JPH0478318B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention provides a plurality of coin game machines, such as slot machines, in which players play games by inserting coins, and each machine controls the game and the output of prize coins. Coin replenishment for coin game machines, in which the control device of the coin game machine and the central management device are electrically connected, and each coin game machine is managed remotely by the management device, and in particular, the supply of coins is managed. This relates to a management device.

<Prior Art> Various coin game machines have been developed in which a plurality of coin game machines are installed in a row to play a game by inserting coins, and each coin game machine is supplied with coins by remote control (for example, in a special Publication No. 52-103239).

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In recent years, pachinko machines equipped with auxiliary game devices have been able to open large winning devices for long periods of time based on the results of auxiliary games, resulting in a large amount of winning balls and the ability to win a large amount of prize balls. Now, even in coin game machines such as slot machines, by forming a special prize mode of the combination rotating body, the subsequent game content becomes advantageous for the player, and the game can be completed in a relatively short time. You can now earn a large amount of prize coins. However, in the coin ejecting device of the conventional coin game machine, prize coins are simply stored in a stacked manner in a cylindrical storage part, and coins must be constantly replenished. My request could not be met.

For this reason, it has been desired to develop a coin supply management device compatible with coin game machines that can sufficiently follow even when a large amount of prize coins are dispensed in a short period of time and can be managed remotely.

<Means for Solving the Problems> The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a drive source (drive motor 3
5) A plurality of combined rotating bodies 3 rotationally driven by
8, a stopping means (for example, a stopping device 44) for individually stopping the coins, a coin detector 20 for detecting the inserted proper coins, and a coin detector 20 for accepting the inserted proper coins and for detecting a shortage of stored coins. A coin ejecting device 23 that has a hopper 23b equipped with a coin shortage detector (detection switch 23i) that detects when the coin has run out, and that ejects prize coins.
A coin slot 17 for inserting coins into the front frame 3 of the machine frame, a combination display section 11 for seeing through the stop position of the combined rotary body, and a rotational drive of the combined rotary body is started. A start operating means (start handle 13, etc.) to stop the rotation of the combination rotating body (stop switch 14, micro switch 54, etc.), and a receiving tray (coin receiving tray 6) for receiving prize coins ejected by the coin ejecting device.
In the machine frame, there is a start control that starts the drive source and rotates each rotating body on the condition that the start operation means is operated in response to a detection signal from the coin detector, and a stop operation. A stop control that stops the rotation of the rotating body on the condition that the means is operated, a determination control that determines the prize mode of the stopped rotating body, and a coin discharge according to the prize mode when it is determined that the prize mode is established. A control device 55 is provided which performs game control with coin ejection control of the device and stores in a storage location the number of coins inserted based on the detection signal of the coin detector and the number of coins ejected based on the coin ejection control of the coin ejection device. Each control device is electrically connected to a management device 56 provided remotely from the coin game machine row, and the number of input coins and the number of coins discharged are determined based on the game control of the control device of each coin game machine. A coin supply line 22 and a coin collection line 24 are respectively arranged above and below the row of coin game machines, and the coin supply line is connected to each coin game machine. Induction gutter 22a connected to the hopper of the coin ejecting device
In addition, the coin collection lines are connected to the collection gutter 24a for storing coins overflowing from the coin ejecting device, and the above-mentioned coin collection line is connected to the collection gutter 24a for storing coins overflowing from the coin ejecting device, and the above-mentioned coin collection line is connected to the collection gutter 24a for storing coins overflowing from the coin ejecting device. A replenishment valve 22 that opens and closes the route between the coin supply line and the guide gutter by a management device.
A coin supply management device for a coin game machine, characterized in that coins are supplied to a hopper by controlling the opening of the coin ejecting device c, and excess coins in a coin ejecting device are collected by a collecting gutter.

