JPH0829181B2 - Prize ball discharge control device for pachinko machines - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize ball discharge control device for a pachinko machine, in which the number of prize balls discharged from the pachinko machine can be changed by a switching means.

Conventional technology Conventionally, setting and changing the number of prize balls in pachinko machines is
For example, as described in JP-A-54-54742 and JP-A-58-32786, a ball stopper piece for setting the prize ball case or the number of prize balls discharged in the prize ball case is set. It was done by replacement.

 Therefore, the work was complicated.

Further, when a ball hit toward the game section surrounded by the guide rail receives a prize, the prize ball discharging device is operated to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls to the player, and the prize ball discharging A pachinko machine capable of increasing and decreasing the number of prize balls discharged by a device is known as Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-44512.

However, in this product, the player operates the selection device arranged on the front of the pachinko machine, so that the number of prize balls discharged decreases when it is easy to win the prize hole, and when it is difficult to win the prize hole, By selecting either one of the two balls with the highest number of discharged balls, the number of discharged prize balls by the prize discharging device is changed to two discontinuous values according to the selection operation of the selection device. Yes, the number of prize balls discharged could not be made what the player wanted.

In addition, a prize ball ejecting device that detects a winning ball that has jumped into a plurality of ball winning holes and discharges a certain number of prize balls is provided, and a winning ball that has jumped into a specific ball winning hole of the plurality of ball winning holes. A prize ball adding device that detects balls and increases the prize balls is installed, and the number of operations of the prize ball ejecting device is determined by the prize balls that have jumped into a specific ball winning hole and the prize balls that have been increased by the prize ball adding device. A prize ball discharging device for a pachinko machine, in which the number of discharged prize balls is changed by increasing the number of ball winning holes by increasing the number, is known as Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 54-15731.

However, since the number of discharges of prize balls is set by increasing the number of operations of the prize ball discharge device, this item can be set only as a multiple of the number of discharges fixedly set in the prize ball discharge device. Therefore, it is not possible to continuously select and change each pachinko ball.

Furthermore, the counting gear is placed in the middle of the connection path between the ball pool and the prize ball discharge port, and the counting gear is connected to the pulse motor, and the number of pulses transmitted to the detection switch arranged in each safe hole of the pachinko machine. When a pachinko ball is won in the safe hole by connecting to a pulse motor through different transmitters, the pulse motor is transmitted by rotating the pulse motor according to the safe hole, and the counting gear is rotated at an angle corresponding to the pulse number. A prize ball discharging device is known as Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-211377, in which different numbers of prize balls are discharged depending on the safe hole by rotating the prize balls.

Furthermore, a passageway for prize balls that communicates with the ball tank, a prize ball detection switch that detects the prize balls that have won the prize hole and generates an output signal, and a predetermined number of times according to the output signal of the prize ball detection switch. And a prize ball discharging device, and the prize ball discharging device is an anchor member provided with claws at each end of both arms and a lower end of a two-row gutter member in which prize balls are aligned. A rotating body rotatably supported by a shaft is provided nearby, and the rotating body has several engaging teeth on the outer circumference between two discs having concave portions into which the prize balls can be fitted, which are formed on the outer circumference at equal intervals. Concentric and integrated escape wheel is provided, and each time the drive source drives once, the tooth of the escape wheel is advanced by one tooth and the two discs are rotated by pitch to win the prize balls in the two gutter members. A prize ball discharging device of a pachinko machine that alternately discharges one by one is known from JP-A-61-76181.

However, JP-A-57-211377 and JP-A-61-76181
Since the number of prize balls to be ejected is determined at the same time as the number of prize balls to be ejected is determined by the amount of rotation of the counting gear and the rotating body, the pulse motor and the pulse transmitter described in No. If the counting gear or the rotating body continues to rotate due to a malfunction of the item, a large number of prize balls of a predetermined number or more are discharged.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pachinko machine capable of avoiding a problem that a large number of prize balls of a predetermined number or more are discharged even when a pulse motor or a pulse transmitter is abnormally operated. To provide a prize ball discharge control device.

Means for Solving the Problems The prize ball discharge control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention is
Based on the command from the prize ball number setting switching means (PS2) provided on the back side of the pachinko machine which cannot be operated by the player, and the pulse motor (56) based on the command from the prize ball number setting switching means (PS2). Discharge prize ball number setting means (56), (55), (57) for setting the number of prize balls to be discharged according to the rotation amount,
Under the condition set by the discharge prize ball number setting means, prize ball discharge drive means (SOL13) and (SOL12) for discharging the prize balls are separately provided. Is to have.

Operation When the manager operates the prize ball number setting switching means (PS2) in advance, the discharged prize ball number setting means causes the pulse motor (56) to rotate based on the command from the prize ball number setting switching means (PS2). Sets the number of prize balls to be discharged.

When a pachinko ball wins a plurality of winning holes arranged on the game board surface, the winning ball detecting means detects a safe ball, and the winning ball detecting means causes the prize ball discharging driving means (SOL13), (SOL12).
Is activated, and the prize balls are discharged under the conditions set by the discharged prize ball number setting means.

When the pulse motor or the pulse transmitter malfunctions, the number of prize balls to be discharged is not set to a predetermined number, but the prize balls are not discharged unless the prize ball discharge driving means (SOL13) and (SOL12) are operated.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a glass frame in which a glass plate 3 that is openably and closably attached by a hinge is provided on the front surface of a base frame 2 of a pachinko ball, and a game board 4 viewed through the glass plate 3 is provided in the base frame 2. The game part 4a of the game board 4 that is mounted is surrounded by the guide rails 5.

