JP2001340549A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a third type pachinko game machine constituted not to make a player feel dissatisfied with the pay-out of prize balls, nor to lower a starting prize winning rate to an extreme degree while preventing the increase of disadvantage on the game parlor side. SOLUTION: This pachinko game machine is provided with a specific prize winning port 52 permitting a shot ball to win a prize when the display of a variable display device 43 results in a hit pattern; a specific ball detector 53 for detecting the prize winning of the shot ball into the specific prize winning port 52 to allow a predetermined right generating state to occur; and a prize winning device 45 allowing the lead-out action of the display result of the variable display device 43 on the basis of the prize winning of the shot ball. It is set to pay out two to four prize balls to one ball that makes a prize winning entry into the prize winning device 45. The interest of a game is not therefore impaired without making the player feel dissatisfied with the pay-out of the prize balls, nor greatly lowering a starting prize winning rate while preventing the increase of disadvantage on the game parlor side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention repeatedly performs an operation of setting a variable winning ball device to a state advantageous to a player every time a player wins a predetermined winning port during a period in which a gaming state is a right generating state. The present invention relates to a ball and ball game machine that can be performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a ball game machine, a symbol change is started on a variable display device in accordance with a prize in a starting winning opening (a winning ball is detected by a symbol starting ball detector), and a winning symbol is displayed. When the ball is derived, the state becomes a right generation state. In this state, when a ball is hit in a specific area, a specific game state is generated to open the variable winning prize ball device (commonly referred to as a third type). Was. Further, in such a third type of ball game machine, there is provided a starting gate which allows a symbol change by detecting the passing of a hit ball, and does not pay out a prize ball in response to the detection of a passing ball at the starting gate. Had been proposed. Since the payout is not performed, the disadvantage of the game hall does not increase due to the start winning. Therefore, it was trying to improve the interest of the game by increasing the starting winning rate.

[0003]

However, when a starting gate is provided and payout of prize balls is not performed as in the above-described conventional case, the number of balls held by the player decreases in a short time, and as a result, the player is dissatisfied. Had been given. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object to reduce the number of balls held by a player in a short period of time without significantly increasing disadvantages to the game arcade. An object of the present invention is to provide a ball game machine that minimizes dissatisfaction.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, during a period in which a gaming state is a right generation state, a variable prize is won every time a prize is won at a predetermined winning opening. A ball game machine capable of repeatedly performing an operation of bringing a ball device into an advantageous state for a player, wherein the variable display device is involved in at least the occurrence of the right generation state, and the variable display is performed based on a winning ball. A starting prize device for permitting an operation of deriving a display result of the device, and a ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to a prize; The number of prize balls paid out from the payout device is set to be 2 or more and less than 5 for one prize. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small amount of 2 or more and less than 5 per one ball prize, the disadvantage to the game arcade side is not increased so much, Minimize the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and do not spoil the interest of the game.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, and winning of a shot when a display result of the variable display device becomes a specific display result. And a specific ball detector that detects a winning of a hit ball in the specific region to generate a predetermined right generation state, and a variable prize that is opened with the occurrence of the right generation state In a ball-and-ball game machine having a ball device, a start-up prize-winning device that permits an operation of deriving a display result of the variable display device based on a winning of a hit ball, and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the prize. A ball payout device, wherein the number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in response to the winning of a hit ball to the starting winning device is set to 2 or more and less than 5 for one ball winning. It is characterized by having. With this configuration, two or more balls per one prize
By setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small number of less than one piece, while not increasing the disadvantage to the game side much, reducing the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and thereby impairing the interest of the game There is no.

In the invention according to claim 3, the number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in accordance with the winning of a ball to the starting prize winning device is set to two per one ball. It is characterized by having been done. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls for the start winning to two, the balance between the payout and the starting winning rate is improved.

In the invention according to claim 4, the number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in response to the winning of a ball to the variable winning ball device is 10 per prize.
The number is set to be equal to or more than 15 and equal to or less than 15.
With this configuration, when a right is generated, a large amount of prize balls can be paid out to the player, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

[0008] In the invention according to claim 5, when a hit ball is detected in the right generation state, a ball detector for allowing the opening operation of the variable winning ball device based on the detection of the hit ball, and a hit ball received by a ball receiving portion. A prize device having a rotating body for guiding the ball to the ball detector by a rotating operation, wherein the rotating body changes to a rotation speed higher than a normal rotation speed in the right generation state other than the right generation state. It is characterized by being possible. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the normal winning rate of the winning device,
In addition, the game in the right generation state is smoothly performed.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the ball game machine 1 has an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically elongated rectangular shape, and a ball game machine rotatably supported on one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. A front frame 3 in which almost all of the main components 1 are collectively provided;
A front opening / closing frame 4 which is provided on the front upper portion of the front frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The main components provided on the front frame 3 include the front opening / closing frame 4, the game board 40, the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ashtray 29, and the operation handle 3.
0, a mechanism plate 100, and a hit ball launching device 87. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 31 for renting out game balls to a player is provided beside the ball game machine 1.

On the front opening / closing frame 4, there is provided a circular see-through window 5 capable of substantially seeing through a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later. A circular see-through window 5 is provided above the front opening frame 4.
The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' face along the outer periphery of. The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' are lit or flashed according to the game state, and inform the player when a special game state has occurred or continue, and enliven the atmosphere of the game. Things. Also, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, a predetermined number of balls based on the occurrence of a winning ball or a ball breaking lamp 9 for notifying that a prize ball is insufficient to pay out (when a ball breaking switch 115 described later is operated). Prize ball lamp 10 for notifying that the prize ball has been paid out (a method of notifying when there is an unpaid prize ball) may be used.
Are provided, and speakers 12a and 12b that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front opening / closing frame 4. In addition, each lamp 6-8,9,10,
The front of 9 'and 10' is red, which has translucency, respectively.
It is covered with a green lamp cover.
In particular, the ball-off lamp 9 is illuminated with red light emission, and the prize-ball lamp 10 is illuminated with green light emission, thereby notifying the player of the situation. Further, when an abnormality occurs, the speakers 12a and 12b also generate a notification sound for notifying the occurrence. A punch metal 11 is attached to the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b so as to pass sounds generated from the speakers 12a and 12b. Also, the speakers 12a, 1
In the vicinity of 2b (on the back side of the punch metal 11), decorative LEDs 37 and 38 for light decoration are attached to the front openable frame 4, respectively. On the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, there is provided a see-through lens 39 for visually recognizing a stamp attached to the game board 40.

The above decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', 1
As shown in FIG. 5, the lamp board 6 composed of a printed wiring board is used for the lamp 0, the ball cutout lamp 9, and the prize ball lamp 10.
a, 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a, and is attached to the front side of the front frame 3. Decorative LEDs 37, 38
Are LED boards 37a composed of a printed wiring board,
38a and attached to the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4. The lamp substrates 9a and 10a are provided with a decorative lamp 6 in addition to the ball cutout lamp 9 and the prize ball lamp 10, respectively.
Decorative lamps 9 ′ and 10 ′ similar to those of FIGS. Then, each of the lamp substrates 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 1
0a is connected to the frame illumination relay board 15, and each LED board 37a, 38a is connected to the frame illumination relay board 16. The frame illumination relay boards 15 and 16 are connected to a frame illumination relay board 96 that is fixed to a relay board terminal block 95 attached to the lower portion of the rear surface of the front frame 3, and then connected to an illumination control board 80 described later. It is connected to the. The illumination control board 80 includes the decoration lamps 6 to 8, 9 ′, and 10 ′, the ball cutout lamp 9, and the decoration lamp 6 according to the type of information signal from the main board 151 described later.
The display of the prize ball lamp 10 and the decorative LEDs 37 and 38 is controlled. Note that the frame illumination relay board 15 is attached to the front frame 3
(Corresponding to this, the lamp board is also mounted on the front side of the front frame 3), and the frame illumination relay board 16 is mounted on the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4 (corresponding to this). Corresponding to this, the LED substrate is also attached to the back side of the front opening / closing frame 4).

