JPH1015188A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko game machine capable of coping even with a game board having a large-sized and complicated rear side structure. SOLUTION: An intermediate base unit 52 laid on one side of a mechanism board 50 is provided with a prize ball discharge device 130, passage bodies 69b and 69c for supplying prize balls thereto, a prize ball connection passage for discharging the prize balls received from the prize ball discharge device 130 to a player, and a ball takeout connection passage 99b for not discharging balls to him/her. In this case, the prize ball connection passage and the ball takeout connection passage 99b are formed in a laminated state. As a result, a ball takeout intermediate passage to be formed at the lateral side of the intermediate base unit 52 is eliminated, and a restriction on the part of the intermediate base unit 52 can be kept over an area from an upper part to a lower part. Thus, an inner dimension L2 between a temporary connection member 54 and the intermediate base unit 52 becomes large, and even when the reverse structure of a game board is large-sized and complicated, the mechanism board 50 can be smoothly opened and closed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game board on which a game device is arranged, and a prize ball provided at least at a rear position corresponding to an upper portion, a side portion, and a lower portion of a back surface of the game device. And a mechanism plate on which various mechanisms including a prize ball payout device for paying out a game ball are provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a prize ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a prize is provided on a mechanism plate provided on the back surface of a ball game machine so as to be openable and closable. By the way, when a trouble occurs, at the end of business, etc., it is necessary to perform a work of extracting a large amount of prize balls located on the upstream side of the prize ball payout device, but in the conventional mechanism plate 50 shown in FIG. In addition, the dispensing action of the ball and the ball removing action are performed by different mechanisms. That is, the ball payout operation is performed by the prize ball payout device 100, and the ball bleeding operation is performed by the ball bleed device including the ball bleed valve 64a and the ball bleed lever 64b located upstream of the prize ball payout device 130. I was For this reason, besides the prize ball payout device 130 and the passage body 69 for supplying the prize ball to the prize ball payout device 130, a ball punching device is provided on one side portion (the intermediate base unit 52 in the figure) of the mechanism plate 50. A ball removal intermediate passage 68 through which the balls drawn out of the ball flow down is formed. For this reason, the inside dimension L1 between the intermediate base unit 52 and the connecting temporary member 54 on the opposite side cannot be so large.

[0003]

By the way, in recent ball game machines, the game machines provided on the game board tend to be complicated and large in size, and therefore, even on the back side of the game board, in the front-back direction. And the amount of protrusion in the left-right direction is increasing. In such a situation, the conventional mechanism plate 50 described above has a problem that the inside dimension L1 between the intermediate base unit 52 and the connecting temporary member 54 is not so large, so that it cannot be applied to some game boards. Was.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ball-and-ball game machine that can be applied to a game board having a large-sized and complicated back surface structure. .

[0004]

A specific solution adopted by the present invention to achieve the above object will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a game board 13 on which the game machines 15 and 17 are arranged, and a prize provided at a rear position corresponding to at least an upper portion, a side portion, and a lower portion of the back surface of the game board 13. And a mechanism plate 50 provided with various mechanisms including a prize ball payout device 130 for paying out a prize ball based on the ball game machine 1. The intermediate base unit 52 on one side of the mechanism plate 50 , At least the prize ball payout device 130 and the prize ball payout device 130
The path bodies 69b and 69c for supplying the prize balls to the player, the prize ball connection path 99a forming a part of the prize ball guide path for paying out the balls released from the prize ball payout device 130 to the player, and the player And a ball-drawing connection path 99b that constitutes a part of the ball-drop guiding path that is not paid out to the player, and at least the prize ball connection path 99a and the ball-drop connection path 99b are provided in a stack. It is characterized by the following. With this configuration, the intermediate base unit 52
In addition to eliminating the ball ejection intermediate passage 68 disposed laterally from the prize ball connection passage 99a and the ball ejection connection passage 99b, the ball ejection connection passage 99a and the ball ejection connection passage 99b are provided in a laminated shape so as to fit within the width of the prize ball payout device 130. Since the narrowness of the base unit 52 can be held from the upper part to the lower part, the dimension L2 is smaller than the inner dimension L1 between the temporary connecting member 54 of the conventional mechanism plate 50 and the intermediate base unit 52 shown in FIG. Therefore, even when the back surface structure of the game board 13 is large and complicated, the opening and closing operation of the mechanism plate 50 can be performed smoothly.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the prize ball payout device 130 has a screw member 136 so as to guide a ball to a prize ball guide path 138 upstream of the prize ball connection path 99a.
The ball is retreated to the first state and the ball is connected to the ballless connection passage 99b.
The screw member 136 is configured to be changeable to the second state in which the screw member 136 is advanced so as to be guided to the ball-pulling guide path 139 on the upstream side of the prize ball. And can be performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, on the downstream side of the prize ball dispensing device 130A, the prize ball guiding path 99 in which the balls dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device 130A are provided in a stacked manner.
a and a switching means including a switching lever 161 and a solenoid 164 for switching to one of the ball guide path 99b and the ball extraction guide path 99b.
Can be formed to have a small horizontal width at the lower part of the.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the ball game machine 1 having the mechanism plate 50 provided with the prize ball payout device 130 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view of the ball game machine 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball game machine 1 excluding the outer frame, as viewed from the back, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of the mechanism plate 50. . The ball game machine 1 of the present embodiment has a format in which a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out based on a prize hole formed in the game board 13 or a prize ball that has won a prize ball device. Although a pachinko gaming machine is shown in the figure, a ball hit by a ball hits a plurality of entrances provided in the game board, and a score is given by a combination of the entrances, and according to the score, A ball game machine of a type in which awarded prize balls are paid out (generally called an arrangement game machine) may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the ball game machine 1 is rotatably supported by one side of an outer frame fixed to a not-shown ball game machine installation island and can be freely opened and closed. A frame base 2 in which almost all of the main components of the frame base 2 are collectively provided, a glass plate holding frame 3 provided on the upper front surface of the frame base 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a glass substrate holding frame 3 provided on the lower front surface of the frame base 2 so as to be openable and closable An upper plate 21 mounted on the upper plate mounting plate 4, a lower plate 24 and an operation handle 26 mounted on the lowermost front of the frame base 2
And is composed of

