JP5746485B2 - Game medium number display device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game medium number display device that is provided adjacently between adjacent game machines and displays a quantity display of the number of game media by light emission and blinking based on the game medium quantity data counted for each game machine. .

Conventionally, pachinko balls acquired by a player in a gaming machine are stored in a dedicated case, and a plurality of cases containing pachinko balls are stacked around the player's feet, or cases containing pachinko balls are ball counting devices Or it was carried to the prize exchange and counting the number of pachinko balls acquired.

  In addition, in recent game stores, pachinko balls acquired by players are passed through the inside of a ball lending machine adjacent to the gaming machine, transferred to the gaming island on the back side of the gaming machine, and collected, In the process of transferring pachinko balls, the number is counted, the counted number is stored in a medium such as a card, and the medium is provided to the player, and the player brings the provided medium to the prize exchange office and desires it. A system for exchanging with other prizes has been proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  A ball counting device for gaming machines described in Patent Document 1 constituting the above system includes a ball receiving tray disposed below a lower plate of the gaming machine, a counting passage formed inside the ball lending machine, and the counting passage. And the ball receiving tray, and a counting sensor provided in the counting passage.

  In the ball counting device for a gaming machine configured as described above, the pachinko balls falling from the lower plate of the gaming machine are received by the ball tray, and the received pachinko balls are transferred through the connecting passage and the counting passage. While being collected into the gaming island on the back side of the gaming machine, the number is counted by the counting sensor in the process of being transferred through the counting passage.

  In the above system, there is no need to stack a plurality of cases containing pachinko balls around the player's feet or to carry the cases containing pachinko balls to a ball counting device or a prize exchange office. Although the work can be reduced, on the other hand, as a game store, it is impossible to produce by stacking multiple cases containing pachinko balls, and as a player, cases filled with acquired pachinko balls are piled up As a result, the occupancy rate has been reduced. Therefore, in the stores where the system is introduced, various devices have been made to produce a sense of appearance that tells how much pachinko balls are out according to the number of pachinko balls acquired by the player. It was.

Therefore, a player who is counted between each game medium counter is obtained corresponding to the game medium counter (ball counting device for game machines) installed between adjacent game machines and provided for each game machine. There has been proposed a game medium effect device that stores game media (pachinko balls) equivalent to the played game media (pachinko balls). (For example, see Patent Document 2)

  The game medium effect device described in Patent Document 2 has a storage effect part having an internal space whose front side is covered with a cover body that can be seen through, and a game medium count corresponding to each gaming machine in the storage effect part. The number of game media obtained by the player by introducing game media equivalent to the game media obtained by the player counted in the machine and storing the number of game media in a state that is visible from the cover body By using actual game media, you can not only realistically realize how much game media the player has acquired, but also other players can find the store, course, It is possible to clearly grasp the appearance of the game in the game hall, increase the realism of the entire game hall and increase the operating rate.

JP 2009-045203 A JP 2010-142582 A

  However, the above-described game medium effect device introduces a game medium equivalent to the game medium acquired by the player counted by the game medium counter corresponding to each game machine in the storage effect unit of the game medium effect device. Therefore, a large amount of game media has to be prepared in the game island, which causes a cost increase. In addition, since a large amount of game media acquired by the player is introduced for each game media production device, there is a problem that a heavy load is applied to the game island. Therefore, it is necessary to reinforce the game island, which increases the cost. It was a factor.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a game medium number display device that can be installed at a low cost, has a strong impact on the player, and allows the player to feel a sufficient appearance and uplifting feeling. The purpose is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a plurality of light emitting units that are adjacent to each other between adjacent gaming machines and emit light based on the quantity data of gaming media counted for each gaming machine. In the light emitting part, a decorative member provided on the inner back surface of the light emitting part, a light emitting member provided in the light emitting part and capable of emitting multicolor light to illuminate the decorative member, and a power supply state on the front side of the decorative member Accordingly, a dimming sheet that switches between a transparent state in which the decorative member is visible and a non-transparent state in which the decorative member is invisible and in which light emitted from the light emitting member is diffused is arranged, and the number of game media in quantity display light emission of the light emitting portion, the game medium count display device for performing display by flashing, the decorative member does not use the game island game medium, simulating a state where a large amount of game media are stored plate It is formed into a shape .

