JP4323500B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ball game machine typified by a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to an improvement in a sealed ball type in which a game ball launched on a game board by a launching device is cut off from the outside.

  In so-called cash machines and CR machines, which are the mainstream of current pachinko machines, if you insert cash or prepaid cards into the ball lending machine (cash sand) or card reader unit (CR sand) between the machines, Loans are paid out to the upper plate from the island. Then, the game ball on the upper plate is launched from the launching device toward the game board, and after being subjected to a winning process or an out-ball process, it is discharged again to the island side. The winning ball by winning is paid out using the game ball supplied from the island to the ball tank of the paying device, and when the upper plate is full, the surplus ball is stored in the lower plate.

  By the way, since all the above-mentioned mainstream machines guide game balls directly touched by the player's hand onto the game board, the game board surface is easily soiled with dust or cigarette ash attached to the game balls, and tulips, attackers, Troubles such as a front stop where a ball is clogged in a windmill or a back stop where a ball is clogged in a back passage are likely to occur. In addition, since the game board communicates with the outside, there is a risk that an illegal ball, a piano wire or the like may be inserted, and so-called anti-got measures may not be sufficient.

Therefore, an encapsulated type in which a game ball that flows down on the game board is cut off from the outside has been attracting attention. For example, as described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below, the actual game ball is not paid out to the player side, and the ball that is placed is managed by the credit level in the gaming machine and recorded on the card. As described in the first type, Patent Document 3, during the game, the ball that comes out is managed by the credit frequency, but at the end of the game, the winning prize ball is paid out to the tray by pressing the checkout button. The type is known. Since these enclosed game balls circulate between the launcher and the game board, these are cleaner and less troublesome than the current machine, and anti-goto measures are expected to be improved.
JP-A-6-23128 JP-A-8-112435 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-84357

  However, the first type has no actual appearance, and the second type has a total payout amount at the time of final settlement, but the degree of credit simply changes during the game. It is only, and lacks a sense of appearance. In the first place, the best part of pachinko gaming is the thrill that the prize ball is paid out to the player's hand by winning the prize mouth and the jackpot of the yakmono, and one dollar box by the winning prize ball 2 There is a sense of superiority that builds up in three steps, and none of the above items that can taste these stimuli lacks interest and has a fatal problem as a gaming machine.

  In addition, the first type does not have any game ball take-in port, and the player's carry-in ball cannot be operated at all. The second type described in the above publication is different from the receiving tray. A ball inlet that counts the number of balls brought in and is added to the credit is provided as an auxiliary, allowing operation of the ball to be brought in, but after liquidation, let's continue to play again with the game ball that has been reconsidered and paid out to the tray once In such a case, it is necessary to manually insert the game balls into the auxiliary small ball inlets, and there is a problem that the player is not easy to use.

  The main object of the present invention is to bring in the ball appearance according to the progress of the game while taking advantage of the enclosed ball type, which is clean, less trouble, and improves the measures against goto. The aim is to provide a ball game machine that allows flexible operation of prize balls.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned main object, the invention according to claim 1 includes, as shown in FIG. 1, a ball circulation path for circulating the enclosed game ball between the launching device and the game board, and a game machine installation facility side. It has a ball supply / discharge path that allows game balls to be supplied and discharged between them, and the number of balls in the game that are being played is managed by the credit frequency, and the enclosed game ball is fired as many times as the credit frequency, and the ball circulation path It is a ball game machine that can be circulated, and the ball supply / discharge path has a payout device for successively paying out winning balls by winning on the game board, a receiving tray for storing the paid gaming balls, and a gaming ball stored in the receiving tray. And a controller for updating the credit frequency based on the number of balls to be discharged. The discharge device includes an intake port communicating with the tray, Rotating disk for transferring the game balls to be inserted in the rotation direction, a rotary ball delivery device having a discharge port for discharging the game balls to be transferred to the game machine installation facility side, and detection for counting the number of game balls discharged A switch, wherein the controller increases credits based on the number of game balls passing through the detection switch as the rotating disk rotates, and the rotating disk is capable of forward and reverse rotation, and the ball delivery device Has a return port for returning the game ball staying upstream of the discharge port to the player side when the rotating disk is reversed, and the rotating disk is operated in conjunction with the operation of the ball removing operation tool for extracting the ball of the tray. Interlocking means for reversing is provided, and a game ball transported in accordance with reversal of the rotating disk is returned from a return port; A detection switch, the discharge device is actuated ball vent detection switch, and when the credit clearing button is operated, and is characterized in that in which the automatic supply state is released. The gaming machine installation facility includes a single island in which one gaming machine is installed alone in addition to the current mainstream collective island in which a plurality of gaming machines are installed side by side. The controller is constructed using, for example, a microcomputer on the main board 191 or the frame board 192.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the tray, and the discharge device has a predetermined credit value when the automatic supply button is operated. If the number is less than or equal to the number of game balls discharged from the discharge device, the controller enters an automatic supply state in which the game balls are discharged until the credit level reaches the upper limit. Only increase the credit frequency.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes a manual supply button for manually discharging the game ball of the tray and an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the tray, When the manual supply button is operated, a state of manual supply in which the game balls are discharged in a range until the credit frequency reaches the upper limit value is set, and the automatic supply button is operated. If the credit level is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the game ball is discharged automatically until the credit level reaches the upper limit value, and the credit level is less than the predetermined value in the state of automatic supply. If the credit frequency does not increase even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the supply state is switched from automatic supply to manual supply, and the controller The number equal to the number of balls discharged al placed and increases the credit power.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the player enjoys the game by firing the enclosed game ball from the launching device 1 toward the game board 2 as many times as the number of credits currently held. be able to. For example, the total number of encapsulated game balls themselves is about 25 to 30, but if the credit degree is 200, for example, 200 encapsulated game balls can be launched. When a prize is generated on the game board 2, prize balls are sequentially paid out from the payout device 3 to the tray 4. For this reason, the player can get a real feeling of playing every time the game progresses. When the credit frequency decreases due to consumption of the enclosed game balls, the game balls stored in the tray 4 are discharged to the gaming machine installation equipment side by the discharge device 5. Then, the credit level is updated based on the number of balls to be discharged, and the game with the enclosed game ball can be continued.

  The payout device 3, the tray 4 and the discharge device 5 are on the ball circulation path O for supplying and discharging game balls to and from the gaming machine installation equipment side, and the payout can be performed by the supply balls from the gaming machine installation equipment side. It can cope well with large numbers of balls. In addition, the game ball paid out to the tray 4 can be directly obtained by the player, and can be put in a dollar box or the like. Furthermore, the credit count can be updated by discharging the game balls in the tray 4, and it is possible to flexibly deal with replays using the acquired balls or brought-in balls. Of course, only the enclosed game ball that is isolated from the outside independent of the open circuit O side circulates on the game board 2, so it is clean and less troublesome, and can improve anti-got measures. It is made use of.

  And in this invention, as shown in FIGS. 10-13, the game ball taken in from the receiving tray 4 to the taking-in port 81 is transferred to the rotation direction by the rotating disk 82, and is sent from the discharge port 83 to the game machine installation equipment side. Discharged. As described above, since the rotary structure is formed by the rotation of the rotary disk 82, the game balls can be smoothly discharged forcibly. The discharge device includes a detection switch that counts the number of game balls discharged, and the controller increases credits based on the number of game balls passing through the detection switch as the rotating disk rotates. Therefore, it is possible to credit up based on the number of game balls detected by the detection switch as the rotating disk rotates.

  In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 10, the game balls accumulated in the transfer path of the rotary disk 82 upstream of the discharge port 83 are returned from the return port 84 to the player by the reverse rotation of the rotary disk 82. be able to. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, when the ball removal operation tool 40 is operated and the balls stored in the tray 4 are pulled out, the staying balls can be automatically returned by reversing the rotating disk 82 in conjunction with the operation.

  Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, the interlocking means is a ball removal detection switch, and the discharge device is in an automatic supply state when the ball removal detection switch is operated and the credit clearing button is operated. Since is released, all the balls in the saucer can be collected at hand.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, the operation means includes an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the tray, and the discharge device is configured to automatically operate the automatic supply button. When the credit level is less than or equal to a predetermined value in the supply state, the game ball is discharged until the credit level reaches the upper limit value, and the controller releases the game ball discharged from the discharge device Since the credit power is increased by the number equal to the number, the credit power can be increased by the number equal to the number of balls discharged by pushing the automatic supply button and discharging the game balls.

