JPH0464378A - Projection controller of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smooth the condition of shot balls after projection by providing a returning ball timer for measuring a returning time and a control circuit for stopping the operation of a ball shooting device when a projected ball detecting sensor detects a foul ball returning from a game board. CONSTITUTION:A projected ball reaching a game board 12 from an induction band by being sequentially detected by projected ball setecting sensors 62, 63 is detected by a control circuit 59, and a foul ball returning from a game board 12 to the guide band 9 can be detected when the sensors 62, 63 detect the projected ball in the reverse order. When the foul ball is detected by a passing ball detecting sensor 64, a returning ball timer 66 measures a returning time. During the measurement, a control circuit 59 stops a ball shooting device 7 and supply device 10 to wait for the foul ball locked by a locking member 11. After the completion of the measurement, the ball hitting device 7 is activated to hit the locked foul ball. Since the control circuit 59 stops the supply of game balls from the supply device 10, the ball hitting device 7 projects again the foul ball, i.e., game ball once projected toward the game board 12 and then returned to the band 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an improvement of a launch control device for a pachinko machine used to launch game balls onto the game board.

(Prior Art) A pachinko game is played by launching game balls onto a game board by operating a launch control device of the pachinko machine provided in the pachinko machine. Since the nature of pachinko games involves aiming, it is desirable to constantly provide a stable hitting force. Next, a conventional example of a launch control device for a pachinko machine will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional pachinko machine, and FIG. 11 shows a cart. When this cart is attached to the pachinko machine 2 shown in FIG. 1O, pachinko games can be played. As shown in FIG. 12, the pachinko Ia2 has a management device 3
is connected to enable communication. The cart 1 has a writing section 4 made of, for example, a magnetic stripe.
The number of game balls (hereinafter referred to as "gaming balls") lent out according to the amount is entered as game information, and in addition, by checking the number of balls in the cart, fraud can be detected. ID code (ID-1ndent) to prevent
Each data of fication) has been imported.

The above-mentioned data entered into the writing section 4 are entered in advance by the cart issuing machine 5 shown in FIG. This cart issuing machine 5 corresponds to a game ball lending machine. Further, the cart issuing machine 5 is communicably connected to the management device 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a mounting portion.The mounting portion 6 is provided at the lower front of the pachinko machine 2, and is used to mount the cart 1. For details of the Naorito-type Pachinko machine, please refer to the specification filed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-324757.

The launch control device of the pachinko machine includes a ball hitting device 7, a control circuit 8.
It consists of a guide band 9, a supply device 10, and a locking member 11. The ball hitting device 7 consists of a straight solenoid,
Based on a pulse signal input from the control circuit 8, the magnet is excited or demagnetized at a constant cycle (for example, 0.6 seconds).

As a result, the ball striking device M7 is connected to the plunger (described later...18th
Reference! 1! By suctioning the liquid, the game balls collide with the tip, and the game balls can be ejected onto the game board 12 at the above-mentioned period. The control circuit 8 mainly includes a CPU and a memory, and can control each part of the pachinko machine by sequentially executing blocks stored in the memory in advance. The memory includes an area for use in calculations during execution of the program.

The lower end of the guiding hand 9 is placed on the ball hitting device M7f14, and the upper end is placed on the game board 12 side. A firing band 13 is provided between the lower end of the guiding band 9 and the ball hitting device 7, and the firing band 13 constitutes a part of the guiding band 9. The firing bunt 13 is inclined so that its lower end located on the ball hitting device 7 side is lower than the upper end located on the lower end side of the guiding bunt 9.

14 is a foul ball escape section; foul ball escape section 14;
is connected to a foul ball passage 15, and in order to provide a foul ball escape section 14, 1. 'A The lower end of the guide band and one end of the firing band 13 are separated from each other. The height of the end of the firing band 13 is set to be approximately the same as the height of the end of the guiding band 9, as shown in Figure 1O, and the tangent at the lower end of the guiding band 9 is approximately parallel to the extension line of the firing band I3. It is set up so that

16 is a standby gutter, 17 is a batted ball circulation passage, and the standby gutter 16 and the batted ball circulation passage 17 together with the safe ball passage 18, the out ball passage 19, and the foul ball passage 15 constitute a circulation guiding device (see FIG. 18). .

The exits of the safe ball passage 18, out ball passage 19, and foul ball passage 15 are all connected to the batted ball circulation passage 17. The communication hole 20 of the batted ball circulation passage 17 communicates with the outlet 22 of the communication passage 21, and the lower end of the batted ball circulation passage 17 serves as an outlet for these game balls.
6 (see FIG. 18).

On the back side of the game board 12, as shown in FIG. 14, there are a safe ball case 23 and an out ball case 24. As shown in FIG. 2, the exit of the last safe hole 25 provided on the game board 12 faces the inside of the safe ball case 23, and all safe balls are led out to the safe ball passage 18. Further, the exit ``'' of the out hole 26 faces the out ball case 24, and all out balls are led out to the out ball path 9. As a result, all game balls, including safe balls, out balls, and foul balls, gather in the waiting gutter 16, and all safe balls, out balls, and foul balls flow down to the lower end of the waiting gutter 16. The standby gutter 16 has a lower end near the lower end of the firing band 13 and faces one end of the ball feeding rod 27. For this reason, the circulation induction device 15, 16.17.18.1
Numeral 9 guides a game ball (hereinafter referred to as a shot ball) hit by the ball hitting device 7 from the game board 12 to the ball hitting device 7, and also allows the ball hitting device 7 to wait at a position where the ball is rotated.

The supply device 10 rotates the game ball according to the operation of the ball hitting device 7 and
As shown in FIG.
and an interlocking rod 31. The ball feed rod 27 is rotatably supported on the pachinko machine 2 side about a rotation support shaft 28, and is attached to the standby gutter 16. One end of the ball feeding rod 27 is provided with a ball feeding part 29 having a U-shaped cross section, and the U-shaped recess is adapted to hold one game ball. The ball feeding section 29 is connected to the straight 1 of the firing handles I to 13.
Since the bottom of the ball sending section 29 forms a slope (not shown) that is lower than one end or the other end, the game balls guided to the ball sending section 29 flows down from the other end to the one end, passes through the communication hole 40, and falls onto the firing band I3.

The game balls supplied from the C1 supply device 10 to the firing band 13 flow down from the guide band 9 side to the ball hitting device 7 side due to the above-mentioned inclination.

The other end of the ball feeding rod 27 is connected to one end of a lever 30 via a pin 32, and the other end of the lever 30 is connected to the interlocking rod 31 through a pin 33 and an elongated hole 34 of a base plate 85. The interlocking rod 31 has its central portion supported by a rotational support shaft 35, similar to the ball feeding rod 27, with respect to the pachinko machine 2 so that it can rotate i=i, and one end of the interlocking rod 31 is connected to the head of the ball hitting device 7. The other end is connected to the lever 30 by a pin 33 so as to be able to rotate. 36 is a tension spring, and tension spring 35 is 4! By connecting the other end of the moving rod 31 and the rotation support shaft 35 to the pachinko machine 2 side, one end of the interlocking rod 31 is provided so as to be able to come into contact with the head of the ball hitting device 7. Further, although a return spring 38 is interposed in the plunger 37 of the ball hitting device 7, the elastic force of the return spring 38 is set to be greater than the elastic force of the tension spring 36. 39 is a batting mallet attached to the plunger 37, and 40 is a communication hole through which the standby gutter 16 and the firing bunt 13 are communicated.

