JPH0788233A - Winning ball processing device of pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a machining ball processing device which can work with a high speed by discharging the counted prize balls quickly, wherein running a temperature associate with the discharge motion for winning balls is suppressed to possible minimum. CONSTITUTION:Winning balls P counted within a ball holding chamber 30 are discharged alternately to the left and right one by one in association with the displacement of a ball discharge member 50 or ball discharging gear in the left and right directions, wherein a self-holding solenoid is used as a driving means 90, and the ball discharge member 50 etc., is displaced to the left and right with one reversal of reciprocative of the plunger 91 of the solenoid, and thereby a winning ball P is discharged at each half cycle motion of the plunger 91.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine which uses a pachinko ball as a game medium, and puts a winning ball in a winning slot formed in the gaming board of the gaming machine on the back side of the gaming board. The present invention relates to a prize winning ball processing device for aligning with each other and counting and discharging the prize winning balls one by one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a winning ball processing device of this kind, as computerization progresses on the back side of the board of a pachinko machine,
There are various devices that utilize solenoids.

Specifically, for example, the prize balls are arranged in a gutter on the back side of the game board, the prize balls flowing down the gutter are counted by a sensor, and the counted balls are responded to the sensor one by one. Some use an activated solenoid to eject.

The solenoid is excited when a current flows,
While the plunger protrudes (or immerses), it demagnetizes when the current stops, and the urging force of a spring or the like causes the plunger to immerse (or protrude), which corresponds to one reciprocating motion of the plunger. The conventional device is configured to discharge the counted balls one by one.

Further, in the conventional prize winning ball processing device, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-29028 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-1.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 9178, various complicated mechanisms are required to temporarily hold the prize balls until the player finishes paying out the prize balls according to the prize.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional winning ball processing apparatus, one winning ball can be discharged by one reciprocating motion of the solenoid plunger, so that it takes time to discharge the winning balls. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to speed up the processing of winning balls.

In addition to high-speed processing of prize balls and measures against heat generation, the process of prize balls is realized with a simple structure.
It has also been attempted to reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional problem, and speeds up the processing of winning prize balls by quickly discharging the counted winning prize balls, and the winning prize balls are also achieved. It is possible to suppress the heat generation due to the discharging operation of
It is an object of the present invention to provide a winning ball processing device that can reduce the cost by simplifying the configuration.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is as follows: 1 A winning ball (P) which is in a winning opening formed in a gaming board of a gaming machine is provided in the gaming board. Align on the back side, and the prize balls (P)
Winning ball processing device (10a, which counts and discharges one by one)
10b), an introduction gutter (20) for aligning and winning down the winning balls (P) in one row, a ball holding chamber (30) communicating with a downstream end opening (21) of the introduction gutter (20), Detecting means (40) for detecting the winning balls (P) guided to the ball holding chamber (30), and arranged in the ball holding chamber (30) so as to be displaceable in the left-right direction, and with the displacement in the left-right direction. hand,
In response to the ball payout members (50, 60) for alternately distributing the winning balls (P) detected by the detecting means (40) to the right side or the left side and discharging downward, and the detecting means (40), The winning ball processing device (10a, 10b) is characterized by having a drive means (90) for displacing the ball payout member (50, 60) in the left-right direction.

2 The ball payout member (50) is arranged so as to be slidable in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber (30), and the ball payout member (50) is on each of the left and right sides of the ball payout ball (P). Can be fitted and the bottom is open (5
2) The ball receiving portion (51a, 51b) is formed, and the left ball receiving portion (51a) when the ball payout member (50) slides to the rightmost end side in the ball storage chamber (30),
It is configured so that the respective positions of the right side ball receiving portion (51b) when it slides to the leftmost end coincide with each other, and the position is set as a ball holding position (S), and the ball receiving at the ball holding position (S). The closing plate (35) for closing the bottom opening (52) of the portion (51a, 51b) is provided below the ball holding position (S), and the ball paying-out member (50) is provided on both left and right sides of the closing plate (35). )
The openings (36a, 36b) through which the prize balls (P) sorted according to the sliding of the
The downstream end opening (21) of the introduction gutter (20) is opened right above the ball holding position (S), and the detection means (40) is introduced to the ball holding position (S). The prize-winning ball processing device (10a) according to item 1, wherein the ball (P) is arranged at a position where it can be detected.