  In the invention of claim 3, as shown in FIG. 15, the operation means includes a manual supply button for manually discharging the game ball of the tray, and the discharge device operates when the manual supply button is operated. The game balls are discharged until the credit level reaches the upper limit, and the controller increases the credit level by a number equal to the number of balls discharged from the discharge device. By pushing the supply button and forcibly discharging the game ball, the credit level can be increased by the number equal to the number of balls discharged. Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15, the operation means includes a manual supply button for manually discharging the game ball of the saucer and an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the saucer, Since both the manual supply state and the automatic supply state are provided, if the credit frequency is not more than a predetermined value in the automatic supply state and the credit frequency does not increase even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the supply state is automatically The supply can be switched to the manual supply.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a main body of a ball ball game machine composed of a sealed ball type pachinko game machine, and a ball lending machine corresponding to cash, that is, a cash sand 200 is provided adjacent to the main body. By inserting cash from the bill insertion slot 201 or the coin insertion slot 202, a predetermined number of rental balls are paid out from the gaming machine installation facility side, that is, the island 300, to the tray 4 through the supply nozzle 203, the insertion slot 6, and the insertion passage 64. . For example, if it is 500 yen, 125 balls will be paid out. See step 001 in FIG.

  Instead of the cash sand 200 in FIG. 1, a CR sand having a prepaid card insertion slot may be used. In this case, when the card is inserted, the card remains on the first display unit 111 of the operation unit 110 of the gaming machine body 100. The frequency is digitally displayed, and each time the lending button 120 is pressed, 125 balls for 500 yen are paid out from the island 300 to the tray 4 through the payout device 3 and the payout passage 34 in the gaming machine main body 100. When the return button 130 is pressed, the card is returned from the CR sand. See steps 152-006 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the automatic supply button 150 or the manual supply button 160 of the operation unit 110 is pressed, the discharge device 5 provided inward in the depth direction of the tray 4 is activated, and the ball of the tray 4 is forcibly discharged to the island 300. Is done. The credit level is increased by a number equal to the number of balls to be discharged and displayed on the third display unit 113 of the operation unit 110. In the case of automatic supply, if the credit is 10 or less, the balls discharged from the tray 4 are automatically counted until the maximum is 250, and the credit is increased. In the case of manual supply, the number of discharged balls is counted only while the manual supply button 160 is being pressed or the number of times the manual supply button 160 is pressed is multiplied by a predetermined multiple, and the credit is also increased within a range of 250 at the maximum. If the credit is 0 by automatic supply and the discharging device 5 is driven for 3 seconds and the ball is not counted and the credit does not increase, the manual supply is switched. See steps 007 to 013 in FIG.

  Although the total number of the enclosed game balls enclosed in the gaming machine main body 100 of FIG. 1 is 25, it is possible to play using the total number of enclosed game balls according to the credit level. A ball is launched from the solenoid-type launcher 1 by operating the launch handle 10, and the ball is caused to flow down on the game board 2 provided inside the windshield 2A. Then, the game ball that has become a winning ball or an out ball is circulated to the launching device 1 again. The closed circuit N in which the enclosed game ball circulates in this way is independent of the open circuit O side including the payout device 3, the tray 4 and the discharge device 5 in the path. That the closed circuit N and the open circuit O are independent means that the game balls of both circuits do not interfere with each other and do not mix in a normal gaming state.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 112 denotes a second display unit that displays an error code at the time of trouble occurrence, and reference numeral 140 denotes a clearing button that pays out to the receiving tray 4 a number of balls corresponding to the remaining credit frequency. Reference numerals 121, 131, 141, 151, and 161 are auxiliary display lights that are turned on in synchronization with the button parts when the buttons 120, 130, 140, 150, and 160 are operated. 9 is an ashtray, and 40 is a push-button type ball pulling operation tool for putting the ball of the tray 4 into a dollar box on the player's side.

  In FIG. 1, 170 is a door-type front cover that covers the front part of the game board 2, 171 is a frame top decoration lamp, 172 is a payout lamp, 173 is a trouble lamp, and 174 to 178 are various symmetrical displays. A lamp 179 is an effect stereo speaker. Reference numerals 181 and 182 denote upper and lower hinges that open the gaming machine main body 100 in a door shape with respect to the fixed frame 180, and 183 allows the door opening of the gaming machine main body 100 by rotating the door key forward and reversely opening the front cover 170. It is a keyhole that allows

  As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine main body 100 is rounded so that the center projects forward when viewed in plan. The ball tank 30 of the payout device 3 has its upper opening facing an unillustrated game ball supply port on the island side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging port 6 has a jogo-shaped shape, and a charging channel 64 extending from the lower outlet is joined in the middle of the downstream portion of the dispensing channel 34. Therefore, there is only one exit of the game ball passage connected to the tray 4.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 110 is in a backward inclined posture corresponding to the player's looking down line of sight. Each of the auxiliary display rods 121 to 161 provided in the rounded part can be seen from the side.

  As shown in FIG. 5, on the back side of the gaming machine main body 100, there are a main board 191, a control unit 110, a payout device 3, a discharge device 5, etc. that mainly control a control target around a game board such as a variable symbol display device. A frame substrate 192 to be controlled, a substrate protection device 193 with a locking mechanism that prevents tampering of the CPU and ROM on these substrates, an error display substrate 194 attached to the main substrate, a panel surface terminal plate 195, a frame relay terminal plate 196, and the like Various components such as a power switch 197 and a connection board 198 with a CR sand are provided.

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 7 denotes a switching mechanism that switches and communicates the upstream side of the payout passage 34 with a downstream side passage 343 that joins the input passage 64 and a collection passage 70 side that opens to the island 300. Reference numeral 341 denotes an upstream pipe portion of the payout passage 34, and reference numeral 342 denotes a coiled flexible passage connecting the pipe portion 341 and the switching mechanism 7. Reference numeral 11 denotes a ball circulation device for encapsulated spheres, which includes a ball feeding device 12 for sending the encapsulated sphere to the built-in launching device 1 and an upstream passage 13 for guiding the encapsulated sphere to this.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 2 has a guide rail 20 that guides the enclosed game ball launched from the launcher 1 to the board surface, and a variable design that variably displays three rows of numbers / symbols and various effect designs on the liquid crystal screen. A display device 21, a start winning port 22 for starting its variable display, an auxiliary start winning port 23 also made of an electric tulip, an attacker 24 that is opened when a big hit with all three rows of numbers on the variable symbol display device 21 occurs, The left and right gates 25 for starting the lottery for opening the auxiliary start winning opening 23, the upper and lower left and right general winning openings 26, the panel side lamp 27, the six windmills 28, and the out opening 29 are provided.

  The variable symbol display device 21 of FIG. 6 has a 10-inch liquid crystal large screen 210 so that the symbols can be seen through the back of the game board 2 made of a transparent resin plate. Although illustration is omitted, a large number of nails including the portion of the large liquid crystal screen 210 are struck on the game board 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, on the back of the game board 2, a collective basket 220 for collecting the winning balls 22, 23, 26 and winning balls to the attacker 24 is provided. The ball that has won the general winning opening 26 is released to the collective basket 220 through the respective downstream baskets 221 to 224. Staggered protrusions 225 that reduce the flow velocity of the sphere are provided on the flow rods 221 and 224 at both ends of the long flow span. The balls that have won the start winning ports 22 and 23 pass through the start port switch b1 from the downstream rods 226 and 227, and are then released to the collective rod 220. The ball that won the attacker 24 passes through the ten-count switch b2, and is then released from the falling rod 228 to the collecting rod 220.

  The balls collected in the collective basket 220 of FIG. 7 fall into the board surface discharge ball passage 14 of the ball circulation device 11 after passing through the winning ball detection switch b3. The ball of the out-port 29 falls from the flow basin 229 to the board discharge ball passage 14 as it is.

  The ten-count switch b2 in FIG. 7 has a function of closing the attacker 24 when the number of winning balls to the attacker 24 reaches 10, and among the maximum opening time 30 seconds of the attacker 24, 5 seconds at the beginning of the opening, 15 seconds after the opening. If there is even one ball in the V winning timing set to 5 seconds of ˜20 seconds, the attacker 24 has a function of reopening up to a maximum of 16 repetitions. The number of winning balls per winning ball to the attacker 24 and the general winning opening 26 is set to 13, and the number of winning balls per winning ball to the start winning ports 22 and 23 is set to 5.

  FIG. 8 shows details of the ball circulation device 11. The base 11A includes a launcher 1 having a launch solenoid 1M, a pair of front and rear shot ball detection switches 15, a return ball detection switch 16 that detects a ball that returns without reaching the game board surface, a ball transport motor 17M, and a transport screw 17S. Is provided. A cover 11C that can be folded and unfolded on a base 11A via a deployment mechanism 11B is connected to a ball feed device 12 having a ball feed solenoid 12M and a slider 12S, an upstream passage 13, and an upstream passage 13 to the ball feed device 12. A ball passage switch 18 for detecting a sphere, a board discharge ball passage 14, and a downstream passage 19 communicating therewith are provided.

