JP2767359B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pachinko machine for playing a game by driving a pachinko ball into a board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pachinko machines have been
The machine is a machine that lends pachinko balls to handle cash
And those that handle cards,
Pachinko machines dedicated to cash or cards are released in units of islands.
Usually, it is installed in a position where it is located.

[0003]

[Problems that the Invention is to Solve] For this reason, the player is path
To use a dick machine, a pachinko machine must be installed in the
Need to choose between cash only or card only
Yes, using a card-only or cash-only pachinko machine
And want to continue the game on another dedicated pachinko machine
Must change seats to change pachinko machines.
Operability is extremely poor.
Was.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the problems the prior art has, player cash or Ca
Even if you do not move due to the type of card,
Switch while checking the contents of the
Operate to continue the game on the same pachinko machine
And its object is to provide a pachinko machine capable of improving the ease of can and become a game.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is to provide a magnetic head for a card processing device (20) below a front surface on which a board surface (19) is formed.
Card slot (21), identifies the input currency, the input currency
A coin that sends a signal indicating the type and input amount to the control unit (50)
Money inlets (31, 32) to the banknote handling machine (30)
Ball indicator (33), status indicator (34), balance indicator
(35) and a call switch (36) below the
Stop lamp (37), settlement switch (38), ball rental
Switches (39, 40) are provided, and
By operating (38), the card processing device (20)
And write the remaining balance and the number of balls on the magnetic card at that time
Pay this out, and if you do not have the number of balls, checkout switch
Switch (39, 4) without pushing the switch (38) again.
Within the range of cash balance entered by operating 0)
And a control unit (50) for allowing the game to be continued .

[0006]

In the pachinko machine of the present invention, the settlement switch (3
When 8) is pressed, the control unit (50) causes the card processing machine (2) to operate.
0) is activated and the remaining balance and the number of balls
Write it on the card and have it paid out. No ball
Even if it does, do not press the settlement switch (38)
By operating the lending switch (39, 40), the control unit (5
0) is a game with the same pachinko machine (1) as long as there is a balance
Can continue. In this way, the player can
Or do not move between pachinko machines due to the type of card
Can continue the game on the same pachinko machine
And the ease of playing can be improved .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, in the pachinko machine 1, a board surface 10 is formed in front of an upper vertical portion 2, and overhang portions 3 and 4 are formed on both lower sides of the front surface to project obliquely forward (front side). The overhanging portion 3 on the right side of the overhanging portions 3 and 4
The card processing device 20 is built in the inside, and the money processing device 30 is built in the left overhanging portion 4. As shown in FIG. 2, on the surface of the right overhang portion 3, as shown in FIG. 2, an entrance 21 for the magnetic card to the card processing device 20, an operation display lamp 22, an abnormality display lamp 23, and a card use display lamp 24. And are arranged. On the surface of the left overhang portion 4, as shown in FIG. Money input ports 31 and 32 to the money processing apparatus 30,
A holding ball indicator 33, a status indicator 34, and a balance indicator 35 are provided. On the inclined surface below the left overhang portion 4, a call switch 36, a stop lamp 37, a clearing switch 38, and a ball lending switch are provided. 39 and 40 are provided. In addition, a handle 45 for punching is provided on a horizontal surface 6 that forms the bottom surface of the concave portion 5 between the overhang portions 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the components of the card processing device 20 and the like operate under the control of a control unit 50 built in the overhang 4 or on the back side of the vertical unit 2.

The board 10 is a normal board whose surface is covered with a protective glass, and rails, safe holes, out holes, nails, tulips, etc. are attached to appropriate places of the gauge plate at the back of the protective glass. Pachinko balls are driven from a ball firing device 15 (shown only in FIG. 4) provided inside the lower part of the machine 1. In addition, the ball to be hit on the board 10 may be supplied from a ball transfer line disposed behind the pachinko machine 1 as in the conventional case. It is good also as composition which does not require a ball conveyance line. That is, the ball collecting case is attached so as to cover the back surface of the gauge plate, and the balls collected in the safe hole or the out hole are collected by the ball collecting case and supplied again to the ball driving portion of the ball firing device 15. You may.

In this case, the card processing device 20 is a magnetic card drive device (having a read / write function).
It reads the amount data of the magnetic card inserted from the entrance 21 and operates appropriately by exchanging data or signals with the control unit 50, and at the time of settlement, data such as the balance or the number of obtained balls is stored on this card. After writing, the card is paid out. The card processing device 20 has a magnetic card storage unit and a payout mechanism from the storage unit. When the game is started only with cash without inserting the magnetic card, the card processing unit 20 stores the magnetic card. It also has a function of writing data such as the balance on the magnetic card and paying out the same.

The card processing device 20 includes:
It is not limited to one type of magnetic card as an input / output medium.For example, a magnetic card is used only as a card-shaped recording medium for inputting amount data, and a card-shaped recording medium for outputting prize ball data is data. May be used. A card using a recycled card (proposed by the applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-260879), which is capable of displaying or erasing characters or the like on the surface by a temperature change as a card-shaped recording medium. May be.

The operation display lamp 22 is a lamp that is controlled by the control unit 50 and is turned on when the pachinko machine 1 is operating (power is turned on). The abnormality display lamp 23 is to be turned on by the card processing device 20 performing a self-diagnosis when an abnormality such as a card jam occurs. The card use display lamp 24 is a lamp that is turned on when the card processing device 20 detects insertion of a card.

The money handling apparatus 30 has a slot 31 or 32.
It has an identification device for identifying the type of money inserted from the company, and sends a signal corresponding to the type to the control unit 50 every time when the money is inserted, so that the control unit 50 calculates the amount of money inserted. It provides the necessary data. In this case, the insertion slot 32 is an insertion slot for coins, the insertion slot 31 is an insertion slot for bills, and the identification devices are provided respectively. Also, the inserted bills may be stored inside, but as in the past, the bills are automatically collected by a currency exchange machine or the like at the end of the pachinko island by a transport line for bills and the like disposed behind the pachinko machine 1. Is also good.

The ball display 33, the status display 34, and the balance display 35 are, for example, composed of liquid crystal displays.
The possessed ball display 33 displays the current number of possessed balls (the number of acquired balls) under the control of the control unit 50. Status indicator 34
Displays the amount of money inserted and the progress of the game, and displays, for example, "10000 yen inserted", "during fever", "occurrence of hit" and the like. The balance indicator 35
The remaining amount of the input amount is displayed.

The call switch 36 is a switch for calling a store clerk. When this switch is operated, the control unit 50 calls a hall computer (a computer for managing the entire playground, which is installed in a hall where a store clerk is present) or the like. A signal is sent, and a calling process such as turning on a calling lamp (not shown) provided on the top of the pachinko island is performed. The striking lamp 37 is lit when struck, and is illuminated by the control unit 50 when struck from the hall computer or the like. Clearing switch 38
Is operated by the player at the end of the game, and when this is operated, the control unit 50 performs a settlement process described later.

The ball lending switches 39 and 40 are used for designating an amount to be used for the game among the amounts of money inserted by cash or a magnetic card. In this case, the switch 39 is for 500 yen and the switch 40 is 1000 yen. It is for.

The handle 45 instructs the ball launching device 15 to launch a ball, and the launch speed (strength).
Is to adjust. That is, the ball firing device 15
It operates by a control signal (pulse signal) output from the control unit 50 in accordance with the operation amount of the handle 45, and periodically hits the ball with an intensity (speed) in accordance with the operation amount of the launch handle 16, For example, it is composed of a rotary solenoid and a hammer swung by the rotary solenoid. The handle 45 is, for example, an operation unit of a rotary variable resistor that adjusts an amplification factor of a control signal that excites the rotary solenoid.

The control unit 50 includes a CPU 51, a ROM 52,
A RAM 53, an interface (not shown), etc.
This is a so-called microcomputer that operates according to the above-described instructions of the hall computer and the like and the program written in the ROM 52, and performs processing described later.

