JPH0315471B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko-type combination game machine that cyclically uses a predetermined number of game balls stored in advance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a spare ball detection switch for detecting spare balls in one of the spare ball storage paths branched from the game ball recovery path, thereby making it possible to confirm the presence or absence of a predetermined number of spare balls in a pachinko machine. It is to provide a formula combination game machine.

Hereinafter, the general functions of a pachinko-type combination game machine equipped with a changing device that can use spare balls for changing will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 and other drawings as appropriate. The game machine main body 1 consists of a fixed frame 2 and a front frame 3 that is supported by the fixed frame 2 so that it can be opened and is always locked. A game board 6 on which a spiral guide rail 5 is laid is fixed.

Coin 8 inserted from coin slot 7 (7th
(see figure) are sorted out by a selector 9, coins 8 deemed defective are returned to a return slot 10, and genuine coins 8 are turned on by a coin detection switch 12 provided in the middle of a coin flow path 11. The signal from the coin detection switch 12 operates the computer section 13 to drive the game ball supply device 14 (see FIG. 4).

The game balls 16 are fed to the ball firing section 15 by this drive, and this feeding mechanism will be explained below. As shown in FIG. 4, the recovery path 1 for the game balls 16
One game ball storage path 18 formed by branching 7
Game balls 16 are stored in a line in a row, and these game balls 16 are attached to a stopper rod 19 that is rotatable around a support shaft 19a at the end side of a game ball storage path 18.
It is stopped at the tip of. This stopper rod 19
A game ball supply solenoid 20 is attached to the base end of the game ball supply solenoid 20, and the stopper rod 19 normally acts to stop the game balls 16 by the urging of the spring 21, and the game ball supply solenoid is activated by the signal from the coin detection switch 12. 20 is activated and the stopper rod 19 is rotated, the game ball 16 is released and sent to the ball firing section 15 (see FIG. 1) from the discharge port 22 formed at the end of the game ball storage path 18. be provided. In this case, the game ball supply solenoid 20 operates only for the time set by the program in the computer section 13, that is, the time required to feed a predetermined number of game balls 16, for example, 16 balls, to the ball firing section 15. Return to the original state again.

Game balls 16 supplied to the well-known ball launcher 15
are transferred onto the firing rail 15a one by one by operating the handle 23, and are transferred to the handle mallet 23a (second
(see figure), it is fired towards the game board 6.
After the fired game ball 16 rolls on the game board 6, it is moved to a chuck car 24 provided below the game board 6.
The game ball storage path 18 passes through the winning hole 24a (16 pieces, the same number as the game balls 16) and falls into the collection path 17.
will be reduced to

Further, replay holes 25 are provided at both ends of the chucker 24, and the game balls 16 that have fallen into the replay holes 25 are returned to the ball firing section 15 again. 16 winning holes 2 provided below the game board 6
4a are provided with winning hole switches 26 (see FIG. 5), and when the winning hole switches 26 are activated by the passage of the game ball 16, the computer section 13 switches the display board 27 at the center of the surface of the game board 6. The game display lamp 27a corresponding to the entered prize hole 24a is turned on and its position is memorized.

When the fired game ball 16 passes through the plurality of passing-type winning holes 28 arranged on the game board 6, the passing-type micro switch 29 (see FIG. 2) is activated, and the computer section 13 displays the The corresponding game display lamp 27a on the board 27 is turned on and its position is memorized.

As the game progresses, if the pattern lit and displayed on the display board 27 matches an arrangement state (for example, a square) predetermined by the program set in the computer section 13, the computer section 13 determines it as a winning prize. A winning display lamp 30 provided on the game board 6 adds and stores winning states according to the type of predetermined arrangement state (for example, one horizontal row lit, one vertical row lit, square lit).
lights up.

Next, when the fired game ball 16 passes through any of the plurality of ratchet holes 31 provided on the game board 6, the ratchet hole micro switch 32 is activated.
The detection signal is input to the computer section 13. The computer section 13 determines this as a ratkey state, lights up the corresponding ratkey display lamp 33, and lights up the ratkey display lamp 33.
Only one of the plurality of rat key pushbuttons 35 on the switch board 34 corresponding to the above is set to be operable for input operation. The user is programmed so that the number of times the rat key pushbutton 35 can be operated is limited to two times per game. Then, the computer section 13 receives only the first operation signal of the lucky key pushbutton 35 corresponding to the lucky key hole 31 through which the game ball 16 has passed, as a regular operation signal. It is determined that the game ball 16 has fallen into the winning hole 24a corresponding to the selected rat key pushbutton 35, and the corresponding game display lamp 27a on the display board 27 is lit and its position is memorized. Therefore, if the lighting patterns of the game display lamps 27a on the display board 27 do not form a predetermined arrangement after firing the 16 game balls 16, the game balls 16 will not fall into the lucky hole 31. If a winning is established, a predetermined arrangement state can be formed by selecting the rat key pushbutton 35, and the winning display lamp 30 can be turned on.

Furthermore, when the fired game ball 16 passes through the present hole 36 provided on the game board 6, the passing type micro switch 37 is activated, and its detection signal is input to the computer section 13. The computer section 13 determines this as a winning prize, adds and stores it, and lights up one present display lamp 38 to display the winning result. Game ball 1 to this present hole 36
A program set in the computer section 13 allows a player to win a prize by landing a 6 up to four times in one game.

When the player finishes firing all the balls supplied to the ball firing section 15, if a predetermined game display lamp 27a on the display board 27 is lit,
When you operate the change button 39 corresponding to the desired game display lamp 27a, the change button 39
The contacts are closed and a signal is transmitted to the computer section 13. The computer section 13 turns off the game display lamp 27a corresponding to the change button 39, and clears the memory contents of the computer section 13 accordingly. At the same time, the computer unit 13 issues an operating signal for the spare ball supply device 40 (see FIG. 4). In addition, the display board 27
The upper predetermined game display lamp 27a is determined based on the program set of the computer section 13.

When the spare ball supply device 40 is operated, the spare balls 41 are fed to the ball launcher 15, and this feeding mechanism will be explained below. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a branch port 17a is provided at the lowest part of the slope of the recovery channel 17 below the chucker 24, and a reserve ball storage channel 4 is provided in a direction hanging from this branch port 17a.
2 and the game ball storage path 18 described above are bifurcated into a bifurcated shape. At the lowest end of this spare ball storage path 42, an ejection port 43 is provided which communicates with the ejection rail 15a of the ball ejection section 15.
3, the delivery lever 44 is operated by the spare ball supply solenoid 45, which can take a position where the spare ball 41 is fed out and a position where the subsequent spare ball 41 is normally stopped by the bias of the spring 44a. There is.

When the spare ball supply solenoid 45 is operated, the spare balls 41 (five in this embodiment) stored in the spare ball storage path 42 are transferred to the ball firing unit 15.
The spare balls 4 are transferred onto the firing rail 15a one by one, and instantaneously return to the transfer prevention state to prevent the subsequent spare balls 4 from moving out.
1 is held captive. The transferred spare balls 41 arrive on the firing rail 15a, and the player can now shoot the supplied spare balls 41.

By the way, in this embodiment, only a preset number of five balls can be stored in the spare ball storage path 42, and the game ball storage path 18 can also store 13 game balls 16.
Only game balls 16 can be stored, and more game balls 16 pass through the upper end of the reserve ball storage path 42 and enter the branch port 17a.
are held in line in the recovery path 17. Therefore, the balls stored before the start of the game are stored in game ball storage path 1.
There are two types: those stored in the ball storage path 8 and those held in the preliminary ball storage path 42.

The spare balls 41 stored in the spare ball storage path 42 are released one by one from the ejection port 43 by the ejection rod 44, or the number of times the spare ball supply solenoid 45 is driven is determined based on the program set of the computer section 13. The number of balls supplied as a reserve can be limited.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the spare ball storage path 42 is provided with an opening groove 46, and the tip of the operating rod 47a of the spare ball detection switch 47 passes through the opening groove 46 to the spare ball 41 of the spare ball storage path 42. It is in contact with the In this embodiment, the operating rod 47a is in contact with the uppermost reserve ball 41a (fifth ball counted from the bottom), and when one or more balls are replaced, this reserve ball 41a is moved to the operating lever. 47a, and the spare ball detection switch 47 generates a spare ball decrease signal. As will be described later, if a ball falls into the rat key hole 31 without a change operation, the spare ball 4 is immediately released.
The same holds true for a program routine in which 1 is rolled out.