In FIG. 8, the flow of the sphere is as follows.
1. The sphere in the upstream passage 13 flows to the ball feeder 12.
2. It is sent to the launching device 1 by the operation of the ball feed solenoid 12M.
3. By the operation of the firing solenoid 1M, the firing ball detection switches 15 and 15 are fired to the board surface.
4). The out ball or winning ball that has fallen into the board discharge ball passage 14 flows from A to B through the downstream passage 19.
5. The sphere that has flowed to B is guided to the screw lower end position C of the ball transfer device 17 and is raised to the screw upper end position D by the operation of the ball transfer motor 17M.
6). The sphere rising to D returns from E to the upstream passage 13.
7). The return ball that does not reach the board surface passes through the return ball detection switch 16, passes from F to G, merges with the board surface discharge ball, and flows to B.

  When the ball passage switch 18 in FIG. 8 cannot detect a ball for a certain period of time, it is regarded as occurrence of a ball clogging in the circulation path, and an error state is set. The ball feeding device 12 and the launching device 1 are driven by the turning operation of the launching handle 10, and when the launching ball detection switch 15 detects the launching ball and the return ball detection switch 16 does not detect the return ball, the credit count is counted down. (See Steps 014 to 019 in FIG. 15). When the credit becomes 0, the enclosed ball launching device 1, the ball feeding device 12, and the ball transporting device 17 are stopped, and the game is finished (step 020).

A detailed operation description of the ball feeding device 12 of FIG. 8 is as follows.
(1) The sphere flowing through the upstream passage 13 is stopped by the slider 12S.
(2) The slider 12S is raised by the suction operation of the ball feed solenoid 12M.
(3) As the slider 12S rises, the sphere enters the slider 12S.
(4) By stopping energization to the ball feed solenoid 12M, the slider 12S descends and returns to the normal state, and the internal ball is discharged.

A detailed operation description of the ball transport device 17 of FIG. 8 is as follows.
[1] The sphere that has passed through the downstream passage 19 is guided to the lower end C of the conveying screw 17 </ b> S of the sphere conveying device 17.
[2] The sphere is raised by the rotation of the screw 17S.
[3] The sphere rising to the outlet D is pushed out by the teeth of the screw 17S and flows into the upstream passage 13.
During the operation of the launching device 1, the screw 17S is always rotating.

  In FIG. 8, 11D is a receiving hole for a stopper for locking the cover 11C to the base 11A in a folded state, and 11E is a terminal plate for relaying signals from the launching device 1, the ball feeding device 12, the ball transporting device 17, and the like.

  FIG. 9 shows details of the dispensing device 3. A ball breakage detection switch 31 is provided on the rear surface of the bottom of the upstream side of the ball tank 30. A rotary ball delivery device 8 having the same structure as the discharge device 5 is attached to the downstream end of the ball tank 30 with its axis inclined. The ball delivery device 8 has a game ball take-in port 81 communicating with the tank 30 by a guide body 810 fitted into the claw 32 at the bottom of the tank, and a groove for transferring the game ball to be taken along the arc-shaped passage 822 by driving the motor 821. A rotating disk 82 with 820 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ball delivery device 8 transfers the game from the ball tank 30 to the one side end of the arc-shaped passage 822 along with the counterclockwise rotation (forward rotation) of the rotary disk 82. A discharge port 83 for discharging the ball to the discharge passage 34 is provided. The other end portion of the arc-shaped passage 822 is also provided with a return port 84 for discharging game balls staying upstream of the discharge port 83 in accordance with the clockwise rotation (reverse rotation) of the rotating disk 82 in the clockwise direction. Since the payout device 3 does not perform reverse rotation, the return port 84 is unused.

  As shown in FIG. 11, an upstream side detection switch 85 and a downstream side detection switch 86 for detecting the passage of the game ball are provided before and after the discharge port 83 of the ball delivery device 8.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, the operation of the dispensing device 3 is as follows.
1. The game balls supplied from the island 300 to the ball tank 30 flow down to the intake port 81 due to the gradient of the tank 30.
2. The game ball flowing down to the intake port 81 is stored in the groove 820 of the rotating disk 82 or above.
3. When the game ball is paid out as a prize ball, a current is supplied to the motor 821 so that the rotating disk 82 rotates counterclockwise (forward rotation).
4). The game ball that has entered the groove 820 of the rotating disk 82 moves along with the rotation of the disk 82 and passes through the upper part of the upstream side detection switch 85. (When the predetermined number of game balls is counted by the upstream detection switch 85, the motor 821 is stopped.)
5. The game ball that has passed through the upstream detection switch 85 falls to the discharge port 83. In the middle of this, a downstream detection switch 86 is provided, and the number of prize balls paid out by the game balls counted by these two switches is obtained. Thus, when the enclosed game ball is won, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the tray 4 (see steps 021,022 in FIG. 15).
6). When the ball storage detection switch 31 of the ball tank 30 no longer detects the storage of the tank 30, the payout of the prize ball is stopped.

  FIG. 12 shows details of the tray 4 portion. At the bottom of the tray 4, a ball outlet 41 for drawing a ball into the dollar box is opened, and a ball removal slider 42 is provided so as to open and close it. The pin 43 protruding from the back surface of the slider 42 is received in the elongated hole 442 of the crank 44 that swings around the shaft 441 by the advancement / retraction of the ball removal operation tool 40. When the ball pulling operation tool 40 is pushed in, the slider 42 moves to open the ball pulling hole 41. Due to the gradient of the bottom of the tray 4, the game ball passes from below the ball pulling hole 41 to the inside of the dollar box via the lower passage 45 connected thereto. Is dropped. When the ball removal operation tool 40 is pushed in, the ball removal detection switch 46 is operated by the small protrusion 443 of the crank 44.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the back of the saucer 4, four compartments of the sphere suction ports 47 that are allowed to pass only one sphere by the partition 470 are opened, and the partition 480 is provided below the sphere suction port 47. Four rows of inclined guide rails 48 are provided. The game balls that flow down on the rails 48 are guided to the discharge device 5. The reason why each of the sphere suction ports 47 has a partition structure that allows only one sphere to pass is to prevent a go-to action such as insertion of an illegal sphere.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the same rotary type ball delivery device 8 as that used in the dispensing device 3 is adopted for the discharging device 5. The guide body 810 connected to the game ball take-in port 81 is fitted into the lower end claw 49 of the guide rail 48. Although the structure is basically the same as in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the ball delivery device 8 used in the discharge device 5, the outlet of the discharge port 83 is opened to the island 300 as it is. In addition, the game ball staying upstream of the discharge port 83 can be returned from the return port 84 by reversing the rotary disk 82, and the outlet 870 of the return passage 87 extending from the return port 84 is connected to the ball outlet 41. It arrange | positions adjacent to the downward channel | path 45 in the downward vicinity.

  In FIG. 13, reference numeral 421 denotes a guide bar integrated with the ball removal slider 42, and 422 denotes a spring that receives one end of the guide rod 421 and biases the ball removal slider 42 in the closing direction.

As shown in FIG. 13, the credit-up operation by forward rotation of the discharge device 5 is as follows.
1. When the game ball is thrown into the tray 4, the game ball flows down to the suction port 47 due to the gradient of the tray 4.
2. The game ball passes through the suction port 47 and then reaches the intake port 81 through the guide rail 48.
3. The game ball is stored in or above the groove 820 of the rotating disk 82.
4). When the credit is increased by counting the number of game balls, current is supplied to the motor 821 so that the rotating disk 82 rotates counterclockwise (forward rotation).
5. The game ball that has entered the groove 820 of the rotating disk 82 moves along with the rotation of the disk 82 and passes through the upper part of the upstream side detection switch 85 (see FIGS. 10 and 11). (When the predetermined number of game balls is counted by the upstream detection switch 85, the motor 821 is stopped.)
6). The game ball that has passed through the upstream detection switch 85 falls onto the island 300. In the middle of this, a downstream detection switch 86 is provided, and the number of game balls counted by these two switches is credited.

As shown in FIG. 12, the return of the remaining sphere and the sphere on the guide rail 48 due to the reverse rotation of the discharge device 5 is as follows.
1. When the ball pulling operation tool 40 is pushed in, the crank 44 rotates.
2. As the crank 44 rotates, the ball removal detection switch 46 operates, and current is supplied to the motor 821 so that the rotating disk 82 rotates rightward (reversely).
3. The game ball that has entered the groove 820 of the rotating disk 82 moves along with the rotation of the disk 82 and falls from the return port 84 to the return passage 87.
4). The game balls flow down due to the gradient of the return passage 87, join the lower passage 45 connected to the lower part (dollar box) of the tray 4 and are returned.

