JPH056471B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and the present invention provides a system for pachinko gaming machines that is capable of correcting the problem when an abnormality occurs in the ball payout system, such as when a large number of prize balls are paid out and the tray becomes full (overflow state). This invention relates to a pachinko game machine which detects and stops the operation of a ball payout device to avoid the ball payout device being inoperable due to overflowing prize balls.

As is well known, in a pachinko game machine, when a player drives balls into the game area one by one using a firing device installed at the bottom of the game board, the balls collide with obstacle nails and randomly change direction as they fall. in,
A predetermined number of prize balls are awarded to the player by entering the winning area with a certain probability.

In such a pachinko game machine, there is generally an upper tray (first tray) in which the balls that are about to be hit are stored in the gaming section, and an auxiliary tray that stores the prize balls that have been paid out in response to a predetermined winning ball. (Second
A saucer) is provided.

However, the above-mentioned auxiliary tray cannot be made extremely large due to space constraints, so if a large number of prize balls are generated in a short period of time, the lower tray that stores them will become full, and the prize balls will be distributed from the ball dispensing device to the auxiliary tray. If the prize balls accumulate in the prize ball guideway that guides the balls, there is a risk that the accumulated prize balls will interfere with the operation of the ball payout device, making it impossible to pay out a predetermined prize ball.

Therefore, conventionally, when the auxiliary tray for storing prize balls is full, this is detected and, for example, as shown in FIG. An opening/closing plate 102 provided corresponding to the opening/closing plate 102 is moved by exciting a solenoid 103, and when the auxiliary saucer 9 overflows, the delivery of the ball to the firing position itself is blocked. This prevents the occurrence of new winning balls due to the lack of balls to be fired. However, such an overflow condition often occurs when a special winning profit condition called the so-called lucky seven occurs, which has a very high profit rate for the player. Stopping the game will cause a great disadvantage to the player as the game will be interrupted, and when a special winning profit situation occurs as mentioned above, the player is enthusiastic about the game. Therefore, it is easy to mistake this for a failure of the launcher.
Particularly, beginners often realize that the auxiliary tray is full only after calling the staff and explaining that they are no longer able to shoot the ball, which results in an unfair result.

An object of the present invention is to detect an abnormality in the ball dispensing system, such as when the auxiliary tray for storing prize balls becomes full (overflow state), and instead of preventing the ball from being fired. It is configured to stop the operation of the ball payout device and to hold (or store) the number of winning balls that have occurred up to that point but have not yet been paid out and the number of newly generated winning balls. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko game machine that avoids the inoperability of a batted ball firing device due to overflow of an auxiliary saucer without causing any disadvantage to players, thereby preventing unfair results from occurring. .

Another object of the present invention is to stop the payout of prize balls when an overflow of the auxiliary tray is detected, and to notify the player of the overflow state by means of a display lamp, buzzer, etc. The objective is to allow the player to pull out the ball.

An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a back mechanism panel of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

By attaching covers 2 to the center of the back side of the game board 1, which has a plurality of winning areas and obstacle nails on the front side, at regular intervals so that winning balls (winning balls) can flow down from the winning areas on the front side. , a space under which winning balls flow, and a set space for various winning devices. At the lower part of the cover 2 constituting the winning ball flow space, there is provided a collection shelf 2a formed so as to slope downward toward the center. Further, a back set board 3 is provided from the upper part of the back surface of the game board to the side part (the right side part in the drawing) and to the lower part so as to surround the cover 2,
By setting various devices and parts constituting the prize ball dispensing mechanism and the winning ball processing mechanism on this back set board 3 in a superposition manner, the back mechanism board is set together with the cover 2 that constitutes the winning ball flowing space. It is formed.

