JP2007007451A - Game hall management device and game machine island management device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island management device capable of efficiently managing a valuable medium which is thrown into a valuable medium throw-in device, and to provide a game hall management device. <P>SOLUTION: The game hall management device includes an island management device control part 80 for acquiring number data of paper money thrown into the paper money throw-in devices 22 which are aligned with a game machine island 2 and counting the number of the paper money completely taken-in to a safe part 90 which is arranged at a position to control the game machine island 2 so as to collect and store the paper money thrown-in from the plurality of paper throw-in devices 22. The game hall management device acquires the number data of the paper money stored in the safe part 90, collates the paper money number data acquired by the paper money throw-in devices 22 with the number data of the paper money acquired in the safe part 90, monitoring the paper money reception processing of the game machine island 2 in the paper money throw-in devices 22 and the safe part 90 in parallel, and displaying an abnormality with a fluorescent display panel which is arranged at a position to control the game machine train 2 when the abnormality is determined. Thus, the paper money thrown-in to the paper money throw-in devices 22 is efficiently managed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game hall management device and a gaming machine island management device for managing valuable media of a game hall.

  Conventionally, game machines in amusement halls are game media rental devices for renting medals and pachinko balls, which are game media, to players, and valuable media paid by players to borrow game media from game media rental devices. A valuable medium input device for inserting a bill or the like is attached.

  In general, a plurality of gaming machines are lined up in a game arcade to form so-called gaming machine islands, and banknotes are collected from the valuable medium input device attached to each gaming machine for each gaming machine island. It has become so.

  And, in order to smoothly collect the bills inserted into the valuable medium input device without hindering the game of the player in each gaming machine, a temporary storage unit that temporarily holds the banknotes inserted into each valuable medium input device, There has been proposed a banknote collecting means including a means for collecting banknotes temporarily held there and storing them in one place (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

The banknote collection means described in Patent Document 1 holds a plurality of banknotes in a temporary storage unit attached to each valuable medium input device, and a collection unit that collects banknotes moves on the belt conveyor in order. Banknotes are collected from the temporary storage unit and stored in a safe provided at the end of the gaming machine island.
JP 2002-203266 A

  In the banknote collection means, the banknotes inserted into the valuable medium input device are stored in a safe provided at the edge of the game island by the recovery unit, so that the employee can use the banknotes from the respective valuable medium input devices attached to each gaming machine. It is no longer necessary to collect the banknotes to prevent security problems (to prevent banknotes from being exposed to employees and players as much as possible) and to prevent service problems (pause the game and collect banknotes) It can be lost.

  However, in addition to the above functions, if the state of each valuable medium input device (such as a banknote full state or occurrence of a paper jam) can be grasped for each gaming machine island, the state of the valuable medium input device In addition, banknotes can be collected efficiently. For example, it is possible to efficiently collect banknotes such as collecting banknotes from a valuable medium input device that is full of banknotes, or not recovering banknotes from a valuable medium input device that has a problem.

Further, if the number of inserted banknotes is grasped as the state of each valuable medium input device, it becomes possible to quickly manage the game hall (especially sales management).
However, since the banknote collection means simply collects the valuable media mechanically from the temporary storage unit and stores them in the safe, the information from the valuable medium input device (number of inserted banknotes, banknote jam information, etc.) is used. Based on this, banknotes could not be collected efficiently. In addition, it was impossible to grasp the number of bills inserted in each valuable medium input device and manage sales.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine island management device and a game hall management device that can efficiently manage a valuable medium thrown into a valuable medium throwing device. .

  The game hall management device according to claim 1, which has been made to achieve the above object (6: In this section, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the “best mode for carrying out the invention” is included as necessary. The symbol used in the "" column does not mean that the scope of claims is limited by this symbol.) Corresponds to the interrupt processing that is periodically executed every fixed period after the power is turned on. While acquiring the number of valuable media data input to the valuable medium input device (22) lined up on the gaming machine island (2), it is provided at the location that supervises the gaming machine island (2) and inputs a plurality of valuable media. A valuable medium storage control unit (80) for counting the number of valuable media that have been taken in the valuable medium storage (90) for receiving and storing the valuable medium input by the apparatus (22) is provided. ( 0) the valuable medium number data stored in the valuable medium input device (22) and the valuable medium number data acquired in the valuable medium storage (90) can be compared and contrasted. The deposit processing of the valuable medium in the gaming machine island (2) is monitored in parallel in the valuable medium input device (22) and the valuable medium storage (90), and if an abnormality is determined, the gaming machine island (2) It is possible to display an anomaly on a display panel provided at a location that supervises the above.

  According to such a game hall management device (6), the number of valuable media input to the valuable medium input device (22) installed on the gaming machine island (2) is completely stored in the valuable medium storage (90). The number of valuable media can be compared. In addition, when the deposit processing of the valuable medium in the gaming machine island (2) is monitored in parallel in the valuable medium input device (22) and the valuable medium storage (90), and an abnormality is determined, An anomaly is displayed on the display device installed at the location that controls (2).

  In other words, according to the game hall management device (6) according to claim 1, the valuable medium put into the valuable medium input device (22) and the valuable medium actually stored in the valuable medium storage (90) are stored. By collating and confirming the difference between the two, appropriate management of valuable media can be realized.

The game hall management device (6) in the game hall also has the following characteristics. That is,
A game hall management device (6) for managing valuable media in a game hall where a plurality of gaming machine islands (2) are installed in a game hall,
Collecting and storing valuable media input to a plurality of valuable medium input devices (22) arranged in each of the plurality of gaming machine islands (2), provided at a place that supervises the gaming machine island (2) A valuable medium storage (90),
The number of valuable media loaded into the plurality of valuable medium input devices (22) is acquired, and the number of valuable media stored in the valuable medium storage (90) is counted to store the valuable media. Valuable medium management control means (80) stored in the storage (90);
Number-of-values data of the number of valuable media input into the plurality of valuable medium input devices (22) acquired by the valuable medium management control means (80) and number-of-numbers of valuable media stored in the valuable medium storage (90) And comparing the valuable medium input device (22) abnormal data and the valuable medium storage abnormality data to monitor the deposit processing of the valuable medium on the plurality of game islands, and the abnormality was determined. In the case, an abnormality display means (82) that enables an abnormality display on a display panel provided in a place that supervises the gaming machine island (2),
It is provided with.

  The gaming machine island (2) management device according to claim 2, wherein the valuable medium input to the valuable medium input device (22) lined up on the island of the game arcade is provided at a location that supervises the island of the game arcade. After a plurality of sheets are taken into the obtained valuable medium storage (90), the number of valuable media is counted by a valuable medium number counter through a process of separating the taken valuable media one by one by a separation roller (95). A valuable medium storage (90) is provided in which a large number of used valuable media are pressed and stacked by a stack plate (103).

  According to such a gaming machine island (2) management device, the valuable media taken into the valuable medium storage (90) are separated one by one by the separation roller (95) and counted. The counted valuable media are pressed and stacked by the stack plate (103) and stored. Therefore, it is possible to rationalize the collection of the valuable medium on the gaming machine island (2) and to ensure the grasp of the state of the valuable medium in the storage of the valuable medium.

The gaming machine island management device in the above game hall also has the following characteristics. That is,
A valuable medium storage provided at a location that controls the gaming machine island (2) in order to take in and store the valuable medium input to the valuable medium input device (22) arranged in the gaming machine island (2). (90)
A separation roller (95) for separating the valuable media taken into the valuable medium storage (90) one by one;
A valuable medium number counter for counting the number of valuable media separated by the separation roller (95) one by one;
With
The valuable medium storage (90) stores the valuable media counted by the valuable medium number counter by pressing them with a stack plate (103).

  The gaming machine island management device according to claim 3 is used to store the valuable medium in the valuable medium transport means (16) stored in the valuable medium storage (90) after being inserted into the valuable medium input device (22). Detected valuable media data correction process that corrects minute abnormalities of linked, loaded and stored valuable media and enables detection counting, and excludes abnormalities that would interfere with storage management of valuable media when stored. The valuable medium management control means (80) for branching to the detected valuable medium data abnormality processing to enable the counting and counting of the detected valuable medium data, and the valuables that are counted by the valuable medium management control means (80). A valuable medium storage (90) for storing and stacking media is provided.

According to such a gaming machine island management device, when there is an abnormality in the valuable medium, two processes are performed according to the degree of the abnormality.
One is a detection valuable medium data correction process for correcting and counting a minute abnormality when the abnormality of the valuable medium is minute, and the other is storage management of the valuable medium when stored. This is a detected valuable medium abnormality process that makes it possible to exclude a valuable medium that becomes an obstacle. Further, the valuable media to be counted are stacked and stored in the valuable medium storage (90).

  Therefore, the abnormality of the valuable medium that can be allowed at the time of collecting the valuable medium on the gaming machine island (2) can be corrected and rationalized by realizing efficient valuable medium management by enabling the counting and counting. 90), the number of valuable media can be assured.

The gaming machine island management device in the above game hall also has the following characteristics. That is,
A valuable medium storage (90) for storing the valuable medium input to the valuable medium input device (22);
A valuable medium transporting means (16) for transporting and storing the valuable medium input to the valuable medium input device (22) into the valuable medium storage (90);
With
The valuable medium storage (90)
Valuable medium data correcting means for correcting and counting out abnormalities of valuable media conveyed and stored by the valuable medium conveying means (16);
Valuable medium data anomaly processing means capable of excluding an anomaly that becomes an obstacle to storage management of valuable media when stored;
With
The valuable mediums that can be counted by the valuable medium data correcting means by the valuable medium management control means (80) are stacked and stored.

  The gaming machine island management apparatus according to claim 4 determines at least whether the valuable medium is clogged or full of the valuable medium on the valuable medium transport path from the valuable medium input device (22) to the valuable medium storage (90). In this case, a valuable medium input prohibiting means (80) for prohibiting the input of the valuable medium into the valuable medium input device (22) is provided.

  According to such a gaming machine island management apparatus, when an abnormality occurs in the valuable medium transport path from the valuable medium input device (22) to the valuable medium storage (90), the valuable medium input to the valuable medium input device (22) is performed. It is prohibited to realize valuable medium management without any obstacles.

The gaming machine island management device in the above game hall also has the following characteristics. That is,
On the transport route of the valuable medium from the valuable medium input device (22) into which the valuable medium is input to the valuable medium storage (90) for storing the valuable medium input into the valuable medium input device (22), A sensor for detecting at least clogging of valuable media or full of valuable media;
When the sensor detects at least jamming of the valuable medium or full of the valuable medium in the transport path of the valuable medium, valuable medium input processing prohibiting means (80) prohibiting the input of the valuable medium into the valuable medium input device (22). It is provided.

(First embodiment)
<Overall structure of valuable media take-up management equipment>
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view of a gaming machine island to which the valuable medium management facility of this embodiment is applied. Although a plurality of gaming machine islands are installed in the game hall, FIG. 1 shows a plan view of one of these gaming machine islands.

  The gaming machine island 2 in the game hall includes a plurality of island terminals 5, an island management device 4 provided on one end side of the island terminals 5, and a banknote transport unit installed between the island terminals 5. 16.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine island 2 includes a plurality of island terminals 5 extending in two rows on the front side (for example, the downward direction in the drawing of FIG. 1) and the back side (for example, the upward direction of the drawing in FIG. 1). It extends from the island management device 4. Between the island terminal 5 on the front side and the island terminal 5 on the rear side, a banknote transport path 18 is provided along the island terminals 5 arranged in a line. And the banknote conveyance unit 16 moves on the banknote conveyance path | route 18 in the left-right direction in FIG. 1, in other words, the direction of the island management apparatus 4 and the edge part of the other side.

  The island terminal 5 includes a gaming machine 8, a game medium lending device 10, a banknote holding unit 12, and a holding relay board 14 for each island terminal 5. Note that the gaming machine 8 in the present embodiment is a so-called pachinko machine or slot, and the game medium lending device 10 is a pachinko ball lending machine or a medal lending machine. In addition, a bill insertion device 22 is provided in a part of the game medium lending device 10.

  As a valuable medium used in these pachinko ball lending machines and medal lending machines, banknotes, coins, IC tags and various cards are generally used, and as a valuable medium input apparatus, a banknote input apparatus, a coin input apparatus, an IC tag are used. Although there is a throwing device and the like, in the present embodiment, the following explanation will be made with a banknote as a valuable medium. Therefore, the valuable medium input device in the following description means the bill input device 22 unless otherwise specified.

Note that the game hall management device 6 shown in FIG. 1 is a management device for the entire game hall that collectively manages a plurality of gaming machine islands 2 in the game hall, and is also referred to as a hall computer.
Hereinafter, the bill insertion device 22, the holding relay board 14, the bill holding unit 12, the bill transport unit 16 and the island management device 4, which are main components of the valuable medium take-up management facility, will be described. <Bill insertion device>
FIG. 2 is a side view of the bill insertion device 22, the bill storage unit 12, and the bill transport unit 16.

  The bill insertion device 22 is a device for a player to insert a bill in order to borrow a game medium from the game medium lending device 10, and is provided on each island terminal 5 installed on both the front and back surfaces of the gaming machine island 2. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote insertion device 22 includes a banknote insertion unit 24 for inserting banknotes, a banknote insertion nozzle 26 for guiding the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion unit 24 to the banknote holding unit 12, and a banknote insertion unit 24. It is comprised from the banknote insertion unit guide part 28 for making it couple | bond with the gaming machine island 2.

  The banknote insertion unit 24 is a receiving port for receiving banknotes. In the case of the present embodiment, a rectangular banknote is in a vertical state and its short side extends from one end of the banknote insertion unit 24 (the right end portion in FIG. 2). It is inserted toward the left side of FIG.

  The banknote insertion nozzle 26 is a cylindrical guide that relays banknotes from the banknote insertion unit 24 to the banknote holding unit 12, and allows passage of banknotes at the junction between the banknote insertion apparatus 22 and the banknote holding unit 12 in the gaming machine island 2. To be smooth. The bill insertion nozzle 26 is detachably attached to the bill insertion device 22 and the bill storage unit 12 and is detachably attached to the gaming machine island 2 where the game medium lending device 10 and the like are installed.

