JP2005168838A - Game machine management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To always output accurate data on the amount of out-balls to a hall computer by promptly sensing the retention of the out-balls in a recovery tank. <P>SOLUTION: The recovery tank of a Pachinko game machine is provided with a retained ball detecting sensor including a retained ball amount sensing section 21 for sensing a predetermined amount of retained out-balls, and a signal output section 22 for outputting a ball clog signal to the hall computer 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine management apparatus, and more particularly, to a gaming machine management apparatus including a clogging means that predicts clogging of a collection tank that receives an out ball discharged from a gaming machine main body and discharges it to a downstream collection path.

Conventionally, a hall computer for grasping or managing a business state is installed in a pachinko game hall. Among the data collected by the hall computer, there is a difference ball as an index that shows the operating status of the day, and this difference ball indicates the number of balls out of each pachinko machine or all pachinko machines in a given period and the safe. Calculated based on the difference from the number of balls.
Here, the “out ball” is the number of pachinko balls fired by the pachinko gaming machine, and is cumulatively accumulated based on a detection signal from a ball counter provided in the collection tank. Further, the safe balls are the number of pachinko balls paid out to the player from the pachinko gaming machine, and are accumulated and accumulated based on detection signals from a replenishment counter or a gaming machine main body provided in the separator.

As described above, in order to calculate the difference ball, two data of the safe ball number and the out ball number are necessary. Of course, in order to calculate the accurate difference ball, the accurate safe ball number and The number of balls out is necessary.
Here, the out balls fired by the pachinko machine are collected in the recovery tank from the pachinko ball discharge port provided at the lower back of the pachinko machine after passing through the game area, and from the recovery tank to the recovery path on the hall side. It is discharged and collected. The number of out balls is counted one by one when discharged from each collection tank to the collection path. For this reason, when the clogging of out balls occurs in the collection tank, there is a problem that the accurate number of out balls cannot be calculated.

Therefore, in order to calculate an accurate number of out balls, there is provided a pachinko ball collection device that can smoothly guide the pachinko balls from the ball receiving portion of the pachinko ball collection tank to the ball delivery basket (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).
According to this pachinko ball collection device, the concentration of out balls near the tip of the ball delivery basket is avoided, so that out balls stay in the collection tank can be prevented, and a more accurate number of out balls can be calculated. It became.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-181113 (first page, FIG. 1)

However, the pachinko ball collection device that can smoothly guide the pachinko balls from the ball receiving unit to the ball delivery unit as described above is completely in the pachinko ball collection tank even if the occurrence of clogging can be suppressed to some extent. It was not possible to eliminate the clogging of the ball, and in the end, it was not possible to output accurate data on the number of balls to the hall computer.
In order to solve such a problem of clogging, it is possible to resolve clogging of the recovery tank at an early stage by finding out-dwelling of out-balls in the recovery tank at an early stage. Needed to be output to the hall computer.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and detects an initial stage where an out ball is clogged in a collection tank and outputs the detected information to a hall computer or the like. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine management device provided with a clogging prediction means for preventing occurrence of clogging of a large number of out balls.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine management device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a gaming machine main body, a recovery tank that receives an out ball discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges it to a downstream recovery path, and a recovery A gaming machine management device comprising a hall computer that manages the number of out balls discharged from the tank, and a staying ball number detection unit that detects that the number of out balls staying in the collection tank has reached a predetermined number; A clogging prediction unit having a signal output unit that outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer by detection of the staying ball number detection unit is provided.

With such a configuration, the staying ball number detection unit detects that the number of out balls staying in the collection tank has reached a predetermined number, and the ball jamming signal output unit outputs the ball jamming signal output unit to a hall computer or an external monitor. By doing so, the hole side can recognize the clogging of the collection tank.
This makes it possible to predict clogging in the collection tank, so that clogging can be eliminated by detecting clogging at an early stage and, for example, notifying an employee of the clogging.
Further, the present invention makes it possible to eliminate clogging at an early stage, so that accurate data tabulation management without any error between the number of safe balls and the number of out balls can always be performed.

Further, with such a configuration, it is possible to detect a person who operates a gaming machine for an unauthorized purpose or a malfunction of the gaming machine at an early stage.
The error in counting the safe balls and out balls occurs when there is a person who operates the gaming machine for illegal purposes or when the measuring device for the number of shot balls of the gaming machine breaks down. In such a case, it is difficult to detect a person who operates the gaming machine for illegal purposes or a malfunction of the gaming machine at an early stage.
Therefore, as a result of being able to find out ball retention at an early stage according to the present invention, it is also possible to discover a person who operates a gaming machine for an unauthorized purpose at an early stage.

  Specifically, in the gaming machine management device according to claim 2 of the present invention, the staying ball number detection unit is in an open state when there is no external pressure due to the out ball staying in the collection tank, A movable plate that is closed when there is an external pressure due to a staying out ball and a switch that is turned on / off by the movable plate, and the signal output unit is a ball that is closed when the movable plate is in a closed state. The clogging signal is output.

