JPS58192566A - Pinball game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine, and in particular, it is made possible to recognize the operating status of each game machine.

In the past, various proposals have been made for devices that automatically multiply the various data for each pachinko machine and fill in the numbers. Until now, a pachinko game machine σ that can centrally recognize the operating status of each game machine has not yet been realized. Problem 7: Not being able to perform properly
It was φ. Therefore, the present applicant previously filed a patent application for a pachinko gaming machine that is capable of recognizing the operating status of each gaming machine at that time.
%wi No. 140598/1982).

However, in the gaming machine according to the above application, should the pachinko balls be hit into the gaming machine? A ball detection means was installed in the tray in which the balls were stored, and since the ball detection means in the tray was made to recognize the operating status of the game machine, the ball could be detected by the player from outside the game machine. If you touch the detection means, there is a possibility that it will produce =2 incorrectly. Since it is possible that there may be balls to be hit into the pachinko machine without quality, there may be times when it is essential to obtain accurate reports of great deeds. .

It is an object of the present invention to prevent malfunctions by providing a hitting ball detection means for detecting the presence or absence of pachinko balls to be hit into a game machine in a part that cannot be touched from the outside, that is, in the ball firing device part. A pachinko game machine that can accurately detect the presence or absence of pachinko balls to be hit into a game machine and recognize the accurate operating status of each game machine. It is about providing.

The feature of the present invention is that the ball launching device has a ball detecting means. The ball launching device section detects whether or not there are pachinko balls to be hit into the game machine, and the number of balls to be hit is displayed based on the detection operation of the hit ball detection means. It is in.

The present invention will be explained below with reference to illustrated embodiments.

In Figures 1 and 2, the game machine 20 is made to look similar to the conventional Bachinoko game machine, and the safe holes of Sai1 to Sai14 are placed at appropriate positions.
Further, an out hole 15 into which the ball that has not entered the ball is to be placed is arranged next to the hard safe hole. Each Kowara safe hole and out hole is equipped with a detection device that is activated when a pachinko ball passes through the Kowara hole, and each detection device σ)
The output signal is first introduced into the controller 21.

At the bottom of the game machine 20 is a saucer 22 that accommodates pachinko balls to be hit into the game machine, and next to it is a firing nozzle 23.
As is well known, when the handle 23 (b) is operated, the motor 24 attached to the back side is activated, and the nigga that rolls from the saucer 22 is flicked one by one. It is designed so that it can be flipped up along the guide rail 25. A shutter 26 is provided in the ball passage between the saucer 22 and the ball launcher including the motor 24, and the shutter 26 is controlled by the controller 21, for example, by activating an electromagnet. . A prize ball ejecting device fIE27 is provided on the back side of the game machine 20, and a ball distributing device (not shown) is connected to the prize ball ejecting device 27 through an introduction pipe 28.

Pachinko balls are replenished from here.

A stopper 70 is provided near the exit of the introduction pipe 28 to open and close the exit of the introduction pipe 28 by opening and closing the game machine 20. The prize ball ejecting device 27 is driven via the controller 21 when the detection device of the safe hole outputs a detection signal, and the prize balls outputted from the prize ball ejecting device 27 are ejected into the tray 22 and returned to the gaming machine 20. When the saucer 22 becomes a groove cover with pachinko balls, the balls that overflow from the saucer introduction lower 1 are guided to the guide gutter 29 and collected in the lower saucer 30 through the opening 31. .

The balls that have passed through each of the safe holes and out holes are discharged into the discharge pipe 32.
It is designed to be discharged to the outside in bulk. A data display section 33 is provided on the front of the game machine 20,
Data such as ball input and ball output from the controller 21 is now displayed numerically.

When a ball enters the safe hole 11 to 14 among the safe holes, the prize ball is ejected from the prize ball ejecting device ft27 under the control of the controller 21. A prize ball display device 34 and a stoppage display device @35 are provided on the upper part of the game machine 20, and the stiffness display device is driven by the controller 21.

Next, the configuration of the ball launcher section will be explained. In Figure 3, the pachinko balls rolling in a row from the tray 22 fall from the passage exit 37 onto one arm 55a of the balance 55. The balance 55 is balanced by a weight 56 provided at the end of the other arm,
Normally, it is in a horizontal position, but when a pachinko ball falls onto the arm 55, it rotates clockwise in the figure around the spindle 57, and the pachinko ball that fell onto the balance 55 is sent to the ball launcher. The balls are guided and driven by the motor 24 to drive balls 58 into the pachinko machine. A board 36 is fixed to the passage outlet 37, and a reed switch 60 is fixed to the board 36.

On the other hand, a magnet 61 is fixed to one arm 55a of the balance 55, and when there are no pachinko balls between the tray 22 and the ball launcher, the balance 55 will move as shown by the solid line in Figure 3. Rotate counterclockwise as if
The magnet 61 is brought close to the reed switch 60, and the reed switch 60 is activated. In other words, does the reed switch 60 determine whether there are balls to be hit into the pachinko machine? It is a detection switch that should be detected.

Next, an example of the σ) system j system of the present invention will be explained. In Fig. 4, the rutted area enclosed by the two-dot chain line is the aforementioned Conotrol 2]
This controller 21 includes a central processing unit 40, a counter 41 corresponding to each safe hole and out hole, a ROM 43, a winning ball device drive circuit 44, and a linear motion recognition device 46. and.

It includes a confirmation circuit 50 for confirming the presence or absence of a ball in the ball launcher section and the presence or absence of a handle operation. Central processing unit 4
0 has an order storage circuit 52 that sequentially stores count signals sent from each counter 41, and processes the count signals stored in this storage circuit 52 in order. A detection signal from the ball detection switch consisting of the reed switch 60 is applied to the confirmation circuit 50. The reference numeral 23 is the above-mentioned firing handle, and the ball that is not ejected by the nozzle 23 enters the safe hole or the out hole. A detection switch 54 is provided in each safe hole and out hole of the Kowara, which outputs one pulse signal every time tz balls enter, and the detection signal from each detection switch 54 is as follows. , and is added to a counter 41 provided in correspondence with the soft switch. When even one of the counters 41 performs a counting operation, a signal is applied to the confirmation circuit 50.

The central processing unit 40 outputs a drive signal to the prize ball device group 1g/1 circuit 44 based on the signal from each safe hole counter 41, and the prize ball device group 1g/1 circuit 44 outputs a drive signal by the operation of the prize ball device drive circuit 44. At the same time as the ejecting device 27 is driven, the prize ball display device 34 is turned into a stone that indicates that the prize ball has failed to come out. A timer stop switch 62 is also connected to the central processing unit 40 . The timer stop switch 62 is a timer operation for determining the operating state of each Bachi-no-ko game machine. It can be turned off with a switch to stop it at will. In addition, the central processing unit (ma,
Each gaming machine has various functions such as counting the number of balls in and out, determining whether to stop playing, and controlling accessories.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. In the embodiment of the present invention, the ROM 43 is used to program programs for the following operations.

3 and 5, when a ball is present in the ball launcher section, the balance 55 rotates clockwise in Figure 3, and the reed switch 60, which is a ball detection switch, is turned on. , and the confirmation circuit 50 is activated.

Each village signal? Output. On the other hand, if there is no ball in the ball launcher section, the balance 55 rotates counterclockwise in Figure 3, the magnet 6 comes close to the reed switch 60, and the reed switch 60 is turned on.

Based on the fear, it is then determined whether the total amount of balls received has not been counted, and if there is no count, it is further determined whether the timer stop switch 62 is on, and the stop switch 6 is turned on.
2 is off, each village signal is off, and the recognition device 4
6 is stopped or is recognized as not operating. In addition, even if the total number of balls received is counted, or even if the total number of balls received is not counted, the stop switch 62 is turned on (・Then, the timer will operate for a preset time, and each village signal will be on while the timer is operating. Although it recognizes that the game machine is in operation, the timer σ)
When the set time has elapsed and the timer operation stops, the initial switch 60[sigma] is turned on/off repeatedly from the off judgment operation. In this way, each village signal is activated when three conditions are met: ■ the ball detection switch 60 is on, ■ the total ball count has not reached the digit for a predetermined period of time, and ■ the timer stop switch is off. It turns off and the operation of the recognition device 46 stops or the recognition device 46
However, Kaoru realizes that the game machine is not in operation. After that, when the ball is sent into the ball launcher again, the ball detection switch 6
4) It is possible to judge that the number 0 goes off and the number of balls entered is counted, so that the number 1 of the customer is changed and the number of customers is changed.

The above-mentioned timer stop switch 62 is used, for example, when a player wants to take a short break, to display that the player is present even when the set time has elapsed during the short break.Q) Deru・ru. Therefore, the timer stop switch 62
It is desirable that the game hall manager operate the game after receiving a report from the player.

In addition, in the embodiment, in addition to determining whether or not there are balls in the ball launcher section, the presence or absence of counting the number of balls entered was also considered as a determining factor, and each village signal was turned off. It is quite possible to judge each village solely by determining whether or not there are balls in the ball launcher, and in the present invention, counting the number of balls entered is not an essential requirement. do not have.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the hit ball detecting means does not throw the ball to the ball launching device that cannot be reached from the outside, there is no possibility that the ball will be malfunctioned artificially. The detection means has a simple structure based on a balance operation, so there is no failure, and the ball to be hit into the game machine is detected by smoothly guiding the ball to the ball launcher section, which is the final end of its path. , the presence or absence of balls to be hit σ) is accurately detected, thereby making it possible to accurately recognize the rhythmic state of each game machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 (T) A front view showing an example of a game machine used in the present invention together with an outline of the signal transmission system. Figure 1 and 2 are the same as the above game machine. ) ball launcher capital θ
) A front view, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the signal transmission thread used in the present invention, and Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. 1~] 4...Safe hole, 15...Out hole, 20...
・・Bachinoko game machine, 21・・Controller, 26・
... Board, 40... Central processing unit, 41... Color/Recognition, 46... Operation recognition device. 55... Balance, 60... Ball detection switch (reed switch).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ball detection means provided in the ball launcher section for detecting whether or not there are pachinko balls to be driven into the game machine in the ball launcher section, and this drive ball detection means. A pachinko game machine comprising means for recognizing the operating state of a game machine based on a detection operation of the means. 2. The pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the hit ball detection means detects the presence or absence of balls by the operation of a balance provided in the ball firing device.