JP4085192B2 - Pachinko slot machine and control method of ball take-in device in pachinko slot machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  This inventionPachinko slot machine and theMore specifically, the control method of the ball take-in device in the pachinko slot machine, more specifically, a ball take-in operation for taking a predetermined number of pachinko balls into the machine at the start of the game, and a pachinko ball remaining in the passage at the end of the game, etc. The ball removal operation can be performed.Pachinko slot machine and theThe present invention relates to a method for controlling a ball take-in device in a pachinko slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The pachinko slot machine is a slot machine that uses a pachinko ball used as a game medium of a pachinko gaming machine instead of a coin, and as shown in FIG. 19, the front surface of a housing that forms the main body of the slot machine. A symbol display device 140 is disposed at a substantially central portion on the side, and an upper ball tray 142 and a lower ball tray 144 similar to those of a pachinko gaming machine are respectively disposed below the symbol display device 140. The symbol display device 140 is a gaming device that can display the symbol combination condition, and various symbol display devices such as a drum symbol display device, a belt symbol display device, and a liquid crystal symbol display device are suitable. Adopted. For example, in the case where a belt-type symbol display device is mounted, a plurality of symbol display units 146 (generally, three in the left column, the middle column, and the right column) are accommodated in one main body case. Configured.
[0003]
Each symbol display unit 146 is provided with a rotation drive means provided on a set plate that also serves as a drive board, and numbers, alphabet letters, etc. This is a unitized unit including an endless pattern belt provided with various patterns such as figures and marks, positioning detection means, illumination means and the like. In the main body case in which these three symbol display units 146 are accommodated and set in parallel, the symbol belts in the respective symbol display units 146 face side by side on the symbol display portion opened on the front side. In addition, in the symbol display device 140, three symbols for each symbol belt are set so as to face the front side of the casing, and in this way, a total of nine symbols (3 rows x three levels) on the front side. Will be stopped.
[0004]
The pachinko slot machine provided with this symbol display device 140 is installed in a vertical orientation on an installation frame base (commonly called “island”) in the game hall, is used for games, and is deployed in the machine. When a symbol combination game is established by the symbol display unit 146 (that is, when a score is obtained by symbol combination), a ball storage / discharge comprising a ball container, a rectifying channel, a ball delivery channel, etc. disposed inside the housing A pachinko ball (also referred to as a storage ball) stored in the path section is used as a predetermined number of prize balls under the operation control of a ball dispensing device disposed below the ball delivery outlet in the ball delivery path. It is appropriately fed to the upper ball tray side or the lower ball tray side on the front side.
[0005]
A predetermined number of pachinko balls supplied to the upper ball tray side by the ball dispensing device are taken into the pachinko slot machine by a ball take-in device arranged on the downstream side of the upper ball tray. This ball take-in device is provided at a predetermined position on the back side of the upper ball tray in the pachinko slot machine, and has a ball passage that communicates with a ball delivery path for guiding the pachinko ball through. In addition, a ball feeder, a restricting member, a pachinko ball detecting means, and the like are disposed therein. Among these, the ball feeder is configured to discharge a pachinko ball out of the ball take-in device by a ball feed rotation by one ball with a plurality of ball receiving portions formed on the outer periphery facing the ball passage. The regulating member is switched according to the excitation / demagnetization conditions of the electromagnetic solenoid controlled to operate based on the ball take-in signal, and regulates the ball feeder to a state of rotation stop and rotation release. The detection means detects that a pachinko ball taken into the aircraft has passed through the ball passage of the ball take-in device.
[0006]
When starting the above-mentioned pachinko slot machine game, after a predetermined number of pachinko balls (for example, five) are taken into the machine via the ball take-in device, the player operates the start lever. Each symbol display unit 146 disposed in the symbol display device 140 rotates in the same direction. On the front side of the housing, stop buttons are provided corresponding to the three symbol display units 146 in the left column, the middle column, and the right column, respectively. After the symbol display unit 146 rotates, the player The symbols can be combined by sequentially pressing the corresponding stop buttons to stop. Further, the pachinko ball remaining in the upper ball tray when the player finishes the game can be extracted to the lower ball tray side by operating the ball pulling means provided at an appropriate position on the front of the housing. Has been.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the pachinko slot machine, since it is controlled to take in the machine after confirming that a specified number of pachinko balls are present (stopped) in the ball take-in device, the pachinko slot machine has already stopped in the ball take-in device. With respect to the pachinko spheres that have been used, it was not possible to eject them simply by operating the above-mentioned ball removing means. For this reason, the ball take-in device is provided with a ball take-off mechanism, and the pachinko ball in the ball take-in device is removed by operating the mechanism.
[0008]
In this case, if a ball take-in operation and a ball take-out operation are performed simultaneously due to a player's mistaken operation, etc., the remaining pachinko balls are withdrawn to the lower ball tray side with less than the specified number of pachinko balls being taken into the machine. May occur. In other words, the game is not started because the number of pachinko balls taken into the plane is less than the required number required to start the game, and the pachinko balls taken into the plane cannot be returned to the player. appear.
[0009]
Further, when the ball removing mechanism is operated and the ball removing operation is continuously performed for a predetermined time or more, there is a problem that the service life of the electric parts in the mechanism is shortened or a failure is caused.
[0010]
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in the prior art described above, and has been proposed to suitably solve this problem, so that the ball taking-in operation and the ball removing operation of the pachinko ball are not performed simultaneously. In addition, it is possible to reliably capture a specified number of pachinko balls and prevent the pachinko balls to be returned to the player from being taken into the aircraft.Pachinko slot machine and theIt is an object of the present invention to provide a control method for a ball take-in device in a pachinko slot machine.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to overcome the above-described problems and achieve the desired purpose suitably, the control method of the ball take-in device in the pachinko slot machine according to the present invention is:
  Ball delivery path for guiding pachinko balls fed from the upper ball trayAnd a take-in passage for taking pachinko balls into the cabinA pachinko ball is rotated by a ball feeding rotation by one ball with the ball path communicating and a plurality of ball receiving portions formed on the outer periphery facing the ball path.In the intake passageA restricting member that is operated to be switched according to the excitation / demagnetization conditions of an electromagnetic solenoid that is actuated and controlled based on a ball take-in signal and restricts the ball feeder to a rotation stop state and a rotatable release state. A detection sensor disposed upstream of a pachinko ball discharge position from the ball feeder, and detecting that a specified number of pachinko balls are parked in the ball passage, and the ball feeder in the ball passage More upstreamCommunicating with the lower bowlAn opening communicating with the ball passage, a passage opening / closing valve arranged to move between an open state and a closed state with respect to the opening, and switching the passage opening / closing valve between an open state and a closed state Drive means, By repeating the excitation / demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid based on the ball take-in signal output by operating the ball take-in switch under the condition that the detection sensor detects the pachinko ball, By stopping and taking in a specified number of pachinko balls into the machine through the passage, the drive means is operated by operating the ball removal switch, and the passage opening / closing valve is switched from the closed state to the open state, The pachinko ball falling from the opening is configured to be extracted to the lower ball tray through the ball passage.A ball take-in device for a pachinko slot machine,
  During the ball take-in operation to take the pachinko ball into the machine by rotating / stopping the ball feeder by excitation / demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid, it is impossible to switch the passage opening / closing valve from the closed state to the open state by the driving means. Control toWith
  During the ball pulling operation in which the passage opening / closing valve is switched to the open state by the driving means, the switching operation from the rotation stop state to the rotation release state of the regulating member with respect to the ball feeder by the electromagnetic solenoid is disabled. DoIt is characterized by that.
