JP4583475B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, the payout control unit controls the payout movable unit according to the payout number data sent from the main control unit to pay out the prize balls, while the card unit responds to the operation on the lending button. The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine in which the payout control unit drives and controls the payout movable unit to pay out a ball based on a predetermined number of ball rental data sent.

  In a card-type pachinko machine, the main control unit outputs the payout number data to the payout control unit, and the payout control unit drives and controls the payout movable unit according to the payout number data while paying out the prize balls. Based on a predetermined number of ball rental data sent from the card unit in response to an operation on the lending button, a payout control unit controls the driving of the payout movable unit to pay out a ball.

  When winnings are concentrated on the game board surface, the main control unit instructs the payout control unit to pay out the prize balls of the number corresponding to the winning, but the payout control unit has the payout movable part of the prize balls. During payout, the payout movable unit cannot be instructed to pay out the prize balls of the number of payouts currently instructed. Therefore, the main control unit waits until the payout movable unit completes payout, and again instructs the payout control unit to pay out the prize balls corresponding to the number of payouts corresponding to winning. For this reason, when winnings are concentrated on the game board surface, there is a delay in the payout control of the prize balls, or the payout control unit controls the payout movable unit and the payout control unit controls the payout movable unit. The number of payouts may not match.

  The pachinko gaming machine of the present invention aims to enable stable and reliable realization of prize ball payout control even when winnings are concentrated on the game board surface. It is possible to stop and control the operation of the launching device only when the card unit is not connected to the main unit or when a firing stop command is output from the main control unit according to the operation signal of the full detector. And

Pachinko game machine according to claim 1, the main control unit outputs a payout number data to the payout control unit, the payout controller in response to the dispensing number data by performing a payout controlled via payout movable portion prizes While paying out a ball, the payout control unit performs payout control via the payout movable unit based on a predetermined number of ball data sent from the card unit in response to an operation on the lending button. is configured to perform a payout of the sphere, and the payout path of the payout prize balls and Kashitama paid out from the movable portion, full detector for detecting the full state of the pachinko ball in該払out path is eclipsed set the full detector to said main control unit is contacted with, is contacted launcher firing toward the pachinko ball in play board within the payout controller, the payout controller, before該払out controller Only when a ready signal for determining that a card unit is connected is not input, or when a fire stop command output by the main control unit in response to an operation signal of the full tank detector is input, the firing is performed. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the game board is provided with a plurality of winning detection switches corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out for a plurality of winning openings. The main control unit is provided with a payout number setting table storing payout number data corresponding to the plurality of winning detection switches, and the main control unit and the payout control unit sequentially store the payout number data. A payout number data storage unit is provided, and the payout number data storage unit provided in the payout control unit has a plurality of storage areas, and the first storage area of the plurality of storage areas has a payout area. The number of stored number data is stored, and each time the payout control unit receives the payout number data output from the main control unit, the payout number data is sequentially stored in an empty area of its own payout number data storage unit. And storing the number of payout number data in the first storage area, and subtracting the output amount from the stored number when the payout control of the payout number data is completed .

According to the pachinko game machine according to claim 1, when the winning in the game board occurs, according to the winning detection winning detection switch provided on the game board in correspondence with a different number of paid out prize balls, the main control unit payout The payout number data corresponding to the winning detection switch that has detected a winning is read from the number setting table, the read payout number data is sequentially stored in the set number data storage unit, and the payout number data is transferred from the main control unit to the payout control unit. Each time the payout control unit receives the payout number data output from the main control unit, it sequentially stores the received payout number data in the empty area of its payout number data storage unit and in the first storage area. storing the memory number of payout number data, when the payout control payout number data is completed, so reducing the amount corresponding to the output from the memory number, winning is concentrated in the game board Even if generated, it is possible to hold the dispensing number data generated by temporarily concentrated in the payout number data storage unit of the payment out control unit, a payout control of prize balls can be reliably realized stably . Further, when a ready signal for determining that the card unit is connected to the payout control unit is not input, or a firing stop command that the main control unit outputs in response to the operation signal of the full tank detector is input to the payout control unit. Only when this is done can the operation of the launcher be controlled to stop.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board surface provided in the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a distribution prize device 2 is disposed at the upper center of the game board surface 1, and a symbol display unit 3 is disposed below the distribution prize device 2, and the center of the symbol display unit 3 is arranged. The symbol display device 4 is assembled to the. As shown in FIG. 1, the display surface of the symbol display device 4 is divided into a left symbol display portion 33 and a right symbol display portion 34.

  Further, a gate 5 (an operating port for expanding a variable prize opening 12 described later) is provided on the left shoulder portion of the game board surface 1, and a left sleeve portion of the game board surface 1 on the lower left side of the symbol display unit 3 is constituted by a chucker. The left-sleeved bottom winning opening 6 is disposed, and a left-sloping winning opening 7 composed of chuckers is disposed in the left-sloping portion of the gaming board surface 1 below the left-sleeved bottom winning port 6.

  A first winning device 8 is arranged on the right shoulder portion of the game board surface 1, and a right sleeve lower prize opening 9 made of chuckers is arranged on the right sleeve portion of the game board surface 1 on the lower right side of the symbol display unit 3. A right-drop winning opening 10 is disposed at the right-falling portion of the game board surface 1 below the right sleeve lower winning opening 9. Further, a second winning device 11 for performing a special game is disposed at the center lower part of the game board surface 1.

  Next, the distribution winning device 2, the first winning device 8, and the second winning device 11 arranged on the game board surface 1 will be sequentially described. 2 is a front view of the distribution winning device 2, FIG. 3 is a side view of the distribution winning device 2, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the distribution winning device 2. FIG. The allocation prize winning device 2 generally includes a variable winning opening 12 that can be changed between a closed state in which a pachinko ball is difficult to win and an expanded state in which the pachinko ball is easy to win, and a pachinko that passes through the variable winning opening 12. An upper entrance 13 where a ball enters, and three entrances into which a pachinko ball entering the upper entrance 13 can enter, that is, an upper left passage 14, an upper right passage 15, and a symbol operation port 16, a lower entrance portion 17 that communicates with the upper entrance portion 13 only through the symbol operation port 16, a ball receiving rotator 18 that is provided directly below the symbol operation port 16 in the lower entrance portion 17, and a ball receiving rotation A left special device operating port 19 and a lower right passing port 20 are provided corresponding to the rotation direction (counterclockwise or clockwise) of the body 18, respectively.

  The distribution winning device 2 includes a mounting board 21 to be mounted on the game board surface, and a pair of opening and closing wing bodies 22 and 22 are pivotally supported on the left and right sides of the upper front surface of the mounting board 21 so as to be rotatable with a space between each other. A variable winning opening 12 is formed at the top of the sorting and winning device 2 between the opening and closing wings 22 and 22. As shown in FIG. 3, an operating rod 23 for expanding and closing the open / close blades 22 and 22 is provided on the upper back surface of the mounting substrate 21 so as to be rotatable on a shaft 24 provided in the horizontal direction. The tip of the operating rod 23 is engaged with the lower part of the open / close wing bodies 22, 22. Note that the rear end of the operating rod 23 is connected to an actuator that is operated by an open solenoid (not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4). The variable winning opening 12 is normally in a closed state where it is difficult for a pachinko ball to enter, and when the pachinko ball passes the gate 5 of the game board surface 1, it is converted into an expanded state in which the pachinko ball is easy to enter.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a front cover 25 made of a material that can be seen through from the upper part to the lower part of the front surface is attached to the front surface of the mounting substrate 21. The front cover 25 has a cover portion 26 that covers the front surface of the mounting substrate 21 and a peripheral wall portion 27 formed on the back surface of the cover portion 26, and is formed between the opening and closing wing bodies 22, 22 on the upper portion of the peripheral wall portion 27. A drop opening 28 is formed corresponding to the variable prize winning opening 12.

  The space inside the front cover 25 is separated from the external game board surface 1 by the peripheral wall portion 27 of the front cover 25, and only inside the front cover 25 through the drop opening 28 provided in the upper portion of the peripheral wall portion 27. Pachinko balls can enter.

  The space inside the front cover 25 is partitioned up and down by partition portions 29 extending from the left and right sides of the peripheral wall portion 27 toward the center, and the partition portion 29 in the space surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 27. The upper entrance portion 13 is formed by the space above the upper part of the base. In the center of the upper entrance portion 13, a distribution projection 30 that protrudes forward directly below the drop opening 28 is provided integrally with the mounting substrate 21 (see FIGS. 2 to 3). 13 is provided on the mounting substrate 21 on the lower left side of the lower part 13, and the upper right passing port 15 is provided on the mounting board 21 on the lower right side of the upper entrance part 13. In the center of the lower portion of the ball portion 13, a symbol operating port 16 for starting symbol variation in the symbol display device 4 of FIG. 1 is provided in the center of the partition portion 29. The symbol operating port 16 is fitted with a symbol operating port passage detection switch SW1 for detecting a pachinko ball passing through the symbol operating port 16 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  On the other hand, the lower entrance portion 17 is formed by the space below the partition portion 29 in the space surrounded by the peripheral wall portion 27. The lower entrance portion 17 communicates with the upper entrance portion 13 through only the symbol operating port 16. A ball receiving rotating body 18 is provided in the center of the lower entrance portion 17 immediately below the symbol operating port 16. The ball receiving and rotating body 18 is hit by the ball receiving and rotating body driving motor M1 shown in FIG. 3 according to the result of the symbol fluctuation of the symbol display device 4, that is, depending on the hit difference related to the result of the symbol fluctuation. 2 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 2, while in the case of deviation, it rotates clockwise in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball receiving rotator 18 is formed in an arc shape protruding forward at a part of a peripheral edge which is an eccentric position with respect to the rotation center, and is directed to the radial rotation center. It has an arc-concave ball receiving portion 31 and a ball support portion 32 composed of an arc peripheral surface facing outward in the radial direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ball receiving rotator 18 is normally stopped at the initial position close to the lower side of the symbol operating port 16 with the sphere support portion 32 formed of the circular arc circumferential surface thereof facing upward. In this initial position, when a pachinko ball enters the symbol operating port 16, the pachinko ball is supported from below by the ball support portion 32, and the pachinko ball is stopped in the symbol operating port 16.