In such a configuration, the movable plate that was open when the out ball does not stay in the collection tank is closed when the out ball stays, the switch is switched from OFF to ON, and the clogging signal portion is clogged. By outputting the signal to a hall computer or an external monitor, an employee or the like can recognize that the collection tank is clogged.
That is, a staying ball detection sensor is installed in the recovery tank, and an out ball staying in the recovery tank is detected by opening and closing the movable plate of the sensor to predict and detect clogging.

Further, in the gaming machine management device according to claim 3 of the present invention, the staying ball number detection unit detects that the number of out balls staying in the collection tank has reached a predetermined number corresponding to the management data unit. The output unit outputs a clogging signal.
With such a configuration, the number of out balls staying in the collection tank is set in advance in the staying ball number detection unit, and when the number of staying out balls reaches the set value, the clogging signal portion is a clogging signal. Is output to a hall computer, an external monitor, etc., so that an employee or the like can recognize clogging of the collection tank.
That is, the number of out balls staying in the collection tank is set in advance, and when the number of balls is reached, it is determined that clogging has occurred in the collection tank.

In general, when out ball data is output from a pachinko machine to a hall computer, the number of out balls is output not in a single shot but in a predetermined management data unit (for example, 10 units).
Therefore, if the number of staying out balls for outputting a ball jam signal is exactly the same as the management data unit of the out balls, it is theoretically possible to aggregate the data of out balls without error from the safe ball. It is also considered. However, from the total number of out balls flowing into the collection tank, it is considered that there is always about 10 out balls staying, and a clogging signal is output every time a small amount of balls stays. On the contrary, the burden of monitoring for clogging of balls and the work burden for eliminating out balls will also increase.
On the other hand, when 500 or 1000 out balls stay, when the setting is made so that the stay is detected and a ball jam signal is output, the out balls are detected and output in units of 10 to the hall computer. However, since a large amount of out balls are not found until they stay in the collection tank, it is impossible to detect the exact number of out balls.
Therefore, in the present invention, as the number of out balls staying to output a clogging signal, the out load management data unit is set to a predetermined number that is a certain multiple, thereby increasing the clogging monitoring burden, the resolution burden, etc. The clogging of the collection tank can be resolved at an appropriate timing. In addition, as a predetermined quantity, it can set to about 100 to 200 times as the number of staying balls, for example, 10 to 20 times the management data of out balls.

  In addition, the gaming machine management measure according to claim 4 of the present invention includes a gaming machine main body, a recovery tank that accepts an out ball discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges it to a downstream recovery path, and is discharged from the recovery tank. A gaming machine management device comprising a hall computer that manages the number of out balls, a received out ball detecting unit that detects an out ball that is received in a collection tank, and a discharge that measures the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank The clogging signal is detected by detecting the clogged state of the recovery tank from the out balls detected by the out ball number measuring unit, the receiving out ball detecting unit, and the discharged out ball number measured by the discharged out ball number measuring unit. A clogging prediction unit having a signal output unit for outputting to a hall computer is provided.

With such a configuration, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of an out ball that is received in the collection tank by the receiving out ball detection unit, while the discharge out ball measurement unit can measure the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank. it can.
Therefore, when the inflow of out balls is detected in the collection tank by the receiving out ball detecting unit, but the number of out balls discharged by the discharged out ball measuring unit is not measured, or
If it is determined that the number of out balls to be discharged is less than the number of out balls that flow in, it is predicted that the out balls stay in the collection tank.
In such a case, the clogging of the collection tank can be recognized by the hall side by outputting a clogging signal to a hall computer or the like.

Specifically, in the gaming machine management device according to claim 5 of the present invention, the receiving out-ball detecting unit detects the drive of the ball launching device that launches the gaming ball on the gaming machine main body, thereby A drive detection means for detecting an accepted out ball is provided.
With such a configuration, it becomes possible to detect the presence or absence of a pachinko ball firing from the drive of the existing launcher motor, and to detect the receiving out ball without installing a new device etc. as a receiving out ball detection unit It becomes possible to do.

On the other hand, in the gaming machine management device according to claim 6 of the present invention, the received out-ball detecting unit includes:
By detecting the impact vibration of the out balls falling into the collection tank, an impact sensor for detecting the out balls received in the collection tank is provided.
With such a configuration, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of a receiving out ball by detecting the impact vibration of the out ball falling in the collection tank.

  A gaming machine management device according to claim 7 of the present invention is a gaming machine main body, a recovery tank that accepts an out ball discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges it to a downstream recovery path, and is discharged from the recovery tank. A gaming machine management device comprising a hall computer that manages the number of out balls, an out ball number measuring unit that measures the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank, and the measured number of out balls, A clogging prediction means having a signal output unit that outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer when the number of out balls in a predetermined time is a predetermined number or more is provided.

  With such a configuration, if the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank is greater than or equal to a predetermined number within a predetermined time, it is expected that the out balls have stayed in the collection tank. As a result, the clogging signal unit outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer or an external monitor so that employees can recognize the retention of out balls in the collection tank. Become.

