JP2529818Y2 - Pachinko game machine management device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a management apparatus for a pachinko game machine for managing a pachinko game machine in a hit state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko hall, a pachinko game machine in which the number of difference balls (difference between an out ball and a safe ball) reaches a predetermined hitting set value so that many players can obtain profits evenly. Is generated, the continuous game in the pachinko game machine is prohibited and the pachinko game machine is stopped, and a display indicating that the pachinko game machine is in a stopped state is displayed. Specifically, subtraction means for calculating the difference ball number of the pachinko game machine based on the counting result of the out ball number signal and the safe ball number signal output from the pachinko game machine, and the difference ball obtained by such calculation A pachinko game machine management device including a hitting means for outputting a hit signal when the number reaches a predetermined hit setting value, based on the hit signal output from the management device. A configuration in which the supply of the pachinko ball is stopped or the power of the pachinko ball launching device is shut off, thereby prohibiting the game in the pachinko game machine, and turning on a hit indicator lamp provided in the pachinko game machine. It has become.

[0003] By the way, pachinko game machines which have been temporarily stopped on the day of the operation of the pachinko hall are popular among game players because they are likely to exhibit a stopped state again in subsequent games. For this reason, in many pachinko halls, pachinko game machines that have been stopped are preferentially opened to first-come-first-served players in response to in-store broadcast calls, or to players who have won lotteries. Managing.

[0004] In order to smoothly open such a pachinko game machine, conventionally, an open ticket in which the number of the pachinko game machine to be opened is printed and recorded on a paper sheet is issued, and the open ticket is issued. On the basis of this, the corresponding pachinko game machine is released. In this case, for example, each time a stopped pachinko game machine is generated in a prize exchange counter in the pachinko hall, a ticket issuance that automatically issues an open ticket in which the machine number of the pachinko game machine is printed and recorded. When a predetermined number of open tickets issued from this ticketing machine have been accumulated, in-store broadcasting calls on the player to open the pachinko game machine and hand the open ticket at the prize exchange counter. Thus, the game is handed to the player on a first-come-first-served basis or a lottery. The player who receives the open ticket goes to the pachinko game machine with the machine number recorded on the open ticket and hands the open ticket to the pachinko hall employee, and the employee who receives the open ticket in this way The member performs a procedure for releasing the hit state of the pachinko game machine.

[0005]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, the pachinko hall employee who receives the open ticket matches the machine number recorded on the open ticket with the machine number of the pachinko game machine to be opened. On the pachinko game machine side,
Only the stop indication by the stop indication lamp is performed,
Since the display associated with the issuance of the open ticket is not performed, it is impossible to judge the authenticity of the open ticket on the spot, and such a point has been an unsolved problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to open a pachinko game machine in a stopped state by using an open ticket in which the number of the pachinko game machine is recorded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a management apparatus for a pachinko game machine, which has an effect that, for example, the authenticity of an open ticket can be easily determined.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention relates to a pachinko game machine which is operated when a difference between an out ball and a safe ball in a running pachinko game machine reaches a stop set value. The pachinko game machine is provided with a hit control means for switching to a hit state in which the game cannot be continued, and ticket issuing means capable of issuing an open ticket in which at least the machine number of the hit pachinko game machine is recorded. Of the pachinko game machine to be switched to the operating state in a state where an open ticket having the unit number recorded near the pachinko game machine is issued.
It is configured to be installed correspondingly.

[0008] The notification means is provided for each pachinko game machine.
The call indicator lamps provided
A pattern different from other display patterns due to the call indicator lamp
Alternatively, the notification operation may be performed by displaying an icon.

Furthermore, a command switch is provided near the pachinko game machine, and the hit control means is configured to release the hit state of the pachinko game machine corresponding to the command switch when the command switch is operated. Is also good.

[0010]

When the difference between the out ball and the safe ball reaches the stop set value in the operating pachinko game machine, the stop control means switches the pachinko game machine to a stop state where the game cannot be continued. Can be When the pachinko game machine is in the hit state in this way, the ticket issuing means is in a state in which an open ticket in which at least the machine number of the pachinko game machine is recorded can be issued, and such an open ticket is issued to the player. If issued, the pachinko game machine can be released and released to a specific player based on the open ticket. Further, when such an open ticket is issued, a notifying unit installed near the pachinko game machine of the machine number recorded on the open ticket so as to correspond to the pachinko game machine on a one-to-one basis performs an informing operation. .

