JP2005102894A - Repeater of game equipment - Google Patents

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JP2005102894A
JP2005102894A JP2003338995A JP2003338995A JP2005102894A JP 2005102894 A JP2005102894 A JP 2005102894A JP 2003338995 A JP2003338995 A JP 2003338995A JP 2003338995 A JP2003338995 A JP 2003338995A JP 2005102894 A JP2005102894 A JP 2005102894A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a repeater capable of reducing costs of respective devices by providing the repeater with a central control part for centrally controlling the respective operations of a bill identification device, a game medium lending device and a bill carrying device. <P>SOLUTION: This repeater provided separately from a medal lending device, the bill identification device and the bill carrying device provided in a game island is interposed in a communication line between the medal lending device, the bill identification device and the bill carrying device and an island management device, the respective devices and the island management device are connected by the communication line through the repeater, and the operations of the respective devices are controlled in the central control part of the repeater. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、例えば、パチンコ遊技店の遊技設備としての遊技島に設置された遊技媒体貸出装置と遊技媒体貸出装置から排出された貨幣類を搬送する貨幣類搬送装置と島管理装置との間の通信を中継するための遊技設備の中継装置に関するものである。   The present invention is, for example, between a game medium lending device installed on a game island as a gaming facility of a pachinko game store, a money transporting device that transports money discharged from the game medium lending device, and an island management device. The present invention relates to a relay device of a gaming facility for relaying communication.

パチンコ遊技店においては、パチンコ台やスロットマシン等の遊技台を横方向に直線的に配列し、遊技台の一台毎に遊技者に遊技媒体を供給する遊技媒体貸出装置が連接されていて、遊技媒体貸出装置には貨幣類（紙幣、硬貨、磁気カードやＩＣカード等の記憶媒体）が投入可能であり、投入された貨幣類を搬送する貨幣類搬送装置（以下、紙幣搬送装置について記す）によって搬送された貨幣を収納する貨幣類収納装置が設けられ、遊技島を構築している。更に、遊技媒体貸出装置や紙幣搬送装置からの売上やトラブル等の各種営業情報を集中管理する島管理装置が遊技島の一端に設けられ、各遊技媒体貸出装置と紙幣搬送装置は島管理装置と中継装置を介して通信ラインで接続されている。 In the pachinko game store, game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are linearly arranged in the horizontal direction, and game medium lending devices for supplying game media to the players are connected to each game machine. The game medium lending device can be loaded with money (storage media such as banknotes, coins, magnetic cards, IC cards, etc.), and a currency transport device that transports the inserted money (hereinafter referred to as a banknote transport device). A currency storage device is provided to store the currency transported by, and constructs an amusement island. Furthermore, an island management device that centrally manages various business information such as sales and troubles from the game medium lending device and banknote transport device is provided at one end of the game island, and each game medium lending device and banknote transport device is an island management device. It is connected via a communication line via a relay device.

特開平０６−０２３１４１号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-023141

上記特許文献１により、中継装置は、遊技媒体貸出装置の制御部と島システム管理機（以下、島管理装置と示す）内の制御部との間を通信ラインで接続し、遊技媒体貸出装置の各種営業情報を島管理装置で集中管理できるように成している。また、各中継装置により接続された遊技媒体貸出装置の個別認識ができるので、各遊技媒体貸出装置の営業情報を適時に島管理装置に送信し、それぞれの詳細な営業情報を島管理装置で把握することができる。また、営業中に遊技媒体貸出装置でトラブルが発生しても島管理装置や島管理装置と接続されたホールコンピュータ等の外部管理装置からもトラブル発生箇所を容易に把握することが可能な技術が開示されている。 According to Patent Literature 1, the relay device connects the control unit of the game medium lending device and the control unit in the island system management machine (hereinafter referred to as island management device) via a communication line, and Various sales information can be centrally managed by the island management device. In addition, since the game media lending device connected by each relay device can be individually recognized, the sales information of each game media lending device is transmitted to the island management device in a timely manner, and the detailed sales information of each is grasped by the island management device. can do. In addition, there is a technology that can easily identify the location of trouble from an external management device such as an island management device or a hall computer connected to the island management device even if a trouble occurs in the game media lending device during business. It is disclosed.