The frame base 2, which is attached to the outer frame so as to be openable and closable, is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and a game board storage portion 27 in which the game board 13 is stored and fixed is integrally formed on the back side. The glass board holding frame 3 covers the front of the game board 13. In the glass plate holding frame 3,
A window frame decorative member 5 is provided around an opening of the game board 13 facing the game area 14. The window frame decoration member 5 is provided with fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b using a high voltage inside, and is configured to be driven for display according to a game state. The window frame decorative member 5 includes upper and lower decorative members 7 having left and right speaker mounting portions 8a and 8b each containing a speaker (not shown).
An LED cover 9 having a built-in lamp 9a, left and right decorative members 10, 11 and a lower lower decorative member 12 are provided in a laminated manner. In the illustrated embodiment, a ball cutout lamp 58 and a prize ball payout lamp 93 (more precisely, an LED) are provided below the speaker mounting portions 8a and 8b, respectively. And prize ball payout lamp 9
3 may be provided at the upper corner of the game board, as in a conventional ball-and-ball game machine.

In the game area 13 of the game board 13 which can be visually recognized through the circular opening of the window frame decoration member 5, there are a game device such as a variable display device 15 and a variable winning ball device 17, and an out port 20 and the like. Is provided. The variable display device 15 includes:
The variable display section 16 directly related to the game (3
(Consisting of rotating drums). Further, the variable winning ball device 17 has an opening / closing plate 18 driven to be opened / closed by a solenoid 19. The operation of the gaming devices such as the variable display device 15 and the variable winning ball device 17 is controlled by a circuit board housed in a game control circuit board box 95 described later. When the hit ball wins the starting winning opening, the variable display unit 16 of the variable display device 15 starts rotating, and stops sequentially when a predetermined time has elapsed. And
When the display result at the time of stop is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols, a big hit game state is established and the variable winning ball device 1 is set.
7 is controlled to open. The opening control of the opening / closing plate 18 is performed after a predetermined time (for example, 25 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10 seconds) before the predetermined time elapses.
) Is closed when a prize ball is generated, and when the hit ball wins a specific prize area while the opening / closing plate 18 is being opened / closed, the continuation right is established and the above-described opened state is again performed. The repetition is repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) on condition that the continuation right is established.

Returning to FIG. 1, the above-described glass plate holding frame 3
Is substantially the same as the width dimension of the frame base 2, so that when viewed from the front, the frame base 2 corresponding to the glass plate holding frame 3.
Although the width of the upper plate mounting plate 4 on which the upper plate 21 is mounted is formed shorter than the width of the frame base 2, the frame base 2 is attached to the open end. Part 2 is visible. A frame lock 2 for unlocking the locking of the glass plate holding frame 3 and the locking of the glass plate holding frame 3 is provided on the visible frame base 2. The upper plate mounting plate 4 has a piezoelectric buzzer 2 that generates a sound when a card unit 40 provided adjacent to the ball-and-ball game machine 1 breaks down and a game ball is lent out.
2 are provided. Further, since the fluorescent tubes 6a and 6b housed in the window frame decorative member 5 use a high voltage, there is a danger during inspection work or the like. A door switch (not shown) for stopping supply of power to the tubes 6a and 6b is provided.

A lower portion of the front frame portion of the frame base 2 is formed in a plate shape, and a lower plate 24 and an operation handle 26 are attached and fixed to the front surface thereof. The lower plate 24 is set in a state where a plurality of members are assembled, and is fixedly fixed to the lower center of the frame base 2. An ashtray 25 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 24.

On the back side of the frame base 2, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Is mounted detachably, and a mechanism plate 50 that covers the back surface of the game board 13 with the game board 13 mounted is provided on one side of the game board storage 27 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the back surface of the game board 13, there is provided an accessory cover 33 covering the rear of the variable display device 15, and a winning ball aggregate cover body 32 for guiding the winning prize ball downward is fixed. A relay board 34 for relaying wiring between electric components mainly provided on the game board 13 and the game control circuit board box 95 is fixed to the back of the winning ball set cover body 32. A locking device 28 that locks and unlocks the outer frame of the frame base 2 and locks and unlocks the glass plate holding frame 3 with respect to the frame base 2 is secured to the open back surface of the frame base 2. The locking device 28 can perform the unlocking operation by operating the cylinder lock 23. In addition, the lower part of the back surface of the frame base 2 is provided with a merging gutter 29 for guiding a ball flowing down from a surplus ball passage 86 or the like described later of the mechanism plate 50 to the lower plate 24 or a ball hitting the ball according to the operation of the operation handle 26. A hit ball launching device 30 for repelling is mounted. Hit ball launching device 30
As is well known, a hitting motor 31 is provided, and when the operation handle 26 is operated, a main switch and a touch sensor (both not shown) are turned on to drive the hitting motor 31.

Next, the configuration of the card unit 40 adjacent to the above-described ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Although not shown, the above-mentioned upper plate 21 is provided on its upper surface with an operation unit which is operated when borrowing game balls via the card unit 40. Although not shown as an operation unit, a ball rental switch and a return switch are provided, and a frequency display L is provided between the ball rental switch and the return switch.
An ED is provided. The ball lending switch is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit 40, and the return switch is for returning the card inserted into the card insertion slot 45 of the card unit 40 at the end of the game. is there. The frequency display LED displays the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 45 of the card unit 40.

Thus, the card unit 40 is provided with a usable indicator lamp 41 for displaying whether or not the card is in a usable state.
If there is a fraction (a number less than 100 yen) in the balance information recorded in the card, the fraction is displayed in the frequency display LE.
D, a fraction display switch 42 for displaying on the D, a connection table direction indicator 43 for displaying whether or not the card unit 40 corresponds to the ball game machine 1 on which side, and a card inside the card unit 40. A card insertion indicator lamp 44 for displaying that the card is being inserted into the card, and a card insertion slot 45 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium are provided. And the card unit 40 thus configured
Is controlled by a unique control circuit,
Since it is necessary to connect the ball lending switch, return switch, and frequency display LED provided on the upper plate 21, and a payout control circuit board box 94 described later, the ball game machine 1
An interface substrate (not shown) is provided on a mechanism plate 50 described later provided on the back surface of the device. In addition,
The card unit 40 may be built in the ball game machine 1.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 50 provided on the back of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a mechanism plate 50 mainly includes a ball tank 55 for storing a prize ball and a ball alignment rail 59 for guiding a prize ball stored in the ball tank 55 while aligning the prize ball on a downstream side; An intermediate base unit 52 provided with a prize ball payout device 130 for paying out a prize ball mainly based on a winning, and a lower base unit 53 provided with a processing mechanism mainly for processing a hit ball including a prize hit into the game board 13; , Which are divided and formed.

As described above, the three base units 51
In the mechanism plate 50 according to the present embodiment, which is configured by assembling the game boards 13 to 53, when viewed from the rear, the mechanism plate 50 has a generally “U” shape. It will be open. Therefore, the game board 13
Even if the back surface structure is complicated (some gaming boards have a large projecting area behind the winning device and a large projecting amount, and some have complicated wiring), the opening and closing operation of the mechanism plate 50 is smooth. Can be done. In the illustrated embodiment, a temporary connecting member 54 for connecting the upper base unit 51 and the lower base unit 53 is provided on the opposite side of the intermediate base unit 52.
Is not always necessary, and the winning ball set cover 3
This is required depending on the structure of 2.

Further, in the mechanism plate 50 according to the present embodiment, as described later, since the ball removing passage of the intermediate base unit 52 is eliminated and the size of the prize ball dispensing device 130 in the left-right direction is formed small, FIG. The dimension L2 can be formed larger than the inner dimension L1 between the connecting temporary member 54 of the conventional mechanism plate 50 and the intermediate base unit 52 as shown in FIG. However, the opening and closing operation of the mechanism plate 50 can be performed more smoothly.

The configuration of the mechanism plate 50 will be described below for each base unit in comparison with the conventional mechanism plate 50 shown in FIG. First, in the upper base unit 51, a ball tank 55 for storing a large amount of prize balls, and prize balls supplied from the ball tank 55 are arranged in a plurality of rows (two rows in the present embodiment) and flow down. Ball alignment rail 59
And a curve gutter 63 for turning a prize ball guided by the ball alignment rail 59 toward a prize ball dispenser 130 to be described later, and a terminal box 65 provided above the curve gutter 63 are respectively provided at predetermined positions. It is provided in.

The ball tank 55 is attached to a predetermined position of the upper base unit 51 with screws protruding from the left and right sides thereof. In addition, the ball tank 55 is formed in a box shape having an open top surface, and a drop port communicating with the ball alignment rail 59 is opened downstream of the bottom surface, and a plurality of inclined bottom surfaces inclined toward the drop port are provided. A bottom surface is formed. A ball deficiency detection lever 56 pivotally supported is provided on the inclined bottom surface above the drop opening, and a ball deficiency detector 57 is fixed below the ball deficiency detection lever 56. The ball deficiency detector 57 turns on the ball out lamp 58 when the prize balls are insufficient in the ball tank 55.

The ball alignment rail 59 disposed on the downstream side of the ball tank 55 is mounted to be inclined from one end of the upper base unit 51 to the other end thereof. It is erected. The partition wall is formed to be gradually higher so that the winning balls flowing out from the falling port of the ball tank 55 are surely arranged in two rows on the left and right as they go downstream. In addition, a ball leveling member 60 is hung down at the upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail 59, so that the prize ball flowing down in two stages up and down on the ball alignment rail 59 is one stage. Further, a ball stopper 61 and a ball leveler 62 are provided downstream of the ball leveler 60. The ball stopper 61 is used for the ball alignment rail 5 at the time of failure or inspection.
This is for temporarily stopping the balls stored in 9, and the ball leveling fitting 62 is for finally aligning the balls in one stage.

Further, a downstream side of the ball alignment rail 59 is connected to a curved gutter 63 having an inverted "C" shaped passage. This curve gutter 63 is used for the ball alignment rail 5.
9, the prize balls which flow down in two rows in the front-back direction (as viewed from the back of the mechanism plate 50) are changed in direction so as to flow down in two rows in the left-right direction (also viewed from the back of the mechanism board 50). A conventional mechanical plate 50 shown in FIG.
A bead opening is formed at a bent portion of the opening, and the bead opening is configured to be openably and closably closed by a bead removal valve 64a. The ball removal valve 64a is a ball removal lever 64 connected to the ball game machine 1 by inserting a ball removal pin from the front surface thereof.
b is swung up and down to close or open the ball ejection opening. Therefore, in the conventional mechanism plate 50, a ball-drawing upper passage 67 is formed below the ball-drawing opening. However, the mechanism plate 50 according to the present embodiment
In FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3, the ball-drop upper passage 67 is not formed, and accordingly, the entire curve gutter 63 can be disposed closer to one side end.

The upper base unit 51 is provided with a terminal box 65 in addition to the above-described configuration.
The terminal board 66 includes:
A power supply terminal to which an external power supply line is connected, a signal terminal to which an external signal line is connected, a fuse, a lamp, and the like are provided.

