JP6478962B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine capable of paying out game balls.

  A pachinko machine, which is one of the representative examples of gaming machines, has a gaming area defined on the front side of the gaming board mounted on the main body frame, and plays pachinko balls according to the operation of the operating handle provided on the machine surface. It is configured so that a game can be performed by launching toward the game area. The game area is provided with a game nail for changing the flow direction of the pachinko ball, and a winning opening through which the pachinko ball can win, and the entertainment of the game is enhanced by the behavior of the pachinko ball in the game area. Here, on the back side of the pachinko machine, a ball payout device for paying out the pachinko balls to the player side is arranged. Then, when a pachinko ball wins a prize in the game area, the payout ball (pachinko ball) for that win is paid out, and a ball rental (pachinko ball) according to the operation of a ball rental operation button provided on the machine surface. ).

  Examples of the ball payout device include a payout passage through which pachinko balls can pass in a row, a sprocket for sending pachinko balls to the downstream side one by one from the payout passage, and a restriction position and rotation for restricting the rotation of the sprocket. Some include a stopper that is displaced to the restriction release position, and a drive unit that displaces the stopper to the restriction position and the restriction release position. In this ball dispensing device, the stopper is always held at the regulation position and the delivery of the pachinko ball by the sprocket is regulated, and when the pachinko ball is dispensed, the stopper is displaced to the regulation release position by the weight of the pachinko ball. The sprocket is rotated so that a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-159696 A

  Here, when the predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out, the ball payout device maintains the stopper at the restriction release position until the discharge ball detection sensor provided on the downstream side of the sprocket detects the predetermined number of pachinko balls, The stopper is returned to the restriction position when the dispensing ball detection sensor detects a predetermined number of pachinko balls. For this reason, if the stopper does not move from the restriction release position to the restriction position due to the malfunction of the driving means or the stopper or illegal actions, an excessive number of pachinko balls may be paid out. is there.

  Therefore, in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these problems, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of preventing excessive payout of game balls. To do.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides:
A ball feeding member (77) having a plurality of holding portions (77c) capable of holding game balls one by one is provided, and the holding portion (77c) is sequentially provided in accordance with the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member (77). In the gaming machine configured to hold the game ball at the receiving position (P2) of (52a) and send it to the downstream side,
A first restricting portion (83a) and a second restricting portion (84a) that are displaced in conjunction with a restricting position that restricts the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member (77) and a restriction releasing position that permits the ball feeding operation;
Drive means (81) for displacing the first restricting portion (83a) and the second restricting portion (84a);
In the first restricting state in which the first restricting portion (83a) is in the restricting position, the second restricting portion (84a) is in the restricting release position and the second restricting portion (84a) is in the restricting position. In the restricted state, the first restricting portion (83a) is configured to be located at the restriction release position,
While changing from the first restricted state to the second restricted state and returning to the first restricted state, the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member (77) is allowed for the delivery of a predetermined number of game balls. Configured ,
In the second restricted state, the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member (77) when changing to the first restricted state causes the second restricting portion (84a) to be directed from the restricted position to the restricted release position. The gist is that the second restricting portion (84a) is configured to restrict the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member (77) so as to act as an urging force .
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ball feeding member is changed by the driving means between the first restricted state by the first restricting portion and the second restricted state by the second restricting portion, so that the downstream of the payout passage by the ball feeding member. It is possible to prevent the game ball from being continuously sent to the side.
Further, it is possible to quickly change from the second restricted state to the first restricted state.

The invention according to claim 2
The gist is provided with a tension spring (86) for urging the second restriction portion (84a) toward the restriction release position in the second restriction state.
The present application includes the following technical ideas.
A sensor (SE) for detecting a game ball sent out in accordance with a change from the first restricted state to the second restricted state, a payout control means (62) for drivingly controlling the drive means (81), and a game ball Storage means (62) for storing the number of unpaid balls
The payout control means (62) is configured to change the ball feeding member (77) from the second restricted state to the first restricted state based on detection of a game ball by the sensor (SE). And the number of unpaid balls stored in the storage means (62) based on the detection of the game ball by the sensor (SE).
According to this configuration , it is possible to prevent the payout structure from becoming complicated by displacing the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion in response to detection of the game ball by the sensor.

The invention according to claim 3
The ball feeding member (77) is configured such that the holding portion (77c) sequentially holds the game ball at the receiving position (P2) of the payout passage (52a) and sends it to the downstream side as it rotates,
In the first restriction state, the ball feed member (77) is restricted from rotating by the first restriction portion (83a) that moves in the radial direction of the ball feed member (77) from the restriction position to the restriction release position. In the second restricted state, the ball feed member (77) is rotationally restricted by the second restricting portion (84a) that moves to the front side in the rotational direction of the ball feed member (77) from the restricted position to the restricted release position. The gist of the configuration is as follows.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first restricted state, the ball feeding member can be reliably restricted in rotation by the first restricting portion, and at the time of changing from the second restricted state to the first restricted state, Since the second restricting portion can be moved from the restriction position to the restriction release position using the rotational force of the feed member, it is possible to quickly change from the second restriction state to the first restriction state.
The present application includes the following technical ideas.
The ball feeding member (77) detects the game ball held at the receiving position (P2) in the first restricted state by the sensor (SE) by changing from the first restricted state to the second restricted state. The operation to send to the position (P3) is allowed, and the game ball adjacent to the upstream of the game ball to be sent to the detection position (P3) is changed to the receiving position by changing from the second restricted state to the first restricted state. The gist is that it is configured to hold in (P2).
According to this configuration , since no more than one gaming ball is paid out before the first restricted state is changed to the second restricted state and the first restricted state is reached again, excessive payout of the gaming balls is prevented. it can.

The invention according to claim 4
A restricting member (82) having a first restricting portion (83a) and a second restricting portion (84a) and configured by a flat plate-like member that can swing in the first restricting state and the second restricting state. With
The restricting member (82) includes a first plate portion (83) and a second plate portion (84) extending in a direction intersecting the first plate portion (83).
The restricting member (82) includes the first plate portion (83) and the second plate portion (on the inner angle side formed by the first plate portion (83) and the second plate portion (84)). 84) is supported so that the ball feeding member (77) is located between,
The first restricting portion (83a) is formed at an end of the first plate portion (83) that is separated from the swing center of the restricting member (82), and the second plate portion (84) The second restricting portion (84a) is formed at an end portion spaced from the swing center of the restricting member (82),
The restricting member (82) is configured such that, in the second restricted state, the weight of the first restricting portion (83a) acts in a direction to place the restricting member (82) in the first restricted state. This is the gist.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, the complication of a payout structure can be prevented by providing a 1st control part and a 2nd control part in the same control member.
The present application includes the following technical ideas.
A regulation member (82) having the first regulation part (83a) and the second regulation part (84a) and capable of swinging in a first attitude and a second attitude;
The ball feeding member (77) is configured such that the holding portion (77c) sequentially holds the game ball at the receiving position (P2) of the payout passage (52a) and sends it to the downstream side as it rotates,
The restricting member (82) includes the first restricting portion (83a) provided on one side of the swing center and the second restricting portion (84a) provided on the other side of the swing center.
In the first posture of the restricting member (82), the first restricting portion (83a) enters a first restricting state in which the rotation of the ball feeding member (77) is restricted, and the second posture of the restricting member (82) The gist is that the second restricting portion (84a) is configured to be in a second restricting state in which the rotation of the ball feeding member (77) is restricted.
According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent complication of the payout structure by providing the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion on the same restricting member.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, excessive payout of game balls can be prevented.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment. 1 is a front view of a game board according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the ball path unit which concerns on Example 1, and shows the state which the rotation control member is in the 1st attitude | position which makes an upper control part a rotation control position, and the sprocket stopped in the 1st control state. Yes. It is explanatory drawing which shows the principal part of the ball path unit which concerns on Example 1, and shows the state which the rotation control member is in the 2nd attitude | position which makes a lower control part a rotation control position, and the sprocket stopped in the 2nd control state. Yes. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball delivery apparatus which concerns on Example 1, (a) has shown the state which the rotation control member is in a 1st attitude | position, and the sprocket stopped in the 1st control state, (b) The rotation restricting member is displaced from the first posture toward the second posture, and the sprocket is in a restriction release state, and (c) shows that the rotation restricting member is in the second posture and the sprocket is in the second posture. It shows a state where the pachinko ball stops in the restricted state and passes through the detection position. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of payout control by the payout control board according to the first embodiment. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the ball dispensing apparatus which concerns on Example 2, (a) has shown the state which the rotation control member is in a 1st attitude | position, and the sprocket stopped in the 1st control state, (b) The rotation restricting member is displaced from the first posture toward the second posture, and the sprocket is in a restriction release state, and (c) shows that the rotation restricting member is in the second posture and the sprocket is in the second posture. FIG. 6D shows a state where the pachinko ball is stopped at the detection position and held at the detection position, and FIG. 6D shows the pachinko ball downstream from the detection position when the rotation restriction member is displaced from the second position to the first position. Indicates the state of being sent out.

  Next, a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the pachinko machine viewed from the front side (player side) unless otherwise specified.

