1) and the ball counting means (60) are used. Are directly connected by a pipe-shaped member, the conventional plate, supply counter and the like attached to the upper back side of the conventional game machine section (40) become unnecessary, and the number of assembling steps is reduced.

[0020]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game device 10 according to the present embodiment uses a ball lending machine unit 30 that instructs payout of a pachinko ball corresponding to the amount inserted by a player, and uses a pachinko ball as a game medium. The game machine section 40 is a pachinko ball type slot machine, and the control section 50 is a controller for centrally managing the ball rental machine section 30 and the game machine section 40. In the present embodiment, the ball rental unit 30 and the game machine unit 40 are separate bodies, but may be integrated.

At the front of the ball lending machine section 30, there are provided a bill slot 32 and a coin slot 33 for a player to insert bills. In addition, the ball lending machine unit 30 has an identification unit 31 that identifies an amount inserted from the bill insertion slot 32 or the coin insertion slot 33 and sends an amount signal corresponding to the amount to the control unit 50.

More specifically, when 100 yen is inserted into the ball lending machine unit 30, the discriminating means 31 outputs to the control unit 50 an amount signal for instructing the payout of 25 pachinko balls.
The controller 50 is connected to the controller 50 so as to output to the controller 50 an amount signal for instructing the dispensing of 125 balls for 00 yen and 250 balls for 1000 yen.

The control unit 50 receives the money signal from the identification means 31 of the ball lending machine unit 30 and receives a predetermined number (25 for 100 yen, 1 for 500 yen) corresponding to the money signal.
The ball counting means 60 is connected to a ball counting means (ball counter) 60 so as to output a lending signal for instructing the payout of pachinko balls (25 in the case of 1000 yen). Further, the control unit 50 is set so as to output a winning signal based on a predetermined rule of the game machine unit 40 to the ball counting means 60 to cause the ball counting means 60 to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

The game machine section 40 is configured such that pachinko balls are supplied by the supply gutter 1 provided on the gaming machine island. That is, the chute member 2 is provided at a predetermined location of the supply gutter 1.
Is mounted, and the chute member 2 and the ball counting means 60
Is a bellows member 3 which is a pipe-shaped member, or a meandering pipe member 4 which reduces the speed of a pachinko ball flowing down.
Connected by As described above, no upper plate for storing pachinko balls is provided above the game machine unit 40. In addition, no pachinko balls are supplied to the ball rental machine unit 30.

The ball counting means 60 is a pachinko ball counting machine capable of accurately and rapidly paying out a specified number of pachinko balls. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
A gear 61 having a concave portion 62 into which a pachinko ball is fitted one by one is rotatably disposed facing a ball passage 64 formed in a ball guide 63 and supplied into the ball passage 64 from above. The ball that is dropped by its own weight
And is configured to fall with the rotation of the gear 61.

Until the number of pachinko balls to be dispensed approaches the command value, the ball counting means 60 continuously rotates the gear 61 according to the weight of the pachinko balls to continuously discharge the pachinko balls. Is approaching the command value, the rotation of the gear 61 is switched to intermittent rotation in which minute angle rotation and stop corresponding to one concave portion 62 of the gear 61 are alternately repeated, and when the number of payouts reaches the command value, The intermittent rotation of the gear 61 is stopped, and the number of pachinko balls according to the command value is paid out. As shown in FIG. 1, the ball guide 63 of the ball counting means 60 is connected to the ball tray 11 via a pipe member 5 such as a bellows.
Is connected to a prize ball payout exit 12 of

At a part of the pipe member 5 connecting the ball counting means 60 and the bowl 11, it is detected that the pachinko balls discharged from the ball counting means 60 are full in the bowl 11, and At this time, there is provided an overflow detection unit 70 for sending a quantitative detection signal to the control unit 50 and stopping the payout of pachinko balls by the ball counting unit 60 via the control unit 50.

