JP4019386B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a payout control device for paying a ball to a player.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  In a pachinko machine as a gaming machine, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-197373 discloses a technique for temporarily stopping payout of a further ball when the ball is excessively stored in a portion where the discharged ball is stored. Is disclosed. In this technique, an electric switch that is turned on when the sphere is full is provided in the storage portion of the sphere, and when the electric switch is turned on, the activation of the ball dispensing motor or the like is forcibly stopped.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  According to this technique, it is possible to prevent the ball from overflowing from the storage portion, but it is necessary to electrically connect the electric switch and the ball dispensing motor. For this reason, for example, if the connection is forgotten or mistaken when replacing the ball dispensing motor, it may be paid out even during excessive storage. Therefore, the present invention is intended to prevent the connection from being forgotten or wrong.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  A gaming machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a main body of the gaming machine.Back side of the frameDispensation control device detachably attached toAnd a full tank detection member that swings when pushed by a stored prize ball in a prize ball storage section disposed in the main body frame of the gaming machine,A gaming machine equipped with
  The payout control deviceIs a ball payout unit having a payout motor for paying out a ball, a ball payout prohibition switch for causing a ball payout prohibition state by the payout motor to appear upon detection of the full tank detection member, and turning on the ball payout prohibition switch. And a ball payout control unit having a payout control board for controlling the payout of the ball by connecting a wiring from the payout motor and the ball payout prohibition switch to be movable to be turned off. It is configured by removably attaching the storage case to be stored to the main body frame of the gaming machine,
  The main body frame of the gaming machine has the engagement member for transmitting the swing operation of the full tank detecting member to the ball payout prohibiting switch in a state where the storage case is attached to the main body frame of the gaming machine. Provided is a linking member that contacts the one end surface of the moving member and can separate the contact with the end surface of the engaging member in a state where the storage case is detached from the main body frame of the gaming machine.It is characterized by that.
[0005]
[Action]
  Therefore, in the gaming machine according to claim 1, the main body of the gaming machineBack side of the frameWhen the payout control device is detachably attached to the ball, it operates when the ball sent out from the payout control device is excessively stored in the ball reservoirFull tankThe detection member and the ball payout prohibition switchSeparableConnected, saidFull tankWhen the detection member detects an excessive storage state of a ball, a ball payout prohibition state appears by an output signal of the ball payout prohibition switch.
[0006]
【The invention's effect】
  According to this invention, the excessive storage state of the sphere sent out by the payout control device is detected.Full tankThe detection member and the ball payout prohibition switch that causes the ball payout prohibition state to appear can be easily linked and separated corresponding to the assembly and removal of the payout control device. For this reason, the pay-out prohibiting function at the time of excessive storage is not impaired by an inadvertent mistake during parts replacement work or the like.
[0007]
【Example】
  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the front-rear direction when the pachinko machine is viewed from the front is the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction is the inner-outer direction. A storage case formed of a transparent synthetic resin material in the dispensing control device A, which is detachably assembled to the back side of the vertical frame portion on one side of the main body frame H of the pachinko machine and is installed below the front end of the tank rail. 1 is formed in a rectangular box shape that is vertically long and open rearward, and is detachably mounted on a main body frame H shown in FIGS. 1 and 20 together with members and units coupled to the storage case 1.
[0008]
  The storage case 1 is formed with a pair of inner and outer side wall plates 1a, a horizontal upper wall plate 1b and a lower wall plate 1b, and a vertical front wall plate 1c connected to the front edge of each wall plate 1a, 1b. ing.
[0009]
  As shown in FIG. 3, pachinko balls that are fed out from the inside of the ball tank and flow down to the dispensing control device A side in two rows on the front and rear of the tank rail are introduced to the upper end of the side wall plate 1a inside the storage case 1. The ball inlet 2 is opened, and a ball outlet 3 communicated with a prize ball flow path for guiding a prize ball or a lending ball toward the upper plate is opened slightly below the central portion in the vertical direction of the inner side wall plate 1a. A ball outlet 4 connected to a ball discharge passage for discharging the pachinko ball to the outside of the pachinko machine is opened at a lower portion of the inner side wall plate 1a.
[0010]
  Of the pachinko balls sent from the tank rail in two rows in the front-rear direction, a wall is formed on the upper wall surface of the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1 so as to form a passage for guiding the pachinko balls in the front row. The upper edge is connected to the upper opening edge of the bulb entrance 2, the vicinity of the upper edge is inclined outwardly downward, the central area is slightly curved inward, and the lower part is formed vertically. The front passage wall 1d and the inner end edge are connected to the lower opening edge of the ball inlet 2, and are formed below the upper end portion of the first front passage wall 1d in a state of being inclined outward and downward. The two front passage walls 1e are connected to the front end edges of the third front passage wall 1f formed substantially vertically with a gap below the outer end edge of the second front passage wall 1e.
[0011]
  Each of the passage walls 1d, 1e, and 1f protrudes rearward with a depth capable of guiding the pachinko balls in the front row, and the front and rear are between the first front passage wall 1a and the second and third front passage walls 1e and 1f. Of the pachinko balls introduced into the ball inlet 2 in two rows, a pre-supply channel 5 is formed for guiding the pachinko balls in the front row in the tank rail extension direction and then guiding them downward.
[0012]
  Near the center of the inner wall surface of the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1, the front edge of the partition wall 1g that is horizontally installed between the side wall plates 1a and divides the storage case 1 into two upper and lower chambers is connected. Inside the partition wall 1g, a ball opening 8 through which two rows of front and rear pachinko balls can pass is opened.
[0013]
  The upper edge is adjacent to the lower part near the inner edge of the partition wall 1g and the lower edge is in front of the lower opening edge of the ball outlet 4 near the center and the lower part of the inner wall surface of the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1. A front end edge of the fourth front passage wall 1i that is connected to the portion and is curved in a convex arc shape outward, a vertical portion, an inclined portion, a vertical portion, and an inclined portion in order from the top; The fifth front passage wall 1j having an upper end edge disposed below the ball passage opening 8 and a lower end edge connected to the front portion of the lower opening edge of the ball outlet 3 to form a vertical portion and an inclined portion. The front edge is connected.
[0014]
  Both front passage walls 1i and 1j protrude rearward at a depth that allows the front row pachinko balls to be guided, and a ball passage 8 is provided between the side wall plate 1a inside the storage case 1 and the fifth front passage wall 1j. A pre-payout flow path 6 is formed to guide the pachinko ball that has passed through the front part to the ball outlet 3, and passes between the fourth front passage wall 1i and the fifth front passage wall 1j through the front part of the ball passage opening 8. A front ball passage 7 for guiding the pachinko balls to the ball outlet 4 is formed.
