JP2009018051A - Ball dispenser with ball counter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ball dispenser with a ball counter, capable of surely recognizing in an early stage a fraudulent action to the ball counter disposed in the ball dispenser with the ball counter without being directly related to the ball dispensing function of the ball dispenser with the ball counter and the game of a Pachinko game machine, and preventing the fraudulent action by stopping the counting of Pachinko balls simultaneously. <P>SOLUTION: When defining putout number data from the ball dispenser with the ball counter as X1, prize ball data from a Pachinko game machine as X2, added owned ball number data of the putout number data X1 and the prize ball data X2 as X5, ball counting data by the ball counter as X3 and practical owned ball number data for which the counting data X3 are subtracted from the added owned ball number data X5 as X4, the opening and closing of a shutter provided in front of the ball counter disposed inside a discharge route formed at the lower part of the ball dispenser with the ball counter are controlled so as to close the shutter on condition that X4≤0 is satisfied and to maintain the shutter in an open state on condition that X4≤0 is not satisfied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention controls the opening and closing of a shutter provided in front of the ball counter while guiding the pachinko balls from the pachinko machine to a ball counter disposed at the lower part of the ball lending machine with a ball counter. The present invention relates to a ball lending machine with a ball counter that prevents illegal pachinko ball lending.

  Conventionally, in games using a pachinko machine, the number of balls that the player has played is counted at a prize counter separate from the game on the pachinko machine or at the end of pachinko island where many pachinko machines and ball lending machines are arranged in parallel. It was done by the ball counter installed. On the other hand, recent pachinko machines have a large number of balls per pachinko machine, and each player who is playing with a pachinko machine keeps the balls in a large ball box and keeps the game on that pachinko machine. Later, or during the game, away from the pachinko machine, go to the prize counter where the ball counter is installed and the edge of the pachinko island, count at once and store the count result in a storage medium such as a magnetic card, or , Printed on receipts. The pachinko balls counted by this counter are circulated back to the pachinko machine after being returned to the inside of the pachinko island.

  However, in this way, in the method of counting the number of balls issued by a player using a ball counter installed at a location different from the prize counter or the pachinko machine at the end of Pachinko Island, each player is playing a pachinko machine. In this case, since the balls were stored in a ball box placed beside each pachinko machine, there was a problem that the number of balls actually working on the pachinko island or on the platform decreased. In other words, the number of balls required in the entire pachinko machine is the number of balls actually working in the pachinko machine and the number of balls stored by each player at the pachinko machine position. There was a problem that it was necessary to prepare extra balls that were stored but not actually used. In particular, a pachinko machine with a large number of balls in recent years has a problem that the number of balls actually working is insufficient. In addition, when there are a plurality of ball boxes, the ball boxes to be moved are heavy, and it is difficult to move the ball boxes to the counting place.

  In order to solve such a problem, a counter is arranged in the vicinity of each pachinko machine (for example, FIG. 6 of JP-A-11-319296) or a ball lending machine (for example, JP-A-10-249047). A configuration has been developed in which the number of balls is counted on the spot and the pachinko balls counted are returned to the island. The counted data is stored in a card or printed on a receipt and returned to the player.

  In general, these devices are provided with a fraud prevention function. For example, the former Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-319296 discloses a control method based on a holding ball, and the latter Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-249047 includes a mechanical method. Is prevented from being lent out.

  That is, in the former configuration (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-319296), the difference in the number of balls out is counted from the supply ball sum which is the sum of the number of lent balls and prize balls, and the number of balls held by the player is accurately determined. To grasp. Then, it is determined whether or not the number of balls is larger than the lending upper limit value x (S30), and the presence / absence of a lending request is determined (S31). If both are positively determined, the operation of the launching device (S32) and the lending device (S33) is immediately prohibited. In the latter configuration (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-249047), the ball counter is configured to rotate in the ball inflow direction upstream of the position of the ball counting sensor in the ball passage of the ball counter and not to rotate in the reverse direction. In addition, a mechanical configuration provided with a tamper-resistant claw for preventing the tampering is disclosed. By the way, this invention is provided with a shutter for blocking the ball passage, but this shutter is “when the ball counter cannot be counted due to a failure of the ball counter or the like, the shutter is closed and there is no ball counter. It can be used as a pachinko machine, and is not directly or indirectly related to fraud prevention.

