JP2003102909A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine in which a degree of freedom when installing the game machine can be improved and the number of game medium required for one game machine can be remarkably reduced. SOLUTION: In the game machine provided with a game medium put-out part for starting a game after setting of a bet and for putting out game medium corresponding to the result when the result is displayed on a variable display device and one game is ended, a game medium waiting part for waiting put-out game medium and a fetch part for betting the waited game medium on a game for playing the game by using the waited game medium, this game machine is provided with an overflowing game medium pass for passing game medium overflowing from the waiting part or put-out game medium when the waiting part is full, a means for detecting the game medium passed through the pass, a means for adding and updating a number of detected game medium, a storage part for storing the added and updated number of game medium, a game medium circulation pass for guiding the game medium detected by the overflow game medium detecting means to the put-out part at least, and a cleaning part for cleaning the game medium on a game medium circulating path including the circulation pass.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine installed in an appropriate place where a game can be played, such as a game arcade, for example,
The present invention relates to a game machine such as a slot machine that uses coins or game balls as a game medium, and particularly to a game machine that can significantly reduce the amount of game medium required for one game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a game arcade has been installed in the game arcade from the viewpoint of increasing the number of game machine models accompanying the diversification of tastes of game players and improving the operational efficiency of the game arcade. The number of gaming machines is increasing.

On the other hand, in these installed gaming machines, gaming machines such as mass-acquiring type slot machines, which have a higher gambling level than conventional slot machines, are becoming the mainstream.

[0004]

With the improvement in the gambling property of these gaming machines, there is a tendency for more gaming media to be discharged to the outside of the gaming machine and stocked, and as set forth above, it is installed in the gaming hall. Since the number of gaming machines that are used tends to increase, it is necessary for the gaming hall to prepare and manage a huge amount of pachinko balls, which are gaming media.
There is a problem that it is very costly to purchase and manage these huge amounts of game media, and as a game machine that can solve these problems, the game media acquired by the game can be used. A credit-type gaming machine is considered in which credit is made once, and the credited game medium is paid out again as needed to be used for a game.

As described above, these credit-type game machines can reduce the amount of game media that must be prepared by the game arcade, and the labor required for managing these game media can be greatly reduced. Although it has the potential,
These credit type game machines also require a replenishing facility for replenishing the game media with the game medium as in the conventional game machines. Therefore, when installing these credit type game machines, It is necessary to install the equipment in a place where it already exists, or to select a place where these replenishment facilities can be newly installed. The degree of freedom in installing these credit type gaming machines is low, and the gaming machine can be installed in any desired location. There was a problem that we could not answer the request to place it.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and eliminates the need to provide various devices such as a replenishing device and a lifting device when modifying or newly constructing an island. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can improve the degree of freedom and can significantly reduce the number of game media required for one game machine.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the gaming machine of the present invention can start the game by setting the bet number for one game and change the display state. One game is ended by deriving and displaying the display result of the variable display device capable of performing, and a predetermined prize can be generated according to the display result of the variable display device, and a game is performed based on the occurrence of the prize. A game medium payout unit for paying out a medium, a game media standby unit for waiting for the game media paid out from the game medium payout unit, and a game medium for taking in a game medium waiting in the game media standby unit for betting on the game. A game machine that includes a take-in section and performs a game using a game medium that is on standby in the game medium standby section, wherein the game medium overflows from the game medium standby section, and the game medium standby section. Overflowing game medium detection for detecting an overflowing game medium passage through which the game medium dispensed from the game medium delivering section passes and a game medium passing through the overflowing game medium passage when the standby game medium is full Means, addition update means for adding and updating the detected number of game media as the number of game media usable for the game based on the detection of the game media by the overflow game medium detection means, and addition and update by the addition update means A storage unit for storing the number of game media, a game medium circulating path for guiding the game medium detected by at least the overflowing game medium detecting means to the game medium payout unit, and a circulation of the game medium including the game medium circulating path. A cleaning unit for cleaning the game medium is provided on the path. According to this feature, the game medium circulating path is provided, and at least the game medium delivered from the game medium delivering section and detected by the overflow game medium detecting means is recirculated to the game medium delivering section through the game medium circulating path. Since the game medium is circulated and used again as the game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit, it is not always necessary to replenish the game machine with the game medium, and the above-described game islands on which these game machines are installed are not required to be supplied. Since it is not necessary to provide various devices such as a replenishing device and a lifting device, the degree of freedom in installing a game machine can be improved, and the amount of game media required for one game machine can be significantly reduced. In addition, by providing the cleaning unit, it is possible to keep the game media circulatingly used in a clean state, and as a result, the game media circulation path including the game media circulation path. Dirt can be reduced of.

The game machine of the present invention preferably comprises a game medium number display section for displaying the number of game media stored in the storage section. With this configuration, the number of game media stored in the storage unit can be visually confirmed.

The game machine of the present invention is a game medium payout means for paying out a number of game media within the range of the number of game media stored in the storage unit from the game medium payout unit to the game media standby unit. Based on the detection of the game medium by the withdrawal game medium detecting unit, and the withdrawal game medium detecting unit for detecting the game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit to the game medium standby unit by the game medium payout unit,
It is preferable to include a subtraction update unit for subtracting and updating the number of game media stored in the storage unit. In this way, the number of game media once added to the storage unit can be paid out again to the game media standby unit and used again for the game.

The gaming machine of the present invention is preferably provided with a game medium storage section for storing the recirculated game medium on the game medium recirculation path. With this configuration, even if a large amount of game media are paid out at once from the game medium payout unit, these paid-out game media can be satisfactorily supplied to the game media payout unit.

In the game machine of the present invention, the game medium storage section is provided with a storage game medium detection section for detecting that a predetermined amount of game medium is stored in the game medium storage section.
It is preferable to include a recirculation flow rate control means for controlling the amount of the game medium that recirculates to the game medium payout unit through the game medium recirculation path based on the state of detection of the stored game medium by the stored game medium detection unit. By doing this, when a predetermined amount of game media is stored in the game medium storage unit, the circulation is stopped or the circulation flow rate is reduced, or the predetermined amount of game medium is not stored in the game medium storage unit. In this case, by starting the recirculation or increasing the recirculation amount, it is possible to avoid the excessive circulation of the game medium or the exhaustion of the game medium in the game medium storage portion as much as possible.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the game medium withdrawing means includes a game medium withdrawing operation section provided so as to be operated by a player, and the game medium is withdrawn based on the operation of the game medium withdrawing operation section. Is preferably performed. With this configuration, the player can arbitrarily pay the number of game media stored in the storage unit to the game medium standby unit by operating the game medium payback operation unit.

The gaming machine of the present invention is a betting reservation game medium number counting means for counting the number of betting reservation game media for betting on the game, and a betting reservation game medium counted by the betting reservation game medium number counting means. Betting reservation game medium number storage unit for storing the number within a predetermined upper limit value, and betting reservation game medium number display for displaying the betting reservation game medium number stored in the betting reservation game medium number storage unit Section and the bet reservation game medium number stored in the bet reservation game medium number storage unit is used as the bet number to be set in the game in preference to the game medium waiting in the game medium standby unit, It is preferable to include a betting game medium control means for subtracting and updating the number of game media according to the number from the betting reservation game medium number. In this way, the player can use the bet reservation game medium number as the bet number for the game, and thus the bet number setting (BET) can be performed without the capturing operation.

In the game machine of the present invention, the game medium standby unit is provided with a standby game medium detection unit for detecting a standby game medium, and the standby game medium detection unit detects the game medium. And when the number of betting reservation game media does not reach the upper limit value, the betting reservation game medium number counting means preferably counts the game media up to the upper limit value. By doing this, when there is a game medium in the game medium standby unit and the number of betting reservation game media does not reach the predetermined upper limit value, the bet reservation game medium number counting means automatically waits. The number of game media is counted up to a predetermined upper limit, and the number of betting reservation game media is increased.

It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention comprises an automatic betting reservation setting operation unit for the player to set whether or not to count or not to count the game media by the betting reservation game media number counting means. In this way, the player can appropriately select automatic execution / non-execution of the counting of the standby game media by the betting reservation game media number counting means.

It is preferable that the game machine of the present invention is provided with an input section for inputting a game medium to the game medium standby section. By doing so, the player can play the game by inserting the game medium into the game medium standby unit from outside the game machine.

In the game machine of the present invention, the game medium standby unit is provided with a standby game medium detection unit for detecting a standby game medium, and the game medium withdrawal unit is a standby game by the standby game medium detection unit. When the medium is not detected, it is preferable that the game medium is paid out from the game medium payout unit to the game medium standby unit. In this way, the game medium is automatically paid out to the game medium standby unit based on the fact that the standby game medium detection unit has not detected the game medium waiting, so that the refund operation or the lending operation is complicated. Can be eliminated.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, an automatic payout setting operation unit for the player to set whether or not to pay out from the game medium payout unit based on non-detection of the game medium by the game media payout means. Is preferably provided. In this way, the player can appropriately select whether or not to pay out the game medium based on the non-detection of the standby game medium by the standby game medium detection unit.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, a settlement operation unit operable by a player to settle the number of game media stored in the storage unit, and the storage based on the operation of the settlement operation unit. It is preferable to provide a communication unit for transmitting information on the number of game media stored in the unit to the outside of the gaming machine. With this configuration, for example, the recording medium processing device outside the gaming machine can issue or return the information about the number of gaming media stored in the storage unit in association with the recording medium. The convenience of the person can be improved.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, a settlement operation unit operable by a player to settle the number of game media stored in the storage unit, and the storage based on the operation of the settlement operation unit. It is preferable to include a recording medium processing unit that issues a recording medium in which information capable of specifying the number of game media stored in the unit is recorded. By doing so, the recording medium processing unit can issue the information on the number of game media stored in the storage unit in association with the recording medium, and the convenience for the player can be improved.

It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention is provided so that the recording medium processing section can be attached to and detached from the gaming machine. In this way, even if the game machine is changed, it is possible to easily remove these recording medium processing units and mount them on a new game machine, and the unit price of the game machine can be reduced.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, the number of betting reservation game media stored in the betting reservation game media number storage unit is changed to the number of game media stored in the storage unit based on the operation of the settlement operation unit. It is preferable to perform a process for adding By doing so, it is possible to prevent forgetting to settle the number of betting reservation game media.

The game machine of the present invention preferably comprises a used game medium collecting passage for guiding the game medium used for the game from the game medium standby portion to the game medium circulating passage. By doing this, in addition to the game medium detected by the overflowing game medium detecting means, the game medium used for the game from the game medium standby section is circulated to the game medium payout section and circulated in the game machine. As a result, the circulation route can be simplified because it is not necessary to separately provide a route for circulating the game medium used for the game.

In the gaming machine of the present invention, at least a payout game medium passage through which a game medium paid out from the game medium payout section by the game medium payout means passes, and the game medium payout based on a rental or winning of a game medium. It is preferable to provide a payout game medium passage through which a game medium paid out from the unit passes, and a passage switching unit for switching the passage of the game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit to one of the passages. By doing this, it is not necessary to separately provide a game medium payout unit for paying out the game media and a game media payout unit for paying out the game media based on the rental or winning of the game media, which simplifies the game machine. can do.

In the game machine of the present invention, the game medium recirculation path is provided from a lower position to an upper position of the game machine, and a game medium transfer passage for transferring a game medium, and the game machine through the game medium transfer passage. And at least a transfer section for transferring the game medium from the lower position to the upper position, and these game medium transfer passages and the transfer section are preferably provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the game machine. With this configuration, even if the game machine is changed, it is possible to easily remove at least the game medium transfer passage and the transfer unit and mount the game machine on a new game machine, and the unit price of the game machine can be reduced. .

It is preferable that the gaming machine of the present invention includes a gaming medium supply section which is disposed adjacent to the gaming machine and which supplies the gaming medium to a gaming medium lending device for lending the gaming medium. With this configuration, the game medium lending device can receive the supply of the game medium from the game machine, and therefore, it is not necessary to provide a supply device or a feeding device for individually supplying the game medium to the game medium lending device.

[0027]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, as a gaming machine applied in each of the following embodiments, a pachinko ball is used and described as a gaming machine that can be installed on a pachinko island (hereinafter referred to as a gaming ball slot machine).

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a game ball slot machine 1 which is a game machine of the present embodiment 1 and a card as a game recording medium processing device provided corresponding to the game ball slot machine 1 '. It is an external front view showing the unit 3,
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the vicinity of the upper plate portion 7 provided in a projecting manner in the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an assembly view showing the configuration contents on the back surface of FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 is a back front view of the gaming ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment,
FIG. 5 is a detailed view showing the configuration of the lifting unit 2e used in the first embodiment, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, and FIG. The game control board 20 of the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment
0 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the effect control board 201, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the connection status of the card unit 3 and each part connected to the holding point control board 206 used in the first embodiment. .

The game ball slot machine 1 and the card unit 3 which are the game machines according to the first embodiment have an appearance as shown in FIG. 1, and are similar to the conventional pachinko machines in the game ball slot machine 1. By inserting a prepaid card or a membership card, which is a recording medium for games, into the card unit 3 provided in a one-to-one correspondence, and pressing a ball lending button 18, which will be described later, which is a predetermined lending operation,
A pachinko ball, which is a game ball, is lent out from the game ball slot machine 1 so that the game can be executed.

First, the game ball slot machine 1 which is the game machine of the first embodiment will be described. At the upper front part of the front door 2b which constitutes the front surface of the game ball slot machine 1, the game effect lamp section 41 and the winning symbol are formed. An explanation panel 5 and a liquid crystal display unit 15 are provided respectively, and a game panel 6 and various display units are provided at the center of the game machine, and the lower side of the game panel 6 is from this game panel 6. An upper plate portion 7 as a game medium standby portion protruding forward is formed, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are temporarily stored as standby balls on the upper surface 7a of the upper plate portion 7 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the lower position of the standby ball in the downflow direction is made narrower, and a tray portion 7'for supplying the standby ball to the BET ball inlet 45 for supplying the standby ball to the standby ball intake unit 92 described later is provided. Has been.

The upper surface of the plate portion 7'is covered with a transparent opening / closing lid 97 which is openably / closably attached by a hinge 97 ', and once the opening / closing lid 97 is opened, it is once taken out to the outside. It is possible to directly insert pachinko balls and the like. In the first embodiment, the opening angle of the opening / closing lid 97 is restricted to about 45 degrees in order to make it easier to take out the pachinko ball from the opening / closing lid 97, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not limited.

A ball inlet 11 is provided on the left side of the front side of the plate 7'on the inside of the gaming machine, into which the lent balls and prize balls paid out by a ball cutting and paying device 65 described later flow. At the same time, the standby ball detection sensor 46 for detecting the presence of the standby ball is provided at the central position of the tray 7'in the flow-down direction of the standby ball.
Is provided, and based on the detection information by the standby ball detection sensor 46, automatic refund of pachinko balls from the second credit number described later and automatic ball lending of pachinko balls from a prepaid card or a member card are performed. To be done.

A predetermined number (5 balls in the first embodiment) described later is provided on the upper surface 7a of the upper plate portion 7 where the plate portion 7'is gradually narrowed.
Single bet button 36a where 1 unit of bet number is set using the pachinko ball of M, and M where maximum bet number is set
When there is a standby ball on the AXBET button 36b and the plate portion 7'and the number of first credit balls to be described later is reduced to a predetermined number, the standby ball is automatically taken in as a betting reservation game medium and the first An automatic credit button 37 is provided to be added until the number of credit balls (the number of betting reservation game media) reaches the upper limit of 250 balls.

On the side surface 7b of the upper plate portion 7, the start lever 38,
Stop buttons 40L, 40 corresponding to reels 51L, 51C, 51R described later and for stopping each reel
C and 40R are provided.

On the front right side of the side surface 7b, the player remains on the card specified by the record information of the prepaid card or the member card inserted into a card insertion slot 305 described later provided in the card unit 3 by the player. A card balance display unit 35 for displaying a prepaid frequency, which is a valuable value for game of a size, and the standby ball detection sensor 4
An automatic payout (ball lending) button 17 for setting / releasing the automatic refund of pachinko balls from the second credit number and the automatic ball lending of pachinko balls, which will be described later, based on the detection status of the standby balls of 6, A ball lending button 18 for receiving a predetermined number (125 balls in the first embodiment) of pachinko balls when the card balance display portion 35 has a remaining number, which is pressed at the start of a game or the like. By operating at the end of the game, the card unit 3 has information that enables the player to specify the number of pachinko balls acquired in the game at that time.
A payment button 19 that is recorded on a prepaid card or a member card inserted in the card and returned is provided, and these units are mounted on the second operation board 207b.

Further, at the lower center position of the upper plate portion 7,
Pachinko balls won in the game are game ball slot machine 1
The external take-out button 58 is provided for operating the external take-out button 58 by operating the external take-out button 58 provided at the front left position of the side surface 7b of the upper tray portion 7 for taking out the external take-out button 58. While playing, the pachinko balls are within the range of the second credit balls described below,
Emitted from. A take-out ball guide 9 ′ for guiding the pachinko balls discharged from the external take-out port 9 downward is provided so as to cover the external take-out port 9, and a position below the external take-out port 9 is provided. A take-out preparation detection sensor 95 for detecting that a storage box 251 for storing the pachinko balls discharged from the external take-out port 9 and a hand are arranged, and the take-out preparation detection sensor 95 is provided. If the detection is not performed by, the pachinko balls are not discharged from the external outlet 9.

The external take-out button 58 is provided on the first operation board 207a, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls within a range of a second credit ball, which will be described later, are provided on the first operation board 207a. The upper plate payout button 59 for discharging and the leaving seat button 57 that is operated when leaving the game after interrupting the game are provided.
By operating 9, the predetermined number of pachinko balls within the range of the second credit ball can be arbitrarily paid back to the dish portion 7 ′.

Further, around the game panel 6 and on the lower left and right sides of the upper plate portion 7, game effect lamp portions 42 to 45 are provided, and the winning symbol explanation panel 5 is provided.
On the left and right sides of the speaker 13 for high-pitched sound provided inside
6a and 136b (see FIG. 6) are provided with sound emitting units 12a and 12b, respectively, and a low-range speaker 1 provided inside is provided at a predetermined lower position.
Sound emission unit 1 that emits the sound output from 37 (see FIG. 6)
3 are provided, and these sound emitting parts 12a, 12b, 1
From 3, sound effects such as voices and melodies for enhancing the effect produced by each speaker are emitted.

At the left end of the upper end of the gaming ball slot machine 1, it is notified that the pachinko balls stored in an upper storage tank 60 (see FIG. 4) described later have reached a predetermined storage upper limit amount. The full tank notification lamp 55 and the pachinko balls stored in the recovery ball tank 84 (see FIG. 4) provided at the lower back position of the game ball slot machine 1 have reached a predetermined lower limit amount. A tank empty notification lamp 56 for notifying the player is provided so that an attendant or the like can confirm the amount of pachinko balls in the game ball slot machine 1 from the outside.

The game panel 6 has a see-through window 14 through which the reels 51L, 51C, 51R provided in a reel unit 52 (see FIG. 4) fixed to the back surface of the front door 2 can be seen.
And a small role announcement display unit 20 located above the see-through window 14.
a, 20b, 20c and on the left side of the transparent window 14,
1 unit bet display unit 21 that is turned on when a 1 bet number corresponding to a ball is set, 2 2 unit bet display unit 2 that is turned on when a 2 unit bet number corresponding to a ball is set
It is located on the right side of the 3 unit betting display portions 24 and 25 and the transparent window 14 which are lit when the number of bets of 3 units corresponding to 2, 23 and 15 balls is set, and is lit when the big bonus ends. The game over display section 26, the replay display section 27 that is turned on when a replay occurs, and the weight display section 28 that is turned on and off when a predetermined time to be described later has not elapsed when moving to the next game. There is provided a start display unit 29 that is lit when the game can be started by setting the bet number, and a BET instruction display unit 30 that notifies that the bet number can be set.

A first credit display section 31, a second credit display section 47, a game count display section 32, and a payout display section 33 are provided in the area between the transparent window 14 and the upper plate section 7. Has been.

The 1-unit bet display section 21, the 2-unit bet display sections 22 and 23, and the 3-unit bet display sections 24 and 25 have respective unit bet lamps (see FIG. 6) built in the respective display sections. When lit, the number of bets placed by the player on the game is displayed. 1-3 unit betting display portions 21 to 25,
Five winning lines L drawn on the transparent window 14 as shown
It corresponds to any one of 1, L2, L2 ', L3, and L3', and the pay lines L1 and L activated according to the number of bets.
It is also used as an active line display unit for distinguishably informing 2, L2 ′, L3, and L3 ′.

The game-over display section 26 has an internal section when the game is stopped due to the end of a big bonus described later or when an error occurs and the game cannot be progressed. Game over-ramp 117 built in (see Fig. 6)
Lights up.

Further, in the replay display section 27, when a replay prize is generated, a replay lamp 119 (see FIG. 6) incorporated therein is turned on. Start display part 2
When the start operation can be performed by setting the bet number, the start lamp 118 (see FIG. 6) incorporated therein is turned on and the effective start operation is detected. The light goes out. The BET instruction display unit 30 has a BET instruction lamp 111 (see FIG. 6) incorporated therein when the bet number can be set.
Flashes.

In the weight display unit 28, when a start operation is detected during the wait time, a weight lamp 139 (see FIG. 6) incorporated therein is turned on,
Turns off after the wait time has passed. The wait time is a game progress restriction period that is set to prevent the game from progressing too fast,
If a start operation is detected during this wait time,
The reel is set to start after the wait time has elapsed. Therefore, when the game is advanced with a sufficient time interval, the progress of the game is not restricted when the start lever 38 is operated, but when the game is to be advanced in a short time, the game is performed depending on the wait time. Is temporarily restricted, and the reel is in a waiting state until the wait time elapses.

In this game ball slot machine 1,
A game progress restriction period of, for example, 4.1 seconds is set based on the time point when the reels started to rotate in the previous game, and 4.1 seconds has elapsed since the time when the reels started to rotate in the previous game. If the start operation of this time is detected before starting, the rotation of the reel is started after the game progress restriction period has elapsed.

In the first credit display section 31, the first
The number of credit balls is displayed. The first credit number of balls is the number of balls that can be used to set the number of bets (number of betting reservation game media)
Is the number of pachinko balls stored in a storage unit (RAM 212 (see FIG. 7) described later) inside the gaming ball slot machine 1, and the upper plate portion 7 is generated by the occurrence of a prize with a prize ball or the operation of the automatic credit button 37. In addition to being updated by taking in the pachinko balls stored in, the subtraction is updated based on the payout by the bet number setting and the settlement operation. In this gaming ball slot machine 1, the upper limit of the value that can be stored as the first credit number of balls is set to 250 at maximum, and when the upper limit is reached,
Further, when a request for addition and renewal of the first credit number exceeding the upper limit value is made, the pachinko balls having the number of balls exceeding the upper limit are paid out to the upper plate portion 7.

In the second credit display section 47, the second credit
The number of credit balls is displayed. The second number of credit balls is the number of pachinko balls stored in a storage unit (RAM 206c (see FIG. 8) described later) inside the game ball slot machine 1 as the number of balls owned by the player, and the number of balls is set in the upper plate unit 7. The stored pachinko balls are full and overflow, and the pachinko balls and the like that have overflowed are detected and updated by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, which will be described later. At the same time, the operation of the upper plate payout button 59 and the external takeout button 58 are performed. The second credit ball is subtracted and updated based on the payout to the dish portion 7 ′ and the external outlet 9 based on the operation.