Specifically, in the gaming machine management device according to claim 8 of the present invention, when the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank per hour is equal to or greater than the average number of fires per hour, It is configured to output a clogging signal.
With such a configuration, if the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank per hour is greater than the average number of shots per hour, it is expected that the out balls will stay in the collection tank. The ball jam signal unit outputs the ball jam signal to a hall computer, an external monitor, or the like, so that an employee or the like can recognize the stay of the ball in the collection tank.

Generally, the number of pachinko balls fired on gaming machines is less than 100 per minute, while the recovery tank can discharge up to about 5 pachinko balls per second (about 300 shots per minute). It has become. Therefore, for example, when out balls of about 50 shots per 10 seconds (300 shots per minute) flow down from the collection tank, the number of out balls that have been fired is greater than the number of fired pachinko balls. It can be expected that some clogging or stagnation has occurred in the tank.
Therefore, in such a case, a clogging signal is output so that processing can be performed assuming that clogging has occurred.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a gaming machine management device comprising a vibration means for vibrating the collection tank by inputting the clogging signal.
With such a configuration, when the out balls stay in the collection tank, the out balls can be automatically resolved by vibrating the collection tank. Thereby, clogging can be eliminated quickly and reliably.

Furthermore, the gaming machine management device according to claim 10 of the present invention is configured to include a notification means for performing a predetermined clogging notification by inputting the clogging signal.
With such a configuration, when an out ball stays in the collection tank, it is possible to notify the employee or the like of the out ball by notifying the clogging. Thereby, clogging can be eliminated at an early stage.

As described above, according to the gaming machine management device of the present invention, a large amount of out balls is clogged by detecting the initial stage where the out balls are clogged in the collection tank and outputting the detected information to a hall computer or the like. Can be prevented.
Also, by finding out ball retention in the collection tank at an early stage, it is possible to eliminate out ball retention and output accurate out ball data to the hall computer.
Further, it is possible to eliminate errors when counting the number of safe balls and the number of balls out, and it is possible to detect a malfunction of a gaming machine or a person who operates a gaming machine for fraudulent purposes.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a gaming machine management device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the gaming machine management device of the present invention will be described.
In this embodiment, a staying ball detection sensor is attached to the collection tank, and when the staying ball detection sensor detects staying of an outball, it is predicted that some kind of clogging has occurred in the collection tank, and a clogging signal is output. As a result, clogging of the recovery tank can be detected at an early stage.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a pachinko gaming machine main body, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a pachinko island of a game hall, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the back of the pachinko gaming machine in which a collection tank is installed. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a recovery tank.
The pachinko gaming machine 1 is always supplied with pachinko balls by separating the pachinko balls from the replenishment path 10 installed in the pachinko island with a separator. In addition, the pachinko balls launched by the pachinko gaming machine pass through the gaming area, and then the ball receptacles of the collection tank 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 from the pachinko ball discharge port provided at the lower back of the pachinko gaming machine. It is discharged toward part 4. The pachinko balls discharged to the ball receiving portion 4 are guided from the ball receiving portion 4 to the ball delivery rod 5 which is the ball delivery portion, and flow down to the downstream side while being aligned in a row within the ball delivery rod 5, and then within the pachinko island. It is discharged to the recovery path 11.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view when the staying ball detection sensor 6 is attached to the collection tank 2.
In the center of the collection tank, an out ball discharge port leading to the ball delivery basket 5 is provided, and at the tip of the ball delivery basket 5 is an out ball measuring machine 3 for measuring the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank 2. Is provided. A staying ball detection sensor 6 is attached to the lower part of the ball receiving portion 4 on the side surface of the collection tank, and the staying ball detection sensor 6 is provided with a movable plate 7 whose upper ends are connected in a hinge form.
When there is no external pressure due to the pachinko balls, the movable plate 7 is in a state of being opened from the ball receiving portion 4 on the side surface of the recovery tank 2 with the hinge portion as a fulcrum (the state shown in FIG. 5A). When a certain amount of balls stays in the collection tank, the movable plate 7 is pressed by the external pressure of the pachinko balls (see FIG. 5B), and a signal is output.

  Normally, the pachinko balls launched by the pachinko gaming machine 1 are discharged toward the ball receiving part 4 of the collection tank 2 from the pachinko ball discharge port provided at the lower back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 after passing through the gaming area. Finally, after being guided to the ball delivery rod 5 which is a ball delivery unit and flowing down to the downstream side while being aligned in a row within the ball delivery cage 5, it is discharged to the collection path 11 in the Pachinko island.

However, when some ball clogging occurs due to concentration of the out balls, out ball stays in the ball delivery basket 5, and out ball stays in the collection tank 2 if the out balls continue to be discharged. When a certain amount of out balls stays in the recovery tank 2, the staying out balls come into contact with the movable plate 7, and the movable plate 7 is closed by the external pressure of the out balls (the state shown in FIG. 5B). ). When the movable plate 7 is closed, the staying ball detection sensor 6 outputs a ball clogging signal to a hall computer or the like so that it can be recognized on the hall side that the out ball is staying in the collection tank.
Not only is the ball jam signal output to the hall computer, but it is also output to a flashing lamp that can be seen by employees, or it is output to a device that vibrates the recovery tank to eliminate out-of-ball retention. Can be considered.
Thereby, for example, the retention of the out balls in the collection tank can be eliminated by notifying the employee via the income.

