JP4462457B2 - Card storage device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a card storage device that stores used cards used in ball lending machines, and more particularly to a card storage device that is installed in a limited space.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, ball lending machines that purchase balls for gaming and supply the purchased balls to a gaming machine use a card that records the purchase price of the balls as monetary data and converts the amount of balls to be purchased. Proposed. When using such a ball lending machine, first, the user purchases a card according to the amount of money to be played. At this time, amount data corresponding to the purchased amount is recorded on the purchased card. For example, if the user wants to play a game for 10,000 yen, the user will purchase a card corresponding to 10,000 yen, and in this case, the purchased card is recorded with money amount data corresponding to 10,000 yen. The Rukoto.
[0003]
A user who has purchased a card inserts the purchased card into a ball lending machine and purchases as many balls as necessary. At the time of this purchase, the price of the purchased ball will be subtracted from the amount data recorded on the card, and purchase of the ball with this card will be done until the amount recorded on the card falls below the purchase price and fee of the ball Can do. The card whose balls are purchased in this way and whose balance indicated by the amount data is below a certain value is discharged from the ball lending machine and returned to the user.
[0004]
However, in a ball lending machine that returns used cards to the user in this way, virtually all used cards are discarded, which is undesirable in terms of effective use of resources and reduction of running costs. . Therefore, as a means for solving such a problem, a ball lending machine has been proposed in which used cards are temporarily stored in a ball lending machine, and they can be collected and reused.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, while the game space is being effectively used, the occupied width in which the ball lending machine is arranged is limited, and the width of the ball lending machine has to be made smaller than the width of the card. In the case of a ball lending machine whose width is narrower than the width of the card in this way, with the conventional method, it is not possible to store the used card in the ball lending machine, and the used card can be collected. There is a problem that it is not possible.
[0006]
In addition, if a card slot is provided in the card slot that holds the card, the card may pop out of the card slot when the card is stored. On the other hand, if the card slot is not provided in the card slot, the card is collected. There is a problem that it is difficult to collect the used cards.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in a ball lending machine whose width is narrower than the width of the card, a card storage device that stores used cards in an orderly manner and allows easy collection of the cards after storage. The purpose is to provide.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, in a card storage device that stores used cards used in a ball lending machine, an inclined plate that is disposed obliquely with respect to the bottom surface, and the bottom surface arranged perpendicular Te, and a vertical plate forming a combination V-shaped and the inclined plate, said bottom surface, possess a side plate disposed on the inclined plate and the vertical plate and each vertical position, drawn A card holding portion capable of transporting the card stored by being transferred to the outside, and a pop-out preventing means arranged in parallel with the side plate, the card having a side surface of the vertical plate, the side plate, and the side plate. held by the preventing means jumping out, is accommodated stacked in parallel to the inclined plate, the pop-out preventing means to retain the side surface of the card when receiving of the card holder, the card holding The card storage device which is characterized that you automatically release the holding of the side of the card is provided when the part is pulled out.
[0009]
Here, the card holding unit stacks and stores the cards obliquely, and the pop-out prevention means prevents the stored cards from jumping out from the card take-out unit.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing the configuration of the card storage device 1 in this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the card storage device 1. 2A shows a state where the front panel 1b is closed, and FIG. 2B shows a state where the front panel 1b is opened.
[0011]
The card storage device 1 includes a card holding portion 1a for carrying the card 10 stored by being pulled out to the outside, a front panel 1b that is an openable / closable door disposed outside, a panel key 1c for locking the front panel 1b, Stopper 1d, which is a pop-out prevention means for preventing the card 10 from popping out from the card outlet, presence sensor light emitting section 1e for emitting detection light for determining whether or not the card 10 is stored, presence sensor light emitting section 1e for detecting the detection light emitted from the light sensor 1f, an upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g for emitting detection light for determining whether or not the number of stored cards 10 has reached the upper limit, and upper limit sensor light emission It is comprised by the upper limit sensor light-receiving part 1h which detects the detection light which the part 1g emitted.
[0012]
3 and 4 are detailed structural views of the card holding unit 1a shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is a BB cross-sectional view of the card holding portion 1a shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the card holding portion 1a.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the card holding portion 1 a includes an inclined plate 1 aa having a planar shape that is disposed obliquely with respect to the bottom surface of the card holding portion 1 a, and has a planar shape with respect to the bottom surface. And a vertical plate 1ab that forms a V shape in combination with the inclined plate 1aa, and a side plate 1ac having a planar shape arranged at a position perpendicular to the bottom surface, the inclined plate, and the vertical plate. ing. Here, the inclined plate 1aa has a detection light passage portion 1ad that allows the detection light output from the presence / absence sensor light emission portion 1e to pass therethrough.
[0014]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional structure diagram showing the configuration of the ball lending machine 20 having the card storage device 1.
The ball lending machine 20 is a card reader / writer 21 that reads the amount data recorded on the card 10, the amount data read by the card reader / writer 21, and an instruction to store the card 10. The card storage device 1 that stores the card 10 that has received a storage instruction from the card 22 and the ball supply control device 23 that receives an instruction from the control device 22 and gives a ball supply instruction to the game machine.
[0015]
The card reader / writer 21 has a card insertion slot 21a, and the card 10 is inserted through the card insertion slot 21a.
The control device 22 has a configuration centered on a processor, and operates according to a program stored in a ROM (not shown).
[0016]
Further, a magnetic card or an IC card is used as the card 10, and monetary data is recorded by applying a magnetic field or an electric field to these cards.
[0017]
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of the ball lending machine 20.
As described above, the ball lending machine 20 includes the control device 22, the card reader / writer 21, the ball supply control device 23, and the panel key 1c included in the card storage device 1, the presence / absence sensor light emitting portion 1e, the presence / absence sensor light receiving portion 1f, the upper limit. It has a sensor light emitting part 1g and an upper limit sensor light receiving part 1h. The control device 22 is electrically connected to the panel key 1c, the card reader / writer 21, the ball supply control device 23, the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e, the presence / absence sensor light receiving unit 1f, the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g, and the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h. The ball supply control device 23 is electrically connected to the game machine. Further, the control device 22 is electrically connected to an unlocking device 30 that remotely controls the opening and closing of the panel key 1 c of the card storage device 1.
[0018]
FIG. 7 is a structural diagram showing the electrical connection between the unlocking device 30 and the ball lending machine 20.
Control devices 22 of a plurality of ball lending machines 20 are electrically connected to the unlocking device 30, and each control device 22 is electrically connected to a panel key 1 c of the card storage device 1 included in each ball lending machine 20. ing. In FIG. 4, the configuration other than the control device 22 and the panel key 1c is omitted for simplification of description.
[0019]
Next, operation | movement of the card storage apparatus 1 and the ball lending machine 20 is demonstrated using the above figure.
When a user purchases a game ball using the ball lending machine 20, first, the user purchases the card 10 with a card vending machine or the like separately installed in the store. In the card purchased here, the price for purchasing the balls is recorded as amount data.
[0020]
A user who has purchased the card 10 inserts the purchased card 10 in the direction C shown in FIG. 5 from the card insertion slot 21 a of the ball lending machine, and the inserted card 10 is taken into the card reader / writer 21. The card reader / writer 21 that has taken in the card 10 reads the amount data recorded in the taken-in card 10 and notifies the control device 22 of the result.
[0021]
The control device 22 that has received the amount data separately subtracts the price and fee of the purchased balls from the amount data in consideration of the number of purchases of the balls instructed to be input by the user, and purchases them to the ball supply control device 23. Give instructions to supply the finished balls. Upon receiving the ball supply instruction, the ball supply control device 23 gives a ball supply instruction to the game machine, and the game machine receiving this instruction outputs the ball. In the present embodiment, the ball output itself is performed by the game stand. However, a mechanism for outputting a ball to the ball lending machine 20 may be provided so that the ball is output from the ball lending machine 20.
[0022]
On the other hand, the money amount data from which the purchase price of the balls has been subtracted is sent to the card reader / writer 21 where it is recorded on the card 10, where the amount corresponding to the subtracted money amount data is once. When the amount is less than or equal to the amount necessary for lending the ball, the control device 22 gives the ball supply control device 23 an instruction to output the balance of the balls recorded on the card 10 and causes the balance of balls to be output. . At the same time, the amount indicated in the amount data of the card 10 is set to 0, and an instruction to store the card 10 in the card storage device 1 is given to the card reader / writer 21.
