JPH06142328A - Ball discharge control device for pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the whole pinball machine reasonably and quickly by providing a control device which operates a ball discharge device to discharge a specified number of balls in response to the input detection of a prize ball discharge detecting switch. CONSTITUTION:To a microcomputer 4, a ball detecting switch SW1, ball detecting switch SW2 and ball removing operation detecting switch SW3 are connected by a switch detecting part 33. Also, a prize ball discharge detecting switch SW5 and a detecting switch SW4 for detecting prize ball being full in the tank connected by a switch detecting part 34, and a ball discharge device 20 is connected by a ball discharge control circuit 29. When an actuating signal of the prize ball discharge detecting switch SW5 is input in a control board 44 which controls respective prize devices, etc., on the game panel surface, a discharge signal 1 and discharge signal 2 are transmitted to the frame control board while synchronizing with the signal. The frame control board controls the ball discharge device 20 in response to the discharge signals, and discharges prize balls.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Usually, one control device is used to detect the winning of a game ball generated on a game board surface and to pay out the prize balls having different numbers of balls for the winning detection of the game ball. Also, while the pachinko balls are supplied to the main body of the pachinko machine from the pachinko ball circulation device installed in the game arcade, while purchasing a card called a prepaid card that has the same valuable value as money, the card reading device There is known a card-type pachinko machine of a type in which the amount information stored in the card is converted into the number of lent balls of a predetermined pachinko machine and the pachinko machine body is lent from the main body of the pachinko machine.

In a card type pachinko machine of a type in which pachinko balls are lent out from the pachinko machine body, payout of prize balls with different numbers of different balls for detection of winning of the game balls generated on the game board surface, and pachinko balls from the pachinko machine body It is desirable to have a ball payout device that doubles as a rental.
When the payout operation process takes time when performed by one control device, the processes other than the payout operation process are affected, and the control of the entire pachinko machine becomes complicated and time-consuming.

[0004]

The object of the present invention can be applied to a card type pachinko machine of a type in which a pachinko ball is lent from the main body of the pachinko machine, and is different for each winning detection of the game ball generated on the game board surface. It is to provide a ball payout control device for a pachinko machine that can reasonably and swiftly control the entire pachinko machine, while both paying out prize balls for the number of balls and lending the balls from the pachinko machine body. .

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a payout control device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises:
The first payout control signal and the first payout control signal, which are output in response to satisfaction of the payout conditions of the prize balls corresponding to the detection of the prize balls by the different prize ball detection switches arranged on the game board. Correspondingly, the second payout control signal output as the number of payout balls for paying out different different number of prize balls and the first and second payout signals are received, and the pachinko machine body frame side And a control means for activating a ball discharging device that pays out a predetermined number of balls in response to the input detection of the prize ball payout detection switch.

Further, a card processing information processing means is connected to the control means, and the ball discharging device is operated in response to an input signal from the card processing information processing means to perform a predetermined ball rental payout operation. A processing means was provided.

Further, the first payout control signal is
The output time after winning ball detection is limited.

Further, the control means starts a payout operation time from the detection of the input of the prize ball payout detection switch to the detection of the second payout control signal and the completion of the operation control of the ball discharge device. Within a fixed time.

Further, the second control means subtracts the number of detections of the second payout signal from a predetermined maximum payout number of prize balls and sets it as the payout number of the ball ejecting device. .

Furthermore, the second control means performs the detection operation of the second payout signal twice to determine the presence or absence of the second payout signal.

[0011]

The control means uses the first payout control signal and the first payout control signal to indicate that the payout condition of the prize balls corresponding to the detection of the prize balls by the different prize ball detection switches arranged on the game board is satisfied. In response to the second payout control signal, the number of payout balls for paying out different prize balls of different numbers is received, and a predetermined number is detected according to the input detection of the prize ball payout detection switch on the pachinko machine body frame side. The ball discharge device that dispenses the ball is activated.

Further, the card processing information processing means is connected to the control device, and the control device operates the ball discharging device via the ball lending processing means in response to an input signal from the card processing information processing means to make a predetermined lending. Perform a ball payout operation.

Further, the first payout control signal limits the output time after the winning ball is detected.

Furthermore, the control means within a fixed time
The payout operation from the detection of the input of the prize ball payout detection switch to the detection of the second payout control signal and the operation control of the ball discharge device is completed.

Further, the control means subtracts the number of detections of the second payout signal from the predetermined maximum payout number of the prize balls, and sets it as the payout number of the ball discharging device.

Furthermore, the control means determines the presence or absence of the second payout signal by performing the detection operation of the second payout signal twice.

[0017]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the card type pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. The card type pachinko machine
It is composed of a pachinko machine body 1 and a card unit 2 arranged on the side of the pachinko machine body 1. A ball tank 40 is disposed above the pachinko machine body 1, and the ball tank 40 includes
Pachinko balls are supplied from a pachinko ball circulating device installed in a game hall (not shown). A sphere detection switch SW1 that is turned on by the weight of the sphere in the sphere tank 40 is provided at the bottom of the sphere tank 40, and the sphere detection switch SW1 turns off when the number of pachinko balls in the sphere tank 40 becomes small. Further, the ball tank 40 is provided with an antistatic device 41 to prevent malfunction of the ball detection switch SW1.

A pachinko ball inserted into the ball tank 40 is connected to the ball tank 40 by a tank rail 42 provided with two ball passages inside and outside, which is inclined toward the side end of the base frame 11. Is guided in the two ball passages and moves along the inclination of the tank rail 42. In the middle of the tank rail 42, a ball leveling pendulum 43 for smoothing a pachinko ball moving on the tank rail 42 is provided.

A ball detection switch SW2 for detecting the presence or absence of a ball passing therethrough is provided in the middle of the two ball passages inside and outside the tank rail 42, and the ball detection switch SW2 is turned off when there is no prize ball. Further, a ball discharging device 20 is provided on the side of the base frame 11 at a substantially middle position, and the tank rail 42 is provided.
The tip of the inclined direction is bent downward and is connected to the ball discharging device 20. The pachinko balls guided in the two ball passages and moved along the inclination of the tank rail 42 are held in two passages provided in the ball discharging device 20, and a predetermined number of the pachinko balls are operated by the operation of the ball discharging device 20. Pachinko balls are released downwards as prize balls, balls for requesting a ball to be loaned, or balls discharged by a ball removing operation.

Below the ball discharge device 20, a ball punching operation detection switch SW operated by inserting a pin or the like from the game board direction provided on the front side of the pachinko machine body 1.
3 will be deployed. In addition, the punching operation detection switch SW3
A ball discharge valve (not shown) that is rotated by a ball discharge solenoid SOL2 that is excited during a ball cutting operation is attached to the lower part of the table, and below the ball discharge valve is a prize ball or a pachinko ball for a ball lending request. A payout path (not shown) through which the ball is discharged to the upper plate and a ball discharge path through which the punched pachinko balls are discharged are provided, and the punching release valve is a punching solenoid SOL2 that is excited by performing a punching operation. Thus, the pachinko ball released by the operation of the ball discharging device 20 is rotated to the ball discharging path side and discharged to the ball discharging path. When the ball removing operation is not performed, the pachinko balls released by the operation of the ball discharging device 20 are discharged to the payout path. A frame control board 21 that controls input / output with the ball discharging device 20 and the card unit 2 is disposed below the ball discharging device 20.

In the center of the base frame 11, a control board 44 for controlling each of the winning devices and the like arranged on the game board surface, and a board storage box in which a ball guiding path (not shown) for guiding a winning pachinko ball is formed. 45 are arranged.

Below the upper surface of the substrate storage box 45,
A probability mode setting key switch 51 is provided, which is operated to switch the probability of occurrence of a symbol that gives a profit to the player in a stopped symbol such as a symbol display device arranged on the game board surface, and a probability mode setting switch. On the side of 51, three setting display LEDs 52 for displaying the setting state of the occurrence probability by the probability mode setting switch 51 are arranged.

The payout path of the ball discharging device 20 is formed so as to follow the outer shape of the substrate storage box 45. The payout path is branched into two in the middle, one is communicated with the upper plate and the other is downward. The prize ball path full tank detection switch SW4 is disposed on the side of the path extending to and communicates with the lower tray opening 46, and the prize ball path full tank detection switch SW4 is connected to the lower tray opening 46. It is turned on when the pachinko ball becomes full in the route leading to.

A crime prevention control board 47 for controlling a signal output when an abnormal state of the card type pachinko machine 1 or a fraudulent act on the card type pachinko machine 1 is detected is arranged near one side of the lower tray opening 46. It is set up.

Also, on the inner edge of the base frame 11 below the ball discharging device 20, a ball cutting motor M1 and a ball cutting cam 49 which is rotationally driven by the ball cutting motor M1 and a game ball entered in the ball cutting cam 49 are operated. A payout detection mechanism 60 including a prize ball payout detection switch SW5 in a state is provided.

A firing motor M2 is disposed below the left side of the pachinko machine body, and a launcher control board 48 is disposed below the firing motor M2. An interface board 50 for inputting and outputting signals from the card unit 2 is provided near the lower card unit 2 on the back surface of the pachinko machine body 2.

Further, on the side of the ball tank 40 above the back surface of the main body of the pachinko machine 2, there are provided external connection terminals 53 to 58 for outputting respective information of the card pachinko machine 1 to a centralized control device in a game arcade. There is.

