JP2006161366A - Game machine and its crime prevention system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine and its crime prevention system capable of easily mounting a locking device and performing strict locking. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine is provided with the locking device 4 for locking a lock mechanism 3 for locking a door body 2 mounted in an openable/closable manner on the front side of a game machine body 1. The lock mechanism 3 is provided with a hook body 5 provided to be vertically movable between a locking position A and an unlocking position B; a cylinder lock 8 having a cam piece 7 interlocked with the operation of a key 6 to move the hook body 5 up and down; and a hook locking part 10 engaged with a hook part 9 when the hook body 5 is moved into the locking position A. The locking device 4 is provided with an actuator 12 for moving the locking piece 11 interfering with the operation of the cam piece 7, into an interference position C to interfere with the operation of the cam piece 7 and a noninterfering release position D. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine including a locking device that locks a locking device that locks a door, and a security system thereof.

  In gaming machines such as pachinko and pachislot machines, a door body that can be opened when maintenance or the like is performed is provided on the front side of the gaming machine main body. The door body is provided on the casing frame of the gaming machine main body so as to be freely opened and closed, and a locking mechanism is provided to prevent the door body from being inadvertently opened during play. The locking mechanism includes a hook portion provided on the door body so as to be able to move between a locking position and an unlocking position, and a hook that moves the hook portion between the locking and unlocking positions in conjunction with a key operation. It consists of a moving mechanism and a hook locking part provided on the casing frame of the gaming machine body. The hook part is locked to the hook locking part to restrict the opening operation of the door body, and the hook part is a hook. It was the structure which cancels | releases this regulation by removing from a latching | locking part.

Conventionally, various gaming machines have been proposed in which strict security measures are taken by double-locking a locking mechanism in order to prevent unauthorized opening of the door body. For example, what is described in Patent Document 1 includes a lock device that is driven by an electromagnetic solenoid for the purpose of hindering the detachment operation of the hook of the lock mechanism, and this lock device is engaged when the door body is locked. The lock piece is brought into contact with a certain hook to prevent the hook from being detached, and the lock piece is moved by an electromagnetic solenoid so that the hook can be detached. Moreover, what was described in patent document 2 is equipped with the locking device for the same purpose as patent document 1, and this locking device is comprised from the lock piece which consists of shape memory alloys, and the displacement by the shape memory of a lock piece is carried out. By using it, the hook releasing action of the locking mechanism is restricted or released. As another conventional example, as shown in FIG. 8, a wire 31 and a wire take-up device (not shown) are provided. When the door body 32 is locked, the wire 31 is taken up by the wire take-up device. Even if the locking mechanism 33 is released, the door 31 is locked so as not to be physically opened by the wire 31, and when the door 32 is opened, the wire winding state by the wire winding device is changed. It was made by releasing and releasing the locking mechanism 33.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-57173 JP 2002-186758 A

  However, when a lock device or the like is attached to a conventional gaming machine, the lock mechanism configuration, particularly the hook body shape, differs for each gaming machine manufacturer or model, so a locking piece or electromagnetic solenoid is installed in the gaming machine body or door body. The mounting work is extremely complicated and cannot be easily performed.

  In addition, in the conventional gaming machine shown in FIG. 8, the wire extends or the wire winding device becomes less fixed as it is used, so it is possible to forcibly open the door body with a strong force. There was a problem that there was.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine and a security system for the same that can be easily attached with a locking device and can be locked strictly.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gaming machine provided with a locking device that locks a locking mechanism that locks a door body that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of a gaming machine body. A hook body that can be moved up and down between positions, a cylinder lock having a cam piece that moves the hook body up and down in conjunction with the operation of the key, and when the hook body is moved to the locking position The lock device includes a hook engaging portion that engages with the hook portion, and the lock device includes an actuator that moves the lock piece that prevents the operation of the cam piece to an interference position that interferes with the operation of the cam piece and a release position that does not interfere with the operation of the cam piece. It is characterized by.

  At present, there are various types of hook bodies depending on game machine manufacturers or models, but the cylinder locks are unified and the cam pieces are formed in the same shape. For this reason, if a locking device that locks the locking mechanism by preventing the operation of the cam piece of the cylinder lock is configured, the locking device can be easily attached to a wide variety of gaming machines. In other words, according to the present invention, the lock device for locking the locking mechanism is attached to a wide variety of gaming machines by preventing the rotation of the cam piece of the cylinder lock by the lock piece moved by the actuator. Can be easily done.