[0015]
  At the lower end of the front wall plate 1c, there is an introduction port for introducing a safe ball that has been won at each prize opening on the game board surface, and an exhaust port for discharging the safe ball that has been temporarily introduced into the storage case 1 to the outside of the pachinko machine. A safe ball doorway 9 that also serves as an opening is formed in an inclined shape. The safe ball doorway 9 is vertically partitioned by a passage wall (not shown) installed outside the payout control apparatus A, and is formed so that the upper part is an inlet part and the lower part is an outlet part.
[0016]
  As shown in FIG. 2, a ball supply unit 10 that receives a pachinko ball from a tank rail and guides it downward is detachably coupled to and stored in the upper portion of the storage case 1.
[0017]
  The unit base 11 of the sphere replenishment unit 10 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and a lid plate 11a that covers the upper part of the opening of the storage case 1 as shown in FIGS. It is formed vertically.
[0018]
  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the front surface of the cover plate 11a of the unit base 11 is provided adjacent to the rear of the first front passage wall 1d of the storage case 1 and is opposed to the first front passage wall 1d. A first rear passage wall 11b, a second rear passage wall 11c adjacent to the second front passage wall 1e adjacent to the rear of the second front passage wall 1e, and a third front passage. The rear edges of the third rear passage wall 11d adjacent to the rear of the wall 1f and facing the third front passage wall 1f are connected to each other. A guide wall 11g which is disposed at an intermediate portion between the first rear passage wall 11b and the second and third rear passage walls 11c and 11d and whose depth is shorter than the depth of each of the rear passage walls 11b, 11c and 11d. Are connected.
[0019]
  Between the first rear passage wall 11b and the second and third rear passage walls 11c and 11d, each of the rear rows of the front and rear rows of pachinko balls introduced into the ball inlet 2 from the tank rail. A post-supply channel 13 for guiding the pachinko ball in the tank rail extension direction and then guiding it downward is formed adjacent to the rear side of the pre-supply channel 5.
[0020]
  The front supply passage 5 and the rear supply passage 13 are sandwiched between the front passage walls 1d, 1e, and 1f of the storage case 1 and the rear passage walls 11b, 11c, and 11d of the unit base 11. It is suspended, made of stainless steel, conductive, and partitioned by an antistatic neutralizing plate 15 having a function of removing static electricity from pachinko balls flowing down the front and rear supply channels 5 and 13. The charge removal plate 15 is grounded through a lead wire 19 and a connector terminal connected to the lead wire 19, and is installed for the purpose of protecting the payout control board 79 from static electricity.
[0021]
  In the center of the left and right direction of the lower end of the charge removal plate 15, the front V-shaped portion 16 having a substantially inverted V shape and gradually decreasing in depth is bent in a state of being slightly inserted into the after-supply channel 13. It is formed in a shape.
[0022]
  The front side of the cover plate 11a is supported by the support shaft 18 inserted in the upper part of the cover plate 11a and extending horizontally in the forward direction so as to be slidable inward and outward. A pair of ball break detection pieces 14 for detecting the ball break are installed.
[0023]
  A pressing portion 14 a that protrudes inward is formed at the lower end of both the ball breakage detection pieces 14. When the ball breakage detecting piece 14 swings, the lower edge of the ball breaks into and out of the front and rear supply channels 5 and 13, respectively.
[0024]
  When a predetermined number or more of pachinko balls are stored in both supply channels 5, 13, both ball breakage detection pieces 14 are pushed by the pachinko balls and swing inward, and both supply channels 5, 13. When the number of pachinko balls stored in one or both of them is insufficient, one of the ball breakage detection pieces 14 or both of the ball breakage detection pieces 14 is pressed by the touching piece 17a of the ball breakage detection switch 17 and removed. To move towards.
[0025]
  As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of upper and lower sandwiching pieces 11e projecting horizontally in front of the both-ball breakage detection pieces 14 are formed at the inner end of the front surface of the cover plate 11a of the unit base 11. A pair of upper and lower switch support pieces 11f installed between the sandwiching pieces 11e are connected to each other, and pin-like protrusions 61 slightly projecting forward are formed on the front end surfaces of both switch support pieces 11f.
[0026]
  On the front side of the cover plate 11a, a pair of front and rear ball breakage detection switches 17 that are spaced apart in the front and rear direction via the switch holder 60 and sandwiched between the sandwiching pieces 11e in parallel are opposed to the both ball breakage detection pieces 14, respectively. Installed.
[0027]
  A rectangular plate-like partition plate 60a suspended in the center of the gap between the both ball break detection switches 17 and the upper and lower portions of both side surfaces of the partition plate 60a are provided between the both ball break detection switches 17. A synthetic resin switch holder 60 having a pair of left and right protruding pieces 60b and pin-like protrusions 60c protruding from the outer end surfaces of the protruding pieces 60b is sandwiched.
[0028]
  A pair of upper and lower through-holes 17b are formed in the main body of each ball break detection switch 17, and both ball break detection switches 17 have protrusions 61 on both switch support pieces 11f. The projections 60c of the switch holder 60 are respectively inserted into the through holes 17b, and are attached to the unit base 11 in a state where the projections 60c of the switch holder 60 are inserted into the through holes 17b of the both-ball breakage detection switches 17, respectively. The front ball break detection switch 17 is sandwiched between the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1 and the switch holder 60, and the rear ball break detection switch 17 is sandwiched between the switch holder 60 and the lid plate 11a. Since both ball break detection switches 17 are assembled without using screws, the number of steps for assembling both ball break detection switches 17 can be reduced.
[0029]
  The cover plate 11a of the unit base 11 has a round viewing window 62 for seeing the operating states of the pressing portion 14a of the ball breakage detection piece 14 and the touching piece 17a of the ball breakage detection switch 17 from the outside of the ball supply unit 10. It is opened in the shape of a hole. With this viewing window 62, it is possible to clearly see whether the operation state of the ball break detection switch 17 is normal or abnormal.
[0030]
  When one of the supply channels 5 and 13 is deficient in pachinko balls and one of the ball breakage detection pieces 14 swings outward, the touch piece of the ball breakage detection switch 17 facing the ball breakage detection piece 14 is detected. 17a is released and the ball break detection switch 17 is turned on, and a ball break detection signal is transmitted.