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment will be described later on the front side of the opening of the outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is formed in a rectangular frame shape and fixed to an installation frame base (not shown) of the amusement store. A middle frame 12 as a main body frame for detachably holding the game board 20 (see FIG. 2) is assembled so as to be openable and detachable, and a symbol display device 17 capable of variably displaying symbols on the rear side of the game board 20 is provided. It is arranged. In addition, a front frame 13 as a decorative frame is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 12 so as to be openable and closable, and the front surface of the game board 20 is transparently protected by a transparent window plate 13b that closes the window hole 13a. Here, around the window hole 13a in the front frame 13, a frame lamp 13c capable of emitting light in a plurality of types of emission colors is provided. Further, a speaker 13 d capable of outputting sound is provided at the upper end portion of the front frame 13. The frame lamp 13c and the speaker 13d are controlled by an effect control board (effect control device) 61 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the rear side of the game board 20, and the frame lamp 13c emits light in a predetermined light emission mode. In addition, the speaker 13d performs voice production and error notification in a predetermined sound output mode.

  An upper ball tray 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 14 is also configured to be opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame 13. ing. A lower ball tray 15 for storing pachinko balls is assembled to the front side of the middle frame 12 and at the lower side of the front frame 13. An operation handle 16 that can be operated by the player is provided on the right side of the lower ball tray 15. The upper ball tray 14 stores pachinko balls (rental balls and prize balls) paid out by a ball payout device 70 described later, and aligns the stored pachinko balls to a ball launcher ( (Not shown). Further, the operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a biased in the left rotation direction. When the player rotates the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the ball launching device is activated, Pachinko balls stored in the upper ball tray 14 are launched toward the game board 20. Here, on the upper surface of the upper ball tray 14, a ball lending unit 18 is provided for a player to perform a lending operation for a pachinko ball (see FIG. 1). When the operation unit of the ball lending unit 18 is operated, a payout control board (payout control device) 62 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the rear side of the middle frame 12 drives and controls the ball payout device 70. Thus, it is possible to pay out the pachinko balls as rental balls to the upper ball tray 14. That is, one of the ball payout conditions is that the operation unit for ball lending provided in the ball lending unit 18 is operated.

(About game board 20)
As shown in FIG. 2, a game area 21 where pachinko balls flow down is defined on the front side of the game board 20. The game area 21 is provided with a plurality of winning holes 22 through which pachinko balls can be awarded, and a plurality of game board lamps 25 for performing a light emitting effect and error notification in accordance with the control of the effect control board 61 (see FIG. 3). It has been. In addition, as the winning hole 22, the pachinko ball is a start winning hole 22a that triggers the winning of a big hit lottery (winning determination), or a pachinko ball in a big hit gaming state that occurs when the result of the big hit lottery becomes a win. A special prize opening 22b and the like that can be awarded are provided. In addition, at the bottom of the game area 21, there is provided an out-port 23 for discharging pachinko balls that have flowed down the game area 21 without winning any of the winning holes 22.

  In addition, on the rear side of the game board 20, a winning detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a pachinko ball won in the winning opening 22 is provided corresponding to a winning ball discharge path (not shown) connected to each winning opening 22. Each winning ball detection sensor is wired to a main control board (main control device) 60 (see FIG. 3) disposed on the rear side of the game board 20. The main control board 60 determines the payout of the prize ball according to the detection of the winning detection sensor, and outputs a payout request command to the payout control board 62 according to the determination of the payout of the prize ball. The board 62 drives and controls a ball paying device 70 (described later) in response to an input of a payout request command, whereby a pachinko ball (prize ball) is paid out. That is, one of the ball payout conditions is detection of a pachinko ball by the winning detection sensor (a pachinko ball wins a winning opening 22).

(About ball tank 31 and rectifying rail 32)
As shown in FIG. 3, a ball tank 31 formed in a box shape opening upward and capable of storing pachinko balls supplied from a replenishment mechanism of a game store is provided at the upper rear surface of the middle frame 12, and the ball tank 31. A rectifying rail 32 is provided to rectify the pachinko sphere and flow down to a ball passage unit 33 described later. The ball tank 31 is formed so as to accommodate pachinko balls in a plurality of rows and stages, and is configured to flow the stored pachinko balls to the rectifying rail 32 side. In the rectifying rail 32, the passage width of the ball passage (not shown) formed inside is narrower than the passage width of the ball passage of the ball tank 31, and finally the ball in the state where the pachinko balls are aligned in a vertical and horizontal line. It is configured to flow down to the passage unit 33.

(About the ball passage unit 33)
As shown in FIG. 3, a spherical passage unit 33 is disposed at the downstream end of the rectifying rail 32 so as to extend vertically along the side edge of the rear surface of the middle frame 12. The ball path unit 33 includes ball path 51a, 52a, 53a for paying out balls through which pachinko balls (award balls or rental balls) to be discharged to the ball trays 14, 15 pass, and ball paths 51a, Ball passages 52b and 53b for ball removal through which a pachinko ball passes according to the ball removal operation are branched from the middle of 52a and 53a. Here, the ball passage unit 33 includes an upper component 51 that constitutes the upper portion, a lower component 53 that constitutes the lower portion, and a middle component 52 located between the upper component 51 and the lower component 53. A ball dispensing device 70 for performing a pachinko ball dispensing operation is detachably disposed on the middle component 52. An upstream passage 51 a formed in the upper component 51, a dispensing passage 52 a formed in the ball dispensing device 70 disposed in the middle component 52, and a downstream passage 53 a formed in the lower component 53 Are connected in order from the top to form a ball passage 51a, 52a, 53a for ball dispensing that connects the ball passage of the rectifying rail 32 located above and the feeding portion 34 connected to the upper and lower ball trays 14,15. ing. Further, a branch passage 52b formed so as to branch from the payout passage 52a inside the ball payout device 70 and a discharge passage 53b formed so as to line up with the downstream passage 53a inside the lower component 53 are vertically communicated. Thus, ball passages 52b and 53b for ball removal that can discharge pachinko balls stored on the upstream side of the payout passage 52a toward the lower ball tray 15 are configured.

  Here, the ball path for ball payout (the upstream path 51a, the payout path 52a, and the downstream path 53a) is formed with a path width through which pachinko balls can pass in a row. That is, the ball passage unit 33 is configured such that pachinko balls that have passed through the rectifying rails 32 are guided to the ball dispensing device 70 in a line through the upstream passage 51a. Further, the ball passage unit 33 is configured such that pachinko balls paid out from the payout passage 52a in accordance with the payout operation of the ball payout device 70 are guided in a row through the downstream passage 53a to the upper ball tray 14 side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ball passage unit 33 is formed so that the vertical dimension of the lower component 53 is larger than the vertical dimension of the upper component 51, and is above the center in the vertical direction of the ball passage unit 33. The middle component 52 is located. The lower component 53 is formed with a downstream passage 53a meandering back and forth several times. That is, the passage length of the downstream passage 53a downstream from the ball dispensing device 70 is ensured in a limited vertical range on the rear surface of the middle frame 12.

(About the ball dispensing device 70)
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ball dispensing device 70 is configured by accommodating a plurality of members 77, VS, SE inside a case body 71 that forms an outer shell. The ball payout device 70 basically has a payout passage 52a through which pachinko balls can pass in one row and rotation in one direction (left rotation in the state of FIG. 4; ”), A variable mechanism VS that changes the sprocket 77 into a restricted state in which the sprocket 77 cannot rotate forward and a restricted release state in which the sprocket 77 can rotate forward, and a payout ball that detects a pachinko ball And a detection sensor (sensor) SE.