  Further, in the above configuration, when the support member for supporting the actuator is configured to be attached to the door body with a screw for fixing the cylinder lock to the door body, the screw is used to fix the cylinder lock to the door body. In addition, since the supporting member is fixed, processing such as drilling a mounting hole for the supporting member in the gaming machine main body or the door body can be omitted, and the locking device can be easily attached to the gaming machine main body.

  In the above configuration, a pin is used to connect the actuator and the support member. When the pin is engaged with both the actuator and the support member, the actuator is supported by the support member, and from at least one of the actuator and the support member. When the pin is disengaged, the actuator is detached from the support member, and one end of the pin is connected to pin disengagement means for changing the pin from the engaged state to the disengaged state. Even if the lock piece does not move due to, for example, an actuator failure and the lock piece prevents the cam piece from rotating, and the lock mechanism cannot be unlocked, the pin engagement is not possible. By releasing the engagement of the pin by the release means, the actuator and the cam piece are detached from the support member, and the lock by the lock piece is used. Will also impede the state of rotation of the piece is released, it releases the lock of the locking mechanism.

  Moreover, it is good to provide a position sensor in an actuator or a lock piece. As a result, when the door is opened without the actuator being operated, that is, when the locking mechanism is locked by the locking device, the hook is forced to move to the release position by the key operation. When the cam piece of the lock presses the lock piece, displacement of the lock piece or the actuator occurs. And by detecting this position shift with a position sensor and managing / warning it, it is possible to improve the security against unauthorized opening of the door body hook body or hook portion provided with the position sensor.

  Moreover, it is good to provide a position sensor in a hook body or a hook part. As a result, when trying to open the door body without operating the key, that is, when the locking mechanism is locked, the hook part is forcibly moved to the release position using an unauthorized opening device. By detecting the positional deviation of the hook body or the hook part by the position sensor, and managing / warning it, it is possible to improve the security against unauthorized opening of the door body.

  In the above configuration, the actuator is preferably a stepping motor.

  Furthermore, as a crime prevention system for gaming machines capable of strict locking and quick release, a locking device is provided for locking a locking mechanism that locks a door body that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the gaming machine body. A security system for a gaming machine having a portable remote controller that remotely drives only an actuator and a receiving device thereof, wherein the portable remote controller includes a switch for operating the actuator and a specific code signal by an ON operation of the switch. Modulation receiving means for transmitting the electromagnetic wave modulated by the receiver, the receiving device receiving the electromagnetic wave from the portable remote control device, and receiving and demodulating means for taking out only the code signal from the received electromagnetic wave; When the code signal and the pre-stored identification code are compared and the two match, the actuator Characterized by comprising a code comparison operation signal output means for outputting an actuation signal for actuating the.

  According to the present invention, when locking the door body, it becomes possible to strictly lock the door body by locking the locking mechanism by operating the actuator of the lock device by operating the switch of the portable remote controller in addition to the locking by the locking mechanism, When the door is opened, the mobile remote controller is operated from the vicinity of the gaming machine to operate the actuator of the lock device to release the lock of the lock mechanism and to release the lock by the lock mechanism. Can be unlocked. Specifically, when an administrator of a hall or the like opens a door of a gaming machine, by operating a switch of the portable remote controller, an electromagnetic wave generated by a specific code signal is transmitted from the portable remote controller by the modulation transmission unit. send. The receiving device provided in the gaming machine main body receives the electromagnetic wave in the reception demodulating means, extracts the code signal therefrom, and the code comparison operation signal output means outputs the identification code stored in advance and the code signal. If they match, an operation signal is output to the actuator. As a result, the locking mechanism is unlocked by the actuator, and the administrator can release the locking mechanism with the key and open the door. When locking the door body, the locking mechanism is locked by operating the key of the administrator, the actuator is remotely operated by operating the switch of the portable remote controller, and the door body is locked by locking the locking mechanism. be able to.

  In addition, it is more preferable that the portable remote controller includes an input unit that can input arbitrary numbers, characters, or symbols, and generates an arbitrary code signal based on an input from the input unit. Moreover, it is preferable that electromagnetic waves consist of light or an electromagnetic wave.