Next, the configuration of the intermediate base unit 52 will be described. Two passage bodies 69b and 69c are fixed to the upper part of the intermediate base unit 52.
Below the 9b and 69c, a prize ball payout device 130 constituting a main part of the present embodiment is fixed. More specifically,
Each of the passage bodies 69b and 69c has a prize ball passage for letting down two rows of prize balls whose flow direction has been changed left and right by the curve gutter 63, and a ball detection sensor 70 is provided upstream of the prize ball passage.
a, 70b. The ball detection sensors 70a, 70b detect the presence or absence of a prize ball in the prize ball passage. When one of the ball detection sensors 70a, 70b no longer detects a prize ball, the prize ball payout device 130.
Of the stepping motor 143 is stopped to inactivate the award ball payout. Note that the ball detection sensors 70a and 70b are attached to positions where the total number of balls in the two rows of prize ball passages from the prize ball payout device 130 is a position where the total number of balls reaches the 27th to 28th prize balls. In addition, 2
The strip-shaped passage bodies 69b and 69c do not necessarily have to be provided in parallel in the left-right direction, but may be provided in an overlapping manner in the front-rear direction.

The lower portions of the passage bodies 69b and 69c are connected to a ball stopping device 71. This boring device 71
As shown in FIG. 4, when the winning ball payout device 130 is mounted, the push-up rod 74 constantly urged downward by the spring 75 is pushed upward, so that the push-up rod 74 is connected to the push-up rod 74. The lower end of the stopper 73 whose upper end is supported by the pivot 72 is retracted from the insertion hole 69a and
The prize balls are supplied from the prize ball passages 9b and 69c to the prize ball dispensing device 130. When the prize ball dispensing device 130 is removed, the push-up rod 74 descends and the tip of the stopper 73 is inserted. Passage bodies 69b, 69c from hole 69a
Of the prize ball dispensing device 13
0 is not supplied.

The prize ball dispensing device 130 attached below the intermediate base unit 52 is housed in a rectangular parallelepiped case 131, and the case 131 is attached as shown in FIG. The entire case 131 is detachably fastened to the mounting recess 97 formed in the intermediate base unit 52. That is, the mounting recess 97
The case 1 is attached to a locking projection 98 protruding from an appropriate part of the periphery of the case.
By engaging engaging plates protruding from the four front corners of the base 31, positioning and securing the upper part are secured, and the lower part is screwed in this state, so that the prize formed integrally on the case 131. The ball dispensing device 130 can be easily mounted. The passage bodies 69b and 69c and the prize ball payout device 130 are covered with an opening / closing cover (not shown) that is rotatably supported on one side of the intermediate base unit 52. The detailed configuration of the prize ball payout device 130 will be described later.

As described above, in the intermediate base unit 52 according to the present embodiment, the passage bodies 69b and 69c and the prize ball payout device 130 are only arranged in the vertical direction, but the conventional intermediate unit shown in FIG. In the base unit 52,
A ball removal intermediate passage 68 is formed on the side. The ball-releasing intermediate passage 68 communicates with the ball-releasing upper passage 66, and allows the prize balls ball-dropped by the ball-releasing valve 64a to flow down. As described above, in the conventional mechanism plate 50, the passage bodies 69 b and 69 c and the prize ball payout passage 100 are arranged on the inner side because the ball ejection intermediate passage 68 is formed on the outermost side of the intermediate base unit 52. Therefore, the inside dimension L1 between the intermediate base unit 52 and the temporary connecting member 54 becomes relatively small, and it may not be possible to cope with the gaming board 13 having a complicated back surface structure in recent years.

On the other hand, since the intermediate base unit 52 in the present embodiment does not have the ball extraction intermediate passage 68,
The length of the inside dimension L2 between the intermediate base unit 52 and the connecting temporary member 54 can be relatively increased, and it is possible to easily cope with a recent game board 13 having a complicated and large-sized back structure. Note that, in the intermediate base unit 52 in the present embodiment, the downstream portion of the prize ball guiding path is formed within the range of the width of the case 131 of the prize ball payout device 130 (the left-right dimension in FIG. 3). The prize ball connection passage 99a and the ball connection passage 99b constituting the downstream portion of the ball guide path are formed in a laminated shape. As described above, the prize ball payout device 130 according to the present embodiment is provided with the prize ball to be paid out to the player and the ball to be balled out in the front-rear direction (vertical direction) with respect to the mechanism plate 50 in the case 13.
1, the entire width of the intermediate base unit 52 can be formed smaller than in the case where the winning ball connection passage 99 a and the ball-drop connection passage 99 b are connected to the side of the case 131. This contributes to increasing the inner dimension L2.

Next, the configuration of the lower base unit 53 will be described. On the front side of the lower base unit 53 (the side that comes into contact with the game board 13), a winning ball collecting gutter 76 is provided in an approximately middle position in an inclined manner. This winning ball set gutter 7
Reference numeral 6 denotes a prize ball guiding passage for receiving a prize ball which has won the variable prize ball device 17 or the like of the game board 13 and guiding the prize ball to a prize ball processing device 89 which will be described later. It is 78. Note that a dust removal hole 77 is formed along the slope of the winning ball collecting gutter 76. Further, below the winning ball collecting gutter 76, an out ball guiding passage 79 for guiding an out ball from the out port 20 provided in the game board 13 is also formed. Out ball guidance passage 79
Is guided to the front of the lower base unit 53 and joins a ball-drop lower passage 81 described later to form a merge passage 80.

On the other hand, on the rear side of the lower base unit 53, a winning ball payout passage 82 is formed at an upper portion of one side thereof, and an upper plate communication port 83 is formed at a lower end of the winning ball payout passage 82. The upper plate communication port 83 guides a prize ball to the upper plate 21 provided on the front surface of the ball game machine 1. On the side of the prize ball payout passage 82, a ball ejection lower passage 81 communicating with the ball ejection connection passage 99b is formed. The ball removal lower passage 81 is formed from one side to the center of the lower base unit 53, and in the middle thereof, a winning ball processed by the winning ball payout passage 82 and the winning ball processing device 89 is discharged. It is connected to the ball discharge port, and finally merges with the out ball guiding passage 79 guided forward of the lower base unit 53 to form a merging passage 80. In the conventional mechanism plate 50 shown in FIG. 10, the switching lever 8 is provided so that the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 130 at the time of a test or the like is not paid out to the player side.
4 is provided at the upper end of the boundary wall between the prize ball payout passage 82 and the ballless lower passage 81. That is, in the normal state, FIG.
The switching lever 84 is held at the position shown by the solid line, and is tilted to the position shown by the broken line during the test and
The prize ball paid out from is guided to the lower ball extraction passage 81.

A communication passage 85 is connected to the other side of the upper plate communication opening 83, and an excess ball passage 86 is connected to an end of the communication passage 85. When a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning and the upper plate 21 is filled with the prize balls, and finally reaches the upper plate communication port 83 and the prize balls are further paid out, the prize balls are connected to the communication passage. Excess ball passage 8 through 85
6 and then discharged to the lower plate 24 via the merging gutter 29. When the prize ball is further paid out, the lower plate 24 is also full, but the surplus ball passage 86
When the tank reaches the full tank detection plate 87 provided on one side wall of the vehicle, the full tank detection plate 87 is pressed by the prize ball and swings outward about the support shaft at the upper end. The ton detector 88 is turned on to stop the driving of the stepping motor 143 of the prize ball payout device 130 to deactivate the prize ball payout operation, and to drive the hitting ball motor 31 of the hitting ball firing device 30 as necessary. Is also stopped.

The rear surfaces of the prize ball payout passage 82, the ball ejection lower passage 81, the communication passage 85, and the surplus ball passage 86 are
Although covered by a passage cover body (not shown), a space formed below the upper plate communication port 83 and formed by the ball extraction lower passage 81 and the surplus ball passage 86 is a winning ball processing device 89.
Is stored in the processing device storage space, and after the winning ball processing device 89 is stored and fixed in the processing device storage space, it is closed by an opening / closing lid (not shown). The prize ball processing device 89 stored in the processing device storage space receives a prize ball detector 90 provided in the middle of the flow path of the prize ball, and receives one prize ball before and after the prize ball detector 90 one by one and thereafter moves downward. And a solenoid 92 for driving the boring member 91.

The operation of the winning ball processing device 89 will be briefly described. First, in a normal state where the solenoid 92 is OFF, the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 90.
The lower part of the ball stopping member 91 protrudes below the winning ball detector 90 in the state detected. When a winning ball is generated in such a state and the winning ball is detected by the winning ball detector 90, the detection signal is sent to a payout control circuit board stored in a payout control circuit board box 94 described later. Thereby, the drive of the prize ball payout device 130 is controlled, and a predetermined number of prize ball payout operations are performed. When the payout of the predetermined number of prize balls is completed, a drive signal is sent from the payout control circuit board to the solenoid 92, and the solenoid 92 is driven.
Is turned on for a predetermined time. When the solenoid 92 is turned on, the ball stopping member 91 releases the winning ball detected by the winning ball detector 90 to the downstream side while preventing the next winning ball from entering the winning ball detector 90. When the solenoid 92 is turned off after a certain period of time, the boring member 91 is turned off.
Returns to the original state and returns the next winning ball to the winning ball detector 90.
And the payout operation of the winning ball by the winning ball is performed.

As described above, the prize ball processing device 89 in the present embodiment temporarily stops generated prize balls, and processes one prize ball each time a predetermined prize ball is paid out. At times, the generated winning balls remain as proof balls, so that no trouble occurs with the player. If the backup function is provided, all generated winning balls are stored without using such a winning ball processing device 89, and the stored winning balls are discharged to the outside of the ball game machine 1. You may do it. When the prize ball detector 90 is turned on, the prize ball payout lamp 93 is lit for a predetermined time.

Various control circuit boards are detachably mounted on the rear side of the mechanism plate 50 formed as described above and on the rear side of the frame base 2. First, a game control circuit board box 95 for accommodating a game control circuit board for controlling the operation of the game machine of the game board 13 is provided slightly below the central portion, and a payout for controlling the operation of the prize ball payout device 130 is provided. Dispensing control circuit board box 9 for storing control circuit boards
4 is provided below it. The game control circuit board box 95 and the game device provided on the game board 13 are not directly connected except for a part, and in many cases,
The relay board 34 attached to the back side of the game board 13
Connected indirectly via Also, the card unit 4
0 and the dispensing control circuit board are connected via an interface board attached to the back surface of the mechanism plate 50. The payout control circuit board has connector terminals for connecting wiring from the winning ball payout device 130, the winning ball processing device 89, or the card unit 40,
For example, a select switch for selecting whether or not the firing operation of the hit ball is stopped when the ball deficiency detector 57 is activated, a display for displaying the type of failure by a numerical value, a reset switch for resetting at the time of program runaway of the control operation, and the like are provided. The lid covers are formed stepwise on both the left and right sides so as to face the outside, and serve as openings.

The payout control circuit board configured as described above receives the winning ball signal from the winning ball detector 90, derives a drive start signal to the stepping motor 143 of the winning ball payout device 130, and pays out the winning ball. A signal from a sensor 148 provided in the device 130 is counted, and when the counted value reaches a predetermined number of payout prize balls, the stepping motor 14
In step S3, a drive stop signal is derived to stop the prize ball payout operation, and a drive signal is given to the solenoid 92 of the winning ball processing device 89. In addition, the ball detection sensors 70a, 70
When there is a signal from the b or the full tank detector 88, a stop signal is derived to the stepping motor 143 when the payout operation for the winning is completed or immediately. When there are two types of payout prize balls, the number of winning balls having the smaller payout prize ball number is stored, and the payout operation corresponding to the stored value is preferentially executed. Good. In this way, even if the stored value is erased due to a power failure or the like, the player can pay out the payout prize balls relatively large to the player. If this is not taken into consideration, any of them may be designed to be stored. Similarly, when a ball lending request signal for a game ball is received from the card unit 40, a predetermined number (25 pieces / 100 yen) of game balls are paid out by the prize ball payout device 130 by the same operation as described above.

Next, the configuration of the prize ball payout device 130 constituting the main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a prize ball payout apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
30 is a vertical side sectional view, FIG. 5 is a vertical front sectional view of the prize ball payout device 130, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the prize ball payout device 130, and FIG. 8 is a portion of the mechanism plate 50 with the prize ball payout device 130 attached. FIG.

In the figure, the prize ball payout device 130 is integrated into a rectangular parallelepiped case 131. That is, in the upper portion in front of the case 131, the passage body 6 is provided.
Supply paths 133a, 13 communicating with the downstream ends of 9b, 69c.
3b is formed via the partition wall 132. Supply path 1
33a and 133b are guiding inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b such that the downstream portion guides the ball toward the center of the case 131.
The balls guided from the tips of the guide inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b fall between the screw member 136 provided in the horizontal direction and the horizontal receiving pieces 135a and 135b and are received. Horizontal receiving pieces 135a, 135b
Is slightly protruded from the side of the case 131, and its length is determined by the screw member 136 when the screw member 136 is at a first position (first state) described later with respect to the motor shaft 144. It is almost the same length as. That is, the screw member 136 is connected to the horizontal receiving pieces 135a and 135b.
Are located almost in the middle of The screw member 136 has a spiral projection 137 formed in a spiral shape on the outer periphery thereof.

Further, the screw member 1 in the first position
A prize ball guide path 138 communicating with the prize ball connection path 99a is formed at the tip of the ball prize ball connection path 99a.
39 are overlapped. That is, the prize ball guiding path 13 paid out as a prize ball by the screw member 136.
As shown in FIG. 6, 8 (constituting the upstream portion of the prize ball taxiway) and the ball-pulling taxiway 139 (constituting the upstream portion of the ball-pulling taxiway) to be paid out as ball-balls. 8 (A) and 8 (B).
As shown in FIG. 5, the prize ball connection passage 99a forming the downstream portion of the prize ball guide path and the ball-drop connection passage 99b forming the downstream portion of the ball-drop guide path are formed in a laminated shape so as to communicate with each other. ing. The end of the prize ball connection passage 99a is curved so as to communicate with the prize ball payout passage 82 as shown in FIG. 8A, and the end of the ball extraction connection passage 99b is as shown in FIG. 8B. It is curved so as to communicate with the ball extraction lower passage 81.

Thus, the balls supplied from the supply paths 133a and 133b fall from the guiding inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b, and the screw member 136 and the horizontal receiving pieces 135a and 135a.
135b. In this state, when the screw member 136 rotates in the forward direction as shown in FIG. 7A, the ball in the stopped state is pushed forward by the spiral projection 137 and moves, and finally the prize ball guiding path 138. (Arrow d in FIG. 5,
E, and arrow e) in FIG.

On the other hand, the screw member 136 described above
As will be described later, from the rear position to the front position (this is the second position).
Position or the second state, and the rear position changes to the first position or the first state), but when in the second position, the ball that has fallen from the guiding inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b Since the screw member 136 which is one of the members to be clamped does not exist, the ball guiding path 139 is not provided.
(Arrow g in FIG. 7C).

The screw member 136 has a shaft support 145 attached to a motor shaft 144 of a stepping motor 143 housed and fixed in a motor housing space 142 formed in a rear portion of the case 131 by a motor mounting plate 149 and a mounting portion 150. Through the motor shaft 1
The screw member 136 rotates following the rotation of the stepping motor 143 because the 44 is not circular but non-circular, but the screw member 136 is rotatably supported in the front-rear direction of the motor shaft 144. I have.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the motor shaft 144 of the stepping motor 143 rotates in the forward direction to rotate the screw member 136 in the forward direction, the spiral projection 137 of the screw member 136 causes The ball that has fallen from the guiding inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b is forcibly moved forward and is discharged from the prize ball guiding path 138 as shown by an arrow e. On the other hand, stepping motor 1
When the motor shaft 144 of the motor 43 rotates in the opposite direction to rotate the screw member 136 in the opposite direction, the first ball dropped from the guide inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b is moved to the spiral protrusion 1
37 acts to move in the opposite direction, but the head ball does not move against the wall, so the screw member 136 itself receiving the reaction moves along the motor shaft 144 as shown in FIG. 7 (B). To start moving forward (arrow f).
The distance that can be moved by the head ball is only the diameter of the ball, and in order to move it further forward, in the present embodiment, a spring 141 is provided below the partition wall 132.
The contact engagement member 140 constantly biased rearward is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. That is, immediately after the screw member 136 starts to move forward, the contact engagement member 140 is provided at a position where the contact member 140 can engage with the spiral projection 137 of the screw member 136. The joining member 140 and the helical projection 137 are engaged.

When the motor shaft 144 continues to rotate in the opposite direction in a state where the contact engagement portion 140 and the spiral projection 137 are engaged, as shown in FIG.
6 moves to a completely forward position (second position). Then, the balls supplied from the guide inclined bottom surfaces 134a and 134b flow into the ball removal guide path 139 without being disturbed by the screw member 136 (arrow g). At this time, the ball removal speed is extremely quick because it is left to the state under the natural flow of the ball.

After the ball removal operation of all the balls is completed as described above, as shown in FIG. 7D, the stepping motor 143 is moved in the forward direction with respect to the screw member 136 at the second position. When the motor shaft 144 is rotated in the forward direction by rotating the screw member 136, the screw member 136 starts to move to the rear end by the screwing action of the spiral projection 137 and the contact engagement projection 140 (arrow h), and the movement is started. The operation is performed until the contact engagement protrusion 140 and the spiral protrusion 137 do not come into contact with each other, and then the driving of the stepping motor 143 is stopped. Then, with the driving of the stepping motor 143 stopped, the contact engagement projection 140 and the spiral projection 137 are stopped.
Are slightly separated from each other and are not in contact with each other, since the next ball supplied from the supply paths 133a and 133b is received by the screw member 136 and the horizontal receiving pieces 135a and 135b. The screw member 136 is completely moved to the rear position (first position) by the forward rotation at the time of the payout operation, and the payout operation of the prize ball is performed.

