JP3513855B2 - Ball game 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 ball game machine,
Specifically, it relates to the invention of displaying an error that a ball has run out.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A ball game machine is a game ball as a prize ball when a game ball launched on a game board surface wins a prize hole or a winning combination such as a combination of predetermined symbols is established. Is configured to be dispensed to the plate. Also,
A ball game machine equipped with a so-called "CR machine", which is a CR card unit, has a predetermined number of game balls corresponding to the amount of money when the player presses a ball lending button provided on the upper plate as a lending ball on the upper plate. It is configured to release. In the CR machine, the same drive device is used as the drive device for paying out the prize balls and the drive device for lending the balls, and the game balls are supplied to the drive device through the same supply path and the same release path is supplied. It is configured to release game balls to the upper plate. It is general that the supply path is provided with a ball out detection switch for detecting that a game ball has, and the discharge path is provided with a payout detection switch for detecting a game ball to be discharged. Then, when there is no game ball to be supplied, the supply lamp (LED) is turned on or blinking in order to prevent the drive device such as the motor from running dry (idle) or to notify that the game ball is not supplied. I am letting you. This replenishment lamp is generally provided in the corner decoration on the upper right of the gaming machine.

However, in the above configuration, there is a problem in that it is not possible to distinguish whether the game ball as the prize ball is accurately paid out or the game ball as the loan ball is correctly paid out. It was Therefore, in recent years, an invention has been made in which a driving device for paying out prize balls and a driving device for lending balls are provided respectively, and the gaming balls paid out from the respective driving devices are detected. Since the invention has two driving devices, it has an effect that it is possible to avoid giving an unexpected disadvantage to the player. For example, if a game ball has to be won in a predetermined winning opening within a predetermined time and there is no game ball to be shot on the upper plate, regardless of the operation of the prize ball payout drive device, the player By operating the ball lending button, it is possible to drive the ball lending drive device and obtain a game ball for a game. On the other hand, irrespective of the operation of the ball lending drive device, if the game ball shot just before the game ball is exhausted wins another winning opening,
It is possible to drive a prize ball payout driving device to obtain a game ball for a game. Furthermore, it is possible to reliably separate and detect the game ball for prize balls and the game ball for ball lending,
Even if the game ball to be paid out to either of the discharge routes is insufficient, it has an excellent effect that it can appropriately cope with it.

[0004]

However, the following problems have been considered in the prior art. That is,
If there is a shortage of game balls to be supplied to the prize ball payout drive device or the ball lending drive device, there has been a problem that it is not possible to easily determine which path has an abnormality such as a ball clogging. As a result, the salesclerk may not be able to quickly and appropriately respond to the error state. Also, the player tries to obtain a game ball for game by operating the ball lending button provided on the upper plate, but if the game ball is not released despite operating the ball lending button, the player Since the consciousness is concentrated on the game board surface, there is a problem that the error state cannot be easily determined. This means that if, for example, the ball lending button is operated and the number of game balls corresponding to the amount of money is not all released, and a ball clogging error occurs in the state where there are remaining balls, the player will be aware until the game ends. Without leaving the seat, it may be a disadvantage to the player. Then, the player who takes the next seat may get the remaining ball, which may result in an unfair result among the players. The present invention has been made for the purpose of suitably solving the above problems with a simple structure, and further improving the maintainability and soundness of a ball game machine.

[0005]

[Means and Effects for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine according to claim 1 is a game machine for paying out a game ball as a prize ball when a winning state occurs. In a ball game machine including a CR card unit for lending a game ball for a game by a person operating the ball lending operation means, there are two rows of passages to be supplied to the prize ball payout means and A prize ball detecting means for detecting a game ball and a loan ball detecting means for detecting the game ball for lending the ball are provided, and a ball for prize ball 2 from a common ball tank is provided.
From a row of guide gutters and a row of guide gutters for rental balls,
The two-row supply passage and the one-row game ball supply passage for renting balls
The game balls are respectively guided to the roads, and further, the shortage of the game balls as the prize balls by the award ball detecting means is performed in different modes depending on whether one row is short or both rows are short. Notifying by the out-of-ball display means, that the rental-ball detecting means causes the shortage of game balls for ball lending in the game ball supply path for lending balls , that the CR card unit is not electrically connected, It is characterized in that the display mode is changed by the out-of-ball-rent display means to notify.

