JPH08252368A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the operation of a prize ball dispensing device from lagging behind the occurrence of a prize ball and avoid the operation stop of a prize ball dispensing device by overflowing balls. CONSTITUTION: This pachinko game machine has a ball dispensing device 20; an electric control device for controlling the operating state of the ball dispensing device 20 to discharge a required number of balls; a ball delivering passage 11 for guiding the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device 20 to a receiving tray; a branching gutter 13 for branching the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device 20 to an auxiliary receiving tray 12 disposed below the receiving tray when the receiving tray is full; and an overflow detector for detecting that the auxiliary receiving tray 12 is full. At least the terminal end of a guide passage 8 is formed into plural lines, the ball dispensing device 26 is constituted in such a manner that balls are discharged to a ball delivering passage 11 alternately from each line of the guide passage, and the operation of the ball dispensing device 20 is prohibited on the basis of the detection signal from the overflow detector.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko gaming machine characterized by a ball payout device for paying out prize balls and the like and a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a pachinko game machine, when a player hits one ball at a time into a game board by a firing device provided at the lower part of the game board, collides with an obstacle nail and changes direction randomly. A predetermined number of prize balls are given to the player by entering the prize area with a certain probability while falling. Conventionally, such payout of prize balls is generally attached to the back of the game board,
It is configured to be performed by a mechanical prize ball dispensing device that operates by transmitting the physical force generated by the winning ball.

The balls discharged from the prize ball dispensing device are guided to a saucer provided in front of the game board, and when the saucer is full, the balls are diverted to an auxiliary saucer provided below the saucer. It had been. However, when the auxiliary tray as well as the tray is full, the discharged balls may accumulate in the discharge trough and eventually reach the prize ball dispensing device, and the device may not operate.

Therefore, conventionally, when the saucer overflows, the operation of the hit ball launching device is stopped so that no new winning balls are generated, and the prize ball dispensing device is operated by the overflowed ball. Stopping was avoided.

On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, those having a large variable prize-winning device that creates a state (big hit) in which a large amount of prize balls are given, so-called lucky sevens, have become a popular target for players, and most models To
Large-scale variable prize winning devices have come to be installed.

[0006]

However, in a pachinko game machine equipped with such a large variable prize winning device, when a big hit occurs, a large number of prize balls are generated.
The operation of the prize ball payout device cannot catch up with the generation of prize balls, and the number of unpaid prize balls increases. Therefore, even if the operation of the hitting ball firing device is stopped when the saucer overflows in the middle of the big hit, a large number of unpaid prize balls already generated remain, and the operation of the prize ball payout device is repeated even after the overflow. It has been found that there is a risk that the prize ball dispensing device will stop operating due to the prize balls accumulated in the outlet gutter.

[0007] The present invention has been made under the above background, and even if a large number of winning balls are generated,
The ball dispensing device can quickly discharge the prize ball in response to the successive generation of winning balls, and when the saucer overflows, the operation of the ball dispensing device is stopped by the overflowed ball. The purpose is to be able to avoid.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball dispensing device having an electric drive source disposed on the lower stream side of a guide path for guiding a spare ball, and the ball dispensing device. An electric control device for controlling the operating state of the ball to discharge a required number of balls, a ball lead-out path for guiding the ball discharged from the ball dispensing device to the tray, and the above when the tray is full. The guide path is provided with a diversion gutter that diverts the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device to an auxiliary tray provided below the tray, and an overflow detector that detects this when the auxiliary tray is full. At least the end portion is formed in a plurality of lines, the ball payout device is configured to alternately discharge the balls from the guide path of each line to the ball discharge path, based on the detection signal from the overflow detector Electrical above By control device is obtained so as to prohibit the operation of the ball dispensing apparatus.

[0009]

According to the above-described means, even if a large number of winning balls are generated in the pachinko gaming machine, the ball payout device can discharge the balls simultaneously from a plurality of routes, so that the required number of balls can be swiftly and reliably achieved. It is possible to discharge the prize balls, and it is possible to prevent the situation where the operation of the ball payout device cannot catch up with the generation of the prize balls and the number of unpaid prize balls increases.

Further, since the ball dispensing device can alternately discharge balls from the guiding path of each strip to the ball discharging path, an arbitrary number of prize balls can be dispensed irrespective of an even number or an odd number.

