JPH053960A - Charged ball type pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the maintenance of the game ball charged in a pachinko stand. CONSTITUTION:The falling off of a game ball is prevented by providing ball pressing claws 14, which hook on the game balls at both ends of a circulating ball cassette 1 which accommodates a plurality of game balls in longitudinal row condition and can be mounted on and removed from a waiting trough 6, and claw receivers 16, which press the ball pressing claws 14 in the direction of releasing the hooking to the game balls at installation of the circulating ball cassette 1, on the side of a pachinko stand 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved ball-type pachinko machine in which a predetermined number of game balls, which serve as a medium for trading between a player and a game hall, are enclosed in a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko balls for gaming (hereinafter referred to as gaming balls) used in pachinko games (hereinafter referred to as gaming) are
Some are directly handled by the player, and some are not. While the game continues regardless of which model,
Although the amount is very small, foreign matter is attached to the game ball, and along with this, the foreign matter is also accumulated in the path of the game ball very little by little.

When a foreign object adheres to the game ball, the hitting device, the game board, the obstacle nail, and the launch ball are less likely to be in a uniform hitting state, resulting in uneven flying or abnormalities in the bounce path of the launch ball. In addition, the foreign matter may cause the ball passage or gutter to become blocked due to foreign matter, or may be caught between the nails. In addition, a player may illegally attach a foreign substance.

Therefore, the game balls are regularly washed regardless of whether or not the player handles them directly. In a pachinko machine of a type that directly handles a game ball, the degree of dirtiness is greater than that of a model that does not directly handle a game ball because the player intervenes. For this reason, a model in which the player does not directly handle the game ball has a lighter work load for cleaning the game ball than a model in which the player directly handles the game ball.

As a model in which a player does not directly handle a game ball, there is an enclosed ball type pachinko machine in which a game ball is enclosed in a pachinko machine. This kind of pachinko machine generally borrows a game card in which the number of balls data or the amount of money to be rented is written, instead of borrowing a game ball from the game hall side. The game ball enclosed in the pachinko machine will be referred to as the enclosed ball.

When playing a game, the borrowed card is mounted on a pachinko machine, the data written on the card is read, and the game can be played if the data is not inconvenient.

The number of game balls (hereinafter referred to as "launch ball") launched by a well-known ball-hitting device, that is, "1", is subtracted from the ball number data, and a predetermined number of prize balls is awarded when this launch ball is won, and when a foul occurs. "1" is added to the ball number data, and when the ball number is out of the range, the ball number data is not calculated. By the way, the enclosed ball type pachinko machine calculates ball number data based on the number of balls launched, the number of prize balls and the number of foul balls by repeatedly hitting a predetermined number of game balls (for example, about 15 to 20 balls), and Instead of handling game balls, it processes ball number data.

Therefore, the enclosed ball type pachinko machine is provided with a circulation guiding device as a means for collecting game balls that are hit by a hitting device arranged on the front side of the pachinko machine.

This circulation guiding device communicates with a winning opening, an out opening, and a foul opening, collects each winning ball, foul ball, and out ball, and then hits each collected game ball (hereinafter referred to as a collecting ball). It stands by in the vicinity on the upstream side of the to prepare for the next launch.

Further, in order to wash the above-mentioned enclosed ball, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-302870 discloses that a notch is formed on the back side of the pachinko machine in the middle of the passage of the circulation guiding device, and the enclosed ball is manually made from this notch. A technique for taking out is disclosed, and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-6090 proposes a device for automatically taking out a sealed ball from a similar notch and washing it.

[0011]

However, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. Sho 6
Since the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-302870 works on the back side of the pachinko machine on which it is placed,
The enclosure ball must be taken out from the notch while maintaining such an unstable posture by bending the body between the mounting table and the frame while slightly opening the frame of the unlocked pachinko machine.

Further, after taking out the enclosed ball and returning it to the circulation guiding device after washing and drying, it is necessary to perform the work again in the above-mentioned condition, and this work must be repeated for the number of pachinko machines installed. . Further, since the game ball is manually taken out and the work is performed in an unstable state, there is a high possibility that the game ball will be dropped or lost, and it is difficult to improve work efficiency.