  According to the present invention, the lock device can be easily applied to a wide variety of gaming machines by configuring the lock device to lock the locking mechanism by preventing the cam piece of the cylinder lock from being rotated by the lock piece moved by the actuator. It can be attached to and can be excellent in versatility. Further, the lock device can be easily attached to the gaming machine body by providing the actuator support member with a screw for fixing the cylinder lock to the door body. In addition, by using a pin for connecting the actuator and the support member, and by enabling the pin engagement release means to release the pin engagement, in an emergency situation, the actuator and the cam piece can be detached to lock the locking mechanism. Can be released and the door can be opened. Moreover, it is good to provide a position sensor in a hook body or a hook part. As a result, when trying to open the door body without operating the key, that is, when the locking mechanism is locked, the hook part is forcibly moved to the release position using an unauthorized opening device. By detecting the positional deviation of the hook body or the hook part by the position sensor, and managing / warning it, it is possible to improve the security against unauthorized opening of the door body. In addition, by providing a position sensor on the actuator or the lock piece, when the locking mechanism is locked by the lock device and the hook is forced to move to the release position by a key operation, the cam piece of the cylinder lock By depressing the lock piece, a position shift occurs in the lock piece or the actuator, and this position shift is detected by a position sensor and managed / alarmed, whereby security against unauthorized opening of the door body can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the crime prevention system of gaming machines, when locking the door body, in addition to locking by the locking mechanism, it is possible to lock the door body strictly by operating the actuator of the lock device by operating the switch of the portable remote control device and locking the locking mechanism When the door is opened, the portable remote control device is operated from the vicinity of the gaming machine to activate the actuator of the lock device to release the lock of the lock mechanism, and to release the lock by the lock mechanism. Can be unlocked quickly

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The gaming machine of this embodiment is a pachislot (see FIG. 1) or a pachinko (see FIG. 7), and is attached to the front side of the gaming machine body 1 so as to be openable and closable as shown in FIGS. A gaming machine provided with a locking device 4 that locks a locking mechanism 3 that locks the door body 2, and the locking mechanism 3 moves up and down between a locking position A and an unlocking position B as shown in FIG. A long plate-like hook body 5 provided so as to be able to perform, a cylinder lock 8 having a cam piece 7 that moves the hook body 5 up and down in conjunction with the operation of the key 6, and the hook body 5 at the locking position A. A hook locking portion 10 that engages with a hook portion 9 integrally formed on the top and bottom of the hook body 5 when moved, and the locking device 4 performs the operation of the cam piece 7 as shown in FIG. Release position that does not interfere with the interference position C that interferes with the operation of the cam piece 7 with the locking piece 11 that prevents it. And an actuator 12 for moving the.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cylinder lock 8 has a keyhole 15 on the surface, and a cam piece 7 is formed on the shaft portion on the inner surface. Further, the hook body 5 is formed with a cam engaging portion 13 so that the cam piece 7 abuts substantially at the center thereof, and a spring 14 is provided on the upper and lower sides of the hook body 5 to constantly urge it downward. Is installed.

  When the cam piece 7 is rotated by the operation of the key 6 inserted into the key hole 15 of the cylinder lock 8, the locking mechanism 3 pushes up the cam engaging portion 13 of the hook body 5, and the hook body 5. Moves upward against the biasing force of the spring 14. At this time, the hook part 9 moves to the unlocking position B where the engagement with the hook engaging part 10 is released. When the key 6 is inserted and removed from the keyhole 15, the hook body 5 is pushed down by the urging force of the spring 14, and the cam piece 7 is rotated to the initial position as the cam engaging portion 13 moves downward. Moves to the locking position A where the hook engaging portion 10 is engaged.

  A position sensor 30 is provided above the hook portion 9. The position sensor 30 is composed of a mechanical micro switch sensor. When the door body 2 is to be opened without operating the key 6, that is, when the locking mechanism 3 is locked, the position sensor 30 is forcibly opened. (Not shown), when the hook portion 9 is to be moved to the release position B, the positional deviation of the hook portion 9 is detected by the position sensor 30, and this is managed and alarmed, whereby the door body 2 is detected. Can improve security against unauthorized opening.