In this case, the pachinko hall employee performs an operation of releasing the hit state of the pachinko game machine by matching the machine number recorded on the open ticket with the machine number of the pachinko game machine. However, at the time of the release operation, the authenticity of the open ticket can be determined with a certain degree of reliability according to the presence or absence of the notification by the notification means as described above.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the notifying means includes a caller.
Since the lamp is also used as a display lamp, an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the command switch provided near the pachinko game machine is operated, the hit control means releases the hit state of the pachinko game machine corresponding to the command switch. Therefore, the operation of releasing the hit can be simplified, and the burden on pachinko hall employees can be reduced.

[0014]

In FIG. 7, the pachinko game machine 1 is provided with an electric ball firing mechanism 4 for firing the pachinko balls in the upper plate 2 to the board 3 and is driven by a central control computer 5 as a hit control means. In the state where the stop signal Sz is input, the power of the ball firing mechanism 4 is shut off, and the stop state in which the continuation of the game is prohibited is switched according to such power cutoff. An out-ball counter 6 provided in association with the pachinko game machine 1 outputs a counting pulse Pa indicating the number of out-balls (the number of driven pachinko balls), and a safety pulse also provided in association with the pachinko game machine 1. The ball counter 7 is configured to output a counting pulse Pb indicating the number of safe balls (the number of released pachinko balls as prize balls), and these counting pulses Pa and Pb are given to the central management computer 5.

A ball lending machine 8 installed next to the pachinko game machine 1 so as to correspond to the pachinko game machine 1 on a one-to-one basis discharges a number of pachinko balls corresponding to the value of coins inserted from the insertion slot 8a. The released pachinko balls are released directly to the upper plate 2 of the pachinko game machine 1 via the guide member 8b. The ball lending machine 8 is configured to output a sales pulse Pm one pulse each time a pachinko ball for 100 yen is released, and the sales pulse Pm is given to the central management computer 5.

[0016] One-on-one above the pachinko game machine 1
Call lamp unit 9 installed corresponding to(Book
(Corresponds to a call indicator lamp as a notification means in the invention)
Exchanges signals with the central management computer 5
As well as the corresponding pachinko game machine 1
Number plate 10 for indicating the machine number, alternate type
Call switch 11, HitStop indicator lamp 12, call lamp
13 and contains pachinko
Command switch 14 (see FIG. 8)
Reference).

FIG. 8 shows the electrical configuration of the call lamp unit 9. In FIG. 8, the driver 15
Turns on the call lamp 13 when the call switch 11 is on, and turns on the call lamp 13 when the call switch 11 is off.
Is turned off. The transmission circuit 16 is configured to output an open signal Sk in response to a command from the control circuit 17, and the open signal Sk is given to the central control computer 5. The control circuit 17 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer. Based on a preset program, an ON signal from the call switch 11, a stop signal Sz from the central control computer 5, and a ticket issued signal Sc, a driver is provided. Ramp 1 through 18
2 and the release signal S via the transmission circuit 16
The output control of k is performed as shown in the flowchart of FIG.

That is, in FIG. 9, the control circuit 17 waits until the stop signal Sz is input (step A1).
When the stop signal Sz is input, the stop display lamp 12
Is turned on (step A2). In the state where the hit indication lamp 12 is turned on, the control circuit 17 waits until the ticket issuing signal Sc is input or the input of the hit signal Sz is stopped (steps A3 and A4). When the input of the stop signal Sz is stopped without input of the ticket issuing signal Sc, the stop display lamp 12 is turned off (step A5), and thereafter, the process returns to step A1.

When the ticket issuing signal Sc is input in the lighting state of the hit display lamp 12 ("YES" in step A3), the control circuit 17 activates the calling lamp unit 9.
Display pattern different from normal display pattern, for example, hitting
Operates in the display pattern of blinking the display lamp 12
Make state switching (operating state of the informing means of the present invention) (step A6), after which waits until until an instruction switch 14 is turned on, or punch stop signal Sz is input stop (Step A7, A8 ). Command switch 1
4 is turned on, the control circuit 17
Then, the release signal Sk is output via the terminal 6 (step A9), and thereafter, the process returns to the standby loop (steps A7, A8).
Further, when the input of the stop signal Sz is stopped during the execution of the standby loop, the control circuit 17 executes the step A5 for turning off the stop display lamp 12, and returns to step A1.