  As described above, the ball return to the dollar box can be arbitrarily performed when the number of balls stored in the tray 4 increases (step 023 in FIG. 15), and after the game is finished, the clearing button 140 is pressed to pay out the credit to the tray 4 and then continue. By doing so, all the balls of the tray 4 can be collected at hand (steps 024 to 027). In addition, once paying out the credit amount to the tray 4 and resuming the game, the game is moved to the island 300 side by pressing the automatic supply button 150 or the manual supply button 160 without operating the ball pulling operation tool 40. The ball can be discharged and credits can be increased again.

  FIG. 14 shows details of the switching mechanism 7. The base 7A includes a primary side passage 71 continuous with the upstream flexible passage 342 of the payout passage 34, a circular selector chamber 72, a secondary right passage 721 continuous with the downstream side passage 343 of the payout passage 34, and a recovery passage 70. A continuous secondary left passage 722 is formed and covered with a cover 7B covering the top. The selector chamber 72 is provided with a selector 74 that is integrated with the back of the disk 73 that rotates about the shaft 730. By tilting the knobs 75, 75 on the front surface of the disk 73 left and right, the primary passage 71 is opened. The communication is switched to either the right side passage 721 or the left side passage 722 on the secondary side.

  In FIG. 14, 740 is a symmetrical recess provided on the base 7A side that receives the tip of the selector 74, 750 is a pair of upper and lower openings provided on the cover 7B side that allows the knob 75 to rotate within a predetermined range, and 76 is Four positioning recesses provided on the base 7A, 77 a left positioning latch with a switch operating piece 770 provided on the disc 73, and 78 a right positioning latch provided on the disc 73.

  The state of FIG. 14 shows a normal state in which the upstream side of the payout passage 34 is connected to the downstream side. At this time, the changeover detection switch 79 attached to the side of the disk 73 is in an OFF state. When the knob 73 is turned to rotate the disc 73 and the primary passage 71 is connected to the recovery passage 70, the latching positions of the latches 77 and 78 change, and the switch operation piece 770 of the left positioning latch 77 changes the switch detection switch. In conjunction with this, the motor 821 of the ball delivery device 8 in the payout device 3 is driven to rotate forward, so that the game balls accumulated in the ball tank 30 are automatically collected on the island 300.

  In FIG. 14, 350 is an overflow detector that detects when the tray 4 overflows and the ball of the payout passage 34 stays without flowing, and is a pendulum type facing the inside of the secondary right passage 721. It has a detection piece 351 and a switch 352 that is turned on and off by its movement. When an overflow is detected, the dispensing device 3 is forcibly stopped.

  In step 022 of FIG. 15, every time there is a prize, the prize ball is paid out to the tray 4, but instead of step 022, priority is given to credit increase by the prize ball as shown in steps 122 and 222. Then, when the credit reaches the upper limit value 250, a prize ball exceeding this value may be paid out to the tray 4.

  FIG. 16 is an enlarged view around the launching device 1 in FIG. 8I. The launching device 1 includes a base 11A as a first main case of the ball circulation device 11 and a cover 11C that can be folded and unfolded. The interior is completely sandwiched between the two. The base 11A and the cover 11C constitute a main body casing 11F of the ball circulation device 11, and the base 11A has a launch for guiding the ball P launched from the launch solenoid 1M to the guide rail 20 (see FIG. 6) on the game board 2 side. A ball outlet passage 11G is provided. In this way, the entire launching device 1 is completely placed inside the casing 11 having the launching ball outlet passage 11G, so that the impact sound accompanying the launch of the ball is reduced from being transmitted to the outside.

  In addition to the launching device 1 clearly shown in FIG. 16, the ball feeding device 12 and the ball transporting device 17 (see FIG. 8) are also comfortably housed between the base 11A and the cover 11C to further reduce noise. . Further, these devices 1, 12, and 17 having driving units such as a launch solenoid 1M, a ball feed solenoid 12M, and a ball transport motor 17M are assembled in a main body casing 11F of the ball circulation device 11 to form a unit, thereby handling the whole. In addition to facilitating maintenance, appropriate vibration is applied to the main body casing 11F of the ball circulation device 11 so that the enclosed game ball flows smoothly in the upstream passage 13 and the internal ball passage.

  FIG. 17 is an enlarged view around the firing device 1 in FIG. 8-II. The firing solenoid 1M is sandwiched between a first housing 1A and a second housing 1B having a half structure (see FIG. 16) covering the outside. The flange portions 1Af and 1Bf of the housings 1A and 1B are brought into contact with each other and attached to the base 11A with a plurality of screws 1N. Each housing 1A, 1B is formed of a transparent member such as transparent ABS so that the state of the internal firing solenoid 1M can be clearly understood. Furthermore, circular vent holes 1Ah and 1Bh for releasing heat generated from the firing solenoid 1M are opened in the large central semi-cylindrical portions 1Am and 1Bm of the housings 1A and 1B.

  FIG. 18 shows the housings 1A and 1B having a halved structure of the firing solenoid 1M shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 more clearly. The cylindrical case 1MLK of the firing solenoid 1M is inside the central semi-cylindrical portions 1Am, 1Bm of the housings 1A, 1B, the front bearing 1Mt of the rod 1ML is inside the front semi-cylindrical portions 1At, 1Bt, and the rear part of the rod 1ML. The bearings 1Mr are housed in the rear semi-cylindrical portions 1Ar and 1Br, respectively. A tip 1M made of a tapered rubber for hitting a ball is attached to the tip of the rod 1ML. In this case, the gun parts 1Ag and 1Bg having a halved structure are provided at the front ends of the housings 1A and 1B. However, for example, the gun parts may be provided only on the first housing 1A side.

  FIG. 19 shows an assembly drawing of the launch solenoid 1. A metal cylindrical case 1MK is fitted over the outside of the bobbin 1MB that interposes the stator winding 1Mf. A plunger 1Mp coupled with a rod 1ML is inserted into the bobbin 1MB. On the front side of the plunger 1Mp, a return coil spring 1Mc and a front cushioning member 1Ma are interposed, and the engagement holes 1Mz of the front bearing 1Mt are fitted to the four front latch legs 1Mi integrated with the bobbin 1MB. It is stopped. A rear buffer member 1Mb is interposed on the rear side of the plunger 1Mp, and the locking holes 1Mw of the rear bearing 1Mr are fitted and locked to the four rear latch legs 1Mj integrated with the bobbin 1MB.

  In FIG. 19, 1Mn and 1Ms are magnetic pole end plates at both ends of the winding of the bobbin 1MB. The front side of the rod 1 is a cylinder, but the rear side is a non-cylinder provided with a flat portion 1Mu on one side, and this is inserted into the D-shaped through hole 1Md of the rear bearing 1Mr. This prevents the plunger 1Mp from rotating and stabilizes its forward / backward movement.

  FIG. 20 is a completed cross-sectional view of the firing solenoid 1M. Here, the bobbin 1MB and the bearings 1Mt, 1Mr are made of a hard synthetic resin material so that the shaft centers of the rod 1ML and the plunger 1Mp are not shaken. On the other hand, the buffer members 1Ma and 1Mb on both the front and rear sides are made of a soft material such as rubber, so that the impact associated with the forward and backward movement of the plunger 1Mp is absorbed and relaxed by its elastic deformation, so that further noise reduction can be achieved. ing.

  In FIG. 21, 1Me is a lead wire connected to the stator winding 1Mf, and is taken out from the notch 1My of the rear buffer member 1Mb as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 22, there is no lead wire from the front cushioning member 1Ma side, but in order to facilitate material and assembly management, the front cushioning member 1Ma is also provided with a notch 1Mx for common parts. Of course, there is no functional problem. The lead wire 1Me is taken out from the notch 1Bq of the rear semi-cylindrical portion 1Br of the second housing 1B shown in FIG.

  24 to 26 show details of the second embodiment of the ball circulation device 11. The base 11A, which is the first main case of the main casing 11F, is attached to the back side of the gaming machine main body 100, as in FIG. 8 (see FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the base 11A includes a launching device 1 having a launching solenoid 1M, a launching ball outlet passage 11G, a pair of front and rear launching ball detection switches 15 (15a, 15b), and without reaching the game board surface. A return ball collection passage 11H for collecting the returning ball, a return ball detection switch 16 for detecting the return ball, a plate-like launch ball, and a return ball cover 11J are provided, and the launch-related mechanisms are integrated. The launch ball and return ball cover 11J are detachably attached to the base 11A by means of sharp triangular hook-shaped locking claws 11K located on three sides and two positioning pins 11L in the plane.

  In FIG. 24, the cover 11C, which is the second main case of the main casing 11F, is folded into a folded state (normal use state) overlaid on the base 11A by the rotation type deployment mechanism 11B, and the interior of each other is externally exposed. The position can be freely changed to the expanded state corresponding to inspection / cleaning. Unlike the base 11A side where the firing related mechanism parts are gathered, the ball circulation mechanism part is gathered on the cover 11C side. As described above, the independent functions are aggregated in each of the two main cases 11A and 11C, thereby facilitating assembly and maintenance.

