JP2002186771A - Game hall charging equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To visually confirm fully the game state of a game machine by installing a charging equipment of a cellular phone not on but in the vicinity of a game machine such as a pachinko game machine. SOLUTION: In a game hall having a plurality of juxtaposed game machines, the charging equipment 4 is mounted on an intra-machine island frame 3 or intra-machine ball lending machine 22 located between game machines 2, or on a display device 23 provided on the upper position of the game machine 2. Only when the operation of the game machine 2 is judged by an operating state judgment means K for judging the operating state of the game machine 2, the charging to the cellular phone 6 by the charging equipment 4 can be performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game hall charging device, and more particularly to a charging device mounted near a game console such as a game machine, a slot machine, or a pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-17992 discloses a configuration in which a portable telephone is connected to a charging device mounted on a pachinko machine.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, since the cellular phone is attached to the gaming machine itself such as a pachinko machine, the flow of pachinko balls may be hidden by the cellular phone. Was. Moreover, when replacing the gaming table, it was necessary to remove the charging table and attach it to the new table. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to attach a charging device for a mobile phone around a pachinko machine or the like other than the gaming machine so that the gaming state of the gaming machine can be sufficiently silent. Aim.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a game hall in which a plurality of game consoles are juxtaposed, a charging device for a portable telephone is mounted around each game console to achieve the above object. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the above-described object is achieved by attaching a mobile phone to an island or a display device provided at an upper part of a game machine. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the above-mentioned object is achieved by providing an operating state determining means for determining an operating state of the gaming table, and enabling charging by the charging device only when the gaming table is operating. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the operating state determination means detects an output signal of a hall computer that performs a tallying process on output signals of various sensors such as pachinko balls installed on the gaming table, and determines an operating state of each gaming table. The above object is achieved by making the determination. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the above-mentioned object is achieved by the operating state determining means determining an operating state of the display device.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A charging device for a game hall according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 FIG. In FIG. 1, a large number of electronic game machines, pachinko game machines, slot game machines, and the like are arranged side by side in a general game hall. Here, a pachinko game machine will be described as an example.

A large number of pachinko game machines 2 are installed in a pachinko hall. One pachinko machine game machine 2 will be described as a representative. The player of the customer who owns the mobile phone goes to each game hall, pays the money, borrows the pachinko balls, and puts them into the pachinko machine gaming table 2.
In FIG. 1, a table 1 is provided in a pachinko hall, and a plurality of pachinko machine gaming tables 2 are arranged on the table 1. Between the adjacent pachinko machine gaming tables 2, a vertically long island frame 3 is provided.

[0007] A charging device 4 is provided at the center of the front of the Tajima island frame 3, and a mobile phone 6 can be set. The charging device 4 cannot be charged at all times, but is turned on only while the pachinko gaming machine 2 on the left is operating. Therefore, the operating state determining means K is provided inside the Tajima island frame 3.
Is provided.

Referring to FIG. 2, the circuit configuration of the operating state determining means K and the charging device 4 will be described in detail. The pachinko gaming machine 2 is provided with various counters a and b, a terminal board c, and a sensor d. Signals from the counters a and b are transmitted to the OR circuit 10 of the operating state determining means K by the counters. Entered independently. The OR circuit 10 has a plurality of input terminals, and outputs a running signal Q to the electronic switch 11 via the timer 10a when a signal is received at any one of the input terminals. As a result, the electronic switch 11 is turned on during the operation period of the timer 10a.

The electronic switch 11 is connected in series with the power supply 12, and is closed (ON) by the operating signal Q. On the other hand, a male terminal portion 14 having a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board is provided in an opening (not shown) at the lower end of the mobile phone 6, and a female terminal having an insertion port for receiving the printed circuit board is provided on the upper surface of the charging device 4. The terminal 13 is provided, and the male terminal 14 is connected to the female terminal 13 by placing the mobile phone 6 on the charging device 4 and pressing it downward. Note that the electronic switch 11 and the power supply 12 can be built in the charging device 4, and the power supply 12 may be a dry battery or a storage battery, preferably a power supply using an AC / DC converter.