Here, a CR card unit for lending a game ball for a game by operating the ball lending operation means is a unit into which a prepaid card is inserted, and the player operates the operation means such as operation buttons. By doing so, game balls corresponding to the amount of money are released to the upper plate. The means for renting out the game balls for the game may be provided separately from the prize ball payout means, or may be configured to also serve as the prize ball payout means. In the case of the configuration that also serves as the prize ball payout means, it is conceivable that the drive source of the prize ball payout means is a motor and the game balls are discharged to each discharge path by switching the rotation direction of the motor. The loan ball detecting means may be any one that detects a game ball for ball lending, but when the prize ball payout means and the means for lending a game ball are configured separately, the means for lending a game ball and the driving means are driven. It is conceivable that a game ball for lending a ball is detected by providing switches in the path of the game ball supplied to the source. When the drive source is also used as the prize ball payout means, one of two routes for supplying game balls to the same drive source is configured as a prize ball route and the other route is configured as a ball lending route,
It is conceivable that each path is provided with switches.

According to the ball game machine of claim 1, the game ball supplied to the prize ball paying means is detected by the prize ball detecting means, and the game ball for ball lending is detected by the lending ball detecting means, The award ball detection means informs the player of the shortage of the game balls as the award balls by the award ball display means, and the loan ball detection means informs the player of the shortage of the game balls for ball lending by the ball rental display means. . As a result, it is possible to easily discriminate between the shortage of game balls on the route for prize balls and the shortage of game balls on the route for ball lending, and it is possible to perform maintenance quickly.

The ball game machine according to claim 2 is in a winning state.
An award that gives out a game ball as a prize ball due to the occurrence of
The ball payout means and the player can operate the ball lending operation means.
CR card users to rent game balls for
In a ball game machine including a knit, the prize ball payout
There are two rows (51a, 51b) for the passages to supply the means.
Two award ball detecting means (52 for detecting game balls in the passage)
a, 52b) and another row of passages different from the above two rows
(51c) to supply the game ball for lending the ball,
One rental ball detecting means (52) for detecting a game ball in the passage
c), and the two prize ball detecting means (52a, 5a, 5a).
2b) and one piece of the one loanable ball detecting means (52c)
The printed circuit board (52d) of the
Connectors (52e, 52f, 52) provided at the ends of the
g) and the two prize ball detecting means (52a, 52b) and
Electrically connected to the one loaner detecting means (52c)
The printed circuit board (52d) through the two rows of passages (5
1a, 51b) and the one row of passages (51c) are juxtaposed.
It is characterized in that it is attached to the location .

[0009] Here, the fact that CR card unit of claim 1 is not connected, the CR card unit and the gaming machine body means that are not electrically connected. According to the ball game machine according to claim 1 , when the CR card unit is not electrically connected to the game machine main body, it is displayed by the ball rental out display means, so the game ball is on the ball lending path. There is an effect that an error relating to the ball lending, that is, that the CR card unit is not connected and that the CR card unit is not connected can be informed by one ball lend-out display means. Thereby, it can be immediately determined that the notification by the out-of-lending-ball display means is an error relating to the ball lending.

[0010]

According to the ball game machine of claim 1, one ball lending error relating to the shortage of game balls in the ball lending path and the CR card unit not being connected. There is an effect that it is possible to notify by the out-of-ball display means, and it is possible to easily judge which error is caused by the display mode.

[0012]

According to the ball game machine of claim 1 , C
When the R card unit is not electrically connected to the main body of the gaming machine, it is displayed by the award ball out display means, so that there is not enough game balls on the path for the award ball and the CR card unit is not connected. There is an effect that two errors can be notified by one award ball out display means. Generally, the error that there is not enough game balls in the prize ball path and the error that the CR card unit is not connected to the main body are the errors that the clerk, etc. should be careful to detect and deal with from the standpoint of maintenance. is there. On the other hand, the error that the game balls are insufficient in the ball lending route can be said to be an error that the player should quickly detect and press the button for calling the store clerk. As a result, the ball game machine according to claim 1 is configured to be divided into notification of an error to be dealt with by a clerk and notification of an error to be dealt with by the player, and to notify each individually. .
As a result, there is an effect that an error can be dealt with quickly and appropriately.

[0014] ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, and when the game ball for winning balls is insufficient, the display mode by winning balls out indication means and when the CR card unit is not electrically connected The feature is that they are different.

According to ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, and that the game ball is insufficient in the path for winning balls, error one prize balls out indication and the CR card unit is not connected It is possible to notify by means of means, and it is possible to easily judge which error is caused by the display mode.

[0016]

[0017]

[0018]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10, which is a typical example of a ball game machine, and is a so-called card type first-class pachinko machine. In this pachinko machine 10, hinge mechanisms 12 and 12 are provided vertically on an outer frame 11 for installation and fixation on a game machine installation island of a game shop, and an inner frame 13 formed on a frame is pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. There is. A game board 14 is attached to the inner frame 13 so as to close the opening from the back surface. Further, from the front surface of the inner frame 13, a metal frame 15 equipped with glass for seeing through the game area of the game board 14 is screwed so as to be openable and closable.

