JPH11244489A - Ball flow passage switching device in pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized and easily handleable ball flow passage switching device capable of switching the flow passage of winning balls and the flow passage of return balls. SOLUTION: At a prescribed part below a ball pay-out part 30, an electromagnetic solenoid 48 of a rotary type provided with a rectangular outer shell body 52 is installed in a prescribed direction. A switching valve 49 connected to the fulcrum shaft part 54a of a turning shaft inserted to an excitation force generation part incorporated inside the outer shell body 52 and turnably supported is positioned at the branching part of a ball pay-out path 43 and a ball return path 44 communicated with the ball passage 28 of the ball pay-out part 30. Then, by utilizing energizing force imparted to the switching valve 49 and excitation force generated in the electromagnetic solenoid 48, the switching valve 49 is posture-controlled to the first state of opening the ball pay-out path 43 and communicating with the ball passage 28 and the second state of opening the ball return path 44 and communicating with the ball passage 28.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball path switching device in a pachinko game machine, and more particularly, to a player (ball tray) using a pachinko ball stored on the back side of the machine as a prize ball for winning a game. In a gaming machine capable of discharging to the side, while being able to discharge to the outside as a return ball (return ball) by a ball removing operation, a ball flow switching device capable of switching the flow path between a prize ball and a return ball It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine and an arrangement ball machine, a ball is fed from a ball plate to a firing position by a ball-feeding / launch control operation for each ball started based on a game operation. The required pachinko game can be played by launching the game ball into the game board. Then, the balls stored in the ball storage and discharge path section on the back side of the machine are paid out by the prize ball payout device in response to the winning conditions during the game (such as generation of a safe ball and establishment of a symbol combination score by entering the ball). Each operation is paid out as a predetermined number of prize balls, and is supplied to the upper and lower ball dishes from a predetermined prize ball path. On the other hand, when it is necessary to remove a considerable amount of stored balls in the ball storage / discharge path due to handling of the gaming machine, generally, an operation rod is inserted from an operation hole formed on the front side of the front frame to insert the operation rod. By operating the ball flow switching device of the above, the switching valve provided at the branch connecting portion between the prize ball path and the ball removal path is held in the ball removal state (ball return position), and the stored ball is moved to the ball. It can be discharged to the back side of the outside of the machine from the path. The operating rod is a wire-like material having a knob, and is managed by the hall manager. However, a straight material that is easily available can be sufficiently substituted.

[0003] In such a pachinko gaming machine, apart from paying out prize balls, as a form in which all stored balls can be paid out by a ball removing operation, the prize ball payout device generally uses an electric motor for each winning condition. Tools (solenoids and motors)
By the drive control, an electric type that pays out and counts the prize balls while controlling the rotation of the ball feeder facing the ball path is used. In the ball flow path switching device, a switch operated by the operation rod is used. An electric type is used in which the switching valve is switched to a ball release (return) position, held and extracted by drive control of an electromagnetic solenoid based on a detection input. And as an embodiment of both devices, at the side edge of the mechanism set board on the back side provided with a window for game board inspection,
A prize ball dispensing device is installed in accordance with the downstream portion of the ball storage and discharge route, and a ball flow switching device is installed at a branch connection between the prize ball route and the ball emptying passage communicating with the downstream of the prize ball dispensing device. Thus, based on the detection input of the switch in the ball removing operation, all the withdrawn balls can be released under the condition of holding the switching of the switching valve and releasing the prize ball payout device.

[0004] In addition to the operation rod, the spherical channel switching device is provided on the back side of the front frame opened from the outer frame.
The switch can be detected by a fingertip operation. Further, in both devices, the detection input of the switch is validated only once as a ball release control process in the electronic control device, and after the ball release operation, the power is turned on again as a normal recovery process or a reset input related to the electronic control device is performed. Perform the operation. Unless this processing is performed, the subsequent detection input of the same switch is invalidated and the ball is set to be impossible to remove. Under this condition, the electric tool and the electromagnetic solenoid
Based on a timer setting condition in the electronic control unit in response to the detection input of the ball-pulling switch, it is set to automatically return after a predetermined time has elapsed.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional ball channel switching device, a linear type electromagnetic device having a rectangular outer body is used as an actuating means for rotating the switching valve between a ball discharging position and a ball removing position. Rotary electromagnetic solenoids having solenoids and circular shells have been implemented. However, in the linear type electromagnetic solenoid, since the rod reciprocates linearly, a linking member for converting the linear displacement of the rod into the rotational displacement of the switching valve is required, and the operating system of the switching valve is required. However, there is a drawback that the apparatus becomes complicated and malfunctions such as malfunctions easily occur, and the whole apparatus becomes large. On the other hand, in the rotary type electromagnetic solenoid, since the switching valve can be directly connected to the rod, the operation system for the switching valve is simple, and there is an advantage that operation failure or the like can be prevented. Due to the large size, the installation area becomes large, and the size of the entire apparatus cannot be reduced accordingly. Therefore, in the mechanism set board, it is necessary to secure a large installation site on the premise of the external size of the ball flow switching device, and the design of the entire prize ball discharge path and the like are not less restricted and difficult to handle. be pointed out.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to newly solve the above-mentioned problem by providing a prize ball flow path downstream of a ball payout section connected to a ball storage / discharge path section on the back of the machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized and easy-to-handle ball channel switching device in a pachinko game machine that can switch the channel of a return ball.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and to achieve the initial object, the present invention provides a method of dispensing pachinko balls stored in a prize ball storing and discharging portion of a mechanism set board mounted on the back side of the machine. The ball can be discharged from the prize ball discharge path to the player side as a prize ball for the winning of the game under the condition that the ball can be paid out, while the ball can be discharged from the ball release path to the outside as a return ball by a ball release operation. In a pachinko gaming machine, a rotary electromagnetic solenoid having a rectangular outer body is installed in a predetermined direction at a predetermined position below a ball payout portion on the mechanism set board, and inserted into an exciting force generating unit incorporated in the outer body. The rotatable shaft is rotatably supported, and a part of the rotatable shaft is extended outside the outer shell as a fulcrum shaft.
A switching valve, which can be located at a branch portion between a ball discharge path and a ball return path communicating with the ball passage of the ball discharging section, is connected, and an urging force applied to the switching valve and excitation generated by the electromagnetic solenoid A first valve, in which the switching valve is opened using the rotation shaft as a fulcrum and the ball dispensing path is opened to communicate with the ball path using force.
And a second state in which the ball return path is opened to communicate with the ball path.

[0008]

[Operation] Below the ball passage communicating with the ball payout section,
A rotary electromagnetic solenoid is installed at a predetermined location that branches into a ball payout path that communicates with the prize ball discharge path and a ball return path that communicates with the ball removal path, and a switching valve is connected to the rotating shaft of the electromagnetic solenoid. I do. In the non-excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid, the biasing force applied to the switching valve causes the switching valve to maintain its posture in the first state, that is, the state in which the ball discharging path is opened to communicate with the ball passage. Is done.
As a result, the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing section pass through the ball passage to the ball dispensing road side, and are discharged to the player side as prize balls via the prize ball discharging path. Also, in the excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid by a required ball-pulling operation, the switching valve is in the second state, that is, the ball return path is opened by the rotational displacement of the rotational axis of the solenoid, and the ball return path is opened. The posture is maintained in the state of communication. As a result, the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball dispensing section are discharged from the ball path to the ball return path side, and are discharged outside the machine as return balls via the ball release path.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a ball channel switching device in a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings with reference to preferred embodiments. In this embodiment, a game ball is launched into the game board one by one to develop a game ball winning game (classification of an out ball and a safe ball). A case of a pachinko machine that can be separately discharged into award balls for establishment (generation of safe balls) and a rental ball for games using a ball rental system and supplied to a ball tray side will be mainly exemplified.

