JP2013240671A - Game bank system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game bank system that prevents a game ball from flowing back to a return device, a collecting device, or a game machine due to replacement of a polishing belt of a pumping device.SOLUTION: A game bank system includes: a polishing belt feed control means that executes belt feed control for stopping pumping of a game ball in a pumping device and for feeding the polishing belt such that at least one portion of the polishing belt in a pumping position is unused; and a return prohibition means (S54) that prohibits the game ball from being returned to a return device. As a result, the pumping of the game ball in the pumping device is stopped so as to increase ball polishing efficiency when a game parlor is in service, during opening/closing operation of the game parlor, or the like, the belt feed control is executed, and the return of the game ball to the return device is also prohibited, thereby preventing a ball from being accumulated in a collection gutter, and preventing a used ball from flowing back to the return device, the collection device, and the game machine.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game island system applied to a game island having a return device for returning a game ball that has gone out of the game island as a prize ball to the first game island.

  Conventionally, a game ball used in each gaming machine included in the gaming island is collected on the gaming island, the collected gaming ball is lifted, and the lifted gaming ball is distributed again to each gaming machine. Therefore, a system for circulating game balls in the game island is adopted. And in order to implement | achieve this system, the game island is equipped with the raising apparatus which lifts the collect | recovered game ball.

  The lifting device includes a lifting belt that moves in the lifting direction, and a polishing belt disposed at a lifting position opposite to the lifting belt, and a game ball is interposed between the lifting belt and the polishing belt. The game ball is lifted by operating the lifting belt so that the lifting belt on the side facing the polishing belt moves in the lifting direction.

  In addition, the lifting device polishes the game ball by pressing the game ball against the polishing belt when the game ball is lifted. This polishing is performed in order to remove the dirt attached to the game ball because the dirt is attached to the game ball circulating in the game island.

  Further, the lifting device is configured such that a dirty polishing belt can be replaced with a new polishing belt. Specifically, the polishing belt at the lifting position is wound above the lifting device that is downstream in the lifting direction, while the polishing belt is moved to the lifting position below the lifting device that is upstream in the lifting direction. By being fed in, the polishing belt can be exchanged by feeding it in the lifting direction at the lifting position. The replacement of the polishing belt is performed by stopping the lifting of the game ball. This is because if the polishing belt is sent in the lifting direction while the game ball is being lifted, the polishing function of the game ball will not work sufficiently, and if it is sent in the direction opposite to the lifting direction, the transfer efficiency will be reduced (Patent Document). 1).

JP 2007-29554 A

By the way, a game island may be provided with a return device for returning game balls taken out from gaming machines as prize balls.
However, as described above, the game ball cannot be lifted on the game island where the polishing belt is replaced.

  Therefore, when a game ball is returned from the return device to the game island where the polishing belt is being replaced, the game ball stays in a collection basket or the like that sends the game ball from the return device to the lifting device. There was a problem that the ball could flow backward to the return device.

  When the game ball flows backward to the return device in this way, the game ball is spilled from the collection basket (see reference numeral 17 in FIGS. 1 and 4 described later), or the game ball is bridged by the collection basket or the like. Since this may cause problems such as clogging with a collection basket or the like, it is desirable to prevent the backflow of this game ball.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game island system capable of preventing a game ball from flowing backward to a return device during replacement of a polishing belt of a lifting device.

The amusement island system according to claim 1, which is an invention made to solve the above-described problem,
A return device that returns the game balls that have gone out of the game island to the first game island;
The game ball is sandwiched between a lifting belt that moves in the lifting direction of the game ball and a polishing belt disposed so as to pass through a lifting position opposite to the lifting belt, and is returned to the return device. A lifting device that lifts the game ball in the lifting direction while polishing the game ball with the polishing belt;
A game island system for controlling the first game island, comprising:
The feeding of the game ball of the lifting device is stopped and the belt feeding control for feeding the polishing belt is executed so that at least a part of the polishing belt at the lifting position is unused. Abrasive belt feed control means;
When the polishing belt feed control means executes the belt feed control, the abrasive belt feed control means includes return restraining means for restraining the return of the game ball to the return device.

  According to this, when the abrasive belt is sent to replace the abrasive belt, the return of the game ball to the return device is restrained, so that the game ball stays in a collection basket that sends the game ball from the return device to the lifting device. It is possible to prevent the game ball from flowing back to the return device side.

  Note that the return deterring means may completely prohibit the return of the game ball to the return device by closing the slot of the game ball to the return device. However, as described as “inhibition”, the game ball may be returned to some extent within the range without prohibition as long as the game ball does not flow back to the return device. Specifically, the opening rate of the input port of the return device may be made smaller than when it is not suppressed.

  By the way, in the pachinko hall, there are a plurality of game islands provided with a return device for returning game balls taken out from gaming machines as prize balls. In the hall, by providing a plurality of return devices in the hall in this way, even if one of the return devices can not return the game ball due to failure etc., so that the other return device can return the game ball , So that the return of game balls is not delayed.

  Therefore, the present invention assumes that the game ball can no longer be returned by exchanging the polishing belt, and as described in claim 2, in the game island group including a plurality of first game islands, It is preferable to provide a belt feed prohibiting means for prohibiting belt feed control from being performed simultaneously with another predetermined first game island so that the return to at least one return device is possible.

If it does in this way, since it becomes possible to return a game ball with any return device in a pachinko hall, return of a game ball will not be overdue.
In this case, as described in claim 3, the belt feed prohibiting means prohibits the belt feed control from being simultaneously performed at least with the adjacent first game island in the game island group. It is preferable to do.