  The case body 71 is provided with an outer wall 71a that constitutes an outer shell of the ball dispensing device 70, and an inner wall 71b that is positioned inside the outer wall 71a. The outer wall 71a and the inner wall 71b define a dispensing passage 52a and a branch passage. 52b and a mechanism storage chamber 73 to be described later are defined. The payout passage 52a is formed so as to extend up and down at a position biased to one side (left side in FIG. 4) of the case body 71, and the branch passage (ball removal) is branched from the middle of the payout passage 52a. Sphere passageway 52b is formed. More specifically, in the payout passage 52a, the upstream side (hereinafter referred to as “vertical path R1”) extends linearly in the vertical direction, while the downstream side (hereinafter referred to as “inclined path R2”) extends to the vertical path R2. On the other hand, it is formed so as to extend in an inclined direction toward the intersecting direction (to the right in FIG. 4). On the other hand, the branch passage 52b is formed so that the entrance opens to the inclined path R2 in the payout passage 52a and extends along the extending direction of the vertical path R1 (that is, downward). In addition, a ball release valve 78 that can open and close the inlet of the branch passage 52b is attached to the case body 71 so as to be movable back and forth, and the ball release valve 78 is in a closed position that closes the inlet of the branch passage 52b ( 4 and FIG. 5), a part of the rolling surface 71c of the ramp R2 is formed. In addition, a restriction wall (not shown) that protrudes into the ramp R2 is provided at the lower end of the ball removal valve 78 at an open position (not shown) for opening the inlet of the branch passage 52b. It is prevented from flowing down to the side of the ball trays 14 and 15 through the ramp R2, and reliably flows down to the branch passage 52b.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a sprocket 77, a variable mechanism VS and a payout ball detection sensor SE are arranged inside the mechanism storage chamber 73. Here, on the inner wall 71 b defining the mechanism storage chamber 73 and the payout passage 52 a in the case body 71, a communication port 71 d that connects the mechanism storage chamber 73 and the inclined path R <b> 2 is formed, and disposed in the mechanism storage chamber 73. A part of the sprocket 77 is projected to the slope R2 side through the communication port 71d. In the first embodiment, an optical sensor (photosensor) is employed as the payout ball detection sensor SE, and a detection unit that detects a pachinko ball in the payout ball detection sensor SE sandwiches the outer walls 71a before and after the payout passage 52a. It is located on both the front and rear sides and faces the dispensing passage 52a through a through hole 71e formed with a size smaller than the radius of the pachinko ball. That is, the payout ball detection sensor SE can detect a pachinko ball at a position where a through hole 71e is formed in the payout passage 52a (a detection position P3 described later). The through hole 71e is formed at a position that does not overlap the rotation region of the sprocket 77 in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the sprocket 77 is disposed in a lower region of the mechanism storage chamber 73 so as to rotate around a shaft portion 77 a extending in the front-rear direction. The sprocket 77 is provided with a plurality of (six in the first embodiment) projections 77b that project radially at equal intervals in the outer circumferential direction so that all the dimensions from the shaft 77a to the projection end are the same. Yes. The sprocket 77 is provided so that at least one protrusion 77b protrudes from the communication port 71d toward the slope R2 (dispensing passage 52a) regardless of the rotational position, and the protrusion end side of each protrusion 77b is the slope. A part of R2 is blocked, and the passage of the pachinko sphere to the downstream side can be restricted on the rolling surface 71c of the ramp R2. Here, in the sprocket 77, holding portions 77c having an inner surface shape that matches the shape of the pachinko sphere and recessed in an arc shape are formed between two adjacent protrusions 77b, and are aligned in the payout passage 52a. Are separated one by one by a plurality of (six in the first embodiment) holding portions 77c and held between the rolling surfaces 71c on the ramp R2, and the pachinko is rotated in accordance with the forward rotation (ball feeding operation) of the sprocket 77. It is configured to send out one ball at a time. Each holding portion 77c holds and holds pachinko balls in the receiving position P2 (described later) of the inclined path R2 (dispensing passage 52a) one by one in accordance with the normal rotation (ball feeding operation) of the sprocket 77. The pachinko ball is moved to the downstream side (detection position P3 side described later) and sent out.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the variable mechanism VS is a solenoid (drive) that changes to a demagnetization state (drive stop state) and an excitation state (drive state) in accordance with drive control by the payout control board (payout control means) 62. Means) 81, a rotation restricting member (restricting member) 82 that displaces the posture according to the state change of the solenoid 81 and restricts the forward rotation of the sprocket 77, and a support fitting 85 that supports the solenoid 81 and the rotation restricting member 82. In the mechanism storage chamber 73 at a position close to the sprocket 77. The solenoid 81 is supported by the support fitting 85 so that the magnetized surface 81a faces the sprocket 77 side (downward) and is positioned above the sprocket 77. The rotation restricting member 82 is a substantially L-shaped metal member in which a flat upper plate portion 83 and a lower plate portion 84 extend in the crossing direction, and the sprocket 77 has an upper plate portion 83 and a lower plate portion 84. It is supported by the support metal fitting 85 so that it may be located between.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the support fitting 85 includes a side plate 85 a that is attached to the side surface of the solenoid 81 that is separated from the vertical path R <b> 1 (dispensing passage 52 a), and the side plate 85 a is more than the solenoid 81. It is provided so as to extend to the sprocket 77 side (downward). A notch-like support opening 85c that opens downward and in the left-right direction is formed at the lower end of the side plate 85a (the part below the lower end of the solenoid 81), and the lower side of the support opening 85c is the inner wall 71b. And the support opening 85c opens in the left-right direction. The upper plate portion 83 of the rotation restricting member 82 is inserted into the support opening 85 c, and the upper surface of the upper plate portion 83 faces the magnetized surface 81 a of the solenoid 81. Thereby, the rotation restricting member 82 is configured to be swingable with a portion (a part of the upper plate portion 83) located in the support opening 85c as a fulcrum. The rotation restricting member 82 is raised while the magnetized portion 82a of the upper plate portion 83 facing the magnetized surface 81a of the solenoid 81 is attracted to the magnetized surface 81a in the excited state of the solenoid 81. As the portion 82a is raised, the lower plate portion 84 side is lowered from the support opening 85c.

  A spring holding piece 85b extending to the opposite side of the solenoid 81 is provided on the upper side of the side plate 85a, and the upper end portion of the tension spring 86 is hung on the spring holding piece 85b and held downward. Has been. And the lower end side of the said tension spring 86 is being fixed to the connection part (spring attachment part 82b) of the upper board part 83 and the lower board part 84. FIG. That is, in the rotation restricting member 82, when the magnetized portion 82a is attracted to the magnetized surface 81a, the tension spring 86 is extended in accordance with the swinging displacement of the spring mounting portion 82b. As a result, the rotation restricting member 82 is configured such that when the solenoid 81 is de-energized, the magnetized portion 82a is quickly lowered using the biasing force of the tension spring 86.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper pedestal portion 73a extends to a position below the magnetized surface 81a, and the lower surface of the magnetized portion 82a of the rotation restricting member 82 is on the upper side when the solenoid 81 is demagnetized. It is provided so as to contact the pedestal 73a. In addition, a lower pedestal portion 73b is provided below the outer wall 71a that defines the mechanism storage chamber 73, and the lower plate portion 84 is in contact with the lower pedestal portion 73b in a state where the upper pedestal portion 73a is in contact with the magnetized portion 82a. The abutment comes from the sprocket 77 side. The rotation restricting member 82 extends so that the swing end portion side of the upper plate portion 83 from the support opening 85c passes between the magnetized surface 81a and the upper pedestal portion 73a (between the solenoid 81 and the sprocket 77). In addition, the lower plate portion 84 extends downward from the connection portion with the upper plate portion 83 to the side of the sprocket 77 (between the sprocket 77 and the outer wall 71a defining the mechanism storage chamber 73). It arrange | positions so that it may be located. That is, the upper pedestal portion 73 a and the lower pedestal portion 73 b restrict the swing range of the rotation restricting member 82 between the solenoid 81 and the upper pedestal portion 73 a and the lower pedestal portion 73 b.

  In the following description, the posture of the rotation restricting member 82 when the solenoid 81 is in the demagnetized state is referred to as “first posture”, and the posture of the rotation restricting member 82 when the solenoid 81 is in the excited state is referred to as “second posture”. It shall be called. That is, the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first posture to the second posture in accordance with the state change from the demagnetized state to the excited state in the solenoid 81, and changes in the state from the excited state to the demagnetized state in the solenoid 81. Accordingly, the posture is changed from the second posture to the first posture.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the rotation restricting member 82 has an upper restricting portion (first restricting portion) 83 a and a lower restricting portion (second restricting portion) 84 a that restricts the forward rotation of the sprocket 77. . The upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a are provided with a rotation restricting position for restricting the forward rotation (ball feeding operation) of the sprocket 77 in accordance with the posture displacement (swinging operation) of the rotation restricting member 82, and the forward rotation (ball feeding). It is configured to be alternately displaced to a rotation restriction release position that permits (operation). Each of the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a enters the rotation region of the sprocket 77 (the inner region of a circle having a radius from the center of the shaft portion 77a to the protruding end of the protrusion 77b) at the rotation restricting position. 77b abuts from the front side in the forward rotation direction (in the direction of arrow Y0 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5) to restrict the rotation, whereas the rotation restriction release position retracts outside the rotation region of the sprocket 77. Yes.

  The upper restricting portion 83a is located on the opposite side of the upper plate portion 83 from the center of swinging of the rotation restricting member 82 (on the opposite side of the center of rotation of the rotation restricting member 82 across the magnetized portion 82a in the upper plate portion 83). The lower restricting portion 84a is refracted toward the sprocket 77 from the end portion of the lower plate portion 84 that is away from the swing center of the rotation restricting member 82. Is provided. The upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a are configured such that the lower restricting portion 84a is positioned at the rotation restricting release position while the upper restricting portion 83a is at the rotation restricting position (see FIG. 4), and the lower restricting portion 84a is rotated. The upper restricting portion 83a is configured to be positioned at the rotation restricting release position in the restricted position (see FIG. 5). In this case, the solenoid 81 functions as drive means for displacing the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a. In the ball dispensing device 70 (sprocket 77), the rotation restricting member 82 is the first when the solenoid 81 is in the demagnetized state. As a result, the sprocket 77 is restricted from rotating by the upper restricting portion 83a (the upper restricting portion 83a is located at the rotation restricting position), and the rotation restricting member 82 is moved when the solenoid 81 is in the excited state. By being in the second posture, the sprocket 77 is restricted in rotation by the lower restricting portion 84a (the lower restricting portion 84a is located at the rotation restricting position), and is in a second restricted state.

