JPH05337239A - Prize ball controller in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the discharge prize ball controller for executing operation control of prize ball discharge, and on the other hand, executing ball drawing- out operation control, in the prize ball controller in a prize ball discharging device. CONSTITUTION:A control part 46 for executing driving control of a prize ball discharging device is provided with a ball drawing-out signal deciding means for deciding an operating signal from a ball drawing-out command switch SW2 and starting a ball drawing-out operation, a ball drawing-out time measuring means for deciding whether an elapsed time from starting the ball drawing-out operation reaches a prescribed time or not, and a ball drawing-out executing means for switching a path switching means to a ball drawing-out path side, and also, repeating intermittently an inhibiting operation of rotation inhibiting members 72, 73 and executing a ball drawing-out operation, and moreover, provided with a finishing condition deciding means for deciding that the ball drawing-out operation is finished, when the ball drawing-out time measuring means decides that the processing is finished.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize ball control device for a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a prize ball ejecting device for paying out prize balls, a retaining piece or a retaining claw is provided so as to be retractable with respect to a passage path of a pachinko ball so that a predetermined number of pachinko balls can be held. , A prize ball discharging device is known, which ejects a predetermined number of prize balls in one operation by retracting a locking piece or a locking claw from a pachinko ball passage by a driving means such as a solenoid. It is troublesome to set the number of items by moving the locking positions of the locking pieces and the locking claws.

Further, a pachinko ball passage is formed in the case body, and a rotating body is provided with a part of the pawl projecting into the passage so that the pachinko ball is held in the passage while the rotating body is stopped. There is known a prize ball discharging device in which the pachinko balls that are held are discharged one by one by rotating the rotating body by a certain amount of rotation by a control means and a payout motor that drives the rotating body. Since this one is discharged one by one according to the rotation amount of the rotating body, it is possible to easily change the setting of the number of payouts by changing the rotation amount of the rotating body by the control means.

In the prize ball discharging operation by these prize ball discharging devices, a counting means for counting the prize balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device is provided to count the number of paid prize balls. The numerical value and the set number of prize balls to be paid out are compared by a prize ball control device that performs a prize ball discharge operation, and when the count value and the set number of prize balls to be paid out match, the prize ball payout operation is performed. I'm trying to finish.

In addition to the above-described prize ball payout operation, in a pachinko machine which normally pays out a pachinko ball, various switches provided on the pachinko ball payout path and the prize ball discharging device. In the event that the payout cannot be made due to the occurrence of a failure, a ball clogging in the payout route or the prize ball discharging device, a ball removing operation is performed to eliminate the cause. Further, the ball removing operation is performed even when the game machine is stopped or when the game shop is closed. For this reason, on the back side of the pachinko machine, a discharge path dedicated to the ball discharge is formed on the ball discharge side of the prize ball discharge device, and a ball discharge valve that switches between the discharge path of the prize ball and the discharge path when removing the ball. A ball-removal solenoid that is provided to operate the ball-removal valve,
A ball removal switch or the like that is operated when the ball removal is required is provided.

To remove the ball, insert a tool such as a pin from the operation hole on the front surface of the board of the pachinko machine body, turn on the ball removal switch, and turn the ball removal solenoid to the side where the ball discharge passage is open. After moving, the prize ball ejecting device usually ejects the pachinko ball, and the ball removing operation is such that the engaging piece or the engaging claw is freely retractable with respect to the passage path of the pachinko ball. In the type of withdrawing the prize balls by retracting further, simply hold the solenoid that drives the locking pieces or the locking claws in the excited state and hold the locking pieces or the locking claws from the passage of the pachinko ball. It may be carried out by retreating for a certain period of time and discharging by the weight of the pachinko ball, but while holding the pachinko ball in the passage of the case body described above, the rotating body is controlled by the payout motor that drives the control means and the rotating body. Ah In the case of the type in which the retained pachinko balls are discharged one by one by rotating by the amount of rotation, it is necessary to remove the pachinko balls remaining in the case body, and therefore it is necessary to drive and control the rotating body. ..

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a prize ball control device in a prize ball discharging device for discharging the pachinko balls held one by one by rotating the rotating body by a certain amount of rotation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a payout prize ball control device that controls the operation of paying out a prize ball while controlling the operation of removing a prize ball.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the prize ball control device in a pachinko machine of the present invention suppresses the rotation of the rotating body by moving the rotating body and the rotating body into contact with and away from each other. Alternatively, a prize ball discharging device that has a rotation suppressing member that releases the suppression, discharges the pachinko balls when the suppression of the rotating body is released, and discharge that detects the presence or absence of the pachinko balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device. Ball detecting means, a ball removal command switch, a payout path and a ball removal path that is a path of a pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball discharge device, and a passage path of a pachinko ball between the payout path and the ball removal path. In a pachinko machine provided with a path switching means for switching between the balls, the control unit that drives and controls the prize ball discharging device determines the operation signal from the ball removal command switch and removes the ball. Ball removal signal determining means for starting the operation, ball removal time measuring means for determining whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the ball removal operation has reached a predetermined time, and the path switching means is switched to the ball removal path side. At the same time, a ball removing execution means for intermittently repeating the operation of inhibiting the rotation inhibiting member to perform a ball removing operation is provided, and when the ball removing time measuring means determines that the processing is completed, it is determined that the ball removing operation is completed. It is characterized in that an end condition determining means is provided.

[0009]

When the ball removal command switch is operated, the control unit for driving and controlling the prize ball discharging device determines the operation signal from the ball removal command switch by the ball removal signal determination means and starts the ball removal operation. While the ball removal time measuring means is operated to measure the elapsed time from the start of the ball removal operation, the path switching means is switched to the ball removal path side and the ball removal execution means intermittently suppresses the rotation inhibiting member. The ball removing operation is performed by repeating the above procedure. After the operation signal from the ball removal command switch is given, the control unit for driving and controlling the prize ball discharging device terminates the ball removal operation when the termination condition determination unit determines that the ball removal time measurement unit finishes the process. If it is determined that the ball removing operation is completed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a prize ball discharging device in a pachinko machine of an embodiment, in which a tank rail 22 to which a pachinko ball supplied from a game ball replenishing means in a game arc is guided. The tank rail 22 is provided with two ball passages 58 and 59 inside and outside. The pachinko ball is guided into the two ball passages 58, 59 and moves below the pachinko machine body along the inclination of the tank rail 22. In the middle of the two ball passages inside and outside the tank rail 22, there are ball break detection switches SW4 and SW5 for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball passing therethrough. The ball break detection switches SW4 and SW5 are provided when there is no prize ball. Turns off.

The tip of the tank rail 22 in the inclined direction is bent downward and is connected to the prize ball discharging device 2. The pachinko balls that are guided in the two ball passages and moved along the inclination of the tank rail 22 are held in two passages provided in the prize ball discharging device 2, and are kept constant by the operation of the prize ball discharging device 2. A number of pachinko balls are released downwards as prize balls, balls used for ball lending requests, or balls ejected by the ball removing operation.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the prize ball discharging device 2 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the pachinko ball so that the case 60 of the prize ball discharging device 2 can pass the pachinko ball. Two passages 61 and 62 having a large inner diameter
Are provided in the vertical direction, and the rotating bodies 4 and 5 for sending out balls are provided at the lower portions of the passages 61 and 62, respectively.
It is rotatably provided on the same axis orthogonal to.
Although not shown, a payout motor M3 is connected to the rotary shafts 65 of the rotary bodies 4 and 5, and the rotary bodies 4 and 5 are provided with the payout motor M.
3 is fixed to the rotary shaft 65. The payout motor M3 is attached to the side of the case 60 of the prize ball discharging device 2.