  However, the fraud prevention function based on the control method based on the ball according to the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-319296 determines the presence / absence of a loan request by comparing the number of balls held accurately and the loan upper limit value x. However, since the lending upper limit value x is a numerical value calculated from the experience value, naturally, the value varies, so that the determination accuracy becomes inaccurate, and as a result, the launching device (S32) is immediately generated. ) And the operation of the lending device (S33) are prohibited, and if the launching device or the lending device is stopped due to an erroneous determination, it takes time to recover, and there is a risk of discomfort to the player. In addition, the mechanical type such as the latter has not been able to detect (detect) the fraudulent act simply because it is difficult to perform the fraudulent act.

Prior art documents related to the invention of this application include the following.
The specification and drawings of JP-A-11-319296. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-249047.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the object thereof is not directly related to the ball lending function of the ball lending machine with the ball counting machine and the game of the pachinko machine, and the ball with the ball counting machine. A ball that can quickly and reliably grasp fraud against ball counters installed in a lending machine, and at the same time stop fraudulent counting by stopping pachinko ball counting. A ball lending machine with a counter is provided.

  In order to solve the above problems, the ball lending machine with a ball counter of the present invention is installed on the side of the pachinko machine, the pachinko ball discharge path at the bottom, and the ball counter disposed on the inlet side of the discharge path A ball lending machine equipped with a ball counter and a control device for controlling the opening and closing of the shutter, wherein the control means has the following conditions: Payout number data X1 from the machine-equipped ball lending machine, prize ball data X2 from the pachinko machine, addition number data X5 of the payout number data X1 and prize ball data X2, X3, the ball count data by the ball counter When the actual number-of-balls data X4 is obtained by subtracting the count data X3 from the number-of-balls data X5, the shutter is closed under the condition that X4 ≦ 0 is satisfied, and the shutter is opened under the condition that the number is not satisfied Is maintained.

  This makes it possible to accurately grasp the number of balls actually owned by the player, and to control the opening / closing of the shutter by comparing the grasped number of balls with the absolute value “0”. Therefore, the opening / closing of the shutter is accurately controlled without variation in the determination result. In addition, by closing the shutter, it will reject counting of pachinko balls estimated to be fraudulent and prevent fraudulent acts on the ball counter itself, and even with the shutter closed, a ball with a ball counter Since it does not directly affect the pachinko ball lending from the lending machine and the game of the pachinko machine, the normal game can be continued even if it becomes impossible to count due to misjudgment or other reasons.

  In the next invention, the control means issues a warning when the condition of the added number-of-balls data X5 <0 is satisfied under the condition where the out-ball counting signal is transmitted.

  This alerts the amusement store by issuing a warning when it becomes an unnatural situation that the out ball count is counted even if there is no ball, and minimizes damage due to unauthorized lending I can stop.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the pachinko ball is disposed on the side of the pachinko machine, the pachinko ball discharge path at the bottom, the ball counter disposed on the inlet side of the discharge path, and the ball counter A ball lending machine with a ball counting machine comprising a shutter for opening and closing the front and a control means for controlling opening and closing of the shutter, wherein the control means pays out from the ball lending machine with a ball counting machine as follows: Number data X1, prize ball data X2 from a pachinko machine, added ball count data X5 of the payout number data X1 and prize ball data X2, ball count data by a ball counter X3, count data from the added ball count data X5 When the actual number-of-balls data X4 is obtained by subtracting X3, the player closes the shutter under the condition that X4 ≦ 0 is satisfied, and maintains the shutter in the open state under the condition that does not satisfy the condition. The actual number of possessions Since it is possible to accurately grasp and control the opening / closing of the shutter by comparing the grasped number of held balls with the absolute value “0”, the opening / closing of the shutter can be accurately performed without variation in the judgment result. Is controlled. Moreover, by closing the shutter, it will reject counting of pachinko balls that are presumed to be fraudulent and prevent fraud on the ball counter itself, and even with the shutter closed, the ball with a ball counter Since it does not directly affect the pachinko ball lending from the lending machine and the game of the pachinko machine, the normal game can be continued even if it becomes impossible to count due to misjudgment or other reasons.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a pachinko machine equipped with the present invention and a ball lending machine with a ball counter. FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the same. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control processing procedure of the control means.