[0023]
Upon receiving this instruction, the card reader / writer 21 sets the amount indicated in the amount data of the card 10 to 0 and stores the card 10 in the card storage device 1. The card 10 is stored by freely dropping the card 10 in a direction (A direction shown in FIGS. 1 and 5) from the upper part of the card storage device 1 to the lower side, and the dropped card 10 is stored in the card storage device 1. It is stored in the internal card holding part 1a. Here, when the card 10 dropped in the A direction reaches the inclined plate 1aa of the card holding portion 1a, the card 10 falls down along the inclined plate 1aa and is stacked on the inclined plate 1aa. Thereby, the card | curd 10 will be piled up and stored diagonally with respect to the bottom face of the card holding part 1a. As shown in FIG. 4, the card 10 is stacked on the inclined plate 1aa, and one side thereof is held by the vertical plate 1ab, and another side is held by the side plate 1ac and stored. Here, the stored card 10 is held only by the three planes of the inclined plate 1aa, the vertical plate 1ab, and the side plate 1ac, and is not held from the surface on the card outlet 1ae side facing the side plate 1ac. Therefore, a stopper 1d is used as means for holding the card 10 from the surface of the card ejection port 1ae and preventing the card 10 from popping out from the card ejection port 1ae.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2B, the stopper 1d has a plate shape, and the side surface of the card 10 accommodated in the card holding portion 1a is placed on the card outlet 1ae by the flat portion of the plate shape. Hold from the side. One side of the stopper 1d is attached to the inner side surface of the card storage device 1, and enables rotational movement around the mounting portion. By this rotational movement, the stopper 1d can be rotated and moved from a position where the flat surface portion is arranged in parallel with the side surface of the card holding portion 1a on the card ejection port 1ae side to a position arranged vertically. Yes. Further, the stopper 1d is pressurized by an elastic force of an elastic body such as a spring so that a flat surface portion thereof is arranged in parallel with the side surface on the card outlet 1ae side. Thereby, in a state where the card holding unit 1a is stored in the card storage device 1, the stopper 1d always holds the side surface of the card 10 stored in the card holding unit 1a from the card ejection port 1ae side. .
[0025]
Next, the drawing operation of the card holding unit 1a will be described. FIG. 8 shows a DD sectional view of the ball lending machine 20 shown in FIG. Here, FIG. 8A shows a state in which the card holding unit 1a is stored in the card storage device 1, and FIG. 8B shows a state in which the card holding unit 1a is pulled out from the card storage device 1. It shows the state.
[0026]
When the card holder 1a is pulled out, first, the front panel 1b attached to the outside of the card storage device 1 is opened. The front panel 1b has a plate shape, and performs an opening / closing operation by performing a rotational motion around one end of the plate shape. The front panel 1b is locked by a panel key 1c, and the panel key 1c can be unlocked by inserting a key into the panel key 1c or by performing a remote operation described later. When the panel key 1c is unlocked and the front panel 1b is opened in the direction E shown in FIG. 8 (a), the card holding unit 1a is then pulled out.
[0027]
The card holder 1a is pulled out of the card storage device 1 from the inside of the card storage device 1 in the direction (G direction) toward the front panel 1b. When a force in the G direction is applied to the card holding portion 1a, the card holding portion 1a presses the stopper 1d from the inner side toward the outer side by the side surface on the card outlet 1ae side. The stopper 1d pressurized by the card holding part 1a performs the rotational movement (F direction) around the rotational axis described above, and the plane part rotates and moves to a position perpendicular to the side surface on the card ejection port 1ae side. . As a result, the stopper 1d holding the card ejection opening 1ae side is stowed into the inner side surface of the card storage device 1, and a force in the G direction is further applied to the card holding unit 1a, whereby the card holding unit 1a The card outlet 1ae is drawn out of the card storage device 1 (FIG. 8B). 9 and 10 are detailed perspective views of the card storage device 1 showing a process in which the card holding portion 1a is pulled out of the card storage device 1. FIG. Here, FIG. 9 shows a state in which the stopper 1d holds the side surface of the card 10 accommodated in the card holding portion 1a from the card outlet 1ae side, and the front panel 1b is opened, and FIG. A state in which the holding unit 1a is pulled out of the card storage device 1 is shown.