A plurality of spherical body engaging portions 66 and 67 are formed along the outer periphery of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 along the outer periphery of the pachinko ball, and a fixed space is provided between the spherical body engaging portions 66 of the rotating body 4. The protrusions 68 are formed with a pitch respectively, and the protrusions 69 are formed with a constant pitch between the spherical body engaging portions 67 of the rotating body 5, and the protrusion 68 of the rotating body 4 and the protruding portion 69 of the rotating body 5 are formed. Are arranged with a shift of a half pitch, and the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5 are
Have the same shape. Then, a part of the protrusion 68 is projected into the passage 61, and the pachinko balls fed into the passage 61 are held to be stored in a state aligned in the vertical direction. In addition, a part of the protrusion 69 is projected into the passage 62, and holds the pachinko balls fed into the passage 62, so that the pachinko balls are stored in a state of being aligned in the vertical direction.

Further, a hook 72 is provided which abuts against a radially opposed projection 70 of the projection 68 projecting into the passage 61 of the rotary body 4 from above and restrains the rotary body 4 in the rotation direction. The passage 62 of the rotating body 5 is rotatably provided.
The hooks 73, which come into contact with the projecting portions 71 of the projecting portions 69 protruding in the radial direction, which oppose each other in the radial direction from above, and which restrain the rotation direction of the rotating body 5, are rotatably provided. The weight prevents the rotating bodies 4 and 5 from rotating.

Further, a ball detection switch SW6 for detecting a ball in the passage 61 is provided in the passage 61 above the position where a portion of the protrusion 68 is projected, and a portion of the protrusion 68 is projected. A ball detection sensor 50 that detects a pachinko ball released by the rotation of the rotating body 4 is provided in the passage 61 below the position where the ball is rotated. Similarly, a ball detection switch SW7 for detecting a ball in the passage 62 is provided in the passage 62 above the position where a portion of the protrusion 69 is projected, and a portion of the protrusion 69 is projected. A ball detection sensor 51 that detects a pachinko ball released by the rotation of the rotating body 5 is provided in the passage 62 below the position.

The hook 72 and the hook 73 are simultaneously rotated by the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL2 every time the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5 are rotated, and the protrusion 71 and the restraint on the protrusion 72 are released. After a lapse of a predetermined time, the rotation of the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5 is stopped by stopping the protrusion 71 and the protruding portion 72.

In the ball discharging operation of the prize ball discharging device 2, the hooks 72 and 73 are rotated and retracted by rotating the hooks 72 and 73 for a time corresponding to a half pitch of the rotating body 4 or the rotating body 5, and the payout motor M3 is discharged.
When is rotated, the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5 are simultaneously rotated by an angle corresponding to the half pitch, and the pachinko balls in the passage 61 and the passage 62 are fed downward while being engaged with the spherical body engaging portions 66 and 67, respectively. As the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5 are displaced from each other by a half pitch, one of the pachinko balls in the passage 61 and the passage 62 is discharged. Furthermore, the rotating body 4
Alternatively, when the hooks 72, 73 are rotated and retracted to rotate the payout motor M3 for a time corresponding to a half pitch of the rotating body 5, the pachinko balls in the other passage relative to the passage in which the pachinko balls are discharged earlier. Is discharged. That is,
By repeating the ball discharging operation by the rotating body 4 and the rotating body 5, one pachinko ball in the passage 61 and one pachinko ball in the passage 62 are alternately discharged.

FIG. 7 shows a signal output to the payout motor M3 when a payout operation request signal or a ball lending request signal is detected, an excitation output signal for the hook solenoid SOL2, and a ball detection switch SW6, SW7. It is a timing chart which shows the relationship between a signal and the output signal of sphere detection sensors 50 and 51.

In this embodiment, after the payout motor M3 is set in a drivable state, the hook solenoid SOL2 is excited for a certain time A to retract the hook 72 and the hook 73,
While the prize balls discharged by the rotation of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 are detected by the ball detection sensors 50 and 51, the ball detection sensors 50 and 51 are detected from the time when the excitation command of the hook solenoid SOL2 is output. Since the time required until the detection signal rises by any one is C, the time A + B-C = Z is set as the time A + B of one cycle from the time when the excitation command of the hook solenoid SOL2 is output to the time when the excitation command of the next hook solenoid SOL2 is output. And whether there is a detection signal from one of the sphere detection sensors 50, 51 between the two, and the sphere detection switches SW6, S
A determination process for confirming the spherical signal by W7 is performed.

In FIG. 1, below the prize ball discharging device 2, a ball removing solenoid SOL which is excited during a ball removing operation.
The ball discharge valve 27 rotated by 1 is attached,
Further, below the ball discharge valve 27, there are provided a payout path 24 through which a prize ball or a pachinko ball for a ball lending request is paid out to a ball tray, and a ball discharge path 26 through which the ball removed pachinko ball is discharged. The ball releasing valve 27 is rotated by a ball removing solenoid SOL1 which is excited by performing a ball removing operation so as to open the ball discharging passage 26 side, and is released by the operation of the prize ball discharging device 2. The ball is discharged to the ball discharge path 26. When the ball removing operation is not performed, the pachinko balls released by the operation of the prize ball discharging device 2 are discharged to the payout path 24.

Further, the payout path 24 is connected to a prize ball payout opening (not shown), and inside the payout path 25, a prize ball full tank detection switch SW3 for detecting the full state of the prize ball in the payout path 24. Are arranged.

The out-of-ball detection switches SW4 and SW
5, the ball detection switches SW6 and SW7, the ball removal switch SW2, the ball removal solenoid SOL1, the hook solenoid SOL2, and the payout motor M3 are each connected to a micro computer 46 that drives and controls the prize ball discharge device 2. ing.

In addition, the micro computer 46, a safe ball detection switch SW1 for detecting a safe ball that has won a prize hole provided on a game board (not shown), and a safe ball counter 15 for counting the number of safe balls. , A plurality of setting pin groups 11, 12, 13 and a payout number setting unit 35 capable of switching a plurality of sets of output signals by short-circuiting the setting pins in each setting pin group with a shorting pin 14, In the case of the pachinko machine, each ball lending switch SW8 is connected.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a main part of a card type pachinko machine to which the prize ball control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention is applied. The control unit of the card-type pachinko machine stores an operation control program of the card-type pachinko machine, a drive control program of the prize ball ejecting device 2, and a prize ball number table.
OM31 and RAM3 used for temporary storage of data
2 and ROM 31 is configured by a micro-computer 46 integrally mounted with a CPU 30 for driving and controlling each part of the card-type pachinko machine, and the control part includes winning signal determination means, payout prize ball number setting means, and condition detection means. Also serve. The drive control program of the prize ball discharging device 2 includes a ball removing operation control program.

In the micro computer 46, a safe ball detection switch SW1 for detecting a pachinko ball winning at each winning opening, a full tank detection switch SW3, and a ball lending switch SW8 via a card unit 45 are provided as switch input sections. It is connected via 34. In addition, after the card in which the number of balls held is stored is inserted in the card unit 45,
The amount data stored in the card and the number-of-balls data corresponding to the amount-of-money data are read, and the number-of-balls data held and the amount-of-ball data corresponding to the number-of-balls data are written when the card is returned.

Further, a ball cutting motor M1 for sending a safe ball to the safe ball detection switch SW1 is connected to the microcomputer 46 via a ball cutting motor control section 37, and a launch motor M2 for ejecting a game ball. Are connected via the firing motor control unit 38, and the payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 are generated in accordance with the occurrence of winning of each winning opening of the game board.
The payout signal input unit 33 for inputting is input, the ball-out solenoid SOL1 is connected via the solenoid drive circuit 43, and the ball-out switch SW2 and the launcher control unit 41 for driving and controlling the launcher including the launch motor M2. And each of the out-of-ball detection switches SW4 and SW5 are connected via the switch input unit 36, and the minority payout display LED 44 that is turned on when paying out a small number of prize balls is the LED display unit 4.
2, the prize ball discharging device 2 and the payout amount setting unit 35 are connected.

