JPH10244059A - Fluctuation winning device of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely limit a number of winning balls, and surely keep the health of play. SOLUTION: A fluctuation winning device 2 comprises a mount base 15 having an opening 14, and an opening and closing member 13 mounted on the opening in such manner that it can be opened and closed. On this occasion, a flow passage in which the entered balls are conveyed, is formed on a rear side of the mount base, the passage is branched into a winning ball guide passage 23 and a residual ball guide passage 24 on the way, a downstream lower end of the residual ball guide passage is connected to a residual ball returning port 31, a count means for counting the balls entered from the opening, is mounted on the flow passage, the opening and closing member is closed when the number of balls counted by the count means reaches a specific number, and a downstream direction switching means for conveying the conveyed balls over the specific number, to the residual ball guide passage, is installed on a branch part of the winning ball guide passage and the residual ball guide passage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable prize apparatus for a ball game machine provided in a pachinko game machine or the like and capable of converting a state in which a hit ball does not flow into an opening into a state in which it easily flows.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A mounting board having an opening and attached to the surface of a game board, and an opening / closing member attached to the opening so as to be openable and closable are provided. As a variable winning device of a ball game machine capable of changing between a first state in which the ball is not allowed and a second state in which the opening / closing member is opened and a hit ball can easily flow into the opening until a predetermined closing condition is satisfied in a predetermined gaming state. There is a variable winning device called an attacker or a special winning opening. In this attacker, a horizontally long door is attached to a mounting board having a horizontally long opening so as to be freely opened and closed. For example, a special symbol variable display device (variable display device) provided on a game board is used to play a game. When the "big hits" are completed, they are installed on pachinko machines and the like that allow special games to be played.

In a special game, the door is opened for a predetermined period of time to convert to a second state in which it is easy to receive a hit ball, and an open state in which the predetermined time is defined as one section is defined as one round. When a ball is hit in the continuous winning opening provided in the back of the club, the game can proceed to the next round, and until the predetermined number of rounds is reached on condition that the continuous winning opening is won in each round, for example, up to 16 rounds. Can be continued. The maximum number of hit balls that can be won in each round is a predetermined number, for example, 10
When the number of winning balls reaches a predetermined number, the round is ended without waiting for a predetermined time to elapse, thereby maintaining a healthy game.

[0004]

However, even if the maximum number of winning prize balls per round is set, it is often the case that prizes are continuously won. For example, in the case of a gaming machine in which 15 prize balls are discharged per winning prize ball, if the number of prize balls differs by 1, the prize ball discharge increases in increments of 15 and this is a single special game. If 16 rounds are continued, a large difference occurs in the number of prize balls to be discharged, giving an unfair feeling to the player. When the special game is continuously performed in a relatively short time, the difference described above becomes enormous, and the unfairness is further amplified.

[0005] When a large number of hit balls are concentrated at the same time in the open opening, the ball may be clogged inside, causing a problem that the ball does not flow down to the sensor for detecting the winning ball. When such troubles occur, 1
Even if the number of winning prizes per round is limited, prizes will be won until the ball overflows from the opening, which further creates unfairness.

[0006] As described above, a situation in which the number of winning balls cannot be strictly adhered to despite being limited, may eventually impair a healthy game.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable winning device for a ball game machine which can accurately limit the number of winning balls and can ensure the soundness of the game.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed to achieve the above-mentioned object. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mounting board having an opening and mounted on the surface of a game board; An opening and closing member attached to the opening so as to be openable and closable, wherein the opening and closing member closes the opening and does not allow a hit ball to flow, and a predetermined playing state until a predetermined closing condition is satisfied. In the variable winning device of the ball game machine which can be changed to the second state in which the ball can be opened and the hit ball can easily flow into the opening, a down flow path for flowing down the ball flowing from the opening is provided on the back side of the mounting board, From the middle of the down flow path, it branches into a winning ball guide path that guides the ball as a winning ball, and a surplus ball guide path that guides as a surplus ball, and the lower end of the surplus ball guide path discharges the ball to the game board surface side. Connect to the extra ball return port to open and close A counting means is provided in the downflow path for counting the spheres which have been converted from the material into the second state and flowed from the opening. A downflow direction switching means for converting the ball into the one state and flowing down the ball flowing over the predetermined number into the surplus ball guide path is provided at the branch portion between the winning ball guide path and the surplus ball guide path. A variable winning device for a ball and ball game machine, wherein surplus balls are returned from a surplus ball return port to the game board surface side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the counting means comprises a detector for detecting a flowing ball, and a counting counter means of a control device, and the flowing direction switching means wins the ball in a normal state. A state in which the ball is guided to the ball guideway side, and is configured by a switching valve that switches the ball to the surplus ball guideway side by the operation of the electric drive source, and the detection signal from the detector is counted by the counter counter means to a predetermined number. The switching member is changed from the second state to the first state based on the reaching, and the switching valve is switched to a surplus ball guide path side by driving an electric drive source. It is a variable winning device of the described ball and ball game machine.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a storage portion capable of temporarily storing a predetermined number of balls in an aligned state is provided on the winning ball guide path, and a flow of the balls is provided at a lower end of the storage portion. A stopper is provided for converting between an allowed state and a blocked state. The downflow direction switching means opens the entrance of the surplus ball guide path so as to face the entrance of the storage section, and furthermore, a predetermined number of balls are provided in the storage section. Is opened by opening the entrance of the surplus ball guide path at a position where the ball overflowing by hitting the last ball in the state where the ball is stored, and after the opening / closing member is converted to the second state, the counting means The number of balls is counted, and a predetermined number of balls are temporarily stored in the storage portion by the stopper until the number of balls exceeding the predetermined number flows down to the branch portion, and the excess ball guides after the surplus ball hits the last ball in the storage portion Down the road, game board from the surplus ball return port Is a variation winning device ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, characterized in that it has returned to the surface side.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the downflow direction switching means is provided with a storage portion capable of temporarily storing a predetermined number of balls less than a predetermined number in a line on the winning ball guide path, At the lower end of the storage unit, a stopper is provided that converts the ball into a state in which the ball is allowed to flow down and a state in which the ball is allowed to flow down by driving the electric drive source, so that the entrance of the excess ball guide path faces the entrance of the storage unit. It is constituted by opening at a position where the overflowing ball hits the last ball in a state where a certain number of balls are stored in the storage portion and the overflowing ball flows into the storage portion. Including the storage delay means for converting the stopper from the ball flow allowable state to the blocking state based on the counted balls and starting storage, and even when the stopper is changed to the blocking state, the counted number of inflow balls continues to be a predetermined number. Reached the storage department 2. The ball according to claim 1, wherein when the ball is full, the ball that spills on the last ball in the storage portion returns to the game board surface side from the surplus ball return port via the surplus ball guide path. It is a variable winning device of a gaming machine.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a transparent window is provided in a part of the mounting substrate, and a ball flowing down the downflow path can be visually recognized through the transparent window. A variable winning device for a ball and ball machine described in Crab.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a continuation winning port for generating a continuation right to be able to continue a special game state is provided on the condition that the ball wins, at the back of the opening. A variable winning device for a ball and ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board 1 of a pachinko machine, which is a typical ball-and-game machine, and FIG. 2 is a front view and a side view of a variable winning device 2 mounted on the game board 1.

