JPH03195584A - Winning ball device for pachinko (japanese pinball) machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To interrupt the flow down of winning balls by providing a winning ball stopping means which stops stopper members of discharge mechanisms at the ball blocking position when an error is judged and a lock mechanism which interrupts the flow down of the winning balls in response to the error state. CONSTITUTION:Discharge sensors 74a, 74b block the flow down of PACHINKO balls with hooking claws 86a, 86b of discharge stopper mechanisms 73a, 73b, and a discharge lock mechanism 71 is constituted of hooking claws 93a, 93b made of a fan-shaped member entering into an inclination section 75 via a slot provided on the upper wall of the downstream section of the inclination section 75 of inflow troughs 68a, 68b and a solenoid 94 serving as a driving means of the hooking claws 93a, 93b. If winning balls are discharged for some abnormality when no winning ball exists or the confirmation process of the discharge start condition is performed, the leading edge of PACHINKO balls is detected by discharge sensors 1, 2 three times. If the value of discharge iniquity monitoring counter 1, 2 becomes '3' or above, it is judged that a discharge iniquity (abnormality) exists, a lock Sol is turned off, both safe lamps 1, 2 are turned on, and the waiting state is started.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a prize ball device for a pachinko machine.

(Prior Art) In recent years, many pachinko machines have variable winning devices that generate special games with high winning rates depending on the game conditions. In this type of pachinko machine, when a special game occurs, winning balls are generated one after another, and a large amount of prize balls are continuously discharged in response to the winning balls. However, as a prize ball device for processing winning balls and prize balls, a mechanical type using a ball sheath or the like has conventionally been used, and there is a limit to speeding up the processing.

Therefore, in order to speed up the processing of such prize balls,
A flow prevention member (stopper member) that detects winning balls and prize balls using an electric sensor and can enter into the winning ball processing path and the prize ball discharge path, respectively.
A prize ball device has been proposed that is equipped with an electric drive means and performs prize ball processing by moving a falling prevention member in and out based on detection by a sensor. Such an electronically controlled award ball device has the advantage of not only being faster in ejecting the ball, but also having a simpler structure than a mechanical one, and being able to easily change the number of balls awarded.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, with this electronically controlled prize ball device,
If the sensor (ejection sensor) that detects the prize ball malfunctions, the prize ball will not be ejected properly. For example, if the ejection sensor remains on or off due to a failure, the number of ejected prize balls will not be counted even if the flow prevention member of the ejection mechanism is moved back and the prize balls are ejected. Therefore, if the prize ball comes out, it will be lost. In addition, if the driving means of the flow prevention member fails and the flow prevention member does not move back, the prize balls will not be ejected at all even if there is a winning prize, and on the contrary, the flow prevention member If the ball continues to move backward and does not enter the passage, the prize ball will not come out, just as if the ejection sensor had failed.

The object of the present invention is to provide a winning ball device that can accurately detect abnormalities caused by such failures and can immediately respond to abnormal conditions.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a prize ball device for a pachinko machine that includes means for detecting winning balls and a discharge mechanism that discharges prize balls in response to detection of winning balls, as shown in FIG. A means for detecting prize balls is provided upstream of the stopper member of the ejection mechanism, and a means for counting the ejected balls based on a signal from the detection means, and when the ejection of the prize balls is finished, the counted value of the ejected balls reaches the set number of prize balls. an error state determining means that determines an ejection error when the number of ejected balls is counted when the number of ejected balls is less than or exceeds a predetermined number of award balls, and when there is no award ball ejected; A prize ball stopping means is provided to stop the prize ball when the ball stops, and a locking mechanism is provided separately from the stopper member to interrupt the flow of the prize ball depending on an error state.

(Function) When the number of prize balls ejected is less than the set number of prize balls due to the ejection of prize balls, it can be determined that the error is due to a malfunction in the prize ball detection means or a failure in the backward movement of the stopper member of the ejection mechanism. When the number of ejected balls exceeds the set number of prize balls, it can be determined that the error is due to the stopper member not entering the ball blocking position by counting the number of ejected balls. , it can be determined that the error is due to the stopper member not being in the ball blocking position. That is, any error can be determined based on the count value of the ejected balls, and since the lock mechanism blocks the prize balls from flowing down depending on the error state, it is possible to prevent the prize balls from coming out too much.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is a game board of a pachinko machine, 2 is a base (also called a front frame) for mounting the game board 1 in a frame 3 from the front side, 4 is a cover glass that covers the front of the game board 1, 5 is a machine frame that supports the base 2.

The game board 1 is attached to and detached from the frame 3 of the base 2 by locking members 6a and 6b, the cover glass 4 is attached to the base 2 via a glass frame 7 so as to be openable and closable, and the base 2 is attached to the machine frame 5 by a hinge 8a. , 8b is rotatably assembled. 9a,
9b is a locking hook of the base 2.

In the game section on the front surface of the game board 1, various winning holes, out ports, and a large number of game sections are arranged, and on the back side of the game board 1, there are collection channels 10a, 10 for guiding winning balls that have entered each winning hole.
b is formed. Recent pachinko machines that have variable prize winning devices on the game board have special winning holes for starting the variable winning device in addition to general winning holes such as the Tenjin prize opening. In order to change the number of prize balls depending on whether the ball enters the winning hole or the specific winning hole, there is a collecting gutter 10a connected to two general winning holes on the back side of the game board 1 on the back side. A collection gutter 10b connected to the mouth is formed on the front side.

The collecting gutter 10b and the specific prize opening are connected by a flow path (not shown) penetrating the collecting gutter 10a, and the collecting gutter 10a
, 10b are open.

A predetermined opening is formed in the rear part of the frame of the base 2 according to the structure of the back side of the game board 1, and the game board 1 is formed behind the opening.
An opening/closing cover 11 is attached to cover the back side of. A batted ball firing device 14 consisting of a ball supply mechanism, a firing rod 12, a motor 13, etc. is disposed at the fixed lower part of the base 2, and a winning ball processing device 15 is installed at the lower part of the rear side of the frame of the base 2, extending from the top to the right side. A prize ball ejecting device 16 is disposed at the upper part and the lower part.

The winning ball processing device 15 is a collection gutter 10a on the back side of the game board 1.
, 10b is used to process the winning balls flowing down the system, and there are collecting gutter 1 on the back side and the front side of the rear side of the frame of the base 2.
Like 0a and 10b, it is provided in two systems. In Figure 2, only one of the two systems is shown, but the collection gutter 1
0a, 10b, flow regulating sections 18a, 18b following the guide channels 17a, 17b, outlet channels 19a, 19b following the flow regulating sections 18a, 18b, and flow regulating sections 18a, 18b. Installed stopper mechanism 2Qa, 20
b and winning ball detector (safe sensor) 21a, 21
The guide gutter 17a, flow regulating section 18a, outlet gutter 19a, stopper mechanism 20a, and safe sensor 21a are located on the back side of the frame rear surface of the base 2, and the guide gutter 17b, flow regulating section 18b, outlet gutter 19b, The stopper mechanism 20b and the safe sensor 21b are arranged on the front side of the frame rear surface of the base 2.

The upper openings of the guide gutters 17a and 17b have the same shape as the collective gutters 10.
a, 10b, and is connected to the corresponding collective gutter 10a, 10b when the game board 1 is attached to the frame 3 of the base 2, as well as the curved part on the left side of the opening in the figure. 22, a bottom portion 23 that gently slopes downward toward the center; a guide portion 24 that slopes gently downward from the right side of the opening toward the center to form a predetermined step with respect to the bottom portion 23; an alignment section 25 that aligns and passes pachinko balls from the terminal end of the bottom section 24 toward the terminal end of the bottom section 23;
A falling part 26 is provided perpendicularly to the end of the bottom part 23, through which pachinko balls can pass through one by one.

The flow regulation parts 18a and 18b include a guide part 27 that is gently sloped downward to allow pachinko balls to pass through one by one following the falling part 26 of the guide troughs 17a and 17b, and an introduction part 28 at the end of the guide part 27 that has a guide part 27 of approximately 45 mm. It is formed of two flow regulation parts through which pachinko balls can pass through one by one at an inclination angle of 1.5 degrees, and a falling part 30 which continues perpendicularly to the flow regulation part 29 and drops pachinko balls. The upper wall of the guiding part 27 is sloped upward so that the cross section of the passage becomes somewhat larger toward the leading part 28 at the end, and the earthen wall of the leading part 28 is such that the pachinko balls are placed above the following pachinko balls at the leading part 28. The pachinko balls that have entered the guiding part 27 are formed to be tilted forward toward the guiding part 27 so that they do not flow, and the pachinko balls that have entered the guiding part 27 can smoothly flow into the flow regulating part 2 without clogging the balls in the introducing part 28.
9.

The flow regulating section 29 is formed in the shape of a straight passage and has a predetermined length.
The passage cross section of the flow regulating section 29 is formed into a square shape that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball passes approximately at the center of the passage. The falling part 30 is formed to have a larger passage cross section than the flow regulating part 29 so that the pachinko balls from the flow regulating part 29 can fall quickly.

The outlet troughs 19a, 19b are formed from a sloped part 31 and a downstream part 32 following the falling part 30 of the flow regulating parts 18a, 18b, and the outlet of the downstream part 32 is connected to a recovery gutter (not shown) at the rear of the pachinko machine. . In addition, each machine 17a, 17b, 18a,
18b, 19a, and 19b may be formed separately on the rear side and the front side of the frame of the base 2, or may be formed integrally.

The stopper mechanisms 20a and 20b are shown in FIG. 3(A).

As shown in (B) (only one system is shown), a flow regulating section 18a.

Two locking claws 33a and 34a enter into the flow regulating section 29 from above the side of 18b and prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down.
, 33b, 34b and locking claws 33a, 34a, respectively.
Solenoid as a driving means for 33b and 34b (safe solenoid>35a.

35b is provided. The locking claws 33a and 33b are made of hook-shaped members, and are freely swingably supported by a support shaft 36 provided on a base plate (not shown) on the side of the downstream side of the flow regulating section 29, and serve as a ball plate stop. The side outer circumferential portion is formed in an arc shape so as to match the swing locus, and safe solenoids 35a and 35b installed on the board above the central portion are connected via a bottle. The locking claws 34a, 34b are semicircular members having rear portions that engage with the outer peripheries of the locking claws 33a, 33b.
3a, 33b are supported by a spindle 37 provided on the board on the side of the flow regulating part 29 diagonally above, so that the outer periphery on the entry side, which becomes the ball plate stop, coincides with the swing locus. The rear outer peripheral portion is also formed in an arc shape, and a predetermined weight 38 is provided at the rear portion to bias the locking claws 34a, 34b in the backward direction.

Locking claws 33a, 33b, 34a, 34
A slit is provided in the side wall of the two flow regulating parts corresponding to b, and when the locking claws 33a, 34a have entered the two flow regulating parts, the interval between the tips of the ball plate stoppers of the locking claws 33a, 34a is Similarly, set the locking claw 3 so that it almost matches the diameter of the pachinko ball.
The locking claws 33a, 33b, 34 are set so that the distance between the ends of the ball plate stopper portions of the locking claws 33b, 34b almost matches the diameter of the pachinko ball when the claws 3b, 34b enter the two flow regulating parts.
a, 34b, the position of the slit, etc. are set. Note that the stopper mechanisms 20a, 20b support the support shafts 36 of the locking claws 33a, 33b and the locking claws 34a, 34. The support shaft 37 of b may be common.

When the safe solenoids 35a and 35b are in a de-energized state, as shown in FIG. Locking claw 34a.

The ball plate stop portion of 34b is in a state of retreating into the slit,
In this state, the pachinko ball in the flow regulating part 29 is held by the locking claw 3.
The ball plate stoppers 3a and 33b prevent the ball from flowing down. Next, from this de-energized state, the safe solenoids 35a, 35b
When energized, the locking pawl 33a, as shown in FIG. 3(B),
33b rotates upward, and the ball plate stop portions of the locking claws 33a, 33b retreat into the slits, and the locking claws 33a, 33
The ball plate stopping parts of the locking pawls 34a and 34b enter the flow regulating part 29 by a predetermined amount by being pushed by the outer circumference of the locking claws 34a and 34b, so that the subsequent pachinko balls in the two flow regulating parts are pushed by the locking claws 34a and 34b. The leading pachinko ball is released from the locking claws 33a, 33b and falls into the falling part 30, while being prevented from falling by the ball plate stopper. Then, when the safe solenoids 35a and 35b are de-energized, the locking pawl 3 is
3a.

33b returns to the original position 311Z(A), and the locking claw 3
While the ball plate stopper portions 3a and 33b enter the flow regulating portion 29 by a predetermined amount, the weight 38 at the rear portion locks the locking claws 34a and 3
The ball plate stopping portion of 4b retreats into the slit, so that the subsequent pachinko balls that have been blocked by the locking claws 34a, 34b fall to the ball plate stopping portions of the locking claws 33a, 33b and are prevented from flowing down.

That is, the pachinko balls (winning balls) that have entered the flow regulating sections 18a and 18b are temporarily stopped within the two flow regulating sections according to whether the safe solenoids 35a and 35b are turned on or off, and are separated from the subsequent balls. The water flows out into the outlet troughs 19a and 19b. Also, the locking claws 33a33b, 34a, 34b are connected to the support shaft 36.
37 to freely swing, and each ball plate stopper is formed into an arc shape that matches the swing locus, so it will not bite the pachinko ball when it enters the two flow regulating parts, and it will not bite the pachinko ball when it retreats. There is no resistance due to pressure, and the locking pawl 33 is activated depending on whether the safe solenoid 35a or 35b is turned on or off.
a, 33b, 34a, and 34b operate smoothly.

The safe sensors 21a and 21b are proximity switches having holes through which pachinko balls pass, and are connected to the locking claws 33a and 34a, 33b and 34 of the stopper mechanisms 20a and 20b, respectively.
It is installed in three storage parts provided in the flow adjustment parts 29 of the flow adjustment parts 18a and 18b between the ball plate stop parts of b. If there is a pachinko ball between the ball plate stop portions of the locking claws 33a and 34a and 33b and 34b, the safe sensors 21a and 21b output an on signal, and if there is no pachinko ball, the safe sensors 21a and 21b output an off signal.

The prize ball ejecting device 16 discharges prize balls when the prize balls are won into each prize opening of the game board 1, and as shown in FIG. The guide gutter 41 that guides the prize ball from the guide gutter 41
Next, there is a prize ball ejection mechanism 4 on the right side of the frame of the base 2.
2a, 42b, a prize ball discharge gutter 43 following the discharge mechanisms 42a, 42b, and a prize ball discharge gutter 43 at the bottom of the frame of the base 2.
A distribution gutter 44 and a ball extraction gutter 45 branching from the prize ball ejection gutter 43 are provided. The ejection mechanisms 42a, 421:) are 2
It consists of several systems, but only one system is shown in Figure 2.

