JP4628478B2 - Card type pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card-type pachinko gaming machine, and more specifically, in a card-type pachinko gaming machine equipped with a lending ball payout mechanism using a prepaid card, the payout of prize balls and the payout of lending balls can be controlled separately. It relates to a card-type pachinko machine that can be used.

  Conventionally, as is generally known, a pachinko machine has a prize ball payout device provided in the gaming machine in response to a winning signal when a game ball is won at various prize holes provided on the game board surface. A predetermined number of prize balls corresponding to the game are paid out to the player.

  In recent years, pachinko gaming machines using prepaid cards are also known. In the case of this card-type pachinko gaming machine, a ball lending machine using prepaid cards provided in each gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “prepaid card unit”). When a prepaid card is inserted into the card, a loan amount is determined by operating the amount setting button, and the ball lending button is pressed, a predetermined number of lending balls corresponding to the lending amount are paid out to the player.

  In the case of this card-type pachinko machine, the above-mentioned prize ball payout device is also used as a lending ball payout device, and a payout signal indicating that a game ball has won a prize at each winning opening of the game board and a ball rental using a prepaid card By both signal processing of the rental ball request signal accompanying the operation, the prize balls are sometimes paid out, and sometimes the paid balls are paid out by the prize ball payout device.

  However, in such a conventionally known card-type pachinko gaming machine, a winning signal due to the winning of a game ball at each winning opening of the game board surface and a lending ball request signal accompanying a ball lending operation using a prepaid card are used. Both signal processes are processed by the main control board.

  In that case, in recent pachinko machines, the game board surface has a symbol display device or a big winning opening which is an electric accessory, and if the “big hit” state occurs due to the confirmation of the variable symbol of the symbol display device, the big winning opening is predetermined. It is the mainstream that repeats opening several times in the interval, and a lot of game balls win during that time and a lot of prize balls are paid out to the player, but in this kind of so-called Fever type In addition to the symbol variation control of the symbol display device, many of the signal processing such as the drive control of the special prize opening and the like were performed on the main control board.

  In such a case, when a ball payout signal (specifically a signal from the payout ball number counting sensor) is input from the (prize) ball payout device to the main control board, whether the input signal is payout of the prize ball. Cannot determine whether the ball is lent out. For this reason, there is a possibility that inconvenience may occur in the payout check of the game ball. For example, problems such as giving the player a disadvantage due to the small number of payout due to malfunction of the payout number of game balls may occur. .

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, in a card-type pachinko gaming machine equipped with a lending ball payout mechanism using a prepaid card, paying out a prize ball associated with winning a prize at various winning ports and a lending ball using a prepaid card It is to clarify the recognition of the signal with the payout.

In order to solve this problem, the card-type pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention is
A winning ball detection switch for detecting a winning of a game ball at a winning opening provided on the game board surface;
A ball lending button which is a ball lending operation switch which is provided on an upper tray for storing game balls and performs lending operation of game balls by a prepaid card,
A prize ball tank for temporarily storing game balls supplied from the island of the game hall;
A tank rail connected to the prize ball tank;
A ball payout device connected to the lower end portion of the prize ball flow of the tank rail and paying out a game ball according to each switch,
An empty cut prevention switch for detecting a ball cut of the prize ball immediately before the ball payout device of the tank rail and preventing an empty operation of the ball payout,
A full tank switch for detecting that the prize ball paid out from the ball payout device is full,
With
The winning ball detection switch, the air-cut-protect switch, while the full switch connected to the main control board, the ball lending operation switch and said ball dispensing device is connected to the CR payout control board,
While that paid the CR payout control board prize article ball receiving payout instruction prize ball from the main control substrate corresponding to the detection operation of the winning ball detection switch by the ball dispensing apparatus, the ball lending operation switch The gist of the present invention is to execute a control for paying out a lending ball by the ball paying device in response to a ball lending request by.

