JPH05123433A - Ball shooting game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a ball shooting game machine which allows the supplying of a fixed number of balls necessary for one game accurately. CONSTITUTION:A ball feeding member 134 of a ball supply member 130 is made to interlock with a ball hammering rod 102 turnable reciprocatingly by a ball hitting motor 112 of a ball shooting device 100 as driving section which is the most basic and reliable in a ball shooting game machine, through a vertically sliding member 109. Thus, as far as the balls are shot, the balls can be supplied thereby enabling the supply of a fixed number of balls necessary for one game accurately to the shooting position 138.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention shoots a certain number of hit balls on a game board equipped with a plurality of passage entrances through which the hit balls can pass, and plays a game. The present invention relates to a ball game machine that imparts a predetermined game value based on a game result formed by a combination of passing ball entrances through which a hit ball has passed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a certain number of hit balls are shot on a game board having a plurality of passage entrances through which the hit balls can pass to play a game. As a ball game machine that imparts a predetermined game value based on a game result formed by a combination of passed through ball entrances, for example, 16 ball hits on a game board in one game The hit ball passes through one of a plurality of passage entrances arranged in a row in the lowermost part of the game area of the game board, and the combination of the passage entrances through which the hit ball passes is a predetermined combination. Therefore, many types have been proposed in which points are given and award balls corresponding to the points are paid out as a game value after the end of the game based on the points. In such a ball game machine, since one game is divided into a fixed number of ball hits, most of the ball feed members in the ball feeder are driven by solenoids.

[0003]

However, when the ball feeding member is driven by the solenoid, the solenoid malfunctions due to noise from the outside or the durability of the solenoid itself is insufficient, so that accurate ball feeding is possible. There was a problem that there were many accidents in which operations were not performed. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
It is an object of the invention to provide a ball game machine capable of accurately supplying a fixed number of hit balls required in one game.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a fixed number of hit balls are shot on a game board having a plurality of passage entrances through which the hit balls can pass. In a ball-ball game machine that gives a predetermined game value based on a game result formed by a combination of passage entrances through which at least the fixed number of shot hits have passed, the fixed number of hits The ball feeding member of the ball-striking supply device that supplies the ball to the firing position is driven in conjunction with the ball-striking rod that reciprocally rotates by the electric drive source of the ball-striking ball launching device that repels the ball, and by the ball-sending member. It is characterized in that the hitting ball supply device is provided with a detecting means for detecting a hitting ball to be moved.

[0005]

When the electric drive source of the hitting ball launching device is driven,
The batting rod reciprocally rotates to eject the batting ball at the firing position.
At the same time, the ball feeding member of the hitting ball supply device is also driven, so that the hitting ball is sent to the firing position. Further, since the movement of the hitting ball sent by the ball feeding member is detected by the detecting means, when the detection signal reaches a predetermined constant number, the driving of the electric drive source is stopped and one game is ended. As described above, according to the present invention, the ball is reciprocally rotated by the electric drive source of the ball-striking launcher, which is the most basic and reliable driving unit in the ball-playing machine that repels a ball. Since the ball feed member of the batting supply device is interlocked with the rod, as long as the batting ball can be fired, batting balls can be supplied, and a certain number of batting balls necessary for one game are reliably supplied to the firing position. can do.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiment, the outline of the ball game machine will be described first, and then the operation of the game board, the ball launching device, the ball supply device, and the ball game machine will be described in order.

[0007] pinball game machine First, with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the configuration of the entire ball-shooting game machine according to an embodiment. 6 is a front view of the ball game machine, and FIG. 7 is a rear view of the ball game machine. In the figure, a ball game machine 1 is composed of an outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 which is openable and closable with respect to the outer frame 2, and the main part of the ball game machine 1 is integrated in the front frame 3. .. That is, a door holding frame 4 is provided around the frame-shaped front frame 3 of the ball game machine 1, and the door holding frame 4 has a glass door frame 5 having glass plates 5a and 5b (see FIG. 11). And a front door plate 6 having a hitting ball supply tray 7 are pivotally supported on one side and are attached so as to be openable and closable. Behind the glass door frame 5 and on the back surface of the front frame 3, a game board 30 is detachably provided. Further, the hit ball supply tray 7 fixed to the surface of the front door plate 6 stores the discharged prize balls, and supplies the discharged prize balls as one hit ball to a launch position 138 (see FIG. 1) described later. In the lower internal space on the upstream side, a speaker 8 for generating a sound effect related to the game is built.

The front door plate 6 is also provided with a start switch 9 for starting a game in the ball game machine 1. If the first player presses the start switch 9 after the power is turned on, there is no need to press the start switch 9 unless the power is turned off. And, during the game, it works as a settlement switch to settle the score for each game. In this ball-and-ball game machine 1, when the game ends and the next game starts, the score of the previous game is automatically settled. Therefore, when the start switch 9 is used as a settlement switch, it is only necessary to settle the previous game without proceeding to the next game. The start switch 9 may not be provided, and the game may be played immediately after the power is turned on. Further, on the back surface of the front door plate 6, a hitting ball supply device 130 for fixing the hitting ball guided from the hitting ball supply tray 7 to the firing position 138 is fixed. The hit ball supply device 130 will be described in detail later.

At the lower part of the front frame 3, there are an operation handle 10 associated with a hitting ball launching device 100, which will be described later, and a surplus ball receiving tray 11 for storing prize balls which cannot be stored in the hitting ball supply tray 7. It is provided. Further, inside the operation handle 10, a main switch (not shown) for rotationally driving a hitting ball motor 112, which will be described later, is provided, and a touch plate for detecting that a player touches the outer periphery thereof. Are formed. In addition, a game effect lamp 25 is provided on the upper portion of the front frame 3 to notify that the jackpot is in a gaming state, which will be described later. Further, on the open side of the front frame 3, there is provided an operation lamp 26 that lights up when the ball-striking launcher 100 is in operation.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, as shown in FIG. 7, a mechanism plate 12 is arranged. This mechanism plate 12 is established when the one game is finished. Predetermined number of points (for example, 16 points per point)
Various mechanisms for discharging the prize balls are provided. The mechanism plate 12 is composed of a mechanism plate body molded of synthetic resin and having a substantially rectangular shape, and various mechanisms are assembled to the mechanism plate 12. The front side of the mechanism plate 12 has a ball hitting the back of the game board 30. A ball gathering path for collecting and discharging to the outside of the ball game machine 1 (collection gutter of the installation island) is configured.

Further, on the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 12, various mechanisms are provided for paying out to the player prize balls to be supplied from a supply mechanism (not shown) of the ball game machine installation table. These mechanisms will be described below. The prize ball tank 13 is fixed to the upper portion of the mechanism plate 12. A large amount of prize balls are supplied to the prize ball tank 13 from the supply mechanism described above. Below the prize ball tank 13,
A prize ball guide rail 14 for arranging and guiding the prize balls is provided. The prize ball guide rails 14 are attached so as to be aligned so that the prize balls are aligned in two rows and flow down naturally. Further, on the bottom surface on the upstream side of the prize ball guide rail 14, there is provided a prize ball cut switch 15 for detecting a shortage of prize balls, and when the prize ball cut switch 15 is operated, it is provided on the front face of the game board 30. The award ball burn-out lamp 84 (see FIG. 8) is turned on to notify that effect, the ball striking motor 112 is stopped, and a signal is sent to a management computer installed in the game arcade to operate a replenishment mechanism (not shown). Prize ball tank 1
Supply prize balls to 3.

On the downstream side of the prize ball guide rail 14, a prize ball payout device 16 for storing a predetermined number (eg, 16) of prize balls and paying out the predetermined number of prize balls in a divided manner is provided. .. The prize-ball payout device 16 is linked with a prize-ball payout solenoid 17 that is excited corresponding to each score via a connecting rod, and excites the prize-ball payout solenoid 17 for the number of points obtained in one game. The prize balls corresponding to the points are paid out. Further, a prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 for detecting that the prize ball payout solenoid 17 is excited is provided on the side of the prize ball payout solenoid 17. When an abnormality of the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 is detected when the prize ball payout solenoid 17 is excited, an error message is displayed on the score display device 79 as described later.

The prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 16 are
The ball is supplied to the hit ball supply tray 7 or the surplus ball tray 11 through the prize ball payout passage, but the overflow switch 1 is provided in the prize ball discharge passage communicating with the surplus ball tray 11.
9 is facing. This overflow switch 19
The prize ball discharge solenoid 1 is turned on when the prize ball discharge passage is filled with the prize ball.
7 and the driving of the hitting ball motor 112 of the hitting ball launching device 100 are stopped, and the game is temporarily stopped. However, when it is turned on during payout or during bullet firing, stop control is performed after the end of the payout operation or the end of the game. In addition, surplus ball saucer 11
The game can be restarted by scraping out the prize ball from and turning off the overflow switch 19.

Further, on the back surface of the mechanism plate 12, there is attached a control circuit board 20 for controlling game contents and a ball hitting operation described later. On the control circuit board 20, a control circuit including a microcomputer 90 (see FIG. 16) described in detail later is formed. In addition, the control circuit board 20
Are connected to the relay terminal board 21 provided at the center of the mechanism plate 12 and the terminal board 23 provided at the bottom of the mechanism board 12 by concentrated wiring. The relay terminal board 21 is connected with wiring from each electric component provided on the game board 30, and is provided with a winning information terminal 22 for outputting winning information indicating that the jackpot is in a gaming state to the outside. There is. On the other hand, the award ball payout solenoid 17, the award ball payout confirmation switch 18, and wiring from a tentacle circuit board 116 described later are connected to the terminal board 23, and at the time of repair of a failure based on an error message. A reset switch 24 is provided which is pressed to restore the normal state.

Further, on the back surface of the ball game machine 1, a hitting ball launching device 100 for launching a hitting ball is fixed to one lower side of the front frame 3. A fixed number (16 balls) of balls that are shot in one game by the ball-striking device 100 are game board 3
It is designed to be fired toward 0. The ball launch device 100 will be described in detail later.

Game Board Next, the structure of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 15 and FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view of the game board 30, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the game board 30. 10 to 15 and FIG. 23 show a main game device provided on the game board 30, and in the following description, the game device will be described explicitly whenever necessary.

In FIG. 8, a guide rail 31 for guiding a hitting ball guided from a launch rail 137, which will be described later, is planted on the surface of the game board 30 in a substantially circular shape. The area surrounded by the guide rails 31 constitutes the game area 32. In the game area 32, a variable display device 33 having a plurality (two) of variable display devices 39a and 39b, a winning ball device 43 having a rotating body 47, a pair of variable winning ball devices 60a and 60b, and related thereto. Passing openings 63a and 63b, and passing entrance openings 70a to 70p
And decorative lamps are arranged. Hereinafter, each gaming device will be described.

Variable Display Device The structure of the variable display device 33 is shown in FIGS.
11 and FIG. 11. 10 is a front view of the variable display device 33, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the variable display device 33 attached to the game board 30. In the figure, the variable display device 33 has a mounting board 34 which is provided in the middle of the upper part of the game area 32 and is mounted on the surface of the game board 30, and a winning opening 35 is mounted on the mounting board 34.
Are formed. As shown in FIG. 9, the winning opening 35 is formed by a guide plate 87 (only some of the guide plates are provided with symbols) formed on the front surface of the prize winning ball collecting cover plate 86 for the received prize balls. Finally, a passage entrance 70 described later
It is guided to the 8th passage entrance 70h of a-70p.

A ball turning plate 36 formed in a mortar shape is provided below the winning opening 35, and a ball drop opening 37 is formed in the center of the ball turning plate 36. This ball swivel plate 3
6 is a ball hitting flying obliquely from above the variable display device 33 and is swirling, and when the momentum disappears, the ball drop opening 3
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, a large number of obstacle nails are erected diagonally above the variable display device 33, and a ball hitting diagonally upward to the left enters. Since only possible gaps are provided, the hit balls that reach the ball swivel plate 36 only come from diagonally above the left side. As shown in FIG. 11, the turning restriction protrusion 38 is provided so that when the hitting ball turns once and collides with the turning restriction protrusion 38, it is guided to the ball drop port 37 as it is. It should be noted that it is possible to accept a ball hitting from diagonally above and to the right, or to dispose the turning restriction protrusion 38 on the ball turning plate 36. In addition, the turning restriction protrusion 38
Instead of this, a protrusion may be formed on the ball swivel plate 36 to weaken the swirling force of the ball and reduce the number of times of turning.

As shown in FIG. 9, the hit ball dropped from the ball drop opening 37 passes through the back surface of the game board 30 to reach the ball discharge opening 42 located below the variable display device 33, and again the game board. It is guided to the front surface of 30 and released to the game area 32. As shown in FIG. 8, the hitting ball discharged from the ball discharging port 42 to the game area 32 is guided by an obstacle nail which is planted in a parallel shape below the ball hitting port 45 of the winning ball device 43 (FIG. 1
2)).

Also, the ball swivel plate 3 of the variable display device 33.
A pair of variable indicators 39a and 39b are provided in front of the lower part of the display 6. This variable display 39a, 3
9b is composed of 7-segment LED, so that it is possible to sequentially change and display 10 numbers from 0 to 9 and symbols consisting of 5 English letters A, J, F, U, and P. Is becoming Then, in the variable indicators 39a and 39b, a hit ball enters the ball entrance 45 of the winning ball device 43, and the winning ball detector 4
When 6 is turned on, fluctuation starts and stops after a predetermined time has elapsed. Then, when the display at the time of stop is a predetermined symbol combination (hereinafter, this symbol combination is referred to as a winning symbol), for example, "7, 7", the rotating body 47 of the winning ball device 43 is rotated clockwise. When rotating, and in the case of other symbol combinations (hereinafter, this symbol combination is referred to as disengagement symbol), the rotating body 47 is rotated counterclockwise.

The variable display device 33 is provided with a decorative LED 40 (hereinafter also referred to as decorative LED-A) behind the upper rear wall of the ball swivel plate 36, and
A decorative LED 41 is provided on the side of the variable display 39a, 39b.
(Hereinafter, it may be called decoration LED-B). These decorative LEDs 40 and 41 are driven to be displayed in various modes according to the game state. The details will be described later.

Prize Ball Device The structure of the prize ball device 43 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9, 12, and 13. FIG. 12 shows a winning ball device 4
3 is a front view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view of the winning ball device 43 attached to the game board 30. In the figure,
The winning ball device 43 is provided in the middle of the lower part of the game area 32 and is attached to the surface of the game board 30.
have. A ball entrance 45 is formed in the upper part of the mounting substrate 44, and a prize ball detector 46 is exposed to the ball entrance 45.

Immediately below the entrance 45, the entrance 45
Rotating body 4 having receiving recess 48 for receiving balls
7 is provided. As shown in FIG. 13, the rotating body 47 has a rotating shaft 49 connected to a motor 54 via a connecting member 50, and is rotated by driving the motor 54. Further, the motor 54 is capable of rotating in the forward and reverse directions, and in order to detect its stop position (the position where the receiving recess 48 faces the right side), a disc-shaped detection plate 51 integrally formed with the connecting member 50. A cutout portion 52 is formed in and a stop position detector 53 for detecting the cutout portion 52 is provided. Then, the rotating body 47 is stopped in a state where the receiving concave portion 48 is directed to the right side in a normal state, and when the variable indicators 39a and 39b are hit symbols, the rotating body 47 is viewed from the front. 1 rotation clockwise, and when the pattern becomes dislocated, the rotating body 47 rotates counterclockwise 1 time.
Is rotated.

When the rotary body 47 makes one full turn in the clockwise direction and the receiving concave portion 48 reaches the inclined position, the balls received in the receiving concave portion 48 are discharged to the specific area 55,
After that, the specific winning ball detector 57 is turned on to be guided to the passage entrance 70h. On the other hand, when the rotating body 47 rotates counterclockwise and the receiving concave portion 48 reaches the inclined position, the balls received in the receiving concave portion 48 have the normal area 56.
And is then guided to the passage entrance 70h. By the way, when the specific winning ball detector 57 is turned on, a big hit game state is entered. This jackpot gaming state is continued until a predetermined number of games (for example, 14 times) is completed, or until the specific winning ball detector 57 is turned on again before reaching the predetermined number of games. In addition, in the big hit game state, variable winning ball devices 60a, 60 described in detail later.
The variable winning ball device 60b arranged on the right side of b is opened when a predetermined condition is satisfied. This will be described in detail later.

