JP3033833U - Automatic reading and writing device for amusement hall prizes - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) 【Abstract】 PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a novel automatic read / write device for amusement hall prizes, which can continuously and surely make amusement hall prizes antique and reproduce. SOLUTION: A transport mechanism 6 provided in front and rear of a casing 5 has a base end as a loading portion 7 and a leading end as a discharging portion 8, and a bar code reader 25 and a proximity sensor 26a are provided between the loading portion 7 and the discharging portion 8. , 26b, 26c, magnetic sensors 27, and the like, and read the prize information with them, and the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30 is provided, so that the game hall prize 50 passes the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30. It is possible to appropriately maintain the relative position at the time of reading and read the barcode 58, detect the arrangement mode of the permanent magnet pieces 53, and change the prize information by moving the moving piece 54 under stable and favorable conditions. It is possible to significantly reduce the read / write error occurrence rate.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an automatic read / write device for amusement hall prizes, which is equipped with a memory element capable of grasping the flow of gold goods in a distribution channel where the prizes for amusement halls are bought and sold.

[0002]

[Background of the invention]

 At amusement halls such as pachinko parlors, players can exchange these for prizes according to the number of balls (prize balls) they have acquired. If the prizes do not suit your taste, or if you get a large amount of these prizes, the player brings them to a collection dealer who has registered as an antique dealer for cash. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 15, the player causes the antique dealer to collect the prize at a discounted price to some extent, the antique dealer obtains a certain margin, and sells it to a wholesaler such as a wholesaler, and the wholesaler can be reused. For things, we are urging them to pick up at the amusement hall.

However, when an antique dealer who collects a prize returns the prize to the game hall as it is without passing through the above-mentioned regular route, the player and the antiquarian exist for the purpose of merely exchanging money. As a result, the game itself will significantly arouse euphoria, resulting in an unhealthy environment in which only the gambling property (commercial purpose) is extremely emphasized.

By the way, as the prizes, light, thin, small and small articles having relatively high portability such as lighter stones, watch bands, bottled perfumes, etc. are handled in a resin case or the like which is difficult to open. Therefore, the prize itself is practically hardly contaminated, so that the product value does not decrease, and direct transactions from antique dealers to the amusement arcade do not often take the regular route as described above. There was a risk that it would be played and that the game itself as described above would be unhealthy. Such non-regular distribution channels tend to obscure the flow of money and free gifts, which may have an anti-social impact in terms of tax law or criminal law.

Therefore, in order to secure a proper route, the prize once handed to the antique dealer by the player is definitely used at that stage as a free gift, and is sold to the wholesaler. Premiums are being introduced that cannot be re-commercialized (recycled) unless asked. As an example of this, the applicant has filed an application for Utility Model Registration No. 3028702 (Practical Application No. 8-2293) "Gift for amusement hall", and installs a storage element inside the case of the prize and sells it to an antique dealer. By reading and writing the storage element with the radio wave radiated from the reader / writer at the specified stage, the new state is released (obsolete) and put into a used state, and the storage element is generated by the radio wave radiated from the reader / writer at the wholesaler. By reading and writing, the used state is released (reproduced) to be a new state so that it can be put on the subsequent distribution channels.

There is also a prize for amusement hall of a type in which a storage element is mechanically configured, and as shown in FIG. 10, this distribution information is stored depending on the position of the moving piece 54, and the permanent magnet piece 53 is arranged. Store the denomination information with. Store information is stored in the bar code 58 attached to the side surface. Then, by changing the position of the moving piece 54 by an operation from the outside, the distribution information is modified, and the prize 50 for the amusement hall is made old and reproduced.

Then, by transmitting the prize information from the antique dealer and the wholesaler to the management company, the management company can grasp the distribution status of the prizes for the amusement arcade, and when an unauthorized distribution channel exists. However, by confirming the existence of the prize for the amusement arcade where the prize information has not been modified, it is possible to know this existence, and it has become possible to secure a normal distribution channel for the prize.

By the way, the amusement hall prize 50 having the above-mentioned mechanical storage element recognizes the store information by reading the bar code 58, and the moving piece 54 provided in the amusement hall prize 50 is exclusively used. The prize information in the distribution information is modified by changing the position with a magnet included in the reader / writer. The distance between the bar code reader and the bar code 58 or the magnet and the moving piece 54 is too great, or the relative distance is relatively large. If the positional relationship is improper, reading and writing of prize information will not be performed correctly. For this reason, the advent of a reading / writing apparatus for amusement hall prizes 50 capable of reading and writing in an appropriate relative positional relationship between the amusement hall prizes 50 and the reader / writer is desired.