  Here, in the present embodiment, as the out-ball retention canceling unit, a vibration unit that vibrates the collection tank by inputting a clogging signal can be provided. By providing such a vibrating means, when an out ball stays in the collection tank, the vibrating means is automatically driven by a clogging signal to vibrate the collection tank so that the clogging can be eliminated at an early stage. become. In addition, as a vibration means to vibrate a collection tank, it can comprise using well-known means, such as a solenoid and a motor, for example.

Further, as an out-ball retention canceling means, it is possible to provide a notifying means for notifying a predetermined clogging by inputting a clogging signal. By providing such an informing means, when an out ball stays in the collection tank, the informing means automatically gives a predetermined notice by a clogging signal and informs the hall side that a clogging has occurred. it can. As a result, on the hall side where the notification is received, the clogging can be quickly resolved by, for example, an employee.
The notifying means for notifying the clogging may be, for example, a known notifying means such as an alarm lamp that is turned on and blinking by inputting a clogging signal, or an alarm speaker that emits a sound by inputting a clogging signal. Can be used.
In addition, the notification means can perform a predetermined notification by inputting a clogging signal via a hall computer, and can also input a clogging signal directly from the staying ball detection sensor 6 serving as a signal output unit. Notification can also be performed.

The staying ball detection sensor 6 can move and adjust the height attached to the ball receiver 4 on the side surface of the recovery tank. Therefore, when the staying ball detection sensor 6 is attached to the upper part of the recovery tank ball receiving portion 4, the movable plate is closed when a large amount of out balls are stored, and when attached to the lower part, a small amount of out balls are The movable plate closes when stored.
Thereby, the amount of out balls staying in the collection tank detected by the staying ball detection sensor 6 can be arbitrarily determined. When a predetermined amount of out balls stays in the collection tank, the clogging signal is sent to the hall computer or Can be output to an external monitor.

Here, in the present embodiment, the staying ball detection sensor detects that the number of out balls staying in the collection tank has reached a predetermined number corresponding to the management data unit, and outputs a clogging signal to the signal output unit. It is.
Generally, when out ball data is output from a pachinko machine to a hall computer, the out ball number data is output not in a single shot but in a predetermined management data unit (for example, 10 units).
Therefore, if the number of out balls staying to output a clogging signal is completely matched to the management out unit, it is theoretically possible to collect data for out balls without error from safe balls. It is done. However, from the total number of out balls flowing into the collection tank, it is considered that there is always about 10 out balls staying, and a clogging signal is output every time a small amount of balls stays. On the contrary, the burden of monitoring for clogging of balls and the work burden for eliminating out balls will also increase.
On the other hand, when 500 or 1000 out balls stay, when the setting is made so that the stay is detected and a ball jam signal is output, the out balls are detected and output in units of 10 to the hall computer. However, since a large number of out balls are not found until they stay in the collection tank, it is impossible to detect the exact number of out balls.
Therefore, in this embodiment, as the number of staying out balls that output a clogging signal, the management data unit of the out balls is set to a predetermined quantity that is a fixed multiple, and the clogging monitoring burden, the elimination burden, etc. Without increasing, clogging of the collection tank can be resolved at an appropriate timing. In addition, as a predetermined quantity, it can set to about 100 to 200 times as the number of staying balls, for example, 10 to 20 times the management data of out balls.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic block diagram of sending a ball clogging signal to the hall computer 23 using the staying ball detection sensor 6 when an out ball stays in the collection tank 2.
The staying ball detection sensor 6 includes a staying ball detection unit 21 and a signal output unit 22. When the out ball stays in the recovery tank and the movable plate 7 is closed by the external pressure of the out ball, the staying ball number detection unit 21 outputs a staying ball number detection signal to the signal output unit 22. Upon receiving the staying ball detection signal, the signal output unit 22 outputs a ball jam signal to the hall computer 23.
When the hall computer 23 receives the clogging signal, it is determined that some clogging has occurred in the collection tank 2 on the hall side.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine management device of the present embodiment configured as above will be described.
First, in a normal case where the out balls do not stay in the collection tank, the out balls pass through the collection tank 2, are guided to the ball delivery rod 5, and are aligned in a row in the ball delivery rod 5. Then, the number of out balls is counted by the out ball counting machine 3. Generally, the number of out balls is output to the hall computer in units of 10 and the number of out balls is totaled.
On the other hand, when some clogging occurs in the recovery tank 2, out balls stay. When a predetermined number or more of out balls staying in the tank stay in the tank, the movable plate 7 is pressed, and the staying ball detection sensor 6 outputs a ball jam signal to the hall computer 23. As a result, it is possible to recognize on the hall side that the out balls are staying in the collection tank. For example, it is possible to eliminate the stay of out balls in the collection tank by notifying the employee via the income. The out ball from which the stay has been eliminated is guided to the ball delivery rod 5 and the number of out balls is finally counted by the out ball counter 3.
Therefore, even if a clogging occurs in the collection tank, it can be quickly resolved and the accurate number of out balls can always be counted.

