JP2883612B1 - Card type ball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A signal system of a detection switch for detecting a game ball lent by a ball lending control function and a signal system of a detection switch for detecting a game ball paid out by a prize ball payout control function are separately provided. If you look at the connection status of the signal system,
A card-type ball game machine capable of easily confirming and determining a ball lending control system and a prize ball payout system. SOLUTION: Payout means 32 for paying out game balls.
And detection switches 43 and 44 for detecting game balls paid out by the payout means 32; a game control function for controlling game operations on the game board 10; and a ball lending command from an external ball lending device 4. A ball lending control function for renting out game balls by the payout means 32, and a prize ball payout control function for paying out game balls by the payout means 32 by a prize ball payout command by winning in the game board 10; The signal system of the detection switch 43 for detecting the rented game ball and the signal system of the detection switch 44 for detecting the game ball paid out by the prize ball payout control function are connected to separate control boards 29 and 46. I have.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card type ball game machine using a prepaid card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A card-type ball game machine used by connecting to a card-type ball lending device comprises a payout means for paying out game balls and a payout control board for controlling the payout means for ball rental and award. Also used for ball payout. Then, after inserting the prepaid card into the ball lending device, when the lending switch of the operation unit arranged on the upper plate cover or the like of the gaming machine is operated, the payout means is operated by the ball lending command from the ball lending device, and the ball is released. The number of game balls according to the lending instruction is lent out, and the payout means operates according to the prize ball payout command when the game ball wins to the prize means of the game board, and the specified number of prize balls according to the prize ball payout instruction is provided. It is to pay out.

Further, a detection switch is provided on the payout passage side of the payout means, and the lead wire of the detection switch is connected to the payout control board, and the payout control board uses the signal from the detection switch to determine the number of lending balls and the number of award balls, respectively. The number of balls to be loaned and the number of prize balls are detected by counting, and if there is an abnormality in which the number of balls to be loaned and the number of prize balls are insufficient, the payout means is made to perform an additional payout operation.

[0004]

In a conventional card-type ball and ball game machine, a detection switch is connected to a payout control board via a lead wire, and the detection switch and the payout control board are used for ball lending and prize ball payout. When inspecting at inspection laboratories, etc., by simply checking the connection state of the detection switch and lead wire, they are used for what is to be detected and what is intended for control. There is a problem that it is difficult to determine whether there is.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a signal system of a detection switch for detecting a game ball lent by a ball lending control function and a detection system for detecting a game ball paid out by a prize ball payout control function. Another object of the present invention is to provide a card-type ball game machine capable of easily confirming and judging a ball lending control system and a prize ball payout system by observing a connection state of a signal system separately from a switch signal system. I do.

[0006]

The present invention provides payout means 32 for paying out game balls, and detecting switches 43 and 44 for detecting the game balls paid out by the payout means 32.
A game control function of controlling the game operation of the game board 10 side, a ball lending control function of lending game balls by the payout means 32 by a ball lending command from the external ball lending device 4,
A signal system of a detection switch 43 for detecting a game ball lent by the ball lending control function, comprising a prize ball payout control function of paying out game balls by a payout means 32 according to a prize ball payout command by winning in the game board 10. The signal system of the detection switch 44 for detecting a game ball paid out by the prize ball payout control function is connected to separate control boards 29 and 46.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The drawings illustrate a case where the present invention is applied to a card type ball game machine using a game ball as a game ball.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front side of a card-type ball game machine, 1 is a game machine main body, a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2, and a front frame pivotally attached to the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. 3 The gaming machine body 1 is mounted on the island side alternately with the card-type ball lending device 4 on the left and right.

The ball lending device 4 is used for lending game balls. The ball lending device 4 has a card insertion / ejection slot 5 for removably inserting a prepaid card and a prepaid card inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 5. Card reading / writing means 6 for reading / writing information, a card insertion indicator light 7 which is turned on when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 5, and a card insertion / ejection means (not shown). .