3 The ball payout member (60) is formed in a pendulum shape, and the ball payout member (60) has the ball holding chamber (3
0) is arranged so as to be swingable in the left-right direction, and the ball payout member (60) is provided on each of the left and right sides thereof with a winning ball (P)
Has a ball receiving portion (61a, 61b) with a bottom opening (62), and the ball payout member (60) swings to the rightmost end in the ball holding chamber (30). The left side ball receiving portion (61a) and the right side ball receiving portion (61b) when swinging to the leftmost end are configured to match each other, and the position is set as the ball holding position (S). A closing plate (35) for closing the bottom opening (62) of the ball receiving portion (61a, 61b) at the ball holding position (S) is provided below the ball holding position (S), and the closing plate (35) is provided. The openings (36a, 36a, 36a, 36b) on which the prize-winning balls (P) sorted according to the swinging of the ball payout member (60) in the left-right direction fall on the left and right sides of (35).
36b), the downstream end opening (21) of the introduction gutter (20) is opened immediately above the ball holding position (S), and the detection means (40) is set to the ball holding position (S). ) Is placed at a position where the prize balls (P) introduced in (1) can be detected.
0b).

4 winning balls (P) that have entered the winning openings formed on the gaming board of the gaming machine are aligned on the back side of the gaming board, and the winning balls (P) are counted and discharged one by one. In the processing device (10c), an introduction trough (20) for aligning and winning down the winning balls (P) in one row, and a ball holding chamber (30) communicating with the downstream end opening (21) of the introduction trough (20). And a detecting means (40) for detecting the winning balls (P) guided to the ball holding chamber (30), and arranged in the ball holding chamber (30) so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction and in the left-right direction. With the rotation of the winning ball (P), the winning balls (P) detected by the detecting means (40) are alternately distributed to the right side or the left side and discharged downward, and the detecting means (40). In response to the driving means (90) for rotating the ball payout gear (70) in the left-right direction, The prize winning ball processing device (10c) is characterized by having.

5. Recesses (71a, 71b) into which the prize balls (P) are fitted one by one on the outer circumference of the ball payout gear (70).
A plurality of balls are formed, and the ball pay-out gear (70) is rotated rightward and leftward in the ball holding chamber (30) with the downstream end opening (21) of the introduction gutter (20) facing right above. When the ball paying-out gear (70) is rotated rightward, the prize-winning ball (P) fitted in the recess (71a) at the upper end of the ball-discharging gear (70) falls to the right, and the rotation is accompanied by the rotation. The winning ball (P) is newly inserted into the other recessed portion (71b) that has moved to the upper end while the ball payout gear (70) is rotated leftward, and is inserted into the recessed portion (71b) of the upper end. The prize winning ball (P) is dropped to the left side, and the prize winning ball (P) is newly fitted into the other recessed portion (71a) moved to the upper end with the rotation, and the detection means (40) is used. ) Is a position where the winning ball (P) fitted in the recess (71a, 71b) at the upper end of the rotating body can be detected. Characterized by being arranged to 4
It exists in the winning ball processing device (10c) described in the item.

6 When the drive means (90) receives a positive or negative pulse signal, it is excited to perform a protruding operation,
A self-holding type having a plunger (91) which is held in such a protruding state by a permanent magnet, and which is excited when a pulse signal of either the positive or negative is received to perform an immersing operation, and which is held by the permanent magnet in the immersing state The winning ball processing device (10a, 10b) according to item 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 is characterized by being configured by a solenoid.

7 The winning balls (P) that have entered the winning openings formed on the gaming board of the gaming machine are aligned on the back side of the gaming board, and the winning balls (P) are counted and discharged one by one. In the processing device (10a, 10b), the winning balls (P) are aligned in a row and allowed to flow down, and a downstream end side of the introduction gutter (20) arranged substantially horizontally and a downstream end opening of the introduction gutter (20). (21)
Stop wall (100) arranged so as to face away from the user
Between the downstream end opening (52) of the introduction gutter (20) and the ball stop wall (100), a holding position at which the prize ball (P) abuts against the ball stop wall (100), and a prize ball. A ball payout member (101) arranged so as to be able to go up and down to a discharge position where (P) gets over the ball stop wall (100), and a winning ball (P) contacting the ball stop wall (100) are detected. And a driving means (102) for raising the ball payout member (101) from a holding position to a discharging position in response to the detecting means (40). It exists in the ball processing device (10d).

