JPH06104142B2 - Ball cutting device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ball cutting control device for a pachinko gaming machine,
More specifically, for example, a ball cutting control for ejecting a predetermined number of pachinko balls (prize balls) in response to a ball ejection command for each detection of safe balls that have won a winning hole (prize hole). Regarding the device.

(Prior Art) FIGS. 4 and 5 show a first comparative example of a ball-slicing device for a conventional pachinko machine, in which sprocket 2, 2'where a ball pedestal 1, 1'is annularly arranged at a constant pitch and a half pitch Slide and fix it to the rotating shaft 4'of the motor 3, and when the ball enters the winning hole (not shown), turn on the motor 3 and rotate the sprockets 2, 2'to alternate from both sprockets 2, 2 '. The balls 4 are discharged to the discharge path 5, counted by the sensor 6, and the motor 3 is stopped when a predetermined number is reached.

FIG. 6 shows a second comparative example of the related art, in which a discharge solenoid 12 is provided at the tip of the discharge passage 11 of the ball 10, and a plurality of partition solenoids 13, 14, 15, 16 are arranged at predetermined intermediate discharge ball positions. Turn on and close the outlet 11 with the stopper 12 '
Collect 10 balls. When a ball enters a role hole (not shown), the partition solenoid 13 is activated according to the number of balls ejected and the stopper is activated.
The ball 10 is partitioned by 13 ', and then the ejecting solenoid 12 is turned on to retract the stopper 12' and open the discharge port 11 'to discharge a predetermined number of balls.

FIG. 7 shows a third comparative example of the related art. A partition arm 23 swinging around a fulcrum 22 is pivotally attached to the side of the discharge path 21 of the ball 20, and the end of the arm 23 is bent to form a stopper 24. , The stopper 25 is detachably attached to the rear part, and the attachment position can be changed according to the number of balls to be ejected. The spring 26 constantly rotates the arm 23 in the direction of arrow A so that the stopper 24 closes the outlet 21 'and the stopper 25 ejects. It is designed to retract from road 21.

Therefore, the ball 20 is accumulated in the discharge path 21 above the stopper 25. When a ball enters a role hole (not shown), the solenoid 27 is turned on to rotate the arm 23 in the direction of arrow B, and the stopper 25 partitions the ball 20 in the discharge passage 21 and at the same time retracts the stopper 24 to discharge it. The outlet 21 'is opened to discharge a predetermined number of balls.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned prior art, the first comparative example causes a deviation in the number of balls discharged due to the cumulative error of the stop position due to the rotational inertia of the motor, and since the motor is used, the size is small. There was a problem that it could not be realized.

Further, in the second and third comparative examples, the positions of the stoppers must be changed and the number of solenoids must be increased in order to change the number of balls to be ejected, so that the structure is complicated and large and expensive. there were.

(Purpose) The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in response to each one-time ball-out command, the ball-feeding member whose rotation is controlled by the electric control means flows down in the passage. Continuous ball cutting is performed while rotating the pitch of each pachinko ball one by one, and when the count detection of a predetermined number of discharged pachinko balls is completed, the electric control means is immediately terminated and stopped, and a ball cutting member is also provided. The ball cutting operation is stopped and restrained, the ball feeding member can always be ensured, and stable constant ball cutting can be continued, and the pachinko machine to be discharged by one device itself. It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact and easy-to-handle ball cutting control device that can easily change the number of balls.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention overcomes the above-mentioned conventional problems, and
As a technical means for achieving the intended purpose, in a ball-slicing control device adapted to discharge a predetermined number of pachinko balls preset in correspondence to each ball-sending command, Inside the case body, which has vertically formed communication paths that allow the pachinko balls to pass in one row, each of the pachinko balls in the communication path is received by the ball receiving part formed on the outer periphery due to the change in the state of restraint and release. While the sprocket-shaped ball feed wheel is controlled so that pitch rotation can be stopped, and an electromagnetic solenoid that is set to be able to repeat control operations including on / off changes for each predetermined number of times based on control movable conditions, A stopper, which is normally biased and held in a normal locking and restraining position with respect to the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding vehicle and is displaced to a disengagement releasing position with respect to the ball receiving portion at each control operation of the electromagnetic solenoid, and in the communication path. At the bottom of A detection sensor for detecting the presence of a pachinko ball received in the ball receiving portion of the feed wheel to establish a moving condition for the electromagnetic solenoid, and for each pitch rotation of the ball feed wheel. The pachinko balls ejected from the ball receiving part are integrated into a unit by the case body by incorporating a counting detection sensor to detect each pachinko ball one by one and establish a stop condition for the electromagnetic solenoid each time. At the same time, the electromagnetic solenoid actuated in response to the ball-out command is to continue the on / off control operation for a set number of times based on receiving the detection condition for confirming the presence of the ball and the detection condition for counting. , The ball feed wheel released from the stopper controlled by switching displacement continues to rotate at every pitch while receiving the ball pressure of the pachinko ball, and discharges one ball at a time. At the time when the count detection for the fixed number has been completed, the electromagnetic solenoid stops and stops the control operation for the set number of times, and the ball feed wheel is restrained and held by the stopper returned to the locking restraint position, The detection sensor for confirming the presence of the ball was set so that the pachinko ball at the lowermost end received by the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding vehicle was held in the state of detecting the presence of the ball.

(Embodiment) Next, a ball cutting control device for a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. However, in this embodiment, a prize ball of a form in which a predetermined number of preset prize balls are detected and discharged one by one in response to a ball output command responding to each safe ball generated during a pachinko game. The case where it is implemented as an ejector is shown as a main example. Note that the safe sphere processing technology related to the apparatus of the present embodiment is described in the present specification and the drawings and is not shown, but the actual application filed by the applicant is Sho 62.
As in the case of the "safe sphere processing unit" disclosed in No. 132464, the safe spheres are detected one by one and the detection signal is issued as a ball output command, and the safe spheres are released after the prize balls have been discharged. It is assumed that the processing form is used.

Therefore, the apparatus of the present embodiment will be mainly described. In one case main body 20 installed in a required portion of the rectifying and delivering path of the prize balls, a communication path for passing the prize balls sent from the upstream side in a single row state. While 30 is molded vertically, a sprocket-shaped ball feed wheel 32 is provided in a notch 31 formed at the side of this communication path 30, and a ball pressure is applied in the same direction parallel to the drop outflow direction of the prize ball. At least one of a plurality of ball receiving portions 32a formed on the outer circumference of the ball feeding wheel 32 is rotatably installed by utilizing
The individual is always exposed in the communication path 30, and the communication path 3 is provided in the ball receiving portion 32a.
The ball feeding wheel 32 is rotated by the ball pressure while receiving the prize balls at the bottom of 0, and the prize balls 35 are sequentially discharged along with the rotation.
Is discharged to. 33 is a stopper for the ball feeding wheel 32,
It is supported tiltably on the frame side of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 for the prize ball, and when the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is off, the magnet 38 used as one of the bias holding means attracts the stopper 33 base and the ball feed car. Stop at 32 ball receiver 32a,
When the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is turned on, the lock is released and the ball feed wheel 32
Is free to rotate with ball pressure. 36
Is a detection sensor for confirming the presence of the prize balls 35 received in the ball receiving portion 32a of the ball feeding vehicle 32, and 37 is a detection sensor for counting.

The electromagnetic solenoid 34 is operable under both detection conditions for the safe ball detection sensor (not shown) and the prize ball detection sensor 36, and is demagnetized (off) as a normal pre-operation state. As a result, the stopper 33 is held at the restrained position with respect to the ball feeding wheel 32. Therefore, the ball feeding wheel 32 is stopped and locked under the pressure of the prize ball 35 passing through the communication path 30. Under this condition, when the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is excited (turned on), its attracting portion 34
When the stopper 33 is instantly attracted by a to change it to the release position and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is demagnetized (OFF), the base of the stopper 33 released from the adsorption part 34a is adsorbed by the magnet 38 and the restraining position of the base. Return to. Then, based on the switching control between the release of the stopper 33 and the restraint by repeating the ON / OFF of the electromagnetic solenoid 34 every time, the ball feed wheel 32
Changes the state by rotating one ball at a time and stopping (pitch rotation)
It is set so that the prize balls can be discharged one by one by repeating the above procedure continuously for a set number of times.

Further, the detection sensor 36 is for confirming the presence or absence of the prize ball in the communication path 30, and as shown in the figure, the ball feeding wheel 32
Each time the lowest prize ball 35 received in the ball receiving portion 32a is detected, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is brought into a movable state. On the other hand, the detection sensor 37 for counting counts the prize balls discharged when the ball feeding wheel 32 rotates at the exit side of the communication path 30.
It detects and counts each ball, and corresponds to the number of prize balls preset for each safe ball (for example, a predetermined number within the allowable range of 1 to 15 balls). When the count value is detected, the electromagnetic solenoid
34 is set to stop the control operation for one safe ball.