Further, since the ball payout device is constructed so as to prohibit the operation by the electric control device based on the detection signal from the overflow detector, it is derived even when the prize ball overflows in the tray. It is possible to reliably prevent the ball payout device from becoming inoperable due to the prize balls accumulated in the gutter.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an example of the structure of a back mechanism board of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

At the center of the back of the game board 1 having a plurality of prize areas and obstacle nails on the front surface, a cover-2 is provided at a constant interval so that hit balls (prize balls) prize from the front prize area can flow down. Is attached to form a space for a winning ball to flow down and a set space for various winning devices (yakumono). In the lower part of the cover 2 which constitutes the winning ball flow-down space,
An assembly shelf 2a formed so as to be inclined downward toward the center is provided. Further, a backside set substrate 3 is provided from the upper portion to the side portion (the right side portion in the drawing) and further below the back surface of the game board so as to surround the cover 2, and a prize ball is paid out to the backside set substrate 3. A back mechanism board is formed together with the cover 2 constituting the winning ball flowing space by setting various devices and components constituting the mechanism and the winning ball processing mechanism in a superimposed manner.

Further, in the center of the collecting shelf 2a, an approximately S
A winning ball deriving path 4 that is curved in a character shape is connected, and a winning ball that has entered a winning ball flowing space on the back of the gaming board 1 from a winning area provided on the front surface of the gaming board 1 is collected into a shelf. 2a, and are discharged out of the machine through the winning ball deriving path 4. A prize-ball separating device 6 is provided in the middle of the prize-ball deriving path 4, and the prize balls passing there are separated one by one by the prize-ball separating device 6 and flowed down, and a prize-ball detector below 5, an electrical signal is formed. In this manner, the prize ball payout device 20 described later is operated based on the prize detection signal formed for one prize ball, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out.

Further, on the upper part of the back side set substrate 3,
A reserve storage section 7 for storing balls (preliminary balls) before being paid out by the prize ball payout apparatus 20, and the reserve balls are automatically arranged from the preliminary storage section 7 to the prize ball payout apparatus 20 and guided. Taxiway 8 and tray 9 provided on the front of the game board for prize balls paid out by prize ball payout device 20.
A prize ball lead-out path 11 for guiding the prize ball to the auxiliary tray 12 when the tray 9 is full is provided.

In this embodiment, as will be described in detail later, an electric prize ball dispensing device 20 including a pulse motor 21 and a sprocket 22 which is driven to rotate by the motor is provided. A drive signal is formed by the control device 50 based on the winning detection signal from the winning ball detector 5 provided in the player, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by operating the prize ball payout device 20 for each winning ball. It has become.

Further, by mounting the prize ball payout device 20 and the prize ball lead-out path 11 so as to be deviated to one side of the back of the game board, a relatively wide space A is formed at the center of the back mechanism board.
Has been formed. The vacant space A is made compact by using an electric device including a sprocket and a pulse motor as the prize ball dispensing device 20, and the prize ball dispensing device 20 is mounted on the back side set substrate 3. On the other hand, this is realized by being arranged side by side with the ball drop path 31 and concentratedly arranged on one side.

In the back mechanism panel of FIG. 1, tread plates 14a and 14b are provided so as to be tiltable at the start end of the guideway 8 and in the middle of the horizontal portion so as to face the outlet 7a of the preliminary storage section 7. The levers 15a and 15b detect the presence or absence of a ball by detecting the tilting state of the tread levers 14a and 14b, which are tilted by the weight of the reserve ball in the reserve reservoir 7 and the reserve ball in the taxiway 8, respectively. Detector, ball deficiency detector 1 due to lack of spheres in preliminary storage 7
When the switch 5a is turned on, a signal is sent to a control chamber (not shown) to replenish the ball in the reserve storage section 7, and the ball is replenished due to a failure of the ball shortage detector 15a or an abnormality of the ball replenishing device. Is not done,
When the ball shortage detector 15b is turned on, the operation of the prize ball payout device 20 is stopped. Reference numerals 16 and 17 denote balls and ball holding plates provided in the middle of the taxiway 8 to assist rectification of the prize balls.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing one structural example of the electric prize ball dispensing device 20. As shown in the drawing, the end of the vertical portion of the guide path 8 formed in a substantially inverted L-shape including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion is bent obliquely downward, and two exit portions 8a and 8b are formed. Is provided. A sprocket 22 is arranged so as to face the outlets 8a and 8b, and the sprocket 22 is fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft 21a of the pulse motor 21 fixed to the rear set substrate 3 by a mounting frame 23. . This rotating shaft 21
a at the rear end, as shown in FIG.
Is fixed, and a lock solenoid 25 is mounted on the mounting frame 23 corresponding to the lock gear 24.