  The actuator 12 comprises a stepping motor and operates based on an external electric signal. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the actuator 12 is supported by a supporting member 16 having a U-shaped longitudinal section, and this supporting member 16 is secured by a screw 17 for fixing the cylinder lock 8 to the door body 2. It is attached to the door body 2. In FIG. 2, the support member 16 is omitted. A pin 18 is used to connect the actuator 12 and the support member 16. When the pin 18 is engaged with both the actuator 12 and the support member 16, the actuator 12 is supported by the support member 16, and the actuator 12 and the support member 16 are supported. When the pin 18 is disengaged from at least one of the members 16, the actuator 12 is detached from the support member 16. A pin engagement release means 20 is connected to one end of the pin 18 to bring the pin 18 from the engaged state to the disengaged state. The pin engagement release means 20 includes a wire 19 and a wire winding device (not shown). Z). With this configuration, for example, even in the case of an emergency situation where the actuator 12 has stopped operating due to a failure or the like, the pin 12 is disengaged by the pin engagement release means 20 so that the actuator 12 and the cam piece 7 are detached and locked. The lock of the mechanism 3 can be released, and the door body 2 can be opened. The pin engagement releasing means 20 may be constituted by a solenoid instead of the wire 19 and the wire winding device.

  The lock piece 11 prevents the cam piece 7 from rotating, and is a cylindrical rod body attached to the actuator 12. The lock piece 11 includes an interference position C that prevents the operation of the cam piece 7 and an unobstructed release position D. Move between. A position sensor 21 is provided at the tip of the lock piece 11. Thus, when the door body 2 is to be opened without operating the actuator 12, that is, in a state where the locking mechanism 3 is locked by the locking device 4, the hook portion 9 is forced to the release position B by operating the key 6. When trying to move, the cam piece 7 of the cylinder lock 8 presses the lock piece 11, thereby causing the lock piece 11 to be displaced. And by detecting this position shift by the position sensor 21 and managing / warning it, the security against unauthorized opening of the door body 2 can be improved. The position sensor 21 is preferably a strain sensor, a piezoelectric element, a mechanical switch, a micro switch, or a sword switch. The position sensor 21 may be provided in the actuator 12.

  In the locking device 4, the actuator 12 is operated based on an external electric signal (details will be described later), the lock piece 11 is moved to the interference position C, and the cam piece 7 of the cylinder lock 8 is rotated. The locking mechanism 3 is locked by blocking. Further, the actuator 12 is operated based on an electric signal from the outside, the lock piece 11 is moved to the release position D, and the lock of the locking mechanism 3 is released by releasing the rotation of the cam piece 7 of the cylinder lock 8.

  Next, the crime prevention system for the gaming machine of the above embodiment will be described.

  First, the background of the security system and the problems of the conventional example will be described. The opening of the door 2 of the gaming machine is not limited to the maintenance of the gaming machine, for example, when pachinko balls are jammed and removed during gaming, or when there are not enough payout medals in the gaming machine. When replenishing, the door body 2 may be opened. In such cases, it is required to quickly open the door body 2 and deal with it so as not to give the player an unpleasant feeling. For this reason, quick unlocking has been required for the locking mechanism 3 of gaming machines. On the other hand, recently, there are some people who have unlocked gaming machines illegally and try to pay out a lot of pachinko balls and medals. Someone appeared to install the back ROM in the gaming machine to open the door body 2 using the machine and automatically and continuously pay out a large number of medals. For this reason, strict locking is required for the locking mechanism 3 of the gaming machine.

  However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, when the door body is opened, the lock piece arranged at a location away from the gaming machine before the door body of the gaming machine is opened using a key. Since it is necessary to operate the operation control main body, there is a problem that “quick unlocking” cannot be performed.

  Therefore, the present invention proposes a crime prevention system for a gaming machine that can be unlocked quickly and locked strictly.

  The crime prevention system of the gaming machine according to the present embodiment is provided with a lock device 4 that locks the locking mechanism 3 that locks the door body 2 of the gaming machine body 1 and a portable remote control device 22 that remotely drives only the actuator 12 of the lock device 4. And a system having the receiving device 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the portable remote controller 22 includes a switch 24 for operating the actuator 12 and a modulation transmitting means 25 for transmitting an infrared signal modulated with a specific code signal by turning on the switch 24. And. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the receiving device 23 receives the infrared signal from the portable remote controller 22, and receives and demodulates means 26 for extracting only the code signal from the received infrared signal, and the extracted code signal. And a code comparison operation signal output means 27 for outputting an operation signal for operating the actuator 12 when the two match each other and the identification codes stored in advance. Note that the radio signals of the portable remote control device 22 and the receiving device 23 may be changed to radio waves instead of infrared rays, or may be electromagnetic waves. The portable remote controller 22 may be provided with an input unit that can input arbitrary numbers, characters, or symbols, and generate an arbitrary code signal based on an input from the input unit.

