JP2003154052A - Device for informing fraudulent act to slot game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for informing fraudulent act to a slot game machine that can be simply and safely attached without carrying out processing and modification that may cause a short-circuit. SOLUTION: The fraudulent act information device has a clamp type current transformer 13 to be plugged from a body opening somewhere along one sides of power lead-in wires 7a and 7b branching from buses 2a and 2b and supplying power only to a single slot game machine 1, a controller 4 provided separately from the current transformer 13 receiving electric current stop detection of the current transformer and outputting to a flash lamp 5. The controller 4 may be provided with special power lines 6a and 6b provided separately from the bus supplying power to the slot game machine 1 or equipped with a detection section 10 detecting stop of electric current with the current transformer 13, an output section 11 operating an information means by a detection section signal and a power supply section 9 supplying power to the detection section and the output section and separately installed together with the flash lamp 5 outside the slot game machine.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for detecting and notifying an illegal setting change to a slot game machine operating in a game arcade, and more particularly to an installed slot game machine having a short circuit accident. The present invention relates to a misconduct notification device for a slot game machine that can be safely installed by anyone without causing such problems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Slot game machines equipped in a game machine are
Each manager can freely set the probability that the same characters and pictures are lined up. It is a good combination of the stages with the lowest probability to the best stage to balance the ratio of return to customers and the profit. This setting is
It is written in the controller which has one slot game machine. In this slot game machine, if the probability is improved, a large profit can be obtained with one unit, and thus fraudulent acts of changing the probability of the slot game machine during business are inevitable. In order to change the probability during the business hours of the game hall, those who engage in these cheating acts must first emit an illegal radio wave that sets the maximum probability for a vacant slot game machine, then open the stand and once By turning off the power of the slot game machine and turning on the power again, the data of the controller is rewritten to the maximum probability.

Conventionally, since there has always been a power-off state which must never occur during business as described above, this fraudulent activity must be detected on an island as shown in FIG. 4 in order to detect the fraudulent activity. A control box 34 for fraud detection is relayed in the middle of the power supply lines 7a, 7b from the bus lines 2a, 2b for power supply to the slot game machine 1. The control box 34 includes a pair of relay power supply lines 30a and 30b,
Current transformer (CT: CurrentTransformer) 31, power supply unit 35,
The current transformer 3 has a built-in detection unit 36 and output unit 37.
1 is inserted and attached to one of the relay power supply lines 30a and 30b. In addition, input relay terminals 32a and 32b for connecting the power supply lead-in wires 7a and 7b are provided at one end of the relay power supply line, and output relay terminals 33a and 33b are provided at the other end, respectively, and the power supply is provided. The lead-in lines 7a and 7b are cut and connected. In addition, the power supply unit 35 is the control box 3
4 inside the relay power line 30 by wiring 39a, 39b
It is connected to the a and 30b sides. When the game machine hall is open and current is always flowing, the relay power supply line is turned off when the switch 8 in the slot game machine is turned off by a wrongdoer's work, and the current transformer 31 is turned off. By stopping the signal of the current-carrying state that has been generated until then, the detection unit 36 connected to the current transformer outputs a signal of current interruption, and the signal is amplified by the output unit 37 and is output by the warning light 38 or the like. It is supposed to inform you.

[0004]

In the system in which the control box 34 for preventing fraudulent acts is relayed in the middle of the power line of the slot game machine as described above, the power supply lead line to the slot game machine 1 is used. Since there is a work that may cause a short circuit accident, such as disconnection of 7a and 7b and connection work of the control box 34, it is preferable to incorporate it into the wiring process at the time of assembling the game machine main body at the manufacturing factory and assemble it. . However, a slot game machine that has already been installed at a game arcade and does not have a device for detecting fraudulent activity can be used on-site and by utilizing the inside of a narrow island and incorporating the current transformer as described above. It is very difficult to install, and there is a problem that if a lot of slot game machines are accidentally spread due to a short circuit or the like, it will suffer great damage.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the purpose thereof is to make a setting change for a probability improvement in a slot game machine illegally. We have made improvements to prevent the occurrence of damage by discovering the above and modify or modify it to cause a short circuit accident such as disconnecting or disconnecting the power supply lead wire to the slot game machine or the wiring inside the machine. Without
Another object of the present invention is to provide a misconduct notification device for a slot game machine that can be easily and safely performed. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fraud notification device for a slot game machine, which prevents a short circuit accident of a power supply to the notification device attached to prevent fraudulent activity on the slot game machine from affecting the slot game machine. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the fraud notification device for a slot game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the setting change is illegally made by opening the slot game machine during its operation. In a misconduct notification device to a slot game machine that detects an action and outputs a signal, a main body opening in the middle of one side of a lead-in line that branches from a bus bar passing through an island and supplies power to only the slot game machine alone And a controller provided separately from the current transformer, which outputs current to the notification means upon detection of current stoppage of the current transformer.

