JPH0829180B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that discharges different numbers of prize balls corresponding to a plurality of winning openings.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a hit ball expelled toward a game section surrounded by a guide rail wins, a prize ball discharging device is operated to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls to a player, A pachinko machine capable of increasing and decreasing the number of prize balls discharged by a prize ball discharging device is known as Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-44512.

However, in this one, the player operates a selection device provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine so that the number of prize balls discharged by the prize ball discharging device is changed in accordance with the selection operation of the selection device. However, the prize ball discharging device discharges only the prize balls of the number of prize balls selected by the player, regardless of the position of the winning hole.

In addition, a plurality of winning portions having different winning values are provided on the game board surface, and each of the plurality of winning portions is provided with a detector for detecting a pachinko ball that has won the winning portion, and a detection signal from each detector is used to obtain an award. A pachinko machine equipped with a central processing unit that operates a ball discharge device to discharge prize balls corresponding to a winning value is known as Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-159772.

This one operates a pseudo winning ball display device according to a detection signal of each detector arranged in each of a plurality of winning portions having different winning values, and displays one display ball corresponding to the winning value.
It is possible to switch and discharge one by one within the range of 5 balls, but to switch the setting of the number of balls of the display balls corresponding to the winning value. A plurality of number setting driving means are required due to the difference in the number of spheres of the display sphere, and a plurality of discharge driving means for pulling out and moving the bottom plate for discharging the display sphere are also required. In the case where the number of discharges can be changed in units of one, it is necessary to add a large number of discharge number setting drive means and discharge drive means in proportion to the increase in the number of discharges. There is a problem that it increases.

Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 52-55378 discloses a prize ball discharging device in which the number of prize balls to be discharged is different. In this one, an opening / closing plate is movably provided in the lower opening of the prize ball counting tube in which the pachinko balls are vertically aligned, and the opening / closing plate is connected to a plunger driven by an electromagnet, and the side wall of the prize ball counting tube is connected. Horizontal slots are formed at predetermined positions in the up-down direction, and the tips of the plungers that are moved back and forth by an electromagnet face the slots, respectively, and the slots are placed in these slots. One of the facing plungers is excited, the tip of the plunger intervenes in the slot, and is interposed between the pachinko balls aligned in the vertical direction and the pachinko balls aligned above the plunger. And the opening / closing plate placed in the lower opening of the prize ball counting tube is excited at the same time to move the hole formed in the opening / closing plate to match the lower opening of the prize ball counting tube. Allowed, and discharges the pachinko balls are aligned below the plunger interposed slots.

This is one in which the number of prize balls to be emitted is made different by selecting and exciting one of the plungers arranged facing each groove hole on the side wall of the prize ball counting tube. However, since the groove holes are provided for each of the number of prize balls to be released and the plungers are fixedly arranged at the positions where the groove holes are provided, respectively, it is possible to determine the number of prize balls to be released. Depending on the number of plungers, the number of balls can be changed only by changing the position of the slot and the position of the plunger. If it happens, the work to change it is complicated and very troublesome.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to set the number of prize balls discharged corresponding to each of a plurality of winning openings in units of one, so that the number of kinds of discharged balls can be increased or the number of discharged balls itself can be set. Even if the number is increased, the number can be easily switched, and the structure can be simplified without requiring a large number of discharge number setting driving means for setting the number of prize balls to be discharged. The object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of giving interest to a player by changing the number of prize balls depending on the position of.

Means for Solving the Problems The pachinko machine of the present invention is a single prize ball number switch for switching and setting the number of discharged prize balls in units of one, corresponding to each of a plurality of winning openings on the game board surface. Electromagnetic means for setting (56)
And, based on the winning of safe balls to the plurality of winning holes,
It is characterized in that electromagnetic means (SOL12), (SOL13) for activating the prize ball discharge are provided for executing the discharge operation of the prize ball.

Action When a pachinko ball is won in multiple winning openings arranged on the game board surface, the winning ball detection switches provided in each of the multiple winning openings detect the winning ball, and a single winning ball is detected according to the winning ball detection switch. The number switching setting electromagnetic means (56) is activated to set the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning opening where the prize has been won, and the prize ball discharge starting electromagnetic means (SOL12), (SOL13)
Is activated to discharge the number of prize balls set by the prize ball number switching setting electromagnetic means (56).