[0031]
  When pachinko balls are replenished and filled in the supply channels 5 and 13, both ball breakage detection pieces 14 swing outward and press the touching pieces 17 a of both ball breakage detection switches 17. The cut detection switch 17 is turned off. The ball break detection switch 17 includes a payout motor 25 and a payout starting motor.54A signal to turn off the power, or a payout prohibition signal including a rental ball prohibition and ball removal prohibition are transmitted.
[0032]
  Near the center of the storage case 1 is a ball dispensing unit 20 that is detachably coupled to the storage case 1 on the partition wall 1g and is installed adjacent to the lower side of the ball supply unit 10 as shown in FIG. It is stored.
[0033]
  The unit base 21 of the ball dispensing unit 20 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. The unit base 21 includes a set plate 22 installed vertically along the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1 as shown in FIG. A cover plate 23 installed vertically on the rear side of the set plate 22 and an intermediate plate 24 sandwiched between the set plate 22 and the cover plate 23 are detachably coupled.
[0034]
  A front passage wall 22a in close contact with the front wall plate 1c of the storage case 1 is formed vertically at the front end of the set plate 22 of the unit base 21, as shown in FIGS. A pre-introduction port 22b for receiving a pachinko ball sent from the pre-supply channel 5 is opened.
[0035]
  The pachinko ball that is curved in a substantially arc shape and is dropped into the front introduction port 22b at the upper part of the set plate 22 and below the front introduction port 22b is once guided downward and outward. A pre-induction flow path 22c is formed to guide downward and inward.
[0036]
  Near the center of the set plate 22, a road wall curved in an arc shape is provided, and a front recessed portion 22d into which a pachinko ball that has passed through the outlet 63 of the front guide channel 22c is fed is recessed. At the lower end, a front delivery port 22e through which the pachinko ball that has passed through the front recessed portion 22d is sent from the inside of the set plate 22 to the lower side thereof is opened facing the ball passage port 8 of the storage case 1.
[0037]
  At the rear end of the cover plate 23, a rear passage wall 23a is formed behind the middle plate 24 with a gap corresponding to about one pachinko ball, and at the upper end of the cover plate 23, there is a front introduction port 22a. An after-introduction port 23b is opened to receive a pachinko ball that is installed on the rear side and sent from the after-supply channel 13.
[0038]
  The pachinko that is placed on the upper side of the cover plate 23 and below the rear introduction port 23b is adjacent to the rear side of the front guide channel 22c and is bent so as to absorb the drop impact of the pachinko ball, and then enters the rear introduction port 23b. A rear guide channel 23c is formed to guide the sphere slightly downward and then inward, and the outlet 64 of the guide channel 23c is about 1 pachinko ball from the outlet 63 of the front guide channel 22c. It is arranged in the lower part. The vicinity of the outlet portions 63 and 64 of the front and rear guide channels 22c and 23c is formed in a shape inclined in a downward direction toward the inside.
[0039]
  In the vicinity of the center of the cover plate 23, a rear concave portion 23d that is provided adjacent to the rear side of the front concave portion 22d and through which the pachinko ball passing through the outlet 64 of the rear guide channel 23c is fed is provided. At the lower end of the storage board 1, a post-delivery port 23e is provided next to the rear side of the front delivery port 22e and feeds a pachinko ball passing through the rear recess 23d from the inside of the cover plate 23 to the lower side thereof. It is opened oppositely.
[0040]
  The front and rear introduction ports 22b and 23b, the front and rear guide paths 22c and 23c, and the front and rear delivery ports 22e and 23e are each partitioned by an intermediate plate 24.
[0041]
  Wall surfaces of the front and rear introduction ports 22b, 23b, that is, the rear surface of the upper end portion of the front passage wall 22a of the set plate 22, the front surface of the upper end portion of the rear passage wall 23a of the cover plate 23, and the rear surface of the upper end portion of the intermediate plate 24 Are chamfered so that the depth gradually increases upward, and a top chamfer 65 that prevents the pachinko balls from biting by causing the pachinko balls passing through the front and rear introduction ports 22b and 23b to flow down while slightly escaping in the front-rear direction. Each is formed.
[0042]
  Wall surfaces of the front and rear ball delivery ports 22e and 23e, that is, the rear surface of the lower end portion of the front passage wall 22a of the set plate 22, the front surface of the lower end portion of the rear passage wall 23a of the cover plate 23, and the rear surface of the lower end portion of the intermediate plate 24 The bottom surface chamfering portion 66 is chamfered so that the depth gradually increases downward, and the pachinko balls passing through the front and rear delivery ports 22e and 23e flow down while being escaped in the front-rear direction to prevent biting of the pachinko balls. Is formed.
[0043]
  The front and rear passage walls 22a and 23a of the front and rear wall bodies 22 and 23 are shown in FIGS. 9 and 12 for the purpose of taking out foreign matters such as dust that have entered the front and rear guide passages 22c and 23c and the front and rear recessed portions 22d and 23d. A take-out window 67 shown in FIG.
[0044]
  A front end portion of a support shaft 26 that protrudes rearward is inserted into the center portion of the front recessed portion 22d of the set plate 22.
[0045]
  A stepping motor type payout motor 25 having an output shaft 25a provided in abutting fashion on the rear surface of the support shaft 26 on the rear surface of the cover plate 23 is made of metal between the payout motor 25 and the cover plate 23. The heat sink 68 is attached together with the heat sink 68 in a state where the heat sink 68 is sandwiched. In this example, the heat sink 68 is formed in a shape obtained by bending an aluminum plate into a substantially L shape.
[0046]
  When the payout motor 25 is overheated due to a cause such as a ball bite, the heat of the payout motor 25 is dissipated through the heat radiating plate 68 to prevent heat conduction to the unit base 21. Further, when the ball dispensing unit 20 is assembled, when the ball dispensing unit 20 is accidentally dropped, the unit base 21 can be protected from the dropping shock by receiving the drop impact by the heat radiating plate 68.
[0047]
  A ball feeding member 27 made of an opaque synthetic resin, which is rotatably supported by a support shaft 26 and is inserted into the front and rear concave portions 22d and 23d and is driven to rotate by the dispensing motor 25, is coupled to the output shaft 25a of the dispensing motor 25. Has been.
[0048]
  At the center of the ball feed member 27 in the front-rear direction, there is formed a disc-shaped rotary disc 28 for detecting the number of payout balls and also serving as a partition wall. The front and rear surfaces of the rotary disc 28 are arranged around the rotation axis of the ball feed member 27. Each having six tooth portions 29a arranged in a rotationally symmetric state of 60 °, and six ball receiving portions 29b each provided in a concave curved shape between adjacent tooth portions 29a, A pair of front and rear spherical cutting teeth 29A and 29B formed symmetrically in the front-rear direction are connected.