By the way, in the prize ball discharging section, when the pachinko machine is used for a game, as a matter of course, a considerable number of prize balls are passed in the connecting path 30 in an aligned state, and the preceding ball at the bottom end thereof. Are accommodated in the ball receiving portion 32a of the ball feeding wheel 32 and are on standby, and the balls are discharged one by one when the ball feeding wheel 32 is rotatable.

The various electric members described above are connected to respective parts of a common electric control circuit (not shown), and are basically controlled in accordance with the operation timings illustrated in the flowchart of FIG.

The operation of the prize ball discharge control device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described.

The electromagnetic solenoid 34 is actuated by the AND signal of the detection signal of the detection sensor that detects the safe ball that has entered the winning hole and the detection signal of the detection sensor 36 of the prize ball discharge part, and the stopper 33
Is sucked and removed from the ball feed wheel 32. Therefore, the prize balls retained on the ball feed wheel 32 are discharged to the discharge path 40 by rotating the ball feed wheel 32. When the detection sensor 37 counts the prize balls falling from the ball feeding wheel 32, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is deactivated (turned off) and the stopper 33 is locked to the ball feeding wheel 32 to stop the rotation. When the next prize ball is locked on the ball feed wheel 32, the above-described operation is repeated.

That is, in the prize ball discharging unit, the detection sensor 36 is received in the ball receiving unit 32a of the ball feeding wheel 32, whereas the detection sensor 36 is received in the communication path 30. The leading ball is detected to confirm the ball existence state. And the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is always receiving this ball presence detection signal, based on receiving the detection signal from the detection sensor for the safe ball as the starting condition, the control operation is started for the first time. The operation (ON) of the
Since 33 is sucked in the releasing direction, the ball feed wheel 32 released from the stopper 33 is brought into a state in which it can rotate by the ball pressure. As a result, the first prize ball located in the ball receiving portion 32a of the vehicle 32 is discharged from the connecting path 30 to the discharging path 40 by rotating the ball feeding wheel 32 by one pitch in the discharging direction due to its pressure. It

Then, when the detection sensor 37 detects (confirms) the first prize ball sent by the ball feeding wheel 32 in this manner, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is instantaneously stopped based on the detection signal, Accordingly, the stopper 33 is released from the attraction force and returned to the original restrained position by the magnet 38, and is locked to the other ball receiving portion 32a of the ball feeding wheel 32,
The ball feed wheel 32 is rotated by one pitch and the second ball receiving portion 32a receives the second prize ball and is instantly stopped and locked, and the discharging operation of the first prize ball is completed, and the detection sensor 36 Count the first prize ball.

Next, while the detection sensor 36 confirms and detects the second prize ball, the same operation as described above, that is, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 performs the second control operation to attract the stopper 33 and suck the ball feed wheel 32. To release. As a result, the second prize ball is rotated by one pitch on the ball feeding wheel 32 in the free state and dropped into the discharge path 40. Then, when the detection sensor 36 detects the second prize ball, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is stopped, and the stopper 33 restrains the ball feed wheel 32 accordingly, so that the ball feed wheel 32 rotates the second pitch. After that, the second ball receiving portion 32a is stopped and locked while receiving the third prize ball, the discharging operation of the second prize ball is completed, and the detection sensor 36 counts the second ball. .

After that, under the condition that the detection sensor 37 counts the discharged prize balls and the detection sensor 36 confirms the stored prize balls, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 changes to the ON / OFF state once each in a minute time as described above. In connection with this, the ball feeding wheel 32 is controlled to be capable of pitch rotation, and continuously ejects the prize balls one by one. Then, when the count detection count of the detection sensor 37 reaches a predetermined count value preset for one safe ball, the electromagnetic solenoid is based on the priority of the count-up signal.
When the ball feed wheel 32 is stopped and locked while the ball feeding wheel 32 remains in the ball receiving state immediately after the final operation corresponding to the predetermined count value of 34, the prize ball discharging operation for the safe ball is performed once. To be completed.