The prize ball payout apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment
At 30, a sensor is provided at the base of the motor shaft 144 to detect the driving time of the stepping motor 143 when changing from the first position to the second position and the number of payouts when paying out winning balls. The disk 146 is fixedly mounted, and two protruding shielding portions 147 are provided at symmetrical positions of the sensor disk 146, and a sensor 148 for detecting the shielding protruding portion 147 is provided above the motor mounting plate 149. The sensor 148 is provided on a wiring board 151 to which the wiring of the stepping motor 143 is connected.
Is connected to a wiring from outside and is electrically connected to a connector 152 fixed to the case 131.

As described above, the prize ball payout apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
Although the first embodiment has been described, in the first embodiment, the screw member 136 rotated by the driving force of the stepping motor 143 is moved at the first position facing the ends of the supply paths 133a and 133b in which the balls are aligned and flow down. The stepping motor is disposed at a junction between a prize ball taxiway 138 that pays out a prize ball to a player and a ball-dropping taxiway 139 that does not pay out a prize ball to a player. The balls supplied from the supply paths 133a and 133b by the rotational driving of
8, while the screw member 136 and the head ball and the contact engagement member 140 are screwed together by the rotational driving of the stepping motor 143 in the reverse direction, the second position is shifted from the first position to the second position.
To make the supply paths 133a, 133b and the ball extraction guide path 139 communicate with each other to supply the supply paths 133a, 133b.
It is configured to guide the balls supplied from the ball mill to the ball extraction guide path 139, so that the position of the screw member 136 is changed to the first position.
And the second position can be used to perform the ball payout operation and the ball removal operation with only one mechanism,
The mechanism plate 50 can be simplified. Further, the screw member 136 can be easily changed between the first position and the second position by the screwing action between the ball and the contact engagement member 140.

Further, the prize ball payout apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.
Reference numeral 30 denotes an intermediate base unit 52 on one side of the mechanism plate 50, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, at least a prize ball payout device 130 and a passage body for supplying a prize ball to the prize ball payout device 130. 69b, 69c, a prize ball guide path 138 and a prize ball connection path 99a which form a prize ball guide path for paying out a ball released from the prize ball payout device 130 to a player, and a ball which is not paid out to the player. A ball-pulling guide path 139 and a ball-pulling connection path 99b which constitute a ball-pulling guide path are provided. The pillow ball guiding path 138 and the prize ball so as to fit within the lateral width dimension L5 of the prize ball payout device 130, while eliminating the ball-dropping intermediate passage 68 arranged laterally from the intermediate base unit 52. Connecting passage 99a and the ball ejecting guideway 13
9 and the coring connection passage 99b are provided in a laminated manner, so that the narrowness of the intermediate base unit 52 can be held from the upper part to the lower part, and the temporary connecting member 54 of the conventional mechanism plate 50 and the intermediate base unit 52 shown in FIG. Inside dimension L between
Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the mechanism plate 50 can be performed more smoothly even if the back surface structure of the game board 13 is large and complicated, There is an advantage that it can easily cope with recent game boards 13 in which the back surface structure is complicated.

The prize ball payout device 130 according to the first embodiment described above has a screw member 136 so as to guide the ball to the prize ball guide path 138 on the upstream side of the prize ball connection path 99a.
Can be changed between a first state in which the screw member 136 is retracted and a second state in which the screw member 136 is advanced so as to guide the ball to the ball extraction guide path 139 on the upstream side of the ball extraction connection path 99b. Although the mechanism that can execute the prize ball payout operation and the ball ball-off operation with one mechanism has been described, it is not necessarily the structure of switching between the payout operation and the ball-out operation inside the prize ball payout device 130. Even if it is not necessary, any material can be used as long as the overall narrowness of the intermediate base unit 52 can be maintained. As an example of such a structure, a prize ball payout device 130A shown in FIG. 9 will be briefly described. FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a prize ball payout device 130A according to the second embodiment is attached to a mechanism plate 50. Since the prize ball payout device 130A according to the second embodiment has almost the same configuration as the prize ball payout device 130 according to the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. .

Thus, the prize ball dispensing device 130A according to the second embodiment and the prize ball dispensing device 130 according to the first embodiment are different from each other in that the screw member 136 does not move in the front-rear direction.
Even during the ball removal operation, the ball is guided to the prize ball guide path 138 side by the forward rotation drive of the screw member 136, the ball removal guide path 139 is closed, and the prize ball connection formed in a laminated shape. The point is that a switching lever 161 is provided on the upper boundary surface between the passage 99a and the ball-drop connection passage 99b. Therefore, hereinafter, the switching device 1 including the switching lever 161 will be described.
60 will be described.

The switching device 160 has a lower end connected to the support shaft 16 at the upper boundary surface between the winning ball connection passage 99a and the ballless connection passage 99b formed in a laminated shape having the same structure as in the first embodiment.
2 and a solenoid 164 that drives the switching operation of the switching lever 161. Solenoid 164 and switching lever 161
Is connected to the plunger 165 of the solenoid 164.
Operating member 167 fixed to the upper end of switch lever 16
The operating pin 1 connected to the first support shaft 162 and formed so as to protrude outside the winning ball connection passage 99a and the ball-out connection passage 99b.
62 is engaged. The plunger 165 of the solenoid 164 is
5 is always urged downward by a spring 166 provided around the lower part of the motor 5, and when the solenoid 164 is not energized, the switching lever 161 stands up to form a boundary surface between the winning ball connection passage 99a and the ball-off connection passage 99b. It is supposed to
On the other hand, when the solenoid 164 is excited, the switching lever 161 is tilted into the winning ball connection passage 99a.

