JP3796675B2 - Ball feed launch control device in pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ball feed launch control device in a pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, a game in which a pachinko game ball sent to a launch position by a game operation can be driven into a game board and a pachinko game can be developed. The present invention relates to a ball feed and launch control device that controls a ball feed operation and a hitting ball launch operation in accordance with the presence or absence of a game ball.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball machine, as a ball feed launch control device for a game ball for a pachinko game, a ball feed device generally mounted and set on the back side of the upper ball tray, It includes a hitting ball launching device (including an operation part, a hitting ball actuating part and a control part) installed at the front and rear parts. In this control device, even if there is a difference in configuration conditions depending on the operation mode described later, as an electrical detection input means indispensable for the ball feed launch, the operation unit of the hit ball launcher is turned ON / OFF in relation to the lever operation. A switch for energization to be turned off and a touch member for contact detection are assembled, and can be operated including control of a drive source (motor or solenoid) under detection input conditions of both means. Then, in the input means by an appropriate game operation in the operation unit, the operation of the ball feeder and the operation of the hitting position are controlled in units of one cycle at the set timing, and within the set time (100 pieces / min) Then, the ball feeding and launching operation is performed for each ball, and based on this, the game balls from the upper ball tray are sent one by one to the launching position and shot into the game board.
[0003]
As for the above-mentioned ball feed and launch control device, as its configuration and operation form that is broadly classified as a representative,
A hitting ball launching device in which the hitting ball hits the ball every time by a shooting motor and a cam member driven under the operation input condition of the switch of the operation unit and the touch member, and a machine that is interlocked for each hitting ball operation A type in which a ball feeder is combined with a ball feeding device that performs a ball feeding operation every time by a typical operation member,
Each time the ball is hit by a firing solenoid (including rotary type and direct acting type) driven under the operation input conditions of the switch and touch member of the operation unit and the variable resistor for adjusting excitation force (also called volume switch) A ball striking device that performs the ball striking operation, and a ball feeding device in which the ball striking body performs a ball feeding operation every time by a ball feeding solenoid that is driven in synchronism with the firing solenoid in the operation input conditions of the switch and the touch member A type that uses
Is widely used. In any type, a touch adjuster is provided on the drive control unit side as a maintenance means so that the touch sensitivity can be adjusted.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the above-described ball feed and launch control device that has been conventionally implemented, it is possible to normally launch the game ball in the upper ball tray by performing the ball feed and launch operation under the operation input condition in the operation unit. However, after the game ball has been exhausted, as long as the operation input condition is maintained, the empty ball feeding and launching operation was performed indefinitely, and this could not be stopped. As a specific example, in a gaming machine in a game hall, the touch sensitivity of the touch adjuster is generally adjusted to “strong” in advance, and is substantially always kept in a touch input state. For this reason, a player who recognizes such an adjustment condition plays a game while intentionally fixing the lever of the operation unit at a required position using a foreign object, and does not return the lever after the game is finished. If the player leaves the gaming machine, the ball feeding and firing control device continues to be driven indefinitely because the operation input condition is left as it is. As a result, power consumption is wasted and the drive source is prematurely aged. Especially in the drive solenoid, the excitation force decreases due to the temperature rise due to the continuation of the idling operation. There was a problem that caused the ball skipping failure by the real firing operation. Further, in the gaming machine in which the ball feed and launch control device is idle, when the next player puts the game ball into the upper ball tray without noticing this, the operation unit is not touched. However, the game ball is thrown out and thrown out, and in addition to wasting the game ball, the lever of the operation unit has to be returned in a hurry, causing the next player to feel very unpleasant. It was.
