JPH0251617B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a pinball game machine, and more specifically, in response to the output of a specific game state detection means,
This invention relates to a pinball game machine equipped with a variable prize winning ball device that can drive an electric drive source to create a state advantageous to a player.

[Conventional technology]

The variable winning ball device drives an electric drive source to create a state advantageous to the player in response to the output of the specific game state detection means, and the variable winning ball device generates winning balls based on the timing of the player's ball firing. accept,
A predetermined number of prize balls are paid out each time the winning balls occur.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional technology, in order to pay out a prize ball for each winning ball that occurs based on the timing of the player's batted ball, there is an interval between each prize ball to be paid out, and the prize ball does not appear from the player's perspective. Since the rate of increase in the number of players is slow, the original purpose of the specific game state is diminished, which is a drawback.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and includes a mounting board that is attached to the surface of a game board, a winning opening formed in the mounting board, and an opening that facilitates the reception of batted balls by an electric drive source. a variable winning ball device comprising: a movable member that can freely change between a first state and a second state in which no batted balls are accepted; and a storage section that stores winning balls received when the movable member is in the first state; a specific gaming state detecting means for detecting that the gaming state has become a predetermined gaming state; and responsive to an output of the specific gaming state detecting means, setting the variable winning ball device to a first state, and storing the winning balls received in the state of 1 in the storage section;
The present invention is characterized by comprising a driving means for releasing the winning balls stored in the storage section when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, in response to the output of the specific game state detecting means, the variable winning ball device is put into an advantageous state and a plurality of winning balls received are stored, and the plurality of winning balls are processed at once to save time. Since a large number of prize balls are paid out in succession within a certain period of time, the speed at which the prize balls increase increases, and the real thrill of the game can be increased.

〔Example〕

The pinball game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine as an example of a pinball game machine.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a schematic front view and a back view respectively showing an embodiment of a pachinko game machine to which a winning ball device according to the present invention is applied, in which 1 indicates a machine frame of the pachinko game machine; 2 is the front frame, 3 is the front frame 2
5 and 6 are an upper ball tray and a lower ball tray, respectively.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a ball-hitting mechanism, and an example of this ball-striking mechanism 7 includes a ball-striking rod 9 that is biased by a ball-striking frame spring 8 and can be rotated repeatedly, and a ball-striking rod 9 that resists the ball-striking rod spring 8. The ball is comprised of a rotating cam 11 connected to a drive motor 10 that rotates the ball, a power switch for the drive motor 10, and an operation handle 12 that adjusts the striking force of the batting rod 9. Note that the ball-striking mechanism 7 is not limited to the configuration shown in the drawings, and in the case of a manual type, a rotating lever directly connected to the pivot of the ball-striking rod 9 is rotated to move the ball-striking rod 9 against the ball-striking rod spring 8. It may also be rotated by rotating it, and any configuration may be used.

15 is a game board arranged on the back side of the front frame 2, and the upper part of the front frame 2 facing the transparent window 3 has various winning holes 16, winning ball devices 17, 17', and an out ball entrance. 18 are arranged, and the game board 15
The pachinko balls in the upper ball tray 5 are sequentially fed one by one via a pachinko ball supply mechanism (not shown) provided on the game board 15 or the front frame 2, etc., and the ball hitting mechanism 7 A firing rail having a ball launching portion from which the tip head of the ball batting rod 9 faces is provided, and an arc-shaped guide rail 19 is provided so as to be connected to this firing rail. The thus-launched pachinko balls are guided upward along the guide rail 19, and then fall, passing through the winning hole 16 or the winning ball devices 17, 17', and hitting the back board 20 disposed on the back side of the game board 15. The ball is led out to the ball processing device 21 or to the discharge gutter of the back substrate 20 through the out ball inlet 18.

The above configuration is also found in conventional pachinko machines, so further detailed explanation will be omitted, but the winning ball device 30 according to the present invention is located in the center of the game board 15 surrounded by the guide rail 19. It is arranged as one example.