The card unit 2 is electrically connected to the pachinko machine body 2 by a connector. The card unit 2 is locked to one side surface of the base frame 11 of the pachinko machine body 2 by the card unit locking members 59, 59.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ball discharging device 20 has a case 78 of the ball discharging device 20 that is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pachinko ball so that the pachinko ball can pass therethrough. Two passages 61 and 62 are formed in the longitudinal direction, and sprockets 64 and 65 for sending out balls are provided at the lower portions of the passages 61 and 62, respectively.
A shaft 63 is rotatably provided on a coaxial shaft 63 orthogonal to the shaft 62, and is fixed to the shaft 63. The shaft 63 is supported by a case 78.

The outer peripheral edges of the sprockets 64 and 65 are provided with a plurality of ball engaging portions 66 and 67 along the outer circumference of the pachinko ball.
Are formed respectively, and the spherical engagement portion 6 of the sprocket 64 is formed.
The protrusions 68 are formed with a constant pitch between the sprocket 6 and the protrusions 69 are formed with a constant pitch between the spherical engagement portions 67 of the sprocket 65.
The protrusion 68 of No. 4 and the protrusion 69 of the sprocket 65 are arranged so as to be shifted by a half pitch, and the sprocket 64 and the sprocket 65 have the same shape. And the protrusion 6
A part of 8 is projected with respect to the passage 61, and holds the pachinko balls fed into the passage 61 to be stored in an aligned state. Further, a part of the protrusion 69 is projected to the passage 62, and the pachinko balls fed into the passage 62 are held to be arranged in an aligned state.

Further, the hook 70 which comes into contact with the protruding portion 72 of the sprocket 64 protruding in the passage 61 in the radial direction and which is opposed to the radial direction from above is restrained in the rotating direction of the sprocket 64. A hook 71 that is provided so as to be capable of contacting the projection 73 that protrudes into the passage 62 of the sprocket 65 and that is opposed to the radial direction of the projection 69 that is opposed to the projection 73 and that suppresses the rotation of the sprocket 65 in the rotation direction. It is rotatably provided and prevents the sprockets 64 and 65 from rotating due to the weight of the pachinko balls.

A sphere detection sensor 22 for detecting a sphere 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 discharge ball sensor 24 for detecting a pachinko ball released by the rotation of the sprocket 64 is provided in the passage 61 below the position where the sprocket 64 rotates. Similarly, a ball detection sensor 23 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. The passage 62 below the position is provided with a discharge ball sensor 25 for detecting a pachinko ball released by the rotation of the sprocket 65.

The hook 70 and the hook 71 are simultaneously rotated by the excitation of a hook solenoid (not shown),
The restraint on the projections 68 and 69 is released, and the sprockets 64 and 65 rotate by the weight of the pachinko ball to eject the ball. In addition, the deenergization of the hook solenoid causes the hook 70 and the hook 71 to simultaneously return to rotate to again restrain the protrusion 72 and the protrusion 73.

In the ball discharging operation of the ball discharging device 20, when the hook solenoid is excited to retract the hooks 70 and 71 with a pulse corresponding to a half pitch of the sprocket 64 or the sprocket 65 as one step, the sprocket 6 is moved.
4 and the sprocket 65 simultaneously rotate by an angle corresponding to a half pitch, and the pachinko balls in the passage 61 and the passage 62 are sent downward while engaging with the spherical engaging portions 66 and 67, respectively. One pachinko ball in one of the passage 61 and the passage 62 is discharged because 65 is displaced by a half pitch. After this, the hook solenoid is de-energized to release the hook 70 and the hook 71.
Are simultaneously rotated and returned, and the protrusions 72 and 73 are restrained again.

Further, when the hook solenoid is excited by retracting the hooks 70 and 71 with a pulse corresponding to a half pitch of the sprocket 64 or the sprocket 65 as one step, the other path to the path from which the pachinko ball was ejected earlier. One pachinko ball inside is ejected. That is, by repeating the ball discharging operation by the sprocket 64 and the sprocket 65, the pachinko balls in the passage 61 and the pachinko balls in the passage 62 are alternately discharged one by one.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the payout detecting mechanism 60, the game balls won in the game board are ball cutting cams 49 by a guide path provided on the back surface of the game board (not shown).
It is guided by and enters one by one. The game ball entered on the ball cutting cam 49 rotates and moves with the rotation of the ball cutting cam 49.
At the position of the orbit of the game ball that has entered the ball cutting cam 49, a driven member 74 that is operated by the game ball on the ball cutting cam 49.
Is rotatably provided, one end of a connecting rod 75 is connected to one side of the driven member 74, and one end of a rotatably provided connecting plate 76 is connected to the other end of the connecting rod 75. Board 76
A prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is disposed on the side of. The prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is a prize ball payout detection switch S on the other side of the connecting plate 76 by the spring 77 when the game ball is not contained in the ball cutting cam 49.
It is energized to the W5 side and is in the ON state, but the game ball enters the ball cutting cam 49 and the driven member 74 is rotated by the rotating operation.
When the connecting plate 76 is rotated via the connecting rod 75 which is rotated by the rotation of the driven member 74, the other side of the connecting plate 76 is separated from the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 to be in the OFF state, and the operation is performed. It becomes a state. The game ball that has entered the ball-cutting cam 49, after actuating the prize ball payout detection switch SW5, falls to the game board side and is collected in the pachinko machine body 1.

The operation signal of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is inputted to the frame control board 21, and further inputted to the control board 44 for controlling each winning device and the like on the game board surface. When the operation signal of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is input to the control board 44, the frame control board 2 is synchronized with this signal.
The payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 are sent to 1. When the payout signals 1 and 2 are input, the frame control board 21 controls the ball discharging device 20 according to the sent payout signals to pay the prize balls.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an essential part of a card type pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Pachinko machine body 1
The control unit on the side is a drive control program of the ball discharging device 20, a signal input control program with the control board 44 for controlling each winning device arranged on the game board, an input / output control program with the card unit 2, and the like. ROM 31 that stores a ball-punching operation program and R used for temporary storage of data
A CPU 3 that drives and controls each unit of the pachinko machine body 1 according to a control program stored in the AM 32 and the ROM 31.
It is composed of a micro computer 4 in which 0 and 0 are integrally mounted.

Each of the ball detection switch SW1, the ball detection switch SW2, and the ball-pulling operation detection switch SW3 is connected to the microcomputer 4 through the switch detection unit 33, and the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 and the prize ball fullness are detected. The tongue detection switch SW4 is the switch detection unit 3
4 and the ball discharging device 20 is connected via a ball discharging control circuit 29.

Although the card unit 2 is connected to the card unit interface 50, the illustration is omitted. The card unit interface 50 has
A ball lending switch (not shown) and a return switch, which are provided in the center of the front surface of the pachinko machine body 1, are connected. The card unit interface 50 is connected to the microcomputer 4 via the ball lending signal control circuit 35, and inputs the input signal of the ball lending switch to the microcomputer 4.

Further, the microcomputer 4 includes a payout signal control circuit 37, a clock circuit 27 for defining the processing cycle of the microcomputer 4, and a watchdog timer reset circuit 28 for operating and resetting when the processing of the microcomputer 4 goes out of control. Further, each of them is connected, and further, the ball cutting motor M1 is connected via a motor drive circuit 38, the firing motor M2 is connected via a motor drive circuit 39, and the punching solenoid SOL1 is connected via a solenoid drive circuit 36. Has been done.

FIG. 6 is a pachinko machine body 1 and a control unit of a control board 44 for controlling each winning device and the like arranged on the game board.
It is a block diagram showing a control unit on the side, a control unit for controlling each winning device, a ROM6 storing a driving program of each winning device and a RAM used for temporary storage of data
7 and a CPU 5 for driving and controlling each part of the board surface parts arranged on the game board such as each winning device according to the control program stored in the ROM 6.

With respect to the CPU 5, the winning ball detection switch SW6, the winning detection switch SW7, and the payout signal control circuit on the pachinko machine body 1 side, which are arranged corresponding to the respective different kinds of winning openings arranged on the game board. Each of 37 is connected via the switch detection unit 8. The winning ball detection switch SW6 corresponds to a winning opening for paying out 15 pieces, and the winning detection switch SW7 corresponds to a winning opening for paying out 7 pieces. Further, a payout signal drive unit 9 is connected to the CPU 5, and the payout signal drive unit 9 is further connected to a payout signal control circuit 37 on the pachinko machine body 1 side.

When the CPU 5 detects the input of the winning ball detection switches SW6 and SW7, it outputs the payout signal 1 through the payout signal drive unit 9 and, in the case of winning detection from the winning ball detection switch SW6, pays out. 15 balls
The payout signal 2 is not output corresponding to the number of balls, and in the case of winning detection by the winning ball detection switch SW7, the payout signal 2 corresponding to the number of 7 balls to be paid out is output.

When a game ball is won in the winning opening on the game board surface, the winning is detected by the winning ball detection switch SW6 or SW7 and temporarily stored by the CPU 5. On the other hand, as described above, the game balls that have fallen into the winning opening are guided by the ball cutting cam 49 by the guide path provided on the back surface of the game board to enter one by one, and the prize ball payout detection switch SW
Detected by 5. Prize ball payout detection switch SW
The operation signal of 5 is input to the microcomputer 4 via the switch detection unit 34, and further input to the CPU 5 via the payout control circuit 37 and the switch detection unit 8.