In this way, the game balls can no longer be returned on the adjacent first game island, so that the player can always return the game balls with a nearby return device. Therefore, when the game island system according to claim 3 is used, it is possible to prevent the player from carrying a heavy game ball over a long distance in order to return the game ball.

  The term “adjacent” as used herein refers to the distance between the first game islands. Of course, if there is no second game island that does not have a return device between the two first game islands, of course, between the first game islands. Even if there are one or more second game islands, these first game islands are adjacent first game islands. Therefore, the game island group may include a second game island that does not include a return device.

Of course, the lifting device may also lift a game ball returned from the gaming machine included in the first gaming island to the first gaming island.
Next, as described in claim 4, the storage amount of the game balls that have been lifted by the lifting device and stored in the first game island is consumed in the first game island, so that the polishing belt is sent. In the meantime, a feed interruption means for interrupting the polishing belt feed by the polishing belt feed control means may be provided when the predetermined amount is not reached.

  In this way, even if the polishing belt is being replaced, the replacement can be stopped and the game ball can be lifted, so that the polishing belt provided on the first gaming island can be replaced while the first gaming island is replaced. There will be no shortage of game balls.

1 is a structural diagram of a game island 1 to which the game island system of the present embodiment is applied. In particular, a game ball is collected from a game machine or a counter 7 installed in an installation space 1a, and the collected game ball is lifted. 3 shows a structure in which the lifted game ball is sent to a game machine installed in the installation space 1a. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion surrounded by a dotted line in FIG. 1. 4 is a perspective view of a lower tank 16. FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a counter 7. FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a part of the game island 1 where a counting tray 70 is installed. Here, the counting tray 70 is installed in the counter 7 and the game island 1 in a cross-sectional view, and is installed in the return basket 71 and the return basket 71 that guide the game balls thrown into the counting tray 70 to the collection basket 11. The counting sensor 71b is indicated by a two-dot chain line. In the structure diagram of the lifting device 3, in particular, a structure for lifting the game ball and a structure for replacing the polishing belt 56 are shown. It is a block diagram of the internal structure of amusement island 1. It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of a pachinko hall. 6 is a schematic diagram of an operation image displayed on a monitor provided in the management apparatus 8. FIG. It is a flowchart of a main process. It is a flowchart of a setting process. It is a flowchart of an abrasive belt exchange process. It is a flowchart of an operation control process.

Embodiments to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1. Amusement Island Amusement island 1 to which the amusement island system of the present embodiment is applied has a plurality of installation spaces 1a for installing a gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine) on the side surface along the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. Is formed. At the lower end of each installation space 1a, a collection device 10 that collects out balls used in each gaming machine (for example, a game ball used in a game in a pachinko machine) is installed. In the lower game island 1, a collection basket 11 is installed for sending the game balls collected by the collection device 10 to the center in the longitudinal direction of the game island 1.

Further, a counter 7 is installed on one of the side surfaces at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the game island 1.
At the center of the gaming island 1 in the longitudinal direction, a lifting device 3 for lifting the game balls collected by the collecting basket 11 is installed, and in the vicinity of the gaming island 1 where the lifting device 3 is installed. In the upper part, an upper tank 15 for storing the game balls lifted by the lifting device 3 is installed.

In the upper tank 15, two sensors 150 and 151 are installed as shown in FIG.
Of these, the first sensor 150 is lifted by the lifting device 3, and the amount of game balls that are stored in the upper tank 15 is in advance required for supplying the game balls to each gaming machine included in the game island 1. It is a sensor that detects whether or not the set first storage amount has been reached.

  Whether or not the second sensor 151 is lifted by the lifting device 3 and the amount of the game balls stored in the upper tank 15 reaches a preset second storage amount that is greater than the first storage amount. Is to detect.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, a lower tank 16 for storing the collected game balls is installed at the end on the lifting device 3 side of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the collection basket 11. Between the lifting device 3, an introduction rod 17 that guides the game ball stored in the lower tank 16 to the lifting device 3 is installed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower tank 16 is provided with an introduction rod shutter 17a formed in a plate shape capable of opening and closing a discharge port 16a for discharging game balls stored in the lower tank 16 to the introduction rod 17. Has been.

  This introduction rod shutter 17a is attached to a support 17b installed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower tank 16 above the discharge port 16a so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and moves downward from above the discharge port 16a to discharge. It arrange | positions so that the outlet 16a can be closed and it can move upwards and the discharge port 16a can be opened.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, in the gaming island 1 above each installation space 1a, a delivery basket 12 for delivering the game balls stored in the upper tank 15 to each installation space 1a is installed. Yes.

  In the delivery basket 12, a branch device 13 is installed in the upper part of each installation space 1a. This branching device 13, when there is a shortage of gaming balls in the gaming machine, allows the game balls flowing down the delivery basket 12 to flow from the direction along the delivery basket 12 to the gaming machine side installed in each installation space 1 a. It is a device that changes the direction to face.

  Then, from each branch device 13 to each installation space 1a, the game ball guided to the gaming machine side by the change of the flow route by the branch device 13 is guided from the branch device 13 to the game machine installed in each installation space 1a. A delivery tube 14 is provided.

In FIG. 1, the installation space 1a, the collection device 10, the branch device 13, and the delivery pipe 14 are shown only at the right end of the game island 1, but the other installation space 1a, the collection device 10, and the branch are shown. The signs of the device 13 and the delivery pipe 14 are omitted for easy understanding of the drawings, and it goes without saying that the same configuration as these is the same configuration as that of the right end of the game island 1.
2. Counter 7
As shown in FIG. 4, the counter 7 includes a table 75 on which a dollar box for carrying game balls is placed, and a count tray 70 for throwing game balls is installed above the table 75.

