JP2002282523A - Game medium lending machine, game machine and game machine device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium lending machine allowing the supply to the game machine storage part of a game machine with a simple structure (by effectively using game mediums stored in a storage part within the game medium lending machine). SOLUTION: This game medium lending machine to be arranged between game is provided with to lend a prescribed quantity of game mediums by input of money comprises the storage part for storing game mediums, an opening part provided in the lower part of the storage part, a game medium supplying passage means having one end communicating with the opening part and the other end communicating with the game machine storage part of the adjacent game machine, and a control means for properly drive-controlling each constituting element. The storage part is allowed to communicate with the game medium supplying means according to a signal for requesting the supply of game mediums outputted by the game machine storage part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium rental machine (for example, a pachislot game machine or a CR pachislot game machine) provided between adjacent game machines or game machine devices (for example, pachislot game machines or CR pachislot game machines)
Game media (for example, medals) related to a medal lending machine), particularly in a game console storage provided inside an adjacent game console.
The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine, a game table, and a game table device provided with a means for replenishing game media in a storage section in the game medium lending machine when the shortage is detected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a game island, a game medium lending machine is installed between adjacent game consoles as a device for a player to insert money and rent a game medium.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a game media lending machine as a prior art disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 2514211 (hereinafter, referred to as prior art), and schematically showing the configuration of the game media lending machine. () Is a front view, and (b) is a side view showing an internal configuration. According to the prior art described above, as shown in FIG. 14, the gaming medium lending machine 140 is formed in a long box shape having a width of about 100 mm and a rectangular shape in the height direction, and inserting moneys into an upper portion of a front panel thereof. Port 141, a game medium supply port 142 thereunder, and a game medium payout port 1 near the bottom
43. In addition, game medium supply port 1
An openable and closable door 144 having a lock is attached to 42, and a game medium storage unit 145 (hereinafter, referred to as a hopper) described later is provided inside the door. The door 144 is opened, and a store clerk can open the door 144 as needed. Game media (hereinafter referred to as medals)
Is being replenished.

More specifically, a game media lending machine 140
An auxiliary hopper 145 and a hopper 14 for storing medals are provided inside (hereinafter referred to as a medal lending machine).
6 and the game medium dispensing means 1 communicating with the hopper 146
47, and a game medium transport path 148 for guiding medals discharged from the game medium payout means 147 to the above-mentioned game medium payout port 143. The game medium payout means 147 includes a money insertion slot 141. Counting means (counting sensor, etc.) that accurately counts and discharges a predetermined quantity (50 sheets) according to the amount of money (for example, 1,000 yen bills) inserted into the system
And is composed of In addition, a money classifier 149 is provided in communication with the money insertion slot 141 to identify the authenticity of the inserted money, the amount of the money, and the like, and to send a signal from the control means for instructing the lending of medals. Is output. Although not shown, the currency classifier 14
Reference numeral 9 also includes a stacker device for aligning and storing inserted moneys in addition to identifying the authenticity of money and the amount of money and the like.

Next, a gaming table 150 (hereinafter, referred to as a pachislot gaming table) adjacent to the medal rental machine 140 of the gaming island.
Will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a rear view showing a schematic configuration inside the pachislot gaming table. The pachislot gaming table 150 is not shown in FIG.
Normally, it is composed of a medal slot for inserting medals, operation buttons (start button, stop button), an external display lamp and the like, and the inside of the pachislot gaming table 150 has pictures, characters and numerals. , A plurality of rotating bodies (rotating drums rotated by a drive motor or the like) provided with a display unit, a hopper 151 for storing medals, and a payout signal from a control unit when a big hit occurs due to a game action of a player. A large amount of medals are paid out from the hopper 151.

The hoppers 146 and 147 provided inside the medal lending machine 140 and the pachislot gaming table 15
Before opening the store, a predetermined amount of medals is supplied to the hopper 151 provided before the store is opened (to the extent that it does not cause a problem of shortage of payout). When the number of medals stored in the hopper 151 of the table 150 becomes small (insufficient detection), the player temporarily stops the game and leaves the seat, and the hopper 1 of the pachislot gaming table is stopped.
At 51, a clerk resupplied (worked) medals through manual operations.

Similarly, in the medal lending machine 140, in the evening, if the number of medals in the hopper 146 decreases due to frequent lending of medals in the evening (insufficient detection), a lending trouble may occur. As a result, the lending is stopped, and the clerk replenishes (works) medals into the hopper 146 of the medal lending machine 140 by hand. This replenishment (work) is performed by the medal rental machine 140
The medals in the storage section of the medal renting machine 140 adjacent to the pachislot gaming table 150 that has been hit with only the medal renting machine 140 that is frequently rented at are not utilized. Move your seat until you finish).
In other words, before the store is opened, the medal lending machine 140 is resupplied to the storage section in advance, but if a big hit occurs, it is not lent, and the medal in the storage section remains stored and is useless.

