JPH11221315A - Pachinko machine and method for controlling ball shooting - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shoot a game ball with a proper timing with respect to the operation of an operation part in a pachinko machine allowing the shooting of a game ball only when touch occurs at the operation part (touch detection part) of a hit ball shooting device. SOLUTION: A pulse wave of prescribed frequency from an oscillator 31, frequency dividers 32 and 33 is inputted respectively to the clock terminal and the D terminal of a shift register through transmission lines 34 and 35 and a circuit from a touch detection part 8B is connected to the line 34. By the change of the time constants of these lines 34 and 35, only when touch occurs at the part 8B, the terminals Q0 to Q3 of the shift register successively come to a high level and when a touch maintenance detecting signal outputted from an AND circuit (AND gates 41 and 42) connected to the terminals Q0 to Q3 comes to a high level, the game ball is shot.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a ball-and-ball game machine, and more particularly to an improvement in a hit ball launch control device for controlling the hit ball launch from a hit ball launch device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a ball-and-ball game machine (pachinko game machine), a game ball (pachinko ball) is fired from a hitting ball launching device toward a game board, and based on the winning state of the gaming ball to various winning devices. The game proceeds.

FIG. 4 is a front view of such a ball game machine.

[0004] As shown in the figure, an inner frame 3 is attached to the front of a machine frame (outer frame) 1 of a ball game machine by an upper hinge 2A and a lower hinge 2B, and a game board 4 is mounted on the inner frame 3. It is attached. In addition, a glass frame 5 on which a transparent glass is mounted is attached to the front of the inner frame 3, so that the front of the game board 4 is covered with glass, and the game board 4 can be seen through the glass. The game board 4 is detachable from the inner frame 3, and the ball game machine main body (the game board 4 of the ball game machine)
Game board 4).
Can be changed by exchanging the game board 4.

[0005] At the lower part of the game board 5, a supply plate (upper plate) 6 for a game ball, a receiving plate (lower plate) 7, and an operation section 8 of a hitting ball firing device are provided. A game ball as a prize ball is introduced into the supply plate 6 from a prize ball port 6A. The receiving tray 7 receives surplus game balls when the supply tray 6 is full of game balls, and the game balls in the tray 7 can be discharged downward by operating the operation lever 7A. ing.

The hit ball firing device 20 (see FIG. 5) is a means for firing game balls, and is controlled via a hit ball firing control device (not shown). Game balls are supplied from the supply tray 6 to the hit ball launching device 20, and are launched according to the rotation operation of the operation unit 8. The launched game ball is guided along a guide rail 9 provided on the game board 4 and enters an area surrounded by the guide rail 9 at the front of the game board 4, that is, a game area 10.

The operation unit 8 includes a stop switch operation unit 8.
A is provided, and the operator can stop hitting the ball while operating the operation unit 8 by operating the operation unit 8A of the stop switch.

The operation unit 8 includes a touch switch 1
00 (see FIG. 6) is provided. The touch switch 100 indicates that the player is operating the operation unit 8 (the player's hand is touching the operation unit 8).
Is detected via the touch detection unit 8B, and when there is no such detection, the hit ball firing from the hit ball firing device 20 is stopped.

At a substantially center of the game area 10, a variable display device (image display device) 11 corresponding to display means is provided. The variable display device 11 performs a display corresponding to a progress state of a game, and displays, for example, three symbols (a left symbol, a middle symbol, and a right symbol) representing a gaming state on a liquid crystal screen. Then, when a game ball wins a starting port 14 described later, the symbol of the variable display device 11 is changed.

Below the variable display device 11, a variable winning device 12 having a large winning opening that can be opened and closed is provided. In addition, a plurality of general winning openings 13 are provided around the variable display device 11 and the variable winning device 12, and a starting opening 14 is provided in an intermediate region between the variable display device 11 and the variable winning device 12.
Are respectively arranged. Further, a discharge port 15 is provided at the lowermost end of the game area 10.

As a result, the game balls hit into the game area 10 flow down the surface of the game area 10 while the rolling direction is changed by the rolling guide members 16 such as windmills arranged at various places in the game area 10. Then, any of the variable winning device 12, the general winning opening 13, the starting opening 14, and the discharging opening 15 is entered.

