JPH11114177A - Ball dispensing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball dispensing device reducing the load of ball pressure to an electric driving source and capable of quickly dispensing balls even when the number of balls to be dispensed is increased. SOLUTION: In a ball dispensing device, sprockets 37a, 37b are independently driven by respective stepping motors 42a, 42b, and unload checking switches 36a, 36b for detecting Pachinko balls dispensed into a plurality of ball passages are opposed to the sprockets 37a, 37b; the stepping motors 42a, 42b are controlled so that, when a dispense command signal is outputted, dispensing is started, and so that the dispensing is finished when the unload checking switches 36a, 36b have checked the number of ball dispensed. Therefore, since each of stepping motors 42a, 42b receives only the load of balls in the line of ball passages, the load to each stepping motor 42a, 42b can be reduced. Even if the number of balls to be dispensed is increased, the balls can be dispensed in a short time by summing up the numbers of balls to be dispensed from the ball passages which are independently put into ball dispensing action.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of ball passages in which balls flow down in a row, and a payout member for allowing or stopping the payout of the balls faces each other, and the payout members are electrically connected. The present invention relates to a ball payout device that pays out pachinko balls by being driven by a drive source.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of ball passages through which balls such as a prize ball or a prize ball flow, for example, a rotating body as a payout member having a concave portion formed on its outer periphery for receiving a pachinko ball, respectively. There has been known a ball dispensing apparatus which rotates a rotator by a motor as an electric drive source and sends out a prize ball or a prize ball. Such a ball payout device has a structure in which a plurality of rotating bodies facing respective ball passages are integrally provided on a motor shaft of one motor.

[0003]

For this reason, there is a problem that the pressure of the balls flowing down the plurality of ball passages is applied to the motor as the electric drive source, and the load on the electric drive source increases. Further, when the number of payouts is large, there is a disadvantage that the payout takes a long time because the control is performed by one electric drive source. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to reduce the load on the electric drive source due to the pressure of the balls flowing down the plurality of ball passages and increase the number of payouts. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a ball payout device capable of performing payout quickly.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a dispensing system for permitting or stopping the dispensing of balls in a plurality of ball passages in which the balls flow down in a line. In the ball dispensing device that dispenses pachinko balls by facing the members and driving the dispensing member by an electric drive source, the dispensing members are independently driven by the electric drive source, A payout ball detecting means for detecting a paid out pachinko ball in each of the plurality of ball paths and a ball deficiency detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball to be paid out on the upstream side of the payout member. When the payout command signal is derived in a state where the ball deficiency detecting means detects the presence of the ball, the payout of the pachinko ball is started, and the payout ball detecting means detects the type of the payout command signal. It is characterized in that to control the electric driving source so as to terminate the dispensing of pachinko balls by confirming the number corresponding payout.

[0005] With the above-described structure, since only a ball pressure of a row of ball passages is applied to each electric drive source, the load on the electric drive source can be reduced. Since the pachinko balls in each ball passage are independently paid out by the electric drive source, even if the number of payouts increases, the number of payouts in each ball passage in which the payout operation is performed independently can be completed in a short time. It is possible to pay out.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An embodiment in which the ball payout device according to the present invention is applied as a prize ball payout device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on a prize will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, with reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the mechanism plate 1 on which the prize ball payout device 30 according to the embodiment is installed will be described. FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the structure from one side portion to the lower central portion of the mechanism plate 1, and shows a winning ball processing mechanism for processing a winning ball and a winning as a payout command signal processed by the winning ball processing mechanism. The portion of the prize ball payout device 30 that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls based on a signal is shown.

In FIG. 3, winning ball collecting gutters 2a and 2b for collecting generated winning balls are provided in an inclined manner below the mechanism plate 1. Although only one prize-ball collecting gutter 2a, 2b is shown in the figure, it is formed so as to overlap in the front-rear direction. The number of prize balls paid out by the prize balls collected in the prize ball collecting gutter 2a formed on the back side is a relatively large number of prize balls (for example, 13), and the prize balls formed on the front side. The number of prize balls paid out by the winning balls collected in the collecting gutter 2b is a relatively small number of prize balls (for example, seven). In addition, components with "a" attached to each part number described below constitute a mechanism related to thirteen parts in principle, and components with "b" attached to each part number are defined in principle. And a mechanism related to seven of them.