[0005]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and maintains an appropriate ball feed launch operation of a ball feed launch control device that can be driven based on a detection input condition by a hitting ball operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball feed launch control device in a pachinko gaming machine which can control the ball feed launch operation after the ball has run out, and can properly maintain the ball feed launch control device and thus the entire gaming machine. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  Overcoming the above problems,PlaceIn order to achieve the purpose of the period, the present invention performs a ball feeding and launching operation in relation to the electric ball feeding device and the hitting ball launching device based on the electric detection input condition by an appropriate game operation. In a gaming machine that deploys pachinko games by sending one game ball at a time to the launch position and launching it into the game board,
  In the ball feeder,It is attached and set at a predetermined position on the back side of the upper ball tray that can be opened and closed on the front side of the gaming machine, communicated with the ball outlet of the upper ball tray and communicated with the launch position side, and extended in an inclined state. A case body in which an existing passage is formed and a detection tool capable of confirming and detecting the presence or absence of a game ball is provided in the passage; a ball feeder that is assembled and supported in the case body so as to be movable up and down; Assembled in the bodyBased on pulse output controlTheA ball feed solenoid capable of operating a ball feeder andWith
  The ball feeder is
  When the ball feed solenoid is demagnetized, the case is moved down when the ball feed solenoid is energized, and the first restriction state held at the lower end position by the first stopper provided in the case body. The second stopper provided in the body is configured to be movable up and down to the second restricted state held at the raised position,
  Located in the front side of the ball receiving port on the passage entrance side in the first restricted state, the foremost game ball facing the ball outlet is stopped to prevent inflow into the passage, and the second restricted state A first restricting portion that is located outside the ball receiving port in a state and releases the front-most game ball to allow inflow into the passage;
  The game is separated from the first restriction portion toward the passage outlet side at an interval of one game ball, and descends from the lower surface of the passage in the first restriction state to release the game ball in the passage. A second restricting portion that moves out to its launch position by its own weight and projects into the passage in the second restricted state and stops the received game ball in the passage;
  First of the ball feeder , According to the change in the second restriction state, the game balls are received from the ball outlet into the case body one by one and set to be sent out to the launch position without being subjected to the ball pressure, and the first restriction state. Is the state before the operation, in this state so that the game ball does not remain in the case body,
  In the ball striking device, an electric detection input means capable of generating the detection input condition and an operation unit incorporating an operation member, and a firing solenoid and a ball that are operable and controlled by the input condition of the detection input means A hitting ball actuating unit having a hook, and a drive control unit that controls the operation of the ball feed solenoid and the firing solenoid at a set timing based on the pulse output control with respect to the input condition of the detection input means, and has a limiting circuit for the detection tool. Prepared,
  Based on the pulse output control from the drive control unit with respect to the input condition of the detection input means in the operation unit, the ball feeding solenoid and the firing solenoid perform the ball feeding / launching operation by normal operation control. When the ball presence detection condition for the game ball to be received and delivered in the passage is not input to the drive control unit, the operation control of the ball feeding solenoid and the firing solenoid is stopped based on the restriction condition of the restriction circuit. It is set so that it can be made.
[0007]
[Action]
When the player holds the operation unit in the ball hitting device and adjusts the operation member as appropriate, the detection input condition is input to the drive control unit from the electrical detection input means incorporated in the operation unit. Based on the pulse output control from the drive control unit for this detection input condition, the ball feeding solenoid of the ball feeding device and the firing solenoid of the hitting ball actuating unit are operated and controlled at the set timing, and under normal ball feeding and firing operations A game ball is launched from the upper ball tray into the game board and the game is developed. In such a ball feeding / launching operation, a detector installed in the ball feeding device confirms and detects the presence or absence of a game ball in the passage, and inputs the detection condition to the drive control unit of the ball hitting device. Under this condition, when the detection tool does not input the ball presence detection condition for the game ball to be received and sent into the passage to the drive control unit, the limit circuit of the control unit operates based on the predetermined limit condition. Even if the detection input condition from the detection input means is input to the drive control unit, the operation control of the ball feed solenoid and the launch solenoid is stopped to stop the idle operation of the ball feed device and the hit ball launcher.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, a ball feed launch control device in a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, taking a preferred embodiment. The ball feed and launch control device of this embodiment is equipped with a solenoid-driven hitting device and a ball feed device, and can be used with simple modifications for both pachinko machines and arrange ball machines. The case where it is in a form and used for a pachinko machine for the sake of convenience will be mainly described.
[0009]
First, the basic configuration of the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. As shown in FIG. In the front frame B, a glass window C and an upper ball tray D, which are common game components, are assembled and set so as to be openable and detachable, and a lower ball tray E and a ball striking device F are equipped and set. A mechanism set board (not shown) equipped with a ball processing unit on the back side is equipped. In the front frame B, in the type entirely molded with a synthetic resin, a frame 1 having a window frame port 2 opened inside, and a game that is integrally formed on the back side of the frame 1 and faces the front side of the window frame port 2 The holding frame 4 having an opening for the set port 5 for the board is in the form of an inner / outer double frame continuously provided in the front-rear direction. In the frame 1, an installation portion 3 for installing a lower ball tray E and a part of the ball hitting device F is formed below the window frame mouth 2, while in the holding frame 4, the window frame mouth 2 A game auxiliary board 6 located inside the lower part of the auxiliary board 6 is integrally formed, and the set port 5 is opened with reference to the upper edge of the auxiliary board 6 so that the game board G can be detachably accommodated and set. ing. In addition, about the other structure of the front frame B and the structure of the glass window C, it stops to the extent of illustration and description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0010]
In such a pachinko machine, in the upper ball dish D, a plurality of dish components are combined into a unit, and one opening and closing that is detachably mounted on the left end side of the frame 1 of the front frame B is detachable. A ball feeding device H to be described later connected to a ball outlet 9 formed at the most downstream end (the right end in the figure) is set on the back surface of the opening / closing plate 8 and set on the front surface of the plate 8. 9 A ball removal mechanism 11 is incorporated in the ball removal path 10 connected to the bottom surface (see FIGS. 1, 3 and 5). On the other hand, the lower ball tray E is unitized by combining one set support plate attached to the entire surface of the installation portion 3 of the frame 1 of the front frame B and a plurality of plate components, and A ball return path 12 and a ball removal mechanism 13 communicating with the ball removal path 10 of the ball dish D are respectively formed and assembled (see FIG. 2), and an operation handle portion F of the ball hitting device F is provided on the right side.₁The holding part 14 for assembling and setting is molded (see FIG. 2). Incidentally, both the ball dishes D and E are both configured in a contour shape in the figure, and the upper ball dish D is placed and held in alignment on the horizontal upper surface of the lower ball dish E.