[0049]
  At the periphery of the rotating disk 28, the ball feeding member 27 is disposed on the outer side of each tooth portion 29a of both the ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B and on the outer side of the intermediate portion between the adjacent tooth portions 29a. There are twelve notches 70 for photosensors arranged in a rotationally symmetric state of 30 ° around the rotation center. Since the turntable 28 of the ball feeding member 27 has both a function of partitioning the front and rear ball receiving portions 29b and a function of detecting the number of paid-out balls, the ball feeding member 27 can be made compact.
[0050]
  In order to prevent clogging of dust in each notch 70 and lengthen the detection time of the photosensor, each notch 70 of the rotary disk 28 gradually increases the notch width outward and both side edges are radially outward. And gradually expanding toward the inner end, and an arcuate roundness is imparted in the vicinity of the inner end to form a substantially U shape and no corners.
[0051]
  The ball receiving portions 29b of both the ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B of the ball feeding member 27 connect the rotation centers of the ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B and the center of the ball receiving portion 29b so that the pachinko balls can be easily received and discharged. Each ball receiving portion 29b is formed so that the curvature of the curved surface on the side from which the pachinko sphere is released is gentler than the curvature of the curved surface on the side to receive the pachinko sphere. Each ball receiving portion 29 eliminates the biting of the ball in the unit base 21 and smoothly turns and moves.
[0052]
  When the ball feeding member 27 is driven to rotate, the front and rear two-row pachinko balls waiting in and behind the front and rear guide passages 22c and 23c of the unit base 21 are respectively received by the ball receiving portions 29b of the both ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B. At the upper half of the front and rear recessed portions 22d and 23d, turn upward and inward together with the ball receiving portion 29b, turn downward and turn about 180 ° from the turning start position. It is discharged from the receiving portion 29b, sequentially sent downward through the front and rear delivery ports 22e and 23e, and introduced into the ball passage 8 of the storage case 1 in two front and rear rows.
[0053]
  Each ball receiving portion 27b of the ball cutting teeth 29A on the front side of the ball feeding member 27 receives the pachinko balls in the front guide flow path 22c is located at each ball receiving portion 29b of the ball cutting teeth 29B on the rear side. The position at which the ball receiving portion 29b of the front ball incisor 29A emits the pachinko ball is higher than the position of receiving the pachinko ball in the inner ball receiving portion 29b of the rear ball incisor 29B. Is set to be lower than the position where the pachinko spheres are released, and the front and rear ball incisors 29A and 29B alternately receive the pachinko spheres and alternately release the pachinko spheres. In the lower part of the front and rear guide channels 22c and 23c, the pachinko sphere moves downward and then slightly inwardly moves and bends, and the pachinko spheres of the outlet portions 63 and 64 have pachinko spheres above them. Since almost no weight is added, the weight of the pachinko ball group added to the ball feeding member 27 can be reduced as much as possible.
[0054]
  The ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B before and after the ball feeding member 27 release one pachinko ball from the ball receiving portion 29b almost simultaneously when one pachinko ball is received by the ball receiving portion 29b of the ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B. The three pachinko balls are held in the three ball receiving portions 29b in the upper half of the six ball receiving portions 29b of the both ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B. Each pachinko ball is rotated about 180 ° in the upper half of the recessed portions 22d and 23d together with the ball receiving portion 29b from the position received by the ball receiving portion 29b and then released.
[0055]
  Accordingly, the weight of each of the three pachinko balls is added to the ball feeding member 27 symmetrically with respect to the vertical plane passing through the rotation center of the ball feeding member 27, and the pachinko balls added to the ball feeding member 27 at the time of ball discharge are added. The weight is balanced at the left and right parts of the ball feed member 27. Accordingly, the load applied to the payout motor 25 by the weight of the pachinko ball can be reduced, and the output shaft 25a of the payout motor 25 and the ball feeding member 27 are held stationary even when the payout motor 25 is in a power-off state. Therefore, when the rotation of the payout motor 25 is stopped, the holding power for holding the output shaft 25a in a stationary state becomes unnecessary.
[0056]
  At the lower end of the inner wall surface of the set plate 22 of the unit base 21, there is a ball feed number sensor (photo sensor) 71 that detects the passage of each cutting portion 70 of the rotating disk 28 and transmits a pulse signal every time the cutting portion 70 passes. The ball feed number sensor 71 is provided with a detection groove 71a formed between the light projecting portion and the light receiving portion, into which the peripheral edge of the rotating disk 28 is inserted.
[0057]
  Each time the ball feeding member 27 feeds one pachinko ball, the cut portion 70 of the rotating disk 28 passes through the detection groove 71a of the ball feeding number sensor 71, and the number of balls to be paid out is counted, and the ball feeding number sensor 71 counts. The same number of pachinko balls as the count number are paid out from the ball payout unit 20.
[0058]
  When the later-described prize ball payout detection switch 55 detects a safe ball, the payout motor 25 is activated and the ball feed member 27 is rotated, and the pachinko balls are successively moved downward from the ball payout unit 20 by the front and rear ball cutting teeth 29A and 29B. Each time the cut portion 70 of the turntable 28 passes through the detection groove 71a of the ball feed number sensor 71, the number of payout balls is counted, and the same number of cut portions as the number of payout balls corresponding to the type of the safe ball The payout motor 25 stops when 70 is counted by the ball feed sensor 71. In addition, for pachinko machines that pay out a different number of prizes for each winning hole on the game board surface, the number of payout balls is specified based on the output signal of the safe ball detection switch provided for each winning hole on the game board surface. Is done.
[0059]
  When the payout control device A is mounted on a card-type pachinko machine, the data recorded on the card and the operation signal to the lending ball operation unit are sent to the card ball lending information processing unit (card information processing unit, lending ball information processing). And the ball feeding member 27 is rotated by a rotation angle corresponding to the number of balls lent, and the required number of balls is lent. Is delivered from the ball dispensing unit 20.
[0060]
  For example, if 25 are pachinko sphere purchase units, 25 pachinko spheres can be purchased for 100 yen, and “1” when the purchase unit is specified by the number of operations on the lending ball switch. When a ball lending operation is performed (when the ball lending switch is pressed once), 25 pachinko balls are detected and counted by the ball feed number sensor 71 and the notch 32 of the turntable 28, and 25 pachinko balls The card ball lending information processing unit controls the rotation amount of the payout motor 25 based on the ball lending request signal so that the lending operation is completed. If the number of operations is five, the turntable 28 rotates five times in units of 25, and a total of 125 pachinko balls are paid out as rental balls.