Proximity-type winning ball detectors 3a, 3b are provided at the ends of the above-mentioned winning ball collecting gutters 2a, 2b. (This solenoid has an electromagnet-like function).
In the vicinity of the suction plates 5a, 5b, there are disposed flow-down regulating members 6a, 6b that rotate in accordance with the movement of the suction plates 5a, 5b. When the winning ball processing solenoids 4a and 4b are turned ON, the upper ends of the flow-down regulating members 6a and 6b enter a position slightly above the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b. Further, below the winning ball detectors 3a, 3b, winning ball discharging passages 7a, 7b are connected, and the ends of the winning ball discharging passages 7a, 7b are merged, and a winning signal output detector 8 is connected to the merging portion. Is provided. The above-mentioned winning ball detectors 3a and 3b, the winning ball processing solenoids 4a and 4b,
The suction plates 5a, 5b, the flow-down regulating members 6a, 6b, the winning ball discharge passages 7a, 7b, and the winning signal output detector 8 constitute a winning ball processing mechanism and are formed integrally on one set substrate. ing.

The operation of the winning ball processing mechanism will be described. Winning balls generated in a game area (not shown) are collected in the winning ball collecting gutters 2a and 2b and flow down in one line. Then, when reaching the winning ball detectors 3a, 3b, they are stopped by contacting the upper ends of the suction plates 5a, 5b. In the stopped state, the first winning ball is located in the ball passing hole of the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b, and thus the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b.
After that, the state in which the winning detection signals Pa and Pb are derived continues. When the winning detection signals Pa and Pb are derived, the stepping motors 42a and 42b of the prize ball payout device 30 described later are driven until the set number of prize balls are discharged.

When the transmission of the predetermined number of prize balls by the prize ball dispensing device 30 is completed, the transmission end signals Qa and Qb are derived, and based on the transmission end signals Qa and Qb, the winning ball processing solenoids 4a and 4b are set for a predetermined time. (For example, 0.5 seconds to
1.0 second). Then, the suction plates 5a and 5b are sucked, and the top winning ball stopped at the upper ends of the suction plates 5a and 5b is opened and discharged to the winning ball discharge passages 7a and 7b. At this time, the upper ends of the flow-down regulating members 6a and 6b are earlier than the top winning ball is released.
Since they enter the ends of the a and 2b, the next winning ball is blocked by the upper ends of the flow-down regulating members 6a and 6b and does not flow downward. When the predetermined time has elapsed, the winning ball processing solenoids 4a and 4b are turned off, so that the suction plates 5a and 5b return to the original state.
The next winning ball blocked at the upper ends of the a and 6b abuts on the upper ends of the suction plates 5a and 5b so as to stop in the ball passage holes of the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b. Hereinafter, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out by repeating the above operations for the next winning prize ball.

The winning balls discharged to the winning ball discharging passages 7a and 7b pass through a winning signal output detector 8 and merge into a ball removing passage 12, which will be described later, and finally to the outside of the pachinko gaming machine. It is ejected, but the winning signal output detector 8
When N, a display lamp (not shown; different from the prize ball payout notification lamp) provided on the game board is turned on.
A prize ball payout notification lamp 24b (indicated by reference numeral in FIG. 4) for notifying that the prize ball has been paid out has a basic circuit 60 described later based on the outputs of the prize ball detectors 3a and 3b.
It is executed by the control of. Further, the winning signal output detector 8 may be used as a detector for giving safe ball data to the management computer. In this case, it is necessary to provide two winning signal output detectors corresponding to each of the winning ball discharging passages 7a and 7b.

As described above, the prize ball payout device 30 is driven based on the prize processed by the prize ball processing mechanism. The structure for supplying the prize ball to the prize ball payout device 30 and the prize ball payout device The configuration for processing the prize ball discharged from 30 will be described below. First, on the upper part of the prize ball dispensing device 30, there is provided a prize ball tank (not shown) and a curve gutter 9 for aligning and flowing down pachinko balls supplied from a prize ball alignment gutter. The curve gutter 9 is bent in a hairpin shape to reduce the ball pressure of the pachinko balls aligned with the prize ball alignment gutter, and is further bent in a crank shape on the downstream side. The curve gutters 9 are formed in two rows in the front-rear direction, and supply passages 3 of the prize ball dispensing device 30 described later.
2a and 32b.