しかしながら、昨今では遊技島の様々な構成により遊技島に設置されている遊技媒体貸出装置に使用される紙幣識別装置が遊技媒体貸出装置の本体部と別体に設けられたり、また、紙幣識別装置と紙幣搬送装置が一体に設けられたり等、遊技島の構成に対する遊技店管理者からの要望が多種多様になってきている。このような要望に対処すべく遊技島構成の自由度をあげると遊技島に設置される遊技媒体貸出装置と紙幣識別装置と紙幣搬送装置とを別体に設ける必要が出てくる。前記各装置を別体に設けると各々に制御部を備える必要があり、遊技島構成に大幅なコストがかかってしまっていた。 However, in recent years, a bill identifying device used for a game medium lending device installed on the game island due to various configurations of the game island is provided separately from the main body of the game medium lending device. There is a wide variety of requests from game store managers regarding the configuration of the game island, such as a bill transport device and the like. If the degree of freedom of the game island configuration is increased to cope with such a demand, it is necessary to separately provide a game medium lending device, a bill identifying device, and a bill transport device installed on the game island. When each of the above devices is provided separately, it is necessary to provide a control unit for each of them, and the game island configuration has been costly.

本発明は、以上の点に鑑み、遊技島に設置された遊技媒体貸出装置と貨幣類識別装置と別体に設けられ、遊技媒体貸出装置と貨幣類識別装置と貨幣類搬送装置とを制御することが可能な集中制御部を備えた遊技島の中継装置を提供することを目的とする。   In view of the above points, the present invention is provided separately from the game medium lending device and the currency identification device installed on the game island, and controls the game media lending device, the currency identification device, and the currency transport device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game island relay device including a centralized control unit that can perform the above operation.

本発明の請求項１の構成によれば、投入された貨幣類の真偽識別を行う貨幣類識別装置と、前記貨幣類識別装置の識別信号に基づいて遊技媒体を払い出す遊技媒体貸出装置と、前記貨幣類識別装置から排出された貨幣類を所定の場所に搬送する貨幣類搬送装置と、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置と前記貨幣類搬送装置の各々と通信可能に接続され、前記各装置の動作状況を管理する島管理装置と通信接続されるともに各種通信信号を記憶可能なメモリを備えた中継装置と、からなる遊技設備において、前記中継装置は、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置と前記貨幣類搬送装置とは別体で構成され、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置の各々の動作制御を行う集中制御部を備えたことによって達成される。 According to the configuration of claim 1 of the present invention, a currency identification device that performs authenticity identification of inserted currency, and a game media lending device that pays out game media based on an identification signal of the currency identification device A money transporting device for transporting the money discharged from the money identifying device to a predetermined place, and the communicant identifying device, the game medium lending device, and the money transporting device are communicably connected to each other. And a relay device having a memory that is communicably connected to an island management device that manages the operation status of each device and is capable of storing various communication signals, wherein the relay device is the currency identification device And the game medium lending device and the money transporting device are configured separately, and are achieved by including a centralized control unit that controls the operations of the money identification device and the game medium lending device.

本発明の請求項２の構成によれば、前記遊技設備の中継装置であって、前記中継装置は、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置と前記貨幣類搬送装置とは別体で構成され、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置や貨幣類搬送装置の各々の動作制御を行う集中制御部を備えたことよって達成される。 According to the configuration of claim 2 of the present invention, it is a relay device for the gaming equipment, and the relay device is configured separately from the currency identification device, the game medium lending device, and the currency transport device. This is achieved by providing a centralized control unit for controlling the operations of the currency identification device, the game medium lending device, and the currency transport device.

本発明の請求項１によれば、貨幣類貸出装置、貨幣類貸出装置と別体に設けられた貨幣類識別装置の各々に制御部を設ける必要がなく、中継装置で各々の動作を集中制御することが可能になるので、各々の内部構成を簡素化することができ、製品単価を下げることが可能になり、各装置を小型化することも可能になる。 According to claim 1 of the present invention, there is no need to provide a control unit in each of the money lending device and the money lending device provided separately from the money lending device, and each operation is centrally controlled by the relay device. Therefore, each internal configuration can be simplified, the unit price of the product can be lowered, and each device can be downsized.

本発明の請求項２によれば、貨幣類貸出装置、貨幣類貸出装置と別体に設けられた貨幣類識別装置や貨幣類搬送装置の各々に制御部を設ける必要がなく、中継装置で各々の動作を集中制御することが可能になるので、各々の内部構成を簡素化することができ、製品単価を下げることが可能になり、各装置を小型化することも可能になる。 According to claim 2 of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide a control unit in each of the money lending device, the money identifying device provided separately from the money lending device, and the money transporting device. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the internal configuration of each, reduce the product unit price, and reduce the size of each device.