A locking rod 26 integrated with the actuator inserted into the locking solenoid 25
Is arranged so that it can be engaged with the locking gear 24, and when the solenoid 25 is not energized, the locking rod 26 is pushed out by the spring force and the distal end engages with the locking gear 24. The rotation of the motor 21 is blocked.
Further, when the solenoid 25 is energized, the locking rod 26 retracts and disengages from the locking gear 24, the locked state of the motor 21 is released, and the rotary shaft 21a becomes rotatable. The lock gear 24, the lock solenoid 25, the locking rod 26, etc. constitute a rotation suppressing means.

On the outer periphery of the sprocket 22, for example, six concave portions 22a and six claw portions 22b with which pachinko balls can be engaged are formed, and the outlet portion 8 at the end of the guideway 8 is formed.
One of a and 8b is the recess 22a of the sprocket 22.
, The other is opposed to the claw portion 22b. Further, at the terminal end portion of the guide path 8, a discharge ball downflow path 18 having a blocking plate portion 18a at a position separated from the ends of the outlet portions 8a and 8b of the guide path 8 by one ball.
However, a discharge gutter 19 which is formed integrally with the guide path 8 and is connected to the upper end of the prize ball outlet path 11 is provided below the guide path 8. The blocking plate portion 1 of the discharge ball flow passage 18
8a is arranged so as to be in contact with the front surface of the mounting frame 23 of the motor 21. Therefore, in the state where the motor 21 is attached, as shown in FIG. 7, the sprocket 22 is located between the outlet portions 8a, 8b of the guideway 8 and the blocking plate portion 18a.

Therefore, the ball that has flowed down to the outlets 8a and 8b of the guideway 8 is at the outlet of the claw portion 22 of the sprocket 22.
When b comes, it comes into contact with the claw 22b with only half its face coming out of the exit. On the other hand, when the recesses 22a of the sprocket 22 face the outlets 8a and 8b, the prize balls escape from the guideway 8 and enter the recesses 22a to abut and hold the blocking plate portion 18a. That is,
The prize ball B abutting on the claw portion 22b of the sprocket 22 is
Since the prize ball B ′ engaged with the concave portion 22a does not come out of the guideway 8 completely, the prize ball B ′ engaged with the concave portion 22a abuts on the blocking plate portion 18a and is sandwiched between the following prize ball B ″. When the sprocket 22 rotates, the sprocket 22 is pushed and separated by the claw portion 22b and flows down to the discharge gutter 19 below. In the above case, the ball sandwiched between the blocking plate portion 18a and the following ball is not
The claws of the sprocket 22 prevent spontaneous fall.

On the other hand, a support piece 18b is provided in the downflow path 18 in order to prevent the ball falling out of the outlet 8a and engaging with the concave portion 22a from falling naturally. Moreover, the ball flowing out of the outlet portion 8b falls directly on the discharge gutter 19 directly below through the outside of the cylindrical discharge ball flow passage 18, and the ball flowing out of the outlet portion 8a flows through the discharge ball flow passage 18. Through the lower opening 18
It falls from c on the discharge gutter 19.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show the prize ball dispensing apparatus 2 described above.
In FIG. 8, the sphere B1 engaged with the recess 22a1 of the sprocket 22 is first sent out by the movement of the claw portion 22b1 accompanying the rotation of the sprocket, and is then separated, as shown in FIG. The sphere B3 following is shown in FIG.
When it makes contact with the claw portion 22b1 like
The ball B2 is engaged with a3 and is sent downward by the claw portion 22b2 to be separated. When the ball B4 following the ball B2 comes into contact with the claw 22b2, the ball B3 is engaged with the concave portion 22a2 and is separated by the claw 22b2. In this way,
The prize balls arranged in the two outlets 8a and 8b of the guideway 8 are alternately discharged one by one into the discharge gutter 19 by the separating action accompanying the rotation of the sprocket 22.