At appropriate positions on the curve gutter 9, ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b are provided as ball deficiency detecting means. When the ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b do not detect pachinko balls, the drive of the prize ball dispensing device 30 is stopped even if the winning detection signals Pa and Pb are present. However, even if the ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b are activated while the prize balls are being sent out, the sending operation is continued, and the prize balls corresponding to the prize detection signals Pa and Pb based on the next prize balls are sent out. Operation is stopped. Therefore, from such a viewpoint, the installation position of the ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b is determined by the number of prize balls discharged from one of the prize detection signals Pa and Pb counted from the ball placement units 35a and 35b described later. It is desirable to be installed above the storage position. When the ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b are activated, a ball-out lamp 24 provided on the front of the game board.
a, (not shown; only symbols are shown in FIG. 4) are turned on.

Further, at the bent portion on the upstream side of the curve gutter 9,
A ball removal valve 11 is provided, and a ball removal passage 12 is connected to the outside of the ball removal valve 11. The ball extraction passage 12 is provided with the mechanism plate 1
Extends downward along one side edge, is bent inward from a lower portion thereof, and is finally opened downward.
When the ball removal valve 11 is opened by an operation from the front of the pachinko gaming machine at the end of business hours or the like, the pachinko balls stored upstream from the bent portion of the curve gutter 9 are passed through the ball removal passage 12 to the pachinko machine. It can be discharged outside the gaming machine.

The prize ball paid out from the prize ball payout device 30 is discharged to the prize ball discharge passage 13. At the lower end of the prize ball discharge passage 13, an upper plate communication port 14 is opened, and the upper plate communication port 14 communicates with an upper plate (not shown) provided on the front of the pachinko gaming machine. In addition, upper plate communication port 1
4 (on the front side of the mechanism plate 1), a surplus ball overflow port 1
5 is formed, and a surplus ball discharge passage 1 is formed in the surplus ball overflow port 15.
A communication gutter 16 for communicating with 7 appears, and the prize balls are full on the upper plate, and excess prize balls overflowing from the surplus ball overflow port 15 flow down the communication gutter 16 to form at the lower center of the mechanism plate 2. It is guided to the surplus ball discharge passage 17 that has been set. The surplus ball discharging passage 17 guides surplus prize balls to a lower plate (not shown) provided on the front of the pachinko gaming machine.

The upper plate communication port 14 and the surplus ball overflow port 15 are located on opposite sides, respectively, and the opening edge of the surplus ball overflow port 15 is long. , The prize ball overflows not only smoothly, but also the surplus ball overflow port 15
There is no occurrence of a jamming phenomenon in a part. The set plate of the winning ball processing mechanism described above is mounted in a region surrounded by the connecting gutter 16, the ball ejection passage 12, and the surplus ball discharging passage 17.

On one side wall of the surplus ball discharge passage 17, a fullness detection plate 18 is provided so as to be swingable about its upper end. Thus, when the surplus ball discharge passage 17 is filled with the prize ball, the fullness detection plate 18 is pressed by the prize ball and swings, turning off the fullness detector 19 located on the side thereof, The sending operation of the prize ball payout device 30 is made inactive. The prize ball discharge passage 1
In the middle of 3 and in the upper part of the surplus ball discharge passage 17, bells 21 and 22 are provided, which generate sound by collision of falling prize balls. In addition to the above-described configuration, the mechanism plate 1 is provided with an out-ball discharge passage 20 for guiding out-balls. Although not shown, a ball shortage detector 23 is provided at the upper end of the prize ball alignment gutter upstream of the curve gutter 9 to detect the shortage of pachinko balls stored in the prize ball tank.
(Only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 4) is provided, and when this is turned on, a request signal is derived to the management computer to replenish the pachinko balls. In this case, the burnout lamp 24a
May be turned on.

Next, the configuration of a prize ball payout device 30 to which the ball payout device constituting a main part of the present embodiment is applied will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the prize ball dispensing device 30 cut in a vertical direction, and FIG.
It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the premium | prize ball payout apparatus 30. In the figure, the prize ball dispensing device 30 is collectively formed on a mounting board 31 mounted on the mechanism plate 1. That is,
As shown in FIG. 1, a mechanism for sending a prize ball guided from the curve gutter 9 into a space formed by a mounting board 31 and partition plates 31a and 31b fixed to the mounting board 31 at predetermined intervals. Part is formed, the outer partition plate 31b
A two-axis motor 41 for driving a part of the mechanism is fixed to the outside of the motor.

