JP2814270B2 - Ball game machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is capable of changing to a first state advantageous to a player and a second state disadvantageous to a player, and includes a plurality of winning ports including a specific winning port. Is formed, a specific prize ball detecting means for detecting a prize ball that has won the specific prize port, and a predetermined regulation condition is satisfied when the game state becomes a predetermined specific game state. Drive control means for driving the variable winning prize ball device to the first state until the predetermined prize ball is detected, and for repeatedly driving and controlling the variable winning prize ball apparatus to the first state again based on the detection output of the specific winning ball detecting means. It relates to a gaming machine.

[Related Art] Conventionally, when a gaming state is a predetermined specific gaming state, a predetermined regulation condition (for example, until a predetermined time elapses or until a predetermined number of winning balls is generated) is satisfied. The first state, which is advantageous to the player, changes to the first state. During the first state, when a winning ball wins a specific winning opening provided inside and the specific winning ball detector is turned on, the first state is again performed. A ball game machine provided with a variable winning ball device that repeats a state is provided on the market. In such a ball game machine, unless the variable prize ball device receives a prize ball received in the first state in the specific prize port, the variable prize ball apparatus does not shift to the next first state and the specific game The state is configured to end.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the first state based on the specific game state, the winning ball does not win the specific winning opening, and the reason why the repetition condition is not satisfied is based on the result of performing a normal game. In
There is no problem, but the ball that causes the cause is not supplied,
Therefore, there is a case in which no prize ball is generated in the variable prize ball device, so that no prize is generated in the specific prize port. For example, there is a case where a prize ball to be replenished is not replenished due to a defect in the replenishment mechanism, and this causes the hit ball supply device to be stopped. In such a case, the specific game state is terminated on the way due to the failure of the repetition condition despite the responsibility of the game hall entirely, and trouble occurs with the player. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine capable of continuing a specific game state from the point of time when the specific game state is terminated when the repetition condition is not satisfied due to the inability to fire and the specific game state is terminated again. It is in.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the ball game machine according to the present invention can be changed between a first state advantageous to the player and a second state disadvantageous to the player. A variable winning ball device in which a plurality of winning ports including a specific winning port are formed; a specific winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning ball winning the specific winning port; and a specific game state in which a game state is predetermined. When this happens, the variable winning ball device is driven to the first state until a predetermined regulation condition is satisfied, and the drive control is repeatedly performed again to the first state based on the detection output of the specific winning ball detecting means. A drive control unit, wherein the variable winning ball device determines that the ball has not been able to hit a ball for a predetermined period of time or more during a first state, Based on the condition being met When the variable winning prize ball device is in the second state, the subsequent game is deactivated based on the absence of the detection output of the specific prize ball detecting means and the determination output of the bullet impossibility determining means. Game reactivation control means for releasing a deactivated state based on a predetermined release condition being satisfied, and resuming a specific game state after being deactivated. It is characterized by having.

As the predetermined canceling condition, for example, when the prize ball detecting means is turned on, when the specific prize ball detecting means is turned on within a predetermined time from that point, or when the specific prize ball is deactivated after the game is deactivated. It is possible that the detecting means or the winning ball detecting means for counting the number of winning balls is turned on.

[Operation] When the gaming state becomes a predetermined specific gaming state, the variable winning ball device changes to a first state advantageous to the player until a predetermined restriction condition is satisfied. Then, when the regulation condition is satisfied and the first state ends and the second state is reached, if there is no winning prize ball in the specific winning opening, the specific game state ends. However, if there is an output from the non-resilient determining means for determining that the ball cannot be released for a predetermined period when the second state is entered, the specific game state is not terminated, To deactivate the game. Then, after the inactivation, if a predetermined release condition is satisfied,
The inactivation of the game is released, and the specific game state after the inactivation is continued.
Accordingly, even if the cause of the inactivation is the responsibility of the game arcade, no trouble occurs with the player. As the predetermined canceling condition, for example, when the prize ball detecting means is turned on, when the specific prize ball detecting means is turned on within a predetermined time from that point, or when the specific prize ball is deactivated after the game is deactivated. For example, when the detecting means or the winning ball detecting means for counting the number of winning balls is turned ON.

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

First, with reference to FIG. 1, a description will be given of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine to which this embodiment is applied. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine. In the figure, a door holding frame 3 is provided around a frame-shaped front frame 2 of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The door holding frame 3 includes a glass door frame 4 having a glass plate and a front door plate 5 on one side. , Which are pivotally mounted to be openable and closable. A game board 11 is detachably provided by a fixing member 50 on a game board holding frame 49 (see FIG. 2) behind the glass door frame 4 and on the back surface of the front frame 2. Further, on the surface of the front door plate 5, a hit ball supply tray 6 for storing the discharged prize balls and supplying them to the firing position of the hit ball is fixed. In the internal space on the upstream side of the hit ball supply tray 6, a speaker 7 as a notifying means for generating a sound effect related to the game is built. Also,
The front door plate 5 is provided with a stop operation button 8 at a lower portion on the pivot side. The stop operation button 8 is for stopping the variable display of the variable display device 14 described later at the will of the player, and is provided on the back side of the stop operation button 8 when pressed by the player. The device 8a (not shown; however, shown in the block diagram of FIG. 6) operates to stop the variable operation of the variable display device 14. However, when the player does not operate the stop operation button 8 for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the variable operation of the variable display device 14 is automatically stopped.

At the lower part of the front frame 2, there are provided an operation handle 9 constituting a part of the hitting ball firing mechanism, and a surplus ball receiving tray 10 for storing prize balls that could not be stored in the hitting ball supply tray 6. I have. A hit ball launching device 75 is mounted on the rear surface of the front frame 2 so as to correspond to the operation handle 9 as shown in FIG. Ball launcher 75
Are provided collectively on the mounting board 76, a ball motor 77 as a driving source, a ball 78 that reciprocates by the rotation of the ball motor 77 to bounce a ball, and a ball 78 of the ball 78. An interlocking rod 79 that moves up and down in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation and operates a ball feeding member 100 of the hit ball supply device 99 described below.

