JP5303700B2 - Bullet ball machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine, and more particularly to a ball game machine provided with means for detecting a game ball stopped in a game area.

  In the pachinko machine, when the player operates the launch handle, a game ball is launched, and the launched game ball is installed with a plurality of game nails, a windmill, a movable accessory molded with resin, and a display device It is common to flow down a game area made up of game members such as a played center role and a entrance.

  In such a pachinko gaming machine, a game ball may be caught between the above-described members and may remain in the game area. In this case, the stopped game ball affects the flow of other game balls, and normal games cannot be performed.

  Specifically, if the game is continued with the game ball stopped, the number of game balls that gradually stop from the original stop position will increase, and the stop range will expand accordingly, to the vicinity of the nearby entrance Sometimes. In such a state, the direction in which the game ball flows down is limited, and the game ball can easily enter the entrance. Therefore, the game hall staff must detect and release the game ball early when the game ball stops in the game area.

  In addition, there is no end to illegal acts in which an external force is applied to a gaming machine to intentionally create the above state and illegally acquire a game ball. In this case, the specific contents of the fraudulent act are the method of pulling the upper plate of the gaming machine to the front, forcing a space that does not exist originally and stopping the game ball in that space, or using a powerful magnet There is a method in which a ball is fixed to a glass surface in a game area and subsequently inserted between members in the game area starting from a game ball in which the game ball flowing down is fixed.

  The stopping of game balls in the game area will be canceled as soon as the staff of the game hall notices as described above, but there are many cases where the eyes are not noticed. Done.

In order to deal with such a problem, there is an invention in which a light sensor for detecting a game ball is provided on a game board as in Patent Document 1 to detect a stop of the game ball and notify an abnormality.
JP 2007-229335 A

  However, as in such a gaming machine, when the detection light is projected and passed between the game nails from the veneer surface of the game board to the head of the game nail or between the game members, the game nail or the game member It becomes an obstacle and the arrangement position of the light sensor is limited. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to suitably detect a game ball stopped on the game area.

  In addition, the introduction of new models in game halls often involves replacing only the game board, and there is also a problem that placing a sensor for each game board leads to increased costs.

  In view of these problems, the present invention provides a ball game machine equipped with a detecting means capable of detecting a game ball stopped in a game area without being restricted by obstacles on the game area such as game nails and game members. The purpose is to provide.

A ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a number of game nails are planted, a game board having a game area provided with game members, a front frame on which the game board is detachably disposed, In a ball game machine provided with a design frame that is pivotally supported by the front frame and holds a glass plate disposed on the front side of the game area, the game area includes a light receiving unit and a light projecting unit. Detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a game ball at a predetermined position, and an abnormality determining means for determining whether or not the detection of the game ball by the detection means continues for a predetermined time, the light receiving unit and the light projection The game board is provided with a reflection member that reflects the detection light, and the reflection member receives the detection light emitted from the light projecting section. bullet the light receiving portion, characterized in that the reflecting possible receiving It is a game machine.

  The front frame may be configured so that the game board can be attached and detached as a housing for holding the game board. The design frame may be a casing that is disposed on the front surface of the game board and holds a member that makes the game area visible while limiting the depth of the game area, and is configured to be detachable as a glass plate or a glass unit. Is preferred.

  The game member is a member other than the game nail arranged in the game area, and may be a windmill or a resin molded product. It may be a ball entrance unit having a plurality of ball entrances, a decorative frame having a display device such as an LCD, a game ball sorting device, or the like.

  The detection means is a light sensor composed of a light receiving unit and a light projecting unit, and detects an object when the light from the light projecting unit is shielded and the light receiving unit detects no light. An infrared sensor may be used.

  There is a depth in the space of the game area formed by the game board and the glass plate, and the game balls are the front side that is the glass plate side when viewed from the front of the gaming machine and the back side that is the game board side (plyboard side). It flows down in the range of the side. Also, in general ball game machines, the game nails and game members and the glass plate surface are arranged without contact, and there is a gap space without obstacles from the game nail head and the game member front to the glass plate surface. In addition, the gap space becomes a part of the game area where the game ball flows down so as to be able to contact the glass plate surface.

  Providing the detection means in the gap space means that the throwing part and the light receiving part constituting the detection means may be arranged so that the detection light emitted from the rear part passes through the gap space. It is only necessary that the game balls in the gap space are arranged so as to be detectable. Further, the predetermined gap space in the game area may be an initial action part of an illegal act using a magnetic force or the like (a place or a range that is assumed to hold the game ball on the glass surface first).

The bullet ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein both the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit are arranged on the game board with the glass plate surface facing each other. is there.

