JP2000211279A - Spot drawing lot and printing device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spot drawing lot which makes a drawer highly excited about results the way a game is played when the lot is unsealed. SOLUTION: A pictorial pattern part 3 is printed with a specified pictorial pattern within a specified area on a card 1 and a latticelike segmented concealing layer for concealing the pictorial pattern part, is formed on the pictorial pattern layer 3. Characters indicating an order from each segment which becomes a starting point in the respective directions of two sides where the segments cross each other in the concealing layer segmented in a latticelike shape, are printed outside a specified area. Further, in the other area of the surface of the card 1, an information part 2 bearing a printed order from each segment which becomes a starting point in the respective directions of two sides where the specified segments of the pictorial pattern part 3 cross each other. When a specified pictorial pattern printed in the pictorial pattern part 3 is completely made to appear by peeling the concealing layer of every segment designated by the information part 2, winning a prize is established. Thus the drawer can keep himself amused pending the determination of winning a prize until after the lot is unsealed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an instant lottery and a printing apparatus therefor, and more particularly to an instant lottery with improved playability and a printing apparatus therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an instant lottery, a sheet on which a lottery hit or a slippage is recorded is covered with a concealing layer such as a scratch layer colored paper or a sticker so that the lottery hit or a slippage is not visible. The purchaser of the instant lottery had peeled off the concealing layer covering the paper, and confirmed the information on the paper as a hit or miss.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned instant lottery has a problem that the lottery can be immediately recognized as being hit, and the instant lottery itself becomes interesting.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an instant lottery and a printing device for recognizing the instant lottery by playing a simple game.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an instant lottery according to the present invention is provided with a pattern layer in which a predetermined pattern is printed in a predetermined area on a substrate, and a pattern layer is provided on the pattern layer. A small section which is provided with a removable concealing layer divided in a lattice shape for concealing the layer, and which is a starting point of each of the small sections of the concealing layer divided in a lattice form in the direction of each of two sides where the small sections intersect. Is printed on the outside of the pattern layer, and the other area on the substrate is the order from the small section that is the starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the pattern layer Is provided, and the information layer is covered with a removable concealing layer.

The instant lottery of the present invention is divided into a grid in a predetermined area on a substrate, and a picture layer on which a picture is printed is provided in a small section constituting the grid, and is divided into a grid. Characters indicating the order from the small section that is the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the small section in each of the small sections of the picture layer are printed on the outside of the picture layer, and the picture layer divided into a lattice is printed. A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape is provided to cover each small section, and another area on the base material is separated from a small section serving as a starting point in each of two intersecting directions of the predetermined small section of the picture layer. An information layer in which the order is printed is provided, and the information layer is covered with a removable concealing layer.

The instant lottery printing apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a pattern layer in which a predetermined pattern is printed in a predetermined area on a base material, and a concealing pattern divided on the pattern layer in a grid pattern for concealing the pattern layer. A character indicating the order from the subsection serving as the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides intersecting the subsections of each of the subsections of the concealment layer divided in a grid pattern is printed on the outside of the picture layer. Then, in another area on the base material, an instant lottery provided with an information layer in which the order from the subsection serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined subsection of the picture layer is printed is printed. An instant lottery printing apparatus, a winning probability control unit that controls a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate, a storage unit that stores image information and character information to be printed, and a storage unit Image information and textual information And a character indicating the order from the subsection serving as the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection of the concealment layer provided on the area where the predetermined pattern of the pattern layer is to be printed. A winning address storage unit for storing address information of a storage unit for storing information; and a printing unit for printing character information and image information sent from the printing control unit on a base material. When the winning control is set by the probability control means, the address information stored in the winning address storage means is read out in an arbitrary order, and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means. The character information stored at the address read from the winning address storage means is read and transferred to the printing means, and the winning probability is controlled by the winning probability control means so that the lottery is printed. It becomes a stage for printing the character information to be printed, storage means, at least one reading the character information stored in any address to be non-winning address, characterized in that it transferred to the printing means.

According to the instant lottery printing apparatus of the present invention, a predetermined area on a base material is divided into a grid, and a picture layer on which a picture is printed is provided in a small section constituting the grid. Characters indicating the order from each of the small sections of the drawn pattern layer in the direction of each of the two sides intersecting the small sections from the small section are printed on the outside of the pattern layer, and are divided into a grid pattern. A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape that covers the layer for each small section is provided, and a small section serving as a starting point in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing device that prints an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in the order from, and a winning probability control unit that controls a rate at which a winning lottery is printed to be a predetermined constant rate. Instant wins A storage unit having a winning image storage area for storing image information to be printed in the same manner, an image information storage area for storing other image information, and a character information storage area for storing character information; Print control means for reading out image information and character information; and positional information of an arbitrary small section of the picture layer from the print control means in the direction of each of two sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section. And a printing unit for printing on a base material using the character information sent from the printing control unit. When the winning probability control means sets the winning lottery printing, a predetermined number of small sections at an arbitrary position on the picture layer is selected, and the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is selected from the position information of the selected small section. From When the address information of the storage unit that stores the character information indicating the order of the two sides of the small section in each direction is acquired, and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing unit, the acquisition of the storage unit is performed. When the character information stored at the designated address is transferred to the printing means, and the image information to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing means, the image information stored in the winning image storage area of the storage means is arbitrarily read and printed. Transfer to the means, when the winning probability control means is set to print a lottery, select a predetermined number of small sections at any position of the picture layer, from the position information of the selected small section, the starting point of the small section When the address information of the storage unit that stores the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the small block from the small block is acquired, and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing unit, ,
When the character information stored at the address obtained in the storage unit is transferred to the printing unit, and the image information to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing unit, arbitrary image information is read from the image information storage area of the storage unit. And transferring the data to a printing means.

