JP6963417B2 - Game equipment and counting aids - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming device and a counting aid.

In a game hall where a game machine such as a slot machine is provided, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, an employee is provided with a game device having a counting function corresponding to each game machine, a so-called machine counting machine. However, the labor required to transport the game value to the Shimabata counter can be reduced, and there are many game halls that employ such game devices.

Here, since the saucer for which the game value is paid out in the gaming machine is provided below the gaming machine, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1, counting like a counting medal saucer for receiving the gaming value in the gaming device. The receiving portion will be arranged above the tray of the gaming machine. Therefore, the player needs to carry the game value paid out to the saucer of the game machine to the counting receiving unit of the game device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-36831

However, since the gaming device is provided between the gaming machines, only a small opening can be secured in the counting receiving part, and it is necessary to carry a small amount of game value many times according to the small opening, which is troublesome. There are not a few players.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming device and a counting assisting tool that reduce the troublesomeness of transporting the game value paid out to the saucer of the gaming machine to the counting receiving unit. It is in.

It is equipped with a shutter that can be opened to discharge the game value that is stored when it is placed on the counting receiving unit, while the counting aid that can be carried with the shutter closed makes it possible to use the counting aid of the gaming machine. Even if the counting receiving unit is placed above the saucer, if the counting aid is carried near the saucer, the game value is stored and placed on the counting receiving unit, the game value can be received by the counting receiving unit. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the troublesomeness of transporting the game value to the counting receiving section.

Overall block diagram which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention Front view of a game machine and a game device A diagram showing the relationship between the role of a pachinko machine and the payout rate Perspective view of the vicinity of the counting receiving part An exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the counting receiving part Perspective view of counting aid An exploded perspective view of the counting aid (A) and (b) are perspective views showing the counting aid in the counting receiving part in the open state and the closed state. Diagram for explaining an example of use when scooping medals on the saucer at the bottom of the gaming machine with a counting aid Perspective view showing the counting aid and the counting receiving part of the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.
FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of the amusement park system. A large number of gaming machines (for example, slot machines 1 shown in FIG. 1) 1 are installed in the game hall, and a gaming device 2 is installed corresponding to each gaming machine 1. The gaming machine 1 and the gaming device 2 are each connected to one relay device 3, and the relay device 3 is connected to the management device 5 via the LAN 4. Peripheral devices such as a POS that performs a prize exchange process are connected to the LAN 4 so as to be able to communicate with the management device 5. The management device 5 is installed in, for example, a management room in the amusement park, and includes a keyboard 5a, a monitor 5b, a printer (not shown), and the like. The management device 5 manages various game information by receiving game signals transmitted from devices on the game machine side (game machine 1, game device 2, etc.) and peripheral devices such as POS.

Although omitted in FIG. 1, hundreds of gaming machines 1 are managed by the management device 5. Further, as described above, when the game machine 1 is a slot machine, its game value (game medium) is a medal, and when the game machine is a pachinko machine, the game value is a pachinko ball.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game machine 1 has a reel 9 that can be visually recognized through a display window 8, an effective line display unit 10 that indicates an activated winning line, a credit button 11 that inserts a credit medal, and a credit medal. Settlement button 12, medal insertion slot 13, start lever 14, left stop button 15, middle stop button 16, right stop button 17, payout number display unit 18, credit number display unit 19, saucer 20 Etc. are provided.

When the start lever 14 is operated with the medals inserted (when the game start operation is performed), the game machine 1 extracts one random number from the generated random numbers and executes an internal lottery to execute the internal lottery. If there is a winning combination, the flag corresponding to the internal winning combination is established, each reel 9 is started (rotated), and when each stop button 15 to 17 is operated in this state, the corresponding reel 9 Stop the rotation. Subsequently, based on a stop table (not shown) for determining the stop position of each reel 9 according to the flag of the internal winning combination, stop control including so-called pull-in control (slip control) (each reel 9 is internally winning combination flag). Control to stop and display the winning symbol or the lost symbol according to the type of The pull-in control is a control capable of pulling a symbol within a predetermined pull-in range (up to 4 symbols) from the time when the operation of each of the stop buttons 15 to 17 is detected onto the winning line and stopping the symbol.

