JP2923211B2 - Money changer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a money changing machine for changing a large bill or a large coin into a small bill or a small coin.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when playing a game or using a public telephone, a money changer is often used to break up bills. The money changer is designed to change the inserted 1,000-yen bill into 100-yen coins, 50-yen coins or 10-yen coins, and pays out the coins according to the purpose of use of the user. Have been. In recent years, currency exchange machines that can exchange high-value banknotes such as 10,000-yen banknotes and 5,000-yen banknotes by combining 1,000-yen banknotes and 100-yen coins are also available, which is very convenient for users. It is something.

[0003]

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned money changing machine only performs money changing, and it is difficult to differentiate it from other models even if the external shape or painting is changed.

[0005] In addition, the change machine, the play of the game, or, to be utilized for the purpose of use of the phone, change machine
The value of use was difficult to convey to users. Therefore, when a failure occurs, an inconvenient impression may be given, but a good impression is rarely given in normal operation.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional state of the art.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a currency exchange machine that can be differentiated from other models.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money changer , comprising:
A payout means for exchanging and paying out money, and a game function is started by exchanging the money to win or lose.
And game means for determining a game result, when the game result by the game means per said, game
And a discharging means for discharging a loan medal for use .

[0008] In the invention of claim 2, prior Sharing, ABS <br/> detecting means, the lending number corresponding to the setting of the loan advance can be arbitrarily set setting means single number of medals to be discharged
Discharge medals .

[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

According to the construction of claim 1, when money is exchanged by a money changing machine , the deposited money is exchanged by the payout means.
Will be exchanged and paid out. At this time, the money is exchanged
Game function is started by the game means
Is determined as a game result.
If this game result is a win, the game loan
Is discharged by the discharge means. Thereby, a user using this money changing machine can play a game with the game means, and depending on a result of the game, the loan medal may be used.
Is obtained.

[0013] In the configuration of claim 2, claim 1 is provided.
In addition to the action, it is possible to set the number of sheets of lending medals discharged from the discharge means by the setting means, it is possible to change the number discharged sheet lending medals per change machine. As a result, lending methods can be
It is possible to adjust, such as increasing the number discharge sheet of Dar, thereby improving the service to the change machine of the user.

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

[0017]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the currency exchange machine 1 according to the present invention comprises:
It is installed in a game center and exchanges 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, 1,000-yen bills, and 500-yen coins into 100-yen coins A. A lock is provided on the front of a box-shaped currency exchange machine 1. An upper door 2 and a lower door 3 are provided. A coin slot 4, a return lever 5, a roulette board 6, and a coin payout slot 7 are provided on the left side of the upper door 2 in order from above, and bills are provided on the right side of the upper door 2 in order from above. Take-out port 8, banknote deposit port 9, premium outlet 10
Is provided. In addition, a setting switch 11 and an internal device 12 for controlling the currency exchange machine 1 and storing the deposited money are provided inside the upper door 2. Inside the lower door 3, a box is installed so that a medal B,...

The coin slot 4 is a slot for exclusive use of a 500-yen coin having an opening through which a 500-yen coin can be inserted, and the bill receiving slot 9 is used to insert a 10,000-yen bill in a vertical direction. It is a deposit port for 10,000-yen banknotes, 5,000-yen banknotes, and 1,000-yen banknotes comprising a possible insertion device 9a. Further, the coin payout port 7 is a coin-only payout port having a holding space for holding the paid-out 100-yen coin, and an opening having a size capable of taking out the one-hundred-yen coin in the holding space with one hand. The banknote take-out port 8 is provided with a sending device 8 through which 1,000-yen banknotes are sent out in the horizontal direction.
This is a take-out port exclusively for 1,000-yen banknotes consisting of a.

The return lever 5 is constituted by a rotary lever which is rotatable by a predetermined amount to the right, and by rotating the return lever 5, the 500 yen coin inserted from the coin slot 4 is dispensed. It is configured so that it can be returned to the mouth 7.

