JP2005334013A - Method for collecting used game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dismantle and reuse used game machines for appropriate applications. <P>SOLUTION: Game machine manufacturers 4 store used game machines 3 sent from a used game machine exchange center 1, collect and store used game machines 3 disposed of from game parlors 2 and edits management information concerning the used game machines 3. Recycling companies 5 dismantle used game machines entrusted to them from the game machine manufacturers 4 and classify into reusable parts 8 and nonreusable parts 9, send the reusable parts 8 to the game machine manufacturers 4 and inputs management information concerning the reusable parts 8 to the computers 13 of the recycling companies 5. The game machine manufacturers 4 improves the management information edited by management information concerning the resuable parts 8 inputted from the computers 13 of the recycling companies 5 through the Internet by the computers 12 of the game machine manufacturers 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a collection method for disassembling a used gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine discarded as used from a game store and reusing it according to the purpose of use.

In the conventional recycling method of used gaming machines, the used gaming machines are crushed after dry distillation treatment, the ferrous metal is removed from the crushed pieces using magnetism, and the crushed pieces from which the ferrous metals have been removed. By compressing, the thermoplastic synthetic resin in the crushed pieces is softened by the heat generated in the compression process, and the volume of the crushed pieces is compressed to form a lump volume reduced solidified body. It is known that a rotary kiln is charged and burned, and the combustion ash is baked as a cement clinker together with main raw materials such as slaked lime, iron oxide and clay in the rotary kiln. However, since the number of used gaming machines is as many as 1 million per year, it takes a lot of time and labor to produce cement, which is a very complicated operation.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-113646

  The problem to be solved by the invention is that it takes a lot of time and labor to generate all used gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines discarded as used cement as cement. The object is to provide a collection method for disassembling a used gaming machine and reusing it according to the purpose of use.

  The method for collecting used gaming machines according to the present invention is to manufacture used gaming machines after the used gaming machine replacement center collects the used gaming machines discarded from the gaming store and sorts them for each gaming machine manufacturing company. The management information on the used gaming machine is input to the used gaming machine replacement center computer and the gaming machine manufacturing company sends the used gaming machine sent from the used gaming machine replacement center to the gaming machine manufacturing company. Collect and store used gaming machines that have been stored and discarded from the amusement store, and enter management information about the used gaming machines collected from the amusement store into the gaming machine manufacturer's computer. Management information input from the computer of the used gaming machine replacement center via the Internet and management information input to the computer of the gaming machine manufacturer are edited. The recycler then disassembles the used gaming machines entrusted by the gaming machine manufacturer and separates them into reusable parts and non-reusable parts, and sends the reusable parts to the gaming machine manufacturing company for reuse. Management information regarding parts is input to the computer of the recycler, and management information related to reusable parts is input from the computer of the recycler via the Internet with the management information edited by the gaming machine manufacturer on the computer of the gaming machine manufacturer. Renovation with information is the main feature.

  The method for collecting used gaming machines according to the present invention edits the management information on the used gaming machines collected and stored by the gaming machine manufacturing company from the used gaming machine replacement center and the gaming store, By refurbishing with management information on reusable parts from recyclers, amusement machine manufacturers can identify and prepare new shapes and numbers of reusable parts that can be used in amusement machines for future production. There is an advantage that it is possible to grasp the shape and the number of parts that must be done.

  1 and 2 are the best modes for carrying out the invention. FIG. 1 shows a method for collecting used gaming machines 3. FIG. 2 shows the management information after repair created by the gaming machine manufacturer.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the collection method of the used gaming machine 3 is demonstrated. The used gaming machine replacement center 1 collects the used gaming machines 3 discarded from the gaming store 2 and sorts the collected used gaming machines 3 by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 that manufactured the used gaming machines 3. The used gaming machine 3 thus sorted is sent to the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 that manufactured the used gaming machine 3, while the used gaming machine 3 is transferred to the used gaming machine replacement center 1 from the gaming store 2 by a freight car. A transporter or a person at the used gaming machine exchange center 1 operates an input device such as an image scanner or a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) connected to the computer 11 at the used gaming machine exchange center 1 Management information regarding each of the sorted used gaming machines 3 is input to the computer 11.

  Management information input to the computer 11 includes collection management number, frame manufacturing number, panel manufacturing number, main control board management number, presence / absence of liquid crystal display, presence / absence of panel side control device, presence / absence of frame side control device, mechanical parts It is the presence or absence. The collection management number is a management number assigned to a new gaming machine when the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 sells the new gaming machine to the gaming store 2. The frame manufacturing number is the manufacturing number of the gaming machine frame attached to the gaming machine frame of a new gaming machine sold by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 to the gaming store 2. The board production number is the production number of the game board attached to the game board of a new game machine sold by the game machine manufacturing company 4 to the game shop 2. The main control device management number is the management number of the main control device attached to the main control board of a new gaming machine sold by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 to the game store 2. The management information input to the computer 11 is organized by the computer 11 for each type of the used gaming machine 3 that has been sorted. The board side control device is a main control device, a sound control device, and a lamp control device attached to the game board. A gaming machine is configured by assembling the gaming board to the gaming machine frame. Management information such as presence / absence of liquid crystal display, presence / absence of panel-side control device, presence / absence of frame-side control device, presence / absence of mechanical parts, When there is a liquid crystal display, a panel control device, a frame control device, and a mechanical part, the quantity is input to the computer 11, and there is no liquid crystal display, a panel control device, a frame control device, and a mechanical part. Is not input to the computer 11.

