JP2000308742A - Method of controlling draw-out of ball of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate complicated work and to minimize damage of the pachinko hall if unfair acts should be done to a game machine. SOLUTION: In the ball draw-out device, a hairpin-shaped curved rail 47 is connected to the downstream side of a tank rail, and game balls are saved along the curved rail 47 and case rails. Two lost-motion preventive switches 41, each corresponding to two rows of case rails, are attached behind a detection board 42 mounted at a position opposite to a ball draw-out crank 43 at the lower end of the tank rail. The lost-motion preventive switches 41 are usually kept 'OFF' by the effect of the detection board. But when balls at the upstream are drawn out by the rotation of the ball draw-out crank 43 started by the operation of a ball draw-out bar and no ball remains in the rail at the upstream, the detection board 42 is pressed with the spring force of the actuator of the lost-motion preventive switches 41 to turn the switches 'ON'.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball-pulling control method for a gaming machine, and more particularly to a method for judging whether or not a ball-pulling state is possible, and only when it is judged that a ball-pulling state is acceptable. The control is performed so as to accept the operation of a ball-pulling switch capable of pulling out a game ball located downstream from the branch position of the case rail and the ball-pulling tub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are enlarged perspective views showing the configuration of a conventional ball punching device, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are enlarged perspective views of a conventional prize ball payout portion. is there. FIG. 4A is a view showing a normal state, and FIG. When a ball-pulling rod (not shown) is inserted into a ball-pulling hole (see FIG. 11 in FIG. 1) provided on the front left side of the gaming machine, the ball-pulling lever 54 attached to the back-set mechanism plate pulls the ball out. Pushed by a rod (not shown), the case rail 58
The ball-pulling stopper 55 that locks the ball-pulling crank 53 at the branch position is operated to release the lock.

When the lock is released, the ball pulling crank 53 becomes rotatable, and the weight of the game ball causes the ball pulling crank 53 to rotate downward to rotate the ball tank (see FIG. 22 in FIG. 1) and the tank rail (see FIG. 1). The game ball in the ball 25 in FIG. 1) flows down to the ball-pulling tub 56 side, and is discharged out of the game machine through the ball-pulling tub 56.

[0004] When only the above operation is performed, game balls located downstream from the branch position, that is, game balls in the case rail 58 remain, and when these game balls are to be removed,
Separately, it is necessary to perform a ball-pulling operation using a ball-pulling switch (see FIG. 2, FIG. 36).

When the ball release switch (see FIG. 2 in FIG. 2) provided on the payout control board (see FIG. 2 in FIG. 2) is depressed, the prize ball payout motor is operated during the press-down period. (See FIG. 5 (a) 61) is driven to rotate and the prize ball payout screw 62
The game ball is paid out to the prize ball passage side via. In the case of prize ball payout, the first and second prize ball payout sensors 63 and 64 are provided.
As a result, a game ball for paying out a prize ball is detected.

In the above, when the prize ball payout motor 61 is performing another operation, or when the full tank detection switch (see FIG. 1 at 30) is in the "ON" state, the ball release switch (FIG. 2) (See FIG. 36 in FIG. 3)), the operation is invalidated.

The emptying prevention switch 51 includes a case rail 58.
Two switches are arranged at the rear of the detection plate 52 which is activated when the number of the game balls in the inside is short, and corresponding to each of the two rows of case rails. The actuator of the emptying prevention switch 51 is constantly urged in the "ON" direction by a spring, and the detection plate 52 in contact with the actuator is turned "OFF" against the urging force when there is a game ball. State is maintained, and when the game ball runs out, the urging force causes the detection plate 52 to be pushed and changes to the "ON" state. If it has changed, the winning ball payout motor 61 is stopped.

However, when the prize ball payout motor 61 is in operation, the prize ball payout motor 61 is stopped after the currently executed ball payout is completed, and a new prize ball payout or loan ball payout starts. It will not be done. The emptying prevention switch 51 is provided at a position where at least game balls necessary for completing the payout being executed can be secured.

[0009]

In order to remove the ball remaining on the case rail, it is necessary to operate a ball release switch, and the ball must be kept depressed until all the game balls are discharged. Since it is not necessary, the person becomes clear until the discharge is completed. There is not much problem if only one car is taken out of the ball, but the operation becomes extremely complicated in all the halls.