An example of the winning ball device 30 is, as is clear with reference to FIGS. Plate part 3 that connects them
Plate body 3 as a mounting board in an approximately figure 8 shape consisting of 3 and 3.
4, and the small disc part 31 has a winning hole 35.
However, a winning window 38 having an arcuate portion 37 is bored in the large disk portion 32 at its upper portion. Further, on the surface of the plate body 34, there is a U-shaped gutter part 39 that guides pachinko balls to the winning hole 35 at the position of the plate part 31, inclined plate parts 41 and 42 that extend outward and upward from both side edges of the gutter part 39, and their front surfaces. A guide member 45 consisting of a plate portion 34 that covers the large disk portion 32 is disposed, and an arcuate front plate portion 46 is provided on the upper edge of the large disk portion 32 forming the winning window 38; Three partition walls 4 inserted between
A guide member 53 with two pachinko ball passages 51 and 52 formed between them by 7, 48, and 49 is disposed, and an umbrella-shaped inclined plate portion 54 and its front surface are provided at the center of the lower edge of the winning window 38. A guide member 56 consisting of a front plate portion 55 that covers the front plate portion 55 is disposed.

In this case, the partition wall 48 of the guide member 53 includes an umbrella-shaped inclined plate part 57, plate parts 58 and 59 extending downwardly and inwardly from both ends thereof, and a plate part 6 connecting these ends.
Pachinko balls falling along the umbrella-shaped inclined plate part 57 of the pachinko balls contact the inclined plate parts 62 and 63 of the opposing partition walls 47 and 49 and are introduced into the passages 51 and 52, respectively. is configured to be Note that FD1 to FD3 are light emitting diodes arranged on the guide member 53, and on the back side of the plate body 34, there is a substantially U-shaped gutter for guiding pachinko balls to the back side of the winning hole 35 of the small disc part 31. 64 is the gutter part 39
At the same time, an arcuate plate part 65 is fixed and extended rearward along the upper edge of the winning window 38 of the large disc part 32, and a semicircular plate part extends downward on the rear end surface. 66 is fixedly installed.

As shown in FIG.
5 and 56 are inserted and fixed with nails 67 or the like.

On the other hand, a sixth
As shown in the figure, the upper part has a winning ball receiving part 72 that communicates with the gutter 64 of the plate body 34, and the lower part has a rotating body 88 as a movable member which will be described in detail later. A plate body 74 is attached which forms a discharge port 77 that communicates with the discharge opening 86 .

As is particularly clear in FIG. 6, this plate body 74 includes a guide plate portion 7 that guides the pachinko balls fed through the gutter 64 of the plate body 34 to the right as seen in FIG.
5 is formed, and a winning ball detection switch 76 is disposed at the upper position of the guide plate portion 75 as an example of a specific gaming state detection means for detecting a specific gaming state, and is arranged so as to cover the rear part of the rotating body 88. A curved plate part 78 formed in an arc shape and extending in a curved manner so as to open the lower end and form the discharge port 77, and a side plate part 7 that closes the left side edge (right side edge in FIG. 6) of the curved plate part 78.
9 are integrally molded to form a semi-cylindrical recess 81.

A pair of circular side plates 8 are provided in the semi-cylindrical recess 81.
2, and a pair of circular side plates 82 and a winning ball receiving part 84 as a movable member constituting a trunk with an arcuate cross section that bridges between them and extends over an angular range of about 140 degrees around its outer periphery. The decorative shielding plate part 87 has a decorative shielding plate part 87 which is bridged over the wall and forms a discharge opening 86 through which pachinko balls can pass.
A rotating body 88 as a movable member having a winning opening 85 is rotatably disposed between the upper part of the ball receiving part 84 and the upper part of the game board surface side of the ball receiving part 84.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7A, the rotating body 88 is in its normal rotating position (this is referred to as the ejection position, which is the second state in which it does not receive any batted balls), and the ball receiving portion 84 as a storage portion is The winning window 38 of the board 34 is closed,
In addition, the winning balls stored in the ball receiving part 84 are led out to the winning ball processing device 21 on the back side of the game board 15 through the discharge opening 86 and the discharge port 77, and from this state, the ball is moved counterclockwise as seen in FIG. 7A. In the rotation position shown in FIG. 7B, which is rotated by about 90 degrees to the position (this is called the winning position, which is the first state where it is easy to receive a batted ball), the winning passage 89 is opened and the outlet 77 is opened. The winning balls that are closed by the ball receiving part 84 and introduced through the winning passage 89 are stored in the winning ball receiving part 84, and the winning balls stored in this state are held in a state that is visible from the outside. Note that although a decorative pattern is attached to the front side of the decorative shielding plate 84, this shielding plate 87 can also be omitted.