  The ball lending machine with ball counting machine 2 of the present invention is installed on the side of the pachinko machine 1, and a ball disposed at the lower side of the discharge path 24 of the pachinko balls and the intake 25 side of the discharge path 24. A counter 3, a shutter 5 that opens and closes the front of the ball counter 3, and a control means (specifically, a control board 7) that controls the opening and closing of the shutter 5 are provided. Is connected to the lower ball tray 12 provided in the pachinko machine 1 by the ball guide mechanism 4.

  The pachinko machine 1 is provided with an upper ball receiving tray 11 and a lower ball receiving tray 12 at the lower front portion. The pachinko balls P released from the pachinko machine 1 are once stored in the upper ball tray 11, and the pachinko balls P overflowing from the upper ball tray 11 are stored in the lower ball tray 12. An openable / closable opening (not shown) is formed at the bottom of the lower ball tray 12, and the pachinko balls P are discharged from the opening to the insertion port 41 of the ball guide mechanism 4. Further, a prize ball counter (not shown) for counting the number of prize balls is arranged inside the pachinko machine 1, and the prize ball data X2 counted by this prize ball counter (not shown) is: The signal is transmitted to the control board 7 disposed inside the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter.

  Further, an out ball tank 6 that receives an out ball discharged from the pachinko machine 1 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower back of the pachinko machine 1. The out ball tank 6 is provided with an out ball counter 61 for counting out balls. Accordingly, the out balls discharged from the pachinko machine 1 are discharged to the out ball tank 6 and counted by the out ball counter 61, and then, a collection tank (not shown) disposed inside the pachinko island (not shown). Not). Further, the out ball count data X6 counted by the out ball counter 61 is transmitted as a signal to the control board 7 disposed in the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter.

  The ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter is formed in a vertically long rectangular box shape, a card insertion slot 21 is provided at the upper part of the front surface, a display unit 22 is provided at the lower side, and a nozzle 23 for pachinko ball rental is provided at the center. ing. A rectangular pachinko ball discharge path 24 penetrates the lower portion. The discharge path 24 is inclined downward from the front side to the back side, and the pachinko balls P taken in from the intake port 25 are returned to a recovery tank (not shown) disposed inside the pachinko island (not shown). It has become so. In addition, a payout counter (not shown) for counting the number of payouts of the pachinko balls P and a control board 7 serving as a control means are disposed inside the interstitial ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter. Then, the payout number data X1 counted by this payout counter (not shown) is transmitted to the control board 7 as a signal.

  The ball counter 3 is disposed in the vicinity of the intake 25 of the discharge path 24 described above, counts pachinko balls P taken into the discharge path 24, and transmits a signal as count data X3. It is transmitted to the control board 7 arranged inside the attached ball lending machine 2. The arrangement position of the ball counter 3 is not limited to the vicinity of the intake 25, and may be provided in the middle of the discharge path 24 as long as the pachinko balls P taken into the discharge path 24 are counted.

  The ball guide mechanism 4 connects the lower ball tray 12 disposed in the pachinko machine 1 and the intake 25 of the discharge path 24 of the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter. An inlet 41, a ball guide path 42, and an outlet 43 that face the side are provided. The ball guide path 42 is inclined downward from the input port 41 toward the intake port 25 of the discharge path 24. If the ball guide mechanism 4 is configured to be able to guide the pachinko balls P discharged from the lower ball tray 12 to the intake 25 (ball counter 3) of the discharge path 24 of the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter. Any configuration is acceptable. For example, the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 2 and the configuration disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 579792, which is not particularly taken up as Patent Document, may be used.