[0016]

[Function] When a ball hit on the game board enters the winning opening, the winning ball (P) is introduced on the back side of the game board (20).
Enter and flow down in a line. Introduction gutter (2
The prize winning ball (P) exiting from the downstream end opening (21) of (0) once stays in the ball holding chamber (30) and is detected by the detecting means (4).
0) are sequentially detected and counted.

The winning balls (P) detected in the ball holding chamber (30) are arranged so as to be displaceable in the left and right directions in the ball holding chamber (30) and are held by the ball payout members (50, 60). It is discharged below 30). That is, the ball payout members (50, 60) are displaced in the left-right direction by the drive means (90) that operates in response to the detection means (40), and the winning balls (P ) Is
The holding state is released by being alternately distributed to the right side or the left side, and the sheet is discharged as it is.

As a result, the prize balls (P) that have once stayed for counting in the ball storage chamber (30) are counted, and then the ball payout members (50, 60) are displaced in the left-right direction. Since one by one is discharged alternately to the left and right, for example, a self-holding type solenoid is used for the driving means (90), and the ball payout member (50, 6) is made by one reciprocating motion of the plunger (91).
0) is set so as to be displaced in the left-right direction, so that one winning ball (P) can be obtained with a half stroke of the plunger (91).
Can be paid out.

If a self-holding solenoid is used for the driving means (90), it is not necessary to continue supplying power to the solenoid for discharging one winning ball (P) as in the conventional case. By simply outputting a very short pulse signal to the solenoid, one reciprocating operation of the plunger (91) is possible.

When the winning ball processing device (10c) has a ball payout gear (70) which rotates in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber (30) instead of the ball payout member (50, 60), By rotating the ball payout gear (70) in the left-right direction, the counted winning balls (P) can be discharged one by one alternately in the left and right, like the ball payout member (50, 60). .

The winning ball processing device (10d) faces the downstream end opening (21) of the introduction trough (20) in a state of being separated from the downstream end opening (21), and the downstream end opening (21) and the ball stopping. The prize winning ball (P) is held between the wall (100) and the wall (1).
00), and a ball payout member (101) capable of moving up and down to a prize pouring ball (P) over a ball stop wall (100). ), The ball payout member (101) can be lifted from the holding position to the discharging position by the driving means (102) such as a normal solenoid to discharge the winning balls (P). As a result, the process of winning balls (P) can be realized with a simple configuration, and the cost can be reduced.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The winning ball processing device 10a according to the present invention is a winning ball P that enters a winning opening formed in a game board of a gaming machine (not shown).
Are arranged on the back side of the game board, and the winning balls P are counted and discharged one by one. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the introduction gutter 20, the ball holding chamber 30, and the detection means 40.
And a ball payout member 50 and a drive means 90.

The introduction gutter 20 is a member that is connected to a winning opening (not shown) and arranges the collected winning balls P in a row on the downstream side to allow the winning balls P to gently flow down, usually on the back side of the game board. Installed on. The ball holding chamber 30 communicates with the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction gutter 20 and is temporarily stopped in order to count the winning balls P coming out from the downstream end opening 21.

More specifically, the ball holding chamber 30 has a ceiling portion 3 in which the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction gutter 20 communicates.
1. It has a side wall portion 32 and a bottom portion 33, and inside the ball holding chamber 30, the winning balls P introduced into the ball holding chamber 30 are temporarily held and then discharged downward. The ball payout member 50 is arranged so as to be slidable in the left-right direction. In addition, a discharge gutter 37 for winning balls P communicates with the bottom portion 33.

The ball paying-out member 50 is a box-shaped member as shown in the drawing, and the prize receiving balls P can be fitted into the right and left sides of the ball receiving member 51, and the ball receiving portion 51 has an opening 52 at the bottom.
a and 51b are provided. This ball payout member 50 is
In the ball storage chamber 30, the respective positions of the left side ball receiving portion 51a when sliding to the rightmost side as shown in FIG. 3 and the right side ball receiving portion 51b when sliding to the leftmost side as shown in FIG. It is configured to match, and the position is referred to as a ball holding position S. Then, the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction gutter 20.
Is provided on the ceiling portion 31 of the ball holding chamber 30 so as to be located just above the ball holding position S.

On the inner surface side of the side wall portion 32 of the ball holding chamber 30,
Right or left ball receiving portion 51 at the ball holding position S
The closing plate 35 for closing the bottom opening 52 of (b) (51a) is fixed. On both the left and right sides of the closing plate 35, openings 36 for dropping the prize balls P alternately distributed to the right side or the left side as the ball payout member 50 slides in the left and right direction.
Are formed.

The detecting means 40 detects the prize balls P introduced into the ball holding chamber 30 one by one and counts the number thereof. As shown in FIG. 1, the detection means 40 is arranged at a position where the winning balls P introduced to the ball holding position S can be detected. The detecting means 40 is composed of a general optical sensor for detecting the presence / absence of a prize ball P supplied from the introduction gutter 20, a proximity sensor in which an internal contact is activated by a change in a magnetic field caused by the presence / absence of a prize ball P, and the like. To be done. Such detection means 40 is connected via a signal line to a microcomputer that centrally manages the gaming machine.

The drive means 90 responds to the output signal of the detection means 40 to slide the ball payout member 50 in the left-right direction. The drive means 90 is composed of a self-holding solenoid in this embodiment. Such a self-holding solenoid is excited when it receives a positive or negative pulse signal to perform a projecting operation, and is held in this projecting state by a permanent magnet while being excited when a positive or negative pulse signal is received. The solenoid is a type having a plunger 91 which is held by a permanent magnet in such an immersed state.

The tip of the plunger 91 has a ball holding chamber 30.
It is arranged so as to appear and disappear toward the inside of the ball storage chamber 30 from the opening formed in the side wall portion 32 of the. Then, the tip end portion of the plunger 91, via the mounting bracket 92,
It is connected to one end of the ball payout member 50.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. When a ball hit on the game board enters the winning hole, the winning ball P
Enters the introduction gutter 20 as shown in FIG. 1 and flows down in a state of being aligned in one row. In FIG. 2, assuming that the case where the ball payout member 50 is located on the leftmost end side is the initial state, the winning ball P1 that has come out from the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction trough 20 is first in the ball holding chamber 30. The ball receiving portion 5b enters the ball receiving portion 51b at the ball holding position S of 50, and does not fall downward due to the closing plate 35 closing the bottom opening 52 thereof.
Stay within 1b.

As shown in FIG. 2, the winning balls P1 staying in the ball receiving portion 51b and held at the ball holding position S are counted while being detected one by one by the detecting means 40.
At this time, the detection signal output by the detection means 40 is sent to the gaming machine management microcomputer via a signal line. Then, in response to the detection signal of the detection means 40, the microcomputer issues a command to operate the drive means 90 each time.

The driving means 90 operates in response to the detecting means 40 via the microcomputer. That is, the driving means 90
Is excited by receiving one of the positive and negative pulse signals, the plunger 91 performs a projecting operation, and the projecting state is held by the permanent magnet. Thereby, the ball payout member 50
Is pushed rightward by the protruding plunger 91 and slides to the rightmost end position.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the ball payout member 50 slides to the rightmost position, the winning balls P1 in the ball receiving portion 51b fall downward from the opening 36b on the right side of the closing plate 35. Then, it is discharged from the discharge gutter 37 communicating with the bottom portion 33 of the ball storage chamber 30 shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the ball receiving portion 51a that has moved to the ball holding position S, a new winning ball P
2 is supplied.

When the prize winning balls P2 are detected and counted by the detecting means 40, in response thereto, the driving means 90 receives the pulse signal of either positive or negative and is excited, and the plunger 91 performs the immersion operation. Then, the permanent magnet is held in such an immersed state. As a result, the ball payout member 50 is pulled leftward by the retracted plunger 91 and slides to the leftmost end position.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the ball payout member 50 returns to the initial state, the winning balls P2 in the ball receiving portion 51a drop downward from the opening 36a on the left side of the closing plate 35. Then, it is discharged from the discharge gutter 37 shown in FIG. On the other hand, the winning ball P3 is newly supplied to the ball receiving portion 51b that has returned to the ball holding position S. As mentioned above, the introduction gutter 2
As long as prize winning balls P are supplied from 0 to the ball holding chamber 30, the operations shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are repeated.

