JPH11309243A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily confirm numbers of unpaid prize-winning balls or unpaid prize balls for payment by both sides of a player and a hall staff and to provide a pachinko machine without providing a ball reserving section of unpaid winning balls and an exclusive device for stopping balls. SOLUTION: Numbers of prize-winning balls, which are transferred into prize-winning devices 1 and 2 having different numbers of prize balls for payment, are individually detected and memorized. Data of numbers of unpaid winning balls or data of numbers of unpaid prize balls for payment are indicated in a display 9 provided at a section visible to a player. It is preferable that the display 9 respectively indicate the data of the display numbers of the unpaid balls or the data of the numbers of the unpaid prize balls for payment on the prize-winning devices 1 and 2 having different numbers of prize balls for payment.

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 pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many recent pachinko machines are provided with a plurality of types of prize devices having different numbers of payout prize balls per one prize. For example, a prize device having seven payout prize balls and a payout prize device are provided. A combination of winning devices with 15 balls is used. Hereinafter, in order to simplify the description, winning devices having different numbers of payout balls are referred to as a first winning device and a second winning device. A plurality of first prize apparatuses with a small number of payout prize balls are installed, and a second prize apparatus with 15 payout prize balls is one.
Often only one is installed. In the present specification, the number of payout prize balls will be described as 7 or 15, but the number itself may be changed to 6, 13 or the like.

Therefore, in the conventional pachinko machine, the prize balls of the first prize device and the prize balls of the second prize device are collected in a ball holding section by different paths, and counted by a dedicated ball cutting device. A signal is sent to the payout device to pay out seven or fifteen prize balls. However, when a winning ball is continuously received, the operation of the prize ball payout device cannot catch up, and the payout of the prize ball may be interrupted. At that time, the pachinko machine can be opened to view the reserved prize balls on the back side so that there will be no trouble with the number of prize balls unpaid between the player and the hall side. It has become.

However, such a conventional pachinko machine requires a ball holding section for unpaid prize balls and a dedicated ball cutting device. Therefore, there is a problem that the device is complicated and space is required. When the payout device stops, there is a problem that it is necessary to open the pachinko machine and confirm the number of winning balls in the ball holding section.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and does not require the provision of a ball holding section for winning prize balls which have not been paid out or a dedicated ball cutting device. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine in which the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid can be easily confirmed.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been made to separately detect and store the number of winning balls to a prize device having a different number of paying-out prize balls, and to operate the prize ball paying-out device. A pachinko machine, wherein a display device for displaying data on the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid is provided in a visible portion of the player.

In the pachinko machine of the present invention, the number of prize balls unpaid or the number of prize balls unpaid is displayed on a display device provided in the visible portion of the player. It is possible to easily confirm the number of winning prize balls or the number of unpaid prize balls. In addition, unlike the related art, it is not necessary to provide a ball holding unit for the unpaid prize balls or a dedicated ball cutting device. Each prize device is provided with a ball sensor for detecting a prize ball, and the prize ball that passes therethrough is discharged. Therefore, the device can be simplified and the space can be reduced.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1 is a first winning device, and 2 is a second winning device. In this embodiment, the first prize device has seven payout prize balls per prize, and the second prize device has 15 payout prize balls per prize. In the drawing, the first winning device,
Although only one device is shown in each of the second winning devices, the number can be set freely.

The first prize device 1 and the second prize device 2 are provided with ball sensors 3 and 4, respectively. The prize balls passing through the ball sensors 3 and 4 are held as in the prior art. No, it becomes a discharge ball as it is. The signals from the ball sensors 3 and 4 are input to the arithmetic unit 5 and arithmetic and control are performed as described later. A prize ball payout device 6 receives a signal from the arithmetic unit 5 and pays out a prize ball to the upper plate 7. The number of awarded prize balls is counted by the ball sensor 8 and fed back to the arithmetic unit 5.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a display device for displaying data of the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid, which is provided in a visible portion of the player. In FIG. 1, the display device 9 is a dedicated display, and the number of unpaid prize balls calculated by the calculation device 5 is displayed in an analog manner separately for the first prize device 1 and the second prize device 2. Has become.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing an example of a program set in the arithmetic unit 5. As shown in this flowchart, when the ball sensor 3 detects a winning ball, 1 is added to the winning register A, and when the ball sensor 4 detects a winning ball, 1 is added to the winning register B.
In the main routine, these winning registers A and B are set to 0.
In other cases, a signal is sent to the prize ball payout device 6 to pay out 7 or 15 prize balls, and the winning register A or B
Subtract 1 from Therefore, the prize register A and the prize register B always store the data of the number of prize balls not paid.

In the display device 9 shown in FIG. 1, the number of paid out balls and the number of unpaid outgoing balls in one prize are displayed in an analog manner separately for the first prize device 1 and the second prize device 2. I have. With this display, it is possible to easily confirm the number of winning balls of the unpaid amount on both the player and the hall side. Further, unlike the related art, it is not necessary to provide a ball holding section for a prize ball for an unpaid payout and a dedicated ball cutting device, so that the device can be simplified and the space can be reduced.

FIG. 4 is a view showing various arrangement examples of the display device 9. A dedicated display device 9 is shown at the lower left of FIG. This dedicated display device 9
There are various display methods as shown in FIG. 5, and in addition to simply showing the number of payout balls and the number of payout balls for an unpaid game, the total number of prize balls for the unpaid game is calculated. The value can be shown at the same time.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the display device 9 is incorporated in a part of the center accessory 10 in the center. In this case, various display methods can be used as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, the display device 9 may be incorporated in the decorative lamp 11. In this example, five lamps each indicate the number of winning balls that have not been paid out.

These display devices 9 are provided with a function of constantly displaying data of the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid, and a function of displaying data intermittently or by operation of the player. It can be. Further, these display devices 9 may be provided with a function of displaying data when the player stops hitting the ball.

When the data exceeds the display capability of the display device 9, the display device 9 may be provided with a function of blinking. In this case, it is preferable that the prize ball payout device 6 pays out a prize ball with priority given to the excess capacity side. Even if the display capacity of the display device 9 is not exceeded, if data other than 0 is stored in both the winning register A and the winning register B, it is determined which of the payouts is to be given priority. Is preferred. In the program of FIG. 3, the processing of the winning register B is prioritized, but it is also possible to pay out the prize balls by giving priority to the one with the larger number of unpaid winning balls.
Further, when the number of winning balls for the unpaid payout is the same, the payout of the prize balls may be performed with priority given to the larger number of the prize balls for the unpaid payout.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display device for displaying the data of the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid is provided in the visible portion of the player. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide a ball holding section for a prize ball for an unpaid payout and a dedicated ball cutting device as in the related art, so that the device can be simplified and the space can be reduced. Further, since the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid can be easily confirmed on both the player and the hall side, there is an advantage that there is no possibility of occurrence of trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a program set in an arithmetic unit.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a program set in an arithmetic unit.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing various arrangement examples of the display device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing various display methods of a dedicated display device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing various display methods of a display device incorporated in a center accessory.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st prize winning device 2 2nd prize winning device 3 Ball sensor 4 Ball sensor 5 Computing device 6 Prize ball payout device 7 Upper plate 8 Ball sensor 9 Display 10 Center object 11 Decoration lamp

Claims (9)

[Claims] A pachinko machine for individually detecting and storing the number of winning balls to a prize device having a different number of payout prize balls, and for operating the prize ball payout device, wherein the number of prize balls or the amount of unpaid items is unpaid. A pachinko machine characterized in that a display device for displaying data of the number of prize balls is provided in a visible portion of a player. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device has a function of displaying data on the number of prize balls for unpaid or the number of prize balls for unpaid for each prize device having a different number of prize balls. The described pachinko machine. 3. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device has a function of displaying data constantly, intermittently, or by a player's operation. 4. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device has a function of displaying data when the player stops hitting the ball. 5. The pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the number of payout balls and the number of winning balls in one prize are displayed in association with each other on a display device. 6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device has a function of blinking when its display capability is exceeded.
Or the pachinko machine according to 2. 7. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein when the display capacity of the display device is exceeded, the prize ball payout device pays out prize balls with priority given to the excess capacity side. 8. The pachinko machine according to claim 2, wherein the prize ball payout device pays out a prize ball by giving priority to a payout ball having a larger number of unpaid payout balls. 9. The prize-ball payout apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the prize-ball payout device pays out the prize-balls by giving priority to the larger number of prize-balls of the unpaid-out when the number of prize-winning balls of the unpaid-out is the same. Pachinko machine.