As described above, in the ball cutting control device of the present embodiment, while safe balls are detected one by one on the safe ball processing unit (not shown) side and temporarily retained and held, the safe balls are discharged and operated once. At the end, it is possible to control the safe balls to release the safe balls and discharge them at the same time, and to optimize the processing time so as not to discharge the safe balls in the detected stopped state during the prize ball discharging operation. it can. As a result, even if the prize ball discharging section B becomes inoperable due to a power failure during the pachinko game,
After the proper recovery measures against this power failure have been taken and the original energized state has been maintained, based on the reissue of the ball exit command in response to the safe ball retention detection on the safe ball processing section side, the same discharge as above It is possible to restart the original discharge operation from the initial state in response to the operation start condition.

On the other hand, if the prize ball to be inserted and stored in the communication path 30 becomes empty in the communication path 30 due to, for example, a ball clogging or the like, and the prize ball at the lowermost end is not detected by the detection sensor 36, The electromagnetic solenoid 34 is temporarily disabled based on the non-sphere detection condition of the sensor 36. Also detection sensor 36
If the detection sensor 37 cannot detect the prize ball to be discharged under the condition of detecting the ball, the electromagnetic feed roller 32 is considered to be unable to rotate or the stopper 33 is not properly switched, and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is detected. Is once disabled. Then, based on the condition that the safe ball processing unit side is kept in the safe ball retention detection state under the condition that these abnormal situations are resolved and each member is restored to the condition in which it can normally move,
The electromagnetic solenoid 34 restarts the predetermined control operation to restart the ball feeding vehicle.
Based on the 32 pitch rotation, a predetermined number of prize balls can be continuously discharged.

It should be noted that in each prize ball discharge operation, the detection sensor
Regarding the predetermined count value related to 37, 1 of the safe sphere
The prize ball number is set in advance under the same condition as the number of prize balls set for the ball, and is set to a required predetermined number within the range of, for example, 1 to 15 that is allowed as the acquisition number. Therefore, if, for example, 15 prize balls are set for one safe ball, the electromagnetic solenoid 34 is turned on / off for 15 times, and the ball feed wheel 32 performs pitch rotation for 15 times. By selecting and determining the count detection expiration condition in advance to a required numerical value, it is possible to end the discharge operation by discharging the number of prize balls corresponding to the condition.

And, since each component of the prize ball discharge part is incorporated into one case body and the whole is made into a unit, the assembly is simple and compact, and the stopper is directly locked to the ball feed car to be restrained. Since there is no locking plate, the number of parts is reduced.

Further, since the stopper is attracted and held by the magnet when it is not in operation, the stopper is not disengaged due to vibration or the like for a long period of time.

Depending on the implementation conditions of the device itself, in addition to the example in which the ball dispatch command is transmitted in response to the detection signal for each safe ball as described above, in the ball lending machine, after inserting a coin or inserting a card. It is transmitted in response to the ball lending operation signal.

(Effect) As can be understood from the above-described embodiment, in the ball-cutting control device of the present invention, the electromagnetic solenoid is set based on, for example, a single ball-out command issued in response to each detection of a safe ball. The ball feeder can continuously eject the pachinko balls one by one while being controlled to switch to a pitch rotatable state of the pachinko balls in the connecting path one by one according to the control operation for a plurality of times. Based on the conditions at the time when the count detection for the predetermined number of pachinko balls that has been completed is completed, the ball feed vehicle is immediately stopped and locked, and the ball discharge operation of that time is ended, as the electromagnetic solenoid stops and ends the control operation. I will get it. In this way, each ball ejection operation for each ball ejection command can always be stably continued, and it is possible to precisely eject the pachinko balls for each predetermined number unit set in advance, that is, each count detection expiration condition. it can.

Therefore, according to the device of the present invention, regarding the setting of the number of pachinko balls for each ball-out command, the above-described device is simply used without changing or specially combining each component of one prize-ball discharging unit. It is possible to set the count expiration detection condition value extremely easily and accurately by only selecting and determining the required value in advance. This is 1
It is possible to easily make a predetermined number of change settings for each ball unit and a multiple change setting of a large number and a small number of balls with each piece as a basic constant, and eject each specified number of pachinko balls. be able to.

Further, in the device of the present invention, in one case body installed in a required portion of the rectifying and delivering path of the pachinko balls, a communication path through which the pachinko balls can be inserted and withdrawn in a single row is formed, and the state of restraint and release. A ball feed wheel that receives one ball at a time from the lowermost position to the ball receiving portion on the outer periphery and discharges it at each pitch rotation due to changes, and an electromagnetic solenoid and a stopper that control the state change of this ball feed wheel. , A detection sensor for checking the pachinko balls received by the ball receiving part of the ball feeding car at the lowest end position of the connecting path, and a detection sensor for counting the pachinko balls discharged every pitch rotation of the ball feeding car. Since the device is built in, the entire device can be easily handled and implemented as one component unitized by the case body unit. In addition, since the stopper can be directly engaged with and disengaged from the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding vehicle, it is possible to omit the configuration of attaching the locking regulation plate or the cam to the ball feeding vehicle to the ball feeding vehicle. It can be made compact by using parts.

Moreover, in the device of the present invention, regarding the detection of the pachinko ball, which is one of the important technical matters, the detection sensor for confirmation always receives the ball at the lowermost position in the communication path, that is, the ball receiving portion of the ball feeding vehicle. Since the ball is detected and the counting sensor always detects the ball at the position where the ball is released and discharged from the ball receiving part of the ball feeder, the pitch rotation of the ball feeder is started at every ball discharging operation. It is possible to accurately and quickly detect and eject a predetermined number of pachinko balls while maintaining the condition of confirming and detecting the presence of the receiving ball at the hour position and the condition of counting and detecting the presence of the releasing ball at the end position of the pitch rotation. As a result, it is possible to properly prevent shortage of pachinko balls and empty running during pitch rotation of the ball feeding vehicle, and to avoid excessive discharge of balls due to delay in detection of discharged balls. When both of the detection conditions described above are satisfied and maintained, when changing the number of pachinko balls in response to a ball-out command, the number of pachinko balls can be changed to the required number in units of one ball and the balls can be discharged accurately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an operation sequence of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view when a ball is locked (when discharging is stopped), and FIG. 4 is a conventional first comparative example. FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a front view of a main part of a second comparative example of the related art,
FIG. 7 is a front view of an essential part of a third comparative example of the related art. 20 …… Case body 30 …… Communication path 31 …… Notch 32 …… Ball feed car 32a …… Ball receiving part 33 …… Stopper 34 …… Electromagnetic solenoid 35 …… Ball 36 …… Detection sensor for confirming existence of a ball 37 …… Detection sensor for counting 38 …… Magnet

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ball-cutting control device adapted to discharge a predetermined number of pachinko balls preset in response to each ball-out command, and the pachinko balls are passed in one row. In the case main body 20 in which the possible communication path 30 is formed in the vertical direction, the pitch rotation is stopped while receiving the pachinko balls in the communication path 30 one by one in the ball receiving portion 32a formed on the outer periphery due to the state change between restraint and release. A sprocket-shaped ball feed wheel 32 that is controlled to be possible, an electromagnetic solenoid 34 that is set to be able to repeat a control operation including an on / off change for each time based on a control movable condition for a predetermined number of times, and always A stopper 33 that is urged and held in a normal locking and restraining position with respect to the ball receiving portion 32a of the ball feeding wheel 32 and is switched and displaced to a release position with respect to the ball receiving portion 32a at each control operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 34, and At the bottom of the connecting path 30 The presence of pachinko balls received in the receiving portion 32a 1
A detection sensor 36 for confirming the presence of a ball for detecting the balls one by one to establish a movable condition for the electromagnetic solenoid 34, and a pachinko ball discharged from the ball receiving portion 32a with each pitch rotation of the ball feeding wheel 32. Electromagnetic solenoid
Incorporating a counting detection sensor 37 for establishing a stop condition for each 34, the whole is unitized in 20 units of the case body, and the electromagnetic solenoid 34 actuated in response to the ball output command is a ball. Continuing the ON / OFF control operation for the set number of times based on receiving the detection condition for confirmation and the detection condition for counting, the ball feed wheel 32 released from the stopper 33 that is displacement controlled. While receiving the ball pressure of the pachinko ball, the ball continues to rotate at every pitch and is ejected one by one, and when the counting detection of the predetermined number by the counting detection sensor 37 is completed,
When the electromagnetic solenoid 34 finishes the control operation for the set number of times and stops, the ball feed wheel 32 is restrained and held by the stopper 33 returned to the locking restraint position, and the detection sensor for confirming the presence of the ball. A ball cutting control device for a pachinko gaming machine, wherein 36 is set so that the bottommost pachinko ball received by the ball receiving portion 32a of the ball feeding vehicle 32 is held in a state where a ball is detected.