JP2591947B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pachinko machine of a card system in which a recording medium card such as a magnetic card plays a role of money or a pachinko ball.

(Prior Art) In general, a pachinko machine of a card system generally includes a ball launching device provided with a safe hole and an out hole for firing a pachinko ball toward a game section of a game board, and a safe pachinko ball through the safe hole. A ball passage, an out-ball passage through which a pachinko ball from the out hole passes, a foul ball passage through which a pachinko ball that has been fired by the ball launching device but has not reached the gaming section of the game board, and a global ball passage. And a waiting ball gutter that waits for the pachinko ball to be received by the ball launching device, and the pachinko ball is not discharged to the outside of the table.

Sensors for detecting the passage of pachinko balls are located near the exit of the gutter for the standby ball and at arbitrary locations in the safe ball passage and the foul ball passage, and the launch ball, the safe ball and the foul ball are detected by these sensors, respectively. It is supposed to be.

The gaming table is further provided with a reading / writing device for reading / writing data from / to a recording medium card, for example, a magnetic card.

Then, the customer inserts money into a card issuing machine installed in, for example, a hall, purchases a magnetic card on which ball count data corresponding to the amount is recorded, and goes to a desired gaming table with this, and The magnetic card is inserted into a read / write device attached to the table, and the recorded content of the magnetic card is read to start a game.

The mode of gain and loss of the ball during the game is managed by adding or subtracting the original ball number data based on the signals from the three sensors.

When the game is ended, the latest ball count data is written on the magnetic card by pressing the game end switch attached to the table, and the magnetic card is ejected from the reading / writing device. The player may take it to another stand or go to a prize exchange to exchange prizes.

Details of such a pachinko machine are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 58-140667 (JP-A-60-31781) by the present applicant.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, as is clear from the above, pachinko machines are designed to manage the gains and losses of customers by the number of balls, and therefore, naturally, customers If it is acquired, the amount will be added to the original ball count data, but such a system may make the customer feel unhappy.

In other words, some customers enjoy playing games little by little, and such customers must buy cards in small increments, and if there is an issuing machine between tables, Good, but you can't always do that because of the space in the hall, and you'll have to visit the card issuer several times if you have to install it in several places in the hall.

To avoid this, of course, you have to buy a card with a large amount of ball data recorded at once and if you get many prize balls while using only a small amount of balls, do not use Sometimes it makes you think you've bought something that's even better.

The above is not limited to the card system, but also applies to the conventional system of buying pachinko balls with money.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the object thereof is to take advantage of a system using a recording medium card instead of money or a ball, dissatisfaction with customers, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a pachinko machine that is convenient and does not detract from the desire to play a game, without causing any distrust in data written on a card.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, a pachinko machine according to the present invention comprises: a ball launching device that launches a pachinko ball toward a game section of a game board provided with a safe hole, an out hole, and a foul ball passage; A ball waiting means for collecting a pachinko ball fired toward the part as one of a safe ball, an out ball and a foul ball; and a ball waiting means for waiting the collected ball until firing by the ball firing device; A game console provided with ball and foul ball detection means, and an entrance / exit of a recording medium card attached to the game console and recording money data and ball count data, and reading / writing data from / to the recording medium card A read / write device for performing
Reading control means for causing the reading / writing device to read the amount data and the number of balls data of the recording medium card when the recording medium card is inserted into the entrance, and capable of reading and writing at least the amount data and the number of balls data Memory means, read data storage control means for storing the data read by the read / write device in the memory means, and a memory for judging whether a pachinko ball has gained or lost based on the output of each detecting means. Add and subtract the ball count data in the means,
Counting means for storing the new ball number data in the memory means; and monitoring the ball number data in the memory means, and setting the gaming table to a playable state and a game impossible state by a ball value represented by the ball number data. A game console operation / stop control means, a data conversion request switch capable of selecting a desired amount of money is operated, and a data conversion request and a means for detecting the amount are provided. At least one of means for instructing data conversion and the amount when the number has been reached, and converting the amount data of the memory means into sphere number data in accordance with the output thereof, Data conversion control means for storing, in the memory means, amount data obtained by subtracting the conversion amount at the same time as adding to the ball number data, and a game end switch attached to the gaming table Receiving the output of the game end switch, causing the read / write device to write the amount data and the ball count data of the memory means onto a recording medium card, and discharging the recording medium card to the entrance, A pachinko machine for visually printing both money amount data and ball count data written on the recording medium card by the read / write device on the recording medium card discharged by the game end control means. A printing unit is provided.

(Operation) The money data is converted into the ball count data by the player's selection or automatically by the data conversion means and added to the ball count data in the dedicated memory, so that the player can play the game continuously in small amounts.

When the game end switch is pressed, the recording medium card on which the amount data and the number of balls data at that time are written is returned.
Therefore, when it is desired to settle the payment there, the amount represented by the amount data, that is, the balance can be received as change.

When the output of the game end switch is received by the game end control means based on the operation of the game end switch, the game end control means causes the recording medium card to write the amount data and the number of balls data of the memory means by the reading / writing device. At the same time, after the same amount data and ball count data are printed on the recording medium card by the printing means, the recording medium card is ejected from the entrance, and then both the amount data and the ball count data are recorded on the recording medium card. , Printed visually.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a magnetic card 1 as a recording medium card used in a pachinko machine of the present invention.

The main body 2 of the magnetic card 1 is made of heat-sensitive paper, on one side of which a magnetic stripe 3 and a printing surface 4 are provided. The magnetic stripe 3 records necessary data such as a serial number, a car number, a date, and a fraud prevention code, in addition to the money amount data and the ball count data described later. Data having the same content as that recorded on the magnetic stripe 3 is also recorded on the printing surface 4 by, for example, alphanumeric characters for the amount of money and the number of balls, and bar codes for the fraud prevention code. In the drawing, reference numeral 5 denotes an amount printing unit, and reference numeral 6 denotes a ball number printing unit. The player knows his or her own money and number of balls by looking at the print.

2 to 5 show a card issuing machine 7 for issuing the magnetic card 1 as shown in FIG. 1 (a).