The number-of-games display section 32 displays the regular bonus winning status in the big bonus which is a big hit,
Displays the number of winnings during regular bonuses, especially when the big bonus is over and the game is stopped.
The character "ND" is displayed to inform the player that the player is in a stopped state. Further, the game number display unit 32 also functions as an error display device that displays various abnormalities that have occurred in the gaming ball slot machine 1. For example, the abnormality types detected by the game control board 200, which will be described later, which is a control unit, include "insufficient state of pachinko balls to be paid out", "pachinko ball clogging", and "whether the payout conditions are not satisfied". The combination of winning symbols has been derived and displayed. " When these abnormalities are detected by the control unit, an error code that can specify the abnormality type is displayed in a form such as "E-1" or "E-2".

Further, the payout display section 33 displays the number of balls given to the player for each winning based on the winning generated in one game.

The single BET button 36a is a button that is pressed when betting five balls, which is the number of bets in one unit, in the game, and the MAXBET button 36b is the maximum number of bets allowed in one game ( In the first embodiment, 3 buttons (15 pachinko balls) are buttons to be pressed when betting on the game. BET button lamps (not shown) are built inside the single BET button 36a and the MAX BET button 36b, respectively, and these BET button lamps (not shown) show the bet number by pressing the corresponding BET button. Lights when the number of bets can be set and turns off when the number of bets cannot be set.

The automatic credit button 37 has an upper limit of the first credit number (the number of betting reservation game media) 2
It is a button for setting / releasing the automatic credit that automatically takes in the waiting balls stored in the dish portion 7'as the betting reservation game medium until it reaches 50 balls, and is operated in the state where the automatic credit is not set. Then, the automatic credit is set, and if it is operated again in this state, the automatic credit is released.

As described above, the upper plate portion 7 is provided with the start lever 38, and when the game is started,
After the bet number is set, the start lever 38 is operated to start the rotation of each reel 51L, 51C, 51R.

Further, the stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R provided on the side portion of the start lever 38.
Is the reel 51L, 51C, 51 after the game starts
It is a button that is operated when stopping the rotation of R, and inside each of the stop buttons 40L, 40C, and 40R, an operation valid lamp (not shown) is incorporated. These operation valid lamps (not shown) are lit when the operation of the corresponding stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R is valid, and are extinguished when the operation is invalid. Further, the stop button unit 39 in which the stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R are arranged has a bonus notification lamp (internally incorporated therein when the internal winning flag of a big bonus prize or a regular bonus prize described later is set. (Not shown) lights up.

At the lower part of the front surface of the front door 2b, there is provided a title panel 8 on which the model name of the gaming ball slot machine 1 and the like are drawn. Further below that, as mentioned above,
An external take-out port 9 for paying out pachinko balls within the range of the second credit number by operating the external take-out button 58 is provided, and the external take-out port 9 is provided.
An ashtray 10 is provided at the left end of the.

As shown in FIG. 2, a translucent strip-shaped reel sheet having a plurality of types of symbols (not shown) printed as game identification information is printed at a substantially central portion on the rear surface of the front door 2b. Reel 51L, 51C, 51 wound around the outer circumference
A variable display device including a reel unit 52 having R is provided. Each reel 51L, 51C, 5
1R is a reel motor 154L as an electric drive source including a stepping motor provided correspondingly,
154C and 154R (see FIG. 6) are configured to independently rotate and stop in the vertical direction, and the reels 51L, 51C, and 51R rotate, so that the various symbols are continuously displayed on the see-through window 14. It is supposed to be displayed while changing.

Between the reels 51L and 51C arranged side by side in the lateral direction, and between the reels 51C and 51R, an arc-shaped inter-reel concealing member 5 for closing the space between the reels.
3 (see FIG. 1) is provided so that the inside cannot be seen from between the reels. In the see-through window 14, three regions divided by dividing the field of view by the reel concealing member 53, that is, three region portions in which each reel is visible, are associated with each reel, and the left variable display portion, the middle The variable display section and the right variable display section (area) are called.

From each variable display section of the see-through window 14, three consecutive symbols of a plurality of symbols drawn on each reel are displayed in the upper, middle, and lower positions, and in the upper part of the upper stage. A part of the symbol that appears in the upper position soon is displayed, and a part of the symbol that disappears soon under the variable display unit is displayed in the lower part of the lower column.

A reel sensor 156 (FIG. 6) for detecting the reference position of each reel is provided in each reel 51L, 51C, 51R.
Is provided, and the reel sensor 156 can detect or derive the stop position of a predetermined symbol, and each reel 51L, 51C, 51R.
A plurality of reel lamps 155 capable of individually irradiating specific display areas (upper, middle, and lower display areas) in
(See FIG. 6) are provided in the upper, middle, and lower stages, respectively, and each of these reel lamps 155 functions as a backlight that lights up from the rear so as to make each symbol displayed in the see-through window 14 stand out in the normal state. It is supposed to do.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front door 2b thus constructed is pivotally attached to the front end of the base frame 2a, which is open at the front and rear surfaces, via a hinge 16 so as to be openable and closable. The front opening of the frame 2a can be opened and closed, and the front door 2b and the base frame 2a constitute a casing of the gaming ball slot machine 1.

On the back surface 2c of the front door 2b, the reel unit 52 described above is fixedly mounted, and although not shown in particular, to various devices necessary for games and effects, and various game effect lamp parts 41 to 44. Wiring, etc. are installed.

On the back surface of the front door 2b, the back surface 2c of the front door 2b is arranged so that the various wirings can be routed.
A ball passage plate 2d is mounted with a gap provided between
On the ball passage plate 2d, an upper storage tank 60 for storing pachinko balls pumped from a pumping path 89, which will be described later, and a ball cutout for paying out a lending ball, a prize ball, and a second credit ball. The device 65, a lower path switching device 74 for switching the flow path of the pachinko ball dispensed from the ball cutting and dispensing device 65,
A second path 67 for guiding the pachinko balls dispensed from the ball cutting and dispensing device 65 to the ball inlet 11, and the ball inlet 11
The overflow ball that could not flow into the dish portion 7'is discharged to the first path 66 from the credit ball passage 75 or the ball cutting and dispensing device 65 that leads to the recovery ball tank 84 provided at the lower position of the gaming machine. The pay-out ball passage 76 for guiding the pachinko ball to the external take-out port 9, the waiting-ball taking-in unit 92 for paying out the waiting ball flowing in from the BET-ball inflow port 45, and the machine-ball paying-out unit 92 are paid out. A standby ball path switching device 82 for switching the flow path of the standby ball to the betting ball passage 64 or the standby ball discharge passage 77 is provided, and the flow path of the pachinko ball is formed by the ball passage plate 2d.

Further, on the back surface 2c of the box-shaped front door 2b, a recovery ball tank 84 capable of storing the pachinko balls flowing down through the respective flow paths formed in the ball passage plate 2d, and the recovery ball tank. A lifting device 88 for lifting the pachinko balls stored in 84 to the upper storage tank 60 provided in the ball passage plate 2d through the lifting path 89, and a lifting path in the lifting path 89. A polishing device 90 for cleaning the pachinko balls to which 89 is pumped, and a pumping unit 2e mounted on an L-shaped unit plate 420 are mounted. In addition, 421 in FIG. 3 is a fixing member for fixing the lifting passage 89.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the hoisting device 88 and hoisting path 8 for hoisting the pachinko balls stored in the lower portion of the gaming ball slot machine 1 to the upper storage tank 60.
By mounting 9 and the polishing device 90 and the like on the unit plate 420 to form a unit, the lifting unit 2e can be easily attached to and detached from the gaming ball slot machine 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. Not a thing.

Although not shown in FIG. 3, an effect control board 201 (see FIG. 6), which will be described later, for effecting the effect is fixed to the upper surface of the reel unit 52, and A ball holding control board 206, which will be described later, is provided in the space between the collected ball tank 84 and the lower course switching device 74.
(See FIG. 6) is fixed.

Now, referring to FIG. 4, the flow of the pachinko balls in the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment will be described. At the lower back position of the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, as described above. In addition, a recovery ball tank 84 for the lifting unit 2e is provided, and the pachinko balls that flow down the credit ball passage 75, the betting ball passage 64, and the ball removal passage 73 formed in the ball passage plate 2d are temporarily provided. Be stored.

In the recovery ball tank 84, the upper plate 7
When the pachinko balls discharged and supplied from the ball cutting-out device 65, which is a game medium payout unit, are full in the plate section 7'of the table 7 ', it cannot flow into the plate section 7'through the ball inlet 11 and overflows. A pachinko ball that overflows without being able to flow into the plate portion 7'is connected to a credit ball passage 75 through which the pachinko ball or the pachinko ball spilled from the plate portion 7'flows down. After being detected by the second credit sphere detection sensor 83 provided on the flow path of the passage 75 and added to the second credit sphere number, it is stored in the collected sphere tank 84.

The standby ball discharged from the ball cut-out device 65 to the dish portion 7'is supplied from the BET ball inlet 45 to the standby ball intake unit 92 described later via the BET ball flow channel 45 '. By the standby ball capturing unit 92,
A predetermined number of waiting balls are paid out based on the operation of the single BET button 36a or the MAXBET button 36b. The waiting ball taken in by the waiting ball taking-in unit 92 is detected by the betting ball switch 79 through the betting ball passage 64 and used for setting the number of bets, and then stored in the collecting ball tank 84.

As described above, by providing the betting ball passage 64 and storing and collecting the game medium used in the game in the collected ball tank 84, the balls used in these games are also sent to the lifting device 88. Since it is pumped up and used in circulation, it becomes possible to effectively use the pachinko balls inside the gaming ball slot machine 1, and each time it is used, it is cleaned. This is preferable because the passage is less likely to get dirty, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Further, in the first embodiment, between the standby ball capturing unit 92 and the bet ball switch 79, there is provided a standby ball path switching device 82 for switching the flow path of the standby balls discharged from the standby ball capturing unit 92. A standby ball discharge passage 77 is provided to change the route by the standby ball route switching device 82 at the time of payment.
The standby ball changed to “2” flows into the credit ball passage 75 from the standby ball merging port 78 provided in the upstream portion of the second credit ball detection sensor 83. It is detected and added to the second credit ball count.

The pachinko balls collected and stored in these collected ball tanks 84 flow into the lifting device 88 as a transfer unit provided at the corner of the back surface of the gaming ball slot machine 1 through the lifting ball passage 86. In the lifting ball passage 86,
A lifting ball detection sensor 87 for detecting whether or not a pachinko ball exists in the lifting ball passage 86 is provided, and when the pachinko ball is not detected by the lifting ball detection sensor 87, the lifting device 88 operates. By controlling so as not to rotate, the lifting device 88 can be prevented from idling, and useless power consumption can be suppressed.

Further, at a predetermined position on the upper side of the recovery ball tank 84, a recovery ball full tank detection for detecting that the number of pachinko balls stored in the recovery ball tank 84 has reached a predetermined upper limit amount. When the sensor 85 is provided and the collected-ball full-tank detection sensor 85 detects a pachinko ball, the discharge of the pachinko ball from the ball cutting and dispensing device 65 is reserved, and thus the second credit ball. The detection sensor 83 and the like are prevented from stopping the pachinko ball.

The pachinko balls stored in these recovery ball tanks 84 are supplied to a hoisting device 88 as a transfer section provided continuously to the hoisting ball passage 86, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. To be done. The lifting device 88 is connected to a lifting path 89 which is a game medium transfer path erected so as to be connected to an upper storage tank 60 provided at an upper position of the game ball slot machine 1, and the lifting device is provided. The sprocket 402 provided in the feeding device 88 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 401 in the direction of the arrow in the figure, so that the pachinko balls supplied from the lifting ball passage 86 are sent out to the lifting passage 89 and are sequentially recirculated. It is transferred to the path 93 and is stored in the upper storage tank 60 provided on the path of the circular flow path 93.

In addition, in the route of the above-mentioned hoisting passage 89, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a polishing device 90 is provided as a cleaning unit for cleaning the pachinko balls transferred through the hoisting passage 89. This polishing apparatus 90 includes a pedestal 412 provided with a drive shaft 416 rotatably driven by a winding motor 419 and a rotation shaft 417 rotatably supported, and a polishing cloth 418 wound in a roll inside thereof. The polishing cassette 4 has reels 414 and 415 around which the ball is wound and a ball guide path 413 through which pachinko balls can pass in a single row, and the polishing cloth 418 is laid so as to bridge the ball guide path 413.
10 and mainly comprises the polishing cassette 4
10 is detachable from the pedestal 412.

The polishing cassette 410 is attached to the pedestal 412.
By attaching the pumping path 89 and the ball guiding path 41
3 and the pachinko ball transferred through the hoisting path 89 moves while being guided in the ball guiding path 413, so that the pachinko ball slides in contact with the polishing cloth 418 laid in the ball guiding path 413 to polish the ball. Then, it again flows into the pumping passage 89 and is pumped to the circulation channel 93.

The reels 414 and 415, around which the polishing cloth 418 is wound, are fitted to the drive shaft 416 and the rotary shaft 417, which rotate in synchronization with the rotation of the winding motor 419, by the above-mentioned mounting, and have a predetermined length. The rotation of the winding motor 419 driven at intervals causes the drive shaft 416 to rotate, whereby the reels 414 and 415 rotate and the polishing cloth 418 moves to the reel 4.
It is designed to be wound on the 14th side. As a result, the portion of the polishing cloth 418 laid in the ball guide path 413, that is, the portion where dirt is attached due to the polishing of the pachinko ball is wound up on the reel 414 side, and the reel 415 side where dirt is not yet attached The part is unwound, and the ball guideway 4
By being laid inside 13, good polishing (cleaning) can be carried out.

When the polishing apparatus 90 using the polishing cassette 410 is used as in the first embodiment, the polishing cloth 418 and the pachinko ball, which are not contaminated properly, are brought into sliding contact with each other, and good polishing ( (Cleaning), and it is preferable because it is space-saving and the polishing cloth can be easily replaced by making it into a cassette shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lifting path 89 is lifted. Any polishing (cleaning) device can be used as long as it can clean the sent pachinko balls.

In the gaming ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, the polishing device 90 is provided to polish the pachinko balls to be used, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, a device such as a polishing device for cleaning the pachinko balls may be omitted.

Polishing (cleaning) with the polishing device 90
The pachinko balls that have been pumped through the pumping path 89 are stored in the upper storage tank 60 provided on the path of the circulation channel 93.

This upper storage tank 60 is provided with an upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 for detecting that the number of pachinko balls stored in the upper storage tank 60 has reached a predetermined upper limit, When a pachinko ball is detected by the upper tank full sensor 61,
The lifting control board 209, which will be described later, controls so that the lifting of the pachinko balls by the lifting device 88 is stopped.

At the lower position of the upper storage tank 60, there is provided a ring flow path 93 for guiding the pachinko balls stored in the ball cutting and dispensing device 65 provided on the right side of the back surface of the game ball slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 17 in the second embodiment, which will be described later, in the path of the ring channel 93,
In the case where the adjacent device is the ball lending device 3 ', a branching unit 91 is provided as a game medium supply unit to which a ball supply pipe 99 for supplying pachinko balls to the ball lending device 3'can be connected.

Further, a ball removal valve 62 is provided at a position downstream of the branching portion 91 for allowing the pachinko balls stored in the upper storage tank 60 to flow down to the recovery ball tank 84 through the ball removal passage 73. In addition, a ball cut sensor 63 for detecting the presence or absence of a pachinko ball supplied to the ball cut-out device 65 is provided at a position immediately above the ball cut-out device 65, and the pachinko ball by the ball-cut sensor 63 is provided. When there is no detection, the control is performed so that the pachinko ball payout by the ball cutting and paying device 65 is withheld.

The ball cutting and dispensing device 65 used in the first embodiment.
In addition, FIG. 10 shows a flow path around the ball cutting and dispensing device 65. In the ball cutting and ejecting device 65 of the first embodiment, a ball cutting portion (not shown) having a cutout portion capable of accommodating a pachinko ball is formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a drive motor is provided via a transmission gear 451. A sprocket 452 capable of discharging three balls to the downstream side by one rotation by being rotated at 450, and a path of the pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452 are operated by the solenoid 69 to move the first path 66. Alternatively, the upper path switching valve 68 for switching to the second path 67 and the upper path switching valve 6
8, a subtraction switch 70 for detecting a pachinko ball flowing down the first path 66, and the second switch
A pay-out ball detection switch 81 for detecting a pachinko ball flowing down the path 67 is provided, and the drive motor 450 appropriately controls the rotation of the sprocket 452 and the operation of the solenoid 69 appropriately. By doing so, a predetermined number of pachinko balls are transferred to the first path 66.
Alternatively, it is discharged to any of the second paths 67. Incidentally, FIG.
Reference numeral 453 in 0 is a cover that covers the front surface of the ball cutting and dispensing device 65.

The pachinko balls of each path discharged from the ball cut-out device 65 are supplied to the lower path switching device 74 provided at the lower part of the ball cut-out device 65 through the connecting path 454. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in the lower path switching device 74, an upper path switching valve 68 and a solenoid 69 provided inside the ball cut-out device 65.
Similarly, the lower path switching valve 71 and the solenoid 72 are provided so that the path of the pachinko ball paid out to the second path 67 can be appropriately changed to the first path 66. As shown in FIG. 3, the first path 66 is connected to the external outlet 9 via the extraction ball passage 76.

The second path 67 is formed by the upper plate portion 7
Connected to the ball inlet 11 of the
The pachinko ball whose path is 7 flows into the dish portion 7 ′ from the ball inlet 11 or the credit ball passage 75.
After being detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, it is stored in the recovery ball tank 84.

The situation of paying out pachinko balls by the ball cutting and paying device 65 and the lower path switching device 74, particularly the condition of path switching will be described with reference to FIG.
1 (a) shows the situation when the second credit ball is taken out of the gaming ball slot machine 1 through the external outlet 9, and the pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452 changes its course. Flown down the first path 66 without being charged, and after the second credit number is detected and updated by the subtraction switch 70, the first path 66 is
While maintaining the above condition, it flows down through the extraction ball passage 76 and is discharged from the external outlet 9.

Next, FIG. 11 (b) shows a situation in which the second credit ball is paid back to the upper plate portion 7. The pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452 has its course changed. After flowing down the first path 66 without being detected, the second credit ball number is subtracted and updated by being detected by the subtraction switch 70, and then the lower course switching device 74
The lower path switching valve 71 of the second path 67
Is changed to the second path 67 and flows into the plate portion 7 ′ of the upper plate portion 7 from the ball inlet 11 or, if the plate portion 7 ′ is full, the plate portion 7 ′ is full. After overflowing 7 ', flowing down the credit ball passage 75, detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, the second credit ball number is added and updated, and then stored in the recovery ball tank 84.

Next, FIG. 11 (c) shows the situation when paying out prize balls by winning or paying out pachinko balls by lending.
The pachinko balls discharged from the upper path switching valve 68
After that, the course is changed to the second route 67, and the number of prize balls on the payout display unit is subtracted and updated after being detected by the payout ball detection switch 81 while flowing down the second route 67. Flowing down the second path 67, the ball inlet 1
From 1 to the plate portion 7'of the upper plate portion 7, or if the plate portion 7'is full, the plate portion 7'overflows and flows down the credit ball passage 75 to the second credit. After being detected by the ball detection sensor 83 and added and updated to the second credit ball number, it is stored in the collected ball tank 84.

As in the first embodiment, the upper path switching valve 68 is provided to appropriately switch the path of the pachinko ball discharged from the sprocket 452, so that the ball cutting and dispensing device having the sprocket 452 is provided. 65
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of pachinko balls is provided for each individual path. You may do it.

Further, in the first embodiment, the ball cut-out device 65 is used which is capable of discharging a predetermined number of pachinko balls by controlling the rotation of the sprocket 452, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, these game medium payout units may be any as long as they can pay out a predetermined number of pachinko balls, for example, the inside of the groove in a cylindrical screw provided with a spiral groove. Alternatively, a screw-type dispensing device may be used in which the pachinko balls are fed into the groove by sequentially feeding the pachinko balls to the inside of the groove by rotating the screw. Also, a solenoid-type dispensing device that dispenses pachinko balls by opening a locking piece that blocks a part of the path through which pachinko balls are supplied by driving a solenoid, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls are temporarily stored. A tubular member
A payout device that pays out a predetermined number of pachinko balls by discharging the pachinko balls stored inside the tubular member, and further,
A plurality of these cylindrical members may be provided, and the pachinko balls of the corresponding tubular member may be discharged according to the number of payout balls, whereby the pachinko balls of the corresponding number of balls may be paid out.

As described above, the pachinko balls discharged to the upper plate portion 7 and used as the standby balls are the BET ball inlets 4
5 is supplied to the standby ball capturing unit 92 through the BET ball flow channel 45 ', and the single BET button 36a is supplied.
Alternatively, a predetermined number of waiting balls can be swiftly paid out from the waiting ball receiving unit 92 based on the operation of the MAXBET button 36b.

FIG. 9 (a) is a sectional view of the standby ball taking-in unit 92 used in the first embodiment, and FIG. 9 (b) (d).
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the rotary holder 501 provided inside the standby ball capturing unit 92 as viewed from the downstream direction,
FIG. 9C is a plan view of the rotary holder 501 seen from the upstream side.

The standby ball capturing unit 92 used in the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (d). The standby ball capturing unit 92 of the first embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), inside the outer case 510, a cylindrical outer cylinder 515 whose both ends are open is fixedly arranged so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle, and inside the outer cylinder 515, the outer cylinder 515 is A rotary holder 501 made of resin, which is slightly smaller than the inner circumference and has an outer diameter inscribed substantially in the inner circumference, is rotatably supported around a rotation shaft 502.
Reference numeral 1 is a drive motor 507 connected to the rotary shaft 502.
Is driven to rotate.

The rotary holder 501 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), FIG. 9 (c), and FIG. 9 (d), there are three balls capable of accommodating a predetermined number of balls (five in the first embodiment) corresponding to the betting unit on the outer peripheral surface of the side surface. Ball receiving groove 512a, 51
2b and 512c are linearly provided so as to be substantially parallel to the axial direction, and the ball receiving grooves 512a and 5a
12b and 512c at positions opposite to the rotary shaft 502, FIG.
As shown in (d), a BET sphere inflow passage 503 described later is provided.
A bypass flow channel groove 514 for guiding a sphere flowing in from the bypass path 513 to be described later is provided in a curved shape.

A BET sphere inflow passage 503 connected to a BET sphere flow channel 45 'through which the standby sphere discharged from the BET sphere inlet 45 flows down is provided in the upper opening of the inclined outer cylinder 515. And the BET ball inflow passage 50
As shown in FIG. 9 (b), the sphere that has flowed down 3 rotates the rotary holder 501 to move the rotary holder 5
01 are provided on the outer periphery of the ball housing groove 512a, 512
By stopping each of b and 512c at the uppermost position (position in contact with the BET sphere inflow passage 503), the sphere on the BET sphere inflow passage 503 is moved to the sphere accommodating groove 512a, 512.
b 512c, a predetermined number of balls (1 in the first embodiment)
(5 corresponding to the unit bet number setting) is the ball accommodating groove 512.
a, 512b, 512c, all of the ball receiving groove 5
When balls enter 12a, 512b, and 512c, 15 balls (set of the number of bets of 3 units) corresponding to the maximum number of bets can be accommodated.