The gaming machine 1 is provided with a BB (big bonus) role, an RB (regular bonus) role, a small role, and a replay role as so-called bonus roles. As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 is provided with a total of five effective lines (three in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction corresponding to the upper, middle, and lower stages of the display window 8). Has been done. When the symbols corresponding to the internal winning combination are aligned on one of these effective lines by the operation of the stop buttons 15 to 17 by the player, that is, the combination of the symbols stopped and displayed on the effective line is inside. A prize is awarded when the combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination is matched. When a prize is won, a BB state or an RB state is generated, or the corresponding number of coins are paid out (adding game value). For example, when the BB and RB symbols are aligned, the state shifts to the BB state and the RB state, respectively, and the winning rate of the small winning combination increases during the BB and RB. Such a BB state or an RB state ends when a predetermined number of payouts is reached.

The gaming machine 1 can change the internal winning probability of the BB combination and the RB combination by changing the set value. This set value is provided in 6 stages of 1 to 6 as illustrated in FIG. Any one of these set values is selected and used by the manager of the amusement park. Each set value is associated with a theoretical payout rate (ball payout rate), and this payout rate is adjusted by the internal winning probability of the bonus combination described above. That is, in the gaming machine 1, the larger the set value, the higher the probability of winning the bonus combination, and the higher the theoretical output rate. The small winning combination probability is common to all settings, but may be different.

To change the setting value (mode) of the above-mentioned gaming machine 1, turn off the power of the gaming machine 1 with the power switch, and press the setting key to set the setting mode switching unit (both not shown) from "Game" to "Setting". When the power is turned on, the setting shifts to the state where the setting can be changed. In the setting changeable state, the set value is displayed on the credit number display unit 19, and the display is switched in order according to the operation of a setting button (not shown). If the start lever 14 is operated while the set value to be changed is displayed, the set value is confirmed.

The following signal is output from the game machine 1.
Out signal = output from game machine 1. Since the number of medals in the bet state (3 medals) is pulsed out assuming that the medals in the bet state are consumed according to the start operation, the number of out signals × 1 becomes the out (consumption value, number of media used). In addition, the corresponding amount is output even at the time of replay.

Safe signal = output from game machine 1. Since one pulse is output each time one medal is paid out (granted) according to the winning, the number of safe signals × 1 becomes safe (winning value, number of payout media). Even when the replay role is won, the medals used in the game are output.

B. B or R. B signal = output from the gaming machine. Since the level is output to the corresponding bonus state (BB, RB), the signal input period is specified as the bonus state.
The gaming device 2 shown in FIG. 2 is operated by a control unit (all not shown) composed of a microcomputer having a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O. The game device 2 includes a money insertion slot 22 into which money is inserted, a lending button 23 for lending medals, a card insertion slot 24 into which an IC card (not shown) is inserted, an issuing button 25 for issuing an IC card, and a payout operation. The payout button 26 is provided, a payout nozzle 27 that pays out medals to the saucer 20 of the game machine 1 in response to pressing the payout button 26, a medal supply door 28 for employees to replenish medals, and the like.

When the game device 2 accepts money (money acceptance process), the deposit amount is added to the balance and displayed on the game device 2, and the player presses the lending button 23 (lending operation, granting operation) while there is a balance. Then, the loan medals (value added for consideration) for the payout unit (for example, 1000 yen) are paid out from the payout nozzle 27 (value given for consideration), and the consideration is subtracted from the balance. In addition, money can be accepted for multiple times of consideration grant processing (for example, up to 10,000 yen).

The gaming device 2 of the present embodiment has a so-called counting function for each machine equipped with a counting unit (not shown). The game device 2 can accept medals acquired by the player via the counting receiving unit 30, counts the medals by the counting unit according to the acceptance, manages the medals as possessed balls, and refunds the balls as consideration. When (value-adding processing) is performed, the consideration (the same number as the refunded medals) is subtracted from the ball. Then, when the player pushes down the issue button 25 (when the issue operation is accepted) with the balance and the balls remaining, an IC card capable of identifying the balance and the balls is issued. On the other hand, when the IC card is accepted at the card insertion slot 24, the balance and the possessed ball specified by the IC card are taken over. In addition, although the slot machine in which the game value is a medal is illustrated including the following explanations, for convenience of explanation, the game value such as a holding "ball" may be expressed as a ball instead of a medal.

The game device 2 uses serial communication with the relay device 3 to receive money, give consideration, give value, balance, possession balls, loan medals, number of refunds, deposit amount and number of counting balls, and sales amount as consideration for lending. , And various information such as IC card reception and issuance processing can be specified, but these may be specified by pulse signals (for example, 1 pulse for every 1000 yen of deposit, 1 pulse for every 100 yen of sales, etc.). ..