In addition, in the antique dealer, if the transmission line of the prize information is not established between the amusement hall and the management company, within the time when the prize information is not updated, for example, within the expiration date of the prize. During the same day, the antique dealer will be able to directly trade the amusement hall prizes received from the player with the amusement hall without passing through the reader / writer. In order to prevent such a direct transaction, it is necessary that the prize information brought into the antique dealer by the player be immediately changed to give the antiques information.

[0010]

[Technical issues that we attempted to develop]

 Against such a background, the present invention provides a mechanically readable and writable storage device for a game hall prize so that the product is released from a new state at the stage of being sold to an antique dealer (refurbished) and thereafter distributed. Development of a new automatic read / write device for amusement hall prizes that can be continuously and reliably refurbished and recycled in a distribution hall where the prizes are sold, recycled, etc. This is a technical issue.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 That is, in the automatic read / write device for amusement hall prize according to claim 1, the base end of the transport mechanism provided over the front and rear of the housing is the loading part and the leading end is the loading part, and between the loading part and the loading part. It is characterized in that it is provided with a detection means such as a bar code reader, a proximity sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc., which reads the prize information and also has a mechanical prize information changing mechanism. According to this invention, the relative position with the mechanical prize information changing mechanism when the prize for the amusement hall passes through the mechanical prize information changing mechanism can be appropriately maintained, and the bar code can be provided under stable and favorable conditions. Can be read, the arrangement of the permanent magnet pieces can be detected, and the prize information can be modified by moving the moving frame, and the occurrence rate of read / write errors can be significantly reduced.

In addition to the above requirements, in the automatic read / write device for amusement hall prize according to a second aspect of the present invention, the mechanical prize information modification mechanism includes a plurality of magnets which are symmetrical with respect to the center of the conveyance mechanism in the width direction. Is provided and the prize information is modified by either one of them. According to the present invention, the prize information can be modified regardless of the posture of the prize for the game hall facing the mechanical prize information modification mechanism (provided that the prize is correctly placed on the conveyor belt). , It is not necessary to pay special attention to the left and right sides and the front and back sides when introducing the prizes for the amusement park.

Further, in the automatic read / write device for amusement hall prize according to a third aspect of the invention, in addition to the requirements of the second aspect, the head moves up and down to move toward and away from the game hall prize. Also, it is characterized in that it is provided in two places on the housing side. According to this invention, it is possible to select whether or not the prize information has been modified, and in the case where an unauthorized product is thrown in, the moving piece can be promptly discharged without moving.

Furthermore, in addition to the requirements of claim 2 or 3, the automatic read / write device for amusement arcade prizes according to claim 4 is a magnet for a head in an automatic read / write device for antiquation. It is characterized in that the polarity of the magnet contained in the housing is different. According to this invention, the moving frame can be moved by suction when the prize information is modified.

Further, in the automatic read / write device for amusement hall prize according to a fifth aspect, in addition to the requirements according to the second or third aspect, in the automatic read / write device for reproducing, a magnet included in a head, It is characterized in that all the polarities of the magnets contained in the housing are the same. According to this invention, the moving piece can be held at a specific position between the magnets when the prize information is modified. The problem is solved by the invention described in each of the claims.

[0016]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 The configuration of an automatic reading / writing apparatus 1 for amusement hall prize of the present invention and a gaming hall prize 50 handled by the apparatus 1 will be described below with reference to the drawings and the manner of use thereof. FIG. 1 shows an automatic read / write device 1 for a game hall prize 50 used in a wholesaler, and FIG. 6 shows an automatic read / write device 1 used in an antique dealer, with a main body device 2 and an input / output device 3 as main members, These are covered with the cover 4 to form an integral member. The main body device 2 includes a transport mechanism 6 at an opening that opens in a band shape over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the center of the box-shaped housing 5 in the width direction. Is the discharge unit 8. Further, various sensors and a mechanical premium information modifying mechanism 30 are provided between the charging section 7 and the discharging section 8, and an extracting mechanism 9 is further provided at the subsequent stage of the discharging section 8. Incidentally, the automatic reading / writing apparatus 1 used in the wholesaler shown in FIG. 1 and the automatic reading / writing apparatus 1 used in the antique dealer shown in FIG. Depending on the situation, the same arrangement can be adopted.