Below the game board 14, the upper plate 16 for guiding the game balls to the launching device which will be described later while aligning and flowing down the game balls.
Is provided. The upper plate 16 has an outlet 16a through which the paid-out balls or the balls to be lent out flow out, and an upper plate ball removing lever 16b for discharging the stored game balls. Further, below the upper bowl ball removing lever 16b, a ball lending button 17a for operating a ball lending unit described later,
A ball lending unit operation panel 17 including a card return button 17b and a card balance display portion 17c is provided. A lower plate 18 is disposed below the upper plate 16, and the lower plate 18 has an outlet 18a through which the prize balls overflowing from the upper plate 16 flow out and a stored game ball, such as a ball box. It has a lower dish ball ejecting lever 18b for discharging to. A firing handle 20 having a firing lever 19 is attached to the right end of the lower plate 18.
A player can rotate 9 to shoot a game ball to an arbitrary position on the game board 14.

The game board 14 is surrounded by a guide rail 21 in a circular shape, and an area surrounded by the guide rail 21 is a game area 22. In addition, in the game area 22, guide nails (not shown) are provided over almost the whole area, and the game balls shot in the game area 22 are changed in the flowing direction by the guide nails. A center accessory 23 is attached to a substantially central portion of the game area 22. In the center of the center accessory 23, a special symbol display device 24 for confirming after changing the display mode of the special symbol
Is attached, and above it, a normal symbol display device 25 for confirming and displaying after changing the display mode of the ordinary symbol
Is installed. Further, lamp windmills 26, 26, windmills 27, 27, normal symbol starting gates 28, 28, side lamps 29, 29, and a starting opening 30 are arranged around the center accessory 23. The starting opening 30 is an electric tulip type winning opening provided with opening / closing wings 30a and 30b, which is a known technique.

Shoulder winning openings 31, 31 are provided on the left and right of the starting opening 30.
The first-class special electric accessory 32 is mounted below the starting opening 30. The first-class special electric accessory 32 is provided with a big winning opening 33 at the center and sleeve winning openings 34, 34 at both ends thereof. An outlet 35 is provided below the first type special electric accessory 32 and at the bottom of the guide rail 21. Pachinko machine 10
The ball lending unit (CR card unit) 36 on the left side of
Are installed vertically. This ball rental unit 36
Has a card insertion slot 37 and a display lamp 38, and when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 37, the display lamp 38 lights up and the ball lending unit operation panel 17 of the upper tray 16 is provided. The balance is displayed on the card balance display portion 17c. When the balance is displayed, a predetermined number of balls are dispensed from the outlet 16a of the upper plate 16 by pressing the ball lending button 17a. Also, the card return button 1
By pressing 7b, the card with the remaining balance recorded is returned from the card insertion slot 37.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the pachinko machine 10 will be described.
The structure of the back surface of the will be described. Figure 2 is a pachinko machine 1
It is a back view of 0, the game board 1 on the back of the inner frame 13
A middle plate 39 formed of a frame-shaped resin for removably storing 4 is additionally provided, and a mechanism plate 40 whose details will be described later can be opened and closed via hinges 41, 41 on the back surface of the middle plate 39. Being attached to a butterfly. The mechanism board 40 covers a predetermined portion of the game board 14 when closed, thereby
It is also a fixing member for fixing the.

A rectangular opening 4 is provided at the center of the mechanism plate 40.
2 is formed, and a main control board 43 for controlling the game operation of the entire pachinko machine 10 and other electric parts are attached to the lower part of the opening 42. In addition, in the lower part of the mechanism plate 40, each winning opening is won, and the game board 14
The winning ball guiding path 44 for guiding the winning balls discharged from the collecting plate (not shown) attached to the back surface of the is provided so as to be inclined to the lower left direction, and the tip thereof communicates with the winning ball discharging port 45, The winning ball that has won the winning hole is the winning ball discharging port 4
It is discharged from the outside of the machine from 5.

A payout control board 46 is disposed on the lower right side of the winning ball guide path 44. The payout control board 46 is provided.
Is a prize ball payout control for controlling a prize ball payout device described later by a prize ball payout signal from the main control board 43 to perform a prize ball payout operation, and a loan ball payout signal from the ball lending unit 36 for lending, which will be described later. The ball payout control is performed to control the ball payout device to perform the payout operation of the ball. Then, on the left side of the payout control board 46, a launching device 47 including a launching motor is mounted.