For the upper tank 40, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the mounting boards 46a and 46b at the front end provided with positioning pins are inserted into the mounting grooves 48a and 48b formed in the frame 3 of the base 2, and the locking tools 49a and 49b are inserted. Mounting seats 50a and 50b in the intermediate part provided
Align it with the mounting surface of the frame 3, and attach the locking tools 49a and 49b.
the locking hole 51 of the frame 3. It can be attached by pushing it into parts a and 51b. At the lowest part (left side of 1) of the inclined bottom wall of the upper tank 40, there is a falling part 5 that opens to the upstream part of the guide gutter 41.
2 is formed, and a step board 54 that operates a switch (replenishment sensor) 53 provided on the guide gutter 41 side is hung from the upper part of the tank 40 in the falling part 52 so as to be freely rotatable. When there are no more prize balls in the upper tank 40, the step board 54 springs up counterclockwise due to the action of a coil spring (not shown) and moves away from the replenishment sensor 53, and the replenishment sensor 53 outputs an on signal. Reference numeral 55 denotes a ball guide suspended toward the guide trough 41.

The guide gutter 41 is formed on the mounting board 56 with a gentle downward slope from the upstream part to the downstream part (nationally owned side) as shown in FIGS. The guide gutter 4 is formed at a predetermined height to surround the falling part 52 of the upper tank 40.
2 from the center of 1 to the inside of the guide gutter 41 on the back side and the front side.
A dividing wall 58 is provided which forms the strip passages 57a, 57b.

The flow dividing wall 58 rises diagonally from a position corresponding to the opening edge on the opposite side of the footboard 54 of the falling part 52 of the upper tank 40 to a height equal to or greater than the diameter of the pachinko ball, and is lowered in height depending on the tank, It is formed so that the height at the downstream part is less than half the diameter of the pachinko ball. The separating wall 58 is connected to the falling part 5 of the upper tank 40.
Since it is raised below the opening edge of 2, the upper tank 4
The flow of pachinko balls from 0 to the guide gutter 41 becomes smooth, and the height of the dividing wall 58 is gradually lowered to less than half the diameter of the pachinko balls as they go downstream, so that the pachinko balls do not spill out on the way. The flow is properly separated and rectified into passages 57a and 57b on the back side and the front side.

A ball stopper device 5 that also serves as a ball retainer is installed downstream of the guide gutter 4.
Switch to detect half-oddity method (half-oddity sensor)
60 are arranged. In the ball stopper device 5, a curved plate 61 whose tip end is bent serves as a passage 57a.

It is rotatably attached to a support shaft 62 installed on 57b,
Normally, a spring 64 tensioned between the protrusion 63 on the side of the curved plate 61 and the tank allows the curved plate 61 to warp up at its tip end and move onto the passages 57a and 57b as shown in FIG. 8(A). The pachinko balls are held in the overlapping ball position, preventing the pachinko balls from overlapping in the passages 57a and 57b, and allowing the pachinko balls to flow down smoothly.

Furthermore, when the tip side is manually lifted to make the curved plate 61 stand up as shown in FIG.
a, 57b and is held in a ball stopping position that prevents the pachinko balls from flowing down, thereby making it possible to block the pachinko balls and facilitate work during maintenance and inspection of the prize ball ejecting device or in the event of a failure. Become. The half-end sensor 60 is connected to the passages 57a and 57b.
Treadboards 65a, 65b with weights disposed at the bottom of the
The footboard 65a is disposed opposite the lever 66 that responds to the
, 65b are arranged to be freely tiltable directly downstream of the curved plate 61 when the five ball stoppers are in an upright state.

If the pachinko balls are on the treadles 65a and 65b, the
), the tread plates 65a and 65b are continuous with the passages 57a and 57b, the lever 66 is balanced and the half-end sensor 60 outputs an off signal, and if there is no tread plate 6 as shown in FIG. 8(B),
5a and 65b are tilted by the weight, the rear part of the lever 66 pushes the half-end sensor 60, and the half-end sensor 60 outputs an ON signal.

The passages 57a and 57b of the guide gutter 41 have a discharge mechanism 4 at the downstream end.
In order to connect the inflow troughs 68a, 68b of the channels 57a, 42b, the downstream end tank is cut diagonally to the rear of the upper part, and a joint recess 67 of a predetermined depth is formed at the bottom of the passages 57a, 57b. In line with this, the inflow troughs 68a and 68b of the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b have an inflow end portion projecting diagonally forward at the top, and six joining convex portions of a predetermined length inserted into the joining recess 67 at the bottom of the inflow end. It is formed. As a result, the induction gutter 4
The passages 57a, 57b of No. 1 and the inlet troughs 68a, 68b of the ejector tl$42a42b are continuous without any deviation and are easily and accurately connected.

The ejection mechanisms 42a and 42b are provided in two systems on a unit board 70 attached to the frame 3 of the base 2, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, inflow gutter 68a, 68b connected to passages 57a, 57b of guide gutter 41, and inflow gutter 68a, 68b.
The discharge lock mechanism 71 installed in the inflow gutter 68a, 68
The flow regulating parts 72a, 72b following b, and the flow regulating parts 72a, 72
It is comprised of discharge stopper mechanisms 73a, 73b installed at b and discharge bulb detectors (discharge sensors) 74a, 74b. The inflow gutter 68εt and the flow regulating section 72a are integrally formed on the back side of the unit board 70, and the inflow gutter 68b and the flow regulating section 72b are integrally formed on the front side of the unit board 70. The flow section 72a, the discharge stopper mechanism 73a, and the discharge sensor 74a are located on the rear side of the frame of the base 2, and the inflow gutter 68b, the flow regulation section 72b, the discharge stopper mechanism 73b, and the discharge sensor 74b are located on the front side of the rear surface of the frame of the base 2. Placed.

The inflow gutter 68a, 68b is a path through which pachinko balls can pass one by one, and is the path 57a of the guide gutter 41.

Continuing from 57b, slope section 7 gently slopes down to the government-owned side.
5 and approximately 180 degrees in the passage direction following the downstream end of the inclined portion 75.
a first bent part 76 that is reversed by approximately 180 degrees, a sloped part 77 that slopes gently downward toward the placement side following the first bent part 76, and a passage direction that is reversed again by approximately 180 degrees following the downstream end of the sloped part 77. The second bent portion 78 is formed from the second bent portion 78 .

The passage cross section of each part of the inflow gutter 68a, 68b is formed into a square shape slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, so that the pachinko ball passes through the center of the passage, and the first bent part 76 and the second bent part 78 are In addition to reducing the falling speed of the pachinko balls, the ball pressure from the guide gutter 41 side is also reduced when the ball is prevented from falling by discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b, which will be described later.

The flow regulation parts 72a and 72b are also passages through which pachinko balls can pass one by one, and following the second bending part 78, the passage direction is changed approximately 90 degrees and there are seven vertical parts that go vertically downward, and the terminal ends of the seven vertical parts. It is formed from a guiding part 80 that continues to the side part of the flow regulating part 80 , a flow regulating part 81 that continues to the guiding part 80 at an inclination angle of approximately 45 degrees, and a falling part 82 that continues perpendicularly to the flow regulating part 81 .

The passage cross section of the seven vertical parts is formed into a square shape that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball, so that the pachinko ball passes through the center of the passage.
The guide section 80 of the seven vertical parts and the wall surface 84 on the opposite side are formed so as to be slightly inclined toward the guide section 80 side. By protruding the wall surface 84 opposite to the guiding part 80, the centers of the pachinko balls riding on the bottom walls 83 of the seven vertical parts are located closer to the guiding part 80 than the centers of the following pachinko balls. (The misalignment of the centers of these two pachinko balls is shown in d in FIG. 10).As a result, the pachinko balls within the seven vertical sections are allowed to flow into the guiding section 80 without clogging the balls at the end portions. Note that although FIG. 73 shows a conventional structure in which the wall surface 301 does not protrude,
In this case, due to the clearance that must be provided between the passage of the vertical part 302 and the pachinko ball, the bottom wall 303
The center of a subsequent pachinko ball may be closer to the guiding part 304 than the center of the upper pachinko ball, making ball clogging unavoidable.

The upper wall 85 of the guide part 80 is formed to be inclined at approximately 45 degrees, and the pachinko balls in the guide part 80 reach the bottom walls 83 of the seven following vertical parts.
The guide part 8 is made to not go above the upper pachinko ball, and while changing direction at the bottom wall 83 of the vertical part 79.
By hitting the pachinko balls flowing into the hole against the upper wall 85 inclined at approximately 45 degrees, the guiding part 80 causes the pachinko balls to flow down at a constant interval, and the speed of the pachinko balls flowing down is controlled. As a result, the pachinko balls entering the guide section 80 from the seven vertical sections flow down the guide section 80 at a predetermined speed and interval, and smoothly flow into the flow regulating section 81. In addition, by connecting the guiding portion 80 to the sides of the seven vertical portions, the flow regulating portion 81 can be prevented from flowing down by the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b, which will be described later.
Reduces ball pressure on the side.

The flow regulation section 81 is formed in the shape of a straight passage with a predetermined length (the length of two pachinko balls), and the passage cross section of the flow regulation section 81 is a square slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko balls, with a hole in the center of the passage. It is formed so that a pachinko ball can pass through it. The falling part 82 is formed to have a larger passage cross section than the flow regulating part 81 so that the pachinko balls from the flow regulating part 81 can fall quickly.

The discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b are connected to the flow regulating sections 72a and 7.
Locking claws 86a, 8 enter into the flow regulating section 81 from above the side of the flow regulating section 81 of 2b and prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down, respectively.
6b, and solenoids (discharge solenoids) 87a and 87b as driving means for the locking claws 86a86b, respectively. The locking claws 86a, 86b are made of fan-shaped members, and are supported in a freely swingable manner by a support shaft 88 protruding from the unit board 70 on the side of the downstream side of the flow regulating section 81, and the fan-shaped outer periphery serving as a green shade section is Discharge solenoids 87a and 87b are formed to match the swing locus and are connected to the rear center via eight links.
are connected by pins. Slits are provided in the side wall of the flow regulating section 81 corresponding to the locking claws 86'a and 86b.
The positions of the locking claws 86a and 86b and the slits are set so that the two pachinko balls that are prevented from flowing down are lined up in the flow regulation part 81 when the balls a and 86b enter the flow regulation part 81. The discharge solenoids 87a and 87b are fitted into a fitting frame 90 provided on the unit board 70 above the support shaft 88, and bolted to a mounting piece 91 provided upright from the fitting frame 90.

Note that the support shaft 88, the fitting frame 90, and the mounting piece 91 are of course provided on both sides of the unit board 70.

When the discharge solenoids 87a and 87b are de-energized, the first
As shown in FIG. 2(A), the green blocking portions of the locking claws 86a, 86b are in a state where they have entered the flow regulating section 81 by a predetermined amount, and in this state, the pachinko balls in the flow regulating section 81 are held by the locking claws 86a, 86b. 6. When the discharge solenoids 87a and 87b are energized from this non-energized state, the locking claws 86a and 86b are pulled by the link 89 as shown in FIG. 12(B). rotates upward to engage the locking pawl 86a.

The green shade blocking portion 86b retreats into the slit, and thus the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portion 81 are released from the locking claws 86a, 86b and fall into the falling portion 82. When the discharge solenoids 87a and 87b are de-energized, the locking claws 86a and 86b return to their original positions as shown in FIG. Pachinko balls are prevented from falling.

Since the locking claws 86a and 86b are supported on the spindle 88 so as to be able to swing freely, and each green shade stop part is formed in a fan shape that matches the swing locus, each green shade stop part always moves in a tangential direction with respect to the pachinko ball. Therefore, when entering the flow regulating section 81, the pachinko balls inside the flow regulating section 81 are not bitten, and when retreating, there is no resistance due to the ball pressure of the pachinko balls that were preventing the ball from flowing down, and the ball is locked. Claws 86a and 86b are discharge solenoid 87a
.

It operates smoothly depending on whether 87b is turned on or off.

The ejection sensors 74a and 74b are proximity switches having holes through which pachinko balls pass, and the locking claws 86a of the ejection stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b, respectively.

It is installed in the storage section 92 provided in the flow regulating section 81 of the flow regulating sections 72a and 72b at approximately the center position of the second pachinko ball following the first one in a state where the pachinko ball 86b is prevented from flowing down. When the pachinko ball is inside the ejection sensors 74a, 74b, including when the ball is passing through the ejection sensors 74a, 74b, the ejection sensors 74a, 74b output an on signal, and when there are no pachinko balls, the ejection sensors 74a, 74b output an off signal. Output.

The discharge lock mechanism 71 is an inflow gutter 68a.

Locking pawls 93a, 93b made of fan-shaped members that can enter into the sloped portion 75 through slits provided in the earth wall at the downstream portion of the sloped portion 75 of 68b, and solenoids (as driving means for the locking pawls 93a, 93b). A lock solenoid) 94 is provided. The locking pawls 93a, 93b are integrally attached to be able to swing freely via a common support shaft 96 that is inserted into a bearing portion 95 provided on the unit board 70 above the downstream portion of the inclined portion 75, and A fan-shaped outer periphery that corresponds to the locking claw 93b is formed to coincide with the swing locus, and a lock solenoid 94 is connected to the locking pawl 93b via a link 97. lock solenoid 9
4 is fitted into a fitting frame 98 provided on the front surface side of the unit board 70 above the locking claw 93b, and is bolted to a mounting piece 99 provided upright from the fitting frame 98.

When the lock solenoid 94 is energized, the locking pawl 93a,
When the ball blocking portion 93b retreats into the slit and the lock solenoid 94 is de-energized, the biasing force of the spring increases, causing the locking claws 93a and 93b to rotate downward, as shown in FIG. The stop portion enters into the inclined portion 75 and prevents the pachinko balls from flowing down within the inclined portion 75. Locking claws 93a, 93b
Since the ball blocking part coincides with the swing locus, it does not bite the pachinko ball when it enters the inclined part 75 or receive resistance from the ball pressure of the pachinko ball when it retreats, and it turns the lock solenoid 94 on and off. The locking claws 93a and 93b operate smoothly.