  Here, the rotation restricting member 82 is supported so as to be able to swing with the support bracket 85 described above as a fulcrum, and the movement direction of the upper restricting portion 83 a that retreats from the rotation restricting position to the rotation restricting release position is the radius of the sprocket 77. From the rotation restriction position to the rotation restriction release position, the first direction (arrow Y1 direction shown in FIG. 4) is close to the direction (direction orthogonal to the forward rotation direction (arrow Y0 direction shown in FIG. 4)). A second direction in which the moving direction of the retreating lower restricting portion 84a is inclined forward in the forward rotation direction with respect to the radial direction of the sprocket 77 (a direction orthogonal to the forward rotation direction (arrow Y0 direction shown in FIG. 5)). (Arrow Y2 direction shown in FIG. 5). That is, in the first restricted state (demagnetization state of the solenoid 81), the upper restricting portion 83a is not displaced from the rotation restriction position toward the rotation restriction release position in accordance with the rotational force in the forward rotation direction of the sprocket 77. Thus, by restricting the rotation of the sprocket 77 by the upper restricting portion 83a, the normal rotation of the sprocket 77 can be surely prevented by the upper restricting portion 83a. Further, in the second restricted state (excited state of the solenoid 81), the rotational force in the positive rotation direction of the sprocket 77 is restricted when the state is subsequently changed to the first restricted state (when the solenoid 81 is changed to the demagnetized state). When the excitation by the solenoid 81 is eliminated by restricting the rotation of the sprocket 77 by the lower restricting portion 84a while acting on the lower restricting portion 84a as an urging force from the position toward the rotation restricting release position, In addition to the urging force, the rotation restricting member 82 can be quickly displaced from the second posture to the first posture using the rotational force (pressing force) of the sprocket 77.

  In the rotation restricting member 82, the other restricting portions 83 a and 84 a are held by the holding portion 77 c (rotation) substantially simultaneously with the retraction of the one restricting portions 83 a and 84 a to the rotation restricting release position (outside the rotation region) according to the posture displacement. It is configured to enter the region (region) and enter the restricted state (positioned at the rotation restricting position) by the other restricting portions 83a and 84a (see FIGS. 4, 5, and 6). Further, in this case, the rotation restricting member 82 enters the position where the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a that are displaced to the rotation restricting position are biased forward in the forward rotation direction inside the holding portion 77c, and the sprocket 77 is It will be in the regulation cancellation | release state which can be normally rotated temporarily until it contact | abuts with the parts 83a and 84a. Here, in a state where the sprocket 77 can be rotated forward by the load of the pachinko ball, when the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a to the second restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a, it is 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction. When rotating and changing from the second restricted state to the first restricted state, by rotating 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction, the first restricted state is displaced from the first restricted state and the first restricted state is set again. Accordingly, forward rotation is allowed for the amount of one pachinko ball that is sent out (rotation angle is 60 degrees). In other words, the ball dispensing device 70 of the first embodiment limits the number of pachinko balls that can be dispensed in one dispensing operation for returning the solenoid 81 from the demagnetized state to the demagnetized state and then returning to the demagnetized state. Even if a problem occurs that the solenoid 81 cannot be displaced to the demagnetized state after being energized, the sprocket 77 is excessively restricted by the lower restricting portion 84a of the rotation restricting member 82 in the second posture. It is configured so that pachinko balls are not paid out.

  The sprocket 77 is in a first restricted state corresponding to the first posture of the rotation restricting member 82 (see FIGS. 4 and 6A), and one protrusion 77b extends from the communication port 71d to the inclined path R2 of the payout passage 52a. While projecting substantially vertically, the entire holding portion 77c adjacent to the rear side in the forward rotation direction of the projection 77b is exposed to the slope R2 side. Further, the sprocket 77 is in the second restricted state (see FIGS. 5 and 6C) corresponding to the second posture of the rotation restricting member 82, and the two protrusions 77b project from the communication port 71d to the inclined path R2. At the same time, the entire holding portion 77c formed between these two protrusions 77b is exposed to the slope R2 side. Here, in the ball payout device 70, the protrusion 77b of the sprocket 77 protruding from the communication port 71d corresponds to the lower end of the communication port 71d in response to the rotation regulating member 82 being displaced from the first posture to the second posture. And another protrusion 77b adjacent to the rear side of the protrusion 77b in the positive rotation direction protrudes from the communication port 71d. Further, the ball dispensing device 70 is adjacent to the rear side in the forward rotation direction of the protrusion 77b protruding from the communication port 71d in the second posture in response to the rotation restricting member 82 being displaced from the second posture to the first posture. The holding portion 77c is configured to be exposed to the slope R2 side.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the sprocket 77 has a protrusion 77b that newly protrudes from the communication port 71d as the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first position to the second position. Enter between the pachinko sphere located at the position P2 and the pachinko sphere adjacent to the upstream side of the pachinko sphere (the pachinko sphere located at the regulation position P1 of the ramp R2, hereinafter referred to as “adjacent sphere”). The flow of the spheres is restricted (see FIG. 6C), and the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the second posture to the first posture, and the protrusion 77b that restricts the flow of the adjacent spheres after the forward rotation direction. The holding portion 77c located on the side receives the adjacent sphere at the receiving position P2 of the ramp R2, and holds it between the rolling surface 71c (see FIG. 6A). Further, the holding portion 77c that holds the adjacent sphere at the receiving position P2 of the ramp R2 moves the adjacent sphere to the downstream detection position P3 as the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first position to the second position. (See FIG. 6C). Note that the through hole 71e formed in the ramp R2 (that is, the pachinko ball detection position by the payout ball detection sensor SE) is located downstream of the receiving position P2 in the ramp R2 (detection position P3 of the ramp R2). Is provided. Accordingly, a pachinko ball that has moved from the receiving position P2 of the ramp R2 to the detection position P3 as the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first position to the second position is detected by the payout ball detection sensor SE at the detection position P3. Is done.

  That is, in the ball dispensing device 70 of the first embodiment, the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state (rotation restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a) to the second restricted state (rotation restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a) ( In the state shown in FIG. 6 (b) from the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) to the state shown in FIG. 6 (c), the pachinko ball held at the receiving position P2 is detected by the payout ball detection sensor SE. The forward rotation operation to send to the detection position P3 is allowed. In addition, the ball payout device 70 changes the sprocket 77 from the second restricted state to the first restricted state (from the state shown in FIG. 6C to the state shown in FIG. 6A). The flow of the pachinko sphere (adjacent sphere) adjacent to the upstream of the pachinko sphere to be sent to the detection position P3 is restricted at the restriction position P1, and is held between the holding portion 77c and the rolling surface 71c at the reception position P2. Has been. As a result, the ball dispensing device 70 according to the first embodiment changes the solenoid 81 from the demagnetized state to the excited state until the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state to the second restricted state and again enters the first restricted state. One pachinko ball is moved from the receiving position P1 to the detection position P3, and an adjacent ball to the pachinko ball moved to the detection position P3 is received at the receiving position P2. It is configured to move up to.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6C, in the ball dispensing device 70 of the first embodiment, in the second restricted state of the sprocket 77, the inside of the holding portion 77c exposed from the communication port 71d is the detection position P3. The protrusion 77b adjacent to the front side in the forward rotation direction of the holding portion 77c is separated from the rolling surface 71c of the ramp R2 by a distance larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere, so that the pachinko sphere located at the detection position P3 is on the ramp R2. It is configured to be able to flow downstream. That is, in the ball dispensing device 70, the sprocket 77 is changed from the first restricted state to the second restricted state in accordance with the solenoid 81 being in an excited state (displacement of the rotation restricting member 82 from the first posture to the second posture). As the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state to the second restricted state, the pachinko ball held by the holding portion 77c at the receiving position P2 moves to the detection position P3, and the protrusion 77b and the rolling surface 71c are configured to flow downstream. Here, when the solenoid 81 is driven once (while the sprocket 77 is displaced from the first restricted state to the second restricted state and becomes the first restricted state again), only one pachinko ball is sent downstream. As another configuration, when the solenoid 81 is in the excited state (when the sprocket 77 is in the second restricted state), the pachinko ball is not sent out and the solenoid 81 is in the demagnetized state (the sprocket 77 is in the first restricted state). In the other configuration, even if the solenoid 81 is in an excited state, the pachinko ball is not able to return to the demagnetized state due to a malfunction or the like. Not paid out. Compared to such other configurations, the ball payout device 70 according to the first embodiment pays out one pachinko ball every time the solenoid 81 is in an excited state. Even if a problem that the solenoid 81 remains in the excited state occurs in the drive control, the payout of the remaining one pachinko ball can be completed. That is, the ball payout device 70 according to the first embodiment is advantageous in that it can reduce the possibility that the number of payout balls of the pachinko ball becomes insufficient as compared with the other configurations described above.