The ball break detection switches SW4 and SW5
Since the switch input unit 36 ANDs and outputs the input, the out-of-ball detection switch SW4
When either one of SW5 is turned off, that is, when the supply ball shortage is detected, the output is turned off.

Further, the microcomputer 46 has
A clock circuit 39 that defines the processing cycle of the CPU 30,
A watchdog timer / reset circuit 40 is connected which detects an infinite loop processing of the CPU 30 and an abnormal processing state such as a malfunction due to noise or the like and outputs a program reset signal.

The prize ball discharging device 2 is, as shown in FIG.
The ball detection switches SW6 and SW7, the ball detection sensor 50 and the ball detection sensor 51 are connected to the microcomputer 46 via the switch input unit 36, and the hook solenoid SOL2 and the payout motor M3 are connected to the microcomputer 46. ing. The inputs of the ball detection switches SW6 and SW7 are ANDed by the switch input unit 36 and output. Therefore, when one of the ball detection switches SW6 and SW7 is turned off, that is, when there is no ball. If detected, the output turns off,
When the ball detection switches SW6 and SW7 are both on, the output is on, that is, the sphere presence signal is output.

The payout quantity setting unit 35 is provided separately from the microcomputer 46 in which the payout control program is stored, and is composed of three setting pin groups 11, 12, 13 as shown in FIG. , Each setting pin group 1
1 to 13 are provided with three setting pins a, b, and c. The setting pin b of each setting pin group 11 to 13 is connected to the microcomputer 46, and the setting pin a of each setting pin group 11 to 13 is connected. Two different predetermined voltages are applied to the setting pin c and the setting pin c, respectively. Then, by shorting the setting pins a to b or the setting pins b to c with the shorting pins 14 which can be attached to and detached from the setting pins a to c, the setting pin b is used as an output terminal in the microcomputer 46. Signal output, CPU
At 30, the two different short states in one set pin group are regarded as 1-bit on / off states,
In case of short circuit between a and b, input value 1 is input and b-
In the case of a short circuit between c, the input value 0 is input. The payout amount setting unit 35 is provided between the setting pins a and b of the three setting pin groups 11 to 13 or the setting pin b-.
The output signal is switched by changing the 3-bit data depending on the combination of the short states between c and the predetermined address of the prize ball number table set in the control program shown in FIG. 10 is set in the microcomputer 46.
In this embodiment, between the setting pins a-b or the setting pin b-
The values output depending on the combination of short states between c are 0 to 7.

The table 1 is a prize ball number table for multiple payouts, and the number of rotations of the rotating body 5 corresponding to the number of prize ball for multiple payouts is repeated from address 0 to address 7 of the table 1. Is set and stored, and the table 2 is a prize ball number table for minority payout. Rotation of the rotating body 5 corresponding to the number of prize balls for minority payout is performed from address 0 to address 7 of table 2. The number of times the quantity is repeated is set and stored.

The relationship between the short-circuited state between the setting pins and the set number of repetitions is as shown in Table 1. For example, in the case of the short-circuited state shown in FIG. Is a short circuit between b and c, that is, 0, the setting pin group 12 is a short circuit between a and b, that is, 1 and the setting pin group 13 is a short circuit between b and c, that is, 0. The value is 2, and the number of repetitions indicates that the number of repetitions is set to 5 when a small number of payouts occur and the number of repetitions is set to 15 when a large number of prizes are generated.

[0034]

[Table 1] The operation process of the prize number setting device and the process operation of the prize ball discharging device in this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts (FIGS. 11 to 24) showing the main part of the control program stored in the ROM 31.

11 to 12 are block charts showing the operation processing of the card type pachinko machine to which the prize ball control device in the embodiment is applied. Although not shown in the figure, the CPU 30 performs initialization processing of flags, registers, and the like used in executing each processing after the processing is started at the time of power-on, and then a control processing of a launching device that repels a game ball. Is executed (step s1), the control processing of the ball cutting motor M2 driven to count the safe balls that have fallen into each winning opening provided on the game board and collected on the back surface of the game board is executed ( Step s2), and subsequently, a majority / minority setting confirmation process and a safe sphere detection process are sequentially executed according to the input detection of the payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 based on each prize type (step s3).

After executing step s3, the CPU 30 executes the process number flag F1 from step s4 to step s9.
Processing for determining the current value of the processing number flag F1 is performed, and the current value of the processing number flag F1 is detected in any of the determination processing from step s4 to step s9, and according to the detected current value of the processing number flag F1, The payout amount setting process, the ball removal detection process, or the ball lending process (step s10), the payout waiting process (step s12), and the payout process (step s1) shown in steps s10 to s17.
3), one of the payout operation in-progress process (step s14), the ball removal start process (step s15), the ball removal in-progress process (step s16), and the ball removal standby process (step s17) is executed, The value of the process number flag F1 is changed according to the process result (step s11), and the process ends.

The value of the process number flag F1 is a flag that defines the process to be executed by the CPU 30 in each predetermined process cycle. The value of 0 is used for the payout amount setting process, the ball removal detection process or the ball lending detection process, and the value of 1 is set. A payout waiting process is performed, a payout process is performed at 2, a payout operation process is performed at 3, a ball removal start process is performed at 4, a ball removal executing process is performed at 5, and a ball removal standby process is performed at 6. The CPU 30 executes any one of the processes of steps s1 to s3 and the processes of steps s10 and s12 to s17 at a predetermined processing cycle. The value of the process number flag F1 is set to 0 at the initialization stage when the power is turned on.

In step s4, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the process number flag F1 is 1, and when the value of the process number flag F1 is 1, executes the payout waiting process (step s12). , The process of step s11 is executed, and the process ends.

In step s4, the process number flag F1
If it is determined that the process number flag F1 is not 1, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s5 and determines whether the process number flag F1 is 2 or not. Executes the payout process (step s13), executes the process of step s11, and ends the process.

In step s5, the process number flag F1
When it is determined that the value of the processing number flag F1 is 3, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s6 and determines whether the value of the processing number flag F1 is 3 or not. Executes the process during payout operation (step s14), executes the process of step s11, and ends the process.

In step s6, the process number flag F1
If it is determined that the process number flag F1 is not 3, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s7 and determines whether the process number flag F1 is 4 or not. Executes the ball removal start process (step s15), executes the process of step s11, and ends the process.

In step s7, the processing number flag F1
If it is determined that the processing number flag F1 is not 4, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s8 and determines whether the processing number flag F1 is 5 or not, and if the processing number flag F1 is 5 Executes the ball removal in-execution process (step s16), executes the process of step s11, and ends the process.

In step s8, the process number flag F1
When it is determined that the process number flag F1 is 6, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s9 and determines whether the process number flag F1 is 6 or not. First, the ball removal waiting process (step s17) is executed, the process of step s11 is executed, and the process ends.

In step s9, the process number flag F1
When it is determined that the value of is not 6, the CPU 30 proceeds to step s10, and in this case, the processing number flag F1.
Is 0, the CPU 30 executes the payout amount setting process, the ball removal detection process, or the ball lending detection process (step s10), executes the process of step s11, and ends the process.

Next, the launcher control process of step s1 will be described. The CPU 30 first sets the value of the firing stop flag fm to 0 for initialization (step a1), and then determines whether or not the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is turned on (step a2), When the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is ON, the payout path 24 is full of pachinko balls, and therefore the payout for the winning is not possible, and the shooting stop flag fm is set. 1 is set and output to the firing motor control unit 38 (step a3), and the firing motor M2
To stop the game ball from being repelled and end the launcher control process.

In the determination processing of step a2, when the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is not turned on, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the firing stop signal is input from the firing device control section 41. Discriminate (step a
3) If the firing stop signal is input, it means that the firing stop button (not shown) is being operated, and in this case also, the CPU 30 shifts to the processing of step a4 to stop the firing motor M2. Then, the bullet firing of the game ball is stopped, and the launcher control process is ended.

When it is determined in the determination processing of step a3 that the firing stop signal is not input from the firing apparatus control unit 41, the firing apparatus control processing ends.

Next, the ball cutting motor control processing in step s2 will be described. The ball cutting motor M1 is driven to count the safe balls that have fallen into the respective winning openings provided on the game board and are collected on the back surface of the game board. CPU
30 outputs a drive command to the ball cutting motor M1 (step b1), and determines whether or not the value of the safe ball timer ST, which is set when the safe ball is detected, is 0 (step b1). b2) If the value of the safe ball timer ST is not 0, the value of the safe ball timer ST is decremented by 1 (step b3), and the ball cutting motor control process is ended.

When it is detected that the value of the safe sphere timer ST has reached 0 in the determination processing of step b2, the CPU 30 determines that the value of the safe sphere counter C1 for counting the number of detected safe spheres. If the value of the safe sphere counter C1 that counts the number of safe spheres has reached 2 (step b4), that is, within the time set in the safe sphere timer ST If two or more safe balls are detected, it means that the number of winnings on the game board surface is rapidly increasing. In this case, the stop command of the ball cutting motor M1 is output to perform the safe ball counting operation. The process is stopped (step b5), and the ball cutting motor control process is ended.

If it is determined in step b4 that the value of the safe ball counter C1 has not reached 2, it is determined whether the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is off. (Step b5) If the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is off, the ball-slicing motor control process is ended, while if the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is detected. Since the payout for the winning is not possible, the process of step b5 is executed to stop the safe ball counting operation (step b5), and the ball cutting motor control process is ended.

Next, the majority / minority setting confirmation processing and the safe sphere detection processing in step s3 will be described. Although not shown, each winning opening is provided on the game board, each winning opening is provided with each winning detection means for detecting the occurrence of winning of a game ball, and depending on the winning type of each winning opening. The payout signal 1 or the payout signal 2 is output. In the present embodiment, the payout signal 1 corresponds to the occurrence of a prize for setting a minority payout, and the payout signal 2 corresponds to the occurrence of a prize for setting a majority payout.

First, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the payout signal 1 is input (step c1), and the payout signal 1 is output.
If the input of the payout signal 1 is detected, the value of the minority payout counter C2 is incremented by 1 (step c).
2), shift to step c5.

After shifting to step c5, the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is a signal input from the safe sphere detection switch SW1, that is, whether or not the safe sphere is detected (step c3), and the safe sphere is detected. In this case, the value of the safe sphere counter C1 is incremented by 1 (step c
4) The safe ball timer ST is set to a predetermined value t2 (step c5), and the process proceeds to step c6.

When the signal input from the safe ball detection switch SW1 is not detected in the determination processing of step c3, the CPU 30 proceeds to step c6.

The CPU 30 having moved to step c6 determines whether or not the payout signal 2 has been input (step c
6) If the payout signal 2 is not input, the majority / minority setting confirmation process and the safe sphere detection process are ended, while if the input of the payout signal 2 is detected, the value of the majority payout counter C3 is set to 1 One (step c
7) End the majority / minority setting confirmation process and safe sphere detection process.

In the present embodiment, since the minority payout is prioritized over the majority payout in the process described later, the value of the minority payout counter C2 is incremented when the payout signal 1 is detected. Thus, the minority payout request signal is stored, and when the payout signal 2 is detected and cumulatively added to the majority payout counter C3 and stored, the value of the minority payout counter C2 is set to 0 after the minority payout operation is completed. , Minority payout counter C2
When it is detected that the value of is 0, the multiple payout operation is executed.

When the value of the minority payout counter C2 is not 0, the number of repetitions of minority payout is set in the processing of the subsequent step s10.

The CPU 30 sequentially executes the above-described processing of step s1, step s2, and step s3, and performs the determination processing of step s4 and below. However, when the payout operation is not started, the processing number flag F1 is set. Value is 0
Therefore, in any of the determination processes of steps s4 to s9, the determination result becomes false, and the process proceeds to step s10.

The process of changing the setting of F1 in step s11 to each value will be described below by including each step s10 and steps s12 to s20.

Next, the payout amount setting process, ball removal detection process, and ball lending process in step s10 will be described. In the process of step s10, the CPU 30 determines the value of the safe ball counter C1, the presence / absence of input of the ball removal detection switch, and the presence / absence of input of the ball lending switch SW8, and the value of the safe ball counter C1 is other than 0. When the value is the value, that is, when the safe sphere is detected, the payout operation process for the payout request of the payout signal 1 or the payout signal 2 is preferentially started, and the value of the safe sphere counter C1 is 0. If the input signal from the ball removing switch SW2 is detected, the ball removing operation process is started, the value of the safe ball counter C1 is 0, and the ball removing switch SW is
When the input signal from No. 2 is not detected and the signal input from the ball lending switch SW8 is detected, the payout operation of the used balls in response to the ball lending request is executed.

The CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the safe sphere counter C1 is 0 (step d1), and when the value of the safe sphere counter C1 is 0, that is, the safe sphere is not detected. In this case, it is determined whether or not there is a signal input from the ball removal switch SW2 (step d1
8) If no signal input from the ball removal switch SW2 is detected, it is determined whether or not there is a signal input from the ball lending switch SW8 (step d22), and the ball lending switch S
When the signal input from W8 is not detected, the process of this cycle is ended.

When the determination result of step d1 is true and the determination results of step d18 and step d22 are both false, the value of the process number flag F1 remains 0, so that the CPU 30 executes steps s1 through s1. In each process of step s9 and the process of step s10, step d
1, the determination process of step d18 and step d22 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

When the payout signal 1 or the payout signal 2 is input, the CPU 30 shifts to the step d2 after the determination of the step d1. In addition, ball removal switch SW
When 2 is operated, the CPU 30 shifts to step d19 after determining step d1 and step d18. Also,
When the ball lending switch SW8 is operated, the CPU 30 shifts to step d23 after the determination of step d1, step d18 and step d22.

First, the case where a prize is generated on the game board and the payout signal 1 or the payout signal 2 is detected in step s3 will be described.

In this case, in the determination processing of step d1, since the value of the safe sphere counter C1 is a value other than 0, it is determined to be false, and the CPU 30 shifts to step d2.

First, the CPU 30 determines whether or not there is a signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 in order to determine whether or not the pachinko machine is capable of paying out (step d2), and detects full tank. If the signal input from the switch SW3 is not detected, it is determined whether or not the supply ball shortage is detected (step d3), and if the supply ball shortage is not detected, the process proceeds to step d4. Further, in the determination processing of step d2, the full tank detection switch S
When a signal input from W3 is detected and step d3
If a supply ball shortage is detected in the determination process of,
The CPU 30 ends the process.

The CPU 30 uses the full tank detection switch SW3.
If the signal input from the sphere is not detected and the supply ball shortage is not detected, the process proceeds to step d4, the value of the safe ball counter C1 is decremented by 1 (step d4), and the current value of the minority payout counter C2 is 0. Or not, that is, whether or not the payout to be started this time is related to the minority payout (step d5).