First, the transport mechanism 6 will be described. This is a conveyor device such as a belt conveyor in which a conveyor belt 13 is wound between a drive pulley 11 and a driven pulley 12 provided on the upper part of the housing 5, and these members are shafts supported by bearings 14. Two units are provided in parallel to 15. Further, power is transmitted to the drive pulley 11 by a drive belt 17 wound between the drive pulley 11 and the step motor 16. Furthermore, the conveyor belt 13 is provided with a cylindrical feed pin 13a on the conveyance surface, and the feed pin 13a is provided at intervals slightly longer than the width dimension of the game hall prize 50, and a large number of them are equally spaced. It is provided continuously. The positional relationship between the driving pulley 11 and the driven pulley 12 is as follows. Even if the leading end is the driven pulley 12 and the base end is the driving pulley 11 as shown in FIG. 2, the leading end is the driving pulley 11 and the driving pulley 11 as shown in FIG. The end may be the driven pulley 12.

A magazine holder 18, which is a prismatic box-shaped member whose upper and lower surfaces are opened and tapers downward, is provided in the loading portion 7 of the automatic read / write device 1 used in a wholesaler, and the lower opening surface is provided with a conveyor belt. Prepare to face 13. A magazine 18M for loading and holding a plurality of game hall prizes 50 is attached to the magazine holder 18. Further, the input / output section 7 of the automatic reading / writing apparatus 1 used in the antique dealer is provided with an enclosing entrance guide 7a having left and right side surfaces and a rear surface so that the discharge section at the lower end faces the conveyor belt 13. The entrance guide 7a is a portion into which a plurality of game hall prizes 50 are loaded, and as an example, 20 game hall prizes 50 can be vertically stacked. The entrance guide 7a is provided with a door 7b that can be opened and closed.

As shown in FIG. 9, the magazine 18M is a prismatic box-shaped member that tapers downward, and has upper and lower surfaces opened. Then, a flange 18f is provided along the inner circumference in the lower width direction, and a slit 18s having a width of 5 mm is formed at a location of 1.5 mm above the flange 18f, and rises vertically from the end of the flange 18f. A locking plate 18h is formed. With such a structure, the amusement hall prize 50 loaded in the magazine 18M is the flange for the amusement hall prize 50 at the bottom as shown in FIG. 9A when it is removed from the magazine holder 18. The side surface abuts on the locking plate 18h located above 18f, and the game hall prize 50 further overlapped thereon contacts the wall surface above the slit 18s, and the game hall prize 50 jumps out from the slit 18s. Prevent. Further, when the magazine 18M is attached to the magazine holder 18, as shown in FIGS. 9B and 9C, the transport surface of the transport belt 13 is located in the slit 18s, and the prize 50 for the amusement hall at the bottom is the transport belt. 13 is located between the feed pins 13a on the back side, the rear side is in contact with the rear feed pin 13a, and the game hall prize 50 further overlaid is in contact with the upper wall surface of the slit 18s. Therefore, the lowermost amusement hall prize 50 is shifted one by one as the conveyor belt 13 advances, and is sent out from the slit 18s to the outside of the magazine 18M.

A non-defective chute 19 is provided on the discharge section 8 of the transport mechanism 6 on the extension of the transport path. Specifically, it is provided in the subsequent stage of the conveyor belt 13 so as to form a downwardly inclined surface below the conveyor surface and at a position slightly wider than the width dimension of the game hall prize 50. Further, the discharging portion of the non-defective product chute 19 is referred to as a non-defective product discharging portion 8a. The non-defective article holder 8 faces the non-defective article ejecting portion 8a with the main body device 2 incorporated in the cover 4, and the non-defective article magazine 20M is attached to the non-defective article holder 20 as required.

The extraction mechanism 9 is provided between the discharge part 8 and the non-defective product discharge part 8 a. Specifically, the flap 21 is provided between the tip of the conveyor belt 13 and the non-defective product chute 19. The flap 21 is pivotally supported near the tip of the conveyor belt 13 so as to form a slope descending toward the non-defective chute 19, and the sliding portion of the solenoid 22 is connected thereto by appropriately interposing a crank mechanism. The flap 21 connects the tip of the conveyor belt 13 (the discharging portion 8) and the non-defective chute 19 in a state where the sliding portion where the solenoid 22 is not excited is extended. When the solenoid 22 is excited, the sliding portion contracts, and the free end side of the flap 21 descends. On the free end side of the flap 21 in this state, a defective product chute 23 that forms a slope descending toward the side surface of the housing 5 is provided, and the discharge part of this defective product chute 23 is referred to as the defective product discharge part 8b. A tray 24 is provided at the rear stage of the defective product discharging portion 8b. With such a configuration, opening and closing of the flap 21 selects two routes of discharge routes, that is, a route for discharging the prize 50 for the game hall from the non-defective product discharging part 8a and a route for discharging the defective product discharging part 8b. It will be possible.