On the other hand, the technique disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-6090 can reduce the burden on the operator as described above, but is equipped with a facility for automatically taking out the enclosed ball from the notch and cleaning it. The installation space has to be newly established, and there remain economic problems and installation restrictions.

[0014] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an enclosed ball type pachinko machine for easily and inexpensively maintaining the enclosed ball without providing new equipment.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention constitutes a part of a circulation guiding device, accommodates a plurality of game balls in a tandem state, and attaches to and detaches from the pachinko machine side. A configuration having a ball cassette is provided.

A ball striking device is arranged at the downstream end of the circulating ball cassette.

Ball holding claws for locking the game balls located at both ends in the circulation ball cassette are provided in the circulation ball cassette, and the ball retainer is released in the direction of releasing the lock to the game balls when the circulation ball cassette is mounted. It has a structure in which a pawl receiver for pressing a pawl is provided on the pachinko machine side.

The circulating ball cassette has a structure made of a light-transmitting material.

[0019]

With such a structure, the enclosed ball can be easily taken out together with the circulating ball cassette from the front side of the pachinko machine and easily mounted from the front side.

By arranging the ball striking device at the downstream end of the circulating ball cassette, the game ball waiting immediately before the ball striking device can be attached and detached from the front side of the pachinko machine.

The ball holding claws for locking the game balls located at both ends in the circulation ball cassette are provided in the circulation ball cassette, and the ball retainer is released in the direction of releasing the lock to the game balls when the circulation ball cassette is mounted. It has a structure in which a pawl receiver for pressing a pawl is provided on the pachinko machine side.

When the circulating ball cassette is made of a light-transmitting material, the foreign matter, the game balls and the number of game balls in the circulating ball cassette can be visually recognized.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the main configuration of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine of the present invention, and 1 shows a circulating ball cassette. The circulating ball cassette 1 is provided on a pachinko machine (see FIG. 4) 3 where the player can play a game by mounting the card shown at 2 in FIG.

The card 2 shown in FIG. 3 is used as a transaction medium between a game hall and a player for playing a pachinko machine 3 instead of a game ball. On the surface of the card 2, a magnetic material not shown is shown. It is applied as a whole, and a non-magnetic material is applied to the surface of the magnetic material. The card 2 is provided with a writing unit 4 at a specific location as indicated by a virtual line, for example, and the writing unit 4 has data on the total number of possible games, loanable amount data corresponding to the total number of available games, and a lending ball. Game information including number data, number of balls held, game hall identification data, ID code data, and the like is written. The pachinko machine 3 is provided with a circulation guide device (described later) that collects the game balls hit by the ball hitting device 5 shown in FIG. 5 and waits the game balls at a position where the ball hitting device 5 can hit the ball. The ball striking device 5 is composed of a linear solenoid and is operated by a pachinko machine control circuit (not shown).

The pachinko machine control circuit has a CPU, a ROM and a RAM (both not shown) as main components, and a CP
U controls each part of the pachinko machine 3 by executing a program stored in ROM, and this program is processed based on a clock pulse supplied from an oscillation circuit (not shown).

The circulation ball cassette 1, which will be described in detail later, accommodates a plurality of game balls in a tandem state, and is provided so as to be attachable / detachable to / from the standby gutter 6 on the circulation guiding device side, that is, the pachinko machine 3 side. As shown in FIG. 4, this circulation guiding device comprises a circulating ball cassette 1, a standby gutter 6, a foul ball passage 7, an out ball passage 8, an out ball passage 8 and a safe ball passage 9.

The standby gutter 6 communicates with a safe ball passage 9 provided on the back side of the game board 10, the safe ball passage 9 communicates with an out ball passage 8, and the safe ball passage 9 communicates with a safe hole 11. The out ball passage 8 communicates with the out hole 12.