  A special device operating port 19 is provided on the mounting substrate 21 on the lower left side of the lower entrance 17, and a lower right passage port 20 is provided on the attachment substrate 21 on the lower right side of the lower entrance 17. The lower center of the peripheral wall portion 27 that is directly below 18 is formed in a mountain shape upward.

  Here, the operation of the distribution winning device 2 will be described. When a pachinko ball wins a variable winning opening 12 formed between the pair of left and right opening / closing wings 22, the pachinko ball flows down and a drop opening 28 formed in the upper part of the peripheral wall portion 27 of the front cover 25. And enter the upper entrance 13. The pachinko ball that has entered the upper entrance portion 13 has its flow direction changed when it collides with the sorting projection 30 during the fall, and directly when it does not collide with the sorting projection 30 during the fall. Then, it collides with the peripheral wall 27 or the partition 29, and finally enters any one of the upper left passage 14, the upper right passage 15, and the symbol operation port 16 described above.

  When the pachinko ball enters the upper left passage opening 14 or the upper right passage opening 15, the pachinko ball is guided to the back of the game board and processed as a normal winning ball (in this case, a winning ball to six payout openings).

  Further, when the pachinko ball enters the symbol operating port 16, it is stopped at the symbol operating port 16 by the ball support portion 32 of the ball receiving rotating body 18 stopped at the initial position as described above. Note that the pachinko ball stopped at the symbol operation port 16 is detected by the symbol operation port passage detection switch SW1, and symbol variation is started in the symbol display device 4 by the main control device 100 described later.

  When the symbol change stop result is a hit which will be described later, the ball receiver rotating motor 18 rotates the ball receiver rotating body 18 counterclockwise in FIG. The ball receiving rotator 18 is rotated.

When the ball receiving rotator 18 is rotated counterclockwise, the ball support portion 32 of the ball receiving rotator 18 is completely retracted from the position close to the symbol operating port 16 when the ball receiving rotator 18 is rotated 180 degrees from the initial position. The part 31 moves to a position facing the symbol operating port 16 immediately above, and the pachinko ball stopped at the symbol operating port 16 falls to the lower entrance 17 and is received by the ball receiving unit 31.

  Further, when the ball receiving rotating body 18 is rotated approximately 270 degrees counterclockwise from the initial position, the ball receiving portion 31 is placed in a left-facing posture, thereby releasing the received pachinko ball toward the left. . The pachinko ball released from the ball receiving portion 31 toward the left enters the special device operating port 19 provided on the lower left side of the lower entrance portion 17. When the player enters the special device operating port 19, the special controller is guided by the back of the game board and the special controller is operated by the main controller 100 in addition to the special winning ball (in this case, as a winning ball to the six payout ports). Processed).

  Further, even when the ball receiving rotator 18 rotates clockwise, the ball support portion 31 of the ball receiving rotator 18 is completely retracted from the position close to the symbol operating port 16 when it is rotated 180 degrees from the initial position. At the same time, the ball receiving portion 32 moves to a position facing the symbol operating port 16 directly, and the pachinko ball stopped at the symbol operating port 16 falls to the lower entrance portion 17 and is received by the ball receiving portion 31.

  Furthermore, when the ball receiving rotator 18 is rotated approximately 270 degrees from the initial position in the clockwise direction, the ball receiving portion 31 assumes a posture facing rightward, thereby releasing the received pachinko ball toward the right. The pachinko ball released to the right from the ball receiving portion 31 enters the lower right passage opening 20 provided on the lower right side of the lower incoming portion 17. When a pachinko ball enters the lower right passage opening 20, it is guided to the back of the game board and processed as a normal winning ball (in this case, a winning ball to six payout holes).

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the first winning device 8. In the first winning device 8, a mounting board 36 attached to the game board surface 1 is integrally formed on the front surface of the device housing 35, and a cylindrical front cover 37 made of a transparent material is formed on the front surface of the mounting board 36. It is installed. In the upper part of the front cover 37, a winning opening 38 is opened.

The inside of the front cover 37 is formed in a ball entry space, and a ball receiving rotating body 39 that always rotates six times per minute in the clockwise direction is provided in the ball entry space. The ball receiving rotator 39 has a cylindrical shape, and a ball receiving recess 40 is formed at one place on the peripheral surface corresponding to a position directly below the winning opening 38 provided in the front cover 37 . In addition, a ball outlet 41 is provided on the mounting substrate 36 at the right side in the above-mentioned entrance space. Further, a rotating body drive motor M <b> 2 for rotating the ball receiving rotating body 39 is disposed on the back surface of the mounting substrate 36.

  The pachinko ball that has entered the winning opening 38 is held by the winning opening 38 and is placed on the circumferential surface of the ball receiving rotator 39, and a ball receiving recess 40 provided on the peripheral surface of the rotating ball receiving rotator 39 is provided. When it coincides with the winning opening 38, it enters the ball receiving recess 40 and is carried to the ball outlet 41 as the ball receiving rotating body 39 rotates clockwise.

  6 is a front view of the second winning device 11, FIG. 7 is a back view of the second winning device 11, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the second winning device 11. The second winning device 11 is configured by an attacker-type winning device including a movable door 42 that is opened and closed by an opening solenoid SOL2.

  A mounting board 44 to be mounted on the game board surface 1 is integrally formed on the front surface of the device housing 43, and a pair of projecting pieces 45, 45 facing each other are provided on the left and right sides of the front surface of the mounting board 44 along the vertical direction. In the center of the device housing 43 between the pair of projecting pieces 45, 45, a large winning opening 46 formed by an opening is provided, and a movable door 42 is arranged along the lower edge of the large winning opening 46. The lower portions of both side portions of the movable door 42 are pivotally supported by the device housing 43 so as to be rotatable. 6 and 8 show a state in which the movable door 42 is opened.

  In addition, a ball guiding frame 47 for guiding a pachinko ball that has entered through the grand prize opening 46 to a ball guiding rod described later provided on the back of the game board is provided at the rear of the device housing 43 that is the back of the mounting substrate 44. Is attached to the apparatus housing 43 in a detachable manner, and at the center of the sphere guide frame 47, a sorting piece 48 slightly raised upward is provided in the horizontal direction (see FIG. 6). Ball outlets 49 and 50 are respectively formed at the lower center and lower left side of the guide frame 47 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). Further, as shown in FIG. 7, an open solenoid SOL2 that opens and closes the movable door 42 is attached to the rear right side of the ball guide frame 47 with the plunger 51 facing downward, and the movable door 42 is opened and closed at the lower end of the plunger 51. An actuating rod 52 for connecting is connected.

  When the opening solenoid SOL2 is excited, the second winning device 11 is moved by the plunger 51 being attracted upward, the actuating rod 52 connected to the plunger 51 is actuated, and the movable door 42 is rotated forward. The big prize opening 46 is opened. When the excitation of the open solenoid SOL2 is released, the attraction force to the plunger 51 disappears, whereby the plunger 51 moves downward by the return force of the return spring 53, and the operating rod 52 connected to the plunger 51 acts to move. The door 42 rotates toward the mounting substrate 44, and the special winning opening 46 is closed.

In FIG. 1, in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, the upper left passing port 14, the upper right passing port 15, the lower right passing port 20, the lower left sleeve lower winning port 6, The bottom sleeve winning port 9, the left falling winning port 7, and the right falling winning port 10 are set as normal winning ports. The gate 5 is set as an operating port for expanding the variable winning port 12 of the sorting and winning device 2, although no prize ball is paid out for the passage of the pachinko ball. When a pachinko ball enters the special device operating port 19 inside the sorting and winning device 2, a special device by a main control device described later operates. If the pachinko ball enters the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 during the operation of the special device, the second winning device 11 is operated and the special winning port 46 is opened.

  In the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment, the left sleeve lower winning port 6, the right sleeve lower winning port 9, the variable winning port 12 of the distribution winning device 2, and the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 are for winning. The number of prize balls to be paid out is set to six. Further, the number of prize balls to be paid out for the winning is set to 13 in the left-decreasing winning port 7, the right-decreasing winning port 10, and the large winning port 46 of the second winning device 11.

  Next, each display lamp and display LED provided on the game board surface 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is a front view of the game board surface 1 showing the arrangement of the display lamps and the display LEDs. As shown in FIG. 9, the symbol display unit 3 provided in the center of the game board surface is provided with a decoration LED 54 along the center of the upper edge of the symbol display device 4, and the ornament is displayed near both ends of the upper edge of the symbol display device 4. An LED 55 is provided. In addition, a decoration LED 56 is disposed behind each side of the distribution winning device 2 near the center.

  A decoration LED 57 is arranged behind the ball receiving rotator 39 of the first winning device 8. Display lamps 58 are arranged behind the chucker constituting the left-fall winning opening 7 and behind the chucker constituting the right-falling winning opening 10, respectively. In addition, a decoration LED 59 is provided inside the large winning opening 46 of the second winning device 11.

  A left decoration LED device 60 is provided on the left side of the game board surface 1, while a right decoration LED device 61 is provided on the right side of the game board surface 1. The left decoration LED device 60 includes four decoration LEDs (G 1, G 1, G3, G5, G7) are provided, and the right decorative LED device 61 is provided with four decorative LEDs (G2, G4, G6, G8).

  A plurality of decoration LEDs 62 and decoration LEDs 63 are alternately arranged at predetermined intervals along the outer side of the ball rail 68 at the upper part of the game board surface 1, and a payout lamp 65 is provided at the upper left corner of the game board surface 1. In the upper right corner of the game board surface 1, a ball break lamp 66 is provided. In addition, a game information display 67 is provided on the front surface of the chucker constituting the right sleeve lower winning opening 9. The game information display 67 displays a winning symbol at the time of occurrence in the symbol display device 4 to be described later in the normal state, and displays the remaining number of times that the big winning opening 46 is opened during the winning game. Moreover, although the windmills 64 and 64 with a lamp and the out receiving port 69 are arrange | positioned at the game board surface 1, since these each element is well-known, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, a winning detection mechanism at each winning opening on the back of the game board will be described. FIG. 10 is a back view of the game board showing the arrangement of various winning detection switches and various solenoids. On the back side of the game board, a ball guide rod and a winning detection switch are provided corresponding to various winning holes.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the gate 5 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a gate passage detection switch SW2 for detecting a pachinko ball that has passed through the gate 5 on the game board surface 1.