[0011]
The ball hitting device F in the ball feeding and launching control device for a game ball implemented in a pachinko machine has a linear reciprocating electromagnetic solenoid (also referred to as a launching solenoid) as a drive source, and is based on the hitting operation. The game balls fed from the ball tray D via the ball feeder H to the launch position T at the base end of the launch rail 7 are launched one by one. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the hitting ball launching apparatus F is configured as a unit having a spherical cylindrical clip shape and is detachably assembled and set to the holding portion 14 of the lower ball tray E. Operation handle part (also simply referred to as handle part) F₁And attached to the front surface of the game auxiliary board 6 on the front frame B side so as to be detachably mounted.₁The ball hitting unit F that performs a ball hitting operation by driving the firing solenoid 23 based on the input conditions in the ball hitting operation at₂And launcher F_ThreeAnd a hitting ball actuating part F that is detachably set on the back side of the installation part 3 of the front frame B₂Drive control unit F for controlling the drive_FourEtc.
[0012]
In such a ball hitting device F, the handle portion F₁Then, as schematically shown in FIG. 3, the operation lever 16 is assembled between the gripping body 15 and the gripping cap 55 that form a fixed base, and the unit is formed into a unit. On the other hand, the handle portion F is obtained by fitting the cylindrical portion of the gripping body 15 into the holding cylinder 14a and fixing it with screws.₁The whole is set in an oblique shape with a predetermined angle and integrated with the lower ball tray E (see FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, as an electrical detection input means, a variable resistor (also referred to as a volume switch) 17 and a switch 18 for the firing solenoid 23 are incorporated in the gripping body 15, and a metal touch sensing ring 19 is provided on the outer periphery of the gripping body 15. These members 17, 18, and 19 are collectively connected to a 6-pole cylindrical collective connector 20 that is assembled and fixed in the cylindrical portion of the gripping body 15 via individual wires. The drive control unit F on the back side via the relay connector 21 and the wiring I that are fitted and connected to_Four(See FIG. 4). The volume of the variable resistor 17 is adjusted according to the amount of rotation of the operation lever 16, while the switch 18 is detected (ON) in the state of rotation of the lever 13 according to continuous and single shots of the ball. Under this condition, the operation piece 56 that can be operated from the outside of the gripping body 15 is used for non-detection (OFF).
[0013]
Also, the hitting ball actuating part F₂Then, the launcher F described later_ThreeAnd a direct-acting firing solenoid 23 for a drive source is installed on a synthetic resin-molded support board 22 that is also a set base of the firing rail 7. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a storage box formed on the right side of the support board 22 that is detachably positioned from the front side with respect to the right front surface of the game auxiliary board 6 on the front frame B side. The firing solenoid 23 is housed and protected in a horizontally inclined state in the portion 58 and fixed with a screw. A plunger-type hitting ball 24 having a hitting piece 57 in the longitudinal direction of the solenoid 23 has a set launch angle. It is supported by insertion. Each time the energization excitation of the firing solenoid 23 is energized, the set stroke from the start to the end is linearly reciprocated so that the game ball seated at the launch position T can be launched by the hitting piece 57. The striking ball 24 is held at the start position by a spring 59 under appropriate rotation restriction so that the impact at the time of reciprocation is mitigated by the rubber-like stoppers 60 attached to the front and rear ends thereof. It has become.
[0014]
On the other hand, the launcher F_ThreeThe firing rail 7 having a predetermined length is fixed to the left front surface of the support board 22 described above. The support board 22 is a single set plate that is positioned and set on the front surface of the game assisting board 6 of the holding frame 4 and fixed with a screw. A ball stopper piece 61 for setting T is formed, and a ball receiving piece 62 for a foul ball is formed at the upper end. On the other hand, the firing rail 7 is formed based on an arc having an M-shaped cross section and a large curvature radius, and is positioned and set at a set firing angle and fixed with a screw. This launcher F_ThreeThen, in order to prevent the launching of illegal small balls, a game ball having a normal size (for example, a diameter of 11 mm) is used as the interval between the firing positions T, that is, the ball receiving interval between the lower end of the firing rail 7 and the lower end of the ball stopper piece 61. It is set to be slightly smaller (for example, about 10.4 to 10.6 mm), and the illegal small sphere is made to pass out from the launch position T and fall. Further, the launch angle of the launch rail 7 is set to be appropriately larger than the launch angle of the hit ball 24.
