JP6033564B2 - Pachinko ball movement control device in amusement hall - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for controlling the movement of a pachinko ball in a game hall provided with a large number of ball game machines (hereinafter referred to as pachinko machines) such as a pachinko, an arrangement ball, and a sparrow ball.

  As is well known, the pachinko island platform, which is constructed by arranging a large number of pachinko machines in the amusement hall, has a function of circulating pachinko balls, and the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine are collected into a ball. The pachinko ball is guided to a lifting device through a cage, and the pachinko ball is lifted to the upper tank by the lifting device, and the pachinko ball is supplied from the upper tank to each pachinko machine through the ball supply rod. . In addition, a storage tank is provided in the pachinko island platform, a large number of pachinko balls in the storage tank are stored, and if there are not enough pachinko balls circulating in the pachinko island platform, the pachinko balls are replenished from the storage tank. I have to.

In addition, such pachinko islands are provided in a plurality of rows with a game hall passage therebetween, and some of the pachinko islands are provided with a prize ball counting and collecting device (also called a jet counter). The pachinko balls acquired by the customer are put into the prize ball counting and collecting device so that the pachinko balls can be counted and collected.
By the way, in a game arcade where pachinko islands are provided in a plurality of rows in this way, it is constant that there is an excess or deficiency in the amount of pachinko balls for each pachinko island. For example, the prize ball counting and collecting device as described above The pachinko island platform with the number of pachinko balls increases, and the pachinko island platform without the premium ball counting and collecting device tends to have a shortage of pachinko balls.
For this reason, by connecting the upper tanks of each pachinko island platform with an AC pole, an inter-island platform transfer device is provided to move pachinko balls between each pachinko island platform, and the inter-island platform transfer device is operated. Thus, the amount of pachinko balls on each pachinko island is averaged. The following Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus that averages the amount of pachinko balls stored on each pachinko island.

Japanese Patent No. 4241642

By the way, there are roughly hundreds of thousands to millions of pachinko balls prepared in the game hall, but when a large number of pachinko balls are paid out to the player, the pachinko ball storage amount as described above Even if the averaging device is activated, pachinko balls may be deficient throughout the game hall. That is, not only a specific pachinko island but also all pachinko islands may have a shortage of pachinko balls. In the worst case, there is a possibility that the game cannot be paid out and the game is interrupted.
Therefore, the present invention is intended to provide a pachinko ball movement control device for a game arcade that can cope with such a situation where pachinko balls are insufficient as a whole pachinko island platform.

For this purpose, the pachinko ball movement control device of the game hall according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of pachinko island platforms each having a plurality of pachinko machines arranged in parallel with a passage therebetween, and each pachinko island platform is provided by a pachinko machine. A storage tank for storing discharged pachinko balls, a lifting device for lifting the pachinko balls stored in the storage tank, and an upper tank are provided, and an upper chamber portion and a lower chamber portion are formed in the upper tank. The pachinko ball lifted by the lifting device is supplied to the pachinko machine through the upper chamber portion, and the pachinko ball overflowing from the upper chamber portion passes through the lower chamber portion to the storage tank. The storage tank of each pachinko island stand is provided with a storage ball amount detection device capable of detecting the amount of pachinko balls stored in multiple stages, and the upper chamber of the upper tank of each pachinko island stand Next door By connecting the lower chamber of the upper tank of the Nco Island stand to each other with an inclined alternating current cage, pachinko balls on each Pachinko island platform can be moved by their own weight, and a passage opening / closing device is provided on each alternating current cage. The pachinko ball quantity detected by the stored ball quantity detecting device is averaged for each pachinko island by controlling the opening and closing of the passage opening and closing device, and the stored tank quantity detecting device adds the pachinko ball quantity to the storage tank. When it is detected that the sum of the stored pachinko balls for all the pachinko islands is below a certain amount, the control circuit for opening all the passage opening and closing devices and circulating the pachinko balls between all the pachinko islands and characterized in that it comprises a.

  According to the present invention, the amount of balls to be paid out as a whole game hall is extremely large, and even if the pachinko balls are likely to be insufficient on all pachinko islands, the pachinko balls are efficiently circulated to interrupt the game. Can be avoided.