  The shutter 5 is disposed to be openable and closable with respect to the intake port 25 in front of the ball counter 3 disposed in the vicinity of the intake port 25 of the discharge path 24 described above. That is, the intake 25 is controlled (closed) so that the pachinko balls P guided from the insertion port 41 of the ball guide mechanism 4 via the ball guide path 42 are not taken in from the intake 25 of the discharge path 24. The opening and closing of the shutter 5 is controlled by the control means 8 to be described later, but as a configuration for driving the shutter 5, a configuration using a solenoid (not shown) disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2 or a motor. A known structure such as a structure driven by (not shown) may be used.

  The control means (specifically, the control board 7) controls the opening / closing of the shutter 5. That is, the control board 7 has a payout number data X1 counted by a ball counting sensor (not shown) provided in the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter and a prize provided in the pachinko machine 1. The prize ball data X2 counted by a ball counter (not shown) and the ball counter 3 arranged at the lower part of the ball lending machine with ball counter 2 from the lower ball tray 12 via the ball guide path 42. Various data such as the counted ball count data X3 and the out ball count data X6 counted by the out ball counter 61 disposed in the out ball tank 6 disposed near the lower back of the pachinko machine 1 are transmitted. It will be. The number of possessed balls data X5 obtained by taking in the various transmitted data and adding the payout number data X1 and the prize ball data X2, and the actual number of balls obtained by subtracting the ball count data X3 from the added number of balls data X5. Arithmetic processing such as calculating data X4 is performed. The data of the result is compared and determined, and when the actual number-of-balls data X4 is 0 or smaller, the shutter 5 is operated to close the intake 25 of the discharge path 24. Under other conditions, control is performed such that the shutter 5 is kept in an open state or a warning is issued under another condition described later.

  That is, when the actual number-of-balls data X4 is 0 or smaller, it means that there is no pachinko ball P at the player's hand. At this time, the fact that the ball counter is counting the balls means that it is unnatural and some fraud has been made, and the shutter 5 blocks the front of the ball counter 3 in the discharge path 24. To stop counting.

  Further, the control board 7 is provided with a control circuit that issues a prior warning before the shutter 5 blocks the discharge path 24 as described above. In other words, the out ball counting data X6 of the out ball counter 61 transmitted to the control board 7 is detected (not necessarily counting data, but simply a signal indicating the counting status), and at that time, the additional holding ball is detected. It is determined whether the number data X5 is greater than 0 or less. Here, when the added number-of-balls data X5 is greater than 0, there is a substantial number of balls, and no signal is generated because it is not unnatural even if the out-ball count is confirmed. However, if the added number of balls data X5 is less than 0, a warning is issued because an out-of-ball count is confirmed in the absence of the added number of balls data X5. This warning may be notified to the amusement store by an arbitrary method such as lamp display or warning sound. In addition, here, the pachinko balls actually held by the player may be added to the added coin count data X5, as well as those brought in during the movement of the platform, so a warning is given to the game store side. It is only arousing, and the shutter 5 is not controlled.