The wires extending from the speakers 12a and 12b are temporarily connected to sound effect relay boards 17a and 17b attached to the upper and lower back surfaces of the front opening and closing frame 4, respectively.
After that, it is connected to a sound effect relay board 97 fixed to a relay board terminal block 95 attached to a lower portion of the rear surface of the front frame 3 and then to a sound effect control board 82 described later.
The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b according to the type of the information signal from the main board 151.

Next, the structure of the upper plate 19 attached to the lower side of the front opening / closing frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 19 is formed by fixing a plate member obtained by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. . Above the open side of the upper plate 19, a ball-drawing operation lever 21 is provided. The ball removing operation lever 21 is provided so as to be movable in the left and right directions, and moves in one direction against the urging force of a spring (not shown) to move the balls stored in the upper plate 19 to the back side. The lower plate 2 is caused to flow down through the ball removing path (not shown) formed.
7.

The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in further detail. The upper plate 19 temporarily stores the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout port 20 formed on the upstream side thereof, and then stores the prize balls in the firing position. Is to supply. In addition, the upper plate 19 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operation unit is a ball rental switch 24
And a return switch 25 (both shown in FIG. 6) and a balance display board 23 on which a display LED (not shown) is mounted. The balance display board 23 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the upper plate 19.

The ball lending switch 24 is operated when borrowing a game ball by the card unit device 31, and the return switch 25 is operated when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 34 of the card unit device 31 at the end of the game. It is for returning. The balance display displays the remaining amount of the card inserted into the card insertion slot 34 of the card unit device 31. The upper plate 19
The upper wire extending from the balance lending switch 24, the return switch 25, and the balance display substrate 23 on which the display LED is mounted is provided at a lower portion of the front frame 3 on the pivot support side. (Not shown) to the back side of the front frame 3 and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later. The open end of the upper plate 19 is a locking projection 22 projecting most forward on the front side of the front frame 3. The locking projection 22 has the front opening / closing frame 4 and the front frame 3. And a cylinder lock 26 for operating a locking device 84 (see FIG. 3) for locking the front frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2.

The lower plate 27 attached to the lower portion of the front frame 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19 and discharged from a connection gutter 93 (see FIG. 3) through an extra ball passage (not shown). An extra prize ball is stored, and a ball-pulling operation lever 28 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 27. By operating the ball-pulling operation lever 28, the prize balls stored in the lower plate 27 can be balled down and transferred to a portable ball-box. Also, on the left side of the lower plate 27,
An ashtray 29 is provided, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operation handle 30 detects a single-shot firing switch 91 for temporarily stopping the driving of the launching motor 88 (stepping motor) of the hit ball launching device 87 shown in FIG. In addition to a built-in touch sensor 92 (see FIG. 6), a finger hook 30a (see FIG. 1) for adjusting the resilience is provided.

The front structure of the ball game machine 1 is generally as described above, but in the illustrated embodiment, the card unit device 31 is adjacent to the ball game machine 1. The card unit device 31 is operated by operating the operation units such as the ball lending switch 24 and the return switch 25 provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Thus, the card unit device 31 has a usable indicator 32 for displaying whether or not the card unit device 31 is in a usable state, and whether the card unit device 31 is compatible with the ball game machine 1 on which side. A link stand direction indicator 33 for displaying information and a card insertion slot 34 for inserting a magnetic card as a recording medium are provided. The card unit device 31 configured as described above is controlled by a unique control circuit, and is connected to a payout control board 144 described later via a card unit wiring 35 (see FIG. 6). .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 100 provided with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a prize ball is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1. At the same time, on the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30, a firing device motor 88 and a hitting device 87 having a hitting hammer (not shown) are fixed, and the hitting device 8 is provided.
A connecting gutter 93 for guiding the ball flowing down from the surplus ball passage of the mechanism plate 100 to the lower plate 27 is fixed to the side of the connecting plate 7, and a relay board mounting base 95 is mounted on the side of the connecting gutter. The outer frame 2 is provided on the open rear surface of the front frame 3 with respect to the outer frame 2.
A locking device 84 is provided for locking the front frame 3 to the locking piece 85 and locking the front opening / closing frame 4 to the front frame 3.

In the above configuration, the hit ball launching device 87 is provided with a launch control board 90, and the firing control board 90 controls the driving of the hit ball launching device 87. The firing control board 90 is housed in the firing control board box 89, and is connected to the payout control board 144 via a connector provided at a position exposed to the outside from the firing control board box 89. (See FIG. 6) When a predetermined state is reached, a shot signal cannot be fired by receiving a stop signal from the payout control board 144. Further, on the relay board mounting base 95, a frame illumination relay board 96, a sound effect relay board 97, a launch control relay board 98, and a launch control power supply relay board 99 are mounted at predetermined positions.

The general configuration of the entire ball game machine 1 has been described above. The detailed configuration of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 100 among the elements constituting the ball game machine 1 will be sequentially described below. I do.

First, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG.
Will be described. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be accommodated and fixed in a game board storage frame portion 36 integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 3, and has a circular spiral shape on its surface. A rail 42 is attached, the inside of the guide rail 42 is set as a game area 41, and a shot ball shot falls. A variable display device 43 is disposed substantially at the center of the game area 41, and a variable winning ball device 44 is disposed below the variable display device 43.

The variable display device 43 includes a symbol display section 180.
It is configured to include an LCD display 180 that enables variable display of symbols in a to 180d. On the other hand, the variable prize ball device 44 includes an opening / closing member 171 that opens for a predetermined period based on a prize in the ball receiving recess 58b of the rotating body 58 described later in the right generation state. The variable winning ball device 44
The detailed configuration of the variable display device 43 will be described later. Variable display device 43 and variable winning ball device 4
A winning device 45 having a starting winning port 45a is arranged in the game area 41 between the starting winning port 45 and the starting winning port 45a.
In a, a symbol starting ball detector 46 is incorporated to detect a winning ball. When the hit ball wins the winning device 45 and the symbol starting ball detector 46 is activated, the symbol display sections 180a to 180d variably display. When the display result is a hit symbol, an opening / closing piece 49a to be described later is used. -49b is opened for a predetermined time.

In the game area 41 on one side (left side in the figure) of the variable display device 43, a variable winning opening 47 is arranged.
The variable winning opening 47 has a built-in winning ball detector 48 for detecting a hit ball to win. Variable winning opening 4
A pair of left and right opening / closing pieces 49a and 49b are provided at the upper end of 7. The opening / closing pieces 49a and 49b are provided with an obstacle nail 50 at an upper position thereof, and are changed between a tilted position and a vertical position with the driving of a solenoid 49c (see FIG. 5) arranged on the back surface of the game board 40. Thus, the variable winning opening 47 is opened and closed. On the other hand, at the lower end of the variable winning opening 47, there is provided a winning ball passing opening 51 for passing the hit ball detected by the winning ball detector 48 downward. In addition, below the variable winning opening 47, a specific winning opening 5 as a specific area where a right generation state can occur is provided.
2 around the specific winning opening 52, a frame member 55 having a winning opening 55a at the upper end to form a winning space 55b is arranged. The special winning opening 52 detects a winning ball by a built-in specific ball detector 53 to generate a right generation state, and the winning ball is held by a solenoid 54 for a predetermined time. For this reason, the next prize ball winning in the prize space 55b is played by the prize ball stopped in the specific prize port 52, and is guided to the normal area in the prize space 55b excluding the specific prize port 52 to simply win. It is to be treated as a ball,
As a result, it is possible to prevent the right from disappearing (described later) immediately after the right is generated by a plurality of winning balls. The frame member 55 has decorative LEDs 5 each having a specific design.
6a to 56j are provided. The decorative LED 56a ~
Each of the lamps 56j performs a lighting movement in accordance with a winning in the specific winning opening 52, and one or two of them are lighted and displayed after a predetermined time. For this reason, a specific symbol (decorative LEDs 56a to 56j) is determined in advance in the hall, and when the specific symbol is lit, the continuation of the use of the prize ball or the like is permitted, thereby enriching the additional game content. Is possible. In addition, the variable winning opening 47
The obstacle nail 57 is provided between the winning ball passing opening 51 of the player and the winning opening 55a of the frame member 55. For this reason, the ball that has passed through the variable winning opening 47 necessarily has a winning space 55b.
The ball that is guided inside but does not pass through the variable winning opening 47 is prevented from winning in the winning space 55b.

