JPH04309391A - Management equipment device of game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent to the utmost a fact that a player suffers unexpectedly a disadvantage by constituting the device so that a subtraction processing is not executed from a negotiable value which the player owns by recording information of a recording medium unless a game negotiable value is not secured by a securing means. CONSTITUTION:For instance, in the pinball game machine, a self-diagnosis of a card processing machine, the amount of lending balls, and fraction display setting are read in, a dischargeable signal from a discharge control microcomputer 350 is received, and a card processing machine control microcomputer 300 turns on a processing machine useable indicator 130. By a receiving signal of a card reader/writer control part 134, card insertion, ball lendable, td return indicators 132, 48d and 46d are turned on. When a player pushes a ball lending button and the present balance of the inserted card exceeds a set value of a ball lending amount setting switch 137, the lendable ball indicator 48d is turned off, and a ball lending request signal is outputted to the discharge control microcomputer 350. By receiving a ball lending end signal, the card reader/writer control part 134 updates the card balance of the inserted card, and thereafter, discharges the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a management equipment for a game hall in which pachinko ball game machines, coin game machines, etc. A predetermined gaming value is secured using the valuable value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium, and a game can be played with a gaming machine using the secured gaming valuable value. The present invention relates to a management equipment device for a game hall.

0002

[Prior Art] Regarding this type of management equipment for amusement facilities,
As has been generally known in the past, for example, when a withdrawal condition is met in which a part of the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium is withdrawn for use in the gaming machine as the gaming value. , a portion of the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium is withdrawn, a gaming value corresponding to the withdrawn value is secured, and the secured gaming value is transferred to the gaming machine. There were some that were constructed so that they could be used to play games.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in the conventional game hall management equipment, when the withdrawal condition is satisfied, a part of the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium is first withdrawn. , Since the game machine was configured so that gaming value equivalent to the withdrawn value that was subsequently withdrawn was secured and the secured gaming value was used in the gaming machine to play games, the withdrawn value Anomalies related to value security, such as failures in the securing means for securing gaming value equivalent to , and no gaming value being secured at all, or only less gaming value being secured than the withdrawn value. When this happens, the following problems arise.

[0004] In other words, even if an abnormal situation regarding the value securing occurs and the predetermined value for gaming is not secured, the predetermined value has already been withdrawn from the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium. has been debited, and even though the prescribed amount of valuable value owned by the player specified by the recorded information on the recording medium has been debited and subtracted, the valuable value for gaming that is commensurate with the amount has not been secured. This causes damage to the player and causes dissatisfaction with the player.

The present invention was devised in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent players from suffering unexpected disadvantages even if the above-mentioned abnormal situation related to securing value occurs. That's true.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a recording medium in which information on which the value owned by a player can be specified is recorded, and a predetermined value is determined using the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium. A management equipment for a gaming hall, in which a gaming value is secured, and a gaming machine is used to play a game using the secured gaming value, the gaming machine having a gaming value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium. a withdrawal condition determination means for determining that a withdrawal condition for withdrawing a portion of the value to be used as the gaming value in the gaming machine is satisfied, and based on the determination output of the withdrawal condition determination means, a securing means for securing a gaming value corresponding to the debited valuable value to be debited from the recorded value of the recording medium for game use; and a securing means for securing the gaming valuable value by the securing means. The method is characterized in that it includes a subtraction means for subtracting the withdrawn value from the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium, on the condition that the value is secured.

[0007]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the withdrawal conditions are met, the means for securing the gaming value corresponding to the debited value to be withdrawn from the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is first secured, and then the debited value is subtracted by a subtraction means from the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium.

[0008] In other words, the subtraction process of subtracting the debited value from the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium is carried out on the condition that the value for gaming is actually secured, and is performed on the condition that the value for gaming is actually secured. Unless the gaming value is secured, the debited value is not subtracted from the value owned by the player specified by the recorded information on the recording medium.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Although this embodiment shows a case where the ball dispensing device is used in a pachinko game machine, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this. It can be used for anything that can be paid out.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachinko game machine 60 and a card processing machine 62 as an example of a pinball game machine in which a ball payout device according to the present invention is used.

A card processing machine 62 is located on one side of the pachinko game machine 60 in the left and right direction (on the left side in the drawing).
It is provided in a state that it can be separated from 0. 130 in the diagram
is a processor usable indicator, which illuminates to indicate that the card processor 62 is in operation and available for use. The card processing machine 62 is provided with a card reader/writer control unit 134 provided with a card reader/writer.
When a card is inserted through the card insertion/ejection port 133, the recorded information recorded on the card can be read by this card reader/writer. The card balance at the time of insertion included in the read card information is displayed on the balance display 131 at the time of insertion.
Displayed by This insertion balance display 131 may be provided on the pachinko gaming machine 60 side, or may be provided at another location such as a curtain board. This card processing machine 62 has a CP
A card processing machine control unit 135 is provided, which includes a built-in memory such as U, ROM, RAM, etc., and this card processing machine control unit 13
5, the entire card processing machine 62 is controlled.

[0012] When the player inserts a card into the card insertion/ejection port 133 and the inserted card is valid and there is a card balance remaining and the ball lending operation is possible, the card processing machine control unit 135 A control signal for lighting up the ball lending LED is outputted to the pachinko game machine 60 side, and the ball lending available LED (ball lending indicator) 48d provided in the ball storage tray 59 is turned on. This ball rental available LED (ball rental availability indicator) 48d
is a lighted display indicating that the ball lending operation is possible. The player presses the ball lending button 44c after confirming that the ball lending LED (ball lending indicator) 48d is lit. Then, the amount of game balls (pachinko game balls) corresponding to the amount paid out in one ball lending operation (hereinafter simply referred to as ball rental amount), which is preset by the ball rental amount setting switch 137, which is made of a rotary switch or the like, which will be described later. balls) are dispensed into the ball supply tray 59. The ball loanable LED (ball loanable indicator) 48d is turned off until the payout for the ball loan amount is completed. Then, when the payout of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of paid balls is completed, the remaining amount of the card inserted in the card processing machine 62 is updated to be reduced by the amount of paid balls.

[0013] 42c in the figure is a return button, and the ball can be borrowed L.
The operation is valid while the ED (ball rental indicator) 48d is lit. When the return button 42c is pressed by the player, the card inserted into the card processing machine 62 is returned to the player through the card insertion/ejection port 133. In addition, card insertion/ejection port 1
When the remaining amount of the card inserted in 33 is used up, the 0 card is collected on board the aircraft. This card insertion/ejection port 133 is provided with a protrusion on the outer periphery of the groove portion into which the card is inserted/ejected.
The protrusion 133b on the left side is configured as a protrusion with a larger protrusion amount than the protrusion 33a, and a player who wants to play a game at the pachinko game machine (not shown) installed on the left side of the card processing machine 62 in the figure. This is designed to prevent the inconvenience of accidentally inserting a card into the card insertion/ejection port 133 of the card processing machine 62 as much as possible. In the figure, 132 is a card insertion lamp, which lights up when a card is inserted into the card insertion/ejection port 133 and held at a predetermined position.

The remaining amount of the card at the time of insertion is displayed by the balance display at the time of insertion 131, and the remaining amount of the card after the ball lending is performed and the amount is updated by the remaining amount display provided on the batted ball supply tray 59. (Card balance display) 50 is displayed. When the player operates the ball-hitting operation handle 121 with the pachinko balls being paid out into the ball supply tray 59, the pachinko balls are driven into the game area 120 one by one. In the gaming area 120, there are starting prize openings 125a, 125b.
, 125c is provided, and this starting prize opening 125a
The variable display device 123 is started to change when a pachinko ball is won at ~125c. If the display result at the time of stopping becomes a specific combination of identification information (777), it becomes a jackpot, and the variable winning ball device 124 is opened to enter the first state in which pachinko balls are likely to win. When a pachinko ball enters the starting prize opening 125a, each pachinko ball wins n (for example, 7
) prize balls are paid out to the batted ball supply tray 59. When a pachinko ball enters the starting winning openings 125b, 125c, m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out into the batted ball supply tray 59 for each winning. Further, when a pachinko ball wins a prize in the normal prize opening provided in the gaming area 120 or in the variable prize ball device 124, K (for example, 15) prize balls are delivered to the batted ball supply tray 59 for each winning pachinko ball. paid out. During the payout of these prize balls, the payout lamp 126 is lit or blinks.

The prize balls paid out in the ball storage tray 19 are stored in a ball tank 151 (see FIG. 2) which will be described later, and when the balls stored in the ball tank 151 run out, the tank ball sensor 150 At that point, the ball out indicator 127 lights up or blinks to indicate that there are no balls left. Surplus balls that can no longer be stored because the batted ball supply tray 59 is full of prize balls are dispensed into the surplus ball storage tray 122. This surplus ball storage tray 1
22 is full, and the ball supply tray 59 is equipped with a credit score display that memorizes and displays the number of prize balls or the amount equivalent to the prize balls when there are prize balls to be paid out thereafter. may be provided. In other words, in this embodiment, as will be described later, after the payout control of prize balls based on one winning ball is completed, the payout control of the prize balls is further performed based on the next winning ball. After the surplus ball storage tray 122 is full, if there are prize balls to be paid out based on the winning balls, the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning balls or the equivalent of the prize balls. It is also possible to add and store the amount of money to be played, and after the addition and storage is completed, add and store the amount based on the next winning ball, and display the added and stored stored value on the credit score display. In that case, after the number of pachinko balls in the ball storage tray 59 or surplus ball storage tray 122 decreases, prize balls corresponding to the points displayed on the credit score display are paid out. Remaining amount display (card balance display) 5
0. The remaining amount display at the time of insertion 131 is constituted by a 7-segment display, but instead, a plurality of light emitting diodes may be provided corresponding to the ball rental amount or 100 yen unit. The remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 may display the amount of balls owed, and another display may be provided to display the amount of balls owed or a sticker on which the amount of balls owed is pasted on it. You may also Reference numeral 15 in the figure is a speaker, which emits a sound recording when a jackpot is won.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing part of the internal structure of the card processing machine and the pachinko gaming machine.

Card processing machine control section 1 of card processing machine 62
35 is connected to a relay terminal board 138 provided in the pachinko game machine 60 by a connector 139, and the wiring connected to the card processing machine control unit 135 and the relay terminal board 1 are connected to each other by a connector 139.
38 can send and receive information to and from each other through wiring. The relay terminal board 138 also includes a payout control board housed in the payout control board box 145, a game control board housed in the game control board box 148, a terminal box 149 for gaming machines, and a light emitter/receiver control board. The board 70 connects to the connectors 141 and 14, respectively.
4,143,142. Furthermore, the various indicators and various operation button switches provided on the batted ball supply tray 59 are connected to the relay terminal board 138 via the connector 140. Note that a relay terminal board 138 connects the card processing machine control unit 135 and switches for various displays and various operation buttons provided on the batted ball supply tray 59 and the payout control board in the payout control board box 145.
Alternatively, the dispensing control board and the light emitter/receiver control board 70 may be connected via the relay terminal board 138 by direct wiring without using the relay terminal board 138.

On the back side of the card processing machine 62, there is provided a ball rental amount setting switch 137 for previously inputting and setting the amount of balls paid out in one ball lending operation, as shown in the figure. 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, 400 yen,
Five different amounts of 500 yen can be input and set. For example, if the ball rental amount is set to 300 yen as shown in the figure by the staff at the game hall, the microcomputer 30 of the card processing machine control unit 135 will use that 300 yen as the ball rental amount.
0 (see FIG. 19). Then, the player inserts the card into the card insertion/ejection port 133 and presses the ball lending button 4.
By pressing 4c, this ball rental amount (3
Pachinko balls worth 00 yen) are paid out into the ball supply tray 59 and the amount is subtracted from the card balance. Card processing machine 6
A fraction display switch 136 is provided on the back side of 2. This fraction display switch 136 is connected to the remaining amount display (
If a fraction less than 100 yen occurs in the current balance of the inserted card displayed by the card balance display device 50, the fraction less than 100 yen is displayed by switching the display digits. In other words, if the card balance is less than 100 yen due to a change in the rental ball rate and the monetary equivalent value of the rented pachinko balls, if you switch this fraction display switch 136, the amount will be 10,000 yen first. If there is a remaining amount in units of 100,000 yen, the remaining amount will be rounded down and displayed blinking on the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50, and when there is no remaining amount in units of 10,000 yen, the display will automatically change to less than 100 yen. The fraction of the number will be displayed. In the figure, 134 is a card reader/writer control unit including a card reader/writer and its control circuit, and 131 is a remaining amount display at the time of insertion.