  An opening solenoid SOL1 for expanding the variable winning opening 12 by expanding the opening / closing wings 22 and 22 of the distribution winning device 2 is disposed above the mounting position of the distribution winning device 2. Yes. The plunger of the open solenoid SOL1 is connected to the rear end of the operating rod 23 shown in FIG.

  In addition, a ball guide rod 70 is provided for the upper left passage port 14 (six payout ports) of the distribution winning device 2, and for the special device operation port 19 (six payout ports) of the distribution winning device 2. A ball guide rod 71 is provided. A special device operating port passage detection switch SW3 for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the special device operating port 19 is disposed on the upper part of the ball guide rod 71 provided for the special device operating port 19 (six payout ports). ing. Further, the ball outlet of the left sleeve lower winning port 6 (six payout ports) faces the lower part of the ball guide rod 70 provided for the upper left passage port 14 (six payout ports). The lower end of 70 faces the middle of the ball guide rod 71, and a winning detection switch SW4 is disposed near the lower portion of the ball guide rod 71.

  Accordingly, the upper left passing port 14 (six payout ports) of the sorting prize winning device 2, the special device operating port 19 (six payout ports) and the left sleeve lower winning port 6 (six payout ports) of the sorting prize winning device 2 are provided. The winning pachinko balls are finally collected in the ball guide basket 71 and detected by the winning detection switch SW4. Note that the lower end of the ball guide basket 71 faces a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won in the prize opening.

  In addition, a ball guide bar 72 is provided for the upper right passage port 15 (six payout ports) and the lower right pass port 20 (six payout ports) of the sorting and winning device 2, and the ball of the first winning device 8 is provided. A ball guide rod 73 is provided for the outlet 41 (six payout ports). A special winning detection switch SW5 for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8 is provided in the middle of the ball guide rod 73 provided for the ball outlet 41 of the first winning device 8. The ball outlet of the right sleeve lower winning port 9 (six payout ports) faces the lower position of the special winning detection switch SW5 of the ball guide rod 73, and the lower end of the ball guide rod 73 is A winning detection switch SW6 is arranged near the lower part of the ball guide rod 72.

  Accordingly, the upper right passing port 15 (six payout ports), the lower right pass port 20 (six payout ports) of the distribution winning device 2, the winning port 38 (six payout ports) of the first winning device 8, and the lower right sleeve. The pachinko balls won in the winning opening 9 are finally collected in the ball guide basket 72 and detected by the winning detection switch SW6. Note that the lower end of the ball guide basket 72 faces a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won in the prize opening.

  Further, a ball guide rod 74 is provided for the left-fall winning port 7 (13 payout ports), and in the middle of the ball guide rod 74, a winning detection for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the left-drop winning port 7 is provided. A switch SW7 is provided. Note that the lower end of the ball guide basket 74 faces a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won in the prize opening.

Further, a ball guide rod 75 is provided for the right-fall winning port 10 (13 payout ports), and a winning detection for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the right-fall winning port 10 below the ball guide rod 75. A switch SW8 is provided. Note that the lower end of the ball guide basket 75 faces a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won in the prize opening.

  A ball guiding rod 76 is provided for the ball outlet 49 and the ball outlet 50 provided in the ball guiding frame 47 of the second winning device 11 of FIG. 7, and the second winning device is located near the end of the ball guiding rod 76. A large winning opening winning detection switch SW9 for detecting a pachinko ball that has entered the eleven large winning openings 46 (13 payout openings) is provided. The lower end of the ball guide rod 76 faces a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls that have won the prize opening.

  As described above, the detection of a winning ball for starting the payout of a prize ball is a winning detection means (winning detection switch) for each winning slot provided on the game board surface or separately from the ball guide bar provided on the back of the game board. Is provided, and the winning detection is performed on the back side of the game board for all winning ports.

  FIG. 11 is a principal block diagram of a control system provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment. The main control device 100 (main control unit) is provided on a main control board (not shown). The main control device 100 includes a main CPU as processing execution means for performing control related to the entire pachinko game, a ROM storing a control program related to the entire pachinko game to be executed by the main CPU, and reading and The RAM includes a writable RAM and a communication interface for the main CPU to perform data communication with peripheral devices. Note that a specific configuration of the main control device 100 is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the main control device 100 performs one-way communication from the main control device 100 to the payout control device 101 with respect to a payout control device 101 (payout control unit) provided on a payout control board (not shown). Connected as possible. The communication data transmitted from the main control device 100 to the payout control device 101 is a prize ball command including payout number data.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the above-described various winning detection switches SW <b> 1 to SW <b> 9 are connected to the main control device 100 via a switch input circuit 77, and detection signals of the winning detection switches are simultaneously input to the main control device 100. The In addition, a full tank detector 105 that detects a full tank state of a discharge path of prize balls and rental balls that reach the lower plate via the switch input circuit 78, and a ball discharge device 128 and a ball discharge device 129, which will be described later, are connected to a pachinko ball ( Ball breakage detectors 180a to 180d for detecting the ball breakage state in the ball guide rods 122 to 125 for supplying (supplementary balls) are connected (see FIG. 23).

  In addition, the symbol display device 4 is connected to the main control device 100 via a display driver 79, and the display lamps 58, the payout lamp 65, the ball-out lamp 66, and the windmill with the lamp described above via the display driver 80. 64 is connected, various decoration LEDs 54, 55, 56, 57, 62, 63, decoration LEDs G 1 to G 8 are connected via the display driver 81, and the game information display 67 is connected via the display driver 82. Yes.

Further, the main control device 100 is connected to an opening solenoid SOL1 that operates when the variable winning opening 12 of the distribution winning device 2 is expanded via the driver 83, and the second winning device 11 is movable via the driver 84. opening the solenoid SOL2 is connected to operate when opening the door 42, and is connected Tama受rotary body drive motor M 1 for rotating the Tama受rotator 18 provided in the distribution winning device 2 via the driver 85 .

  In addition, a speaker 87 for generating sound effects and alarms is connected to the main control device 100 via a sound drive unit 86. Although not shown, the main controller 100 is connected to a power source (not shown) and a clock circuit (not shown) that defines a processing cycle of the main controller 100.

  Next, the game content of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the power is turned on, the left symbol of the symbol display device 4 arranged in the symbol display unit 3 of FIG. 2 stops and “7” is stopped and the right symbol “3” is stopped. The game information display 67 is set to “0”. Further, the rotating body drive motor M2 is driven, and the ball receiving rotating body 39 of the first winning device 8 rotates 6 times per minute in the clockwise direction.

In FIG. 1, when the pachinko ball that has been bulleted on the game board surface 1 passes through the gate 5 on the left side of the game board surface 1, the passage of the pachinko ball is detected by the gate passage detection switch SW2. A detection signal from the gate passage detection switch SW2 is input to the main control device 100.

When receiving the detection signal from the gate passage detection switch SW2, the main control device 100 excites the open solenoid SOL1, and rotates the open / close wings 22 and 22 of the sorting and winning device 2 in the left-right direction for about 0.5 seconds. During this time, the variable winning opening 12 is expanded. Note that the variable winning opening 12 normally has the opening and closing wings 22 and 22 closed, and can enter a pachinko ball, but is in a state where it is difficult to enter, and the opening and closing wings 22 and 22 are expanded. It is converted into an expanded state where pachinko balls are easy to enter.

  As described above, when a pachinko ball wins the variable winning opening 12, the pachinko ball passes through the drop opening 28 and enters the upper entrance section 13, and finally, the upper left passage opening 14, the upper right passage opening 15, and the design. A ball enters any one of the operation ports 16.

  When the pachinko ball enters the upper left passage opening 14, the pachinko ball is guided by the ball guide rod 70 as shown in FIG. 10, and enters the ball guide rod 71 from the lower end of the ball guide rod 70, The winning detection switch SW4 detects the winnings at the six payout slots and falls from the lower end of the ball guide basket 71 to a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won at the prize opening. The detection signal of the winning detection switch SW4 is input to the main control device 100.

  Further, when the pachinko ball enters the upper right passage opening 15, the pachinko ball is guided by the ball guide rod 72 as shown in FIG. 10, and six pieces are received by the winning detection switch SW6 in the middle of the ball guide rod 72. It is detected as a winning to the payout port, and is collected by dropping from a lower end of the ball guide rod 72 to a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects pachinko balls that have won the winning port. The detection signal from the winning detection switch SW6 is input to the main control device 100.

  When the pachinko ball enters the central symbol operating port 16, it is stopped at the symbol operating port 16 by the ball support portion 32 of the ball receiving rotating body 18 stopped at the initial position as described above. Note that the pachinko ball stopped at the symbol operation port 16 is detected by the symbol operation port passage detection switch SW1, and symbol variation is started in the symbol display device 4 by the main control device 100 described later.

  In addition, as for the kind of the symbol displayed in the symbol display apparatus 4, the left symbol is eight types from symbol number 0 to symbol number 7 as shown in FIG. 12, and the right symbol is symbol number 0 to symbol as shown in FIG. There are 24 types up to number 23. The symbol transition order is symbol number 0 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 → 0 for the left symbol and symbol number 0 → 1 → 2 for the right symbol. → 3 → 4 → …… → 21 → 22 → 23 → 0.

  In the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment, regarding the stop symbol determination and stop timing of the symbol display device 4, an A counter, an L counter, an R counter by software processing are used in order to make the stop symbol and the stop timing random. An S counter is provided.

  The A counter is a counter for determining whether the left symbol or the right symbol is missed. When the power is turned on, the counter A starts from “0” and is updated one by one every interrupt (2.048 ms). It is a counter that is updated cyclically within a range.

  The L counter and the R counter are set to the left symbol and the right symbol, and are counters for determining the stop symbol of the left symbol and the right symbol. Starts from “0” when the power is turned on, and at each interrupt (2.731 ms), the value of the L counter (left symbol) is updated by 1 and updated cyclically in the range of 0 to 7, and the value of the R counter (Right symbol) is updated one by one every time the value of the L counter is changed from 7 to 0, and is updated cyclically in the range of 0 to 23.