  The main control device executes processing for controlling the entire game based on the winning signal input from the winning ball detector. The sound control device controls the speaker by a signal related to sound input from the main control device. The lamp control device controls the indicator lamp by a signal related to the indicator lamp input from the main controller. The frame side control device is a launch control device and a payout control device attached to the gaming machine frame. The launch control device drives the launch mechanism by outputting a launch output corresponding to the variable resistance value input as the launch operation amount from the launch operation mechanism to the launch mechanism as a pulse signal of less than 100 shots per minute. The payout control device drives the payout mechanism by a signal relating to a prize ball input from the main control device. The mechanical parts are a power supply device attached to the gaming machine frame and game board, launch mechanism, launch operation mechanism, external information terminal board for the frame, speaker, glass frame, locking device, payout mechanism, electric actuator, ball detector, board External information terminal board and connector.

  The gaming machine manufacturing company 4 stores the used gaming machine 3 sent from the used gaming machine exchange center 1 in the warehouse, and when the new gaming machine is sold to the gaming shop 2, it is discarded from the gaming shop 2. The used gaming machine 3 is collected, and the collected used gaming machine 3 is stored in a warehouse. When the used gaming machine 3 collected from the gaming store 2 is stored, a carrier who transports the used gaming machine 3 from the gaming store 2 to the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 by a truck or a person of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 Then, an input device such as an image scanner or a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) connected to the computer 12 of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 is operated, and management information regarding each of the collected used gaming machines 3 is input to the computer 11. The management information regarding each collected used gaming machine 3 is the same as the management information input to the computer 11 of the used gaming machine replacement center 1.

  Then, a person of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 operates an unillustrated image scanner connected to the computer 12 or an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and instructs the computer 12 to obtain management information from the computer 11. input. Thereby, the computer 12 collects management information of the used gaming machine 3 sent from the used gaming machine exchange center 1 from the computer 11 via the Internet. In this state, a person of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 operates an input device (not shown) connected to the computer 12 to instruct the computer 12 to edit the collected management information. As a result, the management information of the used gaming machine 3 collected from the gaming store 2 and the management information of the used gaming machine 3 sent from the used gaming machine replacement center 1 are edited as one management information by the computer 12. The edited management information (management information after editing) is output to an output device connected to the computer 12. When the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 creates such edited management information, the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 is required to manufacture the quantity of parts attached to the used gaming machine 3 stored in the warehouse. There is an advantage that it is possible to appropriately grasp the number of parts that can be used in the gaming machine.

  In addition, the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 entrusts the specific recycling company 5 with which the contract has been made to dismantle the used gaming machine 3 stored in the warehouse based on the manufacturing plan of the new gaming machine. The recycler 5 disassembles the used gaming machine 3 transported from the warehouse of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 and then cleans the disassembled parts and performs a function inspection. In particular, the board-side control device and the frame-side control device have a configuration in which a circuit board on which electrical components such as a microcomputer, a transistor, a capacitor, a resistor, and a connector are mounted is sealed inside a control case made of synthetic resin. Therefore, after the control device is attached to the used gaming machine 3, the wiring connecting the control target component attached to the used gaming machine 3 and the control device is cut with a tool such as a nipper. The control device is removed from the used gaming machine 3. After that, the fixing device such as a set screw that joins the upper cover and the lower cover constituting the control case is removed from the control case, so that the circuit board on which the electrical components are mounted and the control case are separated. The

  Then, the recycler 5 determines whether or not the circuit board needs to be cleaned by visual inspection. If cleaning is necessary based on the degree of contamination, the recycler 5 performs air cleaning that blows pressurized air over the entire circuit board. Thereafter, the recycler 5 performs a function test on the wiring pattern and the electrical components on the circuit board regardless of whether the air is washed. In the functional inspection for the electrical components, the ROM mounted on the circuit board is replaced with an inspection ROM storing an inspection program, or an electrical inspection is performed using either an inspection program stored in the mounting ROM. The recycler 5 discards the circuit board if the wiring pattern is defective as a result of the inspection, and if the electrical component fails, replaces the failed electrical component with a new good product. The above inspection is performed again on the replaced circuit board. The circuit board that has passed the inspection is sealed with the separated upper cover and lower cover, and then the upper cover and lower cover are coupled with a set screw to regenerate the control device.

  The reusable part 8 among the disassembled parts is sent to the gaming machine manufacturing company 4, and the non-reusable part 9 among the disassembled parts is sent to the circulation producer 6. When the recycler 5 sends the reusable parts 8 among the disassembled parts to the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 and sends the non-reusable parts 9 to the circulation producer 6, the person of the recycler 5 By operating an input device such as an image scanner or a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) connected to the computer 13 of the recycler 5, management information of the reusable component 8 and the non-reusable component 9 is input to the computer 13. The management information input to the computer 13 of the recycler 5 is the model number and quantity of the reusable part 8 and the non-reusable part 9.

  Thereafter, a person of the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 operates an input device such as an image scanner or a keyboard or a mouse (not shown) connected to the computer 12, and obtains management information from the computer 13 of the recycler 5 in the computer 12. Enter instructions to Thereby, the computer 12 collects management information of the reusable part 8 and the non-reusable part 9 sent from the computer 13 of the recycler 5 from the computer 13 via the Internet. In this state, a person at the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 operates an input device (not shown) connected to the computer 12 to instruct the computer 12 to repair the edited management information. As a result, the quantity in each part column such as “liquid crystal display”, “board side control device”, “frame side control device”, “mechanical part” in the edited management information is changed as the quantity of the reusable part 8 And output to the output device. The gaming machine manufacturing company 4 modifies the edited management information as the quantity of the reusable part 8 so that the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 can manufacture the quantity of the reusable part 8 that has been disassembled from now on. There is an advantage that it can be properly grasped as the number of parts that can be used in this game machine.

  The circulating producer 6 crushes the used gaming machine 3 with the non-reusable parts 9 such as the gaming machine frame and the gaming board sent from the recycling company 5 after drying and compresses the fragments. By softening the thermoplastic synthetic resin in the crushed pieces with the heat generated in the compression process, the volume of the crushed pieces is compressed to form a lump volume reduced solidified body, and the volume reduced solidified body is turned into a rotary kiln. The ash is burned as a cement clinker together with the main raw materials such as slaked lime, iron oxide and clay in a rotary kiln to produce cement.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the management information after the repair created by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 will be described. The management information after the refurbishment is that the reusable part 8 for each model name of the used gaming machine 3 collected from the recycler 5 to the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 is planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 Indicates whether or not For example, in the case where the used gaming machine 3 is an A model, the reusable part 8 collected from the used gaming machine 3 of the A model is the B model, C that is planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturer 4 When conforming to the model or D model, “◯” is attached, and when not conforming, “×” is attached. For example, looking at the “liquid crystal display” of the reusable parts 8 collected from the A-type used gaming machine 3, the quantity is 10,000 and B is scheduled to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4. It is compatible with the model, but it is not compatible with the C model or D model that is planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturer 4. Looking at the “main control device” of the reusable parts 8 collected from the A-type used gaming machine 3, the quantity is 10,000 and it is the C-type that is planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturer 4 Applicable, but not compatible with the B model and D model that are planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturing company 4. Looking at the “sound control device” of the reusable part 8 collected from the A-type used gaming machine 3, the quantity B is 9000, and the B-type that is planned to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturer 4 Although it is compatible with the C model, it is not compatible with the D model scheduled to be developed by the gaming machine manufacturer 4. When the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 creates such management information after refurbishment, the gaming machine manufacturing company 4 grasps the individual shape and number of reusable parts 8 that can be used in the gaming machine to be manufactured. In addition, it is possible to grasp the shape and number of parts that must be newly prepared.

The schematic diagram (best form) which shows the collection method of a used game machine. The chart (best form) which shows the management information after the repair produced by the gaming machine manufacturing company.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Used game machine exchange center 2 Game shop 3 Used game machine 4 Game machine manufacturing company 11 Computer 12 Computer 13 Computer

Claims (1)

  The used gaming machine replacement center collects the used gaming machines discarded from the game store, sorts them by each gaming machine manufacturing company, and sends them to the gaming machine manufacturing company that manufactured the used gaming machines. Management information about the game machine is entered into the computer of the used gaming machine replacement center, and the gaming machine manufacturer stores the used gaming machine sent from the used gaming machine replacement center and discards it from the gaming store. The management information about the used gaming machine collected and stored from the game store is input to the computer of the gaming machine manufacturer and then the computer of the used gaming machine exchange center via the Internet on the computer of the gaming machine manufacturer. Edit the entered management information and the management information entered on the computer of the gaming machine manufacturer, and if the recycler is a gaming machine manufacturer Disassemble the used game machines that have been commissioned, sort them into reusable parts and non-reusable parts, send the reusable parts to the game machine manufacturer, and send management information about the reusable parts to the computer of the recycler Use, wherein the game machine manufacturer renovates the management information edited above on the computer of the game machine manufacturer with management information on reusable parts entered from the computer of the recycler via the Internet How to collect used gaming machines.

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