JP2006116030A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a game property by miniaturizing a Pachinko ball feed device and counting a predetermined number of Pachinko balls at a high speed in a reel type game machine using the Pachinko balls. <P>SOLUTION: The feed device 30 counting and feeding the predetermined number of Pachinko balls stored in an upper tray side hopper 23 communicated with an upper tray 14a of an upper tray unit 14 forcedly imports the Pachinko balls in a storage hole 36f of a disk 36 rotating by the driving of a motor 35 and stores them aligned annually. The feed device sends the Pachinko balls onto a sub disk 33 rotating along with the rotation of the disk 36, further sends the Pachinko balls to an outlet side at the high speed by delivery pins 33d of the sub disk 33 and counts the Pachinko balls at the high speed by the delivery pins 33d and an actuator 38. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a swivel-type gaming machine that uses pachinko balls to play, and in particular, to realize a compact pachinko ball throwing device that throws pachinko balls stored in an upper plate into the gaming machine. The present invention relates to a swivel-type gaming machine that can increase gaming efficiency by enabling counting at a high speed.

  Currently, in most halls, both pachinko machines and slot machines are installed. Pachinko machines such as CR machines, cash machines, and feathers play games using pachinko balls, and slot machines use medals. The fact is that they are playing games.

  By the way, recently, in the pachinko and pachislot industry, restrictions on the game characteristics of existing gaming machines have been relaxed due to revisions of laws and internal regulations, and the development of gaming machines with new gaming characteristics has been actively conducted. . As part of this, slot machines that use pachinko balls to play games are attracting attention.

  The advantage of this pachinko ball game type slot machine is that on the player's side, the pachinko ball stored in the upper plate is automatically sent to the loading device, and the reel rotates by only a button operation. In addition, it saves the time and effort to insert medals and simplifies the operation, and when moving from a pachinko machine to a slot machine, it is conventionally necessary to liquidate the pachinko balls and purchase new medals. In the case of moving from a pachinko machine to a pachinko machine, the same work is required, and there are many playgrounds where the pachinko machine can move freely. On the other hand, on the hall side, both pachinko machines and slot machines can handle only pachinko balls, so management is easy, and equipment costs such as pachinko ball (medal) cleaning / drying equipment and circulation supply equipment are reduced. There is an advantage that it can be reduced.

  Here, the structure of the pachinko ball game type slot machine is a conventional slot machine type that houses a rotary drum, various circuit boards, etc. in a fixed box, or a front door part that can be opened and closed forward. Any structure of a pachinko machine type that accommodates a rotating drum and assembles various circuit boards and the like on the back side is employed.

  In the former case, the installation is an island of a slot machine or a dedicated island, and a new pachinko ball supply mechanism is required. On the other hand, in the latter case, the installation is on an island of a pachinko machine, the pachinko ball supply mechanism for the pachinko machine can be diverted, and maintenance work for circuit boards etc. can be performed with a simple operation simply by opening the front door. The latter is ideal because it has the advantage of

  Next, a pachinko ball processing mechanism in a pachinko ball game type slot machine will be briefly described with reference to FIG. In the drawing, a pachinko ball processing mechanism 2 is attached to the back surface of the game panel 1. As this pachinko ball processing mechanism 2, a hopper 2 a that receives a pachinko ball from a pachinko ball circulation mechanism (not shown) is provided at the upper back of the game panel 1. The pachinko balls that are provided and stored in the hopper 2a are supplied to the rectifying and feeding device 2c through the rectifying basket 2b, and the prize balls that are awarded from the pachinko ball dispensing device 2d are paid out to the upper plate 2e and the lower plate 2f side. .