The roulette board 6 is for playing a roulette game, and includes a printing surface 6a printed in a circular shape,
A plurality of LEDs 13 arranged along the periphery of the printing surface,
... Each of the LEDs 13 is a red LED 13 having a different color from the other LEDs 13.
a is provided on the printing surface 6a.
A contact portion 14 painted in red in a fan shape from the central portion surrounding the ED 13a is provided. The prize discharge port 10 includes a discharge space in which a lending medal B for a game is discharged when a "hit" occurs in a roulette game, and an opening having a size that allows the lending medal B to be taken out with one hand. .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the money changing machine 1. The money changing machine 1 includes a deposit block 20 and a payout block 21 for performing currency exchange, a game block 22 as a game means, and a prize discharge. A prize discharging block 23 as a means, and each of the blocks 20, 21, 22, 22
23, and a control block 24 for controlling each of the blocks 20, 21, 22, 23. The control block 24 is also connected to the setting switch 11 as setting means.

The deposit block 20 comprises a deposit section comprising the coin insertion slot 4 and the insertion device 9a for the bill deposit port 9, and whether or not the money received from the deposit section is genuine money (regular money). A discriminating unit for discriminating the money, a sorting unit for sorting money passing through the discriminating unit by denomination, and a counting unit for counting the amount of money sorted by the sorting unit, and counted by the counting unit. The money is temporarily stored in the storage unit, and is configured to be stored in the storage unit when the money exchange processing is completed. Each of the units is configured to transmit its state to the control unit block 24 and operate according to a signal from the control block 24.

The payout block 21 has a storage box in which a large amount of 100-yen coins to be paid out at the time of exchange are stored, and after counting the 100-yen coins according to a signal from the control block 24, Coin payout slot 7
It is configured to pay more.

The game block 22 comprises the roulette board 6 and is configured to operate in response to a signal from the control block 24. Specifically, when the game is started, the LEDs 13,... And the red LEDs 13 arranged along the periphery of the roulette board 6
The roulette is rotated by turning on a in turn,
At the end of the game, any one of the LEDs 13... Or the red LED 13a is turned on and stopped. At this time, when the red LED 13a stops, that is, at the hitting section 14, a hit signal indicating "hit" is transmitted to the control block 24.

The prize discharge block 23 discharges the loan medal B as a prize to the prize discharge port 10 in accordance with a signal of the control block 24.
And a counting section for counting and discharging the loaned medals B.

The control block 24 includes a CPU, RA
A microcomputer system comprising M and ROM;
The microcomputer is composed of an input / output device and a control unit centered on the microcomputer system, and performs processing according to the respective signals transmitted from the respective blocks 20, 21, 22, and 23.
It is configured to transmit a signal corresponding to the above-mentioned processing to the second and the third processing. Further, the control block 24 determines whether the rental medal B
The control block 22 also turns on the LED 13 and the red LED 13a in the game block 22 to rotate the roulette, and generates a random number for determining the rotation time. Has also gone.

The specific operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The setting switch 11 provided on the money changing machine 1
It is assumed that “the number of discharged medals B = 3” is set in advance.

The above-mentioned flowchart shows the processing of the CPU of the control block 24 constituting the money changing machine 1. First, a predetermined initial processing (step S1) is performed, and the processing shifts to a standby state. It is determined whether or not money has been deposited into the coin insertion slot 4 or the bill insertion slot 9 (step S2). When a 1,000-yen bill is deposited into the bill depositing port 9, the discriminating unit discriminates whether or not the money is genuine money (regular money) (step S3).
In step S4), if it is not a true currency, the banknote is rejected (step S5), that is, the banknote is sent back to the banknote deposit port 9 and discharged.

If the discriminating section confirms that the coin is genuine money, the respective LEDs 13,..., Red LEDs 13a are turned on in order for the time determined by the generation of the random numbers, and the roulette is turned on. Rotate to start the roulette game (step S6). Then, the deposited money is exchanged for ten 100-yen coins, and a payout process of paying out the coins from the coin payout port 7 is performed (step S7).

Next, when the roulette game ends, the result of the roulette game is read (step S8). At this time, in the case of "out", that is, the red LED 13
When the LEDs 13 other than a are lit,
The process enters a standby state for determining whether or not payment has been made in step S2. On the other hand, in the case of “hit”, that is, the red LED 13
If "a" is lit, the state of the setting switch 11 is read and discriminated (steps S9 and S10). As a result of this reading, since the setting switch 11 is set to three as described above, the exchange machine 1 discharges three medals B,... From the prize discharge port 10 (step S11). The setting switch 11
Is set to one, one lending medal B is discharged from the prize discharge port 10 (step S12). Then, the process proceeds to the step S2 to enter the standby state.