  The S counter is a counter for determining the stop symbol at the time of hitting, starts from “0” when the power is turned on, and updates the value of the S counter (left symbol) by 1 every interrupt (2.731 ms). Then, it is updated cyclically in the range of 0 to 7.

  When the detection signal of the symbol operating port passage detection switch SW1 is input, the main control device 100 stores the value of the A counter at that time. At the same time, the stop symbol of the left symbol and the right symbol is determined. In the embodiment, the hit determination includes a low probability mode and a high probability mode.

  In the low probability mode, the value of the A counter is “3”, and in the high probability mode, “3”, “5”, “7”, “11”, “13” If it is determined to be a win, the stop symbol is determined based on the value of the S counter at that time. Note that the relationship between the value of the S counter in the case of winning and the winning symbol determined is that the value of the S counter is “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, Corresponding to “6” and “7”, the winning symbols are “11”, “77”, “33”, “77”, “55”, “77”, “99”, “77”, respectively. .

  In the low probability mode, the value of the A counter is a value other than “3”, and in the high probability mode, “3”, “5”, “7”, “11”, “13”. When the value is other than "", it is determined that there is a deviation, and in the case of deviation, the value of the L counter is set as the stop symbol number of the left symbol, and the value of the R counter is set as the stop symbol number of the right symbol.

  Since the left symbol and right symbol creation periods are different from each other, a winning combination in which the left symbol and right symbol all have the same value is also created in the process. If the main controller 100 determines that it is out of place, the main controller 100 determines the combination of the value of the L counter and the value of the R counter, and in the case of a winning combination for the created left symbol and right symbol, the stop symbol of the right symbol Increase the number by one, and use the increased symbol as the stop symbol number of the right symbol that stops the increased value.

  FIG. 14 is a timing chart from the start of the symbol variation of the left symbol and the right symbol of the symbol display device 4 to the operation of the ball receiving rotor 18 of the distribution winning device 2. As shown in FIG. 14, the left symbol and the right symbol start to change at the same time when about 0.002 seconds to 0.016 seconds have elapsed from the time point detected by the symbol operation port passage detection switch SW1. Note that at the start of the fluctuation, the low speed fluctuation 1 is performed, and the fluctuation speed is shifted for each dot for both the left symbol and the right symbol. The transition period is 0.163 seconds for the first one dot and the next seven dots. Is 0.065 seconds. FIG. 15 shows a pattern variation mode at the time of low-speed variation. As shown in FIG. 15, the pattern transition direction shifts from top to bottom in the display unit.

  When 0.622 seconds have elapsed since the start of the low-speed fluctuation of the left symbol and the right symbol, the main controller 100 switches the fluctuation speed of the left symbol and the right symbol from low-speed fluctuation 1 to high-speed fluctuation. The fluctuation speed at the time of the high speed fluctuation is shifted every 3 dots for both the left symbol and the right symbol, and the transition period is 0.016 seconds. FIG. 16 shows a pattern variation mode during high-speed variation.

  When 1.441 seconds have elapsed from the time when the fluctuation rate of the left symbol and the right symbol is switched to high-speed fluctuation (after the left symbol has started to fluctuate for 33 symbols), the main controller 100 determines the stop symbol determined. The change speed of the left symbol is switched to the low speed fluctuation 2 by replacing the number by 2 symbols before the number. The fluctuation speed of the low speed fluctuation 2 shifts for each dot, and the transition cycle is 0.065 seconds.

  Then, when 0.065 seconds have elapsed from the time when the fluctuation speed of the left symbol is switched to the low speed fluctuation 2 (when the left symbol fluctuates by two symbols), the main controller 100 stops the left symbol.

  Also, the right symbol is determined when the left symbol is stopped when the stopped symbol is other than “7” (at the time when the right symbol fluctuates by 57 symbols after the right symbol starts to fluctuate). The change rate of the right symbol is switched from high-speed fluctuation to low-speed fluctuation 2 by replacing two symbols before the stop symbol number.

  Further, when the stopped left symbol is the symbol number “7” (hereinafter, this case is referred to as “reach”), the remaining number of fluctuations of the right symbol is determined as follows. When the right symbol stops at “7” or “9”, the value of the R counter is multiplied by 2, and 48 is added to the multiplied value to obtain the remaining number of fluctuations of the right symbol (48 to 94 symbols). . When the right symbol is stopped except “7” or “9”, 24 is added to the value of the R counter to obtain the remaining fluctuation number of the right symbol (for 24 to 47 symbols).

  When the right symbol is displayed as “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, the right symbol fluctuates from the high fluctuating rate, and the symbol transition rate changes every dot. If the transition cycle changes at 0.065 seconds and the right symbol displays a value other than “1”, “3”, “5”, “7”, “9”, the symbol transition speed is 3 The transition occurs for each dot, and the transition period varies in 0.016 seconds.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 17, when the left symbol stops at “7” (that is, when reach is reached), when the remaining variation of the right symbol is 45 symbols or more (hereinafter, this case is referred to as long reach). ) When the right symbol fluctuates 45 symbols or more, the left symbol “7” rotates at a switching period of 0.131 seconds.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when the left symbol and the right symbol are stopped, an illumination display is performed such that after the dot is shifted down by 3 dots one dot at a time in the stopped symbol, the dot is returned upward by 3 dots one dot at a time. Is called.

  When 0.524 seconds have elapsed from the time when the fluctuation rate of the right symbol is switched from the high-speed fluctuation to the low-speed fluctuation 2, the main controller 100 stops the right symbol. When the left symbol stops at “7”, the main control device 100 causes the right symbol to change from 3.451 seconds to 13.718 seconds after the change rate of the right symbol is changed from high speed fluctuation to low speed fluctuation 2. The symbol is stopped.

  If the combination of the left symbol and the right symbol that has been confirmed to stop is one of “1, 1”, “3, 3”, “5, 5”, “7, 7”, “9, 9” Thus, when the combination is other than these combinations, it is out of place. In the embodiment, the winning combination is “1, 1”, “3, 3”, “5, 5”, “9, 9”. A big hit is given when the combination becomes “7,7”.

  When the combination of the left symbol and the right symbol that has been confirmed and stopped is a winning combination, the ball receiving rotating body 18 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. A special device operating port provided on the lower left side of the lower incoming ball portion 17 is released to the left after the pachinko ball that has been stopped on the ball falls to the lower incoming ball portion 17 and received by the ball receiving portion 31. Enter the 19th.

  When the combination of the left symbol and the right symbol that has been confirmed and stopped is out of position, the ball receiving rotating body 18 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2, and the pachinko ball stopped at the symbol operating port 16 becomes the lower entrance portion 17. The ball is received by the ball receiving portion 31 and then released to the right, and enters the lower right passage opening 20 provided on the lower right side of the lower incoming portion 17.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, the operation time of the ball bearing rotor driving motor M1 is 2.949 seconds. Also, the detection signal of the special device operation port passage detection switch SW3 is validated from the start of the operation of the ball receiving rotor driving motor M1 only when the combination of the left symbol and the right symbol that have been confirmed and stopped is a winning combination. At the same time, the detection signal of the special device operation port passage detection switch SW3 is validated for 2.05 seconds from the time when the operation of the ball receiving rotor driving motor M1 stops.

When the pachinko ball enters the special device operating port 19, the pachinko ball is guided by a ball guide rod 71 provided on the back of the game board as shown in FIG. Detected as a special winning ball by the special device operating port passage detection switch SW3, further guided downward by the ball guide rod 71, and detected as a prize to the six payout ports by the winning detection switch SW4 in the middle of the ball guide rod 71, From the lower end of the ball guide basket 71, the pachinko balls that have won the prize opening are gathered and collected on a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects them. The detection signal from the special device operating port passage detection switch SW3 and the detection signal from the winning detection switch SW4 are input to the main control device 100.

  When the pachinko ball enters the lower right passage opening 20, the pachinko ball is guided by the ball guide rod 72 as shown in FIG. 10, and 6 in the middle of the ball guide rod 72 by the winning detection switch SW6. It is detected as a winning to the individual payout port, and is dropped and collected from a lower end of the ball guide rod 72 to a collection basket (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls won in the winning port. The detection signal from the winning detection switch SW6 is input to the main control device 100.

When the detection signal of the special device operation port passage detection switch SW3 is input, the main control device 100 operates the special device (turns on the special game flag), and the pachinko ball to the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 is activated. Winning is valid.

  When the special device is in operation, when a pachinko ball enters the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8, the pachinko ball is carried by the ball receiving recess 40 of the ball receiving rotating body 39 and shown in FIG. A special winning detection switch SW5 is detected while entering the ball guide rod 73 and dropping the ball guide rod 73, and further falls in the middle of the ball guide rod 72 from the lower end of the ball guide rod 73 and is guided by the ball guide rod 72. The winning detection switch SW6 detects the winnings at the six payout slots and falls from the lower end of the ball guide bar 72 to a collecting bowl (not shown) that collects and collects the pachinko balls that have won the winning slot. The detection signal of the special winning detection switch SW5 and the detection signal of the winning detection switch SW6 are input to the main control device 100.

  When the detection signal of the special winning detection switch SW5 is input to the main control device 100, the main control device 100 determines that the above winning combinations are “1, 1”, “3, 3”, “5, 5”. , “9, 9” is a small win, the prescribed number of winnings set in the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8 is 5, and the winning combination is “7, 7”. In the case of a big win, the prescribed number of winnings set in the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8 is set to 16, and counting up to the set prescribed winning number is started.

Then, the main control device 100 responds to the detection signal of the special winning detection switch SW5 to the game information display 67 arranged on the front surface of the chucker constituting the right sleeve lower winning port 9 of FIG. The number of pachinko balls that have won the winning opening 38 is displayed numerically. It should be noted that when the number of winnings is from 1 to 9, numbers are lit up, and when the number of winnings is from 10 to 16, the last one digit is blinked at a cycle of 205 ms. Next, the main control device 100 operates the opening solenoid SOL2 shown in FIG. 8 to open the large winning opening 46 of the second winning device 11 for about 8.4 seconds so that a pachinko ball can be won.