  The detection means may be arranged on the game board regardless of whether or not it is on the game area.

  The lower third of the game area refers to the entire game area with respect to the dimension from the out port to one third with respect to the entire vertical length of the game area. The range of the game area is often outside the detection range of the magnetic force detector, and therefore often serves as an initial action location for an illegal act of stopping a game ball using a magnet.

According to the bullet ball game machine of claim 1, the detection means can be arranged at a suitable position without being restricted by obstacles such as game nails and game members in the game area, and the stop of the game ball is determined in a timely manner. It becomes possible. In addition, when there is no space for the light receiving unit to be opposed to the light projecting unit, the detection light may be reflected using a reflecting member such as a mirror, and the detection light may reach the light receiving unit arranged other than the surface. . In this case, by providing the game member with a reflection member, the arrangement position of the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit is increased.

  When a game ball stops in the game area, a plurality of game balls overlap and are held on the game nail, the game member, and the glass surface. Further, when the game ball is intentionally stopped using magnetic force, the game ball first contacts the glass surface and stops, so that it is possible to detect an illegal initial motion.

  According to the bullet ball game machine of the second aspect, the detection means can be arranged at a suitable position, and it is possible to determine the stop of the game ball in a timely manner.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention can be adopted. Differences in contents described in the respective examples are possible. Needless to say, the portions can be appropriately combined.

  FIG. 1 shows a front view of a pachinko machine 1 which is a kind of gaming machine, and will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a large rectangular outer frame 2, a front frame 3 that holds a game board 8, a design frame 4a that holds a glass plate 100, and a design frame 4b. The structure holds each part.

  A metal fitting 5a is provided in the upper part on the left side of the outer frame 2, and a metal fitting 5b is provided in the lower part. The metal fittings 5a and 5b form a hinge mechanism, and the front frame 3 is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2. ing. A metal fitting 5c is provided in the middle of the left side of the front frame 3. The metal fitting 5a and the metal fitting 5c form a hinge mechanism, and the design frame 4a is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame. Further, the metal fitting 5c and the metal fitting 5b form a hinge mechanism, and the design frame 4b is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the front frame.

  On the opposite side (here, the right side) where the hinge mechanism is formed, the outer frame 2 and the front frame 3 are locked, the front frame 3 and the design frame 4a are locked, and the front frame 3 and the design frame 4b are locked / unlocked. A slide lock 6 having a keyhole 6a for locking is provided. The pachinko machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described as a so-called CR machine in which the CR prepaid card unit 7 is provided on the left side of the outer frame 2. However, the pachinko machine 1 may be a so-called cash machine in which the CR prepaid card unit 7 is not provided. Absent.

  The design frame 4a holds the glass plate 100 detachably on the window portion 9 so that a game board 8 described later can be seen, protects the speaker 10 on the front surface of the speaker 10 provided on the front frame 3, and A protective sound passage 11 is provided for passing sound effects. The design frame 4b has an upper plate 12 and a lower plate 13 for storing game balls in the approximate center, a game button 14 that can be operated by the player, a CR prepaid card unit 7 and a CR unit terminal to be described later. The payment display device 15, the ball lending button 16 and the payment button 17 connected via the board 60 are provided on the left side.

  On the right side of the design frame 4b, there is provided a launching handle 18 provided with a rotating ring (not shown) for adjusting the firing strength of the game ball, a firing stop, and a touch part. A speaker unit 21 including a speaker 10 is provided below the design frame 4b.

  FIG. 2 is a front view of the front frame 3 that holds the game board 8. In order to detachably hold the game board 8 while preventing interference with various members arranged on the back side of the game board 8, a frame portion 3 a that is intimately contacted only around the back side of the game board 8, and a window that is wide open in the center A sandwiching member 3b is disposed on the left and upper sides of the portion 3d, and a rotation fixing member 3c is disposed on the upper and lower sides of the right side.

  FIG. 3 shows the back surface of the design frame 4a. There is a window portion 9 that is wide open at the center, and at the lower right side there are light projecting portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 21g (see FIG. 6) of the light sensor constituting the detection means of the present invention, Seven are vertically arranged in close contact. In the lower left part, seven light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g (see FIG. 6) of the light sensor constituting the detecting means of the present invention are arranged side by side in a similar manner in the vertical direction. Has been. These detection means are arranged so that detection light passes through a gap space described later, and the detection means in the present invention is free of obstacles from the glass plate surface to the game nail and the game member. Corresponding to the gap space.