Next, the operation will be described. When a predetermined magnetic card is inserted into the entrance 21, the card processor 35 sends the remaining amount data written therein to the reading control unit 50. When the amount of money to be used for the game is designated by the ball lending switches 39 and 40, the control unit 50 confirms that this amount of money is within the range of the remaining amount written on the magnetic card, and Thus, it is possible to play a game for the number of balls corresponding to the usage amount.

That is, the control signal is transmitted to the ball firing device 15 on condition that the handle 45 is turned by a predetermined angle or more, for example, and the ball is hit periodically as long as the ball is held. At this time, the control unit 50 subtracts the usage amount designated as the ball lending from the remaining amount, displays the new remaining amount on the remaining amount display unit 35, and displays the new remaining amount on the possessed ball display 33. After the displayed number of balls is displayed as an initial value, the display value of the ball display 33 is reduced each time a ball is hit, and each time a ball is awarded, the ball display 3 is reduced accordingly.
3 is performed to increase the display value. In addition, a necessary display is appropriately displayed on the status display 34. further,
The remaining amount of the magnetic card is rewritten to a new one (this rewriting may be performed at the time of settlement after the game is over).

When the remaining amount of the inserted magnetic card is less than the amount specified by the ball lending switches 39 and 40, the control unit 50 determines that all the remaining amount has been designated for lending and proceeds in the same manner as described above. When the number of acquired balls is registered in the inserted magnetic card, this is set as the initial value of the number of possessed balls.

When the settlement switch 38 is pressed, the control unit 5
In the case of 0, the card processing device 20 is operated, and the balance and the number of balls at that time are newly written on the magnetic card and paid out. A player can take this card to a prize exchange in a game hall to exchange prizes, or insert the card into another pachinko machine 1 again to play a game. It should be noted that even if the ball is lost, the settlement switch 38
If the ball lending switches 39 and 40 are operated again without pressing, the control unit 50 repeats the above operation, so that the game can be continued with the same pachinko machine 1 as long as there is a balance.

When cash is inserted into the cash inlets 31, 32, the money handling apparatus 30 identifies the inserted money and sends a signal indicating the type and amount of the inserted money to the control unit 50. Then, the control unit 50 calculates the inserted amount from this signal, enables the game within the range of the inserted amount, and performs the same processing as in the case of inserting the card. Then, at the time of settlement, the remaining amount and the number of balls are recorded and paid out to the card stored inside by operating the card processing device 20.

When the call switch 36 is operated, a call signal is sent to the hall computer of the game hall by the processing of the control unit 50, and a call lamp provided at the upper part of the pachinko island is turned on or blinks. The clerk is called, but since the call switch 36 is disposed below the front surface on which the board surface 10 is formed, the player can easily perform the call operation by simply reaching forward while sitting. .

Thus, in the pachinko machine 1,
The player can play the game by using the card or cash selectively, so change the pachinko machine in use.
Without having to check the contents of each indicator at hand
Operate various switches as needed to continue the game
Can, it is Rukoto further improve the operation of the pachinko machine.

[0025]

The pachinko machine according to the present invention has a
If you don't move for cash or card type
While checking the contents of the game on the display at hand,
By operating the appropriate switch, the same pachinko machine
The game can be continued and the ease of playing is improved.
Can easily cope with a change in the use mode of the pachinko machine .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pachinko machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a pachinko machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachinko machine 10 ... Board surface 36 ... Call switch 50 ... Control part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A card processing device is provided below a front surface on which a board surface is formed.
Identifies and inserts the magnetic card slot into and out of the management device
Money that sends a signal indicating the type and amount of money to the control unit
Money slot to processing equipment, ball display, status display, balance
Gold indicator and call switch and hitting run below
, Payment switch, ball lending switch,
Operating the card processing device by operating the checkout switch
And write the remaining balance and the number of balls on the magnetic card
Pay this out, and if you do not have the number of balls, set the checkout switch
Operate the ball lending switch again without pressing it.
The game can be continued within the remaining cash range
A pachinko machine comprising a control unit.