JPH06277349A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable judgement to be made about the occurrence of abnormal ball delivery on the basis of the fact that balls are delivered, so long as normal operation continues during the operation of a delivery drive motor, regarding a pachinko game machine equipped with a ball delivery means actuated with the delivery drive motor. CONSTITUTION:A prize ball delivery device fitted to a pachinko game machine has a motor 68 and a prize ball detector 74 for detecting the delivery of balls via the prize ball delivery device driven with the motor 68. In addition, judgement is made on the occurrence of an error, if the detector 74 gives no output for the predetermined time during the operation of the motor 68.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine represented by a pachinko game machine and the like, and more particularly to a ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of ball game machine, a ball payout determined in advance by, for example, hitting a ball in a winning area provided in a game area, etc. In some cases, the ball payout means is activated to pay out a ball to the player based on the condition being satisfied. The ball payout device provided in the conventional ball game machine is generally a so-called mechanical type that operates with the weight of the ball, and the number of balls paid out is uniform. However, the structure is such that it cannot respond to changes in the number of paid-out balls in units of one ball.

[0003]

Therefore, a pay-out drive motor for driving the ball pay-out means is provided, and the driving force of the pay-out drive motor is used to operate the ball pay-out means to pay out the balls. Can be considered.

On the other hand, in a ball game machine provided with a ball payout means, an abnormal situation occurs in which a ball is not paid out due to a ball jam, a failure or the like even though a predetermined ball payout condition is satisfied. There are cases.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such a phenomenon, and an object thereof is, in a ball game machine provided with a ball payout means operated by a payout drive motor, while the payout drive motor is being driven. Is to provide a ball game machine capable of determining that a ball payout abnormality has occurred by using the fact that a ball is paid out as long as it is operating normally.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a ball game machine in which a ball is struck in a game area to play a game. No winning balls are determined to be paid out, and a ball payout means for paying out the balls to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined ball payout condition, and the ball payout means is a payout drive motor. And a ball payout detection means for detecting the payout of balls by the ball payout means driven by the payout drive motor,
An abnormality determination means for determining an abnormality when the detection output of the ball payout detection means is not derived for a predetermined period during the driving of the payout drive motor.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a winning area defined so that a predetermined number of balls are paid out when a hit ball wins, and based on the establishment of a predetermined ball payout condition. The balls are paid out to the player from the ball payout means.
The ball payout means has a payout drive motor, a ball payout detection means, and an abnormality determination means. The payout drive motor drives the ball payout means to pay out a ball, and the payout of the ball is a ball payout detection means. Detected by. Then, due to the function of the abnormality determining means, the abnormality is determined when the detection output of the ball payout detecting means is not derived for a predetermined period during the driving of the payout drive motor.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In the following embodiments, a pachinko machine will be described as an example of a ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The pachinko machine 10 is provided with normal winning holes 14a, 14b, 14c, 16a, 16b arranged in the game area formed on the front surface of the game board 12. Furthermore, yakmono or so-called tulip or ordinary winning openings 18a, 18b are provided. Each of these prize holes is a prize hole determined so that 13 prize balls are paid out by winning one pachinko ball.

A variable display device 20 is provided at the center of the game board 12.
Is provided, and start winning openings 22, 24a, 24b for starting the variable display device 20 are provided at three locations. Each of these starting winning openings 22, 24a, 24b
, The number of prize balls paid out by winning a pachinko ball is set to, for example, 7.

Further, when the display of the variable display device 20 is in a constant state, for example, when three displays such as "7", "7", and "7" are complete, it is easy to open and win a pachinko ball. In other states, the variable winning area 26 in which the pachinko balls cannot win in the closed state is provided. When a pachinko ball is won in the variable winning area 26, 13 prize balls are paid out for each winning ball. The winning openings 14a, 14b, 14
c, 16a, 16b, 18a, 18b, start winning opening 2
2, 24a, 24b and the variable winning area 26 constitute a winning area which is provided in the game area and is set so that a predetermined number of balls are paid out by hitting a hit ball.

An out-ball entrance 28 is provided in the lowermost central portion of the game board 12 for accepting a pachinko ball that has not won a prize in a winning area or a winning opening.

Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 is a prize ball outlet, 32 is a ball hitting tray including a ball hitting standby gutter, which stores pachinko balls and guides them one by one to a pachinko ball firing mechanism (not shown). It is for. Three
4 is a surplus ball outlet, 36 is a surplus ball receiving tray, and when the pachinko balls overflow in the hitting ball supply tray 32, the surplus ball outlet 3
It is for receiving a gift ball or the like discharged through the No. 4. Reference numeral 38 denotes a ball hitting handle, and operating the ball hitting handle 38 drives a ball hitting mechanism (not shown).

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a back surface structure of a pachinko machine 10 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a prize ball storage tank for storing prize balls, and this tank 40 is supplied with prize balls from a supply pipe (not shown).

The feature of this pachinko machine 10 is an electric prize ball payout device 4 as shown in FIG. 1 as a prize ball payout device for paying out the prize balls stored in the prize ball storage tank 40.
2 is provided.

The prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout device 42 pass through the prize ball passage 44 and are normally paid out from the prize ball outlet 46 to the above-mentioned front side hitting ball supply tray 32 (see FIG. 2). Further, when the pachinko balls overflow in the hitting ball supply tray 32 (see FIG. 2), the pachinko balls are filled up to the prize ball outlet 46.
The pachinko balls are paid out from the surplus ball outlet 34 (see FIG. 2) to the surplus ball tray 36 (see FIG. 2).

In the prize ball passage 44, the ball drop mechanism 4 is also provided.
7 is added. The weeding mechanism 47 is provided in the weeding passage 4
9 and the prize ball falling through the prize ball passage 44, the prize ball exit 4
It includes a switching valve 51 for switching between dropping to the direction 6 and dropping to the side of the ball drop passage 49, and a solenoid 53 connected to the switching valve 51.

The ball drop mechanism 47 is used, for example, to pull out a gift ball from the gift ball storage tank 40 at the end of a day's business. Punching mechanism 47
Is supplied with an operation start signal, so that the solenoid 5
3 is turned on, and the switching valve 51 is switched from the solid line state to the alternate long and short dash line state. When the prize ball payout device 42 is driven in this state, the prize balls in the prize ball storage tank 40 pass through the prize ball passage 44, are received by the switching valve 51, and are guided to the ball drop passage 49. .

The solenoid 53 at the time of ball removal
The ON control of No. 1 and the operation of the prize ball payout device 42 may be interlocked or may be separated.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the structure of the prize ball payout device 42, and in order to explain its internal structure, it is drawn with the cover member on the surface removed. Also,
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the prize ball payout device 42 and parts related thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the prize ball payout device 42 includes a mounting board 58 mounted on the back surface side of the game board 12, and a cover member 60 arranged in parallel to the mounting board 58. ing. Mounting board 58 and cover member 60
The width between and is slightly wider than the diameter of one pachinko ball, for example, so that one pachinko ball can pass through.

A transport belt 62 for transporting pachinko balls is provided between the mounting substrate 58 and the cover member 60. The conveyor belt 62 is stretched between a main rotary pulley 64 and a sub rotary pulley 66. The main rotary pulley 64 is driven by a drive motor 68, while the sub rotary pulley 66 is rotatably mounted between the mounting substrate 58 and the cover member 60.

The outer surface of the conveyor belt 62, that is, the outer surface opposite to the inner surface that abuts or engages with the peripheral surfaces of the main rotary pulley 64 and the sub rotary pulley 66, is equally spaced in its length direction. A prize ball placing concave portion 70 is formed in the concave portion 70, and the prize balls can be conveyed one by one by the concave portion 70.

Further, the inner surface of the conveyor belt 62 is formed with irregularities, and engages with the irregularities formed on the surfaces of the main rotary pulley 64 and the slave rotary pulley 66 to form the conveyor belt 6.
2 can be moved without slipping on each pulley.

When the conveyor belt 62 is made of a material having a large friction coefficient such as rubber, it is not necessary to form a convex / concave portion on the inner surface thereof, and in that case, no irregularity is required on the peripheral surface of each pulley. Is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor belt 62 is arranged from the side of the sub-rotating pulley 66 to the side of the main rotating pulley 64 such that the upper surface side is gently inclined upward, so that the pachinko balls fall naturally. This prevents the main belt 64 from rolling from the main rotary pulley 64 side to the sub rotary pulley 66 side.