  The light emitted from the light projecting unit 21a is received by the light receiving unit 22a. Similarly, from 21b to 22b, from 21c to 22c, from 21d to 22d, from 21e to 22e, from 21f to 22f, to 21g Are arranged so as to be received by 22g, and are arranged so that the detection light passes along the glass plate surface on the front side of the glass plate (when viewed from the front side, the game board side of the glass plate). ing.

  In the present embodiment, the light projecting unit is arranged on the left as viewed from the front, and the light receiving unit is arranged on the right. This is because more decorative light emitting parts are arranged on the right side when the design frame 4a is viewed from the front, and the light receiving part is arranged so as not to be affected by the decorative light emission. Depending on the arrangement configuration of the decorative light emitting part of the design frame 4a, the light emitting part and the light receiving part may be alternately arranged. Further, a configuration is also conceivable in which the post-projection part and the light-receiving part are arranged on either the left or right side, and the reflected detection light is reflected and received on the opposite side.

  The detection lights 90a, 90b, 90c, 90d, 90e, 90f, and 90g are assumed when the broken line shown in the drawing is visible. In this embodiment, the distance between any adjacent detection lights is 9 mm. This configuration is constituted by a plurality of the light receiving units and the light projecting units of the present invention, and the distance between the detection lights emitted from the adjacent light projecting units is smaller than the diameter of the game ball.

  Next, the game board 8 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. In addition, since the structure of the back surface of the pachinko machine 1 is based on a well-known technique, illustration and description are omitted.

  The game board 8 is provided with a substantially circular game area 26 surrounded by known guide rails 25a and 25b, and a large number of game nails 27 are implanted in a plywood board 80. The depth of the game area is from the game board surface on which the game nail 27 is implanted to the above-mentioned game board surface side of the glass plate 100. A liquid crystal frame decoration 28 having a window portion 28a is provided substantially at the center of the game area 26, and the LCD screen of the effect symbol display device 54b (see FIG. 2) is configured to be visible to the player, and is not shown. Warp entrance, warp passage, stage, etc. are also provided.

  Further, a special symbol display device 29 composed of a light emitting member such as a 7-segment LED is provided on the upper left side of the window portion 28a, and an ordinary symbol display device 30 of the same member as the left is provided on the upper right side. A normal symbol holding number display device 30a composed of four light emitting members is provided on 28a, and a special symbol reservation number display device 29a similarly composed of four light emitting members is provided below the window portion 28a. Yes. The number of reserved symbols stored in the special symbol is also displayed in a reserved storage display area (not shown) on the LCD screen so that the player can see it.

  A normal symbol operation gate 42 provided with a normal symbol operation switch 42a (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, is provided on both the left and right sides or the left side of the liquid crystal frame decoration 28. The ordinary electric accessory 40 is provided as the start port 32. Below the ordinary electric accessory 40, a big prize opening unit 33 having an attacker-type big prize opening 33a is arranged, and an out opening 34 is provided below the big prize opening unit 33.

  In addition, on both the left and right sides of the big prize opening unit 33, a prize opening unit 35 provided with a plurality of general winning openings 35a including a general winning opening switch 35b (see FIG. 2) is provided.

  By configuring the game board 8 as described above, when the ball enters the normal symbol operation gate 42 (the game ball is detected by the normal symbol operation switch 42a (see FIG. 2)), the normal symbol is displayed on the normal symbol display device 30. The normal electric solenoid 40b (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, is driven in accordance with the mode of the normal symbol that starts the variable display and stops after a predetermined time. When the normal electric combination solenoid 40b is driven, the blade member of the normal electric combination 40 is driven almost synchronously, and the ball enters the normal electric combination 40 (detection by the special symbol start switch 32a (see FIG. 2)). Rate) is possible. In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the opening time during which the blade member of the ordinary electric accessory 40 is driven is normally 0.3 seconds (once), and in the short time state (open extended state) is 5.0 seconds ( Once).

  When a game ball enters the start port 31 (a game ball is detected by the first special symbol start switch 31a (see FIG. 2)), the special symbol starts to change in the special symbol display device 29 and stops after a predetermined time. . Further, when a ball is entered into the ordinary electric accessory 40 (a game ball is detected by the special symbol start switch 32a (see FIG. 2)), the special symbol starts to be displayed on the special symbol display device 29 in the same manner. Stop. Further, during the change of the special symbol, the effect pattern linked to the change of the special symbol is displayed on the effect symbol display device 54b arranged in the window portion 28a.

  The special winning opening solenoid 33c (see FIG. 2) is driven in accordance with the special symbol which has been stopped after a predetermined time from the start of the fluctuation. When the big prize opening solenoid 33c is driven, the door member of the big prize opening unit 33 is driven almost synchronously, and it is possible to enter the big prize opening 33a (detection of the count switch 33b (see FIG. 2)). It is comprised so that it may become.

  In addition, the configuration of the game area 26 in the present embodiment is the type most popular in the market as a so-called digital patch, and the component configuration of the game board surface is basically similar to any game machine.

  In the above-described configuration, in a normal game, it is rare that a game ball is stopped on the game area 26. However, in the case where an illegal act of intentionally stopping a game ball is performed, an out port 34 and a winning port unit are first used. 35, the game ball is stopped using magnetic force, and a state in which the game ball is sandwiched between the winning unit 35 and the game nail 27 is created from the starting point, and the stop range is gradually expanded to flow down the game ball. A method for significantly facilitating the entry of a game ball into the general winning opening 35a by limiting the direction can be considered.

  FIG. 5 shows a view in which the gaming board 8 and the glass plate 100 are assembled to the gaming machine main body (the front frame 3 and the design frame 4a) and the design frame 4a is viewed from the front. This figure shows which range of the game area 26 can be detected by the detection means in the present invention described with reference to FIG. The light projecting parts 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 21g and the light receiving parts 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g of the light sensor shown in the figure are arranged on the back side of the design frame 4a. It is.

  Depending on the arrangement positions of the light projecting portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 21g and the light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g of the light sensor constituting the detecting means, To the central portion of the ordinary electric accessory 40, and the left and right of the game area 26 with respect to the vertical range are all detectable ranges.

  This range covers the initial movement part of deliberate game ball stop by the illegal act using the magnetic force mentioned above. In addition, since the detection accuracy improves as the distance between adjacent detection lights becomes shorter, it is desirable to arrange a large number of components (light sensors) to be light projecting parts (light receiving parts) in contact with each other. It is preferable that the distance dimension of light be a value smaller than the diameter (11 mm) of the game ball. In that case, it can be said that it is preferable to handle a plurality of light sensors arranged in contact with each other as one unit.

  Next, FIG. 6 will be described with reference to a block diagram showing the electrical wiring of the pachinko machine in the present embodiment. 6 does not describe a complicated power supply system, but is configured to be supplied directly or indirectly from a power supply (not shown) to a control device or actuator that requires power. ing. Note that the parts relating to the pachinko machine body on which the game board 8 is mounted are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 6, at the input end of the main controller 50, a special symbol start switch 31a for detecting a game ball that has entered the start port 31 via the game board relay terminal plate 62 and an ordinary electric accessory 40 are entered. A special symbol start switch 32a for detecting a game ball that has been balled, a normal symbol operation switch 42a for detecting a game ball that has entered the normal symbol operation gate 42, and a count switch for detecting a game ball that has entered the big prize opening 33a 33b and a general winning opening switch 35b that detects a game ball that has entered the general winning opening 35a are connected, and a front frame that detects that the front frame is closed via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 A closing switch 38, design frame closing switches 39a, 39b for detecting that the design frame is closed, and light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c of the light sensors constituting the detecting means of the present invention; 2d, 22e, 22f, 22g, is connected.

  At the output end of the main controller 50, a large winning opening solenoid 33 c that drives the door member of the large winning opening 33 a through the game board relay terminal plate 62 and a normal electric combination that drives the blade member of the ordinary electric accessory 40. A solenoid 40b is connected, and a special symbol display device 29 that displays a special symbol via a symbol display device relay terminal board 64, a normal symbol display device 30 that displays a normal symbol, and the number of normal symbols held are displayed. An ordinary reserved number display device 30 a is connected, and a hall computer 70 (not shown) is connected via a back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and an external connection terminal plate 61. Further, the light projecting portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g of the light sensor constituting the detecting means of the present invention are connected via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63.

  The main controller 50 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU executes processing in accordance with a program stored in the mounted ROM, and progresses the game based on various input detection signals. Various related commands are generated and output to the payout control device 51 and the sub integration device 53. Here, the main control device 50 and the payout control device 51 are configured as a bidirectional communication circuit, and the main control device 50 and the sub-integrated control device 53 are connected to the sub-control from the main control device 50 via the production relay terminal plate 65. It is configured as a one-way communication circuit to the integrated control device 53.

  At the input end of the payout control device 51, a ball break switch for detecting that there is a shortage of game balls in a ball tank (not shown) or tank rail (not shown) via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63. 23a or 23b, a payout switch 24b for detecting a game ball paid out via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and the payout relay terminal plate 66, and a large number of game balls on the path to the lower plate without passing through various terminal plates The full switch 13a for detecting this is connected. A payout motor 24 a for paying out game balls to the upper plate is connected to the output end of the payout control device 51 via the back wiring relay terminal plate 63 and the payout relay terminal plate 66.

  The payout control device 51 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The payout control device 51 performs processing by the CPU according to a program stored in the mounted ROM, and is input from various detection signals that are input and from the main control device 50. Based on the command, various commands relating to payout of the game ball are generated and output to the main controller 50 and the launch controller 52. Here, the payout control device 51 and the main control device 50 are configured as a bidirectional communication circuit, and the payout control device 51 and the launch control device 52 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the payout control device 51 to the launch control device 52. Has been.

  In addition, the payout control device 51 transmits information relating to the winning ball to the hall computer 70 via the external connection terminal board 61 and also transmits a firing stop signal to the firing control device 52. The launch control device 52 controls the launch motor 36 to cause the game ball to be launched into the game area 26. In addition to the payout control device 51, the launch control device 52 receives a rotation amount signal from the launch handle 18, a touch signal from the touch switch 20a, and a launch stop switch signal from the launch stop switch 19a. The rotation amount signal is output when the player operates the launch handle 18, the touch signal is output when the player touches the launch handle 18, and the launch stop switch signal is output by the player pressing the launch stop switch 19a. Is output. If the touch signal is not input to the firing control device 52, the game ball cannot be fired. If the fire stop switch signal is input, the game ball can be fired even if the player touches the firing handle 18. There is no such thing.

A game switch 14 a that can be operated by a player is connected to an input terminal of the sub integrated control device 53. The output terminal of the sub-integrated control device 53 is connected to a design frame (not shown) and various LEDs / lamps 37 provided in the game board 8 and the speaker 10 provided in the front frame and the speaker unit. The control device 53 and the main control device 50 are configured as a one-way communication circuit from the main control device 50 to the sub integrated control device 53 via the effect relay terminal board 65, and the sub integrated control device 53 and the effect symbol control device. 54a is configured as a one-way communication circuit from the sub integrated control device 53 to the effect symbol control device 54a.

  The sub-integrated control device 53 includes electrical components such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The sub-integrated control device 53 executes processing by the CPU according to a program stored in the mounted ROM, and inputs the game switch 14a and the main control device 50. Various commands related to the production are generated on the basis of the command input from, and are output to the production symbol control device 54a of the production symbol unit 54.

  The sub integrated control device 53 is provided with a volume control switch 10a for adjusting the volume, detects the state (position) of the volume control switch 10a, determines the detection result and the content to be transmitted to the speaker 10, The sound volume output from the speaker 10 is controlled by software.

  The effect symbol control device 54a displays the effect symbol display based on the data and commands received from the sub integrated control device 53 (both those transmitted from the main control device 50 and those generated by the sub integrated control device 53). The device 54b is controlled to display effect images such as effect symbols on the window 28a.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, a gap space without an obstacle from the glass plate surface on which the detection means of the present invention is provided to the game nail and the game member will be described. FIG. 7 is a part of a diagram and an enlarged view of the game area 26 in which the game ball shown in FIG. 5 can be detected when viewed from the AA cross section.

  The maximum depth of the game area 26 is a space formed between the surface B of the veneer plate 80 and the glass plate surface C of the glass plate 100, and in this space, together with the game nails 27 implanted in the veneer plate 80, There is an ordinary electric accessory 40 that is one of the game members screwed to the plywood board 80. Game members such as the game nail 27 and the ordinary electric accessory 40 are fixed to the plywood plate 80, but the end or the end surface opposite to the fixed portion is not in contact with the glass plate surface C in any gaming machine. Since it is designed, a gap space that becomes S exists between the end or end face and the glass plate surface C.

  In addition, the dimension of the game nail 27 and the dimension from the surface B of the veneer plate 80 to the glass plate surface C are determined by the rules of the official gazette. The game nail has a total length of 35 mm, 17 mm is driven into the plywood plate 80 and 18 mm protrudes. The size from the surface B of the plywood plate 80 to the glass plate surface C exceeds 13 mm and does not exceed 25 mm in the official gazette. However, since the protruding portion of the game nail 27 is 18 mm, the size is larger than that. In order to avoid contact with the glass plate surface C, the dimensions are larger.

  In the present embodiment, the design dimension from the surface B of the veneer plate 80 to the glass plate surface C is 21 mm, and the depth dimension of the gap space S is 3 mm.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the gap space S and the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit constituting the detection means of the present invention, using an AA cross section. The light projecting unit 21b is disposed so as to be within the above-described gap space S, and the light receiving unit 22b is similarly disposed within the gap space S at a position for receiving the detection light 90b emitted from the light projecting unit 21b. ing. Therefore, the detection light 90b shown by the broken line naturally passes through the gap space S. In this case, the detection light 90b does not need to be emitted in parallel to the glass plate surface C, and does not need to be emitted in parallel to the installation surface of the pachinko machine 1.

  FIG. 9 shows a state in which a plurality of game balls are stopped from the AA cross section. As shown in the figure, the state where the game ball is parked in the game area 26 is that the game nail 27, the ordinary electric accessory 40 (game member), the surface B of the veneer plate 80, and the glass plate surface C overlap. The curved surfaces of a plurality of game balls are held, and the game balls cannot flow down. If the game ball is continuously fired in this state, the stop range in the game area 26 is gradually expanded to reach the vicinity of any entrance.

  When the general stationary state described above occurs, in the present embodiment, the detection light 90b emitted from the light projecting unit 21b is shielded by the game ball held on the glass plate surface C, and the light receiving unit 22b receives light. Detects the stopping of the blocking game ball.

  The main controller 50 constantly monitors the light reception status of the light receiving units 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g, and determines that it is abnormal if the light is not received for a predetermined time (20 seconds in this embodiment). Then, when the gaming machine itself transmits a signal for notifying the abnormal state to the sub-integrating device 53, the abnormal information is transmitted to the outside of the gaming machine via the external connection terminal 61.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 9 shows the stop detection process performed by the main controller 50, and is a process including the abnormality determination means in the present invention. In the stop detection process, the light receiving unit (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g) of any one of the light sensors determines whether the detection light is not detected (S10). If it is affirmation determination (S10: YES), it will be determined whether the detection timer is set (S11).

  If S11 is affirmative (S11: YES), detection timer update processing for continuing detection timer update processing is performed (S12), and it is then determined whether or not the updated timer value is longer than 20 seconds (S13). ). If the determination is affirmative (S13: YES), it is considered that an abnormality has occurred in the gaming area 26, and an abnormality notification instruction signal transmission process is performed in which various effect devices transmit instruction signals to the sub-integrating device 53 to notify the abnormal state. At the same time, the abnormality information is transmitted outside the gaming machine (S14).

  If S10 is negative (S10: NO), detection timer reset processing for setting the detection timer to 0 seconds is performed (S16). If S11 is negative (S11: NO), detection timer setting processing for starting measurement of the detection timer is performed (S15). After S14, S15, or S16, or if S13 is negative (S13: NO), the process returns. The above is the stop detection process, and the processing configuration excluding the process of S14 is the abnormality determination means.

  The above is the description of the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the game is performed by the detection means constituted by the light receiving parts (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g) and the light projecting parts (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 21g). It is detected whether or not the game ball is parked at a predetermined position in the area 26 (the lower part of the game area 26), and the light receiving parts (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g) constituting the detection means and light projection The portion (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, 21g) is the end opposite to the fixed portion of the game member such as the game nail 27 and the ordinary electric accessory 40 fixed to the glass plate surface C and the plywood plate 80. It becomes the structure arrange | positioned in the design frame 4a so that it may install in the clearance gap S without an obstacle formed with a part or an end surface.

  When a plurality of game balls are stopped in the game area 26 in an abnormal state, the game balls are always held on the glass plate surface C. Therefore, when detecting abnormal stopping of a game ball in the game area 26, the presence or absence of a game ball held on the glass plate surface C may be detected. Moreover, since the space substantially parallel to the glass plate surface C along the glass plate surface C is a gap space S without an obstacle, the light projecting unit 21 and the light receiving unit 22 are arranged without limitation on the passage path of the detection light 90. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to suitably monitor a place where the game ball is likely to stop or a place where the possibility of fraud is high.

  In addition, since the detection means is arranged in the design frame 4a, it is often considered that when the game machine installation facility introduces a new model, the game board 8 is often replaced with the game board 8 alone. In this case, the cost is reduced.

  Next, Example 2 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the pachinko machine and the electrical connection thereof are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the parts not specifically described are the same contents and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit constituting the detection unit are arranged on the front frame 3 so that the detection light passes through the gap space. Therefore, in the present invention, the detection means is provided in a gap space free from obstacles from the glass plate surface to the game nail and the game member. Therefore, the difference from the first embodiment is only the specific arrangement position of the detection means, and the detection location and the effect in the game area 26 are the same as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 shows the light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g and the light projecting portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g that are detection means on the front frame 3 described in FIG. It is the figure which showed arrangement | positioning.

