JP2005192683A - Call/display device with banknote discriminating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a call/display device with a banknote discriminating device reducing the cost, facilitating the maintenance and the like, and clearly notifying malfunction of a game medium dispenser by integrating the call/display device with the banknote discriminating machine. <P>SOLUTION: This device is constituted as a single unit comprising a unit body with a call/display function, a banknote slit provided in the unit body, and the banknote discriminating device positioned in the inner part of the banknote slit and provided in a body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a game display medium provided from the game medium lending machine to a call display device provided corresponding to each of a plurality of game machines constituting a gaming machine island in which a game machine and a game medium lending machine are arranged. The present invention relates to a call display device provided with a banknote identification device having a banknote insertion slot for inserting banknotes for borrowing and a banknote identification unit for determining the authenticity of the inserted banknotes.

  Normally, a gaming machine island is formed by alternately arranging gaming machines and gaming medium lending machines, and a plurality of the gaming machine islands are collected to constitute one gaming hall.

  A call display device is provided above each gaming machine on the gaming machine island. The call display device is displayed and driven based on a signal generated in a game such as a big hit signal and a signal generated by pressing a call switch, and notifies that effect by an illumination display.

  In addition, the banknote inserted from the banknote slot provided above the gaming medium lending machine in the gaming machine island is returned to the banknote slot when not recognized as a genuine note via the banknote identification device, When it is identified, it is stored in a banknote storage provided in the vicinity of the banknote identification device or in a banknote recovery safe provided at the island end by a banknote transport device.

  However, since the display device and the bill discriminator are provided separately corresponding to each gaming machine constituting the island as described above, there are many attachment points, which requires time and labor for assembling and maintenance such as wiring. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to integrate the call display device and the bill validator so as to reduce costs and perform maintenance easily. And

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a unit main body having a call display function in a gaming machine island comprising a gaming machine and a gaming medium lending machine arranged adjacent to each other. The unit is composed of a bill insertion slot provided in the unit main body, and a bill recognition device located in the back of the bill insertion slot and provided in the main body.

  According to the call display device with banknote identification device according to claim 1 of the present invention, the call display device for a gaming machine and the banknote recognition device are integrated to share a display unit such as a control board, a lamp, and 7 segments. You can go down.

  Furthermore, by sharing the display unit, it becomes possible to make the game hall employee more clearly recognize the abnormality display of the banknote identification device and the game medium lending machine, so that the game medium lending machine has an abnormality and the game medium is It is possible to detect an illegal act such as illegally extracting, that is, a so-called goto action at an early stage, and to suppress damage caused by the goto action.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the unit main body according to claim 1 is attached in the vicinity of the upper part of each gaming machine constituting the gaming machine island, and the exterior panel is detachably fixed. To do.

  In this invention, since the appearance can be easily changed by making the exterior panel detachable, by using a plurality of types of exterior panels, the layout of the game room can be made unique and differentiated from other stores. It becomes possible.

  Furthermore, by attaching it to the vicinity of the upper part of each gaming machine, it is possible not only to install a banknote storage in the vicinity of the banknote recognition device, but also to support a banknote transport apparatus already arranged on the gaming machine island, It can be installed on both banknotes and banknotes on the ramp surface.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the call display device with a bill recognition device of the gaming machine island according to any one of the first and second aspects, the unit main body has a bill insertion slot cover in front of the bill insertion slot. A billing slot cover is provided at one end of the bill slot cover, the bill slot cover is configured to be openable and closable by operation of the locking unit, and the banknote identification device is detachably fixed. .

This makes it possible to easily solve the problem by opening the banknote slot cover and pulling out the banknote identification device when the banknotes are jammed.
Furthermore, even when the banknote identification device needs to be replaced due to maintenance or failure, the banknote identification device can be easily replaced.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the call display device with a bill identifying device on the gaming machine island according to the third aspect, when an abnormality is detected from the bill insertion signal and the payout signal of the lending machine, an abnormality is caused by the display unit. Is notified.

  This makes it possible to detect an abnormality and send a signal to the display unit when an illegal act such as a game medium lending machine causing an abnormality and extracting a game medium, such as a so-called goto action, is performed.

  As described above, by integrating the display display device for a gaming machine and the bill recognition device, the display unit can be shared, so that the cost can be reduced and the number of mounting units can be reduced by half. And maintenance inspection becomes easy. In addition, by detecting abnormalities in the game media lending machine and notifying the display unit of the abnormality, it is possible to more clearly notify the amusement hall employees of the abnormal display of the banknote identification device and the game medium lending machine. Damage can be suppressed. In addition, by allowing the exterior panel to be exchanged, a free layout is possible, and by providing a locking device on the banknote slot cover, it becomes impossible to perform unauthorized opening and closing operations for players other than game hall employees, By making the banknote identification device detachable, the banknote identification apparatus can be easily replaced and maintained. Moreover, a banknote storage can be provided in the banknote identification device vicinity by attaching to the upper part vicinity of a game machine. Alternatively, it can be installed on the calling ramp surface above the front of the gaming machine row or on the banknote conveying device in the island.

