JPH0730057Y2 - Ball cutting device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a ball-slicing device for a pachinko machine, and more specifically, based on a ball discharge command for establishment of a prize generated in a game using a pachinko ball, The present invention relates to a ball cutting device that discharges a predetermined number of pachinko balls prepared on the side of a ball storage and delivery unit.

[Conventional technology]

This type of ball cutting device equipped on a pachinko machine is generally called a prize ball discharging device, and discharges a prize ball for a winning achieved by a combination of safe balls or symbols that occurred during a pachinko game. Based on the conditions, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged by each operation or each operation. And, regarding such a ball cutting device, as a form conventionally proposed and practiced, it is roughly viewed as follows: (a) One is provided at a predetermined interval portion between the upstream side and the downstream side of the ball supply path.
A set of electromagnetic solenoids is provided, and an open / close type restriction valve that can be displaced into and out of the ball supply path is connected to the movable portion of each solenoid. Then, with a predetermined number of pachinko balls located between the two control valves as one unit of prize balls, the two solenoid valves are alternately set in and out by open / close control by alternately setting the solenoids based on the ball discharge command. Then, the prize balls for that number of times (ball cutting) and the prize balls for the next time (ball packing) can be carried out.

(B) One set of pachinko balls below the outlet of the ball supply path
It is equipped with a tiltable ball case that can be stored and discharged as prize balls. Then, by using the operation of the interlocking operation mechanism unit that is interlocked during the processing of the safe ball or the operation of the electric operation mechanism unit related to the detection and storage condition of the safe ball, the ball case 1
Tilt each time, and discharge the prize balls (ball cutting) for that time,
A form that can accommodate prize balls for the next time (ball packing). Further, the ball case is vertically or obliquely set and set, and each on-off valve is arranged at the upstream end inlet and the downstream end outlet thereof. Then, by utilizing the operation of the interlocking operation mechanism section or the electric operation mechanism section, both opening / closing valves are alternately controlled to be opened / closed so that prize balls can be discharged and stored.

(C) A claw wheel-shaped (chain wheel-shaped) ball feed plate in which a large number of ball receiving portions are formed at equal intervals on the outer periphery at a required portion of the ball supply path, and a part of the ball receiving portion is placed inside the path. On the other hand, an electric control mechanism section including an electromagnetic solenoid and a lever or a motor and a gear is associated with the ball feed board. Before the electric control mechanism is energized, the ball feeder is held and held in a ball-stopped state.When the electric control mechanism responds to the ball discharge command, the ball feeder is in the rotation-free state. A predetermined pitch (1
(Including rotation) or rotated by a predetermined angle so that a predetermined number of prize balls can be discharged.

Etc.

By the way, regarding each of the ball cutting devices (prize ball discharging device) described above, in each of the electric operation control modes in (a), (b), (c), the safe balls are electrically detected one by one ( It is applied to the case of being memorized and processed or the case where the winning combination (score) due to the combination of the symbols is electrically detected and judged. On the other hand, in the case of the mechanical discharge operation mode in (b), it is safe. Applies to the case where spheres are mechanically verified one by one.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

With regard to the ball cutting device of any of the forms (a), (b), and (c) described above, the whole device inevitably becomes large and complicated because of the large number of constituent members and related parts, and the handling is easy. It is extremely difficult to achieve miniaturization and unitization. For this reason, in the mechanism set board that is equipped in the current pachinko machine that is rated as a size, there is a natural limitation on the outer size of the set board and the space between each part, etc. When the cutting device is implemented, it is subject to considerable restrictions. Currently, in this set board, each part is required to be reduced in size for the equipment of the device, and it is difficult to effectively use the space. .

On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, for each model with different set game contents, the safe balls entered in the winning holes of each part of the game board are classified according to value, and the prizes to be won for each safe ball. A number of balls is preset to be a large number and a small number and is discharged separately, and a ball cutting device that can be adapted to this is being demanded. As a technical measure to meet this demand, it is first proposed to equip two or more devices for a fixed large number and a fixed small number. However, with this measure, the entire device becomes too large, and in addition, it is necessary to prepare a supply path for prize balls and a processing unit for safe balls for each base device, and the entire mechanism set board is large. However, if the number of prize balls is increased or decreased depending on the model, it will be necessary to exchange and set separately a large number of devices and a small number of devices. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to implement in reality.

Therefore, in addition to the countermeasures described above, a technology that enables the divided discharge of prize balls in one ball cutting section, in other words, one common unit that can discharge two or more kinds of required large numbers and decimal numbers Proposal of a ball cutting device is desired. However, when viewing the devices of the above-described forms in response to this demand, in the form of (a), it is necessary to arrange three or more electromagnetic solenoids and restriction valves at required parts of the ball supply path. For example, considering the change in the number of balls, the solenoid and the regulating valve are set so that their positions can be adjusted. Under this condition, the solenoid and control valve at each position can be controlled to open and close alternately in response to the processing of each safe ball.

In the form of the item (b), a special opening / closing control means is individually attached to the accommodating passages of each row of the ball case, and the accommodating passages are divided into a single row and a double row and opening / closing control is performed. A model in which a special opening / closing control means is attached to a required position in the middle stage of the storage passage to control the opening / closing by dividing the storage passage into the lower portion and the whole.

In the form of the item (c), in the case where the sphere supply path is in two rows,
A model in which a ball feed board and an electric control mechanism are installed in each row, and classification control can be performed for a large number of prize balls and a small number of prize balls. Further, in the case where the sphere supply path is in one row, a means for stopping rotation in two or more ways for one sphere feed board, a means for detecting a stop position, etc. are additionally provided for switching operation of the electric control mechanism part. Based on this, a type that can be separately discharged into a large number and a small number.

Etc. have been proposed. However, in each of these proposed ball cutting devices, the size and complexity were inevitable.

(Purpose) The present invention has been proposed in order to preferably solve the above-mentioned problems, and the simplification of the configuration and the downsizing of the entire device are achieved.
It is possible to easily equip a required part of the pachinko machine (prize ball) supply path with a predetermined number of prize balls to be discharged according to the ball discharge condition based on the mode of counting and discharging prize balls one by one. It is an object of the present invention to provide a low-cost ball cutting device that can be easily changed.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention, as a technical means for overcoming the above-mentioned problems and suitably achieving the intended purpose, appropriately controls the control circuit device C when a predetermined winning is achieved in a pachinko game.
In a device that counts and discharges a predetermined number of prize balls in response to a discharge command transmitted from the device, between the upstream prize ball storage and supply routes 4, 5 and 6 and the downstream discharge route 7. A passage 23 that is in communication with each other and allows prize balls to come in and out in the vertical direction, and a ball receiving guide portion 25 provided on the way of communication of the passage 23.
In order to stop the prize ball, the force of the drop is reduced to statically guide the ball toward the downstream side of the passage 23, and the ball receiving guide portion 25 of the turn-off portion 24 is used for almost 1 Detecting means 29 installed at the upper position of the sphere and capable of counting and detecting one by one on the basis of the presence / absence detection of prize balls passing from the passage 23 to the quenching passage portion 24, and the detecting means 29 It is transmitted from the restriction member 34 that is displaceable between the restraint position before the ball cutting and the release position when the ball is cut, and the control circuit device C that performs the prize ball detection control of the detecting means 29. In response to the prize ball discharge command condition, the regulating member 34 is temporarily switched to the release position and is stopped and controlled when the predetermined number of preset counts have been detected, and the regulating member 34 is returned to the original restraining position. It is provided with an electric operation tool to be held.

[Action]

Appropriately control the winning of the prize while the most advanced ball of the prize ball that has entered the passage from the storage and supply route for the prize ball is stopped by the restriction member at the restrained position and initially detected by the detection means. In response to the ball discharge command being issued from the circuit device, the electric operating tool is operated to switch the restricting member to the release position. As a result, the prize balls that are connected upward from the most preceding ball are counted and detected each time they pass through the detecting means, while the prize balls immediately after passing through the detecting means are the balls in the depressurizing path portion of the passage. After being temporarily received by the receiving guide portion and its falling force is reduced, it is statically guided to fall from the guide portion and discharged from the passage to the discharge route. Then, in this prize ball count passing condition, when the count detection condition relating to the discharged prize balls reaches a preset predetermined expiration value, the electric operating tool is stopped based on the end stop of the ball discharge command. As a result, the regulation member is returned to and held at the original restraining position, whereby the prize ball discharge control operation of this time is ended and a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged.

〔Example〕

Next, a ball cutting device for a pachinko machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments.

First, a pachinko machine whose entire back side is schematically shown in FIG. 1 will be briefly described. A mechanism setting board 3 is set on the back side of a front frame 2 assembled to an outer frame 1. In this set board 3, as a means for storing and supplying the prize balls, as shown in the figure, a tank 4 capable of accommodating and supplying a considerable amount of prize balls, and a two-row road capable of aligning and discharging the prize balls from the tank 4. Rectifying gutter 5
And a delivery gutter 6 which is a one-row passage capable of depressurizing and delivering the prize balls from the flow straightening gutter 5 are connected in series. is set up. A discharge path 7 for prize balls is defined below the device M, and is connected to an upper ball dish (not shown) through a supply port 8 on the way, while it is downwardly connected through an outlet at its downstream end. It is in contact with a ball dish (not shown).

The remaining structure of the mechanism set board 3 is as follows:
As schematically shown in the drawing, a ball feed alignment mechanism section 9 for alternately receiving two rows of prize balls one by one and forming a single row is provided in an orthogonal connection portion between the straightening gutter 5 and the delivery gutter 6. . Further, below the window 10 having a size suitable for the main part of the back surface of the game board (not shown), a discharge path 11 for out balls and a collection discharge path 12 for safe balls are defined. A safe sphere processing device 13 is installed on the way to 12. This processing device 13 detects all safe balls one by one by a switch 14 and temporarily stops them by a stopper 16 which is switched by an electromagnetic solenoid 15, and when the prize ball discharge operation described later for the safe balls is completed, the solenoid is stopped. An electric detection processing mode is adopted in which the stopper 16 which is displaced by the operation of 15 is released to perform discharge processing (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, a rotary solenoid 18 which is appropriately energized when a switch (not shown) is turned on as means for operating the ball removing operation is provided in a connecting portion between the discharge path 7 and the ball removing path 17, and both paths 7 are controlled by the solenoid 18. , 17 are provided for switching and opening and closing (see FIGS. 4 and 5). By the way, the delivery gutter 6 and the paths 7, 11, 12, 17 are covered with a cover (not shown).

The ball-slicing device M of this embodiment, which is implemented in a required part of the prize-ball supply / discharge path on the mechanism set board 3 described above, is of a one-ball unit count detection and discharge mode of electric detection type, and its basic As the constitution, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, one case made of synthetic resin is used as the main body of the apparatus.
In FIG. 21, a single-row passage 23 vertically formed laterally, a prize ball detecting means 29 installed at the upper portion of the passage 23, and a passage 23.
An electric operating tool 31 installed on the outer side of the vehicle and a prize ball restricting member 34 that is displaced in the opening / closing direction with respect to the passage 23 by an operation change of the operating tool 31, etc. It is a unit that can be handled. In addition, a cover (not shown) is attached to the opening surface of the case 21,
The passage 23 and each member are covered.

In such a ball cutting device M, the case 21 is integrally formed by combining the passage 23 and the attachment portion 22 for each member, and is installed between the delivery gutter 6 and the discharge passage 7 described above. The position is set so as to be attachable to and detachable from the portion 20 using a screw stopper. The passage 23 of the case 21 is provided with a delivery gutter 6
Is a single-row passage that is vertically aligned with the lower-end outlet of the discharge passage and the upper-end inlet of the discharge passage 7, and a neutralizing passage for reducing the drop-out force of the prize ball at the middle portion (the middle portion in the drawing). The part 24 is formed in series. A ball receiving guide portion 25 that temporarily receives a prize ball and statically guides it through the inclined surface is provided on one side (the left side in the drawing) of the discharge path portion 24. on the other hand,
A bulging wall 26 is formed on the other side (right side in the drawing) in the road,
Between the 25 and 26, the passing interval suitable for one ball is maintained. In addition, a setting portion 27 for detecting means is formed in the upper portion of the passage 23, and an inlet / outlet port 28 for a regulating member is formed in the upper portion of one side portion.

On the other hand, the detection means 29 detects the prize balls that are passed through the passage 23 from the delivery gutter 6 one by one, and an optical sensor type example is positioned and set in the setting portion 27 in the horizontal direction. The detecting port 30 is aligned with the deenergizing path 24, and in the state of receiving light (ON) between the light emitting part and the light receiving part (both not shown) in the detecting port 30, "no ball"
In the detection condition of, the detection condition of “sphere present” is set in the non-light receiving (OFF) state. Under this condition, the ON / OFF signals relating to the respective detection conditions of "sphere-free" and "sphere-containing" are input-controlled by the electric control circuit device C, and based on this, the detection port section 30 is inserted and extracted. The number of prize balls to be played is counted and detected. However, the interval between the lower surface of the opening of the detection opening 30 of the detecting means 29 and the upper surface of the ball receiving guide portion 25 of the urging passage portion 24 is set to a protrusion dimension suitable for one prize ball. .

The electric operating tool 31 is provided with a flapper type solenoid as shown in the example in the center of the attachment portion 22 of the case 21, and is in a movable state under the "sphere present" detection condition of the detection means 29. However, the magnetic attraction force in the index direction can be generated on the magnetically attracted portion 32 by being energized and excited as set based on the prize ball discharge command condition transmitted from the control circuit device C. On the other hand, the restricting member 34 is formed of a metal material, and the lower portion thereof is supported by the support frame 33 of the electric operating tool 31 so as to be tiltable, and the spring 36 always urges the restricting member 34 toward the restraint position side. The entrance and exit 28
A regulating valve portion 35 that can be displaced (opened / closed) with respect to the lower side of the detection opening portion 30 of the detection means 29 is formed by utilizing. The member 34 is switched and displaced by the magnetic attraction force of the electric operating tool 31, and the restriction valve portion 35 is in the normal restraining position before the ball cutting in the detection opening 30 and the releasing position when the ball cutting is performed. And can be held in.

The ball-slicing device M of this embodiment configured in this way is normally held stationary in the pre-operation state illustrated in FIG. 4 when the pachinko machine used in the game is powered on.
The restricting member 34 is held at the above-described restrained position while the electric operating tool 31 is in the non-actuated (stopped) state.
In this state, when observing the state of storage and passage of prize balls, the pachinko balls thrown into the tank 4 are aligned and passed from the straightening gutter 5 to the delivery gutter 6 as prize balls, and are detected by the detecting means 29 from the passage 23. The most advanced ball that has entered the mouth portion 30 is restrained and stopped by the regulation valve portion 35 of the regulation member 34. As a result, a considerable number of prize balls following this stop ball are accommodated and held in a continuously aligned state over both gutters 6 and 5 so that they can be discharged.

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment described above, the game balls that have entered the outlets and winning holes during the pachinko game are regarded as out balls, safe balls, and finally each discharge path 11 of the mechanism set board 3 on the back side. It is discharged from 12 to the outside of the aircraft. In this game,
As for all the safe balls that are discharged from the collective discharge path 12, the safe ball processing device 13 detects one ball at a time as described above and waits for a while (temporary stop (end of prize ball discharge operation described later). At the time), the suspension is released and the waste is discharged (see FIG. 2). Then, the detection signal for each safe sphere process is input to the control circuit device C, and based on this, the device C issues one prize ball discharge command to the safe sphere, and the present embodiment The example ball cutting device M will be activated.

Therefore, the control operation of the ball cutting device M of the present embodiment corresponding to the safe sphere processing described above will be described below.

That is, the device M is normally held in the pre-operation state shown in FIG. 4, and the detecting means 29 detects the award ball at the most front end in the award ball supply path portion described above and controls the "sphere present" detection signal. The discharging operation is enabled while the circuit device C is inputting. Under this condition, when the control circuit device C issues a discharge command of the set contents in response to the detection signal of the safe sphere processing device 13 described above, the electric operating tool 31 is energized and excited to generate at the magnetically attached portion 32. The regulation member 34 is pulled by the magnetic force.
As a result, the member 34 is switched to the released position and displaced, and the restriction valve portion 35 is temporarily held in a state of being retracted from the entrance 28 to the outside of the road.

In the released state of the restriction member 34, the prize balls connected to the delivery gutter 6 side are continuously discharged from the detection opening 30 of the detection means 29 to the lower side of the passage 23. Looking specifically at this outflow situation with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, immediately after the first ball retained in the detection opening 30 is released from the regulation valve unit 35, immediately after it falls out through the outflow. In addition, the ball is once received on the ball receiving guide portion 25 in the deadening path portion 24. At this point, the second upper sphere is in the state of approaching the detection opening 30 while being in contact with the first sphere. Then, at the time when the first ball on the ball receiving and guiding portion 25 falls into the quenching passage portion 24, the second ball passes through the detection opening 30 and is received on the guiding portion 25. It falls to the deadening path part 24. After that, similarly, the prize balls successively discharged one by one from the detection opening portion 30 are suitably deenergized by the ball receiving guide portion 25 and finally discharged from the downstream of the passage 23 to the discharge passage 7 and the upper balls. It is discharged to the dish and the ball dish below.

When the prize balls are in the power-out state as described above, the detecting means 29 detects the prize balls at the detection opening 30 as a detection condition for each prize ball, as can be understood by comparing FIGS. When the ball enters, it is detected as "with a ball", and when it exits from the mouth part 30, it is already detected as "without a ball", and the on / off state is repeated once for each ball. Based on the input of the signal to the control circuit device C, the device C performs count detection for each sphere on the basis of the time of "no ball" detection. Then, when the actual count detection condition reaches the expiration value for the predetermined number N, which is set and input in advance, the prize ball discharge command of the current time is ended and stopped in accordance with the completion of the count detection. At this point in time, when the last Nth prize ball that has passed through the detection opening 30 is viewed, it is in a state where it is caught by the ball receiving guide portion 25 and falls to the quenching passage portion 24.

Then, based on this signal condition, the electric operating tool 31 is immediately demagnetized and stopped, and the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic attraction portion 32 is erased. As a result, as soon as the regulating member 34 is released from the magnetically attached portion 32, it is returned to the original restraining position by the spring 36, and the regulating valve portion 35 thereof is returned.
Rush into the road from the entrance 28 to face the lower side of the detection opening 30, and lock and stop the next prize ball approaching the entrance 30, that is, the (N + 1) th prize ball. Let (fourth
See the state of the figure). As a result, one prize ball discharging operation for the safe ball concerned is completed, and a predetermined N number of prize balls can be quickly discharged.

At the end of the prize ball discharging operation, the detection means 29 is set to the initial “ball presence” detection condition for the (N + 1) th prize ball. On the other hand, in the safe sphere processing device 13, based on a control signal transmitted from the control circuit device C, the electromagnetic solenoid 15 is energized and excited to switch the stopper 16 to the release position to release the safe sphere. To do. Then, based on the signal at the time when the switch 14 becomes the non-detection condition due to the discharge of the safe ball, the solenoid 15 is demagnetized and the stopper 16 is returned to the original restrained position, and the next safe ball processing state is set. Will be returned.

As described above, in the ball-slicing device M of the present embodiment, when the safe balls are detected by the safe-ball processing device 13 one by one, the discharge operation is performed in response to the prize ball discharge command, and the discharged predetermined balls are discharged. The operation can be terminated when the count detection of the number of prize balls is completed. The specific discharge mode of the number of prize balls is left to the implementation conditions of the apparatus M itself, and (a) all safe ball prizes are given under the common configuration and the movable setting conditions described above. If the ball acquisition value is uniform, in one operation based on the prize ball discharge command for each safe ball, for example, a constant that discharges a certain number of prize balls in the range of 10 to 15 Emission example.

(B) When the prize ball acquisition value of the normal safe ball and the specific safe ball is preliminarily divided, one time each for each safe ball based on the standard or specific prize ball discharge command In the operation, an example of a different number of divided discharges in which the above-mentioned fixed number of prize balls and a fixed number of prize balls in the range of, for example, 1 to 9 are discharged separately.

Can be easily carried out, and can be suitably adopted if necessary.

Here, a supplemental measure for the award ball discharge conservation measure by the device M of the present embodiment described above will be additionally described. That is, during the discharge operation of this time, if a defective ball passage into the passage 23 occurs, the detection means 29
In response to the fact that the "no ball" detection condition has been set for a set time or longer from the time when the last count of the effective prize balls was detected, the control circuit device C judges the no-count detection status and determines the prize balls. The emission order will be immediately suspended. As a result, the device M itself suspends the discharging operation in a state where the demagnetization of the electric operating tool 31 is stopped and the regulating member 34 is returned to the restrained position. When the defective ball is eliminated and the prize ball is normally passed into the passage 23 again, the detection means 29 responds to the detection of the prize ball newly retained at the detection opening 30 in response to the safe operation. The control circuit device C re-issues the prize ball discharge command for the current time under the detection suspension condition. As a result, the device M itself can restart the discharging operation of the current time in the state of the re-energization of the electric operating tool 31 and the displacement of the restricting member 34 to the release position to count and discharge the remaining prize balls.

In the sphere cutting device M of the above-described embodiment, the optical sensor type is used as the detecting means 29, but a sphere passing type magnetic sensor type may be used. Further, the number of prize balls to be awarded to one safe ball is not limited to one type (one constant), for example, from 1 to 15, and two types (a large number of required balls and a small number of required balls) are set in advance. Even if it is configured to discharge more than one kind of prize balls in response to the establishment of a winning prize such as each safe ball or pattern combination that is detected according to the game situation, etc. Good.

[Effect of device]

As described above in detail, according to the ball-slicing device of the present invention, the initial detection state of prize balls passing through the passage from the storage supply route side for prize balls in the electric detection type one-ball unit count discharge mode. In response to a discharge command transmitted in response to the establishment of a predetermined prize, the start of prize ball discharge control operation based on the operation of the electric operating tool and the state of the release of the regulating member is started, and one prize ball entering the passage Under the condition that the prize balls are once received and statically passed, the prize balls can be continuously discharged while counting and detecting the balls one by one, and when the count detection of the discharged prize balls is completed, The turning operation may be terminated based on the stop and the stop of the restriction member at the restrained position. In this way, the control operation in response to the discharge command for each winning is stably performed every time, and the prize balls for each preset count detection expiration condition can be discharged accurately.

Moreover, in the present invention, the direct flow down and discharge of the prize balls are regulated as a condition for the prize balls to enter and leave the passage, and the prize balls entering the passage are temporarily received by the ball receiving guide portion of the quenching path portion to reduce the falling force. Originally, it is made to statically fall from the guide portion and discharged downstream of the passage. In this way, the detection means can appropriately regulate the direct flow-down discharge of each prize ball, and the detecting means is the one that has passed through first in the continuous passage of the prize balls. One ball can be accurately detected each time it is received by the ball receiving guide portion and falls. According to the prize ball entry / exit condition, the ball receiving guide part of the urging path part can regulate the direct flow down of the prize ball, so that no special member or control condition relating to the prize is required. Under this, since the device itself can be configured with a prize ball detecting means facing the upstream side of the quenching path portion, an electric operating tool, and a restricting member, the device as a whole, each type described at the beginning, Compared with the device in the form, it can be significantly downsized and the control operation can be simplified.

The ball-slicing device of the present invention has the basic configuration as described above, and when setting the number of prize balls for each winning, the replacement of each member and the special combination are not necessary at all. The discharge command condition, that is, the count detection expiration condition, which is set in the control circuit device, can be set very easily and accurately by simply setting the count detection expiration condition in advance. Therefore, based on this, it is possible to easily make a predetermined change in the number of discharges of the device itself or a combination of a large number and a small number of change settings, and to set a predetermined number of prize balls. Can be discharged.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a rear view schematically showing a mechanism set board equipped with a ball cutting device on the back side of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 2 shows a portion II in FIG. An enlarged detailed view of the safe sphere processing device portion, FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing the situation before setting the sphere cutting device, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the pre-operation (ball stop) state in the implementation state of the sphere cutting device. Similarly, the front view shown in FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing the operating state (ball cutting). 4 ... tank, 5 ... rectifying trough, 6 ... delivery trough, 7 ... discharging path, 23 ... passage, 24 ... discharging path section, 25 ... ball receiving guide section, 29 ... detecting means, 31: Electric operation tool, 34: Restricting member, C: Appropriate control circuit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device which counts and discharges a predetermined number of prize balls in response to a discharge command transmitted from a control circuit device (C) when a predetermined prize is established in a pachinko game. A passage (23) which is connected between the prize supply and supply passages (4,5, 6) and the downstream discharge passage (7) for allowing the prize balls to pass in and out, and the passage (23). A deadening path portion (24) that can temporarily stop the prize ball by a ball receiving guide portion (25) provided on the way of contacting the ball to reduce the falling force and statically guide the ball toward the downstream side of the passageway (23). And a prize which is installed at a position approximately one ball above the ball receiving guide part (25) of the urging passage portion (24) and which is passed through the urging passage portion (24) from the passage (23). Detecting means capable of counting and detecting each sphere based on the presence / absence of sphere detection (2
9), a restricting member (34) displaceable between the restraining position before the ball cutting and the releasing position at the time of ball cutting detected by the detecting means (29), and the detecting means (29). In response to the prize ball discharge command condition transmitted from the control circuit device (C) for performing the prize ball detection control, the regulating member (34) is temporarily switched to the release position, and the predetermined number is preset. The electric operation tool (3) that is stopped and controlled to return and hold the regulating member (34) to the original restraining position when the count detection of the minute is completed.
1) A ball cutting device for a pachinko machine, which is configured to include and.