[0028]
Next, a presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e for determining whether or not the card 10 is stored, a presence / absence sensor light receiving unit 1f, an upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g for determining whether or not the number of stored cards 10 has reached the upper limit, and an upper limit sensor The operation of the light receiving unit 1h will be described. FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are diagrams showing operations of the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e, the presence / absence sensor light receiving unit 1f, the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g, and the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h.
[0029]
As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the presence / absence sensor light-emitting unit 1 e is inside the bottom surface of the card storage device 1, and the presence / absence sensor light-receiving unit 1 f and the upper limit sensor light-receiving unit 1 h are inside the side surface of the card storage device 1. 1 g is arranged inside the upper surface of the card storage device 1. As a result, the detection light is output from the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e and the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g in a direction that obliquely crosses the stacking direction of the stored cards 10.
[0030]
These sensors are controlled by the control device 22, and when the control device 22 instructs the card reader / writer 21 to store the card 10, an unlocking instruction is given to the panel key 1c by a remote operation to be described later. In this case, the detection light output from the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e is detected by the presence / absence sensor light receiving unit 1f, and the detection light output from the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g is detected by the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h. In this embodiment, the detection light output from the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e and the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g is generated when the control device 22 instructs the card reader / writer 21 to store the card 10 or by remote operation. When the unlocking instruction is given to the panel key 1c, it is performed for a certain period, but the detection light may be output at other timing.
[0031]
First, a determination method for determining whether or not the card 10 is stored will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11A, when the card 10 is not stored in the card holding unit 1a, the detection light output from the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e passes through the detection light passing unit 1ad of the card holding unit 1a. And reaches the presence / absence sensor light-receiving portion 1f. Then, the detection light reaching the presence / absence sensor light receiving portion 1f is detected by the presence / absence sensor light receiving portion 1f. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 11B, when the card 10 is stored in the card holding unit 1a, the detection light output from the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e is transmitted by the card 10 stored in the card holding unit 1a. The detection light does not reach the presence / absence sensor light-receiving portion 1f. In this case, the detection light is not detected by the presence sensor light receiver 1f.
[0032]
As described above, when the card 10 is not stored in the card holding unit 1a, the presence / absence sensor light receiving unit 1f detects the detection light, and when the card 10 is stored, the presence / absence sensor light reception unit 1f does not detect the detection light. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether the card 10 is stored in the card holding unit 1a by determining whether the presence / absence sensor light-receiving unit 1f detects the detection light. .
[0033]
Next, a determination method for determining whether or not the number of stored cards 10 has reached the upper limit will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 12A shows a case where the stored card 10 has not reached the upper limit of the storage number. In this case, the detection light output from the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1g reaches the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h, and the detection light reaching the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h is detected by the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h. On the other hand, (b) of FIG. 12 shows a case where the card 10 has reached the upper limit of the storage number. In this case, the detection light output from the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g is blocked by the card 10, and this detection light. Does not reach the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h. In this case, the detection light is not detected by the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h.
[0034]
As described above, when the stored card 10 does not reach the upper limit of the storage number, the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h detects the detection light, and when the card 10 reaches the upper limit of the storage number, the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h. Since the detection light is not detected, it is determined whether or not the stored card 10 has reached the upper limit of the storage number by determining whether or not the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1h detects the detection light. It becomes possible.
[0035]
Next, the above-described determination procedure will be described with reference to FIG.
When the control device 22 instructs the card reader / writer 21 to store the card 10, or when the unlocking instruction is given to the panel key 1c by remote operation to be described later, the control device 22 detects the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1g and The presence / absence sensor light emitting unit 1e is instructed to output detection light for a certain period. Upon receiving this instruction, the upper limit sensor light emitting unit 1 g and the presence sensor light emitting unit 1 e emit detection light, and the presence sensor light receiving unit 1 f and the upper limit sensor light receiving unit 1 h send detection results of these detection lights to the control device 22. Based on the detection results received from the presence / absence sensor light-receiving unit 1f and the upper limit sensor light-receiving unit 1h, the control device 22 determines the presence / absence and storage state of the card 10 according to the above-described determination method, and performs various types according to the determination results. Process.
[0036]
Next, the collective unlocking operation of the plurality of card storage devices 1 performed by remote operation will be described.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the unlocking device 30. The unlocking device 30 has a keyhole 30a, an unlocking lamp 30b, and a withdrawal lamp 30c. A key is inserted into the keyhole 30a, and the panel key 1c is remotely operated. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an arrangement example of a plurality of ball lending machines 20 connected to the unlocking device 30 and a gaming table 40 corresponding to these ball lending machines 20.