Next, the presence / absence of the prize 50 for the game hall and various sensors for reading the prize information stored in the prize will be described. These various sensors correspond to the storage medium in the game hall prize 50, which will be described later, and detect the presence or absence of the game hall prize 50, the barcode 58 reading mechanism, the permanent magnet piece 53, and the moving piece 54. It has a detection mechanism. First, in order to confirm whether or not the game hall prize 50 has been loaded, the sensing unit is faced between the two conveyor belts 13 and a photo interrupter 28a is provided as an example. Further, the proximity sensor 26a, which is a metal sensor, is provided so that the sensing unit faces the prize main body 52 in a state where the prize 50 for the game hall is located on the conveyor belt 13.

Further, the bar code reader 25 is provided at the subsequent stage of the photo interrupter 28a, and its sensing portion faces the bar code 58 provided on the side surface of the amusement hall prize 50 located on the conveyor belt 13. Deploy. Further, four magnetic sensors 27 for detecting the permanent magnet pieces 53 included in the prize 50 for the game arcade are provided at the next stage of the bar code reader 25 so as to correspond to the positions of the magnet ribs R ₃ described later. Yes, it is arranged above the transportation surface of the transportation belt 13 so that the space between the transportation belt 13 and the prize 50 for the game hall is about 6 mm. Further, in the antique business, a proximity sensor 26b, which is a metal sensor for detecting the moving piece 54, is provided between the front and rear magnetic sensors 27, and is provided above the carrying surface of the carrying belt 13 with the game hall prize 50. Are arranged so that the distance between them is about 0.5 mm. Therefore, the detection of the permanent magnet piece 53 and the detection of the moving piece 54 are performed at the same time. Further, a proximity sensor 26c and a photo interrupter 28c are provided near the discharge section 8 of the transport mechanism 6.

Next, the mechanical premium information modification mechanism 30 will be described. The mechanical free gift information modification mechanism 30 is provided between the magnetic sensor 27 and the proximity sensor 26c for wholesalers, and between the proximity sensor 26b and the proximity sensor 26c for antique business, and specifically, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the solenoid 31 is provided below the two conveyor belts 13 as an example so that the tip of the bracket 31a provided on the slider is located between the feed belt and the return belt. A horizontal plate 32 having both ends reaching the outside of the conveyor belt 13 is fixed to the bracket 31a, and rods 33 are provided on the upper surfaces of both ends of the horizontal plate 32. The rods 33 are fixed to the upper surface of the housing 5. The slide bush 34 is slidably fitted in the formed slide bush 34. The upper ends of the rods 33 are connected to both ends of the horizontal plate 35, respectively. A stay 36 is fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal plate 35, and a head 37 is fixed to the tip of the stay 36.

The head 37 is provided with two magnets 38 a and 38 b on the lower surface thereof symmetrically with respect to the center line. Incidentally, the head 37 moves up and down by the vertical movement of the slider due to the excitation of the solenoid 31, and the bottom point is about 0.5 mm with respect to the amusement hall prize 50 located on the conveyor belt 13. Set to maintain the clearance of.

Further, two magnets 39 are conveyed on the upper surface of the casing 5 so as to be close to the side surface of the conveyor belt 13 in the state where the game hall prize 50 is placed (clearance of about 0.5 mm). They are provided outside the belt 13, respectively. The arrangement of the magnets 38a, 38b, and 39 determines the moving position of the moving piece 54 in the game hall prize 50 described later. Specifically, in the antique commercial business shown in FIG. 11, the centers of the magnet 38b and the magnet 39 are located on the same straight line in the plane, and the center of the magnet 38a is located closer to the insertion portion 7 than this straight line. Moreover, the polarities of these magnets are the same for the magnets 38a and 38b, and the magnet 39 is different from the magnets 38a and 38b. On the other hand, in the wholesaler shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the center positions of the magnets are the magnet 39, the magnet 38b, and the magnet 38a in order from the insertion portion 7 side. The polarities of these magnets are all the same.

Next, the input / output device 3 will be described. This is provided with an encoder section 40 and a decoder section 41 for processing a signal (prize information) to be written in the prize 50 for a game hall, and a communication section 42 for transmitting the prize information to the outside. Further, as an input device of the premium information (master data), a card reader 43 for reading the premium information (master data) from a storage medium such as an IC card is provided. This IC card stores, as an example, the prize information set at the wholesaler. By setting the premium information only at the wholesaler, it is possible to prevent unauthorized writing at an antique dealer. . When setting manually, use a keyboard, etc. as appropriate. Further, by using this card reader 43, it can be used as a storage medium for the prize information of the prize 50 for the amusement hall where the IC card is processed. Further, it further comprises a display 44 for displaying the prize information and the like, a printer 45 for printing the prize information and the like.