When the ball hitting device 7 is demagnetized, the plunger 37 rotates the interlocking rod 31 counterclockwise by the return spring 38 against the elastic force of the tension spring 36. At this time, the lever -30 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
located away from the bottom edge of the At this time, standby gutter I6
The M technique (hereinafter referred to as the standby area) waiting in the 13th
As shown in the figure, it is held in contact with the upper side of the ball feeding section 29, and is prevented from being fed into the recess of the ball feeding section 29.

On the other hand, when the ball hitting device 7 is excited, the franchiser 3
7 is sucked against the elastic force of the return spring 38, and the lever 3
0 and the interlocking rod 3I are rotated clockwise in FIG. At this point, the ball feeding section 29 brings the bottom (see broken line in FIG. 13) close to the lower end of the standby gutter 16, so that the standby area is guided to the ball feeding section 29. Also, almost simultaneously with the above-mentioned excitation, the ball striking mallet 39 moves the game ball on the firing band 13 to the guiding hand 9 by the attraction force of the plunger 37 during excitation.
The game is then launched onto the game board 12. When such an excitation state is released, the lever 30
and the interlocking rod 31 is rotated counterclockwise, and the ball feeding section 2
The game ball guided by 9 passes through the communication hole 40 and reaches the firing band 13.
fall on top. As a result, the feeding device 10 is able to sequentially feed the waiting area one ball at a time into the firing band 13, that is, the lower end of the guiding band 9, using the ball feeding rod 27, based on the excitation and demagnetization of the ball hitting device 7.

The locking member 11 is for locking the game ball together with the guide band 9, and is provided at the lower end of the firing band j3. The firing band 13 has a V-shaped cross section and is a rail-shaped member formed in a straight line. As a result, the game balls supplied from the supply device IO to the firing band 13 flow down to the ball hitting device 7. At this time, the game ball is supported at two points by the firing hand 13 and at one point by the locking member II. I can make it stop. Hereinafter, the game ball supported by the locking member 11 will be referred to as a locking portion.

3. Reference numerals 41 and 41 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 indicate a foul ball sensor provided in the foul ball passage 15, and 42.
42 is a safe ball sensor provided in the safe ball passage 18. The firing band 9 also includes a firing position detection sensor 43.
There are 43 or more. 44. 44 is a pair of standby method sensors provided in the standby gutter 16.

Each of the sensors 4I to 44 includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

Furthermore, Pachinko Ja, 2 is shown in Figures 16 and 17.
A front frame 46 is rotatably supported on a frame 45 (not shown) by a hinge 47, and a glass frame 48 is supported (not shown) on the front frame 46 so as to be able to open and close i=J. The storage frame 49 has an opening (
(See FIG. 18) 50 are provided, and a mounting table 51 on which the game board 12 is placed is provided with a lock piece 52 for opening and closing the game board 12. #, the alignment device M5 is placed on the stand 51.
3, the firing band 13, the ball hitting device 7, and the through hole 5 into which the communication passage 21 of the collection frame 55 is inserted.
6 is provided, and the front frame 46 is attached by the hiss through the attachment hole 57.
is attached to. The gathering frame 55 is attached to the back surface of the storage frame 49 by a hissing hole passed through an attachment hole 58.

When using the conventional pachinko machine launch control device configured as described above, first, when the ball hitting device 7 is started,
The shot ball is ejected from the end of the shooting band 13QII.

At this time, in order to provide the foul ball escape part 14, the lower end of the guiding band 9 and the north end of the firing band 1 are provided separately, but the height between the upper end of the firing band 13 and the northern end of the guiding band 9 is The angle is set to almost turn, and the tangent at the lower end of the guide band 9 and the extension line of the firing hand I3 are made almost parallel.
Moreover, the extension line of the firing hand 13 is arranged above the tangent line at the lower end of the guide bunt 9. In other words, the tangent at the lower end of the guide band 9 and the extension line of the firing band 13 are not provided on the same straight line. Therefore, the shot ball hits the lower end of the guiding bunt 9, is guided along the guiding bunt 9, and is launched onto the game board 12 via the upper end.

On the other hand, the activation operation of the ball hitting device 7 was not performed properly.
If the shot ball cannot be hit onto the game board 12 due to insufficient batting force, the shot ball is caused to flow down along the guide bunt 9 due to gravity. Then, the launched ball that has flown down is either hit from the lower end of the guiding band 9 toward the upper end of the firing band 13, or the launched ball is hit from the foul ball release section 14.
The ball collides with the periphery of the opening, is led to the foul ball passage 15 as a foul ball, and is collected in the standby gutter 16. In addition, the relative position of both handles l='9, 1:I is such that the tangent line at the north end of the guiding band 9 is lower than the extension line of the firing band 13 and approximately in the direction of Mo in order to reliably collect the foul ball. .

(Problem to be solved by the invention) As a result, the shot ball collides with the lower end of the guide band 9, and since the shot ball receives a frictional force from the guide band 9, the hitting force of the shot ball is attenuated, while The guiding bunt 9 is slightly deformed by the impact at the time of the collision, and the plating applied to the surface is damaged by the frictional force L. As a result, the impact against the guide band 9 changes slightly, making the above-mentioned frictional force received from the guide band 9 unstable, resulting in a problem in which it is impossible to obtain a stable hitting force.

Furthermore, the above-mentioned deformation and damage can be significantly reduced by forming the guiding band 9 and the firing band 13 in series to avoid collision with the firing ball. However, if the ball is not hit to the game board 12 and it becomes a foul,
Since the foul ball escape section 1=1 is not provided, the foul ball cannot be collected and remains on the guide band 9 or the firing band 13. On the other hand, since the ball hitting device 7 periodically shoots out balls, the next shot ball collides with the foul ball that is staying, so it is impossible to obtain the desired ball hitting force. Due to the retention method or periodic increase, it becomes impossible to play.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a launch control device for a pachinko machine that smoothes the hitting state of a launched ball.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
In the figure, a firing position detection sensor 61 is located at the lower end of the guide band 9 and detects the locking part locked by the locking member 11, and a ball hitting device is located at the upper end of the guide band 9 along the firing direction of the shot ball. A pair of shot ball detection sensors 52 for detecting a shot ball hit by the player 7 onto the game board 12 and a foul ball returned from the game board 12 to the guide band 9.
．． 61, and the launched ball detection sensor 62, 63 of the guidance band 9.
and a passing ball detection sensor 64 disposed between the shooting position detection sensor 61 and for detecting a shot ball, and a shooting ball detection sensor 62, 63 that measures the return time when a foul ball returning from the game board 12 is detected. When a shot ball is detected by the return ball timer 66 and the passing ball detection sensor 64, the passing time required for the shot ball to pass between the passing ball detection sensor 64 and the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 is measured. During the measurement of the passing time, a pair of ball detection sensors 6
2.63 is provided with a shot ball timer 67 that is reset when a shot ball is detected, and the control circuit 59 operates at least when the return ball timer 66 is operating or at least one of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 52 and 63. The ball hitting device 7 is configured to stop the operation of the ball hitting device 7 when a shot ball is not detected and the shot ball timer 67 finishes measuring the passing time.

