JP2002000923A - Game processor for game hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable displaying of various information at a game hall. SOLUTION: In the game processor at a game hall equipped with slot machines 1 (game equipment) offering a game using a medal 2 (game medium), a medal recovery device 3 (existing box) installed at the game hall is provided with an information display screen part 12 thereby enabling displaying of various information at the game hall.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game processing apparatus for a playground having a game machine such as a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 is a front view showing a medal collecting device in a conventional game processing device in a playground, and FIG. 9 is a layout diagram showing an arrangement of a slot machine and a medal collecting device in the game processing device. FIG. 10 is a detailed view showing an example of a medal collecting and washing step in the game processing apparatus.

In these figures, 1 is a slot machine (game machine), 1a is a medal lending device, 2 is a medal (game medium), 3 is a medal collection device, and 4 is the number of medals 2 obtained by the customer. 5 is a collecting tank for the above-mentioned medals 2, 6 is a collecting shooter for collecting medals 2 from a collecting box (not shown), 7 is a medal 2
Is a container that replenishes the slot machine 1 with a so-called mug.
Is a washing device for washing medals 2 from the counting machine 4 and medals 2 collected from the slot machine 1 by the above-mentioned collection box or a collection and transport device (not shown). Further, 9 is an exit chute, 10 is a medal transport device for washed medal 2, and 11 is a medal replenishing device for storing the medal 2 and supplying it to the slot machine 1 or the mug 7.

Next, the operation will be described. A plurality of slot machines 1 are arranged in a row, and for example, a medal collecting device 3 is arranged at an end on the passage side. First, at the time of a game, money is inserted into a cash slot of a medal lending device 1a installed in each slot machine 1 to receive a medal 2. next,
This medal 2 is inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine 1, and a button is pressed to start a game. A predetermined number of medals 2 are paid out when the patterns are aligned by rotating and stopping a rotating drum (not shown). The medal 2 obtained by continuing the game in this way is transferred to a medal box (not shown), and the customer carries the medal box containing the medal 2 to the counter 4 arranged on the table of the medal collecting device 3 and inserts it. Then, the medals 2 are counted and a premium card is issued.

[0005] In this way, the medals 2 collected from the customer are introduced into the cleaning device 8 through the counter 4 through the lower opening of the collection tank 5 provided inside the medal collecting device 3 through the counter 4, and are washed by a cleaning device (not shown). After the surface of the medal 2 is washed, it is dried and the medal transport device 10
And stored in the tank of the medal supply device 11 via the

On the other hand, a medal 2 inserted by a customer into the slot machine 1 is stored in a storage hopper (not shown) arranged in the slot machine 1, and when it is full, overflows and the center of the row of slot machines 1 is arranged. And is automatically collected in the collection tank 5 of the medal collection device 3.

The slot machines 1 arranged in a row without the medal collecting device 3 are provided with a collecting box (not shown) at the end of the above-mentioned collecting and conveying device. A clerk takes out the collection box and puts it into the collection tank 5 from the collection shooter 6 of the medal collection device 3.

The collected medals 2 put into the collecting tank 5 from the collecting shooter 6 are processed in the same manner as the medals 2 collected from the counter 4 and stored in the medal supply device 11.

The medal 2 stored in the medal replenishing device 11 is distributed to a jug 7 in a jug box by a predetermined amount, and the clerk carries the mug 7 to the slot machine 1 and transfers the stored medal 2 to the slot machine 1. Replenish.

In addition, foreign matter, for example, screws or washers for maintenance of the slot machine 1 may be mixed in the medal 2 collected from the slot machine 1. When it is put into operation, the cleaning equipment or the like breaks down, it takes time to replace it for repair, and high repair costs are required.

[0011] In addition, guests and accompanying persons who play in the playground,
There was no information other than the television at the time of the break, and the information was not limited to the resting place, but also needed short-lived information such as temporary news and topics in the store.