First, the pachinko machine schematically shown in FIG. 1 and the ball processing section schematically shown in FIG.
A mechanism set board C having respective ball processing units is detachably set on the back side of the front frame B assembled in the first embodiment. In the set board C, a discharge path 2 for out-balls and a processing path 3 for safe balls are formed around the window 1 for game board inspection, while a ball storage / discharge path section for prize balls ( As a prize ball storage / discharge unit 4, an uppermost ball tank 4 a, a straightening gutter 4 b for alignment, and a discharge gutter 4 c for pressure reduction are sequentially connected in order so that a considerable number of pachinko balls can be stored and sent out. Has become. At the downstream end of the delivery gutter 4c, a prize ball dispensing device F, which will be described later, and a ball flow switching device G of this embodiment are detachably set. The first, which is connected to the ball tray (not shown)
Second prize ball paths (prize ball discharge paths) 5 and 7 are formed, and a ball emptying path 9 branched from an upstream portion of the first prize ball path 5 is formed on the lower outer side. The processing path 3 is communicated. The first prize ball path 5 is communicated with the upstream portion of the upper ball tray via the supply port 6, and the second prize ball path 7 branches off from the side of the supply port 6 and is connected to the lower portion of the front frame B. The lower ball tray is communicated via a container 8 attached to the back side (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

As a further configuration of the mechanism set board C, as shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 2, an orthogonal connecting portion between the straightening gutter 4b and the sending gutter 4c is provided for a single row of prize balls. A ball feed alignment unit 10 is provided, a switch 11 for detecting a stored ball is provided at a predetermined position of the flow straightening gutter 4b, and a prize ball filling detection mechanism 12 is incorporated on the way of the second prize ball path 7. . On the other hand, a lever 13 and a switch 14 as a ball-pulling operation means are assembled near the delivery gutter 4c, and a safe ball detection processing device D is detachably set in the processing path 3. This device D is an electric type in which the safe balls are detected one by one and released after the prize balls are paid out, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
A switch 17 capable of detecting passage of the safe spheres in the passage 16 one by one and stopper portions 18a and 18b located above and below the switch 17 are formed in the main body 15 having a passage 16 communicating with the processing path 3. A lever-shaped restriction processing member 18 for restricting the entry and exit of the safe ball by restricting and releasing the safe ball by each processing operation, and an electromagnetic solenoid 19 for alternately switching the member 18 to each restriction state. By assembling, the whole can be configured and handled in the main body unit. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 20 denotes a terminal board connected to a power supply unit (AC 24 V), 21 denotes a first electronic control device for controlling game contents, 22 denotes a safe ball detection process and prize ball discharge (payout and ball removal). 2 are shown.

The pachinko machine according to the present embodiment is installed together with the ball rental system in each section frame of an installation frame (commonly called "island") in a game hall, and is provided for a game in a vertical orientation.
In this state, although not shown, a considerable amount of pachinko balls supplied as needed from the ball placement unit in the replenishment facility of the installation frame base for each row is received in the ball tank 4a of the ball storage / discharge path section 4 and Housed in each gutter 4b, 4c,
A predetermined number of prize balls can be paid out for safe balls generated during the pachinko game. On the other hand, in the ball lending system, under the ball presence detection condition of the switch 11, lending of a set number of balls is performed for a fixed amount unit within the effective amount of the card to be used. The card unit E is provided outside the outer frame A (see FIG. 1), and a relay control unit (also referred to as an interface board) 24 installed at the lower rear side of the front frame B is provided with a card reader 23 and an upper ball plate side. The ball lending operation unit and the second electronic control unit 22 are connected to each other. Then, in response to the ball lending reading control processing condition of the card reader 23, the prize ball payout device F described later is operated, so that the paid out lent balls are supplied to the upper ball plate.

The prize ball payout device F implemented in the above-mentioned pachinko machine is controlled and operated by the second electronic control unit 22 to separately discharge a prize ball to a safe ball and a rental ball for a game, and This is an electronic control operation form for controlling the withdrawal of the stored spheres, and is detachably set in the installation portion of the mechanism set board C as schematically shown in FIGS. In the prize ball dispensing apparatus F, as a basic configuration, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a ball passage is defined in a synthetic resin case body 26 unitized in a vertically rectangular box shape, and an electric ball dispensing portion 30 is provided at a portion facing the ball passage.
Can be handled for each case body. And it was formed between the installation part of the mechanism set board C, that is, the lower end of the delivery gutter 4c of the ball storage / discharge path section 4 and the upper ends of the first and second prize ball paths 5, 7 and the ball emptying path 9. It is accommodated in the concave chamber 25 in units of the case body 26, and is fixedly set by a later-described required locking means in a state where the ball passage is aligned with each path 4c. The case body 2
6, a rectangular cover 26B is attached to one base plate 26A which is in close contact with the installation surface in the concave chamber 25, and one side (the right side in FIG. A gutter 27 in which a row of ball passages 28 is formed in a hanging shape is incorporated,
Screws are fixed to the base plate 26A and the cover 26B.

The ball dispensing section 30 incorporated in the above-mentioned case body 26 detects the passage of balls from the ball storage / discharge path section 4 one by one and is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. Thus, the rotating sprocket-shaped ball feeder 32 axially supported by the support portion 31 of the base plate 26A and the ball feeder 3
An electromagnetic solenoid 34, which is a switching operation source of a regulation piece 36 for regulating rotation and stop of the second, and first and second detectors 38 and 39;
And The ball feeder 32 faces the receiving portions 33 (six in the figure) formed on the outer periphery into the ball passage 28, and
Each ball can be received and released by rotation. In addition, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is provided with a magnetic force generating portion (also referred to as a bobbin) 34A in which a coil is wound around a metal support frame 25 fixed to a base plate 26A in the illustrated flapper type example,
The exciting force generated at the time of energization can act intensively on the magnetically attached portion 34a. On the other hand, the restricting piece 36 is supported by one end of the support frame 35 in a tiltable manner and is urged by a spring 37 to be magnetically attached. Part 34
The engagement of the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32 is stopped and separated and released using the spring a and the spring 37. On the other hand, the first and second
The detectors 38 and 39 are arranged at a detection interval of one ball, face the ball passage 28, and are configured to individually detect the incoming ball and the outgoing ball.

In such a ball dispensing section 30, in the operating state when the power is turned on, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized (O
The hanging regulation piece 36 released from the magnetically attached portion 34a by the FF) is biased and held in a normal state in which the ball feeder 32 is restrained (see FIG. 4). Therefore, this ball feeder 32 is
In the state where the most advanced (lowest end) of the sphere that has been thrown into the sphere storage / discharge path section 4 and enters the ball passage 28 from the delivery path 4 c is stopped in the receiving section 33, the first The detector 38 directly detects this sphere. On the other hand, when the regulating piece 36 attracted to the magnetically attached portion 34a is tilted by the excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32, the ball feeder 32 rotates with the weight of one ball received. When the same ball is released, the second detector 39 directly detects the released ball, and the solenoid 34 is demagnetized and returned. The first and second detectors 38 and 39 are light emitting diodes disposed on a control board (not shown) connected to the second control circuit device 22 in an example in which an optical sensor type is used. And a light receiving diode disposed on a circuit board (not shown). In addition, in response to clogging (judgment) in the ball dispensing section 30, as a control for generating vibration by operating the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 to eliminate clogging, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-24997
The technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3 can be adopted. Regarding the control of the determination processing of the detection failure (failure) of the dispensed ball of the second detector 39, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249975 can be adopted. Further, with respect to control for changing the ball payout speed between a high speed mode and a low speed mode in accordance with the number of prize balls (reserved balls) (detection interval time), for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-6789 and The technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-285821 can be employed.

