JP2001321552A - Game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide game equipment which easily and pleasantly entertains a player by a game and enables even a female or old person to easily count small balls. SOLUTION: A medal counter 3 is equipped in between game machines 2 to make medals and small balls dispensed from a game machine be easily counted by a player without moving a long distance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention plays a game by inserting medals and small balls into a game machine, paying out medals and small balls from the game machine as a result of the game, and counting the paid-out medals and small balls. The present invention relates to a game facility operated so that a prize or the like can be obtained in accordance with the number of medals or small balls counted by a machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional game equipment, in order to count medals and small balls paid out from a game machine as a result of a game, medals and small balls are carried to counters installed at several places in the game equipment. Then, it was thrown into the calculator and calculated. The number of medals and small balls to be paid out from the game machine may be very large, in which case it is difficult to carry by hand at once because it is put in multiple containers. I had to go back and forth from the game machine to the computer, which was very difficult. In addition, when a container containing medals or small balls is loaded and transported using a trolley, it may hit a person or an object and be spilled. In recent years, a plurality of game machines are arranged so as to be arranged in a straight line, and are called islands. In many cases, the islands are arranged in relatively narrow intervals, and medals and small balls are provided. It was hard to carry the containers. Furthermore, in recent years, the number of elderly and women using the game has been increasing, and it has been difficult for these people to carry containers containing medals and small balls.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these problems and to enable the medals and small balls paid out from the game machine to be counted without moving a long distance. In this way, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game facility that enables a player to play games easily and happily, and also enables women and the elderly to easily count medals and small balls.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The configuration of the present invention that has solved the above problems is as follows: 1) In a game machine in which a plurality of game machines that use medals or small balls to play a game are installed, for each of a plurality of game machines or a game machine; Gaming equipment characterized by providing a counter for inserting and counting medals or small balls between game machines for each machine 2) Loan for paying out medals or small balls between a plurality of game machines The gaming facility according to the above 1), wherein the gaming machine and the counter are arranged in a mixed manner. 3) A gaming machine for playing a game using medals, and a medal collecting line for collecting medals discharged from the gaming machine. The game equipment according to the above 1) or 2), wherein the game machine is provided along the plurality of game machines below the game machine, and the medals counted by the counter are discharged downward and collected by the medal collection line. 4) Counting Inside the machine or total The collection container is provided in the vicinity of the machine,
The gaming facility according to the above 1) or 2), wherein the medals or small balls counted by the counter are sent to a collecting container. 5) The counter temporarily stores a medal slot for inserting medals into the counter and medals. The medal counter that counts the medals sent from the medal sending machine and the medal sending machine that sends out medals in the hopper one by one to the medal counter.
6) The gaming machine according to any one of 1) to 5), wherein the counting machine is provided with a printer for printing and outputting the counted number of medals or small balls or information corresponding to the number. 7) The gaming machine according to any one of 1) to 5) above, wherein the counting machine is provided with a card output machine for outputting the counted number of medals or small balls or information corresponding to the number as a card. The gaming machine according to any one of 1) to 7), wherein a plurality of game machines are arranged so as to be linearly arranged.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a counter for counting medals and small balls is provided between game machines. Therefore, medals and small balls paid out from the game machine as a result of the game can be counted by the counter without carrying the medal or small ball to a place away from the game machine. If the rental machine and the counter are arranged in a mixed manner, small balls and medals used by the game machine can be paid out between the game machines used and the game machine close to the game machine used. The issued small balls and medals can be counted between nearby game machines. If the game machine uses medals and a medal collection line is provided below the game machine, the counted medals are collected and reused on the medal collection line. In the case where the collection container is provided, medals or small balls whose counting has been completed are temporarily stored in the collection container and collected together with the collection container. If the counting machine consists of a medal slot, a hopper, a medal sending machine, and a medal counter, the medal inserted from the medal slot is temporarily stored in the hopper and sent out one by one by the medal sending machine. The medals sent out one by one are counted and counted. When the printer is provided in the counter, the number of medals or small balls counted or information corresponding to the number is printed by the printer and output, so that paper can be used instead of medals or small balls. When the card output device is provided in the counter, the number of medals or small balls counted or information corresponding to the number is output by a card so that the output card can be used instead of medals or small balls. An arrangement in which a plurality of game machines are arranged in a straight line eliminates extra space so that many game machines can be installed in a predetermined place.