According to the present invention, the light emitting unit has a transparent state in which the decorative member can be visually recognized on the front side of the decorative member according to the power supply state, the decorative member cannot be visually recognized, and the light emitting member emits light. By arranging the light control sheet to switch to the non-transparent state, the light emitting part not only emits light based on the counted quantity data of the game medium, but the light control sheet is in the transmission state, Since the decorative member imitating the state where a large amount of game media that could not be visually recognized is stored can be visually recognized, it has a strong impact on the player and the player feels sufficient play and uplifting feeling. be able to.

In addition, when the light control sheet is in the non-transparent state, the light emission of the light emitting member is diffused, so that the entire light emitting unit can be made to emit more light, and the number of game media can be given to the player or the game store clerk. The light emission state of the display device can be visually recognized more easily. Furthermore, since the game medium number display device of the present invention is arranged adjacent to each other between adjacent game machines, the game medium number display device is arranged at a position that is easy for the player to visually recognize, and grasps how much game media the player himself has acquired. Cheap.

Furthermore, in the game medium number display device of the present invention, the decorative member simulating a state in which a large amount of game media is stored is visually approved or cannot be visually recognized by the light control sheet. Since it is not necessary to introduce a game medium equivalent to the game medium acquired by the player to the game island, it is not necessary to prepare a large amount of game media in the game island, and at the same time, it is not necessary to reinforce the game island. It becomes possible to introduce.

It is a front view which shows the game island provided with the game media number display apparatus. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a game media number display apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a game media number display apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of a game media number display apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a light emission unit. It is the elements on larger scale which show the effect | action of a game media number display apparatus, (a) is a figure which shows the case where a light control sheet is a non-transmissive state, (b) is the case where a light control sheet is a permeation | transmission state.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game island 1 having a game medium number display device 9.
As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of gaming machines 3 are arranged linearly in a lateral direction on a gaming island 1 installed in a gaming store, and a player inserts a bill into each gaming machine 3. Next, a ball lending machine 5 for paying out pachinko balls (game media) is adjacent.

In the upper part of the front surface of the ball lending machine 5, a slit-shaped bill insertion slot 5a which is long in the vertical direction is formed, and a ball dispensing nozzle 5b which is rotatable in the horizontal direction is provided in the middle part in the height direction. On the front surface of the gaming machine 3, an upper plate 3a for receiving a pachinko ball is paid out from a ball dispensing nozzle 5b provided in the ball lending machine 5. A lower plate 3b is provided below the upper plate 3a. A ball tray 7a for receiving a pachinko ball falling from the lower plate 3b is disposed below the ball tray.

The ball receiving tray 7a constitutes a part of a ball counting device 7 (a ball counting device for gaming machines) provided integrally with the ball lending machine 5, and the ball counting device 7 A tray 7a, a counting passage (not shown) formed in the ball lending machine 5, a connecting passage 7b for connecting the counting passage and the ball tray 7a, and a not-shown portion provided in the middle of the counting passage. It is constituted by a counting sensor. The connecting passage 7b extends horizontally from the ball receiving tray 7a in the horizontal direction, and is then bent at a substantially right angle toward the ball lending machine 5, and its end is connected to a counting passage formed inside the ball lending machine 5. Has been. And these connection channel | paths 7b and a count channel | path incline so that it may fall along the transfer direction of a pachinko ball. As the counting sensor, a through-type proximity switch that electromagnetically detects the passage of metal pachinko balls and counts the number of the pachinko balls is used.

By the ball lending machine 5 provided with the above-described ball counting device 7, the pachinko balls falling from the lower plate 3b flow from the ball receiving plate 7a through the connecting passage 7b to the counting passage, and are counted by the counting sensor into the game island 1. Discharged. The counted pachinko balls are transmitted as data to the server. In addition, a game medium number display device 9 is provided on the side of the ball lending machine 5 provided with the ball counting device 7.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the game medium number display device 9, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the game medium number display device 9. As shown in FIG. 1, the game medium number display device 9 is provided adjacent to each other between adjacent game machines 3 and on the side (left side in the figure) of the ball lending machine 5 provided with the ball counting device 7. Is connected to the ball lending machine 5 provided with the gaming machine 3 and the ball counting device 7 adjacent to each other through a communication line, and according to the number of pachinko balls counted by the ball counting device 7, And according to the jackpot signal, fraud signal, error signal, etc. of the gaming machine 3, and further according to the fraud signal, error signal, etc. of the ball lending machine 5, light emission is made visible to the player or the game shop clerk, The display blinks.