As described above, the banknotes are inserted in a state where they stand up and down from the end of the banknote insertion unit 24 shown in FIG. 2 (rightward direction in FIG. 2). The inserted banknote is identified as an abnormal banknote by a banknote identification device (bill burr) (not shown). If it is determined as an abnormal banknote, the banknote is returned. On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknote is not abnormal, the banknote insertion nozzle 2
6 is transferred. The banknote transferred to the banknote insertion nozzle 26 is provided between the banknote insertion nozzle 26 and the banknote holding unit 12, and is rotated by a conveyance pressing rotary body 30 that rotates the banknote guiding path and the banknote and presses the banknote holding unit 12. The direction is changed by 90 degrees and is pressed and stored in the banknote storage area 34 of the banknote holding unit 12.

  Further, the bill insertion device 22 has a built-in control unit (not shown) including a CPU and a memory, and when the insertion prohibition data is received from the hold relay unit 14, the bill insertion into the bill insertion device 22. It has a function to prohibit.

Here, there are the following three types of input prohibition data.
(1) Data for prohibiting banknote insertion because the banknote transport unit 16 approaches and needs to collect banknotes.

(2) Data for prohibiting banknote insertion when the banknote holding unit 12 is full and no more banknotes can be inserted.
(3) Data for prohibiting insertion of banknotes because an abnormality such as banknote jam has occurred in the banknote holding unit 12 or the banknote transport unit 16.

  In addition, the bill insertion device 22 transmits an error signal to the holding relay substrate 14 for causing the bill holding unit 12 and the bill transport unit 16 to perform display and standby when there is an error in the game medium lending device 10. Has an error signal transmission function.

Next, the banknote insertion process performed by the control part of the banknote insertion apparatus 22 is demonstrated according to the flowchart of FIG.
The bill insertion processing is started simultaneously with the power-on of the control unit, and first, as shown in FIG. 3, the insertion prohibition data is acquired in S100. As described above, this is data input from the holding relay board 14 and whether or not the position of the banknote transport unit 16 or the banknote holding unit 12 is abnormal. When the prohibition data is acquired, the process proceeds to S105.

  In S105, bill insertion information is acquired. Here, information from an optical sensor (not shown) provided at the end (right side in FIG. 2) of the bill insertion unit 24 (information is output from this sensor if a bill is input) is acquired. . And after acquisition, it transfers to S110 and determines whether the banknote is inserted. If no bill is inserted (No in S110), the processing returns to S100 and repeats the bill insertion processing from the beginning. On the other hand, if a bill has been inserted (Yes in S110), the process proceeds to S115.

  In S115, it is determined whether or not the entry prohibition data acquired in S100 indicates entry prohibition. If the entry prohibition is indicated (Yes in S115), the process returns to S100 and the acquisition of the entry prohibition data is repeated. On the other hand, if the entry prohibition is not indicated (No in S115), the process proceeds to S120.

In S120, the inserted banknote is taken into the banknote insertion unit 24, and the process proceeds to S125.
In S125, the result determined by the banknote identification device (Bill Bali) whether or not the banknote is a genuine banknote is input. And if it is not a genuine banknote (in the case of No in S125), it will transfer to S130, will return a banknote, will return to S100, and will repeat a banknote insertion process from the beginning. On the contrary, the true banknote (in the case of Yes in S125), the process proceeds to S135, the number of inserted banknotes is counted, and a game medium payment command is output to the game medium lending apparatus 10 in subsequent S140. And it transfers to S145 and carries out a banknote to the banknote storage unit 12. FIG.

In S145, after the banknote is carried out to the banknote holding unit 12, the process returns to S100 and the banknote insertion process is repeated from the beginning.
In addition, this banknote insertion process is stopped when the power supply of a control part is interrupted | blocked.

According to the bill insertion device 22 having the above configuration and function, when the insertion prohibition data indicating that the prohibition of insertion is prohibited is received from the holding relay board 14, the bill insertion is not performed. Unit failure such as occurrence of banknotes and banknote transport failure can be prevented.
<Holding relay board>
FIG. 4 is an external view of the holding relay board 14.

  The holding relay board 14 is a flat plate member that is detachably stored in the bill insertion device 22, and is attached to the relay board storage box 75 by screw holes 76 provided at four corners of the board. The board body 71 of the holding relay board 14 is provided with an LED 72, a rotary switch 73, and a DIP switch 74.

The LED 72 is provided with three LEDs (RGB) having different emission colors, the banknote holding unit 12 (see FIG. 1) is full, the banknote holding unit 12 is removed, the banknote holding unit cover 43 is opened, and the banknote is jammed. In addition to displaying abnormalities, it also serves as a power indicator. Specifically, when an abnormality such as banknote jamming, door opening, or unit removal is detected for the banknote holding unit 12, an abnormality signal is output to the island management device 4 (see FIG. 1), and the banknote transport unit 1
6 (see FIG. 1) is prohibited, and the type of abnormality is identified with respect to the banknote holding unit 12 by the display unit (LED of the holding relay board 14) arranged opposite to the banknote holding unit 12. indicate. For example, a plurality of types of abnormalities can be identified and displayed by a combination of LEDs of three colors arranged on the hold relay board 14 or a combination of lighting and blinking.

  The rotary switch 73 and the DIP switch 74 are address setting means for setting the address of the banknote holding unit 12 of the island terminal 5 (see FIG. 1). The rotary switch 73 sets whether the banknote holding unit 12 of the island terminal 5 is on the front side or the back side of the gaming machine island 2, and the DIP switch 74 sets the individual banknote holding unit 12 of the island terminal 5. This is a switch for setting the address. Specifically, the address of the banknote holding unit 12 of the island terminal 5 is set by switching and setting a plurality of DIP switches 74 to designate data bits.

The holding relay board 14 transmits data indicating the banknote holding operation status of the banknote holding unit 12 specified by this address to the island management device 4.
Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 is provided with a sensor for detecting the approach of the banknote transport unit 16, and the hold relay board 14 transmits the approach data to the banknote hold unit 12 of the banknote transport unit 16 to the island management device 4. Send to. That is, the hold relay board 14 transmits the movement information of the banknote transport unit 16 to the island management device 4.

  Since the hold relay board 14 has the address setting function as described above, the bank note holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 can be comprehensively controlled in a state where they can be attached / detached / replaced by relay connection. Even when the banknote holding unit 12 is exchanged from the banknote transport path 18 of the gaming machine island 2, the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 are exchanged without the need to reset the identification number in the new banknote holding unit 12. And can be controlled.

Furthermore, since the holding relay board 14 transmits the position of the banknote transport unit 16 to the island management device 4 via the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote being transported is on the banknote transport path 18 of the gaming machine island 2. The island management device 4 can confirm which position it is.

  In addition, the holding relay board 14 displays that the game medium lending operation is not accepted unless the electrical connection between the bill insertion device 22 and the bill holding unit 12 and the bill transport unit 16 is completed. Specifically, the disconnection between the bill insertion device 22 and the bill holding unit 12 and the bill transport unit 16 and the unconnected state of these devices are displayed as follows by the LED 72 provided on the holding relay substrate 14.

(A) When the banknote holding unit 12 and the holding relay board 14 are connected, one of the three LEDs 72 is lit.
(A) When the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 and the island management device 4 are electrically connected, all the three LEDs 72 arranged on the holding relay board 14 are turned on.

  Furthermore, the hold relay board 14 is connected to the game medium lending device 10 when a disconnection of an electric system different from the power supply system of the data communication circuit between the game medium lending device 10 and the bill holding unit 12 and the bill transport unit 16 is detected. A signal for stopping the bill conveyance operation between the bill holding unit 12 and the bill conveyance unit 16 is transmitted.

  The holding relay board 14 outputs an abnormality signal to the island management device control unit 80 when a banknote jam, door opening, or unit removal abnormality is detected for the banknote holding unit 12. Moreover, it has the holding unit identification function which identifies and displays the classification of the abnormality of the said banknote holding unit 12 with LED72. Specifically, a plurality of types of abnormalities are identified and displayed by a combination of LED colors, lighting, extinguishing, and blinking of the LEDs on the hold relay board 14. Therefore, since the banknote holding unit 12 in which an abnormality has occurred can be confirmed with respect to the banknote holding unit 12 of the gaming machine island 2, it is not necessary to spend effort on finding the abnormality occurrence place, and the banknote is continuously continued. Can be prevented from continuing to be conveyed and expanding the obstacles.

  Further, the holding relay board 14 has an identification data setting changing means for enabling setting change of identification data for identifying the banknote holding unit 12 to which the holding relay board 14 is attached by the island management device control unit 80. (The rotary switch and the dip switch are used to identify the front and back sides of the gaming machine island 2 and the address of the specific banknote holding unit 12 for identification.) Accordingly, the banknote holding unit 12 is installed on the gaming machine island 2. In the case or when exchanged from the banknote transport path 18, the banknote holding unit 12 and the island management device can identify and display them.

  In particular, when parameters are set on the holding relay board 14, different new banknote holding units 12 can be arranged on the banknote transport path 18 without changing the setting of the parameters of the holding relay board 14 located at the same place. It becomes.

  In addition, you may make it have a parameter setting means which can connect the 2nd board | substrate made detachable with respect to the holding | maintenance relay board | substrate 14, and can set the control pattern in the said banknote conveying apparatus suitably.

  Further, the holding relay board 14 outputs a signal for prohibiting the game medium lending operation when the electrical connection of the bill insertion device 22, the game medium lending device 10, the island management device 4, and the banknote transport unit 16 is not completed. Connection condition determination means. In other words, when the devices are not electrically connected or when the wiring between the devices is broken, a lending prohibition signal is output to the game medium lending device 10 and a bill is inserted into the bill inserting device 22. Prohibit signal is output.

Accordingly, the problem that the banknote insertion device 22 cannot transfer the banknotes despite the insertion of the banknotes into the game medium lending device 10 is solved, and the payment from the game medium lending device 10 related to the loan amount etc. It is possible to prevent the data from being lost without reaching the island management device controller 80.

Moreover, the hold relay board | substrate 14 becomes a structure which displays the disconnection between the game media rental apparatus 10 and the banknote hold unit 12 with LED provided in the hold relay board | substrate 14. FIG.
Further, the holding relay board 14 turns on the LED when the banknote holding unit 12 and the holding relay board 14 are connected, and the holding relay board 14 when the banknote transport unit 16 and the island management device controller 80 are electrically connected. 14 has a banknote conveyance circuit disconnection display means for turning on the LED provided in 14. Accordingly, the occurrence of the trouble that the banknote insertion device side 22 cannot carry the banknotes in spite of the insertion of the banknotes into the game medium lending device 10, and the payment data from the game medium lending device 10 relating to the lending amount etc. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of defects that are lost. Further, the unconnected bill holding unit 12 can be easily confirmed by the lighting state of the LED.

Further, the holding relay board 14 is connected to the game medium lending device 10 and the banknote when a disconnection of the data communication circuit (disconnection of an electric system different from the power supply system) is detected between the game medium lending device 10 and the banknote transport unit 16. It has a bill conveyance stop means for stopping the bill conveyance operation with the conveyance unit 16. Therefore, despite the fact that the banknotes are physically transported, there is a situation in which the banknote insertion device 22 performs an abnormal process without receiving / transmitting the deposit data relating to the banking game medium lending and the control signal relating to the banknote transfer. Can be prevented in advance.
<Bill holding unit>
<Configuration and function>
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the banknote holding unit 12. FIG. 5A is an enlarged plan view of the banknote holding unit base 42 of the banknote holding unit 12, FIG. 5B is a plan view showing the entire banknote holding unit 12, and FIG. It is a top view showing the banknote holding unit cover 43 of the banknote holding unit 12. FIG.

The bill holding unit 12 is a device that temporarily holds a bill inserted into the bill insertion device 22 and delivers the temporarily held bill to the bill transport unit 16.
The bill holding unit 12 includes a bill holding unit base 42 and a bill holding unit cover 43. The banknote holding unit base 42 is a substantially rectangular flat plate member, a banknote storage area 34 (see FIG. 5B) is formed on the flat plate portion, and a banknote introduction path 35 is formed at one end of the flat plate. .

  The banknote introduction path 35 is a receiving port that receives the banknote led out from the banknote insertion nozzle 26 into the banknote holding unit 12. A curved guiding path 44 is formed adjacent to the banknote introduction path 35 to guide the banknote to the banknote storage area 34. A banknote storage unit storage port 35 a is provided at the end of the guide path 44 opposite to the banknote introduction path 35. The banknote storage unit storage port 35 a is an entrance of the banknote storage area 34.

  Accordingly, in a state where the banknote is stood (front and back direction of the paper surface of FIG. 5), the short side of one side of the banknote is received by the banknote introduction path 35 from the lower side of the paper surface of FIG. Then, the direction is changed 90 degrees to the right, and after passing through the banknote storage unit storage port 35a, it is stored in the banknote storage area 34 provided on the right side of the banknote storage unit storage port 35a.

  A control unit (not shown) having a CPU and a memory, a DC motor 32, and a banknote housing first rotating body 33 are assembled to the banknote holding unit base 42. In addition to this embodiment, the holding relay board 14 may be provided with a control unit.

  When the entrance of the bill is detected by the entrance sensor 31 provided at the entrance of the bill introduction path 35, the control unit activates the DC motor 32 and rotationally drives the bill housing first rotating body 33. And the banknote accommodation 1st rotary body 33 guides a banknote to the banknote holding | maintenance unit storage port 35a, pressing the banknote in the guide path 44 against a guide path wall surface with a sliding frictional force.

  In the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote taking-in operation is allowed only when there is no movement operation of the banknote transport unit 16 with respect to the banknote holding unit 12. In the banknote holding unit 12, when it is determined that there is no abnormality including door opening and banknote jamming within a predetermined number (20 in this embodiment) of stored banknotes, The bill is conveyed.

  Further, in the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote fullness determination, the banknote jam abnormality determination, and the banknote holding unit cover 43 open determination are performed by the control unit. Send error occurrence data to. As a result, the island management apparatus control unit 80 that has received the abnormality occurrence data via the holding relay board 14 prohibits the banknote transport in the banknote transport unit 16, and the banknote insertion apparatus 22 prohibits the deposit process (banknote take-in). Will be.