[0012] The large winning opening of the variable winning device 12 is
A count switch is provided, and the winning of the special winning opening is detected by the count switch.

Further, a V winning opening is provided inside the special winning opening, and when a game ball which has won the special winning opening further wins the V winning opening, it is detected by a V winning detection switch. I have. In this V winning opening, the opening / closing control pattern of the big winning opening is changed depending on the winning situation.
For example, as long as there is a winning in the V winning opening during opening of the winning opening, the opening of the winning opening is a predetermined upper limit number (for example, 16 times).
Until it is repeated.

The starting port 14 is provided with a start switch (not shown).
Winning is detected. If the winning of the game ball to the starting port 14 (detection of the game ball winning by the start switch) is performed at the timing of the big hit, the game is a big hit.

More specifically, when a winning in the starting port 14 is made at the timing of a big hit, the variable display device 11
Is changed after the winning in the starting opening 14 to indicate a jackpot (for example, three symbols become the same symbol), and further, the large winning opening of the variable winning device 12 which is normally closed. Is released, so that the game balls can enter the variable winning device 12.

At the right and left ends of the game area 10, side lamps 17 for decoration are provided, and at the upper part of the inner frame 3, a big hit lamp 18 which blinks when the variable display device 11 is in a big hit state is provided. Can be

A sound emission port 19 is provided on the front surface of the inner frame 3 below the game board 4, and a sound effect emitted from a speaker (not shown) is emitted from the sound emission port 19.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the hit ball launching device 20.

As shown in FIG.
Includes a firing rod 22 provided on a base member 21 so as to be rotatable around a shaft portion 22A. This firing rod 22
Is provided with a ball hitting portion 22C for hitting a game ball at an end portion, and the ball hitting portion 22C
Are urged in a rotational direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 5) for launching a game ball. The spring force of the spring means is adjusted by a gear mechanism (not shown) according to the amount of rotation of the operation unit 8. Note that the rotation of the firing rod 22 is normally performed by the shaft portion 2.
A pair of stoppers 2 for holding the firing rod 22 on both sides of 2A
It is pressed by 3, 24 so that it is not further rotated in the biasing direction by the spring means.

A cam abutting portion 22B extends to the side of the shaft portion 22A of the firing rod 22, and abuts on a cam surface of a cam member 25 rotatable around the shaft portion 25A. This cam member 25
Is driven to rotate by a firing motor 60 (see FIG. 1). With this rotation, the contact position of the cam contact portion 22B with the cam surface changes, but the cam surface rotates the firing rod 22 in a rotation direction (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5) against the spring means. It is cut out sharply from the swelling part,
When the contact position of the cam contact portion 22B with the cam surface reaches this notch, the firing rod 22 loses the support against the spring means, and the urging direction of the spring means, that is, the hitting portion 2
2C rotates in the direction in which the game ball is launched. This allows
A game ball is hit by the hitting portion 22C. It should be noted that the firing of this game ball is caused by the shape of the cam surface,
The rotation is performed once per rotation.

In this case, the firing motor 60 is driven by rotating the operation unit 8. A stop switch provided with an operation unit 8A in the operation unit 8 acts to stop the firing motor 60 when operated, and the touch switch 100 operates the operation unit 8 (touch detection unit 8).
Unless it is detected that the player is touching B), the operation is such that the firing motor 60 is stopped.

With such a configuration, the player can immediately launch a game ball by rotating the operation unit 8 while touching the operation unit 8, and the momentum of the game ball launch at this time is controlled by the operation. It can be adjusted by the rotation amount of the unit 8.

On the other hand, as the touch switch 100, for example, one having a configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-56211 is known. FIG. 6 shows a circuit configuration of the touch switch 100.

As shown, the touch switch 100
Includes a pulse oscillator 110 including two NAND gates 111 and 112, two resistors 113 and 114, and a capacitor 115. The pulse wave from the pulse oscillator 110 is input to the D terminal of the D-type flip-flop 140 via the transmission line 120 and
0 is input to the CP terminal (clock terminal) of the same D-type flip-flop 140. Here, the transmission path 120
Is a signal from the resistor 121 and the capacitor 122 and the transmission line 13
0 is composed of a resistor 131 and a capacitor 132, and has different time constants. Therefore, the pulse wave arrival time T1 through the transmission path 120
Is shorter than the pulse wave arrival time T2 through the transmission line 130, and the D terminal is at the high level when the CP terminal of the D flip-flop 140 is at the high level. The output from the Q terminal 140 (output of the touch switch 100) is at a high level.