Moreover, the code | symbol 3 in FIG. 10 has shown the injection | throwing-in apparatus which throws in the game machine the pachinko ball from the top plate 2e. The configuration of the charging device 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, pachinko balls stored in the upper plate 2 e are guided to the guide passage 4, and a plurality of pachinko balls are accommodated in the grooves 6 a of the rotating body 6 by opening and closing the shutter plate 5. Further, a drum 7 having an opening 7a in part is provided around the rotating body 6, and a plurality of drums 7 stored in the inner peripheral surface of the drum 7 and the groove 6a of the rotating body 6 are provided as shown in FIG. The pachinko balls are discharged from the pachinko ball outlet 8 through the opening 7a of the drum 7 as shown in the figure by rotating the rotary shaft 6b by a predetermined angle. In the charging device 3, a ball passage sensor 4 a is provided at the entrance of the shutter plate 5 to detect the passage of the pachinko ball, and the rotation angle of the rotating body 6 is confirmed by the sensor 6 c, so that the pachinko ball It is a mechanism to confirm acceptance. The charging device 3 is described in detail in Patent Document 1.
JP 2000-189556 A

  However, in the configuration of the pachinko ball throwing device 3 described above, it is necessary to supply pachinko balls in an aligned state from the upper plate 2e to the throwing device 3, and therefore it is necessary to arrange pachinko ball aligning mechanisms such as guide rails. As a result, there are significant space constraints. Further, in the pachinko ball throwing mode, the pachinko ball is intermittently accommodated in the groove 6a of the rotating body 6 by opening / closing the shutter plate 5, and therefore it takes time to align and accommodate the pachinko balls. The pachinko balls are counted by the ball passage sensor 4a and the rotation confirmation sensor 6c, and the pachinko balls are counted with high accuracy and at high speed. A charging device that can be used has been desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a slot machine using a pachinko ball (hereinafter referred to as a revolving type gaming machine in the present invention), and in particular, an input for throwing a pachinko ball into a gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a revolving type gaming machine that can downsize the configuration of the apparatus, can accurately count at high speed, and can speed up the game.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a plurality of rows of reels are rotatably accommodated in a main body panel of a gaming machine, and after a predetermined number of pachinko balls stored in an upper plate are put into the gaming machine, each reel is rotated. Each spinning reel is stopped by sequentially operating a stop button, and a prize ball is paid out in a predetermined symbol arrangement at the time of stop, wherein the reel is a downstream of the pachinko ball tray of the upper plate An upper pan hopper is provided at the end, and a pachinko ball throwing device having a pachinko ball aligning and receiving function is provided in the upper pan hopper.

  And according to the said structure, the upper plate | board side hopper is provided in the downstream end of the upper plate | plate, and the pachinko ball throwing-in device which can accommodate and arrange a pachinko ball in this upper plate | board side hopper is integrated. Therefore, the pachinko ball throwing device can be made compact by eliminating the structure of the guide rail and the like that guides the pachinko balls in an aligned state.

  Next, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pachinko ball throwing device is rotationally driven by a motor, forcibly takes in the pachinko balls, arranges them in an annular shape and accommodates them, and follows the rotation of the discs. A sub-disk that rotates and sequentially receives pachinko balls contained in the disk, a plurality of feed pins on the sub-disk that send the pachinko balls to the pachinko ball discharge port at high speed as the sub-disk rotates, and cooperation with the feed pins By the action, the pachinko ball is ejected from the pachinko ball discharge port elastically, and at that time, an actuator for performing the pachinko ball counting process is provided.

  According to this preferred embodiment, the pachinko balls accommodated in the upper dish hopper are forcibly taken in on the rotating disk, are accommodated in an annular arrangement, and are sequentially sub disk while being rotated at high speed. Because it is fed to the pachinko ball discharge port by the delivery pin of the sub disk, and then it is elastically counted and discharged by applying spring pressure, the pachinko ball count compared to the conventional loading device Processing can be performed at high speed, and the efficiency of throwing pachinko balls can be increased.

  Next, in a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the actuator in the pachinko ball throwing device has a count roller attached to one end of the swing lever, and the count roller is a spring disposed at the other end of the lever. The member is spring-biased so as to face the pachinko ball discharge port and prevents the pachinko ball from passing.At the time of discharge of the pachinko ball, the spring-biased count roller moves backward to remove the pachinko ball sent out at high speed. It is characterized in that the sensor detects the movement of the lever that swings in conjunction with the backward movement of the count roller, and the number of inserted pachinko balls is counted at a high speed.