As shown in FIG. 2, the tray 20 of the gaming machine 1 from which the medals are paid out is located below the gaming machine 1, whereas the counting receiving unit 30 of the gaming device 2 is the gaming machine 1. It is in a positional relationship arranged above the saucer 20. In this way, the counting receiving unit 30 (or the gaming device 2) provided in the gaming device 2 corresponding to the gaming machine 1 is provided between the gaming machines 1 and 1 so as to line up with the side portion of the gaming machine 1. Therefore, due to the space limitation, the opening of the counting receiving unit 30 is also relatively narrow. Therefore, in order to count the medals of the saucer 20 with the counting unit, it is necessary to carry a small amount of medals from the saucer 20 many times according to the opening of the narrow counting receiving unit 30, which is troublesome. There are not a few players.

Therefore, the counting receiving unit 30 of the present embodiment makes it possible to place the counting assisting tool 50 capable of storing medals, and using the counting assisting tool 50, it is troublesome to carry the medals from the tray 20 to the counting receiving unit 30. It is configured to be able to reduce. The configuration in the vicinity of the counting receiving unit 30 and the configuration of the counting assisting tool 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. The direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 2 is the front-back direction (the front side of the paper surface is the front), and the left-right direction of the paper surface of FIG. 2 is the left-right direction of the game device 2 of the figure (the right side of the paper surface is the right side). That is, the direction is defined with reference to the case where the game device 2 is viewed from the front.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the medal supply door 28 and the counting receiving unit 30 are arranged vertically in the central portion of the gaming device 2 in the vertical direction.
The medal supply door 28 is provided with a lock device 28a at the upper end and a pivot shaft (horizontal shaft) (not shown) at the lower end. The medal supply door 28 unlocks the lock device 28a by operating a key (not shown) when an employee replenishes medals, so that medals can be replenished from the replenishment port 28b with the pivot shaft as the center of rotation. It rotates between a possible open position (see FIG. 8B) and a closed position with the supply port 28b closed (see FIG. 8A).

4 and 5 show a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the counting receiving unit 30 located below the medal supply door 28. The counting receiving unit 30 is attached to the base plate 31 on the front side of the game device 2 via, for example, upper and lower attachment bodies 32 and 33 made of a synthetic resin material.

Specifically, the base plate 31 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that covers the front surface of the device 2 below the medal supply door 28 in the game device 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the base plate 31 has an upper communication hole 31a formed at a slightly upward position and a lower communication hole 31b formed at a position immediately below the communication hole 31a. The upper communication hole 31a is set to a width dimension such that one medal can be inserted, and a communication duct 31a'protruding to the rear surface side is extended. The upper communication hole 31a is a hole for payout that communicates with the payout hopper (payout portion) built in the game device 2 via the communication duct 31a'. On the other hand, the lower communication hole 31b is set to have a wider dimension than the upper communication hole 31a, and is a hole for counting that communicates with the counting hopper of the counting unit built in the game device 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper mounting body 32 integrally has a vertically long rectangular plate-shaped rear wall 32a and frame walls 32b to 32d extending from the lower half portion to the front side. The rear wall 32a of the upper mounting body 32 has a communication hole 32e _{1 corresponding to the upper communication hole 31a of the base plate 31 and a communication hole 32e 2} corresponding to the lower communication hole 31b. When the upper mounting body 32 is mounted so as to be aligned with the upper part of the base plate 31, the upper communication holes 31a and 32e ₁ are connected to each other and the lower communication holes 31b and 32e ₂ are connected to each other. ..

The frame walls 32b to 32d of the upper mounting body 32 form a frame shape with the left and right frame walls 32b and 32c extending forward while facing each other with the same width dimension as the game device 2, and the front frame wall 32d. The upper edges of the left and right frame walls 32b and 32c are gently inclined downward toward the front frame wall 32d so as to match the dimensional shape of the counting receiving portion 30. The inside of the frame walls 32b to 32d is partitioned to the left and right by the partition wall 35, and has a counting structure leading to the _{communication hole 32e 2} on the right side of the partition wall 35 and a bottom surface 35a leading to the _{communication hole 32e 1 on the left side of the partition wall 35.} There is a structure for payout.