[0012]

Since the conventional game processing apparatus for a playground is constructed as described above, when a customer plays for a long time on the slot machine 1, the television is used for resting the player or accompanying person. If there is no information other than the above, and foreign matter is mixed in the collected medals 2 from the slot machine 1 to be inserted into the medal collecting device 3, a large and expensive washing device 8
However, it was time-consuming and expensive to replace and repair the equipment, which had a major impact on the service to customers during business hours.

[0013] The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and includes news, sports, events,
It is an object of the present invention to obtain a game processing device capable of displaying various information such as topics.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game processing apparatus for a playground, which can easily remove foreign substances mixed in game media collected through game machines.

[0015]

A game processing apparatus for a playground according to the present invention is a game processing apparatus for a playground provided with play equipment for playing with a play medium, wherein an existing box installed in the playground has An information display screen section is provided.

A game processing apparatus for a playground according to the present invention comprises:
In a game processing device of a playground equipped with a game device for playing with a game medium, a foreign substance mixed in the game medium at a position in the existing box installed in the playground where the collected game medium is transported to the washing device. Is provided with a foreign matter intrusion prevention device for eliminating the above.

A game processing apparatus for a playground according to the present invention comprises:
The game machine is a slot machine for playing using medals as a game medium, and the existing box is a medal collection device installed near the slot machine.

A game processing apparatus for a playground according to the present invention comprises:
The amusement equipment is a pachinko machine or a slot machine for playing using a pachinko ball or a medal as a play medium, and the existing box is a currency exchange device.

(Operation) The operation of the game processing apparatus for a playground according to the present invention is as follows. That is, in the present invention, by providing an information display screen section in the existing box of the playground, information such as news, sports, events, and topics, and restaurants near the playground can be provided through the information display screen section. And various kinds of information such as commercial information. Therefore, it is possible to provide an information service to a game visitor or accompanying person who has come to the store, and it is possible to achieve a commercial revenue.

In the present invention, a foreign matter mixing prevention device for removing foreign matter mixed in the game medium is provided at a position on the way of transporting the collected game media to the cleaning device, that is, at a transport route of the game media to the cleaning device. Therefore, foreign matter is removed at a position before the cleaning device. For this reason,
Since only the game media will be loaded into the washing device,
Failure of the cleaning device due to foreign matter can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and cost required for parts replacement and repair due to a failure, and it is also possible to prevent the worst expenditure in which the entire expensive cleaning device must be replaced. Further, by reducing the repair time, it is possible to improve the service for the customers who are in business.

In the present invention, since the information display screen is provided on the medal collecting device as the existing box, information such as news is displayed at a plurality of positions in the playground where the medal collecting device is installed. be able to. Therefore, a sufficient information service can be provided to many game visitors and accompanying persons who have visited the store, and an increase in commercial income can be achieved.

In the present invention, since the information display screen section is provided on the money changer of a playground having a pachinko machine or a slot machine, news and the like can be provided at a greater number of places on the playground where the money changer is installed. Information can be displayed. Therefore, a sufficient information service can be provided to a larger number of game visitors and accompanying persons who have visited the store, and an increase in commercial income can be achieved.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a front view of the medal collecting device, FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal collecting device, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the foreign matter preventing device, FIG. 4 is a side view of the foreign matter preventing device, FIGS. FIG. 3 is a partial detailed view of the foreign matter mixing prevention device.

1 to 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a slot machine (game machine), 1a denotes a medal lending device, 2 denotes a medal (game media), 3 denotes a medal collecting device (existing block), and 4 denotes a medal obtained by a customer. 8, a counter for issuing a prize card by counting the number 2; a collection tank 5 for the medal 2;
Is a collection shooter for collecting medals 2 from a collection box (not shown), 7 (see FIG. 8) is a container for refilling the medals 2 into the slot machine 1, and 8 is a washing device, which is fed from the counter 4 This is to wash the medals 2 collected from the medals 2 and the slot machine 1 by the above-mentioned collection box or a collection and transport device (not shown). Further, 9 (see FIG. 10) is an exit chute, 10 (see FIG. 8) is a medal transport device for washed medals 2, 11 (see FIG. 8) stores the medals 2, and is stored in the slot machine 1 or the mug 7. It is a medal supply device for supplying.