  According to the card type pachinko gaming machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the winning ball detection switch is connected to the main control board, while the ball lending operation switch and the ball payout device are connected to the CR payout control board, The payout control board receives a prize ball payout command from the main control board corresponding to the detection operation of the winning ball detection switch, and pays out a prize ball by the ball payout device, while receiving a ball rental request from the ball rental operation switch. Thus, the control of causing the balls to be paid out by the ball paying device is executed, so that it is possible to distinguish between the payout of the prize balls accompanying winning and the payout of the rental balls by using the prepaid card.

1 is a front view of a card-type pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is the expansion front view of the game board surface of this pachinko gaming machine, and the block diagram of a member. FIG. 2 is a back view of the pachinko gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is the external appearance perspective view. It is a figure explaining the outflow path | route of the winning ball (safe ball) provided in the back surface of a game board. It is a control flowchart explaining the game content in this pachinko gaming machine. It is the figure which showed the outflow path | route of the game ball in the prize ball paying-out mechanism and winning ball (safe ball) discharge mechanism in this pachinko gaming machine. It is the figure which expanded and showed the structure of the prize ball payout mechanism shown in FIG. 8, and the ball removal mechanism provided adjacent to it. It is the figure which showed the structure of the prize ball payout mechanism part (ball payout apparatus) which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is the figure which showed the structure as a specific Example of the ball dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram in the pachinko gaming machine of the present invention.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view thereof. The pachinko gaming machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms a side portion of the pachinko machine main body, and an inner frame 12 that serves as a base of the front surface portion of the pachinko machine, and an inner peripheral edge of the inner frame 12 that is formed in a frame shape. A metal frame 13 is fitted, and a glass door 15 covering the front surface of the game board 14 is provided on the metal frame 13 so as to be openable and closable.

  A receiving tray (upper receiving tray) 16 for storing game balls supplied to the hitting ball launcher is attached below the glass door 15, and further below it overflows from the upper receiving tray 16 when the prize balls are discharged. A ball tray (lower tray) 17 is provided for storing the balls. Note that the game ball in the upper tray 16 is pulled out toward the lower tray 17 by operating the ball drop button 18 provided on the upper tray 16.

  On the right side of the lower tray 17 in the figure, there is provided a launch lever 20 for projecting and firing a game ball toward the surface of the game board 14, and this launch lever 20 is a single shot for firing a game ball one by one. A switch 21 is provided. The degree to which the game ball is shot and fired toward the surface of the game board 14 is adjusted according to the amount by which the launch lever 20 is rotated, and the launch power is turned on by detecting a predetermined pivot position. Yes.

  A frame top ornament 23 made of a synthetic resin lens body is provided from the upper edge of the inner frame 12 to the right edge in the figure. Inside the frame top ornament 23, frame ornament lamps 24, 24 are provided. ... or a key decoration lamp 26 for decorating the periphery of the keyhole 25 for opening and closing the glass door 15 is provided.

  A ball lending machine (hereinafter referred to as “prepaid card unit”) 30 using a prepaid card is installed on one side of the pachinko gaming machine 10. One prepaid card unit 30 is installed in one gaming machine. Corresponding to the installation of the prepaid card unit 30, the upper tray 16 of the pachinko gaming machine 10 is provided with a ball lending operation unit 31 for lending a game ball using a prepaid card. Includes a ball lending button 32 for manipulating ball lending by a prepaid card, a ball lending button lamp 33 indicating a possible lending state of the ball, a card return button 34 for discharging the prepaid card, a balance display of the prepaid card, and an error display. A frequency display unit 35 to be performed is provided.

  When the prepaid card is used, the prepaid card unit 30 is inserted with the prepaid card inserted into the card insertion slot 37 and the amount setting button 38 is operated while the card available display lamp 36 is lit. 1), lending operation 2 times driving, lending operation 3 times driving, lending operation 5 times driving, etc., the payout setting which is an integral multiple of the basic lending number is set by the frequency setting. By operating the ball lending button 32 of the ball lending operation unit 31 provided in the upper tray 16, a ball game ball of a preselected amount is lended.

