JPH06165867A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute a game machine so that an operation of a card is facilitated, and it is scarcely tampered with, and also, assembly workability of a card reader or a card reader/writer is satisfactory, and moreover, its wiring processing is simplified. CONSTITUTION:On the right side of a front display panel 14, a horizontal card insertion part 27 is formed, and a card receiving port for inserting a prepaid card into a card reader is allowed to face the card insertion part 27. The card insertion part 27 is provided adjacently to a card frequency indicator 22, etc., of the front display panel 14 for the convenience of players.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine constructed so that a game can be played based on the insertion of a gaming card into a card receiving slot of a card reader or a card reader / writer. The present invention relates to a gaming machine with improved operability and displayability related to a card reader or card reader / writer of a card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a card-type pachinko game system has been proposed, in which a game is played using a magnetic card as a medium. In this card-type pachinko gaming system, for example, one pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko machine) and one ball lending machine are arranged in pairs in an island facility of a gaming shop. Such a card system has an advantage that the player only has to carry around a card that is a storage medium and can reduce the time and effort to carry a large number of pachinko balls that easily fall.

[0003] A game store can also grasp the sales of pachinko machines by the sales of ball rental machines that are paired with the game machines. In such a magnetic card for game, for example, a ball lending card in which the amount of money is stored,
There are a ball number card in which value information such as the number of balls is stored, an identification card in which identification information of a player is stored, and the like.

On the other hand, there is also a pachinko gaming machine that lends balls from a ball lending machine using a so-called prepaid card (for example, Pucky Card: registered trademark), instead of a complete card-type pachinko gaming system. This prepaid card is a ball lending card in which the amount of money is stored. When the ball lending machine as described above is arranged so as to be sandwiched between gaming machines, it is usually a "hamburger" or a "sandwich".
It is called (Taima ball rental machine).

On the other hand, recently, this ball lending machine is integrated with a pachinko machine to form a pachinko gaming machine as a whole, and there is a machine which is convenient for a player in terms of using a gaming card.
In this way, the ball lending machine is integrated with the pachinko machine,
Alternatively, in a card-type pachinko game system including a card reader / writer, the card reader or the card reader / writer is attached to the pachinko machine side.

[0006]

By the way, in the conventional card-type pachinko machine, a card reader, a card control device, etc. are arranged on the side of the pachinko machine in order to use a magnetic card for a game. It is located in a stand-alone ball rental machine (hamburger) that is separate from the pachinko machine. On the other hand, an information display for displaying card information and a card operating unit for performing card operation are arranged on an opening / closing panel (that is, a front display panel) on the front side of the pachinko machine.

For this reason, the card reader, the card controller, etc. are separated from the information display and the card operating section,
In the end, there are problems that the player is difficult to operate and is easily mischievous. In addition, the wiring process from the card reader and the card control device (for example, it is necessary to connect these to the ball ejection control device) is troublesome and time-consuming, and the workability of assembling the card reader is poor. It was

On the other hand, there are some which are equipped with a card reader integrally with a pachinko machine, but most of them include a curtain plate under the outer frame, a lower tray under the front frame, and the periphery of an ashtray. Most of them were placed under the pachinko. As a result, it is difficult for the player to operate the card, and it is difficult for the player to play the card.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the operation of the card is easy,
An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that is hard to be mischievous, has good workability in assembling a card reader or a card reader / writer, and has a simple wiring process.

[0010]

To achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention is located in front of the gaming machine and has a front frame 11
An open / close panel that can be opened and closed from the front (for example, the front display panel 1
4, 314) and a card reader 111 or a card reader / writer, and based on inserting a game card (for example, a prepaid card) into the card receiving port 111b of the card reader 111 or the card reader / writer. A gaming machine (for example, a pachinko machine 1) configured to be able to play a game, wherein a display unit (for example, a card frequency display unit 22) capable of displaying information on a gaming card is provided on the opening / closing panel, 28 (for example, a ball lending button 23 and a card ejection button 24) are arranged, openings 214 and 352 are formed at predetermined positions of the opening / closing panel, and the card receiving port 111b is exposed from the opening to the front of the gaming machine. It is characterized in that the card reader 111 or the card reader / writer is attached.