<Operation> The control device of each coin game machine controls the starting, stopping, and determination of the rotating body and the coin ejection of the coin ejection device equipped with a hopper. Data related to the game, such as the number of prize coins to be ejected, is transmitted from the control device of each game machine to the management device, and centrally managed by the management device. Then, based on the termination data of each coin game machine and the coin shortage signal from the coin shortage detector, the management device controls the opening of the supply valve to supply coins from the guide gutter to the hopper of the coin ejecting device, and also collects coins. A gutter automatically collects excess coins in the coin ejector.

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on drawings of an example. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 both show a single coin game machine C. This coin game machine C has a machine frame 1 similar to a relatively flat box-shaped pachinko machine, that is, the depth is small compared to the length and width.
The main external element is a front frame 3 which is pivotally attached to one front side of the machine frame 1 via hinges 2, 2 so as to be openable and closable, and the front frame 3 has a front plate 4 extending from its upper part to the center. , an operation panel 5 and a coin tray 6 are provided below. As shown in FIG. 4, the front plate 4 is fitted into a step 7 formed on the circumference of the back surface of the front frame 3, and is fixed to the front frame 3 by upper and lower retaining plates 8, 9. 1
0 indicates a buffer material. This front plate 4 has a transparent combination display section 11 (Fig. 1) for visually checking the stop position of the combination rotary body, which will be described later, and is therefore made entirely of a transparent material such as glass or synthetic resin. It is preferable.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
2, and on the front thereof there are provided a start handle 13 as a start operation means for supplying an operating signal to the drive source of the combined rotary body, and a stop switch 13 as a stop operation means for supplying a stop signal to the stop means for the combined rotary body. 14 are attached to each. Reference numeral 15 denotes a hole for wiring formed in the back plate 12.

A coin slot 17 is provided on one side of the front side of the front frame 3 and communicates with a coin guiding gutter 16 on the back side. 18 and a coin detector 20. In addition, in this embodiment, the supply and collection of coins to each coin game machine can be performed centrally. That is, as is clear from FIG. 3, inside the machine frame 1, there is provided an inclined coin rail 21 which communicates with the lower end outlet of the guide trough 16 of the front frame 3 in the closed state. This coin rail 21 has a guide gutter 22a connected to the coin supply line 22 from the upstream side, and an intake gutter 23 connected to the coin ejecting device 23.
a are connected to each other.

The coin ejecting device 23, as shown in FIG.
A hopper 23b connected to the lower end of the intake gutter 23a, a delivery board 23c disposed at the outlet of this hopper 23b,
It has a motor 23d and a speed reducer 23e for rotating the delivery board 23c, and a plurality of intake holes 23f for taking in coins one by one are bored around the delivery board 23c. The coins that have entered the intake hole 23f are discharged into the receiving tray 6 of the front frame 3 through the coin outlet 23g and the discharge gutter 23h as the dispensing plate 23c rotates, and the number of coins to be discharged is equal to the number of coins ejected from the dispensing plate 23c.
It depends on the rotation angle of 3c. Note that 23i is a coin shortage detection switch provided at the bottom of the hopper 23b.

The guide gutter 22a is extended to the outside through a through hole 25 formed in the upper wall 1a of the machine frame 1, and its extended end is connected to the receiving device 22b of the coin supply line 22. 22c is a replenishment valve that opens and closes between the intake device 22b and the guide gutter 22a. The coin supply line 22 is composed of, for example, an inclined gutter-like body or a conveyor-like body for forcibly transporting coins, and supplies the coins to each of the coin game machines arranged in a row via the above-mentioned taking-in device 22b. Connected.

Further, like the guide gutter 22a, the collection gutter 24a extends downward through a through hole 26 in the lower wall 1b of the machine frame 1, and its extended end is connected to a coin collection line 24 constituted by a belt conveyor, for example. It's coming. A coin lifting device (not shown) is provided at the conveying end of the coin recovery line 24, and the coins lifted by this device are supplied to the coin supply line 22.