The ball flow switching device G of the present embodiment, which is controlled and operated by the second electronic control unit 22, switches and discharges a prize ball, a lending ball, and a stored ball. As schematically shown in FIG. 2, it is set detachably below the winning ball payout device F in the installation portion of the mechanism set board C. In this spherical flow switching device G, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, 13 and 14, as a basic configuration, a synthetic resin case body 41 unitized in a small rectangular box shape is provided. A ball passage is defined and a motor-operated switching / discharging section 47 is attached to a portion facing the ball passage so that the case body can be handled. Then, in the installation portion of the mechanism set board C, that is, in the concave chamber portion 25, the ball is accommodated in the case body unit between the prize ball dispensing device F and the first prize ball path 5 and the ball removal path 9, and the ball passage Is fixedly set by required locking means described later in a state where the ball is connected to the ball passage 28 and the first prize ball path 5 and the ball removing path 9. The case 41 has a U-shaped cover 41B attached to a base 41A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the concave chamber 25, and is attached to one side (the right side in FIG. 4) of the case 41. A ball passage is defined.

In the ball flow switching device G of this embodiment, the partition wall 42 formed on the right side of the case body 41 and the cover body 41B allow the ball passage 28 of the prize ball dispensing device F and the ball passage 28 to be connected. A hanging ball payout path 43 communicating with the first prize ball path 5 is formed, and a slanted ball return path 44 communicating from the center of the ball payout path 43 to the ball emptying path 9.
Are branched, and both paths 43 and 44 are covered by a partition plate 46 extending vertically at substantially the center of the base body 41A and a right side wall of the cover 41B. In addition,
At each part of the base body 41A, a boss, a pedestal, and the like for assembling are provided, and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 have a substantially inverted V-shape as illustrated in FIG. A switching valve 49 to be described later is connected to one end of the branch communication port.
Relief recess 45 is formed.

Further, the switching discharge part 47 incorporated in the case body 41 is shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the electromagnetic valve is constituted by an electromagnetic solenoid 48 installed on the left side of the partition plate 46 of the base body 41A, and a lever-shaped switching valve 49 rotatably supported on the right side of the partition plate 46. The electromagnetic solenoid 48 is a rotary type having a small and rectangular outer body 52,
Rotating shaft 5 inserted into exciting force generating unit 53 incorporated in 2
4 is rotatably supported, and one end thereof is supported by a fulcrum shaft 54a.
And is configured to extend outside the outer shell 52.
And, this small rotary electromagnetic solenoid 48
The outer shell 52 is accommodated in an installation portion 51 defined by a support piece 50 integrally formed with the base body 41a, and a fulcrum shaft portion 54a is connected to a branch portion between the ball discharge path 43 and the ball return path 44. It is set to the state extended to. That is,
Since the electromagnetic solenoid 48 is set laterally and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are located on the side of the solenoid 48, the front and rear size of the case body 41 is particularly small, and the ball flow switching device G is lightweight. And it is configured small. The partition plate 46 is formed with a groove 46a that allows the rotation shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 to be inserted. On the other hand, the switching valve 49 is, as shown in FIG.
It is directly connected to and fixed to a fulcrum shaft portion 54 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, is located in a communication portion between the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44, and is switched and held under the rotational displacement of the rotary shaft 54. Has become. The fulcrum shaft portion 54a has a torsion spring 55 that locks each end of the fulcrum shaft portion 54a with the switching valve 49 and the partition plate 46 to apply an urging force to the switching valve 49.
Are arranged.

In the spherical channel switching device G configured as described above, when the rotating shaft 54 is in a free state due to the demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 in a pre-operation state when the power is turned on, the torsion spring is used. Under the urging force of the ball 55, the switching valve 49 is held at the upright dispensing position with the rotating shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and opens the ball dispensing path 43 to remove the ball dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device F. It is guided to the payout path 43 (see FIG. 15A). On the other hand, the electromagnetic solenoid 48
When the rotating shaft 54 is rotated and displaced in a predetermined direction by the excitation (ON), the switching valve 49 is held at the inclined return position with the rotating shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the switching valve 49 is dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device G. The drawn ball is guided to the ball return path 44 side (see FIG. 15B). As for the operating means related to the switching discharge portion 47 of the ball flow switching device G, in the example in which the lever 13 and the switch 14 are arranged and used on the mechanism set board C schematically shown in FIG. In response to detection (ON) of the switch 14 by
The switching solenoid 48 and the payout solenoid 34 are each excited for a set time. Incidentally, the lever 13 is operated by pushing a wire-like operating tool (both not shown) inserted into an operating hole formed in the front frame B, and by a fingertip on the back side of the front frame B released from the outer frame A. Are made possible.

The prize ball dispensing device F and the ball channel switching device G configured as described above are used for the concave chamber 25 of the mechanism set board C without using any screws or bolts. It can be easily and easily attached by one-touch operation using an appropriate locking means or a locking member. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 and FIG.
Locking pieces 65, 65 extending outward in the left and right directions are integrally formed at upper and lower portions on both right and left ends of B.
In the lower part of the slide 5, slide grooves 66, 66 with which the locking pieces 65, 65 can be locked from above are formed. Therefore, the spherical channel switching device G unitized in units of the case body 41
The locking pieces 65, 65 are aligned and positioned above the slide grooves 66, 66, and are slid downward in this state so that the locking pieces 65 fit into the slide grooves 66, and The switching device G is fixedly set in the recess 25.
At this time, the exit of the ball payout path 43 is aligned with the entrance of the first prize ball path 5, and the exit of the ball return path 44 is aligned with the entrance of the ball removal path 9 (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 9, locking pieces 67, 67 extending downward from the lower end of the base plate 26A of the case body 26, as shown in FIGS. Are integrally formed, and the cover 26B
An engaging piece 68 extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the upper surface of the. These locking pieces 67, 67 are adapted to be aligned with locking recesses 69, 69 formed on the upper surface of the base body 41A of the ball flow switching device G, and set the prize ball dispensing device G from above. At this time, the locking pieces 67 are fitted into the locking recesses 69, and the lower portion is fixedly held by the spherical channel switching device G fixedly set in the concave chamber 25. The engagement piece 68 has a concave chamber 25
Is engaged with a locking member 70 rotatably disposed above the lock member 70.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the locking member 70 is rotatable about a fulcrum boss 72 horizontally extending from the outer surface of a cover member 71 screwed above the concave chamber 25. A knob 73 provided with an engagement hole 74 into which the fulcrum boss 72 is inserted, and a fan-shaped engagement plate 75 extending laterally from the lower end of the knob 73 are integrally formed. It is configured. When the locking member 70 is rotated counterclockwise with respect to the fulcrum boss 72, the engaging plate 75 is displaced to an unlocked position retracted from the upper end of the concave chamber 25 (see FIG. 9). When rotated to the right, the engagement plate 75 is displaced to a lock engagement position located at the upper end of the concave chamber 25 (see FIG. 4). That is,
In a state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlock position, the spherical chamber switching device G is fixedly set to the concave chamber portion 2.
When the winning ball dispensing device F is positioned on the upper part of the lock 5 and the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position in this state, the engagement plate 75 is engaged with the engagement piece 68. Under the action of locking the locking piece 67 and the locking recess 69 and the function of engaging the engaging plate 75 and the engaging piece 68, the prize ball dispensing device F moves the concave chamber 25 Will be fixedly set.

As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging piece 68 has a curved engaging surface 68a with which the cam edge 75a of the engaging plate 75 of the locking member 70 slides. An engaging groove 77 into which a projecting piece 76 projecting from the back surface end of the plywood 75 is aligned and protrudes is provided. Accordingly, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position, the projecting piece 76 comes into the engagement groove 77, and the member 70 is locked and held at the lock locking position. Easy rotation displacement to the release position side is prevented. The winning ball dispensing device F and the ball channel switching device G set in the concave chamber portion 25 engage with the cam edge 75a when the locking member 70 is held at the lock engagement position. When the surface 58a abuts appropriately, the movement in the up-down direction is appropriately restricted. Note that the locking member 70 of the embodiment is configured to hold the knob 73 so as to be displaced and rotated.
It is also possible to lock a corresponding tool (hexagon wrench or the like) in the hexagonal hole 78 formed in 3 and to perform a rotational displacement.