On the surface of the game board 1, there is formed a substantially circular game area 4 partitioned by partition members such as guide rails 3 and the like.
A special symbol variable display device 5 is provided substantially at the center of the game area 4.
A starting port 6 below the special symbol variable display device 5,
A variable winning device 2 is disposed below the device, a windmill and a general winning opening are disposed in other game areas 4, and countless obstacle nails are planted.

Briefly explaining the game in the pachinko machine equipped with the game board 1, when a hit ball hits the starting port 6, a special figure start switch 10 provided in the flow path of the starting port 6 turns the hit ball on. The start signal is transmitted to the accessory control device 11 upon detection, and the control device 11 receiving this signal starts the symbol game on the special symbol variable display device 5. In the symbol game, the numbers and symbols are variably displayed at high speed at an invisible rate on the special symbol variable display device 5, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, 3 symbols are displayed.
The digit symbols are sequentially stopped, and a special game right is generated when the stopped three-digit symbols form a preset stop mode, for example, “7, 7, 7”.

When the right to a special game is generated, the variable winning device 2 changes from a state in which a hit ball does not win for a predetermined time (for example, 29 seconds) to a state in which it is easy to win, and can win in this unit cycle, that is, a round. The maximum number of winning balls is limited to a predetermined number (for example, 10), but the number of hit balls is
The special game is continued until a predetermined number of rounds (for example, the 16th round) is reached on condition that the player wins 2. Note that when the maximum number of winning balls (for example, 10) is reached in the round, the opening / closing member 13 is closed at that time on condition that there is a winning in the continuous winning opening 12, and after a predetermined wait time elapses, the next time. Updated in the round of
If the hit ball does not enter the continuous winning opening 12, the special game ends in the round. In short, the passage of a predetermined time or a predetermined number of winnings is set in the accessory control device 11 described later as the closing condition in the present embodiment.

Next, the variable winning device 2 will be described in detail. The first embodiment of the variable winning device 2 shown in FIG.
A mounting board 15 for mounting on the surface of the game board 1 having a horizontally long opening 14 at the upper part, and a horizontally long opening 14 opened at the top of the mounting board 15 are opened and closed by left and right lower shafts 16. A plate-shaped opening / closing member 13 pivotally mounted in a possible state, a solenoid 17 as an electric drive source for opening / closing the opening / closing member 13, and a front opening behind the mounting board 15 communicates with the opening 14. It is composed of a concave chamber 19 and the like formed in such a state.

Between the opening and closing member 13 and the solenoid 17, the opening and closing member 13 stands up by the operation of the solenoid 17, closes the opening 14, and does not receive a hit ball.
Any configuration may be used as long as it can be converted into a state and a second state in which the opening 14 is opened by pivoting so as to fall forward about the shaft 16 and the ball can be easily received. In the embodiment, similar to the conventional attacker, a forked member (not shown) having a forked tip is fixed to the plunger of the solenoid 17, and a lever (see FIG. (Not shown), the opening / closing member 13 is erected by the urging of the return spring of the solenoid 17 to maintain the first state, and when the solenoid 17 is excited, the tip of the lever is raised by the movement of the forked member. Then, the upper part of the opening / closing member 13 is turned in a direction of tilting forward, thereby converting the hitting ball to a second state in which the hitting ball can be easily received.