Since the driving means 90 is a self-holding solenoid, it is not necessary to continue supplying power to the solenoid during the half-stroke operation for discharging one winning ball P as in the conventional case, and both positive and negative polarities are available. Since the plunger 91 can be operated simply by outputting a short pulse signal to the solenoid, heat generation can be suppressed.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In the winning ball processing device 10b according to the present embodiment, the ball payout member 60 is formed in a pendulum shape as shown in FIG. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

The ball payout member 60 is arranged so as to be swingable in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber 30. More specifically, the top 63 of the ball payout member 60 is pivotally supported by a pivot 64 above the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction gutter 20 so as to be swingable in the left-right direction. Further, a vertically extending guide groove 65 is provided on the tip end side of the top portion 63, and the pin member 93 protruding from the tip end of the plunger 91 of the drive means 90 can transmit power to the guide groove 65. It is fitted.

The ball payout member 60 has ball receiving portions 61a and 61b, into which the winning balls P can be fitted, and whose bottoms are open 62, on both left and right sides of the swinging end. In the ball payout member 60, each position S of the left side ball receiving portion 61a when swinging to the rightmost end side and the right side ball receiving portion 61b when swinging to the leftmost end side is set in the ball holding chamber 30. Configured to match.

Accordingly, in this embodiment, the ball holding chamber 30
The winning balls P, which have stayed for counting, are counted by the detecting means 40 and then discharged one by one in right and left directions as the ball payout member 60 swings in the left and right directions. Also,
One reciprocating movement of the plunger 91 of the drive means 90 causes the ball payout member 60 to swing in the left-right direction. The detailed operation of the present embodiment is almost the same as the operation of the first embodiment, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

6 to 9 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The winning ball processing device 10c according to the present embodiment is a device including a ball payout gear 70 instead of the ball payout members 50 and 60. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ball payout gear 70 is rotatably supported in the ball storage chamber 30 by a pivot 72. Further, one end of the ball payout gear 70 is connected to the tip of the plunger 91 of the driving means 90 at the tip end of the plunger 91 in order to alternately rotate in the clockwise right direction and the counterclockwise left direction in FIG. Connected through. The drive means 90 in this embodiment is also a self-holding solenoid as in the above embodiments.

On the outer circumference of the ball payout gear 70, one winning ball P is placed.
Recesses 71a and 71b are formed to be fitted into each other.
The downstream end opening 21 of the introduction trough 20 is opened in the ceiling portion 31 of the ball storage chamber 30 so as to be located just above the recess 71a of the ball payout gear 70 in the initial position. The prize-winning balls P supplied into the ball holding chamber 30 are once fitted into and held by the recesses 71 a of the ball payout gear 70. Further, the detection means 40 is arranged at a position where the winning ball P fitted in the recess 71a (71b) located just at the upper end of the rotating body can be detected.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described. When the state shown in FIG. 7 is the initial state of the ball payout gear 70, the winning ball P1 supplied from the downstream end opening 21 of the introduction gutter 20 is first positioned in the ball storage chamber 30 just at the upper end of the ball payout gear 70. It fits into the recessed portion 71a and stays in the ball holding chamber 30. The winning balls P1 fitted in the concave portions 71a are counted while being detected one by one by the detection means 40. At this time, the detection signal output by the detection means 40 is sent to the gaming machine management microcomputer as in the first embodiment, and the drive means 90 responds to the detection means 40 via the microcomputer. Operate.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the plunger 91 is projected, the ball payout gear 70 is rotated about 90 degrees to the right, whereby the winning ball P1 fitted in the recess 71a falls to the right. The prize ball P2 is newly inserted into the other concave portion 71b that has moved to the upper end with the rotation.

Subsequently, when the winning means P2 is detected and counted by the detecting means 40, in response thereto, the plunger 91 of the driving means 90 is immersed in the original initial state as shown in FIG. The payout gear 70 rotates leftward by about 90 degrees. As a result, the winning ball P that has been fitted into the recess 71b
2 drops to the left, and the winning ball P3 is newly inserted into the recess 71a that has moved to the upper end with the rotation. As described above, the operations shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 are repeated as long as the winning prize P is supplied from the introduction gutter 20 into the ball storage chamber 30.

