JPH07222851A - Award ball pay-off device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate pay-off of extra game balls, and a lack in ward balls, by restarting the counting of award balls, subsequently to a count number stored in memory upon the occurrence of a fault such as that no ward balls are fed into an award ball discharge device due to jamming of balls or the like. CONSTITUTION:A motor control circuit 70 receives an award signal Sn from an award signal generating circuit 7 when an award is detected, and rotates a stepping motor 62 with pitches corresponding to the discharge of one game ball within the time period during which a drive signal lasts in order to discharge award ball. After a shop man recovered a fault occurring in the award operation. when the shop man turns on a reset switch 74, the stepping motor 62 is rotated similarly to the time of receiving the award signal. In this case, if the discharge of award balls in a set number has not yet been completed, a counter 68 restarts the counting, subsequently to a count number stored in memory upon occurrence of the fault, thereby it is possible to pay off a predetermined number of game balls.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

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

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a game ball shot on the surface of a game board enters a prize hole, a predetermined game ball per game ball, for example, a symbol operation opening for varying the design, according to the type of the prize hole. Then, 7 game balls and 15 game balls at the special winning opening are paid out as prize balls. Also, in the arrangement ball type gaming machine that becomes a winning state when a predetermined combination of symbols is established, the number of game balls (usually 16 game balls per score) corresponding to the scored points is a prize ball. Be paid out. The prize ball payout device for paying out this prize ball is
The above operation is performed each time a game ball as a winning ball is guided by a gutter or the like and one game ball is discharged out of the machine, or the number of gaming balls as a winning ball is stored and the above prize ball payout process is performed. It is arranged to decrement the stored value each time it is executed. With this configuration, the conventional prize ball payout device has an excellent effect that the game ball as the prize ball can be appropriately paid out each time the winning state occurs.

[0003]

However, the following problems have been considered in the conventional game ball payout device. In the conventional game ball payout device, a predetermined game ball as a prize ball is paid out for each guided or stored game ball,
For some reason, the game balls supplied to the game ball payout device are emptied of the tank for the upper prize balls, or the game balls are supplied by the game balls interlocking with each other in the guide ball for the prize balls. When it disappears, the payout process is temporarily stopped. Then, after this problem is resolved, a predetermined game ball payout process is again executed for each of the guided or stored game balls. Therefore, the payout when a defect occurs may not be executed accurately. In other words, as a predetermined prize ball, for example, when 15 game balls should be paid out, when 10 game balls are paid out, if the above problem occurs, after the problem is solved, 15 game balls are paid again. Either the process of issuing the game ball or the process of paying out 15 game balls corresponding to the next prize ball will be executed. Therefore, 10 extra game balls are paid out to the player, or there is a shortage of 5. In either of these cases, the game ball as a prize ball cannot be accurately paid out. The prize ball payout device of the present invention is made for the purpose of solving the above problems and more accurately paying out prize balls, and is configured as follows.

[0004]

The prize ball payout device of the present invention is predetermined according to the winning hole or the score when a predetermined winning state occurs due to the behavior of the game ball shot on the game board surface. In a prize ball payout device having at least a prize ball payout means for paying out a game ball as a prize ball, a counting means for counting the game balls paid out by the prize ball payout means and a game ball are supplied to the prize ball payout means. Abnormality warning means that detects and warns when the abnormality has disappeared, storage means that stores the number of counts by the counting means until the game balls are no longer supplied to the prize ball paying means, and the abnormality warning means warns the abnormality. After that, the switch detection means for detecting that the payout resumption switch is turned on, and that the resumption switch is turned on are detected by the switch detection means. And a count resuming means for paying out the prize balls by the prize ball paying means, continuing the payout game balls to the count number stored by the storing means, and re-counting the count by the counting means. It is characterized by being configured. Here, the counting means is a means for counting the game balls paid out by the prize ball paying means, and is a predetermined number (for example, 15 or 7) paid out in accordance with the winning holes on the game board surface and the acquired points. It is only necessary to count the number of game balls, and the number of game balls to be paid out is detected by detecting the passage of the game balls by using an optical sensor or the like at the flow-down position of the prize ball payout means. It is possible to do it. The abnormality warning means may be any means that detects and warns that the game balls are no longer supplied to the prize ball payout means, such as a prize ball tank or a prize ball guide gutter located upstream of the prize ball payout means. It is conceivable that a pressure-sensitive sensor or the like is attached to any part to detect that the game ball is no longer supplied, and a warning is given by means such as lamp display or voice synthesis. The counting resuming means means that the switch detecting means detects that the resuming switch is turned on after the store clerk removes the trouble, and drives the prize ball payout means again to pay out the prize balls, and the game balls to be paid out. It may be any means as long as it continues to the count number stored in the storage means and restarts the counting by the counting means, and may be configured integrally with the storage means by a logical operation circuit using a microcomputer.