  As shown in FIGS. 24 and 26, on the front side of the cover 11C, there is an upstream passage 13 made of an inclined passage, its passage cover 11M, and an excess sphere discharge passage 11N that discharges excess spheres in the closed circuit N to the island 300. And the passage cover 11P is provided. The upstream passage cover 11M is detachably attached to the cover 11C by a pair of upper and lower outer protruding claws 11Q and a hooking claw 11R that hooks the upstream protruding claws 11Q. The discharge passage cover 11P is detachably attached to the cover 11C with three sharp triangular hook-shaped locking claws 11S and locking holes 11T and two positioning pins 11U.

  In FIGS. 24 and 26, inside the cover 11C, a ball transport device 17 having a ball transport motor 17M, a speed reducer 17m, and a transport screw 17S, and a ball path for detecting a ball from the upstream path 13 to the ball feeder 12 A switch 18, a slanted communication path 11V that is folded back to communicate with the upstream path 13 and a ball feed path case 11W having a board surface discharge ball path 14 and a downstream path 19 that communicates with the board surface discharge ball path 14 and the return ball collection path 11H. A downstream passage case 11X, a ball feeding solenoid 12M, a ball feeding device 12 having a slider 12S, and a ball feeding case 11Y for holding the ball feeding device 12 are provided.

  24 and 26, the ball conveying device 17 is attached to the inside of the cover 11C with screws at three locations. The ball feed passage case 11W is detachably attached to the inner side of the cover 11C by four sets of sharp triangular hook-shaped locking claws 11Z and locking holes 11a, and two sets of positioning cylindrical bosses 11b and receiving holes 11d. . The downstream passage case 11X is detachably attached to the back side of the ball feed passage case 11W by two sharp triangular hook-like locking claws 11e, a locking hole 11f, and two positioning pins 11g. The ball feed case 11Y is attached to and detached from the back side of the ball feed passage case 11W by an upper sharp triangular hook-shaped locking claw 11h and locking hole 11i, a lower L-shaped claw 11j and a hooking hole 11m, and two positioning pins 11n. Install freely.

In FIG. 24, the flow of the sphere is as follows.
1. The sphere in the upstream passage 13 flows to the ball feeding device 12 through the communication passage 11V.
2. It is sent to the launching device 1 by the operation of the ball feed solenoid 12M.
3. By the operation of the firing solenoid 1M, the firing ball detection switches 15a and 15b are passed and fired onto the board surface.
4). The out ball or winning ball that has fallen into the board discharge ball passage 14 flows from A to B through the downstream passage 19.
5. The sphere that has flowed to B is guided to the screw lower end position C of the ball transfer device 17 and is raised to the screw upper end position D by the operation of the ball transfer motor 17M.
6). The sphere rising to D returns from E to the upstream passage 13.
7). The return ball that does not reach the board surface passes through the return ball detection passage 16 from the return ball collection passage 11H, passes from F to G, merges with the board discharge ball in the downstream passage 19, flows to B, and is an out ball or winning ball. In the same manner as above, the ball conveying device 17 moves up to the screw upper end position D.

  In FIG. 24, the function of the ball passage switch 18, the credit countdown, the operation of the ball feeding device 12, the operation of the launching device 1, the operation of the ball transport device 17 and the like are the same as those described above with reference to FIG. is there. 8 and 24 is a proximity switch that senses whether or not a game ball is present on the detection end face across a wall. The base 11A and cover 11C, launch ball and return ball cover 11J, upstream passage cover 11M, discharge passage cover 11P, ball feed passage case 11W, downstream passage case 11X, and ball feed case 11Y are transparent members such as transparent ABS. The circulation state of the enclosed enclosed game ball can be easily visually confirmed.

  24 and 26, the ball transport device 17 constitutes a ball lifting device 17 that lifts the lower ball upward. By providing such a ball lifting device 17, it is possible to secure a sufficient drop in the ball path between the board surface discharge ball (winning ball, out ball) and return ball in the ball circulation device 11, and the flow of the ball is smooth. In addition, since the balls once gathered below are lifted and guided to the launching device 1, the balls can be stably supplied to the launching device 1. Note that such a ball transport device 17 is not limited to a sealed type, but is a mechanism that automatically guides the return ball to the launching device, for example, instead of releasing the return ball due to failure to hit in a normal gaming machine. It can also be applied to. In this case, it is possible to save the trouble of re-inserting the ball into the upper plate by hand from the lower plate.

  The upstream passage 13 and the communication passage 11V in FIGS. 24 and 26 are composed of inclined passages for aligning the enclosed game balls before being led to the launching device 1 through the ball feeder 12, but at the same time in the closed circuit N A ball storage permitting unit that temporarily stores a predetermined number of enclosed game balls, for example, 25 balls P, is configured. That is, the upstream passage 13 and the communication passage 11V can hold a maximum of 25 balls P in this example. The allowable number may be 25 or more (for example, 30) or less.

  As shown in FIG. 26, at the inlet of the upstream passage 13, that is, at the outlet of the ball transfer device 17, a ball having a width of approximately one sphere and a depth of less than one and a half to two balls. A transfer rod 13J is provided, and an overflow distributing body 13W is provided on the anti-upstream passage 13 side of the ball transfer rod 13J, which allows over-filled game balls exceeding the allowable storage number (25 in this example). The inlet side of the excess ball discharge passage 11N is adjacent to the distribution body 13W.

  As shown in FIG. 26, when the enclosed game ball is excessively enclosed in the closed circuit N at the time of inspection / cleaning or the like, a maximum of 25 enclosed game balls P are always in the upstream passage 13 and the communication passage 11V. If it is to be stored, the new ball P transported from the ball transport device 17 gets over the overflow sorter 13W and is discharged to the island 300 through the excess ball discharge passage 11N. This automatically corrects overfilling. The excess passage number correcting means is configured by the upstream passage 13 and the communication passage 11V, which are ball storage allowing portions, and the excess ball discharge passage 11N. This corrective means automatically corrects over-encapsulation, so from the opposite view, the staff does not need to strictly count the specified number at the time of inspection, etc. Can be improved.

  The state shown in FIG. 26 occurs not only in the overfilling but also in the case where clogging occurs in the upstream passage 13 and the communication passage 11V. Also in this case, when the sphere accumulates up to the entrance of the upstream passage 13, the new sphere P transported from the sphere transport device 17 gets over the overflow distribution body 13W, and reaches the island 300 through the excess sphere discharge passage 11N. Discharged. As a result, it is possible to suppress the balls from being accumulated steadily on the upstream side of the ball clogging occurrence site and the occurrence of new ball biting and the like. Therefore, the excessive ball count correcting means also serves as a ball clogging countermeasure means.

  In FIG. 26, when the ball transfer rod 13J is clogged with dust or bite, and a failure occurs in the ball transfer from the ball transfer device 17 to the ball transfer rod 13J, the ball transfer device 17 is transferred from the ball transfer device 17. The new sphere P coming over the overflow allotment 13W is discharged to the island 300 through the excess sphere discharge passage 11N. As a result, it is possible to prevent an accident in which an excessive load is applied to the ball transport device 17 or the passage is damaged due to excessive pushing of the ball. Therefore, the excessive ball number correcting means also serves as a ball inheritance failure countermeasure means from the ball conveying device 17.

  FIG. 27 is a plan view around the launching device 1 of the second embodiment, and FIG. 28 is a front view thereof, corresponding to FIGS. 16 and 17 of the first embodiment, respectively. This is basically the same as the first embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. However, as shown in FIG. 27, only the first housing 1A having a halved structure is provided with a gun section 1AG having a cylindrical outer surface of approximately three quarters. In addition, a V-shaped launch rail 1R made of a steel plate or the like is installed at the bottom of the gun portion 1AG to reduce wear and the like.

  FIG. 29 shows an assembly drawing of the launching device 1, which uses the same firing solenoid 1M as shown in FIGS. 19 to 23, and sandwiches it between the first and second housings 1A and 1B having four halves and four screws 1N. It is attached to the base 11A.

  As shown in FIGS. 30 to 32, the base 11 </ b> A is provided with a recess 1 </ b> W that receives the outside of the first housing 1 </ b> A of the launcher 1 and a screw boss 1 </ b> Y that receives the cylindrical seat 1 </ b> X of the first housing 1 </ b> A.