[0061]
  As shown in FIG. 2, a ball dispensing start unit 30 that is installed adjacent to the lower portion of the ball dispensing unit 20 and is detachably coupled to the storage case 1 is accommodated near and below the center of the storage case 1. Yes.
[0062]
  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 18, the transparent plastic base unit 31 of the ball dispensing start-up unit 30 has a rear end edge of the fourth front passage wall 1i and a rear end of the fifth front passage wall 1j of the storage case 1 as shown in FIGS. A set plate 32 vertically installed on the rear side of the central portion and the lower portion of the front wall portion 1c in a state of being in contact with the edge, and a cover plate 33 installed vertically on the rear side of the set plate 32. A ball introduction port for receiving the front and rear rows of pachinko balls fed from the ball dispensing unit 20 is formed adjacent to the lower part of the ball passage 8 at the upper part of the unit base 31.
[0063]
  The cover plate 33 is formed with a rear passage wall 33a that is suspended behind the set plate 32 with a gap of about one pachinko ball, and the rear passage wall 33a has a front wall of the storage case 1 in front of the rear passage wall 33a. 4 The rear face wall 1i is abutted against the fourth rear passage wall 33b, which is arranged in abutting manner with the set plate 32 sandwiched therebetween, and the rear face of the fifth front passage wall 1j is sandwiched with the set plate 32 therebetween. A fifth rear passage wall 33c adjacent in a shape is connected.
[0064]
  The lower end edge of the fourth rear passage wall 33b is connected to the rear part of the lower opening edge of the ball outlet 2 of the storage case 1, and the lower end edge of the fifth rear passage wall 33c is below the ball outlet 4 of the storage case 1. It is connected to the rear part of the side opening edge.
[0065]
  Between the fourth rear passage wall 33b of the cover plate 33 and the side wall plate 1a on the inner side of the storage case 1, a post-payout is provided adjacent to the rear side of the pre-payout flow path 6 in parallel with a set plate 32 therebetween. A flow path 35 is formed, and a set plate is provided on the rear side of the front ball passage 7 between the fifth rear passage wall 33c, the fourth rear passage wall 33b, and the side wall plate 1a inside the storage case 1. A rear bulb passage 36 is formed adjacent to each other in a parallel state with a distance 32 therebetween.
[0066]
  In the upper part of the rear passage wall 33a of the cover plate 33, an extraction window 33c (see FIG. 2) for taking out foreign matters such as dust entering between the set plate 32 and the cover plate 33 is opened in a slit shape. The upper end of the set plate 32 and the upper end of the rear passage wall 33a of the cover plate 33 are installed at the center and rear end in the ball passage 8 of the storage case 1, and the front surface is inclined and the thickness gradually decreases upward. Then, a pair of front and rear chamfered portions 37 chamfered so that the upper edge is sharpened are formed in parallel, and the front and rear surfaces are cut into the double-sided chamfered portion 37 so as to have a V shape. A V-cut portion 38 is formed at the center of the inlet portion of each of the discharge channels 6 and 35.
[0067]
  Pachinko balls are ball dispensing units20The front and rear pachinko balls are guided slightly forward by the double-sided portion 37 when they are fed out in two rows from front to back and pass through the ball passage opening 8, and the ball passage opening 8 is Mutual interference and ball biting of the front and rear rows of pachinko balls that are guided to the intermediate portion side in the left-right direction and pass through the ball passage 8 are prevented. Even if there is a step in the front-rear direction between the lower edge of the middle plate 24 of the ball dispensing unit 20 and the upper edge of the set plate 32 and between the lower edge of the cover plate 23 and the upper edge of the cover plate 33. The pachinko ball engaged with the V-cut portion 38 can be guided to the front lower side and smoothly introduced from the ball dispensing unit 20 into the ball dispensing activation unit 30.
[0068]
  Near the upper end of the unit base 31 is supported by the unit base 31 and the front wall 1c of the storage case 1 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction. A distribution valve 40 that distributes to 6, 35 or the front and rear ball passages 7 and 36 is provided.
[0069]
  As shown in FIG. 17, the distribution valve 40 is inserted between the set plate 32 and the front wall plate 1 c of the storage case 1 and between the set plate 32 and the rear passage wall 33 a of the cover plate 33. A pair of front and rear valve bodies 40a formed in a tapered shape, a connecting portion 40b coupled to the center of both valve bodies 40a while being sandwiched between both valve bodies 40a, and lower ends of both valve bodies 40a And a shaft portion 40c connected to each other.
[0070]
  In a normal state where both valve bodies 40a of the sorting valve 40 are swung outward, the prize balls sent out by the ball dispensing unit 20 pass through the front and rear dispensing channels 6, 35 and the ball outlet 3 and are discharged out of the storage case 1 and stored. It is guided by the prize ball flow path outside the case 1, introduced into the upper plate mouth, and sent onto the upper plate. The prize ball overflowed from the upper plate is guided by the guide rod 82 shown in FIG. 22 and sent to the lower plate through the lower plate mouth, and the prize ball storage unit 81 (FIG. 22) communicated with the upper plate and the lower plate mouth. (See below).
[0071]
  When both valve bodies 40a of the sorting valve 40 swing inward, the pachinko balls sent out by the ball dispensing unit 20 pass through the front and rear ball discharge channels 7, 36 and the ball discharge port 4, and are discharged out of the storage case 1. It is guided by the ball discharge channel outside the storage case 1 and sent out of the pachinko machine.
[0072]
  At the lower part of the unit base 31, as shown in FIG. 18, there is a plunger 50a that moves forward and backward in the vertical direction and a spring 50b that urges the plunger 41a downward, and a holding solenoid 50 that is coupled to the set plate 32. A transmission piece 42 having an upper protruding piece 42a protruding upward and a front protruding piece 42b protruding forward is detachably coupled to the upper end of the plunger 50a.
[0073]
  The transmission piece 42 and the distribution valve 40 are connected to each other by an interlocking rod 48 whose upper end is locked to the valve body 41a on the front side of the distribution valve 41 and whose lower end is locked to the upper projecting piece 42a of the transmission piece 42. Yes.