FIG. 10 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The winning ball processing device 10d according to the present embodiment is the introduction gutter 2
Ball stopper wall 10 facing the downstream end opening 21 of 0 in a state of being separated
0, a ball payout member 101 that can be moved up and down between the downstream end opening 21 and the ball stop wall 100, a detection means 40 for detecting a winning ball P that has come into contact with the ball stop wall 100, and the detection means 40.
In response to the driving means 102 for raising the ball payout member 101.

The ball payout member 101 is composed of a dish-shaped member inclined downward from the downstream end opening 21 side of the introduction trough 20 to the ball stop wall 100. This ball payout member 1
Reference numeral 01 moves up and down to a holding position where the winning balls P flowing down from the introduction trough 20 are brought into contact with the ball stopping wall 100 and a discharging position where the winning balls P pass over the ball stopping wall 100.

The driving means 102 is not a self-holding solenoid unlike the various embodiments described above, but is a general electromagnetic solenoid. That is, when the electromagnetic solenoid is energized by being energized, its plunger 103 rises to the discharge position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 10, while when it is demagnetized, the plunger 103 is moved by the biasing force of the spring or the like. It descends to the holding position shown by the solid line. The plunger 103 of the driving means 102 is fixed to the bottom of the ball payout member 101. Driving means 102
Responds to the detection means 40 to raise the ball payout member 101 from the holding position to the discharging position.

In the fourth embodiment as described above, the detecting means 4
In response to 0, the driving means 10 composed of a normal solenoid
In 2 the prize payout balls 101 can be discharged by raising the ball payout member 101 from the holding position to the discharge position, the processing of the prize winning balls P can be realized with a simple configuration, and the cost can be reduced.

[0051]

According to the winning ball processing device of the present invention,
The prize balls counted in the ball holding chamber are discharged one by one alternately left and right with the displacement of the ball payout member or the ball payout gear in the left-right direction. Thus, if the ball payout member is set to be displaced in the left-right direction, the prize winning balls can be discharged every half cycle operation of the plunger, and the prize winning balls can be processed at high speed.

Further, by using a self-holding solenoid as the driving means, it is not necessary to continue supplying power to the solenoid for discharging one winning ball as in the conventional case, and a very short pulse signal for both positive and negative is supplied. Since one reciprocating motion of the plunger is possible only by outputting to the solenoid, it is possible to suppress heat generation associated with the discharging operation of the winning balls as much as possible. In addition, the processing of winning balls can be realized with a simple configuration, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a winning ball processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a winning ball processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a winning ball processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing the winning ball processing device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing a winning ball processing device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d ... Prize winning ball processing device 20 ... Introduction trough 30 ... Ball retaining chamber 40 ... Detecting means 50, 60 ... Ball paying member 70 ... Ball paying gear 90, 102 ... Driving means