The front frame 3 has a glass door 8 and a front plate 9,
The game board 10 is arranged on the back side. Game board 10 is the front frame
3 is detachably mounted from the rear on a mounting frame 11 (see FIG. 2) on the rear side. On the front surface of the game board 10, there are provided a guide rail for guiding game balls, a normal prize unit, a large prize unit, and other various game components arranged in a game area inside the guide rail.

An upper plate 12 for storing game balls for firing and an upper plate cover 13 for covering the upper plate 12 are mounted on the front plate 9, and the upper plate cover 13 has a display means 14 and an operation means 15. Are provided. The display means 14 and the operation means 15 may be arranged at a position where the player can easily view the display on the display means 14 and easily operate the operation means 15, and may be provided at a place other than the upper plate cover 13.

A lower plate for storing surplus spheres is provided below the front frame 3.
16 and a launching means 17 for launching a game ball to the game board 10 side
Firing handle 18 is provided.

The display means 14 is for displaying the information read by the card reading / writing means 6. The display means 14 is composed of, for example, a 7-segment LED, and may display the remaining amount of the prepaid card directly by a number, or may display the number of times of use by a number. Does not matter.

The operating means 15 has a ball lending switch 19 for lending game balls and a return switch 20 for returning a prepaid card. The ball lending switch 19 is for a ball lending operation for performing a ball lending operation of a game ball based on information from the card reading / writing means 6. Return switch
Reference numeral 20 denotes a return operation of a prepaid card for operating the ball rental device 4 so as to return the prepaid card at the end of the game or the like. In addition, ball lending switch 19, return switch
The button 20 may be used by appropriately selecting a push button switch, a touch switch, and other various switches. The sending means returns the prepaid card from the card insertion slot 5 when the remaining amount of the prepaid card becomes zero.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine. 2, the firing means 17 includes a hammer 21 and a firing motor 22 for driving the hammer 21. When the firing handle 18 is operated, the firing motor 22 drives the hammer 21 and A game board 10 which hits a game ball on a firing rail with a hitting hammer 21
Fired to the side.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a back mechanism plate, which is pivotally attached to the mounting frame 11 by a pair of upper and lower hinges 24 so as to be openable and closable, and has four lock levers in a closed state so as to press and fix the game board 10 from behind. (Not shown). Back mechanism plate 23
Has an opening 25 at the center thereof.
The back cover 26 on the back side of the game board 10 is fitted to the game board 10.

The back cover 26 is for covering each game component such as winning means mounted on the game board 10 from the back side, and a first board case 28 is detachably provided so as to cover an inspection window on the back side. ing. In the first board case 28, the game board 10
A unique game control board 29 is accommodated in accordance with the game configuration on the side. The game control board 29 is a so-called main control board for controlling the game operation on the game board 10 side, and a ROM having a game control function for controlling the game operation on the game board 10 side,
Electrical components such as a RAM and a CPU are mounted.

The back mechanism plate 23 has a game ball tank 30 and a game ball guide rail 31 above the opening 25, a payout means 32 on one side in the left and right direction, and a winning ball tank 33 and a passage unit on the lower side. 34 and a second board case 35 are mounted respectively.

The game ball tank 30 is for storing game balls replenished from the ball replenishing device on the island side, and supplies the game balls from the game ball tank 30 to the payout means 32 via the game ball guide rail 31. It is supposed to.

The payout means 32 is for paying out prize balls at the time of winning, and renting out game balls at the time of ball lending operation. The dispensing means 32 includes a dispensing case 36 disposed in a vertical direction, and a rotating shaft
A rotator 38 provided rotatably around 37, and this rotator
And a payout motor 39 for driving the same. In addition,
As the payout motor 39, a stepping motor or the like is used.