The collecting shooter 6, the mug 7, the exit chute 9, the medal conveying device 10, and the medal replenishing device 11 are not shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
0 in the same manner as that shown in the conventional example.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 denotes a large screen disposed on the front upper portion of the medal collecting device 3, for example, an information display screen section comprising a 14-inch liquid crystal panel;
Reference numeral 2a denotes a control device input by a personal computer, and 13 denotes a foreign matter prevention device. This foreign matter mixing prevention device 13
Has a main body 14 composed of a medal hopper, as shown in FIGS. The main body 14 has a base plate 14a having an upper surface formed by a sloped surface and a plurality of pits 14b smaller than the medal 2 provided at a predetermined position on the sloped surface. A plurality of holes 14d are provided,
The rotating plate 14c that rotates on the slope by being rotationally driven by the motor 14e by the controller 14f, and the notch 1 having a valley diameter that matches the outer diameter of the medal 2.
A push-up disk 14g provided at a plurality of positions 4i and rotated by a motor 14h, a guide member 14j for transferring the medal 2 from the rotary plate 14c to the push-up disk 14g, and a medal 2
And a recovery hopper 14n.

The five pits 14b are provided at equal intervals along a circle centered on the output shaft of the motor 14e. The number of the pit portions 14b may be a number other than five. The holes 14d are formed at the same pitch as the holes 14b along a circle having the same diameter as the holes 14b around the output shaft of the motor 14e. Further, the push-up disc 14g is located on the side of the rotary plate 14c, rotates on the same gradient surface as the above-mentioned gradient surface or on another gradient surface having the same inclination, and has a hole portion 14d and It has the same number of notches 14i. Notch 14i
Are provided at equal intervals along a circle centered on the output shaft of the motor 14h, and extend outward in the radial direction so that the left and right side edges thereof expand in a V-shape from the valley. Are there. For this reason, each notch 14i is
It is possible to reliably receive the medals 2 from c, and it is possible to reliably carry out the medals 2 to the transport plate 14m.

The transport plate 14m is formed in a flat cylindrical shape having a rectangular cross section of a size such that the medal 2 can move while sliding, and the width direction of one of the flat wall portions facing in parallel with each other. Is formed so as to have a C-shaped cross section by cutting out a central portion of the flat wall portion with a predetermined width along the longitudinal direction of the flat wall portion. The transfer plate 1
4 m may be simply formed in a flat tubular shape with a rectangular cross section. Further, the transport plate 14m has a lower end formed to have the same inclination as the above-mentioned inclined surface, and
It is formed so that the medals 2 from the g can be smoothly received, and the medals 2 gradually rise up in a curved shape from the state of the same inclination as the inclined surface and stand upright.

Next, the operation will be described. An information display screen section 12 composed of a large liquid crystal panel is disposed at an end of the slot machine 1 arranged in a row on the side of the passage or in the front upper part of the medal collection device 3 provided separately. For example, it is possible to input information such as news, sports, events, topics and the like and commercial information of restaurants near the playground using a personal computer, and also to take in information from a digital camera, a scanner or the like. By displaying these various types of information on the screen, an information service for game visitors and accompanying persons who come to the store can be provided and used for bringing in customers.

