JP2004147687A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of improving the precision in detecting a fraudulent winning and enhancing the reliability in the detection of the fraudulent winning. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine has a ball detector 7 mounted in a winning part 1 on the front surface 3 of a game board 2 in such a way as capable of detecting balls. The game machine also has a sensor (a dummy ball detector 10) mounted near the ball detector 7 of the winning part 1 on the front surface 3 of the game board 2 for detecting electromagnetic waves or magnetism. Specifically, a ball detector (the dummy ball detector 10), mounted in such a way as incapable of detecting balls, is used as the sensor. The ball detector used as the sensor is of the same kind as of the ball detector of the winning part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with an illegal winning detection function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
On the front surface of the gaming board, a winning component provided with a ball detector for detecting a winning is provided in a winning ball passage. This sphere detector includes a sphere detection hole, a coil provided to surround the sphere detection hole, and a detection circuit for detecting the sphere based on a change in impedance of the coil when the sphere passes through the sphere detection hole. And a ball detection signal is sent to the control device of the gaming machine via a signal line. A dummy ball with the same performance as a prize detection ball detector to detect an illegal prize in which a player changes the impedance of the sphere detector coil by electromagnetic waves or magnetism and activates the prize detection ball detector. There is a gaming machine in which a detector is mounted on the back of a gaming board near a winning part. The dummy sphere detector is set in a state where the sphere cannot be detected without the sphere passing through the sphere detection hole. According to this gaming machine, if the player illegally activates the prize detection ball detector by electromagnetic waves or magnetism and obtains an illegal prize, the dummy sphere detector also operates by detecting the electromagnetic waves or magnetism. Because the possibility is high, if the control device detects that both the ball detector for winning detection and the dummy ball detector have been activated, the store issues an alarm, etc. (For example, see Patent Document 1). Further, there is a gaming machine provided with both a ball detector for detecting a winning and a dummy ball detector inside a variable winning component (for example, see Patent Document 2). In this gaming machine, the ball detection hole of the ball detector for winning detection is arranged inside a variable winning part mounting hole formed in the game board, that is, at an internal position of the game board. The ball detection hole of the dummy ball detector is also arranged inside the variable winning part, that is, at the position inside the game board. Further, the dummy ball detector is arranged so as not to be visible from the player side even when the winning opening / closing door of the variable winning component is opened / closed.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-33167 A [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent No. 2514425 Patent Publication
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In each of Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, the dummy sphere detector is provided behind the front surface of the game board, that is, on the rear surface or inside the game board having a thickness of about 18 mm. Therefore, when the illegal electromagnetic wave or magnetism coming from the player side is weak electromagnetic wave or magnetism, it is detected only by the prize detection ball detector and not detected by the dummy ball detector. May occur. Particularly, in the case of the configuration of Patent Document 1, since the thickness of the game board is about 18 mm, a ball detector for winning detection located at the front of the game board and a dummy ball attached to the back of the game board. There will be a difference in the accuracy of detecting an illegal electromagnetic wave or magnetism coming from the player with the detector. Therefore, there is a possibility that an illegal electromagnetic wave or magnetism is detected only by the prize detection ball detector and not detected by the dummy sphere detector. Therefore, the configurations of Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 have a problem that the reliability of detection of unauthorized winning is lacking.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can improve the accuracy of detecting an unauthorized winning and can increase the reliability of detecting an unauthorized winning.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in a gaming machine provided with a ball detector in a state where a ball can be detected on a winning component provided on the front of a game board, an electromagnetic wave or magnetism is detected on the front of the gaming board near the ball detector of the winning component. The position of the sensor and the ball detection unit of the ball detector is located close to a transparent panel (not shown) such as glass placed in front of the game board. Even if the illegal electromagnetic wave or magnetism generated by the player is weak, the possibility of being detected by both the ball detector and the sensor increases, and the configuration of the conventional Patent Documents 1 and 2 In comparison with the above, it is possible to improve the accuracy of detecting an unauthorized winning.
Further, since the sensor is provided in a state that can be recognized by the player, an effect of suppressing improper behavior for the player can be obtained.
