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IC coin game machine

The present invention relates to an IC coin game machine that enables a game based on value information stored in a storage device for inserted IC coins.
In particular, the present invention relates to a game machine that can promote the collection of IC coins.
The “IC coin ” is a disk shape used for a game or the like, and is an electric storage medium, for example, a coin-shaped storage medium incorporating a so-called IC tag.

As a first conventional technique, there is a game machine capable of playing a game by inserting an IC coin into an insertion slot and subtracting value information necessary for one play of the game from value information stored in the IC coin. Known (for example, Patent Document 1).
As a second conventional technique, there is known a game machine in which a card read / write device is built in a game machine and a game is made possible by subtracting points necessary for one game play from points stored in a point card. (For example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-2006-68226 (FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, paragraph numbers 0005 to 0061) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-218900 (paragraph numbers 0004 to 0050 in FIGS. 1 to 7)

In the first prior art, a game is made possible by subtracting value information necessary for one play from value information stored in a storage device for IC coins.
When the value information stored in the IC coin storage device becomes zero, it is automatically stored in the game machine.
This is for recycling expensive IC coins.
However, when value information other than zero is stored in the IC coin, even value information that does not satisfy the play fee of one game is returned to the customer.
In this case, the IC coin is inserted into the settlement machine and settled. However, since the stored value information is a small amount in monetary conversion, it is often brought back without settlement.
IC coins have a special structure that makes it difficult to tamper with them, and they are relatively expensive. If there are many cases where payment is not settled, the cost burden of the game field will increase, so it is necessary to increase the IC coin recovery rate There is.

The present invention has been developed for the purpose of solving the above problems.
The first object of the present invention is to increase the recovery rate of IC coins.
The second object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of increasing the collection rate of IC coins.

The present invention relates to an IC coin processing device that reads value information from a storage unit of an IC coin inserted into an insertion slot, and a game corresponding to a one-play fee set in advance from the value information read by the IC coin processing device. Control means for subtracting value information and starting game play, and when the value information is less than the game value information and not zero, the control means starts game play. The IC coin processing device takes in the IC coin into the game machine .

According to this configuration, even if the value information stored in the storage unit of the IC coin is lower than one play, a game can be performed on the game machine.
As a result, the customer can play one game at a normal one-play fee or less, so even if the value information stored in the IC coin is less than one play, there is an incentive to use it at the game site. work.
In this case, the inserted IC coin is taken into the game machine because the stored value information is less than or equal to one play fee.
Therefore, there is an advantage that the collection rate of IC coins can be increased.

With reference to FIG. 1, an IC coin 100 used in the present invention will be described.
The IC coin 100 is an electrical storage device, for example, a coin-shaped electrical storage medium incorporating an IC tag 102.
The IC coin 100 of the present embodiment is configured by fitting a disc-shaped resin core 106 with an IC tag 102 built into a fitting hole of an outer ring 104 formed of magnetic stainless steel.
IC coin 100 is may also be configured by all resin, it brings the value due to heavy, and in order to prevent deformation or the like, it is preferable to employ a large metal ring specific gravity.
The IC tag 102 of the IC coin 100 stores at least value information VI described later.
The value information VI includes numerical values, point information, and the like corresponding to money stored in the IC coin issuing machine based on the inserted money.
The IC tag 102 can store a customer ID for each customer.
This is because detailed service for each customer is possible based on the customer ID.
As a matter of course, the stored contents of the IC tag 102 are subjected to fraud countermeasures such as encryption processing.

Next, the game machine 110 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the game machine 110 receives the value information corresponding to one play by the IC coin processing device 112, the game machine 110 can play a predetermined game by pressing the start button 114.
In the game machine 110, a display 116 is arranged on the front upper part of a box-shaped casing 115, an operation panel 118 in which various operation keys are arranged in the middle, and an IC coin processing device 112 is arranged in the lower part.
A start button 114 is arranged on the operation panel 118.

Next, the IC coin processing device 112 will be described with reference to FIG.
The IC coin processing device 112 has a function of reading and writing the value information VI stored in the IC tag 102 of the IC coin 100 and returning and collecting the value information VI to the return port 144 under predetermined conditions.
The IC coin processing device 112 has a rectangular box shape, and an insertion slot 124 for the IC coin 100 having a vertically long slit shape is disposed on an upper portion of a front plate 122 that is vertically suspended.
Following the input port 124, a rolling passage 126 that is lowered forward is formed.
In the middle of the rolling passage 126, a stopper 128 that can be moved forward and backward by the first electromagnetic actuator 132 is provided, and the inserted IC coin 100 can be stopped at the reading / writing position PP.
An antenna 130 for communication with the IC tag 102 of the IC coin 100 is fixed to the side of the read / write position PP of the IC coin 100.
A distribution passage 132 that hangs down following the rolling passage 126 is provided.
At the lower end of the distribution path 132, a distribution body 136 that can be advanced and retracted by the second electromagnetic actuator 134 is disposed.
When the sorting body 136 does not protrude into the sorting passage 132, the IC coin 100 falls vertically, falls into the holding chamber 138 in the game machine 110, and is collected and held.
When the sorting body 136 protrudes into the sorting passage 132, the IC coin 100 is guided to the return passage 142 that is inclined downward toward the front plate 122, and is held by the holding body 146 at the return port 144.

Game machine 110 is controlled by central processing unit 148.
The antenna 130 is also connected to the central processing unit 148, communicates with the IC tag 102 based on an instruction from the central processing unit 148, and reads and writes stored value information VI and other information.
The first electromagnetic actuator 132 and the second electromagnetic actuator 134 are activated and deactivated by the central processing unit 148 based on a predetermined program.
When the start button 114 is pressed, the central processing unit 148 starts a predetermined game.
The central processing unit 148 operates based on a predetermined program stored in a ROM (not shown).