The overflow detecting section 70 has a sensor for detecting a pachinko ball which is not discharged from the prize ball payout port 12 but is stuck in the pipe member 5 when the ball tray 11 is full of pachinko balls. The control unit 5 detects the jamming and outputs an overflow signal to the control unit 50.
Connected to 0. The control unit 50 is set to output a stop signal to the ball counting unit 60 so as to immediately stop the operation of the ball counting unit 60 when the overflow signal from the overflow detection unit 70 is input.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the game machine unit 4
A ball display section 80 is provided on the front face of the lens 0. When the operation of the ball counting means 60 is stopped,
In response to a command from the control unit 50, the remaining number of pachinko balls obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls paid out to the ball tray 11 from the number of pachinko balls to be paid out to the ball tray 11 by the ball counting means 60 is externally and visually displayed. Things. Ball display section 80
Is constituted by a 7-segment LED or the like so as to digitally display the number of pachinko balls that could not be paid out to the bowl 11.

As a method of displaying the remaining number of balls to be paid out when the ball tray 11 becomes full on the holding ball display section 80, a method of immediately adding and displaying the remaining count and a method of counting one by one. There are two methods: a method of adding and displaying while counting up. For example, 25
When trying to pay out 0 pachinko balls to the bowl 11,
If the overflow detection unit 70 is activated at that time when the overflow detection unit 70 is activated, the remaining 67
The individual pieces are displayed on the ball display section 80 as they are. On the other hand, in the latter method, if the number of pachinko balls in the bowl 11 decreases during the addition display, the balls can be additionally supplied toward the bowl 11, so that the ball is finally added to the ball display section 80. The number of balls performed may be less than 67.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game surface section 41 includes
A screen section 41a for displaying a large number of various patterns is provided. The screen section 41a changes when the start lever 42 is pressed. The screen sections 41a can be separately stopped by the corresponding screen stop switches 45.

The game machine section 40 includes a screen stop switch 45.
If the various patterns on the screen 41a stopped by the predetermined combination on a certain number of hit lines in accordance with a predetermined rule, the control unit 50 sends a winning ball to the control unit 50 in accordance with a predetermined payout rate (game rule). It is set to instruct payout. The control unit 50 is set to output a winning signal corresponding to a predetermined payout rate to the ball counting means 60. A ball counting means 60 is provided below the game surface portion 41.
Is provided with a prize ball number display section 81 for digitally displaying the number of prize balls paid out by the user.

On the front face of the game machine section 40, an intake ball selection switch 4 for allowing a pachinko ball to be introduced into the game machine section 40 from a ball intake port 13 provided in the bowl 11.
4 and a number-of-acquired-balls display unit 82 for digitally displaying the number of pachinko-balls externally and visually visible.

Inside the ball tray inlet 13 of the ball tray 11, a ball counting means (quadruple counter) 20 is provided which can quickly count the pachinko balls thrown into the game machine section 40 by the player. . The intake ball counting means 20 includes an intake stage 21
, An introduction path 22 having a start end connected to the take-in stage 21, alignment rails 23 arranged in four rows inside the introduction path 22, and an end side of each alignment rail 23. It comprises a counting sensor 24 provided and a payout stage 25 connected to the end of the introduction path 22.

The exit of the intake stage 21 and the introduction path 22
A shutter member 26 that can be opened and closed is provided between the shutter member 26 and the start end of the shutter member 26. The shutter member 26 is provided so as to be openable and closable by a rotary solenoid (not shown) as a driving means, and serves to prevent the pachinko balls in the take-in stage 21 from flowing into the introduction path 22 when the shutter member 26 is closed. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball rental machine unit 3
Below 0, a recording medium issuing unit 90 is provided.
When the player presses the settlement switch 46 (shown in FIG. 3) in order to end the game, the recording medium issuing unit 90 controls the control unit 50.
And the total number of balls held by the player obtained by adding the number of pachinko balls in the ball tray 11 to the number of pachinko balls displayed on the ball display section 80, is recorded on a recording medium such as a card or a receipt,
The recording medium is paid out to the player. At this time, the number of pachinko balls in the bowl 11 is set to be counted by the intake ball counting means 20.

