JP2685538B2 - Shell game machine - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an arrangement ball-type elastic machine that plays a single game using a specified number of game balls.

(Prior art) In a conventional bullet-launching game machine, a prescribed number of game balls are dropped into the entrance of the game board surface to perform each game. It is necessary to subtract the number of return balls that have flowed back to calculate the number of effective firing balls, and to determine whether or not the winning is achieved by the end of entering a prescribed number of effective firing balls.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention, in an arrangement ball type bullet-launching game machine, matches the number of effective balls in each game with the prescribed number of game balls by counting the number of balls to be launched and the number of return balls. ,Also,
The object is to determine the start and end times of the game based on the number of entered balls.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a ball-launching game machine, a firing ball counting means for counting the game balls that are fired toward the game board surface, and the fired game balls that enter the ball entrance. Each time a ball is hit, the ball count means for detecting the number of hits and counting the number of hit balls and the number of game balls counted by the launch ball count means reach a specified number and are counted by the hit ball count means. The control means for controlling the end of the current game when the number of entered balls reaches the specified number.

(Operation) According to the bullet-launching machine having the above configuration, when the number of launch game balls counted by the launch ball counting means reaches the specified number and the number of entered balls counted by the entering ball counting means reaches the specified number, this time Since the game end control is performed, the end control such as liquidation of the current game can be performed without the number of launched game balls or the number of entered balls being less than or exceeding the specified number.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, in an arrangement ball type ballistic amusement machine in which a predetermined number of game balls (in this example, 16) are used, a game is provided above the opening of the main frame 1 as shown in FIG. A game board 2 on which various parts are mounted is assembled, and a metal frame 3 in which glass is fitted and a front plate 4 are vertically adjacent to one end of the front surface of the main body frame 1 and are respectively adjacent to the front. It is pivotally mounted on the shaft.

On the front surface of the front plate 4, an upper ball receiving tray 7 for receiving a game ball and a prize ball paid out at the time of a game is attached, and on the front surface near the lower end of the main body frame 1, a prize ball overflowing from above the upper ball receiving tray 7. A ball receiving lever 8a for taking out a prize ball is attached to the upper and lower ball receiving plates 7, 8, respectively.

In FIG. 1, a central control board 5 having a computer function is housed in a board box 6 detachably attached to the back side of the game board 2.
Based on the input game information, various functions throughout the game such as start and end of the game, launch control of game balls, calculation of the number of effective launch balls, display of winnings, calculation of winning points, payout of prize balls, etc. The CPU circuit to control is built in.

Next, the firing control device K1 for launching a game ball and the mechanism relating to the launch ball will be described. In FIG. 4,
On the front side of the lower set plate 9 attached to the lower part of the main body frame 1 behind the front plate 4, a ball feed mechanism mounted on the back side of the front plate 4 for feeding game balls one by one to a firing position. A launch rail base 10 for mounting the game balls sent out by the above and guiding the launch balls one by one is attached, and is attached to one side end near the lower end of the main body frame 1 below the lower set plate 9. The mounting plate 11 includes a pulse motor, a firing motor 12 set at a rotation speed of 100 rotations per minute or less, and a firing device on which a firing motor drive circuit 14 for driving and controlling the firing motor 12 is printed. A control board 13 and a handle 15 for a player to grip and perform a shooting operation are assembled, and a front side near the lower end of the main body frame 1 on the side of the lower ball receiving tray 8 is used for starting and adjusting a game. Game start switch operated by the player Chi 25 is disposed.

As shown in FIG. 4, a motor cam 17 is fitted to the output shaft of the firing motor 12, and a hitting hammer driven by the motor cam 17 to hit a game ball is attached to the mounting plate 11.
The ball 18 is pivotally supported, and the hammer 18 reciprocates and swings against the spring 19 for each rotation of the motor cam 17, and the game ball on the launch rail base 10 is hit by the hammer 18 for one minute. The ball is fired on the game surface 2a at intervals of 100 or less, and each time a game ball is fired, the game ball on the upper ball tray 7 is moved by the ball feed mechanism to the upper plate opening 23
Through to the launch rail base 10. When launching a game ball, the rotation angle of the handle 15 can be increased or decreased to adjust the resilience of the spring 19, thereby adjusting the strength at which the game ball is launched.

The firing motor drive circuit 14 of the firing device control board 13 will be described with reference to FIG.
Is a power supply circuit 14a, a touch input circuit 14b, and an oscillation circuit 14c.
And a pulse motor output circuit 14d.