As a result, the game balls collected from the safe hole 11 and the out hole 12 are guided to the standby gutter 6. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the standby gutter 6 is tilted so that the guided game ball flows down along the standby gutter 6 toward the ball striking device 5, and the most downstream of the standby gutter 6 is a ball feeding member (described later). (See FIG. 5) 13

A foul ball detection sensor FS is provided in the foul ball passage 7, and a safe ball detection sensor (not shown) is provided between the safe ball passage 9 and the standby gutter 6. These sensors are proximity sensors, and the proximity sensor detects the presence or absence of the game ball based on the change in the magnetic field caused by the proximity of the game ball made of steel balls and generates a predetermined detection signal to control the pachinko machine. Input to the circuit.

The circulating ball cassette 1 is made of a synthetic resin having translucency and elasticity, and is formed in a cylindrical shape having a rectangular cross section. The circulating ball cassette 1 is formed to have a size capable of accommodating a game ball in one line, and when mounted on the standby gutter 6, one end is provided so as to incline lower than the other end. The ball striking device 5 is arranged at the downstream end of the circulating ball cassette 1, while the most downstream end of the foul ball passage 7 is arranged at the upstream end (see FIG. 6).

Ball holding pawls 14 and 14 shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7 are integrally formed on both sides of the front surface of the circulating ball cassette 1 when the ball holding pawls 14 and 14 are mounted on the standby gutter 6. It is cantilevered.

1 and 8 are provided at the tips of the ball pressing claws 14, 14.
The locking hooks 15 and 15 shown in FIG. 3 are projected, and the locking hooks 15 and 15 are locked to the game balls located at both ends of the circulating ball cassette 1.

Reference numeral 16 in FIGS. 7 and 8 denotes a pair of pawl receivers provided on the pachinko machine 3 side. The pawl receivers 16, 16 are provided on the front side of the standby gutter 6 at positions corresponding to the ball pressing pawls 14, 14. Has been. When the circulating ball cassette 1 is mounted, the claw receivers 16 and 16 are balls pressing claws in a direction in which the tip end portions of the ball pressing claws 14 and 14 are opposed to their elasticity, that is, the locking to the game ball is released.
14 and 14 are pressed, so that the pawl receivers 16 and 16 are engaged with the hooks 15,
15 and unlock the game ball.

Reference numerals 17 and 17 denote a pair of cassette receiving arms, and the cassette receiving arms 17 and 17 support the circulating ball cassette 1 on the pachinko machine 3 from below. 18 and 18 are a pair of engaging claws, and the engaging convex portions 18 and 18 are formed on the upper portion of the circulating ball cassette 1. Further, 19 and 19 are a pair of engaging claws, and the engaging claws 19 and 19 are engaged with the engaging convex portions 18 and 18, and are supported by the cassette receiving arms 17 and 17 on the pachinko machine 3 side. Prevent dropout of 1.

When the circulating ball cassette 1 is mounted on the pachinko machine 3 side, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the engaging projections 18, 18 are brought into contact with the recesses of the engaging claws 19, 19, and the circulating ball The bottom corner of the cassette 1 is brought into contact with the upper surfaces of the cassette receiving arms 17, 17.

Then, the circulating ball cassette 1 is engaged with the engaging projections 18, 18
Also, the corners on the lower back side of the circulating ball cassette 1 are slid to the rear side of the upper surface of the cassette receiving arms 17, 17 with the contact portions of the engaging claws 19, 19 as fulcrums. In addition, the circulating ball cassette 1 already installed
When removing, the reverse operation may be performed.

The circulating ball cassette 1, the ball striking device 5, and the standby gutter 6 are normally covered by the back side of the front panel 20 as shown in FIG. When taking out the enclosed ball, as shown in FIG. 6, the circulating ball cassette 1 may be removed from the front side of the pachinko machine with the front panel 20 opened together with the glass frame 21.