In addition, a winning ball lead-out path 4 curved in a substantially S-shape is connected to the center of the collecting shelf 2a, and the winning ball is connected to the winning area provided on the front of the game board 1 and the winning ball to the back of the game board 1. The winning balls that have entered the downstream space are collected by the collecting shelf 2a, and the winning balls entering the above-mentioned winning ball lead-out path 4 are collected.
It is designed to be discharged outside the machine through the

In the middle of the winning ball lead-out path 4, a winning ball detector 5 and a winning ball separator 6 are provided as means for generating a ball payout command signal, and the winning balls passing through these are separated by the winning ball separator 6. The balls are then separated one by one and flowed down, and electrically detected by the winning ball detector 5 below. In this way, based on the winning detection signal detected for one winning ball, the ball dispensing device 2 (to be described later)
0 is operated to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

In addition, on the upper part of the back set board 3, there is a preliminary storage section 7 for storing balls (spare balls) before being dispensed by the ball dispensing device 20, and from this preliminary storage section 7 to the above-mentioned ball dispensing device 20. A guide path 8 that automatically aligns and guides the spare balls, and a prize that guides the prize balls put out by the ball payout device 20 to the upper tray 9 (see Fig. 5) provided in the front of the game board. A ball outlet path 11 and a diverter gutter 13 for diverting prize balls to an auxiliary tray 12 when the upper tray 9 is full are provided.

In this embodiment, as will be described in detail later, an electric ball dispensing device 20 consisting of a pulse motor 21 and a sprocket 22 rotationally driven by the pulse motor 21 is provided. The controller 50 forms a drive signal based on the winning detection signal from the winning ball detector 5, and operates the ball payout device 20 for each winning ball to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls. There is.

Furthermore, the ball payout device 20 and the prize ball lead-out path 1
1 is mounted offset to one side of the back surface of the game board, thereby forming a relatively wide space A in the center of the back mechanism board. This empty space A is designed to make the ball dispensing device 20 compact by using an electric type consisting of a sprocket and a pulse motor as the ball dispensing device 20, and to make the ball dispensing device 20 compact with respect to the back set board 3. By arranging them in parallel with the ball removal path 31 and centrally disposing them on one side,
It will be realized.

In addition, in the back mechanism panel of FIG. 2, 14a and 14b are step levers that are tiltably provided at the starting end and the middle of the horizontal part of the guideway 8, facing the outlet 7a of the preliminary storage section 7; 15a and 1
5b is a ball shortage detector that detects the presence or absence of balls by detecting the tilting state of the step levers 14a and 14b, which are tilted by the weight of the spare balls in the preliminary storage section 7 and the guideway 8, respectively. When there are no balls in the preliminary storage section 7, the ball shortage detector 15 is activated.
When a is turned on, a signal is sent to a control room (not shown) to replenish balls into the reserve storage section 7, and if balls are not replenished due to a malfunction of the ball shortage detector 15a or an abnormality in the ball replenishing device. When the second ball shortage detector 15b is turned on by not being turned on, the operation of the ball dispensing device 20 is stopped. Reference numerals 16 and 17 are a ball guide and a ball holding plate which are provided in the middle of the guideway 8 and assist in rectifying the prize balls.

A deeply U-shaped bent portion 8c is formed in the curved portion from the horizontal portion to the vertical portion of the guiding path 8 that aligns the balls in the preliminary storage portion 7 and guides them to the ball dispensing device 20. , This bent portion 8c is provided with a ball removal mechanism 30 and a ball removal path 3.
1 socket is facing.

The bent portion 8c is provided with a peripheral wall portion 32 that can open and close a portion of its outer circumferential surface, a swinging rod 33 that swingably holds the peripheral wall portion 32, and an operating rod 34 that can freely tilt above the wall portion 32. By operating the operating rod 34 from the outside, the swinging rod 33 is rotated outward as shown by the broken line to open the peripheral wall 32 and guide the spare balls in the guide path 8 to the ball extraction path 31. It is set as.

The ball extraction path 31 is arranged in parallel with the guide path 8, and the lower part of the flow path is bent halfway toward the space between the prize ball lead-out path 11 and the back set board 3, and is buried. It extends to the center of the lower part of the board 1 and merges with the out ball discharge path, so that the spare balls can be taken out of the machine.

Note that a paid ball detector 35 made of a Hall element or the like is provided in the middle of the vertical portion of the guide path 8. This payout ball detector 35 is provided corresponding to each row of the vertical portion of the guideway 8, which is formed in two rows inside, and the prize balls aligned in each row are ejected. Along with this, a phenomenon of downward movement is detected to form a put-out ball detection signal.

