JPH0951974A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the flexibility on the design of a pachinko game machine by operating a ball discharge device for discharging the required number of winning balls, when a winning ball detected with the first winning ball detection means is again detected with the second winning ball detection means positioned downstream of the first winning ball detection means. SOLUTION: A pachinko game machine has a variable display device at the center of a play zone and a variable wining device thereunder to convert the play zone to a winning zone, according to a specific mode indicated with the variable display device. This pachinko machine is also equipped with a specific winning detector 94 or detecting prize balls entering specific winning holes 107 and 107, and controlling the operation of' the variable display device. Furthermore. a winning detector 91 for detecting prize balls running down is provided, and a prize ball discharge device is operated on the basis of the detection signal of the detector 91 for discharging the necessary number of prize balls. Also, a commodity ball flow passage downstream of the prize ball discharge device 20 is provided with a ball release device 60 including a selector gate to select the prize balls between a mode capable of discharge to a player and another mode capable of discharge to the outside of the pachinko game machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a ball game machine in which a player hits a ball in a predetermined prize area to receive a prize ball. The present invention relates to an effective technique, and more particularly to an effective technique for use in a ball game machine in which the number of prize balls provided by a winning opening provided in a game area is made different.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pachinko game machine, which is a typical example of a ball game machine, has a predetermined number of prize balls played by a prize ball payout device, for example, by hitting a ball hit in the game area into a prize area. It was configured to be paid out to the person.

Further, conventionally, for example, a winning ball processing mechanism for processing one winning ball won in the winning area is provided, and the weight of each winning ball processed by one by the winning ball processing mechanism is provided. The swinging member that swings by, and the swinging member and the prize ball payout device are connected by an interlocking rod, and the prize ball paying device is mechanically operated by the interlocking operation of these mechanisms so that the prize ball is It was configured to pay out. Therefore, not only a connecting mechanism for interlocking the winning ball processing mechanism and the prize ball paying-out device is required, but also the winning ball processing mechanism and the prize ball paying-out device must be arranged at a position where they can be mechanically connected to each other. Therefore, there is a problem in that the degree of freedom in designing a pachinko gaming machine is impaired.

Therefore, instead of the above winning ball processing mechanism,
A prize ball detector that electrically detects the prize balls is provided, and the prize ball dispenser is configured to operate based on the detection signal of the prize balls detected by the prize ball detector, eliminating the need for the above-described connecting mechanism. It is possible to do it. In such a case, if a winning area such as a start winning port is won, it is general that a gaming device such as a variable display device is also drive-controlled, and the winning ball detector is also used as the winning ball. It is conceivable to drive and control the gaming device based on the ball detection signal.

[0005]

By the way, in the case of driving and controlling a gaming device such as a variable display device based on a winning ball that has won a winning area, drive control of the gaming device after a hit ball wins the winning area. If it takes a long time to start, there is a problem that the waiting time of the player becomes long and the smooth progress of the game is hindered. Therefore, it is necessary to detect the hit ball as soon as possible if it hits the winning area.

Therefore, in order to detect the winning balls early, it is necessary to provide the winning detector, which is used both as the prize ball payout device and the gaming device, as close to the winning area as possible. In that case, the mounting position of the prize detector is restricted, and eventually there arises a problem that the degree of freedom in designing the pachinko gaming machine is impaired as in the conventional case.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and solves the inconvenience of restricting the mounting position of the prize detector and provides a ball game machine in which the degree of freedom in design is not impaired. The purpose is to

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a ball game machine for playing a game by hitting a ball into a game area, provided in the game area so that a hit ball can win. Winning area (for example, specific winning openings 107, 10)
8) and a winning ball that has won the winning area is electrically detected and output as a detection signal, and the detection signal is used for driving control of a game device (for example, the variable display device 104 or the like). Second prize ball detection means (specific prize detector 94), which is provided downstream of the first prize ball detection means and detects a flowing prize ball and electrically outputs a detection signal. Means (prize ball detector 91) and a ball discharge device (prize ball discharge device 20) capable of discharging a required number of prize balls based on a detection signal of a prize ball by the second prize ball detection means.
And a flow path switching means (switching the switching gate) for switching the flow path of the prize ball downstream of the ball discharge device to switch between a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the player and a state in which the prize ball can be discharged out of the gaming machine. The ball discharge device includes an electric drive source (solenoid 21) and a prize ball discharge means (flow-down preventing member 22) capable of discharging a required number of prize balls by the electric drive source. ), And the second winning ball detecting means is configured to detect all winning balls that have passed at least the first winning ball detecting means.

[0009]

According to the present invention, when a hit ball is won in the winning area, the winning ball is detected by the first winning ball detecting means and a detection signal is electrically output, and the drive control of the gaming machine is performed by the detection signal. Each winning ball is detected again by the second winning ball detecting means provided on the downstream side of the first winning ball detecting means, and the required number of balls are activated based on the detection signal output. The prize balls can be discharged. Further, since the second winning ball detecting means is provided separately from the first winning ball detecting means, which is desirably provided as close as possible to the winning area for early detection of the winning ball, the second winning ball detecting means is provided. The second winning ball detecting means can be provided at an arbitrary position downstream of the first winning ball detecting means without being restricted by the position of the first winning ball detecting means. The degree of freedom described above can be increased. Further, the flow path of the prize ball on the downstream side of the ball discharge device is switched by the flow path switching means, and the state can be switched between a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the player and a state in which the prize ball can be discharged outside the gaming machine. , All prize balls can be pulled out of the machine. Further, the second winning ball detecting means detects at least all the winning balls which have passed through the first winning ball detecting means, so that the winning ball can be detected accurately and reliably.

[0010]

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the front of a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. The front of a game board 100 is driven by a lower operation dial 101. A guide rail 10 for guiding a hit ball fired by the hit ball firing device 102 to an upper portion of the game board 100
The game area 3 is disposed in a space surrounded by the guide rail 103 and the glass plate on the front of the game board 1. A variable display device 104 as a game device is formed in the center of the game area, and a part of the game area is normally formed below the variable display device 104. A variable winning device 105 for converting into a region is provided.

A first specific winning opening 107 is provided on both sides of the variable display device 104, and a second specific winning opening 108 is provided between the variable display device 104 and the variable winning device 105. It is. In this embodiment, the first specific winning opening 107 is a so-called diving-type winning device having a concave portion penetrating the gaming board 100 in the present embodiment, and the concave portion serves as the specific winning opening 107. The special winning opening 10 which is located on the same plane as the opening of the through recess, ie, the game board surface
Reference numeral 7 is formed to have a semi-cylindrical shape having a diameter of about twice the diameter of the sphere when viewed from the front, and a winning hole lead-out hole (not shown) is provided at the back of the bottom. It is. The second specific winning opening 108 is composed of a winning tool called a winning chucker that opens upward in the game area.

Above the variable display device 104, there is provided a prize winning device 106 having three prize ports of so-called "heaven", "heaven left", and "heaven right". Further, a tulip-type hit ball winning device 109 is disposed diagonally below and outside the first specific winning opening 107. Also, game board 1
In the lower part of the game board, there is provided an out hole 110 for collecting a hit ball which cannot be won in each of the above-mentioned prize areas 106, 107, 108, 109 etc. while falling from above from the rear of the game board. Further, at appropriate positions on the surface of the game board 100, a number of obstacle nails 111 for randomly changing the direction of a hit ball falling from above and a rolling guide member 112 for controlling the falling speed and direction of the hit ball are provided. It is provided substantially symmetrically with respect to the vertical center line of the region.

On both sides of the center of the game board 100, there are provided display devices 121 which are turned on or off when a specific mode is caused by stopping the variable display operation of the variable display device 104. Further, on the upper portion of the game board 100, there are a prize ball lamp 122 and a predetermined number of prize balls which are temporarily turned on when the ball hits the prize hole of the heavenly prize hole 106, the tulip type hit ball winning device 109 or the like. A complete lamp 123 for notifying the end of the game when all the payouts are made, and a prize ball number indicator 124 for displaying the number of prize balls to be discharged at one time by the prize ball discharging device are arranged. The prize ball number display 124 is composed of a pair of segment type displays, one of which can display the two-digit prize ball number (11 to 15) at the time of normal discharge, for example, “13”, and the other is the other. For example, a small number of prize balls discharged for a specific winning ball such as "5" can be displayed.

Further, on the upper part of the holding frame 113 of the pachinko gaming machine holding the gaming board 1 having the above-mentioned structure, there is a pilot lamp 125 which is turned on when the operation dial 101 of the hit ball launching device is operated, and illegality by the player. There is provided a defect warning indicator 126 that is turned on when a failure is made in the prize ball discharging device. In addition, holding frame 1
A supply tray 115 for holding a hit ball supplied to the hit ball launching device is attached to an opening / closing panel 114 attached to a lower portion of the thirteen, and a receiving tray 116 for storing a prize ball overflowing from the feed tray is attached below the feed tray 115. Is provided. On a side portion (the left side in the figure) of the holding frame 113, there is provided a variable display stopping means 117 for stopping the variable display device 104 driven by winning a specific winning opening.