(Function) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the fired balls are sequentially detected by the pair of fired ball detection sensors 62 and 63, and the control is performed to determine whether the ball reaches the game fi+2 from the guide band 9. Detected by circuit 59. Next, when the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 detect a shot ball in the reverse order to the above-mentioned order, the control circuit 59 detects that the shot ball has returned from the game board 12 to the guiding band 9, that is, a foul ball has been detected by the control circuit 59. It can be detected by Additionally, if this foul ball is detected by the passing ball detection sensor 64,
A return ball timer 66 measures the return time.

While measuring this return time, the control circuit 59 waits for a foul ball to be locked by the locking member 11 by stopping the operations of the ball hitting device 7 and the feeding device 10. When the return ball timer 56 finishes measuring the return time, the control circuit 59 starts the ball hitting device M7 to hit the foul ball that has been stopped. At this time, the control circuit 5 continues the stop F operation of the supply device 10 to stop the supply of game balls. This allows the ball hitting device 7 to fire the foul ball, that is, the game ball that has been hit to the game board 12 and then returned to the guide band 9, twice.

Furthermore, after the launched ball is detected by at least one of the pair of launched ball detection sensors 62 and 63, the passing ball detection sensor 64
If the ball is detected by the passing ball detection sensor 64 before it is detected by either the shot ball or the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 or 53, the shot ball is determined to be a foul ball. Therefore, the return ball timer 66 measures the return time.

During the measurement of this return time, the control circuit 59 stops the operations of the ball hitting device 7 and the supply device 10, and prevents the game ball from stopping from the locking member I.
Wait for it to be locked by I. When the return ball timer 66 finishes measuring the return time, the control circuit 59
starts the ball hitting device 7 to hit the foul ball that has been stopped. At this time, the control circuit 59 stops the supply of game balls by continuing the 1° stop operation of the supply device 10. As a result, the ball hitting device 7 is once hit by the foul ball, that is, the guiding band 9, and the game I! The game ball that has returned to the firing band 13 before reaching A12 can be fired twice.

Further, the shot ball timer 67 measures the passing time based on the shot ball detected by the passing ball detection sensor 64. Then, when either of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62.6:l has not detected a shot ball and the shot ball timer 67 has finished measuring the passing time, or the pair of shot ball detection sensors 6
2.63 does not detect a shot ball, and when the shot ball timer 67 finishes measuring the passing time, the control circuit 59 detects one shot ball almost at the same time as it finishes measuring the passing time. Or game l! It is possible to detect that the pitch has not reached tk12, that is, to detect a foul ball. Furthermore, during the measurement of the passing time by the shot ball timer 67, when the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 detect the shot ball, the control circuit 59 determines that the shot ball has reached the game board I2.
At the same time, the ejected ball timer b7 is activated.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. Note that the same members as those shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a launch control device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 59 indicates a control circuit, and the control circuit 59 is composed mainly of a CPU. The launch control device of the pachinko machine is the control circuit 59. It consists of a ball hitting device M7, a guiding bunt 9, a feeding device 10, and a retaining member 11. The control circuit 59 is mainly configured with a CPU. 60 is memory, and memory 60 is a pachinko @
It is provided with a non-volatile part for storing data and a flocram for controlling the controller 2, and a volatile part for use in calculations when the flocram is executed. The control circuit 59 controls each part of the pachinko machine 2 of one cart by sequentially executing the block diagrams described above, and enables communication of various data between the management device 3 and the control circuit 59.

Each part of the pachinko machine 2 and the control circuit 59 are connected to a lotus line (not shown) via an interface, and this lotus line is connected to the management device 3 via the interface. The control circuit 59 includes a firing position detection sensor 61 and a pair of fired ball detection sensors 62, 63. Passing ball detection sensor 64, locking part timer 65, return ball timer 66
, an illegal ball sensor 68, a draffle detection timer 84, and a foul ball detection timer 87 are connected, respectively. Each sensor is composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and detects a game ball based on shielding light between the pixel elements.

Note that each sensor is not limited to being composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and each sensor may be composed of a displacement amount of a magnetic field, a microswitch, or the like. In addition, in this embodiment, the pachinko machine 2 with one cart has one game ball.
Contains 1 ball. Furthermore, the first guiding handle 1-9 is formed with a V7 cross section at the portion shown by the broken line in FIG. By doing so, the connection portion of the game i12 with the guide band 9 is provided so as to be located on the same plane.

The firing position detection sensor 61 is provided at the lower end of the guiding hand 9 as shown in FIG. . A pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 are provided at the -L end of the guide band 9 along the shooting direction of the shot ball, and the shot ball detection sensor 63 is located closer to the game board 12 than the shot ball detection sensor 62. . Induction band 9! One end is mirror-finished on the side facing the path of the ejected ball, so that the light emitted from the light-emitting elements constituting each sensor 52, 63 is reflected to the light-receiving element.

Therefore, when the shot ball is ejected to the ball hitting device 7, the light emitting element I and the light receiving element ffJI of each sensor 62, 63 are sequentially shielded from light. Here, if the fired ball detection sensor 63 is shielded from light due to the fired ball or the fired ball detection sensor 62,
A pair of shot ball detection sensors 52 and 6:l detect a shot ball hit onto the game board 12.

On the other hand, if the shot ball detection sensor 62 is shielded from light after the shot ball detection sensor 63, the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 detect whether the shot ball hit the game board 12 or returned to the guide band 9. Detect. As a result, the control circuit 5
9 can detect a shot ball or a foul ball based on the light blocking order of a pair of shot ball detection sensors 52.6:1.

The passing ball detection sensor 64 is provided between the shooting position detection sensor 61 and the shot ball detection sensors 62 and 53 of the guide band 9. The passing ball detection sensor 64 is connected to the locking part or the ball hitting device 7.
This is to detect that the ball has been launched by the ball.

The locking section timer 65 measures the locking time 1F when the game ball supplied to the guide band 9 from the supply device (described later) 10 is detected by the firing position detection sensor 6I. When the light radiation 4Q position detection sensor 61 detects a game ball, the control circuit 59 inputs a signal indicating this to the 1F ball timer 65. This allows the locking section timer 65 to start measuring the locking time 11-time. On the other hand, the related th ball timer 6
5 inputs a signal indicating this to the control circuit 59 when the measurement of the locking time is finished.

The locking time is sufficient time for the game balls supplied from the supply device 10 to the guide band 9 to be locked by the locking member 11, in other words, the game balls that have fallen from the supply device 1 to the guide band 9. It is calmly locked on the locking member 11,
The time required to enter the firing standby state is set.

The return ball timer 66 is for measuring the return time when the fired ball detection sensor 62, 53 detects a foul ball that has returned to the game board 12, and when the fired ball detection sensor 64 detects the foul ball. be. The control circuit 59 sends a signal indicating this when the launched ball detection sensors 62, 63 detect a foul ball returning from the game board 12 and the passing ball detection sensor 64 detects the foul ball. Input to ball timer 6b. This allows the return ball timer 66 to start measuring the return time. On the other hand, when the return ball timer 65 finishes measuring the return time, it inputs a signal indicating this to the control circuit 59.

Note that when the launched ball detection sensor 62 or 63 detects a foul ball returning from the game board 12, a signal indicating this is input to the return ball timer 66 by the control circuit 59, and the measurement of the return time is started. You can do it like this. Also, for foul balls, as mentioned above, the game i! There are cases where it returns from 1112 and cases where it is due to lack of batting power. Then, the foul ball returned from the game board 12 is detected by the ball detection sensor 6.
2.63 or passing ball detection sensor 64
Alternatively, two types of return ball timers 66 with different measurement times may be provided by starting measurement of the return time when a foul ball is detected due to insufficient batting power. Furthermore, a foul ball is fired by the position detection sensor 6.
When 1 is detected, the return timer 66 may start measuring the return time.