[0074]
  Near the center of the set plate 32 of the unit base 31, there is installed a swing piece 43 that is provided adjacent to the rear side of the holding solenoid 50 and is pivotally supported by a shaft 46 in the vertical direction. A cylindrical engagement portion 43a that connects the transmission piece 42 and the swinging piece 43 so as to be interlocked with each other is formed at the distal end of the front protruding piece 42b of the transmission piece 42, and near the base end of the swinging piece 43. The lower end of the connecting rod 44 inserted into the outer end of the storage case 1 is loosely inserted into the penetrating round-shaped locking hole 43b connected to the operating rod that is pulled up outside the pachinko machine. ing. The lower end of the connecting rod 44 is formed in the locking hole 43b so that the connecting rod 44 moves down without pushing down the sliding piece 43 when the connecting rod 44 is pulled down with the sliding piece 43 swinging upward. It is hooked on the upper edge.
[0075]
  The distribution valve 40 always causes the ball passage 8 and the discharge channels 5 and 36 to communicate with each other by the spring 50b of the holding solenoid 50 that urges both valve bodies 40a outward through the transmission piece 42 and the interlocking rod 48. Held in a different posture.
[0076]
  Near the center of the unit base 31, a solenoid operation switch 49 that is sandwiched between the set plate 32 and the rear passage wall 33 a of the cover plate 33 and that excites and demagnetizes the holding solenoid 50 is installed opposite the transmission piece 42. Has been.
[0077]
  When the connecting rod 44 is pulled up to remove the ball, the sliding piece 43 swings upward and the transmission piece 42 moves upward, and both valve bodies 40a of the sorting valve 40 are removed from the ball passage 8 and both balls. The plunger 50a of the holding solenoid 50 is pulled up and the contact piece 49a of the solenoid operation switch 49 is pushed up by the upper projecting piece 42a of the transmission piece 42. Then, the solenoid operation switch 49 is turned ON, the dispensing motor 25 is activated, the holding solenoid 50 is excited, the plunger 50a is held in the upward movement state, and both valve bodies 41a of the distribution valve 41 are connected to the both ball discharge passages 7, 36. Is kept open. Accordingly, the excitation power for pulling up the plunger 50a is not necessary, and only the holding power for holding the plunger 50a in the upward movement position is required, so that the holding solenoid 50 can be reduced in size.
[0078]
  In this state, even if the continuous rod 44 is lowered, the lower end of the continuous rod 44 moves to the lower end in the locking hole 43, the swing piece 43 is held at the upper swing end, and the holding solenoid 50 is excited. The pachinko balls in the storage case 1 are sent out of the storage case 1 through the front and rear ball extraction channels 7 and 36 and extracted out of the pachinko machine. Ball removal time set by a timer or the like, that is, all the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank, on the tank rail, in the ball supply unit 10 and in the ball discharge unit 20 flow into the both ball discharge channels 7 and 36. When the necessary time elapses, the dispensing motor 25 stops and the holding solenoid 50 is demagnetized to restore the original state.
[0079]
  At the lower end of the set plate 32 of the unit base 31, a safe sphere cut-out portion 52 having a partition wall projecting at the peripheral portion is formed to face the safe sphere entrance / exit 9 of the case body 1. A payout starting motor 54 that is always driven to rotate in a fixed direction is attached to the rear surface of 52 so as to face forward.
[0080]
  As shown in FIG. 19, the output starting motor 54 has a pair of ball receiving portions 56 a that are formed in a 180 ° rotational symmetry and can receive pachinko balls. A ball cutting cam 56 for delivering the safe ball introduced into the ball cutting unit 52 is fixed.
[0081]
  A prize ball payout detection switch 55 that is disposed obliquely above the ball cutting cam 56 and detects a safe ball introduced into the ball cutting portion 52 faces the ball cutting cam 56 at the ball cutting portion 52 of the unit base 31. An upper guide portion 52a for guiding the safe ball introduced into the ball cutting portion 52 through the upper portion of the safe ball entrance 9 into the rear lower ball cutting cam 56 is attached to the upper portion of the ball cutting portion 52. A lower guide portion 52b that guides the safe sphere released from the ball receiving portion 56a of the ball cutting cam 56 to the lower portion of the safe ball entrance 9 in the lower front is formed in an inclined shape. It is formed in an inclined shape.
[0082]
  When the safe ball is introduced into the ball cutting portion 52 through the upper portion of the safe ball entrance 9, the safe ball is guided rearward and downward by the upper guide portion 52 a and the ball receiving portions 56 a of the rotating ball cutting cam 56 are rotated. Among them, the ball receiving portion 56a swung upward is received by the ball receiving portion 56a, and is swung to the prize ball payout detection switch 55 side by the ball receiving portion 56a, and the touching piece 54a of the prize ball payout detecting switch 55 is pressed during the turning. The prize ball payout detection switch 55 is turned ON, a prize ball payout activation signal is transmitted, the payout motor 25 is activated, and the ball feeding member 27 is driven to rotate for a time required to deliver a predetermined number of prize balls.
[0083]
  When the ball receiving portion 56a of the ball cutting cam 56 that has received the safe ball turns about 90 ° from the upper receiving position and the safe ball is transferred to the lower side of the prize ball payout detection switch 55, the safe ball is moved to the ball. It is discharged from the receiving part 56a, guided forward and downward by the lower guide part 52c, rolls out from the lower part of the safe ball entrance 9 and is discharged out of the storage case 1.
[0084]
  A safe ball is continuously generated, and a group of safe balls are received by the passage wall on the main body frame H side at the upper front side of the safe ball entrance 9 and gathered at the upper front side of the safe ball entrance 9 to stand by. In the state, first, the most advanced safe ball that has passed through the upper part of the safe ball entrance 9 falls onto one of the ball receiving portions 56a of the ball cutting cam 56 and is transferred by the ball receiving portion 56a. Is discharged through the lower part of the safe ball inlet / outlet 9, the other ball receiving part 56a turns upward and the next safe ball falls onto the other ball receiving part 56a and is transferred by the ball receiving part 56a. After pressing the touching piece 55a of the prize ball payout detection switch 55, it is discharged through the safe ball inlet / outlet 9, and similarly, each safe ball is successively cut by the ball cutting cam 56 one by one through the lower part of the safe ball inlet / outlet 9. Is discharged into the accommodated casing 1 outside, prize ball payout activation signal is stored is transmitted for each transfer of the safe sphere.
[0085]
  On the front surface of the set plate 33 of the unit base 31, the prize balls sent out by the ball dispensing unit 20 are filled in a prize ball storage section 81 (see FIG. 22) such as a prize ball flow path or more, and the prize balls are stored. A ball payout prohibiting switch 58 that transmits a full tank detection signal when a portion of the ball is excessively stored and causes a prize ball payout prohibiting state to appear is projected from the front surface of the cover plate 33 and is a through hole of the ball payout prohibiting switch 58. It is attached via a pair of protrusions press-fitted into it.
[0086]
  As shown in FIG. 22 near the center of the cover plate 33.SphereAn urging member 59 is installed in a horizontal position adjacent to the inside of the payout prohibiting switch 58 and supported so as to be horizontally movable inward and outward but not vertically movable.
[0087]
  A pressing piece 59a is formed at the outer end of the engaging member 59 so as to protrude forward and can be pressed by the push button 58a of the ball payout prohibiting switch 58. The passive member protrudes forward at the inner end of the engaging member 59. A piece 59b is formed.
[0088]
  The upper part of the pachinko machine is fitted in the upper end portion in the vicinity of the prize ball storage part 81 which is disposed in the lower part of the back side of the main body frame H and is sent out by the ball payout unit 20 and guided by the guide rod 82. A full tank detecting member 72 supported by the support shaft 72a so as to be tiltable to the storage case 1 side and the opposite side is installed.
[0089]
  The full tank detection member 72 is pushed by the excessively stored prize ball when the prize ball of a certain amount or more is stored in the prize ball storage unit 81 and is in an excessive storage state, and is tilted to the storage case 1 side. When the prize balls stored in the prize ball storage section decrease below a predetermined amount and the push operation for the full tank detection member 72 is removed, the prize balls are returned to the vertical posture and converted into a vertical posture.
[0090]
  Between the full tank detecting member 72 and the urging member 59, a guide member 74 installed at the lower back side of the main body frame H is supported so as to be slidable inward and outward and immovable in the vertical direction. A connecting member 75 that transmits the movement of 72 to the urging member 59 is provided. After the connecting member 75 is pushed by the full tank detecting member 72 and moves outward, the connecting member 75 moves back inward by the urging force of the push button 58a of the ball payout prohibiting switch 58, but the urging force of the push button 58a If this is insufficient, a biasing member such as a spring that biases the connecting member 75 inward may be provided.
[0091]
  The connecting member 75 has a horizontal horizontal portion 75a whose inner end is opposed to the lower end of the full tank detecting member 72, a vertical portion 75b connected to the outer end of the horizontal portion 75a, and an upper end of the vertical portion 75b. And a pressing portion 75c projecting toward the urging member 59 side.
[0092]
  The ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is connected to the full tank detecting member 72 through the engaging member 59 and the connecting member 75 by assembling the payout control device A to the main body frame H, and removes the payout control device A from the main body frame H. Is separated from the full tank detecting member 72.
[0093]
  When the prize balls are excessively stored in the prize ball storage section 81 and the full tank detection member 72 is tilted toward the storage case 1, the connecting member 75 is pushed toward the storage case 1 by the full tank detection member 72 and the urging member 59. Is pushed toward the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 by the connecting member 75, the push button 58a of the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is pressed by the engaging member 59, and the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is turned on.
[0094]
  When the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is turned ON and excessive storage of prize balls is detected,Dispensing motor 25Is turned offDispensing motor 25Stops driving, the dispensing operation by the ball feeding member 27 of the ball dispensing unit 20 is prohibited, and the ball dispensing prohibited state appears.
[0095]
  When the excessive storage state of the prize balls is eliminated, the full tank detecting member 72 is tilted back to the opposite side of the storage case, the connecting member 75 and the engaging member 59 are moved back inward and the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is pushed. The button 58a is released, and the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is turned OFF to cancel the ball payout prohibiting state.
[0096]
  In addition, when the ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is turned ON and excessive storage of prize balls is detected.Discharge start motor54 power offStop,You may make it the detection of a safe ball | bowl become impossible, and a ball payout prohibition state may appear.
[0097]
  A control board unit 77 adjacent to the rear side of the ball dispensing start unit 30 is installed near and below the center of the opening of the storage case 1 as shown in FIGS.
[0098]
  A substrate case 78 of the control substrate unit 77 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material in a shallow box shape and is superimposed on the rear side of the lower portion of the storage case 1, and the front surface of the outer edge of the bottom plate 78 a of the substrate case 78 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 21, a lead that holds the lead wire bundle is formed so as to protrude in a state of covering the entire length of the vertically long opening 78d that is opened from the upper part to the lower part of the bottom plate 78a and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. A wire holding portion 78c is connected, and a lower surface 78b of the lower plate 78b of the substrate case 78 has a shape in which a lower portion is curved inward, and a lead wire insertion portion 78e for inserting and holding a lead wire, and a storage case for the substrate case 78 A pair of screw insertion portions 78f through which screws to be fastened to 1 are inserted, and a hooking portion 78g that is detachably hooked on a hooking edge protruding from the front edge of the lower wall plate 1b of the storage case 1. Are connected There.
[0099]
  The opening of the substrate case 78 is provided with a control circuit for controlling various operations related to ball dispensing, and a dispensing control substrate 79 formed in a vertically long rectangular plate and screwed to the substrate storage case 71 is installed. The control circuit of the payout control board 79 is connected to each electrical component in the payout control apparatus A and lead wires connected to the circuit board outside the payout control apparatus A via connectors.
[0100]
  In the board case 78, both side edges and lower edge are in contact with the front surface of the payout control board 71, and are superposed with a gap on the front side of the payout control board 79, and screwed to the board case 78 together with the payout control board 79. A metal shield plate 80 that protects the control circuit of the payout control board 79 from electrostatic noise and electromagnetic noise is inserted in a close fit.
[0101]
  The storage case 1 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material into a box shape having an upper plate 76a, a lower plate 76b, left and right side plates 76c, and a rear plate 76d, and includes a ball dispensing unit 20, a ball dispensing start unit 30, and a control board unit. A unit cover 76 installed on the rear side of the storage case 1 is detachably coupled from the center to the lower end of the storage case 1 with the cover 77 being covered.
[0102]
  As shown in FIG. 24, the front edge of the upper plate 76a of the unit cover 76 is superimposed on the front side of the lid plate 11a of the unit base 11 of the ball replenishment unit 10, and is locked by the lid plate 11a. A pair of guide edges 76f that are superimposed on the front side of the cover plate 11a on both sides of the lower end of the guide wall 11g of the unit base 11 and are installed near the rear opening edge of the rear introduction port 23b of the ball dispensing unit 20 protrude. Is formed.
