JPH072193B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention provides a payout in a pachinko machine, in which the actual payout is made each time a prize is won, and in the case of consecutive wins with a short winning interval, The present invention relates to a pachinko machine in which a number and a digital value representing the number of balls to be paid out are calculated and then paid out by using balls.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, pachinko machines that have been put to practical use in general pachinko halls use pachinko balls (hereinafter simply referred to as balls) as a game medium, and throw in balls, hit balls, win prizes, run out balls, etc.
Most of the handling processing of the ball is performed by the game medium alone.

However, in a pachinko game that uses only balls as a game medium, it is difficult to handle the balls, so recently, the so-called card-type pachinko machine that handles the game medium with an electric signal or a digital signal indicating a digital value is used. Is proposed.

However, if the exchange of game contents during the game is processed with digital values, the interest of the pachinko game in which the winning balls are actually paid out at the time of winning the prize is overwhelmed, and it becomes uninteresting.

On the other hand, the current pachinko machine is a so-called fever type, and if there is a prize of a specific grade, the pachinko machine is set to a state where it is extremely easy to win for a certain period of time, so almost all of the hit balls will win during this period. Machines shaped like this are gaining popularity.

However, this fever-type pachinko machine has a problem in that it is difficult to know how many balls have been hit, or whether all of the winnings have been paid out.

In view of this point, in order to detect the continuous winning in a short time and to pay out the winnings, the number of winning balls is counted and stored, and the payout is paid out in accordance with the number of winning balls stored and stored. The pachinko machines described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-160785, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 58-216081 and 59-203580, and Japanese Patent Application No. 1-73458 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-252479) are proposed.

However, all of the proposals are of the type that detects and counts all winning balls, and pays out prizes based on this count value. Since a series of handling and processing such as detection, counting, calculation and payout as described above is performed,
As a result, if the player wins a prize instead of paying, the prize will be paid out immediately in real time, which causes a problem that the taste of Daigo at the time of winning a pachinko becomes thin.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

In view of such a point, the present invention, if the winning interval is longer than a preset time, wins, immediately pays out, but if the winning interval is short, counts the winning balls and handles the payout by this winning by a digital value. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine in which the payout and payout are performed while being processed and retained, and the status of the payout and payout in the game is displayed as numerical data on the game board.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The structure of the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problem is formed such that a thrown-in ball is hit on a game board surface and a predetermined amount of payout is made by a payout mechanism when the ball enters a win hole. In a pachinko machine, a sensor that detects a hit ball that enters a winning hole and a counter that counts it.
It comprises a timer that counts the detection interval of the sensor, a calculation storage unit for the number of prize-winning payout balls, and a payout switching unit. The timer sets a predetermined time in advance, and the detection interval by the sensor is the set time. If it is longer, the prize payout mechanism is made to perform payout each time a ball enters the prize hole.If the detection interval of the sensor is shorter than the set time, the prize payout mechanism is switched to the payout reservation side and the prize is paid. It is characterized in that the count value of hit balls and the number of prize-winning payout balls calculated based on this count value are stored, and based on the stored calculation value, the prize-winning and paying-out mechanism is made to perform payout payout later. To do.

[Work]

In the case of consecutive winnings in which the hitting balls enter the winning hole continuously at intervals shorter than the preset time, the number of winning hits is counted and displayed, so how many winning hits are in continuous winnings? I understand immediately.

In addition, since the winning payout balls due to the above continuous winnings are calculated and displayed, and the payout is delayed,
You can read and understand at a glance what the total number of payouts for consecutive winnings is.

For normal winnings that do not correspond to the above continuous winnings, the winning, immediate payout is performed.

〔Example〕

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows out balls and winning balls on the back of the pachinko machine.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram in which an example of the present invention is applied to a main part of a prize payout ball handling mechanism.

In the figure, 1 is a plurality of winning holes formed at appropriate places on the game board surface (not shown on the front side of a pachinko machine), 2 is a downflow duct of winning balls that lead to each winning hole, The flow-down ducts are integrated into one flow-down duct 3 on the way, and a winning ball detection sensor 4 is provided in the flow-down duct 3.

An out hole 5 is communicated with the outflow duct 6 for the out ball. A counter 6a is provided in the downflow duct 6 so that the out balls can be counted. The down duct 3 for winning balls and the down duct 6 for out balls are connected to a return path of a ball replenishing system (not shown) in a pachinko machine.

7 is a prize payout mechanism, which is mainly composed of a ball storage hopper and a payout mechanism having a counting function. Generally, the payout mechanism 7 is activated for each prize by the output Po of each prize winning detection sensor 4. However, according to the present invention, as in the case where the winning is continuously established, the number of balls won by the player or the winning payout corresponding to the number of balls won. In order to deal with the case where it is difficult to determine whether or not there is a problem, the configuration described below is added. Reference numeral 7a is a supply duct for supplying balls for paying out of the storage hopper, and 7b is a lead-out duct for guiding the prize payout balls sent from the payout mechanism to the tray 8.

Thus, in the present invention, as an example, the output interval of the winning ball detection sensor 4 is timed by an interval timer 9 formed mainly of a reference clock CL and a clock counter C, and the time measured by the timer is a preset time. When the time is shorter than that, the switching unit 10 is switched so that the trigger signal Tr to that effect is output and the sensor output Po which is the payout command from the winning detection sensor 4 is not supplied to the payout mechanism 7.

On the other hand, the output Po of the winning sensor 4 is formed so as to be also supplied to the winning ball counter 11 for counting the number of winning balls. Here, this counter 11 receives the trigger signal Tr, that is, It is activated by a signal input indicating continuous winning.

The count value of the winning ball counter 11 is displayed on the winning ball number display unit 13 provided at an appropriate position on the front side of the pachinko machine by operating the display driver unit 12.

Numeral 14 is a prize payout ball arithmetic unit, which sequentially supplies numerical data of prize balls from the prize ball counter 11 to calculate (number of prize balls) × (number of payout balls per prize ball). The calculated value of the calculator 14 is displayed on the display unit 16 of the number of winning and paid-out balls arranged at an appropriate position on the front side of the pachinko machine by operating the display driver unit 15.

Reference numeral 17 denotes an adder / subtractor, which performs addition / subtraction calculation using the arithmetic value supplied from the arithmetic unit 14 as addition data and the numerical value supplied from the payout counter 7c provided in the payout duct of the payout mechanism 7 as subtraction data to obtain the payout data. Form hold.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a payout request button, and when the player presses the payout request button 19, a payout command Rp is formed in the payout command unit 19, and the payout mechanism 7 is operated based on the numerical data of the adder / subtractor 17 by this command and the payout is performed. The payout number is the output of the payout counter 7c,
The display driver 20 is operated to display the payout amount display section 21. Reference numeral 10 'is a second switching unit, which switches the output of the regular prize payout and the continuous prize payout of the payout counter 7c to a display driver.
Switch to 20 and supply.

In the present invention, a payout command by operating the payout request button 18
Instead of forming Rp, an appropriate automatic payout request signal forming unit may be provided, and the automatic payout request signal from this section may delay the payout to the calculation of the winning payout ball.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, when the output interval of the winning detection sensor 4 is shorter than the predetermined time preset in the timer 9, that is, it is difficult to know how many balls have been won due to continuous winning. The operation of the payout mechanism 7 is switched by the output of the interval timer 9, and the number of winning spheres is sequentially counted once, and the number of spheres to be paid out by the winning is sequentially cumulatively counted. Since it is displayed and the payout is delayed by the player's billing or automatic billing, the total number of winning prizes is unknown, or whether the amount corresponding to the winning prize is paid out. Can be distinguished at a glance,
When the prize winning interval is longer than the set time of the timer 9, there is an effect that the conventionally proposed pachinko machine can not obtain, as it is possible to perform the prize winning immediately after the winning.

〔The invention's effect〕

The present invention is as described above, it is determined whether or not the ball hitting a ball-type gaming machine such as a pachinko machine is a continuous winning, and the winning ball is continuously displayed for continuous winning. , The number of prize-winning payout balls due to the winning is calculated and displayed, and the payout is delayed, so
It is not known how many batted balls have been won in consecutive winnings in which the winnings are consecutive at intervals shorter than the time preset in the timer, or the number of batted balls corresponding to the number of batted balls won in this way is paid out. There is no need to know whether it has been played, so there is an advantage over conventional machines that you can enjoy a fever-type pachinko game in a healthy and smooth manner.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an example of a pachinko machine of the present invention. 1 ... prize hole, 2,3 ... prize ball downflow duct, 4 ... prize detection sensor, 5 ... out hole, 6 ... out hole downflow duct, 7 ... prize payout mechanism, 8 ... payout tray, 9 ... Interval timer, 10 ... Switching unit, 11 ... Prize ball counter,
12 …… Winning ball number display driver, 13 …… Winning ball number display section, 14 …… Prize payout ball calculator, 15 …… Payout ball display driver, 16 …… Payout ball number display section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine which is formed such that a thrown-in ball is hit on a game board surface and a predetermined amount of payout is made by a payout mechanism when the ball enters the win hole. It comprises a sensor for detecting an incoming hit ball, a counter for counting the same, a timer for counting the detection interval of the sensor, an arithmetic storage unit for the number of prize-winning payout balls, and a payout switching unit. When the time is set and the detection interval by the sensor is longer than the set time, each time a ball enters the winning hole, the prize payout mechanism performs the payout, and when the detection interval of the sensor is shorter than the set time. , The prize payout mechanism is switched to the withdrawal side, and the count value of the winning hit balls and the number of prize payout balls calculated based on this count value are stored. Pinball machine, characterized in that so as to perform the winning payout the payout mechanism. 2. The claim value according to claim 1, wherein the count value of the number of prize-winning hits and the calculated value of the prize-winning payout ball are displayed separately for the number of paid-out balls and the number of unpaid-out balls. Pachinko machine. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the count value of the number of winning hits and the calculated value of the winning payout ball are displayed as digital values on the pachinko machine. 4. The pachinko machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the payout of the calculated payout payout balls is paid out according to a payout request of a player.