The payout control board box 145 is provided with an error cause display 146, which is configured to display the type of cause of the abnormality when an abnormality occurs in the payout of pachinko balls by the ball payout device 63. ing. When the abnormality that has occurred is repaired by the game hall attendant, the reset button 147 is operated to reset the ball payout control program. Instead of providing this error cause display 146 on the payout control board box 145, the cause of the error may be displayed on the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 provided on the ball storage tray 59, or on the front side of the gaming machine. A separate error cause indicator may be provided, or the dispensing lamp 126 may be installed depending on the cause.
This may be done by changing the blinking manner of the , or it may be displayed on the hall management computer. The ball payout device 63 and the payout control board in the payout control board box 145 constitute the ball payout device of the present invention.

[0020] When a pachinko ball hit into the gaming area 120 wins a prize in the starting winning hole 125a, 125b, 125c (see FIG. 1), the winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detection switch 128a, 128b, 128c. Based on the detection signal, the game control board in the game control board box 148 performs variable control of the variable display device 123 (see FIG. 1). The detection signal of this starting winning ball detection switch 128a is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 (see FIG. 20) of the payout control board via the game control microcomputer 370 of the game control board and is used for control described later. The winning balls detected by these starting winning ball detection switches 125a, 125b, and 125c are sent to the winning ball sensor A (170) in the winning ball processing mechanism 445.
a) and detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a). In the figure, 171a and 171b are payout solenoids, which are used to drop the winning balls one by one downward after the payout process of the prize balls has been completed. If a pachinko ball enters the starting prize opening 125a in the center shown in FIG.
If a pachinko ball wins a prize in any of the winning balls, m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out for each winning ball. On the other hand, pachinko balls that have won in normal winning holes other than the starting winning holes 125a, 125b, and 125c or in the variable winning ball device 124 are guided to the winning ball sensor B (170b) and detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b). Then, k (for example, 15) prize balls are paid out to the batted ball supply tray 59 for each winning ball. The number of prize balls (n, m, k) to be paid out per winning ball is stored as fixed information in the payout control microcomputer 350 of the payout control board. The number of prize balls to be paid out for each winning ball is stored as fixed information in the light emitter/receiver control board 70, and the information on the number of prize balls to be paid out is stored in the payout control microcomputer 350 when the power is turned on. You may also send it to someone else and have it stored. In this way, the ball payout device 6 can be used even for other models of pachinko gaming machines that have different numbers of prize balls paid out.
There is an advantage that this can be done by simply replacing the ball payout device 3 with a ball payout device having a light emitter/receiver control board 70 in which the number of balls to be put out is stored in accordance with the model.

The ball supply tray 59 is full with the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispenser 63, and the surplus balls that can no longer be stored are discharged into the surplus ball tray 122, but the surplus ball tray 122 is also full. When the tank becomes full, the full tank detection switch 162 detects that the tank is full.
The payout of balls is controlled to stop.

Pachinko balls dispensed by the ball dispenser 63 are stored in a ball tank 151. A tank ball sensor 150 is provided in the middle of the tank rail that guides the balls stored in the ball tank 151 to the ball dispenser 63, and this tank ball sensor 150 detects that the balls stored in the ball tank 151 are gone. The detection signal is input to the payout control board in the payout control board box 145 via the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the relay terminal board 138. When this tank ball sensor 150 no longer detects balls, the ball out indicator 127 is turned on and displayed,
As will be described later, only the operation of paying out pachinko balls by ball lending is disabled (see S52 in FIG. 23). ball tank 1
51, pachinko balls are supplied from a supply gutter 152 provided on the island via a supply device 153 including a supply ball detector. The supply balls supplied to the ball tank 151 are detected by the supply ball detector of the supply device 153, and one pulse is detected by detecting that a predetermined number a (for example, 10) of pachinko balls have been supplied. A signal is output from this supply ball detector. The output signal is transmitted to connector 154. Instead of paying out the pachinko balls in the ball tank 151 to the batted ball supply tray 59 in response to a ball rental request signal from the card processing machine 62, the rental balls that the player has purchased from the ball rental machine are placed in the batted ball supply tray 59. In the case of a conventional pachinko game machine where games are played by inserting balls into the hole, the connector 154 is connected to the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer, and the detection signal from the supply ball detector is sent to the hall. The ball is transmitted to the management computer, and the hall management computer totalizes the number of disadvantageous pitches that are disadvantageous to the gaming hall based on the transmitted detection signal. However, as in this embodiment, a part of the balls stored in the ball tank 151 is transferred to the ball supply tray 5 based on the ball lending request signal from the card processing machine 62.
In a pachinko game machine that pays out balls within 9 minutes, the balls are supplied to the ball tank 151 from the ball supply gutter 152, which does not cause any disadvantage to the game parlor, and the supplied balls are The ball is detected by the supply ball detector and input into the hall management computer as information on the number of unprofitable balls, resulting in the inconvenience that the hall management computer cannot accurately tally the number of unprofitable balls. Therefore, in the pachinko game machine of this embodiment, the connector 155 connected to the hall management computer is connected to the supply device 1.
It is disconnected from the connector 154 connected to the supply ball detector 53 and connected to the connector 156 connected to the gaming machine terminal box 149. Each time the number of prize balls paid out based on winning pachinko balls reaches a predetermined number a (for example, 10 pieces), a predetermined pulse signal is output from the payout control board, and the predetermined pulse signal is sent to the gaming machine terminal box 149. , connector 156, and connector 155 to be transmitted to the hall management computer. With this configuration, no pulse signal as information on the number of disadvantageous balls is output to the hall management computer when pachinko balls are lent out, and the pulse signal is sent to the hall management computer only when prize balls are paid out in conjunction with winnings. The information is sent to the management computer, and the hall management computer can tally accurate information on the number of disadvantageous pitches.

[0023] The winning balls that have been hit into the game area 120 and entered the winning opening and the out balls that have been collected at the out opening merge and fall into the hitting ball tank 159, and the hitting balls are detected by the hitting ball detector. The ball falls onto the ball collection gutter 161 provided on the island after being detected by the ball counter (hit ball counter) 160. In the figure, 180 is a ball removal solenoid, and when this ball removal solenoid is energized by a control signal from the dispensing control board, the opening/closing valve 53
3 (see FIG. 17) is opened, and the pachinko balls stored in the ball tank 151 are discharged outside the machine through the ball extraction path 1. This on-off valve is configured to be openable also by manual operation. In this embodiment, the output of the hit ball detector is directly input to the hall management computer as in the conventional case, but the output of the hit ball detector is once input to the payout control board. It may be configured such that the information is input from the payout control board to the hall management computer on the condition that the ball withdrawal process based on the payout abnormality is not performed. In this way, accurate information on the number of profitable pitches can be compiled. In addition, instead of this, the structure may be such that the pachinko balls that have been punched out do not fall into the ball tank. In the figure, 158 and 157 are connectors that connect the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the hall management computer.
3) is transmitted to the hall management computer via these connectors 158, 157.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the back structure of the front plate provided in the pachinko game machine.

On the front side of the pachinko game machine 60, a front plate 2 provided with a ball supply tray 59 (see FIG. 1) is provided so as to be able to be opened and closed about the left side in the drawing. Front plate 2
A ball supply device 4 for feeding the pachinko balls in the ball supply tray 59 one by one to the ball firing position is provided on the back side. Further, on the back side of the front plate 2, a speaker mounting plate 6 for mounting the speaker 15, a switch mounting plate 12 for mounting the stop switch 20, and a relay board 10 are provided. This relay board 10 includes speakers, switches, and various indicators 48d and 46d (see FIG. 1).
It relays the electrical connection between the terminal board 138 and the relay terminal board 138 (see FIG. 2). Further, the speaker mounting plate 6 is provided with a volume adjustment section 8 for adjusting the volume of the speaker. In addition, 62 in the figure is a card processing machine.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the ball supply tray at different positions. FIG. 4A is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the left side of the batted ball supply tray 59 shown in FIG. 1 where the speaker 15 is provided. Pachinko balls are paid out from a prize ball outlet 30 provided on the front plate 2 to a hit ball storage part 34. This batted ball storage section 34 is constituted by a batted ball supply plate main member 32. A batted ball supply plate auxiliary member 36 is provided below this batted ball supply plate main member 32, and this batted ball supply plate main member 32 and the batted ball supply plate auxiliary member 36
A space portion in which a speaker can be housed is formed. A speaker 15 is attached within the space via a speaker cover 16. Note that 17 in the figure is a speaker front cover in which a slit for sound extraction is formed.

FIG. 4(b) shows the returnable LE shown in FIG.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the central part of the batted ball supply tray 59 provided with D46d. The batted ball storage section 34 formed by the batted ball supply plate main member 32 has a narrow width as shown in FIG. (See FIG. 3) is configured so that pachinko balls can be easily fed to the ball firing position. In the upper part of the batted ball supply tray auxiliary member 36,
A return button 42c and a returnable LED cover 46c are provided. By pressing the return button 42c, the return button 42c is pushed and the return switch (return operation detector) 42d is turned on. Returnable LED (returnable indicator) 46 is inside the returnable LED cover 46c.
d is provided, and the player is configured to be able to visually confirm the lighting state of this returnable LED (returnable indicator) 46d. The vertical sectional view of the batted ball supply tray 59 at the position where the ball rental LED 48d shown in FIG. 1 is provided is shown in FIG.
It has the same structure as b). In other words, structurally (
It is the same as b), and the return button 42c is the ball rental button 44.
c, the return switch (return operation detector) 42d becomes the ball rental switch (ball rental operation detector) 44d, and the return is possible L
The ED cover 46c becomes the ball lending LED cover 48c,
Returnable LED (returnable indicator) 46d indicates ball rental available LED (
Ball rental available indicator) becomes 48d.

FIG. 4C is a vertical sectional view of the ball supply tray 59 at the position where the remaining amount display 50 shown in FIG. 1 is provided. The upper half of the ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 is constituted by a transparent decorative member 38, and the outside of the transparent decorative member 38 is further covered with a transparent decorative member 40. There is a balance amount display (card balance display) inside the transparent decorative member 38.
50 are provided. The card balance displayed by the remaining amount display (card balance display) 50 is configured so that the player can visually check the card balance through the transparent decorative members 38 and 40.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts on the back side of the front plate.

[0030] On the right edge portion of the front plate 2 as shown in the figure,
A spindle hole 26 is formed. A spindle pin provided on the pachinko game machine 60 side is inserted into this spindle hole 26,
Furthermore, by once pulling up the spindle pin 22 upward against the biasing spring 24 and inserting this spindle pin 22 into the spindle pin insertion hole provided on the pachinko game machine 60 side, the front plate 2 is rotatably attached to the pachinko game machine 60. Note that when removing the front plate 2 from the pachinko game machine 60, the support pin 22 is attached to the biasing spring 24.
By pulling up the support shaft pin 22 from the insertion hole of the support shaft pin 22 provided on the pachinko game machine 60 side.
In this state, the spindle pin inserted into the spindle hole 26 from above is pulled out by lowering the front plate 2, and the front plate 2 is removed. Further, the relay board 10 can be connected to the wiring connected to the connector 140 (see FIG. 2) through the connector 28, and by pulling out the connector 28, the front plate 2 can be completely removed from the pachinko game machine 60. It becomes possible. The relay board 10 and the stop switch 20 attached to the switch mounting plate 12 are connected by electrical wiring, and the relay board 10 and the return switch (return operation detector) 42d, ball rental switch (ball rental operation Detector) 44d, returnable LED (returnable indicator)
46d, a ball lending available LED (ball lending available indicator) 48d, and a balance amount display (card balance display) 50 are connected by electrical wiring.

An opening 18 is formed on the back side of the front plate 2, and with the speaker cover 16 attached to the speaker mounting plate 6 inserted through this opening 18, the speaker mounting plate 6 is inserted into the back side of the front plate 2. Attach and fix on the side with screws, etc. Note that a speaker 15 is provided inside this speaker cover 16. Furthermore, on this speaker mounting plate 6,
A volume controller 14 is provided, and the volume of the speakers is adjusted by an attendant at the game center adjusting the volume controller 8 that is visible on the back side of the speaker mounting plate 6 with the front panel 2 open. .

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing main parts on the front side of the front plate.

A batted ball supply tray main member 32 and a batted ball supply tray auxiliary member 36, which form a batted ball storage section 34, are attached to the front side of the front plate 2. Furthermore, the speaker mounting plate 6 on which the speaker cover 16 and the volume adjuster 14 are provided is attached to the back side of the front plate 2 as described above. A prize ball outlet 30 for discharging prize balls to a batted ball storage section 34 is formed at the upper left of the front plate 2 in the drawing. Further, the front plate 2 includes a ball supply device mounting opening 56 for mounting the ball supply device 4 (see FIG. 3), an opening 18 for inserting the speaker cover 16, a ball removal lever 52, and a ball removal valve interlocking member insertion hole. A mouth 58 and a ball extraction opening 54 are formed. When the player slides the ball removal lever 52, the ball removal valve interlocking member inserted into the ball removal valve interlocking member insertion hole 58 moves in conjunction with the movement of the ball removal lever 52, and is interlocked with that movement. Then, the ball removal valve provided in the ball storage section 34 opens, and the pachinko balls on the ball storage section 34 are extracted into the surplus ball receiving tray 122 through the ball removal port 54. In the figure, 26 is a spindle hole, and 22 is a spindle pin.

As shown in the figure, the batted ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 includes a balance amount display (card balance display) 50, a ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d, and a return switch (returning operation detector) 42d. , Returnable LED (Returnable indicator) 4
6d, and a ball rental available LED (ball rental available indicator) 48d are installed. Furthermore, these various indicators and detection switches attached to the batted ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 are covered by transparent decorative members 38 and 40. This transparent decorative member 38
, 40 have LED cover mounting openings 46a, 46b and LED cover mounting openings 48a, 4 at corresponding positions, respectively.
8b is provided, and these openings are equipped with returnable LEDs.
A cover 46c, a return button 42c, a ball rental LED cover 48c, and a ball rental button 44c are provided. In the assembled state, the returnable LED (returnable indicator) 46d is visible to the player via the returnable LED cover 46c, and the ball lending available LED (balls available for lending indicator) 48d is visible from the ball lending available LED cover. 48c, the player can see it, and by pressing the return button 42c, the return switch (
The return operation detector) 42d is turned on, and the ball lending button 44 is turned on.
By pressing c, the ball lending switch (ball lending operation detector) 44d is turned on.

Various switches and indicators provided on the batted ball supply tray auxiliary member 36 shown in FIG. 6 are connected to the relay terminal board 138 via the connector 140 shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the winning ball sensor A (1) shown in FIG.
70a), B (170b) is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the guiding path of the pachinko balls.

Game board 81 forming game area 120
, there is a first winning ball collecting gutter 45 and a second winning ball collecting gutter 4.
The winning ball gutter consisting of 7 is stacked in two layers. The winning balls that have entered the starting winning holes 125a, 125b, and 125c are guided to the second winning ball collection gutter 47 and detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a). On the other hand, the pachinko balls that have won in the normal winning opening or the variable winning ball device 124 are guided to the first winning ball collecting gutter 45 and detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b).

FIG. 8 is a sectional view for explaining the structure and operation of the winning ball processing mechanism 445. Winning ball sensor A
(170a) and B (170b), respectively, are provided with rocking bodies 29a and 29b that are rocked by discharge solenoids A (171a) and B (171b). The rocking bodies 29a and 29b are rotatably mounted on support shafts 31a and 31b, and weights 33a and 3
3b is provided. and discharge solenoid B (17
When 1b) is de-energized as shown,
The rocking body 29b is rotating in the clockwise direction in the figure due to the weight of the weight 33b. In this state, the actuator 25b of the discharge solenoid B (171b) enters into the first winning ball collection gutter 45, and the entered actuator 25b moves the winning balls to the winning ball sensor B (171b).
0b). Then, when the discharge solenoid is energized, the discharge solenoid A (17
As shown in FIG. 1a), the actuator 25a is pulled and retracted from the second winning ball gathering gutter 47, and the rocking body 29a is pushed up by the actuator 25a and rotates clockwise in the figure. 1st from the upper end
The ball enters the winning ball collection gutter 47. Then, the winning balls supported by the actuator 25a fall downward, and the winning balls positioned above are supported and held by the upper end of the swinging body 29a. As described above, each time the discharge solenoid is energized once, one winning ball is discharged into the ball extraction path 1 and discharged outside the machine.

Then, when the winning balls guided to the first winning ball collection gutter 47 are detected by the winning ball sensor A (170a), a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and when the paying out is completed, the discharge solenoid is activated. A (171a) is excited once and released. Then, the next winning ball goes to the first winning ball collection gutter 47.
If the winning ball sensor A (170a) exists, it is detected again by the winning ball sensor A (170a), and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out in the same manner as described above. In addition, the winning balls guided to the second winning ball collection gutter 45 are detected by the winning ball sensor B (170b), and a predetermined number k
(for example, 15) prize balls are put out, the discharge solenoid B (170b) is energized, and if there is the next winning ball, a predetermined number k of prize balls are put out again. As mentioned above, even if winning balls occur continuously, the rocking body 29
By a and 29b, only the winning balls that have been paid out as prize balls are flown down, and the winning balls that have not yet been paid out as prize balls are prevented from flowing down, and are moved to the first and second winning ball collection gutter 4.
7, 45 as evidence balls, there is an advantage that troubles regarding the number of prize balls to be paid out can be prevented. Note that instead of storing the evidence balls, the number of winnings, etc. may be stored in a microcomputer or the like, and the payout control may be performed based on the stored value. In that case, it is desirable to use a backup power source to prevent stored values from being erased due to a power outage or the like.

[0040] Furthermore, the discharge solenoids A (171a) and B
(171b) fails and becomes unable to excite, the actuator 25a or 25b moves to the first winning ball collection gutter 47.
Since the pachinko balls remain in the second winning ball collection gutter 45, even though the ejection solenoid excitation command signal is derived, the pachinko balls are not activated by the winning ball sensor A (170a) or the winning ball sensor B ( 170b), and the winning ball detection signal is continuously derived.
It is configured to detect the continuous ON state of this winning ball sensor, determine that the discharge solenoid A (171a) or B (171b) has failed, and notify the abnormal state. In addition, winning ball sensors A (170a), B (
The winning ball detection sensor A (170b) is composed of a so-called proximity switch whose output signal changes from a predetermined voltage as the pachinko ball passes.
a), When sensor B (170b) is disconnected, the voltage of the output signal becomes 0V, so the winning ball sensors A (170a) and B (170b) detect the 0V and disconnect. It is also possible to make a determination and make a notification. In addition, if these winning ball sensors A (170a) and B (170b) are short-circuited, the output voltage will become an abnormal voltage that exceeds the normal voltage, and the abnormal voltage will be detected and a short-circuit will be reported. The determination may be made and a notification to that effect may be made.

FIGS. 9(a), 9(b), and 10 are cross-sectional views for explaining the internal structure of the ball dispenser 63.

Ball passing ports 64a and 64b are formed in the ball dispenser 63 to receive the prize balls from the tank rail 67 (see FIG. 2), which allows the prize balls to flow down while being arranged in two rows. A dispensing sprocket 74 with a stopper locking portion 78 partially inserted into the openings 64a and 64b is provided. Furthermore, a payout solenoid 223 is provided for switching the payout sprocket 74 between a locked state and an unlocked state, and when the payout solenoid 223 is energized, the actuator 232 is pulled to the left in FIG. The locking of the stopper locking portion 78 by 232 is released, and the dispensing sprocket 74 becomes rotatable. This discharge solenoid 22
3. The actuator 232, the stopper locking portion 78, and the dispensing sprocket 74 constitute a ball dispensing mechanism.

In this state, the payout sprocket 74 rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure due to the weight of the pachinko balls in the ball passage ports 64a, 64b. Then, one pachinko ball is paid out while being rotated by the rotation angle from the stopper locking part 78 where the payout sprocket 74 is located to the next stopper locking part 78, and the excitation of the payout solenoid 223 is released. The stopper locking portion 78 is locked again by the actuator 232, and the dispensing sprocket 74 is again locked. As shown in the perspective view of FIG.
a, 76b are formed, and the pachinko balls in the ball passage hole 64a are held by one of the ball mounting portions 76a (as shown in FIG. 9).
a)), the ball passing port 6 is opened by the other ball mounting portion 76b.
It is configured to be able to hold the pachinko balls in 4b (see FIG. 9(b)). This ball dispenser 63 is provided with a light emitter/receiver control board 70, and light receiving elements 68a to 6 controlled by the light emitter/receiver control board 70.
8d and light projecting elements 67a to 67d (see FIG. 10). By the light emitting element 67a and the light receiving element 68a,
It is checked whether or not there are pachinko balls in the ball passage hole 64a, and the light receiving element 68a constitutes a ball confirmation sensor A for checking the presence or absence of pachinko balls in the ball passage hole 64a. There is. On the other hand, the light emitting element 67b and the light receiving element 68b confirm whether or not there are pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64b. A ball confirmation sensor B is configured to confirm the ball. Furthermore, by the light emitting element 67c and the light receiving element 68c,
The pachinko balls paid out by the ball paying-out mechanism among the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a are counted, and the number of pachinko balls paid out by the ball paying-out mechanism among the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a is counted by this light receiving element 68c. A ball counting sensor A for counting pachinko balls is configured. On the other hand, in the light emitting element 67a and the light receiving element 68d, the ball passage opening 6
The pachinko balls in the ball passing hole 64b that are passed through the ball paying-out mechanism are counted by the light receiving element 68d. A ball counting sensor B is configured to count the pachinko balls that have been played.

The light projecting elements 67a, 67b and the light receiving elements 68a, 68b constitute a first ball detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of game balls to be put out by the ball putting out mechanism. Further, the light projecting elements 67c, 6
7d and the light-receiving elements 68c and 68d constitute a second ball detection means for detecting game balls put out by the ball payout mechanism. Note that at least the light projecting elements 67a,
67b and the light-receiving elements 68a, 68b, as shown in FIG. 9, are provided at a position that is biased to the right side of the center line of the ball passage ports 64a, 64b, and as the ball passes, they are connected and flow down. Aim for the separation between the balls and make sure to hit 1.
It is configured so that it can be detected one by one. Also, Figure 10
As shown in FIG.
d are arranged in the center, adjacent light emitting elements are arranged in opposite directions, and light receiving elements 68a, 68b, 68c, 68
Since the elements d are arranged in a dispersed manner to the left and right across the ball passage openings 64a and 64b, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience of the light emitted from the light emitting element being mistakenly received by the adjacent light receiving element in the adjacent light receiving element. It is possible. In addition, the light projecting element 6 shown in FIG.
The same advantage can be obtained even if the light receiving elements 68a to 68d are respectively arranged in place of the light projecting elements at the positions where the light emitting elements 7a to 67d are arranged.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are operation explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation of putting out game balls by the ball payout device 63. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the dispensing sprocket 74 has been rotated by a rotation angle (hereinafter referred to as one pitch angle) corresponding to the adjacent stopper locking portion 78 from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 11(a) shows the state of the pachinko balls in the ball passage port 64a, and FIG. 11(b) shows the state of the pachinko balls in the ball passage port 64b. As shown in FIG. 11(a), since the distance t1 between the stopper locking part 78 of the dispensing sprocket 74 and the inclined part 444a is relatively wide in the ball passage opening 64a, the dispensing sprocket 74 is in the state shown in FIG. When the state shown in FIG. 11 is reached after rotating by one pitch angle from
One pachinko ball in a is paid out downward.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11(b), the ball passage opening 64b has a stopper locking portion 78 and an inclined portion 44.
4b is relatively narrow, even if the payout sprocket 74 rotates by one pitch angle from the state shown in FIG. 9, the pachinko balls are still held by the payout sprocket 74 as shown in the figure. In this state, pachinko balls are not paid out.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the payout sprocket 74 has been further rotated by one pitch angle from the state shown in FIG. In this state, the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a are held in place by the dispensing sprocket 74 as shown in (a), so they are not ejected downward, but the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64b are held in place as shown in (b). It is paid out downward as shown in . The pachinko balls paid out downward by the rotation of the payout sprocket 74 are detected by ball counting sensor A (68c) and ball counting sensor B (68d) as shown. In this way, the payout sprocket 7
4 rotates by one pitch angle, the ball passage opening 64
Pachinko balls are alternately discharged one by one from either a or 64b.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the internal structure of the ball dispenser 63.

The ball dispensing device 63 is mainly attached to the assembly base 107.
, a rear base 106 , an intermediate base 105 , an output solenoid 223 , and a light emitter/receiver control board 70 , and these parts are housed in the assembly cover body 102 in an assembled state. In the figure, reference numerals 110 and 111 are mounting screws for housing the assembled ball dispensing device 63 in the assembly cover body 102 and fixing it to the assembly cover body 102.

The assembly base 107 is provided with a ball passage port 64a, a solenoid mounting space 112, a support shaft 109, and the like. Further, with the spindle 109 inserted into the shaft hole 214 of the spin-off sprocket 74, the spin-off sprocket 74 is rotatably fitted onto the spindle 109. This dispensing sprocket 74 is formed with a plurality of stopper locking parts 78 and a plurality of passing ball mounting parts 76a and 76b. In addition, 216 in the figure
is empty. Furthermore, the assembly base 107 has a board mounting part 113a for mounting the light emitter/receiver control board 70 and an outer wall 108 that becomes one side surface of the ball dispenser 63. Furthermore, this board mounting portion 113a has a cover insertion opening 9.
7 and 98 are provided, and transparent sensor covers 88 and 89 for accommodating the light emitting element and the light receiving element are inserted into and held in the cover insertion openings 97 and 98.

The dispensing solenoid 223 is provided with a tension spring 96, and the restoring force of the tension spring 96 presses the stopper plate 232 against the dispensing sprocket 74 in the assembled state, and the excitation of the dispensing solenoid 223 releases its tension. The stopper plate 232 is pulled away from the payout sprocket 74 against the restoring force of the spring 96.

A stopper 234 is formed at the lower end of the stopper plate 232, and this stopper 234 is engaged with the stopper locking portion 78 of the dispensing sprocket 74 when the dispensing solenoid 223 is de-energized. As the discharge solenoid 223 is energized, the stopper plate 232 is pulled toward the stopper plate 232, and the stopper 234 is released from the stopper locking portion 78. This discharge solenoid 223
The solenoid mounting plate 66 is provided with a mounting plate portion 220, and with the mounting plate portion 220 in contact with the mounting portion 222 of the solenoid mounting space 112, the dispensing solenoid 223 is attached to the assembly base 107 using screws. Install.

The intermediate base 105 is attached to the assembly base 107 while covering the side surface of the ball passage opening 64a of the assembly base 107.
Fixed. The intermediate base 105 has a positioning convex portion 2.
08a and 208b are formed, and these positioning projections 208a and 208b fit into positioning recesses 206a and 206b formed in the assembly base 107, and the intermediate base 105 is positioned and fixed to the assembly base 107. In a state fixed to this assembly base 107, the intermediate base 1
Cover insertion groove 94 formed in 05 and assembly base 1
It becomes possible to insert and hold the sensor cover 88 into the cover insertion opening 97 formed in 07. On the other hand, the sensor cover 89 can be inserted into and held in the cover insertion groove 95 formed in the intermediate base 105 and the cover insertion opening 98 formed in the assembly base 107.

A ball passage opening 64b is formed in the rear base 106, and the rear base 106 is assembled and fixed to the assembly base 107 so that the side surface of the ball passage opening 64b is covered by the intermediate base 105. do. In this assembled state, the cover insertion opening 86 formed in the rear base 106
and a cover insertion groove 12 formed in the intermediate base 105.
The transparent sensor cover 100 can be inserted into and held. Further, the transparent sensor cover 101 can be inserted and held in the cover insertion opening 87 formed in the rear base 106 and the cover insertion groove 96 formed in the intermediate base 105.

The light emitter/receiver control board 70 is provided with a plurality of light emitters (light emitters) 67a to 67d and a plurality of light receivers (ball confirmation sensors and ball counting sensors) 68a to 68d. Assemble the control board 70 to the base 107
It is fixed with screws to the recessed portions of the board mounting portions 113a and 113b formed in the assembled state with the rear base 106 and the rear base 106. By fixing the light emitter/receiver control board 70 with screws in this way, the light receiving element (
The ball confirmation sensor B) 68b is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 84, and the light receiving element (ball counting sensor B) 68d is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 8.
2, the light emitting element (light emitter) 67a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 85, and the light emitter (light emitter) 67a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 85.
67d (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 83,
A light emitting element (light emitter) 67a (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 91, and a light receiving element (ball confirmation sensor A) 68a
(see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 90, and the light emitting element (light projector) 67c (see FIG. 10) is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 90.
The light receiving element (ball counting sensor A) 68c is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 92. In this way, the light emitting and receiving elements inserted into each sensor insertion hole are connected to the ball passage holes 64a and 64b.
are arranged so that each of them is sandwiched from both sides, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the ball passage openings 64a, 64.
The light crosses b and is received by the light receiving element. In addition,
Each of the sensor insertion holes 82 to 85 and 90 to 93 is formed with a notch 218 into which a protrusion formed on the light emitting/receiving element can be inserted. Further, in the figure, 256 is a wiring storage groove, and 72 is a connecting terminal for connecting to the relay terminal board 135. Note that the light emitter/receiver control board 70
If the amount of light received by the light receiving element decreases due to long-term use, such as when the light emitting/receiving element becomes dirty with dust or the sensor covers 88, 89, 100, 101 become dirty, adjust the sensitivity of the light receiving element to an appropriate level. It has a function of automatically adjusting the value or the amount of light emitted by the light emitting element to an appropriate intensity.

As shown in FIG. 14, the rear base 106 has positioning recesses 212a and 212b formed therein.
The intermediate base 10 is placed in the positioning recesses 212a and 212b.
The positioning convex portions 210a and 210b of No. 5 are fitted together, making it possible to position the rear base 106 and the intermediate base 105.

A fitting protrusion 20 is provided on the upper surface of the assembly base 107.
2a, 202b are formed, and fitting protrusions 203a, 203a, which are not shown on the bottom surface of the assembly base 107 are formed.
203b is formed. On the other hand, the assembly cover body 102
Fitting openings 200a, 200b are formed on the top surface of the holder, and fitting openings 201a, 201b are also formed on the bottom surface, as shown in FIG. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 15, the assembly cover body 102 includes a positioning pin 252 and solenoid positioning parts 248, 250.
is formed. When assembling the assembly base 107 to the assembly cover body 102 with the ball dispenser 63 assembled,
The positioning pin 252 of the assembly cover body 102 is inserted into the positioning hole 254 formed in the assembly base 107, so that the positioning between the assembly cover body and the assembly base 107 can be performed. By pushing the assembly base 107 into the assembly cover body 102 in this state, the dispensing solenoid 223 is positioned by the solenoid positioning parts 248, 250, and the fitting protrusions 202a, 202b are inserted into the fitting openings 200a, 200b. The other fitting protrusions 203a and 203b on the assembly base 107 side are fitted and held in the fitting openings 201a and 201b on the assembly cover body 102 side, and the assembly to the assembly cover body 102 is carried out. The attachment is completed. In the assembled state of the ball dispenser 63 to the assembled cover body 102,
Ball passage openings 204a, 204b are formed in portions of the assembly cover body 102 corresponding to the ball passage openings 64a, 64b, and pachinko balls can enter the ball passage openings 64a, 64b from these ball passage openings 204a, 204b. It is configured as follows.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the discharge solenoid 223.

The coil 226 of the dispensing solenoid 223 is
It is attached to the attachment plate portion 246 of the solenoid attachment plate 66 via the coil attachment portion 224 . Further, the coil 226 is attached to the mounting plate portion 246 with the pin 230 inserted into the pin insertion hole 228. A retaining plate portion 240 is formed on the solenoid mounting plate 66, and with the notch groove 236 inserted into the retaining plate portion 240, the stopper plate 232 is attached to the solenoid mounting plate 66 so as to be able to swing at a predetermined angle. .

A spring locking piece 24 is attached to the solenoid mounting plate 66.
4 is formed, and a tension spring 96 is attached between this spring locking piece 244 and the spring locking piece 238 of the stopper plate 232 in a state where it is attached to the solenoid mounting plate 66. In this state, when the coil 226 is excited, the stopper plate 232 is drawn toward the pin 230 by its magnetic force against the restoring force of the tension spring 96. By de-energizing the coil 226, the stopper plate 232 is swung away from the pin 230 by the restoring force of the tension spring 96. In that state, stopper plate 2
As described above, the 32 stoppers 234 are locked to the stopper locking portions 78 of the payout sprocket 74. On the other hand, the coil 226 is excited and the stopper plate 234 is drawn toward the pin 230, thereby releasing the stopper plate 234 from the stopper locking portion 78. In addition, 220 in the figure
is a mounting plate portion for mounting the dispensing solenoid 223 on the assembly base 107 side.

FIGS. 17 and 18 are main part configuration diagrams for explaining the structure and operation of the ball extraction part of a pachinko ball.

FIG. 17 shows a normal state in which no ball punching is performed, and FIG. 18 shows a state when ball punching is started. Reference numeral 531 in the figure is a bent gutter located on the downward exit side of the tank rail 67 shown in FIG. 2 where prize balls flow downward, and is configured so that prize balls can flow down in two rows in the horizontal direction. An opening/closing surface 533 is provided at the bent portion of the bent gutter 531, and the opening/closing surface 533 is configured to rotate around a support shaft 534 to open and close the bent gutter 531. Note that 535 in the figure is a weight. Under normal conditions, the restoring force of the biasing spring 541 causes the locking piece 5 to
39 is biased in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the locking piece part 539 is engaged with the engaging part 536, so that the opening/closing surface 533 is prevented from rotating in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and the bent gutter is closed. 531 is in a closed state.

On the other hand, when an operating pin (not shown) is inserted into an operating hole (not shown) provided in the front frame 630 and operated by an attendant at the game parlor, the operating member 544 is pushed up in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. , the pressing punch 543 interlocked with the operating member 544 is pushed upward and the pressing part 5
40 is pushed upward. As a result, the engaging piece portion 539
rotates counterclockwise in the drawing, and the engagement between the engagement piece portion 539 and the engagement portion 536 is released. Then, as shown in FIG.
Due to the ball pressure of the pachinko balls present, the bending gutter 531 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in the figure to open the pachinko ball, and the pachinko balls are extracted from the ball extraction port 532a into the ball extraction path 581 and discharged outside the machine.

[0064] Also, the solenoid 1 is activated by the ball removal operation signal.
80 is excited for a certain minute time, the actuating member 537 is pushed down as shown in FIG.
rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure, the engagement between the engagement piece portion 539 and the engagement portion 536 is released, and the pachinko ball is pulled out into the ball extraction path 581 in the same manner as described above. In addition, the opening/closing surface 53
3 is when the operating member 544 returns or the solenoid 1
Even if the excitation of the biasing spring 80 is released, the biasing spring 54
Since the engaging piece part 539, which is biased clockwise in the drawing by 1, enters the lower side of the engaging part 536, the opening/closing surface 533 is held in the open position. After the ball removal is completed, when the actuating member 544 is operated again or the ball removal solenoid 180 is energized again for a certain minute time, the engagement piece 539 is pulled out from the lower side of the engagement portion 536, so that it opens and closes by the action of the weight 535. The surface 533 rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the engaging piece 539 engages the engaging portion 536 as shown in FIG. 17, so that the opening/closing surface 533 is held in the closed position.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing the control circuit of the card processing machine control section.

A card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is incorporated in the card processing machine control section 135 (see FIG. 2). The card processing machine control microcomputer 300 has a function of controlling the operations of various devices as described below. For this reason, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is composed of, for example, several chips of LSI, and includes a CPU 301 that can execute control operations in a predetermined procedure and stores the CPU operation program data. It includes a ROM 302 and a RAM 303 in which necessary data can be written and read.

Furthermore, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 receives input signals and provides input data to the CPU 301, and also has an input/output circuit 304 that receives output data from the CPU 301 and outputs it to the outside; A power-on reset circuit 305 that provides a reset pulse, a clock generation circuit 306 that provides a clock signal to the CPU 301, and a frequency-divided clock signal from the clock generation circuit 306 to provide the reset pulse to the CPU 301 periodically (for example, every 2 msec). Pulse frequency divider circuit (regular reset circuit) 307 and C
An address decode circuit 308 that decodes address data from the PU 301 is included.

