JPH0412784A - Game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need of carrying a game medium by a player to the end of a game machine installation frame or a counting machine of a premium exchange place from a game machine as conventionally by providing the counting machine for counting the game medium on the lower part of a throw-in port, and a ticket issuing machine which communicates with the counting machine and issued a card for displaying a count value of the game medium, in the vicinity of the game machine of the game machine installation frame. CONSTITUTION:An opening/closing plate 8 is provided on a throw-in port 3 and a containing part 6 of a game machine installation frame 1, and in front of the game machine installation frame 1, the lower edge of the opening/closing plate 8 is subjected to hinged joint so as to be freely turnable through plural hinges 10, 10, and to the reverse side of the opening/closing plate 8, a ticket issuing machine 5 which faces the containing part 6 is fixed, as shown in Fig 3. When counting of the number of pinball balls P by a counting machine 4 is finished, when a player operates an account settling button of the ticket issuing machine 5, the ticket issuing machine 5 issues a card 19 such as a bar-code card on which a counting value of pinball balls P by the counting machine 4 is displayed or a magnetic card, etc., from a card takeout port, and simultaneously, transmits the signal of the counting value of the pinball balls P counted by the counting machine 4 to a computer of a managing device. A player draws out the card 19 on which the counting value of the pinball balls P by the counting machine 4 issued by the ticket issuing machine 5 is displayed, from a card takeout port and carries it to a premium exchange place, and exchanges it with a desired premium corresponding to the counting value of the pinball balls P displayed by the card 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to gaming equipment for playing games such as pachinko games and medal games.

Conventional technology In conventional gaming equipment, multiple gaming machines that use gaming media such as pachinko balls or medals are installed side by side in a gaming machine installation frame, and the number of gaming media is separated from the gaming machines in the gaming facility. A system is known in which a counting machine placed at a location performs counting, and by operating a settlement button on the counting machine, a ticket issuing machine attached to the counting machine issues a card displaying the counted value of game media.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in conventional gaming equipment, when exchanging gaming media acquired through pachinko games or medal games on gaming machines for prizes, the counting machine is used at the edge of the gaming machine installation frame or at the prize exchange inside the gaming hall. Because the game machines were installed in a large area, players had to carry the game media from the game machine to the counting machine through narrow passages in the game hall, making it difficult for players to transport the game media. If there are a large number of players exchanging game media for prizes, it will take time for the ticket issuing machine to issue the cards, and players will be forced to carry the cards for a long time. Since the rotation of gaming media within the gaming parlor is slow, it is necessary for the gaming parlor to prepare a large amount of gaming media.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by simply inserting the game media acquired by playing the game machine into the input slot of the gaming machine installation slot, the game media can be transferred from the input slot to the counting machine. The number of gaming media sent and inserted into the slot is counted by a counting machine, and when the counting by the gaming media counting machine is completed,
The ticket issuing machine issues a card displaying the gaming media count counted by the counting machine, and the player, while sitting on the chair of the gaming machine, accepts the card issued by the ticket issuing machine and starts playing the gaming machine. When exchanging the gaming media acquired for prizes,
Players do not have to carry their gaming media from the gaming machine to the end of the gaming machine installation frame or to the counting machine at the prize exchange place, unlike in the past, and they only need to bring their cards to the prize exchange place, which reduces the inconvenience to other players. It does not take much time for the ticket issuing machine to issue the card, and it does not require the player to be loaded for a long time. The purpose is to provide game equipment that does not require preparation.

Means for Solving the Problems The gaming equipment of the present invention is a gaming equipment in which a plurality of gaming machines that use gaming media are arranged in parallel in a gaming machine installation frame, and a gaming machine is installed below the gaming machine in the gaming machine installation frame. An input port for inputting media is provided, a counter for counting the game media is disposed below the input port, and a counter is connected to the counting machine near the gaming machine in the gaming machine installation frame to count the gaming media. The device is characterized in that it is equipped with a ticket issuing machine that issues cards with numerical values displayed on them.

An active player plays a pachinko game or a medal game using a plurality of game machines that use game media such as pachinko balls or medals that are arranged in parallel on a game machine installation frame.