According to the instant lottery printing apparatus of the present invention, a predetermined area on a base material is divided into a grid, and a picture layer on which numerical values are printed is provided in a small section constituting the grid. Characters indicating the order from each of the small sections of the drawn pattern layer in the direction of each of the two sides intersecting the small sections from the small section are printed on the outside of the pattern layer, and are divided into a grid pattern. A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape that covers the layer for each small section is provided, and a small section serving as a starting point in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing device that prints an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in the order from, and a winning probability control unit that controls a rate at which a winning lottery is printed to be a predetermined constant rate. , Store image information and text information Storage means, print control means for reading out the image information and character information stored in the storage means, and setting information on whether to print a winning lottery or a winning lottery is sent from the winning probability control means, According to the setting information, the winning lottery and the winning lottery are set respectively,
A class determining unit that unequally divides a total of numerical values to be printed in a predetermined small section of the picture layer by a predetermined number and sends numerical setting information of each divided numerical value to the print control unit, and a pattern from the print control unit. The position information of an arbitrary small section of the layer is converted into address information of storage means for storing a character indicating the order in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section; , Address conversion means for converting the numerical value setting information from the grade determining means into address information of a storage means for storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical value setting information, and printing on the base material using the character information sent from the print control means Printing control means, the print control means obtains, from the address conversion means, the address information of the storage means storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical setting information from the numerical setting information sent from the grade determining means, and any The small section of location selected predetermined number,
From the position information of the selected small section, the address information of the storage means which stores the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides where the small section intersects from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is obtained from the address conversion means. When the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is read out, transferred to the printing means, and the numerical value to be printed on the picture layer is printed by the printing means. In the transfer stage, the numerical information stored in the address obtained in the storage means is read out and transferred to the printing means.

The instant lottery printing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a pattern layer in which a predetermined area on a base material is divided into a grid and a predetermined pattern is printed in a small section constituting the grid. Characters indicating the order of the small sections of the divided picture layer from the small section that is the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the small section are printed on the outside of the picture layer and divided into a grid pattern. A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape that covers the picture layer for each small section is provided, and serves as a starting point in the direction of each of two sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in order from a small section, wherein a winning probability control for controlling a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate. The means and the winning lot Storage means having a winning image storage area for storing a predetermined pattern to be printed on a lottery, an image information storage area for storing other image information, and a character information storage area for storing character information; Print control means for reading the image information and character information obtained, opening position information storage means for storing position information of small sections of the picture layer to be opened when a winning ticket is printed, and opening from the opening position information storage means. Location information of small parcels, or
The address of the storage means for storing the position information of an arbitrary small section of the picture layer from the print control means and the character indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section in the direction of intersection Address conversion means for converting the information into information, and printing means for printing on the base material using the character information sent from the print control means, the print control means is set to winning lot printing from the winning probability control means Then, the position information of the small section of the picture layer to be opened stored in the opening position information storage means is read, and from the read position information of the small section,
Character information to be obtained from the address conversion means, and to be printed on the information layer, the address information of the storage means storing the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection from the subsection serving as the starting point of the subsection. Is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is transferred to the printing means, and the image to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing means. The image stored in the storage area is read out and transferred to the printing means, and when the winning probability control means is set to print a lottery, a predetermined number of small sections of the picture layer at an arbitrary position are selected, and the selected small section is selected. Of the storage means storing character information indicating the order in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section from the position information of the small section, and the character to be printed on the information layer. When the information is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is transferred to the printing means, and when the image to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing means, the image of the storage means is transferred. It is characterized in that image information at an arbitrary address is read from the information storage area and transferred to the printing means.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an instant lottery and a printing apparatus therefor according to the present invention; 1 to 13, there is shown an embodiment of an instant lottery and a printing apparatus thereof according to the present invention.

First, a first embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, in the instant lottery of the first embodiment, an information section 2 on which character information is printed on a card base 1 and a picture section 3 on which a picture is printed are printed. As shown in FIG. 2, the character information written on the information part 2 and the pattern printed on the pattern part 3 are covered with a concealing layer 6 made of a scratch-off ink formed by a silk screen printing method or the like. I have.

On the picture portion 3, a predetermined picture is printed at a predetermined position. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the concealing layer 6 covering the picture portion is divided into a lattice shape. A vertical character print layer 4 and a horizontal character print layer 5 on which characters for identifying each subsection of the concealment layer divided into a lattice are printed on the outer side of the picture portion 3. Each is provided along the horizontal direction. In the information section 2, characters in the vertical direction and characters in the horizontal direction of the picture portion are described as one set.