Address decoding circuit 308 is CPU 30
The address data from 1 is decoded, and the ROM302,
A chip select signal is given to the RAM 303 and the input/output circuit 304, respectively.

In this embodiment, the contents of the ROM 302 can be rewritten, that is, if it becomes necessary, the ROM 302 can be rewritten.
Programmable RO so that program data for the CPU 301 stored therein can be changed
M is used. Then, from the CPU 301, this R
According to the program data stored in OM302,
It also provides control signals to various devices in response to the output of each control signal described below.

The card processor control microcomputer 300 receives the following signals as input signals.

[0071] An attendant at the game hall presses the ball rental amount setting switch 137.
(See Figure 2) to set the ball rental amount.
The setting signal is input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When a game hall attendant operates the fraction display switch 136 (see FIG. 2), the switch operation signal is sent to the detection circuit 309.
Microcomputer 30 for card processing machine control via
It is input to 0. When a player presses the ball lending button 44c (see FIG. 1), the pressing operation causes the ball lending operation detector 4
4d, and the detection signal is sent to the relay terminal board 13.
8. Input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via the detection circuit 309. When the player presses the return button 42c (see FIG. 1), the press operation is detected by the return operation detector 42d, and the detection signal is transmitted via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 309 to the card processing machine control microcontroller. It is input into computer 300. Card reader/writer control unit 134 (see Figures 1 and 2)
A card acceptance signal, a card abnormality signal, and a card processing completion signal, which will be described later, are input from the input terminal.

From the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 312,
A payout enable signal, a ball rental preparation signal, and a ball rental completion signal, which will be described later, are input. This information input circuit 312 has a built-in photocoupler, and a microcomputer 35 for controlling payout.
The various signals mentioned above from 0 are input to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 via a photocoupler. Since the signal is inputted through the photocoupler in this way, a malfunction that occurs in the payout control microcomputer 350 will not have an adverse effect on the card processing machine control microcomputer 300. The inconvenience that the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 also breaks down due to a fault can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 outputs control signals to the following circuits and devices.

[0074] LED drive circuit 310, relay terminal board 13
8, a ball lending indicator 48d, a returnable indicator 46d
, and output a display control signal to the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1), respectively. A display control signal is given to the insertion balance display 131 (see FIG. 1) via the LED drive circuit 310. Via the lamp drive circuit 311, display control signals are applied to the card insertion indicator 132 and the processor available indicator 130, respectively. Card reader/writer control unit 134
(See FIGS. 1 and 2), outputs current balance data, card write/discharge command signal, zero balance data, and card collection command signal, which will be described later. A ball lending request signal, which will be described later, is output to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138. Terminal box 3 for card processing machine
A unit amount sales signal, which will be described later, is outputted to the ball rental card central management computer via 20. This ball rental card central management computer is a central management computer installed at the issuer of ball rental cards, etc., and is a card processing machine terminal box for the card processing machines 62 installed at each gaming hall throughout Japan. 320 via a communication line.

FIG. 20 shows the payout control board box 145 (
It is a block diagram showing a payout control circuit of a payout control board housed in the payout control board (see FIG. 2).

The payout control circuit is provided with a payout control microcomputer 350. This payout control microcomputer 350 has a CPU 351 similar to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 in FIG.
, ROM352, RAM353, power-on reset circuit 355, clock generation circuit 356, pulse frequency dividing circuit 3
57, address decoding circuit 358, input/output circuit 354
, and a repeated explanation will be omitted here. The payout control microcomputer 350 is composed of a one-chip microcomputer in which the various circuits described above are integrated into one chip.

The following signals are given to the payout control microcomputer 350 as input signals.

The reset switch 147 can be activated by pressing the reset button 147 (see FIG. 2) by an attendant at the game center.
is turned on, and a reset operation detection signal is input from the detection circuit 359 to the payout control microcomputer 350. When the surplus ball tray 122 (see FIG. 1) is full and the full tank switch 162 (see FIG. 2) is turned on, the ON signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the detection circuit 360. When there are pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a (see FIG. 10), the light emitted from the light projector (light projecting element) 67a is blocked and the ball confirmation sensor A (63
In a), the light is no longer received, and it is possible to confirm that there is a ball, and the confirmation signal is sent to the payout control microcomputer 3 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360.
50 is entered. Similarly, the ball confirmation sensor B (64
8b) and the detection signal is detected by relay terminal board 1.
38, is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the detection circuit 360. On the other hand, if the pachinko balls in the ball passage opening 64a are dispensed by the rotation of the dispensing sprocket 74 (see FIG. 10), the emitted light from the projector (light projecting element) 67c is blocked by the delivered pachinko balls, and the balls are counted. Sensor A (68c) no longer receives light and it is detected that the ball has been paid out, and the detection signal is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the relay terminal board 138 and the detection circuit 360. Similarly, if the pachinko balls in the ball passage port 64b (see FIG. 10) are paid out downward by the rotation of the payout sprocket 74, the paid out pachinko balls are detected by the ball counting sensor B (68d), and the The signal is relay terminal board 138, detection circuit 3
60 to the payout control microcomputer 350. In addition, in the detection circuit 360, the detection signals from the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) may be input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via an AND gate. In this way, both the confirmation signal of the presence of pachinko balls from the ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and the confirmation signal of the presence of pachinko balls by the ball confirmation sensor B (68b) are sent to the detection circuit 360. A confirmation signal indicating the existence of pachinko balls is given to the payout control microcomputer 350 only when the input is input to the payout control microcomputer 350.

Winning ball sensor A of the winning ball processing mechanism 445 (
170a) and B (170b) detect a winning ball, the detection output is inputted via the detection circuit 360. The presence or absence of balls in the ball tank 151 is detected by the tank ball sensor 150 (see FIG. 2), and the detection output is inputted via the gaming machine terminal box 149 and the detection circuit 360. From the game control microcomputer 370 provided on the game control board housed in the game control board box 148 (see FIG. 2) to the relay terminal board 13
8. A pachinko ball winning signal, which will be described later, is input to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the information input circuit 365. Microcomputer 3 for card processing machine control
A ball loan request signal is input from 00 through the relay terminal board 138 and the information input circuit 365. This information input circuit 3
65 is provided with a photocoupler, and the aforementioned signals inputted from the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 are inputted to the payout control microcomputer 350 via the photocoupler. As a result, it is possible to prevent the adverse effects of a failure occurring in the game control microcomputer 370 and the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 from reaching the payout control microcomputer 350. Due to a failure that occurred in the microcomputer 300, the dispensing control microcomputer 3
The inconvenience of failure of the 50 can be prevented as much as possible.

Next, the payout control microcomputer 3
50 outputs the following control signals to the following circuits and devices.

[0081] Through the LED drive circuit 361, the projector 6
Light projector control signals are output to 7a to 67d, respectively. In addition, the error cause indicator 1 is displayed via the LED drive circuit 361.
46 (see FIG. 2) is given a control signal for displaying the cause of the error. Dispensing solenoid 2 via solenoid drive circuit 362
23 (see FIG. 9), a control signal for solenoid excitation is output. Ball confirmation sensor and ball counting sensor 68a to 68d,
Each floodlight 67a to 67d and delivery solenoid 223
is provided in the ball dispenser 63.

Discharge solenoids A (171a) and B (171b) via the solenoid drive circuit 362 (see FIG. 8).
A control signal for solenoid excitation is output to each. Each winning ball sensor 170a, 170b and each discharge solenoid 17
1a and 171b are provided in the winning ball processing device 445. A control signal for solenoid excitation is applied to the solenoid solenoid 180 (see FIG. 2) via the solenoid drive circuit 362. The payout lamp 126 (see FIG. 1) is connected to the lamp drive circuit 363 and the gaming machine control terminal box 149.
A control signal is given to turn on the payout lamp. Information output circuit 3
64, A unit sales signal and a prize ball payout signal, which will be described later, are output to the hall management computer via the gaming machine control terminal box 149. This information output circuit 364
is provided with a relay switch, and the various signals described above to be output to the gaming machine control terminal box 149 are output via this relay switch. the result,
The bad influence of a failure occurring in the payout control system is prevented from reaching the hall management computer, and the inconvenience of failure of the hall management computer due to the failure occurring in the payout control system can be prevented as much as possible. The ball confirmation sensors A (68a), B (68b) and ball counting sensor A (68c)
) and (68d) constitute a ball payout detection means for detecting ball payout by the ball payout mechanism.

FIGS. 21 and 22 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 19.

In step S (hereinafter simply referred to as S) 1, a self-diagnosis is performed to determine whether the card processing machine is normal. If there is an abnormality as a result of the diagnosis, the process proceeds to S2, where the location where the abnormality has occurred is displayed as a code on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1). Specifically, codes are displayed to indicate failure of the card reader/writer, disconnection of the signal line, inability to communicate with the terminal box for the card processing machine, etc. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is no abnormality as a result of the self-diagnosis, the process advances to S3, where the setting of the ball rental amount is read,
Reading of fraction display mode is performed. This "read ball rental amount setting" is a process of reading the ball rental amount set by the ball rental amount setting switch 137 shown in FIG. 2 into the card processing machine control microcomputer 300, and "read fraction display mode". This is a process for reading the fraction display mode input and set by the fraction display switch shown in FIG. 2 into the card processing machine control microcomputer. If the mode for displaying fractions less than 100 yen is set by the fraction display switch 136, the setting mode is read into the card processing machine control microcomputer, and the fraction display control described in FIG. 2 is performed.

Next, the process advances to S4, where it is determined whether or not a payout enable signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer, and the process waits until it is input. In the payout control microcomputer, both ball confirmation sensors A and B (described later) detect the presence of balls, and when the tank is not full and the tank ball sensor detects balls, a payout possible signal is sent to the card processing machine control microcomputer. The output is output to the computer (the flowchart for the output processing from the payout control microcomputer is omitted), and the card processing machine control microcomputer receives it and makes a YES determination in S4. Incidentally, if a NO determination is made in S4, a code may be displayed on the card balance display indicating that there is no payout possible signal. Next, the process proceeds to S5, and the processor availability indicator 130 (see FIG. 1) is turned on to indicate that the processor is usable. Next, the process proceeds to S6, where it is determined whether or not there is a card acceptance signal from the card reader/writer control section. If there is no card acceptance signal, the process proceeds to S7, where it is determined whether or not there is a card abnormality signal from the card reader/writer control section. , if not, the process returns to S6 again. During this loop, if the card reader/writer accepts a proper card, it is determined that there is a card acceptance signal from the card reader/writer control section, and the process proceeds to S9. On the other hand, if a card abnormality signal is output from the card reader/writer control section, a YES determination is made in S7 and the process proceeds to S8, where control is performed to display the cause of the card abnormality in a code on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1). . Specifically, the card balance display 50 displays a code indicating the type of abnormality, such as the inserted card being unreadable or a security error. On the other hand, in S9, the card insertion display 132, the ball loanable display 48d, and the returnable display 46d (see FIG. 1) are turned on, and the balance at the time of insertion display 131 displays the card balance at the time of insertion, and the card balance is The display 50 performs processing to display the current balance of the card. Next, the process proceeds to S10, and it is determined whether or not there has been a ball lending operation. If not, the process proceeds to S11, and it is determined whether or not there has been a return operation. If there has been no, the process returns to S10. and,
If the player presses the return button 42c (see FIG. 1), the process proceeds to S12, where the ball lending indicator 48d is turned off and the process proceeds to S27.
Then, control for returning the inserted card is performed. On the other hand, if the player presses the ball lending button 44c (see FIG. 1), the process advances to S13, and the current balance of the inserted card, that is, the balance displayed on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1) is the ball lending amount. A determination is made as to whether or not the amount is equal to or greater than the set amount set by the setting switch 137 (see FIG. 2). Then, if the current balance is more than the set amount, S14
Then, the set amount is set as the ball rental amount, and the process advances to S16. On the other hand, if the current balance is less than the set amount, the current balance is set as the ball rental amount in S15, and then the process advances to S16. In other words, if the current balance on the inserted card is less than the set amount, it is not possible to set the set amount as the ball rental amount and pay out the set amount of pachinko balls, so it is possible to pay out with the inserted card. The maximum amount, ie, the current balance on the inserted card, is set as the ball rental amount.