  Further, an operation unit 73 provided with a display unit 73a for displaying the number of counted game balls and an instruction button 73b for instructing confirmation or termination of the count is installed further above the counting tray 70. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the counter 7 is formed with a return basket 71 that guides the game balls thrown into the count tray 70 from the opening 70 a opened on the bottom surface of the count tray 70 to the collection basket 11. A counting sensor 71b for counting game balls is installed at the end of the return basket 71 on the opening 70a side.

The counting tray 70 is provided with an opening / closing lid 72 that can open and close the opening 70a.
In the counter 7 configured as described above, when a game ball is inserted into the counting tray 70 for return, the inserted game ball is guided to the recovery basket 11 through the return basket 71 and collected. When passing through the return basket 71, it is counted by the counting sensor 71 b, and the counted result is displayed on the display unit 73 a of the operation unit 73.
3. Lifting device 3
The internal structure of the lifting device 3 will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

The lifting device 3 includes a lifting unit 4 and a polishing unit 5.
The lifting unit 4 includes a driving pulley 40 installed below and a driven pulley 41 installed above, and a lifting belt 42 that is an endless belt is stretched around the pulleys 40 and 41. ing.

  The polishing unit 5 includes driven pulleys 50 and 51 installed vertically, a drawing roller 52 around which an unused polishing belt 56 is wound, and a take-up roller 53 that winds up the used polishing belt 56. .

  In addition, the polishing unit 5 includes a tension roller 54 at an intermediate upper position between the driven pulley 50 and the drawing roller 52, and is a position between the driven pulley 51 and the winding roller 53, and the winding roller 53. A tension roller 55 is also provided at a further position.

  In the polishing section 5, the polishing belt 56 is pulled out from the drawing roller 52 and is stretched to the winding roller 53 in the order of the tension roller 54, the driven pulley 50, the driven pulley 51, and the tension roller 55. .

  Further, in the lifting device 3, the polishing belt 56 stretched between the driven pulleys 50 and 51 and the polishing belt 56 of the lifting belt 42 stretched between the driving pulley 40 and the driven pulley 41 are connected to the polishing belt 56. The pulleys 40, 41, 50, 51 are arranged so that the belt on the opposite side is arranged at an interval that can sandwich the game ball.

The transporting device 3 configured as described above operates as follows.
In the lifting unit 4, when a driving force is applied to the driving pulley 40 by the lifting belt motor 420 (see FIG. 7), the driving pulley 40 rotates, and the lifting belt 42 that receives the driving force from the driving pulley 40 is driven pulley. Rotate 41 while rotating.

In the polishing section 5, the drawing roller 52 and the take-up roller 53 are provided with brakes 520 and 530 (see FIG. 7). When the brakes 520 and 530 are applied to the draw roller 52 and the take-up roller 53, tension is applied. Rollers 54 and 55 apply tension to the polishing belt 56;
The polishing belt 56 disposed at the lifting position facing the lifting belt 42 is fixed in a tensioned state between the driven pulleys 50 and 51.

  Then, when the polishing belt 56 is fixed in this manner and the lifting belt 42 on the side facing the polishing belt 56 is rotated so as to move upward from below, it is guided from the introduction rod 17 to the lower end of the lifting device 3. The game ball thus placed is sandwiched between the lifting belt 42 and the polishing belt 56 and is transported in a direction from below to above (hereinafter referred to as “lifting direction”). At this time, the game ball is lifted while being in contact with the polishing belt 56, so that it is polished by the polishing belt 56. Then, when the game ball is lifted up to the upper end of the lift belt 42, the ground game ball is discharged from the discharge port 30 (see FIG. 1) and stored in the upper tank 15.

On the other hand, when the brakes 520 and 530 are released in the polishing unit 5, the polishing belt 56 can be sent in the lifting direction.
When a driving force is applied to the winding roller 53 from the polishing belt motor 560 (see FIG. 7) and the winding roller 53 is rotated, the used polishing belt 56 used for polishing in the lifting position is lifted. While being sent in the feeding direction and taken up by the take-up roller 53, the unused polishing belt 56 is drawn from the drawing roller 52 to a predetermined length of the lifting position, and the polishing belt 56 located at the lifting position has been used. The old one is replaced with an unused one.
4). Structure of Control System Amusement island 1 according to this embodiment includes a control box 6 that controls the lifting device 3 and other devices.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control box 6 includes a central control device 60, a lifting belt substrate 61, a polishing belt substrate 62, an introduction rod shutter substrate 63, and a remote control unit that are communicably connected to the central control device 60. An interface 64, a sensor interface 65, a supply device board 66, a drawing roller brake board 67, a take-up roller brake board 68, a network board 69, and a counter board 600 are provided.

The central control device 60 is a computer device including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and other devices, and executes various processes described later.
The lifting belt substrate 61 is a substrate for controlling the lifting belt motor 420 that gives a driving force to the lifting belt 42 via the driving pulley 40 in response to an instruction from the central controller 60.

  The polishing belt substrate 62 is a substrate for controlling the polishing belt motor 560 that receives an instruction from the central controller 60 and applies a driving force for winding the polishing belt 56 to the winding roller 53.