Reference numeral 22 indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 5 is a launch ball detection sensor, and the launch ball detection sensor 22 is composed of the proximity sensor, and the detection signal thereof is input to the pachinko machine control circuit. Then, the pachinko machine control circuit detects that the game ball has been supplied to the launch band indicated by 23, based on the detection signal input from the launch ball detection sensor 22.

The firing band 23 has the upper end side inclined to a higher position than the lower end side. The lower end of the firing band 23 faces the hitting end of the hitting device 5, and the lower end of the guide band 24 shown in FIGS. The guide band 24 is for guiding the launch ball launched from the launch band 23 to the game board 10.

When the detection signal input is stopped immediately after the detection signal of the above-mentioned launch ball is stopped, the pachinko machine control circuit detects that the supplied game ball has been launched by the hitting device 5. The number of shot balls is counted, and the pachinko machine control circuit subtracts "1" from the held ball number data.

When the launch ball wins the safe hole 11,
If a foul is detected by the safe sphere detection sensor, the foul sphere detection sensor FS indicated by 18 is detected.

As a result, when the safe ball detection signal is input from the pachinko machine control circuit, the pachinko machine control circuit adds "n" to the number of held balls data and inputs the foul ball detection signal. If the number of balls held is 1, "1" is added. Note that "n" is the number of payout prize balls determined for each safe hole 11, and in the present embodiment, two types, "7" balls and "15" balls, are determined. Also out hole 12
The calculation regarding the number of balls held is not performed for the entered shot balls. The result of this calculation is displayed on the number-of-balls-holding indicator indicated by 25.

The number-of-balls indicator 25 is composed of an LCD or an LED and is formed integrally with the present amount indicator 26.
The number of balls held indicator 25 and the current amount indicator 26 are tilted on the display surfaces so that the displayed contents can be easily seen. The number-of-balls indicator 25 and the present amount indicator 26 are connected to the pachinko machine control circuit.

The number-of-balls display 25 constantly receives the number-of-balls data calculated by the pachinko machine control circuit, and the current amount display 26 displays the current lendable amount data. This rentable amount data is sent to the pachinko machine control circuit, and is calculated by the pachinko machine control circuit based on the amount data read from the writing unit 4 of the card 2, and the calculated value is always displayed as the present amount. Input to the container 26.

In FIGS. 4, 6 and 9, the pachinko machine 3 has an outer frame 27 which rotatably supports a front frame 28 by a hinge 29, and a glass frame 21 which is rotatably supported by the front frame 28 (not shown). ) Has been. Further, in FIG. 6, a stop lamp 30 for displaying a stop is shown on the upper left side of the pachinko machine 3, a break lamp 31 for displaying a player's break, that is, a suspension of the game, and a game board 10 on the right side. The prize ball lamps 32 are provided on the upper right side of each. The prize ball lamp 32 is for displaying a winning game ball or a prize ball payout. Further, 33 is a major role lamp, and the major role lamp 33 displays a major role in the game. A lamp driver circuit (not shown) is provided between each 30, 31, 32, 33 and the pachinko machine control circuit.

On the lower left side of the front side of the pachinko machine 3 in FIG. 9, 34 is a break switch and 35 is a settlement switch. The break switch 34 and the settlement switch 35 are connected to the pachinko machine control circuit, and when the break switch 34 is operated, the pachinko machine control circuit interrupts the game for a predetermined time, and when the settlement switch 35 is operated, The pachinko machine control circuit ends the game.

The break switch 34 and the settlement switch
Based on the operation of 35, the game information at the present time is calculated by the pachinko machine control circuit, and the calculated value is written in the writing unit 4. The operation of the break switch 34 and the settlement switch 35 and the writing operation of the pachinko machine control circuit are interlocked, and the pachinko machine control circuit has both switches 37,
The number of balls held at the time of operation 38 is written in the writing unit 4 of the card 2.

When the break switch 34 is operated, the game by another player different from the player who is interrupting the game is prohibited for a predetermined time if the other card 2 is attached. The interruption time of this game operation is measured by an interruption timer (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine control circuit, and at the same time when the interruption timer times out, it becomes possible to play a game by mounting all the cards 2. In this way, when the game is interrupted by operating the break switch 34, the true player and other players are distinguished by the ID code written in the writing unit 4 of the card 2.