In the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, when a hit ball hit into the game area by the hit ball launching device 102 wins the specific winning opening 107 or 108, the display means of the variable display device 104 is driven, The numbers displayed on the two display windows are respectively changed. Then, the variable display is stopped when the player presses the variable display stop means 117 provided in the holding frame 113 or when the time set by the timer elapses,
The specific mode is generated when the numbers displayed at that time match a predetermined combination. When the specific mode occurs, the variable winning device 105 is converted to the open state, and the winning probability there is from zero to a very high state (special game state).
Will be moved to. As a result, a large number of prize balls are generated within a relatively short time, and a lot of prize balls are given to the player.

The variable winning device 105 has a general winning opening 105a on both sides, and has a general winning region and a special condition forming region in a receiving opening opened when a specific mode occurs. Then, on the back of the variable winning device 105, a special condition detector that detects a hit ball that has won in the special condition configuration area is provided together with a prize detector that detects a hit ball that has won a prize. While the ball is open, when a hit ball is won in the special condition configuration area, the mouth is opened again, and by repeating this up to 10 times, the special game state called a big hit is completed.
Once the receiving opening is opened, it is designed to be opened continuously for a fixed time (for example, 30 seconds) or until a predetermined number of winning balls (10) is reached.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the structure of the back mechanism when the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine having the structure shown in FIG. A storage tank 2 for spare balls is provided above the back mechanism board 1.
A guide gutter 11 is connected to one end of the storage tank 2 for automatically aligning and guiding the internal reserve sphere. The guide gutter 11 has two passages, is gently inclined, and is provided with a pendulum-type ball seal 3 and a pressing-type ball seal 4 in the middle thereof. It is aligned in two rows while flowing down.

At the lower end of the guide gutter 11, a prize ball discharging device 20 of a stopper type is provided. The hit balls that have won a winning opening provided in the gaming board on the front of the pachinko gaming machine are collected on the back surface and collected at one place by the collecting shelf 10, and are separated one by one by the winning ball processing device 40 to detect a winning ball. The discharge command signal is formed as a result. Then, the prize ball discharging device 2
0 is activated only once, and a predetermined number (for example, 13) of prize balls are discharged. The winning balls separated and detected by the winning ball processing device 40 are discharged to a collecting gutter (not shown) at the rear of the game machine through the derivation gutter 12. When the discharge of the prize ball by the prize ball discharge device 20 is completed, the prize ball processing device 40 receives and separates the discharge completion signal, and separates and detects the next prize ball.

On the other hand, the prize ball discharged by the prize ball discharge device 20 passes through the prize ball outlet trough 13 and is supplied to the supply port 118.
It is further discharged to the supply tray 115 (see FIG. 2) on the front of the gaming machine. When the supply tray 115 is full, the prize balls are diverted gutter 15
It is discharged to the saucer 116 under the front of the gaming machine through.
When the tray 116 is full, the overflow is detected by an overflow detector 92 provided in the middle of the diversion gutter 15, for example, the driving of the hit ball firing device 102 is stopped, and the overflow state of the tray is detected by the overflow detector 92. In order to notify the player when is detected, an overflow indicator 127 is provided on the front of the gaming machine. Reference numeral 93 denotes a ball shortage detector for detecting when there is no spare ball in the storage tank 2.

A ball drain gutter 16 is provided below the prize ball discharge device 20 in parallel with the prize ball discharge gutter 13, and is provided at the entrance of the ball drain gutter 16, that is, at the junction with the prize ball discharge gutter 13. Is provided with a ball punching device 60 having a switching gate. In the ball punching device 60, the gate can be operated by inserting a tool such as a pin or a wire from an operation hole 119 formed in the front surface of the holding frame 113 of the gaming machine. When the switching gate is switched to the side of the ball removing gutter 16, the ball removing switch 84 is turned on. In a conventional pachinko gaming machine using a ball-sheath case, a ball-extraction gate is provided on the upstream side of the prize-ball discharge device 20. ,
In this embodiment, since the ball removing device 60 is located downstream of the prize ball discharging device 20, all the balls can be removed, and the data of the pachinko parlors can be accurately collected. Incidentally, the applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 60-287215 (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 62-144).
680) as a matter of course, the switching gate may be operated by using an electric drive source in the ball punching device 60 as the flow path switching means.

The lower end of the ball drain gutter 16 joins the out ball lead-out gutter 17 for guiding the out ball collected from the out hole 110, and is connected to a collection gutter (not shown) provided below the island equipment of the pachinko parlor. The collecting sphere flows out toward it. Further, the back mechanism panel 1 includes the prize ball discharging device 2 described above.
Control device 200 as an emission control circuit for performing electrical control of the entire pachinko gaming machine, such as stopping the launch of a hit ball by a detection signal from 0 or an overflow detector 92, and driving various display devices, and various fluctuation prizes on the front of the game board. A game content control device 210 is provided as a game control circuit for controlling a game operation based on a signal from a detector built in the device or the variable display type auxiliary game device. The control device 200 and the game content control device 210 are separately separated from each other, and the control device 200 as the discharge control circuit is mounted on the back mechanism board 1 side. Only the game content control device 210 as the game control circuit needs to be replaced, and the control device 200 on the back mechanism board 1 side can be continuously used, and the cost associated with the game board replacement can be reduced. Also, the control device 2
Even if one of the game content control devices 210 or the game content control device 210 fails, it is sufficient to replace only the failed control device (circuit), so that maintenance costs can be reduced.

On the outer surface of the control device 200, a prize ball number setting device 8 composed of a dip switch or the like is provided in order to set the number of discharged balls in one discharging operation in the prize ball discharging device 20.
0, 81, and 82 are attached. The prize ball number setting devices 80 to 82 can set the number of prize balls in accordance with the type of the game board, and also can set the number of prize balls for a specific winning ball. The prize ball discharging device 2 is provided on the upper part of the back mechanism panel 1 in the event of hitting or failure.
A manual switch (hereinafter, referred to as a memory discharge switch) 83 is provided for discharging a winning ball on the collecting shelf 10 without activating 0. The memory ejection switch 83 is connected to an ejection sensor 2 in the prize ball ejection device 20 described later.
In place of 5, a pseudo discharge end signal is given.

Further, in this embodiment, the specific winning opening 10
Ball hits 7 and 108 can be used for other general winning openings 10
A special winning ball collecting gutter 18 is provided in order to be able to distinguish and detect the hitting ball which has won in 6 or 109, etc. The hitting ball which has won the specific winning opening 107 on the left and right is specified winning by the guiding gutters 19a and 19b, respectively. It flows down onto the ball collecting gutter 18. The hit ball that has won the specific winning opening 108 flows directly onto the specific winning ball gathering gutter 18. A specific winning detector 94 as first winning ball detecting means is provided at the outflow portion 18a of the specific winning ball collecting gutter 18, and the lower end of the outflow portion 18a is opened above the collecting gutter 10. ing. That is, the prize balls collected by the specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 and detected by the specific prize detector 94 flow down onto the collective gutter 10 and are guided to the prize ball processing device 40 together with a hit ball that has won another general prize port. Then, they are separated one by one and detected by a winning ball detector 91 provided as a second winning ball detecting means provided inside. Then, the game device such as the variable display device 104 is drive-controlled based on the detection signal of the specific winning prize detector 94 as the first winning prize detecting means. , 1
It is possible to dispose the winning ball detector 91 as the second winning ball detecting means separately from the specific winning detector 94 which is preferably provided as close as possible to 08. As a result, the winning ball detector 91 can be moved to the specific winning detector 94 without being restricted by the mounting position of the specific winning detector 94.
It can be provided at any position on the more downstream side, and the degree of freedom in designing the pachinko gaming machine can be increased. In this embodiment, the specific winning detector 94 as the first winning ball detecting means is provided as the outflow portion 18a of the specific winning ball gathering gutter 18.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a specific winning prize detector 94 as a first winning ball detecting means may be provided for each specific winning hole.

FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram showing the relationship between the specific winning ball collecting gutter 18 and the collecting gutter 10 on the back mechanism panel. The collecting gutter 10 is attached so as to cover the back surface of the game board 100 with an interval of at least one ball. Side walls are provided at both left and right ends, and the lower part is gently inclined downward toward the center. A guide shelf 10a is formed. The winning ball processing device 40 (FIG. 1)
) Is arranged to be swingable, and separates winning balls guided by the guide shelf 10a one by one. In the figure, portions 1A to 1M indicated by oblique lines (hatching) are through holes formed so as to penetrate the game board 100. Of these, the through holes 1A to 1C are ball exits of winning balls provided corresponding to three winning holes in the heavenly winning tool 106 provided on the front of the game board 100, and the through holes 1D and 1E are provided. The first specific winning opening 107, the through hole 1F is a second specific winning opening 108, and the through holes 1G and 1H are ball outlets provided corresponding to the tulip winning device 109, respectively.

The through hole 1I is a ball outlet constituting the out hole 110, and the through holes 1J and 1K are
1 and a mounting hole for mounting the completion lamp 24. The through holes 1L and 1M having relatively large areas are mounting holes provided for mounting the variable display device 104 and the variable winning device 105, respectively. A pair of winning ball derivation gutters 19c and 19d for guiding the winning ball flowing out of the ball outlets 1A to 1C to the side of the collecting gutter 10 are provided on the back surface of the gaming board 100. Winning Ball Outgoing Gutter 19
The winning ball guided by c, 19b is the winning device 10
9 together with the prize balls flowing out of the through holes 1G and 1H and the game balls prize in the variable prize device 105, flow down onto the guide shelf 10a, and are guided to the prize ball processing device 40.