On the surface of the game board 11, a game ball guiding rail 12a for guiding a shot ball fired, and a game area 13 in which a ball guided by the ball guiding rail 12a falls for a game area 13 The region forming rail 12b is erected in a substantially circular shape. Near the center of the game area 13, a plurality of identification information display sections
A variable display device 14 having 15a to 15c is provided, and a variable winning ball device 30 having a winning space 31 below the variable display device 14
Is provided. The prize space 31 is covered by an openable and closable panel 32 that can be freely opened with its lower end as an axis with respect to the surface of the game board 11. The open / close plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is in a specific game state when the combination of the identification information of the identification information display sections 15a to 15c of the variable display device 14 is in a predetermined specific display state, and is in a predetermined game state for a predetermined period. (For example, until 30 seconds have passed,
Alternatively, the game area is set to be opened (the first state) until 10 winning balls are generated, and the game area is opened during the opening.
The ball hitting 13 is received. Then, when a winning ball wins in the specific winning opening 33 provided in the winning space 31, the above-described open state is repeated again, and the open state described above is changed up to 10 times on condition that the winning ball wins in the specific winning opening 33. It can be repeated many times. Here, the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 30 will be described in detail. First, the configuration of the variable display device 14 will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

On the front surface of the variable display device 14, as shown in FIG.
Below, is provided a number-of-openings indicator 18 for displaying the number of times the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is opened, and starting winning openings 37a to 37C described later on the left and right of the number-of-openings indicator 18.
The start prize storage displays 17a to 17d are provided to notify that the maximum number of prize balls which have been won is stored. Further, a square opening is formed in the lower part, and a transparent cover member (not shown) is attached to the opening in an arc shape. This cover member is provided with the identification information display sections 15a-1
The size is selected so that three pieces of identification information (design) drawn on the surface of 5c can be seen. Also, hit line indicators 16a to 16f for displaying hit lines are arranged on the left and right sides of the cover member. That is, in the variable display device 14, the hit lines are set in three lateral directions and two oblique directions of the three pieces of identification information seen from the cover member. The hit line indicators 16a to 16f are provided because it is necessary to notify the player whether or not a big hit (specific display status) to be a specific game state has appeared. The hit line indicators 16a to 16f blink not only when a big hit is established but also when a big hit is likely to appear to notify the user of the fact. For example, when the left and right identification information display sections 15a and 15c are stopped while the center identification information display section 15b that stops last is variably displayed, the above-described five lines of the left and right identification information display sections 15a and 15c are displayed. When the big hit identification information is displayed on any of the above, the hit line display for displaying the line flashes to notify the player that there is a possibility of a big hit.

On the other hand, with reference to the perspective view of FIG. 3, the configuration of the drum mechanism storage box 20 that stores the drive mechanism portion attached to the back surface of the game board 11 will be described. Parts 15a to 15c are
The motor includes stepping motors 22a to 22c (however, 22b and 22c are not shown) and rotating drums 21a to 21c fixed to the motor shafts of the stepping motors 22a to 22c. On the outer circumference of the rotating drums 21a to 21c, a plurality of types (16 in this embodiment) of identification information (designs) are drawn at equal intervals. Then, "7", "FEVER" and "BAR" are displayed on the above five lines of the identification information.
It is set so that a specific display state (big hit) is obtained when three pieces of four types of identification information of “SANKYO” are collected. Therefore, in this embodiment, the probability of the specific display state is 4 × 5/16 ³ ≒ 1/205. Of course, this probability may be set arbitrarily.

By the way, the identification information display unit 15 configured as described above
a ~ 15c stepping motors 22a ~ 22c are motor fixed plate
The motor fixing plates 23a to 23c are fixed to 23a to 23c.
Are detachably fixed to the drum mechanism storage box 20. For this reason, the assembling work can be performed easily, and replacement at the time of failure can be performed very easily.

Notches 24a to 24c are cut off at predetermined lengths on a part of the outer peripheral edge on one side of the rotating drums 21a to 21c. The notches 24a to 24c are provided for identifying identification information drawn on the outer periphery of the rotating drums 21a to 21c, and are provided with drum position detectors 27a to 27c formed of phototransistors described later. By detecting .about.24c, the type of identification information is detected.

When stopping the stepping motors 22a to 22c, it is necessary to stop them so that the rotation speed gradually decreases. This is because, if stopped abruptly, the inertial force of the drum becomes larger than the magnetic attraction force, and there is a possibility that the drum will rotate extra. Also, when rotating again, it is necessary to rotate so that the rotation speed gradually increases. This is the stepping motor 22a ~ 22c
Is required because the starting torque of the motor is small.
In order to adjust the rotation speed, the width of the drive pulse signal may be changed.

Further, on the rear surface of the drum mechanism storage box 20, drum position detectors 27a to 272 provided on the surface of a circuit board 26 attached in close contact with the rear surface of the drum mechanism storage box 20
Through holes 25a to 25c facing the 7c are formed, and light emitted from the drum position detectors 27a to 27c is transmitted. Thus, the drum position detectors 27a to 27c
It is set to be ON when detecting a to 24c, and to be OFF when it is at a position other than the notches 24a to 24c. Since the switching units 24a to 24c may be any as long as they absorb light emitted from the drum position detectors 27a to 27c, a black seal may be attached instead of the switching units 24a to 24c.

A relay terminal plate 28 is provided behind the circuit board 26 on which the drum position detectors 27a to 27c are provided.
, Power and control signals are supplied to the stepping motors 22a to 22c and the drum position detectors 27a to 27c.

Next, the configuration of the variable winning ball device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The variable prize ball device 30 has a rectangular prize space 31 above a mounting board mounted on the game board 11.
Has been established. The prize space 31 is closed by an opening / closing plate 32 which is rotatably supported in the vertical direction with respect to the game board 11 by pivotally supporting both lower ends. This opening and closing plate 32
As described above, the opening / closing is controlled by the solenoid 45, and during opening, a hit ball falling in the game area 13 is received and guided to the winning space 31 to be a winning ball. In addition, below the opening and closing plate 32,
A passage 36 is formed. Below the passing port 36, a starting winning port 27a described later is arranged.

On the other hand, the winning space 31 covered by the opening / closing plate 32 is divided into three, a central space forms a specific winning opening 33, and left and right spaces form normal winning openings 34a and 34b. In addition, a winning number display 35 for displaying the number of winning balls detected by a winning number detector 47 described later is provided on one rear surface of the winning space 31. The winning number display 35 does not only display the number of winning balls in this embodiment, but as described in detail in the operation description below, when the game is deactivated,
Depending on the cause of the inactivation, different players and clerks at the game hall are notified.

Returning to FIG. 1, below the variable winning ball device 30 in the game area 13, there are provided starting winning ports 37a to 37C that allow the rotation of the identification information display sections 15a to 15c. As shown in FIG. 2, the start winning prize holes 37a to 37C have start prize ball detectors.
48a to 48c are provided integrally, and a microcomputer 80 to be described later detects a hit ball that has won the starting winning opening 37a to 37C.
The detection signal is sent to the.

Further, in the game area 13, normal winning ports 38a, 38b, 39a, 39b are provided on the left and right sides and the lower side of the variable display device 14. In addition, a normal winning opening 19 is also provided above the variable display device 14. When the variable display device 14 is in operation or in the specific game state, the built-in lamps (not shown) of the winning openings 39a and 39b are turned on or blink to notify the user of the fact.

In addition, the game area 13 is provided with a windmill and a number of obstacle nails for changing the falling velocity and direction of the falling ball, and when the variable display device 14 is operating or when the specific game state is reached. Game effect lamps 41a and 41b that are lit or blink to notify the player of the fact are provided.
Frame lamps 42a, 42b provided above the front frame 2 as having the same effect as the gaming effect lamps 41a, 41b.
Also, among the windmills, there are windmills with lamps arranged on the upper left and right. These lamps are lit or flashed in different modes not only when the specific game state is set, but also when the identification information display sections 15a to 15c and the like are rotating, to enliven the atmosphere of the game. It has become. Further, at the lowermost part of the game area 13, an out port 40 is provided in which a hit ball that has not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas is guided to the rear of the game board 11.

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 11, a winning ball aggregate cover body 43 in which a guiding path for guiding a winning ball winning in each of the winning regions to the left and right while guiding the winning ball downward is fixed. At substantially the center of the winning ball set cover 43, an opening is opened so that the drum mechanism storage box 20 for storing the drive mechanism of the variable display device 14 projects rearward, and further below the opening, Variable winning ball device 30
A solenoid 45 for driving the open / close plate 32 to open and close is fixed. On the back side of the variable prize ball device 30, a specific prize ball detector 46 for detecting that a ball has hit the specific prize port 33, and a prize for counting the prize ball that has won the prize space 31. A number detector 47 is also provided. In addition, a relay terminal plate 44 for relaying wires extending from the above-mentioned switches, lamps, drive sources, and the like provided on the game board 11 is attached to the upper portion of the rear surface of the winning ball aggregate cover body 43.

If the above-mentioned winning number detector 47 does not operate normally or if no winning ball is generated during one opening of the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30, the game is not performed. Deactivated. As a mode of this deactivation, in this embodiment, when the deactivation is performed, the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable prize ball device 30 is closed, that is, the solenoid 45 is
It is turned off. In this deactivated state, if the glass door frame 4 is opened to forcibly open the opening / closing plate 32 and a pachinko ball is inserted into the winning space 31, the winning number detector 47 is turned on. , The inactivation can be canceled based on it.

On the back of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a mechanism plate 51 is attached so as to be freely opened and closed. The mechanism plate 51 is provided with various mechanisms for processing a winning ball from a winning port provided on the gaming board 11 and discharging a predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the winning ball. . Then, the mechanism plate 51
The game board holding frame 49 is fixedly supported by a fixture 52 that locks the mechanism plate 51 in a closed state. Further, a window opening 53 is formed substantially at the center of the mechanism plate 51, and a winning ball collecting gutter 54 is formed below the window opening 53. The winning ball guided to the winning ball collecting trough 54 is guided to a winning ball processing mechanism 55 having a motor 56 described later.

On the rear side of the mechanism plate 51, various mechanisms are provided for paying out prize balls supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown) of the pachinko gaming machine installation stand to the player. These mechanisms will be described below. A premium ball tank 57 is fixed to an upper portion of the mechanism plate 51. In this premium ball tank 57,
A large amount of prize balls are supplied from the above-mentioned supply mechanism.

Below the prize ball tank 57, a ball alignment gutter 58 for arranging prize balls is provided. The ball alignment gutter 58 is attached so as to be inclined so that the prize balls are arranged in two rows and flow naturally. Further, on the upstream side of the ball alignment gutter 58, a ball-break detection plate 80 is swingably provided, and a prize ball is not placed on the ball-break detection plate 80, that is, the prize ball tank 57 and the ball alignment. When the prize ball is running short on the upstream side of the gutter 58, the ball swings to turn on the out-of-ball detector 83, and the operation of the hit ball supply device 99 described later is stopped. Thus, when the prize ball runs short due to swinging of the out-of-ball detection plate 80, a signal of the out-of-ball detector 83 is sent to a management computer (not shown), and a replenishment command is sent from the management computer to a replenishment mechanism (not shown). A predetermined number (for example, 400) of prize balls are derived and supplied to the prize ball tank 57,
As a result, the ball-out detection plate 80 is returned to the original state, the ball-out detector 83 is turned off, and the ball-feeding operation of the hit ball supply device 99 is restored. However, if a prize ball is not replenished in spite of a replenishment command issued from the management computer (for example, if a ball jam condition occurs in the replenishment mechanism),
The ball feeding operation of the hit ball supply device 99 does not resume, and the hitting operation of the hit ball becomes impossible. When this bouncing operation becomes impossible,
It is happening in a specific game state, and it is a variable prize ball device
When the hitting ball has not yet been won at the specific winning opening 33 with the opening / closing plate 32 of 30 opened, the winning at the specific winning opening 33 is not performed because the hitting ball cannot be fired, and as a result, the specific gaming state becomes It may end. In such a case, since the termination of the specific game state is the responsibility of the game arcade side, trouble occurs with the player. To prevent such trouble, in this embodiment, the variable winning ball device During the period in which the opening / closing plate 32 of 30 is open,
When the ON state continues for a predetermined time, it is determined that the supply of the prize ball is not performed, and the game is temporarily deactivated. In the inactivation of the game, the closed state of the open / close plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is maintained as described above, and the game state at that time is stored. In addition,
Regarding the relationship between the ball out detection plate 80 and the hit ball supply device 99,
Details will be described later.

Returning to FIG. 2, on the downstream side of the ball alignment gutter 58, a bent gutter 59
Are attached to be connected. This curved gutter 59
Moves the prize ball flowing down the ball
The purpose is to reduce the ball pressure of prize balls that are flowing continuously while changing the degree.

A prize ball payout device 60 is connected to the downstream side of the bent gutter 59. The prize ball payout device 60 receives a predetermined number of prize balls, and pays out the predetermined number of prize balls in conjunction with the operation of the prize ball processing mechanism 55. The prize ball processing mechanism 55 operates the prize ball payout device 60 by extruding the prize balls guided to the prize ball collecting gutter 54 by a rotating cam driven by a motor 56.

The prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 60 is discharged to the prize ball discharge passage 61. The prize ball discharge passage 61 is provided with a communication port 62 at the lower end thereof, and the communication port 62 communicates with the hit ball supply tray 6. Further, on one side of the communication port 62, a communication gutter 63 for communicating with the surplus ball passage 64 is provided so as to guide surplus prize balls to the surplus ball passage 64. The surplus ball passage 64 has its lower end connected to a connection gutter 65 attached to the back surface of the front frame 2, so that surplus prize balls can be transferred to the surplus ball tray.
It is designed to lead to 10. A full tank detection plate 66 is provided on one side wall of the surplus ball passage 64 so as to be swingable about a support shaft 67 at the upper end. This full tank detection plate 66
Is always urged toward the inside of the surplus ball passage 64 by the urging force of the weight 68 provided thereunder, but when the surplus ball passage 64 becomes full of prize balls, It swings outward by the ball pressure. Then, when the full tank detection plate 66 swings outward, the slide wire 69 connected thereto also moves, and the ball feeding operation of the hit ball supply device 99 is stopped. The swing of the full tank detection plate 66 is also detected by a full tank detector 70 disposed near the outside thereof, and the operation of the full tank detector 70 causes the rotation of the motor 56 of the winning ball processing mechanism 55. The process is stopped, and the processing of the winning ball, that is, the payout operation of the prize ball is also stopped. The relationship between the full tank detection plate 66 and the hit ball supply device 99 will be described later in detail.