Further, as a preferred embodiment, a mounting portion 204 for mounting the card reader 111 or the main body of the card reader / writer is provided on the frame board 202 located on the back side of the opening / closing panel and provided with the firing rail 203 and the like. It is characterized by

It is characterized in that a connector portion (for example, a connector 111a) for connecting wiring to the card reader 111 or the card reader / writer is attached so as to face the back side of the gaming machine.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the information display section of the game card and the card operating section are arranged on the opening / closing panel which can be opened and closed from the front frame, and the card receiving slot is opened from the opening formed at a predetermined position of the opening / closing panel. A card reader or a card reader / writer is attached so as to face the front of the machine.

Therefore, the card reader or the card reader / writer, the card control device, etc. are close to the information display section and the card operation section, which makes it easier for the player to operate, and is more conspicuous and less likely to be mischievous. Further, the wiring process from the card reader or the card reader / writer or the card control device is facilitated, and the workability of assembling the card reader or the card reader / writer is improved.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a prepaid card type pachinko machine. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the entire pachinko machine. Figure 1
In the figure, 1 is a pachinko machine, and a similar number of pachinko machines 1 are installed in a game shop. The pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment incorporates a card type ball lending machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a ball lending machine) as a game medium lending device.

The pachinko machine 1 has a frame-shaped front frame 11 as a portion visible on the front side, and a metal frame (glass frame) 12 which is arranged in the opening of the frame-shaped front frame 11 and supports the glass 12a.
It has a game board 13 for playing games (however, a game area is not shown), a front display panel 14, and a front operation panel 15 below the front display panel 14. The frame-shaped front frame 11 is a wooden machine frame 16 on which the pachinko machine 1 is installed.
It is openably / closably supported by an upper hinge 17 and a lower hinge 18 (not shown from the front side; see FIG. 2 described later). The metal frame 12 is supported by the frame-shaped front frame 11 so as to be openable and closable.

Front display panel (corresponding to open / close panel) 14
Is made of, for example, a resin, and is formed in a curved surface shape that is slightly raised with its front side protruding, and the front display panel 14 has an upper plate 21 for receiving pachinko balls as prize balls.
And a card frequency indicator (card balance indicator) 22, a ball lending button (conversion button) 23, a card discharge button (return button) 24 and a ball lending indicator 25 are provided on the front side. . The ball lendable display is not limited to the dot LED 25, and may be, for example, an elongated display lamp. Reference numeral 26 designates balls of the upper plate 21 and a ball storage plate 32 described later.
It is a push button for opening and closing a passage connecting the two in order to move to. One end of the front display panel 14 is openably and closably supported by the frame-shaped front frame 11.

Further, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, a horizontally long card insertion portion 27 is formed on the right side of the front display panel 14, and the card insertion portion 27 is provided with a prepaid card in a card reader 111 described later. The card receiving slot (see FIG. 4) for inserting is facing. The card insertion portion 27 is provided close to the card frequency indicator 22 and the like of the front display panel 14 so as to be convenient for the player.

The card frequency indicator 22 is composed of, for example, 7-segment light-emitting diodes in three rows, and displays the balance of the prepaid card inserted in the card receiving slot up to the hundreds in frequency units. In the frequency unit, 1 degree is 10
Equivalent to 0 yen, the remaining frequency is displayed to the player by calculation of 100/100 yen. Therefore, for example, when a prepaid card of 3000 yen is inserted, it is displayed on the card frequency indicator 22 as 30 degrees. Therefore, in this embodiment, a game can be started with the necessary balls secured by inserting a prepaid card into the card receiving slot in addition to bringing in a pachinko ball. The card frequency indicator 22 corresponds to a display unit capable of displaying information on a game card. In this embodiment, the card frequency indicator 22 is composed of 7 segments of light emitting diodes in three rows.
The configuration is not limited to this, and may be configured using, for example, a dot LED, a liquid crystal, a fluorescent display tube, or the like.