The prize ball communication port 7 formed on the mounting substrate 58
The prize balls rolled out from No. 2 are sequentially placed one by one in the prize ball mounting concave portion 70 of the conveyor belt 62, and are sent to the main rotation pulley 64 side as the conveyor belt 62 moves.

In the vicinity of the main rotating pulley 64, the prize ball detector 7
4 is attached, and it is possible to detect the prize balls, which are conveyed by the conveyor belt 62 and are discharged to the prize ball outlet 76, one by one.

Therefore, as will be described later, when the rotation of the drive motor 68 is started based on the prize ball payout start signal and the number of prize balls paid out by the prize ball detector 74 reaches a predetermined number, By stopping the drive motor 68 at any time, it is possible to pay out an arbitrary number of prize balls.

The prize ball to be dispensed passes through the prize ball outlet 76 and falls downward. Reference numeral 78 is a prize ball rectifying projection for regulating the number of prize balls sent by the conveyor belt 62 so that there is always one prize ball for one prize ball placing recess 70, that is, for smoothing the ball. is there.

As shown in FIG. 4, the prize balls falling from the prize ball outlet 76 reach the prize ball passage 44.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the back side of the pachinko machine 10 for explaining the mounting position of a detection switch for detecting a pachinko ball that has won a prize in each of the winning holes of the pachinko machine 10. Is. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 80 is a winning ball guide cover, and this cover 80 is attached to guide each of the pachinko balls that have won a prize in each winning port in a predetermined direction. By using such a prize ball guide cover 80, it is possible to guide the pachinko balls that have won a prize to a desired direction without individually providing a prize ball guide gutter corresponding to each prize hole. Has become.

Next, based on FIG. 5, and with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the flow of winning balls will be described in detail. The winning balls that have won the winning openings 14a, 14b, 14c are guided to the winning ball detector 82, and the winning ball detector 82
Detected in. The winning ball that has won the winning opening 16 a is guided to the winning ball detector 84 and detected by the winning ball detector 84. Also, the winning balls that have won the winning opening 16b are guided to be detected by the winning ball detector 86, and similarly, the winning balls that have won the winning openings 18a and 18b are respectively the winning ball detectors 88 and 90. Induced to be detected in.

The winning balls that have won the starting winning opening 22 are guided to the starting winning ball detector 92 and detected by the detector 92. The winning balls that have won the starting winning openings 24a and 24b are detected by the starting winning ball detection switches 94 and 96, respectively.

Further, the winning balls that have won the variable winning area 26 are detected by the winning ball detector 98.

The winning balls detected by the respective winning ball detectors are guided by the ball guiding trough 99 (see FIG. 1),
Treated as an out ball.

In the above embodiment, the prize ball detectors corresponding to the respective winning openings and prize areas are provided, but the number of prize ball detectors can be reduced as follows. .

That is, FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a back surface structure according to another embodiment of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a main part thereof. The features of the back surface structure of the pachinko machine 10 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are as follows.

First, the winning ball detectors individually corresponding to the winning openings 14a, 14b, 14c, the winning openings 16a, 16b, and the winning openings 18a, 18b are omitted, and instead, the winning prizes are awarded to these winning openings. A prize winning ball collecting gutter 100 for guiding balls is provided, and a common prize winning ball detector 104 is provided to detect a prize winning ball guided by the prize winning ball collecting trough 100 and falling through the prize winning ball passage 102. That is. This is done because each of the above-mentioned winning openings 14a, 14b, 14c, 16a, 16b, 1
This is because in each of 8a and 18, 13 prize balls are paid out for each winning ball. If you do this,
It is not necessary to individually provide a prize ball detector at each winning opening, and the number of prize ball detectors can be reduced.

Another feature of the back surface structure is that start prize winning ball detectors 92, 94, 96 corresponding to the three start prize winning openings 22, 24a, 24b are provided, and these start prize winning ball detectors 92, 94, 94, In order to prevent the winning ball detected in 96 from being detected again by the winning ball detector 104, a starting winning ball guiding gutter 106 is provided and processed as an out ball.

The rear structure shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is modified to replace the starting winning prize ball detectors 92, 94 and 96 provided corresponding to the three starting prize holes, respectively, and the starting winning prize guide gutter. A start prize ball detector that commonly detects start prize balls that have won three start prize holes may be provided at a lower portion of 106.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a drive control circuit of the prize ball payout device 42 in the pachinko machine 10 to which the above-described embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 8, the drive control circuit of the prize ball payout device 42 includes a central processing unit 108 mainly composed of, for example, a microphone computer. The central processing unit 108 may be composed of a discrete logic circuit.