  And according to this preferred embodiment, the pachinko ball that is elastically discharged from the discharge port of the input device by the delivery pin and the actuator of the sub-disk is provided with a count roller facing the discharge port when the pachinko ball is discharged. Since the pachinko balls are counted by detecting the movement of the lever interlocked with the count roller by the sensor, the pachinko balls are counted at a high speed.

  Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pachinko ball throwing device includes a pachinko ball that is discharged by rotating the disk at a predetermined rotational speed corresponding to the rotational speed of the motor and adjusting the rotational speed of the motor. The number of balls can be controlled.

  According to this preferred embodiment, a prescribed number of pachinko balls can be accurately placed in the gaming machine by managing the rotational speed of the motor.

  Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of pachinko balls counted by the pachinko ball throwing device is calculated from the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper plate side hopper located at the downstream end of the upper plate tray. The present number of pachinko balls obtained by subtracting is sequentially displayed on the display unit.

  According to this preferred embodiment, since the numerical value obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls counted by the dosing device from the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper dish hopper is sequentially displayed on the display unit, the player Can immediately check the game situation.

  Furthermore, in a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pachinko balls discharged from the discharge port of the pachinko ball throwing device are divided into a recovery passage returning to the storage tank and a settlement passage returning to the lower plate. It can be sent to the ball path of the system, and the pachinko balls discharged from the throwing device during the game are sent to the collection path, and when the pachinko balls are settled at the end of the game, the settlement lever is operated. The pachinko ball throwing device is driven, and the pachinko balls stored in the upper platen hopper are discharged from the discharge port of the pachinko ball throwing device and returned to the lower plate through the payment passage. And

  And according to this preferred embodiment, the ball passage communicating with the pachinko ball discharge port of the pachinko ball throwing device is a settlement passage toward the lower plate, a collection passage recovered by the pachinko ball circulation mechanism of the gaming machine, When the adjustment lever is operated, the pachinko ball throwing device is driven, and all the pachinko balls stored in the upper plate hopper are returned to the lower plate via the pachinko ball throwing device.

  As described above, according to the spinning cylinder type gaming machine according to the present invention, since the feeding device with the hopper having the pachinko ball alignment function capable of aligning and accommodating the pachinko balls inside is adopted, the pachinko balls are supplied in an aligned state. Since a pachinko ball alignment mechanism such as a guide rail can be eliminated, a compact pachinko ball throwing device can be realized. Therefore, the pachinko ball throwing device can be easily attached to the main body panel of the gaming machine, the workability of the attachment is improved, and the space can be saved, so that the degree of freedom of attachment of various circuit boards and the like is improved. Have.

  Furthermore, the pachinko ball throwing device according to the present invention forcibly takes in the pachinko balls stored in the upper dish hopper onto the rotating disk, arranges and accommodates them in an annular shape, and is located on the lower side of the disk. The pachinko ball is fed into the pachinko ball from the feed pin on the sub-disk that rotates at high speed in conjunction with the disc, and the pachinko ball is moved to the pachinko ball outlet side at high speed. The counting process efficiency of pachinko balls can be increased, and the speed of the game can be increased compared to the conventional guide rail structure, and the ball Troubles such as clogging and sensor failure can be prevented in advance, and the reliability of the game can be improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a rotating type gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a swivel game machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a back view of the swivel game machine. In the drawing, a rotating type gaming machine 10 has a rotating drum (rotating reels 12a in three rows on the center and left and right sides) attached to a main body panel 11 attached as a front door portion that can be opened and closed on the front side of a wooden frame of a pachinko machine. 12b, 12c) are rotatably accommodated, and an upper panel 13 covering the front side upper part is attached to the main body panel 11 so as to be openable and closable in the forward direction. A window portion 13a for allowing 12b and 12c to face the front side of the gaming machine 10 is opened in the center, and various display portions 13b, 13c and 13d for displaying various information during the game are provided.