The ball lending button 23 is a ball discharging device (also serving as a prize ball) for pachinko balls on the back of the pachinko machine 1 in units of once within the range of the balance of the prepaid card inserted in the card receiving slot. It is a switch that is pushed by the player in order to eject it for rent. In this case, the display of the state in which the pachinko balls can be lent out is performed by the ball lending indicator 25. If the pachinko balls can be lent out, the entire ball lending button 23 may be shining.

On the other hand, if the pachinko ball is not ready for lending, even if the ball lending indicator 25 is turned off and the ball lending button 23 is pressed, the pachinko ball is not ejected for lending. When the ball lending button 23 is pressed once, only pachinko balls (for example, 25 balls) corresponding to one time are lent out and supplied to the upper plate 21. If you press it twice, pachinko balls equivalent to twice will be lent out.

The card ejection button 24 is used to pull out the inserted prepaid card from the card receiving slot to the outside. In this embodiment, when the player wants to end the game, the prepaid card is pressed. The card is pulled out again from the card receiving slot. The player can pick up the withdrawn prepaid card and freely select whether to start the game on another pachinko machine or to end the game this time. The ball lending button 23 and the card eject button 24 are card operating units 28 for operating game cards.
Make up.

The central portion of the front surface of the front operation panel 15 is formed so as to project forward, and the inside of the projecting portion is an ashtray 31 and a ball storage tray (receiving tray) 32. The ball storage tray 32 has a role of receiving a prize ball when the upper plate 21 is full of pachinko balls, and is for temporarily storing balls. Further, the front operation panel 15 is provided with a punching lever 33 and a firing operation knob 34 of the firing device.

The ball drop lever 33 is for pulling out the balls stored in the ball storage tray 32 to the outside downward. When the ball drop lever 33 is moved to the left, for example, the ball storage tray 32.
The bottom part of the bottom part is open so that the ball can be discharged downward. The firing operation knob 34 is for operating a firing device that causes one of the pachinko balls lined up in a row to be at the firing position one by one within the game area on the front surface of the game board. A lower hinge 18 is provided below the front operation panel 15.
The curtain plate 36 that fixes the frame is arranged, and the curtain plate 36 is located below the machine frame 16.

On the other hand, on the top of the frame-shaped front frame 11 of the pachinko machine 1, there is provided a discharge indicator 41 which lights up when prize balls are discharged or rental balls are discharged. The metal frame 12 is openably and closably supported by the front frame 11, and is normally locked to the front frame 11 by a locking device by inserting a key into the locking hole 51 and operating the key. When opening the metal frame 12, the locking hole 51
By inserting a predetermined key into and rotating the locking device, the locked state of the locking device is released and the locking device is opened.

The game board 13 is an area for determining whether the pachinko balls have been shot from the top to determine whether they are out or safe. When a ball enters the winning opening and is effectively safe, a predetermined number of prize balls are balls. It is discharged from the discharging device and supplied to the upper plate 21. Even if the ball is fired by operating the firing operation knob 34, the pachinko ball returns to the firing position or is discharged to the ball storage tray 32 when it becomes a foul. Note that the game area on the game board can have any configuration, for example, various types such as those belonging to the so-called “first type”, those belonging to the “second type” or those belonging to the “third type”. It is an application target of the present invention. In this embodiment, those belonging to the "first type" are used.

Next, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the back mechanism of the pachinko machine 1. In FIG. 3, as a main back mechanism of the pachinko machine 1, a storage tank (upper tank) 101,
Taxiway 102, relay board (external terminal board) 103, ball ejection device 104, ejection control circuit board 105, ball gathering cover 1
06, accessory control circuit board 107, speaker 108, firing circuit board 109, card control device 110, card reader 11
1 and the base frame body 120 of the back mechanism board.

The base frame 120 is formed of a synthetic resin integrally molded product, and is attached to a metal mounting frame (not shown here: see FIG. 4) fixed to the back side of the front frame 11 of the pachinko machine 1. ing. Then, this base frame body 120
Various unit parts such as the storage tank 101,
Taxiway 102, relay board (external terminal board) 103, ball ejection device 104, ejection control circuit board 105, ball gathering cover 1
06, accessory control circuit board 107, card control device 110, etc. are attached (for example, fixed by a one-touch claw member), and these various unit parts and the base frame body 120 are collectively referred to as a back mechanism. It is called the board 121.