Next, the operation of the game machine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, when the IC coin 100 is inserted in the inlet 124, to determine the detection signal of the IC coin 100 from the sensor 12 1 in step S1, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the first electromagnetic actuator 132 is excited and the stopper 128 protrudes into the rolling passage 126. Then, the process proceeds to step S3.
As a result, the IC coin 100 rolling in the rolling passage 126 is stopped by the stopper 128 and held at the read / write position PP.

  In step S3, the central processing unit 148 communicates with the IC tag 102 of the IC coin 100 via the antenna 130, reads the stored value information VI, and then proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, it is determined whether the read value information VI is one game or more. If the value information VI is one game charge equivalent or more, the process proceeds to step S5.
If the value information VI is less than the value corresponding to one game fee, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S5, it is determined whether or not the game start button 114 has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S6. If not, step S5 is looped.

  In step S6, the game is started and proceeds to step S7.

In step S7, the value information VI corresponding to one game fee is subtracted from the value information VI of the IC tag 102, the value information VI after the subtraction is written in the IC tag 102, and the process proceeds to step S8.
For example, the stored value information V I is 200, if the value information corresponding to one game fee is 120, 80 in the IC tag 102 is newly stored.

  In step S8, it is determined whether the newly stored value information VI of the IC tag 102 is zero. If it is zero, the process proceeds to step S13, and if not, the process proceeds to step S9.

If the value information VI is greater than or equal to the value information corresponding to one game fee in step S9, the process returns to step S5.
This is to enable re-games.
If the value information VI is less than the value information corresponding to one game fee, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S10, it is determined whether or not the game is finished. If it is finished, the process proceeds to step S11.

In step S11, after displaying the last chance on the display 116 of the game machine 110, the process proceeds to step S12.
In other words, even if the value information VI is less than the value information corresponding to one game fee, a display indicating that one more game is possible is displayed.

In step S12, it is determined whether the start button 114 has been pressed. If not, the process proceeds to step S16, and if pressed, the process proceeds to step S13.
Usually, since it becomes possible to play further with less than value information corresponding to one game fee, the start button 114 is pressed again.

  In step S13, after zero is written in the value information VI in the IC tag 102 via the antenna 130, the process proceeds to step S14.

In step S14, the first electromagnetic actuator 132 is demagnetized and the second electromagnetic actuator 134 is excited. Then, the process proceeds to step S15.
As a result, the stopper 128 retreats from the rolling passage 126, so that the IC coin 100 starts rolling again and falls into the sorting passage 132.
On the other hand, since the sorting body 136 retreats from the sorting passage 132 by the excitation of the second electromagnetic actuator 134, the IC coin 100 that has fallen through the sorting passage 132 is held in the holding chamber 138.
In other words, the IC coin 100 whose value information VI has become zero is automatically collected by the game machine 110.

  In step S12, if the start button 114 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S16, where it is determined whether the cancel button 120 is pressed, and if it is pressed, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, since the first electromagnetic actuator 132 is demagnetized, the IC coin 100 starts rolling and falls into the sorting passage 132 as described above.
On the other hand, the second electromagnetic actuator 134 is excited and the sorting body 136 advances into the sorting path 132.
As a result, the IC coin 100 that has fallen into the sorting path 132 is guided to the return path 142 and rolls, and is held by the holding body 146 at the return port 144.
The customer receives the held IC coin 100 and inserts the IC coin 100 into the insertion slot 124 of another game machine.
As a result, in the other game machines, the process proceeds from step S4 to step S8, and then proceeds to steps S9, S10, S11, and S12, so that one play can be performed with less than one game worth information VI stored in the IC tag 102. .

As described above, the means for determining that the value information VI is less than the value information necessary for one game is a means for executing step S9.
When the determination means is equal to or less than the predetermined value and is not zero, the IC coin processing device that outputs one game possible signal and takes it into the game machine is a device that executes S17.
Thus, even if the value information VI stored in the IC coin 100 is less than or equal to the value information VI corresponding to one game, one game can be played, so the customer will generally play a game, There is an advantage that collection of the IC coin 100 can be promoted.

Next, Example 2 will be described.
Example 2 A can be attached to the game machine 1 1 0, a value medium processing apparatus 200 can use the coin C and the IC coin 100.
When the value medium processing device 200 according to the second embodiment is mounted on the game machine 110, the customer subtracts a predetermined value from the value information VI stored in the predetermined coin C or the IC coin 100 to obtain a predetermined fee. The game can be played, and the convenience of the customer is increased.

  The value medium processing device 200 includes an insertion slot 202, an IC coin passage 204, a coin passage 206, an IC coin holding device 208, a read / write device 212, an IC coin sorting device 214, a discrimination device 216, a coin sorting device 218, A return passage 220, a return port 224, a cancel device 226, an IC coin detection device 228, and an insertion prevention device 232 are included.

First, the insertion port 202 will be described.
The insertion slot 202 has a function of inserting coins C and IC coins 100.
The slot 202 is a common slot for coins C and IC coins 100.
In the second embodiment, the insertion slot 202 is a vertically long rectangle, the width of which is slightly larger than the thickness of the maximum 500 yen coin, and the height thereof is slightly larger than the diameter of the 500 yen coin. Has been.
As described above, the IC coin 100, 5 to 500 yen coins, and game tokens can be inserted into the insertion slot 202.
By making the coin C and the IC coin 100 into a common slot, the slot installation range can be reduced, and the apparatus can be downsized.
In this embodiment, the insertion port 202 is formed in a vertically long rectangular front plate 234.
The front plate 234 is fixed so as to cover the front surface of the metal plate-like front panel 236.