On the other hand, the touch detection unit 8 B is connected to the transmission line 120 via the capacitor 150.
When the player touches the touch detection unit 8B, the ground-to-ground resistance 160 (electric resistance of the human body) and the ground-to-ground capacitance 170 (capacitance of the human body) as shown by broken lines in FIG. , The time constant of the transmission path 120 changes, and the pulse wave arrival time T1 via the transmission path 120 is later than the pulse wave arrival time T2 via the transmission path 130. It has become. Therefore, when the CP terminal of the D-type flip-flop 140 goes high, the D-terminal has not yet gone high, and the output from the Q terminal of the D-type flip-flop 140 (the output of the touch switch 100) ) Is low level.

As described above, the output from the touch switch 100 is inverted at the low level or the high level depending on whether or not the player is touching the touch detection section 8B. Therefore, while the output from the touch switch 100 is at a high level, the hit ball launch control device that has received the signal from the touch switch 100 stops the firing motor of the hit ball launch device 20 while the output is low. When the level is reached, this stop is released, so that the hit ball launching device 2 can be used only when the player is touching the touch detection unit 8B.
The launching of a hit ball from 0 is allowed.

[0027]

By the way, in the above conventional ball game machine, when the player touches the touch detecting section 8B and starts to rotate the operation section 8, the game from the hit ball launching apparatus 20 is immediately performed. Ball launch starts. For this reason, before the player rotates the operation unit 8 to an appropriate position and sets the momentum of the shot to be fired to a desired value, any number of game balls are fired, and the player's There was a problem that hindered interest.

In a ball-and-ball game machine, electric noise is likely to be generated because a large number of metal game balls are used. For this reason, when noise is applied to the touch switch 100, the hit ball launch control device may make a determination as if the player has touched the touch detection unit 8B. There is a risk that a game ball may be fired from the hit ball firing device 20 even though it is not touched.

Further, some players include a touch detection section 8.
B, the operation unit 8 is previously rotated and fixed in a state where it is not touched, and a game ball is fired by touching the touch detection unit 8B in this state, the timing of game ball firing is operated, and the starting port 14 is opened. Although there are those who try to adjust the timing of winning a prize, such a game method has become possible with a conventional ball game machine. However, if such a game method that deviates from the original game method of the ball-and-ball game machine is rampant, it may hinder the interest of general players.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and a ball which allows a game ball to be fired when a player is touching an operation unit (touch detection unit) of the hit ball firing device. In a gaming machine, an object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine and a hit ball firing control method in which a game ball is fired at an appropriate timing for operation of an operation unit.

[0031]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a hitting ball firing device for firing a game ball and a touch detecting means for detecting that a player is touching a touch detecting portion of an operation unit of the hitting ball firing device. And a hit ball launch control device that allows game ball launch from the hit ball launch device only when a touch of the player to the touch detection unit is detected by the touch detection unit and controls according to operation of the operation unit. In the ball game machine provided with the above, when the detection of the player touching the touch detection unit by the touch detection unit is performed for a predetermined standby time or more in the hit ball firing control device, the hit ball firing is performed. A hit ball launch delay means for allowing launch of game balls from the device is provided.

[0032] In the second invention, the hit ball firing delay means includes a storage means for storing and outputting a detection signal from the touch detection means at a predetermined timing while sequentially shifting the detection signal, and a continuous predetermined number of the storage means. When the output of both corresponds to a detection signal from the touch detection means indicating that the player has touched the touch detection unit, a signal allowing the game ball launching from the hitting ball launching device And a determination circuit that outputs

In the third invention, it is detected that the player is touching the touch detection section of the operation section of the hitting ball firing device, and when this detection is made, the game ball firing from the hitting ball firing device is performed by the operation. In the hit ball launch control method for a ball game machine controlled according to an operation of a unit, the detection that the player is touching the touch detection unit with the launching of the game ball from the hit ball launching device is performed for a predetermined standby time or more. Then allow.