Further, an out ball guiding gutter 71 for guiding an out ball discharged from the out port 40 is attached to the mechanism plate 51,
Out balls guided to the out ball guiding gutter 71 are discharged out of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from an out ball discharge port 72 which is a lower end thereof. The mechanism board 51 includes a control circuit board box 73 containing a control circuit board for controlling the variable display device 14 and the variable prize ball apparatus 30, and a terminal board box for supplying power to the pachinko gaming machine 1. 74 is installed.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, the relationship between the out-of-ball detection plate 80 and the hit ball supply device 99, and the relationship between the full tank detection plate 66 and the hit ball supply device 99 will be described.

At the bottom surface on the upstream side of the ball alignment gutter 58, a ball breaking detection plate 80 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable about a support shaft 81. A pressing piece 82 projects from the support shaft 81 of the ball-break detecting plate 80 at the rear end thereof, and the pressing piece 82 is in contact with an actuator 84 of a ball-break detector 83 which is fixed to the lower downstream side of the ball alignment gutter 58. It comes into contact. A swing plate 86 that can swing around a support shaft 87 is connected via a connection plate 85 to an upper portion of the ball breakage detection plate 80. Since the weight 88 is fixed to the rear end of the swing plate 86, the weight 88 always acts so as to rotate upward on the upper side of the cutout detection plate 80. Further, an arm 89 is vertically provided at the upper end of the broken-out detection plate 80, and a connecting rod 90 is connected to the arm 89.

The operation of the broken-out detection plate 80 and the broken-out detector 83 configured as described above will be described. In the case where a large number of prize balls are stored in the prize ball tank 57 and the ball alignment gutter 58 as shown in FIG. , The ball-break detection plate 80 is pushed down by the pressure of the prize ball. Therefore, the pressing piece 82 is
Press the actuator 84 of 83 to turn off the burnout detector 83
State. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 57 and the ball alignment gutter 58 are consumed due to the occurrence of the winning prize ball, the ball breakage detection plate 80 becomes the swing plate.
It rotates upward by the force of the weight 88 of 86. Then, the pressing piece 82 rotates in the reverse direction (clockwise direction) to release the pressing state of the actuator 84, and this causes the ball breaking detector 83 to
Set to ON state. When the burnout detector 83 is turned on, the management computer supply command is derived as described above, and a predetermined number of prize balls are supplied to the prize ball tank 57. When the prize ball is smoothly replenished, the broken-out detection plate 80 rotates downward again to turn the ball-out detector 83 to the OFF state. The container 83 remains in the ON state. If the ON state of the out-of-ball detector 83 continues for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) while the open / close plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is open (first state), the open / close state is set. After the board 32 is closed (the second state), the closed state is maintained to deactivate the game.

In addition, at the lower end of the connecting rod 90 of the arm 89 of the ball breaking detection plate 80, a rotating arm 92 that is rotatably supported around a supporting shaft 93 that supports one end via an adjusting member 91 is provided. Are linked. At the other end of the rotating arm 92, an engagement pin 94 is protruded toward the back side so as to penetrate an opening 95 formed in the plate-shaped portion of the game board holding frame 49, and this engagement pin Connecting wire to 94 96
An engagement ring 97 formed at the upper end of the cover is engaged. The engaging portion 98 formed at the lower end of the connecting wire 96 is adapted to engage with the engaging projection 107 of the ball feed fixing member 104. The ball feed fixing member 104 is for fixing the turning operation of the ball feeding member 100 of the hit ball supply device 99 fixed to the back surface of the front door plate 5, and is rotatable around the support shaft 105. The abutting portion 106 formed at the tip of the axle is abutted against the engaging portion 102 formed on the lower side surface of the ball feeding member 100 to fix the ball feeding member 100 at an elevated position. .

Here, the configuration of the hit ball supply device 99 including the ball feed member 100 will be described. The hit ball supply device 99 is configured to fix the hit ball that flows down from the hit ball supply tray 6 while being fixed to the back surface of the front door plate 5. They are accepted one by one.
The hit ball received by the hit ball supply device 99 is a ball feed member 100
Flows down in the horizontal direction according to the vertical rotation of the
It is supplied to the firing position from a feed ball outlet 103 formed on the downstream side of the hit ball supply device 99. What causes the ball feeding member 100 to move up and down is the interlocking rod 79 of the hitting ball firing device 75 described above.
Is moved upward, the ball feeding member 100 is rotated upward while the upper end of the interlocking rod 79 is in contact with the contact portion 101 formed on the bottom surface of the ball feeding member 100. Ten
0 rotates downward by its own weight. The ball is fed to the firing position one by one by one vertical movement of the ball feeding member 100. Therefore, if the turning operation of the ball feeding member 100 is stopped, the supply operation of the hit ball is stopped.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the ball-break detecting plate 80 rotates upward, the connecting rod 90 and the connecting wire 96 rise, and the ball-feeding fixing member 104 rotates to move the ball-feeding member 100. Since the ball is fixed at the raised position, the ball is not supplied to the firing position, and the game is interrupted. That is, the hitting motor of the hitting ball launching device 75
77 rotates and continuously reciprocates the hitting rod 78 to move the interlocking rod 79 up and down, but since the ball feed member 100 is held at the raised position, the upper end of the interlocking rod 79 Ball feed member
The contact portion 101 at the lower end of the ball 100 does not come into contact with the contact portion 101, so that the supply of the ball is stopped.

The ball feed fixing member 104 is provided with a pressing protruding piece 109, and the pressing protruding piece 109 is provided with a slide wire 69 extending from the full tank detecting plate 66 provided on one side of the surplus ball passage 64.
Abuts. The full tank detection plate 66 is activated when a prize ball fills the surplus ball passage 64, and the operation of the full tank detection plate 66 causes the ball feed fixing member 104 to rotate, and the same as described above. The supply of hit balls is stopped to interrupt the game.

Description of the Operation of the Ball Game Machine The sixth operation of the pachinko game machine 1 described above is described.
Description will be made with reference to FIGS. 7A to 7G. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control circuit for controlling a game of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and FIGS. 7A to 7G are flowcharts showing specific operations of the control circuit. First, in FIG. 6, the control circuit includes a microcomputer 110 as a control center. The microcomputer 110 includes an MPU 111 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure,
It includes a ROM 112 for storing operation program data of the MPU 111, and a RAM 113 for writing and reading necessary data. Further, the microcomputer 110 includes an input / output circuit 114, a sound generator 115, a power-on reset circuit 116, a clock generation circuit 117, and a pulse division circuit 11
8 and an address decode circuit 119. I / O circuit 11
4, the stop operation detector 8a via the detection circuits 120 to 125,
The starting winning ball detectors 48a to 48c, the specific winning ball detector 46, the winning number detector 47, the drum position detectors 27a to 27c, and the ball breaking detector 83 are connected, respectively, and the motor drive circuit 12
6, the stepping motors 22a to 22c are connected, the solenoid 45 is connected via a solenoid drive circuit 127, and the game effect lamps 41a, 41b are connected via a lamp drive circuit 128.
And the frame lamps 42a and 42b are connected, the start winning storage displays 17a to 17d and the hit line displays 16a to 16f are connected via the LED drive circuit 129, and the winning number display is displayed via the segment LED drive circuit 130. 35 and the opening number display 18 are connected. Also, the sound generator 115 includes:
The speaker 7 is connected via the amplifier 131. Note that various voltages are supplied from the power supply circuit 132 to the control circuit.

