JP2977936B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, and the like. And a gaming machine including the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a gaming machine of this kind, it is possible to play a game by using a value generally specified by information recorded on a predetermined recording medium such as a magnetic card. There was a gaming machine.

[0003]

In a conventional gaming machine of this kind, in order to play a game using the gaming machine by using a value specified by information recorded on the recording medium, for example, A balance display for displaying the balance of value specified by the recording information of the recording medium to be read, and a return operation button operated to return the recording medium inserted for use in the game at the end of the game. It is necessary to provide a device for a recording medium such as.
However, if such a device for recording media is unnecessarily attached to the main body of the gaming machine, the inconvenience that the main body of the gaming machine must be drastically redesigned in order to mount the device for recording media. Occurs. In other words, in remodeling a conventional gaming machine based on a conventional gaming machine that does not use the recording medium into a gaming machine compatible with a recording medium, a significant design change for providing the recording medium compatible equipment is required. The disadvantage is that it has to be done extensively.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and utilizes a conventional game machine which does not use a recording medium as effectively as possible without making a great change in design. It is to be able to remodel to.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine including a game machine main body and a mounting member which is exchangeably mounted on the game machine main body. A device for a recording medium for performing a game with a gaming machine using a value specified by recording information of a predetermined recording medium is provided, and by attaching the mounting member to the gaming machine main body, the recording medium can be equipped to the gaming machine main body of the corresponding equipment and Do Ri, the recording medium pairs
The application device is specified by the recording information of the recording medium.
Value can be deducted for use in gaming from valuable value
Withdrawable display means for indicating that the value is
Withdrawing operation means for performing withdrawal, and playing the recording medium
And a return operation means for returning the skill person, the withdrawal
Possible display means indicates that the value can be debited
The withdrawal operation means or the return operation
That the value can be deducted if a step is operated
Is changed to a state different from that of the display . According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the gaming state of the gaming machine pays out a prize game medium.
And give the player predetermined gaming value.
That the player has entered the predetermined gaming state
A predetermined gaming state detecting means for detecting, the predetermined gaming state detection
Game value to the player based on the detection output of
Value providing means to be provided, and a value provided by the value providing means
Each time the value reaches a predetermined amount, the value added information to that effect is
Further comprising an information output means for outputting the trick machine, the value
It is determined that the value assigning means outputs the value assigning information.
The above-mentioned predetermined amount of added value is installed on the gaming machine installation island
The number of replenishing devices that supply balls to
Every time a ball is replenished, the resupply information to that effect is output.
Note that the value is equivalent to the
Sign.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the recording medium-compatible device is provided on a mounting member which is replaceably mounted on a game machine main body, the mounting member is mainly provided. Redesign the recording medium compatible device and install the mounting member on the gaming machine body, so that the gaming machine body can be equipped with the recording medium compatible device on the gaming machine without much design change. Becomes possible. Recording media
For the function of the debitable display means included in the body-adaptive device
From the value recorded on the recording medium
That it is possible to deduct value for use in games from
Is displayed. In addition, it is included in equipment for
By operating the withdrawal operation means
Is performed, and the aforementioned operation is performed by operating the return operation means.
The recording medium is returned to the player. And withdrawable display hand
The column indicates that the value can be withdrawn.
When the withdrawal operation means or return operation means is operated in the state
The status differs from the indication that the value can be withdrawn.
Change to a state. According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, a predetermined game state detection method
Due to the action of the stage, the gaming state of the gaming machine pays prize gaming media.
Players can be given or scored to give the player
It is in a predetermined gaming state set to give value
Is detected. Due to the function of value adding means
Game value based on the detection output of the game state detection means
Is given to the player. By the function of the information output means,
Each time the value added by the value-adding means reaches a predetermined amount,
Is output from the gaming machine. And
The value providing means is determined to output the value providing information.
The specified amount of added value is set on the gaming machine installation island.
A predetermined number of replenishing devices that supply balls to the placed gaming machines
Each time a ball is replenished, the supply information to that effect is output.
The value is equal to a value corresponding to a predetermined number of ball supply numbers.

[0007]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko game machine 60 and a card processing machine 62 as an example of a ball game machine using the ball payout apparatus according to the present invention.

A card processor 62 is provided on one side (left side in the drawing) of the pachinko gaming machine 60 in the left-right direction.
0 is provided in a separable state. 130 in the figure
Is a processor usable indicator for lighting up and displaying that the card processor 62 is operating and usable. The card processor 62 is provided with a card reader / writer control section 134 provided with a card reader / writer. When a card is inserted from the card insertion / ejection port 133, the recording information recorded on the card is read from the card reader / writer. Can be read by the writer. The card balance at the time of insertion included in the read card information is the balance display device 1 at the time of insertion.
Indicated by 31. This insertion balance display 131
May be provided on the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, or may be provided on another place such as a curtain plate. The card processor 62 is provided with a card processor controller 135 having a built-in CPU, ROM, RAM and the like. The card processor controller 135 controls the entire card processor 62.

If the player inserts a card into the card insertion / ejection slot 133 and the inserted card is appropriate and the remaining amount of the card remains, and a ball lending operation is possible, the card processor controller 135 The control signal for turning on the ball lending LED is output to the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, and the ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d provided on the ball storage plate 59 is turned on. This ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d
Indicates that a ball lending operation can be performed. After confirming that the ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d is lit, the player presses the ball lending button 44c. Then, a game ball (pachinko) for the amount of a lending ball (hereinafter, simply referred to as a lending amount) to be paid out by one ball lending operation preset by a lending amount setting switch 137 such as a rotary switch described later. The ball) is dispensed into the hitting ball supply tray 59. The ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d is turned off until the payout of the ball lending amount is completed. When the payout of the pachinko balls for the ball lending is completed, the remaining card amount of the card inserted into the card processing machine 62 is updated to be reduced by the ball lending.

In the drawing, reference numeral 42c denotes a return button, and a lendable ball L
The operation is effective while the ED (ball lending indicator) 48d is on. When the return button 42c is pressed by the player, the card inserted in the card processor 62 is returned to the player from the card insertion / ejection port 133. In addition, card insertion / ejection slot 1
When the remaining amount of the card inserted in 33 is exhausted, the zero card is collected in the aircraft. The card insertion / ejection port 133 is provided with a ridge on the outer periphery of a groove portion into which a card is inserted / ejected.
The protruding ridge 133b on the left side of 33a is configured as a protruding ridge having a larger protrusion amount. However, the inconvenience of inserting a card into the card insertion / ejection port 133 of the card processor 62 by mistake can be prevented as much as possible. In the figure, reference numeral 132 denotes a card insertion lamp, which is lit when a card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 133 and held at a predetermined position.

The remaining balance at the time of insertion of the card is displayed by the balance display 131 at the time of insertion, and the remaining balance of the card after the ball lending is performed and the amount is updated is provided on the hit ball supply tray 59. (Card balance display) 50 is displayed. A hitting operation handle 121 is detachably attached to the game machine main body by an attaching member (base) 121A. If the player operates the hitting operation handle 121 in a state where the pachinko balls have been paid out into the hitting ball supply tray 59, the pachinko balls are driven into the game area 120 one by one. In the game area 120, starting winning prize ports 125a, 125
b, 125c are provided.
When the pachinko ball wins a to 125c, the variable display device 123 is variably started. Then, if the display result at the time of stop is a combination of specific identification information (777), a big hit occurs and the variable winning prize ball device 124 is opened, so that the pachinko ball is in the first state in which it is easy to win. When a pachinko ball wins in the start winning opening 125a, n (for example, 7) prize balls are paid out to the hit ball supply plate 59 for each winning. When a pachinko ball wins in the starting winning openings 125b and 125c, 1
For each winning, m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out in the hit ball supply tray 59. Further, a normal winning opening or a variable winning ball device 124 provided in the game area 120 is provided.
When a pachinko ball wins, K (for example, 15) prize balls are paid out into the hitting ball supply tray 59 for each winning. The payout lamp 126 is lit or blinked during the payout of these premium balls.

The prize balls to be dispensed into the ball storage tray 19 are stored in a ball tank 151 (see FIG. 2) which will be described later. If the stored balls in the ball tank 151 are exhausted, the tank ball sensor 150 Stops detecting the ball, and at that time, the ball-out indicator 127 lights up or flashes to indicate that the stored ball has run out. The surplus balls that have been filled with prize balls and cannot be stored anymore are discharged into the surplus ball storage plate 122. This surplus ball storage dish 1
Numeral 22 is provided detachably with respect to the game machine main body, and when the surplus ball storage tray 122 is also full, when there is a prize ball to be paid out thereafter, the number of the prize ball or the prize ball. May be provided on the hitting ball supply tray 59 for storing and displaying the amount of money equivalent to. That is, in the present embodiment, as will be described later, after the payout control of the prize ball based on one winning prize ball is completed, the process of paying out the prize ball based on the next winning prize ball is further performed. After the surplus ball storage tray 122 becomes full, if there is a prize ball to be paid out based on the winning prize ball, the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning prize ball or equivalent to the prize ball. The amount to be paid may be added and stored, and after the addition and storage is completed, the addition and storage based on the next winning prize ball may be performed, and the stored value thus stored may be displayed on the credit score display. In that case, after the number of pachinko balls in the ball storage tray 59 and the surplus ball storage plate 122 is reduced, the prize ball corresponding to the score displayed on the credit score indicator is paid out. The balance indicator (card balance indicator) 50 and the balance indicator 131 at the time of insertion are composed of a seven-segment indicator. It may be provided. In addition, balance display (card balance display)
The ball lending amount may be displayed by 50, or another display may be provided to display the ball lending amount or attach a sticker on which the ball lending amount is printed. In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a speaker, which emits a sound effect or the like at the time of a big hit. In the figure, reference numeral 61A denotes a frame lamp, which is detachably attached to the front frame 61.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

Card processing machine control section 1 of card processing machine 62
35 is connected to a relay terminal board 138 provided in the pachinko gaming machine 60 by a connector 139, and the card processor control unit 135 and the relay terminal board 1 are connected.
38 can transmit and receive information to and from each other by wiring. The relay terminal board 138 includes a payout control board housed in a payout control board box 145, a game control board housed in a game control board box 148, a terminal box 149 for a gaming machine,
The emitter / receiver control board 70 is connected to the connectors 141 and 1 respectively.
44, 143 and 142 are connected. Further, the above-described various indicators and switches of various operation buttons provided on the hit ball supply tray 59 are connected to the relay terminal board 138 via the connector 140. It should be noted that the card processing machine control unit 135 and switches of various indicators and operation buttons provided on the hit ball supply tray 59 and the payout control board in the payout control board box 145 are connected to the relay terminal board 13.
8, the payout control board and the light emitting and receiving device control board 70 may be connected via the relay terminal board 138.

On the back side of the card processor 62, a lending amount setting switch 137 for inputting and setting in advance the lending amount to be paid out by one ball lending operation is provided. 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen,
Five kinds of amounts of 500 yen can be input and set. For example, if the ball-playing amount is set to 300 yen by a staff at the amusement arcade as shown in the figure, the 300-yen is set as the ball-playing amount in the microcomputer 30 of the card processor control unit 135.
0 (see FIG. 19). Then, the player inserts the card into the card insertion / ejection port 133, and the ball lending button 4
4c is automatically operated by pressing this button.
(¥ 00) is paid out into the hitting ball supply tray 59, and is reduced from the card balance. Card processing machine 6
A fraction display switch 136 is provided on the rear surface side of 2. The fraction display switch 136 switches the display digit when the remaining balance of the inserted card displayed by the balance display (card balance display) 50 at the present time has a fraction of less than 100 yen. It is for displaying a fraction. In other words, if the balance display rate is changed and the cash equivalent value of the pachinko ball to be lent is changed and a card balance of less than 100 yen is generated, the fraction display switch 136 is switched.
First, if there is a remaining amount of 10,000 yen, the fraction is rounded down, and the remaining amount indicator (card balance display) 50 blinks, and the display is automatically switched when the remaining amount of 10,000 yen is exhausted. Instead, the display is lit up to a fraction of less than 100 yen. In the figure, reference numeral 134 denotes a card reader / writer control unit including a card reader / writer and its control circuit, and 131 denotes a remaining balance indicator at the time of insertion.

An error cause indicator 146 is provided in the dispensing control board box 145, and is configured to display the type of the cause of the abnormality when the dispensing of the pachinko balls by the ball dispenser 63 occurs. ing. Then, when the staff in the game arcade repairs the abnormality that has occurred, the reset button 147 is operated to reset the ball payout control program. Instead of providing the error cause indicator 146 in the payout control board box 145, the error cause is indicated by a remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 provided in the ball storage tray 59, or on the front side of the gaming machine. A separate error cause indicator may be provided, or the payout lamp 126 may be provided depending on the cause.
May be made to correspond by changing the blinking mode of, or may be displayed by a hall management computer. The ball payout device of the present invention is constituted by the ball payout device 63 and the payout control board in the payout control board box 145.

When the pachinko balls hit into the game area 120 win the start winning openings 125a, 125b, 125c (see FIG. 1), the winning balls are detected by the start winning ball detection switches 128a, 128b, 128c. The game control board in the game control board box 148 performs variable control of the variable display device 123 (see FIG. 1) based on the detection signal. This start winning ball detection switch 128a
Is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 (see FIG. 20) of the payout control board via the game control microcomputer 370 of the game control board, and is used for control described later. The winning balls detected by the starting winning ball detection switches 125a, 125b, 125c are the winning ball sensors A (17) in the winning ball processing mechanism 445.
0a) and detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a). In the drawing, payout solenoids 171a and 171b are for dropping the winning prize balls, for which the prize ball payout process is completed, one by one. When a pachinko ball wins in the center starting winning opening 125a shown in FIG. 1, n (for example, 7) prize balls are paid out for each winning prize ball, and the starting winning prize holes 125b and 125 provided on the left and right sides.
If a pachinko ball wins in any of c, m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out for each winning ball.
On the other hand, a normal winning port other than the starting winning ports 125a, 125b, and 125c and a pachinko ball that has won in the variable winning ball apparatus 124 are guided to the winning ball sensor B (170b) and detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b). Then, k (for example, 15) prize balls are paid out to the hit ball supply plate 59 for each winning ball. The number (n, m, k) of prize balls to be paid out per winning prize is stored as fixed information in the payout control microcomputer 350 of the payout control board. The number of prize balls to be paid out per one winning prize ball is stored as fixed information in the light emitting and receiving device control board 70, and the number information of the payout control microcomputer 350 is stored when the power is turned on. May be transmitted and stored. By doing so, the ball payout device 6 can be used for other types of pachinko gaming machines having different payout numbers of prize balls.
There is an advantage that it can be dealt with simply by replacing the number 3 with a ball payout apparatus having a light emitting / receiving device control board 70 in which the number of payouts suitable for the model is stored.

The surplus balls that have been discharged from the ball dispenser 63 due to the pachinko balls and become full of hit balls and cannot be stored any more are discharged into the surplus ball tray 122, and the surplus ball tray 122 is also full. Becomes full, the full tank detection switch 162 detects that the tank is full,
The payout of the ball is controlled to be stopped.

The pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispenser 63 are stored in a ball tank 151. A tank ball sensor 150 is provided in the middle of the tank rail for guiding the stored balls in the ball tank 151 to the ball dispenser 63, and the tank ball sensor 150 detects that the stored balls in the ball tank 151 have run out. The detection signal is input to the payout control board in the payout control board box 145 via the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the relay terminal board 138. When the tank ball sensor 150 no longer detects the ball, the ball-out indicator 127 is lit and displayed.
As described later, only the operation of paying out pachinko balls by lending the ball is inactivated (see S52 in FIG. 23). Jade tank 1
Pachinko balls are supplied to 51 from a supply gutter 152 provided on the island via a supply device 153 including a supply ball detector. The supply ball supplied to the ball tank 151 is detected by the supply ball detector of the supply device 153. One pulse is detected by detecting that a predetermined number a (for example, 10) of pachinko balls have been supplied. A signal is output from the replenishment ball detector. The output signal is transmitted to connector 154. Instead of paying out the pachinko balls in the ball tank 151 to the ball supply tray 59 in response to the ball lending request signal from the card processor 62, the player lends the ball lending purchased from the ball lender into the ball supply tray 59. In the case of a conventional general-purpose pachinko game machine which is inserted into a game machine, the connector 154 is connected to the connector 155 connected to the management computer for the hall, and the detection signal from the supply ball detector is used for the hall. It is transmitted to the management computer, and the hall management computer counts the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous for the game arcade based on the transmitted detection signal. However, as in the present embodiment, a part of the stored balls in the ball tank 151 is changed to
In the pachinko gaming machine of the type that pays out the ball in the slot 9, the ball is supplied from the replenishing gutter 152 of the ball lending which does not become a disadvantageous ball number to the game hall, and the supplied ball lending is performed. This is detected by the replenishment ball detector and is input to the management computer for the hall as the information on the number of disadvantageous balls. This causes a problem that the number of disadvantageous balls cannot be accurately counted by the management computer for the hall. Therefore, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer is connected to the supply device 1.
The connector 154 is disconnected from the connector 154 connected to the supply ball detector 53 and is connected to the connector 156 connected to the terminal box 149 for the gaming machine. Each time the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning of the pachinko balls reaches a predetermined number a (for example, 10), a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout control board, and the predetermined pulse signal is output to the terminal box 149 for the gaming machine. , The connector 156 and the connector 155 so as to be transmitted to the hall management computer. With this configuration, no pulse signal as information on the number of disadvantaged balls is output to the hall management computer when renting pachinko balls, and the pulse signal is used only for paying out prize balls accompanying a prize. The information is transmitted to the management computer, and the hall management computer can collect accurate information on the number of disadvantageous balls.

The winning ball driven into the game area 120 and winning in the winning opening and the out ball collected in the out opening join and drop into the driving ball tank 159, and the driven ball is detected by the driven ball detector. After being detected by the (hit ball counter) 160, the ball falls onto a ball collecting gutter 161 provided on the island. In the drawing, reference numeral 180 denotes a ball-drawing solenoid, which is turned on and off when the ball-drawing solenoid is excited by a control signal from the payout control board.
3 (see FIG. 17) is opened and the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 151 are discharged out of the machine through the ball ejection path 1. The on-off valve is configured to be openable by manual operation. In this embodiment, the output of the driven ball detector is configured to be directly input to the management computer for the hall as in the related art, but the output of the driven ball detector is once input to the payout control board. Alternatively, it may be configured such that an input is made from the payout control board to the hall management computer on condition that the ball removal processing based on the payout abnormality is not performed. In this way, accurate profit ball count information can be totaled. Alternatively, it may be configured so that the slingshot pachinko balls do not fall into the driving ball tank. In the figure, reference numerals 158 and 157 denote connectors for connecting the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the hall management computer.
3) are transmitted to the hall management computer via the connectors 158 and 157.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a back surface structure of a front plate provided in the pachinko gaming machine.

On the front side of the pachinko gaming machine 60, a front plate 2 provided with a hit ball supply tray 59 (see FIG. 1) is provided so as to be openable and closable about the left side in the figure as a center of rotation. Front panel 2
On the back side of the ball is provided a hit ball supply device 4 for feeding the pachinko balls in the hit ball supply tray 59 one by one to a hit ball firing position. Further, on the back side of the front plate 2, a speaker mounting plate 6 for mounting the speaker 15, a switch mounting plate 12 for mounting the stop switch 20, and a relay board 10 are provided. The relay board 10 includes speakers, switches, and various displays 48d and 46d (see FIG. 1).
And a relay terminal board 138 (see FIG. 2). Further, the speaker mounting plate 6 is provided with a sound volume adjusting section 8 for adjusting the sound volume of the speaker. In the figure, reference numeral 62 denotes a card processor.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a different position in the hit ball supply tray. FIG. 4A is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of the hit ball supply tray 59 shown in FIG. Pachinko balls are paid out from the prize ball outlet 30 provided on the front plate 2 to the hit ball storage section 34. The hit ball storage section 34 is constituted by a hit ball supply tray main member 32. A ball feed tray auxiliary member 36 is provided below the ball feed tray main member 32, and the ball feed tray main member 32 and the ball feed tray auxiliary member 3 are provided.
6 form a space in which a speaker can be stored. The speaker 15 has a speaker cover 16 in the space.
Mounted through. In the drawing, reference numeral 17 denotes a speaker front cover in which a slit for sound release is formed.

FIG. 4B shows the returnable LE shown in FIG.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the center part of the hit ball supply tray 59 in which D46d was provided. The hitting ball storage portion 34 formed by the hitting ball supply tray main member 32 has a narrow width as shown in (b), and the hitting ball supply device 44 while aligning the pachinko balls stored in the hitting ball storage portion 34 in one row. (See FIG. 3) so that pachinko balls can be easily supplied to the hitting ball firing position. In the upper part of the hit ball supply tray auxiliary member 36,
A return button 42c and a returnable LED cover 46c are provided. By pressing the return button 42c, the return button 42c is depressed, and the return switch (return operation detector) 42d is turned on. A returnable LED (returnable display) 46 is provided inside the returnable LED cover 46c.
d is provided, and the lighting state of this return-possible LED (return-possible display) 46d is configured to be visible to the player. Note that the vertical sectional view of the hit ball supply tray 59 at the position where the ball lending LED 48d shown in FIG. 1 is provided has the same structure as that of FIG. That is, the structure is the same as that of FIG. 4B, and the return button 42c is
4c, the return switch (return operation detector) 42d becomes a ball rental switch (ball rental operation detector) 44d, the returnable LED cover 46c becomes a ball rental LED cover 48c, and a returnable LED (return display indicator) 46d. Is a ball rental LE
D (ball lending indicator) 48d.

FIG. 4C is a longitudinal sectional view of the hitting ball supply tray 59 at the position where the remaining amount indicator 50 shown in FIG. 1 is provided. The upper half of the hit ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 is constituted by a transparent decorative member 38, and the outside of the transparent decorative member 38 is further covered by a transparent decorative member 40. The remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) is provided inside the transparent decorative member 38.
50 are provided. The card balance displayed by the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 is configured so that the player can visually recognize the card balance via the transparent decoration members 38 and 40.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part on the back side of the front plate. A shaft hole 26 is formed in the right side edge portion of the front plate 2 in the figure. A spindle pin provided on the side of the pachinko gaming machine 60 is inserted into the spindle hole 26, and the spindle pin 22 is once pulled upward against the biasing spring 24 to lift the spindle pin 22. The front plate 2 is rotatably attached to the main body of the gaming machine by being inserted into a spindle pin insertion hole provided on the gaming machine 60 side. When the front panel 2 is removed from the game machine main body, the support pin 22 is pulled up against the urging spring 24 so that the support shaft pin 22 is inserted through the insertion hole of the support pin 22 provided on the game machine main body side. The pin 22 is removed, and in this state, the support pin inserted into the support hole 26 from above is removed by lowering the front plate 2 downward, and the front plate 2 is removed. In addition, the relay board 10 can be connected to the wiring connected to the connector 140 (see FIG. 2) by the connector 28. By pulling out the connector 28, the front plate 2 and the hit plate supply tray 59 can be completely removed. And convert it. The relay board 10 and the stop switch 20 mounted on the switch mounting plate 12 are connected by electric wiring.
And return switch (return operation detector) 42d, ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d, return possible LED (return possible display) 46d, ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d,
The remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator) 50 is connected by electric wiring.

An opening 18 is formed on the back side of the front plate 2, and the speaker mounting plate 6 is attached to the back of the front plate 2 with the speaker cover 16 attached to the speaker mounting plate 6 inserted through the opening 18. Attach and fix to the side with screws. The speaker 15 is provided inside the speaker cover 16. Further, the speaker mounting plate 6 includes
A volume controller 14 is provided, and the volume of the speaker is adjusted by adjusting the volume controller 8 looking into the back side of the speaker mounting plate 6 with the front panel 2 opened, by a staff member of the game arcade. .

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part on the front side of the front plate. A ball storage section 34 is provided on the front side of the front plate 2.
Are attached to the main member 32 and the auxiliary member 36. Further, the speaker cover 16 and the volume controller 14 are provided on the back side of the front plate 2 as described above.
Is attached.
On the upper left of the front panel 2 in the drawing, a prize ball is hit
A prize ball outlet 30 for discharging the prize ball is formed. Further, the front plate 2 has a hit ball feeding device mounting opening 56 for mounting the hit ball feeding device 4 (see FIG. 3), an opening 18 for inserting the speaker cover 16, a ball pull lever 52,
A ball removal valve interlocking member insertion port 58 and a ball removal port 54 are formed. When the player slides the ball-off lever 52, the ball-off valve interlocking member inserted into the ball-off valve interlocking member insertion port 58 moves in conjunction with the movement of the ball-off lever 52, and interlocks with the movement. Then, the ball removal valve provided in the ball storage unit 34 is opened, and the pachinko balls on the ball storage unit 34 are extracted into the surplus ball tray 122 through the ball extraction opening 54. In the drawing, reference numeral 26 denotes a shaft hole, and reference numeral 22 denotes a shaft pin.