The inside of the payout case 36 is divided into two rows of payout passages 40 on the left and right. The rotating body 38 has a plurality of feeding recesses in the circumferential direction on the outer circumference corresponding to each payout passage 40.
42 are formed, and the game balls that have entered the payout concave portion 42 are sequentially paid out with the rotation. Note that the payout recesses 42 of the payout passages 40 of the rotating body 38 are shifted by a half pitch in the circumferential direction, and the payout passages 40 allow payout balls to be paid out alternately.

At the lower part of the payout case 36, a lending ball detection switch 43 and a prize ball detection switch 44 are provided vertically corresponding to each payout passage 40 so as to detect the game balls paid out by the rotating body 38. Have been. Lending ball detection switch 4
3. The prize ball detection switch 44 has a through hole in the switch body, and detects a game ball passing through the through hole in a contact type or a non-contact type. Note that the rental ball detection switch
43, one of the prize ball detection switches 44 may be used as the other.

The winning ball tank 33 is for storing game balls which have won the winning means and the like and which have passed behind the game board 10, and a winning ball processing means 45 is provided below the winning ball tank 33. The winning ball processing means 45 detects a winning ball in the winning ball tank 33, and discharges one winning ball in the winning ball tank 33 when the winning ball detecting means detects the winning ball. Winning ball discharging means, and the winning ball detecting means outputs a winning ball payout command every time a winning ball is detected.

The passage unit 34 guides the game balls paid out from the payout means 32 to the upper plate 12 side, and when the game balls in the upper plate 12 are full, diverts the game balls to the lower plate 16 side. To guide you.

The second board case 35 has a payout control board 46
Is housed. The second board case 35 is attached to the front frame 3
It may be attached to the back side of. In addition, the payout control board 46 may be provided without being accommodated in the second board case 35 at a position where the payout control board 46 is covered by the back mechanism plate 23 from the back side.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the control system. The game control board 29 includes a ROM, RA,
Electrical components such as M and CPU are mounted, and connectors 48 and 49 are mounted in addition to a plurality of connectors for connecting the game control means 47 to the outside. The lead wire 50 of the prize ball detection switch 44 is detachably connected to the connector 48.

The payout control board 46 includes a ball lending control means 51 having a ball lending control function, a prize ball payout control means 52 having a prize ball payout control function, a motor driving means 53 for a payout motor 39, and a payout. ROM, RAM, CPU, and other electric components constituting the abnormality detection control means 54 for abnormality are mounted, and connectors 55, 57 for connecting the abnormality detection control means 54 to the outside are mounted. .

The ball lending control means 51 controls the payout means 32 so that the payout means 32 rents out game balls in accordance with a ball lending command from the ball lending apparatus 4 when the ball lending switch 19 is operated. For example, when the player operates the ball lending switch 19 to borrow a game ball for 100 yen, the payout means 32 controls to pay out 25 game balls. The ball lending control means 51
Includes an interface necessary for exchanging signals with the ball rental device 4.

The prize ball payout control means 52 has a prize ball payout control function of controlling the payout means 32 so that the payout means 32 pays out game balls in accordance with a prize ball payout command by winning in the game board 10. In conjunction with the operation of the winning ball processing means 45 of the winning ball tank 33 discharging the winning balls one by one, the payout means 32 pays out a prescribed number (for example, 15) of game balls per one winning ball. To control.

The motor driving means 53 drives the payout motor 39 so that the rotating body 38 rotates by a predetermined angle according to the ball lending signal from the ball lending control means 51 and the prize ball payout signal from the prize ball payout control means 52. It is for doing.

The abnormality detection control means 54 counts the number of loaned balls and the number of payouts including the number of prize balls based on signals from the loaned ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 to detect the presence or absence of an abnormality in the number of paid out balls. It has a function of causing the payout means 32 to perform an additional payout operation when the number of payouts is abnormal.

That is, the abnormality detection control means 54
The counting unit 54a that counts the number of balls lent and the number of winning balls based on signals from 43 and 44, and the number of balls to be paid out is smaller than the number of balls loaned and the number of winning balls compared to the number of ball lending commands and prize ball payout commands Comparison / determination unit that detects the presence or absence of abnormality
54b, and an additional command unit 54c for giving an additional command to the payout means 32 when an abnormality is detected by the comparison / determination unit 54b.