  33 to 37 show details of the ball transport device 17. The conveying screw 17S is housed between the first screw case 17A and the second screw case 17B. The two cases 17A and 17B are freely disassembled by four sets of sharp triangular hook-shaped locking claws 17F and fitting holes 17H into which the hooks are inserted. A ball transport path 17G extending from the ball inlet 17J to the ball outlet 17Q is formed inward of the two cases 17A and 17B. The conveying screw 17S is integrally provided with an inner shaft 17D at the center, and both ends are supported by bearings 17R and 17T. The reduction gear 17m and the ball transport motor 17M are attached via a motor bracket 17Z, and are connected to the shaft 17D by a joint adapter 17U. A ball stop wall 17W is provided between the screws near the outlet so that the ball can be smoothly discharged from the ball outlet 17Q by preventing the ball from being caught on the shaft end side. The discharged ball P is opened to a ball transfer rod 13J located at the entrance of the upstream passage 13 (see FIG. 26). Reference numerals 17a and 17b denote attachment seats for attaching the cases 17A and 17B to the cover 11C. The whole is made of a transparent member such as transparent ABS. The rotation speed of the conveying screw 17S is about 200 rpm when the output of the ball conveying motor 17M is reduced to 1/15 by the reduction gear 17m.

  FIG. 38 shows a ball polishing device 17C that is detachably attached to the ball transport device 17, and includes a semi-cylindrical filter case 17f, an outlet case 17e in which the corresponding part of the ball outlet 17Q is opened straight, and a first screw case. A locking piece 17t that locks on the protrusion 17r provided on the 17A side mounting seat 17a and a lever piece 17g that hooks on a stop hole 17h provided on the first screw case 17A are integrated. A filter case such as a nonwoven fabric, sponge, or soft rubber is placed in the filter case 17f and is periodically replaced. Since the ball polishing device 17C is a dirty portion, it is formed of, for example, black ABS.

  The gaming machine shown in FIG. 39 is provided with the introduction passage 64 extending from the insertion opening 6 to the tray 4 and the dispensing passage 34 extending from the dispensing device 3 to the tray 4 independently without being joined, and each outlet is provided at the depth of the tray 4. It has a passage structure that is displaced inward and leftward and rightward in the direction. An input passage 64 is disposed on one side in the width direction of the gaming machine main body 100, that is, the left side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, and a payout passage 34 is disposed on the other side, that is, the right side.

  As shown in FIG. 40, the payout device 3 includes a ball tank 30 for storing game balls, as in the first embodiment of FIGS. 9 to 11 described above, and pays out a predetermined number of game balls based on a payout command. The ball delivery device 8 that forcibly delivers the game ball to be paid out to the payout passage 34 is directly connected to the ball tank 30. As a result, the long ball alignment rod extending from the conventional ball tank is abolished to save space, and the ball delivery device 8 is not forced to use the gravity drop as in the conventional method. By paying out by a simple ball feed, the speeding up of the payout operation is attempted, and it is possible to deal with a large number of balls at a big hit and the like with good followability.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the ball delivery device 8 includes a take-in port 81 that communicates with the ball tank 30 and a rotary transfer body that transfers a game ball to be taken in a rotation direction along a transfer path 822 formed by an arcuate path. 82, a rotary type having a discharge port 83 for discharging a game ball to be transferred to the payout passage 34; In this way, the ball delivery device 8 is of a rotary type, so that the configuration can be made more compact and the ball delivery operation can be performed reliably and smoothly. As in the first embodiment, the intake port 81 is connected to the inside of the sphere tank 30 by a detachable sphere guide body 810 that fits into a claw 32 provided at the bottom of the sphere tank 30, and the rotary transfer body 82. Comprises a rotating disk provided with a number of grooves 820 having a predetermined depth for receiving game balls on the outer periphery and having an arc shape when viewed from above.

  Further, as in the first embodiment, the rotation transfer body 82 and the axis 82L of the drive motor 821 are inclined with respect to the horizontal line 30H of the ball tank 30 so that the rotation transfer body 82 can smoothly take in the sphere. In addition, the load of a large number of game balls stored in the ball tank 30 is reduced from acting directly on the drive motor 821, and the load on the drive motor 821 is reduced as much as possible. The inclination angle α of the axis 82L is preferably set at 45 ° or in the vicinity thereof as shown in the figure, and both smooth uptake of the sphere and reduction of the load caused by the stored sphere are successfully achieved.

  Along with the inclined arrangement of the axis 82L, the primary side intake port 81 that can take in a plurality of game balls, the rotary transfer body 82 that transfers the game balls to be aligned in the rotation direction, and the game balls to be transferred are secondary In the ball delivery device 8 provided with the discharge port 83 for discharging to the side passage, the transfer path 822 by the rotary transfer body 82 is also inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the intake port 81 is set to the upper side in the inclination direction of the transfer path 822. Each of the discharge ports 83 is provided so as to lift the game ball along a circular arc that follows the rotational direction of the rotary transfer body 82 from below to obliquely upward. As a result, due to the provision of appropriate transport resistance against gravity, the game ball is not accidentally blown off or excessive payout due to avalanche phenomenon etc., and the lifting load becomes excessive, Smooth forced conveyance can be performed without causing a bite or a clogged ball during the lifting.

  Further, in the second embodiment of FIG. 40, as in the first embodiment of FIG. 9, the rotary transfer body 82 faces the lower bottom portion of the ball tank 30, and the ball tank is located above the rotary transfer body 82. The drive motor 821 is arranged so as to project to the inner side of 30. As a result, the drive motor 821 can be prevented from protruding outside the ball tank 30, and further compactness can be achieved.

  Further, in the second embodiment of FIG. 40, the drive motor 821 is held in the motor case 823 together with the reduction gear 82D directly connected to the front, as in the first embodiment of FIG. The motor case 823 has a cylindrical portion 82T that houses the drive motor 821 and the speed reducer 82D in the center, and coupled with the inclined configuration of the axis 82L, the lower abdominal surface of the cylindrical portion 82T extends from the inside of the ball tank 30 to the intake port 81. Thus, a guiding portion for guiding the game ball to the intake port 81 side is configured. Thus, in combination with the downsizing of the drive motor 821, the ball can be taken in more smoothly. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the blade-like plate portions 82F and 82F that integrally project to the left and right sides of the cylinder portion 82T of the motor case 823 are also on the intake port 81 side, like the lower belly surface of the cylinder portion 82T. The guide part which guides the game ball to is constructed.

  The second embodiment of FIG. 40 is different from the first embodiment of FIG. 9 and extends in the middle of the game ball transfer path 822 by the rotary transfer body 82 from the diagonally upper side in parallel with the axis of the rotary transfer body 82. The lower free end of the cantilever spring 824 is faced. Between the free end and the bottom surface of the transfer path 822, a lift of one ball is secured, and one sphere together with the most downstream transfer path 822d just before the discharge port 83 away from the intake port 81. It constitutes a regulation passage that allows minute passage. The upper end portion of the spring 824 is fixed to the motor case 823.

  By providing the spring 824 in this way, a large number of game balls to be stored are appropriately handled at the entrance side, and the game balls are smoothly taken in one by one into the rotary transfer body 82, and appropriate play is given to the transferred game balls. In addition, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being bitten or clogged between the rotary transfer body 82 and the transfer path 822. Accordingly, the game balls are smoothly taken into the grooves 820 of the rotary transfer body 82 and smoothly transferred without being bitten. Note that the spring 824 is made of a conductive material so that the static electricity of the game ball can be grounded.

  In FIG. 40, reference numeral 310 denotes a ball break detector in the ball tank 30. In FIG. 9, a proximity switch that senses whether or not a game ball is present on the detection end face across a wall is used. In FIG. 40, when there is a ball, the microswitch 311 swings downward. And a detection plate 312 that turns off the switch 311 when the ball is out. The micro switch 311 and the detection plate 312 are held by the holder 313 and attached to the lower surface of the ball tank 30. Reference numeral 33 denotes a ball drop prevention guide from the ball tank 30, which is composed of a synthetic resin integral molded product having a large number of small guide pieces 330 protruding upward. Reference numeral 825 denotes a hopper case that partitions the bottom and side surfaces of the transfer path 822. A motor case 823 and a ball guide body 810 are attached to the hopper case 825 by screws. The hopper case 825, the motor case 823, and the ball guide body 810 constitute a main body housing for integrating the ball delivery device 8 together.

  41 and 42 show a state where the ball delivery device 8 is removed from the ball tank 30 together with its main body housing. Four claws 32 into which the tip of the ball guide body 810 is fitted are provided along the arc-shaped opening 320 at the bottom of the tank. Reference numerals 321 and 321 denote boss portions to which the main body housing of the ball delivery device 8 is attached, and flanges 826 and 826 protruding left and right of the hopper case 825 shown in FIG. 43 are brought into contact with each other and attached by screws. Therefore, the ball delivery device 8 can be easily and reliably mounted by fitting the claw 32 portion and the two screws of the boss portion 321 and can be easily removed by removing them.

