JP2877848B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that discharges a rental ball paid out from a rental ball discharging device to a hit ball supply tray.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, on a pachinko machine installation island where a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged, a ball lending machine is provided between the stands of each pachinko machine, and coins, bills or predetermined prepaid cards are inserted into the ball lending machine. By operating the ball switch button, a predetermined number of ball rentals are paid out to a ball rental port of a ball rental machine.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the prior art, however, the ball rental is paid out to a ball-lending port of a table-to-ball lending machine, so it is necessary for the player himself to pick up the ball-lending by hand and put it in the ball supply tray. is there. Such a task was troublesome, and women in particular felt more inconvenience due to their small hands. In addition, since the pachinko ball must be directly touched with the hand, the hand is easily soiled by the soil of the ball, and furthermore, there is a possibility that the ball may be spilled to a place other than the ball supply tray during the transfer.

On the other hand, as a pachinko machine that solves such a problem, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-122482 is known. However, this prior art is provided with a ball discharging device corresponding to a pachinko machine, and configured to perform both payout of a lending ball and payout of a prize ball for a winning ball during a game by the ball discharging device. Therefore, there are the following problems. In other words, if the ball discharging device breaks down, the prize ball will not be paid out for the winning ball, so that the pachinko game may not be possible. If a prize ball is generated while paying out a lending ball, a prize ball cannot be paid out with respect to the prize ball, so that the process of discharging the prize ball may be delayed, which may adversely affect the pachinko game. In particular, if many prize balls stay in the prize ball gathering section, the discharge process cannot be completed in time, which may cause a problem that ball clogging occurs.
Also, as is well known, the back structure of each manufacturer's pachinko machine is different from each other, and a significant design change is required to adapt it to pachinko machines of all manufacturers, and there are many problems to put into practical use. is there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has as its object to guide a rental ball dispensed from a rental ball discharging device to a hitting ball supply plate to a player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko gaming machine capable of paying out a lending ball irrespective of paying out a prize ball with respect to a winning prize ball so as not to hinder a pachinko game. .

[Means for solving the problem]

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the pachinko machine according to claim 1 is provided with a hit ball supply plate on a front surface of a front frame, and a prize ball discharge device on a back surface of the front frame, wherein the prize ball discharge device is provided. A pachinko machine that guides the premium ball released from a ball-feeding tray to an electric ball-release device and a ball-exchange value medium such as coins, bills, or prepaid cards in response to the pachinko machine. A ball lending machine accommodating a function unit for transmitting a ball payout signal is provided, and the ball lending device is actuated by the ball lending signal from the ball lending machine to discharge the ball lending to the hit ball supply plate. It is characterized by.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pachinko machine, wherein a hit ball supply plate is provided on the front surface of the front frame, an electric prize ball discharging device is provided on the back surface of the front frame, and the electric prize ball discharging device is provided by a winning ball signal. In a pachinko machine that operates to discharge a prize ball to a hitting ball supply tray, a ball rental machine containing a functional unit that receives a ball exchange value medium such as coins, bills or prepaid cards and transmits a ball rental payout signal is described above. It is electrically connected to a pachinko machine, and the electric prize ball discharging device of the pachinko machine is operated by a lending ball payout signal from the ball lending machine to discharge the lending ball to a hit ball supply plate. I have.

[Action]

In the pachinko machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a prize ball is generated during a game, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to a prize ball discharge gutter from a prize ball discharge device provided in the pachinko machine, and a ball is supplied. Guided to a dish. On the other hand, when a ball exchange value medium such as a coin or a prepaid card is inserted into a ball rental machine, the functional unit performs necessary processing such as confirming the authenticity thereof,
Sends out the ball rental signal. The ball-for-payout signal is transmitted to the ball-for-ball release device provided corresponding to each pachinko machine separated from the ball-for-ball rental machine, and the ball-for-ball release device discharges pachinko balls for the number of ball rentals. Since the ball release apparatus is in communication with the prize ball discharge gutter of the pachinko machine, the released pachinko balls flow into the prize ball discharge gutter and are discharged as they are to the hit ball supply plate as they are.