That is, on the left side of the frame walls 32b to 32d of the upper mounting body 32, the bottom surface 35a of the partition wall 35 connecting the communication hole 32e of the rear wall 32a and the notch 32f of the front frame wall 32d is forward. It slopes gently downward toward it. Further, the payout nozzle 27 is attached to the frame wall 32d in front of the upper attachment body 32 in accordance with the notch portion 32f (see FIG. 4). As a result, the upper mounting body 32 allows the medal to be sent from the payout portion to pass through the communication holes 31a and 32e of FIG. It forms a payout passage A that flows down through the passage. Although the payout passage A is divided into two for convenience in FIG. 5 for an exploded view, one payout passage is formed as shown by an arrow A in FIG. The payout unit including the payout hopper corresponds to a payout means for paying out medals from the payout nozzle 27 through the payout passage A in connection with the lending process (or the replay process for which the ball is held) by the lending operation. do.

On the other hand, the medals inserted from the counting receiving unit 30 form a counting passage B that flows into the counting unit from the lower communication hole 31b of the base plate 31 through the _{communication holes 32e 2 on the right side of the upper mounting body 32.} Although the counting passage B is also divided into two in FIG. 5, one counting passage is formed as shown by an arrow B in FIG.

Further, the lower mounting body 33 shown in FIG. 5 includes a bulging portion 33a that bulges forward as it goes upward in the upper half portion, and a plate-shaped rear wall 33b in the lower half portion. Integrally. The lower mounting body 33 is mounted on the base plate 31 so that the bulging portion 33a is connected to the lower side of the upper mounting body 32.

The counting receiving portion 30 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material, and its overall shape has a funnel shape corresponding to the shapes of the payout passage A and the counting passage B of the mounting bodies 32 and 33 described above. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the counting receiving portion 30 includes peripheral walls 30b to 30d and rear walls 30a that cover the frame walls 32b to 32d of the upper mounting body 32 from above, and slopes 36a to 36c inside the peripheral walls 30b to 30a. By integral formation, a funnel portion 36 having an opening on the upper surface side and an opening 36d on the lower end is formed.

Here, on the left side of the funnel portion 36, the first slope 36a inclines downward from the upper end of the left wall 30b toward the right (inward), and the second slope 36b at the rear portion is forward from the upper end of the rear wall 30a. Inclin downward toward. As a result, the shape of at least a part (left slopes 36a, 36b, peripheral walls 30b, 30d, etc.) of the counting receiving portion 30 is a payout passage such as the left portion of the upper mounting body 32 and the base end portion of the payout nozzle 27. Corresponding to the shape of A, the slopes 36a and 36b serve as a ceiling portion with respect to the bottom surface 35a of the payout passage A. That is, the base plate 31, the mounting bodies 32, 33, and the counting receiving unit 30 are in an assembly in which the parts 30 to 33 are assembled to the game device 2 and become common parts of the payout passage A and the counting passage B. A part of the slopes 36a and 36b of the counting receiving portion 30 has a shape that secures a space for the payout passage A.

Further, on the right side of the funnel portion 36, the third slope 36c, which is the main surface, inclines downward from the upper end of the front wall 30d toward the rear, and the opening (counting port) 36d formed at the lower end of the rear wall 30a is opened above. It is the deepest part corresponding to the _{communication hole 32e 2} of the mounting body 32. In this way, in the counting receiving unit 30, the slopes 36a to 36c (counting slopes) of the funnel portion 36 are formed so that the medals inserted from the upper surface side slide down to the counting port 36d. Is received from the counting port 36d into the communication hole 32e ₂ (that is, the counting passage B side) of the mounting body 32, and can be counted by the counting unit.

Then, on the counting receiving unit 30 described above, the counting assisting tool 50 is placed on the slope 36c on the right side thereof (see FIG. 8). Here, FIGS. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the counting assisting tool 50 in the closed state and the open state of the shutter 52, and FIG. 7 shows an exploded perspective view of the counting assisting tool 50. ing. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the counting aid 50 has a shape corresponding to the steps of the slopes 36a to 36c of the counting receiving portion 30 while allowing the medals to be stored inside the counting assisting tool 50.