  A game board 14 provided on the front surface of the inner frame 12 is used for guiding a game ball, which is bullet-launched from a hitting position by a hitting base by a metal inner rail 41 mounted on the game board, toward the board surface. A foul stop 43 that prevents the hitting ball from returning to the launching rail or the hitting position again due to the rebound action of the ball that rolls from the outer rail 42, the hitting position and the launching rail and reaches the game board surface. The periphery of the ball having a sufficient flying force is constituted by a return rubber 44 or the like that stops and absorbs an impact at the upper right portion of the game board and drops it below the game board surface, and a game area is formed inside the ball. .

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the game board surface. A special symbol display device 50 is provided in the middle of the game area of the game board 14, and three special symbol display units (the left symbol display unit 50A, the middle symbol display unit 50B, A symbol display unit 50C is provided, and each symbol display unit 50A, 50B, 50C of the special symbol display device 50 has numbers up to "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9". A total of 13 types of symbols are displayed by 4 types of character designs.

  In the position directly below the special symbol display device 50, a variable wing type first start that is a normal electric accessory that starts the symbol variation of each symbol 50a, 50b, 50c of the special symbol display device 50 by winning a game ball. A winning opening 51 is provided, and at a lower position there is a large winning opening 52 which is a special electric accessory which is normally closed, and a specific area winning opening 53 which can be awarded when the large winning opening 52 is opened. With.

  Further, the game board 14 is provided with a left-down winning port 54 and a right-down winning port 55, which are normal winning ports, at the left and right positions of the large winning port 52, and a left sleeve winning port 56, A sleeve winning opening 57 is provided. When a game ball wins in each of these winning openings, the first type starting winning opening 51 and the left and right dropping winning openings 54 and 55, 5 in the left and right sleeve winning opening 56, 7 in the right sleeve winning opening 57, and the large winning opening In the 52 and the specific area winning opening 53, 13 prize balls are each paid out.

  The semicircular arc shaped decorative frame portion formed on the upper part of the decorative frame body 58 surrounding the special symbol display device 50 is provided with a normal symbol display device 60 displayed by 7-segment digital display. The normal symbol display device 60 displays numbers from “0” to “9”. A left gate 61 and a right gate 62 are provided at the left and right positions of the special symbol display 50, and the normal symbol display device 60 starts changing the symbols as the game balls pass through the left and right gates 61 and 62. It is configured as follows.

  The game balls that have passed through the left and right gates 61 and 62 are guided to the lower frame edge after passing through the interior of the decorative frame body 58. The inner frame edge of the decorative frame 58 is formed in a mortar shape, and a motor driven guide member 63 is provided at the center thereof. The game ball guided to the decorative frame 58 is dropped again on the surface of the game board 14 by the guide member 63.

  In addition to the above-mentioned symbol display device, prize opening, etc., the game board 14 has a windmill that randomly changes the falling direction of the game balls that are fired and fired by the player, or changes the flow speed of the game. 64, 64, lamp windmills 65, 65, and the like are provided. As a result, the game ball that has been launched is rolled down within the game area of the game board 14 and falls downward to win each of the above-mentioned devices and winning holes, or if no prize is given anywhere, the game It is discharged to the back side of the game board 14 at a discharge port 66 provided at the bottom of the area.

  FIG. 4 shows a back view of the pachinko gaming machine, and FIG. 5 shows an external perspective view thereof. A prize ball tank 77 for temporarily storing game balls supplied from the island of the game hall is provided at a position above the surface of the mechanism plate 76 provided on the back surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10, and is connected to the prize ball tank 77. A tank rail 78 is provided, and a prize ball payout mechanism 80 (the “ball payout device” of the present invention) is continuously provided at the lower end portion of the prize ball flow of the tank rail 78.

  The tank rail 78 is provided with a replenishment switch 81 that is operated in accordance with the remuneration state of the award ball tank 77 and the game balls on the tank rail 78, and the prize ball is blown immediately before the award ball payout mechanism 80. An idling prevention switch 82 is provided for detecting and preventing idling of the ball payout. Further, when the prize ball paid out from the prize ball paying mechanism unit 80 is filled in the pachinko gaming machine, the full tank switch 83 for detecting this, or when the gaming ball is filled in the gaming machine, the game ball is temporarily stopped from being paid out. A tongue stopper 84 and the like are also provided.