  Further, below the upper panel 13, an upper plate unit 14 is provided on the surface side of the main body panel 11, and a lower plate 15 is provided below the upper plate unit 14. Furthermore, the upper plate unit 14 is provided with an upper plate tray 14a for storing pachinko balls. On the front surface of the upper plate unit 14, a BET button 16 (1 BET button 16a, 2BET button 16b, MAXBET, which can select game contents) is provided. A button 16c) is provided. Specifically, it is a selection button for the number of lines in the symbol arrangement. The 1BET button 16a is one line in the center horizontal row, the 2BET button 16b is three lines in the upper, middle and lower horizontal three rows, and the MAXBET button 16c is on. In addition to the three horizontal lines in the middle and lower, five lines are added to the diagonal two lines to be effective lines. In addition, a display unit corresponding to the start button 16d for rotating the rotary reel 12, the BET button 16, and the start button 16d is set. At the center of the surface of the upper plate unit 14, stop buttons 17a, 17b, and 17c for individually stopping the left and right and center three rows of rotary reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are provided. Further, the right side portion of the front surface of the upper plate unit 14 is provided with an adjustment lever 18 for transferring the pachinko balls in the upper plate tray 14a to the lower plate 15 when the game is finished.

  Next, the game content of the spinning-type game machine 10 will be briefly described. If any one of the BET buttons 16a, 16b, and 16c for selecting the number of effective lines is operated by a button, it is stored in the upper plate unit 14 in advance. The required number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of BETs is taken into the gaming machine 10, and at the same time, the three rows of reels 12a, 12b, and 12c are sequentially rotated by pressing the start button 16d. Then, the player operates the stop buttons 17a, 17b, and 17c at an arbitrary timing to stop the rotary reels 12a, 12b, and 12c. If the stopped symbol array matches a specific symbol array, a prize ball Will be performed.

  Next, referring to FIG. 2, the configuration on the back side of the main body panel 11 will be described. A back cover 12 d is attached to the center of the back surface side of the main body panel 11. The back cover 12d protects the back side of the three rows of rotary reels 12a, 12b, 12c. The other back side space of the main body panel 11 is attached with various boards such as the main circuit board 19a, the sub circuit board 19b, the brake board 19c, the relay board 19d, the external signal board 19e, and the upper back side of the main body panel 11. Are provided with a hopper 20 for storing pachinko balls and a pachinko ball dispensing device 21 integrated with the hopper 20 at the downstream end of the hopper 20.

  Pachinko balls supplied to the gaming machine 10 from a pachinko ball supply tank (not shown) are stored in the hopper 20, and when there is a prize ball command, the motor 21 a of the pachinko ball dispensing device 21 is driven, and the downstream end of the hopper 20. The prize ball is paid out from the pachinko ball payout device 21 to the pachinko ball passage 22 at high speed. In the drawing, the pachinko ball passage 22 is covered with a sub circuit board 19b, but the pachinko ball passage 22 is branched into a prize ball side passage and a collection side passage that flow down to the upper tray tray 14a of the upper tray unit 14. By the opening / closing operation, the pachinko balls are distributed and controlled between the prize ball side passage and the collection side passage. The prize ball side passage supplies the prize ball to the upper dish tray 14a of the upper dish unit 14, and when the upper dish tray 14a becomes full, pachinko balls are stored in the lower dish 15 through the opening. Is done. In addition, the pachinko balls are collected in the supply tank on the island through the collection-side passage except during the prize ball.