Specifically, the main body cylinder 51 of the counting aid 50 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material (may be a metal material), and is formed in a bottomed rectangular cylinder with an opening at the top. That is, the main body cylinder 51 has a rectangular shape when viewed from its longitudinal direction (vertical direction in FIG. 7), and integrally has front, rear, left and right side walls 51a to 51d and a bottom wall 51e. The left wall 51b of the main body cylinder 51 has a first slope 54a and a second slope 54b corresponding to the first slope 36a and the second slope 36b on the left side of the counting receiving portion 30 (funnel portion 36) as a boundary. The step-down portion 54 is formed so that the lower side is slightly recessed. Further, the lower end portion (including the bottom wall 51e) of the main body cylinder 51 has an inclined shape in which the medal slides backward in accordance with the slope 36c of the counting receiving portion 30. In this way, when the main body cylinder 51 of the counting auxiliary tool 50 is placed on the counting receiving portion 30, the lower portion such as the bottom wall 51e or the stepped-down portion 54 in the main body cylinder 51 close to the counting receiving portion 30. 51e and 54 correspond to the shape of the counting receiving unit 30.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in the main body cylinder 51 of the counting aid 50, a discharge port 55 is formed on the rear wall 51a located at the lower end portion thereof, and a discharge port 55 is formed on the rear wall 51a and located at the upper end portion thereof on the right wall 51c. A slit 56 is formed on the rear side. The discharge port 55 of the main body cylinder 51 is an opening cut out so as to face the counting port 36d of the counting receiving unit 30. The slit 56 of the main body cylinder 51 has a narrow groove shape extending in the vertical direction, and the operation portion 52a of the shutter 52 described below is inserted through the slit 56.

The shutter 52 can be opened to eject the medals when the counting assisting tool 50 is placed on the counting receiving unit 30 with the medals stored in the main body cylinder 51. The shutter 52 is made of a material having a relatively high rigidity, and has a thin plate-shaped shutter body 52b and an operation portion 52a having an inverted "L" shape as a whole. The shutter body 52b is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the operation unit 52a is formed so as to extend in the right direction from the upper end of the shutter body 52b. The material of the shutter 52 may be the resin material having high rigidity or a metal material.

The shutter main body 52b is set to have the same width dimension as the discharge port 55 of the main body cylinder 51, and the operation unit 52a is set to a width dimension narrower than that of the slit 56 and inserted into the slit 56. As a result, in the shutter 52, the operation portion 52a projects to the outside (right side) of the main body cylinder 51, and the lower end portion of the shutter main body 52b enables the discharge port 55 to be closed. In this way, the shutter 52 opens the closing position (see FIG. 6A) at which the shutter main body 52b closes the discharge port 55 and the discharge port 55 by picking the operation portion 52a with fingers and moving it up and down. It slides to and from the open position (see FIG. 6B).

Inside the main body cylinder 51, a cover 53 that covers the shutter 52 is arranged on the wall 51a side. The cover 53 holds the shutter 52 so as to be slidable and covers the shutter 52 so as to prevent the medal from moving toward the slit 56 side. That is, the cover 53 has a notch 53a corresponding to the rear wall 51a (discharge port 55) of the main body cylinder 51, and is subsequently attached and fixed to the wall 51a with the shutter 52 sandwiched between them.

In this case, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 7, the cover 53 has adhesive portions 53c and 53d to be adhered on the rear surface side (fixed side), and a recessed portion 53b that allows the shutter 52 to slide and move. For example, the cover 53 is formed with a recessed portion 53b that is thinner than the thickness of the adhesive layer of the adhesive portions 53c and 53d according to the movable range of the shutter main body 52b and the operating portion 52a. The means for fixing the cover 53 to the main body cylinder 51 is not limited to the adhesive, and may be appropriately changed such as using an adhesive.

In this way, the counting aid 50 moves the shutter 52 to the closed position to bring it into the closed state, and the medal can be stored and carried in the main body cylinder 51 as the storage unit. Further, in the counting aid 50, the cover 53 is located inside the slit 56 and suppresses the discharge of the medals stored in the main body cylinder 51 from the slit 56.

Further, the dimensional shape (size) of the counting assisting tool 50 described above is a size capable of penetrating into the saucer 20 of the gaming machine 1. Specifically, for example, the saucer 20 of the gaming machine 1 has a depth dimension of 7.5 cm in the front-rear direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the height dimension h1 on the open surface side of the saucer 20 between the lower end of the overhanging portion 1a of the gaming machine 1 main body and the upper end of the saucer 20 (empty dimension on the upper surface side of the saucer 20). However, it is 7 cm.

