JPH0352993B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention involves throwing balls into a ball tray on the surface of a game machine body, and establishing a combination game with a predetermined number of balls.
Regarding a combination game machine in which a prize ball is ejected from a prize ball discharging mechanism to the above-mentioned ball tray as a prize according to the combination established, in particular, by simply touching the contact on the operation handle provided on the surface of the game machine body. The object of the present invention is to provide a new electric pachinko type combination game machine that can automatically and continuously hit a predetermined number of balls required for one game.

An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, 1 is the main body of the game machine, 2 is an upper ball tray into which balls are thrown, 3 is a lower ball tray that stores surplus balls from the upper ball tray, 4 is a rod-shaped operating handle, and 5 is a guide rail 6 This is a game board in which a plurality of ball passing holes 7, 7, . A ball detection switch 8 is installed in each ball passage hole 7.
These switches 8 are connected to respective indicator lamps 9 provided on the front surface of each ball passing hole 7, and are also connected to a combination circuit of an electronic control unit 10. When the signals establish a combination set in advance in the combination circuit, a score corresponding to the combination is given and stored in the storage circuit of the electronic control unit 10, and
The score is displayed on a score display 11 on the game board 5. Reference numeral 12 denotes a firing part formed at the starting end of the guide rail 6; 13 denotes a ball return opening formed between the firing part 12 and the open end of the guide rail 6; A recovery gutter 14 is connected thereto to guide the balls traveling backwards to the ball tray 3 at the bottom.
Reference numeral 15 denotes a ball hitting rod for driving the ball from the firing section 12 onto the game board 5, and is connected to a driving source 16, such as a rotary solenoid.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a ball supply device, which is installed at the lower front portion of the game board 5 extending from the upper ball tray 2 to the ejection portion 12 of the guide rail 6. As shown in FIG. 3, this ball supply device 17 includes a ball supply passage 18 for arranging the balls flowing from the ball tray 2 in a line, and a supply port 1 at the end of the ball supply passage 18 which is to correspond to the firing section 12.
9, a solenoid 20 that supplies balls from the supply port 19 to the firing section 12, and a first switch 21 that counts the balls supplied to the firing section 12. This first switch 21 is operated by a switch lever 22 moved by a ball to generate a signal. The upper end of the switch lever 22 is rotatably supported by a shaft 23, and when this is pushed by a ball, it rotates and the switch button 24 is rotated.
is pressed to operate the switch 21, and at the same time the ball is supplied from the supply port 19 to the firing section 12. The signal from the switch 21 is sent to the game end detection circuit via the counter circuit of the electronic control section 10,
Furthermore, it is sent to the automatic payment circuit.

The operating handle 4 has a touch switch mechanism 2.
5 contacts 26 are provided, and this contact 2
6 is connected to the drive circuit of the electronic control unit 10, and is a solenoid 20 that supplies a ball to the firing unit 12 when touched by the player, and a drive source 1 for the batting rod 15.
6 is activated. Further, the drive circuit is connected to a counter circuit and a game end detection circuit, and the solenoid 20 is activated by a signal from the game end detection circuit.
And the operation of the drive source 16 is stopped.

There is a ball tank 27 on the upper side of the back side of the game board 5,
The prize ball in the ball tank 27 is on the tank rail 28
The ball is sent to the prize ball ejecting device 29 via. The prize ball discharge device 29 includes a case 30 that accommodates a predetermined number of prize balls, and a solenoid 3 pivotally connected to the case 30.
1, the solenoid 31 is driven a number of times corresponding to the score value displayed on the score display 11 by a signal from the automatic settlement circuit, and a predetermined number of prize balls are sent through the prize ball discharge gutter 32 to the upper ball. Drain into plate 2.

The collecting gutter 14 is provided with a second switch 33 that detects the returned ball and issues a signal.The signal from the second switch 33 is sent to the counter circuit, and the signal from the first switch 21 is sent to the counter circuit. The function is to subtract the number of returned balls from the counted value to limit the predetermined number of balls required for the game. Further, the drive circuit is linked so that after the solenoid 20 is operated, the drive source 16 is operated to cause the batting rod 15 to fire. Further, while the prize ball discharging device 29 is operated by a signal from the automatic settlement circuit, the operation of the solenoid 20 and the drive source 16 is stopped, and the operation of the solenoid 20 and the drive source 16 is stopped by the operation of the reset circuit of the electronic control unit 10. This enables the supply of balls by the drive source 16 and the firing operation of the batting rod by the drive source 16. Further, by the operation of the reset circuit, the combinational circuit, counter circuit, etc. are returned to the state before the start of the game.

In the electric pachinko type combination game machine of the present invention having the above configuration, when a player throws balls into the upper ball tray 2, the balls are continuously lined up in the ball supply path 18.
In this state, if you grasp the operating handle 4 of the game machine main body 1 and touch the contact 26, the electronic control unit 10
A count corresponding to a predetermined number of balls required for one game is set in the counter circuit of the ball drive circuit, and a signal is sent from the drive circuit to the solenoid 20 and the drive source 16 of the ball batting rod 15, so that the solenoid 20 is first energized. Ru. As the solenoid 20 is energized, the tip of the plunger 20a pushes the ball at the forefront of the ball supply passage 18 and supplies the ball from the supply port 19 to the firing section 12 while rotating the switch lever 22. Then, in conjunction with the supply operation of the solenoid 20, the drive source 16 is operated to cause the ball hitting rod 15 to launch and drive the ball onto the game board 5. Note that the first switch 21 is operated by rotating the switch lever 22, and the signal thereof is input to the counter circuit of the electronic control section 10 and counted.

The ball hit into the game board 5 passes through one of the ball passing holes 7, the switch 8 in the ball passing hole 7 is closed, and the signal is sent to the combinational circuit and stored, and at the same time the indicator lamp 9 is turned on. lights up.

When a predetermined number of balls set in advance by the counter circuit are hit into the game board 5, a signal is sent from the counter circuit to the game end detection circuit and the automatic settlement circuit, and the operation of the solenoid 20 and drive source 16 is stopped. , and the ball passage holes 7, 7 through which the balls passed.
A signal is sent from the combination circuit according to the combination of ..., and the solenoid 31 of the prize ball ejecting device 29 is actuated by the signal, and the number of prize balls displayed on the score display 11 is sent to the prize ball ejecting gutter 32. It is discharged. When the prize balls have been ejected, a signal from the reset circuit returns the combination circuit and the counter circuit to the state before the start of the game, and a signal is sent to the drive circuit to reset the solenoid 20 and drive source 16.
is activated and the game can be played continuously.

In the case of this embodiment, the ball hit into the game board 5 passes through a predetermined number (for example, 4) of ball passing holes 7 adjacent to each other among the passing holes 7, 7... Each time a ball passes through an adjacent passage hole 7 of these combinations of ball passage holes 7, one point is awarded.

As explained above, the present invention has the operating handle 4.
A combination game using a predetermined number of balls can be played continuously by a simple operation of grasping the ball and touching the contact 26 of the touch switch mechanism 25 provided on the handle 4.

In particular, in the present invention, the operation of supplying a predetermined number of balls necessary for one game to the ejection unit and the operation of ejecting the balls are electrically linked. This simplifies the game machine by eliminating the need for a sensor to detect whether all balls have been hit into the game board without leaving a predetermined number of balls, or a complicated ball limiting device that limits the number of game balls to a certain number. can be achieved. Furthermore, it has inventive features such as being able to eliminate the trouble of manually operating a handle to shoot a ball as in conventional game machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures relate to the present invention, and Fig. 1 is a front view of an electric pachinko type combination game machine, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same, Fig. 3 is a front view of the lower front part of the game board, and Fig. 4 is a ball. It is a perspective view of a supply device part. 1...Game console body, 4...Operation handle, 5
... Game board, 12 ... Launching section, 15 ... Batting rod,
16... Drive source, 20... Solenoid, 21...
Switch, 25...Touch switch mechanism, 26...
...Contact child.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a combination game machine that establishes a combination game with a predetermined number of balls hit onto a game board from a firing section, an operation handle provided on the surface of the game machine body and a batting rod facing the firing section are operated. It is equipped with a drive source, a solenoid that supplies balls to the firing section, and a switch that counts the balls supplied to the firing section, and the operating handle is provided with a contact of a touch switch mechanism, and the contact is touched. Therefore, the solenoid is actuated to supply a predetermined number of balls to the ejecting section, and the driving source is actuated to drive the balls from the ejecting section onto the game board by the ball hitting rod. Electric pachinko type combination game machine.