First, in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a sales lamp 8, an end lamp 9, a money amount display unit 10, a bill insertion slot 11, a coin slot 12, a card sales switch 13, a bill A return switch 14, a coin return switch 15, a coin return slot 16, and a card slot 17 are arranged. Reference numeral 18 denotes a coin selector provided inside the card issuing machine, and 19 denotes a coin storage unit on the back of the same.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a card issuing unit of the card issuing machine 7. As shown in FIG. 4, the card issuing unit 20 includes a card storage unit 21, a delivery motor 22, delivery rollers 23 and 24, a transport motor 25, a read head 26, a write head 27, a thermal printer 28, a pressure roller 29, and a take-out position. A sensor 30, a read position sensor 31, a write position sensor 32, a print position sensor 33, and a card disposal device 34 are provided.

The card storage device 21 stores a large number of card materials in a stacked state, and is drawn out of the storage device 21 by sending rollers 23 and 24 one by one from the bottom.

The pressing roller 29 is for pressing the card printing surface 4 against the head surface 28A of the thermal printer 28 to make sure the sliding surface is in sliding contact.

The card discarding device 34 discards defective cards.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit configuration including a control unit of the card issuing machine 7.

35 is a microprocessor (MPU), 36 is a read-only memory (ROM), 37 is a random access memory (RAM)
The bus line of the microprocessor 35 is also connected to a host computer (not shown). M in ROM36
A program for operating the PU35 is stored. RA
M37 is used for temporarily storing various data. ROM
36 and RAM 37 constitute a memory means.

The aforementioned elements 8 to 10, 13 to 15, 22, 25, of the card issuing machine 7
28, 30 to 33 are respectively connected to the bus lines of the MPU 35 via interfaces. The magnetic heads 26 and 27 are connected to a digital / analog level converter 38,
The converter 38 is connected to the bus line of the MPU 35 via an interface, converts an analog signal from the read head 26 into a digital signal, and transmits the digital signal to the MPU 35.
It has a function to send to 27. This DA converter 38 has a motor
The output of a timing signal generator 39 for outputting a pulse proportional to the rotation speed of the card 25 is input, and data reading / writing corresponding to the transport speed of the card 1 is performed.

 Reference numeral 40 denotes a circuit for switching the rotation direction of the motor 25.

A defective card detector 41, a coin return solenoid 42, a card end detection switch 43, a bill validator 44, a fraud prevention code reader 45, a transmission drive circuit 46, and the like are further connected to the bus line of the MPU 35 via respective interfaces. ing.

The defective card detector 41 detects the completion of disposal of a defective card 1 described later.

The coin return solenoid 42 is provided in the coin selector 18, and drops a coin inserted into the coin selector 18 into the coin return port 16 by its operation.

The card end detection switch 43 detects the end of the card material in the card holder 21.

The bill validator 44 detects whether or not the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 11 is genuine and the amount thereof, and if the bill is not genuine, sends it back to the bill insertion slot 11. .

The fraud prevention code reader 45 is for reading the fraud prevention code recorded on the magnetic card 1 and sent from the host computer.

The transmission drive circuit 46 transmits data to an external independent device, such as transmitting a signal having information on the number of inserted coins, which is the basis of the sales data, to the sales counting device.

The operation of the card issuing machine 7 thus configured will be described.

When the power is turned on, the MPU 35 reads a program from the ROM 36, and when this is completed, reads signals from various sensors and temporarily stores them in the RAM 37. In particular, the data based on the signal from the card end detection switch 43 is checked through the RAM 37, the presence or absence of the card material in the card storage 21 is determined, and the sales lamp 8 is turned on when the card is present, and the end lamp 9 when no. Lights up. Also, MPU35
Confirms the input amount through the RAM 37 and displays "0000" on the amount display 10 because it is 0 at first.

When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 11, the MPU 35 activates the bill validator 44 and, based on data sent from the MPU 35, first determines whether or not the bill is a genuine bill. If not, the bill is returned to the bill insertion slot 11 as described above. When the bill is a genuine bill, the money amount data is read and sent to the money amount indicator 10 to display the money amount, and the bill is stored in a bill storage unit (not shown). When another bill is inserted following this bill, the same is performed as in the former case, the amount data is added to the former amount data, and the new amount after the addition is displayed on the amount display 10. Can be

During the above operation, that is, when the bill return switch 14 is turned on and the data is stored in the RAM 37 during the time between the insertion of the bill and the receipt of the bill in the bill storage unit, The bill inserted into the bill validator is returned to the insertion slot 11.

On the other hand, when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 12, whether or not the coin is a coin being handled by the coin selector 18 is selected.If not, the coin is returned to the coin return slot 16. . Conversely, when the coin is being handled, the coin is temporarily stored in the selector 18 and at the same time, the amount data is sent to the MPU 35, added to the amount data in the RAM 37 and stored, and the amount is displayed on the amount display 10. The amount is displayed.

The coin return switch 15 is turned on after the coin is inserted and before the sales switch 13 described below is pressed,
If the data has been stored in the RAM 37, the coin return solenoid 42 is operated to drop all the inserted coins into the coin return slot 16.

When the card sales switch 13 is turned on, the MPU 35 reads the data and prohibits the insertion of new money into the coin selector 18 and the bill validator 44. Next, the motor 22 is operated. Then, one sheet of card material is pulled out of the card storage unit 21 by the rollers 23 and 24, and is conveyed toward the printing position. When the card material is detected by the print position detection sensor 33, the MPU 35 reads the data, lowers the thermal printer 28, presses its head surface 28A against the print surface of the card material, and The amount of money represented by the data and the number of balls represented by the ball number data are printed. If the amount data indicates, for example, 1000 yen, the number of balls is 0 at the present stage, and thus the ball is printed as shown in FIG.

The MPU 35 lowers the thermal printer 28 and simultaneously activates the motor 25. Therefore, the printed card material is continuously conveyed to the outlet 17 side. Then, when the card material is detected by the writing position detection sensor 32, the MPU 35 reads the data and sends the same money amount data and ball count data as those printed by the thermal printer 28 to the DA converter 38. The DA converter 38 converts the data sent as the digital signal into an analog signal, and sends the converted signal to the write head 27.
As a result, the same data as the data printed on the magnetic stripe of the card material is recorded by the write head 27. Further, since the MPU 35 sends the data sent from the fraud prevention code setting unit 45 to the DA converter 38, the fraud prevention code data is also recorded.