An opening/closing door 41 is rotatably suspended between the discharge gutter 19 provided below the ball dispensing device 20 and the upper end of the prize ball guide path 11, and the ball is discharged from the ball dispensing device 20 and discharged. The prize balls falling apart on the gutter 19 collide with the opening/closing door 41, are rectified, and flow down into the prize ball outlet path 11. In addition, since the opening/closing door 41 is provided, the saucer 9 below the game board
The piano wire enters from the outlet of
It is possible to prevent an unauthorized act of trying to illegally rotate the sprocket by reaching the ball dispensing device 20 through the inside.

The prize ball lead-out path 11 descends approximately vertically from below the ball payout device 20 and is bent toward the center, and at the lower end of the vertical portion, about a quarter of the circumference is within the lead-out path. A bell 42 is arranged so as to face. The prize balls paid out from the ball payout device 20 are
The bell 42 below is accelerated by the vertical part of the lead-out path 11.
After colliding with and generating an exhilarating sound, it changes direction and moves towards the flow path conversion section 43.

The flow path conversion unit 43 has a connecting port 44 that converts the flow path of the prize ball by about 90 degrees and connects it to the upper tray 9 on the front of the game board 1, and an auxiliary tray 12 provided at the lower front of the game board. A branch gutter 13 for communication is connected, forming a branching point between two flow paths that go forward and downward. A regulating piece 45 that protrudes upward is provided at the boundary between the flow path converting section 48 and the above-mentioned branch gutter 13, and the prize balls flowing down the prize ball outlet path 11 are
The water collides with the regulating piece 45, changes direction, and flows toward the upper tray 9 in front. When the space between the saucer 9 and the communication port 44 becomes full of prize balls, the subsequent prize balls will overcome the regulating piece 45 and overflow into the diversion gutter 13, flowing toward the auxiliary saucer 12 below. It's getting old.

Further, an out hole 47 is provided so as to penetrate through the game board 1 at a position approximately at the same height as the connecting portion between the collecting shelf section 2a and the winning ball lead-out path 4, and the out hole 47 is provided below the out hole 47. An out ball gutter 48 is disposed in a space formed by hollowing out the frame board 10 that supports the game board 1, and the downstream end of the out ball gutter 48 is located at the rear of the game board 1, as shown in FIG. It is bent to the bottom and merges with the downstream end of the ball removal passage 31, which is located between the diversion gutter 13 and the back side of the frame board 10, so that out-of-ball balls can be collected outside the machine. It's summery. 38 is an opening end where the ball removal passage 31 and the out ball discharge gutter 48 merge.

As shown in FIG. 6, the space in which the out ball gutter 47 is provided, the space in which the lower part of the winning ball lead-out path 4 and ball extraction path 31 is provided, and the space in which the branch gutter 13 is provided are divided into three parts, as shown in FIG. It has a stacked space structure of layers, and each passage is provided in the space of each layer in the stacked space structure. As a result, a plurality of passages can be housed neatly and compactly within a limited space without interfering with each other.

Furthermore, in order to form a space for arranging the out ball gutter 47, a frame board 10 supporting the game board 1 is provided.
In order to prevent a decrease in the rigidity of the board, a reinforcing member 49 in a lattice shape is formed at the hollowed out portion as shown in the figure.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, it is arranged on the back of the front panel at the bottom of the front frame located below the frame board 10 so as to face the opening end 13a of the prize ball distribution gutter 13. overflow gutter 71 and this overflow gutter 7
1 and fixed to the front surface of the front panel, the guide gutter 72 guides the prize ball to the auxiliary saucer 12.
and a ball processing case, which faces the confluence opening end 38 of the ball removal path 31 and the out ball discharge gutter 48, and includes an outflow gutter 73, etc., which allows out balls to flow down to a collection gutter provided in the island equipment of the pachinko parlor (not shown). 70 is provided, and is adapted to be fixed to the back surface of the front panel with a mounting piece 74 using screws or the like.