A concave chamber 19 formed on the back side of the mounting board 15
Has a bottom surface 20 formed at a position approximately one sphere lower than the lower edge of the opening edge of the opening portion 14 and gradually slopes down toward one side. 14
A continuous winning opening 12 is provided below the lower edge of the opening edge of the opening, and a continuous switch 21 for detecting a hit ball winning the continuous winning opening 12 is provided. Then, a downward flow path 22 is formed downward from the inclined lower end of the bottom surface 20, and the prize ball guide path 23 is diverged from the middle of the downward flow path 22 so as to be turned back to the lower side of the bottom surface 20. Ball guideway 24
Are formed respectively. In addition, the opening 1
The inflow ball detection switch 25 is provided as a detector for detecting all the balls flowing in from one to one.

The winning ball guide path 23 guides the ball flowing down in this flow path as a winning ball, and a count switch 26 for detecting a winning ball is provided at an exit portion for discharging the ball backward from the lower end of the flowing ball. Further, a stopper 29 is provided slightly upstream of the lower end of the downflow to convert the state into and out of the flow path by allowing the solenoid 27, which is an electric drive source, to protrude into and out of the flow path. Then, the length from the stopper 29 to the upstream branch portion is set to N times the diameter of the sphere, and a storage section 30 capable of temporarily storing a predetermined number of spheres in an aligned state during this time is provided. In the present embodiment, the length is set such that ten spheres can be stored in the storage unit 30 in a state of being arranged in a line.

On the other hand, the surplus ball guide path 24 is a flow path for returning surplus balls exceeding a predetermined number to the game area 4 on the surface of the game board 1. ing. In the present embodiment, a part (lower half) of the mounting board 15 is opened, and a transparent window 33 is provided, which is closed by fitting a clear member 32 into the opening, and a player flows down the flow path 22 through the transparent window 33. So that you can see the ball
The surplus ball return port 31 is opened in the clear member 32.

The winning ball guideway 23 and the surplus ball guideway 2
At the branching point with No. 4, the ball that has flowed down is awarded to the winning ball guideway 2.
Downstream direction switching means for flowing down to either the third or extra ball guide path 24 is provided. In the present embodiment, the entrance of the surplus sphere guide path 24 is opened from the slightly upstream side to the entrance of the storage unit 30 so as to be laterally opened, and a predetermined number (10) of balls are stored in the storage unit 30. At the end (10th)
It is constituted by opening at the position where the overflowing sphere hits the sphere. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 (e), the middle of the vertical flow passage 22 is bent, and this bent portion is used as the rear end (inlet 30 a) of the storage unit 30. The curved portion is slightly upwardly bent and the top portion 34 of the curved portion is slightly eccentric toward the surplus sphere guideway 24 side (the side opposite to the inlet 30a of the storage section 30) from the center of the longitudinal flow passage 22.

Thus, when a predetermined number of spheres are not stored in the storage unit 30 and the spheres flow almost vertically, the spheres hit the eccentric top 34 and flow down to the storage unit 30 side to flow down. When a predetermined number of balls are stored in the storage unit 30 and the rearmost ball is settled in a state in which the upper portion protrudes from the entrance 30a in the storage unit 30, the upper portion of the ball is vertically positioned above the eccentric top 34. A little into the downflow path 22 and stop. Therefore, if the entrance 24a of the extra ball guide path 24 is opened to the side of the ball that enters the downflow path 22 so as to face from the side, the last ball in which the next downflow ball is stopped And flows into the surplus ball guideway 24 from the side entrance by the reaction at this time. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the storage portion 30, the stopper 29, the eccentric top portion 34 at the entrance portion of the storage portion 30, the entrance of the surplus ball guide path 24, and the like are the main portions of the downflow direction switching means.

Next, the accessory control device 1 for controlling the operation of the variable winning device 2 having the above-described structure as the game progresses.
1 (control device) will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 3, the accessory control device 11 includes a power supply circuit 43 and a frequency dividing circuit 4 in an accessory IC 42 including a RAM 40 and a CPU 41.
4. ROM 45 storing the game procedure, etc., counting counter means 46 for counting the number of balls flowing into the variable winning device 2,
A sound generator 47 for generating a sound effect is connected, and on the input side, a discharge control device 51, a special figure start switch 10, a count switch 26, a continuation switch 21, via a low-pass filter 49 and a buffer gate 50, An inflow ball detection switch 25 as a detector for detecting a ball flowing into the opening 14 of the winning device 2 is connected,
On the output side, a display control device 5b (that is, a special symbol variable display device 5) for controlling the special symbol variable display portion 5a via an output port 52, a driver 53, an external information terminal 55 for sending game information to a management device 54, Toku-zu start storage display section 56,
Decorative lamp, LED 57, solenoid for opening / closing member (SO
L) 17, the stopper solenoid (SOL) 27, and the discharge control device 51 are connected. In this embodiment, the inflow ball detection switch 25 and the counting counter 46 constitute the main part of the counting means.