Next, the game hall prize 50 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, this product includes a main body 52 of a prize, a main body 52 of a prize, a permanent magnet piece 53 and a movable piece 54 as main members. The holder main body 51 is, for example, a card-shaped casing having a thickness of about 70 mm × 45 mm × 4 mm, and is made of an appropriate material such as synthetic resin.

The holder body 51 is provided with a prize rib R ₂ , a magnet rib R ₃ and a moving piece rib R ₄ which respectively accommodate the prize body 52, the permanent magnet piece 53 and the moving piece 54. Regarding these ribs, first, a rectangular prize rib R ₂ is arranged in the center of the holder main body 51, and rectangular magnet ribs R ₃ are provided at the four outer corners. Further, on one of these outer sides, a substantially rectangular moving piece rib R ₄ is provided over almost the entire width direction of the holder main body 51, and two portions are formed so as to divide the side in the longitudinal direction of the moving piece rib R ₄ into three equal parts. It is divided, and a pin locking rib R ₆ is provided on the outer side in the width direction.

The permanent magnet pieces 53 are arranged in the magnet rib R _{3 by} using, for example, one to four rectangular magnets having the same shape. Depending on the arrangement mode and the number of the permanent magnet pieces 53, the game can be performed. Set the denomination of the freebie 50.

The moving piece restricting body 55 is a U-shaped small piece, and the distance between the two facing sides is set to the same dimension as the distance of the dividing point of the moving piece rib R ₄ , and with respect to these two sides. A hole is bored, a notch with a dovetail groove cross section is formed on the outside of the recumbent portion, and a metal piece 57 is fitted therein. Then, the pin 56 is inserted into the hole, and the two moving piece restricting bodies 55 are fitted from the both sides of the moving piece rib R ₄ into the dividing parts so that the pin 56 is located between the moving piece rib R ₄ and the pin locking rib R _6. These members are fixed by inserting into. In addition, the moving piece 54 is positioned in the moving piece rib R ₄ , and the position of the moving piece 54 indicates the distribution status of the prize 50 for the game arcade. In the present embodiment, as an example, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), the one located at the bottom or the top in the moving piece rib R ₄ is set to be in an old state after being purchased by an antique dealer, and in FIG. 10 (b). As shown in), the one located in the center is made new.

Barcodes 58 are attached to both vertical surfaces of the holder main body 51 in the width direction, and information that does not need to be modified, such as store information of a game arcade, is recorded on the barcode 58. ing.

The prize main body 52 substantially determines the value of the amusement hall prize 50 while the holder body 51 and the like do not have a value as a prize, and is given to the game hall prize 50. It is possible to take various products and shapes such as precious metals according to the value (denomination). And this is accommodated in the prize rib R ₂ . Then, a lid 59 is appropriately adhered to the holder body 51 to make it unopenable. In the bonding work of the lid 59, the adhesive is applied only to the edge portions of the holder main body 51 and the lid 59 so as not to hinder the movement of the moving piece 54, the moving piece restricting body 55 and the metal piece 57. .

The automatic read / write device 1 for the amusement hall prize of the present invention and the amusement hall prize 50 handled by the device 1 are configured as described above, and are provided in antique dealers and wholesalers, respectively, as shown in FIG. Build a management system connected to a management company. Incidentally, the automatic read / write device 1 installed in the antique dealer and the wholesaler have the same basic configuration as described above, but as described in the background of the invention, there are demands depending on their respective usage modes. is there.

First, in the automatic reading / writing device 1 installed in the wholesaler, since the number of prizes 50 for the game hall brought in is large, as described above, the number of magazines 18M and non-defective magazines 20M are collected. The amusement hall prize 50 is configured to be continuously handleable. Further, in the automatic reading / writing device 1 provided in the antique dealer, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the distance between the charging unit 7 and the barcode reader 25 is set to be long and the charging unit 7 is provided outside the building. Then, the player can directly insert the game hall prize 50 into the entrance guide 7a, and the game hall prize 50 can be taken out on the way only from the non-defective product discharge portion 8a or the defective product discharge portion 8b. It was configured.

The usage mode of the automatic read / write device 1 will be described below. First, a player who has acquired the game hall prize 50 at the game hall brings this thing into an antique dealer and puts it into the loading unit 7 of the automatic read / write device 1. When the automatic read / write device 1 detects that the game hall prize 50 has been loaded by the photo interrupter 28a provided in front of the loading section 7, it activates the step motor 16 to give the conveyor belt 13 an endless orbital motion. Then, the amusement hall prize 50 falls between the feed pins 13a provided on the carrying belt 13, and when the presence of the prize body 52 is detected by the proximity sensor 26a, the conveyor belt 13 is further advanced to the amusement hall prize 50. Is placed near the barcode reader 25. At this time, between the rearward feed pins 13a, the game hall prize 50, which was located above the game hall prize 50, has fallen.