Next, a method of using the instant lottery having the above structure will be described. The purchaser of the instant lottery first peels off all the concealing layers covering the information part of the instant lottery. Then, the small sections of the concealing layer indicated by the character information written in this information section are peeled off. In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, for example, when (c, b) is written in the information section, the vertical direction of the picture section is a paragraph (c), and the horizontal direction is (b). The concealing layer in the small section of the paragraph is peeled off.

When the small section of the concealing layer indicated by all the character information printed on the information section is peeled off and the picture is completed as shown in FIG. 1, the instant lottery is won. In addition, when the picture is not completed as shown in FIG. 3 when the small section of the concealing layer indicated by all the character information described in the information section is peeled off, the instant lottery is lost.

Until the small section of the concealing layer indicated by all the character information printed on the information section is peeled off as described above, it is not possible to confirm whether the instant lottery has hit or missed. The lottery buyer can be given the fun of opening the lottery.

As a modified example of the above-described first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of patterns of predetermined grades may be printed on a pattern portion. The purchaser of the instant lottery peels off the small sections of the concealment layer specified in the text information printed on the information section, and comes out when all the small sections of the concealment layer specified in the information section are peeled off. It is determined what the instant lottery is based on the picture. Even with the instant lottery having such a configuration, it is possible to give the purchaser of the instant lottery an interest in opening the lottery.

Next, a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery according to the first embodiment and its modification will be described with reference to FIG. The instant lottery printing apparatus shown in FIG. 5 has a winning probability control unit 10 for controlling the rate of printing a winning lottery constant, and a vertical character print printed outside the information unit 2 and the picture unit 3. Vertical character information storage unit 11a storing vertical character information to be printed on layer 4
A horizontal character information storage section 11b storing horizontal character information to be printed on the horizontal character print layer 5 printed on the outside of the information section 2 and the picture section 3; a picture and other images to be printed on the picture section; A storage unit 11 comprising an image information storage unit 11c for storing information; a print control unit 12 for reading out character information and image information stored in the storage unit 11; and printing on the information unit 2 for printing a winning ticket. Winning address storage unit 13 that stores address information of a storage unit that stores character information
And a printing unit 14 for printing character information and image information sent from the print control unit 12 on a card.

[0019] The instant lottery printing apparatus having the above-described configuration includes:
First, the winning probability control unit 10 determines whether an instant lot to be printed is a winning lot or an out lot,
A print setting signal indicating this is transferred to the print control unit 12.

When a winning lottery print setting signal is sent from the winning probability control section 10, the printing control section 12 stores the concealment layer 6 stored in the winning address storage section 13 in advance and opened by the lottery purchaser. The address information of the storage unit 11 storing the vertical character information and the horizontal character information indicating the small section is read. When the character information to be printed on the information section 2 is read from the storage section 11, the winning address storage section 1
3, the vertical character information and the horizontal character information stored at the addresses read from the vertical character information storage unit 11a and the horizontal character information storage unit 11b, respectively.
Transfer to the printing unit 14.

When a print setting signal for a lottery is sent from the winning probability control unit 10 and character information to be printed on the lottery information unit 2 is transferred to the printing unit, the print control unit 12 sets the vertical character Character information at an arbitrary address is read from the information storage unit 11a and the horizontal character information storage unit 11b, and transferred to the printing unit 14. When the image to be printed on the picture portion 3 is transferred to the printing portion 14, the image information storage portion 1
1d, and reads out predetermined image information from the printing unit 1d.
Transfer to 4.

The printing unit 14 prints the character information and the image information transferred from the print control unit 12 on a predetermined card, and then prints the character information and the image information on the information unit 2 and the picture unit 3 of the card 1 on which the character information and the image information are printed. The card shown in FIG. 3 is completed by printing the concealing layer 6 with a scratch-off ink by silk screen printing or the like.

Next, a second embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the instant lottery of the second embodiment also includes an information part 2 in which character information is printed on a card 1 and a picture part 3 in which a picture is printed, as in the first embodiment. The information part 2 and the picture part 3 are concealed by the concealing layer 6. The picture portion 3 is divided into a lattice shape, and a vertical character printing layer 4 and a horizontal character printing layer 5 for identifying each subsection are printed along the vertical and horizontal directions of the picture portion, respectively. I have.

In the instant lottery according to the second embodiment, the pattern to be printed on the pattern portion 3 is divided into a grid pattern by one of the pattern portions.
It is printed so that it fits in one small parcel. In addition, this 1
The picture that fits in one small section is drawn in multiple small sections.

Next, a method of using the instant lottery according to the second embodiment having the above configuration will be described. First, the instant lottery shown in FIG. 6 is opened when all the small sections of the picture portion indicated by the character information printed on the information portion 2 are opened.
When a meaningful group (for example, a four-letter idiom or a proverb) appears as a character, the opened instant lottery wins.

The instant lottery shown in FIG. 7 plays the role of the playing card poker as shown in FIG. 7 when all the small sections of the picture portion indicated by the character information printed on the information portion are opened. If you can, the opened instant lottery will win.

The instant lottery shown in FIG. 8 is used when a predetermined mark indicating a hit comes out when all the small sections of the picture portion indicated by the character information printed on the information portion are opened. Hit the opened instant lottery. Further, the hit may be graded according to how many predetermined marks indicating the hit appear.