That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko gaming machine consists of a frame-shaped front frame 81 rotatably attached to a machine frame (not shown) fixed to island equipment installed in a pachinko parlor; A glass storage frame 82 is attached to the front frame 81 so that it can be opened and closed, an opening/closing panel 83 is also attached to the lower part of the glass storage frame 82 so that it can be opened and closed, and the front frame 81
A game board 1 is fixed at a constant distance from the glass plate held in the glass storage frame 82 behind the glass storage frame 82.
It is composed of:

On the front surface of the opening/closing panel 83, the upper tray 9 for temporarily storing a large number of game balls (so-called pachinko balls) to be hit is fixed, and on the lower back side of the front frame 81, the upper tray 9 is fixed.
A batted ball firing device (not shown) is provided that bounces game balls supplied one by one from the ball launcher, and its operation dial 85 and the auxiliary tray 12 are fixed to the front panel 84 at the lower part of the front frame 81.
The ball processing case 70 is fixed to the back surface of the front panel 84 so as to communicate with the ball processing case 2.

In addition, on the front of the game board 1, there is a guide rail 86 that guides the ball fired by the ball launcher to the upper part of the game board 1, and a number of guide rails that randomly change the direction of the ball that falls from above. An obstacle nail 87 is fixedly installed, and a winning chucker 88 as a winning area, a winning opening 89, an opening/closing winning tool (churip) 90, and a variable winning device 91 are provided at appropriate positions on the board, and are held in the front frame 81. A gaming section surrounded by guide rails 86 is formed in the space between the glass plates.

The ball handling case 70 is provided in the middle of the guide rail 86 as shown in FIG. When the Far ball outlet gutter 93 and the opening/closing panel 83 are opened for inspection to prevent the brought Far balls from reaching the batted ball launch base 92, the flow path conversion section 43 flows into the upper receiving tray 9. A communication gutter for communicating the auxiliary saucer 12 with an overflow ball collection gutter 94 installed at the bottom of the game board 1 in order to prevent the prize balls remaining in the connecting port 44 from spilling out of the machine. 75 is provided.

That is, the guide gutter 72 of the ball processing case 70
The connecting gutter 75 is installed almost vertically on the upper wall,
The ball handling case is arranged so that the upper opening 75a of the communication gutter 75 coincides with the through hole 95 formed in the game board 1 opposite to the intersection of the FAR ball outlet path 93 and the overflow ball collection gutter 94. 70 is the front panel 8
It can be attached to the back of 1. As a result, the FAR balls collected midway along the guide rail 86 and the overflowing balls spilled from the communication port 44 when the opening/closing panel 83 is opened can be made to flow through the communication gutter 75 into the auxiliary saucer 12 below. No loss is caused to the player.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned ball processing case 7
As shown in FIG. 8, a tilting plate 76 is installed in the overflow gutter 71 provided integrally with the 0, in order to detect when the gutter 71 is full of prize balls. It is rotatably attached by a support shaft 77 at the lower end. A coil spring 78 is attached to the support shaft 77 for biasing the tilting plate 76 so that it is always in an upright position.

Furthermore, an outwardly directed protrusion 76a is formed at the upper end of the tilting plate 76, and an overflow detector 79 consisting of a micro switch is attached to the side wall of the overflow gutter 71 so as to face the protrusion 76a. A stopper 7 is provided on the upper end side of the tilting plate 76 so that the tilting plate 76 can stand still in an upright position when biased by the coil spring 78.
6b is provided.

Therefore, the spring force of the coil spring 78 is transferred from the auxiliary tray 12 to the overflow gutter 7.
When the space inside 1 is filled with prize balls, the tilting plate 76 tilts due to the pressure of the balls, and the projection 76a on the upper end
By adjusting the overflow detector 79 to turn on, it is detected that the auxiliary saucer 12 is full of prize balls, and the ball dispensing device 20
A signal can be generated to stop the operation.

In addition, an indicator lamp 96 is attached to the front of the communication gutter 75 formed integrally with the ball processing case 70, and corresponding to the position of the indicator lamp 96, the front panel 84 is provided with a display shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. An opening 97 is formed as shown in FIG.
A display window 99 made of a translucent plastic plate or the like is provided in a part of the decorative plate 98 attached to the display panel 4.

The indicator lamp 96 is turned on when the overflow detector 79 is turned on. This allows the player to easily know that the auxiliary tray 12 is full of prize balls.