(Main control board 60)
The main control board 60 includes a main control CPU (not shown) that executes control processing, a main control ROM (not shown) that stores a control program executed by the main control CPU, and data necessary for processing of the main control CPU. And a main control RAM (not shown) capable of writing and reading. The main control CPU is electrically connected to a plurality of winning detection sensors (ball detection means) corresponding to the various winning openings 22, and detection signals from the winning detection sensors are input thereto. The main control CPU is configured to execute detection determination processing to determine whether or not a detection signal is input from the winning detection sensor. That is, the main control board 60 (main control CPU) functions as a ball entry determination unit that determines whether or not ball entry is detected according to a detection signal from the ball entry detection unit. Further, the main control CPU of the main control board 60 executes various determination processes such as a big hit lottery triggered by the input of a detection signal from the winning detection sensor corresponding to the start winning opening 22a, and based on the result of the lottery. The symbol display device 17 is configured to determine the execution time (variation time) of the symbol variation effect, the effect contents, and the like, and output the determined variation time and effect content of the symbol variation effect as a variation pattern designation command.

  Further, when the main control CPU of the main control board 60 determines the input state of the detection signal from the winning detection sensor in the detection determination process, the specified number (corresponding to the type of the winning opening 22) according to the detection signal. The award ball is determined to be paid out, and the payout information indicating the determined number of prize balls is output as a payout request command (award ball payout command command). That is, the main control board 60 (main control CPU) functions as a payout determining means for determining the payout of the winning ball (pachinko ball) according to the entering of the pachinko ball into the winning port 22. Further, the main control board 60 (main control CPU) outputs payout information indicating the determined number of prize balls (number of pachinko balls to be paid out) in response to the determination of the payout of prize balls (pachinko balls). It functions as a payout information output means.

(About the production control board 61)
The effect control board 61 includes an effect control CPU (not shown) that executes control processing, an effect control ROM (not shown) that stores a control program executed by the effect control CPU, and data necessary for the process of the effect control CPU. Is provided with an effect control RAM (not shown) capable of writing and reading. The effect control CPU, based on the change pattern designation command from the main control board 60, emits the symbol change effect displayed by the symbol display device 17 and the light emitted from the frame lamp 13c and the game board lamp 25 in accordance with the symbol change effect. The system is configured to comprehensively control the production and the audio production that the speaker 13d outputs in accordance with the design variation production. That is, the effect control board 61 (effect control CPU) functions as effect control means for causing the effect execution means 17, 13c, 25, and 13d to execute effects.

  The effect control CPU also displays a symbol based on an error designation command from the main control board 60 or the payout control board 62 (for example, a command indicating occurrence information of an abnormal state such as a ball clogging error or a ball breakage error described later). Error notification executed by any one of the device 17, the frame lamp 13c, the game board lamp 25, and the speaker 13d is configured to be comprehensively controlled. In other words, the production control board 61 (production control CPU) functions as a notification control unit that causes the notification units 17, 13c, 25, and 13d to execute an abnormality notification (error notification) in response to the occurrence of an abnormality (error).

  Specifically, when the production control CPU inputs a ball clogging error designation command as a kind of error designation command, the pachinko ball stays in the ball dispensing device 70 (detection position P3) for a predetermined time or more. A ball clogging error notification corresponding to (a ball clogging error has occurred) is executed by the frame lamp 13c and the game board lamp 25. In addition, when the production control CPU inputs a ball break error designation command as a kind of error designation command, the supply of pachinko balls from the upstream side to the inside (receiving position P2) of the ball dispensing device 70 is constant. The frame lamp 13c and the game board lamp 25 are caused to perform a ball-out error notification corresponding to the fact that the ball-out error has not occurred for a period of time (a ball-out error has occurred). In the first embodiment, as a ball clogging error notification and a ball shortage error notification, the frame lamp 13c as a notification unit emits light with a specific light emission color and a specific light emission timing according to the type of error notification, and also a symbol variation effect. The game board lamp 25 is configured to be turned off regardless of whether it is in the middle or not. On the other hand, the symbol display device 17 and the speaker 13d may be used as the notification means, or error notification is performed by a combination of display, sound, light emission, etc. using a plurality of types of notification means 17, 13c, 25, 13d. It may be.

(About the payout control board 62)
Next, the payout control board 62 will be described. The payout control board 62 includes a payout control CPU (not shown) that executes control processing, a payout control ROM (not shown) that stores a control program executed by the payout control CPU, and data necessary for processing of the payout control CPU. A payout control RAM (not shown) capable of writing / reading. The payout control CPU is electrically connected to the solenoid 81 of the ball payout device 70 and is used for payout request commands (prize ball payout command commands) input from the main control board 60 and ball lending operations of the ball lending unit 18. The solenoid 81 is configured to be driven and controlled in accordance with a payout request command (a lending payout command command). That is, the payout control CPU functions as a payout control means for paying out the pachinko balls by driving the ball payout device 70. Further, the payout control RAM as a storage means is configured to set (store) the number of unpaid balls (the remaining number of pachinko balls to be paid out) according to the payout information indicated by the input payout request command.

  Here, the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 is electrically connected to the payout ball detection sensor SE, and a detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is input thereto. The payout control CPU is configured to execute a detection determination process to determine whether or not a detection signal is input from the payout ball detection sensor SE. The payout control CPU (payment control RAM (storage means)) every time the detection determination process determines the input of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE (based on the detection of the pachinko ball by the payout ball detection sensor SE). 1 is subtracted from the number of unpaid balls stored. That is, the payout control CPU functions as payout determination means for determining that the pachinko ball has been paid out in accordance with the input of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE, and receives the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE. Accordingly, the payout control RAM functions as payout control means (unpaid ball number subtracting means) for subtracting the unpaid number stored in the payout control RAM.

  Further, the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 is configured to be able to grasp an error state (abnormal state) of the ball payout device 70. Specifically, the payout control CPU, as an error state (abnormal state) of the ball payout device 70, continues the input state of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE for a certain time (1000 ms in the first embodiment). Accordingly, a ball clogging error in which the pachinko ball stops in the ball dispensing device 70 can be grasped. In the first embodiment, only when the payout control is executed in response to the input of the payout request command, it is determined whether or not a ball clogging error has occurred, but the payout control is being executed. Whether or not a ball clogging error has occurred may be determined regardless of whether or not. The ball clogging error occurs due to the pachinko ball interfering with the sprocket 77 at the detection position P3 of the payout passage 52a, for example, a ball clogging in the downstream passage 53a or the like, or the ball trays 14 and 15 are pachinko. This is an abnormal state that can also occur when the pachinko ball sent out by the sprocket 77 is stored in the ball passage after the ball is full. When it is determined that a ball clogging error has occurred, the payout control CPU outputs a ball clogging error designation command indicating the occurrence information of the ball clogging error to the effect control board 61 serving as notification control means.

  In addition, when the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 executes payout control according to the input of a payout request command as an error state (abnormal state) of the ball payout device 70, the payout control board 62 starts from the upstream side toward the receiving position P2. It is configured so that it is possible to grasp a ball break error in which no pachinko balls are supplied. In the first embodiment, when the solenoid 81 of the ball dispensing device 70 is in an excited state and the detection signal is not input from the dispensing ball detection sensor SE, the dispensing control CPU performs an out-of-ball error. The occurrence of this is judged. More specifically, a state in which no detection signal is input from the dispensing ball detection sensor SE for a certain period of time (500 ms in the first embodiment) after the dispensing control CPU sets the solenoid 81 in an excited state (example). When the number of repetitions is grasped according to the count of the ball breakage counter, the payout control CPU determines the occurrence of a ball breakage error. The payout control CPU outputs a ball break error designation command indicating the occurrence information of the ball break error to the effect control board 61 when it determines the occurrence of the ball break error.

  In other words, the payout control board 62 (payout control CPU) functions as an abnormality detection means for detecting an abnormal state (ball clogged state, ball-out state) related to the pachinko ball payout. Further, the payout control board 62 (payout control CPU) functions as a payout abnormality occurrence information output means for outputting occurrence information of an abnormal state related to payout of the pachinko balls.

(About withdrawal control)
Here, the flow of the payout control executed by the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 will be described below with reference to FIG. The payout control CPU executes processing for determining whether or not a payout request command is input in step S101. If it is determined that a payout request command has been input in the determination process of step S101 (pachinko ball payout request has been made), the payout control CPU proceeds to step S102 and indicates the input payout request command. The number of unpaid balls according to the payout information (the remaining number of pachinko balls to be paid out) is stored in a predetermined storage area of the payout control RAM (the number of unpaid balls is set). When the setting of the number of unpaid balls in the payout control RAM (storage means) is completed in the process of step S102, the payout control CPU performs processes in and after step S103 in order to pay out pachinko balls corresponding to the number of unpaid balls. The process proceeds to the execution state (payout operation state) of (especially, the processing of step S103, step S104, step S106 to step S109). On the other hand, if the payout control CPU determines in step S101 that no payout request command has been input, the process proceeds to step S102 and the subsequent steps, and the input of the payout request command is confirmed in step S101. Repeat the determination process.

  In step S103, the payout control CPU determines whether or not the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is in a non-input state (OFF). The determination process in step S103 is a process that is performed first after setting the number of unpaid balls (step S102), and at this time, the solenoid 81 is in a demagnetized state. Therefore, at the time of executing step S103, the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is normally in a non-input state (OFF state) at the time of executing step S103. Accordingly, the payout control CPU shifts to the process of step S104 by determining the non-input state of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE in the determination process of step S103, and sets the solenoid 81 to the excited state (ON). To do. On the other hand, when the payout control CPU determines the input state of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE in the determination process of step S103 (that is, there is a possibility that an abnormality has occurred), the payout control CPU proceeds to step S105. Transition.

