JP3038993U - Card sorting / collecting device of automatic gift card purchase machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a card sorting / collecting device of an automatic prize card purchase machine capable of sorting and storing collected prize cards according to types. A data reading unit 3 reads at least a personal identification number and amount data or a card type from a gift card inserted from a card insertion slot 2. Card compartment 25
The storage magazines 26 that store the inserted premium cards for each type are arranged in parallel. The data erasing unit 5 is fixed on the moving table 6 that moves along the storage magazine 26 of the card storage unit 25, and introduces the premium card sent from the data reading unit 3 to erase the data of the premium card. The erased gift card is sent to the card storage unit 25 side. The moving table 6 moves the data erasing unit 5 to the facing position of the corresponding storage magazine 26 based on the amount or type of the card read by the data reading unit 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a gift card automatic purchase machine that purchases a gift card issued as a gift at a pachinko hall or the like and given to a customer from the customer. Regarding the recovery device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 After playing games such as pachinko and slot machines in the pachinko hall, customers receive prizes from the hall depending on the win or loss of the game. I am cashing.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 For this reason, the customer had to bring the prize received at the pachinko hall to the prize exchange to have it exchanged for cash, and at the prize exchange, it was necessary to manually exchange the prize for cash. Therefore, an automatic gift card purchase machine has been proposed in which a gift card is issued as a gift, the gift card given to the customer is purchased, and the cash is automatically paid.

However, several kinds of premium cards of this kind are issued, for example, 5,000 yen, 1,000 yen, and 500 yen, and from the viewpoint of prevention of unauthorized use and reuse, all used gift cards are Since it is desirable to collect in a state of being sorted by type, such a sorting and collecting device has been demanded.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a card sorting / collecting device of a gift card automatic purchase machine capable of sorting and storing collected gift cards by type. To aim.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the card sorting / collecting device of the present invention automatic gift card purchaser inserts a free gift card issued as a free gift for a game such as a pachinko or slot machine. Card insertion slot for reading, a data reading section that reads at least the personal identification number and amount data or the type of card from the prize card inserted from the card insertion slot, and stores the cash and pays out the amount of the instructed cash. It is judged whether the inserted prize card is normal or not based on the cash payout mechanism to be sent to the cash payout mechanism and the data read by the data reading unit, and if normal, a command signal is sent to the cash payout mechanism. A card sorting and collecting device of an automatic gift card purchasing machine, comprising: an automatic purchase control means for sending out cash of an amount shown by It is fixed on a card storage unit in which a storage magazine for storing the entered prize cards for each type is arranged in parallel, and is fixed on a moving table that moves along the storage magazine of the card storage unit, and is sent from the data reading unit. Introduce a free gift card to delete the data of the free gift card, and respond based on the data erasing unit that sends the deleted free gift card to the card storage unit side and the amount or type of the card read by the data reading unit. And a movement control mechanism for moving the movable table to a position opposite to the storage magazine.

Here, a shelf member that is provided in each storage magazine of the card storage unit so as to be able to move up and down and receives the gift card sent from the data erasing unit, and the shelf member is gradually changed according to the amount of the received gift card. And a shelf member lifting mechanism for lowering the shelf member.

[0008]

[Action / Effect]

 In such a gift card automatic purchase machine, when the gift card is inserted from the card insertion slot, the data reading unit reads the personal identification number and the amount of money from the gift card and sends the data to the automatic purchase control means. The automatic purchase control means determines whether the inserted premium card is normal or not based on the personal identification number, etc., and if the premium card is normal, sends a command signal to the cash dispensing mechanism, and the cash dispensing mechanism indicates the premium card. Send the amount of cash to the payment outlet.

On the other hand, the premium card is sent from the data reading unit to the data erasing unit on the mobile table, and the data erasing unit erases the data on the premium card. Depending on the type, move it to the corresponding storage magazine position in the card storage. Then, the data erasing unit on the moving table sends the prize card into the corresponding storage magazine.

As described above, the collected free gift cards can be sorted according to the amount or the type and automatically stored in the storage magazine of the card storage unit. In addition, the mobile table moves to the position of the storage magazine according to the amount and type of the card while the data erasing unit erases the card data, so you can efficiently select and store the data while erasing the data of the premium card. can do.

Further, as described in claim 2, a shelf member which is provided in each storage magazine of the card storage portion so as to be able to move up and down and receives the gift card sent from the data erasing portion, and a shelf member depending on the amount of the received gift card. If a shelf member elevating mechanism that gradually lowers the shelf member is provided, it is possible to store the prize cards in the storage magazine while stacking them, so that the card storage section can be made compact and the stored prize cards can be stored. Can be taken out in an aligned state.

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of an automatic gift card purchase machine, and FIG. 2 shows a partial sectional view thereof. Reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular box-shaped main body, a card insertion slot 2 for inserting a prize card K is provided on the front surface of the main body 1, and a data reading section is provided inside the card insertion slot 2 (inside the main body). A card reader 3 is provided.