During the normal payout operation of the prize ball,
If the solenoid 164 is held in the OFF state, the switching lever 161 forms a boundary surface, so that the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 130A will be award ball guiding path 138.
Is led to the prize ball payout passage 82 through the prize ball connection passage 99a. On the other hand, during the boring operation, first, the solenoid 1
64 is turned on and the switching lever 161 is moved to the prize ball connection passage 99.
a, and then the screw member 136 is rotationally driven, so that the prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 130A is moved from the prize ball guide path 138 to the prize ball connection path 9.
9a, and thereafter, is guided by the switching lever 161 to the ball extraction connection passage 99b, and is guided to the ball extraction lower passage 82. As described above, on the downstream side of the prize ball dispensing device 130A, the balls dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device 130A are stacked and provided with the prize ball guide path 99a and the ball removal guide path 99b.
By providing the switching device 160 including the switching lever 161 and the solenoid 164 for switching and guiding to any one of the above, the width of the lower portion of the intermediate base unit 52 can be reduced.

In the switching device 160 according to the second embodiment, a driving source for driving the switching lever 160 may be a motor or a rotary solenoid instead of a solenoid. May be used as the flow path changing member.

As the mechanism plate 50 to which the prize ball payout devices 130 and 130A according to the first and second embodiments are applied, an upper base unit 51, an intermediate base unit 52, a lower base unit 53, and Although the connecting temporary member 54 is shown as being constructed separately and assembled, it may be formed integrally as a whole, or may be constructed by assembling a divided body divided in any horizontal or vertical direction. It may be a mechanism plate. Further, although the mechanism plate 50 is shown as being freely openable and closable on the back surface of the frame base 2, it may be formed integrally with a passage or the like through which a prize ball passes on the back surface of the frame base 2. In addition, although the passage bodies 69b and 69c provided in the intermediate base unit 52 shown in each of the above-described embodiments have been shown to be divided and spread in the left-right direction, they may be provided in a stacked manner in the front-rear direction. Also, the switching device 160 in the second embodiment is provided downstream of the winning ball payout device 130A. However, when the upstream side of the winning ball payout device 130A is provided in a stacked manner as described above, The switching device 160 may be provided on the upstream side of the winning ball payout device 130A. Furthermore, it is not necessary to completely overlap as a state of lamination in the front-back direction, and it is sufficient that a part of the layers overlap.

[0055]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, at least one prize ball dispensing device and a passage body for supplying prize balls to the prize ball dispensing device are provided on one side of the mechanism plate. And a prize ball taxiway that pays out the ball released from the prize ball payout device to the player, and a ball extraction taxiway that does not pay out the ball to the player. Since the path and the path are provided in a laminated shape, the ball-pulling intermediate path is eliminated from one side of the mechanism plate, and the prize ball taxiway and the ball-pulling taxiway are arranged so as to fit within the width of the prize ball payout device. By providing the laminated structure, the narrowness of one side of the mechanism plate can be maintained from the upper part to the lower part, and the space dimension from one side part to the other side of the mechanism plate can be formed correspondingly large, so that the game Even if the backside structure of the board is large and complicated, It can for opening and closing operation of the plate smoothly, there is an advantage that the back surface structure easily cope with the recent game board to be complicated.

Further, the prize ball payout device has a first state in which the ball is guided to the prize ball guide path and a second state in which the ball is guided to the ball extraction guide path.
Is configured so as to be able to change to the state described above, the payout operation of the prize ball and the ball removing operation of the ball can be executed by one mechanism.

Further, on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device, there is provided switching means for switching and guiding the balls paid out from the prize ball payout device to one of a prize ball guide path and a ball-pulling guide path provided in a stack. Also, by providing this, it is possible to reduce the lateral width of the lower part of one side of the mechanism plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ball game machine excluding an outer frame as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of a mechanism plate to which the winning ball payout device according to the first embodiment is applied.

FIG. 4 is a vertical side sectional view of the prize ball payout device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical front sectional view of the award ball payout device.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the award ball payout device.

FIG. 7 is a vertical side sectional view for explaining the operation of the award ball payout device.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a mechanism plate of a portion provided with the winning ball payout device.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a prize ball payout device according to a second embodiment is attached to a mechanism plate.

FIG. 10 is a rear view of a conventional mechanism plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 ball game machine 50 mechanism plate 51 upper base unit 52 intermediate base unit (one side of mechanism plate) 53 lower base unit 54 connecting temporary member 68 ball removing intermediate passage 69 b, 69 c passage body 81 ball removing lower passage 99 a prize ball Connection passage (prize ball taxiway) 99b Ball-pull connection path (ball-pull taxiway) 130, 130A Prize ball payout device 133a, 133b Supply path 136 Screw member 137 Spiral projection 138 Prize ball taxiway 139 Ball-pull taxiway 140 Contact Engaging member 143 Stepping motor (motor) 144 Motor shaft 160 Switching device (switching means) 161 Switching lever 164 Solenoid

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game board on which a gaming device is arranged, and a prize ball payout provided at a back position corresponding to at least an upper portion, a side portion, and a lower portion of a back surface of the game board and paying out a prize ball based on a prize. A mechanism plate on which various mechanisms including the device are provided,
In the ball game machine provided with, at one side portion of the mechanism plate, at least the winning ball payout device, a passage body for supplying a winning ball to the winning ball payout device, and released from the winning ball payout device A prize ball taxiway that pays out a ball to the player and a ball extraction taxiway that is not paid out to the player. At least the prize ball taxiway and the ball extraction taxiway are provided in a stack. A ball game machine characterized by being used. 2. The prize ball payout device may be configured to be changeable between a first state in which a ball is guided to the prize ball guiding path and a second state in which a ball is guided to the ball-free guiding path. The ball game machine according to claim 1. 3. A switch for switching and guiding a ball paid out from the prize ball dispensing device to one of the prize ball guide path and the ball-pulling guide path provided in a lamination form downstream of the prize ball dispensing device. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising means.