As shown in the drawing, the ball feed tray auxiliary member 36 has a remaining amount display (card balance display) 50, a ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d, and a return switch (return operation detector) 42d. , Returnable LED (returnable display) 4
6d, ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d is attached. Further, these various indicators and detection switches attached to the hitting ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 are covered by the transparent decorative members 38 and 40. This transparent decorative member 3
8, 40, LED cover mounting openings 46a, 46b, LED cover mounting openings 48a,
48b are provided, and returnable LEs are provided in these openings.
A D cover 46c, a return button 42c, a ball lending LED cover 48c, and a ball lending button 44c are provided. And, in the assembled state, the player can visually recognize the returnable LED (returnable display) 46d via the returnable LED cover 46c,
The ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d becomes visible to the player via the ball lending LED cover 48c, and the return switch (return operation detector) 42d is turned on by pressing the return button 42c. Become, ball lending button 4
By pressing the button 4c, the ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d is turned on.

Various switches and indicators provided on the hitting plate supply tray auxiliary member 36 shown in FIG. 6 are connected to the relay terminal board 138 via the connector 140 shown in FIG. The front plate 2 on which the hit ball supply tray 59 is provided constitutes a mounting member that is replaceably mounted on the game machine main body. This mounting member is not limited to the hitting ball supply tray 59, but also includes a surplus ball storage tray 122, a mounting portion (base) 121A of the hitting operation handle 121 to the game machine main body, and a frame lamp 6.
It may be composed of a 1A mounting portion, a game board, or the like, and may be any member that can be replaced with the game machine body. The remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 and the ball lending button 44
c, ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d, return switch (return operation detector) 42d, return button 42c, returnable LED (returnable display) 46d, ball lending LED (ball lending display) 48d constitutes a recording medium-compatible device for playing a game with a gaming machine using a value specified by recording information of a predetermined recording medium. Note that all or part of the recording medium-compatible device may be directly attached to the front plate 2. Also, the recording medium compatible device may be dispersed and attached to a plurality of attachment members (for example, a front plate and a surplus ball storage dish), and a part of the recording medium compatible device may be provided in the card processor. Good.

If this recording medium-compatible device is mounted on the above-described hitting ball supply tray 59, it is easy to operate switches such as a ball lending switch because it is close to the player's hand.
Compared with the case where the player is attached to the card processor 62 or the like, the player can visually recognize the indicators such as the remaining amount indicator without moving the line of sight significantly in the horizontal direction, and can easily visually recognize the indicators. Also, a front plate 2 provided with a conventional hitting ball supply tray is provided.
Is removed from the gaming machine body and replaced with a front plate 2 provided on a recording medium-compatible hitting ball supply tray provided with the recording medium-compatible device, so that the recording medium-compatible device can be transferred to the gaming machine body. It is not necessary to modify the front frame 61 etc. so that the equipment can be installed, and it is necessary to modify the conventional gaming machine as much as possible while using the conventional gaming machine as much as possible while keeping the gaming machine installed in the amusement arcade. Can be.

FIG. 7 shows the winning ball sensor A (1) shown in FIG.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the guidance path | route of the pachinko ball guided to 70a) and B (170b).

The game board 81 forming the game area 120
Has a first winning ball collecting gutter 45 and a second winning ball collecting gutter 4
7 are formed by laminating two tiers. Then, the starting winning ports 125a, 125b, 125c
Is guided to the second winning ball collecting gutter 47 and detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a). on the other hand,
The pachinko ball that has won the normal winning opening or the variable winning ball device 124 is guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 45 and detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b).

FIG. 8 is a sectional view for explaining the structure and operation of the winning prize processing mechanism 445. Winning ball sensor A
At the side of each of (170a) and B (170b), oscillating bodies 29a and 29b oscillated by discharge solenoids A (171a) and B (171b) are provided. The rockers 29a and 29b are rotatably mounted on support shafts 31a and 31b, and have weights 33a and 3b, respectively.
3b is provided. And the discharge solenoid B (17
1b) in the state where the excitation is released as shown in the figure,
The oscillating body 29b rotates clockwise in the figure due to the weight of the weight 33b. In this state, the actuator 25b of the discharge solenoid B (171b) enters the first winning ball collecting gutter 45, and the winning actuator sensor 25b causes the winning ball to be detected by the winning ball sensor B (17).
0b). When the discharge solenoid is excited, the discharge solenoid A (17
As shown in 1a), the actuator 25a is drawn and retracted from the second winning ball collecting gutter 47, and the rocking body 29a is pushed up by the actuator 25a and pivots clockwise in the figure to rotate. First from upper end
Of the prize ball collecting gutter 47. Then, the winning ball supported by the actuator 25a falls downward, and the winning ball located above the winning ball is supported and held by the upper end of the rocking body 29a. As described above, each time the discharge solenoid is excited once, one prize ball is discharged into the ball removal path 1 and discharged outside the machine.

When a winning ball guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 47 is detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and when the payout is completed, the discharge solenoid is discharged. A (171a) is excited once to release. Then, the next winning ball is the first winning ball collecting gutter 47.
Is detected again by the winning ball sensor A (170a), and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out as described above. The winning ball guided to the second winning ball collecting gutter 45 is detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b), and a predetermined number k (for example, 15) of prize balls are paid out, and the discharge solenoid B (170b). Are excited and if there is a next winning ball, a predetermined number k of prize balls are paid out again. As described above, even if the winning ball is continuously generated, the rocking body 2
According to 9a and 29b, only the prize ball for which the payout of the prize ball has been completed flows down, and the prize ball for which the payout of the prize ball has not yet been completed is prevented from flowing down, so that the first and second prize ball collecting gutters 47, 45. This is advantageous in that troubles related to the number of prize balls to be paid out can be prevented. Instead of storing the proof balls, the number of winnings or the like may be stored by a microcomputer or the like, and the payout control may be performed based on the stored value. In this case, it is desirable to use a backup power supply so that the stored values are not erased due to a power failure or the like.

Note that the discharge solenoids A (171a), B
If (171b) breaks down and becomes non-excitable, the actuator 25a or 25b will be switched to the first winning ball collecting trough 47.
Or the second winning ball collecting gutter 45, the pachinko ball is a winning ball sensor A (170a) or a winning ball sensor B ( 170b), and the winning ball detection signal is continuously derived.
The continuous ON state of the winning ball sensor is detected, and it is determined that the discharge solenoid A (171a) or B (171b) has failed, and the abnormal state is notified. The winning ball sensors A (170a), B
(170b) is a so-called proximity switch in which the output signal changes from a predetermined voltage as the pachinko ball passes, and this winning ball detection sensor A (17)
0a), when the sensor B (170b) is disconnected, the voltage of the output signal becomes 0V, so that it is detected that the voltage has become 0V, and the winning ball sensors A (170a), B (170b).
May be notified that the wire has been disconnected. Also,
If the winning ball sensors A (170a) and B (170b) are short-circuited, the output voltage becomes an abnormal voltage exceeding the normal voltage, and the abnormal voltage is detected to determine that the short-circuit has occurred. May be performed to notify the effect.

FIGS. 9A, 9B and 10 are sectional views for explaining the internal structure of the ball dispenser 63. FIG.

The ball dispenser 63 has ball passage openings 64a and 64b for receiving prize balls from a tank rail 67 (see FIG. 2) through which the prize balls flow down while being arranged in two rows. Dispensing sprockets 74 are provided in the ports 64a and 64b, the stopper locking portions 78 of which are partially inserted. Further, a dispensing solenoid 223 for switching the dispensing sprocket 74 between the locked state and the unlocked state is provided, and when the dispensing solenoid 223 is excited, the actuator 232 is pulled leftward in FIG. The lock of the stopper locking portion 78 by the 232 is released, and the dispensing sprocket 74 becomes rotatable. This dispensing solenoid 22
3, the actuator 232, the stopper locking portion 78, and the payout sprocket 74 constitute a ball payout mechanism.

In this state, the payout sprocket 74 rotates clockwise in the figure due to the weight of the pachinko balls in the ball passage openings 64a and 64b. Then, one pachinko ball is dispensed while the dispensing sprocket 74 is rotated by the rotation angle from the stopper retaining portion 78 where the dispensing sprocket 74 is located to the next stop stopper retaining portion 78, and the excitation of the dispensing solenoid 223 is released. The stopper locking portion 78 is locked again by the actuator 232, and the dispensing sprocket 74 is again locked. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 14, the payout sprocket 74 includes a plurality of
6a and 76b are formed, and one of the ball mounting portions 76a
The pachinko ball in the ball passage opening 64a is held by the (see FIG. 9A), and the pachinko ball in the ball passage opening 64b is held by the other ball mounting portion 76b (see FIG. 9B). It is configured to be able to. The ball dispenser 63 is provided with a light emitting and receiving device control board 70 and the light receiving elements 68a to 68c controlled by the light emitting and receiving device control board 70.
68d and light projecting elements 67a to 67d (see FIG. 10). The light emitting element 67a and the light receiving element 68a confirm whether or not a pachinko ball exists in the ball passage opening 64a, and the light receiving element 68a confirms whether or not a pachinko ball exists in the ball passage opening 64a. The ball confirmation sensor A for performing the operation is configured. On the other hand, the light emitting element 67
b and the light receiving element 68b confirm whether or not there is a pachinko ball in the ball passage opening 64b.
The light receiving element 68b constitutes a ball confirmation sensor B for confirming the presence or absence of pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64b. Further, the pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispensing mechanism among the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a are counted by the light projecting element 67c and the light receiving element 68c. A ball counting sensor A for counting the pachinko balls paid out by the ball payout mechanism among the pachinko balls. On the other hand, in the light projecting element 67a and the light receiving element 68d, the pachinko balls in the ball passing port 64b and the pachinko balls passed through the ball payout mechanism are counted. A ball counting sensor B for counting the pachinko balls in the passage opening 64b and paid out by the ball payout mechanism is configured.

The light emitting elements 67a and 67b and the light receiving elements 68a and 68b constitute first ball detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball to be paid out by the ball payout mechanism. Further, the light emitting elements 67c, 6
The 7d and the light receiving elements 68c, 68d constitute a second ball detecting means for detecting a game ball paid out by the ball payout mechanism. Note that at least the light emitting elements 67a,
As shown in FIG. 9, the light receiving element 67b and the light receiving elements 68a, 68b are provided at positions deviated rightward in the drawing from the center lines of the ball passage openings 64a, 64b. Be sure to aim at the break of the ball
It is configured so that it can be detected individually. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the light projecting elements 67a, 67b, 67c, 67
d are arranged in the center and the adjacent light projecting elements are arranged in opposite directions, and the light receiving elements 68a, 68b, 68c, 68
Since d is dispersed and arranged on the left and right sides of the ball passage openings 64a and 64b, it is possible to prevent the problem that the light emitted from the light emitting element is erroneously received by the adjacent light receiving element in the adjacent light receiving element. I can do it. Further, the light emitting element 6 shown in FIG.
The same advantages can be obtained by disposing the light receiving elements 68a to 68d instead of the light projecting elements at the positions where the elements 7a to 67d are arranged.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are operation explanatory diagrams for explaining the payout operation of game balls by the ball payout device 63. FIG.
FIG. 11 shows a state in which the dispensing sprocket 74 has been rotated from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 11A shows the state of the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a, and FIG. 11B shows the state of the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64b. As shown in FIG. 11A, in the ball passage opening 64a, since the interval t1 between the stopper locking portion 78 of the dispensing sprocket 74 and the inclined portion 444a is relatively wide, the dispensing sprocket 74 is in the state shown in FIG. When the ball is rotated by one pitch angle from FIG.
One pachinko ball in 4a is paid out downward.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, the ball passage opening 64b has the stopper locking portion 78 and the inclined portion 44.
Since the interval t2 between the dispensing sprocket 74 and the dispensing sprocket 74 is relatively narrow, even if the dispensing sprocket 74 is rotated by one pitch angle from the state of FIG. In the state, pachinko balls are not paid out.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the dispensing sprocket 74 is further rotated by one pitch angle from the state shown in FIG. In this state, the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a are not discharged downward because they are locked and held by the discharge sprocket 74 as shown in FIG. It is paid downward as shown in FIG. Then, the pachinko balls dispensed downward by the rotation of the dispensing sprocket 74 are detected by a ball counting sensor A (68c) and a ball counting sensor B (68d) as shown. Thus, the dispensing sprocket 7
4 rotates by one pitch angle so that the ball passage port 64
The pachinko balls are alternately discharged one by one from either a or 64b.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the internal structure of the ball dispenser 63. The ball dispenser 63 is mainly
Assembling base 107, rear base 106 and intermediate base 10
5, the dispensing solenoid 223, and the light emitting and receiving device control board 70, and these components are stored in the assembled cover body 102 in an assembled state. In the drawing, reference numerals 110 and 111 are mounting screws for storing the assembled ball dispensing device 63 in the assembly cover body 102 and fixing it to the assembly cover body 102.

