JP2016104349A - Reel type game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fraudulent act caused by erroneous detection of a sensor such as a token sensor.SOLUTION: Even if a fraudulent tool including a light-emitting element is inserted from a token supply port 18, it is difficult to make the fraudulent tool since switches 10c, 10d exist in a place considerably separated from the token supply port 18. Furthermore, a token passage is bent at least two times, namely once near a cancel gate 61, and once immediately before a hopper 56, and additionally directions of the bends differ each other. Thus, the fraudulent tool should be a flexible circuit board, and it is extremely difficult to accurately position the light-emitting element in the switches 10c, 10d.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

  The present invention relates to a rotating game machine.

  A spinning machine (a so-called pachislot machine, simply referred to as a gaming machine hereinafter) is a game where a player inserts a medal, hits the start lever to rotate the reel, and presses the stop button to advance the game. Go. The inserted medals are selected as valid / invalid by a medal selector, and valid medals are bet or credited. The medal entered in the credit is returned to the player by pressing the checkout button.

By exploiting this, a board with a light emitting element is inserted into the medal slot instead of the medal, and this light emitting element is blinked in front of the optical sensor included in the medal selector. By causing the sensor to misrecognize, an illegal act may be performed in which a credit is counted up and a medal that has not been inserted is acquired by pressing a settlement button.
In order to prevent such an illegal act, Patent Document 1 detects the speed at which a medal passes through the medal selector and compares it with a reference passing speed to thereby perform an illegal act (a goto action or simply a goto). ).

JP 2008-272519 A

However, in recent years, fraudulent acts are becoming more and more sophisticated, and the technique of Patent Document 1 can be erroneously detected by reproducing the passing speed of medals by blinking of the light emitting elements.
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent an illegal act performed by erroneously detecting a sensor such as a medal selector.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, the spinning machine according to the first aspect of the present invention sorts the medals inserted into the spinning machine into a medal effective for the game and an invalid medal. A medal selector having a first detecting means for detecting the valid medal, at least a hopper for storing medals selected as a medal effective for the game by the medal selector, and the medal selector. A guiding unit for guiding the validated medal from the medal selector to the hopper, second detection means provided in the guiding unit and detecting a medal guided by the guiding unit, the first Whether or not cheating has been performed on the revolving game machine based on the number of medals detected by the detecting means and the number of medals detected by the second detecting means First and fraud detection means for determining, wherein the fraud is carried out with the first fraud detecting means and a first notification means for notifying operation when it is determined.

The present invention according to claim 2 is for selecting a medal that has been inserted into the revolving game machine into a medal effective for the game and an invalid medal, and detecting the effective medal. A medal selector having a first detection means, at least a hopper for storing medals selected as medals effective for games by the medal selector, and a medal validated by the medal selector from the medal selector to the hopper A guiding unit for guiding the second detecting unit, a second detecting unit provided in the guiding unit for detecting a medal guided by the guiding unit, and the second detecting unit after the medal is detected by the first detecting unit. Second fraud detection means for determining whether or not the fraudulent act is performed on the revolving game machine based on the time required until a medal is detected by The reel-type gaming machine, wherein said positive action is performed second fraud detection means includes a first notifying means for notifying operation when it is determined as its gist.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotating type gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, in which the second detection means is configured such that the second detecting means is more than the medal selector at the guiding portion. It is characterized by detecting the passage of medals at a close position.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the rotary gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the first detection means includes at least two sensors for detecting medals. An abnormality detection means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred based on a time difference at which the two sensors detect medals, and a notification when the abnormality detection means determines that the abnormality has occurred. Second notification means for performing an operation, and the notification operation by the second notification means is different from the notification operation by the first notification means.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the revolving type gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the medal inserted into the medal selector is not detected by the first detection means. Discharging means for discharging to the outside of the torso type gaming machine is provided, and when the notifying operation is performed by the first notifying means, the discharging means is operated.

  According to the rotating type gaming machine of the first aspect, in order to detect medals inserted into the medal selector, not only the conventional first detection means but also the illegal detection based on the detection result by the second detection means. Determine whether an action has been performed. Here, in particular, the first detection means and the second detection means each detect the number of medals. And the 2nd detection means is provided in the guidance part outside the medal selector. For this reason, in order to perform an illegal act, it is necessary to cause not only the first detection means but also the second detection means to perform erroneous detection. Therefore, since it becomes difficult to perform an illegal act, an illegal act can be prevented.

  Note that the number of medals detected by the first detection means and the second detection means should normally match, so if they do not match, it may be determined that “an illegal act has been performed”. (For example, ± 1 sheet) may be allowed, and if an error exceeding this allowable range occurs, it may be determined that “an illegal act has been performed”. Further, this number may continue to be counted until the power is turned off after turning on the power of the rotating game machine, but may be returned to 0 at some timing (for example, stop of the reel).

The rotating type gaming machine according to claim 2 has much in common with the rotating type gaming machine according to claim 1, but after the first detecting means detects the medal, the second detecting means receives the medal. The difference is that it is determined whether or not an illegal act has been performed based on the time until detection. Since the second detection means is outside the medal selector, it is difficult to cause both of the detection means to erroneously detect “the medal has passed” due to fraud. Accordingly, fraud can be prevented.
Note that the present invention described in claim 2 may be applied to the present invention described in claim 1. In this case, the first notification means is inappropriate for the number of medals based on the detection results of the first detection means and the second detection means, or for the time required for passing the medals based on the detection results of the first detection means and the second detection means. In such a case, a notification operation is performed.

