JPH06304317A - Pinball game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a pinball game (pachinko) machine capable of reducing cost of a control circuit bound as low as possible. CONSTITUTION:This pinball game machine is constituted such that prize winning balls in a prize winning region 23 for paying off 15 balls, prize winning ports 7, 39a, 39b for paying off 10 balls and prize winning ports 19, 36a, 36b for paying off 7 balls include one kind of the prize winning balls not memorized and other two kinds of the prize winning balls memorized. Thus, compared with conventional pinball game machines memorizing all prize winning balls, the memory capacity can be reduced by this constitution while the program can be simplified so that the cost of a control circuit board can be reduced.

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 having at least three kinds of prize balls to be paid out according to a plurality of prize areas provided on a game board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a ball game machine (for example, a pachinko game machine), three kinds (for example, 15) of prize balls are paid out in accordance with a plurality of winning holes and a prize device provided on a game board. A small number of games having certain game contents have been proposed. In such a ball game machine, the prize balls corresponding to each payout prize number are stored in each storage area, and the corresponding prize ball numbers are sequentially calculated by the prize ball payout device based on the respective stored values. It is supposed to be paid out.

[0003]

As described above, in the case of storing all kinds of winning balls, not only a large capacity of the storage section in the control circuit is required, but also the program is complicated. Therefore, the cost of the control circuit board is high. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ball game machine capable of reducing the cost of a control circuit board as much as possible.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, there are at least three types of prize balls to be paid out according to the types of a plurality of winning areas provided on a game board. In the ball game machine, one of the plurality of types of payout prize balls is set as a basic prize ball number, and the prize balls corresponding to the basic prize ball number are not stored and the basic prize ball number is Each prize ball paid out by the prize ball payout device and corresponding to the number of prize balls other than the basic prize ball number is stored, and the corresponding prize ball number is based on each stored value. It is characterized by being paid out by a payout device. As the number of basic prize balls, one of the maximum paid prize ball number, the minimum paid prize ball number, or one of the maximum and minimum paid prize ball numbers may be set. .

[0005]

[Function] Of the prize coins corresponding to a plurality of payout prize balls,
Since one type of winning balls is not stored, the storage capacity can be reduced by that amount and the program can be simplified, whereby the cost of the control circuit board can be reduced. If you set the maximum payout prize number as the number of basic prizes that are not remembered, the stored numbers will be lost when an accident such as a power outage occurs, but all winning prizes that generated the lost numbers will be lost. Since the prize balls of are considered to be the prize balls corresponding to the maximum payout prize number, the number of prize balls paid out by the remaining prize balls after the restoration is
This is the largest number, and there is an advantage for the game hall side that no trouble occurs with the player in exchange for loss. In addition, when the minimum payout prize ball number is set as the basic prize ball count that is not stored, all prize balls including the prize balls that generated the memory value that was lost due to the power outage are set to the minimum payout prize ball count. Since it is considered as a corresponding prize ball,
On the side of the amusement hall, there is a case where a trouble occurs with the player instead of the loss, but in this case, the service can be provided to the extent that the amusement hall does not suffer a loss. Furthermore, if one of the number of payout prize balls excluding the maximum and the minimum is set as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, the balance is in the middle of the above, and neither the player nor the amusement hall is extremely profitable. A good condition can appear.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a configuration of a game board 2 of a pachinko game machine 1 (see FIG. 4) as an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment will be described. Figure 1
2 is an enlarged front view of the game board 2, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device 21 provided on the game board 2, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board 2. In FIG. 1, on a surface of a game board 2, a guide rail 3 for guiding a shot hit ball is planted in a substantially circular shape, and an area partitioned by the guide rail 3 constitutes a game area 4. ing. A variable display device 5 having a plurality (three) of rotating drums 14a to 14c is arranged substantially above the center of the game area 4. Rotating drum 14
a to 14c are rotationally controlled by drum motors 15a to 15c (reference numerals are shown in the block diagram of FIG. 11) each of which is a stepping motor, and drum sensors 16a to 16c are provided to detect a stop symbol. Further, a drum lamp 17 for illuminating and decorating a pattern in a range visible to the player is built in.

Further, the variable display device 5 has a mounting board 6 mounted on the surface of the game board 2, and the mounting board 6 is provided.
Has a rectangular window opening, and the identification information formed on the outer periphery of the rotary drums 14a to 14c can be visually recognized behind the window opening. This window opening is selected to have a size such that three pieces of identification information (designs) drawn on the surfaces of the three rotary drums 14a to 14c can be seen.
In addition, a normal winning port 7 is formed on the upper portion of the mounting board 6, and a warp inlet 8 is provided below the winning port 7. The ball hitting the warp inlet 8 passes through the warp passages 9a, 9b formed on the left and right of the mounting substrate 6, and the warp outlets 10a, 1 formed on the left and right edges of the lower edge of the window opening.
0b, and finally to the game area 4 again through the discharge port 11 formed in the lower center of the mounting substrate 6. Since the starting winning opening 19 described below is arranged below the discharge opening 11, the warped betting balls can easily enter the starting winning opening 19.

Further, at the upper part of the warp inlet 8 mentioned above,
A decorative LED 18 is provided, and a start memory LED 19 is provided at the bottom.
Is provided. The decoration LED 18 is composed of 10 LEDs with reference numerals 0 to 9, and the LED corresponding to the value extracted from the predetermined random number is turned on when the specific game state is entered. . The decoration LED 18 is one of which is randomly lit and displayed in association with the occurrence of the specific game state, and is not directly related to the game content, but the game hall has a predetermined service (for example, the specific game state). It can be used to provide a service that allows you to continue playing games using the large amount of prize balls obtained in. For example, a predetermined service may be provided when the lighting of the decoration LED 18 of "7" is stopped. Further, the start memory LED 19 displays the stored hit balls which are won in the start winning opening 19 described later. Further, behind the warp passages 9a and 9b, a line display L for displaying five hit lines constituted by three vertical and horizontal identification information which can be seen through the window opening.
An ED 13 is provided. As shown in the figure, the hit lines in the present embodiment are the upper horizontal hit line 1, the lower right diagonal hit line 2, the interrupted horizontal hit line 3, the upper right diagonal hit line 4, and the lower horizontal hit line. There is a hit line 5, and when a predetermined identification information (may be called a big hit symbol) is lined up on any of the hit lines, it becomes a big hit and causes a specific game state.

Below the variable display device 5 is provided a starting winning opening 19 which allows the rotating drums 14a to 14c to rotate. The winning balls won in the starting winning opening 19 are guided to the back surface of the game board 2 and the starting opening switch 2
Detected by 0. There are starting winning openings 36a and 36b provided in the variable winning ball device 21 described below as winning openings having a similar starting function. This start winning hole 36
The start port switches 36c and 36d are also incorporated in a and 36b. The rotation of the variable display device 5 based on the winning of the start winning opening 19, 36a, 36b is stored a predetermined number of times (for example, 4 times), and the fact is displayed by the start memory LED 19 provided in the variable display device 5. It is supposed to be done.