In the fraud notification device for a slot game machine according to a second aspect, in the fraud notification device for a slot game machine according to the first aspect, the controller is a bus bar for supplying power to the slot game machine. Another feature is that power is obtained from a power line dedicated to the controller.

In the fraud notification device for a slot game machine according to claim 3, in the fraud notification device for a slot game machine according to claim 1 or 2, the controller stops the current by the current transformer. A detection section for detecting a signal, an output section for activating the notification means by the detection section signal, and a power supply section for supplying power to the detection section and the output section, and the detection section and the notification means separately placed outside the slot game machine. It is characterized in that it is formed possible.

[0009]

In the misconduct notification device for a slot game machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the clamp type current transformer is provided in the middle of one side of the power supply lead-in wire while the power supply lead-in wire for the slot game machine is still connected. Is laterally slid and is inserted from the main body opening, thereby forming a state in which one power supply line is inserted into the current transformer. When the controller and the informing means such as a flash lamp are integrally provided, the slot game machine in which the current transformer is attached to the power supply lead-in line is arranged at a position where it can be specified from a distance when mounting the controller. Therefore, in the invention according to claim 1,
We have made improvements to the slot game machines to prevent damage to the slot game machines already existing in the hall by discovering that setting changes to improve the probability have been made illegally during business hours. The effect is that it can be performed easily and safely without any processing or modification that would cause a short circuit accident such as disconnecting or disconnecting the power supply lead-in wire or in-machine wiring. Further, for this reason, it is possible to obtain an effect such as safe operation without causing an accident due to a short circuit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fraud notification device for a slot game machine, wherein the controller for notifying the fraud detected through the current transformer is provided with a bus bar or a power drawing to the slot game machine. A power supply line for control, which does not take from a wire or the like and is a separate route from them, is provided and connected. Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, even if a misconduct notification device is attached to a slot game machine or if a short circuit occurs in a controller or the like during operation, an overcurrent due to the short circuit will occur. Since it flows in a route different from that of the slot game machine, it does not affect the slot game machine and can prevent serious damage.

In the misconduct notification device for a slot game machine according to a third aspect of the present invention, the controller is provided with a detection section, an output section and a power supply section, and the current transformer is a power supply lead line to the slot game machine. The mounting and controller are installed together with the notification means, such as a flash lamp, at a position inconspicuous to the customer above the slot game machine. When the power switch of the slot game machine is turned off, the detection unit of this device outputs a current stop signal due to current non-detection of the current transformer. The output unit receives the current stop signal from the detection unit and activates the notifying means, and the notifying means can notify the employee in the store of the slot game machine in which the fraudulent operation is performed. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, basically, the misconduct notification device is installed so as to identify the slot game machine in which the misconduct is performed even if the inside of the slot game machine is not touched at all. You can

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a fraudulent activity notification device for a slot game machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a wiring procedure in the same, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an entire island in a hole in the same as above. Is. In the figure, 1 is a slot game machine, and 2a and 2b are bus bars for powering the slot game machine, which are provided through one island 3 in the hole. Reference numeral 4 is a controller, 5 is a flash lamp as an informing means, and 6a and 6b are dedicated power supply lines provided as a power source for the controller 4 and the flash lamps on a different route from the bus lines 2a and 2b.

The slot game machine 1 obtains power from the busbars 2a and 2b by the power supply lead-in lines 7a and 7b, respectively. Reference numeral 8 denotes a power switch that is operated by opening the front surface of the slot game machine 1, and is always used with the power turned on during business. The controller 4 includes a power supply unit 9, a detection unit 10 and an output unit 11, and the power supply unit 9 uses the power supply lead-in lines 12a and 12b to connect the dedicated power supply line 6a,
It gets power from 6b. Reference numeral 13 is a clamp type current transformer, which is provided separately from the controller 4 so that it can be installed separately from the controller 4, and is a flexible insulation set to a suitable length with the controller 4. The wires 14 are connected. The current transformer 13 is mounted so as to be slid laterally in the middle of one side 7b of the power supply lead-in line of the slot game machine 1 and to be inserted from an opening (not shown) in the main body. The detection unit 10 obtains power from the power supply unit 9 and is connected to one side 7 of the power supply line of the slot game machine.
In b, when the current transformer 13 detects no current, it outputs a current stop signal. Similarly, the output unit 11 obtains power from the power supply unit 9 and receives the current stop signal to output the operation of the flash lamp 5. This output is continuously output by the holding circuit even if the current stop signal is interrupted.

The controller 4 is a box type, and is installed between the slot game machines 1, 1 ... Or on the back side thereof, as shown in FIG. 3, for example. Further, the flash lamp 5 is connected to the output part 11 of the controller by an insulated conductor 15 of an appropriate length so that the flash lamp 5 can be mounted separately from the controller 4, and the current transformer 13 is set to the power supply lead-in wire. Install it at the island structure above the slot game machine where employees can monitor it as needed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the misconduct notification device according to the present embodiment, the current transformer 13 that monitors the stop of the current to the slot game machine 1 is separate from the controller 4, so that the slot 4 is irrelevant regardless of the mounting position of the controller 4. The game machine 1 can be mounted at the optimum position of the power supply lead wire exposed to the outside. Also, the controller 4
The power supply unit 9 is connected to the dedicated power supply lines 6a and 6b provided on a different route from the bus lines 2a and 2b, so that the bus lines 2a and 2b
It is designed to obtain power without removing or disconnecting b. In this way, it is possible to install the slot game machine 1 in which a fraudulent act is occurring, without tampering with the inside of the slot game machine 1, so that the slot game machine 1 can be immediately identified.
In the same manner as above, all the slot game machines on the island 3 are set.

Next, a procedure for notifying a slot game machine of an illegal act will be described. First, while the hall is open, the power switches 8 of all the slot game machines are turned on. Each current transformer 13 detects the current of the power supply lead-in wire 7b and the controller 4 is in the monitoring state. There is. In this state, a cheating person operates the slot game machine with the maximum probability. Therefore, the illegal power is emitted to the vacant slot game machine 1 and then the front surface thereof is opened and the power switch 8 is turned off. The fraudulent activity notification device operates as follows. When a cheating person turns off the power switch 8 of the slot game machine, the current flowing through the power supply lead-in line 2b stops, so the current transformer 1 that has detected the current until then
3 stops the current detection signal. Dedicated power lines 6a, 6b
The detection unit 10 which obtains the power source outputs the current stop signal when the current transformer 13 does not detect the current. Similarly, the output unit 11 that obtains power from the dedicated power supply lines 6a and 6b is the detection unit 1 described above.
Upon receiving the signal of 0, the flash lamp 5 on the slot game machine 1 operated by the cheating person blinks to notify the employee.

As described above, in the misconduct notification device for the slot game machine according to the present embodiment, the setting change for improving the probability of the slot game machine 1 already installed in the hall is illegal during business hours. To prevent damage to the slot game machine 1 by removing the power supply lines 7a, 7b to the slot game machine 1 and the wiring inside the machine, etc. Processing,
The effect is that it can be performed easily and safely without any modification. Since the current transformer 13 is connected to the controller 4 by an insulated conductor 14 having an appropriate length so as to be separated from the controller 4, they can be freely arranged and attached to each other. Further, the current transformer 13 is a clip type. Power lead-in wire 7a or 7
It can be safely mounted at any position between the power supply lead lines without removing or disconnecting b. Also,
Therefore, it is possible to operate safely without causing a short circuit accident due to an error in the installation work. Further, since the power supply to the controller 4 is provided in a different path from the power supply line to the slot game machine, even if a short circuit occurs in the controller or the like when the fraud notification device is attached or during operation, the short circuit will occur. Since the overcurrent due to occurs in a path different from the power line of the slot game machine, it does not affect the slot game machine and can prevent a large chain of damages.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and there are design changes and the like within the scope not departing from the gist of the invention. However, it is included in the present invention. For example, the configuration of the controller 4 can be set arbitrarily. Further, a flash lamp or the like as an informing means may be integrally provided on the controller 4 directly or via a rod or the like so as to be arranged at a position where an employee can easily see. Notifying means other than flash lamps,
It can be a buzzer, a rotating light, a bell, a display device or a combination thereof.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a fraudulent activity notification device for a slot game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a wiring procedure of the above.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an entire island in the same hole.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a fraudulent activity notification device for a conventional slot game machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 slot game machine 2a, 2b bus bar for power supply of slot game machine 3 island 4 controller 5 flash lamp (informing means) 6a, 6b dedicated power supply line for controller 7a, 7b power supply lead-in line from bus bar 9 power supply section (controller) ) 10 detectors 12a, 12b power supply lead-in wire to the controller 13 current transformer 14 insulated wire extending the current transformer from the controller (separate body) 15 insulated wire extending the flash lamp from the controller (separate body) )

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yuichi Kawamoto             5-11-7 Tenjin, Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fraud notification device for a slot game machine, which detects an act of illegally changing a setting by opening the slot game machine during business hours, and outputs a signal from the bus line passing through an island. Then, a clamp type current transformer that is inserted into the main body opening part on one side of the lead wire that supplies power only to the slot game machine, and a current stop detection of the current transformer that is provided separately from the current transformer. A fraud notification device for a slot game machine, comprising: a controller for receiving and outputting to a notification means. 2. The slot game machine according to claim 1, wherein the controller obtains power from a power supply line dedicated to the controller separately from a bus bar that supplies power to the slot game machine. Cheating notification device to. 3. A detection unit for the controller to detect a current stop by the current transformer, an output unit for operating a notification means by the detection unit signal, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the detection unit and the output unit. 3. The misconduct notification device for a slot game machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the slot game machine and the notification means are separately formed outside the slot game machine.