Next, the IC coin passage 204 will be described with reference to FIG.
The IC coin passage 204 has a function of rolling the IC coin 100 inserted into the insertion slot 202 by its own weight.
The IC coin passage 204 is a downwardly inclined passage that is formed following the insertion slot 202 and is located downward as it is farther from the insertion slot 202. The IC coin passage 204 is moved downward and left and right by the IC coin guide rail 262, the base 244 and the cancel cover 246. It is a vertically long slit-shaped passage surrounded (FIG. 10).
In other words, the IC coin passage 204 is a passage that extends linearly downward to the left in FIG. 9 defined by the side surface 252 of the base 244, the side surface 260 of the cancel cover 246, and the IC coin guide rail 262.
The IC coin guide rail 262 is a straight and elongated protrusion formed at the predetermined angle following the lower edge of the insertion slot 202 (downward to the left in FIG. 9). The fixed IC coin guide rail 262F that is formed and the fixed IC coin guide rail 262F that is rotatably supported by the cancel cover 246 and the movable IC coin guide rail 262M that can be positioned between the insertion slot 202, and a fixed IC coin guide The rail 262F and the movable IC coin guide rail 262M constitute a straight IC coin guide rail 262 that is lowered forward.

The base 244 is a substantially rectangular plate-like body made of a nonmagnetic material that is vertically suspended and fixed to the front panel 236 at a right angle.
The side surface 252 of the base 244 is positioned in the same plane as the side surface 240 of the insertion slot 202 for guiding the inserted coin C and IC coin 100.
The base 244 is preferably integrally formed of resin.

The cancel cover 246 is a substantially rectangular plate-shaped body made of a non-magnetic material, and its upper end is swingably supported by a shaft 256 attached to the bearings 254A and 254B (FIG. 6) of the base 244 for biasing. The spring 258 receives a rotational force so as to approach the base 244, and the side surfaces 252 and 260 are set in parallel at predetermined intervals by abutting the lower end protrusion 259 against the base 244.
The cancel cover 246 is preferably integrally formed of resin.
Support shafts 265A and 265B projecting back and forth from a swinging body 263 having a movable IC coin guide rail 262M formed at the upper end in the middle of the insertion port 202 side of the cancel cover 246 are rotatably supported by bearings 267A and 267B. ing.
The oscillating body 263 is a lever extending in the vertical direction, and support shafts 265A and 265B protruding laterally from the middle are rotatably supported by the bearings 267A and 267B.
A driven piece 269 (FIG. 6) protrudes from the lower end of the rocking body 263 toward the front panel 236.
The axes of the support shafts 265A and 265B are arranged in parallel with the coin guide rail 250.
The movable IC coin guide rail 262M is arranged in parallel with the coin guide rail 250. When the movable IC coin guide rail 262M is located at the guide position GP, the surface on which the IC coin 100 rolls is inclined toward the side surface 252.
Further, the swinging body 263 is normally set so that a moment acts in the direction of retreating from the common passage 270 and is held at the guide position GP when the IC coin 100 is placed.

Next, the coin passage 206 will be described with reference to FIG.
The coin passage 206 has a function of rolling the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 202.
The coin passage 206 is continuous with the IC coin passage 204 in the vicinity of the insertion slot 202, and extends linearly in parallel with the IC coin passage 204 below.
The width of the coin passage 206 is the same as the thickness of the IC coin passage 204.
Specifically, it has a width slightly wider than the thickness of the thickest 500 yen coin among 5 yen to 500 yen coins.
In other words, the coin C and the IC coin 100 can roll in the coin path 206 and the IC coin path 204.
The coin passage 206 is a vertically long straight passage having a rectangular cross section surrounded by a coin guide rail 250, a base 244, and a cancel cover 246, which are inclined forward and downward.
In other words, the coin passage 206 is inclined downward as it moves away from the insertion slot 202, and its upper end communicates with the IC coin passage 204.

Immediately after being inserted from the insertion slot 202, the coin C moves through the IC coin path 204 by approximately the diameter, and then falls into the coin path 206.
Therefore, IC coin path 204 communicating with the inlet 202 is a common path 270 between the co-in passage 20 6.
A coin guide rail 266 protrudes from the lower end of the side surface 260 of the cancel cover 246, and the upper surface of the coin guide rail 266 is inclined so as to descend toward the base 244 side.
Due to this inclination, the coin C rolls while leaning against the base 244, so that the rolling position is stabilized.
The distance between the side surface 252 of the base 244 and the cancel guide side surface 264 is set to be slightly larger than the maximum thickness of the coins C to be selected.
The coin passage 206 includes a base 244, a cancel cover 246, and a coin guide rail 266.

The coin guide rail 266 includes a rolling start guide rail 248 and a coin guide rail 250.
Co-in guide rails 250 are formed parallel to the fixed IC coin guide rail 262F.
The rolling start guide rail 248 is a trapezoidal metal plate fixed to a cancel cover 246 adjacent to the front panel 236, and a falling rolling surface 268 connected to the coin guide rail 250 is curved.
This is because the falling rolling surface 268 is not worn by the falling of the coin C and the rolling speed of the coin C is improved.
The coin C can roll on the coin guide rail 266 while standing while being guided by the side surface 252 and the side surface 260 of the cancel cover 246.

Next, the canceling device 226 will be described mainly with reference to FIG.
The cancel device 226 has a function of canceling the coin C jammed in the IC coin passage 204 or the coin passage 206 or the inserted coin C and returning it to the return slot 224.
In the present embodiment, the cancel device 226 includes a cancel cover 246, a cancel lever 274, and a first link mechanism 276.

First, the cancel lever 274 will be described.
The cancel lever 274 is a lever operated by the customer to cancel the coin C, and is attached to a fixed shaft 278 projecting laterally from the base 244 so as to be rotatable in the middle.
The operation lever 280 protrudes in front of the front plate 234 from an opening 282 formed on the lower right side with respect to the insertion port 202 of the front plate 234, and is arranged so that it can be pushed down by the customer.
A pressing cam 284 having a slope is formed on the intermediate side surface of the operation lever 280, and the first swinging lever 290 can be pushed down.
The operation lever 280 is elastically biased clockwise in FIG. 7, and is normally stopped and held by a stopper (not shown) at the standby position shown in FIG.

Next, the first link mechanism 276 will be described.
The first link mechanism 276 has a function of moving the lower end of the cancel cover 246 away from the base 244 when the push cam 284 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
The first link mechanism 276 is configured such that a lateral tip 290T of a first swinging lever 290 rotatably attached to a fixed shaft 285 extending laterally rearward from the front panel 236 pushes the lower end of the cancel cover 246. The cancel cover 246 rotates about the shaft 256 and is inclined with respect to the base 244.
As a result, the gap between the side end surface of the coin guide rail 266 and the side surface 252 is equal to or greater than the thickness of the coin C, and the upper surface of the coin guide rail 250 is inclined downward with respect to the lateral direction. Coin C that falls is dropped by its own weight.
The dropped coin C is formed on the base 244 below the coin passage 206, is inclined downward toward the front panel 236, and falls on the coin return guide rail 292 (FIG. 17) constituting the return passage 220. Then, it rolls to the right in FIG. 9 and falls to the return port 224.
Since the return opening 224 is formed in a groove shape surrounding both sides and the front of the coin C, the coin C is held in a standing state at the return opening 224.

Next, the detection device 228 for the IC coin 100 and the coin C will be described with reference to FIG.
The detection device 228 is disposed in the common passage 270 and has a function of discriminating whether the value medium inserted into the insertion slot 202 is a coin C or an IC coin 100.
Therefore, the detection device 228 can be changed to another device having the same function.
In the second embodiment, the detection device 228 includes a first sensor 296 and a second sensor 298 arranged on the side surface 252 of the base 244.
In the second embodiment, the first sensor 296 and the second sensor 298 are transmissive photoelectric sensors that cross the common path 270, but can be changed to a reflective photoelectric sensor, a contact sensor, or the like.
The first sensor 296 is disposed in the vicinity of the deflecting device 222 and the IC coin guide rail 262, and the projection light is blocked by the coin C and the IC coin 100, and outputs a detection signal when blocked.
The second sensor 298 is not blocked by the coin C passing through the common passage 270, but is disposed at a position blocked by the large-diameter IC coin 100.
Therefore, when the projection light of the first sensor 296 and the second sensor 298 is simultaneously blocked, it is determined that the IC coin 100 is inserted, and the deflecting device 222 is withdrawn from the IC coin path 204.

Next, the determination device 216 will be described.
The discriminating device 216 has a function of discriminating whether the coin C rolling on the coin path 206 is true or false and the denomination.
The discriminating device 216 includes coil bodies 332, 334, and 336 each having a coil wound around a core that is fixed relative to the base 244 and the cancel cover 246 along the coin path 206.
The coil body 332 is used to detect the diameter of the coin C.
The coil body 334 is used for detecting the thickness of the coin C.
The coil body 336 is used for detecting the material of the coin C.
Outputs from these coil bodies 332, 334, and 336 are input to a discrimination circuit (not shown), and compared with a predetermined reference value, the true and false coins and denominations of the coin C are discriminated.
The discrimination device 216 outputs a cancel signal CS to the coin sorting device 218 when it is a false coin.

Next, the coin sorting device 218 will be described.
The coin sorting device 218 has a function of sorting the coin C rolling in the coin passage 206 to the coin return passage 291 or the coin storage passage 344C to the holding safe.
The coin sorting device 218 includes a coin sorting body 346, a third electromagnetic actuator 348, and a second link mechanism 352.
The coin sorting body 346 can be positioned at a cancel position CP on the extension of the coin passage 206 or a storage position SP that guides to the storage passage 344C.
The coin allocating body 346 is a rod body that extends from the tip of a second swing lever 354 that is rotatably attached to a fixed shaft 358 projecting laterally from the base 244 to the coin passage 206 in the lateral direction.
The other end of the second swing lever 354 is linked to the iron core 360 of the third electromagnetic actuator 348 by the second link mechanism 352.
The iron core 360 is biased leftward in FIG. 12 by a spring (not shown), and is normally held at the cancel position CP.

When the discriminating device 216 discriminates a genuine coin, the third electromagnetic actuator 348 is excited and the iron core 360 is moved rightward in FIG. 12, so that the second swing lever 354 is rotated counterclockwise, The distribution body 346 is moved to the storage position SP and held.
When the coin sorting body 346 is held at the storage position SP, the coin C rolling on the coin passage 206 falls from the coin guide rail 250 onto the coin sorting body 346 and is guided to the coin storage passage 344C.
When the coin sorting member 346 is located at the cancel position CP, since the coin C dropped from the coin path 206 is guided to the right in FIG. 9 in contact with the coin sorting body 346, a coin return the coin return passage 291 Rolls on the guide rail 292 and returns to the return port 224.

Next, the deflecting device 222 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The deflecting device 222 has a function of guiding the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 202 to the coin path 206.
The deflecting device 222 includes a deflecting body 362, a third link mechanism 364, and a fourth electromagnetic actuator 366.
The deflecting body 362 has a plate shape, is formed in an L shape as shown in FIG. 16, and is one end of a third swinging lever 370 that is rotatably attached to a fixed shaft 368 fixed in parallel to the base 244. It is located at right angles to.
The deflecting body 362 has a vertical portion 372 and a downwardly inclined portion 374, and the inserted coin C collides with the vertical portion 372 to eliminate the rolling inertia force and falls downward due to its own weight, and then starts rolling. It falls on the falling rolling surface 268 of the guide rail 248.
The end of the link 378 is rotatably attached to a shaft 376 that protrudes upward from a position farther from the base 244 than the fixed shaft 368 of the third swing lever 370.
The other end of the link 378 is rotatably attached to the iron core 380 of the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366.
The iron core 380 is biased in the protruding direction by a spring (not shown).