Below the variable display device 5 is a winning area 23.
The variable winning ball device 21 having the is provided. The variable winning ball device 21 has a mounting board 22 mounted on the game board 2, and a rectangular winning area 23 is formed on the mounting board 22. In this winning area 23,
As shown in FIG. 2, both ends of the lower end are pivotally supported and are closed by an opening / closing plate 24 which can be opened / closed in the vertical direction with respect to the mounting substrate 22. This opening / closing plate 24 is for the solenoid 2
Opening and closing is controlled by 5 (see FIG. 1), and during the opening, the ball hitting the surface of the game board 2 is received and guided to the winning area 23 to be a winning ball. Further, the inside of the winning area 23 is divided into three areas, a specific area 26 is formed in the center thereof, and normal areas 27a and 27b are formed on the left and right sides thereof. The specific area 26 is provided with a specific area switch 28, and the normal areas 27a and 27b are also provided with 10 count switches 29a and 29b.

On the back surface of the opening / closing plate 24, a storage recess 30 for receiving one ball is formed at a position corresponding to the specific area 26, and a storage piece 31 is projectingly provided at the lower end of the storage recess 30. The left and right guiding pieces 32a and 32b are provided in a protruding manner. Then, the hitting ball received by the opening / closing plate 24 is temporarily blocked from entering the specific region 26 by the storage piece 31, and is stopped by the storage concave portion 30 and the storage piece 31, and the subsequent hitting ball It collides with a hitting hit ball and the normal area 27 is generated by the guide pieces 32a and 32b.
a, 27b. However, when the opening / closing plate 24 is closed, the hitting balls stopped by the storage piece 31 are moved to the specific area 26.
In the end, if there is a nonstop ball, the continuation right, which will be described later, will be established.

On the rear wall of the winning area 23, a hitting ball is won in the center of the rear area of the winning area 23 and the specific area switch 2
V that notifies that the continuation right is established when 8 is turned on
A display LED 33 is provided, and on one side thereof, there is provided an opening number indicator 34 for displaying the number of times the opening / closing plate 24 has been opened in the specific game state. Further, on the mounting substrate 22 below the winning area 23, a number display LED 35 for displaying the number of hits detected by the specific area switch 28 and the 10 count switches 29a, 29b is provided. Further, the start winning holes 36a and 36b are integrally formed on the left and right portions of the mounting substrate 22 of the variable winning ball device 21.
An attacker lamp 37 is provided on the outside of 6a and 36b.

The variable winning ball device 21 constructed as described above operates as follows. That is, when the ball hits one of the starting winning openings 19, 36a, 36b and turns on the starting opening switches 20, 36c, 36d,
When the rotary drums 14a to 14c of the variable display device 5 start to rotate and a fixed time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses, the rotary drums 14a on the left side are sequentially stopped, and all the rotary drums 14a to 14c are identified when stopped. The specific game state is entered when the combination of information becomes a predetermined display mode. Then, in this specific game state, the variable winning ball device 21
The opening / closing plate 24 is set to open for a predetermined period (for example, until 20 seconds elapse or 10 winning balls are generated), and a hit ball that drops on the surface of the game board 2 during the opening. To accept. Then, when the player wins a specific area 26 provided in the winning area 23,
The above-mentioned open state is repeated again, and each time a winning ball is won in the specific area 26, the continuation right is established and the open state can be set up to 16 times.
It can be repeated once.

Further, on the surface of the game board 2, windmill lamps 38a, 38b are provided on the upper left and right sides of the variable display device 5, and win holes 39a, 39b are provided on the lower side. Further, the windmill lamps 38a, 38b are lit or blinking at the time of the specific game state or at the time of winning a prize for starting to notify that effect, and have the same function, and are provided on the left and right sides of the game area 4. Lamps 40a and 40b are provided. The above-mentioned winning openings 39a, 39b and side lamps 40a, 40b are on the left and right sides of the game area 4, and on the surface of the game board 2 in the range reaching the mounting substrate 22 of the variable winning ball device 21 from the center slightly above. It is provided integrally with the side decorative plates 42a and 42b that cover it. In this way, both sides of the game area 4 are provided with side decoration plates 42a,
By covering with 42b, it is not necessary to hit a large number of obstacle nails in the covered area, so that the manufacturing cost of the game board 2 can be significantly reduced, while both sides of the game area 4 are hit too much. Since the balls are not in the range where they flow down, the impact on the game contents is small even without hitting an obstacle nail, and there is no actual harm due to the above configuration. However, the side decoration plates 42a and 42b are used to change the few falling balls.
It is desirable to form irregularities on the surface of the. In the illustrated embodiment, sleeve lamps 41a and 41b are built in the lower portions of the side decorative plates 42a and 42b.
The front surface of 41b is formed to slightly project so as to change the flow path of the ball.

A backflow prevention device 45 is attached to the upper end of the inner guide rail 3 at the entrance of the game area 4 in order to prevent backflow of hit balls that have reached the game area 4. Further, at the lowermost part of the surface of the game board 2, there is provided an out port 44 through which the hit balls which have not won any of the above-mentioned winning areas are guided to the rear of the game board 2. Also,
A rail decoration lamp 43 is provided along the outer periphery of the guide rail 3, and the front surface of the game board 2 is covered with a glass plate as is well known. Further, although not shown, a game effect lamp 46 is provided on the upper front portion of the pachinko gaming machine, and a speaker that produces a sound effect according to the progress of the game is also provided.

On the other hand, on the back surface of the game board 2, as shown in FIG. 3, a winning ball collecting cover body 47 is attached.
The winning ball aggregate cover body 47 has a plurality of guide passages formed on the front surface side for guiding the winning balls that have won the above-described various winning openings and winning ball devices. Specifically, as shown in the drawing, the winning opening 7 provided on the upper portion of the variable display device 5
And, the winning balls that have won the winning opening 39a provided at the center of the left side of the game area 4 are guided to the guide passage 48a, and the game area 4
The winning balls that have won the winning opening 39b provided at the center on the right side are guided to the guide passage 48b and guided to the downstream side. Further, the starting winning opening 19 and the variable winning ball device 2
The winning balls won in the starting winning opening 36a provided on the left side of 1 are guided to the guiding passage 50a, and the winning balls winning the starting winning opening 36b provided on the right side of the variable winning ball device 21 are guided to the guiding passage 50b. Get burned. Further, the winning balls received by the opening / closing plate 24 of the variable winning ball device 21 and winning in the winning area 23 are guided to the guide passage 51. The ends of the guide passages 48a and 48b are connected to the guide passages 50a and 50b.