Examples Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a glass frame in which a glass plate 2 which is openably and closably mounted by a hinge is provided on the front surface of a base frame of a pachinko machine, and a game board 3 which is viewed through the glass plate 2 is mounted on the base frame. , The game part 3a of the game board 3 is a guide rail 4
It is surrounded by.

On the front face of the game board 3, a plurality of chuckers 5,6,7 which are prize winning bodies are arranged side by side in the lateral direction at intervals in the vicinity of the center, and below the chucker 6 are awarded to the chuckers 5,6,7. The opening and closing type lower prize device 8 is provided, and the tulip type chuckers 10, 10 having the opening and closing blades 9, 9 which are the prize winning bodies are provided on both sides of the lower prize device 8, and the lower part of the lower prize device 8 is provided. Is provided with an out-ball socket 11.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 1 of the pachinko machine is provided with a plurality of winning openings 12, 13, 14 corresponding to the positions corresponding to the plurality of chuckers 5, 6, 7, and the lower winning a prize device 8 is provided. The winning opening 15 is provided corresponding to the corresponding position, and the winning opening 16, 16 is provided corresponding to the position corresponding to the tulip type checker 10, 10.

In addition, on the back surface of the game board 3, drop-in ball detection switches S1, S2, S3, which are the winning ball detection switches, are provided below the plurality of winning openings 12, 13, and 14, respectively. A sphere detection switch S4 to be a sphere detection switch is provided,
Below the winning openings 16 and 16, there are provided falling ball detection switches S5 and S5 which are winning ball detection switches. Below the back surface of the game board 3, there is provided a safe ball collecting gutter 17 for collecting safe balls which have won a plurality of winning holes 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 via a winning ball guideway (not shown), and a safe ball collecting gutter 17. Outlet 17a of gutter 17
A safe ball detection switch S6, which is a winning ball detection switch, is provided in the lower part of the.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the back surface of the game board 3, there is provided a prize ball case 19 having a ball passage 18 formed in the vertical direction, and at the upper end of the prize ball case 19, a prize ball tank 20 is provided. A ball tray 22 is provided below the prize ball discharge port 21 at the lower end of the prize ball case 19.

On the side of the prize ball case 19, multiple prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1, SOL2, SOL3, SOL4, SOL5, SOL6, SOL7, SOL8, SOL9 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the prize ball case 19 from the bottom. The discharge solenoid SOL10 is provided below the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL1.

Each of the plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 has an operating rod 23, and by closing the ball passage 18 of the prize ball case 19 at the tip of the operating rod 23, the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 19 is closed. A stopper 24 for locking is provided, and the discharge solenoid SOL10 has an operating rod 25 like the discharge prize ball number setting means, and the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 19 is provided at the tip of the operating rod 25.
A stopper 26 for discharging the pachinko ball P to the prize ball plate 22 by releasing the lock is provided on the side wall of the prize ball case 19, and the stoppers 24 and discharges of the plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9. A plurality of through holes 27 for allowing the stopper 26 of the solenoid SOL10 to come in and out from the side are formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the stoppers 24 of the plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 is retracted from the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the pachinko ball P in the ball passage 18 is moved by the stopper 24. Without being locked, the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is projected into the ball passage 18 from the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the stopper 26 locks the pachinko ball P located at the lowest position of the ball passage 18. This puts the player in a standby state for prize ball discharge.

When one of the solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 for setting the number of prize balls corresponding to each of the plurality of prize holes is excited by winning the prize holes of the game board 3, one of the solenoids for setting the number of prize balls that is excited is excited. The stopper 24 is the through hole of the prize ball case 19.
A set number of upper pachinko balls P to be ejected are projected from 27 into the ball passage 18 and ejected by a stopper 24, the ejection solenoid SOL10 is de-energized, and the stopper 26 of the ejection solenoid SOL10 is a prize ball. By retracting from the through hole 27 of the case 19 and releasing the locking of the pachinko ball P at the lowermost part of the ball passage 18 of the prize ball case 19 by the stopper 26, a discharge operation of an arbitrary number of prize balls to the ball tray 22. Then, immediately after the completion of the prize ball discharge operation, the prize ball discharge standby state is restored.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower winning a prize device 8 which expands by winning a plurality of winning holes 12, 13, 14 of the game board 3 is provided on the back surface of the award winning portion mounting frame 31 having the opening 30. Sphere guidance gutter integrally
32 is formed, a ball detection switch S4 is provided under the discharge port of the ball guide trough 32, and an opening / closing plate 33 is rotatably attached to the opening 30 of the winning portion mounting frame 31 by a shaft 34. .

