JPH09192291A - Game medium polisher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively polish stain off from a game medium by providing an abutting member which makes a game medium polishing member to abut on the game medium, forming an embedding part for embedding a part of the game medium in this abutting member, and providing the game medium polishing member between the game medium and the embedding part. SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine is provided with a game medium exposed part 118 in the intermediate part of a carrying path 62 and a polishing member 63 for a polisher 54 is arranged along this exposed part 118. A part of the carrying path 62 is notched so that the pachinko ball 117 is brought in contact with the polishing member 63, and wrapping pieces 90a, 90b for preventing the pachinko ball 117 from fallen from the exposed part 118 in the case of detaching the polisher 54 therefrom are provided. When the polisher 54 is installed therein, the projecting part of the abutting member 70 is interrupted between the wrapping pieces 90a, 90b and the pachinko ball 117 so as to release the wrapping of the pachinko ball 117 and then the pachinko ball 117 is made to hold on the carrying path 62 by the polishing member.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium polishing device for removing dirt from so-called pachinko balls, coins, etc., which is a game medium used in a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine, a coin gaming machine, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a flexible game medium polishing member comes into contact with the above-mentioned game medium to make the game medium dirty when it is generally known as a game medium polishing device of this type. Some were designed to be polished off.

[0003]

However, in the conventional game medium polishing device, between the game medium polishing member and the game medium when the flexible game medium polishing member comes into contact with the game medium. There was a problem that the frictional force generated was weak and the dirt on the game medium could not be sufficiently brushed off. Further, since the game medium polishing member is in flat contact with the game medium, there is a problem that the surface area of the game medium to be polished is very small and a lot of polishing residue is left.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game medium polishing device capable of efficiently polishing dirt of a game medium.

[0005]

The present invention according to claim 1 is a game medium polishing device for removing dirt of a game medium used in a game machine, for polishing the game medium to remove dirt. It has a flexible game medium polishing member and a contact member for contacting the game medium polishing member with the game medium, and the contact member has an immersive portion into which a part of the game medium can be retracted. The game medium polishing member is configured such that it can be interposed between the game medium and the immersive portion in a state where a part of the game medium polishing member is immersed in the immersive portion together with the game medium. To do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the immersive portion is formed in a shape that conforms to the shape of the game medium that is immersive in the immersive portion. Is characterized by. The present invention described in claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 2
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in (1), the polishing member is formed in a band shape, and has a width necessary and sufficient for interposing with the game medium along the recess. Characterize. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, an elastic member that presses the contact member to bring the game medium polishing member and the game medium into contact with each other is provided. It is characterized by further having.

[0007]

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, by the action of the contact member, a part of the flexible game medium polishing member is sunk into the recessed portion provided in the contact member together with the game medium. In the state, it is interposed between the game medium and the immersive portion and abuts on the game medium. Then, due to the function of the game medium polishing member, the dirt of the game medium contacting the game medium polishing member is polished off. According to the present invention as set forth in claim 2,
In addition to the action of the invention according to claim 1, a part of the game medium polishing member is immersed in the immersing portion configured to follow the shape of the game medium immersing in the immersing portion together with the game medium. In a state, it is interposed between the game medium and the recessed portion, and abuts on the game medium along the shape of the game medium.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the second aspect of the invention, the strip-shaped game medium polishing member is inserted into the recess and the game medium and the recess are inserted. The game medium comes into contact with the game medium with a width that is necessary and sufficient to be interposed between the game medium and the portion. According to the present invention described in claim 4, in addition to the action of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the function of the elastic member causes the game medium polishing member and the game medium to operate by the elastic force of the elastic member. Abut.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine is shown as an example of the gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a coin gaming machine, a slot machine, or the like. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the game machine, and can be applied to, for example, a circulation device for circulating the game medium discharged from the game machine to the game machine.

FIG. 1 is a pachinko gaming machine 1 which is an example of a gaming machine.
It is a front view showing a common card unit 33.

When playing a game with the pachinko gaming machine 1, a common card is inserted into the common card insertion / ejecting port 40 of the common card unit 33 connected to the pachinko gaming machine 1. By inserting this common card, the record information recorded on the inserted common card is read. When the player presses a withdrawal switch (not shown) provided on the operation unit 9, a predetermined amount (for example, 100 yen) is withdrawn from the card balance included in the record information of the common card and held. The points are added and updated. At the upper portion of the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine 1, a holding point analog display 7 for displaying the holding points in an analog manner according to the amount of lighting is provided. Speakers 8 are provided on the left and right of the point analog display 7.

When the player operates the hit ball operation handle 5 in the state where the holding points are present, the pachinko balls, which are an example of the game medium, are shot one by one and hit into the game area 11.
This shot ball is detected by the shot ball detector 27. In addition, the pachinko balls that did not reach the game area 11 because the launching momentum was too weak, flowed down and the foul ball return port 50
After entering, the foul ball detector 28 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) detects it. In the game area 11, normal winning openings 21 and 19 and a starting winning opening 22 are provided. A variable display device 12 that variably displays a plurality of types of identification information and changes the display state is provided in the approximate center of the game area 11. Further, below that, a variable winning ball device that can be changed into a first state in which the opening / closing plate 15 is opened and advantageous to the player and a second state in which the opening / closing plate 15 is closed to be disadvantageous to the player. 13 are provided.

If a pachinko ball wins the starting winning opening 22 and the starting winning ball is detected by the starting winning ball detector 24, the variable display device 12 starts variably, and the display result when the variable display is stopped is previously set. If a specific display mode is set (for example, 777), a specific game state occurs, the opening / closing plate 15 of the variable winning ball device 13 is opened, and a pachinko ball can be won in the variable winning ball device 13. It becomes a state. The variable winning ball device 13 is in the second state in which the opening / closing plate 15 is closed and the hitting ball cannot be won because the solenoid 23 is normally deenergized in the normal state. When the state occurs, the solenoid 23 is excited and the variable winning ball apparatus 13 is brought into the first state, and the big hit control is performed. The first state of the variable winning ball device 13 is ended when a predetermined number of hit balls (for example, 10) is won or a predetermined period (for example, 30 seconds) is elapsed, whichever comes first. The second state. Also,
In the variable winning ball device 13, a specific winning area 1 is provided at a predetermined location.
6 is provided, and the specific winning ball detector 17 detects the winning balls that have won the specific winning area 16. Further, all the winning balls that have won in the variable winning ball device 13 are detected by the winning ball detector 18.

If a ball hitting the specific winning area 16 is detected by the specific winning ball detector 17 while the variable winning ball device 13 is in the first state, the variable winning ball device for that time is detected. After the completion of the first state of No. 13, the repetitive continuation control for controlling the variable winning ball apparatus 13 to the first state is performed again. The upper limit number of times of this repeated continuation control is set to 16 times, for example.

When a hitting ball enters the ball entrance 20 provided above the variable display device 12, the ball is guided downward and guided to a position above the starting winning opening 22, and the starting winning opening 22 is opened. It is released to the game area 11 again from above. As a result, the released pachinko balls are likely to enter the starting winning opening 22. In the figure, 25 is a lamp that lights up or blinks according to the game state or the like. Also, the game area 11
At the lowermost end portion, an out port 45 is formed for collecting, as out balls, the pachinko balls that have not won any winning holes or winning ball devices. Further, the front plate 4 is provided with various indicators and switches, and a speaker 10 is provided. From the speaker 10,
A sound effect such as a big hit is emitted. Reference numeral 6 in the figure denotes a reset key switch.
By inserting and operating a predetermined key in the game hall, it is determined whether or not to permit the continuation of the game using the score at the end of the big hit. The operation of the reset key switch 6 is detected by the reset operation detector 6a.
Further, 32 is a game continuation permission display, and by operating the reset key switch 6, it is illuminated and displayed that the game continuation permission state is set.

Reference numeral 36 in the figure denotes a unit availability indicator for lighting and indicating that the common card unit 33 is in a usable state. Reference numeral 37 denotes a fraction display switch. When the balance of the common card has a fraction, the fraction display switch 37 is pressed to display the fraction on a predetermined display device on the operation unit 9. Is configured. Reference numeral 38 is a connection direction display, which lights up and displays the connection direction of the pachinko gaming machine to which the common card unit 33 is connected. Reference numeral 39 denotes a card insertion display, which lights up and indicates that a common card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection port 40. Reference numeral 35 is an information output unit for outputting information regarding the inserted common card or the like to a management hall computer installed in the game arcade. An information input unit 34 is used to input information about the common card from a hall computer for hall management. Further, 3 is a glass door, which covers the front surface of the game area 11 so as to be openable and closable.
The glass door 3 is opened by performing an unlocking operation with a predetermined key owned by an attendant of the game arcade or the like.