[0103]
  A plurality of heat radiating holes 76g arranged in a horizontal row on the upper and lower portions of the rear plate 76d of the unit cover 76 to dissipate the heat in the unit cover 76 to the outside of the unit cover 76 are provided to the dispensing motor 25 and the dispensing starter motor 54. Opposing each other.
[0104]
  Subsequently, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. In this example, the ball supply unit 20 is removably attached to the body frame H of the pachinko machine, and the ball supply unit 10, the ball discharge unit 20, and the ball discharge control unit 30 are stored in the storage case 1. When the storage case 1 is attached to the full tank detection member 72 that is activated when the prize ball is excessively stored in the prize ball storage unit 81, the full tank detection member 72 is connected to the full tank detection member 72 via the connecting member 75 and the engagement member 59. A ball payout prohibiting switch 58 is sometimes installed to make the ball payout prohibiting state appear sometimes.
[0105]
  For this reason, the full control member 72 for detecting the excessive storage state of the prize balls sent out by the ball payout unit 20 and the ball payout prohibition switch 58 for causing the ball payout prohibition state to be assembled and removed. Power supply circuit that can be easily connected and disconnected in response toThat is, the payout control circuit 79ToDispensing motor 25 orForget to connect ball discharge prohibition switch 58Or miswiringCan be prevented.
[0106]
  Further, in this example, since the unit base 11 of the ball supply unit 10 also has a function of covering the upper part of the case body 1, the number of parts of the ball dispensing control device A can be reduced and the number of assembling can be reduced. it can.
[0107]
  Further, the wall surfaces of the front and rear introduction ports 22b and 23b of the ball dispensing unit 20 that receives the pachinko balls sent from the ball supply unit 10, and the front and rear ball delivery ports 22e of the ball dispensing unit 20 that sends out the pachinko balls from the inside of the ball dispensing unit 20. Chamfered portions 65, 66, and 37 are respectively formed on the wall surface of 23 e and the wall surface of the ball introduction port of the ball dispensing control unit 30 that receives the pachinko balls sent from the ball dispensing unit 20. Since the V-cut portions 16 and 38 are formed on the wall surface of the ball introduction port of the ball payout control unit 30, the pachinko balls can be smoothly transferred between the units 10, 20, and 30. The biting of the pachinko balls circulating in the device A can be accurately prevented.
[0108]
  Further, since the ball feeding member 27 of the ball dispensing unit 20 is formed so that the ball feeding member 27 delivers the pachinko ball in a state where the weight of the pachinko ball applied to the ball feeding member 27 is balanced left and right, The load applied to the dispensing motor 25 at the time of dispensing can be reduced, and the output shaft of the dispensing motor 25 and the ball feeding member 27 can be held in a stationary state even when the dispensing motor 25 is turned off. When the rotation is stopped, the holding power for holding the output shaft in a stationary state can be reduced, and in some cases, the supply of the holding power can be cut off.
[0109]
  Further, on the rotary plate 28 of the ball feed member 27, each cut portion 70 detected by the ball feed number sensor 71 is formed in a shape in which the cut width gradually increases outward and roundness is given near the inner end. As a result, it is possible to prevent clogging of dust in each of the cut portions 70, and the sensing time by the ball feed number sensor 71 is extended, so that detection errors of the ball feed number sensor 71 can be eliminated.
[0110]
  In addition, since the heat radiating plate 68 is interposed between the unit base 21 and the payout motor 25, the heat generated when the payout motor 25 is overheated due to ball engagement or the like is effectively dissipated to overheat the ball payout unit 20. Can be protected from.
[0111]
  Further, in the ball dispensing start-up unit 30, the plunger 50a of the holding solenoid 50 is pulled up by manual operation when the posture of the sorting valve 40 is held in the posture in which both the ball discharge passages 6 and 36 are opened during the ball removal operation. Thus, the holding solenoid 50 is excited to hold the plunger 50a in the pulled-up position, and the exciting power for pulling up the plunger 50a is not required, and only the holding power is required. Therefore, the holding solenoid 50 can be reduced in size.
[0112]
  In addition, when detecting a safe ball that causes a prize ball payout activation, there is no need to wait for the safe ball in front of the safe ball entrance 9 and store the number of standby balls in the memory circuit. The safe ball count is not erased from the memory circuit by the interruption.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a payout control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a storage state of a ball supply unit, a ball payout unit, and a ball payout activation unit.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the storage case.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a ball supply unit.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X1-X1 of FIG.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X2-X2 of FIG.
FIG. 7 is a rear view of the ball dispensing unit.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X3-X3 in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a rear view of the unit base of the ball dispensing unit.
10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X4-X4 of FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X5-X5 of FIG.
FIG. 12 is a rear view of the set plate of the ball dispensing unit.
FIG. 13 is also a rear view of the middle plate.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a ball delivery operation by a ball feeding member.
FIG. 15 is a partially broken rear view of the ball dispensing start unit.
FIG. 16 is a front view of a ball dispensing start unit.
FIG. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of a ball dispensing start unit and a control board unit.
FIG. 18 is a front view of a distribution valve drive mechanism.
FIG. 19 is a front view of a ball dispensing start mechanism.
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the control board unit.
FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view of a control board unit.
FIG. 22 is a front view of a ball payout prohibiting switch operating mechanism.
23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X6-X6 of FIG.
FIG. 24 is a rear view of the cover body.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Storage case
10 ball supply unit
20 ball payout unit
30 ball payout activation unit
58 Ball payout prohibition switch
59 Engaging member
72 Full detection member
75 connecting members
79 Dispensing control board
81 sphere reservoir
A Dispensing control device

Claims (1)

A payout control device that is detachably attached to the back side of the main body frame of the gaming machine, and a full tank detection that swings when pushed by the stored prize ball in the prize ball storage section disposed on the main body frame of the gaming machine A gaming machine comprising members ,
The payout control device includes a ball payout unit having a payout motor for paying out a ball, a ball payout prohibition switch for causing a ball payout prohibition state by the payout motor to appear when the full tank detection member is detected, and the ball payout prohibition A ball payout control having a payout control board for controlling the payout of a ball by connecting a moving member provided to move the switch ON / OFF and a wire from the payout motor or the ball payout prohibition switch. A storage case in which the unit is stored is removably attached to the main body frame of the gaming machine,
The main body frame of the gaming machine has an engagement member for transmitting the swing operation of the full tank detection member to the ball payout prohibiting switch in a state where the storage case is attached to the main body frame of the gaming machine. A game comprising a connecting member that abuts against one end surface and can separate contact with the end surface of the urging member in a state where the storage case is detached from a main body frame of the gaming machine. Machine.

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