JP2743242B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine capable of counting incoming balls with a simple structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a pachinko machine includes, as data for various types of management in a game arcade, the number of so-called incoming balls (pachinko balls driven into the board and taken into the pachinko island) and payouts (prize). It is necessary to count the number of pachinko balls to be paid out).
This is performed by passing detection sensors provided in each safe hole or out hole. That is, a controller or the like provided in the pachinko machine cumulatively calculates the number of pass detection signals output from these pass detection sensors, thereby counting the number of incoming balls.

[0003]

For this reason, it is necessary to provide a plurality of passage detection sensors such as photoelectric sensors and the like, and the input / output circuit and the like in the controller and the like for performing the accumulation operation become complicated, and the component cost is reduced. , Which hindered the reduction of assembly costs.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the conventional technology, and has as its object to provide a pachinko machine capable of counting incoming balls with a simple configuration.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to take a pachinko ball driven into a board from a safe hole (11) or an out hole (12) on the board. A pachinko machine for sending pachinko balls taken through the safe hole (11) or the out hole (12) as a ball into a pachinko island, which is affixed so as to cover the back surface of the gauge board forming the board surface. Tap
A lint board (20) and a back surface of the printed board (20)
The safe hole (11).
Alternatively, a safe-out ball guide (61) for collecting pachinko balls taken in from the out hole (12) and flowing out the pachinko balls from one place below, and a safe-out ball guide (6).
A ball aligning machine (68) for aligning the pachinko balls flowing out from the lower part of (1), and the inside of Tamajima which is connected downstream of the ball aligning machine (68) and sends the pachinko balls to a pachinko ball collecting gutter or the like in the pachinko island. a dispensing passage (69), provided in the Tamashima the dispensing passage (69), and a ball counting sensor for detecting the pachinko ball to pass in order to count the number of pre-filled balls 70, the printed circuit board ( 20) is the safe hole (1).
Safe ball passage corresponding to 1) and out hole (12)
A hole (21) and an out ball passing hole (21a) are formed.
And a safe hole provided in the safe ball passage hole (21).
Connector (22) and the printed circuit board (20)
Central hole (13) insertion hole (40) drilled in the center
And a center accessory core provided on the periphery of the insertion hole (40).
Connector (23), connector for illumination (50), controller
Roll unit connector (24) and computer
An output connector (25) and an external input / output connector (2
7), connector for infinite counter (28), power supply unit
And a pachinko machine provided with a slot connector (29) .

[0006]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, all the pachinko balls (that is, all the incoming balls) that have been driven into the board and entered the safe hole (11) or the out hole (12) are guided by the safe-out ball guide (61). ), And after being sorted by the ball aligning machine (68), the payout passage in Tamashima (69)
Is transmitted to a pachinko ball collection gutter or the like in the pachinko island, and is detected by the ball counting sensor (70) during the transmission. Therefore, if only the detection signal of the ball counting sensor (70) is cumulatively calculated by the controller (60) in the pachinko machine or the host computer of the game hall, the number of incoming balls can be counted.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a printed circuit board 20 is attached so as to cover the entire back surface of the gauge board 10, and a safe-out ball guide 61 is attached so as to cover a part of the back surface. Have been. On the surface (game area) or inside of the gauge board 10,
As shown in FIG. 2, a safe hole 11 and an out hole 12 are formed as a pachinko ball take-in port, and a central accessory 13 or an illuminator 14 is provided. In addition, gauge board 10
A front door 15 having a glass area in the game area is provided on the front side of the front panel, and a plate 15a for holding pachinko balls, a card entrance 15b, a clearing switch 16, a data display 17, Known elements such as a ball take-in / pay-out switch 18 and a handle 19 for driving the ball are provided.

The gauge board 10 (printed circuit board 20)
As shown in FIGS. 1.3 and 4, a control unit 60 for controlling the operation of the entire pachinko machine, the safe-out ball guide 61, a center accessory cover 62, a prize ball guide 63, Shutter 64, shutter lever 65, infinity counter 66 for prize balls, prize ball payout duct 67, aligning machine 6
8, an in-island payout passage 69, a ball counting sensor 70, a power supply unit 71, and a ball firing device 72 are provided.

Here, the safe out ball guide 61
As shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped one including a safe ball guide portion 61 a and an out ball guide portion 61 b is arranged so as to cover a part of the back surface of the gauge board 10 (printed circuit board 20). Pachinko balls (balls) taken in from the safe hole 11 and the out hole 12 are collected and discharged to the aligning machine 68 connected to the lower part. The ball counting sensor 70
This is a sensor for counting incoming balls before taking them into the island.

A prize ball guide 63, a shutter 64,
The shutter lever 65, the prize ball infinity counter 66, and the prize ball payout duct 67 receive a pachinko ball supplied from a pachinko ball supply gutter provided on the upper part of the island to receive an award signal (by receiving an output of a safe ball sensor 30 described later). This is a well-known element for awarding pachinko balls to the front plate 15a in accordance with a signal output by the control unit 60 or the like. Ball firing device 72
Is a known device for hitting a pachinko ball inserted in response to an operation of the handle 19 on the front side into a game area.
Further, the power supply unit 71 is a device for supplying electric power to each electric device, and is provided with a transformer for transforming a commercial power supply as necessary. In this case, the power supply unit 71 is inserted from the card entrance 15b. It has a built-in card read / write device. The power supply unit 71 provides a power cord 71a (FIG. 1) for connecting to a commercial power supply.
Is shown).

Here, the central character 13 and the illumination device 1
4. Clearing switch 16, data display 17, ball take-in / pay-out switch 18, control unit 60, prize ball infinity counter 66, ball counting sensor 70, etc. are provided in a state penetrating gauge board 20 as necessary. And is directly connected to the printed circuit board 20 by soldering or a connector.