Next, a specific operation of the control circuit will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7A to 7G. FIG. 7A shows a main routine showing the entire operation of the embodiment. First, when the power is turned on, the microcomputer 110 determines whether or not an error has occurred in the RAM 113 (step S1). If it is determined that there is a RAM error, the microcomputer 110 sets initial data (step S1). S2). Since the processing in step S1 is always performed, an error is determined even when the microcomputer 110 runs out of control, and the initial data in step S2 is set.

If no error is determined in step S1, or if initial data is set in step S2,
Various subroutine control processes for controlling the game of the embodiment are performed. First, the lamp / LE provided on the game board 11, the variable display device 14, and the variable prize ball device 30 first.
A sound / lamp / LED control process for controlling a decorative lamp such as D and controlling the speaker 7 is performed (step S3). In this sound / lamp / LED control processing, the game effect lamp 41
a, 41b, frame lamps 42a, 42b, speaker 7, and the like are controlled. Next, an opening number display control process (step S4) for controlling lighting of the opening number display 18 and a winning number display control process (step S5) for controlling lighting of the winning number display 35 are respectively performed. .
The opening number display control process is shown in FIG. 7B,
The winning number display control process is shown in FIG. 7C. These processes will be described later in detail.

After the above processing is completed, the game prohibition flag A or B
Or, it is determined whether or not C is set (step S6). Here, the game prohibition flag A, B or C is for monitoring whether or not the winning number detector 47 is operating normally. This is set when an abnormal state occurs due to. That is, the game prohibition flag A
Is a specific winning ball detector where the winning ball corresponds to the specific winning opening 33
This is set when it is not detected by the winning number detector 47 within a certain time (for example, 2 seconds) after being detected by 46, and the winning ball that has won the specific winning opening 33 is:
The setting is based on the reason that the specific winning ball detector 46 and the winning number detector 47 are both turned on. The game prohibition flag B is set when the duration of the ON state of the winning number detector 47 reaches a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds).
Is performed in an extremely short time, and the ON state is maintained abnormally during that time, based on the reason that a failure such as a disconnection, a short circuit, or a ball jam occurs. Further, the game prohibition flag C is
This is set when the winning number detector 47 does not detect any one winning ball during one opening of the opening / closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30, and this is set for a predetermined time of the opening / closing plate 32 (for example, 30
It is set based on the reason that it is unreasonable that there is no single winning ball during the opening of (sec). The above-mentioned two game prohibition flags A and C are cleared by turning on the winning number detector 47 after performing necessary measures, and the game prohibition flag B is obtained by turning off the winning number detector 47. Is to be cleared.

By the way, in step S6, when it is determined that any one of the game prohibition flags A, B, and C is set, the specific operation of the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 30 is not performed, The process jumps to step S14 described below. On the other hand, when none of the game prohibition flags A or B or C is set, it is determined whether or not the ball breaking flag is set (step S7). This ball-out flag is set when the ball-out detector 83 is ON for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) while the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 is being opened. The fact that 83 is in the ON state for a relatively long predetermined time means that the prize ball is not replenished during that time, and the operation of the ball feeding member 100 of the ball feeding device 99 is stopped by the above-described configuration, and the operation of supplying the ball is performed. That is, since it means that no bouncing operation is performed, it is set to inactivate the game in order to prevent the end of the specific game state that would occur when the state is continued as it is. . In addition, the cutout flag turns on the winning number detector 47 after taking the necessary measures.
It is cleared by having it.

By the way, if it is determined in step S7 that the out-of-ball flag is set, the process proceeds to step S13 to be described later without performing the specific operations of the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 30. When it is determined that the outage flag is not set, various operations are performed to perform specific operations of the variable display device 14 and the variable winning ball device 30. Specifically, a solenoid control process is performed to control the solenoid 45 that controls the opening and closing of the opening and closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30 (step S8), and the rotation control of the stepping motors 22a to 22c of the variable display device 14 is performed. A motor control process to be performed is performed (step S9), and a starting winning ball detector 48 provided corresponding to the starting winning ports 37a to 37c.
Start SW check processing is performed to check the operation of a to 48c (hereinafter referred to as start SW) (step S1).
0), stop SW check processing is performed to check the operation of a stop operation detector 8a (hereinafter referred to as a stop SW) provided corresponding to the stop operation button 8 (step S1).
1) A cut-out SW check process is performed to check the operation of a cut-out detector 83 (hereinafter, referred to as a cut-out SW) provided corresponding to the cut-out detection plate 80 (step S12). The processing in steps S7 to S13 is inactivated when any of the game prohibition flags is set. In the inactivated state, those programs are not executed. Further, the above-described processes of steps S8 to S12 are inactivated when the burnout flag is set, and the programs are not executed in the inactivated state. In addition, regarding the solenoid control process of the above various processes,
This is shown in FIG. 7D, and the broken SW check processing is shown in FIG. 7E, which will be described later in detail.

By the way, even if the broken-out flag is not set,
Alternatively, even if it is set, a VSW check process is performed to check the operation of a specific winning ball detector 46 (hereinafter, referred to as VSW) provided corresponding to the specific winning opening 33 (step S13). As described above, in this embodiment, since the operation of the VSW is checked even in the state in which the out-of-ball flag is set, the pachinko ball is forcibly inserted into the specific winning opening 33 to cancel the inactivation. As a result, the satisfaction of the repetition condition is confirmed, the inactive state is released, and the specific game state continues from the released state again. On the other hand, when the VSW check processing is not executed in a state in which the burnout flag is set (for example, in the case of “Y” in step S7, step S1
4), the deactivated state is canceled, but the winning ball did not win the specific winning opening 33 while the opening / closing plate 32 which caused the deactivating was opened. It is determined that the repetition condition is not satisfied, and the specific game state ends as it is. That is,
In this embodiment, it is an important element to execute the VSW check processing even in the state in which the cutout flag is set.

On the other hand, the process described below is a process executed in the normal game state or in the inactive game state based on the abnormality of the winning number detector 47. That is, a drum position SW check process is performed to check the operation of the drum position detectors 27a to 27c (hereinafter, drum position SW) that control the stop positions of the rotating drums 21a to 21c of the variable display device 14 (step S14). ), Variable winning ball device 30
A count SW check process is performed to check the operation of the winning number detector 47 (hereinafter, referred to as a count SW) provided in (step S15). In step S6, if any one of the game prohibition flags A, B, and C is set, instead of proceeding to step S14,
The process may proceed to step S13. In this case,
Even in the gaming state inactivated based on any of the winning number detector 47 and the out-of-ball detector 83, the specific gaming state can be changed by forcibly inserting a pachinko ball into the specific winning opening 33. It can be continued continuously. Note that the processes of the above steps S13 and S15 are respectively shown in detail in FIGS. 7F and 7G described later.

By the way, in the main routine, data processed in the various subroutines described above is output (step S16), and thereafter, a stop symbol determination count-up process is performed (step S17). This stop symbol determination count-up process is performed by the identification information display unit 15 of the variable display device 14.
This is for extracting a combination of identification information (symbols) displayed in a to 15c. For example, a count number is made to correspond to a combination of 4096 symbols, and the count number is always counted up and changed. Then, control is performed such that a combination of symbols corresponding to the number counted at the time of starting winning is selected. Then, the process of step S17 is performed as the process of counting up, and this process is repeatedly performed until there is a periodic reset signal from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 118. Therefore, step S1 in the main routine
Since the time for processing step S16 is always different, the number counted up is always different. That is,
The combination of the selected symbols is always randomly performed.

The above-described main routine is performed once each time there is a reset signal generated from the pulse frequency dividing circuit 118. In this embodiment, however, one reset signal is generated every 2mesc. This will be done once every 2mesc.

Next, the opening number display control process in step S4 will be described with reference to FIG. 7B. In the opening number display control process, first, it is determined whether or not any of the game prohibition flag A, B, or C or the out-of-ball flag is set (step S18). The character "E" is displayed at 18 (step S19), and if it is not set, the value of the opening counter for counting the number of repetitions is displayed (step S20). As described above, in the state in which the game is deactivated, an error message is displayed on the opening number display 18 in order to notify the player of the fact. However, in this case, it is not possible to distinguish which type of error has occurred, and it is the winning number indicator 35 described below that distinguishes and displays these.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7C, the winning number display control process in step S5 will be described. In the winning number display control process, first, it is determined whether or not the game prohibition flag A is set (step S2).
1) If not set, then the game prohibition flag B
Is set (step S2).
2). When it is determined that the game prohibition flag B has not been set, it is determined whether the game prohibition flag C has been set (step S23). It is determined whether or not the cutout flag is set (step S24). If it is determined that the cut-out flag is not set,
The value of the winning number counter counted by the winning number detector 47 is displayed on the winning number display 35 (step S2).
Five).

If it is determined in step S21 that the game prohibition flag A has been set, the character "A" is displayed on the winning number display 35 (step S26), and the game is similarly entered in step S22. If it is determined that the prohibition flag B is set, the character "C" is displayed on the winning number indicator 35 (step S27), and
If it is determined in step 23 that the game prohibition flag C is set, the character "E" is displayed on the winning number display 35 (step S28), and the out-of-ball flag is set in step S24. Is determined, the character "F" is displayed on the winning number display 35 (step S2).
9). In this way, different characters are displayed on the winning number display 35 depending on the inactivated type, and the fact is notified to the player or the clerk of the game hall.

Next, the solenoid control processing in step S8 will be described with reference to FIG. 7D. In the solenoid control process, first, it is determined whether or not the big hit solenoid timer, which is the time (about 30 seconds) for opening the opening / closing plate 32, has expired (step S30). Is determined whether the big hit flag is set (step S31). This big hit flag is set when the combination of identification information displayed on the variable display device 14 is in a predetermined specific display state,
If the big hit flag is not set, the process proceeds to step S52 described later, and the solenoid 45 is turned off.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the big hit flag is set, it is determined whether or not the value of the opening counter is “0” (step S32), and when it is “0”,
First extra time (eg, 4-5
It is determined whether or not the big hit interval timer (second) has expired (step S33). If the big hit interval timer has not expired, the solenoid 45 is kept OFF, and the process waits for the interval timer to expire. If the interval timer has expired, the flow proceeds to step S37 described later.

If it is determined in step S32 that the value of the opening counter is not "0", it is determined whether or not the prize receiving timer, which is the remaining time (for example, 3 seconds) before proceeding to the next opening state, has expired. It is determined (step S34). This prize reception timer may allow the prize ball received by the opening / closing plate 32 just before closing after the big hit solenoid timer ends to the specific prize port 33, so that the reception of the specific prize ball detector 46 is permitted during that time. It's time to do it. If the winning reception timer has not expired, the OFF state of the solenoid 45 is maintained, and if it has ended, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning number counter is "0" (step S35). . When the value of the winning number counter is "0", that is, when no one winning ball is generated within the time of the terminated big hit solenoid timer, the game prohibition flag C is set (step S46). However, if even one winning ball is generated, then it is determined whether or not the V winning flag is set (step S36). The V winning flag is set when a winning ball received while the opening / closing plate 32 is open wins the specific winning opening 33 and the specific winning ball detector 46 is turned on. If it is determined, "1" is added to the value of the opening number counter to shift to the next opening operation (step S37), and at the same time, the V winning flag, the winning number counter, and the ball out SW check counter are respectively set. Clear (step S38), set the big hit solenoid timer and open flag (step S39), then turn on the solenoid 45 (step S38)
40) End the subroutine.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S30 that the big hit solenoid timer has not expired, it is determined whether or not the count of the solenoid timer is terminated by subtracting "1" (step S41), and the process is not terminated. in case of,
It is determined whether or not the value of the winning number counter is "10" (step S42). If the value is less than "10", the process proceeds to step S40, and the ON state of the solenoid 45 is maintained. If the value of the winning number counter reaches "10" before the big hit solenoid timer ends, the big hit solenoid timer is cleared (step S43). Then, after setting the winning reception timer (step S4
4) The opening flag is cleared (step S45), and the solenoid 45 is turned off. In step S41,
Even when it is determined to be "Y", the processing of steps S44 and S45 is performed to turn off the solenoid 45.

If it is determined in step S35 that the value of the winning number counter is "0", the game prohibition flag C is set (step S46). Thereafter, the OFF state of the solenoid 45 is maintained and the game is stopped. Is deactivated.

Further, when it is determined in step S36 that the V winning flag is not set, it means that the repetition condition is not satisfied. First, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning number counter is "10" (step S47). If not, the value of the opening counter is determined to be "10". It is determined whether or not there is (step S48). If the value of the opening counter is not "10", it is determined whether or not the value of the burnout SW check counter is "5000" or more (step S49). If the value of this burnout SW check counter is "500
0 or more means that the ON state of the
0 × 2 msec = 10 seconds ”has elapsed. Then
The fact that the value of the winning number counter is determined to be `` 10 '' in the step S47 means that the winning ball accepted by the opening and closing plate 32 as a result of the fact that it can not be bounced does not win the specific winning opening 33 because it can not be bounced It means that the control condition has reached `` 10 '', and that the value of the opening number counter is determined to be `` 10 '' in the step S48, since it is the final open state, the step S36 Means that it was determined to be “N”. Further, the step S4
In 9 it is determined that the value of the ball-break SW check counter has not reached “5000”.
ON state does not continue for more than "10" seconds during the opening of
That is, it means that the shortage state of the prize ball has not occurred, or the supply of the prize ball has been normally performed. Therefore, when it is determined as “Y” in steps S47 and S48,
And if it is determined as "N" in step S49, it means that the specific game state has been completed based on the normal game result, so that the big hit flag is cleared, the opening number counter and the winning number counter Are cleared (step S50), and then the solenoid 45 is
The state is set to the FF state (step S52).

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S49 that the value of the ball-break SW check counter is equal to or greater than "5000", the ball-break SW is kept ON for a total of "10" seconds or more while the open / close plate 32 is being opened. Therefore, it can be determined that the V winning flag has not been set due to the inability to bounce, and after the out-of-ball flag is set (step S51), the solenoid 45 is turned off. The game is deactivated while being held (step S52). The manner in which the value of the ball-break SW check counter is counted up to `` 5000 '' may be continuous or intermittent, in short, during opening of the open / close plate 32. What is necessary is just to count "5000" cumulatively.

Next, with reference to FIG. 7E, the out-of-ball SW check processing in step S12 will be described. First, it is determined whether or not the ball breaking SW is ON (step S53). If it is ON, it is determined whether or not the opening flag is set (step S54). If the opening flag is set, "1" is added to the value of the burnout check counter (step S55), and the subroutine ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S53 that the ball-break SW is not in the ON state, and if it is determined in step S54 that the opening flag has not been set, step S53 is performed.
The subroutine ends without performing the processing of S55. In other words, the open / close plate
When the burnout detector 83 is turned on during the opening of 32,
This is a process performed to detect the ON state. In the above check process, the maximum value of the broken-out SW is not particularly checked.
Value corresponding to the opening time of each cycle (30 seconds) (30000/2 = 15000)
Need to be able to count up to Alternatively, the maximum value may be checked, and the broken-out flag may be set when the value of the counter reaches the maximum value (for example, “5000”).

Next, the VSW check processing in step S13 will be described with reference to FIG. 7F. First, it is determined whether or not the VSW has been turned on (step S56). If the VSW has not been turned on, the value of the VSW check counter is cleared (step S57), and the process proceeds to step S66 described later. On the other hand, when it is determined that the VSW is ON, it is determined whether or not the value of the VSW check counter is the maximum (step S58). This is the VSW
Is a process performed to determine whether or not is continuously turned ON in some kind of accident. And here, VS
The maximum of the W check counter is a number arbitrarily set from a range equal to or less than a maximum value (for example, “255” in the case of 8 bits) corresponding to the number of allocated bits and equal to or greater than “4”. If the value of the VSW check counter has reached the maximum, the process proceeds to step S66 described later. If the value of the VSW check counter is not the set maximum value, “1” is added to the value of the check counter. Then, it is determined whether or not the value of the VSW check counter is "3" (step S60). Then, after waiting until the value of the VSW check counter becomes "3", the V-ST check flag is set and the V-CT check timer is set (step S61). Here, the V-CT check flag is set each time a winning ball wins the specific winning opening 33, and the V-CT check timer determines that the winning ball winning the specific winning opening 33 is the specific winning ball. Detector
After turning on 46, a time (for example, 2 seconds) sufficient to turn on the winning number detector 47 is set. The reason for waiting until the value of the VSW check counter becomes "3" in step S60 is mainly to prevent malfunction due to external noise, and the VSW check counter is not turned on until the value of the VSW check counter becomes "3". Is processed as if ON is valid.

After the V-CT check flag and the V-CT check timer are both set, it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (step S62). If not, the process proceeds to step S66 described later and is set. If so, it is determined whether the value of the opening counter is "10" (step S63). If the value of the opening counter is `` 1
If it is “0”, the process proceeds to step S66 described below, and “1”
If it is less than "0", it is determined whether or not the V winning flag has already been set (step S64). If not, the V winning flag is set (step S65), and the process proceeds to step S66. .

Next, it is determined whether or not the V-CT check flag has been set (step S66). If it has been set, it is determined whether or not the V-CT check timer has expired (step S67). If it is determined that the V-CT check timer has expired, that is, if the winning number detector
If 47 has not been turned ON, the game prohibition flag A is set (step S68), the solenoid 45 is immediately turned OFF (step S69), and the subroutine ends. on the other hand,
If it is determined in step S66 that the V-CT check flag has not been set,
If it is determined that the -CT check timer has not expired, the subroutine ends without setting the game prohibition flag A.

Next, referring to FIG. 7G, the count S
The W check process will be described. First, count SW is O
It is determined whether or not N has been performed (step S70). If it is not ON, the value of the count SW check counter is cleared (step S71), and the game prohibition flag B is cleared (step S72), and the subroutine is executed. To end. On the other hand, if it is determined that the count SW is
It is determined whether the value of the SW check counter is at a maximum (step S73). This is a process performed to determine whether or not the count SW is continuously turned on due to some kind of accident. Then, in this case, the maximum is a maximum value according to a time serving as a reference for abnormality determination,
For example, if it is determined to be abnormal in 3 seconds, 3000 msec / 2 ms
ec = “1500”. When the value of the count SW check counter reaches the maximum, the game prohibition flag B
Is set (step S74), and immediately after the solenoid 45
Is turned off (step S75), and the subroutine ends. If the value of the count SW check counter is not the set maximum value, "1" is added to the value of the check counter (step S76).
It is determined whether the value of the check counter is "3" (step S77). Then, after waiting until the value of the count SW check counter becomes "3", it is determined whether or not the big hit flag is set (step S78).
If it is not set, the process proceeds to step S81 described later.If it is set, the value of the winning number counter is set to "1".
It is determined whether it is "0" (step S79). When the value of the winning number counter is "10", the process proceeds to step S81 described later, and when it is less than "10", "1" is added to the value of the winning number counter (step S80). After that, the V-CT check flag is cleared (step S81), and the game prohibition flag A, the game prohibition flag C, and the out-of-ball flag are cleared (step S8).
2) End the subroutine.