To explain the movement of pachinko balls in the ejection mechanisms 42a and 42b, the locking claws 8 of the ejection stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b
6a, 86b enter the flow regulating portions 81 of the flow regulating portions 72a, 72b to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing down, the discharge lock mechanism 71 is in the ON state), the locking claw 86a,
The flow regulating parts 72a and 7 are connected to each other with the pachinko ball in contact with the ball 86b at the beginning.
2b and the inflow channels 68a and 68b, the pachinko balls are lined up without gaps and are stationary. At this time, the ball pressure from the pachinko balls on the guide gutter 41 side is reduced by the first bent part 76 and the second bent part 78 of the inflow gutter 68a, 68b, and the flow regulating part 7
It does not touch the 2a and 72b sides. Further, the ball pressure applied to the locking claws 86a, 86b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a, 73b is applied only to the pachinko balls in the flow regulating portions 81 and the guide portions 80 of the flow regulating portions 72a, 72b.

Then, when the discharge solenoids 87a and 87b of the discharge stopper devices 173a and 73b are turned on and the locking claws 86a and 86b are retreated from inside the flow regulating section 81, the leading pachinko ball in the flow regulating section 81 and the following pachinko ball are removed. The pachinko balls in the flow section 81 and the guiding section 80 quickly begin to flow down, and subsequently the pachinko balls in the seven vertical sections flow into the guiding section 80, and the upper wall 85 of the guiding section 80 controls the speed and the spacing. The guiding part 8 is adjusted
0 and quickly flows down inside the flow regulating section 81.

Further, following this, the pachinko balls in the second bent portions 78 of the inflow troughs 68a, 68b quickly flow into the vertical portions 79, and the pachinko balls in the inclined portions 77 flow into the second bent portions 78. The pachinko balls in the bent part 76 quickly flow into the inclined part 77, and the pachinko balls in the inclined part 75 quickly flow into the first bent part 76, respectively.

At this time, due to the retreat of the locking claws 86a and 86b, the leading pachinko ball and the pachinko balls following the leading one in the flow regulating section 81 flow down inside the flow regulating section 81 while almost touching each other, and the pachinko balls from the guiding section 80 Since the flow regulation part 81 continues at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, the flow regulation part 8 gradually separates from the pachinko ball in front while changing direction.
Pachinko balls flowing down inside the flow control section 81 and further from the seven vertical sections have their speed and interval adjusted by the upper wall 85 of the guiding section 80, so that they each flow down within the flow regulating section 81 at a predetermined distance. . Further, since the ball pressure at each part such as the tll flow part 81, the guiding part 80, the seven vertical parts, the bent part 78, and the inclined part 77 is small, the pachinko balls flow down smoothly.

Then, when the discharge solenoids 87a and 87b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b are turned off and the locking claws 86a and 86b enter the flow regulating section 81, the pachinko balls that are flowing down inside the flow regulating section 81 are caught by the locking claws. 86a and 86b and are prevented from flowing down, and subsequently the pachinko balls in the flow regulating part 81, the guiding part 80, the seven vertical parts, the bent part 78, the inclined part 77, the bent part 76, and the inclined part 75 also It is stopped from flowing down and returns to its original stationary state. Since the ball blocking portions of the locking claws 86a and 86b coincide with the swing locus, the impact force caused by the collision of the pachinko balls is transferred to the support shaft 88.
This improves durability, and since the ball blocking part moves tangentially to the pachinko ball, even if it collides with the pachinko ball when the locking claws 86a, 86b enter the flow regulating part 81, A locking claw 86a that does not bite pachinko balls.

86b enters smoothly.

In this way, the discharge mechanism 42a follows the guide gutter 41.

Two bends 76.7 in the inlet troughs 68a and 68b of 42b.
8, seven vertical parts are provided following the bent part 78, and the vertical parts 7
A guide section 80 is provided with a lower side wall 84 of the 9 protruding and an upper wall 85 inclined on the opposite side. Since the ejection stopper devices 173a and 73b are provided, when the ejection solenoids 87a and 87b are turned on, the pachinko balls flow down smoothly, and the ejection solenoids 87a and 87b are turned on.
The ball pressure exerted on the locking claws 86a, 86b, etc. when the ball is turned off can be sufficiently reduced, and reliability is greatly improved.

Further, the ejection mechanisms 42εL and 42b have a unit structure, and therefore, when each part breaks down, the whole unit can be easily replaced, so that troubles can be quickly dealt with. In addition, since each solenoid is arranged vertically, it is possible to prevent dirt from entering the interior and the rods from becoming unbalanced.

In addition, 100 in FIG. 11 is a switch (ball removal sensor) that can be turned on and off by inserting an instrument such as a bottle or a wire into the operation hole formed on the front surface of the base plate 2, and is used as a ball removal gate to be described later. It is for operating the. Moreover, 101- is a cover of the ejection mechanism 42b attached to the front side of the unit board 70.

The prize ball discharge gutter 43 following the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b is a second
As shown in the figure, it consists of one system, and the discharge mechanisms 42a, 4
The flow regulating section is formed of an inflow section 102 connected to the lower part 82 of both flow regulation sections 72a and 72b of the base 2, and a discharge ball section 104 provided with a downflow gutter 103 connected to the pachinko ball supply tray on the front surface of the base 2. Pachinko balls flowing in from the lower portions 82 of both channels 72a and 72b are dropped onto the downflow gutter 103 while hitting a projecting wall, etc., and are discharged to the supply tray. The distribution gutter 44 is connected to a tray at the lower front of the base 2, and when the supply tray is full of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls overflowing from the downflow gutter 103 are discharged to the tray. Further, the distribution gutter 44 is provided with a detection piece 105 that also serves as a tank directly below the downflow gutter 103, and a switch (overflow switch) 106 that is linked to the detection piece 105, so that the inside of the distribution gutter 44 is filled with pachinko balls. When the detection piece 105 is pushed by the pressing force, the overflow switch 106 outputs an on signal.

The ball ejecting gutter 45 that branches from the middle of the prize ball ejecting gutter 43 has a plate-shaped ball ejecting gate 107 that can freely rotate via a spindle 108 at the branching part as shown in FIGS. 13(A) and (B). arranged,
A crank 109 fixed to a support shaft 108 outside the tank is engaged with a lever 110, and a ball removal gate 107 is attached to the rear end of the lever 110 in the closed position of the ball removal gutter 45 (the prize ball ejection gutter 43 is open). The biasing spring 111 is engaged, and the lever 1]-0
On the opposite side of the spring 111, a nod 113, which drives the ball removing gate 107, is connected via a link 112.

When the bulb removal solenoid 113 is energized, the link 112
Due to the upward movement, the ball extraction gate 107 opens the ball extraction gutter 45 against the spring 111 and is rotated to a position where it closes the prize ball ejection gutter 43, and when the ball extraction solenoid 113 is de-energized, the spring 111, the ball removal gate 107 is connected to the ball removal gutter 4.
It is returned to the open position of 5. A gate sensor 115 is provided on the side of the link 112 to detect the position of the ball removal gate 107 based on the position of a detection piece 114 protruding from the side of the link 112, and the ball removal gate 107 is in the closed position of the ball removal gutter 45. , the gate sensor 115 outputs an off signal, and the ball removal gate 107 returns to the open position of the ball removal gutter 45 (prize ball ejection gutter 4
3 is blocked), the detection piece 114 is the gate sensor 115
The gate sensor 115 outputs an on signal.

Note that the downstream side of the ball removal gutter 45 is the outlet 1 of the game board 1.
16 (FIG. 2), which merges with an out ball lead-out gutter 117 that guides out balls collected, and is further connected to a collecting gutter (not shown) at the rear of the pachinko machine.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the ball supply mechanism of the ball launcher 14 feeds pachinko balls into the supply tray 118 on the front surface of the base 2 through a ball supply port 119, a ball block lower path 120, and a U-shaped ball feeder. A shutter 123 that can enter into the ball flow lower passage 120 and a shutter that drives the shutter 123 is built into the panel 122 to which the supply tray 118 is attached. A solenoid 124 is provided.

When the shutter solenoid 124 is de-energized, as shown in FIG.
As shown in A), when the shutter 123 is held above the linear flow path 120 and the ball launcher 14 is operated in this state, the pachinko balls in the supply tray 118 are moved to the ball supply port 119 as the motor 13 is driven. Linear flow lower path 120, ball feed lever 12
1 onto the launch rail one by one, and
A firing rod 1 in which a supplied pachinko ball is linked to a motor 13
2, the direction is fired to the game section of the game board 1. When the shirt tongue renoid 124 is energized, the shutter 123 enters the ball flow downward path 120 as shown in FIG. Since this is blocked, the supply of pachinko balls to the firing rail is stopped, and the firing of pachinko balls is stopped.

Note that 125 also serves as a linear flow path 120, and when the game is stopped, etc., the pachinko balls in the supply tray 118 are transferred to the supply tray 118.
A slider with a ball removal mechanism for discharging into the lower saucer.
When a ball extraction lever provided on the front surface of the panel 122 is pressed, the slider 125 moves back and the pachinko balls from the ball supply port 119 are dropped into the ball extraction gutter 126 and discharged into a saucer.

FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 show a control device 20 that controls the winning ball processing device 15, the winning ball ejecting device 16, the batted ball launching device 14, etc.
Indicates 0.

The control device 200 is a cp that includes an internal ROM and RAM.
u <Microcomputer> 201, interface 202 for processing input/output of CPU 201, each input/output terminal 203 to 210, timer transmission circuit 211, power supply circuit 2
The program to be executed and various data are set in the ROM of the cpu201, and the RAM is
Provides work area and timer area for U201. The ball removal sensor 100 of the prize ball ejection device 16 and the ejection mechanisms 42a, 42 are connected to each input/output terminal 203 to 210 of the control device 200.
b discharge sensors 74a, 74b (discharge sensors 1, 2)
, discharge solenoid 87=i, 87b (discharge 5o11.2
), lock solenoid 94 (lock 5ol), overflow switch 106 (
overflow SW), ball removal gate 1 of ball removal gutter 45
Ball removal solenoid 113 (ball removal 5ol) that drives 07
), the shutter solenoid 124 (shutter 5ol) of the ball supply mechanism of the batted ball launcher 14, the gate sensor 115 of the ball extraction gate 107, and the safe sensors 21a and 21b (safe sensor) of the winning ball processing device 15.

2), safe solenoids 35a, 35b (safe 5o
ll, 2), replenishment sensor 53 provided in the upper tank 40 of the prize ball, launch motor 13 of the batted ball launcher 14, guide gutter 41
The CPU 201 controls the discharge 5O11, 2, lock S, etc. based on the program data in the ROM and signals from the sensors, switches, etc.
O1, ball removal SoI, shutter SoI, safe 5 oil
, 2. Control the firing motor, etc.

In addition, the completion lamp is provided on the upper front of the base 2, the safe lamps (prize ball lamps) 1.2 are provided on the left and right upper portions of the game board 1, and the touch sensor and firing stop SW are provided on the operation handle of the batted ball firing device 14. The completion lamp is lit when the replenishment sensor is turned on or when stopping, and the safe lamp 1.2 is lit when the corresponding safe sensors 1 and 2 are turned on or when an error occurs (described later).

The control device 200 also includes two systems of winning ball processing devices 1 and 1.
5, a monitor display section 213 for monitoring and displaying the number of prize balls, the processing mode of the CPU 201, errors of each device, etc., and a remote controller for setting the number of prize balls by remote control from a remote control transmitter 214 (FIG. 20). A remote control receiver 215 is also provided and connected to the CPU 201.

The monitor display unit 213 displays the control device 20 as shown in FIG.
0 case 216 has 7-segment display elements arranged in 8 digits on the surface of the case 216.

Single display element LCDAd arranged between D-A to H
LCD-A,
The number of prize balls set on the safe sensor 1 side is shown in the two digits of B on the LCD-
The number of prize balls set on the safe sensor 2 side is displayed in the two digits D and E, and the LCD-Bd displays the number of prize balls set on the safe sensor 1 side using the remote control transmitter 214 and when ejecting the balls detected by the safe sensor 1. -Ed is remote control transmitter 21
4 when the prize ball is set on the safe sensor 2 side and when the ejecting process is performed based on the detection by the safe sensor 2. In addition, in order to be able to confirm the cause of the error when an error occurs, the processing mode of the CPU 201 is displayed on the LCD-G as a predetermined number according to a command from the CPU 201, and the processing mode of the CPU 201 is displayed on the LCD-H as a predetermined number. If the processing mode is error processing, the cause of the error is displayed as a predetermined number, and at the time of this error, LCD-Gd is displayed blinking.

When the remote control receiver 215 receives an optical signal (infrared rays, etc.) emitted from the remote control transmitter 214, the receiver 217 converts it into a predetermined electrical signal and sends it to the CPU 201.The remote control transmitter 214 is portable. The 20th
As shown in the figure, press the safe key 218 (safe 1 key) to call the prize ball setting mode on the safe sensor 1 side, the safe key 219 (safe 2 key) to call the prize ball setting mode on the safe sensor 2 side, and increase the number of prize balls by 1. +1 key 220 and
It is provided with a -1 key 221 which deducts the number of prize balls by 1, and a set key 222 which instructs to finish setting the number of prize balls, and when these keys are pressed, respective predetermined optical signals are emitted from the transmitter at the tip.

The transmitter of the remote control transmitter 214 is connected to the remote control receiver 215.
If you press the safe key 218 while pointing at the receiver 217, the CPU 201 can accept the prize ball setting for the safe sensor 1 side, and then press the +1 key 220, -1 key 221.
By pressing appropriately, the numerical value is incremented by 1, and the numerical value (number of prize balls) is displayed on LCD-A and B of the monitor display section 213 as it is incremented by 1. When the set key 222 is further pressed, the numerical value is displayed on LCD-A and B. The determined value is determined as the set prize ball number on the safe sensor 1 side, and is stored in a predetermined RAM in the CPU 201. Similarly, when the safe key 219 is pressed, the CPU 201 can accept the prize ball setting on the safe sensor 2 side, and then the +1 key 220, the -1 key 22
By pressing 1 appropriately, the numerical value is incremented by 1, and as it is incremented, the numerical value (number of prize balls) is displayed on the LCD-D, E of the monitor display section 213, and when the set key 222 is further pressed, the numerical value is displayed on the LCD-D, E. The displayed value is safe sensor 2
The number of prize balls set on the side is determined and stored in a predetermined RAM within the CPU 201. However, the remote control receiver 215
is set to accept a signal from the remote control transmitter 214 only for a predetermined period of time (for example, 30 seconds) immediately after the power is turned on, except during the initial setting described later.

In addition, the control device 200 prevents the stored value of the set prize ball number in the RAM from disappearing due to a power cut, etc.
A backup battery 223 is provided in the power supply circuit 212 , and when the voltage of the power supply circuit 212 drops below a set value, a voltage level circuit 224 switches the power supply of the RAM to the backup battery 223 .