[0007]

According to the prior art described above, the medals to be lent are guided into the hopper 151 of the pachislot gaming table 150.
It is no longer necessary to hold medals from the game medium payout port 143 and insert them into the medal insertion slot. However,
The work of replenishing medals is done with multiple pachislot gaming tables,
It has to be performed for both of a plurality of medal rental machines, and the problem that the work is complicated and inefficient, and the work load on the clerk increases, has not been solved. In addition, particularly when refilling the hopper 151 in the pachislot gaming table 150, the player has to leave the seat to open the front door of the pachislot gaming table 150 and replenish the hopper 151 therein. In addition, if a plurality of pachislot gaming tables hit in succession, the clerk could not keep up with the supply work, and the game was temporarily stopped. In order to solve such a problem, a circulation system of medals has recently been provided. The circulation system is configured to automatically replenish medals when there is a request signal to any one of a plurality of pachislot gaming tables and medals lending machines arranged on a gaming island. . In addition, the circulation system includes a lift device for automatically replenishing as well as replenishing and polishing the collected medals.

By introducing such a circulation system, the work load on the clerk described above is reduced, but the circulation system itself is expensive and is applied to a game island where the number of installed pachislot gaming tables is small (introduction). However, there is a problem that the investment efficiency is low, and in this circulation system, if a trouble (trouble) such as jamming of medals occurs in a medal supply path, a collection path, or the like, the entire system is operated. Completely stopped and operated (sales)
Had a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has a simple structure (a game medium stored in a storage section in a game medium lending machine) for a game table storage section of a game table. Replenishment as soon as possible, reducing the burden of replenishing game media lending machines and game consoles by clerks, and lending game media without inconvenience to gamers It is an object of the present invention to provide machines, game consoles and game console devices.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game console provided with a game console storage section provided therein, and provided with a predetermined amount of money by inserting money. In a game media lending machine that lends a number of game media,
The game media lending machine, a storage unit for storing game media,
An opening provided at a lower portion of the storage unit, a game medium replenishing unit having one end communicating with the opening and the other end communicating with a game table storage unit of an adjacent gaming table, and control for driving and controlling each component. Means, and wherein the game medium stored in the storage unit of the game medium lending machine is used as needed in response to a signal requesting replenishment of the game medium output from the game table storage unit of the game table. This is achieved by providing a configuration in which the refill is provided in the gaming table storage section provided inside the table.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game media lending machine which is adjacent to a game console and which lends a game medium to a game medium payout port or a game console storage section inside the game console. In the provided gaming table apparatus, the gaming table includes a gaming table storage unit therein, and a storage amount monitoring unit for monitoring the storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage unit, wherein the gaming medium The lending machine has a storage unit for storing the game medium, a detection unit for detecting a minimum storage amount of the game medium in the storage unit, an opening provided at a lower part of the storage unit, and one end of the opening. And a game medium replenishing means communicating the other end to the adjacent gaming table storage unit, wherein the storage amount monitoring unit determines that the storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage unit has fallen below the minimum storage amount. If detected in, a signal requesting replenishment of game media In response to the request, a game medium is supplied from the storage section of the game medium lending machine to the gaming table storage section via the game medium replenishing means, and a game in the storage section of the game medium lending machine is provided. When the detecting means detects that the storage amount of the medium is less than the minimum storage amount, the present invention is achieved by notifying the supply of the game medium to the outside.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a game medium is inserted into a medium slot, and a plurality of rotating bodies are rotated according to operation of an operation button. In a game console that can receive a large amount of game media payout at the time when the display portions of the design, characters, numbers, etc. are arranged in an appropriate arrangement and hit the jackpot, the gaming console has a gaming table storage unit inside, Storage amount monitoring means for monitoring the storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage unit, wherein the storage amount monitoring means determines that the storage amount of the game medium in the game table storage unit has fallen below the minimum storage amount. This is achieved by issuing a signal requesting replenishment of the game medium when the detection is made.

In order to achieve the above object, preferably, in the game medium lending machine according to claim 1, a detecting means for detecting the minimum storage amount of the game medium in the storage section, and replenishment of the game medium And a notifying means for alarming, and when the detecting means detects that the storage amount of the game medium in the storage section falls below the minimum storage amount, the notifying means notifies the outside of the replenishment of the game medium to the outside. It is configured.

Preferably, in order to achieve the above object, in the gaming medium lending machine according to claim 1, the storage section is arranged at a position higher than a game table storage section of an adjacent game table, This is a configuration in which the game medium replenishing means has a gradient.

In order to achieve the above object, preferably, in the game medium lending machine according to claim 1, the game medium replenishing means includes a plurality of branch replenishment paths, and a tip of the branch replenishment path. And a switching means for selectively communicating the game medium supply means and the plurality of branch supply paths with each other.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. (First Embodiment) FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of a game media lending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a front view, and FIG. FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of a gaming table apparatus to which the game medium lending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG.
FIG.