In FIG. 3, the counting counter means 46 is shown separately for easy understanding. However, similar to the general counting processing, the counting counter means 46 is based on the procedure of the counting processing stored in the ROM 45. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which calculations are performed by the CPU 41 and temporarily stored in the RAM 40 to perform a counting process. In addition, the special figure start storage and display unit 56 stores the number of balls (rights of the symbol game) that have won the special figure starting port 6 during the symbol game up to a predetermined value (for example, four). This is a display unit for displaying the stored number to the user. In the present embodiment, four LEDs are arranged on the upper part of the special symbol variable display device 5.

When the special game is started, the accessory control device 1
Since the opening / closing member solenoid 17 is excited by the signal from 1, the opening / closing member 13 is changed to the second state in which the hit ball can be easily received, and the stopper solenoid 27 is excited, so that the stopper 29 closes the outlet of the storage portion 30. Is converted into a state in which the flow of the sphere is prevented. In addition, the opening and closing member 1
In the first state in which the opening 3 is closed, the stopper 29 retreats and the ball is allowed to flow down as a winning ball. There are no balls inside.

In this state, when the hit ball that has flowed down while hitting the nail in the game area 4 and changing its flowing direction flows down onto the opening / closing member 13, the hit ball is inclined from the opening 14 by the inclination of the upper surface of the opening / closing member 13. Inside 19, bottom 2
0, while rolling on the downflow path 22 and acting on the inflow ball detection switch 25 at the entrance of the downflow path 22,
2 flows down almost vertically. When the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects a ball, it sends a signal to the accessory control device 11, and the control device 11, which has received this signal, counts the number of inflows.

When the sphere detected by the action of the inflow sphere detection switch 25 flows down the vertical flow path 22 and reaches the branch, the eccentric top portion 34 does not protrude from the inlet of the storage portion 30. As a result, a flow path is taken from the branch portion into the storage portion 30 and flows down, and the earliest ball hits the stopper 29 and stops at the earliest in the storage portion 30.

Then, when the balls subsequently enter the concave chamber 19 from the opening 14, these balls act on the inflow ball detection switch 25, similarly to the above-mentioned first ball, and then flow down the downflow path 22. It flows down inside and is stored in the storage part 30 one after another. In this manner, the state in which the balls to be the winning balls are successively stored in the storage unit 30 can be visually recognized through the see-through window 33.

The accessory control device 11 counts the number of balls that have flowed through the opening 14 in the first round based on a signal from the inflow ball detection switch 25.
Then, when counting to a predetermined number, that is, in this embodiment, 1 is counted.
When the inflow ball up to the 0th ball is counted, the stopper solenoid 27 is continuously excited as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 4, but when the detection of the 10th ball is completed, the accessory control device 11 is opened and closed. The member solenoid 17 is demagnetized to return the opening / closing member 13 to the first state, and the flow of the ball thereafter is stopped.

However, even if the opening / closing member 13 is closed and returned to the first state in which the reception of the ball thereafter is stopped,
Actually, when the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects the tenth ball, the tenth and subsequent balls have already flowed in from the opening 14 and have flowed down the upstream side of the inflow ball detection switch 25. Since the stopper solenoid 27 is still excited after counting the predetermined number of balls, the balls still flow into the storage unit 30 when the tenth detection is completed,
When a predetermined number (ten) of the balls are stored, the ball becomes full, and the ball exceeding the predetermined number, that is, the eleventh and subsequent balls hits the tenth ball stopped at the rear end of the storage part 30 and recoils therefrom. Then, the player enters the surplus ball guideway 24 and returns from the surplus ball return port 31 into the game area 4.

When the player visually recognizes that the surplus balls have been returned from the surplus ball return port 31, the player confirms that the ball having the maximum number of winning balls (a predetermined number) has already entered in the round. Can be.

The stopper 29 keeps flowing even after the opening / closing member 13 returns to the first state, for a delay time required for the ball that has entered the concave chamber 19 at the time of return to flow down to the branch portion. The ball keeps projecting into the road and prevents the ball from flowing down. Then, after the delay time has elapsed, the accessory control device 11 demagnetizes the stopper solenoid 27. Therefore, the ball temporarily stored in the storage unit 30 at this time flows down, acts on the count switch 26, and is then processed as a winning ball. Since the number of balls acting on the count switch 26 is limited to the balls temporarily stored in the storage unit 30, the number of winning balls in the first round is reliably up to a predetermined number (10).

When the count switch 26 detects a ball and this ball is processed as a winning ball, the discharge control device 51 activates the discharging device, whereby a predetermined number (for example, one winning ball) is obtained for one winning ball. 15) balls are ejected to the player as prize balls.

The ball returned from the surplus ball return port 31 to the game area 4 does not have a winning port therebelow in the example of the drawing, and therefore enters the out port as it is and is processed as an out ball. If a winning opening is provided below the mouth 31,
A chance to win a prize is given to the winning opening, and thereby the interest of the game can be enhanced with a new sensation.