When the prize ball payout detection signal is input, the CPU 5 synchronizes with this signal and the microcomputer 4 is started.
The payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 are sent to. When the payout signals 1 and 2 are input to the microcomputer 4,
The ball discharging device 20 is controlled according to the sent-out signal, and the prize balls are paid out.

Hereinafter, the ball payout process of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the pachinko machine body 1.
Processing of the microcomputer 4 on the side, that is, RO
The operation processing of the CPU 30 by the control program stored in M31 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 24.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart outlining the main routine processing performed by the CPU 30.
Is a step s1 regarding the payout operation of the ball discharging device 20.
Processing and the processing of step s2 relating to detection of a ball out abnormality of the ball discharging device 20 are executed in each processing cycle, and then, according to the current value of the main processing flag F1, each winning device or the like arranged on the game board surface. Of the payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 and the prize ball payout signal with the control board 44 which controls the drive of the game and the prize detection (hereinafter referred to as the main communication process), the ball provided on the tank rail 42. Regarding the detection switch SW2 and the process of step s6 regarding the state detection of the prize ball route full tank detection switch SW4 arranged in the prize ball discharge route, the process of step s8 regarding the setting of the number of dispensed prize balls, and the communication with the card unit 2. Processing of step s10, processing of step s14 relating to the ball-punching operation resulting from the input detection of the ball-punching operation detection switch SW3 Sequentially performs other processing in fine steps s17.

In the other processing of step s17, the CPU 30 performs processing when an abnormality occurs during communication with the card unit 2, processing when an abnormality occurs during prize ball discharge, drive control processing of the ball cutting motor M1. The drive control processing of the firing motor M2 and the drive processing such as LED display at the time of payout are performed, but the description thereof is omitted because it is not directly related to the present invention.

When the input of the ball detection switch SW2 is turned off, the process related to the prohibition of the ball payout and the detection of the prize ball in step s6 is judged as the ball is out and the ball out flag is set to 1 and the ball detection switch is set. When the input of SW2 is turned on, it is determined that there is a ball, the out-of-ball flag is cleared to 0, and when the input of the prize ball route full tank detection switch SW4 is turned on, the payout prohibition flag is set to 1. The payout prohibition flag is cleared to 0 when the input of the prize ball route full tank detection switch SW4 is off.

The card unit communication processing in step s10 will be briefly described because it is not related to the gist of the present invention. If the CPU 30 determines that the card unit 2 has no abnormality, that the CPU 30 is not executing the main communication process, that the ball discharging device 20 is not paying out, and that the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is not on, then the payout is prohibited. When the input signal from the card unit 2 is detected by determining that the ball is not out, the ball discharging device 20 is not out of the ball, 1 is set to the ball rental flag e2. If these conditions are not satisfied, 1 is not set in the ball rental flag e2.

Further, the ball drop processing in step s14 will be briefly described because it is not related to the gist of the present invention. The CPU 30 determines that the ball discharging device 20 is not paying out, that the ball renting process of step s12 is not in progress, that the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is not on, that the main communication process of step s4 is not being executed, and the prize of step s8. The ball is not being paid out,
When it is determined that the card unit communication process in step s10 is not being performed, and when the above conditions are satisfied and the turning-on operation detection switch SW3 is detected to be ON, 1 is set to the cutting-out flag fn, and the cutting-out flag fn is set. I do. If these conditions are not satisfied, 1 is not set in the ball drop flag fn.

In the main routine, after executing steps s1 and s2, the CPU 30 sequentially determines the value of the main processing flag F1 (step s3), and according to the current value of the main processing flag F1, the main processing flag F1.
When the value of 1 is 0, the main communication processing is executed (step s4), and when the value of the main processing flag F1 is 1, the ball payout prohibition and prize ball out detection processing is executed (step s6). When the value of the main processing flag F1 is 2, the processing relating to the payout number setting of prize balls is executed (step s8), and when the value of the main processing flag F1 is 3, the card unit communication processing is executed. (Step s10), if the value of the main processing flag F1 is 4, the ball rental processing is executed (step s12), and if the value of the main processing flag F1 is 5, the ball drop processing is executed (step s10). s14), after the execution of each of these processes, the value of the main process flag F1 is incremented by 1 (step s15), and the periodic process is terminated. The value of the main processing flag F1 is updated by one each time the main routine is executed, so that the processing of step s4, step s6, step s8, step s10, step s12, and step s14 is sequentially performed for each processing cycle. When the value of the main process flag F1 reaches 6, the process from step s1 to step s2, step s3, step s5, step s7, step s9, step s1 are executed.
After the determination process of 1, the determination result of step s13 becomes false, the main process flag F1 is set to 0 (step s17) after the execution of the other processes of step s16, and the main routine of the next cycle returns to step s4. Main communication processing is executed.

Further, in this embodiment, the control program uses a timer interrupt for every 1 ms for time management, and monitors each switch and payout signals 1 and 2 for input monitoring.
Although the timer interrupt is performed every ms, the description of this point will be omitted, and the input processing of each switch and the payout signals 1 and 2 will be briefly described.

When a timer interrupt is applied, the CPU 30
Reads the state of each switch and the input port for inputting signals from the outside and stores it in the register. For the signal input from each switch and the external, after waiting for one machine cycle time by executing the no-operation command, read the state of the input port to which the signal input from each switch and the external again, that is, It is read twice.

FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart showing the input processing of each switch and the payout signals 1 and 2 by the CPU 30. The CPU 30 reads the state of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 and stores it in the register X (step u1). If the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is turned off by the process of step u1, that is, if the prize ball is detected, 1 is set in the register X and the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is turned on, that is,
If no prize ball is detected, 0 is set in the register X.

Next, the CPU 30 waits for one machine cycle time by executing the no-operation command (step u2), then again reads the state of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 and sets the register A to register A.
ND is taken and the operation result is stored in the register X (step u3). As a result, the register X is set to 1 if the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is turned on both times, and is set to 0 if the state of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 is different between the first time and the second time. To be done. By reading the signal input from each switch and the outside twice, input error is prevented. After processing in step u3 C
The PU 30 stores the current value of the register X in the payout storage register P1 (step u4).

The CPU 30 uses the same algorithm as that described in steps u1 to u4, and the prize ball path full tank detection switch SW4 and the punching operation detection switch SW
3, ball detection switch SW2, payout signal 1, payout signal 2, ball detection sensors 22, 23 and discharge ball sensor 2
For each of Nos. 4 and 25, the on / off state is inputted and the payout prohibition storage register P2, the ball removal storage register P3, the ball storage register P4, the signal 1 storage register h1, the signal 2 storage register h2, the device ball storage register P5. Discharge ball sensor 1 memory register k1 and discharge ball sensor 2
The data is sequentially stored in each of the storage registers k2. The inputs of the ball detection sensors 22 and 23 of the ball ejecting device 20 are input to the input port of the CPU 30 after the signals of both are taken by the ball ejecting device control circuit 29. Therefore, the value of the device sphere presence storage register P5 becomes 1 only when both the sphere detection sensors 22 and 23 are on.

Next, each process in the main routine will be described. First, the main communication process of step s4 will be described. When the main communication process is started, the CPU 30 first determines whether the punching flag fn is 0 or not.
That is, it is determined whether or not the process related to the ball punching is being executed (step a1). Since the value of the ball drop flag fn is 1 during the ball drop processing, the CPU 30 ends the main communication processing and returns to the main routine.

At step a2, the CPU 30 determines the value of the communication processing flag f0, and branches to each processing according to the current value of the communication processing flag f0. Communication processing flag f
The value of 0 is 0 when the main communication process is not started.

When the main communication process is started, the CPU
Since the value of the communication processing flag f0 is 0, 30 is determined to be true in the determination processing of step a2, and step a
Then, the process proceeds to 3, and it is determined whether or not the value of the payout storage register P1 is 1 (step a3). In the input process,
When a prize ball is detected by the prize ball payout detection switch SW5, the value of the payout storage register P1 is 1. In this case, the CPU 30 executes step a
4, the payout detection signal is output to the CPU 5 which is the control means of the control board 44 for controlling the winning on the game board (step a4), and the payout signal monitoring time relating to the payout signal 1 is set to the parameter t1. A predetermined value a to be defined is set (step a6), the timer T1 is operated to start measuring the elapsed time (step a7), and a payout signal input counter r for counting the number of times the payout signal 2 is input is detected.
The maximum value 15 relating to the number of balls to be paid out is set to 1 (step a8), the value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 1 (step a9), and the main communication processing of this cycle is ended.

The predetermined value a which is set in the parameter t1 and defines the payout signal monitoring time is 50 ms at the processing timing of the embodiment.

Further, in the discrimination processing of step a3,
When it is determined that the value of the payout storage register P1 is not 1, the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 does not detect the prize ball, so the CPU 30 ends the main communication process of this cycle.

Hereinafter, description will be given assuming that the determination result of step a3 is true.