At the outlet of the discharge gutter 4c in the ball storage / discharge path 4, a ball flow restricting device 85 which is operated in conjunction with the rotational displacement of the locking member 70 is provided. It is possible to regulate the passage of the pachinko ball from 4c. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 to 12, the ball flow restricting device 85 is pivotally supported by a fulcrum pin 86 disposed on the side of the outlet of the delivery gutter 4c so as to be swingable. It is configured by a movable regulating member 87 that is controlled in posture while being engaged with 70. The movable regulating member 87 has one end side pivotally supported by the fulcrum pin 86 and a swinging end side integrally formed with a connecting pin 88 extending forward. As shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88
An engagement port 80 formed in an engagement plate 75 of the locking member 70
When the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced between the lock engagement position and the lock release position, the connecting pin 88 and the engagement opening 80 and the cam edge 75a are engaged. The posture of the movable regulating member 87 is controlled under the engaging action of.

For example, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlock position, as shown in FIG. 11, the connecting pin 88 engages with the cam edge 75a, and the movable regulating member 87 Is the sending gutter 4 at the swing end side.
The posture is held in the tilt restriction state extending to the position c. As a result, the pachinko ball that flows down along the discharge gutter 4c abuts on the restriction valve 89 of the movable restriction member 87 held in the tilt restriction state, and the outflow from the transmission gutter 4c is restricted. That is, when the locking member 70 is held in the unlocked position and the winning ball dispensing device F is removed from the concave chamber 25, the outflow of the pachinko ball from the delivery gutter 4c is suitably restricted. I have. On the other hand, when the locking member 70 is displaced to the lock engagement position, as shown in FIG. 10, the connecting pin 88 is engaged with the engagement port 80, and the movable regulating member 87 swings. The posture of the end side is held in the regulation released state in which the end side is retracted from the delivery gutter 4c. As a result, the delivery gutter 4c
The pachinko ball flowing down along the
Flows out of the outlet of the delivery gutter 4c without being restricted by the above. That is, when the winning ball dispensing device F set in the recessed chamber 25 is locked and held by the locking member 70 displaced to the lock locking position, the pachinko ball flowing down the delivery gutter 4c is dispensed with the winning ball discharging device. The fluid flows into the ball passage 28 of the device F.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the locking member 70 rotates between the locked position and the unlocked position, as shown in FIGS.
An arc-shaped projection 79 is formed at a position corresponding to the locus of the movement of. Accordingly, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced, the protruding piece 76 comes into contact with the upper surface of the protruding portion 79, thereby controlling easy rotational displacement of the locking member 70. I have. Further, when the locking member 70 is displaced to the unlock position, as shown in FIG. 12, the contact between the projecting piece 76 and the projecting portion 79 is released, and the end of the projecting portion 79 is The protruding piece 76 comes to a position, and the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position by the engagement of the two pieces 76 and 79, whereby the movable regulating member 87 is held in the tilt regulating state.

As another configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening / closing lid 62 for covering the concave chamber 25 so as to be openable is pivotally mounted on the mechanism set board C. That is, the opening / closing lid 25 is formed integrally with pivot shafts 63, 63 pivotally supported by the mechanism set board C at the lower end thereof, and the engaging piece 62a is integrally formed at the upper end thereof. . Above the concave chamber 25, a lock member 64 that is detachable from the attachment piece 62a is rotatably disposed. Therefore, since the inside of the concave chamber 25 is almost completely covered by the closed opening / closing lid 62, the winning ball dispensing apparatus F and the ball flow path switching apparatus G fixedly set in the concave chamber 25 are provided by the pachinko machine. Is protected from dust and tobacco smoke when it is being played, so that reliable and stable operation can be maintained for a long period of time.

Here, the input / output control system relating to the electric components arranged in each part of the pachinko machine of the present embodiment and the electric components of the prize ball discharging device F is additionally shown in FIG.
As shown schematically, switches 57, 58 and the like disposed on a game board (not shown) are connected to the first electronic control unit 21, and control processing relating to game and prize ball discharge is performed. On the other hand, the second electronic control unit 22 includes a card reader 23 of the card unit E, an interface board 24, a ball lending operation switch 59 and a lending ball switch 11, and a switch of the safe ball detection processing device D. 17, the electromagnetic solenoid 19, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the first and second detectors 38 of the ball dispensing section 30,
39, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 of the switching and discharging unit 47 and the ball removing switch 14 are connected to each other, so that the divided payout of the loaned ball and the prize ball, the safe ball detection process, and the control processes related to the ball removal are performed. Done. In the second electronic control unit 22, a single detection signal of the ball-pulling switch 14 is effectively input, and the switching solenoid 48 and then the payout solenoid 35 are set in response to the ball-pulling command for each time (for example, (For 50 seconds and 45 seconds), and the input signal of the reset switch 60 is set so that the next ball removal detection signal can be input effectively.

[0029]

In the pachinko machine of the present embodiment constructed as described above, at the time of assembling and manufacturing the pachinko machine, the ball channel switching device G and the prize ball payout device F are connected to the mechanism set board C.
Can be fixedly set by a one-touch operation in the recessed chamber portion 25 formed at the same time, and extremely simple and easy assembling is possible. That is, the spherical channel switching device G includes the locking pieces 6
It is only necessary to align and position the upper and lower parts 5, 65 above the respective slide grooves 66, 66, and in this state, only to slide down, whereby each locking piece 65 is fitted into the slide groove 66 and the switching device G is fixedly set in the recess 25.
When the ball flow switching device G is fixedly set in the concave chamber 25, the winning ball dispensing device F allows the locking piece 67 to be fitted into the locking recess 69 of the switching device G and the locking member 70 to be locked. It is fixedly set to the concave chamber 25 simply by rotating and displacing to the lock engagement position. As a result, the prize ball dispensing device F and the ball channel switching device G are fixedly set to the concave chamber 25 in a state where they are connected vertically. The locking member 70
Is displaced to the lock engagement position, the movable restricting member 87 is held in the posture in the deregulated state, so that the pachinko ball flowing down along the delivery gutter 4c passes through the ball passage of the prize ball dispensing device F. 28, and reaches the ball feeder 32 in the ball payout unit 30.

In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the card unit E is mounted on the installation frame in the game hall.
It can be set up and used for games. Then, by inserting a card into the card unit E and lending the ball on the front side of the machine, the lending ball dispensed from the prize ball discharging device F of the mechanism set board C can be supplied to the upper ball plate side and accommodated. By performing a game operation (hitting ball firing operation) under this condition, the game balls sent one by one to the launch position in the machine can be launched into the game board to develop a required game. Then, the out ball generated during the game is discharged from the discharge path 2 of the mechanism set board C to the outside of the machine, and the safe ball is introduced into the safe ball detection processing device D from the processing path 3 to detect the stop of each ball one by one. After the processing, the ball is ejected out of the machine, and in response to the safe ball detection processing, a set number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball discharging device F and supplied to the upper ball dish or the lower ball dish. Then, the ball stored in the ball storage / discharge path section 4 can be extracted with the prize ball discharge device F released and discharged from the ball extraction path 9 to the outside of the machine by an operation when the ball is required to be removed.