An L-shaped notch is formed in the upper part of the blocking plate portion 18a.
By attaching the first rotating shaft 21a so that it is positioned, the prize balls that have flowed out of either of the exit portions 8a and 8b of the guideway once come into contact with the blocking plate portion 18a. Further, in the middle of the vertical section of the taxiway 8,
A discharge ball detector 35 composed of a ball element or the like is provided.
The discharge ball detectors 35 are provided corresponding to the respective columns of the vertical portion of the guide path 8 in which the inside is formed in two rows, and the prize balls aligned in each row are used for the discharge operation. In conjunction with this, a downward moving phenomenon is detected to form a discharged ball detection signal.

A control system for controlling the prize ball payout device 20 and the solenoid 25 for locking can be constructed as shown in FIG. 10, for example.

In this system, the control device 50 counts a detection signal from the ejected ball detector 35 and a setting device 51 such as a register for setting the number of prize balls to be paid out for one winning ball. And a control circuit including a microcomputer (CPU) having a counter 52 for obtaining the number of ejected balls. When there is a winning ball, that is, when a winning detection signal is input from the winning ball detector 5, the control device 50 drives the solenoid 25 to release the locked state of the pulse motor 21, and then the prize ball payout device 2
A drive signal of a predetermined number of pulses is sent to the pulse motor 21 constituting 0, the pulse motor 21 is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the number of prize balls set in the internal setting device 51 is paid out. Let

More specifically, the pulse motor 21 is configured to make one rotation in, for example, 48 steps. Therefore, the controller 50 controls the pulse motor 21
By supplying a four-pulse drive signal to the rotating shaft 21a, the rotating shaft 21a can be rotated by 30 degrees.
Since the sprocket 22 has six claws, the prize balls are alternately separated and ejected from the guide path 8 formed in two rows. Therefore, when the sprocket 22 is rotated 30 degrees, the prize balls are rotated. Will be discharged. The control device 50 forms and outputs a drive signal having a predetermined number of pulses corresponding to the number of prize balls set in the setting device 51 in advance. That is, in the above case, if the set number of prize balls is 15, the control device 50 forms a drive signal of 15 × 4, that is, 60 pulses for one winning ball and supplies it to the pulse motor 21. Then, the pulse motor 21 is driven and the sprocket 22 is rotated by 450 degrees.

At this time, when the prize balls flow out smoothly from the taxiway 8, 15 prize balls are discharged by the rotation of 450 degrees. However, it is conceivable that the prize balls will stop flowing in only one or both of the two guideways due to a cause such as a ball clogging in the guideway 8. In such a case, according to the above-described payout method of driving the pulse motor 21 by forming a drive signal of a predetermined number of pulses in advance, a predetermined number of prize balls may not be accurately paid out. So, in this example,
By operating the control device 50 in accordance with the flow shown in FIG. 11, an accurate payout is guaranteed.

First, in step S1, when the presence of a winning ball is detected by receiving a winning detection signal from the winning ball detector 5, the process proceeds to step S2.
In step S2, the payout process for the predetermined number of prize balls is executed by sending a drive signal including the number of pulses required for discharging the predetermined number of prize balls to the pulse motor 21 for driving. Then, the process proceeds to step S3, and the actual number of ejected balls is confirmed by reading the value of an internal counter that counts a signal from the ejected ball detector 35. Then, in the next step S4, the read number of discharged balls is set by the setter 51.
It is determined whether or not a predetermined number of prize balls are set. Here, if it is determined that the number of discharged balls matches the number of prize balls, the process shifts to a standby state and waits until the next prize ball is detected. When the next prize ball occurs, the process returns to step S1 and the above-mentioned. Repeat the action.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4 that the number of ejected balls does not match the number of prize balls (in this case, the number of ejected balls <the number of prize balls must be satisfied due to the configuration of the apparatus), the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, in order to cause the pulse motor 21 to perform an operation of rotating the sprocket 22 by 30 degrees and ejecting only one prize ball, a drive signal including four pulses is sent to execute one ejection process. Next, step S
In step 6, it is determined again whether the number of discharged balls matches the predetermined number of prize balls. As a result, if the two match, a transition is made to the standby state.

