JP2002253834A - Game facility device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game facility device capable of carrying a game storage medium such as prepaid card or the like in a raised and laterally long state in the carrying direction (or the state where the long side of the circumferential side surface abuts on the upper surface of a carrying passage). SOLUTION: In this game facility device, the prepaid card 7 discharged from a short edge part 7b side from a card processing unit and guided onto an inclusive carrying belt 32 by a card guide passage 15 is carried in a raised and vertically long state (or the state where the short edge part 7b abuts on the upper surface of the carrying belt 32), and the long edge part 7a is rotated backward by abutting on an advance obstruction part 35, and carried on the carrying belt 32 in the raised and laterally long state in the carrying direction (or the state where the long edge part 7a abuts on the upper surface of the carrying belt 32).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game equipment having at least a transport means for transporting a game recording medium, and more particularly, to a game recording medium standing upright and horizontally elongated in the transport direction. The present invention relates to a game facility device capable of carrying in a state (ie, a state in which a long side of an outer peripheral side is in contact with an upper surface of a carrying path).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as a game device provided for a game machine such as a pachinko machine on a game island provided in a game arcade, a game record capable of so-called additional payment processing as well as so-called prepaid ball lending processing. A medium processing device (card unit) is used. Here, the prepaid ball lending process accepts the insertion of a game recording medium, such as a prepaid card, on which information capable of specifying the value of a game value that can be used for the game is recorded, and the size specified from the information. Is a process of renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball based on the value of the game, and the additional depositing process accepts the insertion of money, and converts the value of the game corresponding to the value of the money to the prepaid value. This is a process of adding and updating a game value of a size specified from information recorded on a card. According to such a game recording medium processing device, even when the value of the game value related to the game recording medium becomes zero, the user leaves the seat to purchase a new game recording medium. Since there is no need, the convenience of the player is improved, and a decrease in the operating rate of the gaming machine is prevented.

[0003] In recent years, a game recording medium or the inserted money which is provided from the end to the end in the longitudinal direction on the game island and has a value of the game value of zero has been removed from the game island. A gaming facility apparatus having a transporting means having a transport path for transporting to a storage section provided at a predetermined position (for example, an end of a gaming island or the like) remote from the gaming recording medium processing apparatus is also used. According to such a game equipment device, labor saving in collecting game recording media and money can be achieved.

Here, since the transport path generally transports the game recording medium in a laid state and in a state of being horizontally long in the transport direction, the transport means includes at least a short side portion of the game recording medium. It required a wider width.

[0005]

However, inside the game island where the game machine and the game recording medium processing device are provided, various cables for operating the game machine and supply media for supplying the game media are provided. Since the lines and the like are arranged in a complicated manner, there is a limit in the space in which the transfer means can be installed, and there is a demand for a transfer means that can be installed in an occupied area as small as possible, not only in the width direction but also in the height direction. Was.

The present invention has been made in view of such a background. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game recording medium in an upright state and in a state in which the recording medium is horizontally long in the conveyance direction (that is, the long side of the outer peripheral side is a conveyance path (In a state of contacting the upper surface of the game).

[0007]

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

First, the invention according to claim 1 reads at least recorded information of a game recording medium on which information capable of specifying the size of a game value usable for a game is recorded,
A process for the player to use the game value of the size specified from the information for the game is performed, and the game recording medium satisfying the predetermined condition is set to the short side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium. Transport means having a transport path for transporting the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing device discharged from the side to a storage provided at a predetermined position apart from the game recording medium processing device. A game equipment device including at least a game recording medium guide path for guiding the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing device onto the transport path, and an outer peripheral side surface of the game recording medium. Game-changing means for changing the direction of the game recording medium so that the long side of the game medium is conveyed on the conveyance path in a state in contact with the upper surface of the conveyance path. On the device That.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game facility apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the game recording medium guiding path is provided with the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing apparatus. The medium is guided on the transport path from the short side of the outer peripheral side, and the direction changing means is in a state where the shorter side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium is in contact with the upper surface of the transport path,
A game facility device wherein the direction of the game recording medium is changed such that the long side of the outer peripheral side surface of the game recording medium is in contact with the upper surface of the transport path.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game equipment apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein the direction changing means includes:
The short side of the outer peripheral side surface of the game recording medium is provided forward of the position in contact with the upper surface of the transport path in the transport direction, and is provided at a position higher than the center on the long side of the outer peripheral side surface of the game recording medium. The game recording medium conveyed on the conveyance path is rotated in the conveyance direction rearward by abutting the long side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium to hinder the progress. It is a game equipment.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3.
The gaming equipment device described in any one of the above, wherein the game recording medium processing device receives money, identifies the received money and performs a predetermined process according to the value of money, A coin guide path for discharging the identified money and guiding the money discharged from the game recording medium processing device onto the transfer path, wherein the transfer path includes the guided money and the game record It is a game equipment device characterized by carrying a medium and a mixture.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game equipment device according to the fourth aspect, wherein the transport path transports the money and a first area for transporting the game recording medium. A game facility device comprising a second region.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game equipment apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the width of the first area is formed to be a width that allows at least two of the game recording media to be conveyed. It is a game equipment device characterized by that.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game equipment apparatus according to the fifth or sixth aspect, the height of the second region is formed to be lower than the height of the first region. It is a game equipment device characterized by that.

The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claims 4 to 7.
In the game equipment device according to any one of the above, the storage unit has a game recording medium storage unit that stores the game recording medium, and a money storage unit that stores the money,
The game recording medium transported on the transport path is provided with a sorting unit for sorting the money, and the game recording medium sorted by the sorting unit is stored in the game recording medium storage unit, and the sorting unit is provided. The money sorted by the above is stored in the money storage unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the game equipment device according to the eighth aspect, wherein the game recording medium processing device is capable of accepting a plurality of kinds of money, and is sorted by the sorting means. And a separating unit for separating the money by type, wherein the money separated by the separating unit is stored by type in the money storage unit.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claims 1 to
9. The gaming facility device according to any one of 9 above,
Posture changing means for changing the posture of the game recording medium conveyed on the conveyance path to a state in which the wide surface of the game recording medium faces upward, and the posture is changed by the posture changing means. The game recording device is characterized in that the game recording medium is stored in a stacked state in the storage section.

Further, the invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claim 1.
10. The game equipment device according to any one of items 10 to 10, wherein the game recording medium guide path includes one path communicating with one of the game recording medium processing devices, and the one game recording medium. The other passage, which is provided at a position facing the medium processing device with the conveyance path interposed therebetween, communicates with the other game recording medium processing device, and is discharged from the one game recording medium processing device to the one passage. An entry preventing member for preventing the game recording medium from entering the other passage.