Next, the pachinko machine 1 configured as described above.
A game method of 0 will be described. When the player inserts a card into the card insertion slot 37 of the ball lending unit 36 and presses the ball lending button 17a of the ball lending unit operation panel 17, the ball lending payout signal from the ball lending unit 36 causes the payout control board 46 to appear. By controlling a ball rental device, which will be described later, a predetermined number of game balls are paid out to the upper plate 16. Then, the player operates the firing lever 19 of the firing handle 20 to actuate the launching device 47 to launch the game ball to the game area 22 formed on the game board 14. The game ball shot in the game area 22 flows downward from above. At that time, a guide nail, a lamp windmill 26, arranged in the game area 22,
26, wind turbines 27, 27, etc. are arbitrarily guided, and either one of the plurality of winning openings provided in the game area 22 is won, or the lowest outlet 35 if not winning. Is discharged to the outside of the aircraft.

When a game ball wins a winning opening, a winning detection sensor (not shown) provided at each winning opening sends a winning signal to the main control board 43, and the winning signal is input to the main player. The control board 43 sends a prize ball payout signal to the payout control board 46. The payout control board 46, to which the prize ball payout signal has been input, controls a prize ball payout device, which will be described later, and pays out to the player the number of prize balls set in each winning opening. In this pachinko machine 10, a start opening 30, shoulder winning openings 31, 3
6 for 1 and 15 for the special winning opening 33 and the sleeve winning openings 34, 34.

Further, when the game ball flows down the game area 22, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display device 25 starts to fluctuate when passing through the normal symbol starting gates 28, 28, so that it stops after a certain period of time elapses. It is configured. Then, when a predetermined “hit symbol” is displayed on the stopped ordinary symbol, the opening / closing blade 30 of the starting opening 30 that is difficult to win in normal times is displayed.
The a and 30b are opened to facilitate the winning of the game ball into the starting opening 30. Also, when a game ball wins the starting opening 30, the special symbol of the special symbol display device 24 starts to change,
It is configured to stop after a certain period of time. Then, when a predetermined "big hit symbol" is displayed on the stopped special symbol, the large prize hole 33 that is normally closed and cannot be won is opened, and a great prize ball is obtained for the player. Perform special games that can.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the structure for paying out prize balls and paying out balls will be described. Figure 3
Is a perspective view of the mechanism plate 40, and FIG. 4 is a front view thereof.
Various parts necessary for paying out prize balls or ball rentals are mounted on the mechanism plate 40. First, the upper part of the mechanism plate 40 is necessary for paying out prize balls or ball rentals. A ball tank 48 for storing game balls is detachably provided, and a tank rail 49 is provided in communication with the ball tank 48. On the lower surface of the upstream side of the tank rail 49, a replenishment switch 50 for detecting a ball shortage in the ball tank 48 is attached, and when the ball tank 48 becomes short of a ball, it is turned off and the game ball It is configured to prompt replenishment and notify that the ball is out. In addition, the tank rail 49 has three rows of guide gutters 49a, 4a inside.
9b and 49c are formed, and the structure is such that the game balls stored in the ball tank 48 are guided to the downstream side while being rectified into three rows. Then, the guide gutters 49a and 49b of the guide gutters rectified into three rows by the tank rail 49 are supplied for prize balls, and the guide gutter 49c is supplied for ball rental.

At the right end of the tank rail 49, a game ball supply unit 51 is provided. Inside the game ball supply unit 51, three rows of the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b and 51c are U. It is formed in an hour shape and is connected to the guide troughs 49a, 49b, 49c of the tank rail 49, respectively. In addition, a ball out detector 52 for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball supplied to each of the payout devices described later is provided in a substantially horizontal portion of the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b, 51c.
The downstream ends of the game ball supply passages 51a and 51b are connected to the prize ball supply passage 53, and the game ball supply passage 51 is connected.
The downstream end of c is connected to the ball rental supply passage 54.