  The mechanism board 76 is also provided with a safe ball discharge mechanism 85 for detecting and detecting the winning balls (save balls) entered in the winning holes on the surface of the game board 14 for each ball. After this, the save ball detected by is discharged out of the machine. Further, the back surface of the game board 14 is led out to the safe ball discharge mechanism 85 via each safe ball guide rod covered with the central cover 86.

  Various control boards are attached to the mechanism plate 76. For example, an external connection terminal 97 including a CR external connection terminal board 87 for electrically connecting a prepaid card unit 30 for processing information relating to a prepaid card outside the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the gaming machine main body, a generated safe ball Depending on the type, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the prize ball payout mechanism section 80, or the prize balls are paid out to the prize ball payout mechanism section 80 based on a ball lending request signal by operating the ball lending button 32. A CR prize ball payout control board 88 on which a circuit to be operated is mounted, information on a prepaid card provided between the CR prize ball payout control board 88 and the prepaid card unit 30 and inserted in the prepaid card unit 30; A frequency table that displays a ball lending request signal to the ball lending operation unit 31 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 10 and a ball lending state. Information, the card interface substrate 89 for exchanging information to the commander control the CR prize ball payout controller on the basis of the sphere rental information is provided.

  Also, the CR external connection terminal board 87, the card interface board 89, the CR prize ball payout control board 88, the CR relay board 90 for relaying signals related to card data processing, and the game board 14 surface of the pachinko gaming machine 10 are generated. Safe balls are detected, the special symbol display device 50 is driven and controlled, the display mode of the special symbols is set and switched, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the CR prize ball payout control unit corresponding to the type of winning. A main control board 91 and the like for instructing are attached to the mechanism plate 76. Then, after these various independently assembled boards are assembled in the pachinko gaming machine, they are electrically connected to each other so as to be detachable by connector wiring. Input / output of information between the prepaid card unit 30 outside the pachinko gaming machine 10 and the gaming machine main body is performed via the card interface connection unit 92.

  The CR prize ball payout control board 88 detects the shortage and lack of prize balls, and abnormal supply and discharge states, and the stop of the payout operation and the display operation are also performed. An error display section 93 for displaying an abnormality such as a shortage of game balls, a clogged ball, an abnormal circuit operation, a soft error, etc. in the prize ball payout control mechanism such as the payout control board 88 or the prize ball payout mechanism 80. Alternatively, there is provided an error display reset button 94 for resetting the error display section 93 to the initial state when the error state is canceled.

  The main control board 91 has a setting display LED 95 for displaying the appearance state (probability) per unit generated in the specific symbol display device 50 with three LEDs, or the per unit appearance probability is determined only under a predetermined condition. A probability mode setting switch 96 is provided for enabling switching.

  Various information generated in the pachinko gaming machine 10 is output to a game hall management device outside the gaming machine via an external connection terminal 97 provided at an upper corner of the mechanism board 76. Number of times the special symbol display device 50 or the winning device is started, the number of jackpots generated when the predetermined symbol is confirmed, the continuation information that allows the player to continue a special profit state, the probability of appearance in the pachinko gaming machine, fraud Various information such as detection signals are input / output via the external connection terminal 92.

  Further, a hitting ball launching device 100 is provided at a position near the lower corner of the back surface of the mechanism plate 76 for projecting and firing the game ball supplied to the upper tray 16 toward the game board 14 surface. The hitting ball launching device 100 includes a hitting ball launching motor 101, a launching device control circuit, a hitting ball punch, a resilience adjusting means, and the like. The touch sensitivity adjustment volume 102 is provided to adjust the detection sensitivity of the touch switch circuit that detects the contact of the player with the hitting operation handle and turns on the power of the hitting motor 101. The dial 103 is provided to adjust and set the game ball bullet force and the flight distance toward the 14th game board on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine.