In addition, by using a ball detector provided in a state where a ball cannot be detected as a sensor, it is possible to further improve the accuracy of detecting an unauthorized winning.
In addition, if the ball detector used as a sensor uses the same type of ball detector as the ball detector of the winning part, for example, each ball detection hole of each ball detector of the same type is located forward of the front of the game board. And at the same distance from the front of the game board, it is possible to minimize the difference in the detection accuracy of each ball detector with respect to electromagnetic waves and magnetism coming from the player side, It is possible to further improve the game machine and to provide a gaming machine having high reliability in detecting an illegal winning.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a winning component provided with a ball detector for detecting a winning and a dummy ball detector, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the winning component is mounted on the front of a game board.
As shown in each drawing, winning parts 1 such as a symbol starting winning part, a variable winning part, and a general winning part are provided with a mounting base 4 mounted on a front surface 3 of a game board 2 and a winning provided on a front surface of the mounting base 4. A mouth 5, a ball detector 7 for detecting a prize, which is mounted in the prize ball path 6 of the prize port 5 so as to detect a ball, and a mounting base 4 which passes through the prize ball path 6 of the prize port 5 A ball gutter 8 provided on the back side of the mounting base 4 for sending a ball discharged to the back side of the game machine through the discharge hole 4a formed in the game machine, and a winning opening 5 A dummy sphere detector 10 mounted on a dummy sphere detector mounting portion 9 formed on the lower side, and provided on the back side of the mounting base 4 and locked at the front end side to the rear end side of each of the sphere detectors 7 and 10. Arm for fixing each of the ball detectors 7, 10 with hooks 11a, 11b Comprising pieces 12a, and 12b.
The ball detector 7 for detecting a prize is inserted into the prize ball path 6 through the mounting hole 6a formed on the mounting base side of the prize ball path 6 into the prize ball path 6 side. The front end and both ends are fitted into a groove 6b formed on the inner wall of the ball passage 6, and the rear end is attached to the hook 11a of the fixing arm engaging piece 12a.
The dummy ball detector mounting portion 9 is formed of a groove formed on the lower side of the winning opening portion 5 and open to the mounting base 4 side. The ball detecting hole 10a side is fitted into this groove, and the rear end side is fixed to a fixing arm. The dummy ball detector 10 is attached by locking the hook 11b of the stop piece 12b. That is, a state in which the upper and lower sides of the ball detection hole 10a of the dummy ball detector 10 are closed with a resin or the like which is a material forming the winning opening portion 5, that is, the ball is detected without passing through the ball detection hole 10a. The dummy sphere detector 10 is mounted in an impossible state.
[0008]
The ball detector 7 for winning detection and the dummy ball detector 10 use the same type of ball detector having the same electromagnetic wave and magnetism detection performance, shape, size, color, and the like. In addition, the ball detector 7 and the dummy ball detector 10 for winning detection have their respective ball detection holes 7a, 10a at the same distance from the front face 3 of the game board 2 in front of (the player side of) the front face 3 of the game board 2. And the dummy ball detector 10 is mounted at a position close to the ball detector 7 for winning detection. That is, the sphere detection hole 10a and the sphere detection hole 7a are installed at positions close to each other so as not to interfere with each other.
[0009]
At the position where the winning part 1 is mounted on the gaming board 2, a winning part mounting hole 20 is formed in advance, and the winning part 1 on which the ball detector 7 for detecting a winning and the dummy ball detector 10 is mounted is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the winning component mounting hole 20 is mounted on the front surface 3 of the game board 2 so as to be closed by the mounting base 4. An attachment hole 21 is formed in the attachment base 4, and the attachment base 4 is attached to the game board 2 through the attachment hole 21 with screws 22 or the like. Reference numerals 23a and 23b denote signal lines connecting the sphere detectors 7 and 10 with the control device 30, reference numerals 24a and 24b denote signal line connectors, and reference numeral P denotes a sphere.