Specific examples of the means for solving the above problems will be described in correspondence with the embodiments of the invention and the notation in the drawings. In the following embodiments, the value of the game value corresponds to the prepaid frequency. Prepaid ball lending processing corresponds to processing for use in gaming. The card processing unit 10 corresponds to the game recording medium processing device.
The prepaid card 7 corresponds to the game recording medium, the longer side 7a corresponds to the longer side of the outer peripheral side, and the shorter side 7b corresponds to the shorter side of the outer peripheral side. The storage box 4 corresponds to the storage unit. The mixed transport belt 32 corresponds to the transport path. The mixed transport mechanism 30 corresponds to the transport unit. The card guide path 15 corresponds to the game recording medium guide path. The direction obstructing unit 35 corresponds to the direction changing unit.

A coin discrimination unit 20 corresponds to the game recording medium processing device, coins 8 (100 yen coins and 500 yen coins) correspond to coins, and are added to predetermined processing depending on the value of money. Payment processing corresponds. The coin taxiway 25 corresponds to the coin taxiway. A card transport area 32a corresponds to the first area, and a coin transport area 32b corresponds to the second area.
Corresponds. The card storage box 5 corresponds to the game recording medium storage unit, and the coin storage box 6 corresponds to the money storage unit. The gap 37 corresponds to the sorting means. A coin sorting unit 48 corresponds to the sorting means. A posture changing member 36 corresponds to the posture changing means.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[1. Configuration of Game Equipment Device] First, the structure of the game equipment device according to the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the gaming facility apparatus includes a mixed transport mechanism 30 for mixed transport of a game recording medium (here, a prepaid card 7) and money (here, coins 8).

The game recording medium has recorded thereon information capable of specifying the value of the game value that can be used for the game. Here, it is possible to specify the prepaid frequency, which is the value of the game value. Is a prepaid card 7 on which important information is recorded. The prepaid frequency is an example of the magnitude of prepaid value obtained by converting the amount of money issued or paid into money into a frequency at a predetermined ratio.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the prepaid card 7 is made of a hard plastic thin plate having a predetermined size and thickness and having a horizontally long rectangular shape. It has a portion 7a and a short side portion 7b which is a short side of the outer peripheral side surface. The prepaid card 7 is not limited to a rectangular card, but may have a polygonal shape or an elliptical shape as long as it has a long side and a short side. The prepaid card 7 has a recording area in which information capable of specifying the prepaid frequency is recorded. For example, a magnetic card having a magnetic stripe portion (not shown) as the recording area or an IC chip as the recording area And the like.

The currency is a value medium, and here is a coin 8 made of a thin metal plate having a circular shape with a predetermined size and thickness. The coins 8 include a 100-yen coin and a 500-yen coin here.

The game equipment is provided on the game island 1. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.
Will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of pachinko machines 2 are provided on the front and rear surfaces of the gaming island 1 over the longitudinal direction of the gaming island 1.
Are provided in parallel. The pachinko machine 2 is an example of a game machine, and is a sealed pachinko machine 2 here. In this enclosed pachinko machine 2, the pachinko balls, which are game media, are enclosed in the pachinko machine 2 so as not to be touched by fingers, and a predetermined number of pachinko balls enclosed in advance are repeatedly circulated and used. Thereby, the game is performed without the player touching the pachinko ball.

An operation section 2a is provided at the lower part of the front of the pachinko machine 2 so as to protrude forward. On the upper surface of the operation unit 2a, a score display unit for displaying the score (that is, the number of possessed balls) owned by the player, a prepaid frequency specified from the record information read from the prepaid card 7 by the card processing unit 10 described later. , A lending button for lending pachinko balls based on the prepaid frequency, a return button for returning the prepaid card 7 accepted by the card processing unit 10, and the like. I have.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bill transport mechanism accommodating portion 1a is provided at the upper part of the front and rear surfaces of the game island 1 so as to project outward from the island end to the island end. As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the bill transfer mechanism accommodating portion 1 a is provided downward corresponding to each pachinko machine 2, and corresponds to the bill insertion slot 3 a for receiving bill insertion and each pachinko machine 2. A bill identification unit 3b for identifying a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 3a is provided from the island end to the island end, and the identified bill discharged from the bill identification unit 3b is transported in a predetermined transport direction (FIG. The bill transport mechanism 3 includes a bill transport path 3c that transports the bills in the right direction (in FIG. 2), and a bill storage box 3d that is connected to the transport direction end of the bill transport path 3c and stores the bills transported by the bill transport path 3c. Is housed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a curtain plate 1b is provided at the upper part of the front and rear surfaces of the game island 1 from the island end to the island end. As shown in FIG. 2, a card insertion slot 1 for receiving a prepaid card 7 is provided on a front surface of the curtain plate 1b.
1, coin insertion slot 21 for accepting insertion of coin 8, coin return lever 2 for returning unidentified coin 8
3 and coin return slot 2 where unidentified coins 8 are returned
4 and the like are provided. The card insertion slot 11 is used to insert the prepaid card 7 whose wide surface faces upward into the short side portion 7.
An opening that can be inserted from the b side.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mixed transport mechanism 30 is provided inside the game island 1 from the island end to the island end. The mixed transport mechanism 30 transfers the prepaid card 7 discharged from the card processing unit 10 and guided by the card guide path 15 and the coin 8 discharged from the coin identification unit 20 and guided by the coin guide path 25 to the Card processing unit 10 and coin identification unit 2
It has a mixed transport belt 32 that transports to a storage box 4 provided at a predetermined position (here, an island end) away from zero.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mixed transport belt 32 has a drive roller 33c (FIG. 10) provided inside the storage box 4 at the upper portion on the rear side so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis.
(See also (a)) and an endless belt horizontally stretched between a driven roller 33e rotatably provided around a horizontal axis on the island end opposite to the storage box 4 in the game island 1. . The driving roller 33c and the driven roller 33e
Is formed in a crown shape in which the roller diameter gradually increases from both ends toward the center in order to prevent the mixed conveyance belt 32 from being shifted.

A drive motor 33a (see also FIG. 10 (a)) provided at the upper portion on the rear side inside the storage box 4 drives the mixed transport belt 32, and a driving force is transmitted through a transmission belt 33b. The driving roller 33c rotates to circulate in a predetermined transport direction (in FIG. 4, the upper transport belt is rightward and the lower return belt is leftward).

In the vicinity of the driving roller 33c, FIG.
As shown in (a), the mixed transport belt drive detection unit 33d
Is provided. This mixed conveyance belt drive detection unit 33
d is, for example, a rotary encoder;
The drive of the mixed transport belt 32 is detected by detecting the drive of c, and a signal to that effect is transmitted to the control unit 50 described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mixed transport mechanism 30 has a conveyor frame 31 provided from island end to island end. This conveyor frame 31
Is formed of a plastic thin plate having an inverted concave shape in a sectional view, and a plurality of guide rollers 33f are provided in the concave portion so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis (see FIG. 4).
In the mixed transport mechanism 30, the mixed transport belt 32
The upper transport belt slides on the upper surface of the conveyor frame 31, and the lower return belt is circulated and driven while being supported on the upper surface of the guide roller 33f, so that the prepaid card 7 and the coins 8 are transported in a mixed manner. Have been.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the mixed transport mechanism 30 has a conveyor cover 34 provided from the island end to the island end. This conveyor cover 34
The projection is made of a hard plastic thin plate having a convex shape whose one side is shifted toward one side (the right side in FIG. 5) in a sectional view. In the mixed transport mechanism 30, the conveyor cover 34 is mounted above the conveyor frame 31 so as to cover the mixed transport belt 32, and the prepaid cards 7 and coins 8 that are transported mixed on the mixed transport belt 32 drop. Not configured.