  A launcher control board 104 is provided close to the hitting ball launching device 100, and includes a drive control circuit and a touch switch circuit for the hitting ball launching motor 101. In the drive control circuit of the hit ball launching motor 101, the rotational speed and torque of the motor, especially the interval between hitting balls, the speed, etc. are set. The pachinko gaming machine 10 is connected to an AC 100V power source via a power plug 106. The lead wire 107 drawn from the external connection terminal 97 is connected to an AC 24V power source via a connector 108 and a power plug 109.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing the outflow path of the game balls that have passed through the winning holes and gates on the surface of the game board 14 and the arrangement state of various switches and solenoids. As shown in the drawing, a first-type start opening detection switch 110 is provided in the outflow path of the game ball dropped into the first type start winning opening 51, and the outflow path of the winning ball in the large winning opening 52 is shown. Is provided with a counting switch 111 for counting the number of winning balls, and a specific area switch 112 for detecting the winning is provided on the outflow path of winning balls in the specific area winning port 53. Further, a left gate switch 113 and a right gate switch 114 for detecting the passage of the game ball in the left and right gates 61 and 62 are provided.

  Furthermore, the solenoid 115 for the ordinary electric accessory that opens and closes the first type start winning opening 51, the large winning opening releasing solenoid 116 that opens and closes the large winning opening 52, and the specific area opening that opens and closes the specific area winning opening 53. A solenoid 117 is provided, and a guide member driving motor 118 for moving up and down the guide member 63 provided at the inner lower portion of the decorative frame body 58 is also provided.

  On the other hand, a winning detection switch 119 is provided in the winning ball outflow path at the right sleeve winning opening 57, and a winning detection outflow path is provided for the winning ball outflow path in the left and right winning winning openings 54 and 55 and the left sleeve winning opening 56. Although the switch is not provided, the total number of winning balls is counted by the safe ball detection switch 121 while the safe balls are discharged one by one by the safe ball discharge solenoid 120 in the safe ball discharge mechanism unit 85. Five prize balls are paid out by the number difference.

  Incidentally, the game content of the pachinko gaming machine 10 will be described based on the control flowchart shown in FIG. In this gaming machine 10, it is detected by the left and right gate switches 113 and 114 that the game ball launched toward the game board 14 by the player has passed through either of the gates 61 and 62 (S10 “YES”). Based on the signal, the normal symbol variation device 60 starts symbol variation (S12). The normal symbol display device 60 stops the symbol variation when 6.0 seconds have elapsed from the start of symbol variation, and the variation symbol is determined (S24). If a so-called “winning” symbol comes out of the determined symbols (“YES” in S26), the first type start winning opening 51 on the game board 14 surface is opened by a command signal from the main control board 91. (S28).

  When the game ball wins the opened first type start winning 51 (S30 “YES”), each symbol 50a of the special symbol display device 50 is based on the detection signal from the first type start winning port switch 110. , 50b, 50c sequentially start symbol variation (S32). This special symbol display device 50 has two stages of lottery probabilities: a low probability of generating a “big hit” and a high probability. If the lottery probability is low (S34 “YES”), the symbol changes after 5.8 seconds have elapsed. Is stopped (S40), and in the case of a high probability (S34 “NO”), the symbol variation is stopped after 5.0 seconds, which is shorter than that (S38).

  When a game situation called “big hit” is generated by a combination of the confirmed symbols displayed on the symbols 50a, 50b, 50c of the special symbol display device 50, and a combination of “big hit” symbols comes out (S42 “YES”) When the condition device is activated and the combination of the “big hit” symbol is a so-called normal symbol (non-specific symbol), the maximum number of consecutive operations in which the big prize opening 52 repeats the open state is set to a maximum of 16 times (S44 “YES” ”, S48), when the combination of the“ hit ”symbol is a so-called specific symbol, the maximum number of consecutive operations in which the big winning opening 52 repeats the open state is set to 14 times (S44“ NO ”, S50), The lottery probability related to the special symbol display device 50 shifts to a high probability from the stop of the operation of the condition device to the start of the next operation.

  When the winning device 52 is in an open state by the operation of the condition device, when a game ball wins the winning game port 52 ("YES" in S52), one winning ball (safe ball) is awarded. Thirteen prize balls are paid out (S54). Each of the big winning openings 52 is kept open for about 20 seconds, and it is confirmed by the detection signal from the counting switch 111 that 10 safe balls have been won during that time (S64 “YES”). It is also closed before the elapse (S62). In addition, the specific area winning opening 53 is opened with the opening of the big winning opening 52, and one game ball is won in the specific area winning opening 53 during the opening of the large winning opening 52 ("YES" in S56). ), The specific area winning port 53 is closed based on the detection signal from the specific area winning detection switch 112, and accordingly, the big winning port 52 is also closed (S58).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the number of continuous accessory operations has been reached (S60). If the number of continuous operations has not yet been reached, the special winning opening 52 is opened again. In this continuous combination operation, the game ball passes through the specific area winning opening 53 within about 2.0 seconds after the opening of the special winning opening 52 and after the operation of the first type special electric accessory is completed. After the opening 52 is closed, the special winning opening 52 is opened again.

  Then, the open state and the closed state of the special winning opening 52 are repeated until the predetermined number of continuous operations is completed (S60 “NO”), and when the predetermined continuous number of times is completed, the special winning opening 52 is closed (S60 “YES”). ", S62). If no game ball is won in the specific area winning opening 53 (“NO” in S56), after about 20 seconds have passed since the big winning opening 52 is opened, or in the big winning opening 52. The prize winning opening 52 is closed by winning 10 (S64 “YES”, S62), and until the above conditions are satisfied, the operation of the first type special electric accessory is repeated (S64 “NO”). The operation ends (S66).

  On the other hand, the game ball launched toward the game board 14 surface in S10 did not pass through the gates 61 and 62 (S10 “NO”), but any one of the winning holes 54 to 57 provided on the game board 14 surface. Or the like (S16 “YES”), or when winning through any gate after winning through the gate, the winning ball is based on the detection signal from the winning detection switch 119 or the safe ball detection switch 121. Five or seven prize balls are paid out per piece (S18). If no winning opening is awarded, it is processed as “out” (S20). In addition, in the case where the special symbol display device 50 determines the variation symbol in S42, “when no jackpot symbol is obtained (S42“ NO ”)” is also processed as “out” (S46).

  FIG. 8 shows the positional relationship between the payout path for prize balls and the payout path for winning balls (safe balls). Although partially overlapping with what has been described above, a game ball payout bar 122 and a ball discharge bar 123 are provided at the lower end of the ball flow path of the tank rail 78, and the prize ball is positioned downstream of the game ball payout bar 122. A payout mechanism unit (ball payout device) 80 is provided. A game ball to be paid out to the player from the prize ball paying mechanism 80 (this will be described in detail later, in the case of a prize ball to be paid out by winning in various winning openings on the 14 side of the game board, and prepaid In the case of a lending ball to be paid out by using the card, the ball is temporarily held in the prize ball holding unit 125 via the cushion roller 124, and is usually paid out to the upper receiving tray 16 from the ball outlet 126, and the upper receiving tray. When 16 is full, it is paid out to the lower tray 17 via the prize ball passage housing 128.

  FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the structure of the game ball payout mechanism shown in FIG. 8 and the ball removal mechanism provided adjacent thereto. As shown in the drawing, at the upstream end of a ball removal basket 123 provided to branch off from the game ball payout basket 122, a game ball removal device 130 stored in a prize tank 77 or a tank rail 78 is provided. The ball removal device 130 is provided with a ball removal opening for a game ball at a branching position with a game ball dispensing rod 122 that guides the game balls on the prize ball tank 77 and the tank rail 78 to a prize dispensing mechanism unit (ball dispensing device) 80. 131 is provided, and a ball extraction piece 132 is provided in the ball extraction opening 131 through a support shaft 133 so as to be freely opened and closed. When the game ball is not present on the prize ball tank 7 or the tank rail 78 by the weight 134 provided on the ball removal piece 133, the ball removal opening 131 is closed.

  A stopper member 135 for restricting the opening and closing of the ball extraction opening 131 is rotatably provided via a support shaft 136, and an engaging claw 137 provided on the stopper member 135 can be freely engaged with and disengaged from the ball extraction piece 132. By being engaged, even if a game ball exists on the prize ball tank 77 or the tank rail 78, the ball removal piece 132 is prevented from being inadvertently released. Further, the operation pin 139 of the ball removal operating lever 138 for releasing the engagement of the stopper member 135 with the ball removal piece 132 is engaged with the stopper member 135.

  Accordingly, when the administrator of the gaming machine pulls the ball release lever 138 forward in the figure, the stopper member 135 is pushed down by the operating pin 139, and the engagement claw 137 is removed from the ball release piece 132, thereby removing the ball release piece. The ball removal piece 132 is pushed open by the load of the game ball on 132, and the game ball on the prize ball tank 77 and the tank rail 78 flows out to the ball removal cage 123 from the ball removal opening 131.

  The ball payout path of the prize ball payout mechanism unit (ball payout device) 80 is divided into the prize ball path 153 and the rental ball path 154 by the second partition wall 141, and the prize ball path 153 and the rental ball path by the first partition wall 140. 154 and the ball path 123 are separated, and various balls are joined below the pachinko gaming machine below the ball path.

  FIG. 10 conceptually shows the structure of the above-described prize ball payout mechanism unit (ball payout device) 80. In this figure, a screw body 151 is provided at the open end of the supply passage 150 located downstream of the game ball payout basket 122. The screw body 151 is provided with a spiral ball receiving groove 152 so that a game ball supplied by the supply passage 150 is received, and a reversible stepping motor (not shown) is connected to the screw shaft. ing. The screw body 151 is driven to rotate in the forward or reverse direction by driving the stepping motor.

  A prize ball payout path 153 for paying out a game ball received by the ball receiving groove 152 according to the rotation direction of the screw body 151 as a prize ball and a rental ball payout path 154 for paying out as a rental ball are provided. The payout path 153 is provided with a prize ball count switch 155 for detecting a prize ball passing through the path, and the lending ball payout path 154 is provided with a lending ball count switch 156 for detecting a rental ball passing through the path. It has been.

  FIG. 11 specifically shows the configuration of the prize ball payout mechanism unit (ball payout device) 80 shown in FIG. 10 as another embodiment. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted. In addition, a connection state of a stepping motor (screw body drive motor) 157 for rotating the screw body 151 in a reversible manner is illustrated at one end of the screw shaft of the screw body 151.

  FIG. 12 is a control block diagram showing the electrical connection relationship of the various control boards described above. As can be seen from this control block diagram, the display blocks including the special symbol display device 50 and the normal symbol display device 60 are connected to the main control board 91 and operated by a command signal from the main control board 91. Further, decorative blocks such as decorative lamps and LEDs provided on the surface of the game board 14, or an accessory block including an electric accessory such as the first type start winning opening 51 and the big winning opening 52, and further, an audio driving unit 165 and a speaker 166. An audio block including the signal is also connected to the main control board 91. These are also controlled by a command signal from the main control board 91.

  The main control board 91 is connected to a CR external connection terminal section (board) 87 and a CR payout control section (board) 88. The CR payout control board 88 is a prize ball of the prize ball payout mechanism section (ball payout apparatus) 80. A motor (screw body drive motor) 157 is connected. Further, a card sand unit 30 is connected to the CR payout control board 88 through an interface board 89, and further, a frequency display section 35 and a ball lending button 32 provided in the ball lending operation section 31 on the front surface of the gaming machine are connected. The CR payout control board 88 has a ball path change control unit that changes the payout path of the game balls based on the winning signals of the game balls to the various winning holes provided on the game board surface and the lending ball request signal using the prepaid card. 167 is provided. Further, a game ball launcher 100 is also connected via the launcher control board 104.

  In addition to the winning detection switch 119 and the safe ball detection switch 121, the main control board 91 includes a prize ball number detection switch (award ball count) provided in the above-described prize ball payout mechanism (ball payout device) 80. Switch) 155, and a lending ball number detection switch (lending ball count switch) 156 is connected to the CR payout control board 88, and a ball change control unit 167 will be described in detail later based on these detection signals. The ball payout movable portion (ball payout device) 80 is driven and controlled by a command signal to the CR payout control board 88.

  In this embodiment, the signal line connection between the main control board 91 and the CR payout control section 88 is an electrical connection line that enables one-way transmission from the main control board 91 to the CR payout control section 88 as shown in FIG. The ball path change control unit 167 connected to the CR payout control unit 88, the interface board 89, the ball rental number detection SW 156, the frequency display board 35, the ball rental ball button 32, the external connection terminal unit 97, the door Electric signals from the opening SW, the launching device 100, and the ball payout movable unit 80 cannot be input to the main control board 91, and input of unauthorized external signals via the CR payout control unit 88 is prohibited. . In some cases, an electric signal line for notifying ball lending display notification, ball lending operation display notification, and lending ball number display notification, which will be described later, may be connected to the main control board 91, and if necessary, external It may be configured to perform ball lending display notification, ball lending operation display notification, lending ball number display notification, and the like via a connection block.

  According to the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, a prize ball payout signal is sent from the main control board 91 to the prize ball motor (screw body drive motor) 157 by winning a game ball at each prize opening on the surface of the game board 14. When transmitted, it rotates in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Therefore, the game balls supplied from the supply passage 150 to the ball receiving groove 152 of the screw body 151 are discharged from the prize ball payout path 153 as prize balls.

  The prize balls discharged from the prize ball payout path 153 are detected by the prize ball count switch 155 provided in the payout path, and the count value is determined corresponding to each prize opening. When the number (for example, 5, 7, or 13) is reached, the drive of the screw body drive motor 157 is stopped by a command signal from the main control board 91.

  On the other hand, when a lending ball request signal is input to the CR payout control board 88 by using a prepaid card, a lending ball payout signal is transmitted from the CR payout control board 88 to the screw body drive motor 157. As a result, the screw body 151 is now rotated in the reverse rotation direction (the direction indicated by arrow B in FIG. 10), and the game balls replenished from the replenishment passage 150 to the ball receiving groove 152 of the screw body 151 are rented as a rental ball payout path 154. More discharged.

  The lending balls discharged from the lending ball payout route 154 are detected by a lending ball count switch 156 provided in the payout route, and the count (count) value is a ball lending operation unit 31 provided on the front surface of the gaming machine. Command signal from the CR payout control board 88 when the number of game balls (for example, 25, 50, 75 or 100) corresponding to the lending amount (lending frequency) determined by the operation of the amount setting button 38 is reached. As a result, the drive of the screw body drive motor 157 is stopped.

  Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the form of the screw body and the number of rounds of the ball receiving groove provided on the periphery of the screw body can be changed according to the design, and it is possible to respond such as increasing the payout speed of game balls by providing them in two rows. is there.

10 Card-type pachinko machines 30 Ball lending machine (prepaid card unit)
50 Special symbol display device 77 Award ball tank 80 Award ball payout mechanism (ball payout device)
150 Supply path 151 Screw body 152 Ball receiving groove 153 Prize ball payout path 154 Loan ball payout path 155 Prize ball count switch 156 Rental ball count switch 157 Screw body drive motor

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A winning ball detection switch for detecting a winning of a game ball at a winning opening provided on the game board surface;
A ball lending button which is a ball lending operation switch which is provided on an upper tray for storing game balls and performs lending operation of game balls by a prepaid card,
A prize ball tank for temporarily storing game balls supplied from the island of the game hall;
A tank rail connected to the prize ball tank;
A ball payout device connected to the lower end portion of the prize ball flow of the tank rail and paying out a game ball according to each switch,
An empty cut prevention switch for detecting a ball cut of the prize ball immediately before the ball payout device of the tank rail and preventing an empty operation of the ball payout,
A full tank switch for detecting that the prize ball paid out from the ball payout device is full,
With
The winning ball detection switch, the air-cut-protect switch, while the full switch connected to the main control board, the ball lending operation switch and said ball dispensing device is connected to the CR payout control board,
While that paid the CR payout control board prize article ball receiving payout instruction prize ball from the main control substrate corresponding to the detection operation of the winning ball detection switch by the ball dispensing apparatus, the ball lending operation switch A card-type pachinko gaming machine that executes control for receiving a ball lending by the ball dispensing device in response to a ball lending request from

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