If it is determined in step d5 that the present value of the minority payout counter C2 is 0, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the majority payout counter C3 is 0, that is, the present start. It is determined whether or not the payout is related to the multiple payout (step d6). If the value of the multiple payout counter C3 is a value other than 0, the process proceeds to step d7 and subsequent steps, and the number of times the multiple payout is repeated. When the value of the majority payout counter C3 is determined to be 0 in the determination processing of step d6, the CPU 30 shifts to step d16 and sets the number of repetitions of minority payout.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step d5,
When it is determined that the value of the minority payout counter is not 0, the CPU 30 shifts to the processing of step d13 and thereafter and sets the number of repetitions of the minority payout.

Next, the case where the number of times of minority payout repetition is set will be described. In this case, the detection of the start of the payout operation is detected in step d1, the start of the minority payout operation is detected by the determination processing in step d5, and the CPU 30 proceeds to step d13 and sets the value of the minority payout counter C2. Decrement by one (step d13), output a lighting command for the minority payout LED (step d14), and then set number data storage register r1.
Then, the data from the payout amount setting unit 35 is read and stored (step d16). As described above, one of the values 0 to 7 is stored in the set number data storage register r1.

The CPU 30 responds to the value stored in the set number data storage register r1 with the table 2 for minority payout.
Is searched, and the repeat count data set in the table 2 shown in FIG. 8 is set in the payout counter C4 (step d16). For example, when the value stored in the set number data storage register r1 is 5, the table 2
The value 7 from the +5 address is set in the payout counter C4.

After the processing of step d16, the CPU 30
The process moves to step d10.

On the other hand, a case where the number of times of multiple payouts is set will be described. In this case, the detection of the start of the payout operation is detected in step d1, the start of the multiple payout operation is detected by the determination processing in step d6, and the CPU 30 proceeds to step d7 and sets the value of the multiple payout counter C3. The value is decremented by 1 (step d7), and the data from the payout number setting unit 35 is read and stored in the set number data storage register r1 (step d8). Also in this case, the set number data storage register r1
Stores any one of the values 0 to 7.

The CPU 30 responds to the value stored in the set number data storage register r1 with the table 1 for multiple payout.
And the repeat count data set in the table 1 shown in FIG. 8 is set in the payout counter C4 (step d9). For example, when the value stored in the set number data storage register r1 is 5, table 1+
The value 13 from the 5th address is set in the payout counter C4. The CPU 30 moves to step d10 after the processing of step d9.

The CPU 30 having moved to step d10
The value of the process number flag F1 is set to 1 and switched to permit execution of the payout waiting process (step d10), and the waiting time X until the start of execution of the payout waiting process is set to the timer T (step d11). The completion flag f1 is cleared to 0 (step d12), and the payout amount setting process, ball removal detection process, and ball lending process in step s10 are completed.

Next, the case where the ball removal switch SW2 is operated will be described. In this case, the condition is that the determination result of step d1 is true, that is, the safe sphere is not detected. CPU30 is step d1, step d
After the determination of 18, the process proceeds to step d19, the value of the process number flag F1 is set to 4 (step d19), and the timer T is set.
Is set to the excitation duration A of the hook solenoid SOL2 (step d20), and the timer E is set to a value E that defines the maximum duration of the ball removal processing (step d2).
1), the payout amount setting process, ball removal detection process, and ball lending process in step s10 are completed.

Next, the case where the ball lending switch SW8 is operated will be described. In this case, the determination result of step d1 is true, and the determination result of step d18 is false,
That is, the safe ball is not detected, and the ball removal switch SW
The condition is that 2 is not operated. CPU30
Shifts to step d23 after the discrimination processing of step d1, step d18 and step d22.

In order to determine whether or not the pachinko machine is in a payout condition, it is determined whether or not there is a signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 (step d23), and the signal from the full tank detection switch SW3 is determined. If no input is detected, it is determined whether or not a supply ball shortage is detected (step d24). If no supply ball shortage is detected,
The process moves to step d25. Further, in the determination processing of step d23, when the signal input from the full tank detection switch SW3 is detected and when the supply ball shortage is detected in the determination processing of step d24, the CPU 30
Ends the process.

The CPU 30 uses the full tank detection switch SW3.
When the signal input from the above is not detected and the supply ball shortage is not detected, the process proceeds to step d25 and the payout counter C4 is set to the loan ball payout number 25 (step d
25), the value of the process number flag F1 is set to 1 and switched to permit execution of the payout waiting process (step d2).
6) The waiting time X until the start of the payout waiting process is set in the timer T (step d27), the payout completion flag f1 is cleared to 0 (step d28), and step s13.
The payout amount setting process, the ball removal detection process, and the ball lending process are completed.

In the process of step s10, when the payout request by the payout signal 1 or the payout signal 2 is detected and when the ball lending request by the ball lending switch SW8 is detected, the process number flag F1 is set to 1, Further, when the signal input of the ball removing switch SW2 is detected, 4 is set to the process number flag F1.

Next, a case where the process number flag F1 is set to 1 will be described. CPU30, step s
In the process of the next cycle after the process of 10, since the determination result in step s4 becomes true after the processes of steps s1 to s3, the payout waiting process of step s12 is executed.

The CPU 30 decrements the value of the timer T by 1 (step e1), and determines whether or not the value of the timer T, which measures the elapsed time until the start of payout, becomes 0 (step e2), and the timer If the value of T is not 0,
The payout waiting process of the cycle is ended.

After the next cycle, the CPU 30 repeatedly executes the processing of steps s1 to s3 and the determination processing of steps e1 and e2 until the value of the timer T becomes 0, and when the value of the timer T becomes 0. (Step e2), it is determined whether or not the ball presence signal is input, that is, whether or not there is a pachinko ball in the prize ball ejecting device 2 (Step e).
3) If a spherical signal is detected, the value of the process number flag F1 is switched to 2 to permit the process of step s13 (step e4), and the timer T is set to the excitation duration A of the hook solenoid SOL2. Set (step e
5), the drive command for the payout motor M3 is output (step e6), and the determination process of steps e7 and e8 is executed to determine whether or not the ball is discharged.
In this case, since the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL2 is not started, the determination result of step e7 is false and the determination result of step e8 is true, and the payout waiting process is ended.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step e3,
If the ball presence signal is not detected, the CPU 30 proceeds to step e7, but no pachinko ball is paid out because there is no pachinko ball in the prize ball discharging device 2, so the determination result of step e7 is false. In addition, the determination result of step e8 becomes true, and the payout waiting process is ended.

In the determination processing of step e3, when the ball-on signal is detected, the normal payout is performed, and the value of the processing number flag F1 is 2 in the processing of the next period and thereafter. , CPU30, step s1
Through the process of step s3 and steps s4 and s
After the determination process of 5, the process proceeds to the payout process of step s13.

The CPU 30 decrements the value of the timer T by 1 (step f1), and determines whether or not the value of the timer T for measuring the excitation duration of the hook solenoid SOL2 is 0 (step f2). When the value of T is not 0, the excitation command of the hook solenoid SOL2 is output (step f3). Hook solenoid SOL2
Is excited, the hooks 72 and 73 retreat, the rotating bodies 4 and 5 rotate, and the pachinko ball is ejected. After the end of step f3, the CPU 30 moves to step e7 in the above-mentioned payout waiting process and detects the pachinko ball to be paid out.

When the payout ball is not detected in the determination processing of step e7 or step e8, CP
U30 determines, based on the current value 2 of the process number flag F1,
Processing of steps s1 to s3, determination processing of steps s4 and s5, and steps f1 and f
2. The determination process of step f3, step e7, and step e8 is repeatedly executed until the value of the timer T that measures the excitation duration of the hook solenoid SOL2 becomes 0, and the determination process of step e7 or step e8 is performed. When a sphere is detected, it is determined whether or not the value of the payout counter C4 is 0 (step e9). When the value of the payout counter C4 is a value other than 0, the payout counter C4 is checked. The value is decremented by 1 (step e10), the value of the payout completion flag f1 is set to 1 to store the detection of the payout ball (step e11), and the process of the cycle is ended.