Then, when the card 1 is detected by the reading position detection sensor 31, the MPU 35 reads the data and causes the read head 26 to read the data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card 1, and when all are read. Stop the motor 25. A read signal from the read head 26 is input to a DA converter 38, and is converted into a digital signal by the DA converter 38. The MPU 35 reads the digital signal, compares it with the data in the RAM 37, and determines whether the two are the same. If the result is the same, the MPU 35 sets the motor 25 in the direction of transporting the card 1 to the exit 17 side.
Is operated to transport the card 1 to the exit 17 side. When the data is finally different, the card 1 is removed.
The motor 25 is operated in the direction of transporting the card 1 away from the card 1 and the card 1 is transported to the card disposal device 34 side.

The card 1 conveyed toward the take-out port 17 is disengaged from a card conveying roller or belt (not shown) when the card 1 protrudes from the take-out port 17 to such an extent that it is pinched by a finger. It is made to stand by, and it becomes a state to have it pulled out. When the card 1 is pulled out from the outlet 17,
The extraction position detection sensor 30 detects this. The MPU 35 reads this data, stops the motor 25, and transmits the amount data in the RAM 37 from the transmission drive circuit 46 to the sales counting device and the like. All are erased, and new money is awaited.

On the other hand, the card 1 transported to the card disposal device 34 side
When reaching the card disposal device 34, it is stored in a defective card storage box. That is, this card disposal device 34
For example, a step is provided in the card transfer path, the step is set so that the side of the outlet 17 is lower than the side of the card storage 21 and the step is provided with an opening so that the card 1 is transferred to the side of the outlet 17. When the card 1 passes over the opening of the step,
When the card 1 is conveyed in the opposite direction and reaches the stepped portion, the card 1 enters the opening and is naturally dropped and stored in the defective card storage box. In the case of the card disposal device 34 configured as described above,
The defective card detection sensor 41 is provided immediately before the step opening serving as a disposal entrance, and employs a detection method in which disposal is completed when the card 1 completely passes. Then, when a detection signal indicating the completion of the discard is output from the defective card detection sensor 41, the MPU 35 reads the data, stops the rotation of the motor 25, and starts the operation of the motor 22 to shift to the operation of recreating the card 1.

FIG. 6 to FIG. 10 show a pachinko machine 47 according to the present invention in which a game is played using the card 1 described above.

First, in FIGS. 6 and 7, reference numeral 48 denotes a frame and reference numeral 49 denotes a game board. The game board 49 has a plurality of safe holes 50 and out holes 51. In addition, the game board 49 is provided with a guide rail 52 for guiding a pachinko ball fired by a hitting hammer to be described later into the game board 49.

On the back side of the game board 49, a safe ball case 53 and an out ball case 54 are formed as shown in FIG. 7, and all the outlets of the safe holes 50 face the inside of the safe ball case 53, and the out holes are formed. The exit of 51 faces the inside of the out ball case 54. 55 is a safe ball passage derived from the safe ball case 53, 56 is an out ball passage derived from the out ball case 54, and the safe ball and the out ball always pass through the respective passages 55 and 56 separately. Has become.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 57 denotes a launch rail, and a foul ball escape portion 58 is formed by the upper end of the launch rail 57 and the lower end of the guide rail 52.
A foul ball passage 59 for the foul ball that has fallen to 58 is connected to the foul ball escape portion 58. 60 is a gutter for waiting balls,
Reference numeral 61 denotes a hit ball circulation passage, and all exits of the safe ball passage 55, the out ball passage 56, and the foul ball passage 59 are hit ball circulation passages 61.
And a lower end serving as an outlet of the hit ball circulation passage 61 is connected to an upper end serving as an inlet of the standby ball gutter 60. Thereby, all the pachinko balls of the safe ball, the out ball, and the foul ball are configured to gather in the gutter 60 for the standby ball.

The lower end portion serving as the outlet of the standby ball gutter 60 faces the lower end portion of the firing rail 57, and the ball feed portion 63a of the ball feed lever 63 that is driven to rotate around the shaft 62 is provided at the lower end portion. I'm coming. The ball feed lever 63 sequentially feeds the pachinko balls in the standby ball gutter 60 one by one to the firing rail 57, and the movement thereof is synchronized with the movement of a hitting hammer described later. 64 is a hitting hammer, and the tip of the hitting hammer 64 faces the lower end firing portion of the firing rail 57. With this configuration, pachinko balls sequentially sent from the standby ball gutter 60 are hit by the ball hitting hammer 64 and fly into the game board 49 through the firing rail 57 and the guide rail 52. 65 is an entrance from the waiting ball gutter 14 to the firing rail 11.

66, 67 are ball-pulling operation levers, and these ball-pulling operation levers 66, 67 are for pulling out the pachinko balls in the waiting ball gutter 60 to the outside, and external operation is disabled. Of these two ball-pulling operation levers 66, 67, the ball-pulling operation lever 66 is used to take out one pachinko ball per operation, and the other ball-pulling operation lever 67 is continuously operated by one operation. To retrieve multiple pachinko balls. The ball removing operation lever 66 extends to the vicinity of the pachinko ball between the pachinko balls in the waiting ball gutter 60 and has a tapered tip. In addition, a contact operating portion 66a is protrudingly provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the ball removing operation lever 66. Ball removal operation lever 67 is a ball removal operation lever
The contact portion 66 extends slightly below the contact operation portion 66a, and its distal end portion contacts a lever portion 68a of a crank member 68 described later. 68 is a crank member, 69 is a slide bar,
The crank member 68 has a substantially L-shape and has two lever portions.
68a and 68b, and is driven to rotate about a shaft 68c. Between the lever portion 68b of the crank member 68 and the machine frame, a tension coil spring 70 is stretched, whereby the crank member 68 is urged to rotate clockwise,
The lever portion 68a pushes up the ball removal operation levers 66 and 67. The slide bar 69 is provided so as to be slidable laterally with respect to the machine frame, and opens and closes a small hole for taking out, which will be described later.
The sliding operation is configured to be performed by the lever portion 68b of the crank member 68. In this configuration, if the ball removal operation lever 66 is pushed in, the contact operation portion
The lever portion 68a of the crank member 68 is pushed by 66a, and the crank member 68 is rotated counterclockwise against the urging force of the pulling coil spring 70, and the slide bar 69 is moved rightward in the drawing by the lever portion 68a. Sliding operation is performed to open a small hole for removal, and a pachinko ball is removed. At this time, the tip of the ball-pulling operation lever 66 enters the boundary between the first ball and the second ball, and the outflow of balls after the second ball is prevented. Further, if the ball-pulling operation lever 67 is pushed in, the lever portion 68a of the crank member 68 is pushed by the tip of the ball-pulling operation lever 67, and the crank member 68 is rotated.
Is operated by the lever portion 68b, and the pachinko balls continuously flow out.