  And when a control part detects the banknote holding unit cover 43 taking out of the said banknote holding unit 12 in the banknote holding unit 12 installed in the banknote conveyance path 18 in the gaming machine island 2, or the door opening of the said banknote holding unit 12 is detected. In addition, the abnormality occurrence data is transmitted to the hold relay board 14. As a result, the banknote transport unit 16 that has received the abnormality occurrence data via the holding relay board 14 stops the banknote collection operation, and the banknote insertion device 22 stops the depositing operation.

  Further, the control unit allows the banknote transport to the safe of the island management device 4 by the banknote transport unit 16 and the banknote holding unit 12 when it is determined that “a valid banknote is present” based on the light projecting / receiving level. An authentic determination can be realized by changing the level of the output voltage on the light receiving side in response to the change on the determination light projecting side.

  This is a function of executing the determination of the presence or absence of banknotes, which is the execution condition of banknote conveyance in the gaming machine island 2, while suppressing the influence of ambient light, and the control unit outputs in response to changes on the light emission side. The case where the voltage changes is determined as “no banknote”, the case where the output voltage does not change is determined as “banknote”, and banknote presence / absence data indicating the presence / absence of the banknote is output to the holding relay board 14. As a result, the island management device control unit 80 that has received the banknote presence / absence data via the holding relay board 14 permits the banknote transport operation in the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16.

  In addition, the control unit determines whether or not the banknotes collected in the banknote storage unit in the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 in the amusement hall are broken, broken, bent, or bent due to the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16. It is determined by the difference (including magnitude and inconsistency) in the banknote detection area of the banknote stored in the banknote storage area provided in any of the above.

  Moreover, a control part starts DC motor 32 with the sensor produced with the banknote invitation to the banknote holding unit 12, and rotation of the DC motor 32 provided in the banknote holding unit 12 by the light permeation | transmission after the banknote passage in a sensor. To stop.

  Furthermore, the control unit determines that the abnormal banknote has been removed from the banknote holding unit 12 based on the transmission state and the shielding state of the optical sensor with respect to the banknote, and for a certain time after the removal of the banknote is completed. (0.2 seconds) After a delay, the DC motor 32 is redriven to resume the storing operation of the banknotes in the banknote holding unit 12.

<Bill hold processing>
The banknote holding process which a control part performs in the banknote holding unit 12 which has the above structure and function is demonstrated based on the flowchart of FIG.

  The banknote holding process is started by the control unit at the same time when the banknote holding unit 12 is turned on. As shown in FIG. 6, first, in S200, information on the entrance sensor 31 (see FIG. 5) is acquired, and the process goes to S205. Transition.

  In S205, based on the entrance sensor information acquired in S200, it is determined whether or not a bill has been sent to the bill holding unit 12. If no banknote has been sent (No in S205), the process returns to S200 and the information acquisition of the inlet sensor 31 is repeated. On the other hand, if a banknote has been sent (in the case of Yes in S205), the process proceeds to S210, the DC motor 32 is rotated forward, the process proceeds to S215, and after acquiring the information of the banknote take-in sensor 39, the process proceeds to S220. To do.

  In S220, based on the information of the banknote taking sensor 39 acquired in S215, it is determined whether or not the banknote has been taken up. If the bill has not been taken in (No in S220), the process returns to S215 to repeat the information acquisition from the bill take-in sensor 39 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). On the other hand, if the taking-in of banknotes is completed (Yes in S220), the process proceeds to S225.

  In S225, the DC motor 32 is reversely rotated, and in the subsequent S230, information on a holding sensor (not shown) is acquired, and the process proceeds to S235. Thus, the conveyance direction of a banknote is changed 90 degrees by reversing the DC motor 32, and a banknote is stored in the banknote storage area 34 (refer FIG. 5).

  In S235, based on the information of the holding sensor acquired in S230, it is determined whether or not the banknote has been taken into the banknote storage area 34. And if the taking-in of a banknote is not completed (in the case of No in S235), the process returns to S230 and repeats acquisition of information on the hold sensor. On the other hand, if the taking-in of the banknote has been completed (Yes in S235), the process proceeds to S240, and after waiting for 0.5 seconds, information on a reversing sensor (not shown) is acquired in subsequent S245, and the process proceeds to S250.

  In S250, it is determined whether or not the banknote pressing rotator 36 (see FIG. 2) is in the initial position based on the information of the reversing sensor acquired in S245. If the banknote pressing rotator 36 is not at the initial position (in the case of No in S250), the process returns to S245, and information acquisition of the rotation sensor is repeated. On the other hand, if the banknote pressing rotator 36 is in the initial position (Yes in S250), the process proceeds to S255, the DC motor 32 is stopped, the process returns to S200, and the banknote holding process is repeated.

The bill holding process is terminated when the bill holding unit 12 is powered off.
<Abnormal processing>
FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of the banknote holding unit abnormality process. This process is an interruption process that is activated when there is a signal input from various sensors provided in the banknote holding unit 12, and when activated, information of each sensor is first acquired in S700, and then continued. After extracting the part where the abnormality has occurred in S705, the process proceeds to S710.

  Here, the abnormality information of the sensor is information of opening detection information of the door opening detection sensor, separation detection of the separation detection sensor, inlet sensor paper jam detection, intake sensor paper jam detection, full state detection in the banknote holding unit 12. Say.

In S710, the DC motor 32 is stopped, and in S715, the abnormality occurrence information (which sensor has caused the abnormality) is transmitted to the island management device control unit 80, and then the process proceeds to S720.
In S720, the information of each sensor is acquired, and in subsequent S725, it is determined whether or not the abnormality has been resolved. If the abnormality has not been resolved (No in S725), the process returns to S720 to continue acquiring sensor information. On the other hand, if the abnormality has been resolved (in the case of Yes at S725), the process proceeds to S730, the abnormality resolution information is transmitted to the island management device control unit 80, and this process ends.

  The banknote holding unit 12 as described above is permitted only when the banknote taking-in operation from the banknote insertion device 22 in the banknote holding unit 12 is not performed by the banknote transport unit 16 with respect to the banknote holding unit 12. It has a regulation control means. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent occurrence of interference between bills and bill jamming.

  The banknote holding unit 12 prohibits banknote transport in the banknote transport unit 16 when any of banknote fullness determination, banknote jam determination, or banknote storage unit cover 43 is open, and a banknote insertion device. There is a depositing process prohibition control means for prohibiting the depositing process (taking in banknotes) at No.22. Therefore, the occurrence of failure in the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 can be prevented, and banknote jamming and banknote damage occurring in the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 can be prevented.

  Furthermore, the banknote holding unit 12 carries the banknotes in the banknote transport unit 16 when the stored banknotes are within a predetermined number and there is no abnormality between the opening of the banknote transport path 18 and the banknote jam. The banknote conveyance control means to perform is provided. Therefore, since banknote conveyance is performed after the presence or absence of these abnormalities is confirmed in advance, damage to the banknotes and further banknote jams can be prevented, and occurrence of failures in the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 has a plurality of banknote jam determination means that detect and judge banknote jams at a plurality of locations on the banknote transport path 18 from the banknote insertion device 22 to the banknote transport unit 16. (Specifically, banknote jam is detected by the take-in sensor after passing through the inlet sensor). Therefore, after judging the banknote jam of the different aspect which arises on the banknote conveyance path 18 from the banknote insertion apparatus 22 to the banknote conveyance unit 16 together, conveyance of a banknote will be processed and it will prevent that a banknote conveyance failure occurs frequently. it can.

  In addition, the banknote holding unit 12 detects the removal of the banknote holding unit 12 installed on the banknote transport path 18 in the gaming machine island 2 from the banknote transport path 18 or detects the door opening of the banknote holding unit 12. In this case, the banknote transport unit 16 has a banknote transport standby means for stopping both the banknote collection operation from the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote depositing process in the banknote insertion device 22. Therefore, when the banknote holding unit 12 is removed or the door of the banknote holding unit 12 is opened and the banknote transport path 18 is divided, the deposit processing in the banknote insertion device 22 and the banknote pickup operation by the banknote transport unit 16 are performed. Since the banknotes are stopped, the banknotes can be prevented from disappearing off the banknote transport path 18 or being inserted into the banknote insertion device when the banknote transport path 18 is not connected.

  In addition, when the banknote holding unit 12 determines that “a valid banknote is present” based on the light projecting / receiving level, the banknote transport unit 16 and the banknote holding unit 12 allow the banknote transport to the safe unit 90 and determine the light projecting side. A bill conveyance authentication control means that realizes a genuine determination by changing the level of the output voltage on the light receiving side in response to the change of the light (in other words, it is not configured to determine the presence or absence of a bill only by light transmission and shielding). . Therefore, for example, it is possible to reduce bill conveyance troubles due to malfunctions caused by light contamination due to opening of the gaming machine front frame on the gaming machine island 2.

  Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 is configured to execute the determination of the presence / absence of banknotes, which is the execution condition of banknote conveyance in the amusement hall, while suppressing the influence of ambient light, and outputs in response to changes on the light emission side. The banknote confirmation means for permitting the banknote transport operation in the banknote transport unit 16 when it is determined that the voltage changes is “no banknote” and the output voltage is not changed and the Lo is determined as “banknote”. Therefore, since it is not the structure which discriminate | determines the presence or absence of a banknote only by permeation | transmission and shielding of light, the precision of conveyance target banknote discrimination | determination increases and it can prevent producing the banknote conveyance obstruction by malfunction. Moreover, malfunction due to light entering the banknote transport unit 16 by opening and closing the gaming machine door on the gaming machine island 2 can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 includes a difference (large or small, inconsistency) in the banknote detection area of the banknote for the abnormality determination based on the breakage, breakage, folding, or bending of the banknote adopted in the banknote storage unit 16 of the game hall. ) To determine abnormal conveyance banknote identification means. Therefore, banknotes are prevented from being jammed or damaged due to being deviated from or deformed and displaced from the normal banknote transport path 18 and stored, and the devices (the banknote insertion device 22 and the banknote holding unit 12) are prevented. The banknote transport unit 16, the banknote transport path 18, and the safe unit 90) can be prevented from failing.

  In addition, the banknote holding unit 12 sets the banknote transport speed of the banknote storage unit 12 arranged at the subsequent stage of the banknote insertion apparatus to the same speed or higher than the transport speed of the banknote insertion apparatus 22, and the banknotes in the banknote storage unit 12. Has a bill taking-in action adjusting means set to the same torque as that of the bill feeding device 22. Accordingly, the speed at which the banknotes are taken in is made faster than the side at which the banknotes are taken in, and the torque at the banknote taking-in side is made smaller than that at the side where the banknotes are taken in. Transport can be realized.

  The banknote holding unit 12 activates the DC motor 32 by light shielding by the banknote invitation to the banknote holding unit 12, while the DC motor 32 provided in the banknote holding unit 12 by light transmission after the banknote passes through the sensor. It has a banknote holding unit operation control means for stopping. Therefore, since it detects non-contacting with respect to the banknote taken in into the banknote holding unit 12, it influences the frictional resistance which arises, for example when introducing the banknote introduced from the banknote insertion apparatus 22 into the banknote holding unit 12, bending it. Smooth banknote transfer that does not give

  Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 determines completion of the banknote removal operation from the banknote holding unit 12 for the abnormal banknote based on the conversion action between the transmission state and the shielding state of the optical sensor with respect to the banknote, and the banknote removal. There is a banknote holding operation control means in the banknote holding unit 12 that delays the fixed time (0.2 seconds) when the operation is completed and restarts the DC motor 32 to resume the storing operation of the banknotes in the banknote holding unit 12. is doing. Therefore, since the restart of the banknote transport operation at the time of abnormality is not performed immediately after recovery from the abnormality but is performed after a certain time has elapsed, there is a case where a delay time is required for the return operation of each member or element constituting the banknote storage unit 12. In this case, a smooth restart of the bill insertion device 22 can be realized.

Moreover, the banknote storage unit 12 memorize | stores the banknote storage memorize | stored in the holding | maintenance relay board | substrate 14 or the island management apparatus control part 80, when a door open | release detection sensor detects closing of the door of the banknote storage unit 12 after abnormality determination detection. It has a banknote conveyance abnormality data resetting means for clearing the abnormality data about the unit 12 (that is, banknote abnormality data resetting means not depending on the operation of the reset switch). Therefore, since the abnormal data generated due to the banknote jamming or the opening / closing of the banknote holding unit 12 is initialized even if the door is not attached to the banknote holding unit 12, no special reset means is operated. The reset processing of the device 22 does not require labor, and in particular, malfunctions and malfunctions caused by forgetting the reset operation are not included in the banknote transport unit 1.
6 will not occur.

  Further, the banknote holding unit 12 is abnormal with respect to the banknote holding unit 12 including the island management device control unit 80 and the holding relay board 14 when the door of the banknote holding unit 12 is returned from the opened / removed state to the closed / engaged state. The banknote transport unit 16 reset means for executing initialization of data and resetting the detection signal in the sensor and returning the drive position of the DC motor 32 in the banknote transport unit 16 to an initial value. Therefore, since the abnormal data stored in the banknote transport unit 16 is initialized without operating the reset means when the door of the banknote holding unit 12 is engaged, labor is required for the return processing of the banknote transport unit 16. In addition, it is possible to prevent the banknote transport unit 16 from exhibiting a problem caused by forgetting the operation.

  Further, when an abnormality such as banknote jam occurs in the banknote transport unit 16, the banknote holding unit 12 changes the control state to an abnormal state (sensor detection reset, erasure of the ball jamming display) by the banknote removal process and the power-on signal. , The starting position is initialized by the DC motor 32) (initializing means not based on reset switch operation or door closing). Accordingly, the abnormal data generated in the banknote transport unit 16 has 26 banknote transport unit initialization means that is initialized by the banknote removal signal and power-on without any special operation of the reset means. Therefore, no effort is required for the reset process in the banknote transport unit 16, and malfunctions and problems of the banknote transport unit due to forgetting the reset operation can be prevented.