[0026] Also, corresponding to the pair of first specific winning openings 107, respectively, on the back of the gaming board 100, a winning ball deriving gutter 1
9a and 19b are provided. The winning ball guided by the winning ball derivation gutters 19a and 19b is the second specific winning port 10
The prize balls flowing out therefrom corresponding to the ball exit 1F of No. 8 are caused to flow down onto a specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 provided to guide the prize balls to one side. This specific winning ball set gutter 1
In the middle of the outflow portion 18a vertically provided on one side of
The special prize detector 94 is attached, and the ball exits 1D and 1E
And a specific winning ball that has flowed out of the first and second floors is detected. It is to be noted that reference numeral 95 denotes a prize detector for detecting all game balls which have won the reception of the variable prize winning device 105, and reference numeral 96 denotes a special condition configuration area in the reception. Is a special condition detector that detects a ball that has won the game. The specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 is attached to the back of the variable prize ball collecting device 105, and a drive source (solenoid) 105b of the variable prize device 105 is provided on one side of the specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 opposite to the outflow portion 18a. Has been fixed.

FIG. 4 shows a reserve tank 2 for storing spare balls and a guide gutter 1.
1 and the structure of the prize ball discharging device 20 and the connection state thereof. The storage tank 2 is mounted so as to be placed in a storage recess formed in an upper part of the back mechanism panel 1. Although not shown, an opening is formed at one end (left end in the figure) of the bottom wall of the storage tank 2, and a guide gutter 11 is attached so as to face this opening. A tread plate is rotatably arranged on the bottom wall of the guide gutter 11, and when the reserve ball runs out in the storage tank 2, the tread plate rises. This is detected by the ball shortage detector 93 to form a ball supply request signal.

A dividing wall 11a is provided in the middle of the guide gutter 11 to separate and align the flowing sphere into two lines. The ball fly 3 is hung down by a pin 3a on a support portion 11b formed on the upper part of the guide gutter 11, and the balls that flow vertically over the guide gutter 11 are broken up and aligned. Sphere oak 4
Are rotatably supported by pins 4b on support pieces 4a fixed to both sides of the guide gutter 11 to prevent the balls flowing down on the guide gutter 11 from overlapping. Further, in the middle of the guide gutter 11, preferably just before the prize ball discharging device 20, the pin 4
A flow-down control member 7 rotatable about b is provided. The tip bent piece of the flow-down control member 7 is divided into two pieces, and when turned as shown by the broken line a in the figure, each bent piece 7c,
7d enters the long holes 11c and 11d formed in the upper wall of the guide gutter 11 corresponding to the two guide paths, thereby preventing the ball from flowing down in the guide gutter 11, and the prize ball discharge device. The supply to 20 can be manually interrupted.

As a result, the maintenance and inspection of the prize ball discharging device 20 and the replacement operation in the case of failure can be easily performed. An operation piece 7b is provided on one side of the flow-down control member 7 so as to project laterally, so that the flow-down control member 7 can be easily rotated manually. further,
A spring 9 is stretched between the operation piece 7b and the pin 8 provided on the side wall of the guide gutter 11, so that the state of the flow-down control member 7 can be stably maintained by the spring 9. At the lower end of the guide gutter 11, a prize ball discharge device 20 having a flow path 30 integrally therewith is provided. In this case, a locking piece 11e is provided on the side of the gutter at the lower end of the guide gutter 11, and the flow path 30 on the prize ball discharging device side is provided.
A guide piece 30a protruding forward is provided at the upper and lower ends of the starting end of the guide piece, and the guide piece 30a and the locking piece 11e
The guide gutter 11 and the downflow path 30 can be connected.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show the details of the prize ball discharging device 20. FIG. The prize ball discharge device 20 includes a flow-down path 30, a flow-down preventing member 22 that enters the flow-down path 30 and controls the flow of a ball, and a solenoid 21 that is a driving means thereof are integrally connected. The flow-down path 30 includes a slowly inclined alignment gutter 31, a flow adjustment gutter 33 extending substantially vertically downward from a lower end of the alignment gutter 31, and a connection portion between the alignment gutter 31 and the flow adjustment gutter 33. An adjusting part 32 for turning the flowing ball down by about 90 degrees, a guiding gutter 34 extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the regulating gutter 33 by about 45 degrees, and a terminal end of the guiding gutter 34 And a discharge gutter 35 extending substantially vertically downward. Induction gutter 34 and discharge gutter 35
A pair of support pieces 36 protrude from the outer wall of the flow-down path 30 in the vicinity of the boundary between the support pieces 36.
Is suspended.

The flow-down path 30 is formed in two lines corresponding to the guide gutter 11, and a pair of fan-shaped flow-down preventing members 22 are formed around the support shaft 24 in correspondence with the two flow-down paths 30. It is mounted rotatably. Downflow prevention member 22
A pair of solenoids 21 is provided corresponding to the above. The tip of the flow-down preventing member 22 is connected to the flow-down path 3
No. 0 enters through a slit provided in the inner wall portion and protrudes into the guide gutter 34. The rear end of the downflow prevention member 22 is connected to the solenoid 21 through a link member 23.
Is connected to the tip of the plunger 21a.
4, the tip part enters the guide gutter 34 or retreats. As a result, the flow of the balls is allowed or blocked, and a predetermined number of discharges are performed.

Further, the side wall of the guide gutter 34 bulges out to form an accommodating portion 37, into which the ejected ball detector 25 composed of a transmission type optical sensor is inserted.
In addition, above the solenoid 21, the lead wires drawn from the solenoid 21 and the discharge ball detector 25 are concentrated at one place, and wires for connecting to the control device 200 are collectively connected from the front. A connector 26 is provided to enable this. An engaging portion 13a formed at the start end of the prize ball lead-out gutter 13 is engaged with the lower end of the flow-down path 30 to perform connection.

Further, the alignment gutter 3 at the entrance of the downflow path 30.
As shown in FIG. 6, a conductive sheet 38 such as a metal plate is adhered to the bottom surface of the first sheet 1 and one end of the conductive sheet 38 is grounded to a frame or the like. As a result, the static electricity charged in the falling ball can be released, and the discharge ball detector 25 can be prevented from electrostatic damage. In other words, it is possible to use a mechanical device such as a micro switch as the detector, but the micro switch has a slow recovery action, so if the sphere continuously flows down, it may remain on. It is also easy to cause chattering. In addition, contact failure is likely to occur due to long-term use. Therefore, the microswitch is not suitable as a detector for detecting a continuous ball like a prize ball discharging device.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, the discharge ball detector 2
An optical sensor is used as 5. However, since the optical sensor is formed of an IC, it is vulnerable to static electricity, and while the discharge ball flows down in the guide trough 11, it is charged with static electricity due to friction with the trough, and this static electricity easily damages the sensor. There is an inconvenience. In the above embodiment, the inconvenience is avoided by discharging the conductive sheet 38 attached to the bottom surface of the alignment gutter 31. Further, by selecting the material of the conductive sheet 38, the frictional force between the ball and the gutter can be reduced, and the flow of the ball can be made smooth.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, slits 31a and 33a are formed on the upper wall of the flow control gutter 31 and the outer wall of the flow control gutter 33 which constitute the flow path of the prize ball discharging device 20, respectively.
a is provided. As a result, a foreign matter or the like enters the downflow path and causes clogging in the prize ball discharge device 20,
If the smooth flow is obstructed, this slit 3
Maintenance can be facilitated, for example, by inserting a tool such as a pin from 1a or 33a to remove foreign matter. A cover member 39 having a step portion 39a having substantially the same size as the slit is engaged with the slits 31a and 33a, and is fixed and closed with screws or the like.

Next, the downflow path 30 constructed as described above.
The operation of the prize ball discharging device 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The prize ball discharge device 20 is configured such that the pachinko balls B aligned in the flow-down path 30 are in a state in which the flow-down preventing member 22 enters the guide path 34 as shown by a solid line in FIG.
When the ball B1 at the forefront comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the flow-down preventing member 22, the ball B1 is stopped. At this time, two balls B1 and B2 are provided in the guiding gutter 34, and three balls B3 and B3 are provided in the flow control gutter 33.
Induction gutter 34 and diversion gutter 33 so that B4 and B5 are stored.
The size of each is determined. Moreover, the uppermost ball B5 in the flow control gutter 33 is pushed by the balls B6, B7,... In the alignment gutter 31, and is brought into contact with the tapered adjusting portion 32. When the ball B5 is pressed toward the adjusting portion 32, the ball B5 receives a repulsive force from the adjusting portion 32, and the repelling force is transmitted to the ball B5 and the balls B4, B3,. Act on. As a result, as shown by the broken line C in FIG.
When the ball is retracted from the inside, the balls B1 to B5 in the flow control gutter 33 and the guide gutter 34 immediately start flowing down due to the repulsive force from the adjustment unit 32 and the weight of the ball.

When the balls B1 to B5 flow down, the balls B6, B7... In the alignment gutter 31 start flowing down subsequently. Then, at the exit of the alignment gutter 31, it first collides with the adjustment unit 32 to reduce the flow speed, and the flow direction is changed from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction by approximately 90 °, and enters the flow control unit 33. Since the vehicle is accelerated by its own weight there, a space between the ball and the subsequent ball decelerated by the adjusting unit 32 is secured. Therefore, for example, when the solenoid 21 is demagnetized when the ball B7 is detected, even if there is a delay in the operation of the flow-down preventing member 22, the flow-down can be prevented before the ball B7 passes. By increasing the distance between the balls in this way, it becomes easy to control the downflow prevention member. However, B7
Is detected, and when the solenoid 21 is turned off, six prize balls are discharged.

Further, in the flow path 30, the center 05 of the ball B5 located at the uppermost position of the flow control gutter 32 in a state where the flow of the ball is prevented by the flow prevention member 22 is aligned with the alignment gutter 31.
Centers of balls B6, B7 ...
・ Be positioned below the extension of the center line connecting
The dimensions of the guide gutter 34 and the diversion gutter 33 are determined.
Therefore, the pressure transmitted from the waiting balls B6, B7,... To B5 produces a component force that pushes down the ball B5. Thereby, when the downflow prevention member 22 retreats, the flow control gutter 3
3 The uppermost ball B5 and the following ball B6 and the outer wall 3 of the diversion gutter 33
3a, the ball B1 to B4 is not obstructed from following the ball B1 to B4.

The ejected ball detector 25 provided in the middle of the guiding gutter 34 is arranged such that its detection optical axis F is located at a position slightly deviated from the center of the ball flowing down the gutter. When the detection optical axis F is positioned so as to pass through the center of the sphere, when a plurality of spheres continuously flow down, the pulse interval of the detection signal becomes narrow and accurate counting may not be possible. . However, in this embodiment, accurate counting can be performed by shifting the detection optical axis F from the center of the sphere as described above. Further, the downflow prevention member 22 is mounted so that the rotation surface of the fan-shaped downflow prevention member 22 coincides with the downflow trajectory at the center of the downflowing sphere, so that the downflow prevention member 22 enters the gutter from above the guide gutter 34 downward. To stop the falling ball. Therefore, when the flowing ball stops, the impact force acting on the flowing-down preventing member 22 is
Since it can be received by a stopper portion (for example, a slit end portion of the guide gutter 34 into which the flow-down preventing member 22 enters) the rotation-preventing member 22 can be given strength enough to withstand an impact that is exerted at the time of stoppage. it can.

Further, since the lowermost ball B1 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the fan-shaped downflow preventing member 22 and is stopped, the lowermost ball B1 is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the downflow preventing member 22 and the wall surface of the guide gutter 34. Even if it is stopped in such a way as to bite in between, when the flow-down preventing member 22 is retracted, it moves away while rotating the ball B1 on its outer peripheral surface. Therefore, the downflow blocking member 22 can be retracted with a comparatively small force, and the ball is not caught between the downflow blocking member 22 and the wall surface of the guide gutter 34 and does not get stuck. Further, a line connecting the rotation center of the flow-down preventing member 22 and the center 01 of the lowermost ball B1 in the guide gutter 34 is disposed horizontally. Therefore, as soon as the end of the flow-down preventing member 22 comes off the outer periphery of the ball B1, the ball B1 can flow down, and as the ball B1 slightly slips down with the rotation of the flow-down preventing member 22, the stopping force is released. You never have to start.

In the above embodiment, the angle α between the flow control gutter 33 and the guide gutter 34 may be in the range of 0 to 90 °. The speed of the accelerated falling ball is not greatly reduced, and the load applied to the flowing-down preventing member 22 when the ball is stopped can be reduced. Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the state where the ball is prevented from flowing down by the flow-down preventing member 22, the ball B1 at the lowermost end of the flow-down preventing member 22 and the guide gutter 34 is set.
The distance d between the vertical line G passing through a point separated from the point of contact by the diameter of the sphere and the wall surface 35a of the discharge gutter 35 is smaller than the radius r of the sphere and larger than r-rcosα (r
-Rcos α <d <r) as shown in FIG.
The position of has been determined. As a result, when the downflow prevention member 22 enters the guide gutter 34 to prevent the ball from flowing down, the ball discharged lastly has the end face 22 of the downflow prevention member 22.
When it is discharged by being pushed by a, the guide gutter 3
When it reaches the terminal end 34 a of 4, it can flow down into the discharge gutter 35 and escape from the flow-down preventing member 22. Therefore, the final discharge ball remains in the guide gutter 35 indefinitely, and does not hinder the entry of the flow-down prevention member 22, so that quick discharge can be stopped.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of the winning ball processing device 40 in detail. Collective shelf 1 provided on the back of back mechanism panel 1
0 is inclined downward toward the center, and the flow path conversion unit 1 is located at the center.
0C is provided. The flow path conversion unit 10C is provided with a vertical wall 10 that causes a step in the left and right collecting shelves 10A and 10B.
a and the right set shelf 10A fixed to the vertical wall 10a.
A guide piece 10b having a front end formed in an arc shape so as to change the winning ball that has flowed downward to the front, and a forward slope gently descending at the end of the collecting shelf 10A below the guide piece 10b. It is constituted by the formed tapered portion 10c.

An outlet 41a through which one ball can pass is formed in a holding frame 41 integrated with a panel mounted so as to cover the collecting shelf 10 in correspondence with the flow path converter 10C.
An L-shaped winning ball guide plate 42 is provided along one side and the lower side of the outlet 41a, and the flowing winning ball is turned by 90 degrees. A ball processing unit 43 is swingably mounted on a support shaft 44 so as to be located on the side of the winning ball guide plate 42. On the side of the ball processor 43 facing the upper entry prize ball guide plate 42, a concave ball receiving portion 43a is formed.
Is formed, and a weight 45 is attached to the opposite side, and the weight 45 is attached to the attachment side of the weight 45 in a normal state. Then, the lower side of the ball receiving portion 43a on the opposite side comes into contact with the lower surface of the winning ball guide plate 42, so that further rotation is prevented, and the balance is maintained. In this state, when the winning ball flows down from the winning ball guide plate 42 into the ball receiving portion 43a as shown in FIG. 9, the weight 45 is rotated by the weight of the ball so that the ball processor 43 rotates clockwise. The weight has been determined. The sphere processor 43 rotated by the weight of the inflowing sphere is stopped when its lower side comes into contact with the holding frame 41.

The ball processor 43 has a blocking piece 43b protruding at a position facing the winning ball guide plate 42 in this stopped state. As a result, when two or more winning balls are continuously generated, the second and subsequent winning balls are prevented from flowing down by the blocking pieces 43b as shown in FIG.
It is made to wait on 2. The mounting position is not limited. For example, the detection piece 43c is provided above the ball processing device 43.
In addition, a safe sensor 91 such as an optical sensor having a pair of a light emitter and a light receiver disposed opposite to each other is attached to the holding frame 41 corresponding to the detection piece 43c.

Further, a solenoid 46 is provided on the side of the ball processing device 43, and a solenoid 46 is provided on the lower side of the ball receiving portion of the ball processing device 43 which is rotated by the inflow of the winning ball into the ball receiving portion 43a. A stopper 47 fixed to the tip of the plunger 46a of the solenoid 46 faces the opposed position. When the solenoid 46 is in the demagnetized state, the stopper 47 at the tip of the plunger is pulled down by the spring 48, and is brought into contact with a winning ball that is held by the ball receiving portion 43a and is flowing downward toward the winning ball deriving gutter 12 below. The flow is prevented (see FIG. 10). Then, when the solenoid 46 is excited, the plunger 46a contracts, the stopper 47 is raised, and the winning ball held in the ball receiving portion 43a flows down toward the outlet gutter 12. The stopper 47 is provided with an operation piece 47a protruding therefrom. When a ball is clogged or the solenoid is out of order, a pachinko parlor manually operates the stopper 4a.
7 can be moved to discharge the winning ball.

The solenoid 46 is, for example, the prize ball discharging device 2
It is activated in response to a discharge end signal at 0. When the solenoid 46 is excited and the winning ball flows down, the ball processor 43 is rotated counterclockwise by the weight of the weight 45, and the blocking piece 43b rises. Therefore, the next winning balls that are continuously generated and kept waiting on the winning ball guide plate 42 flow into the ball receiving portion 43a, and the ball processing device 43 is rotated again in the clockwise direction. In this way,
By repeating the above operation, a large number of winning balls generated in a short time are promptly separated and detected and processed. As described above, when the stopper type that controls the discharge of the prize ball by using the solenoid to move the flow-down preventing member 22 into or from the flow-down path 30 as the prize ball discharge device 20 is used, the prize ball is simply obtained. By installing a safe sensor in the middle of the lead-out gutter to detect a winning ball and electrically storing it, it is possible to perform high-speed discharge control.

On the other hand, in the winning ball processing device 40 of the above-described embodiment, since the winning ball is separated and detected one by one by the ball processor 43, the detection interval between the previous winning ball and the next winning ball is determined. Is necessary and sufficient. Therefore, it is possible to more accurately detect the winning balls successively generated. In a conventional gaming machine using a ball-sheath case-type prize ball discharge device, the prize ball is controlled to be discharged by separating the prize balls one by one, but in the conventional prize ball processing device, the separation is performed. Move the lever with the winning ball, remove the stopper of the ball sheath case with that movement, tilt it and discharge it, furthermore, physically transmit the tilt of this ball sheath case to the ball processor and allow the next winning ball to flow down Therefore, the response speed is lower than that of the winning ball processing apparatus of the above embodiment, and it is not suitable for processing a large amount of winning balls in a short time.