The return time is sufficient time for the foul ball to be locked by the locking member 11.In other words, the return time is sufficient for the foul ball to be locked by the locking member 11. The time required for the device to enter the firing standby state is set. Launched ball detection sensor 62.
63 and the locking member 11 is larger than the distance between the supply device 10 and the locking member 11, and the kinetic energy of the shot ball generated during the locking is more likely to be a foul ball than the shot ball supplied from the feeder 10. It gets bigger.

As a result, the return time is set to be longer than the locking time.

The shot ball timer 67 is for measuring the passing time when the passing ball detection sensor 64 detects a shot ball. The passing time is the time required for the shot ball to pass through the passing ball detection sensor 64 and the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63. When the control circuit 59 detects a game ball by the passing ball detection sensor 64, the ball timer 6 fires a signal indicating that the passing ball detection sensor 64 detects a game ball.
Enter 7. This allows the shot ball timer 67 to start measuring the passing time. On the other hand, the firing ball timer 5
7 inputs a signal indicating this to the control circuit 59 when the measurement of the passing time is completed. Also, the firing ball timer 57
is a pair of launched ball detection sensors 62.5 during measurement of passing time.
:Reset when a projectile ball is detected.

The control circuit 59 includes a locking method timer 65 and a return ball timer 6.
6, the operation of the ball hitting device 7 is stopped. Furthermore, when either of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62.53 does not detect a shot ball and the shot ball timer 67 finishes measuring the passing time, or when the shot ball detection sensor 62.63 of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62.63 When neither of them has detected a shot ball and the shot ball timer 67 has finished measuring the passing time, the control circuit 59 stops the operations of the ball hitting device 7 and the feeding device 10.

The irregular ball sensor 68.68 is connected to the standby gutter 1 as shown in Fig. 3.
From the bottom of 6 to the game ball diameter (for example, 10■<d<1
1■) Placed on the upper blade. Note that the distance d between the bottom of the standby gutter 16 and the incorrect ball sensor 68, 68 does not exceed the diameter of the game ball. As a result, each time a game ball is fed into the guide band 9 one by one with the operation of the supply device IO, the outer circumference of the game ball blocks light between the pair of irregular ball sensors 58 and 68. When an illegal ball with a diameter smaller than the game ball diameter passes through a portion of the standby gutter 16 where the illegal ball sensors 68 and 68 are provided, light will not be blocked between the illegal ball sensors 58 and 58.

In this embodiment, the waiting method sensor 44 is provided to detect the waiting method corresponding to the 10th ball from the waiting method located at the lower end of the waiting gutter j6.

The druffle detection timer 84 is connected to the ball feed solenoid 69 or O.
This is to measure the passing time of the shot ball when it becomes N, and this passing time is determined by the standby method or the shooting position detection sensor
The time required for detection by I is set. When the measurement of the passing time of the shot ball is completed, the draffle detection timer 84 inputs a signal indicating this to the control circuit 59. When the control circuit 59 turns on six ball feeding solenoids, it inputs a signal indicating this to the druffle detection timer 84, so that the druffle detection timer 84 can start measuring the passing time.

The draft detection timer 84 is reset when the waiting method is detected by the firing position detection sensor 61 while measuring the passing time. On the other hand, when the trouble detection timer 84 times up, it is assumed that the standby method is not being supplied in a good condition and a draught has occurred in the supply device, and a signal indicating this is generated. As a result, the control circuit 59 notifies the user of the error by sound, light, etc., and also performs predetermined error processing.

The foul ball detection timer 87 is connected to the game board 12 of the guide band 9.
This is for detecting foul balls that have not been launched onto the game board 12 but have stayed at the end of the game board 12 of the guide band 9 among the launched balls that have reached the side end.

The foul ball detection timer 87 is set to a foul ball interval, and immediately after the shot ball detected by the shot ball detection sensor 62 is detected by the shot ball detection sensor 63, the foul ball detection timer 87 starts measuring the foul ball time.

The foul time is the time it takes to determine whether or not a shot ball that has reached the end of the guide band 9 on the game board 12 side will be launched onto the game board 12. It is set based on the longest time required for the ball to flow down the guide band 9 due to gravity, and depends on the hitting force of the ball hitting device 7 and the arrangement of the launched ball detection sensor 62.6:I. When the foul ball detection timer 87 completes measuring the foul time, it inputs a signal indicating this to the control circuit 59. Foul ball detection timer 8
Reference numeral 7 is for detecting foul balls that remain in the guide band 9 without being launched onto the game board 12 among the launched balls that have reached the end of the guide band 9 on the game board 12 side.

Reference numeral 69 shown in FIG. 2 is a ball feed solenoid, and the ball feed solenoid 6 constitutes a supply device N10 together with the ball feed rod 27. The ball feed solenoid 69 is controlled by a control circuit 59, and the control circuit 59 and the ball feed solenoid 69 are connected via a solenoid driver (not shown) for inputting a pulse signal to the ball hitting device 7. The solenoid driver activates the ball hitting device 7 by inputting a pulse signal to the ball hitting device 7.

In FIGS. 4 to 7, 70 is a plunger of the ball feed solenoid 69, and 71 is an interlocking 8-. The interlocking lever 71 is formed in a U-shape, and its end is supported by the rotation support shaft 72, so that the other end of the interlock lever 71 is supported by the rotation support shaft 7.
It is rotatable around 2.

The ball feed rod 27 has the center part of its upper side rotatably supported by a rotation support shaft 28, and a hook provided on one end of the ball feed rod 27 and an alignment device (see FIG. 5) 85. A tension spring 36 is stretched between the boss 86 and the boss 86. In addition, the ball feed rod 27 has a U-shaped protruding portion and a ball feed solenoid 6.
The plunger 7 is arranged so as to be in contact with the tip of the plunger 7 when the plunger 9 is demagnetized. As a result, ball feed solenoid 1
-69 is demagnetized, the elastic force of the tension spring 36 urges the ball feed rod 27 or the pivot shaft 28 in the direction of the meter in FIG. 4. In order to excite the ball-striking device 7, a force that opposes the elastic force of the plunger 70 or the tension spring 36 is applied to the protruding portion of the ball-feeding rod 27, so the ball-feeding rod 27 is centered around the pivot shaft 28. As shown in FIG. 4, it is biased counterclockwise. Therefore, the supply device 10 can supply the game balls waiting in the standby gutter J6 one ball at a time from the standby gutter 15 to the visiting band 9 through the communication hole 40.

In this embodiment, the case where the standby method is supplied by driving the ball feeding rod 27 via the interlocking lever 72 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, plunger 7
0 and the ball feed rod 27 may be directly connected and the standby method may be provided by moving the ball feed rod 27 up and down. By doing so, the interlocking mechanism 72 and the tension spring 36 can be omitted, thereby reducing the number of parts.

Further, 73 shown in 2I is an operation handle for starting the ball hitting device 7, 74 is a display for displaying game information, 75 is an ashtray, 76 is a launch lamp, 77 is an interruption ramp, and 78 each represents a prize ball run. 79 is the interrupt switch, 8 () is the end switch,
The interrupt switch 79 is for interrupting the pachinko game for a predetermined period of time, and is for ending the pachinko game. Based on the operation of the interrupt switch 79 or the end switch 80, the control circuit 59 drives the mounting section 6 to write various data including game information into the writing section 4 of the cart L.