[0034]

According to the ball game machine of the first and second aspects of the invention and the hit ball launching method of the third aspect of the present invention, when the player touches the touch detection section of the operation section of the hit ball launching apparatus,
In accordance with the operation of the operation unit, a game ball is fired from the hit ball firing device, and the game ball is fired after the detection that the player is touching the touch detection unit for a predetermined standby time is performed. Is done. That is, the game ball is started to be fired only when the player continues touching for a predetermined standby time after starting touching the touch detection unit.

In particular, in the second invention, the detection signal from the touch detecting means is provided at a predetermined timing (for example, a predetermined cycle).
Are sequentially stored in the storage means while being sequentially shifted, and are sequentially output. When all of the continuous predetermined numbers of these outputs indicate that there is a touch on the touch detection unit, this continuous The determination circuit determines that the touch on the touch detection unit has been maintained for a time corresponding to the predetermined number of times, that is, the standby time, and the launching of a game ball from the hit ball launching device is permitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the player touches the touch detection unit of the operation unit and starts operating the operation unit, the game ball is immediately started to be fired from the hit ball firing device. Instead, the player can operate the operation unit to an appropriate state during a predetermined standby time, for example, to adjust the momentum of the shot to be fired to a desired one. Therefore, the interest of the game for the player is enhanced.

Further, the detection signal from the touch detection unit is disturbed by electric noise generated in the ball-and-ball game machine, and the hit ball launch control device detects whether the player has touched the touch detection unit. Even if such a state does not continue for a predetermined standby time, game balls are not fired, so the possibility that game balls are accidentally fired from the hitting ball firing device can be significantly reduced. .

Furthermore, even if some players try to execute a special game method in which the operation of the operation unit is fixed and the game ball is fired only by touching the touch detection unit, the game ball is fired by touch. It does not work because it is delayed by a waiting time from the touch on the detection unit. Therefore, the game method that deviates from the original game method of the ball game machine does not traverse, and the original game method of the game machine is correctly maintained.

Further, in the second invention, in particular, the continuation of the player's touch on the touch detection unit can be reliably determined back to the past timing, and the player can release his / her hand from the touch detection unit. When released, the hit ball firing is immediately stopped based on the latest touch detection signal, so there is no timing delay in stopping the hit ball firing, and no hit ball firing against the will of the player is performed.

[0040]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In each of the following embodiments, the overall configuration of a ball-and-ball game machine and a hit ball launching device are, for example, shown in FIG.
And the same as shown in FIG. Therefore, the following description focuses on the configuration of the hit ball launch control device that is a feature of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a hit ball launch control device 30 of the present embodiment.

As shown, the hit ball launch control device 30
Is provided with an oscillator 31, and a pulse wave of a predetermined frequency from the oscillator 31 is divided into frequency dividers (counters) 32 and 33.
And the transmission lines 34 and 35 branched at a point A on the circuit.
And is input to the shift register 40. Note that the output frequencies from the frequency dividers 32 and 33 can be changed by exchanging the connection terminals of the frequency dividers 32 and 33.

The transmission path 35 extends from the point A to the point D on the circuit,
This circuit is connected to E and F, and is connected to the D terminal of the shift register 40. Here, an inverter (inverter) 36 having a Schmitt trigger characteristic is interposed between the points A and D on the circuit. For example, the pulse at the point A shown in the uppermost stage (first stage) in FIG. The waveform is inverted to the pulse waveform at point D shown in the second stage of FIG. Further, FIG.
The waveform at the point E shown in the stage has a delay according to the time constant based on the circuit element (resistance, capacitor) interposed in the transmission line 35, and this waveform is inverted and inverted by the inverter 37 having the Schmitt trigger characteristic. Fig. 2
And the waveform at the point F shown in the fourth row of FIG.

On the other hand, the transmission path 34 is a circuit extending from point A to points B and C on the circuit, and is connected to the clock terminal of the shift register 40. The transmission line 34 is connected to the transmission line 3 based on interposed circuit elements (resistance, capacitor).
It has a different time constant from 5. Thereby, a pulse wave input from the transmission line 35 to the D terminal of the shift register (the first stage pulse waveform in FIG. 3) and a pulse wave input from the transmission line 34 to the clock terminal (the second stage pulse in FIG. 3) When the timing is shifted, the clock terminal is at high level (1) when the player is not touching the touch detection unit 8B (before touch ON or after touch OFF in FIG. 3).
At this time, the D terminal is set to low level (0).