  When the pachinko ball wins the open big winning opening 46, as shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko ball is distributed to the left and right by the sorting piece 48, and then either the ball outlet 49 or the ball outlet 50 shown in FIG. It is guided to the back side of the game board. As shown in FIG. 10, the pachinko ball is guided by the ball guide rod 76 regardless of whether the pachinko ball passes through the ball outlet 49 or the pachinko ball passes through the ball outlet 50. After being detected by the big winning opening winning detection switch SW9 at the end of the ball guide rod 76, it is dropped into the collection rod and collected.

  The detection signal of the big winning opening winning detection switch SW9 is input to the main control device 100, and counting up to the prescribed number of winnings 10 set in the second winning device 11 is started. If ten pachinko balls have been won in the big prize opening 46 of the second prize winning device 11 being opened, the main prize opening 60 has not yet reached 8.4 seconds, even if the elapsed time has not reached 8.4 seconds. The control device 100 stops the excitation of the open solenoid SOL2 and closes the special winning opening 46. Further, if the number of pachinko balls that have won the open big winning opening 46 does not reach the specified number of 10 and the elapsed time from the opening of the big winning opening 46 reaches 8.4 seconds, the main control The device 100 stops the excitation of the open solenoid SOL2 and closes the special winning opening 46.

  If the special device is in operation, when the pachinko ball wins again at the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 after the special winning port 46 is closed, the pachinko ball is detected by the special winning detection switch SW5 and the detection signal is detected. Is input to the main control device 100, the large winning opening 46 of the second winning device 11 is opened again for 8.4 seconds.

Thus, when the special device is in operation, every time a pachinko ball wins the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 after the opening operation of the large winning port 46 ends, a new opening operation of the large winning port 46 is performed. Be started. Note that the opening operation of the big winning opening 46 is up to five times corresponding to the prescribed number of winnings 5 set in the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8 in the case of a small win, Is up to 16 times corresponding to the prescribed number of winnings 16 set in the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8.

  In addition, while the grand prize winning opening 46 is opened, a pachinko ball wins the winning opening 38 of the first winning device 8, this pachinko ball is detected by the special winning detection switch SW5, and a detection signal is inputted to the main controller 100. In such a case, the number of winnings related to the predetermined number of winnings set in the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 is only counted up, and according to the winning to the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 this time. The large winning opening 46 of the second winning device 11 is not opened for 8.4 seconds.

Further, the operating condition of the special device is such that the number of pachinko balls won in the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 reaches the specified number of winnings, or the distribution winning device 2 again during the operation of the special device. This is a case in which a pachinko ball enters the special device operating port 19 provided in. When the operation period of the special device satisfies the above termination condition, the main control device 100 stops the special device (turns off the special game flag), and the pachinko ball to the winning port 38 of the first winning device 8 thereafter The winning is invalidated (the main control device 100 invalidates the detection signal of the special winning detection switch SW5).

  In addition, when the symbol change stop result in the symbol display device 4 is a win, the pachinko ball that has won the variable winning port 12 of the distribution winning device 2 again enters the symbol operating port 16 and stops. The symbol change of the symbol display device 4 is started.

As a result, since the left symbol and the right symbol of the symbol display device 4 are variably displayed, the hit symbol that has been confirmed and stopped disappears from the symbol display device 4, but the main control device 100 displays the game information when the special device is stopped. The symbol corresponding to the symbol number hitting the container 67 is displayed. For this reason, since the symbol number corresponding to the symbol is continuously displayed on the game information display 67 during the symbol variation, the player can check the symbol on the game information display 67 . Note that the winning symbol displayed on the game information display 67 is continuously displayed until the next winning occurs on the symbol display device 4.

  Next, the transition between the low probability mode (probability of hit occurrence of 1/41) and the high probability mode (probability of hit occurrence of 5/41) related to hit occurrence in the symbol display device 4 will be described. FIG. 18 is a timing chart showing the relationship between the transition of the probability mode regarding the occurrence of hits in the symbol display device 4 and the operation of the special device. When the power is turned on, the low probability mode is set. A win occurs in the symbol display device 4 and a special device is activated when a pachinko ball wins a special device operation port 19 of the lower entrance portion 17 of the sorting and winning device 2 (that is, after the power is turned on, the first special When the operation of the special device is completed, the main control device 100 switches from the low probability mode to the high probability mode.

  During the high probability mode, the symbol display device 4 wins, and the pachinko ball wins in the special device operating port 19 of the sorting and winning device 2 to operate the special device (second time counting from the time of power-on). When the operation of the second special device is completed, the high probability mode is switched to the low probability mode. Further, the low probability mode is maintained even after the operation of the second special device from the time of power-on is stopped.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 13 and 15 to 17, when the left symbol and the right symbol of the symbol display device 4 are in the low probability mode, the portion displayed in “red” is the high probability mode. When the mode is switched to “green”, the portion displayed in “green” in the low probability mode is switched to “red”. In this way, the player is notified by switching the colors for displaying the symbols corresponding to the probability modes. With the above probability switching control method and display function, it has a configuration that achieves the objective effect of realizing probability control and information notification that are not available in the past. In addition, the decoration LED 54 and the decoration LED 55 arranged in the symbol display unit 3 shown in FIG. 9 blink alternately every 131 ms in the high probability mode.

  19 to 21 are tables showing lighting modes of various display lamps / LEDs corresponding to different game states. Further, FIG. 22 is a table showing sound effects and sound display modes corresponding to different game states. In addition, about the lighting mode of the various display lamps / LEDs arranged on the game board surface and the sound display mode of the sound effect, only the drawings are shown, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, a prize ball discharging mechanism and a lending ball discharging mechanism disposed on the back of the game board of the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment will be described. The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment is a card-type pachinko gaming machine. FIG. 23 is a back view of the gaming machine showing the prize ball discharging mechanism and the lending ball discharging mechanism in the pachinko gaming machine of the present embodiment.

  A ball tank 112 is attached to the upper back of the base frame 111 of the gaming machine, and a pachinko ball to be discharged as a prize ball or a rental ball is stored in the ball tank 112. A supply ball guide rail 113 that is inclined obliquely downward toward the right side of the base frame 111 is attached to the lower part of the ball tank 112, and a lower end near the left side of the ball tank 112 faces the supply ball guide rail 113. An opening 114 is provided. Reference numeral 115 denotes an attachment angle adjusting hole for adjusting an inclination angle when the supply ball guiding rail 113 is attached to the back of the game board.

  FIG. 24 is an enlarged plan view of the ball tank 112 and the supply ball guide rail 113. The supply ball guide rail 113 is provided with four ball guide rods 116, 117, 118, and 119 that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction by partition walls. Further, on the left side of the supply ball guiding rail 113, a ball breakage detecting body 120a is disposed corresponding to the two ball guiding rods 116 and 117 at a position facing the opening 114 of the ball tank 112 upward. Corresponding to the ball guide rods 118 and 119, a ball break detector 120b is provided (only one shown by reference numeral 120 is shown in FIG. 23).

  Each of these ball break detectors 120 is pivotally supported at the lower right end of the ball breaker 120 so that the protrusion 121 provided at the lower left end of the ball break detector 120 is biased by an actuator of a ball break detector described later. Is biased toward the opening 114.

  Further, two ball break detectors 106 are disposed below the two ball break detectors 120 corresponding to the two ball break detectors 120 (in FIG. 24, reference numeral 120a). Only one corresponding to the broken ball detector shown is shown). The ball break detector 106 is configured by a micro switch.

  In a state where pachinko balls are stored in the ball tank 112, the pachinko balls in the ball tank 112 are guided to the four ball guide rods 116, 117, 118, and 119 of the supply ball guide rail 113 through the openings 114. . The two ball breakage detection bodies 120a and 120b correspond to the four ball guide rods 116, 117, 118, and 119 of the supply ball guide rail 113 due to the weight of the pachinko balls, respectively, and the bottom plate side of the supply ball guide rail 113 The protrusions 121 provided on the lower surfaces of the two ball break detectors 120a and 120b respectively push the actuators of the two ball break detectors 106 corresponding thereto to turn them on.

  In addition, when one of the ball guide rods 116 and 117 and the ball guide rods 118 and 119 of the supply ball guide rail 113 is cut, a ball break detector 120 provided on the ball guide rod that has caused the ball break is used as an actuator. When the ball break detector 106 is pushed to the actuator by the protruding portion 121 provided on the lower surface of the ball break detection body 120 that is rotated toward the opening 114 by the bias, the ball that has broken the ball is released. The ball break detector 106 corresponding to the guide rod is turned off, and the ball break is detected.

  As shown in FIG. 23, at the right end of the supply ball guide rail 113, four ball guide rods 122, 123, 124, and 125 that are connected to the ball guide rods 116 to 119, respectively, are provided. 25 is an enlarged side view as viewed from the direction of the arrow aa in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the ball guide rods 122 to 125 connected to the ball guide rods 116 to 119 of the supply ball guide rail 113 reach the right side of the base frame 111 and are then bent obliquely toward the lower left side. It is bent downward toward the upper right edge of the opening 126 that is largely opened at the center of the base frame 111. It is to be noted that a ball extraction path 127 that branches off from the bent part of the right side ball guide paths 122 to 125 of the base frame 111 and extends downward is provided.

  In the vicinity of the upper right edge of the opening 126, each of the ball guide rods 122 to 125 of the supply ball guide rail 113 has four ball break detectors 180a, 180b, 180c made of microswitches facing the actuator. , 180d are provided, and the ball breakage state is detected again at each upper part of the ball guide rods 122 to 125. Detection signals from these ball break detectors 180 a to 180 d are input to the main controller 100.

  Further, a ball discharge device 128 for renting a ball is disposed on the rear surface of the base frame 111 adjacent to the middle portion of the right edge of the opening 126, and the right edge of the opening 126 is disposed below the ball discharge device 128. A ball discharging device 129 for prize balls is arranged at a distance from the bottom. In the present embodiment, the ball discharge device 128 for lending balls and the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls are the same device, and use a slew type discharge mechanism that is rotated by a ball discharge drive motor M3.

  The two front and rear ball guide rods 124 and 125 hang down along the upper right edge of the opening 126, and then bend diagonally toward the lower right above the ball discharge device 128 for rental balls. The upper end of the right side of the ball discharge device 128 is bent downward, and the ends of the two ball guide rods 124 and 125 are connected to the ball discharge device 128, respectively.