  As shown in FIG. 43, the second embodiment of FIG. 40 is different from the first embodiment of FIG. 9 in that it is on the opposite side to the discharge port 83 provided on one side in the circumferential direction across the intake port 81. The second discharge port 84 located on the other side in the circumferential direction is used as a recovery port for collecting the game ball staying in the groove 820 of the ball tank 30 and the rotary transfer body 82 on the game machine installation equipment side, that is, the island. Yes. That is, the rotary transfer body 82 is also set to the forward / reverse switching type by the forward / reverse switching type drive motor 821, and the second discharge port 84 in which the game ball transferred by the rotary transfer body 82 is provided separately from the discharge port 83 by the reverse rotation. Then, the structure is led to the recovery passageway 70. Thereby, in the part of the ball tank 30, in addition to normal payout, it is possible to collect the game balls at the time of inspection or closing, without the need for providing a special switching mechanism 7, and further simplifying the configuration and The size can be reduced. The outlet of the collection passage 70 is opened to the island as shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 43, the first discharge port 83 and the second discharge port 84 are close to each other with partition walls 833 and 843 adjacent to each other in a letter C shape, and the transfer paths 822 and 822 leading to the discharge ports 83 and 84, respectively. Are both as long as possible within a limited size range, so that the game ball can be forcibly transferred in any forward or reverse operation. In addition, the same cantilever spring 824 provided in the middle of the transfer path 822 leading to the first discharge port 83 is disposed at a symmetrical position in the middle of the transfer path 822 leading to the second discharge port 84, Smooth operation is also possible when collecting game balls.

  As shown in FIG. 44, the downstream transfer path 822 away from the intake port 81 is a restricting passage that allows passage of one ball as described above, and a ball composed of an upstream detection switch is provided in the restricting passage. A detector 85 is provided. This also applies to FIG. In FIG. 11, the transfer path 822 is drawn vertically, but as is apparent from FIG. 9, it is actually inclined at 45 ° and is the same as FIG. 44. In this way, the ball detector 85 detects each game ball passing through the regulation path along the transfer path 822 that faces obliquely upward while providing an appropriate conveyance resistance against gravity. As a result, good and reliable detection can be performed without detection error, and detection accuracy is improved.

  A second sphere detector 86 comprising a downstream detection switch is provided at the outlet of the discharge port 83. The two sphere detectors 85 and 86 improve the detection accuracy further and ensure security. I have to.

  44, the game ball stored on the primary side is sent to the secondary side through a transfer path 822 that allows passage of one ball by a forced transfer means such as a rotating disk. By making the inclined passage upward from the section toward the downstream section, and opening the discharge port 83 to the secondary side above the inclined passage, and over the top with the opening position of the discharge port 83 as the top While the game ball is taken out to the secondary side, a first and second pair of ball detectors 85 and 86 are arranged before and after the opening position of the discharge port 83. In this way, with good transport by giving appropriate transport resistance against gravity, it is discharged by getting over the top, and the game ball that is about to be discharged and the game ball that is actually discharged before and after this top crossing part Therefore, the ball count can be performed extremely appropriately and accurately, and the reliability and accuracy can be extremely increased.

  In FIG. 44, a continuous portion between the inclined passage and the discharge port 83 is provided with a derivative 830 that changes the direction of the game ball that moves up the inclined passage and guides it to the discharge port 83. The derivative 830 includes a receiving guide 831 on the hopper case 825 side that secures a wide trapezoidal theft at the inflow portion of the discharge port 83, and a triangular extrusion guide 832 on the motor case 823 side that faces the receiving guide 831. The second discharge port 84 side has the same configuration, and a derivative 840 including a receiving guide 841 and an extrusion guide 842 is provided. Thus, by providing the derivatives 830 and 840, smooth ball discharge can be performed.

  FIG. 45 shows a second embodiment of the tray 4 portion and is a plan view with the ball delivery device 8 removed. Basically, it is the same as in the first embodiment of FIG. 12, but the outlet of the input passage 64 is connected to the left side in the depth direction of the tray 4 and the outlet of the discharge passage 34 is connected to the right side on the opposite side. is doing.

  As shown in FIG. 46, a ball delivery device 8 that forcibly sends the game balls to be counted to the discharge path leading to the island on the gaming machine installation facility side is directly connected to the back of the tray 4, The game balls discharged from the tray 4 are counted based on the counting command resulting from the operation of the automatic supply button 150 or the manual supply button 160, and credits are increased. Thus, by directly connecting the ball delivery device 8 to the back of the tray 4, the overall configuration is made compact, and the counting process is speeded up by forced ball feed by the ball delivery device 8. This technique can also be applied to a so-called jet counter provided at a prize exchange or an appropriate place on an island.

  In the second embodiment of FIG. 46 as well, in the same manner as in the first embodiment of FIG. 13, the ball delivery device 8 includes an intake port 81 that communicates with the tray 4 and a transfer path 822 that includes a game ball to be taken in an arc-shaped passage. And a rotary type having a discharge port 83 for discharging a game ball to be transferred to the island side serving as a discharge path. In this way, the ball delivery device 8 is of a rotary type, so that the configuration can be made more compact and the ball delivery operation can be performed reliably and smoothly.

  In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 46, unlike the first embodiment shown in FIG. 13, the sphere guide body 810 reaching the intake port 81 and the guide rail 48 from the tray 4 are separated. A ball joint 481 in which the guide body 810 and the guide rail 48 are just integrated is used, and the tray 4 and the intake port 81 are connected via the ball joint 481. The ball joint path 481 is detachable so that its tip is fitted into a claw 490 provided at the bottom of the tray 4.

  In addition, the rotary transfer body 82 is composed of a rotary disk having a predetermined depth for receiving a game ball on the outer periphery and provided with a number of grooves 820 having an arc shape when viewed from above, and the axis of the rotary transfer body 82 and its drive motor 821. The point that 82L is inclined with respect to the horizontal line 4H of the tray 4, the inclination angle α should be set to 45 ° or in the vicinity thereof, and the transfer path 822 has a similar inclination configuration to provide an appropriate conveyance resistance against gravity. The rotation transfer body 82 faces the ball joint path 481 instead of the ball guide body 810, and the drive motor 821 is extended above the rotation transfer body 82 to the side of the ball joint path 481. The point where it is disposed, the motor case 823 holding the drive motor 821 is provided with a guiding portion for guiding the game ball to the intake port 81 side, the transfer path 822 of the game ball by the rotary transfer body 82 The point where the free end of the cantilever spring 824 extending in parallel with the axis of the rotary transfer body 82 is faced in the middle, and the related matters are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 47, in the second embodiment of the tray 4 portion, as in the first embodiment of FIG. 12, the rotary transfer body 82 is a forward / reverse switching type, and the game ball transferred by the reverse rotation is discharged to the discharge port 83. In addition, it is configured to lead to the return passage 87 through a return port 84 which is a second discharge port provided separately. The return passage 87 in FIG. 47 is integrated with the component of the ball joint 481. In addition, the first discharge port 83 and the second discharge port 84 are close to each other, the cantilever spring 824 is disposed during the transfer to the second discharge port 84, and The related items are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 47, the ball joint 481 includes four-lane ball passages 48A, 48B, 48C, and 48D partitioned by partitions 480 (48i, 48j, 48k, 48m, and 48n). In addition, slits 482 that open downward are provided. As shown in FIG. 46, a falling object collecting tool 483 from each slit 482 is arranged below each slit 482, and a foreign object other than a regular game ball such as liquid such as juice or cigarette ash. Is prevented from entering the ball delivery device 8 side. The collecting tool 483 is provided integrally with the constituent member 450 of the lower passage 45 for ball removal extending from the bottom of the tray 4, and the foreign matter is returned to the inside of, for example, the dollar box below. The main body housing of the ball delivery device 8 directly connected to the tray 4 is composed of a hopper case 825, a motor case 823, and a ball joint 481 instead of the ball guide body, and the boss portions 401 and 401 on the tray 4 side are connected to the hopper case 825 side. The flanges 826 and 826 are attached to each other by screws.

  As shown in FIG. 48, the ball suction port 47 from the tray 4 to the ball delivery device 8 side, that is, the ball intake portion connecting the ball retention portion and the ball counting mechanism portion, allows a plurality of balls to pass. 4 opening sections 47A, 47B, 47C and 47D corresponding to the four lanes of the spherical connecting path 481. Each is partitioned by a partition 470 (47i, 47j, 47k, 47m, 47n). In this way, by making the ball take-in part a plurality of opening sections that allow passage of one sphere, it is possible to secure a sufficient supply sphere to the sphere counting mechanism part side while speeding up the counting process. In this way, it is possible to effectively prevent the insertion of foreign objects and the act of goto. In addition, since the ball take-in portion is partitioned into a plurality of opening sections, vibration such as hitting a hitting part such as an eccentric cam or a hammer against a wall surface near the opening section so that the balls are sucked smoothly into each opening section. An applying unit may be provided to apply vibration to the opening section.