FIG. 7 is an operation timing chart showing a lapse of time from the detection of prize ball payout by the CPU 30 to the end of ball payout in the present embodiment. CPU5
When the payout detection signal is output to the CPU 5, the CPU 5 receives the signal, determines to the CPU 30 that the prize ball payout condition is satisfied, and outputs the payout signal 1, and while the payout signal 1 is being output. In addition, a payout signal 2 corresponding to the number of payouts for paying out prize balls corresponding to each different prize
Is output. The payout signal 2 is, for example, when the maximum payout number is 15, and when 7 payouts occur, the payout number 7 is subtracted from the maximum payout number 15 and the pulse number of the subtraction result is output. To do. That is, eight pulses are output by the CPU 5. Further, in the case of the payout of 15 pieces, the payout signal 1 is output, but the payout signal 2 is not output.

In the main communication processing of the next cycle, the value of the communication processing flag f0 is 1, so the CPU 30
After the discrimination processing in step a1, it is determined to be false in step a2, the process proceeds to step a10, and step a10
In the determining process of step S11, the process proceeds to step a11, and it is determined whether the signal 1 storage register h1 is 1, that is, whether the payout signal 1 is input (step a11). If the storage register h1 is 1, the value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 2 (step a14), and the main communication processing of this cycle is ended.

Further, in the determination processing of step a11, the value of the signal 1 storage register h1 is 0 and the payout signal 1
When the input of is not detected, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the elapsed time from the input of the payout detection signal has reached the predetermined value a set in the parameter t1 (step a12), and from the payout detection signal input. If the elapsed time has not reached the predetermined value a set in the parameter t1,
While the main communication process of this cycle is completed, if the elapsed time from the payout detection signal input reaches the predetermined value a set in the parameter t1, the value of the communication process flag f0 is switched to 4 (step a13). , The main communication process of this cycle is completed.

When the input of the payout signal 1 is not detected in the determination processing of step a11, the CPU 30 measures the elapsed time from the input of the payout detection signal by the parameter t.
When the predetermined value a set to 1 has not been reached, the value of the communication processing flag f0 remains 1. Therefore, in the main communication processing of the next cycle, the CPU 30 causes the step a
1, step a2, step a10 and step a11
When the payout signal 1 is input until the elapsed time from the input of the payout detection signal reaches the predetermined value a set in the parameter t1 (step a11), the CPU 30 proceeds to step a14. Migrate,
The communication processing flag f0 is set to 2.

First, a predetermined time a from the input of the payout detection signal
A case where the payout signal 1 is detected during the period will be described. In this case, since the communication processing flag f0 is 2, C is set in the main communication processing after the next cycle.
The PU 30 performs the steps a1, a2, and a
After the discrimination processing of 10, it is determined to be true in the discrimination processing of step a15, and it is determined again in step a16 whether or not the signal 1 storage register h1 is 1 (step a16), that is, the payout signal 1 is input. If is still on, it is determined whether or not the value of the signal 2 storage register h2 is 1, that is, whether or not the input of the payout signal 2 is detected (step a17).

If the signal 1 storage register h1 is not set to 1 in the determination processing of step a16, that is, if the payout signal 1 is turned off, the CP
The U30 switches the value of the communication processing flag f0 to 4 (step a13), and ends the main communication processing of this cycle.

When the payout signal 2 is turned on in the determination processing of step a17, the CPU 3
For 0, the value of the payout signal input counter r1 is compared with 2 (step a18), and when it is 2 or more, the value of the payout signal input counter r1 is decremented by 1 (step a19), and the process proceeds to step a20. On the other hand, when the value of the payout signal input counter r1 is compared with 2 and is not more than 2, in this case, the value of the payout signal input counter r1 is 1, and the process proceeds to step a20. The CPU 30 having moved to step a20, the communication processing flag f
The value of 0 is switched to 3 (step a20), and the main communication process of this cycle is ended.

When the payout signal 2 is turned off in the determination processing of step a17, the CP
U30 determines that it is false and terminates the main communication process of this cycle. In this case, since the process of step a20 is not executed, the value of the communication process flag f0 does not change and is 2. Therefore, the CPU 30 executes the process of the next cycle and thereafter in step a.
After the discrimination processing of 1, step a2, step a10 and step a15, the discrimination processing of step a16 and step a17 is executed.

When the payout signal 2 is ON in the determination processing of step a17, the communication processing flag f0 is 3 in the main communication processing of the next cycle, so the CPU 30 causes the CPU 30 to execute steps a1 and a2. , Step a10, step a15, and then step a
In the determination processing of step 22, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step a23, it is determined whether or not the value of the signal 2 storage register h2 is 1 (step a23), and the signal 2 storage register h2 is determined.
When the value of 1 remains, that is, when the input of the payout signal 2 remains on, the main processing of this cycle is ended, while the value of the signal 2 storage register h2 is not 1. That is, when the input of the payout signal 2 is turned off, the value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 2 (step a24), and the main processing of this cycle is ended.

Then, when the payout signal 1 input by the input processing executed in every predetermined cycle is turned off, after the processing of step a16, the value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 4 by the step a21, and the communication processing flag f0.
Shifts to the processing when the value of is 4. Also, the payout signal 2
When is turned off, the value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 2 in step a24 after the processing in step a23.

The CPU 30 determines the value of the signal 1 storage register h1 in the determination process of step a11 in the main communication process while the payout signal 1 input by the input process executed in each predetermined cycle is on. Since it is determined to be true and the communication processing flag f0 is set to 2, the processing executed by switching the value of the communication processing flag f0 between 2 and 3 by turning on and off the payout signal 2, that is, step a15, Each processing of step a16, step a17, step a18, step a19, and step a20 and each processing of step a15, step a22, step a23, and step a24 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

By the processing of steps a17 to a19, the value of the payout signal input counter r1 is decremented by one each time the payout signal 2 is input on condition that the payout signal 1 is input from the CPU 5. CPU
5, the pulse number of the payout signal 2 is output as a value obtained by subtracting the number of payouts from the maximum number of payouts. Therefore, the CPU 30 first sets the value 15 defining the maximum number of payouts to detect the payout signal 2. 1 for each
The value of the payout signal input counter r1 that is subtracted by one is the number of payouts.

For example, when 7 payouts are generated on the CPU 5 side, the number of pulses output from the CPU 5 side is 8. In the main communication processing, the value of the signal 2 storage register h2 is switched between 0 and 1 eight times, and the value of the payout signal input counter r1 changes from 15 to 8
The value becomes 7 by subtracting. Also, when 15 payouts occur on the CPU 5 side, only the payout signal 1 is output, so in the main communication process, step a1,
Each processing of step a2, step a10, step a11, step a14 and each processing of step a1, step a2, step a10, step a15, step a16, step a17 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.
In this case, the value of the payout signal input counter r1 becomes the initial value 15 set in step a8.

When the value of the communication processing flag f0 becomes 4, C
The PU 30 performs the steps a1, a2, and a
After the discrimination processing of 10, step a15, and step a22,
When it is determined to be true in the determination processing of step a25, the process proceeds to step a26, the payout amount storage buffer R (i) corresponding to the current value of the payout amount buffer counter i is inspected, and the value of the payout signal input counter r1, that is, The payout amount is stored in the payout amount storage buffer R (i) (step a26), and the value of the payout amount buffer counter i is incremented by 1 (step a27). Here, the payout amount buffer counter i is a counter that counts the number of storages of the payout amount storage buffer R (i) that stores the number of payouts, and if the value is 0, it means that the number of payouts is not stored. .

Next, the CPU 30 rearranges the payout amount storage buffer R (i) of i stored by the number of the payout amount buffer counter i in ascending order of the stored payout number (step a28). The value of the communication processing flag f0 is switched to 5 (step a29), and the main processing of this cycle is ended.

In the main communication processing after the next cycle,
Since the value of the communication processing flag f0 is 5, the CPU
30 is step a1, step a2, step a1
After the determination process of 0, step a15, and step a22, it is determined to be false in the determination process of step a25, the process proceeds to step a30, and whether or not the value of the payout storage register P1 is 0, that is, the prize ball payout detection switch It is determined whether or not the signal input of the prize ball payout detection switch SW5 has changed from off to on due to the pachinko ball detected by SW5 falling (step a30), and if the determination result is false, this cycle The main communication process of is ended.

Since the value of the communication processing flag f0 is 5, the CPU 30 performs steps a1 and a after the next cycle.
2, step a10, step a15, step a2
2. When each determination process of step a30 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle and it is determined that the value of the payout storage register P1 is 0, the output of the payout detection signal output to the CPU 5 is stopped (step a31). ), The communication processing flag f0 is set to 0 for initialization (step a32),
The main communication process of this cycle is ended.

Further, the CPU 30 repeatedly executes the discrimination processing of step a1, step a2, step a10 and step a11, step a12 until the elapsed time from the input of the payout detection signal reaches the predetermined value a set in the parameter t1. Meanwhile, if the payout signal 1 is not input (step a11), the CPU 30 proceeds to step a13, sets 4 to the communication processing flag f0 (step a13), and ends the main communication processing of this cycle.

When the payout signal 1 is not detected within a predetermined time a from the input of the payout detection signal, the communication processing flag f0 is set to 4, so in the main communication processing in the next cycle, the CPU 30 Step a1, step a2, step a10, step a15, step a
22, the process proceeds to step a25, the processes of steps a26 to a29 are executed, and the main communication process of this cycle ends.

When the prize ball payout is detected and the payout signal 1 is not detected within the predetermined time by executing the processing of steps a26 and a29, the maximum payout number 15 is set in the payout number buffer R (i). Is set, and the value of the communication processing flag f0 becomes 5. The subsequent processing shifts to the processing when the value of the communication processing flag f0 has already become 5.