By the way, prize information switches 49a and 49b are provided on the downstream side of the guide passages 48a and 48b, and the prize balls guided to the guide passages 48a and 48b are
After being detected by the winning information switches 49a and 49b, they join the guide passages 50a and 50b and are dropped downward. In the present embodiment, the prize information switches 49a, 4
The number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls to the prize winning holes 7, 39a, 39b detected by 9b is set to 10, and the number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls to the starting prize holes 19, 36a, 36b is The number of prize balls to be paid out is set to be 15 and the number of prize balls to be paid out to the winning area 23 of the variable winning ball device 21 is set to 15. And
In this case, the number of payout prize balls of any one type is set as the number of basic prize balls, and the winning prize corresponding to the basic prize prize is not stored (hence, the detection switch for detecting the winning prize). Has no function for paying out).
On the other hand, the winning balls corresponding to the number of payout prize balls of a type other than the number of basic prize balls are stored. As described above, each of the guide passages 48a, 48b, 50a, 50 of the prize ball collecting cover body 47
The prize balls guided downward by b and 51 are collected in a prize ball collecting gutter 80, which will be described later, and the prize ball processing device 110.
Be led to.

On the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 to which the gaming board 2 configured as described above is attached, a mechanism plate 52 is arranged to be openable and closable as shown in FIG. The mechanism plate 52 has a generally U-shape when viewed from the back side, and one side portion of the game board 5 is opened when the mechanism plate 52 is closed. Therefore, even if the back surface structure of the game board 5 is complicated (some game boards have a large rearward projecting area and amount of the winning device, and some have complicated wiring), the mechanical plate The opening / closing operation of 52 can be smoothly performed. Therefore, the configuration of the mechanism plate 52 will be described next with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10. Figure 4
5 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1, FIG. 5 is a rear view showing details of main parts of the mechanism plate 52, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the prize ball payout device 60 provided on the mechanism plate 52. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the prize ball payout device 60, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of the prize ball payout device 60.
FIG. 9 is a plan sectional view of the prize ball payout device 60.
0 is a front view of the winning ball processing device 130 provided on the mechanism plate 52.

On the upper part of the mechanism plate 52, as shown in FIG. 4, a ball tank 53 for storing a large amount of prize balls,
A guide rail 54 for aligning and flowing down the prize balls supplied from the ball tank 53 in a plurality of rows (two rows in this embodiment).
And a bending trough 55 for changing the direction of the prize ball guided by the guide rail 54 toward the prize ball paying-out device 60, and a terminal board 101 provided above the bending trough 55 at predetermined positions. ing.

The bent trough 55 is a prize ball that flows down in two rows in the front-rear direction (viewed from the back surface of the mechanism plate 52) by the guide rails 54 in the left-right direction (also viewed from the back surface of the mechanism plate 52).
All the prize balls stored on the upstream side of the bent gutter 55 are operated by changing the direction so as to flow down into two rows and providing a ball drop device 56 at the bent portion and operating the ball drop device 56. The pachinko game machine 1 through the ball pass passage 57.
It can be released to the outside.

A ball stop passage 58 is connected to the downstream side of the bent gutter 55. The ball stop passage 58 has two rows of passages for letting down the two rows of prize balls whose flowing directions are converted to the left and right by the bending trough 55, and the ball detection sensor 59 faces the upstream side of the two rows of passages. It is like this. This ball detection sensor 59 detects the presence or absence of a prize ball in the two rows of passages, and when either one of the ball detection sensors 59 no longer detects a prize ball, the stepping of the prize ball payout device 60, which will be described later, is performed. The rotation of the motor 71 is stopped to immobilize the payout of prize balls. The ball detection sensor 59 is provided at a position where 27 to 28 prize balls are detected in the two rows of passages from the prize ball payout device 60.

Further, the ball stop passage 58 is curved to the left and right at the central portion thereof so as to reduce the ball pressure of the prize ball flowing down inside, and the ball stop operating portion 5 is provided below the ball stop passage 58.
8a is provided. In this ball stopper operating portion 58a, the stopper piece (not shown) is retracted from the two rows of passages in a normal use state. Therefore, the prize balls flowing down the two rows of passages are paid out on the downstream side. Although it is supplied to the device 60, the tip of the stopper piece comes to project into the two rows of passages by operating the ball stopper operating portion 58a, which causes the prize balls flowing down the two rows of passages to flow downstream. It is not supplied to the side prize ball payout device 60. As described above, the ball stopper operation unit 58a is provided with the prize ball payout device 60.
When the prize ball payout device 60 is out of order, the prize ball payout device 60 is operated after the ball stop operation unit 58a is operated. By removing it, as before,
The prize ball paying-out device 60 can be removed extremely easily and quickly as compared with the case where the prize ball paying-out device can be removed only after finishing the ball-picking operation of all the prize balls.

Next, the structure of the prize ball payout device 60 connected to the downstream side of the ball stop passage 58 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. The prize ball payout device 60 has a rectangular parallelepiped casing 61. Although it is housed inside, it is fixed by positioning the engaging protrusions 62 protruding at the four front corners of the casing 61 at predetermined positions on the mechanism plate 52. When the casing 61 is attached to the mechanism plate 52 at a predetermined position, the ball supply passages 63a and 63b formed in front of the casing 61 and the ball stop passage 58 are formed.
The two rows of passages communicate with each other. The casing 61 can be easily attached to and detached from the mechanism plate 52.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 6, the casing 61 is divided into left and right parts, and ball supply paths 63a and 63b are formed in the respective divided casings 61a and 61b. The ball supply paths 63a, 63b are curved surfaces 64a, 64b inside and curved backward, and ball feeding horizontal paths 66a, 66b are formed below the ends of the curved surfaces 64a, 64b. Furthermore, ball feeding horizontal path 6
Ball discharge paths 65a and 65b are formed at the ends of 6a and 66b. These ball supply paths 63a and 63b, ball feed horizontal paths 66a and 66b, and ball discharge paths 65a and 65b are
It is formed in front of partition walls 77a, 77b that partition the divided casings 61a, 61b into front and rear. Further, the ball pressure cushioning member 67 is provided in front of the divided casings 61a and 61b.
Are being held. This ball pressure cushioning member 67
As shown in FIG. 8, the prize balls supplied from the two rows of the ball stop passages 58 are distributed to the left and right sides to be guided to the ball supply passages 63a and 63b, and the light emitting elements are provided below them. A 68 (LED) and a light receiving element 69 are provided. The light emitting element 68 and the light receiving element 69 are provided with a predetermined space therebetween, and the screw 7 to be described next is provided in this space.
The tip of 0 is inserted. In addition, the ball pressure cushioning member 67 is adapted to be completely housed and fixed inside when the divided casings 61a and 61b are bonded together.