Further, in the instant lottery shown in FIG. 9, the total number of numbers which appear when all the small sections of the picture portion indicated by the character information printed on the information portion are opened exceeds a predetermined number. In that case, the opened instant lottery is a hit. When a number exceeding a predetermined number is printed on one of the opened small sections, the opened instant lottery may be determined to be a hit. Also, without limiting the result of the lottery to two types, hit and miss, for example,
If the sum of the opened numbers is 10 or more, the prize may be given as a first prize, and if the sum is 9 to 6, the prize may be given as a second prize.

In the instant lottery shown in FIG. 10, when all the small sections of the picture portion indicated by the character information printed on the information section are opened, a predetermined display as shown in FIG. The opened instant lottery is a hit when it is lined up in any of the vertical, horizontal or diagonal directions of the section.

In the above-described second embodiment, whether the instant lottery is a hit until the concealing layer covering the small sections indicated by all the character information written in the information section is peeled off,
Since it is not possible to confirm whether the lottery is off, it is possible to give the buyer of the instant lottery an interest in opening the lottery.

Next, a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery according to the second embodiment will be described. First, a printing apparatus for printing the instant lottery shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 will be described. FIG. 11 shows a configuration of a printing apparatus for printing the instant lottery shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 11, the instant lottery printing apparatus includes a winning control section 10, a printing section 14, a printing control section 16 having a different processing operation from the printing control section 12, and a storage section described above. 11 has a storage unit 15 and an address conversion unit 17 having different storage contents of information.

The storage unit 15 stores character information such as vertical character information and horizontal character information.
A winning image storage unit 15b storing an image to be printed on a picture portion when a winning lottery is printed, and an image information storage unit 15c storing other image information other than the winning image. Further, the print control unit 16 can arbitrarily set the small section of the picture portion to be opened. Further, the address conversion unit 17 stores the address of the character information storage unit 15a that stores the character indicating the small section to be opened set by the print control unit 16, and uses the position information of the picture unit sent from the print control unit 16 according to the position information. Then, the address information in the character information storage unit 15a that stores the vertical character information and the horizontal character information indicated by the position information is read and transferred to the print control unit 16.

In the instant lottery printing apparatus, the winning probability control unit 10 first determines whether the instant lottery to be printed is a winning lottery or a lottery lottery, and sends a print setting signal indicating this to the print control unit 16. Forward.

The print control unit 16 receives a print setting signal for printing a winning lottery from the winning probability control unit 10,
Among the small sections to be printed on the picture portion, an open section is set to open an arbitrary plurality of small sections. Then, the position information of the set open section is sent to the address conversion section 17, and the address information of the storage section 15 for storing the character of the small section indicated by the position information is obtained. When the character information to be printed on the information section is transferred to the printing section, the character information storage section 1
5a, the character information stored in the address acquired from the address conversion unit 17 is read and transferred to the printing unit 14.
When the image to be printed in the small section set as the open section is transferred to the printing section, the winning image information is read from the winning image storage section 15 b of the storage section 15 and transferred to the printing section 14.

The print control unit 16 is the winning probability control unit 1
When a print setting signal for printing a lottery out of 0 is sent, first, as in the case of the winning lottery printing, a plurality of arbitrary subsections among the subsections to be printed on the picture portion are set as the open sections. I do. Then, the position information of the set open section is sent to the address conversion section 17, and the address of the storage section 15 storing the character of the small section indicated by the position information is read. When the character information to be printed on the information unit 2 is transferred to the printing unit 14, the character information stored at the address acquired from the address conversion unit 17 is read and transferred to the printing unit 14. When the image to be printed in the small section set as the open section is transferred to the printing section, the image information storage section 15
An arbitrary image is read from c and transferred to the printing unit 14.

The printing section 14 prints the character information and the image information transferred from the print control section 16 on the information section 2 and the picture section 3 of a predetermined card, and then prints the card 1 on which the character information and the image information are printed. 6, 7 and 8 are completed by printing a concealing layer using a scratch-off ink on the information section 2 and the picture section 3 by a silk screen printing method or the like.

Next, a description will be given of a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery for determining a lottery hit or a miss based on the total number of numerical values printed on the opened picture portion shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, this instant lottery printing apparatus has a class determination section 20, a storage section 18 having different storage contents, and a printing section having different processing operations, in addition to the above-described winning probability control section 10 and printing section 14. The control unit 19 includes an address conversion unit 21.

When the print setting signal for printing the winning lottery is sent from the winning probability control unit 10, the grade determining unit 20 determines the class of the winning lottery to be printed (the sum of the numerical values to be printed in the small sections to be opened). Then, the determined numerical value is unequally divided by the predetermined number of the sections to be opened, and the divided numerical information is transferred to the print control unit 19.

The storage unit 18 stores character information to be printed on the information part, character information to be printed on the vertical character print layer 4 and the horizontal character print layer 5 printed along the outside of the picture part, and character information to be printed on the picture part. Character information storage section 18a storing numerical values to be printed
Consists of

The address conversion section 21 not only converts the position information of the small section of the picture section into the address information of the storage section for storing the character information of the small section indicated by the position information, but also converts it via the print control section 19. The numerical information transmitted from the class determining unit 20 is converted into address information of a character information storage unit 18a storing a numerical value indicated by the numerical information.