Next, at the lower part of the medal collecting device 3, a foreign matter mixing preventing device 13 is arranged in parallel with the washing device 8. When the medal 2 is almost full in the collection box (not shown) at the end where the slot machines 1 are arranged in a row, this fullness is detected by a detection device (not shown).
The information is notified to the outside by a lamp or the like. Therefore, the clerk opens the door of the portion where the collection box is stored using a key or the like, carries the collection box to the medal collection device 3, and opens the lower door of the medal collection device 3 using a key or the like. After that, the medal 2 in the collection box is removed from the collection hopper 14n provided in the main body 14 of the foreign matter mixing prevention device 13.
To Note that the medal 2 may be automatically loaded into the collection hopper 14n using various transporting means without depending on the clerk. The inserted medals 2 are sequentially stored one by one in the holes 14d of the rotating plate 14c rotated by the motor 14e from the lower opening of the collection hopper 14n, while sliding on the inclined surface of the base plate 14a. The guide member 14j is rotatably conveyed and provided at a position where the gap between the lower surface of the rotary plate 14c and the upper surface of the base plate 14a is larger than the thickness of the medal 2.
The push-up disk 14g rotated by the motor 14h at the same time as the medal 2 comes into contact with the rotary disk 14c and is removed from the rotary plate 14c.
Is fed into a transport plate 14m that gradually rises from a state of the same inclination as the above-mentioned slope and rises upright at a notch portion 14i on the outer periphery of the same, and at the edge of the transport path having a C-shaped cross section in the same transport plate 14m. While being held, push-up disc 14g
Then, the medals 2 are successively pushed upward by the medals 2 sent one after another, and are put into the collection tank 5 above the washing device 8 from the upper end.

The collection hopper 1 provided in the main body 14 of the foreign matter mixing preventing device 13
4n, the collection shooter 6 may be deleted. Further, the operation by the configuration shown in the conventional example including the collection shooter 6 is as shown in the conventional example.
Description is omitted.

In the transport operation of the medal 2, if a foreign matter such as a screw is mixed into the medal 2, a screw smaller than the drop hole 14b provided on the base plate 14a falls downward from the hole 14b. If a screw fits into the edge cross section between the rotary plate 14c and the trap hole 14b of the base plate 14a, an abnormal load is generated in the motor 14e, and the control device 14f detects the abnormality and stops the motor 14e. To notify the clerk, remove the clogged foreign matter and return to normal operation.

Also, when the push-up disc 14g is clogged with foreign matter and cannot be rotated, the controller 14f operates in the same manner as above to detect an abnormality and remove the foreign matter. Note that the medal hopper-shaped main body 14 of the foreign matter mixing prevention device 13 is small in size and simple in structure, so that the work of the clerk for removing the foreign matter can be easily performed.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, by providing the information display screen section 12 in the medal collecting apparatus 3 of the playground, the information display screen section 12
For example, information on news, sports, events, topics, and the like, and commercial information on restaurants near the playground can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to improve the information service for game visitors and accompanying persons who come to the store, and it is possible to obtain commercial income.

In particular, the information display screen section 12 is displayed on the medal collecting devices 3 arranged at a plurality of positions in the playground.
, So that you can see news and other information at any location in the playground. Therefore, a sufficient information service can be provided to a large number of gamers and accompanying persons who have come to the store, and high income from commercials can be achieved.

Further, before the collected medals 2 are put into the cleaning device 8, foreign substances mixed in the medals 2 can be removed, so that a failure of the cleaning device 8 due to the foreign substances can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time and cost required for parts replacement and repair due to a failure, and it is also possible to prevent the worst expenditure in which the entire expensive cleaning device 8 needs to be replaced. Further, by reducing the repair time, it is possible to improve the service for the customers who are in business.

Embodiment 2 Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 15 denotes a currency exchange device (existing box) for use in game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.
5, an information display screen section 16 composed of a liquid crystal screen panel is disposed at the upper front part, for example. Reference numeral 16a is a control device for inputting data from a personal computer. The currency exchange device 15
It is a device that exchanges money or issues a prepaid card by money. The other configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

Next, the operation will be described. Since the currency exchange device 15 is usually installed at an extremely large number of locations such as a passage in a store (playground), the customer can use the information of the liquid crystal panel arranged on the currency exchange device 15 during exchange or when passing through. The user can see the display screen section 16 and can use various service information provided via the control device 16a.

In the second embodiment, a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal used in a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, a prepaid card, or a simple conversion of bills into coins is used. The currency exchange device 15
Although the example in which the information display screen section 16 of the liquid crystal panel is provided has been described, the information display screen section 16 may be provided in a money changing apparatus that performs general money exchange.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the information display screen section 16 is provided in the currency exchange devices 15 arranged at extremely many positions in the playground.
News and other information can be viewed anywhere in the playground. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sufficient information service to a large number of game visitors and accompanying persons who visit the store, and it is possible to increase high income from commercials.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, the information display screen is provided in the existing box of the playground.
Various news information and commercial information can be displayed on the screen via the information display screen section. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sufficient information service to customers and accompanying persons who come to the store, and to obtain commercial income.

According to the present invention, a foreign matter mixing prevention device is provided at a position on the way of transporting the collected game media to the cleaning device to remove foreign materials mixed in the game media. It is possible to easily remove the cleaning device and to eliminate the trouble of the expensive cleaning device.

According to the present invention, since the information display screen is provided in the medal collecting device as the existing box, information such as news can be displayed at a plurality of positions where the medal collecting device is installed. . Therefore, a sufficient information service can be provided to many game visitors and accompanying persons who have visited the store, and an increase in commercial income can be achieved.

According to the present invention, since the information display screen section is provided in the currency exchange device of a playground having a pachinko machine or a slot machine, information such as news is displayed at many positions where the currency exchange device is installed. can do. Therefore, a sufficient information service can be provided to a larger number of game visitors and accompanying persons who have visited the store, and an increase in commercial income can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a medal collecting device in a game processing device of a playground according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a medal collecting device in the game processing device of the playground.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a foreign matter mixing prevention device in the game processing apparatus of the playground.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a foreign matter prevention device in the game processing apparatus of the playground.

FIG. 5 is a partial detailed side view showing a foreign matter mixing prevention device in the game processing device of the playground.

FIG. 6 is a partially detailed plan view showing a foreign matter mixing prevention device in the game processing device of the playground.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a currency exchange device in a game processing apparatus of a playground according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a medal collecting device in a game processing device of a playground shown as a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a medal collecting device in the game processing device of the playground.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a medal cleaning device in the game processing device of the playground.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 slot machine (game machine) 1a medal lending device 2 medal (play media) 3 medal collection device (existing box) 4 counter 5 collection tank 6 collection shooter 7 mug 8 washing device 9 exit chute 10 medal transportation device 11 medal supply device Reference Signs List 12 Information display screen section 12a Control device 13 Foreign matter prevention device 14 Main body 14a Base plate 14b Drop hole 14c Rotating plate 14d Hole 14e Motor 14f Control device 14g Push-up disk 14h Motor 14i Notch 14j Guide member 14m Transport plate 14n Collection hopper 15 Currency exchange device (existing box) 16 Information display screen 16a Control device

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Yang ▲ Lan ▼ 4-4 Maruo-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture Inside Nagasaki Ryoden Technica Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akio Kato 4th Maruo-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture No. 4 F-term in Nagasaki Ryoden Technica Co., Ltd. (reference) 2C088 BA92 CA27 FA01

Claims (4)

[Claims] An amusement processing apparatus for a playground provided with play equipment for playing on a play medium, wherein an existing box installed in the playground is provided with an information display screen section. Playing equipment for playground. 2. A game processing device of a playground provided with a game device for playing with a game medium, wherein an existing box installed in the playground has a position in the middle of transporting the collected game media to the washing device. A game processing apparatus for a playground, comprising a foreign substance mixing prevention device for removing foreign substances mixed in a game medium. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is a slot machine for playing using medals as a game medium, and the existing box is a medal collection device installed near the slot machine. Item 3. A game processing apparatus for a playground according to Item 2. 4. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the game machine is a pachinko machine or a slot machine for playing with a pachinko ball or a medal as a game medium, and the existing box is a currency exchange device. Amusement processing equipment in a playground.