First, the configuration of the game medium lending machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. The game media lending machine 1 is provided between adjacent game machines (hereinafter referred to as pachislot game machines). As shown in FIG. 1A, the appearance of the game media lending machine 1 (hereinafter, referred to as a medal lending machine) has a width of about 100 mm and a rectangular box shape having a rectangular shape in the height direction. A coin insertion slot 2 for inserting coins in a state of being laid down in the upper part of the front panel, a game medium supply port 3 therebelow, a game medium payout port 4 near the bottom,
It is composed of The game medium supply port 3 is provided with an openable and closable door 5 having a lock, and the storage amount of game media (hereinafter, referred to as medals) of an auxiliary hopper 8 described below falls below the minimum storage amount (insufficient). In such a case, the store clerk can open the door 5 and supply medals by hand as needed. A notification lamp 6 for notifying a supply command, a trouble, or the like is provided at the uppermost end of the front panel.
The money here will be described as a thousand yen bill,
For example, a 500 yen coin, 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, a million tickets, or a prepaid card, an IC card, or the like in which amount data is written may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the inside of the medal lending machine 1 is surrounded by a housing 7 and has an auxiliary hopper 8 serving as a storage section for storing medals, and the auxiliary hopper 8. Hopper 9 and game medium payout means 10 communicating with
And a game medium transport path 11 for guiding the medals discharged from the game medium payout means 10 to the game medium payout port 4 described above. The game medium payout means 10 has And a counting means (not shown, such as a counting sensor) for accurately counting and discharging the loaned amount of medals according to the amount of money (money data) of the money inserted into the system. A currency classifier 12 is provided in communication with the currency slot 2 to identify the authenticity of the inserted currency and the amount of the currency, and to send a signal from a control means for instructing the lending of medals. It is configured to output. Although not shown, the currency classifier 12 is a currency class (thousand-yen banknotes).
There is also a stacker device that aligns and stores the inserted money in addition to identifying the authenticity and the amount of money and the like,
The clerk manually collects the stored coins as needed.

An opening 13 and opening / closing means 14 for opening / closing the opening 13 are provided below the back surface 9a of the hopper 9, and the opening 13 is provided with a game medium supply path 15 as a game medium supply means. As shown in FIG. 3, a hopper 21 provided inside a pachislot gaming table 18 which is disposed adjacent to the
Has been communicated with. One of the auxiliary hopper 8 and the hopper 9 (the auxiliary hopper 8 in FIG. 1) has a sensor 1 for detecting the minimum storage amount of medals.
The sensor 16 detects when the medal amount falls below the minimum storage amount, and issues a signal notifying the supply of medals to the outside. still,
Preferably, any one of an optical sensor, a weight sensor, a proximity sensor, a conduction sensor, and the like is applied as the sensor 16. The operation of each of the above-described components is intensively controlled by a control circuit unit 40, which is control means described later, so that each of the components can properly perform its function. In the above description, the opening 13 is provided below the back surface 9a of the hopper 9,
An opening / closing means 14 for opening / closing the opening 13 is provided, and the opening / closing means 14 is opened / closed so as to connect the gaming table storage section and the game medium replenishing means, but the opening / closing means 14 is not provided,
The communication may be performed by the game medium payout means 10 of the hopper 9, and the same applies to a medal lending machine described below.

Next, a case will be described in which the above-described medal lending machine 1 is arranged in the pachislot gaming tables 18 and 18 to play a game. As shown in FIG. 2, the medal lending machine 1 includes a table 1
7 between the adjacent pachislot gaming tables 18, 18 (center)
, And has a configuration of the gaming table apparatus 30. In order to lend out medals when playing a game, a player inserts money (for example, a thousand yen bill) into a money insertion slot 2 provided at an upper portion of the medal lending machine 1 and puts the money into the money. A corresponding number of medals (50) are lent out in the game medium payout port 4, and a predetermined number (for example, three) of medals are inserted into the game medium slot 19 near the center of the pachislot game table 18 and started. And can play various games. At the lower part of each pachislot gaming table 18, a game medium tray 20 is provided, and during a game, each rotating body provided with a plurality of rows of display portions for pictures, characters, numbers, etc. is stopped to perform a big hit (for example, a number). At the point in time when they are properly arranged, the hopper 21 in the pachislot gaming table 18 releases and receives a number of medals corresponding to a jackpot.

The configuration of the gaming table apparatus 30 shown in FIG. 2 is similar to the configuration of the gaming table apparatus 30 in which the medal lending machine 1 is disposed between the pachislot gaming tables 18 and 18 (center) adjacent to the table 17. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a configuration in which the pachislot gaming table 18 and the medal lending machine 1 are mounted in the unit frame and connected to each other (gaming table apparatuses) may be used. Although the lending machine 1 has been described as having the gaming media lent into the gaming medium payout slot 4, for example, the medal lending machine 1 which is a CR pachislot gaming table is lent using a prepaid card or an IC card which is currency. Is done.
That is, the medal rental machine 1 adjacent to the CR pachislot gaming table
In the case of the gaming table device 30 in which is installed, the game media is not lent to the gaming medium payout port 4 when coins are inserted, but is lent to the gaming table storage provided inside the pachislot gaming table 18 (stored in the credit). Is done. It should be noted that a gaming table device 10 described later.
The same applies to 0 and 130.

As shown in FIG. 3, each pachislot gaming table 18
Is provided with a storage amount monitoring means 22 for monitoring the storage amount of medals at a lower portion thereof, and collects medals overflowing (medals overflowing from the hopper 21). And a recovery pipe 23. The lower end of the collection tube 23 is placed on the table 1 described above.
7 and communicates with a medal collection passage 24 provided horizontally. Although not shown, the medal collection passage 24 is formed of a conveyor belt or the like, connects the gaming table devices 30 to each other, and is collected into a medal collection box provided at an island end or the like.
Preferably, any one of an optical sensor, a weight sensor, a proximity sensor, a conduction sensor, and the like is applied as the storage amount monitoring unit 22 described above.

The hopper 9 of the medal lending machine 1 is
Since medals are supplied from the hopper 9 to the hopper 21 by using the drop (gradient) of the height H, the hoppers 21 are provided at positions higher than the hoppers 21 of the adjacent pachislot gaming tables 18 by the height H. This is performed by freely falling in the medium supply passage 15 (see the solid line in FIG. 3). It is not necessary to provide a driving means or the like for forcibly paying out by utilizing the head (gradient).

Next, FIG. 4 shows a game medium lending machine 1 according to the present invention.
It is the schematic block diagram which showed the control circuit part of (medal lending machine). In FIG. 4, reference numeral 40 denotes a control circuit unit serving as a control means, which is a CPU 41, a money identification means 42 contained in the money identification machine 12, and a storage of medals in the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9. A storage amount monitoring unit 43 for monitoring the amount, a payout unit control unit 44 provided in the game medium payout unit 10, an opening / closing unit control unit 45 for controlling the opening / closing unit 14 provided on the back of the hopper 9, and a notification unit 4.
6 is comprised. Here, the CPU 41 centrally controls the control signals from the respective components, and operates so that the various functions of the medal lending machine 1 are properly performed. The currency classifier 42 has a function of identifying the amount and authenticity of the inserted currency, and outputs the identification result.

The above-mentioned storage amount monitoring means 43 monitors the storage amount of medals in the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 by the sensor 16, and when the storage amount is less than the minimum storage amount (insufficient), the effect is notified. An alarm signal is output to notify outside. The payout unit control unit 44 controls the game medium payout unit 10 to count and pay out a predetermined number of medals based on the input amount information and the payout command output from the CPU 41. Further, the opening / closing means control unit 45 includes:
In response to a signal requesting replenishment of medals output from the hopper 21 of the pachislot gaming table 18, the opening / closing means 14 is controlled to be opened for a predetermined time, and medals are supplied to the hopper 21 from the hopper 9. To work. When the stored amount of medals in the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 falls below the minimum stored amount, the notifying unit 46 outputs an external output (for example, a hall) based on the alarm signal from the stored amount monitoring unit 42 based on the alarm signal. It operates to notify (prompt) to a computer, a wireless portable terminal carried by the clerk, a notification lamp, etc.).

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the medal lending machine 1 when paying out medals. First, in FIG. 1, the money insertion slot 2
(S1), the moneys are communicated with the money insertion slot 2 and the moneys discriminating machine 12 disposed behind it.
Drawn into the back of Then, the money classifier 42 of the money classifier 12 determines the amount and authenticity of the money (S2). Here, when the inserted money is a genuine bill (Y determination), the amount is identified (S
3). In this case, the genuine bill information and the money amount information output from the money classifier 42 are transmitted to the game medium payout unit 10 and the hall computer (sales output) via the CPU 41, and the payout unit control unit 44 Operate and pay out a predetermined number of medals to the game medium payout port 4 (S
4). Note that the currency classifying operation (S2) in the currency classifier 12 determines that the inserted currency is a fake (N
When the determination is made, the medals are not paid out and the moneys are returned (S5). Here, the fake is money that is damaged or dirty and cannot be identified.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of supplying medals to the hopper 21 provided in the pachislot gaming table 18. The player can enter (start) the game by inserting medals obtained through the above-described operation into the game medium insertion port 19 of the pachislot gaming table 18.
When a big hit occurs during a game, a large amount of medals are discharged from the hopper 21 to the game medium tray 20 at one time. The jackpot is continuous like this (it continues)
In the pachislot gaming table 18 in this case, the stored amount of medals in the hopper 21 decreases. At this time, it is determined whether or not the storage amount of medals in the hopper 21 is sufficient.
Is monitored by the storage amount monitoring means 22 provided for
6) If the amount is less than the minimum storage amount (N determination), a signal for promptly requesting the supply of medals is issued. When the storage amount is sufficient (Y determination), the waiting state continues until the N determination is made.

The above signal is sent to the hopper 9 via the CPU 41.
This acts on the opening / closing means control section 45 of the opening / closing means 14 provided in. Then, the opening / closing means 14 is opened to allow the hopper 9 and the hopper 21 to communicate with each other via the game medium supply path 15 (S7). In this case, because the supply path is secured, medals are supplied through the opening 13 of the hopper 9 and the game medium supply path 15 into the hopper 21 of the adjacent pachislot gaming table 18. With the above replenishment, the inside of the hopper 21
When the storage amount of the medium becomes sufficient (Y determination in S8), a signal of stop of replenishment is issued from the storage amount monitoring means 22 provided in the hopper 21 and acts on the opening / closing means control unit 45 to cause the opening / closing means 14 to operate. close. Thus, the supply of medals is stopped. If the storage amount of the medium in the hopper 21 is not sufficient (N determination) in S8, the open state of the opening / closing means 14 is maintained until the Y determination is made. Here, the medals overflowing in the hopper 21 are transferred from the collection pipe 23 through the medium collection path 24 to the medium collection path 2.
4 to the island end.

(Notification of Supply to Auxiliary Hopper 8 or Hopper 9) FIG.
It is a flowchart for explaining the operation of replenishment notification.
By the above-described operation, when the supply of medals to the hopper 21 continues, the storage amount of medals in the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the medal lending machine 1 decreases.
In this case, when the storage amount of medals in the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 is sufficient (Y determination in S10), the waiting state until the N determination is made continues. Next, for example, when the storage amount of the game medium in the auxiliary hopper 8 falls below the minimum storage amount (N determination), the sensor 16 detects this, the storage amount monitoring unit 43 issues an alarm signal, and turns on the notification unit 46. Then, an external output (for example, a hall computer, a wireless portable terminal held by a clerk, and a notification lamp 6 is turned on) notifies (prompts) supply of medals (S11). The above-described replenishment notification continues until medals are supplied to the auxiliary hopper 8 (N determination in S12). In this case, the clerk opens the door 5 of the game medium supply port 3 and supplies medals to the auxiliary hopper 8 from the game medium supply port 3. When the supply of medals is performed (Y determination in S12), the notification unit 4
6 is turned off, and the supply notification stops (S13).

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the hopper 2 provided in the pachislot gaming table 18 is provided.
When the storage amount of the game media 1 is insufficient, the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the adjacent medal lending machine 1 is used.
Can be replenished by making effective use of the medals stored in the area. When the supplemental hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the medal lending machine 1 has a shortage of the game medium due to this replenishment, the fact is notified to the outside and the replenishment is encouraged. The medal replenishment work after the opening of the store is completed by replenishing the medal lending machine 1 at one location. As a result, the clerk's burden of supplying medals is reduced, and the efficiency is increased. In other words, until now, the clerk had to put heavy medals in containers for both the pachislot gaming table 18 and the medal lending machine 1 which were installed as a plurality of replenishing work, and performed replenishment work each time. 1
8 becomes unnecessary (eliminated). In addition, since there is no supply to the pachislot gaming table 18, there is no need to temporarily stop (remove a seat) the game to replenish the player, and it does not bother the player.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing a schematic configuration of a game media lending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 8A is a front view, and FIG. It is sectional side view. Note that the same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description will be omitted.

The reference numeral 80 in FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a game medium lending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the game medium lending machine according to the first embodiment is that a lower portion of the game medium payout section 81 is provided. (Main part) and the upper part of the currency classifier 82 are separated and independent. As shown in FIG. 8A, the appearance of the game media lending machine 80 (hereinafter, referred to as a medal lending machine) has a width of about 100 mm and a separated rectangular box shape having a rectangular shape in the height direction. A coin insertion slot 2 for inserting coins into the front panel of the coin discriminating machine 82 in a state where the coins are erected, and a game medium supply port 3 thereunder.
And a game medium payout port 4 near the bottom. The game medium supply port 3 has a lockable door 5 with a lock.
When the storage amount of game media (hereinafter, referred to as medals) in the auxiliary hopper 83 described below falls below the minimum storage amount, the store clerk can appropriately open the door 5 and supply medals. Has formed. In addition, the game medium payout unit 8
The front panel 1 is provided with a notification lamp 6 for notifying a supply command, a trouble or the like. The description of the moneys here is the same as in the first embodiment, and thus will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the inside of a medal lending machine 80 (game medium payout section 81) is surrounded by a housing 7 and is an auxiliary hopper as a storage section for storing medals. 83, the hopper 9 and the game medium dispensing means 10 communicating with the auxiliary hopper 83, and the game medium dispensing means 1
Game media payout port 4 for medals released from 0
And the game medium dispensing means 10 can accurately determine the amount of medals to be lent according to the amount of money (money data) inserted into the money insertion slot 2. Counting means (not shown, such as a counting sensor, etc.) for counting and releasing. A currency classifier 12 is provided in communication with the currency slot 2 to identify the authenticity of the inserted currency and the amount of the currency,
A signal is output from the control means for instructing medal lending. Although not shown, the inserted bills are placed on the back of the bill validator 12 by means of money transporting means (the moneys are held in a longitudinal position by a transport belt or the like) and the currency storage device at the island end (FIG. (Not shown) and is collected, which is different from the first embodiment.
By providing the money transporting means (installed near the curtain plate) and the money storage device on the game island, it is not necessary for the clerk to collect the money.

An opening 13 and opening / closing means 14 for opening and closing the opening 13 are provided below the back surface 9 a of the hopper 9, and the opening 13 is adjacent via a game medium supply path 15. It communicates with a hopper provided inside a pachislot gaming table (not shown). The auxiliary hopper 83
Alternatively, one of the hoppers 9 (the auxiliary hopper 83 in FIG. 8) is provided with a sensor 16 for detecting the minimum storage amount of medals. This is detected, and a signal for notifying the supply of medals to the outside is issued. The operation of each of the above-described components is centrally controlled by a control circuit unit 40, which is a control means, so that each of the components can properly perform its function.

Next, a case where the above-described medal rental machine 80 is arranged in a pachislot gaming table will be described. In the medal lending machine 80 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the same operation as in the first embodiment is performed, so that the detailed description is omitted here. If the jackpot is continuous at a certain pachislot gaming table and the release of medals continues, the amount of game media stored in the hopper provided inside the pachislot gaming table falls below the minimum storage amount and is detected by the storage amount monitoring means. Then, the game medium payout unit 81 receives a medal supply request signal. In order to supply the medals, the opening / closing means 14 of the hopper 9 provided in the medal lending machine 80 is opened for a predetermined time based on the supply request signal, and the hopper (see FIG. 1) inside the pachislot gaming table adjacent to the hopper 9 is opened. (Not shown) through the game medium supply path 15 to perform a supply operation.

According to the above-mentioned operation, when the game medium storage amount of the medals in the auxiliary hopper 83 or the hopper 9 in the medal lending machine 80 falls below the minimum storage amount, it is detected by the sensor 16 and the medal is detected. It is necessary to supply (replenish) medals into the kind rental machine 80. When detected by the sensor 16, an external output (for example, a hall computer, a wireless portable terminal held by a clerk, and a notification lamp 6 is turned on) is notified (prompted) to supply medals,
The clerk can find the corresponding medal lending machine 80 that is informing, open the game medium supply port 3 to the auxiliary hopper 83 of the game medium dispensing section 81, and supply the medals manually.

As described in detail above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first embodiment, the pachislot gaming table 1
When the storage amount of the game media in the hopper 21 provided inside 8 is insufficient, the medals stored in the auxiliary hopper 83 or the hopper 9 provided in the adjacent medal lending machine 80 are effectively utilized and replenished promptly. Can be done. When the supplemental hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the medal lending machine 1 has a shortage of the game medium due to this replenishment, the fact is notified to the outside and the replenishment is encouraged. In addition, the supply operation of medals after the opening of the store is completed by supplying the medal lending machine 80 at one place. As a result, the clerk's burden of supplying medals is reduced, and the efficiency is increased. In other words, until now, the store clerk had to put heavy medals into the container for both the pachislot gaming table 18 and the medal lending machine 80, which were installed as a plurality of pachislot gaming tables, and perform the replenishing operation each time. It becomes unnecessary (eliminates) the work of replenishing the 18. In addition, this pachislot gaming table 1
Since there is no supply to the player 8, it is not necessary for the player to temporarily stop the game (remove the seat) in order to replenish the player, and the player is not inconvenienced. In addition, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the game medium payout unit 81 and the money classifier 82 are provided separately and independently. The currency classifier 82 up to now has been provided in the main body, but by separating and becoming independent, an extra space for the currency classifier 82 can be taken. The capacity (capacity) of the auxiliary hopper 83 can be made larger than that of the hopper, and the stored amount of medals can be increased accordingly. Therefore, the number of times the store clerk supplies the medal lending machine 80 is further reduced, and the efficiency becomes more efficient.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic sectional view showing a main part of a game medium lending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is the schematic diagram which showed the back of the game stand apparatus to which the game medium rental machine of embodiment was applied. Here, the same components as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The numeral 90 in FIG. 10 shows the configuration of a game medium lending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the game medium lending machine 1 (FIG. 3) according to the first embodiment is that The medium supply path 15 is branched along the branch supply path 15a,
15b, and a switching unit 91 for selecting one of the branches is provided.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing a game medium supply path of a game medium lending machine 90 (hereinafter referred to as a medal lending machine) according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Indicates that the vehicle is branched into the branch supply paths 15a and 15b on the way. The branch supply path 15a,
15b, as shown in FIG.
The hoppers 21a of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b disposed adjacent to the left and right of the medal lending machine 90 constituting 0,
21b. The game medium supply path 15
Is provided with a switching means 91 for switching a passage at a portion where the branching path is branched into the branch supply paths 15a and 15b, and a game medium supply path is provided in response to a game medium supply request signal from the left and right adjacent pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b. 15 and branch supply route 1
5a and 15b (see FIG. 9, the medium supply passage 15 and the branch supply passage 1
5a).

Next, FIG. 11 shows a control circuit section 50 which is a control means of the medal lending machine 90 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing The difference from the control circuit 40 of FIG. 4 described above is that a switching unit control unit 51 that controls a switching unit 91 for selecting one of the branch supply paths 15a and 15b is provided.