The print control unit 19 arbitrarily selects a predetermined number of small sections of the picture section, sends the position information of the small section to the address conversion unit 21, and converts the character of the small section indicated by the position information. The address information of the character information storage unit 18a to be stored is obtained. Further, the numerical information transmitted from the class determining unit 20 is sent to the address converting unit 21 to obtain the address information of the character information storage unit 18a storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical information.

Next, the printing process of the instant lottery by the instant lottery printing apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
In the instant lottery printing apparatus, first, the winning probability control unit 10 determines whether to print a winning lottery or a missing lottery, and transfers a print setting signal to the grade determining unit 20.

When a winning lottery print setting signal is sent from the winning probability control unit 10, the grade determining unit 20 determines the grade of the winning lottery (the sum of numerical values to be printed in the small sections to be opened) and determines the same. The divided numerical value is unequally divided by a predetermined number of sections to be opened, and the divided numerical information is transferred to the print control unit 19. Also, the grade determining unit 20
When a winning lottery print setting signal is sent from the winning probability control unit 10, the sum of the numerical values to be printed in the predetermined small sections to be opened is unequally divided by the predetermined number of small sections to be opened. Print control unit 1
Transfer to 9.

Upon receiving the numerical information sent from the grade determining section 20, the print control section 19 sets a predetermined number of small sections of the picture section as open sections. Then, the numerical information sent from the class determination unit 20 is sequentially converted to an address conversion unit 21.
And reads the address of the character information storage unit 18a storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical information. Further, the position information of the small section set as the open section is transferred to the address conversion section 21, and the character information storage section 1 storing the character information of the small section.
The address information 8a is read from the address conversion unit 21.

When the character information to be printed on the information section is transferred to the printing section, the character information is read from the address of the character information storage section 18 a read from the address conversion section 21 and transferred to the printing section 14. When the numerical information to be printed on the picture part is transferred to the printing part, the numerical information sent from the grade determining part 20 is read from the address of the character information storage 18 a read from the address converting part 21, and is sent to the printing part 14. Forward.

The printing unit 14 prints the character information and the numerical information transferred from the print control unit 19 on the information part and the picture part of a predetermined card, and thereafter, the information of the card 1 on which the character information and the image information are printed. The instant lottery shown in FIG. 9 is completed by printing the concealing layer using the scratch-off ink on the part 2 and the picture part 3 by silk screen printing or the like.

Next, a description will be given of a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery which is a hit when the same character is arranged in a predetermined column shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, the printing apparatus for printing the instant lottery includes a winning probability control unit 10 for performing the same processing as the above-mentioned instant lottery printing apparatus, an address conversion unit 25, and a printing unit 14. A storage unit 22 having a different storage configuration, a print control unit 23 having a different processing operation,
Opening position information storage unit 24.

In the instant lottery shown in FIG. 10, in the case of a winning lottery, small sections of the picture portion to be opened must be lined up in any one of the vertical, horizontal and oblique directions. The opening position information storage unit 24 stores the position information of the picture portion to be opened.

The storage section 22 includes a vertical character information storage section 22a for storing vertical characters to be printed outside the picture section and vertical character information to be printed for the information section, and a horizontal character information storage section for printing outside the picture section. A horizontal character information storage unit 22b that stores the direction recognition character and horizontal character information to be printed on the information unit;
It comprises a winning image storage unit 22c for storing image information to be printed as a winning ticket, and an image information storage unit 22d for storing other image information.

When the winning probability control unit 10 sets the winning lottery printing, the print control unit 23 sends the address information of the small section of the picture portion to be opened obtained from the opening position information storage unit 24 to the address conversion unit 25. Then, the address information of the storage unit 22 storing the character of the small section is acquired. Further, when the winning probability control unit 10 sets the printing of the out-of-office lot, the small section at an arbitrary position in the picture section is set as the open section,
The position information of the opened section is sent to the address conversion unit 25,
The address information of the storage unit storing the character of the small section is acquired.

The instant lottery printing apparatus having the above configuration is
First, the winning probability control unit 10 determines whether to print a winning lottery or a missing lottery. Then, a print setting signal as the setting information is transferred to the print control unit 23.

When a winning lottery print setting signal is sent from the winning probability control unit 10, the print control unit 23 reads out the position information of the small section to be opened from the opening position information storage unit 24 in order to obtain the winning lottery. . Then, the read position information of the small section of the picture portion to be opened is sent to the address conversion section 25, and the addresses of the vertical character information storage section 22a and the horizontal information character information storage section 22b storing the character information for identifying the small section are stored. Get information. When the character information to be printed on the lottery information unit 2 is transferred to the printing unit, the character information stored in the addresses obtained in the vertical character information storage unit 22a and the horizontal character information storage unit 22b is read out. Transfer to the printing unit 14. When the pattern information to be printed on the lottery pattern layer 3 is transferred to the printing unit 14, the image information to be printed on the open section is read from the winning image storage unit 22c and transferred to the printing unit 14.