  In addition, the front and rear two ball guide rods 122 and 123 hang down along the upper right edge of the opening 126, and then bend obliquely toward the lower right side above the ball guide rods 124 and 125, Further, it is bent toward the right side of the base frame 111 and is bent downward. It hangs downward along the right side of the ball discharge device 128 and then bent to the left. The ends of the two ball guide rods 122 and 123 are bent. Each is connected to a ball discharge device 129 for prize balls.

  These ball break detectors 180a to 180d are used for paying out balls when a shortage of supplementary balls supplied to the ball discharging device 128 for lending balls and the ball discharging device 129 for prize balls is detected. It is intended to achieve the object effect of stopping any one of the prize ball payout operations based on the control of the payout control device 101.

  Also, in consideration of the fact that the number of balls to be paid at one time is 25, but the number of prize balls is 15 at most (13 depending on the model), the prize balls due to the shortage of supplementary balls In order to allow the payout control device 101 to control the payout control device 101 to allow the payout operation of the prize balls as much as possible, and to make the payout control device 101 to control the payout operation of the prize balls as much as possible. The ball guide rods 124 and 125 for supplying supplementary balls to 128 are provided with second ball breakage detectors (not shown), and the ball guide for supplying supplementary balls to the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls. A third ball break detector (not shown) is provided on the rods 122 and 123, and the second ball break detector is disposed on the ball guide rods 124 and 125 with respect to the ball discharge device 128 for rental of balls. Ball discharge for prize balls in ball guide rods 122 and 123 The disposition position of the third ball break detector relative to the device 129 is disposed at a position close to the ball discharge device 129 for the prize balls, so that the prize ball payout prohibition time when there is a shortage of balls can be set. The objective effect of trying to set later than the time when the rental of balls is prohibited when there is a shortage of balls can be achieved.

  A ball discharge rod 130 is connected to the lower portion of the ball discharge device 128 for renting the ball. The ball discharge rod 130 hangs down along the lower right edge of the opening 126 and reaches the lower end of the right edge of the opening 126. 126 is connected to a discharge ball collecting rod 131 provided below 126.

  Further, a ball discharge rod 132 is connected to a lower portion of the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls, and the ball discharge rod 132 is inclined toward the lower right edge of the opening 126, and the end of the ball discharge rod 132 is a discharge ball assembly rod 131. It is connected. A bell 181 for generating a prize ball payout sound is attached to the rear of the ball discharge basket 132 so as to face the ball discharge basket 132, and the pachinko balls discharged from the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls are discharged. When the basket 132 flows down, it collides with the bell 181 to generate a prize ball payout sound.

  As a result, when the prize ball is paid out, the prize ball collides with the bell 181 to generate a prize ball payout sound effect. On the other hand, the ball discharge rod 130 provided at the lower part of the ball discharge device 128 for rental balls is not provided with a bell, so that no sound effect is generated by the bell when paying out the rental ball, and the bell 181 is used only when the prize ball is paid out. It is configured to achieve the objective effect of identifying the time of prize ball payout by generating a prize ball payout sound effect and providing special information to the player.

  In addition, a discharge ball path 133 is provided which faces the outlet of the discharge ball assembly cage 131 and communicates with a ball receiving tray (not shown) provided on the front surface of the gaming machine, and is provided on one side of the entrance of the discharge ball path 133. A discharge ball path 135 is provided which is separated by a partition wall 134 and communicates with a ball receiving tray (not shown).

  Further, a bell mounting portion 136 is provided in the middle of the discharge ball path 135, and on one side of the end of the discharge ball path 135, when the ball receiving tray is full, the pachinko ball rotates to the left side. An operating piece 137 for detecting a full tank that moves is pivotally supported, and a full tank detector 105 is disposed facing the operating piece 137 from the left side.

  26 is a front view of the ball discharge device 138 constituting the ball discharge device 128 for lending balls and the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls, FIG. 27 is a plan view of the ball discharge device 138, and FIG. FIG. 29 is a side view of the discharge device 138, and FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the ball discharge device 138.

  The ball discharge device 138 generally includes a case main body 146, a bearing member 147, a bearing cover member 148, a screw 149, and a ball discharge drive motor M3. The case main body 146 includes a flat mounting portion 150 on the upper surface, and a right side wall 151 and a rear wall 152 rising upward are integrally formed on the right side edge and the rear side edge of the case main body 146, and the front side of the case main body 146 is formed. And the left side is open.

A ball discharge drive motor M3 is disposed on the mounting portion 150 of the case body 146 with its drive shaft 153 facing downward, and a screw 149 constituting a ball feed member is fixed to the drive shaft 153. Incidentally, the screw 149 includes a shaft portion 15 5 coupled to the driving shaft 153, the screw portion 15 6 formed over the lower end of the middle portion of the outer periphery of the shaft portion 154. Reference numeral 15 7 is a socket for connector connection for electrically connected to the spherical discharge drive motor M3.

  On the outside of the right side wall 151 of the case main body 146, two ball guide paths 158 and 159 are respectively connected to the ends of the two ball guide rods 124 and 125 (122 and 123) provided on the base frame 111 in the vertical direction. The lower part of the two ball guide paths 158 and 159 are bent toward the upper shaft portion 155 of the screw 149, and the ends of the two ball guide paths 158 and 159 are respectively screwed. 149 is guided by the screw part 156 so as to sandwich the front and rear.

  Further, the bearing member 147 is integrally fitted inside the bearing cover member 148 to constitute a case bearing 160, and the case bearing 160 is attached to the lower surface of the case main body 146.

  A concave screw storage portion 161 is provided at the center of the bearing member 147, and the screw portion 156 of the screw 149 inserted from above is stored in the screw storage portion 161.

  Two ball discharge passages 162 and 163 are formed in the vertical direction at the lower center of the bearing member 147 so as to face the front and rear ends of the lower end of the screw 149, respectively. Lower ends are formed in the ball discharge ports 164 and 165, respectively. The two ball discharge paths 162, 163 are connected to a ball discharge rod 130 (132) formed in the base frame 111.

  Further, on the right side of the upper surface of the bearing member 147, guide fins 166 and 167 having an arcuate upper end and front and rear corresponding to the two ball guide paths 158 and 159 formed on the case body 146 are directed in the left-right direction. Each projecting. The guide fins 166 and 167 are formed such that the right end side is formed higher than the left end side, and forms the lower side of the two ball guide paths 158 and 159 that are bent to be guided to the shaft portion 155 at the upper part of the screw 149. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 29, discharge ball sensors 168 and 169 (photo sensors) are attached to the lower front surface and the lower rear surface of the bearing member 147, respectively. The discharged ball sensors 168 and 169 detect pachinko balls discharged to the two ball discharge paths 162 and 163, respectively.

  The pachinko ball discharging operation by the ball discharging device 138 will be described. When the ball discharge drive motor M3 is driven, the drive shaft 153 and the screw 149 rotate together. As the screw 149 rotates, the pachinko ball guided by the shaft portion 155 of the screw 149 becomes a screw portion (groove) 156. When the end of the screw part 156 faces the ball discharge path 162, only one pachinko ball falls into the ball discharge path 162, and then the screw 149 rotates to rotate the screw. When the end of the portion 156 reaches the ball discharge path 163, only one pachinko ball falls into the ball discharge path 163. In this way, by the rotation of the screw 149, pachinko balls are alternately discharged to the two ball discharge paths 162, 163 one by one.

  FIG. 30 is a principal block diagram of a pachinko ball payout device provided in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment. The pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment is a card-type pachinko gaming machine.

  The payout control device 101 (payout control unit) includes a sub CPU as control processing execution means, a ROM storing each control program executed by the sub CPU, a RAM capable of reading and writing data as needed, and the main control device 100. And a communication interface for performing communication. The internal configuration of the payout control apparatus 101 is not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the payout control device 101 is connected to the main control device 100 (main control unit) in communication, and the above-described screw mechanism type ball discharge device 129 for discharging a prize ball, the ball discharge It is connected to a ball discharge device 128 that discharges 25 rental balls having the same structure as the device 129, and is also provided to discharge ball sensors 168 and 169 (see FIG. 29) provided in the ball discharge device 129 and the ball discharge device 128. The ball discharge device 128 and the ball discharge device 129 and the discharge ball sensors 168 and 169 arranged on these devices constitute a payout movable portion 170.

  Further, a card unit 172 is connected to the payout control apparatus 101 through a communication interface 171, and a lending detection switch 173 and a prepaid card for detecting an operation on a lending button via the interface 171 are connected to the card unit 172. A frequency display unit 174 for displaying the remaining frequency is connected. As shown in FIG. 30, a ball lending control block is configured by the communication interface 171, the lending detection switch 173, and the frequency display unit 174. A signal line from the lending detection switch 173 and the frequency display unit 174 to the communication interface 171 is relayed on a payout control board (not shown) without being input to the payout control device 101.

  In addition, the payout control device 101 is connected to a launcher drive unit 175 for projecting a pachinko ball toward the game board surface 1, and a launcher movable unit 176 is connected to the launcher drive unit 175. The launching device driving unit 175 and the launching device movable unit 176 constitute a firing block.

  The card unit 172 and the payout control apparatus 101 are connected to each other through a communication interface 171 so that bidirectional communication is possible. The card unit 172 outputs a ready signal to the payout control apparatus 101 through the communication interface 171 at all times.

Further, the card unit 172 inserts a prepaid card, and outputs the remaining frequency corresponding to the amount stored in the prepaid card to the frequency display unit 174 via the communication interface 171. When the card unit 172 inputs the operation detection signal of the lending detection switch 173 via the communication interface 171 by operating the lending button, the card unit 172 subtracts the amount corresponding to the lending operation and also the amount corresponding to the lending operation. Is output to the payout control apparatus 101 via the communication interface 171. Incidentally, at a time of rental operations, with subtract 100 yen from the amount stored in the prepaid card, and outputs the rental spheres request signal 25 lend balls as a unit to the payout control device 1 01.