Note that the control device 200 is attached to the lower left portion of the rear surface of the frame of the base 2 (see FIG. 1). Further, the remote control receiver 215 may be provided on the board 224 of the control device 200, but it may also be placed at an arbitrary position on the board 2 or on the front side of the pachinko machine. Further, the remote control receiver 215 may be placed at a predetermined position on the island equipment, and in this case, if the remote control receiver 215 is shared by the island equipment and connected to the control device 200 of each pachinko machine, one receiver can be used. In step 215, it is also possible to set the number of prize balls for each pachinko machine in the island equipment at once.

Next, the control contents by the control device 200 are shown in FIG. 21(A).
This will be explained based on the flowcharts in FIGS.

Figures 21 (A) and (B) show the main flow.
``Prize ball number setting process'' that determines the number of prize balls, ``constant monitoring process'' of each sensor, etc., ``discharge method selection process'' for prize ball discharge, °°discharge start condition confirmation process ``discharge process'', and It consists of ``discharge device unauthorized monitoring process'', ``bulb extraction process'', etc.

First, when the device is initially set, when the power is turned on, the RAM of the CPU 201 is initialized, the output to each device is reset (off state), and the ejection mechanisms 42a, 42
After only the lock Sol of b is turned on, the process moves to an initial prize ball number setting process (0°O1 to 0.04).

In the initial prize ball number setting process, when the safe 1 key of the remote control transmitter 214 is turned on with the transmitting part of the remote control transmitter 214 facing the receiving part 217 of the remote control receiver 215 as shown in FIG. "1" indicating acceptance is set in the 1st prize ball setting flag, and 0' is set in the discharge register O.
Then, if you turn on the +1 key in the prize ball number setting in Figure 23, the value in the discharge register 0 will be incremented by 1 each time you turn on the key.
When the 1 key is turned on, the value of the discharge register 0 is decremented by 1 each time the key is turned on (values from 1 to 5).When the set key is turned on after selecting a predetermined value using these keys, the value of the discharge register O is The value is RA as the number of prize balls for one example of safe sensor
M is set and stored, and "0" indicating unacceptability is set in the safe 1-prize ball setting flag (1.01-1.
06). Also, when the Safe 2 key is turned on, 1" indicating acceptance is set in the Safe 2 prize ball setting flag, and the ejection register 0
Similarly, when setting the number of prize balls in Figure 23, if you turn on the +1 key, the value of the discharge register O will be incremented by 1 each time you turn on, and if you turn on the -1 key, it will be discharged every time you turn on. The value of register 0 is decremented by 1 (value from 1 to 15), and when you turn on the set key after selecting a predetermined value with these keys, the value of discharge register O will be the number of winning balls on the safe sensor 2 side. The number of prize balls is set and stored in the RAM, and "0" indicating that it cannot be accepted is set to the safe 2 prize ball setting flag (1.07 to 1.12).The process of setting the number of prize balls is Safe 1.2. The key that is turned on first takes precedence.

In addition, after completing this initial prize ball count setting, the output to each device is reset (off state) by the power down interrupt shown in Figure 24 when the power is cut off, and the restart flag that is also set causes Every time the power is turned on, only the lock Sol of the ejection mechanisms 42a and 42b is turned on, and then the process shifts to the normal prize ball number setting process (0.05 to 0.19
).

In the normal prize ball number setting process, a read limit timer (30 seconds) is set when the power is turned on, and until the read limit timer times up, the transmitter of the remote control transmitter 214 is sent to the remote control receiver 215. When the safe 1 key of the remote control transmitter 214 is turned on while the ball is facing the ball 217, the safe 1 prize ball setting flag indicates that it can be accepted.
However, the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 1 side that was previously set is set in the discharge register O, and then if you turn on the +1 key in the prize ball number setting in Figure 23, the value of the discharge register 0 will change every time you turn on the +1 key. 1
If you turn on the -1 key, the value of the discharge register O will decrease by 1 each time you turn on the key (values from 1 to 15).
When the set key is turned on after selecting a predetermined value using these keys, the value of ejection register 0 is updated and stored in RA and M as the new number of prize balls on the safe sensor 1 side.
"o" indicating that the ball cannot be accepted is set to the safe 1 prize ball setting flag (0.06 to 0.1.2>. Also, when the safe 2 key is turned on, the safe 2 prize ball setting flag indicates that it is acceptable). 1/" is set to the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 2 side that was previously set in the discharge register 0. Similarly, if you turn on the +1 key in the number of prize balls setting in Fig. 23, the discharge register 0 will be set every time you turn on the +1 key. The value of is incremented by 1, and if you turn on the -1 key, the value of discharge register 0 is decremented by 1 each time you turn on the -1 key (1
~15), these keys set the value to the specified value.
When the set key is turned on after setting, the value of the discharge register O is updated and stored in the RAM as the new number of prize balls on the safe sensor 2 side, and “0” is set to the safe 2 prize ball setting flag indicating that it cannot be accepted. (0.1.3-0.18). The process of setting the number of prize balls is performed by whichever of the safe 1 and 2 keys is turned on first.

The monitor display unit 213
The number of prize balls of Safe Sensor I PIA is displayed on LCD-A and B, and the number of prize balls of Safe Sensor 2 is displayed on LCD-D and E, and during processing on the Safe Sensor 1 side, LCD-Bd is displayed.
LCD-Ed is lit during processing on the safe sensor 2 side,
Center segment of LCD-C during image processing? - is blinking (LCD display process of FIG. 41 (A>, (B) described later)
(according to the LCD blinking process shown in FIG. 31). Here, Fig. 55 shows a timing chart of processing on the safe sensor 1 side. When the safe 1 key is turned on, the LCD-C (center segment) blinks (at 500 rn second intervals) and the LCD-Bd
lights up, and when you turn on the +1 key, for example, the display on LCD-A and B, which was displaying [11], switches to [12], and when you turn on the -1 key, the display on LCD-A and B, which was displaying [12], changes to [12].
The display of D-A and B switches to [11], and the display of LCD-A and B changes to [13] with the set prize ball count set to [13], for example.
], then turn on the set key and the LCD-C
(center segment) is switched from blinking to lit and LCI
)-Bd is turned off.

In this way, the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 1 side and the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 2 side can be freely and easily set by remote control operation while viewing the monitor display, and they can also be easily changed. For this reason, it is possible to set the number of prize balls that matches the model of the game board 1, and even if it becomes necessary to change the number of prize balls due to replacement of the game board 1, it can be easily handled. Furthermore, since the number of prize balls can be set freely, the degree of freedom when developing a gaming machine increases, and it becomes possible to develop a gaming machine that takes advantage of the characteristics of the game, such as a variable prize winning device.

In addition, the number of prize balls set during normal operation is executed only within the time of the reading limit timer (30 seconds) that is set when the power is turned on, and when the reading limit timer times up, the remote control receiver 215 receives the signal from the remote control transmitter 214. stop accepting signals. Therefore, when setting the number of prize balls during normal times, it is done before the pachinko parlor opens, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized changes to the number of prize balls after the pachinko parlor opens. In addition, R
The number of prize balls set and stored in AM will be stored in the backup battery 2 even if the power is turned off or the power is cut off due to a power outage, etc.
23.

Then, when the initial prize ball number setting is completed, or when the reading limit timer times out during normal operation, the process shifts to the continuous monitoring process, etc., which is executed with a delay (0.20~
0.33).

The continuous monitoring process and other processes are started after a sufficient amount of time has elapsed for the prize ball count setting process after the power is turned on.
201. For example, the CPU 201 as a control power source
5■ is used for each sensor, and 12V is used for each sensor.
As shown in Figure 6, there is a time difference between 5■ and 12V from the time the power is turned on until the voltage rises to the specified voltage.
1 starts normal operation before it reaches 5V, but each sensor may become unstable and generate a false signal when the voltage is rising to 12V, so the voltage may not rise after the power is turned on. By starting each process such as the constant monitoring process after a sufficient period of time has elapsed, the CPU 201 can be prevented from reading an erroneous signal, and malfunctions can be prevented. Also, if you do not set the number of prize balls in normal times, it may be possible to cancel the reading limit timer, but in this case, after the lock Sol is turned on, a wait timer (for example, 2 seconds) is set and the wait timer times out. If you start each process such as constant monitoring process from , stable signals are sent from each sensor to CPU 201,
Malfunctions can be prevented.

Note that the normal setting of the number of prize balls is carried out irregularly, for example, when the number of prize balls needs to be changed due to replacement of the game board 1.

FIG. 25 shows the interrupt processing, which is executed at a constant cycle (every 1 msec), such as "'Emission sensor 1 manual processing'", "Exhaust discharge sensor 2 force processing", "Bullet removal sensor input processing", " Replenishment sensor input processing parameter, ``Gate sensor input processing'',''
It consists of "LCD blinking processing", etc.

The discharge sensor 1 manual processing and the discharge sensor 2 manual processing performed in the interrupt processing are performed by the flow regulating section 72 of the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b.
This is for accurately detecting pachinko balls flowing down the flow regulating portions 81 of a and 72b with the discharge sensors 1.2 upstream of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 27, the signals of the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are read at a period of 1 msec, and detection (rise detection) is performed based on the previously read signal and the presently read signal. That is, the discharge sensor 1.2
When the signal changes from off to on, the discharge 1°2 change flag is set to '°1', and if the current signals of the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are on, the discharge sensor 1 and 2 rising flags are set to "1".
1" and there is a ball, that is, the pachinko ball is the discharge sensor 1,
It is determined that the rise is within 2 (11.06 to 11.0
9,11°01-11.04, 12. 06-12.
09. 12.01-12.04). On the other hand, when the signal of the ejection sensor 12 is off, the ejection 1.2L level flag is set to "1", and if the signal of the ejection sensor 12 this time is off, there is no ball, that is, the pachinko ball is detected by the ejection sensor 1. , 2 (1110.11.11, 1
1.06, 11.07.12.10, 12.11, 12
．． 06, 12.07) Figures 57 (A) and (B) show an example of manual processing of discharge sensors 1 and 2. In the case of frame 2 or 10, after the sensor signal changes from OFF to ON, Since it turns off again, the signal on is regarded as noise and is invalidated. In the case of frame 5 or 13, after the sensor signal changes from off to on, the signal will turn on again this time, so it will rise (with a ball) when the signal is input this time.
It is determined that In the case of frame 6.7, the rising edge has already been determined. In the case of frame 9, after the sensor signal changes from on to off, the signal turns off again this time, so it is determined that the current signal is falling (no ball).

Through this manual processing of the discharge sensors 1 and 2, the flow regulating section 72a,
The pachinko balls flowing down the flow regulating section 81 of 72b can be accurately detected, and the number of pachinko balls flowing down can be counted.

The ball removal sensor input process is to detect whether or not the ball removal sensor is turned on by operating the instrument inserted through the operation hole on the front surface of the base plate 2. As shown in Figure 28, the ball removal sensor is input at a 1 msec cycle. Read the ball removal sensor signal, and when the ball removal sensor signal changes from off to on, the ball removal sensor change flag will be set to “
1, and then if the current ball removal sensor signal is on, set the ball removal start flag to 1'' and determine whether the ball removal sensor is on (13.09 to 13.12, 13.04
~13.07). On the other hand, when the signal of the ball removal sensor is off, the ball removal sensor level flag is set to 1'', and then, if the current ball removal sensor signal is off, it is determined whether the ball removal sensor is off (13. 13.13.14.13.
09.13°10). In addition, the discharge processing flag indicating that the prize ball discharge device 16 is discharging the prize balls = "1" (Fig. 45 (A)
) (Due to the discharge process in B)), the on/off detection of the ball removal sensor is not performed (13.01 to 13.03)
.

In the ball removal sensor input process, except when the prize ball ejecting device 16 is ejecting prize balls, in the case of frame 2 or 10, the sensor signal ON is regarded as noise, as in the examples of FIGS. 57(A) and 57(B). In the case of frame 5 or 13, the sensor is determined to be on at the time of the current signal input, in the case of frame 6.7, the sensor is already determined to be on, and in the case of frame 9, the sensor is determined to be on at the time of the current signal input. is determined to be off.

With this ball removal sensor input processing, there is no fear that the prize ball ejection by the prize ball ejecting device 16 overlaps with the ball removal operation described later, and it is possible to accurately detect the turning on of the ball removal sensor due to the operation of the instrument inserted from the operation hole. be able to.

The supply senna input process is performed by the upper tank 4 of the prize ball ejecting device 16.
The presence or absence of a prize ball in the upper tank 40 is detected by the operation of a footboard 54 provided at 0, and when the signal from the replenishment sensor, which is read at a 1 msec cycle as shown in Fig. 29, is off,
Set the supply L level flag to "1'" and determine that there is a prize ball in the upper tank 40 (14.01, 14.14, 14
．． 06>.

Also, when the replenishment sensor signal changes from off to on, the replenishment start-up change flag should be set to '1''.14.01
14.23~14.25), Next, if the replenishment sensor signal is on, set the replenishment sensor startup flag to "1", set the replenishment H level flag to 1'', and place the prize ball in the upper tank 40. It is determined that there is none (14.15 to 14.19). Also, when the signal of the replenishment sensor changes from on to off, the replenishment fall change flag is set to 1". 14.01, 14.
10-14.12) Next, if the signal of the replenishment sensor is off, set the replenishment sensor fall flag to 1'' and set the replenishment L level flag to 1'' to determine that there is a prize ball in the upper tank 40. (14.02-14.06).

Replenishment sensor input processing is also invalid if the sensor signal is ON or OFF only once, similar to the manual processing for discharge sensors 1 and 2, and the input processing for the bulb removal sensor. If so, it is determined that there is a prize ball in the upper tank 40, and if the previous signal and the current signal of the sensor are on, it is determined that there is no prize ball in the upper tank 40. Through this replenishment sensor input processing, the presence or absence of prize balls in the upper tank 40 can be accurately detected.

Game sensor input processing is to detect whether the ball extraction gate 107 of the ball extraction gutter 45 is in the closed position or the open position. When the signal is off, the gate high level flag is set to 1" and it is determined that the ball extraction gate 107 is in the closed position (15, '01 15.14, 15.06)
. Also, when the gate sensor signal changes from off to on, the gate rise change flag should be set to 1".
1.15.23 to 15.25), then if the gate sensor signal is on, set the gate sensor rise flag to "1" and set the gate fall change flag to "1" to turn off the ball removal gate. It is determined that 107 is in the open position (15.15-1
5.19). Also, when the gate sensor signal changes from on to off, the gate fall change flag should be set to "1" (15°01.15.10~15.12), and then when the gate sensor signal turns off, , set the gate sensor fall flag to “1” and set the gate high level flag to °1.
It is determined that the ball extraction gate 107 is in the closed position (15.02 to 15.06).