Card 2 at the time of interruption and termination of the game
Is returned to the player through the insertion slot 36 in FIG. 9, but since the game information is magnetically recorded, it cannot be visually confirmed. Therefore, when returning the card 2 to the player, at the same time, the game information may be printed on a piece of paper (not shown) by a printer (not shown) and the piece of paper may be sent out at the same time.

37 is a handle mounting portion, 38 is a handle mounting portion
With the handle attached to 37, the handle attaching portion 37 is provided on the lower right side of the pachinko machine 3 so as to project toward the player.

The handle 38 is provided with a volume 39 shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, and a signal relating to a hitting force is generated based on the operation of the volume 39. This signal is input to the pachinko machine control circuit via the touch switch detection circuit 14, and the pachinko machine control circuit inputs a pulse signal corresponding to a predetermined ball hitting force to the ball hitting device 5 based on this signal.

Reference numeral 40 is a lending switch, and the lending switch 40 is for converting the lending possible amount data written in the current card 2 into lending ball number data. When the lending switch 40 is operated, a signal indicating that is input to the pachinko machine control circuit. After that, the pachinko machine control circuit performs an operation for converting the lendable amount data into lending ball number data. Note that the illustration of a speaker that generates a predetermined sound effect according to the progress of the game is omitted.

The pachinko machine control circuit has a CPU, a ROM and a RAM (both not shown) as main components, and a CP
U controls each part of the pachinko machine 3 by executing a program stored in ROM, and this program is processed based on a clock pulse supplied from an oscillation circuit (not shown).

Returning to FIG. 5, the ball feeding member 13 is the first crank.
41, second crank 42, third crank 43, ball stopper sprocket 44 and coil spring 45. The first crank 41 is rotatably supported in the middle, and one end thereof is the second crank.
It is rotatably supported at one end of 42. At the other end of the first crank 41, a pair of claw portions 46, 46 is provided so as to project. Claw 46,
The balls 46 are located on both sides of the convex portion 47 of the ball stopper sprocket 44, contact the convex portion 47 by the rotation of the first crank 41, and rotate the ball stopper sprocket 44 by a predetermined angle (60 degrees in this embodiment). To move.

The other end of the second crank 42 is rotatably supported by one end of the third crank 43, and the third crank 43 is rotatably supported by the central part thereof, so that the other end of the plunger 48 can be rotated. It is provided so as to be able to abut on the head 49.

The ball stopper sprocket 44 is a pachinko machine 3
It is rotatably supported on the side. The coil spring 45 has one end attached to the pachinko machine 3 side and the other end being the second crank.
The second crank 42 is biased to the right in FIG. 5 by being attached in the middle of 42.

When the ball striking device 5 is excited, the plunger 48 hits a game ball waiting at the end of the firing band 23 with a ball hammer 50, whereby the second crank 42 is coiled with a coil spring 45 in FIG. , Is biased to the right.

Therefore, the first crank 41 and the third crank 43 are rotated clockwise in FIG. As a result, the ball stopper sprocket 44 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the weight of the most downstream game ball on standby, and the most downstream game waiting on the circulating ball cassette 1, that is, the standby gutter 6. While supplying the ball onto the firing band 23, the other end of the third crank 43 follows the movement of the plunger 48 while being in contact with the head 49.

On the other hand, when the hitting device 5 is demagnetized, the plunger 48 is returned to its original position by the return spring 51. Therefore, the third crank 43 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. As a result, the second crank 42 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 5 against the elastic force of the coil spring 45, and at the same time, the first crank 41 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by the other claw portion 46
By being operated in the clockwise direction, the game ball is held between the convex portions 47 and 79 of the ball stopper sprocket 44.