In the power supply circuit 14a, 24 VAC is connected to the power supply terminals CN1 No. 1 and 2, the power supply terminal CN1 No. 2 is connected to the power supply terminal CN2 No. 1, and the CN2 No. 1 and No. 2 A relay is connected, and the power supply circuit 14a is opened / closed by turning on / off the firing motor relay. The rectified wave, which is full-wave rectified through the bridge rectifier DP1 of the power supply circuit 14a, is smoothed by the electrolytic capacitor C2, becomes a DC power supply line of the firing motor 9, and includes resistors R1, R2, R25 to R30, and a diode ZD1. The capacitor C1 forms a 12V DC power line.

The touch input circuit 14b is configured to pick up and amplify the hum noise of 50 to 60 Hz flowing to the human body, and output a touch signal when the player touches the handle 15. The touch input terminal CN4 is connected to the handle 15, and the hum noise input from the touch input terminal CN4 is amplified by the transistors Q9 and Q10 and then input to the first IC1. Therefore, when the human body touches the touch input terminal CN4, the potentials of the first and second terminals of CN4 decrease, and the transistor Q1
0 collector voltage is the threshold voltage of IC10 (about 6
When the voltage drops below V), the number of IC1 becomes H, and the capacitor C6 is charged via the diode DA7 and the resistor R17. IC1
If the time when the second is high is about 1.5 ms or more, I
No. 3 of C1 exceeds the threshold voltage, No. 4 of IC1 becomes L, No. 8 of IC1 becomes H, and a touch signal is output. If the collector voltage of the transistor Q10 exceeds 6V, it is regarded that there is no touch input, and the number of the IC1 becomes L, so that the electric charge of the capacitor 6 is discharged through the resistor R18. When the second of IC1 becomes L for about 280ms,
No. 4 of IC1 becomes H, and No. 8 of IC1 becomes L, and no touch signal is output. The touch sensitivity can be adjusted by changing the bypass current at the base of the transistor Q10 by the variable resistor VR1.

In the oscillating circuit 14c, the oscillation signal of the crystal oscillator X1 is input to No. 10 of IC2, and the divided outputs 2, 3, and 15 have 11, 12, 13 of IC3.
The number is connected. No. 10 of IC3 is connected to No. 8 of IC3, and No. 9 of its gate output is connected to No. 11 reset terminal of IC2. In this example, the oscillation frequency of crystal oscillator X1 is
At 4.433619 MHz, the launch motor 12 has 200 steps (1.8
° / step), the division ratio of IC2 is 13312, a clock signal of 4433619/13312 = 333.05 Hz is supplied from the third of IC2, and the rotation speed of the firing motor 12 is 333.05 ×
60/200 = 99.91 RPM. By changing the oscillation frequency of the crystal oscillator X1, the rotation speed of the firing motor 12 can be changed. Assuming that the accuracy of the crystal oscillator X1 is 500 RPM, the rotational speed error of the firing motor 12 can be kept within the range of ± 0.05 RPM. Resistor R19 and capacitor C5
Resets IC4 via IC3 No. 6 and resets IC4 via IC3 No. 9
Connected to No.6 of IC3 to reset C2.
Since No. 8 of IC1 of the touch input circuit 12b is connected to No. 1 of IC3, when there is no touch input, IC2 is in a reset state.

In the pulse motor output circuit 14d, 3 of IC2 of the oscillation circuit 14c
The clock signal supplied from the serial number is converted into a two-phase excitation signal that rotationally drives the firing motor 12 by the two JK flip-flops of IC4. This signal is inverted by the four NOR gates of IC5, but one input 6,8,1,13 of each gate is connected to the input IC8 of the touch input circuit 14b,
Only when there is a touch input, a signal is output from the outputs 3, 4, 10, 11 of the IC5, and this signal is input to the bases of the transistors Q5 to Q8 via the resistors R20 to R23. The firing motor 12 has two windings, one of which is connected to the output terminals CN3 2 and 4 and the other one of which is the output terminal CN3 1 and 3
It is connected to each. No.15 of IC4 is H,
When the 14th becomes L, the 4th of IC5 becomes L, the 10th of IC5 becomes H, and as a result, the transistors Q6 and Q1 become conductive, so the 1st of the output terminal CN3 is + and the 3rd is Becomes negative, and the reverse polarity voltage for rotating the firing motor 12 at a constant speed is alternately output to the output terminal CN3 Nos. 1 and 3. Similarly, the reverse polarity voltage is also output to the output terminal CN3 Nos. 2 and 4. Are alternately output.

The handle shaft 16a of the handle 15 is inserted into the output terminal CN3 of the pulse motor output circuit 14d, and a handle switch 16 that is turned on / off by turning the handle 15 is connected in series, and the firing motor relay is turned on. When the player touches the handle 15 and turns the handle 15 so that the handle switch 16 is turned on, the firing motor 12
Is driven to rotate, and the game balls are sequentially fired at intervals of 100 times or less per minute.

