JPH0647498Y2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a pachinko machine provided with a device capable of continuously playing a game even when the tray is full of prize balls.

(Prior Art) Many of the current pachinko games are those where the timing of the firing ball is set in accordance with the movement of the role object, and the number of models with big wins that can obtain a large amount of prize balls is increasing. In such a pachinko machine, when the saucer becomes full during the pachinko game, the ball is not fired, the game is interrupted, and the game cannot be restarted unless the prize ball is transferred to the ball box. The firing of the balls is stopped because when the prize balls accumulated in the saucer become large, the balls are bitten in the gutter and the normal operation cannot be maintained, and therefore a device for stopping the firing of the balls is provided.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, when the ball 2 is accumulated in the gutter 1, the accumulated ball crank 3 provided in the gutter 1 is rotated by the weight of the prize ball against the force of the spring 4. , Interlocking with this lever 5
Moves and rotates the push-up crank 6 to operate a supply device (not shown) for the launch ball to prevent the launch of the ball. In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 50-193484, an overflow detector is interlocked. There is disclosed a hitting ball launching device, which is disclosed in JP-A-62-144680
It is proposed that the gazette gives an alarm when the saucer is almost full, and stops the ball firing when a certain number of winning balls is added or when the number of winning balls is continued for a certain time.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in a pachinko machine with an important role, the saucer may become full of prize balls during an important role, and it often becomes noticeable after the ball is not fired. Then, when a ball box is prepared and the saucer balls are pulled out, the firing timing is shifted and the major role ends. In this way, if the ball does not fire in the middle of the game and during a big role, the game cannot be established and interest in the game is halved. In addition, there are cases where the player has to remove the ball, but because the ball box does not exist, the ball does not come off and the firing ends and the major role ends.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a pachinko machine that can shoot balls even when the saucer is full of prize balls during a major role, and that in the case of games, it can continue to exercise rights that are advantageous to the player without hindrance. The purpose is to do.

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has an accessory that forms a major role state in which the number of winning balls per unit time is increased based on its operation compared with the normal game state. In the equipped pachinko machine with an important role, the overflow detector 21 that detects that the lower tray (sauce tray) 15 is filled with the prize balls 16 and stops the product ball discharging device 22 during the high role state, and the prize ball discharge Device 22
It has a speaker 17 and an indicator lamp 18 (alarm device) for notifying that the prize ball has been stopped, and a prize ball storage device for storing the number of prize balls while the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped. .

(Operation) The present invention is configured as described above and operates as follows.

When the lower tray 15 forms an overflow condition in which the prize tray 16 is filled with the prize balls 16 during the winning role, the overflow detector 21 detects the overflow condition and simultaneously stops the prize ball ejecting device 22 and stops the prize ball ejecting device 22. The state is notified to the player by an alarm device.

Further, even if the appropriate measures against the overflow state is not performed, since the operation of the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped, even if the number of prize balls is further increased,
The prize balls 16 are not discharged beyond the allowable number of balls of the lower plate 15.

Further, the number of winning balls while the operation of the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped is stored by the winning ball storage device, the prize ball 16 corresponding to the number of winning balls, the overflow detector 21 is the release state of the overflow state. When it is detected, it is discharged by the prize ball discharging device 22.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The pachinko machine 11 shown in the figure is a model provided with an accessory that forms a large winning role state in which the number of winning balls per unit time is increased from the normal playing state based on its operation. The pachinko machine 11 is for launching a ball on a launch rail 12 with an electric handle 13, and when the ball wins, it discharges a prize ball 16 to an upper plate 14 or a lower plate 15 as a saucer. Speaker 17 as an alarm device to notify that the prize ball discharging device 22 has been stopped so that it can be confirmed each time.
The indicator lamp 18 etc. is attached and emits sound and light.

19 is a prize ball discharge device 22 (described later) for discharging the prize ball 16.
Is a base plate on which the guide gutter 20 is attached and the guide gutter 20 is attached downward toward the saucer. A prize ball discharge device for the guide gutter 20
The emission detector 28 of the prize ball emitted from 22 is attached,
An overflow detector 21 such as a micro switch for detecting when the lower tray 15 is full is attached to a connection portion with the lower tray 15. In the overflow detector 21, the lower plate (sauce) 15 is a prize ball
The purpose is to detect that the ball is full at 16, and to stop the prize ball discharging device 22 especially during the big role state.

Reference numeral 23 is a prize ball gutter that collects prize balls that have won from each prize hole in one place. A prize detector 24 for the prize balls is provided, and the prize balls that have passed the prize detector 24 are discharged to the outside of the machine. The output signal of the winning detector 24 is sent to a winning storage device (not shown). The prize storage device is for storing the number of prize balls while the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped, and may be an electric pulse counter or a mechanical rotary counter. Further, the number of winning prizes stored is 7 segments or the like, and is displayed, for example, on the upper part 11 'of the board.

The prize ball discharge device 22 is a solenoid (not shown) that operates a flow-down restricting member 25 that sends out a prize ball, a storage gutter 26 that stores a fixed amount of prize ball, and an outflow restricting member 27 that discharges a fixed amount of prize ball. It consists of While the storage gutter 26 faces the guide gutter 20, when the outflow control member 27 closes the outlet of the storage gutter 26, the downflow control member 25 is opened and a certain amount of prize balls are stored. The prize ball is discharged by closing the flow-down restricting member 25 and operating the outflow restricting member 27.

29 is a completion lever that jumps up when the prepared prize ball is exhausted, and 30 is a micro switch that works in conjunction with the operation of the completion lever 29.

The above-mentioned speaker 17 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10.

The speaker 17 is housed in the speaker case 32 together with the attenuator portion 31 and is attached to the main body side with the front facing (FIG. 6). In the speaker case 32, a speaker mounting case claw 33 protrudes from the inside of the circular portion 32a,
The speaker frame claw 34 provided on the outer peripheral edge of the speaker is engaged to fix the speaker 17, and the box-shaped portion 32b has the attenuator portion 31 in which the resistor 36 and the volume changeover switch 37 are attached to the printed circuit board 35. The knob 37a of 37 is attached so as not to project from the recess 32c. 3
Reference numeral 8 denotes an acoustic lens attached to the circular portion 32a, and the sound transmission hole 39
It is attached so that sound can flow toward (Fig. 2).

When the acoustic lens 38 is attached, the sound pressure is improved by about 10 db as shown in FIG. Further, the acoustic lens 38 can be turned up and down so that the speaker mounting position can be dealt with. Note that the recess 40 is formed inside the circular portion 32a, and the speaker case 32 is attached by matching the engaging portion provided on the machine base.

Further, the display lamp 18 is displayed by lighting or blinking even when the electric handle 13 is in an operating state or in a big role, and lamp replacement maintenance is performed at any time. The shape of the indicator is, for example, the 12th
As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 13, a rectangular display cover 41 is fitted with translucent display lenses 42 and 43 of various shapes.
Then, the lamp board 44 is attached to the lower portion of the display cover 41. On the other hand, a lamp 47 is connected to a lamp mounting board 46 having mounting pins 45 protruding and printed wiring on the front and back. Then, both side surfaces of the lamp mounting board 46 are fitted and fixed to a pair of mounting claws 48 having a concave cross section, which are provided on the lamp board 44, and are strengthened against shaking and vibration. 49 is each lead wire and 50 is a mounting hole.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

If the ball hit with the electric handle 13 wins the prize, the winning ball gutter 23
It is detected by the prize detector 24 (step), is once added to the prize storage device (step), is immediately discharged by the prize ball discharging device 22, and the prize memory number is subtracted by 1 from the signal of the discharge detector 28. Then, the prize winning number display is decreased by one. When the prize balls 16 increase and the lower plate 15 becomes full, the overflow detector 21 operates (step), and the prize ball discharging device
22 is stopped (step), and a sound and light are emitted to the player through the speaker 17, the display lamp 18, etc. (step) to warn that the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped. If Yes at the determination points in the figure, follow Y arrow if No, follow N arrow. Since the electric handlebar 13 is in operation, the winning prize memory is added every time a winning ball is generated. The player collects the ball box and moves the prize ball 16 at a good game separation time. Then, when the overflow detector 21 is turned off (step), the alarm is released (step), the prize ball discharging device 22 starts to operate (step) again, and discharge is started for the number of winning prizes stored. Then, prize balls are counted by the discharge detector 28 attached to the guide gutter 20 (step), and the winning memory number of the winning memory device is subtracted (step). When the winning memory number becomes 0 (step), the standby state ( If it is determined that the number of prize winning memories remains, it is determined whether the lower plate overflows at this time (step). If not, the prize ball is discharged (step).

FIG. 14 shows another embodiment in which the proximity switch 52 is used for overflow detection and the upper plate is also provided with the proximity switch 51 for detecting the full state of the prize balls. By providing the proximity switch 51 also on the upper plate, the prize ball discharging device 22 can be operated even when the number of balls on the upper plate is small. Figure 15, Figure
FIG. 16 shows a state in which the prize ball discharging device 22 operates depending on the number of prize balls accumulated in the upper plate 14 and the lower plate 15. The operation of the present device will be described with reference to this figure. Since the same operation is performed until the alarm is generated in the step of the above-mentioned embodiment, the description is omitted. Next, the proximity switch 51 detects whether the upper plate overflows (step). If the upper plate is not overflow, an alarm will be issued but the prize ball discharging device 22
It works when 14 is full (step). That is,
When the number of balls on the upper plate 14 becomes low during the game, regardless of the overflow detection of the lower plate 15 (steps 14 and 15),
As long as it can be supplied to the upper plate, the prize balls are released based on the winning prize memory number.

Further, in the large role pachinko machine during the large role, when the overflow detector 21 detects the overflow state of the lower plate 15, at the same time, the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped, and
The stopped state of the prize ball discharging device 22 is notified to the player by an alarm device. Therefore, the player can recognize the stopped state of the prize ball discharging device 22, that is, the overflow state.

Further, even if the appropriate measures against the overflow state is not performed, since the operation of the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped, even if the number of prize balls is further increased,
The prize balls 16 are not discharged beyond the allowable number of balls of the lower plate 15.

As a result, there is no need to prohibit the firing of balls, so the game is never interrupted due to the overflow state in the major role state.

Further, the number of winning balls while the operation of the prize ball discharging device 22 is stopped is stored by the winning ball storage device, the prize ball 16 corresponding to the number of winning balls, the overflow detector 21 is the release state of the overflow state. When it is detected, it is discharged by the prize ball discharging device 22. As shown in Fig. 17 and Fig. 18, the mechanism (step,) for firing the ball when the lower tray 15 is no longer full is stopped (step) except for during the major role (step). It is provided.

When the prize ball of the pachinko machine 1 is stopped, the completion lever 29 is flipped upward and the micro switch 30 is turned on to stop the ball firing.

The overflow detector 21, the prize detector 24, the discharge detector 28 and the like may be proximity switches, and a prize ball discharging device.
A stepping motor or the like may be used for 22.

(Effect of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the tray is full of prize balls, the prize ball discharging device is stopped,
Since the number of prize balls is stored in the prize storage device, the prize balls can be discharged when the number of prize balls in the saucer is small, and therefore the game can be continuously played without stopping the ball firing.

In addition, since the game is never interrupted due to the overflow state during the major role state, it is possible to smoothly exercise the right of the major role state advantageous to the player from start to finish. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player's concentration from being distracted at the time of exercising the right and improve the motivation of the game.

Further, when the release state of the overflow state is detected, the prize ball discharging device discharges the prize ball. It is possible to prevent a decline in willingness to play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a pan portion of the pachinko machine, FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a prize ball discharging device, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a timing chart of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the speaker, Figs. 7 to 10 are explanatory views of the main part of the speaker, Fig. 11 is a graph showing the effect of the acoustic lens of the speaker, and Fig. 12 is Development view of indicator lamp, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a lamp mounting mechanism, FIG. 14 is a side sectional view of a pachinko machine equipped with a proximity switch, FIG. 15 is a flowchart of another embodiment, and FIG. 16 is FIG. 17 is a flowchart of another embodiment, FIG. 18 is a timing chart of FIG. 17, and FIGS. 19 and 20 are explanatory views of a firing stopping mechanism by a conventional overflow detector. 14,15… Saucepan (upper plate, lower plate) 17… Speaker 18… Indicator lamp 21… Overflow detector 22… Prize ball discharging device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a pachinko machine with a major role, the saucer is a prize during the major role state, which is equipped with an accessory that forms a major role state for increasing the number of winning balls per unit time from the normal game state based on its operation. An overflow detector that detects that the prize ball discharging device is full and stops the prize ball discharging device, and an alarm device that notifies that the prize ball discharging device is stopped,
A winning ball storage device that stores the number of winning balls while the prize ball discharging device is stopped.