Further, the winning ball device 43 is provided with a decorative LED 58 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as decorative LED-C) at its lower part, and a decorative LED 59 (hereinafter, decorative LED-D) behind the rotating body 47. Sometimes)
Is provided. These decorative LEDs 58, 59 are
The display is driven in various modes according to the game state. The details will be described later.

Variable Winning Ball Device The variable winning ball device 60a, 60b will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, a variable winning ball device 60
a and 60b are disposed in the game area 32 on both sides of the variable display device 33 and slightly below, and a pair of opening and closing members are controlled to be opened and closed by solenoids 61a and 61b. However, the conditions for opening and closing the left and right solenoids 61a, 61b are different. In addition, the variable winning ball devices 60a and 60b include winning ball detectors 62a and 62b for detecting a hit ball.

First, the variable winning ball device 6 arranged on the left side
No. 0a is opened and closed twice at short time intervals when the hitting ball passes through the passing port 63a arranged obliquely below and the passing ball detector 64a is turned on. Then, when a hit ball wins the variable winning ball device 60a during the two opening / closing operations, the winning ball detector 62a is turned on, which is equivalent to the hitting ball entering the seventh passing ball entrance 70g described later. Produce the effect of. Also, the balls that have won the variable winning ball device 60a are
As shown in FIG. 9, it is guided to the eighth passage entrance 70h by a guide plate 87. That is, the variable winning ball device 60a
It is considered that the ball hits the 7th and 8th passage entrances 70g and 70h when the ball hits.

On the other hand, the variable winning ball device 6 arranged on the right side
0b is opened when the hitting ball passes through the passing port 63b arranged diagonally below and the passing ball detector 64b is turned on. However, such an operation is performed only in the big hit game state, and the variable winning ball device 60b is not opened even if the hitting ball passes through the passage opening 63b in the normal game state. Then, when a hit ball is won while the variable winning ball device 60b is open, the winning ball detector 62b is turned on to close the variable winning ball device 60b, and the eleventh to thirteenth passing ball entrances 70k, which will be described later,
The same effect as hitting a ball at 70l or 70m is achieved. In addition, the balls that have won the variable winning ball device 60b are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the guide plate 87 guides the fifteenth passage entrance 70o. That is, by hitting a ball in the variable winning ball device 60b, the 11th, 12th and 13th
The 15th and 15th passage entrances 70k, 70l, 70m,
It is considered that the ball hits 70o.

Note that, when three consecutive games in which no hit balls are won in the variable winning ball device 60b that is open even after the ejection of a certain number of hit balls in one game is completed, the variable winning ball device is 60b is adapted to automatically close. Furthermore, a further major feature based on the winning of the hit ball to the variable winning ball device 60b is that the score in the game is doubled in addition to the number of missed balls to the many passing entrances. However, if the result of doubling exceeds "10" points, the excess amount is rounded down to a maximum of 10 points. Also, the fact that the score is doubled will be described later in 2
The double display 80 is turned on to notify the user.

Although not included in the variable winning ball devices 60a and 60b at all, the winning holes 65a and 65b arranged in the game area 32 below the passage holes 63a and 63b will be briefly described. , 65b receives a ball hitting the game area 32 and guides it to the back surface of the game board 30, and a guide plate 87 on the back surface of the game board 30 provides a third passage entrance 70c and a 14th passage entrance, respectively. Mouth 7
Lead to 0n. Therefore, it is considered that the ball hitting the winning hole 65a wins the third passing ball entrance 70c, and the ball hitting the winning hole 65b wins the 14th passing prize. It is considered that a ball is hit at the ball entrance 70n.

Passing Ball Entrance 70a to 70p will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 9, 14, 15, and 23.
14 and 15 are cross-sectional views showing the structure of one passage entrance 70a, and FIG. 23 is a passage entrance 70a-70.
It is an enlarged front view of p. In the figure, a plurality of (16 in the embodiment) passage entrances 7 are provided at the bottom of the game area 32.
0a to 70p are provided in a row in the horizontal direction, and the entrance decoration cover 69 that covers the front surfaces of the passage entrances 70a to 70p has a winning symbol display device 71a to 70a to 70p corresponding to the entrance entrances 70a to 70p. 71p is provided. In the illustrated embodiment, the passage entrances 70a to 70p have "1-1
The entrance number of "6" is attached.

Therefore, a plurality of passing ball entrances 70a
When passing any of the ~ 70p, the corresponding winning symbol display devices 71a-71p are lit, and when the winning symbol display devices 71a-71p are lit in a row, the score is 1
It becomes a point. However, 2 to 5, 7 to 10 and 1 shown in FIG.
Four passage entrances 70b arranged in each of 2 to 15
˜70e, 70g to 70j, and 70l to 70o are set to have three points when continuously lit.
These four consecutive entrances are called jackpots. Therefore, in this embodiment, three sets of jackpots are set. When five or more LEDs are lit in succession, one point is added for each lit. The winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p are provided with the start switch 9 after the power is turned on or the reset output is derived.
It lights up and moves as a demonstration until is pressed.

In the present embodiment, of the above-mentioned three sets of jackpots, the left and right passage ports 70b to 70e of the jackpots 2 to 5 have the second and fourth passage ports 70b and 70d. Triangular nails are planted in the upper part, and the passage entrances 70g to 70 of the central jackpots 7 to 10
At j, the whole is located below the winning ball device 43, and in addition, mountain-shaped nails are planted on the upper part of the passing ball entrances 70g and 70j of the 7th and 10th jacks. At 15 passage entrances 70l to 70o, 13
Triangular nails are erected on the upper part of the passage entrances 70m and 70o of Nos. 15 and 15. For this reason, it is difficult not only to establish a combination of jackpots but also to light four lights in succession, depending on the degree of adjustment of each obstacle nail, and in the normal gaming state as a whole, the score is established. Unlikely to.

However, when the jackpot game state is reached, the variable winning ball device 60b is opened, and when a hit ball is won, it is difficult to win the prize in the right jackpots 13 and 15.
No. 11, 12 and 1 including 70m and 70o
Passage entrance 70k, 70l, 70m, 70 of 3rd and 15th
It is considered that a hit ball was won in o, and after that, if you make it to the passage entrance 70n of 14th, which is relatively easy to win, the right jackpot will be established and 11th will be lit. You can get 3 points + 1 point. Furthermore, since it is easy to win a ball at the 16th passage entrance 70p, if you win this,
One more point is added. In this case, the number of points is 5, but since the hitting ball has passed through the variable winning ball device 60b,
It is doubled to get the highest 10 points. Therefore, when the big hit game state is reached, a maximum of 14 games can be played in succession, and a large number of prize balls can be won.

By the way, the passage entrances 70a to 70p are
It has a structure as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. Figure 1
4 and FIG. 15 show cross-sectional views of one passage entrance 70a, but the other passage entrances 70b to 70p have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted. Then, a drop portion 72a is formed at the rear end of the passage entrance 70a, and an operating member 73a pivotally supported by a support shaft 74 is exposed below the drop portion 72a. Actuating member 73a
Is formed in the shape of a disk, and a weight 75 is
A is embedded, and a mounting portion 76a for receiving a hitting ball falling from the falling portion 72a is formed in the upper rear portion thereof. Further, the operating member 73a includes a weight 75a and a mounting portion 76.
A light-shielding plate 77a is provided so as to project from the a. Further, below the actuating member 73a, a light emitting / receiving passage switch 78a which is normally ON is arranged.

Therefore, when the hit ball enters the passage entrance 70a and falls from the drop portion 72a to the mounting portion 76a, the operating member 73a causes the weight 75 to move as shown in FIG.
It rotates against the biasing force of a. And the operating member 73a
When the light is turned, the light shielding plate 77a causes the passage opening switch 78a.
Is changed from ON to OFF, and it is detected that there is a passing ball. Thereby, the corresponding winning symbol display device 71a ~
71p lights up. Since the passage opening switch 78a is a light projecting / receiving system, light from the winning symbol display unit 71a may be detected to cause a malfunction. Therefore, the winning symbol display unit 71a is covered with a cylindrical cover. There is. Further, the support shaft 74 is used for all the operating members 73a to 73p.
It is provided in common. Further, in the case where consecutive hit balls are won in the passage entrance 70a, as shown in FIG. 15, the succeeding hit balls are located between the upper portion of the mounting portion 76a of the actuating member 73a and the step portion of the rear surface wall. It is stopped and waiting. Therefore, passing balls can be counted accurately.