This spare ball decrease signal serves to detect a decrease in the number of spare balls 41 to be stored in the spare ball storage path 42 and to always store and maintain five spare balls 41 as in this embodiment, and also as follows. As will be explained, after the change operation of feeding the spare balls 41 in the spare ball storage path 42 to the ball firing section 15 using the change button 39, the coin 8 is inserted, the coin detection switch 12 is operated, and the game balls are activated. The game balls 16 in the storage path 18 are fed to the ball launcher 15 and merge with the spare balls 41 and remaining game balls 16 already in the ball launcher 15, allowing the game to be played with a number of balls hit exceeding the original number of balls hit at the start of the game. The role is to prevent this from happening. The same is true when the program routine is such that when a ball falls into the lucky hole 31 without a batting operation as described later, a spare ball 41 is immediately fed out.

That is, the reserve ball decrease signal from the reserve ball detection switch 47 is transmitted to the coin flow path 11 as shown in FIG.
This is transmitted to the channel opening/closing member 48 that closes the coin insertion channel 11a. This channel opening/closing member 48 is composed of a blocking rod 48a that directly contacts the coin 8, and a channel opening/closing solenoid 48b that operates the blocking rod 48a in response to the preliminary ball reduction signal.
The blocking rod 48a prevents the coin 8 from being inserted.
Therefore, even if a coin is inserted during the preliminary ball firing state, the coin is prevented from being inserted, so it is possible to prevent the game from starting with more balls than the original number of balls to be played. . In addition, the circuit of the coin detection switch 12 installed in the middle of the coin flow path 11 is cut off by the spare ball decrease signal from the spare ball detection switch 47, and when a coin is inserted, the game balls 16 are transferred from the game ball storage path 18 to the ball firing section 15. The above-mentioned fraud may be prevented by disabling the sending of the information to the recipient. Furthermore, the presence or absence of spare balls or the reduced number of spare balls may be displayed to the player using a display means such as a lamp based on a spare ball decrease signal from the spare ball detection switch 47.

Next, the general operation of the computer section 13 during the refilling operation will be explained with reference to FIG. 6 and the like.

Now, when the player operates the change button 39,
The detection signal is input to the computer section 13, and this detection signal is converted into computer data. This computer data is determined according to a preset program. That is,
It is confirmed that the ball has fallen into any of the preset winning holes 24a, and the batting change control is ended according to the preset number of operations of the batting button 39.

If the player shoots the supplied spare ball 41 and the ball falls into any of the winning holes 24a or the passing winning holes 28, a corresponding display will be lit on the display board 27 as described above. At the same time, the computer section 13 stores the position. Therefore, in the process of the game up to the above, the winning conditions, that is, the predetermined arrangement state, are still not displayed on the display board 2.
Even if 7 is not displayed, the winning conditions can be satisfied by the ball falling into the winning hole 24a etc. by this batting operation, and the computer section 13 counts and stores this as a winning.

In this way, one game ends when the player hits all the balls supplied at the beginning and completes the batting change if possible. When the player operates the settlement push button 49, a game clear signal is input to the computer section 13 by the operation of the contact portion of the settlement push button 49. Payment push button 49
Insert coin 8 again without operating coin input path 11
a, the coin detection switch 12 is activated after the coin passes through the selector 9, operates the game ball supply solenoid 20 according to the command from the computer section 13 as described above, and sends a game clear signal to the computer section 13. is input. Game clear signal is sent to computer section 13
When the input is made, a coin ejection solenoid 50 operating signal is output in accordance with the number of winnings counted and stored in the computer section 13, and as shown in FIG. The coins are discharged one by one into the coin discharge port 52. Then, the released coins 8 are sent to the winning coin receiving tray 53.

The coins 8 stored in the coin ejection tube 51 are
When the number of coins 8 in the coin ejection tube 51 falls below a predetermined number, the coin out switch 54 is activated. The end lamp 55 is turned on to notify the end of the game or the lack of coins. The end of the coin channel 11 is open, and coins 8 inserted from the coin slot 7 into the coin collection box 56 provided below the open end and coins overflowing from the upper end of the coin eject tube 51 into the coin channel 11. coin 8 falls.

Further, 57 is an in/out meter, which is provided adjacent to the coin ejecting cylinder 51, and this in/out meter 57
The input meter 57a counts and stores the number of coins inserted based on the number of times the coin detection switch 12 is activated, and displays the contents.The input meter 57a counts and stores the number of times the micro switch is activated, which is opened and closed by driving the coin discharge solenoid 50, and displays the contents. Output meter 57
b, and when the administrator of the amusement park wants to know the operating status of this amusement machine, this entrance/exit meter 5
It becomes possible to accurately grasp the operating status based on the number of coins in and out.