Therefore, when the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is excited, the iron core 380 is attracted and moved upward in FIG. 10, the third swing lever 370 is rotated counterclockwise, and the deflecting body 362 is in the IC coin path. It proceeds to 204 common passages 270 and is located substantially across the common passage 270.
When the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is demagnetized, the iron core 380 is moved to the definitive downward in FIG. 1 0 by a spring (not shown).
The third swing lever 370 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and the deflector 362 is withdrawn from the common passage 270 (IC coin passage 204) (positions in FIGS. 10 and 12).
At this time, as will be described later, since the insertion preventing piece 401 has advanced into the IC coin passage 204 adjacent to the insertion slot 202, the coin C cannot be inserted.

Next, the IC coin holding device 208 will be described with reference to FIG.
The IC coin holding device 208 has a function of holding the IC coin 100 in the IC coin passage 204 when the IC coin 100 is inserted.
The IC coin holding device 208 includes a stop piece 382 and a fourth link mechanism 383 with the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366.

The stop piece 382 is rotatably attached to a fixed shaft 384 protruding laterally from the base 244 above the IC coin passage 204, and can be rotated in a plane adjacent to the base 244 and parallel to the base 244. .
The fourth link mechanism 383 is fixed to the iron core 380 and formed on a slide piece 387 that is guided by the base 244 so as to be able to reciprocate in the lateral direction, a pin 388 that projects laterally from the slide piece 387, and a stop piece 382 The pin 388 is slidably inserted into the long hole 390.
Fall prevention member 391 of the fixing rod-like on the opposite side of the fixed IC coin guide rail 262F across the side surface 252 is disposed.
This is to prevent the IC coin 100 from falling from the holding position HP when the cancel lever 274 is operated and the cancel cover 246 is moved while the IC coin 100 is held at the holding position SP.

When the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is demagnetized, the slide piece 387 is so located leftmost in FIG. 12, the stop piece 382 is held on hold position SP which is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9 The
When the stop piece 382 is positioned on hold position SP, the IC coin 100 rolling on the IC coin guide rail 262 is prevented rolling contact with the tip of the stopper piece 382 is held in the retaining position HP The

When the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is excited, the iron core 380 is moved rightward in FIG. 12, and thus the stop piece 382 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
As a result, the tip of the stop piece 382 is moved to a position where it does not contact the IC coin 100, and the IC coin 100 can further roll to the left in the IC coin passage 204 in FIG.
IC coin 100 rolling on the IC coin path 204 is guided to the IC coin storage path 3 44IC or IC coin return passage 413 by the IC coin sorter 214.

Next, the insertion preventing device 232 will be described with reference to FIG.
The insertion prevention device 232 has a function of preventing the coin C and the IC coin 100 from being inserted into the insertion slot 202 when the IC coin 100 is held at the holding position HP.
The input blocking device 232 is an L-shaped lever 402 formed integrally with the third swinging lever 370.
The tip of the L-shaped lever 402 is a blocking piece 406.

The blocking piece 406 can move back and forth in the common passage 270 at a position near the front panel 236 behind the insertion port 202.
Therefore, the deflecting body 362 and the blocking piece 406 advance and retract to the common passage 270 in opposite phases by the swing of the third swing lever 370.
More specifically, when the deflector 362 is located in the common passage 270, the blocking piece 406 is retracted from the common passage 270.
When the deflecting body 362 is withdrawn from the common passage 270, the blocking piece 406 is located in the common passage 270 facing the input port 202.
Therefore, when the blocking piece 406 is positioned in the common passage 270, the coin C and the IC coin 100 cannot be inserted into the insertion slot 202.

Next, the reading / writing device 212 will be described.
The reading / writing device 212 has a function of reading and writing the IC tag 102 and the value information VI of the IC coin 100 held at the holding position HP by communication.
In this embodiment, the read / write device 212 is a communication board 411 that is fixed to the base 244 and has an IC and an antenna having a communication function.

Next, the IC coin sorting device 214 will be described.
IC coin sorter 214 has a function to distribute the IC coin 100 is released retention by stop pieces 382 in the IC coin storage path 3 44IC or IC coin return passage 413.
The IC coin sorting device 214 includes an IC coin sorting body 414 and a fifth electromagnetic actuator 416.
The IC coin sorting body 414 is rotatably supported by bearings 418A and 418B having a vertical axis 418 formed on the base 244.
Driven lever 425 which projects laterally to the upper end of the vertical shaft 418 is fixed, the free end of the driven lever 425 is inserted into the hole 43 1 of the driver 428 which is fixed to the distal end of the core 426 of the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 ing.

When the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 is demagnetized, the iron core 426 is protruded by a spring (not shown) and held at the cancel position CP shown in FIG.
In the cancel position CP, IC coin allocating body 414 is held in the position of FIG. 11, after one side is a return guide surfaces 4 17 continuous with the side surface 252 to form the IC coin path 204, the horizontal towards the lower It is gently curved to protrude in the direction.
The IC coin 100 is guided to the IC coin return passage 413 by this curve.

The IC coin return passage 413 is formed below the coin guide rail 250 and is arranged in parallel with the coin return passage 291 by being separated by a partition wall 435.
The partition wall 435 is located on the extension of the cancel cover 246.

If the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 is energized, IC coin allocating body 414 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, the storage guide surfaces 4 19 of the back side of the return guide surface 434 of the side surface 260 of the cancel cover 246 Located in the storage position RP on the extension.
Storage guide surfaces 4 19 is curved so as to guide the IC coin 100 to the IC coin storage path 3 44IC.
As a result, IC coin 100 is guided to the IC coin storage path 3 44IC.