When a jam of pachinko balls occurs in the game area 11, the glass door 3 is opened to eliminate the jam. Further, if a ball jam occurs, the game is temporarily interrupted, so that a clerk or the like may give a pachinko ball to any one of the winning ports as a service ball to give a predetermined score to the player. At this time, the service balls are supplied from the ball projecting holes 31 by operating the ball projecting lever portion 30 provided at the back of the front plate 4. The ball throwing lever portion 30 can be operated by operating the front plate opening / closing portion 29 to open the front plate 4. The front plate opening / closing portion 29 is attached to a position where the glass door 3 cannot be operated unless the glass door 3 is opened, and therefore the player cannot perform the operation.

2 and 3 show rear views of the pachinko gaming machine. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with an enclosed ball circulation path in which a predetermined number of pachinko balls are enclosed, and the enclosed pachinko balls are circulated and used in the game. Further, in the middle of the enclosed ball circulation path, a ball reducing machine 55 for discharging the enclosed balls discharged to the ball tank 59 to the launching ball guiding path 53, and an enclosed ball in the midst of being pumped by the ball reducing machine 55 A polishing device 54 is provided for polishing to remove dirt on the surface of the ball. The ball reduction machine 55 includes a sprocket 58,
It includes the lift motor 103 and the transport path 62, and can be removed independently of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further ball reduction machine 55
Is provided with a mounting portion for removably mounting the polishing device 54. The upper part of the conveying path 62 of the ball reducing machine 55 is formed of a bellows member which is expandable and contractible as shown in the drawing, and this bellows member is a connection port 91 with the launch ball guiding path 53.
It is more removable. Therefore, it is possible to remove the balls in the ball reduction machine 55 as needed.

In particular, in FIG. 2, the enclosed balls are always the ball reducing machine 55.
3 is an embodiment in which the enclosed balls flow into the ball reducing machine 55 and are circulated as necessary. Hereinafter, FIGS. 2 and 3 will be sequentially described as a first embodiment and a second embodiment regarding a configuration for returning an enclosed ball, respectively.

First, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the first embodiment. The gaming board holding frame 43 of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is provided with a rotating lever 57 for mounting the gaming board. By rotating the rotating lever 57, the gaming board 42 can be attached and detached. On the other hand, all the winning balls that have won from the winning opening provided in the game area 11 or the variable winning ball device, etc., are passed through the winning ball collecting cover member 44 to the winning ball detector 4
You are guided to 6. Then, the winning balls detected by the winning ball detector 46 are guided to the confluent gutter 47 together with the pachinko balls collected from the out port 45. The pachinko ball guided to the confluent gutter 47 is then detected by the hit ball detector 48.

On the other hand, the foul ball is the foul ball return port 50.
After being discharged from the ball, it is detected by the foul ball detector 28 and merges with the pachinko ball detected by the hit ball detector 48. It should be noted that the pachinko balls whose launch momentum is too weak to reach the foul ball return port 50 enter the foul ball return port 51 and then merge with the pachinko ball guided by the confluence gutter 47. On the other hand, all the pachinko balls flowing down the joint gutter 47 are discharged to the ball tank 59.

The pachinko balls discharged to the ball tank 59 are
It is guided to the reducing machine 55. The ball reduction machine 55 is provided with a sprocket 58 that rotates while engaging the pachinko balls guided by the driving force of the lift motor 103. The sprocket 58 lifts the pachinko balls to above and guides them to the transport path 62.

The pachinko balls guided to the conveying path 62 are pushed forward by the succeeding pachinko balls and are conveyed to the conveying path 62.
It is pumped inside. A game medium exposing portion 118 (see FIG. 6), a part of which is exposed to the outside of the conveying passage 62, is provided in the middle of the conveying passage 62, and the polishing device 54 polishes along the game medium exposing portion. The member 63 (see FIG. 5) is arranged. The pachinko balls that are being lifted up on the transport path 62 come into contact with the polishing member 63 (see FIG. 5) at the game medium exposing portion 118, so that the dirt is removed.
The polishing device 54 can be easily attached to and detached from the transport path 62, and is replaced according to deterioration of the polishing member 63 or the like.

The pachinko balls polished by the polishing device 54 are transported to the upper part of the transport path 62, and then the launch ball guiding path 5
It is released to 3. The pachinko balls released to the launch ball guiding path 53 are detected by the supply ball detector 56 and then guided to the ball sending path 52. The ball take-out passage 52 is configured to have a passage length that allows a predetermined number (for example, four) of pachinko balls to stay in the passage, and the ball take-out lever portion 3
Unless 0 (see FIG. 1) is operated, the retained pachinko balls are not discharged from the ball throwing hole 31 (see FIG. 1). Therefore, after the ball delivery passage 52 is filled with a predetermined number of pachinko balls, the pachinko balls detected by the replenishing ball detector 56 flow down to the driven-in ball outlet 49 and can be re-launched. . By detecting the pachinko balls with the replenishment ball detector 56, it is possible to know whether or not the ball reduction machine 55 is operating normally.

In the first embodiment, the ball reducing machine 5
Since 5 is configured separately from the pachinko gaming machine 1, it is possible to replace the gaming board 42 as well as the pachinko gaming machine itself.

Further, since the ball reduction machine 55 is not built in the pachinko gaming machine itself, the cost for manufacturing the pachinko gaming machine can be reduced.

Further, since all the pachinko balls that are elastically fired, including the foul balls, are circulated through the transport path 62, the pachinko balls are polished by the polishing device 54 each time. Therefore, even if the polishing ability of the polishing device 54 is not so high, the pachinko balls in the enclosed ball circulation path can be kept clean. Therefore, as the polishing member 63 of the polishing device 54, a relatively inexpensive one having a relatively low polishing ability can be applied, and the cost can be reduced. Further, since the game can be continued while the pachinko balls are polished, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of having to stop the operation of the pachinko gaming machine in order to polish the pachinko balls.

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the second embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the pachinko balls are guided to the ball tank 59 only when it is necessary to polish the dirt of the pachinko balls. . Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described in detail, while omitting the description of the same components as those of the first embodiment.

The winning balls detected by the winning ball detector 46 and the pachinko balls discharged from the out port 45 are the joining trough 47.
After being merged with each other, it is detected by the hit ball detector 48 and guided toward the hit ball exit 49. In the middle of the path from the confluence gutter 47 to the hitting ball outlet 49, there is provided a polishing ball guiding path 94 communicating with the confluence gutter 47. For example, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is in a game state, the sluice valve 92 is provided. Due to this, the guideway is blocked. Therefore, during the game, the pachinko balls flowing down the confluence gutter 47 enter the driving-in ball outlet 49.

When the solenoid 93 is excited, the sluice valve 92 connects the merging gutter 47 and the grinding ball guide path 94 to each other. As a result, the pachinko balls flowing down the joining trough 47 flow down to the polishing ball guide path 94 without being guided to the driven-in ball outlet 49, and are detected by the detector 95. The solenoid 93 becomes non-excited, for example, on condition that the detector 95 detects that all the pachinko balls flow down to the polishing ball guide path 94, and the sluice valve 92 closes the communication of the guide path. On the other hand, the pachinko balls flowing down to the polishing ball guide path 94 are discharged to the ball tank 59 provided separately from the pachinko gaming machine 1. The pachinko balls discharged to the ball tank 59 are lifted up on the transfer path 62 by the ball reduction machine 55 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the dirt is polished off by the polishing device 54 during the lifting. Then, the pachinko balls that have been pumped to the upper part of the transport path 62 are
Released to 7.

In the case of the second embodiment, when the following conditions are satisfied, the solenoid 93 is excited and the polishing ball guiding path 94 communicates with the merging gutter 47 to polish the pachinko ball.