Further, a rotating mechanism 91 for repeatedly rotating the rotating body 88 between the winning position and the ejecting position is disposed on the plate body 74. An example of this rotating mechanism 91 is as shown in FIG. Although a motor M as an electric drive source is attached to the side plate 92 on the left side when viewed from the back side of the device, a solenoid or the like can also be used as the electric drive source. A cam plate 94 is attached to a rotating shaft 93 extending through the side plate 92, and a connecting rod 95 is pivotally supported between the cam plate 94 and the side plate 82 of the rotating body 88. The pivoting positions of the connecting rod 95 to the cam plate 94 and the side plate 82 are selected such that the rotating body 88 rotates counterclockwise from the ejection position to the winning position with the cam plate 94 making a half turn from a predetermined position. . Therefore, the cam plate 94
The rotating body 88 is configured to reciprocate once between the ejection position and the winning position while the rotating body 88 rotates once.

The cam plate 94 is provided with a notch 96 as an ejection position detection part and a notch 97 as a winning position detection part, respectively, at different positions in the axial direction of the symmetrical outer peripheral surface through the central axis. These notches 96, 97
A discharge position detection switch S1 and a winning position detection switch S2 are disposed close to and opposite to the outer peripheral surface of the cam plate 94 so as to engage with the switch S1.
1, S2 is a common contact a and normally closed and normally open contacts b, c
and when the actuator 98 is engaged with the notches 96 and 97, the common contact a becomes the normally closed contact b.
In the other state, that is, in the state in which the common contacts a are in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the cam plate 94, the common contacts a are connected to the normally open contacts c, respectively, and in the normal state, the common contacts a are connected to the normally open contacts c.
As shown in the figure, the actuator 98 of the switch S1 has a notch 96.
is engaged in.

Next, an example of a drive circuit for driving the rotation mechanism 91 will be explained with reference to FIG.
AC power supply A is connected between TI1 and TI2, a motor M having an AC synchronous motor configuration is connected between output terminals TO1 and TO2, and switching contacts r2 and r1 of relays R2 and R1, which will be described later, are connected in series between terminals TI1 and TO1. ,
The terminals TI2 and TO2 are directly connected and grounded.

In addition, the input terminal TI1 is connected to the common contact a of the switch S2 via the output terminal TO3, and its normally closed contact b is connected to the unstable multivibrator B and the timer via the input terminal TI3 and rectifier diodes D4 and D5. The normally open contacts C are connected to the input sides of the circuit T, respectively, and the normally open contacts C are connected to the contacts r1 and r2 of the relays R1 and R2 via the input terminal TI4, and to the common contact a of the switch S1.

The normally closed contact b of the switch S1 is an empty contact, and the normally open contact c is connected to the input side of the unstable multivibrator B via an input terminal TI5 and a rectifying diode D6.

The timer circuit T is composed of a charging capacitor C, a variable resistor VR that changes the charging time constant, a discharging diode D7, and a resistor R11, and becomes high level after about 15 seconds have passed since the input signal SI is obtained. An output signal ST is obtained.

On the other hand, a relay R2 and its control switching gate G2 are connected in series between the input terminal TI1 and the ground via a rectifying diode D8.
2 is controlled to be open by the output signal ST of the timer circuit T, and a similar relay R1 and its control switching gate G1 are connected in parallel with the relay R2 and gate G2, and the normally open contact C is output. The common contact a is connected to the diode D8 side via the terminal TO4, the common contact a is connected to the ground via the output terminal TO5, the resistor R12 and the charging capacitor C2, and the normally closed contact b is connected to the gate G1 via the input terminal TI6. The winning ball detection switch 76 is connected, and the common contact a is connected to the normally open contact c of the winning ball detection switch 76, and the capacitor C2 is instantly charged, and the discharging of this charging current causes the switching gate G1 to open. Controlled to open state.

Further, the intermittent output signal SB of the unstable multivibrator B is transmitted to a plurality of light emitting diodes FD1 to FD via the output terminal TO7, for example, three light emitting diodes FD1 to FD in this embodiment.
3 and causes them to blink while the output signal SB is obtained.

The above is an example of the configuration of the device of the present invention, and the operation thereof will be explained next.