  As explained above, according to the gaming machine management device of the present embodiment, by attaching the staying ball detection sensor 6 in the collection tank, when the out balls staying in the collection tank reach an arbitrary predetermined quantity, Predicting that some sort of clogging has occurred in the recovery tank, a clogging signal can be output to the hall computer.

This makes it possible to predict clogging in the collection tank, so that clogging can be resolved by, for example, detecting clogging at an early stage and notifying the employee via an income.
Moreover, since it becomes possible to eliminate clogging at an early stage according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce errors in counting the number of safe balls and the number of out balls.
Furthermore, it is possible to detect a malfunction of a person who operates a gaming machine for illegal purposes or a gaming machine at an early stage.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine management device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the present embodiment, the recovery tank is obtained by measuring the presence / absence of the received out ball by the pachinko ball launching device driving unit that is the received out ball detection unit and the number of discharged out balls by the out ball counter 3 that is the discharged out ball measuring unit. It is designed to detect early clogging.
Other configurations and operations of the gaming machine management device according to the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment.

Whether or not a pachinko ball is fired by the pachinko gaming machine 1 is measured by a driving unit of the launching device. On the other hand, an out ball counter 3 is installed at the tip of the ball delivery rod 5, and the passing number of out balls is measured by the out ball counter 3.
The fact that pachinko balls are being fired by a pachinko machine is measured by the driving unit of the launching device, while the passing quantity of out balls discharged by the out ball measuring instrument 3 per hour is the number of pachinko balls being fired. If there is a similar degree, it can be predicted that there will be no out balls in the collection tank.

However, when out balls stay, the out balls do not pass through the ball delivery rod 5 even though the pachinko balls are confirmed to be fired by the drive unit of the launching device. It is not counted by the out ball counter 3. Or, since the out balls pass only a small quantity through the ball delivery rod 5, the passing quantity of the out balls measured per hour by the out ball measuring machine 3 does not reach the firing quantity.
Therefore, the inflow of the out ball to the collection tank is detected by the driving unit of the launching device that is the receiving out ball detecting unit, but the number of out balls discharged by the discharge out ball measuring unit is not measured or is discharged. If it is judged that the number of out balls is less than the number of out balls that flow in even though the number of out balls is measured, it is predicted that out balls will stay in the collection tank, so a clogging signal is output to a hall computer, etc. To do.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic block diagram of finding out-dwelling in the collection tank from the presence or absence of pachinko balls and the number of out-balls passed and sending a ball jam signal to the hall computer.
The acceptance-out ball detection unit 24 includes a drive detection unit that detects the drive of the drive unit of the pachinko ball launcher. The pachinko ball is fired by driving the drive unit of the pachinko ball launching device, and flows into the collection tank as a receiving out ball. Therefore, by detecting the drive of the drive unit of the pachinko ball launching device, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of a receiving out ball that indirectly flows into the collection tank. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the receiving out ball detection unit 24 includes a drive detection unit that detects the driving of the driving unit of the pachinko ball launching device, thereby detecting the presence or absence of the receiving out ball.
Specifically, the acceptance-out detection unit 24 outputs a detection signal to the clogging determination unit 26 when detecting the drive of the drive unit of the pachinko ball launcher.

Here, as the detecting means for detecting the driving of the driving unit of the pachinko ball launching device, for example, a driving unit such as a detecting device for detecting a driving electric signal of the driving unit or a vibration sensor for detecting vibration due to driving of the driving unit. Any means may be used as long as it can detect the drive.
Moreover, as a drive detection means, you may make it output the drive signal of a drive part directly to the clogging determination part 26 from a pachinko ball launcher. In this case, the acceptance-out ball detection unit 24 is configured by a pachinko ball launcher.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the clogging determination unit 26 and the signal output unit 22 are configured by independent means, but may be included in the hall computer 23. That is, the hole computer 23 detects clogging by outputting the detection signal of the received out ball from the received out ball detecting unit 24 and the discharged out ball number data from the discharged out ball number measuring unit 23 directly to the hall computer 23. It is also possible to determine. Therefore, in this case, the hall computer 23 constitutes the clogging determination unit 26 and the signal output unit 22 of the present embodiment.

The discharged out ball measuring unit 25 includes an out ball counter 3 provided in the collection tank 2. The out ball counter 3 measures the number of out balls flowing down from the collection tank 2 through the ball delivery basket 5 and outputs the number of discharged out balls to the clogging determination unit 26.
In the clogging judgment unit 26, there is no number of discharged out balls even though there are received out balls, or the number of discharged out balls stays in the collection tank and the number of discharged out balls is the amount of received out balls. When it is predicted that there will be less, a clogging judgment signal is output to the signal output unit 22. Then, the signal output unit 22 outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer 23.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to detect the presence or absence of an out ball flowing into the collection tank by detecting the drive of the launching device. And even though the inflow of out balls is detected, the number of out balls discharged by the discharged out ball measuring unit is not measured, or even if the number of out balls discharged is measured, When it is judged that the clogging is small in the collection tank, a clogging signal is output to the hall computer.
As a result, as in the first embodiment, it becomes possible to predict clogging in the collection tank. Therefore, it is possible to detect clogging at an early stage, for example, by notifying an employee via an income ball. Clogging can be eliminated.