A support shaft 36 is formed on the side plate 35 of the opening / closing plate 33.
The engaging recess 38 of the opening / closing plate operating body 37 is engaged with the opening / closing plate operating body 37, and the opening / closing plate operating body 37 has a plunger for the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 attached to the rear box portion 39 formed on the back surface of the winning portion mounting frame 31. Four
The lower end of 0 is connected, and the plunger 40
A return spring 41 for urging 7 downward is attached.

When a safe ball, which is a winning ball, wins the winning opening 13 of the game board 3, the falling ball detection switch S2 is turned on, and then the safe ball passes through a winning ball guiding path (not shown) to the safe ball collecting trough 17. The safe sphere detection switch S6 provided under the discharge port 17a of the safe sphere collecting gutter 17 detects the safe sphere. Then, the falling ball detection switch S2 excites the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 shown in FIG. 3, and the stopper 24 of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 passes through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19 and enters the ball passage 18. The pachinko balls P in the ball passage 18 other than the number of prize balls to be ejected are locked by the stopper 24. Next, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, and the discharge solenoid SOL10
The stopper 26 of the ball passes through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19 and the ball passage 18
Eight prize balls are discharged to the ball receiving tray 22 by releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P located in the lowermost position in the ball passage 18 by the stopper 26 after being retracted from the inside.

Further, when a safe ball is won at the winning opening 12 of the game board 3, the falling ball detection switch S1 is turned on, and when the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection switch S6, the falling ball detection switch S1 is used to Solenoid SOL5 for setting the number of prize balls in Figure 3
Is excited, and the solenoid SOL5 stopper 24 for setting the number of prize balls is
Are projected into the ball passage 18 through the through holes 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the pachinko balls P in the ball passage 18 other than the number of prize balls to be discharged are locked by the stopper 24. Next, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the stopper of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is stopped. By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P by 26, five prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 22.

Furthermore, when the safe ball is won in the winning opening 14 of the game board 3, the falling ball detection switch S3 is turned on, and when the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection switch S6, the falling ball detection switch S3 is used. The prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 shown in FIG. 3 is excited, and the stopper 24 of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is projected into the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19 and is to be discharged. The pachinko balls P in the ball passage 18 other than the number of balls are locked by the stopper 24. Next, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the stopper of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is stopped. By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P by 26, three prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 22.

Then, after the prize balls are discharged, the discharge solenoid SO
L10 is excited, the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is projected into the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19,
Next, excited solenoids for setting the number of prize balls SOL8, SOL5
Or SOL3 is de-energized and the prize ball number setting solenoid
The stopper 24 of SOL8, SOL5 or SOL3 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, and the pachinko ball P is locked by the stopper 24 of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8, SOL5, SOL3. By releasing, the pachinko ball P is supplied from the prize ball tank 20 to the ball passage 18 of the prize ball case 19, and the ball passage 1 is provided by the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10.
The pachinko ball P in 8 is locked and is in a standby state for discharging the prize ball.

The solenoid SOL11 for opening and closing is excited by the winning of the safe balls to the plurality of winning openings 12, 13, 14 of the game board 3, and the opening and closing plate 33 of the lower prize winning device 8 is expanded through the opening and closing plate operating body 37, and the lower part. When a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the winning device 8, the safe ball guided by the ball guide trough 32 is detected by the ball detection switch S4, and then the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection switch S6. The prize ball number setting solenoid SOL7 shown in FIG. 3 is excited by the ball detection switch S4, the stopper 24 of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL7 is projected into the ball passage 18 through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19, The pachinko balls P in the ball passage 18 other than the number of prize balls to be discharged are locked by the stopper 24. Next, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, and the discharge solenoid SOL10
The stopper 26 of the ball passes through the through hole 27 of the prize ball case 19 and the ball passage 18
It is retracted from inside and the stopper 26 of the discharge solenoid SOL10
By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P by, 7 prize balls can be discharged to the ball tray 22.
Immediately after the specified prize ball is discharged, the discharge solenoid
SOL10 is excited and solenoid for setting prize ball number SOL
7 is de-excited and is in a standby state for prize ball discharge.