Further, when the print setting signal of the odd lottery is sent from the winning probability control section 10, the print control section 23 sets a small section at an arbitrary position of the picture section as an open section, and sets the open section of the set open section. The position information is sent to the address conversion unit 25, and the vertical character information storage unit 22a storing the character of the small section
Then, the address information of the horizontal information character information storage unit 22b is obtained. When the character information to be printed on the lottery information unit 2 is transferred to the printing unit, the vertical character information storage unit 22
The character information stored at the obtained address in the horizontal character information storage unit 22b is read out and transferred to the printing unit 14. When it is time to transfer the pattern information to be printed on the lottery pattern layer 3 to the printing unit, the image information stored at an arbitrary position in the image information storage unit 22d is read out, and the printing unit 14 reads the image information.
Transfer to

The printing unit 14 prints the character information and image information transferred from the print control unit 23 on a predetermined card, and then prints the information unit 2 and the information unit 2 of the card 1 on which the printing unit 14 has printed the character information and image information. Hiding layer 6 made of scratch-off ink by silk screen printing or the like on picture portion 3
Is completed, the card shown in FIG. 10 is completed.

The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the concealing layer for concealing the information layer and the picture layer is formed by scratch-off ink by silk screen printing or the like. May be printed on the card such that the pattern emerges when the card is rubbed.

[0058]

As is apparent from the above description, the instant lottery of the present invention comprises a pattern layer in which a predetermined pattern is printed in a predetermined area on a substrate, and a grid for hiding the pattern layer on the pattern layer. A concealing layer divided into a shape is provided, and a character indicating an order from a small section serving as a starting point in each direction of two sides of the small section of each of the small sections of the concealing layer divided into a lattice is designated by a predetermined number. An information layer printed outside the area and provided in another area on the base material with an order printed from the subsection serving as the starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined subsection of the picture layer is provided. By covering the layer with a removable concealing layer, until all the concealing layers indicated by the character information printed on the information layer are peeled off,
It is possible to give the buyer of the instant lottery a chance to open the lottery without knowing whether or not the lottery has come off.

The instant lottery of the present invention is divided into a grid in a predetermined area on a base material, and a picture layer on which a picture is printed is provided in a small section constituting the grid. A character indicating the order from the subsection which is the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection of each subsection of the pattern layer is printed outside a predetermined area, and the pattern layer is divided into a lattice shape. A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape covering each small section is provided, and another area on the base material is defined as a starting point in the direction of each of two sides where the predetermined small section of the picture layer intersects. By providing an information layer printed in order and covering the information layer with a removable concealing layer, the lottery hits until all the concealing layers indicated by the character information printed on the information layer are peeled off, no slippage is recognized, and instantaneous It can give lottery buyers the fun of opening lotteries. That.

Further, in the instant lottery printing apparatus of the present invention, when the printing control means is set to the winning lottery printing by the winning probability control means, the address information stored in the winning address storage means is read out in an arbitrary order, At the stage where the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address read from the winning address storage means of the storage means is read and transferred to the printing means, and the winning probability control means When it is set to print out-of-lots, and when it comes to printing character information to be printed on the information layer,
By reading out the character information stored at an arbitrary address in the storage means and transferring it to the printing means, the lottery hits until the concealment layer indicated by the character information printed on the information layer is completely peeled off, and the slippage is not recognized. Instant lottery can be printed, which can give the purchaser an interesting opening.

Further, in the instant lottery printing apparatus according to the present invention, when the printing control means is set to the winning lottery printing by the winning probability control means, a predetermined number of small sections at arbitrary positions of the picture layer are selected and selected. From the position information of the small section obtained, the address information of the storage means storing the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides where the small section intersects from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is obtained, and the information layer When the character information to be printed is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is transferred to the printing means, and when the image information to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing means, The image information stored in the winning image storage area of the storage means is arbitrarily read and transferred to the printing means, and when the winning probability control means is set to print out-of-lots, a small section at an arbitrary position of the picture layer is set to a predetermined position. From the position information of the selected small block, the address information of the storage unit storing character information indicating the order in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the small block from the small block serving as the starting point of the small block is obtained. When the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is transferred to the printing means, and the image information to be printed on the picture layer is transferred to the printing means. At this stage, the image information at an arbitrary address is read from the image information storage area of the storage means and transferred to the printing means, so that the lottery information is removed until all the concealment layers indicated by the character information printed on the information layer are peeled off. Hit and miss
Instant lotteries can be printed which can provide the buyer with an interesting opening.

Further, in the instant lottery printing apparatus of the present invention, the print control means converts the address information of the storage means storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical setting information from the address converting means from the numerical setting information sent from the grade determining means. A predetermined number of small sections at an arbitrary position in the picture layer are selected, and the position information of the selected small section is used to determine the direction of each of the two sides where the small section intersects from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section. When the address information of the storage unit storing the character information indicating the order is obtained from the address conversion unit and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing unit, the character information stored in the address obtained by the storage unit is obtained. Read, transfer to the printing means, when it is time to transfer the numerical value to be printed on the picture layer to the printing means, read the numerical information stored at the address obtained in the storage means, By transferring to the printing means, the lottery is hit until all of the concealing layer indicated by the character information printed on the information layer is peeled off, the slippage is not recognized, and an instant lottery that can give the buyer an interesting opening is printed. be able to.