  In step S105, the payout control CPU determines whether the detection signal input state of the payout ball detection sensor SE has continued for 1000 ms. That is, in this step S105, the payout control CPU executes a time measurement process for measuring the duration of the input state of the detection signal of the payout ball detection sensor SE, and whether the measurement time in this time measurement process has reached 1000 ms. judge. If it is determined that the measurement time by the time measurement process has not reached 1000 ms, the process returns to step S103 again. On the other hand, when it is determined that the measurement time has reached 1000 ms, the payout control CPU executes a control process related to a ball clogging error. Specifically, the payout control CPU outputs a ball clogging error designation command to the effect control board 61 as a control process related to a ball clogging error. That is, an affirmative determination in step S105 is a determination of the occurrence of a ball clogging error by the payout control CPU.

  When the payout control CPU makes an affirmative determination in the determination process of step S103 and then turns the solenoid 81 into an excited state in step S104, the rotation regulating member 82 is displaced from the first posture to the second posture. For this reason, if the sprocket 77 is in the state where the pachinko ball is received in the holding portion 77c at the receiving position P2, the sprocket 77 receives the weight of the pachinko ball while the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced to the second posture, and the normal rotation direction. Thus, one pachinko ball passes through the detection position P3 and flows down to the downstream side of the sprocket 77. Therefore, the payout control CPU determines whether or not a detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is input in step S106.

  If the payout control CPU determines in step S106 that the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE has been input, the payout control CPU proceeds to step S107. In step S107, the payout control CPU changes the solenoid 81 from the excited state to the demagnetized state (displaces the rotation restricting member 82 from the second posture to the first posture and moves the sprocket 77 from the second restricted state to the first restricted state. In step S108, the number of unpaid balls stored in the payout control RAM is decremented by 1. In other words, when the payout control CPU executes the processing of step S107 and step S108, it means that one pachinko ball has been paid out correctly, and the sprocket 77 sets the weight of the upstream pachinko ball. By receiving and rotating about 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction, the pachinko ball can be received by the holding portion 77c at the receiving position P2. When the processing of step S107 and step S108 ends, the payout control CPU determines in step S109 whether or not the number of unpaid balls stored in the payout control RAM has become “0”. In this case, when it is determined that the number of unpaid balls has become “0” (all the pachinko balls to be paid out have been paid out), the payout operation state (the processing from step S103 to step S113) is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is an unpaid ball number, the process returns to step S103 to continue the payout operation state.

  On the other hand, when the payout control CPU determines in step S106 that the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is not input, the payout control CPU proceeds to the process of step S110. In step S110, the payout control CPU determines whether the non-input state of the detection signal of the payout ball detection sensor SE has continued for 500 ms. That is, in step S110, the payout control CPU executes a time measurement process for measuring the duration of the non-input state of the detection signal of the payout ball detection sensor SE, and whether the measurement time in this time measurement process has reached 500 ms. Determine. Here, if it is determined in step S110 that the measurement time by the time measurement process has not reached 500 ms, the process returns to step S106 again. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S110 that the measurement time has reached 500 ms, the payout control CPU changes the solenoid 81 from the excited state to the demagnetized state in step S111 (the rotation regulating member 82 is changed from the second posture to the first posture). In step S112, “1” is added to the count value of the ball breakage counter. That is, the ball breakage counter counts the number of times that the pachinko ball is not paid out although the solenoid 81 is excited and the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced to the second posture.

  When “1” is added to the count value of the ball breakage counter in step S112, the payout control CPU determines whether or not the count value of the ball breakage counter has reached “10” in step S113. Here, when it is determined that the count value of the ball breakage counter has not reached “10”, the process returns to step S104 again, and the solenoid 81 is set in an excited state again to try out the pachinko ball. On the other hand, when the count value of the ball breakage counter has reached “10”, the state where the solenoid 81 is excited and the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced to the second posture but the pachinko ball is not paid out is repeated 10 times. It corresponds to that. For this reason, the payout control CPU executes a control process related to a ball break error when an affirmative determination is made in step S113. Specifically, the payout control CPU outputs a ball break error designation command to the effect control board 61 as a control process related to the ball break error. That is, an affirmative determination in step S113 is a determination that a ball clogging error has occurred by the payout control CPU.

(Operation of Example 1)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, when a payout request command is output from the main control board 60 to the payout control board 62, the payout control CPU is based on the payout request command input to the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62. Stores the number of unpaid balls in the storage area of the payout control RAM. For example, when a pachinko ball wins a winning opening 22 in which the prescribed number of winning balls for the winning is set to “5” and is detected by a winning detection sensor, according to detection by the winning detection sensor. The main control board 60 outputs a payout request command indicating the payout of “5” prize balls. The payout control CPU that has input this payout request command outputs “5” unpaid based on the input payout request command. The number of balls is stored in the payout control RAM.

  When the number of unpaid balls of “5” is stored (set) in the payout control RAM of the payout control board 62, the payout control CPU does not receive a detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE. If it is (normal state), the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first posture to the second posture by performing drive control so as to change the solenoid 81 from the demagnetized state to the excited state. As a result, the ball dispensing device 70 is moved from the first restricted state in which the sprocket 77 is restricted by the upper restricting portion 83a of the rotation restricting member 82 (the state where the upper restricting portion 83a is in the rotation restricting position) to the lower restricting portion 84a. The rotation state is changed to the second restriction state (the state where the lower restriction portion 84a is in the rotation restriction position). The payout control CPU executes a process for determining the occurrence of a ball clogging error if the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is input (abnormal state).

  Here, in the state where the pachinko ball is stored upstream of the sprocket 77, the weight of the pachinko ball in the stored state (pachinko ball having the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2 as the lowest position) A protrusion 77b that protrudes from the communication port 71d to the slope R2 is supported. In this case, the upper restricting portion 83a that restricts the rotation of the sprocket 77 in the demagnetized state of the solenoid 81 (set to the first restricting state) is in the first direction Y1 shown in FIG. 4 (the direction close to the radial direction of the sprocket 77). Since it is configured to be displaced, there is no displacement from the rotation restriction position toward the rotation restriction release position according to the rotational force of the sprocket 77. While the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first posture to the second posture, the restriction is released until the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a to the second restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a. The protrusion 77b is pushed down by the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2, and the sprocket 77 rotates about 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction. In this case, the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2 moves to the detection position P3, is detected by the payout ball detection sensor SE, and then flows down to the downstream side and is paid out to the player side. At this time, the pachinko ball adjacent to the upstream side of the pachinko ball sent from the receiving position P2 to the detection position P3 is regulated to the downstream side by the protrusion 77b at the restriction position P1 and sent to the detection position P3. There is no.

  The payout control CPU performs drive control so as to change the solenoid 81 from the excited state to the demagnetized state based on the detection by the payout ball detection sensor SE. Thereby, the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the second posture to the first posture, so that the sprocket 77 returns from the second restricted state to the original first restricted state. In this case, the lower restricting portion 84a that restricts the rotation of the sprocket 77 in the excited state of the solenoid 81 (set to the second restricted state) is the second direction Y2 shown in FIG. (In a direction close to the present direction), in addition to the upward biasing force of the tension spring 86, the rotational force of the sprocket 77 is biased from the rotation restriction position to the rotation restriction release position. The rotation restricting member 82 is quickly displaced from the second posture to the first posture (the sprocket 77 is quickly changed from the second restricted state to the first restricted state). While the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the second posture to the first posture, the sprocket 77 is released from the restriction state until the sprocket 77 changes from the second restriction state to the first restriction state, and is projected by the pachinko ball at the restriction position P1. The part 77b is pushed down and the sprocket 77 rotates about 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction, and the pachinko ball at the regulation position P1 moves to the receiving position P2 and is held by the holding part 77c. That is, when the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state to the second restricted state (rotates approximately 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction), one pachinko ball moves from the receiving position P2 to the detecting position P3 and is paid out as it is. At the same time, the pachinko ball adjacent to the upstream side of the paid-out pachinko ball moves to the receiving position P2 by the return of the sprocket 77 from the second restricted state to the first restricted state.

  The payout control CPU subtracts 1 from the number of unpaid balls stored in the payout control RAM based on detection by the payout ball detection sensor SE. As a result, the number of unpaid balls stored in the payout control RAM is, for example, “5” to “4”. The payout control CPU confirms whether the number of unpaid balls has become “0” after deactivating the solenoid 81 (returning the sprocket 77 to the first restricted state) and subtracting 1 from the number of unpaid balls When there is an unpaid ball number (when one or more balls are present), the solenoid 81 is set in an excited state again to cause the ball dispensing device 70 to perform a dispensing operation.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the sprocket 77 is changed to the first restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a and the second restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a by drive control for changing the solenoid 81 to the demagnetized state and the excited state. Thus, for example, even when the solenoid 81 does not return from the excited state to the demagnetized state due to failure or fraudulent action, or when the rotation restricting member 82 malfunctions, the detection position of the payout passage 52a by the sprocket 77 is detected. It is possible to prevent the pachinko ball from being sent out further downstream than P3. In addition, by providing the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a on the same rotation restricting member 82, it is not necessary to drive the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a by separate driving means, and the structure of the ball dispensing device 70 is provided. It is possible to prevent complication of (payout structure).