The downstream end of the prize ball supply passage 53 is connected to the prize ball discharge passage 55, and a prize ball payout device 56 is interposed between the prize ball supply passage 53 and the prize ball discharge passage 55. There is. Below the prize ball discharge passage 55, there is formed a prize ball rental ball discharge passage 57 for guiding the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 56 to the outlet 16a of the upper plate 16 described above.
The downstream end of the ball rental supply passage 54 has a ball rental discharge passage 58.
The rental ball supply passage 54 and the rental ball discharge passage 5 are connected to
A ball rental payout device 59 is interposed between the eight. Then, the ball rental discharge passage 58 is located in the prize ball rental discharge passage 57, and the game balls discharged from the ball rental discharge passage 58 are discharged to the prize ball rental discharge passage 57 as they are, and the upper plate 1
6 is guided to the outlet 16a.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the payout operation of prize balls and ball rental will be described. FIG. 5 is a route diagram showing a route from the supply of the game balls 60 to the prize ball payout device 56 and the ball rental payout device 59 to the discharge thereof. As shown in the drawing, the guide gutters 49a, 49b of the tank rail 49,
Game ball 60 guided from 49c to the game ball supply unit 51
Is a game ball supply passage 51 formed in the game ball supply section 51.
a, 51b, 51c respectively flow down. Then, the game balls 60 flowing down to the downstream of the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b, 51c are the game ball supply passages 51a, 5a for prize balls.
1b and a game ball supply passage 51c for renting a ball, and a prize ball supply passage 53 and a ball renting supply passage 54 which are connected to the game ball supply passage 51c.
As it is.

At the tip of the prize ball supply passage 53, the screw 56a of the prize ball payout device 56 is located. Normally, the screw 56a is stopped to stop the flow of the game ball 60, and the game ball is won. When the prize is paid to the mouth, the award ball payout signal from the main control board 43 is sent to the payout control board 46, whereby the electric motor 56 of the award ball payout device 56.
b is operated and the screw 5 provided at the tip thereof
6a is rotated to discharge the prize balls one by one into the prize ball discharge passage 55 on the downstream side. A count sensor 56c is provided immediately in front of the prize ball discharge passage 55, and the number of paid prize balls is counted by the count sensor 56c. Then, the dispensed prize balls fall through the prize ball discharge passage 55 and are discharged into the prize ball rental ball discharge passage 57, and the upper plate 16 is discharged.
Out from the outlet 16a.

On the other hand, the teeth of the sprocket 59a of the ball rental dispensing device 59 are located at the tip of the ball rental supply passage 54, and normally, the sprocket 59a is stopped to prevent the game ball from falling, When the person presses the ball lending button 17a on the ball lending unit operation panel 17 described above, a ball lending payout signal from the ball lending unit 36 described above is output from the payout control board
6, the electric motor 59b of the ball rental device 59 is operated to rotate the sprocket 59a provided at the tip of the ball rental device 59, and the balls are discharged one by one to the downstream ball discharge passage 58. To discharge. In addition, ball rental discharge passage 58
A count sensor 59c is provided immediately before, and the number of paid out balls is counted by the count sensor 59c. Then, the paid-out balls are dropped in the ball-rental ball discharge passage 58, discharged into the prize-ball rental ball discharge passage 57, and led out from the outlet 16a of the upper plate 16.

Next, the structure of the out-of-ball detector 52 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the game ball supply unit 51, and FIG. 7 is a front view thereof. 6,
As shown in FIG. 7, the ball breakage detection unit 52 is a printed circuit board 52d on which wiring is printed, and three micro switches 52a, which are switches for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball in which an electric circuit is incorporated. 52b and 52c are provided, and the game ball supply passages 51a and 51 of the game ball supply unit 51 are provided.
b and 51c, respectively. Also, the micro switches 52a, 52b, 52c are
Connector 5 provided at the end of printed circuit board 52d
2e, 52f, 52g are electrically connected to each other via wiring printed on the printed board 52d. Also,
Although not shown, the connectors 52e and 52f are electrically connected to the main control board 43 via lead wires, and the connector 52g is electrically connected to the payout control board 46 via lead wires. ing.

Micro switches 52a, 52b, 52c
An opening 61 is formed in the lower surface of each of the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b, 51c above, depending on the presence or absence of the game ball in the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b, 51c. , Microswitches 52a, 5
The plate-shaped movable plate 62 for activating the 2b and 52c has the opening 6
It is provided so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 63 so as to close the shaft 1. This movable plate 62 has a rotation stopping portion 62 at its tip.
a is provided so as to project downward, and the action portion 62 is provided at a substantially central portion.
b is provided so as to project downward. The micro switches 52a, 52b, 52c are provided with a projecting portion 52h that can be pushed to the left on the upper surface, and an iron plate 52i that pushes the projecting portion 52h to the right on the upper surface is provided so as to be rotatable around a spindle 52j. There is.