In the winning ball processing device 40 of the above embodiment, after confirming that the prize ball discharging device 20 has finished discharging, the solenoid 46 is actuated to discharge the previous winning ball and to detect the next winning ball. You can control it to move forward, so that a prize ball is not paid out even if a prize ball occurs,
It is possible to prevent troubles that occur between the player and the game store. In other words, if the prize balls are not discharged, the prize balls are left at the stopper, and it is immediately apparent whether the player's claim is correct or not by looking there. Moreover, because the winning balls and the prize balls are discharged in a one-to-one relationship, the processing of the winning balls is interrupted while the discharging is stopped, and the winning balls that have not been discharged are put on standby. Is unnecessary.
In other words, if the winning balls are detected in advance and electrically stored in a memory or counter, it is necessary to take measures against power failure such as backup by a battery in order to prevent the number of stored data from being lost at the time of power failure, The use of the winning ball processing apparatus of the above embodiment eliminates the necessity.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the winning ball is detected by an indirect method of detecting the rotation of the ball processor 43, so that the malfunction of the safe sensor 91 due to the static electricity charged on the pachinko ball is prevented. Is prevented. In other words, in the case of the above embodiment, it is possible to directly detect the winning ball by placing the sensor 91 in the path of the winning ball, but in such a case, the sensor malfunctions due to static electricity charged on the winning ball. However, erroneous operation of the sensor can be prevented by indirect detection. In the above embodiment, corresponding to the configuration of the winning ball processing device as shown in FIG. 8, an angle of 6 to 8 ° is given to the right set shelf 10A as the inclination angle α, and the left set shelf 10B
Is given an angle of 14 to 16 [deg.] As the inclination angle [beta] to vary the speed of the winning ball flowing down the left and right collecting shelves 10A and 10B, and the height h of the vertical wall 10a is set to 12 mm or more. Thereby, even if a plurality of winning balls are generated and the winning balls flow down simultaneously from the left and right, the flow path conversion unit 10
Ball clogging at C can be prevented beforehand.

Next, based on the detection signals from the prize ball detector 91 and the specific prize ball detector 94, the prize ball discharge device 20 is controlled to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls and the hit ball launching device 1.
An example of the control device 200 that performs control such as 02 will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, control of the prize ball discharge device 20 and the like is performed using a CPU (microcomputer) 200 '. CPU
200 'includes a prize ball number setting device 80,
81, 82, memory ejection switch 83, ball removal switch 8
4. Detection signals from the winning ball detector 91 (hereinafter, referred to as safe sensor 1), the overflow detector 92, the ball shortage detector 93, and the specific winning detector 94 (hereinafter, referred to as safe sensor 2) are input. . Prize ball number setting devices 80, 81,
By providing the 82, it is possible to control a machine (pachinko machine) having a different number of prize balls, and to control the discharge of different numbers of prize balls for a prize to the specific prize port and the other prize ports as the object of the present invention. Becomes possible.

The CPU 200 'receives a discharged ball detection signal from a pair of discharged ball detectors (hereinafter referred to as "discharge sensors") 25 provided on the way down the flow path 30 of the prize ball discharging device 20. It has become. Furthermore, CP
To U200 ', a stop command signal from a central management device of a game store (not shown) is input. The CPU 200 'includes a ROM 201 as a read-only memory and a RAM 202 as a memory that can be read and written at any time. Among them, the ROM 201 has a prize ball discharging device 20.
In order to perform such control, a program to be executed by the CPU 200 ′ and fixed data such as a drive time and a wait time (discharge interval) of the safe solenoid 46 are stored.

On the other hand, the RAM 202 stores the discharge sensor 25
A memory area for storing the cumulative number of balls ejected from each flow-down path 30 and the number of ejected balls in each flow-down path, a register area forming a soft timer, and a CPU 200 'Work area (work area) is provided. Further, a pair of solenoids (hereinafter, referred to as discharge solenoids) 21 in the prize ball discharge device 20 are provided to the CPU 200 ′ via a driver 220.
(Hereinafter referred to as “safe solenoid”) in the winning ball processing device 40, and display devices such as a prize ball lamp 122, a completion lamp 123, a prize ball number display 124, a pilot lamp 125, a failure warning display lamp 126, and the like ( 2 are connected to each other), a hit ball launching device 102, and the like. The CPU 200 ′ drives the prize ball discharge device 20, various display lamps, the hit ball firing device 102, and the like based on signals from the setting device, various detectors, and switches according to a program in the ROM 201.

The main processes of the CPU 200 'are an overflow process, a tank process, a ball removing process, a winning ball detecting process, and a prize ball discharging process. However, the procedure of the processing is not limited to the above order, and the processing may be started from any processing. The pachinko gaming machine is controlled by repeatedly executing the above processing by a timer interrupt or the like. Here, the overflow processing detects a detection signal from the overflow detector 92, and turns on or blinks the overflow lamp 127 for a predetermined time (10 to 20 seconds), for example, when the overflow state is not released. Means that the launching operation by the hit ball launching device 102 is stopped. As a result, it is possible to prevent the inside of the prize ball lead-out gutter 13 from being filled with the prize balls up to the vicinity of the prize ball discharge device 20 and adversely affecting the discharging operation.

In the tank processing, when it is detected that the storage tank 2 is empty and the ball shortage detector 93 is turned off, for example, a ball supply request is sent to the central control room and the completion lamp 112 is turned on. At the same time or thereafter, when the absence of the ball is detected based on the signal of the ejection sensor 25 in the prize ball ejection device 20, the hit ball firing device 102 is stopped. When a ball replenishment request signal is sent to the central control room, a replenishing device (not shown) above the tank is operated by a command from the central control room, and replenishment to the storage tank 2 is performed. The ball-pulling process is based on a signal from the ball-pulling switch 84 indicating that the switching gate of the ball-pulling device 60 has been switched to the direction of opening the entrance of the ball-pulling gutter 16 and closing the entrance of the prize ball outlet gutter 13. Upon detection, the solenoid 21 in the prize ball discharging device 20 is operated to continuously discharge the spare ball through the two flow-down paths 30 to empty the storage tank 2.

Since the prize ball detection processing and the prize ball discharge processing are mutually related and complicated, FIGS. 12 to 15 show detailed processing procedures, which will be described below. When the processing is started by turning on the power or generating an interrupt, before detecting a winning ball, first, the safe memories 1 and 2 for storing the number of winning balls corresponding to the safe sensors 1 and 2 and various registers and flags. After the initial setting of (Routine R
1), the on / off state of the prize ball number setting devices 1, 2, and 3 is read to determine the number of discharge balls (hereinafter referred to as "radix base") for each flow path in the prize ball discharge device 20 (hereinafter referred to as "radix base"). Routine R2). In the gaming machine of the above embodiment (see FIG. 1), prize ball number setting devices 80, 81 and 82 each comprising a dip switch for setting the number of ejected balls are provided.
Therefore, the CPU 200 'switches these switches 80, 8
For example, according to the combination of the ON ("1") and OFF ("0") states of 1, 82, the discharge radix 1 and 2 on the solenoids 1 and 2 for normal discharge are set as shown in the following table, for example. ,
A radix 3 which is the number of prize balls at the time of small discharge with respect to a specific winning ball is set. Here, as an example, the number of prize balls (N) at the time of normal discharge is set to 11, 13, or 15,
The number of prize balls at the time of small discharge (M: about 1/2 or 1 / N of N)
The case where 3) is set to any one of 3, 5, 6, and 7 is shown.

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[Table 1] In Table 1 above, the discharge solenoid 1 side refers to a solenoid provided on a path closer to the mounting board among the two flow paths, and in Table 1 above, the number of discharge units on the discharge solenoid 1 side always discharges. It is determined to be larger than the solenoid 2 side. The reason for setting such a relationship is that, when the flow-down path is set to two, the flow of the ball flowing down from the storage tank 2 through the guide gutter 11 toward the prize ball discharge device 20 is closer to the substrate. This is because the downflow path is smoother, and the distant side tends to always have a shortage of balls. Therefore, by always increasing the number of discharge bases on the side of the discharge solenoid 1 as shown in Table 1, it becomes possible to balance the supply of the balls to the two flow paths.

When the set n prize balls are discharged by the prize ball discharge device 20 shown in FIG. 3, the flow-down preventing member 22 is provided downstream of the mounting position of the discharge sensor 25.
Ejection sensor 25
Waits for the next ejection command in a state where is detected the previous ball. Therefore, in the actual control, it is necessary to change the control signal to the solenoid 21 that activates the flow-down preventing member 22 when the discharge sensor detects the (n-1) th ball that is “1” smaller than the set number n. is there. When the discharge radix setting process (routine R2) ends, the elapse of the idle time for 2 seconds (routine R3), the process proceeds to the next routine, and the safe sensor 1 (winning ball detector 91).
Is checked for a certain period of time (routine R
4). Here, if it is determined to be no (no), it is determined in the next routine R5 whether or not the output of the safe sensor 1 has risen. If it is no, the process proceeds directly to the routine R7.