The control contents of the control circuit 17 as described above are summarized as follows.

When the hit signal Sz is given from the central control computer 5, the hit indicator lamp 12 is continuously turned on. In this state, when the ticketing completion signal Sc is given from the central control computer 5, the hitting signal Sc is sent. The stop display lamp 12 is switched to a blinking state. When the input of the stop signal Sz is stopped, the stop display lamp 12 is turned off.

... The ON operation of the command switch 14 is effective only when the stop display lamp 12 is blinking, that is, when the ticketing completion signal Sc is given from the central management computer 5, and in this state. When the command switch 14 is turned on, an open signal Sk is output and given to the central control computer 5.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the electrical configuration of the central management computer 5 and devices related thereto, which will be described below.

In FIG. 1, a control circuit 19, which is the core of the centralized management computer 5, is provided between the pachinko game machine 1, the ball lending machine 8 and the calling lamp unit 9 to count pulses Pa and Pb and a sales pulse Pm. The exchange of the stop signal Sz, the release signal Sk, and the ticket issued signal Sc is performed via the input / output circuit 20.

The display panel 21 has a function of displaying the number of the pachinko game machine 1 that has been stopped, and selectively displays the balance data such as the number of out-balls, the number of safe balls, and the number of difference balls for each pachinko game machine 1. A display function is provided, and the display content is controlled by the control circuit 19 via the output circuit 22 and the display control unit 23. Printer 2
4 is provided so as to be able to print the income and expenditure data relating to each of the pachinko game machines 1 as described above.
The control circuit 19 controls the output circuit 22 and the print control unit 25.

The keyboard 26 allows the control circuit 19 to input a signal for instructing the pachinko game machine 1 to be released in a hit state in association with the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 and to display the signal on the display panel 21. It is provided for inputting machine number data and the like necessary for controlling the operation and the printing operation by the printer 24. Further, the storage device 27 is formed of a RAM, and is configured to be able to store the balance data of each pachinko game machine 1 calculated by the control circuit.

The control circuit 19 includes a pachinko game machine 1, a ball lending machine 8, a calling lamp unit 9, an input signal from the keyboard 6, a ticket issuing machine 28 for issuing an open ticket to be described later, and a monitoring device 29. From the pachinko game machine 1 based on each input signal from the PC, a preset program, and the storage device 27 and data transfer,
The totalization of the sales by the ball rental machine 8, the display control of the display panel 21, the printing control of the printer 24, and the output control of a hitting data signal Sd, a canceling signal Si, and an opening data signal So, which will be described later, are performed. I have.

In particular, the control circuit 19 performs a balance calculation for each pachinko game machine 1 based on the input count pulses Pa and Pb, and sequentially stores the balance data for each pachinko game machine 1 in the storage device 27. At the same time, when the pachinko game machine 1 in which the difference between the out ball and the safe ball in the stored data has reached the hit setting value occurs, the "hit process" routine as shown in FIG. 2 is executed. When the opening signal Sk is input from the calling lamp unit 9 and when the opening command signal is input from the keyboard 26, the control circuit 19 executes an "opening process" routine as shown in FIG. When the return command signal Sf is inputted from the ticket issuing machine 29, the "re-output processing" routine shown in FIG. 4 is executed, and when the ticket issuing data signal Se is inputted from the ticket issuing machine 28, the "issued signal Sc" shown in FIG. A signal output process "routine is executed, and the contents of each routine will be described below.

(A) In the "stop processing" routine shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko game machine 1 which is in the hit state according to the balance calculation for each pachinko game machine 1 occurs ("YES" in step B1). )) Sometimes, the pachinko game machine 1
Is determined in advance as an open ticket issuance target platform (step B2), and if it is an open ticket issuance target platform, the platform number Δ of the pachinko game machine 1 is determined.
A hitting data signal Sd including information that can specify N is output through the input / output circuit 30 and given to the ticket issuing machine 28,
The unit number ΔN is stored in the storage device 27 (step B
3, B4).

