JPH02200284A - Bound ball playing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To hold the equality of a game and to prevent unfair play from being executed as well by constituting the game so that the game can be finished by hitting 16 balls, limiting the number of the balls to be used for the game always to 16 and executing control so that the game can not be executed by the other less than 16 or more than 17 balls. CONSTITUTION:A motor revolving device 30 to operate a bound ball device 10 and a ball sending device 20 is controlled by a controller 40 connected to a fall-down confirming device 50. A bound ball machine is formed so that the number of the balls to be sent for executing one game can be controlled to 17 when the number of the needed balls is 16, for example. Even when there are only the 16 balls, the machine is formed so that one game can be finished by the 16 balls.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Industrial Application Field J] The present invention relates to a pinball game machine, more specifically, a pinball game machine that plays one game using a predetermined number of balls. The present invention relates to a pinball game machine that is capable of continuously supplying balls and is especially suitable for use as a combination pachinko machine. [Prior Art] Various pinball game machines have been provided and used for actual games. Among these pinball game machines, there was a pinball game machine called a combination pachinko machine. This combination pachinko machine is a combination pachinko machine in which a ball that is hit on the board surface falls to the bottom of the board surface and enters one of the numerous drop holes provided in a row in the horizontal direction at the bottom of the board surface. This was a pinball game machine that won a prize only when a certain combination was formed by the combination of holes into which the ball fell. In such a pinball game machine, winnings are determined by the combination of the holes in which the balls are hit, so the probability of winning a prize increases as the number of balls increases.
It was necessary to always play a game with a certain number of pitches. Therefore, this type of conventional pinball game machine is generally configured to play the game using medals, and one medal per medal, for example, 16 in the case of a combination pachinko machine. The prize was determined by the combination of holes into which the balls fell when all 16 balls had been hit. Also,
Such conventional pinball game machines are generally designed so that when a player wins a prize, the number of medals corresponding to the winning amount is paid out. On the other hand, in recent years, pinball game machines such as combination-type pachinko machines have also been provided that use pachinko balls directly without using medals. In such a pinball game machine, if the number of balls used in the - game is 16, for example, 16 balls are hit in sequence, and if the result of hitting the ball results in a prize, the prize is won. Although a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out, if the player does not win a prize, the next game starts immediately. Therefore, in such a pinball game machine, 16 balls are always supplied for each game. It was necessary to configure the game so that one game ends only when all 16 balls have been hit. In such a conventional pinball game machine, a control means as shown in FIG. 3, for example, was used to limit the number of balls used in one game to 16. The control means shown in FIG.
30), one ball is sequentially sent to the bullet part by the ball feeding device, and the one ball is hit onto the board by the one ball part. The ball sending device continues to send balls to this ball section until the number of balls sent reaches 16 (S31).
. The moment the number of balls sent out by this ball feeding device reaches 16, the motor is normally rotated for 500 m5ec (
S32), and after the time of 500 layers sec has elapsed, the motor is controlled to stop rotating (S33). After the number of balls sent out at any time reaches 16, the 16th ball can be hit by the ball device by rotating the motor for an extremely short period of time, for example, 500 m5ec. It had become. The reason why the rotation of the motor is stopped after 5005 seconds has elapsed is to prevent the 17th ball from being sent out and hit by the rotation of the motor. In other words, the ball is sent out at any time until 16 balls are counted, and the ball is required for the 16th ball,
5, which is insufficient time to send out the 17th ball.
By rotating the motor only between 00 and 11 eC, it is possible to play a game using 16 balls set in advance. When the 1 game ends in this way (S34), payment is made (S35), and after the payment is made, the motor can be rotated again (536). After the motor can be rotated in this way, it is determined whether or not to play the next game (S37). If not, the game ends there, but if the first game is to be played, the next game is played. The start signal of 1 is output (S38), and 1 is output again.
A judgment will be made as to whether or not the six balls are being sent out while being counted by the ball sending device (33
1). [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With the conventional control means formed in this way, more than 16 balls, that is, 17 balls, are not sent out. The ball is sent out, and then the motor is rotated for 500 m5ec, but at this time the handle for bouncing the ball is stopped to stop the rotation of the motor.
Although the sixth ball was counted, the game sometimes ended without the first ball being hit. At this time, 16 balls have been counted, so the game ends, but at the end of the game, there remains one ball that can be hit. Therefore, 1. For example, if the first game is played with 15 balls,
The next game will be played with 17 balls, and the probability of scoring in a game played with 17 balls will be significantly increased, making the game less uniform and less interesting. Furthermore, for example, attempts have been made to exploit such rtJJ m to increase the number of winnings by improving the probability of scoring with a 17@ ball. Therefore, the present invention is configured so that the game ends when 16 balls have been hit, so that the number of balls used in one game is always 1, and other balls less than 16 or more than 17 are used. By controlling the game so that it is not played depending on the game, the purpose is to ensure the uniformity of the game and also to prevent fraud.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a pinball game machine in which a pinball device and a ball feeding device are controlled by a motor rotation IIcR controlled by a control device, and one game is played using a predetermined number of balls. In this case, the control section stops the operation of the motor rotation device at the moment when one ball more than the number of balls required for the game is sent to the ball section, and the next game is continued with that ball. The present invention is characterized in that the ball feeding device is controlled so as to correspond to the first ball sent out. [Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 1 and the flowchart shown in FIG. 2. The present invention includes a motor rotation device M30 for operating the first ball mount W11O and the ball feeding device 20, and a fall confirmation device ff15.