[0010]
In the above configuration, when a ball enters the winning ball passage 6 of the winning opening 5, the ball passes through the ball detecting hole 7a of the ball detector 7 for detecting a winning, so that the ball is provided so as to surround the ball detecting hole 7a. The detected impedance of the coil 7b changes, and this change is detected by the detection circuit section 7c, and a ball detection signal is sent to the control device 30 of the gaming machine via the signal line 23a. As a result, the control device 30 instructs the ball payout device to pay out a predetermined number of balls, and changes the symbol of the symbol display device. Since the dummy sphere detector 10 does not detect a sphere, it does not normally operate, but operates by detecting electromagnetic waves or magnetism. That is, the impedance of the coil 10b provided so as to surround the sphere detection hole 10a of the dummy sphere detector 10 changes due to electromagnetic waves or magnetism, and this change is detected by the detection circuit unit 10c, and the sphere detection signal is output. This is because it is sent to the control device 30 of the gaming machine via the line 23b. Therefore, when a player generates an electromagnetic wave or magnetism and activates the prize detection ball detector 7 improperly, the dummy ball detector 10 also operates by detecting the electromagnetic wave or magnetism. Therefore, if the control device 30 detects that both the ball detector 7 for winning detection and the dummy ball detector 10 have been activated, the store issues an alarm or the like, so that the store can confirm that the player has committed wrongdoing. You can know.
[0011]
In the first embodiment, the ball detection holes 7a and 10a of the same type of winning detection ball detector 7 and the dummy ball detector 10 are positioned at the same distance from the front face 3 of the game board 2 in front of the front face 3 of the game board 2. The ball detector 7 for winning detection and the ball detection holes 7a, 10a of the dummy ball detector 10 are positioned in front of the game board 2 and have a transparent panel made of glass or the like. (Not shown), even if an illegal electromagnetic wave or magnetism generated by the player is weak, the ball detector 7 for detecting a winning and the dummy ball detector 10 are used. It is more likely that both will be detected. Also, the dummy ball detector 10 is mounted at a position close to the ball detector 7 for winning detection, and the ball detection hole 10a and the ball detection hole 7a are set at positions close to each other so as not to interfere with each other. The difference between the detection accuracy of the winning ball detector 7 and the detection accuracy of the dummy ball detector 10 with respect to various electromagnetic waves and magnetism is very small. Therefore, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to improve the accuracy of detecting an unauthorized prize, as compared with the configurations of the conventional patent documents 1 and 2.
[0012]
Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the winning opening portion 5 of FIG. 2, the lower portion 5e of the portion where the dummy ball detector 10 is mounted is opened to prevent a ball from entering the ball detection hole 10a. A ball passage blocking material may be provided, or an opening may be provided so that a ball does not enter a portion 5e below the portion where the dummy ball detector 10 is attached in the winning opening portion 5 of FIG. Good.
As described above, if the dummy sphere detector 10 is mounted so that the upper and lower sides of the sphere detection hole 10a of the dummy sphere detector 10 are not closed, electromagnetic waves and magnetism can be generated by the sphere detection hole 10a of the dummy sphere detector 10. Therefore, the difference between the detection accuracy of the prize detection ball detector 7 and the dummy sphere detector 10 with respect to electromagnetic waves and magnetism can be further reduced, and the detection accuracy of the illegal prize can be further improved. .
[0013]
Embodiment 3 FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the dummy ball detector 10 may be provided separately from the winning component 40 having the winning opening 50 provided with only the winning detecting ball detector 7. For example, the dummy ball detector 10 is held on the side where the ball detection hole 10a is provided, and the dummy ball detector 10 is mounted on the game board 2 so that the player can visually recognize that the dummy ball detector 10 exists. By using the dummy ball detector mounting part 41 for mounting on the dummy ball detector, the dummy ball detector is provided at a position next to or below the winning part 40, and the ball is detected by the ball detection hole 10a of the dummy ball detector 10. A ball passage blocking member such as a nail 43 may be provided at a position above or below the ball detection hole 10a so as not to pass through. That is, the dummy ball detector mounting component 41 is mounted on the front surface 3 of the game board 2 with the screw 22 or the like, and forms a space vertically penetrating between the front face 3 of the game board 2 and the inner wall. A groove (similar to the groove 6b in FIG. 2) for holding the front end and both ends where the ball detection hole 10a of the dummy ball detector 10 is provided is formed. 1), whereby the dummy sphere detector 10 is fixedly attached to the dummy sphere detector mounting component 41. Thus, the player can visually recognize the portion near the ball detection hole 10a of the dummy ball detector 10 by looking into the dummy ball detector mounting component 41 from above. Reference numeral 42 denotes a mounting base for the winning part 40.
The winning opening 50 and the dummy ball detector mounting component 41 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B may both be provided as a winning component provided on the mounting base 4 as shown in FIG.
According to the above, the dummy ball detector mounting component 41 is provided so that the player can visually recognize the presence of the dummy ball detector 10 and the ball detection hole 10a is located forward of the front surface 3 of the game board 2. , The dummy ball detector 10 is attached to the dummy ball detector 10. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, if the player visually recognizes the dummy ball detector 10, the player recognizes that he / she cannot cheat. Is obtained. That is, if the dummy ball detector 10 is provided in a state where the player can visually recognize it, an effect of suppressing improper behavior for the player can be obtained. Also, the upper and lower sides of the dummy sphere detector mounting part 41 that holds the part of the dummy sphere detector 10 on the side of the sphere detection hole 10a are open, and illegal electromagnetic waves and magnetism are generated by the sphere detection hole 10a of the dummy sphere detector 10. Therefore, the difference between the detection accuracy of the prize detection ball detector 7 and the dummy sphere detector 10 with respect to electromagnetic waves and magnetism can be further reduced, and the detection accuracy of the illegal prize can be further improved. .
[0014]
Embodiment 4 FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the dummy ball detector 10 is provided in such a state that the player can visually recognize it. As shown in FIG. 4, the portion of the winning opening 5 corresponding to the tip of the dummy ball detector 10 in FIGS. A through hole 59 is provided through the front surface 5a of the winning opening 5 to the dummy ball detector mounting portion 9 so that the player can visually recognize the dummy ball detector 10 through the through hole 59. Is also good.
Also, the winning opening 5 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the dummy ball detector mounting part 41 shown in FIG. 3 are formed of a transparent resin or the like so that the player can visually recognize the dummy ball detector 10. You may.
The front face 5a of the winning opening 5 corresponding to the tip of the dummy sphere detector 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the front face 41a of the dummy sphere detector mounting component 41 corresponding to the tip of the dummy sphere detector 10 in FIG. For example, a sticker with characters such as "anti-fraud sensor" may be put on the sticker so that the player can recognize the dummy ball detector 10 by looking at the sticker.
That is, by providing the above-described through-hole 59, the winning opening portion 5 formed of transparent resin, the dummy ball detector mounting component 41, and the dummy ball detector recognition portion such as a seal, an improper deterrent effect for the player is provided. Is obtained.
[0015]
In the above description, the dummy sphere detector 10 having the sphere detection hole 10a is used, but an electromagnetic wave detection sensor or a magnetic detection sensor without the sphere detection hole 10a may be used instead of the dummy sphere detector 10. Also in this case, an electromagnetic wave detection sensor instead of the dummy ball detector 10 is provided on the front face 3 of the game board 2 near the ball detection hole 7a of the prize detection ball detector 7 located forward of the front face 3 of the game board 2. By providing such an arrangement, it is possible to improve the accuracy of detecting an unauthorized winning as compared with the configurations of Patent Documents 1 and 2. It is needless to say that if the electromagnetic wave detection sensor or the like is provided in a state in which a player can recognize it, as in the third and fourth embodiments, an effect of suppressing improper behavior for the player can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing winning parts in a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a winning component in the gaming machine according to the first embodiment is mounted on a front surface of the gaming board.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a third embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a fourth embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 winning parts, 2 gaming board, 3 front of gaming board, 7 ball detector for detecting winning, 10 dummy ball detector (sensor), 59 through hole (dummy ball detector recognition unit).

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine equipped with a ball detector on the winning part provided on the front of the gaming board so that the ball can be detected, a sensor for detecting electromagnetic waves and magnetism is provided on the front of the gaming board near the ball detector of the winning part. A gaming machine characterized by being performed. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is provided so as to be recognizable by a player. The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a ball detector provided in a state where the ball cannot be detected is used as the sensor. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the ball detector used as the sensor uses the same type of ball detector as the ball detector of the winning part.

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