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The counter used in the game machine of the present invention does not require a large space as in the past, but can be provided between relatively narrow game machines. . Conventionally, in order to install a counter between game machines, space for one or two game machines was required. On the other hand, the counting machine used in the gaming machine of the present invention is provided between the game machines by reducing the space close to the rental machine installed between the game machines or the space required for the larger machines. It is actually possible to install it. The game machine, the rental machine, and the counting machine may be combined in any combination, and the rental machine and the counting machine may be provided for each game machine. A machine and a rental machine may be provided. Alternatively, the lending machine and the counter may be provided adjacent to each other between the game machines, and may be determined based on the size of the usable space, the frequency of use of the lending machine and the counter according to the game machine, and the like. The counters may be provided between a plurality of game machines, respectively, or at predetermined intervals. The game machine includes a pachinko machine, a pachislot machine, and other game machines, and any machine that uses small balls or medals may be used. The counter may be integrated with the rental machine.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a lending machine and a counting machine are alternately arranged between pachislot machines used as a plurality of gaming machines, a medal collection line is provided below the gaming machine, and the counting machine has a medal slot. It is an example of a game facility including a hopper, a medal sending machine, and a medal counter. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a game facility according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the game facility of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the gaming facility according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the gaming facility according to the embodiment. In the figure, 1 is a game facility, 2 is a game machine, 2a is a medal discharge unit, 3 is a medal counter, 3a is a medal slot, 3b is a control device, 3c is a printer, 3d is a hopper, 3e is a turntable, 3f Is a motor, 3g is a medal sensor,
3h is a belt, 3i is a medal discharge part, 3j is a connection part, 3
k is a guide plate, 3m is a bottom plate, 3n is a chute, 4 is a medal lending machine used as a lending machine, 5 is a medal supply line, 5a is a bellows, 6 is a medal collection line, and m is a medal. In the embodiment, a pachislot machine is used as the game machine 2. As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 2 inserts medals from a medal insertion slot and plays a game by operating a button or the like on the front surface. It will be paid out to the medal tray. The game machines 2 are arranged so as to be arranged at a plurality of predetermined intervals as shown in FIG. A medal supply line 5 is provided above and behind the game machine 2 so as to connect the plurality of game machines 2 and the medal lending machine 4. The medal supply line 5 conveys medals by a conveyor. Further, a medal collection line 6 is provided below the game machine 2 so as to connect the plurality of game machines 2. The medal collection line 6 conveys medals by a conveyor.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the game machine 2 has a predetermined interval between the game machines 2, and a medal counter 3 and a medal lending machine 4 are alternately arranged between the game machines. . As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the medal counter 3 has a medal insertion slot 3 a on the front surface of a box large enough to be installed between the game machines 2. The medal slot 3a is open at the top and the lower surface projects obliquely upward from the front of the box.
It is configured such that a side wall of the protruding portion is provided. Next, a hopper 3d capable of temporarily storing medals is provided diagonally below the medal insertion slot 3a inside the box.
The hopper 3d has a large opening at the top, and the hopper 3d
The medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 3a is surely moved into the hopper 3d by setting a part of the upper end of the medal to be in contact with the lower end of the medal insertion slot 3a. next,
A disc-shaped turntable 3e is provided below the hopper 3d. Further, a motor 3f is provided below the turntable 3e, and the rotation axis of the turntable 3e and the motor 3f are provided.
A wheel is provided on the output shaft of f, and the belt 3h is stretched over, so that the turntable 3e is driven by the motor 3f. Next, a plate-shaped guide plate 3k is provided. The guide plate 3k is provided with a circular through hole at the center as shown in FIGS. This through hole is a predetermined amount from the turntable 3e,
Increase the diameter. Further, a communication path is provided so that a part of the outer periphery of the through hole communicates with the outside in the outer peripheral direction. Next, the turntable 3e is inserted into the through hole of the guide plate 3k so that the turntable 3e is located in the through hole. Next, a bottom plate 3m is provided below the turntable 3e and the guide plate 3k. A small through hole is provided at the center of the bottom plate 3m so that the rotation shaft of the turntable 3e can project downward without interfering with the bottom plate 3m. The upper surface of the bottom plate 3m is placed so as to overlap with the lower surface of the guide plate 3k. Next, a medal sensor 3g is provided in the middle of the communication path of the guide plate 3k. Next, a connecting portion 3j having the same size as the guide plate 3k and having a through hole at the center and extending the cylindrical portion upward from the upper surface is provided, and the connecting portion 3j is connected to the guide plate 3k.
So that the turntable 3e is located in the center through hole of the connecting portion 3j and the inner periphery of the cylindrical portion above the through hole. Further, the upper end of the cylindrical portion is connected to the lower end of the hopper 3d. Further, the thickness of the guide plate 3k is larger than the thickness of one medal and smaller than the thickness of two medals. As a result, the communication path portion of the guide plate 3k becomes a communication path which is constituted by the bottom plate 3m and the connection portion 3j at the top and bottom and through which one medal can pass. Next, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a chute 3n is provided at an open end of the communication path of the guide plate 3k to the outside. The chute 3n has a hollow shape and is bent downward from the middle. Next, below the lower end of the chute 3n, there is provided a medal discharger 3i that receives medals from the chute 3n and sends the medal further downward. The medal discharge unit 3i has a bellows below, and the bellows penetrates the lower surface of the box and is connected to the medal collection line 6 as shown in FIGS. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a control device 3b is provided at the upper end portion inside the box body, and the control device 3b is provided.
The printer 3c is provided below b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, a medal rental machine 4 is provided on the side of the game machine 2 opposite to the side on which the medal counter 3 of the game machine 2 is arranged. The medal lending machine 4 lends out a number of medals for playing a game on the game machine, in exchange for bills to be inserted.