According to a third aspect, the second detection means detects the passage of medals at a position closer to the hopper than the medal selector in the guide section. That is, the first detection means and the second detection means are considerably separated from each other. As a result, for example, in order to cause the first detection means and the second detection means to erroneously detect, a light emitting element such as an LED (of course, a plurality of light emitting elements are provided in order to cause the first and second detection means to erroneously detect. It is difficult to accurately place the light emitting element at the position of the second detection means far from the first detection means even if the substrate having the above is inserted from the medal insertion slot or the like. In addition, since the inside of the medal selector has a complicated shape, it is necessary for the substrate to have flexibility. As a result, the light emitting element for causing the second detection means to detect erroneously is appropriately positioned. However, it becomes more difficult.
Note that even if the second detection means is configured to detect the passage of medals at a position closer to the medal selector than the hopper in the guide portion, the second detection means detects the passage of medals outside the medal selector. Therefore, it is still difficult for the second detection means to make a false detection. According to the third aspect of the present invention, if the guiding unit is configured to detect the passage of medals at a position closer to the hopper than the medal selector, the degree of difficulty of erroneous detection is further increased.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first detection means includes at least two sensors for detecting a medal, and based on a time difference at which the two sensors detect the medal, An abnormality detection means determines the occurrence of an abnormality. When the abnormality detection means determines that an abnormality has occurred, the second notification means performs a notification operation different from the notification operation by the first notification means.
Here, the detection of the medal inserted into the medal slot based on the detection results of the two sensors constituting the first detection means is already generally performed. That is, for example, if two sensors such as photo interrupters are installed in the medal passage near the medal insertion slot, a time difference is always generated in the detection result of the two photo interrupters when the medal passes through this portion. By comparing this time difference with the time difference when a regular medal is inserted, it is detected that the medal has passed, the direction in which the medal has passed, and the number of passes (number of passes).

  However, with this detection method, even if it is not fraudulent, false detection can occur due to dirt on the medals or cases where the player has thrown the medals violently. Therefore, in the present invention, this error detection is performed by the abnormality detection means independently of the first fraud detection means and the second fraud detection means, and the notification operation is performed in a manner different from the first notification means. 2 Notification means. In this way, the determination result by the first fraud detection means and the second fraud detection means, which are likely to have been fraudulent, and the determination result by the abnormality detection means, which is highly likely not to be fraud, differ from each other. Can be notified. Thus, for example, the notification operation by the first notification means is performed with a loud sound reverberating around and immediately stops fraudulent activity, while the notification operation by the second notification means detects an abnormality in the hall computer. Only when a report is received from a specific gaming machine repeatedly, it becomes possible for the manager of the hall or the like to go to check the gaming machine for the first time. Note that “different notification operations” does not mean that both notification operations are completely different. For example, a part of the notification operation may be common such that the second notification means notifies by blinking the lamp and the first notification means notifies by blinking the lamp and loud sound.

  As with the first detection means, the second detection means is also provided with two sensors, and of course, it may be configured to detect the passage of medals based on the time difference when these medals are detected. Absent. Further, although contrary to the present invention of claim 4, the first detection means may be provided with only one sensor, and only the second detection means may be provided with two sensors.

When the notification operation is performed by the first notification means, the spinning machine according to claim 5 operates the discharge means, and does not cause the first detection means to detect the inserted medal. Discharge to the outside of the spinning machine.
The case where the notification operation is performed by the first notification means is a case where there is a high possibility that an illegal act is performed, so it is desirable to immediately suspend the game in the gaming machine. However, even if such a situation occurs and a notification operation is performed, the store clerk cannot always respond immediately. In this regard, according to the swivel type gaming machine of the present invention, when the notification operation is performed by the first notification means, the medal inserted into the medal selector is not detected by the first detection means. Because it is discharged to the outside, damage caused by fraud can be minimized.

  Note that “when the notification operation is performed by the first notification unit” does not indicate only the time point when the first notification unit determines that the notification operation is performed. For example, it may be after the notification operation by the first notification means is actually performed, or when the first fraud detection means or the second fraud detection means has been performed an illegal act on the revolving game machine. It may be at the time of determination. This is because the notification operation is performed by the first notification means in this case.

Front view of a swivel game machine according to the present invention Electrical block diagram of a swivel type gaming machine according to the present invention Rear view of front door Enclosure with front door removed Switch detection and count timing chart Flow chart 1 of the first medal detection process Flowchart 2 of the first medal detection process Flow chart of second medal detection process Fraud determination processing flowchart Flow chart of processing at the start of fluctuation Flow chart of processing at the time of change stop Front view of medal selector Front view of medal selector with cover 60 removed Back view of medal selector Three views of the guide rod 63 View of medal selector 20 viewed from below Diagram showing medal trajectory The figure which shows a mode that a medal is discharged from a discharge port to a hopper Table showing the difference in the notification method between the first abnormality notification and the second abnormality notification

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the following examples, and can take various forms belonging to the technical scope of the present invention, and the contents described in the respective examples are appropriately combined. It goes without saying that it is possible.
[Example 1]

As shown in FIG. 1, a display panel 3 having a display window 2 (which can display an effective area of a 3 × 3 stop symbol) is installed on the front surface of the swivel type gaming machine 1 of this embodiment. Yes.
Behind the display window 2 are three reels 4 (in order to distinguish each, the reels 4L, 4C, 4R, and other parts in order from the left also in order to distinguish left, middle, and right, the symbol L, C, R are attached), and a rotating mechanism unit (not shown) is arranged, and three symbols among symbols provided on each reel 4 can be visually recognized from the display window 2. Further, around the display window 2, a bet lamp 5, a plurality of digital display portions 6a, and the like are arranged. Above the display window 2, an effect display unit 15a is provided, and effects and the like based on the game results are executed.
Below the display window 2, a bet switch 7, a start lever 8 (corresponding to a starter), a stop switch 9 (corresponding to a rotating cylinder stop means. When distinguishing each, stop switches 9L, 9C, 9R are sequentially arranged from the left. ), An operation unit 11 having a medal slot 18 and the like is provided. And the lower structure part 14 provided with the saucer 12, the speaker box 13, the medal discharge port 19, etc. is provided in the lowest part.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical block diagram of the rotary type gaming machine 1 according to the present invention. The main control board 40 includes a one-chip microcomputer, an input port, an output port, and the like.
The main control board 40 has an operation signal for the bet switch 7, an operation signal for the settlement switch 16, and medal detection signals for the medal detection switches 10 (four in this embodiment, 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, respectively). The operation signal (start signal) of the start lever 8, the operation signals of the stop switches 9L to 9R, the signal of the position detection sensor 41 of each reel 4 and the like are input.