When the payout ball is detected in the determination processing in step e7 or step e8, the hook solenoid SO
The excitation continuation time A of L2 corresponds to the rotation amount of the rotating body 4 or the rotating body 5 ejecting one pachinko ball, that is, the time corresponding to the rotation of a half pitch of the rotating body 4 or the rotating body 5. Therefore, thereafter, the payout ball is not detected within the excitation continuation time A.

In the discrimination processing of step e9,
If the value of the payout counter C4 is 0, that is, all the set payout numbers have been discharged, and in this case, the CPU 30 outputs a drive stop command for the payout motor M1 (step e12), A command to turn off the minority payout LED is output (step e13), the process of the period is ended, and the payout completion flag f1 is determined in the determination process of step g4 in the following paying operation process of step s14.
The current value of 1 is detected, and after the determination processing of step g5, the value of the processing number flag F1 is set to 0 and initialized.

Regardless of the determination result of step e7 or step e8, the CPU 30 determines that the hook solenoid SO
Until the value of the timer T that measures the excitation duration of L2 becomes 0, the processing of steps s1 to s3, the determination processing of steps s4 and s5, and step f1,
When the determination process of step f2, step f3, step e7, and step e8 is repeatedly executed and the value of the timer T becomes 0 (step f2), the hook solenoid SOL
The excitation release command of 2 is output to stop the discharge operation (step f4), the value of the process number flag F1 is switched to 3, and the execution start of the process during the payout operation of step s14 is permitted (step f5). Next hook solenoid SO
The time B until the excitation command output of L2 is set (step f6), the determination processing of steps e7 and e8 is executed, and the processing of the cycle is completed.

When the payout ball is detected in the determination process of step e7 or step e8, the value of the payout completion flag f1 is 1, but the payout ball is detected in the determination process of step e7 or step e8. If not, the value of the payout completion flag f1 is 0, which is different.

In the process of the next cycle, since the value of the process number flag F1 is 3, the CPU 30 causes the step S1 to proceed.
Through the process of step s3 and steps s4 and s
After the determination processing in step 5 and step s6, the value of the timer T is decremented by 1 (step g1), it is determined whether the value of the timer T is 0 (step g2), and the timer T is determined.
Is not 0, that is, if the elapsed time until the excitation command output of the hook solenoid SOL2 has not reached the predetermined time B, it is determined whether the value of the timer T is the predetermined value Z or more. (Step g3).

As shown in FIG. 7, since the value B set in the timer T is larger than the predetermined value Z, the determination result of step g3 becomes true at the beginning of the payout operation process, and C
The PU 30 executes the payout ball detection processing of steps e7 and e8, and then ends the processing of the cycle.

In the processing from the next cycle onward, the CPU 30 repeatedly executes the discrimination processing of steps s1 to s3 and steps s4 to s6, step g1 and step g2, and then the discrimination processing of step g3, each time. Since the value of the timer T is decremented in the process of step g1, when the determination result of step g3 is false, it is determined whether or not the value of the payout completion flag f1 is 1 (step g4).

At this point, the payout completion flag f1
If the value of is 1, the payout ball has been detected at step e7 or step e8 in the processing cycle up to that point. In this case, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the payout counter C4 is 0 (step g5), and when the value of the payout counter is not 0, resets the value of the process number flag F1 to 1 again (step g5). g
7) Set a predetermined value d in the timer T (step g
8), the payout completion flag f1 is cleared to 0 (step g
9), since the value of the process number flag F1 is 1 in the process of the next cycle after executing the processes of step e7 and thereafter,
The processes of step s12, step s13, and step s14 are executed until the value of the payout counter C4 becomes 0 again.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step g5,
When the value of the payout counter is 0, the CPU
30 sets the value of the process number flag F1 to 0 for initialization (step g6), moves to step e12, outputs a drive stop command for the dispensing motor M3, stops the motor, and ends the process.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step g4,
If the value of the payout completion flag f1 is not 1, the CPU
30 executes the processing of step e7 and thereafter, and finishes the processing of the cycle.

Next, a case will be described in which the ball removal switch SW2 is operated and an input is detected in the determination processing in step d18. Although not shown, the ball removal switch SW2 is turned on by inserting a tool such as a pin through an operation hole on the front surface of the board of the pachinko machine. In this case, since the process number flag F1 is set to 4, the ball removal operation process is started and the operation processes relating to payout and ball lending are prohibited. As described above, the CPU 30 executes the step d1.
9 is executed to set the process number flag F1 to 4 to permit execution of the ball removal start process, and in the process of step d20, the timer T is set to the excitation duration A of the hook solenoid SOL2. In the processing, the value E that defines the maximum duration of the ball removal processing is set in the timer T1, the processing of the relevant cycle is ended, and the value of the processing number flag F1 is 4 in the processing of the next and subsequent cycles. After the processing of steps s1 to s3 and the determination processing of steps s4, s5, s6, and s7, the value of timer T is decremented by 1 (step h1), and the value of timer T is 0 or not. It is determined whether or not (step h2), and the process after step h3 is executed until the excitation continuation time A of the hook solenoid SOL2 is reached. In addition, when the operation signal of the ball removing switch SW2 is detected, the payout motor M3 remains in the off state. Further, the value E which is set in the timer T1 and which defines the maximum duration of the ball removing process is usually required when all the pachinko balls remaining in the pachinko machine are discharged outside the machine when the ball removing operation is performed. It is a value that satisfies a sufficient amount of time.

The CPU 30 uses the hook solenoid SOL2.
To retract the hooks 72 and 73 (step h3), output an excitation command to the ball removal solenoid SOL1 and rotate the ball removal valve 27 to switch the discharge path to the ball discharge path 26 (step h4). At this point, the pachinko balls are discharged from the prize ball discharging device 2 by the weight of the pachinko balls.

Next, the CPU 30 decrements the value of the timer T2 for measuring the maximum duration of the ball removing process by one (step h5), and determines whether the value of the timer T2 is 0 (step h6). ), The value of timer T2 is
Since the value is sufficiently larger than the value A set in the timer T, the determination result of step h6 is false at the beginning of the ball removing process. If the value of the timer T2 is not 0, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the ball removal switch SW2 is turned on (step h7), and if the determination result is true, ends the process of the cycle. On the other hand, if the determination result is false, the value of the process number flag is switched to 6 to permit execution of the ball removal waiting process (step h8), and the timer T3 is set to the ball removal waiting time t1 (step h9). The process of the cycle is finished.

Normally, immediately after the ball removal processing is started, it is considered that the ball removal switch SW2 is turned on. Therefore, in the processing of the next period and thereafter, the CPU 30 responds to the value 4 of the processing number flag F1 in steps s1 to s1. After the process of step s3 and the determination of steps s4 to s7, the processes of steps h1 to h7 are repeatedly executed again to eject the balls from the prize ball ejecting device 2. Then, when the excitation duration A of the hook solenoid SOL2 elapses, the value of the timer T becomes 0, the determination result of step h2 becomes true, and the CPU 30 shifts to step h10.

The CPU 30 having moved to step h10
The value of the process number flag F1 is switched to 5 and step s16
Is allowed (step h10), the discharge ball detection processing time Y is set to the timer T (step h11), and the excitation release command of the hook solenoid SOL2 is output (step h12) to rotate. The rotation of the bodies 4, 5 is suppressed, the discharge of the sphere is stopped, and the processing time t1 of the non-sphere state determination process to be executed when the non-sphere state is detected is set in the timer T3 (step h13). Is executed and the processing of the cycle ends.

In the processing after the next cycle, the processing number flag F
Since the value of 1 is 5, the CPU 30 executes the ball removal executing process of step s16 after the processes of steps s1 to s3 and the determinations of steps s4 to s8.