Next, the operation of the launch control device for a pachinko machine configured as described above will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. First, when the card L issued by the card issuing machine 5 is attached to the mounting section 6 of the pachinko machine 2 (sl), the cart L is taken into the mounting section 6 and transported to a read/write position (s2). ). Then, the control circuit 59 reads the old data stored in the 1j input section 4 using a write section (not shown) (3), and the read data is input to the control circuit 59. At this time, the control circuit 59
checks the authenticity of cart 1 based on the ID code (s4).

Therefore, the control circuit 59 compares the unique data stored in the cart I with the unique data of the cart 1 stored in the management device 3 (s5), and when the two do not match, a fault occurs in s6. On the other hand, when both match, the 1 control circuit 59 holds the cart 1 at a predetermined position (s8).

In s6, the control circuit 59 uses an alarm, a lamp, etc. to notify that the cart 1 is fraudulent in s4 or s5 described above. Such notification may be indicated by the display unit 74 and by sound such as a dial tone or dial tone, or by light.

Thereafter, the control circuit 59 manually sends a signal to the management device 3 indicating that the cart 1 is an unauthorized one, and when the alarm is canceled due to an alarm state or an operation on the gaming parlor side, the mounting section 6 is activated by the control circuit 59. After being driven, *, the cars 1 to 1 are returned to the player (No. 7).

At the same time, s9 checks whether the game information of the cart 1 is zero or not.
Otherwise, if the game information is zero, a step related to returning the current cart 1 is executed (sin). Also, if the game information is not zero, the control circuit 59 is set to "0 mode" in sll.
“Interrupted Mort” U bound Mort J and “Strike I Mort”
Determine whether any of the following are set. "0
"Mote" means game information or zero, "interrupted mote"
is to interrupt the current pachinko game for a predetermined period of time based on the player's will, ``termination mote'' is to terminate the current pachinko game based on the player's will, and ``stop mote'' is to stop the current pachinko game based on the player's will. Each represents that the current pachinko game is to be ended from the gaming hall side when a predetermined quantity of prize balls is reached.

If any one of the motes is set in sll, the process jumps to sl4. On the other hand, if none of the motes is set, the control circuit 5
First, it is determined whether the operating handle 73 is being operated or not based on a touch circuit (not shown). When the operating handle 73 is not operated, the control circuit 59
At sl3, the batting equipment and the operation of 7 are stopped. Then, in sl4, it is determined whether or not a firing position detection flag, which will be described later, is set. If the firing position detection flag is set, the process jumps to s25, and if not, the process jumps to sl9.

On the other hand, if the operation handle 73 is being operated in s12,
The control circuit 59 operates the ball batting device M7 by manually inputting an operation signal to the game circuit 8, and also inputs a signal indicating that a game operation has started to the management device 3, and sets the ball batting device 7 to the ball hitting 5T enabled state. (sl5). This enables the pachinko machine 2 to perform gaming operations.

Note that the touch circuit is activated based on the displacement of capacitance that changes when the operating handle 73 is gripped. When the touch circuit is activated, a touch switch (not shown) is closed, and a signal representing the grip state of the operating handle 73 is input to the control circuit 59. This allows the control circuit 59 to detect whether or not the operating handle 73 is being operated. By operating the operating handle 73, a variable resistor (not shown) can be adjusted to obtain a desired ball hitting force.

Thereafter, the control circuit 59 determines whether or not the firing position detection flag is set in sl6, and if the firing position detection flag is set, the control circuit 59 jumps to s2s, and if not, the control circuit 59 determines whether or not the firing position detection flag is set. Turn on the solenoid 69 (sl, 7). As a result, one ball of the waiting method is supplied from the waiting gutter 16 to the firing band 13 through the communication hole 40, and the supplied waiting method is flowed by the slope of the firing band 13. On the other hand, the trouble detection timer 84 starts measuring the passing time based on the fact that the ball feed solenoid 69 is turned on (sl8).

In sl9, the firing position detection sensor 61 or the guidance bands 1 and 3
The control circuit 59 determines r# whether or not a shot ball flowing down toward the locking member 11 is detected.

Then, the control circuit 59 controls the firing position detection sensor 61
If it is determined that a fired ball has been detected, the control circuit 59 sets the firing position detection flag and almost simultaneously sets the firing position detection flag (s2
2), after clearing the draft detection timer 84 (s
2:l), a signal indicating this is input to the 1L ball timer 65. On the other hand, if it is determined in s19 that the launched ball has not been detected by the firing position detection sensor 6I, then in s20 it is determined whether or not the draft detection timer 84 has finished measuring the passing time. In s20, if the draft detection timer 84 has finished measuring the passing time, s21 is executed; otherwise, the process jumps to s25.

In s21, the control circuit 59 assumes that some kind of inconvenience has occurred in the supply device 10 due to ball clogging in the standby gutter 16, failure of the ball feed solenoid 69, etc., and performs error processing. At this time, the error is notified by sound and light, and almost at the same time, the control circuit 5
9 inputs a signal related to the J-record error to the management device 3.

The firing position detection flag (flag) mentioned above indicates whether the fired ball is at a position where it can be fired by the ball hitting device 7, that is, whether it has been detected by the firing position detection sensor 51.

Next, the locking method timer 65 starts measuring the locking time almost at the same time as setting the locking time in s24. Then, in s25, it is determined whether the launched ball detection sensor 62, 63 has detected a launched ball or not. If a launched ball has not been detected, the locking method timer 65 measures the locking time in s25. Determine whether or not the process has ended. On the other hand, when the launched ball detection sensor 52.63 detects a launched ball at s25, s
Jump to 42. At s26, the locking method timer 65
When the measurement of the locking time is finished, the control circuit 59 performs s2.
By demagnetizing the ball feed solenoid 70 at step 8, the operation of the supply device 10 is stopped, and if not, the process jumps to step s3 [].

In s28, the operation handle 73 is operated 11! !
- is determined based on the opening/closing of the contacts of the touch switch, and if the operating handle 73 is being operated, the control circuit 5
9 activates the ball hitting device 7 in s29, while if not, the process moves to s3(].

Next, at 530, the control circuit 59 controls the passing ball detection sensor 64.
It is determined whether or not a fired ball is detected, and if it is determined that one fired ball is detected, s31 is executed, or s31 is executed if it is not likely to be executed.
Jump to 32. At s31, the control circuit 59 inputs a signal indicating this to the shot ball timer 67 based on the detection of the shot ball by the passing ball detection sensor 64. As a result, the shot ball timer 57 starts measuring the passing time based on the shot ball detected by the passing ball detection sensor 64 (s30).

The passing time set in the shot ball timer 67 is set based on the minimum batting force for the shot ball to reach the shot ball detection sensor 63 from the ball detection sensor 64 through the ball hitting device M7. In other words, the launching ball or ball hitting device 7
The passing ball detection sensor 64 to the launched ball detection sensor 6
The longest time it takes to reach 3 points is set in the shot ball timer 67 as the passing time. In addition, at sH, the launched ball timer 67 starts measuring the passing time based on the launched ball detection by the passing ball detection sensor 64, and is not limited to this. Alternatively, the measurement of the passing time may be started.