In the pachinko machine described in claim (2), when there is a winning ball signal based on the winning ball, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are discharged as a premium ball to the premium ball discharge gutter by operating the electric premium ball discharging device. , And is guided from the prize ball discharge gutter to the hit ball supply tray. On the other hand, by giving the rental ball payout signal to the electric prize ball discharging device, the electric prize ball discharging device discharges the pachinko balls to the prize ball discharge gutter, which becomes a rental ball and is directly discharged to the hit ball supply tray. You.

〔Example〕

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

1 to 9 show an embodiment corresponding to claim (1). FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine installation island A. The pachinko machine installation island A includes a number of pachinko machines 1, 1... Arranged side by side, and a narrow box-shaped ball rental machine 2 is interposed in two pachinko machines 1 at a rate of one. You.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the ball lending machine 2, and a narrow box-shaped case is provided on the rear surface of a front panel 2a between the pachinko machines 1 and facing the surface of the pachinko machine installation island A. body
2b is provided integrally. On the front panel 2a, coin insertion slots 3R, 3L, amount selection buttons 4R,.
…, Change return button 5R, 5L, balance display 6R, 6L, bill input button
7R, 7L, a change return port 8, and a bill insertion port 9 are provided. From the coin slot 3R, 3L to the bill insertion button `` 7R, 7L '', a pair is provided symmetrically to correspond to the pachinko machines 1, 1 on both sides, and it is easy for players on both sides to operate the buttons at the same time So that it is attached to the inclined surface that becomes lower from the center to the side. Inside the case body 2b, coin inlets 3R, 3
A coin sorter (not shown) is provided in communication with L, where the authenticity of the coin is determined. At the same time, a bill sorter (not shown) is provided inside the case body 2b so as to communicate with the bill insertion slot 9, and here, the authenticity of the bill is determined. The money amount selection buttons 4R, 4L,... Are provided with a computer (not shown) in which the money amount of the inserted bill is once provided in the case body 2b.
This is used by a player to select a necessary amount of a loaned ball purchase from the stored amount of money. The balance display sections 6R and 6L are for displaying the balance stored in the computer. The return buttons 5R and 5L are pressed to display the balance display 6
This is used to refund the amount displayed on R, 6L from the return port 8, and the remaining amount is stored in the storage circuit of the computer unless the return buttons 5R, 5L are pressed.

The bill insertion buttons 7R and 7L are used by two right and left players because they need to share one bill insertion slot 9.
That is, the bill insertion slot 9 is normally closed by the lid 9a, and when the bill insertion buttons 7R and 7L are pressed, the lid 9a is opened by a driving means such as a motor, so that bills can be inserted.
Then, the inserted bill is stored in the computer as money amount information on the pressed side of the bill insertion buttons 7R and 7L.

As described above, a computer is built in the case body 2b, and the computer calculates the number of ball rentals corresponding to the amount of coins inserted or the amount of the amount select buttons 4R, 4L,. Transmits a ball lending payout signal to the device 10.

The functional unit is configured by the coin sorter, bill sorter, computer, and the like described above.

When a prepaid card is used as a ball exchange value medium, this functional unit is constituted by a card reader having a card slot in place of a coin sorter or the like,
In the end, the composition is determined by the type of ball exchange value medium.