  A preferred embodiment of the call display device with a bill validator according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a call display device with a bill recognition device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an example of use of the call display device with a bill recognition device according to the present invention on a gaming machine island. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the call display device with a bill identifying device. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, description will be made assuming that medals are used as game media.

  In FIG. 2, the gaming machine 21 is a slot machine in the present embodiment. The game medium lending machine 22 is an inter-unit medal lending machine in the present embodiment. One game medium lending machine 22 is installed between each game machine 21 so as to correspond to each game machine 21. Corresponding gaming machine 21 and gaming medium lending machine 22 are connected to each other. A so-called gaming machine island is configured by the gaming medium lending machine 22 and the gaming machine 21 being alternately arranged, and the call display device 1 with a bill identifying device according to the present invention is provided on the upper front side of each gaming machine 21.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the call display device with a bill recognition device 1 includes a call push button 2, a display unit 3, a display switching button 4, a display lamp 5 for notifying abnormality, a bill insertion slot 6, The unit includes a bill recognition device 7, and the front side of the unit is configured by an exterior panel 8.

  The banknote slot 6 is used as a banknote slot of the game medium lending machine 22 and is provided in the front of the banknote identification device 7 so that the banknote is inserted from the front to the rear. It is thrown into.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a bill insertion slot cover 9 is provided on the front surface of the bill insertion slot 6. Further, a locking device 10 is provided at one end of the bill insertion slot cover 9 and can be opened and closed by operating the locking device 10, so that an unauthorized opening and closing operation cannot be performed by the locking device 10.

  The banknote identification device 7 is detachably provided inside the unit as shown in FIG. 3, and is connected to a game medium lending machine 22 connected to each game machine 21. Moreover, the said banknote identification apparatus 7 identifies the authenticity of the inserted banknote, and if the inserted banknote is a genuine note, it will be sent to a banknote conveying apparatus (not shown), and will be identified as a genuine note. When not, it is returned to the bill insertion slot 6.

  Further, when the bill identifying device 7 recognizes it as a genuine note, the fact is transmitted to the game medium lending machine 22 and the bill inserted from a game medium dispensing device (not shown) provided inside the game medium lending machine 22. An amount of game media equivalent to is lent out.

  The push button 2 is provided at the end of the surface of the unit and is used by the player when he / she wants to call a game hall employee. The display switching button 4 is used by the player when the display content of the display unit 3 is to be switched.

  The display lamp 5 is provided on the surface portion of the unit 1 and is composed of an LED or the like in this embodiment. The display unit 3 is provided on the surface of the unit 1. In this embodiment, the display unit 3 is composed of a dot matrix, 7 segments, etc., and the display switching button 4 displays game information for the current day or the past several days. It has become.

  The exterior panel 8 is detachably attached to the front surface of the unit 1 and can be easily replaced.

  It is a front view of the call display device with a bill identifying device according to the present invention.   It is a figure which shows the usage example in a game machine island of the call display apparatus with a banknote identification device which concerns on implementation of this invention.   It is a perspective view of the principal part of a call display device with a bill identifying device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Call display apparatus with banknote identification device 2 ... Push button 3 ... Display part 4 ... Display switching button 5 ... Display lamp 6 ... Banknote insertion slot 7 ... Banknote identification apparatus 8 ... Exterior panel 9 ... Banknote insertion slot cover 10 ... Locking device 21 ... Game machine 22 ... Game media lending machine

Claims (4)

Each of the gaming machines on the gaming machine island, each comprising an adjacent gaming machine and a gaming medium rental machine provided between the gaming machines,
In a call display device having a push button for calling, a notification means for notifying when a trouble occurs, and a display unit for displaying game information, etc., an opening is provided in the main body of the call display device. It is comprised as one unit which consists of a banknote insertion slot and the banknote identification device which identifies the authenticity of the banknote located in the back part of this banknote insertion slot, and was equipped in the said main body, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Call display device with banknote identification device.   The call display device with bill identifying device according to claim 1, wherein the unit is attached in the vicinity of the upper part of each gaming machine constituting the gaming machine island, and the exterior panel is detachably fixed.   The unit includes a banknote slot cover on the front surface of the banknote slot, a locking device at one end of the banknote slot cover, and is configured to be able to open and close the banknote slot cover by operating the locking device. The call display device with bill recognition device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification device is detachably fixed.   The unit is connected to each of the gaming machine constituting the gaming machine island and the gaming medium lending machine corresponding to the gaming machine, receives the signal of the banknote identification machine and the signal from the gaming machine and the gaming medium lending machine, The call display device with a bill identifying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the occurrence of an abnormality is determined from these signals, the display portion notifies the occurrence of the abnormality.

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