  Further, in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment, the left drop winning opening 7, the right falling winning opening 10, and the large winning opening 46 of the second winning device 11 have 13 pieces of prize balls to be paid out, and the left sleeve lower winning opening. 6, the prize-winning slot 9 in the right sleeve, the variable prize-winning slot 12 of the sorting prize-winning apparatus 2, and the prize-winning slot 38 of the first prize-winning apparatus 8 have six prize balls to be paid out. The main controller 100 is configured to set different numbers of prizes (for example, two types of six payout ports and 13 payout ports) for each of a plurality of types of winning ports provided on the game board surface. That is, the first winning detection switch 177 (corresponding to the winning detection switches SW4 and SW6 in FIG. 10) provided for the winning opening set to the first number of winning balls (six), A second winning detection switch 178 (in FIG. 10, winning detection switches SW7, SW8, and (Corresponding to SW9) is connected to the main controller 100 via the switch input circuit 77.

  Next, the operation of the pachinko ball dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 30 will be described. When a prize is generated on the game board surface, the main control device 100, when winning a prize at the six payouts, receives a second prize when receiving a prize at the thirteen prizes by the winning detection signal of the first prize detection switch 177. In accordance with the winning detection signal of the winning detection switch 178, the winning detection corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out is performed, and each time the winning detection is performed, the main control corresponding to the first winning detection switch 177 and the second winning detection switch 178 is performed separately. A payout number setting table set in a ROM (not shown) in the apparatus 100 is searched to read out the payout number data corresponding to the payout detection switch that has detected a win, and the read out payout number data is read as the main control device 100. Are sequentially stored in the empty area of the payout number data storage section of the RAM (not shown).

  FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state of the payout number data in the payout number setting table. As shown in FIG. 31, the first storage area of the payout number setting table is set as the storage area of the payout number corresponding to the first winning detection switch, and the second storage area is set as the second winning detection switch. The corresponding payout number storage area is set, the third storage area is set as the payout number storage area corresponding to the third winning detection switch, and so on. A storage area for the number data is set.

  In FIG. 31, the payout number 6 corresponding to the first winning detection switch 177 is stored in the first storage area, and the payout number 13 corresponding to the second winning detection switch 178 is stored in the second storage area. ing. In the case of a pachinko machine equipped with a gaming board having a winning opening set for 7 payouts and a winning opening set for 15 payouts, each of these payouts corresponds to a winning opening. Then, each winning detection switch provided on the game board is set as the third winning detection switch and the fourth winning detection switch, respectively, so that the winning detection relating to the seven payouts from the third storage area of the payout number setting table is performed. The payout number 7 corresponding to the payout number 15 can be read out from the fourth storage area according to the winning detection for the 15 payout exits.

  FIG. 32 is a conceptual diagram showing the storage state of the payout number data in the payout number data storage unit respectively provided in the main control device 100 and the payout control device 101. In the first storage area of the payout number data storage unit, the number of payout number data stored is stored. For example, if there is no storage of payout number data in the payout number data storage unit, the storage number 0 is stored in the first storage area, and if there are 10 pieces of payout number data in the payout number data storage unit, The storage number 10 is stored in the first storage area.

  In the second and subsequent storage areas of the payout number data storage unit, payout number data corresponding to the number of stored items is sequentially stored. In the example shown in FIG. 32, 6 is stored as the payout amount data in the second storage area in response to the winning detection of the first winning detection switch 177, and the winning detection of the first winning detection switch 177 generated after this is stored. 6 is stored as the payout number data in the third storage area, and 13 as the payout number data in the fourth storage area in response to the winning detection of the second winning detection switch 178 that occurs next. Is stored, and 13 is stored as payout number data in the fifth storage area in response to the winning detection of the second winning detection switch 178 that occurs next.

  When the main control device 100 stores the payout number data in the payout number data storage unit, the main control device 100 stores the payout number data stored in the second storage area of the payout number data storage unit with respect to the payout control device 101. After the payout number data stored in the second storage area is transmitted, the payout number data stored in the third and subsequent storage areas are sequentially shifted to the second and subsequent storage areas. The Nth storage area corresponding to the storage number N is cleared to 0, and finally the value of the storage number N is decremented by 1 and re-stored in the first storage area.

  The payout control device 101 receives a prize ball command including payout number data transmitted from the main control device 100. In the RAM (not shown) in the payout control apparatus 101, a payout number data storage unit having the same format as the payout number data storage part of the RAM (not shown) in the main control apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 32 is set. ing. When the payout control device 101 receives the prize ball command, the payout control device 101 sequentially stores the payout amount data transmitted from the main control device 100 in the empty area of the payout number data storage unit. For example, if the current stored number is four and the number-of-payout data transmitted from the main control device 100 this time is 6, the number-of-payout data transmitted this time to the sixth storage area of the amount-of-payout data storage unit 6 is stored, the stored number is increased by 1 and the stored number is 5, and the stored number “5” is stored in the first storage area of the payout number data storage unit. Thus, every time the payout control device 101 receives the payout number data transmitted from the main control device 100, the payout control device 101 sequentially stores the received payout number data in the empty area of the payout number data storage unit.

  After the payout number data is stored in the payout number data storage unit, the payout control device 101 stores the payout number data storage unit in the second storage area of the payout number data storage unit 129. The payout control of the payout quantity data is performed. For example, when the number-of-payout data stored in the second storage area of the number-of-payout-data storage unit is 13, the ball discharge device 129 is rotationally driven corresponding to the number of payouts 13 and the commanded number of payouts is obtained. Performs pachinko ball payout control. Then, the payout control device 101 counts if there are detection signals from the discharge ball detection sensors 168 and 169, and monitors the number of discharged pachinko balls substantially discharged. When the number of discharge reaches the commanded number of payouts 13, Then, the driving of the ball discharge device 129 is stopped.

  When the payout control of the payout quantity data stored in the second storage area of the payout quantity data storage unit is completed, the payout quantity data stored in the third and subsequent storage areas are stored in the second and subsequent storage areas. The area is sequentially shifted, the Nth storage area corresponding to the storage number N is cleared to 0, and finally the value of the storage number N is decremented by 1 and stored again in the first storage area.

  In this way, even if winnings are concentrated on the game board surface, the number-of-payout data that is temporarily concentrated in the set number data storage unit of the main controller 100 is sequentially stored and held, The payout number data is sequentially transmitted from the main control device 100 to the payout control device 101. Each time the payout control device 101 receives the payout number data transmitted from the main control device 100, the payout number data is received. Since the empty areas are sequentially stored and held, prize ball payout control can be realized stably and reliably.

In addition, when the payout control device 101 receives the ball rental request signal sent from the card unit 172, the payout control device 101 drives the ball discharge device 128 corresponding to the number of balls lent, and the pachinko balls that discharge 25 balls are discharged. Perform payout control. When the rental balls are discharged, detection signals from the discharge ball detection sensors 168 and 169 provided in the ball discharge device 128 for rental balls are input to the payout control device 101 (see FIG. 28), and the discharge ball detection sensors 168 and 16 are detected. 9 is detected, and if there is a detection signal from the discharge ball detection sensors 168 and 169, it is counted, and the number of discharged pachinko balls substantially discharged with respect to the commanded number of balls is monitored. When the number reaches the designated number of rented balls, the driving of the ball discharging device 128 is stopped.

  In addition, when the pachinko ball is full in the discharge ball path 135 (see FIGS. 12 and 22) of the prize ball reaching the lower plate, the full detector 105 is turned on. When the full tank detector 105 remains on for about 200 ms, the main control device 100 determines that the full tank detector error has occurred, and issues a full tank detector error command (launch stop command). Send to.

When dispensing control device 101 receives the full detector error command, and displays the error display device (not shown), the driving of the ball discharging unit 129 stops outputting the drive stop command to the launching device driver 17 5 The launcher movable part 176 is stopped.

  When the full tank detector 105 is turned off, the main controller 100 determines that the full tank detector error is released, and transmits a full tank detector error release command to the payout controller 101. When the payout control device 101 receives the full detector error cancel command, the payout control device 101 turns off the display by an error indicator (not shown), restarts the driving of the ball discharge device 129 again, and instructs the launching device drive unit 175 to drive. Is output, and the launcher movable portion 176 can be driven.

In addition, after the power is turned on, the payout control apparatus 101 determines whether or not the card unit 172 is connected at predetermined intervals depending on whether or not a ready signal is input from the card unit 172. If there is no input ready signal from, similarly to the above, it outputs a drive stop command to the launching device driver 17 5 stops launcher movable section 176. When the launching device is stopped based on the absence of a ready signal input from the card unit 172, if a ready signal is input from the card unit 172, a drive enable command is output to the launching device drive unit 175 to launch The device movable portion 176 can be driven.

  The relationship between the embodiment relating to the suspension of the launching device described above and the requirement described in claim 1 of the present application will be described. In claim 1, “the prize balls and rental balls paid out from the payout movable portion” The “payout path” in “providing a full tank detector for detecting the full tank state of pachinko balls in the payout path in the payout path” corresponds to the discharge ball path 135 shown in FIG. The “tan detector” corresponds to the full tank detector 105 shown in FIG. Further, in the case of “notifying the main control unit of the full detector” in claim 1, the full detector 105 is connected to the main controller 100 via the switch input circuit 78. Is shown in “The launching device that launches the pachinko ball toward the game board surface is communicated to the payout control unit” is shown in FIG. 30 as “launching block”. The said payout control part in Claim 1 WHEREIN: When the ready signal which discriminate | determines that the said card unit is connected to this payout control part is not input, or the said main control part is an operation signal of the said full tank detector. It is clear from the above description that the operation of the launching device is stopped only when a firing stop command that is output in response is input.

  According to the above configuration, when the ready control unit determines that the card control unit is not connected to the payout control unit or when the main control unit responds to the operation signal of the full tank detector. Only when a firing stop command to be output is input, the operation of the launching device can be controlled to stop.

  In addition, when the pachinko balls in the ball guide rods 122 to 125 that supply the pachinko balls to the ball discharge device 128 and the ball discharge device 129 are in a broken ball state, a ball break detector 180a corresponding to the ball guide rod that caused the ball to break. ˜180d (see FIG. 23) is turned off. Note that the main control device 100 detects the ball breakage detection signals of the ball breakage detectors 180a to 180d with negative logic.

When the ball break detectors 180a to 180d are kept off for about 696.5 ms, the main control device 100 determines that the ball break prevention error has occurred, and in the case of the ball break detectors 180a and 180b, The ball breakage prevention error command is transmitted to the payout control device 101 and the ball breakage lamp 66 (see FIG. 9) is turned on. On the other hand, in the case of the ball breakage detectors 180c and 180d, the ball breakage prevention error command is issued. While transmitting to the control apparatus 101, the ball break lamp 66 (refer FIG. 9) is lighted.