[0015]
On the other hand, the drive control unit F_FourIs a general input / output control of each electrical component related to ball feeding and launching, and as shown in FIG. 4, the lid can be detachably mounted on the back side of the installation part 3 of the front frame B. A circuit board 26 (see FIG. 9) which includes a timed timer circuit (limit circuit) 65 and constitutes a necessary circuit is built in the case 25, and the six connections shown in FIG. Using the tools 27, 28, 29, 63, 30 and 31, in order from the right side in FIG. 4, the power supply (AC24V), the firing solenoid 23, a ball feed solenoid 39 and a detector 52 which will be described later, and the operation handle F₁The variable resistor 17, the switch 18, and the touch sensing ring 19 are connected via respective wirings. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the wiring I connected to the relay connector 21 extends from the hole 3a opened in the installation panel 3 to the back side, and includes three wires for the variable resistor 17, the switch 18 and It is divided into three for the touch sensing ring 19 and is connected to the two connectors 30 and 31 on the left side of the figure. The circuit board 26 is provided with adjusting tools (variable resistors) 32A and 32B for adjusting the touch sensitivity and the ball jumping excitation force, and the touch circuit (not shown) of the board 26 and the touch sensing. For convenience, the ring 19 is also referred to as a touch switch.
[0016]
An example of an electric control unit in which the ball feeding device H in the ball feeding and launching control device for a game ball implemented in the pachinko machine described above can perform the ball feeding operation in synchronization with the hitting operation of the hitting ball launching device F. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, as a basic configuration, an electromagnetic solenoid (also referred to as a ball feed solenoid) 39, which is an operating source, is attached to one case body 33 molded of synthetic resin. The ball feeding body 43 in the form of an up-and-down rotation lever is assembled, and the whole is configured in a cassette format so that it can be handled. Then, on the back surface of the upper and lower plate 8 of the upper ball tray D, the case body 33 is detachably screwed in accordance with the ball outlet 9, and the ball feed solenoid 39 is moved to the drive control unit F._FourThe operation handle F is connected to₁On the basis of the detection input condition (the detection condition of the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring 19), the ball feed solenoid 39 is pulse-controlled once every set time, whereas the ball feed body 43 is moved once. The ball is moved up and down every time, and a ball feeding operation for one game ball is performed, so that the ball received from the ball outlet 9 can be sent to the launch position T of the launch rail 7.
[0017]
As a specific configuration of each part in such a ball feeding device H, first, in the case body 33, a passage having one required length that can be aligned with the rear surface of the ball outlet 9 and communicated with the firing position T side at the center thereof. 34 is formed in an inclined state extending in a lateral direction parallel to the firing rail 7, a front opening area serving as an inlet is a ball receiving port 35, and a rear opening area serving as an outlet is a ball feeding port 36. A ball receiving base 54 is formed below the ball receiving port 35 of the passage 34, while an attachment portion 37 of a ball feeding solenoid 39 and a storage chamber 38 of the ball feeding body 43 are respectively formed on the side of the ball receiving port 35. Yes. In the ball feed solenoid 39, a magnetic force generating part (also referred to as a bobbin) 41, in which a coil is wound, is attached to one of the support iron pieces 40 screwed to the attaching part 37 of the case body 33, and is configured in units of one part. Has been made available for handling. And the drive control part F_FourThe magnetic force generated in the magnetic force generating part 41 by the pulse energization control from the magnetic field is concentratedly applied to the magnetized part 42 at one end of the support iron piece 40 so that the ball feeder 43 can be moved up and down. The wiring connected to the magnetic force generation part 41 of the solenoid 39 is connected to the drive control part F from the back side of the opening / closing plate 8 of the upper ball tray D via the back side of the installation part 3 of the front frame B._FourOf the circuit board 26 (third from the right in FIG. 4) 29.