Note that the key 27 provided below the coin return slot 18 of the front frame 3 moves the hook 29 of the locking device 28 up and down, and locks the hook 29 and the receiving metal fitting 30 on the side of the machine frame 1.
The opening/closing frame 3 is locked to the closed position and released by engaging and disengaging the opening/closing frame 3.

Further, the main mechanisms of the game machine, such as the combination rotating body, are supported as a unit on a support board 31 attached to the upper part of the back surface of the front frame 3. Next, add this to the seventh
The following will be explained below. The support substrate 31 is formed in a U-shape with vertical legs 32 on both sides, and a mounting leg 34 to the back surface of the front frame 3 is attached to the tip of one leg via a shaft 33. Therefore, the support substrate 3 can be opened and closed around the shaft 33. A drive source 35 with a rotating shaft protruding into a U-shaped space is supported at the center of the back surface of the support substrate 31, and a pulley 37 having three belt grooves 36 is fixed to the rotating shaft. These three belt grooves 36 correspond to the three disc-shaped combined rotary bodies 38 parallel to the front frame 3, and each belt groove 36 corresponds to the shaft 3 of the combined rotary bodies 38.
Drive belts 41 are stretched between pulleys 40 provided at 9 and 9, respectively. The shaft 39 is erected and supported by the support base plate 31, and has a stopper plate 42 coaxially with the combination rotating body 38. Stop device 44
At the same time, together with a sensor 45, a detection device 46 for detecting the stop position is configured.

For the sake of simplicity, let us assume that the number of symbols S displayed on the combination rotating body 38 is eight (at 45° intervals) as shown in FIG. There are also eight pawls 47 arranged at equal angular intervals, and the lever 48 of the locking lever device 43 is engaged with and disengaged from these pawls 47 by energizing and demagnetizing the solenoid 49. The solenoid 49 is excited by, for example, a coin detection signal from the coin insertion detector 20, and releases the engagement between the lever 48 and the pawl 47, thereby allowing the rotation combination body 38 to rotate. When the solenoid 49 is demagnetized by operating the stopper switch 14, the lever 48 is engaged with one of the pawls 47 to stop the combined rotary body 38. It goes without saying that when the combination rotating body 38 is stopped, the symbol S on its surface coincides with the window 11a of the combination display section 11.

On the other hand, the detection device 46 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, three rows of detection hole holes 50 are set inside and outside at angular positions corresponding to the claws 47 of the stopper plate 42, and three rows of detection hole holes 50 are set on the front and back of the stopper plate 42. The light emitting element 5 corresponds to
1 and a light receiving element 52 are arranged. In the three rows of detection hole drilling sections 50, zero to three detection holes 53 are drilled in different manners, as shown in FIG. 10. Therefore, the stop position of the combined rotating body 38 can be detected by turning on and off the three light receiving elements 52 and the combination thereof.

Therefore, on the back surface of the support substrate 31, a second
As shown in FIG. 3, a plate-shaped control device 55 is attached via a spacer. This control device 55 is composed of, for example, a printed wiring board, an integrated circuit, etc., and includes a start handle 13,
Stop switch 14, drive source 35 of combined rotating body 38, stop device 44, detection device 46, coin detector 20, motor 23d of coin ejection device 24,
It is functionally and electrically connected to the coin shortage detection switch 23i etc. via cables and connectors (not shown), and as described below, performs start control, stop control, and stopped combination rotary body 38 of the combined rotary body 38. Performs game control such as award mode determination control and coin ejection control. In addition, this control device 55
has a storage device, and this storage device stores one or two types of game data such as the number of coins inserted into each coin game machine, the number of coins discharged, the number of games played, the usage rate, the rate of return, and the number of times coins are replenished by the replenishment valve 22c. Memorize more than just seeds. The storage devices of each game machine are centrally connected to a management device 56 installed remotely from the game machine row, and based on a read command, the game data is transmitted to the management device 56 and centrally counted. managed. Further, an opening/closing signal is given to the replenishment valve 22c from the management device 56.