The assembling base 107 is provided with a ball passage opening 64a, a solenoid mounting space 112, a support shaft 109, and the like. The dispensing sprocket 74 is rotatably fitted to the support shaft 109 while the support shaft 109 is inserted into the shaft hole 214 of the dispensing sprocket 74. The dispensing sprocket 74 has a plurality of stopper locking portions 78 and a plurality of passing ball mounting portions 76a and 76b. 216 in the figure
Is an empty part. Further, the assembly base 107 has a board mounting portion 113a for mounting the light emitting and receiving device control board 70 and an outer wall 108 which is one side surface of the ball dispenser 63. Further, cover insertion holes 97 and 98 are provided in the substrate mounting portion 113a, and transparent sensor covers 88 and 89 for accommodating a light emitting element and a light receiving element are inserted into the cover insertion holes 97 and 98. It is configured to be held.

The dispensing solenoid 223 is provided with a tension spring 96, and the stopper plate 232 is pressed against the dispensing sprocket 74 in the assembled state by the restoring force of the tension spring 96, and its tension is increased by excitation of the dispensing solenoid 223. The stopper plate 232 is pulled in a direction away from the dispensing sprocket 74 against the restoring force of the spring 96.

A stopper 234 is formed at the lower end of the stopper plate 232, and the stopper 234 is engaged with the stopper engaging portion 78 of the dispensing sprocket 74 in a state in which the excitation of the dispensing solenoid 223 is released. As the dispensing solenoid 223 is excited, the stopper plate 232 is drawn, and the locking of the stopper 234 to the stopper locking portion 78 is released. This dispensing solenoid 223
The solenoid mounting plate 66 is provided with a mounting plate portion 220, and the dispensing solenoid 223 is screwed to the mounting base 107 with the mounting plate portion 220 in contact with the mounting portion 222 of the solenoid mounting space 112. Attach.

The intermediate base 105 is mounted on the mounting base 107 while covering the side surface of the ball passage opening 64a of the mounting base 107.
Fixed to The intermediate base 105 has a positioning projection 2
08a and 208b are formed. The positioning projections 208a and 208b are fitted into positioning recesses 206a and 206b formed in the assembly base 107, and the intermediate base 105 is positioned and fixed to the assembly base 107. While being fixed to the assembly base 107, the intermediate base 1
05 and cover insertion groove 94 and mounting base 1
The sensor cover 88 can be inserted and held in the cover insertion opening 97 formed in the cover 07. On the other hand, the sensor cover 89 can be inserted and held in the cover insertion groove 95 formed in the intermediate base 105 and the cover insertion opening 98 formed in the assembly base 107.

A ball passage opening 64b is formed in the rear base 106, and the rear base 106 is assembled and fixed to the assembly base 107 so that the side surface of the ball passage opening 64b is covered by the intermediate base 105. I do. In this assembled state, the cover insertion opening 8 formed in the rear base 106
6 and cover insertion groove 1 formed in intermediate base 105
20, the transparent sensor cover 100 can be inserted and held. Further, the transparent sensor cover 101 can be inserted and held in the cover insertion opening 87 formed in the rear base 106 and the cover insertion groove 96 formed in the intermediate base 105.

The light emitting and receiving device control board 70 is provided with a plurality of light emitting devices (light emitting devices) 67a to 67d and a plurality of light receiving devices (ball confirmation sensor and ball counting sensor) 68a to 68d. Control board 70 is attached to base 107
Screws are fixed to the recesses of the board mounting portions 113a and 113b formed in an assembled state of the base mounting portion and the rear base 106. By fixing the light emitting and receiving device control board 70 with the screws as described above, the light receiving element (ball confirmation sensor B) 68b provided on the light emitting and receiving device control board 70 is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 84, and the light receiving element ( The ball counting sensor B) 68d is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 82, the light emitting element (light emitter) 67a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 85, and the light emitting element (light emitter) 67d (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor. The light emitting element (light emitter) 67a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the insertion hole 83, and the light receiving element (ball confirmation sensor A) 6 is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 91.
8a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 90, the light projecting element (light emitter) 67c (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 93, and the light receiving element (ball counting sensor A) 68c is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 92. Is inserted into. As described above, the light emitting / receiving elements inserted into the respective sensor insertion holes are provided with the ball passage openings 64a, 6b.
4b are arranged so as to be sandwiched from both sides, so that the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the ball passage openings 64a,
The light is received by the light receiving element across 64b. Notch portions 218 are formed in each of the sensor insertion holes 82 to 85 and 90 to 93 so that a projection formed on the light emitting / receiving element can be inserted. 25
Reference numeral 6 denotes a wiring housing groove, and reference numeral 72 denotes a connection terminal for connecting to the relay terminal board 135. The light-receiving / receiving device control board 70 includes a light-receiving element when the light-receiving element becomes dirty due to dust or the like and the sensor covers 88, 89, 100, and 101 become dirty due to long-term use, and the light receiving amount of the light-receiving element decreases. It has a function of automatically adjusting the sensitivity of the light receiving element to an appropriate value, or automatically adjusting the light intensity of the light emitting element to an appropriate intensity.

As shown in FIG. 14, positioning recesses 212a and 212b are formed on the rear base 106, and positioning projections 210a and 210b of the intermediate base 105 are fitted into the positioning recesses 212a and 212b.
The positioning of the rear base 106 and the intermediate base 105 becomes possible.

The fitting projection 20 is provided on the upper surface of the assembly base 107.
2a and 202b are formed, and not shown on the bottom surface of the assembling base 107.
203b are formed. On the other hand, the assembly cover body 102
Has fitting openings 200a and 200b formed on its upper surface, and also has fitting openings 201a and 201b formed on its bottom surface as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, a positioning pin 252 and solenoid positioning portions 248, 25
0 is formed. With the ball dispenser 63 assembled,
When assembling the assembly base 107 to the assembly cover body 102, the positioning holes 25 formed in the assembly base 107 are formed.
4, the positioning pins 252 of the assembly cover body 102 are inserted, and positioning between the assembly cover body and the assembly base 107 can be performed. By pushing the assembly base 107 into the assembly cover body 102 in this state, the discharge solenoid 223 is positioned by the solenoid positioning portions 248 and 250, and the fitting projections 202a and 202b are fitted to the fitting openings 200a and 200b. The other fitting projections 203a, 203 on the assembly base 107 side are fitted and held.
b denotes fitting openings 201a, 201 on the assembly cover body 102 side.
b, and the assembly to the assembly cover body 102 is completed. In a state where the ball dispenser 63 is mounted on the assembly cover body 102, the ball passage openings 64 a and 64 in the assembly cover body 102.
Ball passing ports 204a and 204b are formed in a portion corresponding to b, so that pachinko balls can enter the ball passing ports 64a and 64b from the ball passing ports 204a and 204b.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the dispensing solenoid 223. Discharge solenoid 22
The third coil 226 is mounted on the mounting plate 246 of the solenoid mounting plate 66 via the coil mounting portion 224. In addition, the coil 226 is mounted on the mounting plate 246 with the pin 230 inserted into the pin insertion hole 228 of the coil 226. A holding plate portion 240 is formed on the solenoid mounting plate 66, and the stopper plate 232 is mounted on the solenoid mounting plate 66 so that the stopper plate 232 can swing at a predetermined angle with the notch groove 236 inserted into the holding plate portion 240. .

The spring retaining piece 24 is attached to the solenoid mounting plate 66.
The tension spring 96 is mounted between the spring locking piece 244 and the spring locking piece 238 of the stopper plate 232 in a state of being mounted on the solenoid mounting plate 66. In this state, when the coil 226 is excited, the stopper plate 232 is pulled toward the pin 230 by the magnetic force against the restoring force of the tension spring 96. By releasing the excitation of the coil 226, the stopper plate 232 is swung in a direction away from the pin 230 by the restoring force of the tension spring 96. In that state, the stopper plate 2
The stoppers 234 of the thirty-two are locked by the stopper locking portions 78 of the dispensing sprocket 74 as described above. On the other hand, when the coil 226 is excited and the stopper plate 234 is pulled toward the pin 230, the stopper plate 234 is released from being locked to the stopper locking portion 78. In the figure, 220
A mounting plate portion for mounting the dispensing solenoid 223 on the mounting base 107 side.

FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are main part configuration diagrams for explaining the structure and operation of the boring portion of the pachinko ball.

FIG. 17 shows a normal state in which no boring is performed, and FIG. 18 shows a state in which boring is started. In the drawing, reference numeral 531 denotes a bent gutter located on the side of the tank rail 67 shown in FIG. 2 where the prize balls flow down, and is configured so that the prize balls can flow down in two rows in the horizontal direction. An opening / closing surface 533 is provided at a bent portion of the bent gutter 531, and the opening / closing surface 533 is configured to rotate around a support shaft 534 to open and close the bent gutter 531. In the drawing, reference numeral 535 is a weight. In a normal state, the locking piece 539 is urged in the clockwise direction by the restoring force of the biasing spring 541 to rotate in the clockwise direction in the figure.
Is engaged with the engaging portion 536, the rotation of the open / close surface 533 in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing is prevented, and the bent gutter 531 is closed.

On the other hand, the operation member 544 is pushed up in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 17 by inserting an operation pin (not shown) through an operation hole (not shown) provided in the front frame 630 and operating the game room staff. The pressing punch 543 interlocking with the operating member 544 is pushed upward, and the pressing portion 5
40 is pushed upward. As a result, the engagement piece 539
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in the figure to release the engagement between the engagement piece 539 and the engagement portion 536. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the opening / closing surface 533 becomes the tank rail 67 or the bent gutter 531.
Due to the ball pressure of the pachinko balls present in the above, the bent gutter 531 is opened by rotating in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, and the pachinko balls are withdrawn from the ball removing port 532a into the ball removing path 581 and discharged outside the machine.

Further, the solenoid 1
When the magnet 80 is excited for a predetermined minute time, the operating member 537 is pushed down as shown in FIG.
Is rotated clockwise in the figure to release the engagement between the engagement piece 539 and the engagement portion 536, and the pachinko ball is extracted into the ball extraction path 581 as described above. The opening / closing surface 53
3 indicates that the operating member 544 returns,
Even if the excitation of 80 is released, the biasing spring 54
Since the engaging piece 539 urged in the clockwise direction in FIG. 1 enters the lower side of the engaging portion 536, the opening / closing surface 533 is held in the open state. Then, after the boring operation is completed, when the operating member 544 is operated again or the boring solenoid 180 is excited again for a predetermined minute time, the engaging piece portion 539 is pulled out from the lower side of the engaging portion 536, so that the weight 535 is opened and closed. The surface 533 rotates clockwise in the drawing, and as shown in FIG.
The engagement with the engagement portion 536 by the
Is held in the closed position.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card processor control unit. Card processing machine control unit 135
(See FIG. 2) incorporates a card processing machine control microcomputer 300. The card processor controlling microcomputer 300 has a function of controlling the operation of various devices as described below. For this reason, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is constituted by, for example, an LSI of several chips, and includes a CPU 301 capable of executing a control operation in a predetermined procedure,
ROM 302 for storing PU operation program data
And RAM 30 capable of writing and reading necessary data
3 is included.

Further, the card processor controlling microcomputer 300 receives an input signal and provides input data to the CPU 301, receives an output data from the CPU 301 and outputs the same to the outside, and an input / output circuit 304 to the CPU 301 when the power is turned on. A power-on reset circuit 305 for giving a reset pulse, a clock generation circuit 306 for giving a clock signal to the CPU 301, and a clock signal from the clock generation circuit 306 is frequency-divided to give a reset pulse to the CPU 301 periodically (for example, every 2 msec). A pulse dividing circuit (periodic reset circuit) 307;
An address decode circuit 308 for decoding address data from the PU 301 is included.

The address decode circuit 308 is a CPU 30
1 is decoded and the ROM 302,
A chip select signal is given to the RAM 303 and the input / output circuit 304, respectively.

In this embodiment, the programmable ROM is stored in the ROM 302 so that the contents thereof can be rewritten, that is, if necessary, the program data for the CPU 301 stored therein can be changed. Is used. The CPU 301 provides control signals to various devices in accordance with the program data stored in the ROM 302 and in response to the output of each control signal described below.

The microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processor receives the following signals as input signals.