The printed circuit board 20 is formed by forming circuit conductors for interconnecting predetermined terminals of each electrical device or each connector described below, for example, on the surface to be joined to the gauge board 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the printed circuit board 20 has the safe hole 11 and the out hole 1 as shown in FIG.
2, the safe ball passage hole 21, the out ball passage hole 2
1a is drilled. A safe ball sensor 30 (electric device) for detecting safe ball passage is provided at the edge of the safe ball passage hole 21.
The output terminal of the safe ball sensor 30 is directly soldered to a circuit conductor of the printed circuit board 20. In addition, you may connect to a circuit conductor via a connector other than soldering.

A safe hole connector 22 is further provided in the safe ball passage hole 21 of the printed circuit board 20. A member for a safe hole (not shown) is provided on the connector 22 (a number display or an electric decoration is provided above the safe hole). Equipment
Terminals or connectors are to be fitted,
This member is configured so that it can be connected to the printed circuit board 20 via the safe hole connector 22 with one touch.

An insertion hole 40 for the central accessory 13 is formed at the center of the printed circuit board 20, and a connector 23 for the central accessory is provided around the periphery of the insertion hole 40, while By providing a connector on the other side of the connector 23, the central accessory 13 can be connected to the printed circuit board 20 with one touch.

An electric connector 50 is provided on the printed circuit board 20.
Are soldered, and the connector 50 for illumination is
In addition, a not-shown insertion hole is formed in correspondence with.
By fitting an ED or the like, it is configured to be able to be connected to the substrate 20 with one touch.

A control unit connector 24 is provided on the printed circuit board 20.
Is provided on the control unit 60 so that the control unit 60 can be directly attached to the printed circuit board 20 for connection. The control unit 60 includes software for controlling the game itself and a CPU, is like a single card, and is sealed so that it cannot be tampered with.

The printed circuit board 20 is provided with a computer input / output connector 25 for a computer (a so-called hall computer or the like for controlling and managing the entire game arcade, which is one of the external devices of the present invention). The connector 25 on the other side of the connector 25 is connected to the terminal of the signal line 26.
By attaching a, the signal line 26 can be connected to the printed circuit board 20 with one touch.

The printed circuit board 20 is provided with an external input / output connector 27 so that other external devices can be connected to the control unit 60 or the like via the printed circuit board 20 with one touch. Further, the printed circuit board 20 is provided with a connector 28 for an infinity counter and a connector 29 for a power supply unit so that the infinity counter 66 for the prize ball or the power supply unit 71 can be connected to the printed circuit board 20 with one touch. It is configured. It should be noted that a photocoupler is interposed in the input / output portion of the printed circuit board 20 for signals to or from the electric device or the external device. Also,
The connection to the printed circuit board 20 is not necessarily limited to the direct connection using the connector or the like as described above, and a partial wiring may be used. For example, the ball firing device 7
2 may be connected to the printed circuit board 20 by a wiring made of a flexible substrate.

Next, the operation will be described. In the pachinko machine, the safe hole 11 or the out hole 12
All pachinko balls that have entered (ie, all balls)
Are collectively collected by the safe-out ball guide 61, are aligned by the ball aligning machine 68, and then are sent out to the pachinko ball collection gutter or the like in the pachinko island through the payout passage 69 in the Tamashima island. It is detected by the ball counting sensor 70 on the way. Therefore, if only the detection signal of the ball counting sensor 70 is cumulatively calculated by the controller 60 in the pachinko machine or the host computer of the game arcade, the number of incoming balls can be counted. Therefore, the configuration for counting the number of incoming balls becomes extremely simple, and it is possible to contribute to a reduction in parts costs and assembly costs of the pachinko machine.

[0020]

According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, the number of incoming balls can be counted if only the detection signal of the ball counting sensor is cumulatively calculated by the controller in the pachinko machine or the host computer of the game arcade. Therefore, the configuration for counting the number of incoming balls becomes extremely simple, and it is possible to contribute to a reduction in parts costs and assembly costs of the pachinko machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from behind.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a gauge board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of a printed circuit board showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Gauge board 11 ... Safe hole 12 ... Out hole 60 ... Control unit 61 ... Safe-out ball guide 68 ... Ball aligning machine 69 ... Tray dispensing passage in Tamashima 70 ... Ball counting sensor

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A pachinko machine which takes in pachinko balls driven into the board from safe holes or out holes on the board and sends the pachinko balls taken from these safe holes or out holes as balls into a pachinko island. is there and, affixed to cover the back surface of the gauge plate forming the board
A printed circuit board that is mounted so as to cover a portion of the back surface of the printed circuit board,
A safe-out ball guide that collects pachinko balls taken from the safe hole or the out hole and flows out from one portion below, and a ball alignment that aligns the pachinko balls flowing out from the lower portion of the safe-out ball guide And a ball-discharging passage connected to the downstream of the ball-aligning machine and for sending pachinko balls to a pachinko-ball collecting gutter or the like in the pachinko island. A ball counting sensor for detecting a pachinko ball passing therethrough for counting , wherein the printed circuit board has a pair with the safe hole and the out hole.
In response, a safe ball passage hole and an out ball passage hole are drilled.
And a safe hole connector provided in the safe ball passage hole.
And a central accessory perforated at the center of the printed circuit board
Insertion hole, and a central accessory core provided on the periphery of the insertion hole.
Connector, connector for illumination, and control unit
Connector, computer input / output connector, and external input
Output connector, infinite counter connector, and power supply unit.
A pachinko machine provided with a knitting connector .