Then, the bar code reader 25 reads the information recorded in the bar code 58. If this reading is performed correctly and the read content is legitimate (store information for the transaction), the conveyor belt 13 is further advanced, and the magnetic sensor 27 identifies the arrangement mode of the permanent magnet pieces 53 to identify the denomination. To read. Further, when the position of the moving piece 54 is detected by the proximity sensor 26b and it is confirmed that the moving piece 54 is in a new state, the conveyor belt 13 is further advanced and the game hall prize 50 is positioned in the mechanical prize information changing mechanism 30. At this time, the solenoid 31 is excited and the head 37 is lowered.

The prize 50 for the game hall located in the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30 goes through the state of FIGS. 11A and 11B, and the magnet 39 removes the outer metal piece 57 as shown in FIG. 11C. adsorbed, and because the magnet 38b is attracted inside the metal piece 57, thereby leaving the moving piece regulating body 55 integrated with the metal pieces 57 from moving Komaribu R _4.

When the transport belt 13 further advances in this state, as shown in FIG. 11D, the movable top 54 advances in the holder body 51 while being held between the magnets 38 a, 38 b and 39. Therefore, the movable piece rib R ₄ is moved to the insertion portion 7 side.

When the transport belt 13 further advances from this state, as shown in FIG. 11E, since the magnet 39 and the magnet 38 b move away from the metal piece 57, the moving piece restricting body 55 moves due to the restoring force of the pin 56. Located within the coma rib R ₄ . In this state, the moving piece 54 cannot be moved in the moving piece rib R ₄ , and the transaction information is fixed (here, it is an old state).

After that, the conveyance belt 13 is further advanced, and it is confirmed by the proximity sensor 26c that the position of the moving piece 54 is changed to be in an old state. In this way, when the existence of the prize main body 52 is confirmed, and the detection result of the arrangement mode of the bar code 58, the permanent magnet piece 53 and the position of the moving piece 54 is proper, the flap 21 is kept closed. In this state, the game hall prize 50 is conveyed, discharged from the non-defective item discharging portion 8a, and sequentially loaded into the non-defective item magazine 20M. The above-described movement of the conveyor belt 13 is appropriately performed by the rotation control of the step motor 16, and as information for this, the position of the prize 50 for the game hall on the conveyor belt 13 is constantly monitored by the photo interrupters 28a and 28c. .

On the other hand, when the presence of the free gift main body 52 is not confirmed or when the read data is not authentic (free gift of another store, etc.), the moving piece 54 is not moved normally and the data is modified. If not, or if the movement of the moving piece 54 is normally performed but the detection is not normally performed, the pick-up mechanism 9 picks up the game hall prize 50. Specifically, when the game hall prize 50 reaches the discharge unit 8, the solenoid 22 is excited to lower the flap 21, and the discharge path is set to the defective product chute 23 side. It is extracted. By the way, since the occurrence rate of such a situation is expected to be extremely low, the tray 24 is provided at the next stage of the defective product discharging section 8b so that the game hall prize 50 is located there. A magazine or the like may be provided similarly to the discharging unit 8a.

When the prize information of all the prizes 50 for the game hall brought in by the player is processed in this way, the total denomination is counted and displayed on the display 44 as appropriate, and recorded on the recording paper by the printer 45. After printing and recording on the IC card, money is paid to the player. It is also possible to make the antique dealer unattended by making this payment with an automated teller machine.

At this point, the communication unit 42 transmits the detected premium information to the management company. The management company stores prize information for each store based on the store information.

In the antique dealer, when a certain number of the amusement hall prizes 50 are gathered or every day, the amusement hall prizes 50 that have become antiques are wholesaled to a wholesaler. At this time, if the non-defective magazine 20M in the antique dealer and the magazine 18M in the wholesaler have the same shape and the non-defective magazine 20M is brought in as a carrying case, refilling of the prize 50 for the amusement hall becomes unnecessary, At the wholesaler, the workability can be improved because it can be directly loaded into the automatic reading / writing apparatus 1.

At the wholesaler, by mounting the magazine 18M loaded with a plurality of the amusement hall prizes 50 on the magazine holder 18, the transaction information of the amusement hall prizes 50 is modified in the same manner as the reading and writing in the antique dealer. .