The central processing unit 108 includes a control determination unit 10
9 and a storage unit 110 are included. Central processing unit 10
Numeral 8 denotes a winning ball detection signal from each of the above-mentioned winning ball detectors 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 98 or a common winning ball detector 104 individually provided in each winning opening and each starting winning ball. Starting prize winning ball detection signals from the detectors 92, 94 and 96 are provided. Further, the detection output of the prize ball detector 74 of the prize ball payout device 42 is given. Further, the output of the out-of-ball detector 112, which is output when the number of free gift balls in the free gift ball storage tank 40 (see FIG. 1) becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number, is given.

The outputs of the timer circuit 114 and the reset circuit 116 are further applied to the central processing unit 108. The timer circuit 114 is reset, for example, every time an operation start signal is given to the drive motor 68 to start clocking. As will be described later, the timer circuit 114 functions as a compensation mechanism for ensuring that the prize ball payout by the prize ball payout device 42 is carried out without error. The reset circuit 116 is for giving a re-drive signal to the central processing unit 108.

The central processing unit 108 controls the drive of the drive motor 68 and the trouble notification device 118. The dribble notification device 118 works when the prize ball payout by the prize ball payout device 42 is not normally performed.

The operation of the control circuit shown in FIG. 8 will be briefly described as follows. Winning ball detectors 82, 84, 86,
When a signal from 88, 90, 98 or 104 is given, the central processing unit 108 drives the drive motor 68 to start the payout of prize balls by the prize ball payout device 42. At the same time, the timer circuit 114 starts timing.

When the prize ball payout device 42 starts paying out the prize balls, the prize ball detector 74 detects the prize balls to be paid out one by one and gives a detection signal to the central processing unit 108.
In the central processing unit 108, winning ball detectors 82, 84, 8
When there is a signal from 6, 88, 90, 98 or 104, the drive motor 68 is driven until the prize ball detector 74 gives a signal indicating that 13 prize balls have been paid out. At that time, the winning ball detectors 82, 84, 8 are continued.
When there is a signal from 6, 88, 90, 98 or 104, the signal is stored in the storage unit 110, and after the present prize ball payout is finished, the prize ball payout is performed based on the stored winning ball detection signal. Do.

Similarly, the starting winning ball detectors 92, 94, 9
When the start winning prize detection signal is given from 6, the central processing unit 108 drives the drive motor 68, and the winning prize detector 7
The drive motor 68 is driven until 4 to 7 prize ball detection pulses are given.

As a result, 13 prize balls are paid out according to the winning of the pachinko balls to the normal winning opening or the winning area, and 7 winning balls are paid out according to the winning balls to the starting winning opening. Will be. Further, when the winning balls are continuously generated, the storage unit 11 stores the winning balls. Therefore, when the winning balls are continuously generated, the trouble such as the winning balls not being paid out does not occur.

By the way, while the drive motor 68 is being driven, the detection output of the winning ball detector 74 is constant for a predetermined time (eg, 4 seconds).
If not, the control determination unit 109 of the central processing unit 108
Determines an abnormal state and stops the drive motor 68. At the same time, the central processing unit 108 has the trouble notification device 118.
To inform that the prize ball payout device 42 is abnormal. The fixed time at this time is measured by the timer circuit 114.

If there is a winning ball at the time of this abnormality, the storage unit 110 stores it.

When there is a signal input from the ball break detector 112, the central processing unit 108 stops the drive motor 68, and waits for the supply of prize balls to the prize ball storage tank 40 (see FIG. 1). .

It should be noted that when the output from the bead break detector 112 is given, if the prize ball payout is in the middle, for example, 13 prize balls must be paid out, 10 prize balls will be paid out. If the payout of the three prize balls is unpaid, the remaining three prize balls are stored in the storage unit 112.
It will be remembered in.

When each of the above-mentioned abnormalities occurs and the prize ball payout operation is temporarily stopped and the abnormality is resolved,
A reset signal is given from the reset circuit 116 to the central processing unit 108, and the central processing unit 108 restarts the control operation.