[0086] Next, in S16, processing is performed to turn off the ball lending indicator 48d (see Fig. 1). Once the ball lending operation has been performed, the next ball lending operation is not accepted until the ball lending operation based on that operation is completed, so in S4, which will be described later.
Until the ball rental permission display 48d is turned on by 0, the ball rental permission display 48d is turned off to indicate that the ball rental operation cannot be performed. Next, the process proceeds to S17, where control is performed to start outputting a ball lending request signal to the payout control microcomputer. Next, the process proceeds to S18, where the timer T1 is set, and the process proceeds to S19, where it is determined whether or not a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer. The payout control microcomputer receives the ball lending request signal in S17, and if the ball lending is possible, performs preparation control for ball lending, and then sends a ball lending preparation signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer in S55. Processing is performed to output. The microcomputer for card processing machine control is S1
If this ball lending preparation signal is received before the timer T1 set in step 8 ends, a YES determination is made in S19, and a process of waiting for the transmission of a signal to the effect that ball lending has ended from the microcomputer for payout control is performed. It will be done. on the other hand,
If the ball lending preparation signal is not input from the payout control microcomputer until the end of T1, the process proceeds to S22, where the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped, the process of clearing the ball lending amount is performed, and the process proceeds to S10. . If the pachinko gaming machine 60 has already paid out rental balls or paid out prize balls associated with winning, S51 and S52 described below
, S54, and S55 are not performed, the payout control microcomputer does not output the ball lending preparation signal until T1 ends, and in that case, the process of S22 is performed. Furthermore, this T
1 is a time of approximately 10 msec or more and 10 seconds or less, for example. On the other hand, if the player presses the return button 42c before the end of T1 and the ball lending preparation signal is not input from the payout control microcomputer, the process advances to S23 and timer T2 is set. Then, in S24, it is determined whether or not a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer, and if a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer before timer T2 ends, The process proceeds to S29, but if no ball lending preparation signal is input from the payout control microcomputer until the timer T2 expires, the process proceeds to S26, where control is performed to return the inserted card. This timer T2 has a time of, for example, several hundred milliseconds, and the return operation button 42c (
After confirming that the ball lending preparation signal is not input from the payout control microcomputer to the card processing machine control microcomputer during T2 (several hundred milliseconds) after the button (see Figure 1) is pressed, the return operation starts from S26. to move to. In this way, by providing a time lag of T2 between when the return button is pressed and when the inserted card is actually returned, the ball lending operation on the pachinko machine side and the return operation of the return button can be performed at the same timing. This has the advantage of preventing the inconvenience of having to update the card balance due to the inserted card being returned even though the ball loan has been made and the card having already been returned. . In addition, S20, S23 to S
25 may be omitted, and no return operation may be accepted until the ball rental is completed.

[0087] In S26, the output of the ball lending request signal is stopped and the ball lending amount is cleared. In S27, the returnable indicator 46d (see Fig. 1) is turned off, and in S28, the card reader/writer is turned off. Processing is performed to output the current balance and card write/discharge command signal to the control unit. In response to the signal from S28, the card reader/writer control section updates the card balance of the inserted card to the current balance and then performs control to eject the inserted card. After the control of S28 is performed, the process advances to S42, and control associated with the return of the inserted card is performed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S24 that a ball lending preparation signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer, the process proceeds to S29, where the returnable indicator 46d is turned off to indicate that no return operation is possible. Proceeding to S30, timer T3 is set. This timer T3 is set to, for example, about 10 seconds in consideration of the time required for paying out rented balls on the pachinko gaming machine side. If a ball rental completion signal is input from the payout control microcomputer before this timer T3 ends, the process advances to S35, but even if this timer T3 ends, if no ball rental completion signal is input. The process proceeds to S33, in which a process is performed to display the ball lending abnormality as a code on the card balance display 50 (see FIG. 1), and in S34, the processing machine available display 13 is displayed.
0 (see FIG. 1) is turned off and the process advances to S26. and S2
Return control for inserted cards from 6 onwards is performed. In other words,
Even though the ball lending preparation signal is input from the payout control microcomputer and the ball lending control is supposed to be performed by the payout control microcomputer, even after T3 ends, the ball lending completion signal is not used for payout control. If no data is sent from the microcomputer, it is possible that some abnormality has occurred in the pachinko machine's ball dispensing device, etc. In that case, the inserted card is returned to the player. On the other hand, if the ball loan completion signal is input from the payout control microcomputer before T3 ends, processing is performed to subtract the unit amount from the current balance and subtract the unit amount from the ball loan amount in S35. The fact that the ball lending completion signal has been input from the payout control microcomputer means that the pachinko machine side has a unit amount (for example, 100
In order to mean that pachinko balls worth 100,000 yen have been lent, the unit amount corresponding to the lent pachinko balls is subtracted from the current balance of the inserted card and set in S14 and S15. The unit amount is subtracted from the ball rental amount. Next, the process proceeds to S36, where processing is performed to output a unit amount sales signal to the terminal box for the card processing machine. The unit sales signal transmitted to the terminal box for the card processing machine is output to the ball rental card central management computer, and the ball rental card central management computer aggregates the usage data of the ball rental card. In addition,
The sales signal output from the terminal box for the card processing machine to the ball lending card central control computer may be performed in real time, or may be performed at regular intervals or in batches per day. Next, the process proceeds to S37, where the output of the ball loan request signal is stopped, and the process proceeds to S38, where it is determined whether the ball loan amount is 0 or not. If there are still unpaid pachinko balls that have not been paid out yet that correspond to the ball rental amount set in S14 and S15, the ball rental amount is "0".
Since this is not the case, an ON determination is made in S38, and the process proceeds to S17, where the ball lending request signal is again output to the payout control microcomputer. On the other hand, if all the pachinko balls equivalent to the ball balance have been paid out, the ball balance = 0, so the process proceeds to S39, and it is determined whether the current balance = 0 or not. If the current balance of the inserted card still remains, the process advances to S40, where the ball lending available indicator 46d is lit and the return available indicator 48d is lit, and the process proceeds to S10, where the ball lending operation is performed again. , the operation of accepting the return operation is performed. On the other hand, current balance = 0 due to S39
If it is determined that this is the case, the process proceeds to S41, where processing is performed to output the balance 0 and a card collection command signal to the card reader/writer control section. As a result, the card reader/writer control section
After updating the card balance of the inserted card to "0", the inserted card is collected into the cabin. Next, in S42, the timer T
4 is set. This timer T4 is set in consideration of sufficient time for the card reader/writer to retrieve the inserted card into the cabin after updating the balance of the inserted card to "0". If the card processing completion signal is not received from the card reader/writer control section before the end, the process proceeds to S45, and processing is performed to display the card processing abnormality by a code on the card balance display 50. Specifically, for example, the inability to write the balance "0" to the inserted card, the error when reading the written data, etc. are displayed using a code.

On the other hand, if a card processing completion signal is input from the card reader/writer control section before the timer T4 ends, the process advances to S46, and a card insertion indicator is displayed to indicate that a card has been inserted. 132 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and it is determined in S47 whether or not there is a ball lending abnormality. If there is not, the process proceeds to S6, and control is performed to accept insertion of a new card into the card reader/writer. If there is an abnormality in the lending of balls, the process proceeds to S4, and reception control of a payout enable signal from the payout control microcomputer is performed.

As explained above, each time pachinko balls (for example, 25 pieces) corresponding to a unit amount (for example, 100 yen) are lent on the pachinko gaming machine side, the microcomputer for controlling the payout changes to the microcomputer for controlling the card processing machine. A ball lending completion signal is output, and each time the card processing machine control microcomputer receives this output signal, it judges whether all the pachinko balls corresponding to the ball rental amount (see S14 and S15) have been lent out. If there is an unlent amount that has not yet been lent out, the pachinko balls of the unit amount (for example, 100 yen) are lent out repeatedly until the unlent amount is all lent out. During such control, if the dispensing control microcomputer becomes unable to lend pachinko balls for a unit amount (for example, 100 yen) due to a failure, etc., the dispensing control microcomputer The computer no longer outputs the ball loan completion signal, and as a result, the card processing machine 62 no longer updates the card balance of the inserted card to reduce the amount. As a result, if a failure occurs at the stage when pachinko balls for a unit amount (for example, 100 yen) are being lent out, for example, 60 yen worth of pachinko balls are being lent out. Although the amusement facility side has to bear the associated burden, the damage caused by the burden on the amusement facility can be minimized as much as possible since the burden associated with the breakdown will be within a relatively small unit amount (for example, 100 yen). be able to.

FIGS. 23 to 26 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20.

While the programs shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 23 to 25 are being executed, the interrupt program shown in FIG. 26 is executed, for example, once every 2 msec. First, this interrupt program will be explained based on FIG.

At S119, it is determined whether or not there is a winning signal from the game control microcomputer, and the process waits until there is a winning signal. If the pachinko ball hit in the gaming area 120 wins the starting prize opening 125a (see FIG. 1), a winning signal is input from the game control microcomputer 370 to the payout control microcomputer 350, and the winning is stored in S120. The number is incremented by "1" and the process returns to S119.

Next, the ball payout control operation will be explained based on FIGS. 23 to 25. First, in S48, it is determined whether or not both ball confirmation sensors A and B are detecting ball presence. If pachinko balls are present at the detection positions of ball confirmation sensor A (68a) and ball confirmation sensor B (68b) shown in FIG. will be carried out. Surplus ball storage tray 12
2 (see Figure 1) is not yet full, S50
Then, it is determined whether the number of outstanding payments is 0 or not. This "unpaid number" means the number of pachinko balls that have not yet been paid out among the pachinko balls that should be paid out, and is set to the respective values in S54, S59, S62, and S63, which will be described later. Each time the number is paid out, "1" is subtracted in step S89, which will be described later.

[0095] If the unpaid number is "0", S
The process proceeds to step 51, where it is determined whether or not there is a ball lending request signal from the card processing machine control microcomputer. This judgment in S51 is repeated until the timer T7 times out, and if there is no ball lending request signal from the card processing machine control microcomputer before T7 ends, the process advances to S56, and the winning ball sensor A is activated. A judgment is made as to whether or not a ball has been detected, and the winning ball sensor A (170
If a) has not detected a winning ball, it is determined in S57 whether the winning ball sensor B (170b) has detected a winning ball, and if it has not detected a winning ball, the process advances to S64. This timer T7 is provided to give priority to the acceptance of ball loan requests over the acceptance of winning balls for a certain period of time, and is set in S94, which will be described later.

At S64, ball counting sensor A (68c),
A judgment is made as to whether or not any of the pachinko balls detected by either of the ball confirmation sensors A (68a) or B (68b) (see FIG. 10) is detected. ), it is determined whether or not the falling ball has been detected, and if it has not been detected, the process proceeds to S67, where it is determined whether or not the dispensing solenoid 223 (see FIG. 9) has been turned on. If it is not turned on, the process returns to S48. This S48~S51, S53, S56, S57, S6
If the dispensing solenoid 223 (see FIG. 9) is energized during the loop consisting of S4, S65, and S67, S6
7, a YES determination is made and the process proceeds to S68, in which the dispensing abnormality is displayed as a code on the error cause display 146 (see FIG. 2), and the ball removing solenoid 180 (see FIG. 2) is energized to perform the ball removing process.

In other words, a YES determination in S67 means that the payout solenoid 223 is energized even though pachinko ball payout control is not being performed, and such an abnormality is caused by the solenoid drive circuit. It is possible that the solenoid drive circuit is malfunctioning, and in this case, the solenoid drive circuit is notified of the malfunction, and the ball tank 151 and tank rail 67 are removed by removing the balls (see Fig. 2).
This prevents a large amount of pachinko balls from being erroneously discharged into the ball supply tray 59 (see FIG. 1) by pulling out the pachinko balls inside the machine. Note that the dispensing solenoid 223 is ON.
The determination as to whether or not the ball dispensing device 63 (see FIG. 2) is in this state is made by incorporating, for example, a photocoupler into the solenoid drive unit in the ball dispensing device 63 (see FIG. 2) and detecting the actual drive state. Next, if either ball counting sensor A, B or ball confirmation sensor A, B detects falling balls, the process proceeds to S66, and pachinko balls are detected even though pachinko ball payout control is not performed. An abnormality notification is given to the effect that the ball has been paid out, and the ball is removed.

Next, if a ball lending request signal is transmitted from the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 according to the step S17 until the timer T7 times out, a YES judgment is made in S51 and the process proceeds to S5.
Proceeding to step 2, control for the ball lending operation is performed. In this way, the control for the ball lending operation is given priority until the end of T7, and the payout control of prize balls based on the winning balls is performed only after the end of T7, so the set amount (S14,
(see S15) is 200 yen or more, control for ball lending operation is given priority over control for paying out prize balls.