A control system for controlling the ball dispensing device 20 and the display lamp 96 can be configured as shown in FIG. 12, for example.

In this system, the control device 50 counts the winning detection signal output from the winning winning detector 5,
A memory circuit 51 like a counter for holding, a setting device 53 like a register for setting the number of prize balls to be paid out for one winning ball inside, and a detection signal from the paid ball detector 35 are counted and paid out. It is constituted by a control circuit 52 consisting of a microcomputer (CPU) or the like having a counter 54 for obtaining the number of pitches.

In this control device 50, when there is a winning ball, a winning detection signal (pulse) generated from the winning ball detector 5 corresponding to each winning ball is supplied to a storage circuit 51 as a storage means and counted. By doing so,
Memorize the number of winning pitches. Then, when the number of winning balls in the memory circuit 51 becomes "1" or more, the ball payout device 20
A drive signal of a predetermined number of pulses is sent from the control circuit 52 to the pulse motor 21 constituting the pulse motor 21 to rotate the pulse motor 21 by a predetermined angle, and the number of prize balls set in the internal setting device 53 is set. Make a payout.

A detection signal from the put-out ball detector 35 is input to the control circuit 52, and when the ejection of prize balls is started, a detection signal (pulse) from the put-out ball detector 35 is sent to the control circuit for each prize ball. Sent to 52.
The control circuit 52 counts this detection signal with an internal counter 54, and when this count value reaches a value preset in an internal setting device 53, it determines that a predetermined number of prize balls have been paid out. The output of the motor drive signal is stopped to finish discharging.

In this way, when the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball is completed, the stored value (number of winning balls) in the memory circuit 51 is subtracted by "1", and as a result, the stored value becomes "0". If this happens, the payout of prize balls will be suspended until the next winning ball is received, and the memory value will be “1”.
If the above is the case, continue to the next payout operation,
Repeat the above operation.

A detection signal from the overflow detector 79 is input to the control circuit 52, and when the auxiliary tray 12 is full of prize balls and an overflow detection signal is output, the control circuit 52 receives the overflow detection signal. Even if the number of winning balls in the memory circuit 51 is "1" or more, the pulse motor 2
1 to stop the dispensing operation of the ball dispensing device 20, and send a signal to the indicator lamp 96 to turn it on.

In the above case, even if an overflow detection signal is generated while the ball dispensing device 20 is operating, the pulse motor 21 is not immediately stopped, but the dispensing of a predetermined number of winning balls is temporarily completed. At this point, the ball payout device 20 is stopped, and the number of unpaid winning balls is held in the memory circuit 51, for example. When the prize balls in the auxiliary saucer 12 are removed by the player, the output of the overflow detector 79 disappears, and the inoperable state of the ball dispensing device 20 is released, the remaining prizes will remain if there is a winning memory. It is designed to restart the ball payout. This facilitates the payout control of the ball payout device and prevents malfunctions, and also allows for the payout of a predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball twice before and after the overflow detection signal is generated. Compared to the above, the player's sense of suspicion regarding the number of prize balls can be eliminated.

Next, a supplementary explanation will be given regarding the configurations of the ball dispensing device 20 and the winning ball separator 6.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of the configuration of the ball dispensing device 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the end of the vertical portion of the guideway 8, which is formed in a substantially inverted L shape and consists of a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, is bent diagonally downward, and has two exit portions 8a and 8b. It is provided. This exit part 8
A sprocket 22 is disposed so as to face the sprockets a and 8b, and this sprocket 22 is fixed to the tip of a rotating shaft 21a of a pulse motor 21 fixed to the back set board 3 by a mounting frame 23.

For example, six recesses 22a and six claws 22b are formed on the outer periphery of the sprocket 22, with which pachinko balls can engage. Sprocket 2
When facing the second recess 22a, the other is configured to face the claw 22b. Further, at the terminal end of the taxiway 8, an exit portion 8 of the taxiway 8 is provided.
A dispensing ball flow path 18 having a blocking plate portion 18a at a position separated by one ball from the ends of the balls a and 8b,
A discharge gutter 19 is formed integrally with the guiding path 8 and is connected to the upper end of the prize ball outlet path 11 below the guiding path 8.