Next, according to FIG. 8, a method for detecting the ball out of the game ball supply passages 51a, 51b, 51c, that is, the micro switches 52a, 52b, 5 of the ball out detection unit 52.
The operation of 2c will be described by taking the micro switch 52c of the game ball supply passage 51c as an example. 8A is a state in which the micro switch 52c is on, that is, there is a game ball in the game ball supply passage 51c, and FIG. 8B is a state in which the micro switch 52c is off, that is, the game ball supply passage 51.
It is a figure of c in a state where a ball is out. In the state with the game ball as shown in (a), due to the weight of the game ball 60 flowing down the game ball supply passage 51c, the movable plate 62 is rotated around the support shaft 63 in the direction of the arrow, and the rotation stop portion 62a is opened. It rotates to a position where it abuts on a horizontal rib formed at the tip of 61. For this reason, the action portion 62b protruding to the substantially central portion of the movable plate 62
The iron plate 5 of the microswitch 52c located below the
By pressing 2i, the iron plate 52i also rotates in the arrow direction around the support shaft 52j. Therefore, the protruding portion 52h protruding below the tip of the iron plate 52i is pushed. As a result, the electric circuit incorporated in the micro switch 52c can be turned on. Then, this signal is sent from the connector 52g to the payout control board 46.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8B , the micro switch 5 is caused by some abnormality such as dust.
If a ball jam occurs on the upstream side of 2c, the movable plate 62
There will be no game balls on the upper surface of. That is, since the weight of the game ball is not applied to the upper surface of the movable plate 62, the projecting portion 52h tries to project upward by the biasing force of the spring (not shown) provided inside the projecting portion 52h of the micro switch 52c. . Therefore, the iron plate 52i located above the protruding portion 52h is pushed up in the arrow direction about the support shaft 52j. Therefore, by pushing up the action portion 62b located above the iron plate 52i in the arrow direction, the movable plate 62 rotates in the arrow direction about the support shaft 63.
Then, the protrusion 52h is projected, so that the micro
The electric circuit incorporated in the switch 52c is turned off. Therefore, the signal sent from the connector 52g to the payout control board 46 is cut off, whereby the payout control board 4 is released.
6 can be determined that the out-of-ball state has occurred in the game ball supply passage 51c.

Next, according to FIG. 9, the out-of-ball detecting section 5
A method of controlling the prize-ball payout device 56 and the ball-rental payout device 59 based on the out-of-ball signal from 2 will be described. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control system of prize ball payout control and ball rental payout control of the pachinko machine 10, and is a block diagram in which other electrical configurations are omitted. On the input side of the main control board 43,
The microswitches 52a and 52 b, the winning detection sensor <br/> service over 64 is connected to the output side of the main control board 43, the dispensing control board 46, the winning balls out LED65 are connected. On the input side of the payout control board 46, the main control board 43, the micro switch 52c, the ball lending switch 66 that is turned on by pressing the ball lending button 17a on the ball lending unit operation panel 17, the card return button Return switch 67 that is turned on by pressing 17b
Are connected. On the output side of the payout control board 46, the prize ball payout device 56, the ball lending device 59, the card balance display portion 17c on the ball lending unit operation panel 17,
OK (reception OK) LED17d, ball rental out LED17e
Are connected. Further, the ball lending unit 36 is connected to the payout control board 46 so as to be input / output. It should be noted that the ball lending switch 66, the return switch 67, the card balance display portion 17c, OK (reception O on the ball lending unit operation panel 17)
K) The LED 17d and the ball rental LED 17e may be connected via the ball lending unit 36.

With the above configuration, when a game ball wins the winning opening, the winning signal from the winning detection sensor 64 is input to the main control board 43, and the main control board 4 receiving this winning signal is input.
If the signals from the microswitches 52a and 52b are input, 3 determines that there are game balls in the game ball supply passages 51a and 51b, and outputs a prize ball payout signal to the payout control board 46. The payout control board 46 enter the prize balls paid out signal do Shi decocted payment of a predetermined number of prize balls and outputs a control signal for driving and controlling the prize balls dispenser 56. Further, when the player presses the ball lending button 17a, the signal from the sphere rental switches 6 6 provided on the rear surface payout control board 46
And the payout control board 46 to which this ball lending signal is input.
Determines that there game ball if the signal is input from the microswitch 52c in the game ball supply passage 51c, a sphere rental dispensing device 59 outputs a control signal for controlling driving payment physicians predetermined number of rental spheres out Shi carried out.

Here, a ball out condition occurs in one of the game ball supply passages 51a and 51b, which is the supply passage for paying out prize balls, and the signal of either one of the microswitches 52a and 52b is sent to the main control board 43. When the input is stopped, the main control board 43 determines that the ball for the prize ball is out, and even if the prize signal from the prize detection sensor 64 is input, the ball is prevented from running out of the prize ball payout device 56. The prize ball payout signal is not output until the replenishment is performed. And at this time,
The main control board 43 executes control for lighting or blinking the award ball out LED 65. This lighting or blinking control is continued until both signals of the microswitches 52a and 52b are input. Incidentally, the micro switches 52a and 52b
If either one of the signals is input, the prize ball control may be executed. In addition, the award ball LED6
Lighting or blinking control of 5 is performed by the microswitches 52a, 5
The notification mode may be changed according to the input mode of the input signal 2b. For example, when the input signal of the micro switch 52a is not input, when the input signal of the micro switch 52b is not input, and when the input signals of the micro switches 52a and 52b are not both input, the blinking mode is changed to determine which path It may be configured to facilitate the determination as to whether or not a game ball is being supplied.