To supply medals to the game machine 2 and the medal lending machine 4, a bellows 5a is connected to a medal supply line 5,
This is performed through the bellows 5a. A medal discharge unit 2a for discharging medals to the medal collection line 6 when the amount of medals used for payout as a result of the game inside the game machine 2 is temporarily stored too much.
Is provided.

The supply of medals by the medal supply line 5 and the collection of medals by the medal collection line 6 are controlled collectively. In addition, since a plurality of game machines 2, a medal counting machine 3, and a medal lending machine 4 are arranged so as to be linearly arranged, many people can enjoy the game by effectively utilizing the space in the equipment.

In order to play a game using the game facility 1 of the embodiment, a player of the game is first positioned in front of the game machine 2 and sits in a chair or the like, and inserts bills into the medal lending machine 4. And pay out medals. At this time, since the game machine 2 and the medal lending machine 4 are adjacent to each other, a person who plays a game can pay out medals without leaving the game machine 2. When a medal is paid out from the medal lending machine 4, the medal is put into the game machine 2 to play a game. The medals paid out as a result of the game are paid out to the medal tray at the lower front of the game machine. Therefore, when the medal tray becomes full, the game is continued by transferring the medals to the prepared container. When the game is over, the medals stored in the separate containers and the medals remaining in the medal tray of the game machine are inserted into the medal insertion slot 3a on the front of the medal counter 3. The medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 3a move into the hopper 3d, and a large number of medals are temporarily positioned so as to be stacked on the turntable 3e. In this state, when a person who inserts a medal operates a switch on the front of the medal counter 3, the signal is transmitted to the control device 3b.
And the control device 3b drives the motor 3f. When the motor 3f is driven, the drive is transmitted to the turntable 3e via the belt 3h,
The turntable 3e rotates. As the turntable 3e rotates, the medals in contact with the turntable 3e are rotated by the turntable 3e as shown in FIG. 5, and moved to the communication path of the guide plate 3k by centrifugal force. The number of medals is counted as the medals pass through the medal sensor 3g provided in the communication passage. In this way, the number of medals is counted while passing medals one after another through the medal sensor 3g. The medal that has passed through the medal sensor 3g moves to the medal discharger 3i through the chute 3n,
The medal is then moved from the medal discharge unit 3i to the medal collection line 6, and is conveyed and collected by the belt controller of the medal collection line 6. In this way, the number of inserted medals is counted and displayed on the front of the medal counter 3. When the medals are not on the turntable 3e, the control device 3b determines that the counting of medals has been completed because the load on the motor 3f is reduced or the output signal of the medal sensor 3g is not longer than a predetermined time. The medal count is sent to the printer 3c. The printer 3c prints the count of medals on a sheet of paper with numbers and barcodes, and outputs the number to the front of the medal counter 3. A person who puts a medal into the medal counter 3 may receive this paper and exchange it for a prize. By doing so, the person who played the game does not have to move a long distance with a container holding a large number of medals, which is very convenient and easy. In addition, there is no possibility of spilling medals while moving. In addition, even a less powerful person such as a woman or an elderly person can play a game happily.