In the present embodiment, the game medium number display device 9 is arranged on the left side with respect to the ball lending machine 5 provided with the ball counting device 7, and has a substantially triangular prism shape with one side projecting forward. The front face of the player is directed to the player side, the information display unit 13 on the upper side, a plurality of light emitting units 15 (six in the figure) arranged from the upper side to the lower side, and the operation that the player operates A button 17 and a power supply unit 19 capable of supplying power to a mobile phone or the like are provided. The operation button 17 is a call button to be pressed when a player calls a game store clerk in the present invention. In addition, the operation button 17 is not limited to the application, and may be used as, for example, a leaving button when the player leaves the seat.

In FIG. 3, the game medium number display device 9 includes a front cover 11, a plurality of light emitting units 29, a device base 21 including a plurality of light emitting substrates 25 provided with LEDs 25a as light emitting members, and the game medium number display device. And a frame main body 27 for installing 9 on the game island 1. A light emitting unit 29 is provided for each light emitting substrate 25 provided in the device base 21 and the front cover 11 is attached to the device base 21 so as to cover the light emitting unit 29 to constitute the display device main body 9a. The display device main body 9a is locked to the frame main body 27 installed in the above.

The device base 21 includes a display unit 23, a plurality of light emitting boards 25 provided with LEDs 25a as light emitting members capable of emitting multicolor light, and a control unit (not shown) of the game medium number display device 9. The display unit 23 and the plurality of light emitting substrates 25 are connected to the control unit by wiring (not shown). The control unit is connected to the adjacent gaming machine 3 and the ball lending machine 5 provided with the corresponding ball counting device 7 through a communication line. The control unit receives a jackpot signal from the gaming machine 3. The number of pachinko balls counted by the ball counting device 7, the fraud of the ball lending device 5, an error signal, etc. Receive. The control unit emits the LED 25a and the display unit 23 provided on the light emitting substrate 25 according to the received signal, and displays an error code and the like. A light emitting unit 29 is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting substrates 25 on the front side of the light emitting substrate 25 provided in the device base 21.

The display unit 23 includes a plurality of 7-segment displays according to the present invention, and according to signals received from the gaming machine 3 and the ball lending machine 5, the number of pachinko balls, jackpots, fraud, errors, etc. are displayed numerically or displayed as characters. Is displayed so as to be visible to a player, a game shop clerk or the like. Although a 7-segment display is used as the display unit 23 in the present invention, a liquid crystal display screen may be used.

The front cover 11 includes a display cover 13a above it, a plurality of light emission covers 15a arranged from the top to the bottom, the operation buttons 17 and the power supply unit 19 described above, and a light emission unit 29. The light emitting unit 29 is fixed to the provided device base 21 from the front side with screws.

On the back side of the game medium number display device 9, a vertically long frame main body 27 for installing the game medium number display device 9 on the game island 1 is provided. A fixing bracket 27a for mounting and fixing is provided. The frame main body 27 has locking holes 27b at equal intervals from the top to the bottom. A locking piece (not shown) provided on the back side of the device base 21 is locked in the locking hole 27 b, and the game medium number display device 9 is installed on the game island 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the game medium number display device 9, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the light emitting unit 29. The light emitting unit 29 has a shape similar to the substantially triangular prism shape of the light emitting cover 15a provided on the front cover 11, and includes an upper base 33 including a light emitting substrate 32 provided with LEDs 32a as light emitting members, and the light emitting substrate 32 from above. An upper cover 31 to be protected, a lower base 39 provided with a substantially L-shaped reflecting member 41, a decorative member 37 imitating a pachinko ball, a light control sheet 35 disposed on the front side of the decorative member 37, It consists of

In the present invention, the decorative member 37 has a plate shape simulating a state where a large amount of pachinko balls are stored by resin molding, and a plurality of the decorative members 37 are substantially parallel to two substantially triangular surfaces (two in the figure). Is provided. Further, a light control sheet 35 is disposed on the front side of each decorative member 37, and the decorative member 37 and the light control sheet 35 are assembled so as to be sandwiched between an upper base 33 and a lower base 39.

A plurality of light windows 39a are opened on the back side (the device base 21 side) of the lower base 39, and the light of the LEDs 25a of the light emitting substrate 25 provided in the device base 21 enters and is reflected through the light window 39a. Light is diffused by the member 41, and is illuminated from between the decorative member 37 and the light control sheet 35. The upper base 33 has a plurality of light windows 33a facing downward. Light from the LEDs 32a of the light emitting substrate 32 provided on the upper surface of the upper base 33 is incident on the upper base 33 through the light window 33a. The decorative member 37 and the light control sheet 35 are illuminated. The LED 25a and the LED 32a described above enter light from the horizontal direction and the vertical direction through the light windows 39a and 33a, respectively, so that the light emitting unit 15 emits light.

The light control sheet 35 disposed on the front side of the decorative member 37 is in a transmissive state or a non-transmissive state according to the power supply state, that is, depending on whether the power is supplied or not. In the invention, when electric power is supplied to the light control sheet 35, the light-transmitting sheet 35 is in a transmissive state, and the decorative member 37 provided on the back side thereof is visible. Further, when power is not supplied to the light control sheet 35, the white light impermeability is caused, the decorative member 37 becomes invisible, and the LED 25 a diffused by the reflecting member 41 and the light emitting substrate 32 The light of the LED 32a is further diffused by the light control sheet 35 and plays a role of illuminating the entire light emitting unit 15.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. 6A and 6B are partial enlarged views showing the operation of the game medium number display device 9. FIG. 6A shows a case where the light control sheet 35 is in a non-transmissive state, and FIG. 6B shows a case where the light control sheet 35 is in a transparent state. FIG. The game medium number display device 9 is connected to the adjacent gaming machine 3 and the ball lending machine 5 having the corresponding ball counting device 7 through a communication line. The jackpot signal, fraud signal, error signal, etc. output from the gaming machine 3, the pachinko ball count data counted by the ball counting device 7, the fraud signal, the error signal, etc. from the ball lending machine 5 are received. And the control part of the said game media number display apparatus 9 light-emits and displays LED25a, 32a with which the light emission board | substrates 25 and 32 were provided, and the display part 23 according to the received signal. In addition, the control unit supplies power to the light control sheet 35 disposed in the light emitting unit 29 according to each signal received or supplies the power to the light control sheet 35 so that the light control sheet 35 is in a transmission state or a non-transmission state.

In FIG. 6A, the game medium number display device 9 is in a state in which no power is supplied to the light control sheet 35 and in a milky white opaque state during normal operation. In the state described above, when the control unit receives a jackpot signal, an illegal signal, an error signal, etc. output from the gaming machine 3 or an illegal signal, an error signal, etc. from the ball lending machine 5, the light control sheet 35 is milky white. The LEDs 25a and 32a of the light-emitting substrates 25 and 32 emit light in the non-transparent state.

The control unit that has received a signal from the gaming machine 3 or the ball lending machine 5 is connected to the gaming machine 3 or the ball lending machine 5 in accordance with the light emission method set for each case such as jackpot, fraud, or error. The light emitting unit 15 emits light, blinks, etc. in conjunction with the display. For example, the plurality of light emitting units 15 are all displayed in the same color (for example, red), light emission (volume) is displayed in the vertical direction, and the entire game medium number display device 9 is displayed in gradation light emission by multicolor light emission. Etc. In contrast to the above example, since the light control sheet 35 is in a non-powered state and in a milky white opaque state, the light emitted from the LEDs 25a and 32a of the light emitting substrates 25 and 32 is diffused together with the reflecting member 41 provided in the lower base 39. Then, by illuminating the entire light emitting unit 15, all light emission display, line display, or the like can be performed.

For each case such as jackpot, fraud, and clerk call, by displaying light emission, blinking, etc. according to the set light emission method, far away from the gaming machine 3 to non-players and game shop clerk Various case contents can be easily informed from the location.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a case where the light control sheet 35 is in a transmissive state, and the control unit is counted from the ball lending machine 5 by the ball counting device 7 provided in the ball lending machine 5. When the pachinko ball number data is received, the LEDs 25a and 32a of the light emitting boards 25 and 32 are caused to emit light, and the power is supplied from the control unit to the light control sheet 35 so that the light control sheet 35 is transmitted. .

The ball lending machine 5 outputs the pachinko balls counted by the payout counting device 7 to the control unit one by one as the number-of-balls data, and the control unit that has received the number-of-balls data sets the light emitting unit 15 in advance. In accordance with the classified information, light is emitted in a stepwise manner from the lower display unit 15, power is supplied to the light control sheet 35, the light control sheet 35 is in a transmissive state, and provided on the back side of the light control sheet 35. The decorative member 37 is made visible. The control unit controls the light emission of the light emitting unit 15 and the power supply state or no power supply state to the light control sheet 35 depending on whether or not the received number-of-balls data has reached the boundary value of each section. .

For example, if the number of holding balls is set for every 1000 balls, when the number of holding balls output from the ball lending machine 5 reaches 1000 balls, one of the light emitting units 15 provided (the most in the figure). (Lower stage), and the decorative member 37 provided on the back side of the light control sheet 35 disposed on the light emitting unit 15 that emits light is visible. The light emitting unit 15 performs the same effect as described above.