The blocking plate portion 18a of the dispensing ball flow path 18 is connected to the mounting frame 23 of the motor 21.
It is placed so that it is in contact with the front of the Therefore, when the motor 21 is attached, the taxiway 8
outlet portions 8a, 8b and the blocking plate portion 18a.
The sprocket 22 is now located between.

Therefore, the balls that have flowed down to the outlet portions 8a and 8b of the guideway 8 reach the claw portions 2 of the sprocket 22 at the outlet.
2b comes into contact with the claw portion 22b with only half of the face sticking out from the exit. On the other hand, the outlet portion 8a,
8b is opposed to the recess 22a of the sprocket 22, the prize ball escapes from the guiding path 8, enters the recess 22a, and hits the blocking plate portion 18a.
It comes into contact with and is held.

In other words, the prize ball B that has come into contact with the pawl 22b of the sprocket 22 has not completely come out of the guideway 8 and cannot flow out, but the prize ball B' that has engaged with the recess 22a comes into contact with the blocking plate 18a. When the sprocket 22 rotates, it is pushed and separated by the claw portion 22b and is allowed to flow down into the discharge gutter 19. In the above case, The ball held between the blocking plate part 18a and the following ball is prevented from falling by itself on the outlet part 8b side by the pawl of the sprocket 22. On the other hand, the ball flows out from the outlet part 8a and engages in the recess 22a. In order to prevent the combined balls from falling naturally, a support piece 18b is provided in the flow path 18. Moreover, the balls flowing out from the outlet portion 8b pass directly through the outside of the cylindrical ball flow path 18. The balls falling onto the lower discharge gutter 19 and flowing out from the outlet portion 8a pass through the discharge ball flow path 18 and fall onto the discharge gutter 19 from the opening at the lower end.

FIG. 14 shows the ejecting action in the ball dispensing device 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the ball B ₁ that first engages with the recess 22a ₁ of the sprocket 22 is moved to the claw portion 22b ₁ as the sprocket rotates. When the ball _B3 following the ball _B1 comes into contact with the claw portion _22b1 as shown in FIG.
At this time, the ball B ₂ engages with the recess 22a ₃ and the claw 22
It is sent downward by b ₂ and separated. When the ball B ₄ following the ball B ₂ comes into contact with the claw portion 22 b ₂ , the ball B ₃ engages with the recess 22 a ₂ and is separated by the claw portion 22 b ₂ . In this way, the prize balls aligned in the outlet sections 8a and 8b are alternately taken out one by one by the separating action accompanying the rotation of the sprocket 22 and are discharged into the discharge gutter 19.

Further, on the upper part of the blocking plate portion 18a,
An L-shaped notch is formed, and by mounting the motor 21 so that the rotating shaft 21a is positioned in this notch, prize balls flowing out from either of the exits 8a and 8b of the guideway are also blocked by the blocking plate. 18a once.

The winning ball separator 6 provided in the middle of the winning ball lead-out path 4 has a structure as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 15. That is, a cylindrical rotary separation body 61 is disposed at the curved part of the winning ball lead-out path 4 having a substantially S-shape so that a portion thereof protrudes into the path, and is rotatable by a support shaft 62. Supported. A recess 61a that can engage one ball is formed on the outer periphery of the rotary separation body 61, and a weight 63 having a weight slightly lighter than a pachinko ball is placed at a position axially symmetrical to the recess 61a. is fixed. Furthermore, the member constituting the winning ball lead-out path 4 is provided with a set of stoppers 64a, 64 at positions that can come into contact with the wall of the rotary separation body constituting the recess 61a.
b is provided protrudingly. These stoppers 64a, 64
15b, the rotating separator 61 is rotated by the weight of the weight 63, and the recess 61 is formed as shown in FIG. 15a.
In a state where a is tilted upward and facing the entrance of the winning ball lead-out path 4, it comes into contact with the wall forming the recess 61a to prevent clockwise rotation, and the winning ball engaged with the recess 61a When the rotating separator 61 is rotated counterclockwise by the ball, the recess 61
a is positioned so as to abut against the wall surface constituting the recess 61a at a position facing the exit of the winning ball lead-out path 4 to prevent rotation. Therefore, the recess 61a
When the moment generated by the winning ball engaged with the ball overcomes the rotational moment of the weight 63 and the rotating separator 61 is rotated as shown in FIG. The flow is prevented. When the winning ball separates from the recess 61a due to its own weight and flows down towards the winning ball detector 5 below, the rotating separation body 61 rotates due to the rotational moment of the weight 63 and returns to the state shown in FIG. 15a.