Therefore, the prize ball discharging device F implemented in such a pachinko machine and the ball channel switching device G of this embodiment are used.
Will be described with reference to the drawings. First, with respect to the payout of the lent ball, the ball payout unit 35 is operated based on the ball inserted switch 11 for the lent ball switch 11 and the ball lending switch 59 being operated under the ball presence detection input condition. You. That is, the card reader 23, the interface board 24 and the second electronic control unit 22 in response to the operation input of the switch 59
The ball dispensing unit 30 of the prize ball discharging device F is operated based on the control process between
4 control operation (excitation and demagnetization) and switching of the regulating piece 36,
A predetermined number of balls (for example, 25 lending balls for a lending amount of 100 yen) is paid out one ball at a time by the ball presence detection input of the first and second detectors 38 and 39 and the pitch rotation of the ball feeder 32. Then, the ball is discharged from the ball payout path 43 of the ball flow switching device G to the first prize ball path 5, and is supplied from the supply port 6 to the upper ball plate. FIGS. 5 and 1 show the specific discharge state of the rental ball.
5 (a), after all the lent balls are released from the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32, the count is detected by the second detector 39, the ball enters the ball payout path 43, and the standing payout position is reached. And is discharged to the first prize ball path 5.

The payout of the prize ball to the safe ball is performed every time the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection processing device D shown in FIGS.
0 is activated. That is, from the processing path 3 to the path 16
Under the condition that the switch 17 detects a safe ball stopped at the detection position by the stopper 18b of the regulation processing member 18 between the second and first electronic control units 21 and 22 in response to the detection input. On the basis of the processing of the safe ball signal and the prize ball signal and the payout command by the player.
Are operated in the same manner as described above (FIGS. 5 and 15).
(a)), a predetermined number of balls (for example, 5 to 15 prize balls) are dispensed one by one by the control operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the pitch rotation of the ball feeder 32 in accordance with the switching of the regulating piece 36. The ball is discharged from the ball payout path 43 to the first prize ball path 5 and is supplied from the supply port 6 to the upper ball plate or the second prize ball path 7 to the lower ball plate. Then, based on the time when the predetermined number of payout last prize balls are counted and detected by the second detector 39,
The payout operation of this time is completed, and the ball feeder 32 is stopped and held in accordance with the demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the return of the regulating piece 36. In the safe ball detection processing device D after the dispensing, the electromagnetic solenoid 19 is operated once (excitation and demagnetization) based on the safe ball release command from the second electronic control device 22.
As a result, the safe ball at the detection position is released according to the switching of the regulation processing member 18, is discharged out of the machine, and the next safe ball enters the detection position and stops (see FIG. 3).

On the other hand, in the case of removing the stored ball, the switching discharge section 47 of the ball flow switching device G is performed based on the ball removing operation.
Then, the ball payout unit 30 of the prize ball payout device F is sequentially operated. In other words, when the switch 14 for ball removal is operated, the switching discharge unit 47 is switched based on the control processing in the second electronic control unit 22 for this detection input and the command for ball removal, and the electromagnetic solenoid is operated. With the rotation of the rotation shaft 54 by the excitation of 48, the switching valve 49 is switched and held at the tilt return position (see FIGS. 5 and 15B). Subsequently (for example, after 1.5 seconds), the ball dispensing section 30 is opened, and the restricting piece 36 is magnetically displaced by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32. As a result, under the continuous free rotation of the ball feeder 32 while receiving the ball in the ball passage 28, the stored ball in the ball storage / discharge path portion 4 discharged one by one is deflected by the switching valve 49. While being guided, it passes through the ball return path 44 and is withdrawn from the ball removal path 9 to the outside of the machine. Then, at the end of the ball removal command after the lapse of the set time, the ball payout section 30 is returned to its original state and the solenoid 3
As a result of the demagnetization of the ball 4, the restricting piece 36 returns to the displaced position, and
2 is stopped and held. Subsequently (for example, after 3.5 seconds), the switching discharge portion 47 is restored to its original state, and the rotary shaft 54 becomes free due to the demagnetization of the solenoid 48, and the switching valve 49 is returned to the original upright dispensing position under the urging force of the torsion spring 55. (FIG. 15
(position (a)).

In the above-described ball removing operation, even if a slight ball flow delay occurs in the ball storing / discharging path section 4, the entire ball can be accurately removed by setting the excitation time of both the solenoids 34 and 48. . And after removing the ball,
By operation of the replenishment equipment, a new considerable amount of balls are stored in the ball tank 4a
Into the ball passage 2 of the ball dispensing section 30
The ball is passed (accommodated) from a predetermined position (the position where the ball feeder 32 is received) in the ball storage / discharge path section 4 so that the above-mentioned loaned ball and prize ball can be paid out. Incidentally, as another setting example in the second electronic control device 22 according to the prize ball payout device F and the ball flow path switching device G of the present embodiment, the ball lending operation signal can be input after the end of the prize ball payout command. ,
After the input of the ball-pulling operation signal, the input is disabled (invalid). The prize ball payout signal can be input after the end of the ball lending command, and cannot be input after the ball removal operation signal is input.
(Invalid). The ball-pulling operation signal can be input only once after the end of the instruction to pay out the loaned ball and the prize ball.

In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment, the prize ball dispensing device F and the ball flow switching device G are installed at the time when the game is installed on the installation frame in the game hall and is being used for the game as described above. , Can be easily and easily removed from the recessed portion 25 by one-touch operation. That is, the locking member 70
Is rotated to the unlock position to release the engagement between the engagement plate 75 and the engagement piece 68, and the prize ball dispensing device F
Can be easily removed by pulling the winning ball payout device F upward. In addition, the award ball dispensing device F
If the ball flow switching device G is pulled up in a state where the switching device G is removed from the device, the switching device G can be easily removed. In addition, in the state where the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position, the movable regulating member 87 of the ball flow regulating device 85 is held in the inclined regulating state. Even if the pachinko balls remain, the pachinko balls do not flow out of the delivery gutter 4c.

Further, in the pachinko machine of the present embodiment, as described above, the prize ball dispensing device F and the ball channel switching device G can be removed very easily and easily. In addition, it is possible to speed up and rationalize disassembly work for each part.

[0037]

[Modification] FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the ball flow switching device in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 18 shows an operation mode of the switching valve in the ball flow switching device. It is a vertical side view. In the sphere flow path switching apparatus G ₁ according to this modification, with respect to the sphere flow path switching apparatus G shown in the above embodiment, the installation section 93 formed in the front surface of the cover 41B of the case body 41, the switch button of retractable Security switch 90 with 91 oriented in case body 41
Further, a pressing piece 92 for pressing the switch button 91 is integrally formed on the side of the switching valve 49. The maintenance switch 90 is held in the OFF state when the switch button 91 is not pressed, and is turned ON only when the switching valve 49 is rotationally displaced to the inclined return position and the pressing piece 92 is pressing the switch button 91. And is connected to the second electronic control unit 22 (see FIG. 16). Thus, the switching valve 4
By equipping the maintenance switch 90 for detecting that the 9 is located at the inclined return position, it is possible to preferably prevent illegal removal of the stored ball using an illegal object such as a wire inserted from the front side of the pachinko machine. obtain. An arc-shaped elongated through hole 94 is formed on the side surface of the cover 41B, and an operation rod inserted through the through hole 94 is engaged with an operation hole 95 formed on the side surface of the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 can be manually rotated.

For example, before the ball discharging operation of the prize ball dispensing device F, the switching valve 49 is held in the upright dispensing position and the switch button 91 is separated from the switch button 91 (FIG. 18).
(See (a)), the maintenance switch 90 is turned off, and the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22. Therefore, the ball dispensing section 30 is controlled to be in a dispensing release inoperable state by the non-detection condition of the maintenance switch 90, and the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is controlled to be stopped. When the switch 14 for ball release is operated by the operation rod inserted from the front frame B, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 for switching in the switching discharge part 47 is excited, and the switching valve 49 is rotated by the rotational displacement of the rotating shaft 54. It is switched and held at the tilt return position. At this time, the return pressure piece 92 of the switching valve 49
Presses the switch button 91 of the security switch 90, and the security switch 90 is turned on.