Gate sensor input processing is also manual processing for discharge sensors 1 and 2,
Similar to the ball removal sensor input process, if the sensor signal is ON or OFF only once, it is invalidated, and if the previous sensor signal and the current signal are OFF, it is determined that the ball removal gate 107 is in the closed position. If the previous signal and the current signal of the sensor are on, it is determined that the ball removal gate 107 is in the open position.

By this gate sensor input processing, the ball removal gate 107
can accurately detect the position of

In this way, through the input processing of the discharge sensors 1 and 2, the ball removal sensor, the replenishment sensor, and the gate sensor, the discharge sensors 1 and 2
Pachinko balls flowing down, the ON of the ball removal sensor, the presence or absence of prize balls in the upper tank 40, and the position of the ball removal gate 107 can be accurately detected, and the influence of noise can be prevented. That is, the pachinko balls circulate inside the pachinko island, and at this time, they are likely to be charged with static electricity due to friction with each downstream path such as the upper tank 40, the prize ball discharge gutter 43, and the supply tray, and the static electricity generates noise. However, each has a certain period <
Since the sensor signal is read in 1 msec) and detected by comparing the previous signal and the current signal, it is possible to distinguish between the sensor signal and noise.
00 malfunction can be reliably prevented and high reliability can be ensured. In addition, it is thereby possible to reliably prevent fraudulent activities such as causing the prize ball ejecting device 16 or the like to malfunction due to the generation of noise caused by discharging electricity onto a metal part such as a metal frame of a pachinko machine using an electronic lighter or the like.

In addition, in the LCD point reduction process, as shown in Figure 31, 250 m
The LCD blinking flag is alternately set to 0'' indicating off and °゛1'° indicating lit, and the blinking timing of the corresponding display element of the monitor display unit 213 is set when setting a prize ball or when handling an error described later. Set (16.01 to 16.05
).

The constant monitoring processing includes ``LCD display processing'', ``Safe sensor 1 manual processing'', ``Safe sensor 2 manual processing'', ``Emission sensor level input processing'', and ``Emission sensor 2 level input processing'' as shown in Figure 32. It consists of ``overflow SW input processing'', ``half-way sensor input processing'', ``firing motor control processing'', and ``replenishment processing''.

Safe sensor 1 manual processing and safe sensor 2 manual processing in the constant monitoring process are carried out by the flow regulating section 18 of the winning ball processing device 15.
Stopper mechanism 20 provided in the flow regulating section 29 of a and 18b
Safe sensors 1 and 2 are installed between the two green shade parts a and 20b.
The system detects the presence or absence of pachinko balls (winning balls) with high accuracy, and reads the signals of the safe sensors 1 and 2 at a predetermined period (according to the time required for the delay process as shown in FIGS. 33 and 34). Nokuchinko balls are detected based on the state of the signal over a certain period of time. In other words, when the signal of safe sensor 1.2 changes from off to on, the safe 1.2 ball presence timer (10m
21.0], 21.07 to 21.0
9.22.01, 22.07 to 22.09), then when the safe 1 and 2 judge timers time up, if the signal of safe sensor 1.2 is on, it is determined that there is a ball, and the safe 12 ball presence flag is set. Set 1 to (21.012
1.03-21.06.22.01, 22.03-22
．． 06). On the other hand, when the signal of safe sensor 1.2 is off (21,01,22,01), the signal of safe sensor 1 and 2 is off with the safe 1 and 2 wire heat timer (4ms) timed up. If there is, it is determined that there is no ball, and it is safe 1.
．． Set the 2-wire heat flag to “1pa” (21.15~2
1.17°21.11~21.14.22.15~22
．． 17.22.11-22゜14).

Safe Sensor 1.2 In manual processing, if the sensor signal continues to be on or off for a certain period of time using the safe 12-ball timer or the safe 1, 2-wire heat timer, it is determined that there is a ball or no ball is present, and the timer counts. Even if the sensor signal changes during a period of time or time-up, if the change in the signal is temporary, it is treated as noise and is ignored. In addition, if the sensor signal is on from the beginning of power-on, after entering safe sensor 1 and 2 manual processing, it will be determined that there is a ball 10 milliseconds later, and the safe 1.2 ball presence flag will be set to "1". .With this safe sensor 1.2 manual processing,
The safe sensor 1.2 can accurately detect the presence or absence of a winning ball between the two training stops of the stopper mechanisms 20a and 20b. Note that the flow regulating section 29 of the flow regulating sections 18a and 18b
Since the winning ball that has entered the ball is temporarily prevented from flowing down by the stopper a ellipses 20a and 20b, 10 msec is sufficient for the detection time of the presence of a ball by the safe 1.2 magistrate timer.

In this way, the signal of safe sensor 1.2 is on for a certain period of time,
Since it detects whether there is a ball or not when the ball continues to be off,
In addition to being able to accurately detect the presence or absence of winning balls, the ejection sensor 1
, the effects of noise can be prevented in the same way as two-man processing, etc.
Malfunctions of the control device 200 can be reliably prevented.

The discharge sensor bell input process and the discharge sensor 2 level input process are performed by the flow regulating sections 72a and 72b of the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b.
The discharge sensor 12 detects the presence or absence of pachinko balls and instructs the flow regulating unit 81 to determine the discharge start conditions (discharge start condition confirmation process shown in FIG. 44). When the signals of the discharge sensors 1 and 2 read periodically are on, the discharge 1 and 2 judge timer (50 msec) and the discharge 1.2 error timer (2 seconds) are activated.
Please set 23.06, 23.07゜23.12,2
3.13.24.06 24.07.24.12,24
．． 13) = "°1" is set to the discharge sensor 12 bulb presence flag when the discharge 1.2 judge timer times up, then discharge 1 when the discharge 1.2 error timer times up.
, 2 Set the error release flag to “1” (23.0
3~23.05, 23.09~23.11.24゜03
~24.05, 24.09~24.11).

Also, when the signals of discharge sensors 1 and 2 turn off, discharge 1
．． Set “o” to the 2-ball presence monitoring flag, the discharge sensor 1 and 2 ball presence flag, the discharge 1 and 2 error monitoring flag, and the discharge 12 error cancellation flag (23°14 to 23.17.
24.14-24.17).

The signals of discharge sensors 1 and 2 are on for 50 m seconds,
Discharge sensor 1, 2 judge flag = ``'1'', that is, a state in which there is a pachinko ball on the upstream side of the discharge stopper V & sides 73a, 73b and it is stationary (the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a, 73b prevent it from flowing down) is the discharge described later. This is one of the start conditions. Also, the signals of the discharge sensors 1 and 2 continue to be on for 2 seconds, and the discharge 1.2 error release flag = ``1'' becomes the recovery time after the error processing, which will be described later. , in a state where the ejection stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b are preventing the pachinko balls from flowing down, the ejection sensors 1 and 2
Detect the second pachinko ball.

The overflow SW input process is to detect the overflow state of the distribution gutter 44 by the signal of the overflow SW provided in the distribution gutter 44 of the prize ball ejection gutter 43. As shown in FIG. When the signal is off (25, 01>), if the overflow SW signal is off with the overflow wire heat timer (2 seconds) up, the overflow wire heat flag is set to 1" and it is determined that there is no overflow. do(
25.15-25.17, 25.11-25.14>.

On the other hand, when the overflow SW signal turns on, set the overflow judge timer (2 seconds).25.
01, 25.07 to 25.09), then if the overflow SW signal is on when the overflow judge timer times up, the overflow judge flag is set to "i" and an overflow state is determined (25°01. 25.03-25.06).

An overflow state is determined when the overflow SW signal continues to be on for 2 seconds, and even if the overflow SW signal changes from off to on, if the change in the signal is temporary, it is invalidated. As a result, when the pachinko balls overflowing from the downflow gutter 10 connected to the supply tray of the base 2 flow down the distribution gutter 44, they hit the detection piece 105 and overflow S.
When W is turned on, false detection can be prevented and an overflow state can be detected accurately.

In the half-end sensor input process, the guide gutter 4 is input by a signal from a half-end sensor provided in the guide gutter 41 upstream of the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b.
It detects the presence or absence of a pachinko ball in the ball, and when the signal from the half-odd sensor, which is read at a predetermined period as shown in Fig. 38, is off (26°01), the half-odds judge timer (2 seconds) times out. If the signal of the half-end sensor is off in the state where the half-end sensor is turned off, the half-end sensor judge flag is set to "1'° and it is determined that there is a ball (26.07 to 26.09). On the other hand, the signal of the half-end sensor turns on. Set the no-hemisphere timer (2 seconds) (26.01.26.15-26.17), and then if the half-noise sensor signal is on when the no-hemisphere timer times up, the half-noise sensor wire heat flag will be set. “1”
Set and determine that there is no ball (26.01, 26.11
~26.14) When the signal of the half-end sensor continues to be on for 2 seconds, it is determined that there is no ball, and even if the signal of the half-end sensor changes from off to on, if the change in the signal is temporary, it is invalidated. FIG. 58 shows a timing chart for half-way sensor input processing. Thereby, the presence or absence of pachinko balls in the guide gutter 41 can be accurately detected.

In the firing motor control process, as shown in FIG. 39, the touch sensor provided on the operation handle of the batted ball firing device 14 is turned on, and the overflow line heat flag -°゛1°° is set by the overflow S pre-input process (see FIG. 37). When , the motor control relay 225 (see Fig. 18) is turned on to drive the firing motor 13, and when the touch sensor is off or the overflow wire heat flag≠゛''1'', the motor control relay 225 is turned off and the firing is started. Stop motor 13 (27.0
1-27.04).

That is, when the player is not grasping the operation handle of the batted ball firing device 14 or when the distribution gutter 44 of the prize ball discharge gutter 43 is in an overflow state full of pachinko balls, the firing of batted balls is stopped. FIG. 59 shows a timing chart of the firing motor control process. When the overflow SW signal changes from off to on due to the overflow S pre-input process, the motor control relay 225 is turned off two seconds after it is turned on.
Further, when the signal changes from on to off, motor control relay 225 is turned on two seconds after turning off.

In the replenishment process, the replenishment sensor input process (
(See Figure 29)
When it reaches 28.0, turn on the completion lamp on the upper front of the base 2, the shutter Sol provided in the ball supply mechanism of the batted ball launcher 14, and the external information relay 226 (see FIG. 18).
1 to 28.05), replenishment sensor falling flag - "1"
When it does, turn off the completion lamp, shutter Sol and external information Sushi-226 (28.06-28.10)
.

That is, when the upper tank 40 of the prize ball discharging device 16 becomes empty and the signal of the replenishment sensor is turned on, completion is displayed and the shutter S is turned on.
The shutter 123 is actuated by the ball launcher 14.
cut off the supply of balls to the launch rail. FIG. 60 shows a timing chart of the replenishment process. Note that the external information relay 226 commands the supply of prize balls to the upper tank 40,
This is to notify the central management device of completion information.

The LCD display process shows the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 1 side on LCDs-A and B of the monitor display section 213, and the number of prize balls on the safe sensor 2 side on LCDs-D and E, as shown in FIGS. 41(A) and 41(B). In addition to displaying the number of prize balls, the number of prize balls setting process (Figures 21 to 2)
(See Figure 3), when the safe 1 prize ball setting flag 2, which indicates that the safe sensor 1 side is being set, is “1”, the LCD-Bd is displayed.
When the safe 2 prize ball setting flag = "1" indicating that the safe sensor 2 side is being set, turn on the LCD-Ed and at the same time blink the center segment of the LCD-C (29.01~
29.12).

In addition, after completing the prize ball number setting process, safe sensors 1 and 2
11 out of human power! l! (Refer to Figures 33 and 34), each time the safe sensor 1 detects a winning ball, the safe 1 magistrate flag - "1" sets the LCD-Bd, and each time the safe sensor 2 detects a winning ball, the safe 2 Judge flag - Turn on L CD -E d with “1” (29.14~29
．． 19>.

Also, as will be described later, the LCD-G is displayed at the time of each error.

The content of the error is displayed in numbers on H, and the LCD-Gd blinks (29.20 to 29.49).

In FIGS. 21(A) and 21(B), following the constant monitoring process, the safe sensor 1 and 2 manual processing results in the safe 1 judge flag - "1", which indicates a winning on the safe sensor 1 side. 0", safe 2 magistrate flag - "1 pa, set the safe flag to "1" indicating winning on the safe sensor 2 side, and enter the ejection method selection process, ejection start condition confirmation process, and ejection process. (0.21~0.25
°0.26~0.30).

The ejection method selection process selects the number of prize balls set in the prize ball number setting process depending on whether the winning is on the safe sensor 1 side or the safe sensor 2 side, and selects the ejection method that matches the selected number of prize balls. As shown in Figure 42, the safe flag indicates the number of winning balls on the safe sensor 1 side if winning on the safe sensor 1 side, and the number of winning balls on the safe sensor 2 side if winning on the safe sensor 2 side. 30.01 to 30.02), and when the number of prize balls set is "Pa 1'", set the one discharge flag to "°1°" and the alternate discharge flag to "O". 30.04-30.0
6) When the number of prize balls is between "2°" and "8'°, set the one discharge flag to °゛0'," the alternate discharge flag to 1°, and the number of prize balls to discharge register 1. (30.07～
30.10>. In addition, when the number of prize balls is "9" or more, the number of prize balls is divided by the discharge number division process shown in Fig. 43, and when the number of prize balls is 9', 5' is set in the discharge register 1. When it is "10", put "5" on discharge registers 1 and 2, when it is "11", put "6" on discharge register 1, and 5" on discharge register 2, etc.
...When the temperature is 15°, set 8° in discharge register 1 and 7 in discharge register 2. 31.01~3120
), set the single discharge flag and alternate discharge flag to 0°' (30.11 to 30.13).

The discharge start condition confirmation process is to determine whether it is OK to start discharge, and after the constant monitoring process and the discharge device fraud monitoring process, the process of checking the partial sensor input process (see Figure 38) as shown in FIG. The flag, the discharge sensor 1, 2 judge flag by the discharge sensor 1, 2 level input processing (see Figures 35 and 36), and the overflow S-field input processing (
If all the overflow linear heat flags are "1 pass" (see Figure 37), proceed directly to the discharge process (40, 0
3-40.08). That is, there are pachinko balls downstream of the guide 8141, and the flow regulator 72a of the discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b
, 72b have pachinko balls whose flow has been prevented by the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b, and if the distribution gutter 44 is not in an overflow state, the process proceeds to discharge processing, and these 1
If not, the process returns to the constant monitoring process and the ejection device fraud monitoring process, and enters a standby state.