Game ball supply passage 5 which is a supply passage for renting balls
When the ball out condition occurs in 1c and the signal of the micro switch 52c is not input to the payout control board 46, the payout control board 46 determines that the ball is out for ball rental, and even if the ball loan signal from the ball loan switch 66 is reached. Even if is input, in order to prevent the ball rental device 59 from running dry, the ball rental signal is not output until the ball is replenished. At this time, the payout control board 46 keeps renting the LED 17 until the signal from the micro switch 52c is input.
It intends line control to blink e. In addition, the payout control board 46
When the signal from the ball lending unit 36 is not input, it means that the ball lending unit 36 has a poor connection and the ball lending out LED
The control for turning on 17e is also executed.

As shown in FIG. 10, the ball lending LED 17e is provided to the left of the ball lending button 17a on the ball lending unit operation panel 17. LED 1 out of ball
The OK (reception OK) LED 17d above 7e is an LED that lights up when the power is turned on. Award Ball Out LE
D65, as shown in FIG. 1, the loan burn out LED 17 e outside the game area is the upper right of the game board 14 is provided separately.

According to this specific example described in detail above,
Game ball supply passages 51a, 5 which are supply passages for paying out prize balls.
When the out-of-ball state occurs in either 1b, the award-ball out LED 65 provided outside the game area is controlled to turn on or blink. Further, when a ball out condition occurs in the game ball supply passage 51c, which is a supply passage for ball rental, a ball out LE on the ball lending unit operation panel 17 provided with a ball lending button 17a is LE.
D17e is controlled to blink. That is, in the present specific example, the out-of-ball state of the supply passage for paying out the award balls is targeted for the maintenance of the store clerk, and the notification control is performed by the out-of-award-ball LED 65 outside the game area. as the player aware, characterized in that the ball lending button 17a is a notification control credit burn out LED 17 e on the sphere provided rental unit operation panel 17. Thereby, even if the player depresses the ball lending button 17a, it is easy that a predetermined number of game balls are not discharged onto the upper plate 16 due to the out-of-ball state of the game ball supply passage 51c, which is a supply passage for ball rental. It has an excellent effect of noticing. In addition, this makes it possible to suitably prevent the player from suffering a disadvantage such as calling a clerk. Furthermore, the award ball out LED 65 provided outside the game area lights up or blinks,
Game ball supply passages 51a, 5 which are supply passages for paying out prize balls.
This has the effect that the store clerk can quickly respond to the out-of-ball condition of 1b. Of course, the player may notice the lighting or blinking state of the out-of-prize ball LED 65 provided outside the game area. In such a case, the player self-confidence calls the clerk into the out-of-ball state of the supply passage for paying out the prize ball. This can be dealt with in a suitable manner.

In this embodiment, when the ball lending unit 36 is not connected, the ball lending out LED 17e on the ball lending unit operation panel 17 is controlled to be turned on.
As shown in FIG. 9, a prize ball out LED 65 may be connected to the output side of the payout control board 46 (indicated by a dotted line in the figure) to perform notification control as a target of maintenance by a store clerk. In addition, even when a predetermined number of game balls are not discharged by the count sensor 59c provided immediately before the ball rental discharge passage 58, the player runs the ball lending unit LED 17e on the ball lending unit operation panel to control the blinking LED 17e to notify the player. It may be configured to do so. At this time, the full error state credit sphere by counting Sensor 59c, it is conceivable to change the notification manner so that can distinguish and error conditions by burn out of the supply passage for rental spheres. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the ball lending unit operation panel 17 may be provided on the left front side of the upper plate 16.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mechanism plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the mechanism plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram showing an award ball payout operation and a ball rental operation.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a game ball supply unit.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a game ball supply unit.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram showing an operation of the micro switch of the out-of-ball detection unit.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control system of a prize ball payout device and a ball rental payout device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a ball lending unit operation panel 17.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a mounting position of a ball lending unit operation panel 17 of a second specific example.