On the other hand, in the game area 41 on the other side (the right side in the drawing) of the variable display device 43, a rotating body 58 is arranged. The rotating body 58 has a mounting plate mounted on the surface of the game board 40, a circular surrounding frame is protruded from the surface of the mounting plate, and a motor 58a inside the surrounding frame (see FIG. 5).
Is driven to rotate. Rotating body 58
Ball receiving recess 58b for receiving one hit ball
Is formed, and the rotating body 58 rotates so as to receive a ball hit from a winning opening 59 formed at the upper part of the surrounding frame. The hit ball received by the ball receiving recess 58b is guided to a winning hole (not shown) formed in the mounting plate by the rotation of the rotating body 58, and then passes through the winning hole through a passage formed on the back surface of the mounting plate. , Is detected by a starting ball detector 60 provided thereunder. Starting ball detector 60
Is to derive a signal for driving the opening / closing member 171 of the variable winning ball device 44 in a predetermined manner by detecting a hit ball during the right generation state. Further, a winning opening 61 having a built-in sleeve lamp 61a is arranged below the rotating body 58. Further, in addition to the above-described configuration, the game area 41 is provided with a windmill lamp 62, a side lamp decoration 63 having a built-in side lamp 63a, a rail decoration lamp 64, an out port 65, a back ball prevention member 66, and the like.

When the ball hits the ball receiving recess 58b of the rotating body 58 and turns on the starting ball detector 60 during the above-mentioned right generation state, the opening / closing member 1 of the variable winning ball device 44 is turned on.
Until a predetermined time (for example, 9.5 seconds) elapses,
Alternatively, the opening is performed until a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is generated until the predetermined time elapses. In addition,
When the hit ball wins in the ball receiving recess 58b of the rotating body 58 when the right is not in the right generation state, and the winning ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the winning ball is treated as a simple winning. Further, the rotating speed of the rotating body 58 is set to be different between the right generating state and the normal state other than the right state. Specifically, the rotator 58 rotates faster in the right generation state than in the normal state. In other words, during the right generation state, the ball receiving recess 58b
By quickly sending the hit ball received to the starting ball detector 60, the chance of receiving the hit ball in the ball receiving recess 58b is increased, and the number of payouts of the prize ball according to the winning is increased so that the player is advantageous. It has become. In addition, with such a configuration, the normal winning rate other than the starting winning rate can be reduced, so that the balance between the payout and the starting winning rate can be better adjusted.

Here, the game content in the right generation state will be briefly described. When a ball is guided to a specific winning opening 52 as a specific area provided inside the frame member 55, the right generation state (in terms of control). , The special device is activated). Then, while the right generation state continues, when the hit ball wins the ball receiving recess 58b of the rotating body 58 and the starting ball detector 60 is turned on, the opening / closing member 171 of the variable winning ball device 44 opens. I do. In such an opening operation, as long as the right generation state continues, the ball hits the rotating body 5.
8 is repeated each time a ball is received in the ball receiving recess 58b. However, the right generation state is continued when a ball is guided again to a specific area (specific winning opening 52) in the frame member 55 during the right generation state, or a predetermined number (for example, (16) hit balls are detected, and the process is terminated.

Next, the detailed structure of the variable winning ball device 44 disposed below the variable display device 43 will be described.
The variable winning prize ball device 44 has a horizontally long mounting board 170 mounted on the surface of the game board 40. A special variable winning opening 170a is formed in the center of the mounting board 170, and an opening / closing member 171 is provided in the special variable winning opening 170a. The opening / closing member 171 is used for the game board 4
0 can be freely changed between the tilt position and the vertical position based on the driving of the solenoid 172 disposed on the back surface of the zero.
Thus, the opening / closing member 171 has the solenoid 172
When N is reached, the special variable winning opening 170a is tilted to be opened, and when the solenoid 172 is turned off, the special variable winning opening 170a is closed. The special variable winning opening 170a is provided in the special variable winning opening 170a during one opening / closing cycle of the opening / closing member 171.
A number display LED 17 that displays the number of winning balls that wins 0a
3 and an attacker lamp 175 are provided. The operation of displaying the number of winning balls by the number display LED 173 is performed by the winning ball detector 17 disposed on the rear side of the game board 40.
No. 4 is performed based on an operation of detecting a winning ball guided from the special variable winning opening 170a. The mounting board 170 has a decorative LED 3 at a position below the opening / closing member 171.
7 are provided, and a winning opening 177 and an attacker lamp 178 are provided at respective left and right side positions of the opening / closing member 171. The display of the decorative LED 176 and the attacker lamps 175 and 178 is controlled in a predetermined manner, for example, during a right generation state.

Next, a detailed configuration of the variable display device 43 disposed substantially at the center of the game area 41 will be described. The variable display device 43 includes an LCD display 180 that enables variable display of symbols on each of the symbol display units 180a to 180d.
And a mounting board 181 for mounting the LCD display 180 on the surface of the game board 40. A substantially square window frame 182 is formed on the mounting board 181, and a display screen of the LCD display 180 is provided on the window frame 182. In addition, a center lamp 183, a start storage display LED 184 for storing and displaying the number of hit balls in the prize device 45 at the time of change or a right generation state, and a decoration LED 185 are provided above the window frame portion 182. A winning opening 186 is provided at the upper end of the window frame 182. The variable display device 43 has a maximum number of stored variable unprocessed portions of four, and therefore, four start storage display LEDs 184 are also provided.

Next, the detailed structure of the winning device 45 will be described with reference to FIGS. Winning device 45
As shown in FIG. 8, the winning opening forming member 190 which is attached to the surface of the game board 40 and has the starting winning opening 45 a formed at the upper end thereof, and fits into the mounting opening 191 formed in the game board 40. And a ball guiding member 194 in which a ball passage 193 communicating with the opening 192 at the downstream end of the winning opening forming member 190 is formed. In the middle of the winning opening forming member 190 (downstream of the starting winning opening 45a), the ball passing port 1 of the symbol starting ball detector 46 is provided.
95a are arranged, and the housing portion 19 of the symbol starting ball detector 46 is provided.
5b is arranged in contact with the upper wall portion of the ball passage 193 of the ball guiding member 194.

The ball guiding member 194 is formed such that the bottom surface portion of the ball passage 193 (the guiding surface of the winning ball) is inclined downward toward the back surface of the game board 40, whereby the opening 192 of the winning opening forming member 190 is formed. (A ball that has entered the start winning opening 45a) is discharged to the back surface of the game board 40. In addition, on the back of the game board 40, the game board 4
A winning ball guiding cover 71 is provided at a predetermined interval from 0, and the balls discharged from the ball passage 193 are ball guiding formed between the winning ball guiding cover 71 and the game board 40. It is guided downward through a passage 196. Further, the wiring 195c of the symbol starting ball detector 46 is provided on the winning ball guiding cover 71.
Is provided with an insertion opening 197 for insertion into the back side of the.

