JPH0751463A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely identify whether balls discharged from a discharging device are lent balls prize balls when sharing the ball discharging device with a pinball game machine and a ball lending machine adjacent to this pinball machine by providing a discharge identifying means for reporting the discharge of lent balls and the discharge of prize balls to a player while distinguishing them. CONSTITUTION:The ball lending machine is provided with a path switching device 80 equipped with three shutters 81a-81c at the lower edge of the ball discharging device connected through a shoot to the lower part of a storage tank. When the shutter 81a is turned like broken line M corresponding to the operation of the ball discharging device, the direction of discharged balls is changed to a left side exit 88a and when the shutter 81b is turned in the counterclockwise direction, the direction of balls is changed to a right side exit 88b. On the other hand, the shutter 81c to be operated corresponding to a detect signal from a coil detector is arranged at the entrance part of a guide beam communicated to a lent ball exit, the discharged balls flow down to the guide beam or a ball pickup beam 79, and a prize ball discharge announcement tone is generated from a speaker or the like while being interlocked with the operation of the shutter 81c.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball discharging device suitable for discharging prize balls and rental balls in a pachinko gaming machine or a slot gaming machine arranged in a pachinko gaming store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming shop, a prize ball discharging mechanism is provided on the back of a pachinko gaming machine, and a ball rental discharging mechanism is provided in a ball lending machine arranged between the pachinko gaming machine and the pachinko gaming machine. Each is provided. Among them, the prize ball discharging mechanism is a predetermined number (for example, 13) of pachinko balls when the pachinko balls that are ejected from the launcher flow into the safe mouth (prize hole) provided on the game board. It has a discharging device that discharges and provides it to the player as a prize ball, detects a ball that has flowed into the safe mouth, and discharges a certain number of balls based on the detection signal.

[0003]

However, the prize ball discharging mechanism in the conventional pachinko gaming machine has the following disadvantages and drawbacks. In other words, conventionally, the prize ball discharging mechanism for each gaming machine is integrally mounted on the back surface of the game board, so when replacing the game board with a new one, it is necessary to also replace the prize ball discharging mechanism. The cost was high and it was uneconomical. In addition, for the supply of spare balls to pachinko gaming machines and the supply of balls to ball lending machines, etc., a supply gutter must be provided for each pachinko machine or ball lending machine and connected to a common supply gutter. did not become. For this reason, not only is the island equipment of the pachinko parlor complicated, but the above-mentioned gutter cannot be configured with a sufficient margin, which has been a cause of easy ball clogging in the gutter.

Further, in the case of performing centralized management on an island equipment unit of a pachinko parlor, a cable for transmitting the number of times of operation of machine parts of each gaming machine or ball lending machine to the centralized management device of the management system is very important. There is also a problem that the connection work and the maintenance management become troublesome. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and simplify the mechanism by sharing the ball discharging device between the pachinko gaming machine and the ball lending machine adjacent thereto. However, if the ball discharge device is shared, the number of balls will decrease during the game, and if you try to purchase additional game balls, if the occurrence of winning balls overlaps, the balls discharged from the discharge device are rented balls or a prize. It has been found that there is an inconvenience that it is impossible to distinguish whether it is a sphere.

The object of the present invention is to determine whether the player is renting a ball or a prize ball even if the pachinko gaming machine and the ball lending machine adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine share the ball discharging device. To be able to identify. The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, the present invention has a function of discharging a rental ball according to a valuable value of a coin or a card inserted, and a prize ball which is provided at any time to provide a game. In a gaming device having a function of discharging a predetermined number of prize balls when discharge conditions are satisfied, a valuable value detecting means for detecting a valuable value of a coin or a card inserted and generating a ball rental discharge request signal. , A ball capable of discharging any number of pachinko balls having an electric drive source and a prize ball discharge condition detecting means for detecting that a condition for discharging the prize ball is established and generating a prize ball discharge request signal A discharge device, discharge identification means for distinguishing the player from the ball lending discharge and the prize ball discharge, and the ball discharging device operating based on the ball lending discharge request signal or the prize ball discharge request signal. Together to discharge the loan sphere or prize sphere is obtained by the provided and control means for driving the discharge identification means.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned means, the ball discharge device is provided between the pachinko gaming machine and the ball lending machine adjacent to the pachinko game machine, since the player has the discharge identification means for distinguishing the ball rental discharge and the prize ball discharge from the player. Even if the additional purchase of game balls and the occurrence of prize balls coincide with each other, the player can identify whether the balls discharged from the discharge device are rental balls or prize balls. become.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is designed so that a blocking member (stopper) is normally inserted into the downflow path of a pachinko ball to prevent the ball from passing through, and the blocking member is retracted from the downflow path in response to a discharge request. High-speed ball ejection is achieved by using a stopper-type ball ejection device that allows the balls to flow down. However, this type of stopper type ball discharging device can be obtained with extremely high accuracy due to recent advances in sensor technology and electronics when focusing on the counting function. It has not been possible to guarantee sufficient responsiveness to the counting function.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention has investigated the factors of insufficient responsiveness regarding the stopper function in the stopper type ball discharging device. As a result, in the stopper type ball discharging device, it is impossible to match the position of the sensor and the position of the blocking member (stopper) due to mechanical restrictions,
It takes some time for a certain pachinko ball to reach the stop position of the blocking member after passing the position of the sensor.
Further, in order to always discharge only a predetermined number of pachinko balls while operating the blocking member at some timing as described above, the flow-down speed of the pachinko ball passing at least between the sensor and the blocking member is at least There must be a certain amount of space between the pachinko ball and the next pachinko ball, just before the blocking member is activated.