Here, a part of the base frame body 120, in particular, a lower left portion (a portion indicated by 120R in the figure) is cut out in a substantially rectangular shape, and the card reader 111 is cut into this cutout portion.
The back side of is facing. A connector (corresponding to a wiring connection connector) 111a is provided on the rear surface of the card reader 111.
(Female type) is provided, a male type connector (not shown) is connected to this connector 111a, and the card reader 111 is electrically connected to the card control device 110 via the wiring 122. Has become.
Therefore, the card reader 111 has its connector 111
It is attached so that a faces the back side of the pachinko machine 1.

The storage tank 101 previously stores the balls before being discharged, and a shortage of the number of balls in the storage tank 101 is detected by a replenishment sensor (not shown). Is replenished. The balls in the storage tank 101 are guided by the guide path 102, and the ball discharging device 104
Discharged by. Although the guideway 102 is not particularly limited, it is possible to discharge a large number of balls in a short time.
A ball leveling member for preventing the weight of the balls and a standby ball detector (both not shown) are provided in the middle of the strip. Further, such a two-row structure is the same inside the ball discharging device 104.

The relay board 103 relays the input of AC power and the exchange of signals with the hall management device. The ejection control circuit board 105 performs various controls necessary for ejecting balls, and the accessory control circuit board 107
Is for performing various controls necessary for operation of the accessory on the game board. Further, the accessory control circuit board 107 has a built-in probability setting switch for changing and setting the probability of a big hit in the accessory device, and the switch insertion port 131 of the probability setting switch is on the front surface side of the accessory control circuit board 107. It is exposed.

The probability setting switch is, for example, 1/200,
It has three contact points so that the probability of a big hit of the accessory device can be changed in three steps of 1/210 and 1/220. This contact can be operated by a person in charge of the hall, and the set value is displayed on a predetermined display device, but it is kept secret so that it disappears and cannot be seen from the outside after a certain time has passed after the setting. The change in the jackpot probability of the accessory device is not limited to the above three steps, and other changes may be made.

The firing circuit board 109 performs various controls necessary for firing balls, and the firing control circuit board is housed in a predetermined case. It should be noted that the sound effect necessary for the game (for example, the sound effect associated with the ejection of the balls) and the artificial synthesized sound are the speaker 1
08, the number of discharged balls,
Various sound effects are generated according to the prize mode and the ball rental.

The control circuit board is a control circuit board (that is, a board that realizes the function of the control circuit) and a box-shaped metal or resin chassis containing the board. It is used as a concept that includes a box as a unit.

The ball gathering cover 106 closes the central opening of the base frame 120, which is largely opened in the center, and the central opening serves as a space for mounting the accessory device.
The rear side of the ball gathering cover 106 is formed so as to bulge out, and has a structure in which the rear side of the discharge control circuit board 105 and the accessory control circuit board 107 is largely projected rearward. By closing the central opening with the ball gathering cover 106, balls dropped from the storage tank 101 or the like do not collide with the back surface side of the game board.

The card reader 111 receives a prepaid card for a game from the card receiving port and reads the information, and is attached to the frame board fixed to the attachment frame 201 on the back side of the front frame 11 (details are described below). (See FIG. 4). The card control device 110 controls the operation of the card reader 111.
The wiring 122 is connected to 1 and 1.

Here, the mounting structure of the card reader 111 will be described in detail. FIG. 4 shows a card reader 11
It is a figure showing signs that 1 is attached to a frame board,
In particular, it is a view seen from the front side of the pachinko machine 1 with the front display panel 14 opened. In FIG. 4, the front frame 1
A metal mounting frame 201 is fixed to the backside of the frame 1, and the frame board 20 is mounted on the mounting frame 201.
2 is fixed. The frame board 202 is the front frame 1
It is located on the back side of 1 and is made of, for example, a resin, and is provided with a launch rail 203 and the like that guides a ball ejected from the launch position to the game area. Further, the frame board 202 is provided with a mounting portion 20 for mounting the card reader 111 main body.
4 are provided.