The staff at the game hall sets the ball lending setting switch 137.
By operating (see FIG. 2) to set the ball lending amount,
The setting signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When a staff at the game hall operates the fraction display switch 136 (see FIG. 2), the switch operation signal is output to the detection circuit 309.
Microcomputer 30 for controlling a card processing machine
Input to 0. When the player presses the ball lending button 44c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation is detected by the ball lending operation detector 44d, and the detection signal is sent to the relay terminal board 1
38, and input to the card processor control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When the player presses the return button 42c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation is detected by the return operation detector 42d, and the detection signal is transmitted via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 309 to the microcontroller for controlling the card processor. Input to the computer 300. From the card reader / writer control unit 134 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), a card acceptance signal, a card abnormal signal,
A card processing completion signal is input.

From the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 312,
A payout possible signal, a ball lending preparation signal, and a ball lending completion signal, which will be described later, are input. The information input circuit 312 has a built-in photocoupler, and a payout control microcomputer 35.
The various signals described above from 0 are input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the photocoupler. Since the signal is input through the photocoupler in this way, the adverse effect of the failure generated in the payout control microcomputer 350 does not reach the card processing machine control microcomputer 300, so that the payout control microcomputer 350 The inconvenience of causing the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 to fail due to the failure can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 outputs a control signal to the following circuits and devices.

LED drive circuit 310, relay terminal board 13
8, a ball lending indicator 48d and a returnable indicator 46d
d. Output a display control signal to the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1). A display control signal is given to the insertion balance display 131 (see FIG. 1) via the LED drive circuit 310. A display control signal is given to the card insertion display 132 and the processor usable display 130 via the lamp drive circuit 311. Card reader / writer controller 13
4 (see FIG. 1 and FIG. 2), the current balance data described later,
It outputs a card write / discharge command signal, zero balance data, and a card collection command signal. A ball lending request signal, which will be described later, is output to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138. A unit sales signal, which will be described later, is output to the ball lending card central management computer via the card processor terminal box 320. This ball lending card centralized management computer is a centralized management computer installed in a ball lending card issuing company or the like. It is connected by a communication line via 320.

FIG. 20 shows the dispensing control board box 145.
It is a block diagram which shows the payout control circuit of the payout control board stored in (refer FIG. 2).

The payout control circuit is provided with a payout control microcomputer 350. This dispensing control microcomputer 350 is similar to the card processor controlling microcomputer 300 of FIG.
1, ROM 352, RAM 353, power-on reset circuit 355, clock generation circuit 356, pulse divider circuit 357, address decode circuit 358, input / output circuit 35
4, and the description is not repeated here. The payout control microcomputer 350 is a one-chip microcomputer in which the various circuits described above are integrated into one chip.

The payout control microcomputer 350 is supplied with the following signals as input signals.

When the staff at the game hall presses the reset button 147 (see FIG. 2), the reset switch 147 is pressed.
Is turned on, and a reset operation detection signal is input from the detection circuit 359 to the payout control microcomputer 350. When the surplus ball tray 122 (see FIG. 1) is full and the full tank switch 162 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, the ON signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the detection circuit 360. When a pachinko ball is present in the ball passage opening 64a (see FIG. 10), the light from the light projector (light emitting element) 67a is blocked and the ball confirmation sensor A (6)
No light is received in 3a), and it can be confirmed that a ball is present. A confirmation signal is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. Similarly, the ball passage opening 64b (FIG. 10)
Ball confirmation sensor B that pachinko balls are present
The signal detected by (68b) is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 through the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. On the other hand, the ball passage opening 64
If the pachinko ball in a is dispensed by the rotation of the dispensing sprocket 74 (see FIG. 10), the emitted pachinko ball interrupts the light emission from the light projector (light emitting element) 67c and the ball counting sensor A (68c). Is no longer received, and it is detected that the ball has been paid out, and the detection signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. Similarly,
If the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64b (see FIG. 10) are discharged downward by the rotation of the payout sprocket 74, the discharged pachinko balls are detected by the ball counting sensor B (68d), and the detection signal is relayed. Dispensing control microcomputer 3 via terminal board 138 and detection circuit 360
50 given. In the detection circuit 360, the detection signals of the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) may be input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via an AND gate. In this way, the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) confirms the presence of the pachinko ball and the ball confirmation sensor B (68a).
Only when both the signal and the confirmation signal of the presence of the pachinko ball according to b) are input to the detection circuit 360, the confirmation signal of the presence of the pachinko ball is given to the payout control microcomputer 350. .

The winning ball sensor A of the winning ball processing mechanism 445
If (170a) and B (170b) detect a winning ball,
The detection output is input via the detection circuit 360. The presence or absence of a ball in the ball tank 151 is detected by the tank ball sensor 150 (see FIG. 2), and the detection output is input via the terminal box 149 for the gaming machine and the detection circuit 360. From the game control microcomputer 370 provided on the game control board housed in the game control board box 148 (see FIG. 2), the relay terminal board 1
38, a winning signal of a pachinko ball described later is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the information input circuit 365. A ball lending request signal is input from the card processor controlling microcomputer 300 via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 365. The information input circuit 365 is provided with a photocoupler, and the aforementioned signals input from the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 are sent to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the photocoupler. Is entered. As a result, it is possible to prevent an adverse effect of a failure occurring in the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 from reaching the payout control microcomputer 350, and to control the game control microcomputer 370 or the card processing machine control. The inconvenience that the payout control microcomputer 350 also breaks down due to a fault occurring in the microcomputer 300 can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the payout control microcomputer 3
50 outputs the following control signals to the following circuits and devices.

The light emitting device 6 via the LED driving circuit 361
Signals for projector control are output to 7a to 67d, respectively.
In addition, the error cause display 1 via the LED drive circuit 361
An error cause display control signal is given to 46 (see FIG. 2). A solenoid excitation control signal is output to the payout solenoid 223 (see FIG. 9) via the solenoid drive circuit 362. Ball confirmation sensors and ball counting sensors 68a to 68
d, each floodlight 67a-67d and payout solenoid 2
23 is provided on the ball dispenser 63.

Discharge solenoids A (171a) and B (171b) via a solenoid drive circuit 362 (see FIG. 8).
Output a control signal for solenoid excitation. Each winning ball sensor 170a, 170b and each discharge solenoid 17
1a and 171b are provided in the winning ball processing device 445. A control signal for solenoid excitation is given to the ball ejection solenoid 180 (see FIG. 2) via a solenoid drive circuit 362. The payout lamp 126 (see FIG. 1) via the lamp drive circuit 363 and the gaming machine control terminal box 149.
To the control signal for lighting the payout lamp. Information output circuit 3
64, a unit sales signal and a prize ball payout signal, which will be described later, are output to the hall management computer via the gaming machine control terminal box 149. This information output circuit 36
4 is provided with a relay switch, and the above-described various signals output to the gaming machine control terminal box 149 are output via this relay switch. As a result, the adverse effect of the failure occurring in the payout control system is prevented from reaching the hall management computer, and the inconvenience of causing the failure of the hall management computer due to the failure occurring in the payout control system can be prevented as much as possible. . The ball confirmation sensors A (68a) and B (68b) and the ball counting sensor A (6
8c) and (68d) constitute a ball payout detecting means for detecting the payout of the ball by the ball payout mechanism.

FIGS. 21 and 22 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

In step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 1, a self-diagnosis is made as to whether or not the card processor is normal. If there is an abnormality as a result of the diagnosis, the process proceeds to S2, and the location where the abnormality has occurred is displayed as a code on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1). More specifically, a code indicating a failure of the card reader / writer, disconnection of the signal line, communication failure with the card processor terminal box, and the like are displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no abnormality as a result of the self-diagnosis, the process proceeds to S3, where the setting reading of the lending amount and the reading of the fraction display mode are performed. The “reading of setting the ball amount” refers to the ball amount setting switch 13 shown in FIG.
7 is a process of reading the set amount of money to be drawn into the microcomputer 300 for controlling the card processing machine. The "read fraction display mode" means that the fraction display mode input and set by the fraction display switch shown in FIG. This is a process for reading into the processor control microcomputer. If the fraction display switch 136 is set to a mode for displaying a fraction of less than 100 yen, the setting mode is read into the microcomputer for controlling the card processor, and the fraction display control described with reference to FIG. 2 is performed.

Then, the program proceeds to S4, in which it is determined whether or not a payout enable signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer. In the payout control microcomputer, the ball confirmation sensors A and B, both of which will be described later, detect the presence of a ball. When the tank is not full and the tank ball sensor detects a ball, a payout enable signal is sent to the card processing machine control microcomputer. The output is sent to the computer (the output processing from the payout control microcomputer is omitted from the flowchart), and the card processing machine control microcomputer receives this and makes a YES determination in S4. If a negative determination is made in S4, a code indicating that there is no payable signal may be displayed on the card balance display unit. Next, the process proceeds to S5, in which the processor usable indicator 130 (see FIG. 1) is turned on to indicate that the processor can be used. Next, proceeding to S6, it is determined whether or not there is a card acceptance signal from the card reader / writer control unit. If not, the process proceeds to S7, and it is determined whether or not there is a card abnormal signal from the card reader / writer control unit. If not, the process returns to S6. If the card reader / writer accepts an appropriate card during the loop, the card reader / writer controller determines that a card acceptance signal has been received, and proceeds to S9. On the other hand, if a card error signal is output from the card reader / writer control unit, a YES determination is made in S7, the process proceeds to S8, and control for displaying the cause of the card error on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) is performed. . Specifically, a code indicating the type of the cause of the abnormality, such as an inability to read the inserted card or a security error, is displayed on the card balance display 50. On the other hand, in S9, the card insertion indicator 132, the ball lending indicator 48d, and the returnable indicator 46d (see FIG. 1) are turned on, and the card balance at the time of insertion is displayed by the insertion balance indicator 131, and the card balance is displayed. Processing for displaying the current card balance on the display unit 50 is performed. Next, the process proceeds to S10, where it is determined whether or not a ball lending operation has been performed. If not, the process proceeds to S11, and it is determined whether or not a return operation has been performed. If not, the process returns to S10. If the player presses the return button 42c (see FIG. 1), the process proceeds to S12, where the ball lending display 48d is turned off and the process proceeds to S12.
The process proceeds to 27, where control for returning the inserted card is performed. On the other hand, the player lends a ball button 44c (see FIG. 1).
If the key is pressed, the process proceeds to S13, where the current balance of the inserted card, that is, the balance displayed on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) is set to the lending amount setting switch 137 (see FIG. 2).
A determination is made as to whether or not the amount is equal to or greater than the set amount set in. If the current balance is equal to or greater than the set amount, S
The processing of setting the set value to the ball lending amount is performed by 14 and the process proceeds to S16. On the other hand, if the current balance is less than the set amount, the process proceeds to S16 after setting the current balance to the lending amount in S15. In other words, if the current balance of the inserted card is less than the set amount, it is not possible to set the set amount to the lending amount and pay out pachinko balls for the set amount, so it is possible to pay out with the inserted card A process of setting the maximum amount of money, that is, the current balance of the inserted card, to the ball lending amount is performed.

Next, in S16, a process of turning off the ball lending indicator 48d (see FIG. 1) is performed. Since the next ball lending operation is not accepted until the ball lending operation is performed and the ball lending operation based on the ball lending operation is completed, the following S4 will be described.
Until the ball lending indicator is turned on by 0, the ball lending indicator 48d is turned off to indicate that the ball lending operation cannot be performed. Next, the program proceeds to S17, in which control for starting output of a ball lending request signal to the payout control microcomputer is performed.
Next, proceeding to S18, the timer T1 is set, and proceeding to S19, it is determined whether or not a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer. The payout control microcomputer receives the ball lending request signal in S17, performs preparation control for ball lending if the ball lending is possible, and then sends the ball lending preparation signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer in S55. Is output. The microcomputer for controlling the card processor is S1
If the ball lending preparation signal is received before the timer T1 set by the timer 8 expires, a YES determination is made in S19, and the process of waiting for the payout control microcomputer to transmit a signal indicating that ball lending has ended is performed. Done. on the other hand,
If the ball lending preparation signal has not been input from the payout control microcomputer until T1 ends, the process proceeds to S22, the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped, the process of clearing the ball lending amount is performed, and the process proceeds to S10. . If the pachinko gaming machine 60 has already paid out a lending ball or has paid out a prize ball accompanying a prize, S51 and S5 to be described later.
2, S54 and S55 are not performed, so that T1
Is not output from the payout control microcomputer until the process is completed, in which case the process in S22 is performed. The time T1 is, for example, about 10 msec or more and about 10 sec or less. On the other hand, if the ball lending preparation signal has not been input from the payout control microcomputer and the player has pressed the return button 42c before the end of T1, the process proceeds to S23, and the timer T2 is set.
At S24, it is determined whether or not a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer. If the ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer before the timer T2 expires. The process proceeds to S29. If no ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer until the timer T2 expires, the process proceeds to S26, where control for returning the inserted card is performed. This timer T2 has a time of, for example, about several hundred msec.
T2 (several hundred msec) after pressing (see FIG. 1)
During the period, it is confirmed that the ball lending preparation signal is not input from the payout control microcomputer to the card processing machine control microcomputer, and the process proceeds to the return operation after S26. In this way, by providing a time lag of T2 after the return button is pressed and before the actual operation of returning the inserted card, the ball lending operation of the pachinko machine and the return operation of the return button are performed at the same timing. In this case, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the inserted card is returned in spite of the lending of the ball, and the card for which the card balance has to be renewed has already been returned. . In addition, S20, S23 ~
The processing of S25 may not be performed, and the return operation may not be accepted until the ball lending ends.