IC coin storage path 3 44IC is partitioned to the coin storage passage 344C by the base 244, they are arranged in parallel.

It is preferable to dispose the thread suspension preventing means 420 in the coin storage passage 344C.
The yarn suspension preventing means 420 of the present embodiment is a fan-shaped blocking body 424 that is swingably attached to the shaft 322.
Usually, a portion of the blocking member 424 is suspended in the state of protruding into the coin storage passage 3 44 C by gravity.
When the genuine coin C passes, the blocking body 424 is moved by the coin C, and the coin C can pass.
After the coin C has passed, the blocking body 424 returns to its original state due to the self-moment.
Accordingly, when the suspended coin C is pulled up, the blocking body 424 receives a force by the coin C so as to be pulled into the coin storage passage 344C, so that the blocking body 424 is prevented from moving and cannot be pulled up.

It is preferable to attach a display 430 for displaying value information stored in the IC tag 102 of the IC coin 100 on the front plate 234.
The indicator 430 is preferably formed so as to face upward so that it can be easily seen by the customer.
Further, the front plate 234 is made of a light-transmitting resin, and a large number of LEDs are arranged on the front panel 236 on the back surface side of the front plate 234 to emit light, so that the decoration can be enhanced.
In addition, music and announcements can be played by incorporating speakers.

Next, the moving device 432 for the movable IC coin guide rail 262M will be described with reference to FIGS.
The moving device 432 has a function of moving the movable IC coin guide rail 262M to the guide position GP when the IC coin 100 is inserted into the insertion slot 202.
The moving device 432 includes a permanent magnet 434 and an interlocking device 436.
First, the permanent magnet 434 will be described.
Permanent magnet 434 is disposed adjacent to separably to throw inlet 202 Nosuku downstream of the common passage 270, is located on a side of the ring ECR of the IC coin 100.
In other words, the permanent magnet 434 is movable so as to approach the IC coin 100 by being attracted by the magnetism of the ring ECR in the opening 435 formed in the base 244.

Next, the interlocking device 436 will be described.
The interlocking device 436 has a function of interlocking the movement of the permanent magnet 434 with the movement of the movable IC coin guide rail 262M when the permanent magnet 434 moves by being attracted to the ring ECR of the IC coin 100 by its own magnetic force.
The interlocking device 436 includes a fourth swing lever 438.
The fourth swing lever 438 is a rod-like body extending linearly in the up-down direction and supported by a fixed shaft 444 protruding laterally rearward from the back surface of the front plate 234 so as to be rotatable in the middle.
A cylindrical permanent magnet 434 is inserted and fixed to a cylindrical holder 440 formed at the upper end of the fourth swing lever 438, and a locking recess 446 is formed below the fixed shaft 444 and a pushing portion 442 is formed at the lower end. Has been.
The pusher 442 pushes the driven piece 269 of the rocking body 263.
The fourth swinging lever 438 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 15 by self-moment, but when the outer ring 104 of the IC coin 100 is a magnetic body having a predetermined value or more, the attracting force of the permanent magnet 434 causes the clock in FIG. Rotated in the direction.
As a result, the pushing portion 442 pushes the driven piece 269 to rotate the swinging body 263, and moves the movable IC coin guide rail 262M to the guide position GP (FIG. 19).
When the outer ring 104 is a ferromagnetic such as iron, the IC coin 100 is attracted by the permanent magnet 434 and cannot roll on the movable IC coin guide rail 262M.
In this case, the suction release device 450 cancels the cancel lever 274 using the cancel operation.
Therefore, the magnetism of the outer ring 104 must be a predetermined value or more and a predetermined value or less in relation to the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 434.
In other words, if iron is a ferromagnetic material, it must be a weak magnetic material such as magnetic stainless steel.

Next, the suction release device 450 will be described.
The suction release device 450 has a function of releasing the fake IC coins attracted by the permanent magnet 434.
An arc-shaped release piece 452 projecting sideways from the first swing lever 290 is inserted into the locking recess 446.
As described above, when a false IC coin in which the outer ring 104 is made of a ferromagnetic material is inserted, when the cancel lever 274 is pushed down, the first swing lever 290 is pushed by the push-down cam 284 and counterclockwise in FIG. Is rotated.
As a result, the tip 290T pushes the lower end of the cancel cover 246, so that the cancel lever 274 is rotated about the shaft 256 and the distance from the base 244 is expanded.
Further, since the release piece 452 pushes the upper part 346U of the locking recess 446 by the rotation of the first swing lever 290, the fourth swing lever 438 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
As a result, the permanent magnet 434 is forcibly separated from the fake IC coin, and the fake IC coin falls directly below to reach the return passage 220 and is then returned to the return port 224.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
First, a case where a pure coin C is inserted will be described.
When the present value medium processing device 200 is not in the standby state, the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 of the deflecting device 222 is demagnetized, and the iron core 380 is moved downward in FIG. 10 by a spring (not shown), via the link 378. Thus, the third swing lever 370 is rotated in the clockwise direction and is located at the most clockwise position (state shown in FIG. 10).
As a result, the deflecting body 362 is held at a position where it has left the common passage 270.
On the other hand, the insertion preventing piece 406 moved to the opposite phase has advanced into the common passage 270.
Therefore, the coin C and the IC coin 100 are blocked by the insertion blocking piece 406 and cannot be inserted into the insertion slot 202.

When the value medium processing apparatus 200 is set in the standby state, first, the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is excited in step S21, the iron core 380 is pulled up in FIG. 10, and the third swing lever 370 is counterclockwise via the link 378. It is rotated in the direction.
As a result, the deflecting body 362 advances into the common passage 270, and the insertion preventing piece 406 exits from the common passage 270.
Therefore, the coin C and the IC coin 100 can be inserted into the insertion slot 202, respectively.