That is, the player has not inserted the common card into the common card unit 33, or the card balance of the inserted common card is less than the amount required to play the game, and is enclosed. The condition is that the ball is dirty to some extent or is expected to be dirty. As a specific method for determining whether or not the enclosed ball is expected to be dirty, for example, it may be considered to determine whether or not a predetermined number of impact balls have been detected by the impact ball detector 48. To be Further, it may be considered to judge whether or not the detection time of the touch sensor for detecting whether the hand is hitting the hitting ball operation handle 5 has reached a predetermined time. In addition, in order to actually check the dirt of the enclosed ball, for example, a predetermined sensor may be provided in the confluence gutter 47.

In the second embodiment, the pachinko balls discharged from the foul ball return ports 50 and 51 are directly discharged to the ball tank 59 and circulated via the ball reducing machine 55.

According to the second embodiment, the ball reduction machine 55 is constructed separately from the pachinko gaming machine 1 as in the first embodiment, so that only the gaming board 42 can be replaced. Of course, it is also possible to replace the pachinko machine itself.

Also, unlike the first embodiment, the ball reduction machine 5
Since it is a part-time system in which No. 5 is activated when necessary, it is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the polishing member 63 is deteriorated at an early stage when the pachinko balls are polished more than necessary.

On the other hand, the solenoid 93 may be configured to be in a non-excited state after a lapse of a predetermined time after being in the excited state. By configuring in this way, for example,
If the predetermined time is set to a time exceeding the time required for all the pachinko balls to flow down to the polishing ball guide path 94, the same pachinko ball can be repeatedly polished.

It is also conceivable that a spare pachinko ball different from the pachinko balls circulated during the game is previously enclosed in the ball reduction machine 55. For example, the number of pachinko balls that are circulated during a game is set to 20 and the other 20 pachinko balls are used.
The individual pachinko balls are stored in the ball reduction machine 55. Then, the circulating pachinko balls and the pachinko balls stored in the ball reducing machine 55 are exchanged according to the degree of contamination of the circulating pachinko balls.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view for explaining the structure of the polishing device 54. Referring to the figure, the reels 64, 6
5 is rotatably inserted into the opening 114 provided in the mounting substrate 77a. The roller 66 is axially supported by the shaft 66a,
The shaft 66a is erected at the illustrated position on the mounting substrate 77a. The polishing member 63 is a tape-shaped member, and is made of, for example, a cloth made of a predetermined fiber capable of contacting a pachinko ball and polishing its dirt. The polishing member (polishing tape) 63 is wound in a roll shape as shown in the drawing, and is housed in the mounting substrate 77a in a state where the central portion of the roll is inserted into the reels 64 and 65. The roller 66 is
The polishing member 63 is slidably held in order to guide the polishing member 63 accommodated in the mounting substrate 77a from the one reeling reel 64 to the other reeling reel 65.

The elastic member 71 includes a mounting hole 71a and is axially supported by a positioning boss 111 that is erected on the mounting substrate 77a. The abutting member 70 includes a locking piece 70a, and the locking member 7
8 and the elastic member 71. Further, the contact member 70 includes a recess 89, and the polishing member 63 passed between the two rollers 66 is located on the recess 89 side. That is, the polishing member unwound from one reel 64 is conveyed along the recess 89 via one roller 66, and is wound onto the other reel 65 via the other roller 66. .

The side surface of the mounting substrate 77a on which the contact member 70 is located is notched, and a part of the contact member 70 pressed by the elastic member 71 projects slightly outside the mounting substrate 77a.

The cover 77b includes a mounting hole 110b, and is screwed to the mounting boss 110a that is planted on the mounting substrate 77a. Further, the reels 64 and 65 are rotatably inserted into the positioning hole 113, and the elastic member 71 is inserted into the positioning hole 112.
A positioning boss 111 that pivotally supports is inserted.

The cover 77b, like the mounting substrate 77a,
One side surface of the contact member 70 is notched, and a part of the contact member 70 is exposed to the outside when the contact member 70 is joined to the mounting substrate 77a.

FIG. 5 is a front view for explaining the internal structure of the polishing device 54. Note that FIG. 5 shows a state where the ball reduction machine 55 is mounted.

Each of the reels 64 and 65 has a rotating shaft 7
6,75 are inserted. The rotating shafts 75 and 76 are provided on the ball reducing machine 55 side. The rotating shaft 75 is rotated clockwise by the driving force of the winding motor 79. The reel 65 rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 75, and the polishing member 63
To wind up. The winding motor 79 is provided in the ball reduction machine 55, like the rotating shaft 75.

Reels 64, 6 provided in the polishing device 54
A total of six protrusions 65 a are provided on the inside of each of the five. On the other hand, a total of three protrusions 75 a are provided on the surface of the rotating shaft 75, and engage with the protrusions 65 a provided on the reel 65 to integrally fix the reel 65 to the rotating shaft 75. This prevents the rotating shaft 75 driven by the winding motor 79 from spinning.

Polishing member 63 unwound from reel 64
Is conveyed along the contact member 70 via the unwinding side roller 66, and is wound onto the reel 65 via the winding side roller 66. The elastic member 71 presses the contact member 70 to lock the locking piece 70 a to the locking member 78. The polishing member 63 along the contact member 70 is in a state of being pushed out to the outside of the mounting substrate 77a together with the contact member 70.

As will be described later, the conveying path 6 of the ball reducing machine 55.
The polishing device 54 is mounted so that the polishing member 63 along the abutting member 70 is arranged along the game medium exposing portion 118 (see FIG. 6) provided in 2. Then, the pachinko balls exposed from the game medium exposing portion 118 are abutting members 7
It contacts the polishing member 63 along 0. At this time, the contact member 7
Due to the elastic force of the elastic member 71 that presses 0, the pachinko ball appropriately contacts the polishing member 63.

As shown by the arrow, the polishing device 54 is mounted so that the polishing member 63 is wound in the direction opposite to the pachinko ball feeding direction. Therefore, as compared with the case where the polishing member 63 is wound in the same direction as the pachinko ball feeding direction, there are the following advantages.

That is, by the pachinko balls being pumped,
It is possible to prevent the polishing member 63 from being pulled out from the reel-side reel 64. In other words, when the pachinko balls are in contact with the polishing member 63, the lifting force of the pachinko balls can keep the polishing member 63 in a slack state at all times, and the polishing member can be adjusted according to the pachinko balls being lifted. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the pachinko balls are not substantially polished by the movement of 63 and the polishing member 63 is entangled with the rollers 66 and the like. Therefore, it is not necessary to purposely provide a predetermined stopper or the like on the unwinding side reel 64 or the like, and the structure can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the present invention, the polishing member 63 is not always conveyed and wound in synchronization with the pachinko balls being fed, but the polishing member 63 contacting the pachinko balls remains the same until a certain amount of dirt is attached. The pachinko balls are polished using the parts. Then, the winding motor 79 is driven when the polishing member 63 has a certain amount of dirt attached,
The winding motor 79 is stopped when the soiled polishing member 63 is wound up and a new unstained portion is unwound.
Therefore, it is possible to effectively utilize the polishing member 63, as compared with the system in which the polishing member is always conveyed in accordance with the lifting of the pachinko balls.

The locking member 72 is a member for engaging the gear 73 and preventing the reel 65 from rotating in the reverse direction. By preventing the reel 65 from rotating in the reverse direction, it is possible to prevent the polishing member 63, which has already been wound, from being unwound from the reel 65 due to the lifting force of the pachinko balls. As described above, in the polishing apparatus 54, the member for preventing the reverse rotation of the reel only needs to be provided on the winding side reel 65, and as described above, the winding side reel 64 has such a member. There is no need to provide preventive measures.

The locking member 72 is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 80 which is erected on a mounting substrate 77a, and one end of which is a gear 73.
And the other end is connected to the elastic member 74 fixed to the mounting substrate 77a. On the other hand, the gear 73 is integrally fixed to the reel 65 and rotates integrally with the reel 65. The locking member 72 interlocks with a plurality of teeth provided around the gear 73 one after another in association with the clockwise rotation of the gear 73. On the other hand, when a rotational force that rotates the gear 73 in the counterclockwise direction acts, an inhibiting force acts between the gear 73 and the rotating shaft 80 to inhibit the rotation. As a result, the reverse rotation of the reel 65 is prevented.

The locking member 72, the gear 73, the rotary shaft 8
The ball reducing machine 55 may be provided not with the preventive means for preventing the reverse rotation, which is constituted by 0 and the elastic member 74. That is, the rotary shaft 80 and the elastic member 74 are fixed to the reinforcing plate 60 of the ball reduction machine 55, the locking member 72 is pivotally supported by the rotary shaft 80, and the gear 73 is attached to the rotary shaft 75 for winding. . Thereby, the cost of the polishing apparatus itself can be reduced.