On the output side of the main control board 40, the credit display device 6, the bet number display device 5, the payout medal number display device 17, the motors 28L, 28C, 28R, the floodlights 31L, 31C, 31R, the relay board 47, the gate solenoid. 61a is connected.
The main control board 40 is operated according to the program by the microcomputer, so that the credit display device 6, the bet number display device 5, the payout medal number display device 17, the rotation of the motor 28, based on the operation signal of the bet switch 7 described above, Controls stop, lighting lamp on / off, etc.

  A sound / lamp control board 49 is connected to the relay board 47, and the main control board 40 sends command data to the sound / lamp control board 49 via the relay board 47, so that sound output such as sound effects and electrical lighting are provided. Indirect control of lighting and extinguishing of types. An effect image control board 48 is connected to the sound / lamp control board 49 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication. The effect image control board 48 is based on command data sent from the main control board 40 to the relay board 47 or based on this data. The data generated by the sound / lamp control board 49 is received, and the effect image display device 15 is controlled accordingly.

In this embodiment, the effect image display device 15 displays the RB game number display, the RB execution number display, and the count number display. Alternatively, each display unit may be provided and displayed. Alternatively, any or all of the credit display device 6, the bet number display device 5, and the payout medal number display device 17 may be abolished and displayed on the effect image display device 15.
A payout control board 50 is connected as a bidirectional communication circuit to the main control board 40, and the payout control board 50 operates an acquired medal payout device 51 (payout means) based on the payout request data received from the main control board 40. Let me pay out medals. At that time, the payout control board 50 counts medals to be paid out based on the detection signal of the payout detection switch 52.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing the back side of the front door 80 of the swivel-type gaming machine 1. A medal selector 20 is disposed at a position on the back of the front door 80 corresponding to the lower portion of the medal slot 18. In spite of being inserted, medals discharged out of the machine due to the credit being full or the like are discharged from the medal discharge hole 53 through the path 70. An effect image display board 48 and a sound / lamp control board 49 are disposed above the front door 80.

  When the front door is removed, the outline of the housing 81 is as shown in FIG. A main control board 40 is provided above the reel 4, and a power supply box 55 is provided on the lower left side. Near the center of the lower portion is a hopper 56, and an acquired medal payout device 51 is installed at the lower portion of the hopper 56. When the acquired medal payout device 51 is driven, medals in the hopper 56 are discharged through the medal payout outlet 54. The medal payout port 54 communicates with the medal discharge hole 53 of FIG. 3, and the player can receive medals at the tray 12.

  Here, the medal selector 20 will be described. First, FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of the medal selector 20 viewed from the same direction as FIG. The medal selector 20 is provided with a guide rod 63 that is inclined to guide the inserted medal to the hopper 56. The tip of the medal selector 20 is turned toward the front of the figure, and the medal outlet is at the tip. 62 is formed. The medals flowing out from the discharge port 62 are stored in a hopper 56 (not shown).

  FIG. 13 shows a state where the cover 60 of the medal selector 20 is removed. The first switch 10a and the second switch 10b are both for detecting the passage of inserted medals, and the first switch 10a is located upstream of the second switch 10b. A third switch 10 c and a fourth switch 10 d are also provided in the vicinity of the discharge port 62 to detect the passage of medals immediately before being discharged to the hopper 56. As shown in FIG. 15C, the third switch 10c is located upstream of the fourth switch 10d. 15 is a three-sided view of the guide rod 63, FIG. 15 (a) is a view (front view) seen from the same direction as FIG. 13, FIG. 15 (b) is its plan view, and FIG. It is the side view which looked at 63 from the right side. The medal passage 63a formed in the guide rod 63 curves downward (backward when viewed from the front of the swivel game machine 1), as well shown in FIG. 15 (b). The medal flowing out from the discharge port 62 reaches the hopper 56 as shown in FIG. These four switches 10a to 10d are all realized by a photo interrupter. Also, the light emitted from the light emitting elements of the switches 10c and 10d are installed so that the directions thereof toward the light receiving elements are opposite to each other. The switches 10a and 10b are also installed so that the light directions are reversed. Some of the instruments used for the goto action have their own light emitting elements and misdetect the switches 10a to 10d. However, by reversing the light direction of the light emitting elements as described above, Need to be configured in the same manner, making it difficult to create.

  The detection results of the switches 10a to 10d when one medal is inserted into the medal selector 20 are as shown in FIG. When nothing is detected, the output signal is H. When the medal blocks light, it falls and becomes L, and when the medal passes and light is detected again by the photo interrupter's optical sensor, it rises. H. Since the distance between the first switch 10a and the second switch 10b is smaller than the diameter of each medal, both the first switch 10a and the second switch 10b have a time zone in which the medal is detected. That is, after the detection result of the first switch 10a changes from H to L (timing A in the drawing), the detection result of the second switch 10b changes from H to L (B in the drawing) until it becomes H again. timing). This relationship is the same for the third switch 10c and the fourth switch 10d. In contrast, the distance between the second switch 10b and the third switch 10c is sufficiently longer than the diameter of the medal, and after the detection result of the second switch 10b changes from L to H, and after the third switch 10c. The detection result of H changes from H to L. The “count” shown in the lower part of FIG. 5 will be described later.