The top view which showed arrangement | positioning of the pachinko island stand in the game hall which concerns on this invention. The front view which showed arrangement | positioning of the pachinko island stand in the game hall which concerns on this invention. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the pachinko island stand concerning the present invention. The cross-sectional view of the pachinko island stand according to the present invention. The elements on larger scale of FIG. AA line sectional view of Drawing 5. The partial cross section perspective view of a shutter apparatus. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of a shutter apparatus. The operation state figure of FIG. BB sectional drawing of FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view of a collection ball tank. The partial cross section perspective view of a collection ball tank. The partial cross section perspective view of an upper tank. The partial cross section perspective view of a diversion box. The longitudinal section of a passage opening and closing device. The front view of the pachinko island stand which shows the situation of the ball level of the pachinko island stand. The front view of the pachinko island stand which shows the countermeasure by the pachinko ball movement control device concerning the present invention. The flowchart which shows the stored ball amount detection process of each island control circuit. The flowchart which shows the stored ball amount determination process of each island control circuit. The flowchart which shows the control signal input process of each island control circuit. The flowchart which shows the storage level determination process of a whole control circuit.

  FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a game hall in which pachinko islands 1a to 1g are installed in seven rows as an example. The pachinko island platforms 1a to 1g are arranged in parallel with the passages 2a to 2f in between, and the pachinko island platforms 1b to 1f located in the middle are pachinko machines 3, 3,. Are arranged side by side. On the other hand, pachinko islands 1a and 1g on both sides are obtained by arranging a large number of pachinko machines 3, 3,... On only one side so as to be parallel to the inner wall surface of the game hall. The pachinko islands 1b, 1d and 1f all have a prize ball counting / collecting device 4 at one end, whereas the other pachinko islands 1a, 1c, 1e and 1g are prized ball counting / collecting devices. Not equipped.

  Each pachinko island platform 1a-1g has an island control circuit for controlling the entire pachinko island platform. Each island control circuit receives a detection signal from a sensor of each device provided on each pachinko island platform, which will be described later, and executes various processes based on the detection signal. The pachinko island platform has an overall control circuit, and the overall control circuit controls the amount of pachinko balls stored in each tank of the pachinko island platform via the island control circuit.

  Next, the internal configuration of the pachinko islands 1b, 1d and 1f will be described with reference to the longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 3 and the transverse sectional view of FIG. In the same figure, 5a and 5b are loose toward the center of the pachinko island platform at the bottom of the island platform in order to collect the pachinko balls such as out balls discharged from the pachinko machines 3, 3,. This is a ball collection basket supported so as to tilt downward. As shown also in FIG. 4, 6 is provided at a substantially central portion of the pachinko island base in order to lift the pachinko balls collected through the ball collection basket to the upper tank 7. It is a pachinko ball grinding and lifting device installed vertically. 8a and 8b are gently inclined downward toward both ends of the pachinko island platform in the upper part of the island platform in order to supply pachinko balls lifted to the upper tank 7 to the respective pachinko machines 3, 3,. Is a supported ball supply rod. 9, 9,... Are rectifying chutes according to Japanese Patent No. 4495987 provided at the side edges of the ball supply rods 8a, 8b, 10, 10,... Are ball supply devices according to Japanese Patent No. 4590236. The pachinko balls that have flowed down the supply rods 8a and 8b are supplied to the prize ball tanks of the pachinko machines 3, 3,... 11, 11,... Are discharge ball counting devices according to Japanese Patent No. 449006 and Japanese Patent No. 4324421. Pachinko balls are discharged from the respective pachinko machines 3, 3,. The balls are further discharged from the discharge ball counting device to the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b.

  Storage tanks 12a and 12b capable of storing a large number of pachinko balls are formed on both sides of the lifting device 6 at the bottom of the island. Since the storage tanks 12a and 12b are symmetrical in FIG. 3, one storage tank 12a will be described with reference to FIGS. The storage tank 12 a is provided with a bottom plate 13 inclined downward toward the outlet portion 14, and the top plate 15 is provided with an inclined shape opposite to the bottom plate 13, and the top plate 15 has two elongated strips. A drop hole 16 is formed. Numerals 17a and 17b are ball collecting baskets provided on the top plate 15 so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the ball collecting bowls 17a and 17b are also connected to the ball discharge machines 11, 3,. Pachinko balls are discharged. The ball collection baskets 17 a and 17 b are also provided in an inclined shape in the same direction as the top plate 15. For this reason, the pachinko spheres flowing down the ball collection baskets 17a and 17b merge with the pachinko balls p flowing down the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b as shown in FIG.