Next, the operation will be described. When the player inserts money into the ball lending machine section 30 corresponding to the game machine section 40, an amount signal corresponding to the inserted amount, that is, 1 to the ball lending machine section 30,
When 00 yen is inserted, the amount signal for instructing the dispensing of 25 pieces is output to the control unit 50, and when the amount is 500 yen, 125 signals are output to the controller 50, and when the amount is 1000 yen, the amount signal for instructing 250 is output to the control unit 50.

When the control unit 50 receives the amount signal from the identification means 31 of the ball lending unit 30, the control unit 50 outputs a lending signal for instructing the payout of a predetermined number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount signal.
It outputs to the ball counting means 60 and makes the ball counting means 60 pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls. The number of pachinko balls to be paid out by the ball counting means 60 based on the amount signal can be arbitrarily set by the control unit 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, an overflow detecting section 70 is provided in the middle of the pipe member 5 connecting the ball counting means 60 and the prize ball payout port 12 of the bowl 11, and a ball lending machine section. 250 as if you put a 1000 yen bill into 30
There are cases where individual pachinko balls do not ride on the bowl 11. In such a case, the pachinko balls paid out by the ball counting means 60 cannot enter the ball tray 11 and are stuck in the pipe member 5 on the ball counting means 60 side from the prize ball payout opening 12.
The overflow detecting unit 70 detects the jammed pachinko ball and sends an overflow signal to the control unit 50. Thereby, the control unit 50 sends a stop signal to the ball counting means 60 to immediately stop the operation of the ball counting means 60.

When the operation of the ball counting means 60 is stopped, the ball counting means 60 causes the
The remaining ball count obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls paid out to the ball tray 11 from the number of pachinko balls to be paid out to 1 is the possessed ball display section 8
Digitally displayed as 0. The remaining ball count is displayed on the ball display section 80
There are two methods of displaying the remaining counts: a method of immediately adding and displaying the remaining count and a method of adding and displaying one count at a time.

The pachinko balls supplied into the bowl 11 enter the take-in stage 21 of the take-in ball counting means 20 connected to the take-in port 13 and mounted inside the game machine section 40. Shutter member 2 of intake ball counting means 20
Stopped by 6. When the player turns on the ball intake switch 43 when starting a game, a rotary solenoid (not shown) is operated, and the shutter member 26 is turned on.
Opens, and the ball on the take-in stage 21
The number of pachinko balls flowing to the continuous alignment rails 23 and flowing by the counting sensor 24 attached to the tip of each alignment rail 23 is counted, and the signal is digitally displayed on the intake ball number display unit 82 through the control unit 50. The pachinko balls counted by the taken-in ball counting means 20 are sent to the payout stage 25 and flow to a collecting gutter (dove) through a deceleration damper or the like.

After the appropriate number of balls are taken into the game machine section 40, when the ball take-in switch 43 is turned off, the rotary solenoid returns to its original position, the shutter member 26 closes, and the flow of the balls from the take-in stage 21 is stopped. . The player presses any one of the three intake ball selection switches 44. When pressing 1, 5 shots, 2 pressing, 10 pressing, and 3 pressing, 15 pachinko balls are subtracted and displayed from the number-of-acquired-balls display section 82, and the game can be played. .

According to the selected number of pachinko balls, a game line is displayed on the game surface section 41 in accordance with a predetermined rule, so that it is possible to know on which line the game can be played. After operating the start lever 42 to continuously change the picture on the screen section 41a, the screen stop switch 45 is operated one by one to stop the change of the picture on the screen section 41a. Is determined by the control unit 50 and the control unit 5
0 sends a winning signal to the ball counting means 60 to instruct the ball counting means 60 to pay out the number of prizes corresponding to the picture,
0 pays out a predetermined designated number of balls to the bowl 11 according to the award signal from the control unit 50.