Moreover, in this embodiment, since clogging can be predicted using the existing pachinko ball launching device and the out ball counter 3, it is simple without installing a new device as a receiving out ball detection unit. It is possible to detect out-dwelling balls with simple equipment.
Thereby, unlike the first embodiment, it is possible to measure the number of received out balls without installing a new device or the like in the collection tank as the received out ball detecting unit.
In addition to outputting the ball clogging signal to the hall computer, it can be output to a flashing lamp that can be seen by employees, etc., or output to a device that vibrates the collection tank, thereby eliminating out-of-ball retention. What can be done is the same as in the first embodiment.

Here, in the above-described receiving out ball detection unit 24, only the presence / absence of the out ball flowing into the collection tank is detected by detecting the driving of the pachinko launching device, but further flows into the collection tank. It is also possible to predict and calculate the approximate number of balls out.
When the inflow of out balls is detected in the recovery tank by the drive unit of the launching device, a certain number of pachinko balls are being fired from the drive unit per hour, so the same amount of out balls are also in the recovery tank. Is expected to flow in. For example, in the case of a gaming machine in which 80 pachinko balls are fired on average per minute, if the driving of the launching device is detected continuously for 1 minute, there are about 80 pachinko balls flowing into the collection tank. is expected.
However, if the out ball passing quantity measured by the out ball counter 3 does not reach the predicted firing quantity, it is considered that the out ball is retained in the collection tank. In the above example, when the flow-out of 30 discharged out balls is measured per minute, it is expected that about 50 out balls are accumulated in the collection tank per minute.
If this state continues, for example, about 250 out balls will stay in the collection tank after 5 minutes.

Therefore, from the detection of the driving of the pachinko ball launching device detected by the receiving out-ball detecting unit 24, the number of shot balls actually fired can be predicted and calculated, and this number of shot balls flows into the collection tank. The number of received out balls can be input to the clogging determination unit 26. The clogging judgment unit 26 can calculate the number of out balls staying in the collection tank by comparing and subtracting the input number of received out balls and the number of discharged out balls counted by the out ball counting machine 3. When the calculated number of staying out balls reaches a predetermined number, a ball jam signal can be output to the hall computer.
Thus, as in the first embodiment, when the number of staying out balls reaches a predetermined number, the ball clogging signal unit outputs a ball clogging signal to a hall computer, an external monitor, etc. Employees can recognize the clogging.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine management device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the present embodiment, the balls in the collection tank are measured by measuring the presence or absence of receiving out balls by a pachinko ball impact sensor that is a receiving out ball detecting unit and measuring the number of discharged out balls by the out ball counter 3 that is a discharging out ball measuring unit. It is designed to detect clogging early.
Other configurations and operations of the gaming machine management device according to the third embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

The pachinko balls launched by the pachinko gaming machine 1 pass through the game area, and are then discharged from the pachinko ball discharge port provided at the lower back of the pachinko gaming machine 1 toward the ball receiver 4 of the collection tank 2. At this time, the pachinko balls discharged to the ball receiver 4 collide with the inclined bottom surface of the ball receiver 4 and flow down to the discharge pipe.
Therefore, when the impact vibration sensor is installed on the inclined bottom surface of the ball receiving portion 4 as shown in FIG. 8, whether or not the pachinko ball is fired by the driving portion of the pachinko ball launching device as in the second embodiment. It is possible to measure the presence / absence of the receiving out ball without measuring the.

A schematic block diagram in the case where the impact vibration sensor 9 is used for the receiving-out ball detection unit 24 is the same as FIG.
When the impact vibration sensor serving as the received out ball detection unit 24 detects the received out ball in the collection tank, the received out ball detection unit 24 outputs the presence of the received out ball to the clogging determination unit 26. On the other hand, when there is no detection by the impact vibration sensor, the acceptance-out ball does not flow into the collection tank, so the acceptance-out ball detection unit 24 outputs to the clogging determination unit 26 that there is no acceptance-out ball.

The out ball counter 3 corresponding to the discharged out ball number measuring unit 25 measures the number of out balls flowing down from the collection tank 2 through the ball delivery basket 5, and the measured number of discharged out balls is a clogging determining unit. 26.
The clogging judgment unit 26 outputs a clogging judgment signal when there is no received out balls or when there is no discharged out balls or when the number of discharged out balls does not reach the predicted discharged quantity. The signal is output to the signal output unit 22. Then, the signal output unit 22 outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer 23.

Thus, in this embodiment, the presence or absence of an out ball flowing into the recovery tank can be detected by a pachinko ball impact sensor which is a receiving out ball detection unit, and the out ball flowing into the recovery tank is detected but discharged. If the number of out balls to be collected is not measured, or the number of out balls to be discharged is less than the number of out balls flowing in and it is determined that some kind of clogging has occurred in the collection tank, the clogging will occur. The signal is output to the hall computer.
As a result, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, it becomes possible to predict clogging in the collection tank, so that clogging is detected early, for example, through an income to the employee. By notifying, clogging can be eliminated.
As in the first and second embodiments, the clogging signal is not only output to the hall computer, but also to a flashing lamp that can be visually recognized by an employee, etc., or to a device that vibrates the collection tank. Needless to say, the retention of out balls can be eliminated.