  The first medal detection process executed by the CPU of the main control board 40 will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is started, first, in S100, it is determined whether or not a medal has passed based on the detection result of the first switch 10a. Note that it is not a medal that passes, but there is a possibility that it is an instrument used for a goto action or some foreign object, but here it will be described with a medal that is the original passing object (hereinafter the same). When an affirmative determination is made (S100: yes), timing of the first timer is started (S105), and it is determined whether or not a medal has passed through the second switch 10b in S110. When an affirmative determination is made (S110: yes), the time measurement of the first timer is stopped (S115), and it is determined whether or not the time measurement result of the first timer is within a predetermined time (S120). This “predetermined time” is an average time from when the medal passes through the first switch 10a until it passes through the second switch 10b. When the time measurement result is within the predetermined time (S120: yes), it is determined whether the first abnormality counter is not 0 (S125), and when the determination is negative (S125: no), the process proceeds to S180 in FIG. Transition. If the determination is affirmative (S125: yes), the value of the first normal counter is incremented by 1 (S130), and as a result, it is determined whether or not the value of the first normal counter has reached 10 (S135). If the determination is affirmative (S135: yes), the process proceeds to S180 after executing the first abnormality clearing process (S140). Further, when the first abnormality clear process is executed during execution of the first abnormality notification described later, the first abnormality notification is canceled. In the case of negative determination (S135: no), the process proceeds to S180 as it is.

  If it is determined in S110 that the medal has not yet passed through the second switch 10b (S110: no), the process proceeds to S145, and it is determined whether or not the current time elapsed by the first timer is equal to or longer than the predetermined time. (S145). If the predetermined time has not elapsed (S145: no), the process returns to S110 to determine again whether or not the medal has passed the second switch 10b. This waits for the medal to pass through the second switch 10b with the "predetermined time" as the upper limit. If the predetermined time has elapsed (S145: yes), it is determined whether the value of the first normal counter is not 0 (S155). If it is determined in S120 that the time measurement result of the first timer is not within the predetermined time, the process also proceeds to S155. If it is determined in S100 that no medal has passed through the first switch 10a, the process proceeds to S150 to determine whether or not a medal has passed through the second switch 10b. (S150: yes) also shifts to S155. If a negative determination is made in S150, the first and second switches 10a, 10b have not been detected by a medal, and it is considered that no medal has been inserted, and this processing ends (return: FIG. 7).

  When it is determined in S155 that the first normal counter is not 0 (S155: yes), the first normal counter is cleared (S160), and the value of the first abnormality counter is incremented by 1 (S165). When the value of the first normal counter is 0 (S155: no), the process proceeds to S165 as it is. Then, in S170, it is determined whether or not the value of the first abnormality counter has become 5. If the determination is affirmative (S170: yes), the process proceeds to S180 in FIG. 7 after performing the first abnormality notification process (S175). . If a negative determination is made (S170: no), the process directly proceeds to S180. In the first abnormality notification process (S175), a notification operation is performed by light emission from the lamp and a small display on the display device. These notification modes are not particularly concerned even if the player is playing a game.

  In S180, it is determined whether or not the maximum number of bets (3 in the case of the revolving game machine 1) has been completed, and if it has been completed (S180: yes), the credit is added (S185), and the credit is full. It is determined whether or not (S190). If the determination is affirmative (S190: yes), cancel gate operation processing is executed (S195). The cancel gate operation process is a process for operating the cancel gate 61 shown in FIG. When the medal selector 20 is viewed from the back side (the front side of the swivel game machine 1), it is as shown in FIG. 14, and the solenoid 61a provided at the lower part of the medal selector 20 is connected to the power source of the swivel game machine 1. When it is inserted, it is turned on, and when it is turned off, the cancel gate moves (actuates) in the rear direction in FIG. This is shown in FIG. This figure is a view of the medal selector 20 as viewed from below. Normally (when not in operation), the cancel gate 61 outside the medal passage is pushed by the solenoid during operation as shown in FIG. Project over the medal passage as shown in a). When the cancel gate 61 protrudes, the inserted medal passes through the medal outlet 1 shown in FIG. 17 and is discharged below the medal selector 20, and is not detected by the switches 10a and 10b.

Returning to FIG. If it is determined in S180 that the maximum number of bets has not been completed, the number of bets is added in S200, and as a result, it is determined whether or not the number of bets has become maximum (S225). When the bet number is the maximum (S225: yes), the process proceeds to S190. If the number of bets is not maximum (S225: no), cancel gate operation processing is executed (S195), or the credit is not full (S190: no), counter C1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as C1) Is incremented by 1 (S205).
As a result of S205, it is determined whether or not the value of C1 has become 10 (S210), if 10 (S210: yes), the fraud investigation timer is activated (S215), C1 is set to 0 (S220) End (return) processing. If the value of C1 is not 10 (S210: no), this process is terminated as it is.

  According to the first medal detection process in which the above process is performed, whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the vicinity of the medal slot 18 based on the time required for the medal to pass through the switches 10a and 10b. If this occurs, the first notification operation is performed. However, this notification operation is performed when the abnormality occurs five times, and when the abnormality occurs 1 to 5 times (but not including 5 times), it is determined to be normal 10 times continuously (S120: yes). Then, the abnormality count is restarted from 0, and is stopped when the notification operation is in progress (S140). Further, every time at least one of the switches 10a and 10b detects a medal, the number of bets is incremented. When the credit is full, the cancel gate 61 is operated, and thereafter, the inserted medals are returned to the player until it becomes inactive. When the cancel gate 61 is operated, medals are not detected by any of the switches 10a and 10b, so the counter C1 indicates the number of medals that have entered bets or credits. The timing at which the counter C1 is incremented by 1 is approximately as shown in FIG. The fraud investigation timer will be described later.