However, in reality, the flow velocity of the pachinko balls flowing down the flow path and the interval between the balls have great variations due to various factors. Even if the relative actuation timing of the blocking member with respect to the flow velocity of the pachinko balls is slightly early or slightly late, it cannot be guaranteed that the predetermined number of pachinko balls can be accurately discharged. In other words, it has been found that even if the operation time of the blocking member is constant, the operation timing is different each time due to variations in the speed of the falling balls and variations in the interval between the balls, and the certainty cannot be guaranteed.
The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the stopper type ball discharging device by improving the flow-down path and the blocking member as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball discharging device of this embodiment includes a gutter component 1 which constitutes a main part of a pachinko ball discharging path and a pachinko ball flowing down in the pachinko ball discharging path. A holding body 3 for holding the ball discharging device 2 for preventing or releasing the flow-down is integrally formed. A solenoid 21 which is a driving means of the ball discharging device 2 is fixed to the holding body 3. The gutter component 1 is
A gently inclined alignment gutter 11, a flow control gutter 13 extending substantially vertically downward from the flow lower end of the alignment gutter 11, and a ball flowing down at a connection portion between the alignment gutter 11 and the flow control gutter 13. Adjusting section 12 for changing the direction of about 90 degrees, and the adjusting trough 13
The guide gutter 14 extends obliquely downward about 45 degrees from the lower end of the guide gutter, and the discharge gutter 15 extends substantially vertically downward from the end of the guide gutter 14.

A pair of support pieces 16 are projected from the outer wall of the gutter component member 1 in the vicinity of the boundary between the guide gutter 14 and the discharge gutter 15, and the support shaft 4 is laid horizontally between the support pieces 16. There is. Although not particularly limited, in this example,
Two pachinko ball discharge paths are formed, and a pair of fan-shaped downflow prevention members 22 as actuating members are rotatably attached to the support shaft 4 in correspondence with the two discharge paths. . A pair of solenoids 21 is provided corresponding to the flow-down prevention member 22. Then, the tip end portion of the flow-down prevention member 22 enters through the slit provided in the inner wall portion of the gutter component member 1 and projects into the guide gutter 14.
The rear end of the downflow prevention member 22 is connected to the front end of the plunger 21a of the solenoid 21 via a link member 23. As the plunger 21a expands and contracts, the downflow prevention member 22 moves around the support shaft 4. It is reciprocally rotated so that the tip of the tip moves into or out of the guide gutter 14.

Further, the side wall of the guide trough 14 is bulged to the outside to form an accommodating portion 17, into which the falling ball detector 5 composed of a transmission type optical sensor is inserted. Details of the storage section 17 are shown in FIG.
Further, FIG. 6 shows a slit 19 for advancing the downflow prevention member 22 which is formed continuously with the housing portion 17. It should be noted that the solenoid 2 is provided above the holder 3.
1 and the connector 6 for concentrating the lead wires pulled out from the falling ball detector 5 at one place and connecting the wiring for connecting with the control device of the pachinko gaming machine from the front all together It is arranged.