Therefore, the player can view not only the light emitting unit 15 but also the plate-shaped decorative member 37 simulating a state in which a large amount of pachinko balls that are normally invisible are stored, While giving a strong impact to the player, it is possible to feel as if the pachinko balls are stacked in the case, and the player can feel a sufficient appearance and uplifting feeling. In addition, since the game media number display device 9 of the present invention does not require introduction of game media equivalent to the game media acquired by the player, it is not necessary to prepare a large amount of pachinko balls in the game island 1 and Since it is not necessary to reinforce the game island 1, it can be introduced at a low cost. Furthermore, since it is provided adjacently between the adjacent gaming machines 3, it is arranged at a position that is easily visible to the player, and it is easy to grasp how much the player himself has acquired a pachinko ball.

The number-of-balls data transmitted from the ball lending machine 5 to the control unit is output for each ball, and the light emission of each light-emitting unit 15 depends on whether or not the number-of-balls data received by the control unit has reached the boundary value of each category. In addition, the power supply or non-supply of the light control sheet 35 is controlled. For example, it is determined whether or not the number of balls counted on the ball lending machine 5 side has reached the boundary value, May be output to the control unit.

In addition, when the player uses the counted pachinko balls (mochidama) for the game, the pachinko balls are dispensed from the ball lending machine 5 to the upper plate 3a of the gaming machine 3 by the ball dispensing nozzle 5b by the operation of the player. , The ball payout number data from the ball lending machine 5 is output to the control unit for each ball. The control unit that has received the number-of-balls paying-out data changes the light control sheet 35 of the light emitting unit 15 connected to the control unit from the transmission state to the non-transmission state according to the preset classification information. At the same time, the LEDs 25a and 32a of the light emitting substrates 25 and 32 are turned off.

Like the setting of the number of balls, the number of balls paid out transmitted from the ball lending machine 5 to the control unit is the output of each ball and the number of balls paid out received by the control unit is the boundary of each section. The turn-off of each light emitting unit 15 is controlled depending on whether or not the value has reached the value. For example, the ball lending machine 5 side determines whether or not the ball payout amount has reached the boundary value, and the segment value May be output to the control unit.

Further, the control unit of each game medium display device 9 is connected to the hall computer of the game store, and displays the game store information such as vacant seat information and event table information, and the light emitting unit 15 emits light, blinks, etc. according to the case. May be. By displaying the game store information on the game medium number display device 9 such as light emission and blinking, it is possible to provide information on the game store side in an easy-to-understand manner.

In the present embodiment, the decorative member 37 is resin-molded and has a plate shape imitating a state where a large amount of pachinko balls are stored, but is not limited thereto, for example, a state where a large amount of pachinko balls are stored It may be a drawn sheet material such as a photograph, a picture or the like.

In the present embodiment, the game medium number display device 9 has six light emitting units 15 that emit light, blink, and the like stacked in the vertical direction, but the number is not limited and can be changed as appropriate.

1 gaming island 3 gaming machine 3a upper plate 3b lower plate 5 ball lending machine 7 ball counting device (ball counting device for gaming machine)
7a Ball tray 7b Connection passage 9 Game medium number display device 9a Display device body 11 Front cover 13 Information display unit 13a Display cover 15 Light emitting unit 15a Light emitting cover 21 Device base 23 Display unit 25 Light emitting substrate 25a LED (light emitting member)
27 Frame body 29 Light emitting unit 31 Upper cover 32 Light emitting substrate 32a LED (light emitting member)
33 Upper base 35 Light control sheet 37 Decoration member 39 Lower base

Claims (1)

Next to adjacent game machines,
A plurality of light emitting units that emit light based on the quantity data of the gaming media counted for each gaming machine are provided,
In the light emitting part,
A decorative member provided on the inner back surface of the light emitting unit;
A light emitting member capable of multicolor light emission that illuminates the decorative member, provided inside the light emitting unit,
On the front side of the decorative member,
According to the state of power supply, a transparent state that makes the decorative member visible,
While making the decorative member invisible, and an opaque state for diffusing the light emission of the light emitting member,
A dimming sheet that switches to
In the game medium number display device that displays the quantity display of the number of game media by light emission and flashing of the light emitting unit,
The decorative member is
Do not use game media on the game island,
A game medium number display device, which is formed into a plate shape imitating a state in which a large amount of game media is stored.

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