Thus, the first round is completed, and if the ball has won the continuous winning opening 12 during this one round,
The continuation winning signal from the continuation switch 21 is transmitted to the accessory control device 1
1 so that it is updated in the second round. In the second round, the surplus balls in the first round are returned, and a predetermined number of balls in the first round are stored in the storage unit 3.
The processing is started after a processing time from 0 to the time when all the sheets are discharged, that is, a predetermined idle time has elapsed. If the ball has not won the continuous winning opening 12 during one round,
At that point, the special game ends. When the number of balls flowing from the opening 14 during one round does not reach the predetermined number, the opening / closing member 13 returns from the second state to the first state after a predetermined time that has been set in advance and flows in. Prize balls are ejected for the number of balls. In this case, since the number of balls that have flowed in has not reached the predetermined number, no surplus balls are generated, and no balls are returned from the surplus ball return port 31. Then, if the player has won the continuous winning opening 12, the game is updated in the second round. If the player has not won the continuous winning opening 12, the special game ends at that point.

When the special game of the second round starts,
As in the first round, the solenoid 17 for the opening / closing member is excited by a signal from the accessory control device 11, so that the opening / closing member 13 is converted to the second state in which the hit ball can be easily received, and the solenoid 27 for the stopper is excited. Then, the stopper 29 blocks the outlet of the storage unit 30 to prevent the ball from flowing down. And like the first round,
At the time when the counting means detects a predetermined number of balls, if the number does not reach the predetermined number, the second round is completed after a predetermined time has elapsed, and is updated to the next round on condition that the continuous winning opening 12 has been won, This update is continued up to a preset number of rounds (for example, 16 rounds).

In this manner, the number of winning balls in each round is limited to a predetermined number (10) that can be stored in the storage unit 30, and all exceeding the number are returned. The number will surely be up to the predetermined number and will not give an unfair feeling.

Next, a second embodiment of the variable winning device 2 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 will be described. The variable winning device 2 has the same configuration as the above-described first embodiment in the configuration of the mounting board 15, the opening and closing member 13, the concave chamber 19, and the like, and the counting means includes an inflow as a detector for detecting a flowing ball. It comprises a ball detection switch 25 and a count counter means 46 of the control device. The downflow direction switching means normally guides the ball to the winning ball guide path 23 side. Is switched to the surplus ball guide path 24 side, the detection signal from the detector is counted by the counting counter means 46 and based on reaching a predetermined number, the opening and closing member 13 is changed from the second state to the first state. To
The switching valve is switched to the surplus ball guide path 24 side by driving the electric drive source. Therefore, the configurations of the downflow direction switching means provided at the branch portion and the winning ball guideway 23 are different from those of the first embodiment. Therefore, this different configuration will be described in detail, and description of the same configuration will be omitted.

The winning ball guide path 23 in this embodiment is
The sphere whose flow path is determined by the flow-down direction switching means flows down to become a winning ball. Therefore, the length of the flow path is not specified, but a count switch 26 is provided at the outlet at the flow-down lower end. Therefore, the ball flowing down the winning ball guide path 23 flows down at any time without stagnation, acts on the count switch 26, and is processed as a winning ball. Therefore, the flow path may be shorter than that of the first embodiment.

The flow-down direction switching means has a structure in which a plate-like switching valve 60 is provided at a branch portion so as to be rotatable by a shaft, and a solenoid 61 is connected to the shaft as an electric drive source. As shown in FIG. 5, the switching valve 60 normally stops in the first state in which the entrance of the surplus ball guideway 24 is closed and the entrance of the winning ball guideway 23 is opened. The solenoid 61 is operated by a signal from the accessory control device 11.
When the shaft is rotated, the switching valve 60 is rotated toward the winning ball guideway 23 by rotating the shaft, and as shown in FIG. The state is converted to the second state that blocks the entrance.

When the special game is started, the accessory control device 1
Since the solenoid 17 for the opening and closing member is excited by the signal from 1, the opening and closing member 13 is changed to the second state in which the hitting ball can be easily received, and the switching solenoid 61 is not excited. (Fig. 5).

In this state, when the hit ball that has flowed down while hitting the nail in the game area 4 while changing its flow direction flows down onto the opening / closing member 13, this hit ball is inclined from the opening 14 by the inclination of the upper surface of the opening / closing member 13 and the concave chamber. Inside 19, bottom 2
0, while rolling on the downflow path 22 and acting on the inflow ball detection switch 25 at the entrance of the downflow path 22,
2 flows down almost vertically. When the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects a ball, it sends a signal to the accessory control device 11, and the control device 11, which has received this signal, counts the number of inflows.

The ball detected by the action of the inflow ball detection switch 25 flows down the vertical flow path 22 and reaches the branch portion, and flows down the winning ball guide path 23 defined by the switching valve 60. After acting on the count switch 26, it is processed as a winning ball. Detection of a sphere by the count switch 26
As shown in the timing chart of FIG. 7, the detection is delayed from the detection of the sphere by the inflow sphere detection switch 25, but the discharge control device 51 is detected based on the detection by the count switch 26.
Operates a ball discharging device (not shown) to discharge a predetermined number of balls as prize balls.

Then, when the balls subsequently enter the concave chamber 19 from the opening 14, these balls act on the inflow ball detection switch 25, similarly to the first ball described above, and then act on the downflow path 22. And flows down the winning ball guide path 23 one after another to become a winning ball. Further, the accessory control device 11 counts the number of balls flowing from the opening 14 in the first round based on the signal from the inflow ball detection switch 25. Then, when counting up to a predetermined number, that is, in the present embodiment, counting up to the tenth inflow ball, when the detection of the tenth is completed, the accessory control device 11 demagnetizes the opening / closing member solenoid 17 to open and close. The member 13 is returned to the first state, and the inflow of the ball thereafter is stopped.