The CPU 30 decrements the value of the timer T for which the discharge ball detection processing time Y is set by one (step j1), and determines whether the value of the timer T is 0 (step j2), When the value of the timer T is not 0, the determination processing of steps j3 and j4 is executed, that is, it is determined whether or not there is the ball counting input 2 (step j3), and the ball counting input 2 is If not, it is determined whether or not there is the ball counting input 1 (step j4).

If there is a ball counting input 2 or a ball counting input 1 in the judgment processing of step j3 or step j4, that is, if a discharged ball is detected, the CPU3
For 0, the value of the process number flag F1 is switched to 4 (step j5), the excitation continuation time A of the hook solenoid SOL2 is set in the timer T again (step j6), and step h
The processing of 4 or less is executed to end the processing of the cycle, and the value of the processing number flag is 4 in the processing of the next cycle and thereafter, so the processing shifts to step h3 after the processing of step h1 and step h2. Again, the process of step h3 is executed again, the excitation command of the hook solenoid SOL2 is output, and the process of discharging the balls from the prize ball discharging device 2 is started.

If it is determined that neither the ball counting input 2 nor the ball counting input 1 is found in the determination processing in steps j3 and j4, that is, if no discharged ball is detected, the CPU 30 , Step j7. The CPU 30 starts the non-sphere state determination process after the non-sphere state is detected, and step h13
Within the processing time t1 set in the processing of
It is determined whether or not the determination result in the determination processing in step j3 and step j4 is that there is no sphere counting input 2 or sphere counting input 1.

The CPU 30 which has proceeded to step j7 outputs an excitation command for the ball removing solenoid SOL1 (step j7) to measure the maximum duration of the ball removing process.
The value of 2 is decremented by 1 (step j8), and it is determined whether or not the value of the timer T2 is 0 (step j8).
9) If the value of the timer T2 is not 0, decrement the value of the timer T3 for which the non-sphere state determination processing time is set by one (step j10), and then the timer T3.
Is 0, that is, it is determined whether or not the end time of the ball non-state determination process is reached (step j1).
1).

When the value of the timer T3 is not 0 in the judgment processing of step j11, the CPU 30
Continues the non-sphere state determination process. That is, the CPU 30
Is the ball-removing switch S after executing the determination processing in step h7.
If W2 is on, the processing of the cycle is ended, and the value of the processing number flag F1 is 5 in the processing of the next and subsequent cycles. Therefore, after the judgments of step j1 and step j2 again, step j3 and The determination process of step j4 will be executed.

Then, if there is a sphere counting input 2 or a sphere counting input 1 in the discrimination processing of step j3 or step j4 within the processing time of the sphere non-discrimination processing,
That is, when a discharged ball is detected, the process goes out of the non-ball state determination process and step j5 is executed, so that the process number flag F1 is set to 4 and the ball removal process is started again. If the discharged ball is not detected in the determination processing of step j3 or step j4 within the processing time of the non-sphere state determination processing, the CPU 30 determines that the value of the processing number flag F1 is 5, The non-sphere state determination process is continuously performed.

When the value of the timer T3 is detected as 0 in the determination processing of step j11 (step j11), that is, when the end time of the ball non-determination processing is detected, the CPU 30 causes the step The process shifts to h8, the value of the process number flag F1 is switched to 6, the process time t1 of the ball removal waiting process is set in the timer T3, and the process of the cycle is finished. This means that if the ball detection sensors 50 and 51 detect the ball non-existence state after detecting the operation signal of the ball ejection switch, the non-sphere extinction state continues within a certain time Y, as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in the timing chart of FIG.

The CPU 30 repeatedly performs the above-described ball removal start processing and ball removal in-progress processing. That is, the timer T
The setting time of the timer T is switched between the setting time A and the setting time Y each time the value of 0 becomes 0, and the inhibition operation of the hooks 72, 73 with respect to the rotating bodies 4, 5 is intermittently repeated.

When the value of the timer T2 for measuring the maximum duration of the ball removal process becomes 0 while the ball removal start process and the ball removal in-progress process are repeatedly performed, the determination process or step of step h6 is performed. In the determination processing of j9, it is determined to be true and detected, and in this case also, as shown in the timing chart of FIG.
The process of steps h8 and h9 is executed to execute the ball removal waiting process.

Next, the ball removal waiting process of step s17 will be described. When 6 is set to the process number flag F1 in the ball removal start process or the ball removal in-progress process, the ball removal standby process of step s17 is executed.

In the determination processing of step s9, the CPU 30 detects the current value 6 of the processing number flag F1, shifts to step k1, decrements the value of the timer T3 by 1 (step k1), and the ball removal waiting time t1. It is determined whether or not the value of the timer T3 that has been set is 0, that is, whether or not the ball removal waiting time t1 has elapsed (step k2), and it is determined that the value of the timer T3 is not 0. If so, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the ball removal switch SW2 is off (step k3), and if the ball removal switch SW2 is off, the process of the cycle is ended. If the ball removal switch SW2 is not turned off, that is, if the ball removal switch SW2 is turned on, the ball removal waiting time t1 is set again in the timer T3 (step k4), and ends the processing of this cycle.

When the input from the ball-removing switch SW2 is off, the CPU 30 in the processing of the next period and thereafter, until the value of the timer T3 becomes 0, the current value 6 of the processing number flag F1. Accordingly, after the processes of steps s1 to s3 and the determination processes of steps s4 to s9 are executed, the processes of steps k1, k2 and k3 are repeatedly executed, and the ball removal waiting time t1 elapses and the timer T3 is reached. Is 0 in the determination process of step k2, the process number flag F1 is set to 0 for initialization (step k5), and a demagnetization command for the ball removal solenoid SOL1 is output (step k
6), the ball removal waiting process is ended. In this case, the ball removal is completed.

Further, when the input from the ball removing switch SW2 is turned on, that is, when a tool such as a pin is still inserted in the operation hole, the CPU 30 sets the value of the process number flag F1 to 6 Therefore, step s1
To step s3 and the determination processing of steps s4 to s9 are performed, and then step k1 is performed, and then the process proceeds to step k2. However, since the ball removal waiting time t1 is newly set in the processing of step k4, k3
After executing the determination process of step k4, step k4 is executed, and the process of the cycle ends.

When the input from the ball removal switch SW2 is turned on, the ball removal waiting time t1 is reset to the timer T3 in each processing, and therefore the determination result of step k2 is not true. .. Therefore, the ball removal standby process is executed until the ball removal switch SW2 is turned off by pulling out a tool such as a pin from the operation hole. This means that when the elapsed time from the start of the ball removal processing reaches a sufficient time E with respect to the time required to discharge all the pachinko balls remaining inside the pachinko machine, the ball removal operation is automatically performed. The execution is stopped, and the process is on standby until the ball removal switch SW2 is turned off.

As described above, the rotary members 4 and 5 are provided,
The rotation of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 is provided so that the hooks 72 and 73 can freely come into contact with and separate from each other, and the rotating amounts of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 are rotated by the retracting of the hooks 72 and 73 so that the prize balls are paid out. In the prize ball discharging device 2 to be performed, since the prize ball control device for controlling the rotation amount of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 by the retracting time of the hooks 72 and 73 is provided, the rotating operation of the rotating bodies 4 and 5 is paid out of the prize balls. Both the operation and the ball-removing operation with respect to the ball-removing operation can be combined, so that it is not necessary to newly provide a discharge path or a discharge operation mechanism for the ball-removing operation.