Further, in the instant lottery printing apparatus according to the present invention, when the printing control means is set to the winning lottery printing by the winning probability control means, the small lot of the picture layer to be opened stored in the opening position information storage means is stored. The position information is read, and from the read position information of the small section, the address information of the storage means storing the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of two intersecting sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is stored. When the character information obtained from the address conversion means and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage means is transferred to the printing means,
When it is time to transfer the image to be printed on the picture layer to the printing means, the image stored in the winning image storage area of the storage means is read and transferred to the printing means, and the winning probability control means is set to print out-of-lots. , A predetermined number of small sections of the pattern layer at an arbitrary position are selected, and from the position information of the selected small section,
The address information of the storage unit that stores the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection from the subsection serving as the starting point of the subsection is acquired, and the character information to be printed on the information layer is transmitted to the printing unit. At the transfer stage, the character information stored at the address obtained by the storage unit is transferred to the printing unit,
At the stage of transferring the image to be printed on the picture layer to the printing means, by reading the image information at an arbitrary address from the image information storage area of the storage means and transferring it to the printing means,
Until all the concealing layers indicated by the character information printed on the information layer have been peeled off, the lottery can be hit, the detachment can be recognized, and an instant lottery that can give the purchaser an interesting opening can be printed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of an instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of an instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a first embodiment of an instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a modification of the first embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus that prints an instant lottery according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a second embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a second embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a second embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an instant lottery according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the instant lottery of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a printing apparatus that prints an instant lottery according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card 2 Information part 3 Picture part 4 Vertical character printing layer 5 Horizontal character printing layer 6 Concealment layer 10 Winning probability control part 11, 15, 18, 22 Storage part 12, 16, 19, 23 Printing control part 13 Winning address Storage unit 14 Printing unit 17, 21, 25 Address conversion unit 20 Grade determination unit 24 Opening position information storage unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shunsuke Nishikawa 4- 14-12 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 2C005 HA30 HB12 JA09 KA11 KA40 LA32 2C087 AA09 BA03 BA05 BD55 2H113 AA05 AA06 BA09 BB22 BC00 CA34