  In addition, although 2nd Embodiment of the saucer 4 part of FIGS. 45-48 is the same as that of 1st Embodiment of FIG.12, 13, the point demonstrated using FIG. The downstream transfer path 822 is a restricting passage that allows one ball to pass, the ball is discharged by getting over the top, and the pair of ball detectors 85 and 86 are arranged before and after the top getting over. And the same in content.

  FIG. 49 shows details around the substrate in FIG. As described above, the main substrate 191 as the first substrate and the frame substrate 192 as the second substrate are locked by the single lock mechanism 193 including the substrate protection device with a locking mechanism. In this way, by locking a plurality of different types of substrates with a single locking mechanism 193, a plurality of substrates can be secured together when locked, and a plurality of substrates can be maintained at the same time when unlocked. It is possible to easily and surely protect against gossip such as falsification of the ROM while improving convenience.

  As shown in FIG. 50, the main substrate 191 which is the first substrate has a lower case 19i and an upper case 19j which are formed in a box shape via a plurality of locking means comprising a claw 19e and a locking step portion 19g. One board case 19A is housed. Similarly, the frame substrate 192, which is the second substrate, includes a lower case 19k and an upper case 19m that are formed in a box shape through a plurality of locking means including claws 19f and locking step portions 19h. I have paid. These substrate cases 19A and 19B are entirely formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. Except for an external connection part such as a connector part, the CPU, ROM, and peripheral circuit components are all housed in the substrate cases 19A and 19B.

  The first board case 19A is supported at its right end by a base member on the back of the gaming machine body by a pair of upper and lower rotating support mechanisms comprising a hinge 19x having a pin 19p, and can be opened to the right with the pin 19p as a center. Yes. On the other hand, the second substrate case 19B is supported on the base member on the back of the gaming machine main body by a pair of upper and lower rotation support mechanisms including a hinge 19y having a pin 19q at the left end, and can be opened to the left with the pin 19q as the center. I have to. The left and right hinges 19x and 19y are integrated with support pieces 19s that abut against the substrate cases 19A and 19B and prevent downward falling.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 50, each of the board cases 19A and 19B can be opened independently, and the board cases 19A and 19B can be opened in double doors. As a result, as shown in FIG. 49, the base member opening 2R on the back of the gaming machine body, which is normally covered with the bottom of each board case 19A, 19B, can be opened, and the ball path on the back of the gaming board 2 and the variable symbols can be opened. The liquid crystal control board and various relay boards to be attached to the back side of the display device 21 and the back side of the game board can be exposed so that inspection and repair can be easily performed.

  As shown in FIG. 51, the lock mechanism 193 is provided on a long support portion 193A that covers the stepped portions 19a, 19b on the upper side of the board cases 19A, 19B from above, and a base member on the back of the gaming machine body. L-shaped operation side distal end holding the movable part of the lock to be locked and unlocked between the pivot-side base end 193B rotatably supported by the bracket 19z to be erected and the base member side on the back of the gaming machine body Part 193C. When the lock is released by releasing the lock by inserting and rotating the key, the whole can be rotated by 90 ° or more about the base end portion 193B, and the support portion 193A is retracted from above each of the substrate cases 19A, 19B. Security around the board can be released.

  Each of the substrate cases 19A and 19B accommodates a single printed board, and, for example, two or more kinds of boards such as a main board 191 and an error display board 194 as shown in FIG. It may be housed in one substrate case. Further, three or more substrate cases may be locked together by one lock mechanism 193 by dividing each substrate case 19A, 19B in the vertical direction. Further, the screws for fixing the hinges 19x and 19y and the bracket 19z to the base member on the back of the gaming machine main body are all hidden by the shadows of the board cases 19A and 19B in the locked state and the shadows of the lock mechanism 193, and the like. Has a structure that can't be inserted, and is fully secure.

The front view of one Embodiment which concerns on this invention ball game machine. The top view of FIG. Passage explanatory drawing around a slot. The side view of FIG. The rear view of FIG. The front view of a game board. The rear view of FIG. An explanatory view of a ball circulation device. Explanatory drawing of a payout apparatus. Explanatory drawing of the principal part of a ball delivery apparatus. YY sectional drawing of FIG. Plane explanatory drawing of a saucer part. Sectional drawing of a saucer and a discharge device. The front view of a switching mechanism. The flowchart which shows game operation. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. 8-I. The principal part enlarged view of FIG. 8-II. FIG. 17 is an exploded view of FIG. 16. FIG. FIG. The completed front view. The completed right side view. The completed left side view. Explanatory drawing of 2nd Example of a ball circulation apparatus. The base side assembly completion figure of a ball circulation device. The cover side assembly completion figure of a ball circulation device. The top view of 2nd Example of the launching apparatus corresponding to FIG. The front view of 2nd Example of the launching apparatus corresponding to FIG. The assembly drawing of 2nd Example of a launcher. XX sectional drawing of FIG. YY sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 31 is a side view as viewed in the direction of arrow Z in FIG. 30. The front view of a ball conveyance device. VV sectional drawing of FIG. The WW end elevation of FIG. The R arrow side view of FIG. TT sectional drawing of FIG. Explanatory drawing of a ball polishing apparatus. The front view of 2nd Embodiment of the game machine from which a passage structure differs. Explanatory drawing of 2nd Embodiment of a payout apparatus. The top view of 2nd Embodiment of a ball tank. The left view of 2nd Embodiment of a sphere tank. FIG. 41 is an enlarged view of the β1 arrow in FIG. 40. Y2-Y2 sectional drawing of FIG. Plane explanatory drawing of 2nd Embodiment of a saucer part. Sectional drawing of 2nd Embodiment of a saucer and a discharge device. FIG. 47 is an enlarged view taken along the arrow β2 in FIG. 46. Front explanatory drawing of 2nd Embodiment of a saucer part. FIG. The bottom view of FIG. 49 made into a partial cross section. Sectional drawing of a locking mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

1 Launcher 2 Game board,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Dispensing apparatus, 34 Discharge passage, 342 Flexible passage 4 Receptacle, 40 Ball extraction tool, 41 Ball extraction opening 5 Discharge device 6 Input opening, 64 Input passage 7 Switching mechanism, 70 Recovery passage 8 Ball delivery apparatus, 81 Intake opening , 82 Rotating disc, 83 Discharge port, 84 Return port, 87 Return passage N Closed circuit O Open circuit

Claims (3)

A ball circulation path for circulating encapsulated game balls between the launching device and the game board and a ball supply / discharge path for supplying and discharging game balls between the game machine installation equipment side, The number is managed by the credit frequency, a ball game machine that can fire the enclosed game ball as many times as the credit frequency and circulate it in the ball circulation path,
The ball supply / discharge path includes a payout device that sequentially pays out the winning balls by winning on the game board, a tray that stores the paid game balls, and a discharge device that discharges the game balls stored in the tray to the gaming machine installation facility side,
An operating means for causing the discharging device to discharge the game ball and a controller for updating the credit frequency based on the number of balls to be discharged are provided.
The discharge device is a rotary ball having an intake port that communicates with the tray, a rotating disk that transfers the game ball to be taken in the rotation direction, and an exhaust port that discharges the transferred game ball to the gaming machine installation facility side. Provided with a delivery device and a detection switch that counts the number of game balls discharged,
The controller increases credits based on the number of game balls passing through the detection switch as the rotating disk rotates.
The rotating disk is capable of forward and reverse rotation, and the ball delivery device has a return port for returning the game ball staying upstream of the discharge port to the player side when the rotating disk is reversed, and pulls out the ball of the tray It is provided with interlocking means for reversing the rotating disk in conjunction with the operation of the ball pulling operation tool, and the game ball transferred along with the reversing of the rotating disk is returned from the return port,
The interlocking means is a ball removal detection switch, and the discharge device is configured to release the automatic supply state when the ball removal detection switch is operated and the credit clearing button is operated. A ball game machine to play. The operation means includes an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the tray,
When the credit level is equal to or less than a predetermined value when the automatic supply button is operated, the discharge device is in an automatic supply state in which game balls are discharged until the credit level reaches an upper limit value. And
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller increases the credit frequency by a number equal to the number of game balls discharged from the discharge device. The operation means includes a manual supply button for manually discharging the game ball of the tray, and an automatic supply button for automatically discharging the game ball of the tray,
When the manual supply button is operated, the discharge device is in a manual supply state in which game balls are discharged until the credit frequency reaches an upper limit value, and the automatic supply button is If the credit level is less than or equal to the predetermined value in the operated state, the game will be in an automatic supply state in which the game balls are discharged until the credit level reaches the upper limit, and the credit level in the automatic supply state. Is a predetermined value or less, and if the credit frequency does not increase even after a predetermined time, the supply state is switched from automatic supply to the manual supply,
2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller increases the credit frequency by a number equal to the number of balls discharged from the discharge device.

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