Accordingly, the control circuit 59 determines in s32 whether or not the firing position detection sensor 62 has detected a fired ball, and if a fired ball is detected, executes s33, and if it is not aligned, executes s4.
Jump to 9. Next, the control circuit 59 determines in s33 whether or not the firing position detection sensor 63 has detected a fired ball, and if it is determined that the fired ball has not been detected, then in s4
Jump to 9. On the other hand, if it is determined in s33 that a fired ball has been detected, it is determined in 533a whether the foul ball detection timer 87 has been started (from cellar 1), and it is determined whether it has been set. 53 if
If not, the foul ball detection timer 87 is started at s:13b.

This foul ball detection timer 87 is activated when a launched ball reaches the launched ball detection sensor 63, in other words, it is turned ON and is then launched onto the game board 12g4, or when the ball is hit from the end of the guiding band 9 due to insufficient batting force. A sufficient time is set to determine whether the ball is returned to the ball hitting device 7 from the shot ball detection sensor 63 without being hit to the game board 12 side. Accordingly, 533c detects a launched ball or the launched ball detection sensor 63, and based on whether or not the foul ball detection timer 87 has timed up, the launched ball is returned to the hitting device 7 side. Determine whether or not. and 5
33c, if it is determined that the fired ball has returned to the ball hitting device 7 side again, the process jumps to s42, whereas if not, s3:ld is executed.

In 533d, the fired ball detection sensor 63 changes from ON to OFF.
It is determined whether or not the state has changed to the F state, and if the state has changed to the OFF state, s34 is executed, whereas if not, the process jumps to s41. Also s:12. If it is determined in s:13 that at least one of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62.6:l has not detected a shot ball, the control circuit 59 in s49 activates the shot ball timer started in s31 mentioned above. It is determined whether or not the time has exceeded 67. Then, in s49, if the control circuit 59 determines that the ball launch timer 67 has timed up, s45 is executed; otherwise, the process jumps to s41.

s32 mentioned above. Through steps s33 and s49, it is determined whether or not a shot ball has been launched from the guide band 9 onto the game board 12. That is, if neither of the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 detects a shot ball before the shot ball timer 67 started in s31 times up, in other words, the shot ball timer 67 times up and the pair of shot balls is detected. Detection sensor 62.6
If at least one of 3 is not detected, it is assumed that a foul ball has occurred due to insufficient batting power or the like. The occurrence of this foul ball is detected by the control circuit 59 almost simultaneously with the time-up of the shot ball timer 67 (described later).

When the other pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63 or the shot ball timer 67 are operating (see s31), that is, when the shot balls are sequentially detected while measuring the passing time, the control circuit 59 detects whether the shot balls have reached the game board 12. detect what has happened. Therefore, in s34, game information for rlJ (
If there is game information for rlJ, "2" is subtracted from the current game information, but if not, the process jumps to s36.

The above step s34 is a step assuming a case where the shot ball that was once launched onto the game board 12 returns to the guiding band 9 while the shot ball is being detected by the shooting position detection sensor 61.

Also s34. When two balls worth of shot balls are detected at the shooting position as in s35, a batting force greater than the normal line is manually generated by operating the operating handle 73, and two balls worth of shot balls are sent to the game f! ! ! Alternatively, by increasing the current supplied to the ball hitting device (solenois 1 to 1) 7, two balls can be automatically launched toward the 12th side of the game board. For example, as described above, there is no need to operate the operation handle 73 to increase the ball hitting force or to return to the original ball hitting force.

In s36, subtract "1" from the game information and s37
The game information of the lever subtraction method is input into a management device (not shown), and at the same time, the firing timer 67 and the foul ball detection timer 87 are reset at s3B. Subsequently, in s39, after the firing position detection flag is cleared, the control circuit 59 starts an irregular ball detection timer (not shown) in s40 (described later). When it is determined that the pair of shot ball sensors 62 and 63 have detected a shot ball in s25, the control circuit 59 controls the ball hitting device 7 in s29.
After the game ball launched from the guide band 9 was once detected by the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63, it returned to the guide band 9, that is, it became a shot ball or a foul ball. Then, in s25, if any of the sensors 62.6:1 detects a foul ball, s42 is executed.

However, there are four cases of foul balls:

■) 6 shot balls are detected by a pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63, and after reaching the game board 12 through the upper end of the guide band 9, are bounced off by an obstacle nail or the like (not shown).
When the ball returns to the direction of the ball hitting device 7 on the guide band 9 ■ A 0 shot ball is detected by the pair of shot ball detection sensors 62 and 63, and the ball returns on the guide band 9 in the direction of the ball hitting device M7 without reaching the game board 12 If the ball 9 is detected by one of the shot ball detection sensors 62 and returned to the direction of the ball hitting device 7 on the guide band 9 without being detected by the other shot ball detection sensor 63 α) If one shot ball returns to the direction of the ball hitting device 7 on the guide band 9 without being detected by any of the shot ball detection sensors 62, L (j) and (4) are s32. sko3 and 849
This can occur during the steps in .

(In the case of D, when the launched ball is detected by the passing ball detection sensor 64, the fired ball detection sensor 62, and the fired ball detection sensor 63 in this order, the control circuit 59 determines whether the fired ball is detected by the game board I2
Detects that the point has been reached. After this, in s25, the control circuit 59 determines whether the fired ball reaches the game board 12 and leaves the game board 12 when the fired ball is detected in the reverse order as described above, that is, by the fired ball detection sensor 63 and the fired ball detection sensor 62. It is detected that the ball has returned to the direction of the ball hitting device 7. Next, the above ■
In this case, when the shot ball is detected by the shot ball detection sensor 63, the foul ball detection timer 87 is activated in 533b.
is started, and when the shot ball continues to be detected by the shot ball detection sensor 63, the shot ball detection sensor 63 turns OF while remaining at the position of the shot ball detection sensor 63.
Since the ball does not reach F, the control circuit 59 can detect that the shot ball has returned to the ball hitting device 7 without reaching the game board 12.

The one shot ball timer 57 is started when the two feet (3) and (4) are detected by the shot ball or passing ball detection sensor 64. And in s49, the firing ball timer 67
When the time-up of the firing ball timer 67 is up, the control circuit 5
9 can detect that the shot ball has reached between the pair of shot ball sensors 62 and 63. Similarly, in case 4), the control circuit 59 can detect that the fired ball has arrived between the fired ball detection sensor 62 and the passing ball detection sensor 64. Then, in step 542, the ball feeding solenoid 69 is set to 0FFL/, thereby stopping the ball feeding operation by the supply device 10. This makes it possible to fire only the return ball. Further, in s43, the control circuit 59 clears the related IF timer 65 set in s24, and also clears the foul ball detection timer 87 set in 532a.

Then, in s44, in order to correct the game information due to the occurrence of a foul ball, rlJ is calculated as this foul ball.
is added to the current game information. Then, s45, control circuit 5
9 stops the ball hitting device 7 and the ball feeding solenoid 69. Next, in s45, when the passing ball detection sensor 64 detects a foul ball, the control circuit 59 inputs a signal indicating that to the return ball timer 66, and the return ball timer 66 starts measuring the return time (s47). ). While measuring this return time, the control circuit 59 waits for a foul ball to be locked by the locking member 11 by stopping the operations of the ball hitting device 7 and the supply device M10.

The measurement of the return time in s47 is for a foul ball corresponding to all of the above-mentioned cases (1) to (3). When the return ball timer 66 finishes measuring the return time (s48), the process jumps to s28, and when the operation handle 73 is being operated, the control circuit 59 activates the ball hitting device 7 (s29) to lock the ball. hit the foul ball. At this time, since the control circuit 59 continues the stopping operation of the supply device IO, the supply of game balls is stopped 1-. As a result, the ball hitting device 7 can fire all of the foul balls related to (1-) to (2) above onto the game board 12 without collecting them. Further, a plurality of game balls will not stay on the guide band 9. 1- Launched ball timer 67 in s49
In the step of determining the time up, if the time is up, jump to s45 and proceed to s46.
Or jump to s28 after executing s48. S stab "O mote" set I-determine the presence or absence,
If "0 mote" is set, jump to s59, otherwise jump to s50.

After that, the control circuit 59 determines in s50 whether the game information is zero or not, and if the game information is zero, the ball feeding solenoid 69 is turned OFF, thereby causing the ball feeding device 10 to operate the ball feeding operation. Stop (s5+
). Then, in s52, the control circuit 59 is set to "0 mode"
After setting, s53 is the standby gutter 16, and h is the standby method sensor 4.1, which indicates whether or not all launched balls are on standby.
44. If all the launched balls are waiting in the waiting gutter 167, it is assumed that the game information does not change, and the control circuit 59 stops the operation of the ball hitting device 7 in s54 to disable firing, and then a predetermined number of balls are set. data is written to the writing section 4 of the cart 1 (s55
). On the other hand, if it is determined in s53 that all the fired balls are not waiting in the waiting gutter 16, the fired ball whose game information has been returned to zero is on the game board 12 and has the possibility of winning a prize. Jumping to s25, processing related to the shot ball is performed.

When game information is written in the writing section 4 of the cart L in s55, the written content is checked in s56.

If there is no problem with the written content, the same data is transmitted to the management device (not shown) of the pachinko machine 2 at s57, and then the cart return process is performed (s58). on the other hand s5
If the fortune-telling contents are inconvenient in step 6, the process returns to s55 and the game information is written into the writing section 4 again.

If the control circuit 59 determines in s50 that the game information has not been spilled, it determines in s59 whether or not the illegal ball sensor 68 has detected a game ball, and determines whether the illegal ball sensor 68 has detected a game ball. If not, in step 56(), the control circuit 59 determines whether or not the irregular ball detection timer started in step s40 mentioned above has timed out.

If the illegal ball detection timer has expired, it is determined that an illegal ball has mixed in with the game ball, and the control circuit 59 stops the operation of the ball hitting device 7 in s61. Thereafter, the control circuit 59 displays an alarm and a lamp to notify that an illegal ball or a game ball has been mixed in (s62).

On the other hand, if the game ball is detected by the illegal ball sensor 68 in s59, the above-mentioned illegal ball detection timer is cleared in s63, and then s64 is executed. Also, in s60, L
If the recorded irregular ball detection timer has not timed up, s64 is executed.

By the way, the cycle in which game balls are fed into the firing band [3] depends on the operation of the ball hitting device 7, and if this excitation and demagnetization are one cycle, and one smooth ball is hit, then ■
-The time required for each cycle is constant. In this embodiment, the time T1 required for one cycle of the ball hitting device 7 is set to 0.
．． It is set to about 6 seconds (T +=l[]0cycle
e/ain=0.6s).

That is, the game ball blocks the light transmitted and received between the two illegal ball sensors 68 and 68 every 0.6 seconds, while the illegal ball does not block the light between the illegal ball sensors 68 and 68 as described above. For this reason, if a small-diameter irregular ball or a game ball is mixed in, the time T2 per cycle related to the above-mentioned light shielding between the two irregular ball sensors 68, 68 is greater than 0.016 seconds.
(T + = 0, 6s < 72). become.

This allows the control circuit 59 to detect an irregular ball and perform predetermined processing such as generating a notification signal.

The above-mentioned irregular ball detection timer measures the times T + and T 2 related to such irregular ball detection. This illegal ball detection timer operates in synchronization with the return ball timer 66, and is normally set to the time T per cycle of light shielding of the game ball, that is, 0.6 seconds. If light is not shielded between the irregular ball sensors 68 and 68 between the start and time-up of the irregular ball detection timer, it is determined that a small diameter ball has been mixed in.

In addition, when a foul ball is detected, the illegal ball detection timer starts the time T1 from when the return ball timer 56 times up.
Measure. The illegal ball sensor 68.68 and the illegal ball detection timer not only detect small diameter balls, but also detect ball clogging in the circulation path of the game ball, for example, when the game ball is stuck in the shape of a bunch of grapes in the needle amount. It can be used to detect conditions, etc.

Further, the suction force of the ball hitting device 7 is set in advance so that the ejection force exceeds the emitted ball or at least the passing ball detection sensor 64. By setting the firing force in this manner, it is possible to provide the player with a play experience that involves technical intervention of adjusting the hitting force by operating the operating handle 73.

In S54, it is determined whether or not a safe ball has been detected. If a safe ball has been detected, r+NJ (for example, 13
ball). Then, this calculation result is written into the memory 60 as new game information, and this new game information is almost simultaneously input into the management device 3 (S65). the other s6
4. If it is determined that the ball is safe or not detected,
Jump to S70.

In S67, the control circuit 59 determines whether "0 mode" is set. If "0 mode" is set, the control circuit 59 clears "0 mode" in S68, and then switches the ball feed solenoid to S69. The ball feeding operation by 69 is made possible. "0 mote" indicates that the game information is zero.

Further, if it is determined in S67 that "0 mode" is not set, the control circuit 59 returns "0 mode" in S67.
If it is determined that "MALL~" is not set, the control circuit 59 determines in S71 whether or not the current pachinko machine 2 is discontinued.

When it is determined that it is a stop, the control circuit 59 turns OFF the ball path resolenoy in S72 to stop the ball feeding operation by the feeding device 1(), and in S73 turns off the ball feed operation. set. On the other hand, in s71, if the current pachinko machine 2 has not stopped or is ``44'', and it is L, the process jumps to S74.``One stroke tomote'' indicates that the planned number of prize balls has been paid out. belongs to.

After this, in S73, the "1F motor" is set, and in S74, the control circuit 59 sets the standby method sensor 44,
It is determined whether or not 44 is shielded from light. When it is determined that the standby method sensor 44, 44 is shielded from light, it is determined that all the game balls are waiting in the standby gutter I6. Then, in step S75, the control circuit 59 stops the operation of the ball hitting device 7, thereby setting it in a state in which it is unable to fire. Next, in S76, the draft detection timer 84 in S20 started in S18 is cleared. On the other hand, in s74, if it is determined that the standby method sensor 44, 44 is not shielded from light, it is assumed that all pitch type determinations such as being caught on an obstacle nail are not yet completed, and the process jumps to sll.

For this reason, the [l-processing] is not performed.

After that, in S77, the control circuit 59 transfers the memory 6 to the current memory 6.
Various data (gaming information) related to the pachinko game and the ID code stored in the S predicate 4 are stored in the S predicate 4. The control circuit 59 then determines whether all the data written into the writing section 4 in S77 match the data in the memory 60 (S78). If both data match, it is assumed that there is no problem and the various data and ID code written in the writing unit 4 at S77 are input to the management device 3 (S79). On the other hand, if the two data do not match in S79, S77 is executed again. Then, in S80, the control circuit 59 performs a termination process, and then is driven by the mounting section 6 or the control circuit 59.
The cart l is returned to the player (S81). At this time, the data of the cart 1 may be printed out using the printer 28.

Next, in S98, it is determined whether "0 mote" is set or not, and if "0 mote" is set, S5
Jump to 3--Jjl If not, S8
2, and it is determined whether "interruption mode 1~" is set. If "interruption mode" is set, the process goes to 590, and if not, it is determined in step S83 whether or not "end mode" is set. If "end moto" is set, the process goes to S90, and if not, it is determined in step S84 whether or not the end switch 80 is operated. If the end switch 80 is operated (ON), the control circuit 59 turns off the ball feeding solenoid 69 in S85, thereby stopping the ball feeding operation by the feeding device 10. After this, the control circuit 59 sets the "end mode" and executes S90.

On the other hand, if the end switch 80 has not been operated in S84, it is determined in S87 whether or not the interrupt switch 79 has been operated. If it is determined in S87 that the interrupt switch 79 has not been operated, the process jumps to sll, while if not, in S88 the control circuit 59 turns off the ball feeding solenoid 69, thereby supplying the device 1). stop the ball feeding operation. In response, the control circuit 59 sets the "suspension mode" (S89
), In S90, it is determined whether or not all the game balls are waiting on the standby gutter 15. Note that the processing consisting of S90 to S97 shown below is the same as that of S7 described above.
Processing similar to each step from step 4 to step S81 is performed.

In the above embodiment, during measurement of the engagement time or return time, the control circuit 59 controls the ball feeding solenoid 69 as a driving source.
Also, the operation of the ball hitting device 7 may have been directly stopped, but the invention is not limited to this. If the ball hitting device 7 is composed of a linear solenoid and the supply device 10 is linked with the ball hitting device 7 (see conventional example FIG. 13), as shown in FIG. A means may be provided.

The supply stop means shown in FIG. 9 is composed of a stop solenoid 81 and a stop solenoid 82. Stop solenoid 8
I consists of a linear solenoid controlled by the control circuit 59, and the plunger 83 is actuated along an axis parallel to the lever 30. The private part 82 is provided on the L side of the lever 30,
When the stop E solenoid 81 is demagnetized, the dedicated 82 does not come into contact with the plunger 8, and when it is energized, the dedicated 82 comes into contact with the plunger 83, thereby holding the lever 30 in the state shown by the solid line. As a result, the supply device 10 becomes inoperable, and the game ball or the guide band 9 is removed from the standby gutter 16.
may be prohibited from being supplied to

Further, by interlocking the ball feeding of the game balls waiting in the standby gutter 16 with the ball hitting device 7, S17 in FIG. 8A. S
Whether the step related to ON-OFF of the ball feeding solenoid 69 in step 27 is omitted (see FIG. 8C), and the step related to determining the operating state of the stop solenoid shown in sA of FIG. 8C and A step related to the stopping operation of the stop solenoid 81 shown at sB in FIG. 8C is added. Furthermore, regarding the presence or absence of a returned ball, return of game information, interruption of the game, end of the game, and one hit, the 8th AI
E and 8th Bl”jls42°s4s, S51.S7
2. sB5. Turn the ball feed solenoid 69 shown in S88 to O.
Instead of the FF step, turn on the stop solenoid 81
(Figures 8C and 8D s42.s45.sol
, s72. sB5. (see s8g). When all the game balls are in the standby gutter 16, the stop solenoid 81 is turned off (sC, sD, sE in Figure 8D).
(See)・Furthermore, the present invention may be provided in a pachinko machine 1jIt2 having a foul ball gutter for collecting foul balls. In such a configuration, the operation of the ball hitting device 7 and the feeding device 10 is stopped based on the detection of a foul ball, thereby preventing a collision between a shot ball fed next to the foul ball and the foul ball. It can be prevented. As a result, the flow of the pachinko game is not interrupted.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention allows the foul ball to be hit onto the game board again by the ball hitting device without having to be collected. This eliminates the need for a foul gutter for collecting foul balls, and the structure of the guide band is simplified by forming the guide band into a series of two.

In addition, since the guide band is not composed of multiple members, the shot ball is guided smoothly along the guide band, and there is no collision between the lower end of the guide band and the shot ball, which reduces the hitting force of the shot ball. and can prevent damage or deformation of the guide band. Along with this, the hitting condition of the shot ball becomes stable and smooth, which improves the accuracy of hitting the ball.

Further, in the case of a configuration including a passing ball detection sensor and a shot ball timer, a foul ball is detected almost at the same time as the shot ball timer finishes measuring the passing time. Therefore, the time required to detect a foul ball does not become longer than the passing time, and the flow of the pachinko game is prevented from being disturbed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a batinball machine equipped with the device shown in FIG.
3rd [7I is a front view showing the non-IF sphere sensor of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a front view showing the supply device shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the pachinko machine shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a front view showing the supply device shown in Fig. 1.
Figure 7 is a front view showing the installation of the feeding device shown in Figure 6.
FIG. 8A is a plan view of the feeding device shown in FIG.
Figure B is a flowchart showing other parts of the brocrum in Figure 8A, Figure 8C is a flowchart showing a part of the brocrum that is different from the brocrum in Figures 8A and 8B, and Figure 8D is the flowchart in Figure 8C. A flowchart showing other parts, FIG. 9 is a front view showing a configuration different from the supply device in FIG. 4, FIG. 10 is a front view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 11 is the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 10. 12 is a block diagram showing the connections between the pachinko machine and management device in FIG. 10, FIG. 13 is a front view showing the supply device in FIG. 13
15 is a plan view of the feeding device shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 16 is a side view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 10, and FIG. 17 is a side view of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, and is a perspective view showing the structure of the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1.0. 7... Ball hitting device 9..., Guidance band 10...- Supply device 11... Locking member I2... Game board 59... Control circuit 61... Shooting position sensors 62, 63-... - Launched ball detection sensor 64... Passing ball detection sensor 65... Locking part timer 66... Return ball timer 67... Launched ball timer

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[Claims] (1) A ball hitting device that fires game balls; a guide band with one end disposed on the ball hitting device side and the other end placed on the game board side; a supply device that supplies game balls to the guide band; the supply device; A launch control device for a pachinko machine, comprising: a control circuit for controlling a ball hitting device; and a locking member provided at a lower end of the guide band for locking a game ball together with the guide band. a firing position detection sensor located at the lower end to detect the locked ball locked by the locking member; and a firing position detection sensor located at the upper end of the guide band along the firing direction of the fired ball to drive the ball to the game board by the ball hitting device. a pair of shot ball detection sensors for detecting a shot ball that has been thrown and a foul ball that has returned from the game board to the guide band; and a pair of shot ball detection sensors arranged between the shot ball detection sensor and the shot position detection sensor of the guide band. a passing ball detection sensor for detecting a foul ball; a return ball timer for measuring a return time when the fired ball detection sensor detects a foul ball returning from the game board; and a returned ball timer for measuring a return time when the fired ball detection sensor detects a fired ball. When the shot ball passes between the passing ball detection sensor and the pair of shot ball detection sensors, the passing time required for the shot ball to pass between the passing ball detection sensor and the pair of shot ball detection sensors is measured, and during the measurement of the passing time, the pair of shot ball detection sensors detect the shot ball. Provides a firing ball timer that is reset when
The control circuit controls the control circuit at least when the return ball timer is operating or when at least one of the pair of shot ball detection sensors has not detected a shot ball and the shot ball timer has finished measuring the passing time. A launch control device for a pachinko machine characterized by stopping the operation of a ball hitting device.