In the main communication process, the time required for calculating the number of payouts is from the detection of the input of the payout signal 1 to the absence of the input of the payout signal 1. Corresponding to a small number, the output time of the payout signal 1 is shortened when the number of payouts is large, the output time of the payout signal 1 is lengthened when the number of payouts is small, and the payout is performed while the input of the payout signal 1 is detected. The number is calculated, and the subtraction result is set as the number of payouts when it is detected that the payout signal 1 is not input.

Further, in this embodiment, the detection monitoring time a of the payout signal 1 is fixed, and if the payout signal 1 is not detected during this period, the maximum payout number is set and the main communication process is ended. Move to another process to be executed in parallel.

Next, the prize ball payout process in step s8 will be described. CP that has shifted to prize ball payout processing
U30 first determines whether or not the punching flag fn is 0.
That is, it is determined whether or not the process related to punching is being executed (step b1), and when the process is not being punched, the process proceeds to step b2. Since the value of the ball drop flag fn is 1 during the ball drop processing, the CPU 30 ends the prize ball payout processing and returns to the main routine.

The CPU 30 having moved to step b2 branches to each process according to the current value of the payout process flag f1. Here, the value of the payout process flag f1 is an initial value 0 when the prize ball payout process is not started.

CPU 30 that started the prize ball payout process
Determines whether or not the value of the payout process flag f1 is 0 in the determination process of step b2 (step b2),
When the prize ball payout process is newly started, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step b3, and it is determined whether the value of each abnormality flag is 1 (step b3). On the other hand, when the abnormality occurs, the prize ball payout process is terminated and the process returns to the main routine. In addition, in the determination of abnormality, a prize ball payout prohibition flag, a prize ball out detection flag, a device ball counting abnormality flag, and a device ball out flag are determined.

If there is no abnormality, the CPU 30 proceeds to step b.
4, it is determined whether or not the paying-out flag e1 relating to the operation of the ball discharging device 20 has a value 0 which is not paying out (step b4). The value of the paying-out flag e1 is 1
In this case, it means that the prize ball payout has already been started, or the ball payout has been started in response to a ball lending request from the card unit 2. CPU30
Is the payout flag e in the determination processing of step b4.
When it is determined that the value of 1 is 0, the process proceeds to step b5, while when it is determined that the value of the paying flag e1 is 1, the prize ball payout process is ended.

When the value of the payout flag e1 is 0, the prize balls can be paid out, and the CPU 30
Shifts to step b5, and it is determined whether or not the value of the punching storage register P3 is 1, that is, whether the input of the punching operation detection switch is ON (step b5). In the determination processing of step b5, when it is determined that the input of the ball drop operation detection switch is turned on, the CPU 30 does not execute the prize ball payout processing,
Return to the main routine.

When it is determined in the determination processing in step b5 that the input of the ball drop operation detection switch is off, the CPU 30 proceeds to step b6 and determines whether or not the value of the payout number buffer counter i is 0. Is determined (step b6), and if it is true, the payout amount is not stored, and the prize ball payout process is ended. On the other hand, if the determination result is false, the payout amount is stored, and the process proceeds to step b7.

After shifting to step b7, the CPU 30 sets the payout counter with the leading data R (1) of the payout number storage buffer R (i) corresponding to the first value of the payout number buffer counter i (step b7), The process proceeds to step b8, that is, the value of the payout counter C1 is set in the solenoid counter C2 (step q1), the payout flag e1 is set to 1 to make payout, and the start of the payout process is stored (step q2). .

After the processing of step b8, the CPU 30 proceeds to step b9, switches the value of the payout processing flag f1 to 1 (step b9), and ends the prize ball payout processing of this cycle.

In the prize ball payout process after the next cycle, the value of the payout process flag f1 is 1, so the CPU 3
For 0, after the determination processing of steps b1 and b2, the process proceeds to step b10, and it is determined whether or not the value of the payout flag e1 is 0 (step b10). If the payout is not completed, the payout is in progress. Since the value of the flag e1 does not become 0, it remains 1 and is determined to be false, and the prize ball payout process of this cycle is ended.

Then, when the ball discharging device 20 completes the payout of the balls, the value of the payout flag e1 is set to 0, so that it is determined to be true in the determination processing of step b10, and the CPU
30 shifts to step b11, shifts each of the payout amount storage buffers R (i) storing the payout amount to the previous one, and outputs the final payout amount storage buffer R (i).
Is cleared to 0 (step b11), and then CP
U30 sets the value of the payout amount storage buffer counter i to 1
Decrement (step b12), step b13
Then, the value of the payout processing flag f1 is set to 0 for initialization (step b13), and the prize ball payout processing of this cycle is completed.

Next, the ball rental process in step s12 will be described. The CPU 30 that has shifted to the ball lending process first determines whether or not the punching flag fn is 0, that is, whether or not the process related to the punching is being executed (step c
1) If it is not under the blanking process, the process proceeds to step c2. If the ball-removing process is in progress, the ball-removal flag fn
Since the value of is 1, the CPU 30 ends the ball rental process and returns to the main routine.

When the punching process is not in progress, the CPU 30
Shifts to step c2, determines whether the value of each abnormality flag is 1 (step c2), and when not abnormal, shifts to step c3, while abnormal occurs For, the prize ball payout process is completed and the process returns to the main routine. In addition, in the determination of abnormality, a prize ball payout prohibition flag, a prize ball out detection flag, a device ball counting abnormality flag, and a device ball out flag are determined.

If there is no abnormality, the CPU 30 proceeds to step c.
3, the CPU 30 branches to each process according to the current value of the ball rental process flag f2. Here, the value of the ball rental processing flag f2 is an initial value 0 when the ball rental processing is not started.

The CPU 30 that has started the ball lending process sets the value of the ball lending process flag f2 to 0 in the determination process of step c3.
Is determined (step c3), and when a new ball is started, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step c4, and the value of the paying-out flag e1 is a value 1 that defines the paying-out process. Is determined (step c4). If the determination result is true, the ball rental process is not executed and the process returns to the main routine, while if the determination result is false, the step c is performed.
Go to 5.

The CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the ball rental flag e2 is a value 1 which defines that there is a ball rental request from the card unit 2 (step c5), and if the determination result is true, step c6. On the other hand, if the determination result is false, the process returns to the main routine without executing the ball lending process.

When shifting to step c6, the CPU 30
Indicates whether the value of the communication processing flag f0 is 0, that is,
It is determined whether or not the communication processing in step s4 with the CPU 5 for controlling the winning on the game board is in progress (step c
6) If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step c7, while if the determination result is false, that is, if the communication process with the CPU 5 is being performed, the ball rental process is not executed and the process returns to the main routine.

When shifting to step c7, the CPU 30
Determines whether the value of the payout process flag f1 is 0, that is, whether or not the prize ball payout is being executed in the prize ball payout process of step s8 (step c7). If true, the process proceeds to step c8. On the other hand, if the determination result is false, that is, if the prize ball payout process is in progress, the ball rental process is not executed and the process returns to the main routine.

When shifting to step c8, the CPU 30
Sets the number-of-lending-balls data set in advance at the KSI address in the payout counter C1 (step c8) and moves to step c9, that is, sets the value of the payout counter C1 in the solenoid counter C2 (step q1). The payout flag e1 is set to 1 to make the payout, and the start of the payout process of the ball rental is stored (step q2). In addition,
The number of rented balls data set in the KSI address is 25 in this embodiment. In other words, if you rent a ball, 25
Individual pachinko balls are paid out.

After the processing of step c9, the CPU 30 proceeds to step b10, switches the value of the ball rental processing flag f2 to 1 (step c10), and ends the ball rental processing of this cycle.

In the ball lending process in the next period and thereafter, the value of the ball lending process flag f2 is 1. Therefore, the CPU 30 performs the determination process of step c1, step c2 and step c3,
The process proceeds to step c11, and it is determined whether or not the value of the paying-out flag e1 is 0 (step c11). If the paying-out is not completed, the value of the paying-out flag e1 does not become 0, and thus remains at 1. Therefore, it is determined to be false, and the rental ball payout process of this cycle is ended.

Then, when the ball discharging device 20 completes the payout of the balls, the value of the paying flag e1 is set to 0. Therefore, it is determined to be true in the determination processing of step c11, and the CPU
30 shifts to step c12 and sets the ball rental flag e2 to 0.
It is set and initialized (step c12), and the value of the ball rental processing flag f2 is set to 0 and initialized (step c1).
3) The ball rental processing of this cycle is completed.

Next, the ball discharge control processing in step s1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing a ball payout operation in the ball discharging device 20. In the present embodiment, the ball payout operation is time A +, where A is the operation time of the hook solenoid SOL1 and B is the discharge ball detection time.
B is one cycle of the payout operation.

When the ball discharge control process is started, the CPU 30
Judges whether or not the punching flag fn is 0, that is, whether or not the processing relating to the punching is being executed (step d1), and when the punching processing is not being carried out, shifts to step d2. If the ball-removing process is in progress, the ball-removing flag f
Since the value of n is 1, the CPU 30 returns without executing the ball ejection device control process.

When the value of the dropout flag fn is 0, the CPU 30 proceeds to step d2 and determines whether or not the payout flag e1 is a value 1 which defines the payout (step d2). If the determination result is true, step d3
On the other hand, if the determination result is false, the process proceeds to step d47.

First, the process in the case where the payout flag e1 is 0 and the payout is not in progress will be described. The CPU 30
Clears the value of the payout counter C1 to 0 (step d
47), the excitation release command of the hook solenoid SOL1 is output (step d48), and the process of this cycle is ended without starting the ball ejection device control process.

Next, the processing when the payout flag e1 is 1 will be described. First, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the ball discharge device 20 is in a ball out state, that is, in the passages 61 and 62. Whether or not the pachinko balls are aligned is determined by whether or not the value of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2 is 1 (step d3). The value of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2 defines 0 as a normal state with a ball and 1 as an abnormal ball-out state. The CPU 30 detects the out-of-ball abnormality flag E.
When the value of 2 is 0 and the ball ejection device 20 is in the normal state, the process proceeds to step d4, while when the value of the ball out abnormality flag E2 is 1 and the ball is out of abnormal state, the step d40 is performed. The processing shifts to the ball counting input processing.

First, the case where the CPU 30 shifts to step d4 will be described. When shifting to step d4, the CPU 30 branches to each process according to the current value of the discharge device control process flag f4. The value of the discharge device control processing flag f4 is an initial value 0 when the ball discharge device control processing is not started.

When the sphere discharging device control process is started, the CPU 30 proceeds to step d5 to determine whether the value of the payout counter C1 is 0 when it is determined to be true in the determination process of step d4. (Step d5) In this case, since the value is set in the payout counter C1 in step b7 in the prize ball payout process, it is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step d6, and the value of the payout counter C1 exceeds 25. It is determined whether or not there is any (step b6), but in the case of prize ball payout, the value of the payout counter C1 is up to 15, and in the case of ball payout in response to a ball rental request, payout Since the value of the counter C1 is 25, if an abnormal value is set in the payout counter C1, the CPU 30 determines that it is true and proceeds to step d45. While row, if the value of the payout counter C1 is a normal value of 25 or less, the process proceeds to step d7 is determined to be false.

The CPU 30 having moved to step d7 determines whether or not the value of the retry counter RC for counting the number of operation commands of the hook solenoid SOL1 is the upper limit value 10 (step d7). At the start, since the operation of the hook solenoid SOL1 is not started, it is determined to be false and the process proceeds to step d8 to determine whether or not the value of the solenoid counter C2 is 0 (step d8). When it is determined to be false, the process shifts to step d9, the parameter t2 is set to a predetermined value b (step d9), the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 is activated to measure the elapsed time (step d10), and the discharging device control The value of the processing flag f4 is switched to 1 (step d1
1) The prize ball payout process of this cycle is completed.

The predetermined value b set in the parameter t2 is
Before the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1, when the value of the device ball storage register P5 is a value 0 which defines the ball-free state, it is necessary to determine whether or not the ball-free state has been maintained for a predetermined time b. It is a time compared with the sphere ejecting device monitoring timer T2, and when the value of the device sphere presence storage register P5 is the value 1 which defines the sphere present state before the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1, the sphere ejecting device monitoring is performed. Timer T
The value compared with 2 is a predetermined value that defines the operation time of the hook solenoid SOL1 as 50 ms. Note that the predetermined value b is a value that defines 100 ms at the processing timing of this embodiment.

In the ball ejecting device control process after the next period, the value of the ejecting device control process flag f4 is 1, so that
After the determination processing of step d1, step d2, step d3, and step d4, the CPU 30 proceeds to step d17, determines as true, and proceeds to step d18.

The CPU 30 having moved to step d18
It is determined whether or not the value of the device sphere presence storage register P5 is the value 1 that defines the sphere presence state (step d18). If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step d19, while the determination result of step d18 is If false, the process moves to step d27.

The judgment result of step d18 is that if the operation of the hook solenoid SOL1 is not normally started,
Since the value of the device sphere storage register P5 is the value 1 which defines the sphere presence state, the CPU 30 proceeds to step d19.
When the ball-free state of 1, 62 is detected, the CPU 3
If 0, the process moves to step d27.

First, the case where the CPU 30 shifts to step d19 will be described. The CPU 30 increments the value of the retry counter RC by 1 (step d19).
19), the excitation command of the hook solenoid SOL1 is output (step d20), a value defining 50 ms is set in the register X (step d21), and the value of the register X is set in the parameter t2 (step d22). In this case, the parameter t2 is set to a value defining 50 ms. Note that this time depends on the hook solenoid SO
It is the time from the start of the excitation of L1 to the start of the next excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1, which is one cycle time.

After the processing of step d22, the CPU 30
The sphere ejecting device monitoring timer T2 is activated to measure the elapsed time (step d23), the parameter t4 is set to a predetermined value d (step d24), and the sphere ejecting device monitoring timer T is set.
4 to start measuring the elapsed time (step d2
5) The value of the discharge device control process flag f4 is switched to 2 (step d26), and the ball discharge device control process of this cycle is finished. The predetermined value d set in the parameter t4
Is the operating time of the hook solenoid SOL1, and is a value defining 15 ms at the processing timing of this embodiment.

In the ball discharging device control process after the next period, the value of the discharging device control processing flag f4 is 2, so that
After the determination processing of step d1, step d2, step d3, step d4, and step d17, the CPU 30 proceeds to step d29, determines that it is true, and proceeds to step d30.

The CPU 30 having moved to step d30
It is determined whether or not the elapsed time from the start of excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 has reached the value set in the parameter t4 (step d30), and the hook solenoid SOL
If the elapsed time from the start of the excitation of 1 has not reached the value of the parameter t4, the ball ejection device control processing of this cycle is ended.

The CPU 30 then discharges the ejector control flag f until the elapsed time from the start of excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 reaches the value of the parameter t4.
4 based on the value 2 of step d1, step d2, step d3, step d4, step d17, step d
29 and step d30 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle, and when the elapsed time from the start of excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 reaches the parameter t4, the process proceeds to step d31 to issue an instruction to cancel the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1. Is output (step d31) and the value of the solenoid counter C2 is decremented by 1 (step d3).
2) Then, the value of the ejection device control processing flag f4 is switched to 3 (step d33), and the ball ejection device control processing of this cycle is ended.

When a pachinko ball is ejected from the ball ejecting device 20 by the operation of the hook solenoid SOL1, the pachinko ball aligned in the passage 61 or 62 of the ball ejecting device 20 moves. One of them is temporarily out of the ball. In the ball ejection device 20 of the present embodiment, it takes some time from the start of excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 to the detection of the no-ball state by either the ball detection sensor 22 or 23.

Therefore, during this period, the CPU 30 executes the steps d1 and d2 based on the value 3 of the discharge device control processing flag f4.
After the determination processing of step d2, step d3, step d4, and step d17, it is determined to be false in the determination processing of step d29, the process proceeds to step d34, and step d2
It is determined whether or not the time measured by the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 operated by the processing of No. 3 has reached one cycle time (step d34), and the time measured by the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 has not reached one cycle time. If step d
35, and the value of the storage register P5 with device ball is 0
It is determined whether or not, that is, whether or not a ball-free state has occurred due to ball ejection (step d35). If the determination result is false, while the ball ejection device control processing of this cycle is terminated, If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step d36,
The value of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2 is set to 1 (step d
36), the ball ejection device control processing of this cycle is ended.

If the sphere is paid out normally, the value of the device sphere presence storage register P5 becomes 0 by executing the input process, and it is determined to be true by the determination process of step d35, and the sphere is determined by the process of step d36. Abnormality flag E
Since the value of 2 becomes 1, in the sphere ejecting device control process of the next cycle, the CPU 30 determines true in the determination process of step d3 after the determination process of steps d1 and d2, and inputs the sphere count in step d40. Processing will be performed.

Here, the ball count input process will be described. The CPU 30 initializes the register X by setting it to 0 (step v1), and determines whether or not the value of the discharge ball sensor storage register k1 is the value 1 which defines the presence of input (step v2). The register X has 8 bits, and is a general-purpose register that is used when the CPU 30 performs an operation and temporarily stores a value.

When it is determined that there is no input in the determination processing of step v2, the CPU 30 proceeds to step v6, while when it is determined that there is input, 1 is set to the 0th bit of the register X ( Step v3), it is determined whether or not the value of the count input flag CT is 1, that is, whether or not the discharge ball sensor 22 has been started up and the discharge ball sensor storage register k1 has been input. (Step v4) If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step v6, while if the determination result is false, the step v
5, the register X and the value of the count input flag CT are ORed to store the operation result in the register X (step v5), and the process proceeds to step v8.

The count input flag CT is 8 bits, and the input state of the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 and the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 when there is a ball count input in the previous ball count input processing. Is a flag that stores, and the 0th bit is the discharge ball sensor 1
Is stored as the presence or absence of input, and the first bit is stored as presence or absence of input of the discharge ball sensor 2, and 0 is stored in the 2nd to 7th bits, which is not used. When there is an input, the bit is set to 1, and when there is no input, the bit is set to 0.

When the CPU 30 proceeds to step v6, that is, when the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 is not input or when the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 is already input, The CPU 30 determines whether or not the value of the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 is 1, that is, whether there is an input from the discharge ball sensor 23 (step v6). If the determination result is false, step v8. On the other hand, if the determination result is true, the first bit of the register X is set to 1 (step v7), and the process proceeds to step v8.

Table 1 shows the relationship between the previous count input flag CT and the register X and the register Y in the present input determination in the ball count input process.

[0134]

[Table 1] In this embodiment, since the ON / OFF states of the inputs of the switches and sensors are stored every 2 ms, as shown in FIG. Both the signal inputs of the discharge ball sensor 22 and the discharge ball sensor 23 are off from when the signal output of the discharge ball sensor is turned on to when the signal output of the other discharge ball sensor is turned on next. That is, the values stored in the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 and the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 are both 0.

As a result, the contents of the register X in step v8 are the same as those in step v1, step v2, step v6, and step v8 when neither the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 nor the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 is input. Therefore, the value of the register X is X “0” regardless of the value of the count input flag CT, there is no input of the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1, and there is an input of the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2. If step v
The value of the register X is X "10" regardless of the value of the count input flag CT because the process goes through 1, step v2, step v6, step v7, and step v8.

The discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1
When the value of the count input flag CT is X “01”,
After passing through step v1, step v2, step v3, and step v4, the input of the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 is determined, but the inputs of the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 and the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 are both 1. Since it does not happen, the discharge ball sensor 2 memory register k2
Since there is no input, and the process goes through step v6 and step v8, the value of the register X is X “01”, and when the discharge ball sensor 1 storage register k1 is also input, the value of the previous count input flag CT Are both X “00” after the state of no input is detected, the value of the count input flag CT is never X “10”. Also,
Similarly, when the discharge ball sensor 2 storage register k2 is input, the value of the count input flag CT is not X "01". The value represented by X "" indicates the value of the 0th bit and the value of the 1st bit.

After shifting to step v8, the CPU 30 determines whether or not the contents of the register X and the value of the count input flag CT match (step v8), and if they match, the same state is determined. Is read twice, the process proceeds to step v14, the value 0 defining no count input is set in the register Y, and the process returns to step d41.

As a result, even if the count input is stored by the previous ball count input process and the same discharge ball sensor is input by the current ball count input process, the balls are discharged without duplication. Input of the sphere sensor is detected. This is because sphere discharge of the sphere discharge device 20 is performed alternately on the passage 61 side and the passage 62 side, and therefore input from the same discharge sphere sensor cannot continuously occur. Will be prevented.

In the discrimination processing of step v8,
When the contents of the register X and the value of the count input flag CT do not match, the CPU 30 copies the contents of the register X to the register Y (step v9), and the contents of the register X and the count input flag. The exclusive OR XOR of the values of CT is taken and the operation result is stored in the register X (step v10). As a result, the preceding and present discharge ball sensor 22 and the discharge ball sensor 23 are detected to rise.

The CPU 30 then sets the content of the register Y to the value of the count input flag CT (step v1
1) The contents of the register X and the contents of the register Y are ANDed and the operation result is stored in the register X (step v1).
2).

After the processing of step v12, the CPU 30
It is determined whether or not the value of the register X is 0, that is, whether or not there is a sphere counting input (step v13). If the determination result is true, the process proceeds to step v14 and there is no counting input in the register Y. While setting the value 0 that defines
If the determination result of 13 is false, the value 1 that defines the counting input is set in the register Y (step v15), and the process returns to step d41.

By executing the sphere counting input process, 1 is set in the register Y when there is a sphere counting input, while 0 is stored in the register Y when there is no sphere counting input.
Is set.

After the processing of step d40, the CPU 30
The process proceeds to step d41, and it is determined whether or not the value of the register Y is 1 (step d41). If the determination result is false, that is, if there is no ball count input, step d41.
34, it is determined whether or not the time measured by the ball discharge device monitoring timer T2 has reached one cycle time (step d
34), if the time measured by the ball discharge device monitoring timer T2 has not reached one cycle time, the ball discharge control process of this cycle is completed via step d35 and step d36 or via step d35. On the other hand, if the determination result is true and there is a sphere counting input, step d42
Then, the value of the payout counter C1 is decremented by 1 (step d42), and the device count abnormality flag E1 is set to 0.
It is cleared (step d43), the retry counter RC is cleared to 0 (step d44), and the ball ejection control process of this cycle is ended.

Thereafter, the CPU 30 waits until the time measured by the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 reaches one cycle time.
Based on the value 1 of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2, step d
In the processing of 1, step d2, step d3, and step d40, and when there is no count input or when there is already count input, it is determined as false in the determination processing of step d41, so the process proceeds to step d34, and step d35, The processing of step d36 or step d35 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined processing cycle.

The time measured by the ball discharge device monitoring timer T2 is 1
When the cycle time is reached, the CPU 30 executes the step d3.
The determination result of 4 is determined to be true, the process proceeds to step d37,
The value of the discharge device control processing flag f4 is set to 0 for initialization (step d37), and the value of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2 is set to 0.
It is set and initialized (step d38), and the ball ejection control process of this cycle is completed. At this point, one cycle from the start of excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 ends.

When there is a ball counting input, the payout counter C1 is decremented by one and the retry counter RC is cleared to 0, but when there is no ball counting input, the value of the retry counter RC is cleared to 0. Therefore, the value of the payout counter C1 is not decremented.

In the ball ejection control processing of the next period and thereafter, the value of the out-of-ball abnormality flag E2 is 0, and the value of the ejection device control processing flag f4 is 0. Therefore, the CPU 30 again executes the steps d1, d2, and d2. Step d3, Step d4
After the determination processing of No., the process proceeds to step d5, and the discharging operation of the balls for one cycle time is restarted.

Then, every time there is a normal ball count input during one cycle time, the payout counter C1 is decremented by one, and the discharging operation of the balls for one cycle time is repeatedly executed, whereby a predetermined number of balls are discharged. , The value of the payout counter C1 becomes 0, the CPU 30 determines true in the determination processing of step d5, shifts to step d45, and outputs the excitation cancellation command of the hook solenoid SOL1 (step d45). , Paying flag e1
Is cleared to 0 (step d46), and the ball ejection control process of this cycle of this cycle is ended. In this case, the payout of the predetermined number of balls set in the payout counter C1 is completed by the main communication process and the prize ball payout process or the ball lending process.

In the discrimination processing of step d6,
Even when the payout counter C1 is set to an abnormal value, the CPU 30 determines that the value is true, shifts to step d45, outputs an excitation cancellation command for the hook solenoid SOL1, and clears the payout flag e1 to 0. The sphere ejection control processing of this cycle of this cycle is ended.

When there is no ball counting input during one cycle time, the value of the retry counter RC is not cleared to 0 and the value of the payout counter C1 is not decremented. Therefore, the ball discharging operation for one cycle time is performed. By repeatedly executing, the value of the payout counter C1 does not change,
When the value of the retry counter RC counts up and reaches the upper limit value 10, the CPU 30 determines true in the determination processing of step d7 and sets 1 to the device count abnormality flag E1.
Is set (step d14), the processes after step d8 are executed, and the ball ejection control process of this cycle is ended.

When there is no ball counting input during one cycle time, the value of the solenoid counter C2 is decremented by 1 in the process of step d32, whereas the value of the payout counter C1 is not decremented. As a result, the value of the solenoid counter C2 reaches 0 before the payout counter C1 reaches 0. In this case, C
In the determination processing of step d8, the PU 30 determines true, moves to step d12, copies the current value of the payout counter C1 to the solenoid counter C2 (step d12), and sets 1 to the retry flag RT (step d13). ), The ball discharging operation for one cycle time is executed again until the value of the payout counter C1 becomes zero.

Next, in the determination result of step d18, when it is determined that the value of the device ball storage register P5 is the value 0 which defines the no-ball state, that is, the passage in the ball ejecting device 20 by the input process. When the ball-free state of 61, 62 is detected, the CPU 30 executes step d27.
The CPU 30 shifts to the parameter t2.
When the predetermined value b set in step S9, that is, the value in the device ball existence storage register P5 before the excitation of the hook solenoid SOL1 set in step d9 is 0 which defines the ball absence state, In order to determine whether or not the time is compared with the time measured by the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 and the timer T2 (step d27), the time measured by the timer T2 reaches the value b set in the parameter t2. If not, the ball discharging device control processing of this cycle is ended.

In the ball ejecting device control process after the next cycle, the value of the ejecting device control processing flag f4 is 1, so that
The CPU 30 performs steps d1, step d2, step d3, and step d3 until the value of the ball ejection device monitoring timer T2 reaches the value b set in the parameter t2.
4. If the value of the device ball existence storage register P5 is 0 in the discrimination processing of step d17 and the discrimination processing of step d18, the discrimination processing of step d27 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle.

If the value of the device ball storage register P5 does not become 1 before the value of the ball discharging device monitoring timer T2 reaches the value b set in the parameter t2, the CPU 30 executes the step The determination result of the determination process of d27 becomes true, the process proceeds to step d28, and 1 is set to the device ball out abnormality flag E3 (step d2
8) Then, the ball discharging device control processing of this cycle is ended.

If the value of the device ball storage register P5 becomes 1 during this period, the process proceeds to step d19 and thereafter, and the parameter t2 is set to 5 as one cycle time.
0 ms will be set.