On the other hand, in the counting aid 50, for example, the width dimension w is set to 6.5 cm and the depth dimension d is set to 7 cm (see FIGS. 7 and 9). That is, the width dimension w and the depth dimension d of the counting aid 50 are slightly smaller than the height dimension h1 on the open surface side of the saucer 20 of the gaming machine 1 and the depth dimension (less than the size on the open surface side of the saucer 20). Size). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the counting aid 50 can be tilted sideways so that the operation unit 52a faces upward, and passed through the upper side of the saucer 20 from the front to scoop the medals of the saucer 20. In FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, the counting aid 50 turned sideways is shown along the upper edge of the saucer 20, but the counting aid 50 partially contacts the bottom surface of the saucer 20. The medals in the saucer 20 can be easily scooped if they are penetrated to the extent possible.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the counting receiving unit 30 has a depth dimension d0 of 10.5 cm and a width dimension w0 of 8.5 cm, and the dimensions d0 and the dimension w0 are the dimensions of the counting aid 50. Larger than d and w. In other words, the dimensions d and w of the counting aid 50 are smaller than the dimensions d0 and the dimensions w0 of the counting receiving unit 30 because it is assumed that the medals of the saucer 20 are scooped. However, in the counting assisting tool 50, the bottom wall 51e and the step-down portion 54 described above match the steps of the slopes 36a to 36c of the counting receiving portion 30, so that the counting assisting tool 50 can be stably operated on the slope of the receiving portion 30. It can be placed on 36c. As shown in FIG. 8, the height dimension h of the counting aid 50 is set to a relatively large value extending immediately below the medal supply door 28.

Subsequently, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8B, the counting aid 50 is located on the slope 36c on the right side of the counting receiving unit 30, and the discharging port 55 of the counting assisting tool 50 faces the counting port 36d of the counting receiving unit 30. It is placed in a (continuous) position. That is, in the counting aid 50, the shutter 52 is closed at a position where the medals discharged from the discharge port 55 are received by the counting receiving unit 30 when the shutter 52 is opened (moved to the open position). It can be placed as it is (in the closed position shown in FIG. 8A). As described above, the counting aid 50 does not interfere with the opening and closing of the supply door 28 in the state of being mounted on the counting receiving unit 30, and the shutter 52 can be operated by the operation unit 52a. Of course (see FIG. 8B).

As the game progresses in the gaming machine 1, the player can carry the medals accumulated in the tray 20 to the counting receiving unit 30 by using the counting assisting tool 50. In this case, the player grabs the counting assisting tool 50 in the closed state mounted on the counting receiving unit 30 and tilts it sideways as shown in FIG. 9 to invade the open surface side of the saucer 20. , The medal of the saucer 20 can be scooped up with the counting aid 50.

Further, in this case, the counting aid 50 has dimensions d and w assuming that medals are scooped by the saucer 20, but since it has a relatively long structure, a relatively large number of medals are contained in the main body cylinder 51. Can be scooped (stored) and placed in the original position of the counting receiving unit 30 in the closed position shown in FIG. 8 (a). At this time, the rear surface side of the counting assisting tool 50 is along the rear wall 30a of the counting receiving portion 30 (or the rear wall 32a of the upper mounting body 32), and the lower portions 51e, 54a, 54b are the slopes of the counting receiving portion 30. Since it is fitted to 36a to 36c, a stable mounting state is maintained.

Then, the player picks the operation unit 52a with his / her fingers and moves the shutter 52 to the open position to bring the shutter 52 into the open state shown in FIG. 8 (b). At this time, the recessed portion 53b of the cover 53 functions as a guide portion of the shutter 52, and moves to a position where the shutter main body 52b is accommodated in the recessed portion 53b. As a result, the medals in the main body cylinder 51 flow down from the opened discharge port 55 and the counting port 36d and flow into the counting unit via the counting passage B, so that the medals are counted in the counting unit. It becomes. Further, since the shutter 52 is guided by the cover 53 at the recessed portion 53b, the sliding movement between the open position and the closed position can be smoothly performed.

According to the first embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
A shutter 52 that can be opened to eject medals stored when placed on the counting receiving unit 30 is provided, while a counting assisting tool 50 that is portable with the shutter 52 closed provides a saucer for the game machine 1. Even if the counting receiving unit 30 is arranged above the counting receiving unit 20, if the counting assisting tool 50 is carried near the saucer 20 and the medals are stored and placed on the counting receiving unit 30, the medals are received by the counting receiving unit 30. It is possible to reduce the troublesomeness of carrying the medal to the counting receiving unit 30.

Since it can be mounted on the counting receiving unit 30 with the shutter 52 closed, the mounted counting assisting tool 50 can also serve as a lid of the counting receiving unit 30, and there is a risk that unintended counting will be performed and dust and the like will be counted. The risk of falling on the receiving unit 30 can be reduced even when the counting assisting tool 50 is placed on the counting receiving unit 30.

Since the shape of the counting aid 50 corresponds to the shape of the counting receiving unit 30 corresponding to the payout passage A, it is not possible to secure a large space because it is provided corresponding to the game machine 1, and at least one of the medals is provided by the payout passage A. Even if the counting receiving unit 30 has a corresponding shape, the counting assisting tool 50 can be placed in an appropriate proximity, and the medal ejected from the counting assisting tool 50 may damage the counting receiving unit 30. Can be reduced.

Since the counting aid 50 has a size that allows it to enter the tray 20 of the gaming machine 1, it is possible to support the player's work of scooping the medals of the tray 20 of the gaming machine 1 with the counting aid 50, and the medals can be counted and received. The troublesomeness of carrying to 30 can be further reduced.

(Other embodiments)
The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that the same components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted, and the differences will be described.

As shown in FIG. 10 (b), the counting receiving unit 30'of the second embodiment has an inclined shape in which the right wall 30c'is increased toward the rear end side and is rearward of the right wall 30c'. A fitting groove (locking portion) 30e for locking the operating portion 52a is formed between the end and the rear wall 32a.

On the other hand, in the counting aid 60, the shutter body 52'is shortened so that the position of the operation unit 52a of the shutter 52'is lower than the position of the operation unit 52a in the first embodiment. Further, the counting assisting tool 60 has a configuration in which the recessed portion 53b'of the cover 53 and the slit 56' for the operating portion 52a are shifted downward in accordance with the movable range of the shutter 52'. As a result, when the counting assisting tool 60 is placed on the counting receiving portion 30', the shutter 52'is relatively upward as the operating portion 52a is fitted into the fitting groove 30e and locked. It slides to and becomes an open state (see FIG. 10B).

Further, although detailed illustration is omitted, the main body cylinder 51 of the counting aid 60 includes an urging means (for example, a tension coil spring 61) that always urges the shutter 52'downward. For example, the tension coil spring 61 is located to the right of the shutter body 52b'covered by the cover 53, one end 61a of the spring 61 is hooked on the operation portion 52a, and the other end 61b is hooked on the lower part of the cover 53. Has been done. Therefore, when the counting assisting tool 60 is lifted as shown in FIG. 10A, the shutter 52'is closed by the urging force of the spring 61 as the operating portion 52a is disengaged from the fitting groove 30e. In this way, the counting aid 60 is automatically closed when it is carried to the saucer 20 even if the operation unit 52a is not operated. Further, if the counting assist tool 60 stores medals in the main body cylinder 51 and places them on the counting receiving unit 30', the operating unit 52a is locked in the fitting groove 30e and is opened. Therefore, the counting aid 60 can automatically flow the stored medals from the discharge port 55 and the counting port 36d to the counting passage B side even if the operation unit 52a is not operated. Therefore, the time and effort of the player when counting by the counting unit can be saved as much as possible.

As described above, in the counting assisting tool 60 of the second embodiment, since it is less necessary to operate the operating unit 52a, any operating unit that can contact a part of the counting receiving unit 30'is sufficient. The operating unit can reduce (or lose) the outward protrusion length to the extent that the shutter 52'cannot be operated. The operation unit in this case also serves as an interlocking means for interlocking the shutter 52'to the open position in accordance with the placement of the counting aid 60.

The cover 53 of the second embodiment is provided on the inner wall surface of the main body cylinder 51 as in the first embodiment, but is provided on the outer wall surface of the main body cylinder 51 (for example, the rear surface of the rear wall 51a) together with the shutter 52'. You may. That is, a cover covering the shutter 52'and the spring 61 may be provided on the rear surface side of the outer wall surface of the main body cylinder 51, and the slit 56' for the operation portion 52a may be omitted. Further, the urging means such as the spring 61 and the locking portion for the shutter 52'may be omitted as in the first embodiment.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and how to modify or extend the configuration as follows, modify a part of the illustrated configuration, or combine the illustrated configurations including the modified examples. Alternatively, the configuration may be excluded as appropriate.
The counting aids 50 and 60 are formed in a bottomed rectangular tubular shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape according to the shape of the counting receiving portions 30 and 30', but any shape such as a bottomed cylindrical shape or a cylindrical shape is formed. It may be adopted.