After the storage of such a machine number ΔN, and when the pachinko game machine 1 in the hit state is not the one for which the open ticket is to be issued (“NO” in step B2), the pachinko game machine The stop signal Sz is sent to the input / output circuit 20 for the machine 1 and the corresponding call lamp unit 9.
(Step B5). Thereafter, the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 is displayed on the display panel 21, and the balance data of the pachinko game machine 1 is printed by the printer 24 and the process returns (step B6). , B
7).

(B) In the "opening process" routine shown in FIG. 3, the release signal Sk from the calling lamp unit 9 is input,
Alternatively, when there is an input of an opening command signal from the keyboard 26, in other words, when there is an opening command to the pachinko game machine 1 specified by those input signals ("YES" in step C1), It is determined whether or not the pachinko game machine 1 is being hit (step C2). If the pachinko game machine 1 is not being hit, the balance data of the pachinko game machine 1 is printed by the printer 24 and the process returns (step C2). Step C3).

If the pachinko game machine 1 for which the release command has been issued is being stopped, it is determined whether or not the pachinko game machine 1 is a predetermined one as a target for issuing a release ticket ( Step C4), if it is a stand to be issued an open ticket, it is determined whether or not the open ticket for the pachinko game machine 1 has already been issued based on the ticket issuing data signal Se from the ticket issuing machine 28. (Step C5). If the open ticket has been issued, the storage contents of the income and expenditure data relating to the pachinko game machine 1 are initialized, and an open data signal So including information capable of specifying the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 is output. It is output and given to the monitoring device 29 (steps C6 and C7). If no open ticket has been issued,
In the same manner as described above, the storage contents of the balance data relating to the pachinko game machine 1 are initialized, and a cancellation signal Si including information capable of specifying the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 is output through the input / output circuit 30 to the ticketing machine 28. (Steps C8 and C9).

After the execution of steps C7 and C9 as described above, and when the pachinko game machine 1 being hit is not a target for issuing an open ticket ("NO" in step C4), an open command is issued. The output of the hit signal Sz to the pachinko game machine 1 and the corresponding calling lamp unit 9 is stopped, and the display of the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 on the display panel 21 is initialized (steps C10 and C11). After that, print step C3 of the balance data of the pachinko game machine 1 is executed, and the process returns.

(C) In the "re-output processing" routine shown in FIG. 4, when the return command signal Sf is input from the monitoring device 29, the pachinko game machine 1 included in the signal Sf
Data signal S including information that can specify the machine number ΔN
d is output again through the input / output circuit 30 and given to the ticket issuing machine 28, after which the process returns.

(D) In the "signal output processing" routine shown in FIG. 5, when the ticket issuing data signal Se is input from the ticket issuing machine 28, it corresponds to the pachinko game machine 1 of the machine number ΔN included in the signal Se. The ticket issuing signal Sc is output to the called lamp unit 9, and the process returns.

On the other hand, the ticket issuing machine 28 has a storage circuit (not shown) therein, and sequentially stores the machine number ΔN included in the input hitting data signal Sd in the storage circuit, and also outputs a cancellation signal. Every time Si is input, its cancellation signal S
The configuration is such that the unit number ΔN included in i is deleted from the data stored in the storage circuit. Further, the ticket issuing machine 28 has a ticket issuing button and a printer (both not shown), and every time the ticket issuing button is operated, the printer is driven so that the most number of the machine numbers ΔN stored in the storage circuit is obtained. It is configured to issue an open ticket in which an old storage time is printed together with an identification code unique to the pachinko hall and an expiration date. Further, the ticket issuing machine 28 is configured to, at the same time as issuing such an open ticket, delete the machine number ΔN printed on the open ticket from the storage circuit and output a ticket issuing data signal Se including the machine number ΔN. The ticketing data signal Se is supplied to the control circuit 19 through the input / output circuit 30. The open ticket is handed to the player on a first-come, first-served basis or by lottery.

The monitoring device 29 outputs the current time T output from the clock device 31 in addition to the release data signal So from the control circuit 19 and the ticket issuing data signal Se from the ticket issuing machine 28.
Is input, and the monitoring device 29 outputs the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1.
The return command signal Sf including the reset command signal Sf is output to the control circuit 19 of the central control computer 5 by the input circuit 32.
Given through.