[0005]

The award ball payout device of the present invention having the above structure is
Normally, when a game ball shot on the game board surface enters a predetermined winning opening or a combination of predetermined symbols is established and a score is given, a predetermined winning state occurs, the type of winning opening or A predetermined number of game balls according to the score obtained is paid out as prize balls while being counted by the counting means. On the other hand, even if the winning state has occurred, when the ball clogging occurs in the prize ball tank and the game balls are no longer supplied to the prize ball paying means, the abnormality warning means detects this abnormality and Warn the staff so that they can understand. At this time, the storage means stores the number counted by the counting means until the game balls are not supplied to the prize ball paying means. After that, when the store clerk removes the cause of abnormality such as ball clogging and turns on the restart switch, this ON operation is detected by the switch detection means, and the counting restart means drives the prize ball payout means again and pays out the prize balls. Means continue to count to the count stored by the means. As a result, even if the prize balls are temporarily stopped due to a ball clogging or the like, when the prize balls are restarted, the count value before the stop is continuously restarted, and a predetermined number of game balls are regarded as prize balls. It is paid out according to the character.

[0006]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine 10 as a game machine of the present invention, which includes a well-known game board 12.
The front side of the game board 12 is a double glass 1 that is almost entirely equipped with a plastic frame 13 including a decorative portion 13a and is attached to a front frame 14 made of plastic.
It is covered with 6a, 16b, and a game area 18 is formed between the game board 12 and the inner glass 16a and the decorative portion 13a. Lamps 20a-2 are provided on the upper portion of the front frame 14.
The display lamp 20 of 0c is assembled. The lamp 20a is a lamp for displaying an abnormal prize ball that informs that a game ball as a prize ball is no longer paid out, and the lamp 20b is a jackpot display lamp that lights up when a so-called jackpot condition occurs, and a lamp 20c. Is a fraudulent activity display lamp that warns the fraudulent activity of the player by a magnet or the like. Further, the front frame 14 can be opened and closed by operating the lock 24 provided on the right side portion 22 around the extension hinges 176a and 176b (details will be described later) mounted on the back side of the left side portion 26. is there. Below the front frame 14, made of plastic, the upper tray 28 and the lower tray 3
A dish member 32 integrally provided with 0 is arranged. The upper tray 28 and the lower tray 30 are respectively provided with an upper tray outlet 34 and a lower tray outlet 36 for ejecting game balls from the inside of the pachinko machine 10. Further, the dish member 32 is provided with a speaker surface 38 formed of a plurality of small holes, and a speaker (not shown) that emits sound according to a game state is mounted on the back side of the speaker surface 38. Below the speaker surface 38, a pin hole 39 for inserting a wire-shaped pin is formed through the front frame 14. When a pin is inserted into the pin hole 39, the built-in pin insertion detection switch 39a closes the contact. The dish member 32 has a firing handle 40 for operating a motor (not shown) for firing the game balls supplied from the upper tray 28 to the game area 18.
And a stop switch 42 for temporarily stopping the firing of the game ball is installed. Further, a skirt plate 43 is installed below the dish member 32. The plate member 32 is provided with the extension hinges 176c, 176d mounted on the left back side.
Although it can be opened and closed around a shaft (details will be described later), it is locked and held closed on the right back side during normal use. Further, during normal use, the dish member 32 is prevented from being opened by pressing the upper side portion by the front frame 14. Therefore, in order to open the dish member 32, it is necessary to open the front frame 14 and unlock the right rear side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the back side of the pachinko machine 10 is made of plastic, which is a member for supporting each member of the pachinko machine 10 and also for mounting it on a game machine installation island (hereinafter, simply called an island). A body frame 44 is arranged, and the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 described above are connected to the body frame 44 via hinges. The main frame 44 is provided with a game board 12, a control board 46 in which electric parts such as an LSI for performing operation control and modification of game conditions are incorporated, and a cover 46a for protecting the control board 46. Back board 4
8 is assembled. Although not shown,
On the back surface side of the game board 12, well-known members such as a game ball detection sensor installed in a winning ball passage or a winning opening, a accessory, a lead wire connected to a lamp and the like are arranged. At the upper end of the back board 48, a plastic prize ball tank 50 for storing game balls supplied from a ball supply path (not shown) installed at the upper part of the island is installed. In the prize ball tank 50, a load sensor 52 for detecting the presence or absence of the game ball depending on the presence or absence of the load of the game ball is installed on the slightly left side of the center, and at the bottom of the prize ball tank 50, the prize ball from which the game ball can flow out. An outlet 54 is provided. The prize ball outlet 54 is a transparent plastic prize ball guide gutter 56 that allows game balls to flow while being aligned.
It is connected to the prize ball discharging device 58 via. Further, a load sensor 60 is installed in the middle portion of the prize ball guide gutter 56, and the guide situation of the game ball can be detected. The prize ball ejecting device 58 includes a flight screw driven by a stepping motor 62 as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-42248, but a photo sensor installed in front of the ejection port 64. The passage of the game ball can be detected by 66.

As shown in FIG. 3, this photo sensor 66
Signal is input to the counter 68. The counter 68 is
The number of discharged game balls is counted based on the signal SP of the photo sensor 66, and the drive signal S is sent to the motor control circuit 70 until the set number (for example, 15) of game balls is counted.
When K is output and the set number of game balls is counted, the output of the drive signal SK is stopped and the count number is reset to 0. The motor control circuit 70 receives the winning signal SN from the winning signal generating circuit 72 which outputs the winning signal SN when the winning is detected. When the winning signal SN is input, the motor control circuit 70 causes the stepping motor 6 to eject the game ball during the time when the drive signal SK continues.
2 is rotated at a pitch corresponding to the discharge of one game ball.
Therefore, the stepping motor 62 accurately discharges the set number of game balls and stops. However, in some circumstances, for example, when the game balls in the prize ball tank 50 mesh with each other, the game balls do not flow down to the prize ball guide trough 56 and the supply of the game balls to the prize ball discharging device 58 is insufficient. Since the stepping motor 62 runs idle, the motor control circuit 70 causes the counter 68 to drive the drive signal S.
Even if K is input, the stepping motor 62 is rotated by a predetermined pitch number corresponding to, for example, 15 game balls to be ejected and stopped. In such a case, the overload sensor 60 is turned on to turn on the prize ball abnormality display lamp 20a. Therefore, when the clerk notices the defect and repairs it and then turns on the reset switch 74, the time when the winning signal SN is input is detected. Similarly, the motor control circuit 70 rotates the stepping motor 62. In this case, since the discharge of the set number of game balls has not been completed, the counter 68 continues the count number stored at the time of the occurrence of the above trouble and restarts the count. Therefore, for example, when the above-mentioned trouble occurs,
Assuming that the individual game balls have been discharged, the counter 68 counts 11 to 15. Therefore, the five game balls that have not been discharged due to the occurrence of the problem are discharged, and the stepping motor 62 is stopped. In this way, the prize ball discharging device 58 additionally discharges the uncompleted number after the problem is resolved, so that the game balls corresponding to the winning number are accurately discharged.

The ball removal signal SI from the pin insertion detection switch 39a is input to the motor control circuit 70. The ball removal signal SI is also input to the solenoid drive circuit 71, and the solenoid drive circuit 71 drives the ball removal gutter opening solenoid 73. The motor control circuit 70 and the solenoid drive circuit 71 detect the pin insertion detection switch 39 when a pin is inserted into the pin hole 39 penetrating the front frame 14 described above.
The ball removal signal SI from a is input to drive the stepping motor 62 and the ball removal gutter opening solenoid 73 for a predetermined time (about 2 minutes in this embodiment). As shown in FIG. 2, below the discharge port 64 of the prize ball discharge device 58, a prize ball discharge gutter 76 for guiding the game balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device 58.
Are connected. The prize ball discharge trough 76 is formed by the back plate 48 and the back plates 78 and 80 made of transparent plastic, and has a bent portion 82 for restricting the falling speed of the game ball and an oblique portion 84 continuous to the bent portion 82. I have it. The oblique portion 84 is connected to a game ball distribution mechanism 88 for distributing and discharging the game balls to the upper tray 28 and the lower tray 30. Therefore, the game balls discharged from the prize ball discharge device 58 are guided to the game ball distribution mechanism 88 via the prize ball discharge gutter 76. Further, a ball removal gutter 92 is connected to the prize ball discharge gutter 76 at a slanting portion 84 via a damper 90 driven by the ball removal gutter opening solenoid 73. The ball pullout gutter 92 is a route for discharging the game balls stored in the prize ball tank 50, the prize ball guide gutter 56, and the like to the outside of the machine when the pachinko machine 10 is removed from the island, for example. When a pin is inserted into the pin hole 39 and the pin insertion detection switch 39a is turned on, the ball gutter opening solenoid 73 is driven for a predetermined time to drive the damper 90 in the direction of arrow A to block the oblique portion 84 and discharge the prize ball. The gutter 76 and the ball gutter 92 are connected. In addition, by driving the stepping motor 62 for a predetermined time, the prize ball discharging device 58 operates to discharge the game balls from the prize ball tank 50. The discharged game balls are discharged to the outside of the machine through the prize ball discharge gutter 76, the ball removal gutter 92 and the confluence gutter 131. In the conventional gaming machine, the damper installed upstream of the prize ball discharging device is mechanically operated by the operation pin to perform the ball-punching work, so the operation pin is inserted for the damper operation. It was necessary to provide an operation hole near the damper. For this reason, the degree of freedom of the installation position of the damper and the installation position of the operation hole is low, which sometimes limits the configuration of the entire gaming machine. Further, there is a problem that a ball draining gutter needs to be provided from a damper installed on the upstream side of the prize ball discharging device to a lower part of the game machine body, resulting in a complicated and large structure. However, the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment
Then, as described above, the damper 90 and the prize ball discharging device 58
Is electrically operated, the installation positions of the damper 90 and the ball drop switch are practically not limited, and the degree of freedom in arranging the mechanism is increased. That is, in the present embodiment, the damper 90 is provided in the oblique portion 84 of the prize ball discharge gutter 76, and the game ball passage to the oblique portion 84 is shared regardless of the prize ball discharge operation or the ball removal operation. It's simplified.

The game ball distribution mechanism 88 is an upper tray 28.
An upper plate introducing port 96 communicating with the lower plate and a lower plate introducing port 98 communicating with the lower receiving plate 30 are opened adjacent to each other. A barrier 100 having a height about the radius of the game ball is installed between the upper plate introduction port 96 and the lower plate introduction port 98, and a communication port 102 through which the game ball can pass is provided above the barrier 100. ing. Therefore, the game ball dropped from the prize ball discharge gutter 76,
Normally, the barrier 100 prevents horizontal movement from the side of the upper plate introducing port 96 to the side of the lower plate introducing port 98, and the upper tray 28
Will be led to. However, if a large number of game balls are accumulated in the upper tray 28 due to continuous winning, etc., the game balls may fill up to the upper plate introduction port 96, and the game balls may not be able to enter the upper plate introduction port 96. . The game balls discharged from the prize ball discharge gutter 76 in this state are blocked by the game balls staying in the vicinity of the 3 upper plate introducing port 96, and therefore pass through the communication port 102 above the barrier 100 and the lower plate. It overflows to the inlet 98 side and is guided to the lower tray 30. Adjacent to the game ball distribution mechanism 88, a prize ball collecting gutter 104 that concentrates and guides the prize balls from the game board 12 is installed. A winning ball discharging device 106 is installed on the exit side of the winning ball collecting gutter 104.

As shown in FIG. 4, the winning ball discharging device 106.
The ball passage 108 of the winning ball collecting gutter 104 side of the upper end 10
8a and the lower end portion 108b are connected to the side wall portion 108c.
The shape is connected with. Further, a pair of openings 110 and 112 facing each other are provided in the central portion of the side wall portion 108c, and the proximity switch 11 extends over these openings 110 and 112.
4 are installed. Further, in the ball passage 108, a pair of plate portions 116a, 116 pivotally supported by the upper end portion 108a are provided.
b, a swing member 120 including a ball receiving portion 118 provided at the tips of the plate portions 116a and 116b is installed. The swing member 120 is driven by a solenoid 124 connected via a wedge member 122, and the ball passage 10
It is possible to swing within 8. A spring 126 for returning the solenoid 124 is attached to the wedge member 122. With such a configuration, the game ball guided from the winning ball collecting trough 104 to the winning ball discharging device 106 falls in the ball passage 108 and is temporarily stopped at the ball receiving portion 118. Here, the proximity switch 114 is turned on. The signal from the proximity switch 114 is input to, for example, the winning signal generation circuit 72 to operate the stepping motor 62 of the prize ball discharging device 58 by the winning signal SN, and is also input to the control board 46 to be used for a predetermined control operation. It Next, when the swinging member 120 is swung in the direction of the arrow B by the operation of the solenoid 124, the game ball falls through the gap formed between the ball receiving portion 118 and the ball passage 108. At this time, if there is a next game ball, this game ball is prevented from falling by the wedge member 122. When the wedge member 122 is further retracted due to the return of the solenoid 124, this game ball drops and stops on the ball receiving portion 118, and as described above, the proximity switch 11
4 works. In this way, the winning game balls are discharged exactly one by one.

As shown in FIG. 2, the winning ball discharging device 106.
A prize winning ball discharge gutter 128 as a passage for the game balls discharged from the prize winning ball discharging device 106 is provided below.
Further, on the left side of the winning ball discharging device 106, an out ball discharging gutter 129 connected to an out hole (not shown) opened at the bottom of the game board 12 is installed. As shown in the figure, the winning ball discharge gutter 128 and the out ball discharge gutter 129 join together and are connected to a merge gutter 131, and the ball gutter 92 also joins the merge gutter 131. Further, a recovery path (not shown) installed on the island is connected to the outlet 131a of the confluent trough 131. With such a configuration, when the pachinko machine 10 is in operation (during a game), the winning balls pass through the winning ball discharging device 106 and the winning ball discharging trough 128, and the confluent trough 13
1, the out ball is guided to the confluent gutter 131 through the out ball discharge gutter 129, and both are discharged to the recovery path.
In addition, the game ball guided to the ball drop trough 92 in performing the above-described ball drop work is discharged to the recovery path via the confluence trough 131. In this way, all of the winning balls, the out balls, and the game balls discharged by the coin removing work are merged gutter 1
It is discharged from 31. Therefore, the recovery path is
Since it is only necessary to connect to one outlet 131a and it is not necessary to provide the pachinko machine 10 and the recovery path at a plurality of locations, the connection between the pachinko machine 10 and the island can be simplified. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, eight engaging pieces 43a provided on the back surface of the hem plate 43 are engaged with the eight engaging openings 130 provided on the lower portion of the main body frame 44, respectively. Thus, the body frame 44 and the hem plate 43 are connected. In addition, body frame 4
A pair of spacers 132, 132 is housed in the recess 44 a formed at the bottom of the No. 4. These spacers 132 prevent the body frame 44 from being damaged by nailing when the pachinko machine 10 is installed on the island. However, by adjusting the plate thickness t of the spacer 132, the body frame 44 is adjusted. The installation height of can be adjusted. Therefore, if the spacer 132 having the increased plate thickness t is incorporated into the pachinko machine 10 using the Kanto frame size main body frame 44, the Kanto frame size pachinko machine 10 can be installed on the Kansai frame size island. . Therefore, it is not necessary to manufacture two types of main frame 44, the Kanto frame and the Kansai frame. Since the Kansai frame is larger in width than the Kanto frame, the width can be adjusted by using a vertical spacer that can be installed along the side surface of the body frame 44. Needless to say, the size of the frame for gaming machines such as pachinko machines is 809 mm long and 52 mm wide for the Kanto frame.
1 mm, the Kansai frame is 818 mm long and 530 mm wide.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front frame 14 and the dish member 3
A steel reinforcing rail 134 is bolted to the first side wall 44b of the body frame 44 that bears a load such as 2.
Further, L members 136, 136 for locking the front frame 14 and a lower locking member 138 for locking the dish member 32 are attached to the second side wall 44c facing the first side wall 44b. The lower locking member 138 can reciprocate along the arrow Z direction within a predetermined range and is urged upward in the drawing by a spring, but the pressing portion 13 provided on the upper portion.
By pushing 8a downward in the drawing, the lower locking member 13
8 can be lowered against the biasing force of the spring. As shown in FIG. 6, the backing board 48 has two hinges 139, 1.
Is pivotally supported on the first side wall 44b of the main body frame 44 via 39,
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the pair of locking mechanisms 14
It is releasably locked to the second side wall 44c through 0 and 140. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking mechanism 140 is
It is composed of a locking member 144 pivotally supported by the pin 142 and swingably mounted along the arrow C on the back plate 48, and a locking bar 146 fixed to the second side wall 44c of the main body frame 44. . The locking member 144 is provided with a locking bar 146, a locking hook 144a that can be locked, and a handle 144b, and the locking hook 144a is locked by swinging the handle 144b along the arrow C. The bar 146 can be engaged with and disengaged from the bar 146.
4 and can be unlocked.

FIG. 2 and the pachinko machine 10 to the front frame 14
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the dish member 32 is removed.
As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 12 is held on the back board 48 through the four press-fastening mechanisms 148. As shown in FIG. 8, the pressing mechanism 148 includes a pair of plate-shaped protrusions 150 a, 1 a.
50b, a shaft 152 having a half-moon-shaped cross-section and penetrating the pressure member 150, and a shaft 152.
A knob 154 for rotating the is provided. The clamping mechanism 148 includes a shaft 152 between the clamping member 150 and the knob 154.
Is rotatably held in the shaft hole 156 of the back board 48,
The pressing member 150 is housed in an insertion portion 158 formed on the back board 48. With such a configuration, if the pressing member 150 is rotated within a range of about 90 degrees via the knob 154, the gaming board 12 and the pressing edge portion 160 of the back board 48 are brought into close contact with each other,
It can be released from this state (see FIGS. 8 (b) and 8 (d)) after being set in a pressed state (see FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (c)).
As shown in FIG. 6, the game board 12 mounted on the back board 48.
The horizontal movement is restricted by the pressing mechanism 148 described above, and the movement in the gravity direction is restricted by being supported by the support portion 162 of the backing plate 48.
By releasing the pressing by, the game board 12 can be moved in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. If you work in reverse, the game board 12 will be the back board 4
Can be attached to 8. In this way, the game board 12 can be attached to and detached from the back board 48 from the front side of the back board 48, and it is easy. Therefore, for example, the work of replacing only the game board 12 with a new game board becomes extremely easy. In this way, since the backing board 48 held by the main body frame 44 directly supports the game board 12, the conventional pachinko machine or the like is pivotally supported by the main body frame to hold the game board and fix the firing handle 40 and the like. There is no need for the wooden front frame. Also, the plastic middle frame fixed to the front frame and supporting the game board is not required. That is, the back board 48 of this embodiment is
The conventional plastic so-called back pack and the front frame and the middle frame for holding the game board are provided, and the number of parts can be reduced by configuring in this way.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, at the lower part of the back board 48, there is a launching device 168 equipped with a batting mallet 164 for launching a gaming ball into the game area 18 and a motor 166 for driving the batting mallet 164. It is housed. Also launch device 1
A firing rail 170 for guiding a game ball to be fired is arranged diagonally above 68.
By hitting the game ball placed on the rear end portion 170a with the hitting portion 164a of the hitting mallet 164, the game ball can be launched. The game ball that was launched is the launch rail 17
The guide rail 1 fixed to the game board 12 through 0
It is guided along 72 and is discharged to the game area 18. It should be noted that, between the launch rail 170 and the guide rail 172, for example, a foul ball for collecting the game balls that could not reach the game area and guiding them to the lower tray 30 due to a lack of bias by the hammer 164. A taxiway 174 is provided. On the inner surface side of the first side wall 44b of the body frame 44, there are four protruding hinges 176a, 176b, 176c, 176.
d is installed and the extension hinges 176a and 176b are installed.
The front frame 14 is attached to the
The dish member 32 is attached to c and 176d.

As shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 12, the extension hinges 176a to 176d are the fixing members 17.
It is being fixed to the 1st side wall 44b via 8. A plate-like piece 182 is swingably connected to the fixing member 178 about a pin 180, and a triangular piece 186 is swingably connected to the pin 184. Also, the plate-shaped piece 182
The other end of the L-shaped plate 1 is swingable with respect to each other via a pin 188.
90 is connected to the rear end of the L-shaped plate 19 so that the central apex of the triangular piece 186 can swing with respect to each other via a pin 192.
It is connected to the center of 0. The front end side of the L-shaped plate 190 has a substantially U-shape, and the projecting end thereof has a front frame 14
The pin 19 is attached to the recess member 194 fixed to the (dish member 32).
6 are swingably connected to each other. further,
The S connected to the concave member 194 via the pin 198
The other end of the character piece 200 is provided with a triangular piece 186 via a pin 202.
Are linked to. Such an extension hinge 176a-
In 176d, when shifting from the closed state (see FIG. 11) to the open state (see FIGS. 10 and 12), the L-shaped plate 19
The 0 and S-shaped pieces 200 are displaced so as to be pulled out along the arrow E direction. However, the amount of displacement of the L-shaped plate 190 connected near the center of the triangular piece 186 is larger than that of the triangular piece 18.
Since the displacement amount of the S-shaped piece 200 connected to the tip portion of 6 becomes large, the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) is pushed out in the arrow E direction and is swung in the arrow F direction. Become. In this way, the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) moves in a fan shape while being separated from the main body frame 44, so that a gap K is formed between the front frame 14 (the dish member 32) and the main body frame 44 in the open state. It Therefore, for example, a space in accordance with the gap K is secured between the adjacent pachinko machine or the ball lending machine installed between the pachinko machines and the opened front frame 14 (dish member 32). it can. Therefore, for example, the front frame 14 can be opened at a larger angle than in the conventional case, and the maintenance of the inside of the pachinko machine 10 becomes easier. Further, for example, it is possible to project the upper and lower trays by the amount corresponding to the space K, and the volume of the upper and lower trays can be increased.

As shown in FIG. 13, various members are installed on the rear surface side of the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 which are attached to the main body frame 44 through the protruding hinges 176a to 176d. . In FIG. 13, the front frame 14 and the dish member 32 are shown separated from each other in order to clearly distinguish them. First, the front frame 14 will be described. The big hit lamp 20 along the upper side 206.
A protective plate 208 for protecting the wiring to is installed. In addition, the front frame 14 is closed by being locked with the L members 136 and 136 shown in FIG. 5 fixed to the second side wall 44c of the main body frame 44 along the sides facing the extension hinges 176a and 176b. Front frame locking mechanism 210 for maintaining
Are arranged. The front frame locking mechanism 210 is rotated by a locking plate 212 that can move up and down within a predetermined range, a spring 214 that biases the locking plate 212 upward, and a lock 24 to lock the locking plate 212. A pushing member 216 that can be pushed downward
Is equipped with. When the frame 14 was closed last time, the locking plate 212 and the L members 136 and 136 are locked to each other, and the spring 214 biases the locking plate 212 to maintain this state. When the pushing member 216 is rotated via the and the locking plate 212 is pushed down against the biasing force of the spring 214,
The locking between the locking plate 212 and the L members 136 and 136 is released, and the front frame 14 can be opened. Further, the front frame 14 is pivotally supported by a pair of shaft pins 218 and 218 arranged between the protruding frames 176a and 176b, and the glass frame 13
Is installed.

As shown in FIG. 14, the glass frame 13 is rectangular and has a pair of glass grooves 22 for holding the glasses 16a and 16b.
Peripheral member 222 and peripheral member 22 including 0a and 220b
2 and an ornament portion 13a which is arranged inside and which forms a substantially circular space in the center, and an engaging portion 224 having a hole engageable with the shaft pins 218 and 218 on the left side in the drawing.
A metal engaging support fitting 226 having a and 224b is fixed. Further, the glass 16a, 16b is provided with glass grooves 220a, 22b on the side facing the engagement support fitting 226.
A glass holding plate 230 made of metal, which holds the glass 16a, 16b inside and is opened and closed around the hinge portions 228a, 228b, can be inserted and taken out. An elastic plate 232 made of steel is arranged near the center of the glass pressing plate 230. The elastic plate 232 is elastically deformable along the arrow G direction. As shown in FIG. 13, when the glass frame 13 is brought into close contact with the front frame 14, the elastic plate 2
32 is in contact with the rear end portion 234 of the pressing member 216. Therefore, the glass frame 13 is attached to the front frame 1 by the rear end portion 234.
Withdrawal from 4 is regulated. On the other hand, when the elastic plate 232 is elastically deformed toward the center direction of the glass frame 13, the elastic plate 232 is released from the contact state with the rear end portion 234, and the glass frame 13 has the shaft pins 218, 218. Can be swung about. Therefore, by operating the elastic plate 232, the glass frame 13 can be removed from the state in which the glass frame 13 is in close contact with the front frame 14. The elastic plate 232 is
The glass pressing plate 23 is pressed by the pressing force from the rear end portion 234.
It also has a function of holding 0 in a closed state, and when the glass frame 13 is separated from the front frame 14 as described above, the glass pressing plate 230 can also be opened.

Next, the back side of the dish member 32 will be described. The back side of the dish member 32 is a plastic back plate 236.
And a passage 238 penetrating the back plate 236 and communicating with the upper tray discharge port 34 of the upper tray 28 is opened. The substantially parallelogram member arranged below the passage 238 is
It is a bypass member 240 for guiding the game ball from the lower plate introduction port 98 to the lower plate discharge port 36 of the lower tray 30, and the game ball port 242 is provided on the upper side portion. In addition, an opening communicating with the lower tray 30 is provided in the back plate 236 corresponding to the convex portion 244 below the bypass member 240. Further, diagonally above the convex portion 244 of the bypass member 240, the foul ball guiding path 17 in which the game balls that have been launched from the launching device 168 and could not reach the game area 18 are collected.
Foul ball socket 24 for receiving game balls from 4
6 is provided. The back plate 236 is partially removed on the left side of the bypass member 240 in the drawing, and inside this, the game balls supplied from the upper tray 28 are launched one by one.
A launch ball supply device 248 for supplying the inside of 70 is installed. Further, the back plate 236 is provided with a lead wire hole 250 as a passage for a lead wire (not shown) connecting the firing handle 40 and the firing device 168 below the firing ball supply device 248. Further, the protruding hinge 17 of the dish member 32
6c, 176d, along with the side facing the lower frame locking member 138 shown in FIG.
2 is attached. Therefore, by pushing down the push-down portion 138a of the lower locking member 138 of the main body frame 44 to release the locking between the lower locking member 138 and the locking portions 252a, 252b, the dish member 32 is pushed out to the hinge 176c,
It can be opened around 176d. Also open dish member 3
2 is pressed against the main body frame 44 and closed, the locking portion 2
52a and 252b can be locked with the locking member 138 of the main body frame 44, and the dish member 32 and the main body frame 44 can be held in a joined state.

In the award ball payout device of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration, even when the award ball discharge device 58 is no longer supplied with a game ball as the award ball due to a ball clogging or the like, when the award ball is restarted, a problem ball point The count of prize balls is restarted after the stored count. As a result, even if a problem occurs in the prize ball operation and the prize ball operation is temporarily stopped, the prize ball corresponding to each winning opening is accurately paid out when the prize ball operation is restarted. As a result, it is possible to favorably solve the problem of paying out extra game balls, or lack of prize balls, which a conventional prize ball paying device has, with a simple configuration.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The award ball payout device of the present invention stores the time when a defect occurs when the award ball is restarted, even if the award ball discharge device is no longer supplied with the award ball as a prize ball. Counting of prize balls is resumed following the count. Therefore, even if the prize ball operation becomes defective and the prize ball operation is temporarily stopped, when the ball is restarted, the prize balls corresponding to the respective winning openings or the score points are accurately paid out. As a result, there is an excellent effect that the problem of paying out extra game balls or lack of prize balls that the conventional prize ball paying device has can be preferably solved by a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mechanism related to control of a stepping motor of the prize ball discharging device mounted on the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the winning ball discharging device of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main body frame of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment with the front frame and the dish member removed.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the locking mechanism of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

8 (a) and 8 (b) are partial longitudinal cross-sectional views, FIG. 7 (c) is a front view in a pressure-tightened state, and FIG. (D) is a front view of the released state.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment in the state of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment in the vicinity of the extension hinge.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of an extension hinge of the pachinko machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the pachinko machine of the embodiment with an extension hinge opened.

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the front frame and the dish member of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a glass frame of the pachinko machine of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Pachinko machine, 12 ... Game board, 13 ...
Glass frame, 14 ... Front frame, 16a ... Glass (glass plate), 18 ... Game area, 20 ... Display lamp, 28 ... Upper tray, 30 ... Lower tray, 32 ...
..Plate member, 39 ... pin hole, 39a ... pin insertion detection switch, 44 ... body frame, 48 ... back board, 5
8 ... prize ball discharge device, 76 ... prize ball discharge gutter, 90 ...
..Damper, 92 ... ball gutter.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shogo Tatsumi 125 Miyoro-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Taiyo Electronics Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prize ball payout means for paying out a predetermined game ball as a prize ball according to a winning opening or a score when a predetermined winning state occurs due to the behavior of a game ball shot on a game board surface. In at least a prize ball payout device provided, a counting means for counting the game balls paid out by the prize ball paying means, and an abnormality warning means for detecting and warning an abnormality in which the game balls are not supplied to the prize ball paying means, Storage means for storing the number of counts by the counting means until the game balls are no longer supplied to the prize ball paying means, and a switch for detecting that the payout restart switch is turned on after the abnormality warning means warns of the abnormality. Detecting means, and when the switch detecting means detects that the restart switch is turned on, the prize ball paying means pays out prize balls. Both winning balls dispenser, characterized in that the game balls this to be paid which is configured with a resume counting resuming means counting by the counting means continues the count stored by the storage means.