The mounting board 31 and the partition plates 31a,
As shown in FIG. 2 (three components are omitted in FIG. 2, but the structure is completely the same) as shown in FIG. 2 (see FIG. 2), the curved supply passages 32a, 32b
Are formed, and at the ends of the curved passages 32a and 32b, delivery passages 33a and 33b and ball ejection passages 34a and 34b formed in substantially circular shapes are connected. Therefore, the delivery passages 33a and 33b and the ball ejection passages 34a and 34b are in a state of communicating with each other at the end of the supply passages 32a and 32b. As shown in FIG. 1, the inner passage walls forming the delivery passages 33a and 33b and the ball ejection passages 34a and 34b have concave portions 38a and 38a continuously formed on the outer peripheral portions of sprockets 37a and 37b as payout members. A notch groove is formed to allow 38b to enter.

The supply passages 32a, 32b guide the supply passages 32a, 32b to positions corresponding to the end portions of the supply passages 32a, 32b and to the connecting portions of the inner passage walls between the delivery passages 33a, 33b and the ball ejection passages 34a, 34b. The ball placing portions 35a and 35b on which the designated top prize ball is placed are formed. As shown in FIG. 1, the ball mounting portions 35a and 35b are used to move the sprockets 37a and 37b when the first prize ball is mounted.
Of the concave portions 38a, 38b of
The pressure of the winning ball is not directly applied to the sprockets 37a and 37b. With such a structure, the load on the two-axis motor 41 is reduced.

By the way, the prize balls mounted on the ball mounting portions 35a, 35b are sent to the delivery passages 33a, 33b or the ball removal passage 3 depending on the rotation direction of the sprockets 37a, 37b.
4a and 34b. That is, when the sprockets 37a, 37b rotate in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2, they are received by the recesses 38a, 38b of the sprockets 37a, 37b and are sent out as prize balls to the delivery passages 33a, 33b. On the other hand, when rotated clockwise, the recesses 3 of the sprockets 37a, 37b
The balls 8b are received by the balls 8a and 38b and are sent out to the ball ejection passages 34a and 34b as ball ejection balls. Delivery passages 33a, 33
b communicates with the prize ball discharge passage 13 as shown in FIG. 3, and the ball ejection passages 34a and 34b communicate with the ball ejection passage 12 formed in the mechanism plate 1. Note that when the ball removing valve 11 is closed to perform the ball removing operation, all the pachinko balls are removed from the sprockets 37a, 37.
7b is rotated clockwise, so that the ball removal passage 34
a, 34b may be discharged to the ball ejection passage 12.

Discharge confirmation switches 36 are provided at the ends of the delivery passages 33a and 33b as payout ball detecting means for detecting the number of prize balls passing to confirm the number of prize balls sent.
a and 36b are provided. This discharge confirmation switch 3
6a and 36b are two-axis motors 41 as electric drive sources.
Is constituted by the stepping motors 42a and 42b. Therefore, by setting the number of transmission pulses in accordance with the winning detection signals Pa and Pb, the rotation angle can be almost set and the desired number of prize balls can be sent out. Since a load is applied to the sprockets 37a and 37b, the sprockets may not rotate by the number of pulses and may not send out a predetermined number of prize balls. In such a case, the prize balls are used to correct the insufficient number of prize balls. .

The above-mentioned sprockets 37a and 37b
The two-axis motor 41 is fixed to the motor shafts 43a and 43b. The structure of the two-axis motor 41 is shown in FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The two-axis motor 41 is fixed to the motor mounting plate 40, and the motor mounting plate 40
Are mounting bosses 39 projecting from the outer partition plate 31b.
a, 39b.

The two-axis motor 41 is formed by overlapping the two stepping motors 42a and 42b with a spacing member 51 interposed therebetween. A motor shaft 43b (hereinafter, referred to as a first motor shaft 43b) of the first stepping motor 42b is formed in a hollow shape,
A motor shaft 43a (hereinafter, referred to as a second motor shaft 43a) of an outer stepping motor 42a (hereinafter, referred to as a second stepping motor 42a) penetrates the hollow first motor shaft 43b. ing. Then, the first motor shaft 43b is extended to the space defined by the partition plates 31a and 31b, and a sprocket 37b is fixed to the tip of the first motor shaft 43b with a screw 44b.
Is extended to the space defined by the partition plate 31a and the mounting board 31, and the tip of the sprocket 37a is
To stop.