Here, the shift register 40 stores the level of the D terminal at the time of input to the clock terminal performed at a predetermined cycle while sequentially shifting the level to the four Q terminals. More specifically, the level (0 or 1) of the D terminal at the time of input to the clock terminal (at the time of rising to a high level) is sequentially stored in the Q0 terminal, the Q1 terminal, the Q2 terminal, and the Q3 terminal. Thereafter, when the data to be stored further increases, the data at the Q0 terminal is erased, and the data stored at the Q1, Q2, and Q3 terminals are shifted and stored at the Q0, Q1, and Q2 terminals, respectively. At the same time, this new data is stored in the Q3 terminal.

On the other hand, a touch detection unit 8B is connected to a point E of the transmission path 35 via a predetermined circuit element. Then, the player touches the touch detection unit 8B, and a ground-to-ground resistance (electric resistance of a human body) 160 and a ground-to-ground capacitance (capacitance of a human body) 170 between the touch detection unit 8B and the ground.
Is inserted, the transmission path 3
The time constant of 5 changes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the pulse waveform at point E when there is a touch (fifth stage in FIG. 2) and the pulse waveform at point F where this is inverted and shaped (sixth stage in FIG. 2) Has a delay with respect to the case where there is no touch (the third and fourth pulse waveforms in FIG. 2).

Thus, when the player is touching the touch detection section 8B, the touch ON and the touch OFF in FIG.
The level of the D terminal at the time of input to the clock terminal becomes high level (1) due to the timing delay of the input of the pulse wave to the D terminal, as shown in the portion between. Therefore, in this touch state, each Q of shift register 40
The terminals are sequentially switched to the high level as shown in the third to sixth stages of FIG. If this touch state continues for more than the time during which four pulse wave inputs are made to the D terminal (standby time indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3), all of the Q terminals become high level.

The transmission line 34 is provided with a variable resistor 38 so that the time constant of the transmission line 34 can be adjusted. Specifically, the waveform at the point B of the transmission line 34 changes as shown in the seventh or ninth stage of FIG. 2 by adjusting the variable resistor 38, and this is inverted and inverted by the inverter 39 having the Schmitt trigger characteristic. The shaped input waveform to the clock terminal (waveform at point C) is shown in the eighth stage or the first stage in FIG.
It changes like the 0 stage. This adjustment is performed by the touch detection unit 8B
Is not touched, the D terminal input (the fourth stage pulse waveform in FIG. 2) is at a low level at the rise of the clock terminal input (the eighth stage or the tenth stage pulse waveform in FIG. 2), and the touch detection unit When 8B is touched, the D terminal input (the fourth stage pulse waveform in FIG. 2) is set to the high level at the rise of the clock terminal input (the eighth stage or the tenth stage pulse waveform in FIG. 2). You. In the seventh to ninth stages of FIG. 2, the sensitivity is high when the high level of the clock terminal input and the high level of the D terminal input overlap with each other, and the sensitivity is low when the level is low.

The four Q terminals of the shift register 40
The ND gates 41 and 42 are connected to an AND circuit. Specifically, the Q2 terminal and the Q3 terminal are connected to the AND gate 41 together with the high level from the voltage source, and the output of the AND gate 41 is connected to the AND gate 42 together with the Q0 terminal and the Q1 terminal. The output is the output of the AND circuit (touch maintenance detection signal). That is, as shown in the lowermost stage (seventh stage) of FIG. 3, the touch maintenance detection signal is transmitted from the player to the touch detection unit 8B for at least four pulse wave inputs to the clock terminal of the shift register 40. High level when touching.

The touch maintenance detection signal (the output of the AND gate 41) is input to the AND gate 43. This AND
To the gate 43, a firing command signal obtained by converting a signal from the firing switch 50 via the logic conversion circuit 51 and a firing permission signal from the prize ball discharge control circuit 52 are input.