However, even if the opening / closing member 13 is closed and returns to the first state in which the receiving of the ball thereafter is stopped,
Actually, when the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects the tenth ball, the tenth and subsequent balls have already flowed in from the opening 14 and have flowed down the upstream side of the inflow ball detection switch 25. Therefore, the solenoid 17 for the opening / closing member is demagnetized and the solenoid 61 for the switching valve is simultaneously excited. When the solenoid 61 is excited, as described above, the entrance of the prize ball guideway 23 is blocked by the switching valve 60 to prevent the ball from flowing toward the prize ball guideway 23, and the surplus ball guideway 24
Is opened, and the ball that has flowed down after acting on the inflow ball detection switch 25 flows into the surplus ball guide path 24 (FIG. 6).

Therefore, after the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects a predetermined number of balls (tenth ball), the surplus ball guide path 24 flows down from the ball exceeding the predetermined number (eleventh ball). Is returned to the game area 4 from the surplus ball return port 31. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7, even if the ball exceeds the predetermined number and flows in from the opening 14, it is possible to reliably prevent the winning beyond the predetermined number.

Next, a third embodiment of the variable winning device 2 shown in FIG. 8 will be described. This variable winning device 2 has the same configuration as the above-described first and second embodiments in the configuration of the mounting board 15, the opening / closing member 13, the concave chamber 19, and the like.
It is constituted by an inflow ball detection switch 25 as a detector for detecting a ball flowing down the downflow path 22 upstream of the entrance of the surplus ball guide path 24, and a count counter means 46 of the control device. The downflow direction switching means includes a winning ball guideway 23.
In addition, a storage unit 30 capable of temporarily storing a predetermined number (for example, 5) of balls less than a predetermined number is provided, and a solenoid 27 as an electric drive source is provided at a lower end of the storage unit 30. By driving, a stopper 29 is provided that converts the state into a state in which the ball retreats from the downflow path 22 to allow the ball to flow down and a state in which the ball enters the downflow path 22 to prevent the ball from flowing down,
A position where the entrance of the surplus ball guideway 24 is opened facing the entrance of the storage unit 30 and a ball overflowing when hitting the last ball in a state where a certain number of balls are stored in the storage unit 30 It is constituted by making it open to. Further, the counting means includes a storage delay means for converting the stopper 29 from the ball-flow-permissible state to the blocking state based on counting a predetermined number (5) of balls in advance and starting storage. In the present embodiment, the storage delay means is constituted by the ROM 45, the RAM 40, the CPU 41, the count counter means 46 and the like of the accessory control device 11 in addition to the inflow ball detection switch 25 and the count switch 26. Further, the positional relationship between the entrance of the winning ball guideway 23 and the entrance of the surplus ball guideway 24 is the same as the configuration of the branch portion in the first embodiment described above, and the eccentric top portion 34 is
Eccentric to the entrance side.

When the special game is started, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. 9, the solenoid 17 for the opening / closing member is excited by a signal from the accessory control device 11, so that the opening / closing member 13 can easily receive a hit ball. Convert to a state,
The stopper solenoid 27 is operated by the operation of the storage delay means.
Remains demagnetized.

In this state, the hit ball that has flowed down in the game area 4 flows down onto the opening / closing member 13 and flows through the opening 14 into the concave chamber 1.
When the ball enters the downflow path 9, it acts on the inflow ball detection switch 25 at the entrance of the downflow path 22 and then flows down the flow path 22 almost vertically. When the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects a ball,
A signal is sent to the accessory control device 11, and the control device 11, which has received the signal, counts the number of inflows.

When the sphere detected by the action of the inflow sphere detection switch 25 flows down the vertical flow path 22 and reaches the branch portion, since the sphere does not protrude from the inlet of the storage portion 30, the eccentric top portion 34 As a result, a flow path is taken from the inlet of the storage unit 30 into the storage unit 30 and flows down, and the earliest sphere flows down the storage unit 30 as it is and the count switch 26
Is processed as a winning ball after acting on the winning ball. Therefore,
The prize ball is discharged based on the detection of the ball by the count switch 26, and the accessory control device 11 counts the number of winning balls based on the signal from the count switch 26.

Thereafter, a sphere enters the concave chamber 19 through the opening 14 and the number of the sphere reaches a predetermined number (3 in the present embodiment).
Until the ball becomes the first ball, it acts on the inflow ball detection switch 25, flows down the downflow path 22, passes through the storage section 30, and is processed as a winning ball as it is. . In this way, the state of passing through the storage section 30 and becoming a winning ball can be visually recognized through the see-through window 33.

Further, the accessory control device 11 counts the number of balls that have flowed down as prize balls in the first round based on a signal from the count switch 26 constituting a part of the delay storage means. . When the counted value reaches the set number “3”, the storage delay unit excites the stopper solenoid 27 and starts temporary storage in the storage unit 30. When a preset time elapses from the start of the temporary storage, the stopper solenoid 27 is turned on by one ball.
It is demagnetized / excited at the time intervals for individual flow, and this intermittent flow operation is repeated. In the present embodiment, the above-described intermittent flow-down operation is repeated until the number of winning balls from the start of the round reaches the specified number (5). Therefore, in the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in (2), when the ball flows down due to the repetition of the intermittent flow operation of the stopper 29, the ball is moved to the count switch 2
6 counts. And when this count value becomes "5",
The stopper solenoid 27 is operated by the operation of the storage delay means.
To start the main storage.

