JPS6031755Y2 - Electric pachinko game device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an electric pachinko game device in which a game supervisor and a control mechanism section for controlling the game supervisor are separable.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electric pachinko game machines have integrally incorporated the necessary mechanisms and electronic control circuits.

On the other hand, pachinko game machines need to be replaced with new ones again and again due to their usage or to change the appearance of the store, and they also need to be replaced when a part of them is damaged or malfunctions.

However, in conventional pachinko game machines, the necessary mechanical parts are integrated as described above, so if the above-mentioned necessity arises, the entire machine must be replaced even if some normal parts remain. Because of this, economic efficiency was severely compromised.

In conventional pachinko game machines, the balls placed in the ball tray and the balls placed in the game board are the same, and in consideration of the large amount of balls and hygiene, a return machine is installed to clean them every short period of time. were common.

In this pachinko game device, since there is no time limit other than stopping the game, the game may stimulate the player's desire to play, and may go beyond mere entertainment.

Furthermore, in the conventional pachinko game device, the number of safe balls that entered the safe hole could not be known unless the number of safe balls was sequentially counted.

In order to solve these shortcomings, a pachinko game machine has been developed in which a plurality of balls are circulated inside the game control section, and when coins are inserted, the machine is kept in a playing state for a certain period of time and prize coins are paid out according to the number of safe balls. Yes, for example, in 1973.
There is No.-147577.

The electric pachinko game device with this structure has a game board on the front frame which is equipped with a coin slot, a return button, a coin return slot, a prize coin refund button, etc., and a medal selection board on the rear frame as a control mechanism. It has a structure in which the front frame and rear frame can be freely separated by providing a machine, a medal storage cylinder, a medal ejecting device, a medal dispensing tray, an electronic control circuit, etc., and are electrically connected using signal lines.

However, in the electric pachinko game device with this structure, the medal slot, return button, etc. are provided in the front frame, and the game controller is not completely separated from the front frame. On the other hand, for example, when replacing the Yugi Kanbu with a new one to change the look of the store, the medal slot,
Parts such as return buttons were separated from the control mechanism and could not be reused, resulting in high costs.

In addition, in this conventional product, the medal slot and payment button are installed in the front frame, so the wiring process for signal lines for electrically connecting the rear frame and front frame, which have electronic control circuits, becomes complicated. However, it had the disadvantage that it was time-consuming to work with.

Therefore, one of the purposes of this invention is to configure the game supervisory section and the control mechanism section completely independently, and to make the electrical connection between the two only through a predetermined number of signal lines. By mechanically connecting the game supervisory section and the control mechanism section, the game supervisory section and control mechanism section can be completely separated, and if replacement is necessary, only one of them needs to be replaced, making installation and removal extremely simple and economical. The present invention also aims to provide an advantageous electric pachinko game device.

Another purpose of this invention is that the number of times the balls circulate can be reduced by circulating the balls only within the game board, and that by inserting a coin, the timer allows the players to enter the game state for a specified time. To provide an electric pachinko game device which improves the circulation efficiency of players in a store by eliminating unnecessary temptations, and which is extremely rich in serviceability by refunding prize coins after a specified time has elapsed.

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, A is a game supervisor, and B is a control mechanism that is arranged on the same plane as the game supervisor A, for example, adjacent to the game supervisor in the left and right direction.

These two components are constructed completely independently, and connectors are used for electrical connection between them, and bolts, nuts, etc. are used for mechanical connection between the two.

First, in the game supervisory department A, at the bottom of the surface of the game board 1, which has a predetermined number of safety holes such as tulips and regulation pins at predetermined positions through the glass, there is an electric handle 2 that drives the internal firing lever so that its strength can be controlled. Set it up.

First, this electric handle 2 is provided with a suizochi S4 that turns on and off the motor M of the firing lever.

Then, several balls were stored inside the game board 1,
The balls fired with the firing lever and entering the safe hole pass through guide tubes 3 to 6 (note that this is just an example, and the number actually depends on the number of safe holes) that communicate with the safe hole. so that it reaches the common pipe 6.

This common tube 6 is provided with a safe ball switch S2 on its side, so that it opens and closes for each passing ball, and the lower part of this common tube 6 reaches a firing lever.