In addition, when a player inserts gaming media obtained through pachinko games or medal games into the slot provided at the bottom of the gaming machine installation frame, the counting machine located at the bottom of the slot The number of game media inserted into the machine is counted, and a ticket issuing machine installed in the vicinity of the game machine in the game machine installation frame in communication with the counting machine issues a card displaying the counted value of the game media.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a gaming machine installation frame, and in the gaming machine installation frame 1, pachinko gaming machines 2, which are a plurality of gaming machines that use pachinko balls as game media, are installed in parallel. As shown in FIG. 2, an input port 3 for inserting pachinko balls is provided at the bottom of the pachinko game machine 2 of No. 1, and a counter 4 for counting the number of pachinko balls is provided at the bottom of the input port 3. A ticket issuing machine 5 is provided in the vicinity of the pachinko game machine 2 in the game machine installation frame 1, which communicates with the counter 4 and issues a card displaying the counted value of pachinko balls.

As shown in FIG. 2, a storage section 6 that opens forward is formed on the side of the slot 3 of the gaming machine installation frame 1.
Brackets 7.7 are provided on both sides, and a counter 4 is supported between the brackets 7 at the bottom of the input port 3.

An opening/closing plate 8 is provided in the slot 3 and the storage section 6 of the gaming machine installation frame 1, and inside the bracket 7.7 on the back side of the opening/closing plate 8, there are a plurality of supporting pieces 9, 9 that protrude rearward. are respectively provided, and the lower edge of the opening/closing plate 8 is rotatably hinged to the front surface of the gaming machine installation frame 1 via a plurality of hinges 10°10.
As shown in FIG. 3, a ticket issuing machine 5 is fixed to the back surface of the opening/closing plate 8, facing the storage section 6.

The slot 3 and storage section 6 of the gaming machine installation frame 1 are closed by an opening/closing plate 8, and a ticket issuing machine 5 is housed inside the storage section 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, a pachinko ball collection gutter 11 is formed below between the pachinko game machines 2 and the pachinko game machines 2 installed in the gaming machine installation frame 1 and facing each other. Counting machines 4 and 4 are arranged on both sides of the machine 1]-, and a discharge port 12 is formed in the counting machine 4 facing the pachinko ball collecting gutter 11, and one lead wire 13 of the counting machine 4 is connected to the ticket issuing machine 5. The other lead wire 4 of the counter 4 is also connected to a computer of a management device (not shown).

At the bottom of the game board 15 of the pachinko game machine 2, there is a ball waiting gutter 1.
6, a ball receiving tray 17 is provided at the lower part of the ball waiting gutter 16, and a ball receiving handle 18 is rotatably provided on the side of the ball receiving tray 17.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, after throwing a pachinko ball into the ball waiting gutter 16 at the bottom of the game board 15 of the pachinko game machine 2, the player sits on a chair and manually rotates the ball nozzle 18 on the side of the ball tray 17. By doing so, the batted ball firing device (not shown) of the pachinko game machine 2 is activated in accordance with the rotating operation of the batting ball nozzle 18, and the pachinko balls in the batted ball waiting gutter 16 are fired onto the game board 15, and the player can release the pachinko balls. A pachinko game is played using a pachinko game machine 2 using the .

Further, after the player finishes playing pachinko with the pachinko game machine 2, the player manually rotates the opening/closing plate 8 that closes the slot 3 at the bottom of the pachinko game machine 2 of the game machine installation frame 1 toward the front. When the game machine installation frame 1 is moved, as shown in FIG.
The input slot 3 is opened toward the player, and the ticket issuing machine 5 is exposed from the inside of the storage section 6 to the outside of the gaming machine installation frame 1 as the opening/closing plate 8 rotates forward.

After that, when the player, while sitting on the chair, inserts the pachinko balls P obtained through the pachinko game on the pachinko game machine 2 into the slot 3, the pachinko balls P flow down along the slope of the opening/closing plate 8 and are inserted. The balls are sent from the opening 3 to a counting machine 4, and the counting machine 4 counts the number of pachinko balls P thrown into the slot 3.
The pachinko balls P counted by the counting machine 4 fall into a pachinko ball collection gutter 11 from a discharge port 12, and the pachinko ball collection gutter 11 collects the pachinko balls P.