On the front of the game board 4, a plurality of prize winning prize-winners 6,7,8 are arranged side by side in the vicinity of the center. Below the chucker 7, safe balls to the chuckers 6,7,8 are placed. The lower prize winning device 10 having the opening and closing plate 9 that expands by winning the prize is provided, and the tulip type chuckers 12, 12 having the opening and closing blades 11, 11 that are prize winning bodies are provided on both sides of the lower prize winning device 10. An out-ball receiving opening 13 is provided below the winning device 10.

In the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine, the number of prize balls discharged when a safe ball is won in the lower prize winning device 10 and the number of prize balls counted until the lower prize winning device 10 which is a winning condition is closed or the opening / closing plate 9 is expanded. If the number of prize balls is large, the number of prize balls until the lower prize winning device 10 is closed is reduced, and if the number of prize balls is low, the player prize is increased until the lower prize winning device 10 is closed. A setting switch PS1 is provided, which serves as a setting switching operation means for continuously selecting and changing the number of prize balls in units.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming board 4 of the pachinko machine is provided with a plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 corresponding to the positions corresponding to the plurality of chuckers 6, 7, 8, and the lower winning a prize device 10 is provided. A lower winning opening 17 is provided at a position corresponding to the position, and a side winning opening 1 is provided at a position corresponding to the tulip type chuckers 12, 12.
8,18 are provided.

In addition, on the back surface of the game board 4, a plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 are provided at the bottoms of the winning ball detecting switches which serve as winning ball detecting means.
S1, S2, S3 are provided respectively, a ball detection switch S4 is provided at the bottom of the lower winning opening 17, and a falling ball detection switch S5, S5 is provided at the bottom of the side winning openings 18, 18. .

On the lower back of the game board 4, there are a plurality of winning holes 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
A safe ball collecting gutter 19 is provided to collect the safe balls that have won the prize through a prize ball guiding path (not shown).
A safe ball detection switch S6 is provided below the discharge ports 19a of the nineteen.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a prize ball case 21 having a ball passage 20 formed in the vertical direction is provided on the back surface of the game board 4, and a prize ball tank 22 is provided at the upper end of the prize ball case 21. A ball tray 24 is provided below the prize ball discharge port 23 at the lower end of the prize ball case 21.

On the side of the prize ball case 21, a plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1, SOL2, SOL3, SOL4, SOL are provided as means for setting the number of discharged prize balls.
5, SOL6, SOL7, SOL8, SOL9 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the prize ball case 21 in order from below, and the prize ball discharge means is provided below the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL1 of the discharge prize ball number setting means. Ejection solenoid SOL10 is provided.

Each of the plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 has an operating rod 25, and the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 21 is closed by closing the ball passage 20 of the prize ball case 21 at the tip of the operating rod 25. A stopper 26 for locking is provided, and the discharge solenoid SOL10 has an operating rod 27 similarly to the discharge prize ball number setting means. At the tip of the operating rod 27, a pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 21 is provided.
By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P
Is provided with a stopper 28, and a plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 stoppers 26 and a discharge solenoid SOL10 stopper 28 are provided on the side wall of the prize ball case 21 for a plurality of entrances and exits. A through hole 29 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids
With each stopper 26 of SOL1 to SOL9 retracted from the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, the pachinko ball P in the ball passage 20 is released from the stopper 26, and the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 wins the prize ball. By projecting into the ball passage 20 from the through hole 29 of the case 21 and locking the pachinko ball P located in the lowermost position in the ball passage 20 by the stopper 28, the prize ball discharge standby state is set.

The operation of the drop ball detection switches S1 to S3 due to the winning of safe balls into the plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 of the game board 4 allows the number of arbitrary winning balls corresponding to the plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 respectively. One of the setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 is excited, and the excited prize ball number setting solenoid stopper 26 is the prize ball case 21.
The stopper 26 that protrudes into the ball passage 20 from the through hole 29 of
As a result, the upper pachinko balls P other than the set number to be ejected are locked, the ejection solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the operation of the safe ball detection switch S6, and the stopper 28 of the ejection solenoid SOL10 is set to the prize ball case 21. When the pachinko ball P at the lowermost position in the ball passage 18 is released by the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 by being retracted from the through hole 29, the discharge operation of any number of prize balls to the ball tray 24 is performed. After the completion of the prize ball discharge operation, the state is immediately returned to the standby state for prize ball discharge.

Furthermore, the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning device 10 is expanded by winning safe balls to the plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 of the game board 4,
When a safe ball is won in the lower prize winning device 10, one of the prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 set by the player operating the setting switch PS1 is excited by the ball detection switch S4. At the same time, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, and the discharge operation of the number of prize balls set by the player is performed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower prize winning device 10 that expands by winning safe balls into the plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 of the game board 4 is provided on the back surface of the prize winning portion mounting frame 31 having the opening 30. A ball guide gutter 32 is formed integrally, a ball detection switch S4 is provided at the bottom of the outlet of the ball guide gutter 32, and an opening is formed in the winning portion mounting frame 31.
An opening / closing plate 9 is rotatably attached to a shaft 30 by a shaft 33.

A supporting shaft 35 is formed on the side plate 34 of the opening / closing plate 9, an engaging recess 37 of an opening / closing plate operating body 36 is engaged with the supporting shaft 35 of the side plate 34, and the winning portion mounting frame 31 is attached to the opening / closing plate operating body 36. The lower end of the plunger 39 of the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 attached to the rear box portion 38 formed on the back side of the is connected to the plunger 39, and the plunger 39 is provided with a return spring 40 for urging the opening / closing plate operating body 36 downward. ing.