  When the payout control device 101 receives the prize ball breakage prevention error command, the payout control apparatus 101 displays it on an error display (not shown) and stops driving the prize ball throwing device 129, while receiving the ball rental breakage prevention error command. Then, an error indicator (not shown) displays and stops driving the ball discharge device 128 for renting a ball.

When all of the ball break detectors 180a and 180b are turned on, the main controller 100 determines that the prize ball breakage prevention error has been canceled after about 1999 ms, and transmits a prize ball breakage prevention error release command to the payout control apparatus 101. The ball break lamp 66 is turned off. When the payout control device 101 receives the prize ball breakage prevention error cancel command, the payout control device 101 turns off the display by an error indicator (not shown) and enables the ball discharge device 129 for prize balls to be driven.

Further, when all of the ball break detectors 180c and 180d are turned on, the main control device 100 determines that the ball rental ball shortage prevention error is canceled after about 1999 ms, and transmits a ball ball shortage prevention error cancel command to the payout control device 101. At the same time, the ball break lamp 66 is turned off. When the payout control device 101 receives the ball lending break prevention error cancel command, the payout control device 101 turns off the display by an error display (not shown) and enables the ball lending device 128 to be driven.

  In FIG. 30, the communication between the main control device 100 and the payout control device 101 is a one-way transmission path from the main control device 100 to the payout control device 101. It can protect that a signal is inputted. Further, since the communication between the payout control device 101 and the launching device drive unit 175 is a one-way transmission path from the payout control device 101 to the launching device drive unit 175, the payout control device 101 or the main control device 100 from the launching device side. It is possible to prevent an illegal signal from being input to the. Furthermore, since the signal line of the lending detection switch 173 is connected to the communication interface 171 without being input to the payout control device, it is possible to protect an unauthorized signal from being input from the lending detection switch 173 to the payout control device 101.

  Since the game system of the pachinko gaming machine is made fair by each of the distribution winning device 2, the symbol display device 4, the probability switching control, the control timing, and the ball rotating body 18, or a combination thereof, the conventional pachinko gaming machine is used. It is also possible to provide a new taste that does not exist. In addition, decorative LEDs 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 62, 63, a display lamp 58, left and right decorative display devices 60, 61, a game information display 67, and symbol display units 33, 34 are provided, and these display controls are characterized. As a result, the pachinko gaming machine can be provided with pachinko gaming machine information and a sense of gaming that are not available in the past.

Front view of the game board surface deployed in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment Front view of the distribution prize device Side view of the distribution prize winning device Perspective view of the distribution prize winning device Perspective view of first winning device Front view of the second winning device Back view of the second winning device Perspective view of second winning device Front view of game board surface showing the arrangement of each display lamp and display LED Back view of the game board showing the placement of various winning detection switches and various solenoids Main block diagram of the control system deployed in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment The figure which shows the kind of left symbol displayed in the left symbol display part of a symbol display apparatus The figure which shows the kind of right symbol displayed in the right symbol display part of a symbol display apparatus Timing chart from the start of symbol change of the left symbol and right symbol of the symbol display device to the operation of the ball receiving rotating body of the distribution winning device The figure which shows the fluctuation mode of the pattern at the time of the low speed fluctuation | variation in a symbol display apparatus The figure which shows the fluctuation mode of the pattern at the time of the high-speed fluctuation in a symbol display apparatus The figure which shows the rotation display mode of the left symbol at the time of long reach in a symbol display device Timing chart showing the relationship between the transition of the probability mode and the operation of the special device regarding the occurrence of hits in the symbol display device Table showing lighting modes of various display lamps / LEDs corresponding to different gaming states Continuation of the table in FIG. Continuation of the table in FIG. Table showing sound display mode of sound effect and sound corresponding to each gaming state A back view of a gaming machine showing a prize ball discharging mechanism and a lending ball discharging mechanism in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment Enlarged plan view of ball tank and supply ball guide rail Enlarged side view seen from the direction of the arrow aa in FIG. Front view of a ball discharge device constituting a ball discharge device for rental balls and a ball discharge device for prize balls Plan view of the ball discharge device of FIG. Side view of the ball discharge device of FIG. 26 is an exploded perspective view of the ball discharge device of FIG. Principal block diagram of a pachinko ball payout device deployed in the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment Conceptual diagram showing the storage state of the payout quantity data in the payout quantity setting table Conceptual diagram showing the storage state of the payout number data in the payout number data storage unit respectively provided in the main control unit and the payout control unit

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game board surface 2 Distribution prize device 3 Symbol display unit 4 Symbol display device 5 Gate 6 Left sleeve lower prize opening 7 Left drop prize opening 8 First prize equipment 9 Right sleeve lower prize mouth 10 Right drop prize opening 11 Second prize equipment 12 variable winning opening 13 upper entrance 14 upper left passage 15 upper right passage 16 design operating port 17 lower entrance 18 ball receiving rotating body 19 special device operating port 20 lower right passing port 21 mounting board 22 opening and closing wing 23 operating杆 24 shaft 25 front cover 26 cover portion 27 peripheral wall portion 28 drop port 29 partitioning portion 30 sorting projection 31 ball receiving portion 32 ball support portion 33 left symbol display portion 34 right symbol display portion 35 device housing 36 mounting substrate 37 front cover 38 winning opening 39 ball receiving rotor 40 ball receiving recess 41 ball exit 42 movable door 43 device housing 44 mounting substrate 45 projecting piece 46 large winning opening 47 ball guiding frame 48 distribution 49 ball outlet 50 ball outlet 51 the plunger 52 operating rod 53 return spring 54 decorative LED
55 Decoration LED
56 Decoration LED
57 Decoration LED
58 Indicator lamp 59 Decoration LED
60 Left decoration LED device 61 Right decoration LED device 62 Decoration LED
63 Decoration LED
64 Windmill with lamp 65 Discharge lamp 66 Out-of-ball lamp 67 Game information display 68 Ball rail 69 Out entrance 70 Ball guide rod 71 Ball guide rod 72 Ball guide rod 73 Ball guide rod 74 Ball guide rod 75 Ball guide rod 76 Ball guide樋 77 Switch input circuit 78 Switch input circuit 79 Display driver 80 Display driver 81 Display driver 82 Display driver 100 Main control device 101 Discharge control device 105 Full detector 106 Ball break detector 111 Base frame 112 Ball tank 113 Supply ball guide rail 114 Opening 115 Mounting angle adjusting hole 116 Ball guide rod 117 Ball guide rod 118 Ball guide rod 119 Ball guide rod 120 Ball break detector 121 Projection part 122 Ball guide rod 123 Ball guide rod 124 Ball guide rod 125 Ball guide １２６ 126 Opening 127 Ball removal path 28-ball discharge unit (for rental spheres)
129 ball ejector (for prize balls)
130 ball discharge rod 131 discharge ball assembly rod 132 ball discharge rod 133 discharge ball route 134 partition wall 135 discharge ball route 136 bell mounting portion 137 operating piece 138 ball discharge device 140 ball discharge rod 141 discharge ball assembly rod 142 ball discharge rod 143 discharge ball Path 144 Bulkhead 145 Discharge ball path 146 Case body 147 Bearing member 148 Bearing cover member 149 Screw 150 mounting portion 151 Right side wall 152 Rear wall 153 Drive shaft 155 Shaft portion 156 Screw portion 157 Socket 158 Ball guide path 159 Ball guide path 160 Case Bearing 161 Screw storage part 162 Ball discharge path 163 Ball discharge path 164 Ball discharge port 165 Ball discharge port 166 Guide fin 167 Guide fin 168 Discharge ball sensor 169 Discharge ball sensor 170 Discharge movable part 171 Communication interface 172 Card unit 173 Lending detection switch 174 Frequency display unit 175 Launcher drive unit 176 Launcher movable unit 177 First prize detection switch 178 Second prize detection switch 180a to 180d Ball breakage detector 181 Bell M1 Sphere receiving rotor driving motor M2 Rotating body Drive motor M3 Ball discharge drive motor SOL1 Open solenoid SOL2 Open solenoid SW1 Pattern operating port passage detection switch SW2 Gate passage detection switch SW3 Special device operation port passage detection switch SW4 Winning detection switch (for 6 payout ports)
SW5 Special winning detection switch SW6 Winning detection switch (for 6 payout ports)
SW7 winning detection switch (for 13 payout ports)
SW8 winning detection switch (for 13 payout ports)
SW9 Big prize opening prize detection switch (13 payout slots)

Claims (1)

The main control unit outputs the payout number data to the payout control unit, and the payout control unit performs payout control via the payout movable unit according to the payout number data, and pays out the prize balls. based on the operation rental spherical data of a predetermined number sent from the card unit in response, the payout controller is configured to perform a payout credit sphere performs payout control via the payout movable part, and the prize balls paid out are paid out from the movable portion and the payout path of Kashitama, the full detection in the main control unit together with the full detector for detecting the full state of the pachinko ball in該払out path is eclipsed set vessel is contacted, is communicated to the payout controller firing device for firing towards the pachinko balls on the game board, the payout controller, the card unit is connected to該払out controller If the ready signal to determine the door is not input, or only when the firing stop command is input to the main control unit outputs according to the operation signal of the full detector, pachinko to stop the operation of the firing device In gaming machines,
The game board has a plurality of winning detection switches corresponding to the number of prize balls to be paid out for a plurality of winning openings.
The main control unit is provided with a payout number setting table storing payout number data corresponding to the plurality of winning detection switches, and the main control unit and the payout control unit sequentially store the payout number data. A payout number data storage unit is provided,
The payout number data storage unit provided in the payout control unit has a plurality of storage areas, and the storage number of payout number data is stored in the first storage area of the plurality of storage areas,
Each time the payout control unit receives payout number data output from the main control unit, the payout control unit sequentially stores the received payout number data in an empty area of its own payout number data storage unit and stores it in the first storage area. Stores the number of payout number data stored, and when the payout control of the payout number data is completed, the output amount is subtracted from the stored number.
A pachinko machine characterized by that.

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