  Reference numerals 18a and 18b denote cylindrical ball collecting rods that are inclined and penetrate the storage tanks 12a and 12b. Reference numerals 19a and 19b denote the spherical collection rods 18a and 18b that protrude from the storage tanks 12a and 12b. In the foreign matter removing device provided at the upper part of the slope, the sloped lower ends of the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b are connected upstream of the foreign matter removing device. The foreign matter removing devices 19a and 19b are provided with a plate 20 in which a large number of round holes 21 are formed, and only pachinko balls that have passed through the round holes 21 are transferred from the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b to the ball collection baskets 18a and 18b. So that it can flow. The small foreign matter that has passed through the round hole 21 is further dropped from a slit 22 formed at the bottom of the foreign matter removing device, thereby removing foreign matters other than pachinko balls, such as dust.

Further, shutter devices 25a and 25b are provided at the outlet portions 14 of the storage tanks 12a and 12b. As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the shutter devices 25a and 25b are configured such that the comb teeth 27 are moved into and out of the flow path by the electromagnetic solenoid 26, so that the pachinko balls from the storage tanks 12a and 12b are moved. Open and close the spill. Further, the inclined downstream ends of the shutter devices 25a and 25b are communicated with the inclined downstream ends of the ball collecting rods 18a and 18b protruding from the storage tanks 12a and 12b at the junction 24. And the lower flow path of this confluence | merging part 24 continues to the lower bulb | ball inlet 46 of the said lifting apparatus 6. FIG. For this reason, the pachinko balls discharged from the shutter devices 25 a and 25 b and the pachinko balls that have flowed down the ball collection baskets 18 a and 18 b are sent to the lifting device 6. In addition, 28a and 28b are sword-like filters in which a plurality of ribs 29, 29,... Are spaced apart from each other so that pachinko balls can pass through them. By providing a filter, foreign substances such as cards and screws are prevented from flowing into the lifting device 6.
For this reason, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b flow to the lower ball inlet 46 of the lifting device 6 through the foreign matter removal devices 19a and 19b, the ball collection baskets 18a and 18b, and the filters 28a and 28b. The pachinko balls p stored in the storage tanks 12a and 12b flow out of the storage tanks 12a and 12b only when the shutter devices 25a and 25b are opened, and pass through the filters 28a and 28b. It flows to the entrance. In other words, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the ball collecting baskets 5a and 5b are preferentially flown to the lifting device 6 over the pachinko balls stored in the storage tanks 12a and 12b, regardless of whether the shutter devices 25a and 25b are opened or closed. It is trying to be.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a storage ball amount detection device 31 is provided which is provided with four magnetic sensors 30 a to 30 d in order from the bottom on the side walls of the storage tanks 12 a and 12 b, with the height being changed little by little. The ball quantity detection device 31 can detect pachinko balls stored in the storage tank. Then, the detection signal is transmitted to the island control circuit, and the amount of pachinko balls is detected in five stages by the island control circuit. Specifically, when any one of the four magnetic sensors 30a to 30d is not operating, the storage amount is “low”, and when only the lowest magnetic sensor 30a is operating, the storage amount Is “low”, when the magnetic sensor 30a and the magnetic sensor 30b above it are operating, the storage amount is “medium”, and when the magnetic sensor 30a, the magnetic sensor 30b and the magnetic sensor 30c above are operating It is detected that the storage amount is “too many”, and when all the magnetic sensors 30a to 30d are operating, the storage amount is “excessive”. In this embodiment, an example in which four magnetic sensors 30a to 30d are provided in one storage tank 12a is shown, but only the magnetic sensor 30a and the magnetic sensor 30c are provided in one storage tank 12a, and the other storage tank 12b is provided. A magnetic sensor 30b and a magnetic sensor 30d may be provided, and the height of each of the magnetic sensors 30a to 30d may be set so as to increase in this order from the bottom.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, in order to temporarily store the pachinko balls thrown into the prize ball counting and collecting apparatus 4 in the island platform, a collection ball tank 35 is provided at one end inside the pachinko island platforms 1b, 1d and 1f. Is provided. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the collection ball tank 35 is provided with a bucket rotation type intermediate lift 37, and the bottom plate 40 of the collection ball tank 35 faces the lower entrance of the intermediate lift 37. It is provided to tilt downward. A motor 38 drives the intermediate lift. Then, the pachinko balls thrown into the prize ball counting and collecting apparatus 4 pass through the top plate 41 of the collection ball tank 35 and are stored in the collection ball tank 35. In addition, 42 is a ball collection basket provided at a distance from the top of the top plate 41. Pachinko balls are also discharged from the discharge ball counters 11, 11,. The pachinko spheres that have flowed down join the pachinko spheres that flow down the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b.
Further, a recovery ball sensor 36 comprising a magnetic sensor is provided on the side wall of the recovery ball tank so that the recovery ball sensor 36 can detect that pachinko balls are stored in the recovery ball tank. When the collection ball sensor 36 is activated, the detection signal is transmitted to the island control circuit, and the shutter devices 25a and 25b are set to be closed.
Reference numeral 39 denotes a magnetic sensor provided in the middle of the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b. The intermediate lift 37 is always driven by the motor 38 during business hours of the amusement hall so that the pachinko balls in the collection ball tank 35 can be lifted to the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b. However, the intermediate lift 37 is set to stop when it is detected that the magnetic sensor 39 is activated and the pachinko ball is jammed to the position of the magnetic sensor 39. The pachinko islands 1a, 1c, 1e, and 1g are not provided with the prize ball counting and collecting device 4, and therefore, such an intermediate lift 37 and the collecting ball tank 35 are not provided. However, other configurations of the pachinko island platforms 1a, 1c, 1e, and 1g are the same as those of the pachinko island platforms 1b, 1d, and 1f.