The mounting portion 204 has a U-shaped cross section,
Two screw holes (numbers are omitted in the drawing because it becomes complicated) are formed on both side surfaces thereof. These screw holes have a long and narrow slit shape so that the fixing position of the card reader 111 can be adjusted. The mounting portion 204 is made of the same material as the frame board 202,
The mounting portion 204 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then connected to the frame board 202. On the other hand, the card reader 111 has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped shape, and two screw holes (not shown) are formed on both side surfaces of its housing. A card receiving port 111b for receiving a card is formed on the front surface of the card reader 111.

To mount the card reader 111, the main body is placed on the mounting portion 204, and the mounting portion 204
Each screw hole is passed through a fixing means such as a screw and screwed into each screw hole formed on both side surfaces of the housing. As a result, the card reader 111 is fixed to the mounting portion 204.

Next, the structure of the member located on the front side of the card reader 111 will be described. 5 is a diagram showing a part of the back side of the front display panel 14, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the front display panel 14 including the card reader 111 (however, the front display panel 14 is closed). .
In these drawings, reference numeral 211 denotes a ball feeding device, which feeds one ball to the firing position. Reference numeral 212 denotes a metal base, which is located on the back side of the resin front surface portion 14a of the front display panel 14. The upper portion 212a of the base 212 has a key-shaped cross section, and when the metal frame (glass frame) 12 is closed,
The metal frame 12 can be engaged to prevent fraud. Reference numeral 213 denotes a resin back member.
An opening 214 is formed in the base 13 and the base 212.

The opening 214 is formed in an elongated rectangular shape,
The front part of the card reader 111 can be inserted from the back side of the front display panel 14. In this case, the portion of the back member 213 forming the opening 214 is processed to have a wide slope with a certain inclined surface so that the front surface of the card reader 111 can be smoothly inserted. Accordingly, when the front display panel 14 is closed, the front surface of the card reader 111 is guided by the inclined surface of the opening 214 and can be smoothly inserted into the opening 214. Then, by inserting the front part of the card reader 111 into the opening 214, the card receiving port 111b faces the card inserting part 27, and the prepaid card is inserted from the front side of the front display panel 14 into the card reader 111. It can be inserted into the card receiving port 111b.

Although the opening 214 is formed by processing the back member 213 and the base 212 into a rectangular shape, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the back member 213 and the base 212 may be partially cut away. You may form an opening part.

In the above structure, when the pachinko machine 1 is newly manufactured in this embodiment, or when the pachinko machine 1 is replaced with a new stand in the hall, as shown in FIG. 4, the main body of the card reader 111 is first placed on the mounting portion 204. Then, through a fixing means such as a screw into each screw hole of the mounting portion 204, the screw is inserted into each screw hole formed on both side surfaces of the housing of the card reader 111. In this way, the card reader 1
11 is fixed to the mounting portion 204. Thereafter, by connecting a male type connector (not shown) to the connector 111a on the rear surface side of the card reader 111, the wiring 122
The card reader 111 is electrically connected to the card control device 110 via the.

On the other hand, the card reader 111 is attached to the mounting portion 2.
04, the front part of the card reader 111 is guided by the inclined surface of the opening 214 formed in the front display panel 14 when the front display panel 14 is closed.
14 is inserted smoothly. Then, by inserting the front part of the card reader 111 into the opening 214, the card receiving port 111b faces the card inserting part 27, and the prepaid card is inserted from the front side of the front display panel 14 through the card inserting part 27 to the card reader 111. Card entrance 1
11b can be inserted. It should be noted that when removing the card reader 111, the procedure is simply reversed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the card reader 1
11 is not attached to the inter-lens ball lending machine, but is attached integrally to the pachinko machine 1, so the card reader 1
The workability of assembling 11 can be improved. That is, the front display panel 14 is opened to open the frame board 20.
2 need only be fixed, in this case the front display panel 1
4 is a hinge type that can be opened and closed, rather than a slide type like a pedestal ball lending machine. From this point, the card reader 111
Assembling workability is improved. In addition, the card reader 11
1 can be easily attached to and detached from the pachinko machine 1, and can be immediately replaced, for example, in case of failure. On the other hand, since the card reader 111 can be reused when it is replaced with a new stand in the hall, it is not necessary to replace it, and even in that case, it can be easily attached.