The ball let-off device 10 is provided for each pachinko machine 1, and as shown in FIG. 3, a constant cutting gear 12 facing the middle of a supply passage 11 in which pachinko balls are arranged in a line.
And a drive unit 13 such as a solenoid for controlling the rotation of the constant cutting gear 12. And Pachinko machine installation island A
Is fixed to the lower end of the chute 15 attached to the supply gutter 14 bridged over the upper part of the ball lending machine 2 and is provided at a position separated from the ball lending machine 2 and directly connected to the computer of the ball lending machine 2 by a lead wire. Receives the signal of ball lending. In addition, a pipe 16 is connected to a lower end of the supply passage 11 of the ball rental device 10, and the other end of the pipe 16 is connected to a prize ball discharge gutter 1a of the pachinko machine 1. Pachinko machine 1 used here
Uses a conventional well-known general device shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and guides a prize ball tank 1b for storing a prize ball and a prize ball of the prize ball tank 1b to a prize ball discharging device 1c. The above-mentioned prize ball discharge gutter for guiding the prize ball discharged from the prize ball guiding gutter 1d and the prize ball discharge device 1c to the hitting ball supply tray 1c on the front of the front frame.
1a. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a connecting portion of the prize ball discharge gutter 1a and the pipe 16 from the ball let-off device 10, which is higher than the communication port 1f of the prize ball discharge gutter 1a with the hitting ball supply tray 1e. An opening cylindrical portion 18 is provided on the rear wall 17 of the position,
The distal end of the pipe 16 is engaged with the opening cylindrical portion 18. This locking structure has a through hole 16b of a joint ring 16a in which a claw 18a is formed in the opening cylindrical portion 18 and the claw 18a is integrally provided at the tip of the pipe 16.
Is engaged. And it is removable by pushing the claw 18a into the inside of the opening cylindrical portion 18, and when the pipe 16 is not connected, it has a through hole equivalent to the through hole 16b engaging with the claw 18a like the joint ring 16a. If the cap 18b (FIG. 5) is fitted, it can be used as an ordinary pachinko machine.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. In addition, the case where the pachinko machine 1 on the right side of the ball rental machine 2 is used for convenience will be described.

In order for a player to obtain a lending ball using coins, the player first inserts coins into the slot 3R. By inserting coins into the right slot 3R, the computer determines that the ball should be released to the right pachinko machine 1. Then, the authenticity of the coin is confirmed by the coin sorter, and when the coin is determined to be inappropriate, the coin is returned from the change return port 8. On the other hand, when it is determined that the coin is appropriate, the number of balls to be loaned corresponding to the amount is calculated by the computer, and the signal to send out the ball to the ball rental device 10 is transmitted. In response to the ball rental signal, the ball rental device 10
Drive unit 13 operates, and pachinko balls for the number of rental balls are supplied to the supply passage
Released from 11 to pipe 16. This pachinko ball is a pipe
The ball is guided to the prize ball discharge gutter 1a through 16 and is discharged directly to the hit ball supply tray 1e as a rental ball. Therefore, the player can start the game immediately without having to transfer the rental ball.

Further, in order to obtain a lending ball using a bill, first, a bill insertion button 7R is pressed. Then, the cover 9a of the bill insertion slot 9 opens,
At this point, the computer determines that the ball should be released to the pachinko machine 1 on the right side. Then, the bill is inserted, and when the bill is judged to be appropriate by the bill sorting machine, the amount of the bill is temporarily stored in the computer as the amount information of the right pachinko machine. In this state, the player selects the purchase amount of the lent ball from the amount select buttons 4R. Then, a ball lending payout signal is transmitted to the ball lending device 10 based on the selected purchase amount, and the ball lending is released to the hit ball supply tray 1e as described above, and the balance is displayed on the balance display unit 6R. . Here, when the player presses the return button 5R, the balance is refunded from the change return port 8. Unless the change return button 5R is pressed, the balance is stored in the computer, and if the player presses the amount select button 4R within the range of the balance, the ball is further released.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the bill slot 9.
A vertical vertical partition wall 9b is provided at the center of the bill insertion slot 9, and the lid 9a has a fan-shaped cross section. And bill input buttons 7R, 7L
By pressing, the lid 9a is opened so that the bill insertion slot 9 is opened on the side where the button is pushed (the chain line in FIG. 8), and only the player who pushed the bill insertion buttons 7R and 7L can insert bills. Become. By doing so, it is possible to prevent a trouble that the left player inserts a bill even though the right player presses the bill insertion button 7R.

FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the ball lending machine 2, in which two bill insertion slots 9 are provided at the top and bottom, and each bill insertion slot is provided.
The 9R and 9L correspond to the left and right pachinko machines 1 and 1, respectively. In this case, since the pachinko machine 1 to release the lending ball is specified by determining the bill insertion slot, the bill insertion buttons 7R and 7L of the above embodiment are unnecessary. Note that the ball rental machine 2 may not be of the above-described common use type but may be a machine that can be used for each pachinko machine.