Next, the operation of the game medium lending machine 90 according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. A description will be given of a case in which one of the hoppers of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b adjacent to the left and right is detected to have a shortage of the gaming medium storage amount. For example, the gaming medium storage amount of the hopper 21a of the left pachislot gaming table 18a is minimum. When the storage amount monitoring means 22 detects that the storage amount has fallen below the storage amount, the hopper 21a
A medal supply request signal is output, and based on the signal, the opening / closing means control section 45 operates to open the opening / closing means 14. At the same time, the switching means 91 is operated to switch the switching means 91 so that the game medium supply path 15 and the branch supply path 15a communicate with each other. Thus, the medal rental machine 9
The hopper 9 of No. 0 communicates with the hopper 21a of the left pachislot gaming table 18a, and medals are supplied from the hopper 9 to the inside 21a of the hopper inside the pachislot gaming table 18a. The same applies to the pachislot gaming table 18b on the right side, so the description is omitted. Other operations are
Since the operation is the same as that of the first embodiment of the present invention, the description is omitted here.

As described in detail above, in the third embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first and second embodiments,
When the storage amount of the game media in the hopper 21 provided inside the pachislot gaming table 18 is insufficient, the medals stored in the auxiliary hopper 83 or the hopper 9 provided in the adjacent medal lending machine 90 are effectively used, and the medals are immediately utilized. Can be replenished. If the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the medal lending machine 90 has a shortage of the game medium due to the replenishment, the fact is notified to the outside and the replenishment is encouraged. In the meantime, the medal replenishment work after the opening of the store is completed by replenishing the medal lending machine 90 at one place. As a result, the clerk's burden of replenishing medals is further reduced, and efficiency is improved. In addition, the third embodiment of the present invention, two left and right adjacent pachislot gaming table 18a,
Either of the hoppers 21a and 21b 18b can be selected, and medals can be automatically replenished (sorted) right and left by the hopper 9 of the medal lending machine 90. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a medal rental machine for each of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b as shown in FIG. That is, supply from the central medal lending machine 90 (one) to the left and right (two) pachislot gaming tables becomes possible.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 12 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a main part enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of the game medium lending machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 13 shows a rear surface of a gaming table device to which the game medium lending machine of the fourth embodiment of the present invention is applied. It is a schematic diagram. Here, the same components as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The numeral 120 in FIG. 13 is a configuration of a game medium lending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the game medium lending machine 90 (FIG. 10) according to the third embodiment is that a hopper described later is used. 121 has two openings 12 in the lower part of the side wall.
2a and 122b, each of which has opening / closing means 123a,
123b and game medium supply path 1 as game medium supply means
24a and 124b. Here, the switching means is not provided.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a game medium storage section (hopper 121) of a game medium lending machine 120 (hereinafter referred to as a medal lending machine) according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The hopper 121 is provided with two openings 122a and 122b at the lower part of the side wall thereof, and respectively has opening / closing means 123a and 123b and game medium supply paths 124a and 124a.
4b. Also, the game medium supply path 124
As shown in FIG. 13, the tips of the a and 124b communicate with the hoppers 21a and 21b of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b disposed adjacent to the left and right of the medal lending machine 120 constituting the gaming table apparatus 130, respectively. ing.

Next, the operation of the game medium lending machine 120 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The control circuit unit which is the control means of the game medium lending machine 120 of the fourth embodiment is basically the same as the control circuit unit 40 of FIG. 4 and is applied. A case will be described in which one of the hoppers of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b adjacent to the left and right is detected to have a shortage of the game medium storage amount. For example, when the storage amount monitoring means 22 detects that the medium storage amount of the hopper 21a of the left pachislot gaming table 18a has fallen below the minimum storage amount, the hopper 21a outputs a medal replenishment request signal. The opening / closing means control section 45 operates based on this, and opens the corresponding opening / closing means, here the opening / closing means 123a, to communicate the hopper 121 with the game medium supply path 124a. Thus, the hopper 121 of the medal lending machine 120
And the hopper 21a of the left pachislot gaming table 18a, and medals are supplied from the hopper 121 to the hopper 21a inside the pachislot gaming table 18a. The same applies to the pachislot gaming table 18b on the right side, so the description is omitted. Other operations are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention.
Since the operation is the same as that of the embodiment, the description is omitted here.

As described in detail above, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first, second and third embodiments, the game medium of the hopper 21 provided inside the pachislot game table 18 is provided. When the storage amount is insufficient, medals stored in the auxiliary hopper 83 or the hopper 9 provided in the adjacent medal lending machine 120 can be effectively used and replenished immediately. With this replenishment, the medal lending machine 1
When the auxiliary hopper 8 or the hopper 9 provided in the inside 20 runs short of the storage amount of the game medium, the fact is notified to the outside and the supply is encouraged, so that the clerk can supply the medals after the store is opened. The work only needs to be replenished at one place to the medal lending machine 120. As a result, the burden on the clerk for replenishing medals is further reduced, and the efficiency is improved. In addition, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the third embodiment, two right and left adjacent pachislot gaming tables 18a, 1a are provided.
8b hoppers 21a and 21b are provided with a medal rental machine 120.
The hopper 9 can automatically supply (sort) medals right and left. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a medal rental machine for each of the pachislot gaming tables 18a and 18b as shown in FIG. In other words, the medal rental machine 120 at the center
It is possible to supply from (one) to the left and right (two) pachislot gaming tables.

The third and fourth embodiments described above are modifications of the game medium lending machine of the first embodiment based on the basic form, but of course, the game medium lending of the second embodiment will be described. The machine 80 may be installed in a game console.

[0050]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when the game medium storage amount of the game table storage section (hopper) provided in the game table (pachislot game table) becomes insufficient, The game media (medals) stored in the storage unit (auxiliary hopper or hopper) provided in the adjacent game media lending machine (in the medal lending machine) can be effectively used and replenished immediately. When the amount of game media stored in the storage unit provided in the game media lending machine is insufficient due to the replenishment (replenishment), the fact is notified to the outside and the replenishment is encouraged. The replenishment operation of the game medium at a later time can be completed by replenishing the game medium lending machine at one place. As a result, the burden on the clerk for replenishing the game media is reduced, and the efficiency is increased.

That is, the store clerk has previously carried out replenishment work by putting heavy medals into containers on both a plurality of game tables and game medium lending machines as replenishment work. Is unnecessary (eliminated). In addition, when the supply to this gaming table is exhausted, the game is temporarily suspended for the player to replenish (remove the seat).
This eliminates the need to do so and does not bother the player.

Thus, in a game store, if an inexpensive game medium lending machine, a game table, and a game table apparatus are introduced (installed) on a game island with a simple configuration of the present invention, an expensive circulation system can be omitted. The effect that can be completed is enormous.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a game console device to which the game medium lending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a control circuit unit of the game medium lending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game medium lending machine when paying out game media.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of supplying a game medium to a game table storage unit provided in the game table.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of notifying supply to a storage unit (auxiliary hopper or hopper).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view showing a main part of a game medium lending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a back surface of a game console device to which a game medium lending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram showing a control circuit unit of a game medium lending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a game medium lending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a back surface of a game console device to which a game medium lending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game media lending machine according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 15 is a rear view showing a schematic configuration inside a gaming table of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 game media lending machine (first embodiment) 80 game media lending machine (second embodiment) 90 game media lending machine (third embodiment) 120 game media lending machine (fourth embodiment) 8 auxiliary hopper (storage section) 83 Auxiliary hopper (reservoir) 9 Hopper (reservoir) 13 Opening 122a Opening 122b Opening 15 Game medium replenishing means (game medium replenishing path) 124a Game medium replenishing means (game medium replenishing path) 124b Game medium replenishing means (Game medium supply path) 15a Branch supply path 15b Branch supply path 16 Sensor (detection means) 18 Game table 18a Game table 18b Game table 21 Hopper (game table storage section) 21a Hopper (game table storage section) 21b Hopper (game table) Storage unit) 22 Storage amount monitoring unit 40 Control unit (control circuit unit) 50 Control unit (control circuit unit) 30 Game console device 100 Game console 130 Game console 91 Switching means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game medium lending machine which is disposed adjacent to a game table having a game table storage section provided therein and which lends a predetermined amount of game media by inserting money. Is a storage unit for storing game media,
An opening provided at a lower portion of the storage unit, a game medium replenishing unit having one end communicating with the opening and the other end communicating with a game table storage unit of an adjacent gaming table, and control for driving and controlling each component. Means, and wherein the game medium stored in the storage unit of the game medium lending machine is used as needed in response to a signal requesting replenishment of the game medium output from the game table storage unit of the game table. A game media lending machine characterized in that it is configured to replenish into a gaming table storage section provided inside the table. 2. A gaming machine device provided with a game media renting machine adjacent to a gaming machine and renting a game medium to a gaming medium payout port or a gaming machine storage section inside the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine comprises: Inside the game table storage unit, comprising a storage amount monitoring means for monitoring the storage amount of the game medium of the game table storage unit, the game media lending machine, a storage unit for storing the game media,
Detecting means for detecting the minimum storage amount of the game medium in the storage section, an opening provided in a lower portion of the storage section, and one end communicating with the opening and the other end adjacent to the game table storage section Game medium replenishing means communicating with the game machine, and when the storage amount monitoring means detects that the storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage section has fallen below the minimum storage amount, a request for replenishment of the game medium is made. The game medium lending machine in response to the request, to supply the game medium from the storage unit of the game medium lending machine to the gaming table storage unit via the game medium replenishing means, A game table device, wherein when the detecting means detects that the storage amount of the game medium in the section has fallen below the minimum storage amount, replenishment of the game medium is notified to the outside. 3. A game medium is inserted into a medium slot, and a plurality of rotating bodies are rotated in accordance with operation of an operation button, and display sections for pictures, characters, numbers, and the like provided on the plurality of rotating bodies are appropriately arranged. In a gaming table capable of receiving a large amount of game medium payout at the time of a big hit, the gaming table monitors a gaming table storage section therein and a storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage section. And a storage amount monitoring means for, when the storage amount monitoring means detects that the storage amount of the game medium in the gaming table storage unit has fallen below the minimum storage amount, a signal for requesting replenishment of the game medium is provided. The gaming table according to claim 1, wherein the gaming table is emitted.