That is, if there are pachinko balls up to the downstream part of the guide gutter 41, even if the upper tank 40 is empty or refilled when the prize balls are discharged, an irregular number of prize balls will not be discharged, and a predetermined number of prize balls can be discharged. becomes. In addition, the induction gutter 41 and flow conditioners 72a, 72
If there are no pachinko balls at b, the player will wait for replenishment. Furthermore, if the distribution gutter 44 is in an overflow state, if the player removes the balls in the tray and releases the overflow state, the prize balls can be discharged. Therefore, based on these conditions, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not it is OK to start discharging.

When the discharge process is proceeded with OK to start discharge, Fig. 45 (A)
, "'1" indicating that the discharge processing flag is being processed as shown in (B).
", and set the emission fraud monitoring counters 1 and 2 (described later) to O".
, and performs a single discharge process, an alternate discharge process, or a combined discharge process according to the single discharge flag and alternate discharge flag set in the discharge means selection process (FIGS. 42 and 43) (50, 01 to 50). 07).

The one prize ball ejection process (number of prize balls '1'°) is to eject one prize ball from either of the two systems of ejection mechanisms 42a, 42b, and as shown in FIG. The ejection stopper mechanism 7 of the ejection mechanism 42a42b according to the figure)
Select either 3a or 73b. Then, set the one-piece ejection timer (35 msec) and turn on the ejection 5 oil or 2 of the selected side ejection stopper @ structure 73a or 73b (51.01 to 51.05), and when the one-piece ejection timer times out, , turn off the relevant discharge oil 5 oil or 2 (51.09 to 51°13), and at the same time, while the discharge oil 5 oil or 2 is on, the safe lamp 1 on the left and right top of the game board 1 corresponding to the safe sensor 1.2 is activated by the safe flag. .2 lights up (51.06~51.08,5
1.14-51.16).

Fig. 61 shows a timing chart of one piece discharge processing.
K, for example, turn on the discharge 5oll of the discharge stopper mechanism 73a, turn off the discharge 5oll after 35 milliseconds, and then turn on the discharge 5oll of the discharge stopper mechanism 73b with OK to start discharge again when discharging one item. Then, after 35 milliseconds, the discharge 5o12 is turned off. In addition, the discharge 5oll
.

Depending on whether the sensor 2 is turned on or off, the exhaust sensor 1.2 is once turned off and then turned on.

When the discharge 5o11 or 2 of the discharge stopper mechanism 73a or 73b is turned on, the locking pawl 86a or 86b retreats from the corresponding flow regulating section 81 and the locking pawl 86a or 86
The pachinko ball, which was prevented from falling by b, is released,
As a result of this release, the first ball in the corresponding flow regulating section 81 falls into the prize ball discharge gutter 43, and the second and subsequent balls then start flowing down, but if the discharge 5011 or 2 is turned off after 35 m seconds. Immediately after the second ball starts flowing down, the locking claw 86a or 86b enters the corresponding flow regulating section 81, and the second and subsequent balls are prevented from flowing down by the locking claw 86a or 86b (the second ball is prevented from flowing down). (See Figures 12 (A) and (B)). As a result, one prize ball is ejected.

In the case of 1f11i1 discharge, if discharge 5oil, 2 (selected side) is turned on and then discharge 5oil, 2 is turned off by detecting the rise of discharge sensor 1, 2, then discharge sensor 1
, 2 following the beginning with the detection position of 2 being blocked from flowing down.
Since two balls are ejected due to the detection of the second ball, it is impossible to eject one ball, and the ejection sensors 1 and 2
If the falling of is detected and discharge 5oll and 2 are turned off,
If the inclination of the flow regulation part 81 is not adjusted to slow down the velocity of the ball, the turning off of the discharge 5o11.2 will be delayed, so it is impossible to discharge just one, but the discharge 5o11.2 is specified in this way. By turning on the timer, that is, by controlling the time, one prize ball can be ejected accurately. Note that if the slope of the flow regulating section 81 is made gentler to slow down the falling velocity of the balls, this is unsuitable because the ejection time and processing time will become longer in alternate ejection processing or combined ejection processing in which the number of prize balls is large.

In the alternate discharge process (number of prize balls '2'' to '8°'), prize balls corresponding to the number of prize balls "2" to "8" are discharged from either of the two systems of discharge mechanisms 42a and 42b. The 47th
As shown in Figures (A) and (B), the number of prize balls is first set in the discharge register O (according to the discharge means selection process in Figure 42).
-1, set the discharge error timer (3 seconds),
In response to the reversal flag processing (Fig. 51), the ejection mechanism 42a,
42b, one of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b is selected (52.01 to 52.07). When the ejection stopper mechanism 73b is selected, the ejection 5012 is turned on, and each time the ejection sensor 2 rise flag becomes "'1" due to the ejection sensor 2 manual processing (see FIG. 27),
In other words, every time the ejection sensor 2 detects the rise of a pachinko ball, the value of the ejection register 0 is decremented by 1, and when the value of the ejection register 0 becomes "0", the ejection 5o12 is turned off after 5 msec (52.08 ~52.13).In addition, when the discharge stopper mechanism 73a is selected, the discharge 5 oil is turned on, and each time the discharge sensor 1 rise flag becomes -"1" due to manual processing of the discharge sensor 1 (see Fig. 26). In other words, each time the ejection sensor 1 detects the rise of a pachinko ball, the value of the ejection register O is decremented by 1, and when the value of the ejection register becomes 0'', the ejection 5oll is turned off after 5 milliseconds (52
．． 25-5230). At the same time, while the discharge 5o12 or 1 is on, the safe lamps 12 on the left and right upper sides of the game board 1 corresponding to the safe sensor 1.2 are lit by the safe flag (52.03-52.05 52.14-52.16
, 52.31-52.33, etc.).

Fig. 62 shows a timing chart of the alternate discharge process (when the number of prize balls is 4), the discharge start condition confirmation process (the 4th
4) indicates that it is OK to start discharging, for example, turn on the discharging 5 oil of the discharging stopper mechanism 73a, and this turns on the locking pawl 86a, and the pachinko ball starts flowing down from the corresponding flow regulating part 81, and accordingly the discharging starts. When the sensor 1 detects the rise of a falling pachinko ball and detects the rise a predetermined number of times (number of prize balls: 1), the discharge So+1 is turned off 5 m seconds after the detection. Also, when performing alternate discharge next time, discharge will start again.
K, for example, turns on the discharge 5o12 of the discharge stopper mechanism 73b, the pachinko balls start flowing down from the corresponding flow regulating part 81, the discharge sensor 2 detects the rise of the falling pachinko balls, and repeats the rise a predetermined number of times. (Number of prize balls - 1) When detected, the discharge 5o12 is turned off 5 m seconds after detection.

That is, the discharge 5o of the discharge stopper mechanism 73a or 73b
By turning on il or 2, the locking claw 86a or 86b
moves back and the leading pachinko ball begins to flow down from the corresponding flow regulating section 81, followed by subsequent balls from upstream of the flow regulating section 81 and from the guiding section 80 side, and these balls are sent to the prize ball discharge gutter in order from the leading ball. 43, and as a result, the discharge sensor 1
Alternatively, the falling pachinko balls are counted from the detection of the rising of the pachinko balls according to step 2. At this time, depending on the position of the discharge sensor 12, the first ball and the second ball in the flow regulating section 81 are not counted, but the third ball is counted. and,
Count a predetermined number of pachinko balls, and after 5 m seconds, the corresponding ejection 5
When oil or 2 is turned off, the balls counted last time fall into the prize ball discharge gutter 43 before the corresponding locking pawl 86a or 86b enters the flow regulation section 81, and the balls counted at the current time and the following balls is prevented from flowing down by the corresponding locking claw 86a or 86b that has entered the flow regulating section 81 (the first
(See Figures 2 (A) and (B)). As a result, a number of prize balls equal to the count l-number plus 1 are ejected in addition to the first ball and the second ball. In the case of Figure 62, the count number is 3.
4 prize balls are ejected.

In this way, in the alternate discharge process, first the number of prize balls set in the discharge register O is decreased by 1 to 52.0 in FIG. 47(A).
1), by counting the pachinko balls by the number subtracted by 1 and turning off the discharge Sol, it is possible to accurately discharge the prize balls corresponding to the number of prize balls. In addition, the discharge 5oi
1, 2 (selected side), the first ball and the second ball of the flow regulating section 81 flow down the flow regulating section 81 while almost touching each other, and the third and subsequent balls from the guiding section 80 have a flow rate of about 45 Since the flow regulation section 81 continues at an angle of 100 degrees, the ball gradually separates from the ball in front and flows down the flow regulation section 81 while changing direction.Furthermore, the following ball from the vertical section 79 is accelerated by the upper wall 85 of the guide section 80. , the intervals are adjusted, so that they each flow down the flow regulating section 81 at a predetermined distance. Therefore, when the discharge valves 5oll and 2 are turned off, it becomes easier for the locking claws 86a and 86b to enter into the flow regulating part 81 when the number of prize balls is large, but even when the number of prize balls is two, The locking claws 86a, 86b can easily enter.

In addition, in the one-piece ejection process and the alternate ejection process, each time the process is started, a reversal flag process (FIG. 51) is used to select which of the two ejection mechanisms 42a and 42b should eject the prize balls. . That is, when one ball is continuously ejected depending on the winning ball, for example, for the first winning ball, the ejecting machine tR42a side performs ejection, and for the next winning ball, the ejecting mechanism 42b side performs ejecting. Evacuation takes place (see Figure 61). Similarly, when alternate discharging is performed continuously, for example, for the first winning, the discharging is performed on the discharging mechanism 42a side, and for the next winning, discharging is performed on the discharging mechanism 42b side. (See Figure 62). Also, if one piece discharge and alternate discharge are continuous, for example, one piece discharge is discharged liI! horizontal 4
2 side 2a side, the next alternate discharge is discharge machine 1f14
This is done on the 2b side. In this way, the two systems of ejection mechanism 4
2a and 42b are used alternately to discharge the prize balls, it is possible to prevent the flow of the balls from being biased in the guide gutter 41 and the like and cause clogging of the balls, and to maintain smooth discharge of the prize balls. Incidentally, even if only one ball is used for ejecting one ball or alternately ejecting balls depending on the setting of the number of prize balls, the ejecting mechanisms 42a and 42b are of course used alternately by the reversal flag processing.

Combined discharge processing (number of prize balls ``9'' or more) is 9 of the number of prize balls.
Both ejection mechanisms 42a and 4
As shown in Fig. 48 (A) and (B), the number of prize balls is first divided and set in the ejection register 1,
2 (according to the emission number division process in Figure 43) is -1,
Set the discharge error timer (3 seconds) (53.01
~53.05). And re-ejection stopper mechanism 73a,
73b discharge 5o11.2 is turned on (53°0
9.53.10), Emission sensors 1 and 2 manual processing (26th
27), each time the ejection sensor 12 detects the rise of a pachinko ball, the values of the corresponding ejection registers 1 and 2 are decremented by 1, and when the value of the ejection register 1 becomes "0", 5 m seconds later. Turn off the corresponding discharge 5oi1 and set "1" to the discharge 1 end flag to indicate the end (53, 11 - 53
．． 17), and when the value of the discharge register 2 becomes '0'', the corresponding discharge So! 2 is turned off, and the discharge 2 end flag is set to 1 to indicate completion (53.18 to 53.24
>, At the same time, while the discharge 5 oil and 2 are on, the safe flag lights up the safe lamps 1.2 on the left and right upper sides of the game board 1 corresponding to the safe sensor 1.2 (53.06~5
3.08 53.28-53.30 etc.).

FIG. 63 shows a timing chart of the combined discharge process (when the number of prize balls is 9 and 15), the discharge start condition confirmation process (FIG. 44) confirms that the discharge start is OK, and both discharge stopper mechanisms 73a , 73b are turned on, the locking claws 86εt, 86b move back, and the pachinko ball starts flowing down from the image flow part 81, and accordingly, the ejection sensors 1 and 2 detect the pachinko ball flowing down. Detect the rise of the ball. Then, when the ejection sensors 1 and 2 each detect the rise a predetermined number of times (the set value of ejection register 1.2 - 1), if the number of prize balls at this time is 9, the ejection register 2
When the discharge sensor 2 detects the rising edge 3 times due to the set value = 4, and the discharge sensor 1 detects the rise 4 times due to the set value -5 of the discharge register 1, the corresponding discharge 5ol is detected 5 m seconds after each detection.
Turn off F,,2. Also, when the number of prize balls is 15,
The discharge sensor 2 is set to 6 due to the set value of the discharge register 2 = 7.
times, the set value of the discharge register 1 - 8 causes the discharge sensor 1 to
When detecting rising seven times, the corresponding discharges 5 oll and 2 are turned off 5 m seconds after each detection.

That is, the discharge 5oi of the re-discharge stopper machines 173a and 73b
1 and 2 are turned on, the locking claws 86a and 86b move back, and the first pachinko ball starts to flow down from the flow regulating section 81, and then these following balls start flowing down, and these balls are awarded in order from the first ball. The balls fall into the ball discharge gutter 43, but as a result of the rise detection of the pachinko balls by the discharge sensors 1 and 2, the pachinko balls flowing down the flow regulating section 81 are subtracted by 1 from the set value of the corresponding discharge register 1.2. A predetermined number of counts.

After each count of 5ms, 5 oil is discharged.

2 is turned off, the prize ball is ejected from the flow regulation section 81 on the side of the discharge a side 42a according to the set value of the discharge register 1, and the prize ball is discharged from the flow regulation section 81 on the discharge machine fl142b side according to the set value of the discharge register 2. The corresponding prize ball will be ejected. At this time, depending on the positions of the discharge sensors 1 and 2, the first ball and the second ball in the flow regulating section 81 are not counted, but the third ball is counted, and the ball at the final count and the following balls are counted. The flow is prevented by turning off the discharge 5 oil and 2. As a result, when the number of prize balls is 9 as shown in FIG. 63, 5 prize balls are distributed from the flow regulation section 81 on the discharge mechanism 42a side, and 4 prize balls are distributed from the flow regulation section 81 on the discharge mechanism 42b side. is ejected, and when the number of prize balls is 15, eight prize balls are ejected from the flow regulating section 81 on the ejecting mechanism 42a side, and seven prize balls are ejected from the flow regulating section 81 on the ejecting mechanism 42b side.

In this way, in the combined discharge process, the value set in the discharge register 1.2 is reduced by -1 to 53.03 in FIG. 48(A).
53.04), by counting the pachinko balls by -1 and turning off the discharge 5o11.2,
It is possible to accurately discharge prize balls corresponding to the number of prize balls. In addition, in the combined discharge process, the re-discharge machine tM 42 a42b is used to discharge the prize balls when the number of prize balls is large, so that the discharge time can be shortened. In addition, in the case of combined discharge treatment,
The ball from the vertical part 79 upstream of the guiding part 80 is connected to the flow adjusting part 81
flows down, and when the distance between the balls is large, the discharge S.