If a safe ball is won in the prize hole 15 of the game board 4,
The falling ball detection switch S2 is turned on, then the safe ball is guided to the safe ball collecting trough 19 through a winning ball guiding path (not shown), and the safe ball detecting switch provided under the discharge port 19a of the safe ball collecting trough 19. When S6 detects a safe ball, the falling ball detection switch S2 excites the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 shown in FIG. 3, and the stopper 26 of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 inserts the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21. The pachinko balls P in the ball passage 20 other than the number of prize balls to be ejected and projected into the ball passage 20 are locked by the stopper 26.

Then, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and the most inside of the ball passage 20. By releasing the locking of the pachinko ball P located below with the stopper 28,
Pachinko balls P, which are eight prize balls, are discharged to the ball tray 24.

Further, when a safe ball is won in the winning opening 14 of the game board 4, the falling ball detection switch S1 is turned on, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 detects a safe ball, the falling ball detection switch S1 Solenoid SO for number of prize balls setting in Figure 3
L5 is excited, and the solenoid for setting the number of prize balls SOL5 stopper
26 is projected into the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and the pachinko balls P in the ball passage 20 other than the number of prize balls to be discharged are locked by the stopper 26. Next, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the safe ball detection switch S6, the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and the stopper of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is stopped. Pachinko ball P by 28
The pachinko balls P having the number of five prize balls are discharged to the ball receiving tray 24 by releasing the lock of.

Further, when a safe ball is won in the winning opening 16 of the game board 4, the falling ball detection switch S3 is turned on, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 detects a safe ball, the falling ball detection switch S3 is activated. The solenoid SOL3 for setting the number of prize balls shown in FIG. 3 is excited by this, and the stopper 26 of the solenoid SOL3 for setting the number of prize balls is projected into the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21 and should be discharged. The pachinko balls P in the ball passage 20 other than the number of prize balls are locked by the stopper 26. Then
The discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the operation of the safe ball detection switch S6, the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is retracted from the inside of the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and the stopper of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is stopped. By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P by 28, the three prize balls of the pachinko ball P are discharged to the ball tray 24.

Then, after the prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 24, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is excited, the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 is projected into the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and then , Excited prize ball number setting solenoid
SOL8, SOL5 or SOL3 is de-energized, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8, SOL5 or SOL3 stopper 26 is retracted from inside the ball passage 20 through the through hole 29 of the prize ball case 21, and the prize ball number setting solenoid By releasing the lock of the pachinko ball P by the stopper 26 of SOL8, SOL5 or SOL3,
The pachinko ball P is supplied from the prize ball tank 22 to the ball passage 20 of the prize ball case 21, and the pachinko ball P in the ball passage 20 is locked by the stopper 28 of the discharge solenoid SOL10 to wait for the prize ball discharge. It is said that

Also, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is excited by the winning of the safe balls to the plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 of the game board 4, and the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower winning a prize device 10 is expanded via the opening / closing plate operating body 36. The opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is opened.

Setting switch PS1 provided on the front of the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine
By operating the player, the solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 for setting the number of prize balls are continuously selected in units of one ball, and the safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 in which the opening / closing plate 9 is expanded. Then, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 corresponding to the number of prize balls discharged by the ball detection switch S4 is excited and the safe ball detection switch S6 discharges the discharge solenoid.
SOL10 is set to be de-energized. At this time, the period during which the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower winning a prize device 10 is expanded is until the two safe balls are detected by the ball detecting switch S4. In this setting state, when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower winning device 10 in which the opening / closing plate 9 is expanded, after the safe ball is detected by the ball detection switch S4,
When the safe sphere detection switch S6 detects the occurrence of the safe sphere, the sphere detection switch S4 excites the prize sphere number setting solenoid SOL8 in FIG. 3, and the safe sphere detection switch S6 deactivates the discharge solenoid SOL10. Is
Eight prize balls of pachinko balls P are discharged to the ball saucer 24,
After that, the discharge solenoid SOL10 is excited,
The prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 is de-energized and the prize ball discharge standby state is set. When two safe balls that have won the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 are detected by the ball detection switch S4, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is de-energized, and the plunger 39 of the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is returned by the return spring 40.
Is moved downward, the opening / closing plate 9 is rotated via the opening / closing plate operating body 36, and the opening 30 of the lower winning a prize device 10 is closed by the opening / closing plate 9.

When the player further operates the setting switch PS1 provided on the front surface of the base frame 2, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 corresponding to the number of prize balls discharged is set to be excited, and at this time, the lower part The period in which the opening / closing plate 9 of the winning device 10 is expanded is until the sphere detection switch S4 detects five safe balls.

In this setting state, when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower winning device 10 in which the opening / closing plate 9 is expanded, the safe ball is detected by the ball detection switch S4 and then the safe ball is generated. When the detection switch S6 detects, the sphere detection switch S4 is actuated to excite the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 in FIG. 3 and the safe ball detection switch S6.
The discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the operation of, and the pachinko balls P of five prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 24, and then the discharge solenoid SOL10 is excited and the prize ball number setting solenoid. SOL5 is de-excited and placed in a standby state for prize ball discharge. Opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10
When five safe balls that have won a prize are detected by the ball detection switch S4, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is de-excited,
The opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is closed by the opening / closing plate 9.

The player further selects and operates the setting switch PS1 provided on the front surface of the base frame 2 to set the prize ball number setting solenoid.
SOL3 is set to be excited, and at this time, the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower winning a prize device 10 is expanded until the ball detection switch S4 detects eight safe balls.