If it is determined in step S6 that the number of ejected balls does not match the number of prize balls, the process jumps to step S8. In step S7, it is determined whether or not the preset processing time is exceeded, and if within the processing time, the process returns to step S5 again to repeat the process of discharging one prize ball. Since the processing time is set with a sufficient margin, even if an abnormal state in which the prize ball flows only in one of the two taxiways 8 occurs, the above-described step S is performed.
By repeating the routine of 5 → S6 → S7 → S5, a predetermined number of prize balls are discharged from only one of the rows.

In order to make such an accurate payout, the processing time T is predetermined, for example, as follows. That is, the number of prize balls to be paid out for one winning ball is n, and the discharging time (the time required for the sprocket 22 to rotate 30 degrees) of one prize ball by the prize ball payout device 20 is t, The margin rate considering the time lag from the actual discharge to the output of the discharge detection signal is α (normally, it should be about 2 to 3)
Then, even if it is assumed that all the data is discharged from only one row, it is sufficient to set T = n × α · t × 2. Specifically, if the time t required for the pulse motor 21 to rotate 30 degrees is about 45 msec (milliseconds), even if the number of prize balls is n = 15, n × t = 67 in a normal state.
While one prize ball payout ends in 5 msec,
Even if the processing time T is α · t = 100 msec,
If the time is set to about 200 × n milliseconds, one payout will be sufficiently completed within the set processing time T even by discharging from only one side.

However, due to the ball clogging in the guideway 8 or the failure of the ball shortage detectors 15a and 15b, the prize ball payout device 20 completely idles, so that the discharged balls can be discharged even after the processing time T has elapsed. If the number of balls does not reach the number of prize balls, the processing time is determined to be over in step S7 of the above flow. Then, the process proceeds to step S8 to stop the discharging operation and display an error. This error display can be performed by, for example, turning on an alarm lamp provided on the upper front of the game board. Further, the discharge operation stop state in step S9 can be released by, for example, a pachinko parlor staff inspecting and normalizing the back mechanism board, and then pressing a restart switch (not shown) provided on the back set board or the like. In this way, the normal processing state is restored.

By executing the above-mentioned control method, the prize balls are accurately paid out, and the specified number of prize balls is never paid out. In the above embodiment, by changing the set value of the setter 51 in the control device 50, it is possible to pay out an arbitrary number of prize balls at one time. In addition, a plurality of setting devices 51 in the control device 50 of the above embodiment are provided to set different values, and a prize detector is provided for each of a plurality of prize regions in the game board to distinguish prize types. It is also possible to change the number of prize balls to be paid out according to the type (property) of the prize. Further, a memory circuit such as a counter for holding the number of winning balls is provided by counting the number of winning ball detection signals, and the payout of the prize balls is performed while the content of the memory circuit is "1" or more. The number of winning balls in the storage circuit may be decremented by one for each payout.

Next, a supplementary explanation of the structure around the prize ball payout device 20 will be given. The part of the guide path 8 that guides the prize ball dispensing device 20 by aligning the spheres in the reserve storage part 7 is curved from a horizontal part to a vertical part.
A bent portion 8c that is deeply curved in a U-shape is formed, and a ball extraction mechanism 30 is disposed in the bent portion 8c, and a receiving port of the ball extraction path 31 faces. Also, in the bent portion 8c,
A peripheral wall portion 32 capable of opening and closing a part of the outer peripheral surface;
A swinging rod 33 that holds this swingably and a tilting actuating rod 34 are provided above it. By operating the actuating rod 34 from the outside, the swinging rod 33 is The auxiliary wall in the guide path 8 is guided to the ball pulling path 31 by rotating the peripheral wall portion 32 to open the peripheral ball portion 32.

The ball drop path 31 is provided in parallel with the guide path 8 and
The lower part of the flow path is buried by being bent toward the space between the prize ball lead-out path 11 and the backside set substrate 3 on the way,
It is extended to the center of the lower part of the game board 1 and merges with the out ball gutter 48 so that the spare ball can be pulled out of the machine. An opening / closing door 4 is provided between the discharge gutter 19 provided below the prize ball payout device 20 and the upper end of the prize ball outlet path 11.
The prize ball 1 is rotatably hung, and is discharged from the prize ball dispensing device 20 and falls on the discharge gutter 19 separately.
Run down.