Although not shown, the central processing unit 108
A backup power source is provided in the storage unit 110 in order to retain the storage contents of the storage unit 110 even in the event of a power failure. The control determination unit 109 constitutes an abnormality determination unit that determines an abnormality when a detection output of a ball payout detection unit described later is not derived for a predetermined period during driving of a payout drive motor described later.

FIG. 9 is a front view of another pachinko machine 130 to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied. The feature of the pachinko machine 130 shown here is that the function of a ball lending machine is added to an ordinary pachinko machine.

More specifically, on the left side of the front frame of the pachinko machine 130, a coin slot 132 and a coin return slot 134 for the ball lending mechanism are provided. Further, more preferably, a bill insertion slot 136 may be provided as illustrated.

In the pachinko machine 130 shown in FIG. 9, when coins or bills are inserted or inserted through the coin insertion slot 132 or the bill insertion slot 136, the pachinko balls corresponding to the inserted amount are lent out and lent out. Pachinko balls are automatically paid out to the hit ball standby gutter 138.

FIG. 10 is a view showing the back structure of the pachinko machine 130 shown in FIG. On the back surface of the pachinko machine 130, as in the pachinko machine 10 described above, the prize ball payout device 42 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided.

In FIG. 10, the parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the corresponding numerals, and the duplicated description here will be avoided.

In FIG. 10, a coin discriminator 150 is provided near the coin slot 132, and a bill discriminator 152 is provided near the bill insertion slot 136. The coins inserted from the coin insertion port 132 are collected via the coin chute 154, and the banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion port 136 are also collected by a banknote collecting device (not shown).

The drive control circuit of the prize ball payout device 42 in the pachinko machine 130 is shown in FIG. The drive control circuit of FIG. 11 is also the pachinko machine 10 described in FIG.
The drive control circuit is similar to the drive control circuit in FIG. However, the following points are different.

That is, the drive control circuit of FIG. 11 controls the prize ball payout device 42 so as to also perform the payout operation of the rental ball at the time of ball rental, in addition to the prize ball payout operation.

More specifically, when the outputs of the coin discriminator 150 and the bill discriminator 152 are given to the central processing unit 108, the central processing unit 108 starts driving the drive motor 68. Therefore, the payout of the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball storage tank 40 starts. The paid-out pachinko balls are detected one by one by the prize ball detector 74, and when the number of input pulses from the prize ball detector 74 is 25, the central processing unit 108 controls the drive motor 68 to stop.

As a result, by inserting coins for coin lending from the coin slot 132, the prize ball dispensing device 42 is driven to dispense, for example, 25 pachinko balls, and the ball striking standby gutter 138 automatically. Hepachinko balls will be supplied.

Note that 25 pachinko balls may be paid out based on the output of the coin discriminator 150 and another number of prize balls may be paid out based on the output of the bill discriminator 152, or As with coins, 25 pachinko balls may be paid out and the change may be returned to the player.

Since the operation control for paying out the prize balls in the control circuit of FIG. 11 is exactly the same as that of the control circuit of FIG. 8, the description thereof is omitted here.

In each of the embodiments described above, the number of prize balls depends on whether a pachinko ball is won in a normal winning hole.
13 pieces, 7 pieces depending on the winning balls to the starting winning opening,
Of course, the prize balls to be paid out can be changed to any number.

Also, prize balls to be paid out may be set for each winning opening. For example, in FIG. 2, the winning opening 14a,
14b and 14c have 13 prize balls and prize holes 16a and 16
b is 15 prize balls, prize holes 18a and 18b are 10 prize balls, variable prize hole 26 is 15 prize balls, start prize hole 22 is 5 prize balls, start prize holes 24a and 24b are prizes. The number of prize balls paid out for each winning opening may be different, such as seven balls. Even in such a case,
The prize ball payout device 42 according to the embodiment of the present invention can smoothly pay out a predetermined number of prize balls for each winning opening.

In this embodiment, as the winning state of the ball game machine, mainly because the game ball is won in the winning opening,
Although a predetermined prize ball is paid out, in addition, the display of the variable display device 20 (see FIG. 2) is constant,
For example, when the display is "7""7""7", etc.,
The prize balls may be paid out.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing the basic structure of a prize ball payout device 160 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the prize ball payout device 160 shown in FIG. 12, the prize ball passage 162 is provided, for example, in a substantially vertical direction and the prize ball passage 162 is provided so as to easily drop the prize ball. It includes a feed gear 164 and a prize ball detector 166.