以下、各図を参照し、本発明の実施の形態として、パチンコ遊技店等で利用されている遊技媒体貸出装置１０（以下、メダル貸出装置１０の例で説明する。）、貨幣類識別装置２０（以下、紙幣識別装置２０の例で説明する。）貨幣類搬送装置３０（以下、紙幣搬送装置３０と示す。）、島管理装置４０と中継装置５０が設置された遊技島１の構成について説明する。 図１は遊技島１の概略構成図である。 遊技島1には、複数の遊技台２が背合わせで横方向に連設され、メダル貸出装置１０が遊技台２と遊技台２との間に挟持設置されている。遊技者によって投入された貨幣類（以下、紙幣３の場合について説明する。）を挟持搬送する紙幣搬送装置３０が紙幣識別装置２０の背面側に連設され、遊技島１の端に設けられた島管理装置４０に接続されている。メダル貸出装置１０は、島管理装置４０と中継装置５０を介して通信ライン４で接続されていて、メダル貸出装置１０の動作状況を各種営業情報信号（売上データやトラブルコード等）により中継装置５０を介して島管理装置４０まで送信している。そして、１台のメダル貸出装置１０に対して１台の中継装置５０が接続され、メダル貸出装置１０は中継装置５０での設定により個別認識されるので、島管理装置４０で遊技島１に設けられた全てのメダル貸出装置１０の集中管理が行えるように成している。紙幣識別装置２０も紙幣搬送装置３０も中継装置５０を介して島管理装置４０と通信ライン４で接続され、動作状況を送信可能に成している。また、島管理装置４０には紙幣搬送装置３０により搬送されてきた紙幣３を収納する紙幣収納装置４１が設けられている。中継装置５０は取付ステー５１により遊技島１内部に取り付けられている。尚、メダル貸出装置１０には、紙幣識別装置２０が内蔵されたタイプと、紙幣識別装置２０が遊技媒体貸出装置１０と別体で設けられたタイプがあるが、以下の説明では、紙幣識別装置２０が別体に設けられたメダル貸出装置１０を設置した遊技島１について説明する。 Hereinafter, with reference to each figure, as an embodiment of the present invention, a game medium lending device 10 (hereinafter, described as an example of a medal lending device 10) and a currency identification device 20 used in a pachinko game shop or the like. (Hereinafter, it demonstrates with the example of the banknote identification apparatus 20.) The structure of the game island 1 in which the money conveyance apparatus 30 (henceforth the banknote conveyance apparatus 30), the island management apparatus 40, and the relay apparatus 50 were installed is demonstrated. To do. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of amusement island 1. On the gaming island 1, a plurality of gaming tables 2 are connected back to back in the lateral direction, and a medal lending device 10 is sandwiched and installed between the gaming table 2 and the gaming table 2. A banknote transport device 30 that sandwiches and transports moneys inserted by a player (hereinafter, the case of the banknote 3) is connected to the back side of the banknote recognition apparatus 20 and provided at the end of the game island 1. It is connected to the island management device 40. The medal lending device 10 is connected to the island management device 40 through the communication device 4 via the relay device 50, and the relay device 50 indicates the operation status of the medal lending device 10 by various business information signals (sales data, trouble codes, etc.). To the island management device 40. One relay device 50 is connected to one medal lending device 10, and the medal lending device 10 is individually recognized by the setting in the relay device 50, so that it is provided on the game island 1 by the island management device 40. All the medal lending devices 10 that have been received can be centrally managed. Both the banknote identification device 20 and the banknote transport device 30 are connected to the island management device 40 via the communication line 4 via the relay device 50 so that the operation status can be transmitted. The island management device 40 is provided with a banknote storage device 41 that stores the banknotes 3 transported by the banknote transport device 30. The relay device 50 is attached to the inside of the game island 1 by an attachment stay 51. The medal lending device 10 includes a type in which the bill identifying device 20 is built in, and a type in which the bill identifying device 20 is provided separately from the game medium lending device 10, but in the following description, the bill identifying device. A description will be given of the amusement island 1 on which the medal lending device 10 provided with 20 is provided separately.

紙幣識別装置２０には、遊技者が投入する紙幣３を受け入れる長方形状に開口した投入口２１が正面側に設けられ、投入された紙幣３の透過率センサ、磁気センサや紙幣識別装置２０の投入口２１での紙幣３の有無等を検知する投入検知センサ（図示せず）を内蔵して成し、各種センサは読み取った紙幣３の各々のデータを中継装置５０の集中制御部６０に送信可能に中継装置５０の集中制御部６０と通信ライン４で接続されている。 The banknote identification device 20 is provided with a slot 21 having a rectangular opening for receiving the banknote 3 inserted by the player on the front side, and the transmittance sensor, magnetic sensor, and banknote identification device 20 for the banknote 3 inserted are inserted. An insertion detection sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote 3 at the mouth 21 is built in, and various sensors can transmit each data of the read banknote 3 to the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50. Are connected to the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50 via the communication line 4.