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pattern layer on which a predetermined pattern is printed in a predetermined region on a base material is provided. On the pattern layer, a removable concealing layer divided into a lattice shape for concealing the pattern layer is provided. A character indicating the order from the subsection serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsections of each of the subsections of the concealment layer divided in the lattice shape is printed on the outside of the picture layer. In another area on the substrate, an information layer is provided in which the order from the starting small section in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer is provided, An instant lottery wherein the information layer is covered with a removable concealment layer. 2. A predetermined area on a substrate is provided with a pattern layer which is divided into a grid pattern and a pattern is printed in a small section constituting the grid, and wherein the pattern layer is divided into the grid pattern. Characters indicating the order from the small section that is the starting point of each small section in the direction of each of the two sides where the small section intersects are printed on the outside of the picture layer, and the picture layer divided in a grid pattern is A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape covering each section is provided, and a small section serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An information layer printed in the order from, and said information layer is covered with a removable hiding layer. 3. A pattern layer on which a predetermined pattern is printed in a predetermined area on a base material is provided, and a concealing layer divided into a lattice for concealing the pattern layer is provided on the pattern layer, Characters indicating the order from the subsection serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection of each of the subsections of the concealment layer divided into the lattice shape are printed on the outside of the picture layer, In another area on the substrate, an instant lottery provided with an information layer in which the order from the starting subsection in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined subsection of the picture layer is printed. An instant lottery printing device, wherein: a winning probability control means for controlling a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate; a storage means for storing image information and character information to be printed; Image information and character information from storage means Print control means for reading information, and a small section serving as the starting point in the direction of each of two sides of the small section of the concealment layer provided on an area of the pattern layer on which the predetermined pattern is printed, where the two sections intersect with each other. A winning address storage unit that stores address information of the storage unit that stores character information indicating an order from a printing unit that prints the character information and image information sent from the print control unit on the base material. When the winning probability control unit sets the winning lottery printing, the print control unit reads out the address information stored in the winning address storage unit in an arbitrary order, and prints the character to be printed on the information layer. At the stage of transferring the information to the printing means, the character information stored in the storage means at the address read from the winning address storage means is read, and the printing is performed. Transfer to a row, set to the printing of the odd lottery by the winning probability control means, when the character information to be printed on the information layer is to be printed, at least one of the storage means, any other than the winning address An instant lottery printing apparatus, wherein character information stored in an address is read and transferred to the printing means. 4. A predetermined area on the base material is provided with a picture layer which is divided into a grid pattern and a picture pattern is printed in a small section constituting the grid, and the picture layer divided into the grid pattern is provided. Characters indicating the order of the small sections from the small section serving as the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides where the small sections intersect are printed on the outside of the picture layer, and the picture layer divided into the lattice shape is A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape that covers each section is provided, and a small section serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in an order from a winning lottery, and a winning probability control means for controlling a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate; and , Instant lottery stamp Storage means having a winning image storage area for storing image information to be stored, an image information storage area for storing other image information, and a character information storage area for storing character information; and image information stored in the storage means. And print control means for reading character information; and position information of an arbitrary small section of the picture layer from the print control means, each of two sides of the small section intersecting from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section. Address converting means for converting the character information indicating the order in the direction into the address information of the storage means, and printing means for printing on the base material using the character information sent from the printing control means. The print control unit, when set to the winning lottery printing by the winning probability control unit, selects a predetermined number of small sections at any position in the picture layer, From the location information, address information of storage means that stores character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsection from the subsection serving as the starting point of the subsection is obtained. When it is time to transfer the text information to be printed to the printing means, the text information stored at the obtained address of the storage means is transferred to the printing means, and the image information to be printed on the picture layer is transmitted to the printing means. At the transfer stage, the image information stored in the winning image storage area of the storage means is arbitrarily read and transferred to the printing means. A predetermined number of small sections at an arbitrary position are selected, and from the position information of the selected small section, the order in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is determined. When the address information of the storage unit storing the character information is acquired, and when the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing unit, the character information stored at the acquired address of the storage unit is acquired. When the image information to be transferred to the printing unit is transferred to the printing unit, the image information is read from the image information storage area of the storage unit and transferred to the printing unit. An instant lottery printing device. 5. A pattern layer, which is divided into a grid in a predetermined area on a base material and has a numerical value printed in a small section constituting the grid, is provided. Characters indicating the order of the small sections from the small section serving as the starting point in the direction of each of the two sides where the small sections intersect are printed on the outside of the picture layer, and the picture layer divided into the lattice shape is A concealing layer divided into a lattice shape that covers each section is provided, and a small section serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing apparatus for printing an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in an order from a winning lottery, and a winning probability control means for controlling a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate; and Storage means for storing image information and character information A print control unit that reads out image information and character information stored in the storage unit; and, when setting information of whether to print a winning lottery or an outlier is sent from the winning probability control means, According to the setting information, the total of the numerical values to be printed in the predetermined small sections of the picture layer set for each of the winning lottery and the odd lottery is unequally divided by a predetermined number, and the numerical setting information of each of the divided numerical values is divided. And a class determination unit that sends the position information of an arbitrary subsection of the picture layer from the print control unit to the intersection of the subsection from the subsection serving as the starting point of the subsection. Is converted into address information of storage means for storing a character indicating the order in the direction of each side, and
Address conversion means for converting the numerical value setting information from the grade determining means into address information of a storage means for storing a numerical value indicated by the numerical value setting information; and the base material using character information sent from the print control means. Printing means for printing on the upper side, the print control means, from the numerical value setting information sent from the class determination means,
The address information of the storage unit storing the numerical value indicated by the numerical value setting information is obtained from the address conversion unit, and a predetermined number of small sections at arbitrary positions of the picture layer is selected,
From the position information of the selected small section, the address information of the storage means storing character information indicating the order in the direction of each of two sides of the small section from the small section serving as the starting point of the small section in the direction intersecting with the small section is obtained. When the character information acquired from the address conversion means is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the acquired address in the storage means is read out and transferred to the printing means. When the stage for transferring the numerical value to be printed on the picture layer to the printing means is reached, the numerical information stored in the obtained address of the storage means is read and transferred to the printing means. Printing device. 6. A pattern which is divided into a grid in a predetermined area on a base material, and a predetermined pattern is printed in a small section constituting the grid, and a predetermined pattern is printed thereon. A character layer indicating the order from the subsection serving as a starting point in the direction of each of the two sides of the subsections of each of the subsections of the layer is printed on the outside of the pattern layer, and is divided into the lattice pattern. Is provided in the form of a lattice that covers each small section, and serves as a starting point in each of the two intersecting sides of the predetermined small section of the picture layer in another area on the base material. An instant lottery printing device for printing an instant lottery provided with an information layer printed in an order from a small section, wherein a winning probability control for controlling a rate of printing a winning lottery to be a predetermined constant rate. Means and instant wins to win A storage unit having a winning image storage area for storing the predetermined pattern to be printed on the printer, an image information storage area for storing other image information, and a character information storage area for storing character information; Print control means for reading the obtained image information and character information, opening position information storage means for storing position information of the small section of the picture layer to be opened when a winning ticket is printed, and The position information of the small section to be opened, or the position information of any small section of the picture layer from the print control means, the two sides where the small section intersects from the starting small section of the small section Address conversion means for converting the character information indicating the order in the direction of the storage means into address information, and printing on the base material using the character information sent from the print control means When the winning probability control unit sets the winning lottery printing, the print control unit stores the position information of the small section of the picture layer to be opened stored in the opening position information storage unit. From the read sub-partition position information, the address of the storage means storing character information indicating the order of the sub-partitions in the direction of each of two intersecting sides from the sub-partition serving as the starting point of the sub-partition. When information is obtained from the address conversion means, and when the character information to be printed on the information layer is transferred to the printing means, the character information stored at the obtained address of the storage means is transferred to the printing means. When it is time to transfer the image to be printed on the picture layer to the printing means, the image stored in the winning image storage area of the storage means is read and transferred to the printing means, When the probability control means is set to print a lottery, a predetermined number of small sections of the picture layer at an arbitrary position are selected, and from the position information of the selected small section, the small section serving as the starting point of the small section is selected. From the storage unit storing the character information indicating the order in the direction of each of the two intersecting sides of the small section from the storage unit, and transferring the character information to be printed on the information layer to the printing unit. Transferring the character information stored at the acquired address of the storage unit to the printing unit; and transferring the image to be printed on the picture layer to the printing unit, the image information storage area of the storage unit. Wherein the image information at an arbitrary address is read from the printer and transferred to the printing means.