  Moreover, the banknote holding unit 12 performs reverse rotation operation | movement of the DC motor 32 in the said banknote holding unit 12 by operation to the banknote return switch provided in the banknote holding unit 12 containing the holding relay board | substrate 14, and becomes a banknote holding unit. There is a banknote uptake failure recovery means for returning the clamped abnormal banknote to the insertion side. Therefore, the trouble banknote can be immediately removed from the banknote holding unit 12 by a simple switch operation without opening the door of the banknote holding unit 12 or removing the banknote holding unit 12 to remove the jammed banknote.

  The rotation axis that allows the banknote holding unit 12 to be opened and closed from the banknote transport path 18 configured on the gaming machine island 2 and the banknote storage unit 12 that holds the banknote are disengaged from the frame that forms the banknote transport path 18. Since it becomes the banknote conveyance path | route 18 which has the engaging member which makes it possible, the banknote holding | maintenance unit 12 in which the failure generate | occur | produced from the banknote conveyance path | route 18 comprised in the gaming machine island 2 is removed easily, and the banknote conveyance path | route 18 is again. It becomes possible to attach the banknote holding unit 12 to the card.

  Moreover, a banknote is introduce | transduced into the banknote storage unit 12 from the banknote insertion nozzle 26 via a guide path. Then, the DC motor 32 is activated by the banknote detection by the entrance sensor 31 in the banknote holding unit 12.

  When the DC motor 32 is driven, the banknote storage first rotating body 33 rotates via a gear mechanism (not shown) linked to the rotating shaft of the DC motor 32. Then, a banknote receives the contact friction and kick-out action by the banknote accommodation 1st rotary body 33, and approachs to the banknote storage position of the banknote storage unit 12. FIG.

  Here, the banknote storage area 34 in the banknote storage unit 12 is provided with a pair of upper and lower banknote pressing rotators 36, and the banknote pressing rotators 36 are linked to the DC motor 32 via a gear mechanism and can be rotated forward and backward. Is pivotally supported. A pair of banknote pressing rotators 36 is provided with a banknote receiving groove 36a, and the banknote introduced into the banknote storage area 34 of the banknote holding unit 12 is received and locked in the pair of upper and lower banknote receiving grooves 36a. .

Further, the rotation of the DC motor 32 activated based on the bill detection by the entrance sensor 31 is continued for a certain time (0.5 seconds), and the storing operation of the bill into the bill storage groove 36a is completed.
And when the storing operation of the banknote in the banknote storage area 34, ie, the banknote accommodation groove 36a is completed, storing of a banknote is detected by the banknote case detection sensor. The DC motor 32 is activated again based on the detection of the banknote stored by the banknote storage sensor, and the banknote pressing rotary body 36 is rotated via a gear mechanism (not shown) and the banknote locked in the banknote receiving groove 36a is rotated. Along with this, the bill holding piece 36b and the back surface of the bill pressing rotary body 36 are gripped.

  That is, the banknotes guided to the banknote storage area 34 of the banknote holding unit 12 by the rotation operation of the banknote pressing rotator 36 are sandwiched between the banknote clamping pieces 36b and the back surface of the banknote pressing rotator 36, and sequentially until a predetermined number of sheets are reached. The bills are stacked and stored in the bill storage area 34 of the bill storage unit 12.

  Moreover, the rotation position where the banknote accommodation groove | channel 36a of the banknote press rotation body 36 engages a banknote from the banknote insertion nozzle 26 is based on the output signal from the inversion sensor which detects the rotation position of the banknote press rotation body 36. The rotation is controlled so that the DC motor 32 returns to the initial position and stops in response to the detection signal of the reverse sensor.

  By the way, the determination of the predetermined number is performed based on the detection operation of the banknote take-in sensor 39 instead of the entrance sensor 31, although the pulse wave count by the detection operation of the entrance sensor 31 is executed via the calculation means of the control unit. Or may be executed based on a bill identification sensor provided in the bill insertion device 22.

Next, in FIG. 2 or FIG. 5, the central portion surrounded by the plurality of banknote holding units 12 on the front side and the back side is a banknote transport path 18 along which the banknote transport unit 16 moves.
And the banknote clamping piece 36b of the banknote holding unit 12 pushes the banknote grasped by the banknote clamping piece 36b of the banknote holding unit 12 and the back surface of the banknote pressing rotary body 36 by the engaging piece (not shown) of the paper piece transport unit 16. Will be released. And a banknote is taken in into the banknote conveyance unit 16 from the conveyance banknote accommodating stand 54 of the banknote conveyance unit 12 after the banknote clamping piece 36b was open | released.

The banknotes taken into the banknote transport unit 16 are transported toward the safe unit 90 provided in the island management device 4.
On the other hand, when it is necessary to return the banknote in a state where the banknote is stored in the banknote storage area 34 of the banknote storage unit 12 (for example, the entrance sensor 31, the banknote take-in sensor 39, or the paper piece storage detection sensor). In the case where banknote jam is determined due to the fact that the banknote detection state is continuously detected for a predetermined time or more, or when banknote damage is determined.) Island management based on the determination results of these sensor signals In response to the transmission / reception data shown in FIG. 17 from the device 4, that is, the inquiry data from the island management device 4 FIG. 17 (a), response data (command) having abnormality information is processed in FIG. 17 (b) (c). A control command command FIG. 17A from the island management device control unit 80 is transmitted to the hold relay board 14.

  The holding relay board 14 that has received the control command command reversely activates the DC motor 32 via the motor control circuit of the control unit provided on the holding relay board 14 (provided in the banknote holding unit 12 in some embodiments). . And the banknote accommodation 1st rotary body 33 presses and reverses a banknote by reverse rotation of the DC motor 32, and a banknote is guide | induced to the banknote insertion device 22 direction from the banknote storage area 34 side.

Further, depending on the reverse rotation of the banknote pressing rotator 36, the banknote locked in the banknote receiving groove 36 a is fed out toward the banknote storage unit cover 43 side of the banknote storage unit 12. Therefore, when the banknote holding unit cover 43 is opened, it is possible to easily remove banknotes that are jammed in the banknote storage area 34.

  In addition, the structure of the banknote conveyance path | route 18 in which the banknote conveyance unit 16 moves the game machine island 2 was shown in FIG. With respect to the banknote holding unit base body 42, the banknote holding unit cover 43 is pivoted via the rotation axis of the banknote holding unit 12 to expose the banknote holding area of the banknote holding unit 12. See also FIG.

  In the banknote transport path 18, the other end of the banknote holding unit cover 43 on the rotating shaft side reinforces the frame structure of the banknote transport path 18 and is stacked on the banknote transport path side cover 47 and slides. What can be engaged with the side cover sliding body 48 (unit), and the movement of the banknote transport path side cover sliding body 48 and the opening of the banknote holding unit lid (cover) 43 cannot be performed except by a predetermined island administrator. A key member 108 is provided.

  The banknote transport path side cover 47 and the banknote transport path side cover sliding body 48 have a concavo-convex shape having a plurality of slide axes parallel to the axis of the path along which the banknote transport unit 16 reciprocates, and the banknote transport path side cover 47. The bill conveyance path side cover sliding body 48 is fitted and stacked. This reinforces the frame structure forming the banknote transport path, and the banknote transport path side cover sliding body 48 from the banknote transport path side cover 47 provided on the frame side of the banknote transport path 18 fixed to the gaming machine island 2. As a result of the slide operation, an opening for work is formed in the banknote transport path 18, and it becomes possible to perform work on the banknote transport unit 16 and the like passing through the banknote transport path 18.

  In addition, it is preferable to form both the banknote conveyance path | route side cover 47 and the banknote conveyance path | route cover sliding body 48 with a transparent translucent synthetic resin material so that a banknote or a banknote conveyance unit can be visually recognized.

  In addition, when it is determined that the banknote jam is related to the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote captured in the banknote holding area of the banknote holding unit 12 is the key member 108 (FIG. 8 and FIG. 8) provided at the tip of the banknote holding unit cover 43. The bill holding unit cover (door, lid) 43 locked to the bill conveyance path side cover sliding body 48 can be opened from the bill conveyance path side cover sliding body 48 by an unlocking operation (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the jammed banknote captured in the banknote holding area of the banknote holding unit 12 can be removed by the manager of the game hall.

  Further, the banknote holding unit 12 including the banknote holding unit cover 43 is detached from the frame constituting the banknote transport path 18, for example, the banknote transport path side cover sliding body 48 or the banknote transport path side cover 47 by the unlocking operation with respect to the key member 108. It is possible. And the banknote holding unit 12 which comprised a part of the said banknote conveyance path | route 18 can be isolate | separated from the banknote conveyance path | route structure, and can be made to detach | leave by removing the support state in the said rotating shaft. it can. In addition, about the shaft support structure of a rotating shaft, a shaft rod is supported by a shaft hole by a biasing means.

On the other hand, a structure in which the shaft rod is released from the biasing action by the biasing means and is detached from the shaft hole is known.
As described above, for example, when a failure occurs in the banknote holding unit 12, it can be replaced with a new banknote holding unit 12, and repair of the banknote holding unit 12 in which the failure has occurred can be easily performed. At the same time, if the banknote holding unit 12 is removed from the frame constituting the banknote transport path 18, the banknote transport path 18 is opened, and maintenance work and repair for the banknote transport path 18 can be easily performed without any trouble. Also possible.

In addition, the space | interval of many banknote holding units 12 installed in the gaming machine island 2 by the expansion-contraction sliding of the banknote conveyance path side cover sliding body 48 with respect to the banknote conveyance path side cover 47 fixed to the gaming machine island 2 described above. Even if they are different, the banknote transport path 18 can be appropriately fitted with protective protection.

In addition, the control process regarding the determination of the banknote jam described above is as follows.
That is, in the process where the banknote introduced from the banknote insertion nozzle 26 passes through the guide path in the banknote storage unit 12 and reaches the banknote storage area, both the projection light emitted from the entrance sensor 31 and the banknote take-in sensor 39 is shielded. When the banknote is detected and “the banknote is present” is detected and the shut-off state does not return to the transmissive state even after a predetermined time (60 milliseconds) has elapsed, the banknote is jammed and the banknote is jammed. It is determined that the place where the occurrence of the occurrence occurs is at a position connecting the entrance sensor 31 and the bill taking-in sensor 39.

  In addition, after the signal that the banknote pressing rotator 36 is activated by the DC motor 32 is detected, the position detection signal of the banknote pressing rotator 36 by the reverse sensor is not received even after a predetermined time has passed. It determines with the banknote currently latched by the banknote accommodation groove | channel 36a of the press rotary body 36 having shown banknote jam in the banknote press rotary body 36 vicinity.

  These banknote jam determination control circuits are provided in the control unit of the holding relay board 14, and the banknote jam generated in the banknote holding unit 12 is determined and controlled by the holding relay board 14 provided on the banknote holding unit 12. Is.

  And as already stated, when banknote jam occurs in the banknote holding unit 12 having a specific address in a large number of banknote holding units 12 arranged on the gaming machine island 2, it is indicated that the banknote jam has occurred. The substrate 14 informs the island management device 4.

  That is, in response to the inquiry data FIG. 17A transmitted from the control unit of the island management device 4 via the network, the banknote jam is caused by the entrance sensor 31 and the banknote take-in sensor 39 of the banknote holding unit 12. The hold relay board 14 replies with a bit string (FIG. 17 (b), FIG. 17 (c)) of the response command data that has occurred in the vicinity of the connecting line.

And the island management apparatus 4 receives the response command, and the island management apparatus display / operation panel 81 executes the banknote jam abnormality display.
That is, an abnormal display (E) is made on the fluorescent display panel 82 of the island management device display / operation panel 81 provided in the island management device 4. Further, the management device display operation panel 81 is displayed by selecting operation buttons (display button 84, function button 85, movement display button 85a, addition / subtraction button 85b, release button 86, determination button 87) by the game hall manager. Switch to the detailed screen, the fact that the above-mentioned banknote jam occurred in the specific banknote holding unit 12 having a predetermined address, and the vicinity on the line connecting the inlet sensor 31 and the banknote take-in sensor 39 in the specific banknote holding unit 12 It is the structure which can confirm with the fact that banknote jam has generate | occur | produced.

  On the other hand, the holding relay board 14 is provided with three LEDs (RGB) having different emission colors, and the fact that the banknote jam has occurred in the holding unit 12 is notified by simultaneous lighting of RGB.

  At the same time, the holding relay board 14 is structured so as to be detachably attached in the holder of the bill insertion device 22, and the light emitted from the LED is diffused from a display hole provided in a holder (not shown) of the bill insertion device 22. It has a structure.

On the other hand, on the bottom plate of the lower end of the banknote transport path 18 formed from the upper cover and the bottom plate extended to the gaming machine island in the banknote holding unit 12, the paper piece transport unit side cover and the banknote return unit side cover described above. The transport unit guide rail 51 is laid. The banknote transport unit 16 that slides on the inner surface of the transport unit guide rail 51 has a transport unit first roller 52, and a paper strip transport unit in which two transport unit second rollers 53 are installed on one side at the lower end. The guide rail 51 is fitted.

  The banknote transport unit action string linked to the feed motor 55 (banknote transport drive motor) provided in the safe unit 90 in the island management apparatus 4 is moved to the island management apparatus 4 side by the forward rotation of the banknote transport drive motor 55. 16 is pulled and moved. Further, the banknote transport unit 16 is transferred to the standby position of the banknote transport unit 16 provided at the end of the gaming machine island 2 that is in the opposite direction to the island management device 4 by the reverse rotation operation of the banknote transport drive motor 55.

In addition to the above description, it is a matter of course that bank jamming may be determined by combining the detection operations of the inlet sensor 31, the banknote take-in sensor 39, the reverse sensor, and the banknote storage detection sensor.
<Bill transport unit>
The banknote transport unit 16 is a device that collects banknotes temporarily held in the banknote storage unit 12 and transports them to the island management device 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote transport unit 16 is a member having a flat plate vertical surface, and a transport banknote storage table 54 for storing banknotes is provided on the vertical surface. The banknote transport unit 16 moves along a banknote transport unit guide rail 51 provided in the banknote transport path 18. The banknote transport unit first roller 52 attached to the upper end of the banknote transport unit 16 and the transport unit roller 53 attached to the lower end of the banknote transport unit 16 roll along the banknote transport unit guide rail 51, thereby The transport unit 16 moves along the banknote transport unit guide rail 51.

The operation of the bill transport unit 16 having such a configuration will be described below.
The banknote transport unit 16 is a banknote provided between the back-side island terminal 5 (upward on the page in FIG. 1) and the right-side island terminal 5 (downward on the page in FIG. 1) in the gaming machine island 2 shown in FIG. It moves between the island management device 4 and each island terminal 5 along the transport path 18.

  If a part overlap is demonstrated, the banknote conveyance unit 16 stopped at the initial standby position at the end of the gaming machine island 2 is in any one of a large number of banknote holding units 12 arranged in the gaming machine island 2. When it is determined that the number of banknotes held reaches 20, it is transferred toward the banknote storage unit 12 that has output the determination signal. The number of banknotes held in the holding unit 12 is subjected to addition processing by a counter circuit of a calculation means provided on the holding relay board 14 each time the banknotes pass through and the light of the banknote take-in sensor 32 is blocked.

  Then, when the determination circuit of the control unit determines that the reserved number of 20 sheets has been counted up by the counter circuit of the calculation means, as described above, the determination signal is the inquiry data from the island management device 4 FIG. In response to the response command, the count-up data included in FIG. 17B and FIG.

  In the island management device 4, the received response command is discriminated to identify the banknote holding unit 12 whose banknote is full. As a result, the banknote transport unit 16 that has been waiting at the end of the gaming machine island 2 has the banknote holding unit that transmits the banknote full tank signal pulled by the banknote transport unit action string linked to the banknote transport motor 55 (feed motor 55). Start moving towards unit 12.

Further, when the banknote transport unit 16 approaches the banknote storage unit 12, a transport unit detection sensor provided in the banknote storage unit 12 detects the facing from the approach of the banknote.
In this case, in the banknote transport unit 12 by the banknote transport unit sensors of the plurality of banknote holding units 12 that are arranged in the front-rear direction with respect to the banknote transport unit 16 moving on the banknote transport path 18 of the gaming machine island 2. The banknote transfer unit 16 can detect the transfer operation of the banknote to the banknote transport unit 16 at an early stage where the arrival of the banknote transport unit 16 to the banknote storage unit 12 cannot be detected by the banknote storage unit 12. Therefore, while the accommodation processing time of the banknote in the banknote holding unit 12 can be lengthened, the bill feeding operation timing from the banknote holding unit 12 to the banknote transport unit 16 may be set appropriately.

  Now, when the banknote conveyance unit 16 is opposed to the banknote holding unit 12, the conveyance unit detection sensor of the banknote holding unit 12 catches the banknote conveyance unit 16, and transmits a banknote conveyance unit detection signal. The bill conveyance unit detection data is transmitted to the hold relay board 14. Then, the motor drive control circuit provided on the holding relay board 14 that has received the banknote transport unit detection data activates the DC motor 32.

By the rotation start of the DC motor 32, the aforementioned banknote pressing rotator 36 is turned to the normal rotation side.
And if the banknote press rotation body 36 carries out normal rotation, the banknote accommodated in the banknote accommodation groove | channel 36a of the banknote press rotation body 36 will transfer to the banknote conveyance unit 16 side. At this time, the banknote clamping piece 36b of the banknote pressing rotator 36 always presses the banknote when the banknote pressing rotator 36 is normally rotated by the banknote feeding piece (protruded portion). Then, the banknote clamping piece 36b is retracted to a position where the banknote is introduced into a state in which the banknote feeding piece loses the pressing action and opens the conveyance path side of the banknote. In addition, when the banknote is already clamped by the outer peripheral surface of the banknote clamping piece 36b and the banknote pressing rotary body 36, in the banknote holding unit 12, a banknote is loaded into the banknote accommodation groove 36a by the clamped banknote. The banknotes are sequentially stacked as described above.

  Next, the banknotes transferred to the banknote transport path side of the gaming machine island 2 are provided in the banknote transport unit 16 with the gripping action by the banknote clamping pieces 36b being released by the engaging pieces provided in the approaching banknote transport unit 16. It is placed on the transported bill storage table 54.

Then, the banknotes taken into the banknote transport unit 16 by the banknote holding unit 12 are introduced into the safe unit 90 provided in the island management device 4 by the banknote transport unit 16.
From the banknote transport unit 16 introduced into the safe unit 90, the stacked banknotes are transferred to the safe unit 90 as described later. When the transfer of the banknotes to the safe unit 90 is completed, the banknote transport unit 16 moves toward the island terminal 5 on the side opposite to the island management device 4 by the reverse rotation operation of the feed motor 55. The banknote transport unit 16 is provided with a tail sensor (not shown), and activation of the banknote transport unit 16 and return to the initial position are determined by the tail sensor.

FIG. 9 shows a procedure for collecting the banknote temporarily held in the banknote holding unit 12 by the banknote transport unit 16 having the above function.
First, the banknote transport unit 16 moves from right to left in FIG. 9 and approaches the banknote holding unit 12 (FIG. 9A).

Next, the banknote transport unit 16 enters the banknote storage unit 12 such that the leading portion is guided by the side wall of the banknote storage unit 12 (FIG. 9B).
Then, when the banknote transport unit 16 further proceeds to the left in FIG. 9, the transport banknote receiving table 54 provided at the rear end of the banknote transport unit 16 enters the entrance of the banknote holding unit 12, and the banknote B is caught. It collect | recovers to the conveyance unit 16 (FIG.9 (c), (d)).

And after collect | recovering a banknote, it progresses further to the left in FIG. 9, hold | maintains the banknote collect | recovered from the banknote holding unit 12, and leaves | separates from the banknote holding unit 12 (in other words, approaches the island management apparatus 4) ( FIG. 9 (e))
Such a banknote transport unit 16 operates the banknote transport unit 16 when the banknote deviates from the reference position of the banknote transport unit (the banknote storage area 34 of the banknote storage unit 12 or the banknote storage area of the banknote transport unit 16). It has a banknote conveyance abnormality control means to stop. Therefore, banknote jamming or the like does not occur due to a conveyance abnormality of the collected banknotes (delay of banknotes).
<Island management device>
<Configuration and function>
FIG. 10 is a front view showing the main part of the island management device 4.

  The island management device 4 includes a safe unit 90 that captures and stores the banknotes transported by the banknote transport unit 16, and an island management device control unit 80 that controls the banknote storage unit 12, the storage relay substrate 14, and the banknote transport unit 16. Prepare. The island management device control unit 80 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In the island management unit 4, when the banknoteless sensor 100 detects “with banknote” for the banknote on the banknote transport unit 16 that has entered the safe section 90, the press plate 93 sandwiches the banknote on the banknote transport unit 16 to the safe section. The bill storage process in 90 is started.

On the other hand, the billless sensor 100 detects that the bills on the bill transport unit 16 are gone when the bills placed on the bill transport unit 16 are taken into the safe unit 90 through the bill storage step. When the billless sensor 100 detects that there are no bills on the bill transport unit 16, the sheet transport unit 16 is restarted by the bill transport drive motor 55, and the gaming machine island on the opposite side to the island management device 4 having the safe 90. Move to the end.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the safe unit 90 includes a primary storage 91 and a secondary storage 92. In FIG. 10, when the banknote transport unit 16 arrives at the safe 90 of the island management device 4 and the banknote in the banknote transport unit 16 is detected by the press position detection sensor 93a, the press plate 93 is pressed by a press motor (not shown). The bill rotates around the plate axis 93 b and is pressed against the pickup roller 94. When the pressed banknote is detected by the pickup position detection sensor 94a, the pickup roller 94 rotates and the banknote is conveyed to the separation roller 95 one by one. The bills that have passed through the separation roller 95 sequentially pass through the transport rollers 97, 98, and 99 and reach the feed roller 101.

  Furthermore, when a banknote is conveyed toward the main storage 91 by the feed roller 101, the banknote is detected by the feed completion sensor 99a. When the banknote is detected by the feed completion sensor 99a, the island management device control unit 80 performs paper feed completion determination based on the information of the feed completion sensor 99a.

  In the paper feed completion determination performed by the island management device control unit 80, the feed completion sensor 99a detects the breakage of the banknotes or the misalignment of the banknotes while the banknotes are conveyed by the feed roller 101. Then, when a banknote break or misalignment is detected, the island management device control unit 80 displays the fact on the fluorescent display panel 82.

Here, the details of the banknote detection pattern of the feed completion sensor 99a when detecting the breakage and misalignment of the banknote passing through the feed completion sensor 99a will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the breakage and misalignment of the banknote are determined based on the time during which the feed completion sensor 99a detects the banknote (the duration of the detected signal) during the conveyance of the banknote. In order to eliminate a determination error caused by a determination error factor such as fine breakage of a banknote, dust, noise, etc., which is not a problem in the determination, a delay time of 10 milliseconds is actually added to the conveyance time of the banknote detected by the feed completion sensor 99a. Judgment is made by adding.

If the duration of the detected signal is 50 milliseconds or less including the delay, it is ignored as being affected by dust and noise (in the case of FIG. 11B).
Further, when the duration of the detected signal is 250 msec to 450 msec including the delay time, it is determined that the bill is not torn or misaligned (that is, normal) (in the case of FIG. 11A).

  Furthermore, when the duration of the detected signal is 450 msec or more without including a delay, it is determined that the bill has been conveyed with an inclination of 10 degrees or more (that is, a misalignment has occurred) (see FIG. 11 (c)).

Moreover, when the duration of the detected signal is 250 milliseconds or less, the bill is torn, and it is determined that the bill is abnormal (in the case of FIG. 11C).
And as shown in FIG. 12, even if there is a minute tear of the banknote that does not become a problem and the detected signal is momentarily interrupted, if the time is within 10 milliseconds (that is, within the delay time) The abnormality is not determined (in the case of FIG. 12A).

  On the other hand, when the detected signal is interrupted for 10 ms or more including the delay time, it is determined that there is a banknote break that cannot be ignored (that is, banknote abnormality) (in the case of FIG. 12B).

And when it determines with there being no abnormality and position shift of a banknote (that is, normal), the number of banknotes is totaled.
When the banknote feeding completion determination is normal, the banknote is sent to the main storage 91 as it is.

  Next, when a banknote is confirmed by the stack position sensor 103b in the main storage 91, the stack motor 102 is activated and the stack plate 103 is slid downward. Then, the stack plate 103 further presses the bill against the urging force of the coil spring 105, and the bill is stacked and stored in the main storage 91.

When the stack full detection sensor 103a determines that the banknotes are full, a series of banknote storage operations from a press motor (not shown) to the stack motor 102 is stopped.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the banknote is waiting at the auxiliary stack position, an auxiliary stack motor (not shown) is activated, and the auxiliary stack plate 106 is pressed by the motor driving against the urging force of the coil spring 107. It is stored in the auxiliary storage 92.

The island management device control unit 80 includes an island management device display operation panel 81 and a fluorescent display panel 82. FIG. 13 shows an overview of the island management device control unit 80.
As shown in FIG. 13, the island management device display operation panel 81 has a display button 84 for switching the fluorescent display panel 82 to a standby screen, a total screen, and an error display screen, a function button 85 for switching to a function selection screen, and an input. A cancel button 86 for canceling data or error and a determination button 87 for confirming input data are provided. Furthermore, a movement display button 85a for sequentially moving and displaying detailed control items according to the operation and an addition / subtraction button 85b for inputting numerical values are provided.

For example, the following may be set as the details of the function selection screen, standby screen, error display screen, and tabulation screen in FIG.
In the standby screen, for example, the banknote transport operation and the occurrence of abnormality in the banknote transport device of the gaming machine island 2 are displayed on a map figure that represents the island in the amusement hall, the date and time are displayed, and the history is displayed. To do.

On the function selection screen, the banknote transport mode (switching between normal business hours and closing of the store), island configuration setting (right / left number setting of banknote holding unit 12 including banknote insertion device installed on gaming machine island 2), or transport conditions Settings (number of banknotes to be held by the banknote holding unit, holding time), selection of individual data related to the banknote holding unit 12 including the specific banknote insertion device 22, information display for switching the total clear date time, etc. Done.

On the error display screen, an error history display, a past 30 bill conveyance error occurrence date and time, an error occurrence location, an error type, an error code content to be displayed, and the like are displayed.
A display related to the island management device 4 corresponding to the location where the abnormality has occurred, a full stacker detected in the island management device 4, a press holding abnormality, a pickup abnormality, a feed detection abnormality, and a banknote number data abnormality are displayed.

  Regarding the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote holding unit is full, the banknote holding unit inlet is clogged, the banknote holding unit is clogged, the banknote holding unit door is opened, the banknote holding unit lid is removed, the banknote transport unit 16 is stopped, the banknote holding unit 12. Are displayed, such as an excess of the number of reserved sheets, an excess of the limit of the number of banknotes stored in the banknote transport unit 16 or the gaming machine island 2.

  On the counting screen, the total amount of collected banknotes, the amount of banknotes, the total number of acceptance judgments in the safe unit 90, the total number of currently held banknotes held in all banknote holding units 12 arranged on the game upper island, banknotes In the transport unit 16, the total number of banknotes currently being transported is displayed.

  FIG. 14 shows the operation content of the banknote transport unit 16 in the gaming machine island 2 displayed on the fluorescent display panel 82. Here, numerical values 1 to 9 indicate the bill insertion device 22 including the game medium lending device 10 arranged on the front side and the back side of the gaming machine island 2, respectively.

A square block is the island management device 4, and two parallel lines are illustrated as a banknote transport path.
A banknote transport unit 16 is illustrated in the shape of a triangle. The eighth bill insertion device 22 and The state which moves the intermediate position of the 9th banknote insertion apparatus 22 is shown. In addition, since the banknote holding unit 12 is opposed to the banknote insertion device 22, no. 8, it can be understood that the banknote transport unit 16 has moved to the two banknote storage units 12 having addresses of No9.