At the downstream position of the BET sphere inflow passage 503, the sphere accommodating grooves 512 a, 5 a of the rotary holder 501 are provided.
12b and 512c, and a shutter 505 for releasing / regulating the invasion of the sphere into the bypass flow path groove 514 for continuously ejecting the sphere, which will be described later, are provided.
05 is opened and closed by a solenoid 516.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 (b) and 9 (d), spheres that have entered the sphere accommodating grooves 512a, 512b, 512c are provided in the lower opening of the slantly arranged outer cylinder 515. A downflow restricting plate 511 for restricting the falling out is fixed to the outer cylinder 515 so as not to rotate. Further, in the flow-down regulation plate 511, the ball storage groove 51 is located at a position higher than the uppermost position where the ball can enter the ball storage grooves 512a, 512b, 512c.
A detour communication port 513 through which a ball can flow is provided at a position where 2a, 512b, 512c are rotated (reverse rotation) by about 60 degrees, and the detour communication port 513 is provided at a position corresponding to the detour communication port 513. By rotating (reversely rotating) the rotary holder 501 to position the sphere containing grooves 512a, 512b, 512c, the sphere containing grooves 512a, 512b, 512 are located.
The ball stored in c is discharged from the lower portion of the standby ball intake unit 92 through the bypass channel 508.

At the uppermost position of the outer cylinder 515,
A slit 517 is provided, and sphere detection optical sensors 506a to 506e are provided along the slit 517 to detect the presence of five spheres in the sphere receiving grooves 512a, 512b, 512c. And the sphere detection optical sensors 506a to 506e, the sphere housing grooves 512a, 512b, 51
The presence of all spheres in 2c can be detected, and these sphere detection optical sensors 506a to 506e and the solenoid 516 are a motor driver circuit (not shown) that controls the rotation of the drive motor 507. ) And a control microcomputer (not shown) for controlling the operation of the standby ball capturing unit 92, and the like are mounted on the unit control board 504.

Further, at the lower position of the outer cylinder 515, there is provided an opening 518 through which all the spheres accommodated in the sphere accommodating grooves 512a, 512b, 512c can be discharged simultaneously in the outer peripheral direction of the rotary holder 501. When the rotary holder 501 is normally driven by the drive motor 507, each of the sphere accommodating grooves 512 a, 512 b, 5
The total of 15 balls housed in 12c is the opening 51
8 is discharged from the lower portion of the standby ball intake unit 92 through the discharge ball flow path 509 provided below the unit 8.

The operation of the standby ball taking-in unit 92 will be described. The ball receiving grooves 512a, 512b, 51 are described.
2c, while the game is being executed, the sphere containing groove 512a to the sphere containing groove 512c are sequentially arranged at positions where the sphere can flow into the BET sphere inflow passage 503, and the shutter 505 is opened. As a result, the sphere is accommodated, and the sphere accommodating groove 512c is normally on standby in a state in which the sphere is positioned at the uppermost position where the sphere can flow (the state of FIG. 9C).

In this state, when the MAXBET button 36b is operated and a payout instruction of 15 balls is output from the game control board 200, the rotary holder 501 is continuously rotated 180 by the drive motor 507.
Driven to rotate (Fig. 9 (b) and Fig. 9 (c))
(In the direction of the black arrow), each of the ball receiving grooves 512a, 512b,
All the balls stored in the 512c are the discharge ball flow paths 50.
It is quickly discharged from the lower part of the standby ball intake unit 92 through 9.

In the standby state, when the single BET button 36a is operated to output a payout instruction of 5 balls from the game control board 200, the rotary holder 501 is moved to 60 by the drive motor 507.
Driven in reverse (Figs. 9 (b) and 9 (c))
(In the direction indicated by the white arrow), the five balls accommodated in the sphere accommodating groove 512c are discharged from the lower part of the standby sphere capturing unit 92 through the bypass passage 508 from the bypass communication port 513, and the single BET button 36a. When the single BET button 36a is further operated, the rotary holder 501 is reversely driven by 60 degrees and the five balls housed in the ball housing groove 512b are further operated. Further, the rotary holder 501 is reversely driven by 60 degrees so that the five balls stored in the ball storage groove 512a are discharged from the lower portion of the standby ball receiving unit 92 through the bypass channel 508.

Further, at the time of settlement and automatic crediting, the spheres stored in the standby ball intake unit 92 and the spheres remaining in the BET sphere inflow passage 503, the BET sphere flow passage 45 ', etc. are continuously connected. When paying out
Based on the payout instruction, first, the rotary holder 501 is continuously rotated by 180 degrees by the drive motor 507 so that all the balls stored in the respective ball storage grooves 512a, 512b, 512c are discharged. After being discharged from the lower portion of the standby ball intake unit 92 through 509, the shutter 505 is opened and the balls remaining in the respective passages pass through the bypass flow passage groove 514 and the bypass flow passage 508. It is designed to be continuously discharged from the bottom.

Further, the lower part of the standby ball taking-in unit 92 has the same structure as the above-mentioned lower course switching device 74,
A standby ball path switching device 82 that can switch the flow path of the standby ball discharged from the standby ball intake unit 92 to either the bet ball passage 64 or the standby ball discharge passage 77 is provided. The standby ball discharged from the plug-in unit 92 is supplied to the standby ball path switching device 82, and when the bet ball is set or the credit is added to the first credit, the standby ball is supplied to the bet ball passage 64 and the bet ball is transferred. After being detected by the switch 79 and used for setting the bet amount, the bet is stored in the collected ball tank 84, and when it is added to the second credit ball number at the time of settlement, the flow path is It is used as a standby ball discharge passage 77, detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, added to the second credit ball number, and then stored in the collected ball tank 84.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the pachinko balls detected by the bet ball switch 79 and used for setting the bet number are also stored in the collected ball tank 84. All pachinko balls are collected in the recovery ball tank 84.
And is stored as a lifting ball, and the lifting device 88
By being pumped to the upper storage tank 60 at, it is recycled.

Further, in the first embodiment, the standby ball capturing unit 92 described above is used, and the standby ball capturing unit 9 is used.
2 is preferable because it is possible to quickly discharge the waiting balls corresponding to the betting operation, particularly 15 waiting balls corresponding to the maximum bet number, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the standby ball capturing unit may be any unit that can reliably and quickly pay out the number of standby balls according to the betting operation.

Further, in the first embodiment, the standby ball path switching device 82 and the bet ball switch 79 are separate from the standby ball capturing unit 92, but they may be integrated into a unit structure.

The structure of the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. FIG. 6 is a block diagram for explaining a connection state between various boards provided in the gaming ball slot machine 1 and electric parts. Also,
FIG. 7 is a block for explaining the configuration of the control unit 210 as game control means provided on the game control board 200 and the configuration of the control unit 230 as production control means provided on the effect control board 201. FIG. 8 is a diagram, and FIG. 8 is a ball-holding control board 206 for calculating the second credit sphere count and the like.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card unit 3 connected to a ball payout control board 208 for controlling payout of a pachinko ball, a hoisting control board 209 for controlling hoisting of a pachinko ball, and the ball holding control board 206.

Of the various boards provided in the game ball slot machine 1, the game control board 200 shown in FIG. 6 controls the game state, and the effect control board 201 performs effect control according to the game status. In addition, the power supply board 202
Power is supplied from the outside of the gaming ball slot machine 1. A power cord 184 for receiving a power supply of 100 V AC and a main switch 180 are connected to the power substrate 202.

The game control board 200 is a production control board 20.
1, a power supply board 202, a reel relay board 203, and a ball holding control board 206, and is connected to the external output board 205 via the reel relay board 203, and a reel lamp relay via the effect control board 201. It is connected to the substrate 204.

The control unit 210 of the game control board 200 indicates that the game state is the regular bonus state RB.
Medium signal, BB medium signal indicating that the gaming state is a big bonus state, reel control signal (motor phase signal) for controlling the reel motors 154L, 154C, 154R corresponding to the reels 51L, 51C, 51R, etc. Is output from the external output board 205 to the outside of the game ball slot machine 1 via the reel relay board 203.
Incidentally, the stop switches 103L, 103C, 103R corresponding to the stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R.
The stop switch signal indicating that the operation of the stop switch 103L, 103C, 1
This is the signal directly output from 03R.

To the game control board 200, various switches, sensors, lamps, and wires from the display are connected. For example, the setting switch 183, the setting key switch 182, and the reset switch 181 which are wire-connected to the power supply board 202 are relayed by the power supply board 202 and are wire-connected to the game control board 200, and signals from the respective switches are: Controller 21 of game control board 200
Input to 0. Further, the control unit 210 outputs a prize ball signal to a ball holding control board 206, which will be described later, and gives a payout instruction of a predetermined number of prize balls.

The reel motors 154L, 154C, 154R and the reel sensor 156, which are wire-connected to the reel relay board 203, are relayed by the reel relay board 203 and wire-connected to the game control board 200, and the detection of the reel sensor 156 is performed. The signal is input to the control unit 210 of the game control board 200. The reel lamp 155 is relayed by the reel lamp relay board 204 and is wire-connected to the effect control board 201. When the starting condition (input of the detection signal of the start switch 102) is satisfied, the control unit 210 of the game control board 200, the reel motor 154L,
After the control signal is output to 154C and 154R to start the fluctuation of the reel, the variable display control for deriving and displaying the display result is executed.

Among the switches wired to the game control board 200, the single BET switch 100 detects the operation of the single BET button 36a, the MAXBET switch 101 is a switch which detects the operation of the MAXBET button 36b, and the start switch 102. Is a switch for detecting the operation of the start lever 38.
The right stop switches 103L, 103C, 103R are
The left, middle, and right stop buttons 40L, 40C, and 40R are switches that detect the operation, and the automatic credit switch 104 is a switch that detects the operation of the automatic credit button 37.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the game control board 200 is connected with a standby ball take-in unit 92 for setting a bet number by a standby ball, a standby ball course switching device 82, and a bet ball switch 79. And the game control board 20
0 is the single BET switch 100 or the MAXB
Based on the operation detection of the ET switch 101 and the settlement notification and the leaving notification from the ball control board 206 which will be described later, the operation control of the standby ball capturing unit 92 and the standby ball course switching device 82 is performed. ing.

The game number display unit 108 is a display unit which constitutes the game number display unit 32, the first credit display unit 109 is a display unit which constitutes the first credit display unit 31, and the payout display unit 110 is a payout display unit. Part 33
It is an indicator which comprises.

The BET instruction lamp 111 is a lamp built in the BET instruction display section 30, and the 1-unit bet lamp 112 is displayed on the 1-unit bet display section 21 and the 2-unit bet lamp 1 is displayed.
13 and 114 are 2 unit bet display sections 22 and 23, and 3 unit bet lamps 115 and 116 are 3 unit bet display sections 24 and 2.
5 are lamps built in each.

The game over lamp 117 is a lamp built in the game over display section 26, the start lamp 118 is a lamp built in the start display section 29, and the replay lamp 119 is a replay display section 2.
It is a lamp built in 7. The bonus notification lamp 120 is a lamp built in the stop button unit 39. BET button lamp 121a is single B
ET button 36a, BET button lamp 121b is M
This is a lamp built in the AXBET button 36b. The left operation effective lamp 122L is a lamp incorporated in the left stop button 40L, and the middle operation effective lamp 122C.
Is a lamp built in the middle stop button 40C, and the right operation valid lamp 122R is the right stop button 4
It is a lamp built in 0R, and a weight lamp 139.
Is a lamp built in the weight display unit 28.

Power supply board 202 or reel relay board 20
3 or various lamps and indicators directly wired to the game control board 200 without passing through these boards are controlled by the control unit 210 mounted on the game control board 200. In addition, the control unit 210 controls the power supply board 2
02 or receiving the detection signals of various switches and sensors connected to the game control board 200 via the reel relay board 203, the game state is controlled.

In particular, the "first credit indicator 109, game count indicator 10 controlled by the control unit 210.
8, payout indicator 110, BET indicator lamp 11
1, 1 unit betting lamp 112 to 3 units betting lamp 11
6, start lamp 118, replay lamp 119, bonus notification lamp 120, game over lamp 11
7, left, middle, right operation effective lamp 122L, 122C, 1
The 22R and the weight lamp 139 "are for notifying the information relating to the progress of the game, and can be said to be" essential notifying device "so that the game is hindered if it does not function. Since these "essential notification devices" are controlled by the control unit 210 that controls the game state, even if the production control board 201 fails, at least the information necessary for the progress of the game is provided to the player. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the game from progressing in a disadvantageous state for the player.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, a game control board 200
And the structure of the effect control board 201 will be described.
First, the game control board 200 is provided with a control unit 210, and the control unit 210 can execute a control operation based on a predetermined control program (Centra).
processing unit) 211 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 213 that stores a control program for the CPU 211.
And a RAM (Random AccessMemory) capable of writing and reading various data such as the first credit sphere
212 and an I / O port 214 for ensuring signal matching between the CPU 211 and an external circuit.

Further, on the game control board 200, an initial reset circuit 217 which gives a reset pulse to the CPU 211 when the power is turned on, a clock generation circuit 218 which gives a clock signal to the CPU 211, and a clock signal from the clock generation circuit 218 are divided. And interrupt pulse periodically CP
A pulse frequency dividing circuit (interruption pulse generating circuit) 219 to be provided to U211, a random number generating circuit 221 that continuously generates a random number in a fixed range at high speed, and a sampling circuit 222 that samples the random number from the random number generating circuit 221. , And a buffer circuit 220. Further, on the game control board 200, a switch circuit 215 to which signals from various switches are input, a motor circuit 216, and others,
A solenoid circuit (not shown) and the like are provided. Furthermore, the game control board 200 is provided with a backup power supply 223 for holding the memory of the RAM 212 at the time of power failure.

Further, in the RAM 212, various indicators (first credit indicator 109, game count indicator 10).
8, various data such as the first credit number to be displayed on the payout display 110), the bet number, the internal winning flag,
Information necessary for the game, such as the set value of the pitch rate, is stored, and by holding this information at the time of the power failure by the backup power source 223, it is possible to return to the gaming state before the power failure even after the power failure is recovered. It has become.

Various commands to be described later are output from the control unit 210 of the game control board 200 to the effect control board 201 via the buffer circuit 220. Buffer circuit 220
Serves as an irreversible output means that allows the output of a signal from the inside of the game control board 200 to the outside but blocks the input of a signal from the outside of the game control board 200. Therefore, one-way communication from the game control board 200 to the effect control board 201 is secured between the game control board 200 and the effect control board 201, and a signal is input to the game control board 200 via the command transmission path. It is possible to prevent fraudulent behavior that causes an illegal control operation.

On the effect control board 201, game effect lamps 130 to 134, a liquid crystal display 135, and a sound emitting section 12 are provided.
speakers 136a, 13 built into a, 12b, 13
6b, 137, each fluorescent lamp 138 that illuminates the title panel 8 and the game panel 6 from the inside, and the small role notification lamp 14
0a, 140b, 140c, respectively, and further, the reel 51 is connected via a reel lamp relay board 204.
Reel lamp 15 built in L, 51C, 51R
5 is connected.

On the effect control board 201, a control unit 230 including a microcomputer, each speaker 136a,
A speaker drive circuit 235 for outputting sound from 136b and 137, and a display drive circuit 236 for controlling display of the liquid crystal display 135 which constitutes the liquid crystal display unit 15.
A lamp drive circuit 237 for lighting or blinking various lamps and a backup power supply 238 are mounted.

The control unit 230 and the CPU 231 and the RAM 232 capable of writing and writing necessary data.
And a ROM 233 that stores a control program, and an I / O
And a port 234. Since the storage data of the RAM 232 is backed up by the backup power supply 238, the control unit 230 can restart the effect control based on the data stored before the power outage at the time of the power outage recovery.

The ROM 233 of the control unit 230 stores a data table that defines effect patterns corresponding to the commands transmitted from the effect control board 201. This data table, each game effect lamp 130-134,
Liquid crystal display 135, speakers 136a, 136b, 1
37, fluorescent lamps 138, small role announcement lamps 140a to 14
0c, classified separately. For example, when a command indicating predetermined game information is received, the control unit 230 reads an effect pattern corresponding to the game state from each data table, and each game effect lamp 130 to 134, liquid crystal display according to the read effect pattern. Device 135, each speaker 1
36a, 136b, 137, each fluorescent lamp 138, the small role notification lamps 140a to 140c, the reel lamp 155, and the like are controlled.

[Each game effect lamp 130 to 134, liquid crystal display 13 controlled by the production control board 201]
5, each of the speakers 136a, 136b, 137, each of the fluorescent lamps 138, the small role notification lamps 140a to 140c, and the reel lamp 155 "function as compared with various display devices controlled by the game control board 200. Even if it does not exist, it does not affect the progress of the game itself, and it can be called, so to speak, a "drafting device" with a focus on staging effects. Therefore, even if the production control board 201 fails, the player is not provided with an unfavorable game, and the control load of the control unit 210 is reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the detection signal of the start switch 102 is input to the control unit 210 via the switch circuit 215 and the sampling circuit 222. The control unit 210 receives the detection signal of the start switch 102 and outputs a reel control signal via the motor circuit 216. This reel control signal is sent to each reel 51L, 51C, through the reel relay board 203.
51R reel motors 154L, 54C,
It is input to 54R. The reel control signal is output to the outside of the game ball slot machine 1 via the reel relay board 203 and the external output board 205.

As a result, each reel 51L, 51C, 5
1R begins to fluctuate. In addition, the reel control signal transmission path is the reel motor 154 in the reel relay board 203.
The reel control signal is branched to the L, 154C, 154R side and the external output board 205 side, and the reel control signal output to the external output board 205 side is also output to the outside of the game ball slot machine 1 from the external output board 205. . In this way, the reel control signal output from the external output board 205 is not the signal processed for external output, but the reel motor 154.
It is the signal itself for driving and controlling L, 154C, and 154R.

On the other hand, the sampling circuit 222 samples one random number from the random number generation circuit 221 at the timing when the detection signal of the start switch 102 is input,
The random number is delivered to the CPU 211. The CPU 211 is
By referring to the sampled random numbers and the winning determination table for each winning combination stored in the ROM 213,
Whether or not the generation of a prize is allowed is determined for each winning combination, and the determination result is stored in the RAM 212. As a result, whether or not the winning combination is won is determined at the timing of the start operation. After that, the control unit 210 controls the reels according to the winning result for each winning combination.

Further, in response to the detection signal of the start switch 102 being input, the control section 210 outputs a command capable of specifying the start of the game to the effect control board 201 via the buffer circuit 220. Production control board 2
The control unit 230 of 01 grasps the game situation based on the command, and according to the effect pattern determined corresponding to the start of the game, each of the game effect lamps 130 to 134, the liquid crystal display 135, the speakers 136a, 137b, 137, etc. To control.

Further, each stop switch 103L, 10L
The stop switch signals output from 3C and 103R are transmitted through a signal path that reciprocates between the game control board 200, the reel relay board 203, and the external output board 205, and then input to the switch circuit 215 of the game control board 200. . Furthermore, the stop switches 103L, 103C,
The stop switch signal output from 103R is directly
It is configured to be output to the outside via the external output board 205.

Upon receiving the stop switch signal, the controller 210 receives the stop switch signal from the reel motors 154L, 154C, 1 through the motor circuit 216.
A reel control signal for stopping 54R is output.
This reel control signal is supplied to the reel motors 154L and 154.
C, 154R and the external output board 20
It is also output to the outside of the gaming ball slot machine 1 via 5.

Further, the control unit 210 responds to the input of the stop switch signal by the buffer circuit 22.
A command capable of specifying the reel stop time is output to each reel 51L, 51C, 51R via 0 via the control board 201. The control unit 230 of the effect control board 201 follows the effect pattern determined corresponding to the reel stop time based on the command, and the game effect lamps 130 to 1
34, liquid crystal display 135, speakers 136a, 13
6b, 137, etc. are controlled.

The signal output from the external output board 205 can be used, for example, when a third party organization performs a type test. In this type test, for example, it is confirmed whether or not each reel 51L, 51C, 51R corresponding to each stop button 40L, 40C, 40R is stopped within 190 ms after the operation of each stop button 40L, 40C, 40R. In the case of this gaming ball slot machine 1, the stop switch signals output from the respective stop switches 103L, 103C, 103R are directly output to the external output board 205.
To output from each stop button 40L, 40
The timing at which C and 40R are operated can be accurately grasped outside the gaming ball slot machine 1. Similarly, since the reel control signal output from the motor circuit 216 is directly output from the external output board 205, each reel 51L, 5L
The start and stop timings of 1C and 51R can be accurately grasped outside the game ball slot machine 1. Therefore, by using the signal output from the external output board 205, “from the operation of each stop button 40L, 40C, 40R to 190
An accurate test result can be obtained in the case of performing "a test of whether or not each reel 51L, 51C, 51R corresponding to each stop button 40L, 40C, 40R stops within ms". Further, in the case of "a configuration in which the control unit 210 of the game control board 200 once receives the signal and then outputs the signal to the external output board 205", the game control board 2
There is a possibility that fraud such as processing and outputting the signal on the 00 side may be performed, but according to the present embodiment, such fraud can be prevented.

Further, when the generation of a prize accompanied by the awarding of prize balls is established, the control unit 210 sets the first number of credit balls to the first number of credit balls stored in the RAM 212 (the number of betting reservation game media). Is added to the upper limit value of 250 balls, and a prize ball signal for instructing the payout of the number of prize balls exceeding the upper limit value is output to the holding ball control board 206 described later. Then, an instruction to pay out the number of prize balls exceeding the upper limit value is issued.

Further, the control unit 210 sets the automatic credit by detecting the input of the automatic credit switch 104, and detects the input of the automatic credit switch 104 again while the automatic credit is set. Then, the control for canceling the setting of the automatic credit is performed.

Further, the control unit 210, in a state in which the automatic credit is set, the first credit number (betting reservation game medium number) stored in the RAM 212.
If the number of the first credit balls is 250, the standby ball capturing unit 92 is operated and the first credit balls are
Control is performed to take in the pachinko balls stored in the dish portion 7 ′ until the balls become balls.

Further, the control unit 210 controls the setting of the bet number by detecting the input of the single BET switch 100 or the MAXBET switch 101. Single BET
When the input of the switch 100 is detected, RA is first
It is determined whether or not the first credit sphere number stored in M212 is 5 or more.
A bet number of 1 unit is set by subtracting 5 from the number of credit balls. When the first credit number of balls does not remain 5 or more, the standby ball taking-in unit 92 is operated to take in five balls from the pachinko balls stored in the plate portion 7'and take one unit. Set the number of bets.

When the input of the MAXBET switch 101 is detected, it is first judged whether or not the first credit number stored in the RAM 212 is 5 balls or more. If the 5 credits or more are left, the first credit is left. The process of subtracting 5 from the number of balls and setting the bet number of 1 unit is repeated until the bet number of 3 units is set. Also, if the first credit number of balls does not remain 5 or more from the beginning, or if the first credit number of balls does not remain 5 or more at the time of setting the bet number of 1 unit or 2 units, the standby ball The process of setting the bet number of 1 unit by operating the take-in unit 92, taking in 5 balls from the pachinko balls stored in the plate portion 7'and repeating the bet number of 3 units is repeated. To do.

On the ball control board 206, as shown in FIG. 8, a drive motor 450 and a solenoid 69 for paying out a pachinko ball in the ball paying-out device 65 and a solenoid 72 in the lower path switching device 74 are provided. Starting with the ball delivery control board 208 for performing drive control, the hoisting control board 209 as a circulating flow rate control means for performing drive control of the hoisting apparatus 88 and the polishing apparatus 90, the first operation board 207a, and the second operation board. Various switches provided on 207b,
A display is connected, and the payout based on the payout instruction from the game control board 200 is transmitted to the ball payout control board 208 to cause the ball payout device 65 to win the prize balls exceeding the upper limit of the first credit ball count. In addition to performing control such as payout to the dish portion 7 ′, control is performed to perform payout of a lending ball and payout of a second credit ball.

Among the switches provided on the first operation board 207a, the leaving-seat switch 57s is a switch for detecting the operation of the leaving-seat button 57, and the external take-out switch 58.
s is a switch for detecting the operation of the external take-out button 58, and the upper plate dispensing switch 59s is a switch for detecting the operation of the upper plate dispensing button 59.

Among the switches provided on the second operation board 207b, the automatic payout (ball lending) switch 17s is a switch for detecting the operation of the automatic payout (ball lending) button 17, and the ball lending switch 18s is a ball lending switch. The adjustment switch 19s is a switch for detecting the operation of the button 18, and the adjustment switch 19s is a switch for detecting the operation of the adjustment button 19. Further, the card balance indicator 35h provided on the second operation board 207b is
It is a display that constitutes the card balance display unit 35.

Further, the ball holding control board 206 is provided with the second
The credit ball detection sensor 83, the subtraction switch 70, the payout ball detection switch 81, the takeout preparation detection sensor 9
5. Standby ball detection sensor 46 and second credit indicator 1
05 is connected, and based on the detection of the pachinko ball in each of the switches, the addition and subtraction processing of the second credit sphere number is performed, and the calculated second credit sphere number is displayed on the second credit indicator 105. In addition to displaying, various processing such as refund processing, settlement processing, and away processing of the second credit ball corresponding to the input of various switches provided on each operation board is executed.

The ball payout control board 20 of the first embodiment.
8, a ball payout control microcomputer (not shown) is provided, and the ball payout control microcomputer is provided in the ball cutting and paying device 65 based on a route instruction signal output from the ball holding control board 206. The solenoid 69 provided therein and the solenoid 72 provided in the lower path switching device 74 are energized or released, and the pachinko ball discharging path discharged from the ball cutting and discharging device 65 is set to the first path 66 or the second path. Based on a payout signal output from the ball holding control board 206 when a pachinko ball is detected by the ball break sensor 63 provided on the path of the circular flow path 93 while performing switching control to switch to the path 67 as appropriate. A control for paying out a certain number of pachinko balls by appropriately driving a drive motor 450 provided in the ball cutting and dispensing device 65. Hodokosuru.

Further, the lifting control board 209 is connected with the lifting device 88 and the polishing device 90, the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 and the lifting ball detection sensor 87 as shown in FIG. A lift control microcomputer (not shown) is provided, and the lift control microcomputer includes the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61, the lifted ball detection sensor 87, the collected ball full tank detection sensor 85, and the out-of-ball sensor. Based on the detection state of 63, drive control of the lifting device 88 and the polishing device 90 is performed, and lighting control of the connected full tank notification lamp 55 and tank empty notification lamp 56 is performed.

The control operation of the hoisting control of the hoisting device 88 by the hoisting control microcomputer mounted on the hoisting control board 209 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. The sending control microcomputer does not detect the pachinko ball by the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 (“OFF”), and detects the lifted ball by the lifted ball detection sensor 87 (“ON”). (Sb1), and when these meet the above conditions, the lifting device 8
8 is started (Sb2), and if the above conditions are not met, the process proceeds to Sb3 without going through Sb2.

Next, whether the pachinko ball detected by the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 is detected ("ON") (Sb3), or the lifted ball detected by the lifted ball detection sensor 87 is not detected ("OFF"). ")) (Sb
The determination of 4) is performed, and if either Sb3 or Sb4 matches, the process proceeds to Sb5, and the lifting by the lifting device 88 is stopped.

Further, when neither of the judgments of Sb3 and Sb4 is met, the routine proceeds to Sb6, where the detection of the pachinko ball by the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 is detected (“ON”), and Detection of a pachinko ball (lifting ball) by the recovery ball full tank detection sensor 85 is detected ("O
N ”), and if the determinations match, the process proceeds to Sb7 and the full tank notification lamp 55
The ball holding control board 2
By outputting the result to 06, the payout of prize balls from the ball-cutting-out device 65 is withheld, and if the determinations do not match, the process proceeds to Sb8, the full tank notification lamp 55 is turned off, and the process proceeds to Sb9.

In Sb9, it is determined whether the detection of the pachinko ball by the out-of-ball sensor 63 is non-detection ("OFF"), and the determination is matched (non-detection ("OF"
F ”)), the process proceeds to Sb10 to turn on the tank empty notification lamp 56, and if the determination does not match, to Sb11 to proceed to the tank empty notification lamp 56.
Is turned off and the process returns to Sb1, so that an excessive amount of pachinko balls is not pumped into the upper storage tank 60 and overflows, and there is no pumping ball in the recovery ball tank 84. Of the upper storage tank 60 and the circulation passage 93 are empty by turning on the full tank notification lamp 55 and the tank empty notification lamp 56. In addition, the upper storage tank 60 and the recovery ball tank 84 are informed that the pachinko balls are full.

Returning to FIG. 8, the ball control board 206 has
A ball holding control microcomputer 206a for performing various controls, calculation processing, data communication processing, and the like executed in the ball holding control board 206, a control program for the ball holding point control microcomputer 206a, a second credit ball number calculation program, and the like. A ROM 206b stored therein, a RAM 206c (storage unit) used as a work memory, etc. are provided.

In the RAM 206c, a frequency register for storing the frequency read from the prepaid card or member card accepted by the corresponding card unit 3 or the second credit information displayed on the second credit display section. A second credit ball number register as a storage unit for updating and storing the credit ball number, and a used ball number register for additionally updating and storing the number of balls detected by the bet ball switch 79 output from the game control board 200. Also, the supply ball number register in which the number of balls detected by the payout ball detection switch 81 is added and updated and stored, and game information based on various signals such as RB signal and BB signal output from the game control board 200 are displayed. A game information register that is updated and stored, and a leave register that stores the leave information that is output to the card unit 3 when leaving the seat, etc. are provided. It has been.

On the ball control board 206, as described above, the first operation board 207 provided on the upper plate portion 7 is provided.
a and the second operation board 207b are connected as shown in FIG.
Is the second credit indicator 1 that constitutes the second credit display unit 47 based on the second credit sphere number stored in the second credit sphere count register of the RAM 206c.
05, and the RAM 2
The prepaid frequency stored in the frequency register 06c is controlled to be displayed on the card balance display 35h.

Further, the ball control microcomputer 206a is adapted to output the second credit sphere number to the effect control board 201 via the game control board 200, and the second credit sphere number is outputted. A liquid crystal display 135 constituting the liquid crystal display section 15 is appropriately displayed.

When a signal indicating that the pachinko ball is not detected by the ball break sensor 63 is output by the lifting control microcomputer, the ball holding control microcomputer 206a causes the ball payout control board 208 to On the other hand, by outputting a pachinko ball payout interruption instruction to interrupt the pachinko ball payout, and by outputting the occurrence of the ball out abnormality to the game control board 200, a new bet number setting is not performed. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ball holding control board 206 is connected to the second credit ball detection sensor 83, the subtraction switch 70, and the payout ball detection switch 81, and signals from the respective switches are input. The second ball stored in the second credit ball number register is stored in the second credit ball count register based on the signal from the second credit ball detection sensor 83.
The addition and update of the number of credit balls is performed, and the number of credit balls stored in the second credit sphere register is subtracted and updated based on the signal from the subtraction switch 70.

Further, the ball holding control board 206 is connected with the take-out preparation detecting sensor 95 and the standby ball detecting sensor 46 provided in the upper plate portion 7, and the ball holding control microcomputer 206a takes out the ball. When there is a signal input from the preparation detection sensor 95, the first operation board 2
When the external take-out switch 58s provided in 07a is detected, a payout signal is output to the ball pay-out control board 208 so that the pachinko ball is directed from the ball cut-out and take-out device 65 toward the external take-out port 9. When the pachinko ball is not discharged by the standby ball detection sensor 46, the pachinko ball is prevented from being inadvertently discharged from the external outlet 9. If the automatic payout (ball lending) is set based on the detection of the automatic payout (ball lending) switch 17s provided on the second operation board 207b, a payout signal is sent to the ball payout control board 208. Is output, the payout from the second credit ball number or the pachinko ball lending from the remaining number is automatically carried out by the ball cutting and dispensing device 65. In these automatic payouts (ball lending), the payout from the second credit number is prioritized.

Further, when the settlement switch 19s is detected, the holding ball control microcomputer 20
6a outputs a settlement notice to the effect that the settlement operation has been performed to the game control board 200, whereby the game control board 20
From 0, an instruction to pay out the first credit number of balls to the dish portion 7'is returned, and the instruction to pay out the first credit number of balls is output to the ball payout control board 208 to start the payout. In addition, the game control board 200 which receives the settlement notification continuously discharges the standby balls from the standby ball intake unit 92, and the standby ball discharge path 77 is provided by the standby ball path switching device 82. Through the second credit ball detection sensor 8
By guiding to 3, the standby ball waiting in the dish portion 7'and the pachinko balls of the first credit number paid out to the dish portion 7'are detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, The second credit sphere count register is additionally updated. When the detection of the standby ball is not detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83 for a predetermined time (3 seconds in the first embodiment), the second credit ball number register stores the second value. Settlement information including the number of credit spheres is transmitted to the corresponding card unit 3, and a predetermined settlement process described later for resetting the second credit sphere count register is performed.

In this way, the first credit sphere number is paid out to the dish portion 7 by the detection of the settlement switch 19s, and the standby sphere remaining in the dish portion 7'is made to the second credit sphere detection sensor 83. In order to carry out the settlement processing after transferring and adding to the second credit number of balls, the player only operates the settlement button 19, and the waiting ball and the waiting ball waiting in the dish portion 7 '. One credit sphere number is automatically added to the second credit sphere number, and the settlement is performed based on the added second credit sphere number. Therefore, these settlement operations can be simplified. Not only is this possible, but it is also possible to prevent forgetting to settle the waiting ball or the first credit ball waiting on the dish 7 ', but the present invention is not limited to this.

In addition, the ball-holding control microcomputer 206a of the first embodiment pays out the prize balls output from the game control board 200 under the condition that the pachinko ball is detected by the ball-out sensor 63. Instructions and the second
Detection of the ball lending switch 18s provided on the operation board 207b, non-detection of a pachinko ball by the standby ball detection sensor 46 at the time of setting of the automatic withdrawal (ball lending), and on the second operation board 207a Based on the detection of the plate dispensing switch 59s and the external dispensing switch 58s, the route instruction signal of the pachinko ball to be dispensed (actually the direction data of the upper route switching valve 68 and the lower route switching valve 71) and the information of the number of dispensing balls. And a payout signal including the above are output to the ball payout control board 208, and the pachinko balls are paid out by the ball cutting and paying device 65.

Also, the ball control microcomputer 206a, based on the detection of the leaving switch 57s provided on the first operation board 207a, the game control board 2
Performs a leaving process, which will be described later, for outputting a game stop request to 00 and transmitting the leaving information including the second credit number stored in the second credit number register to the corresponding card unit 3. It is supposed to do.

Also, the ball-holding control microcomputer 206a carries out a leaving-standby process by a leaving-standby routine shown in FIG. , Leaving time, the game control board 200 through the effect control board 2
01 to output the time of leaving the seat to the liquid crystal display unit 1
5 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ball control board 206 has a first communication section (C) for performing data communication with the card unit 3 and external equipment such as a hall computer.
The OM1) 241 and the second communication unit (COM2) 242 are connected, and in the first embodiment, the second communication unit (CO
M2) 242 is connected to the hall computer 192, and the number of balls used, the number of balls supplied, and the number of RBs registered in the number of used balls register, the number of supplied balls, and the game information register for the hall computer 192, The game information such as the number of BBs is output, and when leaving the seat by the detection of the leaving switch 57s, the information indicating that the user is away from the seat and the elapsed time of leaving the seat are transmitted. There is.

Also, the first communication section (COM1) 241
As shown in FIG. 8, a card unit 3 is connected to the card unit 3, and information such as the frequency read from the prepaid card or member card accepted by the card unit 3 is received between the card unit 3 and the card unit 3. Or ID data of the card,
The usage frequency data used by the detection of the ball lending switch 18s, the settlement information including the credit ball number data, the leaving information, and the like are exchanged, and a prepaid card or a membership card is used at the time of settlement. When the card is not inserted into the card unit 3, a notification instruction for notifying the card is transmitted to the card unit 3.

Here, the card unit 3 used in the first embodiment will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the card unit 3 according to the first embodiment is configured such that an operation lamp 301 for notifying the insertion of a settlement card at the time of settlement by operating and blinking the card unit 3 and a bill can be inserted in the front surface thereof. A bill insertion slot 303 and a bill indicator 302 that is turned on and off when returning a bill from the bill insertion slot 303 to notify the return of the bill, and a prepaid card and a membership card that are recording media for games can be inserted. A card insertion slot 305 and a card indicator 304 that is blinked when the card is returned from the card insertion slot 305 to notify the return of the card, a coin slot 306 into which a coin can be inserted, and a coin return slot 3 for inserting a coin.
A coin return button 307 for returning the coin to the unit 10, a coin return port 310, and a coin indicator 309 that blinks when the coin is returned from the coin return port 310 and notifies the return of the coin.

As shown in FIG. 8, the construction of the card unit 3 of the first embodiment is such that, in addition to the operation lamp 301, the bill indicator 302, the card indicator 304, and the coin indicator 309, the bill insertion slot 30.
3 and a bill identifying unit 3 for identifying the authenticity and type of a bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 303.
11 or accepts a prepaid card or a membership card that is connected to the card insertion slot 305 and inserted through the card insertion slot 305, and reads and writes recorded information recorded on the prepaid card or the membership card. A card reader / writer 312 and a coin discriminating unit 313 that is connected to the coin slot 306 and that discriminates the authenticity and type of coins that are thrown in from the coin slot 306 are provided, and these parts are provided. Control microcomputer (MPU) connected to and controlling
318 and the control microcomputer (MPU)
A ROM 314 in which a control program executed by the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 is recorded, and a RAM 315 which can be used by the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 in various processes are connected to the control unit 318.

Further, the control microcomputer (MPU) 318
Is the first communication unit (CO
M1) The first communication unit 317 for performing data communication with the 241.
As shown in FIG. 8, the second data communication with the management computer 190 connected to each card unit 3 is performed.
The communication unit 316 is connected to the card insertion slot 3
When the prepaid card or the membership card is accepted in 05, the record information of the prepaid card or the membership card accepted by the card reader / writer 312 is read out, and the prepaid card or the membership card is given individually in advance among the record information. By transmitting the existing card ID and the remaining number data together with the unit ID given to the card unit 3 to the management computer 190, the remaining number is collated by the management computer 190. If the result of the collation does not match, the accepted card is returned, and if the result of the collation matches, the card ID and the remaining count data are passed through the first communication unit 317 to the gaming ball slot machine 1 The RAM is transmitted to the holding ball control board 206 of
A card ID is registered at a predetermined address of 206c, and the remaining frequency data is registered in the frequency register and displayed on the card balance indicator 35h, so that the frequency can be used for a game. Has become.

From the second communication section 316, as described above, the card ID, the frequency data and the unit I recorded in the prepaid card or the membership card are recorded.
The data such as D is transmitted, and the remaining number of each card is managed by the management computer 190, and is recorded on the prepaid card or member card being accepted in the settlement process described later. The credit sphere count data is also transmitted to the management computer 190, and the second credit sphere count data is registered and managed in association with each card ID.
Since the POS cash register 191 for gift exchange is connected to 90, the second credit number can be used for gift exchange by bringing the prepaid card or member card returned in the settlement process to the POS cash register 191. You can do it.

The card unit 3 of the first embodiment includes
As described above, the bills and coins that are currency can be received and identified, and when the prepaid card or the membership card is received in the card insertion slot 305, the bills or coins are accepted. In this case, the control microcomputer (MPU) 318 obtains the remaining number at that time from the holding ball control board 206 of the gaming ball slot machine 1 via the first communication unit 317,
A frequency that is a game valuable value of a size corresponding to the received monetary amount is added to the obtained remaining frequency, and the new frequency after the addition is being received by the card reader / writer 312 or the prepaid card or Record on the membership card.

Further, this new frequency information is sent to the management computer 190 through the second communication unit 316 together with the unit ID given in advance to the card unit 3 and the card ID of the prepaid card or member card being accepted. The remaining frequency data of the corresponding card ID is updated and the new frequency information is transmitted to the ball holding control board 206 via the first communication unit 317, and is stored in the RAM 206c of the ball holding control board 206. The remaining frequency of the frequency register provided in is updated, the new frequency is displayed on the card balance display 35h, and these new frequencies can be used for the game.

The processing operation of the ball control microcomputer 206a of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

First, the ball-holding control microcomputer 206a determines whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the ball lending switch 18s (Sa1), and if the determination results match, the process proceeds to Sa2. In the case where the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the ball lending operation is paid out when the number of times displayed on the card balance display 35h remains, for example, when paying out 5 times in the ball lending operation, A payout signal including a payout instruction of 25 balls per one frequency is output to the ball payout control board 208, and when the 25 paid out pachinko balls are detected by the payout ball detection switch 81, the card balance indicator 35h. By performing the process of subtracting and updating 1 from the frequency displayed in 5 times in total, 125 pachinko spheres corresponding to 5 times are generated.
As shown in (c), it passes through the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second path 67 and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish portion 7 ', or the dish portion 7'is full of waiting balls. If it is, it flows down the credit ball passage 75 and is detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, and the payout of the number of balls based on the ball lending operation is completed, and the process returns to Sa1 again.

If the determination result in Sa1 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa3, it is determined whether a prize ball signal is output from the game control board 200, and if the determination is matched, 11 proceeds to Sa4 and outputs a payout signal including a payout instruction of the number of balls based on the prize ball signal output from the game control board 200 to the ball payout control board 208, as shown in FIG. 11 (c). Whether a prize ball based on winning passes through the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second path 67 and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish portion 7 ',
Alternatively, when the waiting ball is full in the dish portion 7 ', it flows down the credit ball passage 75 and is detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, and after the payout of the number of balls based on these prize ball signals is finished, Return to Sa1 again.

If the determination result in Sa3 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa5, in which it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere detection sensor 83 detects a pachinko ball. Among the spheres paid out at, the pachinko spheres flowing down the credit sphere passage 75 and detected by the second credit sphere detection sensor 83 are detected at Sa5. If a pachinko ball is detected in Sa5, the process proceeds to Sa6, and based on the detection, the second credit sphere count register
After the addition and update to the number of credit balls, Sa1
Return to again.

If the determination result in Sa5 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa7, in which it is determined whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the upper plate dispensing switch 59s, and the determination is matched. If so, proceed to Sa8. At Sa8, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere count register exists, and if the determination result does not match, that is, the second credit sphere count is "0".
In the case of, the process returns to Sa1 again, and when the determination results match, the process proceeds to Sa9 and the path of the pachinko ball paid out to the ball payout control board 208 is shown in FIG. 11 (b).
As shown in FIG. 1, after the subtraction switch 70 of the first path 66 is passed and a path instruction signal is output so as to be discharged to the second path 67 to switch the path, the ball payout control board 2
A payout signal for instructing the payout of a predetermined number (125 balls in the same manner as the lending in the first embodiment) of the pachinko balls is output in 08 to execute the payout of the second credit balls (Sa10).

Based on the output of the payout signal, the ball payout control board 208 causes the drive motor 450 in the ball cutout payout device 65.
Is driven to rotate the sprocket 452 as appropriate to eject the predetermined number of pachinko balls, and the ejected pachinko balls pass through the subtraction switch 70 provided in the first path 66. While being discharged from the inflow port 11 to the dish portion 7 ', the detection of the discharged ball by the subtraction switch 70 is monitored (Sa11).

If the discharged ball is detected in Sa11, the process proceeds to Sa12, and the second operation is performed based on the detection.
After performing the subtraction update of the second credit sphere count of the credit sphere count register, the process returns to Sa11 and the subtraction switch 7
Each time the number of discharged balls is detected by 0, the second credit ball number is repeatedly updated and subtracted. When no discharged ball is detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sa13 and Sa9. After returning to the default state (the route that passes through the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second route 67 and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish portion 7 ′), the route that has been changed in step S1 is returned to Sa1 again. .

If the determination result in Sa7 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa14 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the external extraction switch 58s, and if the determination is matched. To Sa15. At Sa15, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere register is present, and when the determination result does not match, that is, when the second credit sphere number is "0", , Sa44. This S
At a44, an output request for the first credit sphere number is transmitted to the game control board 200, and when the first credit sphere number is received from the game control board 200 based on this, a payout instruction of the received first credit sphere number is issued. By outputting the payout signal including the payout signal to the ball payout control board 208, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the pachinko balls for the received first credit balls cause the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second route 67 to be operated. It passes through and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish 7 '.

Next, at Sa45, the game control board 20.
The standby ball discharge request is output to 0, and the standby ball capturing unit 92 waits in the tray 7'and the tray 7 '
The pachinko ball discharged to the credit ball passage 75 is discharged to the credit ball passage 75 through the standby ball discharge passage 77.
The standby ball discharge passage 77 by the credit ball detection sensor 83
The detection of the pachinko balls discharged to the credit ball passage 75 via the monitor is performed (Sa46).

If a pachinko ball is detected in Sa46, the flow proceeds to Sa47, where the second credit sphere count of the second credit sphere register is added and updated based on the detection, and then Sa46 is executed. Returning, each time the second credit ball detection sensor 83 detects a pachinko ball, the addition and update of the second credit ball number is repeatedly executed, and the pachinko ball is not detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time. In this case, the process proceeds to Sa48, where a standby ball discharge release request is output to the game control board 200, and after the standby ball intake unit 92 releases the standby balls and the like, the process returns to Sa1 again. By doing so, the player can continue to operate the external take-out button 58 even if the second credit ball count is exhausted,
The number of the first credit balls and the waiting balls remaining on the upper plate portion 7 can be taken out without exception.

If the determination result in Sa15 is matched, the process proceeds to Sa16 to start monitoring the take-out preparation detection sensor 95, the interrupt by the interrupt processing routine is set valid, and the process proceeds to Sa17.

As shown in FIG. 13, this interruption processing routine is performed by the take-out preparation detection sensor 95 by the storage box 2
51 and the player's hand or the like are not detected (“OFF”) in the W-1 step, and in the W-1 step, the extraction preparation detection sensor 95 is not detected (“OFF”). In the case where it is confirmed, the detection of the external take-out switch 58s is invalidated, and it is composed of W-2 step for stopping the payout of the second credit number, and the judgment in the W-1 step does not match. To return to the W-1 step again, the extraction preparation detection sensor 9
Non-detection of storage box 251 and hand in 5 (“OFF”)
It is designed to monitor these non-detection (“OF
By executing the W-2 step by “F”), it is possible to prevent the second credit ball from being continuously paid out in the state where the storage box 251 and the hand are not at the lower position of the external outlet 9. And the process returns to Sa1 after the execution of the W-2 step.

In Sa17, the path of the pachinko balls to be paid out is the first path 6 as shown in FIG. 11 (a).
After outputting the route instruction signal to the ball payout control board 208 to switch the route so that the path passes through the subtraction switch 70 of No. 6 and is connected to the external outlet 9, the ball payout control board 208 is switched to the ball payout control board 208. A payout signal for continuing the payout of the pachinko balls is output to continue the payout of the pachinko balls (Sa18), and it is determined whether or not the external takeout switch 58s is non-detected (“OFF”). (Sa19), if the determination does not match, proceed to Sa21, and if the determination does match, Sa2.
The process proceeds to 0, the output of the payout signal is stopped, the payout of the pachinko ball is stopped, and the process proceeds to Sa21. At Sa21, the discharge balls discharged from the ball payout control board 208 and detected by the subtraction switch 70 are monitored.

On the basis of the output of the payout signal, the ball payout control board 208 causes the drive motor 45 in the ball cutout payout device 65.
0 is continuously driven to rotate the sprocket 452 to continuously discharge the pachinko balls, and the discharged pachinko balls are detected by the subtraction switch 70 provided in the first path 66. Go.

When the pachinko sphere is detected in Sa21, the process proceeds to Sa22, and the subtraction update of the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere number register is executed based on the detection, and then Sa19 is executed. Returning to the above, monitoring whether the detection of the external extraction switch 58s is non-detection (“OFF”) and whether the subtraction switch 70 detects the detection is performed, and the second time is detected every time the pachinko ball is detected. The subtraction update of the number of credit balls is repeatedly executed, and the detection of the external ejection button 58s is not detected (“O
FF ”), the discharge of the pachinko balls is stopped, and when the pachinko balls are not detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sa23, and the extraction preparation detection sensor 95 started at Sa16. After the monitoring of No. is terminated, the interruption by the interruption processing routine is invalidated, and the route changed in Sa17 is restored (Sa24), the Sa
Return to 1 again.

If the determination result in Sa14 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa25 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the settlement switch 19s, and if the determination is matched, Proceeds to Sa26.
In this Sa26, an output request of the first credit sphere number is transmitted to the game control board 200, and when the first credit sphere number is received from the game control board 200 based on this, the payout of the received first credit sphere number is carried out. By outputting a payout signal including an instruction to the ball payout control board 208, FIG.
As shown in (c), the number of received pachinko balls corresponding to the first credit balls is the payout ball detection switch 8 on the second path 67.
1 is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish 7 '.

Next, at Sa27, the game control board 20.
The standby ball discharge request is output to 0, and the standby ball capturing unit 92 waits in the tray 7'and the tray 7 '
The pachinko ball discharged to the credit ball passage 75 is discharged to the credit ball passage 75 through the standby ball discharge passage 77.
The standby ball discharge passage 77 by the credit ball detection sensor 83
The detection of the pachinko balls discharged to the credit ball passage 75 via the monitor is carried out (Sa28).

When a pachinko ball is detected in Sa28, the process proceeds to Sa33, where the second credit ball number of the second credit ball register is added and updated based on the detection, and then Sa28 is executed. Returning, each time the second credit ball detection sensor 83 detects a pachinko ball, the addition and update of the second credit ball number is repeatedly executed, and the pachinko ball is not detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time. In this case, proceed to Sa29, output a standby ball discharge release request to the game control board 200, and release the standby ball and the like from the standby ball intake unit 92, and then set the second credit ball number register to the second value. The settlement information including the number of credit balls and predetermined information indicating the settlement is transmitted to the card unit 3 (Sa3
0).

On the basis of the transmission of the settlement information, the card unit 3 adds the second credit number contained in the settlement information to the prepaid card or the membership card which is being accepted at that time, and the card reader / writer 312.
After recording through the card, the card is returned and the card ID of the accepted prepaid card or member card and the data of the recorded number of credit balls are transmitted to the management computer 190. The management computer 190 registers and manages these transmitted data in association with each other.

After the transmission in Sa30, the flow proceeds to Sa31, and waits for reception of the reception completion data returned from the card unit 3 when the settlement information is successfully received in Sa29. If the reception completion data is not returned within the predetermined time, the Sa3
After returning to 0 and transmitting the settlement information to the card unit 3 again, and when the reception completion data is returned within the predetermined time, proceed to Sa32 and the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere number register. After resetting, the process returns to Sa1 again.

When transmitting the settlement information in Sa30 to the card unit 3, the card unit 3
If a prepaid card or a membership card is accepted in, for example, by confirming whether or not the card ID is registered in the RAM 206c, and if the card is not accepted in the confirmation, By transmitting predetermined data for notifying the insertion of the settlement card to the card unit 3 and turning on and off the operation lamp 301 of the card unit 3, a staff member can set a card dedicated to settlement to the card unit 3 as described above. Card slot 305
You may make it insert in.

If the determination result in Sa25 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa34, in which it is determined whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the leaving switch 57s, and if the determination is in agreement. To Sa35.
In Sa35, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number is present in the second credit sphere count register, and when the determination result does not match, that is, when the second credit sphere count is "0", If the determination results match, the process proceeds to Sa39, and the process proceeds to Sa36.

At the step Sa36, the leaving information including the second credit number in the second credit number register at that time point and the predetermined information indicating the fact of leaving the seat is transmitted to the card unit 3. After transmitting the leaving information in Sa36, the process proceeds to Sa37, and waits for reception of the reception completion data returned from the card unit 3 when the receiving information of the leaving is successful in Sa37, and within a predetermined time. If the reception completion data is not returned in step S36, the process returns to Sa36, the away information is transmitted to the card unit 3 again, and if the reception completion data is returned within the predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sa38. Sends a leave start request to the game control board 200 to set the execution of the game to be disabled, and the effect control board 20
A predetermined display indicating that the user is away from the seat and the elapsed time (0 at the start time) are displayed on the liquid crystal display 135 via 1, and the second communication unit (COM2) 242 informs the management computer 190 of the presence information. After transmitting the machine number assigned to the gaming ball slot machine 1 in advance, the process proceeds to the leaving-standby routine shown in FIG.

If the determination result in Sa34 does not match, the process proceeds to Sa39 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the automatic refund (ball lending) switch 17s. Does not match, that is, when the automatic refund (ball lending) switch 17s is not detected, the process directly proceeds to Sa41, and when the determination is matched, that is, when the automatic refund (ball lending) switch 17s is detected. To Sa40, after changing the setting of automatic refund (ball lending), proceed to Sa41.

At Sa41, it is determined whether the automatic withdrawal (ball lending) setting is "ON". If the determination results do not match, that is, the automatic withdrawal (ball lending) setting is " If it is "OFF", the process returns to Sa1. If the determination result matches, that is, if the automatic refund (ball lending) setting is "ON", the process proceeds to Sa42 and the waiting ball detection sensor 46 is used. The detection of the waiting ball is not detected ("OF
F ”) is determined, and if the determination result does not match, the process returns to Sa1. If the determination result does match, the process proceeds to Sa43, and the ball payout control board 2
08, a predetermined number (125 in the first embodiment)
A payout signal for instructing the payout of the pachinko ball of the ball) to the ball inflow port 11 and a route instruction signal to perform the payout of the pachinko ball, and the number of the paid out ball is calculated as the second number.
When the second credit sphere of the credit sphere register remains, the second credit sphere count is used. When the second credit sphere does not remain, a predetermined frequency corresponding to the payout sphere (5 in the first embodiment). ) Is subtracted from the remaining frequency of the frequency register, and the process returns to Sa1.

As described above, normally, the Sa1 → S
a3 → Sa5 → Sa7 → Sa14 → Sa25 → Sa34
By performing each determination at high speed sequentially, such as → Sa39 → Sa1, detection and operation of various switches are detected without delay, and processing corresponding to the detected detection and operation is performed. There is.

Next, the leaving-standby routine shown in FIG. 15 will be described. At the end of Sa38, the ball control microcomputer 206a starts time counting by an internal timer provided therein (Sc1). The process proceeds to Sc2 to monitor whether or not there is a card inserted in the corresponding card unit 3.

If the determination result of the card insertion determination does not match, that is, if the card is not inserted, the process proceeds to Sc9 and the elapsed time, which is the time counted, is set to the preset leaving seat. If it is judged that the time is exceeded and the judgment result does not match,
In other words, Sc1
Go to 1 and transmit the elapsed time, which is the time counted, to the game control board 200, and the effect control board 201
After the elapsed time displayed on the liquid crystal display 135 is displayed and updated via, the process returns to the Sc2, and if the determination result in the Sc9 matches, that is, if the leaving time has already been exceeded, Proceeding to Sc10, the predetermined data indicating that the leaving time has already been exceeded is transmitted to the game control board 200, and the liquid crystal display 135 via the effect control board 201.
After a predetermined display indicating that the time for leaving the seat has been exceeded is displayed, the process returns to Sc2.

If the result of the determination in Sc2 is in agreement, the process proceeds to Sc3 and the away information including the second credit ball number read from the inserted card and the card ID are obtained from the card unit 3. And the RAM
Compare with the away information and the card ID stored in 206c, and proceed to Sc4.

If the comparison result does not match, the process proceeds to Sc8, the return instruction of the inserted card is transmitted to the corresponding card unit 3 and then the process returns to Sc2, and if the comparison result is the same, the process proceeds to Sc5. At the same time, the second communication unit (COM2) 242 transmits the leaving seat release information and the unit number to the management computer 190, and the second seat included in the leaving information acquired above. 2 credit balls (= the number of credit balls stored in the credit ball register of RAM 206c)
After displaying on the credit indicator 105 (Sc6) and transmitting the release of the seat to the game control board 200 to enable the game (Sc7), the process returns to Sa1 shown in FIG. 13 and returns to the normal operation again. Perform processing.

The operation for the player to play a game (game) and the operating conditions of various devices associated with this operation will be described below.

When the game is started, a prepaid card purchased by a prepaid card issuing machine (not shown) provided at a predetermined place in the game hall in the card insertion slot 305 of the corresponding card unit 3, or from the game hall in advance The issued membership card is inserted into the card insertion slot 305. Based on this, the frequency read out from the inserted prepaid card or member card is displayed on the card balance display unit 35.

When the ball lending button 18 or the automatic withdrawal (ball lending) button 17 is operated in this state, a predetermined number of the frequencies read from the prepaid card and displayed on the card balance display unit 35 (the present embodiment). In Example 1, 5 degrees) is subtracted and the number of balls (125 balls) corresponding to the subtracted frequency is paid out to the dish portion 7 '.

When the automatic refund (ball lending) button 17 is operated, the automatic refund (ball lending) setting is set to "ON" as described above, and the standby ball detection sensor 46 initially waits for the ball. Is not detected (“OFF”), a predetermined frequency (5 degrees in the first embodiment) of the frequencies displayed on the card balance display unit 35 is subtracted and the frequency corresponds to the subtracted frequency. When the number of balls to be played (125 balls) is paid out to the plate portion 7 ′, the number of waiting balls decreases, and the detection of the waiting balls by the waiting ball detection sensor 46 becomes non-detection (“OFF”) again. In the same manner as described above, the pachinko balls of the corresponding number of balls from which the frequency displayed on the card balance display portion 35 is subtracted are automatically paid out. Also,
When the second credit sphere number displayed on the second credit display portion 47 remains, the predetermined number (125 balls) of the second credit sphere is subtracted, and the subtracted number of pachinko balls is paid out. The payout from the second credit sphere has priority over the payout from the frequency of the card balance display portion 35. When the number of second credit balls remaining in the second credit display portion 47 is less than 125, the total number of the second credit balls is paid out.

As described above, the BET instruction display portion 30 is lit up in a state where the pachinko balls are paid out and the waiting balls are present in the plate portion 7 ', and the single BET button 36 is displayed.
a, the operation of the MAXBET button 36b and the operation of the automatic credit button 37 are enabled and the bet number can be set.

In this state, the automatic credit button 3
When 7 is operated and the automatic credit setting is enabled,
The standby balls of the plate portion 7'are taken into the inside by the standby ball taking-in unit 92, and the taken-in waiting balls are added to the first credit number displayed on the first credit display section 31, and At the time when 250 balls, which is the upper limit of the number of 1 credit balls, are added, the standby ball capturing unit 92 stops capturing standby balls. Further, when the number of first credit balls of the first credit display unit 31 becomes equal to or less than the predetermined number of balls in a state where the automatic credit setting is valid, the upper limit of the first credit balls is 2
Up to 50 balls, the waiting balls of the dish portion 7'are again taken in by the waiting ball taking-in unit 92.

In this way, the bet instruction display unit 30 lights up even when the standby ball is added to the first credit number displayed on the first credit display unit 31 and the first credit number remains. Single BET button 36a,
The operation of the MAXBET button 36b becomes valid and the bet number can be set.

MAXBET button 3 to set the bet number
6B or the single BET button 36a may be pressed, and when the first credit sphere number displayed on the credit display section 31 is 0, the MAXBET button 36
When b is pressed, the maximum number of bets allowed in one game in the first embodiment is 3 from the waiting ball of the dish 7 ′.
A unit (15 balls) of pachinko balls is taken in and a bet number of 3 units is set, and when the single BET button 36a is pressed, one unit (5 balls) is released from the standby ball of the dish portion 7 '.
The pachinko ball of is taken in and a bet number of 1 unit is set. When the waiting balls of the plate portion 7'are less than 3 units (15 balls), the range of bet number that can be set is limited to the range of the waiting balls.

When the first credit number displayed on the first credit display section 31 remains, MAX
When the BET button 36b is pressed, the credit display section 3
The credit number of 1 is subtracted and displayed by 3 units (15 balls) corresponding to the maximum number of bets allowed in one game in the first embodiment, and the bet number of 3 units is set, and the single BET button is set. When 36a is pressed, the first credit number on the first credit display section 31 is subtracted and displayed by one unit (5 balls), and the bet number of one unit is set. When the number of the first credit balls displayed on the first credit display unit 31 is less than 3 units (15 balls), the standby ball of the plate portion 7 ′ is captured by the standby ball capturing unit 92. The number of bets can be set up to 3 units, and when there is no waiting ball waiting in the plate portion 7 ′, the range of the bet number that can be set is limited to the range of the first number of credit balls. .

Single BET button 36a by player
Is operated, the number of bets is set to 1 unit, the pay line L1 in the horizontal row in the middle row is activated, and the 1-unit bet display unit 21 indicating that the pay line L1 is activated
Lights up. When the single BET button 36a is continuously pressed twice, the bet number is set to 2 units, and the pay lines L1, L2, and L2 ′ in the upper, middle, and lower three horizontal rows are activated, and these win lines L1 are activated. , L2 and L2 ′ are activated, the 1-unit bet display unit 21 and the 2-unit bet display units 22 and 23 are turned on. Continuous single BET button 3
When 6a is pressed three times or the MAXBET button 36b is pressed, the bet number is set to 3 units,
Top, middle, and bottom rows of three horizontal pay lines L1, L2, L2 '
And the two diagonal paylines L3 and L3 'on the diagonal line become effective, and these paylines L1, L2, L2' and L
3, 1 unit betting display section 2 showing that L3 'is activated
1, 2 unit betting display units 22, 23, 3 unit betting display unit 2
4 and 25 light up. When the bet number is set to the maximum number of 3 units, the bet number exceeding the limit cannot be set, and the BET instruction display unit 30 is turned off.

When the bet amount of one unit, which is at least the minimum number, is set as described above, the start lever 38
The state is effectively accepted, that is, the game is ready to start, and the start display unit 29 indicating that the operation of the start lever 38 is effectively accepted is lit.

When the start lever 38 is pressed while the start display section 29 is lit, the reel unit 52 is activated to rotate the reels 51L, 51C and 51R, and the transparent window 14 has a plurality of types of symbols. Is displayed so that it changes continuously. As described above, the reels 51L, 51
When a predetermined time has elapsed since the rotation of C and 51R was started, the operation of each stop button 40L, 40C and 40R becomes effective. In this state, if the player presses any of the stop buttons 40L, 40C, 40R, the rotation of the corresponding reels 51L, 51C, 51R is stopped, and the transparent window 14 allows the upper and middle of the corresponding variable display section to be stopped. , The design is displayed at the bottom.

Also, the player may press the stop buttons 40L, 4L
If the 0C and 40R are not pressed, the reels 51L and 5L
It automatically stops in the priority order of 1C and 51R.

Then, when the rotation of any two reels out of the three reels is stopped, any one of the pay lines L1, L2, L2 ', L3, L3' activated according to the bet number.
Reach is established when the same type of symbols are stopped and displayed together.

Further, all reels 51L, 51C, 51
When R is stopped, if a predetermined combination of symbols is displayed on any of the pay lines L1, L2, L2 ', L3, L3' that are activated according to the number of bets, it is a win. , Game effect lamps 130 to 133 built in the various game effect lamp units 41 to 44 (see FIG. 6)
The reel lamps 155 and the like corresponding to the pay lines L1, L2, L2 ', L3, and L3' are turned on, and a winning effect is output by outputting sound effects from the speakers 136a, 136b, and 137. Then, a predetermined prize ball corresponding to the winning content is given to the player, and the prize ball number is added and updated to the first credit ball number displayed on the first credit display unit 31. When the first credit number reaches the upper limit, the number of prize balls remaining without being added to the first credit number is paid out to the dish portion 7 '. In addition, the number of awarded balls is added to the number of paid balls of the payout display unit 33 and updated every time the number of awarded balls is added to the first credit number or is paid out to the plate portion 7 '. There is.

[0218] In addition, particularly when a combination of predetermined special symbols is displayed and a jackpot is won, a prize ball is given to the player and the game state is different from the normal game state. There is a special game state that is advantageous for players, that is, a lot of prize balls can be obtained,
A big bonus (hereinafter referred to as BB) and a regular bonus (hereinafter referred to as RB), which will be described later, are given to the player as a game value.

The "gaming value" given to the player by winning in this way is not limited to a valuable value such as a prize ball, but is given to the player in the case of a jackpot as described above. It includes all the benefits related to the game, such as BB and RB that are granted as a result.

Further, when the pachinko balls paid out based on the generation of these prize balls cannot flow into the dish portion 7'from the ball inlet 11, the pachinko balls that cannot flow into the credit ball passage. The second credit sphere detection sensor 83 flows down 75 and is added to the second credit sphere number displayed on the second credit display section 47.

Further, by operating the upper plate payout button 59, a predetermined number (125 balls in the first embodiment) is subtracted from the second credit number of the second credit display portion 47, and these are subtracted. The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of balls is paid out to the plate portion 7 ', and the pachinko balls added to the second credit number cannot flow into the plate portion 7'and are added to the plate portion. Refundable to 7 '.

Further, by arranging the storage box 251 or the hand or the like in a position below the external outlet 9 in advance, and pressing the external takeout button 58, the second credit ball of the second credit display portion 47 is pressed. When the number remains, the second credit ball number is subtracted while the external ejection button 58 is being pressed, and the subtracted number of pachinko balls is ejected from the external ejection port 9. Even if the pachinko balls for all of the second credit balls are discharged to the outside and the second credit balls are not left, by continuously pressing the external take-out button 58, the first credit display unit The first credit sphere number displayed in 31 is subtracted, and the pachinko balls of the subtracted sphere number are paid out to the plate portion 7 ', taken in again and added to the second credit sphere number. After that, the pachinko balls of the added second credit ball number are discharged from the external outlet 9.

When it is desired to use again the pachinko balls that have been once dispensed to the outside of the pachinko machine, the opening / closing lid 97 that covers the upper surface of the plate portion 7'of the upper plate portion 7 is opened with the pachinko balls that have been discharged to the outside. It can be reused by putting it in.

[0224] Further, when the player leaves the seat by interrupting the game due to his or her need, he or she pushes the leaving button 57 so that the prepaid card or the membership card inserted in the card unit 3 is pushed. The second credit number at that time is recorded and returned. Furthermore, the game is not allowed to be executed, and a third party remains on the tray 7'or the waiting ball or the first ball.
A game is prevented from being played using the first credit balls remaining in the credit display unit 31, and a predetermined display indicating that the user is away from the seat and the elapsed time are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15.

In order to release the leaving seat, the player inserts the returned prepaid card or member card into the card insertion slot 305 of the card unit 3 again.
After the card ID of the card and the second credit number of balls are collated, the game can be executed and the game can be executed.

Further, when the player wants to end the game, by pressing the settlement button 19, the first credit number displayed on the first credit display section 31 is paid out to the plate section 7 '. At the same time, the pachinko balls paid out to these plate portions 7'are taken in, and the second credit ball number to which the taken-in pachinko balls are added is transmitted to the card unit 3 and the prepaid card or member being inserted. It is written on the card and returned.

The player brings the returned prepaid card or membership card to the prize exchange counter in which the POS cash register 191 is installed, and uses the second credit sphere to exchange for a desired prize. be able to.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 16 is an external view showing a game ball slot machine 1'which is a game machine of the present embodiment 2 and a ball lending device 3'provided corresponding to the game ball slot machine 1 '. FIG. 17 is a front view, FIG. 17 is a rear view of a game ball slot machine 1 ′ according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 18 is an assembly diagram showing configuration contents on the back surface of the game ball slot machine 1 ′ according to the second embodiment. Yes, FIG. 19 is a card reader / writer 260 provided in the gaming ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment.
20 is a perspective view showing a configuration of FIG. 20, FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a gaming ball slot machine 1 ′ used in the second embodiment, and FIG. 21 shows a configuration of a corresponding ball lending device 3 ′. It is a block diagram.

First, the game ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment has substantially the same structure as the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment, but there is a big difference.
As shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. 17, the ball lending apparatus 3 ′ that lends a predetermined number of pachinko balls based on the insertion of cash is installed in parallel and used.

As shown in FIG. 16, an opening 9 is provided at the left end of the opening / closing lid 97 for covering the upper surface of the dish 7 '.
7a is provided, and it is possible to take in a pachinko ball dispensed from a dispenser nozzle 371 (described later) provided in the ball lending device 3'through the opening 97a.

Further, in the game ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment, the side position of the liquid crystal display portion 15 in the upper part of the front surface of the front door 2b is operated at the end of the game so that the game is played at that time. Ball settlement button 49 for issuing a settlement card in which information that allows the player to specify the number of balls, excluding the fractional number, of the number of pachinko balls acquired in the game is recorded.
Also, a total settlement button 50 for issuing a settlement card in which information capable of specifying the number of all pachinko balls that the player has acquired, and a game operated at the time of leaving the game by interrupting the game Settlement provided with a leave button 48 for issuing a leave card in which the number of pachinko balls acquired by a player in a game is recorded, and a card issuing port 54 for issuing the settlement card or the leave card / The away operation panel 4 is provided. These buttons 48, 49, 50
Switches 48s, 49s, 50s for detecting the operation of
As shown in FIG. 20, is a card reader / writer 2 described later.
It is connected to the ball holding control board 206 via 60, and each switch 4 is operated by the MPU 206a of the ball holding control board 206.
The states of 8 s, 49 s, and 50 s are detected.

In the gaming ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment, the settlement card and the leaving card are issued at a position corresponding to the settlement / separation operation panel 4 on the back side of the front door 2b, and A card reader / writer 260 for receiving the issued leaving card is attached. This card reader / writer 260, as shown in FIG.
It is attached integrally with the settlement / separation operation panel 4, and the card reader / writer 260 and the settlement / separation operation panel 4 are detachably attached to the front door 2b.

Further, in the first embodiment, the card balance display portion 35 provided on the side surface 7b of the upper plate portion 7, the automatic payout (ball lending) button 17, the ball lending button 18, the settlement button 19, the leave button. While 57 is provided, in the game ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment, these buttons are not provided, and the second credit ball is on the right side of the front side of the side plate 7 of the upper plate portion 7. Automatic ball throw-out button 1 to set / cancel the implementation of automatic refund of pachinko balls from a number
7'is provided. As shown in FIG. 20, the automatic ball-out switch 17s ′ for detecting the operation of the automatic ball-out button 17 ′ is mounted on the second operation board 207b and connected to the second operation board 207b. Automatic ball throw-out switch 17 'by MPU206a of ball holding control board 206
The state of is detected.

Further, while the reel unit 52 and the lifting unit 2e are mounted on the front door 2a side in the first embodiment, in the game ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment, As shown in 18, the reel unit 52 and the lifting unit 2e are mounted on the base frame 2a side.

Further, in the game ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment, the ball supply pipe 99 is provided at the branch portion 91 as the game medium supply unit provided in the path of the ring passage 93 of the ball passage plate 2d. The pachinko balls that are connected and flow down from the upper storage tank 60 to the circular flow path 93 are branched at the branching portion 91 and supplied to the corresponding ball lending device 3 ′.

Except for the above-described structure, the game ball slot machine 1 of the first embodiment has almost the same structure, and therefore the other description will be omitted.

The card reader / writer 260 used in the second embodiment will be described. The card reader / writer 260 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 19, and mainly includes a main body portion 289 and a cover portion 290. And a transport path 292 between the main body portion 289 and the cover portion 290.
And a timing belt 298 for transmitting the driving force from the driving motor 296 so as to face the conveyance path 292.
And the transport roller 28 driven by the drive gear 299.
7 and a freely rotatable free roller 288, and a light emitting unit for detecting the rewrite card 300 for performing control such as insertion, arrangement, and ejection of the rewrite card 300 issued as the settlement card or the away card. 29
7a and a light receiving unit 297b, a communication head 291 for recording data in a memory of the rewrite card 300 in a non-contact manner, and printing and erasing on a printing unit as a display unit provided on the rewrite card 300 by heat generation. The thermal head 294 to be implemented and the thermal head 2
A platen roller 293 arranged so as to sandwich the rewrite card 300 together with 94 is provided to enable recording of information on the issued rewrite card 300 and reading of recorded information on the inserted away card. In addition, printing and erasing can be performed on the printing unit provided on the rewrite card 300.
2 so that 2 can communicate with the card issuing port 54
The away operation panel 4 is attached, and together with the adjustment / away operation panel 4, it is attached to the front door 2b.

Also, the card reader / writer 2 of the second embodiment.
A rewrite card 300 to be issued as a settlement card or a leaving card is provided at a position of the terminal end 60 of the transport path 292.
A storage box 280 capable of storing the rewrite card 3 is provided by exchanging the storage box 280.
00 can be easily replenished.

This card reader / writer 260 is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the operation is controlled by the ball holding control microcomputer 206a connected to the ball holding control board 206 and mounted on the ball holding control board 206.

In addition, the gaming ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment is connected to the management computer 190 together with the ball lending device 3 ', and is recorded in the rewrite card 300, as shown in FIG. Settlement information and away information are pre-assigned and recorded on the issued rewrite card 300 and the gaming ball slot machine 1 '.
Together with the machine number given to the management computer 19
0 through the second communication unit (COM2) 242, the settlement information and the away information including the second credit ball number data are registered and managed in association with the card ID. The issued payment card is the POS
By bringing it to the cash register 191, the second credit sphere can be used for prize exchange as in the first embodiment.

Next, a description will be given of the ball lending device 3'used in parallel with the gaming ball slot machine 1'of the second embodiment. The ball lending device 3'is provided on the front surface thereof as shown in FIG. A gaming ball slot machine corresponding to an operation lamp 368 for notifying that it is usable, a bill insertion slot 369 into which 1000-yen bills can be inserted, and a pachinko ball paid out from a ball payout unit 382 described later. 1 '
A dispensing nozzle 371 for guiding the inside of the dish portion 7 ′ of the upper dish portion 7 is provided.

Further, inside the ball lending device 3 ', a bill discriminating unit 381 which is connected to the bill inserting slot 369 and which discriminates the 1000-yen bill inserted into the bill inserting slot 369, and A ball payout unit 382 for paying out the pachinko balls supplied from the corresponding gaming ball slot machine 1'through the supply pipe 99, and a ball cutout switch 383 for detecting the presence or absence of the pachinko balls paid out by the ball payout unit 382. A ball detection switch 384 for detecting a pachinko ball paid out from the ball payout unit 382, a communication section 386 for performing data communication with the management computer 190, and a control microcomputer for controlling these sections ( M
PU) 388, and these parts are shown in FIG.
They are connected as shown in FIG.

In the ball lending device 3'of the second embodiment, 1000-yen bills are inserted into the bill insertion slot 369, and the inserted bills are returned to the regular 10
When the bill is identified as a 00-yen bill, pachinko balls equivalent to 1000 yen (250 balls) are paid out by the ball payout unit 382, and the payout nozzle 3
It is adapted to be discharged to the dish portion 7'of the corresponding gaming ball slot machine 1'through 71. In addition, when the banknote is identified, if the identified banknote is not a legitimate banknote or a banknote of another denomination, the out-of-ball switch 38
When the pachinko ball to be paid out by the ball payout unit 382 is not detected at 3, the inserted banknote is set to the banknote insertion slot 3
It is returned from 69 and pachinko balls are not paid out.

Further, when the pachinko balls are paid out as described above, the payout information capable of specifying the number of balls paid out (250 balls in the second embodiment) and each ball lending device 3 '. Is transmitted to the management computer 190, and each of these ball lending devices 3 '
The number of payout balls for each is managed by the management computer 190.

The processing operation of the ball control microcomputer 206a of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the ball control microcomputer 206a determines whether a prize ball signal is output from the game control board 200 (Sd1). If the determination is in agreement, the process proceeds to Sd2. Game control board 200
By outputting a payout signal including a payout instruction of the number of balls based on the award ball signal output from the ball payout control board 208, as shown in FIG.
It passes through the payout ball detection switch 81 on the path 67 and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish portion 7 ', or flows down the credit ball passage 75 when the waiting ball is full in the dish portion 7'. Then, it is detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, the payout of the number of balls based on these prize ball signals is completed, and the process returns to Sd1 again.

If the determination result in Sd1 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd3 to determine whether the second credit sphere detection sensor 83 detects a pachinko ball, and in Sd2. Among the paid-out balls, the pachinko balls flowing down the credit ball passage 75 and detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83 are detected in Sd3. When a pachinko ball is detected in Sd3, the process proceeds to Sd4, the addition and update of the second credit ball number register to the second credit ball number is executed based on the detection, and then the process returns to Sd1 again. .

If the determination result in Sd3 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd5 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the upper plate dispensing switch 59s, and the determination is matched. In that case, the process proceeds to Sd6. In Sd6, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number in the second credit sphere count register is present. If the determination result does not match, that is, the second credit sphere count is "0".
In the case of, the process returns to Sd1 again, and when the determination results match, the path of the pachinko ball to be advanced to Sd7 and paid out to the ball payout control board 208 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, after the subtraction switch 70 of the first path 66 is passed and a path instruction signal is output so as to be discharged to the second path 67 to switch the path, the ball payout control board 2
A payout signal for instructing the payout of a predetermined number of pachinko balls of a predetermined number (125 balls in the second embodiment, which is the same as the lending in the second embodiment) is output to carry out the payout of the second credit balls (Sd8).

On the basis of the output of the payout signal, the ball payout control board 208 causes the drive motor 450 in the ball cutout payout device 65.
Is driven to rotate the sprocket 452 as appropriate to eject the predetermined number of pachinko balls, and the ejected pachinko balls pass through the subtraction switch 70 provided in the first path 66. While being discharged from the inflow port 11 to the dish portion 7 ', the detection of the discharged ball by the subtraction switch 70 is monitored (Sd9).

If the discharged ball is detected in Sd9, the process proceeds to Sd10, and the subtraction update of the second credit ball number of the second credit ball number register is executed based on the detection. Every time the return switch 70 detects a discharged ball, the subtraction update of the second credit ball number is repeatedly executed, and when the subtraction switch 70 has not detected a discharged ball for a predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sd11. Then, the route changed in Sd7 is set to the default state (the payout ball detection switch 8 of the second route 67).
After returning to Sd1 through the ball inlet 11 to the tray 7 '), the process returns to Sd1 again.

If the determination result in Sd5 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd12 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the external extraction switch 58s, and if the determination is matched. To Sd13. In Sa13, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number in the second credit sphere register is present, and when the determination result does not match, that is, when the second credit sphere count is "0", , Sd23. This S
At d23, an output request for the first credit sphere is transmitted to the game control board 200, and when the first credit sphere is received from the game control board 200 based on this, a payout instruction of the received first credit sphere is issued. By outputting the payout signal including the payout signal to the ball payout control board 208, as shown in FIG. 11 (c), the pachinko balls for the received first credit balls cause the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second route 67 to be operated. It passes through and is discharged from the ball inlet 11 to the dish 7 '.

Next, in Sd23, the game control board 20.
The standby ball discharge request is output to 0, and the standby ball capturing unit 92 waits in the tray 7'and the tray 7 '
The pachinko ball discharged to the credit ball passage 75 is discharged to the credit ball passage 75 through the standby ball discharge passage 77.
The standby ball discharge passage 77 by the credit ball detection sensor 83
The detection of the pachinko balls discharged to the credit ball passage 75 is monitored through (Sd25).

If a pachinko ball is detected in Sd25, the process proceeds to Sd26, where the second credit sphere count of the second credit sphere register is added and updated based on the detection. Returning, each time the second credit ball detection sensor 83 detects a pachinko ball, the addition and update of the second credit ball number is repeatedly executed, and the pachinko ball is not detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time. In this case, the process proceeds to Sd27, a standby ball discharge release request is output to the game control board 200, and after the standby ball intake unit 92 releases the standby ball and the like, the process returns to Sd1 again. By doing so, the player continues the operation of detecting the external take-out switch 58s even when the second credit ball count is exhausted, so that the first credit ball count and the standby ball remaining on the upper plate portion 7 are eliminated. You can take it out without fail.

If the determination result in Sd13 matches, the process proceeds to Sd14 to start monitoring of the take-out preparation detection sensor 95, the interrupt by the interrupt processing routine is set effective, and the process proceeds to Sd15.

This interrupt processing routine determines whether the storage box 251 or the player's hand is not detected ("OFF") by the take-out preparation detection sensor W-1.
Step, and when the non-detection (“OFF”) of the take-out preparation detection sensor 95 is confirmed in the W-1 step, the detection of the external take-out switch 58s is invalidated, and the second credit number is paid out. If the determination in the W-1 step does not match, the process returns to the W-1 step again to store the storage box 25 in the extraction preparation detection sensor 95.
It is designed to monitor the non-detection (“OFF”) of 1 or the hand, and the W-2 is detected by the non-detection (“OFF”).
By executing the step, it is possible to prevent the second credit ball from being continuously paid out in the state where the storage box 251 and the hand are not at the lower position of the external outlet 9, and the W- After performing two steps, the Sd
It is supposed to return to 1.

In Sd15, the path of the pachinko balls to be paid out is the first path 6 as shown in FIG. 11 (a).
After outputting the route instruction signal to the ball payout control board 208 to switch the route so that the path passes through the subtraction switch 70 of No. 6 and is connected to the external outlet 9, the ball payout control board 208 is switched to the ball payout control board 208. A payout signal for continuing the payout of the pachinko balls is output to continue the payout of the pachinko balls (Sd16), and it is determined whether the detection of the external take-out switch 58s is non-detection (“OFF”). (Sd17), if the determination does not match, the process proceeds to Sd19, and if the determination does match, the process proceeds to Sd18 to stop the output of the payout signal and stop the payout of the pachinko ball. And proceed to Sd19. This Sd
At 19, the discharged balls discharged from the ball payout control board 208 and detected by the subtraction switch 70 are monitored.

On the basis of the output of the payout signal, the ball payout control board 208 causes the drive motor 45 in the ball cutting and paying device 65 to operate.
0 is continuously driven to rotate the sprocket 452 to continuously discharge the pachinko balls, and the discharged pachinko balls are detected by the subtraction switch 70 provided in the first path 66. Go.

When the pachinko ball is detected in Sd19, the process proceeds to Sd20, and the subtraction update of the second credit ball number of the second credit ball register is executed based on the detection, and then to Sd17. Returning, the external extraction switch 58s is monitored whether it is not detected (“OFF”) and the subtraction switch 70 is detected, and the second time is detected every time the pachinko ball is detected. By repeating the subtraction update of the number of credit balls, the detection of the external extraction switch 58s becomes non-detection (“OFF”), and the discharge of the pachinko balls is stopped.
When there is no pachinko ball detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time, the process proceeds to Sd21 and the extraction preparation detection sensor 95 started in Sd14.
After the monitoring of (1) is terminated, the interrupt by the interrupt processing routine is disabled, and the route changed in Sd15 is restored (Sd22),
Return to Sd1 again.

If the determination result in Sd12 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd28, and it is determined whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the edge ball settlement switch 49s or the total number settlement switch 50s, If the determinations match, the process proceeds to Sd29. In this Sd29,
When an output request for the first credit sphere number is transmitted to the game control board 200 and the first credit sphere number is received from the game control board 200 based on this, a payout including a payout instruction of the received first credit sphere number Control signal 2
As shown in FIG. 11 (c), the pachinko balls corresponding to the received first credit balls pass through the payout ball detection switch 81 of the second path 67 by outputting to the ball inflow port 1 as shown in FIG.
1 is discharged to the plate portion 7 ′.

Next, at Sd30, the game control board 20.
The standby ball discharge request is output to 0, and the standby ball capturing unit 92 waits in the tray 7'and the tray 7 '
The pachinko ball discharged to the credit ball passage 75 is discharged to the credit ball passage 75 through the standby ball discharge passage 77.
The standby ball discharge passage 77 by the credit ball detection sensor 83
The detection of the pachinko balls discharged to the credit ball passage 75 via the monitor is carried out (Sd31).

When the pachinko ball is detected in Sd31, the process proceeds to Sd36, and the addition and updating of the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere number register is executed based on the detection, and then the Sd31 is executed. Returning, every time the pachinko sphere is detected by the second credit sphere detection sensor 83, the addition and update of the second credit sphere number is repeatedly executed, and the pachinko sphere is not detected by the subtraction switch 70 for a predetermined time. In this case, the process proceeds to Sd32, the standby ball discharge release request is output to the game control board 200, and after the standby ball intake unit 92 discharges the standby balls, etc., the process proceeds to Sd47, and the input detected in Sd28. It is determined whether or not the signal is based on the detection of the edge ball settlement switch 49s. If the determination result in Sd47 matches, the process proceeds to Sd33, and if the determination result does not match, the process proceeds to SdSd48 to calculate the end ball of the second credit number of the second credit number register. Then, after the calculated pachinko balls for the end balls are paid out in the manner of Sd7 to Sd11 described above, and the paid out end balls are subtracted from the second credit ball number,
Proceed to Sd33.

In Sd33, the card reader / writer 2
The card ID recorded in the rewrite card 300 when the rewrite card 300 issued from the storage box 280 is instructed to be taken out to the transport path 292 by instructing
From the card reader / writer 260, stores the obtained card ID in the RAM 206c, outputs the second credit sphere number of the second credit sphere register to the card reader / writer 260, and reads the card ID. After being recorded in the memory and the printing section of the card 300, the card is ejected from the card issuing port 54 as a settlement card for issuance.

After the completion of Sd33, the program proceeds to Sd34, and after transmitting the card ID stored in the RAM 206c and the unit number of the gaming ball slot machine 1'to the second credit ball number to the management computer 190, After proceeding to Sd35 and resetting the second credit ball count of the second credit ball count register, the Sd1
Return to again. In the management computer 190, the transmitted data are registered and managed in association with each other.

If the determination result in Sd28 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd36 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the leaving switch 48s, and if the determination is in agreement. To proceed to Sd37.
In Sd37, it is determined whether or not the second credit sphere number is present in the second credit sphere count register, and if the determination result does not match, that is, if the second credit sphere count is "0", The process proceeds to Sd42, and if the determination results match, the process proceeds to Sd39.

At Sd39, the card reader / writer 260 is instructed to take out the rewrite card 300 issued from the storage box 280 to the transport path 292, and the card ID recorded on the rewrite card 300 is used as a card. Obtained from the reader / writer 260, the obtained card ID and second credit sphere are stored in the RAM.
The second credit sphere is registered in the predetermined address of 206c as the leaving information and the card reader / writer 26
After the card ID is output to 0 and recorded on the read-out rewrite card 300, the card ID is discharged from the card issuing slot 54 as a leave card and issued.

After the step Sd39 is completed, the process proceeds to step Sd40, in which the card ID stored in the RAM 206c and the leaving information including the second credit number and the unit number of the game ball slot machine 1'are stored in the management computer 190.
After transmitting to Sd41.

At Sd41, a request for leaving the seat is sent to the game control board 200 to set the execution of the game to be impossible, and a predetermined display indicating that the player is away from the seat is displayed on the liquid crystal display 135 via the effect control board 201. And the elapsed time (0 at the start point) are displayed, and the second communication unit (COM2) 242 is also displayed.
After transmitting the leaving information and the machine number assigned to the gaming ball slot machine 1 in advance to the management computer 190, the procedure goes to the leaving waiting routine shown in FIG.

If the determination result in Sd36 does not match, the process proceeds to Sd42 to determine whether or not there is a signal input based on the detection of the automatic ball-out switch 17s', and the determination is matched. If not, that is, if the automatic ball-out switch 17s' is not detected, Sd is directly
If the determination is matched, that is, if the automatic ball-out switch 17s' is detected, the process proceeds to Sd43, where the automatic ball-out setting is changed, and then the process proceeds to Sd44.

At Sd44, the setting of automatic ball throw-out is "O".
If it is determined that the determination result is not “N”, and the determination result does not match, that is, if the setting of automatic pitching is “OFF”, the process returns to Sd1.
In other words, if the automatic pitch setting is "ON", S
In step d45, it is determined whether or not the detection of the standby ball by the standby ball detection sensor 46 is non-detection (“OFF”). If the determination result does not match, the process returns to Sd1 and the determination result is When they match, the process proceeds to Sd46, and a payout signal for instructing the ball payout control board 208 to pay out a predetermined number (125 balls in the second embodiment) of the pachinko balls to the ball inflow port 11 and A path instruction signal is output to cause the pachinko balls to be paid out, and the paid-out ball number is used as a second value in the second credit ball number register.
After subtracting from the number of credit balls, the process returns to Sd1.

As described above, normally, the above Sd1 → S
d3 → Sd5 → Sd12 → Sd28 → Sd36 → Sd4
By sequentially performing each determination at high speed like 2 → Sd1, detection and operation of various switches are detected without delay, and processing corresponding to the detected detection and operation is performed. .

Next, the leaving-standby routine shown in FIG. 24 will be described. When Sd41 ends, the ball-holding control microcomputer 206a starts time counting by an internal timer provided therein (Sf1). The process proceeds to Sf2, and it is monitored whether or not a card is inserted in the corresponding card reader / writer 260.

If the determination result of the card insertion determination does not match, that is, if the card insertion is not performed, the process proceeds to Sf8 and the elapsed time, which is the time counted, is preset If it is judged that the time is exceeded and the judgment result does not match,
In other words, if the time to leave the seat has not been exceeded, Sf1
Go to 0 and transmit the elapsed time, which is the time counted, to the game control board 200, and the effect control board 201
After updating the display of the elapsed time displayed on the liquid crystal display 135 via, the process returns to Sf2, and if the determination result in Sf8 matches, that is, if the leaving time has already been exceeded, The process proceeds to Sf10, and the predetermined data indicating that the leaving time has already been exceeded is transmitted to the game control board 200, and the liquid crystal display 135 via the effect control board 201.
After displaying a predetermined display indicating that the time for leaving the seat has been exceeded, the process returns to Sf2.

If the determination result in Sf2 is matched, the process proceeds to Sf3, in which the leaving information including the second credit ball number read from the inserted card and the card ID are sent from the card reader / writer 260. After obtaining, comparing with the leaving information and the card ID stored in the RAM 206c, the process proceeds to Sf4.

If the comparison result does not match, the process proceeds to Sf7, the inserted card is returned, and then the process returns to Sf2. If the comparison result is a match, the process proceeds to Sf5 to stop the time count. , The second communication unit (CO
M2) 242 transmits the leaving seat release information and the machine number to the management computer 190, and the second credit number (= RAM 206c included in the leaving information obtained above).
The number of credit spheres stored in the credit sphere count register of No. 1 is displayed on the second credit indicator 105 (S
f6), after the leaving of the seat release is transmitted to the game control board 200 to allow the game to be set (Sf7), the above-mentioned FIG.
Then, the process returns to Sf1 and the normal process is performed again.

The operation for the player to play a game (game) and the operating conditions of various devices associated with this operation will be described below.

When the game is started, a 1000-yen bill bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 369 of the corresponding ball lending device 3 '. Based on this, pachinko balls of the number of balls (250 balls) based on the insertion amount are paid out to the dish portion 7 '.

When the automatic ball projecting button 17 'is operated, the automatic ball projecting setting is set to "ON". In this state, when the standby ball detection sensor 46 does not detect the standby ball (“OFF”) and the second credit number displayed on the second credit display unit 47 remains, the second credit is detected. A predetermined number (125 balls) is subtracted from the number of balls and the subtracted number of pachinko balls is paid out. When the number of second credit balls remaining in the second credit display portion 47 is less than 125, the total number of the second credit balls is paid out.

In the state where the pachinko ball is paid out and the waiting ball exists in the plate portion 7'in this manner, the waiting ball is used to change the bet number as in the gaming ball slot machine 1'described in the first embodiment. You can set and play the game.

If a prize is generated by executing these games and the pachinko ball paid out based on the occurrence of the prize cannot be flown into the plate portion 7 ′ from the ball inlet 11, these The pachinko balls that could not flow in flow down the credit ball passage 75, are detected by the second credit ball detection sensor 83, and are added to the second credit ball number displayed on the second credit display section 47.

By operating the upper plate payout button 59, a predetermined number (125 balls in the second embodiment) is subtracted from the second credit number on the second credit display section 47, and these are subtracted. The number of pachinko balls corresponding to the number of balls that have been used is paid out to the plate portion 7 ', and the pachinko balls added to the second credit number of balls cannot flow into the plate portion 7'and the plate portion Refundable to 7 '.

Further, by arranging the storage box 251 or the hand or the like at a position below the external ejection port 9 in advance, and pressing the external ejection button 58, the second credit ball of the second credit display portion 47 is pressed. When the number remains, the second credit ball number is subtracted while the external ejection button 58 is being pressed, and the subtracted number of pachinko balls is ejected from the external ejection port 9. Even if the pachinko balls for all of the second credit balls are discharged to the outside and the second credit balls are not left, by continuously pressing the external take-out button 58, the first credit display unit The first credit sphere number displayed in 31 is subtracted, and the pachinko balls of the subtracted sphere number are paid out to the plate portion 7 ', taken in again and added to the second credit sphere number. After that, the pachinko balls of the added second credit ball number are discharged from the external outlet 9.

When it is desired to use again the pachinko balls that have been ejected to the outside of the pachinko machine, the pachinko balls ejected to the outside of the pachinko machine 371 with the ejection nozzle 371 being lifted upward. It can be used again by inserting a pachinko ball from an opening provided at a position where the ball flows down.

When the player wants to leave the game by interrupting the game, he or she presses the leaving button 57 to record the second credit number at that time on the rewrite card 300. Then, the card is issued as a leave card from the card issuing port 54. Furthermore, the game is not allowed to be executed, and a third party remains on the tray 7'or the waiting ball or the first ball.
A game is prevented from being played using the first credit balls remaining in the credit display unit 31, and a predetermined display indicating that the user is away from the seat and the elapsed time are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 15.

In order to cancel the leaving seat, the player inserts the issued leaving seat card into the card insertion slot 54 again, and the card ID of the card is collated with the second credit ball count. After that, the game can be executed and the game can be executed.

Further, when the player wants to end the game, by pressing the settlement button 19, the first credit number displayed on the first credit display section 31 is paid out to the dish section 7 '. At the same time, the paid-out pachinko balls are taken into these plate portions 7 ', and the second credit number, to which the taken-in pachinko balls are added, is recorded in the rewrite card 300, and the card issuing port 54
Issued as a payment card from.

The player can bring the issued settlement card to the prize exchange counter in which the POS cash register 191 is installed, and use the second credit sphere number in exchange for a desired prize. .

Each element in the above embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.

According to claim 1 of the present invention, the game can be started by setting the bet number for one game and the display of the variable display device (reel unit 52) capable of changing the display state. One game ends when the result is derived and displayed, a predetermined prize can be generated according to the display result of the variable display device, and a game medium (pachinko ball) is paid out based on the occurrence of the prize. The medium payout unit (ball-cutting-out device 65), the game medium wait unit (upper plate unit 7) on which the game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit waits, and the game medium waiting on the game medium wait unit are described above. A game machine that includes a game medium take-in section (standby ball take-in unit 92) taken in for betting on a game, and performs a game using the game medium waiting in the game medium stand-by section (upper plate section 7) ( Game ball slot A Tomashin 1,1 '), said game medium standby section (game medium overflowing from the upper tray unit 7),
And an overflowing game medium through which the game medium dispensed from the game medium dispenser (ball-slot dispenser 65) passes when the game medium standby unit (upper plate unit 7) is full of standby game media Based on the passage (credit ball passage 75), the overflowing game medium detecting means (credit ball detecting sensor 83) for detecting the game medium passing through the overflowing game medium passage, and the detection of the game medium by the overflowing game medium detecting means, Addition update means (point control microcomputer 206a) that adds and updates the detected number of game media as the number of game media that can be used in the game, and a storage unit that stores the number of game media added and updated by the addition update means. (RAM20
6c) and at least the game medium circulating means (upper storage tank 60) for guiding the game medium detected by the overflowing game medium detecting means (credit ball detection sensor 83) to the game medium payout section (ball payout device 65). Recovery ball tank 84, lifting ball passage 86, lifting device 88, lifting path 89, polishing device 9
0, recirculation flow path 93) and the game medium recirculation path (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84, lifting ball passage 86, lifting device 88, lifting path 89, polishing device 90, recirculation flow path 93). A cleaning unit (polishing device 90) for cleaning the game medium is provided on the medium circulation path.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage section (RAM2
06c) is provided with a game medium number display section (second credit indicator 105) for displaying the number of game media stored.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the storage section (RAM
206c) the number of game media within the range of the number of game media stored in the game media payout unit (ball-cutting-out device 6).
5) A game medium payout means (upper plate payout button 59), a point control microcomputer 206a, and a ball payout control board 20 for paying out from the game medium standby unit (upper plate unit 7).
8) and a payout game medium detecting means (payout) for detecting a game medium paid out from the game medium payout section (ball cutting payout device 65) to the game medium standby section (upper plate section 7) by the game media payout means A subtraction update unit for subtracting and updating the number of game media stored in the storage unit (RAM 206c) based on the detection of the game medium by the ball detection sensor 81) and the payout game medium detection unit (payout ball detection sensor 81). (A holding point control microcomputer 206a).

Claim 4 of the present invention provides the game medium circulating path (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84, lifting ball passage 86, lifting device 88, lifting path 89, polishing device 90, circulating flow path 93). A game medium storage section (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84) for storing the recirculated game medium is provided on the top.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game medium storage section (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84), it is detected that a predetermined amount of game medium is stored in the game medium storage section. A storage game medium detection unit (upper tank full tank detection sensor 61, collected ball full tank detection sensor 85, lifting ball detection sensor 87) is provided, and the game is performed based on the detection status of the storage game medium by the storage game medium detection unit. Medium circulation path (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84, lifting ball passage 86, lifting device 88, lifting path 89, polishing device 90,
A circulation flow rate control means (lifting control board 209) is provided for controlling the amount of the game medium that is recirculated to the game medium payout unit (ball cutting and payout device 65) through the circulation flow path 93).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the game medium withdrawing means (upper plate payout button 59, point control microcomputer 206a, ball payout control board 208) is provided so that a player can operate the game medium. A payout operation unit (upper plate payout button 59) is included, and the game medium is paid out based on the operation of the game medium payback operation unit.

According to claim 7 of the present invention, a bet reserved game medium number counting means (bet ball detection sensor 7) for counting the bet reserved game medium number (first credit ball number) for betting on the game.
9, CPU 211), a betting reservation game medium number storage unit (RAM 212) for storing the betting reservation game medium number counted by the bet reservation game medium number counting means within a predetermined upper limit value, and A betting reservation game medium number display unit (first credit display 109) for displaying the number of betting reservation game media stored in the betting reservation game medium number storage unit,
The number of betting reservation game media stored in the betting reservation game media number storage unit is used as the number of bets set in the game in preference to the game media waiting in the game media standby unit (upper plate unit 7). , A betting game medium control means (CPU 211) for subtracting and updating the number of game media according to the bet number from the betting reservation game medium number.

According to claim 8 of the present invention, the game medium standby section (upper plate section 7) is provided with a standby game medium detection section (standby ball detection sensor 46) for detecting a standby game medium. When the game medium is detected by the game medium detection unit and the betting reservation game medium number has not reached the upper limit value, the betting reservation game medium number counting means (betting ball detection sensor 79, CPU 211) The game media are counted up to the upper limit value.

Claim 9 of the present invention is an automatic operation for the player to set whether or not to count the game media (pachinko balls) by the betting reservation game media number counting means (bet ball switch 79, CPU 211). A betting reservation setting operation unit (automatic credit button 37) is provided.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, an insertion portion (opening / closing lid 97, opening portion 97a) for inserting a game medium (pachinko ball) is provided in the game medium standby portion (upper plate 7). ing.

In the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the game medium standby unit (upper plate 7) is provided with a standby game medium detection unit (standby ball detection sensor 46) for detecting a standby game medium. Payout means (upper plate payout button 59, holding point control microcomputer 206a, ball payout control board 208)
When the detection of the standby game medium by the standby game medium detection unit becomes undetected, the game medium is dispensed from the game medium dispense unit (ball cutting dispenser 65) to the game medium standby unit (upper plate 7). I do.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the game medium payout unit (ball paying-out device 65) detects that a game medium (pachinko ball) has not been detected by the game medium payout means (point control microcomputer 206a). An automatic withdrawal setting operation unit (automatic withdrawal (ball lending) button 17) is provided for the player to perform the setting operation of the execution / non-execution of the payment.

A thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides the storage unit (RA
M206c) a settlement operation section (settlement button 19) operable by the player to settle the number of game media (second credit number of balls) stored in the memory, and the operation based on the operation of the settlement operation section. A communication unit (first communication unit (COM1) 2) that transmits information about the number of game media (second credit ball number) stored in the storage unit (RAM 206c) to the outside of the game machine.
41).

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the storage section (RA
M206c) a settlement operation unit (end ball settlement button 49, total number settlement button 50) that can be operated by the player to settle the number of game media (second credit number) stored in M206c), and the settlement The number of game media stored in the storage unit (RAM 206c) based on the operation of the operation unit (second
A recording medium processing unit (card reader / writer 260) that issues a recording medium (rewrite card 300) in which information (second credit sphere number, card ID) capable of specifying the credit sphere number is recorded is provided.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing unit (card reader / writer 260) is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the gaming machine 1.

According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, based on the operation of the settlement operation section (the settlement button 19), the betting reservation game medium number storage section (RAM mounted on the game control board 200).
212) Processing for adding the betting reservation game medium number (first credit sphere number) stored in the storage unit (RAM 206c) to the game medium number (second credit sphere number) stored (standby) The standby ball discharge device 77 discharges the standby ball to the standby ball discharge passage 77.

According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, the game medium used for the game from the game medium standby portion (upper plate portion 7) is returned to the game medium reflux path (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 8).
4, a hoisting ball passage 86, a hoisting device 88, a hoisting passage 89, a polishing device 90, a circulation passage 93, and a used game medium collecting passage (betting ball passage 64).

According to a eighteenth aspect of the present invention, at least the game medium payout means (the upper plate payout button 59, the point control microcomputer 206a, the ball payout control board 208) is used for the game medium payout unit (ball cutout payout device 65). A payout game medium passage (first route 66) through which a game medium paid out from and a game medium (pachinko ball) paid out from the game medium payout unit (ball payout device 65) based on the rental or winning of the game medium And a passage switching unit (upper portion) for switching the passage of the payout game medium passage (second route 67) through which the game medium passes and the passage of the game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit (ball cutting and paying device 65) to one of the above-mentioned respective passages. And a path switching valve 68).

A nineteenth aspect of the present invention relates to the game medium circulating path (upper storage tank 60, recovery ball tank 84, lifting ball passage 86, lifting device 88, lifting path 89, polishing device 90,
The circular flow path 93) is provided from above the lower position of the game machine to above the game medium transfer passage for transferring the game medium (lifting path 89), and through the game medium transfer passage to the upper position from below the game machine. At least a transfer unit (lifting device 88) for transferring the game medium to, and the game medium transfer passage (lifting route 89) and the transfer unit (lifting device 88) are used for the game machine (game ball slot machine). It is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from 1, 1 ').

Claim 20 of the present invention is a game medium to a game medium lending device (ball lending device 3 ') which is arranged adjacent to a game machine (game ball slot machine 1, 1') and lends a game medium. For supplying game media (branching unit 91)
Equipped with.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and is within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention. It goes without saying that any changes or additions are included in the present invention.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the polishing device 90 as a cleaning unit is provided on the path of the hoisting passage 89. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the polishing device is not provided. Also good.

In this case, the pachinko ball in the game ball slot machine is regularly pulled out at the hall / pachinko store where the game ball slot machine is installed and polished by a polishing machine separately provided, and the polished ball is removed. You may make it supply again. In this way, the labor at the hall / pachinko parlor increases, but the cost of the gaming ball slot machine itself can be reduced.

In the first embodiment, the open / close lid 97 is provided on the upper plate portion 7 which is the game medium standby portion, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as in the second embodiment, these may be used. The opening / closing lid 97 may not be provided, and further,
The opening / closing lid 97 may not be opened / closed. Further, although the opening / closing lid 97 is made entirely transparent in the first embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the opening / closing lid 97 may be an opaque member or a part thereof may be made transparent. It is optional to provide a scale or the like so that it can be confirmed how much game medium remains in the upper plate portion 7.

In each of the above embodiments, the storage unit RA
The number of credit balls stored in M206c is refunded to the upper plate portion 7 based on the operation of the upper plate payout button 59, so that the credit number of credits once credited can be used again in the game. The present invention is not limited to this, and the credit number stored in the RAM 206c is not refunded, but can be recorded and issued on a membership card or a settlement card to be exchanged for a prize only. Is also good. Further, the membership card may be temporarily stored as a ball, and the ball may be replayed, and the payout for the replay may be paid out from the pachinko machine as in the ball lending.

In each of the embodiments, the second credit display section 47 for displaying the number of credit balls stored in the RAM 206c is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the RAM 206c stores the second credit display section 47. The second credit display unit 47 may not be provided in the gaming machine by displaying the number of credit balls being played on a display device provided on, for example, a gaming island other than the gaming machine.
Further, in the case where a credit display unit for displaying the number of credit balls is provided outside these gaming machines, the credit amount is made visible by a bar-shaped display length instead of the second credit display unit 47. It is optional to provide a game medium amount display unit. Further, the game medium amount display unit may be separately provided in the game ball slot machine 1.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the upper storage tank 60 and the recovery ball tank 84 are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and these can be used as a single tank or the lifting device 88. If the game medium has a sufficient pumping capacity, the game medium storage unit may not be provided.

In each of the above embodiments, the recovery ball tank 84 is used.
The pachinko balls collected in the above are pumped by the pumping device 88 and circulated to the ball cutting and discharging device 65 which is a game medium discharging part, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The game medium payout unit itself may lift and pay out the pachinko balls that are the game media, and the pumping device 88 may not necessarily be provided on the pumping path 89 that is the game medium circulating path.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the polishing device 90, which is a cleaning section, is provided on the hoisting passage 89 which is the game medium circulating passage.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and these polishing devices 90 may be arranged at any position in the path through which the pachinko balls circulate. For example, these polishing devices are used as the ball cutting and dispensing device 65 and the collected ball tank 84.
A polishing device, which is a cleaning unit, may be provided in the above. Further, these cleaning units are not limited to the polishing device 90, and other than a device for wiping dirt off with cloth or paper, a device for cleaning with a pellet polishing machine or a liquid cleaning liquid may be used. You can

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the lower path switching device 74 is used to switch the passages to carry out the external payout from the external outlet 9. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, as shown in FIG.
Provide a ball outlet 600 at the position of the inflow part of the standby game medium of
The ball removing passage 600 and the external outlet 9 are connected to each other through the ball removing passage 60.
It may be possible to make the external payout by connecting the two.

Specifically, the ball outlet 600 is provided with a shutter 603 for opening and closing the ball outlet 600, and
The open / close lever 601 for opening / closing the shutter 603 is attached to the upper plate portion 7.
The opening / closing lever 601 is provided on the upper part of the
When the shutter 603 is opened by operating the,
The game medium waiting in the upper plate portion 7 flows down from the ball outlet 600 through the ball passage 602 to the external outlet 9, and is discharged from the external outlet 9 to the outside of the game ball slot machine 1.

At this time, as shown in the above embodiment, when the automatic withdrawal setting based on the operation of the automatic withdrawal (ball lending) button 17 is set, the pachinko ball from the external outlet 9 is As the game medium remaining in the upper plate portion 7 is reduced due to the discharge, the game medium is no longer detected by the standby ball detection sensor 46, and is displayed on the second credit display unit 47 as the second stage. Refunds to the upper plate portion 7 are carried out based on the number of credit balls that are playing.

The pachinko balls paid back to the upper plate portion 7 flow down from the ball take-out port 600 to the external take-out port 9 through the ball take-out passage 602 similarly to the standby game medium, and the game ball is taken from the external take-out port 9. By being discharged to the outside of the slot machine 1, a situation similar to that of the first stage is brought about again, and the withdrawal of the second stage is sequentially repeated until the number of credit balls is exhausted, The second credit display section 4 together with the standby game medium remaining in the upper plate section 7
The number of credit balls displayed in 7 can be taken out from the external outlet 9.

Further, in the external takeout via the upper plate section 7, it is necessary to set the automatic withdrawal setting as described above, but the upper plate section 7 in the case where these automatic withdrawal settings are not set is set. In order to enable external extraction via the opening / closing lever, an opening / closing sensor for detecting opening / closing of the opening / closing lever 601 is provided, and when the opening / closing lever 601 is opened for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds or more, the automatic Even if the automatic refund setting is not set, the opening / closing lever 601 is opened for a predetermined time or more so that the automatic refund setting is automatically set and the credit ball is set. You may make it pay out to the upper plate part 7.

Also, when the game medium is externally dispensed from the ball outlet 600, the game medium may remain on the downstream side of the ball outlet 600. In this case, the shutter 603 is opened when performing the external dispensing. At the same time as opening, the game medium is taken in from the BET ball inlet 45, credits are added once, the number of credit balls is subtracted as described above, the subtracted game medium is paid out to the upper plate portion 7, and the ball outlet 600 If the game medium is made to flow down to the external outlet 9, all the game media can be paid out to the outside without leaving the game media in the upper plate portion 7. In addition, at the position of the BET ball inlet 45, the ball outlet 6
If 00 is provided, the game medium can be prevented from remaining, and the position at which the ball outlet is provided is not limited.

In the first embodiment, the hoisting device 88, the hoisting ball passage 86, and the polishing device 9 which form the game medium circulating path.
0 and the like have a unit configuration so as to be attachable / detachable to / from the pachinko machine 2 which is a gaming machine. In this way, when the pachinko machine 2 is replaced, the devices having these unit configurations are used without being replaced. However, the present invention is not limited to this,
These may be fixedly provided to the gaming machine 2, or may be provided on the gaming island side as shown in the second embodiment.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the upper storage tank 60 is provided at the upper position of the game ball slot machine 1 as the upper storage of the game medium. By doing so, the game machine can be circulated and used. The total amount of pachinko balls can be increased, and the lifting path 89 and the lifting device 8 can be used.
As 8, it is possible to use a small one or a cheap one having a relatively low lifting capacity, and it is possible not only to reduce the space occupied by these lifting devices on the back surface of the gaming ball slot machine 1 but also to reduce the cost of the gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the case where these lifting devices are small and sufficient lifting capacity is obtained, the upper storage tank 60 is
It is not necessary to provide. In this way, the amount of balls per unit can be reduced, and the cost for pachinko balls prepared by the hall / pachinko store where the gaming ball slot machine is installed can be reduced.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the upper tank full tank detection sensor 61 for detecting whether or not the number of pachinko balls stored inside the upper storage tank 60 has reached a predetermined upper limit amount is provided. The operation of the lifting device 88 is controlled according to the state of detection of pachinko balls by the upper tank full sensor 61 so that a predetermined amount of pachinko balls are constantly stored in the upper storage tank 60. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachinko balls are constantly pumped, and the pachinko balls overflowing the upper storage tank 60 are collected in the collecting ball tank 84 and lifted again. It may be configured to send. By doing so, it is not necessary to control the operation of the lifting device, and the cost of the gaming ball slot machine itself is reduced.

In each of the above embodiments, the second
An upper plate payout button 59 is provided on the operation board 207b so that the player can arbitrarily receive a refund of the second credit number of balls to the plate portion 7'by his own operation. The invention is not limited to this, and only the refund by the automatic refund may be implemented. By doing so, the upper plate payout button 59 is not necessary, and the number of operations by the customer who is playing the game can be reduced.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the second
The operation board 207b is provided with an external withdrawal button 58 so that the player can arbitrarily take out the second credit ball number from the external withdrawal opening 9 by his / her own operation, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not a thing, and it may be impossible to take it out. In this way, since the movement of the balls between the gaming ball slot machines is eliminated, the amount of balls in each gaming ball slot machine does not become full or insufficient, so it is possible to remove balls and supply balls. The labor required is reduced.

Further, as a part for inserting these pachinko balls from the outside, in the first embodiment, the plate part 7'for inserting the pachinko balls by opening the opening / closing lid 97 is provided. It is not limited, and the form and installation position of these charging parts may be appropriately selected, and any structure may be adopted so as to face the BET ball inlet 45.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, by providing the extraction preparation detection sensor 95, the external extraction button 58 is erroneously operated when the storage preparation of the discharged pachinko balls is not completed. Even though the pachinko balls are prevented from being discharged from the external outlet 9, the present invention is not limited to this.
External extraction button 58 without the acquisition preparation detection sensor 95
The pachinko ball may be discharged from the external outlet 9 when is operated.

In the first embodiment, the automatic withdrawal (ball lending) button 17 and the waiting ball detection sensor 46 are provided so that the pachinko balls are automatically operated when the waiting balls are reduced in the plate portion 7 '. Refund or lending is performed, and in the second embodiment,
The automatic ball release button 17 'and the standby ball detection sensor 46 are provided so that the pachinko ball can be automatically refunded when the number of standby balls in the plate portion 7'is reduced. , It is preferable because the complexity of the player's refund operation and lending operation can be eliminated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a function for automatically paying out a pachinko ball (ball lending) is provided. It may be configured without.

Further, in the first embodiment, the automatic refund (ball lending) button 17 is provided so that the player can set the automatic refund or the automatic ball lending, and in the second embodiment, Although the automatic ball payout button 17 'is provided so that the player can set the automatic payout, the present invention is not limited to this, and the automatic payout (ball lending) button 17 or the automatic ball lending is provided. It is not necessary to provide the button 17 '.

Also, in the first embodiment, the first communication section (COM1) 24 connected to the card unit 3 is used.
1, the payment information is transmitted to the connected card unit 3, information such as the number of credit balls is recorded on the prepaid card or the membership card, and the prepaid card or the membership card is returned. The present invention is not limited to this, and the destination to which the settlement information is transmitted is another external device, for example, a dedicated settlement device or a settlement computer, which issues a card in which the information of the number of credits is recorded. May be.

Also, in the first embodiment, as described above,
Although the settlement process of transmitting the settlement information including the second credit number to the card unit 3 is performed, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the gaming ball slot machine 1 is directly managed by a computer. The payment processing is performed by connecting to the management computer 190 and transmitting and registering the card ID and the number of credit balls of the prepaid card or member card being accepted by the card unit 3 to the management computer 190. May be.

In each of the above embodiments, the waiting ball (out ball) used for setting the bet number is collected in the collected ball tank 84.
The waiting balls (out balls) used for setting these bet numbers are also pumped by the pumping device 88 described later and are used in circulation, so that the pachinko balls inside the gaming ball slot machine 1 are effectively used. It is preferable that the pachinko balls are uniformly cleaned and the pachinko balls are uniformly cleaned, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachinko balls recovered in the recovery ball tank 84 are the second credit ball sensors. Only the pachinko balls detected by 83 may be used.

In each of the above embodiments, the path of the pachinko balls discharged to the ball cutting and discharging device 65 is the first path 6.
6 or the upper path switching valve 68 as a flow path switching unit that can be switched to the second path 67 is provided to provide only one ball cutting and dispensing device 65, but the present invention is not limited to this. A ball cutting and dispensing device for dispensing a predetermined number of pachinko balls may be provided on each of the first path 66 and the second path 67.

[0336] Further, the payout device may be provided separately for lending the game medium, paying out the game medium by winning the prize, and paying out the credit, or the payout mechanism of the payout device may be different. A common dispensing device may be used, or a mechanism for switching the flow path may be combined in any manner.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, as described above, the standby ball remaining in the plate portion 7'when the settlement button 19, the fraction settlement button 49, and the total settlement button 50 are operated is detected as the second credit ball. In order to guide it to the sensor 83, the player only performs the settlement operation, and the dish portion 7 '
Since the settlement ball is automatically added to the second credit ball remaining, the settlement process is performed, so that not only the player's settlement operation can be simplified, but also the standby ball is collected. It is preferable because it can be forgotten and prevented, and it is also preferable because it is not necessary to separately provide a detection switch for detecting these standby balls, but the present invention is not limited to this and detects standby balls. It is also possible to separately provide a detection switch for this and add the standby ball detected by the detection switch to the second credit ball number.

Further, in each of the embodiments, the full tank notification lamp 55 and the tank empty notification lamp 56 are provided on the front door 2b of the gaming ball slot machine 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. , These full lamps 55
By providing a signal output unit that is linked to the lighting of the tank empty notification lamp 56, the external device, for example, a calling lamp, a representative lamp provided at the end of the gaming island, or a management computer or the like lights or notifies the lamp based on these signals. May be carried out. In this way, by turning on the call lamp or the representative lamp, the store staff can take prompt action, and by notifying the management computer, centralized management is possible, and prompt action can be urged to the store employee through an intercom or the like. it can.

Although not carried out in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, it is possible to set the actual ball payout so as to automatically pay out the second credit ball to the external outlet 9. 2 It may be possible to play a game like a gaming ball slot machine that does not have a function of storing the number of credit balls. By doing so, even a player who is not familiar with the credit function can play a game like the current machine. it can.

Although not carried out in each of the above-described embodiments, the settlement button 19, the fraction settlement button 49, and the total settlement button 5 are operated based on the input operation of the external extraction button 58.
Similarly to the operation of 0, the standby ball remaining in the dish portion 7'is added to the second credit ball count or while being added to the second credit ball count from the external outlet 9 to the second credit ball. May be paid out. Further, a credit button or the like may be provided for adding the standby ball remaining in the dish portion 7'to the second credit ball number.

Although not carried out in each of the above embodiments, if the card inserted in the card unit 3 is a membership card, the second credit number recorded on the membership card is used as the card unit. The player may be allowed to play by using the second credit ball number obtained in another game ball slot machine 1, 1'by registering in the second credit ball register obtained from No. 3. .
Further, when using the second credit sphere number acquired by these other pachinko machines, a predetermined ratio sphere count is deducted as a fee so that the second credit sphere number after the subtraction can be used. Things are optional.

Further, in the second embodiment, only the leaving card is accepted from the card reader / writer 260, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the card reader / writer 260 can be used to The prepaid card or member card accepted by the card unit 3 in the first embodiment may be accepted.

In the second embodiment, the card reader / writer 260 is detachably attached to the front door 2b, and even if the model of the game ball slot machine 1 is changed,
These card reader / writers 260 can be easily removed and attached to the game ball slot machine 1, which is preferable because the unit price of the game ball slot machine can be reduced, but the present invention is not limited to this. The card reader / writer 260 may be attached to the front door 2b so as not to be removable. Further, although the card reader / writer 260 is arranged on the front door 2b side in the second embodiment, it may be arranged on the base frame 2a side.

In the second embodiment, the card issuing port 54 for issuing the settlement card and the interruption card is the front door 2b.
It is provided above the location, which makes it easier for the staff at the amusement hall to check the issuance status of these settlement cards and interruption cards, and suppresses illegal acts when these cards are issued. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the card issuing port 5
The position where 4 is provided may be a position below the front door 2b, and the place where it is provided may be arbitrary.

In the second embodiment, the rewrite card is used as the recording medium (card) to be issued as the settlement card and the leaving card, but the present invention is not limited to this and is not limited to this. The recording medium to be used may be an ordinary magnetic card or a receipt printed with a bar code, which is an information recording symbol in which the second credit sphere number data is recorded. Any information can be used as long as the information that can specify the number of credit balls can be recorded. Also,
The shape of these recording media is not limited to a card shape, and may be a coin shape or a spherical shape. The shape of the membership card or the visitor card, which is the game recording medium inserted in the card unit 3, is not limited to the card shape, and may be a coin shape or a spherical shape.

In the first embodiment, when the settlement button 19 is operated when no card is inserted in the card unit 3, the operation for notifying the card unit 3 of the settlement card insertion is performed. Although the lamp 301 is made to blink and light, the present invention is not limited to this, and when a card is not inserted in these card units 3, the second credit number from the external outlet 9 May be paid out.

Also, in the first embodiment, the opening / closing lid 97
Since it is possible to insert more pachinko balls from here, even if no card is inserted in the card unit 3, it becomes possible to play, so in order to regulate the game when these cards are not inserted, in the card unit 3 When the card is not inserted, the operation related to the game may be invalidated.

Although the second operation board 207b is provided separately from the first operation board 207a, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first operation board 207a is not limited to this.
The elements mounted on the first operation board 207b and the second operation board 207b may be collectively mounted on one board.
Arrangement positions of the first operation board 229 and the second operation board 207b may be appropriately selected in consideration of operability.

Further, it goes without saying that the processing contents according to the flow charts shown in the respective embodiments can be appropriately changed depending on the performance of the microcomputer to be used, the capacity of the memory, the capacity of each connected device, and the like.

In each of the above embodiments, the game ball slot machine using pachinko balls as the game medium has been described as an example, but the game medium of the present invention is not limited to this, and other game media may be used. The present invention can be applied to the gaming ball slot machine used.

In each of the above embodiments, the number of balls displayed on the second credit display section 47, that is, the RAM 20.
The second stored in the second credit ball register of 6c
Only the number of credit balls can be taken out from the external outlet 9 by operating the external take-out button 58, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the second number of credit balls is The number of spheres displayed on the first credit display unit 31, that is, the number of spheres of credit added to the first number of spheres stored in the RAM 212 can be taken out from the external take-out port 9 by operating the external take-out button 58. You can

Also, by operating the settlement button 19,
Pachinko balls stored as the first credit number are counted by the second credit ball sensor 83, and the total number of the first credit number and the second credit number is calculated as the prepaid card or the membership card. It may be recorded in.

Although not particularly implemented in the above-mentioned embodiment, an opening sensor or the like for detecting the opening of the front door 2b is provided, and the opening sensor detects the opening of the front door 2b to carry out the above-mentioned feeding. It is optional to perform control such as stopping the operation of the device 88.

In each of the above embodiments, a game ball slot machine using a pachinko ball as a game medium is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a game medium other than a pachinko ball is used. The present invention can be applied to slot machines that use coins, such as ordinary slot machines that use coins. In other words, a game medium (coin) based on the occurrence of a prize (the variable display device has a specific combination of identification information such as 777 due to the player's stop operation).
A game medium payout unit (for coins, a payout device commonly called a hopper may be used), and a game medium standby unit (a tray for receiving coins) in which the game media paid out from the game medium payout unit waits And a game medium take-in section for taking in a game medium waiting in the game medium waiting section for betting on a game (a coin of this saucer may be taken in by a predetermined amount by pressing a bet button. A counter may be provided in the tray), and a game machine that uses the game medium waiting in the game medium standby unit to play a game, and the game medium overflows from the game medium standby unit. And an overflow game medium passage through which the game medium dispensed from the game medium dispenser passes when the game medium standby unit is full of standby game media, and the overflow game medium passage Overflow game medium detecting means for detecting a game medium, and addition updating means for adding and updating the detected number of game media as the number of game media usable for the game based on the detection of the game medium by the overflow game medium detecting means. When,
A storage unit that stores the number of game media added and updated by the addition update unit, and a game medium circulation path that guides the game medium detected by at least the overflow game medium detection unit to the game medium payout unit (if a coin Coins led from the overflowing game medium passage are circulated by a lifting and polishing device as disclosed in JP-A-11-179041),
It may be a gaming machine equipped with.

[0355]

The present invention has the following effects. (A) According to the invention of claim 1, the game medium reflux path is provided, and at least the game medium dispensed from the game medium dispenser and detected by the overflow game medium detection means is passed through the game medium reflux path. It is not necessary to replenish the game machine with the game medium because it is recirculated to the game medium payout section and is used again as the game medium paid out from the game medium payout section. Since it is not necessary to provide various devices such as the above-mentioned replenishing device and lifting device on the game island, the degree of freedom in installing the game machine can be improved, and the amount of game media required for one game machine can be reduced. By providing the cleaning unit, it is possible to significantly reduce the amount of the game medium, and the game medium that is circulated and used can be kept in a clean state. As a result, the game medium that includes the game medium circulating path. Dirt can be reduced, such as in the circulation route.

(B) According to the second aspect of the invention, the number of game media stored in the storage section can be visually confirmed.

(C) According to the invention of claim 3, the number of game media once added to the storage unit can be paid out again to the game medium standby unit and used again for the game.

(D) According to the invention of claim 4, even if a large amount of game media is paid out at a time from the game medium payout unit, these paid-out game media are satisfactorily supplied to the game medium payout unit. become able to.

(E) According to the invention of claim 5, when the predetermined amount of the game medium is stored in the game medium storing portion, the circulation is stopped or the circulation flow is reduced, or the game medium is stored in the storing portion. When a fixed amount of game media is not stored, by starting the circulation or increasing the circulation flow, an excessive amount of game medium is circulated or the game medium storage unit runs out of game medium. Can be avoided as much as possible.

(F) According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the player operates the game medium withdrawing operation section to arbitrarily set the number of game media stored in the storage section to the game medium standby section. Can be paid out.

(G) According to the invention of claim 7, since the player can use the betting reservation game medium number as the bet number for the game, the bet number setting (BET) can be performed without taking-in operation. Can be implemented.

(H) According to the invention of claim 8, in the case where a game medium is present in the game medium standby section and the betting reservation game medium number has not reached the predetermined upper limit value, the game medium is automatically said. The number of standby game media by the betting reservation game medium number counting means is executed up to a predetermined upper limit value, and the number of betting reservation game media is increased.

(I) According to the invention of claim 9, the player can appropriately select whether or not to automatically count the number of standby game media by the betting reservation game media number counting means.

(J) According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the player can play a game by inserting a game medium into the game medium standby portion from outside the game machine.

(K) According to the invention of claim 11, the game medium is automatically paid out to the game medium standby unit based on the fact that the standby game medium detection unit has not detected the game medium waiting. Therefore, the complexity of the refund operation or the lending operation can be eliminated.

(L) According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, the player can appropriately select whether or not to pay out the game medium based on the non-detection of the standby game medium by the standby game medium detection unit.

(M) According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, for example, the information about the number of game media stored in the storage section in the recording medium processing device outside the game machine is issued or returned in association with the recording medium. It is possible to improve the convenience of the player.

(N) According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the recording medium processing unit can issue the information on the number of game media stored in the storage unit in association with the recording medium. The convenience of can be improved.

(O) According to the fifteenth aspect of the invention, even if the game machine is changed, it is possible to easily remove these recording medium processing units and mount them on a new game machine. The unit price can be reduced.

(P) According to the invention of claim 16, it is possible to prevent forgetting to settle the number of betting reservation game media.

(Q) According to the invention of claim 17, in addition to the game medium detected by the overflowing game medium detecting means,
The game medium used for the game from the game medium standby unit is circulated to the game medium payout unit and circulated in the game machine, and a path for circulating the game medium used for the game is separately provided. There is no need, and the circulation route can be simplified.

(R) According to the eighteenth aspect of the invention, a game medium payout unit for paying out the game media and a game media payout unit for paying out the game media based on the rental or winning of the game media are individually provided. There is no need, and the game machine can be simplified.

(S) According to the invention of claim 19, even if the game machine is changed, it becomes possible to easily remove at least the game medium transfer passage and the transfer portion and mount the game machine on a new game machine. , The unit price of the game machine can be reduced.

(T) According to the twentieth aspect of the invention, since the game medium lending device can receive the supply of the game medium from the game machine, the supply device and the lifting device for individually supplying the game medium to the game medium lending device. There is no need to provide a feeding device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a pachinko machine and a card unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the vicinity of a protruding portion provided in a manner of projecting in the gaming ball slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an assembly view showing a configuration content on a back surface of the game ball slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear front view of the game ball slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view showing the configuration of the lifting unit used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a gaming ball slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game control board and an effect control board of the game ball slot machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing configurations of a ball payout control board and a card unit used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a bet ball payout unit used in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a ball cutting and dispensing device used in the first embodiment of the present invention and a flow path around the device.

11 (a) to 11 (c) are cross-sectional views showing the state of switching the route of the ball cutting and dispensing device used in the first embodiment of the present invention and the flow path around it.

FIG. 12 is a system diagram of a game arcade where a game ball slot machine and a card unit of Example 1 of the present invention are installed.

FIG. 13 is a process flow chart executed by the holding point control microcomputer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a process flow chart executed by the lifting control microcomputer in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a process flow chart executed by the holding point control microcomputer according to the first embodiment of the present invention while the user is away from the seat.

FIG. 16 is an external front view showing a pachinko machine and a ball lending device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a rear front view of the game ball slot machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an assembly view showing the configuration contents on the back surface of the game ball slot machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is an external perspective view showing a payment card and a card reader / writer for issuing a leave card used in Example 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a ball payout control board according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a system diagram of a game hall in which a pachinko machine and a card unit of Embodiment 2 of the present invention are installed.

FIG. 23 is a flow chart of processing executed by a holding point control microcomputer according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a process flow chart executed by the holding point control microcomputer according to the second embodiment of the present invention while the user is away from the seat.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a modified example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 game ball slot machine 1'game ball slot machine 2a base frame 2b front door 2c surface plate 2d ball passage plate 2e pumping unit 3 card unit 3'ball lending device 4 settlement / separation operation panel 5 winning symbol explanation panel 6 game Panel 7 Upper plate part (game medium standby part) 7'Dish part 7a Upper surface 7b Side face 8 Title panel 9 External outlet 9'Ejecting ball guide 10 Ashtray 11 Ball inlets 12a, 12b Sound emitting part 13 Sound emitting part 14 Transparent window 15 Liquid crystal display 16 Hinges 17 Automatic payout (ball lending) button 17s Automatic payout (ball lending) switch 17 'Automatic ball dispensing button 17s' Automatic ball dispensing switch 18 Ball lending button 18s Ball lending switch 19 Adjustment button 19s Adjustment switch 20a ~ 20c Small role notification display section 21 1 unit betting display section 22, 23 2 unit betting display section 24, 25 3 unit betting display section 26 Game over display section 27 Replay Display Section 28 Weight Display Section 29 Start Display Section 30 BET Instruction Display Section 31 First Credit Display Section 32 Game Count Display Section 33 Payout Display Section 35 Card Balance Display Section 35h Card Balance Display 36a Single BET Button 36b MAXBET Button 37 Automatic credit button 38 Start lever 39 Stop button units 40L, 40C, 40R Stop buttons 41-44 Game effect lamp section 45 BET ball inlet 45 'BET ball flow path 46 Standby ball detection sensor 47 Second credit display section 48 Leave button 49 edge adjustment button 50 total adjustment button 51L, 51C, 51R reel 52 reel unit 53 reel-to-reel concealing member 54 card issuing port 55 full tank indicator lamp 56 tank empty indicator lamp 57 leave button 57s leave switch 8 External Extraction Button 58s External Extraction Switch 59 Upper Discharge Button 59s Upper Discharge Button 60s Upper Storage Tank 60 'Upper Storage Tank 61 Upper Storage Tank Detection Sensor 62 Ball Removal Valve 63 Ball Loss Sensor 64 Betting Ball Passage 65 Ball Cutting Out Device 66 First path 67 Second path 68 Upper path switching valve 69 Solenoid 70 Subtractive ball detection sensor 71 Lower path switching valve 72 Solenoid 73 Ball removal passage 74 Lower course switching device 75 Credit ball passage 76 Extraction ball passage 77 Standby ball discharge passage 78 Standby Ball merging port 79 Betting ball detection sensor 80 Flow path switching valve 81 Payout ball detection sensor 82 Standby ball path switching device 83 Credit ball detection sensor 84 Collected ball tank 85 Collected ball full tank detection sensor 86 Lifting ball passage 87 Lifting ball detecting sensor 88 Lifting Feeding device 89 Lifting / passing path 90 Polishing device 91 Branching part 92 Taking in standby ball Unit 93 Circular flow path 94 Connection cable 95 Extraction preparation detection sensor 96 Locking device 96a Key hole 97 Opening / closing lid 97 'Hinges 97a Opening 98 Fixed base 99 Ball supply pipe 100 Single BET switch 101 MAXBET switch 102 Start switch 103L, 103C, 103R Left, Middle, right stop switch 104 Automatic credit switch 105 Second credit indicator 108 Game count indicator 109 First credit indicator 110 Payout indicator 111 BET indicator lamp 112 1 unit betting lamp 113, 114 2 unit betting lamp 115, 116 3 Unit betting lamp 117 Game over lamp 118 Start lamp 119 Replay lamp 120 Bonus notification lamp 121a, 121b BET button lamp 122L, 122C, 122R Operation Effect lamps 130 to 134 Game effect lamps 135 Liquid crystal displays 136a, 136b, 137 Speakers 138 Fluorescent lamps 139 Weight lamps 140a to 140c Small role notification lamps 154L, 154C, 154R Left, center, right reel motor 155 Reel lamp 156 Reel sensor 164 Power supply unit 180 Main switch 181 Reset switch 182 Setting key switch 183 Setting switch 184 Power cord 190 Management computer 191 POS register 192 Hall computer 200 Game control board 201 Production control board 202 Power supply board 203 Reel relay board 204 Reel lamp relay board 205 External output Board 206 Ball holding board 206a Point holding microcomputer 206b ROM 206c RAM 207a First operation board 207b Second operation Work board 208 Ball dispensing control board 209 Lifting control board 210 Control section 211 CPU 212 RAM 213 ROM 214 I / O port 215 Switch circuit 216 Motor circuit 217 Initial reset circuit 218 Clock generation circuit 219 Pulse frequency dividing circuit 220 Buffer circuit 221 Random number Generation circuit 222 Sampling circuit 223 Backup power supply 230 Control unit 231 CPU 232 RAM 233 ROM 234 I / O port 235 Speaker drive circuit 236 Display drive circuit 237 Lamp drive circuit 238 Backup power supply 241 First communication unit (COM)
1) 242 Second communication unit (COM
2) 251 Storage box 260 Card reader / writer 280 Storage box 287 Conveying roller 288 Free roller 289 Main body 290 Cover 291 Communication head 292 Conveying path 293 Platen roller 294 Thermal head 296 Drive motor 297a Light emitting unit 297b Light receiving unit 298 Timing belt 299 Drive Gear 300 Rewrite card 301 Operation lamp 302 Banknote indicator 303 Banknote insertion slot 304 Card indicator 305 Card insertion slot 306 Coin slot 307 Coin return button 309 Coin indicator 310 Coin return port 311 Banknote identification unit 312 Card reader / writer 313 Coin identification unit 314 ROM 315 RAM 316 Second communication unit 317 First communication unit 318 Control microcomputer (MP
U) 368 operation lamp 369 banknote insertion slot 371 payout nozzle 381 banknote identification unit 382 ball payout unit 383 ball out switch 384 ball detection switch 386 communication unit 388 control microcomputer (MP
U) 401 drive motor 402 sprocket 403 inflow path 410 polishing cassette 412 pedestal 413 ball guiding path 414 reel 415 reel 416 drive shaft 417 rotating shaft 418 polishing cloth 419 winding motor 420 unit plate 421 fixing bracket 450 drive motor 451 transmission gear 452 sprocket 453 cover 454 connecting path 501 rotary holder 502 rotating shaft 503 BET sphere inflow path 504 unit control board 505 shutters 506a to e sphere detection optical sensor 507 drive motor 508 bypass flow path 509 discharge ball flow path 510 unit housing 511 downflow restriction plate 512a to c Ball storage groove 513 Detour communication port 514 Detour flow path groove 515 Outer cylinder 516 Solenoid 517 Slit 518 Opening 600 Ball removing port 601 Opening / closing lever 602 Ball removing passage 60 Shutter

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. A game can be started by setting a bet number for one game, and one game is started by displaying a display result of a variable display device capable of changing a display state. A predetermined prize can be generated according to the display result of the variable display device, and a game medium payout unit for paying out a game medium based on the occurrence of the prize and a game paid out from the game medium payout unit A game medium standby unit in which a medium stands by, and a game medium capturing unit that captures a game medium standby in the game medium standby unit for betting on the game are used, and the game medium standby in the game medium standby unit is used. In the case of a game machine that performs a game, the game medium overflowing from the game medium standby unit, and the game medium payout when the game medium standby unit is full of the waiting game medium Based on the overflow game medium passage through which the game medium dispensed from the unit passes, the overflow game medium detecting means for detecting the game medium passing through the overflow game medium passage, and the detection of the game medium in the overflow game medium detecting means, An addition update unit that adds and updates the detected number of game media as the number of game media that can be used in the game, a storage unit that stores the number of game media added and updated by the addition update unit, and at least the overflow game medium detection. A game medium circulating path for guiding the game medium detected by the means to the game medium delivering section; and a cleaning section for cleaning the game medium on a circulation path of the game medium including the game medium circulating path. Characteristic gaming machine. 2. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game medium number display unit that displays the number of game media stored in the storage unit. 3. A game medium payout unit for paying out a number of game media within the range of the number of game media stored in the storage unit from the game medium payout unit to the game media standby unit, and the game medium. A payout game medium detection unit for detecting a game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit to the game medium standby unit by a payout unit, and stored in the storage unit based on the detection of the game medium by the payout game medium detection unit. Subtraction update means for subtracting and updating the number of game media being played,
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 4. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game medium storage section for storing the recirculated game medium on the game medium recirculation path. 5. The game medium storage unit is provided with a storage game medium detection unit for detecting that a predetermined amount of game medium is stored in the game medium storage unit, and the storage by the storage game medium detection unit. 5. The recirculation flow rate control means for controlling the amount of game medium recirculated to the game medium payout portion through the game medium recirculation path based on the detected state of the game medium.
Gaming machine described in. 6. The game medium withdrawing means includes a game medium withdrawing operation section provided so as to be operated by a player, and pays out the game medium based on the operation of the game medium withdrawing operation section. The gaming machine according to any one of to 5. 7. A betting reservation game medium number counting means for counting the number of betting reservation game media for betting on the game, and a betting reservation game medium number counted by the betting reservation game medium number counting means is predetermined. And a betting reservation game medium number display unit for displaying the betting reservation game medium number stored in the betting reservation game medium number storage unit, and the bet. The betting reservation game medium number stored in the reserved game medium number storage unit is used as the bet number set in the game in preference to the game medium waiting in the game medium standby unit, and a game corresponding to the bet number is used. 7. A gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a betting game medium control means for subtracting and updating a medium number from the betting reservation game medium number. 8. The game medium standby unit is provided with a standby game medium detection unit for detecting a standby game medium, the standby game medium detection unit detects the game medium, and the betting reservation game. 8. The gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein when the number of media has not reached the upper limit value, the betting reservation game media number counting means counts the game media up to the upper limit value. 9. The gaming machine according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising an automatic betting reservation setting operation unit for a player to perform an operation of setting whether or not to count the game media by said betting reservation game media number counting means. . 10. A loading unit for loading a game medium is provided to the game medium standby unit.
9. The gaming machine according to any one of 9. 11. The game medium standby unit is provided with a standby game medium detection unit for detecting a standby game medium, and the game medium refunding unit has not detected the standby game medium by the standby game medium detection unit. The game machine according to any one of claims 3 to 10, wherein when the detection is made, the game medium is paid out from the game medium payout unit to the game medium standby unit. 12. An automatic withdrawal setting operation unit for a player to perform an operation for setting whether or not to pay out from the game medium payout unit based on non-detection of a game medium by the game medium payback means. Gaming machine described in. 13. A settlement operation unit operable by a player to settle the number of game media stored in the storage unit, and stored in the storage unit based on an operation of the settlement operation unit. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 12, further comprising a communication unit that transmits information on the number of playing media to the outside of the gaming machine. 14. A settlement operation unit operable by a player to settle the number of game media stored in the storage unit, and stored in the storage unit based on an operation of the settlement operation unit. The recording medium processing unit for issuing a recording medium in which information capable of specifying the number of game media is recorded is provided.
The gaming machine according to any one of 1 to 12. 15. The gaming machine according to claim 14, wherein the recording medium processing unit is provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from the gaming machine. 16. The number of betting reservation game media stored in the betting reservation game media number storage unit is added to the number of game media stored in the storage unit based on an operation of the settlement operation unit. The gaming machine according to claim 13, which performs processing. 17. The game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a used game medium recovery passage for guiding a game medium used for a game from the game medium standby portion to the game medium circulation path. 18. A payout game medium passage through which a game medium paid out from the game medium payout unit by at least the game medium payout means passes, and a game medium paid out from the game media payout unit based on a rental or a prize of the game medium. 18. The game according to any one of claims 3 to 17, further comprising: a payout game medium passage that passes therethrough; and a passage switching unit that switches a passage of the game medium delivered from the game medium delivering unit to one of the passages. Machine. 19. The game medium circulation path is provided from a lower position of the game machine to an upper position thereof, and a game medium transfer passage for transferring a game medium, and a lower position of the game machine to an upper position through the game medium transfer passage. 19. A transfer section for transferring a game medium to, and at least the game medium transfer passage and the transfer section are provided so as to be attachable to and detachable from a game machine. Amusement machine. 20. The game according to claim 1, further comprising a game medium supply unit that is arranged adjacent to the game machine and supplies the game medium to a game medium renting device that rents out the game medium. Machine.