The connector 55 is connected to the abnormality detection control means 54 on the payout control board 46 side, and the lead wire 56 of the lending ball detection switch 43 is connected to the connector 55. The connector 57 is an abnormality detection control means 54 on the payout control board 46 side.
The lead wire 58 is connected to the connector 57. The lead wire 58 is a connector 49 of the game control board 29.
The connector 49 is connected to the connector 48 on the game control board 29 side. Therefore, the prize ball detection switch 44
Is connected to the payout control board 46 via the game control board 29, and the signal system of the rental ball detection switch 43 is directly connected to the payout control board 46.

In the above configuration, when a prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot 5 of the ball lending device 4, the card reading / writing means 6 reads information such as the remaining amount of the prepaid card, and the information is paid out on the gaming machine body 1 side. The balance is sent to the control board 46, and the remaining amount of the prepaid card is displayed on the display means 14.

Then, when the player presses the ball lending switch 19 of the operation means 15, the signal is sent to the card reading / writing means 6 of the ball lending device 4, and the card reading / writing means 6 changes from the balance to the ball lending amount. Is written on the prepaid card and the ball rental device
A ball lending command for a predetermined number of game balls is sent from the 4 side to the ball lending control means 51 of the payout control board 46.

For this reason, the ball lending control means 51 makes the ball lending device 4
The ball lending control of the payout means 32 is performed according to the lending request from the side, and the payout motor is provided via the motor driving means 53.
39 operates to drive the rotating body 38. And this rotating body
When 38 rotates, the game ball guide rail from the game ball tank 30
Game balls supplied through 31 are paid out, and a predetermined number of game balls are lent to the upper plate 12 as lending balls in accordance with the ball lending command.

When the payout means 32 pays out the game balls, the rental ball detection switch 43 detects the game balls falling in each payout passage 40 in the payout case 36, and the detection signal is transmitted to the lead wire 56 and the connector 55. It is sent to the abnormality detection control means 54 side of the payout control board 46 via the control unit. Then, the abnormality detection control means 54 sequentially counts the number of lent balls and detects the presence or absence of an abnormality in the number of lent balls, and performs processing for causing the payout means 32 to perform an additional payout operation when the number of paid out balls is insufficient, Dispensing motor 39 so as to pay out a predetermined number of rental balls
Control.

When a game ball wins the winning means of the game board 10 during the game, the winning ball passes through the game board 10 and is collected in the winning ball tank 33. Then, the winning ball detecting means of the winning ball processing means 45 detects the winning game ball, and the winning ball discharging means discharges the winning ball in the winning ball tank 33 one by one and pays out from the game control means 47 of the game control board 29. A prize ball payout command is output to the prize ball payout control means 52 of the control board 46. For this reason, the prize ball payout control means 52 controls the payout of the prize balls, and the payout means 32 operates in the same manner as in the case of the ball lending described above, and pays out the prize balls to the upper plate 12.

When the payout means 32 pays out the game balls, the prize ball detecting switch 44 detects the game balls falling in each payout passage 40 in the payout case 36, and the detection signal is supplied to the lead wire 50 and the game control. Since the connectors 48 and 49 of the board 29 are sent to the abnormality detection control means 54 side of the payout control board 46 via the lead wires 58, the abnormality detection control means 54 performs the same control as in the case of ball lending described above. .

At the end of the game, when the player presses the return switch 20, a return signal is sent to the ball lending device 4 side, and the prepaid card is returned from the card insertion / ejection slot 5. At the same time, the display on the display means 14 disappears. In this embodiment, a lending ball detection switch 43 and a prize ball detection switch 44 are separately provided, and the prize ball detection switch 44 is connected to the game control board 29 via a lead wire 50 and a connector 48. Since the connection to the payout control board 46 via the connector 49, the lead wire 58 and the like via 29, the lending ball detection switch 43 is connected to the payout control board 46 via the lead wire 56 and the connector 55. When the inspection is performed at an inspection organization or the like, if the positions of the rental ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 and the connection state of the lead wires 50 and 56 are confirmed, the rental ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 Function, purpose, and the like can be easily confirmed and determined, and the inspection can be easily performed.