On the other hand, if YES in either of the routines R4 and R5, that is, if there is a winning ball, the routine proceeds to a routine R6, where the storage in the safe memory 1 in the CPU is increased by "1", and the routine proceeds to a routine R7. move on. In the routine R7, the safe sensor 2 (specific winning detector 94)
It is determined whether or not the output has risen. If NO, the process directly proceeds to the routine R9. If YES, the storage of the safe memory 2 as the winning storage means is increased by "1" in the routine R8, and then the process proceeds to the routine R9. In the routine R9, it is determined whether or not the number in the register in which the processing number is entered is "1". If yes, the routine jumps to the ejected ball detection processing indicated by the symbol A. Since the process number register has been reset to "0" by the initial setting in the routine R1, the determination in the first determination in the routine R9 is NO, and the process proceeds to the next routine R10. Here, it is determined whether or not the number in the processing number register is “2”, and if yes, the processing jumps to the post-processing indicated by the reference character B. And proceeds to routine R11.

In the routine R11, it is determined whether or not the storage in the safe memory 1 is "0". If NO, that is, if the winning storage is "0", the routine returns to the routine R5. Thus, if the routine proceeds to the routine R11 after the prize memory is incremented in the routine R6, it is determined to be YES, and the routine proceeds to the routine R12. In the routine R12, it is determined whether the storage in the safe memory 2 is not “0” and the winning storage is “0”.
In the case of, the routine shifts to a series of normal discharge processing including routines R13 to R16. That is, first of all, in the routine R13, the display unit L for displaying the normal discharge number of the prize ball number display units 124.
1 is driven to display the total number of the radix 1 and 2 set in the routine R2, and then the radix 1 (see Table 1) is stored in the discharge register 1 in the routine R14, and the routine R15
The load register 2 is loaded with the discharge base number 2 respectively.
Then, after the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are turned on in the routine R16, "1" is set in the process number register in the routine R26, and the process returns to the routine R5.

On the other hand, if the determination in the above routine R12 is YES, that is, if there is a winning storage in the safe memory 2, the routine shifts to a small discharge process consisting of routines R17 to R25. That is, first, the small discharge flag is set to "1" in the routine R17 to clearly indicate that the process has been shifted to the small discharge process, and then the display L2 for displaying the small discharge number of the prize ball number display 124 is driven. To display the number of prize balls for the specific winning ball set in the routine R2. If the previous discharge is normal discharge, the display L1 is turned off and then the display L2 is turned on. That is, one of the indicators L1 and L2 is turned on, but not turned on at the same time. After the display L2 is turned on, the process proceeds to the routine R19 to determine whether or not the inversion flag is "0". If "0", the process proceeds to the routine R20, and the inversion flag is changed to "1".
At 1, the number of discharge bases is set to 3 in the discharge register 1. Then, after turning on the discharge solenoid 1 in the routine R22,
The process proceeds to the routine R26, changes the process number to 1, and returns to the routine R5.

When it is determined in the routine R19 that the inversion flag is not "0", the process proceeds to the routine R23, where the inversion flag is changed to "0", and then the discharge radix 3 is set in the discharge register 2 (routine R24). ), The discharge solenoid 2 is turned on (routine R25), and the routine R2
Go to 6. As described above, in the small discharge process, the discharge solenoids to be driven are changed although the number of discharges is the same, according to the state of the inversion flag (1 or 0). Moreover, every time the discharge solenoid is driven, the inversion flag is changed, that is, inverted. Therefore, the two discharge solenoids 1 and 2 corresponding to the two flow paths 30 in the prize ball discharge device 20 are alternately driven. As a result, a guide gutter 1 for small discharges
The supply of the prize ball from only one of the two passages in 1 can be avoided. That is, if only one of the passages in the guide gutter 11 frequently flows, the balls overlap in the shape of a stone wall near the entrance to cause ball clogging. However, according to the above flow, such ball clogging can be prevented. it can.

When the routine returns from the routine R26 to the routine R5, the above processing R5 to R8 is repeated again. However, since the processing number register is set to "1" this time,
Routine R9 is determined to be yes, and discharge ball detection processing A
(See FIG. 15). This discharge ball detection process A
First, it is determined whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 1 has risen (routine R31). If NO, the process directly proceeds to the routine R35 to determine whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 2 has risen. When the rising of the sensor output is detected in the routine R31, the process proceeds to the routine R32, in which the content of the discharge register is subtracted by "1", and the value of the discharge register is set to "0" in the next routine R33. It is determined whether or not it has become. Here, if the determination is affirmative, the discharge solenoid is turned off (routine R34).
Proceed to.

In the routines R35 to R38, the processing relating to the discharge system 1 (routines R31 to R3) is performed for the discharge system 2.
After executing the same processing as in 4), the process proceeds to the routine R39. In the routine R39, it is determined whether or not the sum of the values of the discharge registers 1 and 2 is "0". If NO, that is, if the sum is not "0", the process returns to the routine R5 and the above procedure is again performed. Thus, if it is determined in the routine R39 that the answer is YES, that is, the prize ball discharging device finishes discharging the predetermined number of prize balls, the process proceeds to the routine R41, and the safe solenoid is first turned on. This enables the winning ball processing device to capture the next winning ball. After the safe solenoid is turned on, the timer (for example, 100 ms) for the safe solenoid is set in the routine R42, and the routine R
After setting the wait time timer (for example, 600 ms) at 43, the contents of the processing number register are changed to "2" at routine R44, and the routine returns to routine R5.

Then, the routine jumps from the routine R10 to the post-processing B, and it is first determined in a routine R51 whether or not the time of the safe timer has expired. If no, the safe solenoid is turned off.
The routine proceeds from 52) to routine R53. In the routine R53, it is determined whether or not the time of the wait timer has expired. If NO, the process returns to the routine R5 and the above processing is repeated again. If YES, the winning memory in the safe memory is decremented by "1" in the routine R54. Then, the routine R5
In step 5, it is determined whether or not the small discharge flag is "1". If "0", the routine directly proceeds to the routine R58.
At 56, the safe memory 2 is subtracted by "1" and the routine R
After resetting the small discharge flag to "0" at 57, the routine proceeds to the routine R58, resets the process number register to "0" and returns to the routine R5.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the winning prize ball that has won the specific winning opening 107 or 108, flows down onto the specific winning ball collecting gutter 18 and is detected by the specific winning detector 94, Then, it flows down onto the winning ball processing device 40 and is detected again by the winning ball detector 91 therein. Thus, before the specific prize ball detected by the specific prize detector 94 enters the prize ball processing device 40, if there is a general prize ball generated before that, the prize ball discharge device 20 is operated by the general prize ball. Priority is given to small discharge. If the small discharge is executed in preference to the normal discharge in this way, the player can convince that the number of prize balls is small because the player has won the specific winning opening 107 or 108.
Conversely, if the small discharge is not given priority over the normal discharge and the small discharge is executed after a considerable time has passed since the specific winning opening has been won, the small discharge and the specific winning opening Since it is difficult to understand the relationship with winning a prize, the player may mistakenly think that the number of prize balls has decreased due to a failure and cause trouble, but in the above embodiment, such misunderstandings are reduced. Moreover, in the above embodiment, the display of the number of awarded balls is sequentially switched and displayed on the awarded ball number display 124 on the front of the game board, so that the occurrence of troubles due to erroneous recognition is further reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 corresponds to FIG. 1 showing a configuration example of the back mechanism board in the gaming machine of the first embodiment, and differs from the embodiment of FIG. The lower end of the specific winning ball collecting gutter 18 to be gathered is not opened inside the collecting gutter 10 for gathering hit balls hitting the general winning opening 106 and the like, and is separated and detected one by one by the winning ball processing device 40. This is the point where the prize ball is joined to the prize ball derivation gutter 12 for letting the general prize ball flow down (see FIG. 17 showing a cross section along XX in FIG. 1). Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment (see FIGS. 4 to 11). Therefore, in the first embodiment, the specific prize ball detected by the specific prize detector 94 is detected again by the prize ball detector 91, whereas in the second embodiment, the specific prize ball is detected. Is detected once and separately from the general winning ball, and is discharged out of the machine as it is. However, also in this embodiment, the small discharge for the specific winning ball is preferentially processed based on the detection signal from the specific winning ball detector 94.

FIGS. 18 to 21 show an example of the procedure of the safe ball processing and the prize ball discharging processing in the second embodiment. The flow of this embodiment is the same as the flow of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 12 for routines R1 to R10. That is, when the processing is started by turning on the power or generating an interrupt, before detecting a winning ball, first, the safe memories 1 and 2 for storing the number of winning balls corresponding to the safe sensors 1 and 2 and various registers and graphs are provided. (Routine R1), the on / off states of the prize ball number setting devices 1, 2, and 3 are read to set the discharge radix for each flow path in the prize ball discharge device 20 (routine R1).
2).