In this setting state, when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower winning device 10 in which the opening / closing plate 9 is expanded, the safe ball is detected by the ball detection switch S4 and then the safe ball is generated. When the detection switch S6 detects, the sphere detection switch S4 causes the prize ball number setting solenoid SO of FIG.
After L3 is excited, the safe solenoid detection switch S6 deenergizes the discharge solenoid SOL10, discharges the three prize balls of the pachinko balls P to the ball tray 24, and then the discharge solenoid SOL10 is excited. At the same time, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is de-energized and put in a standby state for prize ball discharge. When eight safe balls that entered the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 are detected by the ball detection switch S4, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is de-energized, and the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is closed by the opening / closing plate 9. It

When a safe ball wins the tulip type chucker 12 provided on the game board 4 of the pachinko machine, the falling ball detection switch S5 is turned on, and when the safe ball detection switch S6 detects the safe ball, the preset prize is set. Solenoid for setting the number of balls SO
Any one of L1 to SOL9 is excited by the operation of the falling ball detection switch S5, and the safe ball detection switch S6
The discharge solenoid SOL10 is de-energized by the operation of, and the set number of prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 24.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic block diagram of a winning device of a pachinko machine, which includes falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3 of a plurality of winning openings 14, 15, 16 of the game board 4, and a falling ball detection switch S5 and The setting switches PS1 are respectively connected to the input detection unit 41, the safe ball detection switch S6 is connected to the input detection unit 41, and the input detection unit 41 has a plurality of prize ball number setting solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 and discharge solenoid SOL10. And a solenoid 42 for opening and closing, which is connected to a control unit 42 for controlling the solenoid SOL11.

The control unit 42 has solenoids for setting the number of prize balls SOL1, SOL2, SOL
3, SOL4, SOL5, SOL6, SOL7, SOL8, SOL9, discharge solenoid SOL10 and opening / closing solenoid SOL11 via counter 43
Are connected to the counter 43, and the counter 43 is connected to the ball detection switch S4.
Is connected.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic block diagram of the circuit of the winning device of the pachinko machine, including falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3, a ball detection switch S4, a safe ball detection switch S6 and a setting switch.
PS1 is connected to the input port of the input / output circuit 44 through a device detection unit (not shown) that outputs various winning display signals of levels according to the open / closed states of these switches.
Is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) as a control means 4
Connected to 5.

The CPU 45 is connected to the input port of the input / output circuit 46 via the data bus, the address bus and the control bus, and the output port of the input / output circuit 46 outputs the control output according to the winning display signal from the CPU 45, etc. Port has solenoids SOL1 to SOL9 for setting the number of prize balls and solenoid SOL1 for discharging
0 and the solenoid SOL11 for opening and closing
The part surrounded by the dotted line in the figure constitutes the control unit 42 of the winning device.

FIG. 7 shows the CPU 45 when the player sets the number of prize balls to be ejected when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning apparatus 10 at the start of the pachinko game or during the pachinko game.
2 shows a schematic flowchart of a control program executed in.

First, start the game in step 101, and then
The process proceeds to step 102 and it is determined whether or not the game ends, and when the game end is NO in step 102, step 103
Move to and determine whether to perform the setting operation, and
Although the setting operation is performed in 3, when YES is selected, the processing proceeds to step 104, the setting operation is performed by the setting switch PS1, and then the processing proceeds to step 105 where the safe ball is ejected when the safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10. It is determined whether or not the number of balls is set to eight. The end of the game is Y at step 102
At the time of ES, the process proceeds to step 106 to perform initial setting, and the game ends.

In step 105, when the setting of 8 prize balls is YES, the process proceeds to step 107, and the solenoid SOL8 for setting the prize ball is turned on.
NLINE, then proceed to step 108, and the safe sphere detection switch S6 detects the safe sphere, and then step 10
The process shifts to 9 to determine whether or not the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 is ONLINE, and the setting operation is performed in step 103, but when NO, the process proceeds to step 108.

In step 105, when the setting of 8 prize balls is NO, the process proceeds to step 110, and whether the number of prize balls discharged when the safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is set to 5 or not When the setting of 5 prize balls is YES in step 110, the process proceeds to step 111, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is turned ON, and then the process proceeds to step 108. When the number of prize balls is set to NO in step 110, the process proceeds to step 112, and it is determined whether or not the number of prize balls discharged when the safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is set to three. If it is determined that the number of prize balls is set to 3 in step 112, the process proceeds to step 113, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is turned on, and then the process proceeds to step 108. When the setting of the number of three prize balls is NO in step 112, the process proceeds to step 108.

At step 109, the number of prize balls setting solenoid SOL8 O
When NLINE is YES, the process proceeds to step 114 to excite the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8, then proceeds to step 115 to de-energize the discharge solenoid SOL10, and then to step 1
The process shifts to 16 to discharge the set number of prize balls, and further shifts to step 102.

At step 109, the number of prize balls setting solenoid SOL8 O
Especially when NLINE is NO, the routine proceeds to step 117, where it is judged whether or not the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is ONLINE, and step 117
If the ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is YES, the process proceeds to step 118 and the prize ball number setting solenoid S
Excite OL5, and then proceeds to step 115. Step
In 117, the ONLINE of the prize ball setting solenoid SOL5 is NO
If it is, the process proceeds to step 119 to determine whether or not the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is ONLINE. If the ON line of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is YES in step 119, the process proceeds to step 120 to set the prize ball number. The solenoid SOL3 is excited, and then the routine proceeds to step 115. When ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is NO in step 119, the process directly proceeds to step 115.

That is, the player operates the setting switch PS1 provided on the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine, and the plurality of winning holes 14, 15, 1 of the game board 4 are operated.
8 or 5 or 3 prize balls are ejected when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize device 10 in which the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize device 10 is expanded by winning the safe ball to 6 Set to.