As the premium card K, for example, a magnetic card is used, and a personal identification number, an amount of money, and the like are magnetically recorded in advance in the magnetic recording portion thereof. A colored portion of a predetermined color corresponding to the amount of money is printed on the surface of the prize card K, and the color of the colored portion is detected by the color sensor 4. The color sensor 4 is attached to the front part of the card reader 3.

Further, behind the card reader 3, a data erasing section 5 for erasing the magnetic recording data of the card is arranged on the moving table 6. The data erasing unit 5 is composed of a card reader / writer, etc., and is fixed on a moving table 6 that moves along the storage magazine 26 of the card storage unit 25. The data erasing unit 5 receives the free gift card K sent from the card reader 3 and receives the free gift card. The structure is such that the K data is erased and the erased gift card is sent out to the card storage section side.

In the card storage section 25, for example, six storage magazines 26 for storing the inserted prize cards K according to the amount or the type are arranged in parallel. Each of the six storage magazines 26 is set in advance to the amount or type (for example, a 5,000 yen card, a 1,000 yen card, a 500 yen card) of any prize card. An optical sensor for detecting the uppermost card is installed above each storage magazine 26.

The moving table 6 is movably supported by engaging two horizontally arranged guide rods 21 and one ball screw 22. The ball screw 22 serves as a servomotor with a speed reducer. It is moved in the horizontal direction by being rotationally driven by 23. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the origin position of the moving table 6 is the position where the data erasing section 5 faces the card reader 3, and the moving table 6, that is, the data erasing section 5 waits at the origin position in a steady state. Suru

Each of the storage magazines 26 of the card storage unit 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a bottom with an open top so as to store the prize cards in a stack, and a shelf member 27 is arranged therein so that it can be raised and lowered. To be done. The shelf member 27 is connected to a chain 28 (hanging between sprockets vertically supported) vertically arranged along the storage magazine 26 via a connecting portion protruding from the front of the shelf member 27. The chain 28 rotates to move up and down. When the shelf member 27 is lowered, the chain 28 is driven by a motor 29 with a speed reducer so as to lower the shelf member 27 by a slight angle, that is, by the thickness of the prize card. Reset to position. The chain 28, the motor 29, etc. constitute a shelf member lifting mechanism.

Reference numeral 7 is a confirmation button (switch) provided on the front surface of the main body 1, and a customer who puts in the gift card K confirms the displayed amount and turns it on. A cash payout mechanism 10 is arranged below the confirmation button 7. The cash dispensing mechanism 10 is provided with a 10,000-yen bill dispensing unit 11, a 1,000-yen bill dispensing unit 12, and a coin dispensing unit 13.

The 10,000-yen bill payout unit 11 takes out a specified number of 10,000-yen bills from the 10,000-yen bill group stocked in the stock unit in advance and sends it to the payout port. The 1,000-yen bill payout unit 12 takes out a designated number of 1,000-yen bills from the 1,000-yen bill group previously stocked in the stock unit and sends them to the payout port. The coin payout unit 13 is configured to take out a designated number of coins from the 500-yen coin group and the 100-yen coin group that have been stocked in the stock unit in advance and send them to the dispensing port.

Further, a display 14 such as a CRT is provided on the upper front surface of the main body 1, and characters such as guidance for operation and illustrations are displayed here. A speaker 16 is provided on the right side of the display device 14 to generate a guidance voice or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit of this automatic gift card purchase machine is mainly composed of a microcomputer 15, and includes the card reader 3, the color sensor 4, the data erasing unit 5, and a confirmation button. 7, the cash dispensing mechanism 10, the card storage 25, the display 14 and the like are connected to the input / output circuit of the microcomputer 15 and controlled. The automatic purchase control means and movement control mechanism are composed of the microcomputer 15 and the like.

Next, the operation of this free gift card automatic purchase machine will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When a game such as a pachinko or slot machine is performed in the pachinko hall, the payouts and coins at that time are exchanged for the prize card K. As described above, the personal identification number, the amount of money, etc. are recorded in the magnetic recording portion of the premium card K.

When the customer wants to cash the gift card K, he / she inserts it into the card insertion slot 2 of the automatic gift card purchase machine. When the card K is inserted, the microcomputer 15 proceeds from step 100 to step 110 to detect the color of the card K at a predetermined position with the color sensor 4. In step 120, a command signal is sent to the card reader 3 to read the personal identification number and the amount of money from the magnetic recording section of the prize card K.

Next, in step 130, it is determined whether or not the inserted prize card K is normal, and the personal identification number read by the card reader 3 and the colored portion and the pattern detected by the color sensor 4 are preset. If they are the same, the card is considered normal. Then, in step 140, the amount recorded on the card K is added to the amount of the previous inserted card, if any, and the added amount is displayed on the display unit 14. At this time, the display unit 14 displays the message "If the amount is correct, press the confirmation button." Along with the amount.

