JPS5917333Y2 - pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a pachinko ball replenishment control device for pachinko game parlors, and specifically concerns the capacity of prize balls in the prize ball storage tank provided for each machine number and the number of hits in the ball storage tank. The present invention relates to a pachinko ball replenishment control device for a pachinko game parlor that can control a replenishment ball supply device for replenishing prize balls in relation to the capacity of balls.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a part of the system of a pachinko game parlor, which is the background of this invention.

A plurality of pachinko machines P are usually installed side by side in a pachinko game hall.

One pachinko ball storage tank 1 common to a plurality of pachinko machines P is provided, and the pachinko balls stored there are distributed through the storage tank 1 through a first distribution passage 2 and a second distribution passage 4. A replenishment ball supply device 10 provided individually in the machine P is supplied with replenishment balls as replenishment balls.

A player plays a pachinko game using each machine P.

In this game, the pachinko balls purchased by the player are successively hit one by one onto the board of the pachinko machine P, and when they fall along the board, there is a probability that they will fall into holes made on the board of the table. do.

Due to the action of this safe ball, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are stored in a prize ball storage tank (not shown).

(described in detail in FIG. 2 below) is paid out to the player as a prize.

Regardless of whether the pachinko balls hit by the player succeed or fail in falling through the holes, they eventually reach the bottom of the pachinko machine P and are stored in a ball storage tank (not shown) as a hit ball.

(described in detail in Figure 2 below).

The hit balls are returned to the prize ball storage tank as appropriate by a return device (see Figure 2) provided for each machine P.
When a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the batted ball storage tank, they are collected in the collection device 100 via the collection passage 1]0.

The pachinko balls collected by the collection device 100 are polished and brought to the packet conveyor 3, where they are lifted up and returned to the storage tank 1 again.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the prior art of this invention and an embodiment of this invention, and is a schematic diagram of the structure of one pachinko machine.

Since the overall flow of pachinko balls in a pachinko game parlor has been described in detail in FIG. 1, the flow of balls in each pachinko machine will now be explained with reference to FIG. 2.

The pachinko balls passing through the second distribution passage 4 described above are supplied to the prize ball storage tank 20 via the tributary passage 5 included in the supply ball supply device 10 provided in each machine P.

In response to the safe ball, the prize balls in the prize ball storage tank 20 are supplied to the prize method dispensing device 22 via the prize method alignment rail 21.

Among the pachinko balls hit by the player, safe balls are passed through the safe ball discharge passage 30, and out balls are passed through the out ball discharge passage 31 into the hit ball storage tank 4.
collected to 0.

As described above, the balls in the hit ball storage tank 40 are normally returned to the prize ball storage tank 20 by the return device 50.

The reduction device 50 is driven by a motor 51.

This motor 51 is driven and controlled in relation to the limit switch 23 provided in the prize ball storage tank and the limit switch 41 provided in the hit ball storage tank 40.

To explain in more detail, the limit switch 23 is normally closed, and is opened when a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the storage tank 20.

For this purpose, a movable member 24 pivoted on a fulcrum 25 is provided at the contact point of the limit switch as shown in the figure, and when the ball reaches above the movable member 24, the initial state of the movable member changes due to the weight of the ball. The limit switch 23 is opened.

Further, the limit switch 41 is normally open, and is closed when a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the storage tank 40.

Furthermore, limit switches 23 and 41 are connected in series and connected to motor 51.

Therefore, when the limit switch 23 is closed, that is, the storage tank 20 contains only a certain amount of balls or less, and the limit switch 41 is closed, that is, the storage tank 40 contains more than a certain amount of balls, the motor It will be appreciated that 51 is energized and drives the reduction device 50.

In other words, the return device 50 is not always driven, and the batted ball storage tank 40 stores more than a certain amount of balls, and in addition, the prize ball storage tank 20 only stores less than a certain amount of balls. Only when the reduction device 50 is energized,
The pachinko balls in the hit ball storage tank 40 are returned to the prize ball storage tank 20.

In the pachinko machines described so far, the balls hit by the player are returned and used as prizes, so if the ball payout rate is less than 100%, the balls are reused as prizes. Also, the rate at which the limit switch 23 is open (ie, a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the prize ball storage tank 20) increases.

Accordingly, more and more batted balls are stored in the batted ball storage tank 40 without being returned.

When more than a certain amount of balls are stored in the batted ball storage tank 40, this is electrically detected by a limit switch 42, and the surplus balls in the storage tank 40 are collected via the collection passage 44.

This recovered ball (surplus ball) is detected by the recovered ball detection device 45 and reaches the recovery device 100.

The recovered ball detection device 45 generates 1 pulse for each recovered ball, or generates 1 pulse for every 10 recovered balls.

Since the recovered ball is a ball that is profitable for the game parlor, the detection pulse is applied to the + (plus) side input of a counter included in a computer (see FIG. 4), which will be described later.

Next, let's explain the case where the ball payout rate is 100% or more.

Even if the batted balls are returned and reused, the number of balls supplied to players as prizes will be greater than the number of batted balls, so the limit switch 23 is closed (the balls in the prize ball storage tank 20 are (a condition below a certain amount is detected), and the motor 51 of the reduction device 50 is attempted to rotate.

However, in many cases, the ball storage tank 40 also stores less than a certain amount of balls, and the limit switch 4
1 is often left open.

Therefore, even if the limit switch 23 is closed, the limit switch 41 is opened and the motor 51 is not driven.

If this condition continues for a while, the prize ball storage tank 20
The balls inside gradually disappear, and the limit switch 23
continues to be closed.

Therefore, in such a state, balls are supplied from another supply source, that is, the supply ball supply device 10.

To explain in more detail, when the number of balls in the prize ball storage tank 20 falls below a certain amount, which is smaller than the certain amount for controlling the opening and closing of the limit switch 23, this is detected and the supply ball supply device 10 All you have to do is energize it.

For this purpose, a limit switch 26 is provided on the f side of the storage tank 20.

This limit switch 26 cooperates with a movable piece 28 that is pivoted on a fulcrum 27 provided on the bottom member of the storage tank 20.

At all times (when more than a certain amount of balls are stored), the limit switch 26 is opened due to the weight of the balls.

This limit switch 26 is closed.

In response to this, the supply ball supply device 10 is energized and balls are supplied.

The number of balls replenished at one time by this replenishment ball supply device 10 is set to a relatively large number, for example, 300 to 400 balls.

Then, the supply balls supplied from the supply ball supply device 10 are detected by the supply ball detection device 13, counted by a computer, etc., and when a predetermined number of supply balls is reached, the supply is stopped.

However, it is difficult to replenish a large amount of replenishment balls at once by driving the replenishment ball supply device 10 based on the output of the limit switch 26 provided below the bottom opening of the storage tank 20, as in the past. , there were the following problems.

That is, when the output of the limit switch 26 is ゛, the number of prize balls stored downstream from the limit switch 26 is relatively small, 50 to 60, so at this time, the winning ball device ( If too many prize balls were produced at once in the game (Tulip), prize balls would temporarily run out, forcing the game to be interrupted and causing inconvenience to players.

Furthermore, when balls are supplied from the supply ball supply device 10, because a large amount of balls are supplied at once, the tilt state of the pachinko machine P changes suddenly, causing a significant change in the winning rate and causing players to slump. The result was sobering.

Furthermore, since two limit switches 23 and 26 are provided, the structure is complicated and expensive.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention was to allow players to play the game continuously without interrupting the game without running out of prize balls when balls are supplied using two systems: the return device and the reinforcing ball supply device. To provide a pachinko ball replenishment control device for a pachinko game parlor, which allows replenishment from a replenishment ball supply device in small increments without causing a large change in winning rate, has a simple configuration, and is inexpensive. It is to be.

Other objects and features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings.

To summarize, the pachinko game machine of this invention includes a supply ball supply device 10, a prize ball storage tank 20, and a driven ball storage tank 4.
0, the prize ball storage tank 20 is provided with a prize ball judgment detection circuit, for example, a limit switch 23, which detects when the prize ball capacity has fallen below a predetermined certain amount;
In addition, the batted ball storage tank 40 is provided with a batted ball capacity detection circuit, for example, a limit switch 41, which detects when the batted ball capacity has become less than a predetermined amount, and the output of the prize ball judgment detection output and the batted ball capacity detection circuit, for example, a limit switch 41, are provided. Balls are replenished from the supply ball supply device 10 in response to the detection output of the ball capacity.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the structural features of this embodiment of the invention will be explained.

In this invention, the supply ball supply device 10 responds to a stop control relay 11 energized by a stop control command a from a computer, which will be described later, and a certain open/close state (described later) of the switches 23 and 41. It includes an energized replenishment solenoid 12 and a replenishment ball detection device 13.

When the replenishment solenoid 12 is energized, the shutter that shuts off the balls in the tributary passage 5 is opened, and the balls are supplied to the storage tank 20 via the detection device 13.

The detection device 13 detects the passing ball at this time and detects the ball 1.
1 pulse for each sphere or 1 pulse for every 10 spheres.

Since this supply of balls is disadvantageous to the game parlor, this pulse is applied to the minus (-) input terminal of a counter included in a computer, which will be described later.

Furthermore, characteristically, a solenoid 62 (hereinafter referred to as a construction method solenoid) and a flat open switch 61 (hereinafter referred to as a construction method solenoid) operate in response to the detection output of a limit switch 42 that detects a certain amount of balls or more in the ball storage tank 40. (referred to as construction method switch)
is provided at the top of the pachinko machine.

The construction method solenoid 62 and the ball removal switch 61 are mechanically interlocked, and when the construction method solenoid 62 is energized, the ball removal switch 61 is closed.

When the construction method solenoid 62 is energized, this solenoid 6
A shutter associated with 2 projects into the passage 52 in the upper part of the reduction device 50 to shut off the reduction of the spheres.

The blocked reduction method is recovered via the recovery channel.

In FIG. 2, a vertically extending collection passageway 44 is provided at the back of the reduction device 50. In FIG.

FIG. 3 is an electrical circuit diagram of one embodiment of the pachinko ball supply control device for a pachinko game hall of this invention.

The configuration and operation of FIG. 3 will be described below with reference to FIG. 2.

In this circuit diagram, it should be particularly noted that limit switch 23 and limit switch 41 are connected in parallel.

In this invention, the replenishment, return, etc. of pachinko balls are controlled by the opening/closing manner of both switches 23 and 41.

That is, in this electric circuit diagram, the limit switch 23 constitutes the first detector, and the limit switch 41° rule R2 and the relay contacts R2a and R2bl constitute the second detector.

Therefore, the explanation will proceed sequentially while considering the combination of the opening and closing modes of both the switches 23 and 41.

The manner in which the switches 23 and 41 are opened and closed depends on whether the bulb capacities of the storage tanks 20 and 40 are above or below a certain amount.

(1) When a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the storage tank 20 and a certain amount or more of balls are also stored in the storage tank 40, that is, when the switch 23 is opened and the switch 41 is closed.

By closing the switch 41, the AC power supply E-switch 41-
The path of relay R2 becomes conductive and relay R2 is energized.5
, relay contact R2a closes, relay contact R2b,
opens.

However, since the switch 23 is open, the path from the power source E to the door switch DSW (described later) to the relay contact R2a to the motor 51 is cut off.

Therefore, the reduction motor 51 is not energized and no reduction operation is performed.

The door switch DSW is normally closed, and is opened to cut off the supply of AC power E when the door of the pachinko machine is opened.

In this way, it can be seen that if a certain amount or more of balls are stored in both the storage tanks 20 and 40, the reduction operation will not be performed.

However, when the number of balls in the batted ball storage tank 40 increases further in this state, the switch 42 is activated and the contact is shifted from the contact 421 to the contact 422.

Accordingly, the power supply E-switch 42 (including contacts 422)-
A closed circuit between the solenoid 62 and the power source E is formed, and the solenoid 62 is energized.

In response, the ball removal switch 61 is closed, and a closed circuit of power source E, ball construction method switch 61, motor 51, and power source E is formed, and the motor 51 is energized.

As a result, the balls in the ball storage tank 40 are reduced to the reduction device 5.
0 to the recovery passageway 44.

(2) When a certain amount or more of balls are stored in the storage tank 20, and only a certain amount or less of balls are stored in the storage tank 40.

That is, when switches 23 and 41 are both opened.

Since both switches 23 and 41 are open, motor 51 is not energized.

(3) When the storage tank 20 stores only a certain amount of balls or less, and the storage tank 40 stores a certain amount or more of balls.

That is, when both switches 23 and 41 are closed.

First, in response to the closing of switch 41, a closed circuit of power source E, switch 41, relay R2, and power source E is formed, and relay R2 is energized.

In response, relay contact R2a closes and relay contact R2b opens.

Therefore, power supply E-switch 23-door switch DSW
The closed circuit of - relay contact R2a - motor 51 - power supply E is activated and the motor 51 is energized.

As a result, the return device N50 is driven and the balls in the hit ball storage tank 40 are returned to the prize ball storage tank 20 via the return device 50.

(4) When only a certain amount or less of balls are stored in both storage tanks 20 and 40.

That is, when switch 23 is closed and switch 41 is opened.

Since switch 41 is open, relay R2 is not energized.

Therefore, relay contact R2a remains open and relay contact R2b remains closed.

Therefore, in response to the closing of switch 23, power supply E-door switch 23-relay contact R2b+-relay contact R1
b (described later) - the closed circuit of replenishment solenoid 12 - power supply E is activated.

This energizes the replenishment solenoid 12 and replenishes balls from the replenishment ball supply device 10 (FIG. 2).

That is, the feature of this invention, which is to energize the supply ball supply device 10 in response to the open and closed states of the switches 23 and 41, has been achieved (note this).

Note that the relay contact R1b described above is a normally closed contact, and is opened in response to the activation of the termination control relay 11 described above.

A description related to this relay 11 will be given next.

(5) When the stop control command a is derived from the computer 70.

(This will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 4 below, but normally, the flow of pachinko balls in a pachinko machine is centrally managed using a computer, and the difference between hit balls and supplied balls is counted.

When the difference between the supplied balls and the hit balls exceeds a certain level, a stop control command a is derived to stop the supply to the pachinko machine.

) In response to the stop control command a, the stop control relay R111 is energized and the relay contact R1b is opened.

Therefore, no matter how the replenishment mode is set, the replenishment solenoid 12 is not energized and therefore the replenishment ball supply device 10 is not energized.
is not energized.

(6) When the supply of balls is forcibly stopped.

In this case, the manual replenishment stop switch 14 provided on the operation panel of the computer 70 is pressed.

In response, relay R3 is energized, relay contact R3a is closed, and stop control relay R111 is energized.

Therefore, the same operation as in step 5 above is performed, and the supply is stopped.

(7) When collecting pachinko balls left in a pachinko machine after business hours.

When the manual ball removal switch 80 provided on the operation panel is closed, the relay R4 is energized.

In response, relay contact R4a is closed, and the closed circuit of power source E-IJ relay contact R contact-4a-switch contact 421)-method solenoid 62-power source E is activated, and method solenoid 62 is energized.

As a result, the construction method switch 61 is closed and the motor 5
1 is energized to establish a construction method operation, that is, a collection operation mode.

Let me explain the flow of the ball when this construction method operates.

The balls remaining in the prize ball storage tank 20 are sent to the hit ball storage tank 40 via the passage 29, and further to the recovery passage 44 via the return device 50.

Note that the limit switch 26, which conventionally detects whether or not to replenish, may be removed, but if necessary, it may be used as follows.

That is, the power supply E and the relay contact R2 of the above-mentioned relay R2
b2 and the display lamp L can be connected in series to display whether all the balls in the pachinko machine have been collected.

Relay contact R2b2 remains closed as long as relay R2 is not energized, in other words, as long as switch 41 is not closed, and in other words, as long as the number of balls in batted ball storage tank 40 is below a certain amount.

That is, when the balls in the prize ball storage tank 20 run out (balls are removed) and the number of balls in the hit ball storage tank 40 falls below a certain amount, the indicator lamp L lights up to indicate that the method is complete.

Note that the manual ball removal switch 80 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 may be provided as a general switch for the entire store, or may be provided for each block (island).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a management system that centrally manages the flow of pachinko balls in each pachinko machine.

The detection output m from the recovered ball detection device 45 and the detection output l from the supply ball detection device 13 are given to the computer 70 and calculated.

As mentioned above, when the difference between the number of balls to be supplied and the method of recovery becomes larger than a certain number, the stop control command a is derived from the computer 70.

Further, the construction method completion signal e detected by the limit switch 26 is also given to the computer 70.

The output of the computer 70 is individually stored in the storage unit ME for each pachinko machine, and the output for a desired pachinko machine P is individually stored on the display unit by an appropriate addressing device provided on the display panel of the storage unit ME. 90 is displayed.

If the calculation is performed individually for each pachinko machine, the difference between the number of balls supplied and the number of balls collected will be tallied for each pachinko machine.

In addition, by calculating the input information comprehensively or adding the individual calculation outputs again, the difference between the number of balls supplied and the number of balls collected for the entire pachinko parlor can be totaled, and the
By multiplying the difference by the unit price per item, the total profit of the entire store can be easily calculated.

As described above, according to this invention, when balls are supplied to the prize ball storage tank using the two systems of the return device and the supply ball supply device, the player is forced to interrupt the game without running out of prize balls. It is possible to control the supply of balls so that continuous games can be played without having to do so.

In addition, when replenishing balls from the replenishment ball supply device to the prize ball storage tank, small replenishment control can be performed without replenishing large amounts of balls at once. It also has the effect of preventing you from falling into a slump.

Furthermore, since a common detector is used to determine the drive start or stop conditions for the reduction device and the drive start or stop conditions for the replenishment ball supply device, the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a part of the system of a pachinko game parlor, which is the background of this invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the prior art of this invention and an embodiment of this invention, and is a schematic diagram of the structure of one pachinko machine. FIG. 3 is an electrical circuit diagram of one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a management system that centrally manages the flow of pachinko balls in each pachinko machine. In the figure, 10 is a supply ball supply device, 20 is a prize ball storage tank, 40 is a shot ball storage tank, and 23 and 41 are limit switches.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] Supply ball supply for selectively replenishing pachinko balls from the upper part of the plurality of pachinko game machines to each pachinko game machine by disposing a plurality of pachinko game machines and electrically energizing them. A device for controlling the supply of pachinko balls to each pachinko game machine in a pachinko game parlor equipped with the device, wherein each pachinko game machine stores prize balls to be given when a hit pachinko ball wins a prize. a prize ball storage member, and a prize ball storage member provided in relation to a bottom surface of the prize ball storage member on a side of the bottom opening of the prize ball storage member, and the prize balls stored in the prize ball storage member are relatively larger than a certain amount. a first detector that detects when the number of balls is low; a driven ball storage member for storing the driven pachinko balls; and a certain amount of driven balls stored in the driven ball storage member. a second detector for detecting the above, and a driven ball disposed between the driven ball storage member and the prize ball storage member and stored in the driven ball storage member by selective driving; a reduction device that feeds the prize ball storage member to a prize ball storage member; a motor that is connected to a power source and drives the reduction device; a ball amount state that includes the first detector and the second detector. A detection circuit includes the motor and the supply ball supply device connected in parallel, energizes the motor when the first detector output and the second detector output are both present; The replenishment ball supply device is electrically energized when the first detector output is present and the second detector output is not present, and the first detector output and the second detector output are other than the above. A pachinko ball replenishment control device for a pachinko game parlor, comprising: a drive control circuit configured to stop energizing the motor and the replenishment ball supply device when the replenishment ball supplying device is in the above state.