The game hall has a supply gutter e, a supply chute f, and a supply chute f for supplying pachinko balls.
A replenishing counter a is provided, and a collecting chute g, an out tank h, a collecting counter b, and a collecting gutter i are provided as a configuration for collecting pachinko balls. Also, on the pachinko machine,
A handle touch sensor d and an external connection terminal plate c are provided. The replenishment counter a counts pachinko balls replenished from the replenishment chute f to the upper tank j and outputs a count signal. In this example, the replenishment counter a supplies this count signal to the terminal 5. The out tank h temporarily stores all the pachinko balls falling through the collecting chute g. The pachinko balls from the out tank h are counted by the collecting counter b and then collected in the collecting gutter i. You.
The collection counter b counts the pachinko balls falling from the pachinko machine and outputs a count signal. In this example, the count signal is supplied to the terminal 5.
The external terminal board c is an external circuit (for example, a hall computer)
The external terminal plate c outputs a symbol rotation pulse signal P1, a jackpot pulse signal P2, and the like. In this example, the signals P1 and P2
Is supplied to the terminal 5. Since the signals are output from the replenishment counter a, the collection counter b, the external connection terminal board c, and the hand touch sensor d, it can be determined that the pachinko machine is in the operating state. These signals are transmitted to the operating state determining means K
Is input, and when it is determined that the pachinko machine gaming table 2 is operating, the operating state determining means K outputs an operating signal Q. Thereby, the timer 10a is started, and the electronic switch 11 is turned on for a certain time. These sensor lines are collectively referred to as a terminal 5, and are configured to be easily detachable from a plurality of input terminals of the OR circuit 10. In this example, the input of the terminal 5 is not limited to the output signals of the counters a and b, the terminal plate c, and the sensor d.

Next, the operation will be described. A customer visits the pachinko hall with the mobile phone 6 and sits down at the pachinko machine gaming table 2. At least the player generally plays the game for at least 30 minutes or 1 hour, so if the mobile phone 6 can be charged as a service of the pachinko hall during that time, it has not been successful.

The player places the mobile phone 6 on the charging device 4, pays out money, borrows pachinko balls, and starts the game at the pachinko machine gaming table 2. During the game, a pachinko ball flies around the board of the pachinko machine gaming table 2 and enters one of the winning openings or enters the out opening without being able to win. Pachinko balls fall from the pachinko machine gaming table 2 and are collected from the out tank h to the collection gutter i via the collection counter b. At this time, the collected pachinko balls are counted from the collection counter b.
Is input to Further, the pachinko balls are discharged in the game process of the pachinko machine gaming table 2, and the pachinko balls accompanying this discharge are supplied from the supply gutter e to the upper tank j via the supply chute f and the supply counter a, When the pachinko balls are supplied to the upper tank j, the pachinko balls are counted by the replenishment counter a. In this example, this count signal is supplied to the terminal 5. When a human touches the handle 33, a touch signal is output from the handle touch sensor d, and this signal is supplied to the terminal 5. If a symbol rotation or a big hit is performed in the course of the game, a symbol rotation pulse signal P1 and a big hit pulse signal P2 are output. In this example, these signals P1 and P2 are supplied to the terminal 5.
Signals are output from the replenishment counter a, the collection counter b, the external connection terminal plate c, and the handle touch sensor d while the pachinko machine is operating.

When these signals are input, the OR circuit 10 of the operating state judging means K outputs an operating signal Q,
0a is activated. During the operation period of the timer 10a, the electronic switch 11 is turned on, and the power is supplied from the power supply 12 to the charging device 4. Therefore, the mobile phone 6 is charged from the charging device 4. Once the electronic switch 11, which has been closed in response to the in-operation signal Q, keeps this state for a predetermined time, for example, one minute, by the timer 10a, and stops firing the ball while the player is thinking about a strategy. Also, the charging of the mobile phone 6 is continued.

Since the charging device 4 is on the frame 3 between the islands, the player can play the game without being obstructed by the field of view of the board even while the mobile phone 6 is being charged. When exchanging the pachinko machine gaming table 2 for a new table, the charging device 4 on the table island frame 3 can be directly connected to the next new table by removing the terminal 5 from the operating state determining means K. Since the charging device 4 is not attached to the pachinko machine gaming table 2, even if the charging device 4 is replaced with a new one, the charging device 4 may be left as it is, and there is no need to remove and replace it.

Embodiment 2 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
Signals from various sensors provided on the board of the pachinko machine gaming table 2 are used. Although the various sensors are not visible to the player, for example, a winning ball detection sensor 15 in the upper center and a symbol starting sensor 17 below the central symbol display device 16 and a relatively wide special winning opening sensor 18 thereunder. There are general winning ball detection sensors 19 and 20 on the left and right sides thereof, and an out ball detecting sensor 21 for detecting an out ball which has not won. When a ball is detected by any of these sensors, the pachinko gaming machine 2 can be determined to be in operation, and the operating state determination means K outputs an in-operation signal Q. Thereby, the timer 10a is started, and the electronic switch 11 is turned on for a certain time. These sensor lines are collectively referred to as a terminal 5, and are configured to be easily detachable from a plurality of input terminals of the OR circuit 10.

Next, the operation will be described. A customer visits the pachinko hall with the mobile phone 6 and sits down at the pachinko machine gaming table 2. Since the player plays the game for at least 30 minutes or 1 hour or more, if the mobile phone 6 can be charged as a service of the pachinko hall during that time, it has not been successful.

The player places the mobile phone 6 on the charging device 4, pays out money, borrows pachinko balls, and starts the game at the pachinko machine gaming table 2. During the game, a pachinko ball flies around the board of the pachinko machine gaming table 2 and enters one of the winning openings or enters the out opening without being able to win. Therefore, the sensor signal P is output from the out-of-ball detection sensor 21, the winning ball detection sensor 15, or the general winning ball detection sensors 19, 20.

When the sensor signal P is input, the OR circuit 10 of the operating state judging means K outputs an operating signal Q to operate the timer 10a. During the operation period of the timer 10a, the electronic switch 11 is turned on, and power is supplied from the battery 12 to the charging device 4. Therefore, the mobile phone 6 is charged from the charging device 4. Once the electronic switch 11, which has been closed in response to the in-operation signal Q, keeps this state for a predetermined time, for example, one minute, by the timer 10a, and stops firing the ball while the player is thinking about a strategy. Also, the charging of the mobile phone 6 is continued.

Embodiment 3 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the charging device 4 is mounted on a pachislot machine game table in place of the pachinko machine game table 2. In FIG. 4, between the pachinko machine gaming tables 2, a Taima ball lending machine 22 is provided in place of the Taima island frame 3, and the Taima ball lending machine 22 is a device in which a player pays money to borrow a pachinko ball. It is. Therefore, the charging device 4 is provided in the center of the front of the tama ball rental machine 22, and the electronic switch 11 and the power supply 12 are built in the charging device 4. An operating state determining means K similar to that of the first embodiment is provided inside the tama ball lending machine 22. Other configurations and effects are the same as those of the first embodiment. Also in this case, since the charging device 4 is not attached to the pachinko machine gaming table 2, the flow of the pachinko balls is not hidden, and the pachinko machine gaming table 2 can be easily replaced with a new one.

Embodiment 4 In FIG. 5, a display device 23 is disposed above the pachinko machine gaming table 2. The display device 23 electronically emits various information such as the operating status of the pachinko machine gaming table 2, for example, whether or not it is an open platform, whether or not a player is calling a clerk, and displays the information in the form of characters and symbols. The charging device 4 and the operating state determination means K are provided on the front side of the display device 23, and the player
Can be placed on the charging device 4.

At the same time, the charging device 4 and the operating state determining means K are provided above the table 1, and the player
Can be placed on the charging device 4. The player can place the mobile phone 6 on the charging device 4 at a desired position. Alternatively, whether the charging device 4 is provided on the display device 23 or the charging device 4 is provided on the table 1, the player can select the charging device 4 at any position.
The mobile phone 6 is put on the battery and charged. Other electrical configurations and effects are the same as in the first embodiment.

Embodiment 5 FIG. 6 shows a state in which a plurality of pachinko machine gaming tables 2 are arranged on a table 1 of a pachinko hall. Between the continuous pachinko machine gaming tables 2, a Taima island frame 3 and a Taima ball lending machine 22 are provided. A display device 2 is provided above each pachinko machine gaming table 2.
3 are provided, and the timer 10a and the electronic switch 11 described in FIG.
And a charging device 4 is provided outside. Next, one hall computer 26 is provided in the pachinko hall, and an operation signal T
Is sent to the hall computer 26.

A tallying result output monitor 27 is connected to the hall computer 26, and the operation results of all the pachinko machine gaming tables 2 are displayed and analyzed on the centralized result output monitor 27 via the hall computer 26. The data handled by the operation results include the sales information of the operation information, the number of balls, and breakdowns. In the hall computer 26, the operating state determining means K is configured as hardware or software. The hall computer 26 sends operation information S to each display device 23.

When a certain pachinko game machine 2 executes a game by a player, an operation signal T together with a unique signal is transmitted from the pachinko machine game machine 2 to the hall computer 26.
Sent to The hall computer 26 determines the corresponding display device 23 based on the unique signal, and sends necessary operation information S on the pachinko machine gaming table 2 to the display device 23. Various information such as the operation status of the pachinko machine gaming table 2, for example, whether or not it is an open platform, whether or not a player is calling a clerk, is the operation information S, which emits light electronically,
The information is displayed on the display device 23 in the form of characters or symbols and notified to players around. In this example, the hall computer 26
The operating state of the pachinko machine gaming table 2 is determined by an operating state determining means (not shown) built in the CPU, and the determination result is included in the operation information S and output.

The operation information S is simultaneously sent to the electronic switch 11 via the timer 10a built in the display device 23 (see FIG. 2 for the timer 10a and the electronic switch 11). That is, the operating state determination means K built in the hall computer 26 closes the electronic switch 11 for a certain period of time based on the operation information S, and the power supply 12 built in the charging device 4 can be charged. The mobile phone 6 is charged.

The pachinko machine gaming table 2 has no customers and is not operating. The operating state determining means K turns off the electronic switch 11 without closing it, and the charging device 4 does not enter the charging state. Absent.

Embodiment 5 FIG. In FIG. 6, a charging device 4 is disposed at the center of the front of the Taima island frame 3 between the pachinko machine gaming tables 2, and the operating state determining means K is provided inside the Taima island frame 3 as in the first embodiment. Have been. Further, a buzzer (BZ) 28 is provided on the island frame 3 below the charging device 4,
The power of the buzzer 28 is supplied by a wire 32 from a seat 30 facing the pachinko gaming machine 2.

A seating sensor 31 is provided in the seating portion of the seat 30.
Are provided, and a buzzer 28, a seating sensor 31, and a power supply unit (not shown) are connected in series. Further, a charging completion detecting means 29 is provided on the side of the Taima island frame 3, and the charging completion detecting means 29 is a light emitting diode, a light bulb or the like. When a player plays a game at the pachinko machine gaming table 2, the mobile phone 6 is charged on the charging device 4 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

When the charging is completed, the charging completion detecting means 29 is turned on, and the player takes out the mobile phone 6 from the charging device 4 to prevent overcharging, thereby enabling proper charging. When the game is over and the user leaves the seat 30, the seating sensor 31 closes (ON) and the buzzer 28 sounds, prompting the player to pick up the mobile phone 6. The mobile phone 6 is prevented from being left behind.

[0030]

According to the present invention, since the charging device for the portable telephone is mounted around the pachinko machine or the like other than the gaming machine, the game situation of the gaming machine can be sufficiently observed. Even if a player is playing a game at a pachinko machine gaming table, the charging device can easily charge the mobile phone. In addition, when replacing the gaming table, it is not necessary to remove the charging table, and a new table can be quickly introduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment of a game hall charging apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a third embodiment of the game hall charging device of the present invention.
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FIG. 5 is a fourth embodiment of the game hall charging device of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 6 is a fifth embodiment of the game hall charging device of the present invention.
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FIG. 7 is a sixth embodiment of the game hall charging device of the present invention.
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[Explanation of symbols]

1 table, 2 pachinko machine gaming table, 3 table island frame,
4 charging device, 6 mobile phone, 10 OR circuit, 11
Electronic switch, 12 battery, 13 female terminal, 14
Male terminal part, 15 winning ball detection sensor, 17 design start switch, 18 special winning opening sensor, 19, 20 general winning ball detection sensor, 21 out ball detection sensor, 2
2 ball lending machine, 26 hall computer, 28 buzzer (BZ), 29 charging completion detection means, 30 seats,
31 Seating sensor, 32 Wired, a Replenishment counter, b
Collection counter, c external connection terminal board, d handle touch sensor, K operating state determination means, P sensor signal,
Q operation signal, S operation information, T operation signal.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A game hall charging device, wherein a charging device for a mobile phone is mounted around each game console in a game hall in which a plurality of game consoles are arranged side by side. 2. The portable telephone set is mounted on a display device provided at an upper part of an island, a tama ball lending machine, or a game console.
A game hall charging device according to claim 1. 3. An operating state determining means for determining an operating state of the game console, wherein charging by the charging device is enabled when the game console is operated. Game hall charging device. 4. The operating state determining means detects an output signal of a hall computer that performs a tally processing of output signals of various sensors such as pachinko balls installed in the gaming table, and determines an operating state of each gaming table. The game hall charging device according to claim 3, comprising: 5. The game hall charging device according to claim 3, wherein the operating condition determining means determines an operating condition of the display device.