When the game clear signal is input to the computer unit 13, the previous game contents, that is, the lighting states of the winning display lamp 30, the display board 27, and the present display lamp 38 are erased, but the memory that stores the contents of the game at this time The contents are retained. Therefore, the memory switch 5 shown in FIG.
8, the contents of the previous game will be retrieved only when the memory switch 58 is operated, and the winning display lamp 30, present display lamp 38, display board 27, etc. will light up according to the contents of the previous game, and the memory switch 58 will be activated. If no operation is performed, the winning display lamp 3 will display the contents of the game currently in progress depending on the memory state.
0, the present display lamp 38, display board 27, etc. are turned on. Furthermore, when the next coin 8 is inserted or the settlement push button 49 is operated, the game content from the previous game is erased and the previous game content is stored and retained.

As can be understood from the above explanation, the functions and game content of the game machine are controlled by a program stored in the computer section 13, and by changing this program, the winning conditions can be set. It is possible to change the state, change the type of winning hole 24a that can be won and the number of times that can be changed, change the winning hole 24a that corresponds to the lucky hole 31, change the number of prizes won as a present, and various other game contents. Recognize.

For example, when a ball falls into the ratkey hole 31, the operation of the ratkey hole micro switch 32 is input to the computer section 13, and the computer section 1
3, without operating the batting button 39, a start signal is directly issued to the spare ball supply device 40, and the supply device 40 operates to supply the spare balls 41 to the ball firing section 15, thereby supplying the predetermined number of spare balls. Given the structure of the present invention, it is naturally possible to create a program routine that takes steps to play the game using the added number of balls.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the game ball recovery path is branched, one side has a game ball storage path for storing a predetermined number of game balls, and the other side has a game ball storage path for storing a predetermined number of spare balls. A ball storage path is provided, and the game ball storage path is provided with a game ball supply device that simultaneously feeds all the predetermined number of game balls to the ball firing section, and the spare ball storage path is provided with a game ball supply device that simultaneously sends all the game balls to the ball firing section, and the spare balls are sent one by one to the ball firing section in the spare ball storage path. A spare ball supply device is provided to feed the spare balls, and a spare ball detection switch is provided to detect the spare balls, and when the switch confirms the existence of a predetermined number of spare balls, a new coin is inserted into the spare ball detection switch. By electrically connecting the coin insertion elimination means that eliminates
In a pachinko-style combination game machine where the number of balls that can be played changes depending on the winning status of the game, players may insert new coins and end the game when the number of balls that can be played is less than the predetermined number of balls that can be played. On the other hand, if the discharged spare balls are used for the next game and a game is played with more than a predetermined number of balls, it has the effect of preventing mistakes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an overall view of the front frame seen from the front, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the front frame seen from the back, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the fixed frame seen from the back, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the structure of the front frame seen from the back. An enlarged view showing the feeding structure for game balls and spare balls, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken from Fig. 4, Fig. 6 is a block diagram centered on the computer section, and Fig. 7 shows the flow provided in the coin insertion path. It is a figure showing a road opening-and-closing member. Coin flow path...11, Coin input path...11
a. Return path... 11b. Coin detection switch...
12, Computer section...13, Game ball supply device...14, Ball firing section...15, Game ball...1
6, Collection path...17, Game ball storage path...18, Release port...22, Chatter...24, Replacement button...39, Spare ball supply device...40, Spare ball...
41, Spare ball storage path...42, Outlet...43,
Spare bulb detection switch...47, Channel opening/closing member...
48.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a game machine that cyclically uses a predetermined number of game balls stored in advance, a game ball recovery path is branched, and one side has a game ball storage path for storing a predetermined number of game balls, and the other side has a game ball storage path for storing a predetermined number of game balls. A spare ball storage path is provided to store a number of spare balls, and a game ball supply device is provided in the game ball storage path to simultaneously feed all the predetermined number of game balls to the ball launcher. A spare ball supply device is provided to feed the balls one by one to the ball ejecting section, and a spare ball detection switch is provided to detect the spare balls, and the switch also detects the presence of a predetermined number of spare balls. A pachinko-type combination game machine, characterized in that a coin insertion exclusion means is electrically connected to exclude the insertion of new coins when a new coin is inserted.