A score display device 79 and a double display device 80 are provided at the center of the lower part of the winning opening decoration cover 69 in which the above-mentioned winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p are provided. The score display device 79 composed of one digital display is
Although the score obtained in the game is displayed, in the present embodiment, since the upper limit of the score is limited to "10" points, when displaying the highest score on the score display device 79, "F" is displayed. May be displayed. Further, the score display device 79 blinks the score established in the previous game at the start of the game, subtracts the score display each time a prize ball is paid out, and when it becomes “0”, If a score has been generated in the game, the score may be lit and displayed so that the score obtained in each game can be distinguished by the display mode. In this case, one digital display that emits two colors may be used for distinction. Further, a display device for displaying the score generated during the progress of the game and a display device for displaying the payout score may be separately provided. Also, the double display 80 is the winning ball detector 62b.
Is turned on when is turned on. Further, in the present embodiment, the score display device 79 also serves as an error display. In this case, the letter "E" and the number determined by the type of error are alternately displayed by blinking.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, decorations L on the left and right sides of the passage entrances 70a to 70p are attached to the winning opening decoration cover 69.
An ED 81 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a decorative LED-E) is provided, and decorative lamps 82 are provided on the left and right of the score display device 79 and the double display 80, and the display is driven in various modes according to the gaming state. It is something. The details will be described later. Furthermore, the passage entrance 70a-70p
As shown in FIG. 9, the lower surface of the lower collecting cover plate 88
Is attached, and the balls that have passed through the passage entrances 70a to 70p are collected in one place and guided to an out-ball passage (not shown) formed in the mechanism plate 12.

Decorative Lamps Next, the structure of the decorative lamps provided on the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a windmill lamp 66 is provided in the game area 32 on the left and right sides of the variable display device 33.
a, 66b are provided, and at both ends of the center of the game area 32,
Side lamps 67a and 67b are provided, and the rail decoration lamp 6 is provided outside the upper portion of the guide rail 31 on the right side.
8 are provided. These are mainly displayed and controlled in a predetermined manner during the fluctuation of the variable display device 33 or during the big hit game state. In the present embodiment, the side lamp 6
6a and 66b are integrally provided with winning symbol display devices corresponding to the left and right jackpots that may be established relatively well out of the three sets of jackpots. Therefore, the player can see the side lamps 66a and 66b naturally while looking at the front without looking at the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p at the bottom of the game area 32,
With this, it is possible to judge whether or not the score is achieved while looking at the variable display device 33 and the winning ball device 43.

Further, outside the game area 32 and on the upper left side of the game board 30, the prize ball payout lamp 83 which is turned on when the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 is turned on, and the prize ball payout switch 15 are shown. There is a prize ball out lamp 84 that lights up when is turned on, and the player is informed of each state. Although it does not belong to the decorative lamps, when the shot hit ball has returned to the guide rail 31 without reaching the game area 32, the return ball is the tip of the launch rail 137 and the guide rail 31 to be described later. From the foul mouth (not shown) formed between the end and the surplus ball tray 11
The return ball detecting sensor 85 detects the return ball when it is returned. In this case, the number of balls detected by the returning ball detection sensor 85 is
The calculation is controlled so that it is not included in the fixed number of shots.

Ball-Striking Device Next, a ball-striking device 100 for ejecting a ball toward the game board 30 constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described. 1 and 2 show a ball launching device 1
00 is a front view showing the relationship between the hitting ball supply device 130, FIG. 3 is a side view of the hitting motor 112 included in the hitting ball launching device 100, and FIG. 4 is a tentacle circuit provided on the back surface of the hitting motor 112. FIG. 5 is a front view of the substrate 116, and FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a control circuit formed in the tentacle circuit substrate 116.

The hit ball launching device 100 includes a launch rail 137.
It is a drive device for ejecting the ball at the launch position 138, which is operated by operating the operation handle 10. In FIG. 1, the ball-striking launcher 100 is integrally provided on a rectangular mounting substrate 101, and a ball-striking rod 102 having a mallet tip 103 at its tip has one end of a spindle 104 (the rear surface side of the mounting substrate 101). It is rotatably supported by.
Then, the mallet tip 103 faces the firing position 138, and hits a hit ball waiting at the firing position 138.
Further, a winding spring (not shown) that gives an elastic force to the ball striking rod 102 is provided around the support shaft 104. Further, a light shielding plate 105 is formed at the lower end of the hitting rod 102, and the hitting rod 1
The shading plate 105 turns the hammer position detector 106 from ON to OFF at the tilted position of 02, and turns it from OFF to ON when the hitting rod 102 returns.

That is, the hammer position detector 106 is normally in the ON state, and is in the OFF state when the striking rod 102 tilts and the light blocking plate 105 intervenes. Then, when the batting rod 102 returns, it changes from OFF to ON, and the position of the batting rod 102 is detected by the change. The hammer position detector 106
Covers the cover 10 so as not to be activated by external light.
Covered by 7.

Further, an abutting portion 108 for abutting the vertical sliding member 109 is formed on the upper side portion of the support shaft 104 of the hitting rod 102. The vertical sliding member 109 is the mounting substrate 101.
Is attached to the ball so that it can slide in the vertical direction, and the ball 10
When 2 is in a position facing the firing position 138, it is in a lowered position and rises as the batting rod 102 tilts. Further, an abutting piece member 110 that abuts a ball feeding member 134 of the hitting ball supply device 130, which will be described later, is provided at an upper end portion of the vertical sliding member 109. Therefore, the ball feeding member 134 swings in conjunction with the reciprocating rotation of the ball striking rod 102 via the vertical sliding member 109.

A ball striking motor 112 for imparting a reciprocating rotary motion to the ball striking rod 102 is provided on the mounting substrate 101. As shown in FIG. 3, a rotary cam 115 is fixed to the tip of the motor shaft 114 of the ball striking motor 112. Then, the rotating cam 115 is mounted on the mounting substrate 1
On the front side of 01, an engaging lever (not shown) fixedly attached to the support shaft 104 is intermittently engaged to impart a reciprocating motion to the ball striking rod 102. At this time, the range of rotation of the striking rod 102 is restricted by the contact rubbers 111a and 111b fixed to the rear surface of the mounting substrate 101 in a vertically intersecting manner. Also,
A tentacle circuit board 116 is disposed on the rear surface of the hitting motor 112, and the circuit of the hitting motor 112 is closed by the player touching a touch switch (not shown) provided on the operation handle 10. ..

Here, the tentacle circuit board 116 is shown in FIG.
Also, a brief description will be given with reference to FIG. 4 is a rear view of the tentacle circuit board 116, and FIG.
6 is a circuit diagram formed in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the tentacle circuit board 116 includes a plurality of capacitors C1, C3, C.
4, C5, C6, C8, variable resistor VR1, diode stack BD1, relay RY1, varistor V1, connector terminals CN1 to CN4, and other printed circuit boards on which electronic elements are mounted. Of these, the capacitor C8 is composed of a film capacitor, and its function is used for a phase for stably rotating the hit ball motor 112. The phase capacitor has conventionally been provided in a cylindrical shape on the back surface of the mechanism plate 12, but in the present embodiment, the phase capacitor is mounted on the printed wiring board in the form of a thin rectangular parallelepiped, so the phase capacitor is used. The wiring work to the tentacle circuit board 116 can be made compact as a whole. Further, among the connector terminals CN1 to CN4, CN1 is the ball striking motor 1
The motor terminal 117 to which the wiring from 12 is connected,
CN2 is a power supply terminal 118 to which an AC power supply is connected, CN3 is a lamp terminal 119 to which wiring from the operating lamp 26 is connected, and CN4 is an operation handle 10.
It is the handle terminal 120 to which the wiring from the main switch, the touch plate, and the one-shot switch provided in is connected.