Further, a screw 70 rotated by a stepping motor 71 is arranged between the ball feeding horizontal paths 66a and 66b. That is, the partition wall 7
Fixing grooves 73a and 73b formed behind 7a and 77b
Motor fixing plate 72 for fixing the stepping motor 71 to the
Is fitted and fixed, the motor shaft of the stepping motor 71 is projected to the front of the partition walls 77a and 77b, and the screw 70 is fixed to the front of the projection. On the outer periphery of the screw 70, a spiral protrusion 70a for moving forward the prize balls placed on the ball feeding horizontal paths 66a, 66b by the rotation of the stepping motor 71 is projected, and at the tip of the screw 70. A recess for covering the light emitting element 68 is formed, and two notches 74 are formed in the recess. Since the cutout portion 74 is formed at a symmetrical position of 180 degrees, the light from the light emitting element 68 is detected twice by the light receiving element 69 through the cutout portion 74 while the screw 70 makes one rotation. It has become. The wirings 75 from the light emitting element 68, the light receiving element 69, and the stepping motor 71 are gathered together and led out to the outside through a lead hole formed in the lower rear portion of the casing 61 and connected to the connector 76.

The prize ball payout device 6 configured as described above.
At 0, when the stepping motor 71 starts rotating in a state where the prize balls supplied from the ball supply paths 63a and 63b are stopped at the positions where they are supplied to the rear ends of the ball feed horizontal paths 66a and 66b, the screw is rotated. The prize ball 70 moves forward on the ball feed horizontal paths 66a and 66b by the spiral protrusion 70a of 70, and finally, the ball feed horizontal path 66a and 66b.
It drops from the end of 66b toward the ball discharge paths 65a and 65b. At this time, the prize balls are dropped from the left and right ball feed horizontal paths 66a and 66b alternately as shown in FIG. 9, but this alternate drop is performed from one side every one half rotation of the screw 70. Since the gift ball of 6 drops, the light from the light emitting element 68 is eventually received by the light receiving element 6 every time one gift ball drops.
9 will be detected. Therefore, when the number of signals detected by the light receiving element 69 reaches a predetermined number of prize balls (corresponding to one winning), the driving of the stepping motor 71 is controlled to be stopped accurately. You can pay out prize balls corresponding to winning prizes.

Next, the structure below the prize ball payout device 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the figure, on the front side of the mechanism plate 52 (the side that comes into contact with the game board 5), a prize ball collecting gutter 80 is provided in an inclined shape slightly upward. The winning ball collecting trough 80 receives the winning balls falling from the winning ball collecting cover body 47 fixed to the back surface of the game board 2 and receives the winning ball guiding passage 8 on the downstream side.
It leads to 1. The winning ball guiding passage 81 aligns the collected winning balls in a line and guides them to a winning ball processing device 110 described later. On the other hand, on the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 52, above the winning ball collecting gutter 80 and above the outlet 4
The out ball guide trough 82 is attached so as to correspond to 0, and the out ball guide trough 82 is once communicated with the front surface side of the mechanism plate 52 and then is again formed on the rear surface side of the mechanism plate 52. 83 is connected. The lower part of the out ball passage 83 joins with the ball pulling passage 57. That is, the winning balls collected by the winning ball collecting gutter 80 are guided to the winning ball processing device 110 described later by the winning ball guiding passage 81 attached below (the flow of arrow a in FIG. 5). On the other hand, the out-ball is guided by the out-ball guiding trough 82 and then guided to the out-ball passage 83, and the ball game machine 1
Is discharged to the outside (the flow of arrow b in FIG. 5).

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, on the rear side of the mechanism plate 52, a prize ball discharge passage 84 is formed on the upper side of one side thereof, and an upper plate communication port 85 is formed at the lower end of the prize ball discharge passage 84. Has been formed. The upper plate communication port 85 guides a prize ball to a hit ball supply plate (not shown; also called an upper plate) provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, between the prize ball discharge passage 84 and the ball drop passage 57, a sub ball drop passage 86 that branches from the prize ball discharge passage 84 and communicates with the ball drop passage 57 is formed, and above the branch point. A flow path switching member 87 is arranged in the. The flow path switching member 87 is rotatable by having its lower end portion pivotally supported by a support shaft 88, and when tilted to the right as shown by the solid line in FIG. The prize balls discharged from the device 60 are guided to the upper plate communication port 85 (the flow of arrow c in FIG. 5), and when tilted to the left as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. The discharged prize balls are passed through the auxiliary ball drop passage 86 (the flow of arrow f in FIG. 5).
It is designed to be guided to 7 and discharged to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine 1 (the flow of arrow e in FIG. 5). As for the switching operation of the flow path switching member 87, as shown in FIG. 4, a lower cover body 90 (supported) for covering the operation ball 89 protruding from the upper portion of the flow path switching member 87 covers the prize ball discharge passage 84 portion. This can be performed by projecting from an arc-shaped elongated hole 92 formed in a shaft 91 (openable and closable) and manually operating the projecting operation pin 89. In addition, the flow path switching member 87
Is provided below with a spring-like member that is biased so as to maintain that state when tilted to the left or right. Then, when it is necessary to use the flow path switching member 87 to guide the prize balls to the sub ball removal passage 86, for example, when it is desired to remove all the prize balls including the prize ball payout device 60 (in this case, , It is necessary to drive the stepping motor 71), or at the time of test striking of the pachinko gaming machine 1, when the prize ball is not discharged to the striking ball supply tray or the surplus ball receiving tray of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Conceivable. The flow path switching member 87 may be switched by an electric drive source such as a solenoid.

A communication passage 93 is connected to the other side of the upper plate communication port 85, and a surplus ball discharge passage 94 is connected to the end of the communication passage 93. However, when a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winnings and the hit ball supply plate is filled with the prize balls, and finally reaches the upper plate communication port 85 and further prize balls are continuously paid out, the prize balls are connected to the communication passage. It is guided to the surplus ball discharge passage 94 via 93 (the flow of arrow d in FIG. 5), and then discharged to the surplus ball receiving tray via the connection gutter 102 fixed to the lower back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Then, when the prize balls are further dispensed, the surplus ball tray is also full, but when the surplus ball discharge passage 94 is provided on one side wall and reaches the full tank detection member 95, the full tank detection member 95 is reached. Is pressed by the prize ball and swings outward around the support shaft 96 at the upper end, whereby the full tank detector 97 is turned on and the prize ball payout device 60
The driving of the stepping motor 71 is stopped to disable the prize ball payout operation, and the driving of the hitting ball launching device 103 is stopped if necessary.