The winning opening forming member 190 and the ball guiding member 194 extend from the starting winning opening 45a to the position where the symbol starting ball detector 46 (ball passing opening 195a) is arranged.
Formed in the ball passage 198 are provided with buffer protrusions 199 and 200 for slowing down the flow speed of the winning ball. The buffer protrusion 199 is provided in the symbol starting ball detector 46 (ball passing port 19).
5a), a protrusion is formed on the rear wall of the winning opening forming member 190 directly above, and the buffer protrusion 200 is formed on the front wall of the ball guiding member 194 at the entrance of the starting winning opening 45a. The set dimensions of the buffer projections 199 and 200 are as shown in FIGS. The length L1 in the horizontal direction from the tip of the buffer projection 200 to the rear wall of the winning opening forming member 190, and the buffer projection 19
As shown in FIG. 9, the length L2 in the horizontal direction from the tip of the ball 9 to the front wall of the ball guiding member 194 is 11.5 mm, which is slightly larger than the diameter (11 mm) of each ball.
And the buffer protrusions 19
The length L3 in the horizontal direction up to the tip of No. 9 is set to 10 mm, which is slightly smaller than the diameter (11 mm) of the ball. As shown in FIG. 10, the length L4 between the tip portions of the buffer protrusions 199 and 200 is L1.
-Like L2, it is set to 11.5 mm, which is slightly larger than the ball diameter (11 mm).

That is, according to the setting of the buffer protrusions 199 and 200 described above, the starting winning opening 45a in the ball passage 198 is provided.
The passage width (length L1) of the vicinity (ball entrance), the passage width (length L4) between the respective buffer protrusions 199 and 200, and the vicinity of the symbol starting ball detector 46 in the ball passage 198 (ball exit)
Is set to be larger than the diameter of the ball, the ball entering the starting winning opening 45a can be surely detected by the symbol starting ball detector 46 without clogging in the ball passage 198. (The ball passage opening 195a), while the length L3 in the horizontal direction from the tip of the buffer projection 200 to the tip of the buffer projection 199 is set to be smaller than the diameter of the ball. Thus, the ball entering the starting winning opening 45a is prevented from naturally falling and passing through the ball passage 198 without hitting the buffer protrusions 199 and 200. Therefore, the ball that has entered the starting winning opening 45a does not naturally fall through the ball passage 198 as it is, and at least one of the buffer protrusions 19
At 9,200, the falling speed is surely reduced. In the present embodiment, the cushioning protrusion 1 described above is used.
With the settings of 99 and 200, the ball passage 198 is formed with a size not less than the diameter of the ball and not more than two balls.

The surface of the game board 40 (game area 4)
As shown in FIG. 8, the game ball B, which falls down 1) and wins the winning device 45 (starting winning opening 45a) hits the buffer protrusions 199 and 200 when passing through the ball passage 198, so that the falling velocity is reduced. It is loosened and passes through the symbol starting ball detector 46 (ball passing port 195a) in a state where its falling speed is slowed. Therefore, the game ball B is reliably detected by the symbol starting ball detector 46. The game ball B is thus detected by the symbol starting ball detector 46.
Is detected, a predetermined number (two in the present embodiment) of payout balls are paid out based on the detection signal.
Thereafter, the game ball B detected by the symbol starting ball detector 46
Is guided to the back surface of the game board 40 through the ball passage 193, and is discharged from the ball game machine 1 after passing through the ball guide passage 196. In addition, the buffer projection 199.2
The set size of 00 is not limited to the value described in the embodiment, and may be set to any value as long as the flow speed of the winning ball can be reduced. Specifically, the buffer protrusion 19
The width dimension of 9.200 is not limited to the values described in the embodiment as long as the above-mentioned conditions are satisfied. Further, the position and the set number of the buffer protrusions are not particularly limited. In addition, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the buffering projections 199 and 200 are continuously provided in the ball passage 198 so as to slow down the flow rate of the winning prize ball. It is also possible to form a bent ball passage without providing a buffer protrusion on the horn to slow down the falling speed of the winning prize ball.

In the present embodiment described above, the winning opening and the winning device where the hit ball wins are all provided with a winning ball detector from which a signal for detecting a winning ball is derived (however, FIG. 2). Among them, a symbol starting ball detector 46, a winning ball detector 48, a specific ball detector 53, a starting ball detector 60,
Only the winning ball detector 174 is shown, and other winning ball detectors provided in the normal winning ports are not shown). This is used for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. Thus, the winning ball detectors 48 other than the symbol starting ball detector 46 and the starting ball detector 60,
As shown in FIG. 5, 53 and 174 are connected to the main board 151 via a relay board 77 described below, and
In step 1, the ball payout device 116, which will be described later, is configured to store detection signals from these detectors, sequentially derive a prize ball number signal to the payout control board 144, and pay out prize balls corresponding to winning. It has become.

On the other hand, the symbol starting ball detector 46 and the starting ball detector 60 are directly connected to the main board 151 without going through the relay board 77, as shown in FIG. The winning ball number information derived by the winning ball detectors 48, 53, 174 of the
In the present embodiment, while the number is thirteen, the prize ball number information based on the symbol starting ball detector 46 and the starting ball detector 60 is:
A relatively small number, two in this embodiment). This is because the wiring from the symbol starting ball detector 46 and the starting ball detector 60 is directly connected to the main board 151, so that an incorrect circuit board is incorporated in the middle of the wiring (referred to as a hanging board or the like). This is because it is easy to find out whether or not is connected.

By the way, the setting of the payout of two prize balls for the detection of one ball by the symbol starting ball detector 46 as described above does not increase the disadvantage to the game arcade side,
This is a setting of the number of prize balls that can provide an effect that the player is not dissatisfied with paying out the prize balls, and does not spoil the interest of the game without extremely lowering the starting winning rate. However, the number of prize balls set to one such start winning prize ball is not limited to two, but may be any number that is two or more and less than five. The number of prize balls to be paid out to the prize ball detector 174 for detecting a prize to the variable prize ball device 44 is set to a relatively large number of thirteen. Therefore, when the right is generated, a large amount of prize balls can be paid out to the player, so that the interest of the game can be improved. In addition, the variable winning ball device 44
The set number of prize balls for one winning ball is not limited to 13, but may be any number that is 10 or more and less than 15.

In the game area 41 of the game board 40, a large number of electrical components such as switches and solenoids, decorative lamps and decorative LEDs are provided as described above. The board is connected to the main board 151 and the illumination control board 80 via an illumination relay board 76 and a relay board 77 attached to the back surface of the board 71. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the switches 48, 53, 174 and the solenoids 49c, 54, 172 provided on the game board 40 are connected to the main board 151 via the relay board 77 and provided on the game board 40. Lamp substrates 190a, 62, 63 mounting decorative lamps to be mounted
a, 175, 178, 183, decorative LED boards 56a to 56 on which decorative LEDs provided on the game board 40 are mounted.
j, 176, 185 and storage display LEDs 173, 18
4 is an illumination control board 80 via an illumination relay board 76 for a board.
It is connected to the.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the back surface of the special variable display device 44 is provided on the back surface of the game board 40 so as to protrude. A display control board 75 is attached to the rear surface of the special variable display device 44 so as to be covered with a display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 drives and controls the variable display operation of the variable display of the special variable display device 44 according to the type of the information signal from the main board 151. The display control board cover 74 has a mounting piece 74a protruding from an outer peripheral end thereof, which is screwed to the game board 40 and mounted.