As shown in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned tentacle circuit board 116 has an AC input of 24V AC in the upper power supply section.
Is full-wave rectified by the diode stack BD1 and smoothed by the capacitor C6 to obtain the drive voltage of the relay RY1. Further, for the touch sensor, a stable DC voltage which is not affected by the AC input is obtained by the chip resistors R1 to R3, the Zener diode ZD1, the electrolytic capacitors C4 and C5 and the like. The varistor V1 is for absorbing abnormal surge energy such as lightning surge from an AC input and protecting the circuit. On the other hand, in the lower touch sensor section, touching the input section with the
The signal from the RS flip-flop constituted by the OR gate IC1 is obtained to turn on the transistor Q1 to operate the relay RY1. As a result, the hit ball motor 11
2 and the operation lamp 26 are driven.

Hitting Ball Supply Device Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the structure of the hitting ball supply device 130 will be described. The hit ball supply device 130 is composed of a frame-shaped attachment plate 131 fixed to the back surface of the front door plate 6 and a support member 132 directly attached to the back surface of the front door plate 6. The support member 132 is attached by being directly fixed to an attachment boss formed integrally with the hitting ball supply tray 7 fixed to the front surface of the front door plate 6. Further, the front surface of the support member 132 is open, and the open surface corresponds to the ball outlet which is the outlet of the hitting ball supply tray 7. Further, an opening 133 is formed on the upper surface of the support member 132, and a rear convex portion of a feed ball sensing member 139, which will be described later, enters the opening 133.

Further, a ball feeding member 134 is rotatably supported on the lower portion of the supporting member 132. Ball feeding member 1
The lower surface of 34 is the contact piece member 1 of the vertical sliding member 109.
A ball feed inclined surface that abuts the ball 10 and that stops and moves the ball supplied from the ball supply tray 7 is formed on the upper portion thereof. In addition, the ball feeding member 134 has a stop piece 13 for stopping the ball that has been pushed up by the ball feeding member 134 and has flowed down immediately before the ball outlet 136 formed in the support member 132.
5 is integrally formed. The stop piece 135 opens the ball outlet 136 when the ball feed member 134 is in a lowered position where it does not rotate, but closes the ball outlet 136 when it rises. The ball outlet 136 faces slightly upstream of the firing position 138 of the firing rail 137, and the hitting ball is supplied to the firing position 138 by dropping from the ball outlet 136.

On the other hand, on the mounting plate 131, a light emitting / receiving type ball counting sensor 142 is mounted. The ball counting sensor 142 detects the operation of the feed ball sensing member 139 which is supported at its rear end and swings. The feed ball sensing member 139 is formed with a convex portion that can enter the opening 133 in the middle thereof, and the biasing spring 143 is provided on the upper surface of the convex portion.
Is provided. An arm piece 140 is formed on the tip side of the feed ball sensing member 139.
A light shielding plate 141 for operating the ball counting sensor 142 is formed at the tip of 0. Then, the feed ball sensing member 1
39, the light shielding plate 141 always turns on the ball counting sensor 142.
When the ball is fed by the ball feeding member 134, the light blocking plate 141 is swung upward so that the light blocking plate 141 is retracted from the ball counting sensor 142 and turned on. ing. In addition, at the uppermost part of the mounting plate 131, the terminal 14 that relays the wiring from the ball counting sensor 142.
4 are provided.

Operation of Ball Game Machine The ball game machine 1 including the game board 30, the ball launching device 100, and the ball supply device 130 described above is controlled by the control circuit formed on the control circuit board 20. .. The control circuit is as shown in the block diagram of FIG. That is, the control circuit includes the microcomputer 90 as a control center. The microcomputer 90 can execute the control operation in a predetermined procedure by the MPU 91.
And an RO that stores the operation program data of the MPU 91
It includes an M92 and a RAM 93 capable of writing and reading necessary data. In the RAM 93, a passage determination unit 94 that determines whether or not a hitting ball has passed through the passage opening switches 78a to 78p, and a count up by a signal from the feed ball counting sensor 142, and the return ball detection sensor 85. A firing counter 95 that counts down according to a signal from a game counter, a game counter 96 that counts the number of games that can be played continuously when a big hit game state is entered, and a ball entry counter that counts up signals from the passage opening switches 78a to 78p. 97 and are included. Further, the microcomputer 90 includes an input / output circuit (I / O) 98 which receives an input signal, supplies the input data to the MPU 91, receives the output data from the MPU 91 and outputs the data to the outside.

The input / output circuit (I / O) 98 has various detection switches included in the ball game machine 1, specifically, a hammer position detection sensor 106, a ball (ball) counting sensor 142,
Return ball detection sensor 85, prize ball out switch 15, payout confirmation switch 18, overflow switch 19, start switch 9, reset switch 24, passage opening switches 78a to 78p, winning ball detectors 46, 62a, 62b,
Specific winning ball detector 57 and passing ball detectors 64a, 64
The signal from b is input.

On the other hand, from the MPU 91, the input / output circuit 98
The winning information about the big hit is output to the winning information terminal 22 via the, and the indicator, the solenoid, etc. included in the ball game machine 1, specifically, the speaker 8, the winning ball payout lamp 8
3, prize ball out lamp 84, prize ball payout solenoid 17, game effect lamp 25, variable winning ball device solenoid 61a,
61b, score display 79, variable display (variable display) 39a, 39b, double display 80, rail decoration lamp 68, side lamps 67a, 67b, windmill lamp 66
a, 66b, decorative lamp 82, decorative LED 40, etc. (4
1, 58, 59, 81), the stop position detector 53,
Prize symbol display device (prize symbol display) 71a to 71p,
Drive signals are output to the ball hitting motor 112 and the motor 54, respectively.

Although the control circuit described above includes the circuit for controlling the game and the circuit for controlling the firing mechanism of the hitting ball in one control circuit, it is constituted by separate control circuit boards. May be. In this case, these control circuit boards may be housed in one board box or may be housed in separate board boxes.

Operation of Gaming Device Next, an example of a specific operation controlled by the above control circuit will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 31 (excluding FIG. 23). First, the operation of the left variable winning ball device 60a will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 17, when the hitting ball passes through the left passing port 63a (displayed as a left gate) and turns on the passing ball detector 64a, the passing signal P
1 is derived. Then, the solenoid 61a of the left variable winning ball device 60a (displayed as the left accessory operating port) is turned on for a minute time (for example, 0.200 seconds) for a minute time (for example, 0.
200 seconds) Repeat twice at intervals. Therefore, the left variable winning ball device 60a performs the opening for a short time twice. Then, during the opening, the hit ball is left variable winning ball device 60.
When the player wins a, as described above, it is considered that the hit balls have won the seventh and eighth passage entrances 70g and 70h.

Next, the operation of the right variable winning a prize ball device 60b will be described, but in order for the right variable award winning ball device 60b to operate, it must be in the big hit game state.
Variable display 3 for causing big hit game state first
The operations of 9a and 39b and the winning ball apparatus 43 will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21, and then the operation of the right variable winning ball apparatus 60b will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the operation of the variable displays 39a and 39b will be described with reference to the time charts and explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. FIG. 18 shows the variable display 3 when the ball hitting the ball entrance 45 and the prize ball detector 46 is turned on.
It is a time chart which shows variable display control of 9a and 39b (henceforth symbols 39a and 39b). FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a hit symbol selection method that is determined when the hit ball turns on the winning ball detector 46.

In FIG. 18, when the winning ball detector 46 (indicated as a specific ball entrance switch) is turned on and the operation signal Q1 is derived, first, the four random numbers shown in the explanatory view of FIG. , The symbols displayed on the symbols 39a and 39b are determined. That is, one value is extracted from the random number 1. The random number 1 is a random number in the first stage for determining whether or not the winning symbol is (7.7), and 82 numerical values of "0 to 81" fluctuate every moment after the power is turned on. When the numerical value extracted from the random number 1 is “1”, for example, the random number 2 to 1 is further added.
Two values are extracted. Random number 2 is a winning design (7.
7) This is a random number in the second stage for determining whether or not, and three numerical values of "0 to 2" fluctuate every moment after the power is turned on. Then, when the numerical value extracted from the random number 2 is, for example, "1", it is determined to be a hit, and the symbols displayed on the two symbols 39a and 39b at that time are hit symbols "7.7". To decide.