The prize ball discharging passage 84 and the ball removing passage 5 described above.
The rear surfaces of 7, the secondary ball removal passage 86, the communication passage 93, and the surplus ball discharge passage 94 are covered with a fixed cover fixed by screws, but the prize ball discharge passage 84 is openable and closable. 90 is provided, and a prize winning ball processing device 110 portion described below is also covered with a prize winning ball processing device cover 98 that opens and closes around a spindle.

Further, on the lower rear side of the mechanism plate 52, there are a game control circuit board 99 for controlling game operations of various game devices on the game board 2, a winning ball processing device 110 and the prize ball payout device 60. Discharge control circuit board 100 for controlling operation
Can be attached. Of course, the game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 100 are housed and mounted in the board box, respectively. The main control operation of the payout control circuit board 100 will be briefly described. The payout control circuit board 100 receives a winning ball signal from a winning ball detector 113 described later and derives a drive start signal to the stepping motor 71. The signal from the light receiving element 69 is counted, and when the count value reaches a predetermined number of prize balls to be paid out, a drive stop signal is derived to the stepping motor 71 to stop the prize ball payout operation, and will be described later. A drive signal is given to the solenoid 120.
Further, when there is a signal from the ball detection sensor 59 or the full tank detector 97, a stop signal is derived to the stepping motor 71 at the time when the payout operation for the winning is completed or immediately.

Next, the structure of the winning ball processing device 110 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
The winning ball processing device 110 is formed integrally on a mounting base 111. A right-angled winning ball descending path 112 is formed from the lower side of the mounting base 111 to the center,
The winning ball detector 113 is fixed by a locking claw 114 slightly below the bent portion of the winning ball downflow path 112. The winning ball detector 113 is a proximity type switch, and a passing hole through which the winning ball passes is formed in front of the switch. Further, a ball feeding member 115 having a "U" -shaped tip is inserted into the support shaft 11 so as to sandwich the passage hole of the winning ball detector 113.
6 is pivotally supported about the ball feeding member 1
A connecting rod 122 connected to a plunger 121 of the solenoid 120 is fixed to the rear end of the solenoid 15. Solenoid 1
20 is detachably mounted by a locking claw 124 protruding from the mounting base 111, and the plunger 1
21 is provided with a spring 123, and the plunger 1 is always
21 is urged downward. On the other hand, the ball feeding member 1
At the tip of 15, a lower stop 117 is formed below it, and an upper stop 118 is formed above it. Further, a thin iron plate 119 is attached to the upper surface of the bent portion of the winning ball downstream passage 112.

The operation of the winning ball processing device 110 will be described. First, in a normal state where the solenoid 120 is OFF, the upper stop portion 118 of the ball feeding member 115 projects into the winning ball downflow path 112. Although not provided, the lower stop 117 is in a state of protruding to the winning ball downflow path 112 below the winning ball detector 113. When a winning ball is generated and flows down into the winning ball downflow path 112 in such a state, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the leading winning ball P1 has entered the passage hole of the winning ball detector 113. The vehicle is stopped by the lower stop 117. For this reason,
The detection signal from the winning ball detector 113 is the payout control circuit board 1
00, the prize ball payout device 6
0 is drive-controlled, and a predetermined number (this number information is sent from the game control circuit board 99) is paid out. When the payout of the predetermined number of prize balls is completed, a drive signal is sent from the payout control circuit board 100 to the solenoid 120, and the solenoid 120 is delivered.
Is turned on for a predetermined time. When the solenoid 120 turns on,
As shown in FIG. 10 (B), the upper stop portion 118 enters the winning ball downflow passage 112 to prevent the next winning ball P2 from entering the passage hole of the winning ball detector 113, and stops at the bottom. Since the part 117 retreats from the winning ball downflow path 112,
The top prize ball P1 is opened and flows downward. Then, after a certain period of time has passed, the solenoid 120 is turned off.
When it becomes FF, it returns to the state shown in FIG. 10 (A) again, and the prize ball payout operation by the next prize is performed. As described above, the winning ball processing apparatus 110 according to the present embodiment temporarily holds the generated winning balls and processes one winning ball each time a predetermined prize ball is paid out. Since the generated winning balls remain as evidence balls, no trouble occurs with the player. In the above description, the prize ball payout operation based on one prize ball is completed and then the prize ball discharge operation is performed. However, the prize ball payout operation is started. Immediately after the winning, the winning ball releasing operation may be started. By controlling the driving in this way, it is possible to shorten the prize ball payout processing time.

Although the configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment have been described above, in the present embodiment, the game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 100 mutually perform the payout operation of the prize ball. It is closely related. Below, the game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 1
The relationship of 00 will be described in detail, but first, the game control circuit board 99 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. Figure 11
Is a circuit diagram showing the game control circuit in a block configuration,
It is controlled by a main basic circuit 130 including an MPU, ROM, RAM, and an input / output circuit. Further, the variable display device 5 is controlled by the sub basic circuit 132 controlled by the basic circuit 130. Therefore, the main basic circuit 130 has a built-in counter 131 for storing and counting the number of detections from the winning ball detection switches corresponding to the winning balls to be stored. In addition, the main basic circuit 130
The winning information (prize ball detector 113) derived from the payout control circuit board 100 via the winning information input circuit 136.
Is input), and the 10 count switches 29a and 29b are input via the switch input circuit 140.
Prize information switches 49a, 49b, specific area switch 2
8 and the detection signals from the starting port switches 20, 36c and 36d are input, and the address decode circuit 133 gives a chip select signal to the main basic circuit 130. Further, when the power is turned on, a reset signal is given from the initial reset circuit 134 to the main basic circuit 130, and a periodic reset signal is given from the clock reset pulse generation circuit 135 to the main basic circuit 130 and the sub basic circuit 132 at predetermined time intervals.

On the other hand, the main basic circuit 130 gives control signals to the following devices and circuits. That is, the payout control circuit board 100 through the prize ball number information output circuit 137.
Information of the number of prize balls is given to the player, and the number-of-opening display 34 and the number display L are displayed through the 7-segment LED / lamp drive circuit 138
A display control signal is given to the ED 35, the decorative LED 18, the V display LED 33, the line display LED 13, and the start memory LED 12, and the opening / closing plate solenoid 25 and the side lamps 40a and 40b are supplied via the lamp / solenoid / information output circuit 139. 41a, 41b, rail decoration lamp 43, attacker lamp 37, game effect lamp 46, windmill lamps 38a, 38b are driven, and big hit information, hit information, and effective start information are derived to the outside.