In S26, the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped, and a process of clearing the ball lending amount is performed.
The return-possible indicator 46d (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and the process of outputting the current balance and card write / discharge command signal to the card reader / writer control unit is performed from S28. In response to the signal in S28, the card reader / writer control unit performs control to update the card balance of the inserted card to the current balance and then eject the inserted card. After the control in S28 is performed, the process proceeds to S42, in which control associated with returning the inserted card is performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S24 that a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer, the flow advances to S29, in which the return possible indicator 46d is turned off to display that the return operation cannot be performed. Proceeding to S30, the timer T3 is set. The timer T3 is set to, for example, about 10 seconds in consideration of the time required for paying out the lending ball on the pachinko gaming machine side. If a ball-completion signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer before the timer T3 expires, the flow proceeds to S35. If the ball-completion signal has not been input even if the timer T3 has expired, Proceeds to S33, a process of displaying the ball lending abnormality by a code using the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) is performed, and the processing machine usable display 13 is displayed by S34.
0 (see FIG. 1) is turned off and the process proceeds to S26. And S2
The return control of the inserted card after 6 is performed. That is,
Although the ball lending preparation signal is input from the payout control microcomputer and the ball lending control is to be performed by the payout control microcomputer, the ball lending completion signal is used for the payout control even after the end of T3. The fact that no data is transmitted from the microcomputer means that some kind of abnormality has occurred in the ball payout device or the like of the pachinko gaming machine, and in that case, the inserted card is returned to the player. On the other hand, if the ball lending completion signal is input from the payout control microcomputer before the end of T3, the processing of subtracting the unit amount from the current balance and the unit amount from the lending amount is performed in S35. The input of the ball lending completion signal from the payout control microcomputer means that the pachinko gaming machine side receives the unit amount (for example, 100 units).
In order to mean that a pachinko ball equivalent to (yen) has been lent, a unit amount corresponding to the lent pachinko ball is subtracted from the current balance of the inserted card and set in S14 and S15. The unit amount is subtracted from the lending amount. Next, in S36, a process of outputting a unit sales signal to the card processor terminal box is performed. The unit sales signal transmitted to the card processor terminal box is output to the ball lending card central management computer, and the ball lending card usage data is totaled by the ball lending card central management computer. In addition,
The sales signal output from the card processing machine terminal box to the ball lending card centralized management computer may be performed in real time, or may be performed at regular intervals or every day. Next, in S37, the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped, and in S38, it is determined whether or not the ball lending amount = 0. If there is an unpaid portion of the pachinko ball corresponding to the ball amount set in S14 and S15 that has not been paid out yet, the ball amount is “0”.
Since it is not, the judgment of ON is made in S38, the process proceeds to S17, and the ball lending request signal is output to the payout control microcomputer again. On the other hand, if all the pachinko balls have been paid out for the ball lending amount, since the ball lending amount has become zero, the process proceeds to S39, and it is determined whether or not the current balance is zero. If the current balance of the inserted card still remains, the process proceeds to S40, in which the ball lending indicator 46d is turned on, the returnable indicator 48d is turned on, and the process proceeds to S10, where the ball lending operation is performed again. , A return operation is accepted. On the other hand, the current balance = 0 by S39.
If it is determined that the balance is 0, the process proceeds to S41, and a process of outputting a balance 0 and a card collection command signal to the card reader / writer control unit is performed. This allows the card reader / writer control unit to:
After updating the card balance of the inserted card to “0”, the inserted card is collected in the machine. Next, at step S42, the timer T
4 is set. This timer T4 is set in consideration of a time sufficient for the card reader / writer to update the balance of the inserted card to "0" and then to collect the inserted card in the machine, and the timer T4 is set to If the card processing completion signal has not been received from the card reader / writer control unit before the end, the process proceeds to S45, and processing for displaying a card processing abnormality with a code on the card balance display unit 50 is performed. More specifically, for example, a code is displayed to indicate that the balance “0” cannot be written to the inserted card, an error when reading the written data is confirmed, and the like.

On the other hand, if a card processing completion signal is input from the card reader / writer control section before the timer T4 expires, the flow advances to step S46 to display a card insertion display for displaying that a card is inserted. 132 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and it is determined whether or not there is a ball lending abnormality in S47. If not, the process proceeds to S6, where control for accepting insertion of a new card into the card reader / writer is performed. If there is a ball lending abnormality, the process proceeds to S4, in which reception control of a payout enable signal from the payout control microcomputer is performed.

As described above, every time a pachinko ball (for example, 25 pieces) corresponding to a unit amount (for example, 100 yen) is lent on the pachinko gaming machine side, the microcomputer for controlling the payout changes the microcomputer for controlling the card processor. A ball lending completion signal is output. Each time the card processing machine control microcomputer inputs the output signal, it determines whether or not all pachinko balls for the lending amount (see S14 and S15) have been lent. If there is an unlent portion that has not been lent yet, the lending of the unit amount (for example, 100 yen) of pachinko balls is repeated until all the unlent portion is lent. In the middle of such control, if the lending becomes impossible due to a failure or the like during the lending control of the pachinko ball for the unit amount (for example, 100 yen) by the payout control microcomputer, the payout control microcomputer is used. The ball lending completion signal is no longer output from the computer, and as a result, the card processor 62 does not update the card balance of the inserted card. As a result, the unit amount (for example, 100
If a failure occurs in the pachinko ball lending control of (¥), for example, at the stage of performing pachinko ball lending control for 60 yen, the gaming facility side must bear the burden associated with the lending of the 60 yen pachinko ball. However, since the burden due to the breakdown is within a relatively small unit amount (for example, 100 yen), it is possible to minimize the damage due to the burden on the game arcade as much as possible.

FIGS. 23 to 26 are flow charts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG.

While the program shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 23 to 25 is being executed, the interrupt program shown in FIG. 26 is executed, for example, once every 2 msec. First, this interrupt program will be described with reference to FIG.

At S119, it is determined whether or not there is a winning signal from the microcomputer for game control, and the process waits until there is. When the pachinko ball hit into the game area 120 wins the start winning port 125a (see FIG. 1), a winning signal is input from the game control microcomputer 370 to the payout control microcomputer 350, and the winning memory is stored in S120. The number is incremented by "1", and the process returns to S119.

Next, the control operation for paying out balls will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in S48, it is determined whether or not both of the ball confirmation sensors A and B detect the presence of a ball. If a pachinko ball is present at the detection positions of the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) shown in FIG. Is performed. Surplus ball storage dish 12
If 2 (see FIG. 1) is not yet full, S50
To determine whether or not the number of unpaid items is zero. The “number of unpaid pieces” means the number of pachinko balls that have not been paid out of the pachinko balls to be paid out, and are set to respective values in S54, S59, S62, and S63 described later, and are set to respective values. Every time is paid out, "1" is subtracted by S89 described later.

When the number of unpaid items is "0", S
Proceeding to 51, it is determined whether or not a ball lending request signal has been received from the card processing machine control microcomputer.
The determination in S51 is repeated until the timer T7 expires. If there is no ball lending request signal from the microcomputer for controlling the card processor until the timer T7 ends, the process proceeds to S56, and the winning ball sensor A It is determined whether or not a ball has been detected, and the winning ball sensor A (170)
If a) does not detect a winning ball, it is determined in S57 whether or not the winning ball sensor B (170b) has detected a winning ball. If not, the process proceeds to S64. The timer T7 is provided for giving priority to the reception of the ball lending request over the reception of the winning prize ball only for a certain period of time, and is set in S94 described later.

In S64, the ball counting sensor A (68c),
It is determined whether or not any of B (68d) (see FIG. 10) has detected the downflow of the pachinko ball, and if not detected, the ball confirmation sensors A (68a) and B (68b) (see FIG. 10). It is determined whether or not any of the above has detected the flow of the ball. If not, the process proceeds to S67, and it is determined whether or not the payout solenoid 223 (see FIG. 9) is turned on. If it is not ON, the process returns to S48. S48 to S51, S53, S56, S57, S
If the payout solenoid 223 (see FIG. 9) is energized during the circulation of the loop consisting of S64, S65, and S67, S
A YES determination is made by 67 and the program proceeds to S68, in which a payout abnormality is indicated by a code on the error cause display 146 (see FIG. 2), and the ball removing solenoid 180 (see FIG. 2) is excited to perform the ball removing process.

That is, the determination of YES in S67 means that the payout solenoid 223 has been excited even though the pachinko ball payout control has not been performed. Is considered to have failed. In this case, a failure of the solenoid drive circuit is notified, and a ball removal process is performed to perform the ball tank 151 and the tank rail 67 (see FIG. 2).
The pachinko balls inside are taken out of the machine to prevent a large amount of pachinko balls from being accidentally dispensed into the hitting ball supply tray 59 (see FIG. 1). Note that the dispensing solenoid 223 is turned on.
Is determined by incorporating, for example, a photocoupler into a solenoid driving unit in the ball dispenser 63 (see FIG. 2) and detecting the actual driving state. Next, when any of the ball counting sensors A and B or the ball confirmation sensors A and B detects the falling of the ball, the process proceeds to S66,
In spite of the fact that the pachinko ball payout control is not performed, an abnormality notification that the pachinko ball has been paid out is performed, and a ball removing process is performed.

Next, if a ball lending request signal is transmitted from the card processor controlling microcomputer 300 in accordance with the step of S17 before the timer T7 expires, YES is determined in S51, and S5 is determined.
Proceeding to 2, the control for the ball lending operation is performed. As described above, the control for the ball lending operation is prioritized until the end of T7, and the payout control of the prize ball based on the winning prize ball is performed only after the end of T7.
If S15) is 200 yen or more, the control for the ball lending operation is given priority over the payout control of the prize ball.

At S52, it is determined whether or not the tank ball sensor detects a ball. If not, the process proceeds to S53, where the paying-out of pachinko balls by lending a ball is deactivated. If so, the process proceeds to S54, in which the unpaid number is set to p, and the payout state is set to “ball lending”. The “number of unpaid” is the remaining number of unpaid pachinko balls among the pachinko balls to be paid. The respective values are set in S54 and S59, S62, and S63 described later, and the pachinko balls are set. 1
Every time a piece is paid out, "1" is subtracted by S89. Note that p in S54 is the number of pachinko balls corresponding to a unit amount (see S35), and is set to, for example, 25. Next, the process proceeds to S55, where a process of outputting a ball lending preparation signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is performed, and the process proceeds to S69.

On the other hand, starting winning ports 125a, 125b, 1
If a pachinko ball wins in any of 25c, it is detected by the winning ball sensor A, a YES determination is made in S56, the process proceeds to S58, and a determination is made as to whether or not the winning memorized number = 0. This "number of winning prizes" is defined as S1 described above.
The value is incremented by "1" by 20 and decremented by "1" from S106, and means the number of winning balls for which the prize balls have not been paid out among the winning balls that have won the starting winning opening 125a. . If the number of winnings is not 0, the process proceeds to S59, and the number of unpaid items is n (for example, 7).
Is set, the payout state is set to “n payout”, and the process of starting to turn on the payout display lamp 126 is performed, and then the process proceeds to S69. That is, the pachinko ball is the starting winning opening 125
If you win a, it will be n (for example, 7) for one winning
Prize balls will be paid out. On the other hand, the number of winning memories =
If it is 0, the process proceeds to S60, and it is determined whether the payout state is “n payout” or “m payout”. If the current payout state is “n payout” or “m payout”, S6
In step S1, it is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor B (170b) has detected a pachinko ball. If not, the process proceeds to step S62, where m (for example, 10) is set as the number of unpaid coins, and the coin is paid out. The state is changed to “m payout” and the payout display lamp 12
A process of starting lighting of No. 6 is performed. That is, when a plurality of pachinko balls are won in the start winning ports 125a, 125b, and 125c, first, payout of n (for example, seven) pachinko balls based on the winning balls won in the starting winning port 125a is given priority. Then start winning prize port 125b, 12
M (for example, 10) based on the winning ball that won 5c
Of prizes will be paid out. On the other hand, the starting winning opening 125
When a pachinko ball wins a winning port other than a to 125c, the winning ball is detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b) (see FIG. 8), and YES is determined in S57, and the process proceeds to S63. On the other hand, the previous payout of the prize ball is n or m based on the detection output of the winning ball sensor A (170a).
Of the prize ball and the winning ball sensor B (170
If there is a pachinko ball detection output from b), Y is determined in S61.
The ES is determined, and the process proceeds to S63. In S63, control is performed to set k (for example, 15) to the number of unpaid items, set the payout state to “k payout”, and start lighting the payout display lamp 126. As a result, when both the winning ball sensors A and B detect a winning ball, the payout of the prize ball based on one of the winning ball sensors and the payout of the prize ball based on the other winning ball sensor are performed alternately. . S59 and S6 described above
In the present embodiment, the prize ball payout constants of n, m, and k in S63 are fixedly stored in the ROM 352, but can be selectively set by the same switch as the lending amount setting switch 137 (see FIG. 2). Alternatively, a card reader may be provided in the payout control board box 145 or in an appropriate place, and the setting card in which the prize ball payout constant data is recorded may be read and set by the card reader. S1
0, S17, S48 to S52, S56, S57, S11
9, S120 constitutes a payout condition determining means for determining that the ball payout condition for paying out the ball is satisfied.