Each of the safe ball passage 55 and the foul ball passage 59 has a passage 55, 5
9, a safe ball detection sensor 71 and a foul ball detection sensor 72 for detecting a pachinko ball passing through
A firing ball detection sensor 73 for detecting a shooting ball is also provided at the lower end firing portion of 57. These detection sensors 71, 7
The 2,73 detection signals are counted by an MPU, which will be described later, and will be described later in detail.

Returning to FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 74 denotes a hit lamp, 75 denotes a pitching status display lamp, and 76 denotes a game interruption display lamp. The hitting lamp 74, the pitching status display lamp 75, and the game interruption display. The lamps 76 are both provided above the frame 48.
The hit lamp 74 is lit when the number of balls coming out of the pachinko machine 47 reaches the number of hit balls, and indicates that the ball is hit.
The pitching status display lamp 75 displays the pitching status of the pachinko machine 47 stepwise according to the number of pitches, and the lamps 75a, 75b,
It consists of three lamps of 75c, and is configured to perform three-stage display here. For example, it is assumed that the number of hit balls on the pachinko machine 1 is 4000. In this case, 1000,2
The lamps 75a, 75b, and 75c are sequentially turned on according to the number of 000,3000 shots.

Reference numeral 77 denotes a prize display lamp. The prize display lamp 77 illuminates each time a pachinko ball jumps into the safe hole 50 and wins, thereby displaying the prize. Reference numeral 78 denotes a speaker, which is used to generate an onomatopoeic sound when a pachinko ball is won.

79 is a remaining amount indicator, 80 is a ball number indicator, and 81 is an inserted amount indicator. These cover the game board 49 of the window frame 82 attached to the frame 48 so as to be openable and closable like a door, and are disposed below the window portion 83, and numerically display the remaining amount, the number of balls, and the inserted amount, respectively, which will be described later. I do.

A window portion is provided at a portion of the window frame 82 in front of the waiting ball gutter 60.
84 is provided so that the pachinko balls aligned with the waiting ball gutter 60 can be viewed from the window portion 84. Also,
An extraction hole 85 is provided on the right side of the window 84. The small hole 85 for taking out serves as an outlet for taking out the pachinko in the gutter for waiting ball 60 as described above.

In addition, the pachinko machine 47 is provided with an ashtray 86 and an electric handle 87 at the lower part of the frame 48, and a hitting solenoid 88 on the back side.
89, a start switch 90, price selection switches 91a to 91d, and a card processing device 92 are provided.

The short break switch 89 is used when the player 47 leaves the table 47 during a game or when an errand is completed, the start switch 90 starts or restarts the game, and the money amount selection switches 91a to 91d are used to select the insertion amount. Used. The money amount selection switches 91a to 91d constitute a data conversion request switch.

The card processing device 92 has a function as a read / write device for reading / writing data from / to the magnetic card 1. A card entrance / exit 93 and a game end switch 94 are arranged in front of the card processing device 92. As shown in FIG. 9, motors 95 and 96, card transport rollers 97 to 102 which are driven to rotate by the motors 95 and 96, a read / write head 103, a thermal printer head 104, and a pressure roller 105, respectively. The thermal printer head 104 is held by the plunger 107 and the pressing roller 105
The head surface 104a is cooperated with the printing surface 4 of the magnetic card 1.
There are provided a solenoid 106 for pressing against the card, a card input / output detection sensor 108, a read / write position detection sensor 109, a stop position detection sensor 110, and a card disposal detection sensor 111.

FIG. 10 shows a circuit configuration including a control unit of the pachinko machine 47.

In this figure, 112 is an MPU, 113 is a ROM, and 114 is a RAM. The ROM 113 stores a program for operating the MPU 112. The RAM 114 is used for temporarily storing various data.

The aforementioned elements 71-74,79-81,88-90,9 of the pachinko machine 47
1a to 91d, 95, 96, and 108 to 111 are respectively connected to bus lines of the MPU 112 via interfaces. The read / write head 103 is connected to the DA converter 115, and this DA
The converter 115 is connected to a bus line of the MPU 112 via an interface. This DA converter 115 has motors 95 and 96
The output of the timing signal generator 116 that outputs a pulse proportional to the rotation speed of the card 1 is input, and data reading / writing corresponding to the transport speed of the card 1 is performed.

 Reference numeral 117 denotes a circuit for switching the rotation direction of the motors 95 and 96.

The MPU112 bus line also has a safe ball pulsar 11
8, launch ball pulser 119, hitting pulser 120, ball number detector 1
21, a hit ball setting device 122, a money amount ball number setting device 123, and a fraud prevention code reader 124 are connected.

The safe ball pulser 118 transmits a pulse corresponding to the number of prize balls to one safe ball to the host computer every time the signal of the safe ball detection sensor 71 is generated.

The firing sphere pulser 119 transmits a pulse corresponding to one firing sphere to the host computer every time the firing sphere detection sensor 73 generates a signal.

The host computer monitors the prize ball discharge status and the ball collection status for each of the tables 47, 47,... Based on the signals from the pulsars 118, 119, and determines the difference between the cumulative prize ball count and the cumulative collection ball count of the table 47. When the table 47 reaches the maximum value set for each of the tables 47, 47,...

The hitting pulser 120 generates a pulse for notifying the host computer when the number of balls held by the customer has reached the maximum value set for each customer. Upon receiving this signal, the host computer sends the card 1
It manages so that it cannot be played on other tables 47 and measures fairness for each customer.