The enclosed ball type pachinko machine having such a structure is
If the circulating ball cassette 1 is removed from the front side of the pachinko machine with the front panel 20 opened together with the glass frame 21, the enclosed balls can be easily taken out from the front side of the pachinko machine 3. Further, after the cleaning work of the game ball or the circulating ball cassette 1 is completed, it can be easily mounted from the front side of the pachinko machine 3 in a state where the game ball is housed in the circulating ball cassette 1.

Moreover, the game ball in the circulating ball cassette 1 has the game balls located at both ends thereof, which are locking hooks 15 of the ball pressing claws 14, 14.
Since it is locked to 15, the game ball in the circulating ball cassette 1 is prevented from falling out. Further, at the time of mounting, the claw receivers 16 and 16 release the locking hooks 15 and 15 and the locking of the game ball, so that the game ball in the circulating ball cassette 1 is from the upstream end to the downstream end. It flows down from the standby gutter 6 side to the ball striking device 5 side.

Further, since the circulating ball cassette 1 is made of a material having a light-transmitting property, it is possible to visually recognize foreign matters, game balls and the number of game balls in the circulating ball cassette.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the circulating ball cassette in which the game balls are housed is detachably attached to the pachinko machine, the enclosed ball can be easily taken out from the pachinko machine, and the front side Since it can be easily mounted, the efficiency of the work of taking out the enclosed ball can be improved.

By placing the ball striking device at the downstream end of the circulating ball cassette, the game ball can be attached and detached from the front side of the pachinko machine, not from the back side of the pachinko machine.
Since the worker does not maintain an unstable posture, it is possible to reduce the work load for attaching and detaching the enclosed ball.

With the structure in which the ball holding claw is provided on the circulating ball cassette and the claw holder is provided on the pachinko machine side, when the circulating ball cassette is removed from the pachinko machine side, the game balls located at both ends are engaged with the ball pressing claw. Since it is stopped and prevented from falling off, the enclosed ball is prevented from being lost and the work efficiency relating to the attachment / detachment of the enclosed ball is suppressed. Further, when the circulating ball cassette is mounted, the locking can be released without any special operation, so that it is possible to prevent the workability related to the maintenance of the gaming ball from being lowered.

When the circulating ball cassette is made of a material having a light-transmitting property, foreign matters in the circulating ball cassette, game balls and the number of game balls can be visually recognized. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the circulating ball cassette and the game balls. Whether or not the number of game balls is insufficient and whether or not the game balls need to be replaced can be immediately determined, and the work efficiency related to maintenance of the circulating ball cassette and the game balls is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the circulating ball cassette shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a card used for a pachinko machine having the circulating ball cassette of FIG.

4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a pachinko machine having the circulating ball cassette of FIG.

5 is a front view showing a use state of the circulating ball cassette of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the pachinko machine of FIG.

7 is a plan view of the circulating ball cassette of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of the circulating ball cassette of FIG.

9 is a perspective view showing a state different from that of the pachinko machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 circulating ball cassette 3 pachinko machine 5 ball striking device 6 standby gutter 7 foul ball passage 8 out ball passage 8 out ball passage 9 safe ball passage 14 Ball retainer claw 16 nail holder

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A predetermined number of game balls are enclosed, and the game balls launched by a ball striking device arranged on the front side of a pachinko machine are collected and the game balls are placed in a standby position where the ball striking device can hit the ball. In a sealed ball type pachinko machine equipped with a circulation guiding device, a circulation ball cassette which constitutes a part of the circulation guiding device and accommodates a plurality of game balls in a tandem state and which is attachable to and detachable from the pachinko machine side is provided. An enclosed ball-type pachinko machine that is characterized. 2. The enclosed ball type pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball striking device is arranged at an end portion on the downstream side of the circulating ball cassette. 3. A circulating ball cassette is provided with ball pressing claws for locking the game balls located at both ends in the circulating ball cassette, and a direction in which the locking to the game ball is released when the circulating ball cassette is mounted. The enclosed ball type pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a pawl receiver that presses the ball pressing pawl is provided on the pachinko table side. 4. The enclosed ball type pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the circulating ball cassette is made of a material having a light transmitting property.