On the other hand, when the numerical value extracted from the first random number 1 is other than "1" or the second random number 1
When the numerical value extracted from is other than "1", it is determined to be out of order, and at that time, in order to determine the symbols displayed on the two symbols 39a and 39b, the random numbers L and R are used when deriving the operation signal Q1. The extracted value is the pattern 39 as it is
The symbols are displayed on a and 39b. It should be noted that the random numbers L and R are those in which 15 different numerical values of "0 to 14" fluctuate every moment after the power is turned on, and the respective values are the above-mentioned 15 types of symbols (10 from 0 to 9). Number of individual items and AJ
It corresponds to 5 English characters of FPU). When the numerical value determined in this way matches the winning symbol, the numerical value displayed on the right symbol 39b is added to the value of the symbol displayed on the left symbol 39a by "1" to remove it from the winning symbol. indicate.

As described above, at the same time that the operation signal Q1 is derived, it is determined whether or not the symbols displayed on the symbols 39a and 39b are hit, and the symbol displayed at the time of stop is also determined. Then, when the fluctuations of the symbols 39a and 39b are started simultaneously immediately after the operation signal Q1 is derived, as shown in FIG. 18, in the fluctuation display of the left symbol 39a, the fluctuation speed of the symbol is set to 0.024 seconds. (This fluctuation speed is referred to as fluctuation speed A). Then, when a certain time (0.648 seconds) has elapsed at this fluctuation speed A, the fluctuation display is stopped.

On the other hand, in the variable display of the right symbol 39b, when the stop symbol displayed on the left symbol 39a which stops first is not the winning symbol (when not in the reach state) and when it is the winning symbol (in the reach state) ) And are variably displayed in different modes. Therefore, first, the variable display when not in the reach state will be described.
After the fluctuation of the left symbol 39a is stopped, an additional fluctuation is displayed for a time (0.480 seconds) corresponding to 20 symbols,
After that, the variable display is stopped when it coincides with the stop symbol determined when the operation signal Q1 is derived (matches between 0.000 seconds and 0.336 seconds). The fluctuation speed of the right symbol 39b when not in the reach state is set to the fluctuation speed A until the fluctuation.

Next, the variation display in the reach state will be described. Until the variation of the left symbol 39a which first stops is stopped, the variation speed A is set and the variation display is performed, and the time elapses. After that, the fluctuating speed is set to 0.200 second which is a slow fluctuating speed (hereinafter, this speed is referred to as fluctuating speed B), and 6 symbols are fluctuatingly displayed (thus, 1.200 seconds elapse). .. And this 6
The basic time is until the variable display of the symbols is finished, and after the basic time has elapsed, the variable display is performed until the stopped symbols match. In this case, since it is the same as one of the 14 stop symbols, the stop time is either 0.000 seconds to 2.800 seconds, which is divided every 0.200 seconds. To be selected.

As described above, the symbol 39 of the symbol display device
The game after a and 39b stopped the variable display is shown in FIG. 19 and FIG. FIG. 19 is a time chart showing the operation of the winning ball device 43 when the stop symbol is a win, and FIG. 20 is a time chart showing the operation of the winning ball device 43 when the stop symbol is out. is there. Therefore,
The case of disengagement will be described with reference to FIG. 20. When the relatively short fixed time (0.800 seconds) elapses after the variable display of the right symbol 39b is stopped, the motor of the winning ball device 43 is stopped. 54 is turned on to start rotating the rotating body 47 counterclockwise. As a result, the ball received in the receiving recess 48 of the rotating body 47 is guided to the normal region 56 and is considered to have passed through the passing ball entrance 70k as described above. The ON time of the motor 54 is the time for which the rotating body 47 makes one rotation, and the time is 1.500 seconds.

Next, referring to FIG. 19, the case of winning will be described. After the variable display of the right symbol 39b is stopped,
When a relatively long fixed time (6000 seconds) has elapsed, the motor 54 of the winning ball device 43 is turned on to turn the rotating body 47.
Start rotating clockwise. This makes the rotating body 4
The balls received in the receiving recess 48 of the
Is guided to turn on the specific winning ball detector 57 to cause a big hit game state, and as described above, it is considered that the ball has passed through the passing ball entrance 70k. Also, the motor 5
The ON time of 4 is the time when the rotating body 47 makes one rotation,
That time is 1.500 seconds. The reason for delaying the rotation start of the rotating body 47 in the case of a hit is that the winning ball device 4
When hitting balls continuously enter the ball entrance 45 of No. 3, the hit may be displayed by the preceding ball, and the hit may also be displayed by the following ball. In such a case, when the hit by the preceding ball occurs, the rotating body 47 is immediately rotated to guide the ball to the specific area 55 to make a big hit game state. If the game is rotated and guided to the specific area 55, the jackpot gaming state is resolved before one game has passed, and the player is dissatisfied. Therefore, in the present embodiment, once the big hit game state occurs, the rotation start of the rotating body 47 is delayed in the case of a hit so that at least one game can be played with the game content in the big hit game state. It was done.

In the above-mentioned big hit game state, the right variable winning ball device 60b can be operated, and its operation will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 22, when the hitting ball passes through the right passing port 63b (indicated as a right gate) and turns on the passing ball detector 64b, the starting signal S1 is derived. After the start signal S1 is derived, a fixed time (3.00
When 0 second) has elapsed, the solenoid 61b of the right variable winning ball device 60b (displayed as the right accessory operating port) is turned on. The ON time is until the right variable winning ball device 60b hits one ball, or the right variable winning ball device 6 is open.
It is until the game that does not enter 0b ends three times in a row and ends. When the ball hits the right variable winning ball device 60b during this opening, as described above, the 11th to 13th and 15th passing ball entrances 70k, 70l, 70m, 70.
It is considered that a hit ball was awarded to o, and there is an opportunity to obtain the highest score.

Hitting Ball Firing Operation Above, of the operations controlled by the control circuit, the operation of the gaming device provided on the game board 30 has been described. Next, regarding the hitting ball firing operation, refer to FIGS. 24 to 28. And explain. FIG. 24 is a time chart showing a ball hitting operation in the first game after the power is turned on, FIG. 25 is a time chart showing a ball hitting operation in a normal game thereafter, and FIG. 27. FIG. 27 is a time chart showing the ball-striking operation when all of the ball-striking balls for a game have entered during the interval time with the next game. FIG. 28 is a time chart showing a ball-hitting action when all the ball-hitting balls have entered the interval time with the next game after firing the balls. It is a time chart which shows the shooting operation of a hit ball when all the hit balls do not enter after.

First, in FIG. 24, when the player operates the operation handle 10 to turn on the hitting motor 112 (displayed as a handle motor), the hitting rod 102 starts reciprocating rotation. The up-and-down sliding member 109 moves up and down in accordance with the reciprocating rotation of the hitting rod 102, and the ball feeding member 134 of the hitting ball supply device 130 is swung up and down. Then, the ball feeding member 134
When the ball is turned upward, the feed ball sensing member 139 swings clockwise through the hitting ball and the ball counting sensor 14
2 is changed from OFF to ON, and then the ball feeding member 1
When the ball above 34 flows out to the ball outlet 136 side, it is turned ON to O
Change to FF and count the number of hit balls to be fired. Further, when the ball counting sensor 142 counts the number of hit balls, the hitting rod 1
The shading plate 105 of 02 changes the hammer position detector 106 (displayed as a hammer position sensor) from ON to OFF and then from OFF to ON. Therefore, while the handle motor 112 is ON, the ball counting sensor 14
It means that the count signal from 2 and the signal from the hammer position detection sensor 106 are output almost simultaneously at the interval of t1 time (for example, 0.5 seconds).