  The introduction rod shutter substrate 63 is a substrate that controls the shutter motor 170 that opens and closes the introduction rod shutter 17 a (see FIG. 3) installed on the introduction rod 17 in response to an instruction from the central controller 60.

  The remote control interface 64 is an interface for wirelessly communicating with the remote control 9 for operating the control box 6, and is a device that outputs a signal received from the remote control 9 to the central control device 60. The central control device 60 executes various processes according to instructions received from the remote controller 9 via the remote control interface 64.

  The sensor interface 65 is a device that inputs a detection signal for detecting a game ball from the first sensor 150 and the second sensor 151 attached to the upper tank 15 and outputs the input signal to the central controller 60. is there.

  The first sensor 150 is lifted by the lifting device 3, and the amount of the game balls that are stored in the upper tank 15 is set in advance, which is necessary for supplying the game balls to each gaming machine included in the game island 1. It is a sensor which detects whether the 1st storage amount has been reached.

  Whether or not the second sensor 151 is lifted by the lifting device 3 and the amount of the game balls stored in the upper tank 15 reaches a preset second storage amount that is greater than the first storage amount. Is to detect.

The central control device 60 executes various processes to be described later based on the detection signals input from these sensors 150 and 151.
The supply device board 66 controls a supply device 152 that opens and closes a discharge port (not shown) for discharging the game balls stored in the upper tank 15 to the delivery basket 12 and adjusts the amount of game balls supplied to the delivery basket 12. It is a substrate for. The supply device 152 is installed on the bottom surface of the upper tank 15.

The drawing roller brake board 67 is a board for controlling the drawing roller brake 520 that applies a brake to the drawing roller 52 in response to an instruction from the central controller 60.
The take-up roller brake substrate 68 is a substrate for controlling the take-up roller brake 530 that applies a brake to the take-up roller 53 in response to an instruction from the central controller 60.

The network board 69 is a board for communicating between a management apparatus and amusement island 1 described later.
The counter board 600 is a board for controlling the counter 7, and opens and closes the open / close lid 72 provided in the counter 7 in response to a command from the central control device 60, or counts the game balls. It is a substrate that outputs a detection signal input from the counting sensor 71b that has detected a game ball to the central controller 60.
5. Management Device Next, the management device 8 applied to the pachinko hall where the above-described game island 1 is installed will be described.

In the following description, FIGS. 8 to 9 are used.
As shown in FIG. 8, the pachinko hall of the present embodiment is provided with a game island 1 including the counter 7 and a game island 1 ′ not including the counter 7. It is communicably connected to the amusement islands 1 and 1 ′.

  The management device 8 is configured to be able to input information (described later) necessary for control of each of the game islands 1 and 1 ′ controlled by each control box 6 using a keyboard and a mouse. The configured information can be transmitted to each control box 6.

  When inputting information necessary for each control box 6 to perform control to the management device 8, the monitor of the management device 8 has an island number, a lifting belt length, a winding length as shown in FIG. A setting screen with items for range, start time, counter, and target island is displayed.

  Of the items displayed in the setting screen, the number displayed in the island number column is a number for identifying each gaming island 1, 1 '. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, each game island is given a number that increases from the left side to the right side of the page.

The length displayed in the column of the lifting belt length is the lifting position (position between the driven pulleys 50 and 51:
This relates to the length of the polishing belt 56 in FIG. In FIG. 9, for example, 2740 mm is displayed as the length of the polishing belt 56 of the lifting device 3 installed on the game island 1.

  In FIG. 9, what is displayed in the column of the winding range is the ratio of exchanging the polishing belt 56 in the lifting position from a used one to an unused one, and this ratio is a common term among those skilled in the art. In this embodiment, 50% · half surface, 100% · 1 surface, and 200% · 2 surfaces can be set. Among these, the half surface means half of the longitudinal direction of the polishing belt 56 in the lifting position, that is, 50%, and one surface means the whole polishing belt 56 in the lifting position, that is, 100%. The surface means twice the length of the polishing belt 56 at the lifting position, that is, 200%.

The time displayed in the start time column is the time to start feeding the polishing belt 56.
The symbol displayed in the counter column indicates whether or not a counter 7 is installed on each game island. “○” indicates that a counter is provided, and “×” indicates a counter. It shows that it does not have.

  The column of the target island indicates an island that is a target of determination as to whether or not the polishing belt 56 can be replaced simultaneously with the island indicated by the island number. As will be described later, in this embodiment, when the adjacent game island 1 is replacing the polishing belt 56, the control is performed so that the polishing belt 56 is not replaced on the own island. Which one of the game islands is shown in the target island column.

When information regarding each of these items is input to the management device 8 and an operation is performed on the management device 8 to press the completion button 80 to instruct each of the game islands 1 and 1 ′ to complete the input of these information. The management device 8 transmits these pieces of information to the control boxes 6 of the game islands 1 and 1 ′, and information necessary for control on the game islands 1 and 1 ′ is set based on the information.
6). Various processes performed by the central control device 60 of the control box 6 Next, various processes executed by the central control device 60 of the control box 6 provided in each of the game islands 1 and 1 ′ will be described.

Below, the process performed on the game island 1 of the island number 1 is demonstrated using FIGS.
6.1. Main Process In the central control device 60 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the main process is executed. First, setting for setting information necessary for the process performed in the present embodiment is performed. Processing (S1) is executed.

  When the setting process (S1) is completed, the polishing belt replacement process (S3) is executed, the setting process (S1) is executed again, and then the setting process (S1) and the polishing are performed until the power is turned off. The belt replacement process (S3) is repeatedly executed.