That is, when the moving body 88 is in the ejection position this time and is in the second state of not accepting a batted ball, the winning passage 8
9 is closed, and as shown in FIG. 9, the winning position detection switch 7S2 engages its actuator 86 with the outer circumferential surface of the cam plate 94, and the common contact a moves to the normally open contact c side. The ejection position detection switch S1 engages with the notch 96 of the cam plate 94 via its actuator 86, and the co-elastic contacts a are switched to the normally closed contact b side, and the charging capacitors C and C2 are respectively discharged. In this state, relay R
1 and R2 are in a non-energized state, their contacts r1 and r2 are open, and the motor M is not energized and is in a stopped state.

In this state, the batting rod 9 is operated to fire a pachinko ball, and when it enters the winning hole 35, the winning ball passes through the gutter 64 and reaches the winning ball detection switch 76, whose common contact a is connected to the normally closed contact b. The contact C2 is switched to the normally open contact C side, and the capacitor C2 is therefore rapidly charged. Next, when the winning ball passes through the switch 76, the common contact a returns to the normally closed contact b side, and the charge charged in the capacitor C2 is supplied to the switching gate G1 from the input terminal TI6 via the switch 76. This opens for a predetermined discharge time constant (for example, a time longer than the time required for the motor M to rotate and the actuators 86 of the switches S1 and S2 to disengage from the notches 96 and 97 of the cam plate 94). controlled by the state. In response to this, relay R1 is energized, which energizes its contact r1 and closes the AC power source A.
Current from input terminal TI1 - common contact a and normally open contact c of winning position detection switch S2 - input terminal
TI4-Motor M through contact r1 of relay R1
Since the rotating shaft 93 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed in FIG. 8A, the rotating body 88 is rotated clockwise. At the same time, relay R1
Unstable multivibrator B through contact r1 of
An input signal SS is supplied to the input signal SS, from which an intermittent output signal SB is obtained, and the light emitting diodes FD1 to FD
2 is driven in point reduction.

Then, in accordance with the rotation of the rotating shaft 93, the actuator 98 of the discharge position detection switch S1 moves into the notch 9 of the cam plate 94.
6, the contact a switches to the normally open contact C side. Thereafter, when capacitor C2 is discharged, gate G1 is closed, relay R1 is deenergized, and its contact r1 is opened. However, in this state, since the ejection position detection switch S1 is switched, the input terminal TI1 - the output terminal TO3 - the common contact a and the normally open contact c - of the winning position detection switch S2
Since power is supplied to the motor M via the common contact a and the normally open contact c of the discharge position detection switch S1 and the output terminal TI5, the motor M continues to rotate.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the rotating body 88 is approximately
When the winning position is reached after rotating 90 degrees, the cam plate 94 enters the first state where it is easy to receive a ball, and since the cam plate 94 has rotated approximately 180 degrees, the actuator 98 of the winning position detection switch S2 moves into the notch 97 of the cam plate 94. , the common contact a switches to the normally closed contact b side, and the current supply path to the motor M that has been formed thus far is cut off, so that the rotation of the motor M is stopped. In this state, since the winning passage 89 is open, the pachinko balls that have passed through the passages 51 and 52 of the guide member 53 and been jumped up by the umbrella-shaped inclined plate part 54 of the guide member 56 are sent to the rotating body 89.
The winning balls are stored in the winning ball receiving portion 84 of No. 8 in a state that can be visually recognized from the outside.

Also, by switching the winning position detection switch S2, the input terminal TI1 is input to the timer circuit T.
- Output terminal TO3 - Common contact a and normally closed contact b of winning position detection switch S2 - Input terminal TI3 - Since power is supplied through rectifier diode D5, capacitor C of timer circuit T is gradually charged, approximately 15 After a second, the output ST becomes high level, and in response, gate G2 opens and relay R2
is energized and its contact r2 closes. Therefore, AC power supply A connects input terminal TI1 - relay contact r2 - input terminal TI4 - common contact a and normally open contact c of discharge position detection switch S1 - input terminal TI5 - output terminal
Since it is connected to the motor M through TO1, the motor M rotates counterclockwise again, and the rotating body 88 is rotated clockwise as seen in FIG.
4, the winning passage 89 is gradually closed. At that time, the winning position detection switch S2 is activated by its actuator 98.
is removed from the notch 97, so the common contact a switches to the normally open contact c side and returns to its original position. Based on this, the power supply to the timer circuit T is cut off, so the capacitor C is discharged and the gate G2 is closed, and the relay R2 is de-energized and its contact r2 is opened. Since power is supplied to the discharge position detection switch S1 through the common contact a and the normally open contact c of the detection switch S2, the motor M continues to rotate.