The hit detector 121 detects that the table 47 has been hit based on the hit notification signal from the host computer, and outputs a signal to notify the MPU 112 of the hit. Upon receiving this signal, the MPU 112 performs a process of hitting the table 47 as described later.

The ball number setting device 122 sets the maximum number of held balls for each customer and the number of prize balls per safe ball.

The money amount ball number setting device 123 is for setting a rail between the money amount and the number of balls.

The anti-fraud code reader 124 reads the anti-fraud code sent from the host computer.

 The operation of the base 47 configured as described above will be described.

When the card 1 shown in FIG. 1A issued by the card issuing machine 7 is inserted into the card entrance 93 of the card processing device 92, the card 1 is detected by the in / out detection sensor 108, and the detection signal is transmitted to the MPU 112. Sent to

When reading the detection signal from the in / out detection sensor 108, the MPU 112 sets the rotation direction of the motors 95, 96 to the direction in which the card 1 moves in the direction away from the card entrance 93, that is, the reading side, by the rotation direction switch 116. . Then, the power of the motors 95 and 96 is turned on, and the conveyance of the card 1 is started.

When the card 1 is detected by the read / write position detection sensor 109, the MPU 112 reads the detection signal and has data recorded on the magnetic stripe 3 of the card 1. The data signal read by the read / write head 103 is converted into a digital signal by the DA converter 115 and read by the MPU 112. The MPU 112 sequentially stores the read signals in the RAM 114, and when all data has been stored, classifies the temporarily stored data into sphere data, fraud prevention code data, and the like, and stores each data at an address where the data should be stored. I do. When the moving card 1 is detected by the stop position detection sensor 110, the MPU 112
The detection signal is read, and the motors 95 and 96 are stopped to stop the movement of the card 1.

Next, the MPU 112 compares the fraud prevention code read from the fraud prevention code reader 124 with the fraud prevention code from the card 1 stored in the RAM 114, and determines whether or not the card 1 is fraudulent.

If there is a fraud, the MPU 112 operates the rotation direction switch 117
The direction of rotation of the motors 95 and 96, and the card 1
The card 1 is transported toward the entrance 93 by turning on the power of the motors 95 and 96. When a part of the card 1 exits from the entrance 93 and the card 1 is no longer engaged with the transport belt, the card 1 is made to stand by there. When the card 1 is removed, a detection signal is output from the in / out detection sensor 108. The MPU 112 reads the signal, turns off the power of the motors 95 and 96, and waits for a new card 1 to be inserted.

When judging that there is no fraud, the MPU 112 judges whether or not the ball count data stored in the RAM 114 is the maximum ball count that the customer can hold.

When the number of balls is the maximum, the same processing as when the card 1 is fraudulent is performed, and the card 1 is sent back to the entrance 93.

When the number of balls is not the maximum, the MPU 112 determines that the number of balls is 0.
Is determined.

When the number of balls is 0, the MPU 112 determines that the amount data is 0.
Is determined.

When the amount data is 0, the MPU 112
6 is turned on, the card 1 is transported to a card discarding device (not shown) similar to the card issuing machine 7, and the card 1 is discarded as an unnecessary card. When this is complete,
A detection signal is output from the disposal position detection sensor 111. MPU
112 reads this signal, turns off the motors 95 and 96, and waits for a new card 1 to be inserted.

When the amount data is not 0, the MPU 112 displays the amount data on the remaining amount display 79, the ball number data on the ball number display 80, the insertion amount data 0 on the insertion amount display 81, and displays the hitting solenoid. 88 is turned off and the ball cannot be hit (i.e., the game cannot be played), and a state is reached in which the amount selection switches 91a to 91d are turned on.

When any one of these amount selection switches 91a to 91d is turned on, the MPU 112 reads the signal, stores the input amount data in the RAM 114, subtracts the input amount data from the amount data, and The amount is stored in the RAM 114 as amount data and the new amount data after the subtraction is displayed on the remaining amount display 79, and the input amount is converted into the number of balls based on the rate read from the amount sphere setting device 123, The ball count data is stored in the RAM 114 and displayed on the ball count display 80, and the hitting solenoid 88 is turned on to bring the ball into a hittable state (ie, a playable state).

When the ball count data is not 0, the MPU 112 displays the monetary amount data on the remaining amount indicator 79 and the ball count data on the ball count indicator 80.
Then, 0 is displayed on the insertion amount indicator 80 as the insertion amount data, respectively, and the hitting solenoid 88 is turned on to put the ball in a hitting possible state.

At this time, when any of the price selection switches 91a to 91d is turned on, the MPU 112 reads the signal, stores the signal in the RAM 114 as input amount data, converts the signal into the number of balls based on the above rate, and The number of spheres represented by the sphere number data stored in the RAM 114 is added, and the number of spheres after the addition is added to the RAM 114.
And the new ball number data is displayed on the ball number indicator 80.

When the customer operates the electric handle 87 and shoots a ball to play a game, the pachinko ball flowing during the game is detected by the safe ball detection sensor 71, the foul ball detection sensor 72, and the shooting ball detection sensor 73, Each detection signal is output.

The MPU 112 subtracts one count from the ball count data in the RAM 114 each time it receives a detection signal from the launch ball detection sensor 73, and adds one count each time it receives a detection signal from the foul sphere detection sensor 72. Each time a detection signal from the detection sensor 71 is received, the number of prize balls for one hit ball (for example, 11, 13, or 15) preset by the ball number setting device 122 is added to the ball number data, The data is sequentially stored in the RAM 114. At this time, the MPU 112 constantly sends the changing ball count data to the ball count display 80 and displays it, so that the customer can always know the current ball count. Further, the launch ball pulser 119 and the safe ball pulser 118
, A pulse is always generated in the host computer, and the host computer monitors the state of pitching of the pachinko machine 47.

Unless the pachinko machine 47 is hit by the host computer, the above operation is continued as long as the number of balls held by the customer is one or more and less than the maximum number of balls.

When the ball count data becomes 0, the MPU 114 turns off the hitting solenoid 88 to make it impossible to hit the ball, so that the ball is added by turning on the amount selection switches 91a to 91d as long as there is a remaining amount. The game can be continued.