The third electromagnetic actuator 348 of the coin sorter 218 is demagnetized, and the iron core 360 is moved to the right in FIG. 12 by a spring (not shown), so that the second swing lever is moved via the second link mechanism 352. 354 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (the state of FIG. 12).
Thereby, the coin sorting body 346 is held at the cancel position CP.
The fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 of the IC coin sorter 214 is also demagnetized and held at the cancel position CP.
In other words, the return guide surfaces 4 17 of the IC coin sorting body 414 is held in a position which is continuous to continuously on the side surface 252 of the base 244 (the state of FIG. 11).

When the coin C is inserted into the insertion slot 202, the permanent magnet 434 is not attracted by the coin C, so that the pushing portion 442 does not push the driven piece 269.
Thereby, since the movable IC coin guide rail 262M does not protrude into the common passage 270, the inserted coin C starts to roll after falling on the rolling start guide rail 248 of the coin passage 206, and on the coin guide rail 250. Roll.
When the coin C is thrown in vigorously, the coin C has a small diameter, so that the optical axes of the first sensor 296 and the second sensor 298 are not cut off at the same time, so the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 remains excited. The deflecting body 362 protrudes into the IC coin passage 204.
Thereby, the inserted coin C travels along the common passage 270 and collides with the vertical portion 372 or the inclined portion 374 of the deflecting body 362.

The coin C colliding with the vertical portion 372 or the inclined portion 374 is bounced back to the insertion port 202 side, the lateral movement inertia force is eliminated, falls due to gravity, and falls onto the rolling start guide rail 248.
The coin C dropped on the falling rolling surface 268 of the rolling start guide rail 248 rolls while being accelerated by the arc surface, and then rolls on the coin guide rail 250.
The coin C sequentially faces the sensors 336, 334, and 332 in the process of rolling on the coin guide rail 250, and identification information regarding the material, thickness, and diameter of the coin C is acquired.
The discriminator 216 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the coin C from these identification information.

Since this case is a true coin, the detection device 228 does not output an IC coin signal, so it is determined in step S22 that it is not an IC coin 100, and the process proceeds to step S39.
In step S39, since the third electromagnetic actuator 348 is energized a predetermined time, the sorting member 3 46 is moved into the retaining position SP shown in FIG.
The coin C dropped from the coin guide rail 250 falls onto the coin sorting body 346 located at the storage position SP, rebounds leftward in FIG. 9, and is guided to the coin storage passage 344C.
The coin C falling in the coin storage passage 344C passes through the blocking body 424 by turning it clockwise in FIG. 9, and is held in a holding safe (not shown).
Even if an attempt is made to pull up the retained coin C by thread hanging, it cannot be pulled up because it is blocked by the blocking piece 324 as described above.

Next, a case where a fake coin is inserted will be described.
The fake coins inserted into the insertion slot 202 roll on the coin guide rail 250 in the coin passage 206 as described above.
Since the determination device 216 outputs a false signal based on the identification information from the sensors 336, 334, and 332, the third electromagnetic actuator 348 is not excited.
As a result, the coin allocating body 346 maintains the cancel position CP in FIG. 9, so that the false coin collides with the allocating body 342 and is guided to the coin return path 291 and held in the return slot 224 and canceled.

For example, when the charge for one game is set to 100 yen, the process proceeds from step S39 to step S40 by determining 100 yen coins.
In step S40, a game start display is displayed on the display 116, the game start standby state is set, and the process ends.
The game machine 110 starts a predetermined game by pressing the start button 114.

Next, a case where the IC coin 100 is inserted into the insertion slot 202 will be described.
When the IC coin 100 is inserted into the insertion slot 202, the permanent magnet 434 is attracted to the outer ring 104, and the fourth swing lever 438 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
As a result, the pushing portion 442 pushes the driven piece 269, so that the oscillating body 263 is rotated about the support shafts 265A and 165B, and the movable IC coin guide rail 262M moves to the guide position GP (FIGS. 19 and 20). .
The IC coin 100 rolls on the movable IC coin guide rail 262M to roll the IC coin passage 204 from right to left in FIG.
Since the IC coin 100 passes by the side of the permanent magnet 434 by this rolling, the movable IC coin guide rail 262M does not receive the holding force to the guide position GP by the permanent magnet 434, but the IC coin 100 that rolls on it is not received. Causes a moment to be held at the guide position GP due to its weight, so that the movable IC coin guide rail 262M holds the guide position GP.
Since the IC coin 100 blocks the projection light of the first sensor 296 and the second sensor 298 during rolling, the detection device 228 outputs an IC coin signal.

If it is determined in step S22 that the IC coin 100 is based on the IC coin signal from the detection device 228, the process proceeds to step S23.
In step S23, the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is demagnetized and the process proceeds to step S24.
Since the iron core 380 is moved downward in FIG. 10 by demagnetization of the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366, the third swing lever 370 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and the deflector 362 is retracted from the common passage 270 and the IC coin is inserted. The blocking piece 406 advances into the common passage 270 and the coin C cannot be inserted (the state shown in FIG. 10).
Moreover, the slide piece 387, locking pieces 3 82 stop via the pin 388 is rotated to the position of FIG. 9, IC coin 100 is held in the pending position HP.
The exit from the common passage 270 of the deflecting member 362, the IC coin 100 is stopped by the stop piece 3 82 stops the upper part rolls fixed IC coin guide rail 262F above the on the movable IC coin guide rail 262m, hold Held at position HP (Figure 9).

In step S24, the reading / writing device 212 communicates with the IC tag 102 built in the IC coin 100, and reads or writes the value information VI as in the first embodiment.
When the IC coin 100 is held at the holding position HP, even if the cancel lever 274 is rotated and the cancel cover 246 is opened, the IC coin 100 is held between the base 244 and the fall prevention body 391 and the position is Since it is stable, no read / write error occurs.

In step S25, when the value information VI of the IC coin 100 is equal to or less than the value information corresponding to one game, the process proceeds to step S29.
If it is determined in step S29 that the value information is zero, the process proceeds to step S34.

In step S34, after the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 of the IC coin sorter 232 is excited, the process proceeds to step S35.
Since the driving body 428 is moved by the excitation of the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 , the tip of the driven lever 425 is moved (state in FIG. 18), and the vertical axis 418 is rotated counterclockwise.
This rotation, IC coin allocating body 414 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, the storage guide surfaces 4 19 is held in the storage position RP to be wall flush of the cancel cover 246.

In step S35, after the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is excited, the process proceeds to step S36.
Demagnetizing the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366, the slide piece 387 is moved upward in FIG. 10, locking pieces 3 82 stop via the pin 388 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9, it is moved to the non-holding position The
IC coin 100 is released engagement of the stop piece 3 82 stop starts rolling by the inclination of the fixed IC coin guide rail 262F, reaches the IC coin allocating body 414.

Since the IC coin allocating body 414 is in the retracted position RP, the IC coin 100 is guided while being guided by the storage guide surfaces 4 19 to the IC coin storage path 3 44IC, it is held to fall into the holding room 138.

If at least one game of value information VI remains in the IC coin 100 in step S25, the process proceeds to step S26.
If the value information VI is less than the value corresponding to one game fee, the process proceeds to step S29.

  In step S26, it is determined whether or not the game start button 114 has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S27. If not, step S26 is looped.

  In step S27, the game is started, and the process proceeds to step S28.

In step S28, the value information corresponding to one game fee is subtracted from the value information VI of the IC tag 102, the value information after subtraction is written in the IC tag 102, and the process proceeds to step S29.
For example, the stored value information V I is 200, if the value information corresponding to one game fee is 100, 100 to the IC tag 102 is newly stored.

  In step S29, it is determined whether or not the newly stored value information VI of the IC tag 102 is zero. If not, the process proceeds to step S30.

  In step S30, if the value information VI is greater than or equal to the value information corresponding to one game fee, the process returns to step S26, and if the value information VI is less than the value information corresponding to one game fee, the process proceeds to step S34.

In step S31, it is determined whether or not the game is finished. If finished , the process proceeds to step S32. If not finished, step S31 is looped.

In step S32, after displaying the last chance on the display 116 of the game machine 110, the process proceeds to step S33.
In other words, even if the value information VI is less than the value information corresponding to one game fee, one more game is possible.

In step S33, it is determined whether the start button 114 has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S34.
Since one more game becomes possible with less than the value information corresponding to one game fee, the start button 114 is normally pressed again.

In Step S3 4, after the zero is written as the value information VI in the IC tag 102 via the read write device 212, the process proceeds to step S35.

In step S35, after the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 and the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 are excited, the process proceeds to step S36.
Thus, stop pieces 382 IC coin 100 so exits the IC coin path 2 04 starts rolling again.
On the other hand, IC coin allocating body 414 by the excitation of the fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 is held in the storage position R P.
In other words, the return guide surfaces 4 17 of the IC coin sorting body 414 is held in the position of the side surface 252 is flush with the base 244.
In this case, the IC coin 100 is guided to the IC coin storage passage by the IC coin sorting body 414 and stored in the holding chamber 138.
In other words, the used IC coin 100 is automatically collected by the game machine 110.

  In step S33, if the start button 114 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S37, where it is determined whether the cancel button 120 is pressed, and if it is determined, the process proceeds to step S33.

In step S33, since the fourth electromagnetic actuator 366 is demagnetized, the IC coin 100 starts rolling as described above.
The fifth electromagnetic actuator 416 is not excited and is held at the cancel position CP.
In other words, the return guide surfaces 4 17 of the IC coin sorting body 414 is held in the position of the side surface 252 is flush with the base 244.
In this case, the IC coin 100 is guided to the IC coin return passage 413 by the IC coin sorting body 414 and returned to the return slot 224.
The customer receives the IC coin 100 returned to the return slot 224 and inserts the IC coin 100 into the slot 202 of another game machine.
As a result, since the process proceeds from step S25 to step S29 in another game machine, one play can be performed with the value information VI of less than one game stored in the IC tag 102.

  As described above, the means for determining that the value information is less than the game value information is step S25. If the determination means is equal to or less than the predetermined value and is not zero, one game possible signal is output The IC coin processing device to be taken into the game machine is S30.

If the outer ring 104 of the IC coin 100 is a non-magnetic material, the value medium processing device 200 of the second embodiment cannot be used.
In this case, it is possible to use a value medium processing apparatus that can insert the IC coin 100 and the coin C into the same slot and process them in the same manner as in the second embodiment.
For example, the value medium processing apparatus of Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-236501 relating to the application of the present applicant can be used.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an IC coin used in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the game machine used in the first and second embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the IC coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the value medium processing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a left side view of the value medium processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a right side view of the value medium processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the value medium processing apparatus according to the second embodiment. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the interlocking device of the value medium processing device according to the second embodiment. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 7 (normal state). FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the input blocking device portion of the value medium processing device of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line GG in FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH in FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG. 7 (IC coin inserted state). FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment.

100 IC coin
102 Memory unit
110 game console
124, 202 slot
S9, S30 Means for determining that the game value information is less than
112, 200 IC coin processing equipment
VI Value information

Claims (1)

An IC coin processing device (112, 200) that reads value information (VI) from the storage unit (102) of the IC coin (100) inserted into the insertion slot (124, 202);
Control means (148) for subtracting game value information corresponding to a preset one-play fee from the value information (VI) read by the IC coin processing device (112, 200) and starting game play; In game machines including
When the value information (VI) is less than the game value information and is not zero, the control means (148) starts game play and the IC coin processing device (112, 200) A game machine, wherein (100) is taken into the game machine.

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