When the automatic reading / writing device 1 detects that the prize 50 for a game hall has been loaded by the photo interrupter 28 a provided in front of the loading part 7, it activates the step motor 16 and causes the conveyor belt 13 to perform an endless orbital motion. give. Then, the amusement hall prize 50 falls between the feed pins 13a provided on the carrying belt 13, and when the presence of the prize body 52 is detected by the proximity sensor 26a, the conveyor belt 13 is further advanced to the amusement hall prize 50. Is placed near the barcode reader 25. At this time, between the rearward feed pins 13a, the game hall prize 50, which was located above the game hall prize 50, has fallen.

Then, the bar code reader 25 reads the information recorded in the bar code 58. If this reading is performed correctly and the read content is legitimate (information on wholesalers for transactions), the conveyor belt 13 is further advanced, and the game hall prize 50 is positioned in the mechanical prize information changing mechanism 30. . At this time, the solenoid 31 is excited and the head 37 is lowered.

In the gaming hall prize 50, the positional relationship between the moving piece 54 and the mechanical prize information modifying mechanism 30 changes depending on the state at the time of insertion, and two different patterns will be described below. First, as shown in FIG. 12, the case where the movable piece 54 is located on the insertion portion 7 side in the movable piece rib R ₄ will be described. The amusement hall prize 50 located in the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30 as the conveyor belt 13 advances moves through the state of FIG. 12 (a) and then the magnet 39 has an outer metal piece 57 as shown in FIG. 12 (b). And the magnet 38b attracts the inner metal piece 57, the moving piece restricting body 55 integrated with the metal piece 57 is withdrawn from the moving piece rib R ₄ .

At this time, the moving piece 54 is attracted to the discharge portion 8 side by the magnet 38a and is held between the magnets 38a, 38b and 39 as shown in FIG. 12C.

When the conveyor belt 13 further advances from this state, as shown in FIG. 12D, the magnet 38b and the magnet 39 move away from the metal piece 57, so that the moving piece restricting body 55 moves due to the restoring force of the pin 56. Located within the coma rib R ₄ . In this state, the moving piece 54 cannot move in the moving piece rib R ₄ , and the transaction information is fixed (reproduced here).

Next, as shown in FIG. 13, a case where the moving piece 54 is located on the side of the discharging portion 8 in the moving piece rib R ₄ will be described. The amusement hall prize 50 located in the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30 as the conveyor belt 13 advances moves through the state of FIG. 13 (a), and then the magnet 39 has an outer metal piece 57 as shown in FIG. 13 (b). , And the magnet 38b attracts the inner metal piece 57. When the conveyor belt 13 further advances, the moving piece restricting body 55 retreats from the moving piece rib R ₄ , and the moving piece 54 is held on the discharge portion 8 side of the magnet 38a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 13D, the holder main body 51 advances, and the moving piece 54 is left behind. Therefore, the holder body 51 is located at the center of the moving piece rib R ₄ . At this time, the magnets 38b and 38a move away from the metal piece 57 at the same time, so that the moving piece restricting body 55 is positioned in the moving piece rib R ₄ by the restoring force of the pin 56, as shown in FIG. In this state, the moving piece 54 becomes incapable of moving within the moving piece rib R ₄ , and the transaction information is confirmed (reproduced state here). Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the automatic read / write device 1 in the wholesaler does not identify the old and new state, and therefore does not include a member corresponding to the proximity sensor 26 b in the automatic read / write device 1 for commercial antiques.

The automatic read / write device 1 transmits the prize information read from the game hall prize 50 to the management company via the communication unit 42. Upon receiving this free gift information, the management company can confirm that the free gift 50 for amusement arcade is on the regular distribution route, and can also know the number or amount of money sold and sold. Therefore, the management company can grasp the distribution status of the amusement hall free gift 50, and even if there is an unauthorized distribution channel, by confirming the existence of the amusement hall free gift 50 whose free gift information has not been modified. I can know.

[0055]

[Other embodiments]

 Although the automatic read / write device 1 of the present invention is based on the above-described configuration as a basic embodiment, it may have the following modes based on the technical idea of the present invention. First, in the previous embodiment, the magnets 38a, 38b and 39 in the mechanical premium information modification mechanism 30 are permanent magnets, but electromagnets may be used. In this case, the head 37 is fixed and Since the position of the moving piece 54 can be changed by turning on and off the electromagnet, the structure of the mechanical prize information changing mechanism 30 can be simplified.