Then, in the state of withdrawing the stored ball,
When the illicit object is caused to enter the ball payout path 43 through the supply port 6 and the first prize ball path 5, the tip of the illicit object contacts the switching valve 49, and the switching valve 49 moves to the upright dispensing position. It turns, and the pressing of the switch button 91 by the pressing piece 92 is released. That is, the maintenance switch 90 is turned off.
In the state, the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22, so that the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized, and the dispensing of the stored ball is stopped.
Therefore, even if the switching valve 49 can be forcibly rotated and displaced to the upright dispensing position by an improper object, the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 64 is demagnetized. Only one or two balls located upstream of the payout path 43 can be extracted.

FIG. 19 illustrates a modified example in which the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 in the ball flow path switching device G are formed in an inverted Y-shape. The disposed switching valve 49 is disposed so as to be tiltable to the left and right. When paying out the lending ball and the prize ball, the switching valve 49 is held at the ball payout position tilted rightward, and the pachinko ball is put into the ball payout path 43.
I will guide you to the side. Also, when removing the stored ball,
The switching valve 49 is held at the ball return position in which the switching valve 49 is tilted leftward while the rotation shaft 54 is being rotated by the excitation of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, and the stored balls are guided to the ball return path 44 side.

[0041]

As described above, according to the ball flow switching device in the pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention, the ball payout path communicating with the prize ball discharging path and the ball return path communicating with the ball removing path are provided. Since the switching valve disposed at the branch portion is directly connected to the rotary shaft of the rotary electromagnetic solenoid, the operation system of the switching valve is simplified, and the posture of the switching valve is changed between the first state and the second state. There is an advantage that the operation of the switching valve is performed extremely smoothly. Moreover, since the exciting force generating portion and the rectangular outer body of the electromagnetic solenoid are configured to be small, the size and weight of the ball flow switching device itself can be reduced, and the handling becomes easy. Furthermore, with the downsizing and weight reduction of the ball channel switching device, the installation site on the mechanism set panel side can be made smaller and narrower, which increases the degree of freedom in designing the entire prize ball discharge path and makes it easier to install other equipment. It has beneficial effects such as becoming.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a pachinko machine provided with a card unit.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a ball processing unit disposed on a mechanism set board on the back side of the pachinko machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the safe ball detection processing device in an operation change state.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the prize ball dispensing device and the ball channel switching device of the present embodiment in a partially broken state of a case.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional front view showing the prize ball discharging device and the ball channel switching device of the present embodiment in a partial cross-sectional state.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a concave chamber portion of the mechanism set board, a winning ball payout device, a ball flow switching device, a locking member, and a ball flow restricting device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the locking member and the ball flow restricting device.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional plan view showing an assembled state of the locking member and the ball flow restricting device.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a mounting mode of a winning ball payout device and a ball flow path switching device with respect to a concave chamber portion of a mechanism set board.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view partially broken away showing a state in which the ball flow restricting device is displaced in a posture of being released from the restriction in conjunction with the locking member which is rotationally displaced to the lock engagement position.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a partially broken state in which the ball flow restricting device is displaced in the flow restricting state in conjunction with the locking member that has been rotationally displaced to the unlock position.

12 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged state of engagement between an engagement plate of a locking member and a connecting pin of a movable regulating member in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the ball flow switching device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional plan view of the spherical flow switching device attached to the concave chamber.

FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the spherical flow path switching device shown by the upright dispensing position and the inclined return position of the switching valve.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a control system.

FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a ball flow switching device equipped with a switch capable of detecting the displacement of the switching valve to the ball return position.

18 is a vertical sectional side view showing the spherical flow path switching device shown in FIG. 17 at an upright dispensing position and an inclined return position of a switching valve.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a modified example of the form of the ball payout path and the ball return path.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Ball storage / discharge route section (prize ball storage / discharge section) 5 1st prize ball path (prize ball discharge path) 7 2nd prize ball path (prize ball discharge path) 9 Ball removal path 28 Ball path 30 Ball payout section 43 Ball Discharge path 44 Ball return path 48 Electromagnetic solenoid 49 Switching valve 52 Outer body 53 Exciting force generator 54 Rotating shaft 54a Support shaft C Mechanism set panel

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 20, 1998

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The prize ball payout device F implemented in the above-mentioned pachinko machine is controlled and operated by the second electronic control unit 22 to separately discharge a prize ball to a safe ball and a rental ball for a game, and This is an electronic control operation form for controlling the withdrawal of the stored spheres, and is detachably set in the installation portion of the mechanism set board C as schematically shown in FIGS. In the prize ball dispensing apparatus F, as a basic configuration, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, a ball passage is defined in a synthetic resin case body 26 unitized in a vertically rectangular box shape, and an electric ball dispensing portion 30 is provided at a portion facing the ball passage.
Can be handled for each case body. And it was formed between the installation part of the mechanism set board C, that is, the lower end of the delivery gutter 4c of the ball storage / discharge path section 4 and the upper ends of the first and second prize ball paths 5, 7 and the ball emptying path 9. The case body 26 is accommodated in the concave chamber 25 in units of
In a state of being aligned and connected to the delivery gutter 4c and each of the paths 5 , 7 , and 9 , it is fixedly set by required locking means described later. The case body 26 has a rectangular cover 26B attached to a single base plate 26A that is in close contact with the installation surface in the concave chamber 25, and one side portion of the case body 26 (FIG. 4).
On the right side), a gutter 27 in which a row of ball passages 28 is formed in a hanging manner is incorporated, and a base plate 26A and a cover 26B are provided.
And is fixed to the screw.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0014

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The ball dispensing section 30 incorporated in the above-mentioned case body 26 detects the passage of balls from the ball storage / discharge path section 4 one by one and is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. Thus, the rotating sprocket-shaped ball feeder 32 axially supported by the support portion 31 of the base plate 26A and the ball feeder 3
An electromagnetic solenoid 34, which is a switching operation source of a regulation piece 36 for regulating rotation and stop of the second, and first and second detectors 38 and 39;
And The ball feeder 32 faces the receiving portions 33 (six in the figure) formed on the outer periphery into the ball passage 28, and
Each ball can be received and released by rotation. In addition, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is provided with a magnetic force generating portion (also referred to as a bobbin) 34A in which a coil is wound around a metal support frame 25 fixed to a base plate 26A in the illustrated flapper type example,
The exciting force generated at the time of energization can act intensively on the magnetically attached portion 34a. On the other hand, the restricting piece 36 is supported by one end of the support frame 35 in a tiltable manner and is urged by a spring 37 to be magnetically attached. Part 34
receiving portion 33 engaging stop of a spring 37 by using spherical feeding member 32, so as to apart release. On the other hand, the first and second detectors 38 and 39 are arranged at a detection interval of one ball, face the ball passage 28, and are configured to individually detect the incoming ball and the outgoing ball.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0015

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In such a ball dispensing section 30, in the operating state when the power is turned on, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized (O
The hanging regulation piece 36 released from the magnetically attached portion 34a by the FF) is biased and held in a normal state in which the ball feeder 32 is restrained (see FIG. 4). Therefore, this ball feeder 32 is
In the state where the most advanced (lowest end) of the sphere that has been thrown into the sphere storage / discharge path section 4 and enters the ball passage 28 from the delivery path 4 c is stopped in the receiving section 33, the first The detector 38 directly detects this sphere. On the other hand, when the regulating piece 36 attracted to the magnetically attached portion 34a is tilted by the excitation (ON) of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 to release the ball feeder 32, the ball feeder 32 rotates with the weight of one ball received. When the same ball is released, the second detector 39 directly detects the released ball, and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized and returned. The first and second detectors 38 and 39 are light emitting diodes disposed on a control board (not shown) connected to the second control circuit device 22 in an example in which an optical sensor type is used. And a light receiving diode disposed on a circuit board (not shown).
In addition, in response to clogging (judgment) in the ball dispensing section 30, as a control for generating vibration by the operation of the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 and eliminating the clogging, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 1-2
The technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 49973 can be adopted. Regarding the control of the determination processing of the detection failure (failure) of the dispensed ball of the second detector 39, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-249975 can be adopted. Further, with respect to control for changing the ball payout speed between a high speed mode and a low speed mode in accordance with the number of prize balls (reserved balls) (detection interval time), for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2-6789 and The technology disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-285821 can be employed.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0017