Next, the ball discharge device abnormality processing in step s2 will be described. In the ball ejection device control process of step s1, if the value of the device ball out abnormality flag E3 is 1, the ball ejection device abnormality process is started. CPU30
Determines whether or not the value of the device ball out abnormality flag E3 is 1 (step q10). If the determination result is false, the ball discharging device abnormality process is not executed, and the process returns to the main routine. If the determination result is true, it is determined whether or not the value of the device sphere presence storage register P5 is 1, that is, whether or not there is a sphere (step q11). In this case, it is determined to be false. , A predetermined value e is set to the parameter t5 (step q12), the timer T5 with a ball is operated (step q13), the elapsed time is started to be measured, and the ball ejection device abnormality process of this cycle is ended.

In the ball ejecting device control processing in the next period and thereafter, the CPU 30 determines that the value of the device ball out abnormality flag E3 is 1
Therefore, the determination processing of steps q10 and q11 and the processing of steps q12 and q13 are repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle, and the pachinko balls are supplied to the passages 61 and 62 of the ball discharging device 20. When the value of the storage register P5 with sphere becomes 1 (step q
11), the CPU 30 determines whether or not the elapsed time of the sphere timer T5 has reached the parameter t5 (step q1).
4) If the elapsed time of the sphere present timer T5 has not reached the parameter t5, the sphere ejection device abnormality processing of this cycle is ended.

In the ball discharging device abnormality processing after the next cycle, C
The PU 30 performs steps q10 and q1 until the elapsed time of the sphere timer T5 reaches the parameter t5.
1, the determination process of step q14 is repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle, and when the elapsed time of the ball presence timer T5 reaches the parameter t5 (step q14), the device ball out abnormality flag E
The value of 3 is cleared to 0 (step q15), and the ball discharging device control process is ended.

Although the respective processes in the main routine have been described above, in the present embodiment, first, the control device relating to the control of the operation such as each winning of the game board determines that the condition for paying out the prize balls is satisfied and is output. The payout signal 1 and the payout signal 2 corresponding to the number of payouts for paying out the prize balls corresponding to each different winning, which are output while the payout signal 1 is being output, are input by the input processing, and the main In the communication process, on condition that the input of the payout signal 1 is detected, the detection number of the payout signal 2 is subtracted from the maximum payout number each time the input of the payout signal 2 is detected, and the input of the payout signal 1 is turned off. When the is detected, the subtraction result is set as the payout number.

In the dispensing operation of the ball discharging device 20,
Because the time required for one payout is fixed, that is,
In the case of the ball discharging device of the embodiment, it takes 15 ms. For example, since the time for paying out the maximum payout number of 15 is 50 ms × 15, it takes 750 ms. By changing the communication time required for setting the number of payouts, that is, when the number of payout signals 1 is large when the number of payout signals 1 is OFF after the turn-on of the payout signal 1 is detected. When the output time is short, the output time of the payout signal 1 is long when the payout number is small, the payout number is calculated while the input of the payout signal 1 is detected, and the payout number is the maximum payout number. , The payout signal 2 is not output, and communication with a control device for controlling operations such as winning of each prize on the game board is performed depending on the output time of the payout signal 1. To save time during the process, the necessary time from the prize balls paid out detected until payout completion of the sphere so as to be completed within a certain time.

[0161]

The ball payout control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention outputs the prize ball payout conditions corresponding to the prize ball detection by the different prize ball detection switches provided on the game board. A first payout control signal,
Receiving a second payout control signal output as the number of payout balls for paying out prize balls having different numbers of different balls corresponding to the first payout control signal, and the first and second payout signals, On the frame side of the pachinko machine body, by the control means for activating the ball discharging device for discharging a predetermined number of balls according to the input detection of the prize ball discharging detection switch,
The first payout control signal instructs the payout operation of the prize balls, and the second payout control signal commands the payout ball number for paying out different prize balls having different numbers of balls. And a second payout signal, the predetermined number of balls are paid out in response to the input detection of the prize ball payout detection switch. Therefore, the prize ball payout processing timing can be detected depending on the presence or absence of the first payout control signal. Other processes that are performed in parallel can be performed reasonably and without waste, and the number of payout balls is calculated by the second payout control signal after detecting the presence of the first payout control signal. However, since the number of payout balls is set by detecting the absence of input of the first payout control signal, the number of payout balls can be set easily and accurately.

Further, the card processing information processing means is connected, and there is provided ball rental processing means for operating the ball discharging device in accordance with an input signal from the card processing information processing means to perform a predetermined ball rental payout operation. Thus, the present invention can be applied to a card-type pachinko machine, and a predetermined number of balls can be paid out in response to a ball rental request.

Further, the output time of the first payout control signal is limited, and the control means starts from the detection of the input of the prize ball payout detection switch, detects the second payout control signal and controls the operation of the ball discharge device. Since the payout operation time until completion is within a fixed time, regardless of whether the number of payout balls is large or small, the processing can be completed within a fixed time, and continuous winning occurs and the prize balls Even when the payout is continuous, the payout processing timing can be measured at a constant time interval.

Furthermore, the control means subtracts the number of detections of the second payout signal from the predetermined maximum payout number of the prize balls and sets it as the payout number of the ball ejecting device. If the number of payouts is large because the payout operation time is fixed and takes time, the second
Even if the time required to detect the payout signal is shortened and the ball discharging device takes time to pay out the balls, the payout process can be completed within a certain time, and if the number of payouts is small, the second Even if it takes a long time to detect the payout signal, the payout operation time of the ball of the ball ejecting device is short, so that the payout process can be completed within a predetermined time.

Further, since the control means performs the detection operation of the second payout signal twice to judge the presence or absence of the second payout signal, it is possible to prevent the payout mistake due to the error detection of the signal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a card-type pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the card-type pachinko machine in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a ball discharging device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is another sectional view of the ball discharging device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the payout detection mechanism in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the control unit of the control board and the control unit of the pachinko machine body in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing the relationship among the prize ball payout signal, the first payout control signal, the second payout signal, and the operation timing of the ball discharging device in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation timing chart showing a payout operation of the ball discharging device.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing by a CPU of a ball payout control device in a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a part of the processing by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of main communication processing by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 13 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing prize ball payout processing by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a ball renting process by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a part of processing by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a part of a ball ejection device control process by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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

19 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

22 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a ball count input process by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a ball ejection device abnormality process by the CPU of the ball payout control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko machine main body 2 Card unit 4 Micro computer 5 CPU 6 ROM 7 RAM 8 Switch detection unit 9 Discharge signal drive unit 11 Base frame 20 Ball discharge device 21 Frame control board 22 Ball detection sensor 23 Ball detection sensor 24 Discharge ball sensor 25 Discharge Ball sensor 27 Clock circuit 28 Watchdog timer reset circuit 29 Ball discharge device control circuit 30 CPU 31 ROM 32 RAM 33 Switch detection unit 34 Switch detection unit 35 Ball lending signal control circuit 36 Solenoid drive circuit 37 Discharge signal control circuit 38 Motor drive circuit 39 Motor drive circuit 40 Ball tank 41 Antistatic device 42 Tank rail 43 Ball leveling pendulum 44 Control board 45 Board storage box 46 Lower plate mouth 47 Security control board 48 Launcher control board 49 Ball cutting cam 5 0 Interface board (card unit interface) 51 Probability mode setting switch 52 Setting display LED 53 External connection terminal 54 External connection terminal 55 External connection terminal 56 External connection terminal 57 External connection terminal 58 External connection terminal 59 Card unit locking member 60 Discharge detection Mechanism 61 Passage 62 Passage 63 Shaft 64 Sprocket 65 Sprocket 66 Sphere Engagement Part 67 Sphere Engagement Part 68 Protrusion 69 Protrusion 70 Hook 71 Hook 72 Protrusion 73 Protrusion 74 Driven Member 75 Connecting Rod 76 Connecting Plate 77 Spring 78 Case SW1 Ball detection switch SW2 Ball detection switch SW3 Ball removal operation detection switch SW4 Prize ball route full tank detection switch SW5 Prize ball payout detection switch SW6 Winning ball detection switch SW7 Winning ball detection switch M1 Ball cutting mode M2 firing motor SOL1 hook solenoid SOL2 ball cutting solenoid

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A first payout control signal output in response to satisfaction of a payout condition of a prize ball corresponding to detection of a prize ball by a different prize ball detection switch provided on a game board, and the first payout control signal. Corresponding to the payout control signal, the second payout control signal output as the number of payout balls for paying out different prize balls of different numbers, and the first and second payout control signals.
On the frame side of the pachinko machine body,
A ball payout control device for a pachinko machine, comprising: a control means that operates a ball discharge device that pays out a predetermined number of balls in response to detection of an input of a prize ball payout detection switch. 2. A card processing information processing means is connected to the control means, and the ball discharging device is operated in response to an input signal from the card processing information processing means to perform a predetermined ball rental payout operation. The ball payout control device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, further comprising a ball processing means. 3. The ball payout control device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the first payout control signal has a limited output time after the winning ball is detected. 4. The payout operation time is constant from the detection of the input of the prize ball payout detection switch to the detection of the second payout control signal and the completion of the operation control of the ball discharge device. The ball payout control device in a pachinko machine according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the time is within the time. 5. The control means subtracts the number of detections of the second payout signal from a predetermined maximum payout number of prize balls, and sets the subtraction signal as the payout number of the ball ejecting device. Item 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 ball payout control device in the pachinko machine. 6. The control means performs the detection operation of the second payout signal twice to determine the presence or absence of the second payout signal, 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5. A ball payout control device in the pachinko machine described in 5.