  The second medal detection process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is started, first, in S300, it is determined whether or not a medal has passed based on the detection result of the third switch 10c. When an affirmative determination is made (S300: yes), timing of the second timer is started (S305), and it is determined whether or not a medal has passed through the fourth switch 10d in S310. When an affirmative determination is made (S310: yes), the time measurement of the second timer is stopped (S315), and it is determined whether or not the time measurement result of the second timer is within a predetermined time (S320). This “predetermined time” is an average time from the passage of the third switch 10c to the passage of the fourth switch 10d. When the measured time is within the predetermined time (S320: yes), it is determined whether the second abnormality counter is not 0 (S325), and when it is negative (S325: no), the process proceeds to S385. C2 is incremented by 1 and the process is terminated (returned). If the determination is affirmative (S325: yes), the value of the second normal counter is incremented by 1 (S330), and as a result, it is determined whether or not the value of the second normal counter has reached 10 (S335). If the determination is affirmative (S335: yes), the process proceeds to S385 after performing the second abnormality clear process. If the determination is negative (S335: no), the process proceeds to S385 as it is.

  If it is determined in S310 that the medal has not yet passed through the fourth switch 10d (S310: no), the process proceeds to S345, and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the current second timer is equal to or longer than the predetermined time. (S345). If the predetermined time has not elapsed (S345: no), the process returns to S310 to determine again whether or not the medal has passed through the fourth switch 10d. This waits for the medal to pass through the fourth switch 10d with the "predetermined time" as the upper limit. If the predetermined time has elapsed (S345: yes), it is determined whether the value of the second normal counter is not 0 (S355). Note that if it is determined in S320 that the time measurement result of the second timer is not within the predetermined time, the process also proceeds to S355. If it is determined in S300 that the medal has not passed through the third switch 10c, the process proceeds to S350 to determine whether or not the medal has passed through the fourth switch 10d. (S350: yes) also shifts to S355. If a negative determination is made in S350, the present process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S355 that the second normal counter is not 0 (S355: yes), the second normal counter is cleared (S360), and the value of the second abnormal counter is incremented by 1 (S365). When the value of the second normal counter is 0 (S355: no), the process proceeds to S365 as it is. In S370, it is determined whether or not the value of the second abnormality counter has become 5. If the determination is affirmative (S370: yes), the process proceeds to S385 after performing the first abnormality notification process in S375. If the determination is negative (S370: no), the process proceeds to S385 as it is.

  According to the second medal detection process that performs the above-described process, whether or not an abnormality has occurred is checked based on the time required for the medal to pass through the switches 10c and 10d immediately before the hopper 56. If it has occurred, the first notification operation is performed. Similar to the first medal detection process, this notification operation is performed at the time when the abnormality occurs 5 times, and is determined to be normal 10 times continuously while the abnormality occurs 1 to 5 times (but not including 5 times). (S320: yes), the abnormality count is restarted from 0, and when the notification operation is in progress, it is stopped (S340). Each time at least one of the switches 10c and 10d detects a medal, the counter C2 is incremented by one. Therefore, the timing at which the counter C2 is incremented by 1 is approximately as shown in FIG.

  The fraud determination process will be described with reference to FIG. This process is activated when C1 reaches 10 in S210. In this process, first, in S400, it is determined whether the fraud investigation timer is operating. When a negative determination is made (S400: no), this process ends. When an affirmative determination is made (S400: yes), it is determined whether or not a set time has elapsed (S405). This set time is an average time from the passage of the second switch 10b to the passage of the third switch 10c. When a negative determination is made (S405: no), this process ends. When a positive determination is made (S405: yes), the fraud investigation timer is cleared (S410), and it is determined whether C2 is 10 (S415). If the determination is negative (S415: no), the second abnormality notification process is executed (S420). In the second abnormality notification process (S420), in addition to the light emission of the lamp and the notification operation by the display device, a sound notification operation is also performed, thereby notifying the player and others in the vicinity that an abnormality has occurred. It is an aspect. When the second abnormality notification process ends, a cancel gate operation process is executed (S425), and thereafter, the inserted medals are discharged below the medal selector 20, and this process ends. If it is determined in S415 that C2 is 10 (S415: yes), the process ends after C2 is set to 0 in S430.

  According to the fraud determination process as described above, C1 has become 10 (that is, the 10th medal has been inserted since C1 became 0 last time (excluding the amount discharged from medal exit 1)). After waiting for the elapse of a predetermined time (here, the average time from passing through the second switch 10b to passing through the third switch 10c) from the time, C2 becomes 10 (that is, since C2 has become 0 in the previous time). It is determined whether or not 10 medals have been discharged to the hopper 56, and if not, the second abnormality notification operation is performed. That is, 10 medals are discharged from the medal slot 18 (from the medal outlet 1) Each time it is inserted, it is determined whether or not the number of medals detected at the medal insertion slot 18 and the number of medals detected immediately before the hopper 56 match. ,Abnormal situation Performing a second abnormality notification process as occurred. The number of medals detected at the medal insertion slot 18 and the number of medals detected immediately before the hopper 56 usually match, and the fact that they do not match is more serious than the abnormality related to the first abnormality notification process described above. Since the situation, more specifically, the state where there is a high possibility that the goto action is being performed, the notification operation is performed in a manner using sounds that can be recognized by the surroundings. Further, the cancel gate 61 is operated to make it impossible to play with medals inserted thereafter. In order to stop the notification operation by the second abnormality notification processing, the power of the spinning-reel game machine 1 is turned off. As a result, both C1 and C2 become zero.