In the mixed transport mechanism 30, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7 described later, the inside of the protruding portion of the conveyor cover 34 is a card transport area 32a which is a first area for transporting the prepaid card 7. The inside of the left side of the protruding portion is a coin transport area 32b, which is a second area for transporting the coin 8, and is configured to transport the prepaid card 7 and the coin 8 which are mixed and transported separately. Have been.

Here, the width of the card carrying area 32a is formed to be narrower than the short side 7b of the prepaid card 7 to be carried, and as shown in FIG. In a state in which the prepaid card 7 is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed transport belt 32, that is, as shown in FIG. Has become. It is preferable that the width of the card transport area 32a be formed to a width that allows at least two prepaid cards 7 to be transported.

The width of the coin transport area 32b is formed to be slightly wider than the diameter of the largest coin to be transported (500 yen coin in this case), and as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8 is conveyed in a state where the wide surface 8 is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed conveyance belt 32 (that is, in a lying state). It is preferable that the coin transport area 32b be formed lower than the card transport area 32a.

The card processing unit 10, the coin identification unit 20, the bill identification unit 3b, and the control unit, which is a control means (not shown), constitute a game recording medium processing apparatus. As shown, each is provided corresponding to the pachinko machine 2.

Here, the control unit is a CPU,
It has a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The control unit is communicably connected to the card processing unit 10, the coin identification unit 20, the bill identification unit 3b, and the pachinko machine 2, and the control unit is associated with a prepaid ball lending process and an additional deposit process described later. An exchange takes place.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card processing unit 10 has the card insertion slot 11 on the front face, has a card reader / writer (not shown) inside, and has the card ejection slot 12 on the rear face. This card reader / writer is
It is intended to read at least recorded information of a game recording medium (here, a prepaid card 7) on which information capable of specifying the value of a game value that can be used for a game is recorded.

The card ejection port 12 is a portion for ejecting the prepaid card 7 satisfying predetermined conditions from the short side 7b to the outside. Here, the predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, when the prepaid frequency of the prepaid card 7 has become zero, or when a predetermined time for accepting additional payment has elapsed since the prepaid frequency became zero. Or when a new prepaid card 7 is inserted after the prepaid frequency has become zero, or when a card ejection button (not shown) is operated by the player.

In the game recording medium processing apparatus, the card processing unit 10 reads recorded information from the received prepaid card 7, and the control unit sends a prepaid frequency of a size specified from the information to the player. A prepaid ball lending process is performed by performing a process for use in a game (here, a process of renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball based on a prepaid frequency).

A card guide path 15 for guiding the prepaid card 7 discharged from the card processing unit 10 onto the mixed transport belt 32 is provided behind the card discharge port 12. The card guide path 15 is an example of a game recording medium guide path, has a substantially T-shape in cross section, and has a hollow inside. One path 15a, the other path 15b, and an approach. It has a prevention member 15c.

The one passage 15a communicates with the one card processing unit 10 and the other passage 15b is connected to the other card provided at a position facing the one card processing unit 10 with the mixed transport belt 32 interposed therebetween. A horizontal portion that communicates with the processing unit 10 and receives the prepaid card 7 that is discharged from the card discharge port 12 while lying down; a curved portion that changes the posture of the prepaid card 7 to an upright state; From the short side 7b side on the mixed transport belt 32.

The entry preventing member 15c is connected to one of the passages 1
5a and a partition provided between the other passage 15b.
a of the prepaid card 7 discharged to the other passage 15b.
It is intended to prevent entry into the. 5 and 6, the entrance preventing member 15c is provided from the horizontal portion to the vertical portion.
What is necessary is just to be provided between the horizontal part of a and the horizontal part of the other passage 15b.

A guide member 16 is provided below the card guide path 15, as shown in FIGS. The guide member 16 has an inverted C-shape in which the diameter is reduced stepwise from the upper end to the lower end in a cross-sectional view, and has a predetermined length in the transport direction. This guide member 16
The lower end of the card guide path is attached to the guide opening formed at the predetermined length in the transport direction at the upper end of the protruding portion of the conveyor cover 34, and the upper end thereof plays with the lower end of the card guide path 15. It is externally held.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 to be described later, a portion at the leading end in the conveyance direction at the guide port formed in the conveyor cover 34 (that is, a contact point with the guide member 16).
Are the traveling obstruction portions 35. This traveling obstruction 35
Is an example of a direction changing means, and the direction of the prepaid card 7 is changed so that the long side portion 7a of the prepaid card 7 is conveyed on the mixed conveyance belt 32 in a state in which it is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed conveyance belt 32. Here, the state in which the short side portion 7b of the prepaid card 7 is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed conveyance belt 32 is changed from the state in which the long side portion 7a of the prepaid card 7 is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed conveyance belt 32. The direction of the prepaid card 7 is changed.

Specifically, the traveling obstruction section 35 here is
The short side portion 7b of the prepaid card 7 is mixed with the conveyor belt 32.
Of the prepaid card 7 which is provided forward of the position in contact with the upper surface of the prepaid card 7 and higher than the center position of the long side portion 7a of the prepaid card 7 and is conveyed on the mixed conveyance belt 32. The prepaid card 7 is rotated rearward in the transport direction by contacting the long side portion 7a to hinder the progress, thereby changing the orientation of the prepaid card 7 from a vertically long state to a horizontally long state in the transport direction. The operation of the traveling obstruction section 35 (that is, the description of FIG. 7) will be described later in detail.

As shown in FIG. 6, the coin discrimination unit 20 has a coin insertion slot 21, a coin return lever 23,
And a coin return port 24, a discriminator (not shown) inside, and a coin discharge port 22 on the rear surface. The coin identification unit 20 receives the coin 8 from the coin slot 21,
The accepted coin 8 is identified by an identification machine, and the identified coin 8 is discharged from a coin outlet 22.

A coin guide path 25 for guiding coins 8 discharged from the coin identification unit 20 onto the mixed transport belt 32 is provided behind the coin discharge port 22. The coin taxiway 25 is an example of a money taxiway, and here is a bellows-like passage.

In the game recording medium processing apparatus, the coin identification unit 20 or the bill identification unit 3b identifies the accepted currency (coin 8 or bill), and the control unit determines the value of the currency value. By performing a predetermined process (here, a process of adding and updating a prepaid frequency of a size corresponding to the value of money to a prepaid frequency of a size specified from information recorded on the prepaid card 7), Payment processing is performed.

Returning to FIG. 1, a storage box 4 is provided at the end of the game island 1 so as to protrude outward. The storage box 4 is an example of a storage unit, and various components described below, including a card storage box 5 and a coin storage box 6, are provided inside the storage box 4 with the door 4a opened. ing. Hereinafter, FIGS. 8 to 1
The internal structure of the storage box 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the posture of the prepaid card 7 conveyed on the mixed transport belt 32 at the end of the mixed transport belt 32 in the transport direction, as shown in FIG. Is changed from a standing state to a state in which the wide surface faces upward (that is, a lying state). Here, the posture changing member 36 comes into contact with the wide surface of the prepaid card 7 supplied in a state of being raised from the end of the card conveying area 32a in the conveying direction, and disturbs the balance of the prepaid card 7 so that the prepaid card 7 In order to change the posture to a lying state, a thin plate bent so as to have a triangular shape in a plan view is configured to protrude from the right side toward the end of the card conveyance area 32a in the conveyance direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, in front of the end of the mixed transport belt 32 in the transport direction, there is a sorting means for sorting the prepaid cards 7 and the coins 8 transported on the mixed transport belt 32. A gap 37 is provided. The gap 37 is formed at an interval in which the coin 8 falls but the prepaid card 7 does not drop. A card guiding conveyor 38 is provided in front of the gap 37, and a coin guiding chute 45 is provided below the gap 37. Is provided. Thereby, the prepaid card 7 is supplied to the card guiding conveyor 38 without falling from the gap 37, and the coin 8 falls from the gap 37 and supplied to the coin guiding chute 45, and the prepaid card 7 and the coin 8 are sorted. .

Here, the card guiding conveyor 38 is a roller conveyor which is inclined downward and forward to guide the sorted prepaid cards 7 into the inside of a card storage box 5 which will be described later. The coin guide chute 45 is a chute that is inclined downward toward the left in order to guide the sorted coins 8 to the upper surface of a coin transport belt 46 described later.

As shown in FIG. 8, a card storage box 5 is detachably provided below the card guiding conveyor 38 (ie, in the lower center of the front side inside the storage box 4). The card storage box 5 is an example of a game recording medium storage unit, and stores the prepaid cards 7 conveyed on the mixed conveyance belt 32 in a stacked state, as shown in FIG. 9B. As shown here, it is a vertically long box.

The upper surface of the card storage box 5 is opened to receive the prepaid card 7 guided by the card guiding conveyor 38. The front of the card storage box 5 has a stored prepaid card 7.
The front cover is provided with a front cover opening and closing portion 5a for opening and closing the front cover, as shown in FIG. 9A. Handle 5b for removing card storage box 5 from storage box 4
Is provided.

On the rear surface of the card storage box 5, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), a support member 40, which will be described later, inserted into the card storage box 5 is a groove for vertically moving up and down. A groove 5c is formed in the vertical direction, and communicates with the lower end of the elevating groove 5c.
0 without interfering with the card storage box 5
5d is formed for removal from the device.
The width of the elevating groove 5c is formed narrow so that only the base end of the support member 40 can be inserted, and the width of the removal opening 5d is formed wide so that the entire support member 40 can be inserted.

In the inside of the card storage box 5, a mounting portion 5e for mounting the stored prepaid card 7 when the card storage box 5 is removed from the storage box 4 slightly above the removal opening 5d. Is provided. Here, the mounting portion 5e is configured such that a triangular thin plate projects from four corners inside the card storage box 5 so as not to interfere with an octagon-shaped support member 40 described later.

Further, on the side of the card storage box 5,
In the vicinity of the upper end of the elevating groove 5c, a jam detection hole 5f for detecting a jam of the prepaid card 7 by a card jam sensor 61 described later, and a card detection hole 5g for detecting the prepaid card 7 by a card detection sensor 62 described later. In addition, a positioning member 5h for attaching the card storage box 5 to a regular mounting position when the card storage box 5 is mounted on the storage box 4 is provided at an appropriate place.
Here, the positioning member 5h is configured such that bolts protrude from two upper and lower portions on the side surface of the card storage box 5 so as to engage with a positioning groove (not shown) formed in the storage box 4.

Inside the storage box 4, in front of the mounting position of the card storage box 5, as shown in FIG. 8, a locking section 44 for restricting removal of the card storage box 5 is provided. On the right side of the mounting position, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), when the prepaid card 7 is collected, when the card storage box 5 is removed, a preparatory storage for immediately enabling the next card storage box to be mounted. A box 5 'is provided detachably.
This reserve storage box 5 ′ is similar to the card storage box 5.

In addition, beside the mounting position, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, a card jam sensor 61 for detecting a jam of the prepaid card 7 is provided. The card jam sensor 61 is, for example, a photoelectric switch,
The light transmitted through the clogging detection hole 5f is blocked by the clogged prepaid card 7 to detect the clogging of the prepaid card 7, and transmits a signal to that effect to the control unit 50 described later.

Similarly, a card detection sensor 62 for detecting the prepaid card 7 is provided beside the mounting position. The card detection sensor 62 is also a photoelectric switch, for example, and detects the prepaid card 7 by blocking light transmitted through the card detection hole 5g by the prepaid card 7 stored in a stacked state, and outputs a signal to that effect. This is transmitted to a control unit 50 described later.

As shown in FIG. 9A, a card storage box detection switch 64 for detecting the mounting of the card storage box 5 is provided below the mounting position. The card storage box detection switch 64 is, for example, a microswitch, and detects the attachment of the card storage box 5 by being pressed on the lower surface of the card storage box 5, and detects the absence of the card storage box 5 by not being pressed. This is to detect and transmit a signal to that effect to the control unit 50 described later.

Further, behind the mounting position, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9A, a support member 40, a lifter 41, and a guide rail 42 are provided. This support member 4
Reference numeral 0 denotes a thin plate which is inserted into the card storage box 5 and supports the prepaid card 7 stored in the card storage box 5 and has an octagonal shape in plan view. A base end extending from one side behind the support member 40 is fixed to the front surface of the elevator 41. The lifter 41 supports the support member 40 so as to be able to move up and down. The guide rail 42 is provided vertically and guides the lifter 41 to move up and down.

As shown in FIG. 10A, a drive motor 43a provided at the lower portion on the rear side inside the storage box 4 is driven to transmit the driving force via a transmission belt (not shown). Drive pulley 43b
Is driven to move up and down in the vertical direction.

In the vicinity of the guide rail 42, a support member drive detection unit (not shown) is provided. The support member drive detection unit is, for example, a linear encoder, and detects the drive of the lifter 41 to detect the drive of the support member 40 and transmits a signal to that effect to a control unit 50 described later.

The support member 40 is provided with a control unit 50 described later.
Specifically, for example, when the card storage box detection switch 64 detects the attachment of the card storage box 5 and rises to the upper limit position, and when the card detection sensor 62 detects the prepaid card 7, At a predetermined amount (for example, an amount corresponding to the thickness of several prepaid cards 7), and when the door opening / closing detection switch 54 described later detects the opening of the door 4a, it falls to the lower limit position.

The coin guide chute 45 is located below the coin guide chute 45 (ie, in the middle left side of the front side inside the storage box 4).
As shown in the figure, a coin transport belt 46 is provided in the front-rear direction. Here, the coin transport belt 46 is an endless belt that is horizontally stretched between a driving roller 47b and a driven roller 47c that are rotatably provided around a horizontal axis.

The coin transport belt 46 is driven by a drive motor 47a (see FIG. 10 (a)) provided in the middle of the rear surface inside the storage box 4, and transmits a driving force via a transmission belt (not shown). Drive roller 47
b in a predetermined transport direction (FIG. 10)
In (a), the upper conveyor belt is circulated in the forward direction, and the lower return belt is driven in the backward direction.

In the vicinity of the driven roller 47c, FIG.
As shown in (a), the coin transport belt drive detector 47d
Is provided. This coin transport belt drive detector 47
d is a rotary encoder, for example, and the driven roller 47
The drive of the coin transport belt 46 is detected by detecting the drive of c, and a signal to that effect is transmitted to the control unit 50 described later.

In addition, above the coin transport belt 46, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, an alignment roller 47f is provided rotatably about a horizontal axis. Here, the aligning roller 47f is used to move the coins 8 conveyed in a stacked state on the coin conveying belt 46.
Are separated from the upper surface of the coin transport belt 46 at intervals such that only one coin 8 can pass therethrough but two or more coins cannot pass in an overlapped state. .

The aligning roller 47f and the driven roller 47c
A bridging belt 47e is stretched between the roller and the aligning roller 47f to which the driving force has been transmitted via the bridging belt 47e by the rotation of the driven roller 47c. It is configured to be. As a result, of the coins 8 conveyed in a stacked state on the coin conveyance belt 46, the first coin 8 at the lowest stage passes through the position of the alignment roller 47f, is conveyed to the end in the conveyance direction, and overlaps. The second or more coins 8 are blocked by the alignment rollers 47f, and the coins 8 are separated / aligned.

In front of the end of the coin transport belt 46 in the transport direction, the coin transport belt 46 is transported on the mixed transport belt 32, guided on the coin guide chute 45, and
A coin sorting unit 48 is provided as sorting means for sorting the coins 8 conveyed on 6 by type. Here, the coin sorting unit 48 has a small diameter 1
A coin sorting hole 48a is formed, through which a 00 yen coin can pass but a large diameter 500 yen coin cannot pass. As a result, the 100-yen coin is placed in
a, the coin is supplied to a 100-yen coin storage section 6d of a coin storage box 6 described later, and the 500-yen coin is
The coin 8 is supplied to the 500-yen coin storage unit 6e of the coin storage box 6 without passing through the coin 8a, and the coins 8 are sorted by type.

Below the coin sorting unit 48 (ie, on the lower left side of the front side inside the storage box 4), FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10 to FIG. 10, a coin storage box 6 is provided detachably. The coin storage box 6 is an example of a money storage unit, and is for separating and storing coins 8 dropped from the coin separation unit 48 by type, as shown in FIG. Then it is a vertical box.

The upper surface of the coin storage box 6 is opened to receive coins supplied from the coin sorting unit 48. Also, on the front of the coin storage box 6,
A handle 6a for removing the coin storage box 6 from the storage box 4 is provided. Further, a sensor insertion hole 6b for inserting a coin detection sensor 63a described later and a sensor insertion hole 6c for inserting a coin detection sensor 63b described later are formed on the rear surface of the coin storage box 6.

Further, inside the coin storage box 6, 1
A 100-yen coin storage unit 6d for storing 00-yen coins is formed at the front part, and 500 for storing 500-yen coins.
A coin storage section 6e is formed at the rear. Here, assuming that 500 yen coins are used more than 100 yen coins in the additional deposit processing, the 100 yen coin storage unit 6
The 500-yen coin storage section 6e is formed larger than d. The 100-yen coin storage section 6 d is configured to be detachable from the main body of the coin storage box 6.

Inside the storage box 4, behind the mounting position of the coin storage box 6, as shown in FIG. 10A, coin detection sensors 63a and 63b for detecting full of 500 yen coin are provided. Is provided. The coin detection sensors 63a and 63b detect the fullness of the 500 yen coin by contacting the stored 500 yen coin with the lower coin detection sensor 63b and the upper coin detection sensor 63a. Control unit 5 to be described later.
0.

As shown in FIG. 9 (a), a power switch 49,
A control unit 50, a display unit 51, an output unit 52, an operation unit 53, and a door open / close detection switch 54 are provided. A pressing portion 55 is provided on the back surface of the door 4a of the storage box 4, and a notification lamp 56 and a door locking portion 57 are provided on the door 4a.

The power switch 49 is a switch for supplying power to each device constituting the game facility apparatus.
The control unit 50 is a computer for controlling the operation of each device. The details of the operation of each device under the control of the control unit 50 will be described later.

The display unit 51 is a display for displaying the operation status and the like of each device, and the output unit 52 is
The operation unit 53 is a keyboard for inputting various operation commands and the like related to the control of the control unit 50.

The door opening / closing detection switch 54 is, for example, a micro switch for detecting the opening / closing of the door 4a, and detects the closing of the door 4a when pressed by the pressing portion 55.
In addition, the opening of the door 4a is detected by not being pressed,
A signal to that effect is transmitted to the control unit 50 described later. The pressing portion 55 is provided at a position where the door opening / closing detection switch 54 is pressed when the door 4a is closed.

The notification lamp 56 is, as shown in FIG.
It is a lamp for notifying the outside of the operation status or the like of each device (for example, normal or abnormal operation, clogging or full of the prepaid card 7 and the coin 8). Door locking section 5
Reference numeral 7 denotes a lock for locking the door 4a.

[2. Operation of Game Equipment Device] Next, the operation of the game equipment device according to the present invention will be described. In the following, the operation related to the handling of the prepaid card 7 will be described first, and then the operation related to the handling of the coin 8 when the prepaid card 7 is accepted will be described.

In the following, it is assumed that each device constituting the gaming facility has already been driven. Specifically, the power switch 49 is turned ON, and the card storage box 5 in which the prepaid card 7 is not stored and the coin storage box 6 in which the coins 8 are not stored are mounted at the mounting positions inside the storage box 4. By closing the door 4a, the mixed transport belt 32 and the coin transport belt 46 are driven,
It is assumed that the support member 40 has been raised to the upper limit position. Hereinafter, this state is referred to as an initial state.

[2-1. Operation Regarding Handling of Prepaid Card] In the gaming facility apparatus, as shown in FIG. When the insertion of the prepaid card 7 is received from the 7b side, the record information is read from the prepaid card 7 by the card reader / writer of the card processing unit 10,
The prepaid frequency specified from the information is stored in a control unit (not shown) and the operation unit 2a
It is displayed on the frequency display section (see FIG. 1).

Next, when the lending button of the operation unit 2a is operated, a score (for example, 125 points) corresponding to a prepaid frequency (for example, 5 frequencies) of a predetermined size is given,
The score is stored in the pachinko machine 2 and displayed on the score display section of the operation section 2a. The prepaid remaining number of the predetermined size is updated by subtracting from the prepaid remaining number stored in the control unit. The prepaid ball lending process is performed by subtracting and displaying the remaining prepaid number displayed on the frequency display section of the section 2a. When the return button of the operation unit 2a is operated, the card slot 1
1 returns the prepaid card 7.

Next, when the predetermined condition is satisfied (for example, when the prepaid frequency of the prepaid card 7 becomes zero, or when a predetermined time for accepting additional payment has passed since the prepaid frequency becomes zero). If you do,
When a new prepaid card 7 is inserted after the prepaid frequency reaches zero, or when a player operates a card ejection button (not shown), the card ejection port 12 of the card processing unit 10 is operated. Then, the prepaid card 7 is ejected from the short side portion 7b side while lying down, and the prepaid card 7 is guided onto the mixed transport belt 32 by the card guide path 15.

More specifically, the prepaid card 7 discharged from the card discharge port 12 sequentially passes through the horizontal portion, the curved portion, and the vertical portion of the card guide path 15 so that the prepaid card 7 is raised from a lying state. The posture is changed and the card is ejected from the lower end of the card guide path 15. Here the card taxiway 15
Is formed with an intrusion prevention member 15c inside.
This prevents a situation in which the prepaid card 7 discharged from the card discharge port 12 to one passage 15a enters the other passage 15b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the prepaid card 7 ejected from the lower end of the card guide path 15 is guided by the guide member 16 while the conveyor cover 34
Is guided into the card transport area 32a from the guide port formed in the vertical direction (that is, the short side 7b is in contact with the upper surface of the mixed transport belt 32) in a predetermined transport direction (FIG. 7 (to the right as indicated by the thick arrow).

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the prepaid card 7 conveyed on the mixed conveyance belt 32 has its long side portion 7a abutting on the progress obstruction portion 35 and is obstructed from proceeding. Is also conveyed on the mixed conveyance belt 32, so that the rear end of the short side 7b maintains contact with the upper surface of the mixed conveyance belt 32 due to frictional force, while the front end of the short side 7b is Rises from the upper surface and is gradually inclined backward.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the prepaid card 7, which is gradually inclined backward, finally loses its balance and is rotated backward in the transport direction, and stands up and is horizontally long in the transport direction. (That is, the long side portion 7a is a mixed conveyance belt 3
2 and is conveyed to the end in the conveyance direction in the card conveyance area 32 a on the mixed conveyance belt 32.

Next, as shown in FIG.
Prepaid card 7 transported to the end in the transport direction 2
Indicates that the wide surface on the back side contacts the posture changing member 36,
Furthermore, by being transported on the mixed transport belt 32,
When it is gradually inclined toward the front side and is completely exposed from the end of the conveyor cover 34, the balance is finally lost, and the posture is changed from the upright state to the lying state, and the conveying direction ends on the mixed conveying belt 32. Transported to

Next, the prepaid card 7 conveyed to the end in the conveying direction on the mixed conveying belt 32 is supplied to the card guiding conveyor 38 without falling from the gap 37, slides down by its own weight, and enters the inside of the card storage box 5. Guided and stored.

By repeating the above operation, the prepaid cards 7 are stored in the card storage box 5 in a stacked state. Here, when a predetermined amount (for example, several) of the prepaid cards 7 is stored in a stacked state, the prepaid cards 7 are detected by the card detection sensor 62, and the support member 40 It is driven downward by an amount (for example, an amount corresponding to the thickness of several prepaid cards 7). When the prepaid card 7 is jammed, the card jam sensor 61 detects the jam of the prepaid card 7, and the control of the control unit 50 stops the driving of the mixed transport belt 32, and the status is displayed on the display unit 51. At the same time, the notification is made by the notification lamp 56.

After that, when the door 4a is opened, the opening of the door 4a is detected by the door open / close detection switch 54,
Under the control of the control unit 50, the driving of the mixed transport belt 32 is stopped, and the support member 40 is driven down to the lower limit position (that is, the position corresponding to the removal opening 5d of the card storage box 5). Since it is displayed, the card storage box 5 can be taken out and the prepaid cards 7 stored in a stacked state can be collected without interfering with the support member 40. When the spare storage box 5 'is mounted at the mounting position inside the storage box 4 and the door 4a is closed, the mixed transport belt 32 is driven again, and the support member 40 is raised to the upper limit position, and the initial storage State.

[2-2. Operation related to coin handling]
In the gaming facility, as shown in FIG. 6, the card processing unit 10 first receives the prepaid card 7 as described above. Next, the coin identification unit 20
Coin 8 (100-yen coin or 500
When the insertion of the coin (coin) is accepted, the coin 8 is identified by the identification machine of the coin identification unit 20. If the coin 8 cannot be identified here, the coin 8 is returned from the coin return port 24 (by operating the coin return lever 23 as necessary).

On the other hand, if the coin 8 can be identified, the control unit (not shown) specifies a prepaid frequency of a size corresponding to the value of the coin 8 from the information recorded on the prepaid card 7. The prepaid frequency is added and updated to the size of the prepaid frequency, and the prepaid frequency displayed on the frequency display unit of the operation unit 2a is added and displayed, and the additional payment processing is performed.

At the same time, the identified coin 8 is ejected from the coin outlet 22 of the coin identification unit 20, and the coin 8 is guided onto the mixed transport belt 32 by the coin guiding path 25. Specifically, the coin 8 discharged from the lower end of the coin guide path 25 is guided into the coin transport area 32b, and is transported to the end in the transport direction while lying in the coin transport area 32b on the mixed transport belt 32. You.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The coin 8 conveyed to the end in the conveying direction on the coin 2
The coin is then fed to the coin guiding chute 45, slides down by its own weight, is guided on the coin transport belt 46, and is transported to the end in the transport direction while lying on the coin transport belt 46. Even if the coins 8 are transported on the coin transport belt 46 in a stacked state, the coins 8 are separated / aligned by the alignment rollers 47f.

Next, the coin 8 transported on the coin transport belt 46 to the end in the transport direction falls by its own weight and is supplied to the coin sorting unit 48. Here, the 100-yen coin passes through the coin sorting hole 48a and is supplied to the 100-yen coin storage section 6d of the coin storage box 6, and the 500-yen coin does not pass through the coin sorting hole 48a and is stored in the coin storage box 6. The coins 8 are supplied to the storage unit 6e, and are sorted by type.

By repeating the above operation, the coins 8 are sorted and stored by type in the coin storage box 6. Here, the coin detection sensors 63a, 63b
When the full state of the 500 yen coin is detected, the status is displayed on the display unit 51 and is notified by the notification lamp 56.

Thereafter, when the door 4a is opened, the opening of the door 4a is detected by the door open / close detection switch 54,
The drive of the coin transport belt 46 is stopped by the control of the control unit 50, and the status is displayed on the display unit 51.
The coin storage box 6 is taken out, and the coins 8 sorted by type can be collected. When another coin storage box 6 is attached to the attachment position inside the storage box 4 and the door 4a is closed, the coin transport belt 46 is driven again, and the initial state is set.

[3. Modification of game equipment]
A modified example of the gaming facility according to the present invention will be described.

First, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a prepaid ball lending process is performed as a process for a player to use a game value in a game in a game recording medium processing apparatus. Is not limited to this. For example, the number of coins and medals that are the size of game value that can be used for the game (that is, the value of the value obtained by playing the game with the gaming machine is stored. For example, at least the record information of the member card in which the card ID is recorded is read as information which can specify the value of the savings value of the player), and the number of coins and medals stored in the size specified from the information is determined by the player. May be configured to perform a stored ball / medal storage replay process for returning to the player. In this case, the member card is not collected even if the number of coins stored or the number of stored medals relating to the member card becomes zero.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which an additional depositing process is performed as a predetermined process in accordance with the value of money in the game recording medium processing apparatus, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an issue process of issuing a new prepaid card 7 in which information capable of specifying a prepaid frequency of a size based on the inserted money amount may be performed, and the inserted money may be executed. A cash ball lending process for renting out a number of game media corresponding to the amount of money, or a process of giving a score of a size corresponding to the amount of inserted money may be performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the card insertion slot 11 and the coin insertion slot 21 are provided at the upper part of the pachinko machine 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pachinko machine 2 is not limited thereto. May be configured to be provided on the side portions corresponding to the above. Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the prepaid card 7 is inserted into the card insertion slot 11 from the short side 7b side while lying down, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the card insertion slot may be inserted into a pachinko machine. In the case where the prepaid card 7 is inserted into the card insertion slot, the card may be inserted into the card insertion slot either in a lying state or in an upright position, or when the prepaid card 7 is inserted into the card insertion slot. The orientation may be from the short side 7b side or the long side 7a side.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the direction changing means is the traveling obstruction section 35 provided forward of the card guide path 15 in the transport direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Is provided inside the card guideway 15, the direction of the prepaid card 7 is changed inside the card guideway 15 and is ejected from the card guideway 15, and the long side portion 7 a of the prepaid card 7 is located on the upper surface of the mixed transport belt 32. May be configured to come into contact with.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the prepaid card 7 and the coin 8 are mixedly conveyed in the mixed conveyance belt 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least the prepaid card 7 7
Should just be conveyed.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which coins 8 are conveyed as money in the mixed conveyance belt 32. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and bills are conveyed as money in the conveyance path. It may be configured as follows.

In the above embodiment, in the mixed transport belt 32, a card transport area 32a for transporting the prepaid card 7 and a coin transport area 32b for transporting the coins 8 are provided.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pre-paid card 7 and the coin 8 may be conveyed in the same area in the mixed conveyance belt 32.

In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the card storage box 5 for storing the prepaid card 7 and the coin storage box 6 for storing coins 8 are separated, but the present invention is not limited to this. In one storage unit,
Card storage area for storing prepaid cards 7 and coins 8
May be configured so that coin storage areas for storing the coins are separately formed.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the prepaid card 7 and the coins 8 are sorted and stored separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the coins 8 may be stored in the same area without being sorted. May be configured. Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the 100-yen coin and the 500-yen coin are separated and stored by type.
The present invention is not limited to this, and the two may be stored in the same area without being separated.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the prepaid cards 7 are stored in a stacked state has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the prepaid cards 7 may be stored in a scattered state. good.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the coin detection sensors 63a and 63b detect fullness of a 500-yen coin. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a separate sensor is provided to provide a 100-yen coin. May be configured to detect a full tank.

In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the game medium is a pachinko ball. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game medium may be, for example, a medal, a score, and an image-type pachinko machine described later. Or a pachinko ball or a medal formed by an image in a slot machine or the like, and these game media are included in the game media of the present invention as long as they are media used in the game. The form is not limited.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which the gaming machine was an enclosed pachinko machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming machine may be a normal pachinko ball, for example, in which pachinko balls are paid out. Pachinko machines, slot machines and pachinko lots where medals and pachinko balls are paid out,
A credit-type slot machine or the like that can be played without paying medals to the outside may be used. Further, a gaming machine, a game board or a pachinko ball that can be played with data without using a pachinko ball, a medal, etc. May be an image-type pachinko machine, an image-type slot machine in which reels are displayed as images, or the like, and the form thereof is not limited.

[0120]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the direction of the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing device from the short side of the outer peripheral side is changed by the direction changing means. Since the long side of the recording medium is changed so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the conveying path, the game recording medium can be conveyed in an upright state and horizontally long in the conveying direction. Therefore, the game recording medium is occupied in a smaller area in the width direction as compared with the conventional conveyance means that conveys the game recording medium in a laid state, and the height is higher than when the game recording medium is conveyed in an upright and vertically long state. The transporting means can be installed in a small occupied area in the vertical direction, and the effect of saving space can be achieved.

According to the game equipment apparatus of the second aspect, the direction of the game recording medium is changed from the state in which the short side of the outer peripheral side is in contact with the upper surface of the transport path to the longer side of the outer peripheral side of the transport path. Since the state is changed to the state in which the game recording medium is brought into contact with the upper surface, the guide path for guiding the game recording medium on the transport path can be configured to have a narrow width in the transport direction.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the direction of the game recording medium is changed by obstructing the progress of the game recording medium, the contact surface can be changed with a simple configuration. It has the effect of being able to.

According to the gaming machine apparatus of the fourth aspect, the transport path for the game recording medium and the transport path for money can be made the same, so that the transport path provided inside the game island is provided. And the space can be saved.

Further, according to the gaming machine apparatus of the fifth aspect, since the game recording medium and the currency which are mixedly transported can be separated and transported, it is easy to sort them when storing them, and the currency can be separated by the currency. This has the effect of preventing the game recording medium from being damaged.

According to the game equipment of claim 6, since at least two game recording media can be conveyed, the game recording media are discharged from the game recording medium processing device via the guide path onto the conveyance path. At the timing
Even when another game recording medium is conveyed on the conveyance path, an effect is provided that both game recording media can be conveyed simultaneously.

According to the game equipment apparatus of the present invention, the height of the area for transporting the money is formed lower than the height of the area for transporting the game recording medium, so that space can be saved in the height direction. This has the effect of realizing the conversion.

Further, according to the game equipment apparatus according to claim 8, since the game recording medium and the money can be stored separately,
This has the effect of being convenient when collecting them from the storage unit.

Further, according to the game equipment apparatus according to the ninth aspect, since the money can be stored for each type, there is an effect that it is convenient to collect the money from the storage section.

Further, according to the game equipment apparatus of the tenth aspect, since the game recording media can be stored in a stacked state, there is an effect that the game recording media can be compactly and efficiently stored in the storage section.

Further, according to the gaming machine apparatus of the eleventh aspect, a situation in which the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing device into one passage enters the other passage is prevented. There is an effect that the game recording medium is smoothly guided to the transport path.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire game island.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of a gaming island.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an internal structure of a game island.

FIG. 4 is a front view schematically showing a mixed transport mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a card processing unit and a coin processing unit.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which the orientation of the card is changed.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the storage box.

FIG. 9A is a front view illustrating an internal structure of a storage box, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view illustrating a card storage box.

FIG. 10A is a side view illustrating an internal structure of a storage box, and FIG. 10B is a perspective view illustrating a coin storage box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game island 1a ... Banknote transfer mechanism accommodating part 1b ... Curtain board 2 ... Pachinko machine 2a ... Operation part 3 ... Banknote transfer mechanism 3a ... Banknote insertion slot 3b ... Banknote identification unit 3c ... Banknote transfer path 3d ... Banknote storage box 4. Storage box 4a Door 5 Card storage box 5a Front lid opening / closing part 5b Handle 5c Lifting groove 5d Removal port 5e Placement part 5f Clog detection hole 5g Card detection hole 5h Positioning member 5 ' Storage box 6 ... Coin storage box 6a ... Handle 6b ... Sensor insertion hole 6c ... Sensor insertion hole 6d ... 100 yen coin storage part 6e ... 500 yen coin storage part 7 ... Prepaid card 7a ... Long side part 7b ... Short side part 8 ... Coin 10 Card processing unit 11 Card insertion slot 12 Card ejection slot 15 Card guide path 15a One path 15b Other path 15c Intrusion prevention member 16 Guide member 20 Coin identification unit 21 Coin slot 22 Coin discharge port 23 Coin return lever 24 Coin return port 25 Coin guideway 30 Mixed transport mechanism 31 Conveyor frame 32 Mixed transport Belt 32a Card transport area 32b Coin transport area 33a Drive motor 33b Drive belt 33c Drive roller 33d Mixed transport belt drive detector 33e Driven roller 33f Guide roller 34 Conveyor cover 35 Progress obstruction section 36 Attitude changing member 37 Gap 38 Card guide conveyor 40 Support member 41 Lifter 42 Guide rail 43a Driving motor 43b Driving pulley 44 Locking part 45 Coin guiding chute 46 Coin transport belt 47a Driving motor 47b ... Driving roller 47c ... Driving roller 47d Coin transport belt drive detecting section 47e ... Construction belt 47f ... Alignment roller 48 ... Coin sorting unit 48a ... Coin sorting hole 49 ... Power switch 50 ... Control section 51 ... Display section 52 ... Output section 53 ... Operating section 54 ... Door open / close detection switch 55 ... Pressing part 56 ... Information lamp 57 ... Door locking part 61 ... Card jam sensor 62 ... Card detection sensor 63a ... Coin detection sensor 63b ... Coin detection sensor 64 ... Card storage box detection switch

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A game value of a size specified based on at least information recorded on a game recording medium on which information capable of specifying the size of a game value usable for a game is recorded. From the game recording medium processing device that performs processing for the player to use for the game, and discharges the game recording medium satisfying the predetermined condition from the shorter side of the outer peripheral side surface of the game recording medium. A gaming facility apparatus comprising at least a transport unit having a transport path for transporting the discharged game recording medium to a storage unit provided at a predetermined position apart from the game recording medium processing apparatus, A game recording medium guide path for guiding the game recording medium discharged from the recording medium processing apparatus onto the transport path, and a long side of an outer peripheral side of the game recording medium abuts on an upper surface of the transport path. State is conveyed to the conveying path, the gaming equipment apparatus comprising: an orientation changing means for changing the orientation of the recreation recording medium. 2. The game facility apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game recording medium guiding path is configured to transfer the game recording medium discharged from the game recording medium processing device to a short side of an outer peripheral side surface. From the state where the short side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium is in contact with the upper surface of the conveying path, the long side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium is A game equipment device wherein the direction of the game recording medium is changed so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the transport path. 3. The gaming facility apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said direction changing means is provided in a transport direction ahead of a position where a short side of an outer peripheral side surface of said game recording medium contacts an upper surface of said transport path. And is provided at a position higher than the center on the long side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium, and contacts the long side of the outer peripheral side of the game recording medium conveyed on the conveyance path. A game equipment device characterized in that the game recording medium is rotated backward in the transport direction by interfering with the progress of the game. 4. The game equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the game recording medium processing device receives money, identifies the received money, and increases the value of the money. Along with performing a predetermined process accompanying with it, discharging the identified money, comprising a money guiding path for guiding the money discharged from the game recording medium processing device on the transport path, the transport path, A gaming facility apparatus wherein the guided money and the game recording medium are conveyed in a mixed manner. 5. The gaming facility according to claim 4, wherein the transport path has a first area for transporting the game recording medium and a second area for transporting the money. A game equipment device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. The game facility apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the width of the first area is formed to be a width that allows at least two of the game recording media to be conveyed. Equipment. 7. The gaming facility according to claim 5, wherein the height of the second area is lower than the height of the first area. Equipment. 8. The game equipment device according to claim 4, further comprising a sorting unit for sorting the game recording medium and the money conveyed on the conveyance path, The storage section has a game recording medium storage section for storing the game recording medium, and a money storage section for storing the money, and the game recording medium distributed by the distribution means is the game recording medium. A game facility device wherein the money stored in a storage unit and distributed by the distribution unit is stored in the currency storage unit. 9. The game equipment device according to claim 8, wherein the game recording medium processing device is capable of accepting a plurality of kinds of money, and sorts the money sorted by the sort means by type. A gaming facility device, comprising: a sorting unit that separates the money by the sorting unit, and stores the money by type in the money storage unit. 10. The game equipment device according to claim 1, wherein the attitude of the game recording medium conveyed on the conveyance path is set to a width of the game recording medium. The game recording medium, the attitude of which has been changed by the attitude changing means, is stored in the storage unit in a stacked state. Equipment. 11. The game facility apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game recording medium guiding path is one path communicating with one of the game recording medium processing apparatuses. And the other passage provided at a position facing the one game recording medium processing device across the transport path and communicating with the other game recording medium processing device; and the one game recording medium processing device And an entry preventing member for preventing the game recording medium discharged from the first passage into the other passage from entering the other passage.