A launcher stop switch 20 disposed diagonally above the handle 15 is connected to the launch motor drive circuit 14, and when the player presses the pushbutton of the launcher stop switch 20 without touching the handle 15. The launch motor 12 is activated to make one rotation, and the game ball can be arbitrarily launched by an ON / OFF operation of the launch device stop switch 20.

In FIG. 5, on both sides of the launch rail base 10, infrared light emitting diodes 21 attached to the back side of the front plate 4 and having light emitting elements 21a, and light receiving elements 22 attached to the lower set plate 9 are shown.
A launch sphere detection switch is provided as a set of the launch sphere detection sensor 22 having a. The infrared light emitting diode 21 and the launch sphere detection sensor 22 are in a state where the front plate 4 is fully closed and the infrared light emitting diode 21 is in a normal position. When the light-emitting element 21a is disposed, the light-emitting element 21a is opposed to the light-emitting element 21a so as to directly enter the light-receiving element 22a. When the fired sphere passes over the firing rail base 10, the projection light of the infrared light emitting diode 21 is temporarily blocked by the sphere, and the sphere detection sensor 22 detects the passage of the sphere, and the sphere passes. Each time the firing sphere detection sensor 22 transmits a pulse signal, this pulse signal is stored in the central control board 5, and when the number of firing spheres reaches 16, a signal for turning off the firing motor relay is a central control signal. The firing motor 12 output from the substrate 5
Stops.

Also, the infrared light emitting diode is
21 is displaced from the normal position by opening the front plate 4 (for example, prying).
If the projection light from is not detected continuously for 1 second or longer, the front plate 4 is regarded as being illegally opened, and a signal for turning off the relay for the firing motor is output from the central control board 5, The firing motor 12 stops (see FIG. 14). If the game start switch 25 is turned ON after the firing motor 12 stops, the current game can be settled and the next game can be started.

Ball guide rail on the tip of launch rail base 10 and game board surface 2a
Below the gap with the base end of 27, it is fired from the firing rail base 10 and flows backward without reaching the game board surface 2a, and the ball guide rail
A return ball detection switch 26 attached to the lower set plate 9 is provided to detect a return ball that has fallen from the base end of 27. Return ball detection switch when return ball occurs
26 detects the passage of the return ball and transmits a pulse signal. This pulse signal is input to the central control board 5, and the count of the number of shot balls is decremented by one each time the return ball is detected, so that one game ball is obtained.
It is added one by one. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the 6th launch ball becomes a return ball, the number of effective launch balls up to that point becomes 6-1 and one additional game ball is supplied, and 16 When the first shot ball becomes a return ball, the number of effective shot balls up to that point becomes 16-1 and one additional game ball is supplied, and finally the number of effective shot balls in one game. Will be 16.

In FIG. 3, a metal frame detection switch 55 for detecting unauthorized opening of the metal frame 3 is attached to the lower set plate 9 so as to face one of the lower corners of the metal frame 3. The switch 55 is a security board 53 disposed near the lower end of the lower set plate 9.
It is connected to the. When the metal frame 3 is opened, the metal frame detection switch 55 is turned on, and the abnormality indicator light 54 attached to the upper end of the front surface of the main frame 1 is turned on.

A magnet detection switch 52 connected to a security board 53 is attached to the back of the game board 2 to detect unauthorized use of the magnet, and when the magnet approaches the magnet detection switch 52, the magnet detection switch 52 is turned on. As a result, the abnormality indicator light 54 is turned on.

Next, the mechanism related to the payout of prize balls will be described. In FIG. 1, a ball tank 28 for storing prize balls at the upper end of the back surface of the main body frame 1 and the prize balls in the ball tank 28 are the main bodies. A tank rail 29 that guides to the upper end of the prize ball accommodating and discharging mechanism K2 attached to one end of the back surface of the frame 1 is vertically arranged side by side, and the tank rail 29 is provided for removing static electricity charged in the prize ball. The antistatic device 31 is connected. In the middle of the ball path between the tip of the ball tank 28 and the base end of the tank rail 29, a prize ball exhaustion detection switch 32 is attached, and when the number of prize balls in the ball tank 28 becomes small, the prize ball exhaustion detection is performed. When the switch 32 is turned on and the prize ball payout and prize ball out indicator light 33 arranged at the upper end of the game board surface 2a is turned on and the prize balls are refilled in the ball tank 28, the prize ball payout and prize ball are provided. The cutoff indicator light 33 goes out.