メダル貸出装置１０は、矩形状の縦長の箱型を成し、内部には遊技媒体を収納したタンクを備えた遊技媒体払出装置１１が設けられ、遊技媒体払出装置１１は、中継装置５０の集中制御部６０と通信ライン４で接続されていて、紙幣識別装置１０に投入された紙幣３の価値に相当する遊技媒体数を中継装置５０の集中制御部６０からの信号を受信することにより動作し、メダル貸出装置１０の正面に設けられた受皿１２内部に遊技媒体を供給するように成している。 The medal lending device 10 has a rectangular vertically long box shape, and a game medium payout device 11 having a tank that stores game media is provided therein, and the game medium payout device 11 is a concentration of the relay device 50. It is connected to the control unit 60 by the communication line 4 and operates by receiving a signal from the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50 for the number of game media corresponding to the value of the bill 3 inserted into the bill recognition device 10. The game medium is supplied into the tray 12 provided in front of the medal lending device 10.

紙幣搬送装置３０は、紙幣識別装置２０の背面側に連設されていて矩形状の内部に紙幣３をローラやベルト材等により挟持搬送するように構成され、紙幣識別装置２０において投入された紙幣３が真券と判断されたのちに紙幣識別装置２０の背面側より排出されてくる紙幣３を挟持したまま遊技島１の端に設置された島管理装置４０内の紙幣収納装置４１まで搬送するように成している。また、紙幣搬送装置３０内には紙幣の通過を検知する通過検知センサ（図示せず）が設けられている。また、紙幣識別装置２０への紙幣３の投入を投入検知センサ（図示せず）が検知してから駆動するようにして、紙幣搬送装置３０を常時駆動するように設けなくても良く、この限りではない。紙幣搬送装置３０の駆動方式の設定は、中継装置５０の集中制御部６０の設定変更部６１により行うことが可能に成している。 The banknote transport apparatus 30 is connected to the back side of the banknote recognition apparatus 20 and is configured to sandwich and transport the banknote 3 with a roller, a belt material, or the like inside a rectangular shape. After 3 is determined to be a genuine note, the banknote 3 discharged from the back side of the banknote recognition device 20 is held and conveyed to the banknote storage device 41 in the island management device 40 installed at the end of the game island 1. It is made like this. Further, a passage detection sensor (not shown) for detecting passage of bills is provided in the bill transport device 30. Further, it is not necessary to provide the bill transport device 30 so as to be driven at all times by driving the bill 3 after it is detected by the insertion detection sensor (not shown). is not. The setting of the driving method of the banknote transport device 30 can be performed by the setting change unit 61 of the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50.

島管理装置４０は、遊技島１の一端側に設けられ、紙幣搬送装置３０により搬送されてくる紙幣３を収納可能な紙幣収納部４１を内部に備え、遊技島１内を搬送されてくる紙幣３の状態やトラブルが発生した箇所等を島管理装置４０の外部から把握可能な外部表示部４３が扉に設けられている。また、島管理装置４０は、遊技島１に設置された各装置の動作状況や売上データを中継装置５０から送信される信号で集中的に把握するための島内管理制御部４２を備え、遊技島１内に設けられた複数台の中継装置５０の集中制御部６０と通信ライン４で接続されている。また、島内管理装置４０は、遊技店の店内もしくは周辺設備内に設置されたホールコンピュータ（図示せず）と接続されていて、ホールコンピュータでは、遊技店内に設置された各遊技島の各種データを一括して、集計及び管理を行えるように成している。 The island management device 40 is provided on one end side of the game island 1, and includes a banknote storage unit 41 that can store the banknote 3 conveyed by the banknote transport device 30, and the banknote conveyed in the game island 1. The external display unit 43 is provided on the door so that the state 3 and the location where the trouble has occurred can be grasped from the outside of the island management device 40. In addition, the island management device 40 includes an island management control unit 42 for intensively grasping the operation status and sales data of each device installed on the game island 1 with a signal transmitted from the relay device 50. 1 is connected to a centralized control unit 60 of a plurality of relay devices 50 provided in the communication line 4. In addition, the island management device 40 is connected to a hall computer (not shown) installed in the amusement shop store or in the peripheral equipment, and the hall computer stores various data of each amusement island installed in the amusement shop. It is possible to collect and manage all at once.