[0056]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the first aspect of the invention, the relative position with the mechanical prize information modifying mechanism 30 when the gaming hall prize 50 passes through the mechanical prize information modifying mechanism 30 can be appropriately maintained. Under stable favorable conditions, the barcode 58 can be read, the arrangement of the permanent magnet pieces 53 can be detected, and the prize information can be modified by moving the moving piece 54, so that the read / write error occurrence rate can be significantly reduced. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the posture of the game hall prize 50 facing the mechanical prize information modification mechanism 30 is in any state (provided that the prize is properly stored in the conveyor belt), Since it is possible to modify the prize information, it is not necessary to pay attention to the left and right sides and the front and back sides of the game hall prize 50.

Furthermore, according to the invention as claimed in claim 3, it is possible to select whether or not the prize information is modified, and in the case where an illegal product is thrown in, the moving piece 54 is not moved. It can be discharged promptly.

According to the invention of claim 4, the moving piece 54 can be moved by adsorbing the magnet 38a when modifying the prize information.

According to the invention of claim 5, the moving piece 54 can be held at a specific position between the magnets 39, 38a and 38b when the prize information is modified. Therefore, the position of the movable piece 54 can be relatively moved by moving the holder main body 51.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automatic reading / writing device according to the present invention, which is used in a wholesaler.

FIG. 2 is a left side view showing a main body device of a type used in a wholesaler.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional rear view showing a mechanical premium information modification mechanism portion of the main device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an automatic reading / writing device according to the present invention, which is used in an antique dealer.

FIG. 7 is a left side view showing a main body device of a type used in an antique dealer.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a partially enlarged view of the magazine, and a vertical cross-sectional rear view and a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the position of the game hall prize when the magazine is attached to the magazine holder.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a prize for a game arcade.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of movement of a moving frame at the time of turning into an antique by a mechanical premium information changing mechanism.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of movement of the moving piece at the time of reproduction by the mechanical premium information modification mechanism when the moving piece is located on the discharge section side.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of movement of the moving piece at the time of reproduction by the mechanical premium information modification mechanism when the moving piece is located on the insertion section side.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a management system constructed by deploying the automatic reading / writing device of the present invention in an antique dealer and a wholesaler and connecting it to a management company.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing a distribution route of a conventional game hall prize.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Automatic read / write device 2 Main body device 3 Input / output device 4 Cover 5 Housing 6 Transport mechanism 7 Input section 7a Entrance guide 7b Door 8 Discharge section 8a Good product discharge section 8b Defective product discharge section 9 Extraction mechanism 11 Drive pulley 12 Driven pulley 13 Transfer Belt 13a Feed pin 14 Bearing 15 Shaft 16 Step motor 17 Drive belt 18 Magazine holder 18M Magazine 18f Flange 18s Slit 18h Locking plate 19 Good product chute 20 Good product magazine holder 20M Good product magazine 21 Flap 22 Solenoid 23 Bad product shoot 24 Tray 25 Bar code Reader 26a Proximity sensor 26b Proximity sensor 26c Proximity sensor 27 Magnetic sensor 28a Photo interrupter 28c Photo interrupter 30 Mechanical free gift information modification mechanism 31 Solenoid 31a Bra Ket 32 Horizontal plate 33 Rod 34 Slide bush 35 Horizontal plate 36 Stay 37 Head 38a Magnet 38b Magnet 39 Magnet 40 Encoder part 41 Decoder part 42 Communication part 43 Card reader 44 Display 45 Printer 50 Playground prize 51 Holder main body 52 Main body 53 permanent magnet pieces 54 moving piece 55 moving piece regulating member 56 pins 57 metal strip 58 bar code 59 lid R ₂ prize ribs R ₃ magnets rib R ₄ move Komaribu R ₆ pin locking ribs

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Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A detection means, such as a bar code reader, a proximity sensor, a magnetic sensor, etc., between the input part and the output part, wherein the base end of a transport mechanism provided in the front and rear of the housing is the input part and the front end is the output part. An automatic reading / writing apparatus for a prize for a game hall, which is equipped with a mechanical prize information changing mechanism while reading the prize information from these. 2. The mechanical free gift information modification mechanism is configured by providing a plurality of magnets symmetrically with respect to the center of the conveyance mechanism in the width direction, and the free gift information is modified by one of these magnets. The automatic reading / writing apparatus for a prize for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The automatic read / write device for amusement hall prize according to claim 2, wherein the magnet is provided in two places on a head side and a head side which moves up and down to move toward and away from the prize for a game hall. . 4. The amusement hall according to claim 2 or 3, wherein in an antiquated automatic read / write device, a magnet included in a head and a magnet included in a housing have different polarities. Automatic reading / writing device for free gifts. 5. A game hall according to claim 2, wherein in the automatic read / write device for reproducing, all the polarities of the magnets provided in the head and the magnets provided in the housing are made the same. Automatic reading / writing device for prizes.