When the rotating body 88 returns to the ejection position, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the winning balls stored in the winning ball receiving section 84 are discharged to the back side of the game board 15 through the discharge port 77, and are processed by the winning ball processing device 21 in a number corresponding to the number of winning balls. The prize balls are delivered to the upper ball tray 5. In addition, in this state, the actuator 98 of the discharge position detection switch S1 engages in the notch 96, so the common contact a returns to the normally closed contact b side, and the connection to the motor M that has been formed until now is The power supply path is cut off, the motor M is stopped, and the power supply to the unstable multivibrator B is cut off, and the intermittent light emission of the light emitting diodes FD1 to FD3 is turned off. The above operation is repeated every time a pachinko ball enters the winning hole 35. Note that even if a pachinko ball enters the winning hole 35 as a winning ball while the above operation is being performed and the winning ball detection switch 76 is switched, the above operation is not affected and the timer circuit T
The rotating body 88 rotates until a certain period of time determined by the time constant of .

In the above embodiment, the winning ball device rotates and holds the rotating body at the winning position based on the detection signal of the specific game state detection means, and after a predetermined period of time, returns the rotating body to the ejecting position. As described above, a winning ball detection switch is provided to detect winning balls that have entered the rotating body, and when this winning ball detection switch counts a predetermined number of balls, the rotating body may be rotated back to the ejection position, or the rotating body may be rotated back to the ejection position. The rotating body may be returned to rotation as soon as time elapses or a predetermined number is reached, whichever comes first. Furthermore, a driving means for releasing the winning balls stored in the storage section may be provided separately from the operation of the rotating body. In addition, as another embodiment, (1) The cam plate 94 is continuously activated based on the detection signal of the winning ball detection switch 76 of the specific game state detection means.
There is also a method of rotating the rotating body 88 to the winning position and then rotating the rotating body 88 back to the ejection position. According to this method, the cam plate 94 only needs to be provided with the notch 96 as the ejection position detection part and the ejection position detection switch S1, and the timer circuit T used in the above-mentioned embodiment is not required. This has the advantage of simplifying the structure.

(2) Based on the detection signal of the winning ball detection switch 76 of the specific game state detection means, the cam plate 94 is continuously activated.
There is also a method of repeating the operation of rotating the rotating body 88 for a fixed period of time, rotating the rotating body 88 to the winning position, and then rotating the rotating body 88 back to the ejection position a plurality of times. According to this method, the cam plate 94 has a notch 96 as a discharge position detection section and a discharge position detection switch S1.
By providing this and reciprocating the rotating body 88 for a certain period of time, the player plays the game in an attempt to hit a winning ball at the same time as the rotating body 88 is changed to the winning position many times, making it an interesting pachinko game. We can provide gaming machines. Further, by disposing a plurality of winning ball detection switches on the game board and setting the time for reciprocating the rotating body 88 for each winning hole, it is possible to provide a pachinko gaming machine with a wide variety of variations. .

(3) The rotary body 88 is rotated and held at the winning position based on the detection signal of the winning ball detection switch 76 of the specific game state detection means, and when a hit ball passes through a specific area provided on the game board 15, it is rotated to the ejection position. so that it returns to normal operation. As an example of the specific area of this method, a description will be given based on FIGS. 1 and 2. In a state where the rotating body 88 has been converted to the winning position, the player causes the ball to hit the ball receiving portion 84 of the rotating body 88. Hit the ball as hard as you can. What should be noted about this embodiment is that the rotating body 88 remains in the winning position until the ball passes through the winning ball device 17, which is an example of a specific area provided on the surface of the game board 15. This is a point that we will continue to maintain. That is, when a batted ball enters a prize in the winning ball device 17 in a state where the rotating body 88 is converted to the winning position, the batted ball is guided to the back of the game board and moves to the switch S3 or S.
4, the rotating body 88 is converted from the winning position to the ejecting position, so the player operates the rotating body 88.
In the state where the ball has been converted to the winning position, the ball is hit so as not to hit the winning ball device 17, and the rotating body 8 is rotated until the ball hits the winning ball device 17.
Since any number of batted balls can enter the ball receiving part 84 of 8, the player can hit the ball while visually checking the winning balls stored in the ball receiving part 84, so that a very interesting pachinko game machine can be provided.