As described above, after the safe ball enters the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 and the safe ball is detected by the ball detection switch S4, the occurrence of the safe ball is detected by the safe ball detection switch S6.
When the ball is detected, the solenoid SOL8, SOL5, or SOL3 for setting the number of prize balls set by the ball detection switch S4 is excited, and the safe ball detection switch S6 is used to discharge the solenoid.
When SOL11 is de-excited, 8 or 5 or 3 prize balls are discharged to the ball tray 24, and the number of prize balls is set to 8 by the setting switch PS1, the opening 30 is opened by the time the lower prize winning device 10 is closed. The maximum number of safe balls that can be won is 2 and when the number of prize balls is set to 5, the maximum number of safe balls that can be won in the opening 30 is 5 until the lower prize winning device 10 is closed. If the number of spheres is set to 3, the number of safe spheres to be won in the opening 30 by the time the lower prize winning device 10 is closed becomes eight.

The safe ball detection by the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3 is stored by the storage means of the CPU until the corresponding prize ball discharging operation is completed, and when the two winning holes are won at the same time or the lower winning device 10 is operated. When the safe ball is won in any one of the winning openings while the opening 30 is expanding, the state is stored by the storage means of the CPU, and the lower winning a prize device 10 relating to winning the winning openings 14, 15, 16 After the expanding operation of the opening / closing plate 9 is completed, the expanding operation of the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower winning a prize device 10 corresponding to the winning of the safe ball into the winning openings 14, 15, 16 is subsequently performed.

FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a lower switch device is set by the setting switch PS1 provided on the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine, and the opening and closing plate 9 of the lower prize device 10 is opened by the player. A timer T is provided instead of the count number of safe balls that enter the opening 30 of the 10, and the timer T is provided instead of the counter 43 to which the ball detection switch S4 shown in FIG. 8 is connected. Since other configurations are completely the same as those of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the player operates and sets the setting switch PS1 provided on the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine, for example, in setting 1, when the safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10, the number of prize balls is eight. Then, the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning device 10 is expanded for 3 seconds, and in setting 2, when the safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10, the opening / closing plate of the lower prize winning device 10 is 5 prize balls. 9 spreads for 5 seconds, and in setting 3, when a safe ball wins the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10, the number of prize balls is 3
The opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning device 10 opens for 10 seconds, and when the safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 in setting 4, it is set to 1
The opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning apparatus 10 is configured to open for 60 seconds with the number of individual prize balls.

Also, when the lower prize winning device 10 reaches the expansion time corresponding to the set number of prize balls, the opening / closing solenoid SOL11 is immediately de-energized by the timer T, and the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is closed by the opening / closing plate 9. .

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the lower prize winning apparatus is used.
The number of prize balls to be discharged when a safe ball is won in 10 and the count number of prize balls into the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 which is a winning condition or the expansion time of the opening / closing plate 9 are set to be lower when the number of prize balls is large. The number of winning balls until the opening 30 of the prize winning device 10 is closed is reduced, and when the number of prize balls is small, the number of winning balls until the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is closed is increased. The game machine manager operates the setting switch PS2 provided on the back surface of the base frame of the pachinko machine as a means.

Since the other construction of this embodiment is exactly the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 10 shows a schematic flow chart of a control program executed in the CPU when the manager of the game hall sets the number of prize balls to be discharged when the manager of the game hall wins the lower prize winning apparatus 10 before starting the pachinko game of this embodiment.

First, in step 201, the setting switch PS2 is used to perform the setting operation, and then the process proceeds to step 202 to set whether or not the number of prize balls ejected when the safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is set to eight. Is determined, step 202
When the setting of 8 award balls is YES, the process proceeds to step 203 to turn ON the solenoid SOL8 for award ball number setting, and then the process proceeds to step 204 to determine whether or not to reset.
If YES in step 204, the process loops to step 201.

When the setting of 8 award balls is NO in step 202, the process proceeds to step 205, and it is determined whether or not the number of award balls ejected when the safe balls are won in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10 is set to 5. Judgment is made, and in step 205, the number of prize balls is set to Y.
At the time of ES, the routine proceeds to step 206 to turn ON the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5, then proceeds to step 204, and at step 205, when the setting of 5 prize balls is NO, the routine proceeds to step 207 and the lower prize winning apparatus 10 It is determined whether or not to set the number of prize balls to be ejected when the safe balls are won in the opening 30 of 3 to 3 in step 207.
In the case of, the routine proceeds to step 208, the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is turned ONLINE, and then the routine proceeds to step 204. When the number of prize balls is set to 3 in step 207 is NO, the process directly proceeds to step 204.

When the resetting in step 204 is NO, the process proceeds to step 209 to start the game, then the process proceeds to step 210 to determine whether or not the game ends, and when the game end in step 210 is NO, the process proceeds to step 211. The safe sphere detection switch S6 detects the safe sphere, and then proceeds to step 212 to set the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 to O.
Whether or not it is NLINE, then in step 212, when ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8 is YES, the process proceeds to step 213 to excite the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL8, then proceeds to step 214 and discharges. Solenoid SOL
Deenergize 10 and then go to step 215 to eject a set number of prize balls, then go to step 211. When the game end is YES in step 210, step 216
The game is ended by moving to.

At step 212, O of solenoid SOL8 for setting the number of prize balls
When NLINE is NO, the routine proceeds to step 217, where it is determined whether or not the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is ONLINE, and step 217
When ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is YES, the process proceeds to step 218 and the prize ball number setting solenoid S
Excite OL5, and then proceeds to step 214.

In step 217, O of the solenoid SOL5 for setting the number of prize balls is set.
When NLINE is NO, the routine proceeds to step 219, where it is determined whether or not the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL5 is ONLINE, and step 219
When ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is YES, the process proceeds to step 220 and the prize ball number setting solenoid S
When OL3 is excited and the ONLINE of the prize ball number setting solenoid SOL3 is NO in step 219, the process proceeds to step 214.

The operation of this embodiment is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 8, and the manager of the game hall selects and operates the setting switch PS2 provided on the back surface of the base frame 2 of the pachinko machine in advance to win the lower prize. Number of prize balls discharged when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the device 10 and a lower prize winning device corresponding to the number of prize balls
The period during which the opening / closing plate 9 of 10 spreads is set by a counter or a timer.

The setting switch PS2 may be installed in a management room or the like in a hall apart from the pachinko machine.

The number of prize balls discharged when a safe ball is generated in the third embodiment is a case where the setting is changed in relation to the count number of safe balls or the expansion time of the opening / closing plate.
When the pachinko machine is simply installed in the game arcade, the number of prize balls set for the pachinko machine is set / changed by the setting switch provided in the pachinko machine frame.
It is a basic configuration which is a premise of the embodiment.

That is, in a pachinko machine in which a plurality of winning holes are arranged on the game board surface, a prize ball detecting means, a prize ball discharging means operated by the prize ball detecting means, and a prize ball which can be continuously selected and changed in units of one pachinko ball With a basic structure of a pachinko machine provided with a number setting switching operation means, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 54-54142
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-32786, the number of prize balls discharged from a pachinko machine at the time of winning due to the generation of safe balls is conventionally determined by the shape and structure of the prize balls. , Changing the number of prize balls on a pachinko machine is easy by changing the prize ball case itself or by changing the mounting position of the ball stopper piece installed in the prize ball case, only by operating the setting switch The number of prize balls on the pachinko machine can be set and changed quickly.

When setting the number of prize balls in the pachinko machine manufacturer, not in the game hall manager, when setting the number of prize balls in the pachinko machine by operating the setting switch at the time of manufacture, the manufacturer sets the number of prize balls. There is no need to stock different prize ball cases in various ways, or there is an effect that mistaken attachment of a prize ball case out of regulation to a pachinko machine does not occur.

Further, there is an effect that an error in the mounting position of the ball stopper piece in the prize ball case and the complexity of the setting change work after the mistake setting can be avoided.

FIG. 11 shows the discharge prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge driving means in the embodiment of the prize ball discharge control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention, and the side portion of the prize ball discharge trough 51 having the prize ball discharge passage 50. The prize ball case with a ball passage 52 formed in the vertical direction
53 is provided, and the award ball discharge passage 50 of the award ball discharge trough 51 and the ball passage 52 of the award ball case 53 are separated by a moving wall 54.

Reference numeral 55 is a pinion that is integrally fixed to a motor shaft 56 of a step motor that serves as a discharge prize ball number setting means (not shown),
A vertical rack 57 is meshed with the pinion 55, and a discharge solenoid SOL12 serving as a prize ball discharge drive means is provided at the upper end of the rack 57.
Has an operating rod 58 that is vertically movable, and a locking body that locks the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 53 at the upper end of the operating rod 58.
59 are provided.

The moving wall 54 is connected to the rack 57, and the moving wall 54 is formed with a discharging portion 60 for discharging the prize balls into the prize ball discharging passage 50.
The prize ball case in which the locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 is located above and the locking projection 61 provided on the moving wall 54 and the locking body 59 are close to each other and the interval of the discharging part 60 is narrowed. The pachinko ball P in 53 is locked by the locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 to be in a standby state for discharging prize balls.

Above the side part of the prize ball case 53, a locking solenoid SOL13 for locking the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 53 is provided.
The locking solenoid SOL13 has an operating rod 62 that is movable laterally, and the end of the operating rod 62 is discharged by closing the ball passage 52 inside the prize ball case 53. A stopper 63 for locking the pachinko balls P other than the number of prize balls to be prized is provided, and a locking solenoid SOL13 is provided on the side wall of the prize ball case 53.
A through hole 64 for allowing the stopper 63 to come in and out from the side is formed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is performed with a plurality of winning openings on the game board 4.
Entry of safe balls to 14, 15, 16 turns on the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3, and discharges different numbers of prize balls corresponding to multiple winning openings 14, 15, 16 At the same time, the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning device 10 is excited by exciting the opening / closing solenoid SOL11.
When a safe ball is won in the opening portion 30 of the lower prize winning device 10, the step motor operates to rotate the pinion 55 to vertically move the rack 57 that meshes with the pinion 55, thereby lowering the lower prize winning device 10. The discharge solenoid SOL12 and the moving wall 54 are moved up and down to the position of the number of prize balls set by the player or the manager of the game hall that is discharged when a safe ball is won in the opening 30 of the player.

Next, the locking solenoid SOL13 is excited, the stopper 63 of the locking solenoid SOL13 is projected into the ball passage 52 from the through hole 64 of the prize ball case 53, and inside the ball passage 52 other than the number of prize balls to be discharged. The pachinko ball P of is locked by the stopper 63.

Next, the discharge solenoid SOL12 is de-energized, the locking body 59 of the discharge solenoid SOL12 is moved downward, and the moving wall 54
By opening the discharge part 60 of the prize ball case 53, the pachinko balls P having the set number of prize balls in the ball passage 52 of the prize ball case 53 are discharged to the prize ball discharge passage 50 of the prize ball discharge gutter 51 through the discharge part 60. , After the set number of prize balls P has been discharged, the discharge solenoid SOL12 is excited and the locking solenoid SOL13 is de-energized to supply the pachinko balls P into the ball passage 52 of the prize ball case 53. Then, the state of waiting for prize ball discharge is set.

FIG. 12 shows the discharged prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means in the fifth embodiment. A storage box 67 is provided at the side of a prize ball case 66 having a ball passage 65 formed in the vertical direction. Inside the 67, a rotating body 68 serving as a winning ball discharging means is provided near the prize ball case 66, and the rotating body 68 is a side plate of the storage box 67.
A rotary shaft 68 is rotatably supported by a shaft 70, and a plurality of engaging notches 71 for engaging the pachinko balls P in the ball passage 65 of the prize ball case 66 are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 68. A notch 73 is formed on one side wall 72 of the ball case 66, and a part of the rotating body 68 is projected into the ball passage 65 by utilizing the notch 73.

On the side plate 69 in the storage box 67, a rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is attached to the side of the rotating body 68, and the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 has a plunger 74 movable in the lateral direction. A stopper 75 for locking the rotation of the rotating body 68 is provided at the tip, and a stopper is provided on the plunger 74.
A spring 76 for laterally urging 75 is attached, an upper end 75a of the stopper 75 is rotatably supported by a side plate 69 via a shaft 77, and a lower end 75b of the stopper 75 has a rotation locking solenoid SOL.
It is rotatably supported by the tip of 14 plungers 74 via a shaft 78.

In the prize ball case 66, a proximity switch S7 for counting the number of prize balls for detecting passage of the pachinko balls P discharged by the rotation of the rotor 68 is provided below the rotor 68, and the proximity switch S7.
Is electrically connected to the rotation locking solenoid SOL14, and the discharge prize ball number setting means includes a rotation locking solenoid SOL14 and a proximity switch S7.

Then, the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is not excited, the plunger 74 of the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is projected forward by the spring 76, and the stopper 75 provided at the tip of the plunger 74 rotates around the shaft 77. The protrusions between the engaging notches 71 formed on the outer peripheral edge of the rotating body 68 are engaged with the corners of the lower end 75b of the stopper 755 to prevent the rotating body 68 from rotating.
Is locked, one pachinko ball P is engaged with the engagement notch 71 of the rotating body 68 projecting into the ball passage 65 of the prize ball case 66, and the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 66 is rotated. body
It is locked by 68 and put in a standby state for discharging prize balls.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is performed by a plurality of winning openings on the game board 4.
Entry of safe balls to 14, 15, 16 turns on the falling ball detection switches S1, S2, S3, and discharges different numbers of prize balls corresponding to multiple winning openings 14, 15, 16 At the same time, the opening / closing plate 9 of the lower prize winning device 10 is excited by exciting the opening / closing solenoid SOL11.
When the safe ball wins in the opening 30 of the lower prize winning device 10, the rotary locking solenoid SOL14 is excited and the plunger 74 of the rotary locking solenoid SOL14 is spring 76.
Against this, the stopper 75 provided at the tip of the plunger 74 is rotated about the shaft 77 to release the locking of the rotary body 68 by the stopper 75. Then, due to the weight of the pachinko ball P in the prize ball case 66, the rotating body 68 is rotated around the shaft 70 by the arrow a
Direction, the pachinko balls P of the ball passage 65 of the prize ball case 66 are sequentially engaged with the engaging notches 71 of the rotating body 68 one by one by the rotation of the rotating body 68, and the rotating body 68 rotates. The pachinko balls P engaged with the engagement notches 71 of the rotating body 68 are sequentially ejected one by one, and the pachinko balls P ejected by the rotating body 68 and passing through the ball passage 65 are detected by the proximity switch S7.

When the proximity switch S7 detects a pachinko ball P having the number of prize balls set by the player or the manager of the game hall, the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is de-excited and the plunger 74 of the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is springed. It is moved forward by 76 and stopper 75 is provided at the tip of plunger 74.
By rotating around the shaft 77 and engaging the stopper 75 with the rotating body 68, the rotation of the rotating body 68 is locked by the stopper 75 and the prize ball is discharged.

FIG. 13 shows the discharged prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means in the embodiment. The rotating body 68 serving as the prize ball discharging means has the same number of through holes 80 as the engaging cutouts 71 of the rotating body 68. A plurality of holes are formed on the circumference at a constant pitch. In the storage box 67, the photoelectric detection mounting body 82 is located on the bottom plate 81, which is located below the rotating body 68.
Is provided near the upper end of the photoelectric detection mounting body 82, a light source 83 of a photocoupler for detecting the rotation of the rotating body 68 is provided instead of the proximity switch S7 for detecting the prize ball provided in the prize ball case 66, and The coupler is composed of a light source 83 and a light receiving element (not shown) that receives light emitted from the light source 83 that has passed through the through hole 80 of the rotating body 68, and the photocoupler detects the rotation of the rotating body 68, thereby The number of prize balls discharged by rotation is detected, the photocoupler is electrically connected to the rotation locking solenoid SOL14, and the discharge prize ball number setting means is composed of the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 and the photocoupler.

Next, the operation of this embodiment is similar to that of the embodiment shown in FIG.
By releasing the lock of the rotating body 68 by 5, the rotating body 6
8 rotates and ejects the pachinko balls P in the prize ball case 66 one by one, and the photocoupler provided in the photoelectric detection mounting body 82 detects the rotation of the rotating body 68 through the through hole 80 of the rotating body 68, and the game is played. When the photocoupler detects the rotation of the rotating body 68 corresponding to the discharge of the number of prize balls set by the player or the manager of the game hall, the rotation locking solenoid SOL14 is de-energized and the stopper 75 Thus, the rotation of the rotating body 68 is stopped and the prize ball discharge standby state is set.

Since the other structure and operation of this embodiment are exactly the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIG.

If the photocoupler is provided at a position corresponding to the engaging notch 71 of the rotating body 68, it is not necessary to provide the plurality of through holes 80 of the rotating body 68.

In addition, the operation switch in each of the embodiments includes a rotary switch, a snap switch, or the like in addition to this example, the number of times the contacts are turned on (for example, if the contacts are turned on five times, the number of prize balls is set to five and the contacts are turned on ten times). Or 10 means), or by means of setting the number of prize balls by the on time of the contact (for example, if the on time is 2 seconds, the number of prize balls is 2; if it is 10 seconds, the number of prize balls is 10). Good.

Effect of the Invention According to the prize ball number discharge control device in the pachinko machine of the present invention, the discharge prize ball number setting means, based on the command from the prize ball number setting switching means, by the rotation amount of the pulse motor,
Since the number of prize balls to be ejected is set, it is possible to rationally set the number of prize balls to be ejected by controlling the rotation of the pulse motor based on the digital setting by the CPU control. The prize ball discharging operation is performed under the condition set by the ball number setting means, so that the prize ball discharging operation is performed only when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Even if the pulse motor operates abnormally, the prize balls are not discharged unless the prize ball discharging drive means is operated. Therefore, in the conventional device that discharges the prize balls only by rotating the pulse motor. It is possible to avoid a problem that a large number of generated prize balls or more are discharged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of an essential part of the same, and FIG. 3 is a prize ball of the above-mentioned discharge prize ball number setting means and prize ball discharge means. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the lower prize winning device of the above, FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an essential part of a pachinko machine, and FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the same. Schematic block diagram, FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a control program executed by the pachinko machine, FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the main parts of the pachinko machine of the second embodiment, and FIG. 9 is the third embodiment. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a control program executed by the pachinko machine, and FIG. 11 is a prize ball discharge control device in the pachinko machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. Emission prize ball number setting means and prize ball discharge FIG. 12 is a cutaway front view of a main part of the moving means, FIG. 12 is a front cutaway view of a main part of the discharged prize ball number setting means and prize ball discharge means in a prize ball discharge standby state, and FIG. It is a fragmentary front view of a prize ball discharge standby state of the discharge prize ball number setting means and the prize ball discharge means in the embodiment. 1 ... glass frame, 2 ... base frame, 3 ... glass plate, 4 ...
Game board, 4a ... Game section, 5 ... Guide rails, 6,7,8 ...
… Chucker, 9 …… Opening / closing plate, 10 …… Lower prize winning device, 11
...... Opening and shutting blades, 12 ... Tulip type chucker, 13 ...
… Out ball socket, 14,15,16 …… Winning hole, 17 …… Lower winning hole, 18 …… Side winning hole, 19 …… Safe ball gathering trough, 19a…
… Ejection port, 20 …… Ball passage, 21 …… Prize ball case, 22 …… Prize ball tank, 23 …… Prize ball discharge port, 24 …… Ball saucer, 25 …… Control rod, 26 …… Stopper, 27 …… Control rod, 28 …… Stopper, 29 …… Through hole, 30 …… Opening part, 31 …… Winning part mounting frame,
32 …… Ball guide trough, 33 …… Shaft, 34 …… Side plate, 36 …… Opening / closing plate operating body, 37 …… Engagement recess, 38 …… Rear box part, 39 …… Plunger, 40 …… For returning Spring 41 Input detection unit 42 Control unit 43 Counter Input / output circuit 45 Input / output circuit 45 Central processing unit 46 Input output circuit 50 Award ball discharge passage 51 …… Prize ball discharge gutter, 52 …… Ball passage, 53 ……
Prize ball case, 54 …… moving wall, 55 …… pinion, 56 …… motor shaft, 57 …… rack, 58 …… operating rod, 59 …… locking body,
60 …… Discharging part, 61 …… Locking protrusion, 62 …… Operating rod, 63 ……
Stopper, 64 ... through hole, 65 ... ball passage, 66 ... prize ball case, 67 ... storage box, 68 ... rotating body, 69 ... side plate,
70 ... Shaft, 71 ... Engagement notch, 72 ... Side wall, 73 ... Notch, 74 ... Plunger, 75 ... Stopper, 75a ... Top end, 75b ... Bottom end, 76 ... Spring, 77 …… Axis, 78…
… Axis, 80… Through hole, 81… Bottom plate, 82… Photoelectric detection mount, 83… Light source, T… Timer, P… Pachinko ball,
S1, S2, S3 …… Ingress ball detection switch, S4 …… Sphere detection switch, S5 …… Ingress ball detection switch, S6 …… Safe ball detection switch, S7 …… Proximity switch, PS1, PS2 …… Setting switch , SOL1 to SOL9 …… Solenoid for setting the number of prize balls, SOL10…
… Solenoid for discharge, SOL11 …… Solenoid for opening / closing, SOL
12 …… Discharge solenoid, SOL13 …… Locking solenoid, SOL14 …… Rotary locking solenoid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A prize ball number setting switching means provided on the back side of a pachinko machine that cannot be operated by a player, and a rotation amount of a pulse motor based on a command from the prize ball number setting switching means. Discharge prize ball number setting means for setting the number of prize balls to be discharged, and prize ball discharge driving means for discharging the prize ball under the condition set by the discharge prize ball number setting means. A prize ball number discharge control device for a pachinko machine, which is characterized by separately providing each.