Here, the firing switch 50 comprises a firing start switch for detecting the rotation operation of the operation unit 8 and a stop switch. The operation unit 8 is operated to rotate, and the operation unit 8A of the stop switch is operated. When there is no signal, the firing command signal output from the logic conversion circuit 51 is set to a high level. The firing permission signal from the prize ball discharge control circuit 52 is set to a high level when the hit ball firing can be performed.

Therefore, the output of the AND gate 43 is
When the firing permission signal, the firing command signal, and the touch maintenance detection signal are all at the high level, the signal is set to the high level. That is, from the AND gate 43, when the player rotates the operation unit 8 in a state where the hit ball firing is permitted and the player touches the touch detection unit 8B for a predetermined standby time, the high level is output. Is output.

The output of the AND gate 43 (hit ball firing signal) is inverted through an inverter 44 having Schmitt trigger characteristics, and is input to a reset terminal of a shift register 45.

In the shift register 45, pulse waves having different frequencies are input from predetermined different terminals of the frequency divider 33 to a D terminal and a clock terminal. As a result, as long as the reset input is at a low level (that is, as long as a hit ball firing signal is output), the levels of the four Q terminals of the shift register 45 are high and at a frequency determined by a combination of these pulse waves. The low level shifts. The periodically fluctuating level of the Q terminal is input to the motor drive circuit 61 of the firing motor 60, which is a stepping motor, so that the firing motor 60 is driven.

On the other hand, when at least one of the firing permission signal, the firing command signal, and the touch maintenance detection signal goes low, and the hit ball firing signal (output of the AND gate 43) goes low, the reset input to the shift register 45 is made. Becomes high level. Thereby, the Q terminal of the shift register 45, that is, the pulse motor drive circuit 6
Since the input to 1 is uniformly cleared to zero and becomes a low level, the firing motor 60 is stopped, and the hit ball firing is stopped.

In this case, the touch maintenance detection signal immediately goes low when at least one of the Q terminals of the shift register 40 goes low, but the player attempts to stop hitting the ball and operates the operation section 8 (touch detection section 8). When the player releases his / her hand, the Q0 terminal of the shift register 40 immediately goes to a low level, so that the hit ball firing is immediately stopped, and no hit ball firing against the will of the player is performed. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the Q0 terminal of the shift register 40 goes low immediately after the touch OFF, and the touch maintenance detection signal goes low immediately.

The power-on detection signal from the power-on detection circuit 46 is input to the reset terminals of the frequency dividers 32 and 33 and the shift register 40 simultaneously with the power-on. Is initialized (cleared to zero).

Next, the operation will be described.

In a ball-and-ball game machine, a hit ball launching device 20
When the operation unit 8 is rotated, a game ball is fired from the hitting ball launching device 20 toward the game board 4 with an intensity corresponding to the rotation operation amount, and various winnings of the game ball fired in this manner are achieved. Device (variable winning device 12, general winning opening 13, starting opening 1
The game progresses according to the winning situation in 4).

In this case, the hit ball firing control device 30 for controlling the hit ball firing device 20 includes a firing permission signal from the ejection control circuit 52, a firing command signal from the firing switch 50 (logic conversion circuit 51), and a touch maintenance detection signal. Only when all (output signals of the AND gate 43) are at the high level, the firing motor 60 of the hit ball firing device 20 is driven via the motor drive circuit 61.

Here, the touch maintenance detection signal becomes a high level only when the player has touched the touch detection unit 8B of the operation unit 8 for a predetermined standby time or more. That is, the hit holding detection signal for hitting the ball is determined by the hit register firing delay means including the shift register 40 and the AND gates 41 and 42 by a predetermined waiting time from the start of the touch on the touch detection unit 8B (the shift register 40).
(The time corresponding to four pulse waves to the clock terminal) becomes high level.

Therefore, even if the player touches the touch detecting section 8B and starts to rotate the operation section 8, the launching of the game ball from the hitting ball launching device 20 does not start immediately, and the player can perform the predetermined action. By rotating the operation unit 8 to an appropriate position during the waiting time, the momentum of the shot to be fired can be made desired.

Further, the detection signal from the touch detection unit 8B is disturbed by electric noise generated in the ball and ball game machine, and the detection signal as if the player touched the touch detection unit 8B is sent to the shift register. Even if it is input, unless such a state continues for a predetermined standby time, the touch maintenance detection signal does not become a high level. Therefore, the possibility that a game ball is erroneously fired from the hit ball firing device 20 is remarkable. Can be smaller.

Further, even if some players try to perform a special game method in which the operation unit 8 is fixed and the game ball is fired only by touching the touch detection unit 8B, the game ball is fired by touch. It does not work because it is delayed by the waiting time from the touch on the detection unit 8B. Therefore, in the ball game machine, the game method that deviates from the original game method does not cross, and the original game method of the game machine is correctly maintained.

If the player releases his / her operation unit 8 (touch detection unit 8) in an attempt to stop hitting the ball,
Immediately, the Q0 terminal of the shift register 40 goes low, and the touch maintenance detection signal goes low, so that the shot is immediately stopped, and no shot is hit against the player's will.

Incidentally, in the relationship between the present embodiment and the claims, the shift register 40 stores the A
The AND circuit composed of the ND gates 41 and 42 corresponds to the determination circuit, and the circuit composed of the shift register 40 and the AND circuit corresponds to the hit ball firing delay means.

Also, in the present embodiment, the time (standby time) in which a touch must be made in order to launch a hit ball is:
Although the time when there are four pulse wave inputs to the clock terminal of the shift register is set to be a time, the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, the number of necessary pulse wave inputs to the clock terminal is four times. Naturally, it is possible to increase or decrease the waiting time, and the waiting time can be arbitrarily adjusted.

Further, as the shift register 40, one in which the value of the D terminal at the time of the rising of the input of the clock terminal is sequentially stored in the Q terminal is used. Of course, it is also possible to use one in which the value of the D terminal at the time of falling is sequentially stored in the Q terminal. In this case, each element (resistance, capacitor) on the circuit may be changed so that the rising time of the input of the clock terminal becomes the falling time in the above description.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a hit ball launch control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing a waveform at each point on a circuit of the hit ball launch control device.

FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing a waveform of each terminal of the shift register.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a ball game machine.

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the hit ball firing device.

FIG. 6 is a rear view showing a conventional touch switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Machine frame 2A Upper hinge 2B Lower hinge 3 Inner frame 4 Amusement board 5 Glass frame 6 Supply tray 7 Receiving tray 8 Operation part 8A Stop switch operation part 8B Touch detection part 9 Guide rail 10 Game area 11 Variable display device 12 Variable winning device DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 General winning opening 14 Starting port 15 Discharge port 16 Rolling guide member 17 Side lamp 18 Jackpot lamp 19 Sound emission port 20 Hitting and launching device 30 Hitting and launching control device 31 Oscillator 32 Divider 33 Divider 34 Transmission path 35 Transmission path 36 Inverter 37 Inverter 38 Variable resistor 39 Inverter 40 Shift register 41 AND gate 42 AND gate 43 AND gate 44 Inverter 45 Shift register 50 Launch switch 51 Prize ball discharge control circuit 60 Launch motor 61 Motor drive circuit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hitting ball firing device for firing a game ball, touch detection means for detecting that a player is touching a touch detection unit of an operation unit of the hitting ball firing device, and a game ball from the hitting ball firing device A hit ball launching control device that allows launch only when a player's touch on the touch detection unit is detected by the touch detection unit and controls the launch in accordance with the operation of the operation unit; A hitting ball that allows the hitting ball launching device to launch a game ball when the detection of the player touching the touch detection unit by the touch detecting means is performed for a predetermined standby time or longer. A ball game machine comprising a launch delay means. 2. The hitting and launching means for delaying and storing a detection signal from the touch detection means at a predetermined timing while sequentially shifting and storing the detection signal, and a predetermined number of continuous outputs of the storage means. A determination to output a signal allowing the launching of a game ball from the hitting ball launching device when the signal corresponds to a detection signal from the touch detecting means indicating that the player has touched the touch detecting unit. The ball game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a circuit. 3. Detecting that a player is touching a touch detection unit of an operation unit of the hitting ball firing device, and when this detection is performed, launching a game ball from the hitting ball firing device to operation of the operation unit. Therefore, in the hit ball launch control method of the ball game machine to be controlled, in the hit ball launch device, the launch of the game ball is allowed after the detection of the player touching the touch detection unit for a predetermined standby time or more. A hit ball launch control method for a ball game machine.