In this way, the winning balls are separated one by one by the rotating separator 61 and flown down at appropriate time intervals, so that even when a large number of winning balls are generated in succession, the ball payout device Two or more winning balls are prevented from flowing down in the lead-out path 4 within the time required for detection and counting of the winning balls in step 20. This makes it possible to accurately pay out prize balls corresponding to the number of winning balls.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the overflow gutter 71
It has been explained that the spring force of the coil spring 78 is adjusted so that it can detect when the inside is almost full with prize balls, but the space from the overflow gutter 71 to the prize ball outlet path 11 is relatively wide and has plenty of room. Therefore, not only the overflow gutter 71 but also the branch gutter 13 or even the prize ball outlet path 1
The spring force of the coil spring 78 may be adjusted so that the tilting plate 76 in the overflow gutter 71 is tilted and the overflow detection signal is generated only when the prize balls have accumulated halfway.

Further, in the above embodiment, the overflow detector 79 detects that the auxiliary tray 12 is full of prize balls and stops the ball dispensing device 20, which is disposed immediately above the auxiliary tray 12. The indicator lamp 96 is turned on, but instead of turning on the indicator lamp 96, or in addition to turning on the indicator lamp 96, an alarm such as a buzzer or even a voice synthesis LSI (Large Scale Integrated Circuit) may be used to turn on a speaker. It is also possible to make a sound to inform the player that an overflow state has occurred. The indicator lamp 96 is connected to the auxiliary saucer 1 as in the above embodiment.
It is best to place the warning near the point 2 so that the player can receive the warning in an easy-to-understand manner. However, the display lamp 96 may be provided not directly above the auxiliary saucer 12, but diagonally above or to the side, or even above the game board.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a memory circuit 51 is provided in the control device 50 to count and hold winning detection signals, and when the auxiliary saucer 12 becomes in an overflow state, the operation of the ball dispensing device 20 is stopped, and the above-mentioned The memory circuit 51 is configured to add and hold the number of winning balls that have occurred up to that point but have not yet been paid out, and the number of winning balls that have newly occurred since then, but the memory circuit 51 is provided. Instead, as shown by the dashed line A in FIG. Based on the signal, the separating operation of the winning ball separator 6 may be stopped in parallel with stopping the driving of the ball dispensing device 20. This eliminates the need to physically store the winning balls that are generated while the ball dispensing device 20 is stopped and prevent the ball from being fired when an overflow occurs, so as not to cause any disadvantage to the player. can do.

In addition, in the above embodiment, when the auxiliary tray for storing prize balls becomes full (overflow state), this is detected and the operation of the ball dispensing device is stopped. is not limited to this, and for example, the balls in the guideway 8 are detected based on the signal from the put-out ball detector 35 provided in the middle of the guideway 8 that guides the balls in the preliminary storage section 7 to the ball put-out device 20. It may be configured such that when an empty state or ball clogging is detected, it is recognized that an abnormality has occurred in the ball dispensing system and the operation of the ball dispensing device 20 is stopped.

Further, the ball payout command signal generating means is not limited to the winning ball detector 5, and may also be a ball rental operation switch, for example.