Then, after the elapse of an idle time of 2 seconds (routine R3), the routine proceeds to the next routine, where it is determined whether or not the safe sensor 1 has been turned on for a predetermined time (routine R4). Here, if the determination is NO (No), it is determined in the next routine R5 whether or not the output of the safe sensor 1 has risen.
Proceed to 7. On the other hand, if it is determined in any one of the routines R4 and R5 that there is a winning ball, the routine proceeds to the routine R6, where the storage in the safe memory 1 in the CPU is increased by "1", and then the routine proceeds to the routine R7. In the routine R7, it is determined whether or not the output of the safe sensor 2 has risen. If NO, the process directly proceeds to the routine R9. If YES, the storage of the safe memory 2 is increased by "1" in the routine R8, and then the process proceeds to the routine R9.

In the routine R9, it is determined whether or not the processing number is "1". If yes, the routine jumps to the discharge ball detection processing indicated by the symbol A. Since the process number register has been reset to "0" by the initial setting in the routine R1, the determination in the first determination in the routine R9 is NO, and the process proceeds to the next routine R10. Here, it is determined whether or not the number in the processing number register is “2”, and if yes, the processing jumps to the post-processing indicated by the reference character B. And proceeds to routine R11. In the routine R11, it is determined whether or not the storage of the safe memory 2 is "0", and if NO, that is, the winning storage is "0", the routine proceeds to the routine R12. Thus, if the routine proceeds to the routine R11 after the winning memory is incremented in the routine R8, the determination is YES, and the process shifts to a series of small discharge processes including the routines R17 to R25.

That is, first, in the routine R17, the small discharge flag is set to "1" to indicate that the process has shifted to the small discharge process, and then the display L2 of the prize ball number display 124 for displaying the small discharge number is displayed. To display the number of prize balls for the specific winning ball set in the routine R2. After the indicator L2 is turned on, the routine proceeds to the routine R19, and if the reversal flag is "0", proceeds to the routine R20, changes the reversal flag to "1", and sets the discharge radix 3 to the discharge register 1 in the routine R21. Thereafter, after the discharge solenoid 1 is turned on in the routine R22, the process shifts to the routine R26, changes the process number to 1, and returns to the routine R5. If the inversion flag is determined not to be "0" in the routine R19, the process proceeds to the routine R23, where the inversion flag is changed to "0", and then the discharge base 2 is set in the discharge register 2 (routine R2).
4) and then the discharge solenoid 2 is turned on (routine R2
5) Then, the process proceeds to routine R26.

As described above, in the small discharge process, the number of discharges is the same but the discharge solenoid to be driven is changed according to the state of the reversal flag (1 or 0). Moreover, every time the discharge solenoid is driven, the inversion flag is changed, that is, inverted. Therefore, the two discharge solenoids 1 and 2 corresponding to the two flow paths 30 in the prize ball discharge device 20 are alternately driven. As a result, supply of a prize ball for small discharge from only one of the two passages in the guide gutter 11 can be avoided. On the other hand, if it is determined in the routine R11 that there is no memory, that is, there is no specific winning memory,
Move to 2. In the routine R12, it is determined whether or not the storage in the safe memory 1 is "0". If there is a winning storage, the routine shifts to a series of normal discharge processing including the routines R13 to R16.

That is, first, in the routine R13, the display L1 for displaying the normal discharge number of the prize ball number display 124 is driven, and the total number of the discharge bases 1 and 2 set in the routine R2 is displayed. The discharge radix 1 (see Table 1) is loaded into the discharge register 1 in R14, and the discharge radix 2 is loaded into the discharge register 2 in routine R15. Then, after the discharge solenoids 1 and 2 are turned on in the routine R16, "1" is set in the process number register in the routine R26, and the process returns to the routine R5. Routine R26
When the process returns to the routine R5, the above processes R5 to R8 are repeated again, but this time the process number register is set to "1".
Is set to "1", the determination is Yes in the routine R9, and the routine jumps to the discharged ball detection processing A (see FIG. 21).

In the discharge ball detection processing A, it is first determined whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 1 has risen (routine R).
31) If NO, the process directly proceeds to the routine R35, and it is determined whether or not the output of the discharge sensor 2 has risen. When the rising of the sensor output is detected in the routine R31, the process proceeds to the routine R32, in which the content of the discharge register 1 is subtracted by "1", and the value of the discharge register 1 is set to "0" in the next routine R33. Is determined.
Here, if the determination is yes, the discharge solenoid is turned off (routine R34).
It is determined to be No in 33, and the routine proceeds to R35. In the routines R35 to R38, processing similar to the processing relating to the discharge system 1 (routines R31 to R34) is performed for the discharge system 2, and then the routine proceeds to the routine R39.

In the routine R39, the discharge registers 1 and 2
Is determined to be "0" or not, that is, if the sum is not "0", the routine returns to the routine R5 and the above procedure is performed again. Thus, if it is determined in the routine R39 that the discharge of the predetermined number of prize balls has been completed in the prize ball discharging device 20, the process proceeds to the routine R41, and it is determined whether or not the small discharge flag is "1". , "1"
If so, the routine jumps to the routine R44, and if "0", the safe solenoid is turned on in the routine R42. This allows the prize ball processing device 40 to take in the next prize ball at the time of normal discharge, and does not operate the prize ball processing device 40 at the time of small discharge even if the discharge ends. After setting the timer for the safe solenoid in the routine R42 and the timer for the wait time in the routine R44, the contents of the process number register are changed to "2" in the routine R45, and the process returns to the routine R5.

Then, the routine jumps from the routine R10 to the post-processing B. First, it is determined in a routine R51 whether or not the time of the safe timer has expired.
The routine proceeds from 52) to routine R53. In the routine R53, it is determined whether or not the time of the wait timer has expired. If no, the process returns to the routine R5 and the above processing is repeated again. If yes, the routine R54 determines whether or not the small discharge flag is "1". If "0", the winning memory of the safe memory is subtracted by "1" in the routine R55. Also "1"
If it is, the safe memory 2 is subtracted by "1" in the routine R56, the small discharge flag is reset to "0" in the routine R57, and then the routine proceeds to the routine R58. The processing number register is reset to "0" and the routine proceeds to the routine R5. Return.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the hit ball which has won the specific winning opening 107 or 108 is detected by the specific winning detector 94, and the hit ball which has won the general winning opening is determined in the winning ball processing device 40. Each of the prize ball detectors 91 detects the prize ball separately. When a specific prize ball is detected, a general prize ball is generated before the prize ball is detected, and even if the prize ball is waiting at the entrance of the prize ball processing device 40. The small discharge for the specific winning ball is executed with priority. The prize ball processing device 40 is not operated even after the small discharge is completed, and if the normal prize ball has already been taken into the prize ball processing device 40, the normal prize ball processing device 40 is terminated. 40
The next prize-winning ball in is taken in. Therefore,
The normal discharge and the small discharge progress quickly, and the misunderstanding of the number of prize balls by the player is prevented.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a pachinko game machine having a variable display type auxiliary game device, but the present invention is not limited to this.
A special game right is generated by winning a special winning opening set with a very low winning probability (first condition), and a special winning opening is awarded while the right is being generated (second condition).
Can be applied to pachinko machines that open the variable prize device, so that even if the prize winning rate in a specific winning port is increased, the profit of the game store is not impaired, and for the player, It is possible to reduce anxiety about the right disappearance due to the winning prize again. Further, in the above embodiment, a smaller number of prize balls than the other prize ports are given only for the prize port to the specific prize port, but more prizes for the prize to the specific prize port than the other prize ports. The present invention can also be applied to a pachinko gaming machine that provides a ball or has three or more winning ports with different prize balls in a gaming section. Further, for example, when the control means is constituted by a control device 200 for controlling a prize ball discharge device and the like and a game content control device 210 for controlling a variable prize device and the like as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The number of prize balls to be discharged by the prize ball discharging device,
10 may be given to the control device 200 and set in a discharge register as discharge number holding means.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a hit ball is won in the winning area, the winning ball is detected by the first winning ball detecting means, and a detection signal is electrically output. The game device is driven and controlled by the signal, and each winning ball is discharged based on the detection signal output by being detected again by the second winning ball detecting means provided downstream of the first winning ball detecting means. The device can be activated to eject a required number of prize balls, and it is desirable to provide the second prize ball separately from the first prize ball detecting means, which is preferably provided as close as possible to the prize area for early detection of prize balls. The second winning ball detecting means is provided downstream of the first winning ball detecting means without being restricted by the position where the first winning ball detecting means is provided. Provided at any position It becomes possible, there is excellent effect that it is possible to increase the freedom of design of a pinball game machine. In addition, the flow path of the prize ball on the downstream side of the ball discharge device is switched by the flow path switching means, and the state can be switched between a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the player and a state in which the prize ball can be discharged outside the gaming machine. Therefore, all prize balls can be taken out of the machine. Further, the second winning ball detecting means detects at least all the winning balls which have passed through the first winning ball detecting means, so that the winning ball can be detected accurately and reliably.

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FIG. 1 is a rear view showing an embodiment of an entire back mechanism panel of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of the front of a pachinko gaming machine to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a configuration example of a back surface of a game board on which a game unit is configured;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a reserve ball storage tank, a guide gutter, and a prize ball discharge device;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a prize ball discharging device;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cross-sectional state of a flow-down path of the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the prize ball discharging device;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a winning ball processing device,

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the winning ball processing device.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the winning ball processing device.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a pachinko gaming machine control system.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection process and a prize ball discharging process by the CPU;

13 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection processing and a prize ball discharging processing by the CPU, and shows a continuation of the reference sign D in the flowchart of FIG.