In addition, in the receiving out ball detecting unit 24 of the present embodiment including the vibration impact sensor, the presence or absence of the out ball flowing into the collection tank is the same as in the case of the receiving out ball detecting unit 24 of the second embodiment described above. In addition, it is possible to predict and calculate the approximate number of out balls flowing into the collection tank.
When the outflow of the ball is detected by the vibration impact sensor, a certain number of pachinko balls are being fired per hour from the pachinko ball launch drive, so the recovery tank has almost the same amount. It is predicted that out balls are flowing in. For example, in the case of a gaming machine in which 80 pachinko balls are fired on average per minute, if the detection of the inflow of the out ball by the vibration impact sensor is 1 minute, there are about 80 pachinko balls flowing into the collection tank. Expected.
However, if the out ball passing quantity measured by the out ball counter 3 does not reach the predicted firing quantity, it is considered that the out ball is retained in the collection tank. In the above example, when the flow of 30 discharged out balls is measured per minute, it is estimated that about 50 out balls are accumulated in the collection tank per minute.
If this state continues, for example, about 250 out balls will stay in the collection tank after 5 minutes.

Therefore, it is possible to predict and calculate the number of fired balls actually fired from the detection of the vibration impact sensor detected by the acceptance-out ball detecting unit 24, and this number of fired balls is received into the collection tank. The number can be input to the clogging determination unit 26. The clogging judgment unit 26 can calculate the number of out balls staying in the collection tank by comparing and subtracting the input number of received out balls and the number of discharged out balls counted by the out ball counting machine 3. When the calculated number of staying out balls reaches a predetermined number, a ball jam signal can be output to the hall computer.
Thereby, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, when the number of staying out balls reaches a predetermined number, the clogging signal unit outputs a clogging signal to a hall computer or an external monitor. Employees can now recognize clogged collection tanks.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, unlike the second embodiment, it is possible to detect an out ball that stays in the collection tank by detecting the impact vibration sensor without measuring the presence or absence of the shot ball from the driving of the launcher motor. it can.
Thereby, since the stay of out balls can be detected by the vibration impact sensor and the out ball counter installed in the recovery tank, the stay balls can be detected by a compact means.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine management device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the present embodiment, when the number of discharged out balls by the out ball counter 3 which is a discharged out ball measuring unit within a predetermined time reaches a predetermined number or more, a clogging signal is output, thereby clogging the collection tank. Can be found early.
In addition, about another structure and operation | movement of the gaming machine management apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment, it is the same as that of 1st embodiment, 2nd embodiment, and 3rd embodiment.

Pachinko balls are fired at regular time intervals, and after passing through the game area, are discharged from the pachinko ball discharge port provided at the lower back of the pachinko gaming machine toward the ball receiver 4 of the collection tank 2. When out balls do not stay in the collection tank 2, the out balls flow down the ball delivery rod 5 at substantially constant time intervals.
However, when out balls stay, the out balls cannot flow down the ball delivery basket 5 but stay in the collection tank 2 and the amount thereof continues to increase. On the other hand, due to some cause (for example, vibration applied by the player to the pachinko gaming machine, weight of the retained out ball itself, etc.), the accumulated out ball may accidentally flow down from the ball delivery basket 5 by chance.

In this case, there is no problem when all the staying out balls flow down, but when the staying out balls remain, the out balls staying in the collection tank are accumulated again.
In general, pachinko balls fired at gaming machines are less than 100 shots per minute, whereas a maximum of about 5 shots per second (about 300 shots per minute) can be discharged from the collection tank. It has become. Therefore, for example, when out balls of about 50 shots per 10 seconds (300 shots per minute) flow down from the collection tank, the number of out balls that have been fired is greater than the number of fired pachinko balls. It can be expected that some clogging or storage has occurred in the tank.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, when a large amount of out balls are discharged within a predetermined time, a clogging signal is output on the assumption that there may be out balls staying in the collection tank 2.

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram for sending a clogging signal to the hall computer 23 using the discharged out ball number measuring device 3 when out balls stay in the collection tank 2.
The discharged out ball number measuring unit 24, which is the discharged out ball number measuring unit 24, measures the out ball flowing down the discharge pipe and outputs the discharged out ball number to the clogging determination unit 26. When a large number of out balls flow down the discharge pipe within a predetermined time, the clogging determination unit 26 outputs a clogging determination signal to the signal output unit 22. The signal output unit 22 that has received the clogging judgment signal outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer 23.
When the hall computer 23 receives the clogging signal, the hall side recognizes that the out balls are staying in the collection tank 2.
In the present embodiment as well, as in the case of the second embodiment described above (see FIG. 7), the clogging determination unit 26 and the signal output unit 22 may be included in the hall computer 23.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the number of discharged out balls by the out ball counter 3 which is the discharged out ball measuring unit within a predetermined time reaches a predetermined number or more, some clogging has occurred in the recovery tank. It is regarded as a thing, and a clogging signal is output to the hall computer.
In particular, in the present embodiment, when the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank is equal to or greater than the average number of shots per hour, it is possible to predict the storage of out balls in the collection tank.
As a result, as in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment, it becomes possible to predict the clogging in the collection tank, so the clogging is detected early and the clogging is eliminated. can do.

Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to predict the storage of out balls in the collection tank without measuring the number of received out balls.
Thereby, when the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank is a predetermined number or more within a predetermined time, it can be predicted that the out balls have stayed in the collection tank. Unlike the embodiment and the third embodiment, it is possible to predict the storage of out balls by simple means without measuring the number of out balls received in the collection tank.

The gaming machine management device of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment, but the gaming machine management device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and variously within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, it is possible to implement this change.
For example, the staying ball detection sensor may not be provided with a movable plate as shown in FIG. 5, and may be any sensor that can detect that the out ball stays in the collection tank.

  As described above, according to the gaming machine management device of the present invention, since it is provided with means that can detect the stay of out balls in the collection tank at an early stage, the present invention can be implemented in the pachinko industry and the like. Yes, it has industrial applicability.

It is a schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine used for the gaming machine management device of the present invention. It is a schematic front view which shows one Embodiment of the pachinko island used for the gaming machine management apparatus of the present invention. It is a back perspective view showing one embodiment of the pachinko gaming machine used for the gaming machine management device of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view of the collection | recovery tank with which the pachinko game machine used for the game machine management apparatus of this invention is equipped. (A) when a staying detection sensor is installed in a recovery tank of a pachinko gaming machine used in the gaming machine management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, b) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the out balls stay in the collection tank. It is a schematic block diagram when an out ball stays in the recovery tank of the pachinko gaming machine used in the gaming machine management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram when an out ball stays in the collection tank of the pachinko gaming machine used in the gaming machine management device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. (A) in the case where a vibration impact sensor is installed in the recovery tank of the pachinko gaming machine used in the gaming machine management device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, shows a state in which no out ball stays in the recovery tank. b) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the out balls stay in the collection tank. It is a schematic block diagram when an out ball stays in the recovery tank of the pachinko gaming machine used in the gaming machine management device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Collection | recovery tank 3 Out ball counter 4 Ball receiving part 5 Ball delivery basket 6 Staying ball detection sensor 7 Movable plate 8 Pachinko ball 9 Vibration impact sensor 10 Supply path 11 Collection path

Claims (10)

A gaming machine management device comprising: a gaming machine main body; a recovery tank that receives out balls discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges them to a downstream recovery path; and a hall computer that manages the number of out balls discharged from the recovery tank. Because
A staying ball number detection unit that detects that the number of out balls staying in the collection tank has reached a predetermined number;
A signal output unit that outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer by detection of the staying ball number detection unit;
A gaming machine management device comprising a clogging prediction means having The staying ball number detection unit,
The movable plate is open when there is no external pressure due to the out ball staying in the recovery tank, and is closed when there is external pressure due to the out ball staying in the recovery tank, and the movable plate is turned ON / OFF by this movable plate. With a switch,
The signal output unit is
2. The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, wherein a ball clogging signal is output when the movable plate is in a closed state. The staying ball number detection unit,
The gaming machine management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the number of out balls staying in the collection tank reaches a predetermined number corresponding to the management data unit, the signal output unit outputs a clogging signal. A gaming machine management device comprising: a gaming machine main body; a recovery tank that receives out balls discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges them to a downstream recovery path; and a hall computer that manages the number of out balls discharged from the recovery tank. Because
A receiving out-ball detecting unit for detecting an out-ball received in the collection tank;
A discharge out ball number measuring unit for measuring the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank;
A signal output that detects the clogged state of the recovery tank from the out balls detected by the receiving out ball detection unit and the number of discharged out balls measured by the discharged out ball number measuring unit, and outputs a clogging signal to the hall computer And
A gaming machine management device comprising a clogging prediction means having The receiving out ball detection unit,
5. A gaming machine management device according to claim 4, comprising drive detection means for detecting an out ball received in the collection tank by detecting the driving of a ball launching device that launches a gaming ball to the gaming machine body. The receiving out ball detection unit,
The gaming machine management device according to claim 4, comprising an impact sensor that detects an out ball that is received in the collection tank by detecting an impact vibration of the out ball that falls into the collection tank. A gaming machine management device comprising: a gaming machine main body; a recovery tank that receives out balls discharged from the gaming machine main body and discharges them to a downstream recovery path; and a hall computer that manages the number of out balls discharged from the recovery tank. Because
An out ball counting unit that measures the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank;
Input the measured number of out balls, and when the number of out balls in a predetermined time is a predetermined number or more, a signal output unit that outputs a clogging signal to a hall computer;
A gaming machine management device comprising a clogging prediction means having The signal output unit is
The gaming machine management device according to claim 7, wherein the ball jamming signal is output when the number of out balls discharged from the collection tank per hour is equal to or greater than the average number of shots per hour.   The gaming machine management device according to claim 1, further comprising a vibration unit that vibrates the collection tank by inputting the clogging signal.   The gaming machine management device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising notification means for performing predetermined ball clogging notification by inputting the ball clogging signal.

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