When the storage is started and the count value based on the signal from the inflow ball detection switch 25 for counting the number of inflow balls from the opening 14 in the round reaches a predetermined number (10), the solenoid for the opening / closing member is opened. 17 is demagnetized to close the opening / closing member 13 to return to the first state in which the ball does not flow.

However, even if the opening / closing member 13 is closed and returns to the first state in which the receiving of the ball thereafter is stopped,
Actually, when the inflow ball detection switch 25 detects the tenth ball, the tenth and subsequent balls have already flowed in from the opening 14 and have flowed down the upstream side of the inflow ball detection switch 25. Since the stopper solenoid 27 is still excited after counting the predetermined number of balls, the balls still flow into the storage unit 30 when the tenth detection is completed,
When a certain number of balls (five in the present embodiment) smaller than the predetermined number are stored, the balls become full, and the balls exceeding the certain number, that is, the eleventh and subsequent inflow balls in the round, are stored in the storage unit 30. When hitting the fifth ball stopped at the end,
As a result of the reaction, the ball enters the surplus ball guideway 24, and the surplus ball return port 31
Is returned to the game area 4.

The stopper 29 keeps flowing even after the opening / closing member 13 returns to the first state, for a delay time required for the ball that has entered the concave chamber 19 at the time of return to flow down to the branch portion. The ball keeps projecting into the road and prevents the ball from flowing down. Then, after the delay time has elapsed, the accessory control device 11 demagnetizes the stopper solenoid 27. Therefore, the ball temporarily stored in the storage unit 30 at this time flows down, acts on the count switch 26, and is then processed as a winning ball. Since the number of balls acting on the count switch 26 is limited to the balls temporarily stored in the storage unit 30, the number of winning balls in the first round is reliably up to a predetermined number (10).

As described above, even if the opening / closing member 13 is changed to the second state and the ball starts to flow from the opening 14, the storage section 3 is immediately opened.
If the ball is stored later than 0 within the storage area, the length of the storage unit 30 can be shortened, and the size of the variable winning device 2 can be reduced.

The surplus ball return port 31 in the present invention
Is not limited to the one established on the mounting substrate 15, and the channel may be extended from the back side and established at a position separated from the mounting substrate 15. The surplus ball return port 31
May be arranged above the winning opening to give a possibility that the ball returned from the surplus ball returning opening 31 will win the lower winning opening.

Further, the variable winning device 2 according to the present invention is not limited to a pachinko machine, but can be used as long as it is a ball-and-ball game machine, and may be a sparrow ball game machine or an arrangement ball game machine.

[0061]

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a flow direction switching means for causing a ball that has flowed over a predetermined number to flow into the surplus ball guide path at a branch portion between the winning ball guide path and the surplus ball guide path, and the predetermined number is set. The surplus surplus balls are returned to the game board surface side from the surplus ball return port, so even if the number of surplus balls inflows beyond the predetermined number from the opening to closing of the opening and closing member, all surplus balls exceeding the predetermined number will be played on the game board. Returning to the surface, only a predetermined number of balls can be processed as winning balls. Therefore, the number of winning balls in one round of the special game is limited, thereby ensuring the soundness of the game. In addition, since winnings exceeding a predetermined number can be prevented, it is possible to prevent the player from feeling unfair. Furthermore, when the surplus balls are returned from the surplus ball return port, it can be confirmed that the maximum number of winning balls has been won, so that the player can play the game with confidence.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the counting means is constituted by the detector and the counting counter means, and the flow-down direction switching means is constituted by the switching valve, so that the surplus sphere can be reliably returned with a simple and compact structure. be able to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a prize ball is temporarily stored in the storage section, and the surplus ball is mechanically switched to the surplus ball guide path according to the presence or absence of the last ball. The surplus sphere can be reliably returned.

According to the invention of claim 4, the inflowing balls before reaching the predetermined number are processed as winning balls to a certain number,
The subsequent inflow spheres are stored in the storage unit, and the spheres exceeding a predetermined number hit the last ball in the storage unit to switch the flow path to the surplus ball guide path, so that the length of the storage unit is shortened, As a result, the size of the variable winning device can be reduced. Also, the first few pieces after opening and closing members are processed as winning balls,
As a result, the prize balls are discharged, so that even if the number of the balls to be fired is small, the game can be continued without worrying about the shortage of the fired balls.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the ball flowing down the downflow path can be visually recognized through the see-through window, so that the player can see the whereabouts of the ball that has entered the variable prize device, and how many more prize balls. You will be able to see what happened. Therefore, this makes it possible to provide a different game interest than before.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a continuation winning port for generating a continuation right that allows the player to continue the special game state on condition that the ball wins is provided at the back of the opening, so that the continuation of the special game is expected. While playing the game, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a game board of a pachinko machine.