Further, a base frame body 120 and a back mechanism board 121 composed of various unit parts such as the card control device 110 and the ejection control device 105 are fixed to the mounting frame 201 to which the frame board 202 is fixed. Therefore, the wiring process from the card reader 111 (for example, the wiring connection with the card control device 110) is easy and the work becomes easy. In addition, the connector 1 on the rear side of the card reader 111
Since the wiring 11a faces the back side of the pachinko machine 1, the wiring process is simple and, for example, the connection / connection with the card controller 110 /
Alternatively, the blocking can be easily performed.

Since the card insertion portion 27 of the card reader 111 is arranged near the upper plate 21, the position of the card insertion portion 27 for inserting the prepaid card can be confirmed immediately and the operability is improved. be able to. Moreover, since it is easily noticeable, there is an effect that it is hard to be mischievous. A card inserting section 27, a card operating section 28 including a ball lending button 23 and a card ejecting button 24 for performing operations related to the card inserting section 27, and a card frequency indicator 22 for displaying card information.
Since both the (display unit) and the (display unit) are arranged near the upper plate 21, the operations relating to the prepaid card can be intensively performed.

Although the mounting portion is used for fixing the card reader in the above embodiment, the mounting mode is not limited to this, and for example, a supporting frame member, a stay or the like or a mounting member having a completely different structure is used. Good. Further, instead of using the mounting material, the frame may be mounted on the frame board of the pachinko machine by, for example, directly screw-fastening the housing of the card reader.

Further, although the above embodiment is an example in which a card reader is arranged in a pachinko machine and a game is played using a prepaid card, the application of the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a card reader / writer in a pachinko machine. The present invention is applied even if data processing such as writing a game result to a card is possible by using a game card in which value information such as the number of balls and identification information of a player are stored. can do. The gaming cards are not limited to prepaid cards,
For example, it may be a gaming machine that uses a ball number card in which value information such as the number of balls is stored, or an identification card in which player identification information is stored.

The point is that in order to use the game card, all the game machines in which a card reader capable of reading this card information or a card reader / writer capable of reading / writing are mounted on the game machine side. The present invention can be applied. For example, the present invention can be applied to an enclosed ball type gaming machine (for example, a credit type gaming machine) in a complete card type pachinko gaming system.

In the above embodiment, the card reader and the card control device are separately provided, but they may be integrated, for example, the card control device may be incorporated in the card reader. The location of the card reader is not limited to the example of the above embodiment. For example, it may be provided on the part of the plate front decoration, or may be provided on another part.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment will be shown as a modification of the location of the card reader. FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is an example in which the formation position of the card insertion portion is changed. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the entire pachinko machine 301. In the description of FIG. 7, the same components as those in FIG. 1 described above will be denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 314 denotes a front display panel. On the left side of the front display panel 314, a horizontally long card insertion portion 327 is formed in the lower portion of the upper plate 21, and the card insertion portion 327 has a card of the card reader 111. The entrance 111b faces. Card insertion part 327
Are arranged on the front display panel 14 so as to be convenient for the player.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front display panel 314. In FIG. 8, the front display panel 314 is roughly divided into a front panel section 314A and a back panel section 314B, which have a structure that can be easily combined / disassembled. The front panel portion 314A is made of resin and has, for example, a colorful color. A rectangular attachment portion 351 is formed in the vicinity of the lower portion of the upper plate 21 of the front panel portion 314A, and the attachment portion 351 is opened to a size that allows the main body of the card reader 111 to pass through. Then, the card reader 111 is installed inside the mounting portion 351.
The card reader 111 is attached to the front panel portion 314A by inserting and supporting the main body and fixing the main body with fixing means such as screws.

At this time, by inserting the front portion of the card reader 111 into the mounting portion 351, the card receiving port 111b faces the card inserting portion 327, and the prepaid card is inserted from the front side of the front display panel 314 into the card inserting portion 3
Through 27, the card inlet 111 of the card reader 111
can be inserted into b.

On the other hand, the back panel 314B is formed with a rectangular opening 352 having the same size as the mounting portion 351, and the opening 352 has a size that allows the main body of the card reader 111 to pass through. ing. Therefore, after fixing the card reader 111 to the front panel portion 314A, the rear side of the card reader 111 passes through the opening 352. As a result, the rear side of the card reader 111 faces the back side of the pachinko machine 1 through the opening 352. After that, by connecting a male type connector to the connector 111a on the rear surface side of the card reader 111, the card reader 111 is connected to the card control device 1.
Connected to 10.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the card reader 1
Since 11 is fixed to the front display panel 314, when the front display panel 314 is opened, the card reader 111 moves integrally with the front display panel 314 so as to open. This second
Also in the embodiment, since it is integrally attached to the pachinko machine 1 as in the above embodiment, the same excellent effect can be obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, a magnetic card is used as a game card, but the game card is not limited to a magnetic card, and an IC card may be used, for example. When an IC card is used, the card reader or card reader / writer is naturally an IC
You will use the one that corresponds to the card. Further, in the case of the second embodiment, the card reader or the card reader / writer corresponding to the IC card is fixed to the front display panel, but the card reader or the card reader / writer corresponding to the IC card is the magnetic card. The embodiment of the second embodiment is advantageous because it can be made smaller than that of the first embodiment.

[0058]

According to the present invention, the card reader or the card reader / writer is not attached to the stand ball lending machine, but is attached integrally to the gaming machine, so that the card reader or the card reader / writer is assembled. Workability can be improved. Further, the card reader or the card reader / writer can be easily attached to and detached from the gaming machine, and can be immediately replaced, for example, in the case of a failure.
On the other hand, the card reader or the card reader / writer can be reused even when it is replaced with a new stand in the hall, so that it is not necessary to replace it and even in that case, it can be easily attached.

Further, since the base frame body and the back mechanism board composed of various unit parts such as the card control device and the ejection control device are fixed to the mounting frame for fixing the frame board, a card reader or a card reader Wiring from the writer is easy and workability can be improved. Since the connector on the rear surface side of the card reader or the card reader / writer faces the rear surface side of the gaming machine, the wiring process is simple and, for example, connection / disconnection with the card control device can be easily performed.

Since the card insertion part of the card reader or the card reader / writer is arranged near the upper plate, the position of the card insertion part for inserting the prepaid card can be immediately confirmed, and the operability is improved. Can be improved. In addition, since it is conspicuous, it is possible to obtain the effect of being less likely to be mischievous. Since the card insertion section, the card operation section for performing related operations, and the card display section for displaying card information are both located near the upper plate, it is possible to intensively perform operations related to prepaid cards. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a part of a front display panel of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a back mechanism of the gaming machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing how the card reader of the embodiment is attached.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of the back side of the front display panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a front display panel of a portion including the card reader of the same embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front display panel of the same embodiment.

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 1,301 Pachinko machine 11 Frame-shaped front frame 13 Game board 14,314 Front display panel (open / close panel) 15 Front operation panel 16 Machine frame 21 Upper plate 22 Card frequency display (display) 23 Ball lending button 24 Card ejection button 25 Ball lending indicator 27,327 Card insertion part 28 Card operation part 105 Ejection control circuit board 107 Accessory control circuit board 110 Card control device 111 Card reader 111a Connector (connector part for wiring connection) 120 Base frame 121 Back Mechanism board 201 Mounting frame 202 Frame board 204, 351 Mounting portion 212 Base 213 Back member 214, 352 Opening

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing panel located on the front of a gaming machine and capable of opening and closing from a front frame, and a card reader or a card reader / writer, and a game card at a card inlet of the card reader or the card reader / writer. A gaming machine configured to allow a player to play a game based on insertion of a card, a display unit capable of displaying information on a gaming card, and a card operating unit are arranged on the opening and closing panel. A gaming machine, characterized in that an opening is formed at a predetermined location, and the card reader or card reader / writer is attached with the card receiving opening facing the front of the gaming machine from the opening. 2. A mounting portion for mounting the main body of the card reader or the card reader / writer is provided on a frame board provided on the back surface side of the opening / closing panel and provided with a firing rail and the like. The game machine described. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a connector portion for connecting wiring to the card reader or the card reader / writer is attached so as to face the back side of the gaming machine.