In addition, in this embodiment, an example in which a winning ball device is provided as an example of a specific area has been described, but as an example of another specific area, a passing ball detection switch that detects when a batted ball passes through a specific area on the game board surface may be used. It's okay if it's hot.

The above is the configuration and operating state of one embodiment in which the pinball game machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine. According to such a configuration, in response to the output of the specific game state detection means, By setting the variable winning ball device in an advantageous state and storing a plurality of received winning balls, processing the plurality of winning balls at once and continuously paying out prize balls, the speed at which prize balls increase is increased. It is possible to obtain a pinball game machine which combines the real thrill of the game by acquiring prize balls, which is inherent to the pinball game machine, and the real thrill of the game based on a specific game state.

In the above example, only one embodiment of the present invention has been described, and when the motor M is a DC motor, the AC power supply A is replaced with a DC power supply, and the rectifying diodes D4, D5, D6, D8 and the smoothing It is also possible to omit the capacitors C5, C6, and C8.

Also, the cam plate 94 has a notch 9 as shown in FIG.
In the case of having protrusions 101 and 102 instead of 6 and 97, the connection relationship between the normally closed contact b and the normally open contact c of the discharge position detection switch S1 and the winning position detection switch S2 may be reversed.

Furthermore, the drive circuit is not limited to the above example, and when the cam plate 94 shown in FIG. Connect the normally open contact c to the AC power supply A, connect the normally open contact c to ground via the relay R1 and the gate G1, and connect the normally closed contact b to the timer T, and connect the common contact a of the winning position detection switch S2 to the diode D10. Normally open contact c
are connected to ground via relay R2 and gate G2, gate G1 is controlled by winning ball detection switch 76, and gate G2 is controlled by timer T.
and each gate G1, G2
Self-holding contact rh1 of relay R1, R2 in parallel with
Even if rh2 is inserted, the same operation as in the case of FIG. 9 can be obtained.

Further, the position detection switches S1 and S2 are not limited to the cam plate 94, but a cam plate may be provided on the rotary body 88 and may be placed close to the cam plate.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the winning ball detection switch 76 is used as the specific game state detection means, the winning ball detection switch 76 is provided at the winning hole 35 position, and the winning ball device is activated based on the winning signal from the winning ball detection switch 76. As described above, the operation is not limited to the above case, but it is also possible to use an equivalent state, for example, count out balls and use a signal generated when the number of out balls reaches a predetermined number or more. You can also do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are a schematic front view and rear view showing the appearance of an embodiment of a pachinko game machine to which a winning ball device for a pinball game machine according to the present invention is applied, and FIG.
4 and 5 are a front view, a back view, and a left side view showing the winning ball device according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the back side of the winning ball device, and FIG. 7 A and B are respective views of the winning ball device. A vertical cross-sectional explanatory diagram showing the state where the moving body is in the ejection position and the winning position, and FIGS. 8A and 8B are views toward the back side of the game board that similarly show the relationship with the position detection switch when the rotating body is in the ejecting position and the winning position. FIG. 9 is a connection circuit diagram showing an example of the drive circuit;
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing different embodiments of the cam plate;
FIG. 11 is a connection circuit diagram showing different embodiments of the drive circuit. In the figure, 15...game board, 30...winning ball device, 76
... Winning ball detection switch, 84... Winning ball receiving section, 85
... winning opening, 86... discharging opening, 88... rotating body, 89... winning passage, 91... rotating mechanism, 93...
Rotating shaft, 94...Cam plate, 95...Connecting rod, 96...Notch as discharge position detection section, 97...Notch as winning position detection section, M...Motor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A mounting board that is attached to the surface of the game board, a winning opening formed in the mounting board, a first state in which the opening is easily accepted by an electric drive source, and a second state in which it does not accept a ball. A variable winning ball device includes a movable member that can change freely, a storage part that stores winning balls received when the movable member is in a first state, and a game state that is changed to a predetermined game state. and a specific game state detection means for detecting a specific game state, and in response to the output of the specific game state detection means, sets the variable winning ball device to a first state, and stores the winning balls received in the first state. stored in the department,
1. A pinball game machine comprising a drive means for releasing winning balls stored in a storage section when a predetermined condition is met.