Hereinafter, each process (S1, S3) of this main process will be described in detail.
6.2. Setting Process When the setting process (S1) is started, as shown in FIG. 11, first, various information (see FIG. 9) input by the management device 8 (see FIG. 8) is read by the central control device 60, It is determined whether or not the set value is stored in a RAM or the like (S10).

  If it is determined in this determination (S10) that the set value is stored (S10: YES), S11 is executed. If it is determined that the set value is not stored (S10: NO), the present value is immediately The setting process (S1) is terminated, and the polishing belt replacement process (S3) is executed.

  In S11, processing (F = 1) is performed for setting an automatic replacement flag (F1) indicating that the polishing belt 56 is to be replaced in the central controller 60 (specifically, a RAM (not shown) or the like).

The automatic replacement flag (F1) is held until an instruction to be deleted is given by operating the control box 6 with the remote controller 9 or the like or operating the management device 8.
In S12, a process of setting information A indicating the length of the polishing belt 56 to be exchanged between the pulleys 50 and 51 is executed. Here, the information described in the column of the lifting belt length in FIG. 9 is set as A = 2740 mm.

  Next, in S <b> 13, a process of setting a ratio B for exchanging the polishing belt 56 by one replacement is executed. Here, the information described in the column of the winding range in FIG. 9 is set as B = one side (100%).

  In S14, the length C of the polishing belt 56 exchanged in one process is calculated from the information A and B set in S12 and S13. Here, C = A × B = 2740 mm × 100% = 2740 mm is calculated, and C = 2740 mm is set.

  Next, in S15, a process of setting information D indicating the start time for starting the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is executed. Here, the information described in the start time column of FIG. 9 is set as D = 9: 00 and 16:00.

  Next, in S16, a process of recognizing whether the own island, that is, the gaming island 1 with the island number 1 is provided with the counter 7 is executed. Here, if the counter column in FIG. 9 is circled, it is recognized that the own game island 1 has the counter 7.

  Next, in S17, processing for setting the target island is executed. Here, if the island number is described in the target island column of FIG. 9, the game island 1 having the described island number is set as the target island. In the case of gaming island 1 with island number 1, gaming island 1 with island number 3 is set as the target island.

When S17 ends, the setting process (S1) ends and the process returns to the main process, and then the polishing belt replacement process (S3) is executed.
6.3. Polishing Belt Replacement Process Next, the polishing belt replacement process will be described.

When this polishing belt replacement process (S3) is started, first, as shown in FIG. 12, it is determined whether or not an automatic replacement flag (F1) is set in the central controller 60 (S30).
If it is determined in this determination (S30) that the automatic replacement flag (F1) is not set (S30: NO), the process returns to the main process and the setting process (S1) is executed again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in this determination (S30) that the automatic replacement flag (F1) is set (S30: YES), the process of S31 is executed.
In S31, it is determined whether or not the start condition is satisfied. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the start time for starting the replacement of the polishing belt 56 set in S15 has come.

If it is determined that the start time is not reached in this determination (S31) (S31: NO), the process returns to the main process and the setting process (S1) is executed again.
On the other hand, if it is determined in this determination (S31) that the start time is reached (S31: YES), the process of S32 is then executed.

In S32, it is determined whether or not replacement end information that is set when the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is ended in S55 described later.
If it is determined in this determination (S32) that the polishing belt 56 has been replaced (S32: YES), the process returns to the main process, and the setting process (S1) is executed again.

On the other hand, if it is determined in this determination (S32) that the replacement of the polishing belt 56 has not ended (S32: NO), an operation control process (S5) is executed.
When the operation control process (S5) is completed, the process returns to the main process, and the setting process (S1) is executed again.
6.4. Operation Control Process Next, the operation control process (S5) will be described.

When the operation control process (S5) is started, as shown in FIG. 13, whether or not the counter 7 is installed on the own island is determined based on the information set in S16 (S50). ).
If it is determined in this determination (S50) that the counter 7 is provided (S50: YES), the process of S51 is executed, and if it is determined that the counter 7 is not provided (S50: NO), Next, the process of S53 is executed.

In S51, a process for determining whether or not the game island 1 on which the operation control process (S5) is executed has an island number smaller than the target island is determined based on the information set in S17.
Specifically, the case where the game is executed on the island 1 with island number 1 is described here, so the target island is the island 1 with island number 3 as shown in FIG. Therefore, in S51, it is always determined that the island number is younger than the target island (S51: YES). On the other hand, when the operation control process (S5) is executed on the island 1 with the island number 3, since the target island is the island 1 with the island number 1, the island number must always be lower than the target island in this S51. It is determined (S51: NO).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 13, if it is determined that the island number 1 on which the operation control process (S5) is being executed has a lower island number than the target island (S51: YES), the process of S53 is performed. If it is determined that it is not young (S51: NO), the process of S52 is executed.

  In S52, it communicates with the target island (in the case of this embodiment, it shows the case where the gaming island 1 with the island number 3 communicates with the gaming island 1 with the island number 1). It is determined whether the belt 56 has been replaced. This determination (S52) is determined based on whether or not the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is completed on the target island and replacement completion information is set in S55 described later.

  If it is determined in this determination that the polishing belt 56 has been replaced on the target island (S52: YES), S53 is executed. If it is determined that the polishing belt 56 has not been replaced (S52: NO), the operation control process (S5) is performed immediately. ) Ends.

  In S53, using the second sensor 151 installed in the upper tank 15, it is determined whether or not the amount of the game balls already stored in the upper tank 15 has reached the second storage amount. The

As a result of this determination (S53), the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 15 does not reach the second storage amount, so the second sensor 151 does not detect the game balls, and a detection signal based on this detection is input. If it is determined that there is not (S53: NO), the operation control process (S5) is terminated, and the process returns to the main process to execute the setting process (S1).

  On the other hand, in this determination (S53), since the amount of the game ball stored in the upper tank 15 has reached the second storage amount, the second sensor 151 detects the game ball, and a detection signal based on this detection is input. If it is determined that it has been performed (S53: YES), the process of S54 is executed.

  In S54, processing for starting replacement of the polishing belt 56 is executed. Specifically, when the process of S54 is started, first, a process of closing the introduction rod shutter 17a (see FIG. 3) and the opening / closing lid 72 (see FIG. 5) is executed. Next, before the introduction rod shutter 17a is closed, a process of operating the lifting belt 42 for a predetermined time during which all the game balls moving toward the lifting device 3 are completed is executed. Thereafter, the feeding belt 42 is stopped, the brakes 520 and 530 of the drawing roller 52 and the winding roller 53 are released, and the polishing belt motor 560 is operated to start the winding roller 53 to wind the polishing belt 56. Then, the process of replacing the polishing belt 56 is started.

  In S55, a process for determining whether or not the polishing belt 56 for the length C set in S14 has been replaced is executed. This determination is set in S14 with information regarding the feed amount of the polishing belt 56 calculated by detecting the number of rotations of the winding roller 53, detecting the number of rotations of the driven pulleys 50, 51, and the like. Any method may be used such as comparing the information of length C.

Information about the feed amount of the polishing belt 56 calculated at this time is stored in the RAM or the like of the central controller 60 until collection end information described later is set.
If it is determined by this determination (S55) that the polishing belt 56 has not been sent by the length C (S55: NO), the process of S56 is executed and if it is determined that it is being sent (S55: YES), replacement end information indicating that the polishing belt 56 has been replaced for the length C is set, and the process of S57 is executed. This replacement completion information is used to determine whether or not the polishing belt 56 has been replaced in the processing of the island No. 3 game island 1 to S52. In S32, the own island polishing belt 56 is replaced. It is used to judge whether or not it is finished. This information is deleted when the start time next to the start time that triggered the current execution of the present process is reached in the start time D determined in S15.

In S56, it is determined whether or not the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 15 is less than the first storage amount.
As a result of this determination (S56), the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 15 is less than the first storage amount, so the first sensor 150 does not detect the game balls, and no detection signal based on this detection is input. Is determined (S56: YES), the process of S57 is immediately executed.

  On the other hand, in this determination (S56), since the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 15 has reached the first storage amount, the first sensor 150 detects the game ball, and a detection signal based on this detection is input. If it is determined (S56: NO), the process of S55 is executed again, and it is determined again whether or not the polishing belt 56 has been recovered.

  In S57, the brakes 520 and 530 of the drawing roller 52 and the take-up roller 53 are applied to stop the exchange of the polishing belt 56, and then the opening / closing lid 72 is opened to play the game ball to the counter 7 The introduction rod shutter 17a is opened, the operation of the lifting belt 42 is started, and the process of lifting the game ball is started.

When S57 is completed, the setting process (S1) is executed again.
6). Features of the Game Island System According to the Embodiment When the game island system of the present embodiment is used, when replacing the polishing belt 56, the introduction rod shutter 17a is closed and the return of the game ball to the counter 7 is prohibited. For this reason (S54), it is possible to prevent the game ball from staying in the introduction rod 17 or the like that sends the game ball from the counter 7 to the lifting device 3, or the game ball from flowing back to the counter 7 side. .

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since it is prohibited to exchange the polishing belt 56 at the same time between adjacent game islands 1 equipped with the counter 7, it is possible to return the game balls to any of the counters 7. it can.

  Therefore, when the game island system of the present embodiment is used, even if there are a plurality of game islands 1 that are prohibited from returning game balls to the counter 7 by exchanging the polishing belt 56 of the lifting device 3, the game balls Can be reliably prevented from being returned.

  Further, in this embodiment, even when the polishing belt 56 is being replaced, if the amount of game balls stored in the upper tank 15 becomes less than the first storage amount (S56: YES), the game balls are lifted. (S57), so that the game island 1 does not run out of game balls.

  Further, in this embodiment, even when the replacement of the polishing belt 56 has not been completed, if the replacement end information is not set, the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is completed when S55 is executed again. Since it is determined that there is no game ball in the upper tank 15, the remaining polishing belt 56 that has been replaced halfway is collected.

Therefore, even when the number of game balls is insufficient in the upper tank 15 during the replacement of the polishing belt 56 and the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is stopped, the polishing belt 56 is replaced to the end by the length C set in S12. Can do.
7). Correspondence between Embodiments and Invention Specific Items The counter 7 of this embodiment corresponds to the return device of the present invention.

In S54 of the present embodiment, the process of stopping the lifting belt 42 and replacing the polishing belt 56 corresponds to the polishing belt feed control means of the present invention.
The process of closing the open / close lid 72 in S54 of the present embodiment corresponds to the return restraining means of the present invention.

In S51 and S52 of this embodiment, on the game islands with island numbers 1 and 3, the process of preventing the polishing belt from being wound simultaneously corresponds to the belt feed prohibiting means of the present invention.
The processing of S56 to S57 of the present embodiment corresponds to the interruption means of the present invention.

The islands 1 and 3 of the present embodiment correspond to the first gaming island of the present invention, and the islands 2 and 4 of the gaming island correspond to the second gaming island of the present invention.
(Other embodiments)
When there are N game islands 1 equipped with a counter 7, the process proceeds to S53 when the number of the processing that collects the polishing belt 56 is less than n (n <N) in S51, and immediately when n or more, You may make it complete | finish operation control process S5.

  As in the embodiment, the return of the game ball to the counter 7 may be completely prohibited (the opening / closing lid 72 is completely closed). When the ball amount increases, the return amount that can be returned to the counter 7 may be gradually decreased (the opening / closing lid 72 is gradually closed), or the predetermined position of the recovery rod 11 (recovered with the lower tank 16) A sensor may be provided in the vicinity of the connecting portion of the basket 11 and in the vicinity of the counter 7 to prohibit when the amount of balls in the recovery basket 11 increases and the sensor reacts.

In such a case, since the return is not completely prohibited, it is not necessary to carry the ball box to the adjacent counter 7, and in addition, the backflow of the ball can be suppressed as much as possible.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it decided to replace | exchange the polishing belt 56 in order with a small island number between adjacent game islands 1 provided with the lifting apparatus 3, when there are two or more game islands 1 provided with the lifting apparatus 3. The control may be performed such that at least one of the game islands 1 is prohibited from exchanging the polishing belt 56, or at least one of the game islands 1 is permitted to replace the polishing belt 56.

  In addition, when there are a plurality of game islands 1 in which the replacement of the polishing belt 56 has been completed in the middle, the polishing belt 56 may be preferentially collected from a thing with a small amount of replacement of the polishing belt 56. .

  In addition, when island number 3 shown in FIG. 8 executes belt feed control, an island exchange pass for sending a ball to island number 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 (not shown) and a ball to island number 4 → 3 → 2 → 1 are sent. If an island exchange fence is provided, even if the ball quantity level of island number 3 drops, replenishment will be made from the island where the other island number 1, 2, and 4 lifting devices are in operation to the island number 3 supply fence. This makes it possible to reduce the rate at which belt feed control is interrupted.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as long as it matches the gist of the invention described in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Amusement island, 1a ... Installation space, 3 ... Lifting device, 4 ... Lifting part, 5 ... Polishing part, 6 ... Control box, 7 ... Counter, 8 ... Management device, 9 ... Remote control, 10 ... Collection device , 11 ... Recovery basket, 11 ... Detected recovery basket, 11 ... Installation recovery basket, 12 ... Delivery basket, 13 ... Branching device, 14 ... Delivery pipe, 15 ... Upper tank, 16 ... Lower tank, 16a ... Discharge port, 17 ... introduction rod, 17a ... introduction shutter, 17b ... support, 30 ... discharge port, 40 ... drive pulley, 41 ... driven pulley, 42 ... lifting belt, 50 ... driven pulley, 51 ... driven pulley, 52 ... drawing roller 53 ... Winding roller, 54 ... Tension roller, 55 ... Tension roller, 56 ... Polishing belt, 60 ... Central controller, 61 ... Lifting belt substrate, 62 ... Polishing belt substrate, 63 ... Introducing shutter substrate, 64 ... Rimoko Interface, 65 ... sensor interface, 66 ... supply device board, 67 ... drawing roller brake board, 68 ... take-up roller brake board, 69 ... network board, 70 ... counting tray, 70a ... opening, 71 ... return rod 71b ... counting sensor 72 ... opening / closing lid 73 ... operating unit 73a ... display unit 75 ... table 80 ... complete button 150 ... sensor 150 ... first sensor 151 ... second sensor 152 ... supplying device , 170 ... Shutter motor, 420 ... Lifting belt motor, 520 ... Brake, 520 ... Drawer roller brake, 530 ... Winding roller brake, 560 ... Polishing belt motor, 600 ... Counter board.

The present invention relates to a game island system applied to a game island equipped with a polishing and lifting device for polishing and lifting game balls .

Further, the lifting device is configured to feed a dirty polishing belt to a new polishing belt. Specifically, the polishing belt at the lifting position is wound above the lifting device that is downstream in the lifting direction, while the polishing belt is moved to the lifting position below the lifting device that is upstream in the lifting direction. by feeding, and is configured to be able to send an abrasive belt pumped direction pumped position. The polishing belt is fed by interrupting the lifting of the game ball. This is because if the polishing belt is sent in the lifting direction while the game ball is being lifted, the polishing function of the game ball will not work sufficiently, and if it is sent in the direction opposite to the lifting direction, the transfer efficiency will be reduced (Patent Document). 1).

Therefore, the game tank has an upper tank that can store the lifted game balls. However, while the polishing belt is being sent, the game balls stored in the upper tank are consumed on the game island. As a result, there is a problem in that there is a shortage of game balls in the upper tank.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game island system that allows a polishing belt to be fed but does not cause a shortage of game balls in an upper tank of the game island.

The amusement island system according to claim 1, which is an invention made to solve the above-described problem,
Multiple gaming machines,
A collection path for collecting the game balls used in each of the gaming machines;
And pumped belt moving game balls collected by the collecting channel in the pumped direction, viewed clamping the game balls between the arranged grinding belt so as to pass through the pumped position opposing the pumped belt , while the pre-Symbol game ball is polished by the polishing belt, and pumped device which pumped the game balls in the pumped direction,
An upper tank capable of storing game balls lifted by the lifting device;
A delivery path for delivering game balls stored in the upper tank to the gaming machines;
In the gaming island system to control the Yu technique island Ru with a,
The feeding of the game ball of the lifting device is stopped and the belt feeding control for feeding the polishing belt is executed so that at least a part of the polishing belt at the lifting position is unused. Abrasive belt feed control means;
Interrupting means for interrupting feed of the abrasive belt by the abrasive belt feed control means when the game ball stored in the upper tank becomes less than a predetermined amount while feeding the abrasive belt;
It is characterized by providing .

In this way, even if the polishing belt is in the middle of feeding, the feeding can be interrupted and the game ball can be lifted, so that it is possible to feed the grinding belt provided on the gaming island, but there is a shortage of gaming balls on the gaming island. It does not occur.

Note that the storage amount of the game balls stored in the upper tank reaches the preset first storage amount necessary for supplying the game balls to the game machines included in the game island. A first sensor for detecting whether or not, and a second sensor for detecting whether or not the storage amount of the game ball stored in the upper tank has reached a preset second storage amount larger than the first storage amount, There is a case to prepare.
  In this case, the game island system, when the detection by the second sensor is performed, the execution means for executing the feeding of the polishing belt by the polishing belt feed control means, and when the detection by the first sensor is not performed, The interruption unit may interrupt the feeding of the polishing belt by the polishing belt feed control unit.

Further, as in the game island system according to claim 3, after the interruption means that resumes the feeding of the polishing belt when the interruption means stops the feeding of the polishing belt and then is detected by the second sensor. A restarting means may be provided.

Furthermore, as in the game island system according to claim 4, the belt feeding control means may execute the belt feeding control until the polishing belt is fed a predetermined amount.

In this way, even when the number of game balls in the upper tank is insufficient during the feeding of the polishing belt and the feeding of the polishing belt is interrupted, a predetermined amount of the polishing belt can be sent to the end.

Therefore, even when the number of game balls is insufficient in the upper tank 15 during the replacement of the polishing belt 56 and the replacement of the polishing belt 56 is interrupted , the polishing belt 56 is replaced to the end by the length C set in S12. Can do.
7). Corresponding relationship between the embodiment and the subject matter

In S54 of the present embodiment, by stopping the pumped belt 42, the process for exchanging the polishing belt 56, it corresponds to the abrasive belt feed control means of the present invention.

( Other embodiments)
When there are N game islands 1 equipped with a counter 7, the process proceeds to S53 when the number of the processing that collects the polishing belt 56 is less than n (n <N) in S51, and immediately when n or more, You may make it complete | finish operation control process S5.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Amusement island, 1a ... Installation space, 3 ... Lifting apparatus, 4 ... Lifting part, 5 ... Polishing part,
6 ... Control box, 7 ... Counter, 8 ... Management device, 9 ... Remote control,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Recovery apparatus, 11 ... Recovery basket, 12 ... Delivery basket, 13 ... Branching device, 14 ... Delivery pipe,
15 ... Upper tank, 16 ... Lower tank, 16a ... Discharge port, 17 ... Introduction tank,
17a ... introduction shutter, 17b ... support, 30 ... discharge port, 40 ... drive pulley,
41 ... driven pulley, 42 ... lifting belt, 50 ... driven pulley, 51 ... driven pulley,
52 ... Drawer roller, 53 ... Winding roller, 54 ... Tension roller,
55 ... tension roller, 56 ... polishing belt, 60 ... central controller,
61 ... Lifting belt substrate, 62 ... Polishing belt substrate, 63 ... Introduction 樋 Shutter substrate,
64 ... Remote control interface, 65 ... Sensor interface,
66 ... supply device board, 67 ... drawer roller brake board,
68 ... take-up roller brake board, 69 ... network board, 70 ... counting tray,
70a ... Opening, 71 ... Return rod, 71b ... Count sensor, 72 ... Opening / closing lid, 73 ... Operation part,
73a ... display unit, 75 ... table, 80 ... completion button, 1 50 ... first sensor,
151 ... Second sensor, 152 ... Supply device, 170 ... Shutter motor,
420 ... pumped Berutomo data, 5 20 ... pull-out roller brake,
530 ... take-up roller brake, 560 ... polishing belt motor, 600 ... counter board.

Claims (4)

A return device that returns the game balls that have gone out of the game island to the first game island;
The game ball is sandwiched between a lifting belt that moves in the lifting direction of the game ball and a polishing belt disposed so as to pass through a lifting position opposite to the lifting belt, and is returned to the return device. A lifting device that lifts the game ball in the lifting direction while polishing the game ball with the polishing belt;
A game island system for controlling the first game island, comprising:
The feeding of the game ball of the lifting device is stopped and the belt feeding control for feeding the polishing belt is executed so that at least a part of the polishing belt at the lifting position is unused. Abrasive belt feed control means;
When the polishing belt feed control means executes the belt feed control, the game island system comprises return restraining means for restraining the return of the game ball to the return device. In the amusement island system according to claim 1,
In a group of game islands including a plurality of the first game islands, the belt feed is performed simultaneously with the other first game islands that are determined in advance so as to be able to be returned to at least one of the return devices. A game island system comprising belt feed prohibiting means for prohibiting control. In the amusement island system according to claim 2,
The belt feed prohibiting means is
In the game island group, it is prohibited to perform the belt feed control simultaneously with at least the adjacent first game island. In the amusement island system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
While the amount of storage of the game ball that has been transported by the transporting device and stored in the first game island is consumed in the first game island, it is determined in advance while the polishing belt is being sent. An amusement island system comprising interruption means for interrupting feeding of the polishing belt by the polishing belt feed control means when the amount is less than the predetermined amount.