A cover 70 is mounted around the rear surface of the special variable display device 44, and a winning ball guide cover 71 is mounted below the cover 70 so as to communicate with the cover 70. The cover body 70 has a window hole 7 in the center thereof through which the back surface of the special variable display device 44 penetrates.
2 is formed, and an electric relay board 7 for a board is provided on one rear surface.
6 and the information terminal board 78 are attached. In addition,
The cover 70 is attached by attaching screws 166 formed in the outer peripheral portion of the window hole 72 to the back surface of the game board 40. The board illumination relay board 76 includes, as described above, electric components such as switches, lamps, solenoids, and LEDs provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40, and the main board 151.
Alternatively, the connection with the illumination control board 80 is relayed.
The information terminal board 78, as shown in FIG.
Game information necessary for business management (for example, jackpot information to notify that a jackpot game is being performed, start ball detector ON)
Start-up information for notifying the number of hit balls, and symbol determination count information for notifying the variable operation count of the variable display device) to a management computer installed in the game hall. Information is provided from the main board 151. Further, information such as which symbol has a big hit and which symbol has stopped may be output.

A relay board 77 and a control board box 79 for accommodating the illumination control board 80 and the sound effect control board 82 are mounted on the rear side of the winning ball guide cover 71. As shown in FIG. 5, the illumination control board 80 is provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 (not necessarily in the game area 41).
A decorative lamp or LED provided on the game board 40).
In addition, decorative lamps, decorative LEDs, and the like provided on the front frame 3 and the front opening / closing frame 4 are collectively driven and controlled according to an information signal from the main board 151. The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the loudspeakers 12a and 12b, and generates sound effects corresponding to the contents of the game in accordance with the information signal from the main board 151. Further, the sound effect control board 82 is provided with a sound changeover switch 83 for switching the volume.

The structure of the game board 40 has been described in detail above.
The game board storage frame portion 36 (see FIG. 3) formed on the back side of the front frame 3 is stored and fixed. As is well known, the game board storage frame portion 36 is formed in a step-like shape on the back surface of the front frame 3 so as to house the game board 40 having a substantially square shape, and the back surface of the housed game board 40 is pressed and fixed. The game board locking lever 86 is mounted on an appropriate portion of the game board storage frame portion 36 to perform the operation. Also, the game board storage frame 3
The lower part of 6 serves as a flat support plate on which the lower side of the game board 40 is placed, and an out ball guide path (not shown) for guiding the out ball to substantially the center of the support plate.
Are formed. Further, in a state where the game board 40 is housed and fixed by the game board locking lever 86, the mechanism plate 100 is covered from the back surface thereof. A locking pin 106a (see FIG. 4) of a shaft support 106 fixed to one side of the mechanism plate 100 is engaged with a shaft pin projecting above and below a bearing (not shown) fixed to the side surface. As a result, a locking pin (not shown) which is pivotally supported to be openable and closable at an appropriate position of the game board storage frame portion 36 and a mechanism plate locking lever 149 provided on the mechanism plate 100 are engaged. Thus, the mechanism plate 100 can be held in a closed state. It should be noted that the mechanism plate 100 includes the front frame 3
May be fixed to and cannot be opened and closed.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 100 provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the mechanism plate 100 mainly includes a prize ball tank 105 for storing a prize ball and the prize ball tank 10.
An upper component provided with a ball alignment rail member 108 and a curve rail member 111 for guiding the prize balls stored in the ball 5 while aligning them on the downstream side, a ball passage 114 for guiding the balls from the curve rail member 111, and a prize. An intermediate component provided with a ball payout device 116 that pays out a prize ball based on the following, and a lower component provided with a processing mechanism for processing a hit ball including a winning ball mainly driven into the game board 40 are viewed from the back. It is integrally formed on the mechanism plate main body 101 so as to form the opening window 102 when viewed. For this reason, when the mechanism plate 100 is closed, the main portion of the back surface of the game board 40 is
02, the game board 40
As described above, the opening / closing operation of the mechanism plate 100 can be performed smoothly even if the back surface structure is a complicated one having the back surface of the special variable display device 44 and the display control board cover 74. Note that a horizontal projecting plate 103 is provided slightly below the center of the opening window 102 so as to project rearward while being bridged from both side ends of the opening window 102, and the horizontal projecting plate 103 will be described later. The upper part of the main board box 150 is attached.

The configuration of the mechanism plate 100 will be described below. First, a prize ball tank 105 for storing a large amount of prize balls and a plurality of prize balls supplied from the prize ball tank 105 are arranged in a plurality of rows (in the case of this embodiment, Ball alignment rail member 108 that is arranged in a row and flows down, a curve rail member 111 that changes a prize ball guided by the ball alignment rail member 108 toward a ball dispensing device 116 described below, and the curve rail member. Information terminal boards 132 provided above 111 are provided at predetermined positions, respectively.

The prize ball tank 105 is provided with an out-of-ball information detection lever 110 (see FIG. 4) which is pivotally supported on its bottom surface and urged upward by a spring (not shown).
Below the ball-out information detection lever 110, a ball-out information switch 107 is fixed. As shown in FIG. 5, the ball-out information switch 107 is connected to an information terminal board 132, which will be described later, and outputs a ball-out signal to a management computer (not shown) when a prize ball runs short in the prize ball tank 105. It has become. The ball alignment rail member 108 arranged on the downstream side of the prize ball tank 105 is attached in an inclined manner from one end to the other end of the upper component, and has two partition walls (not shown) at the center of the inside. Is set up, and the prize ball flowing out of the prize ball tank 105 is
They are arranged in columns. In addition, a ball grading member 109 is suspended on the downstream side upper portion of the ball alignment rail member 108 so as to be swingable around a support shaft, and flows down the ball alignment rail member 108 in two stages up and down. The weight is buried in the ball leveling member 109 so that the ball is leveled by one.

An external connection terminal 1 to which a signal line to the outside is connected is provided at the upper portion on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108.
An information terminal board 132 having 33 is provided. An external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132 includes a ball breaking information output terminal for connecting a signal line between the outside (for example, a management computer) and the ball game machine 1, a ball lending information output terminal, and award ball information. It has an output terminal and the like, and further has a connector 132a to which the ball-out information switch 107 is connected, a connector 132b to which a payout control board 144 is connected, and a connector 132c to which a main board 151 is connected. It is configured.

In addition to the above-described configuration, a mechanism plate locking lever 149 having one end supported at the open end and a position corresponding to the upper portion of the information terminal board 132 is rotatably provided on the upper component. I have. The mechanism plate locking lever 149 is formed with a groove that engages with a tip of a locking pin (not shown) that is planted and fixed at a predetermined position on the rear surface side of the front frame 3. By rotating so as to release the engagement with the stop pin, the fixed state of the mechanism plate 100 to the rear surface side of the front frame 3 can be released. Since the mechanism plate locking lever 149 is provided at the open end of the upper component and the open end of the lower component, the fixed state of the mechanism plate 100 to the back side of the front frame 3 is firmly stable. It can be made to be.

Next, on the upper part of the intermediate component of the mechanism plate 100, a curved rail member 11 which communicates with the downstream end of the ball alignment rail member 108 to change the direction of the prize ball by 180 degrees and guides it.
1 is provided. The curve rail member 111 is also formed so as to align winning balls in two rows and guide them toward the downstream side. In addition, a ball removal valve (not shown) is provided at the hairpin-shaped bent portion of the curve rail member 111 so as to be swingable,
The bleed passage 11 extends from the side of the bleed valve to the downstream side.
2 are formed. The ball extraction passage 112 is provided when the ball extraction valve is operated (for example, when the business is closed and the prize ball tank 1 is closed).
When it becomes necessary to pull out the prize balls stored in the ball prize 05), the prize balls stored in the prize ball tank 105 and the ball alignment rail member 108 are passed through the ball extraction passage 112 to the outside of the ball game machine 1. Is to guide.

On the downstream side of the curve rail member 111, a ball passage member is provided vertically. Specifically, a ball passage member is constituted by two rows of ball passages 114 on the left and right sides.
Each row of ball passages 114 has a ball-break switch 115
Is provided so as to face the passage. As shown in FIG. 5, the cutout switch 115 is connected to the main board 151 via a frame switch relay board 142. When the cutout switch 115 stops detecting a ball, the ball payout device described below. The operation of the payout motor 118 at 116 is stopped to inactivate the payout of balls.

The ball dispensing device 116 attached below the ball passage member is housed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case and is detachably attached to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101. I have. The structure of the ball dispensing device 116 will be briefly described. In the case, as shown in FIG.
A ball passage 153 (only one near side is shown in the drawing) is formed at the lower end of the ball passage 153, and balls in the ball dispensing device 116 (ball passage 153) are provided one by one. A sprocket 154 that separates and discharges from the ball discharge port at the downstream end is provided. The sprocket 154 includes a plurality of (three) protrusions 154a protruding from both ends of a columnar member at intervals at which game balls are received.
The drive 18 rotates. Also,
The ball discharge port is composed of two discharge ports 155,
156, and the discharge port 155 on the front side is
The ball discharge port 156 is configured to discharge the ball discharged from the ball 16 as a ball for rental, and the discharge port 156 on the rear side is connected to the ball discharge device 11.
6 is configured as a prize ball discharge port for paying out balls as prize balls. The outlet 155 on the front side has the outlet 1
A ball lending count switch 119 for detecting the number of balls (ball lending) discharged from 55 is provided. A prize ball count switch 12 for detecting the number of balls (the number of prize balls) discharged from the discharge port 156 is provided at the rear discharge port 156.
0 is provided. On the downstream side of the sprocket 154, there is provided a switching valve 159 for switching a passage between a ball passage 157 for sending a ball to the ball lending outlet 155 and a ball passage 158 for sending a prize ball outlet 156. Switching valve 159
Is a passage switching solenoid 117 (only reference numerals are shown in FIG. 6).
, The ball passages 157 (ball lending side) and 158 (prize ball side) are switched. Further, a motor position sensor 122 (only a reference numeral is shown in FIG. 6) for detecting a stop position of the payout motor 118 (accurately, a stop position of the rotating member) is provided in order to reliably perform a ball payout operation.

The ball passage 153 has a curved portion 16 before the game ball is fed into the sprocket 154.
0 to 162 are formed, and the sprocket 154
A guide protrusion 162a is formed at a lower end of the ball passage 153 at an upper portion, and a width dimension W1 in the horizontal direction from the guide protrusion 162a to the opposing surface 153a is set to a value smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Note that the distance W2 between the guide protrusion 162a and the facing surface 153a is such that
Is set to a value larger than the diameter of the game ball so that it can pass through. Thus, the game ball flowing down the ball passage 153 passes through the curved portion 160 and is once sprocket 1
After being guided to the opposite side of the rotation direction of 54 (the rotational drive of the sprocket 154 is clockwise in FIG. 7), the bending portion 1
It flows down to the rotation direction side along 190 and 162 and is sent to sprocket 154. That is, the game ball is curved portion 1
When passing through 190 and 162, the dimension W
By setting 1, W2, the game ball is always bent 119
At 0 and 162, the downflow speed of the game ball is reduced, and the game ball is fed into the groove of the sprocket 154 while being guided in the rotation direction of the sprocket 154 by the guide protrusion 162a.

The switching valve 159 has a curved shape when viewed from the side, and the ball receiving surface is concave. Therefore, even when the switching valve 159 forms a part of the ball passage 157 (at the time of switching to the ball lending position), the ball can be guided so as to slide, and a smooth flow of the ball can be caused. Thus, the durability of the switching valve 159 can be improved. A recess 163 is formed in each of the ball passages 157 and 158 that abuts on the tip of the switching valve 159 so that the tip of the switching valve 159 does not project in the ball passages 157 and 158. For this reason, in any of the passage shapes switched by the switching valve 159, the flow of the ball is not obstructed, so that the ball can smoothly flow and the tip of the switching valve 159 can be protected.

In the case of the above-described ball dispensing device 116, a dispensing unit relay board 124 to which the above-described passage switching solenoid 117, dispensing motor 118, count switches 119 and 120, and motor position sensor 122 are connected.
Is attached. This dispensing unit relay board 124
5 is connected to the payout control board 144 and is also connected to the main board 151 via the frame switch relay board 142 as shown in FIGS. In addition, the above-mentioned ball passage 114, the ball cutout switch 115, the ball payout device 116,
And the dispensing unit relay board 124 includes the dispensing device cover 1.
64.

Next, the lower component of the mechanism plate 100 will be described.
6, a winning ball passage 126 is formed, and the winning ball passage 1 is formed.
An upper plate communication port (not shown) is formed at the lower end of 26. The upper plate communication port guides a prize ball to the upper plate 19 provided on the front surface of the ball game machine 1. An extra sphere passage is connected to one side of the upper plate communication port. When a large number of prize balls are paid out based on the winning and the upper plate 19 is full of prize balls and finally reaches the upper plate communication port and continues to pay out the prize balls, the prize balls become surplus balls. Guided to the passage,
After that, it is discharged to the lower plate 27 through the connection gutter 93. And when more prize balls are paid out,
The lower plate 27 is also full, but when it reaches the full tank switch 129 provided on one side wall of the surplus ball passage, the full tank switch 129 is turned on, and the driving of the motor 118 of the ball discharging device 116 is stopped. To make the payout operation of the prize ball and the lending ball inactive. Note that the rear surfaces of the above-described prize ball passage 126, the ball removal passage 112, and the surplus ball passage are closed by a lower passage cover 128.

On the other hand, on the front side of the lower component (the side in contact with the game board 40), a prize ball collecting gutter (not shown) for collecting prize balls generated on the game board 40 is provided in an inclined manner. . The winning balls collected in the winning ball collecting gutter pass through a driving ball discharge passage (not shown) to the outside of the ball game machine 1 (a collection path formed inside the island where the ball game machine is installed). Released. In the driven ball discharge passage, not only the winning ball but also the out ball taken into the out port 69 and the prize ball removed from the ball removal passage 112 are merged and discharged.

The mechanism plate 10 constructed as described above is used.
0, a power supply unit box 136 accommodating a power supply unit board 137 for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages, a special variable display device 44 and a special variable prize ball device provided on the game board 40. And a payout control board box 14 containing a payout control board 144 for controlling the operation of the ball payout device 116 and a main board box 150 for containing a main board 151 for controlling the operation of the gaming machine such as 48.
3, the full tank switch 129, and the out-of-ball switch 11
5, and a frame switch relay board 142 that relays the connection between the payout unit relay board 124 and the main board 151.

The power supply unit box 136 is detachably attached to a locking claw (not shown) protruding from the mechanism plate main body 101 on the lower position side of the opening window 102, and is housed inside the power supply unit board 137. Has a power line 13
5 is mounted. A power supply line 135 connected to the power supply connector is drawn from the information terminal board 132 to a lower portion on the open side of the mechanism plate 100 along a wiring processing groove (not shown) formed on the back side of the mechanism plate main body 101. At the position immediately before, it is pulled out to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101 and connected to the power connector. As shown in FIG. 6, the voltage supplied by the power supply line 135 is a voltage of 24 VAC, and the plurality of voltages generated by the power supply unit substrate (power generation substrate) 137 are
V, DC21V, DC12V, DC5V, and AC24V. The power supply unit board 137 stores the RAM of each board 151 and 144 while the drive power is not supplied to each CPU of the main board 151 and the payout control board 144.
Each board 15 to back up at least a portion of
1, 144 is supplied with a backup power supply (power-off signal).

The above-described display control board cover 74, control board box 79, main board box 150, payout control board box 143, and power supply unit box 136
A part or the whole is made of a transparent synthetic resin so that the inside can be seen through (an unauthorized modification of a ROM or the like can be easily visually recognized), and a heat radiation hole is formed. Further, the sound effect control board 82 accommodated in the control board box 79 can be easily recycled only by replacing the ROM (in particular, the ROM storing sound effect data). Also, the ROM of the illumination control board 80 accommodated in the control board box 79 and the display control board 75 covered by the display control board cover 74 are exchanged in the same manner unless the board configuration or the number of lamps is changed. It can be recycled by doing. That is, if the boxes are collected when the game board 40 is replaced, and the ROM is taken out and rewritten or replaced, it can be used for a new model having different contents.
The control box that has changed only can be delivered again and reused.

By the way, in the configuration of the various electric parts as described above, as shown in FIGS.
1 includes switches 48, 5 provided on the game board 40.
3 and 174 are input via the relay board 77, signals from the symbol starting ball detector 46 and the starting ball detector 60 are also input, and signals from the full tank switch 129 and the ball cutout switch 115 are also input. Is input through the frame switch relay board 142. Further, a signal from the winning ball count switch 120 is input to the main board 151 via the payout unit relay board 124 and the frame switch relay board 142.

Based on the input signals from the switches 48, 53, 174, 46, 60 provided on the game board 40, the main board 151 determines the solenoids 49 c, 54, 54 provided on the game board 40 based on the input signals. While controlling the 172 and the respective storage display LEDs 173 and 184, an illumination signal according to the game state is output to the illumination control board 80, and a sound effect signal according to the game state is output to the sound effect control board 82,
Further, it outputs a big hit display control signal, a reach display control signal, or an off display control signal to the display control board 75, and outputs various game information to the information terminal board 78. The illuminated control board 80 includes various lamps 6 to 10, 190a, 62, and 6 according to the type of illuminated signal input from the main board 151.
3a, 175, 178, 183 and various LEDs 37, 3
8, 56a to 56j, 176, and 185 are display-driven and controlled, and the sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b according to the type of the sound effect signal input from the main board 151. Further, the display control board 75 includes the main board 15.
Control is performed so as to derive the display result of the special symbol display 44 (LCD display 180) according to the type of the display control signal input from 1.

The main board 151 outputs a full tank signal to the payout control board 144 based on an input signal from the full tank switch 129, and stops driving the payout motor 118 based on the full tank signal. . When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 129, the main board 15
1 prevents the prize ball possible signal described below from being output. When there is an input signal from the full tank switch 129, a full tank signal may be output to the electric decoration control board 80 to display and drive a predetermined lamp or LED, thereby notifying the user.

The main board 151 outputs a prize ball number signal to the payout control board 144 based on input signals from the switches 48, 53, 174, 46, 60 provided on the game board 40, and outputs the payout control board. The 144 drives the payout motor 118 based on the input of the winning ball number signal and the winning ball possible signal, and pays out a predetermined number of winning balls. Also, based on the input signal from the award ball count switch 120, the main board 15
When the number of prize balls to be paid out is detected, 1 outputs a clear signal to clear the prize ball number signal to the payout control board 144. Also, based on the input signal from the award ball count switch 120, the main board 151
To the information terminal board 13
2 to output from an external management computer. Further, based on the input signals from the switches 48, 53, 174, 46, and 60, the main board 151 outputs a prize ball signal to the illumination control board 80 (and the sound effect control board 82), and the prize ball lamp 1
0 (or the loudspeakers 12a and 12b) is driven for display to notify that fact. Further, based on the input signal from the ball cutout switch 115, the main board 151 does not output the prize ball possible signal to the payout control board 144, or outputs the prize ball cutout signal to the illumination control board 80 to cut the ball. The display of the lamp 9 is driven in a predetermined manner.

As described above, the main board 151 has a switch input for controlling a game operation, a switch input for controlling an operation for paying out a prize ball, a decoration lamp, and a decoration L.
Only switch inputs for driving and controlling the ED and the speakers 12a and 12b are input. In relation to the main board 151 and the other control boards 144, 80, 82, and 75, the main board 151 switches to the other control boards 144 and 144. The communication relationship is one-way toward 80, 82, and 75. For this reason, there is an advantage that even if an illegal processing program is incorporated in the other control boards 144, 80, 82, and 75 and an attempt is made to perform an illegal processing on the main board 151, the processing cannot be executed. A part of the control is performed by other control boards 144, 80,
Since they are assigned at 82 and 75, the burden on the main board 151 can be reduced, and the inspection of the main board 151 by the regulatory agency can be facilitated.

Next, the payout control board 144 includes a motor position sensor 122 and count switches 119 and 120.
Is input via the payout unit relay board 124, signals from the ball lending switch 24 and the return switch 25 of the balance display board 23 are input, and various information is input from the card unit device 31. Further, the main substrate 1
As described above from 51, a prize ball possible signal, a prize ball number signal, and a full tank signal are input. The payout control board 144, based on the input signal from the motor position sensor 122, accurately controls the stop position of the payout motor 118, that is, the stop position of the rotating member, in the payout operation of the lending ball and the prize ball. In addition, it is possible to detect whether the rotating member is rotating. Also, the count switch 11
Payout control board 14 based on input signals from
4 controls the drive of the payout motor 118 so as to pay out the correct number of payable balls and prize balls.
At 32, prize ball number information and ball lending number information are output. The award ball number information may be output from the main board 151.

Also, based on the input signal from the ball lending switch 24, the payout control board 144
When the remaining amount information has a margin by inquiring with the remaining amount information from 1 and allowing the ball lending request signal, the payout motor 118 is driven,
The payout control board 144 outputs a card return signal to the card unit device 31 based on an input signal from the return switch 25. Further, based on various information inputs from the card unit device 31, the payout control board 144
The balance information is output to the balance display on the balance display board 23.
Further, the payout control board 144 executes the prize ball payout operation via the payout unit relay board 124 based on the prize ball possible signal, the prize ball number signal, the full tank signal, and the like from the main board 151 as described above. Or The input signal from the ball-out information switch 107 connected to the information terminal board 132 is not input to the payout control board 144, but is output as-is to the external management computer or the like as ball-out information.

The payout control board 144 is connected to an earth plate 152 (only the reference numeral is shown in FIG. 6) provided in the ball game machine 1. Specifically, the ground plate 152 is disposed in the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ball storage portion of the prize ball tank 105, the ball passage formed in the mechanism plate 100, and the like, and is in contact with the stored or passing game balls. The game ball receives the static electricity charged. Then, the static electricity received by the ground plate 152 is sent to the payout control board 144, and finally the card unit device 31 connected to the payout control board 144
Is discharged to the outside.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, during the period in which the gaming state is the right generation state, the variable prize ball device 44 is provided to the player every time a prize is entered into the predetermined prize port 59. In the ball game machine 1 capable of repeatedly performing an operation of setting an advantageous state, the variable display device 43 involved in at least the occurrence of the right generation state and the display of the variable display device 43 based on the winning of the ball. A winning device 45 as a starting winning device that permits the operation of deriving the result, and a ball payout device 116 that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the winning.
The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device 116 in accordance with the winning of the hit ball to the prize device 45 is set to 2 or more and less than 5 for one ball. It is characterized by the following. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small amount of 2 or more and less than 5 per one ball prize, the disadvantage to the game arcade side is not increased so much, Minimize the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and do not spoil the interest of the game.

Further, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the variable display device 43 capable of deriving a plurality of display results,
When a display result of the variable display device 43 becomes a specific display result (hit symbol), a specific winning opening 52 as a specific area which enables a winning of a hit ball, and a hitting ball to the specific winning opening 52 In the ball game machine 1 provided with the specific ball detector 53 that detects a winning and generates a predetermined right generating state, and the variable winning ball device 44 that is opened when the right generating state occurs, A prize device 45 as a starting prize device for permitting an operation of deriving a display result of the variable display device 43 based on a prize of a hit ball, and a ball payout device 116 for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the prize. Equipped, the winning device 45
The number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout device 116 in accordance with the winning of the hit ball is two or more prizes per winning of one ball.
The number is set to less than the number. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small amount of 2 or more and less than 5 per one ball prize, the disadvantage to the game arcade side is not increased so much, Minimize the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and do not spoil the interest of the game.

The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device 116 in accordance with the prize of the hit ball to the prize device 45 is set to two per one prize. I do. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls for the start winning to two, the balance between the payout and the starting winning rate is improved.

The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device 116 in accordance with the winning of the ball to the variable prize ball device 44 is set to 10 or more and 15 or less for one prize. It is characterized by having. With this configuration, when a right is generated, a large amount of prize balls can be paid out to the player, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

Further, when a hit ball is detected in the right generation state, a starting ball detector 60 as a ball detector for permitting the opening operation of the variable winning ball device 44 based on the detection of the hit ball,
A rotating body 5 that guides the hit ball received by the ball receiving recess 58b as a ball receiving portion to the starting ball detector 60 by a rotation operation.
8, and the rotating body 58 can be changed to a rotation speed higher than a normal rotation speed in the right generation state other than the right generation state. With such a configuration, the normal winning rate of the winning device 45 can be reduced, and the game in which the right is generated can be smoothly performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the variable display device 43 is constituted by an LCD display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the CRT, LED, VFD, EL,
Alternatively, a display device using plasma, a drum type or a reel type can be used. Further, a door switch may be provided to detect that the front opening / closing frame 4 has been opened. When the door switch is provided as described above, the wiring of the door switch is connected to the frame switch relay board 1.
42, is input to the main board 151, and based on the information signal from the main board 151, the illumination control board 76
Some or all lamps 6-8, 9 ', 10',
It is sufficient to notify that the front opening / closing frame 4 has been opened by controlling the lighting of the lamps 9 and 10. Further, the card unit device 31 may be incorporated in the ball game machine 1. Further, in the present embodiment, the card unit device 31 is exemplified as a unit device for lending game balls to a player, but may be a unit device into which bills or the like can be inserted, for example.

[0072]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, during the period in which the gaming state is the right generation state, the variable winning prize ball is set every time a prize is won to a predetermined winning opening. A ball game machine capable of repeatedly performing an operation of setting a device in an advantageous state for a player, wherein the variable display device is involved in at least the occurrence of the right generation state, and the variable display device is based on a winning ball. And a ball payout device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the winning, and the ball payout according to the winning of a hit ball to the starting winning device. The number of prize balls to be paid out from the device is set to 2 or more and less than 5 for one prize. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small amount of 2 or more and less than 5 per one ball prize, the disadvantage to the game arcade side is not increased so much, Minimize the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and do not spoil the interest of the game.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, and a winning of a hit ball when the display result of the variable display device becomes a specific display result. And a specific ball detector that detects a winning of a hit ball in the specific region to generate a predetermined right generation state, and a variable prize that is opened with the occurrence of the right generation state In a ball-and-ball game machine having a ball device, a start-up prize-winning device that permits an operation of deriving a display result of the variable display device based on a winning of a hit ball, and pays out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the prize. A ball payout device, wherein the number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in response to the winning of a hit ball to the starting winning device is set to 2 or more and less than 5 for one ball winning. It is characterized by having. With this configuration, two or more balls per one prize
By setting the number of prize balls to be paid out in a relatively small number of less than one piece, while not increasing the disadvantage to the game side much, reducing the dissatisfaction of the player as much as possible, and thereby impairing the interest of the game There is no.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in accordance with the winning of the ball to the starting prize device is set to two for one ball. It is characterized by having been done. With this configuration, by setting the number of prize balls for the start winning to two, the balance between the payout and the starting winning rate is improved.

In the invention according to claim 4, the number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout device in response to the winning of the ball to the variable winning ball device is 10 per prize.
The number is set to be equal to or more than 15 and equal to or less than 15.
With this configuration, when a right is generated, a large amount of prize balls can be paid out to the player, so that the interest of the game can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when a hit ball is detected in the right generation state, a ball detector that permits the opening operation of the variable winning ball device based on the detection of the hit ball, and a hit ball received by the ball receiving portion. A prize device having a rotating body for guiding the ball to the ball detector by a rotating operation, wherein the rotating body changes to a rotation speed higher than a normal rotation speed in the right generation state other than the right generation state. It is characterized by being possible. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the normal winning rate of the winning device,
In addition, the game in the right generation state is smoothly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of a game board provided in the ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mechanism plate.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a relationship between a main board, various control boards, and electrical components.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a payout control board, various control boards, and electrical components.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a ball passage in the ball payout device.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing a winning device.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a set dimension of a buffer projection provided in the winning device.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a set dimension of a buffer projection provided in the winning device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 ball game machine 3 gaming area 4 front opening / closing frame 19 upper plate 40 gaming board 41 gaming area 49c, 54, 172 solenoid 43 variable display device 44 variable winning ball device 45 winning device (start winning device) 45a starting winning opening 46 Starting ball detector 52 Specific winning port (specific area) 53 Specific ball detector 58 Rotating body 58b Ball receiving recess (ball receiving section) 59 Winning port 60 Starting ball detector (ball detector) 100 Mechanism plate 116 Ball dispensing device 120 Prize ball count switch 124 Payout unit relay board 144 Payout control board 151 Main board 170a Special variable winning opening 171 Opening / closing member 174 Winning ball detector

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bullet capable of repeatedly performing an operation of setting a variable winning prize ball device in an advantageous state for a player every time a predetermined winning port is won during a period in which a gaming state is a right generating state. In a ball game machine, at least a variable display device involved in the occurrence of the right generation state, a start winning device that permits an operation of deriving a display result of the variable display device based on a winning of a hit ball, and a predetermined prize corresponding to the prize A ball payout device for paying out a number of prize balls, wherein the number of prize balls paid out from the ball payout device in response to a prize of a hit ball to the starting prize winning device is two per prize of one ball. A ball game machine characterized in that the number is set to less than five. 2. A variable display device capable of deriving a plurality of display results, a specific region enabling a hitting of a hit ball when a display result of the variable display device becomes a specific display result, A bullet comprising: a specific ball detector for detecting a winning of a hit ball in the specific area to generate a predetermined right generation state; and a variable prize ball device opened when the right generation state occurs. A ball game machine, comprising: a starting winning device that permits an operation of deriving a display result of the variable display device based on a winning of a hit ball; and a ball payout device that pays out a predetermined number of prize balls according to the winning. The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in accordance with the winning of the hit ball to the starting prize device is set to 2 or more and less than 5 for one ball winning. Ball game machine. 3. The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in accordance with the winning of a hit ball to the starting prize winning device is set to two per one ball. The ball game machine according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The number of prize balls to be paid out from the ball payout device in accordance with the winning of a hit ball to the variable winning ball device is 1 ball.
The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the number of wins is set to 10 or more and 15 or less. 5. A ball detector for permitting an opening operation of the variable winning ball device based on detection of a hit ball in the right occurrence state, and detecting the hit ball by rotating the hit ball received by a ball receiving unit. A prize winning device having a rotating body guided to a container, wherein the rotating body can be changed to a rotation speed higher than a normal rotation speed in the right generation state other than the right generation state. The ball game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4.