Further, in this embodiment, the ball discharge device 2 unitized as described above and the upper end of the gutter component 1, that is, the inlet of the alignment gutter 11 which constitutes the beginning of the discharge path,
As shown by the chain line A in FIG. 2, a pachinko ball storage tank 7
The end portions of the supply gutters 10 for guiding the balls inside are connected. A pressure reducing portion 18 having a step is formed near the terminal end of the supply gutter 10. In FIG. 3, the decompression unit 18
An embodiment is shown in which the above-mentioned supply gutter 10 having the above is unitized with the gutter component 1 and the ball discharging device 2.

In this embodiment, each of the gutter members forming the two flow-down paths in the above-described embodiment, the flow-down blocking member 22 corresponding to each flow-down path, and the solenoid 2 serving as the driving means thereof.
1 are held between a pair of parallel plates 24, respectively. The two sets of parallel plates 24 are integrally connected to each other by a connecting rod 25. Also,
The supply gutter 10 is mounted on a connecting rod 25 arranged at the rear end of the parallel plate 24. By this, the gutter component 1, the ball discharging device 2, and the supply gutter 10 are integrally held between the two sets of parallel plates 24, and one-touch as a ball discharging device in a pachinko gaming machine or a ball lending machine in the vicinity thereof. It becomes possible to install the device in a compact form.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the flow-down prevention member 2
A stopper pin 26 is projectingly provided on the side portion of the second plate 2, and the stopper pin 26 is supplied to an arc-shaped guide hole 24a formed in the parallel plate 24 to regulate the turning range of the flow-down blocking member 22. In addition, a spring 28 is stretched between the pin 27 extending horizontally below the front end of the parallel plate 24 and the front end of the flow-down prevention member 22, so that the return spring 21 inside the solenoid 21 is closed.
The rotation of the downflow prevention member 22 by b is assisted, and the downflow prevention member 22 can be quickly rotated at the end of the discharge to prevent the discharge of the downflow ball. However, spring 2
8 is provided, the return spring 21b is provided in the solenoid 21.
It is also possible not to provide. In the above embodiment, the supply gutter 10 and the alignment gutter 11 can be considered as one alignment gutter. In that case, the decompression unit 18 is provided in the middle of the alignment gutter.

Next, the operation of the flow-down path (1) and the ball discharging device configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. When the fan-shaped downflow prevention member 22 enters the guideway 14 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the pachinko balls B aligned in the downflow path (1) are the most advanced balls B ₁
Is stopped by coming into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the downflow prevention member 22. At this time, two balls B ₁ , B in the guide trough 14
_2, also, the three balls B _3, B _4, B ₅ to control flow trough 13 to be received, the dimensions of the induction gutter 14 DOO adjusting flow trough 13 is determined respectively. Moreover, the uppermost ball B in the adjusting trough 13
₅ is pushed by the balls B ₆ , B ₇ ... In the alignment gutter 11 to come into contact with the tapered adjusting portion 12. The sphere B ₅ receives a repulsive force from the adjusting unit 12 by being pressed toward the adjusting unit 12, and the repulsive force is transmitted to the sphere B ₅ and the balls B ₄ , B ₃ ... Acts as if pushed up.

As a result, when the flow-down prevention member 22 is retracted from inside the guide gutter 14 as shown by the broken line c in FIG. 4, the flow-regulating gutter 1 is caused by the repulsive force from the adjusting part 12 and the weight of the ball.
3 and the balls B _{1 to} B ₅ in the guide trough 14 immediately start to flow down. Ball B ₆ in alignment trough 11 a sphere B ₁ .about.B ₅ flows down, B ₇ ‥‥ starts falling Following this. Then, at the exit of the alignment gutter 11, first, it collides with the adjusting part 12 to reduce the downflow speed, and the downflow direction is converted from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction by approximately 90 °, and then enters the flow adjusting part 13. Since the vehicle is accelerated by its own weight there, a space between the ball and the subsequent ball that is decelerated by the adjusting unit 12 is secured.

Therefore, the output waveform of the detector 5 becomes as shown in FIG. 5, and the detection interval t of the spheres B _{3 to} B ₅ in the adjusting trough 13 is t.
_As compared with ₁ , the detection interval t ₂ of the spheres B ₆ , B _7, ... As a result, for example, if the solenoid 21 is demagnetized when the ball B ₇ is detected, it is possible to prevent the flow-down before the ball B ₇ passes even if the operation of the flow-down blocking member 22 is delayed. . On the other hand, since the alignment gutter 11 is provided with the decompression unit 18, the ball pressure due to the weight of the upstream sphere transmitted through the spheres B ₁₁ , B ₁₂ , ... Therefore, a considerable part is absorbed by the decompression unit 18. As a result, the ball pressure transmitted to the ball B ₁₁ in the stopped (standby) state is adjusted to 1
3 and the balls B _{1 to} B ₅ in the guide trough 14 are almost not transmitted, so that the pressure acting on the downflow prevention member 22 is also reduced. As a result, the flow-down prevention member 22 can be retracted with a comparatively small force. The inclination angle of the alignment gutter 11 is preferably about 7 °.

Further, in the flow-down path, the center 0 ₅ of the sphere B ₅ located at the uppermost position of the diversion trough 12 is aligned in the alignment gutter 11 while the flow-down is prevented by the flow-down prevention member 22. as will be positioned below the extension line of the center line connecting the centers 0 _{6-0 10} spheres B ₆ .about.B _10, the dimensions of the induction gutter 14 and adjusting flow trough 13 is determined. Therefore, waiting ball B
_The pressure transmitted from _{6 to} B ₁₀ to B ₅ produces a component force that pushes down the ball B ₅ . As a result, when the downflow prevention member 22 is retracted, the uppermost ball B ₅ of the diversion trough 13 is moved to the succeeding ball B ₆
And the outer wall 13a of the diversion gutter 13 and the ball B ₁
It never is prevented from trying to flow down to follow the stream of ~B _4.

The falling ball detector 5 provided in the middle of the guide trough 14 is arranged so that its detection optical axis F is located slightly off the center of the sphere flowing down in the trough. When the detection optical axis F is positioned so as to pass through the center of the sphere, when a plurality of spheres continuously flow down, the pulse interval of the detection signal becomes narrow and accurate counting may not be possible. . However, in this embodiment, as described above, by shifting the detection optical axis F from the center of the sphere, accurate counting becomes possible. Further, in the above embodiment, the downflow blocking member 22 is attached so that the rotation surface of the fan-shaped downflow blocking member 22 coincides with the downflow locus of the center of the downflowing sphere.
It moves so as to enter the trough from the upper side of 4 to the lower side, and stops the flowing ball. Therefore, a stopper portion (for example, an end portion of the guide hole 24a or the downflow blocking member 22 in FIG. 3) that restricts the rotation range of the downflow blocking member 22 receives an impact force that acts on the downflow blocking member 22 when the downflowing ball stops. Since it can be received by the slit end portion of the guide gutter 14, it is possible to easily give strength enough to withstand the impact that acts at the time of stop.

Moreover, since the sphere B _{1 at the} lowermost end comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fan-shaped downflow prevention member 22 and is stopped, the sphere B _{1 at the} lowest end is the outer peripheral surface of the downflow prevention member 22 and the wall surface of the guide trough 14. Even if it is stopped in such a manner as to bite in between, the sphere B ₁ is separated while rotating the sphere B ₁ on its outer peripheral surface when the downflow preventing member 22 is retracted. Therefore, the downflow prevention member 22 can be retracted with a comparatively small force, and the sphere is not pinned between the downflow prevention member 22 and the wall surface of the guide gutter 14 and does not move. Further, the line connecting the center of rotation of the flow-down prevention member 22 and the center 0 ₁ of the lowermost sphere B ₁ in the guide trough 14 is arranged so as to be horizontal. Therefore, immediately ball B ₁ is enabled under a stream when the end of the falling-blocking member 22 is disengaged from the outer periphery of the ball B _1, blocking force from ball B ₁ is lowered slightly shear with the rotation of the flow-down preventing member 22 is outside And there is no such thing as starting the flow.

Further, in the above embodiment, the angle α formed between the flow control trough 13 and the guide flow gutter 14 may be in the range of 0 to 90 °, but if it is set to about 45 °, it will be within the flow control trough 13. It is possible to reduce the load applied to the downflow prevention member 22 at the time of stopping without greatly reducing the speed of the accelerated downflow ball. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sphere B _{1 at} the lowermost end in the downflow prevention member 22 and the guide trough 14 is in a state where the downflow of the sphere is blocked by the downflow prevention member 22.
The distance d between the vertical line G passing through a point separated by the diameter of the sphere from the contact point with and the wall surface 15a of the discharge gutter 15 is smaller than the radius r of the sphere and larger than r-rcosα (r
-Rcos α <d <r) as shown in FIG.
The position of has been determined. As a result, when the downflow blocking member 22 enters the guide trough 14 and blocks downflow of the ball, the last discharged ball is the end surface 22 of the downflow blocking member 22.
Guide gutter 1 when discharged by being pushed by a.
When it reaches the end 14a of No. 4, it can flow down into the discharge gutter 15 and escape from the downflow prevention member 22.

Therefore, the final discharge ball remains in the guide gutter 15 indefinitely, and does not obstruct the entry of the downflow prevention member 22, and the quick discharge can be stopped. However,
The guide gutter 14 may be extended like a chain line E. When a spring 28 is used as a means for giving a force to cause the downflow prevention member 22 to enter the guide trough 14, the spring 28 is indicated by a broken line C in FIG. As described above, it is preferable that the line of action D of the spring 28 is arranged so as to be substantially perpendicular to the end face 22 a of the downflow prevention member 22 when the end of the downflow prevention member 22 starts to enter the guiding trough 14. As a result, when the downflow prevention member 22 comes into contact with the ball inside the guide trough 14, the rotation speed is maximized, and the downflow ball can be stopped in a smooth manner.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show an embodiment in which the ball discharging device according to the present invention is applied to a ball lending machine provided between a game machine of an island facility of a pachinko parlor. The ball lending machine of this embodiment is configured to also serve as a prize ball discharging device of a pachinko gaming machine. A storage tank 61 for storing spare balls is provided on the upper portion of the ball lender main body 60.
A chute 62 having two passages is connected to the lower part of 1. The chute 62 has a shape that meanders downward in an S shape, and the preliminary balls that have entered the chute 62 from the storage tank 61 are aligned in two rows while meandering through the chute 62 while meandering. .

At the lower end of the chute 62, for example, a unitized ball discharging device 63 as shown in FIG. 3 is arranged. Further, on the front surface of the ball lender main body 60, a coin insertion slot 64, a return opening 65 for the coin insertion slot, a display lamp 66 and a ball rental outflow device 67 are provided.
When a coin is inserted into the coin lending machine 60, the coin selector 70 in the ball lending machine 60 sorts a predetermined coin and sends it to the coin collecting trough 71, and the coin detector 72 detects it, and when the coin is correct, the ball is dropped. The discharging device 63 is operated to discharge a predetermined number (for example, 25) of ball rental balls. The rental balls discharged by the ball discharging device 63 pass through the outflow gutter 68 and the rental ball exit 6
You will be guided to 7.

When an incorrect coin is inserted, the coin selector 70 selects it and returns it to the coin return port 65. In addition, correct coins are collected through the coin collection gutter 71. Further, in the ball lender main body 60, a switch box 73 for setting the number of lent balls for one coin, the number of prize balls for one winning ball, the number of supplies when the storage tank 61 is emptied, and the like. A control box 74 for controlling the ball discharging device 63 based on a set value in the switch box 73 and a signal from the coin detector 72 is provided. Each setting device of the switch box 73 can be set by the manager of the game shop prior to the start of business or as necessary during business. The control box 74 receives a signal from the detector in the chute 62 or the falling ball detector 5 (see FIG. 2) in the ball ejecting device 63, and the chute 62 is controlled.
When it is determined that there is no ball inside, the indicator lamp 66 is turned off to notify that the discharge is impossible. 75
Is a power supply box for a ball lending machine.

In the ball lending machine of this embodiment, since the ball discharging device 63 can discharge an arbitrary number of balls, the number of balls to be lended per coin can be freely set using the switch box 73. There is no need to replace the parts of the ball lending machine when the price rises due to rising prices. Further, in this example,
A flow path switching device 80 is provided at the lower end of the ball discharging device 63. The flow path switching device 80 has three shutters 81a, 81b, 81c for changing the direction of the flow of the discharged balls as shown in FIG. Of these, the shutter 81a is normally in an upright state, and when the shutter 81a is rotated as shown by a broken line M in the figure in response to the operation of the ball ejecting device 63, the direction of the ejected ball is directed to the left outlet 88a. To change. Similarly, the shutter 81b is rotated in the counterclockwise direction so that the direction of the sphere is changed to the right outlet 88b.
Convert to go to. When both the shutters 81a and 81b are erected, the discharged balls flow down toward the shutter 81c arranged below the shutters 81a and 81b.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10, the shutter 81c is arranged at the entrance of the outlet gutter 78 which is in communication with the ball rental outlet 67, and is tilted as indicated by the broken line N in the state shown in FIG.
The sulphated sphere is guided to the derivation gutter 78. When the shutter 81c is erected, the discharged balls flow straight down into the ball drop trough 79 and are discharged to a recovery gutter (not shown) in the island facility. The shutters 81a-81c are each rotated by an opening / closing drive mechanism as shown in FIG. That is, the operation arm 84 having the operation pin 83 is attached to one end of the support shaft 82 fixed to the base of each of the shutters 81a to 81c. And the operating pin 8
3 has a long hole 8 formed at the other end of an operating lever 86 whose one end is pin-connected to the plunger 85a of the solenoid 85.
The shutters 81a to 81c are opened and closed by being engaged with the solenoid 6a and turning on and off the solenoid 85. 87 is a return spring.

The opening / closing drive mechanism of the shutter is arranged in the gate box 89 in FIG. The solenoid 85 responds to a command from the control box 74 at the bottom of the ball lending machine 60 in response to the generation of winning balls in the left and right pachinko gaming machines or the detection signal from the coin detector 72 in the ball lending machine. Shutters 81a-8
1c is operated to allow the balls discharged from the ball discharging device 63 to flow toward a desired passage.

Therefore, when the dual-purpose ball lending machine of this embodiment is used, as shown in FIG. 12, on the back mechanism boards of the pachinko gaming machines 100a and 100b arranged on both sides,
The prize ball outflow troughs 48a and 48b are provided so as to extend toward the ball lending machine 60 and have their tip openings facing the left and right outlets 88a and 88b of the ball discharging device 63, respectively. In addition, a lead wire 111 drawn from a repeater 110 that connects to a detector or a drive source provided in each gaming machine.
And a lead wire 74a drawn from the control box 74
And tangentially through the connector. In this way, it is not necessary to provide a prize ball discharging device for each pachinko gaming machine. As a result, even when the pachinko game machine model is replaced, the main part of the back mechanism is left as it is and only the front game board is replaced, and the cost for replacing the stand is small.

In the above case, the prize ball derivation gutters 48a, 48b
By arranging the base of the above to be on the center line of the pachinko gaming machine and having a structure capable of rotating about 180 degrees, there is no need to change the configuration of the pachinko gaming machines arranged on the left and right of the ball lending machine 60. After installation prize ball derivation gutter 48a (4
It is also possible to simply change the direction of the open end of 8b). Further, in this embodiment, in the switch box 73, depending on the switching state of the shutters 81a to 81c, not only the ball rental outlet 67 but also the left and right ball outlets 88a.
And the number of balls to be discharged to 88b can be set separately, so that one ball lending machine can support a plurality of models, and the number of prize balls to the left and right of the ball lending machine 60 respectively. It is also possible to arrange different models of different. When the inside of the storage tank 61 at the upper part of the ball lender main body 60 becomes empty, the replenishing device 90 arranged above is operated by a signal from the control box 74, and the pachinko ball supplied by the supply gutter 92 is discharged from the discharge path 91. It is designed to replenish a predetermined number.

FIG. 13 shows a configuration example of the control device in the control box 74. The control device 200 has a central processing unit 201 composed of a microcomputer and the like, and the central processing unit 201 sequentially executes the instructions of the programs stored in a program memory 202 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory). It is read and executed, and predetermined discharge processing control is performed. Data relating to the number of discharged balls such as the number of prize balls and the number of balls to be rented necessary for executing the program is read from an external setting device and stored in a data memory 203 such as a RAM (random access memory). The control device 200 includes detection signals from the coin detector 72 in the ball lending machine 60 and the falling ball detector 5 in the ball discharging device 63 and the pachinko gaming machines 100a on both sides, in the above-described embodiment.
Detection signals from the safe sphere detectors 101a and 101b and the out sphere detectors 102a and 102b in 100b are input, and the signals are supplied to the central processing unit 201 via the input ports 211 and 212.

Also, a ball removal request signal for the spare balls in the storage tank 61 sent from the central control room, etc., the storage tank 6
The replenishment command signal for No. 1 and the detection signal from the replenishment ball detector 95 in the replenishment device 90 are input to the control device 200, and the signal is supplied to the central processing unit 201 via the input port 213. Furthermore, the number-of-stops setting device 73 in the switch box 73 provided in the ball lending machine 60.
The data set by a, the supply number setting device 73b, the prize ball setting device 73c, and the rental ball number setting device 73d are input ports 21.
4 to the central processing unit 201. Also,
When the launch command detector 103 is activated by the player operating the operation dial of the launch device of the gaming machine, the detection signal is sent to the central processing unit 201 via the input port 215.
To be supplied to.

When the firing command signal is input, the central processing unit 201 sends a control signal from the output port 224 to the driver 234 to drive the hitting ball launching device 104. When the detection signal from the coin detector 72 comes in, a control signal is sent from the output ports 221 and 222 to the drivers 231 and 232 to drive the solenoid SOLC (85) of the shutter 81c of the flow path switching device 80 to drive the shutter 81c. While tilting the valve, the solenoid S for driving the ball discharging device 63
The OL3 (21) is driven, the solenoid SOL3 is stopped at an appropriate timing based on the signal from the falling ball detector 5, and a predetermined number of ball rental balls are discharged from the ball rental outlet 67.

When a detection signal from the safe ball detector 101a of the left pachinko gaming machine 100a comes in, a control signal is sent from the output port 222 to the drivers 231 and 232, and the solenoid of the shutter 81a of the passage switching device 80. The SOLA is driven to tilt the shutter 81a, and the discharge solenoid SOL3 is driven to collect a predetermined number of prize balls from the prize ball deriving gutter 4 of the pachinko gaming machine 100a.
It is discharged to 8a. Similarly, the pachinko gaming machine 10 on the right side
When the safe ball detection signal from 0b is input, the solenoids SOL3 and SOLB are driven to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls to the prize ball derivation trough 48b of the game machine on the right side. Further, when the safe sphere occurs, the amplifier 235 is output from the output port 225.
To the speaker SPK to generate a prize ball discharge notification sound. This makes it possible to discriminate between the rental ball discharge and the prize ball discharge in which the alarm sound is not generated.

On the other hand, when the ball removal request signal comes in, the solenoid S is kept open while the shutters 81a to 81c are kept upright.
The OL 3 is driven to discharge the preliminary balls in the storage tank 61 to the ball removing trough 79. When the supply request signal is input, the central processing unit 201 causes the driver 23 to output from the output port 223.
3 to drive the replenishing device 90 while monitoring the replenishment sphere detection signal to replenish the storage tank 61 with a predetermined number of reserve spheres. Further, the central processing unit 201 performs arithmetic processing based on the safe ball detection signal and the out ball detection signal input from the left and right pachinko gaming machines, calculates the number of balls, etc., and stores them in the data memory 203. At the same time, it is determined whether or not the number of hits set by the number-of-stops setter 73a has been reached, and when the number of hits is reached, a detection signal from the firing command detector 103 is input at that time. Even if it is coming, a signal is sent from the output port 224 to the driver 234 to stop the hitting ball launching device 104.

Further, the fact that the number of stops is reached is output from the input / output port 226 via the data exchanger 236 to the data transmission line 240 connected to the central control room, and is notified to the central control room. It After the stop processing, when the stop release signal is sent from the central control room through the data transfer line 240 or the stop release switch 106 provided in the gaming machine is turned on, the signal is input / output port 2
26 or the input port 216 to the central processing unit 201. Then, the central processing unit 201 causes the data memory 2
If the number of safe balls and the number of out balls held in 03 is cleared, and then the firing command signal is input,
The hitting ball launch device 104 can be driven.

In the above embodiment, the speaker SPK is driven to generate the discharge notification sound when the prize ball is discharged, and the notification sound is not generated when the ball rental is discharged, so that the ball discharge and the prize ball discharge can be distinguished. However, the notification sound may be generated only when the rental ball is discharged, or the notification sound may be distinguished by changing the tone or melody of the notification sound when the prize ball is discharged and when the rental ball is discharged. Further, instead of being identified by the sound produced by the speaker, it is possible to use a display device such as a lamp so as to be able to identify when the prize ball is discharged and when the ball is discharged. Further, the central processing unit 201
In a pachinko gaming machine under its own control, a speaker S outputs a predetermined sound effect when a special game mode (big hit) with a very high winning rate occurs or when the number of hits is reached.
It is also possible to generate a warning sound from the speaker SPK based on a signal generated from the PK or detecting that an illegal coin has been inserted into the ball lender main body 60.

In the above embodiment, the ball lending is discharged from the ball lending outlet 67 provided on the front surface of the ball lending machine, but the ball lending is also the same as the prize ball from the derived gutter 48a or 48b. It is also possible to discharge directly to the front supply tray. In that case, it is better to provide the ball lending machine and the game machine in a one-to-one relationship. Further, in the above embodiment, the ball discharging device and the control device are provided in the ball lending machine, but the ball discharging device and the control device are provided on the back surface of the gaming machine, or the ball lending machine itself is configured integrally with the gaming machine. You may do it.
Further, in the above embodiment, the ball rental discharge request signal is generated by the coin detector provided in the ball lending machine, but the ball rental is discharged by inserting a valuable card such as a prepaid card instead of the coin. In the ball lending machine that can be configured, the ball lending discharge request signal may be generated by the card reading device.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the function of discharging the rental ball according to the valuable value of the inserted coin or card and the condition for discharging the prize ball that provides the game at any time are satisfied. In a game device having a function of sometimes discharging a predetermined number of prize balls, a valuable value detection means for detecting a valuable value of a coin or a card inserted and generating a ball rental discharge request signal, and discharging a prize ball A prize ball discharge condition detecting means for detecting that a condition to be met is generated and generating a prize ball discharge request signal, a ball discharge device capable of discharging an arbitrary number of pachinko balls having an electric drive source, Discharge identification means for distinguishing the player from the ball discharge and the prize ball discharge, and the predetermined number of balls or prizes to operate by operating the ball discharge device based on the ball rental discharge request signal or the prize ball discharge request signal. Since the control means for driving the above-mentioned discharge identifying means is provided as well as for discharging the above, when the ball discharging device is shared by the pachinko gaming machine and the ball lending machine adjacent to the pachinko gaming machine, it is possible to purchase additional gaming balls. Even if the winning balls coincide with each other, the player can distinguish whether the balls discharged from the discharging device are rental balls or prize balls.

Further, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to provide the prize ball discharging device to the pachinko gaming machine itself, thereby reducing the cost when replacing the gaming machine with a new one. Since the structure of the back mechanism of the game machine is simplified, there is an effect that replacement work is facilitated. Furthermore, since it is now possible to use only one replenishing device for the storage tanks of the ball lending machine and the game machines on both sides of the ball lending machine, it is possible to connect to the supply gutter and connect the replenishing device on the way. This reduces the number of supply gutters that the pachinko parlor has, making the island facilities of the pachinko machine tidy, eliminating the ball clogging in each gutter, and facilitating maintenance and inspection. Further, even when performing centralized management of a pachinko parlor on an island-by-island basis or for the entire pachinko parlor, the number of cables required to configure the management system can be reduced, so that the entire system can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a ball discharging device according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a side view of the ball discharging device,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the ball discharging device,

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the action of a downflow path and a downflow prevention member of the ball discharging device;

FIG. 5 is a waveform diagram showing an output waveform of a falling ball detector,

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the downflow route,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a ball discharging device that also serves as a prize ball discharging device and a ball lending machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the ball discharging device as seen from the front side,

FIG. 9 is a sectional front view showing a configuration example of a flow path switching device,

FIG. 10 is a sectional side view showing a configuration example of a flow path switching device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a drive mechanism of a shutter which constitutes a flow path switching device.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a mounting relationship between the ball lending machine and the pachinko gaming machine of the embodiment,

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control device for a ball discharging device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Downflow path (gutter component member) 2 Ball discharge device 5 Downflow ball detector 11 Alignment gutter 13 Adjusting gutter 14 Guide gutter 15 Discharge gutter 21 Solenoid 22 Downflow blocking member 26 Stopper pins 48a, 48b Prize ball outflow gutter 60 Ball lender 61 Storage tank 62 Chute 63 Ball discharge device 68 Ball rental outflow gutter 70 Coin selector 73 Switch box 74 Control box 79 Ball drain gutter 80 Flow path switching device 88a, 88b Prize ball outlet 90 Replenishment device 100a, 100b Pachinko game machine

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A function of discharging a rental ball according to a valuable value of an inserted coin or a card, and a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged when a condition for discharging a prize ball which provides a game and is generated at any time is satisfied. In the gaming device that has the function, it detects the valuable value of the inserted coin or card, detects the valuable value detecting means for generating the ball rental discharge request signal, and detects that the condition for discharging the prize ball is satisfied. A prize ball discharge condition detection means for generating a prize ball discharge request signal, a ball discharge device capable of discharging an arbitrary number of pachinko balls having an electric drive source, a ball rental discharge and a prize ball discharge And the discharge identification means for distinguishing between them, and the ball discharge device is operated based on the ball rental discharge request signal or the prize ball discharge request signal to discharge a predetermined number of ball rental balls or prize balls and the discharge. Game apparatus characterized in that it comprises a control means for driving the different means.