A shutter separate from the shutters 52 and 52'may be provided on the upper surface opening side of the counting aids 50 and 60 to reduce the risk of unintended dust or the like entering the counting aids 50 and 60. The shutters 52, 52'and the separate shutters may be slid and moved by button operation using an actuator such as a solenoid instead of the handle portion (or knob portion) such as the operation portion 52a. That is, in the counting aid, an actuator for switching the shutter between the closed state and the open state and a button for operating the actuator are provided, and the power supply for operating the actuator is placed on the counting receiving unit. A means (for example, a terminal for supplying electric power on the mounting surface) may be provided, or the counting assisting tool may have a built-in battery or the like for supplying electric power. Further, a handle may be provided on the counting assisting tool main body (main body cylinder 51) so that the counting assisting tool can be easily carried. It is desirable to use the handle on the wall 51c side.

It is illustrated that the discharge ports 55 of the counting aids 50 and 60 are provided on the rear wall 51a (side surface) corresponding to the counting ports 36d of the counting receiving portions 30 and 30', but the counting ports 36d are the counting receiving portions 30 and 30. When it is on the slope 36c (bottom surface) side of ‘, or the shape of the bottom wall 51e of the counting aids 50 and 60 does not correspond to the bottom surface of the counting receiving portions 30 and 30’ When the shape is such that a gap is provided between the bottom surfaces of the receiving portions 30 and 30', the discharge port 55 may be provided on the bottom wall 51e or the like. If the shape of the bottom wall 51e of the counting aid does not correspond to the bottom surface of the counting receiving portions 30 and 30', the medals discharged from the discharge port 55 will fall by the amount of the gap, and the vicinity of the bottom surface will be affected. It is not desirable because it may be damaged.

The gaming machine 1 may target slot machines of other models in which a special state different from the bonus such as so-called ART occurs, and if the tray of the gaming machine is below the counting receiving portion of the gaming device, the gaming machine 1 may be targeted. Any gaming machine may be targeted, such as targeting pachinko gaming machines.

The various game information described above may be directly specified by the input signal or indirectly by using the calculation formula in the input device such as the management device 5.
Further, the above-mentioned numerical values, the number of digits, items and the like are examples, and any numerical value may be adopted. Either of the following and less than may be adopted, and the expression such as "not reached" corresponds to either the following or less. The same applies to the above and excess, and expressions such as "reached" correspond to both.

In the drawing, 1 is a gaming machine, 2 is a gaming device, 20 is a saucer, 30, 30'is a counting receiving section, 51 is a main body cylinder (storage section), and A is a payout passage.

Claims (3)

In a gaming device that is arranged above the tray of a gaming machine to which the gaming value is paid out and has a counting receiving unit capable of receiving the gaming value and can pay out the gaming value through the payout passage .
At least a part of the shape of the counting receiving unit corresponds to the shape of the payout passage, and a counting assisting tool capable of storing the game value can be placed on the counting receiving unit.
The counting aid is
A discharge port for discharging the stored game value, a shutter that can be in an open state for opening the discharge port and a closed state for closing the discharge port, and a state mounted on the counting receiving unit. It has an operation unit that can arbitrarily perform an operation for changing the shutter from the closed state to the open state, and the game value discharged when the shutter is in the open state is received by the counting receiving unit. a position to be a possible placement in a state in which the shutter is storing the left game value closed state when its corresponding portable der from the counting receptacle remains closed is, placed on the counting receptacle A gaming device characterized in that a portion close to the counting receiving portion corresponds to the shape of the counting receiving portion. The gaming device according to claim 1, wherein the counting assisting tool has a size capable of penetrating into a saucer of a gaming machine. In a gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine having a saucer for paying out the game value and having a payout means capable of paying out the game value via a payout passage and a counting receiving unit capable of receiving the game value , the saucer It is a counting aid that is arranged above and at least a part of the shape can be placed on the counting receiving part corresponding to the shape of the payout passage.
A storage unit that can store game value,
An outlet for discharging the game value of the storage part,
A shutter that can be in an open state that opens the discharge port and a closed state that closes the discharge port,
It is provided with an operation unit capable of arbitrarily performing an operation for changing the shutter from the closed state to the open state while being mounted on the counting receiving unit.
It is possible to place the shutter in a closed state and store the game value at a position where the game value discharged when the shutter is in the open state is received by the counting receiving unit. Mom said Ri portable der from counter receiving unit, count portion close to the counting receptacle when placed on the counter receiving portion, characterized in that it corresponds to the shape of the counter receptacle Auxiliary equipment.

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