The prize ball case 30 of the prize ball storing and releasing mechanism K2 shown in FIG.
The prize ball case 30 is formed in a substantially vertical rectangular tube shape, and two rows of front and rear prize ball storage chambers 30a are formed in the prize ball case 30 in parallel along the vertical direction. Is filled with a large number of prize balls arranged in two vertical columns. At the lower end of the prize ball case 30, a prize ball release control valve mechanism 34 having a release valve 35 that is tilted and controlled to open and close the lower ends of both the prize ball storage chambers 30a is assembled. The prize ball at the lower end of the prize ball is received by a release valve 35 and a ball release valve 36 attached to the lower end of the prize ball case 30 opposite to the release valve 35, and the weight of each prize ball in the prize ball case 30 is changed. Fall is prevented.

A vertically elongated elevating plate 37 urged downward by a spring 38 is supported by the prize ball case 30 so as to be able to move up and down and inward and downward, and slightly above the center of the elevating plate 37. The prize ball accommodating room 30a is located near the tip as the lifting plate 37 moves up and down.
A pair of front and rear ball stopper pieces 39 which are put in and out of the inside are pinned so as to be vertically swingable and are supported by support pieces 30b. When the lifting plate 37 is raised, the tips of both ball stoppers 39 enter between the eighth prize ball from the bottom and the ninth prize ball from the bottom, and the ninth prize ball from the bottom. At the same time, the upper prize balls are prevented from falling by the two ball stoppers 39, and at the same time, the release valve 35 is tilted downward to open the lower ends of the two prize ball storage chambers 30a. 2 rows × 8 prize balls arranged in a lower order, that is, the same number of prize balls as the number of game balls used in one game are discharged from the prize ball case 30. Then, when the lift plate 37 descends and the discharge valve 35 tilts to return to the original position, the lower ends of both prize ball storage chambers 30a are closed and both ball stoppers 39 are retracted outside both prize ball storage chambers 30a. The prize ball storage chamber 30a is refilled with the prize balls supplied from the ball tank 28.

If the prize balls in the ball tank 28 are insufficient and supply of the prize balls into the prize ball case 30 becomes impossible, the prize ball case 30
The prize ball out stopper 40 provided above the
The rise of 37 is regulated and the release of prize balls is prohibited.

In the prize ball payout transmission mechanism K3 disposed below the prize ball case 30, a prize ball payout motor 43 and a prize ball payout are provided on a mounting base 42 arranged in parallel with the lower set plate 9 as shown in FIG. A completion switch 44 and a prize ball payout prohibition switch 45 are attached, and a prize ball payout motor cam 46 rotatably driven by a prize ball payout motor 43 is rotatably supported on the mounting base 42. The ball cutting cam 47 is swingably supported in opposition to the prize ball payout motor cam 46. The prize ball payout motor cam 46 has a pair of rollers 46a for swinging the ball cutting cam 47.
Are supported, and a pair of concave portions 46b and a pair of convex portions 46c are provided.
Are alternately formed to turn on / off the prize ball payout completion switch 44. The upper end of the ball cutting cam 47 is a lifting plate
The lower end of a connecting rod 48 connected to 37 is connected so as to be interlockable, and the ball cutting cam 47 is connected to the lifting plate 37 via the connecting rod 48.

When a prize ball payout signal is output from the output unit of the central control board 5 when the prize ball is paid out, the prize ball payout detection switch 50 provided at the upper end of the main body frame 1 is turned ON, and the prize ball payout is performed. The prize ball out indicator light 33 lights up,
The prize ball payout motor 43 is activated, the prize ball payout motor cam 46 starts rotating, and the prize ball payout completion switch 44 is pushed by the convex portion 46c of the prize ball payout motor cam 46 to be turned ON, and then pushed by the roller 46a. The lower part of the moved ball cutting cam 47 swings outward, the connecting rod 48 moves upward, the lifting plate 37 is pushed up by the connecting rod 48, and the 16 prize balls in the prize ball case 30 are released. Then, 16 prize balls are discharged from the prize ball case 30 and are paid out into the upper ball tray 7. Prize ball payout motor 43
The prize ball payout motor cam 46 rotates 180 °, and the prize ball payout completion switch 44 is a concave portion of the prize ball payout motor cam 46.
When it is turned off again by 46b, the rotation is stopped. When the prize ball payout motor cam 46 rotates 180 °, the ball cutting cam 47 returns to its original position and swings, the connecting rod 48 moves downward, and the prize ball payout transmission mechanism K3 is restored to its original state. The prize ball payout operation ends.

The prize ball payout completion switch 44 is connected to the prize ball payout motor relay 24 incorporated in the crime prevention board 53, and when the prize ball payout completion switch 44 is disconnected or the short-circuited state continues for 2 seconds or longer, the fraud prevention function works. The firing motor relay and the prize ball payout motor relay 24 are turned off, the firing motor 12 and the prize ball payout motor 43 are stopped, and the speaker 89 for generating a sound effect and an abnormal sound produces an abnormal sound. If the return ball detection switch 26 detects a return ball after the short circuit of the prize ball payout completion switch 44 is released or two seconds have elapsed after the fraud prevention function has been activated, the fraud prevention function is released, and for three seconds thereafter. The fraud detection function for the prize ball payout completion switch 44 stops.

When the paid-out prize balls are filled in the upper ball receiving tray 7 and overflow, the overflowed prize balls are transferred to the lower plate opening 51.
Through the lower ball receiving tray 8 and when the inside of the lower ball receiving tray 8 is filled with prize balls, a prize ball payout prohibition switch is provided.
45 turns ON. If the prize ball payout prohibition switch 45 is turned on while the prize ball payout motor 43 is rotating, the prize ball payout motor 43 returns to the initial state, and the prize ball payout prohibition switch 45 is turned on.
The rotation of the prize ball payout motor 43 is prohibited until is turned off again.

Next, an explanation will be given of the mechanism related to the contents of the game, which is arranged in and near the game board 2a, and in FIG. 2 and FIG. A case 61 is attached with its front part protruding in front of the game board surface 2a, and in this ball-entering case 61, 16 consecutive 16-balls, the same number as the specified number of game balls used in one game. mouth
62 to 62 are sectioned and formed in a horizontal row to receive game balls. In addition, in order to detect each of the game balls that have fallen into each of the 16 continuous ball openings 62 in the ball case 61,
Sixteen first incoming ball detection switches 63 to 63, which are respectively arranged below the 16 continuous ball openings 62, are inserted and arranged in the lateral direction.

At the lower end of the metal frame 3 is mounted a horizontally long ball display board 64 disposed in front of a ball-in case 61 and covered with glass. 62 of 16
16 entry-indicating LEDs 67 to 67, which light up and display the array numbers, are mounted opposite to the respective 16 consecutive entry openings 62 and are arranged in numerical order in the horizontal direction. When the game ball falls into the 16 consecutive entry ball opening 62, the entry ball display facing the 16 consecutive entry ball entrance 62 that entered the ball
The LED 67 is turned on by the detection signal of the first ball detection switch 63, and the number information of the 16 consecutive ball entrances 62 that have entered is input to the central control board 5, stored and notified to the player.

At the central portion near the upper end of the game board surface 2a, three symbol display members 66 to 66, which circulate and variably display symbol numbers 0 to 9 and large , are arranged side by side.

Each symbol display body 66 always stops the variable display, simultaneously starts the variable display by the fluctuation start signal, and continues the variable display by changing the variable speed in the order of high-speed fluctuation, medium-speed fluctuation, and low-speed fluctuation, respectively. It is set that the symbol display body 66 on the left side first stops the variable display, then the symbol display body 66 on the center stops the variable display, and finally the symbol display body 66 on the right side stops the variable display. . The high speed fluctuation time and the low speed fluctuation time of each symbol display body 66 are constant, and the medium speed fluctuation time is different. The high-speed fluctuation time of each symbol display 66 is 0.
It is set to any one of 11 times from 0.01 seconds to 0.11 seconds at 01 second intervals, and the total fluctuation display time of the pattern display body 66 on the left side is from 0.017 seconds to 0.47 seconds to 0.57 seconds. of
Eleven times, the total variation display time of the central pattern display 66
Eleven times between 0.95 seconds and 1.05 seconds at 0.01 second intervals, total fluctuation display time of the right pattern display 66 is within 0.01 times intervals between 1.43 seconds and 1.53 seconds It is set to either one.

Surrounded by the three pattern display elements 66, they are color-coded into three colors.
Sixteen color identification LEDs 67 numbered to 16 are arranged in an elliptical shape. This color identification LED 67 is the color identification LED on the left end.
67 is number one, clockwise 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,16,15,14,13,1
Arranged in the order of 2,11,10,9, the 1st and 16th color identification LEDs 67 are orange respectively, the 5th and 12th color identification LEDs 67 are red respectively, and the other color identification LEDs 67 are all green. Has become. Each color identification LED 67 always blinks one by one in a clockwise direction, and the blinking position is set to move sequentially and repeat the orbit. In this example, the lighting time of each color identification LED 67 is 0.125 seconds, and the blinking position is 1 The orbiting cycle is 2 seconds.

Near the center of the game board surface 2a, directly below the central symbol display body 66, a score increasing device 68 for doubling the winning score is provided.
This score increasing device 68 is provided with a first center ball entrance 73 for dropping a game ball and rolling it to the back side of the game board 2, and a decorative LED 70 is attached.

The second center for dropping the game ball between the ball receiving plate 84 disposed directly below the score increasing device 68 at the center of the game board surface 2a and the game board surface 2a and rolling it to the back side of the game board 2 When the ball entrance 79 is opened, a pair of tulip bodies 72 for opening and closing the second central ball entrance 79 are pivotally supported so that they can swing in opposite directions, and both tulip bodies are provided at the center of the game board surface 2a. A decorative LED 85 is mounted on the rear side of the 72.

In FIG. 8, in the vicinity of the central portion of the back surface 2b of the game board 2, an upper guide gutter that guides the game ball that has fallen into the first center entrance 73 and rolled to the back side of the game board 2 obliquely downward. The upper guide gutter 74 and the lower guide gutter 76 that guides the game ball that has fallen from the tip of the upper guide gutter 74 in a diagonally downward folded shape and discharges it outside the game board 2 are attached vertically above each other. Between the tip of 74 and the base end of the lower guide trough 76, it falls into the first central entrance 73 and the upper guide trough 74
A second ball input switch 75 for detecting a game ball that has fallen from the tip of is attached.

At the center of the back surface 2b of the game board 2 and behind the second center entrance, a solenoid 71 is attached which is linked to the tulip bodies 72 so as to swing the tulip bodies 72. In addition, at the center of the back surface 26 of the game board 2, below the solenoid 71, the game ball that has fallen into the second center entrance 79 and rolled to the back side of the game board 2 is the tip of the lower guide gutter 76. A step-like middle guide gutter 80 that guides upwards is attached, and below the tip of this middle guide gutter 80, a second central entrance 79 is dropped and the game is dropped from the tip of the middle guide gutter 80. Third for detecting a sphere
The ball detection switch 81 is attached.

Second central entrance 79 and 16 consecutive entrances at the bottom of the game board surface 2a
A first accessory operating switch 82 that detects the passage of a game ball and outputs a detection signal is attached between 62 and the passage position of the gaming ball is defined in front of and above the first accessory operating switch 82. A first passage opening 83 is opened, and a pair of second accessories that detect passage of a game ball and output a detection signal on both sides of the first accessory operating switch 82 at the bottom of the game board surface 2a. Operation switch
86 and 86 are attached, and a second passage port 87 that defines the passage position of the game ball is opened above and in front of both the second accessory operation switches 86.

When the game ball passes through the inside of the first passage port 83, the first accessory operation switch 82 detects this passage and outputs a fluctuation stop signal, and blinks of each color identification LED 67 that blinks while moving the blinking position at all times. Move position or stop. At this time, if the movement of the blinking position is stopped while the red or fifth color identification LED 67 is lit, it is considered that the ball has entered the 16th continuous entrance 62 of the third, seventh, and tenth. The 3rd, 7th, and 10th ball entry display LEDs 65 light up all at once. Also, when the movement of the blinking position stops with the 1st or 16th color identification LED 67 in orange lit, it is considered that the ball has entered the 16th continuous entrance 62 of the 7th, 10th and 14th. 7th, 10th and 14th entrance display
LED65 lights up all at once. Each color identification LED 67 starts moving the blinking position again 0.3 seconds after stopping the movement of the blinking position.

When the game ball passes through the second passage port 87, the second accessory operation switch 86 detects this passage and outputs a variation start signal, and the three symbol display bodies 66 start varying display all at once When 0.5 seconds or more elapses, the variable display is randomly stopped in each symbol display body 66 in the specified order. Each symbol display
When 66 stops the variable display, the combination of display contents of each symbol display body 66 is large Large Large Large 000.111,222,333,444,555,66
If any of 6,777,888,999 occurs, both tulip bodies 72 swing in the separating direction in response to a command from the central control board 5 to open the second central ball 79. When the game ball drops into the opening second center entrance ball 79, the solenoid 71 operates and both tulip bodies 72 swing in the approaching direction, and the second center entrance ball 79 is closed and the third ball is inserted. , 7, 10, 14 are considered to have entered the 16 consecutive ball entrance 62, 7, 7, 10,
The 14th ball entry display LED65 lights up all at once. However, if the game ball does not fall into the second central entrance 79 during the current game, the open state of the second central entrance 79 is carried over to the next and subsequent games.

When the game ball falls into the first central entrance 73, the second
The entry detection switch 75 detects entry and the detection signal is transmitted to the central control board 5, and the winning score established up to that point is 2
As the number doubles, it is considered that the ball has entered the 16th continuous ball entrance 62 of the 16th, and the 16th entrance display LED 65 lights up.

16 effective launching spheres with 16 consecutive entry ports 62, 1st central entry port 7
3. If the ball falls into one of the second central entrances 79 and each of the entrance detection switches 63, 75, 81 detects the entrance, the entrance entrance and the entrance entrance considered to be entered And the number information of the lit ball display LED 65 is input to the central control board 5, and it is determined whether or not a prize has been won based on the number information.
At the time of winning, the winning score is stored and displayed by the score display LED 88 on the game board 2a. Further, when the winning is established, the prize ball payout motor 43 is rotationally driven corresponding to the winning score, and the prize ball corresponding to the winning score is paid out to the player.

The winning score is determined when the combination of the four consecutive numbers shown in the following table is established, that is, four consecutive numbers of the ball display LE
When D65 is lit, one point is given for each combination, and a prize ball is paid out each time a winning is established.

However, the highest score is 10 points, and if the winning score exceeds 10 points, 11 or more points are discarded and A is displayed on the score display LED 88.

In each game, when 16 game balls are fired,
A firing sphere is detected by the firing sphere detection sensor 22 at each firing, and a return sphere is detected by the return sphere detection switch 26, and the entry of each effective firing sphere into each of the entrances 62, 73, and 79 is detected. Detected by each incoming ball detection switch 63, 75, 81,
The incoming ball detection signal is input to the central control board 5.

Then, when 16 effective firing balls are fired and the firing ball detection sensor 22 detects the firing of the 16th effective firing ball, the relay for the firing motor is turned off and the 16th and subsequent game balls are turned off. If the launch is prohibited and then the entry of the 16th effective launch ball is detected by any of the ball entry detection switches 63, 75, 81, the game of that time is terminated, and after 0.5 seconds, the relay for the launch motor is released. Is turned ON again, and the next game can be started. Once the 16th effective launch ball returns,
The firing motor relay that has been turned off returns the ball detection switch 2.
It is turned on again by the detection signal of 6, and the game ball is 1
The game ball that is added and fired additionally becomes the 16th effective launch ball, and the game of that time ends when the entry of this game ball is detected.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 16, if the entry of the 16th effective launch ball is not detected within 5 seconds after the launch of the 16th effective launch ball is detected, the 16th effective launch ball is not detected. When the game start switch 25 is pressed during the effective period after 5 seconds have elapsed from the detection of the effective launch ball's launch, the launch motor relay is turned on, and the game for that time is settled and the next game is started. If the number of balls entered is less than 16 and the number of balls entered is less than 16 because the game balls are caught by a nail or the like on the game board surface 2a and stopped, the number of balls entered becomes smaller. It is possible to deal with the shortage of the number of balls.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, within a certain period of time after the game is started, for example, the entry of the 16th effective firing ball is detected, the relay for the firing motor is turned ON, and the next game can be started. Within one second from the point when the game has become, the detection of the ball entry by each of the ball entry detection switches 63, 75, and 81 is prohibited, and the next game will be executed only after one second has passed since the point at which the game was started. Is set so as to detect the entry of the first effective firing sphere at, so that, for example, when a game ball is provided extra to the player (service sphere), an extra shot is performed. It is possible to cope with a violation in which the firing ball is invalidated and 16 or more valid firing balls are fired. In addition, the start time to prohibit the ball detection is the time when the first launch ball is detected, the time when the launch motor 12 is stopped,
The time at which the 16th effective firing sphere is counted may be set as a reference.

When the entry of the 16th effective launch ball is detected, the launch motor relay is normally turned on and the next game can be started, but at this point the prize ball payout prohibition switch 45 is
When it is ON, that is, when the game balls are filled in the lower ball receiving tray 8, the relay for the firing motor is turned ON until the prize ball payout prohibition switch 45 is turned OFF as shown in FIG. It is set so that it does not become.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment having the above configuration will be described.

In this example, a firing motor 12 that is rotationally controlled to sequentially fire a prescribed number of game balls toward the game board surface 2a, an infrared light emitting diode 21 for detecting the fired ball that has been fired, and a fired ball detection A sensor 22, a return ball detection switch 26 for detecting a return ball that has flowed back after it has not reached the game board surface, and each input for detecting a game ball that has fallen into the ball entrance 62, 73, 79. After the entrance detection switch 63,75,81 of the specified number of effective launch balls has been detected, the entrance detection switch 63,75,81 is installed opposite the ball openings 62,73,79 respectively. It is configured so that the next game can be started.

Therefore, in each game, the number of shot balls and the number of returned balls are accurately counted, and when the number of effective shot balls reaches 16, the launch motor 12 is stopped to prohibit the launch of the next game ball. The number of effective balls in each game can be constantly adjusted to the specified number of game balls to optimize the number of game balls used in each game, and the supply of game balls that can be launched is limited. Since the ball cutting mechanism to do is unnecessary,
It is possible to simplify the ball feeding mechanism that supplies the game balls onto the launch rail base 10.

Also, since the game is set to end when the 16th effective launch ball is detected, the game starts,
It is possible to clarify the end time and confirm the suitability of the number of game balls, and it is possible to cope with the excess or deficiency of the number of entered balls.

And after detecting the launch of the 16th effective launch ball, 5
If the incoming ball is not detected even after the elapse of seconds, the game start switch 25
By pressing, it is set so that you can settle the game for that time and move to the next game, for example, the effective launch ball stops at the game board surface 2a and the number of entered balls is less than the effective launch ball. It is possible to deal with the shortage of the number of balls in case of becoming.

In addition, since the detection of the entry of the 16th effective launch ball is detected within one second after the entry of the effective launch ball is detected and the next game can be started, for example, a game ball is given to the player. When it is provided in excess, it is possible to invalidate the entry of the extra fired effective launch ball, and it is possible to deal with a violation act in which the number of game balls exceeds a specified number.

Further, in this example, since the opening of the front plate 4 is detected by utilizing the detecting means for detecting the shooting sphere, a dedicated detecting means for detecting the opening of the front plate 4 becomes unnecessary. At the same time, it is possible to eliminate the problem that the game is played with the front plate 4 being fraudulently opened or left open. In particular, since the launching ball detection sensor 22 outputs a detection signal only when the open state of the front panel 4 continues for one second or more, it is easy to confirm a fraudulent act of breaking the front panel 4.

Further, since the power supply circuit 14a, the oscillation circuit 14c and the pulse motor output circuit 14d are provided in the firing motor drive circuit 14 that controls the rotation of the firing motor 12, the output rotation speed of the firing motor 12 can be easily changed. , The gear mechanism for changing the number of revolutions of the firing motor is unnecessary, and different electric parts are used for each region where the power supply frequency is different,
Eliminates the need to assemble different devices.

In addition, since the number of game balls used in one game and the number of prize balls to be paid out to the player per one prize score are matched, the occurrence of surplus or insufficient balls in the game is prevented. Can be.

Also, since the winning points that have been won are stored and the prize balls corresponding to the winning points are paid out, even if a plurality of winnings are made at the same time, the prize balls can be smoothly and promptly paid out to the player. Can be.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, when the number of launch game balls counted by the launch ball counting means reaches the specified number and the number of entered balls counted by the entering ball counting means reaches the specified number. Since the termination control of the game this time is performed, there is an effect that the termination control such as the settlement of the game this time can be performed without the number of game balls to be shot or the number of balls entered being smaller than the prescribed number or exceeding the prescribed number.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a rear view of a gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a rear view of a main frame. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the launch control device, Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view near the launch rail base, Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the prize ball storage / release mechanism, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged front view of the prize ball payout transmission mechanism. Fig. 8 is a front view of the game board, Fig. 9 is a rear view of the game board, and Fig. 10 is an electric wiring diagram, in which each figure indicated by reference numeral 90 and similar figures indicate connectors. Fig. 11 is a block diagram of the firing motor drive circuit, Fig. 12 is a circuit diagram of the firing motor drive circuit, Fig. 13 is a time chart of the electric system, and Fig. 14 is a time explaining a detection mode when the front plate is opened. Chart, Fig. 15 is a time chart explaining the operation mode of the prize ball payout prohibition switch, and Fig. 16 shows the number of balls entered.
It is a time chart explaining a corresponding operation when it is less than 16. 2 …… Game board 2a …… Game board surface 5 …… Central control board 12 …… Launch motor 21 …… Infrared light emitting diode 22 …… Launch ball detection sensor 26 …… Return ball detection switch 62,73,79 …… Enter ball Mouth 63,75,81 ... Ball entrance detection switch

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazutaka Akatsuka 1-22 Kamotsuki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. 1-22 Town, Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shoichiro Yoshimura 1-22, Kamochicho, Nakamura-ku, Aichi Prefecture Nagoya (72) Inventor Toshiaki Ishikawa Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture 1-22 Kamotsuki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Ichi Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeshi Uemura 1-2-22, Kamotsuki-cho, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Daiichi Shokai Co., Ltd. (56) References Special Kaisho 62-139683 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A launch ball counting means for counting the game balls shot toward a game board surface, and detecting the entered ball each time the launched game ball enters the ball entrance, and enters the ball. When the number of balls entered by the ball counting means and the number of game balls counted by the ball counting means reaches a specified number and the number of balls entered by the ball counting means reaches a specified number, the current game And a control means for controlling the end of the elastic machine.