次に、本発明の実施の形態の中継装置５０の構成について説明を行う。
図２は、実施の形態を示す中継装置５０の内部概要説明図である。
図３は、遊技島１における通信接続の模試図である。
中継装置５０は、矩形の箱型形状を成し、内部に集中制御部６０が設けられ、メダル貸出装置１０、紙幣識別装置２０、紙幣搬送装置３０と島管理装置４０との通信を仲介するように通信ライン４で接続されていて、遊技島１内に複数台が設置されている。そして、各中継装置５０は相互通信が可能に通信ライン４で接続され、島管理装置４０と全ての中継装置５０は通信ライン４で接続された状態を成している。中継装置５０に設けられた集中制御部６０は、ＤＩＰスイッチ等からなる設定変更部６１、メダル貸出装置１０との通信接続用のコネクタ６２、紙幣識別装置２０との通信接続用コネクタ６３、紙幣搬送装置３０との通信接続用コネクタ６４、島管理装置４０の島内管理制御部４２または他の中継装置５０との通信接続用コネクタ６５、電源コネクタ６６そして予備通信コネクタ６７が設けられている。設定変更部６１により接続された各装置を個別識別可能に設定できるように成しているので、遊技島１の端に設けられた島管理装置４０で遊技島１に設けられた各装置の動作状況を把握することが可能に成している。このことにより、遊技島１内に設置された各装置でトラブルや不正が発生しても、どこの装置で発生しているのかを簡単に把握することが可能になる。 Next, the configuration of the relay device 50 according to the embodiment of this invention will be described.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the internal outline of the relay device 50 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of communication connection in the game island 1.
The relay device 50 has a rectangular box shape, and a central control unit 60 is provided therein so as to mediate communication between the medal lending device 10, the bill identifying device 20, the bill transport device 30, and the island management device 40. Are connected by a communication line 4, and a plurality of units are installed in the game island 1. Each relay device 50 is connected by the communication line 4 so that mutual communication is possible, and the island management device 40 and all the relay devices 50 are connected by the communication line 4. The central control unit 60 provided in the relay device 50 includes a setting change unit 61 including a DIP switch and the like, a connector 62 for communication connection with the medal lending device 10, a connector 63 for communication connection with the bill identification device 20, and bill conveyance A connector 64 for communication with the device 30, a connector 65 for communication with the island management control unit 42 of the island management device 40 or another relay device 50, a power connector 66, and a standby communication connector 67 are provided. Since each device connected by the setting change unit 61 can be set to be individually identifiable, the operation of each device provided on the game island 1 by the island management device 40 provided at the end of the game island 1 It is possible to grasp the situation. As a result, even if a trouble or fraud occurs in each device installed in the amusement island 1, it is possible to easily grasp where the device is occurring.

また、集中制御部６０はＣＰＵを備えていて、接続された遊技媒体貸出装置１０、紙幣識別装置２０と紙幣搬送装置３０のそれぞれの動作制御を行うように成している。各装置から送信されてくる各種データ（紙幣識別装置２０での受入紙幣３の透過率、磁気データや枚数、紙幣識別装置２０内部でのトラブル、紙幣識別装置２０外部からの不正行為等や紙幣搬送装置３０内の紙幣の有無判断による紙幣詰まりや遊技媒体払出装置１１における遊技媒体の払出枚数等）を記憶可能なメモリを備えているので、島管理装置４０との通信が途絶えてしまうような場合にも各装置の動作状況やトラブル等のデータを記憶している。例えば、紙幣搬送装置３０の通過検知センサが設定時間以上遮られていた状態の時に、紙幣詰まりのトラブルとして中継装置５０の集中制御部６０が判断し、トラブル信号を島管理装置４０の島内管理制御部４２へ送信するように成している。また、紙幣搬送装置３０が常時駆動しているタイプの場合には、中継装置５０は紙幣搬送装置３０の動作制御を行わないで紙幣搬送装置３０の島管理装置４０との通信を仲介するだけとしても良い。 In addition, the central control unit 60 includes a CPU, and performs operation control of the connected game medium lending device 10, the bill identifying device 20, and the bill transport device 30. Various data transmitted from each device (transmittance of accepted banknote 3 in banknote identification device 20, magnetic data and number of sheets, trouble inside banknote identification device 20, fraud from outside banknote identification device 20 and banknote conveyance A case in which communication with the island management device 40 is interrupted because a memory capable of storing banknote jams due to the presence / absence of banknotes in the device 30 and the number of game media paid out in the game media payout device 11 is provided. In addition, it stores data such as operating conditions and troubles of each device. For example, when the passage detection sensor of the banknote transport device 30 is blocked for a set time or longer, the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50 determines that the banknote is jammed, and the trouble signal is transmitted to the island management control of the island management device 40. The data is transmitted to the unit 42. In the case where the banknote transport device 30 is always driven, the relay device 50 does not control the operation of the banknote transport device 30 and only mediates communication with the island management device 40 of the banknote transport device 30. Also good.