By the way, the hitting ball detected by the ball counting sensor 142 is not directly supplied to the firing position 138 but is temporarily stopped by the stop piece 135 and the hitting ball before the hitting ball at the firing position 138 is hit. After being fired by 102,
Delivered to firing position 138. Therefore, in the first game after the power is turned on, the hit ball sent by the first swing motion of the hitting rod 102 is not sent to the firing position 138 but is stopped at the ball exit 136 portion by the stop piece 135. It is not fired by the batting rod 102. Therefore, in the first game, the ball counting sensor 142 is set to 1
When the counting signal (17) that is one more than the fixed number (16) required for the game is output, the handle motor 112
Is controlled to stop the rotation of. In this embodiment, the steering wheel motor 1 is operated after a short time t2 has elapsed after the signal from the hammer position detection sensor 106 was detected for the 17th time.
12 is turned off. This is because when the handlebar motor 112 is immediately switched from ON to OFF immediately after the hammer position detection sensor 106 detects a signal, the ball hitting rod 1
Since the mallet part 103 of No. 02 remains protruding into the firing position 138, the handle motor 112 is turned on for an additional time of t2 so that the mallet part 103 is retracted from the firing position 138. This makes it possible to reliably stop the first ball at the firing position 138 at the start of the next game. It should be noted that, when t3 time (for example, 2 seconds) elapses with the handle motor 112 stopped, the next game is started. Therefore, t3 time is an interval time between games.

Next, in the second and subsequent games after the power is turned on, the game can be started in a state where the ball is waiting at the firing position 138, so as shown in FIG.
When the signals from the ball counting sensor 142 and the hammer position detecting sensor 106 reach a certain number required for one game,
The drive of the handle motor 112 is stopped. The control at the time of stop is the same as that shown in FIG.

As described above, the firing control in one game is performed, but in the actual game, even if the 16th firing operation is completed, the hit balls still fired toward the end are in the game area. It is not a classification that 32 is falling and all are winning in the winning ball device 43, the passing entrances 70a to 70p, etc. Therefore, even if the firing operation is finished, the result of the score achievement is not displayed immediately. .. Therefore, the above-mentioned interval time t3 is set between games, but when all balls enter within this interval time, when all balls enter after the interval time. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 and 27.

First, with reference to FIG. 26, the case where all the hit balls have entered within the interval time will be described.
The time t4 when all the hit balls in one game are fired and counted by the firing counter 95 is almost constant time (0.5
X16 = 8 seconds), at which point the handle motor 11
2 is stopped. Although the interval time t3 is entered after the driving of the handle motor 112 is stopped, in the present embodiment, the interval time t3 is the basic interval time t5 (for example, 1.5 seconds) and the result display time t.
Control is performed by dividing into 6 (for example, 0.5 seconds). That is, when all of the hit balls shot within the basic interval time t5 are counted by the ball entering counter 97, after the basic interval time t5 has elapsed, the score display device 79 displays the score result for the result display time t6. To do. Then, when the result display time t6 has elapsed, the game contents other than the score are cleared, and at the same time, the handle motor 112 is turned on to shift to the next game. It should be noted that the signal input to the ball entry counter 97 during the minute time t7 after the handle motor 112 is turned on is invalidated. It takes a certain amount of time for a shot ball to enter, but if there is a ball entry signal before that time elapses, the ball shot in the previous game happens to take time. This is because the game area 32 is considered to have fallen and is excluded from the fixed number of hit balls in the current game.

As described above, the time t4 at which all the hit balls in one game are fired and the interval time t3 (t5
The total time of + t6) is the basic time in one game. Therefore, even if such games are played continuously, the maximum number of games in one minute is inevitably determined. In this embodiment, the basic time for one game is 10 seconds, so the maximum number of games per minute is six.

Next, with reference to FIG. 27, a case where all the hit balls have entered the ball over the interval time will be described. In the case where all 16 balls have not been counted even after the basic interval time t5 has elapsed after the interval time has elapsed since the steering wheel motor 112 was stopped, the waiting time t8 is reached after the basic interval time t5 has elapsed.
Is set. This t8 is set to a time (for example, a maximum of 4 seconds) that is set longer than the time in which a shot hit ball is able to enter sufficiently even after passing through various game devices, and all 16 balls are set within the waiting time t8. When the number of incoming balls is counted, the result display time t6 is counted from the 16th count input.
After the lapse of time, the next game starts.

Further, a case will be described with reference to FIG. 28 in which all 16 balls are not counted even after the waiting time t8 has elapsed. Then, the waiting time t
When all 16 balls are not counted even after 8 has elapsed, the next game is started after the waiting time t8 has elapsed and the result display time t6 has elapsed. That is, when all 16 games have not been played even after the lapse of a certain period of time, the game is terminated in that state and the game is controlled to move to the next game. By being controlled in this way, the maximum time required for a game in one game is set.
The minimum number of games in a minute is inevitably determined. In this embodiment, the maximum game time in one game is 14
Since it is 2 seconds, the minimum number of games per minute is just over 4 games. In any of the cases shown in FIGS. 26 to 28, since the game result is displayed at t6 time before the next game is started, the player can obtain the score in any game state. The established state can be determined.

Operation of Decorative Lamps Next, operations of the indicators and lamps provided on the ball game machine 1 and the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 31. First, the operation of the score display device 79 that notifies an error message when a failure occurs in the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 is a list of error messages.

In the figure, when the prize ball payout confirmation switch 18 is turned on for one second or longer for some reason, "E0" is displayed on the score display device 79. In this case, when there is no game ball in the prize ball payout device 16 (hereinafter referred to as prize ball cassette), the game ball is sent, and when there is a game ball in the prize ball cassette 16, the cause such as ball clogging is removed. Less than,
When E1 to E6 are displayed on the score display device 79,
It is displayed in the state shown in FIG. 29, and the error state can be released by taking a release method corresponding to it. In the error state except E6, it is necessary to press the reset switch 24 after releasing.
In the state of E6, the player mainly opens the glass door frame 5 and manually wins the winning ball device 43 and the passing ball entrances 70a to 70.
This is an error message that is displayed when a batting ball is illegally thrown into p, etc. In this case, an alarm will be issued as will be described later, and after a certain time (5 seconds) has passed, it will automatically return to a normal state. Automatically returns. Since this is not a mechanical or electrical failure of the ball game machine 1, it is not necessary to take special measures for the ball game machine 1, and it is sufficient to inform the clerk of the game hall that there is an illegality. Because.

Next, the operation of the decoration lamp and the display will be described with reference to FIGS. 30 and 31. FIG. 30 and FIG. 31 are list display diagrams showing the operation of the decorative lamps and indicators according to each game state. In the figure, double circles indicate a variable display state or a lighting movement state, A cross indicates a blinking state, and a single circle indicates a lighting state.

First, when the power is turned on, the decorative LEDs-C and D provided in the winning ball device 43 are 1024 for one cycle.
The lights are moving in ms, and the variable displays 39a and 39b both display 0 for lighting. Also, the winning symbol display 71
The lights a to 71p are also lit and moved in one cycle of 2432 ms.
Further, the score display device 79 also displays 0 as a light. Moreover, no sound effect is generated from the speaker 8.
The display control of the decorative LEDs-C and D is performed by the variable display 3
The display is controlled in the above-described manner except during the fluctuations of 9a and 39b.

Next, when the player is operating the operation handle 10 to shoot a hit ball, the decorative LEDs-C, D
Is only lit and moved in one cycle of 1024 ms, no other decorative lamps or indicators are driven to display, and no sound effect is generated. However, the shot ball is the game board 30
When the player wins or passes through various winning openings, winning ball devices, and the like provided in, the display is controlled as described below.

When the fired ball hits the winning opening 35 (displayed as a sky entrance) of the variable display device 33, the decoration L
ED-C, D are controlled in the above-described manner, and the eighth winning symbol display device 71 among the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p.
h is lit and displayed. In addition, a sound effect A is generated at the time of entering the ball. Balls fired in the same way are prize holes 65a and 65b.
When winning (lower left entrance, right lower entrance) is displayed, the decorative LEDs-C and D are controlled in the above-described manner, and the third and 14th prizes of the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p. The symbol display devices 71c and 71n are lit and displayed, and a sound effect A is generated when the ball is entered.

Further, the fired hit ball is the left passage opening 63a.
When the vehicle passes through (displayed as the left gate), the decorative LED-E provided on the entrance entrance decorative cover 69 blinks at intervals of 200 ms and the sound effect B is generated. Further, when the ball hitting the left variable winning ball device 60a (displayed as the left accessory working port) associated with the left passage port 63a wins,
Of the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p, the seventh and eighth winning symbol display devices 71g and 71h are lit and displayed, and a sound effect C is generated when the ball is entered.