The ball lending control means 51, the prize ball payout control means 52, the abnormality detection control means 54 and the motor driving means 53
Since the payout control board 46 is provided, the rental ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 are separately provided, and the prize ball detection switch 44 is connected to the payout control board 46 via the game control board 29. Despite the structure, the structure does not become extremely complicated.

FIG. 6 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a lending ball that counts the number of lending balls by a signal from the lending ball detection switch 43 to detect the presence or absence of an abnormality in the number of lending balls, and causes the payout means 32 to perform an additional payout operation when the number of lending balls is abnormal. Abnormality detection control means 60,
The prize ball abnormality detection control means 61 which counts the number of prize balls based on a signal from the prize ball detection switch 44 to detect whether or not the prize ball number is abnormal, and causes the payout means 32 to perform an additional payout operation when the prize ball number is abnormal. Are separately provided, and the loaned ball abnormality detection control means 60 is incorporated in the ball rental control means 51, and the prize ball abnormality detection control means 61 is incorporated in the prize ball payout control means 52, respectively.

A ball lending control means 51 including a lending ball abnormality detection control means 60 is mounted on a ball lending control board 62, and a prize ball payout control means 52 including a prize ball abnormality detection control means 61 is provided together with a motor driving means 53. It is mounted on the payout control board 46.

The ball lending control means 51 including the lending ball abnormality detection control means 60 may be provided on the game control board 29 side.

In this embodiment, the lending ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 are independent, and the lead wire 56 of the lending ball detection switch 43 is connected to the ball lending control board 62 by the prize ball detection switch 44. Not only are the lead wires 50 connected to the game control board 29 respectively, but also the ball lending control board 62 and the payout control board 46 are independent, so that the inspection is easier than in the first embodiment. It is.

If the ball lending control means 51 including the lending ball abnormality detection control means 60 is provided on the game control board 29 side,
Since the ball lending control board 62 becomes unnecessary, the structure can be simplified.

FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, on the downstream side of the payout means 32, a lending ball path 63 having a lending ball detection switch 43 and a prize ball path 64 having a prize ball detection switch 44 are provided. Dispensing means on the upper side of the passage 64
Switching means 65 is provided for switching the game ball from 32 to a lending ball path 63 and a prize ball path 64.

The lending ball passage 63 and the prize ball passage 64 are incorporated in the lower part of the payout case 36, and their downstream sides are merged and connected to the passage on the passage unit 34 side. The switching means 65 includes a switching plate 66 rotatably supported by a support shaft 65a, a solenoid (drive means) 67 for driving the switching plate 66, and a switching plate 66 which always closes the lending ball passage 63 side. And a spring 68 that urges the spring. The solenoid 67 is excited when there is a ball lending command, and the switching plate
66 switches the switch board 66 to block the prize ball passage 64 side.
It turns to the side.

The configuration of the control system including the connection of the lending ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44 is shown in FIG. 5 or FIG.
Any of these may be adopted.

In this embodiment, the payout means 32 operates to pay out the game balls regardless of whether the ball lending command or the prize ball payout command is issued. And in the case of ball rental,
Since the solenoid 67 is excited and the switching plate 66 closes the prize ball passage 64 side, the game balls from the payout means 32 are lent ball passage 63.
The lending ball detection switch 43 detects the passage of the game ball in the middle of the game. In the case of paying out a prize ball, since the switching plate 66 blocks the rental ball passage 63, the game ball from the payout means 32 is guided to the upper plate 12 through the prize ball passage 64, and the prize ball is given along the way. The detection switch 44 detects the passage of the game ball. Also in this case, it can be carried out in the same manner as described above, and can be easily inspected.