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment displaces the rotation restricting member 82 from the second posture to the first posture triggered by the detection of the pachinko ball by the paying ball detection sensor SE (the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a are moved). (Displacement) configuration, it is not necessary to displace the rotation restricting member 82 in response to detection by a sensor provided separately from the payout ball detection sensor SE, and the structure (payout structure) of the ball payout device 70 is complicated. Can prevent.

  Further, the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment is configured so that the solenoid 81 is changed from the demagnetized state to the excited state and is again demagnetized (the sprocket 77 is changed from the first restricted state to the second restricted state, and the first restricted state). No more than one pachinko ball will be paid out during the return to Accordingly, since only one pachinko ball is paid out for one determination that there is an unpaid ball, extra payout of the pachinko ball can be prevented.

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment, the movement direction from the rotation restriction position to the rotation restriction release position in the upper restriction portion 83a is the substantially radial direction of the sprocket 77, whereas from the rotation restriction position in the lower restriction portion 84a. Since the direction of movement to the rotation restriction release position is substantially tangential to the outer periphery of the rotation region of the sprocket 77, it is possible to reliably prevent the sprocket 77 from rotating forward in the first restriction state, and from the second restriction state. It is possible to quickly change to the first restricted state.

  In the state where the pachinko ball is not stored upstream of the sprocket 77 (so-called ball-out state), even if the first restricted state is changed to the second restricted state, the paid-in ball detection sensor SE detects the pachinko ball. There is nothing. In this case, the payout control CPU changes the solenoid 81 from the excited state to the demagnetized state on condition that the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is not input for a certain time (500 ms) after the sprocket 77 is set in the second restricted state. Then, the drive control for resuming the excitation state is repeated, and if the payout ball detection sensor SE does not detect a pachinko ball even after the drive control is executed 10 times, it is determined that a ball break error has occurred. That is, even in the payout structure in which the rotation restricting member 82 (the upper restricting portion 83a and the lower restricting portion 84a) is changed to the first restricted state and the second restricted state, there is a possibility that pachinko balls are not stored upstream of the sprocket 77. It can be set as the structure which can determine a certain ball-out error.

  Next, Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in the following description, about the structure same as the pachinko machine 10 demonstrated in the above-mentioned Example 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment is that the pachinko ball is held between the holding portion 77c and the rolling surface 71c at the detection position P3 and is not sent to the downstream side. It is different from the machine 10. That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the ball payout device 70 moves the pachinko ball to the detection position P3 when the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first attitude to the second attitude. The holding portion 77c restricts the flow downstream from P3, and the holding state of the pachinko sphere at the detection position P3 is determined in accordance with the displacement of the rotation restricting member 82 to the first posture (change to the demagnetized state of the solenoid 81). It is configured to cancel and pay out the pachinko ball.

  In the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the configurations of the sprocket 77 and the variable mechanism VS (the solenoid 81, the rotation restricting member 82, and the support fitting 85) are the same as those of the pachinko machine 10 according to the first embodiment described above. . The passage shape of the slope R2 (dispensing passage 52a) is different from that of the first embodiment, so that the flow of the pachinko ball at the detection position P3 to the downstream side is communicated with the rotation posture of the rotation restricting member 82 in the second posture. It can be regulated by a protrusion 77b protruding from the lower end of 71d. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the ramp R2 of the second embodiment has a holding portion that is exposed from the communication port 71d to the ramp R2 side in the second restricted state of the sprocket 77 (see FIG. 8C). The projection 77b adjacent to the front side in the forward rotation direction of 77c is close to the rolling surface 71c so as to have an interval equal to or smaller than the diameter of the pachinko sphere, so that the pachinko ball at the detection position P3 is moved to the holding portion 77c and the rolling It is comprised so that it can hold | maintain between the moving surfaces 71c.

  That is, in the second embodiment, the ball payout device 70 is configured so that the upper restricting portion 83a is retracted to the outside of the rotation region of the sprocket 77 and the lower restricting portion 84a comes into contact with the protrusion 77b of the sprocket 77 (FIG. 8A). 8 to the state shown in FIG. 8C), the normal rotation of the sprocket 77 is allowed (the sprocket 77 is in a deregulated state) and The pachinko ball held at the receiving position P2 by the holding portion 77c is moved to the detection position P3 by the payout ball detection sensor SE and is held at the detection position P3 (see FIG. 8C). Until the upper restricting portion 83a comes into contact with the projection 77b of the sprocket 77 after the 84a is retracted outside the rotation region of the sprocket 77 (from the state shown in FIG. 8C to the state shown in FIG. 8D). Between The sprocket 77 is allowed to rotate forward (the sprocket 77 is in a deregulated state), and the pachinko ball held at the detection position P3 is allowed to flow downstream (see FIG. 8 (d)). ing.

  Here, in the second embodiment, when the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE changes from the state input to the payout control board 62 (payout control CPU) to the non-input state, the payout as the storage means The payout control CPU subtracts 1 from the number of unpaid balls stored in the control RAM. That is, the number of unpaid balls is subtracted at the timing when the pachinko balls are actually paid out from the ball payout device 70 to the player side.

(Operation of Example 2)
In the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 performs drive control so as to change the solenoid 81 from the demagnetized state to the excited state in response to the input of the payout request command, whereby the rotation restricting member 82. Is displaced from the first posture to the second posture. While the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the first posture to the second posture, the restriction is released until the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a to the second restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a. The protrusion 77b is pushed down by the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2, and the sprocket 77 rotates about 30 degrees in the forward rotation direction. In this case, the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2 moves to the detection position P3 while being held by the holding portion 77c, and is detected by the payout ball detection sensor SE at the detection position P3. Based on the detection state (change to the ON state) of the payout ball detection sensor SE, the payout control CPU performs drive control to change the solenoid 81 from the excited state to the demagnetized state. Then, when the rotation restricting member 82 is displaced from the second posture to the first posture, the sprocket 77 returns from the second restricted state to the original first restricted state. Here, the restriction is released until the sprocket 77 changes from the second restriction state to the first restriction state, and the projection 77b is pushed down by the pachinko balls at the restriction position P1 and the detection position P3, so that the sprocket 77 is moved in the forward rotation direction. By rotating about 30 degrees, the pachinko ball held at the detection position P3 is sent out downstream. And the pachinko ball adjacent on the upstream side of this sent-out pachinko ball moves to the receiving position P2. The payout control CPU is stored in the payout control RAM based on the fact that the pachinko ball moves downstream from the detection position P3 and the payout ball detection sensor SE becomes a non-detection state (changes from ON to OFF). Subtract 1 from the number of unpaid balls.

  That is, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the sprocket 77 changes from the first restricted state to the second restricted state and changes again to the first restricted state (rotates about 60 degrees in the forward rotation direction). One pachinko ball can be paid out to the player side. Accordingly, the pachinko ball is paid out to the player only when the sprocket 77 can normally change to the first restricted state and the second restricted state (for example, the solenoid 81 cannot change from the excited state to the demagnetized state). In the event that occurs, the pachinko ball is not paid out).

  Further, in the pachinko machine 10 according to the second embodiment, the number of unpaid balls is decremented by 1 based on the dispensed ball detection sensor SE changing from the detection state to the non-detection state. The number of unpaid balls is not reduced in the state. That is, the number of unpaid balls is subtracted at the timing when the pachinko ball is actually paid out to the player side while the pachinko ball holding position by the sprocket 77 in the first restricted state is set to the detection position P3 (for example, the solenoid 81 In the case where a problem that cannot change from the excited state to the demagnetized state occurs, the number of unpaid balls is not subtracted).

  Next, Example 3 will be described. In the following description, the same components as those of the pachinko machine 10 described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment includes an upstream sensor (not shown) in addition to the payout ball detection sensor SE as a sensor for detecting a pachinko ball in the payout passage 52a, and is detected by the upstream sensor. In the absence, the solenoid 81 is not excited (the rotation restricting member 82 is not in the second posture), which is different from the pachinko machine 10 of the first embodiment described above.

  Here, in the third embodiment, the ball dispensing device 70 detects the pachinko ball at the receiving position P2 (upstream from the protrusion 77b protruding from the center of the communication port 71d) by the upstream sensor and from the upstream sensor. This detection signal is input to the payout control board 62 (payout control CPU). The payout control board 62 (the payout control CPU) does not displace the rotation restricting member 82 in the second posture when the upstream sensor is not detected in the first posture of the rotation restricting member 82 (the demagnetization state of the solenoid 81). (The solenoid 81 is not energized) and the occurrence of a ball break error is determined. Therefore, differences from the payout control in the first embodiment will be mainly described below with reference to FIG.