As a result, one ball counting means 60 can count and pay out pachinko balls to be lent to the player by the ball rental machine unit 30 and pachinko balls as prize balls based on a predetermined rule. In addition, it is not necessary to separately provide a ball counting unit 60 and a member for supplying a pachinko ball to the ball rental machine unit 30 and the game machine unit 40.

When the bowl 11 becomes full due to a prize ball, the overflow detecting unit 70 detects the overflow, and the ball counting means 6
0, the payout of the pachinko ball is stopped, and the ball display unit 80
Is displayed with the number of remaining balls. At this time, the prize ball number display section 81
The number of prize balls to be paid out is digitally displayed. As a result, the flow of extra pachinko balls can be eliminated, and the number of troubles such as jamming of balls can be reduced, so that the pachinko balls can be paid out efficiently, and the player can play the game smoothly.

When the display of the number-of-acquired-balls display section 82 becomes zero or less than the number of balls for one game, the game cannot be played. The pachinko balls are counted by the taken-in ball counting means 20 and displayed on the taken-in ball number display section 82, so that the game can be continued.

The game is over when the pachinko balls are no longer present in the bowl 11, but the game can be continued if the number of balls is displayed on the possessed ball display section 80 at this time. Three ways will be described. First, as a first method, a sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of a ball is attached to the bowl 11, and when the bowl 11 runs out of balls, a signal is sent to the controller 50, and the controller 50 A signal is sent from 50 to the ball counting means 60 to start replenishment. The number of replenished balls is counted on a one-to-one basis, and the number of the replenished balls is paid out from the possessed ball display unit 80 until the display becomes zero, while subtracting the displayed amount.

In this way, when the bowl 11 is empty, balls are automatically replenished to the bowl 11 and the game can be continued. At this time, when the bowl 11 becomes full and the overflow detection unit 70 is activated, the payout to the bowl 11 is immediately stopped. Therefore, the subtraction display of the ball display section 80 is also stopped at that time.

Next, as a second method, when the following operation is performed when the balls of the bowl 11 are exhausted, the display of the ball display section 80 is subtracted and displayed at a constant speed while the bowl 11 is empty. There is a method in which the subtracted amount is added and displayed on the intake ball number display section 82. Thus, the game can be continued, but if a prize ball is paid out by the game, when the next ball take-in switch 43 is operated, the ball is taken in and the number of taken-in balls counted by the taken-in ball counting means 20 is calculated. It is added and displayed on the number-of-acquired-balls display section 82.

As a method for judging the presence or absence of a ball in the bowl 11, a sensor is mounted on the bowl 11, as described above (first method), and a timer (not shown) is operated without mounting a sensor. If the counting by the ball counting means 20 is not performed within a few seconds after pressing the ball collecting switch 43, the display of the possessed ball display section 80 is automatically subtracted, and the number of collected balls is displayed. A method of adding and displaying the information in the unit 82 is conceivable.

As a third method, when the number of balls in the bowl 11 is reduced and the overflow detecting unit 70 stops sensing the overflowed ball, the ball display unit 8
Until the display displayed at 0 becomes zero, there is a method of paying out balls to the ball tray 11 or adding and displaying the balls on the intake ball number display section 82.

When the player ends the game, there are cases where the number of possessed balls decreases and the player moves to another platform, and cases where the player wants to exchange the acquired balls for prizes. First, a case will be described in which the number of balls is reduced and it is desired to move to another table. In this case, when a ball box is placed below the ball discharging port 14 below the ball tray 11 and the ball discharging lever 15 is operated, the capture stage 21 shown in FIG. The balls on the take-in stage 21 and the balls in the bowl 11 are moved from the ball payout exit 14 to a ball box.