6 and 7 are rear views of the ball tank 59 and the ball reducing machine 55. In addition, FIG. 8 shows A- of FIG.
The sectional view which follows the A line is shown.

The ball reduction machine 55 is provided with a holder 61 for mounting the polishing device 54 and a reinforcing plate 60 for reinforcing the holder 61 and fixing it to the ball reduction machine 55. And
The holder 61 and the reinforcing plate 60 constitute a mounting portion for detachably mounting the polishing device 54.

The holder 61 has a rotating shaft 75 for rotating the winding reel 65 inside the polishing device 54, a rotating shaft 76 for rotatably supporting the winding reel 64, and
Locking piece 82 for locking the polishing device 54, polishing device 5
4 is provided with an engaging portion 83 for engaging with 4 and a locking member 84 for removably locking the polishing device 54. Further, the transport path 62 is provided therein with a game medium exposing portion 118 that exposes the pachinko balls that are being pumped to the outside.
The polishing device 54 is attached so that the polishing member 63 faces the game medium exposing portion 118.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the locking member 84 is
It includes a locking portion 86 and is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 85 in a state of being inserted into the opening 88. On the other hand, the reinforcing plate 6
An elastic member 87 fixed to the reinforcing plate 60 is connected to an end portion of the locking member 84 located on the back surface side of 0, and the elastic force of the elastic member 87 causes the locking member 84 to rotate by a predetermined angle. Is locked at a position where it comes into contact with the reinforcing plate 60.

The polishing device 54 is attached and detached in the following manner. That is, in the case of removal, the locking member 8
4 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
Is released from the locking of the locking member 84. Accordingly, the polishing device 54 can be easily removed from the holder 61. On the other hand, when mounted, the locking member 84 is similarly rotated,
When the polishing device 54 is inserted along the locking piece 82 and the engaging portion 83, the rotary shafts 75 and 76 are naturally inserted into the reels 65 and 64 in the polishing device 54. After that, when the locking member 84 is released, the locking member 84 is pulled back to a predetermined position by the elastic force of the elastic member 87 and the polishing device 54 is locked. Thereby, the polishing member 54 can be easily attached to the holder 61.

A winding motor 79 is connected to the rotary shaft 75 through a reinforcing plate 60 on the back side thereof, and the winding motor 79 is driven according to the control of the pachinko gaming machine 1. Further, the rotating shaft 75 is provided on an opening provided in the holder 61 via an elastic member (not shown), and when the rotating shaft 75 is pressed, the rotating shaft 75 moves in the holder 61 against the elastic force of the elastic member. It is configured to be immersed in.
Therefore, when the protrusion 75a (see FIG. 5) provided on the rotary shaft 75 and the protrusion 65a (see FIG. 5) provided on the reel 65 do not mesh when the polishing device 54 is mounted, the rotary shaft 75 is When the winding motor 79 is driven in that state while being submerged in the holder 61, the winding motor 79 is returned by the elastic force at the meshed position. Therefore, it is not necessary to be aware of the engagement of the protrusion 75a and the protrusion 65a when the polishing device 54 is attached.

Next, a detailed explanation will be given of the operation when the polishing device 54 is mounted. The pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine 1 to the ball tank 59 are guided to the ball reduction machine 55 and driven by the lift motor 103.
8 (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the carrier path 62 is unloaded.
The pachinko balls being lifted are abutted and abraded by the abrading member 63 along the abutting portion 70 (see FIG. 5) of the abrading device 54.

If the pachinko balls are repeatedly polished by the polishing member 63 along the contact portion 70, a certain portion of the polishing member along the contact portion 70 deteriorates and the polishing ability decreases. In this embodiment, for example, when the operating time of the pachinko gaming machine 1 reaches a predetermined time (a predetermined number of hit balls is detected by the hit ball detector 48), the polishing ability of the certain portion is lowered. It is configured to be judged to have been done.

When the operating time of the pachinko gaming machine 1 reaches a predetermined time, a winding motor 79 for driving the rotating shaft 75.
(See FIG. 5) is driven, and a new polishing member 63 is unwound to update the polishing member 63 along the contact member 70. At this time, only the used portion is wound, and in order to prevent the unused portion from being excessively wound, only the length along the contact portion 70 is always wound when the polishing member is renewed. Need to be controlled. For this purpose, the following control is performed.

That is, the polishing member 63 is always contacted with the contact member 7.
Winding motor 7 required to wind a fixed length along 0
The rotation angle of 9 is predetermined according to the number of updates of the winding update, and the drive control of the winding motor 79 is performed according to the number of updates. Here, the rotation angle is determined according to the number of times the winding is updated. The unit rotation angle of the winding motor 79 is that the winding diameter of the winding reel 65 changes as the polishing member 63 is wound. This is because the winding amount per hit changes. That is, as the winding diameter increases, the winding length per one rotation of the winding motor 79 becomes longer. Therefore, in order to always wind the same length, the winding motor 79 is rotated according to the number of updates of winding. The rotation angle is different. In this way, since the polishing member (polishing tape) update control for winding up the polishing member 63 having a constant length is performed every time the winding and updating are performed, the polishing member 63 can be used without waste.

When the polishing member (polishing tape) update control is performed a plurality of times and the unused polishing member 63 is running low, the lamp 25 (see FIG. 1) blinks and a predetermined alarm sound is output from the speaker 10. Is issued and that effect is notified. Further, a hall computer installed in the game hall is notified of that fact via the information input / output circuit 99 (see FIG. 10) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. Such winding end notice notification control is performed, for example, based on the total drive time of the winding motor 79 that drives the rotating shaft 75. That is, after the polishing device 54 is replaced, the drive time of the winding motor 79 is cumulatively counted, and when the predetermined drive time is reached, it is considered that the remaining amount of the polishing member 63 is small, and the notification control described above is performed. Is carried out.

In this way, since the notice of the completion of winding is given before the polishing members 63 are all used, the polishing machine 54 can be replaced with a sufficient time in a game arcade or the like.

After the notice of the completion of winding is given, if the polishing device (polishing tape) renewal control is performed several times without exchanging the polishing device 54, the reel 64 for unwinding.
All the polishing members 63 are unwound from. When all the polishing members 63 are unwound, the point analog display 7 provided on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 blinks and a predetermined notification sound is emitted from the speaker 10 to notify that effect. . Further, the information input / output circuit 99 (see FIG. 10) transmits a winding end detection signal to the hall computer. Further, the hit ball handle 5 is immobilized and the game is controlled to be in an impossible state.

By performing such winding end control, replacement of the polishing device 54 is promoted, and the pachinko balls can always be kept clean. That is, if the polishing device 54 is not replaced due to negligence on the side of the game hall after the notice of the completion of winding is given, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is disabled as a sanction, and the game hall is played. Will be in a disadvantageous state.

Such winding end control is performed as follows, for example. Since the end of the polishing member 63 wound around the winding reel 64 is pressed against the reel 64, all the polishing member 63 wound around the winding reel 64 is unwound. After that, if the winding control is continuously performed, the winding motor 79 is overloaded. When this overload is detected, it is determined that all the polishing members 63 have been unwound from the unwinding reel 65.

The above-mentioned polishing member (polishing tape) update control, winding end notice notification control and winding end control are
The game is performed by the point-spot control microcomputer 96 (see FIG. 10) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view of the transport path 62 and the polishing device 54. Referring to the drawing, the transport path 62 is partially cut away in order to bring the pachinko balls 117 into contact with the polishing member 63. Further, the holding pieces 90a and 90b are provided to prevent the pachinko balls from leaking from the game medium exposing portion 118 when the polishing device 54 is removed. By providing the wrapping pieces 90a and 90b,
It is possible to attach and detach the polishing device 54 without so-called punching. Therefore, for example, the polishing machine 54 is used by utilizing a slight game machine rest period during business hours.
Can be replaced.

Incidentally, the illustrated holding pieces 90a, 90b are
Although the pachinko ball 117 is included even when the polishing device 54 is mounted, instead of this, the polishing device 5 is used.
When 4 is attached, it may not be wrapped. For example, with a predetermined elastic member, the holding pieces 90a, 9a
0b, and when the polishing device 54 is not mounted, the pachinko balls 117 are wrapped by the elastic force. On the other hand, when the polishing device 54 is mounted, a predetermined protrusion provided on the abutting member 70 is configured so as to be interposed between the wrapping piece and the pachinko ball 117, so that the wrapping piece is used. It is conceivable that the pachinko ball 117 is unwrapped and the polishing member 63 holds the pachinko ball 117 in the transport path 62.

The polishing member 63 along the contact member 70 contacts the recess 89 of the contact member 70 by contacting the pachinko ball 117. Since the recess 89 has a shape along the spherical surface of the pachinko ball 117, the polishing member 63 is
It deforms along the shape of the pachinko ball 117. As a result, the area where the polishing member 63 contacts the surface of the pachinko ball 117 exposed from the transport path 62 increases. Therefore,
Compared with the case where the recess 89 is not provided, a wide area of the pachinko ball 117 can be efficiently polished.
Further, since the tape width of the polishing member 63 is configured to be necessary and sufficient for contacting the surface of the pachinko balls 117 exposed from the transport path 62, the polishing member 63 can be used without waste.

The abutting member 70 is an elastic member 71 (see FIG.
(Refer to), the polishing member 63 is appropriately moved to the pachinko ball 117.
Since the pachinko balls 117 are pressed against the transport path 62 more than necessary because they are in contact with the sprocket 58.
The lift motor 103 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) for driving the pachinko machine is overloaded, or conversely, the pressing force is too weak so that a sufficient frictional force does not work between the pachinko ball 117 and the polishing member 63. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience that the ball 117 cannot be sufficiently polished. Further, the elastic member 71 in the present embodiment is a leaf spring made of a metal plate, but any elastic member such as rubber or sponge may be used.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a part of a control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1. The point control microcomputer 96 is connected to the game control microcomputer 100 and the card unit microcomputer 101, and each of the microcomputers stores a CPU (not shown) as a control center and a control program. A ROM (not shown) and a RAM (not shown) capable of reading and writing data at any time are provided. In addition, a point control microcomputer 96
Includes a detection circuit 97 connected to various detectors, an LED circuit 98 connected to various indicators, an information input / output circuit 99,
A lift control circuit 102 for controlling the lift motor 103, a polishing control circuit 104 for controlling the take-up motor 79, an overload detection circuit 105 for detecting an overload state of the take-up motor 79, and a launcher. Unit 6
A firing control circuit 106 for controlling 7 and a power supply circuit 10
A backup power supply 107 is provided for backing up the power when the potential of 8 drops.

When the ball hitting handle 5 (see FIG. 1) is operated and a pachinko ball is fired, the fired ball is detected by the fired ball detector 27, and the detection output is the detection circuit 97.
Is input to the point control microcomputer via. If a pachinko ball hit in the game area 11 wins, it is detected by the winning ball detector 46, and the detection signal is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96 via the detection circuit 97. When the detection signal of the winning ball detector 46 is input to the score control microcomputer 96, the score control microcomputer 96 inputs the prize signal to the game control microcomputer 100. In response to this, the game control microcomputer 100 inputs a signal regarding the number of points to be given to the player to the point control microcomputer 96. In response to the input of the winning signal, the holding point control microcomputer 96 outputs a holding point analog display control signal to the LED circuit 98. LED circuit 98
Performs display control of the point analog display 7 in accordance with this.

The occurrence of foul balls is caused by the foul ball detector 28.
If detected, the detection output is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96 via the detection circuit 97. When the reset key switch 6 (FIG. 1) is operated, the operation is detected by the release operation (reset operation) detector 6a,
It is inputted to the holding point control microcomputer 96 via the detection circuit 97. Point control microcomputer 9
6 inputs the signal for the display control of the game continuation permission display 32 to the LED circuit 98 according to the input of this detection. When a hit ball is detected by the hit ball detector 48, the detection output is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96 via the detection circuit 97. The holding point control microcomputer 96 counts the number of detections, for example. When the pachinko ball returned from the ball reduction machine 55 to the launch ball guiding path 53 is detected by the replenishment ball detector 56, the detection output is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96 via the detection circuit 97.

If it is determined by the game control microcomputer 100 that a big hit will be established, a big hit signal is input to the point-control microcomputer 96. The holding point control microcomputer 96 inputs a big hit signal to the information input / output circuit 99. In addition, the game control microcomputer 100, start winning prize detector 2
4, the detection signal of the specific winning ball detector 17 etc. is input,
The game control microcomputer 100 inputs each information to the holding point control microcomputer 96 according to these inputs. Microcomputer 96 for controlling points
Is the information input / output circuit 99 for starting winning information and specific winning information.
Enter

When the advance notification is required because the remaining amount of the polishing member 63 in the polishing device 54 is low, or when the winding of the polishing member 63 has been completed, the point-holding control microcomputer A winding end notice signal or a winding end detection signal is input from 96 to the game control microcomputer 100. The game control microcomputer 100 generates a notification sound corresponding to each signal via the speaker 10. When the winding end notice signal is input, the lamp 25 (see FIG. 1) is displayed blinking.

The point control microcomputer 96 is
The drive control of the lift motor 103 is performed via the lift control circuit 102, the sprocket 58 is rotated as needed, and a pachinko ball is lifted.

The holding point control microcomputer 96 controls the take-up motor 79 via the polishing control circuit 104 and drives the take-up motor 79 when the take-up of the polishing member 63 is updated.
As described above, the take-up motor 79
The rotation angle for rotating is different, and a correspondence table between the number of updates and the rotation angle of the winding motor 79 corresponding to the number of updates is stored in the ROM in the holding point control microcomputer 96.

The overload detection circuit 105 detects the overload state of the winding motor 79, and the detection output thereof is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96. The holding point control microcomputer 96 performs the above-described winding end control based on this detection input. That is, the information input circuit 79 and the game control microcomputer 10 based on the detected input.
The winding end detection signal is transmitted to 0 and the LED circuit 9
The point analog display 7 is displayed in a blinking manner via 8. Furthermore, the launcher unit 6 is launched via the launch control circuit 106.
Disable 7 to control the pachinko gaming machine 1 to a state in which it cannot be played.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration different from that of FIG. 5 regarding the remaining amount detecting function of the polishing member 63. As shown in the figure, the polishing apparatus 54 shown in this configuration has a mounting substrate 77a.
An opening 109 is provided in the. Since the other configurations are the same as those of the polishing device 54 shown in FIG. 5,
Descriptions of symbols and operations are omitted.

On the other hand, unlike the case of FIG. 6, the holder 61 (see FIG. 6) to which the illustrated polishing device 54 is mounted is provided with two remaining amount detectors 81a and 81b so as to overlap in two stages. . The remaining amount detectors 81a and 81b are used in the polishing device 54.
Are positioned in the opening 109 when mounted on the holder 61, and the tips of the detection portions extending from the respective detectors come into contact with the outer periphery of the polishing member 63 wound around the reel 64.

The remaining amount detectors 81a and 81b are so constructed as to generate a detection signal when the detecting section comes into contact with a contact switch provided on the detector main body. Comes into contact with the contact switch of the main body by the elastic force. The illustrated remaining amount detector 81a exemplifies a state in which the detecting portion is in contact with the contact switch,
On the other hand, 81b exemplifies a state where they are not in contact.

Further, the remaining amount detector 81a is a detector for detecting the winding end, and detects the remaining amount when the polishing member 63 of the reel 64 is completely unwound and the tip of the detecting portion contacts the reel 64. The mounting angle of the main body is adjusted so that the detection unit comes into contact with the contact switch of the main body of the container 81a. On the other hand, the remaining amount detector 81b is a detector for detecting that the remaining amount of the polishing member 63 is low, and the polishing member 63 of the reel 64 is used.
The mounting angle of the main body is adjusted so that the detection portion comes into contact with the contact switch of the main body when the coil is unwound to some extent and the winding diameter reaches a predetermined value.

The holding point control microcomputer 96 shown in FIG. 10 has, for example, two remaining amount detectors 81a, 81.
Based on the detection output of b, the above-described winding end control and winding end notice notification control are performed.

According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, even if the tape length of the winding member 63 accommodated in the polishing device 54 varies depending on the polishing device, the above-mentioned winding completion notice can be easily notified. It is possible to perform control and winding end control.

FIG. 12 is a view showing another embodiment for winding the polishing member 63 by a constant amount in regard to the above-mentioned polishing member (polishing tape) update control.

In the above-described embodiment, the rotation angle of the winding motor 79 according to the number of winding updates is stored in advance in the point control microcomputer 96, and the winding motor 79 is controlled based on the storage. Configured to.

On the other hand, in FIG. 12A, a plurality of detection marks 116 are provided on the roller 66, and the marks 116 are detected by the photoswitch 115, whereby a predetermined amount of winding is performed. That is, the number of times the mark 116 is detected by the photo switch 115 when the polishing member 63 having a constant length is unwound is stored in advance in the point control microcomputer 96. Then, during execution of the polishing member (polishing tape) update control, the winding motor 79 is driven while the mark 116 is detected the number of times based on the memory.

In this embodiment, the same number of marks 1 is used regardless of the winding diameter of the polishing member 63 wound by the winding reel 65.
Since it is only necessary to stop the winding motor 79 based on the detection of 16, it is not necessary to adjust the rotation angle of the winding motor 79 according to the number of updates as in the above-described embodiment.
Therefore, according to this embodiment, the control content can be simplified as compared with the above-described embodiments. The photo switch 115 may be configured in the polishing device 54 or the holder 61.
Further, any one of the two rollers 66 may be used.

Further, in FIG. 12B, the roller 66 is marked with a mark 1.
In this embodiment, the mark 116 is provided on the polishing member 66 instead of the mark 16. Further, in this embodiment, the marks 116 are provided at regular intervals according to the length of the tape to be updated at the time of winding and updating. And mark 11
A photo switch or the like for detecting 6 is provided on the polishing device 54 or the holder 61 to detect the mark 116 that moves along with the conveyance of the polishing member 63, and the winding motor 79 is controlled according to the number of times of detection.

As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, not only the polishing member (polishing tape) renewal control,
It can also be used for advance notice notification control of winding end and winding end control. For example, in FIG. 12A, it is conceivable that the notice of winding end or the notice of winding end is given when the number of detections of the mark 116 detected by the photo switch 115 reaches a predetermined number. . On the other hand, FIG.
Also in (b), each notification control can be performed similarly. Further, in FIG. 12B, a mark for notifying the winding end notice and a mark for notifying the winding end different from the mark 116 are provided in advance at predetermined positions of the polishing member 63 to notify the notice of the winding end or the winding. The marks may be detected by a photo switch or the like when the notification of the completion of taking is made.

When the photo switch 115 shown in FIG. 12A is provided in the polishing device 54, the photo switch 115 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting substrate 77a.
For example, a mark 116 is provided on the roller 66, and the mark 11
When the winding end notice notification control, the winding end notification control, or the polishing member (polishing tape) update control is performed by detecting 6, the sensor is installed at the position shown in FIG. On the other hand, a mark 116 is provided on the polishing member 63, and the mark 1
When each control is performed by detecting 16, the mark 116 is installed at a predetermined position where it can be detected. Then, an output terminal for outputting a detection signal of the photo switch 115 is provided on the back surface of the mounting substrate 77a. Further, the holder 61 is provided with an input terminal for inputting a signal output from the output terminal, so that the polishing device 54 can operate the holder 61.
The output signal output from the output terminal when mounted on the input terminal is input to the input terminal. And
The detection signal input to the input terminal is input to the holding point control microcomputer 96 shown in FIG. 10, and the winding point advance notice or the winding is performed based on the detection signal input by the holding point control microcomputer 96. It is conceivable to notify the end or to update the polishing member (polishing tape).

Next, the control procedure of the holding point control microcomputer 96 (see FIG. 10) provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 will be described. 13 to 15 respectively,
6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of polishing tape (polishing member) update control, winding end notice notification control, and winding end control, and the holding point control microcomputer 96 performs each control according to a control program based on these flowcharts. To execute. The control program based on these flowcharts is stored in the ROM configured in the point-holding control microcomputer 96.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the polishing member (polishing tape) update control. FIG.
FIG. 9A is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the polishing member (polishing tape) update control described in FIGS. First, in S1, it is determined whether the polishing member 63 is being rewound. S if winding is not being updated
Then, the procedure proceeds to step 2, and it is determined whether the update time has come. Specifically, as described above, it is determined whether the cumulative operating time of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has reached the predetermined time. If it is not the update time, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is the update time, the process proceeds to S3, and it is confirmed how many times the winding is updated. That is, the number of updates is confirmed.
Next, in S4, the winding motor 79 is driven by the rotation angle corresponding to the number of updates, and the polishing member 6 along the contact member 70 is driven.
The winding update of No. 3 is started, and the processing ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S1 that the winding is being updated, the process proceeds to S5. In S5, it is determined whether or not the winding motor 79 has reached a predetermined rotation amount. That is, it is determined whether the winding motor 79 has operated by a predetermined rotation angle according to the number of updates. Then, if the predetermined rotation amount has not been reached, the processing ends as it is. On the other hand, when the predetermined rotation amount is reached, the process proceeds to S6, and the winding motor 79 is stopped and controlled. Next, the process proceeds to S7, and after the winding update number is incremented by 1, the process ends.

FIG. 13B is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the polishing member (polishing tape) update control described in FIG. 12B. First, in S11, it is determined whether or not the winding is being updated. If the winding is not being updated, the process proceeds to S12, where it is determined whether the update time has come. Specifically, it is determined whether the cumulative operating time of the pachinko gaming machine 1 has reached a predetermined value. If it is not the update time, the process ends. On the other hand, if it is the update time, the process proceeds to S13, the drive of the winding motor 79 is started, and the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S11 that the update is in progress, the process proceeds to S14, and it is determined whether or not there is a detection output of the stop sensor. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the mark 116 provided on the polishing member 63 is detected by a photo switch or the like. If there is no detection output from the stop sensor, the processing ends. On the other hand, if there is a detection output of the stop sensor, the process proceeds to S15,
After the take-up motor 79 is stop-controlled, the process ends.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the winding end notice notification control. FIG. 14 (a) shows FIG.
9 shows a flowchart relating to the control procedure of the winding completion notice notification control described in FIG. First, in S21, it is determined whether or not the advance notice is being issued. If the advance notice is not being issued, the process proceeds to S22, and it is determined whether or not the winding motor 79 is driven. If the winding motor is not driven, the process ends. On the other hand, when the take-up motor 79 is driven, the process proceeds to S23 and the take-up motor 7
The driving time of 9 is cumulatively added. Next, in S24, it is determined whether or not the end notice time has been reached. In particular,
It is determined whether or not the drive time of the motor cumulatively added in S23 has reached a predetermined value. If the end notice time has not been reached, the processing ends. On the other hand, if the end notice time has been reached, the process proceeds to S25, and after the notification operation is started, the process ends. Here, the notification operation is, as described above, the blinking display of the lamp 25, the output of a predetermined notification sound from the speaker 10, the output of the winding end notice signal to the hall computer, and the like.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S21 that the advance notice is being issued, the process proceeds to S26, in which it is determined whether or not all winding is completed. That is, it is determined whether or not all the polishing members 63 have been unwound from the unwinding reel 64. Specifically, it is determined whether the overload detection circuit 105 described in FIG. 10 detects the overload state of the winding motor 79. If it is determined that the winding has not been completed, the processing ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the winding is completed, the process proceeds to S27, and the notification operation performed in S25 is completed. Next, S2
8, the winding motor 79 which is cumulatively added in S23
After the driving time of is initialized, the process ends.

FIG. 14 (b) is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the winding end notice notification control explained in FIG. First, in S31, it is determined whether the advance notice is being issued. If it is determined that the advance notice is not being issued, the process proceeds to S32, and a remaining amount check sensor (remaining amount detector)
It is determined whether or not there is the detection output of 81b. When it is determined that there is no detection output from the remaining amount check sensor (remaining amount detector) 81b, the processing ends. on the other hand,
If there is a detection output, the process proceeds to S33, and after the notification operation of the notice of the notice of the completion of winding is started, the process is ended. Note that the notification operation of the notice of the end of winding is performed, for example, in FIG.
Since it is the same as S25 in (a), the description of its contents is omitted.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S31 that the advance notice is being issued, the process proceeds to S34, and it is determined whether or not the winding is completed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the overload detection circuit 105 shown in FIG. 10 detects the overload state of the winding motor 79. If the winding has not been completed, the processing ends. On the other hand, if the winding is completed, the process proceeds to S35, the notification operation is completed, and then the process is completed.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the winding end control described with reference to FIGS. First, in S41, it is determined whether or not the winding completion is being notified. When the winding end is not informed, the process proceeds to S42, where it is determined whether the winding end detection signal is detected. Specifically, the overload detection circuit 105 shown in FIG.
It is determined whether or not the overload state of the winding motor 79 is detected. If the winding end detection signal is not detected, the process ends as it is. On the other hand, when the winding end detection signal is detected, the process proceeds to S43. In S43,
Rewind end notification operation is performed, and pachinko game machine 1
The game of is immobilized. Specifically as the notification operation,
As described above, the flashing of the point analog display 7, the output of a predetermined notification sound from the speaker 10, the output of the winding end detection signal to the hall computer, and the like. The immobilization of the game of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is realized by immobilizing the launcher unit 67 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S41 that the termination notification is being issued, the process proceeds to S44. In S44, it is determined whether or not the detection output of the winding end detection signal has disappeared. That is, it is determined whether or not the overload state of the winding motor 79 is released based on the replacement of the polishing device 54. If there is a detection output of the winding end detection signal, the process ends as it is. On the other hand, if there is no detection signal, the process proceeds to S45. In S45, the winding completion notification performed in S43 is terminated, and the immobilization state of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is released, and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is controlled to a state in which the game can be restarted. Then, the process ends.

Hereinafter, modifications and characteristic points related to the embodiments of the invention described above will be listed.

(1) With reference to FIG. 1, when the notice of the end of winding is given, the lamp 25 is displayed blinking,
The speaker 10 is configured to emit a predetermined notification sound. However, in addition to this, a predetermined notification image or the like may be displayed on the display screen of the variable display device 12. Furthermore, the winding end notice signal is input to the hall computer from the information input / output circuit 99 shown in FIG. 10, but the notification content is displayed on the monitor screen of the hall computer based on the input of this signal. It may be configured to. Alternatively, the information input / output circuit 99 is configured to input a winding end notice signal to a predetermined monitor device or the like installed for each gaming machine installation island so that the notification content is displayed on the monitor device. You may comprise. Further, the notification period may be after a predetermined time has elapsed. Alternatively, the notification operation may not be performed immediately after the detection signal is output, but may be performed after the business end time, for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection signal was output. The notification operation when the winding end control is performed may be configured in the same manner according to the modification described above. Further, although some examples of the notification operation are shown, the notification operation may be performed by any combination thereof, or the notification operation may be performed by one of the combinations.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the ball reduction machine 55 is
Although it is configured such that it can be detached independently of the pachinko gaming machine 1, it may be configured integrally with the pachinko gaming machine 1. The polishing device 54 may be configured to be attachable to and detachable from the hoisting passage 62 of the ball reduction machine 55 that is integrally configured with the pachinko gaming machine 1.

Alternatively, the polishing device 54 is set to the firing ball guide path 5
3 may be detachably configured. In this case, a game medium exposing portion 118 that exposes the pachinko balls inside is provided at a predetermined portion of the launch ball guiding path 53, and the game medium exposing portion 1 is provided.
It is configured so that the polishing member 63 of the polishing device 54 faces the 18.

(2) Referring to FIG. 4, the polishing member 63 is wound in a roll shape, and one end and the other end thereof are pressure-bonded to the unwinding reel 64 and the winding reel 65, respectively. The polishing member 63 is unwound from the unwinding reel 64 and wound onto the winding reel 65. However, instead of this, one end and the other end of the polishing member 63 may be connected so that the same portion of the polishing member 63 is repeatedly fed to the contact member 70.

Alternatively, a predetermined polishing member accommodating portion is provided, and the polishing member 63 folded in the polishing member accommodating portion is unwound to the winding reel 65 to perform rewinding. Good. In this case, the reel 6 for unwinding
4 becomes unnecessary. Conversely, the polishing member 63 may be renewed by providing only the unwinding reel 64 without providing the winding reel 65.

(3) Referring to FIG. 5, the locking member 72 and the gear 73 are provided in order to prevent the reel 65 for winding from rotating in the reverse direction, but instead of this, the winding motor 79 itself. It may be configured such that a prevention means for preventing reverse rotation is provided.

Further, the winding motor 79 may be provided in the polishing device 54. Further, although the driving force of the winding motor 79 is directly transmitted to the reel 65,
However, it is not limited to this. For example, the winding motor 7
A predetermined gear or the like may be provided between the reel 9 and the reel 65 to adjust the rotation speed of the reel 65 according to the gear ratio. Further, instead of the winding motor 79, the reel 65 may be rotated by a predetermined solenoid.

Further, the winding motor 79 is configured to be driven only when the polishing member 63 is renewed. However, instead of this, the pachinko balls may be configured to be always driven when the pachinko balls are being pumped through the transport path 62. Specifically, while the holding point control microcomputer 96 shown in FIG.
It is conceivable to continue the drive control.
Alternatively, a predetermined sensor is provided in the game medium exposing section 118 shown in FIG. 6, and the holding point control microcomputer 96 continues the winding motor 79 while the movement of the pachinko ball is detected by this sensor. It may be configured to drive control. Since the winding motor 79 is always driven when the pachinko balls are being pumped through the hoisting path 62, the pachinko balls are originally lifted and the polishing member 63 is conveyed in the opposite direction. Therefore, the frictional force between the polishing member 63 and the pachinko balls becomes large, and the pachinko balls can be effectively polished. Further, since the polishing member 63 contacts the pachinko balls while moving, the contact length of the pachinko balls contacting the polishing member 63 becomes longer, and the pachinko balls can be further effectively polished.

At this time, by adjusting the take-up speed of the take-up motor 79, the abrading member 63 comes into contact with the pachinko balls until the pachinko balls are lifted from the lower part to the upper part of the abutting member 70. The length can be changed. That is, by adjusting the rotation speed of the winding motor 79, the polishing device 54
It is possible to increase or decrease the polishing ability of the above as required. At this time, a predetermined gear may be provided between the winding motor 79 and the reel 65 to adjust the rotation speed.

(4) With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the polishing device 54 can be easily attached and detached by operating the locking member 84. In addition, the rotating shaft 75 for winding
If for some reason the polishing device 54 is mounted without being inserted into the polishing device 54 properly,
The abnormal state may be detected and notified to the hall computer through the information input / output circuit 99 shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be configured such that a predetermined warning sound is emitted from the speaker 10 or a lamp provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1 blinks to notify.

The holder 61 and the reinforcing plate 60 are screwed to the ball reduction machine 55 and are provided integrally with each other, but they may be easily detachable.

(5) Referring to FIG. 9, the recess 89 is configured to have a shape along the spherical surface of the pachinko ball 117, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is conceivable that the recess 89 has a suitable polygonal shape, and the recess 89 may have any shape as long as the contact portion between the pachinko ball 117 and the polishing member 63 increases. .

(6) Referring to FIG. 10, overload detection circuit 105 may be configured by, for example, a breaker or a comparator (comparison circuit) capable of detecting a change in voltage or current.

(7) Referring to FIG. 11, the remaining amount detector 8
1a and 81b are configured so that a detection output is generated when the detection unit contacts the contact switch of the detector body. However, instead of this, a detector that generates a detection output when the detection unit is separated from the contact switch of the main body may be used.

(8) Referring to FIG. 13 (a), the determination as to whether or not the winding update time has come to be made in S2 is made based on the cumulative operating time of the pachinko gaming machine 1. However, instead of this, the determination may be made based on the cumulative operating time of the lift motor 103 or the total number of rotations. Alternatively, the renewal time may be determined based on the total number of pachinko balls detected by the replenishment ball detector 56 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
Alternatively, the winding may be updated once a day when the power is turned on or off.

Further, in S5, it is configured to judge whether or not the winding motor 79 has reached a predetermined rotation amount. However, instead of this, the determination may be made based on the operating time of the winding motor 79.

(9) Regarding the control procedure of the polishing tape (polishing member) update control, two embodiments are shown in FIG.
Of these, FIG. 13 (a) corresponds to the control procedure of the polishing tape (polishing member) update control described in FIGS. 5 to 8, and FIG. 13 (b) is described in FIG. 12 (b). This corresponds to the control content of the polishing tape (polishing member) update control. Although a different embodiment has been described with reference to FIG. 12A, the flowchart corresponding to this is omitted. However, FIG.
FIG. 12 (a) using the flowchart shown in FIG.
It is also possible to explain the control procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG.

That is, when it is determined in S14 of FIG. 13B that the detection output of the stop sensor (photo switch 115) has been output, the number of detections is added and updated. Next, it is configured to determine whether or not the number of detections that have been updated by addition has reached a predetermined value. If the number of detections has reached a predetermined value, the process proceeds to S15, and the winding motor 79 is stopped and controlled. At the same time, the number of detections that have been cumulatively added is initialized.

(10) Regarding the polishing tape (polishing member) renewal control, the following may be considered. For example, the polishing member is configured to be updated by an external input from a hall computer or the like, a button operation by a staff member at a game hall, or the like. Alternatively, S in FIG.
As the stop sensor shown in 14, a dirt sensor capable of checking the dirt degree of the polishing member 63 is used. Then, after the winding motor 79 rotates, if a new dirt-free polishing member 63 is detected by the dirt sensor, the winding motor 7
The rotation of 9 is stopped.

(11) Referring to FIG. 14A, S2
In No. 3, the drive time of the winding motor 79 is cumulatively added, and when the total drive time reaches a predetermined value, it is determined that the remaining amount of the tape is low. However, instead of the drive time of the take-up motor 79, it is determined whether the remaining amount of the polishing member is low based on the number of revolutions of the take-up motor 79, the number of revolutions of the roller 66, and the like. May be.

(12) With reference to FIG. 15, in S43, the launcher unit 67 (see FIG. 10) is configured to be immobilized to stop the game. However, instead of this, the switches such as the winning ball detector 23, the specific ball detector 22 and the starting winning ball detector 21 may be disabled, and the variable display operation of the variable display device 4 is stopped. Alternatively, the power supply itself may be turned off. Further, the game may be stopped not at the time when the detection signal is output, but at a time when the power is turned on again (for example, the next day).

Although the overload detection circuit 105 (see FIG. 10) is used to determine whether or not the winding is completed, instead of this, the total number of rotations and the rotation time of the winding motor 79, the roller 6 are used.
It may be configured to detect the rotation speed of 6 or the like.
Alternatively, as described in FIG. 12B, the photo sensor or the like may be configured to detect a predetermined mark for detecting the winding end. Alternatively, in the configuration described in FIG. 11 as another embodiment, the winding remaining amount detector 8
The determination of S44 may be made based on the detection output of 1a.

Further, when there is a detection output of the winding end detection signal in S42, the process proceeds to S43, and the notification operation and the game stop control are immediately performed.
However, even when there is a detection output of the winding end detection signal, it is conceivable that the unused polishing member 63 is in a state of being wound along the contact member 70. In this case, it is possible to polish the pachinko ball by using the rolled-up polishing member portion, and it is not necessary to immediately stop the game even if the winding end detection signal is output. . Therefore, when there is a detection output of the winding end detection signal, it is conceivable that a predetermined timer or the like is activated to measure a predetermined time and then the process proceeds to S43. Note that the notification operation is configured so that the winding end detection signal is detected and output immediately,
It may be configured to notify the game hall that all the polishing members 63 have been unwound.

(13) In FIG. 9, the recess 89 has no change in shape from before the polishing member 63 was brought into contact with the pachinko ball 117. However, instead of this, the recess 8
9 may be made of an elastic member so that the polishing member 63 is not recessed when the polishing member 63 is not in contact with the pachinko ball 117, and a recess is formed when the polishing member 63 is in contact.

(14) The polishing member 63 may be made of, for example, wiping cloth, leather, sponge, synthetic resin, paper or the like.

[0132]

Concrete Example of Means for Solving the Problem The polishing device 54 constitutes a game medium polishing device for removing dirt from a game medium used in a game machine. Further, the polishing member 63 constitutes a flexible game medium polishing member for polishing the game medium to remove dirt. The contact member 70 constitutes a contact member for contacting the game medium polishing member with the game medium. Further, the concave portion 89 constitutes an immersion portion into which a part of the game medium can be immersed.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which a part of the game medium polishing member is interposed between the game medium and the immersive part in a state of being immersed in the immersive part together with the game medium. The elastic member 71 constitutes an elastic member that presses the contact member to bring the game medium polishing member and the game medium into contact with each other.

[0134]

[Effect of a concrete example of means for solving the problem]
With regard to, with respect to a part of the game medium polishing member, the game medium and the game medium can be contacted with the game medium by being interposed between the game medium and the recessed portion while being immersed in the recessed portion provided in the contact member. Since the flexible game medium polishing member has an increased contact force with which the game medium is brought into contact with the game medium, the frictional force required when polishing dirt is increased and the game medium polishing member is The number of portions that come into contact with the game medium is increased, and the dirt of the game medium can be efficiently brushed off.

With regard to claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since the game medium polishing member abuts along the shape of the game medium, the dirt of the game medium can be polished more efficiently. it can. As for claim 3,
In addition to the effect of claim 2, the strip-shaped game medium polishing member has a width that is necessary and sufficient to be interposed between the game medium immersed in the recessed portion and the recessed portion. Therefore, the dirt on the game medium can be removed more efficiently.

With respect to claim 4, in addition to the effect according to claim 1 or 2, since the game medium polishing member and the game medium come into contact with each other by the elastic force of the elastic member, the game medium polishing member and the game It is possible to bring the medium into contact with the medium with an appropriate contact force.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming board surface of a pachinko gaming machine as an example of a gaming machine.

2 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the pachinko gaming machine 1.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a polishing device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the internal structure of the polishing apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the polishing apparatus and the ball reduction machine to which the polishing apparatus is attached.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the polishing apparatus and the ball reduction machine to which the polishing apparatus is attached.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a correspondence relationship between a pachinko ball inside a conveyance path and a polishing member.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram for explaining a control circuit provided in the pachinko gaming machine 1.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the internal structure of the polishing apparatus.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a detection unit that detects the winding amount of the polishing member.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of polishing member (polishing tape) update control.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a winding completion notice notification control.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of winding end control.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a pachinko game machine, 5 is a ball hitting handle, 10 is a speaker, 7 is a point analog display, 32 is a game continuation allowance display, 25 is a lamp, 99 is an information input / output circuit, 96 is a point control micro. Computer, 103 is a lift motor, 105 is an overload detection circuit, 79 is a take-up motor, 67
Is a launcher unit, 54 is a polishing device, 55 is a ball reduction machine, 58 is a sprocket, 60 is a reinforcing plate, 61 is a holder, 62 is a transport path, 63 is a polishing member, 64 is a reel for unwinding, and 65 is a reel. Take-up reel, 66 is a roller, 70 is a contact member, 71 is an elastic member, 73 is a gear, 74 is an elastic member, 75 is a rotating shaft for winding, 76 is a rotating shaft for unwinding, 7
7a is a mounting substrate, 81a and 81b are remaining amount detectors, 88 is an opening, 89 is a recess, 90a and 90b are holding pieces, 109 is an opening, 115 is a photo switch, 116 is a mark, 82 is a locking piece, 83 Is an engaging portion, and 84 is a locking member.

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[Submission date] February 20, 1996

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According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the immersive portion is formed in a shape that conforms to the shape of the game medium that is immersive in the immersive portion. Is characterized by. The present invention described in claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 2
In addition to the configuration of the invention described in (1), the game medium polishing member is formed in a band shape, and has a width necessary and sufficient for interposing with the game medium along the recessed portion. It is characterized by According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first or second aspect of the present invention, an elastic member that presses the contact member to bring the game medium polishing member and the game medium into contact with each other is provided. It is characterized by further having.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A game medium polishing device for removing dirt from a game medium used in a game machine, comprising: a flexible game medium polishing member for polishing the game medium to remove dirt; and the game medium polisher. A contact member for contacting a member with the game medium, the contact member includes an immersive portion into which a part of the game medium is immersible, and the game medium polishing member has a part thereof A game medium polishing device, wherein the game medium polishing device is configured to be interposed between the game medium and the immersion unit in a state where the game medium is immersed in the immersion unit. 2. The game medium polishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the immersive portion is formed in a shape that conforms to the shape of the game medium immersing in the immersive portion. 3. The polishing member is formed in a strip shape,
3. The game medium polishing apparatus according to claim 2, having a width necessary and sufficient for interposing with the game medium along the immersion portion. 4. The game medium polishing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member that presses the contact member to bring the game medium polishing member and the game medium into contact with each other.