Next, a control processing procedure of the control means (specifically, control by the control board 7) will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
Step 1 (payout number data X1): It is determined whether or not the pachinko ball P is paid out from the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counter. When the payout is present (Y), the process proceeds to the number-of-balls adding process in Step 3. When there is no payout (N), the process proceeds to Step2.
Step 2 (prize ball data X2): It is determined whether or not there is a prize ball from the pachinko machine 1. When there is a prize ball (Y), the process proceeds to the number-of-balls adding process in Step 3. When there is no prize ball (N), the process proceeds to Step 4.
Step 3 (Additional number-of-balls data X5): Number-of-balls addition processing, that is, Step4 (substantial number-of-balls data X4) that adds the payout number of Step1 and the winning ball of Step2: The number of balls is counted by the ball counter 3 It is determined whether or not. When the number of possessed balls is present (Y), the process proceeds to the number of possessed balls subtraction process in Step 6. When there is no holding ball count (N), the process proceeds to Step 5.
Step 5 (status determination of the ball count data X3): It is determined whether or not the out ball is counted by the out ball counter 61. When the number of balls is out (Y), the process proceeds to the number-of-balls determination process in Step 7. When there is no out ball count (N), the process proceeds to Step 9.
Step 6 (actual number of balls data X4): The number of balls is subtracted, that is, the number of balls is subtracted from the added number of balls in Step 3.
Step 7 (Situation determination of out ball counting data X6): Determines whether the number of held balls is greater than or less than 0 based on the number determination process of the number of balls, that is, based on the situation where the number of out balls is counted in Step 5. When the number of holding balls is greater than 0 (N), the process proceeds to Step 9 without being unnatural even if the number of out balls is counted. When the number of holding balls is less than 0 (Y), naturally, it is unnatural that there is a count of out balls, and the process proceeds to Step 8. In addition, in this case, in addition to the balls acquired from the pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending machine 2 with a ball counting machine, the balls that the player has moved from other pachinko machines 1 are also included in the holding balls at this stage Therefore, even if the conditions here are satisfied, the control that immediately closes the shutter 5 is not performed. Theoretically, the ball does not become 0 or less, but if the ball moves as described above, a situation of 0 or less may occur. Here, it is only necessary to confirm the unnaturalness that there is a count of out balls even though there are no balls.
Step 8 (Warning): When an unnaturalness is confirmed when there is a count of out balls even though there is no ball, the game shop side is alerted by any means such as a warning display or a warning sound.
Step 9 (control of the shutter 5): The actual number-of-balls determination process, that is, the actual number-of-balls data X4 calculated through Step 5 and Step 6 is compared with the absolute value 0. Here, when the actual number-of-balls data X4 is greater than 0 (N), there is a ball at hand of the player, and the process proceeds to Step 10. Further, when the actual number-of-balls data X4 is small when it is equal to or less than 0 (Y), it is determined that there is no ball at the player's hand and is introduced into the ball counter 3 more than that. Assuming that the pachinko ball P is due to cheating, the process proceeds to Step 11.
Step 10 (Opening the shutter 5): The shutter 5 is maintained in the opened state on the assumption that there is a holding ball at the player's hand.
Step 11 (shutter 5 is closed): It is determined that no holding ball is present at the player's hand, and the shutter 5 is closed. By closing the shutter 5, the counting of the pachinko balls P assumed to be due to fraud is rejected and fraud to the ball counter 3 is prevented.

It is the schematic front view which showed the pachinko machine provided with this invention and the ball lending machine with a ball counter. It is the same schematic top view. It is the flowchart figure which showed the control processing procedure of the control means.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 11 Upper ball tray 12 Lower ball tray 2 Ball lending machine with ball counter 21 Card insertion slot 22 Display unit 23 Nozzle 24 Discharge path 25 Inlet 3 Ball counter 4 Ball guide mechanism 41 Input slot 42 Ball guide path 43 Discharge port 5 Shutter 6 Out ball tank 61 Out ball counter 7 Control means (control board)
X1 Number of balls to be paid out X2 Prize ball data X3 Ball count data X4 Real ball count data X5 Additional ball count data X6 Out ball count data P Pachinko ball

Claims (2)

A pachinko ball discharge path installed on the side of the pachinko machine, a ball counter disposed in the discharge path, a shutter for opening and closing the discharge path on the upstream side of the ball counter, and opening and closing of the shutter A ball lending machine with a ball counting machine provided with a control means for controlling
The control means has the following condition. The payout ball number data from the ball lending machine with a ball counter is X1,
The prize ball data from the pachinko machine is X2,
The added ball count data of the payout ball count data X1 and the prize ball data X2 is X5.
The ball counting data by the ball counter is X3,
The actual number of balls data obtained by subtracting the counting data X3 from the added number of balls data X5 is X4.
The ball lending machine with a ball counter is characterized in that the shutter is closed under the condition satisfying X4 ≦ 0, and the shutter is kept open under the condition not satisfying X4 ≦ 0. The ball lending machine with a ball counter is characterized in that the control means issues a warning when the condition of the additional ball number data X5 <0 is satisfied under the situation where the out ball counting signal is transmitted.

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