また、集中制御部６０の設定変更部６１の操作により、予め記憶されたプログラムを紙幣搬送装置３０の搬送速度・搬送方向の設定や紙幣識別装置２０の紙幣識別可能金種（新紙幣対応）等への設定変更が可能になっている。尚、各装置との接続に使用される通信ライン４は、シリアルラインであってもパラレルラインであっても良く、結束された配線でまとめられていれば良い。更に、メダル貸出装置１０にコインセレクタが設けられている場合には、集中制御部６０に設けられた予備通信コネクタ６７とコインセレクタの出力端子を接続することで、投入された硬貨の価値に相当する遊技媒体を払い出すように動作制御を可能と成してもこの限りではない。更に、遊技台２または遊技台２周辺に遊技情報等を遊技者に表示する表示装置が設置されている場合には、予備コネクタ６７を使用して表示装置との通信接続することを可能に成しても良い。 In addition, by operating the setting changing unit 61 of the central control unit 60, a prestored program can be set for the conveyance speed and conveyance direction of the banknote transport apparatus 30, the banknote identification type of the banknote identification apparatus 20 (for new banknotes), etc. The setting can be changed. Note that the communication line 4 used for connection with each device may be a serial line or a parallel line, and it is sufficient that the communication lines 4 are bundled together. Further, in the case where a coin selector is provided in the medal lending device 10, it corresponds to the value of the inserted coin by connecting the standby communication connector 67 provided in the central control unit 60 and the output terminal of the coin selector. However, this is not the case even if the operation control is made possible so as to pay out the game medium to be played. Further, when a display device for displaying game information or the like to the player is installed around the game table 2 or the game table 2, the spare connector 67 can be used for communication connection with the display device. You may do it.

続いて、各装置の動作状況を遊技者の投入する紙幣３の流れ（紙幣３の投入から島管理装置４０の紙幣収納装置４１への収納まで）にそって説明する。
メダル貸出装置１０は、別体に設けられた紙幣識別装置２０の投入口２１内に遊技者から投入された紙幣３を投入口２１の近傍に設けられた投入検知センサ（図示せず）により検知して、中継装置５０の集中制御部６０へ信号を送信し、その信号を受信した集中制御部６０は紙幣３の取り込み動作を始動させる命令を紙幣識別装置２０に送信し、紙幣識別装置２０に設けられた駆動モータ（図示せず）が投入された紙幣３を取り込むように正転動作する。投入された紙幣３は、紙幣識別装置２０内に設けられた透過センサや磁気センサ等により読み取られ、紙幣識別装置２０は、識別データ（透過計測、磁気計測データ）を中継装置５０に送信し、その識別データを受信した中継装置５０の集中制御部６０は予め記憶された各種紙幣データと紙幣識別装置２０から送信された読み取りデータとを比較することにより投入された紙幣３の真偽識別および金種判別を行い、投入された紙幣３が真券の場合には、投入された紙幣３の価値に相当する遊技媒体（例えば、パチンコ玉やメダル等）を供給するように、メダル貸出装置１０内部に備えられた遊技媒体払出装置１１を動作させ、遊技者に対して遊技媒体を供給するように成している。尚、遊技媒体払出装置１１が遊技台２内に設けられているような場合には、遊技媒体払出装置１１を動作させて遊技者に遊技媒体を供給するように、遊技台２内に設けられた遊技媒体払出装置１１の通信コネクタと予備コネクタ６７との接続もしくはメダル貸機１０の通信コネクタ６２との接続により、中継装置５０により動作制御が可能に成しても良い。 Subsequently, the operation status of each device will be described along the flow of banknotes 3 inserted by the player (from the insertion of banknotes 3 to storage in the banknote storage device 41 of the island management device 40).
The medal lending device 10 detects a banknote 3 inserted from a player in a slot 21 of a banknote identification device 20 provided separately by a slot detection sensor (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the slot 21. Then, a signal is transmitted to the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50, and the central control unit 60 that has received the signal transmits a command for starting the taking-in operation of the banknote 3 to the banknote recognition apparatus 20, and A forward drive operation is performed so as to take in the bill 3 inserted by a provided drive motor (not shown). The inserted banknote 3 is read by a transmission sensor, a magnetic sensor, or the like provided in the banknote identification device 20, and the banknote identification device 20 transmits identification data (transmission measurement, magnetic measurement data) to the relay device 50. The central control unit 60 of the relay apparatus 50 that has received the identification data compares the various banknote data stored in advance with the read data transmitted from the banknote identification apparatus 20, and authenticates and authenticates the inserted banknote 3. In the medal lending apparatus 10 so as to supply a game medium (for example, a pachinko ball, a medal, etc.) corresponding to the value of the inserted banknote 3 when the type is determined and the inserted banknote 3 is a genuine note. The game medium payout device 11 provided in is operated to supply game media to the player. In the case where the game medium payout device 11 is provided in the game table 2, the game medium payout device 11 is provided in the game table 2 so as to operate the game medium payout device 11 and supply the game medium to the player. Further, the relay device 50 may be able to control the operation by connecting the communication connector of the gaming medium payout device 11 and the spare connector 67 or the communication connector 62 of the medal lending machine 10.

また、集中制御部６０により紙幣識別装置２０に投入された紙幣３が真券と判断されると紙幣３の金種に相当する価値分を中継装置５０の集中制御部６０から売上データとして、島管理装置４０の島内管理制御部４２に送信される。尚、投入された紙幣３が偽券と判断された時に集中制御部６０は、投入された紙幣３を遊技者へ返却するように逆転動作を行う信号を紙幣識別装置２０へ送信し、駆動モータが逆転することで投入された紙幣３を遊技者へ返却するように成している。更に投入された紙幣３が真券と判断されると売上データとして、島管理装置４０の島内管理制御部４２へ送信するように成している。 Further, when the central bank 60 determines that the banknote 3 inserted into the banknote identification device 20 is a genuine note, the value corresponding to the denomination of the banknote 3 is used as sales data from the central controller 60 of the relay device 50 as sales data. It is transmitted to the island management control unit 42 of the management device 40. When it is determined that the inserted banknote 3 is a fake banknote, the central control unit 60 transmits a signal for performing a reverse operation to return the inserted banknote 3 to the player to the banknote identification device 20, and a drive motor. Is reversed so that the inserted bill 3 is returned to the player. Further, when the inserted bill 3 is determined to be a genuine note, it is sent as sales data to the island management control unit 42 of the island management device 40.

紙幣識別装置２０で真券と判断された紙幣３は、紙幣識別装置２０の背面側に連設された紙幣搬送装置３０内へ排出され、排出された紙幣３は紙幣搬送装置３０内を挟持されたまま、遊技島１の端に設けられた島管理装置４０内の紙幣収納装置４１まで搬送され、紙幣収納装置４１内に積層収納される。紙幣搬送装置３０内には適宜間隔毎に紙幣搬送装置３０内の紙幣３の有無を判断する通過検知センサが設けられていて、紙幣搬送装置３０の上流端側から島管理装置４０の接続された下流端側の島管理装置４０までの紙幣搬送装置３０内を搬送される紙幣３の有無を判断することにより、遊技島内を搬送される紙幣３の位置を島管理装置４０の外部表示部４３により把握できるようになっている。また、紙幣識別装置２０の投入検知センサや紙幣搬送装置３０の通過検知センサにおける各センサの状態変化を常時、中継装置５０の集中制御部６０で読み取って、島管理装置４０の島内管理制御部４２へデータとして送信し、そのデータは島管理装置４０の外部表示部４３やトラブルランプ４４に表示されるように成している。 The banknote 3 determined to be a genuine note by the banknote recognition apparatus 20 is discharged into the banknote transport apparatus 30 connected to the back side of the banknote recognition apparatus 20, and the discharged banknote 3 is held inside the banknote transport apparatus 30. As it is, it is transported to the banknote storage device 41 in the island management device 40 provided at the end of the gaming island 1 and stacked and stored in the banknote storage device 41. A passage detection sensor that determines the presence or absence of the banknote 3 in the banknote transport apparatus 30 is provided in the banknote transport apparatus 30 at appropriate intervals, and the island management apparatus 40 is connected from the upstream end side of the banknote transport apparatus 30. By determining the presence or absence of the banknote 3 being transported in the banknote transport apparatus 30 up to the island management apparatus 40 on the downstream end side, the position of the banknote 3 transported in the game island is determined by the external display unit 43 of the island management apparatus 40. It is possible to grasp. In addition, the state change of each sensor in the insertion detection sensor of the banknote recognition device 20 and the passage detection sensor of the banknote transport device 30 is always read by the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50, and the intra-island management control unit 42 of the island management device 40. The data is displayed on the external display unit 43 and the trouble lamp 44 of the island management device 40.

ここでの説明では、１台の遊技台２に対して、１台の中継装置５０を設置した場合について説明したが、遊技島１のように遊技台２が背面合わせで遊技島１を構成している場合においては、背面側に設けられた各装置と正面側に設けられた各装置とで中継装置５０を共有させるように設けても良く、１台の中継装置に複数台の装置（メダル貸出装置１０、紙幣識別装置２０や紙幣搬送装置３０等）を接続可能に設けても良い。その場合には中継装置５０の集中制御部６０に設けられた設定変更部６１の設定により可能になる。
また、ここまでの説明においては、遊技者から投入される貨幣類を紙幣３の場合について説明を行ったが、遊技者が投入する貨幣類が磁気カードやＩＣカード等のような記憶媒体であっても良く、中継装置５０に接続される装置としては紙幣識別装置２０ではなく、カードリーダライタ等が接続されて同様に制御可能と成しても良い。 In the description here, the case where one relay device 50 is installed for one game stand 2 has been described. However, the game stand 2 constitutes the game island 1 in a back-to-back manner like the game island 1. In this case, the relay device 50 may be shared by each device provided on the back side and each device provided on the front side. A lending device 10, a bill identifying device 20, a bill transport device 30, etc.) may be provided so as to be connectable. In that case, it is possible by the setting of the setting change unit 61 provided in the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50.
Further, in the description so far, the case where the money inserted by the player is the banknote 3 has been described. However, the money inserted by the player is a storage medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card. Alternatively, as a device connected to the relay device 50, a card reader / writer or the like may be connected instead of the banknote recognition device 20, and control may be similarly performed.

以上の説明から本発明により、遊技島１内に設置されたメダル貸出装置１０、紙幣識別装置２０、紙幣搬送装置３０を中継装置５０の集中制御部６０だけで各々の動作制御を可能としたので、各装置内構成の簡素化することができ各装置の小型化が可能となる。更に各装置に制御部を設ける必要がないので、製品コストを削減することが可能になる。   From the above description, according to the present invention, the medal lending device 10, the bill identification device 20, and the bill transport device 30 installed in the game island 1 can be controlled by the central control unit 60 of the relay device 50 alone. In addition, the internal configuration of each device can be simplified, and the size of each device can be reduced. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to provide a control unit in each device, it is possible to reduce product costs.

遊技島１の概略構成図である。1 is a schematic configuration diagram of amusement island 1. FIG. 実施の形態を示す中継装置５０の内部概要説明図である。It is internal schematic explanatory drawing of the relay apparatus 50 which shows embodiment. 遊技島１における通信接続の模試図である。2 is a schematic diagram of communication connection in amusement island 1. FIG.

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１ 遊技島
２ 遊技台
３ 紙幣
４ 通信ライン
１０ メダル貸出装置
２０ 紙幣識別装置
３０ 紙幣搬送装置
４０ 島管理装置
５０ 中継装置
６０ 集中制御部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game island 2 Game stand 3 Banknote 4 Communication line 10 Medal lending apparatus 20 Banknote identification apparatus 30 Banknote conveyance apparatus 40 Island management apparatus 50 Relay apparatus 60 Concentration control part

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投入された貨幣類の真偽識別を行う貨幣類識別装置と、
前記貨幣類識別装置の識別信号に基づいて遊技媒体を払い出す遊技媒体貸出装置と、
前記貨幣類識別装置から排出された貨幣類を所定の場所に搬送する貨幣類搬送装置と、
前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置と前記貨幣類搬送装置の各々と通信可能に接続され、前記各装置の動作状況を管理する島管理装置と通信接続されるともに各種通信信号を記憶可能なメモリを備えた中継装置と、からなる遊技設備において、
前記中継装置は、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置と前記貨幣類搬送装置とは別体で構成され、前記貨幣類識別装置と前記遊技媒体貸出装置の各々の動作制御を行う集中制御部を備えたことを特徴とする遊技設備の中継装置。 A currency identification device for authenticating the entered currency; and
A game medium lending device for paying out game media based on the identification signal of the money identification device;
A currency transport device for transporting the money discharged from the currency identification device to a predetermined place;
The money identification device, the game medium lending device, and the money transport device are communicably connected to each other, and are connected to an island management device that manages the operation status of each device and can store various communication signals. In a gaming facility comprising a relay device equipped with a memory,
The relay device is configured separately from the currency identification device, the game media lending device, and the currency transport device, and performs centralized control for controlling the operations of the currency identification device and the game media lending device. A relay device for gaming facilities, characterized by comprising a section. 請求項１記載の遊技設備の中継装置であって、
前記中継装置の集中制御部は、貨幣類搬送装置の動作制御を行うことを特徴とする遊技設備の中継装置。 A relay device for a gaming facility according to claim 1,
The relay device for a gaming facility, wherein the central control unit of the relay device controls the operation of the money transport device.
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