JPH0263026B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a ball hitting control device for a pinball game machine,
In particular, in a ball-hitting control device that plays the game by hitting pachinko balls (hereinafter referred to as "balls") with an electric ball-hitting mechanism, a pinball game machine that has been improved to automatically switch between continuous ball-hitting motion and single-shot ball hitting motion. The present invention relates to a ball-hitting control device.

In general, pinball gaming machines such as pachinko gaming machines (hereinafter referred to as pachinko machines) and coin gaming machines are put into practical use.
It is popular among players as one of the easy cash registers. This pinball game machine is played by hitting pachinko balls with an electric ball hitting mechanism.

A conventional electric ball hitting mechanism can automatically and continuously hit a ball by rotating the ball hitting handle or lever, and the strength of the ball hitting can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of rotation of the ball hitting handle.
However, with conventional electric ball hitting mechanisms, once the ball hitting handle is rotated, the ball is hit continuously at a constant speed, which consumes a large amount of balls in a short period of time. The drawback was that the player could not make a single hit according to his will. Such a single hit is required in a pachinko machine when a winning ball device is opened and the ball is hit with the aim of hitting the winning ball into the winning ball device. In addition, in a coin-operated game machine or a combination type pachinko machine, when enjoying a combination game within a limited number of balls to hit, you must first hit the balls continuously and then use the remaining number of balls to play until then. This is necessary when hitting a ball aiming at a hole that does not have a combination.

Therefore, recently, a return-type ball hitting switch is inserted in series with the power supply circuit, and when the ball hitting switch is continuously pressed, the ball is hit continuously, and the ball hitting switch is pressed and returned momentarily and periodically. Therefore, pachinko machines that perform single-shot games have been proposed (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 118780/1983, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 42881/1987, etc.). However, with these electric ball-hitting mechanisms, the period for which the ball-striking switch is pressed varies depending on the player, so if you press the ball-striking switch for too long, you may hit two or three balls in a row, or if you press the ball-striking switch for too short a time, you may hit two or three balls in a row. The problem is that the ball cannot be hit with sufficient force. Here, in order to solve the problem that the pressing period of the batting switch is too short and the ball cannot be hit with sufficient batting force, it is necessary to
This problem can be solved by using the techniques described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 54-121846. However, even if these techniques are used, it is not possible to solve the problem caused by the pressing period of the ball hitting switch being too long. Furthermore, it is not possible to start with a continuous ball hitting operation and then automatically switch to single hitting after hitting a certain number of balls.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to be able to automatically switch to the single-hit ball mode after the player has hit the desired number of balls in succession, and to switch the single-shot ball command switch after switching to the single-shot ball mode. To provide a ball hitting control device for a pinball game machine that can always hit one ball per pressing regardless of the length of the pressing time.

To summarize, this invention provides a means for detecting that a desired number of balls have been hit continuously, and when it is detected that a desired number of balls have been hit continuously, the ball-batting mode changeover switch is automatically switched to the single-hitting ball mode for the first time. ,
In the single ball hitting mode, each time the single ball hitting command switch is operated, the electric motor is controlled to rotate for a predetermined time period required to hit one ball.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, as an example of a pinball game machine, a pachinko machine that can play a combination of one game using a certain number of balls will be described.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a pachinko machine 10 has a game board 1 mounted on its front frame. On game board 1,
A safe hole 2, which is an example of a winning area, a winning ball device (hereinafter referred to as a chulip) 3, and a plurality of passage areas 4 (including 4a to 4p) are provided.
Here, the plurality of passage areas 4a to 4p are the game board 1
These balls are arranged horizontally below the hole and receive balls that do not land in the safe hole 2 or the yakumono 3. Furthermore, the game board 1 includes a combination display 5.
will be placed. The combination display 5 includes a plurality of display sections 5a to 5p, and the respective display sections are arranged in a predetermined arrangement. This display section 5a to 5p
has different identification information (1 to 1 in the illustration) on its display screen.
16) is drawn, and is constructed by incorporating a display member (for example, a light emitting diode or a display lamp) on the back side of the display surface. In addition, a plurality of passage areas 4a to 4p
are different identification information (1 to 1 in the illustration)
6) is drawn, and the respective identification information is selected so as to correspond to the identification information of each display section 5a to 5p of the combination display 5.

Further, below the front frame of the pachinko machine 10, a batting ball standby gutter 11, a batting ball handle 12, a single batting ball command switch 13, a prize ball discharge port 14, a surplus prize ball discharge port 15, and a prize ball tray 16 are formed. The ball waiting gutter 11 also serves as a ball tray for hitting balls and guides a plurality of balls one by one to the ball hitting position. The ball hitting handle 12 is used to adjust the strength of the ball by rotating it. The single-hitting ball command switch 13 is formed on the outer periphery of the ball-hitting handle 12, and is used to issue a single-balling command when operated by the player. In addition,
The single-shot ball-hitting command switch may be provided on the front frame near the ball-hitting handle 12. Prize ball outlet 14
is provided on the upstream side of the batted ball waiting gutter 11, and releases a prize ball to the batted ball waiting gutter 11 in response to a winning ball hitting the safe hole 2 or the Yakumono 3. Note that, if necessary, prize balls are also released when the combination display state of the combination display 5 reaches a predetermined combination.

Furthermore, below the front frame of the pachinko machine 10, there is a continuous ball number setting device 1, which is an example of a continuous ball number setting device.
7, and a speed adjustment knob 18 for adjusting the ball speed. Continuous batted ball count setting device 17
By selecting the rotational position, the player selects and sets the desired number of balls to be hit continuously from among a certain number of balls that can be hit during one game. For example, a rotary switch is used. . and,
After hitting the selected number of balls consecutively, the mode is automatically switched to the single-hitting ball mode. In addition, continuous batted ball number setting device (rotary type switch shown) 17
Instead, a push-button switch may be used that can change the number of balls to be successively hit into several stages (for example, 8, 10, 12, or the total number of balls).

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the back structure of a pachinko machine. In the figure, on the back of the game board 1,
A path 211 is formed. The path 211 guides the winning balls that have entered the safe hole 2 or the Yakumono 3 to the winning ball processing device 22. The winning ball processing device 22 is
A ball receiving portion 222 is provided at the end of the cylindrical member 221 on the path 211 side.
A cylindrical member 221 is swingably supported by a support member 223, and a winning ball detection switch 224 is provided below the cylindrical member 221. Then, the winning ball to safe hole 2 or Yakumono 3 goes to route 21.
1 and rides on the ball holder 222, the cylinder member 221 rotates clockwise due to the weight of the ball. At this time, the lever of the winning ball detection switch 224 provided on the lower side of the rotation direction of the cylinder member 221 is
21, the winning ball detection switch 224 detects the winning ball.

The passage areas 4a to 4p each correspond to the game board 1.
It has a ball receiving part that receives balls falling along the ball receiving part, and is formed so as to guide the balls that have entered the ball receiving part to the back surface. Passing ball detection switches 23a to 23p are provided corresponding to each passing region 4a to 4p. The passing ball detection switches 23a to 23p individually detect balls guided to the back side by the corresponding passing areas 4a to 4p. That is, the passing ball detection switches 23a to 23p are arranged so that their levers are pressed by the falling passing balls, and when they are opened and closed once by one passing ball, a pulse-like signal is generated. Derive the output. Each output of the passing ball detection switches 23a to 23p is stored and held for only one game of the combination game, and the combination display 5
It is used to display the corresponding display section, and is also used to determine whether a combination is established after one game is completed. Then, a number of winning balls are released according to the combination established state.

The passing balls detected by the passing ball detection switches 23a to 23p and the winning balls processed by the winning ball processing device 22 are collected via the path 212. The balls collected in the path 212 are collected by an appropriate return device (not shown) provided for each pachinko machine or for each island in which a plurality of pachinko machines are lined up.
The prize balls are supplied to the prize ball tank 24 of the pachinko machine via the prize ball supply path 213.

A back panel (not shown) is formed on the base frame on the back side of the game board 1. A prize ball tank 24 is fixed to the back panel. A storage path 25 is provided below the prize ball tank 24 for receiving the balls and arranging them in a plurality of rows. Near the end of the storage path 25, there is provided a prize ball out detection switch 27 for detecting a prize ball out. A prize ball release mechanism 26 is disposed on the exit side of the storage path 25.
The prize ball release mechanism 26 includes a prize ball storage member 261, supports the prize ball storage member 261 on a fulcrum 262, and is configured by fixing a plunger of a solenoid 263 to one end of the prize ball storage member 261. This prize ball storage member 261 includes a plurality of rows of grooves that receive a certain number of balls aligned in the storage path 25,
The aligned balls are divided into a certain number and stored. When a prize ball is to be released, the solenoid 263 is energized. The released prize ball falls to the F-shaped lever 225 via the path 214,
The prize balls are released from the prize ball release port 14 via the path 215. At this time, the F-shaped lever 225 rotates clockwise around the support member 226 due to the weight of the ball.
The lever 227 is raised to return the cylindrical member 221 to its original position.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are detailed views of the electric ball striking mechanism, in particular, FIG. 3A shows a front view in a state in which the ball batting rod is pulled, and FIG. 3B shows the connection between the ball batting rod and the stop state detection means. A detailed diagram showing the relationship is shown.

Next, the specific structure of the electric ball hitting mechanism 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. In the figure, an electric ball hitting mechanism 30 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 at a portion corresponding to the ball hitting handle 12. The electric ball hitting mechanism 30 is fixed to the shaft 311 of the ball hitting handle 12 and is connected to the ball hitting handle 1.
It includes a sector gear 312 that is rotated by the rotation of No. 2. A gear 314 is meshed with the gear 312 to transmit its rotation to the gear 315. and,
In association with the sector gear 312, a ball activation state detection switch 313 is provided. This detection switch 313 is a normally closed switch, and the sector gear 31
By detecting the rotation state of No. 2, it is detected that the batting force has been adjusted. gear 31
A fan-shaped pulley 316 is fixed to the side surface of 5.
One end of a wire 321 is wound around and fixed to the fan-shaped pulley 316 . The other end of the wire 321 is connected to a hook 323 via a pulley 322.
The hook 323 is engaged with an appropriate hole in a batting force adjusting plate member 324 having a hole in the longitudinal direction. The other end of the plate member 324 is a ball hitting spring 325.
connected to. The other end of the ball hitting spring 325 is connected to the ball hitting rod 33. The ball hitting rod 33 has a punch member 331 formed on its upper part, a shaft 332 fixed to its lower part, and the shaft 332 is rotatably supported by a bearing part 333. Further, a plate member 34 is fixed to the shaft 332. A cylindrical pin 341 is formed to protrude from the tip of the plate member 34 . pin 3
41, a ball hitting cam 36 is provided. When the ball hitting cam 36 is rotationally driven by the ball hitting electric motor 35, the ball hitting cam 36 is pressed by an arcuate tangent pin 341 to rotate and pull the ball hitting rod 33.
1 is released, the traction on the batting rod 33 is released. With this, the batting rod 3
3 is pulled by a ball hitting spring 325, and the ball is hit by the pulling force. Also, the batting rod 33
A stopper member 37 is provided at the upper and lower parts of the
1,372 are provided.

Below the batting rod 33, a batting rod return state detection means 38 is provided. This batting rod return state detection means 38 detects the return state of the batting rod (or the reverse state is also possible). Specifically, the batting rod return state detection means 38 detects the support member 3
A shaft 382 is formed to protrude from the upper projection of 81, and a shielding plate 383 is pivotally supported on the tree 382. A pin 384 is formed to protrude from the tip of one side of the shielding plate 383 . The pin 384 is connected to the lower end 334 of the ball striking rod 33 . The protrusion 385 and pin 384 formed on the support member 381 are connected to the spring 38
Linked with 6. On the right side of the support member 381,
A groove-like portion 387 is formed in the vertical direction, and the shielding plate 383
The other side can be inserted and removed freely. A photo sensor 39 is provided inside the groove-shaped portion 383. The photo sensor 39 is a light emitting unit (for example, a photodiode) provided on both the left and right sides of the shielding plate 383.
391 and a light receiving section (for example, Cds) 392.

The batting rod return state detection means 38 configured as described above detects the shielding plate 38 as the batting rod 33 rotates.
3 rotates around the shaft 382 and enters the groove state 387.
When the ball is pulled out, the light receiving section 382 outputs a ball hitting rod rotation state detection output (high level). Then, the linkage between the ball hitting cam 36 and the pin 341 is released, and the ball hitting rod 33 returns to its original state due to the tensile force of the ball hitting spring 325 to perform a ball hitting operation. At this time, the shielding plate 383 shields the space between the light emitting section 391 and the light receiving section 392, so that the light receiving section 392 outputs a ball returning state detection output (low level).

In addition, as another method for detecting the ball-striking rod return state, a configuration may be adopted in which the position of the ball-striking cam 36 in a state where the ball-striking rod 33 is not pulled is detected.

FIG. 4 is a specific circuit diagram of an example of a batting ball control device which is a feature of the present invention. In the configuration, the ball hitting control device 40 of this embodiment includes a ball hitting electric motor 3.
5. Rectifier circuit 41, power control circuit 42, ball hitting operation mode switching means 43, continuous ball hitting speed adjustment circuit 4
4. Single batted ball control circuit 45, switching circuit 4
6. Consists of a ball-striking rod return state detection means 38 and a ball-striking activation switch 313. Here, this batting ball mode switching means 43 is a firing ball sensor 43.
1. A set number of batted balls detection means including a counter 432, an N-ary counter 433, and a comparison circuit 434, a continuous number of batted balls setter 17, a drive circuit 435 as an example of a switching drive means, and a batted ball mode changeover switch 436
It consists of:

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, the operation of this embodiment will be explained along with the specific circuit configuration of FIG. 4.

For example, when playing a combination game with the pachinko machine of this embodiment, the number of balls that can be hit during one game is 16, and the number of balls that can be hit continuously in one game is set to 10. Assume that In this case, the player must
Set the number of consecutive batted balls to 10 by operating . The player also operates the speed adjustment knob 18 to adjust the ball hitting speed to a desired speed. Thereafter, the player rotates the operating handle 12 to adjust the ball hitting strength to a desired level. Accordingly, the sector gear 31
2 is rotated, the batted ball activation state detection switch (hereinafter abbreviated as "switch") 313 is closed. Therefore, AC power supplied from an AC power supply is half-wave rectified by a diode 411 included in a rectifier circuit 41, smoothed by a smoothing capacitor 412, and converted into DC power. At this time, a ball hitting mode changeover switch (for example, a relay contact) 436 for switching between continuous ball hitting mode/single ball hitting mode is switched to the continuous ball hitting mode side by drive circuit 435. Therefore, the DC current rectified by the rectifier circuit 41 flows through the resistor R, the batting mode switching switch 436, the resistor 441, the variable resistor 442, the resistor 443, and the capacitor 444, thereby charging the capacitor 444. The charging time constant of capacitor 444 is determined by the resistance values of resistors 441 and 443 and variable resistor 442, and the capacitance of capacitor 444. However, since the resistance value of the variable resistor 442 is adjusted by operating the ball batting speed adjustment knob 18, and the other resistors 441 and 443 have fixed resistances, the resistance value of the variable resistor 442 (i.e., the speed adjustment knob 18 operation). The charging voltage of the capacitor 444 is connected to the Zener diode 46 included in the switching circuit 46.
When the Zener voltage of 1 is exceeded, the transistor 46
2 is conductive. Accordingly, a relatively high voltage determined by the voltage division ratio between the resistors 463 and 464 is applied to the base of the transistor 421 included in the power control circuit 42, so that the transistor 421 becomes conductive and therefore the transistor 422 also becomes conductive. .

In the illustrated polarity of the AC power source e when the transistor 422 is conductive, the AC power source e
Current flows through switch 313 - motor 35 - diode D1 of diode bridge circuit 423 - transistor 422 - diode D2 to energize motor 35. On the other hand, when the AC power supply e has a polarity opposite to that shown in the figure, a current flows through the diode D3 of the diode bridge circuit 423, the transistor 422, the diode D4, the motor 35, and the switch 313, thereby energizing the motor 35. As a result, the motor 35 is energized by the AC power source and driven to rotate.

When the motor 35 is rotationally driven, the ball hitting cam 36
presses the pin 341 with an arcuate tangent line, so the batting rod 33 rotates in the direction of the arrow. Since the shielding plate 383 is pulled out from the groove portion 387 in conjunction with the rotation of the ball hitting rod 33, the light receiving portion 392 receives the light from the light emitting portion 391 and becomes conductive. Accordingly, resistors 465 and 4
A constant voltage determined by the voltage division ratio of the low resistance value of 64 is applied to the transistor 421, and the conduction state of the transistor 421 is maintained by itself. Therefore, even if the capacitor 444 is discharged and the base potential of the transistor 421 decreases after the transistor 462 becomes conductive,
An advantage of being able to reliably hold the transistor 421 on its own during the period when the batting rod 33 performs one batting operation, that is, until the shielding plate 383 is inserted into the groove portion 387, even if there are variations in the charging potential of the capacitor 444. There is.

Then, as the ball hitting cam 36 gradually rotates, the ball hitting cam 36 eventually becomes disengaged from the arcuate tangent line and the pin 341. In response, the ball hitting rod 33 is released from the traction state and rapidly returns to its original state due to the tensile force of the ball hitting spring 325, and hits the ball that has been guided to the ball hitting position with its pestle-shaped portion 331. At this time,
The shielding plate 383 shields between the light emitting section 391 and the light receiving section 392, and the light receiving section 392 is turned off.
Therefore, at the base end of the transistor 421,
A predetermined potential is not applied, transistor 421 becomes non-conductive, and therefore transistor 422 also becomes non-conductive. Therefore, power supply to the electric motor 35 is stopped.

Thereafter, in the same manner, the capacitor 444 of the continuous ball speed adjustment circuit 44 is charged to a constant potential after a predetermined period of time, thereby rotating the motor 35 in the same manner as described above. In addition, the capacitor 44
By setting the minimum time constant of 4 to the ball batting speed limited by law (for example, 100 balls per minute or less), there is an advantage that it is possible to prohibit batting operations that exceed the limited number of balls batted. .

As described above, when the electric motor 35 is intermittently driven to rotate and the ball hitting rod 33 is continuously hitting balls, the ball being hit is detected by the ball sensor 431 .
The detection output of this shot ball sensor 431 is detected by the counter 4.
32 and N-ary counter 433 as an addition command signal. The N-ary counter 433 is selected to be in hexadecimal form, for example, so that each time it counts the number of balls (N) that can be hit during one game, it starts counting again from the initial value. Each time a ball is hit, the counts of the counter 432 and the N-ary counter 433 are incremented. Then, when the count value of the counter 432 reaches the number of consecutive batted balls set by the consecutive batted ball number setting device 17, the comparison circuit 434 derives a coincidence output. In response to this, the drive circuit 435 switches the batting mode changeover switch 436 to the single batting mode. Therefore, from this point on, the continuous batted ball speed adjustment circuit 44 is disabled and the single batted ball control circuit 45 is activated.

When the player does not press the single-shot ball command switch 13, the DC current rectified by the rectifier circuit 40 flows through the resistor R, the changeover switch 436, the single-shot ball command switch 13, the resistor 451, and the capacitor 452. Charge 452. Then, when the player presses the single hit command switch 13, the discharge current of the capacitor 452 charges the capacitor 455, and the resistor 451 - single hit command switch 13 - resistor 453 - diode 4
54 - is applied to the base end of a transistor 462 via a Zener diode 461. depending on,
Transistor 462 becomes conductive. transistor 4
Transistors 421 and 4 depending on the conduction of 62
22 becomes conductive, and power is supplied to the electric motor 35.
Therefore, the electric motor 35 is driven to rotate. and,
When the shielding plate 383 is pulled out from the groove-like portion 387 and the light receiving portion 392 becomes conductive, the transistor 421 is self-maintained in a conductive state during the rotation of the ball batting rod 33 in the same manner as in the above-described operation. At this time, even if the single-shot ball command switch 13 is continuously pressed and the capacitor 452 is discharged until the Zener diode 461 is no longer conductive, the light receiving section 392
The transistor 421 is self-supported by the conduction of the transistor 421. Then, along with the return of the ball hitting rod 33 (that is, the return of the shielding plate 383), the light receiving section 392 is turned off, causing the transistor 421 to become non-conductive. Therefore, even if the single-hit ball command switch 13 is pressed for longer than the predetermined time required to hit one ball, there is an advantage that only one ball can be reliably hit. Further, even if the pressing time of the single-shot ball hitting switch 13 is too short, the discharge current of the capacitor 455 causes the transistor 462 to conduct for the predetermined time required for one ball.

Thereafter, when the single-hit ball command switch 13 is reset and pressed again, the ball is reliably hit one by one each time the switch 13 is pressed, in the same manner as described above. In this way, when hitting a single ball, the player can hit only one ball out of the number of balls that can be hit in one game.
After successively hitting the number of balls selected with the number of consecutive balls setter 17 and establishing the rough combination on the combination display 5 in advance, carefully and aimly pass the ball using the remaining number of balls. There is an advantage that the ball can be played in such a way as to ensure that the ball passes through the area.

When the number of balls that can be hit in one game is completed by single-shot hitting, the N-ary counter 433 counts up. This count-up output resets the counter 432 and provides a return command signal to the drive circuit 435. For this reason,
The drive circuit 435 is a ball batting mode changeover switch 43
Switch to continuous batting mode (6). As a result, at the start of the next game, you can hit the set number of balls continuously, and then automatically switch to the single-hit ball mode. This has the advantage of being able to reliably hit one ball with each operation.

In the above embodiment, a combination pachinko machine was described as an example of a constant ball hitting game machine that can hit a certain number of pachinko balls during one game, but other pinball games using constant hitting balls are also applicable. Of course, the machine (for example, a coin game machine) can be used not only for constant ball hitting games but also for regular pachinko machines. When the technical concept of this invention is applied to a normal pachinko machine, if the winning ball device becomes open while the player is continuously hitting balls, the player will aim at the winning ball device that has opened and hit the winning ball one by one. Because you can hit the ball,
By setting the number of consecutive balls to be hit until the number of balls in hand runs low, there is an advantage that you can make effective use of the few balls to hit single shots. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, single-shot hitting is controlled by an electric control circuit, and the rotation of the batting rod is performed by electric power, so that the once adjusted hitting strength can be maintained at a constant level. keep the value,
Compared to conventional manual ball hitting mechanisms, this system also has the advantage of preventing subtle changes in the strength of each ball hit.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically switch to the single-hit ball mode after hitting a predetermined number of consecutive balls according to the player's will, and when switching to the single-shot ball mode, the player operates the single-hit ball command switch. Unique effects such as being able to reliably hit one ball at a time with a single operation regardless of the length of the ball are achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing the back structure of the pachinko machine. FIGS. 3A and 3B are illustrative views showing details of the electric ball hitting mechanism. FIG. 4 is a specific circuit diagram of a ball batting control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 12 is a batting ball handle, 13 is a single batting ball command switch, 17 is a continuous batting ball number setting device, 1
8 is a ball batting speed adjustment knob, 30 is an electric ball batting mechanism, 313 is a batting ball activation state detection switch, 35
is an electric motor; 38 is a batting rod return state detection means; 41
4 is a rectifier circuit, 42 is a power control circuit, 43 is a ball batting mode switching means, 44 is a continuous batting ball speed adjustment circuit, 4
5 is a single-shot ball control circuit, and 46 is a switching circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A pinball game machine equipped with an electric ball-striking mechanism that intermittently rotates a ball-striking rod by rotational drive of an electric motor to hit pachinko balls; A batting mode changeover switch that selects between a continuous hitting mode in which pachinko balls are hit continuously with a batting rod of an electric ball hitting mechanism, and a single hitting mode in which the balls are hit single-shot; the continuous hitting mode is selected by the hitting ball mode changeover switch. continuous batted ball number setting means for setting the number of consecutive batted balls in a state in which the number of consecutive batted balls is set; set batted ball number detection means for detecting that the number of batted balls has reached the number set by the consecutive batted ball number setting means; and said set batted ball number detection means. a switching drive means for switching the ball hitting mode changeover switch to a single ball hitting mode in response to the output of the means; a switching drive means provided on the front surface of the pinball game machine for instructing single hitting of the pachinko balls one by one by operating the switching drive means; a single batting ball command switch, and a state where the electric motor is continuously driven and controlled in response to the batting ball mode changeover switch being switched to the continuous batting ball mode, and the batting ball mode changeover switch is being switched to the single batting ball mode. 1 every time the single batted ball command switch is operated in
A ball hitting control device for a pinball game machine, comprising a motor drive control circuit that drives and controls the motor for a predetermined time required to hit each pachinko ball. 2. The pinball game machine according to claim 1, wherein the pinball game machine includes a ball-hitting handle for adjusting the ball-hitting strength on the front surface thereof, and the single-shot ball-hitting command switch is provided in association with the ball-hitting handle. Ball hitting control device for pinball game machines. 3. The set number of batted balls detecting means includes: a fired ball detecting means for detecting balls hit by the batting rod; a counting means for counting the output of the fired ball detecting means; and a count value of the counting means is set in advance. and a comparison means for determining whether a set number of consecutive batted balls has been reached.
A ball hitting control device for a pinball game machine according to claim 1.