When both the ball count data and the amount data become 0, the card 1
, The same processing as the above-described processing when the card is inserted is performed.

Also, during the game, if the ball count data reaches the maximum number of balls that the customer can hold, if the above-mentioned hit notification signal is sent from the host computer, or if the game end switch 94 is turned on, the MPU 112 Sets the direction of rotation of the motors 95 and 96 by the rotation direction switch 117 to the direction in which the card 1 is conveyed toward the entrance 93, turns on the motors 95 and 96, and starts the conveyance of the card 1. This card 1 leads /
When detected by the light position detection sensor 109, the MPU 112
This is read and the amount data and the number of balls data of the RAM 114 are recorded on the magnetic stripe 3 by the read / write head 103. After the completion, the power of the motors 95 and 96 is turned off, the rotation direction is switched to the opposite direction, and the motor Turn on the power of 95 and 96 and transport the card 1. When the card 1 is detected by the read / write position detection sensor 109, the MPU 112
The read / write head 103 reads the data of the magnetic stripe 3 and stores it in the RAM 114. When the card 1 is detected by the stop position detecting sensor 110, the motors 95 and 96 are turned off, and the card 1 is released. It is made to stand by at that place, and it is determined whether or not the amount data and the number of balls data at the time of writing match those read.

If they do not match, the MPU 112 again
Rewrite the data.

On the other hand, if they match, the MPU 112
6, the power is turned on, the card 1 is conveyed toward the thermal printer 104, the solenoid 106 is turned on at an appropriate timing, the amount data and the ball count data in the RAM 114 are sent to the thermal printer 104, and both data are printed. After the end, the power supply of the motors 95 and 96 is cut off once, the rotation direction is switched, and the power supply is immediately turned on.

At this time, since both the amount data and the ball count data are printed on the card 1 so as to be visible, the player can immediately recognize the contents of both data written on the card 1 visually. Can visually and directly compare the initial values of the money amount data and the number of balls data at the time of issuance of the card 1 with the update data at the end of the game and at the time of the interruption of the game, so that the transition can be clearly and closely recognized.

When the card 1 sent to the card entrance 93 is pulled out, the card 1 is detected by the entrance detection sensor 108, and the MPU 112
After reading this, the power of the motors 95 and 96 is turned off, the data in the RAM 114 is cleared, and the apparatus enters a state of waiting for a new card 1 to be inserted.

The card 1 received by the customer from the card processing device 92 is, for example, as shown in FIGS. However, the number of hits is 1200.

The one shown in FIG.
I bought the card 1 with the data of the amount of money of 00 yen, and put in a total of 300 yen at one platform 47 at the beginning. Since no prize ball was obtained, I moved to another platform 47 and entered 400 yen The game was played, and the game was interrupted or terminated when the number of balls held was 500.

In the game shown in FIG. 1 (c), the game is resumed with the card 1 shown in FIG.
It became 1200 pieces and was caught.

Further, when the game interruption switch 89 is turned on during the game, the MPU 112 turns on the game interruption display lamp 76, performs the same card issuing processing as that at the time of the above-mentioned stop, and executes another card for a predetermined time. Do not accept.

Further, when the game end switch 94 is turned on,
The MPU 112 performs the same card issuing process as when the card is hit.

11 to 13 show a pachinko machine settlement apparatus according to the present invention.
It shows 125.

First, in FIG. 11, a card insertion slot 126, a money amount indicator 127, a ball number indicator 128, a coincidence indicator lamp 129, an error indicator lamp 130, and a key switch 13 are provided in front of the settlement apparatus 125.
1, a change payout switch 132, a ball changing switch 133, a reissue switch 134, a coin payout port 135, and a bill payout port 136 are provided.

The amount indicator 127 and the number-of-balls indicator 128 are for numerically displaying the amount and the number of balls, respectively.

The coincidence display lamp 129 is lit when the inserted card 1 is a proper one, and the error display lamp 130 is lit when there is an error in the recorded contents of the card 1.

The key switch 131 is for inputting a required numerical value.

The change payout switch 132 receives change, the changeover switch 133 converts the remaining money into the number of balls, and the reissue switch 134 operates, for example, to exchange a part of the holding ball for a prize and to have the remaining money or holding ball. This is for instructing each of them when they are reissued.

The coin payout port 135 and the bill payout port 136 are change payout ports.

In FIG. 12, inside the settlement apparatus 125, a card input / output detection sensor 137, a read / write position detection sensor 138, a stop position detection sensor 139, a print position detection sensor 140, a disposal processing position detection sensor 141, and a disposal card detection sensor 142 , Motors 143,145, rollers 144,146, read / write head 147,
Optical reader 148, thermal printer 149, solenoid 150,
152, pressing roller 152 'and waste card storage box 154
Is provided.

The card entry / exit detection sensor 137 detects the presence or absence of the card 1 at the card entrance 126. The read / write position detection sensor 138 reads / writes data on the card 1
The presence of the card 1 is detected at the writing position. The stop position detection sensor 139 detects the presence of the card 1 at a position where the card 1 is stopped and waited. The print position detection sensor 140 detects the presence of the card 1 at a position where the card 1 is printed. The disposal processing position detection sensor 141 detects the presence of the card 1 at the position where the disposal processing is performed on the card 1. The discarded card detection switch 142 detects the presence of a card at a position immediately before the card 1 enters the discarded card storage box 154.

The motors 143 and 145 are power sources for transporting the card 1. The roller 144 is driven by the motor 143 and the roller 146 is driven by the motor 145 to transport the card 1.

The read / write head 147 reads and writes data on the magnetic stripe 3 of the card 1.

The optical reader 148 reads the print content on the print surface 4 of the card 1. For example, it is a printing of the amount of money, the number of balls, a bar code of a fraud prevention code, and the like.

The thermal printer 149 prints the amount of money and the number of balls on the printing surface 4 of the card 1. The solenoid 150 holds the thermal printer 149 on its plunger 151, and presses the head surface 149a of the thermal printer 149 against the pressing roller 1 when printing is performed.
Press against the card printing surface 4 in cooperation with 52 '.

The solenoid 152 holds a punching cutter (not shown) on the plunger 153 and punches the card 1 to perform a disposal process. The discarded card 1 is dropped into a discard card storage box 151.

FIG. 13 shows a circuit configuration including a control unit of the settlement apparatus 125.

155 is MPU, 156 is ROM, 157 is RAM, ROM 156 is MP
A program for operating U155 is stored,
The RAM 157 is used for temporary storage of data.

The above elements 127 to 134,137 to 143,145,147,1 of the checkout device 125
48 and 152 are connected to a bus line of the MPU 155 via an interface. The read / write head 147 is connected to a DA converter 158, and the DA converter 158 is connected to a bus line 155. The pulse from the timing signal generation circuit 159 is input to the DA converter 158.

The MPU155 bus line also has a discard switch 16
0, fraud prevention code reader 161, transmission drive circuit 162,
Money ball number setting device 163, rotation direction switching device 164, change dispenser 16
5 is connected, and the discard switch 160 is for instructing discard processing of the card 1 that has become unnecessary.

 Next, the operation of the settlement apparatus 125 will be described.

When the card 1 is inserted into the card entrance 126, it is detected by the card entrance detection sensor 137. The MPU 155 reads the detection signal, and the motor 143, 145
Is set, the power of the motors 143 and 145 is turned on, and the card 1 is conveyed to the back.

When the card 1 is detected by the read / write position detection sensor 138, the MPU 155 reads the detection signal, takes in the data read by the read / write head 147 and the optical reader 148, and stores the data in the RAM 157. When this is completed and detected by the stop position detection sensor 139 of the card 1, the MPU 155 reads the detection signal and
Turn off the power of 5, and put the card 1 in the stop position. On the other hand, the MPU 155 displays data (amount data and ball count data) read by the read / write head 147 as an amount indicator.
127, displayed on the ball number display 128, and then compares the fraud prevention code data read by the read / write head 147 with the fraud prevention code data from the fraud prevention code reader 161 to determine whether both match. Is determined.

If they do not match, the MPU 155 does not light the match indicator lamp 129, informs the user that there has been a fraud, and returns the card 1 to the entrance 126 or returns the card 1
To be disposed of.

When returning the card 1 to the entrance 126, the MPU 155
Switch the direction of rotation of 43,145, turn on its power, and put card 1
Is transported to the entrance 126, where it stands by. When the card 1 is removed, the card in / out detection sensor 137 detects this, and the MPU 155 reads the detection signal and waits for the next card 1 to be inserted.

When performing disposal processing, the MPU 155
5 is turned on, and the card 1 is further conveyed to the back.
When the card 1 is detected by the disposal position detection sensor 141, the MPU 155 reads the card 1 and
Turn off the power of 145, then turn the solenoid 152 on and off, punch a hole in the card 1, and then again
Turn on the power of 145 and transport the card 1 further to the back,
After confirming that the card 1 has dropped into the card storage box 154 based on the discarded card detection signal, the motors 143 and 145
Is turned off to wait for the next card 1 to be inserted.

If a match with the anti-fraud code is found, the MPU 155
The match display lamp 129 is turned on, and the money amount data and the ball count data read by the read / write head 147 are compared with those read by the optical reader 148 to determine whether they match. As a result, when they do not match, the MPU 155 turns on the error display lamp 130 to indicate that there is an error. On the other hand, if they match, the card is determined to be a valid card, and becomes a target for payment such as prize exchange and change payment.

When the change dispensing switch 132 is turned on, the MPU 155 reads the signal and causes the change dispensing machine 165 to pay out money corresponding to the amount represented by the amount data. Therefore, the balance recorded as amount data on the card 1 can be received as change. When the change is paid out, MPU155
Displays 0 on the price indicator 127.

Also, when the pitching switch 133 is turned on, the MPU 155
This is read, the money amount data is converted into ball number data based on the rate sent by the money amount ball number setting device 163, this is added to the original ball number data, stored in the RAM 157, and displayed on the ball number display 128. Displays the number of new balls and the amount indicator 127
Is displayed as 0. Therefore, it is also possible to exchange the prize in addition to the original number of balls instead of the remaining money recorded as the amount data.

When ball count data is input by the key switch 131 or a barcode reader that reads a barcode representing the ball count for each prize, the MPU 155 subtracts the input ball count data from the ball count data in the RAM 157. The new ball count data is stored in the RAM 157 and displayed on the ball count display 128. By looking at this display, the number of remaining balls can be known.

When the reissue switch 134 is turned on, the MPU 155 reads the signal, first switches the rotation direction of the motors 143 and 145, turns on the power, and conveys the card 1 to the entrance 126. This card 1 is a read / write position detection sensor 138.
MPU 155 reads the detection signal,
The amount data and the number of balls data in the RAM 157 are written to the magnetic stripe 3, and when the writing is completed, the motors 143 and 145 are written.
Turn off the power, switch the rotation direction, and turn on the power again. Then, the card 1 is connected to the read / write position detection sensor 13.
When the MPU 155 detects the data, the MPU 155 reads the data, makes the read / write head 147 read the data of the magnetic stripe 3, and stores the data in the RAM 157. When the card 1 is detected by the stop position detection sensor 139, the MPU 155
Here, the power of the motors 143 and 145 is turned off, the card 1 is made to stand by, and the data at the time of recording on the magnetic stripe 3 and the data at the time of reading from the magnetic stripe 3 stored in the RAM 157 are compared. It is determined whether they match.

If they do not match, the MPU 155 causes the recording to be performed again.

If they match, the MPU 155 turns on the power of the motors 143 and 145, and conveys the card 1 to the customer. When the card 1 is detected by the print position detection sensor 140, the MPU 155 reads the detection signal, turns on the solenoid 150, and presses the thermal printer head surface 149a against the print surface 4 of the card 1, and the RA
The money data and the ball count data in the M157 are printed, and upon completion, the power of the motors 143 and 145 is turned off, the rotation direction is immediately switched and the power is turned on again, and the card 1 is conveyed to the entrance 126. Thereby, the card 1 is reissued.

Therefore, it is possible to exchange prizes only for the held ball or only a part of the held ball, and play the game again using the same card 1.

The card 1 shown in FIG. 1 (d) is exchanged for a prize for the holding ball (1200 pieces) of the card 1 shown in FIG.
Yen) is an example of reissuing without receiving change.

As mentioned above, although one Example was described, this invention includes the following aspects.

(1) The recording medium card may be a magnetic card or a printable card that performs optical reading.

(2) The card material can be paper or plastic.

(3) The card does not have to be issued from a card issuing machine.

(4) The following fraud prevention measures may be taken for the entire system.

In other words, the material structure of the card (the structure of the pulp fiber if the card is made of paper) is optically identified using ultraviolet light, its unique data is written on a magnetic stripe, and the pachinko machine, The data is also sent to a checkout device, and a comparison is made later. This is also known under the trade name Copytex.

(5) A card issuing machine may be attached to the pachinko machine.
In this case, the card processing device has the function of the card issuing unit of the card issuing machine.

(6) In the above embodiment, the conversion of the monetary amount data into the sphere data is performed when the monetary amount selecting switches 91a to 91d serving as the data conversion request switches described in the claims are turned on. However, when the ball count data decreases to a predetermined value, the MPU 112 may perform a predetermined amount of data conversion, and a fixed number of balls may be automatically inserted every time the number of held balls decreases to a certain extent.

(7) The fraud prevention code recorded on the card 1 is set by attaching a setting device to the card issuing machine 7 or the settlement apparatus 125, and other system components such as a host computer and a pachinko machine are set online. May be transmitted and read.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, pachinko balls are circulated in the table, are not discharged to the outside, and prize balls and holding balls are managed by data processing. In a card system machine in which data is given to a player through a card or passed from the player to each device, all or a part of the amount data is converted into ball count data according to a request from the player or a command from the system control system. And the data conversion control to add this to the original ball count data is performed.Therefore, without having to buy a ball every time the ball runs out or going to a ball rental machine, You can play the game continuously for a small amount. Then, at the end of the game, the card in which the money amount data of the balance not converted to the ball and the ball number data on which the prize balls are stacked is handed, so that the balance is received as change.
Therefore, it is possible to easily enjoy the game with a minimum investment.

At the end of the game, the game end control means causes the reading / writing device to write the amount data and the number-of-balls data of the memory means on the recording medium card, and at the same time, prints the same amount-of-money data and number-of-balls data on the printing means. After being visually printed on the recording medium card and discharged from the entrance, the player can immediately visually recognize the contents of both data written on the recording medium card,
The transition between the initial values of both data and the update data at the end of the game and at the time of the interruption of the game can be clearly and closely recognized, and the player can feel distrust of the amount data and ball count data written on the recording medium card. At the same time,
The necessity of copying or storing the money amount data and the ball number data for reference is eliminated, and such troubles are prevented from occurring when prizes are exchanged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (a) to 1 (d) are illustrations of a data recording mode of a magnetic card, FIG. 2 is a front view of a card issuing machine, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view schematically showing the internal structure thereof, FIG. 4 is a side view component arrangement diagram inside the card issuing unit of the card issuing machine, FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration diagram including a control system of the card issuing machine,
6 is a front view of the pachinko machine, FIG. 7 is a rear view of the pachinko machine, FIG. 8 is a front view component layout mainly showing a ball path and sensors inside the pachinko machine, and FIG. 9 is a card of the pachinko machine. FIG. 10 is a circuit configuration diagram including a pachinko machine control system, FIG. 11 is a front view of the settlement apparatus, FIG. 12 is a side view component arrangement view of the settlement apparatus, FIG. The figure is a circuit configuration diagram including a control system of the settlement apparatus. 1 ... magnetic card, 47 ... pachinko machine, 49 ... game board,
50… Safe hole, 51… Out hole, 55… Safe ball passage, 56… Out ball passage, 59… Foul ball passage, 60…
… Gutter for standby ball, 63 …… Ball feed lever, 64 …… Hammer, 71
…… Safe ball detection sensor, 72… Foul ball detection sensor, 73 …… Launch ball detection sensor, 88 …… Strike solenoid,
91a-91d: Amount selection switch, 92: Card processing device, 93: Card entrance / exit, 94: Game end switch, 10
3… Read / write head, 104… Thermal printer, 112… MPU, 113… ROM, 114… RAM, 123… Price setting device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A ball launching device that launches a pachinko ball toward a game section of a game board provided with a safe hole, an out hole and a foul ball path; and a safe ball that launches the pachinko ball toward the game section. A game stand having a passage for collecting the outgoing ball or the foul ball, and a ball waiting means for waiting the collected ball until the ball is fired by the ball launching device; and at least the safe ball and foul ball detecting means A read / write device attached to the gaming table, for reading and writing data with respect to the recording medium card, provided with an entrance of a recording medium card on which amount data and ball count data are recorded; Read control means for causing the read / write device to read the amount data and the ball count data of the recording medium card when the medium card is inserted; Memory means capable of reading and writing ball count data; read data storage control means for storing the data read by the read / write device in the memory means; pachinko machine based on the output of each detection means Counting means for determining the gain / loss mode of the sphere, adding and subtracting the sphere number data in the memory means, storing the new sphere number data in the memory means, monitoring the sphere number data in the memory means, A game console operation / stop control means for setting the game console to a playable state and a game-disabled state based on the ball value represented by the ball count data, and a data conversion request switch capable of selecting a desired amount of money, the data is operated. When the conversion request and the means for detecting the amount thereof and the ball number data of the memory means have reached a predetermined number of balls, at least one of the means for instructing the data conversion and the amount thereof, In accordance with the output, the money data of the memory means is converted into sphere data, and this is added to the sphere data in the memory means, and at the same time, the money data obtained by subtracting the converted amount is stored in the memory. Data conversion control means to be stored in the means, a game end switch attached to the gaming table, and when the output of the game end switch is received, the reading and writing device records the amount data and the number of balls data of the memory means in the read / write device. A pachinko machine comprising: a game termination control unit for writing the recording medium card to the media card and discharging the recording medium card to the entrance. The reading / writing device reads the recording medium card discharged by the game termination control unit. It is characterized in that a printing means for visually printing both the amount data and the ball count data written on the recording medium card is provided. Pachinko machine according to.