0 is configured to be controlled by a control device 40 connected to 0. Furthermore, in the present invention, the number of pitches sent to play the game is controlled so that, for example, when the required number of balls is 16, 17 balls are sent. Even if there are only 16 balls, the game is designed so that the 1-game ends with those 16 balls. Next, we will explain the control by the control device 40 of the motor rotation device 30 for operating the ball device lO5 and the ball feeding device M20 according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2.First of all, if no one is playing the game, Let's start the explanation from this point. The game can be started by placing the ball in the designated 100-shot tray, and a game start signal is issued (S10).
. Based on this game start signal, it is first determined whether an extra ball was sent in the previous game (Sl 1). However, as mentioned above, in this explanation, since this is a first game, there was no extra ball feeding in the previous game. Then, as the game continues, balls are sequentially sent out and hit until the number n2 of balls sent reaches 16 (S12). After the number of ball feeds n2 reaches 16 here. Next, it is determined whether the number of ball feeds n reaches 17 (S
13). That is, in this invention, after sending out 16 balls, one more ball is sent out.
It operates to send out individual balls. However, there are cases where 16 balls are placed in a 100-shot plate and a game is played using those 16 balls. In such a case, use the fall confirmation device to confirm that the number of balls that have entered the winning holes on the board (not shown) has reached 16 (S14), and then press the settlement button (S15) to confirm that you have won a prize. If there is no prize after paying out the ball, the game ends as is (SlB). After the game ends in this manner, the player determines whether or not to play the next game (517), and if not, the series of operations ends there. Conversely, when playing the next game, the first game start signal (
318), the process moves to the point where there is no extra ball sending in the previous game (Sll), and the same procedure is followed from 312 onwards. Also, although there was no extra ball feed in the previous game. If 16 balls are sent out in sequence and one extra ball is sent out, only one remaining ball that was sent out will be located in the ball device IO. When one ball, that is, 17 balls, is sent out in this way, the motor stops rotating at that moment.S19
), the game ends there (520),
Upon completion of the game, if there is a prize, a predetermined payment is made (S21), and the motor is enabled to rotate after this payment is made (322). After the motor is enabled to rotate in this manner, the player then determines whether or not to play the next game (S23). If the player has no intention of playing the next game, the extra ball sent out is sent to the ball device 1.
Since the ball remains at 0, the motor is rotated slightly and the ball is ejected by the ball device 10 to the extent that it does not fly out to the board surface, and the ball is returned through the return hole, and the ball is recovered. (S24), the series of games ends. In addition, in this way, if the player decides whether to play the secondary game or not, if he/she decides to play the next game, the primary game start signal is output by rotating the ball handle in the same manner as to rotate the motor. (S25), the game moves on to the next game. However, in the next game after transitioning in this way, one ball has already been sent out due to the remaining balls, so 31
It will be determined that there is an error in determining whether or not there is an extra ball feed in step 1. Then, one ball has already been sent, so
In the next game, while it is determined whether or not the number of balls fed has reached nl of 15 (S26), the sequential method feeding device 20
The ball is sent out to the ball device 10, and as a result, the ball is sent out onto the board surface. After the number of ball feeds n2 reaches 15 here. Next, in S13, it is determined whether or not the number of ball feeds n reaches 17. If there are no remaining balls and 17 balls cannot be supplied, the number shifts to 514 or less. Conversely, when there are balls remaining, the number shifts to 319 or less. In the present invention, such control is performed. If the number of balls required for one game is 16, the game will not end until all 16 balls have been hit, and the game cannot be played with fewer than 15 balls. Conversely, even if the ball feeding device 20 sends out 17 balls to the ball mount MlO, the rotation device 30 stops rotating as soon as the 17 balls are sent out, so the 17 balls are sent out to the ball mount MIO. is never hit, and no game is played with more than 17 balls. Furthermore, if 17 balls are sent out, it becomes possible to settle the bill as shown in 321, but even if 16 balls are sent out, the fall confirmation device 50 cannot confirm that these 16 balls have fallen onto the board. After confirmation, payment can be made as shown in 515, so the game can be played even if there are 16 balls in hand. Of course, when a game is played with 16 or more balls, or when a game is played continuously with a large number of balls, when 16 balls have been hit and one game is over, In this case, one ball for the next game has already been sent out. In other words, with this kind of control, 16 balls will definitely be hit, and the motor will stop at the same time as the 17th ball is sent out next. As a result, it will not reach the board surface. Therefore, by performing such control, 15
It becomes impossible to play the game with fewer than 10 balls, or with more than 17 balls, and there is always a preset number of balls.
The game will be played with only six balls. In addition, in this way, the ball feeding device 5!20 for the ball part
In order to control the number of balls by the number of balls sent out,
Although a detailed explanation will be omitted, 1. For example, if there is a ball that temporarily reaches the board but returns from the board, this ball can be input as a subtraction signal to calculate the preset number of balls. It is possible to form it so that it is projected onto the board surface. Further, in the present invention, if there is no intention to play the primary game after sending the extra ball to the ball device 1O and playing the game, the ball can be recovered as shown in 324, so that the game can be continued. There is no waste of balls for players. [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention is configured so that the game ends when all 16 balls are hit, so that the number of balls used in the game is always 1, and other than that, the number of balls used in the game is always 1. By controlling the game so that the game is not played with fewer than 16 balls or more than 17 balls, the uniformity of the game is ensured and fraud is also prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the present invention in detail, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining conventional control. lO...Ball device i 20...Ball feeding device 30...Motor rotating device fi 40...Control device 5
0...Fall confirmation device

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a pinball game machine that plays one game with a predetermined number of balls while controlling a pinball device and a ball feeding device by a motor rotation device controlled by a control device, the control unit: , 1 more than the number of pitches required to play one game.
The operation of the motor rotation device is stopped at the moment an extra ball is sent to the ball section, and the ball sending device is controlled so that the ball corresponds to the first ball sent out when the next game is continued. A pinball game machine characterized by having the following features: