JPH0951973A - Sealed ball pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealed ball pachinko game machine allowing easy assembly and maintenance, as well as easy inventory control. SOLUTION: A sealed ball pachinko game machine for collecting balls shot toward a play part on a play board, and again feeding the balls for a play, is provided with a ball storage part 45 for storing balls, a safe ball collection passage 46 for collecting balls entering a winning device in the play part and then introducing the balls to the ball storage part 45, and an out ball collection passage 47 for collecting the balls failed to enter any of winning devices in the play part and then introducing such balls to the ball storage part 45, respectively within a unit case 40, thereby forming a sealed ball circulation unit 25. In addition, the sealed ball circulation unit 25 is formed to be detachable from a rear mechanism board 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an enclosed ball type ball-and-ball game machine for collecting game balls that have been ejected in a game section provided on a game board surface and reusing them in a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional enclosed ball-type ball-and-ball machine,
A predetermined number of predetermined game balls are enclosed in the ball game machine, and the enclosed game balls are ejected into the game section provided on the game board surface to play the game.

In such an enclosed ball type ball game machine, the enclosed ball circulating device for circulating the enclosed ball is composed of a plurality of parts attached to a back mechanism board separately provided on the back side of the ball game machine. It is configured.

A sealed ball circulation control device for electrically controlling the sealed ball circulation device is also provided separately and is generally attached to the back mechanism board.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine, the enclosed ball circulating device is composed of a plurality of parts, and each part is independently attached to the back mechanism board. As a result, inventory management of each part constituting the enclosed sphere circulation device is complicated, and in some cases, such as when a failure occurs, the desired part cannot be immediately arranged immediately.

Further, when assembling the enclosed ball type ball game machine, each part constituting the enclosed ball circulation device must be separately assembled to the back mechanism board, which is troublesome to assemble, and the enclosed ball type It was difficult to rationalize the manufacturing process of ball game machines.

In addition, when exchanging the game ball enclosed inside, it is necessary to remove or open each part, and the extracted enclosed ball may spill out, which makes maintenance troublesome. It was

Further, the enclosed sphere circulation control device for electrically controlling the enclosed sphere circulation device has to be assembled as a separate body, and there is a problem that the assembling work is troublesome and the inventory control is troublesome.

If a solenoid for driving the switching device for extracting the game ball from the enclosed ball circulating device is provided adjacent to the flow path of the game ball, the magnetic force of the solenoid magnetizes the game ball. However, there was a possibility that trouble such as ball clogging might occur.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides an enclosed ball type ball-and-ball game machine that is easy to assemble and maintain, easy to manage inventory, and has few failures. With the goal.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is an encapsulation for recovering a game ball that has been blasted in a game section formed on a game board surface and reusing it in the game. In a ball-type ball game machine, in the unit case,
A ball storage unit that stores game balls, a safe ball collection path that collects the game balls that have won in the winning device provided in the game unit, and leads to the ball storage unit, and any winning device that is provided in the game unit An enclosed ball circulation unit is provided by collecting out-winning game balls and leading to the above-mentioned ball storage section, and an enclosed ball circulation unit, which is detachable from the ball game machine body. is there.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the enclosed ball circulation unit is detachably attached to the back side of the game board, and the game ball guided to the back side of the game board enters the enclosed ball circulation unit. . Since a safe ball collection path, an out ball collection path, and a ball storage section are provided in the enclosed ball circulation unit, the collected game balls are transferred to the ball storage section via the safe ball collection path or the out ball collection path. Is stored and guided again by the elastic device into the game section. In this way, each functional unit that processes game balls is unitized in the enclosed ball circulation unit, so it can be stocked as an enclosed ball circulation unit,
It is easy to manage and easy to assemble.

In addition to the structure according to claim 1 described above, the invention according to claim 2 further includes:
A safe sensor for detecting a safe ball is provided, and an out sensor for detecting an out ball is provided in the out ball collection path,
A ball feeding device for delivering one game ball stored in the ball storage part to an elastic device is provided at the lower end of the flow of the ball storage part, and the collected game ball is enclosed in the ball storage part in the ball storage part. It is provided with an enclosed ball extracting device that leads to the outside of the unit.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the safe ball sensor, the out ball sensor, the ball feeding device, and the enclosed ball extracting device are provided in the enclosed ball circulation unit, these parts are incorporated in advance. In addition to facilitating inventory management, it also facilitates assembly work.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, a storage space for storing a sealed sphere circulation control device for electrically controlling the sealed sphere circulation unit is formed in a unit case.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the enclosed sphere circulation control device can be assembled in advance in the enclosed sphere circulation unit, inventory management of the enclosed sphere circulation unit is further facilitated. Further, since the enclosed sphere circulation control device can be stored in the storage space, the enclosed sphere circulation control device does not protrude from the enclosed sphere circulation unit, and the packing property during transportation can be improved.

In addition to the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the invention according to claim 4 is for supplying game balls to the upstream side of the ball storage section. A game ball supply port is provided, and a ball discharge path for guiding the collected game balls to the outside of the ball game machine is branched in the middle of the out ball collection path, and the ball is collected at the branch point of the out ball collection path. A flow path switching device for selectively flowing the out ball out of the ball storage portion or the ball game machine is provided.

In the invention according to claim 4, a ball discharging path for guiding the collected game balls to the outside of the ball game machine is branched in the out ball collecting path, and the branch point of the out ball collecting path is Since a flow path switching device is provided, this flow path switching device allows
The collected game balls can be selectively flown down toward the ball storage portion or the ball discharge path. In addition, a new game ball can be supplied into the ball storage portion from the game ball supply port according to the game ball guided to the outside of the ball game machine. Therefore, the game ball can be not only circulated only inside the ball game machine, but can also be guided to the outside of the ball game machine and circulated, so that the game ball can be appropriately replaced. Therefore, as compared with the case where the game ball is circulated only in the ball game machine, the wear of the game ball is reduced and the maintainability can be improved.

In addition to the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the invention according to claim 5 is for detecting the amount of game balls to be enclosed in the ball storage section. Is provided with the enclosed amount sensor.

In the invention according to claim 5, since the enclosed amount of the game balls can be detected by the enclosed amount sensor provided in the ball storing portion, whether or not a predetermined number of game balls are enclosed or not. It is possible to detect whether or not the played game ball is smoothly flowing down, and it is possible to easily find a failure such as a ball clogging.

[0021] According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the structure according to any one of the first to fifth aspects described above, one side of the unit case is provided on one outer surface of the unit case. A mounting member for detachably and rotatably attaching to the back side of the ball game machine body is provided, and the other side of the unit case is fixed to the back side of the ball game machine body. A fastening member for wearing is provided.

In the invention according to claim 6, since the enclosed ball circulation unit is detachably and rotatably attached to the main body of the game machine by the attachment member and the fastening member, the enclosed ball circulation unit is opened and closed around the attachment member. Therefore, the maintainability is improved, and the assembling work can be easily performed.

Further, in the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the structure described in claim 2, a solenoid for driving the enclosed ball extracting device is provided at a position separated from the flow path of the game ball. is there.

In the invention according to claim 7, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being magnetized by the magnetic force of the solenoid which drives the enclosed ball extracting device. Therefore, even if it is not possible to take a large drop from the ball collection port to the ball feed port of the ball device, that is, even if the inclination of the flow path of the ball cannot be made large, the flow of the game ball becomes smooth and the ball is blocked. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of failures such as.

[0025]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 which is a typical embodiment of the enclosed ball type ball and ball gaming machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG.
FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 is a card type enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, and a game card insertion device 2 is installed in parallel to each enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. There is.

In the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, an inner frame 4 is attached to the front surface of an outer frame 3 so that the inner frame 4 can be opened and closed. A game board 5 is provided on the upper half of the front surface of the inner frame 4, and the game board 5 has a surface. , A game portion 7 surrounded by the guide rails 6 and the like is formed. Although not shown in detail in the game section 7, a plurality of winning devices,
A downflow direction changing member such as an obstacle nail or a windmill, and an out port 8 for collecting game balls that have not won any winning device are provided. The inner frame 4 may be divided into an inner frame body on which the game board 5 is mounted and a glass frame that covers the entire width or most of the front surface of the inner frame body.

On the surface of the inner frame 4 below the game board 5,
A substantially semi-hemispherical operation portion 9 is provided so as to project, and an operation handle 10 for operating the firing motion of a hit ball is provided.

On the upper surface of the operation section 9 described above, a display section 11 including a liquid crystal display device for displaying an operation state is provided substantially in the center, and a ball lending is provided around the display section 11 for display. A ball lending switch 12, an interruption switch 13 for interruption, a card return switch 14 for instructing the return of a game card, and an intervention switch 15 for the player to intervene in the game are provided. This intervention switch 1
Reference numeral 5 is a switch for allowing a player to intervene in the game in this another game when a display device for performing another game is provided in the game section 7, for example.

A group of lamps 16 blinking in accordance with a game state or the like is arranged around the game section 7 on the surface of the game board 5, and the front side of the game section 7 is provided on the side of the game section 7. A glass frame opening / closing key 18 for unlocking the glass frame 17 that can be opened / closed and an inner frame opening / closing key 19 for unlocking the inner frame 4 are provided.

The above-mentioned game card insertion device 2 is a device for reading the stored contents of the game card storing valuable value information and the like, and for storing the number of award balls acquired etc. in the game card. Game card slot 2 on the front
1 and a display LED 22 for displaying the operating state are provided. A card reader / writer 23 is provided in the main body 20 at a position communicating with the game card insertion slot 21, and is stored in the game card in conjunction with the game in the enclosed ball-type pachinko machine 1 arranged in parallel. It is reading and writing the information.

The game card insertion device 2 may be provided integrally with the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. That is, it is possible to open the game card insertion port 21 at an appropriate position on the surface of the inner frame 4 of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 and arrange the card reader / writer 23 in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, an enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1
On the back side of the game board 5, a ball shifter 24 that covers the back side of the game board 5 to flow down winning balls and the like to the winning device, and a sealed ball circulation unit located below the ball shifter 24 to circulate the collected game balls. 25, an enclosed ball filling device 26 adjacent to the enclosed ball circulation unit 25, for filling game balls into the enclosed ball circulation unit 25, and adjusting the resilience of the hit ball based on the amount of rotation of the operation handle 10 described above. Then, an ejection device 28 for ejecting the game ball into the game section 7 is provided. Below the enclosed ball circulation unit 25, the ball lending switch 12
An enclosing ball control device 27 for controlling the use of the enclosing ball (that is, controlling the holding ball in the game) such as permitting the use of a predetermined number of game balls based on the operation of In the vicinity of 28, there is provided a firing control device 28 'for electrically controlling the repulsive operation of the game ball.

3 and 4 show another embodiment of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. FIG. 3 is a rear view, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the ball gathering 24 and the enclosed ball circulating device 25 in FIG. FIG. This enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 has a configuration similar to that of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 2 described above, and temporarily stores game balls on the upper part of the back surface of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. An auxiliary tank 29 is provided for this purpose, and a filling ball supply trough 30 for supplying game balls from the auxiliary tank 29 to the enclosed ball filling device 26 is provided integrally with the ball shifting 24. Since other configurations are substantially the same as those of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. 2, the same members are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, the connection state between the filling ball supply gutter 30 and the enclosed ball filling device 26 will be described. At one side (right side in FIG. 4) of the ball shifting 24, a filling ball supply gutter 30 communicating with the auxiliary tank 29 is provided integrally with the ball shifting 24.
The lower end of the filled sphere supply gutter 30 that flows down is a protrusion 31 that protrudes from the ball shift 24. The engaging projections 32 are formed on the upper and lower sides of the outer surface of the projecting portion 31 toward the outside.
Is protruding.

On the other hand, an engaging portion 33 with which the engaging protrusion 32 of the protruding portion 31 of the filled sphere supply gutter 30 is engaged is provided on the upper side portion of the cover member of the enclosed sphere filling device 26. Then, by engaging the engagement protrusion 32 with the engagement portion 33,
The filled ball supply gutter 30 can be connected to the enclosed ball filling device 26.

According to the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, almost the same equipment as a conventional general pachinko machine that discharges the game ball used for the game to the outside is used. , A game ball can be circulated outside the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. That is, a branch gutter of a ball supply gutter that supplies balls to the upper tank of the pachinko machine is connected to the auxiliary tank 29, and the game balls discharged from the pachinko machine are collected by the ball collection gutter and polished by the ball lifting device. The ball may be pumped and supplied from the ball supply gutter through the branch gutter to the auxiliary tank 29 of each pachinko machine.

Therefore, with such a configuration, even if the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 according to the present invention is newly introduced, it is possible to use the game ball circulating equipment that has been conventionally used as it is. Therefore, it is not necessary to significantly change various facilities in the game shop, the conventional facilities can be effectively used, and the facility cost can be reduced.

Next, the enclosed ball circulating unit 25 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 12. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a state where the enclosed ball circulation unit 25 is attached to the main body of the gaming machine, specifically, the back mechanism board 34 of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 in this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an enclosed ball circulation. Unit 2
5 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25 in a state integrated with the enclosed sphere filling device 26, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25.
9 is a perspective view of the cover member 42 of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a fastening member 91 for attaching the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25 to the back mechanism board 34, and FIG. 11 is an attached state of the safe sensor 64. Enclosed sphere circulation unit 25
FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view of the enclosed ball circulation unit 25 showing an attached state of the out sensor 69.

The enclosed ball circulation unit 25 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the components of each mechanism are attached to a unit case 40 that is detachable from the back mechanism board 34 to form a unit.

The unit case 40 described above is composed of a base plate 41 that abuts the back mechanism board 34, and a cover member 42 that covers the surface of the base plate 41 at intervals larger than the spherical diameter. Then, in the unit case 40, in the space formed by the base plate 41 and the cover member 42,
Safe ball recovery port 43 and out ball recovery port 44 as ball recovery ports, ball storage section 45, and safe ball recovery path 46 that slopes downward from safe ball recovery port 43 toward ball storage section 45.
And an out-ball collecting path 47 that inclines downward from the out-ball collecting port 44 toward the ball storing section 45, and an out-ball collecting path 47.
Is provided at the branch point of the ball discharge path 48 for guiding the collected game balls to the outside of the enclosed ball-type pachinko machine 1 and the out-ball collection path 47, and the collected game balls are collected in the ball storage portion 45 or A flow path switching device 49 for selectively flowing down toward the ball discharge path 48, a ball feeding device 50 for delivering one game ball stored in the ball storage portion 45 to the ejection device 28, and an enclosed game. An enclosed sphere extracting device 51 for guiding the sphere to the outside of the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25 is provided.

On the above-mentioned base plate 41, a shelf plate-shaped safe ball recovery path partition plate 52 forming a safe ball recovery path 46 and an out ball recovery path 47 are provided toward the back side of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. Shelf board-like out ball collection path partition plate 53 to be formed
And a shelf plate-shaped sphere storage part partition plate 54 forming the sphere storage part 45
Are provided, and when the cover member 42 is covered, a safe ball collecting path 46, an out ball collecting path 47, and a ball storing portion 45 are formed respectively. The safe ball collecting path 46 and the out ball collecting path 47 merge at their respective lower and lower ends to form a collective ball collecting path 55, and the lower and lower ends of the collecting ball collecting path 55 are connected to the upstream side of the ball storing section 45. are doing.

Further, in the peripheral portion of the base plate 41, the engaging projection 56 is formed toward the back side of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1.
And an engaging boss 57 is provided at the corner. On the other hand, screw holes 58 are opened at positions facing the engagement boss portions 57 of the cover member 42.
Then, the engaging projection 56 is engaged with the open peripheral edge of the cover member 42, and a screw is inserted through the screw hole 58 and the engaging boss 57 in series, and the tip of the screw is engaged with the engaging boss 57. By screwing in, it is possible to cover and attach the cover member to the base plate 41.

Further, an out-ball collecting port 44 for passing out-balls is provided on the upper part of the base plate 41, and the game balls stored in the ball-storing portion 45 are played on the left side of the base plate 41. A ball feeding port 59 for guiding to the generating device 28 is opened.

The above-mentioned cover member 42 is a shallow box-shaped member whose front side of the enclosed ball-type pachinko machine 1 is open, and a ball discharge path cover 60 forming a ball discharge path 48 is formed in the center of the cover member 42. The cover member 42 is further projected rearward. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a partition plate 61 is attached to the front surface of the ball discharge path cover 60 to cover the upper portion of the ball discharge path 48 and to partition the out ball collection path 47 and the ball discharge path 48. There is.

In addition, a safe ball recovery port 43 for allowing safe balls to pass is provided at the upper center of the cover member 42, and a game ball from the enclosed ball filling device 26 is provided on the upper right side of the cover member 42. A game ball replenishing port 62 for accepting is provided.

The above-mentioned ball storage section 45 is a part for storing the game balls used for the game in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, and always stores a predetermined number (for example, 30) of the game balls. . Further, the above-mentioned game ball supply port 62 faces the upstream side of the ball storage portion 45, and is configured so that the game balls are replenished and filled from the enclosed ball filling device 26.

Further, on the upstream side of the ball storing section 45, an enclosed amount sensor 63 for detecting the amount of game balls stored in the ball storing section 45 is provided. This enclosed amount sensor 63 is
By detecting the last game ball (for example, the 30th game ball) of the game balls that are aligned and stored in the ball storage unit 45, it is detected whether or not the number is a predetermined number.

The above-mentioned safe ball recovery path 46 is used by the game section 7
It is a ball collection path for collecting game balls that have won the winning device inside, and a safe ball collection port 43 opened at the upper part of the cover member 42 is connected to the lower flow-down end of the ball shifting 24 to connect the safe balls to the ball. It leads to the storage section 45.

A safe sensor 64 for detecting a safe sphere is attached to the safe sphere recovery path 46, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 11, the safe sensor 64 is composed of a passage sensor, and is mounted in the safe sensor mounting portion 65 provided on the lower surface of the safe ball collection path partition plate 52. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cover member 42 is provided with a safe sensor insertion opening 66 communicating with the safe sensor attachment portion 65, and a stopper 67 protruding into the safe sensor insertion opening 66. This stopper 6
7 has flexibility, and a locking projection 68 that is tapered toward the tip is provided at the tip. Therefore, the side surface of the safe sensor 64 is pressed against the locking projection 68 of the stopper 67, and the safe sensor 64 is pushed into the cover member 42 while pushing the safe sensor 64 from the safe sensor insertion port 66. The safe sensor 64 can be attached to 65. On the contrary, while bending the stopper 67 to the outside of the cover member 42, the safe sensor 6 is inserted from the safe sensor insertion port 66.
By pulling out 4, the safe sensor 64 can be removed from the safe sensor mounting portion 65.

The above-mentioned out-ball collecting path 47 is a ball-collecting path for collecting game balls that have not won any of the prize-winning devices provided in the game section 7, and is provided above the base plate 41. The out-ball collection port 44 is connected to the out port 8 opened on the back mechanism board 34 to guide the out-ball to the flow path switching device 49.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5, 6 and 8, an out sensor 69 for detecting an out ball is attached to the out ball recovery path 47. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, the out sensor 69 is composed of a passage sensor, and is mounted in an out sensor mounting portion 70 provided on the lower surface of the out ball collection path partition plate 53. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 42 is provided with an out sensor insertion opening 71 communicating with the out sensor attachment portion 70, and a stopper 72 protruding into the out sensor insertion opening 71. This stopper 7
No. 2 has flexibility, and a locking projection 73 tapering toward the tip is provided at the tip. Therefore, the out sensor 6 is attached to the locking protrusion of the stopper 72.
9 is pressed against the side surface, and the stopper 72 is attached to the cover member 4
The out sensor 69 can be attached to the out sensor attachment portion 70 by pushing the out sensor 69 through the out sensor insertion port 71 while bending the inside of the out sensor 69.
On the contrary, the out sensor 69 can be removed from the out sensor attachment portion 70 by pulling out the out sensor 69 from the out sensor insertion port 71 while bending the stopper 72 to the outside of the cover member 42.

The above-mentioned ball discharge path 48 is a game for flowing down the game ball whose flow path is switched to the outside of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 by the flow path switching device 49 provided in the middle of the out ball collection path 47. It is a sphere flow path, and the lower end of the sphere discharge path 48 is a sphere flow path to the outside of the enclosed sphere type pachinko machine 1 (for example, a discharge sphere collection trough provided at the bottom of the island equipment and connected to a sphere lifting device). Connected to. Then, the game ball guided to the outside of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 is circulated by a ball circulation facility (not shown) provided in a so-called island facility in which a plurality of enclosed ball type pachinko machines 1 are arranged in parallel, It is guided to the enclosed ball filling device 26 of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1.

Next, the flow path switching device 49 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16. 13 is a front view of the flow path switching device 49, FIG. 14 is a side view of the flow path switching device 49, and FIG. 15 is a flow path switching device showing a state in which a game ball is guided to the outside of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. 49 is a side view of FIG.
It is a side view of the flow path switching device 49 showing a state of guiding the game ball into the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1.

This flow path switching device 49 includes an out ball switching valve 81 axially rotatably mounted on a rotary shaft 80 below the out sensor 69 of the out ball recovery path 47 and an outside ball recovery path 47. And a link mechanism 82 that is connected to the rotating shaft 80 of the out-ball switching valve 81 and that is connected to the out-ball switching valve 8 via the link mechanism 82.
And an out-ball switching solenoid 83 for rotating 1.

In the flow path switching device 49, when the out ball switching solenoid 83 is demagnetized and the plunger 84 is projected, as shown in FIGS. 13, 14, and 16, the out ball switching valve 81 moves the out ball recovery path. Since it stands up parallel to the front side wall of 47 and stops in a state of being separated from the out-ball collecting path 47, the out-ball can be made to flow downward and be guided to the ball storing section 45 via the collecting-ball collecting path 55. . On the other hand, in the state where the out-ball switching solenoid 83 is excited and the plunger 84 is attracted, as shown in FIG. 15, the out-ball switching valve 81 collapses into the out-ball collecting path 47 and switches the communication path, The out ball can be made to flow down to the ball discharge path 48 side and guided to the outside of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1.

Next, the mounting member 90 and the fastening member 91 for mounting the unit case 40 on the back mechanism board 34 will be described with reference to FIGS. A unit case 40, in which the base plate 41 and the cover member 42 are integrated, is detachably attached to the back mechanism board 34 and is rotatable on one side (the left side in FIGS. 5 to 9) of the cover member 42. A pair of mounting members 90 for mounting on the upper and lower sides are provided.

Each of the mounting members 90 is provided with a pair of flexible mounting pieces 72 at the top and bottom.
2 is provided with a substantially circular bearing groove 93 that opens toward the back mechanism board 34. Then, on the back surface of the back mechanism board 34, mounting shafts 94 are provided at positions facing the mounting members 90, respectively. Therefore, by pushing the mounting shaft 94 into the bearing groove 93 of the mounting member 90, the back mechanism board 3
The unit case 40 can be detachably and rotatably attached to the unit 4. Therefore, in the assembly process of the pachinko machine, the unit case 40 can be assembled by simply pressing it against the back mechanism board 34 side, and the work efficiency is good.

At the corner of the other side (right side in FIGS. 5 to 9) of the cover member 42, the unit case 40 in which the base plate 41 and the cover member 42 are integrated is fixed to the back mechanism board 34. A fastening member 91 for wearing is provided. In addition, in the present embodiment, the fastening member 91 is provided below the cover member 42 in addition to the above-described locations.

As shown in FIG. 10A, the fastening member 91 has a fastening shaft 96 detachably attached to a through hole 95 penetrating the cover member 42. The fastening shaft 96 has a proximal end side. An operating knob 97 is provided on the front end of the fastening shaft 96, and a pair of axial blades 98 are provided on the tip side of the fastening shaft 96 so as to face back.
The back mechanism board 34 is provided with a fastening hole 99 through which the fastening shaft 96 and the wing piece 98 can be inserted only at a predetermined rotation position. Therefore, turn the operating knob 97 to
After the fixing shaft 96 and the wing piece 98 are inserted into the fixing hole 99 by rotating the fixing shaft 96 to a predetermined rotation position (see FIG. 1).
0 (B)), when the operation knob 97 is rotated about 90 degrees,
The base end portion of the wing piece 98 is caught on the front surface side of the back mechanism board 34, and the unit case 40 can be fixed to the back mechanism board 34 (FIG. 10C).

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 to 9, at the upper left corner of the surface of the cover member 42, in order to electrically control the game ball circulation in the enclosed ball circulation unit 25. A mounting recess 111, which is a storage space for mounting the enclosed ball circulation control device 110, is provided.

A fastening member 112 similar to the fastening member 91 described above is attached to the enclosed ball circulation control device 110, and the fastening recess 112 of the cover member 42 is fitted with the fastening member 112. The member insertion hole 113 is formed, and the back mechanism board 34 is formed with a fixing hole 114 for trying on the fixing member 112.

Therefore, the enclosed ball circulation unit 25 is positioned in the mounting recess 111 of the cover member 42, and the fastening member 112 is inserted into the fastening member insertion hole 113 and the fastening hole 114 in series, and the fastening member 112 is inserted. When the operation knob of is rotated about 90 degrees, the enclosed ball circulation control device 110 and the unit case 40 can be attached to the back mechanism panel 34 as a unit.

Next, the above-mentioned enclosed sphere filling device 26 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 17 to 19. The enclosed sphere filling device 26 shown in FIGS. 17 to 19 is
The enclosed sphere filling device 26 shown in FIG. 2 is different from the enclosed sphere filling device 26 shown in FIG. 3 only in the configuration of the filled sphere filling device 26 and the filled sphere intake member. Are almost the same, so the description is omitted.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the enclosed sphere filling device 26,
FIG. 18 is a front view of the partially enclosed ball filling device 26,
FIG. 19 is a side view of the partially enclosed ball filling device 26. This enclosed ball filling device 26, when the game balls are discharged from the ball discharge path 48 to the outside of the ball game machine by the flow path switching device 49, the same number of game balls as the discharged game balls are stored in the ball storage portion 45.
A device for replenishing and filling the unit case 40
It is attached to the back mechanism board 34 so as to be located on the side of.

As shown in FIG. 17, an enclosed sphere filling device 26
Is provided in the box-shaped case 120. This case 120 is a base 121 attached to the back mechanism board 34.
And a front cover 122 that covers the surface of the base 121. Then, a filling ball intake port 123 is opened on the back side of the enclosed ball-type pachinko machine 1 on the upper part of the case 120, and the lower surface of the case 120 is connected to the game ball supply port 62 of the ball storing section 45. The filling sphere supply port 124 is opened.

A filled ball intake member 125 is rotatably attached to the above-described filled ball intake port 123. The filling ball intake member 125 is a curved pipe-shaped member, and a mounting ring 127 is rotatably attached to the outer periphery of the lower end portion via a bearing 126, and the mounting ring 127 is fixed to the filling ball intake port 123. By doing so, it is attached to the case 120 so as to be rotatable (pivotable). In addition, a flange 128 is provided on the outer periphery of the tip of the filled-ball intake member 125.
Is provided in a projecting manner, and a filling ball supply path (not shown) formed of a bellows hose or the like is connected to the tip end side of the flange 128. The filling ball supply path is composed of a ball supply gutter provided on the upper part of the island equipment along the longitudinal direction of the island equipment, a branch gutter branched from the ball supply gutter for each pachinko machine, and the like. The outlet is connected to the filling ball intake member 125 by a bellows hose in a flexible manner.

Inside the case 120, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, from the filled sphere intake port 123 to the filled sphere supply port 12.
4 is provided with a pipe-shaped packed ball downward passage 129.

A sphere delivery device 130 faces in the middle of the filled sphere flow-down path 129. This ball delivery device 130
Is connected to the lower end of the rotary shaft 132, and a cylindrical sphere sending portion 133 which is formed by forming a spiral sphere engaging groove 131 on the outer peripheral surface and is axially attached by a rotary shaft 132 parallel to the filled sphere downward passage 129. And a drive source (stepping motor 134) for rotating the ball delivery unit 133. This ball sending portion 133 can engage the game balls 135 one by one in the spiral ball engaging groove 131, and the ball engaging groove 131 fills the ball downward passage 12.
9 enter the game ball 13 in the filled ball flow down path 129
5 is held in the ball engaging groove 131, by which the game ball 13
It controls the downflow of 5.

Since the ball sending unit 133 of the ball sending device 130 is stopped at all times, the game balls 135 in the filled ball downflow passage 129 are prevented from flowing down, and each time the stepping motor 134 is rotated. The game ball 135 that is engaged in the ball engaging groove 131 is conveyed downward, and the game ball 135 that has flowed out of the ball engaging groove 131 and down the filled ball descending path 129 is detected by the count sensor 137. The sphere storage part 45 is filled from the filled sphere supply port 124. In addition,
The ball sending unit 133 is configured such that when the count sensor 137 detects the game ball 135, the stepping motor 134 is stopped and one game ball flows down, but the stepping motor 134 is driven to rotate a predetermined angle. Each game ball 135 may be configured to flow down one by one.

Further, the sphere delivery device 1 of the filled sphere flow-down path 129.
Above the 30 is a ball presence sensor 136 which is a filled ball detection sensor for detecting a game ball supplied to the enclosed ball filling device 26.
And a sphere delivery device 1 for the filled sphere flow-down path 129.
Below the unit 30, a count sensor 137 for detecting the filled spheres flowing down toward the sphere storage unit 45 is provided.

On the right side of the front side of the enclosed ball-type pachinko machine 1 of the case 120, the fixing portion 13 provided on the back mechanism board 34 is provided.
8 (FIG. 5) has a fixing piece 139 for fixing, and a mounting piece 140 is extended on the left side.
A fastening hole 141 for attaching the fastening member 91 of the unit case 40 described above is opened. Case 1
A mounting screw insertion hole 142 is formed around 20 and a screw mounting boss 143 is provided in the base plate 41 at a position where the mounting screw insertion hole 142 faces.

Therefore, by covering the front surface of the base plate 41 with the front cover 122, the mounting screws 144 are inserted through the mounting screw insertion holes 142, and the tips of the mounting screws 142 are screwed into the screw mounting bosses 143. The front cover 122 can be fixed to the. Further, the fixing piece 139 is inserted into the fixing portion 138 of the back mechanism board 34,
Face the unit case 40 to the left side of the case 120,
The filling ball supply port 124 of the case 120 and the game ball supply port 62 of the unit case 40 are communicated with each other, and the unit case 40 is fastened to the fastening hole 141 of the case 120 and the fastening hole 99 of the back mechanism board 34. The fastening member 9 is made to pass through the member 91 in series.
By rotating 1 about 90 degrees, the enclosed sphere filling device 2
6 can be attached to the back mechanism board 34 integrally with the unit case 40.

Next, the above-mentioned ball feeding device 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. The ball feeding device 50 is a device for sending out the game balls stored in the ball storage portion 45 one by one toward the elastic device 28, taking in the game balls one by one, and sending them to the ball sending port 59. It comprises a rotatable ball feeding member 150 and a ball feeding solenoid 151 for rotating the ball feeding member 150.

The above-mentioned ball feeding member 150 is a member having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and it is possible to take one game ball into the ball feeding member 150 one by one. The base end portion is rotatably attached to the base plate 41 so that the ball feed port 59 is positioned within the rotation range toward the 45 side.

In this ball feeding device 50, the ball feeding solenoid 151 is always demagnetized, and the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding member 150 smoothly communicates with the ball storing portion 45, so that the game in the ball storing portion 45 can be performed. Only one ball is taken into the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding member 150 and stopped. Then, when the ball feeding solenoid 151 is excited, the ball feeding member 150 rotates in a direction of raising the ball receiving portion, and the game ball taken into the ball feeding member 150 is opened from the ball feeding port 59 to the back mechanism board. It is sent out to the elastic device 28 via the ball delivery port 152. At this time,
The next game ball in the ball storage portion 45 is prevented from flowing down by the lower piece of the ball feeding member 150. After that, when the ball feed solenoid 151 is demagnetized again, the ball feed member 150 is returned downward and rotated by its own weight, and the next game ball in the ball storage portion 45 is brought into the ball feed member 150 and is in a standby state. .

Note that the ball feeding device 50 may have any configuration as long as it has a function of feeding the game balls one by one to the elastic device 28. For example, an iron plate is provided above the ball feeding member 150, an electromagnet is provided so as to face the iron plate, the iron plate is attracted by the magnetic force of the electromagnet to swing the ball feeding member 150, and the ball feeding member 150 swings. The game balls may be sent one by one by movement.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 20 to 22, the enclosed ball extracting device 51 will be described. 20 is a front view of the enclosed ball extracting device 51 in a normal state, FIG. 21 is a front view of the enclosed ball extracting device 51 in a ball extracting state, FIG.
[Fig. 6] is an exploded perspective view of the enclosed sphere extracting device 51.

This enclosed ball extracting device 51 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, it is a device for guiding the collected game balls to the outside of the enclosed ball circulation unit 25, which is provided in the ball extracting port 160 provided on the lower surface of the lower end of the flow of the ball storing section 45.

The enclosed ball extracting device 51 is shown in FIG.
22 to 22, a rotatable opening / closing member 161 for opening / closing the ball extracting port 160, and one for connecting the one end of the opening / closing member 161 to maintain the state in which the opening / closing member 161 closes the ball extracting port 160. It is composed of a rotatable lock member 162 and a ball removing solenoid 163 for rotating the lock member 162 to lock or unlock the opening / closing member 161.

The above-mentioned opening / closing member 161 has a turning shaft hole 164 in the middle of its length, and a closing piece 165 for closing the ball outlet 160 is extended from the base end portion of the shaft attachment to the upstream side. A lock piece 167 having a lock pin 166 is extended obliquely downward (downstream side) from the base end portion of the shaft, and has a generally V-shaped cross section. Then, the rotation shaft hole 16
The first rotating shaft 168 protruding from the base plate 41 of the unit case 40 is inserted into the unit 4 to be attached to the unit case 40.

Further, the first rotating shaft 168 of the opening / closing member 161.
A coil spring 169 is attached to the coil spring 1.
Abut one end of 69 to the lower surface side of the closing piece 165 or fix it,
The other end of the spiral spring 169 is in contact with or fixed to a spring supporting piece 170 provided on the base plate 41. The spiral spring 169 always biases the closing piece 165 in the direction of closing the ball outlet 160. The biasing force of the coil spring 169 causes the opening / closing member 161 to rotate when the opening / closing member 161 is unlocked and the game ball is placed on the closing piece 165, so that the game ball on the closing piece 165 is pulled out. It is configured to fall into the mouth 160.

The above-mentioned lock member 162 has a pivot shaft hole 171 substantially at the center thereof, and a semicircular lock groove 172 engaging with the lock pin 166 of the opening / closing member 161 at the tip.
Is provided, and an elongated hole 174 into which the tip of the plunger 173 of the ball-eliminating solenoid 163 is loosely fitted is formed at the other end. Then, the second rotation shaft 175 protruding from the base plate 41 of the unit case 40 is inserted into the rotation shaft hole 171 so as to be rotatably attached to the unit case 40.

The above-mentioned ball removing solenoid 163 is mounted in the unit case 40 at the position where it is separated from the flow path of the game ball, that is, the ball storing section 45. The tip of the plunger 173 is loosely fitted in the elongated hole 174 of the lock member 162.

The ball removing solenoid 163 is mounted in the circulating device body 40 at a position away from the flow path of the game ball, that is, the ball storing section 45. The tip of the plunger 173 is loosely fitted in the elongated hole 174 of the lock member 162. Normally, the ball-off solenoid 163 is demagnetized, and as shown in FIG.
3 is pulled in by the urging force of the solenoid spring 163 ', the lock member 162 rotates clockwise, the lock groove 172 engages with the lock pin 166 of the opening / closing member 161, and the closing piece 165 of the opening / closing member 161. Thus, the ball outlet 160 is closed. In this state, the game sphere of the ball storage unit 45 rolls on the blocking piece 165, and the ball feeding device 50 arranged on the downstream side of the blocking piece 165.
(Fig. 20).

Then, when the ball removing solenoid 163 is excited, the connecting rod 173 is pushed out, and the lock member 162 rotates counterclockwise about the second rotation shaft 175, whereby the lock groove 172 opens and closes. The lock pin 166 of 161 is disengaged, and the opening / closing member 161 becomes rotatable. At this time, the game ball 17 on the closing piece 165 of the opening / closing member 161.
When 6 is mounted, the opening / closing member 161 rotates clockwise due to the weight of the game ball 176, and the game ball 176 on the closing piece 165 is moved from the ball extracting port 160 to the outside of the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. It is extracted (Fig. 21). In addition, since the ball removing solenoid 163 is arranged at a position separated from the flow path through which the game ball actually flows down, the game ball is not magnetized by the magnetic force when excited. Therefore, it is possible to prevent troubles such as the game ball stopping in the middle of the flow path due to the magnetic force.

When all the game balls 176 on the opening / closing member 161 flow down, the opening / closing member 161 is rotated counterclockwise by the biasing force of the spring 169, and the closing piece 165 causes the ball withdrawal port 160.
Is closed. Here, ball removal solenoid 16
3 is demagnetized, the connecting rod 173 is pulled in, the lock member 162 rotates clockwise, and the lock groove 172 engages with the lock pin 166 of the opening / closing member 161 to open / close the opening / closing member 16.
The ball removal port 160 is closed by the first closing piece 165 (FIG. 20).

Next, with reference to FIG. 23, an enclosed sphere circulation control device 110 for electrically controlling the circulation of the enclosed spheres in the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25 will be described. The enclosed ball circulation control device 110 includes a CPU 180 (central processing unit), a ROM 181 (read only memory), which are in electrical communication with each other.
RAM182 (random access memory) and CPU1
Clock generator 183 for supplying operation clock to 80
(Clock) and a frequency divider circuit 184 for electrically connecting to the clock generator 183 and generating a reset timing for the CPU 180.

Then, the CPU 180 transmits the count sensor 137, the count sensor 137, and the count sensor 137 via the I / O interface circuit 185.
In order to switch the ball sensor 136, the safe sensor 64, the out sensor 69, the enclosed amount sensor 63, the reset switch 186 for resetting the CPU 180, the circulation route of the game ball to the island facility or the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 The island / sealing changeover switch 187, the stepping motor 134, the ball removing solenoid 163, the out ball changing solenoid 83, the LED 188 for displaying an abnormality, etc. are electrically connected to electrically control these devices. .

Further, to the CPU 180, an operation permission signal (O) from the enclosed ball control device 27 and a ball removal signal (P) from the management device are input via the I / O interface circuit 185. Furthermore, from the CPU 180, via the I / O interface circuit 185, a launch permission signal (Q) to the launch control device 28 ', an operation enable signal (R) to the enclosed ball control device 27, and a game ball to the management device. Replenishment signal (S), the first abnormal signal (T) and the second abnormal signal (U), which is transmitted when there is no gaming ball to be circulated or when a ball clogging occurs in the circulation system path, a safe ball is detected. The safe signal (V) in the case of, and the out signal (W) in the case of detecting the out ball are output.

Next, the enclosed ball circulation control device 110 described above.
24 to 32 show the procedure for controlling the circulation of the enclosed sphere in FIG.
It will be described based on. 24 to 29 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the process in the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25, FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the enclosed sphere circulation process shown in FIG. 25, and FIG. 31 is FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the safe-out signal processing shown in FIG. 32, and FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the enclosed ball confirmation processing shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 24 to 29, in the process in the enclosed ball circulation unit 25, it is first determined whether or not the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 is powered on when the game store is opened (S100).

If it is determined that the power is turned on, initialization processing is performed on each device constituting the enclosed ball circulation unit 25 (S200), and the enclosed ball filling flag and the ball removing flag are set. The operation flag and the abnormality flag are cleared, and the timer used for the ball removing operation is set (S202). That is, when the power is introduced, a flag process for replacing the enclosed sphere is always performed.

Next, the state of the island / sealing changeover switch 187 is judged (S204), and when the island / sealing changeover switch 187 is on, that is, the game ball is circulated outside the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. In this case, the out-ball switching solenoid 83 is switched to the island side (S206), the circulation flag is cleared (S208), and the CPU 180 enters the reset waiting state. In this embodiment, with respect to the CPU 180,
Reset is applied every 2 msec, and the process proceeds.

On the other hand, when the island / sealing switch 187 is turned off, that is, when the game ball is circulated in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, the out ball switching solenoid 83 is set in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine. Switch to 1 side (S21
0), the circulation flag is set (S212), and the CPU1
The state 80 shifts to the reset waiting state.

In addition, the above-described power-on determination processing (S10
In 0), when it is determined that the power is not turned on,
Output processing is performed to set output information (S10
2), input processing for performing switch logic conversion and chattering processing is performed (S104), and the reset switch 1
The state of 86 is determined (S106).

Here, when the reset switch 186 is turned on, that is, when the enclosed sphere circulation unit 25 is reset, the above initialization processing (S20) is performed.
0) Perform the following processing.

On the other hand, when the reset switch 186 is off, the state of the ball removal flag is determined (S
108). Here, when the ball removal flag is set, that is, in the initialization state, the ball removal solenoid 163 is set.
ON information of is set (S300).

Next, the state of the timer set in the flag process (S202) for replacing the enclosed balls is judged (S3).
02), when the timer times out, for example, 60
After a lapse of a second, the OFF information of the ball removal solenoid 163 is set (S304), and the ball removal flag is cleared (S30).
6) The CPU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state. Even if the timer has not timed out, the CPU
The state 180 of FIG. That is, the enclosed ball extracting device 51 is operated for a predetermined time set by the timer, and the game ball is extracted from the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 through the ball extracting port 160.

The above-mentioned ball removal flag determination processing (S10
When it is determined in 8) that the ball removal flag is not set, the state of the enclosed ball packing flag is determined (S110). Here, when the enclosed ball filling flag is set, that is, in the initialized state, it is determined whether the enclosed amount sensor 63 is on for a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds (S400).

Here, when the enclosed amount sensor 63 has not been turned on for a predetermined time, that is, when there is no predetermined amount of game balls in the ball storage portion 45, the state of the ball presence sensor 136,
That is, it is determined whether there is a game ball to be supplied to the enclosed ball filling device 26 (S402).

When the ball sensor 136 is on, that is, when there is a game ball to be supplied to the enclosed ball filling device 26, the ON information of the stepping motor 134 is set (S404), and the supply signal is supplied. The OFF information of (S) is set (S406), and the CPU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state. On the other hand, when the ball sensor 136 is off, that is, when there is no game ball to be supplied to the enclosed ball filling device 26, the supply signal ON information is set (S408), and the CPU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state. To do.

In addition, when the enclosed amount sensor 63 is on for the predetermined time in the ON time determination process (S400) of the enclosed amount sensor 63 described above, that is, the sphere storing portion 4
If there is a predetermined amount of game balls in 5, the count sensor 1
The state of 37 is determined (S410).

Here, when the count sensor 137 is not turned on, that is, when the game ball does not flow down from the enclosed ball filling device 26 to the ball storing portion 45 due to a ball clogging or the like, the CPU 180 waits for resetting. Return to the state.

On the other hand, each time the count sensor 137 is turned on, the supply counter is incremented by "1" each time (S412), and the state of the supply counter is determined (S4).
14) If the supply counter is less than "5", the CPU
The process shifts to the reset waiting state of 180, and the supply of game balls is continued. Then, when the supply counter reaches "5", the OFF information of the stepping motor 134 is set (S41).
6), clear the enclosed ball packing flag (S418),
The operation flag is set (S420), the replenishment counter is cleared (S422), and the CPU 180 enters the reset waiting state. That is, when it is determined by the enclosed amount sensor 63 that the ball storage portion 45 is filled with a predetermined amount of game balls, five further game balls are supplied to the ball storage portion 45 as spare game balls. To fill.

In the state determination of the enclosed ball filling flag (S110), if the enclosed ball filling flag is not set, the state of the abnormality flag is determined (S112). Here, if the abnormality flag is set, the CPU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state. That is, after the abnormal state is restored, the process in the enclosed ball circulation unit 25 is suspended until the reset switch 186 is operated and the abnormal flag is cleared.

On the other hand, when the abnormality flag is not set, the operation permission signal (O) from the enclosed ball control device 27.
It is determined whether there is any (S116). Here, when there is no operation permission signal (O), that is, when the game card is not inserted, the off information of the firing permission signal (Q) is set (S500), and the state of the ball removal signal (P) is set. Is determined (S502).

If there is a ball removal signal (P), ball removal processing is performed (S504). On the other hand, when there is no ball removal signal (P), it is determined whether the enclosed amount sensor 63 is on for a predetermined time, that is, whether the ball storage portion 45 is filled with a predetermined amount of game balls ( S5
06) If the enclosed amount sensor 63 has not been turned on for a predetermined time, the above-described on-time determination process (S400) of the enclosed amount sensor 63 is performed. When the enclosed amount sensor 63 is on for a predetermined time, the CPU 1
The state 80 shifts to the reset waiting state.

When it is determined that the operation permission signal (O) is present in the operation permission signal (O) determination processing (S114), the state of the operation flag is subsequently determined (S116). Here, when the operation flag is not set, the processing after the above-described firing permission signal (Q) OFF information setting processing (S500) is performed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation flag is set, the ON information of the operation enable signal (R) is set (S118) and the ON information of the firing permission signal (Q) is set (S120). , Determine the state of the circulation flag (S
122).

Here, when it is determined that the circulation flag is set, that is, when the game ball is circulated only in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, the state of the safe sensor 64 is first determined. (S600). When the safe sensor 64 is turned on, the safe counter is incremented by "1" each time (S60).
2).

Next, the state of the out sensor 69 is judged (S604), and when the out sensor 69 is turned on, the second out counter for counting the number of out balls transmitted to the management device each time. Is incremented by "1" (S606).

Then, the safe-out signal processing (S80
0) is performed, enclosed ball confirmation processing (S900) is performed, and C
The PU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state.

Further, the above-mentioned circulation flag judgment processing (S1
In 22), when the circulation flag is not set, that is, when the game ball is circulated outside the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1, first, the state of the safe sensor 64 is determined (S124). When the safe sensor 64 is turned on, the safe counter is incremented by "1" each time (S126).

Next, the state of the out sensor 69 is judged (S128), and when the out sensor 69 is turned on, whether or not the first abnormal signal (T) is output, that is, the enclosed ball filling device. It is determined whether there is a game ball to be supplied to 26 (S130). When the first abnormal signal (T) is not output, that is, when the game balls can be normally filled, the first out counter is set to "1".
The second out counter for counting the number of out balls to be transmitted to the management apparatus is incremented by "1" (S13).
4). On the other hand, when the first abnormal signal (T) is output, that is, when the game ball cannot be normally filled,
Count up in the first out counter (S13
2) is not done.

Then, the enclosed ball circulation process (S700), the safe-out signal process (S800), the enclosed ball confirmation process (S900) are performed, and the CPU 180 shifts to the reset waiting state.

Next, the enclosed ball circulation process (S700) will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In the enclosed ball circulation process (S700), first, the state of the first out counter is determined (S702). Then, when the first out counter is not "0", that is, when out balls are being counted, the state of the ball presence sensor 136 is determined (S704).

Here, when the ball sensor 136 is off, that is, when there is no game ball to be supplied to the enclosed ball filling device 26, the ON information of the replenishment signal (S) is set (S706) and the predetermined time is passed. , Waiting for the ball sensor 136 to detect a game ball (S708). And for a predetermined time,
When the time is up without the ball sensor 136 detecting a game ball, the out-ball switching solenoid 83 is switched to the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 side (S710), and the game ball is played only within the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. LED18 to circulate
8 ON information is set (S712), and LED188 is set.
Is turned on to notify the abnormal state, ON information of the first abnormal signal (T) is set (S714), and the timer used in the time-up determination process (S708) described above is set (S).
716), and the process is returned.

When it is determined that the sphere sensor 136 is on in the determination process (S704) of the sphere sensor 136, that is, the enclosed sphere filling device 2
When it is determined that there is a game ball to be supplied to 6, the timer used in the above-described time-up determination processing (S708) is set (S718), and it is determined whether the first abnormal signal (T) is output. Yes (S720).

If the first abnormal signal (T) is output, the OFF information of the LED 188 is set (S
722), the OFF information of the first abnormal signal (T) is set (S724), the out ball switching solenoid 83 is switched to the island side (S726), and the game ball circulates outside the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1. And On the other hand, the first abnormal signal (T)
Is not output, the above-described restoration processing (S722 to S726) of the first abnormal signal (T) is skipped.

Then, the ON information of the stepping motor 134 is set (S728), and the stepping motor 1
34 is driven, and the state of the count sensor 137 is determined (S730). Here, when the count sensor 137 is turned on, the OFF information of the stepping motor 134 is set (S732), the first out counter is counted down by "1" (S734), and the process is returned. On the other hand, if the count sensor 137 is not turned on, the process is returned.

Next, the safe-out signal processing (S800) will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

In the safe-out signal processing (S800), first, the state of the safe counter is judged (S80).
2) When the safe counter is "0", a timer for outputting a safe signal (V) (for example, 100 ms)
Is set (S804). On the other hand, if the safe counter is equal to or greater than "1", it is determined whether or not the above timer has timed out (S806), and if the timer has not timed out, it is determined whether or not the flag W is set. (S807), if not set,
Set ON information of safe signal (V) (S80
8). If the flag W is set, the safe signal (V) ON information is not set and skipped.

When the timer times out, it is determined whether the flag W is set (S80).
9) If not set, "1" is counted down from the safe counter (S810), OFF information of the safe signal (V) is set (S812), flag W is set (S813), and timer (S806). Set the timer used in step S100; for example, 100 ms (S81).
4). On the other hand, when the flag W is set, the flag W
Is cleared (S815), and a timer (a timer used in S806; for example, 100 ms) is set (S81).
4). That is, when the safe counter is counting “1” or more, a safe signal (V) of a predetermined time, for example, 100 ms is output for each count (when continuously outputting, An off time of 100 ms is inserted).

The above timer setting process (S804),
Alternatively, the safe signal (V) ON information setting process (S8
08) or after performing the timer setting process (S814), first, the state of the out counter 2 is determined (S81).
6) When the out counter 2 is “0”, a timer for outputting the out signal (W) (for example, 100 m
s) is set (S818). On the other hand, when the out counter 2 is "1" or more, it is determined whether the above timer has timed out (S820). If the timer has not timed out, it is determined whether the flag R is set. (S821) If not set, ON information of the out signal (W) is set (S82).
2). If the flag R is set, the ON information of the out signal (W) is not set and skipped.

When the time is up, it is judged whether or not the flag R is set (S823). If it is not set, "1" is counted down from the out counter 2 (S824) and the out signal (W) is output. OFF information is set (S826), and flag W is set (S826).
813), and a timer (a timer used in S820; for example, 100 ms) is set (S828). That is, when the out counter 2 is counting “1” or more, for each count, a predetermined time, for example, 100 m
The s out signal (W) is output (when continuously outputting, an off time of 100 ms is inserted).

Next, the enclosed ball confirmation processing (S900) will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. In the enclosed ball confirmation process (S900), the state of the enclosed amount sensor 63 is first determined (S902). When the enclosed amount sensor 63 is turned on, the enclosed amount counter is incremented by "1" (S904) and the timer is set (S90).
6). On the other hand, when the enclosed amount sensor 63 is not turned on, the above-described processes (S904, S906) are skipped.

Next, it is determined whether or not the timer has timed out (S908), and when the time has expired, the second abnormal signal (U) ON information, the firing permission signal (Q) OFF information, and the operation enable signal. (R) OFF information is set (S9
10), the abnormality flag is set (S912), and the process is returned. On the other hand, if the timer does not expire,
The above processes (S910, S912) are skipped and the process is returned. That is, when a predetermined number of game balls are not stored in the ball storage portion 45 within a predetermined time, it is determined that a ball clogging or the like has occurred, and the game in the enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 is interrupted.

In the embodiment described above, the game ball (safe ball) collected from the safe ball collection port is returned to the ball storage portion as it is and circulated in the pachinko machine. It is provided in the safe ball collection path extending from the collection port so that it can be discharged to the outside of the pachinko machine, and the game ball (out ball) collected from the out ball collection port is returned to the ball storage part as it is, and the out ball is inside the pachinko machine. It may be configured to circulate in. In addition, although the representative enclosed ball type pachinko machine 1 has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and any bullet ball gaming machine that performs a game using the enclosed ball can be used. It can also be applied to game machines.
For example, a sparrow ball game machine, an arrangement ball game machine, or the like may be used.

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Since the present invention has the above-described structure,
The following effects can be obtained. In the invention according to claim 1, since the main member for circulating the enclosed game balls is housed in the unit case to form the enclosed ball circulation unit, the stock management is facilitated, and the assembling work is also easy. The manufacturing process of a ball game machine can also be rationalized. In addition, since the ball storage section, safe ball collection path, and out ball collection path are formed in a unit case and unitized, the game balls inside will not spill out even if the enclosed ball circulation unit is opened. Easy to perform machine maintenance work.

Further, in the invention described in claim 2, since the safe ball sensor, the out ball sensor, the ball feeding device, and the sealed ball extracting device are provided in the sealed ball circulation unit, these parts are There is no need to incorporate it later in the game machine assembly process. Therefore, the process of assembling the gaming machine becomes easier, and the inventory management becomes easier.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the storage space for storing the enclosed ball circulation control device is provided in the enclosed ball circulation unit, the enclosed ball circulation control device is assembled in the enclosed ball circulation unit. It can be transported and managed in inventory. Therefore, the assembling work and inventory management are further facilitated. In addition, since the enclosed ball circulation control device can be stored in the storage space, the enclosed ball circulation control device does not protrude from the enclosed ball circulation unit, the packing property at the time of transportation can be improved, and during transportation It is possible to prevent damage.

In the invention according to claim 4, since the game ball can be circulated not only in the ball game machine but also by being guided to the outside of the ball game machine, the inside of the ball game machine can be circulated. Compared with the case where the game ball is circulated by itself, wear of the game ball is reduced and maintainability can be improved. Then, when guiding and circulating the ball to the outside of the ball game machine, equipment such as conventional circulation equipment can be used, which is newly necessary for introducing the enclosed ball type ball game machine according to the present invention. Equipment costs can be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 5, since the enclosed amount of the game balls can be detected by the enclosed amount sensor provided in the ball storage portion, whether or not a predetermined number of game balls are enclosed, or , It is possible to detect whether or not the enclosed game ball is flowing down smoothly. Therefore,
Faults such as ball clogging can be easily found. Therefore, the failure can be found quickly and easily, and the interest of the game is not spoiled.

Further, in the invention of claim 6, since the enclosed ball circulation unit is detachably and rotatably attached to the gaming machine main body by the attaching member and the fastening member, the maintainability of the enclosed ball circulation unit is improved. Improve and
Assembly work can be performed easily.

In the invention according to claim 7, since the solenoid for driving the enclosed ball extracting device is arranged apart from the flow path of the game ball, the magnetic force of the solenoid prevents the game ball from being magnetized. it can. Therefore, even if it is not possible to take a large drop from the ball collection port to the ball feed port of the ball-ball device, that is, even if the inclination of the flow path of the ball cannot be made large, the flow of the game ball affects the magnetic force of the solenoid Therefore, it is possible to prevent the trouble such as ball clogging, etc.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the enclosed ball-type bullet and ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a back view of another embodiment of the enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view in which a part of the ball shifting and an enclosed ball circulation unit in FIG. 3 are enlarged.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the enclosed ball circulation unit is attached to the back mechanism board of the enclosed ball type ball game machine.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a sealed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an enclosed sphere circulating unit integrated with an enclosed sphere filling device.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of an enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cover member of the enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 10 is a mounting member for mounting the enclosed ball circulation unit on the back mechanism board, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a side view in which the fastening member is inserted into the fastening hole, and (C) is It is a side view of the state where the enclosed ball circulation unit is attached to the back mechanism board.

FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view of an enclosed sphere circulation unit showing a mounted state of a safe sensor.

FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view of a sealed ball circulation unit showing a mounted state of an out sensor.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the flow path switching device.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the flow path switching device.

FIG. 15 is a side view of the flow path switching device showing a state of guiding the game ball to the outside of the enclosed ball-type bullet ball game machine.

FIG. 16 is a side view of the flow path switching device showing a state in which the game ball is guided into the enclosed ball type ball game machine.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of an enclosed sphere filling device.

FIG. 18 is a front view of the partially enclosed ball filling device.

FIG. 19 is a side view of the partially enclosed ball filling device.

FIG. 20 is a front view of the enclosed ball extracting device in a normal state.

FIG. 21 is a front view of the enclosed ball extracting device in a ball extracting state.

FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the enclosed sphere extracting device.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an enclosed sphere circulation control device.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in an enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in an enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in an enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in the enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in the enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing in the enclosed sphere circulation unit.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the enclosed sphere circulation processing shown in FIG. 25.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a procedure of safe-out signal processing shown in FIGS. 25 and 29.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the enclosed sphere confirmation processing shown in FIGS. 25 and 29.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Enclosed ball type ball game machine 2 Game card insertion device 3 Outer frame 4 Inner frame 5 Game board 6 Guide rail 7 Game part 8 Out port 9 Operation part 10 Operation handle 11 Display part 12 Ball lending switch 13 Interruption switch 14 Card return Switch 15 Intervention switch 16 Lamp group 17 Glass frame 18 Glass frame opening / closing key 19 Inner frame opening / closing key 20 Main body 21 Gaming card insertion slot 22 Display LED 23 Card reader / writer 24 Ball gathering 25 Enclosed ball circulation unit 26 Enclosed ball filling device 27 Enclosed ball Control device 28 Repulsion device 28 'Firing control device 29 Auxiliary tank 30 Filled ball supply gutter 31 Projection part 32 Engagement projection 33 Engagement part 34 Back mechanism board 40 Unit case 41 Base plate 42 Cover member 43 Safe ball collection port 44 Out Ball collection port 45 Ball storage section 46 Safe ball collection path 47 Out Collection path 48 Ball discharge path 49 Flow path switching device 50 Ball feeding device 51 Enclosed ball extraction device 52 Safe ball collection path partition plate 53 Out ball collection path partition plate 54 Ball storage part partition plate 55 Collecting ball collection path 56 Engagement projection 57 Engagement Boss 58 Screw Hole 59 Ball Feeding Port 60 Ball Discharging Path Cover 61 Partition Plate 62 Game Ball Replenishing Port 63 Enclosed Amount Sensor 64 Safe Sensor 65 Safe Sensor Mounting Port 66 Safe Sensor Insertion Port 67 Stopper 68 Locking Protrusion 69 Out Sensor 70 Out sensor mounting portion 71 Out sensor insertion hole 80 Rotating shaft 81 Out ball switching valve 82 Link mechanism 83 Out ball switching solenoid 84 Plunger 90 Mounting member 91 Fastening member 92 Mounting piece 93 Bearing groove 94 Mounting shaft 95 Through hole 96 Fixing shaft 97 Operation knob 98 Wing piece 99 Fixing hole 110 Enclosed ball circulation control device Installation 111 Mounting recess 112 Fixing member 113 Fixing member insertion hole 114 Fixing hole 120 Case 121 Base 122 Front cover 123 Filled ball intake port 124 Filled ball supply port 125 Filled ball intake member 126 Bearing 127 Mounting ring 128 Flange 129 Filling ball flow down path 130 Ball sending device 131 Ball engaging groove 132 Rotating shaft 133 Ball sending part 134 Stepping motor 135 Game ball 136 Ball present sensor 137 Count sensor 138 Fixing part 139 Fixing piece 140 Mounting piece 141 Fixing hole 142 Mounting screw insertion Hole 143 Screw mounting boss 144 Mounting screw 150 Ball feed part 151 Ball feed solenoid 152 Ball feed outlet 160 Ball outlet 161 Opening / closing member 162 Locking member 163 Ball removing solenoid 164 Rotating shaft hole 165 Closing piece 166 Lock pin 167 Locking piece 168 first rotating shaft 169 coiled spring 170 spring support piece 171 rotating shaft hole 172 lock groove 173 plunger 174 elongated hole 175 second rotating shaft 176 gaming ball 180 CPU 181 ROM 182 RAM 183 clock generator 184 minutes Circular circuit 185 I / O interface circuit 186 Reset switch 187 Island / sealing switch 188 LED O Operation permission signal P Ball removal signal Q Launch permission signal R Operation enable signal S Supply signal T First abnormal signal U Second abnormal signal V Safe Signal W out signal

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An enclosed ball-type ball-ball game machine for collecting a game ball that has been ejected in a game section formed on a game board surface and again providing the game, in a unit case, a ball storage section for storing the game ball. And, a safe ball collection path that collects the game balls that have won in the prize device provided in the game part and leads to the ball storage part, and collects the game balls that do not win any prize device provided in the game part. An enclosed ball-type ball which is provided with an out-ball collection path leading to the ball storage section and is used as an enclosed ball circulation unit, and the enclosed ball circulation unit is attachable to and detachable from the ball game machine body. Amusement machine. 2. The safe ball collecting path is provided with a safe sensor for detecting a safe ball, the out ball collecting path is provided with an out sensor for detecting an out ball, and the outflow lower end of the ball storing section is provided. , A ball feeding device for delivering one game ball stored in the ball storage part to the ejection device, and the enclosed ball extracting device for guiding the collected game ball to the outside of the enclosed ball circulation unit in the ball storage part. The enclosed ball-type ball-and-ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The sealed sphere type according to claim 1, wherein a storage space for housing a sealed sphere circulation control device for electrically controlling the sealed sphere circulation unit is formed in a unit case. Ball game machine. 4. A game ball supply port for supplying game balls is provided on the upstream side of the ball storage section, and the collected game balls are placed outside the ball game machine in the middle of the out ball collection path. A flow path switching device for branching the ball discharge path that leads and for selectively collecting the collected out balls out of the ball storage part or the ball game machine is provided at the branch point of the out ball collection path. The enclosed ball-type ball-and-ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The enclosed ball type bullet according to claim 1, wherein the ball storage portion is provided with an enclosed amount sensor for detecting an enclosed amount of a game ball. Ball game machine. 6. An outer surface of the unit case is provided with an attachment member for detachably and rotatably attaching the one side of the unit case to the back side of the ball game machine body. The other side is provided with a fastening member for fastening the other side of the unit case to the back side of the ball game machine body, wherein the enclosed ball according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Ball game machine. 7. The enclosed ball type ball and ball game machine according to claim 2, wherein a solenoid for driving the enclosed ball extracting device is provided at a position separated from a flow path of the game ball.