10 to 12 illustrate an embodiment corresponding to claim (2). In this embodiment, an electric premium ball discharging device 1c is used as the ball rental device 10. This electric prize ball discharging device 1c includes a prize ball passage 19, 19 communicating with a prize ball guiding gutter 1d, a motor 20, and a worm 21 rotated by the motor 20, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. , The worm 21
A worm gear 22 meshing with the worm gear 22 and a shaft 23 of the worm gear 22
And gear-shaped ball cutting disks 24, 24 fixed to both ends of the disk. The ball cutting disk 24, 24 has a prize ball passage 19, 19 on the outer periphery.
Recesses 24a into which one prize ball can fit
Are formed at equal intervals. The rotation of the motor 20 rotates the ball cutting disks 24, 24 via the worm 21 and the worm gear 22, so that the prize balls in the prize ball passages 19, 19 are prize ball discharge gutters 1a.
Is to be released.

Incidentally, the ball cutting disks 24, 24 are fixed to the shaft 23 while being relatively displaced from each other in the rotation direction, so that the prize balls in the prize ball passages 19, 19 can be discharged one by one. It is configured.

The electric prize ball discharging device 1c normally functions so that the motor 20 rotates based on a winning signal of the pachinko machine and discharges 13 prize balls to the hit ball supply tray 1e.

Thus, the computer of the ball lending machine 2 is electrically connected to the electric prize ball discharging device 1c, and the electric prize ball discharging device 1c is also controlled by the ball lending payout signal of the ball lending machine 2. I do. As a result, the electric prize ball discharging device 1c discharges the rental ball directly to the hit ball supply tray 1e according to the ball rental signal from the ball rental machine 2, and the ball releasing device 10 as in the first embodiment described above. Can be reduced in number of parts and the cost associated therewith can be reduced as compared with the case in which a separate is provided.

The effect of the present invention configured as described above can be further enhanced by combining the pachinko machine 1 described in FIGS. 13 to 19. That is, the pachinko machine 1 has the front frame 26 mounted on the front of the machine frame 24 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the front surface of the front frame 26, a glass door frame 27 and a front plate 28 are mounted so as to be freely opened and closed. A game board 29 is removably mounted on the back of the front frame 26 via a mounting frame.
A guide rail 30 having a firing position is provided on the surface of the game board 29.
A plurality of prize ports 31, a variable prize device 32, and the like, which form a prize area, are provided in a game section surrounded by the guide rails 30. In addition, an outlet 33 is provided at the lower part.

On the front surface of the front plate 28, a hit ball supply tray 1e for guiding thrown balls one by one to the firing position of the guide rail 30 is mounted. An operation handle 35 for projecting the ball at the reflection position to the game section and a foul ball tray 37 communicating with a foul ball passage 36 formed in the middle of the guide rail 30 are attached to a lower portion of the front frame 26.

As shown in FIG. 15, a mechanism plate is provided on the back of the game board 29.
38 is rotatably mounted. The game board of this mechanism plate 38
A winning ball collecting space is formed on the front side opposite to the 29 back surface, and a trough-shaped winning ball collecting passage 39 is formed below the winning ball collecting space. A premium ball tank 1b, a premium ball guiding gutter 1d, an electric premium ball discharge device 1c, and a premium ball discharge gutter 1a are formed on the upper rear surface of the mechanism plate 38, similarly to the pachinko machine of the second embodiment.

At the end of the winning ball collecting passage 39, a winning ball detecting means is provided.
Forty are provided. The winning ball detecting means 40 includes a disk 4 having a concave portion 401 on its outer periphery formed with a ball as shown in FIG.
A circular case 403 is provided surrounding 02, a winning ball collecting passage 39 is connected above the case 403, and a winning ball discharging passage 41 is connected below the case. A winning ball detection switch 404 is provided on the outer periphery of the disc 402.
Actuator 405 is facing. And motor 4
By rotating the disk 402 in the direction of the arrow by 06, the winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting passage 39 are recessed one by one.
And discharges the winning ball to the winning ball discharging passage 41. The winning ball detecting means 40 having the above-described structure is such that when no winning ball is present in the recess 401 of the disk 402, the actuator 405 of the winning ball detection switch 404 is not pressed. When a winning ball is present, the winning ball presses the actuator 405, so that the winning ball detection switch 404 is activated to transmit a winning ball detection signal.

It should be noted that employing the above-described configuration as the winning ball detection means 40 is very preferable because the winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting passage 39 at the time of a power failure remain as evidence balls as they are when the motor 406 stops. Becomes However, if a power failure is not assumed, a prize-ball detector that operates by passing a prize-ball may be used, for example. Also, for example, when a large amount of winning balls are collected in the winning ball collecting passage 39 in a short time as in a fever-type pachinko machine, the motor is used.
By increasing the rotation of the 406, the prize ball discharging process is performed quickly, and the ball biting phenomenon that easily occurs in the prize ball collecting passage 39 can be prevented.

A detector 42 is provided below the electric prize ball discharging device 1c as a prize ball discharging operation detecting means. The detector 42 detects that a predetermined number of prize balls have been released from the prize ball passages 19, 19, and transmits a prize ball release operation detection signal. The prize ball discharge gutter 1a is provided with a prize ball amount detecting means 43. This premium ball amount detecting means 43
As shown in FIG. 16, a detection plate 432 whose lower end is pivotally mounted on a shaft 431 and a prize ball amount detection switch 433 are provided. The detection plate 432 is a lever piece 4 that projects rearward.
, And normally comes into contact with the actuator 435 of the prize ball amount detection switch 433 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
It is urged to protrude into a. When the prize ball fills the hit ball supply tray 1e and the prize ball discharge gutter 39, the detection plate 432 is pushed by the filled prize ball as shown by a chain line in FIG. 16, and the actuator 435 is moved by the lever piece 434. To press, the premium ball quantity detection switch 433 is operated, and a premium ball quantity detection signal is transmitted.

A hand-held ball collecting means 44 is provided in connection with the hit ball supply tray 1e. As shown in FIG. 17, the hand-held ball collecting means 44 includes a ball extraction port formed on the bottom surface on the downstream side of the hit ball supply tray 1e.
It comprises a sliding plate 441 for opening and closing 45, a solenoid 442 for sliding the sliding plate 441, and a collected ball detector 443. The sliding plate 441 is provided with a plunger 44 of a solenoid 442.
2a, and a ball extraction port is always provided by a coil spring 442b wound around a plunger 442a as shown by a solid line in FIG.
When the solenoid 442 is excited, the ball extraction port 45 is opened as shown by the chain line in FIG. To the recovery passage 47 formed at the bottom. The sliding plate 441 and the solenoid 442 are provided in the space between the front plate 28 and the hitting ball supply tray 1e, and the collected ball detector 443 is inserted in the middle of the collection passage 47 and passes therethrough. And sends a recovered ball detection signal. The winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting passage 39 and the hand-held balls of the hit ball supply tray 1e join the ball passing passage 48 of the prize ball tank 1b and are collected in a collecting path below the pachinko machine installation island A. Each pachinko machine 1 is supplied again by the island return.

A digital display 49 as display means is provided on the hit ball supply tray 1e. Further, the foul ball receiving tray 37 is provided with a settlement button 50 as a settlement switch means operated when the player finishes the game, and a receipt delivery port 51. Further, a printer 52, a first electromagnetic counter 53, and a second electromagnetic counter 54 are provided in a lower portion of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1. The first electromagnetic counter 53 is for counting and storing the winning balls, and the second electromagnetic counter 54 is for counting and storing the number of times the prize balls are released.

The pachinko machine 1 is provided with a computer 55 having a function of controlling the entire operation. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 18, the computer 55 is provided with a winning ball detection signal generated each time the winning ball detecting switch 404 of the winning ball detecting means 40 is turned on. Also, a prize sphere release operation detection signal generated each time a predetermined number of prize spheres are released from the electric prize sphere discharge device 1c and the detector 42 is turned on is given. Also, a prize ball amount detection signal is given in response to the prize ball discharge gutter 1a being filled with the prize ball and the prize ball amount detection switch 433 being turned ON. Also, in response to the settlement button 50 being pressed and turned on, a settlement instruction signal is provided, and further, a recovered ball detection signal from the recovered ball detector 443 is provided.

On the other hand, from the computer 55, an electric prize ball discharge device
A control signal for stopping the motor 20 of 1c is transmitted. Further, a control signal for displaying the digital display 49, a drive signal for driving the solenoid 442 of the hand-held ball collecting means 44, and a control signal for operating the printer 52 are transmitted.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the pachinko machine 1, as described in the embodiment of the above claim (2), in accordance with the ball rental payout signal from the ball rental machine 2, the rental ball is released from the electric prize ball discharging device 1 c to the hitting ball supply plate 1 e and the game is played. Is started, and the ball is supplied by operating the operation handle 35.
The balls 1e are driven one by one into the game section of the game board 29. On the other hand, when the game is started, the computer 55 initializes, sets the winning ball function to "X" (step), sets the "X" to "0" (step), and displays the digital display.
Zero display is performed on 49 (step).

And the ball driven into the game section of the game board 29 is a winning opening
It is determined whether or not the player has entered the prize area of the variable prize winning device 31 or the like and the prize ball detection switch 404 has been turned on (step). If it has been determined that the switch has been turned on, the storage counter of the computer 55 and the first electromagnetic counter 53 have been determined. Is added to (+) (step), and the process proceeds to step. If it is determined in step that the winning ball detection switch 404 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not “X” is “0” in step. If it is determined that “X” is “0”, the process returns to step, and “0” is returned. If not, the process proceeds to a step.

In addition, in the step, it is determined whether or not the prize ball discharge gutter 1a is filled with the prize ball and the prize ball amount detection switch 433 is turned on.
55 gives a signal to the electric prize ball discharging device 1c, and the motor 412
To discharge a predetermined number of prize balls to the prize ball discharge gutter 1a (step). When the operation of discharging the prize ball by the electric prize ball discharging device 1c is performed once, "-1" is subtracted from the value of the storage counter of the computer 55 (step), and "+" is added to the second electromagnetic counter 54. Is added (step), and the process proceeds to the step. In the step, it is determined whether or not the settlement button 50 has been pressed, and in the case of NO, the process returns to the step and repeats the step.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S that the prize ball discharge passage 53 is filled with the prize ball and the prize ball detection switch 433 is turned ON, the process returns to step S.
Will be repeated. Therefore, in this state, the game board 29
Even if the ball hit into the prize area enters the prize area, the prize sphere is not released by the electric prize sphere discharging device 1c at all, and the prize sphere is inputted with “+” into the storage counter of the computer 55 and the first electromagnetic counter 53. Is merely added.
Then, in this state, the game is continued, and when it is determined that the prize ball of the prize ball discharge gutter 1a decreases and the prize ball amount detection switch 433 is turned off, the process proceeds to the steps after.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step that the settlement button 50 has been pressed, a settlement command signal is given from the computer 55 to display the winning ball function "X" on the digital display 49 (step), and the hand-held ball collection means 44 The solenoid 442
To excite the ball of the ball supply tray 1e into the ball removal passage 46 and the collection passage 47.
To the collection path via the (step). And
The number of collected balls is counted by the collected ball detector 443 (step), and the number obtained by multiplying the winning ball function “X” by a prize ball (for example, 13) corresponding to one winning ball is added to the number of collected balls. The number of prize balls is calculated, and the calculated value is recorded on a receipt by the printer 52 and then sent out from the outlet 51 (step). Further, the values of the first electromagnetic counter 55 and the second electromagnetic counter 54 are reset to "0" (step), and the game ends.

In the pachinko machine 1, a digital display 56 for displaying the released prize balls is provided on the hitting ball supply tray 1e, and the real number of the hand-held balls of the player obtained by converting the winning balls into the number of the prize balls (the number of unreleased prize balls). ) Can be displayed. In addition, by providing the first and second two electromagnetic counters 53 and 54, it is possible to check whether the number of winning balls and the number of prize balls released match and to recover the winning ball data in case of power failure And

In the case of the pachinko machine 1 described above, there is no need for the player to touch the pachinko balls at all, so that the player's hands and the slingshot balls are less contaminated.

〔The invention's effect〕

As explained above, according to the pachinko machine described in claim (1), the ball rental is directly discharged to the hitting ball supply plate, so that the player can be relieved from the trouble of transferring the conventional ball rental, and the player can transfer the ball. There is no possibility that the pachinko ball will be lost during the replacement.

In addition, the payout of the prize balls for the winning prize balls is performed by the existing prize ball discharge device provided in the pachinko machine, and only the lending balls are paid out from the ball rental machine,
The ball rental can be discharged to the hit ball supply plate without significantly changing the design of the conventional pachinko machine, so that it is possible to easily cope with the pachinko machines of each manufacturer.

Furthermore, the prize ball and the lending ball can be efficiently paid out by discharging the prize ball and the lending ball to the hitting ball supply plate separately by the prize ball discharging device and the lending ball releasing device, respectively. The number and the number of rental balls can be separately and accurately measured, and the characteristics of the pachinko machine can be accurately grasped. In addition, it is easy to find a malfunction or an illegal modification, and the amount of money spent on one pachinko machine can be ascertained with certainty.

Further, in the pachinko machine described in claim (2), since the lending ball is paid out using the electric premium ball discharging device, only the ball rental machine and the electric premium ball discharging device are electrically connected. Therefore, the number of components can be reduced, and the cost can be significantly reduced. Furthermore, for pachinko machines that use an electric prize ball discharge device that can discharge prize balls in units of one, there is no need to add any external equipment, and there is an effect that it can easily respond. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing the entire pachinko machine installation island, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a ball rental machine, Fig. 3 is a front view of a ball rental device, and Fig. 4 is a claim (1). , FIG. 5 is a rear view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view seen from the inside of the pachinko machine installation island, FIG.
The figure is a sectional view showing the connection between the prize ball discharge gutter and the pipe.
The figure is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing another embodiment of the bill slot, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the ball lending machine, FIGS. 10 to 12
The figure shows an embodiment corresponding to claim (2).
The figure is a partial perspective view from the inside of the island where pachinko machines are installed.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an electric prize ball discharging device, FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of the electric prize ball discharging device, FIGS. 13 to 19 show another embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a pachinko machine. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the pachinko machine showing the front panel opened, and FIG.
The figure is a back view of the pachinko machine, FIG. 16 is a schematic view showing a cross section of a main part of the back of the pachinko machine, FIG. 17 is a schematic view of a hand-held ball collecting means portion, FIG. 18 is a block diagram, FIG. It is a flowchart. 1 ... Pachinko machine, 1c ... Electric prize ball discharge device, 1e ...
… Hitting plate, 2… ball rental machine, 10… ball rental device.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hit ball supply tray is provided on the front surface of a front frame, and a prize ball discharge device is provided on the back surface of the front frame, and a prize ball discharged from the prize ball discharge device is guided to the hit ball supply tray. In a pachinko machine, a ball rental machine accommodating a function unit for receiving a ball rental exchange value medium such as a coin, bill, or prepaid card and transmitting a ball rental payout signal in response to the pachinko machine. A pachinko machine characterized in that the ball rental device is operated by a ball rental signal from the ball rental machine to discharge the ball rental to a hit ball supply plate. 2. A hit ball supply tray is provided on the front surface of the front frame, and an electric prize ball discharging device is provided on the back surface of the front frame. The electric prize ball discharging device is operated by a winning ball signal to hit a prize ball. In a pachinko machine designed to discharge to a supply tray, a ball rental machine accommodating a function unit for receiving a ball exchange value exchange medium such as coins, bills or prepaid cards and transmitting a lending ball payout signal is electrically connected to the pachinko machine. A pachinko machine connected to the pachinko machine, wherein an electric prize ball discharging device of the pachinko machine is operated in response to a ball lending signal from the ball lending machine to discharge a lending ball to a hit ball supply plate.