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0017] Then, in the sphere flow path switching apparatus G of the present embodiment, by a partition wall 42 formed in the right portion of the case body 41 the cover 4 1B, ball passage 28 and the of the prize ball delivery device F A hanging ball payout path 43 communicating with the first prize ball path 5 is formed, and a slanted ball return path 44 communicating with the ball removing path 9 branches from the center of the ball payout path 43. The two paths 43 and 44 are covered by a partition plate 46 extending vertically at substantially the center of the base body 41A and a right side wall of the cover 41B. In addition, bosses, pedestals, and the like for assembly are provided in each part of the base body 41A. The ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44
As illustrated in FIG. 5, a relief recess 45 for a switching valve 49, which will be described later, is formed at one end of the branch communication port so as to communicate with each other in a substantially inverted V shape.

[Procedure amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0018

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Further, the switching discharge part 47 incorporated in the case body 41 is shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the electromagnetic valve is constituted by an electromagnetic solenoid 48 installed on the left side of the partition plate 46 of the base body 41A, and a lever-shaped switching valve 49 rotatably supported on the right side of the partition plate 46. The electromagnetic solenoid 48 is a rotary type having a small and rectangular outer body 52,
Rotating shaft 5 inserted into exciting force generating unit 53 incorporated in 2
4 is rotatably supported, and one end thereof is supported by a fulcrum shaft 54a.
And is configured to extend outside the outer shell 52.
And, this small rotary electromagnetic solenoid 48
Is the outer member 52 is accommodated in the installation portion 51 which is defined by the support piece 50 which is integrally molded on the base body 41 A, branching the pivot shaft portion 54a of the ball dispensing passage 43 and the ball return path 44 It is set in a state where it is extended to the site. That is,
Since the electromagnetic solenoid 48 is set laterally and the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44 are located on the side of the solenoid 48, the front and rear size of the case body 41 is particularly small, and the ball flow switching device G is lightweight. And it is configured small. The partition plate 46 is formed with a groove 46a that allows the rotation shaft 54 of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 to be inserted. On the other hand, the switching valve 49 is, as shown in FIG.
It is directly connected to and fixed to a fulcrum shaft portion 54 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 48, is located in a communication portion between the ball payout path 43 and the ball return path 44, and is switched and held under the rotational displacement of the rotary shaft 54. Has become. The fulcrum shaft portion 54a has a torsion spring 55 that locks each end of the fulcrum shaft portion 54a with the switching valve 49 and the partition plate 46 to apply an urging force to the switching valve 49.
Are arranged.

[Procedure amendment 6]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0019

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In the spherical channel switching device G configured as described above, when the rotating shaft 54 is in a free state due to the demagnetization (OFF) of the electromagnetic solenoid 48 in a pre-operation state when the power is turned on, the torsion spring is used. Under the urging force of the ball 55, the switching valve 49 is held at the upright dispensing position with the rotating shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and opens the ball dispensing path 43 to remove the ball dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device F. It is guided to the payout path 43 (see FIG. 15A). On the other hand, the electromagnetic solenoid 48
When the rotation shaft 54 is rotated and displaced in a predetermined direction by the excitation (ON), the switching valve 49 is held at the inclined return position with the rotation shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the switching valve 49 is dispensed from the prize ball dispensing device F. The drawn ball is guided to the ball return path 44 side (see FIG. 15B). As for the operating means related to the switching discharge portion 47 of the ball flow switching device G, in the example in which the lever 13 and the switch 14 are arranged and used on the mechanism set board C schematically shown in FIG. In response to detection (ON) of the switch 14 by
The switching solenoid 48 and the payout solenoid 34 are each excited for a set time. Incidentally, the lever 13 is operated by pushing a wire-like operating tool (both not shown) inserted into an operating hole formed in the front frame B, and by a fingertip on the back side of the front frame B released from the outer frame A. Are made possible.

[Procedure amendment 7]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0021

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 9, locking pieces 67, 67 extending downward from the lower end of the base plate 26A of the case body 26, as shown in FIGS. Are integrally formed, and the cover 26B
An engaging piece 68 extending upward is integrally formed at the center of the upper surface of the. These locking pieces 67, 67 are adapted to be aligned with locking recesses 69, 69 formed on the upper surface of the base body 41A of the ball flow switching device G, and set the prize ball dispensing device F from above. At this time, the locking pieces 67 are fitted into the locking recesses 69, and the lower portion is fixedly held by the spherical channel switching device G fixedly set in the concave chamber 25. The engagement piece 68 has a concave chamber 25
Is engaged with a locking member 70 rotatably disposed above the lock member 70.

[Procedure amendment 8]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0023

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging piece 68 has a curved engaging surface 68a with which the cam edge 75a of the engaging plate 75 of the locking member 70 slides. An engaging groove 77 into which a projecting piece 76 projecting from the back surface end of the plywood 75 is aligned and protrudes is provided. Accordingly, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced to the lock locking position, the projecting piece 76 comes into the engagement groove 77, and the member 70 is locked and held at the lock locking position. Easy rotation displacement to the release position side is prevented. The winning ball dispensing device F and the ball channel switching device G set in the concave chamber portion 25 engage with the cam edge 75a when the locking member 70 is held at the lock engagement position. by the surface 6 8a is suitably abut, movement in the vertical direction is suitably regulated. Note that the locking member 70 of the embodiment is configured to hold the knob 73 so as to be displaced and rotated.
It is also possible to lock a corresponding tool (hexagon wrench or the like) in the hexagonal hole 78 formed in 3 and to perform a rotational displacement.

[Procedure amendment 9]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0026

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the locking member 70 rotates between the locked position and the unlocked position, as shown in FIGS.
An arc-shaped projection 79 is formed at a position corresponding to the locus of the movement of. Thus, when the locking member 70 is rotationally displaced it is now the protruding pieces 76 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the projection 79, so as to control the facile rotational displacement of該施lock member 70 I have. Further, when the locking member 70 is displaced to the unlock position, as shown in FIG. 12, the contact between the projecting piece 76 and the projecting portion 79 is released, and the end of the projecting portion 79 is The protruding piece 76 comes to a position, and the locking member 70 is held at the unlocked position by the engagement of the two pieces 76 and 79, whereby the movable regulating member 87 is held in the tilt regulating state.

[Procedure amendment 10]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0027

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

As another configuration of the pachinko machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an opening / closing lid 62 for covering the concave chamber 25 so as to be openable is pivotally mounted on the mechanism set board C. That is, the opening / closing lid 62 is formed integrally with pivot shafts 63, 63 pivotally supported by the mechanism set board C at the lower end thereof, and the engaging piece 62a is integrally formed at the upper end thereof. . Above the concave chamber 25, a lock member 64 that is detachable from the attachment piece 62a is rotatably disposed. Therefore, since the inside of the concave chamber 25 is almost completely covered by the closed opening / closing lid 62, the winning ball dispensing apparatus F and the ball flow path switching apparatus G fixedly set in the concave chamber 25 are provided by the pachinko machine. Is protected from dust and tobacco smoke when it is being played, so that reliable and stable operation can be maintained for a long period of time.