14 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detecting process and a prize ball discharging process by the CPU, and shows a continuation of the reference sign B in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection processing and a prize ball discharging processing by the CPU, and shows a continuation of the code A in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a rear view showing a second embodiment of the back mechanism board of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention;

17 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection process and a prize ball discharging process by the CPU according to the second embodiment;

19 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection processing and a prize ball discharging processing by the CPU in the second embodiment, and shows a continuation of the reference sign E in the flowchart of FIG.

20 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection processing and a prize ball discharging processing by the CPU in the second embodiment, and shows a continuation of the reference sign B in the flowchart of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a winning ball detection processing and a prize ball discharging processing by the CPU in the second embodiment, which is a continuation of the reference sign A in the flowchart of FIG. 18;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Back mechanism board 2 Storage tank 10a Guide shelf 20 Prize ball discharge device 40 Prize ball processing device 91 Prize ball detector (2nd prize ball detection means: safe sensor 1) 94 Specific prize detector (1st prize ball detection means: Safe sensor 2) 100 game board 105 variable winning device 107, 108 specific winning opening 200 control device (discharging control circuit) 210 game content control device (game control circuit) 200 'CPU (winning memory means: safe memory 2)

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[Submission date] September 13, 1996

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a ball game machine in which a ball hit into a game area is awarded to a predetermined prize area to give a prize ball to a player. Regarding effective technology.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a ball game machine for playing a game by hitting a ball into a game area, provided in the game area so that a hit ball can win. Winning area (for example, specific winning openings 107, 10)
8 etc.) and a winning ball that has won a prize in the winning area is detected and an electrical detection signal is output, and the detection signal is used to control the drive of the gaming device (eg, variable display device 104, variable winning device 105, etc.). First winning ball detection means used (for example,
Specific prize detector 94, prize detector 95, etc.) and the first
Second winning ball detecting means (winning ball detector 91), which is provided on the downstream side of the winning ball detecting means, detects the flowing down winning balls and electrically outputs a detection signal, and the second winning ball. By switching a ball discharging device (prize ball discharging device 20) capable of discharging a required number of prize balls based on the detection signal of the winning ball by the detecting means, and a flow path of the prize balls on the downstream side of the ball discharging device, The ball discharging device is equipped with a flow path switching means (ball removing device 60 including a switching gate) for switching between a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the player and a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the outside of the game machine. Source (solenoid 21) and prize ball discharging means (downflow blocking member 22) capable of discharging a required number of prize balls by the electric drive source, and the second winning ball detecting means is at least the above. All that have passed the first winning ball detection means It was configured to detect the winning balls.

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According to the present invention, when a hit ball is won in the winning area, the winning ball is detected by the first winning ball detecting means and a detection signal is electrically output, and the drive control of the gaming machine is performed by the detection signal. Each winning ball is detected again by the second winning ball detecting means provided on the downstream side of the first winning ball detecting means, and the required number of balls are activated based on the detection signal output. The prize balls can be discharged. Further, since the second winning ball detecting means is provided separately from the first winning ball detecting means, which is desirably provided as close as possible to the winning area for early detection of the winning ball, the second winning ball detecting means is provided. The second winning ball detecting means can be provided at an arbitrary position downstream of the first winning ball detecting means without being restricted by the position of the first winning ball detecting means. The degree of freedom described above can be increased. Further, the flow path switching means switches the flow path of the prize balls on the downstream side of the ball discharging device, so that the prize balls can be switched between a state in which they can be discharged to the player and a state in which they can be discharged to the outside of the gaming machine. , All prize balls can be pulled out of the plane. Further, the second winning ball detecting means detects at least all the winning balls which have passed through the first winning ball detecting means, so that the winning ball can be detected accurately and reliably.

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FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the front of a pachinko game machine as a ball game machine to which the present invention is applied. The front of a game board 100 is driven by a lower operation dial 101. A guide rail 10 for guiding a hit ball fired by the hit ball firing device 102 to an upper portion of the game board 100
The game area 3 is disposed in a space surrounded by the guide rail 103 and the glass plate on the front of the game board 1. A variable display device 104 as a game device is formed in the center of the game area, and a part of the game area is normally formed below the variable display device 104. A variable winning device 105 as a game device for converting into a region is provided.

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Further, in this embodiment, the specific winning opening 10
Ball hits 7 and 108 can be used for other general winning openings 10
A special winning ball collecting gutter 18 is provided in order to be able to distinguish and detect the hitting ball which has won in 6 or 109, etc. The hitting ball which has won the specific winning opening 107 on the left and right is specified winning by the guiding gutters 19a and 19b, respectively. It flows down onto the ball collecting gutter 18. The hit ball that has won the specific winning opening 108 flows directly onto the specific winning ball gathering gutter 18. A specific winning detector 94 as first winning ball detecting means is provided at the outflow portion 18a of the specific winning ball collecting gutter 18, and the lower end of the outflow portion 18a is opened above the collecting gutter 10. ing. That is, the prize balls collected by the specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 and detected by the specific prize detector 94 flow down onto the collective gutter 10 and are guided to the prize ball processing device 40 together with a hit ball that has won another general prize port. Then, they are separated one by one and detected by a winning ball detector 91 provided as a second winning ball detecting means provided inside. Then, the game device such as the variable display device 104 is drive-controlled based on the detection signal of the specific winning prize detector 94 as the first winning prize detecting means. , 1
It is possible to dispose the winning ball detector 91 as the second winning ball detecting means separately from the specific winning detector 94 which is preferably provided as close as possible to 08. As a result, the winning ball detector 91 can be moved to the specific winning detector 94 without being restricted by the mounting position of the specific winning detector 94.
It can be provided at any position on the more downstream side, and the degree of freedom in designing the pachinko gaming machine can be increased. In this embodiment, the specific winning detector 94 as the first winning ball detecting means is provided as the outflow portion 18a of the specific winning ball gathering gutter 18.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a specific winning prize detector 94 as a first winning ball detecting means may be provided for each specific winning hole. In addition, as will be described later, the specific winning detector 94 is used as the first winning ball detecting means.
The winning detector 95 is not limited to the one described above, and may be used.

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[0026] Also, corresponding to the pair of first specific winning openings 107, respectively, on the back of the gaming board 100, a winning ball deriving gutter 1
9a and 19b are provided. The winning ball guided by the winning ball derivation gutters 19a and 19b is the second specific winning port 10
The prize balls flowing out therefrom corresponding to the ball exit 1F of No. 8 are caused to flow down onto a specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 provided to guide the prize balls to one side. This specific winning ball set gutter 1
In the middle of the outflow portion 18a vertically provided on one side of
The special prize detector 94 is attached, and the ball exits 1D and 1E
And a specific winning ball that has flowed out of the first and second floors is detected. The reference numeral 95 denotes a prize detector as first prize ball detecting means for detecting all game balls which have won the reception of the variable prize device 105 described above.
Is a special condition detector that detects a ball that has won a special condition configuration area in the socket. The specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 is attached to the back of the variable prize ball collecting device 105, and a drive source (solenoid) 105b of the variable prize device 105 is provided on one side of the specific prize ball collecting gutter 18 opposite to the outflow portion 18a. Has been fixed.

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As described above, according to the present invention, when a hit ball is won in the winning area, the winning ball is detected by the first winning ball detecting means, and a detection signal is electrically output. The game device is driven and controlled by the signal, and each winning ball is discharged based on the detection signal output by being detected again by the second winning ball detecting means provided downstream of the first winning ball detecting means. The device can be activated to eject a required number of prize balls, and it is desirable to provide the second prize ball separately from the first prize ball detecting means, which is preferably provided as close as possible to the prize area for early detection of prize balls. The second winning ball detecting means is provided downstream of the first winning ball detecting means without being restricted by the position where the first winning ball detecting means is provided. Provided at any position It becomes possible, there is excellent effect that it is possible to increase the freedom of design of a pinball game machine. Further, the flow path switching means switches the flow path of the prize balls on the downstream side of the ball discharging device, so that the prize balls can be discharged to the player and to the outside of the gaming machine. Therefore, all prize balls can be pulled out of the plane. Further, the second winning ball detecting means detects at least all the winning balls which have passed through the first winning ball detecting means, so that the winning ball can be detected accurately and reliably.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball game machine for playing a game by hitting a ball into a game area, wherein a prize area provided in the game area, in which a hit ball can win, and a prize ball winning in the win area are detected. And electrically outputs a detection signal, wherein the detection signal is provided on a first winning ball detecting means used for drive control of the gaming machine, and is provided downstream of the first winning ball detecting means, and the falling winning money is provided. A second prize ball detecting means for detecting a ball and electrically outputting a detection signal; and a ball discharger capable of discharging a required number of prize balls based on a detection signal of the prize ball by the second prize ball detecting means. Device, and a flow path switching means for switching a flow path of the prize ball downstream of the ball discharge device to switch between a state in which the prize ball can be discharged to the player and a state in which the prize ball can be discharged outside the gaming machine. The ball discharging device comprises: an electric drive source; Prize ball discharging means capable of discharging a required number of prize balls by a dynamic drive source, and wherein the second prize ball detecting means detects at least all prize balls passing through the first prize ball detecting means. A ball game machine characterized by being configured to detect.