JP2012085768A - Facility for bank of pachinko game machines - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facility for a bank of Pachinko game machines that performs information for requiring the exchange of a storage box to accurately inform a person in charge that the exchange of the storage box is required.SOLUTION: The facility includes: an elbow board 3 on which the storage box for storing game balls is placed; a weight measuring device 8 for measuring the weight of the storage box placed on the elbow board 3; a determining device 9 for determining whether the game balls stored in the storage box is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, on the basis of the weight measured by the weight measuring device 8; a jackpot detection device 10 for detecting that a jackpot occurs in the Pachinko game machine; and an information device 11 informing that the exchange of the storage box D is required, on condition that the jackpot is detected by the jackpot detection device 10, the game balls stored in the storage box D is determined to be more than the predetermined amount by the determining device 9, and a calling device 13 is operated.

Description

  The present invention relates to an island facility for a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are arranged.

  The pachinko machine island facility is installed in the pachinko shop hall, and a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged side by side, and power can be supplied to these pachinko machines and supply and recovery of game balls can be performed. It is configured as follows. In such an island facility of a pachinko gaming machine, conventionally, a saddle plate has been formed on which a storage box (so-called dollar box) for storing a game ball can be placed while extending in a substantially horizontal direction from one end to the other end. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  Then, a storage box is placed on the board, and the game balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine can be received by the storage box. When a big hit occurs in a pachinko gaming machine, a large number of game balls acquired as prize balls are stored in a storage box on a slat. However, when the storage box is full, for example, a player operates a call switch (calling means) provided on a pachinko gaming machine, so that a call light (one provided on the call switch or island Lights up or blinks, etc. for each facility, calls a staff member (hall staff), and replaces the full storage box with an empty storage box.

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  However, in the island facilities of the above conventional pachinko machines, when the calling means is operated to call the clerk and have the storage box exchanged, the clerk side may call for changing the storage box or other There is a problem that it is difficult to accurately determine whether it is a call for a request (such as when the payout from the pachinko gaming machine is not performed or the game ball is caught on the nail of the game board).

  On the other hand, conventionally, a technique has been proposed for measuring the weight of a storage box containing game balls and estimating the number of game balls contained therein, and using this, the storage box is filled with game balls. It is conceivable to automatically call an attendant by detecting and notifying that this has happened, but in this case, replacing the storage box such as when playing a game with a game ball (handball) in the storage box There is a risk that it will be notified even if it is not necessary.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can make a notification for requesting replacement of the storage box to accurately notify the staff that the storage box needs to be replaced. The purpose is to provide island facilities for pachinko machines.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in an island facility of a pachinko gaming machine in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines are arranged, a calling means capable of calling an attendant by operating a player and a storage box for storing a game ball are mounted. And a game ball accommodated in the accommodation box based on the weight measured by the weight measurement means, the weight measuring means capable of measuring the weight of the accommodation box placed on the board Determining means for determining whether or not the amount is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, a jackpot detecting means for detecting that a jackpot has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine, and detecting the jackpot by the jackpot detecting means, Notification means for performing notification to request replacement of the storage box on the condition that it is determined that the number of game balls stored in the storage box is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount and the calling means is operated; And said that there were pictures.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the island facility of the pachinko gaming machine according to the first aspect, the determination means includes timer means for measuring an elapsed time after the game ball reaches a predetermined amount or more, The notification means performs notification on condition that a predetermined period of time has elapsed in the timer means and the calling means has been operated.

  The invention described in claim 3 is the island facility of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notification means turns on or blinks a call lamp for calling an attendant. .

  According to the invention of claim 1, the occurrence of the big hit is detected by the big hit detection means, the determination means determines that the number of game balls stored in the storage box is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and the calling means is operated. As a condition, the notification for requesting replacement of the storage box is performed by the notification means, so that notification for requesting replacement of the storage box can be accurately made to the staff.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the determination means includes the timer means for measuring the elapsed time after the game ball reaches a predetermined amount or more, and the timer means determines that the predetermined time has passed and the calling means is operated. Since the notification means performs the notification on the condition that it has been made, it is possible to avoid erroneous notification by the notification means when a full storage box placed on the floor is temporarily placed on the slab. And the reliability can be further improved.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the notification means is a call lamp for calling an attendant by lighting or blinking, the call lamp installed on the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine or for each island facility is conventionally used for notification. It can be a means.