2A is a front view of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 2B is a side view of the variable prize apparatus, FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the variable prize apparatus at an arrow A, and FIG. Sectional view at B,
(E) is an enlarged description of a branch portion of the downflow path.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the accessory control device.

FIG. 4 is a timing chart of the first embodiment of the variable winning device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a variable winning device according to a second embodiment of the second embodiment.

6 is a front view of the variable winning device shown in FIG. 5 immediately after returning to the first state of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart of a second embodiment of the variable winning device.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a third embodiment of the variable winning device.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart of a third embodiment of the variable winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming board 2 Variable winning device 3 Guide rail 4 Gaming area 5 Special symbol variable display device 6 Starting port 10 Special figure starting switch 11 Character object control device 12 Continuous winning opening 13 Opening / closing member 14 Opening 15 Mounting board 16 Axis 17 Opening / closing member Solenoid 19 Concave chamber 20 Bottom surface 21 Continuous switch 22 Down flow path 23 Winning ball guide path 24 Excess ball guide path 25 Inflow ball detection switch 26 Count switch 27 Stopper solenoid 29 Stopper 30 Storage section 31 Excess ball return port 32 Clear member 33 Transparent Window 34 eccentric top 40 RAM 41 CPU 42 accessory IC 43 power supply circuit 44 frequency divider circuit 45 ROM 46 count counter means 47 sound generator 49 low-pass filter 50 buffer gate 51 emission control device 52 output port 53 driver 54 management unit Position 55 External information terminal 56 Special figure start memory display 57 57 Decorative lamp / LED 60 Switching valve 61 Solenoid for switching valve

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A mounting board having an opening and attached to the surface of a game board, and an opening and closing member attached to the opening so as to be openable and closable, wherein the opening and closing member closes the opening and flows a hit ball. In the variable winning device of the ball game machine, the opening and closing member is opened until the predetermined closing condition is satisfied in the predetermined state and the second state is easy to allow the hit ball to flow into the opening. On the back side of the mounting substrate, a down flow path for flowing down the ball flowing from the opening is provided, and a prize ball guide path that guides the ball as a winning ball from the middle of the down flow path, and an extra ball guide path that guides the ball as a surplus ball. The surplus ball guide path is connected to the surplus ball return port for discharging the ball to the game board surface side, and the opening / closing member is changed to the second state to count the ball flowing from the opening. With means in the downflow channel Downflow direction switching means for counting the number of balls by the counting means and converting the opening / closing member to the first state based on reaching the predetermined number, and causing the balls flowing down beyond the predetermined number to flow into the extra ball guide path. Provided at the branch of the winning ball guide path and the surplus ball guide path, a surplus ball exceeding a predetermined number is returned from the surplus ball return port to the game board surface side of the ball game machine Variable winning device. 2. The counting means comprises a detector for detecting a flowing ball and a counting counter means of a control device, and the flowing direction switching means normally guides the ball to a winning ball guide road side. And a switching valve for switching the ball to the surplus ball guideway side by the operation of the electric drive source. The detection signal from the detector is counted by a counter, and opened and closed based on reaching a predetermined number. The ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the member is changed from the second state to the first state, and the switching valve is switched to a surplus ball guideway side by driving an electric drive source. Variable winning device. 3. A state in which a predetermined number of balls are temporarily stored in an aligned state on the winning ball guide path, and a state is provided at a lower end of the storage section in which a ball is allowed to flow down and is prevented. The downflow direction switching means opens the entrance of the surplus ball guideway toward the entrance of the storage section, and further, in a state where a predetermined number of balls are stored in the storage section, The opening of the surplus ball guideway is opened at a position where a ball overflowing against the tail ball flows in, and the counting means counts a predetermined number of balls after the opening / closing member has changed to the second state, and A predetermined number of balls are temporarily stored in the storage unit by the stopper until the ball that has passed over the branching part, and the surplus balls flow down the surplus ball guide path after the surplus balls hit the last ball in the storage unit. Returned to the game board front side from the return opening Variation winning device ball-shooting game machine according to claim 1, wherein the door. 4. The downflow direction switching means includes a storage portion capable of temporarily storing a predetermined number of balls less than a predetermined number in a line on the winning ball guide path, and a lower end of the storage portion, A stopper is provided to convert the ball into a state in which the ball is allowed to flow down and a state in which the ball is allowed to flow down by driving the electric drive source. In the state in which a certain number of balls are stored, the ball is opened at a position where the overflowing ball hits the last ball and flows in, and the counting means counts a predetermined number of balls in advance. Including the storage delay means to convert the stopper from the ball flow allowable state to the blocking state and start storage, and even if the stopper is changed to the blocking state, the counted number of inflow balls continues to reach the predetermined number and the storage part is full When it comes to storage 2. The variable winning device for a ball game machine according to claim 1, wherein a ball overflowing upon the last ball of the game machine is returned to the front side of the game board from an extra ball return port via an extra ball guide path. . 5. The ball-and-ball game according to claim 1, wherein a see-through window is provided in a part of the mounting board, and a ball flowing down the downflow path can be visually recognized through the see-through window. Machine variable prize winning device. 6. A continuation winning port for generating a continuation right which can continue a special game state on condition that a ball wins is provided at the back of said opening. The variable prize winning device for a ball and ball game machine described in Crab.