As explained above, the present invention includes a first tray for supplying balls hit onto the surface of a game board by a ball launcher, and a storage device for storing balls separated when the first tray is full of balls. A pachinko game machine comprising: a ball dispensing device capable of dispensing a predetermined number of balls based on a ball dispensing command signal; an overflow detector provided in the middle of the lead-out path for guiding the balls and detecting when the second tray is full of balls; and a notification means for notifying the player of the full state of the second tray. , control means for starting a payout operation by the ball payout device based on the ball payout command signal, stopping the operation of the prize ball payout device and activating the notification means based on the detection signal from the overflow detector; As a result, it is possible to avoid the inability of the ball dispensing device to operate due to excessive accumulation of balls in the second tray and damage to parts, and also to detect the overflow of the second tray and dispense the balls. Even if the device automatically stops, the firing of the ball is not prevented, so the player can continue playing the game, especially when a special profit situation occurs on a gaming machine like the Ratsky Seven machine. This has the effect of eliminating unfair results such as the profit state disappearing due to the inability to shoot the ball.

In addition, this invention stops dispensing the ball when overflow of the second saucer is detected, and
Since the player is notified of the overflow state using notification means such as an indicator lamp or a buzzer, the player can easily know that the ball dispensing device has automatically stopped due to an overflow in the second tray. It becomes possible to quickly transfer the stored balls to the ball box, which has the effect that the player can visually check the amount of profit earned.

Moreover, in the above embodiment, since the indicator lamp indicating the overflow state is provided just above the second saucer, the correspondence between the lamp and the second saucer becomes clear, and even beginners can easily detect the second saucer. This has the advantage that it is possible to know when an overflow is occurring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a device for cutting off the supply of balls to a ball launcher when a prize ball tray overflows in a conventional pachinko game machine, and FIG. 2 is a pachinko game machine according to the present invention. A rear view showing an example of the configuration of the entire back mechanism panel on the back of the game board,
3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 2,
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the same line, Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the structure of the prize ball distributing gutter, etc. at the bottom of the back mechanism panel, and Fig. 7 is a diagram showing the arrangement below the prize ball distributing gutter, etc. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of the structure of a ball processing case that guides prize balls etc. to an auxiliary saucer. The figure is a perspective view showing the relationship between the structure inside the opening/closing panel and the auxiliary saucer.
The figure is a cross-sectional side view showing the state in which the ball processing case is attached to the front panel, FIG. 11 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of the pachinko game machine viewed from the front, and FIG. 12 is a ball dispensing device and notification means. Fig. 13 is an enlarged perspective view showing an example of a ball dispensing device, Fig. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing the dispensing action of the ball dispensing device, and Fig. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control system. It is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing an example of the configuration of a winning ball separator. 1... Game board, 2a... Collection shelf section, 3... Back set board, 4... Winning ball lead-out path, 5... Winning ball detector, 6... Winning ball separator, 7... Preliminary storage section , 8... Taxiway, 9... Upper saucer (first saucer),
11...Prize ball lead-out path, 12...Auxiliary saucer (second
saucer), 13... Diversion gutter, 20... Ball dispensing device,
21...Pulse motor, 22...Sprocket,
30...Ball removal mechanism, 31...Ball removal path, 35...
Discharged ball detector, 43... Channel converter, 45... Regulating piece, 47... Out hole, 50... Control device (control means), 51... Memory circuit (memory means), 60...
...Winning ball separator, 61...Rotating separator, 70...
Ball processing case, 71... Overflow gutter, 76
...Tilt plate, 79...Overflow detector, 8
1...Front frame, 96...Display lamp (notification means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A first tray that supplies the balls hit onto the surface of the game board by the ball launcher, and a second tray that stores the balls separated when the first tray is full of balls. A pachinko game machine comprising: a ball dispensing device capable of dispensing a predetermined number of balls based on a ball dispensing command signal; and a second receiving tray or from the ball dispensing device to the second receiving tray. an overflow detector provided in the middle of the lead-out path for guiding the balls and detecting that the second tray is full of balls; and a notification means for notifying the player of the full state of the second tray. , control means for starting a payout operation by the ball payout device based on the ball payout command signal, and for stopping the operation of the ball payout device and activating the notification means based on a detection signal from the overflow detector; A pachinko game machine characterized by comprising: 2. The control means includes a storage means for electrically retaining the number of winning balls based on a winning ball detection signal from a winning ball detector that electrically detects a batted ball that has entered a winning area on the surface of the game board, A detection signal from the overflow detector is supplied to the control means so that when the operation of the ball dispensing device is stopped, the contents of the storage means are retained until the ball dispensing device is operated next time. A pachinko game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: