JPH0748302Y2 - Award ball return device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention provides a means for paying out a prize ball in a pachinko game,
The present invention relates to a prize ball returning device in a pachinko machine in which a ball returning means and a receipt paying means can be selected.

[Prior Art] In a pachinko game, a prize ball returning means is paid out to a pachinko machine plate in excess of a certain amount according to a winning ball, and when a prize ball is further paid out, an excess surplus ball is a game. It is formed to flow down from the upper plate to the lower plate by an upper plate ball punching button provided on the upper plate by a person. When the lower tray is full, the player opens the lower tray ball hole and collects it in the ball box provided in the hall and returns it to the prize exchange counter in the hall, or exchanges with the ball return device provided at the island edge. The method to do was done.

However, recent pachinko machines have continued to be equipped with models with a high payout amount. For example, in a game called a fever machine, the amount of prize balls that a player wins by one big hit is large, and the prize after the game is large. The effort at the time of returning the ball is particularly old,
It was hard for women. In order to avoid such a problem, many proposals have been made to return all the prize balls to the island stand and settle them by a payout means by receipt after the game is over. However, there are many players who feel that superiority and satisfaction that pile up a lot of prize balls to be paid out at their feet are the real pleasure of pachinko game, and refrain from the pachinko machine configuration with only the receipt payout device, etc. There is a problem, and a combination type configuration in which both means can be freely selected has been desired.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, at the time of winning in a pachinko game, a prize ball payout means to be paid out as a prize ball is configured to be selectable between a ball payout means and a receipt payout means, It is configured to be selectable based on the return lever operation desired by the player.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in a prize ball returning device in a payout means of a prize ball obtained in a pachinko game, the prize ball returning device is formed corresponding to the pachinko machine. A ball return ball passage is formed from the ball storage portion of the plate, and a connection gutter that connects the ball return ball passage and the island side out collection gutter is formed, and a ball passage opening / closing valve and a winning ball are formed in the connection gutter. A detection sensor is formed, and a receipt is paid out by a printing device based on the numerical value of the winning ball display device, based on the ball return lever for selecting the ball returning ball passage and the signal output of the winning ball detection sensor, A winning ball display device for displaying is provided, an opening / closing member for opening / closing the connection gutter is provided, and a lever for controlling the opening / closing member is provided, and one of a ball returning means and a receipt payout means is operated by the lever operation. It is to characterized in that the selectable.

[Operation] When a prize is paid by a pachinko game, a preset payout ball is paid out to the upper plate, and when the upper plate becomes full, a ball is passed from the ball passage (not shown) communicating with the lower plate to the lower plate by the player's operation button. Inflow.

FIG. 2 or FIG. 6 shows a receipt payout means, and shows an operation diagram in which the island stand recovery lever provided on the front surface of the lower tray is moved to the right side in the figure to return the balls to the out collect trough on the island stand side. By the lever operation of the island stand recovery lever, the island stand ball passage opening / closing valve to the island stand side, which is formed in the lower part of the lower tray, is opened, and the ball is connected to the out collect trough on the island stand side through the connection gutter. Inflow. The number of balls is detected by a winning ball detection sensor provided between the passages from the island stand ball passage opening / closing valve to the out collection trough, and the numerical signal is displayed on the winning ball display device via the CPU. When the player finishes playing the game, the settlement button is used to print the value on a receipt by a printing device (not shown), and the receipt is discharged from the receipt exit.

Further, FIGS. 4 and 5 show a method for discharging winning balls into a ball box.

When the lower tray is full, the lower tray ball ejecting lever is moved (on the right side in this embodiment), and the lower tray closing plate is urged by the urging spring to allow the balls to pass to enable the balls to be ejected to the coin box. .
It is provided with both of the above-mentioned return means, and is configured to select the return of the winning balls according to the game state.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 8 is an overall front view of a pachinko machine 1 to which the prize ball returning device 20 according to the embodiment is applied.

In the figure, a pachinko machine 1 has a front frame 2 formed in a frame shape, and a metal frame 3 is provided around an opening of the front frame 2. A glass door 4 for accommodating a glass plate and a front door 6 to which an upper plate 5 is fixed are formed on the metal frame 3 so as to be openable and closably supported on one side. The upper plate 5 stores balls paid out by prize balls, and when a predetermined amount is stored, the upper plate 5 is formed so as to flow down to the lower plate 10 by the operation of the player's upper plate ball removal button.

FIG. 1 shows a partially enlarged schematic view of the prize ball returning device 20 integrally formed on the lower plate 10 of the pachinko machine 1, and FIGS. 5 to 6 show the internal structure of the prize ball returning device 20. It is a sectional side view. First, the bottom surface of the lower plate 10 is formed of a thick member, the ball storage portion 10a is formed in the upper portion, a through hole having a large ball diameter is opened in the vertical direction of the bottom of the ball storage portion 10a, and the ball returning ball passage A is formed. Open. At the starting end opening of the ball returning ball passage A (the ball storage portion 10a), a lower plate closing plate C that normally stores balls is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the balls of the lower plate 10 are formed to be stored. . When a lower plate ball pulling lever 12 provided on one front side of the lower plate 10 is operated, the lower plate closing plate C slides and the balls of the lower plate 10 are directly discharged to the ball box 13. Further, the ball returning ball passage A terminal ball outlet is formed with a lower dish ball removing valve 14 that closes the ball returning ball passage A, but the lower dish ball removing valve 14 is normally in the released state, and will be described later. When the lever is operated by the receipt delivering means, the lower tray ball removing valve 14 moves in conjunction with the island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 to be in a closed state, and the lower tray closing plate C is released by the movement, so that it is returned. It is formed to guide the balls to the out-collecting gutter on the island stand side. In addition, this interlocking action is the lower plate ball removal valve 14
Is preferentially closed, and then the island pedestal passage opening / closing valve 15 is preferably opened so that spillage can be prevented.

Next, the return means by receipt will be described.

A connecting gutter 21 is formed to connect the ball collecting ball passage A with the out collecting gutter. The connecting gutter 21 has a ball passage shape having a width equal to or larger than the diameter of a pachinko ball, the starting end has no ball returning ball passage A, and the end has a length that allows it to be erected in an out collecting gutter. It is fixed by an appropriate means so as to have a downward slope on the gutter side (not shown). An island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 for the island base and a winning ball detection sensor 23 are provided at an appropriate position at the beginning of the ball passage of the connection gutter 21 to form a ball return count control by receipt return.

First, the island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 will be explained. When the island base recovery lever 17 provided on the side surface of the lower plate 10 is operated to the right side, the lower plate ball removal valve is opened.
The island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 that closes 14 and blocks the ball passage of the connection gutter 21 is opened to form an interlocking action.

At that time, when the island stand recovery lever 17 is moved to the right side, the lower plate closing plate C is released at the same time, so that the prize ball is a ball returning ball passage A.
After passing through the connection gutter 21, the prize ball is returned to the out recovery gutter of Shimadai.

Next, the winning ball detection sensor 23 will be described. A prize ball detection sensor 23 is provided below the island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 (outward collection gutter side), and a passing ball is detected when the island base ball passage opening / closing valve 15 is released. The detection means may be, for example, an optical sensor type or an electromagnetic induction type, and is not limited.
The detection signal from the winning ball detection sensor 23 is formed to display the numerical value on the winning ball display device 24 through the CPU, and is displayed on the winning ball display device 24 at that time by operating the settlement button 25 at the end of the game. The printing device (not shown) is used to issue the indicated numerical value from the receipt outlet 26.

The prize ball returning device 20 configured as described above is drive-controlled by the block diagram shown in FIG.

The winning balls are input to the CPU 30 from the detection input circuit 31 and output to the display output circuit 32. It is input to the CPU from the settlement input circuit 33 and output to the printer output circuit 34. A power supply circuit 35 and a light oscillation circuit 36 are connected to the CPU 30, respectively.

As described above, it is clear that the prize balls obtained by the pachinko machine 1 are stored in the ball storage portion 10a of the lower plate 10, and then the ball is returned through the ball returning ball passage A by the player's selection lever to the ball box 13 and Returned to the out collection gutter installed inside the Pachinko island stand. At this time, the balls returned to the Shimadai side are counted and memorized by the winning ball detection sensor 23 and the player pays the payment button.
When 25 is pressed, the printer is printed with the printer output, the receipt is displayed at the receipt exit 26, and the reset ends.

As described above, the prize ball returning device 20 according to the present embodiment has the built-in elements that integrally configure the prize ball returning device 20 from the lower plate 10 of the pachinko machine 1 to the lower side, and thus the prize ball returning device 20 as in the prior art. It is possible to provide any return means by selecting the ball return means and the receipt payout means by lever operation without forming a stand alone or projecting on the counter stand without significantly changing the conventional shape. The service of is improved. Also, when the game is interrupted and the machine is changed, it is possible to use both the return of balls and the receipt payout.

[Effects of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, the prize ball returning device in the pachinko game according to the present invention operates the lever desired by the player to operate the means for returning the prize ball obtained by the game. If you can choose the payout of the prize balls and select the ball return method, it gives you the superiority of stacking the prize ball boxes that are the real pleasure of pachinko games, and if you change the pachinko machine on the way you can respond immediately Is. In addition, since the payment means by receipt is also paid at the game place, the labor for carrying a heavy metal box is greatly reduced, and there is no waiting time for payment, which leads to improvement of customer service. Also, by providing a return means by receipt, the rate at which balls to the played island stand are returned to the island stand increases, so the island AC control is halved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged schematic view of an essential part of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the working state of the embodiment, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a lower plate, and FIG. 4 is a schematic view of discharging a ball into a ball box of the embodiment. Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of discharging balls into a ball box, Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of returning balls to the island stand in the embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 7 is a block diagram and flowchart of the present invention, and Fig. 8 is an overall view of a pachinko machine. . 1 …… Pachinko machine, 5 …… Upper plate, 10 …… Lower plate, 12 …… Lower plate punching lever, 13 …… Jack box, 14 …… Lower plate punching valve, 15 ……
Shimadai ball passage open / close valve, 17 …… Shimadai collection lever, 20 …… Prize ball returning device, 21 …… Connection gutter, 23 …… Prize ball detection sensor,
24: prize winning ball display device, 25: settlement button, 26: receipt exit, A: ball return ball passage, C: lower tray closing plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A prize ball returning device in a payout means for a prize ball obtained in a pachinko game, wherein the prize ball returning device is a ball passage for returning balls from a ball storage portion of a lower plate formed corresponding to the pachinko machine. And forming a connection gutter that connects the ball returning ball passage and the island-side out collection gutter, and forming a ball passage opening / closing valve and a winning ball detection sensor in the connection gutter, and the winning ball detection sensor Based on the signal output of the winning ball display device to display, the receipt is formed by the printing device based on the numerical value of the winning ball display device is formed, the ball return lever for selecting the ball return ball passage and the connection A pachinko machine characterized in that an opening / closing member for opening / closing the gutter is provided, a lever for controlling the opening / closing member is provided, and either the ball returning means or the receipt payout means can be selected by the lever operation. Award ball returning device.