In addition, the ball that does not enter the safe hole and becomes an out ball also returns to the firing lever.

That is, the ten or so balls stored inside the game board 1 are made to circulate only inside, so that there is no need to replenish new balls from the outside.

On the other hand, in the control mechanism section B, a coin insertion lower, a return button 8 for returning the coin when the inserted coin is not the specified one, and a coin return opening 9 are provided on the surface of the control mechanism section B.
, a display LED for displaying the number of safe balls, a prize coin refund button 10, and a prize coin refund opening 11 are provided.

In addition, a lamp or the like is provided inside the prize coin refund button 10 so that the button lights up when it is pressed, and a cylinder for storing coins is installed inside this control mechanism section B. The coins are configured to come out one by one to the prize coin payout port 11 by intermittent driving of the plunger.

In addition, a mechanism for sorting coins inserted into the coin input lower, an electronic control circuit, etc. are also provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the electronic circuit of the game supervisory section A and the control mechanism section B, where SL is a coin switch that is turned on when a coin is inserted into the coin input lower, and S2 is a tulip etc. inside the game board 1 as described above. A safe ball switch is switched on when the coin enters the safe hole and returns immediately, and S3 is a payout switch that is turned on when the prize coin payout button 10 is pressed.

FF1. FF2゜FF3 are flip-flops whose states are reversed and output signals when one pulse is input.
T is a timer that sets the playable time after coins are inserted and drives the drive motor M of the firing lever for a predetermined time.

G□ is a gate that sends a pulse signal from flip-flop FF3 to counter C1 when receiving a signal from timer T, and D is a gate that binary encodes the signal from counter C1 and digitally displays the number of safe balls with an LED. Decoder, O
R is the signal a of the number of safe balls 15 to 19 from the counter C1
Gate G2 when receiving one of the signals b1 with the number of safe balls 20 to 24 or the signal C with the number of safe balls 25 or more? G3
NOT is an OR circuit that sends a safe signal to gate G2, and NOT is a NOT circuit that sends a set time elapsed signal from timer T to gate G2.

While O3C receives a signal from flip-flop FF2, it oscillates a signal of approximately 2 Hz and outputs a signal to counter C2 and gate G3.
An oscillation circuit, COM, sends signals to flip-flops FF1 . The comparator circuit SL that resets the FF2 is a solenoid that receives a signal from the gate G3, that is, a signal of approximately 2 Hz, and intermittently drives a plunger to dispense coins one by one to the prize coin payout slot 9.

The operation of the above configuration will now be described with reference to the time chart of FIG.

First, when a coin is inserted into the coin input lower, the coin switch S1 is turned on instantaneously, and the signal d is sent to the counter C.
1 and C1 to make the display on the LED display zero, the state of the flip-flop FF1 is also reversed, a signal e is output, the timer T starts operating, and a signal is sent to the drive motor M of the waist firing lever. Gate G1 becomes open.

As described above, it becomes possible to launch the ball into the game board 1 by rotating the electric handle 2, turning on the switch S4, and adjusting the rotation angle.

After that, when the fired ball becomes a safe ball that enters the safe hole such as a tulip, the safe ball switch S is activated each time.
2 switches and returns, so that a corresponding number of pulse signals g are sequentially output from the flip-flop FF3.

This signal g is counted by a counter C1 via a gate G1, and the number is digitally displayed on the display LED.

Then, when the number of pulses of the pulse signal g reaches IEa (safe ball 1 failure) or more, a hit signal from the OR circuit OR is sent to each gate G2. Enter G3 and both gates G2. G3 will open up.

Then, when the time set by the timer T has elapsed, the signal f disappears, the drive motor M stops, the firing lever stops driving, and the gate G1 closes.

Further, since the timer end signal i is output from the NOT circuit NOT, the gate G2 is opened.

After that, when the prize coin refund button 10 is pressed, the refund switch S3 is turned on, and this refund signal j enters the flip-flop FF2 via the gate G2, so the flip-flop FF2 reverses its state and outputs the signal K. As a result, the oscillation circuit O3C oscillates a pulse of about 2 Hz.

This pulse signal 1 is counted by counter C2, and
The solenoid is connected to the solenoid via the gate G3, and the plunger is driven intermittently to pay out coins to the prize coin payout slot 11.

On the other hand, the comparator circuit COM receives a signal corresponding to the number of safe balls from the counter C1, and a signal corresponding to the number of safe balls from the counter C2 as well as the number of times the plunger is driven, so the signals from both counters C1 and C2 are When there is a match, a match signal m is output from the comparison circuit COM and the flip-flops FF1. This will cause FF2 to be reset.

As a result, the oscillation circuit O3C stops oscillating, the plunger stops paying out prize coins, and the entire device returns to its initial state.

In the figure, the number of pulse signals 1 from the oscillation circuit O3C is two, but this is the case where the signal a of the safe balls 15 to 19 is input to the comparator circuit COM, and the number of safe balls 20 to 19 is input to the comparator circuit COM.
When 24 signals enter the comparison circuit COM, the number of pulse signals 1 becomes 5, and when the signal C with the number of safe balls of 25 or more enters the comparison circuit COM, the number of pulse signals 1 becomes m.

In other words, 2 coins for safe balls 15 to 19, 5 coins for 20 to 24, and 10m coins for 25 or more are prize coin refund slot 1.
1, and the ratio of the number of coins to be paid out increases according to the player's efforts.

In the above embodiment, it goes without saying that the relationship between the number of safe balls and the operation of the entire device and the relationship between the number of safe balls and the number of prize coins can be changed and set as appropriate.

As described above, this device has a plurality of balls circulating inside, a common safe ball guide tube has a safe ball switch for counting the safe balls, and a motor that drives the firing lever. The controller is activated by inserting a coin and sends a signal to the motor to enable the game controller to play for a specified time, and after the specified time, by pressing a button, the coins corresponding to the safe balls are refunded. a control mechanism section,
The electrical communication between the two units is made using a predetermined number of signal lines via connectors, so there is less routing of signal lines between them, saving time and effort in wiring, and the mechanical connection between each The bolts, nuts, etc. can be easily connected, and the two can be easily separated.

For this reason, even if parts such as the coin slot, return button, coin return port, prize coin refund button, prize coin refund port, etc. are not discarded and continue to be used as they are in conventional electric pachinko game devices of this type, the game control department It has become possible to replace only the parts, and it has become possible to replace them due to usage or to change the appearance of the store at an extremely low cost.
If any part breaks down or is damaged, only that part will need to be replaced.

In addition, since the balls are only circulated inside before they are taken out, the number of times they are cleaned can be reduced compared to conventional equipment, and there are no hygienic problems, and there is no need for a large number of balls and a reducing machine like in the past. I won't.

In addition, by inserting a coin, a timer or the like can be activated to keep the firing lever motor in the playing state for a specified period of time, so it is possible to prevent players from unnecessarily stimulating their desire to shoot, and improve the circulation efficiency of players in the store. Moreover, the service quality can be greatly enhanced by refunding the prize coins after a specified time has elapsed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the device according to this invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the safe ball guide tube, Fig. 3 is a time chart of each signal, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the electronic circuit. . A: Game Supervision Department, B: Control Mechanism Department.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] By arranging the independently constituted game supervisory section and the control mechanism section for electrically controlling the game supervisory section adjacent to each other in the same plane, they are mechanically coupled in a separable manner, and the electrical connection between the two is established. This is carried out using a predetermined number of signal lines, among which the game supervisor has an electric handle at the bottom of the surface, and a common safe ball guide tube with a switch for counting safe balls and a plurality of circulating balls inside. , a motor that drives a firing lever by operating the electric handle, and the control mechanism has a coin slot on its surface, a return button for returning the coin, a coin return slot, and a prize coin. A withdrawal button and a prize coin withdrawal slot are provided, and a timer that is activated by inserting a coin and sends a signal to the motor to enable play for a specified time, a coin sorting mechanism, and the timer. 1. An electric pachinko game device, comprising: a coin payout mechanism driven by the prize coin payout button so as to pay out coins corresponding to the number of safe balls after a specified time period has elapsed.