Next, in step 150, the card reader 3 sends out the prize card K, and the prize card K is sent to the data erasing unit 5 on the moving table 6. The data erasing unit 5 erases the data of the gift card K 1, and during that time, the moving table 6 rotates the ball screw 22 by the motor 23 under the control of the movement control mechanism to change the amount or type of the gift card K 1. It moves to the position of the corresponding storage magazine 26 (for example, a 1,000-yen card storage magazine for a 1,000-yen card).

Then, the data erasing unit 5 on the moving table 6 sends the prize card K into the upper portion of the corresponding storage magazine 26, and the free gift card K is placed on the shelf member 27 in the storage magazine 26. It is placed (step 160).

Then, in step 170, it is determined whether or not the customer has pressed the confirmation button 7, and when the confirmation button 7 is turned on, the process proceeds to step 180, where a command signal is sent to the cash dispensing mechanism 10 and displayed. The amount of cash is sent from the 10,000-yen bill payout unit 11, the 1,000-yen bill payout unit 12, and the coin payout unit 13 to the payout port.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 130 that the inserted prize card K is abnormal, in step 190, an abnormality is displayed on the display 14 and an alarm sound or the like is output from the speaker 16, At 200, the prize card is ejected into the insertion slot.

Such an operation is performed every time the prize card K is inserted, and the prize card K is placed on the shelf member 27 in the predetermined storage magazine 26. When the uppermost position of the prize card K on the shelf member 27 is above a preset position (for example, the position of the optical sensor), the motor 29 of the shelf member elevating mechanism is driven and the chain 28 is slightly moved. By rotating it, the shelf member 27 is lowered a little, and the space for cards that can be placed on the shelf member 27 is opened.

As a result, the shelf member 27 gradually descends as the prize card K is stored. Then, when the shelf member 27 reaches a predetermined lowest position in the storage magazine 26, it is detected and the full state of the storage magazine is displayed on a display or the like. From the full storage magazine 26, the prize cards K are taken out in a stacked and aligned state, and the shelf member 27 is returned to the upper reset position.

As described above, the collected free gift cards can be sorted according to the amount or the type and automatically stored in the storage magazine 26 of the card storage unit 25. Further, the moving table 6 is provided with the data erasing unit 5. While erasing the card data, it moves to the position of the storage magazine 26 according to the amount and type of the card, so that the data of the premium card can be efficiently sorted and stored.

The card sorting / collecting device of the automatic gift card purchasing machine of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be implemented in the following modes.

1. Although a magnetic card is used as the premium card in the above embodiment, an IC card having a built-in CPU, memory, etc. may be used.

2. Install a floppy disk drive, PC card drive, etc. in the main body, memorize a predetermined secret code on the floppy disk or PC card, insert the specific floppy disk or PC card into the drive, and then enter the secret code. It is possible to prevent unauthorized use by starting the main unit only when is input.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gift card automatic purchase machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the automatic purchase machine.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit of the automatic purchase machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure near a card storage portion 25.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the automatic premium card purchasing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2-Card insertion slot 3-Card reader (data reading section) 5-Data erasing section 6-Movement stand 7-Confirmation button 10-Cash dispensing mechanism 14-Display 15-Microcomputer 25-Card storage

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. At least a personal identification number and amount data or a card type from a card insertion slot for inserting a premium card issued as a prize of a game such as a pachinko or slot machine, and a premium card inserted from the card insertion slot. A data reading unit for reading the data, a cash dispensing mechanism for storing the cash and sending out the amount of cash instructed to be dispensed to the dispensing port, and whether or not the prize card inserted is normal based on the data read by the data reading unit. If it is normal,
A card sorting and collecting device of a gift card automatic purchase machine, comprising: an automatic purchase control unit that sends a command signal to the cash dispensing mechanism and sends out cash of an amount indicated by the prize card to a payment port, Introducing a card storage unit in which a storage magazine for storing each type of free gift card is arranged in parallel, and a free gift card sent from the data reading unit fixed on a moving table that moves along the storage magazine of the card storage unit. Then, the data of the gift card is erased, and the data erasing unit that sends the erased gift card to the card storage unit side is opposed to the corresponding storage magazine based on the amount or type of the card read by the data reading unit. A card selection and collection device of an automatic gift card purchase machine, comprising: a movement control mechanism for moving the moving table to a position. 2. A shelf member that is vertically movable in each storage magazine of the card storage unit and receives the gift card sent from the data erasing unit, and the shelf member is gradually moved according to the amount of the received gift card. The card sorting / collecting device of the automatic gift card purchase machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a shelf member lifting mechanism for lowering the shelf member.