The rotary drums 14a to 14c of the variable display device 5 are controlled by a dedicated sub basic circuit 132, and a control signal is supplied from the main basic circuit 130 to the sub basic circuit 132. Then, from the sub-basic circuit 132, a drive signal is given to the drum lamp 17 via the drum lamp circuit 141, a drive signal is given to the drum motors 15a to 15c via the drum motor circuit 142, and the drum motors 15a to 15c. From the drum sensors 16a to 16c built in 15c, the sub basic circuit 132 and the basic circuit 1 are connected via the sensor input circuit 143.
An input signal is sent to 30. The devices and circuits other than the drum lamp 17 described above are supplied with electric power having various voltages from the power supply circuit 145a, and the drum lamp 17 is supplied with electric power having a predetermined voltage from the drum lamp power supply 145b. ing.

By the way, in the above-mentioned three types of payout prize balls, as shown in FIG. 12, when the number of base prize balls (displayed as the first prize ball mode) is 15,
There are cases where the number is 7, and cases where the number is 10. In each case, the prize balls corresponding to the number of payout prize balls other than the number of basic prize balls are stored. And all the prize balls corresponding to the number of basic prize balls are the prize ball processing device 11
The winning switches detected only by the winning ball detector 113 of 0 (abbreviated as SW1) and the winning balls corresponding to the number of other payout prize balls are the detection switches 28 and 2 corresponding to 15 balls, respectively.
9a, 29b, 10 corresponding detection switches 49
a, 49b, detection switches 20 and 36 corresponding to 7 switches
The value detected by c and 36d is stored, and the corresponding payout prize ball number is paid out based on the stored value and the detection signal of the winning ball detector 113 of the winning ball processing device 110. In this way, a plurality of payout prize balls (15, 10
Among the prize balls corresponding to the (7, 7 pieces), one kind of prize balls set as the number of basic prize balls is not stored, so that the storage capacity can be reduced and the program can be simplified. Thus, the cost of the game control circuit board 99 can be reduced. If you set the maximum payout prize ball number of 15 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, the stored numbers will be lost when an accident such as a power failure occurs, but the winning balls that generated the lost numbers Since all the prize balls including the above are considered to be the prize balls corresponding to the maximum payout prize number, the number of prize balls paid out by the remaining prize balls after the restoration will be the largest, and for the amusement park side, there will be a loss. Instead of playing, there is an advantage that trouble does not occur with the player. If you set the minimum payout prize ball count of 7 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, conversely to the above, all prize balls including the prize balls that generated the memory value that was lost due to a power outage are the minimum payout prize balls. Since it is considered as a winning coin corresponding to the number of balls, for the amusement hall side, there may be a trouble with the player instead of not losing, but in this case, there is no loss in the amusement hall. Service can be provided. Furthermore, when the number of payout prize balls excluding the maximum and the minimum is set as 10 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, it is in the middle of the above and there is a good balance that neither a player nor a game hall is extremely damaged. A state can appear.

Of the numbers of payout prize balls corresponding to the stored prize balls, the number of payout prize balls preferentially paid out (displayed as the third prize ball mode) is small as shown in the upper part of FIG. There are a method of giving priority to the one with the highest priority, a method of giving priority to the one with the higher priority as shown in the middle and lower steps of FIG. However, when paying out the lesser one preferentially, the time required for one payout ball payout operation is short, which is advantageous in that the stored value stored in the storage unit is quickly consumed. In the case of giving priority to, the one with the highest value to the player is processed preferentially when a sudden trouble such as a power failure occurs, so the damage to the player can be minimized. In the case of paying out alternately, the number of memories on one side does not increase unilaterally, so there is an advantage that it is not necessary to secure an unnecessarily large storage capacity for safety. A method of paying out in the winning order is also conceivable, but in this case, since a program for storing the winning order is required, it is not realistic, but such a method may be used.

In the table shown in FIG. 12, the number of payout prize balls corresponding to the number of basic prize balls is displayed as the first prize ball mode, and the winning prize detection switch corresponding to the first prize ball mode is displayed. SW1 (this is all the winning ball detector 113 of the winning ball processing device 110 as described above) is displayed, and the number of prioritized payout prize balls stored is displayed as the third prize ball mode. The detection switch group corresponding to the 3 prize ball mode is displayed as SW3, the number of non-priority payout prize balls stored is displayed as the 2nd prize ball mode, and the detection switch group corresponding to the 2nd prize ball mode is displayed. It is displayed as SW2. In the following description, the first prize sphere mode to the third prize sphere mode, S
We use the expressions W1-SW3. Further, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 12, in the case where the intermediate payout prize number of 10 is set as the basic prize number in the present embodiment, the winning information switches 49a and 49b are not necessary, so The switches for detecting the winning prize balls corresponding to the stored number of payout prize balls are switch groups 20, 36 used also in the game.
Since the c, 36d, 28, 29a, and 29b can be used together, it is not necessary to newly provide a detection switch dedicated to payout.

The game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 100 are the winning information input circuit 13 as described above.
6 and the prize ball number information output circuit 137, a more detailed structure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing the relationship between the game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 100. In the figure, on the game control circuit board 99, the detection switches SW1 and SW2 corresponding to the number of payout prize balls to be stored as described above, and the winning ball sensor circuit 140 (the switch circuit 14 of FIG. 11).
(Same as 0), and the winning ball sensor circuit 140
The winning number counter 131 (counter 131 provided in the basic circuit 130 of FIG. 11) is counted and stored. The prize number counter 131 is a detection switch SW corresponding to the number of payout prize balls to be paid out preferentially.
The counter 1 for counting the number of detections of 3 (hereinafter, referred to as priority detection switch SW3) and the number of detections of the detection switch SW2 (hereinafter referred to as non-priority detection switch SW2) corresponding to the number of paid-out prize balls that are not preferentially paid out And a counter 2 for counting. In addition, the winning information input circuit 136, the winning ball sensor circuit 146 of the payout control circuit board 100
A photo coupler 147 that operates when the winning ball detector 113 connected to is turned on is connected. Further, the prize ball number information output circuit 137 is configured to derive a 4-bit signal of D0 to D3, and the photo coupler 148a provided on the payout control circuit board 100 determines whether or not there is a signal of each bit. The determination result is input to the input / output circuit 149. Specifically, from D0 to D3 of the prize ball number information output circuit 137, “1
When the signal "111" is sent, the decimal number "1"
It means that the signal of "5" is sent, and when the signal of "1010" is sent from D0 to D3, it means that the signal of decimal "10" is sent, and D0 to D
When the signal "0111" is sent from 3, the decimal signal "7" is sent.

When the winning ball detector 113 is turned on, the photo coupler 147 operates to input the winning information into the winning information input circuit 136. When the winning information is input, the winning number counter 131 stores the winning information. It is determined whether or not there is a value. First. When there is a stored value in the counter 1 of the winning number counter 131, the priority detection switch S
This means that there is a detection signal from W3, and if the counter 1 in the winning number counter 131 has no memory and the counter 2 has a memory value, the non-priority detection switch S
It means that there is a detection signal from W2b.
If there is no memory in any of the winning number counters 131, there is only a signal from the detection switch SW1.