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A winning ball that has entered a winning opening formed on a gaming board of a gaming machine is aligned on the back side of the gaming board, and the winning ball is
In a prize ball processing device that counts and discharges individual coins, an introduction gutter that arranges the prize balls in a row and flows down, a ball holding chamber that communicates with a downstream end opening of the introduction gutter, and is guided to the ball holding chamber. And a detecting means for detecting a winning ball, which is arranged so as to be displaceable in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber,
With the displacement in the left-right direction, the prize winning balls detected by the detecting means are alternately distributed to the right side or the left side, and the ball discharging member for discharging downward, and the ball discharging member in response to the detecting means. A winning ball processing apparatus comprising: a driving unit that displaces in the left-right direction. 2. The ball payout member is arranged so as to be slidable in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber, and the ball payout member can be fitted with winning balls on both left and right sides thereof and has a bottom opening. In the ball holding chamber, each position of the left side ball receiving part when the ball payout member slides to the rightmost end and the right side ball receiving part when the ball payout member slides to the leftmost end match each other. With such a configuration, the position is set as a ball holding position, and a closing plate that closes the bottom opening of the ball receiving portion at the ball holding position is provided below the ball holding position, and on both left and right sides of the closing plate. An opening is formed in which the prize balls distributed along with the slide of the ball payout member in the left-right direction fall, and the downstream end opening of the introduction gutter is opened immediately above the ball holding position, and the detection means is provided. , A prize introduced in the ball holding position Winning ball processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that disposed in a position capable of detecting the. 3. The ball payout member is formed in a pendulum shape, the ball payout member is arranged so as to be swingable in the left-right direction in the ball holding chamber, and the ball payout member is provided on each of the left and right sides of the ball. Has a ball receiving portion that is insertable and has a bottom opening, and in the ball holding chamber, the left ball receiving portion when the ball payout member swings to the rightmost side and the leftmost ball swinging side It is configured so that the respective positions with the right side ball receiving portion at the time of doing, match the position as a ball holding position, and close the bottom opening of the ball receiving portion at the ball holding position, Provided on the lower side, on both left and right sides of the closing plate, an opening is formed in which the prize balls distributed along with the leftward and rightward swings of the ball payout member are dropped, and the downstream end opening of the introduction gutter, Open the ball just above the ball holding position and set the detecting means to the ball holding position. Winning ball processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the winning balls introduced and arranged in a position capable of detecting the. 4. A winning ball, which has entered a winning opening formed on a gaming board of a gaming machine, is aligned on the back side of the gaming board, and the winning ball is
In a prize ball processing device that counts and discharges individual coins, an introduction gutter that arranges the prize balls in a row and flows down, a ball holding chamber that communicates with a downstream end opening of the introduction gutter, and is guided to the ball holding chamber. And a detection means for detecting a winning ball, which is rotatably arranged in the ball holding chamber in the left-right direction,
With the rotation in the left-right direction, the winning balls detected by the detecting means are alternately distributed to the right side or the left side and discharged downward, and the ball discharging gear is responsive to the detecting means. A winning ball processing device comprising: 5. A plurality of recesses into which each winning ball is fitted are formed on the outer periphery of the ball payout gear, and the ball payout gear is positioned directly above the recess so that the downstream end opening of the introduction trough is exposed. When the ball payout gear is rotated rightward in the ball holding chamber, the prize balls that have been fitted in the recesses at the upper end of the ball drop gear fall to the right and While the winning ball is newly inserted into the other recessed portion that has moved to the upper end, when the ball payout gear is rotated to the left,
The prize balls that have been fitted into the recesses at the upper end fall to the left side, and the prize balls are newly fitted into the other recesses that have moved to the upper end with the rotation. The prize winning ball processing device according to claim 4, wherein the prize winning ball fitted in the concave portion at the upper end of the is arranged at a position where it can be detected. 6. The drive means is excited when a positive or negative pulse signal is received to perform a projecting operation, and the projecting state is held by a permanent magnet while receiving the positive or negative pulse signal. The winning ball according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein the winning ball comprises a self-holding solenoid having a plunger that is excited to perform an immersive operation and is held by a permanent magnet in such an immersive state. Processing equipment. 7. A winning ball, which has entered a winning opening formed on a gaming board of a gaming machine, is aligned on the back side of the gaming board, and the winning ball is 1
In a prize ball processing device that counts and discharges individual coins, the prize balls are arranged in a row and allowed to flow down, and an introduction gutter in which the downstream end side is arranged substantially horizontally and a state in which it is separated from the downstream end opening of the introduction gutter. Between the ball stopper wall arranged so as to face, the downstream end opening of the introduction gutter and the ball stopper wall, a holding position where the prize ball abuts against the ball stopper wall, and the prize ball is passed over the ball stopper wall. A ball payout member that is arranged to be movable up and down to a monkey discharge position, a detection unit that detects a winning ball that is in contact with the ball stop wall, and a ball discharge member that is discharged from the holding position in response to the detection unit. A winning ball processing apparatus, comprising: a driving unit that moves up to a position. 8. The winning ball processing device according to claim 7, wherein the ball payout member is constituted by a dish-shaped member inclined downward from the downstream end opening side of the introduction trough to the ball stop wall. 9. The drive means is constituted by a solenoid having a plunger that performs one of a projecting or immersing operation when energized and a protruding or immersing operation when demagnetized. Item 7 or the prize winning ball processing device.