  Next, pachinko ball throwing processing when a player plays a game will be described. When the player stores the pachinko balls in the upper tray tray 14a of the upper tray unit 14, the pachinko balls are stored in the upper tray hopper 23 on the downstream end side communicating with the upper tray tray 14a. A pachinko ball throwing device 30 is attached to a lower portion of the upper plate hopper 23 at a predetermined position on the back surface of the main body panel 11 integrally with the hopper 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, after the pachinko balls necessary for the game are counted by the pachinko ball throwing device 30, the pachinko balls are discharged into the ball passage 24 provided on the discharge port side of the throwing device 30. Further, the ball passage 24 is divided into a lower plate side ball passage 25 and a collection side ball passage 26. By opening / closing the lever 27, pachinko balls flow to the collection side ball passage 26 side during the game, and settlement is performed. The lever 27 is controlled by a sorting motor 28 provided with cam means so that pachinko balls are stored in the lower plate 15 through the lower plate side ball passage 25 only occasionally. In place of the motor 28, a solenoid may be adopted.

  By the way, this invention makes it the subject to aim at the speed-up of a game by implement | achieving a compact structure as this pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus 30, and enabling the high-speed count of a pachinko ball. That is, with this compact configuration, the degree of freedom in layout of the various circuit boards 19 shown in FIG. 2 can be increased, and pachinko ball guide mechanisms such as guide rails and alignment mechanisms can be omitted. The pachinko ball throwing device 30 can be easily attached to 11. Further, since there is no clogging of the upper plate and pachinko balls stored in the upper plate hopper 23 can be counted at high speed, the game speed can be increased.

  Next, a specific configuration of the pachinko ball throwing device 30 and a pachinko ball throwing process will be described. 4 is an external view of the pachinko ball throwing device, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the pachinko ball throwing device 30. As shown in FIG. In the drawing, the pachinko ball throwing device 30 accommodates a large-diameter gear 34 a of a sub disk 33 and an intermediate gear 34 between a main body base 31 and a base plate 32 screwed to the upper side of the main body base 31. . The large diameter gear 34 a of the intermediate gear 34 meshes with the pinion 35 a of the motor 35 attached to the base plate 32, and the small diameter gear 34 b of the intermediate gear 34 meshes with the outer peripheral tooth portion 36 a of the disk 36. . The sub-disk 33 and the disk 36 are supported on the same axis so as to be independently rotatable. However, as will be described later, the sub-disk 33 follows the rotation of the disk 36 and rotates in the same rotation direction. In the drawing, reference numeral 35b denotes a harness of the motor 35. The upper pan hopper 23 is attached to and supported by the main body base 31 so as to cover the periphery of the disk 36.

  Further, the sub disk 33 includes holders 33a and 33b on the upper and lower sides, respectively, and a bearing 33c is interposed between the sub disk 33 and the upper holder 33b. Similarly, a disk shaft 36b having a bearing function, a dish washer 36c, and a bearing retainer 36d are provided on the lower surface of the disk 36, and the button cap 37 is screwed in from the lower surface side of the main body base 31, thereby the sub disk 33, the disk 36 is supported by the main body base 31 via a bearing 33c and a disk shaft 36b so as to be independently rotatable.

  More specifically, since the center of the upper surface of the disk 36 is formed into a gentle bowl-shaped portion 36e and provided with radial guide ridges, when the disk 36 rotates, pachinko balls are placed in the surrounding accommodation holes 36f. It is designed to be accommodated immediately. Further, in order to feed the pachinko balls in the receiving hole 36f of the disk 36 to the sub disk 33 side, the guide groove 32a of the base plate 32 is formed as a wide guide groove 32b from the middle, and the rotation of the disk 36 and the sub disk 33 is performed. In the middle, the pachinko ball is dropped from the receiving hole 36f of the disk 36 toward the sub disk 33 through the wide guide groove 32b, and the feed pin 33d of the sub disk 33 has a function of feeding the pachinko ball.

  Following the rotation of the disk 36, the tip of the delivery pin 33d of the sub disk 33 enters the receiving hole 36f of the disk 36, and the rotational force of the disk 36 is transmitted to the rotational force of the sub disk 33 through the delivery pin 33d. The delivery pin 33d delivers the pachinko ball accommodated on the sub disk 33 to the discharge port side at a high speed.