A more specific operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16. FIG. 14 is a subroutine flow chart showing the control operation on the game control circuit board 99 side,
FIG. 15 is a subroutine flow chart showing a control operation on the payout control circuit board 100 side, and FIG. 16 is a subroutine flow chart showing another control operation on the payout control circuit board 100 side. In FIG. 14, in step 10, it is determined whether or not the winning information based on the ON of the winning ball detector 113 is input to the winning information input circuit 136. If there is no winning information, the subroutine is finished and the winning information is obtained. If there is, it is determined in step 20 whether or not the value of the counter 1 for counting and storing the winning coin for preferential payout is "0".
When the value of the counter 1 is "0", it is determined in step 30 whether the value of the counter 2 which counts and stores the non-priority payout balls is "0". Then, this counter 2
If the value of is also “0”, it is determined that the number of prize balls to be paid out based on the winning information is for the number of basic prize balls, and in step 40, the first prize ball mode command is given to the payout control circuit board 100. Derived. This first prize ball mode command is continued until it is determined in step 50 that the winning information is no longer input (in other words, until the winning ball detector 113 is turned off), and it is determined that the winning information is not input. If so, the first prize ball mode command is canceled in step 60.

When it is determined in step 20 that the value of the counter 1 is not "0", it is determined that the payout amount of the prize ball based on the winning information is for priority and the third prize ball is determined in step 70. The mode command is derived to the payout control circuit board 100. This third prize sphere mode command is also continued until it is determined in step 80 that the prize information is no longer input, and if it is determined that the prize information is not input, the third prize ball mode command is canceled in step 90. At the same time, "1" is subtracted from the value of the counter 1. Further, when it is determined that the value of the counter 1 is “0” in step 20 but the value of the counter 2 is not “0” in step 30,
The number of paid-out prize balls based on the winning information is determined to be non-priority, and the second prize-ball mode command is derived to the payout control circuit board 100 in step 100. This second prize sphere mode command is also continued until it is determined in step 110 that the prize information is no longer input. If it is determined that the prize information is not input, the second prize ball mode command is canceled in step 120. In addition, “1” is subtracted from the value of the counter 2.

On the other hand, on the payout control circuit board side 100, it is judged at step 200 whether or not the winning prize detector 113 (displayed as winning prize sensor) is ON. If not, the subroutine is ended. If it is ON,
In step 210, winning information is output to the game control circuit board 99 via the photo coupler 147. Next, at step 220, if it is determined that the prize ball number information from the game control circuit board 99 is sent and determined, the stepping motor 71 is driven at step 230 to pay out the decided prize ball number, and the payout operation is performed. When it is determined that the process is completed in step 240, the solenoid 120 of the winning ball processing device 110 is driven in step 250. As a result, the ball feeding member 115 opens the winning ball to the downstream side, but the opening of the winning ball is determined in step 260 by the winning ball sensor 113 being O.
If it is determined that it is not ON (the winning ball is completely opened),
At step 270, the output of the winning information to the game control circuit board 99 is canceled and the subroutine is finished.

In the control operation shown in FIG. 15, the prize balls are discharged after the payout operation of the predetermined number of prize balls is finished. However, the prize ball discharge is started at the same time when the prize ball payout operation is started. You may start a process. Such operation is shown in FIG. Then, FIG. 15 and FIG.
Are almost the same, and only the fourth and fifth processes are reversed. That is, steps 300 to 330 are the same as steps 200 to 230, and in step 340, the driving process of the solenoid 120 of the winning ball processing device 110 is performed first.
Then, in step 350, it is determined that the payout operation is completed. The subsequent steps 360 and 370 are also the same as steps 260 and 270. By controlling the driving in this way, the total payout time of the prize balls can be shortened, which is extremely suitable for the type of storing a part of the prize balls as in the present embodiment. Can be said.

In the operation shown in FIG. 14, as long as there is a stored value of preferential payout among the stored winning balls,
Although the operation of giving priority to that and paying out has been described, each may be paid out alternately. Such operation is shown in FIG. Therefore, the operation shown in FIG. 17 will be briefly described. In FIG. 17, the counter 3 is a counter for determining which of the stored second and third prize ball modes is to be paid out. When the value of the counter 3 is "0", the payout in the third prize ball mode is determined, and when the value of the counter 3 is "1", the payout in the second prize ball mode is determined. ing.

Then, in step 400, it is determined whether or not the winning information based on the turning-on of the winning ball detector 113 is input to the winning information input circuit 136. If there is no winning information, the subroutine is terminated, If there is winning information, it is determined in step 410 whether or not the value of the counter 3 is "0". If the value of the counter 3 is not "0", the process jumps to step 440 described later, and if it is "0", the value of the counter 1 that counts and stores the winning coins for preferential payout is "0" in step 420. It is determined whether or not. When the value of the counter 1 is “0”, the value of the counter 3 is cleared (that is, 0) in step 430, and thereafter, the value of the counter 2 for counting and storing the non-priority payout prize is It is determined whether it is "0". If the value of the counter 2 is also "0", step 4
At 50, it is again determined whether or not the value of the counter 3 is "0". If the value of the counter 3 is not "0", the process returns to the step 420, and the processes of steps 420 to 440 are repeated, but this is the third prize ball mode which always gives priority to the third prize ball mode. This is because the second prize ball mode is intended to be alternately performed. If the alternate payout can be started from any prize ball mode, step 45
The processing of 0 is not necessary.

When it is determined in step 450 that the value of the counter 3 is "0", the step 4 is executed.
The payout number of the prize balls based on the winning information in 00 is determined to be for the basic prize ball number, and the first prize ball mode command is derived to the payout control circuit board 100 in step 460. This first prize ball mode command is continued until it is determined in step 470 that the winning information is no longer input (in other words, until the winning ball detector 113 is turned off), and it is determined that the winning information is not input. If so, the first prize ball mode command is canceled in step 480.

When it is determined in step 420 that the value of the counter 1 is not "0", step 40
The payout number of the prize balls based on the winning information at 0 is determined to be for priority, and the third prize ball mode command is derived to the payout control circuit board 100 in step 490. This third prize sphere mode command is also continued until it is determined in step 500 that the prize information is no longer input. If it is determined that the prize information is not input, the third prize ball mode command is canceled in step 510. And the value of counter 1 becomes "1"
Is subtracted, and then the value of the counter 3 is set to "1". Further, when it is determined in step 440 that the value of the counter 2 is not "0", the payout amount of the prize ball based on the winning information in step 400 is determined to be non-priority, and the second prize ball is determined in step 530. The mode command is derived to the payout control circuit board 100. This second prize sphere mode command is also continued until it is determined in step 540 that the prize information is no longer input. If it is determined that the prize information is not input, the second prize ball mode command is released in step 550. At the same time, "1" is subtracted from the value of counter 2, and then the value of counter 3 is cleared and set to "0". Thus, in the case of alternately paying out, the number of memories on one side does not increase unilaterally, so there is an advantage that it is not necessary to secure an unnecessarily large storage capacity for safety.