[Explanation of Codes] 10 ... Pachinko machine, 11 ... Outer frame, 12 ... Hinge mechanism, 1
3 ... inner frame, 14 ... game board, 15 ... metal frame, 16 ... upper plate, 1
6a ... outlet, 16b ... top dish ball vent lever, 17 ... sphere rental unit operation panel, 17a ... sphere credit button, 17b ... mosquitoes
Over de return button, 17c ... card balance display unit, 17d ...
OK (reception OK) LED, 17e ... LED out of rental ball, 1
8 ... Lower plate, 18a ... Outflow port, 18b ... Lower plate ball removing lever, 19 ... Launch lever, 20 ... Launch handle, 21 ... Guide rail, 22 ... Game area, 23 ... Center accessory, 2
4 ... Special symbol display device, 25 ... Normal symbol display device, 26
... Lamp windmill, 27 ... Windmill, 28 ... Ordinary symbol starting gate, 29 ... Side lamp, 30 ... Starting port, 30a ... Opening / closing wings, 30b ... Opening / closing wings, 31 ... Shoulder winning opening, 32 ... First-class special electric role Items, 33 ... Large prize hole, 34 ... Sleeve prize hole, 35 ...
Out port, 36 ... Ball rental unit, 37 ... Card insertion port,
38 ... Indicator lamp, 39 ... Middle plate, 40 ... Mechanism plate, 41 ... Hinge, 42 ... Opening part, 43 ... Main control board, 4
4 ... prize winning ball guide way, 45 ... prize winning ball discharge port, 46 ... payout control board, 47 ... launching device, 48 ... ball tank, 49 ... tank rail, 49a, 49b, 49c ... guide trough, 50 ... supply switch, 51 ... Game ball supply section, 51a, 51b, 5
1c ... game ball supply passage, 52 ... ball breakage detection unit, 52a,
52b, 52c ... Micro switch, 52d ... Printed circuit board, 52e, 52f, 52g ... Connector, 52h ... Projection part, 52i ... Iron plate, 52j ... Spindle, 53 ... Prize ball supply passage, 54 ... Ball supply passage, 55 ... Prize ball discharge passage, 56 ...
Prize ball payout device 56a ... Screw, 56b ... Electric motor, 56c ... Count sensor, 57 ... Prize ball loan ball discharge passage, 58 ... Ball loan discharge passage, 59 ... Ball loan device, 59a
... Sprocket, 59b ... Electric motor, 59c ... Count sensor, 60 ... Game ball, 61 ... Opening part, 62 ... Movable plate, 62a ... Rotation stop part, 62b ... Working part, 63 ... Spindle, 64 ... Winning detection sensor, 65 ... LED out of prize ball ,
66 ... Ball lending switch, 67 ... Return switch.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP 10-277252 (JP, A) JP 8-229217 (JP, A) JP 7-24109 (JP, A) JP 6- 15047 (JP, A) JP-A-4-218190 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A prize ball payout means for paying out a game ball as a prize ball when a winning state occurs, and a CR card for lending a game ball for a game by a player operating a ball lending operation means. In a ball game machine including a unit, there are two rows of passages to be supplied to the award ball payout means, a prize ball detecting means for detecting a game ball in each passage, and a loan for detecting the ball for lending a ball. And a ball detecting means, and two rows of guide gutters for prize balls and one row of lending from a common ball tank.
From the guide gutter for playing balls, to the above two rows of supply passages for prize balls
Each game ball is led to the game ball supply passage for one row of rental balls.
And further informed by the case where a game ball is insufficient 1 column that was missing the prize balls out indication means in a different manner in the case where two columns is insufficient both as prize balls by the prize ball detection means , The game ball supply passage for the loan ball by the loan ball detecting means
Insufficient game balls for ball lending on the road, CR
Informing that the card unit is not electrically connected by changing the display mode by the out-of-ball-rent display means,
Ball game machine characterized by that. 2.As a prize ball due to a winning situation
Prize ball payout means for paying out game balls of By operating the ball lending operation means by the player
CR card unit for lending game balls, In a ball game machine including There are two rows of passages (51a, 5a, 5a) for supplying to the prize ball payout means.
1b) and two prize ball inspections to detect game balls in each passage
Output means (52a, 52b), Front by another row of passages (51c) different from the above two rows
We will supply game balls for lending balls and check the game balls in the passage.
One lending sphere detecting means (52c) to be output, Equipped with The two prize ball detecting means (52a, 52b) and the one
Individual loan ball detection means (5 2c) one printed circuit board
(52d) and provided at the end of the printed circuit board.
Connector (52e, 52f, 52g) and the two
Prize ball detecting means (52a, 52b) and the one lent ball
The print means is electrically connected to the detecting means (52c).
The substrate (52d) is provided with the two rows of passages (51a, 51b).
Attached to the location where the one row of passages (51c) are juxtaposed.
Was Ball game machine characterized by.