[0018]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the ball feeder 43 is formed by resin-molding the main body 44 and the upper and lower first restricting pieces 45 and the second restricting pieces 46 for ball feeding, and is magnetically attached to the upper side of the main body 44 A piece (iron piece) 47 is attached, and the upper end of the main body 44 is supported by the support shaft 48 in a state of being accommodated sideways in the accommodation chamber 38 of the case body 33, and the first and second restriction pieces 45. 46 extend to the passage 34 side. The ball feeding body 43 has a magnetized portion 42 and a magnetic piece in accordance with the excitation and demagnetization of the ball feeding solenoid 39 while the elevation position and the displacement amount are regulated by stoppers 49 and 50 provided in the storage chamber 38. 47 before and after operation, the first restricting piece 45 is held in the front side of the ball receiving port 35 by its own weight, and the second restricting piece 46 is placed at a substantially central portion of the passage 34. The first restricted state is lowered from the lower surface, and is held in the raised position during operation, and the first restricting piece 45 is positioned outside the ball receiving port 35 so that the second restricting piece 46 protrudes into the passage 34. The second restricted state is set. The restricting pieces 45 and 46 are appropriately displaced right and left and up and down at an interval suitable for one ball, and the second restricting piece 46 opens and closes the ball feed opening 36 (stopping and releasing the ball). ), The first restricting piece 45 opens and closes the ball outlet 9 to separate the sphere facing the sphere outlet 9 and the sphere entering the passage 34.
[0019]
In the ball feeding device H of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5, and 6, on the back side of the case body 33, the concave portion 51 formed on the side portion of the ball feeding port 36 of the passage 34. A detecting tool 52 is detachably incorporated and held by a screw-attached lid piece 53. The detecting tool 52 detects the presence or absence of a ball that enters the ball feeding port 36 and is sent to the firing rail 7 side. To get. As described above and as shown in FIG. 4, the detection tool 52 is connected to the drive control unit F via a wiring or the like._FourThe game ball detection signal from the detector 52 is input to the timed timer circuit 65 of the circuit board 26. As shown in FIG. 9, the timed timer circuit 65 operates when the detector 52 does not input the presence of a ball in the passage 34 to the substrate 26 for an appropriate period of time (for example, several seconds). The time is up after a set time (for example, 30 seconds). That is, based on the pulse output control from the circuit board 26 for the input conditions of the volume switch 17, the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring 19, the ball feeding solenoid 39 of the ball feeding device H and the firing solenoid 23 of the ball hitting device F are normal. When performing the ball feeding / launching operation by a simple operation control, when the game ball from the upper ball tray D is not sent to the launching position T through the ball feeding place H, the detection tool 52 satisfies the ball presence detection condition. Since the timed timer circuit 65 is operated because no input is made to the circuit board 26, and the timer circuit 65 is timed up after the set time has elapsed, the operation control of the ball feed solenoid 39 and the firing solenoid 23 is stopped. It has become. The detector 52 is preferably a non-contact type such as a proximity switch or a sensor, and is connected to the ball detection circuit portion (not shown) side of the main board (game control board) of the gaming machine. You can also
[0020]
Further, the operation of the ball feed solenoid 39 of the ball feed device H of this embodiment and the launch solenoid 23 of the ball hitting device F is illustrated in FIG._FourThis is done based on the pulse output control. That is, the operation handle F₁With the switch detection input condition and the touch detection input condition in FIG. 3 being input to the circuit board 26, the first pulse P₁As a result, the ball feed solenoid 39 is excited and demagnetized to move the ball feed body 42 up and down. On the other hand, when the volume adjustment condition is input to the circuit board 26 in addition to the two detection input conditions, the second pulse P₂As a result, the firing solenoid 23 is excited and demagnetized to reciprocate the striking ball 24 linearly. These first pulses P₁And the second pulse P₂Is controlled and set to a prescribed cycle of 100 times or less per minute, and the ball feed solenoid 39 and the firing solenoid 23 are surely stabilized in ball feeding / hitting operation. Incidentally, in the ball feeding device H of the present embodiment, since the passage 34 is set in a bowl shape extending along the firing rail 7, the game ball released from the regulation by the second regulating piece 46 of the ball feeding body 43. However, since it takes time to reach the firing position T of the firing rail 7 through the ball feed port 36, the first first pulse P₁The game ball sent in by the operation of the ball feed solenoid 39 by means of the first second pulse P₂Is not in time for the operation of the firing solenoid 23. Therefore, this first first pulse P₁The game ball sent in by the first second pulse P₂And the next second pulse P₂During the interval S to the launch position T and the next second pulse P₂Is fired by the operation of the firing solenoid 23.
[0021]
If the detection balls 52 are used to count and detect the game balls sent to the launch position T one by one, an arrangement ball machine (a predetermined number of game balls are required for each symbol combination game). Game machines).
[0022]
[Effect of the embodiment]
In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, the common game components C, D, E, F and a predetermined game board shown schematically in FIGS. Each G is equipped and set up. Then, the entire front frame B is assembled and set on the outer frame A installed in a predetermined tilted standing position on an installation frame base (not shown) in the game hall, and the power is turned on and held (energized holding). It can be used for games as a type-ball game machine. In the ball hitting device F in the ball feed and launch control device of the present embodiment implemented in such a pachinko machine, the operation handle portion F is used at the start of the game.₁As shown in FIG. 9, the detection input condition of the variable resistor (volume switch) 17, the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring (touch switch) 19 is changed to the drive control unit F by performing the hitting operation with_FourThe game balls are fed one by one to the firing rail 7 side based on the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding device H and seated and held at the firing position T, and then the ball is hit. Actuator F₂A game ball is hit by a hitting ball 24 that reciprocates linearly according to energization drive excitation of the launch solenoid 23 and fired on the launch rail 7 to be driven into the game board G, thereby developing a required pachinko game.