In addition, after starting the ball removing process for the purpose of discovering a defective portion, a ball clogging, etc., during the ball removing process,
When a failure location, a ball clogging, or the like is found, a ball punching switch SW2 may be turned off by pulling out a tool such as a pin from the operation hole on the front surface of the board of the pachinko machine. That is, as described above, in the determination processing of step h7, the OFF state of the ball removal switch SW2 is detected, the process number flag F1 is set to 6, the ball removal standby process is executed, and the ball removal operation process ends. It will be.

In such a case, conventionally, in the ball removing operation of the prize ball discharging device of the type in which the locking piece or the locking claw is retracted through the path of the pachinko ball, the prize ball discharging device remains in the pachinko machine. Since the main purpose was to eject the pachinko balls out of the machine in a short time, the pachinko balls were retracted from the passage of the pachinko balls for a certain period of time. Therefore, the discharging speed of the pachinko balls is high, and it is not possible to accurately stop the ball removing operation with the desired pachinko balls remaining.

In the present embodiment, however, the rotation of the rotors 4 and 5 is intermittently repeated by the hooks 72 and 73 between the rotating state and the rotation inhibiting state to eject the pachinko balls. Can be grasped relatively accurately, and the ball removing operation can be easily stopped by pulling out a tool such as a pin from the operation hole and leaving the desired pachinko ball.

[0122]

The prize ball control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention has the rotating body and the rotation restraining member for restraining or releasing the restraint of the rotation of the rotating body by moving to and away from the rotating body. The prize ball discharging device that discharges pachinko balls when the suppression of is released, the discharge ball detecting means that detects the presence or absence of the pachinko balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device, the ball removal command switch, and the prize ball discharging device. Withdrawal route and ball removal route which are passage routes of the pachinko balls to be discharged,
In a pachinko machine equipped with path switching means for switching the pachinko ball passage path between the payout path and the ball removal path, the control unit that drives and controls the prize ball discharge device determines the operation signal from the ball removal command switch. Then, the ball removing signal determining means for starting the ball removing operation, the ball removing time measuring means for determining whether or not the elapsed time from the start of the ball removing operation has reached a predetermined time, and the path switching means for the ball removing path side. And a ball removing execution means for intermittently repeating the inhibiting operation of the rotation inhibiting member to perform the ball removing operation, and when the ball removing time measuring means determines that the processing is completed, it is determined that the ball removing operation is completed. By providing the end condition determining means, it is possible to perform the rotating operation of the rotating body both as the payout operation of the prize ball and the ball removing operation for the ball removing operation. It is no longer necessary to provide a new discharge path or discharge operation mechanism, and the elapsed time from the start of the ball removal process is sufficient for the time required to discharge all the pachinko balls remaining inside the pachinko machine outside the machine. When it reaches, it is possible to stop the execution of the ball removal operation automatically, and after starting the ball removal process for the purpose of finding a faulty place, a ball jam, etc., during the ball removal process, When a failure point or ball clogging is found, it is possible to relatively accurately grasp the discharge state of the pachinko ball, and remove the pin or other device from the operation hole to leave the desired pachinko ball. The operation can be easily stopped.

Further, after the operation signal from the ball removal command switch is given, if the detection of the ball non-signal from the discharged ball detection means continues for a fixed time, the ball non-determination means for judging the ball non-state. If the ball removal time measuring means determines that the processing is completed, or if the ball non-determination means determines that there is no ball, the ball removal switch is provided by providing an end condition determination means that determines the end of the ball removal operation. After detecting the operation signal of, if the ball detection sensor detects the ball non-existence state, even if the ball non-existence state continues for a certain period of time, the execution of the ball removal operation should be automatically stopped. Is possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a prize ball control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the prize ball discharging device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is another sectional view of the prize ball discharging device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a principal block diagram showing a control unit of the card-type pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a main part of the prize ball discharging device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a payout amount setting means in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing a discharging operation process of the prize ball discharging device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing an example of ball removal operation processing of the prize ball control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart showing another example of the ball removing operation process of the prize ball control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a prize ball number table in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a card-type pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 11.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by a CPU provided in a card-type pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG. 16.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU provided in the card-type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card type pachinko machine 2 Prize ball discharging device 4 Rotating body 5 Rotating body 9 Control board 10 Hitting ball handle 11 Setting pin group 12 Setting pin group 13 Setting pin group 14 Short pin 15 Safe ball counter 16 Prize ball payout opening 17 Upper plate 18 Prize Ball outlet 19 Ball tray 22 Tank rail 24 Discharge path 26 Ball discharge path 27 Ball discharge valve 30 CPU 31 ROM 32 RAM 33 Discharge signal input section 34 Switch input section 35 Discharge quantity setting section 36 Switch input section 37 Ball cutting motor Control unit 38 Launch motor control unit 39 Clock circuit 40 Watchdog timer / reset circuit 41 Launch device control unit 42 LED display circuit 43 Solenoid drive circuit 44 Minority payout display LED 45 Card unit 46 Micro computer 50 Ball counting sensor 51 Ball keeper Sensor 53 Speaker 60 Case 61 Passage 62 Passage 65 Rotating shaft 66 Sphere engaging part 67 Sphere engaging part 68 Projection 69 Projection 70 Projection 71 Projection 72 Hook 73 Hook SW1 Safe ball detection switch SW2 Ball removal switch SW3 Full tank Detection switch SW4 Ball cut detection switch SW5 Ball cut detection switch SW6 Ball detection switch SW7 Ball detection switch SW8 Ball lending switch M1 Ball cutting motor M2 Launch motor M3 Discharge motor SOL1 Ball removal solenoid SOL2 Hook solenoid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko ball having a rotating body and a rotation restraining member that restrains or releases the restraint of the rotation of the rotating body by moving to and away from the rotating body, and a pachinko ball when the restraint of the rotating body is released. A prize ball discharging device that discharges, a discharge ball detecting means that detects the presence or absence of a pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball discharging device, a ball removal command switch, and a passage of the pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball discharging device. In a pachinko machine provided with a payout path and a ball removal path which are paths, and a path switching means for switching the passage path of the pachinko ball between the payout path and the ball removal path, drive control of the prize ball discharging device. The control unit judges the operation signal from the ball removing command switch to start the ball removing operation, and whether the elapsed time from the start of the ball removing operation has reached a predetermined time. Ball removal time measuring means for determining whether or not, and ball removal executing means for switching the path switching means to the ball removal path side and intermittently repeating the suppression operation of the rotation suppressing member to perform the ball removal operation. A prize ball control device, further comprising: an end condition determining means for determining that the ball removing operation has ended when the ball removing time measuring means determines that the process is completed. 2. A pachinko ball having a rotating body and a rotation restraining member that restrains or releases the restraint of the rotation of the rotating body by moving to and away from the rotating body, and a pachinko ball when the restraint of the rotating body is released. A prize ball discharging device that discharges, a discharge ball detecting means that detects the presence or absence of a pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball discharging device, a ball removal command switch, and a passage of the pachinko ball discharged from the prize ball discharging device. In a pachinko machine provided with a payout path and a ball removal path which are paths, and a path switching means for switching the passage path of the pachinko ball between the payout path and the ball removal path, drive control of the prize ball discharging device. The control unit judges the operation signal from the ball removing command switch to start the ball removing operation, and whether the elapsed time from the start of the ball removing operation has reached a predetermined time. Ball removal time measuring means for determining whether or not, while switching the path switching means to the ball removal path side, ball removal performing means for intermittently repeating the inhibition operation of the rotation inhibiting member to perform the ball removal operation, After the operation signal from the ball removal command switch is given, the ball non-determination means for determining the ball non-state when the detection of the ball non-signal from the discharge ball detection means continues for a fixed time, When the ball removal time measuring means determines the end of the process, or when the ball non-determination means determines the ball non-existence state, the end condition determination means for determining the end of the ball removal operation is provided. Prize ball control device.