11.2, of course the locking claw 86a.

86b can easily enter into the flow regulating section 81.

By the way, in these discharge processes, discharge 5 oil,
2 or the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are out of order, a discharge error may occur. On the other hand, if the discharge error timer (3 seconds) times up before the value of the corresponding discharge register 0, 1.2 becomes "0" in alternate discharge processing or combined discharge processing, it will be treated as a discharge error and the corresponding Discharge 5 oil
, 2 is turned off and ejection error processing begins (Fig. 47 (A)
.

(B) 52.17-52.23, 52.34-52.
40, 53.31-53°38 in Figure 48(B)).

In other words, if the locking pawls 86a and 86b do not retreat from the flow regulating section 81 even if they are turned on due to a failure in the discharge oil 5 or 2, the prize ball will not be discharged, or the prize ball will not be discharged during the discharge process. Locking claw 8 even though 5oll and 2 are on
If 6a or 86b enters the flow control section 81, the specified number of prize balls will not be ejected, but in these cases, the number of prize balls counted by the corresponding ejection sensor 1.2 will be insufficient. become. In addition, if the sensor signal remains on or off due to a failure of ejection sensor 1 or 2, the prize ball will not be counted even if the prize ball is ejected by the ejection process. , the number of counts is insufficient in this case as well. Therefore, for each discharge error, it is possible to accurately detect the discharge error from the value of the corresponding discharge register 0, 1.2 when a predetermined time has elapsed based on the discharge error timer.

When the discharge error process is started due to a discharge error, first the discharge error flag is set to ``1'' indicating that the process is in progress, and the safe lamps 1 and 2 are turned on (54).
, 01 to 54.03), repeats the above-mentioned constant monitoring process and enters a standby state until normal operation is restored (54.03).
09, 54.12.54.14). In this standby state, a staff member repairs the malfunctioning parts of the discharge oil 5, 2, discharge sensors 1, 2, etc. Then, when the recovery is restored, the discharge sensor 1.2 level input process (Fig. 35, Fig. 36) returns when the corresponding discharge sensors 1 and 2 remain on for 2 seconds, and the discharge start condition confirmation process before the discharge process is performed. Return to (54.
06,54.08,54゜11.54.14,54.1
5-54.18).

In addition, after the error processing, the number of prize balls before the error is reset to the corresponding discharge register 0, 1.2 (Figure 47 (A),
(B) 52.24.52.41, Figure 48 (B) 5
3.39).

Fig. 64 shows a timing chart after discharge error processing and recovery. In the case where the number of prize balls due to combined discharge processing is 9), the discharge error timer (3 seconds) starts at the same time as discharge 5 oil and 2 are turned on. For example, When the ejection sensor 2 side counts the specified number of pachinko balls, ejection 5o12 is turned off, but if the ejection error timer times up before the ejection sensor 1 side counts the specified number of pachinko balls, it is determined that there is an ejection error and the timer expires. At the same time, discharge 5o11
is turned off and waiting for recovery. And once the recovery is complete,
The discharge start condition is determined when the corresponding sensor 1 continues to be on for 2 seconds, and even if it is OK and an error occurs like this, you can win a prize by performing the discharge process again with the same number of prize balls after recovery. On the other hand, a predetermined prize ball is always ejected, and therefore troubles with players due to prize balls can be prevented.

In addition, regardless of whether before or during the discharge treatment, the discharge 5o
If the prize balls are ejected because the locking claws 86a and 86b remain retracted from the flow regulating section 81 due to a failure of the il or 2, an error process is performed in the ejection device fraud monitoring process. Furthermore, if the discharge sensor 1 or 2 fails while in the OFF state, the discharge start condition is not met before the discharge process, so the discharge process will not begin and the system will be in a standby state for recovery (4th
(see Figure 4), it is possible to determine if the exhaust sensor is malfunctioning.

When the above-mentioned discharge process is completed, FIG. 45(A)
, returns to the process of (B) and turns on the safe 5 oil of the stopper mechanism 20a if the discharge process is due to winning on the safe sensor 1 side according to the safe flag, and turns on the safe 5 oil of the stopper mechanism 20a if the discharge process is due to winning on the safe sensor 2 side. Turn on the safe 5o12 of R Ellipse 20b and at the same time turn on the ejection wait timer (40
0 msec) and a safe ball payout error timer (200 msec) (50.08 to 50.12). Then, by turning on the corresponding safe 5oll, 2, the corresponding flow regulating section 18
When the corresponding winning ball in the flow regulating part 29 of a or 18b is released and discharged to the outlet gutter 19a or 19b, the corresponding safe <1 or 2 ) When the wire heat flag reaches 1'°, set the safe ball payout weight timer (100 msec), and turn off the corresponding safe 5oll and 2 after the safe ball payout weight timer times up (50.13~50
．． 21).

Fig. 65 shows a timing chart of the safe ball payout process. When the ejection process is performed due to winning on the safe sensor 1 side, the safe 5oi1 of the stopper mechanism 20a is turned on at the same time as the ejection process is completed, and the lock is turned on. The claw 33a retreats and the winning ball is guided out from the corresponding flow regulating section 29 to the gutter 19a.
When the winning ball is ejected, the ejection of the winning ball is confirmed by the safe sensor 1 being off for 4 m seconds, and the safe 5011 is turned off 100 m seconds after that. In addition, if a prize is won on the Safe Safe 2 side following a winning on the Safe Sensor 1 side, after the ejection processing due to the winning on the Safe Sensor 1 side is completed, when the ejection wait timer < 400 msec) times up, the Safe Sensor 2 side wins. Discharge processing is performed by winning a prize, and a stopper machine is used at the same time as the discharging processing is completed! When the safe 5o12 of 20b is turned on and the locking pawl 33b is turned on and the winning ball is discharged from the corresponding flow regulation part 29 to the lead-out gutter 19b, the safe sensor 2 is turned off for 4 m seconds to prevent the winning ball from being discharged. This is confirmed, and the safe 5012 is turned off 100 milliseconds later.

Safe ball payout is performed after the ejection process is completed, so if a designated prize ball is not ejected due to the above-mentioned error during the ejection process, the corresponding winning ball will remain blocked from falling by the corresponding locking pawl 33a or 33b. becomes the state of
It is not discharged to the outlet gutter 19a or 19b.

Also, when the safe 5o11,2 is turned on, the locking claw 33a,
33b retreats, while the upstream locking claws 34a, 34b
enters the corresponding flow regulating section 29 and is safe.

2 is turned off, the locking claws 34a and 34b move back, while
The locking claws 33a and 33b enter into the two corresponding flow regulating parts (see FIG. 3 (A>, (B)).

For this reason, when there are subsequent winning balls within the two flow regulating sections,
The subsequent winning ball replaces the previous winning ball by turning off the safes 5oil and 2, and is prevented from flowing down by the corresponding locking claws 33a and 33b.

In addition, when the ejection weight timer, safe ball delivery error timer, and safe ball delivery weight timer are set,
Executes unauthorized discharge device monitoring processing and constant monitoring processing (50, 2
6-50.29, 50.37.50.38). Further, the ejection weight timer is used to set the interval of ejection processing when winnings continue regardless of whether the safe sensor 1 side or the 2 side wins, and is determined by the time required for the safe ball payout processing.

With this ejection wait timer, if winnings continue, the ejection process and the safe ball payout process are reliably completed before the next ejection process is started, thereby providing stable control.

On the other hand, the corresponding safe So! 1. After turning on 2, if the corresponding safe (1 or 2) no ball flag does not become 1'' and the safe ball payout error timer (200 msec) times up, it is considered a payout error and safe ball payout error processing begins. (50.24, 50.25>. When the locking claws 33a and 33b do not move back from the flow regulating part 29 due to a failure of the safe 5 oil or 2, etc., or when the safe sensors 1 and 2 fail while in the ON state, etc.) However, these can be detected by the corresponding safe (1 or 2) no ball flag when a predetermined time has elapsed by the safe ball payout error timer.

Then, when entering the safe ball payout error process, an error is indicated in the safe ball payout error flag as shown in Figure 50.''1
55.01 55.02), turn off the lock Sol of the ejection a structure 42a, 42b, turn on the corresponding safe lamp 1.2, and continue ejecting until the corresponding safe sensor 1.2 detects that there is no bulb. Performs device fraud monitoring processing and constant monitoring processing, and enters standby state (55.03-55.11)
>. In this standby state, the staff restores the malfunctioning parts of the safes 5 oil and 2, the safe sensors 1 and 2, and the like.

After recovery, when the corresponding safe sensors 1 and 2 detect the absence of a ball, the process returns to FIGS. Turn off (50.30～
50.36).

Fig. 66 shows a timing chart of safe ball payout error processing. At the same time as the corresponding safe 5 oil and 2 are turned on, the safe ball payout error timer (200 msec) is started.
If the corresponding safe sensors 1 and 2 do not detect the absence of a ball and remain on until the time-up, it is determined that a payout error has occurred, the lock Sol is turned off, and the system waits for recovery. Then, if the recovery is completed and the corresponding safe sensor 1.2 detects that there is no ball,
The lock Sol is turned on, the corresponding safes 5oll and 2 are turned off, and the error processing ends. At this time, when there is a subsequent winning ball in the flow adjustment section 29, the subsequent winning ball flows down to the position of the corresponding locking claws 33a, 33b by turning off the corresponding safes 5 oil and 2, and stops.

That is, it is possible to accurately detect a dispensing error, and since the machine enters a standby state in the event of a dispensing error, it is possible to prevent a dispensing process from proceeding with a dispensing error due to a malfunction of the safe sensor 1.2.

Discharge start condition confirmation process (Figure 44), discharge process (Figure 45)
Figures (A), (B)), Safe ball payout error processing (50th
) and the main flow (FIG. 21(B)), the ejecting device fraud monitoring process is carried out in the ejecting mechanism 42a before the ejecting process, during the ejecting process, after the ejecting process, and regardless of when there are no winning balls.

421], and when this process starts, the ejection sensors 1 and 2 rise flags are set by manual processing (Figs. 26 and 27) of ejection sensors 1 and 2 as shown in Fig. 52. ``Every time it becomes ``1'', the corresponding discharge irregularity monitoring counters 1 and 2 are incremented by 1, and when the values of the corresponding counters 1 and 2 become ``3'' or more, ``1'' is set in the discharge irregularity flag as an irregularity, and the discharge mechanism Turn off the lock Sol of 42a and 42b and turn on both safe lamps 1 and 2 (60.01 to 60.1
2) In other words, if a prize ball is ejected due to some abnormality when there are no winning balls or during the ejection start condition confirmation process, the ejection sensor 1 or 2 detects the rise of the pachinko ball three times and the corresponding ejection irregularity monitoring counter is activated. When the value of 1.2 becomes 3° or more, it is determined that there is an irregularity (abnormality) in the discharge, the lock Sol is turned off, both safe lamps 1.2 are turned on, and the system enters a standby state.

In addition, if more than the specified number of prize balls are ejected due to some abnormality during the ejection process, the ejection sensors 1 and 2 will also detect the rise of the pachinko ball after the single ejection process, alternate ejection process, or combined ejection process is completed. However, when the values of the relevant discharge irregularity monitoring counters 1 and 2 become 3' or more, it is determined that there is an irregularity (abnormality) in the discharge, the lock Sol is turned off, both safe lamps 1 and 2 are turned on, and the system waits. state.Also,
If a prize ball is ejected due to some abnormality during safe ball dispensing error processing, the ejection sensors 1 and 2 will detect the rise of the pachinko ball and the value of the corresponding ejection fraud monitoring counter 1 and 2 will become "3" or more. Then, it is determined that there is an irregularity (abnormality) in the discharge, the lock Sol is turned off, both the safety lamps 1.2 are turned on, and the system enters a standby state.

Unauthorized discharge may occur if the locking claws 86a and 86b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b remain retracted from the flow regulating section 81 due to a malfunction in the discharge stoppers 5011 and 2, or if the locking claws 86a and 86b of the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b remain retracted from the flow regulating section 81 due to a malfunction in the discharge stopper mechanisms 73a and 73b. The prize ball may be ejected if the ball or 86b is forcibly moved to the retreat position, but the ejection of the prize ball is constantly monitored, so if there is any irregularity in ejection, it will be immediately detected. If detected, and if fraud is detected, lock Sol will be turned off, so lock S will be turned off.
The prize balls upstream from ol are blocked from flowing down, and the ejection of prize balls is immediately stopped.

Then, in the standby state, the staff in charge performs recovery from malfunctions, fraud, etc., and turns on the recovery switch (see Figure 18) after recovery, turns off the safe lamp 1.2, turns on lock Sol, and prevents unauthorized discharge. Set monitoring counters 1 and 2 and emission fraud flag to “0” (60.13 to 60.19)
).

FIG. 67 shows a timing chart of the discharge device fraud monitoring process.
When movement of the ball is detected by Then, when the recovery is completed and the recovery switch is turned on, the counter 1 is cleared, the lock Sol is turned on, and both the safe lamps 1 and 2 are turned off, and the process ends.

In this way, it is possible to accurately detect irregularities in discharging due to malfunctions of the discharging oil, 2, etc. or fraudulent acts, and in the event of irregularities, the discharging of prize balls is immediately stopped by the lock Sol and placed in a standby state, making it possible to prevent fraudulent acts. It can adequately deal with prevention.

Figures 53(A) to 53(D) show the ball removal process.

The ball removal process is performed when the game machine is stopped, when the game parlor is closed, and when each device breaks down or is inspected. The ball removal process is not possible when there are winning balls, when the winning balls are being ejected, and when each error process is being processed (0133 in FIG. 21(B)).

Insert a tool such as a bottle through the operation hole on the front of the base 2, turn on the ball removal sensor, and when the ball removal start flag = 1° (according to the ball removal sensor input process in Figure 28), the ball removal starts. Set the flag to '0'', set the ball removal error timer (3 seconds), and perform ball removal S.

1 (70.01-70.03). Then, when the ball extraction Sol is turned on, the ball extraction gate 107 provided at the branch part of the ball extraction gutter 45 opens to a predetermined position, the gate sensor is turned on, and the gate sensor startup flag - "1'° (
(according to the gate sensor input process in Fig. 30), the discharge stopper machine fW
Turn on both discharges 5o11 2 of 73a and 73b (7
0.04-70.10).

That is, after the ball ejecting Sol is turned on, the ball ejecting gate 107 reliably opens the ball ejecting gutter 45 (the prize ball ejecting gutter 43 is closed).
After confirming this, turn on the discharge 5o11.2 and release the locking claw 86 from the flow regulating part 81.
Retract a and 86b. As a result, the prize ball ejecting device 1
The prize ball remaining in the upper tank 40 of 6 and the guide gutter 4
1 and the prize balls in the ejection mechanisms 42a and 42b are sent to the prize ball ejection gutter 4.
3 to the ball removal gutter 45, and is discharged and collected into a recovery gutter (not shown) at the rear of the pachinko machine.

In this case, even if the ball removal Sol is turned on, the ball removal gate 10
7 does not open to the specified position and the gate sensor startup flag = “
If it does not reach 1°, turn off the ball removal Sol after the ball removal error timer elapses as an error and cancel the on operation of the ball removal sensor (70.11, 70.12)
.

Then, the upper tank 40, the guide gutter 41, the discharge mechanism 42a,
The prize ball in 42b is discharged to the collection gutter, and the discharge sensor 1.
When 2 is turned off, the discharge 1.2 wire heat timer (3 seconds) is set, and after this timer elapses, the discharge 5 oil and 2 are turned off, and then the bulb removal S01 is turned off (70.18 to 70.
37,70°40-70.44). At this time, even if the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are turned off, if the remaining balls in the upper tank 40 etc. are delayed and flow down and the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are turned on, the corresponding discharge 1, Reset the 2-wire heat timer and turn off the discharge 5o11, 2 and bulb removal Sol after this timer elapses <70.21 to 70.24, 70.3
0-70.33).

As a result, all prize balls are ejected and collected, and
After the discharge sensors 1 and 2 remain off for 3 seconds, the locking claws 86a and 86b return to the flow regulating section 81, and the ball removal gate 107 moves to the closed position of the ball removal gutter 45 (the prize ball ejection gutter 43 is open).
It will return to , and it will end automatically. In addition, from the start of the ball extraction process until the ejection 5o112 is turned on, constant monitoring processing and ejection device illicit monitoring processing are performed so as to monitor illegal ejection of prize balls (7.0.13 to 70.16).

Fig. 68 shows the timing chart of the ball extraction process.
When the ball removal sensor turns on, the ball removal SOl is turned on,
One second later, by turning on discharge 5oll and 2, ball extraction is started. When the bulb removal is completed, when the discharge sensors 1 and 2 are off for 3 seconds, the discharge 5 oil and 2 oil are discharged.
, ball-less S.

Turn off l and finish.

In this way, by turning on the ball removal sensor, balls can be removed, and all the prize balls are ejected and collected, and the ejection sensor 1,
2 turns off for 3 seconds, discharge S.

11.2, the locking claws 86a, 8 are turned off by turning off the ball extractor Sol.
6b. Since the ball extraction gate 107 returns to its original position and the operation ends automatically, there is no need for any confirmation or operation when the ball extraction is completed, making the work easier.

In addition, if you want to forcibly stop the ball removal process in the middle of the ball removal process, you can force the ball removal process by inserting a device such as a pin again through the operation hole of the base 2 and turning on the ball removal sensor again. It will end.

That is, when the ball removal sensor is turned on after the ball removal Sol is turned on, the ball removal start flag becomes 1'' again, and at this time, if it is before the ejection So1.1.2 is turned on, the forced termination timer (1
seconds), after the ball removal end timer (3 seconds) has elapsed, the ball removal So
Turn off l (70°06→70.49~70.52,
70.65 to 70.69), and if the discharge 5 oil and 2 are turned on, that is, if the prize ball is being collected, the discharge sensors 1 and 2 detect the rise of the ball and the discharge sensor 1 and 2 rise flag is set. When becomes "1" (by manual processing of the discharge sensor 1.2 in Figures 26 and 27), the corresponding discharge 5 oil
, 2 is turned off, and after the ball removal end timer has elapsed, the ball removal So
Turn off l (70.18 → 70.45-70.69)
. Also, if you have finished collecting the prize balls, turn off the corresponding discharge 5o11.2 at that point (70.46, 70.48
).

As a result, the locking claws 86a and 86b return to the flow regulating section 81, and the ball removal gate 107 returns to the closed position of the ball removal gutter 45, resulting in a forced termination. In addition, even when the ball is forcibly terminated, Sol
Until the system is turned off, continuous monitoring processing and illegal ejection device monitoring processing are performed to monitor for unauthorized ejection of prize balls (70, 70
, 70, 71) Fig. 69 shows a timing chart for forced termination of the ball extraction process (when prize balls are being collected). , 2 turns off the corresponding discharge 5oll, 2 when it detects the rise of the ball, and 3 seconds later, the ball is removed.
Turn off.

In this forced termination, when the prize ball is being collected, the ball whose rise is detected and the subsequent ball are returned to the locking claw 86a in the flow regulating section 81.
, 86b, the flow is easily prevented from flowing down.

By the way, if the gate sensor is turned off due to some abnormality during ball extraction and the gate fall flag becomes "1'", that is, the ball extraction gate 107 moves even though the ball extraction Sol is on and the prize ball is ejected. If the gutter 43 opens, as in the case of forced termination, when the discharge sensor 1.2 detects the rising of the ball, the discharge 5oll and 2 are immediately turned off, and the ball removal Sol is also turned off (70. 39→70
゜45-70.69).

The prize ball ejection gutter 43 may open abnormally during ball extraction when the ball extraction Sol malfunctions or when the position of the ball extraction gate 107 is forcibly changed due to fraudulent activity using a piano wire or the like. However, in such a case, the abnormality can be detected immediately by turning off the gate sensor, and when an abnormality is detected, the discharge 5 oil and 2 are forcibly turned off, so the outflow of the prize convex ball is immediately stopped. Prize balls to be collected are not discharged from the prize ball discharge gutter 43 to the supply tray side of the base 2. As a result, it is possible to sufficiently deal with malfunctions of the ball extractor Sol, and to reliably prevent the above-mentioned fraudulent acts.

Also, the ball removal will end due to the off of the ball removal Sol,
In this case, set the ball extraction error timer (3 seconds) to automatically terminate when the ball extraction Sol is turned off, and set the gate error timer (4 seconds) to force the termination. 107 is surely returned to the closed position of the ball ejecting gutter 45 (the prize ball ejecting gutter 43 is open).

In other words, the gate sensor is turned off and the gate fall flag =
If it becomes ``1'', it is determined that the ball extraction gate 107 has returned to the closed position, and if the gate flag does not become ``1'' even after the respective timers have elapsed, the ball extraction error process is entered as an error (70 .72~70.75, 70.78~
70.81>. At this time as well, constant monitoring processing and ejection device tampering monitoring processing are performed.

When the ball removal error process is started, both the safe lamps 1 and 2 are lit as shown in Fig. 54, the constant monitoring process and the ejection device tamper monitoring process are performed, and the system enters a standby state <71.01~
71.05>. As mentioned above, the ball removal error may be due to a malfunction of the ball removal Sol or fraudulent activity, etc., but in this standby state, the staff will recover and the ball removal gate 107
returns to the proper closed position, and as a result, the gate fall flag -1
’, safe lamp 1.2 will be turned off and the operation will return (
71.06, 71.07).

Figures 70 and 71 show timing charts for when a ball extraction error occurs during automatic termination and when a ball extraction error occurs during forced termination. After the ball extraction Sol is turned on, the ball extraction error timer and gate error, respectively. If the gate sensor is not turned off even after the timer elapses, both the safe lamps 1 and 2 are turned on and the system waits for recovery, and when the recovery is completed, the error processing ends. As a result, the ball removal gate 10
It is possible to avoid entering a game or the like without the ball 7 returning to the proper closed position, and it is possible to prevent problems such as the prize ball not being discharged to the supply tray of the base 2 at the time of winning the prize ball.

On the other hand, during each error process or fraud monitoring process, the contents and status of the error are displayed on the monitor display section 213 (see FIG. 19) by the above-mentioned LCD display process. That is, the 41st
When the safe ball dispensing error flag is not 0 as shown in Figures <A, ) and (B), the safe ball dispensing error flag in FIG. The number “1” is displayed on the LCD according to the safe flag.
H does not indicate an error on the safe sensor 1 or 2 side, and displays the number "1°" or "2pa" (29.20 to 29.2
4>. Also, if the discharge error flag is not '0', r+J
(During the discharge error processing shown in Figure t49), the number "2" indicating the error is displayed on the LCD-G, and the error on the discharge sensor 1 or 2 side is displayed on the LCD-H according to the discharge 1 and 2 end flags. Display the numbers 1” or 2pa (from 29.25 to
29.29). Also, the safe 1.2 growth flag is °0“
If not (during the discharge start condition confirmation process in Figure 44),
If the odd sensor growth flag is "0", the number "1" indicates that there is no ball in the induction gutter 41, and if the overflow wire heat flag is O'°, the number "2" indicates the overflow state of the distribution gutter 44. If the growth flag of the discharge sensor (1 or 2) is 0'', it indicates that there is no ball on the corresponding discharge sensor 1 or 2 side.

Display the number 3" or °゛4" on the LCD-H, and
Display the number '3'' on D-G (29.30-29
．． 40). Further, when the discharge fraud flag is not 0"' (during the discharge device fraud monitoring process in FIG. 52), the number "4" indicating that the fraud monitoring process is in progress is displayed on the LCD-G (29
．． 41-29.43>. In addition, when there is no error, L
0" is displayed on the CD-G and the LCD-Gd is lit. Also, when each error is occurring, the LCD-Gd blinks (29
゜44~29.46, 29.47~29,,49)
.

FIG. 72 shows examples of these displays.

In electronically controlled pachinko machines, if each detector or drive unit breaks down or there is fraudulent activity, it is very difficult to find out which part is at fault or what type of fraud occurred. In this case, staff had to inspect each mechanical part one by one, but when there was an error due to malfunction or fraud, the error location and error were determined according to each process. Since the status is displayed on the monitor, you can easily find the location of the failure, the details of the failure, and any fraudulent activities by looking at the monitor display. For example, if there is an error in ejecting the prize ball, the LCD-G will display "2" and the LCD-G will display a "2". H is “1”
If ``'' is displayed, it is possible to immediately discover an ejection error on the ejection sensor 1 side, which allows for accurate and prompt action against malfunctions, fraudulent acts, etc., and facilitates recovery from malfunctions, etc. It can be carried out.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, in a prize ball device for a pachinko machine that includes means for detecting winning balls and a discharge mechanism that discharges prize balls in response to detection of winning balls, the ejection i mechanism is provided. A means for detecting prize balls is provided upstream of the stopper member, and a means for counting the ejected balls from the signal of the detection means, and when the counted value of ejected balls is less than the set number of prize balls at the end of ejecting the prize balls, or Error state determining means for determining an ejection error when the number of ejected balls exceeds a set number of award balls or when there are no award balls during ejection, and an award for stopping a stopper member of the ejection mechanism at a green shade blocking position when an error is determined. Since a ball stopping means and a locking mechanism that blocks the prize ball from flowing down depending on an error state are provided separately from the stopper member, malfunctions of the prize ball detection means and the striker member of the ejection mechanism can be accurately detected. It can be detected, and there is no fear that too many prize balls will come out when an error occurs, and furthermore, fraudulent acts with respect to prize balls can be reliably prevented, and therefore, the reliability of the prize ball device is greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pachinko machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a back view of the base, and FIG. 3 (A). (B) is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the stopper mechanism, Figures 4 to 6 (
A) and (B) are a perspective view of the upper tank, a front view of the guide gutter, and its cross-sectional views along lines A-A, B-B, and C-C, and Figs. 7 to 9.
Figures (A) and (B) are a perspective view of the ball stopper, an explanatory view of its operation, a perspective view and a front view of the gutter joint part, Figures 10 and 11 are a front view and an exploded perspective view of the discharge mechanism, and Figure 12 is a front view and an exploded perspective view of the discharge mechanism. Figures (A), (B)
Figure 13 (A) is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the discharge stopper mechanism, (
B) is an exploded perspective view and partially exploded view of the ball removal part, No. 1!1
16(A) and 16(B) are a rear perspective view, a partial perspective view, and an operation explanatory diagram of the ball supply mechanism, FIGS. 17 and 18 are a perspective view and a circuit configuration diagram of the control device, and FIG. 19 , FIG. 20 is a layout diagram of the monitor display section and a front view of the remote control transmitter, FIGS. 21 (A>, (B) to 24 are flowcharts showing the control program and prize ball number setting process, and FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the control program and prize ball number setting process). ~ Figure 31 is a flowchart showing interrupt processing, Figures 32 ~ Figure 41 (
A), (B) are flowcharts showing the constant monitoring process - Figures 42 to 52 are flowcharts showing the discharge process and each error process, Figures 53 (A) to (D), and Figure 54 are the ball removal process , a flowchart showing ball removal error processing,
Figure 56 is a power supply rise characteristic diagram, Figure 57 (A), (B)
55, 58 to 71 are timing charts, FIG. 72 is a table showing an example of display on the monitor display, and FIG. 73 is a flow regulating section. FIG. 74 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the configuration of the present invention. 2...Base, 3...Frame, 10a, 10b...
- Collection gutter, 14... Batted ball launcher, 15... Winning ball processing device, 16... Prize ball ejecting device, 17a, 17b.
...Guidance trough, 18a, 18b...Flow control section, 20a, 2
0b=-stopper mechanism, 21a, 21b...safe sensor, 33a, 33b, 34a, 34b--locking claw,
35a, 35b... Safe solenoid, 40... Upper tank, 41... Induction gutter, 42a, 42b... Ejection mechanism, 43... Prize ball ejection gutter, 45... Ball removal gutter, 5
3...Replenishment sensor, 54...Treadboard, 57a, 57
b-passage, 58... Diversion wall, 59... Ball stopper, 60... Half-end sensor, 65a, 65b... Step board,
68a, 68b - inflow gutter, 70 - unit board, 71 - discharge lock mechanism, 72a, 72b - flow regulating section, 73a, 73b - discharge stopper mechanism, 74a, 74b
...Ejection sensor, 75°77...Slanted part, 76.7
8... Bent part, 79... Vertical part, 80... Guide part, 81... Current regulation part, 82... Falling part, 83... Bottom wall, 84... Wall surface, 85 ...Top wall, 86a.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a prize ball device for a pachinko machine comprising means for detecting winning balls and a discharge mechanism for ejecting prize balls in response to detection of winning balls, means for detecting prize balls upstream of a stopper member of the discharge mechanism; A means for counting the ejected balls from the signal of the means is provided, and when the counted value of ejected balls is less than or exceeds the set number of prize balls at the end of prize ball discharge, and when there is no number of discharged balls at the time of prize ball discharge. an error state determining means that determines that an ejection error occurs when the ejected balls are counted; a prize ball stopping means that stops a stopper member of the ejecting mechanism at a ball blocking position when an error is determined; A prize ball device for a pachinko machine, characterized by being provided with a locking mechanism that blocks the ball from flowing down.