  The variation start process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is started, first, in S500, it is determined whether or not the bet number is maximum. When a negative determination is made (S500: no), this process ends (returns). When an affirmative determination is made (S500: yes), it is determined whether or not the start lever 8 has been operated (S505). When a negative determination is made (S505: no), this process ends. If there is a lever operation (S505: yes), a cancel gate operation process is executed (S515), and the insertion of medals during reel fluctuation is invalidated. Then, after executing the fluctuation start process (S515), this process is terminated. The variation stop process will be described with reference to FIG. When this process is started, first, in S600, it is determined whether or not the symbol is changing. When a negative determination is made (S600: no), this process ends. When an affirmative determination is made (S600: yes), it is determined whether the wait time has elapsed (S605). When a negative determination is made (S605: no), this process ends. If an affirmative determination is made (S605: yes), it is determined whether or not a rotation stop switch (left) has been input, that is, whether or not the player has pressed the stop switch 9L (S610). When an affirmative determination is made (S610: yes), stop processing of the rotation stop switch (left) is executed, and the process proceeds to S640. When a negative determination is made (S610: no), it is determined whether or not a rotation stop switch (medium) has been input, that is, whether or not the player has pressed the stop switch 9C (S620). When an affirmative determination is made (S620: yes), stop processing of the rotation stop switch (medium) is executed, and the process proceeds to S640. If a negative determination is made (S620: no), it is determined whether or not a rotation stop switch (right) has been input, that is, whether or not the player has pressed the stop switch 9R (S630). When an affirmative determination is made (S630: yes), stop processing of the rotation stop switch (right) is executed, and the process proceeds to S640. If a negative determination is made (S630: no), the change stop process is terminated (returned).

In S640, it is determined whether or not all reels have been stopped. If a negative determination is made (S640: no), the variable stop processing is terminated. If an affirmative determination is made (S640: yes), it is determined in S645 whether C1 and C2 are equal. If equal (S645: yes), both C1 and C2 are set to 0 in S650, and the process proceeds to S655. If they are not equal (S645: no), the process goes straight to S655.
In S655, it is determined whether or not the stop symbol is replay. If a negative determination is made (S640: no), a cancel gate operation stop process is executed (S660), and each stop symbol process is performed (S665). Terminate the stop process. If the stop symbol is replay (S655: yes), S665 is executed and the variation stop process is terminated.

In this variation stop process, when all the reels 4 are stopped (S640: yes), it is determined whether or not the counters C1 and C2 are equal. If they are equal (S650: yes), both counters C1 and C2 are set to 0. Yes. As a result, every time the reel is changed or stopped, C1 and C2 should match if a legitimate game is played. Therefore, C1 is set to 0 each time, and the number of times that the above-described fraud determination process is activated is determined. It can be reduced appropriately. On the other hand, if C1 ≠ C2 due to some fraudulent action in the process of fluctuation / stop of the reel 4, then fraud determination processing until 10 medals are inserted at the latest. Is activated at that time (C1 = 10), so that C2 ≠ 10, the second abnormality notification process (S420) is performed. That is, when there is a possibility that a serious abnormality (for example, goto action) has occurred, the change stop process does not delay or prevent the second abnormality notification.
When all of the reels 4 are stopped, unless the symbol is replayed, the cancel gate 61 is deactivated (S660), and credits can be allocated and bets can be made.

The swivel-type gaming machine 1 configured as described above causes a goto device equipped with a light emitting element to be inserted from the medal insertion slot 18 so that the light emitting element blinks appropriately, thereby erroneously detecting that a “medal has been inserted”. Even so, since the switches 10c and 10d are located far away from the medal slot 18, it is difficult to create a goto tool itself. Moreover, the medal passage is bent at least twice, once in the vicinity of the cancel gate 61 and once in front of the hopper 56, and the directions of the bends are different from each other. Therefore, the goto device needs to be a flexible circuit board, and it is very difficult to accurately position the light emitting elements on the switches 10a to 10d (especially the switches 10c and 10d).
Further, if the goto device is pulled out after an illegal act, for example, it is likely to be caught in a bent portion immediately before the hopper 56 or a bent portion in the vicinity of the cancel gate 61, so that the device may not be pulled out or may be destroyed even if pulled out. Is expensive. Generally, such goto equipment is expensive, and every time you try to scam tens of thousands of yen, exposure to the risk of loss or destruction greatly reduces the motivation of those who go to goto, which in turn helps to prevent gotoing .

  And since two aspects of alerting | reporting operation | movement are provided, the alerting | reporting operation | movement according to the seriousness of the abnormal condition is possible. A summary of the notification operation is shown in FIG. In the first abnormality notification with a low severity, the notification operation is performed only with the lamp and the display device. However, in the second notification with a high severity, the sound operation is performed in addition to the notification operation with the lamp and the display device. And the cancel gate 61 (denoted as “canceller” in the figure) is operated to make it impossible to insert more medals (increase in credit).

  Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration / state of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The switches 10a and 10b correspond to “first detection means” of the present invention, the switches 10c and 10d correspond to “second detection means” of the present invention, and the guide rod 63 corresponds to “guidance section” of the present invention. The cancel gate 61 and the solenoid 61a correspond to the “discharge means” of the present invention, the processing of S400 to S415 corresponds to the “first fraud detection means” of the present invention, and the processing of S420 corresponds to the “first notification” of the present invention. The processing of S100 to S170 and the processing of S300 to S370 correspond to “abnormality detection means” of the present invention, and the processing of S175 and S375 corresponds to “second notification means” of the present invention.

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In the revolving gaming machine 1, the presence or absence of fraud is determined by counting at C1 and C2, but based on the time from when the switches 10a and 10b detect medals until the switches 10c and 10d detect medals. May be determined. The case where fraud is detected in this way corresponds to processing as “second fraud detection means”. Further, the value of C2 is checked every time C1 becomes 10 (S210) (S415), but the value of C2 may be checked every time C1 becomes a numerical value other than 10. If the value of C2 is checked every time C1 becomes 1, it is checked every time one medal is inserted. On the other hand, if the value of C2 is checked every time it becomes 11, even if the values of C1 and C2 do not coincide with each other, a maximum of 11 sheets (excluding those discharged from medal outlet 1) is allowed. Become. In addition, although the process which sets C1 and C2 to 0 exists in each place, these may be stopped and it may be made to continue counting a medal while the rotating type game machine 1 is operating. And you may comprise so that it may return to 0 for the first time, when a 2nd abnormality alerting | reporting process (S420) is performed and it cancels | releases.

Further, when an actuator such as a solenoid is driven, a member that protrudes from the guide rod 63 is further provided. When performing the process of S420, the actuator cannot be driven to pull out the goto tool from the guide rod 63 (or forcibly remove it). This may destroy the goto tool). Or you may make it difficult to extract the inserted goto implement by providing a protrusion or a burrow in the guide rod 63 where it does not hinder the passage of the medal.
Moreover, since the switches 10a and 10b and the switches 10c and 10d can also detect the direction, when it is detected that the medal has moved in the reverse direction, it is determined that the medal is not a medal but a goto device, and a notification operation is performed. good.
In the rotating type gaming machine 1, the cancel gate 61 is configured to operate when the gate solenoid 61a is turned off. Conversely, the cancel gate 61 may be configured to operate when the gate solenoid 61a is turned on. Good. The notification operation may be other than that shown in FIG.

1: Cylinder-type game machine C1, C2: Counter 4: Reel 6: Credit display device 8: Start lever 9: Stop switch 10a to 10d: Medal detection switch 18: Medal insertion slot 20: Medal selector 40: Main control board 56 : Hopper 61: Cancel gate 61a: Gate solenoid

This onset Akira been made to solve the above problems, the times reel-type medal inserted into the gaming machine, and sorted into and valid medals and invalid medal game, detecting the effective and medals a medal selector having a first detecting means, second detecting medals provided to the induction portion for guiding to said first accumulator the medals through the detector sulfo wrapper from the medal selector, is dielectric guide and a detecting means, the player is put medals to rotate the reel banging start lever in the reel-type gaming machine game progresses by pressing the stop button, the first detection means , Comprising at least two photointerrupters for detecting medals, and the two photointerrupters are such that the directions of light emitted from the light emitting elements toward the light receiving elements are opposite to each other. Based on the time difference between the two photo interrupters detecting medals, an abnormality detecting means for determining whether or not an abnormality has occurred, and a notification operation is performed when the abnormality detecting means determines that the abnormality has occurred. Based on the second notification means , the number of medals detected by the first detection means, and the number of medals detected by the second detection means, whether an illegal act was performed on the revolving game machine A first cheating detection means for determining whether or not, a first notifying means for performing a notifying operation when the first cheating detection means determines that the cheating has been performed, and the medal selector by an actuator. and a discharge member, the discharge member is not operated when performing a notification operation by the second notification means, actuated when performing a notification operation by the first notification unit, The medal inserted after the notification operation by the first notification means is discharged as the invalid medal, and the first detection means includes two photo interrupters, and the two photo interrupters are: The direction in which the light from the light emitting element is directed to the light receiving element is opposite to each other, and the first fraud detection means determines whether the fraudulent act is performed on the revolving game machine when all the reels are stopped. It is characterized by determining whether or not .

In Reference Example 1 of the present invention , medals inserted into the swivel game machine are sorted into medals effective for games and invalid medals, and a first medal that detects the valid medals is detected. A medal selector provided with detection means, at least a hopper for storing medals selected as medals effective for games by the medal selector, and guiding the medals validated by the medal selector from the medal selector to the hopper And a second detecting means provided in the guiding section for detecting a medal guided by the guiding section, and a medal detected by the second detecting means after the first detecting means detects the medal. Second fraud detection means for determining whether or not the fraudulent act has been performed on the revolving game machine based on the time required until the As its gist the reel-type gaming machine is characterized in that a first notification means for notifying operation when determines that that conducted the second fraud detection means. Reference Example 2 of the present invention is a rotating game machine according to claim 1, or in the rotating game machine according to claim 1, or in Reference Example 1 of the present invention , the second detection means is provided by the medal selector in the guide section. Is also for detecting the passage of medals at a position near the hopper.

In Reference Example 3 of the present invention, in the swivel type gaming machine according to any one of Claims 1 , Reference Example 1, Reference Example 2 or Reference Example 3 , a medal inserted into the medal selector is detected in the first detection. Discharging means for discharging to the outside of the swivel game machine without being detected by the means is provided, and when the notifying operation is performed by the first notifying means, the discharging means is operated.

The first detection means includes at least two sensors for detecting medals, and the abnormality detection means determines the occurrence of an abnormality based on the time difference at which these two sensors detect medals. . When the abnormality detection means determines that an abnormality has occurred, the second notification means performs a notification operation different from the notification operation by the first notification means.
  Here, the detection of the medal inserted into the medal slot based on the detection results of the two sensors constituting the first detection means is already generally performed. When two photo interrupters are installed in the medal passage near the medal slot as the first detecting means, a time difference is always generated in the detection result of the two photo interrupters when the medal passes through this portion. By comparing this time difference with the time difference when a regular medal is inserted, it is detected that the medal has passed, the direction in which the medal has passed, and the number of passes (number of passes).
  However, with this detection method, even if it is not fraudulent, false detection can occur due to dirt on the medals or cases where the player has thrown the medals violently. Therefore, in the present invention, this error detection is performed by the abnormality detection means independently of the first fraud detection means and the second fraud detection means, and the notification operation is performed in a manner different from the first notification means. 2 Notification means. In this way, the determination result by the first fraud detection means and the second fraud detection means, which are likely to have been fraudulent, and the determination result by the abnormality detection means, which is highly likely not to be fraud, differ from each other. Can be notified. Thus, for example, the notification operation by the first notification means is performed with a loud sound reverberating around and immediately stops fraudulent activity, while the notification operation by the second notification means detects an abnormality in the hall computer. Only when a report is received from a specific gaming machine repeatedly, it becomes possible for the manager of the hall or the like to go to check the gaming machine for the first time. Note that “different notification operations” does not mean that both notification operations are completely different. For example, a part of the notification operation may be common such that the second notification means notifies by blinking the lamp and the first notification means notifies by blinking the lamp and loud sound.
  As with the first detection means, the second detection means is also provided with two sensors, and of course, it may be configured to detect the passage of medals based on the time difference when these medals are detected. Absent.
  Further, the two photo interrupters as the first detecting means are installed so that the light directions are reversed. Among the instruments used for goto action, there are those that have their own light emitting elements and misdetect the first detection means, etc., but by reversing the light direction of the light emitting elements as described above, Need to be configured in the same manner, making it difficult to create.
  The first fraud detection means determines whether or not the fraudulent act has been performed on the revolving game machine when all of the reels are stopped.

In the swivel type gaming machine of Reference Example 2 , the second detection means detects the passage of medals at a position closer to the hopper than the medal selector in the guide section. That is, the first detection means and the second detection means are considerably separated from each other. As a result, for example, in order to cause the first detection means and the second detection means to erroneously detect, a light emitting element such as an LED (of course, a plurality of light emitting elements are provided in order to cause the first and second detection means to erroneously detect. It is difficult to accurately place the light emitting element at the position of the second detection means far from the first detection means even if the substrate having the above is inserted from the medal insertion slot or the like. In addition, since the inside of the medal selector has a complicated shape, it is necessary for the substrate to have flexibility. As a result, the light emitting element for causing the second detection means to detect erroneously is appropriately positioned. However, it becomes more difficult. Note that even if the second detection means is configured to detect the passage of medals at a position closer to the medal selector than the hopper in the guide portion, the second detection means detects the passage of medals outside the medal selector. Therefore, it is still difficult for the second detection means to make a false detection. According to the third aspect of the present invention, if the guiding unit is configured to detect the passage of medals at a position closer to the hopper than the medal selector, the degree of difficulty of erroneous detection is further increased.

When the notification operation is performed by the first notification unit, the spinning cylinder type game machine of Reference Example 3 operates the discharge unit and does not cause the first detection unit to detect the inserted medal. Discharge outside the game machine. The case where the notification operation is performed by the first notification means is a case where there is a high possibility that an illegal act is performed, so it is desirable to immediately suspend the game in the gaming machine. However, even if such a situation occurs and a notification operation is performed, the store clerk cannot always respond immediately. In this regard, according to the swivel type gaming machine of the present invention, when the notification operation is performed by the first notification means, the medal inserted into the medal selector is not detected by the first detection means. Because it is discharged to the outside, damage caused by fraud can be minimized.

Here, the correspondence relationship between the configuration / state of the present embodiment and the configuration requirements of the present invention is shown. The switches 10a and 10b correspond to “first detection means” of the present invention, the switches 10c and 10d correspond to “second detection means” of the present invention, and the guide rod 63 corresponds to “guidance section” of the present invention. The cancel gate 61 and the solenoid 61a correspond to the “discharge means” of the present invention, the processing of S400 to S415 corresponds to the “first fraud detection means” of the present invention, and the processing of S420 corresponds to the “first notification” of the present invention. It corresponds to means "the process of treatment and S300~S370 of S100~S170 correspond to" abnormality detecting device "of the present invention, the processing of S17 5 corresponds to a" second informing means "of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A medal selector that includes first detection means for detecting the valid medals, wherein the medals inserted into the revolving game machine are sorted into medals valid for the game and invalid medals; ,
At least a hopper for storing medals selected as medals effective for games by the medal selector;
A guiding unit for guiding a medal made valid by the medal selector from the medal selector to the hopper;
A second detection means provided in the guiding portion for detecting a medal guided by the guiding portion;
Based on the number of medals detected by the first detection means and the number of medals detected by the second detection means, a first judgment is made as to whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the revolving game machine. 1 fraud detection means;
And a first informing means for performing an informing operation when the first injustice detecting means determines that the injustice has been performed. A medal selector that includes first detection means for detecting the valid medals, wherein the medals inserted into the revolving game machine are sorted into medals valid for the game and invalid medals; ,
At least a hopper for storing medals selected as medals effective for games by the medal selector;
A guiding unit for guiding a medal made valid by the medal selector from the medal selector to the hopper;
A second detection means provided in the guiding portion for detecting a medal guided by the guiding portion;
Based on the time required from the detection of the medal by the first detection means to the detection of the medal by the second detection means, it is determined whether or not an illegal act has been performed on the revolving gaming machine. A second fraud detection means;
A swivel type gaming machine comprising: first notification means for performing a notification operation when the second cheating detection means determines that the cheating has been performed. In the rotary type gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The spinning machine according to claim 2, wherein the second detection means detects passage of a medal at a position closer to the hopper than the medal selector in the guide section. In the rotary type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first detection means includes at least two sensors for detecting medals, and determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred based on a time difference at which the two sensors detected medals. Anomaly detection means;
Second notification means for performing a notification operation when the abnormality detection means determines that the abnormality has occurred;
And the notification operation by the second notification means is different from the notification operation by the first notification means. In the rotary type gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A discharging means for discharging the medal inserted into the medal selector to the outside of the rotary gaming machine without causing the first detecting means to detect the medal;
When the notification operation is performed by the first notification means, the spinning mechanism is operated.

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