JPS5813893Y2 - Pachinko game machine ball counting device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a ball counting device for a pachinko game machine.

As is well known, in a pachinko game machine, when a game ball hit by a player enters a so-called lucky hole, a certain number of prizes are released from the Tsuchiura to the player.

In this case, the ball that enters the lucky hole is called a safe ball, the ball that does not enter the hole is called an out ball, the ball that hits the board is called a safe ball, and regardless of whether it is an out ball, it is called a hit ball.

Now, pachinko game machines are equipped with a ball counting device to count the above-mentioned pull-ups, but conventional ball counting devices are configured to detect pull-ups flowing through a pull-up passage provided on the back side of the board. It was being done.

However, since a large number of pulling paths exist in a complicated manner on the back side of the board surface, the conventional structure described above has the problem of complicating the structure of the ball counting device.

In addition, since there is a considerable time delay between when the game ball is hit onto the board by the launcher and when the game ball reaches the back side of the board, it takes time to count the game balls hit on the board, in other words, the number of game balls that are pulled up. There was a problem with delays.

The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a pachinko game that can count game balls hit into a wall without any time delay, and that can simplify the structure of the pachinko game. To provide machine ball counting equipment.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a pachinko game machine, on the front of which a board 3 defined by a rail 2 is formed, and on this wall 3 an out ball outlet 4 and a plurality of lucky holes 5 are provided. It is being

Reference numeral 6 denotes a ball firing path communicating with the board surface 3, which is also defined by the rail 2.

7 and 8 are an upper saucer and a lower saucer, respectively; 9 is an operation dial for a launcher (not shown); game balls (not shown) in the upper saucer 7 are fired by the launcher and sent through the rear ball launch passage 6; Driven into board 3.

Now, 10 is a detector, which is located opposite to the light emitting element 11 facing the upper part of the ball launching passage 6 and also facing the light emitting element 11 across the ball launching passage 6 at the upper part of the ball launching passage 6. and a first and second light receiving element 12.13,
At this time, the light receiving elements 12 and 13 are arranged in the vertical direction.

Each of the light receiving elements 12 and 13 is provided so as to constantly receive light from the light emitting element 11, and when the light from the light emitting element 11 is blocked by a game ball passing through the ball launch passage 6, the peak value differs. The first pulse P1 and the second pulse P
2 (see Figure 2 for both).

That is, the game ball moves forward through the ball launch path 6 (in the direction of arrow A).
If the game ball passes through the ball, the first pulse P1 and the second pulse P2 are output in this order, and if the game ball returns to the ball launch path 6 in the opposite direction (counter-arrow A direction) The second pulse P2 and the first pulse P1 are output in this order.

As a result, the detector 10 detects the first pulse Pi and the second pulse P when the game ball passes through the ball launch path 6 in the forward direction.
2 in this order;
), and when the game ball returns in the opposite direction through the ball launch path 6, a second pulse P2. A second detection signal D2 (see FIG. 2) is generated by combining the first pulses P1 in this order.

Therefore, the first detection signal D1 generated as described above
The second detection signal D2 is configured to be input to a control device (not shown) including a microcomputer, etc., and the control device selects the second detection signal from the number of inputs of the first detection signal D1. An operation is performed to subtract the input number of D2, and the total value of the game balls hit on the board 3 is obtained from the result of this operation.

Note that if the ejected game ball reaches only partway through the ball ejection path 6, only the first pulse P1 may be output; however, if only such a first pulse P1 is used, the controller Of course, it is not subject to calculation.

Further, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a normal pachinko game machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a special pachinko game machine having the configuration described below.

In other words, a pachinko game machine, which is generally referred to as an arrangement ball, is configured so that a predetermined number of game balls can be fired in response to metal input, and the game is played by hitting these game balls onto the board. However, such pachinko game machines do not allow players to play games directly with the game balls they have purchased.

In other words, if such a pachinko game machine is configured so that the player can play the game directly with the game balls he or she has purchased, the game balls will be fired when the number of game balls hit on the board reaches a predetermined number. Therefore, it is necessary to count the number of game balls hit onto the board.

However, as mentioned above, with conventional ball counting devices, there is a time delay in counting the game balls hit on the board, so it is difficult to determine whether the number of game balls hit on the board has reached a predetermined number based on the counting results by such a ball counting device. It is meaningless to determine whether or not this is the case, and as a result, it is impossible to configure a special pachinko game machine such as the one described above so that the player can directly play the game using game balls purchased by the player.

When the present invention is applied to such a special pachinko game machine, the number of ejected game balls can be counted before they reach the board, in other words, the number of game balls hit on the board can be counted. Since counting can be performed without any time delay, if the firing of game balls is stopped based on the counting result, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the player can directly play the game using the game balls he has purchased.

It goes without saying that the position of the detector 10 in the above embodiment may be other than that shown in FIG. 1.

According to the present invention, as is clear from the above description, it is possible to count the game balls hit onto the board without any time delay.

Furthermore, since the detector can be provided in a simply shaped part on the front side of the pachinko game machine, the structure can be simplified compared to the conventional one.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko game machine, and FIG. 2 is a waveform diagram of first and second detection signals. In the figure, 1 is a pachinko game machine, 3 is a board, 6 is a ball launch path, 10 is a detector, Dl is a first detection signal, and D2 is a second detection signal.
This is the detection signal.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a pachinko game machine equipped with a king launch passage for guiding game balls fired from a launcher to a board, detecting a game ball passing through the ball launch passage in a forward direction and generating a first detection signal; A detector is provided that detects the game ball returning in the opposite direction along the ball launch path and generates a second detection signal, and is configured to obtain the total value of the game balls hit onto the board based on both of the detection signals. A ball counting device for a pachinko game machine.