  According to the crime prevention system of the gaming machine, when locking the door body 2, the locking mechanism 3 is locked by operating the actuator 12 of the locking device 4 by operating the switch 24 of the portable remote controller 22 in addition to locking by the locking mechanism 3. Enables the door 2 to be strictly locked, and when the door 2 is opened, the portable remote controller 22 is operated from the vicinity of the gaming machine to activate the actuator 12 of the lock device 4 to lock the lock mechanism 3. The door body 2 can be unlocked quickly by releasing and releasing the locking by the locking mechanism 3. Specifically, when an administrator of a hall or the like opens the door body 2 of the gaming machine, by operating the switch 24 of the portable remote control device 22, the modulation transmission means 25 causes the electromagnetic wave generated by the specific code signal. A call is transmitted from the portable remote controller 22. The receiving device 23 provided in the gaming machine main body 1 receives the electromagnetic wave in the reception demodulating means 26, extracts the code signal therefrom, and in the code comparison operation signal output means 27, the identification code stored in advance and the It is compared whether or not the code signal matches, and if it matches, an operation signal is output to the actuator 12. As a result, the locking mechanism 3 is unlocked by the actuator 12, and the administrator can release the locking mechanism 3 with the key 6 to open the door 2. When the door 2 is locked, the locking mechanism 3 is locked by operating the key 6 of the administrator, and the actuator 12 is remotely operated by operating the switch 24 of the portable remote controller 22 to lock the locking mechanism 3. Thus, the door body 2 can be locked.

  The present invention relates to a widely used locking device for gaming machines such as pachinko and pachislot machines, which not only satisfies industrial applicability, but also enables quick unlocking and strict locking.

It is a perspective view which shows the game machine (pachislot) of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the locking device of the game machine of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part notched in FIG. 2. It is a principal part front view of FIG. It is a conceptual diagram of the portable remote control device of this embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of the receiver of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the game machine (pachinko) of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional gaming machine of an example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine main body 2 Door body 3 Locking mechanism 4 Locking device 5 Hook body 7 Cam piece 8 Cylinder lock 9 Hook part 10 Hook latching part 11 Lock piece 12 Actuator 16 Support member 17 Screw 18 Pin 20 Pin engagement release means 21 Position Sensor 22 Portable remote controller 23 Receiver 24 Switch 25 Modulation transmitter 26 Reception demodulator 27 Code comparison operation signal output means 30 Position sensor A Locking position B Unlocking position C Interference position D Release position

Claims (9)

In a gaming machine provided with a locking device that locks a locking mechanism that locks a door body that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the gaming machine body, the locking mechanism can move up and down between a locking position and an unlocking position. A hook body provided on the cylinder, a cylinder lock having a cam piece that moves the hook body up and down in conjunction with a key operation, and a hook engaging with the hook portion when the hook body is moved to the locking position. And a locking device comprising an actuator that moves the locking piece that prevents the operation of the cam piece to an interference position that interferes with the operation of the cam piece and a release position that does not interfere with the operation of the cam piece. . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the support member that supports the actuator is attached to the door body with a screw for fixing the cylinder lock to the door body. A pin is used to connect the actuator and the support member. When the pin is engaged with both the actuator and the support member, the actuator is supported by the support member, and the pin is disengaged from at least one of the actuator and the support member. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the actuator is detached from the support member when the pin is released, and pin engagement release means for connecting the pin from the engaged state to the disengaged state is connected to one end of the pin. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the actuator or the lock piece is provided with a position sensor. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hook body or the hook portion includes a position sensor. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a stepping motor. Provided with a lock device that locks a locking mechanism that locks a door body that can be freely opened and closed on the front side of the gaming machine main body, and a portable remote control device that remotely drives only an actuator of the locking device, and crime prevention of a gaming machine having the receiving device A system,
The portable remote control device includes a switch for operating an actuator, and a modulation transmission unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave modulated by a specific code signal when the switch is turned on, and the reception device is the portable remote control device. The receiving demodulation means for receiving the electromagnetic wave from the receiver and extracting only the code signal from the received electromagnetic wave, and comparing the extracted code signal with a pre-stored identification code, the actuator is matched A gaming machine crime prevention system comprising: a code comparison operation signal output means for outputting an operation signal for operating the game machine. 8. The crime prevention system for a gaming machine according to claim 7, wherein the portable remote control device is provided with an input means capable of inputting arbitrary numbers, characters or symbols, and generates an arbitrary code signal based on an input from the input means. The gaming machine crime prevention system according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the electromagnetic waves are light or radio waves.

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