As described above, when money is exchanged at the exchange machine 1, the user can play a roulette game,
Depending on the game result, a rental medal B can be obtained. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a favorable feeling of the user, and it is possible to distinguish the user from other exchange machines that do not have the game function. In addition, a user who exchanges money in order to play a game that can be played with a hundred yen coin and obtains a loan medal B with a "hit" in a roulette game, also performs a medal game using the loan medal B. Can be.

Further, when a "hit" occurs in the game, the number of borrowed medals B to be paid out is set by a setting switch 11.
Therefore, the number of discharged medals can be changed for each change machine 1. Therefore, by increasing the number of rented medals B in the currency exchange machine 1 that is frequently used, the service to the user of the currency exchange machine 1 can be improved.

In this embodiment, in the roulette game, the rotation of the roulette is stopped according to the time determined by the microcomputer system. However, the stop switch is provided on the upper door 2 so that the user can control the rotation. The configuration may be such that the stop is performed by operating the stop switch. In this case, the user can participate in the roulette game, and the user can obtain a more favorable feeling. At this time, if the user does not operate the stop switch, the rotation of the roulette is automatically stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

The arrangement of each part of the upper door 2 and the exchange function of the exchange machine 1 are not limited to those described above.
The arrangement position may be changed for each model or, for example, one hundred yen coin may be changed to fifty yen coin.

Further, in this embodiment, the game function of the game means is a roulette game, and the number of medals B to be discharged when a "hit" occurs in the roulette game can be set by the setting switch 11. But the game function is set to another game, and the setting switch 1
Number of borrowed medals B according to the result of the game without providing 1
May be discharged. For example, game means
It is a rock-paper-scissor game. If the rock-paper-scissor is won, three borrowed medals B,... You may be made to discharge the lending medal B. If a "hit" comes out in the roulette game,
The loan medal B for the medal game was discharged, but candy such as caramel and gum, plush toys,
Premiums such as plastic models may be discharged.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows the appearance of a medal lending machine 51 that lends a lending medal B for a medal game. ing. The medal lending machine 51 is installed in a game center where a medal game is arranged, and a lockable upper door 5 is provided on the front of the box-shaped medal lending machine 51.
2 and a lower door 53 are provided. The upper door 52
A coin insertion port 54, a return lever 55, a roulette board 56, and a coin return port 57 are provided in order from the upper side on the left side, and the bill takeout opening 58, in order from the upper side, on the right side of the upper door 52. A bill inlet 59 and a medal outlet 60 are provided. Further, inside the upper door 52, a setting switch 61 and an internal device 62 for controlling the medal lending machine 51 and storing money to be deposited and withdrawn are provided. Further, a box is provided inside the lower door 53.

The coin insertion slot 54 is an insertion slot for a ten-yen coin, a fifty-yen coin, a hundred-yen coin, and a five hundred-yen coin having an opening through which a five hundred yen coin can be inserted. The bill receiving port 59 is provided with an insertion device 5 capable of vertically inserting 10,000 yen bills.
It is a deposit port for 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 1,000-yen bills composed of 9a. Further, the coin return port 57 is a coin-only return port having a holding space for holding the returned coins, and an opening large enough to take out the coins in the holding space with fingers. The banknote take-out opening 58 is a take-out opening dedicated to the 1,000-yen banknote, which includes a sending device 58a through which the 1,000-yen banknote is sent out in the horizontal direction.

The return lever 55 is a rotary lever that can rotate a predetermined amount to the right, and by rotating the return lever 55, the coins inserted from the coin insertion port 54 are transferred to the coin return port 57. It is configured to be returned.

The roulette board 56 is for playing a roulette game, and has a printing surface 56a printed in a circular shape.
And a plurality of LEDs 6 arranged along the periphery of the printing surface
3, ... The LEDs 63,.
Red LED with a different color from the other LEDs 63, ...
The printing surface 56a is provided with a contact portion 64a painted in red in a fan shape from the center surrounding the red LED 63a. In addition, the medal outlet 60 is used as a “hit” in a roulette game.
Is formed, and has a discharge space in which the lending medal B is discharged and an opening large enough to allow the lending medal B to be taken out with one hand.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the medal lending machine 51. The medal lending machine 51 includes a deposit block 70 and a change block 71 for depositing and withdrawing money when lending a medal B. , A game block 72 as game means, a medal discharge block 73 as prize discharge means, and the blocks 70, 71, 72,
The control block 74 is connected to the control block 73 and controls the blocks 70, 71, 72, 73. The control block 74 is also connected to the setting switch 61 as setting means.

The deposit block 70 includes a deposit section comprising the coin insertion slot 54 and an insertion device 59a for the bill deposit port 59, and determines whether the money received from the deposit section is genuine money (regular money). A discriminating unit that discriminates the money that has passed through the discriminating unit, and a counting unit that counts the total amount of the money that has been sorted by the sorting unit, and that is counted by the counting unit. The stored money is temporarily stored in the storage unit, and is configured to be stored in the storage unit when the lending process of the rental medal B is completed. Each of the units is configured to transmit its state to the control unit block 74 and operate according to a signal from the control block 74.

The change block 71 is a block for paying out the difference between the amount of the deposited money and the amount of the loaned medal B as change, and has a preparation box in which a large amount of 1,000 yen bills are prepared. ing. Then, according to the signal from the control block 74, after counting the 1,000-yen banknotes, the banknotes are sent to the banknote take-out opening 58 by the sending device 58 a.

The game block 72 comprises the roulette board 56 and is configured to operate in response to a signal from the control block 74. Specifically, when the game is started, the LEDs 63,... And the red LEDs arranged along the periphery of the roulette board 56
63a is turned on in order to rotate the roulette wheel, and at the end of the game, stop when any one of the LEDs 63... Or the red LED 63a is turned on. At this time, when the red LED 63 a stops at the hitting section 64, a hit signal indicating “hit” is transmitted to the control block 74.

The medal discharge block 73 discharges rented medals B as articles and premiums to the medal discharge port 60 in accordance with a signal from the control block 74. And a counting unit for counting and discharging the medals B.

The control block 74 includes a CPU, RA
A microcomputer system comprising M and ROM;
It comprises an input / output device and a control unit centered on the microcomputer system, and performs processing according to each signal transmitted from each of the blocks 70, 71, 72, 73, and also executes each of the blocks 70, 71, 7
2, 73 are transmitted. Further, the control block 74 determines that the rental medal B
The control block 72 also turns on the LED 63 and the red LED 63a in the game block 72 to rotate the roulette and generates a random number that determines the rotation time. Has also gone.

The specific operation of this embodiment according to the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. It is assumed that the setting switch 61 provided on the medal lending machine 51 is set to “the number of discharged medals B = 3”.

The above-mentioned flowchart shows the operation of the medal lending machine 51.
This shows the processing of the CPU of the control block 74, which first performs predetermined initial processing (step SS1),
The state shifts to the standby state, that is, it is determined whether or not money has been deposited in the depositing section (coin slot 54 or bill depositing slot 59) of the deposit block 70 (step SS2). When the money is received, the discrimination unit discriminates whether the money is genuine money (regular money) (Step SS).
(3, step SS4), if it is not a true currency, rejection processing (step SS5), that is, the bill is sent back to the bill depositing port 59, and if it is a coin, it is discharged to the coin returning port 57.

If the discrimination section confirms that the money is genuine money, it is determined whether or not the total of the received money is 1,000 yen or more (step SS6). If the total amount is less than 1,000 yen, the process returns to step SS2 to prepare for the next payment. If the number is 1,000 yen or more, each LED 63,...
-The red LEDs 63a are sequentially turned on to start the roulette game (step SS7). Then, the number of lent medals B,...
The change is discharged (step SS8), and a change payment process is performed. Specifically, when the total amount of money received exceeds 1,000 yen, the difference is paid from the bill outlet 58 or the coin return 57 (step SS).
9, step SS10).