When the bowl 11 is empty, the ball display section 80
If the display of the number of balls remains in the ball tray 11, the ball counting means 60 detects the presence or absence of the balls in the bowl 11 by the sensor provided on the bowl 11, and the ball counting means 60 operates until the display of the ball number on the ball display unit 80 becomes zero. When activated, the pachinko balls are sent out to the tray 11, and all the pachinko balls can be transferred to the ball box by introducing the pachinko balls to the ball payout exit 14. With this ball box, the player can move to another platform and resume the game.

On the other hand, when the player exchanges accumulated balls for prizes, the settlement switch 46 below the game surface portion 41 is used.
When the button is pressed, the shutter member 26 of the intake ball counting means 20 is operated to open, the pachinko balls in the bowl 11 flow to the four consecutive rails 23, and the pachinko balls flowing down are counted sensors 2
After being counted by 4, it enters the payout stage 25 and flows to a collecting gutter (dove).

The number of balls counted here is displayed on the ball display section 80.
When the count display is completed, the display number displayed on the number-of-acquired-balls display section 82 is added to the number of internal balls, and the display on the number-of-obtained-balls display section 82 is cleared. Next, a signal is sent to the recording medium issuing unit 90 via the control unit 50, and based on the signal, data on the total number of balls held by the player at the time of the end of the game and other necessary data are stored in a card, receipt, or the like. It is recorded on a recording medium, and the recording medium is paid out to the player. The player takes the card or receipt to a prize exchange to exchange for the prize. Thereby,
Players do not need to carry pachinko balls.

[0056]

According to the game device of the present invention, the game machine section has a lending signal output by the control section based on the money signal from the ball lending machine section, and the control section also has a lending signal based on a predetermined rule. Since there is a ball counting means for receiving the award signal to be output and counting the number of pachinko balls corresponding to each signal and paying out the pachinko balls to a ball for a player, the payout of pachinko balls is performed by one ball counting means. As a result, the number of assembling steps can be reduced, the cost can be reduced, and the number of troubles such as clogging can be reduced, so that pachinko balls can be paid out efficiently, and the player can play the game smoothly. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a ball counting means (ball counter) to be incorporated in a game machine unit constituting a game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a take-in ball counting means (four-piece counter) incorporated in a game machine unit constituting the game device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game apparatus 11 ... Bowl tray 30 ... Ball lending machine unit 31 ... Identification means 40 ... Game machine unit 50 ... Control unit 60 ... Ball counting means (ball counter) 70 ... Overflow detection unit 80 ... Mounted ball display unit 90 ... Recording Media issuing department

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ball lending machine unit for instructing payout of a pachinko ball corresponding to an amount inserted by a player, a game machine unit using a pachinko ball as a game medium, and the ball lending machine unit and the game machine unit are concentrated. In the game device comprising a control unit for managing, the ball lending machine unit has an identification unit for identifying the inserted amount and sending an amount signal or a ball signal corresponding to the amount to the control unit. The game machine section includes: a lending signal output by the control section based on the amount signal from the identification section; and a reward signal output by the control section in accordance with a payout rate based on a predetermined rule. received, and ball counting means paid out to the ball dish of gaming customers by counting the pachinko balls quantity corresponding to each signal, the
The number of prize balls paid out by the ball counting means is digitally visible to the outside.
A ball display means for displaying the number of awarded balls, and the ball counting means inserts pachinko balls one by one on the outer periphery.
Ball passage through which a pachinko ball passes through a gear with a concave
Inside the ball passage,
The ball supplied by the gear and falling by its own weight engages with the recess of the gear.
The ball counting means is configured to drop with the continuous rotation of the bevel gear, and the ball counting means
Rotation of a small angle corresponding to one rotation of the recess and stop
Is switched to intermittent rotation, in which
When the command value is reached, the intermittent rotation of the gear is stopped and the
A game device characterized by paying out pachinko balls corresponding to a prize price .