In order to eliminate the complication, the game balls to the tank rail are discharged one after another by pressing the ball release switch regardless of whether or not the ball is discharged by operating the ball release rod. If the "ON" state of the ball release switch is incorrectly made, even the game balls in the ball tank are paid out to the upper plate or the lower plate, and the hall suffers a great deal of damage.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a ball-pulling control method for a gaming machine which eliminates complicated operations and minimizes damage to a hall even if an illegal act is performed. Things.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a ball-pulling control method for a gaming machine according to the present invention determines whether or not a ball-pulling state is possible, and determines whether a ball-pulling state is possible. It is characterized in that control is performed so as to accept the operation of the ball release switch only when it is determined that there is a switch.

By doing so, it is possible to eliminate troublesome work and to minimize the damage to the hall even if an illegal act is performed.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention determines whether or not a ball can be removed and removes the ball only when it is determined that the ball can be removed. This is a ball-pulling control method for gaming machines characterized by controlling the switch to accept the operation of the switch.This eliminates complicated operations and reduces the risk of damage to the hall even if cheating occurs. It has the effect of being minimized.

In the invention according to a second aspect of the present invention, the determination that the ball may be removed may be performed by activating a switch for detecting a ballless state provided upstream of a branch position with a ball removal gutter. It is a method for controlling the removal of balls from a gaming machine according to claim 1, which needs to be confirmed that the operation of the game machine is complicated. Is minimized.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the switch is actuated when the detecting plate for detecting the presence of the game ball stops detecting the pressing force of the game ball on the ball removal crank. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method is a ball-pulling control method.
This has the effect of eliminating complicated work and minimizing damage to the hall even if an illegal act is performed.

The invention according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the detection plate falls under its own weight when the pressing force of the game ball on the ball removing crank is not detected. This is a method for controlling the removal of balls from a gaming machine according to the third aspect, and has an effect of eliminating troublesome work and minimizing damage to the hall even if an illegal act is performed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned ball-drawing crank, the operation of a ball-drawing lever causes a game ball located above the ball-drawing crank and at a position upstream of the ball-drawing crank to flow down to a ball-dropping gutter. A ball-pulling control method for a gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein complicated operations are eliminated and damage to the hall is minimized even if an illegal act is performed. Has the effect of being suppressed to

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The present invention will be described below using a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine. FIG. 1 is a front structural view of a pachinko machine. An inner frame 1 is attached to a front side of an outer frame (not shown) by a hinge mechanism so as to be detachable and openable. A front plate 3 on which an upper plate 5 is assembled and a glass door 4 are attached to the central opening of the inner frame 1 via a metal frame 2 so as to be openable and closable.

Below the inner frame 1, a lower plate 6 and a firing handle 7 are provided.
A keyhole decoration 9 having a glass frame opening / closing keyhole 8 is formed on the right side, and a frame decoration 10 is mounted on the upper side.

When a game ball is put into the upper plate 5 and the firing handle 7 is gripped and rotated in a clockwise direction, the game balls are fired one by one at a speed of about 100 shots per minute by the game ball firing device. The ball is guided to the game area of the game board by the guide rail.

The game ball guided to the game area wins one of the winning openings provided on the board or enters the out opening. When a game ball wins the winning opening, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of the playing balls is set by the winning opening on the back setting mechanism plate 20 (see FIG. 2) on the back side of the inner frame 1 (see FIG. 2). Is paid out to the saucer through the prize ball passage.

A touch sensor is provided on the grip portion of the firing handle 7. If a player touches and operates the firing handle 7 with bare hands, an LED provided on the frame decoration 10 is turned on, and a game ball is provided. Indicates the operation of the launcher. Further, a firing stop button is provided on the side of the firing handle 7 and the firing motor is stopped by a pressing operation, so that the operation can be performed so that a single shot is performed.

In FIG. 2, a substantially square opening is formed in the center of the back setting mechanism plate 20, and a protective cover 26 is attached so as to cover a winning ball collecting cover (not shown) on the back of the game board. A main board (game control board) 28 is attached to the front side. Inside the control board 28,
A game control circuit board for controlling a game operation such as a prize device or a symbol display provided on the game board is housed therein, and a center cover is provided so as to cover a center projecting part rearward projection provided substantially at the center of the game board. It is.

On the lower front side of the mechanism plate 20, there is formed a collecting plate for collecting generated winning balls and guiding them to one side. At the lower end of the collecting plate, a winning ball detection switch 33 and a winning ball cutting solenoid are provided. A winning ball feeder operated by 32 is provided.