More specifically, the prize ball passage 162 is
A slit having a predetermined width is formed in a part thereof in the vertical direction. The ball feed gear 164 is arranged so that a part of the outer edge of the ball feed gear 164 projects from the slit 168 to the inside of the prize ball passage 162. Ball feed gear 1
The pulse motor 64 can be driven intermittently by a pulse motor 170. Further, ball feeding recesses 172 are continuously formed on the outer peripheral surface of the ball feeding gear 120 at regular intervals.

Therefore, the pachinko balls that drop in the prize ball passage 162 are locked one by one in the ball feed recess 172 of the ball feed gear 164, and one prize ball is paid as the ball feed gear 164 rotates. It falls below the prize ball passage 162.

Further, the ball feed recess 17 of the ball feed gear 164.
When the prize balls are locked in 2, the locked pachinko balls are detected by the prize ball detector 166 one by one.

Therefore, also in the prize ball payout device 160 shown in FIG. 12, the pulse motor 70 is started to be driven by the winning ball detection signal, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on the output of the prize ball detector 166. If this is detected, and the pulse motor 170 is stopped accordingly, a prize ball payout device capable of paying out an arbitrary number of prize balls each time can be realized, like the prize ball payout device 42 described above.

Therefore, the prize ball payout device 160 can be replaced with the prize ball payout device 42 described above.

As described above, when proper money is put in for winning a hit ball in the winning area or lending a ball, the display result of the variable display device 20 has a predetermined display mode. If a predetermined ball payout condition is met, the prize ball payout device 42 is activated and the ball is in the prize ball passage 4
It is paid out to the player through the prize ball exit 46 through 4. The prize ball payout devices 42, 160, the prize ball outlet 46, and the prize ball passage 44 constitute a ball payout means for paying out the balls to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined ball payout condition.
The motor 68 constitutes a ball payout drive motor. The prize ball detector 74 constitutes a ball payout detection means for detecting the payout of a ball by the ball payout means driven by the payout drive motor.

[0081]

According to the present invention, in the ball game machine in which the balls are paid out by the ball payout means driven by the payout drive motor, as long as the ball is normally operating during the driving of the payout drive motor. However, if the payout of the ball is not detected for a predetermined period even while the payout drive motor is being driven, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred by the abnormality determination means, and the ball payout abnormality occurs. It has come to be possible to provide a ball game machine that is convenient for a game arcade and has a function of determining.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a pachinko machine 1 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
It is a rear view of 0.

FIG. 2 is a pachinko machine 1 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
It is a front view of 0.

FIG. 3 is a prize ball payout device 42 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is an improved view showing the configuration of.

FIG. 4 is a prize ball payout device 42 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 5 is a pachinko machine 1 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
It is a rear surface side enlarged view of 0.

FIG. 6 is a pachinko machine 1 to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
It is a figure which shows the other example of the back surface structure of 0.

7 is a partially enlarged view of the back structure of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit of the prize ball payout device 42.

FIG. 9 is a front view of another pachinko machine to which an embodiment of the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of another pachinko machine to which the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

11 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit of a prize ball payout device of a pachinko machine 130. FIG.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view for explaining a configuration of a gift ball payout device 160 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 130 are pachinko machines, 42 is a prize ball payout device (also serves as a lending ball payout device in the pachinko machine 130), 62 is a conveyor belt, 64 is a main rotary pulley, 68 is a motor, and 70 is a prize ball mount. A mounting recess, 109 is a control determination unit, which is an example of an abnormality determination unit, 74 is a prize ball detector, and 160 is another embodiment of the prize ball payout device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-ball game machine in which a ball is hit in a game area to play a game, wherein a predetermined number of balls are paid out when the ball is won in the game area. It includes a predetermined winning area and a ball payout means for paying out a ball to the player based on the establishment of a predetermined ball payout condition. The ball payout means is driven by a payout drive motor and the payout drive motor. A ball payout detection means for detecting the payout of balls by the ball payout means, and an abnormality determination means for determining an abnormality when the detection output of the ball payout detection means is not derived for a predetermined period during the driving of the payout drive motor; A ball game machine characterized by including.