FIG. 9 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a lending ball path 63 having a lending ball detection switch 43 and a prize ball path 64 having a prize ball detection switch 44 are provided downstream of the payout means 32. The payout means 32 uses a forward / reverse-type payout motor 39 that rotates in a forward direction according to a ball lending command and reverses in response to a prize ball payout instruction, and the rotating body 38 is configured to be capable of normal and reverse rotation by driving the payout motor 39. . Rental ball passage 63 and prize ball passage
64 meets at the bottom. Note that the rental ball detection switch 4
3. The configuration of the control system including the connection of the prize ball detection switch 44 and the like may be either of FIG. 5 or FIG.

In this embodiment, when a ball lending command is issued, the rotator 38 rotates forward in the direction indicated by the arrow a by driving the payout motor 39, and pays out game balls to the lending ball passage 63 side. The game ball is guided to the upper plate 12 via the lending ball passage 63 and the passage unit 34, and the lending ball detection switch 43 detects passage of the game ball in the middle thereof. Also, when there is a prize ball payout command, the rotating body 38 rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow b by driving the payout motor 39 and pays out game balls to the prize ball passage 64 side. The ball is guided to the upper plate 12 via the prize ball path 64 and the path unit 34, and the prize ball detection switch 44 detects the passage of the game ball on the way. Also in this case, it can be carried out in the same manner as described above, and can be easily inspected.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

For example, one of the two payout passages 40 in FIG. 4 is a lending ball passage 63 and the other is a prize ball passage 64, and the rotating body 38 is axially moved by two in correspondence with each passage 40.
Each rotor 38 is divided, and an electromagnetic clutch or the like, which operates each rotor 38 according to a ball lending command and a prize ball payout command, is incorporated inside each of the rotors 38. Each rotating body 38 may be selectively or alternatively coupled to the rotating shaft 37 by a clutch.

The dispensing means 32 may use a screw screw type for the rotating body 38, or may use a driving means such as a solenoid or a motor to open and close the dispensing plate.

In the case of a pachinko machine, the prize ball payout control means 52 performs payout control by winning game balls to the prize means. In the case of an arrangement ball machine, the prize ball payout control means 52 gives a prize score (prize) by the formation of a prize winning combination. The payout control may be performed accordingly.

[0058]

According to the present invention, payout means 32 for paying out game balls, detection switches 43 and 44 for detecting game balls paid out by the payout means 32, and control of game operations on the game board 10 side. A game control function to perform the game, a ball lending control function to rent out game balls by the payout means 32 according to a ball lending command from the external ball lending device 4, and a payout means 32 by the prize ball payout command by winning in the game board 10. It has a prize ball payout control function for paying out a ball, and a signal system of a detection switch 43 for detecting a game ball lent by the ball rental control function and a detection for detecting a game ball paid out by the prize ball payout control function. Since the signal system of the switch 44 is connected to the separate control boards 29 and 46, by checking the connection status of each signal system, the ball lending control system and the prize ball payout system can be easily confirmed and judged, and It can be inspected.

A lending ball detection switch 43 for detecting a game ball lent by the ball lending control function and a prize ball detection switch 44 for detecting a game ball paid out by the prize ball payout control function are separately provided. Connect the rental ball detection switch 43 to the payout control board 46 for the prize ball payout control function,
Game control board 29 for game control function with prize ball detection switch 44
, The rental ball detection switch 43 and the payout control board 46, and the prize ball detection switch 44 and the game control board 29.
By observing the connection state with the system, the ball lending control system and the prize ball payout system can be easily confirmed and determined, and the inspection can be easily performed.

Moreover, ball lending control means 51 which counts the number of lending balls based on a signal from the lending ball detection switch 43 to detect an abnormality in the number of lending balls, and causes the payout means 32 to perform an additional payout operation when the number of lending balls is abnormal. The prize ball payout control means 52 counts the number of prize balls by a signal from the prize ball detection switch 44, detects an abnormality of the number of prize balls, and performs an additional payout operation to the payout means 32 when the number of prize balls is abnormal. Are provided separately, the inspection including the ball lending control means 51 and the prize ball control means can be easily performed.

A lending ball passage downstream of the payout means 32
63 and a prize ball path 64 are provided, and a switching means 65 for switching the game ball from the payout means 32 to the lending ball path 63 and the prize ball path 64 is provided.The lending ball detection switch 43 is provided to the lending ball path 63,
Since the prize ball detection switch 44 is provided in each of the prize ball passages 64, the lending ball and the prize ball pass through different passages 63 and 64, and the lending ball and the prize ball are lent to the lending ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch. 44 and can be detected separately.

A lending ball passage downstream of the payout means 32
63 and a prize ball path 64 are provided, a lending ball detection switch 43 is provided in the lending ball path 63, and a prize ball detection switch 44 is provided in the prize ball path 64. Since the payout means 32 is configured to be reversible so as to pay out the game balls to the passage 64, the lending ball and the prize ball pass through different passages 63 and 64 by turning the payout means 32 forward and reverse, respectively. The lending ball and the prize ball can be detected separately by the lending ball detection switch 43 and the prize ball detection switch 44.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a card-type ball lending device and a card-type ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the card-type ball lending device and the card-type ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the dispensing means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear sectional view of the dispensing means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control system showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a control system showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a dispensing unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a rear sectional view of a dispensing unit according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a dispensing unit according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Ball lending device 10 Game board 29 Game control board 32 Payout means 43 Lending ball detection switch 44 Prize ball detection switch 46 Payout control board 51 Ball lending control means 52 Prize ball payout control means 63 Lending ball path 64 Prize ball path 65 Switching means

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A payout means (3) for paying out game balls.
2), a detection switch (43) (44) for detecting a game ball paid out by the payout means (32), a game control function for controlling a game operation on the game board (10) side, and an external Ball rental equipment
A ball lending control function for renting out game balls by the payout means (32) according to a ball lending command from (4), and a payout means (32) for paying out game balls by a prize ball payout command by winning a prize at the game board (10). With a prize ball payout control function,
The signal system of the detection switch (43) for detecting the game ball lent by the ball lending control function and the signal system of the detection switch (44) for detecting the game ball paid out by the prize ball payout control function are separated. A card-type ball game machine connected to a control board (29) (46). 2. A lending ball detection switch (43) for detecting a game ball lent by a ball lending control function, and a prize ball detection switch (44) for detecting a game ball paid out by a prize ball payout control function. Separately provided, rental ball detection switch (43)
2. The prize ball payout control function is connected to a payout control board (46), and the prize ball detection switch (44) is connected to a game control board (29) for a game control function. Card-type ball game machine. The number of lent balls is counted by a signal from the lent ball detection switch (43) to detect an abnormality of the number of lent balls,
The ball lending control means (51) which causes the payout means (32) to perform an additional payout operation when the number of loaned balls is abnormal, and the number of prize balls is counted by a signal from the prize ball detection switch (44), and the number of prize balls is abnormal. Detects and pays out when the number of winning balls is abnormal (32)
Prize ball payout control means (5
3. The card-type ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein 2) and 3) are separately provided. 4. A lending ball passage downstream of the dispensing means (32).
(63) and a prize ball path (64), and switching means (65) for switching a game ball from the payout means (32) to a lending ball path (63) and a prize ball path (64) is provided. A lending ball detection switch (43) in the passage (63) and a prize ball detection switch (44) in the prize ball passage (64)
The card type ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. A lending ball passage downstream of the dispensing means (32).
(63) and a prize ball path (64), a lending ball detection switch (43) in the lending ball path (63), and a prize ball detection switch in the prize ball path (64).
(44) are provided, and the payout means (32) is configured to be reversible so as to pay out game balls to the lending ball passage (63) at the time of ball lending and to the prize ball passage (64) at the time of prize balls. The card-type ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: