JPH0430875A - Ball counter of pinball machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a customer to comfortably play and get a premium by providing a ball lending machine for supplying automatically balls by casting coins or cards, a printer and a ball counter having a count indicating section, liquidating button, etc., near each pinball stand. CONSTITUTION:A ball lending machine B provided with an indicating lamp 5, two bill casting ports 6, two coin casting ports 7, etc., is disposed between both adjacent pinball stands A, A. On the lower part of the ball lending machine B are provided two card reading direction selecting switches 8 for a condition indicating lamp and a card read writer or printer C having a receipt take-out port 9 serving also as a card putting in-and-out port. Also, ball counters D are respectively disposed on seiling plates 11 of islands below the respective pinball stands A. The ball counter D is provided with a tank, count indicating section, liquidating button, count starting button, pay-off selecting button, etc. The ball can operatively be supplied to a front tray 1 of the pinball stand A by depressing the pay-off selecting button until a numerical on the count indicating section shows 0.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a ball counting device for a pachinko machine that allows balls to be lent out and balls counted at each pachinko machine in a pachinko parlor.

[Conventional technology] Conventionally, in a pachinko parlor, the players purchased balls from a ball rental machine and transferred them to the front plate of the pachinko machine to play the game, and the customers brought the prize balls won from the pachinko machine to the checkout counter inside the parlor. I was about to settle the bill.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, when transferring balls from a ball rental machine to a pachinko machine, it is troublesome and troublesome as the balls may be dropped on the way, and it is difficult to transfer the winning balls to the payment center. If you bring it,
Many customers are forced to wait in line at the checkout station, and in a fully independent supply system that eliminates factories, it is not possible to completely control the amount of balls returned from customers. The problem was that the amount of balls held on each island was inconsistent.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves such problems and enables customers to play games most preferably and comfortably.
Each pachinko machine is equipped with a ball dispensing machine near each pachinko machine that can be operated to automatically dispense balls into the front tray of the pachinko machine by inserting coins or cards.Each ball dispensing machine is also equipped with a printer. The lower part of the stand is equipped with a ball counter connected to a count display, payment button, etc.

In addition, the ball counting machine is equipped with a payout selection button that can be operated to dispense balls onto the front plate of the pachinko machine until the number on the counting display reaches 0, and the printer is equipped with a payout selection button that allows balls to be dispensed onto the front plate of the pachinko machine until the number on the counting display reaches 0. The counting display unit may be installed on the ball counting machine or another part near the pachinko machine, the ball counting machine may be attached to the lower plate of the pachinko machine, the printer may be a card type, and the printer may be of a card type, It is constructed using a read/write system that allows the number of balls to be displayed on the counting display section when a later card is inserted again.

[Function] Therefore, by inserting money or cards into the ball lending machine, a customer sitting at a pachinko machine can receive the balls directly on the front plate of the pachinko machine, and the prize balls won by playing the game are Balls can be counted on the spot using a ball counting machine, and once a receipt or card is received from a printer after counting, the ball can be exchanged for a prize simply by bringing the receipt or card. Also,
If you do not press the settlement button after counting some of the prize balls, if you use up all the balls on the pachinko machine side and want to play more, press the payout selection button. The receiver can return the counted balls to the front tray of the pachinko machine.

[Embodiment] Next, the embodiment shown in the drawings will be described.0 In Figs. 1 and 2, there is a bill slot 6 for an indicator lamp 5, 20 between two adjacent pachinko machines AA on a pachinko island. 2
A ball lending machine aB equipped with a 0 coin insertion lower, etc. is installed, but the lower part of the ball lending machine B has a status display lamp and a
Equipped with a card reader/writer or printer C having two card reading direction selection switches 8 and a rent outlet 9 which also serves as an entrance/exit for cards, when coins are inserted, balls corresponding to the amount are paid out onto the front plate 1 of the pachinko machine A. Also, as the number of prize balls increases, the balls on the front tray 1 overflow inside the table and reach the lower tray lO below.
It is configured so that it accumulates in

In addition, a ball counting machine is installed on the top plate 11 of the island below each pachinko machine A, and the ball counting machine consists of a tank 12, a counting display section 2, a settlement button 3, and a counting start button 13. , a payout selection button 4, etc., and is configured to be freely operable so that when the payout selection button 4 is pressed, balls can be put out onto the front tray 1 of the pachinko machine A until the number on the count display part 2 reaches O.

The ball counting machine may be constructed integrally at the lowest part of the pachinko machine, but in this case, when replacing the pachinko machine, it should be structured so that it can be separated so that it does not have to be replaced at the same time.

In addition, the ball counting machine can be installed in the lower tray of the pachinko machine to immediately count the balls that overflow from the front tray 1 or the balls transferred by hand by the customer, and to a certain extent, the balls that have been accumulated can be used to There is a method of counting by consciously running the flow by operating a lever.

Furthermore, the counting display section that can display the number of balls counted is not only installed near the ball counting machine, but also on the frame of the pachinko machine.
You can freely install the glass surface, island curtain, etc.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment, which has a substantially similar structure to the previous embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but the ball rental machine B further includes a ball rental selection button 14 and a card input button 20. It is configured by providing a port 15.

The card slot 15 shown here means a card slot for private cards.

Further, FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment, which has a substantially similar structure to the previous embodiment as indicated by the same reference numerals, but a ball rental machine B and a printer C are respectively installed below each pachinko machine A. , Ball lending machine B allows you to insert banknotes and cards 1
It is configured by providing two input ports 16.

Figure 5 shows the back side of the pachinko machine A, where 17 is the upper plate, 1
8 is a control board, 1 is a ball counter, 20 is a motor, 21 is a CPU control board, 22 is a gutter, 2
3 indicates the out tank, and D indicates the incoming ball counting machine.

Note that there are two types of printer C.

First, the prize balls are counted and paid out with a receipt. In this case, the hole name, date, and number of balls counted are printed, and there is also a printer for displaying bar food and other symbols for security, and a printer for dispensing cards instead of a receipt. This method involves installing a card dispensing machine.

There are two types of this method; one is simply a card with the contents of the receipt, and the customer takes the card with the data recorded to a prize exchange office and exchanges it for a prize;
The first is the card read/write system, in which the number of balls counted by a counting machine is written on the card by pressing the settlement button, and the card is dispensed from the card dispensing machine. If you want to move to another pachinko machine and play a side game, all you have to do is put cash into B and secure the balls, but first, which card should you insert into the card reader/writer?The card will be read and written on the card. The number of balls counted down is displayed on the count display part 2, and when the payout selection button 4 is pressed, the count on the count display part counts down and the balls counted down are paid out to the player 1.

Therefore, when a customer inserts money or a card into the ball lending machine B while sitting in front of the pachinko machine A, the balls corresponding to the amount are automatically supplied directly to the machine 1, allowing the player to play the game immediately. can.

When the prize balls accumulated in the lower tray 10 are transferred to the ball counting machine and counted, the counted number is displayed on the counting display section 2, and by pressing the settlement button 3, a ball counting receipt can be issued from the printer C. . Customers simply bring their receipts to redeem them for prizes.

In addition, if you want to continue playing without pressing the payment button after counting some of the prize balls and use up all the balls on the pachinko machine A side and want to play further, you can use the count display section 2.
Press payout selection button 4 until the number becomes 0, -
This means that the ball can be counted and the balls taken in can be returned to part 1.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention allows a customer sitting at a pachinko machine to insert coins or cards into the ball lending machine and receive the balls directly into the pachinko machine tray, thereby allowing the player to immediately start playing. The prize balls won can be counted on the spot by a ball counting machine and a receipt or card can be issued. Also, after counting the winning balls, there are no more balls left on the pachinko machine and there are no more balls remaining on the pachinko machine. When a customer wants to do so, by pressing the payout selection button, the player can pay out the number of balls that have been counted - to the pachinko machine. This allows players to comfortably play games and exchange prizes without having to carry anything. By using this method, customers do not have to carry any balls with them, and balls given to customers from one island are definitely returned to that island, so there is no chance of a shortage of balls on an island. Therefore, there is no need to supply balls from outside. Therefore, there is no need for a factory inside the hall.
There will be no need for any construction work on the gutters that used to run behind the ceiling or under the ceiling to supply balls from the factory to the six islands, and to install them.

It also has the effect of completely eliminating accidents such as balls spilling in the attic, causing the ceiling to fall and customers to fall into the hole.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the main part of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a ball counting machine, Fig. 3 shows another embodiment, and Fig. 4 shows yet another embodiment. , FIG. 5 shows a rear view. A... Pachinko machine 1-... Front mold B... Ball lending machine C... Printer 2... Count display section
3...Payment button D...Ball counting machine
4... Payout selection button 10... Lower plate patent applicant A-S Denken Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Ken Aihara Shizuzu

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Each pachinko machine is equipped with a ball lending machine that can be operated to automatically dispense balls into the front tray of the pachinko machine by inserting coins or cards, and each ball lending machine is equipped with A ball counting device for a pachinko machine, characterized in that the pachinko machine is equipped with a printer, and each pachinko machine is equipped with a ball counting machine connected to a counting display section, a payment button, etc. below the machine. 2. A ball counting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball counting device is equipped with a payout selection button that can be operated to dispense balls onto the front plate of the pachinko machine until the number on the counting display reaches 0. 3. The ball counting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the printer is capable of issuing either a receipt or a card, or both. 4. The ball counting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting display section is installed in the ball counting machine or in another part near the pachinko machine. 5. A ball counting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the ball counting device is attached to a lower tray of the pachinko machine. 6. A ball counting device for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the printer is of a card type and has a read/write type that allows the number of balls to be displayed on the counting display section when the card is reinserted after payment.