Since the opening / closing door 41 is provided,
It is possible to prevent a fraudulent act of trying to rotate the sprocket 22 by allowing a piano wire to enter from an outlet such as the saucer 9 below the game board, reach the prize ball dispensing device 20 via the outlet path 11, and illegally rotate the sprocket 22. it can.

The prize ball delivery path 11 is provided with a prize ball payout device 20.
The bell 42 is disposed substantially vertically downward from below and then bent toward the center, and a bell 42 is disposed at the lower end of the vertical portion so that about one-fourth of the periphery faces the outlet path. I have. The prize ball discharged from the prize ball dispensing device 20 is accelerated in the vertical portion of the lead-out path 11 and collides with the lower bell 42 to generate a refreshing sound. Moving. The flow path conversion unit 43 converts the flow path of the prize ball by about 90 degrees and communicates with the communication port 44 for communicating with the saucer 9 on the front of the game board 1 and with the auxiliary saucer 12 provided below the front of the game board. The diversion gutter 13 is connected and forms a branch point of two flow paths directed forward and downward.

A restriction piece 45 protruding upward is provided at the boundary between the flow path converting portion 43 and the diversion gutter 13, and the prize ball flowing down the prize ball outlet path 11 is provided with this restriction piece. Four
5, it changes direction and flows toward the saucer 9 in front. When the space from the receiving tray 9 to the communication port 44 is full of prize balls, the following prize balls pass over the restriction piece 45, overflow into the diversion gutter 13, and flow out toward the auxiliary tray 12 below. It has become. An overflow detector 46, which detects when the auxiliary tray 12 is full of prize balls, is provided at the contact portion between the auxiliary trough 12 at the bottom of the diversion gutter 13 and a hitting ball is emitted by the detection signal. The operation of the device or the prize ball payout device 20 or the operation of the prize ball payout device 20 and the hitting ball launching device is stopped, and the space from the diversion gutter 13 to the prize ball derivation path 11 is filled with the prize ball, and the prize ball payout is performed. It is possible to prevent the normal operation of the device 20 from being disturbed. When the overflow state is resolved by the player pulling out the prize ball from the auxiliary tray 12, the discharge control is restarted and the game can be continued.

In the above embodiment, the overflow detector 46 is provided at the connecting portion between the diversion gutter 13 and the auxiliary tray 12. The overflow detector 46 is provided in the diversion gutter 13.
May be provided on the way. Further, in the above embodiment, when the overflow is detected, the operation of the prize ball payout device 20 and the hit ball launching device is stopped, but instead of stopping the operation, the supply of the ball to those devices is performed. You may make it stop.

The collecting shelf 2a and the winning ball deriving path 4
An out hole 47 is provided at a position substantially at the same height as the connection portion with the outboard hole 47 so as to penetrate the game board 1.
Below, the out gutter 48 is arranged in the space formed by scooping the frame board 10 supporting the game board 1, and the lower end of the out gutter 48 is, as shown in FIG.
The ball is bent rearward of the game board 1 and merges with the lower end of the ball drop path 31 disposed between the diversion gutter 13 and the back of the frame board 10 to remove the out ball from the machine. Can be collected to

Therefore, the space in which the out ball gutter 48 is provided, the space in which the lower part of the winning ball outlet path 4 and the ball drop path 31 is provided, and the space in which the diversion gutter 13 is provided are shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, it is made to form a three-layer laminated spatial structure,
Each of the above passages is provided in the space of each layer in the laminated space structure. As a result, the plurality of passages can be housed in a limited space in an orderly and compact manner without interfering with each other. Further, in order to form a space for arranging the above out gutters 48, in a portion where the frame board 10 supporting the game board 1 is scooped out, in order to prevent the rigidity of the board from decreasing, as shown in the figure, a grid shape is formed. An eggplant reinforcing member 49 is formed.