Although the gaming operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment has been described above, according to this embodiment, during the single opening of the open / close plate 32 in the specific gaming state, the ball-out detector 83 sets the predetermined time (10 seconds). If the prize ball is not replenished in the ON state, it is determined that the ball cannot be hit, and the opening / closing plate 32
The OFF state of the solenoid 45 that opens and closes is maintained, and the subsequent games are deactivated (steps S51 and S52). In this state, the clerk of the game hall opens the glass door frame 4 to forcibly open the opening / closing plate 32 of the variable winning ball device 30, and the central special winning opening
By inserting pachinko balls into 33, the winning number detector
47 is turned on to clear the out-of-ball flag deactivating the game (step S82). At the same time, the V winning flag is set (step S65), and the value of the winning number counter is set to "1". In FIG. 7D, the process proceeds to steps S30 to S35, and further proceeds from step S35 to step S37 via step S36. For this reason, the next opening operation of the opening and closing plate 32 can be continuously performed, and the repetition condition in the specific game state is not satisfied due to the inability to repel,
As a result, when the specific game state ends, that is, even when the cause of the inactivation of the game is the responsibility of the game hall, the game can be continuously performed without canceling the specific game state. No trouble occurs with the person.

In this embodiment, in the inactive state of the game due to a broken ball, the opening / closing plate 32 is forcibly opened in the same manner as described above, and the pachinko ball is not a specific winning opening 33 but a normal winning opening.
By throwing the ball into 34a, 34b, the out-of-ball flag is cleared, but since the V winning flag is not set, in FIG. 7D, the process proceeds from step S36 to step S47, and the specific game state ends. I will. Therefore, in this case, when the game is deactivated due to a cause that should not be attributed to the playground side, that is, when the game is deactivated by the responsibility of the player, the deactivation may be performed. Also,
When the game is deactivated due to a cause other than the broken ball (when any one of the game prohibition flags A, B, and C is set), the open / close plate 32 is forcibly opened and the pachinko machine is opened. Even if a ball is thrown into the opening / closing plate 32, if it is the specific winning opening 33 or the normal winning opening 34a, 34b, the check processing of the specific winning ball detector 46 is not performed, so in this case Although the inactivation of the game is canceled, the specific game state is not continued.

Although the embodiment has been described above, in the above embodiment, the winning ball passing through the specific winning opening 33 always turns on the winning number detector 47, but the winning ball that has won the specific winning opening 33 is displayed. The winning number detector 47 may not be detected. In this case, the specific winning ball detector 46 is also used as a counting detector. In addition, special winning opening 33
Alternatively, the winning number detector 47 may be provided in each of the normal winning ports 34a and 34b. In addition, a structure in which a winning ball entering the winning space 31 of the variable winning ball device 30 is first detected by the winning number detector 47 and then wins the specific winning opening 33 or the normal winning opening 34a, 34b, that is, the specific The winning ball that wins the winning opening 33 may be detected by the winning number detector 47 and then detected by the specific winning ball detector 46. In addition, in addition to closing the opening / closing plate 32 as a deactivating mode of the game, at the same time, invalidating the winning of the winning ball to the starting winning holes 37a to 37c, disabling the launch of a hit ball, or a prize ball May be configured to stop the payout operation.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, as the release condition of the game deactivation, after turning on the specific winning ball detector 46, the winning number detector 47 is turned on to release the deactivation, and the specific game state can be continued. Although it was shown, the winning number detector
47 may detect a winning ball and release the inactive state, and the specific gaming state may be continued when the specific winning ball detector 46 detects a winning ball within a predetermined time from the release. . Further, the inactive state may be released only by the winning number detector 47 or the specific winning ball detector 46 detecting the winning ball, and the specific game state may be continued, or a special game state may be provided. Alternatively, the inactive state may be released by operating the reset means, and the specific game state may be continued. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the continuation of the specific game state is continued from the open state of the next round in which the continuation of the specific game state is interrupted.

Further, the full tank detector 70 may be used in place of the broken-out detector 83 as a detecting means for determining that the ball cannot be popped, or another cause (for example,
In the case of shortage of hit balls, continuous occurrence of foul balls, etc.), a detecting means for detecting them may be provided, and it may be determined based on the detection output of the detecting means that the ball cannot be hit. In the above-described embodiment, as a criterion for determining that the ball cannot be bounced, it is detected that the ball-break detector 83 has been turned on for a predetermined time (10 seconds).
This predetermined time is not limited to the embodiment, for example,
The opening time of 32 may be the same.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the specific game state is caused to appear by the variable display device. However, the variable winning device is a variable winning ball device that is changed by winning in the starting winning opening, and the variable winning device is being changed by the starting winning. The game device may have a so-called Hikoki-type game content in which a winning game received by the ball device wins a specific winning opening to enter a specific game state. Further, the configuration of the variable display device is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may include an electrical identification information display unit (for example, an LED, an LCD, a dot matrix, or the like). Further, a so-called card type ball game machine that has a configuration of a ball game machine and plays a game via a card in which ball data is stored may be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As apparent from the above description, the ball game machine according to the present invention releases the inactivation of the game based on the satisfaction of the predetermined cancellation condition, and disables the game. Since it is configured to be able to resume the specific game state after being activated, trouble may occur with the player even if the cause of inactivation is the responsibility of the game hall side Absent.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine as one example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for generating a specific gaming state. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are exploded perspective views of the variable display device, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are rear views showing the relationship between a ball-break detecting plate and a hit ball supply device which cause a failure to be repelled, and FIG. Control circuit diagrams of block configuration for controlling operation, FIGS. 7A to 7G
The figure is a flowchart showing a specific operation of the control circuit. 1. Pachinko gaming machine (ball game machine) 14. Variable display device (specific game state generator) 30. Variable winning ball device 33. Specific winning opening 34a, 34b Normal winning opening 45 Solenoid (Part of the drive control means) 46: Specific winning ball detector (specific winning ball detecting means) 47: Winning number detector (winning ball detecting means) 83: Ball-out detector 110: Microcomputer (drive Control means, non-resilient determination means, game inactivation means, and game re-continuation control means)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A variable prize ball device which is changeable between a first state which is advantageous to a player and a second state which is disadvantageous and in which a plurality of prize ports including a specific prize port are formed; A special winning ball detecting means for detecting a winning ball winning the mouth, and the variable winning ball device is set to the first state until a predetermined regulation condition is satisfied when the game state becomes a predetermined specific game state. And a drive control means for repeatedly driving control to the first state again based on the detection output of the specific winning ball detection means, wherein the variable winning ball device comprises During the state, the non-resilient determining means for determining that the ball cannot be released for a predetermined period or more, and the variable winning ball device enters the second state based on the predetermined restriction condition being satisfied. When the specific winning ball detection means A game inactivating means for inactivating a subsequent game based on the absence of a detection output and the presence of a judgment output of the non-resilient judging means; and an inactivating state based on a predetermined release condition being satisfied. And a game re-continuation control means for resuming a specific game state after being deactivated, and a game resumption control means. 2. The predetermined release condition includes a detection output of a prize ball detecting means for detecting the number of prize balls prize in the variable prize ball device after the game is deactivated, and the detection output is provided. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a detection output of said specific winning ball detection means is present at a point in time or within a predetermined time from that point. 3. The predetermined cancellation condition is that there is a detection output of the specific prize ball detecting means after the game is deactivated, or a prize ball detection for detecting the number of prize balls prize in the variable prize ball device. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein there is a detection output of the means.