On the rear side of the mechanism plate 20, a ball tank 22 for storing a prize ball is provided above the mechanism plate 20, and the prize balls stored below the ball tank 22 are aligned in a plurality of rows (two rows). Mechanism plate 20
A tank rail 25 leading to one side is provided. On the bottom surface of the ball tank 22, which communicates with the tank rail 25, a replenishing ball out switch 24 for detecting lack of a prize ball by not mounting the prize ball is provided in the ball tank 22. The supply ball out switch 24 is to provide the management computer with the ball out information through the terminal of the external connection terminal plate 21,
The replenishing ball out switch 24 turns on a ball out lamp provided on the frame decoration 10 via the external connection terminal plate 21.

Downstream of the tank rail 25, a curved rail (see FIG. 3, numeral 47) connected to a hairpin is connected. This curve rail is composed of a first passage member and a second passage member that cause the prize balls to line up in a row and flow down. The first passage member and the second passage member guide in parallel,
The lead is guided to the upper portion of the payout screw 34 of the prize ball payout section via a case rail (see FIG. 48 in FIG. 3).

That is, the game balls flowing down from the ball outlet at the bottom of the ball tank 22 to the tank rail 25 are arranged in two rows while passing through the curve rail and the case rail in the ball punching unit 35 (FIG. 5). See ref.).

The ball payout section (see also FIG. 5) has a prize ball payout screw 34 driven by a prize ball payout motor 27.
And a prize ball payout sensor for detecting the paid game balls.

The prize ball payout motor 27 performs a 7.5-degree rotation operation with a one-step payout control signal sent from a payout control board (see FIG. 29 in FIG. 2). A degree rotation operation is performed. Two rows of case rails 4 each time the prize ball payout motor 27 rotates 180 degrees
The game balls arranged in 8 are paid out one by one alternately by the winning ball payout screw 34. The paid out game balls are detected by a prize ball payout sensor facing each rail 48, and the signal is sent to a payout control board (see FIG. 29 in FIG. 2).

The paid game balls flow through the prize ball passage formed in the back setting mechanism plate 20 and flow down to the prize ball upper exit or the upper plate 5 main body, and when the game balls in the upper plate 5 main body become full, the prize is awarded. It flows down to the ball passage side communicating with the lower plate 6 instead of the ball upper exit side, and the lower plate 6
Flow down to the body. A full detection switch 30 is provided in the middle of the ball passage communicating with the lower plate 6, and when the lower plate 6 is full of game balls and the full tank detection switch 30 is turned "ON", the firing motor 31 of the game ball stops. At the same time, the operation of the prize ball payout motor 27 is prohibited. If the award ball payout / lending ball payout operation is being performed, the operation is stopped after the operation is completed.

Here, the ball removing control of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the ball removing device section 35 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the curling rail 47 bent in a hairpin shape is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 25 as described above in the ball removing device section 35, and the ball removing device section 35 plays a game along the curve rail 47 and the case rail 48. Balls are stored. And emptying prevention switch 41
Two switches are attached to the rear of the detection plate 42 provided at the lower end of the tank rail 25 at a position opposite to the ball-drawing crank 43 so as to correspond to two rows of case rails, respectively.

The actuator of the emptying prevention switch 41 is constantly urged in the "ON" direction by a spring, and the detection plate 42 in contact with the actuator, if there is a game ball, opposes the urging force. The "OFF" state is maintained, and when the game ball runs out, the urging force presses the detection plate 42 to convert it to the "ON" state. When converted, the award ball payout motor 27 is stopped. With the conversion of the ON state of the cutout prevention switch 41, the detection plate 42 falls around its axis by its own weight and rotates, and the ON state of the cutout prevention switch 41 is assured. I do.

As described above, normally, the emptying prevention switch
41 is maintained in the "OFF" state by the action of the detection plate 42, and is provided with a ball hole 11 provided on the front left side of the gaming machine in FIG.
Inserting a ball removal rod (not shown) into the
A back ball pulling lever 44 attached to 20 is pushed by a ball pulling bar (not shown), and a ball pulling stopper 45 that locks a ball pulling crank 43 at a branch position of a curve rail 47 and a ball pulling tub 46 is moved. Activates and unlocks.

In other words, when the ball is removed from the upstream game ball by the rotation of the ball-drawing crank 43 which starts the operation of the ball-drawing rod (not shown), the game ball disappears, and the emptying prevention switch 41 is used.
The detection plate 42 is pushed by the spring biasing force of the actuator of the above and is converted into the “ON” state. In accordance with the conversion of the ON state of the emptying prevention switch 41, the detection plate 42 falls by its own weight around the shaft and rotates, thereby ensuring the ON state of the emptying prevention switch 41.

In the payout control board (see FIG. 2, FIG. 29), when the emptying prevention switch 41 is "ON", the ball release switch 36
When the push signal is received, the payout control signal is transmitted to the prize ball payout motor 27, the prize ball payout motor 27 is operated, and the directly connected prize ball payout screw 34 is rotated, so that the downstream side from the ball pulling crank 43 is provided. The remaining game balls are discharged.

When the emptying prevention switch 41 is "OFF", even if it receives the pressing signal of the ball removing switch 36, the payout control signal is not transmitted to the winning ball payout motor 27, so that the ball removing switch 36 is turned "ON". Even if the state is improperly made, the winning ball payout motor 27 does not operate.

In the event that the ball flowing down on the tank rail 25 is bad and a ball clogging occurs on the way, and the emptying prevention switch 41 is "ON", the pressing signal of the ball release switch 36 is incorrectly generated. Even so, only the game balls remaining in the case rail 48 are paid out, so that damages due to wrongdoing can be minimized.

Although the emptying prevention switch has been exemplified as a switch that enables the operation of the ball removing switch, the operation of the ball removing crank discharges all the balls located upstream of the switch, so that the branching position with the ball removing gutter is provided. It is also possible to provide a dedicated switch separate from the emptying prevention switch further upstream, and also in the case of using the emptying prevention switch, in the example, it is provided at a position facing the ball emptying crank, but it is provided with a ball emptying gutter. It may be provided somewhere on the curve rail upstream of the branch position.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the ball can be removed, and the operation of the ball removal switch is performed only when it is determined that the ball can be removed. Since the control is performed so as to be accepted, it is possible to eliminate the troublesome work and to minimize the damage to the hall even if an illegal act is performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a front structure of a pachinko machine of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a back surface structure of the pachinko machine of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a ball punching device in the pachinko machine of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a ball removing device in a conventional pachinko machine;

FIG. 5 is a view showing the structure of a prize ball payout section in a conventional pachinko machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 inner frame 2 gold frame 3 front plate 4 glass door 5 upper plate 6 lower plate 7 firing handle 8 keyhole 9 keyhole decoration 10 frame decoration 11 ball hole 20 back set mechanism plate 21 external connection terminal plate 22 ball tank 24 refill ball Switch 25 Tank rail 26 Protective cover 27, 61 Prize ball payout motor 28 Main board (game control board) 29 General relay board (payout control board) 30 Full tank detection switch 31 Fire motor 32 Winning ball out solenoid 33 Winning ball detection switch 34 , 62 Prize ball dispensing screw 35 Ball removal device section 36 Ball removal switch 41, 51 Emptying prevention switch 42, 52 Detection plate 43, 53 Ball removal crank 44, 54 Ball removal lever 45, 55 Ball removal stopper 46, 56 Ball removal Gutter 47, 57 Curve rail 48, 58 Case rail 63 Prize ball payout sensor 1 64 Prize ball payout sensor 2

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A ball-pulling machine for a gaming machine that determines whether or not a ball-pulling-off state is possible, and controls to accept an operation of a ball-pulling-off switch only when it is determined that the ball-pulling-off state is acceptable. Control method. 2. The determination that the ball may be removed requires that it is confirmed that a switch provided for detecting a ball-less state provided upstream of a branching position with the ball removal gutter is in an operating state. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ball is removed from the game machine. 3. The operation state of the switch is generated when a detection plate for detecting the presence of a game ball no longer detects the pressing force of the game ball on the ball removal crank. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the ball is removed. 4. The ball-pulling control method for a gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein said detecting plate drops by its own weight when the pressing force of the game ball on the ball-pulling crank is no longer detected. . 5. The ball-pulling crank, wherein a ball to be played on the ball-pulling crank and at a position upstream of the ball-pulling crank flows down to a ball-pulling gutter by operation of a ball pulling lever. A ball-pulling-out control method for a gaming machine according to the above description.