Since the operations shown in FIGS. 14 to 17 are executed by the circuit diagram of FIG. 13, two-way communication is possible between the game control circuit board 99 and the payout control circuit board 100. However, as shown in FIG.
Winning ball detector 113 (SW1) of the winning ball processing device 110
By connecting to the game control circuit board 99 instead of the payout control circuit board 100, one-way communication from the game control circuit board 99 to the payout control circuit board 100 is possible.

The configuration and operation of the pachinko gaming machine according to the embodiment have been described above, but according to this embodiment,
Of the prize coins corresponding to a plurality of payout prize balls (15, 10, 7), one kind of prize coin set as the basic prize coin number is not stored, so the storage capacity is reduced accordingly. In addition to being able to perform, it is possible to simplify the program and thereby reduce the cost of the game control circuit board 99. If you set the maximum payout prize ball number of 15 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, the stored numbers will be lost when an accident such as a power failure occurs, but the winning balls that generated the lost numbers Since all winning balls including is considered to be the winning balls corresponding to the maximum payout ball number, the number of prize balls paid out by the remaining winning balls after the restoration will be the largest, and for the game side,
There is an advantage that a trouble does not occur with the player in exchange for the loss. If you set the minimum payout prize ball count of 7 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, conversely to the above, all prize balls including the prize balls that generated the memory value that was lost due to a power outage are the minimum payout prize balls. Since it is considered as a prize coin corresponding to the number of balls, for the amusement hall side, there may be a trouble with the player instead of not losing,
In this case, it is possible to provide a service that does not damage the game hall. Further, when the number of payout prize balls excluding the maximum and the minimum is set as 10 as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, it is in the middle of the above, and there is a good balance that neither a player nor a game hall is extremely damaged. A state can appear.

In the above embodiment, the prize ball payout device 60 is of the type having the screw 70 rotated by the stepping motor 71, but it is of the sprocket type whose rotation is controlled by the motor or the solenoid. But good. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the number of kinds of payout prize balls is three, but it may be four or more. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the number of prize balls itself is stored, but, for example, the number of payout prize balls (for example, 7 or 10 or 15) corresponding to the prize ball is stored. It may be done. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the one in which the storage unit for the winning balls is provided on the game control circuit board 99 side is shown, but it may be provided on the payout control circuit board 100 side.
In this case, the signal from the switch for detecting each winning ball may be sent directly to the payout control circuit board 100, or through the game control circuit board 99 when the switch related to the game content is also used. You may also send it.

[0053]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, one type of winning coins among winning coins corresponding to a plurality of payout prize coins is not stored. It can be reduced and the program can be simplified, thereby reducing the cost of the control circuit board. If the maximum payout prize ball number is set as the basic prize ball number that is not stored, the stored value will be lost when an accident such as a power failure occurs,
All prize balls, including the prize balls that generated the disappeared number, are regarded as prize balls corresponding to the maximum payout prize number, so the number of prize balls paid out by the remaining prize balls after restoration is the maximum. However, there is an advantage for the game hall side that no trouble occurs with the player in exchange for the loss. In addition, when the minimum payout prize ball number is set as the basic prize ball count that is not stored, all prize balls including the prize balls that generated the memory value that was lost due to the power outage are set to the minimum payout prize ball count. Since it is regarded as a corresponding prize ball, there is a case where a trouble occurs with the player instead of the loss on the amusement hall side, but in this case, a service that does not cause a loss at the amusement hall is provided. be able to. Furthermore, if one of the number of payout prize balls excluding the maximum and the minimum is set as the number of basic prize balls that are not stored, the balance is in the middle of the above, and neither the player nor the amusement hall is extremely profitable. A good condition can appear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko game machine as an example of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a variable winning ball device provided on a game board.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the game board.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing a main part of a mechanism plate provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a prize ball payout device provided on a mechanism plate.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the prize ball payout device.

FIG. 8 is a front cross-sectional view of the prize ball payout device.

FIG. 9 is a plan cross-sectional view of the prize ball payout device.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the winning ball processing device provided on the mechanism plate.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a game control circuit that controls a game operation.

FIG. 12 is a list showing a relationship between a plurality of prize ball payout modes and switches.

FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram showing a relationship between a game control circuit board and a payout control circuit board.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of deriving prize ball number information, which is executed by a game control circuit.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a prize ball payout operation executed by a payout control circuit.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing another award ball payout operation executed by the payout control circuit.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing another operation for deriving prize ball number information, which is executed by the game control circuit.

FIG. 18 is a circuit diagram showing another relationship between the game control circuit board and the payout control circuit board.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Pachinko gaming machine 2 Game board 7 Winning hole (for 10) 19 Starting winning hole (for 7) 20 Starting opening switch (switch for 7) 21 Variable winning ball device 23 Winning area (for 15) 28 Specific area Switch (switch for 15 pieces) 29a, 29b 10 Count switch (switch for 15 pieces) 36a, 36b Start winning opening (for 7 pieces) 36c, 36d Start opening switch (switch for 7 pieces) 39a, 39b Winning opening (10 pieces) 47) prize winning ball collective cover 49a, 49b prize information switch (switch for 10) 52 mechanism plate 60 prize ball dispensing device 70 screw 71 stepping motor 80 prize ball collecting gutter 99 game control circuit board 100 payout control circuit board 110 prize Ball processing device 113 Winning ball detector 115 Ball feeding member 120 Solenoid 130 Basic circuit 1 31 counter 136 winning information input circuit 137 prize ball number information output circuit 147 photo coupler 148a to 148d photo coupler

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The number of types of prize balls paid out according to the types of a plurality of winning areas provided on a game board is at least three.
In a ball game machine of more than one type, one of the plurality of types of payout prize balls is set as a basic prize ball number, and a winning ball corresponding to the basic prize ball number is not stored but is generated as a basic prize. The number of balls is paid out by the prize ball payout device, and each prize ball corresponding to the number of prize balls other than the number of basic prize balls is stored, and the corresponding number of prize balls is based on each of the stored values. A ball game machine which is paid out by the prize ball payout device. 2. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the basic prize ball number is the maximum payout prize ball number. 3. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of basic prize balls is a minimum paid prize ball number. 4. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of basic prize balls is one of the number of payout prize balls excluding the maximum and the minimum.