[0037]
When unlocking the panel key 1c of each of the plurality of card collecting devices 1 using the unlocking device 30, a store clerk or the like who unlocks first inserts the key into the key hole 30a of the unlocking device 30 and inserts the key. While pressing the key, turn it to the position of the unlocking lamp 30b. Thereby, the unlocking lamp 30b is turned on, and an unlocking signal is sent from the unlocking device 30 to the control device 22 of each ball lending machine 20. Receiving the unlock signal, each control device 22 determines whether or not the card 10 is stored in the card storage device 1 by the above-described method, and controls itself when determining that the card 10 is stored. The panel key 1c is unlocked. If it is determined that the card 10 is not stored, the panel key 1c is not unlocked. When the unlocking of the panel key 1c of each card collecting device 1 is completed in this way, the key is then turned to the position of the pulling lamp 30c, the key is pulled out, and the panel key 1c is unlocked collectively by the unlocking device 30. To complete. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to interlock | cooperate and unlock the panel key 1c which each of the some card | curd collection apparatus 1 has, and unlocking work is simplified.
[0038]
As described above, in this embodiment, since the cards 10 are stacked and stored obliquely, the used card 10 is used even when the ball lending machine 20 has to be narrower than the card 10. Can be stored and collected.
[0039]
Further, since the stopper 1d is arranged at the card outlet, it is possible to prevent the card 10 from jumping out of the card holding portion 1a when the card 10 is stored, and the used card 10 is stored in an orderly manner and stored. It becomes possible to collect the card 10 later easily.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the card storage device of the present invention, since the cards are stacked and stored diagonally, even when the width of the ball lending machine has to be narrower than the width of the card, The card can be stored and collected.
[0041]
In addition, since the pop-out prevention means is arranged, it is possible to prevent the card from popping out of the card holding part when storing the card, and the used card is stored in an orderly manner, and the collected card can be easily collected. Can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a card storage device.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the card storage device.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the card holding portion shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line BB.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a card holding unit.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional structure diagram showing a configuration of a ball lending machine having a card storage device.
FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an electrical configuration of a ball lending machine.
FIG. 7 is a structural diagram showing electrical connection between the unlocking device and the ball lending machine.
8 is a DD cross-sectional view of the ball lending machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a detailed perspective view of the card storage device showing a process in which the card holding unit is pulled out of the card storage device.
FIG. 10 is a detailed perspective view of the card storage device showing a process in which the card holding unit is pulled out of the card storage device.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating operations of a presence / absence sensor light emitting unit, a presence / absence sensor light receiving unit, an upper limit sensor light emitting unit, and an upper limit sensor light receiving unit.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating operations of the presence / absence sensor light emitting unit, the presence / absence sensor light receiving unit, the upper limit sensor light emitting unit, and the upper limit sensor light receiving unit.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the unlocking device.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an arrangement example of a plurality of ball lending machines connected to the unlocking device and game machines corresponding to the ball lending machines.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card storage apparatus 1a Card holding part 1aa Inclination board 1ab Vertical board 1ac Side board 1d Stopper 1ae Card taking-out port 10 Card

Claims (2)

In a card storage device that stores used cards used in ball lending machines,
An inclined plate that is disposed obliquely with respect to the bottom surface, a vertical plate that is disposed perpendicular to the bottom surface and forms a V-shape in combination with the inclined plate, the bottom surface, the inclined plate, and possess a side plate disposed on said vertical plates and the respective vertical position, and a card holding portion capable carry the card housed in the outside by being pulled out,
Pop-out preventing means arranged in parallel with the side plate,
The card has a side surface held by the vertical plate, the side plate and the pop-out preventing means, and is stacked and stored in parallel with the inclined plate ,
The pop-out preventing means to retain the side surface of the card when receiving of the card holder, the card housing of the automatic release to said Rukoto the holding side of the card when the card holder is pulled apparatus. The pop-out prevention means is arranged in parallel with the side plate by the elastic force of an elastic body when the card holding portion is stored, and is pressed by the card holding portion when the card holding portion is pulled out, and has one end pivoted. The card storage device according to claim 1, wherein the card storage device is arranged perpendicularly to the side plate by performing the rotational movement described above.

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