  Next, the symbol + indicates No. in the upper arrangement in FIG. Of the banknote holding unit 12 having the address 1 and the banknote holding unit 12 below and This shows that a disconnection state occurs in the wiring and signal system related to the bill holding unit 12 with the address of 9 and the communication with the island management device 4 is not possible.

  The symbol E is No. in the upper array. No. 5 of the banknote holding unit 12 having an address of 5 and the banknote holding unit 12 below and It shows that an abnormal state such as banknote jamming or door opening has occurred in the wiring and signal system related to the banknote holding unit 12 at address 4.

  Further, the symbol ● indicates the address No. arranged above. It is informed that the banknote full unit, for example, 20 banknotes are held in the 6 banknote storage unit 12, and that no more banknotes can be inserted into the banknote insertion device 22 and the gaming machine 8 cannot be played.

  Moreover, in the banknote holding unit 12 illustrated by the symbol ◯, it can be confirmed collectively on the display screen of the fluorescent display panel 82 that a normal banknote holding operation is currently being executed.

Of course, the display panel is not a fluorescent display panel, but may be a color liquid crystal display panel or a plasma display.
<Data transmission / reception>
Next, data transmission / reception between the island management device control unit 80 and other components in the valuable medium take-in management facility will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is an overall block diagram of the valuable medium management facility. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the configuration of each component of the valuable medium management facility and the communication method.

  Communication in the valuable medium management facility is performed via the hold relay board 14 as shown in FIG. That is, data transmission / reception between the bill insertion device 22, the bill holding unit 12 and the island management device control unit 80 is performed via the holding relay board 14. In addition, since the position data etc. of the banknote conveyance unit 16 are detected by the sensor etc. with which the banknote holding unit 12 was equipped, the position data etc. of the banknote conveyance unit 16 are transmitted from the banknote holding unit 12 to the island management apparatus control part 80. It has become so.

In actual communication, as shown in FIG. 16, the island management device 4 transmits a control signal addressed to the bill insertion device 22 and the bill holding unit 12, a bill conveyance data inquiry signal, and the like toward the holding relay board 14. The island management device 4 communicates with one hold relay board in units of 10 ms, performs interrogation transmission from the island management device 4 in units of 50 ms in the order closest to the island management device 4 of the banknote hold unit 12, and the banknote hold unit 12 And the response of the position data of the banknote transport unit 16 are acquired. On the other hand, the hold relay board 14 responds to reading from the island management device 4 within 5 ms and returns data.

Specifically, when the inquiry data for inquiring the number of banknotes is transmitted from the island management device control unit 80, the banknote insertion device 22 returns the banknote number data to the island management device control unit 80.
In addition, when an abnormality occurs in the banknote holding unit 12, abnormal data is transmitted from the banknote holding unit 12 to the island management device control unit 80, and the island management device control unit 80 that has received the abnormal data receives the banknote insertion device 22. Send prohibition data to.

  Moreover, when the approach of the banknote conveyance unit 16 is detected by the banknote holding unit 12, the passage data is transmitted from the banknote conveyance unit 16 to the island management device control unit 80, and the island management device control unit 80 transmits the passage data to the passage data. Based on this, an insertion prohibition signal is transmitted to the bill insertion device 22.

  Furthermore, when an abnormal signal is transmitted from the bill insertion device 22 and the bill holding unit 12, the island management device control unit 80 receives the signal and simplifies the abnormal location and the content of the abnormality with the fluorescent display panel 82. The error code number to be identified is displayed.

  Furthermore, the island management device control unit 80 receives the position information of the banknote transport unit 16 transmitted from the banknote holding unit 12, and displays the position information (position information of the banknote transport unit 16) on the fluorescent display panel 82. .

FIG. 17 shows the structure of data transmitted and received between the island management device control unit 80, the bill holding unit 12, and the bill insertion device 22 via the holding relay board 14.
The data shown in FIG. 17A is a transmission command transmitted from the island management device control unit 80 to the hold relay board 14, and the data shown in FIGS. 17B and 17C is the hold relay. This is a reply command returned from the board 14 to the island management device control unit 80.

  The transmission command shown in FIG. 17A includes a bit string for designating an island string of the banknote holding unit 12 of each island terminal 5 (either on the front side or the back side), a bit string specifying the address of the banknote holding unit 12, and banknotes. A bit string for requesting the operation information (normal or abnormal operation status) for the holding unit 12, a bit string for requesting transport position information (waiting, approaching, stopping, waiting for passage) and a bit string for requesting the number of accepted banknotes Consists of.

  Correspondingly, the reply command in FIG. 17B includes a bit string representing the island row (either the front side or the back side) of the bill holding unit 12, a bit row representing the address of the bill holding unit 12, and the bill holding unit. A bit string indicating 12 holding operation statuses (standby, receiving, taking-in, abnormality), a bit string indicating the conveyance operation status (usually waiting for passing, passing) of the banknote holding unit 12, a bit string indicating the number of received banknotes, and the current holding number It consists of a bit string that represents.

  Furthermore, in the reply command of FIG. 17 (c), a bit string representing the island row (left or right row, that is, either the front side or the back side) of the banknote holding unit 12, a bit string representing the address of the banknote holding unit 12, and the banknote holding unit 12 When there is an abnormality, the bit string indicating the contents of the abnormality status (full, entrance clogging, abnormal storage, banknote return, banknote withdrawal, conveyance failure, banknote holding unit cover 43 open) and each of the banknote holding unit 12 are provided. It consists of a bit string representing the state of a sensor (inlet sensor, take-in sensor, etc.).

  As described above, the island management device control unit 80 transmits / receives a transmission / reception command to / from the bill holding unit 12 and the bill insertion device 22 via the holding relay substrate 14, so that the bill holding unit 12, the bill transport unit 16, and the bill The input device 22 and the game medium lending device 10 are controlled.

Next, processing executed by the island management device control unit 80 described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
<Banknote transport unit control processing>
FIG. 18 shows a flowchart of the banknote transport unit control process. This bill conveyance control unit control process is started simultaneously with the power-on of the island management device control unit 80. As shown in FIG. 18, first, the position data of the banknote transport unit 16 is acquired from the banknote holding unit 12 in S300, and the process proceeds to S305.

  In S305, it is determined from the position data of the banknote transport unit 16 acquired in S300 whether or not the banknote transport unit 16 is in the position of any banknote holding unit 12. And if the banknote conveyance unit 16 is not in the position of any banknote holding unit 12 (in the case of No in S310), it will transfer to S365 and will continue pulling of the banknote conveyance unit 16. Conversely, if the banknote transport unit 16 is at the position of the banknote holding unit 12 (Yes in S310), the process proceeds to S310.

In S310, banknote insertion prohibition data is transmitted to the banknote insertion apparatus 22, and in subsequent S315, banknote extraction data is received from the banknote holding unit 12, and the process proceeds to S320.
In S320, it is determined whether or not a banknote has been extracted from the banknote holding unit 12 based on the banknote sampling data received in S310. And if the banknote is not extracted (in the case of No in S320), the process proceeds to S365 and the traction of the banknote transport unit 16 is continued.
On the other hand, if the banknote has been extracted from the banknote holding unit 12 (Yes in S320), the process proceeds to S325.

  In S325, the banknote insertion permission data is transmitted to the banknote insertion device 22, the address (N) of the banknote storage unit 12 is acquired from the storage relay board 14 in the subsequent S330, and the process proceeds to S335.

  In S335, it is determined whether or not the address (N) acquired in S330 is the maximum value (that is, the banknote holding unit 12 closest to the gaming machine island end). If the address (N) is not the maximum value (No in S335), the process proceeds to S365, and the banknote transport unit 16 continues to be pulled. On the other hand, if the address (N) is the maximum value (Yes in S335), the process proceeds to S340, the storage process in the banknote safe is executed, and then the process proceeds to S345.

  In S345, the banknote transport unit 16 is moved toward the initial position (that is, the end opposite to the installation position of the island management apparatus 4), and in S350, an island edge position detection sensor signal is input, and the process proceeds to S355.

  In S355, it is determined whether or not the banknote transport unit 16 is at the island edge based on the island edge position sensor signal. If the banknote transport unit 16 is not at the island end (No in S355), the process returns to S345 to continue the process of returning the banknote transport unit 16 to the initial position. On the other hand, when the banknote transport unit 16 is on the island edge (in the case of Yes in S355), the process proceeds to S360.

In S360, the movement of the banknote transport unit 16 is stopped, and then the process returns to S300 to repeat the banknote transport unit control process.
In addition, this banknote conveyance unit control process is complete | finished by the power supply interruption of the island management apparatus control part 80. FIG.

<Store processing in banknote safe>
FIG. 19 shows a flowchart of the storing process in the banknote safe. This storing process in the banknote safe is a subroutine called from the banknote transport control unit control process. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, first, the stack full detection sensor 103a (see FIG. 10) information is acquired in S400, and the process proceeds to S405.

  In S405, based on the stack full detection sensor 103a information acquired in S400, it is determined whether or not the main storage 91 (see FIG. 10) is full. If the main storage 91 is not full (No in S405), the process proceeds to S410. If the main storage 91 is full (Yes in S405), the process proceeds to S470.

In S410, the pickup roller 94 (see FIG. 10) is operated to start the banknote transport from the banknote transport unit 16, and the process proceeds to S415 to acquire information on the banknoteless sensor 100 of the banknote transport unit 16 (see FIG. 10). Then, the process proceeds to S420.

  In S420, it is determined whether or not banknotes remain in the banknote transport unit 16 based on the information of the banknoteless sensor 100 acquired in S415. If no banknote remains in the banknote transport unit 16 (Yes in S420), the process proceeds to S455. If a banknote remains in the banknote transport unit 16 (No in S420), the process proceeds to S425.

In S425, the one-way roller 96 is driven, and in subsequent S430, the separation roller 95 is driven. Further, in subsequent S435, the number of bills is counted based on the information of the feed completion sensor, and in S440, the stack motor 102 is driven. In S445, the information of the feed completion sensor 99a is acquired, and the process proceeds to S450.

  In S450, it is determined based on the information of the feed completion sensor 99a acquired in S445 whether or not bill feeding is completed. If the paper feeding is completed and entered (Yes in S450), the process proceeds to S455. On the other hand, if banknote feeding is not completed (in the case of No in S450), the process returns to S425 to continue banknote feeding.

  In S455, the rollers 94, 95, and 96 are stopped to complete the bill feeding. In subsequent S460, the stack motor 102 is reversely rotated to return the stack plate 103 to the initial position, and the process proceeds to S465. After summing up the banknote amount based on the number of banknotes counted in S435, the process returns to the main routine.

  In S <b> 470, the process proceeds to S <b> 405 where the primary storage 91 is full. In S <b> 470, the display indicating that the primary storage 91 is full is displayed on the fluorescent display panel 82. The sensor 106a information is acquired, and the process proceeds to S480.

  In S480, it is determined whether or not the secondary storage 92 is full based on the information of the secondary storage full sensor 106a acquired in S475. If the secondary storage 92 is not full (No in S480), the process proceeds to S485. If the secondary storage 92 is full (Yes in S480), the process proceeds to S500.

  In S485, a stack auxiliary stack plate drive motor (not shown) is activated, and the banknotes in the banknote transport unit 16 are stored by being pushed out from the banknote transport unit 16 to the auxiliary storage 92 by the auxiliary stack plate 106, and the process proceeds to S490. To do.

In S490, the banknote transport unit 16 is moved to the initial position, the process proceeds to S495, the auxiliary stack plate 106 is returned to the initial position, the process is terminated, and the process returns to the main routine.
In S500, where it is determined that the secondary storage 92 is full in S480, after the fact that the secondary storage 92 is full is displayed on the fluorescent display panel 82, the process proceeds to S505, and banknote insertion is prohibited to the banknote insertion device 22. The data is transmitted, the bill insertion in the bill insertion device 22 is prohibited, the bill withdrawal prohibition data is transmitted to the bill retention unit 12 in the subsequent S510, and the bill acceptance in the bill retention unit 12 is prohibited.

In subsequent S515, the information of the sub-storage full sensor 106a is acquired, and the process proceeds to S520.
In S520, it is determined whether or not the secondary storage 92 is full based on the information of the secondary storage full sensor 106a acquired in S515. If the secondary storage 92 is not full (No in S520), the process proceeds to S525, the display of the secondary storage 92 full is erased, and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if the secondary storage 92 is full (Yes in S520), the process returns to S515 and repeats the process. In this manner, by repeating whether or not the secondary storage 92 is full, it is displayed in S500 that the secondary storage 92 is full, and then the banknote is removed from the secondary storage 92. Wait.

<Banknote abnormal deposit processing>
FIG. 20 shows a flowchart of the banknote abnormal deposit process. This abnormal banknote depositing process is a process that is periodically executed by time interruption after the island management apparatus control unit 80 is turned on. After the activation, first, banknote number data is acquired from the banknote throwing apparatus 22 in S600. After that, the bill number data is acquired from the bill holding unit 12 in S605. Thereafter, in S610, the island management device 4
In step S615, the banknote number data is acquired from the banknote number counter, and the process proceeds to step S620.

  In S620, the number of banknotes acquired in S600 to S615 is compared, and if there is an abnormality, the process proceeds to S630 to perform illegal display on the fluorescent display panel 82. Here, when there is an abnormality, for example, when the banknote number data acquired from the banknote insertion device 22 and the banknote number data acquired from the banknote holding unit 12 do not match, or the banknote number data acquired from the banknote holding unit 12 This refers to a case where there is a discrepancy between the number of banknotes obtained by subtracting the banknote number data removed by the island management device 4 and the banknote number data acquired from the banknote number counter.

  The island management apparatus 4 as described above is configured such that the banknote storage unit 16 performs the banknote storage operation by the banknote storage means (press plate 93, pickup roller 94, separation roller 95, primary storage 91, sub storage 92) in the safe. There is a bill storage restriction control means that is allowed only when the door is not moving and the door is not opened. Therefore, banknote storage processing in an incomplete safe is not performed, and it is possible to prevent banknotes from being illegally extracted.

  Further, the island management device 4 can collect the banknote transport unit 16 when the total number of banknotes held by one banknote holding unit 12 in the banknote holding units 12 arranged in a row reaches a predetermined value. Banknote transport unit starting means. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the banknote transport unit 16 from causing a transport failure and failure due to the transport of banknotes exceeding the capacity, and to hold the number of banknotes transported by a certain number of units (the largest banknote that can be held in the banknote transport unit 16). Efficiently based on the number of sheets).

  In addition, the island management device 4 enables the banknote transport unit 16 to collect banknotes at least when the total number of banknotes held in a large number of banknote holding units 12 arranged in the gaming machine island 2 reaches a predetermined value. It has a banknote transport unit starting means for starting (a banknote transport drive motor). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the trouble of taking in from the banknote holding unit 12 due to the transfer of bills exceeding the capacity from the banknote holding unit 12 to the banknote transport unit 16, the trouble of feeding by the banknote transport unit 16, and the unit failure, and taking in and transporting. The number of banknotes can be grasped efficiently.

  Moreover, the island management apparatus 4 is a limit which the banknote conveyance unit 16 can convey the total banknote reservation number in the many banknote holding units 12 arranged in the gaming machine island, or the banknote hold number in one banknote holding unit 12. When the number of banknotes is reached (before reaching), the banknote transport unit 16 has a banknote transport unit starting means for starting the banknote transport unit 16 so that the banknotes can be collected (a banknote transport drive motor). Therefore, the banknote transport unit 16 can be driven unnecessarily so as not to waste power, and the banknote transport control is performed in a state where the banknotes of the entire gaming machine island 2 are integrated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inefficient banknote conveyance having a very different balance for each banknote conveyance.

In addition, the island management device 4 is either the total number of banknotes held from the banknote holding units 12 in the banknote holding units 12 arranged in the gaming machine island, or the number of banknote holding units. When the number of banknotes held in the banknote holding unit reaches a predetermined value, or when the banknote transport unit 16 reaches the allowable number of banknotes that can receive and transport banknotes (for example, loaded in a single-side storage area in the banknote transport unit 16) Banknote transport unit activation means for activating the banknote transport unit 16 loaded with banknotes toward the safe on the island management device 4 side. Have. Accordingly, a banknote that exceeds the capacity of either the banknote holding unit 12 or the banknote transport unit 16 is transferred from the banknote holding unit 12 to the banknote transport unit 16 and is transported by the banknote transport unit 16, or banknote hold. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of failure caused by the banknotes exceeding the stacking amount being transported between the unit 12 and the banknote transport unit 16.

  Further, when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed since the banknote storage unit 16 has executed the banknote storage operation in the safe, the island management device 4 stores the banknote transport unit 16 in the banknote holding unit 12. And a banknote transport unit starting means that is movably started toward a safe in the gaming machine island 2. Therefore, when the accumulation of banknotes in the primary / secondary storage is not completed, and the functional failure of the primary / secondary storage due to the banknotes being further stored in the primary / secondary storage is prevented, and there is still room for holding the banknotes in the banknote holding unit 12. It is possible to eliminate the unreasonable reason for uneconomic banknote transport.

  Further, the island management device 4 stores the number of retained banknotes stored in the banknote retention unit 12 when the power is shut down together with other log data in backup storage means provided in the island management device 4, while the power is turned on again. When there is no detection of the banknote by the sensor provided in the banknote holding unit 12, there is a backup data control means for discarding the backup data related to the number of banknotes stored in the backup storage means.

  Therefore, a difference occurs in the number-of-holds data held in the banknote holding unit 12 due to an abnormal power interruption, and banknote transport data different from the actual number of transported sheets is stored in the island management device 4 to perform an erroneous deposit process. In addition to resolving the problems that are made, it is possible to realize balance management related to a healthy number of banknotes that can cope with a banknote withdrawal operation from the abnormal banknote holding unit 12.

  In addition, the island management device 4 allows banknote storage processing by allowing the inclination or misalignment of banknotes collected in the banknote storage unit in the banknote insertion device 22 of the game hall including the game medium lending device 10 within a predetermined range. Storing banknote accommodation assisting means to be executed (inclination tolerance range The paper money is allowed to shift and the conveyance is continued). Accordingly, it is possible to realize quick and smooth banknote storage management by omitting a step for storing banknotes closely in accordance with the banknote storage part.

  Further, the island management device 4 determines that the area occupied by the banknote storage unit exceeds the predetermined range for banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit of the banknote insertion device 22 of the game hall including the game medium lending device 10. In the case where it is done, it has a banknote conveyance abnormality time control means for prohibiting the banknote conveyance or storage process and displaying the banknote abnormality. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being jammed, the storage unit from being broken, or the banknotes from being damaged by conveying or storing (breaking, breaking, bending) abnormal banknotes or unaligned banknotes. .

  Further, the island management device 4 has a fixed horizontal width and a vertical width having a certain allowable range for the banknotes stored in the banknote storage portion of the banknote in the banknote transport unit 16 of the game hall including the game medium lending device 10. If it is determined that the banknotes are contained within the range surrounded by, banknote storage processing is continued, and if it is determined that the banknotes are out of the range, banknote movement control means for taking out banknotes is excluded. Have. Therefore, by omitting the process for storing the banknotes closely in accordance with the banknote storage unit, quick and smooth banknote storage management is realized, and abnormal banknotes and unaligned banknotes are conveyed, or By storing, it is possible to prevent the banknote from being jammed, the storage unit from being broken, or the banknote from being damaged.

In addition, the island management device 4 displays an operation state including an abnormal operation in the banknote holding unit 12 and a passing position or a stop position of the banknote transport unit 16 with respect to a large number of banknote holding units 12 arranged in the gaming machine island 2. The fluorescent display panel 82 of the management device 4 has a bill conveyance state monitoring display means for displaying the chart together with the arrangement of the bill holding units 12 and monitoring and displaying the abnormal contents together with a symbol coded. Accordingly, the banknote transport state on the gaming machine island 2 can be accurately grasped collectively in correspondence with each banknote holding unit 12 in the island management device 4, and the stop location of the banknote holding unit 12 and the movement operation over time are clear. It can be confirmed in a limited display area of the island management device by simple charts and symbols.

  Further, the island management device 4 individually displays an abnormality that has occurred in the plurality of banknote insertion devices 22 (the banknote insertion unit 24, the banknote holding unit 12, the holding relay board 14), and the fluorescent display panel 82 in the island management device 4. In the error display screen, there is a bill conveyance abnormality multi-display means for individually displaying the occurrence of an abnormality in synchronization with the bill insertion device 22 side by an error code. Accordingly, the abnormality relating to the banknote transport occurring in any part of the gaming machine island 2 and the content of the abnormality relating to the banknote transport can be accurately grasped by the code corresponding to each banknote holding unit 12, In the limited display area of the management device, it is possible to clearly identify and confirm the abnormality that has occurred in each of the banknote holding units 12.

  Further, the island management device 4 displays the level of the number of banknotes held in each banknote holding unit 12 in the previous stage of reaching the banknote fullness abnormality on the fluorescent display panel 82 (graphed and converted banknote number value data is shown in the chart). Display banknote transport operation). Accordingly, the banknote holding state, that is, the number of banknotes in each banknote holding unit 12 installed on the gaming machine island 2 is sequentially displayed in a level (graph) as the banknotes are accumulated before reaching the full state. The number of stacked sheets in the bill holding unit 12 can be easily identified. It is also possible to compare the number of stacked sheets for each banknote holding unit 12.

  In addition, the island management device 4 lines the banknote jam generated in the banknote transport unit 16 into the gaming machine island 2 on the game medium lending device 10 (banknote insertion device 22 and banknote holding unit 12) side and the island management device 4 side. It has a banknote jam identification display means for distinguishing and displaying each specific banknote holding unit 12 among a plurality of banknote holding units 12 provided. Therefore, since the banknote jam generated at any location on the gaming machine island 2 can be visually confirmed individually at the bank jam occurrence location and at the island management device 4, it is possible to quickly handle the banknote jam. The failure of the banknote transport unit 16 can be recovered at an early stage.

  Moreover, the island management apparatus 4 has a banknote extraction display means for determining and displaying an extraction operation of a banknote that has been taken into the banknote transport unit 16 on the condition of a combination of a plurality of detection operations by the door opening sensor and the banknote holding sensor. . Accordingly, only when a plurality of sensors provided in the banknote holding unit 12 that can determine that the banknote is held determines that the banknote has been lost, the banknote withdrawal unit 12 displays the withdrawal of the banknote. It is possible to prevent the bill from being mistakenly notified.

  Further, the island management device 4 has an operation state including an abnormality on the banknote insertion device 22 side (the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote transport unit 16, and the holding relay board 14) in the fluorescent display panel 82, and the island management device side 4 (primary and secondary). Multi-display control means for displaying in parallel the operation status including the storage) (switching display between banknote insertion device 22 side information and primary and secondary storage side information in a predetermined cycle). Therefore, an abnormality that has occurred on the banknote insertion device 22 side (the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote transport unit 16, and the holding relay board 14) corresponds to a location on the banknote insertion device 22 side of the gaming machine island 2 corresponding to the location where the abnormality has occurred. In addition to being displayed, the island management device 4 distinguishes and displays the location of occurrence of the abnormality, so that the recovery treatment for the abnormality can be performed accurately and quickly. At the same time, it is possible to acquire and confirm the abnormality information related to the island management device 4 having the safe unit 90 in which bills are stored in association with the abnormality information on the bill insertion device 22 side such as the bill holding unit 12.

Further, the island management device 4 transmits a conveyance status command and an inquiry signal to the holding relay board 14 on the banknote insertion device 22 side, while the island management apparatus 4 sends an inquiry signal from the holding relay board 14 on each banknote insertion device 22 side. In response to the individual banknote transfer data (
Motor drive data, sensor detection data, banknote jam determination data, banknote withdrawal data, deposit data, game medium rental data, door opening determination data, banknote transport unit position data) are returned to the island management apparatus 4 and the banknote insertion apparatus 22 is returned. A banknote transport process timing control means for grasping each banknote transport operation on the side and executing a subsequent transport operation is provided. Therefore, in response to the inquiry from the island management device 4 and the command signal, the driving means of the banknote holding unit 12 connected to the holding relay board 14 is activated and a sensor signal indicating the operation status of the banknote holding unit 12 is returned. Therefore, accurate banknote transport control without errors can be realized in the limited signal system of the banknote holding units 12 arranged in a large number on the gaming machine island 2.

  Moreover, when the island management apparatus 4 detects and determines the conveyance and storage operation of the banknote in the primary and secondary storage in the island management apparatus 4 by the sensor, the banknote of the island management apparatus 4 (including the door of the banknote conveyance unit) is used. There is a safe door opening prohibiting means for prohibiting the opening of the door provided for taking out or the like (stopper excitation means). Accordingly, the door is opened during the storing process of the banknotes in the primary and secondary storages, the banknotes are carelessly dropped from the safe, the banknote storing process is obstructed, and the island management device 4 is prevented from being damaged. it can.

  The island management device 4 transmits a conveyance status inquiry signal to the holding relay board 14 on the banknote insertion device 22 side, while each banknote insertion apparatus responds to the inquiry signal from the holding relay board on the banknote insertion device 22 side. Individual banknote transport data (motor drive data, sensor detection data, banknote jam determination data, banknote removal data, deposit data, game medium lending data, door opening determination data, banknote transport unit position data) generated on the 22 side The abnormal terminal which has the banknote conveyance process serial communication control means which returns to the management apparatus 4 and performs a banknote conveyance process one by one, and specifies the banknote conveyance unit 16 containing the banknote insertion device 22 and the banknote holding | maintenance unit 12 in which abnormality occurred It has an identification management means. Accordingly, the signal relayed by the holding relay board 14 connected to the banknote insertion device 22 such as a ball lending machine or a medal lending machine and the banknote holding unit 12 is sequentially transmitted to and received from the island management device 4 with respect to the banknote transport control. Pachinko machines, slot machines, and other types of multi-type gaming machines, winning signals, pachinko balls and medals payout signals associated with winning and winning, ball lending machines and medal lending Even when various types of data such as lending signals from the machine are exchanged between the island management device 4 and the hall computer, communication related to safe banknote transport control is ensured without causing signal interference and abnormal operation. it can.

  Moreover, the island management apparatus 4 has the banknote conveyance unit 16 approached into the safe of the island management apparatus 4, and the press plate 93 grips the upper end portion of the banknote bundle below and supported by the support frame of the banknote conveyance unit 16. The banknote transport unit 16 escapes from the safe, the press plate 93 grips the banknote bundle with the pickup roller 94, the pickup roller 94 starts rotating, and the banknote on the surface layer among the banknotes on which the outer peripheral friction surface of the pickup roller 94 is laminated. The tangent line of the one-way roller 96 is sandwiched between the one-way roller 96 and the separation roller 95 that stand by in the next stage, and the first banknote pulled out by the friction surface of the pickup roller 94 that operates intermittently. One of the stacked banknotes is taken out by the rotation operation of the separation roller 95 which is driven to rotate in contact with the banknote on a line substantially parallel to the Fetched bills is a banknote the method in safe storage at the bank management unit 4 to induce the collection box of the positive storage case 91 while being sandwiched by a pair of rotating rollers. Therefore, the banknote can be smoothly and accurately transported from the banknote transport unit 16 to the main storage case 91.

Further, in the island management device 4, the banknote that has entered the main storage by the rotating roller driven by the feed motor 55 is stored in a gap formed between the upper panel and the bottom plate. The bill placed on the bottom plate moves together with the bottom plate that is moved down against the pressing action of the urging member by converting the rotational operation of the motor into a raising and lowering operation, and there is a new bill introduction space on the bottom plate. It is formed. In addition, the banknote safe in the island management device 4 in which new banknotes enter the main storage box by the rotation operation of the post-rotation roller, and the new banknotes are stacked on the banknotes that have been entered and placed first. The internal storage method. Therefore, the banknote can be smoothly and accurately transported from the banknote transport unit 16 to the main storage case 91.

  In addition, the island management device 4 has a banknote transport unit that supports the lower end of the banknotes after the banknotes held by the banknote transport unit 16 are held together by the press plate 93. When 16 is detached, the banknote is placed on the auxiliary stack plate 106. The L-shaped auxiliary stack plate 106 is slid by receiving a driving force of a cam motor that converts a rotational operation into a horizontal operation, and guides the surface layer of the stored bill against the biasing member into the sub-storage chamber 92. . Then, when the pushed bill moves to a predetermined position, the auxiliary stack plate 106 slides toward the initial position when the bill holding piece advances so as to come into contact with the rear end surface of the bill stored in the sub storage 92. The stored banknotes are pressed by the banknote gripping pieces and stand by. Then, when the auxiliary stack plate 106 approaches the sub-storage box 92, the banknote gripping piece is once detached from the sub-storage box 92, and thereafter, the banknote is moved to a position beyond the banknote gripping piece by the auxiliary stack plate 106. When pushed, the banknote holding plate again moves into the sub-storage 92 and sandwiches the banknote to be stored, as described above, and the bank management method for storing banknotes in the island management device 4 is adopted. Accordingly, the banknote can be smoothly and accurately transported from the banknote transport unit 16 to the sub-housing 92.

  In addition, the island management device 4 is used when the banknote full is determined by the stack full detection sensor 103a in the safe or when the banknote detection state is continued for a predetermined time or more by the feed completion sensor 99a and it is determined that the banknote is jammed. Alternatively, when opening of the door provided in the island management device 4 is detected by the door opening detection sensor, a bill insertion prohibition signal (lending prohibition signal) is output to the bill insertion device 22 (game medium lending device 10). In addition to having signal wiring means, it has island banknote management means having a display panel that identifies the banknote fullness, banknote jam, and door opening detected in the safe and abnormally displays them on the fluorescent display panel 82 using an error code. Therefore, when an abnormality occurs in the island management device 4 having the safe, the bill insertion into the bill insertion device 22 is prohibited, and the bill conveyance toward the island management device 4 by the bill conveyance unit 16 is stopped. Thus, it is possible to prevent the banknote transport unit 16 and the island management device 4 from causing troubles such as banknote clogging or failure due to new banknote transport. In addition, since the type of abnormality occurring in the safe is classified and notified by a clear code, it is possible to perform an appropriate treatment according to the type of each abnormality on the island management apparatus having the safe.

  Further, the island management device 4 is activated based on the game hall closing (operation) signal, and the banknote transport unit 16 is activated, and all of the banknote holding unit 12 and the banknote insertion device 22 (game medium lending device 10) are held. The banknote storage control means at the time of closing stores banknotes by moving them toward the safe of the island management device 4. Therefore, when the game hall is closed with the banknotes remaining in the banknote transport unit 16, accurate lending and totaling management for game media cannot be realized. Moreover, if a banknote is left in the banknote conveyance unit 16 at the time of closing, an illegal banknote extraction action will be induced. Therefore, banknotes on the banknote transport path 18 such as the banknote insertion device 22, banknote holding unit 12, banknote transport unit 16 and the like are collected and stored in the safe of the island management device 4 based on the store closing operation signal, thereby being accurately counted. Management can be realized and the occurrence of fraud can be prevented.

Further, the island management device 4 converts the banknote insertion device 22 into a bill insertion prohibition state based on the generation of a store closing (operation) signal in the hall computer (or the island management device 4) at the end of closing of the game hall. The banknotes remaining in the banknote insertion device 22 and banknotes on the banknote transport path 18 such as banknotes held in the banknote storage unit 12 are transported to the safe of the island management device 4 by the banknote transport unit 16 and stored. It has a banknote storage connection means at the time of closing. Accordingly, accurate tabulation management at the time of closing the store can be realized, and fraudulent acts in which banknotes in the banknote transport unit 16 are taken out illegally after the store is closed are prevented. Further, it is possible to prevent the trouble that the banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion device 22 without noticing the closing of the store, and the collection process by the game hall manager can be made unnecessary.

  In addition, the island management device 4 switches and sets a bill number (lending game medium) display screen, a bill transport display screen, an error display screen, and an error content explanation display screen, and for normal operation mode display and device maintenance. A bank transfer control display for resetting abnormal data of the island management device 4 by operating a release switch attached to the display operation panel 81 for displaying the screen is provided. An operation panel 81 is provided. Accordingly, the number of banknotes related to the technical medium lending amount information on the single display screen, the banknote transport operation information in the banknote insertion apparatus 22, the display of the error generated in the banknote insertion apparatus 22, and the correspondence according to the type of error Since the display of the treatment method can be switched and displayed, the aggregate information related to the number of banknotes and the banknote transport storage operation information can be grasped together in the narrow display panel area in the island management device 4, and the abnormality information related to the banknote transport It is also possible to acquire abnormality handling processing information. In addition, during maintenance of the banknote transport unit 16, information that can be confirmed only by the maintainer of the banknote transport unit 16 can be displayed as a mask, and abnormal data can be erased corresponding to the abnormal processing.

  Moreover, the island management apparatus control part 80 stops collection | recovery of the banknote from the banknote insertion apparatus 22 with a malfunction based on response data, or collects the banknote of the banknote insertion apparatus 22 of a full state preferentially. The priority of collection is determined, and the picture exhaustion transport unit 16 is controlled according to the determination result. By performing such control, it is possible to efficiently collect banknotes in order from the banknote insertion device 22 to be collected.

In the present embodiment, the bill insertion device 22 corresponds to the valuable medium input device in the claims, the bill storage unit 12 corresponds to the valuable medium storage means, and the safe unit 90 corresponds to the valuable medium storage. The banknote transport unit 16 corresponds to the valuable medium transport means, the island management device control unit 80 corresponds to the valuable medium transport control means, the fluorescent display panel 82 corresponds to the display means, and the processing of S630 in FIG. This corresponds to display control processing executed by the control means.
(Second Embodiment)
In addition, as 2nd Embodiment which changed a part of 1st Embodiment, the banknote number which can be hold | maintained with the banknote holding | maintenance unit 12 shall be 20, and the banknote is mounted by the one side (the banknote conveyance unit 16) of the gaming machine island 2. FIG. 21 to FIG. 26 illustrate banknote transport control flowcharts in which the number of banknotes that can be transported by the banknote transport unit 16 is set to 30 on one side of the transport banknote receiving table 54.

  For the upper limit value 20 or 30 of the banknotes conveyed by the banknote transport unit 16 in this embodiment, detection signals from the entrance sensor 31 and the banknote take-in sensor 39 provided in the banknote holding unit 12 described above are used. The count of 20 is determined, and the control unit of the island management device 4 is detected by the entrance sensor 31 of each banknote storage unit 12 arranged on one side of the gaming machine island 2 to detect the storage relay base plate 14. An inquiry signal relating to the total value of the number of banknotes stored in the control unit is transmitted and received, and is determined to be 30.

  When the total number of banknotes held in the banknote storage unit 12 or the total number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 12 arranged on one side of the gaming machine island 2 reaches the upper limit value, the banknote storage unit 12 issues the banknote storage unit 12. The banknote hold control to the is temporarily waited by receiving a command from the control unit of the island management device 4.

In addition, in the banknote holding unit 12 taking control of the banknote holding unit 12, the banknote transporting unit 16 is moved and controlled with respect to the specific banknote holding unit 12 specified by the address of the banknote holding unit 12. In addition, the banknotes held in each banknote holding unit 12 are taken in sequence from the other end of the gaming machine island toward the island management device 4 of the gaming machine island 2 where the safe unit 90 is provided. Of course, a control method may be taken.

  In the second embodiment shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 21 to 26, the number of banknotes that the full storage bill full determination means of the primary storage 91 of the safe unit 90 detects when the full storage is full is 600. It is said that.

  The banknote fullness determination determined in the secondary storage 92 is set to 300. The fullness determination in the secondary storage 92 is executed by a detection operation by the secondary storage full sensor 106a, and the fullness determination in the primary storage 91 is performed. For example, the number of banknotes is determined by detecting the banknotes separated and fed by the feed completion sensor 99a and counting the detection pulses by the calculation means provided in the control unit of the island management device 4.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various aspect can be taken in the range which does not deviate from the technical idea of this invention.

For example, in this embodiment, a banknote is used as a valuable medium, but a card, a coin, or the like may be used instead of the banknote.
In the present embodiment, the bill insertion device 22 is attached to a part of the game medium lending device 10, but the bill insertion device 22 may be attached to a part of the gaming machine 8. Thereby, the player can continue the game without leaving the gaming machine 8.

It is a top view of the gaming machine island to which the valuable medium management facility of the present embodiment is applied. It is a side view of the bill insertion device 22, the bill storage unit 12, and the bill conveyance unit 16. It is a flowchart of a banknote insertion process. FIG. 3 is an external view of a holding relay board 14. It is a block diagram of the banknote holding unit 12. FIG. It is a flowchart of a banknote holding process. It is a flowchart of the abnormality process of the banknote holding unit 12. It is a figure which shows the structure of the banknote conveyance path | route 18. FIG. It is a figure which shows the procedure in which the banknote conveyance unit 16 collect | recovers the banknotes temporarily hold | maintained at the banknote storage unit 12. FIG. 4 is a front view illustrating a main part of the island management device 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows the banknote detection pattern of the feed completion sensor 99a. It is a figure which shows the banknote detection pattern of the feed completion sensor 99a. 3 is a schematic diagram of an island management device control unit 80. FIG. It is the figure which showed the operation | movement content of the banknote conveyance unit 16 in the gaming machine island 2 displayed on the fluorescence display panel 82. It is a whole block diagram of valuable medium management equipment. It is the figure which showed the structure and communication method of each component of valuable medium management equipment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data transmitted / received between the island management apparatus control part 80 and the island terminal 5. FIG. It is a flowchart of a banknote conveyance unit control process. It is a flowchart of a storage process in a conveyance banknote safe. It is a flowchart of a banknote abnormal payment process. It is a flowchart of a banknote conveyance storage process. It is a flowchart of a banknote conveyance storage process. It is a flowchart of a banknote conveyance storage process. It is a flowchart of a pending | holding unit error processing process. It is a flowchart of a banknote conveyance unit control process. It is a flowchart of a banknote abnormal payment process and command data transmission / reception routine.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Game machine island, 4 ... Island management apparatus, 5 ... Island terminal, 6 ... Game hall management apparatus, 8 ... Game machine, 10 ... Game medium lending apparatus, 12 ... Banknote holding unit, 14 ... Holding relay board, 16 ... A banknote transport unit, 18 ... a banknote transport path, 22 ... a banknote insertion device, 24 ... a banknote insertion unit, 26 ... a banknote insertion nozzle, 28 ... a banknote insertion unit guide part, 30 ... a conveyance press rotary body, 31 ... an inlet sensor, 32 ... DC motor, 33 ... bill storing first rotating body, 34 ... bill storing area, 35 ... bill introducing path, 35a ... bill holding unit storing port, 36 ... bill pressing rotating body, 36a ... bill storing groove, 36b ... bill holding piece , 39 ... bill accepting sensor, 42 ... bill holding unit base, 43 ... bill holding unit cover, 44 ... guideway, 51 ... bill transport unit guide rail, 52 ... bill transport unit first roller, 5 ... transport unit roller, 54 ... transport bill storage, 55 ... feed motor, 71 ... substrate body, 73 ... rotary switch, 74 ... dip switch, 75 ... relay board storage box, 76 ... screw hole, 80 ... island management device control 81, island management device display operation panel, 82 ... fluorescent display panel, 84 ... display button, 85 ... function button, 85a ... movement display button, 85b ... add / subtract button, 86 ... release button, 87 ... decision button, 90 ... Safe unit 91... Main storage, 92. Sub-storage, 92 .. Sub-storage, 93. Press plate, 93 a. Press position detection sensor, 94. Pickup roller, 94 a. Pickup position detection sensor, 95. 96 ... One-way roller, 97 ... Conveying roller, 99a ... Feeding completion sensor, 100 ... Billless sensor, 101 ... Feeding roller, 10 ... Stack motor, 103 ... Stack plate, 103a ... Stack full sensor, 103b ... Stack position sensor, 105 ... Coil spring, 106 ... Auxiliary stack plate, 106a ... Sub-storage full sensor, 107 ... Coil spring, 108 ... Key member .

Claims (4)

In response to interrupt processing that is executed periodically at regular intervals after the power is turned on, data on the number of valuable media input to the valuable medium input device arranged in the gaming machine island is acquired, while the gaming machine island is controlled. A valuable medium is provided with valuable medium management control means for counting the number of valuable media loaded in a valuable medium storage for receiving and storing the valuable media input by the plurality of valuable medium input devices. Obtain valuable media count data stored in the storage,
The valuable medium number data acquired by the valuable medium input device and the valuable medium number data acquired by the valuable medium storage can be compared and contrasted. An amusement hall management apparatus characterized in that an abnormality can be displayed on a display panel provided at a location that supervises a gaming machine island when monitoring is performed in parallel with a storage and an abnormality is determined.   After a plurality of valuable media input to a valuable medium input device lined up on the island of the game hall are taken into a valuable medium storage provided in a place that supervises the island of the game hall, There is provided a valuable medium storage that counts the number of valuable media by a valuable medium number counter through a process of separating each sheet by a separation roller, and presses and stacks a large number of the counted valuable media with a stack plate. A gaming machine island management device characterized by that.   Linked to the storage operation of the valuable medium in the valuable medium transporting means stored in the valuable medium storage after being inserted into the valuable medium input device, and can detect and count by correcting minute abnormalities of the input and stored valuable medium. Detected valuable medium data correction processing and the detected valuable medium data anomaly processing that makes it possible to exclude abnormalities that would otherwise obstruct the storage management of valuable media as an object of abnormal processing. A gaming machine island management device, comprising: a valuable medium management control means for executing a storage medium; and a valuable medium storage for stacking and storing the valuable media counted by the valuable medium management control means.   A valuable medium that prohibits the introduction of the valuable medium into the valuable medium input apparatus when it is determined that at least the clogging of the valuable medium or the fullness of the valuable medium is determined on the conveyance path of the valuable medium from the valuable medium input apparatus to the valuable medium storage. A gaming machine island management device, characterized in that a loading prohibition means is provided.

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