When the counting of pachinko balls P by the counting machine 4 is completed, the player operates the payment button (not shown) of the ticket issuing machine 5, and the ticket issuing machine 5 displays the counted value of the pachinko balls P by the counting machine 4 from the card outlet. At the same time as issuing a card 19 such as a barcode card or a magnetic card, a signal of the count value of the pachinko balls P counted by the counter 4 is sent to the computer of the management device.

The player pulls out the card 19 on which the count of pachinko balls P by the counter 4 issued by the ticket issuing machine 5 is displayed from the card outlet, brings it to the prize exchange place, and receives the count of pachinko balls P displayed on the card 19. exchange for the desired prize according to the

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which medal gaming machines 21 of slot machines, which are a plurality of gaming machines that use medals as gaming media, are arranged in parallel in a gaming machine installation frame 20. , medal game machine 21 in the game machine installation frame 20
A slot 22 for inserting medals is provided at the bottom of the slot 22, and a counter 23 for counting the number of medals is provided at the bottom of the slot 22.
A ticket issuing machine 24 is provided near the medal gaming machine 21 in the gaming machine installation frame 20, which communicates with the counting machine 23 and issues a card displaying the counted value of medals.

As shown in FIG. 6, a storage section 25 that opens forward is formed on the side of the slot 22 of the gaming machine installation frame 20, and brackets 26 and 26 are provided on both sides of the slot 22, respectively. A counter 23 is supported between the brackets 26 and below the input port 22.

An opening/closing plate 27 is provided in the slot 22 and the storage section 25 of the gaming machine installation frame 20, and a bracket 26 on the back side of the opening/closing plate 27
．． A plurality of support pieces 28, 28 are provided inside the gaming machine installation frame 26, and the lower edge of the opening/closing plate 27 rotates through a plurality of hinges 29, 29 on the front surface of the gaming machine installation frame 20. It is freely hinged, and there is a storage section 2 on the back side of the opening/closing plate 27.
5, a ticket issuing machine 24 is fixed.

The slot 22 and storage section 25 of the gaming machine installation frame 20 are closed by an opening/closing plate 27, and a ticket issuing machine 24 is installed inside the storage section 25.
is stored.

Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, a medal collecting gutter (not shown) is formed below between the opposing medal gaming machines 21 installed in the gaming machine installation frame 20. Counting machines 23 and 23 are arranged on both sides of the medal collecting gutter, and a discharge port (not shown) is formed in the counting machine 23 facing the medal collecting gutter. is connected to the ticket issuing machine 24, and the other lead wire 31 of the counter 23 is connected to a computer of a management device (not shown).

A plurality of movable display bodies 33 are rotatably arranged in parallel on the game board 32 of the medal game machine 21, and the game board 3
A plurality of stop buttons 34 are arranged in parallel at the bottom of 2 in correspondence with the movable display body 33, and the stop buttons 34
A stop switch 35 for stopping the rotation of the movable display body 33 is provided.

A start lever 36 is provided on one side of the stop button 34 of the medal game machine 21, and the start lever 36 is provided with a start switch (not shown) that simultaneously starts the rotation of the movable display 33. A medal insertion section 37 into which medals are inserted is provided on the other side of the start button 34.

A medal ejecting section 38 is provided below the stop button 34 of the medal gaming machine 21 and opens forward, and the medal ejecting section 38 is provided with a medal ejecting chute 39. A tray 40 for use is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, after inserting medals into the medal input section 37 of the medal gaming machine 21, the player sits on a chair and presses the start lever 36.
By pulling downward by hand, the start switch of the start lever 36 is turned on, and the plurality of movable display bodies 33 of the game board 32 rotate at the same time.

Thereafter, when the player presses the plurality of stop buttons 34 one after another with his or her fingers, the rotation of the movable display 33 is stopped by the stop buttons 34.
The movable display body 3 is stopped by the stop switch 35.
By arranging the symbols 3 horizontally or diagonally from side to side in a specific manner, the number of medals according to the specific manner is discharged from the medal ejecting section 38 to the medal tray 40, and the player uses the medals to operate the medal game machine. 21, a medal game is performed.