[0012]
  In addition, in order to overcome the above-described problems and achieve the intended purpose suitably, a pachinko slot machine according to another invention of the present application is used.Is,
  A ball delivery path for guiding the pachinko balls supplied from the upper ball dish, a ball passage communicating with a take-in passage for taking the pachinko balls into the machine, and a plurality of ball receiving portions formed on the outer periphery. The ball feeding body that can discharge the pachinko ball to the take-in passage by the ball feed rotation for each ball and the switching operation is performed according to the excitation / demagnetization conditions of the electromagnetic solenoid that is controlled based on the ball take-in signal. In a pachinko slot machine comprising a regulating member that regulates the ball feeder to a state of rotation stop and rotation release,
  A detection sensor disposed upstream of a pachinko ball discharge position from the ball feeder and detecting that a specified number of pachinko balls are parked in the ball path;
  An opening that is provided on the upstream side of the ball feeder in the ball passage and communicates with a ball passage that communicates with a lower ball tray;
  A passage opening and closing valve arranged to be movable between an open state and a closed state with respect to the opening,
  Drive means for switching the passage opening / closing valve between an open state and a closed state;
  Based on the ball take-in signal output when the ball take-in switch is operated under the condition that the detection sensor is detecting the pachinko ball, the electromagnetic solenoid is repeatedly excited and demagnetized to rotate the ball feeder. By stopping, the specified number of pachinko balls are taken into the machine via the passage and the game is started, while the ball release switch is operated to operate the driving means and open the passage opening / closing valve from the closed state to the open state And a game control board for controlling the pachinko ball falling from the opening to be extracted to the lower ball tray through the ball extraction path,
  The game control board is
  During the ball take-in operation to take the pachinko ball into the machine by rotating / stopping the ball feeder by excitation / demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid, it is impossible to switch the passage opening / closing valve from the closed state to the open state by the driving means. And switching from the rotation stop state to the rotation release state of the regulating member with respect to the ball feeder by the electromagnetic solenoid during the ball pulling operation in which the passage means is switched to the open state by the driving means. It is set to perform control that disables operation..
[0013]
[Action]
The ball feeder is rotated and stopped by the excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid, and the pachinko balls in the ball passage are taken into the machine. During this ball take-in operation, the switching operation from the closed state to the open state by the driving means of the passage opening / closing valve that opens and closes the opening communicating with the ball removal path is disabled. That is, since the ball removal operation cannot be performed during the ball taking-in operation of the pachinko ball into the aircraft, the specified number of pachinko balls are reliably taken into the aircraft.
[0014]
By switching the passage opening / closing valve to the open state by the driving means, the pachinko balls in the ball passage are extracted out of the machine from the opened opening. During this ball removal operation, the switching operation to the rotation release state by the electromagnetic solenoid of the restricting member that stops the rotation of the ball feeder is disabled. In other words, since the ball take-in operation cannot be performed while the pachinko ball is being taken out of the machine, the pachinko ball to be returned to the player is not taken into the machine, and less than the specified number of pachinko balls are not taken into the machine. .
[0015]
When the ball removing operation is continuously performed for a predetermined time, the driving means switches the passage opening / closing valve to a closed state to temporarily stop the ball removing operation. Thereby, the service life of the drive means is extended and the occurrence of failure is suppressed.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Next, according to the present inventionPachinko slot machine and theThe control method of the ball take-in device in the pachinko slot machine will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by giving a preferred embodiment. The gist of the present application is to control so that the ball taking-in operation of the pachinko sphere from the ball taking-in device into the machine and the ball taking-out operation from the ball taking-in device to the outside of the machine are not performed simultaneously. First, the overall configuration of the ball take-in device will be described.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, the substrate 12 on which the upper ball tray 142 is disposed in the pachinko slot machine 148 is aligned with the ball delivery port of the ball delivery path portion 14 formed on the back side thereof as shown in FIG. The ball take-in device 10 for taking in the pachinko sphere T is disposed in a state inclined at a predetermined angle, and the ball take-in device 10 operates (ON) a ball take-in switch (not shown). The operation is controlled by the output signal (ball capture signal) output from the capture control device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball take-in device 10 has a basic structure in which an electromagnetic solenoid 18 constituting a ball take-in mechanism is formed in a synthetic resin case body 16 formed in a rectangular box shape. And a ball control board 20 and the like, and can be handled as a unit body of the case body 16 unit. In the following description of the ball take-in device 10, front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom are designated by the positional relationship when the state shown in FIG.
[0018]
(About the case body)
As shown in FIG. 2, the case body 16 includes a base member 22 formed with a rectangular rear wall 22a and a cover formed with a front wall 24a having substantially the same dimensions as the rear wall 22a as shown in FIG. And a member 24. Of these, the base member 22 has an upper surface wall 22b extending forward from the upper edge of the rear wall 22a, a lower wall 22c extending forward from the lower edge of the rear wall 22a, and a front from the left edge of the rear wall 22a. The left wall 22d and the right wall 22e extending forward from the right edge of the rear wall 22a are formed in a box shape that opens forward. The cover member 24 includes an upper surface wall 24b extending rearward from the upper edge portion of the front wall 24a, a lower surface wall 24c extending rearward from the lower edge portion of the front wall 24a, and rearward from the left edge portion of the front wall 24a. The left wall 24d (see FIG. 13) that extends and the wall surface of the right wall 24e that extends rearward from the right edge of the front wall 24a are formed into a box shape that opens rearward. And this base member 22 and the cover member 24 are assembled | attached with the screw | thread 42 so that attachment or detachment is possible, and as shown in FIG. 3, a rectangular box body is exhibited.
[0019]
At the open ends (front ends) of the upper surface wall 22b, the lower surface wall 22c, the left surface wall 22d and the right surface wall 22e of the base member 22, a fitting convex portion 26 is formed, and the upper surface wall 24b and the lower surface wall of the cover member 24 are formed. A fitting recess 28 (see FIG. 13) is formed at the open ends (rear ends) of the left side wall 24d and the right side wall 24e, and both members 22 and 24 fit the fitting recess 28 into the fitting projection 26. Positioned by the stamping structure. In addition, a positioning support 29 is projected in the vicinity of the right side of the rear wall 22a of the base member 22 toward the front side, and a pin 29a projecting at the tip of the support 29 is connected to the cover member through the positioning hole 20a of the ball control board 20. 24 is also positioned by being inserted through a hole of a boss (not shown) provided at a position corresponding to the front wall 24a.
[0020]
Further, a fixing support column 30 protrudes forward at a substantially central portion of the rear wall 22a of the base member 22, and a small-diameter boss 32 having a screw hole 32a formed at the tip of the support column 30 protrudes. Has been. Further, on the lower left side of the rear wall 22a, another fixing column 34 projects forward, and a small-diameter boss 36 having another screw hole 36a formed at the tip thereof is projected. On the other hand, the front wall 24a of the cover member 24 has a through hole 38 formed at a position corresponding to the boss 32, and another through hole 40 formed at a position corresponding to another screw hole 36a. As shown in FIG. 3, the screw 42 is screwed into the screw hole 32a and the other screw hole 36a from the outside (front side) of the cover member 24 through the through hole 38 and another through hole 40. The member 22 and the cover member 24 are positioned and fixed.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 2, an inner side wall 44 is formed on the rear surface wall 22a of the base member 22 at a position slightly spaced upward from the lower surface wall 22c. The inner side wall 44 is a portion formed in parallel with the bottom wall 22c aligned with the forward protruding width. Next, the pachinko ball T is moved from a ball passage 52 to be described later. A recess 48 is formed that constitutes an opening 46 (described later) for extraction to the outside. Further, the case body 16 communicates with a lower surface wall 22c, 24c corresponding to the recess 48 (opening 46) with a ball passage (not shown) provided on the substrate 12 and communicating with the lower ball tray 144. The discharge port 25 is opened, and the pachinko ball T dropped from the opening 46 is configured to pass through the discharge port 25 to the ball extraction path.
[0022]
(About ball passage member)
A ball passage member 50 for defining a ball passage 52 is detachably accommodated in the base member 22. As shown in FIG. 4, the spherical passage member 50 is a synthetic resin member having a gate-shaped longitudinal section with the lower side opened, and the length thereof is the left wall 22 d of the base member 22 and the right side. The size is set so that the face walls 22e are substantially the same as the inner diameter dimensions that are separated from each other. The spherical passage member 50 is detachably accommodated from the front surface of the base member 22 with respect to the upper surface of the inner side wall 44, whereby a spherical passage 52 extending in the left-right direction is defined, and the concave portion 48 is formed. The opening 46 opened downward is formed at a position corresponding to. As shown in FIG. 12, the case body 16 (the sphere take-in device 10) in which the sphere passage member 50 is disposed has the sphere delivery path portion 14 on the back surface side of the substrate 12 in which the upper sphere dish 142 is disposed. The ball passage 52 is moved from the entrance side to the exit side in a state where the entrance of the ball passage 52 is aligned with the ball delivery port of the ball and the entrance of the ball passage 52 is aligned with the intake passage 55 into the machine. It arrange | positions with the attitude | position which inclines below (refer FIG. 13). In this state, the discharge port 25 opened in the lower surface walls 22c and 24c of the case body 16 communicates with a ball removal path to the lower ball tray 144, and a pachinko ball T take-in passage 55 from the ball take-in device 10 Or it is comprised so that going out to a ball removal path may be performed smoothly.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 2, rectangular cutout portions 53, 53 that open to the front side are formed in the left side wall 22 d and the right side wall 22 e of the base member 22, and correspond to the spherical passage 52 of the spherical passage member 50. The ball passage member 50 is configured to be positioned and installed at an appropriate position with respect to the base member 22 by inserting the protrusions 54, 54 formed at the left and right ends into the corresponding cutout portions 53, 53, respectively. is there. Note that a positioning piece 56 extends on the front wall 50 a functioning as the first installation portion of the ball passage member 50, with a predetermined length extending away from the ball passage 52, and a through hole 56 a formed in the positioning piece 56. Further, the boss 32 of the fixing column 30 is inserted and positioned.
[0024]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of left and right first front abutting portions 58a and 58b are provided on the front wall 50a of the ball passage member 50 so as to be adjacent to each other at a position close to the right end portion thereof. At the same time, second front contact portions 60 and 60 are provided at the same height as the first front contact portions 58a and 58b in the vicinity of the central portion and the left end portion of the front wall 50a. The paired left and right first front contact portions 58a and 58b are located on both sides of a pachinko ball discharge position by a ball feeder 86 to be described later, and the right first front contact portion 58b is a ball path member 50. And the inner side wall 44 so as to be positioned downstream of the opening 46. Further, a front positioning pin 62 as a first positioning portion projects at a predetermined height from the front end of each intermediate portion where the pair of first front contact portions 58a and 58b are adjacent to each other and each second front contact portion 60. The positioning piece 56 is also provided with a boss portion 56b as a first positioning portion protruding from the outer periphery of the through hole 56a.
[0025]
The first front contact portions 58a and 58b, the second front contact portion 60, and the positioning piece 56 are mounted with various electronic components for controlling the electromagnetic solenoid 18 (hereinafter referred to as a first solenoid). The rear surface of the ball control board 20 abuts, and each of the front positioning pins 62 and 62 and the boss portion 56b has a front positioning hole 20a as a first positioning portion provided corresponding to the ball control board 20 (FIG. 1). The ball control board 20 is positioned with respect to the ball passage member 50 by being inserted into the reference). Further, front hooks 64 and 64 as a pair of first engaging portions project from the front wall 50a of the ball passage member 50 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides. The ball control board 20 is configured to be engaged and held with respect to the ball path member 50 in a positioning state by engaging with the part in a detachable manner.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear wall 50b functioning as the second installation portion of the ball passage member 50 has a rear contact portion at a position corresponding to the first front contact portions 58a and 58b of the front wall 50a. 66a and 66b are projected, and a rear positioning pin 68 as a second positioning portion is projected and formed between the front end and a predetermined length therebetween. The front surface of a ball sensor substrate 72 on which left and right sensors 70 and 71 (described later) are disposed contacts the pair of rear contact portions 66a and 66b, and the rear positioning pins 68 correspond to the ball sensor substrate 72. The ball sensor substrate 72 is positioned with respect to the ball path member 50 by being inserted into a rear positioning hole 72a as a second positioning portion provided in the ball.
[0027]
The rear wall 50b of the ball passage member 50 is provided with a pair of rear hooks 74, 74 as a pair of second engaging portions protruding from the left and right sides with the rear contact portions 66a, 66b interposed therebetween. By engaging the hooks 74 with the left and right edges of the ball sensor substrate 72 so as to be detachable, the ball sensor substrate 72 is engaged and held with the ball passage member 50 in a positioned state. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, a rising portion 75 extending rearward from the rear surface of the ball sensor substrate 72 positioned and fixed is provided on the outer edge portion of the rear wall 50b. When the positioning member is positioned on the base member 22, the rear end of the rising portion 75 comes into contact with the rear wall 22 a of the base member 22 to protect the ball sensor substrate 72.
[0028]
(Sensors installed on the sphere control board and sphere sensor board)
The sphere control board 20 and the sphere sensor board 72 are provided with a left sensor 70 and a right sensor 71 as detection means capable of detecting a pachinko sphere T passing through the sphere passage 52. In the example in which both sensors 70 and 71 are of the optical sensor type, light emitting diodes 70a and 71a arranged on the sphere control board 20 and phototransistors 70b and 71b arranged corresponding to the sphere sensor board 72, respectively. Is a pair. The light emitting diodes 70a and 71a are inserted into the through holes 59 and 59 formed in the first front contact portions 58a and 58b and communicated with the ball passage 52 from the front side, and the phototransistors 70b and 71b are The optical axes of the phototransistors 70b and 71b corresponding to the respective light emitting diodes 70a and 71a are inserted into the through holes 67 and 67 formed in the rear contact portions 66a and 66b and communicating with the spherical passage 52 from the rear side. The pachinko balls T are set so as to coincide with each other across the passage 52, and are configured to detect the pachinko sphere T passing through the ball passage 52. The sensors 70 and 71 are located on both sides of a pachinko ball discharge position by a ball feeder 86 described later, and the right sensor 71 is disposed on the downstream side of the opening 46. Further, the left sensor 70 and the right sensor 71 are arranged at a detection interval of one sphere, and the left sensor 70 is a pachinko machine that is stopped in the ball passage 52 (before being taken into the machine) before discharge. The presence of the sphere T is detected, and the right sensor 71 is configured to detect the pachinko sphere T that is ejected from the sphere capturing device 10 by the rotation of the sphere feeder 86 and taken into the machine.
[0029]
(About the ball passage of the ball distribution member)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the inner upper wall surface of the ball passage member 50 that defines the ball passage 52 has a first guide surface 76 a parallel to the inner side wall 44 formed inside the base member 22, and The first guide surface 76a is formed of second guide surfaces 76b and 76b that are located on both front and rear sides of the first guide surface 76a and are inclined at a predetermined angle toward both front and rear inner wall surfaces. The spherical passage 52 has a hexagonal shape in a longitudinal section. It has come to be presented. In addition, a through-hole 78 for allowing a ball feeder 86 (described later) to face the ball passage 52 is formed in the inner upper wall surface at a position corresponding to the through-holes 59 and 67 for the sensor (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 9). The first guide surface 76a and the second guide surfaces 76b, 76b do not lift the pachinko ball T passing through the ball passage 52 upward from the through-hole 78 (in a direction away from the sensor through-holes 59, 67). The dimensions, angles, etc. are set so as to guide the user.
[0030]
Here, in a state where the pachinko balls T are continuously stopped in the ball passage 52, the pachinko balls T are in contact with each other in the left-right direction. If it is provided at substantially the center in the vertical width direction of 52, there is a possibility that the passage of the pachinko sphere T by the sensors 70 and 71 may not be detected (because the detection light from the light emitting diode is blocked). Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sensor through holes 59 and 67 are provided by being deviated downward from the center in the vertical width direction of the ball passage 52, and the left and right sides continuously facing the ball passage 52. The pachinko sphere T is set so that it can be reliably detected by the sensors 70 and 71 (see FIG. 9).
[0031]
(Regarding the specified number detection sensor arranged on the ball distribution member)
As shown in FIG. 4, a concave portion 79 is formed in a gate shape across the front wall 50a, the rear wall 50b, and the inner upper wall surface at a position close to the left end portion (upstream end side) of the spherical passage member 50. ing. A predetermined number detection sensor (detection sensor) that detects that a predetermined number of pachinko balls T (the number required to play one game) are stopped in the ball passage 52 in the recess 79. 80 is mounted from below the opening of the ball passage member 50. That is, the specified number detection sensor 80 is formed in a vertically long rectangle, and a passage hole 80a having a diameter that allows the pachinko ball T to pass therethrough is formed in a portion that arrives at a position corresponding to the ball passage 52 when mounted. . As shown in FIG. 9, the position where the specified number detection sensor 80 is disposed is upstream from the leading (most downstream) pachinko ball T regulated by the ball feeder 86 (from the ball feeder 86). In the embodiment, it is set at a position where the fifth pachinko ball T can be detected (upstream from the pachinko ball discharge position). At the start of the game of the pachinko slot machine 148, the prescribed number detection sensor 80 detects that the prescribed five pachinko balls T are surely present in the ball passage 52, as will be described later. Based on this, the pachinko sphere T is configured to be taken into the aircraft.
[0032]
(About the ball feeder arranged on the base member)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the rear wall 22 a of the base member 22 is attached with a large diameter at a position corresponding to the opening 78 when the ball passage member 50 is disposed on the base member 22. A boss 82 is erected at a required height, and a sprocket-like ball feeder 86 is rotatably supported via a support shaft 84 that is inserted and arranged in alignment with the axis of the boss 82. The ball feeder 86 is made of a relatively hard synthetic resin such as polyacetal, and each ball receiving portion 86b partitioned by a plurality of (six in the embodiment) partitioning claw portions 86a formed on the outer periphery is formed by the ball passage member. The pachinko balls T that flow through the ball passage 52 by the ball receiving portions 86b can be rotated and discharged one by one while receiving the ball pressure. . The opening 46 is set to be positioned immediately before the upstream side of the ball feeder 86 as shown in FIG. The opening 46 is on the downstream side of the position where the specified number detection sensor 80 is disposed.
[0033]
(Regulating members, etc. disposed on the base member)
Above the ball passage member 50, the first solenoid 18 that is a switching operation source of a regulating member 88 that regulates rotation / stop of the ball feeder 86 is accommodated. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first solenoid 18 is of a flapper type, for example, and has a frame frame 90 formed by bending a thick metal plate into a U shape, and an upper surface of the frame frame 90. It is basically composed of a magnetic force generating part (also referred to as a bobbin) 92 disposed inside the part 90a. As shown in FIG. 7, the first solenoid 18 is disposed in the base member 22 in a posture in which the open side where the frame frame 90 is bent is directed to the ball feeder 86, and is generated during energization. The exciting force can act intensively on the magnetized part 18 a directed to the ball feeder 86.
[0034]
Further, the restricting member 88 is, for example, a metal lever-like shape, and is supported so as to be tiltable near the open end portion of the left side surface portion 90b of the frame frame 90. In the operating state when the power is turned on (demagnetization state of the first solenoid 18), the extension spring 94 is always attached in a direction to lock the partition claw portion 86a of the ball feeder 86 as a biasing means. Thus, the ball feeder 86 is held in a state where the rotation is stopped (see FIG. 14B). On the other hand, when a magnetic force is generated in the magnetic force generation part 92 due to the excitation operation by energization of the first solenoid 18, the regulating member 88 resists the urging force of the tension spring 94 by the magnetic force and the partitioning claw part 86a. The ball feeding body 86 can be rotated in a released state by being attracted by a magnetic force to the magnetized portion 18a away from the magnet (see FIG. 14A).
[0035]
Here, in the left and right sensors 70 and 71, the ball feeder 86 is restrained by the restricting member 88, and the frontmost (rightmost) pachinko ball T stopped in the ball passage 52 is placed in the ball receiving portion 86b. The left sensor 70 is set so as to directly detect the pachinko sphere T as shown in FIG. Further, when the regulating member 88 attracted to the magnetized portion 18a is tilted by the excitation of the first solenoid 18 to release the ball feeder 86, the ball feeder 86 rotates with the weight of one sphere received and the same. In discharging the sphere, when the left sensor 70 located upstream does not detect the released sphere, the first solenoid 18 is demagnetized and returned. Then, the right sensor 71 is set to count and detect the emitted sphere.
[0036]
(Regarding the base member where the restricting member is accommodated)
As shown in FIG. 8, the inner surface of the rear wall 22a (the inner surface of the case body 16) of the base member 22 of the case body 16 has one side (rear side) of the left side surface portion 90b of the frame frame 90 of the first solenoid 18. A left positioning projection 96 that contacts the side edge and a right positioning projection 97 that contacts one (rear) side edge of the right side surface 90c are projected at a predetermined height and extend vertically. In addition, a horizontal protrusion 98 that abuts one (rear) side edge of the upper surface 90a of the frame frame 90 protrudes at a predetermined height and extends in the left-right direction. Note that the left and right positioning protrusions 96 and 97 and the horizontal protrusion 98 are all set to contact side edge portions that are separated from the bent portions of the frame frame 90. That is, in a state where the corresponding side edge of the frame 90 is in contact with the protrusions 96, 97, and 98, the bent portion that forms the bulging portion of the frame 90 is formed on the rear wall 22a. It is set so as not to contact the inner surface, and is configured to prevent backlash in the assembled state of the first solenoid 18.
[0037]
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the inner surface of the rear wall 22a of the base member 22 holds the open end of the left side surface portion 90b of the frame frame 90, and restricts the movement to the left and right and the lower side (ball path side). A letter-shaped left holding part 99 and an L-shaped right holding part 100 that holds the open end of the right side surface part 90c of the frame frame 90 and restricts movement to the right and downward are projected at a predetermined height. Yes. Further, in the vicinity of the left positioning projection 96, a fixing hook 101 that is detachably engaged with a notch portion (not shown) formed in the left side surface portion 90 b of the frame frame 90 projects from the rear wall 22 a. In the state where the frame 90 is positioned and held by the projections 96, 97, 98 and the holding parts 99, 100, the fixing hook 101 prevents the frame 90 from coming off to the opening side.
[0038]
(Regarding passage opening / closing valve and driving means arranged on the base member)
As shown in FIG. 9, a passage opening / closing valve 102 is provided at a position corresponding to the recess 48 formed in the inner side wall 44 at a position substantially opposite to the ball feeder 86 with the ball passage member 50 interposed therebetween. It is pivotally supported so that it can rotate in the range. That is, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is a rectangular plate-like member set to have an outer diameter slightly smaller than the lateral width of the recess 48, and as shown in FIG. A short first shaft body 104 and a second shaft body 110 are integrally formed with their axial centers aligned in the vicinity of the lower end of the side surface portion. The first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 are mounted on the rear wall 22a of the base member 22 from the front with respect to support plate members 112 and 112 (described later) spaced apart in the left-right direction so as to be rotatable. It is pivotally supported. That is, the passage opening / closing valve 102 intersects with the flow direction of the pachinko sphere T with the first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 aligned in the flow direction of the pachinko sphere T in the ball passage 52 as rotation pivots. It is configured to tilt within a predetermined range. Further, one end of the crank rod 106 is connected to the open end of the first shaft body 104, and the engaging portion 108 provided on the rod 106 extends in the direction opposite to the first shaft body 104. ing.
[0039]
The engaging portion 108 is connected to driving means 118 including a connecting member 114 and a second solenoid 116. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the connecting member 114 is a member formed so that the shape observed from the front has an inverted L shape, and the long first piece 114 a of the member is a vertical direction. The short second piece 114b is arranged along the extending direction of the spherical passage member 50 (the left-right direction of the base member 22). An engaging piece 114c is integrally formed at the lower end portion of the first piece portion 114a so as to face the front of the base member 22. The engagement piece 114c is formed with a first groove 114d that allows the engagement portion 108 to pass rearward from a substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction, and the engagement piece 114d is engaged with the engagement piece 114d. The engaging portion 108 is configured to be inserted and engaged in a substantially orthogonal direction from the plate surface direction 114c. Further, an inverted T-shaped second groove 114e is formed in the second piece 114b from the front to the rear, and the engagement plate 126 of the second solenoid 116 is formed in the second groove 114e. It is arranged so that it can be engaged and disengaged.
[0040]
As shown in FIG. 10, the second solenoid 116 has a frame 120 formed by bending a thick metal plate into a gate shape so that the open end is directed downward, and a flange 122a is disposed at one end. The lower end portion of the frame 120 is fixed to the corresponding position from above the magnetic force generation portion 122 with the flange 122a positioned downward. . In addition, a rod 124 having a required diameter can be moved up and down in the magnetic force generating portion 122, and a circular engagement plate 126 is arranged at a lower end portion extending downward from the flange 122 a of the rod 124. It is installed. The engaging plate 126 is configured to be engaged with the second piece 114b by being inserted from the front into the second groove 114e formed in the second piece 114b of the connecting member 114. An elastic member 128 such as a spring is wound around the rod 124 between the engagement plate 126 and the flange 122a, and the engagement plate 126 is always in a state where the second solenoid 116 is not energized. The elastic member 128 is biased downward (in a direction away from the flange 122a).
[0041]
(About the base member of the portion in which the passage opening / closing valve and the driving means are accommodated)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the inner surface of the rear wall 22a of the base member 22 of the case body 16 is spaced apart so as to accommodate the passage opening / closing valve 102 at a position where the recess 48 of the inner side wall 44 is formed. Two support plate members 112, 112 having a width are integrally formed in a parallel state. Each support plate member 112 is provided with an engaging groove 112 a provided in the passage opening / closing valve 102 for allowing the first shaft body 104 or the second shaft body 110 to be inserted from the front to the rear of the base member 22. The first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 are correspondingly engaged with the engagement grooves 112a and 112a. In addition, on the inner surface of the rear wall 22 a of the base member 22, two support plates 130 and 130 formed in the vertical direction at a portion located on the left side of the left positioning protrusion 96 are provided in the horizontal width of the frame 120. Are arranged in parallel with substantially the same separation width, and a latching claw 132 for latching the frame 120 is formed in a projecting manner in the opposite direction at a substantially intermediate portion in the vertical direction of each support plate 130. ing. The second solenoid 116 is positioned on the base member 22 by inserting the frame 120 between the support plates 130 and 130 from the front and engaging the front ends thereof with the latching claws 132 and 132. The
[0042]
Further, from below the left holding portion 99 formed on the base member 22, as shown in FIG. 8, there are two support plates 134 and 134 that intersect the inner side wall 44 and extend below the rear wall 22a. It is integrally formed with a slight gap. The width of the gap is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the first piece 114a of the connecting member 114, and the first piece extends up and down behind the spherical passage member 50 with respect to the gap. The part 114a faces a gentle engagement so that it can move up and down (see FIG. 11). The engaging portion 108 of the crank rod 106 is engaged with the first groove 114d of the engaging piece 114c located below the ball passage member 50. That is, when the connecting member 114 moves up and down within a predetermined range according to the excitation / demagnetization conditions of the second solenoid 116, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is in a closed state (FIG. 13 (a)) and an open state. It is configured to tilt (move) between (FIG. 13 (b)). In this case, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is in a direction intersecting the flow direction of the pachinko sphere T in the ball passage 52, that is, in a direction in which the ball pressure of the pachinko sphere T continuously passing through the ball passage 52 is not directly applied. It is set to tilt between a closed state and an open state, and a large load is not applied to the passage opening / closing valve 102 during the tilting. The second solenoid 116 is energized and energized by operating (ON) a ball removal means such as a ball removal switch (not shown) to switch the passage opening / closing valve 102 to an open state.
[0043]
Here, the upper end of the passage opening / closing valve 102 can cover a region that is approximately half or more than the inner diameter of the opening 46 formed by the spherical passage member 50 and the recess 48 as shown in FIG. In the state where the width dimension is set and the connecting member 114 is at the bottom dead center position, the passage opening / closing valve 102 stands up as shown in FIG. Facing the lower side, the pachinko ball T that has entered the ball passage 52 can pass through the ball passage 52 without dropping downward from the opening 46. On the other hand, in the state where the connecting member 114 is at the top dead center position, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is inclined rearward of the case body 16 as shown in FIG. By retracting from the opening, the lower end of the opening 46 is completely opened, and the pachinko ball T inserted into the ball passage 52 falls from the opening 46 and is discharged from the discharge port 25 to the outside of the case body 16. It is constituted so that.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 11, the upper end surface 102a with which the pachinko ball T of the ball passage 52 contacts in the closed state of the passage on-off valve 102 is curved with a required curvature along the front-rear direction which is the tilting direction of the on-off valve 102. Even when the pachinko ball T stopped in the ball passage 52 is placed on the passage opening / closing valve 102, the passage opening / closing valve 102 can be smoothly tilted. .
[0045]
(About control by game control board)
In a game control board (not shown) disposed in the pachinko slot machine 148, a specified number (five) of pachinko balls T required for starting the game of the slot machine 148 are stopped in the ball passage 52. It is set so that the game can be started under the condition detected by the specified number detection sensor 80. That is, when this condition is satisfied, when the ball take-in switch is turned on, the first solenoid 18 is repeatedly excited and demagnetized to rotate and stop the ball feeder 86, thereby reducing the regulation number. The pachinko ball T is set to be taken into the aircraft. Further, when the ball removal switch is turned on, the second solenoid 116 is controlled to be energized and the passage on-off valve 102 is set to be opened and operated. However, when the ball removal switch is turned on during the ball take-in operation for rotating and stopping the ball feeder 86 in order to take the specified number of pachinko balls T into the machine, the signal from the switch is canceled, Control is performed so that the switching operation from the closed state to the open state of the passage opening / closing valve 102 is disabled without energizing and exciting the second solenoid 116. Further, when the ball take-in switch is turned ON during the ball removing operation with the passage opening / closing valve 102 in the open state, the signal from the switch is canceled, and the first solenoid 18 is energized and excited without energizing the first solenoid 18. Control is performed to disable the switching operation from the rotation stop state to the rotation release state for the 88 ball feeders 86.
[0046]
The game control board includes a timer (not shown) that starts counting when energization of the second solenoid 116 is started by turning on the ball removal switch, and a preset time set in the timer When (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, the power supply to the second solenoid 116 is automatically stopped. When the left sensor 70 stops detecting the pachinko ball T before the timer counts the set time, the energization to the second solenoid 116 is automatically stopped even before the set time has elapsed. It is set as follows.
[0047]
[Effect of the embodiment]
  Next, the pachinko slot machine according to the present embodiment configured as described above.For the action ofBall take-in deviceofControl methodIn relation toexplain.
[0048]
(About uptake of pachinko spheres)
As shown in FIG. 12, the ball take-in device 10 handled in units of the case body 16 includes a ball communicating with the upper ball tray 142 on the substrate 12 on which the upper ball tray 142 is disposed in the pachinko slot machine 148. In the state where the entrance of the ball passage 52 is aligned with the ball delivery port of the delivery path section 14 and the entrance of the ball passage 52 is aligned with the intake passage 55 into the machine, the entrance side is changed to the exit side. It arrange | positions so that it may incline below. Further, the discharge port 25 opened in the lower surface walls 22c and 24c of the case body 16 communicates with the ball extraction path to the lower ball tray 144. At this time, the first solenoid 18 is not energized, and as shown in FIG. 9, the restricting member 88 is held in a restrained state by the urging force of the tension spring 94, thereby The ball feeder 86 is in a rotation stopped state. Further, the second solenoid 116 of the driving means 118 is not energized, and the connecting member 114 is moved to the bottom dead center position by the urging force of the elastic member 128 as shown in FIG. By being held, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is held in a closed state in which the opening 46 is closed.
[0049]
In this state, when the player supplies the pachinko ball T to the upper ball tray 142, the pachinko ball T flows into the ball passage 52 of the ball take-in device 10 via the ball delivery path portion 14, and is caused by the restriction member 88. The first pachinko ball T comes into contact with the ball receiving portion 86b of the ball feeder 86 whose rotation is stopped, and the subsequent pachinko balls T are sequentially stopped upstream. As shown in FIG. 9, the pachinko ball T located at the most downstream position blocks the optical axis between the light emitting diode 70a and the phototransistor 70b constituting the left sensor 70 disposed in the ball passage member 50. A control circuit (not shown) electrically connected to the sensor 70 detects the presence of the pachinko sphere T. From this state, when the pachinko sphere T is sequentially supplied and the fifth pachinko sphere T arrives at the passage hole 80a of the specified number detection sensor 80 from the most downstream pachinko sphere T and detects this, the pachinko type It is determined that a predetermined number (five) of pachinko balls T required for the game start of the slot machine 148 are stopped in the ball passage 52, and the game can be started.
[0050]
  Assuming that the left sensor 70 is in a ball presence detection condition (ON), when the ball take-in signal is transmitted from the take-in control device by turning on the ball take-in switch, the first solenoid 18 is energized. A magnetic force is generated in the magnetic force generating portion 92, and the ball feeding body 86 is released from the rotation stopped state by the magnetically attracting the regulating member 88 to the magnetically attached portion 18a as shown in FIG. As a result, the ball feeder 86 is rotated while receiving the pachinko ball T in the ball passage 52 in the ball receiving portion 86b, so that the pachinko ball T flows downstream. When the first solenoid 18 is demagnetized and returned under the condition that the left sensor 70 no longer detects the pachinko ball T, the regulating member 88 is biased by the tension spring 94 as shown in FIG. As a result, the rotation of the ball feeder 86 is stopped, and the pachinko ball T discharged from the ball feeder 86 downstream is counted by the right sensor 71.. ThisWhen the predetermined number (five) of pachinko balls T are counted and detected by the right sensor 71, the first solenoid 18 is held in a demagnetized return state and is necessary for one game. The uptake operation of the pachinko sphere T is finished. The pachinko sphere T flowing downstream of the ball feeder 86 enters the take-in passage 55 from the outlet of the ball passage 52 and is taken into the machine. In this case, since the ball passage 52 is inclined downwardly from the entrance side toward the exit side, the pachinko balls T are smoothly passed from the ball passage 52 to the intake passage 55.
[0051]
(About pachinko ball removal)
When the game is finished and the pachinko ball T is removed from the upper ball tray 142, the driving means 118 is operated based on turning on the ball removal switch. That is, the second solenoid 116 is energized and excited, and the rod 124 inserted and disposed in the solenoid 116 is moved inward of the magnetic force generator 122 against the elastic force of the elastic member 128. As a result, the connecting member 114 connected via the engagement plate 126 is moved toward the top dead center position, and is slid into the first groove 114d of the engagement piece 114c formed in the first piece portion 114a. The engaging portion 108 that is movably engaged is moved upward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13B, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is inclined rearward of the case body 16 with the first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 as the rotation fulcrum, and the lower end of the opening 46. The part is completely open. Accordingly, the pachinko balls T that enter the ball passage 52 from the ball delivery path portion 14 fall from the opening 46 and are extracted to the lower ball tray 144 through the discharge port 25 and the ball removal path.
[0052]
When the passage opening / closing valve 102 tilts from the closed state to the opened state, a plurality of (two in the embodiment as shown in FIG. 9) pachinko balls T are placed on the upper end surface of the opening / closing valve 102. Since the upper end surface is curved in the tilting direction, the channel opening / closing valve 102 can be smoothly tilted.
[0053]
Since the opening 46 is provided on the upstream side of the position where the right sensor 71 is provided, the pachinko ball T counted by the sensor 71 is not extracted to the lower ball tray 144. That is, even if the player tries to play a game with the passage opening / closing valve 102 being illegally switched to an open state by, for example, a celluloid plate or a wire, the pachinko ball T passing through the ball passage 52 is detected by the sensor 71. Since it is returned to the lower ball tray 144 before it is detected, it is possible to prevent an illegal act that the game is started even though the prescribed number of pachinko balls T are not taken into the machine. In other words, it is possible to prevent the player from attempting fraud and to prevent the game store from being disadvantaged. Further, since the opening can be directly connected to the ball exit path leading to the outside of the machine, it is not necessary to separately provide a passage switching device or the like, and the space can be effectively used and cost can be reduced.
[0054]
Further, since the opening 46 is provided immediately upstream of the ball feeder 86 for stopping the pachinko balls T in the ball passage 52, all the pachinko balls T stopped in the ball passage 52 are extracted. And there is no penalty for the player. Furthermore, since the passage opening / closing valve 102 is configured to operate independently of the ball feeder 86 and its operating means (first solenoid 18), even if the ball feeder 86 or the first solenoid 18 fails. There will be no situation where the ball cannot be removed.
[0055]
When the condition that either the timer that started counting when the ball removal switch is turned on counts a set time or the left sensor 70 stops detecting the pachinko ball T is satisfied, When energization to the second solenoid 116 is stopped and demagnetized, the rod 124 is lowered by the elastic force of the elastic member 128, and accordingly, the connecting member 114 moves toward the bottom dead center position. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13A, the passage opening / closing valve 102 is inclined forward of the case body 16 with the first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 serving as pivot points, and the lower end of the opening 46 It will be in the closed state which closes a part. Accordingly, the pachinko balls T that enter the ball passage 52 from the ball delivery path portion 14 are sequentially stopped by the ball feeder 86 without falling from the opening 46.
[0056]
In this case, the passage opening / closing valve 102 tilts in a direction in which the ball pressure of the pachinko ball T continuously passing through the ball passage 52 is not directly applied, as described above. When tilting to the closed state, a large load is not applied even while the pachinko ball T is flowing out from the opening 46. More specifically, the passage opening / closing valve 102 tilts in a direction crossing from one side intersecting the flow direction of the pachinko ball T in the ball passage 52 with respect to the outflow direction of the pachinko ball T flowing out from the opening 46. To do. On the other hand, the ball pressure of the pachinko sphere T flowing out from the opening 46 after entering the ball passage 52 acts in the combined direction of the direction along the ball passage 52 and the direction falling from the opening 46. Therefore, when the pachinko ball T is placed on the upper end surface of the passage opening / closing valve 102 while closing the opening 46, the ball pressure acts in the flow direction in the ball passage 52 and the opening / closing valve 102. It does not act in the direction that prevents the tilting of. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the passage on / off valve 102 and its driving means 118 from being subjected to a large load and to cause a failure, etc., and to suppress an increase in size and cost by increasing its rigidity and output more than necessary. obtain.
[0057]
(About malfunction prevention control of ball take-in device)
Next, with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 16 to 18, the pachinko ball uptake and ball removal will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0058]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the basics of malfunction prevention control. In S (step) 11, it is determined whether or not the ball take-in switch is turned on. If the determination is negative (NO), S14 is executed. It is determined whether or not the ball removal switch is turned on. If the result is negative (NO) again, the flow proceeds to RET and the flow is repeated.
[0059]
If the determination in S11 is affirmative (YES), that is, if the player has turned on the ball take-in switch, the process proceeds to S12 to determine whether or not the ball removal control flag is “1”. If the flag is not “1”, it is determined that the ball removal operation is not in progress (NO), and the process proceeds to S13 to set the ball intake control in progress flag to “1” to recognize that the ball intake operation is in progress. After that, the process proceeds to S14. If the determination in S12 is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to S14 without setting the ball taking-in control flag to “1”. That is, if the ball removal control flag is “1”, the ball removal operation is being performed. In this case, even if the ball intake switch is turned on, the ball intake control flag is not set to “1”. .
[0060]
If the determination in S14 is affirmative (YES), that is, if the player turns on the ball take-in switch, the process proceeds to S15 to determine whether or not the ball take-in control flag is “1”. If the flag is not “1”, it is determined that the ball taking-in operation is not being performed (NO), and the process proceeds to S16 to set the ball removing control flag to “1” to recognize that the ball removing operation is being performed. After that, the flow moves to RET and the flow is repeated. If the determination in S15 is affirmative (YES), the process proceeds to RET without setting the ball removal control flag to “1”. That is, if the ball take-in control flag is “1”, the ball take-in operation is in progress. In this case, even if the ball take-off switch is turned ON, the ball take-out control flag is not set to “1”. .
[0061]
(About ball uptake control)
FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of the ball take-in control. In S21, it is determined whether or not the ball take-in control flag is “1”. If this flag is “1”, the determination is affirmative (YES). Then, the process goes to S22 to perform a ball take-in control process. That is, as described above, the first solenoid 18 is energized and energized to bring the ball feeder 86 into a released state in which it can rotate. After only one pachinko ball T in the ball passage 52 is taken into the machine, the first solenoid 18 is turned on. Operates to demagnetize. Next, the process proceeds to S23, in which it is determined whether or not the number of pachinko balls T taken in the machine is a predetermined number (5 in the embodiment) set in advance. If (NO), the process proceeds to RET, and the ball take-in control process of S22 is repeated until S23 is affirmed (YES). When a prescribed number (five) of pachinko balls T are taken into the machine from the ball take-in device 10 and S23 is affirmed (YES), the process proceeds to S24, and the ball take-in control flag is set to “0”. After recognizing that the ball taking-in operation is not being performed, the process proceeds to RET.
[0062]
If S21 is negative (NO), it is determined that the ball taking-in operation is not being performed, and the process proceeds to RET without performing the ball taking-in control process.
[0063]
(About ball removal control)
FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the ball removal control. In S31, it is determined whether or not the ball removal control flag is “1”. If this flag is “1”, the determination is affirmative (YES). Then, the flow shifts to S32, where it is determined whether or not the timer is set. Here, if the timer has started counting by the ON operation of the ball removal switch, an affirmative (YES) is made in S32 and the process proceeds to S34, where the count value of the timer is set to a preset set time (in the embodiment, 30 seconds), and if the set time has not been reached (NO), the process proceeds to S35. If the determination in S32 is negative (NO), the timer is set (starts counting) in S33, and then the process proceeds to S35.
[0064]
In S35, it is determined whether or not the left sensor 70 has detected (ON) the pachinko sphere T. If the result is affirmative (YES), it is determined that the pachinko sphere T has stopped in the ball passage 52. Then, the process proceeds to S39 to perform a ball removal control process. That is, the second solenoid 116 is energized and energized, and the passage opening / closing valve 102 is inclined rearward of the case body 16 with the first shaft body 104 and the second shaft body 110 as pivotal support points so that the opening 46 is opened. By performing the operation, the pachinko ball T in the ball passage 52 is extracted outside the machine through the opening 46 and the discharge port 25. Then, the flow proceeds to RET and the above-described flow is repeated. Either the timer counts the set time in S34 (YES) or the left sensor 70 no longer detects the pachinko ball T in S35 (NO). When either one of the conditions is satisfied, the process proceeds to S36.
[0065]
In S36, the ball removal control flag is set to “0” to recognize that the ball removal operation is not being performed. Next, in S37, the energization of the second solenoid 116 is turned off to tilt the passage opening / closing valve 102 from the open state to the closed state, thereby closing the opening 46. Further, after the timer is reset in S38, the process proceeds to RET. If the determination in S31 is negative (NO), the flow proceeds to RET without performing the above-described flow.
[0066]
That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, the game control board is controlled to set only one of the ball taking-in control flag and the ball removal controlling flag to “1”. Then, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, in both the ball take-in control and the ball take-out control, it is first determined whether or not the ball take-in control flag or the ball take-out control flag is “1”. . Therefore, even when the ball removal switch is turned ON during the ball take-in after the ball take-in switch is turned ON, or when the ball take-in switch is turned ON during the ball removal after the ball removal switch is turned ON, The taking-in operation and the ball removing operation are not performed at the same time, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the number of pachinko balls T taken into the machine from the ball taking-in device 10 becomes less than the prescribed number, and the pachinko balls to be returned to the player It is possible to prevent T from being taken into the aircraft.
[0067]
Further, when energizing the second solenoid 116 is continuously performed for a set time set in advance in the timer during the ball removal control, the energization to the solenoid 116 is automatically stopped. Therefore, it is possible to prevent problems such as image sticking from occurring due to the energized state of the second solenoid 116 being continued for a long time.
[0068]
In the embodiments, the case has been described in which the specified number detection sensor is arranged inside the ball take-in device, but it may be arranged in a ball delivery path portion communicating with the ball passage of the device. Further, the prescribed number detected by the detection sensor is not limited to the five in the embodiment, and may be any other number. Therefore, if the arrangement position of the prescribed number detection sensor is upstream of the ball feeder, It can be set at an arbitrary position. Furthermore, the passage opening / closing valve that opens and closes the opening is not limited to the tilting method, and may adopt a configuration that opens and closes the opening by sliding in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, the drive source of the drive means for switching and operating the passage opening / closing valve is not limited to the solenoid of the embodiment, and may be other things such as a motor.
[0069]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, according to the present invention.Pachinko slot machine and theAccording to the control method of the ball take-in device in the pachinko slot machine, the ball removal operation cannot be performed during the ball take-in operation of the pachinko ball into the machine, so that the specified number of pachinko balls are surely taken into the machine. Can do. In addition, since it was made impossible to take in the ball while the pachinko ball is being taken out of the machine, the pachinko ball to be returned to the player is taken into the aircraft, or less than the specified number is taken into the aircraft. Can be prevented. Further, when the ball removing operation is continuously performed for a certain period of time, the ball removing operation is temporarily stopped, so that the service life of the driving means can be extended and the occurrence of failure can be suppressed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a ball take-in device according to an embodiment in which a control method of the present invention is implemented, with a cover member removed from a base member.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing each component member removed from a base member of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a ball take-in device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a ball passage member disposed in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a ball passage member disposed in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a rear view of a ball passage member disposed in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a base member of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in which each constituent member is removed from the base member of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state in which pachinko balls are supplied to the ball take-in device according to the embodiment with a cover member removed.
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a passage opening / closing valve and its driving means according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal side view showing a base member of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which the ball take-in device according to the example is arranged on the substrate.
FIG. 13 is a longitudinal side view showing a relationship between a ball passage and a pachinko ball in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a front view showing a relationship between a ball passage and a pachinko ball in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a front view showing a state in which a pachinko ball is extracted from an opening in the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart of malfunction prevention control of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart of ball take-in control of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart of ball removal control of the ball take-in device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a front view of a pachinko slot machine including a ball take-in device according to an embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
  14 ball delivery path
  18 First solenoid (electromagnetic solenoid)
  46 opening
  52 ball passage
  55 Intake passage
  70 Left sensor ( Sensor )
  71 Right sensor ( Detection means )
  80 Specified number detection sensor (detection sensor)
  86 Ball feeder
  86b Ball receiver
  88 Restriction member
  102 Passage opening / closing valve
  118 Drive means
  142 Upper ball dish
  T Pachinko ball

Claims (4)

Ball passage communicating with pachinko balls supplied from the upper ball pan (142) the spherical delivery path portion to (T) out through the guide (14) and flight to the pachinko ball (T) capture taking a passage (55) discharge (52), the uptake passage pachinko ball (T) is a ball feeding rotation of one ball and a plurality of balls receiving portion formed on the outer peripheral (86b) to face the said ball passage (52) (55) The ball feeder (86) and the electromagnetic solenoid (18) controlled to operate based on the ball take-in signal are switched according to the excitation / demagnetization conditions to stop the rotation of the ball feeder (86) and release it so that it can rotate. A regulating member (88) that regulates the state of the ball and a pachinko ball discharge position from the ball feeder (86), and a predetermined number of pachinko balls (T) are disposed in the ball passage (52). a detection sensor for detecting that the staying (80), ball vent passage communicating with the more provided on the upstream side lower ball pan (144) said ball feed member (86) in the ball passage (52) A communicating opening (46), a passage opening / closing valve (102) arranged to move between an open state and a closed state with respect to the opening (46), and opening the passage opening / closing valve (102) Drive means (118) for switching between a state and a closed state, and the ball take-in output by operating the ball take-in switch under the condition that the detection sensor (80) detects the pachinko ball (T) Based on the signal, the excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid (18) is repeated, and the ball feeder (86) rotates and stops so that a specified number of pachinko balls (T) are taken in through the passage (55). While taking in the machine, the driving means (118) is operated by operating the ball removal switch, and the passage on / off valve (102) is switched from the closed state to the open state, so that the pachinko falling from the opening (46) is operated. pachinko type slot machine is configured to extract the lower ball pan (144) sphere (T) via a ball vent passage A sphere capture device,
During the ball take-in operation in which the ball feeder (86) rotates and stops by excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid (18) and the pachinko ball (T) is taken into the machine, the passage opening / closing valve by the drive means (118) (102) is controlled to disable the switching operation from the closed state to the open state ,
During the ball pulling operation in which the passage opening / closing valve (102) is switched to the open state by the driving means (118) , the electromagnetic solenoid (18) stops the rotation of the regulating member (88) with respect to the ball feeder (86) . A control method for a ball take-in device in a pachinko slot machine, characterized in that the switching operation from the state to the rotational release state is disabled . When the pachinko ball (T) is withdrawn from the ball passage (52), a timer that starts counting when the ball removal switch is operated counts a set time or is stopped by the ball feeder (86). When the condition that any one of the sensors (70) that can detect the leading pachinko sphere (T) stops detecting the pachinko sphere (T) is satisfied , the driving means (118) causes the passage 2. The method for controlling a ball take-in device in a pachinko slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the on-off valve (102) is operated to switch to a closed state to temporarily stop the ball removing operation. Ball passage communicating with pachinko balls supplied from the upper ball pan (142) the spherical delivery path portion to (T) out through the guide (14) and flight to the pachinko ball (T) capture taking a passage (55) (52) and a plurality of ball receiving portions (86b) formed on the outer periphery face the ball passage (52) , and the pachinko balls (T) are discharged to the take-in passage (55) by ball feeding rotation of one ball at a time. release ball feed member which may be a (86), rotatable with the rotation stop the ball feed member is operatively switched according energized, deenergized condition of the electromagnetic solenoid (18) controlled actuation (86) on the basis of the Tamato inclusive signal In a pachinko slot machine comprising a regulating member (88) that regulates the state of
A detection sensor (80) disposed upstream of a pachinko ball discharge position from the ball feeder (86) and detecting that a specified number of pachinko balls (T) are parked in the ball passage (52 ). When,
An opening (46) provided on the upstream side of the ball feeder (86 ) in the ball passage (52) , and communicated with a ball extraction path communicating with a lower ball tray (144) ;
The opening and the channel opening and closing valve which is arranged to be moved between the opened and closed state with respect to (46) (102),
Drive means (118) for switching and operating the passage opening / closing valve (102) between an open state and a closed state ;
The electromagnetic solenoid (18) is repeatedly excited and demagnetized based on a ball take-in signal output when the ball take-in switch is operated under the condition that the detection sensor (80) detects a pachinko ball (T). When the ball feeder (86) rotates and stops, a specified number of pachinko balls (T) are taken into the machine via the take-in passage (55) to start the game, while the ball removal switch is operated. channel opening and closing valve (102) switched to operate from a closed state to an open state by operating the drive means (118) in a Turkey, pachinko balls dropping from the opening (46) to (T) via a ball vent passage A game control board that controls to be pulled out to the lower ball tray (144) ,
The game control board is
During the ball take-in operation in which the ball feeder (86) rotates and stops by excitation and demagnetization of the electromagnetic solenoid (18) and the pachinko ball (T) is taken into the machine, the passage opening / closing valve by the drive means (118) (102) is controlled so as to disable the switching operation from the closed state to the open state, and during the ball removing operation in which the passage opening / closing valve (102) is switched to the open state by the driving means (118) , The electromagnetic solenoid (18) is set to perform control to disable the switching operation from the rotation stop state to the rotation release state with respect to the ball feeder (86) of the restricting member (88).
This is a pachinko slot machine . A timer that starts counting when the ball removal switch is operated, and the ball feeder (86) The first pachinko ball parked at (T) Detectable sensor (70) And
The game control board is connected to the ball passage. (52) Pachinko balls from (T) When extracting, the timer counts the set time or the sensor (70) Is a pachinko ball (T) The drive means when any of the following conditions are satisfied: (118) By the passage opening / closing valve (102) The pachinko slot machine according to claim 3, wherein the pachinko slot machine is set so as to perform a control for temporarily stopping the ball removing operation by switching to a closed state.

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