  Specifically, the payout control CPU in the third embodiment executes the process in step S104 from the execution timing of the process in step S102 in the flow of the payout control (payout control in the first and second embodiments) shown in FIG. Up to the timing, it is configured to execute an upstream sphere determination process as to whether a detection signal from the upstream sensor is input. When it is determined in this upstream ball determination process that the detection signal from the upstream sensor is input, and the non-input state of the detection signal from the payout ball detection sensor SE is confirmed in step S103, step S104 is performed. Then, the solenoid 81 is turned on (ON). On the other hand, when the payout control CPU determines the non-input state of the detection signal from the upstream sensor in the upstream ball determination process, there is no pachinko ball that can be sent out by the sprocket 77 (the ball is out of ball). Is grasped). For this reason, in the state where the detection signal from the upstream sensor is not input, the payout control CPU performs the process of step S104 (the process of exciting the solenoid 81 to displace the rotation restricting member 82 from the first position to the second position). ) Is not executed, while the time measuring process for measuring the time during which the detection signal from the upstream sensor is not input is executed. Further, the payout control CPU is configured to execute a control process related to a ball break error when a certain time (for example, 5000 ms) has elapsed as a measurement time by the time measurement process. Specifically, the payout control CPU outputs a ball break error designation command to the effect control board 61 as a control process related to the ball break error. On the other hand, when the detection signal from the upstream sensor is not input and the measurement time in the time measurement process does not reach a certain time, the time measurement process is continued.

(Operation of Example 3)
In the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment, the payout control CPU of the payout control board 62 performs drive control so as to change the solenoid 81 from the demagnetized state to the excited state in accordance with the input of the payout request command, whereby the rotation restricting member 82. Is displaced from the first posture to the second posture (the sprocket 77 is changed from the first restricted state by the upper restricting portion 83a to the second restricted state by the lower restricting portion 84a). However, even when the payout request command is input and the number of unpaid balls is set in the payout control RAM, when the non-input state of the detection signal from the upstream sensor is determined, the solenoid 81 is moved from the demagnetized state. Do not change to the excited state. In this case, the payout control CPU outputs a ball break error designation command to the effect control board 61 in response to the non-input state of the detection signal from the upstream sensor continuing for a certain time.

  As a result, the pachinko machine 10 according to the third embodiment unnecessarily puts the solenoid 81 in an excited state or unnecessarily displaces the rotation restricting member 82 in a state where there is no pachinko ball that can be paid out upstream of the sprocket 77. In other words, the number of operations of the solenoid 81 and the rotation restricting member 82 can be minimized.

(Change example)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be modified as follows.
(1) In the first to third embodiments, the ball feeding member (sprocket) is changed from the first restricted state by the first restricting portion (upper restricting portion) to the second restricted state by the second restricting portion (lower restricting portion). Only one game ball is paid out before returning to the first restricted state again, but two or more game balls may be paid out.
(2) In the first to third embodiments, the ball feeding member is changed from the second restricted state to the first restricted state based on detection by the sensor (payout ball detection sensor), but the sensor is in the detected state. Regardless of whether or not, a certain time (for example, 500 ms) has elapsed since the second restricted state, and the first restricted state may be changed.
In this case, as in the third embodiment, an upstream sensor is provided corresponding to the receiving position of the payout passage, and the abnormality detection means (payout control board) detects a ball break error (based on the detection by the upstream sensor). It can be configured to determine whether or not (abnormal) has occurred.
(3) In the first to third embodiments, the ball feeding member is constituted by a rotatable sprocket. However, a ball feeding member that sends out a game ball by a swinging operation or a ball feeding member that sends out a game ball by a sliding operation is adopted. Also good.
(4) In the first to third embodiments, the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are provided on the same restricting member, so that the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are in the restricting position (rotation restricting position) and the restricting release position ( The first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are provided in separate restricting members, and each restricting member is connected by an interlocking member such as a gear, a cam, or a link mechanism. Thus, the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion may be configured to be capable of interlocking displacement.
(5) In the first to third embodiments, in the payout passage, the detection position by the sensor is set so that the sensor detects the game ball sent out in accordance with the change of the ball feeding member from the first restricted state to the second restricted state. However, you may set a detection position so that a sensor may detect the game ball sent out with the change from the 2nd regulation state to the 1st regulation state of a ball feeding member.
(6) In the first to third embodiments, the restricting member is configured to be swingable and the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are provided on the restricting member. However, the restricting member may be configured to be slidable. .
In this case, for example, the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are provided so as to be separated from both end sides of the U-shaped restricting member, and the ball feeding member is disposed so as to be sandwiched in the sliding direction. Accordingly, the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion can be configured to alternately restrict the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member.
(7) In the first to third embodiments, the payout passage is formed in a bent shape in which the upstream side extends in the vertical direction while the downstream side is inclined, and the ball is fed to the downstream portion (inclined road) inclined in the payout passage. The member is configured to face. On the other hand, you may comprise so that it may extend in one linear form from the upper end to the lower end of a payout channel | path.
(8) In the first to third embodiments, the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion are configured to restrict the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member by entering the holding portion of the ball feeding member and coming into contact with the protrusion. The ball feeding member may be provided with an abutting portion different from the protruding portion, and the ball feeding operation may be regulated by the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion coming into contact with the abutting portion. .
(9) In the first to third embodiments, the ball feeding member, the regulating member (first regulating unit, second regulating unit), the driving means (solenoid) and the sensor are unitized as one ball dispensing device, and this ball dispensing device is Although arranged in the ball passage unit, at least one of the ball feeding member, the restriction member (first restriction portion, second restriction portion), the driving means and the sensor is a predetermined portion of the ball passage unit (for example, a middle component). ) May be arranged directly.
(10) In the first to third embodiments, the payout passage is formed inside the ball payout device disposed in the ball passage unit. However, the payout passage is formed in a predetermined portion (for example, a middle component) of the ball passage unit. Also good.

The present application includes the following technical ideas.
(A) In the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The ball feeding member (77) is configured such that the holding portion (77c) sequentially holds the game ball at the receiving position (P2) of the payout passage (52a) and sends it to the downstream side as it rotates,
The drive means (81) is configured to change from the first restricted state to the second restricted state by bringing the drive means (81) into an excited state,
In the first restricting state, the first restricting portion (83a) is prevented from being displaced from the restricting position toward the restricting release position in accordance with the rotational force of the ball feeding member (77). Rotation regulation,
In the second restricted state, the second restricting portion (84a) is configured so that the rotational force of the ball feeding member (77) acts as an urging force from the restricted position toward the restricted release position when changing to the first restricted state. ) Regulates the rotation of the ball feeding member (77).
According to the said structure, rotation of a ball | bowl feeding member can be prevented reliably in a 1st control state. Further, it is possible to quickly change from the second restricted state to the first restricted state.

52a Dispensing passage 62 Dispensing control board (dispensing control means, storage means)
77 Sprocket (ball feed member)
77c Holding part 81 Solenoid (driving means)
82 Rotation regulating member (regulating member)
83a Upper restriction part (first restriction part)
84a Lower regulation part (second regulation part)
P2 Acceptance position P3 Detection position SE Discharge ball detection sensor (sensor)

Claims (4)

A ball feeding member having a plurality of holding portions capable of holding game balls one by one, and the holding portion sequentially holds the game balls at the receiving position of the payout passage in accordance with the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member. In gaming machines configured to send out to
A first restricting portion and a second restricting portion that are displaced in conjunction with a restriction position that restricts the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member and a restriction release position that permits the ball feeding operation;
Drive means for displacing the first restricting portion and the second restricting portion,
In the first restriction state in which the first restriction portion is in the restriction position, the second restriction portion is in the restriction release position, and in the second restriction state in which the second restriction portion is in the restriction position, the first restriction portion is Configured to be in the deregulation position,
The ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member is allowed to send out a predetermined number of game balls while changing from the first restricted state to the second restricted state and returning to the first restricted state .
In the second restricted state, the ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member when changing to the first restricted state acts as a biasing force for moving the second restricting portion from the restricted position to the restricted release position. The gaming machine , wherein the second restricting portion is configured to restrict a ball feeding operation of the ball feeding member . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a tension spring that urges the second restriction portion toward the restriction release position in the second restriction state . The ball feeding member is configured so that the holding unit sequentially holds the game balls at the receiving position of the payout passage and sends them out to the downstream side with rotation.
In the first restricting state, the ball restricting member is rotationally restricted by the first restricting portion that moves in the radial direction of the ball feed member from the restricting position to the restriction releasing position, and in the second restricting state, 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the ball feed member is configured to be rotationally restricted by the second restriction portion that moves to the front side in the rotation direction of the ball feed member from the restriction position to the restriction release position . The first restricting portion and have a second regulating unit, and the first restricting state and the second regulating member composed of a swingable plate member in the restricted state,
The restricting member has a first plate portion and a second plate portion extending in a direction intersecting the first plate portion,
The restricting member is arranged such that the ball feeding member is located between the first plate portion and the second plate portion on the inner angle side formed by the first plate portion and the second plate portion. Supported,
The first restricting portion is formed at an end portion of the first plate portion that is separated from the swing center of the restricting member, and an end portion of the second plate portion that is spaced from the swing center of the restricting member. The second restricting portion is formed on
The restricting member is in the second restricting state, the weight of the first restricting portion, claim 1 that is so that configured to act the restricting member in a direction of the first restricting state The gaming machine according to one item.

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