According to S10 and S48 to S52, it is determined that the withdrawal condition for withdrawing a part of the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium as the value of the game for use in the gaming machine is satisfied. A withdrawal condition determining means for determining is configured.

In S69 of FIG. 22, the timer T5 is set. This timer T5 is used to determine the time during which the payout solenoid 223 is excited.
(See FIGS. 9 and 13) The time required for the pachinko ball to rotate by one stopper engaging portion by its own weight (for example, 8 to 10)
msec) to excite the dispensing solenoid 180. Next, control for turning on the payout solenoid is performed in S70, and the flow advances to S71 to determine whether or not the ball counting sensor A has detected a payout ball. If the ball counting sensor A has not yet detected a payout ball, the process proceeds to S72, and it is determined whether the ball count sensor B has detected a payout ball. If not, the process proceeds to S72.
Proceeding to 80, it is determined whether the timer T5 has expired. If the timer T5 has not expired yet, the process proceeds to S8.
The process proceeds to 1 to determine whether or not to end the subtraction. If the subtraction does not end the process, the process returns to S72, and the payout solenoid is kept ON. Dispensing solenoid 2
23 (see FIG. 9) is excited, as described above, the payout sprocket 74 is rotatable, and the payout sprocket 74 is rotated by the weight of the pachinko ball, so that one pachinko ball moves downward from the ball passage opening 64a. If paid out,
The ball counting sensor A (68c) detects the payout ball, and S73
Then, it is determined whether or not the ball counting sensor A has a detection memory.

The detection memory of the ball counting sensor A is stored in S74 when the ball counting sensor A detects a payout ball in a state where the ball counting sensor A is not stored, and is stored in the ball counting sensor B. In a state where the ball counting sensor B detects a payout ball in a state where there is no ball, the storage is cleared in S76. That is, when the ball dispenser 63 is operating normally, pachinko balls are dispensed one by one alternately from the two ball passage openings 64a, 64b. When the ball is detected, the detection memory of the ball counting sensor A is cleared, and when the ball counting sensor B detects the payout ball, the detection memory of the ball counting sensor B should be cleared. Therefore, the determination of NO should be made in S73 and S75. However, if the pachinko ball is clogged in the apparatus or the ball counting sensor breaks down, a YES determination is made in S73 and S75, and in that case, S77 is determined.
Then, a message indicating that the failure of the ball counting sensor or the abnormal state of the ball clogging in the apparatus has occurred is displayed by a code on the error cause display 146, and the ball removal processing is performed.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in S73, the process proceeds to S74, where the detection of the ball counting sensor A is stored, the detection storage of the ball counting sensor B is cleared, and "1" is added to the detected number. . On the other hand, if NO is determined in S75, the process proceeds to S76, where the detection of the ball counting sensor A is stored, the detection storage of the ball counting sensor A is cleared, and “1” is added to the detected number. Next, the process proceeds to S78, where the number of detected =
A determination is made as to whether the value is 2. If the ball payout operation is performed normally, the payout solenoid 223 should be excited for the set time of T5 and one pachinko ball should be paid out and detected, and the detected number becomes “1”. Should be. If the detected number is not “2”, S8
0, it is determined whether or not the timer T5 has expired. If it has expired, the process proceeds to S83, where the dispensing solenoid is turned off.
When the number of pachinko balls is paid out and the detected number becomes "2", the flow proceeds to S79, where it is determined that a plurality of balls have been paid out by one operation of the payout solenoid. The abnormal state is displayed by a code on the error cause display 146, and the ball removal processing is performed.

Next, if it is determined in S81 that the subtraction is to be completed, the process proceeds to S82, and after the timer T6 is set, the dispensing solenoid 223 is controlled to be OFF in S83. This timer T6 is used for the delivery solenoid 223.
Is to time the time required to check whether the pachinko ball that has been excited and paid out is detected by the ball counting sensor A or B. Then, it is determined in S84 whether or not T6 has been completed. If T6 has been completed, the flow advances to S87 to determine whether or not the detected number = 0. If the payout is normal, the detected number is “1”, so the process proceeds to S88, where the detected number is cleared, the number of operations is cleared, and the unpaid number is reduced by “1” in S89, and S90 is performed. Proceed to. Each time a pachinko ball is paid out in S89, the unpaid number is decremented by "1". If the unpaid number is not "0", the process goes to S5.
The determination of 0 is made NO and the payout control of the pachinko balls after S69 is performed. When the number of unpaid balls becomes "0", the determination of YES is made in S50 and the payout of the pachinko balls is temporarily terminated. The payout control is suspended until the next payout condition is satisfied. Next, in S90, it is determined whether or not the payout state is “ball lending”. If the payout state is other than “ball lending”, that is, in the case of paying out a premium ball based on a winning prize ball, the process proceeds to S98. Control accompanying payout of a prize ball is performed. On the other hand, if the payout state is “ball lending”, the process proceeds to S91, and it is determined whether or not the number of unpaid items is zero.
If not, the process proceeds to S48. If the value is 0, the process proceeds to S92, where the card processing machine control microcomputer 300
The processing of outputting a ball lending completion signal to the terminal box 149 for the gaming machine and the connector 15
A process of outputting a unit sales signal to the hall management computer via 8,157 is performed. The “unit amount sales signal” is a sales signal of a unit amount of pachinko balls due to a unit amount (see S14 and S15) of pachinko balls being lent using a card, and this signal is received. The hall management computer counts the sales amount by card. Next, the timer T7 is set in S94, and the process returns to S48.

On the other hand, if no pachinko balls have been paid out within the period in which the timer T6 expires, a determination of YES is made in S87, the process proceeds to S95, and "1" is added to the number of operations, and S96 Then, it is determined whether or not the number of times of operation is "2". If the number of times of operation is the first time, the process returns to S48 and payout control of the pachinko ball is performed again. If no pachinko balls are paid out despite the pachinko ball payout control again, S is executed again.
In step 95, the number of times of operation is increased by "1". As a result, the number of actuations becomes 2, and in S96, the abnormal condition that the pachinko ball was not paid out or the paid-out ball was not detected even though the payout condition for paying out the pachinko ball was satisfied was caused by the error. The display 146 displays a code and performs a ball removal process.

The cause of the abnormal state in the abnormal time process in S97 may be specified in more detail. That is, if the ball confirmation sensor detects the falling of the pachinko ball, it is a failure of the ball counting sensor.If the ball confirmation sensor does not detect the falling of the ball and the operation of the dispensing solenoid is detected, the ball is clogged. If it is a failure of the ball confirmation sensor and the ball confirmation sensor does not detect the downflow of the pachinko ball and the operation of the payout solenoid is not detected, the cause of the abnormality may be finely determined, such as a failure of the payout solenoid. Further, the ball confirmation sensor is configured to detect and determine the flow of the ball, and the number of flowing balls detected by the ball confirmation sensor is compared with the number detected by the ball counting sensor to monitor the payout state of the ball. Is also good.

Next, if it is determined in S84 that T6 has not ended, the flow advances to S85 to determine whether or not the payout solenoid is ON. Proceed to. On the other hand, if the dispensing solenoid is ON even though the dispensing solenoid is controlled OFF in S83, YE is determined in S85.
At S86, the process proceeds to S86, in which a failure of the solenoid drive circuit is displayed by a code on the error cause indicator 146, and a ball removing process is performed. The determination in S85 is also made by detecting the actual driving state by incorporating, for example, a photocoupler in the solenoid driving unit of the ball dispenser 63, as described above. S64 to S66, S7
1, S72, S81, S82, S87, S95 to S97
Thus, an adequacy determination unit configured to determine adequacy of the operation state of the apparatus based on the determination result of the payout condition determination unit and the detection result of the ball payout detection unit.

In steps S54 and S69 to S91, based on the judgment output of the debit condition judging means, a game game corresponding to the debit value to be deducted from the value specified by the record information of the recording medium. Means for securing valuable value for game use are configured. Further, the subtraction means for subtracting the debited value from the value specified by the recording information of the recording medium is provided on condition that the gaming value is secured by the securing means in S31 and S35. It is configured.

Next, if the payout state is not “ball lending” but a payout of prize balls, “1” is added to the number of prize balls paid out in S98. That is, every time one prize ball is paid out based on the winning, the process of adding the prize ball payout number by “1” is performed in S98. Next, in S99, it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls paid out is "a". If not, the process proceeds to S102.
In step 00, a prize ball payout signal is output to the hall management computer via the gaming machine terminal box 149 connectors 156 and 155. The hall management computer totals the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous to the game arcade based on the premium ball payout signal. As described above, every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a prize ball payout signal is output to the one-pulse hall management computer, and the prize ball required to output the one-pulse prize ball payout signal is output. Is "a" and is 10
Is set to This “a” is the same value as the number of output units of the supply ball detector of the supply device 153. Then, when the prize ball payout signal is output, the number of prize ball payouts is cleared in S101 and becomes "0". Next, proceed to S102,
It is determined whether the unpaid number is 0 or not. If the number is not “0”, the process proceeds to S48, but if it is “0”, the process proceeds to S10.
Proceeding to 3, the timer T8 is set. This timer T8
Is for measuring the time required for checking the processing of discharging the winning ball. Next, proceeding to S104, the payout display lamp 126 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and it is determined in S105 whether the payout state is "n payout". If the payout state is “n payout”, a process of subtracting “1” from the winning storage number is performed in S106. In the case of “n payout”, since the prize ball is paid out based on the number of winning storage (see S120), the number of unpaid payouts is “0” (see S102).
As a result, the prize memory is decremented by "1" when the discharge of the prize ball based on one prize memory number is completed. Next, the process proceeds to S108, where the payout solenoid A (171)
a) Turn on (see FIG. 8). Next, according to S109,
It is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor A (170a) detects the presence of a pachinko ball. Discharge solenoid A
When (171a) is turned on and excited, as shown in FIG. 8, one pachinko ball in the prize ball sensor A (170a) falls downward, and within a predetermined period, the prize ball Sensor A (170a) should no longer detect the ball. Until the timer T8 expires in S110, the discharge solenoid A is kept energized to determine whether or not the winning ball sensor A can detect the presence of a ball. If the winning ball sensor A does not detect the presence of a ball, the process proceeds to S111. Controls the discharge solenoid A (170a) to OFF, and returns to S48. On the other hand, if the winning ball sensor A keeps detecting the presence of the ball throughout the period in which the timer T8 expires, the pachinko ball in the winning ball sensor A falls downward even though the discharge solenoid A is excited. No, it is considered that the ball is jammed or the winning ball sensor A or the discharge solenoid A is faulty.
, And the ball removal process is performed. Next, in S117, it is determined whether or not a reset operation has been performed, and the process waits until a reset operation is performed. If there is a reset operation, the process proceeds to S118, in which the number of detections is cleared, the number of operations is cleared, and the ball counting sensor A
Is cleared and the detection memory of the ball counting sensor B is cleared, and the process returns to S48.