[0023]
In the first and second state changes of the ball feeder 42 with respect to the operation control of the ball feed solenoid 39 as the basic ball feed operation, The game balls from the upper ball tray D are received one by one and sent out in a separated state. That is, before the operation of the device H itself, as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the ball feed solenoid 43 is in the rest (demagnetization) condition, whereas the ball feed body 43 is at the lower end. The first restricting piece 45 is held in the position and is positioned in the front side of the ball receiving port 35 of the passage 34, and the ball outlet 9 of the upper ball dish D is closed. For this reason, the foremost ball of the game ball thrown into the upper ball tray D stands by at the front side in the ball outlet 9 while being stopped by the first restriction piece 45. Under the above-described detection input conditions of the switch 18 and the touch switch 19 by the hitting operation, the drive control unit F_ThreeWhen the ball feed solenoid 39 is excited by the pulse control from, the ball feed body 43 is tilted upward as shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b) via the magnetized portion 42 and the magnetic piece 47. The second restricted state is maintained. As a result, the foremost sphere is released from the first restricting piece 45, enters the ball receiving port 35 of the passage 34, is received by the ball receiving base 54, and protrudes from the lower surface of the substantially central portion of the passage 34. The piece 46 is temporarily stopped.
[0024]
Then, when the ball feed solenoid 39 is restored to the rest (demagnetization) state, the ball feed body 43 is released from the magnetic force, and the dead weight position shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b) is caused by its own weight. Returned to the first restricted state. As a result, the first restricting piece 45 closes the back side of the ball outlet 9 and stops the next sphere facing the mouth 9 and separates it from the most advanced sphere in the passage, while the second restricting piece 46 is connected to the passage 34. Descent from the lower surface and retreat (immerse) to release the earliest sphere. As a result, as illustrated by an imaginary line in FIG. 10A, the foremost sphere rolls in the passage 34 with its own weight without receiving any pressure after the next sphere, and then moves to the back side of the ball feed port 36. Then, it is sent out onto the base of the firing rail 7, lowered as it is, and seated and stopped at the firing position T. Then, after this ball is launched by the ball striking rod 24 of the hitting ball launcher F, the ball feed body 43 is changed to the second restricted state by the excitation of the ball feed solenoid 39 as described above. The next ball in the ball outlet 9 is received in the passage 34 and temporarily stopped, and then the ball feeder 43 is restored to the first restricted state by the suspension of the ball feed solenoid 39, so that the subsequent balls are temporarily stopped. And the ball in the passage 34 is released and sent to the firing position T side.
[0025]
Thus, in the ball feed device H in the ball feed launch control device of the present embodiment, changes in the first and second restricted states of the ball feed body 43 with respect to the operation control (excitation, demagnetization) of the ball feed solenoid 39 each time. As described above, it is possible to perform the separation ball feeding operation for each ball as described above, so that the set time is not affected by the increase / decrease pressure change of the game balls (including the discharged prize balls) of the upper ball tray D. Each ball can be smoothly received and sent out while being separated, thereby maintaining a stable seating state of the ball at the launch position T and ensuring an accurate launch by the striking ball 24. It is something that can be done.
[0026]
Further, in the ball feed launch control device of the present embodiment, the ball feed device H of the ball feed device H is controlled based on the pulse output control from the circuit board 26 with respect to the detection input conditions of the volume switch 17, the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring 19 of the hitting ball launch device F. When the ball feeding solenoid 39 and the ball launching solenoid 23 of the ball hitting device F are performing ball feeding and launching operations under normal operation control, the game ball from the upper ball tray D passes through the ball feeding device H and the firing position T If it is not sent out, the detection tool 52 detects the absence of a sphere and inputs it to the circuit board 26. When the ballless state continues for the required time, the timed timer circuit 65 in the circuit board 26 is activated, and the volume switch 17 is activated based on the time-up of the timer circuit 65 after the set time has elapsed. , Even if the detection input conditions of the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring 19 are input to the circuit board 26, the operation control of the ball feeding solenoid 39 and the firing solenoid 23 is forcibly stopped, and the ball feeding device H and the ball launching device F are forced to stop. It will stop the empty operation of.
[0027]
Therefore, in the ball feed launch control device of the present embodiment, for example, the touch sensitivity by the touch adjuster is adjusted to “strong” in advance, and the player deliberately uses the foreign object to move the lever of the operation unit to the required position. Even if the detection input conditions of the volume switch 17, the switch 18 and the touch sensing ring 19 are held as in the case where they leave the gaming machine while being fixed to the game machine, after the set time has passed, Stops the empty ball feed launch operation. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent wasteful consumption of power due to the idle operation of the ball feeder H and the ball hitting device F and early aging of the drive source. It is possible to suitably prevent flying defects. In addition, in a gaming machine in which the ball feeder H and the ball launcher F are idle, an unexpected launch of the game ball that occurs when the next player throws the game ball into the upper ball tray without noticing this It prevents the wastefulness and the like appropriately, and does not make the next player feel unpleasant.
[0028]
Further, according to the ball feeding device H of the ball feeding and firing control device of the present embodiment, it is possible to extract all the game balls without leaving the ball in the case body 33 when the ball is removed on the upper ball tray D side. . That is, in this device H, as described above, in the first restricted state before operation or at the time of restoration, the first restricting piece 45 closes the back side of the ball outlet 9 and the upstream side of the ball receiving port 35 of the passage 34 to play the game. The condition is such that the ball is not received in the passage 34. Therefore, when the ball removal mechanism 11 on the upper ball tray D side is opened at the end of the game, the opening / closing piece 11A (see FIGS. 3, 9 and 10) on the bottom surface of the ball outlet 9 is held in the open position. Then, all the game balls can be extracted from the ball outlet 9 to the lower ball tray E side through the ball removal path 10 and the ball return path 12 (see FIG. 2), and enter the passage 34. The trouble of handling and processing the residual sphere can be saved. The lower ball tray E can be discharged into a ball box (not shown) prepared outside the plate by opening the ball removing mechanism 13.
[0029]
[Example of change]
The ball feed launch control device as an object of the present invention includes a ball feed body 43 incorporated in a case body 33 and first and second regulation pieces 45 and 46 for game balls disposed therein. In this change in the first and second regulation states, the game balls are received one by one and are sent out while being separated from the next and subsequent balls. The type using not only the solenoid 39 but also the operation of the connecting member 67 interlocked with the hitting operation may be used. In other words, when the hitting ball launching device F is a type in which the hitting ball is reciprocated by the drive motor, the ball feeding device H is tilted or lifted by the mechanical linkage member 67 that is linked to the hitting motion of the hitting ball. It may be of a type in which the ball feeder 43 is activated and changed one by one for movement or the like (see an imaginary line in FIG. 7).
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, according to the ball feed launch control device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, a detector is provided in the passage of the ball feed device to confirm and detect the presence or absence of the game ball in the passage. To the drive control unit equipped with the limit circuit in the ball launcher
Configured to input. That is, when the detection tool does not input a ball presence detection condition for a game ball to be received and sent into the passage of the ball feeder to the drive control unit, the limit circuit operates based on a predetermined limit condition, It is possible to stop the idle operation of the ball feeding device and the ball hitting device by stopping the operation control of the ball feeding solenoid and the firing solenoid after the set time. Therefore, if the player leaves the gaming machine without returning the lever after the game is over, the operation control of the ball feeding device and the ball hitting device is stopped after a predetermined time. There is an advantage that it is possible to preferably eliminate the inconvenience that the firing control device continues to drive indefinitely. As a result, wasteful consumption of power and premature aging of the ball feed solenoid and launch solenoid, etc. are prevented. Especially in the launch solenoid, there is no decrease in excitation force due to temperature rise due to continued idle operation. In this way, there is no inconvenience of ball skipping during normal live action. Furthermore, in a gaming machine in which the ball feeding device or the ball hitting device is idle, the game ball may be unexpectedly launched when the next player throws the game ball into the upper ball tray without noticing this. Preventing waste, etc., and unpleasant feelings for the next playerTheI will not let you.
  Further, in the ball feeding device in the launch control device according to the present invention, the first of the ball feeding body with respect to each operation control of the ball feeding solenoid. , Since the separation ball feeding operation for each ball can be performed by the change of the second restriction state, one ball is smoothly smoothed every set time without being affected by the increase / decrease pressure change of the game ball in the upper ball tray. It can be received and sent out while being separated, thereby maintaining a stable seating state of the ball at the launch position and ensuring an accurate launch by the hitting ball. Further, when the ball feeding device is in the first restricted state, the first restricting portion is held under the condition that the ball outlet back side and the upstream side of the ball receiving port of the passage are closed and the game ball is not received in the passage. Therefore, when the upper ball tray is removed at the end of the game, etc., all the game balls can be removed, and the remaining balls are handled by preventing entry into the passage. , Processing time can be saved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a pachinko machine of this embodiment in a front open state.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a main part of a front frame and a lower ball tray and a part of a ball striking device in a ball feed and firing control device.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view mainly showing a ball striking device and a ball feeding device in the ball feeding and launching control device.
FIG. 4 is a rear view showing a partially cut portion of a hitting ball actuating unit and a drive control unit of the hitting ball launching device.
FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a part of an upper ball tray and a ball feeding device.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the front side of the ball feeding device.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the ball feeding device.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a pulse control setting side of ball feeding / hitting ball operation.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of preventing an empty operation of a ball feeding device and a ball hitting device.
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing a state before the operation of the ball feeding device.
FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a state of the ball feeding device in operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
9 ball exit
16 Operation lever (operation member)
17 Variable resistor (Detection input condition)
18 switch (detection input means)
19 Touch sensing ring (detection input means)
23 Launch solenoid
24 hitting ball
33 Case body
35 ball socket
39 Ball feed solenoid
43 Ball feeder
49 Stopper ( Second stopper )
50 stopper ( First stopper )
52 Detector
65 Timed timer circuit (limit circuit)
D Upper ball dish
F Hitting ball launcher
F₁  Operation handle (operation unit)
F₂  Hitting ball actuator
F_Four  Drive controller
G game board
H Ball feeder
T Launch position

Claims (2)

Based on the electrical detection input conditions by appropriate game operation, the ball feeding and launching operation is performed in association with the electric ball feeding device (H) and the hitting ball launching device (F), and the game from the upper ball tray (D) In a gaming machine in which a ball is sent one by one to a launch position (T) and launched into a game board (G) to develop a pachinko game,
In the ball feeding device (H), it is attached and set at a predetermined position on the back side of the upper ball tray (D) attached to the front side of the gaming machine so as to be openable and closable, and at the ball outlet (9) of the upper ball tray (D). A passage (34) that is communicated and communicated with the launch position (T) side and extends in an inclined state is formed , and the presence or absence of a game ball can be confirmed and detected in the passage (34) ingredients (52) are provided the case body (33), said case body (33) vertically movably assembled supported by ball feeding member in (43), are similarly assembled to the case body (33) within the pulse a ball feed solenoid (39) capable of operating the ball feed body (43) based on output control,
The ball feed member (43),
When the ball feed solenoid (39) is demagnetized, the ball feed solenoid (39) is lowered and held at the lowered end position by the first stopper (50) provided in the case body (33) , and the ball feed When the solenoid (39) is energized, the solenoid (39) rises and is configured to be movable up and down to the second restricted state held at the raised position by the second stopper (49) provided in the case body (33) . With
In the first restricted state, the game ball located at the front side of the ball receiving port (35) on the entrance side of the passage (34) is stopped so as to stop the foremost game ball facing the ball outlet (9) and enter the passage (34) . flowing with blocking of said second spherical socket (35) in the restricted state of the located outside, the first regulation to allow inflow to the top preceding the game ball with relief passageway (34) Part (45) ,
The first restricting portion (45) is spaced toward the exit side of the passage (34) at an interval of one game ball , and descends from the lower surface of the passage (34) in the first restricting state, The game ball in the passage (3 4 ) is released and moved to its launch position (T) by its own weight, and in the second restricted state, the game ball projects into the passage (34) to allow the received game ball to pass through the passage (34 ) With a second restricting portion (46) to be stopped in ,
Due to the change in the first and second regulation states of the ball feeding body (43) , the game balls are received from the ball outlet (9) one by one into the case body (33) and separated without receiving the ball pressure. And is set to be sent to the launch position (T) as it is, and the first restricted state is a state before the operation, and in this state, the game ball is prevented from remaining in the case body (33) ,
In the ball hitting device (F), an electrical detection input means (17, 18, 19) capable of generating the detection input condition and an operation unit (F ₁ ) incorporating an operation member (16), and this detection A hitting ball actuating part (F ₂ ) having a firing solenoid (23) and a hitting ball rod (24) which can be controlled under the input conditions of the input means (17, 18, 19), and a detection input means (17, 18, 19) Based on the pulse output control for the input condition of 19), the ball feed solenoid (39) and the firing solenoid (23) are operated and controlled at a set timing, and the drive control having a limit circuit (65) for the detector (52) Part (F ₄ ),
Based on the pulse output control from the drive control unit (F ₄ ) for the input condition of the detection input means (17, 18, 19) in the operation unit (F ₁ ), the ball feed solenoid (39) and the firing solenoid In (23) performing the ball feeding / launching operation by normal operation control, the detection tool (52) detects the presence of a ball for a game ball to be received and sent into the passage (34). F ₄ ), when not input, it is set to stop the operation control of the ball feed solenoid (39) and the firing solenoid (23) based on the restriction condition of the restriction circuit (65) Ball feed launch control device for pachinko machines. The limiting circuit (65) A timed timer circuit is used as the detector (65) The timed timer circuit is activated when the required time ball is not detected and the time-up operation is performed after the set time has elapsed. (39) And firing solenoid (twenty three) 2. The ball feed and emission control device in a pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the operation control of the pachinko gaming machine is stopped.

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