  The light projecting parts 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g are arranged at the slightly lower center of the left side, and the light receiving parts 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g are indicated by broken lines. The detection light is arranged at a position slightly below the center of the right side so that the corresponding light receiving portions are received. When the game board 8 and the design frame 4a on which the glass plate 100 is arranged are combined, the detection light is arranged at a position where it passes through the gap space S formed by the game nail 27 and the front surface of the game member and the glass plate surface C. The

  The above is the description of the second embodiment. Even in this configuration, the same effect as in the first embodiment is exhibited.

  Next, Example 3 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the pachinko machine and the electrical connection thereof are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the parts not specifically described are the same contents and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit that constitute the detection means are arranged on the game board 8 outside the game area 26 so that the detection light passes through the gap space. Therefore, this structure corresponds to the present invention in which the detection means is provided in a gap space free from obstacles from the glass plate surface to the game nail and the game member. The effect by this is not different from that in the first embodiment, and the detected locations in the game area 26 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 12 shows the light receiving units 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g and the light projecting units 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g serving as detection means in the gaming board 8 described in FIG. It is the figure which showed arrangement | positioning.

  The light projecting portions 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g are arranged along the outer rail 25a at the lower left portion, and the light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g are indicated by broken lines. The detection light is arranged along the inner rail 25b at the lower right side so that the detected light is received by the corresponding light receiving portion. When the game board 8 and the design frame 4a on which the glass plate 100 is arranged are combined, the detection light is arranged at a position where it passes through the gap space S formed by the game nail 27 and the front surface of the game member and the glass plate surface C. The

  The above is the description of the third embodiment. Even in this configuration, the same effect as in the first embodiment is exhibited.

  Next, Example 4 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the pachinko machine and the electrical connection thereof are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the parts not specifically described are the same contents and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit constituting the detection means are arranged on the game board 8 so that the detection light passes through the gap space, as in the third embodiment. However, a specific arrangement position is on the gaming member in the gaming area 26. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5, the detection range viewed from the front side is not the entire game area 26 but the predetermined range within the game area 26. Between these members, it is assumed that the initial movement part when an illegal act using a magnetic force or the like is performed.

  FIG. 13 is a front view in which the game board 8 shown in FIG. 5 and the design frame 4a holding the glass plate 100 are properly combined, and the light receiving portions 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g serving as detection means. FIG. 5 is a diagram in which light projecting units 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g are arranged.

  The light projecting units 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e, 21f, and 21g are arranged on the winning opening unit 35 at the lower left of the game area 26, and the light receiving units 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, and 22g are On the winning hole unit 35 at the lower right of the game area 26, the detection light is transmitted to the front of the game nail 27 and the game member and the glass plate surface C so that the detection light indicated by the broken lines is received by the corresponding light receiving portions. Is disposed at a position passing through the gap space S formed by the.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a part of a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 13, and illustrates a configuration of the depth of the game area 26.
The detecting means (light sensor) disposed on the winning opening unit 35 is disposed in a space S between the winning opening unit 35 and the glass plate surface C in a state in which only the rear portion protrudes, and a path indicated by a broken line ( The detection light is emitted into the gap space S).

  The above is the description of the fourth embodiment. In this configuration, the width of the detection range of the game area 26 is reduced as compared with the first embodiment, but the range in which the game ball is supposed to be stopped can be similarly detected.

  Next, Example 5 will be described. In this embodiment, the parts constituting the pachinko machine and the electrical connection thereof are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the parts not specifically described are the same contents and redundant description is omitted.

  In the first to fourth embodiments, the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit that constitute the detection unit are arranged on the left and right sides, and the detection light is projected laterally (parallel to the glass plate 100 surface) from the rear projection unit. The light emitting direction is not limited to this, and the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit may be arranged vertically, and the detection light is projected obliquely with respect to the installation surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 or the glass plate surface C. You may arrange | position a light projection part and a light-receiving part.

Further, when space for arranging the light receiving portion facing against the light projecting unit is not, reflects the detection light with a reflecting member such as a mirror, may be detected light reaches arrangement to the light receiving portion disposed on the other face . By providing the reflecting member in this case the gaming member, the degree of freedom increases configured position of the light projecting unit and the light receiving portion.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a configuration in which a reflection member that reflects detection light is provided on a part of the game member and the light projecting unit and the light receiving unit are arranged other than facing each other by using a part of the EE cross section. is there.

  In the present embodiment, the light projecting portion 21b is disposed in the winning a prize opening unit 35 (left side when viewed from the front) in a state where the light projecting portion 21b shines in a direction substantially perpendicular to the glass plate surface C, and the light receiving portion 22b is arranged from the glass plate 100 direction. It arrange | positions at the winning opening unit 35 (right side seeing from the front) so that the detection light 90b irradiated in the substantially perpendicular direction with respect to the veneer board 80 can be received.