On the other hand, in S107, it is determined whether or not the payout state is "m payout". If the payout state is "m payout", the flow proceeds to S108, but the payout state is not "n payout" but "n payout". If it is not “m payout”, that is, if it is “k payout”, the flow proceeds to S112, and the discharge solenoid B (171b)
(See FIG. 8). That is,
In the case of "k payout", since the prize ball is paid out based on the winning ball in the second winning ball collecting gutter 45, the discharge solenoid B (171b) is excited in S112. Next, in S113, the winning ball sensor B (170b)
It is determined whether or not the presence of a ball has been detected. If the presence of a ball is not detected before the timer T8 expires, the flow proceeds to S115 to turn off the discharge solenoid B in the same manner as described above.
The control proceeds to S48, but if the winning ball sensor B continues to detect the presence of a ball until the timer T8 expires, the process proceeds to S116 to display a payout abnormality code and a ball removal process as described above. After the control is performed, the process proceeds to S117. Note that, as described above, S66, S68, S77, S7
Even after the processing at the time of abnormality in S9, S86 and S97 is performed, S
Proceeding to 117, reception control of the reset operation is performed.
In addition to the control of S48, S64, and S66 described above, when the ball confirmation sensor A does not detect the presence of the ball and the ball detection sensor A detects the falling of the ball, an abnormality indicating that the ball confirmation sensor A has failed. The code is displayed on the error cause display 146, and when the ball detection sensor B does not detect the presence of the ball and the ball detection sensor B detects the flow of the ball, an error code indicating that the ball confirmation sensor B has failed is displayed. Error cause display 14
6 may be displayed. Further, if NO is determined in S71, a step of determining whether or not the ball confirmation sensor A detects the presence of a ball is inserted. If the ball confirmation sensor A detects the presence of a ball, ball detection is performed. An error code indicating that the sensor A has failed may be displayed to perform the ball removal processing. That is, when the ball detection sensor B does not detect the ball payout in S72, the ball confirmation sensor B
Inserts a judgment step of whether or not the ball detection sensor B detects the presence of a ball. If the ball confirmation sensor B detects the presence of a ball, an error code indicating that the ball detection sensor B has failed is displayed, and the ball removal processing is performed. It may be performed. The step of judging whether or not an abnormality has occurred by the combination of the detection states of the ball confirmation sensors A and B and the ball detection sensors A and B allows the detection result of the first ball detection unit to be determined by the combination of the detection results. Appropriateness determining means for determining the appropriateness of the operation state of the apparatus based on a combination with the detection result of the second ball detecting means is configured.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be enumerated. (1) The prize ball is stored, and after the prize ball payout control based on one prize ball is completed, one prize ball is discharged, and further, the prize ball payout control based on the next prize ball is performed. Instead of the processing method for one winning ball, the number of prize balls corresponding to each winning ball detection is added to the unpaid number without storing the winning ball, and is subtracted from the unpaid number each time a paying ball is detected. Then, the number of unpaid items may be displayed to the player, and when the number of unpaid items becomes “0”, the control of paying out the prize ball may be stopped.

(2) The ball lending amount selection button is set to the card processing machine 6
2. A pachinko gaming machine 60 or a curtain plate or the like may be provided at a position operable by a player so that the player can select a lending amount. Then, when the card is inserted into the card processing machine 62 and the card balance as an example of the value of the player's possession specified by the record information of the inserted card remains, the player presses the lending amount selection button. The withdrawal condition is satisfied on the condition that a hit ball as an example of a game value for the selected lending amount is secured on the hitting ball supply plate 59, and thereafter, the secured amount of the hitting ball is reduced. You may make it subtract from the card balance specified by the insertion card. The determination that the lending amount selection button is pressed is determined by the microcomputer 3 for controlling the card processing machine.
00 or the payout control microcomputer 350, and the microcomputer that makes this determination constitutes the withdrawal condition determination means of the present invention.

(3) A predetermined amount detection switch is provided for detecting that the number of hit balls in the hit ball supply tray 59 has fallen below a predetermined amount.
If it is determined based on the detection result of the predetermined amount detection switch that the number of hitting balls, which is an example of a game value secured in the hitting ball supply tray 59, is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, it is determined that the card balance remains. As a condition, after automatically re-securing the ball, the amount of the re-secured ball is subtracted from the card balance as an example of the value of the player's possession specified by the record information of the inserted card. It may be. Also in this case, the game value is not limited to the ball, but may be a score as described in the above (1). In the case of the score, the condition is that the score is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Then, in the same manner as described above, the game value (score) is re-secured, and then a reduction process from the card balance is performed.

The determination that the hit ball has been reduced to a predetermined value or less and the determination that the score has been reduced to a predetermined value or less, which is performed based on the detection result of the predetermined amount detection switch, can be performed, for example, by a payout control microcomputer. The microcomputer 350 makes the determination.
Thereby, the withdrawal condition determination means of the present invention is configured.

(4) The player specified by the record information of the inserted card after all the game value such as hitting ball and score are secured for the lending amount instead of subtracting each time the unit amount is secured. The amount corresponding to the secured gaming value may be reduced from the card balance as an example of the value of possession. In other words, in this alternative embodiment, the value of the ball lending amount directly corresponds to the debit value of the present invention.

(5) Instead of the above-described direct recording method in which the card balance as an example of the value owned by the player is directly recorded on the card as an example of the recording medium, the card balance is recorded together with the card number recorded on the card. Stored in the management computer for the hall, the card number corresponding to the inserted card is determined by using the card number of the inserted card as a clue, and the value of the game value such as ball lending is determined using the determined card balance. A so-called card spine number management method of securing a card may be adopted. In this case, the card number corresponds to information that can specify the value owned by the player according to the present invention.

(6) By using the direct recording method and the uniform number management method described in (5) above to secure a ball as an example of game value using the card balance, the game Insert the card into the card type ball rental machine provided,
After paying out the ball and lending it to the player on the condition that the card balance specified by the inserted card remains, the card specified by the record information of the inserted card indicates the amount corresponding to the lent ball. You may make it reduce from a balance. In this case, the hitting ball payout device built in the card type ball lending machine is the securing means in the present invention.

(7) Instead of providing the hit ball supply tray 59 in front of the pachinko game machine 60, a hit ball waiting gutter is formed inside the pachinko game machine 60 in which a predetermined amount of hit balls is secured and waits. A configuration may be adopted in which hit balls waiting in a ball waiting gutter are supplied one by one to a hit ball firing position so that a shot can be fired in the game area 120. In that case, the necessary condition is that a card balance as an example of the value of the player owned by the player specified by the record information of the inserted card remains, and a predetermined amount is determined based on the establishment of the predetermined withdrawal condition. The number of hit balls is ensured in the hit ball waiting gutter. Then, the amount corresponding to the hit ball secured in the hit ball waiting gutter is reduced from the card balance specified by the inserted card.

With the ball lending LED (ball lending indicator), it is possible to withdraw the value for use in the game from the valuable value specified by the record information of the recording medium. Display means is configured. The ball lending button 44c constitutes a withdrawal operation means for withdrawing the value. The return button 42
c constitutes a return operation means for returning the recording medium to the player. And, as mentioned above,
The debitable display means (ball lending LED) is capable of debiting the value when the debit operation means or the return operation means is operated while displaying that the value can be debited. The state changes to a state different from the display indicating that there is (S
16, S27). By the above S56 and S57, the game machine
The game state pays out prize game media or gives points
To provide the player with the prescribed gaming value.
A predetermined game that detects that the player has entered the predetermined game state
State detecting means is constituted. S58 to S63, S6
9 to S118, detection of the predetermined game state detecting means
Giving predetermined gaming value to the player based on the output
Value providing means is constituted. S99 to S101
Thus, the value added by the value adding means is a predetermined amount (
For example, every time you reach 10 prize balls)
Information output means for outputting information from the gaming machine is configured
I have. And, as described above, the value assigning means is
The above-mentioned place specified to output value-added information
The fixed value is added to the gaming machines installed on the gaming machine installation island.
A predetermined number (for example, 10) of replenishing devices for performing ball replenishment
Each time a ball is replenished, the supply information to that effect is output.
The value is equal to a value corresponding to a predetermined number of ball supply numbers. Connection
The game machine installation island side where the game machine is installed by Kuta 156
Can be connected to the island side connector (connector 155)
Functioning connector connection part. The island-side connector
Is the replenishing device side (connector) that supplies balls to the gaming machine.
Output from the replenishing device by connecting
The state of receiving and transmitting the supplied replenishment information,
Connects to the connection and accepts output information from the connector connection
The state can be replaced with the state of transmission (see FIG. 2).
Then, the value assignment information is output from the connector connection section.
It is configured to be able to input power. S51 to S55, S69
Through S92, the game medium lending means for lending the game medium
It is configured. By S93, the game medium lending means
Each time a predetermined amount of game media is lent out
Sales information output from the gaming machine
Force means are provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the mounting member is changed in design, the recording medium compatible device is intensively disposed, and the mounting member is mounted on the main body of the gaming machine. so it is possible to equip the recording medium corresponding equipment without design changes to the gaming machine, can be modified in a gaming machine of a conventional type to the utmost effective use while the recording medium corresponding type gaming machine and that Do. In addition, since it is displayed that the value for use in the game can be deducted from the valuable value specified by the recording information of the recording medium, the player can confirm the display, which is convenient for the player. sex you improve. Sa
Furthermore, if the debit operation means or the return operation means is operated while the debit-possible display means is displaying that the value can be debited, it is possible that the value can be debited. In order to change to a state different from the display, the player visually recognizes the change, whereby it is possible to recognize that the recording medium is being returned based on the withdrawal operation based on the withdrawal operation and the return operation. . The book according to claim 2
According to the invention, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1,
For example, according to the value added information output from the gaming machine,
The gaming-field management device determines the value of the game given to the player.
Value, that is, the size of valuable value that is disadvantageous for the game arcade
Can be identified and accurate disadvantage information can be aggregated.
To provide accurate disadvantage information.
Information that is disadvantageous for the amusement arcade.
Can be Moreover, value-added information is transmitted
The given value of the predetermined amount specified in
A replenishing device that supplies balls to gaming machines installed on the island
Every time a predetermined number of balls are replenished, resupply information is output
Is equal to the value corresponding to the specified number of ball supplies
The output value-added information
A game center management device that collects information from the supply device
The conventional method of receiving disadvantaged supply information and summing up disadvantage information
A general existing thing will be sufficient from the
There is no need to significantly modify existing equipment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine and a card processing machine using a ball payout apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a partial internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a main part configuration diagram showing a structure on a back surface side of a front plate.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the structure of a hit ball supply tray.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing various components attached to the front plate.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing various components attached to the front plate.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a main part showing a flow path of a winning ball.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view of a main part for describing the structure and operation of the winning ball processing device.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining an arrangement position of each sensor in the ball dispenser.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining a payout operation of the ball payout device.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining a payout operation of the ball payout device.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a rear base which is a component of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an assembly cover body to which the ball dispenser is assembled.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a dispensing solenoid which is a component of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram illustrating a main part of the ball removing mechanism, and is a diagram illustrating a normal state where the ball is not removed.

FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of the ball-drawing mechanism, showing a state at the start of the ball-drawing operation.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card processor.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of a payout control board and a light emitting / receiving device control board.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 19;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20;

[Explanation of symbols]

60 is a pachinko gaming machine, 50 is a remaining amount indicator (card balance indicator), 2 is a front plate, 59 is a hit ball supply tray, 122 is a surplus ball storage tray, 121 is a hit ball operation handle, 61A is a frame lamp, and 44d is a frame lamp. Ball rental switch (ball rental operation detector), 4
2d is a return switch (return operation detector), 46d is a return possible LED (return possible display), and 48d is a ball lending LED (ball lending display).

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine comprising: a game machine main body; and an attachment member exchangeably attached to the game machine main body, wherein the attachment member has a value specified by recording information of a predetermined recording medium. A device for a recording medium for playing a game with a gaming machine using a value is provided, and the attachment member is attached to the main body of the gaming machine, thereby equipping the main body of the gaming machine with the device for a recording medium. Ri is possible and Do, the recording medium corresponding equipment is to record information on the recording medium
For use in games from value identified
Debitable display means for displaying that value can be debited
And withdrawal operation means for performing the value withdrawal;
Return operation means for returning the recording medium to the player.
And said debitable display means is capable of debiting said value.
The withdrawal operation means or the return
If the reject operation means is operated, the value can be deducted
It is characterized by changing to a state different from the indication that
A gaming machine. 2. The game state of the gaming machine pays out a prize game medium.
To give the player predetermined gaming value
The game state has been set to add value
Predetermined game state detecting means for detecting that the game
A value assigning means for assigning a value to the player, and each time the value added by the value assigning means reaches a predetermined amount,
Information output to output value giving information to the effect from the gaming machine
Means, and the value providing means outputs the value providing information.
The prescribed value of the predetermined amount provided is determined by the gaming machine installation island.
There is a replenishing device that supplies balls to gaming machines installed in
Each time a fixed number of balls are replenished, replenishment information is output
2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the value corresponds to the value corresponding to the predetermined number of replenishing balls .