Even if a ball hits the right passage port 63b, the display of the decoration lamp and the display is not specially controlled, but the right variable winning ball device 60 associated with the right passage port 63b is used.
When the ball hit at b (displayed as the right accessory working opening) wins, the score increase indicator 79 composed of four LEDs lights up and moves in one cycle of 480 ms, and the winning symbol indicators 71a to 71p Among them, the 11th to 13th and 15th winning symbol display devices 71k, 71l, 71m and 71o are lit and displayed, and a sound effect A is generated at the time of entering the ball.

Furthermore, when the hit balls fired at the passage entrances 70a to 70p win the prize, the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p.
Among them, the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p corresponding to the winning passage entrances 70a to 70p are lit and displayed, and the sound effect A is generated at the time of entering the ball.

Next, the display control when the variable displays 39a and 39b are displayed in a variable manner will be described. First, when a hit ball enters the ball entrance 45 (displayed as a specific ball entrance) of the winning ball device 43, The side lamps 67a, 67b and the windmill lamps 66a, 66b blink at intervals of 384 ms, the decorative LEDs-A, B provided on the variable display device 33 light up and move in one cycle of 192 ms, and the decorative LEDs-C, D.
Lights up at a faster cycle of 128 ms. Further, the variable displays 39a and 39b also start the variable display in one cycle of 360 ms. Further, among the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p, the eighth winning symbol display device 71h is lit and displayed, and the sound effect D is generated at the time of entering the ball.

Further, when the variable display 39a, 39b is in the reach state in the variable display, the rail decoration lamp 68 blinks at a faster 64 ms interval in addition to the side lamps 67a, 67b and the windmill lamps 66a, 66b. The decoration LED-B blinks at an even faster 32 ms interval, and the decoration LED-A lights up and moves in one cycle of 64 ms, which is faster than during the fluctuation. Also, the left variable display 39a
Displays 7 in a lighted state, but the right variable display 39b variably displays one cycle of 3600 ms. Also, the sound effect E is generated.

When the variable indicators 39a and 39b are stopped,
When the design at the time of stop is disengaged, the decorative LEDs-A and B are lit, and the stop design corresponding to the value extracted from the random number is lit and displayed on the variable displays 39a and 39b, and the sound effect F is generated. ..

On the other hand, when the symbols when the variable display devices 39a and 39b are stopped are hit, the side lamps 67a and 67b are used.
In addition to the windmill lamps 66a and 66b and the rail decoration lamp 68, the game effect lamp 25 blinks at 296 ms intervals,
The decorative LEDs B and A also blink at intervals of 296 ms. In addition, the variable display 39a, 39b, the winning symbol "7.7" is displayed, and the sound effect G is also generated.

Next, when the specific winning ball detector 57 is turned on and becomes the big hit game state (indicating that the induction increasing device is operating), the side lamps 67a and 67b and the windmill lamp 6 are provided.
6a, 66b, the rail decoration lamp 68, and the game effect lamp 25 are shifted from each other and turned ON 192 ms / OFF
It blinks at intervals of 384 ms, and the decorative LEDs-B and A are 57
It lights up in 6 ms. In addition, the variable indicators 39a, 39
b shows the number of remaining games in the jackpot gaming state of 512
It blinks and displays a sound effect H at intervals of ms.

When the score is established as a result of the game, the winning symbol display devices 71a to 71p are blinked at intervals of 64 ms, and the numerical value corresponding to the score obtained is displayed on the score display device 79 in a lighting manner. Also, the sound effect I is generated.

Further, at the time of paying out the prize balls, the prize ball payout lamp 8
Not only 3 is turned on, but also the decorative lamp 82 and the decorative LED-E provided on the winning opening decoration cover 69 are blinked at intervals of 96 ms. Further, when the prize ball is out, only the prize ball out lamp 84 blinks at an interval of 512 ms. Note that no sound effect is generated in any case.

Further, when an error occurs, the side lamps 67a and 67b and the windmill lamps 66a and 66b are turned on, and at the same time, the score display device 79 is made to blink "E" and a numerical value corresponding to the error alternately. Further, a sound effect (warning sound) J is generated.

Although the configuration and operation of the ball game machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above, according to this embodiment,
The batting rod 102 reciprocally rotated by the batting motor 112 of the batting launching device 100, which is the most basic and reliable driving unit of the ball game machine 1 for firing a batting ball.
Since the ball feeding member 134 of the hitting ball supply member 130 is interlocked with the ball, the hitting balls can be supplied as long as the hitting balls can be fired, and a certain number of hitting balls necessary for one game can be surely fired at the firing position 138. Can be supplied to.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the type in which the ball striking rod 102 and the ball feeding member 134 are interlocked with each other through the vertical sliding member 109 which slides in the vertical direction is shown, but other types are shown. It may also be linked by.
Further, although the driving of the ball hitting motor 112 is stopped when a fixed number of ball hitting is finished, for example, the ball hitting motor 112 is always driven and the ball feeding member 13 is driven.
A stopper piece for restricting the flow of balls may be provided immediately before 4, and the stopper piece may be opened and closed every time a fixed number of hit balls are supplied to supply the necessary hit balls for one game. .. Further, the electric drive source provided in the hitting ball launching device 100 may be, for example, a rotary solenoid other than the motor.

[0095]

As is apparent from the above description, in the present invention, the ball striking motor of the ball striking device, which is the most basic and reliable drive unit in the ball game machine for ejecting a ball, is the ball striking motor. Since the ball feeding member of the hitting ball supply member is interlocked with the hitting rod reciprocally rotated by
As long as the ball can be fired, we can supply the ball,
It is possible to reliably supply a certain number of hit balls required for one game to the firing position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a relationship between a hitting ball launching device and a hitting ball supply device of a ball-and-ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a relationship between a hitting ball launching device and a hitting ball supplying device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a hitting ball motor provided in a hitting ball launching device.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a tentacle circuit board on which a tentacle circuit for driving a hitting ball launching device is formed.

FIG. 5 is a specific circuit diagram of a tentacle circuit.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the ball game machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a game board of the ball game machine.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a variable display device provided on a game board.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a variable display device.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a winning ball device provided on a game board.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a winning ball device.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of one passage entrance provided on the game board.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of one passage entrance of the same.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls the overall operation of the ball game machine.

FIG. 17 is a time chart showing the operation of one variable winning ball device provided on the game board.

FIG. 18 is a time chart showing a changing operation of the variable display of the variable display device.

FIG. 19 is a time chart showing the operation of the winning ball device.

FIG. 20 is a time chart which similarly shows the operation of the winning ball device.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method of extracting symbols displayed on the variable display.

FIG. 22 is a time chart showing the operation of the other variable winning ball device.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged front view showing a plurality of passage entrance portions provided on the game board.

FIG. 24 is a time chart showing a ball striking operation in the first game after the power is turned on.

FIG. 25 is a time chart showing a ball striking operation in the second and subsequent games.

FIG. 26 is a time chart showing a ball striking operation in the case where after one ball has been shot, all of the balls have entered during the interval time with the next game.

FIG. 27 is a time chart showing a ball-hitting operation when a ball for one game has been shot and all the balls have entered the ball over the interval time with the next game.

FIG. 28 is a time chart showing the ball hitting operation in the case where all the ball hits have not entered after one ball has been hit.

FIG. 29 is a list showing an error message displayed at the time of error.

FIG. 30 is a list chart showing the operation in each gaming state of the decoration lamp, the display, and the like.

FIG. 31 is a list showing the operation of each decorative lamp, display device, etc. in each game state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ball game machine 30 Game board 70a-70p Passing ball entrance 100 Ball launching device 102 Ball hitting rod 112 Ball hitting motor 130 Ball hitting supply device 134 Ball feeding member 138 Shooting position 139 Feed ball sensing member 142 Ball counting sensor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game is carried out by firing a fixed number of hit balls on a game board having a plurality of passage entrances through which the hit balls can pass.
In a ball game machine that imparts a predetermined game value based on a game result formed by a combination of passage entrances through which at least the fixed number of shot balls have passed, the fixed number of the ball is placed at a launch position. The ball feeding member of the ball feeding device for supplying is driven in association with the ball rod reciprocally rotated by an electric drive source of the ball launching device for ejecting the ball, and the ball is moved by the ball feeding member. A ball game machine, characterized in that a detection means for detecting is provided in the hit ball supply device.