The storage device 33 provided in association with the monitoring device 29 is constituted by, for example, a RAM, and is configured to exchange data with the monitoring device 29. Similarly, the in-store broadcasting device 34 provided in association with the monitoring device 29 includes a voice synthesizing device and a speaker installed in a pachinko hall,
The sound of the content specified by the broadcast command signal Sb from the monitoring device 29 is broadcast in the pachinko hall.

The monitoring device 12 includes a microcomputer, and includes a preset program, the central management computer 5, the ticket issuing machine 28,
The control as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is performed based on each input signal from the clock device 31 and data transfer with the storage device 33.

In the following, the contents of control by the monitoring device 29 shown in FIG. 6 will be described together with related operations.

That is, in FIG. 6, the monitoring device 29 determines the input state of the ticket issuing data signal Se from the ticket issuing machine 28 (step D1). When the ticket issuing data signal Se is input, it is included in the signal Se. The first time Tx obtained by adding the set time t1 (for example, 5 minutes) to the current time T indicated by the car number ΔN and the time signal St from the clock device 31.
Are stored in the storage device 33 in a state where they are associated with each other (step D2), and thereafter, the process returns to step D1. Therefore,
The monitoring device 29 repeatedly executes the above-described step D2 every time an open ticket is issued from the ticket issuing machine 28, whereby the plurality of types of first times Tx are stored in the storage device 33. Is stored in association with the machine number ΔN.

The monitoring device 29 determines "NO" in step D1.
When the open data signal So is input, the first time stored in the storage device 33 is determined when the open data signal So is input from the centralized management computer 5 (step D3). Tx, vehicle number Δ
The data corresponding to the unit number ΔN included in the open data signal So is erased from the set data consisting of N (step D).
4) Then, the process returns to step D1.

When the monitoring device 29 determines “NO” in steps D1 and D3, the monitoring device 29 stores the time signal S in the first time Tx stored in the storage device 33 as described above.
It is determined whether or not there is one that matches the current time T indicated by t (step D5). If there is one that matches, the in-store broadcasting device 34 is driven to make the first time Tx. Unit number Δx stored in association with
(For example, "If you have an open ticket for a ΔN-th pachinko game machine, please go to the seat immediately") is played in the hall (step D6).

Thereafter, the monitoring device 29 deletes from the storage device 33 the set data including the number ΔN of the in-store broadcast and the corresponding first time Tx (step D7).
A predetermined grace period t2 (for example, 3 minutes) is set between the number of the car that performed the in-store broadcasting and the current time T indicated by the time signal St.
Are stored in the storage device 33 in a state where they are associated with each other at the second time Ty (step D8), and thereafter, the process returns to step D1. Therefore, the monitoring device 29 repeatedly executes the above-described step D8 each time an announcement for urging the use of an open ticket is made. The time Ty is stored in association with the unit number ΔN.

When the monitoring device 29 determines "NO" in steps D1, D3 and D5, the monitoring device 29 indicates the second time Ty stored in the storage device 33 as described above by the time signal St. It is determined whether or not there is one that matches the current time T (step D9). If there is one that matches, the machine number ΔN stored in association with the second time Ty that matches. Is output to the control circuit 19 of the central control computer 5 (step D10). Further, the monitoring device 29 determines the unit number Δ included in the return command signal Sf output as described above.
The set data including N and the corresponding second time Ty is deleted from the storage device 33 (step D11), and thereafter, the process returns to step D1.

The following is a summary of the contents of control by the monitoring device 29 described above.

... Each time an open ticket is issued from the ticket issuing machine 28, a first time Tx indicating a time when a set time t1 (5 minutes) has elapsed from the issue time of the open ticket is added to the open ticket. The data is stored in the storage device 33 as set data associated with the recorded unit number ΔN.

... Set time t1 after issuance of open ticket
If the hit state of the pachinko game machine 1 with the machine number ΔN recorded on the open ticket is not released before (five minutes) elapse, the pachinko game machine 1 based on the set data stored in the storage device 33 is used. An announcement prompting the use of the open ticket is broadcast in the store.

Grace time t 2 (3)
If the pachinko game machine 1 of the machine number ΔN recorded on the open ticket to be broadcast is not released from the stopped state at the point in time when the minute has elapsed, the return command signal Sf including the machine number ΔN is concentrated. This is given to the control circuit 20 of the management computer 5. As a result, the control circuit 20 executes the “signal re-output” routine and sends the hit data signal S to the ticketing machine 28.
In response to this, the ticket issuing machine 28 is switched to a state in which open tickets that have not been used even after the lapse of the grace period t2 after the in-store broadcast can be reissued in response to this.

The outline of the operation according to the present embodiment having the above configuration is as follows.

.. Pachinko game machine 1 in a hit state
Every time the pachinko game machine 1 is generated, a stop signal Sz is given to the pachinko game machine 1 and the calling lamp unit 9 corresponding to the pachinko game machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. The state is switched to the impossible stop state, and the stop display lamp 12 provided in the call lamp unit 9 is continuously turned on.

When the pachinko game machine 1 that has been hit is the one for which an open ticket is to be issued, a hit data signal Sd including the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 is issued from the central management computer 5. The ticket issuing machine 28 sequentially stores the machine numbers included in the input data signal Sd. Thus, the ticket issuing machine 28 is in a state where an open ticket can be issued by printing and recording the storage table number. When an open ticket is issued from the ticket issuing machine 28, the ticket issuing machine 28 issues the ticket. The data signal Se is output and provided to the central control computer 5 and the monitoring device 29.

... The centralized management computer 5 receiving the ticketing data signal Se generates the machine number ΔN included in the signal Se.
Lamp unit 9 corresponding to pachinko game machine 1
The call lamp unit 9 receives this signal and switches the stop display lamp 12 to a blinking state. Such blinking informs that the open ticket for the corresponding pachinko game machine 1 has been issued.

The monitoring device 29, which has received the ticket issuing data signal Se, sets the opening data signal So from the central control computer 5 when the set time t1 (5 minutes) elapses after the input (that is, after the issuance of the opening ticket). Is not output,
That is, if the stopped state of the pachinko game machine 1 with the machine number ΔN recorded on the open ticket is not released, an announcement to prompt the use of the open ticket with the machine number ΔN recorded is made through the in-store broadcasting device 34. As a result, a situation in which the pachinko game machine 1 is left in a non-operating state (a hit state) is suppressed.

... A state in which the stopped state of the pachinko game machine of the machine number ΔN, which has been broadcast, is not released even though the above-mentioned broadcast has been performed is a predetermined grace time t2.
When the continuation is continued for (3 minutes) or more, the monitoring device 29 outputs the return command signal Sf to the central management computer 5. Then, the centralized management computer 5 re-outputs the hitting data signal Sd including the machine number ΔN indicated by the return command signal Sf and gives it to the ticket issuing machine 28, whereby the ticket issuing machine 28 The open ticket printed with the machine number ΔN is switched to a state in which it can be reissued.

When the command switch 14 provided in the call lamp unit 9 is turned on in a state where the stop display lamp 12 is blinking, that is, in a state where the corresponding open ticket for the pachinko game machine 1 is issued. , The call lamp unit 9 outputs the release command signal Sk to the central control computer 5. Then, the centralized management computer 5 initializes the calculation result of the balance data of the pachinko game machine 1 specified by the release command signal Sk, and at the same time, the pachinko game machine 1 and the calling lamp unit 9 corresponding thereto. The output of the hit signal Sz to the pachinko game machine 1 is stopped, and the open data signal So including the machine number ΔN of the pachinko game machine 1 is output to the monitoring device 2.
Give 9 As a result, the hit state of the pachinko game machine 1 is released, and the hit display lamp 12 is turned off. At this time, the above-described notification operation by the monitoring device 29 is prohibited.

... When the release command operation is performed through the keyboard 26 of the central management computer 5,
The release of the pachinko game machine 1 and the turning-off control of the stop display lamp 12 are performed. In this case, if an open ticket for the pachinko game machine 1 has not been issued, The cancellation signal Si including the machine number ΔN of the game machine 1 is transmitted from the central management computer 5 to the ticketing machine 2
8 to prevent the ticket issuing machine 28 from issuing an unnecessary open ticket.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when an open ticket is issued, the open ticket is provided near the pachinko game machine 1 of the machine number printed and recorded on the open ticket so as to correspond to the pachinko game machine 1 on a one-to-one basis. The hit display lamp 12 is flickered, whereby a notification that an open ticket for the pachinko game machine 1 has been issued is issued. In this case, the pachinko hall employee compares the machine number printed on the open ticket with the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 indicated on the number plate 10 so as to change the hit state of the pachinko game machine 1. Although the release operation is performed to cancel, the authenticity of the open ticket can be determined with a certain degree of reliability based on the blinking of the hit display lamp 12 as described above.

Further, since the notification of the issuance state of the open ticket as described above is performed using the hit display lamp 12, there is no need to provide an extra part for the notification. Moreover, based on the open ticket, the pachinko game machine 1
In performing the opening operation of the pachinko game machine 1, the command switch 14 provided in the calling lamp unit 9 for the pachinko game machine 1 is used.
By simply operating, the hit state of the pachinko game machine 1 is released, so that the hit release operation can be simplified.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, when the set time t1 (5 minutes) elapses after the open ticket is issued once, the pachinko game machine 1 of the machine number ΔN recorded on the open ticket is issued. Is not released, the monitoring device 29 makes an announcement via the in-store broadcasting device 34 to prompt the use of the open ticket in which the machine number ΔN is recorded, so that the pachinko game machine 1 is in the non-operation state ( Stopped state)
The situation of being left undisturbed for a long time will be suppressed. In this case, there is no need for the employee to go around in the pachinko hall to find the pachinko game machine 1 which has been left in the non-operation state.

Furthermore, despite the fact that the above-mentioned broadcast was performed, the state in which the pachinko game machine 1 of the machine number ΔN as the broadcast target is not released from the stopped state is a predetermined grace time t2 (3 minutes). When the above is continued, the ticket issuing machine 28 is returned to a state in which the open ticket in which the machine number ΔN is recorded can be reissued, so that the pachinko game machine 1 is left inactively for a long time in this state as well. The situation will be deterred.

In the above-described embodiment, an open ticket in which only the machine number of the pachinko game machine 1 is printed and issued is issued. However, the model or type of the pachinko game machine 1 is printed and recorded together with the machine number. It is good also as composition which issues a ticket. In the above embodiment, the ticket issuing machine 28 for manually issuing an open ticket is provided. However, for example, a configuration in which an open ticket is automatically issued to a player who has rented a pachinko ball of a certain value or more. May be provided.

[0063]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the release of the pachinko game machine in the stopped state is based on the open ticket in which the number of the pachinko game machine is recorded. In the case of performing by using the above, there is a practical effect that the authenticity of the open ticket can be easily determined based on the notification state by the notification means.

According to the invention of claim 2, the notification means can be used also as a call display lamp,
According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts, to simplify the operation of releasing the pachinko game machine from hitting with an open ticket, and to reduce the burden on pachinko hall employees. become.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a function of a centralized management computer;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the function of the central management computer, part 2

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the function of the centralized management computer;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the function of the central management computer, part 4

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the function of the monitoring device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a call lamp unit.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the function of a call lamp unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawings, 1 is a pachinko game machine, the centralized management computer 5 (droplet stop control means), 8 ball lending machine, the call lamp unit (notifying means), 12 Datome display lamp 9, the command switch 14, 28 is a ticket issuing machine (ticket issuing means) and 29 is a monitoring device.

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A hit control means for switching a pachinko game machine to a hitting state in which a game cannot be continued when a difference between an out ball and a safe ball in a running pachinko game machine reaches a hitting set value. Ticketing means capable of issuing an open ticket in which at least the machine number of the pachinko game machine in a stopped state is recorded; and a table of the pachinko game machine installed near the pachinko game machine in a one-to-one correspondence with the pachinko game machine. A pachinko game machine management device comprising: a notifying means for switching to an operation state in a state where an open ticket having a recorded number is issued. 2. A notification means is provided for each pachinko game machine.
This call display lamp
Display different patterns from other display patterns
The management device for a pachinko game machine according to claim 1, wherein the notification operation is performed by causing the notification operation. 3. A pachinko game machine further comprising a command switch installed near the pachinko game machine, wherein the hit control means cancels the hit state of the pachinko game machine corresponding to the command switch when the command switch is operated. The pachinko game machine management device according to claim 1, wherein the management device is configured as follows.