The first motor shaft 43b and the second motor shaft 43a are provided at bearings 45 provided at the front and rear centers of casings 49b and 49a of the stepping motors 42b and 42a.
b, 45a so as to be rotatably supported,
Iron cores 47b and 47a are fixed inside the casing 49b and 49a. Further, coils 48b, 48a are provided around the inner periphery of the casings 49b, 49a, and each time a pulse current is supplied to the coils 48b, 48a, an iron core 47 is provided.
b, 47a are rotated by a predetermined angle. Note that, outside the casings 49b and 49a, a connector 50 to which wiring is connected to supply current to the coils 48b and 48a is provided.
b, 50a are mounted, and the mounting substrate 31
Bearing 4 for rotatably supporting the shaft end of first motor shaft 43a
6 is mounted. Similarly, the partition plate 31a or 31b
A bearing for rotatably supporting the shaft of the second motor shaft 43b (including the rotation shaft of the sprocket) may be mounted on the second motor shaft 43b.

The prize ball payout device 30 described above is controlled by the control circuit shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a prize ball sending control circuit in a MP configuration.
It is controlled by a basic circuit 60 composed of a microcomputer including a U, a ROM, a RAM, an input / output circuit and the like. The basic circuit 60 includes a winning ball detector 3a, 3b, a ball shortage detector 10a, 10b, a discharge confirmation switch 36a, 36b, a winning signal output detector 8, a fullness detector 19, and a ball via a switch circuit 61. An input signal from the shortage detector 23 is input. Further, a drive signal is given from the basic circuit 60 to the winning ball processing solenoids 4 a and 4 b via a solenoid circuit 62, and a step pulse signal is sent to the second stepping motor 42 a and the first stepping motor 42 b via a motor circuit 63. The lamp 24a and the prize ball payout notification lamp 24
The display signal is given to b. It should be noted that a current of a predetermined voltage is supplied to each of the above components and circuits via the power supply circuit 65.

The operation controlled by the above-described sending control circuit will be described. The payout command signals from the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b are transmitted to the basic circuit 6 via the switch circuit 61.
When input to 0, a predetermined period and a predetermined number of step pulse signals (the number of steps corresponding to the number of sending out 13 or 7) are transmitted from the basic circuit 60 to the stepping motors 42a and 42b via the motor circuit 63. Can be Thereby, the stepping motors 42a and 42b rotate at a predetermined speed and a predetermined angle (there may be an angle of one rotation or more). Further, the basic circuit 60 controls lighting of the prize ball payout notification lamp 24b via the lamp circuit 64. When the stepping motors 42a and 42b rotate, the prize balls are sent out by the sprockets 37a and 37b and flow down the sending passages 33a and 33b to discharge check switches 36.
a, 36b are turned ON. In this case, when the discharge confirmation switches 36a and 36b do not confirm the predetermined number (13 or 7) of prize balls, although the stepping motors 42a and 42b have counted the predetermined number of step pulses,
A step pulse for discharging the insufficient number of prize balls is sent to the stepping motors 42a and 42b again.

As described above, the discharge confirmation switch 36
When a and 36b send the number of detection signals corresponding to the predetermined number of prize balls to the basic circuit 60, the prize-ball processing solenoids 4a and 4b from the basic circuit 60 via the solenoid circuit 62.
A discharge completion signal is sent to 4b for a predetermined time to turn it on. When the winning ball processing solenoids 4a, 4b are turned on, the winning balls stopped by the winning ball detectors 3a, 3b are opened, flow down the winning ball discharge passages 7a, 7b, and the winning signal output detector 8 is turned on. . When the winning signal of the winning signal output detector 8 is input to the basic circuit 60, the basic circuit 60
Thereafter, the display lamp of the game board (not shown) is driven.

When there are input signals from the ball deficiency detectors 10a and 10b and the fullness detector 19, the basic circuit 60 outputs the burnout lamp 24a via the lamp circuit 64.
Is turned on, and the driving of the stepping motors 42a and 42b is deactivated via the motor circuit 63 (if the transmission operation is being performed, it is deactivated after the operation is completed). Further, when there is an input signal from the ball shortage detector 23, the ball out lamp 24a may be turned on.