  In addition, a light shielding wall 110 is provided inside the light receiving unit 22b as a part of the prize winning unit 35 (right side when viewed from the front) to eliminate the influence of decorative light and the like. A light shielding wall 110 is provided on the inner side of the light projecting portion 21b to obtain the same effect. In order to eliminate the influence of decoration light and the like, it is preferable to increase the distance between the light receiving portion 22b and the glass plate surface C. In the present embodiment, the light receiving portion 22b is fitted in the veneer 80 and placed in the winning opening unit, the distance from the glass plate surface C is obtained, and the space between the winning opening unit 35 and the light shielding wall 110 is entered. The position is not affected by decorative light. The light emitting unit 21b has the same arrangement.

  By disposing each member with the above-described configuration, the detection light 90b emitted from the light projecting unit 21b is reflected by the reflecting member 120a that is a part of the winning opening unit 35, and then passes through the gap space S. The light is reflected again by the reflecting member 120b which is a part of the reverse prize port unit 35 and reaches the light receiving unit 22b.

  The above is the description of the fifth embodiment. The detection means of the present embodiment is composed of a light receiving part, a light projecting part and a reflecting member, and the game ball detection part is a gap space free of obstacles from the glass plate surface to the game nail and the game member. It becomes the composition provided in. The content shown in the figure is an example when a reflecting member is used, and is not limited to this arrangement relationship.

Front view of pachinko machine 1 Front view of front frame 3 Back view of design frame 4a Front view of game board 8 Assembly front view of game board 8 and design frame 4a Electrical block diagram Part of the AA cross section of the game area 26 and an enlarged view The figure which shows a part of AA cross section of the game area | region 26 which shows the positional relationship of the clearance gap S and a detection means. The figure which shows a part of AA cross section of the game area | region 26 which shows the stop state of a game ball | bowl The flowchart which shows the stop detection process which the main controller 50 implements Front view of front frame 3 in Embodiment 2 Front view of game board 8 in the third embodiment Assembly front view of game board 8 and design frame 4a in Example 4 The figure which shows a part of EE cross section of the game area | region 26 in Example 4. FIG. The figure which shows a part of EE cross section of the game area | region 26 in Example 5. FIG.

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1: Pachinko machine 2: Outer frame 3: Front frame 3a: Frame
3b: sandwiching member 3c: rotation fixing member 3d: window 4a: design frame (upper)
4b: Design frame (bottom) 5a: Metal fitting 5b: Metal fitting 5c: Metal fitting 8: Game board 9: Window part 12: Upper plate 21a: Light projecting part 21b: Light projecting part 21c: Light projecting part 21d: Light projecting part 21e: Projector 21f: Projector 21g: Projector 22a: Receiver 22b: Receiver 22c: Receiver 22d: Receiver 22e: Receiver 22f: Receiver 22g: Receiver 25a: Guide rail 25b: Guide rail 26 : Game area 27: Game nail 28: Liquid crystal frame decoration 28a: Window part 31: Start opening 32: Start opening 33: Large winning opening unit 33a: Large winning opening 34: Out opening 35: Winning opening unit 35a: General winning opening 35b : General prize opening switch 38: Front frame closing switch 39a: Design frame closing switch 39b: Design frame closing switch 40: Ordinary electric accessory 40b: Ordinary electric role solenoid 41: Ordinary design Display device 50: Main control device 53: Sub-integration device 53
54a: production design control device 54b: production design display device 61: external connection terminal board 62: game board relay terminal board 63: back wiring relay terminal board 64: design display relay terminal board 65: production relay terminal board 66: payout relay Terminal board 80: Veneer plate 90: Detection light path 100: Glass plate 110: Light shielding wall 120: Reflective member B: Veneer plate surface C: Glass plate surface S: Gap space

Claims (2)

A large number of game nails are planted, a game board having a game area in which game members are provided, and a front frame on which the game board is detachably disposed,
A design frame pivotally supported by the front frame and holding a glass plate disposed on the front side of the gaming area;
In a ball game machine equipped with
A detection means configured to include a light receiving unit and a light projecting unit, and detecting presence or absence of a game ball at a predetermined position of the game area;
An abnormality determination means for determining whether or not the detection of the game ball by the detection means continues for a predetermined time,
Arranging at least one of the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit on the game board facing the glass plate surface, and providing a reflective member for reflecting the detection light to the game member;
The reflection member reflects the detection light emitted from the light projecting unit so that the light receiving unit can receive the light . 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1 , wherein both the light receiving unit and the light projecting unit are arranged on the game board facing the glass plate surface .

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