The whole perspective view which shows the island installation of the pachinko game machine concerning the embodiment of the present invention Side schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the island facilities of the pachinko machine A plan view showing a slat in the island facility of the pachinko machine IV-IV line sectional view in FIG. The block diagram which shows the connection relation in the island equipment of the pachinko machine The block diagram which shows the connection relation in the island facility of the pachinko game machine which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the island facility of the pachinko gaming machine according to the present embodiment is an island-shaped facility in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 are installed in parallel while being installed in a game shop. The island facility 1 is capable of supplying electric power to each pachinko gaming machine 2 and having a flow path for supplying or collecting game balls to each pachinko gaming machine 2.

  The pachinko gaming machine 2 applied in the present embodiment has a front frame to which a glass plate is attached, and is configured so that a player can view the game board from the glass plate. In the game area, various items such as a symbol display means, a start opening and a prize winning opening are arranged. Then, by rotating the handle, the game ball is fired on the game board, and is configured to reach a predetermined winning opening or reach a bottom out hole.

  The island facility 1 includes power supply means (not shown) that can supply power to the pachinko gaming machine 2 and, as shown in FIG. 2, the island facility 1 is allowed to flow down to each pachinko gaming machine 2 side. On the top, an island tank 5 for temporarily storing game balls, a pool tank 4 for temporarily storing game balls guided from a winning hole or an out hole in the pachinko gaming machine 2, and the like are disposed. In addition, on the upper part of each pachinko gaming machine 2, a call light 6 that is lit or flashing to notify an attendant (hall attendant) is arranged, and on the upper part of each game island 1, A call lamp 7 is provided to light up or flash to notify the hall staff.

  In addition, on the upper part of each gaming island 1 and corresponding to the pachinko gaming machine 2, a calling means 13 comprising a switch that can call a staff member by operating the player is disposed. Thus, in the game process, if there is a problem such as a pachinko machine or a request for a staff member, if the player operates the calling means 13, the calling lights 6, 7 described later are turned on or blinked to indicate the surrounding staff members. Can be notified. The island facility 1 is provided with a polishing device for polishing the game balls, a lifter for sequentially lifting the game balls polished by the polishing device to the island tank 5, and the island facility 1 A game ball can circulate inside.

  Furthermore, in the island facility 1, the slat 3 is disposed so as to protrude to the side on which the player sits. Such a saddle plate 3 is formed of a plate-like member that extends in a substantially horizontal direction from one end to the other end of each island facility 1 and on which a storage box D (so-called dollar box) for storing game balls can be placed. Thus, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines 2 are juxtaposed along the saddle plate 3. That is, the player can sit in front of the pachinko gaming machine 2 and place his own storage box D on the base plate 3 positioned below the pachinko gaming machine 2 to play a game. It is.

  Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a weight measuring means 8 capable of measuring the weight of the storage box D placed on the guard plate 3 is disposed on the guard plate 3. Has been. A plurality of weight measuring means 8 are provided at predetermined positions on the upper side of each pachinko gaming machine 2 on the base board 3, and a player who plays with each pachinko gaming machine 2 is placed on the base board 3. The weight of the storage box D can be measured.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the weight measuring unit 8 is electrically connected with a determination unit 9 and is also connected with a jackpot detection unit 10 and a notification unit 11. Among these, the determination means 9 is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and determines whether or not the game balls stored in the storage box D are greater than or equal to a predetermined amount based on the weight measured by the weight measurement means 8. is there. That is, since the weights of the storage box D and one game ball are known, if the weight of the storage box D is subtracted from the weight measured by the weight measuring means 8 and divided by the weight of one game ball, The number of game balls stored in the storage box D can be estimated.

  The determination means 9 does not need to determine the number of game balls, but only needs to be able to determine whether or not the number of game balls is a predetermined amount or more. The predetermined amount of the game ball serving as the determination criterion is an amount immediately before the game ball is full in the storage box D, and is arbitrarily set in consideration of the calling time of the clerk and the replacement time of the storage box D. It has become. That is, since it is assumed that the game ball overflows even if the clerk is called after it is full, the determination means 9 determines the state immediately before it becomes full.

  The jackpot detection means 10 is for detecting that a jackpot has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine 2, and is configured by being connected to an existing output means that can output the gaming state of the pachinko gaming machine 2 to the outside, for example. Is preferred. For example, when a big hit is generated in the pachinko gaming machine 2, a large winning opening is opened several times at a predetermined timing, and a game ball can be continuously awarded to the large winning opening, so a large number of gaming balls are acquired. can do. The acquired game balls are discharged to the tray (lower plate) of the pachinko gaming machine 2, and the player can discharge the game balls on the tray at an arbitrary timing and store them in the storage box D.

  The notification means 11 includes a microcomputer or the like that is electrically connected to the determination means 9, the jackpot detection means 10 and the calling means 13, respectively. The jackpot detection means 10 detects the occurrence of the jackpot, and the determination means 9 A notification requesting replacement of the storage box D on the condition that the stored game balls are determined to be greater than or equal to a predetermined amount and the calling means 13 is operated (for example, according to a different form from other requests) Notification). That is, only when the calling unit 13 is operated and the pachinko gaming machine 2 is in the big hit state, the determination unit 9 determines whether or not the storage box D is full, and the notification unit 11 performs notification. It is configured as follows.

  As a result, the jackpot detection means 10 detects the occurrence of the jackpot, the determination means 9 determines that the number of game balls stored in the storage box D is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and the calling means 13 is operated. As a notification for requesting replacement of the storage box D (for example, a notification in a form different from that at the time of another request) can be performed, the notification for requesting replacement of the storage box is accurately performed to the staff. In addition, it is possible to avoid notification when the exchange of the storage box is not necessary (for example, when a game is played with a game ball (handball) in the storage box).

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the alerting | reporting means 11 is electrically connected with the call lamp 6 or 7 for calling an attendant, and makes the said call lamps 6 and 7 light or blink. It is configured as follows. Specifically, when the calling unit 13 is operated, the storage box is exchanged for the staff by changing the lighting or blinking mode of the calling lamps 6 and 7 depending on the notification by the notification unit 11 and other notifications. It is possible to easily determine whether the request is made or another request. Thereby, it is possible to use the calling lights 6 and 7 installed on the upper part of the pachinko gaming machine 2 or for each island facility 1 as the notification means 11 conventionally. In addition, the alerting | reporting means 11 may call an attendant by other methods, such as an audio | voice other than what alert | reports by the call lights 6 and 7. FIG.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the timer unit 12 may be connected as shown in FIG. In this case, the timer means 12 measures the elapsed time after the game ball reaches a predetermined amount or more by the judging means 9, and when the predetermined time has passed by the timer means 12 and the calling means 13 is operated. On the condition that it has been made, the notification by the notification means 11 ′ is performed. As a result, it is possible to avoid erroneous notification by the notification means 11 ′ when the full storage box placed on the floor is temporarily placed on the roof plate, and to further improve the reliability. it can.

  The jackpot detection means detects the jackpot occurrence, and the judgment means determines that the number of game balls accommodated in the container box is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and replaces the container box on condition that the calling means is operated. As long as it is an island facility of a pachinko gaming machine provided with a notification means for performing a notification for requesting, it can be applied to one having a different external shape or one having other functions added.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Island equipment 2 Pachinko machine 3 Grid 4 Pool tank 5 Island tank 6 Call light 7 Call light 8 Weight measurement means 9 Judgment means 10 Big hit detection means 11 Notification means 12 Timer means 13 Call means D Storage box

Claims (3)

In the island facilities of pachinko machines with multiple pachinko machines,
A calling means capable of calling an attendant by operating the player;
A slat plate on which a storage box for storing game balls can be placed;
Weight measuring means capable of measuring the weight of the storage box placed on the saddle plate;
Determining means for determining whether or not the game ball stored in the storage box is a predetermined amount or more based on the weight measured by the weight measuring means;
Jackpot detection means for detecting that a jackpot has occurred in the pachinko gaming machine;
The jackpot detection means detects the occurrence of the jackpot, the determination means determines that the number of game balls stored in the storage box is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, and the call means is operated. An informing means for informing the exchange of the storage box;
Island equipment for pachinko machines, which is characterized by   Provided that the determination means comprises timer means for measuring an elapsed time after the game ball reaches a predetermined amount or more, and that the predetermined time has elapsed and the calling means has been operated by the timer means. The island facility of the pachinko gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein notification by the notification means is performed.   3. The island facility for a pachinko machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification means turns on or blinks a call light for calling an attendant.

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