Thereafter, each time there is an input signal from the winning ball detectors 3a and 3b, the above operation is repeated.
As described above, in the prize ball dispensing device 30 in the present embodiment, the prize balls flowing down the supply passages 32a and 32b of the plurality of prize balls are provided with the recesses 38a of the sprockets 37a and 37b facing the respective supply passages 32a and 32b. , 38b, and is sent out to downstream delivery passages 33a, 33b following the rotation of the sprockets 37a, 37b. Thus, each sprocket 37a, 37
Since b is fixed to the motor shafts 43a and 43b of the different stepping motors 42a and 42b, the prizes flowing down the plurality of supply passages 32a and 32b by arbitrarily setting the rotation speed of the stepping motors 42a and 42b. The delivery speed of the balls can be independently controlled. Further, since the different stepping motors 42a and 42b are provided so as to be overlapped in the motor axis direction, the installation area is small, and not only can the structure of the mechanism plate 1 be simplified, but also the rear surface of the mechanism plate 1 can be effectively used. Can be used for Further, in this embodiment, since the stepping motors 42a and 42b as the respective electric driving sources only apply the ball pressure of the supply passages 32a and 32b in a row, the load on the stepping motors 42a and 42b is reduced. In addition, the pachinko balls in each of the supply passages 32a and 32b can be independently driven by stepping motors 42a and 42b.
Therefore, even if the number of payouts increases, it is possible to pay out in a short time by summing up the number of payouts of the supply passages 32a and 32b where the payout operation is performed independently.

Although the embodiment in which the ball payout device according to the present invention is applied to the premium ball payout device 30 has been described above, in the above embodiment, the sending speed of the stepping motors 42a and 42b is controlled at any time. For example, when the number of unprocessed prize balls is equal to or more than a predetermined number, the rotation speed of the stepping motors 42a and 42b of the corresponding prize ball payout device 30 is increased, or the number of unprocessed prize balls is increased. Alternatively, the rotation speed of the stepping motors 42a and 42b may be changed by the player or by the operation of the player. In addition, the ball payout device according to the present invention may be applied to not only the prize ball payout device 30 but also a device that sends out balls while counting them one by one or another ball payout device that sends out balls while separating them one by one. . Further, in the above-described embodiment, the relationship between the ball passage and the rotating body is such that the rotating body directly faces the ball passage in the above-described embodiment, but is separately provided by rotation of the rotating body (including a rotating cam-shaped member). The ball feed member may protrude and retract in the ball passage. Also,
In the embodiment described above, each of the motor shafts 43a, 43
3b is provided with one rotating body each,
The one rotating body may correspond to a plurality of ball paths. In the above-described embodiment, the two stepping motors 42a and 42b are shown as overlapping, but a structure in which three or more motors overlap may be used.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, since only the ball pressure of the row of ball passages is applied to each electric drive source, the load on the electric drive source is reduced. In addition, since the pachinko balls in each ball passage are paid out independently by the electric drive source, even if the number of payouts is large, the payout of each ball passage is performed independently. By summing up the numbers, it is possible to pay out in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a prize ball payout device when the ball payout device is applied to a prize ball payout device.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the premium ball payout device.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a part of a mechanism plate on which the prize ball payout device is mounted.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a delivery control circuit that drives the premium ball payout apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10a, 10b Ball deficiency detector (ball deficiency detection means) 30 prize ball payout device (ball discharge device) 32a, 32b Supply passage (ball passage) 36a, 36b Discharge confirmation switch (payout ball detection means) 37a, 37b Sprocket (payout) Members) 42a, 42b Stepping motor (electric drive source) 60 Basic circuit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A dispensing member for allowing or stopping the dispensing of a ball faces a plurality of ball passages in which the balls flow down in a row, and the dispensing member is driven by an electric drive source. In the ball dispensing device that dispenses pachinko balls, the dispensing member is independently driven by the electric drive source, and detects the pachinko balls dispensed to each of the plurality of ball passages. A ball deficiency detecting means for detecting the presence / absence of a pachinko ball to be dispensed is provided upstream of the dispensing member while facing the ball detecting means, and a payout command is issued in a state where the ball deficiency detecting means detects a ball present state. When the signal is derived, the payout of the pachinko balls is started, and the payout ball detection means ends the payout of the pachinko balls by confirming the number of payouts according to the type of the payout command signal. Ball dispensing device and controls the electric drive source. 2. The ball deficiency detecting means, when facing the ball passage above a position where a maximum number of pachinko balls to be paid out from the payout member is stored, and based on the payout command signal. The electric drive source is controlled so as to continue the pachinko ball payout operation based on the payout command signal even when the ball deficiency detection means detects the ball deficiency during the payout operation. The ball dispensing device according to claim 1.