JP3691418B2 - Control method of ball lending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a control method for a ball lending machine that lends pachinko balls and throttle machine medals.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in the case of pachinko machines, at the pachinko parlor, an island-end change machine is installed on one side of a row (hereinafter referred to as “island”) in which a plurality of game machines (pachinko machines) are arranged horizontally and back to back. A ball lending machine is installed between each two adjacent game machines.
[0003]
For example, in the ball lending machine management system 1 shown in FIG. 1, banknotes thrown into the ball lending machine 3 are conveyed to the island edge change machine 5 via the connection portion 7 and the belt 6 alternately. It has become.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, there is a problem that a plurality of banknotes overlap on the belt 6 when the banknotes are simultaneously put into the ball lending machines 4 and 4 facing each other.
[0005]
An object of this invention is to prevent that a some banknote overlaps on a belt.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, a control method for a ball lending machine according to the present invention is installed such that a plurality of game machines are opposed to both sides of an island arranged in a lateral direction, and the inserted banknotes are inserted into the island. Is a control method of a ball lending machine to be sent to a banknote conveying device arranged inside the machine, which recognizes which of the opposite ball lending machines has priority, to the opposite ball lending machine When banknotes are inserted at the same time, the priority ball lending machine sends out the banknotes first, and when the priority ball lending machine is removed from the island, the other Priority is given to the ball lending machine, and the ball lending machine stores a priority order according to the voltage applied at the time of power-on in the RAM .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a ball lending machine management system 1 to which the present invention is applied includes a plurality of game machines 3, 3... The ball lending machine (ball lending machine) 4, 4... Installed between the two game machines 3 and 3 and the island end change machine (main processing device) 5 installed at one end of the island 2 face each other. The bill transport belts 6, 6... Are disposed between the game machines 3 and 3 and are configured as a pair. The belts 6, 6,... Constitute a single conveyor belt as a whole, each of which is either one of two ball lending machines 4, 4 arranged on the upstream side (right side of the figure) and facing each other. It is controlled independently by one side. In addition, a bill transport motor (not shown) is disposed at each connection portion 7, 7... Of the adjacent belts 6, 6, and an intermediate portion of each belt 6, 6,. Photo interrupters 8, 8,... That are detection sensors for detecting whether or not a bill is being conveyed are provided. A communication line (see FIG. 2) 9 that serially connects all the ball lending machines 4, 4,... And the island end change machine 5 is disposed below the belts 6, 6,.
[0011]
In the ball lending machine management system 1, the ball lending machine 4 receives transaction data such as deposit data of banknotes and coins deposited at the time of lending the ball, loan amount data of the loaned balls, and failure data when a failure occurs. Stored in internal memory. Then, when a transaction data transmission command is output from the island edge change machine 5 via the communication line 9, the ball lending machine 4 sends the stored transaction data to the island edge change machine 5 via the communication line 9. Then, the island edge change machine 5 calculates and stores the total sales of each ball lending machine 4 and the entire island 2 and the number of failures based on the received transaction data.
[0012]
Next, the configuration of the ball lending machine management system 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the island edge change machine 5 includes a CPU 11 that records sales and calculates and records the number of failures, a display unit 12 that displays a conveyance state of banknotes, and a display control unit that performs display control of the display unit 12. 13 and a banknote processing unit 14 for storing banknotes inserted in the banknotes conveyed by the belt 6 in a banknote safe (not shown), and a communication line 9 via a connector 15a to all the ball lending machines 4, 4,. Are serially connected, and the communication control unit 15 that controls communication with these ball lending machines 4, 4... And the coins carried by the belt 6 and the coins inserted into it are stored in a coin safe (not shown). And a coin processing unit 16. Further, each unit except the display unit 12 and the CPU 11 are connected by a bus line 17, and the display control unit 13 and the display unit 12 are connected by a dedicated line.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 3, the ball lending machine 4 includes a CPU 21 that performs banknote identification control and communication control, a ROM 22 that stores an operation program of the CPU 21, a RAM 23 that temporarily stores transaction data, and the like. An I / O unit 24 is provided as an interface circuit that performs serial / parallel conversion of various data input / output between the various drivers and the CPU 21. Further, the ball lending machine 4 includes a connector 25 for external connection. Between the I / O unit 24 and the connector 25, a communication driver 26 that transmits / receives transaction data to / from the island-end change machine 5, rotation control of the above-described banknote transport motor, and a detection signal of the photo interrupter 8 , And a control driver 27 for reading, and device numbering lines 28, 28... Composed of six lines and an opposing ball lending machine for communicating with the opposing ball lending machine 4 Communication lines 29 and 29 are connected. The device number assigning lines 28, 28,... Are for reading the assigned device numbers, and are wired in advance in an external connector (not shown) connected to the connector 25.
[0015]
Further, the ball lending machine 4 is charged with a ball dispensing unit 31 for dispensing balls, a banknote processing unit 32 for performing identification of inserted banknotes, banknote unloading control for unloading inserted banknotes to the belt 6, and the like. A coin processing unit 33 that performs identification of coins and control of carrying out coins for carrying out input coins to a belt for conveying coins (not shown), and a control driver 35 disposed between these units and the I / O unit 24. ~ 37. In addition, the ball lending machine 4 includes a 7-segment LED 38 that displays the amount of the inserted bill or coin, and the details of the failure, an LED 39 that displays the presence or absence of the ball lending machine 4 and the lending status, and both LEDs 38 and 39 and the I / A display driver 40 disposed between the O unit 24 and the O unit 24 is provided.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the ball lending machine 4 will be described specifically. When the ball lending machine 4 is turned on, the CPU 21 detects the voltage applied to each of the device number assignment lines 28, 28,. Then, the device number and the priority order to be described later are stored in the RAM 23 according to each applied voltage. As a result, the ball lending machine 4 recognizes its own device number, and among other ball lending machines 4 and itself facing each other, the priority, that is, the conveyance priority for controlling the belt 6 and the banknote on the belt 6 It recognizes which one has the banknote delivery priority right (hereinafter referred to simply as “priority right”).
[0017]
Next, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not the opposing counterpart lending machine 4 is installed by outputting an H (high) level confirmation signal to the opposing ball lending machine communication line 29. That is, when the L (low) signal is output via the opposing ball lending machine communication line 29, the ball lending machine 4 is installed and has priority. Recognize not. On the contrary, when the H signal is output, it is recognized that the opponent ball lending machine 4 is installed and has priority. When neither the H signal nor the L signal is transmitted, it is recognized that the opponent ball lending machine 4 is not installed. In this case, the opposing ball lending machine communication line 29 is in a high impedance state.
[0018]
Next, when banknotes and coins are inserted and the banknote processing unit 32 and the coin processing unit 33 identify the banknotes and the coins respectively and identify them as appropriate, the banknotes and the coins are temporarily held inside and the deposit data is stored in the CPU 21. Is output. Next, the CPU 21 stores the deposit data in the RAM 23 and outputs the deposit data to the 7-segment LED 38 via the display driver 40 to display the deposit amount on the 7-segment LED 38. Next, the CPU 21 outputs the ball payout data to the ball paying unit 31 via the control driver 35, and causes the ball paying unit 31 to pay out the balls for the inserted amount, and the loan amount corresponding to the payout. Data is stored in the RAM 23.
[0019]
Thereafter, the CPU 21 issues a banknote carry-out command to the banknote processing unit 32, causes the accepted banknote to be carried out to the belt 6, outputs a motor activation signal via the control driver 27, and rotates the belt 6.
[0020]
In this case, when the banknotes are simultaneously received by the opposing ball lending machine 4, the banknote insertion data are output to each other via the opposing ball lending machine communication line 29, and priority (in this case, banknote carry-out priority) is output. The one ball lending machine 4 that first has the bills sent out to the belt 6 first, and the other ball lending machine 4 has the one ball lending machine 4 sends the banknote carry-out permission data via the opposing ball lending machine communication line 29. When output, the bill is carried out to the belt 6. As a result, a plurality of banknotes are prevented from overlapping on the belt 6.
[0021]
More specifically, the above-described priority right will be described. When the ball lending machine 4 having the priority right is removed from the island 2 due to a failure or the like, the other ball lending machine 4 has the right of priority. Crossing is made so as not to hinder the conveyance control of the belt 6. Then, when another ball lending machine 4 or a repaired ball lending machine 4 is attached to the removed place, the priority is again given to the newly installed ball lending machine 4.
[0022]
The CPU 21 monitors banknote passage signals output from the upstream and downstream photointerrupters 8 and stores the banknote passage data in the RAM 23 when the banknote passage signal is output. In this case, when a bill passage signal is output from the upstream photo interrupter 8, the CPU 21 of the ball lending machine 4 on the side having the priority (in this case, the conveyance priority) drives the belt 6. As a result of controlling the control driver 27, when the banknote is not being conveyed, the belt 6 does not operate, and the operation time of the belt 6 is shortened correspondingly, and power saving can be achieved. In addition, CPU21 discriminate | determines that the banknote has overlapped when the banknote passage signal from the photo interrupter 8 is output more than predetermined time, and memorize | stores it as failure data in RAM23. Further, when a bill passage signal is output from the upstream photo interrupter 8 while accepting a bill, the CPU 21 temporarily holds the accepted bill by the bill processing unit 32 in order to prevent the bill from overlapping. The stored data is stored in the RAM 23, and then the banknote processing unit 32 is controlled so that the accepted banknote is carried out to the belt 6 when a banknote passage signal is output from the downstream photo interrupter 8.
[0023]
Next, the communication operation between the island edge change machine 5 and the ball lending machine 4 will be described.
[0024]
The communication control unit 15 of the island end change machine 5 calls the ball lending machine 4 one by one every predetermined time and transmits the transaction data by a so-called polling / selecting method. In this communication method, communication is performed at a communication speed of 9600 BPS by half-duplex serial communication, and text format data composed of predetermined bit length data is delivered to the counterpart ball lending machine 4 by the shake hand method.
[0025]
Specifically, the communication control unit 15 transmits the device number of the ball lending machine 4 to be called to all the ball lending machines 4 via the communication line 9. All the ball lending machines 4 read the output device number, and the ball lending device 4 having the same device number responds to the island end change machine 5. Next, the communication control unit 15 confirms whether or not the ball lending machine 4 that has responded has transaction data. If there is no transaction data, the communication is terminated after transmitting the transmission end data, and the next ball lending machine 4 is communicated in the same manner.
[0026]
When having transaction data, the communication control unit 15 transmits a transaction data transmission command. When the ball lending machine 4 receives the transaction data transmission command, the transaction data such as deposit data, loan amount data, failure data, banknote hold data, and banknote passage data stored in the RAM 23 is transmitted to the communication control unit 15. Send. When receiving the transaction data, the communication control unit 15 transmits transmission end data to the ball lending machine 4 and ends the communication. Thereafter, the communication control unit 15 repeats the above process for all the ball lending machines 4 in the island 2.
[0027]
On the other hand, the communication control unit 15 retries up to two times, for example, when there is no response even after 3 mSec has elapsed since the transmission of the device number. If there is no response after three transmissions, the communication control unit 15 outputs communication abnormality data indicating that there is a communication abnormality and its device number data to the CPU 21, and the CPU 21 sends the data to the display control unit 13. To display the communication abnormality and its device number on the display unit 12.
[0028]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the communication line 9 disposed inside the island 2 serially connects the inter-bed ball lending machine 4 and the island-end change machine 5, so that the multiple units Compared to the case where each of the ball lending machines 4 is connected to the island end change machine 5 in a radial manner, only one communication line 9 is required, so that the harness processing cost can be reduced and the island end change is also possible. Since only one connector 15a may be connected to the machine 5 side, the cost of the connector can be reduced. Further, since the harness of the communication line 9 is also thinned, a sufficient internal space can be secured on the island 2 and the maintenance and inspection of the game machine 3 and the belt 6 can be easily performed.
[0029]
Furthermore, for example, as compared with a system in which a dedicated controller is installed for each of the plurality of ball lending machines 4 and communication is performed with the island edge change machine 5, control software built in the dedicated controller becomes unnecessary. Accordingly, the design cost can be reduced, and the number of devices disposed in the island 2 can be reduced, so that maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.
[0030]
In this embodiment, the control of the pachinko ball lending machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a method for controlling a medal machine for a slot machine.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when banknotes are simultaneously received by the opposing ball lending machine, it is possible to prevent a plurality of banknotes from overlapping on the belt for transporting banknotes.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a ball lending machine management system.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a ball management system.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a ball lending machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Ball rental machine management system 2 Ball rental machine 5 Island edge change machine 9 Communication line 15 Communication control unit

Claims (1)

This is a control method for a ball lending machine in which a plurality of game machines are installed so as to face both sides of an island arranged in a horizontal direction, and the inserted banknotes are sent to a banknote transport device arranged inside the island. hand,
Recognizing which of the opposing ball lending machines has priority, and when a bill is inserted into the opposite ball lending machine at the same time, the ball lending machine with priority has the banknote first. When the ball lending machine with priority is removed from the island, the priority is transferred to the other ball lending machine facing it, and the ball lending machine is applied when the power is turned on. A control method for a ball lending machine, characterized in that a priority order corresponding to the applied voltage is stored in a RAM .

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