  In the lifting device 6, an endless lifting belt is stretched between rotating rollers provided at the upper and lower parts, and an abrasive cloth is provided so as to face the ascending side surface of the lifting belt. The lifting belt is driven by the above, and the pachinko balls that have flowed down to the lower sphere inlet 46 of the lifting device 6 through the ball collection baskets 5a and 5b are pressed against the lifting belt through the abrasive cloth, The pachinko ball is lifted while rotating, and the pachinko ball is replenished into the upper tank 7 from the upper ball outlet 47.

  Next, the structure of the upper tank 7 provided in the center upper part of each pachinko island stand 1a-1g is demonstrated with FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view with the front side plate removed to show the internal structure of the upper tank 7. The upper tank 7 is partitioned into an upper chamber portion 50 and a lower chamber portion 51 by a floor plate 52, and allows the pachinko balls lifted by the lifting device 6 to flow into the upper chamber portion 50 from the upper bulb outlet 47. Since the floor plate 52 is formed in the shape of a mountain-shaped inclined surface, the pachinko balls are allowed to flow through the vertical cylinder portions 53a and 53b formed on the left and right side walls of the upper chamber portion. The ball supply rods 8a and 8b are connected to the lower ends of the vertical cylinder portions 53a and 53b so that the pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko machines 3, 3,... Through the ball supply rods 8a and 8b. ing. An overflow cylinder 54 stands in the center of the upper chamber portion 50, and an upper end of the overflow cylinder opens into the upper chamber portion 50 and a lower end opens into the lower chamber portion 51. The floor plate 55 of the lower chamber portion 51 is formed in a valley-like inclined surface shape, a discharge port 56 is formed at the center, and overflow hoses 57 a and 57 b are connected to the discharge port 56.