[Procedure amendment 11]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0028

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0028] Here, by appending the output control system according to the electrical component such pachinko electrical components such disposed to each part of the machine and the prize balls paid out device F of this embodiment, FIG. 16
As will be schematically shown, the first of the game board to the electronic control unit 21 switches or the like which is disposed (not shown) are connected,
Control processing related to the game and the prize ball discharge is performed. On the other hand, the card reader 23 of the card unit E, the interface board 2
4. Switch 59 for ball lending operation and switch 11 for ball lending, and switch 1 of the safe ball detection processor D
7, the electromagnetic solenoid 19, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 and the first and second detectors 38 and 39 of the ball dispenser 30.
Then, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 of the changeover discharge unit 47 and the ball removing switch 14 are connected to each other, so that the divided payout of the loaned ball and the prize ball, the safe ball detection processing, and the control processing relating to the ball removal are performed. You. Note that in the second electronic control unit 22, a single detection signal of the switch 14 for the spherical vent and valid input, the solenoid 48 for switching the spherical punching command, then the solenoid 3 4 each time for payout
(For example, 50 seconds and 45 seconds), and the input signal of the reset switch 60 is set so that the next ball removal detection signal can be input effectively.

[Procedure amendment 12]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0030

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

In the pachinko machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the card unit E is mounted on the installation frame in the game hall.
It can be set up and used for games. By sphere rental operations on insertion and machine front of the card against the card unit E, can house out sheet onto ball dish side payout has been lending ball from the prize balls paid out device F mechanism set Release C. By performing a game operation (hitting ball firing operation) under this condition, the game balls sent one by one to the launch position in the machine can be launched into the game board to develop a required game. Then, the out ball generated during the game is discharged from the discharge path 2 of the mechanism set board C to the outside of the machine, and the safe ball is introduced into the safe ball detection processing device D from the processing path 3 to detect the stop of each ball one by one. After the processing, the ball is ejected out of the machine, and in response to the safe ball detection processing, a set number of prize balls are paid out from the prize ball discharging device F and supplied to the upper ball dish or the lower ball dish. Then, the ball stored in the ball storage / discharge path section 4 can be extracted with the prize ball discharge device F released and discharged from the ball extraction path 9 to the outside of the machine by an operation when the ball is required to be removed.

[Procedure amendment 13]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0031

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Therefore, the prize ball discharging device F implemented in such a pachinko machine and the ball channel switching device G of this embodiment are used.
Will be described with reference to the drawings. The first rental spheres payout, in the sphere there sense input condition of the switch 11 for rental sphere, sphere payout unit 3 0 based on the switch 59 for the spherical rental card is inserted is operated actuation Is done. That is, the card reader 23, the interface board 24 and the second electronic control unit 22 in response to the operation input of the switch 59
Based on the control process and the ball lending command between the electromagnetic solenoid 3 spheres payout section 30 of prize balls paid out device F is operated
4 control operation (excitation and demagnetization) and switching of the regulating piece 36,
A predetermined number of balls (for example, 25 lending balls for a lending amount of 100 yen) is paid out one ball at a time by the ball presence detection input of the first and second detectors 38 and 39 and the pitch rotation of the ball feeder 32. Then, the ball is discharged from the ball payout path 43 of the ball flow switching device G to the first prize ball path 5, and is supplied from the supply port 6 to the upper ball plate. FIGS. 5 and 1 show the specific discharge state of the rental ball.
5 (a), after all the lent balls are released from the receiving portion 33 of the ball feeder 32, the count is detected by the second detector 39, the ball enters the ball payout path 43, and the standing payout position is reached. And is discharged to the first prize ball path 5.

[Procedure amendment 14]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0037

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0037]

[Modification] FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the ball flow switching device in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention, and FIG. 18 shows an operation mode of the switching valve in the ball flow switching device. It is a vertical side view. In the sphere flow path switching apparatus G ₁ according to this modification, with respect to the sphere flow path switching apparatus G shown in the above embodiment, the installation section 93 formed in the front surface of the cover 41B of the case body 41, the switch button of retractable Security switch 90 with 91 oriented in case body 41
Further, a pressing piece 92 for pressing the switch button 91 is integrally formed on the side of the switching valve 49. The maintenance switch 90, the non-pressing state is held in OFF state, the only ON state but during the switching valve 49 is pressing piece 92 rotates displacement presses the switch button 91 to tilt back position of the switch button 91 And is connected to the second electronic control unit 22 (see FIG. 16). Thus, the switching valve 4
By equipping the maintenance switch 90 for detecting that the 9 is located at the inclined return position, it is possible to preferably prevent illegal removal of the stored ball using an illegal object such as a wire inserted from the front side of the pachinko machine. obtain. An arc-shaped elongated through hole 94 is formed on the side surface of the cover 41B, and an operation rod inserted through the through hole 94 is engaged with an operation hole 95 formed on the side surface of the switching valve 49. The switching valve 49 can be manually rotated.

[Procedure amendment 15]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0038

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0038] For example, in the prior ball ejection actuation of prize balls paid out device F, spaced apart the switch button 91 or al the switching valve 49 is held in the upright dispensing position (Fig. 18
(See (a)), the maintenance switch 90 is turned off, and the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22. Therefore, the ball dispensing section 30 is controlled to be in a dispensing release inoperable state by the non-detection condition of the maintenance switch 90, and the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is controlled to be stopped. When the switch 14 for ball release is operated by the operation rod inserted from the front frame B, the electromagnetic solenoid 48 for switching in the switching discharge part 47 is excited, and the switching valve 49 is rotated by the rotational displacement of the rotating shaft 54. It is switched and held at the tilt return position. In this case, press flaked 92 of the switching valve 49
Presses the switch button 91 of the security switch 90, and the security switch 90 is turned on.

[Procedure amendment 16]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0039

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

Then, in the state of withdrawing the stored ball,
When the illicit object is caused to enter the ball payout path 43 through the supply port 6 and the first prize ball path 5, the tip of the illicit object contacts the switching valve 49, and the switching valve 49 moves to the upright dispensing position. It turns, and the pressing of the switch button 91 by the pressing piece 92 is released. That is, the maintenance switch 90 is turned off.
In the state, the non-detection condition of the switching valve 49 is input to the second electronic control unit 22, so that the dispensing electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized, and the dispensing of the stored ball is stopped.
Therefore, the switching valve 49 to forcibly standing payout position even obtained by rotational displacement, since the electromagnetic solenoid 3 4 for the payout is demagnetized, is regulated payout of subsequent retention balls by unauthorized product Only one or two balls located upstream of the ball payout path 43 can be extracted.

[Procedure amendment 17]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] Fig. 1

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG.

[Procedure amendment 18]

[Document name to be amended] Drawing

[Correction target item name] FIG.

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 14

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A game winning is achieved under the condition that the pachinko balls stored in the prize ball storing and discharging section (4) of the mechanism set board (C) mounted on the backside of the machine can be paid out from the ball payout section (30). In the pachinko gaming machine, the ball can be discharged from the prize ball discharge path (5, 7) to the player side as a prize ball, while the ball can be discharged from the ball release path (9) as a return ball by a ball release operation. A rotary electromagnetic solenoid (48) having a rectangular outer body (52) is installed at a predetermined position below the ball payout part (30) in the mechanism set board (C) in a predetermined direction, and the outer body (52 The rotatable shaft (54) inserted into the exciting force generator (53) incorporated in the bracket is rotatably supported, and a part of the shaft extends as a fulcrum shaft (54a) outside the outer shell (52). , The fulcrum shaft portion (54a) of this rotating shaft (54)
And a switching valve (49) which can be located at a branch portion between a ball return path (43) and a ball return path (44) communicating with the ball passage (28) of the ball discharge section (30). Using a biasing force applied to the valve (49) and an exciting force generated by the electromagnetic solenoid (48), a switching valve
(49) is a first state in which the ball payout path (43) is opened with the rotation axis (54) as a fulcrum to communicate with the ball path (28), and the ball is returned by opening the ball return path (44). A ball flow switching device for a pachinko game machine, which can be switched to a second state communicating with the passage (28).