This coin game machine according to the above configuration has a control device 5.
5. The management device 56 operates as follows.

When a coin is inserted through the coin insertion slot 17, the coin detector 20 detects this and enables the start handle 13 to energize the drive source 35. The inserted coin goes from the guide gutter 16 to the coin rail 2
1 and is stored in the hopper 23b of the coin ejecting device 23. At this time, if the hopper 23b and the take-in gutter 23a are filled with coins, they will further slide down on the coin rail 21 and reach the collection gutter 24a.
From now on, it will fall into the coin collection line 24.

The start handle 13 is of a rotating type having a lever 13a to give a feeling of operation. When this is rotated, a micro switch 54 is turned on via a switch pin 13b and a switch lever 54a shown in FIG. 12, and the drive is started. source 35 is activated. This start operation can of course be performed by any switch means such as a push button switch.

When the drive source 35 is driven, the combination rotating body 38 and the stopper plate 42 rotate simultaneously via the pulley 37, drive belt 41, and pulley 40, and therefore the window 11a of the combination display section 11 of the front plate 4 rotates. From here, the symbol S on the surface of the rotating combination body 38 can be visually observed. At this time, all of the indicator lamps 14a above the stop switch 14 are lit, indicating that the combined rotating body 38 is rotating. The player then presses the stop switch 14.
When , for example, the solenoid 49 of the locking lever device 43 that has been energized by the coin detection signal is demagnetized, and the lever 48 engages with one of the pawls 47 of the stopper plate 42 to prevent the rotation of the combination rotating body 38. stop. At this time, the drive belt 41 and pulley 37 or 4 of the stopped combined rotating body 38
0 is slipping. The stop position of the rotating body 38 can be visually checked by the combination display section 11, and at the same time, the detection hole 53 of the stopper plate 42 and the light emitting element 51 and light receiving element 52 (detection device 46) of the sensor 45 detect the stop position.

In this manner, the game ends when the player presses all three stop switches 14 to stop the three combination rotating bodies 38. and,
At this time, the combination of symbols S on the surface of the combination rotating body 38 that can be visually seen from the combination display section 11 is a predetermined combination (for example, the horizontal line 11b or the inclined line 11c).
If the same symbol is displayed on the upper window 11a), the detection device 46 and the control device 55 that detect this stop position operate the coin ejecting device 23, and the number of coins according to the combination is put into the coin tray 6. to be discharged. That is, the control device 55 detects the detection device 46
The rotation angle of the delivery board 23c is determined according to the signal of the number of prize coins sent from the machine, and a rotation command is issued to the motor 23d. When the coins in the hopper 23b become insufficient as a result of discharging the prize coins, the detection switch 2
3i detects this and gives the signal to the management device 56 via the control device 55. The management device 56 determines whether the number of coin replenishments has reached the control number (stopping) or not, and if so, issues an open signal to the replenishment valve 22c. The replenishment valve 22c takes the coins in the coin supply line 22 through the device 23b and the guide gutter 2.
2a, a predetermined number of coins are supplied into the hopper 22b via the coin rail and the intake gutter 22a.

As described above, the management device 56 can read the stored contents of various game data from the control device 55 of each coin game machine, and therefore obtains information on the game machine row side and centrally manages these. In addition, management control information can be given to each coin game machine from the management device side as appropriate. For example, the above-mentioned stop control information may be given and displayed on the stop display device 57 (FIG. 1), or the time from when the stop switch 14 is pressed to when the solenoid 49 of the lock lever device 43 is demagnetized may be determined. It is possible to provide arbitrary control information such as changing the characteristics of the game machine.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, the machine frame of the coin game machine can be arranged side by side, and the mechanical part including the combination rotary body and the coin ejecting device are housed and arranged in the machine frame. A large number of coin game machines can be installed by densely arranging them by effectively utilizing space without setting intervals between the coin game machines.

In addition, since the control device that performs start control, stop control, judgment control of the rotating body, and coin ejection control is connected to the central management device, the gaming status of each coin game machine, coin ejection status, etc. can be immediately and directly monitored. You can know everything in one place. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce the effort required to manage coin game machines, such as collecting gaming data for each coin game machine, which was done individually in the past, and also enables quick, accurate, and detailed management. become.

Also, based on the data from the control device of each coin game machine, the operation of the replenishment valve that opens and closes the route between the coin supply line and the guide trough is controlled to supply coins to the hopper of the coin ejecting device. Since surplus coins are automatically collected by the collection gutter, the supply of large amounts of coins to the hotspot of each coin game machine and control of stopping can be concentrated by opening and closing the replenishment valve based on the stop signal and the coin shortage signal. In addition to being able to manage the coins both locally and remotely, it is possible to eliminate the need for staff to collect surplus coins.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the coin game machine, Fig. 2 is a side view of the coin game machine, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the state where the front frame of the coin game machine is opened, and Fig. 4 is a A perspective view showing how the front plate is attached to the front frame, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the support substrate supporting the combined rotating body, etc., FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the combined rotating body,
Fig. 10 is a front view of the stopper plate, Fig. 11 is a plan view of the detection device, and Figs. 12 A and B are perspective views and front views of the main parts of the start handle and the switch turned on and off by it. It is. In the figure, C is a coin game machine, 1 is a machine frame, 3 is a front frame, 11 is a combination display section, 17 is a coin slot, 22 is a coin supply line, 22a is a guide gutter,
22c is a supply valve, 23 is a coin ejection device, 23i
is a coin shortage detection switch, 24 is a coin collection line, 24a is a collection gutter, 38 is a combination rotating body, 4
4 is a stop device, 46 is a detection device, 55 is a control device, and 56 is a management device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of combined rotary bodies rotatably driven by a drive source in a machine frame arranged in a horizontal direction, stopping means for individually stopping them, and detecting a proper coin inserted. A coin ejecting device that discharges prize coins and has a hopper equipped with a coin detector that accepts inserted proper coins and a coin shortage detector that detects when stored coins are insufficient. A coin slot for inserting coins into the front frame of the machine frame, a combination display section for seeing through the stop position of the combination rotor, and a start operation for starting the rotational drive of the combination rotor. A stop operation means for stopping the rotation of the combined rotary body, and a receiving tray for receiving prize coins ejected by the coin ejecting device, and a start operation in response to a detection signal from a coin detector are provided in the machine frame. A start control that starts a drive source to rotate each rotating body on the condition that the means is operated, a stop control that stops the rotation of the rotating bodies on the condition that the stop operation means is operated, and a stopped rotating body. A game control including a determination control for determining the prize mode, and a coin ejection control of the coin ejecting device according to the prize mode when it is determined that the prize mode is established, and an input coin based on the detection signal of the coin detector. A control device is provided that stores the number of coins and the number of ejected coins based on the coin ejection control of the coin ejecting device in a memory location, and each control device is electrically connected to a management device provided remotely from the coin game machine row. Then, the stop data based on the number of coins inserted and the number of coins discharged based on the above game control of the control device of each coin game machine is transmitted to the management device for central counting management, and the data is transmitted to the control device above and below the row of coin game machines. A coin supply line and a coin collection line are respectively arranged, and the coin supply line is connected to the guide gutter connected to the hopper of the coin ejection device of each coin game machine, and the coin collection line is a collection line that stores coins overflowing from the coin ejection device. A replenishment device connected to each gutter and opening/closing the route between the coin supply line and the guide gutter by the management device based on stop data from the control device of each coin game machine and a coin shortage signal from the coin shortage detector. A coin supply management device for a coin game machine, characterized in that coins are supplied to a hopper by controlling the opening of a valve, and surplus coins in a coin discharge device are collected by a collection gutter.