Further, regarding a so-called island in which a plurality of game machines 2 are arranged side by side, medals paid out from the game machines in the island are returned to a medal collection line in the island. The amount of circulating medals can be made substantially uniform, and will not be extremely reduced during use, making it easier to manage medals. In addition, it is possible to prevent a person playing the game from feeling unpleasant to other people, such as hitting a person while carrying a medal, or a trouble. Further, a card output device may be provided in place of the printer 3c, and a card in which information corresponding to the number of medals is magnetically processed, a card in which the information is processed in a punched hole, or the like may be paid out. Also, medal collection line 6
Instead of installing a collection container, collect medals for each collection container, use a container to collect only medals that have accumulated a lot of medal, and reduce the burden of collection Is also good.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show another example of the game facility of the embodiment. Thus, one medal counter 3 may be provided for each of the plurality of game machines.

FIG. 9 shows another example of the medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment. In the figure, 7 is a medal counting machine, 7
a is a hopper, 7b is a turntable, 7c is a medal sensor,
7d is a motor. In another example of the medal counting machine, a turntable 7b having a plurality of holes for inserting medals in the rotation direction of the disk is used instead of the turntable. As described above, any device may be used to send out the inserted medals and the method of counting medals may be used.

[0016]

According to the present invention, medals and small balls paid out from a game machine can be counted without moving a long distance, so that the game can be played easily and happily. Medals and small balls can be counted easily. When the rental machine and the counting machine are arranged in a mixed manner, the payout of the medals for playing the game and the processing of the medals paid out by the game machine can be performed at a place close to the game machine, which can be used more conveniently. When the game machine uses medals and a medal collection line is provided below the game machine, medals counted by the counter can be sequentially collected on the medal collection line, and medals can be efficiently used in the equipment.
The one provided with the collection container can efficiently use the medals by collecting the counted medals or small balls in the collection container. When the counting machine includes a medal slot, a hopper, a medal sending machine, and a medal counter, the medal can be quickly counted and processed. In the case where the printer is provided in the counter and the card output device is provided in the counter, paper or cards printed by the printer can be used instead of carrying medals or small balls, so that they can be used very easily. When a plurality of game machines are arranged in a line, the space can be used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a game facility according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a game facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the gaming facility according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a medal counter of the gaming facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the game facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the game facility of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the medal counter of the game facility of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gaming equipment 2 Game machine 2a Medal discharge part 3 Medal counter 3a Medal slot 3b Control device 3c Printer 3d Hopper 3e Turntable 3f Motor 3g Medal sensor 3h Belt 3i Medal discharge part 3j Connection part 3k Guide plate 3m Bottom plate 3n Shoot 4 Medal lending machine 5 Medal supply line 5a Bellows 6 Medal collection line 7 Medal counter 7a Hopper 7b Turntable 7c Medal sensor 7d Motor m Medal

Claims (8)

[Claims] In a game machine having a plurality of game machines for performing a game using medals and small balls, medals or small balls are inserted between the game machines for each of a plurality of game machines or each game machine. A gaming facility characterized by having a counter for counting the number. 2. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein a lending machine for paying out medals or small balls and a counting machine are arranged between a plurality of game machines. 3. A game machine for playing a game using medals, wherein a medal collection line for collecting medals discharged from the game machine is provided below the game machine along the plurality of game machines, 3. The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the medals counted by the counter are discharged downward and collected on a medal collection line. 4. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein a collecting container is provided inside or near the counter, and medals or small balls counted by the counter are sent to the collecting container. 5. A medal feeding machine and a medal feeding machine for feeding a medal into the medal counter, a hopper for temporarily storing medals, a medal slot for feeding medals into the counting machine, and a medal feeding machine for feeding medals in the hopper to the medal counter one by one. The gaming facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a medal counter for counting medals sent from the player. 6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting machine is provided with a printer for printing and outputting the counted number of medals or small balls or information corresponding to the number. 7. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the counting machine is provided with a card output machine for outputting the counted number of medals or small balls or information corresponding to the counted number as a card. 8. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of game machines are arranged in a straight line.