The prize winning ball separator 6 provided in the middle of the prize winning ball deriving path 4 is constructed as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. In other words, the winning ball deriving path 4 having a substantially S-shape
At the curved portion, a cylindrical rotary separator 61 is provided so as to partially project into the passage, and is rotatably supported by a support shaft 62. A concave portion 61a capable of engaging one ball is formed on the outer periphery of the rotary separator 61, and a weight (weight) 63 having a slightly lighter weight than a pachinko ball is formed at an axially symmetrical position with respect to the concave portion 61a. Is stuck. Further, a set of stoppers 64a and 64b is protruded from a member constituting the winning ball deriving path 4 at a position where the stopper 64a and 64b can be brought into contact with the back surface of the wall constituting the concave portion 61a.

The stoppers 64a and 64b are rotated by the weight of the weight 63, and the recess 61a is turned upward as shown in FIG. In the recess 6
When the rotating separator 61 rotates counterclockwise due to the winning ball engaged with the concave portion 61a, the concave portion 61a causes the winning ball outgoing path to come into contact with the back surface of the wall constituting the wall portion 1a to prevent the clockwise rotation. 4 is positioned so as to abut against the back surface of the wall constituting the concave portion 61a at a position opposed to the outlet 4 to prevent rotation. Accordingly, when the moment generated by the winning ball engaged with the concave portion 61a overcomes the rotational moment of the weight 63 and the rotary separator 61 is rotated as shown in FIG. 14, the subsequent ball flows down by the outer peripheral surface of the rotary separator 61. Will be blocked. When the winning prize ball is separated from the concave portion 61a by its own weight and flows downward toward the winning prize ball detector 5, the rotating separator 61 is rotated by the rotational moment of the weight 63 and returns to the state shown in FIG.

In this way, the prize balls are separated one by one by the rotary separator 61 and flow down at appropriate time intervals, so that even when a large number of prize balls are continuously generated, the prize balls are obtained. Two or more winning balls are prevented from flowing down in the lead-out path 4 continuously within the time required for detecting and counting the winning balls in the payout device 20 or paying out one prize ball. As a result, it is possible to accurately pay out the prize balls corresponding to the number of winning balls.

In the above embodiment, the prize ball payout device 2
The rotation of the pulse motor 21 which is the driving source of the motor 0 when not operating is controlled by the lock gear 24 provided at the rear end of the rotating shaft 21a.
In this case, the rotation is suppressed by engaging a locking rod 26 driven by a solenoid 25 provided on the back of the mounting frame 23, but the rotation suppressing means of the motor is not limited to this. For example, when not operating, the rotation of the rotary shaft 21a of the pulse motor 21 may be suppressed by causing a smaller current to flow through the pulse motor 21 than during the discharging operation.

However, as in the above-described embodiment, if the lock is mechanically performed using the lock gear 24 and the locking rod 26 and the solenoid 25 is energized only during the discharging operation to release the locked state, Although there is a concern that the locking gear 24 and the locking rod 26 may be damaged, there is an advantage that the rotation of the motor can be suppressed even during a power failure. Therefore, in order to further enhance the reliability, the above two means may be used in combination. In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the prize ball discharge control in the pachinko game machine has been described. However, the present invention is provided adjacent to the pachinko game machine using the prize ball discharge device of the embodiment. The present invention can also be applied to a case where control is performed to discharge a lending ball based on a discharge command signal from a ball lending machine.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ball payout device having an electric drive source disposed on the lower stream side of a guide path for guiding a spare ball, and an operating state of the ball payout device are controlled. An electric control device for discharging the required number of balls by means of a ball discharge path for guiding the balls discharged from the ball discharge device to the saucer, and discharged from the ball discharge device when the saucer is full. A diverting gutter that divides the ball into an auxiliary saucer provided below the saucer, and an overflow detector that detects when the auxiliary saucer is full, and a plurality of at least terminal portions of the taxiway are provided. The ball discharging device is configured so as to alternately discharge the balls from the guiding paths of the respective articles to the ball guiding path, and the electric control device is based on the detection signal from the overflow detector. By the above sphere Since the operation of the dispensing device is prohibited, even if a large number of winning balls occur, the ball dispensing device can discharge the balls from two or more routes at the same time, so that the required number of prize balls can be swiftly and reliably obtained. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the situation that the operation of the ball payout device cannot catch up with the generation of winning balls and the number of unpaid winning balls increases.

Further, since the ball payout device can alternately discharge the balls to the ball lead-out path from the guide paths of the respective strips, an even number,
There is also an effect that any number of prize balls can be paid out regardless of an odd number.