  More specifically, in order for the rotation of the disk 36 positioned on the upper surface of the base plate 32 to be transmitted to the sub disk 33 via the feed pin 33d, the sub disk 33 is not parallel to the disk 36 but slightly tilted. 31. Therefore, the delivery pin 33d is designed not to interfere with the ends of the guide groove 32a and the wide guide groove 32b.

  In the pachinko ball throwing device 30 used in the present invention, an actuator 38 is provided so that pachinko balls processed at high speed can be counted with high accuracy. In the actuator 38, a lever 38a is swingably attached to the main body base 31 via a bearing 38b, a count roller 38c is attached to one end side of the lever 38a, and a coil spring 38d is provided on the other end side. . At this time, the count roller 38c is spring-biased by the coil spring 38d in the direction of narrowing the pachinko ball passage width. Reference numeral 38e denotes an actuator cover.

  When the pachinko ball is discharged, the pachinko ball pressed by the feed pin 33d pushes the count roller 38c, and the count roller 38c moves backward against the spring pressure of the coil spring 38d so that the pachinko ball is elastic. To be discharged. Further, when the count roller 38c is retracted, the lever 38a swings, and a sensor 39 that detects the swinging motion of the lever 38a is attached to the main body base 31. Therefore, when the pachinko balls are discharged at a high speed, they are counted by the sensor 39, and a counting process at a high speed becomes possible. In addition, a ball knife 40 and a wiper 41 are provided at the discharge port in order to discharge the pachinko balls with high accuracy. In the figure, reference numeral 42 denotes a wiper presser, and reference numeral 43 denotes an outlet guide plate attached to the pachinko ball outlet of the main body base 31.

  Next, the flow of the pachinko balls P in the pachinko ball throwing device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. The pachinko balls P flow from the upper plate tray 14a of the upper plate unit 14 into the upper plate hopper 23 and are accommodated on a disk 36 located in the upper plate hopper 23 which is a pachinko ball storage unit of the pachinko ball charging device 30. Is done. Due to the rotation of the disk 36, a part of the pachinko balls P accommodated therein are accommodated in an annular manner in the housing hole 36f around it from the central bowl-shaped portion 36e. Then, a part thereof falls on the sub disk 33 through the wide guide groove 32b of the base plate 32 and is accommodated between the adjacent delivery pins 33d. Further, regarding the rotational drive of the disk 36, the motor 35 rotates by a predetermined number of rotations according to the number of pachinko balls P inserted. The rotation of the motor 35 is transmitted to the large-diameter gear 34a of the intermediate gear 34 through the pinion 35a, and the small-diameter gear 34b coaxial with the large-diameter gear 34a of the intermediate gear 34 causes the disk 36 to respond to the rotational speed of the motor 35. Rotate.

  Then, the delivery pin 33d of the sub-disk 33 is pressed by the rotation of the disk 36, the sub-disk 33 is rotated, and the delivery pin 33d rotates the pachinko ball P in the counterclockwise direction in the figure. FIG. 6 shows a state before the pachinko balls P are discharged. At this time, the pachinko balls P are not accidentally discharged by the count roller 38c. 6 and 7, the lever 38a of the actuator 38 is indicated by hatching.

  FIG. 7 shows a state during counting when the pachinko balls P are discharged. The pachinko balls P are pressed by the ball knife 40 and the feed pin 33d, and the count roller 38c is pressed against the spring pressure of the coil spring 38d by the actuator 38. By retreating, the passage width is widened, and the pachinko balls P are ejected elastically. The sensor 39 detects the swinging motion of the lever 38a at this time, and counts pachinko balls P at the time of ejection.

  In the pachinko ball throwing device 30, the pachinko ball is always accommodated on the rotating disk 36, and a new pachinko ball is accommodated even if the pachinko ball moves from the accommodation hole 36f to the sub disk 33 side. Since it is accommodated in the hole 36f, a large amount of pachinko balls can be continuously loaded while the disk 36 is rotating.

  In this embodiment, when the 1BET button 16a is operated, the motor 35 is rotated halfway and five pachinko balls are counted. When the 2BET button 16b is operated, the motor 35 is rotated once and 10 pieces are counted. When the pachinko balls are counted and the MAXBET button 16c is operated, the motor 35 rotates 1.5 times and 15 pachinko balls are counted.

  Therefore, the pachinko ball throwing device 30 according to the present invention has an alignment function for annularly aligning the pachinko balls including the disk 36 and the sub disk 33, and rotates the disk 36 and the sub disk 33 by the rotation of the motor 35. Since the pachinko balls can be counted at a high speed by the cooperative action of the feed pin 33d and the actuator 38, a large number of pachinko balls can be loaded per unit time. Therefore, the efficiency of throwing pachinko balls can be increased, and the conventional pachinko ball alignment mechanism, which is disadvantageous in terms of space, can be eliminated, and the space performance is excellent due to the compact configuration.

  In addition, as the numerical value of the pachinko balls counted by the pachinko ball throwing device 30, among the three display portions 13b, 13c, 13d provided on the upper panel 13, the pachinko ball presently exists on the central display portion 13b. The number is displayed. As the current number of pachinko balls, a value obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls counted by the pachinko ball throwing device 30 from the number of pachinko balls in the upper dish hopper 23 is displayed. Further, the remaining number of jackpots and the number of paid-in pachinko balls are displayed on the other display portions 13c and 13d, respectively.

  Next, a flowchart of the pachinko ball throwing device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether the mode is the settlement mode or the charging mode (step 100). If the mode is the charging mode, the sorting motor 28 is used to recover the pachinko balls discharged from the charging device 30 to the recovery side ball passage 26. On the collection side (step 110). Next, the presence / absence of an insertion signal is determined (step 120). If there is an insertion signal, it is determined whether or not there is a ball in the upper pan hopper 23. 30 is turned off (step 140). If there is a pachinko ball in the upper pan hopper 23, the motor of the charging device 30 is activated (step 150). Then, it is determined whether or not the specified number of pachinko balls have been counted by the input device 30 (step 160), and when the specified number of pachinko balls have been counted, the input device 30 is turned off (step 170). . Moreover, when the count does not reach the specified number by the input device 30, the process is terminated.

  Next, when the charging mode is the payment mode, the sorting motor 28 is set to the lower plate side in order to distribute the pachinko balls discharged from the loading device 30 to the customer's lower plate 15 side (step 180). Then, it is determined whether or not there is a pachinko ball in the upper hopper 23 (step 190). If there is a pachinko ball, the input device 30 is activated (step 200). On the other hand, when there is no ball in the upper pan hopper 23, the start-up device 30 is turned off (step 210), and the sorting motor 28 is set on the collection side (step 220).

  The above is a flowchart of the pachinko ball processing by the charging device 30. When the player finishes playing, as described above, the pachinko balls stored in the upper platen hopper 23 are returned to the lower platen 15 through the loading device 30. When the lever 18 is operated, the motor 35 of the charging device 30 is driven, and all pachinko balls on the upper plate side are returned into the lower plate 15.

  The flowchart in the ball processing of the pachinko ball throwing device used for the spinning cylinder type gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the flowchart described in the embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate. For example, the ball path distribution means can employ solenoid drive in addition to the motor.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to downsize the configuration of the throwing device for throwing the pachinko ball into the gaming machine in the spinning-reel type gaming machine, and to perform counting accurately and at high speed, thereby speeding up the game. it can.

It is a front view which shows one Example of the rotary type game machine which concerns on this invention. FIG. 2 is a back view of the rotary type gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the pachinko ball counted with the injection | throwing-in apparatus in the spinning cylinder type game machine shown in FIG. It is an external view which shows the pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus used for the spinning cylinder type game machine shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus used for the spinning cylinder type game machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state before the pachinko ball count in the pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus used for the rotary type game machine which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state at the time of the pachinko ball count in the pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus used for the rotary type game machine which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the insertion process process of the pachinko ball in the pachinko ball insertion device of the rotary type game machine which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic which shows the back side of the gaming machine which shows the pachinko ball processing mechanism in the conventional gaming machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the conventional pachinko ball throwing-in apparatus. It is the XI-XI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 10 which shows the structure of the conventional pachinko ball insertion device.

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10-turn-type game machine 11 Main body panel 12a, 12b, 12c Reel 14 Upper tray unit 14a Upper tray 15 Lower tray 16a, 16b, 16c BET button 16d Start button 17a, 17b, 17c Stop button 18 Checkout lever 20 Hopper 21 Pachinko ball dispensing device 23 Upper plate side hopper 24 Pachinko ball passage 25 Lower plate side ball passage 26 Collection side ball passage 27 Lever 28 Sorting motor 30 Pachinko ball loading device 31 Main body base 32 Base plate 32a Guide groove 32b Wide guide groove 33 Sub disk 33c Bearing 33d Delivery pin 34 Intermediate gear 34a Large diameter gear 34b Small diameter gear 35 Motor 35a Pinion 36 Disc 36a Outer peripheral tooth portion 36b Disc shaft 36f Pachinko ball receiving hole 38 Actuator 38a Lever 38c Count roller 38d Coil spring 39 Sensor 40 Ball knife 41 Wiper 43 Pachinko ball exit guide plate

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A plurality of rows of rotatable reels are rotatably accommodated in the main body panel of the gaming machine, and after a predetermined number of pachinko balls stored in the upper plate are put into the gaming machine, each reel is rotated, and each rotating reel has a stop button. A spinning-type gaming machine that is sequentially operated and stopped, and award balls are paid out in a predetermined symbol arrangement at the time of stop,
An upper platen hopper is provided at the downstream end of the pachinko ball tray of the upper plate, and a pachinko ball loading device having a pachinko ball alignment and accommodation function is provided in the upper platen hopper. Type game machine.   The pachinko ball throwing device is rotationally driven by a motor, forcibly takes in pachinko balls and accommodates them in an annular arrangement, and rotates in accordance with the rotation of the discs. The pachinko ball is ejected from the pachinko ball discharge port by the cooperative action of the receiving sub-disk and the multiple delivery pins on the sub-disk that send the pachinko ball to the pachinko ball discharge port side at high speed as the sub-disk rotates. The revolving type game machine according to claim 1, further comprising an actuator that discharges spontaneously and counts pachinko balls at that time.   The actuator in the pachinko ball throwing device has a count roller attached to one end of an oscillating lever, and this count roller has a spring so as to face the pachinko ball outlet by a spring member disposed at the other end of the lever. The pachinko ball is prevented from passing, and when the pachinko ball is ejected, the spring-biased count roller retracts and the pachinko ball sent out at high speed is ejected elastically. The revolving type gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the sensor detects the movement of the lever that swings in conjunction with the backward movement, and the number of inserted pachinko balls is counted at a high speed.   The pachinko ball throwing device is capable of controlling the number of pachinko balls thrown out by adjusting the rotational speed of the motor by rotating the disk at a predetermined rotational speed corresponding to the rotational speed of the motor. Item 4. A spinning machine according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The current number of pachinko balls obtained by subtracting the number of pachinko balls counted by the pachinko ball throwing device from the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper plate hopper located at the downstream end of the upper plate tray on the display unit. The swivel type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game machine is displayed sequentially.   The pachinko balls discharged from the discharge port of the pachinko ball throwing device can be sent out to two system ball passages, a collection passage returning to the storage tank and a settlement passage returning to the lower plate. The pachinko balls discharged from the throwing device are sent to the collection passage, and when the pachinko balls are settled at the end of the game, the pachinko ball throwing device is driven by operating the settlement lever. 6. The pachinko balls stored in the dish-side hopper are discharged from the discharge port of the pachinko ball charging device and returned to the lower dish through the settlement passage. Revolving type game machine.

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