  Reference numeral 58 denotes a full tank sensor provided at the same height in the upper chamber portion 50 of the upper tank 7 so that it operates when the inside of the upper chamber portion is almost full of pachinko balls. The devices 25a and 25b are closed to prevent the pachinko balls from flowing out of the storage tanks 12a and 12b. An overflow detector 59 is provided at the upper end of the upper chamber 50 so as to be activated by the pressure of the pachinko ball. When the overflow detector is activated, the lifting device 6 is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 14, a diversion box 60 is provided at the lower ends of the overflow hoses 57a and 57b, a guide plate 61 is disposed in the diversion box, and the top plate 15 of the storage tanks 12a and 12b. Spherical flow paths 62a and 62b communicating with the upper surface of the flow dividing box are disposed on both sides of the flow dividing box. For this reason, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the overflow hoses 57a and 57b are guided by the guide plate 61 and flow into the spherical flow path 62b. ing. Then, the pachinko balls that have flowed down the ball passages 62a and 62b and flowed onto the top plate 15 as shown in FIG. 5 fall into the storage tanks 12a and 12b from the drop hole 16 and are stored in the storage tanks 12a and 12b. Is done. The drop hole 16 is formed in an elongated shape so that pachinko balls dropped from the drop hole 16 are uniformly stored in the storage tanks 12a and 12b.

  The inter-island transfer device 70 can connect pachinko balls between the pachinko islands by connecting the upper tanks 7 provided on the pachinko islands 1a to 1g with the alternating current cage 73 provided in an inclined manner. An outlet 71 is formed in the upper chamber 50 of the upper tank 7, an inlet 72 is formed in the lower chamber 51, and the inclined upper end of the AC wall 73 is connected to the outlet 71. The slanted lower end of the ridge 73 is connected to the inlet 72 of the adjacent pachinko island. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the alternating current basket 73 is connected to the adjacent upper tank 7 so that pachinko balls can go back and forth between the upper tanks 7 of the adjacent pachinko islands 1a to 1g. Are arranged two by two. Reference numeral 74 denotes a passage opening / closing device according to Japanese Patent No. 4370133 provided on the AC rod 73, and the opening / closing of the passage opening / closing device is controlled by an electric solenoid 77 operated by a control signal from the island control circuit. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the passage opening and closing device 74 is configured such that a pressing plate 75 is supported in an AC rod 73 via a parallel link 76, and the parallel link 76 is biased downward by a coil spring 78. When the electric solenoid 77 is connected to the parallel link 76 via the coil spring 79 and the electric solenoid 77 is operated, the pressing plate 75 moves up and down with respect to the bottom surface of the AC rod 73, which is indicated by a solid line. When the pressing plate is moved downward, the pachinko ball in the AC rod 73 is pressed against the bottom surface, so that the flow of the pachinko ball p is closed, and the pressing plate is moved upward as shown by the broken line. In the state of being moved, the pachinko ball p is configured to freely flow down in the alternating current basket 73.

  In the normal state, the inter-island transfer device 70 has the pachinko ball amount of each pachinko island platform 1a to 1g approximately according to the data of the ball retention amount of each pachinko island platform 1a to 1g obtained from the stored ball amount detection device 31. The passage opening / closing device 74 is operated so as to be uniform, and the pachinko balls are moved from the pachinko island platform with a large amount of balls to the pachinko island platform with a small amount of balls. That is, since the ball quantity level of each pachinko island platform 1a-1g is detected by the stored ball quantity detection device 31 comprising four magnetic sensors 30a-30d, the passage opening / closing device 74 provided in each AC pole 73 according to the detection. Open and close. For example, while the pachinko islands that have become “excessive”, the pachinko islands that have become “too few” are opened, the pachinko islands that have become “too few” are opened. The pachinko island platform passage opening and closing device 74 is closed so that pachinko balls are not sent from the platform. The ball amount level of each pachinko island platform 1a to 1g is averaged by such a ball amount level averaging control.

  When the passage opening / closing device 74 is opened, pachinko balls having a certain level or more in the upper chamber portion 50 of the upper tank 7 of each pachinko island platform 1a to 1g pass through the AC fence 73 and the upper part of the adjacent pachinko island platform. The pachinko ball transferred to the lower chamber 51 of the tank 7 flows down the overflow hoses 57a and 57b and falls into the storage tanks 12a and 12b through the ball channels 62a and 62b. The storage tanks 12a and 12b are further passed through the open shutter devices 25a and 25b, and are lifted by the lifting device 6 to the upper chamber 50 of the upper tank 7 and pass through the ball supply rods 8a and 8b of the pachinko islands. Supplied to each pachinko machine.