[0099] In S52, it is determined whether or not the tank ball sensor has detected a ball. If it has not detected a ball, the process advances to S53 and disables the payout operation of pachinko balls by ball lending. If so, the process advances to S54, where p is set to the number of unpaid balls and the payout status is set to "ball lending". The "unpaid number" refers to the remaining number of pachinko balls that have not yet been paid out, and each value is set in S54 and S59, S62, and S63, which will be described later, and the number of pachinko balls is 1
Each time a piece is paid out, "1" is subtracted in step S89. Note that p in S54 is the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the unit amount (see S35), and is set to 25, for example. Next, the process proceeds to S55, where a process of outputting a ball lending preparation signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300 is performed, and the process proceeds to S69.

On the other hand, starting prize openings 125a, 125b, 1
If a pachinko ball wins in any of the pachinko balls 25c, it is detected by the winning ball sensor A, and YES is determined in S56, and the process proceeds to S58, where it is determined whether the number of stored winnings is 0 or not. This “number of winning memories” refers to the S1 mentioned above.
20 is added by "1" and "1" is subtracted from S106, which means the number of winning balls that have entered the starting winning slot 125a and which have not yet been paid out as prize balls. . If the memory number of winnings is not 0, the process advances to S59, where the unpaid number is set to n (for example, 7), the payout status is set to "n payout", and the payout display lamp 126 starts lighting. S after
Proceed to step 69. In other words, the pachinko ball starts from the winning opening 125a.
If you win a prize, n (for example, 7) prize balls will be paid out for each winning prize. On the other hand, number of winning memories = 0
If so, the process advances to S60, and the payout status is changed to "n payout".
A determination is made as to whether the payout is "m payout" or "m payout". If the current payout state is "n payout" or "m payout", the process advances to S61, where it is determined whether the winning ball sensor B (170b) has detected a pachinko ball, and if it has not detected it, S6
2, the number of unpaid items is set to m (for example, 10 pieces), the payout status is set to "m payout", and the payout display lamp 126 starts lighting. In other words, when a plurality of pachinko balls are won in the starting winning openings 125a, 125b, and 125c, first priority is given to paying out n (for example, 7) pachinko balls based on the winning balls that entered the starting winning opening 125a, After that, starting prize openings 125b, 125c
m (for example, 10) prize balls are paid out based on the winning prize balls. On the other hand, starting prize opening 125a~
When a pachinko ball enters a winning hole other than 125c, the winning ball sensor B (170b) (see FIG. 8) detects the winning ball, and a YES determination is made in S57, and the process proceeds to S63. On the other hand, if the previous prize ball payout was n or m prize balls based on the detection output of winning ball sensor A (170a), and there is a detection output of pachinko balls from winning ball sensor B (170b), S61 A YES determination is made, and the process advances to S63. In S63, control is performed to set k (for example, 15 pieces) to the number of unpaid items, change the payout state to "k payout", and start lighting the payout display lamp 126. As a result, when both winning ball sensors A and B detect winning balls, the payout of prize balls based on one winning ball sensor and the paying out of prize balls based on the other winning ball sensor are performed alternately. . S59, S62, S63 mentioned above
In this embodiment, the prize ball payout constants n, m, k are ROM
Although the ball rental amount setting switch 137 (see FIG. 2) may be used for selection and setting, the payout control board box 145
Alternatively, a card reader may be provided at a suitable location so that settings can be made by reading a setting card on which prize ball payout constant data is recorded. Said S10, S17
, S48-S52, S56, S57, S119, S12
0 constitutes a payout condition determining means that determines that a ball payout condition for paying out a ball is satisfied.

[0101] Through the above S10, S48 to S52, it is confirmed that a withdrawal condition for withdrawing a part of the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium to be used in the game machine as the game value is established. A withdrawal condition determining means for determining is configured.

In S69 of FIG. 22, timer T5 is set. This timer T5 determines the time during which the dispensing solenoid 223 is energized, and the dispensing sprocket 74
(See Figures 9 and 13) The time required for the Pachinko ball to rotate by one stopper locking part due to its own weight (for example, 8 to 10 minutes)
This is to excite the discharge solenoid 180 for an amount of time (msec). Next, in S70, control is performed to turn on the payout solenoid, and the process proceeds to S71, where it is determined whether or not the ball counting sensor A has detected a payout ball. If the ball counting sensor A has not yet detected a paid ball, the process proceeds to S72, where it is determined whether or not the ball counting sensor B has detected a paid ball.
The process proceeds to step 80, where it is determined whether or not the timer T5 has expired. If the timer T5 has not yet expired, the process proceeds to step S8.
It is determined whether or not to advance to 1 and end the subtraction. If the subtraction does not end, the process returns to S72 and the dispensing solenoid continues to be controlled to be ON. Discharge solenoid 2
23 (see FIG. 9) is energized, the payout sprocket 74 becomes rotatable as described above, and the payout sprocket 74 rotates due to the weight of the pachinko ball, and one pachinko ball is sent downward from the ball passage port 64a. If paid to
The ball counting sensor A (68c) detects the paid balls, and the process proceeds to S73.
Then, it is determined whether or not the ball counting sensor A has a memory of detection.

The detection memory of the ball counting sensor A is stored in S74 when the ball counting sensor A detects a put-out ball without the memory of the ball counting sensor A, and is stored in the memory of the ball counting sensor B. The memory is cleared in S76 in a state where the ball counting sensor B detects a paid out ball in a state where there is no ball. In other words, when the ball dispenser 63 is operating normally, pachinko balls are dispensed one by one from the two ball passage ports 64a and 64b, and in that case, the ball counting sensor A is always operated. The detection memory of ball counting sensor A is cleared at the time a ball is detected, and the detection memory of ball counting sensor B should be cleared at the time ball counting sensor B detects a paid-out ball, so that it will not operate normally. Therefore, the determination of NO should be made in S73 and S75. However, if pachinko balls become jammed in the device or the ball counting sensor malfunctions, a YES determination will be made in S73 or S75, and in that case, S77
Then, the error cause display 146 displays a code indicating that an abnormal condition such as a failure of the ball counting sensor or a ball clogging in the device has occurred, and a ball removal process is performed.

On the other hand, if the determination in S73 is NO, the process advances to S74, where the detection by the ball counting sensor A is stored, the detection memory of the ball counting sensor B is cleared, and the number of detected balls is set to "
1” is added. On the other hand, if the determination in S75 is NO, the process proceeds to S76, where the detection by the ball counting sensor A is stored, the detection memory of the ball counting sensor A is cleared, and "1" is added to the number of balls detected. Next, the process advances to S78, where the number of detected objects is 2.
A judgment is made as to whether or not. When the ball payout operation is performed normally, the payout solenoid 223 is energized for the set time of T5, and one pachinko ball should be paid out and detected, and the number of balls detected will be "1". It should be. If the detected number is not "2", S80
The process proceeds to step S83, where it is determined whether or not the timer T5 has expired. If the timer T5 has expired, the process proceeds to step S83, where the dispensing solenoid is turned off.
However, if two pachinko balls have been paid out and the detected number is "2", the process advances to S79 and a message indicating that multiple balls have been paid out with one operation of the payout solenoid is controlled. The abnormal state is displayed by a code on the error cause display 146, and a ball removal process is performed.

Next, if it is determined in S81 that the subtraction is completed, the process proceeds to S82, and after the timer T6 is set, the dispensing solenoid 223 is controlled to be OFF in S83. This timer T6 is connected to the payout solenoid 223.
This is for measuring the time required to check whether the pachinko balls that have been excited and put out have been detected by the ball counting sensor A or B. Then, in S84, it is determined whether or not T6 has ended. If it has ended, the process advances to S87, and it is determined whether the number of detected objects=0. If the number of pieces has been paid out normally, the number of pieces detected is "1", so the process proceeds to S88, clears the number of pieces detected, clears the number of operations, and subtracts 1 from the number of unpaid pieces at S89, and then proceeds to S90. Proceed to. Each time a pachinko ball is paid out in this S89, the unpaid number is subtracted by "1", and if the unpaid number is not "0", the above-mentioned S50
A NO judgment is made in step S69 and subsequent pachinko ball payout control is performed, but if the unpaid number becomes "0", a YES judgment is made in step S50, and the payout of pachinko balls is once completed and the next step is performed. The payout control is suspended until the payout condition is met. Next, in S90, it is determined whether the payout status is "ball loan", and the payout status is "ball loan".
In other cases, that is, in the case of paying out prize balls based on winning balls, the process advances to S98, and control accompanying the paying out of prize balls is performed. On the other hand, if the payout status is "ball lending", the process advances to S91, where it is determined whether or not the number of unpaid balls is 0. If it is not 0, the process proceeds to S48, but if it is 0, the process proceeds to S92. Then, a process is performed to output a ball loan completion signal to the card processing machine control microcomputer 300, and in S93,
Terminal box 149 for gaming machines, connector 158,
157, a unit sales signal is output to the hall management computer. This "unit amount sales signal" is a sales signal of pachinko balls corresponding to a unit amount (see S14 and S15) that is lent out using a card, and when this signal is received, The hall management computer tallies the sales amount by card. Next, timer T7 is set by S94, and S94 sets the timer T7.
Return to 48.

On the other hand, if no pachinko balls are paid out within the period when the timer T6 ends, a YES determination is made in S87 and the process advances to S95, where the number of operations is increased by "1".
'' is added, and the process proceeds to S96, where it is determined whether the number of activations is "2" or not. If the number of activations is the first, the process returns to S48, and the pachinko ball payout control is performed again. If no pachinko balls are paid out despite the pachinko ball payout control being performed again, "1" is added to the number of operations in S95 again. As a result, the number of operations = 2, and S96 causes the error to be caused by an abnormal state in which a pachinko ball was not paid out or a paid ball was not detected even though the payout conditions for pachinko balls were met. The code is displayed on the display 146 and the ball removal process is performed.

[0107] Note that the cause of the abnormal state in the abnormality processing at S97 may be specified in more detail. In other words, if the ball confirmation sensor detects the falling of pachinko balls, the ball counting sensor is malfunctioning, and if the ball confirmation sensor does not detect the falling of balls and the operation of the payout solenoid is detected, the ball is jammed or If it is a failure of the ball confirmation sensor and the ball confirmation sensor does not detect the falling of pachinko balls and the operation of the payout solenoid is not detected, the cause of the abnormality may be determined in detail, such as a failure of the payout solenoid. Further, the ball confirmation sensor detects and determines the falling of balls, and the number of falling balls detected by the ball confirmation sensor and the number of balls detected by the ball counting sensor are compared to monitor the payout state of the balls. Good too.

[0108] Next, if it is determined in S84 that T6 has not been completed, the process advances to S85, where it is determined whether or not the dispensing solenoid is turned on, and if it is not turned on, the process proceeds to step S71. Proceed to. On the other hand, if the dispensing solenoid is turned ON even though the dispensing solenoid is controlled to be OFF in S83, the dispensing solenoid is turned ON in S85.
The S judgment is made and the process proceeds to S86, where the failure of the solenoid drive circuit is displayed as a code on the error cause display 146, and a ball removal process is performed. The determination in S85 is also made by incorporating, for example, a photocoupler into the solenoid drive section of the ball dispensing device 63 and detecting the actual driving state, as described above. Said S64 to S66, S71
, S72, S81, S82, S87, and S95 to S97 constitute a suitability determining means for determining suitability of the operating state of the device based on the determination result of the dispensing condition determining means and the detection result of the ball dispensing detecting means. ing.

[0109] Through the above S54, S69 to S91, based on the judgment output of the above-mentioned withdrawal condition judgment means, a game use amount corresponding to the debited value to be debited from the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is determined. A securing means is configured to secure valuable value for gaming use. Further, on the condition that the gaming value is secured by the securing means in S31 and S35, a subtraction means for subtracting the debited value from the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is provided. It is configured.

[0110] Next, if the payout status is not "ball lending" but the payout of prize balls, "1" is added to the number of prize balls to be paid out in S98. That is, each time one prize ball is paid out based on a winning prize, the process of adding "1" to the number of prize balls paid out is performed in S98. Next, in S99, it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls paid out has reached "a". If not, the process advances to S102, but if it has, S1
00, a prize ball payout signal is output to the hall management computer via the game machine terminal box 149 connectors 156, 155. The hall management computer totalizes the number of disadvantageous balls that are disadvantageous to the gaming hall based on this premium ball payout signal. In this way, each time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, a prize ball payout signal is output to the one-pulse hole management computer, and the prize ball required for outputting this one-pulse prize ball payout signal is The payout number is "a" and is set to 10, for example. This "a" is the same value as the output unit number of the supply ball detector of the supply device 153. Then, when the prize ball payout signal is output, the number of prize balls to be paid out is cleared to "0" in S101. Next, the process proceeds to S102, where it is determined whether or not the number of outstanding payments is 0. If it is not "0", the process proceeds to S48, but if it is "0", the process proceeds to S103.
Then, timer T8 is set. This timer T8 measures the time required to check the ejection process of winning balls. Next, proceed to S104, and payout display lamp 1
26 (see FIG. 1) is turned off, and in S105, it is determined whether the payout state is "n payout". When the payout state is "n payout", a process of subtracting "1" from the winning memory number is performed in S106. In the case of "n payouts," the prize balls are paid out based on the number of winning memories (see S120), so the number of unpaid prize balls becomes "0" (see S102), and one prize ball is paid out based on the number of winning memories (see S102). When the ejection of the winning prize is completed, "1" is subtracted from the winning memory. Next, the process proceeds to S108, where the dispensing solenoid A (171a)
(See Figure 8). Next, in S109, it is determined whether the winning ball sensor A (170a) has detected that there are pachinko balls. Discharge solenoid A (1
71a) is turned on and excited, one pachinko ball in the winning ball sensor A (170a) falls downward, as shown in FIG. 8, and within a predetermined period, the winning ball sensor A (170a) should no longer detect the ball. Then, in S110, the discharge solenoid A is continued to be energized until the timer T8 ends, and it is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor A can detect the presence of balls. If the winning ball sensor A no longer detects the presence of balls, S111 Then, the discharge solenoid A (170a) is controlled to be OFF, and the process returns to S48. On the other hand, the winning ball sensor A continues throughout the period when timer T8 ends.
If it continues to detect the presence of balls, it means that the pachinko balls in the winning ball sensor A do not fall down even though the ejection solenoid A is energized, and the ball is jammed or the winning ball sensor A or Since it is thought that the discharge solenoid A is malfunctioning, in step S116, the error cause display 146 displays a code to the effect that a dispensing abnormality has occurred due to a malfunction of the solenoid, and a ball removal process is performed. Next, the process advances to S117, where it is determined whether or not a reset operation has been performed, and the process waits until a reset operation is performed. If there is a reset operation, the process proceeds to S118, where processing is performed to clear the number of detections, clear the number of operations, clear the detection memory of ball counting sensor A, and clear the detection memory of ball counting sensor B, and then proceed to S48. return.

On the other hand, in S107, it is determined whether or not the payout status is "m payout", and if it is "m payout", the process proceeds to S108, but if the payout status is not "n payout" but " If it is not "m payout", that is, if it is "k payout", the process advances to S112, and the discharge solenoid B (171b) (
(see FIG. 8) is controlled to turn ON. In other words,"
In the case of "k payout", the prize balls are paid out based on the winning balls in the second winning ball collection gutter 45, so the discharge solenoid B (171b) is excited in S112. Next, in S113, it is determined whether or not the winning ball sensor B (170b) detects the presence of balls.Similarly to the above, if the presence of balls is not detected before the timer T8 ends, the process proceeds to S115. After proceeding and controlling the ejection solenoid B to OFF, the process proceeds to S48, but if the winning ball sensor B continues to detect the presence of balls until the timer T8 ends, the process proceeds to S116, and the payout error is detected as described above. After the code is displayed and the ball removal process is controlled, the process advances to S117. In addition, S66, S68, S77, S79, S
S117 even after the abnormality processing in S86 and S97 is performed.
Then, control for accepting the reset operation is performed. In addition to the control in S48, S64, and S66 described above, if the ball confirmation sensor A does not detect the presence of a ball and the ball detection sensor A detects a falling ball, an abnormality indicating that the ball confirmation sensor A has failed is detected. The code is displayed on the error cause display 146, and if the ball confirmation sensor B does not detect the presence of a ball and the ball detection sensor B detects a falling ball, an error code indicating that the ball confirmation sensor B has failed is displayed. Error cause indicator 146
The display may be controlled to be displayed by Furthermore, if the determination is NO in S71, a step of determining whether or not the ball confirmation sensor A has detected the presence of a ball is inserted, and if the ball confirmation sensor A has detected the presence of a ball, the ball is detected. An abnormality code indicating that sensor A has failed may be displayed and the ball removal process may be performed. In other words, when the ball detection sensor B does not detect the payout of a ball in S72, a step of determining whether or not the ball confirmation sensor B detects the presence of a ball is inserted, and the ball confirmation sensor B detects the presence of a ball. In such a case, an abnormality code indicating that the ball detection sensor B has failed may be displayed and a ball removal process may be performed. The step of determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred due to the combination of the detection states of the ball confirmation sensors A, B and the ball detection sensors A, B allows the detection results of the first ball detection means and the first ball detection means to be combined. Based on the combination with the detection result of the second ball detection means, an appropriateness determining means is configured to determine the appropriateness of the operating state of the device.

Next, other embodiments of the present invention will be listed.

(1) The winning balls are stored, and after the prize ball payout control based on one winning ball is completed, one winning ball is discharged, and the prize ball payout control is further performed based on the next winning ball. Instead of the above-mentioned processing method for one winning ball,
Without storing winning balls, each time a winning ball is detected, the corresponding number of prize balls is added to the unpaid number, and each time a paid ball is detected, it is subtracted from the unpaid number, and the unpaid number is displayed to the player. Then, when the unpaid number reaches "0", the payout control of prize balls may be stopped.

(2) Press the ball rental amount selection button on the card processing machine 6.
2. It may be provided at a location on the pachinko game machine 60 or a curtain board that can be operated by the player, so that the player can select the amount of balls to be paid. Then, when a card is inserted into the card processing machine 62 and there remains a card balance of an example of the value owned by the player, which is specified by the recorded information of the inserted card, the player presses the ball rental amount selection button. On the condition that the withdrawal condition is met, the selected ball rental amount, which is an example of a game value, is secured on the batted ball supply tray 59, and then the amount of the secured batted balls is The amount may be subtracted from the card balance specified by the inserted card. The determination that the ball rental amount selection button has been pressed is made by the card processing machine control microcomputer 3.
00 or the payout control microcomputer 350, and the microcomputer that makes this determination constitutes the withdrawal condition determining means of the present invention.

(3) A predetermined amount detection switch is provided to detect when the number of balls in the ball supply tray 59 has fallen below a predetermined amount;
Based on the detection result of the predetermined amount detection switch, if it is determined that the number of balls, which are an example of valuable value for gaming, secured in the ball supply tray 59 has fallen below the predetermined amount, it is determined that the card balance remains. As a condition, after the balls are automatically re-secured, the amount of the re-secured balls is subtracted from the card balance, which is an example of the value owned by the player and is specified by the record information of the inserted card. You may also do so. In this case as well, the valuable value for gaming is not limited to the hit balls, but may also be points as explained in (1) above, and in the case of points, the condition is that the points have fallen below a predetermined value. In the same way as described above, after re-securing the game value (scores), the amount is subtracted from the card balance.

[0116] The determination that the number of balls hit has become less than a predetermined amount based on the detection result of the predetermined amount detection switch and the determination that the score has become less than a predetermined value are carried out by, for example, a microcomputer for payout control. 350, and the microcomputer 350 that makes this determination constitutes the withdrawal condition determining means of the present invention.

(4) A player who is identified by the recorded information on the inserted card after all the valuable values for games such as balls hit and points for the amount of balls to be paid are secured, instead of being subtracted every time a unit amount is secured. An amount corresponding to the secured gaming value may be subtracted from the card balance, which is an example of the possessed valuable value. In other words, in this other embodiment, the amount of paid balls directly corresponds to the debited value as used in the present invention.

(5) Instead of the above-mentioned direct recording method in which the card balance, which is an example of the value owned by the player, is directly recorded on the card, which is an example of the recording medium, the card balance can be recorded together with the card number recorded on the card. It is stored in the hall management computer, and uses the card number of the inserted card as a clue to calculate the card balance corresponding to the inserted card, and the calculated card balance is used to provide valuable value for games such as ball lending. A so-called card back number management method may be used to secure the numbers. In this case, the card number corresponds to information that can specify the value owned by the player in the present invention.

(6) By adopting the direct recording method and uniform number management method described in (5) above, when securing balls that are an example of valuable value for gaming using card balances, After inserting a card into a provided card-type ball lending machine, and paying out a ball to a player on the condition that the card balance specified by the inserted card remains, the player will receive a ball equivalent to the ball that was lent out. The amount to be paid may be subtracted from the card balance specified by the recorded information of the inserted card. In this case, the ball dispensing device built into the card-type ball lending machine serves as the securing means in the present invention.

(7) Instead of providing the batted ball supply tray 59 on the front of the pachinko gaming machine 60, a batted ball waiting gutter is formed inside the pachinko gaming machine 60 in which a predetermined amount of batted balls are secured and waited. It may be configured such that the balls waiting in the ball standby gutter are supplied one by one to the ball firing position so that they can be fired into the game area 120. In that case, a predetermined amount will be charged based on the fulfillment of predetermined withdrawal conditions, with the necessary condition that a card balance of an example of the value owned by the player specified by the record information of the inserted card remains. A number of batted balls are secured in the batted ball waiting trough. Then, the amount corresponding to the batted balls secured in the batted ball waiting gutter is subtracted from the card balance specified by the inserted card.

[0121]

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention is configured such that unless the value for gaming is secured by the securing means, the process of subtracting the value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is not performed. Therefore, even if the above-mentioned abnormal situation related to securing value occurs, in order to prevent the value from being debited and subtracted from the value owned by the player, which is specified by the recorded information on the recording medium, as much as possible. , it is possible to prevent players from suffering unexpected disadvantages as much as possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall front view of a pachinko game machine and a card processing machine in which a ball dispensing device according to the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a back view showing a partial internal structure of a card processing machine and a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of main parts showing the structure on the back side of the front plate.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of a batted ball supply tray.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing various parts attached to the front plate.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing various parts attached to the front plate.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing a flow path of winning balls.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of main parts for explaining the structure and operation of the winning ball processing device.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for explaining the arrangement positions of sensors in each part of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the dispensing operation of the ball dispensing device.

FIG. 12 is an operation explanatory diagram for explaining the dispensing operation of the ball dispensing device.

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the rear base, which is a component of the ball dispenser.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an assembly cover body to which a ball dispensing device is assembled.

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a payout solenoid, which is a component of the ball payout device.

FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing the main parts of the ball removing mechanism, and is a diagram showing a normal state in which the ball is not removed.

FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram showing the main parts of the ball removing mechanism, and is a diagram showing the state at the start of the ball removing operation.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the card processing machine.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of a payout control board and a light emitter/receiver control board.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 19;

22 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 19. FIG.

23 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20. FIG.

24 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20. FIG.

25 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20. FIG.

26 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 20. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

63 is a ball dispensing device, 223 is a dispensing solenoid, 74 is a dispensing sprocket, 68a is a ball confirmation sensor A, 68b is a ball confirmation sensor B, 68c is a ball counting sensor A, 68d is a ball counting sensor B, 67a to 67d are floodlights, 350 is a payout control microcomputer, 62 is a card processing machine, 60 is a pachinko game machine, and 50 is a remaining amount display (card balance display).

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: Includes a recording medium on which information that can identify the value owned by the player is recorded, and a predetermined value for gaming is secured using the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium. , a management equipment for a gaming hall that enables gaming using gaming machines using the secured value for gaming, wherein a part of the valuable value specified by the recorded information of the recording medium is used for the gaming machine; a withdrawal condition determination means for determining that a withdrawal condition for the withdrawal to be used in the gaming machine as a valuable value has been met; and a determination based on the determination output of the withdrawal condition determination means, based on the recording information of the recording medium. a securing means for securing for gaming use a gaming value corresponding to the debited valuable value to be debited from the valued value to be debited; and on the condition that the gaming value is secured by the securing means, A management equipment device for a gaming hall, comprising: a subtraction means for subtracting the withdrawn value from the value specified by the recorded information on the recording medium.