Then, the number of winning balls into the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 until the opening / closing plate 33 expanded by winning the safe balls into the plurality of winning holes 12, 13, 14 of the game board 3 is closed, respectively. Set differently. When a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8, the safe ball is detected by the sphere detection switch S4, and the counter 47 (see FIG. 5) counts the number of the safe sphere into the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8. Winner 12,1
When a different number of safe balls is set for 3 and 14, the open / close solenoid SOL11 is de-energized and the plunger 40 of the open / close solenoid SOL11 is moved downward by the return spring 41 to open / close. The plate 33 is rotated via the opening / closing plate operating body 37, and the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is opened.
Is closed by the opening / closing plate 33.

Furthermore, when a safe ball wins the tulip-type chucker 10, the falling ball detection switch S5 is turned on, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 detects a safe ball, the falling ball detection switch S5 presets it. One of the prize ball setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 is excited,
Solenoid SOL1 for discharge by safe ball detection switch S6
0 is de-energized, and the number of prize balls set in the ball tray 22 is discharged.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of the circuit of the winning device of the pachinko machine, and the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3, S5 of the plurality of winning openings 12, 13, 14, 16 of the game board 3 are It is connected to each input detection unit 45 that outputs various winning display signals of a level according to the open / closed state of the switch, the input detection unit 45 is connected to a safe ball detection switch S6, and the input detection unit 45 has a plurality of prize balls. Setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9, discharge solenoid S
It is connected to a control unit 46 which controls the OL 10 and the opening / closing solenoid SOL 11, respectively.

Then, the control unit 46 includes solenoids SOL1, S for setting the number of prize balls.
OL2, SOL3, SOL4, SOL5, SOL6, SOL7, SOL8, SOL9, discharge solenoid SOL10, open / close solenoid SOL11 via counter 47, respectively, and ball detection switch S4 is connected to counter 47 .

FIG. 6 shows a schematic flowchart of a control program executed by the CPU of the control unit 46.
At 101, the game is started, then, the process proceeds to step 102, and it is determined whether or not the game is finished. When the game end is NO, the process proceeds to step 103 and it is determined whether or not the safe ball is detected. , In step 102, when the game end is YES, the process proceeds to step 104 to perform initial setting and the game ends.

When the safe sphere detection is YES in step 103, the routine proceeds to step 105, where it is determined whether or not the falling ball detection switch S1 is ON, and when the safe sphere detection is NO in step 103, the process loops to step 102.

In step 105, the ON ball detection switch S1 is ON.
In case of, the process shifts to step 106 to turn ON the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5, and then shifts to step 107 to set the ball count to 5 in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 in which the opening / closing plate 33 expands. Then go to step 108
NLINE award ball number setting solenoid SOL1 to SOL9 1
Then, the procedure goes to step 109 to de-energize the discharge solenoid SOL10, then to step 110 to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls, and then to step 111 to open the lower prize winning device 8. It is determined whether or not the ball is a safe ball that has fallen outside the part 30.

In step 105, the ON ball detection switch S1 is ON
In case of, it moves to step 112 and the falling ball detection switch S2
Is determined to be ON, and if the entry ball detection switch S2 is ON at YES in step 112, the process proceeds to step 113 to turn ON the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8, and then step
The number of balls to be won in the opening portion 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 in which the opening / closing plate 33 is expanded by shifting to 114 is set to 2, and then the routine proceeds to step 108.

At step 112, the ON ball detection switch S2 turns ON.
In case of, the process moves to step 115 and the falling ball detection switch S3
Is determined to be ON, and if the entry ball detection switch S3 is ON in YES in step 115, the process proceeds to step 116 to turn ON the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3, and then in step 115.
The number of balls to be won in the opening portion 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 in which the opening / closing plate 33 expands at 117 is set to 8, and then the process proceeds to step 108.

In step 115, the ingress ball detection switch S3 is ON
If it is, the process proceeds to step 118 and the falling ball detection switch S1,
It becomes a safe sphere that occurs outside S2 and S3, and then step 1
The number of balls to be won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 in which the opening / closing plate 33 expands at 19 is set to 0, and then the process proceeds to step 108.

That is, the winning ball detection switch S1 is turned on by the winning of the safe ball to the winning opening 12 of the game board 3, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is excited, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 is turned on, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is turned on. By de-energizing and ejecting 5 prize balls, by exciting the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 and rotating the opening / closing plate 33 of the lower prize winning device 8, the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is expanded and opened. The maximum number of safe balls that can be won in part 30 is five.

Also, when the falling ball detection switch S2 is turned on due to the winning of the safe ball to the winning opening 13 of the game board 3, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 is excited, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 is turned on, the discharge solenoid SOL10. Is de-excited to discharge eight prize balls, and the opening / closing plate 33 of the lower prize winning device 8 is rotated by exciting the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 to expand the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8. The maximum number of safe balls that can be won in the opening 30 is two.

Further, when the falling ball detection switch S3 is turned on due to the winning of the safe balls into the winning opening 14 of the game board 3, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is excited, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 is turned on, the discharge solenoid is released. The SOL10 is de-excited to eject three prize balls, and the opening / closing plate 33 of the lower prize winning device 8 is rotated by exciting the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 to expand the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8. The maximum number of safe balls that can be won in the opening 30 is eight.

In step 111, when the safe balls that have fallen into the openings 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 are NO, the process moves to step 120 and the number of safe balls that have won the openings 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is less than the ball count setting value. If it is less than the ball count set value in step 120, but NO is determined in step 120, the flow proceeds to step 121 to open the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 and then to step 122 to shift the ball count value. Is decremented by 1 and then the process shifts to step 123 to determine whether or not the number of safe balls that entered the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is equal to the ball count set value. If YES but YES, step 124
Then, the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is closed, and then the process loops to step 102.

In step 111, if the safe ball that has fallen outside the opening 30 of the lower prize device 8 is YES, it loops to step 102. If it is less than the ball count set value in step 120, it loops to step 122 if YES, and in step 123. Equal to the sphere count set value, but if NO, step
Loop to 102.

That is, the number of safe balls to be won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is set to 5 by winning the safe balls into the winning opening 12 of the game board 3, and the opening / closing solenoid SOL11
The opening / closing plate 33 is rotated by energizing to open the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8, and when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8, the ball detection switch S4 detects the safe ball. Then, the counter 47 subtracts 1 from the set value, and when five safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8,
The open / close solenoid SOL11 becomes non-excited, and the open / close plate 33 is rotated to close the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8.

In addition, the number of safe balls to be won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is set to 2 by winning the safe balls into the winning opening 13 of the game board 3, and the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is excited to lower the balls. The opening 30 of the prize winning device 8 is expanded, and the safe ball that has won the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is detected by the ball detection switch.
When S4 detects and two safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is de-energized and the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is closed by the opening / closing plate 33.

Furthermore, the number of safe balls to be won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is set to 8 by winning the safe balls into the winning opening 14 of the game board 3, and the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is excited to lower the balls. Expanding the opening 30 of the prize winning device 8, the ball detection switch S4 detects the safe sphere that entered the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8, and 8 safe balls enter the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8. Then, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is de-energized, and the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 8 is closed by the opening / closing plate 33.

The detection of the safe ball by the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3 is stored by the storage means of the CPU until the corresponding prize ball discharging operation is completed, and when the two prize holes are won at the same time or the lower prize device 8 is operated. When the safe ball is won in any one of the winning openings while the opening 30 of the is being expanded, it is stored by the storage means of the CPU, and the lower prize winning device 8 related to winning the winning openings 12, 13, 14 is opened and closed. After the expansion operation of the plate 33 is completed, the expansion operation of the opening / closing plate 33 of the lower prize winning device 8 corresponding to the winning of the safe ball into the winning openings 12, 13, 14 is subsequently performed.

FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the discharged prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means arranged in the pachinko machine of FIG. 1, that is, FIG. The electromagnetic means for switching and setting the number of prize balls and the electromagnetic means for starting prize ball discharge of the embodiment according to the invention are shown. The prize ball discharge gutter 51 having the prize ball discharge passage 50 is provided with a prize ball case 53 in which a ball passage 52 is formed in a vertical direction on a side portion thereof, and the prize ball discharge passage 50 and the prize ball case 53 of the prize ball discharge gutter 51 are provided. The sphere passage 52 is separated by a moving wall 54.

The pinion 55 is integrally fixed to the motor shaft 56 of the step motor, which is an electromagnetic means for setting and switching the number of prize balls (not shown),
A vertical rack 57 is meshed with the pinion 55, and a discharge solenoid SOL12 constituting one of the prize ball discharge starting electromagnetic means is provided at the upper end of the rack 57, and the discharge solenoid SOL12 moves vertically. The operating rod 58 has an operating rod 58 for operation, and the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 53 is provided at the upper end of the operating rod 58.
Is provided with a locking body 59.

The moving wall 54 is connected to the rack 57, and the moving wall 54 is formed with a discharging portion 60 for discharging the prize balls into the prize ball discharging passage 50.
The locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 is located above, and the locking projection 61 provided on the moving wall 54 and the locking body 59 come close to each other, so that the interval of the discharging section 60 becomes narrower, and the inside of the prize ball case 53. The pachinko ball P is locked by the locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 and put in a standby state for discharging the prize ball.

Above the side part of the prize ball case 53, a locking solenoid SOL13 that constitutes the other of the prize ball discharge starting electromagnetic means is provided, and the locking solenoid SOL13 has an operating rod 62 and an operating rod 62. A stopper 63 for locking the pachinko balls P other than the number of prize balls to be discharged in the prize ball case 53 by closing the ball passage 52 in the prize ball case 53 is provided at the tip of the prize ball case 53. On the side wall, the stopper 6 for the locking solenoid SOL13
A through hole 64 is formed for allowing 3 to enter and exit from the side.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is performed by a plurality of winning openings of the game board 3.
When the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3 are turned on due to the winning of safe balls to 12, 13, 14 and the step motor (not shown) is activated to rotate the pinion 55, the rack 57 that meshes with the pinion 55 is moved up and down. In the vertical direction, the discharge solenoid SOL12 and the moving wall 54 are moved up and down to the position of the number of prize balls set by the winning openings 12, 13, and 14. Then the locking solenoid
Exciting SOL13, the stopper 63 of the locking solenoid SOL13 is projected into the ball passage 52 from the through hole 64 of the prize ball case 53, and the pachinko ball P in the ball passage 18 other than the number of prize balls to be discharged is stopped. Lock with 63. Then the discharge solenoid SO
By de-exciting L12, moving the locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 downward, and opening the discharge part 60 of the moving wall 54, the set number of prizes in the ball passage 52 of the prize ball case 53 is set. The balls are discharged through the discharge section 60 into the prize ball discharge passage 50 of the prize ball discharge trough 51, and after discharging the set number of prize balls, the discharge solenoid SO.
Energize L12 and deenergize the locking solenoid SOL13 to put it in a standby state for prize ball discharge.

FIG. 8 shows a third embodiment of the discharge prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means arranged in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, and the side of the prize ball case 66 having a ball passage 65 formed in the vertical direction. A storage box 67 is provided in the section, and a prize ball case is stored in the storage box 67.
A rotating body 68 serving as a prize ball discharging means is provided near 66, and the rotating body 68 is rotatably supported by a side plate 69 of the storage box 67 via a shaft 70, and a prize ball is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 68. A plurality of engagement notches 71 for engaging the pachinko balls P in the ball passage 65 of the case 66 are formed, a notch portion 73 is formed on one side wall 72 of the prize ball case 66, and a part of the rotating body 68 is notched. It is projected into the ball passage 65 by utilizing the portion 73.

On the side plate 69 in the storage box 67, a rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is attached to the side of the rotating body 68, and the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 has a plunger 74 movable in the lateral direction. A stopper 75 for locking the rotation of the rotating body 68 is provided at the tip, and a stopper is provided on the plunger 74.
A spring 76 for laterally urging 75 is attached, an upper end 75a of the stopper 75 is rotatably supported by a side plate 69 via a shaft 77, and a lower end 75b of the stopper 75 has a rotation locking solenoid SOL.
It is rotatably supported by the tip of 14 plungers 74 via a shaft 78.

In the prize ball case 66, a proximity switch S7 for counting the number of prize balls for detecting passage of the pachinko balls P discharged by the rotation of the rotor 68 is provided below the rotor 68, and the proximity switch S7.
Is electrically connected to the rotation locking solenoid SOL14, and the discharge prize ball number setting means includes a rotation locking solenoid SOL14 and a proximity switch S7.

Then, the solenoid SOL14 for rotation locking is not excited, and the plunger 74 of the solenoid SOL14 for rotation locking is spring 7
6, the stopper 75 provided at the tip of the plunger 74 is rotated about the shaft 77, and the protrusion between the engagement notches 71 formed at the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 68 is the lower end of the stopper 75.
When the stopper 75 locks the rotation of the rotating body 68 by being engaged with the corner portion of the rotating body 68, one pachinko ball P is engaged with the engaging notch 71 of the rotating body 68 protruding into the ball passage 65 of the prize ball case 66. At the same time, the pachinko balls P in the prize ball case 66 are locked by the rotating body 68 and are in a standby state for discharging prize balls.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is performed by a plurality of winning openings of the game board 3.
When the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3 are turned on due to the winning of safe balls to 12, 13, and 14, the solenoid SOL14 for rotation locking is excited, and the plunger 74 of the solenoid SOL14 for rotation locking is excited.
Move backwards against the spring 76 and move the plunger 74
The stopper 75 provided at the tip of is rotated about the shaft 77 to release the locking of the rotary body 68 by the stopper 75. Next, due to the weight of the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 66, the rotating body 68 rotates in the direction of arrow a around the shaft 70, and the rotation of the rotating body 68 causes the pachinko ball P in the ball passage 65 of the prize ball case 66 to move. The pachinko balls P, which are engaged with the engaging notches 71 of the rotating body 68 one by one, are sequentially ejected from the pachinko balls P which are engaged with the engaging notches 71 of the rotating body 68 as the rotating body 68 rotates. The pachinko ball P discharged by the body 68 and passing through the ball passage 65 is detected by the proximity switch S7.

When the proximity switch S7 detects the set number of prize balls, the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is de-energized, the plunger 74 of the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is moved forward by the spring 76, and the tip of the plunger 74 is moved. By rotating the stopper 75 provided on the shaft 75 around the shaft 77 and engaging the stopper 75 with the rotating body 68, the rotation of the rotating body 68 is locked by the stopper 75 and the prize ball discharging standby state is set.

FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment of the discharge prize ball setting means and the prize ball discharge means arranged in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. A plurality of through holes 80, which are the same number as the combined cutouts 71, are formed on the same circumference at a constant pitch. A photoelectric detection mounting body 82 is provided on the bottom plate 81 located below the rotating body 68 in the storage box 67, and a prize ball provided in the prize ball case 66 is detected near the upper end of the photoelectric detection mounting body 82. Instead of the proximity switch S7, a photocoupler light source 83 for detecting rotation of the rotating body 68 is provided, and the photocoupler receives light emitted from the light source 83 passing through the light source 83 and the through hole 80 of the rotating body 68. The photo coupler detects the rotation of the rotating body 68, and the number of prize balls discharged by the rotation of the rotating body 68 is detected.The photo coupler electrically communicates with the rotation locking solenoid SOL14. The means for setting the number of discharged prize balls is composed of a solenoid SOL14 for rotation locking and a photo coupler.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is similar to that of the embodiment shown in FIG.
By releasing the lock of the rotating body 68 by
Rotates and ejects the pachinko balls P in the prize ball case 66 one by one, and the photocoupler provided in the photoelectric detection mounting body 82 is a rotating body.
When the rotation of the rotating body 68 is detected by the through hole 80 of the 68, and the photocoupler detects the rotation of the rotating body 68 corresponding to discharging the set number of prize balls, the rotation locking solenoid SOL14
Is de-excited, and the rotation of the rotating body 68 is locked by the stopper 75 to bring the ball into a standby state for discharging prize balls.

Since the other structure and operation of this embodiment are exactly the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

If the photocoupler is provided at a position corresponding to the engagement notch 71 of the rotating body 68, it is not necessary to provide the rotating body 68 with a plurality of through holes 80.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the pachinko machine of the present invention, it is possible not only to make the player interested by the change in the number of prize balls depending on the position of the winning port, but also to discharge the coin corresponding to each of the plurality of winning ports. The number of prize balls can be switched and set in units of one, and even if the number of discharged balls increases or the discharged number itself increases, the number can be easily switched and the discharged balls can be discharged. It is possible to simplify the structure of the device because it does not require a large number of drive sources by electromagnetic means for setting the number of prize balls and locking means for stopping balls, and can be realized by a single electromagnetic means for setting the number of prize balls. .

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FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a discharge prize ball number setting means and a prize arranged in the pachinko machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a lower prize winning device, FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a prize winning device of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 6 is a pachinko. 7 is a second embodiment of the discharge prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means provided in the pachinko machine shown in FIG. 1, and is a single flow chart of the control program executed by the machine. FIG. 8 is a cutaway front view of essential parts showing the electromagnetic means for setting and changing the number of prize balls and the electromagnetic means for activating prize ball discharge, and FIG. 8 is a discharge prize ball number setting means and prize ball discharge arranged on the pachinko machine of FIG. FIG. 9 is a cutaway front view of essential parts showing a third embodiment of the means, FIG. Fourth embodiment of the discharge prize ball number setting means and the prize balls discharge means are Bei is a main part sectional front view showing a. 1 ... glass frame, 2 ... glass plate, 3 ... game board, 3a ...
… Game section, 4 …… Guide rails, 5,6,7 …… Chucker, 8 …… Lower prize winning device, 9 …… Opening and closing blade, 10 …… Tulip type chucker, 11 …… Out ball socket, 12,13 ,14
…… Winning hole, 15 …… Winning hole, 16 …… Winning hole, 17 …… Safe ball gathering gutter, 17a …… Discharge port, 18 …… Ball passage, 19 …… Winning ball case, 20 …… Winning ball tank , 21 …… prize ball outlet, 22…
… Ball saucer, 23 …… Operating rod, 24 …… Stopper, 25 …… Operating rod, 26 …… Stopper, 27 …… Hole, 30 …… Opening part, 31…
… Winning part mounting frame, 32 …… Ball guide trough, 33 …… Opening / closing plate, 34…
… Axis, 35 …… Side plate, 36 …… Spindle, 37 …… Open / close plate operating body,
38 …… engaging recess, 39 …… rear box, 40 …… plunger, 41 …… return spring, 45 …… input detector, 46…
… Control unit, 47… Counter, 50… Prize ball discharge passage, 51…
… Award ball discharge gutter, 52… Ball passage, 53… Award ball case, 54…
… Movable wall, 55 …… Pinion, 56 …… Motor shaft, 57 …… Rack, 58 …… Operating rod, 59 …… Locking body, 60 …… Discharging section, 61
...... Locking protrusion, 62 ...... Operating rod, 63 ...... Stopper, 64 ......
Through hole, 65 ... Ball passage, 66 ... Prize ball case, 67 ... Storage box, 68 ... Rotating body, 69 ... Side plate, 70 ... Shaft, 71 ...
Engagement notch, 72 ... Side wall, 73 ... Notch, 74 ... Plunger, 75 ... Stopper, 75a ... Top end, 75b ... Bottom end, 76
...... Spring, 77 …… axis, 78 …… axis, 80 …… through hole, 81
…… Bottom plate, 82 …… Photoelectric detection mount, 83 …… Light source, P ……
Pachinko balls, S1, S2, S3 …… Ingress ball detection switch, S4 ……
Sphere detection switch, S5 …… Ingress ball detection switch, S6 …… Safe sphere detection switch, S7 …… Proximity switch, SOL1 to SOL9
…… Award ball number setting solenoid, SOL10 …… Discharging solenoid, SOL11 …… Opening / closing solenoid, SOL12 …… Discharging solenoid, SOL13 …… Locking solenoid, SOL14 …… Rotation locking solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A single prize ball number switching setting electromagnetic means (56) for switching and setting the number of prize balls to be discharged in units of one, corresponding to each of a plurality of winning openings on a game board surface, Electromagnetic means for activating prize ball discharge (SOL1) for executing the discharge operation of prize balls based on winning of safe balls to the plurality of winning openings
2) and (SOL13) are provided for pachinko machines.