Further, the ball dispensing device is configured to prohibit the operation by the electric control device based on the detection signal from the overflow detector, so that even if the prize ball overflows in the receiving tray, There is an effect that the ball dispensing device can be reliably prevented from becoming inoperable due to the prize balls accumulated in the lead-out gutter. As a result, the electric drive source of the ball payout device is prevented from running dry (the load is too large to operate even if a drive signal is given), and reliable discharge of the prize ball is guaranteed, and the ball payout device is also provided. It is possible to avoid heating of the electric drive source (for example, motor) and unnecessary consumption of power consumption.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a configuration example of an entire back mechanism board on the back of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a ball payout device.

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the ball payout device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory sectional view of a ball payout device.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing a payout operation in the ball payout device.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing a payout operation in the ball payout device.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a control system of the ball payout device.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a method of controlling a ball payout device according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of a structure of a winning ball lead-out path and the like at a lower portion of the back mechanism panel.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory sectional view showing an example of the configuration of a winning ball separator.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory sectional view showing the operation of the winning ball separator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 game board 2a collecting shelf 3 back set substrate 4 winning ball derivation path 5 winning ball detector 6 winning ball separator 7 reserve storage 8 taxiway 11 prize ball derivation path 15a, 15b ball shortage detector 20 prize ball payout device 21 Pulse Motor 22 Sprocket 24 Locking Gear 25 Solenoid 26 Locking Rod 30 Ball-Draining Mechanism 31 Ball-Draining Channel 35 Discharge Ball Detector 41 Open / Close Door 43 Flow Channel Converter 45 Control Piece 47 Out Hole 50 Control Device 60 Winning Ball Separator 61 rotary separator 63 weight (weight)

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[Submission date] January 17, 1996

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ball dispensing device which is disposed at the lower end of a guide path for guiding a reserve ball and has an electric drive source, and a ball dispensing device. An electrical control device for controlling the operating state of the ball to discharge a required number of balls, a ball outlet path for guiding the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device to a tray, and the ball when the tray is full. A diversion gutter for diverting the ball discharged from the dispensing device to an auxiliary tray provided below the tray, and an overflow detector for detecting when the auxiliary tray is full, The end portion is formed in a plurality of strips, and the ball dispensing device is configured to discharge the ball alternately from the guide path of each strip to the ball lead-out path, and based on a detection signal from the overflow detector, Electrical control equipment By is obtained so as to prohibit the operation of the ball dispensing apparatus.

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As described above, according to the present invention, a ball dispenser having an electric drive source disposed at the lower end of a guide path for guiding a reserve ball, and an operating state of the ball dispenser are controlled. An electric control device for discharging the required number of balls, a ball lead-out path for guiding the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device to the tray, and a ball discharging device for discharging the ball when the tray is full. A diversion gutter for diverting the ball to an auxiliary pan provided below the pan, and an overflow detector for detecting when the auxiliary pan is full, wherein at least the end of the guide path is provided with a plurality of lines. The ball dispensing device is configured to discharge balls alternately from the guiding paths of the strips to the ball discharging path, and is controlled by the electric control device based on a detection signal from the overflow detector. Ball payout above Since the operation of the player is prohibited, even if a large number of prize balls are generated, the ball payout device can discharge the balls from two or more paths at the same time, so that the required number of prize balls can be quickly and reliably obtained. It is possible to perform discharge, and it is possible to prevent the situation in which the operation of the ball payout device does not catch up with the generation of winning balls and the number of unpaid winning balls increases.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball dispensing device having an electric drive source, which is arranged on the lower end side of a guide path for guiding a spare ball, and an electrical device for controlling a working state of the ball dispensing device to discharge a required number of balls. A control device, a ball delivery path for guiding the balls discharged from the ball dispensing device to the saucer, and a ball discharged from the ball dispensing device when the saucer is full are provided below the saucer. And an overflow detector that detects when the auxiliary tray is full, the at least terminal portion of the guideway is formed in a plurality of lines, and the ball dispensing device is The ball is alternately discharged from the guide paths of the respective articles to the ball lead-out path, and the operation of the ball payout device by the electric control device is prohibited based on the detection signal from the overflow detector. Did A pachinko gaming machine characterized by that.