JP2008113865A - Fraud detector of token dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To emit an alarm by detecting a fraud trying to access an internal device. <P>SOLUTION: Magnets 14 are attached to the back sides of a bill validator door 12 and a hopper door 13 provided in the front face of a casing 2, and a door sensor 15 magnetically attracted to the magnets 14 is attached to the side of the casing 2. When being separated from the magnets 14, the door sensor 15 outputs a signal. A token hopper 8 is so installed as to be taken out to the outside and, in the installed state, connected to a connecter 16 to become an energized state. The door sensor 15 and the connecter 16 are connected to a fraud detector 17 via a signal line 25 and the program of the fraud detector 17 is so constituted as to, when receiving the signal from the door sensor 15 and becoming un-energized state by the separation from the connector 16, emit the alarm with a speaker 23 and blink an alarm lamp 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fraud detection device for a medal lending machine that detects and alerts the unauthorized removal of money and medals.

  Conventionally, Patent Document 1 discloses a fraud detection device that detects and alerts the unauthorized removal of medals from a medal lending machine. This technology consists of a medal hopper that stores medals until the time of paying out, a payout device that pays out medals from the medal hopper while counting up with a claw-type payout sensor until the number of medals reaches the amount inserted, medal replenishment and subsequent It is characterized in that it is provided with alarm means for judging that the number of payouts of the dispenser during the replenishment of the medals is less than a set amount, and for giving an alarm.

The technique described above prevents the medal from being extracted by an unauthorized operation of the claw-type payout sensor. In recent years, it has been difficult to open up the maintenance doors on the chassis, pulling out the money from the bill holders in the bill burr, or pulling out the medal hopper to the outside and pulling out the medals. There is an increasing number of cheating practices. Such a fraudulent act cannot be dealt with by the above-mentioned technology.
JP 2002-102425 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems and provide a fraud detection device for a medal lending machine that detects and warns of a fraud attempt to access an internal device.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) In a medal lending machine equipped with a door for accessing internal devices, a door sensor is provided to detect the opening of the door, and an alarm means is provided to judge that the door sensor is fraudulent when the door sensor is detected. The medal lending machine fraud detection device 2) The internal device is a bill burr that identifies and accommodates the authenticity of the inserted money, and the door is provided at the position of the bill burr. 1) The fraud detection device of the medal lending machine described in the above 3) A medal hopper in which the internal device stores the medal supplied from the outside until it is paid out by the dispenser, and the door is provided at the position of the medal hopper. 4) The medal lending machine fraud detection device described in 1) or 2) above. 4) A medal hopper installed so as to be able to be taken out of the housing, and detecting the removal or movement of the installed medal hopper. The medal lending machine fraud detection device according to 3) above, wherein the alarm means is provided with a control for judging that the detection means is fraudulent upon detection by the detection means. Further, the fraud detection device for a medal lending machine according to any one of 1) to 4).

  According to the present invention, when the door is forcibly opened, the door sensor detects the alarm and the alarm means warns, so that it is possible to cope with an illegal act of trying to access the internal device.

  As the door sensor of the present invention, there are a magnetic type, an optical type, a microswitch, and the like, and a signal is transmitted to the alarm means by wire or wirelessly. As a detection means of the medal hopper, there are a sensor for recognizing the presence or absence of the medal hopper, a power supply connector that also serves as a signal line, and the like. The alarm means continues the alarm even if the door sensor or the detection means is destroyed after the detection of the door sensor. The alarm means includes a speaker that emits an alarm sound and a flashing alarm lamp, and the alarm lamp is attached to a high place of the housing so that the position of the medal lending machine where an abnormality has occurred can be easily identified. When the medal lending machine is in operation, the door is locked, but if it is unlocked by a regular method, the alarm means and the lock are interlocked so that the alarm means does not operate even if the door is opened, or the alarm means is stopped. A release means using an encryption key or the like. Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  The embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is an example of a fraud detection device for a medal lending machine that lends medals for slot machines. 1 is a perspective view of a medal lending machine according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a medal lending machine according to the embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the fraud detection apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a program of the fraud detection apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart of.

  In the figure, 1 is a medal lending machine, 2 is a housing, 3 is a bill validator, 4 is a money slot, 5 is a money container, 6 is a control unit, 7 is a supply path, 8 is a medal hopper, 9 is a dispenser, 10 is a chute, 11 is a saucer, 12 is a building burr door, 13 is a hopper door, 14 is a magnet, 15 is a door sensor, 16 is a connector, 17 is a fraud detector, 18 is a CPU, 19 is a RAM, 20 is a ROM, 21 Is an interface, 22 is an alarm unit, 23 is a speaker, 24 is an alarm lamp, and 25 is a signal line.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medal lending machine 1 of the present embodiment pays out a bill burr 3 having a money slot 4 and a money container 5 and a number of medals according to the amount identified by the bill burr 3. A control unit 6 for controlling, a medal hopper 8 for storing a large number of medals taken from the outside through the supply path 7 until the time of paying out, and a payout device for paying out a predetermined number of medals in the medal hopper 8 under the control of the control unit 9, a chute 10 that discharges medals paid out by the dispenser 9, and a tray 11 that accommodates medals discharged by the chute 10.

  On the front surface of the housing 2, a bill burr door 12 at the front position of the bill burr 3 and a hopper door 13 at the front position of the medal hopper 8 are provided. A magnet 14 is attached to the back side of the bill burr door 12 and the hopper door 13, and a magnetic door sensor 15 magnetically attached to the magnet 14 is attached to the housing 2 side. The door sensor 15 outputs a signal when separated from the magnet 14. The medal hopper 8 is installed so as to be removable to the outside, and is connected to the connector 16 in the installed state. The connector 16 is energized in the connected state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the fraud detection device 17 includes a CPU 18, a RAM 19, a ROM 20, an interface 21, an alarm unit 22, a speaker 23, an alarm lamp 24, and a signal line 25. The door sensor 15 and the connector 16 include the signal line 25. Connected through. The program in the ROM 20 is configured so that an alarm sound is generated by the speaker 23 and the alarm lamp 24 blinks when a signal from the door sensor 15 is received and when the connector 16 is de-energized. ing. The fraud detection device 17 is built in the upper part of the bill burr 3, and a speaker 23 and an alarm lamp 24 are provided in front of the fraud detection device 17, and a slit for the speaker 23 and a window for the alarm lamp 24 are formed in the bill burr door 12. .

  In this embodiment, when the medal lending machine 1 is in operation, the bill burr door 12 and the hopper door 13 are closed and locked, and the door sensor 15 and the magnet 14 are magnetized. When someone opens the bill burr door 12 or the hopper door 13 forcibly opening a space between a store clerk or a security guard, the door sensor 15 is separated from the magnet 14 and a signal is transmitted to the fraud detector 17. 17 emits an alarm sound from the speaker 23 and blinks the alarm lamp 24. The alarm sound and blinking urge the store clerk and guards to prevent fraud.

  Extraction of medals from the medal hopper 8 may be difficult unless the medal hopper 8 is once pulled out. When the medal hopper 8 is forcibly pulled out from the housing 2, the connector 16 is detached and the fraud detection device 17 is removed. Detects a non-energized state of the connector 16 to sound an alarm sound and blink the alarm lamp 24. When the bill burr door 12 or the hopper door 13 is to be opened, the door sensor 15 may be detected by being temporarily separated from the magnet 14 due to the impact, and an illegal act may be prevented before being opened. is there.

  The fraud detection device for medal lending machines of the present invention can be applied to medal lending machines for all gaming facilities that use medals.

It is a perspective view of the medal rental machine of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the medal rental machine of an Example. It is explanatory drawing of the fraud detection apparatus of an Example. It is a flowchart of the program of the fraud detection apparatus of an Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal lending machine 2 Housing | casing 3 Bill burr 4 Money insertion slot 5 Money container 6 Control part 7 Supply path 8 Medal hopper 9 Dispenser 10 Chute 11 Receptacle 12 Bill burr door 13 Hopper door 14 Magnet 15 Door sensor 16 Connector 17 Fraud detection device 18 CPU
19 RAM
20 ROM
21 Interface 22 Alarm section 23 Speaker 24 Alarm lamp 25 Signal line

Claims (5)

  In a medal lending machine equipped with a door for accessing internal devices, a door sensor that detects the opening of the door is provided, and an alarm means is provided to judge that the door sensor is fraudulent when the door sensor is detected. A fraud detection device for medal lending machines.   The fraud detection device for a medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the internal device is a bill burr that identifies and accommodates the authenticity of the inserted money, and the door is provided at the bill burr position.   The medal lending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the internal device is a medal hopper for storing medals supplied from outside until the medal is paid out, and the door is provided at the position of the medal hopper. Detection device.   The medal hopper is installed so that it can be taken out of the housing, and a detection means for detecting the removal or movement of the installed medal hopper is provided. The fraud detection device for a medal lending machine according to claim 3, provided in the means.   The fraud detection device for a medal lending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the alarm means is provided integrally with the housing.

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