Next, when the roulette game is over,
Read the result of the roulette game (step SS1
1). At this time, in the case of "out", that is, the red L
If the LEDs 63,... Other than the ED 63a are lit, the process proceeds to the step SS2 of determining whether or not there is a deposit, and enters the standby state. On the other hand, in the case of "hit", that is, when the red LED 63a is lit, the state of the setting switch 61 is read and discriminated (step SS12, step SS13). At this time, since the setting switch 61 is set to three as described above, the medal lending machine 51 discharges three lending medals B,... From the medal discharge port 60 (step S).
S14). When the setting switch 61 is set to one, one lending medal B is discharged from the medal discharging port 60 (step SS15). Then, the process proceeds to the step S2 to enter the standby state.

As described above, when the medal lending machine 51 lends the lending medal B, the user can play the roulette game and obtain the lending medal B depending on the game result. B can be used to enjoy the medal game. Therefore,
A favorable feeling of the user can be obtained, and differentiation from other lending machines that do not have a game function can be achieved.

Further, in the roulette game, "hit"
Can be set by the setting switch 11 when the number of borrowed medals B is paid out, the number of medals B to be discharged can be changed for each medal renting machine 51. Therefore, the medal lending machine 51 that is frequently used, that is, the lending medal B in the medal lending machine 51 with high sales
The profit can be returned to the user of the medal lending machine 51 by increasing the number of discharged sheets.

In this embodiment, in the roulette game, the rotation of the roulette is stopped according to the time determined by the microcomputer system. However, a stop switch is provided on the upper door 52 so that the user can control the rotation. The configuration may be such that the stop is performed by operating the stop switch. In this case, the user can participate in the roulette game, and the user can obtain a more favorable feeling. At this time, if the user does not operate the stop switch, the rotation of the roulette is automatically stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

The arrangement of each part of the upper door 52,
The lending function of the medal lending machine 51 is not limited to this, and may be a medal lending machine that changes the arrangement position for each model, or lent a lending medal for five hundred, for example.

Further, in this embodiment, the game function of the game means is a roulette game, and the number of medals B to be discharged when a "hit" occurs in the roulette game can be set by the setting switch 61. However, the game function is set to another game, and the setting switch 6
Number of borrowed medals B according to the result of the game without providing 1
May be discharged. For example, game means
It is a rock-paper-scissor game. If the rock-paper-scissor is won, three borrowed medals B,... You may be made to discharge the lending medal B. If a "hit" comes out in the roulette game,
The loan medal B for the medal game was discharged, but candy such as caramel and gum, plush toys,
Premiums such as plastic models may be discharged.

[0055]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to give a user of a currency exchange machine the pleasure of a game with the game means and to have a feeling of expectation to obtain a rental medal. it can. Therefore, a favorable feeling of the user can be obtained, and accordingly, it can be differentiated from other exchange machines that do not have a game function. And the ingredients
Physically, to play a game that can be played with hundred yen coins
When you exchange money, you get a lending medal with a "hit"
The user who has played the medal game using this rental medal
It can be carried out.

[0056] Further, in the invention of claim 2, in addition to claim 1 where the same effect, it is also possible adjustments such as increasing the number of sheets of lending medals in frequently used change machines, The service to the user of the exchange machine can be improved, and further differentiation from other exchange machines can be achieved. Further
In addition, the number of medals to be borrowed from frequently used exchange machines
By increasing the number, services to users of money changers
Can be improved.

[0057]

[0058]

[0059]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an external view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Currency exchange machine 6 Roulette board 10 Premium outlet 11 Setting switch (setting means) 22 Game block (game means) 23 Premium discharging block (prize discharging means) 51 Medal lending machine 56 Roulette board 60 Medal outlet 61 Setting switch (Setting means) ) 72 Game block (game means) 73 Medal discharge block (prize discharge means) B Lending medal

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code FI G07F 17/34 G07F 17/34

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Payment for exchanging deposited money
It means out, and start the game function by exchange the money, those
A game means for determining or or off as a game result, when the game result by the game means per the
And a discharging means for discharging a loaned medal for a game . 2. A pre-Sharing, ABS detecting means, said lending to discharge
Changer according to claim 1, characterized in that discharging the lending medals number corresponding to the set in advance can be arbitrarily set setting means single number of medals.