  In addition, by paying out a very large number of pachinko balls to many players, the pachinko ball storage amounts of the storage tanks 12a and 12b of the pachinko islands 1a to 1g detected by the storage ball amount detection device 31 are insufficient. FIG. 16 illustrates the situation. In this case, the pachinko islands 1a, 1b, and 1g are in an “invalid” state, and the pachinko islands 1c, 1d, 1e, and 1f are in a “small” state. In such a situation, the pachinko island platform 1c to 1b as shown by the arrow with the passage opening / closing device 74 of the pachinko island platform 1c facing the pachinko island platform 1b opened by the conventional ball volume level averaging control. By moving the pachinko ball to the pachinko island platform 1f as shown by the arrow with the passage opening and closing device 74 of the pachinko island platform 1f opposite to the pachinko island platform 1g being opened, the pachinko ball is also moved. , The shortage of pachinko islands 1b and 1g in the “too few” state is resolved. However, the “insufficient” state of the pachinko island platform 1a is difficult to be resolved.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, when a very large number of pachinko balls of a large number of players are paid out in this way, when the total of the ball level of each of the pachinko islands 1a to 1g falls below a certain value, all the passages The pachinko balls are exchanged between all the pachinko islands with the opening / closing device 74 open. For example, when the four magnetic sensors 30a to 30d are all in operation (the “excessive” state), the level points of the pachinko islands are four, and the three magnetic sensors 30a to 30c are in operation (“ The level point of the pachinko island platform in the “multi” state) is 3 points, and the level point of the pachinko island platform in the state where the two magnetic sensors 30a and 30b are operating (the “medium” state) is 2 points, and one magnetic Pachinko island stand level point when only sensor 30a is in operation ("low" state) is one point, pachinko island stand level point when all magnetic sensors are not operating ("under" state) If the total of these level points is 5 points or less, for example, all the passage opening / closing devices 74 are opened and the pachinko balls are exchanged between all the pachinko islands. Specifically, the overall control circuit and the island control circuit of each pachinko island stand execute the control processing shown in FIGS. 18 and 20 are processes executed so as to interrupt the main process (not shown) of the island control circuit at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec or 5 msec), and FIG. 18 depends on each island control circuit. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control signal input process by each island control circuit. FIG. 21 is a process executed when a storage level signal is input in the process by the overall control circuit.

In the stored ball amount detection process shown in FIG. 18, the island control circuit first executes the stored ball amount determination process in step S10, and the stored ball amount detection device 31 (each magnetic sensor 30a to 30d) detects the pachinko ball. Whether or not the storage level of the storage tank 12 is determined is determined, and the storage level is output to the overall control circuit in step S11. Here, the stored ball amount determination processing in step S10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In S101, the island control circuit determines whether the magnetic sensor 30a is ON. If the magnetic sensor 30a is OFF, the storage control level is determined to be “too low” (step S102). If ON, the magnetic sensor 30b is ON in step S103. Judgment is made. When the magnetic sensor 30b is OFF, the storage level is determined to be “low” (step S104), and when it is ON, it is determined whether the magnetic sensor 30c is ON in step S105. If the magnetic sensor 30c is OFF, the storage level is determined to be “medium” (step S106), and if it is ON, it is determined whether the magnetic sensor 30d is ON in step S107. When the magnetic sensor 30d is OFF, the storage level is determined as “many” (step S108), and when it is ON, the storage level is determined as “excessive” (step S109). In this way, the storage level of the storage tank 12 of each pachinko island stand is determined.
On the other hand, in the overall control circuit, the stored ball amount determination process shown in FIG. 21 is executed so as to interrupt the main process (not shown) at a predetermined cycle (for example, 2 msec or 5 msec). The level of the storage tank of each pachinko island stand is received from the island control circuit. Then, it is determined whether or not the total of the stored storage level points of each pachinko island stand is equal to or lower than a predetermined level (for example, 5 points or less) (step S21). When it is determined that the level is equal to or lower than the predetermined level, the overall control circuit generates a control signal for opening all the passage opening / closing devices 74 in step S22, and outputs this control signal to each island control circuit (step S23). The control signal output from the overall control circuit is transmitted to the island control circuit by the control signal input process of FIG.
In the control signal input process shown in FIG. 20, the island control circuit determines whether the control signal generated in step S22 of the overall control circuit described above has been received (step S30). In S31, an operation command is output to the electric solenoid 77 so as to open / close the passage opening / closing device 74 based on the input signal. That is, the passage opening / closing device 74 is controlled in step S31.

  By monitoring the total of the level points by such control, it is possible to always grasp the total pachinko ball amount, even if only a part of the pachinko islands have low level points such as 0 points or 1 point. Even so, if the level point of the other pachinko island stand is a high level point that compensates for this, all the passage opening / closing devices 74 are not opened, and the normal ball level level control is performed. . Then, if the total of the level points is abnormally small, such as when the total of the level points is 4 or less, an urgent response is made by opening all the passage opening / closing devices 74. The

  For example, in the situation shown in FIG. 16, the total of the level points is 4, so that all the passage opening / closing devices 74 are opened as shown in FIG. Make pachinko balls come and go. As a result, pachinko balls come and go from the pachinko island platform 1b to the pachinko island platform 1a, so that it is possible to avoid an emergency situation that interrupts the pachinko machine game of the pachinko island platform 1a. In this way, in the present invention, all pachinko balls are circulated between all pachinko islands with all the passage opening / closing devices 74 open, and the amount of pachinko balls on a particular pachinko island is reduced abnormally, making it impossible to play. Can avoid the worst situation. For this reason, according to the present invention, it is possible to accurately cope with an abnormal shortage of balls in the entire game arcade that could not be dealt with only by the conventional pachinko ball amount averaging control.

1a to 1g Pachinko islands 2a to 2f Passage 3 Pachinko machine 4 Premium ball counting and collecting devices 5a and 5b Ball collecting rod 6 Lifting device 7 Upper tanks 8a and 8b Ball supply rod 9 Rectifying chute 10 Ball supplying device 11 Discharged ball counting device 12a, 12b Storage tanks 17a, 17b Ball collection rods 18a, 18b Ball collection rods 25a, 25b Shutter devices 30a-30d Magnetic sensor 31 Reserved ball amount detection device 35 Collection ball tank 36 Collection ball sensor 37 Lift 39 Magnetic sensor 50 Upper chamber 51 Lower chamber portion 54 Overflow cylinder 58 Full sensor 59 Overflow detector 70 Transfer device between islands 71 Outlet 72 Inlet 73 AC bridge 74 Passage opening and closing device

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A plurality of pachinko machine platforms with a plurality of pachinko machines arranged in parallel are provided in a plurality of rows with passages in between, and each pachinko machine platform has a storage tank for storing pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine and a storage tank for storing the pachinko balls. A lifting device and an upper tank are provided for lifting the pachinko ball thus formed, and an upper chamber portion and a lower chamber portion are formed in the upper tank, and the pachinko ball lifted by the lifting device is The pachinko machine is supplied to the pachinko machine through the chamber and the pachinko ball overflowing from the upper chamber flows down to the storage tank through the lower chamber, and is stored in the storage tank of each pachinko island base. A device for detecting the amount of stored balls that can detect the amount of pachinko balls in multiple stages is installed, and the upper chamber of the upper tank of each pachinko island platform and the lower chamber of the upper tank of the adjacent pachinko island platform are inclined with respect to each other. In the shape of an exchange The pachinko balls of each pachinko island platform can be moved by their own weight by connecting them, and a passage opening / closing device is provided in each alternating current pole, and the passage opening / closing device is controlled to open and close by the stored ball quantity detecting device. The detected pachinko ball amount is averaged for each pachinko island platform, and the total of all pachinko ball pachinko balls stored in the storage tank by the stored ball amount detector is less than a certain amount. A pachinko ball movement control device for a game hall, comprising: a control circuit that circulates pachinko balls between all pachinko islands when all the passage opening and closing devices are opened when it is detected .

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