Further, after the player has finished playing the medal game using the medal game machine 21, the player manually inserts the slot 2 into the slot 2 at the bottom of the medal game machine 21 of the game machine installation frame 20, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.
When the opening/closing plate 27 that closes the opening/closing plate 27 is rotated forward, the slot 22 of the gaming machine installation frame 20 is opened toward the player, and the ticket issuing machine 24 is opened as the opening/closing plate 27 is rotated forward. The inside of the storage section 25 is exposed to the outside of the gaming machine installation frame 20.

After that, while the player is sitting on the chair, the player inserts the medals obtained through the medal game on the medal game machine 21 into the slot 22.
When the medals are inserted into the slot, the medals flow down along the slope of the opening/closing plate 27 and are sent from the slot 22 to the counting machine 23. The counter 23 counts the number of medals inserted into the slot 22.
3, the counted medals fall from the discharge port of the counting machine 23 into the medal collecting gutter, and the medal collecting gutter collects the medals.

When the medal counting machine 23 finishes counting, the player operates a settlement button (not shown) on the ticket issuing machine 24, and the ticket issuing machine 24 issues a barcode card displaying the medal count by the counting machine 23 from the card outlet. Alternatively, at the same time as issuing a card such as a magnetic card, a signal of the medal count counted by the counter 23 is sent to the computer of the management device.

The player pulls out a card displaying the medal count issued by the counter 23 issued by the ticket issuing machine 24 from the card slot and brings it to the prize exchange office, and receives the desired prize according to the medal count displayed on the card. exchange with.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the gaming equipment of the present invention, the player simply inserts the gaming media acquired through gaming on the gaming machine into the slot of the gaming machine installation slot, and the gaming media is transferred to the slot. Since the game media are sent to the counting machine, the number of gaming media inserted into the slot can be counted by the counting machine, and when the counting machine finishes counting the gaming media, the ticket issuing machine starts counting the gaming media by the counting machine. Since a card with a numerical value displayed is issued, the player can accept the card issued by the ticket issuing machine while sitting on the chair of the gaming machine, and the gaming media acquired by playing on the gaming machine can be used as prizes. When exchanging cards, the player does not have to carry the gaming media from the gaming machine to the edge of the gaming machine installation frame or to the counting machine at the prize exchange place, as in the past, and only needs to bring the card to the prize exchange place. It does not cause any inconvenience to players, it does not take time for the ticket issuing machine to issue cards, it does not require players to be loaded for a long time, and the rotation of gaming media in the gaming hall is faster, so the gaming establishment can There is no need to prepare a large amount of game media.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a schematic front view of the main parts of the gaming equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the main parts of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the main parts of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the main part showing the open state of the slot of the gaming machine installation frame, FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of the main part of the gaming equipment according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the main part of FIG. 5. FIG. 1... Gaming machine installation frame, 2... Pachinko gaming machine, 3...
... Input slot, 4... Counting machine, 5... Ticket issuing machine, 6...
・Storage part, 7... Bracket, 8... Opening/closing plate, 9.
...Support piece, 10...Hinge, 1]...Pachinko ball collection gutter, 12...Discharge port, 13...Lead wire, 14...
... Lead wire, 15... Game board, 16... Batting ball waiting gutter, 17... Ball saucer, 18... Batting ball handle, 19
...Card, 20...Game machine installation frame, 21...Medal game machine, 22...Insertion slot, 23...Counting machine, 2
4...Ticket issuing machine, 25...Storage section, 26...Bracket, 27...Opening/closing plate, 28...Support piece, 29...
・Hinge, 30... Lead wire, 31... Lead wire, 3
2... Game board, 33... Movable display, 34...
Stop button, 35...Stop switch, 36.
...Start lever, 37...Medal insertion section, 38.
... Medal discharge section, 39... Medal discharge chute,
40... Medal saucer, P... Pachinko ball.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a gaming facility in which a plurality of gaming machines that use gaming media are installed side by side in a gaming machine installation frame, an input slot for inserting gaming media is provided at a lower part of the gaming machine of the gaming machine installation frame, and a lower part of the input slot. A counting machine for counting gaming media is disposed in the gaming machine installation frame, and a ticket issuing machine is provided near the gaming machine in the gaming machine installation frame for communicating with the counting machine and issuing a card displaying the counted value of the gaming media. A game equipment featuring: